At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty

As a result, another group of grassroots officials from the Central Plains went south with the Wei army, and began a major rural transformation in the four counties of Jingnan.

Someone from Guo worked very hard to infuse Jingzhou with the genes of Guo Wei's regime, so as not to let the place where the emperor is far away fall into chaos again. What he wants is actual control, not symbolic occupation.

Nanjun and Nanyang Commanderies not moving first is a compromise to the Jingzhou surrenders, while the other counties are not so easy to negotiate.

Where I bleed and sacrifice myself, I speak harder.

Therefore, in addition to the most populous Nanjun and Nanyang counties, Guo Peng set up farmland villages in Jingzhou, counted a large number of household registrations, and incorporated them into the farmland farms.

Then a team of mature grassroots officials from the Central Plains was sent to Jingzhou to take charge of the management, and a considerable part of the power space was quickly seized.

Regarding this point, the Jingzhou surrenders were caught off guard.

That is to say, Mr. Guo didn't do anything to the back garden of their private land, so they didn't jump up like cats with fried fur.

But Guo did not swear that he would not do anything else.

Faced with such a situation, the powerful families who wanted to seize the profit space found that they really couldn't compete with the emperor, and found that the emperor's control over the grassroots was unexpectedly strong, so they inevitably went through the mental journey of the powerful people in the Central Plains again.

Now the emperor has great prestige, great influence, a large number of troops, and strong combat effectiveness. We can't fight against it, just wait.

Waiting for when the emperor dies and the control over the grassroots is weakened, what is built now will belong to us in the future.

They gave full play to the spirit of Ah Q and the spirit of Hinduism, set their sights on the future, and left hope to future generations.

But they are not talking about it for fun, they really plan to do this, as long as they are still there and can pass on, then what belongs to the emperor and the government now will be theirs in the future.

Who brought these places closer to them?

It is not an ancient legend that a strong dragon does not suppress the local snakes, and it is not easy to eradicate these local snakes.

However, this is not what the current Guo Wei regime needs to do. Although Guo Peng already has a plan, the implementation and execution of the plan is not a matter of a day or two. Next target.

The next target of the Wei army is naturally the Shu Han regime, which is still in a state of hostility.

The elimination of Jingzhou was too smooth, and the Guo Wei regime's belief in calming the world in one go was unprecedentedly strong. After a calculation, the Ministry of Finance did not object, and supported Guo Peng's battle plan to recruit Guanzhong troops into Hanzhong.

With the guarantee of money and food, and the powerful military production system of the Wei Empire as the backing, the march of the Wei army became very simple.

In the Qinling Mountains, the new Shu road repaired with the lives of countless plundered aliens and religious sticks played a great role. Although it does not mean that there is no risk at all, the newly repaired Shu road is indeed better than It was much better before.

The [-] Wei army formed a comprehensive oppression trend against Yizhou from two directions, and the powerful offensive posture shocked and shaken Yizhou.

Wei Jun marched from two directions of Hanzhong and Jingzhou, stationed troops, and performed martial arts, which shocked and frightened the main surrender faction in Yizhou. They ran back and forth in extreme anxiety, connecting with colleagues of the main surrender faction, and constantly exerting pressure on the main combat faction , trying to surrender directly to avoid war.

Under such circumstances, the Wei army stopped moving forward, just performing martial arts and making preparations, and did not launch an attack immediately, and there was no sign of an immediate attack. It seemed that it was just a deterrent.

So the officials of the main combat faction submitted their forms to Liu Zhang again and again.

The one who spoke the most fiercely was Huang Quan, the chief bookkeeper.

Chapter 820. 820 Nine Even if Guo Peng raises a crowd of [-] people, I would like to refuse it for Your Majesty!

Huang Quan has an upright personality and is merciless in his words.

He said that Guo Peng had just occupied Jingzhou and needed a lot of time to digest Jingzhou and annex Jingzhou, and there was no way to attack Yizhou for the time being.

Now Guo Peng's gesture is just a gesture, in order to deter Yizhou, trying to make the counselor who has no backbone and courage give up surrender.

What Liu Zhang needs most now is to eradicate these spineless and courageous cowards!

Yes, Hwang Kwon is not talking about individual people, but all capitulators, they are all rubbish.

After Huang Quan's performance went up, it quickly caused a chain reaction.

As soon as his map gun was fired, the officials of the capitulation faction were furious, ashamed and annoyed, so groups of three or four joined forces to impeach Huang Quan, saying that Huang Quan didn't know the overall situation and only knew bad things, and tried to make Huang Quan Liu Zhang took care of Huang Quan.

However, Huang Quan's current identity is not only a Yizhou native, but also a main combat faction, with the same stand, so Wu Yi and others immediately extended a helping hand to him.

The main contradiction within Yizhou has evolved from the contradiction between the Yizhou faction and the Dongzhou faction to the contradiction between the surrender faction and the main combat faction. fight.

The military power holders of the main combat faction noticed that the Wei army did not launch an attack but was stationed on the spot, and they came back to their senses.

They all realized that just after going through a war, Wei Jun suddenly acquired such a large Jingzhou, and it took a lot of time and energy to annex and digest it.

It is impossible to launch the Yizhou War immediately, even if Wei Jun is willing, Wei Tianzi will not allow it.

Under such circumstances, the generals in charge of the military gradually stabilized their minds, and began to fight with the main descendants, constantly refuting their various views, and fiercely asked Liu Zhang to make great efforts to mobilize manpower and material resources in the middle of Shu, and use the superior terrain to attack the Wei army. check.

At the same time, they also realized the resistance hidden under Liu Zhang's ambiguous emotions.

If he wanted to surrender, Liu Zhang had long been persuaded, so he wouldn't have remained silent in the face of the bombardment of the surrender faction for so many days. Obviously, Liu Zhang was unwilling to surrender just like this.

As a result, the main combat faction stabilized internally, and began to rely on the military power in hand to start a counterattack, putting pressure on the main surrender faction.

In the process of the main combat faction gradually merging, the main surrender faction also gradually broke the distinction between regions, broke the boundary between Dongzhou and the local area, and began to merge.

Xu Jing, the current prefect of Shu County, who was originally a well-known elder among the Dongzhou scholars and one of the hosts of the Yuedan Review, became the leader of the main descendant faction.

As a famous celebrity with great reputation, Xu Jing took the lead in a war of words with the main combat faction.

The scholars Wang Lei, Zhang Su, Zhang Song, Huang Quan and others in the main battle fought Xu Jing verbally. The rest were defeated by Xu Jing, and only Zhang Song was still supporting, becoming the main output of the main battle faction. .

Although Xu Jing has no integrity, no practical ability, and a great reputation, but like all famous people who have only a reputation, his bragging skills are first-class.

All people with false names throughout the ages have two things in common, that is, they have a thick skin and a large lung capacity, and they can blow cowhide to the sky without changing their expressions or beating their hearts.

As one of the best, Xu Jing's tongue burst out like a lotus flower, and his mouth was full of fragrance, which made the soldiers of the main combat faction speechless. He also had a fierce debate with Zhang Song, the last mouthpiece of the main combat faction, and there was a decisive battle The posture of the top of the Forbidden City.

But even so, when Wu Yi lost his patience, pulled out his saber, roared, "Those who dare to surrender, there is such a case" and chopped off a case with one knife, Xu Jing resolutely stopped talking.

It can be seen that lip service is not enough to justify a sword.

The thicker the skin, the more he cherishes his life.

In the end, the descendant faction was unable to do anything to the main combat faction. By December of the first year of Yande, the main combat faction had the upper hand.

On the third day of December, Wu Yi, Huang Quan, and Zhang Ren entered the palace to meet Liu Zhang and offer advice to Liu Zhang.

"The Wei people marched in two directions. It seems that the momentum is huge, but in fact it has nothing to do with it. First, the Wei people tried to enter Shu from Jingzhou. From Jingzhou to Shu, they attacked from the bottom up. Our army can set up water in Badong County. Division, stick to the road into Shu, the Wei people look up to attack, our army is condescending, guarding the dangerous points, if the Wei army wants to enter Shu, it will be difficult to ascend to the sky.

In Hanzhong, although our army lost Hanzhong and Wudu, Jiange is still under control. Jiange is the throat of Shi Niu Dao, and the terrain is extremely dangerous. , which the Wei people had no choice but to seize. "

Wu Yi unfolded the map and pointed out the dangerous terrain of Jiange to let Liu Zhang know.

Zhang Ren took Wu Yi's words and continued: "Your Majesty, as long as our army guards the Jiange, even if the Wei people come with an army of [-], they will not be able to pass through here. Standing guard in the Jiange is enough to make the Wei people lose their ground, and over time, the Wei people will have no food and grass, and they will definitely retreat!"

Liu Zhang's expression softened slightly, but he was still worried.

"Wei people occupy Hanzhong, even if they can't pass the Stone Niu Road, they can still take the Mi Cang Road."

"Your Majesty, if the Wei people can leave, we can also defend."

Wu Yi is very confident: "The Micang Road is certainly more convenient, but it goes directly to Badi, not the middle of Sichuan. Even if we arrive with a large army, we still have to travel a long distance. As long as our army sets up defenses at the exit of the Micang Road, we can easily use a small force Guard the exit of Micang Road and seal the Wei people in Micang Mountain Road.

Be it Jingzhou, Stone Niu Road, or Mi Cang Road, if the Wei people want to enter Shu, the roads are rough and the food roads are long, and the war will not last long. The army will surely win! "

Liu Zhang's complexion became better again, but he was still worried.

"Nevertheless, the Wei army has a large number of troops, is elite, and has high morale. Can our army really defend the land of Shu and prevent the Wei army from entering?"

"On this occasion, there is only one battle. Even if Guo Peng raises a crowd of [-] people, I would like to refuse it for Your Majesty!"

Wu Yi cupped his hands in worship.

Huang Quan and Zhang Ren also followed suit.

"I would like to refuse it for Your Majesty!"

Liu Zhang took a deep breath, pressed his lips together, thought twice, and bent down to help Wu Yi and the others up one by one.

"The matter has come to this, the Han Dynasty can only be entrusted to you, you must guard it."

"According to the order!"

The three salute again.

At this point, Liu Zhang was convinced that the main fighters in Yizhou rose up and gained the upper hand.

Fighting orders were communicated from all over central Shu, and the Shu army decided to defend according to danger, to guard all the roads Wei Jun entered into Shu, strictly guarding against death, and resolutely not to let Wei Jun step beyond the threshold.

Liu Zhang also quickly promoted a group of officials from the main combat faction to be in charge of administrative affairs, and removed a group of officials from the main combat faction so that they could not hinder the main combat faction.

He also appointed Wu Yi as the general of Zhenbei, and led [-] elite soldiers to guard the Jiange, preventing the Wei army from attacking Chengdu from the Jiange.

Appoint Zhang Ren as General Anbei, and lead [-] troops to garrison in Brazil County, guarding the exit of Micang Road.

Yan Yan, the former prefect of Bajun, was appointed as the prefect of Badong County, the general of Zhendong. He led [-] troops to move to Badong County, and stationed in Yufu County, Badong County, guarding the throat of the Yangtze River and preventing the Wei army from going up the river.

Appoint General Wu Ban as General Anton, and command the remaining [-] troops under his command after the battle damage, under the command of Yan Yan.

Liu Zhang used all available talents under his command to build a defense system to defend against the Wei army's attack in three aspects. Taking advantage of the superior terrain of Shu, he planned to fight a defensive counterattack.

News of Liu Zhang's military defense in Central Shu and his decision to resist soon spread to Central Shu.

Guo Peng also learned about this matter in mid-December. After learning about Liu Zhang's specific defense deployment, he started a formal military meeting in a targeted manner.

Originally, it was just preparing for the war, and the military meeting had not yet been held. Now that Liu Zhang took the lead in setting up military defense, he had to hold a military meeting, and had to face Liu Zhang.

Chapter 821 830 The Road to Shu is Difficult and Dangerous

Liu Zhang's military defense is mainly the way of defending the main roads.

The Shu army carried out targeted defenses against the three roads that the Wei army entered Shu.

Targeted defense lines were constructed on Micang Road, Shiniu Road, and the waterway into Shu, trying to block the Wei army's entry into Shu, making it difficult for the Wei army to enter Shu. When the army supplies were exhausted, they would naturally retreat.

It has to be said that such a method is very clear at a glance, but the more clear the method is, the more useful it is.

When the Wei army was not ready to attack, the Shu army was ready for defense first, and the troops from all walks of life were dispatched quickly, showing that Liu Zhang's control over Shu was far greater than Liu Cong's control over Jingzhou.

Regarding this, at the imperial military meeting held by Guo Peng, the staff officer Ling Xizhong made a specific speech.

"The people of Shu sent troops to defend Jiange, which is known as the throat of Stone Niu Road, to block Stone Niu Road. They also sent troops to garrison in Hanchang, Basil County, to block Mi Cang Road, and stationed troops in Yufu, Padong County. Use land and water armies to block the waterway entering Shu, and form an all-round targeted defense against our army."

Guo Jia, who rushed back from Jingzhou, also made a speech.

"The people of Shu realize that this is the last battle, and it is not unexpected that they will do their best to defend. For our army, this is something that has been clear for a long time. Now, what our army needs to do is to take action against these three lines of defense. React, try to break through these three defenses, and march into Shuzhong."

Guo Jia clearly believed that it was normal for the Shu people to desperately defend. It was basically impossible to expect the Shu people to give up resistance like the strategically indefensible Jingzhou people.

There are too many dangerous passes that Yizhou can defend.

So targeted discussions began.

What is certain is that none of the three roads to enter Shu is easy.

Whether it is Shiniu Road or Micang Road, it is difficult to walk on the mountain road, it is not easy to transfer food, and it is very difficult to deal with the guarding of the Shu army in key and dangerous places.

The road from Jingzhou to Shu is not easy to walk. Qutang Pass and Baidi City, where the throat of the Shu waterway are located, are very dangerous. Qutang Pass can even be compared with Jiange.

However, compared with the Micang Road and the Jinniu Road, at least there are plenty of waterways to use. It is far more convenient to transport grain by water than by land, and it can carry more troops into Shu.

Zhuge Liang took Zhao Yun and Zhang Fei to take this road into Shuzhong to meet Liu Bei.

The Shu army also attached great importance to this road. Shu generals Yan Yan and Shu general Wu Ban led the troops to garrison here, and the land and water armies were stationed together, with a large number of people and strict defenses.

Wei Jun's inland river navy is weak and does not have an advantage, but fortunately, it has obtained a complete Jingzhou navy and Jingzhou sailors, which complements the shortcomings of the navy and is enough to fight against the Shu army navy in Badong County.

In terms of the army, the Wei army naturally wouldn't worry about not being able to defeat the Shu army, but the Shu people relied on the superior terrain and condescended to form a topographical suppression on the Wei army, which was quite unfavorable for the Wei army to attack.

Therefore, it is necessary to be led by someone who is familiar with the terrain in order to reduce casualties. It is also necessary to increase the use of trebuchets to annihilate the defenders of the Shu people as quickly as possible, break through from Badong County, enter the Chengdu Plain, and attack Chengdu .

For this route, Guo Jia recommended Jingzhou's general Gan Ning. He believed that Gan Ning escaped to Jingzhou by taking this route.

Jingzhou's surrendered generals Wenpin and Huang Zhong made contributions in the battle against bandits in the four counties of Jingnan, which proved their abilities. Therefore, Guo Jia believed that they could also be used in the battle of entering Shu, allowing them to exert their abilities and increase the number of opponents. Wei's sense of identity.

Guo Peng affirmed Guo Jia's idea, expressed his appreciation for this matter, and decided to reuse Jingzhou surrendered generals in this battle, use them as vanguards, and let them make contributions, so as to increase their recognition and sense of belonging to the Wei army.

And Guo Peng further affirmed that the army under Le Jin's command was the main force to enter Shu, and it was the main factor for whether the Wei army could occupy Shu, and it was undoubtedly the main offensive task.

It's not that Guo Peng doesn't trust Guan Yu's ability. Guan Yu and the others are also very good generals. It's just that compared with the attack route of the water channel, the difficulty of breaking through the Stone Niu Road and the Mi Cang Road is significantly higher.

Especially Stone Niu Road.

Stone Niu Road is the marching road built by the Qin army when they attacked the Ba Kingdom of Shu. It is relatively flat and easy to walk. It is also the only marching road to Chengdu at present.