Chapter 604 Hanzhong has been decided

Chapter 604 Hanzhong has been decided

Wuxing County is located among the mountains in the western part of Hanzhong, and its city garrison guards the main route between east and west. This is the place where the Di people gather, and it is currently under the rule of Nanliang.

Ten days ago, Da Xiwu was ordered to gather all the troops in Chencang, and then left Sanguan and headed south. Ten thousand horses trekked over mountains and ridges for many days, and finally arrived in front of Guanshu.

The Wuxing Pass was a strategic location, easy to defend and difficult to attack. After Da Xiwu arrived at this area, he built a large number of siege equipment and arranged for the army commander Shi Wangyue and his general Yang Shao to persuade the defenders to surrender.

The defenders in Wuxing City were mostly members of the Qiuchi Di tribe, and they were accustomed to wandering between the northern and southern political powers in pursuit of survival and profit. Now that Da Xiwu was approaching the city, he was extremely confident that he would convince the generals who defended the city and capture Wuxing City without any bloodshed.

However, Wang Yue and others sent letters to the city several times, including shouting outside the city, but the response from the defenders in the city was not very positive. After some in-depth investigation, we found out that many of the Qiuchi Di ethnic groups here were recruited by the Liangzhou Prefecture to go to Nanzheng for defense. Worried about the safety of the tribesmen heading to Nanzheng, the defenders here did not dare to open the door and surrender, and the situation became stalemate for a while.

"The Di people were originally a ragtag group of people who were easy to leave, but they were also called into Hanzhong to coordinate the defense. This shows that the Liang people knew that our country was going to use a large number of troops in Hanzhong. If Hanzhong is heavily defended, the opportunity will be lost, and the road ahead will probably be even more difficult!"

After hearing the news in public, everyone suddenly became less optimistic.

As the commander-in-chief of the army, Da Xiwu's mentality would not be easily shaken. After hearing this, he said in a deep voice: "How can we hope that the enemy will give up when we conquer a city? Since someone has been ordered to conquer here, they will advance without retreating. What about Liang Liang?" No one is prepared! The king's troops will attack everything they come from, starting from this city. The troops will be well fed and ready to attack the city tomorrow morning!"

Since there was no hope of persuading surrender, Da Xiwu ordered an attack as soon as possible to prevent the army from staying here for a long time and wasting morale.

After a night's rest, people from all walks of life in the Western Wei Dynasty gathered in front of the pass early the next morning, and launched a fierce attack on the Wuxing Pass with the sound of powerful drum orders.

Although the defenders in the city also resisted vigorously, the fighting power of these Di soldiers was not as good as that of the main force of the Western Wei Dynasty. After fighting for a long time, they gradually showed their fatigue. Several times, the soldiers of the Western Wei Dynasty rushed to the top of the city, all relying on the strong city defense. , the dangerous terrain was so dangerous that it withstood the first day's offensive.

In the evening, the armies paid for their troops and retreated. Da Xiwu discussed with the generals the gains and losses of the day's attack. He said that the defenders were unable to support them, and he was confident that Wuxing City would be captured within a few days.

Of course, the premise is that there are no major changes in the Wuxing city defense as it is now, but if Nanzheng increases its troops here, the situation will be difficult to say.

"Wuxing is located in Dixiang, and its gains and losses are still far away from Nanzheng. The Liang people may not be willing to send heavy troops to help. What's more, Xihegong first proposed the use of troops, and he must have sent troops to Mianbei. The Hanchuan River was shaken and the enemy would be suspicious. In order to defend the The Liang people do not dare to deploy large numbers of troops outside. Our army only needs to deploy its troops step by step, and it will not be difficult to reach Hanzhong."

Wang Yue had a good understanding of the situation in Shannan. The reason why Daxingtai sent him to join the army was to add a wise man among the warriors.

After hearing this, all the generals nodded in agreement and agreed with Wang Yue's judgment. Only Yu Wenqiu, the governor of Southern Qinzhou who led the army from Longyou, frowned and said: "The former plan of the Taiwan government was originally to have two armies meeting Hanzhong and Hanzhong. Attacking Nanzheng from a flank, our troops are now stuck in the road and are advancing slowly. If we fail to cooperate with the Eastern Army and Xihegong's army goes straight in, then the troops in Nanzheng will be stationed inside and outside, and the Jingzhou troops will be in danger!"

As soon as Yu Wenqiu finished speaking, the general Helianda on the side said again: "Since Lord Xihe initiated the use of troops in Hanzhong, he must have made a definite plan, and the strategy in his mind must be much better than that of us. Even if there are short-term mistakes, Even if we take advantage of the danger and attack Dingwuxing City, the road ahead will still be unobstructed. We will still have to attack the Yangping and Pingtan passes. When we reach Hanzhong, we will be exhausted and the thieves will invade again. How should we respond?”

Others nodded after hearing this. In fact, since they learned that the Liang people were very defensive in Hanzhong, they realized that their attack on Hanzhong would probably be in vain. If Hanzhong is so easy to recover, why hasn't the Taiwan government tried it for more than ten years?

They seem to have a lot of troops along the way, but if they want to attack the dangers and divide the troops for garrison, the strength is somewhat reluctant. Not to mention that even if they approach Nanzheng City, they still have to be wary of the inevitable reinforcements from Shu.

The so-called prudent use of troops, the subtext is to wait and see the success or failure during the patrol, and use the troops led by Li Tai to cast stones to ask for directions. If the Jingzhou offensive goes smoothly and attracts the main force of the Liang Army in Hanzhong, it will naturally be good news for them. But if the battle in Jingzhou does not go well, then even if they rush into Hanzhong, they may not have much fighting opportunities to seize, and they will most likely have to retreat and return.

Yu Wenqiu was an old confidant of Dugu Xin, and he was eager to march eastward to support Li Tai, the son-in-law of the Dugu family. However, others had no such idea, and their intention to march was not very strong.

As the commander-in-chief, Da Xiwu finally chose to listen to the opinions of the majority after listening to the opinions of the generals. He will continue to maintain the intensity of today's attack on Wuxing City tomorrow. It is good to be able to capture it. If it cannot be captured for a while, there is no rush to increase it. attack intensity to avoid causing greater casualties.

Early the next morning, when the soldiers in the camp finished breakfast and were about to continue the attack, they found that the number of garrison troops and flags at the top of the city had increased significantly, as if reinforcements were arriving.

After realizing this, Da Xiwu and the generals in the army were very surprised, so they postponed the attack and planned to figure out the situation in the city before making plans. However, before they had time to send envoys to submit a letter, Wuxing City began to yell and curse.

"Wei people have no faith at all! There was a clear message in Nanzheng City that the disciples were sent away, and the troops would return to defend the place to keep everyone safe. However, after deceiving a certain group of people to return home, they came to attack again..."

Hearing the shouts and curses from the defenders at the top of the city, Da Xiwu and the generals around him were all confused and looked at each other. When did they make this agreement with these soldiers in Nanzheng City?

"Could it be that Li Boshan actually conquered Nanzheng City?"

Although it felt a little unbelievable, Da Xiwu still made such speculations time and time again.

After the generals heard this, they couldn't help but shook their heads and waved their hands. They didn't know whether they were expressing that this was impossible or they didn't know.

Faced with such an unbelievable situation, Da Xiwu first ordered the troops to retreat to the camp temporarily, and then used Wang Yue as an envoy to go to the city to communicate. Then they got a fact that surprised them: Nanzheng City had indeed been captured by the Wei army. Li Boshan, the general manager of Jingzhou, is sitting in the city and dismissing all the people gathered inside and outside the city.

A few days later, Da Xiwu's troops finally arrived at Nanzheng City in Hanzhong after a long journey. After following Li Tai's arrangements, they dispatched troops to garrison Baima garrison and other fortresses. More than 6,000 troops finally arrived in Nanzheng. .

But this was still more than double the 3,000 troops stationed in the city. When Li Tai welcomed Da Xiwu into the city and led him to inspect the city's defense for a week, Da Xiwu couldn't help but be a little stunned, and couldn't help but ask: "Jingzhou has tens of thousands of troops. Why did Lord Xihe advance so lightly? How long will it take for the troops behind to arrive?"

Before he had time to admire Li Tai's special skills in successfully attacking Nanzheng, when he saw that the city defense was so weak, he immediately began to worry about a new problem. The more than 13,000 people in their two groups were really not enough to control such a huge force. Hanzhong.

After hearing this, Li Tai shook his head and said helplessly: "The situation in Jingzhou is not optimistic enough now. Liu Zhongli of Nanliang was released by Hou Jing and returned to Anlu, which made the situation in eastern Han Dynasty unstable. After the fall of Yingchuan, the east bandits Murong Shaozong's army invaded Henan, and he had no idea where he was going, so he had to be on guard.

If it weren't for the fact that the people and horses in the town couldn't move lightly, why would I risk my life and lead a small group of people to attack the big city? Fortunately, Mr. Gaoyang arrived in time, and I can leave the matters here to him temporarily. I can rest assured that Master Xuan will pay a return visit. "

"Wha, what? Duke Xihe is going back to guard Jingzhou now? But, but me, I'm suddenly in this situation. I haven't examined the details, so I'm afraid it's hard to take care of everything!"

When Da Xiwu heard that Li Tai was about to leave, he immediately stared and exclaimed.

I originally thought that with his tens of thousands of troops, it would be difficult to suppress the entire territory of Hanzhong, but I thought that Li Tai only led 3,000 troops, most of whom were Shannan noble chiefs who temporarily instigated rebellion, and had successfully captured Nanzheng City. Da Xiwu Not wanting to show cowardice, I could only express that I was not familiar with the situation in Hanzhong.

"I have never set foot in Hanzhong before, but I have been ordered to do my best when the situation arises. What's more, this city also has Xiao Xun, the Marquis of Yifeng in the Liang Kingdom, who can assist Gaoyang Gongzhen and Fuzhou Qing."

If there is a choice, Li Tai certainly doesn't want to give up the Hanzhong he just won, but now there is no doubt that Jingzhou needs him to preside over it more.

Even if he wants to keep Li Qianzhe here, it is obviously impossible for the Taiwan government to hand over Hanzhong to such a newly attached general. It is better to simply give in and only consolidate the personnel situation east of Ankang.

As for what Da Xiwu should do next to suppress the situation, that is not something Li Tai needs to worry about. After welcoming Da Xiwu into the city, he ordered the Li brothers to quickly withdraw from Nanzheng City, pack up the personnel and materials that had been allocated before, and prepare to return eastward.

Li Tai naturally wanted to pack up the money, cultural relics, books, etc. seized in Nanzheng City and take them away. As for food, he was limited by transportation capacity and could only take tens of thousands of stones. He gathered more than 10,000 men and women in the city and followed them back to Mianbei for resettlement. Liu Fan, the former important official of Liangzhou Prefecture, was brought along by him to appease and manage these migrating men and women.

As for other personnel in the city, including the former governor Xiao Xun, Li Tai was left to Da Xiwu. By the way, he asked Yu Wenqiu and his troops from Da Xiwu's men and followed him to Ankang.

When they arrived in Ankang, it happened that Quan Zhongzun, who was also sent by the Taiwanese envoy to cooperate with him, led his troops south to Ziwu Road and marched to Tianjin. So Li Tai left Quan Zhongzun here to guard Ankang with Wenqiu and Li Xian. Wei Xing and other counties and counties, while he himself led Li Qianzhe's tribe to continue returning eastward.