Wuguan is in the southeast corner of Guanzhong, from Chang'an, only two or three hundred miles away, Liu Chan is all cavalry, riding horses and hurrying, but it will arrive in two days.

However, Guan Yu was not in good health, and in order to take care of Guan Yu and avoid a bumpy journey, it took the army four days to arrive at Wuguan.

The general of Wuguan is Zhang Ren, and there are 30,000 soldiers and horses in Guanzhong Yitun, and these 30,000 soldiers and horses are originally reserved for the future attack on Nanyang.

"The last general, Zhang Ren, greets His Majesty's holy drive!"

Zhang Ren knew that Liu Chan was coming, so he led 3,000 soldiers and horses to meet him in person.

"Aiqing doesn't have to be polite!" Liu Chan turned over and dismounted, and helped Zhang Ren up from the ground, Zhang Ren was born in 182, eight out of forty this year, and is considered a middle-aged general, because he is deeply used by the imperial court, his spirit is good, and there are only a few gray hairs on his head, and he does not look old, and it seems that he can serve the court for many years.

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

Liu Chan looked at the three thousand soldiers and horses behind Zhang Ren, one by one standing tall as a pine, with bright armor on their bodies, swords and guns shining in their hands, they were arrayed like a forest, although they did not move or speak, but a momentum spontaneously appeared, ordinary people saw it, but they were afraid that they didn't even have the courage to step forward.

"It's really my Han's elite division, it's hard work!" Seeing that the soldiers and horses of Wuguan were so mighty and majestic, Liu Chan patted Zhang Ren's shoulder.

Zhang Ren smiled slightly, arched his hand and said: "This is what the last general should do, the last general has prepared a meal in Wuguan, if it is getting late today, please go to Wuguan to rest first." ”

"Hmm!"

The group then came to Wuguan, and on the side of Wuguan, Zhang Ren had already prepared a garrison and dinner for the cavalry. And Liu Chan and the generals were naturally treated much better, and they were invited to the general's mansion in the city to rest.

After dinner, the generals did not retreat, and after removing the leftovers, Liu Chan discussed with the generals about the use of troops.

Liu Chan said to Zhang Ren: "According to the report from the scout, Cao Rui mobilized a group of craftsmen from Bingzhou to Nanyang, intending to use cement to repair the city. General Zhang Ren, I don't know the soldiers and horses of Wuguan, have you ever prepared properly? ”

Zhang Ren arched his hand and said: "Your Majesty, rest assured, the 30,000 soldiers and horses in Wuguan are already waiting for the day, as long as Your Majesty gives an order, they can go out at any time." ”

"Hmm!" Liu Chan nodded and said: "I have already brought 10,000 cavalry with this dispatch, and there are 100,000 soldiers and horses in Jingzhou, of which 40,000 are stationed in Jiangxia, and there are 60,000 soldiers and horses available, so Wuguan soldiers and horses do not need to bring more, you choose 10,000 elites tomorrow, and the whole army will go out the day after tomorrow." ”

80,000 soldiers and horses, including 10,000 elite cavalry, it is enough to take Nanyang, although the momentum is huge, but it is just white grain and grass, although Jingzhou has a lot of grain and grass, but there is no need to waste it.

"No!" Zhang Ren gave up his hand to take the order.

Liu Chan said again: "From Wuguan to Nanyang, the road is not easy to walk, have you sent troops to investigate in advance?" Did Hu Zhen send troops to ambush? ”

Wuguan is located on the border between Guanzhong and Nanyang, under the jurisdiction of Guanzhong, out of Wuguan to the southeast direction of thirty miles, it enters the scope of Nanyang County of Jingzhou.

Hanshui is a major branch of the Yangtze River, its birthplace is located in the west, flows through Hanzhong, Shangyong, Jingzhou, and finally joins the Yellow River, Xiangyang and Fancheng across the river, the river separating Xiangyang and Fancheng, is the Hanshui.

As the saying goes, the sea is inclusive, there is tolerance is big, a big river has countless tributaries, maybe your hometown is hundreds of miles away from the Yangtze River, and a small river at the door also leads to the Yangtze River.

The same is true of the Han River, which has numerous tributaries, including two important branches, called Danshui and Junshui, and the source of these two rivers is located in the southeast mountain col of Qinchuan, of which Danshui flows through Wuguan and finally joins the Han River in the plain area of Nanyang.

Since Wuguan is located in the Qinchuan mountain pass, the road to Nanyang is not easy to walk, so if you want to go to Nanyang, you have to follow the Danshui flowing through Wuguan and enter the plain area of Nanyang from the river valley area.

The length of this river valley is also more than 200 li, although it is not very precipitous, but there are some places where it is difficult to march, if the enemy is ambushed in the steep area, it will be very troublesome for the Han army to pass.

At the beginning, Liu Chan marched into Guanzhong, Guan Yu led his troops to seize Wuguan, although he took Wuguan, but Cao Zhen sent people to defend the city north of Wuguan, trapped Guan Yu in Wuguan, Guan Yu once fell into a state of lack of food.

Guan Yu also sent Huang Xu to Nanyang to seize grain and grass at that time, and Sima Yi led his troops to intercept Huang Xu in this Danshui River valley, causing Guan Yu's plan to fail.

Zhang Ren arched his hand and said: "Your Majesty, rest assured, the last general has already sent scouts to investigate the road, and there is no enemy ambush on the road." ”

Liu Chan nodded: "That's good, it's getting late today, so let's go and rest for a day first, and then lead the troops south the day after tomorrow." ”

"No!"

Zhang Ren said to the attendants: "Come, take Your Majesty and the generals to rest!" ”

The next day, the generals brought by Liu Chan from Guanzhong rested at Wuguan, while Zhang Ren was busy selecting the elite.

After resting in Wuguan for a day, Liu Chan took 10,000 cavalry brought by Pang De from Liangzhou, as well as 10,000 elite infantry troops from Wuguan, and marched towards Nanyang along the Danshui passing through Wuguan

。

Danshui is a large river, and most of the valleys on both sides of it are quite open, but sometimes the river passes through the area with a large drop, and the terrain is relatively steep, which is not conducive to marching. Due to the difficulty of the road and the fact that there were infantry troops accompanying them, the speed of the army's advance was not fast.

It took the army three days to reach the heart of the valley and come to a precipitous place.

The terrain here is like an inverted convex shape, the road near the direction of Wuguan is narrow, and the rear is relatively wide, the left is a towering peak, the right is a cliff, under the cliff, is the river section is quite different, so the turbulent Danshui.

When he came here, it was already getting late, so Zhang Ren proposed to camp and rest in the wide area of the road ahead.

Liu Chan nodded in agreement, and the generals observed the terrain in the rear, and after looking at it for a while, Liu Chan said: "The terrain here is steep, if you send a group of soldiers and horses to camp in the wide area ahead, if our army wants to pass, you have to pass through this narrow path, the left is a mountain, the right is a cliff, and it is very difficult to take down the camp stationed in front." If Hu Zhen can send an army here, my Wuguan soldiers and horses will not be able to march into Nanyang. ”

Huang Xu heard the words and said: "Your Majesty said this, I remembered that when the general seized Wuguan, he was short of grain and grass for a time, and sent the last general to Nanyang to plunder the grain and grass, and the last general was not intercepted by Sima Yi here." ”

"Hmm!" Liu Chan nodded and said in a deep voice: "Since this is the case, it can be seen that Hu Zhen is worse than Sima Yi in terms of the overall situation, and the use of troops is more decent. ”

https:

Genius one second to remember the address of this site:. Mobile version reading URL: m.