Lu Bu: My wife comes from two thousand years later
Chapter 471 Everyone has their own agenda
Whether in her previous life or this life, Zhang Mo had never been to Sichuan. The reason why she insisted on commanding the war in Shu this time was mainly because she was familiar with the terrain there. There were some roads that Liu Bei might not know, but she did.
Why do I say that? Because she is very familiar with the historical battles in which Cao Wei destroyed Shu. She can even draw the routes taken by Deng Ai, Zhong Hui, and Zhuge Xu. With the experience of these predecessors (actually descendants for her now), plus some news sent back by Zhang Fan over the years, it is most appropriate for her to lead the battle to destroy Shu.
The second reason is that destroying Shu is a major event, and we need someone who can coordinate the military and political affairs of Yong and Liang provinces to command the overall situation, so as to avoid situations where the overall situation is ignored in order to win military merits, or people disobey orders and act insincerely in violation of orders.
Third, after the destruction of Shu, someone would need to be in charge of the military and political affairs there. Taishi Ci already served as the military commander of two states. If Yizhou was added, the number of troops under his command would be too large. It was not that Zhang Mo did not trust him, but that she was afraid that others would not obey him.
Feng Ji was serving as the governor of Yongzhou, so it was even more impossible for him to serve as the governor of Yizhou concurrently. As for who would be in charge of the military affairs there after Yizhou was conquered, it would depend on the military achievements of the generals this time.
Lu Bu could never win over her. If she said she wanted to go, then he would definitely go. However, thinking about the bravery of Guan Yu and Zhang Fei, as well as the treachery of Li Ru, he was really worried. So, in addition to Xu Chu who had always followed her, Lu Bu also transferred Zhao Yun back. In case of any emergency, with the two of them protecting her, there would be no problem in escaping.
So, Zhao Yun was used as a bodyguard again, just like in history. In addition to these two, Wang Yi and Yan Bing would naturally go with him. There was also Zhang Chunhua, who was already married. When she heard that Zhang Mo was going to Shu, she ran back to her parents' home without saying a word and expressed her intention to follow.
Since his wife was going to such a far place, Sima Yi also wanted to go with her. They were newlyweds, and Zhang Mo didn't want to separate him and his wife. Besides, she also needed more people to discuss things with, so she took them all with her. Of course, her personal adviser Xu You also went with them, as well as Xu Shu, the next governor of Yizhou whom Zhang Mo had chosen.
Yizhou is easy to defend but difficult to attack, and it is easy for local separatist forces to form. Xu Shu's loyalty is absolutely full 100, and he is the kind that cannot be defeated. It is most appropriate for him to preside over the government affairs of Yizhou.
After confirming the list of accompanying personnel, Zhang Mo quietly left Yecheng with only these people and rushed to Chang'an. During this period, Taishi Ci had already received the secret order to attack Shu from the flying eagle and began to redeploy troops.
Among them, Zhang He remained stationed outside Yangping Pass, but Taishi Ci sent another 5,000 men there, making a total of 10,000 troops.
Ma Chao and Yan Xing each led 10,000 soldiers and horses from Liang Province south to Fufeng County.
Pang De led 5,000 troops as the vanguard and reinforced Wuguan, adding up the 5,000 troops originally stationed in Wuguan, for a total force of 10,000; Gao Gan led the main force of 20,000 to follow behind, making a gesture of attacking Nanyang County.
Taishi Ci led 30,000 people to continue to collect food and grass in Chang'an. To outsiders, it seemed that this team was going to Chenliu to support Lu Bu.
During this period, Liu Bei also gradually mobilized 50,000 people to Hanzhong County. He was the commander-in-chief, Li Ru was the military advisor, and the generals accompanying the army included Guan Yu, Chen Deng, Wu Yi, Li Yan, Huang Quan and others.
Among these people, several were Liu Fan's subordinates whom he surrendered when he entered Yizhou, and most of the Xuzhou civil and military officials who followed him into Shu were left behind to guard the gate. Among them, Chen Gui and Mi Zhu were in charge of the overall situation in Chengdu, Sun Qian was stationed at Yangping Pass, Zhang Fei was stationed at Guancheng, the first checkpoint from Hanzhong to Shuzhong, and Jian Yong was guarding Baishui Pass, the only way from Wudu County along the West Han River to Shuzhong directly south.
Zhang Fan, a former officer of the Yongzhou Army who was not trusted by Li Ru, stayed behind to guard Jiange, the last checkpoint into Shuzhong. Li Ru's arrangement seemed to leave the most important checkpoint to Zhang Fan, which was a trust and respect for him, but in fact it was invalidating him. As long as the Guancheng, Baishui, and even the Yinping Road of Guanghan Shu Kingdom ahead were not broken by the enemy, Zhang Fan would not be able to play any role even if he was really a traitor.
In a blink of an eye, it was early June. It had been ten days since Zhang Mo and others arrived in Chang'an. During this period, Liu Bei had led 40,000 people eastward along the Mian River. After arriving in Nanyang, he went directly north to Danshui City, the first city outside Wuguan, to join forces with Cao's army stationed there.
The combined forces of Liu and Cao had 50,000 men, while Gao Gan and Pang De had only 30,000 men at Wuguan. Liu Bei clearly had the advantage in terms of military strength, but he did not launch a large-scale battle against the Tang army that came out of the pass to harass, nor did he attempt to seize Wuguan.
Although Liu Bei was secretly planning to launch a surprise attack on Yongzhou, the troops from Yongzhou and Liangzhou had just gathered at that time. Except for the garrison at Wuguan, Taishi Ci's main force had not left yet, and Ma Chao and Yan Xing's troops were just about to arrive in Fufeng County.
The most crucial thing is that only a few small-scale local battles have taken place in Yanzhou so far, and Cao Cao's defense line shows no signs of shaking. Gao Shun's tens of thousands of Sizhou troops are in Henan Yin. At this time, even if Liu Bei had ten times the courage, he would not dare to make any move.
Both the senior brother and the junior sister had their own ulterior motives, but Liu Bei did not dare to act rashly. However, Zhang Mo issued an order to march into Shuzhong the next day after the troops were assembled.
The marching route was planned as early as when the decision was made to attack Shuzhong. Ma Chao and Yan Xing entered Wudu County from Dasan Pass. After arriving at Xiabian, they split into two groups. Yan Xing advanced to Baishui Pass along the West Han River Valley, while Ma Chao attacked Guanghan, a vassal state south of Wudu County, along Baishui River, a tributary of the West Han River.
Taishi Ci's 244 men were divided into three. Among them, Zhang Mo led men to take the Baoxiade Road to meet up with Zhang He and attack Yangping Pass; Taishi Ci led men to take the easternmost Ziwu Road and enter the Hanzhong Basin; another men were led by Liu Xiong, who was very familiar with the terrain of the Qinling Mountains. They traveled light and entered Luogu from Zhouzhi County of Youfufeng, taking the Tangluo Road which had not been developed at that time (historical records did not record the exact time, it is speculated that it was developed when Cao Wei attacked Shu in AD, so we will assume it was not developed here).
The Tang army was divided into five routes, with a total of 60,000 troops marching towards Yizhou. In order to catch Liu Bei off guard, except for the Tangluo Road, the troops advanced very quickly in all routes. Feng Ji even mobilized more than half of the labor force in Yongzhou to provide logistical support.
On June 15th, troops from various routes arrived at their destinations one after another. The one who achieved the fastest success was Ma Chao, who attacked the vassal state of Guanghan. On the day of his arrival, his troops defeated several Di tribes with lightning speed, and the next day they surrounded Yinping Road, the political center of the vassal state of Guanghan (one of the thirteen Di roads established by Emperor Wu of Han).
"Tang, Tang Tang, the army of the King of Tang?"
On the top of Yinping City, Di Wang Qiangduan looked at the Tang army flag fluttering in the wind below with disbelief. He was so frightened that he could hardly speak clearly. Without time to think about why the Tang army was there, he subconsciously shouted, "Quick, quick, quick, send someone to the bridgehead for help!"
The soldiers received the order and ran down the city wall like flying. Qiang Duan asked again, "Who is leading the troops?"
One person pointed at another military flag embroidered with the Chinese character "马" and said tremblingly, "If, if I'm not mistaken, it should be Ma Chao, the son of Ma Teng, a descendant of General Fu Bo!"
"Fu, the descendants of General Fu Bo!"
After hearing this title, Qiang Duan's face turned even paler. No one among the Qiang and Di people near Liangzhou did not know General Ma Yuan, the Fubo General. At the beginning of the Eastern Han Dynasty, the Qiang and Di people repeatedly invaded Longxi. No one could pacify them except Ma Yuan. The ancestors of the Qiang and Di people were frightened by him, so they were naturally afraid of his descendants. This was also the reason why Ma Teng was able to gain the support of the Qiang and Di people and become the overlord of Liangzhou.
In addition to Ma Yuan, these people were also very afraid of Sanming in Liangzhou. It is said that when Jia Xu was young, he was abducted by the Di people. He lied that he was the grandson of Duan Xing. Not only did the Di people not dare to touch him, they also sent people to send him home. It can be seen how high the deterrent power of these Han Dynasty's generals who pacified the Qiang was in the hearts of the Qiang and Di people.
Furthermore, Lu Bu had just killed Agui and Yang Qianwan in Liang Province a few years ago. The mountains of corpses and seas of blood outside Xingguo and Hechi cities are still vivid in people's minds. The Qiang and Di people are now terrified when they hear the name of the King of Tang, let alone going against him.
So, just when the people asking for help left the city, Qiangduan immediately announced his surrender!
Ma Chao rode his horse to the foot of the city and saw a white flag hung on the wall. The gate of Pingyin was wide open. Qiang Duan, surrounded by a group of soldiers, came outside the city to surrender to Ma Chao.
"Surrender now? No resistance?" Ma Chao asked with a frown, sitting high on his black warhorse.
From what he said, it seems that he hopes the strong end can resist for a while.
"No, I dare not. The King of Tang is powerful and far-reaching. When I heard that the Tang army was coming, I couldn't wait to welcome them. I couldn't wait to welcome them!" Qiangduan said with a bow.
"Did anyone send for help?"
Qiang Duan shuddered, "I sent, I sent..." He hurriedly explained, "That was just my natural reaction. I didn't really mean to go against the general. He just left not long ago. I, I will send someone to bring him back."
"No need!" Hearing that the person who asked for help had left, Ma Chao's brows immediately relaxed. He turned to Ma Dai and said, "You lead the main force to Yinping and reorganize the Di people. I will go to the Yinping bridgehead and act according to the plan."
After that, he turned around with a thousand elite soldiers and followed the route Zhang Mo had instructed before, and came to the Yangtang River Valley, a tributary of the right bank of the Bailong River. From here, they passed through Konghan Valley and reached the Yinping Bridgehead.
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