For two days, troops gathered at Longmen Ferry and were heavily guarded. Countless famous divisions and brigades of the Kansai Army gathered here, adding endless chill to the sky above Longmen Ferry.
Longmendu is the key point of the river and the key road from Guanzhong to Bingzhou.
The most important geographical dividing line between Guanzhong and Bingzhou is the Yellow River, so the offensive and defensive areas between the two are actually built around this river.
The river originates from the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau and flows northward through Yunzhong before turning southward and pouring into the Shanxi-Shaanxi Gorge.
The waterway from Yunzhong to Longmendu is about 900 miles long. The water surface drops rapidly from an altitude of 1,000 meters to more than 400 meters, forming a huge impact flow speed, so this section of the river is impassable. For example, the famous Hukou Waterfall is located on this section.
The Ranhe River continues southward from Longmendu, and then turns eastward at Fenglingdu, forming a famous zigzag waterway, and all the famous ferries between Shanxi and Shaanxi surround this waterway.
These ferries are Longmen Ferry, Pujin Ferry and Fengling Ferry from north to south.
Among the three ferries, Pujin Ferry is the best to take, because after the river leaves Longmen Gorge, the river bed widens ten times, and the water flow is gentle, making it most suitable for ferries.
The most difficult one is Longmendu. Because of the pinch between Longmen Mountain and Liangshan Mountain, the water flow in this section is only fifty meters long, and the water flow surges into thousands of horses galloping.
So why did Kansai decide to cross through Longmen? Without him, it's just for the speed and concealment of sending troops.
Although Pujin Ferry is easy to walk, it is crowded with business travelers. Once you go here, the Kansai Army's march will be exposed. Although Longmen is a dangerous shoal, it is closer to Taiyuan and can better control the flow of people at the ferry to avoid surprise.
It is precisely because of this that countless people in the past dynasties used Longmen to merge with the state. For example, between Qin and Jin, there was the Battle of Hanyuan. Qin once obtained the land east of the Jin State's Hedong, and they crossed the Yellow River from Longmen to the east and entered Bingzhou. Then there were the hundreds of bloody battles between Qin and Jin, mostly centered around Longmen Crossing.
Since the troops from Kansai arrived at Longmen Ferry, the ferry has been closed here.
The chief of Guan Jin of East and West Hejin personally arranged the surrounding areas with Jin soldiers and guarded them at all levels. From Bingzhou to Guanzhong, only entry was allowed but no exit was allowed. Some business travelers want to take a detour, but that won't work. Anyone who arrives at this place will be sent to serve in front of the army.
Not only that, the Guanxi Army not only tightly controlled Longmen Jindu, but also built a defense line in the Longmen Mountains outside Jindu. Then, on the plain outside the stronghold, 40,000 to 50,000 troops lay on it, with tents lined up in the surrounding suburbs, and Gujiao Company day and night. camp.
Countless war horses are driven to the river bank every day to eat water and grass. The horses neigh like thunder.
At this time, the station at Longmendu had long been occupied by the Kansai soldiers, and the soldiers at the station itself had also been driven away.
The dove occupying the magpie's nest is an infuriating thing, but whoever sees the ferocious appearance of those disheveled Qin Hu Yicong should think carefully about it. Is this really so infuriating?
And think about it, these guest troops came so hard and tired from afar, shouldn't they leave the post station empty for these guest troops to live?
should.
Therefore, the postmaster of Longmen Post was very enlightened and brought dozens of little officials and cats from the post to a tent to keep each other warm.
Therefore, at this time in Longmenyi, there were only a group of Liangzhou generals eating meat and singing, feeling very happy.
The heated kang was burning brightly, and the lobby was as warm as spring.
The general at the top was holding a wine glass and frowning as he thought about something. He was Hu Zhen, the leader of the Kansai reinforcements.
Hu Zhen is now the Sili Xiaowei of the Kansai Imperial Court. He has been in charge of Dong Zhuo's newly trained Huya Camp Armored Soldiers and is a veteran of the Liangzhou Group. But this time, he was appointed by Dong Zhuo as the Great Protector, the governor of the cavalry school in charge of Liang, and the commander-in-chief of all military affairs in Bingzhou.
In order to praise Hu Zhen's authority, Dong Zhuo also asked the emperor for temperance, ceremonial guards and drums and gongs on Hu Zhen's behalf. The little emperor was not only satisfied with these, but even gave Hu Zhen a ride after meeting him alone.
This operation made Dong Zhuo shocked and suspicious.
He once asked Hu Zhen in a roundabout way what he and the emperor talked about when they met alone. Hu Zhen said nothing and asked about his family background.
Dong Zhuo was noncommittal, and finally let Hu Zhen continue to be the commander of the reinforcements, but asked Fufeng captain Lu Bu to accompany the army with three thousand Bingzhou troops.
Hu Zhen didn't seem to understand anything, so he still participated in the sacrifice at the Ancestral Temple, and then went out to Duanmen to lead the army on the expedition.
This time, judging from the deployment of troops, Dong Zhuo also calculated his strength.
The reinforcements totaled 50,000 troops, including 30,000 Xiyuan Imperial Guards, 3,000 Bingzhou soldiers, and 17,000 Liangzhou soldiers.
Among them, the 30,000 Xiyuan Forbidden Army was the last force compiled by Liu Hong when he was still alive. They were all the fierce generals in the world who were selected from the beginning. However, as Dong Zhuo took full control of the military and political affairs of Kansai, the Liangzhou military faction began to dismantle and digest the 54th Xiyuan Army.
Among them, he single-handedly took out Lu Bu, Zhang Liao, Zhang Yang and others, and used the Bingzhou Army as the backbone to rebuild the former Fufeng Camp.
Fufeng Camp, like Huya Camp, was a veteran force in Guanzhong in the past and was the pillar force of the Han Dynasty in the west. But when Taishan's troops were marching to Aocang, Liu Hong transferred the two battalions to the Aocang battlefield, and the entire army was finally wiped out.
After that, these two battalions became Liu Hong's pain. He would rather have extra troops to form the Xiyuan Army than rebuild Fufeng and Huya.
But Dong Zhuo did not have this burden, and instead formed these two battalions as a means for him to annex the Xiyuan Army.
This time, Dong Zhuo also spent money on Bingzhou's aid.
Not only did he put the Huya and Fufeng battalions into the sequence, he also mobilized 14,000 elite soldiers from the third auxiliary battlefield.
There are a total of six battalions of these 14,000 Liangzhou elite troops, which are also Dong Zhuo's core armament. Among them are the Wuyuan Li Su tribe, the Beidi Li Jue tribe, the Beidi Hu Feng tribe, Zhangye Guo Si tribe, and Jincheng Fan Chou tribe.
The number of these people ranged from three to four thousand to two to three thousand. They were all heroes who had emerged from the war on the east and west fronts. This time they were all mobilized by Dong Zhuo.
In addition to Lu Bu's three thousand men from Bingzhou and the six lieutenants from Liangzhou Military Department, the last one was the veteran Xiyuan Army's thirty thousand men.
These people are all descendants of Heyong and Yizhou, such as Zhang Ren, Yan Yan, Gan Ning, Shen Mi of Yizhou, Fufeng Pang Yan of Yongzhou, Yang Fu of Tianshui, Hu Zun of Anding, Pang Yu of Jiuquan, Zhang Gong of Dunhuang, Zhou strong.
It can be said that once Dong Zhuo makes up his mind, he will never fool around. There are seventeen battalions before and after, none of them are sufficient.
And all these elite troops were sacrificed to Hu Zhen. Who is this Hu Zhen, and can he be trusted by Dong Zhuo so much?
Everyone knows that Hu Zhen is Dong Zhuo's humerus and veteran general, but not many people can tell clearly how heavy he is.
And when the superiors and subordinates are suspicious, some conflicts arise. At this time, Hu Zhen had a headache, that is, the 10th Battalion Xiyuan Forbidden Army had its own ideas and seemed not to obey Hu Zhen's control.
Among them, especially among the four battalions of the Yizhou Military Department, Zhang Ren and Yan Yan were better off, but the two generals Gan Ning and Shen Mi were completely dissatisfied with Hu Zhen and went their own way. And Hu Zhen was not secretive, and said angrily, "Only when one or two captains are killed can the military spirit be strengthened."
So the four battalions of the Yizhou Military Department set up a separate camp and became even more vigilant against Hu Zhen.
Now the Kansai reinforcements have just arrived at Longmen, and have not even arrived at Taiyuan. There is already a tendency to split, which has to worry Hu Zhen.
But Hu Zhen was worried, but the Liangzhou generals in the army didn't care. These people didn't look down on these miscellaneous soldiers from the mountains of Yizhou at all. They thought they could be captured and killed with backhand, so they drank wine and ate meat.
This is the rough temperament of Liangzhou people.
So when everyone saw Hu Zhen’s frowning face, one person spoke drunkenly:
"Grand Governor, please don't do this. Aren't they just those Yizhou barbarians? I, Fan Chong, can kill them on behalf of the Grand Governor."
After saying that, Fan Chou got up really drunk and wanted to go back to the camp and start a firefight with the Yizhou soldiers.
At this meeting, all the generals of the Liangzhou Army were able to drink in the post station, no less than a hundred of them. And these people each have their own guards and generals, and they are all drinking and singing outside.
There were so many people shouting and it was a mess, so Hu Zhen didn't hear clearly what Fan Chou said at first. When he saw Fan Chou approaching the threshold, he realized what the bastard was going to do and hurriedly yelled:
"Lao Fan, what are you causing trouble with us? If you go to fight Yizhou soldiers, do you want to save Bingzhou? Do you want to complete the military order from the Grand Master?"
When Fan Chou heard Dong Zhuo's name, he sobered up immediately. He knew that he was talking nonsense, but he didn't want to lose face, so he muttered:
"What else will you do if you don't kill these barbarians? Keeping them alive will be a disaster."
At this time, Li Jue and others had already pulled him to his seat. These people were all brothers who had known each other for many years. They had a tacit understanding with each other without having to say hello to save Fan Chou's face.
Fan Chou took a seat and winked, hinting to Li Jue to say a few words.
Li Jue was recognized as a kind person in the army. Seeing Fan Chou's hint, he could only talk to Hu Zhen:
"Grand Governor, I don't blame Lao Fan either. As the old saying goes, Dang Duan is always in trouble. Instead of worrying about it, we simply fight those people first. Who is that Gan Ning? He is wearing gold and silk in front of us. So, let me tell you, we have to think about this matter carefully. We are still in Longmen and there is still time to solve these problems. Once we get to Taiyuan, we will not be able to do anything. ”
These words made the Liangzhou generals nod frequently, not caring that Lu Bu, Zhang Liao and other Bingzhou generals were also present.
But people like Lu Bu and Zhang Liao remained calm and couldn't tell what they meant.
But would Li Jue and the others care about these Bingzhou generals who only had 3,000 soldiers? If the Grand Master hadn't promoted these people, would these people be worthy enough to enter the hall and dine with them?
At this time, Hu Zhen was twirling his beard, thinking about Li Jue's words, and gradually made a decision in his heart.
He put this aside in advance and learned about the recent war in Taiyuan with several important generals present.
After that, Hu Zhen asked Li Jue, Guo Bang, Fan Chou and others to return to camp to prepare for the withdrawal of the army tomorrow.
Not long after the banquet dispersed, Lu Bu was called in again by Hu Zhen.
Regarding the matter of Bingzhou, Hu Zhen had many things to unify with the tiger and wolf general.
In another dimension, Lu Bu made a great contribution to Dong Zhuo's annexation of the state frontier army, so he promoted Lu Bu very high, which seriously threatened Hu Zhen's position as the first general, so Hu Zhen had deep opinions on Lu Bu.
But here, Lu Bu's contribution is far lower than in other planes, so even if Dong Zhuo appreciates this person, he is promoted to a position of Fufeng Captain, which is far from comparable to Hu Zhen.
Therefore, Hu Zhen was very tolerant to Lu Bu. Although this man was very sharp and often argued with himself, who wouldn't be happy to have such an unparalleled general under his command?
At this time, when he saw Lu Bu, who was as majestic as a celestial being, Hu Zhen twirled his beard and said with a smile:
"Fengxian, what do you think of this time of sending aid to Bingzhou?"
Lu Bu was not polite and immediately expressed:
"Our army should not go to Taiyuan this time. It would be a fight to the death."
Hu Zhen remained calm and asked:
"Oh, how about just fighting a living war?"
Lu Bu responded with emotion:
"As a Bingzhou person, I know the geography of Bingzhou. It goes without saying that from here to Taiyuan, just walk north along the Fenshui Road. But after arriving in Taiyuan, you can't continue north to save Yangqu. You should go northwest and take the Loufan Road. Arrive at Loufan Pass, and then we will go out of Loufan to Mayi and directly cut off the retreat of the Taishan bandits. By then, they will be surrounded by our troops in the Yiding Plain, and it will be difficult for them to fly even if they have wings."
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Hu Zhen nodded silently in his heart. He didn't expect Lu Bu to have such a military strategy, and he could think of him. It seemed that this man was not a simple warrior.
But he did not intend to be arrogant to Lu Bu, and he did not comment on this, but suddenly turned to another topic:
"Feng Xian, during the Weihan War, the army often called you 'Lü Wudi'. I saw your bravery. Guo Aduo was a force of courage in front of the army, and you can defeat him with three moves." Dismount, Wu Yong won’t say much, but I still don’t know how invincible you are.”
What Hu Zhen was talking about was that when Dong Zhuo promoted Lü Bu to the rank of captain of Fufeng, Guo Si refused to accept it. He also wanted to be a famous captain of the Han family, but an unofficial captain, so he threatened Lu Bu with words and wanted to fight with him.
The so-called "fighting" actually means catching a fierce general in the army and challenging him to a duel. This is rare in wartime, but it is the mainstream method of military performance in non-wartime.
Warriors and scholars are different. It is difficult to judge the level of a literati. After all, whether it is giving advice or making talents, it is a very subjective matter, but a warrior is different. When two people duel, the stronger one will stand, and the weaker one will lie down. It is as simple as that.
When Lu Bu and Guo Si met, it was Lu Bu who was standing, so he was stronger.
When Lu Bu heard Hu Zhen say this, his arrogance showed in his words. He was also not humble. He only said one thing:
"I'm not sure whether the last general is invincible, because we haven't been able to compete with anyone in the world. But let me tell you one thing. The last general can shoot a halberd at the gate."
Hu Zhen was stunned as soon as he said the words "shooting a halberd at the gate". He glanced at Lu Bu up and down. He knew that with such arrogance, he would not tell lies, and he suddenly felt his liver trembling.
What kind of thing is this about shooting a halberd at the gate that makes the veteran Hu Zhen speechless?
It turns out that from ancient times, generals in the army were stationed in camps, with a shogunate inside and a gate outside. The shogunate was the place where the general commanded troops and discussed the army. To add to the prestige, a row of halberds would be erected in the shogunate's military tent. The passage built by the halberds was also called the Thorn Road.
Think about how important the shogunate is. As the first line of contact with the enemy, the gate must be very far away from the shogunate, otherwise the enemy can threaten the general from outside.
Therefore, since ancient times, the distance between the gate and the halberd path in the army has almost exceeded the longest attack distance in the world.
But what now? Lu Bu can shoot an arrow from the camp gate to the halberd outside the shogunate. This is inhuman!
So, looking at this Lu Bu again, Hu Zhen's mind changed.