Chapter 945: The evil will repay the good people
"Alang, why do you want the Wu people to help build warships in Hanzhong? Could it be that you really want to go down the Han River and attack Shangyong?"
The deal with the Wu people can be regarded as a major event in planning for Feng Jishi.
As the commander-in-chief of the Liangzhou army, General Guan will naturally be concerned about this matter.
It’s just that she was looking at the map for a long time, and she didn’t understand the significance of Alang’s move.
"Alang has said before that Shangyong is a difficult place for Hanzhong. Unless we are sure of victory, leaving hastily will only put the army in danger."
Those who hang on the ground are easy to go but difficult to return.
In the Battle of Hanzhong, the late emperor defeated Cao Cao, which shocked the world. The late emperor also wanted to send Meng Da first from Yidu, and then send Liu Feng down the Han River.
The two armies took advantage of the great victory in Hanzhong, and then worked together to pacify Shangyong.
The current situation of Shangyong is no longer what it was like in the days of the late Emperor.
The Wei thieves have been operating for a long time and have a large number of troops stationed there.
Secondly, even if the Wei thieves are unprepared and the Han Dynasty is lucky enough to capture Shangyong, they still have to be wary of the Wu people in the south...
Sun Quan was able to betray his alliance and sneak attack on Jingzhou. Who can be sure that he would not betray his alliance and sneak attack on Shangyong again?
After all, as long as Shangyong is captured and Xiangyang is defeated without attacking, Wu will be able to take the entire Jingzhou into its hands.
With Xiangyang as a natural barrier, Sun Quan no longer has to worry about Wei thieves being able to move south from Jingzhou at any time.
“Because only Hanzhong is the most suitable, we can’t put it in Yong’an, right?”
Feng Jishi has been annoyed by Lu Hao recently, and in the end he had no choice but to hide in the backyard.
Although the backyard is not very peaceful, because General Guan has also been looking for trouble recently.
There was no other way. In order to lure the Wu people into taking the bait, Governor Feng fabricated 70% to 30% of the old story between himself and Zhang Xiaosi.
The effect is indeed good, but the side effects are not small.
For example, General Guan has been keeping a close eye on him recently.
During this period, Governor Feng slept honestly at night and no longer dared to sneak onto Zhang Xiaosi's bed.
"If we really want to let Yong'an go, let alone let the Wu people help us build the ships. I'm afraid that even if we build the ships ourselves, Sun Quan will not be able to sleep."
Still, even if Han and Wu announced the fire to the world and publicly vowed.
But the alliance between the two countries remains as fragile as ever.
“Put it in Linwei!” Guan Ji clicked on the map, “Going down the Wei River from Linwei, isn’t it Chencang City, an important town in Guanzhong?”
Linwei is the county seat of Hanyang County in Longyou.
Linwei and Chencang are separated by Longshan Mountain and connected by the Weishui River.
And from Linwei to Chencang, this waterway is also very mature.
Because during the Pre-Han Dynasty, after Emperor Gaozu established his capital in Chang'an, as the country became more prosperous and the population gradually increased, the food produced in Guanzhong began to be insufficient in the later years of Emperor Xiaowu.
In order to solve this dilemma, the former Han Dynasty increased its efforts to transport grain from Guandong.
On the other hand, it is to step up the development of Longyou and transport the grain produced in Longyou to Chang'an through the Wei River waterway.
“If my concubine’s prediction is true, when the prime minister sent troops to Guanzhong, he would either go through Chencang or Xiegu. However, the Dashan Pass in Chencang is one of the four passes in Guanzhong due to its dangerous terrain.”
“If the Prime Minister raises troops to attack the key point, I am afraid it will delay too much, so walking through the sloping valley is the best choice.”
There are four roads in Hanzhong, counting from east to west, Ziwu Road, Tangluo Road, Baoxie Road and Chencang Road.
Ziwu Valley and Tangluo Road cannot hold a large army.
Chen Cangdao said that at Dashan Pass, one of the four middle passes, as long as the Wei thieves had thousands of people guarding it, they could stop a hundred thousand troops.
Any Guancheng does not mean that it is just a city.
Just like Xiaoguan, the main city of Xiaoguan is the center, and then various Wubao checkpoints, camps, etc. are arranged based on the terrain of the surrounding mountains.
Dashan Pass is much more dangerous than Xiao Pass.
The deep valley below the Dashanguan Pass is extremely steep, with cliffs facing each other on both sides, which can be called a "line of sky".
It is very difficult to pass through, easy to defend but difficult to attack. It can be said that one man can guard the pass, and ten thousand men cannot open it.
Even if you have an army of 100,000, it is still a question whether you can get rid of thousands of people in front of Guancheng.
Although Feng Yong has an engineering camp on hand, he is not afraid of fortifying the city.
But it will take time to break open a strong city on flat ground, let alone a heavy pass built on dangerous terrain.
Although the inclined valley road is not easy to walk, over the years, the Nanxiang engineering team has rebuilt the plank road that Mr. Zhao burned down.
More importantly, as long as we leave the Xie Valley, cross the Wei River to the north, and occupy the important Beiyuan area, we can cut off the connection between Chencangqi County and other important towns in Guanzhong and Chang'an.
If you cross the Wugong River to the east, you can go all the way to Chang'an along the south bank of the Weishui River.
In the original history, Sima Yi pitched his camp east of Wugong River and refused to go to war.
They sent troops to guard Beiyuan in advance, and then they blocked the old demon Zhuge in Wuzhangyuan.
If the Han Dynasty did not hold Longyou in its hands, I am afraid that Feng Tubao would have no choice but to do nothing in the face of Wei's strategic advantage.
The most they can do is split up their troops with Zhuge Lao Yao, use stone artillery carts to smash Chencang's Sanguan, and risk their lives to capture Chencang.
Or they can directly take the Qishan Road and harass Longyou so that Liangzhou and Longyou Wei troops cannot support Guanzhong.
As for now, the Han Dynasty has Longyou, directly overlooking Guanzhong.
Sima Laogui can certainly block the old demon Zhuge as he did in the original history.
But as Shi Bao said when he first gave it to Feng Wenhe:
If you want to take Hanzhong from Guanzhong to the south, you must first take Longyou; if you want to conquer Guanzhong from Hanzhong north, you must first take Longyou.
Not to mention that in the direction of Longyou, the notorious Feng Wenhe could rush out at any time. He was a fierce thief who was capable of breaking through the defenses in the pass.
That's why Sima Laogui worked hard to farm in Guanzhong and save food. At the same time, he dug trenches and built walls at various pass roads, preparing to defend and fight for a long time.
Sima Laogui was prepared. As the actual commander of the Liangzhou army, how could General Guan not think about the various possibilities of the Guanzhong battle?
So although she was not like Feng Tubao, who could look at history and know the future, she could tell the route of the Han Prime Minister's last Northern Expedition in one sentence.
General Guan pointed his hand at the entrance of the Xie Valley and said thoughtfully:
“If the prime minister leads a large army out of Xiegu, Sima Yi will definitely lead the army in Guanzhong to fight against the prime minister.”
“At that time, the prime minister only needs to send a partial division to go to Chencang Road, and Longyou will send another division to go along the Wei River, directly to Chencang.”
“With such a two-sided attack, and the Guanzhong army being restrained by the Prime Minister, Chencang may not be able to defend it for long.”
"Once Chen Cang is lost," Guan Ji narrowed her eyes slightly, "How can Qian County be defended? If Qian County is not defended, then Longyou and Liangzhou's army will swarm into Guanzhong from Guanlong Avenue..."
"That's a good idea!" Governor Feng followed and praised, "It's indeed a good idea. In fact, I do have plans to go down the river from Linwei."
When Guan Ji heard this, she became even more puzzled, "Oh? Then why is Alang building ships in Hanzhong again?"
Feng Yong raised the corner of his mouth and smiled, "If we build the ship in advance now, wouldn't we be discovered by the Wei thieves? What if they are prepared?"
Guan Ji frowned: "But if we build a temporary ship, I'm afraid it will be too late..."
Feng Jishi chuckled: "It doesn't matter if it's too late or not, as long as the Wei thieves think that we will really go down the river from Linwei to attack in a sneak attack."
As soon as Guan Ji heard this, she immediately understood: "Alang is talking about suspected soldiers?"
"Yes, I plan to send out suspicious troops." Governor Feng nodded, "There is truth in the illusion. Although it is a good idea to go down the Weishui River."
“This road, even if it is not as dangerous as going down the Han River, can only carry thousands of people. Once there are too many people, it will become a dead end, making it easy to get back and forth.”
As Governor Feng spoke, he drew a semicircle along Hanzhong and Longyou, "Anyway, there are so many roads from Hanzhong and Longyou to Guanzhong, so let Sima Yi guess which one we will take?"
"Too."
Guan Ji nodded, mentally jotting down the backup plan she had just thought of, and then turned to ask Feng Jishi:
“If the city of Alang is changed, how will Alang defend it?”
Thinking in the position of the opponent is the most common method used by the staff in sand table deduction.
Governor Feng glanced at the map and shook his head:
“The best way is actually to block important passes like Sima Yi. As long as these passes cannot be broken through, Guanzhong can still be said to be safe.”
In the direction of Anding County, Xinping County is used as a buffer and the defense is along the Jingshui River.
To the east of Guanlong Avenue, heavy troops were stationed in Qian County for defense.
Then use important places such as Chencang and Yixian to defend Hanzhong.
Sima Yi is based in Chang'an. Once he discovers the enemy's main force, he will immediately lead the army to support him.
The disadvantage of this method is that no one of the key checkpoints can be missed. Once it is missed, it may lead to the collapse of the whole line.
So Sima Yi made another record, and built a line of defense with ditches and barriers behind the important pass town, and deployed defenses layer by layer.
The problem is that before the Battle of Xiaoguan, the Wei thieves had a strategic advantage.
After the Battle of Xiaoguan, Cao Zhen sent away tens of thousands of elite troops from the Guanzhong army, and Han and Wei became balanced.
Sima Yi’s current approach is to drag the Battle of Guanzhong into a war of attrition.
After all, Guanzhong was where the Wei army was stationed, while the Han army was away from the border to fight.
Not to mention that the supply line is relatively long, even if the big man has dry food, there is no way to support the big man to fight indefinitely, right?
Behind Guanzhong, there is a blood transfusion in the Central Plains in the middle of the world!
“The best way? Alang means that there are other ways?”
"Open the gateway, let the Han enter Guanzhong, and then rely on Chang'an to concentrate our forces and decide the outcome. If we win, we will be able to defeat Longyou... Well, maybe we can counterattack Longyou."
“If we lose, we can just withdraw from Guanzhong and it will be over. In my opinion, Sima Yi doesn’t have the guts to bet on this.”
Guan Ji chuckled and glanced at him:
“After the battle at Xiaoguan, there are probably not many people in the world who dare to confront King Feng Gui on the plains…”
“You’re welcome, you’re commended!” Governor Feng raised his hands and said modestly, “In front of me, there is General Guan, isn’t he just one of those people?”
“Sigh!” Guan Ji said she looked down on Feng, and then she couldn’t help but laugh.
After the couple finished bragging to each other, General Guan looked at the map again and sighed slightly, "So it seems that we can only build ships in Hanzhong?"
Feng Jishi knew the obsession of his own king, and felt a little regretful that the Han Dynasty could not build ships to go down the river to regain Jingzhou.
But I saw Feng Jishi smile slyly:
"Actually, Hanzhong is the most suitable. When it comes to construction in the world, Hanzhong is the most suitable. We are not afraid that the Wu people will not come to build ships. As long as they dare to come, we will learn the shipbuilding craftsmanship sooner or later."
If it comes to scientific research, it is naturally the scientific research led by Amei.
But if you want to talk about manufacturing, then Han MCC is the first choice.
Because Hanzhong Metallurgical Industry Co., Ltd. was personally supported by Feng Jishi, and now it has the forging master Pu Yuan as the chief engineer, and the national treasure engineer Huang Yueying as the general consultant.
Nanxiang standards, Nanxiang craftsmanship, Nanxiang students…
The former Nanxiang system has now expanded into the entire Hanzhong construction system.
It cannot be said to be an industrial system, but at least there are buds in the early stages of the development of an industrial system.
This construction system, coupled with the economic foundation of the entire Han Dynasty, is the most important technical barrier.
The original handicrafts of Wu State will be completely dismembered sooner or later in the face of the Hanzhong construction system.
Even if the Wu people had already planned to hide some of their craftsmanship, don’t forget that Governor Feng also had a research team called Amei.
As long as there is a template and a direction, whether it is reverse copycat or development research, Feng Jishi believes that Amei will not let him down.
But I saw Feng Jishi winking and saying:
“The people of Wu only know that the armored cavalry is unparalleled in the world, but they don’t know how much food it costs.”
“The horses are just the first problem. The building and maintenance of the armor and the wear and tear of the horses are the big problems.”
“What if the Wu people learned all the training methods and combat techniques of the armored cavalry? Later they will find that it is better to buy armor than to make it, and it is better to rent it than to buy..."
“At that time, it’s time for us to eat the fat off their bodies. Not to mention the horses, it’s hard for us to raise three thousand to ride them. They still want qualified armored war horses?”
“It would be nice to have an armored knight, but forget about the equipment.”
The so-called armored cavalry equipment, armored cavalry refers to people wearing armor, which is regarded as semi-heavy cavalry.
Equipment refers to the horse armor, and the armor and riding equipment are combined into one, which is called heavy cavalry.
In later generations, Mao Xiong gave Ah San the aircraft carrier for free. Ah San was very happy, but he didn’t know that the service fee behind it was the real purpose of Mao Xiong.
Why didn’t the furry bear give it to the little white rabbit for free?
Because he knew that if he gave it to the little white rabbit for free, it would really be a free gift.
No, it’s not for free, it’s to supplement the nutrition of the little white rabbit.
Don’t you see, in order to get back an aircraft carrier with nothing to play with, the little white rabbit made noises from east to west, hid the truth from the sky, and endured the humiliation...
The thrilling process can be called the drama of the century.
In the same way, the current system of the Han Dynasty is the best technological blockade against Wei and Wu.
Feng Jishi now wants Wu Guo to be a San.
At that time, Feng Langjun tried to lure Wu to attack Xiangyang, but he gritted his teeth and bled profusely.
Unexpectedly, in the end, Wu State actually attacked Xiangyang symbolically and then retreated hastily, but took all the benefits given by Feng Langjun.
This matter will not be forgotten by Feng Langjun even if it takes ten years.
As the saying goes: Feng Langjun is a man of clever words, cruel and ruthless Xiao Wenhe, and a sinister ghost king who is far-sighted and will definitely repay the good people with his evil will.
There is no self-interest at all, but only for others, and selflessly giving the armored cavalry training methods to allies. If this is not called a good person, then what is a good person?
(End of this chapter)