Chapter 368 It’s too late
After late August, the war in Luoyang became more intense.
The Huns have completely occupied the three counties of Hu, Hongnong and Shaanxi on the south bank of the Yellow River, and have stationed troops in Xin'andong, controlling the east gate of Han Valley.
Throughout the dynasties, the location of Hangu Pass has been different.
Qinhan Valley Pass is located in the southwest of Hongnong County (today's Lingbao territory) and was called Taolinsai in ancient times.
In the Spring and Autumn Period, the Marquis of Jin sent Zhan Jia to guard the peach forest fortress.
This road is not always possible.
"San Qin Ji" records: "The peach forest is forty miles east of Chang'an. If there are troops and horses passing by, if they are doing well, they will herd Huashan Mountain to rest under the forest; if they are doing bad, the river will be cut and the river will spread, and the troops and horses cannot cross. ”
It can be seen that the geographical conditions are different in each period. After the course of the Yellow River changed, people opened up new roads, and the road to Hangu Pass gradually became deserted and no one walked through it. Tongguan came into being - Tongguan could not only block the old Taolinsai Road, but also intercept the new road and replace it. The status of Hangu Pass.
More than sixty miles east of Xin'an County (today's Xin'an territory), there is also the former site of Hanhan Valley Pass.
Hanhan Valley Pass is actually useless, because it can only guard Xin'an Road, but cannot block Yiyang Road. When the Kwantung army enters Guanzhong from the west, it can bypass Luoshui Valley and Hanhan Valley Pass, but it cannot bypass Qinhan Valley. close.
The place where the Huns stationed their troops at this time was the Hangu Pass.
Historically, the Northern Zhou Dynasty built a city here, called "Tongluo City", to force the Qi Dynasty.
The Chinese army in Luoyang had just fought a battle with the Huns here and were defeated, losing three thousand soldiers. The remaining troops collapsed into the mountains to avoid being hunted by the Huns' rangers. Especially those who were recruited from Xin'an County directly ran home and hid, no longer wanting to work for the court.
Throughout August, the Huns were building a city here, and it seemed they didn’t want to leave.
“Leave it to me such a quiet place like Hongnong.” Wang Mi climbed up the slope east of Jianshui and looked down from a high position.
He was accompanied by four people, namely the shogunate chief Zhang Song, the tent governor Xu Miao, the foreign governor Gao Liang, and the Yamen general Wang Yan - this person with the same name as the uncle was a member of the Donglai Wang clan.
Hearing his lord's sigh, Zhang Song stepped forward and persuaded: "Although Hongnong has experienced wars for a long time, it is still a foundation. Now that we have Xin'an, we have the land of four counties. When serving in the middle We will teach you how to farm mulberry trees, train your troops and horses, and wait for the opportunity to go south to the Yaoshan Mountains and capture the Chichi. With this county in hand, when the army goes south, it will have a resting place, and it may be possible to reach Yiyang in Luochuan."
“Although Yiyang only has one county, it has a vast territory, which is as big as two or three counties. Shao Thief has been in business for many years, has many household registrations, is relatively wealthy, and can make great profits.”
“Deyi After Yang, it is not advisable for the servant to enter Luoyang lightly, but to go up the Luo River and take Luo above Shanxi as the rear."
"After several years of hard work, we have established a firm foothold."
Zhang Song talked eloquently, which made Wang Mi feel better, so he smiled and said: "Is this the king's answer?"< br>
Zhang Song smiled awkwardly.
How virtuous and capable is he, that he dares to compare himself to Zhuge Kongming? Wang Feibao doesn't have Liu Xuande's ability...
However, Liu Xuande spent half his life, and most of his money may not be as much as Wang Feibao's.
The number of Shizhong's troops has returned to more than 30,000, many of whom are soldiers surrendered from Guanzhong.
In this matter, the emperor (Liu Cong) is very kind. Perhaps, he also has the intention of checking and balancing.
Zhao Ran, Zhao Gu, Shi Chao, Shi Le and others are not fuel-efficient lamps.
Oh, by the way, there is Cao Yi. He is currently expanding his territory in Qingzhou and stabilizing his rule.
Both he and Wang Mi had complicated feelings about this person.
I heard that when Cao Yi went on an expedition, he encountered a secluded place where the soldiers lived. He strictly ordered the soldiers not to harass them and sent people to give them gifts as a sign of goodwill.
After the news spread, it received praise from some people.
Cao Yi is a wise man, but Wang Shizhong would rather he had no brains, alas.
But then again, Wang Shizhong is not so jealous of Cao Yi now. After all, he was assigned to Hongnong, which was far away from Qingzhou, so it was unlikely that he could return eastward.
In this case, it is better to form a good relationship. After all, Cao Yi was an old servant of the imperial court, and the love is still there.
“I heard that Shao Xun opened a mansion?” Wang Mi asked, looking at the desolate plain in the distance.
"Open the mansion with General Pingdong."
"Who is in charge of the Chichi?"
"Henan Yin Liumo."
"No Just leave it to the Shao thieves." Wang Mi breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Let's clean up the Hangu Pass first, otherwise we won't be able to explain it to the court."
When he said this, the cavalry group on the slope was heading eastward towards Luoyang.
This is the forbidden army of the imperial court. Their combat effectiveness is not comparable to theirs, nor is it comparable to that of the Huns who were temporarily recruited.
Although Wang Mi was not very loyal to the Han court, he had to bow his head sometimes.
As for Zhichi, it is both a place name and a county name.
To the north of Luoshui lies Xiong'er Mountain, a double mountain range that looks like Xiong'er (Little Xiong'er Mountain, not Big Xiong'er Mountain in the south). There is a pool on the edge of the mountain. The water in the pool flows southeast, and there is a pool on the side of the water. It is called the Strider Pool in the world.
This pond is named after a kind of insect called "strider" in the water. It is located in the mountains north of Erwu in Kinmen and Tanshan. There are actually few people in the mountains. Since the Cao Wei Dynasty, Jianchi County has been entrusted with the control of Licheng in the Luoshui Valley plain.
Licheng has been eroded by wind and rain, and has become extremely dilapidated and dilapidated.
At this time, there were no common people or county magistrates in Jianchi and Licheng, so there were only place names left.
If Wang Mi just wanted to occupy the Jianchi County in the mountains, it would not be difficult, because there is no one to defend him.
If you want to go south and occupy Jianchi County (Licheng), which is located in Yiyang County, you can only take the trails in the mountains.
But he has no choice. The expansion route has been restricted. Apart from Luoyang in the east, there is only Yiyang in the south.
"How's the fight going in Luoyang?" Wang Mi asked as he got off the trail.
"The Jin people suffered a defeat in Xin'an and retreated again." Xu Miao said: "I don't know why they went crazy. The last time they came to Luoyang, they huddled in the city and couldn't hold on, but this time they When they fight in Xin'an, they don't know who is in command now."
"Not only Xin'an, they also fought in Mangshan. Henan Yin Liumo personally commanded it and was defeated and damaged by General Anxi (Liu Ya). Four thousand soldiers," Gao Liang said again.
"Liu Anxi won two victories in Chang'an and Luoyang, and his momentum is good."
"That is, there may be more growth in the future."
While several people were talking, they were already talking. Back to camp.
The captured people of Henan worked cautiously to cut down trees, collect stones, and repair the city.
Wang Mi went straight into the camp without even looking.
He now has to think about the future, and Yiyang is the biggest obstacle on his way forward.
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Emperor Sima Chi came to the Daxia Gate Tower in the north of the city again.
In the first half of the year, he personally controlled Ximinglou and commanded Ruo De. With 5,000 Liangzhou troops as the vanguard, followed by tens of thousands of horses, he defeated Huyanyan.
It had only been half a year. Without the Liangzhou Army, the Forbidden Army had lost two battles, which made him suddenly sober.
It turns out that the Forbidden Army is so bad? It was clear that they had marched in noisily before, shouting for a fierce battle, and were extremely brave.
"Your Majesty, the Forbidden Army can only fight with the wind and cannot win against the odds." Wang Yan seemed to have read through his mind and said: "If we lose one or two more games, Luoyang will not be safe."
< br>"Your Majesty, don't waste the war." Xun Fan originally had some objections to Wang Yan always scaring the emperor, but now he felt that it was time to scare him, lest the emperor feel good about himself and act recklessly, so he only heard him say: "I heard that there were soldiers complaining that their fields could not be harvested, and they wanted to go out of the city to fight to the death without any rewards, so I wanted to make a noise and disperse."
"What?" The emperor was shocked and asked, "Has this been made clear to the canon? Punishment?"
"The third commander Xu Lang has suppressed the commotion," Xun Fan said, "but we can no longer fight. The morale of the soldiers is low, and it is only a matter of time. Let’s go.”
The emperor was stunned for a moment after hearing this, and his expression became even more anxious.
“You need elite soldiers and strong generals to come in for reinforcements.” Wang Yan said expressionlessly: “For example, a person must have three souls and seven souls. Without this, he would be a walking corpse.”
"This..." I don't know what he thought of, but the emperor's pale face slowly turned red, so red it was abnormal, as if he was embarrassed or annoyed.
After a long time, he put his hands on the wall with a sad expression.
"Send envoys to Zhuzheng Town and ask them to send troops to assist Luoyang." After a long time, the emperor said: "As far as the uncles are concerned, Luojing is in danger. If it is possible to save it today, there will be no arrests later. That’s it.”
Xun Fan sighed secretly after hearing this.
Although the emperor was incompetent, being so humble and begging for help made him feel very uncomfortable.
In one or two years, the situation took a turn for the worse, and the prestige of the Tianjia was gone.
As dependent on the imperial power, they don’t know how long they can sit in the court.
The thunderous sound of horse hooves sounded from the north of the city.
The huge Luoyang Valley turned out to be a racecourse for the Xiongnu, which is really a shame.
The fertile farmland and gardens have become the horse pasture land of the Xiongnu, which is really sad.
According to the news from the Forbidden Army, Liu Han's army saw that Luoyang could not be captured by force, so they changed their tactics and encroached on the surrounding areas of Luoyang, gradually tightening the noose around Luoyang's neck.
In the past, Wang Mi built the city in Xin'an, and in the later period, Liu Ya attacked Wubao in Yanshi, Fengshi and other places. They planned to stay here and not leave.
Actually, it’s quite normal.
After taking Chang'an, Liu Cong's attention returned to Luoyang. He must really want to take over this city now and use this landmark event to announce the transfer of destiny to the whole world.
No one knows how long the Huns will stay here.
No one knows how long Luoyang can defend it.
Perhaps it is inevitable to call in troops from outside the town for reinforcements. Wang Yifu's suggestion is not wrong.
(End of this chapter)