Chapter 1247: Play a big one
Although Zhang Yi and Mi Zhao attacked Maojin Ferry at night two days after Jiang Wei and Liu Yin captured Hangu Pass.
But it was a day and a half farther to deliver the letter from Hangu Pass to Feng Duhu on the Zhiguan Road than from Maojin.
So Feng Duhu received these two battle reports almost at the same time.
“Sir, if Hangu and Shaanxian are combined, Luoyang is within easy reach!”
Compared with Feng Duhu's somewhat confused attitude, Du Yu, who was responsible for assisting Feng Duhu in handling military affairs, did not consider that much and only saw him saying ecstatically.
“Um, um…”
Feng Duhu's eyes subconsciously fell on the map.
Du Yu was very discerning and quickly pulled out a map of Luoyang and hung it up.
The map of Luoyang is naturally not a re-surveyed map. It is only a rough topography at most, and it is relatively abstract.
There is not even the most basic scale, just an estimate of the relative distance.
But it is enough to generally judge the current war situation on the southern front.
From Chang'an to Luoyang, if you want to take the Weihan Ancient Road, there are three places that are the most dangerous and important.
They are Tongguan, Hanguguan and Shaanxian respectively.
Send troops from Guanzhong to the east. As long as you control the west of Shaanxi County, you will basically have the strategic initiative.
Because the Xiaohan Ancient Road passed through Shaanxi County, it was divided into two roads, one south and one north: North Xiao Road and South Xiao Road.
These two roads both lead to Luoyang.
Emperor Xiaowu of the former Han Dynasty abolished Hangu Pass of Qin and rebuilt a new pass three hundred miles east, which was later called Hanhangu Pass.
This pass was built by Emperor Xiaowu in order to expand the pass. Its administrative significance is far more important than its military significance.
Hanhan Valley Pass is located on Beikiao Road.
If you take the Nanxiao Road, you can directly bypass Hanhan Valley Pass and reach Luoyang.
The most important thing is that there are no dangers along the Nangui Road.
Only a medium-sized city like Yi'an could not protect Luoyang at all.
Therefore, Cao Cao, who was familiar with military affairs, simply abandoned Hanhangu Pass.
It would be better to build a new gate tower on the bank of the river more than ten miles north of Qinhan Valley Pass, and form a line of defense with Qinhan Valley Pass.
(See the comments at the end for the map)
Although the Guan Tower built by Cao Cao and Shaanxi County have not yet completely fallen into the hands of the Han Dynasty.
But Feng Duhu knew that this would happen sooner or later.
Perhaps in the view of the Wei thieves, if they really must lose these two dangerous places, it would be better to withdraw the garrison from these two places as soon as possible.
It's just that the retreat of the garrison in these two places is cut off, and they are about to lose both land and troops. That is the most terrible thing.
Feng Duhu’s eyes flickered.
The current battle situation has completely exceeded his expectations.
In other words, the progress of several groups of people was unexpectedly smooth.
In the direction of Taiyuan, Sima Yi fled without fighting, and General Guan had already led his army southward to Shangdang.
In the direction of Gaopingguan, Shi Bao has already crossed Danshui and is approaching the eldest son.
According to the analysis of the battle reports sent back, the eldest son should not have many defenders. Maybe Shi Bao is already in the eldest son's city.
As for the results of the battle in the direction of the Weihan Ancient Road...
Feng Duhu pinched the two battle reports in his hand and rubbed his temples with some distress.
So Lao Tzu’s staff team has made a bunch of plans, what’s the use?
What's the point of my hard work traveling around Zhiguan Road?
“Ji Yan!”
“Sir, please give me your instructions.”
Pei Xiu responded quickly.
"You draft a memorial for me to send back to Chang'an, saying that the food in Guanzhong will be sent to General Hangu Pass (Jiang Wei) first."
“Here.”
Feng Duhu looked at Du Yu again: "Yuan Kai, please help me draft a military order, copy it into two copies, send one to General Anton (Zhang Yi) at Maojin Ferry, and the other to the same general. Go to General Zhengdong."
“Sir, please speak.”
“Have General Zhengdong and General Andong take over Hangu Pass and Shaanxian County, and then unite their troops in one place, with General Zhengdong as the leader and General Andong as the deputy, and act independently according to the battle situation.”
“Here.”
The two students were busy writing. Feng Duhu sat in the coach's seat, without focus, tapping his fingers lightly on the table, as if he was thinking about something.
After a while, Pei Xiu finished writing first:
“Sir, please take a look.”
Feng Duhu took it and read it once, nodded, and stamped it with his seal.
After sealing it, Feng Duhu ordered again:
“Write another letter and send it to Gaopingguan, asking them to deliver it to General Shi Zhonglang as soon as possible.”
Speaking of this, Feng Duhu’s eyes became gloomy:
“Just say that there is insufficient food and grass in the rear, and let him find a way to get food from the Shangdang and find a way to solve the food and grass problem in the army on his own.”
When Pei Xiu heard this, his body trembled slightly, as if he remembered some unbearable past event.
While Du Yu was copying the second military order, his hand shook and he made a long stroke.
Sir, this is a direct order to let Shi Zhongrong free his hands and feet to do it!
The powerful family of Shangdang, this time, I am afraid they will really be completely ruined...
Feng Duhu’s eyes fell on Du Yu again and asked:
“Have you finished writing?”
Du Yu was still hesitating whether to make another copy. After all, the long stroke was really too ugly.
Unexpectedly, the gentleman’s tone seemed urgent, so he could only bite the bullet and said:
“It has been written, sir, please have a look.”
Du Yu secretly breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that his husband took it and put a big seal on his face without any strange color on his face.
“You write another letter in my name to General Deng Youwei of Taiyuan (Deng Zhi), asking the old general to find a way to raise more food and grass to support General Zhendong.”
“Here.”
After giving the instructions, Feng Duhu sat there, raised his head, looked at the tent roof, and suddenly shouted:
“Come here!”
The bodyguards standing outside enter:
“Junhou?”
“Go and call me the people from the Dark Night Camp.”
According to convention, after Feng Yong became the right hussar general, he could have a thousand private troops, including 100 soldiers.
This is already the highest level of treatment.
After the military reorganization, Dark Night Camp was canceled and merged because its name did not fit the aesthetics of this era.
Similar encounters occurred with the original Thunder God Camp. Because everyone believed in ghosts and gods, they were afraid of offending the real God of Thunder, so they changed their name to Shenji Camp.
At this time, the Dark Night Camp mentioned by Feng Duhu was actually the name of his own private tribe.
After a while, a man with an ordinary appearance, who looked like he had almost turned his head and forgotten, walked in:
“Your Majesty? Do you have any orders?”
Feng Duhu glanced at the two students.
Du Yu and Pei Xiu agreed and resigned.
Feng Duhu then opened his mouth and said:
“You will find a way to notify the people in Luoyang and Xuchang that the latent operation can begin.”
Hearing this, the man who had no expression at first became stern and raised his hands in salute: "Here."
Just when he was about to leave, he heard Feng Duhu say again:
“Also, send the best manpower, bring the best medicine, go to Maojin Ferry, and tell Coach Han that as soon as Mi Langjun’s injury improves slightly, he will be escorted back immediately.”
This time, the man’s face seemed to become a little more relaxed: “Here.”
The so-called latent operation is actually a plan to disrupt the Wei State under the leadership of the Dark Night Camp and the assistance of the Martial Arts Alliance.
One of the most important points in the implementation of this plan is to see when Mi Langjun is exposed or returns.
Judging from Feng Duhu's tone at this time, it seemed that Mi Langjun had no intention of staying in Wei anymore.
After the man went out, Feng Duhu continued to shout:
“Junhou?”
“Go and call Colonel Li over.”
“Here.”
Li Qiu didn’t dare to neglect when he got the news and rushed over:
“Junhou, are you looking for me?”
Looking around, he found that there was no one else in the tent, and he couldn't help but feel a little surprised on his face.
“Nobuho, are you here? Sit down.”
“Thank you, brother.”
There are no outsiders, so there is no need to be too outspoken about our own brothers.
After sitting down, Feng Duhu pondered for a moment, and then said apologetically:
"Xinhou, the war situation in the south has changed. I may have to make another trip for you."
“Has there been any change in the war in the south?”
Upon hearing this, Li Qiu's face changed and he couldn't help but stand up:
“Brother, what happened?”
“Don’t worry, it’s a good thing.”
Feng Duhu stretched out his hand to signal him to sit down again, and then told him about the war.
When Li Qiu heard this, he was immediately happy: "This is a great thing, brother!"
But I saw him punching me hard again:
"The thieves used a trick to seize my Shangdang. My brother is well-organized and the generals are brave and good at fighting. Not only do they want to recapture Shangdang, but they also want to teach the thieves a lesson!"
No wonder he was so excited.
In the past few years, everyone in the Xinghan Hui has been holding a breath in their hearts.
After the death of the prime minister, the elder brother was appointed in critical situation. However, some people liked to use his age and qualifications to make matters worse.
How much effort did the Xinghan Society do for the Han Dynasty?
After the great victory, before the dividends were received, there was an internal purge.
After the suppression of counter-revolutionaries, we didn’t even get much land in Guanzhong.
Then he looked at the palace and the old man Wei Yan, who forced his brother, who was in charge of internal and external military affairs, to patrol the frontier.
Who else could be able to swallow this breath?
Shangdang was lost, and even Taiyuan was almost lost. After Wei Yan was sent back to Chang'an, he didn't know whether he was dead or not.
If my brother hadn’t been ordered to do so during the crisis, there’s no telling how the war would have turned out!
The better the armies are fighting now, the more capable they are of their elder brother, and the more it appears that the palace made a mistake in appointing Wei Yan.
If the person in the palace dares to reach out randomly again, then don't blame the princes in the court for admonishing, regulating, and directly admonishing Your Majesty.
“Brother, what do you think we should do next?”
Li Qiu couldn’t sit still anymore. He came over and asked excitedly:
"As long as the elder brother gives orders, the younger brother will go through fire and water, and there will be no excuse for death!"
Feng Duhu also smiled happily and said:
"Why did you say this, Xinhou? How could I let you die? Come on, come over and look here."
He brought Li Qiu to the map and told him his analysis of the battle on the ancient Weihan Road.
Then he emphasized the tone:
"So, Xinhou, do you understand? As long as we capture Hangu Pass and Shaanxian County, Luoyang will no longer be defenseless."
“At least, as long as you take the Second Engineering Battalion to go there for support, there will be no obstacles for the southern army to go to Luoyang!”
Yi'an City on the Nangui Road cannot be stopped by an ordinary army, so why can it stop the engineering battalion?
Just hearing Feng Duhu’s words made Li Qiu so excited that his face turned red:
“Brother wants to conquer Luoyang?”
Luoyang City, that’s Luoyang City!
It is the capital of the Wei thieves!
"Not necessarily." Feng Duhu smiled, "Whether Luoyang can be broken or not, I won't force it, it depends on the situation."
"But I have one request. At least I must scare the chickens and dogs in Luoyang City and make them uneasy every day."
Li Qiu nodded heavily: "I understand, little brother."
“It’s just because of my hard work that I trust you so much that I’ve made so many trips in vain.”
He ran from Tongguan to Caoqiaoguan, then from Caoqiaoguan to Hedong, and then ran to Zhiguan Road and ran around.
Even though he was his own brother, Feng Duhu felt a little guilty for having worked so hard for so long.
“But if you can achieve meritorious service, it will not be in vain.”
Li Qiu didn't care at all. Instead, his face now looked eager to try.
Although my brother said that he would not force the capture of Luoyang, why did he let himself take the people of the Second Engineering Battalion there?
There must be a chance, so we should try our best to win it!
Seeing him like this, Feng Duhu smiled happily:
“Then get ready and set off directly tomorrow.”
“My little brother takes the order.”
“Remember, go directly to Maojin Ferry and help the armed guards capture Shaanxi County as soon as possible.”
Jiang Wei and Liu Yin led the Tiger Infantry Army, and the gate building was not too big. If attacked from both sides, they would not be able to defend it for long.
On the contrary, it was the Wuwei Army who was engaged in actual combat for the first time, and the depth of Shaanxi County was much stronger than that of Wei Hangu Pass, which was outflanked. At the same time, they had to guard against reinforcements from Luoyang.
"clear."
After Li Qiu went out, Feng Duhu kept shouting without stopping:
“Come here, please bring General Zhang over.”
“Here.”
After a while, Zhang came inside and saluted: "I have seen the Central Protector."
"General Zhang doesn't need to be polite." Feng Duhu stood up without the slightest courtesy, "I invited General Zhang to come here because I want to ask, how is the morale of the Wuqian army now?"
"Returning to the central defense, the morale of the soldiers is acceptable."
Although Zhang Jiu answered without any hesitation, he was a little unclear in his heart.
After all, with Feng Duhu’s ability to control the army, how could he not understand the situation in the army?
But seeing Feng Duhu speak again:
“Oh? What about other aspects?”
"Uh..." Zhang paused, glanced at Feng Duhu secretly, and carefully organized his words, "In other respects, there's not much."
“It’s just, uh, just…”
“Just what?”
“It’s just that the general is dull and a little confused.”
"tell me the story."
Zhang mustered up his courage:
“People all over the world have heard about the reputation of Zhongdu Protector for a long time. Now that Zhongdu Protector has no front troops and wants to capture Zhiguan, the thieves will be frightened when they hear about it.”
"However, Zhiguan is an important pass in Hanoi. If the thieves want to defend Hanoi, they will not dare to abandon Zhiguan. They will definitely strengthen their defenses and resist the Central Guards."
"However, it has been many days since Zhongduhu led his army into Zhiguan Road, and Zhiguan is still not in sight. Doesn't this give the thieves more time to prepare?"
When Feng Duhu heard these words, he smiled and asked:
"I'm afraid this is not just your doubt, General Zhang, but also the doubt of the army officers, right?"
“I dare not hide it from the Protector, it is true.”
“So, the soldiers are all eager to achieve success and want to speed up the pace.”
"yes."
"Okay." Feng Duhu nodded, with a somewhat unpredictable look on his face, half-smiling but not smiling, "General Zhang, go down and tell the soldiers that starting from tomorrow, we will begin a rapid march."
“Emergency march?”
“Yes, but it’s not going to Zhiguan.”
“Then where are we going?”
Feng Duhu's eyes fell on a certain place on the map, and he raised the corner of his mouth.
Since things have come to this, let’s play the big one.
PS: For the battle situation map of the ancient Xiaohan Road and the map of the North and South Xiaodao Road, please open the comments on the first floor.
(End of this chapter)