Eight Hills in the Eastern Jin Dynasty - #4671 - Vol 4 Chapter 4329: What is the best way to Guanzhong 4?

4352–Andrew

Liu Yu frowned slightly, and said, “Do you want to turn this matter into a diplomatic action?”

Wang Miaoyin said calmly: “Don’t you want to crusade against Hou Qin and regain Chang’an in the future?”

Liu Yu said thoughtfully: “Of course I think about it. I sleep and dream about it every day, but what does this have to do with sending a child like Sima Xiuxi to Qiuchi?”

Wang Miaoyin sighed: “The so-called attacking the army is the second to attack the enemy, and then attack the army again. You have always been fighting in wars, but you rarely think about the attack and the enemy. Brother Yu, if you want to attack Chang’an later , then you have to consider where to attack from.”

Liu Yu smiled slightly: “If you want to capture Chang’an, you usually have to take the Nanyang Basin to the northwest, exit Wuguan, and enter Guanzhong, but this road is not easy to travel. The road along the way is extremely inconvenient and lacks supplies. Even if you break Wuguan After entering Guanzhong, it is easy to be blocked in the area of ​​Qingni and Lantian. In the past, the Chu State once attacked Qin with all-powerful soldiers, and it was this way. Unfortunately, after passing Wuguan, the Qin army was held in the area of ​​​​Lantian. Can no longer move forward, and finally failed. Although Liu Bang of the Han Dynasty took this road to take over the world, but at that time, the hearts of the Qin State were completely lost, and there were no soldiers available in Guanzhong, so it cannot be used as a rule.”

Wang Miaoyin smiled slightly: “Go on, Brother Yu, you are an expert in military affairs, I don’t understand much.”

Liu Yu nodded and continued: “If you enter Guanzhong from another direction, from Guandong, there are two passages. One is from Bingzhou, cross Longmen Ferry to the west, cross the Yellow River, and enter the Fengyi area of ​​Guanzhong. It was the Hexi region during the Warring States Period, so we can directly attack Chang’an.”

Speaking of this, Liu Yu frowned slightly: “It’s just that at the Longmen Ferry, the water of the Yellow River is very fast. It is not easy to force an army to enter Guanzhong. Once there is a defense in Guanzhong, send a large army to garrison on the river bank, or Deliberately retreat, let part of your army or the former army go ashore, and then find a way to cut off the follow-up, then the troops crossing the river will be tantamount to getting into the encirclement of the enemy and falling into a dead end. Back then Qin and the Northern Wei fought, Chaibi In the battle of the Great War, 40,000 troops were sent from Guanzhong to cross the river and enter Bingzhou from the Longmen area. It was also the method of siege for the Wei army, and all of them were wiped out. It would be very dangerous if the supplies were completely dependent on the pontoon bridges or waterways on the big river. thing.”

Wang Miaoyin nodded: “But after the victory of the Northern Wei Dynasty, they didn’t take the opportunity to attack Guanzhong. It’s the same consideration. It’s easy to defend, but difficult to attack?!”

Liu Yu smiled slightly: “It is not easy to attack Guanzhong, especially from the direction of Bingzhou. You think about how powerful Jin was in the Spring and Autumn Period, but there is nothing to do when facing Qin in Guanzhong. A breakthrough in the direction of Guguan, that is, a military **** like Wu Qi was able to strengthen Hexi, and it took more than 70 battles to stand firm. Isn’t this the best proof?”

Wang Miaoyin said sternly: “Since the Longmen Ferry and the Hexi direction are not good breakthroughs, then from the Guandong to the Guanzhong, the only option left is the Tongguan Road.”

Liu Yu nodded and took a deep breath: “Yes, it’s almost the only choice. Since the Hangu Pass Road was abandoned and impassable at the end of the Warring States Period, the 800-mile Tongguan Road that Cao Cao asked Xu Xuan to open has been It has become the best and almost the only option to enter the customs. Generally speaking, from the Central Plains, Luoyang can be used as a front-line base, go north and cross the Yellow River, enter the southwestern area of ​​​​Shanxi, and then occupy Puban, which is across the opposite side of the Yellow River , is Tongguan, which happens to be in the section where the Yellow River runs from north to south, and then turns to the east. Because it is at a turning point, the speed of the Yellow River is the slowest in this section. The surface of the Yellow River between Puban and Tongguan is even slow. Hexinzhou is made of accumulated sand.”

Wang Miaoyin laughed: “On this Hexinzhou, there is a pontoon bridge strung together with iron cables. It can pass a large number of troops and luggage directly from Puban to Tongguan. This is also the most important passage from Guanzhong to enter Kandong. I was right.”

Liu Yu smiled and said: “Although Miaoyin has never been to this place, you are familiar with the topography of the world and the dangerous fortresses. It is really not bad at all. Therefore, if we want to attack Guanzhong from Kanto, it is best to attack Tongguan with a large army. If we go out of Wuguan with partial divisions, if we occupy the whole Bingzhou, we can also use one partial division to cross the river in the area of ​​Longmendu to feign an attack. All three routes together will surely cause the Qin army in Guanzhong to lose sight of one and lose another!”

In Wang Miaoyin’s beautiful eyes, water waves flowed, looking at Liu Yu: “Apart from these three directions, is there no other way?”

Liu Yu instinctively wanted to shake his head, but suddenly his eyes lit up: “You mean, from the direction of Shu, the northern expedition to Guanzhong, the story of Zhuge Liang, the prime minister of Shu Han at the end of the Han Dynasty and the Three Kingdoms?”

Wang Miaoyin nodded: “It’s not just Zhuge Liang, it’s Liu Bang’s first step to take over the world. He also built plank roads, crossed Chencang secretly, first controlled Hanzhong from Shu, then went out of Qishan, took Longyou Hexi, and even directly took Guanzhong. ah.”

Liu Yu laughed: “Zhuge Liang did not succeed in the Northern Expedition to Guanzhong, because the road to Shu is difficult and difficult to go to the blue sky. Even if he can win the land battle, but the army supplies are not enough~www.readwn.com~ It is difficult to fight in Guanzhong for a long time , so, in the end he still…”

Speaking of this, Liu Yu suddenly thought of something and fell into deep thought.

Wang Miaoyin smiled slightly: “Brother Yu must have realized that it is indeed too difficult to transport grain directly from Shu to Guanzhong. The road is long and difficult to walk, so every time Zhuge Liang can’t last a few months in Guanzhong.” , we had to retreat. But if, on the other hand, the problem of military supplies is solved, then whether it is Liu Bang, Zhuge Liang, or even Xiyan Murong Chong, have they all succeeded in gaining a foothold in Guanzhong, and they can almost declare success?”

Liu Yu laughed: “Liu Bang’s success is because he quickly defeated Zhang Han in a quick battle. Zhuge Liang’s success is because he farmed in Guanzhong and supported the war with war. As for Murong Chong, it was because he besieged Zhang Han for a long time. Chang’an, for two years, gradually changed from weak to strong, from less to more, and finally forced all the forts and forts in Guanzhong to switch from supporting Fu Jian to supporting him. So…”

Speaking of this, he took a deep breath: “Miaoyin, what you mean is that I want to make friends with Yang Sheng through this matter of sending Sima Xiuxi this time, so that he can also be with Yang Sheng when our army dispatches troops to pass. Our army joined forces to send troops to Guanzhong to provide us with logistical supplies so that we can go straight to Chang’an like Zhuge Liang?! Or go north from Qiuchi, pass through Hehuang to the west of Longyou and Hexi, attack Liangzhou, and break Chang’an right? arm, is it?”

(end of this chapter)