Sweep the World

However, as Zhong Xing guessed, the ice and snow melting season began in half a month, but even if the ice and snow had already started to melt, large-scale operations could not be launched for a while.

Xie An led a large army to Didao before the ice melted. He brought two cavalry corps, one infantry corps, and nearly 30,000 county soldiers.

A large number of troops arrived at Didao, making the camp densely covered.

Of course, such a big movement of the Han army could not be concealed from a deliberate spy. Zhang Zuo knew well that the Han army would invade Zhang's Liang Country on a large scale when the weather permits.

Zhang Chonghua was taken prisoner near Langjuxu Mountain within a year of his succession, and 10,000 to 20,000 elite Liang army were brought in. For Zhang Liangguo, whether it is politically or in terms of strength, it is true It was hit hard.

The capture of a prince of a country will inevitably have a severe blow to the nation’s military and public morale. Panic is just the basis, and changes in people’s minds will cause a lot of trouble.

Only when the news of Zhang Chonghua's capture was confirmed, many families in Xiliang began to be unable to sit still.

Since ancient times, the family has valued only the family, and the country and the community are secondary. In the peaceful and prosperous age, they were attached to the emperor's power, using the power they obtained and the great local power, like moths taking the people as nourishment. Whenever they encounter imperial power squeeze, they will do their best to make the country chaotic. The powerful family will either directly participate in the competition or find the so-called real dragon to stir the situation.

There is no country in the eyes of the aristocracy, and there are only family interests, so there will be no loyalty. Seeing that the Kingdom of Shi Jie and Zhao was destroyed in just six or seven years, the Tuoba Dai Kingdom was also perishable under the advancing of the Han army. According to the family’s perception, the Han Kingdom will obviously become a promising completion A unified dynasty, unable to resist, can only choose to join it.

There are also many families who are willing to jump from a broken ship to the huge ship of Han. The difference is that Zhang’s Liangguo’s situation is more serious. It is related to the large number of handicrafts sent by Han to Zhang’s Liangguo, and more of it is that Zhang Chonghua was captured. , And some actions of Zhang Zuo and Zhang Tianxi.

The lord was captured. The eldest son was just a pornographic child. On the contrary, the lord’s two brothers were very old and had been working hard to manage the country. When the country was in great trouble, there was power overwhelming. How to deal with external crises?

There are many factors for the demise of a country. Sometimes external pressure is not the main cause of the country’s demise. It is because the country is under external pressure while the internal unity is not united. Internal and external difficulties lead to the country’s demise.

Zhang Zuo and Zhang Tianxi are both ambitious people, and they have long been spying on the throne of the King of Liang. Zhang Chonghua's position was determined by Zhang Jun himself. Zhang Zuo and Zhang Tianxi can only hide their ambitions without a big name. If Zhang Chonghua didn't have any accidents, Zhang Zuo and Zhang Tianxi could only endure to be the courtiers of the emperor's relatives, no matter how unwilling they were, but Zhang Chonghua had an accident, that would be two things.

In fact, there is no need to provoke or agitate the Han country so much, Zhang Zuo and Zhang Tianxi will have their own actions after Zhang Chonghua is captured.

With the Han army about to invade, Zhang Zuo and Zhang Tianxi still dare to move? Their idea is actually more practical, and it is precisely because the Han army is about to invade that they should seize the throne as soon as possible.

Zhang Yaoling, the eldest son of Zhang’s Liangguo, was not appointed as the prince in advance, and he was too young. The mother clan was not strong enough to affect the country’s trend in one fell swoop. The country encountered a difficult time, and from such a person, he knew nothing. Is it a good thing for your child to be the King of Liang?

Zhang Zuo has a confidant named Zhao Chang. Zhao Chang is the You Sima whom Zhang Chonghua has named. This You Sima has done a great job for Zhang Zuo.

About two months ago, as soon as the news of Zhang Chonghua’s capture was confirmed, Zhao Chang began to operate, wooing to buy the civil and military in the DPRK, and producing a false edict of Zhang Chonghua, cooperating with the 20,000 troops sent back to the DPRK by Zhang Zuo, and taking it in one fell swoop. Read out the false edict.

The false edict has only one core meaning, that is, if Zhang Chonghua has any accident, Zhang Zuo shall be appointed as the envoy, the captain of the Chinese and foreign military, and the general of the Fujun to assist the government.

Not having a step in place is what Zhao Chang and Zhang Zuo meant after they had negotiated. They probably felt that they should keep some face and not make things too ugly. They should grasp the overall situation first and wait until the time comes before they become king.

"According to the letters from the families who have taken refuge in, Zhang Tianxi does not recognize the will, and Zhang Rong, Zhang Yong and others refuse to recognize it." Xie An said with some pity, "It's just that they maintained considerable restraint. Power, did not lead troops to attack Zhang Zuo and his affiliation." Wulin Master Xiu Xian Ji

The ice and snow melted away. Looking at the sunny weather recently, the road surface should become hard after another ten and a half days. That was when the Han army invaded Zhang's Liang Country.

"Jincheng is defended by Zhang Chong. There are about 30,000 Liang Guo's frontier troops in the city, and there are nearly 50,000 soldiers recruited from the surrounding areas." Zhong Xing is the forward command, and the collection of enemy intelligence is inevitable: "The lieutenant is Yi. ."

Each country will classify its own army. Of course, the central army belongs to the most beautifully equipped echelon, but the frontier army is definitely the one that can fight the most. Some of the troops that temporarily recruit young and strong troops are the weakest.

The Zhang Clan’s Liang Kingdom is the same as the decimated Eastern Jin Dynasty’s small imperial court. The difference is that the Zhang Clan is the strongest clan in Xiliang, unlike the Sima Clan that dominates the weak and strong.

Because the same is family politics, whether it is a civilian or a military commander, they are actually from various large and small families, and the class that can become the chief of the military is basically the children of a large family.

Xie An knew very well what the family politics was like, so he asked: "Can there be enemy generals secretly communicating?"

"The master is not bad." Zhong Xing said mockingly: "Except for some generals, Lieutenant Jincheng has secretly taken refuge in the big man and promised that our army will meet inside and outside as soon as it arrives."

The war has not yet erupted, but the enemy has important generals to take refuge in advance. Apart from the unfavorable prospects of opening Zhang’s Liangguo, it is inseparable from the strength of Han. Although the enemy’s secret refuge is a good thing for Han, but it is against the bones. Should I look down on it or look down on it.

Jincheng is an important military town in the east of Zhang's Liang Kingdom. After years of construction and reinforcement, the city's defense facilities are complete and complete. If you really want to attack it, it doesn't mean you can't beat it, but the loss is bound to be serious.

Zhang Chong is a son of a local big family in Jincheng. He has been the prefect of Jincheng for some years, as early as when Zhang Jun was in charge.

What's the deep-rooted saying? This is probably the case with Zhang Chong. Zhang Chong's family has always had a good reputation in Jincheng, and most of them have friendship with the families in the city. He will lead the army to defend the city. He can coordinate most of the families in the city to assist, and can also get the greatest degree of support from the people in the city.

Han military generals, including Xie An, certainly have enough confidence in the combat effectiveness of the troops they lead, but they are naturally happy to be able to seize the military town of Jincheng more easily, just don't take it for granted.

"...It is not ruled out that it is the enemy's tactics, but as long as we are sufficiently cautious, we will not be afraid of the enemy's fraud." Zhong Xing did not dare to make any package ticket, and said: "Everything is subject to war?"

Xie An knew what Zhong Xing meant, smiled and just nodded.

Time flies, and on the eighth day after the ice and snow melted, the Han army in Di Daojun's camp began to move out in batches.

As a forward, Zhong Xing led his headquarters to Yanhan first. He did not encounter Zhang's Liangjun on the way, but was only disturbed by some small groups of Qiang, Di, and Husbands.

From Didao to the northwest is the plain of Mapingchuan. During this period, only a river called Taohe blocked the way. Qianfeng was originally responsible for building bridges when encountering water. Zhong Xing's department took three days to build three on the Taohe River. Floating bridge is the only way to move forward.

"Those stubborn people are too annoying." Dou A is really a little annoyed: "The number of shares is too small, but there are too many teams."

In addition to opening up the road in the mountains and filling the bridge in the water, the forward still has the responsibility to eliminate the threats to the rear army. No one knows how many Hus left behind when the Fu clan moved. It depends on how they continue to attack the Han army. , It should be that every tribe has left some manpower.

Part of the Doua's department was left by Zhong Xing to eliminate the threat. They continued to explore around the marching route to find and clean up some humiliated people, but the process of cleaning up was not smooth. It's not that they can't defeat the Huren, it's that the Huren will disperse and flee if they are attacked. The Han army can catch some, but there will always be fish caught.

The enemies that can be found cannot be cleared away, and there are still enemies that have not been found. The military affairs of clearing out threats have always been a big problem. It may not be able to clear all those guys until the end of the war. Dou'a is eager to participate in the war. , I really don't want to be dragged into this trouble.

Seeing his boss's irritability, Lu Liang gave a suggestion: "Can you pretend to be a heavy party and attract those Hu people to attack?" Tibetan tracking

The Han army did not have a heavy-duty squad when it went out, or because most of the supplies relied on the convenience created by the system warehouse. It has always been not that no enemy army wanted to target the Han army’s food avenues, but they could only cause trivial troubles every time, and could not affect the main Han army’s material supplies at all.

My family knows what happened to my family, but the enemy can only catch the wind and catch the shadows. Dou'a keeps nodding his head when he hears it, "You can really give it a try."

That trial really achieved a lot of results. After all, the Huren who stayed behind also have to eat. They usually eat some game and eat fruits. If they can eat food, it will definitely be better, and there is nothing better than attacking the Han army. The heavy team is more able to give loss-making behavior.

Dou'a has achieved considerable results, and it may have been good luck. While waiting for Xie An's main force to arrive, other colleagues took over the cleaning up of the military affairs and finally liberated them.

"Yes, yes, we are pretending to be the heavy party to attract the Huren to attack." Dou'a is somewhat ecstatic: "Human is very short of a tendon, even if he knows that there is a fraud, he will follow suit."

They have killed a lot of Husbands recently, but they have earned a lot of military merit, but their losses are not big, and there is no reason to be unhappy.

Xie An thinks about something else: [Knowing that it is a trap, I want to come to those who are extremely short of food? 】

Hunting and gathering are the survival methods of primitive societies. It is because there is no guarantee of sufficient and fixed food that they will try various methods to increase food. Whether it is nomadic methods or settled farming, they are all derived from food. need.

Nomads, there is no harvest if there is no grazing. They stay with hatred. Long-term hunting must be to hunt down large numbers of nearby animals. If hunting alone can guarantee the source of food, why should people tame animals to make domestic animals? What are you going to farm again?

The lack of food for the remaining Hu people is good news for the Han army. Those Hu people who keep attacking the Han army are like mosquitoes and flies. They may not cause much damage to the Han army in one fell swoop, but they will be attacked again and again. It is a good thing to make trouble and bloodletting for the Han army to be able to clean up as much as possible.

Dou'a led his headquarters to chase after Zhong Xing's subordinate, but Xie An continued to throw out small groups of troops while continuing to march.

Jincheng is standing there. Knowing that a war will break out, Jincheng must have sufficient preparations. The Han army will not rush to attack for a while. The effect will be better when the husbands are short of food to collect. Much.

In fact, Xie An didn't even think about attacking Jincheng alone. He still needs to understand the specific situation. If Zhang's Liang army is concentrated in the city defense, the form of combat should be changed.

In the spring of the seventh year of Yuanshuo, the Han army came to Jincheng for the first time.

"It's no wonder it's a major military town." After Zhong Xing arrived, he would definitely have to personally see what Jincheng looked like. He found a relatively high place and commented on Jincheng: "The height of the city wall is more than four feet, and the width is not less than two feet. Four feet. Looking at the color of the rammed earth on the city wall, should the top ten feet be raised urgently?"

Four feet? The measurement of Sima 1 Jin is the continuation of Cao Wei, one zhang is the modern two meters and 42, then four zhang is close to ten meters in height.

Jincheng’s city wall is tall ~ www.wuxiamtl.com~ Seeing that there are bed crossbows placed about thirty steps apart, there are many types of equipment on the city wall, and the width of the moat looks slightly exaggerated, and the outside of the city is even more advanced. The many corridors are arranged, and they really meet the specifications of the military town.

"There is a city inside and outside every city gate..." Zhong Xing frowned and said to the left and right: "There is still a large area reserved in the city. The trees within 20 miles outside the city have also been felled clean. Make siege equipment. The enemy defending the city is a master of defense?"

The defensive master in Zhong Xing's mouth was Jincheng Prefect Zhang Chong. He stood on the tower and watched the Han army outside the city.

"The number of people who came is only less than ten thousand." Zhang Chong looked calm, turned his head and said to Yi Gu: "These are the strikers of Han General Zhong Xing, right?"

Yi Yi was also looking at the Han army outside the city, and said, "They have already started camping. Do they open the city gate and send troops to attack? If the enemy is careless, it may be wiped out or severely injured, frustrating the enemy's prestige."