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Volume 4 The Battle of Chibi Chapter 576 Marching into Bashu

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    Just as the armies of Gao Shun and Zhao Yun were galloping across the land of Hebei, a major event happened in Ba County, far to the southwest.

    ??Bajun was originally the land of Cuba. King Qin established Bajun in the first year of King He of Zhou Dynasty, and the county governed Jiangzhou County.  After the First Emperor unified the world, Bajun became one of the thirty-six counties in the world. It controlled the throat of the upper reaches of the Yangtze River and entered the main road of Shu. Its geographical location can be said to be very important.  .

    Liu Zhang, who now actually controls the vast area of ????Bashu, loses Ba County, the door of Shu will be wide open, and it will be difficult to defend it.  Therefore, Liu Zhang appointed Li Yan, who was known for his talents, as the governor of Bajun and made full preparations to resist the invasion of powerful enemies.

    Li Yan's performance as the governor of Bajun was very competent. He "handled affairs as quickly and methodically as running water, and made decisions on important matters without hesitation." Under his governance, the people in Bajun were happy and peaceful.  Feel its virtue.

    Liu Zhang was very happy to hear about this, and he repeatedly rewarded Li Yan with gold, silver, silk and satin, and often praised him.  However, it was such an important figure who won Liu Zhang's trust that in March of the seventh year of Tianyou's reign, he suddenly opened the city gates and surrendered to Gan Ning, the commander of the Jiangdong Navy who had led troops from Yiling.

    After Gan Ning captured Jiangzhou, he immediately sent troops to occupy Yong'an, Dianjiang, Langzhong Jiangyang and other cities.  The army's momentum was overwhelming, and its front was directed at Guanghan, but was blocked by Zitong.

    The Jiangdong army suddenly attacked, Bajun fell, and Shu was shaken.

    Liu Zhang hurriedly summoned all civil and military officials to discuss countermeasures, but most of them openly or secretly persuaded Liu Zhang to give up Yizhou. Although Liu Zhang was weak by nature, he was not stupid. He owned such a big state as Yizhou.  If he surrendered without a fight, how could he deserve to pass on this huge family fortune to his father Liu Yan?

    Liu Zhang was brave this time. After scolding his subordinates who wanted to surrender, he stood up to all the objections.  Zhang Ren was appointed as the general, and a total of 60,000 troops from Lei Tong, Wu Yi, Liu Xun, and Liu Suan were assembled to go to Zitong to support the guard general Yan Yan.  At the same time, Liu Zhang issued multiple orders, ordering the governors of Qianwei, Zangdao, and Yongchang counties in Yizhou to quickly mobilize troops to rescue Chengdu.

    "The Jiangdong Army's backup troops were continuously transported up from the Yangtze River waterway.  These armies, mainly the ministries stationed in Jingzhou, have become well-equipped after several years of recuperation.

    A formal war between Jiangdong Army and Yizhou Army.  kicked off.

    From the beginning of this war, there have been some strange scenes.

    Gan Ning, the commander-in-chief of the Jiangdong Army, led his navy to sit in Bajun, and sent Chen Dao, the forward and fierce general, to lead the troops to storm Zitong City, while Yan Yan, the defender of Zitong, was a brave general in Bashu.  Although he is older, he is not timid, and Chen will not be able to win for a while.

    Zitong City was surrounded by a large army and food and grass were in short supply.  Yan Yan sent many fast horses to ask for help, but the surrounding counties.  There is food but they are unwilling to provide it, or they are procrastinating.  As a result, the soldiers guarding Zitong were upset.  Zhang Ren's reinforcements had already been assembled and on standby, but due to the delay in arrival of logistical supplies, they were unable to send out troops.

    Liu Zhang was furious and investigated several officials responsible for supervising the management of grain and grass, but to no avail. The subsequent officials who took over without exception showed difficulties and poured out a lot of bitterness, which made Liu Zhang anxious for a while.

    In fact, Yizhou, which has been peaceful for many years, has been without war for a long time, has a shortage of grain depots, and is old and outdated. In addition, Zhang Song and Fazheng have secretly developed many officials in Yizhou in recent years who are willing to join the Jiangdong camp.  These people either sit in command of one side or are in charge of military supplies. As long as there is a slight obstruction, Zhang Ren's army will have to be delayed for a long time before it can set off.

    Letters and reports asking for help from the front were coming like snow. Zhang Ren was in a hurry and hurriedly ordered Wu Yi to lead his troops to bring all the military rations that had been raised.  Wu Yi hurriedly hurried, and as soon as he marched to Fushui Pass, news came that Zitong City had been destroyed.

    It turned out that after Chen arrived, Huang Zhong of the Jiangdong Army also arrived at Zitong City a few days ago. Due to lack of food and delay in getting rescue, Yan Yan was furious and led his troops out of the city to fight in a bloody battle, but was hit by Huang Zhong's returning arrow.  , was wounded and captured.  Yan Yan is a veteran general of Bashu. He is very loyal and unwilling to surrender. He said loudly: "We in Bashu have beheaded generals, but no generals who have surrendered!"

    Huang Zhong admired his loyalty and bravery, untied him with his own hands, comforted him with gentle words, and treated him as a distinguished guest. Yan Yan was grateful. Furthermore, he was deeply dissatisfied with Liu Zhang's delay in sending reinforcements and the failure of nearby counties to save him, so he accepted it.  Prostrate yourself to show your willingness to surrender.

    Huang Zhong and Chen Dao were overjoyed when they heard this, and hurriedly helped Yan Yan up and let him have a good rest first.  The two sent their horses to report the good news to Gan Ning, and at the same time they reorganized their troops and prepared to continue marching.

    Five days later, the troops of the two men arrived at Fushui Pass in a mighty manner. The guards of Fushui Pass, Yang Huai and Gao Pei, received Wu Yi's troops as backup. Their confidence was greatly increased, so they closed the door tightly and guarded against death.

    Fushui Pass is a fortress in northern Sichuan, with natural dangers of its own.  The place is surrounded by mountains and has flowing water.  The dangerous peaks at the pass stand on the wall, reaching straight into the sky. The river under the pass is rushing and rolling with turbid waves.  The road in front of the pass is narrow and has no roads.It was indeed easy to defend but difficult to attack when we deployed our troops. Although Huang Zhong and Chen Dao's generals fought bravely and attacked for three days, they were unable to enter the pass.

    On this day, a man dressed as a woodcutter suddenly came to Huang Zhong's camp and presented a secret letter to Huang Zhong. Huang Zhong opened it and saw that it was a simple map, drawing the map of Fushui.  On the side of the pass, there is a sparsely traveled ancient road. Through this road, one can bypass Fushui Pass and attack it from behind.

    After Fushui Pass is a vast plain. If we could march from this road, wouldn't it be easy to capture Fushui Pass?  Huang Zhong was very happy. He asked the visitor carefully and found out that the visitor was sent by Zhang Song and Fazheng. He felt more at ease and hurriedly invited Chen Dao. The two agreed that Chen Dao would lead three thousand elite troops from the mountains.  The ancient road went over the mountain and attacked Fushui Pass from behind. Huang Zhong led the main force to feign an attack to attract the attention of the defenders.

    On that day, three thousand soldiers selected by Chen Dao quietly climbed up the ancient road under the leadership of the woodcutter. The ancient road was rugged and winding, in disrepair for a long time, and extremely difficult to walk. There were many soldiers who fell off the cliff along the way.  There are no less than two hundred people!  Fortunately, the woodcutter was familiar with this road and finally led Chen Dao and the three thousand people out of the mountains two days later and reached the back of Fushui Pass!

    When the Jiangdong Army officers appeared behind Fushui Pass like divine soldiers descending from heaven, two generals Yang Huai and Gao Pei knew that their destiny could not be violated. They eagerly searched for Wu Yi, but they were told that Wu Yi's troops retreated in a hurry.  For ten miles, he looked indifferent.  Yang Huai and Gao Pei knew in their hearts that Wu Yi might have had access to Jiangdong's army. How could the small Fushui Pass be defended now that it was surrounded by enemies on both sides?

    Yang Huai whispered a few words to Gao Pei, then took off his armor, kowtowed three times in the direction of Chengdu, and cut himself with his sword.  This brave Bashu man used his own blood to prove his unyielding heart and loyalty to Liu Zhang.

    Gao Pei cried loudly next to Yang Huai, then cut off Yang Huai's head, opened the door, and surrendered to Jiangdong Army.  //relative!  If you think this site is good, please remember to help promote it!  This site!

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