Chapter 327 Confrontation
Li Dachui and Wu De sat in front of the sand table model of Jianmen Pass.
Looking at the terrain of Jianmen alone, it can be said to be quite desperate for the attackers.
Dajian Mountain and Xiaojian Mountain face each other, forming two passages, the East Pass and the West Pass. The Dajian River in Xiling is about a hundred feet long and only three to five feet wide, and the Golden Bull Road passes through it. It goes directly to Chengdu.
The Jianmen Pass was also built in the West Pass, firmly blocking this traffic artery.
The high mountains on both sides and steep slopes as high as 40 degrees are enough to daunt any attacker.
Inexhaustible stones are the best weapon for guarding the gate. If that doesn't work, you can also build a dam upstream to store water to flood the attackers below.
As for the east pass, the road is more dangerous and difficult to pass, and it is not suitable for large troops to pass. The Shu army built some enemy towers and sentry posts here as warning signals.
If you want to bypass Jianmen Pass, there is no way to go. Going west for dozens of miles is Xiaojianmen. The terrain here is almost a replica of Dajian Mountain. The Shu Army General The defensive system of Dajian Mountain was directly moved here, but on a smaller scale.
Between Dajianmen and Xiaojianmen, the Shu army built Zhujiazhai, Liangjiazhai, Thunder Village and Jixinzhai, forming a defense system that was dozens of miles long.
There are more than 20,000 Shu troops stationed here.
To describe it as impregnable is not an exaggeration at all.
The army Wu De led into Shu was said to be 50,000 strong, but in fact the real elite was just a few thousand inspection brigade officers and soldiers. The rest were almost made up of the troops stationed outside Chang'an and Zhang Songlin's savings over the years. The generals were waiting for the craftsmen in the camp, and they were able to gather the numbers by waving flags and shouting. It was simply a dream for them to attack such a dangerous Jianmen Pass.
So Li Dachui’s hand pointed at another location.
“I led three thousand elite soldiers to raid Yinping, and then followed the long and straight path of Yinping, passing through Fucheng and Mianzhu, and then went straight to Chengdu!”
Wu De's army fought with open fire and rushed straight to Jianmen Pass with great momentum. The army in central Sichuan also actively responded. In addition to the more than 20,000 defenders at Jianmen Pass, King Ji Li Shen and the Tang clan in Sichuan also fought with great force. Under the banner of protecting the border and defending Shu, they raised a large number of troops and marched to Jianmen Pass.
“Intelligence from Central Shu showed that Li Shen’s first batch of recruited troops amounted to 30,000. If they all arrived at Jianmen Pass, the number of defenders at Jianmen Pass would be as many as 50,000, which would still be considered a defender. "Wu De said with a smile: "Everyone knows Sima Zhao's intentions."
"Then I will naturally attack Chang'an after defeating you." Li Dachui said: "King Ji is in the middle of Shu. After decades, it seems that he is the only one left in Li’s generation, so of course he is qualified to go to Chang’an to ask questions!”
Fang Mao Mao on the side heard this, He couldn't help but put down the knife he was polishing and looked up at Wu Dedao: "In this case, I'm afraid you have to be careful after we leave. The Jianmen defenders are so strong that they will definitely not defend and will take the initiative. Will you be able to withstand it then? "
"The terrain here is so steep, not only is it beneficial to them, it is also very convenient if I want to stick to one place!" Wu De said: "Come here, Set up camp and attract the opponent's attention, and just wait for the good news from the guards. After you defeat Fucheng and Mianzhu, I would like to see if the defenders at Jianmen Pass return to stop you. You should continue to struggle with me here!”
"Have Hong Zhan and Yi Ming Laodao arrived?" Li Dachui asked.
"The Prime Minister Wei said that when we arrive at Jianmen Pass, these two seniors will definitely be there!" Wu De said: "There are two innate masters in Sichuan, Tang Yin and Liao Ran, so naturally we It must be equal, otherwise it will be like seeking death!"
"Are there any innate masters in Sichuan?" Fang Mao Mao asked.
"General Fang, is it so easy for you to become an innate master?" Wu De shook his head and said: "For so many years outside the pass, there has only been one old city lord Zhou, and it has only been in the past two years that Linghuye and Chang have appeared. Jian, according to the information we have obtained from various investigations in Shu, it is Tang Yin and Miao Ran. Moreover, it is said that Tang Yin has entered a period of decline because he is too old and unable to break through. Some people even think that a martial arts master at the peak of the ninth grade can do it. A battle. "
"The two people were attracted to Jianmen Pass, but the other side was empty. With the young master leading the team, haha, it must be overwhelming!" Fang Mao Mao went to clean his knife again with satisfaction! .
"There is a team of ours hidden in Fengchi Mountain on the other side of Jiangyou Pass. We have a team that our Black Ice Platform has cultivated for many years. There are more than 500 elite people, but when all are mobilized, about 2,000 people can be gathered. . After arriving in Chengdu, another team of ours was called the Meishan Bandits by the Shu army. This is the main force of our Black Ice Platform. There are more than two thousand people. When you approach Chengdu, they will approach Chengdu from the other direction. I thought it was Austrian aid," Wu De said.
"Zhang Songlin's operations in Shu are also quite effective. By then, the main force of the Shu army will be attracted to the Jianmen area, and the interior will be empty. As long as we can capture Chengdu Prefecture and capture King Ji and the Tang family The main direct lineage, and Zhang Songlin and others will come forward to gather people's hearts. I think the war will have a result soon!" Li Dachui said with satisfaction: "This time, we are fighting with beheadings. What we have to do is to fight in the first battle and decide the outcome in one battle! "
To quickly and completely capture Shuzhong will not only be able to control this problem in Tianfu, but also use Shuzhong as the foundation to give the Wei family more confidence in Chang'an and Linghuye. People are fighting fiercely. In this process, the Wei family will continue to be weakened, and Li Dachui, Wu De and other personnel can encroach on the opponent's power step by step. When the Wei family finally cannot support it at all and has to retreat to Shu, That's when you completely devour your opponent.
Only at this time did Li Dachui have the capital to compete with the heroes in Guanzhong. Even if he could not go all out outside Guanzhong due to other factors, his strength inside Guanzhong could still compete with the heroes. Other forces compete with each other, and even if they are not successful, a balanced situation can be maintained, waiting for the powerful troops from outside the pass to enter the pass.
Tang Xiaofeng stood on the top of the Jianmen Pass city. On a big chair next to him, Tang Yin, the ancestor of the Tang family and a congenital master, sat. As the backbone of the next generation of the Tang family, Tang Xiaofeng's martial arts cultivation at the peak of the ninth level is enough to stand proudly in Shu.
In the past hundred years, Tang’s strength has grown by leaps and bounds. The families that originally kept pace with them in Shu were defeated and annexed in battles after Tang Yin was born. Eventually, the Tang family became the dominant family in Shu.
No matter how powerful the power is, it is still in Shu. Once the Tang family wants to leave Shu, they will immediately be attacked by powerful external forces, and they will be defeated time and time again.
Until King Ji entered Shu, the two sides hit it off.
At that time, during the Chang'an Incident, the prince's line was defeated and the emperor was seriously ill. In order to stabilize the court, the imperial court sent all the princes including Prince Ji to other places to stay in charge, leaving only Li Anmin in Chang'an.
Although Shu is rich, in the eyes of people in Chang'an, it is still a remote place and not worth mentioning. Apart from contributing some wealth to the central government, the rest is nothing at all.
So the most senior King Ji was thrown into Shu. This was because he was afraid that once the emperor died, King Ji would cause trouble and Li Anmin would not be able to suppress him.
But this stimulation made the originally unambitious King Ji furious. Since you are treating me like this, don't blame me for being rude.
King Ji had the ambition to dominate the world. The Tang family wanted to go out of Shuzhong and become a top family like the Chang'an Wei family, Pengcheng Kou family, and Hongnong Yang family, instead of being limited to a mere family in central Shu. land.
But then the emperor died and Li Anmin came to power. Wei Zhengdao and Kou Zhong were clever and stabilized the situation in a short period of time.
This forced Prince Ji and the Tang family to lie dormant again, waiting for the opportunity.
From a historical point of view, even if the world is in chaos, nothing can happen in Shu, let alone the world is basically stable, which is even worse.
The only way is to accumulate strength and wait for the opportunity.
This has lasted for nearly thirty years.
The world is finally in chaos.
The opportunity has come.
As for the fact that nothing has ever happened in Shu, in the eyes of people like King Ji and the Tang family, it is completely unfounded. They are all extremely confident guys. They believe that records are meant to be broken and history is made by people. If others are not good enough, it does not necessarily mean they are not good enough.
“This is our best opportunity!” Tang Yin looked down at the lush mountains in front of him, “I am already eighty this year, and I have clearly felt that the limit is approaching, and the decline of my body cannot be contained. , it is enough for Yu Yuan to take the Tang Sect to take this crucial step before the deadline comes!"
"Father, didn't you say that promotion is a chance, or when will you? Can you cross the chasm in one step and open up the sky?" Tang Xiaofeng said.
Tang Yin smiled and shook his head: "It's always good to have hope, but don't take it seriously. Otherwise, the emotion of disappointment will swallow you up and make you go faster. In this battle, you have Are you sure? ”
Tang Xiaofeng sneered: "The two innate masters, Hong Zhan and Yi Ming, were restrained by their father and Taoist Master Ming Ran, and what was left was that we all fought against each other, against each other. Wu De is a guy who specializes in listening to corners and poaching people's privacy. , he is engaging in crooked ways, or he is a good player. The two armies are fighting against each other, and his son will not take him seriously!"
"This person has some tricks!" Tang Yin said: "He is from Heibingtai. , it’s not necessarily that he can’t fight, Zhang Quanyi is very powerful!”
“Don’t worry, father!” Tang Xiaofeng dismissed it: “More than 20,000 people want to attack Jianmen Pass. It’s really crazy. Who dares to be so confident except for the madmen like Hei Bingtai? Let him fight first, and then annihilate them in one fell swoop. Next, the Shu army attacked from Jianmen Pass and sent out the Golden Bull. He said, take Hanzhong and go straight to Chang'an. Then we will compete with Ling Huye to see who can take Chang'an first. We have the card of King Ji, but he doesn't have it."
Tang Yin smiled. He nodded, looked at the vast mountains, and suddenly stood up: "My old friend is here, let me go and have a look."
Tang Xiaofeng was slightly startled, but Tang Yin was already floating up, with white beard and white hair. , like a fairy, floating into the distance.
(End of this chapter)