Chapter 1167 Wuguan
As soon as Xun You's words came out, Huangfu Chaobo realized that he had taken it too much for granted. If he really dared to send troops to kill the little emperor, then there would soon be a big plot mission in which the heroes were fighting against the Tang Dynasty.
Seeing Huangfu Chaobo's reaction, everyone breathed a long sigh of relief. Pang Tong said: "It is impossible to send troops to Chang'an, but we can send troops to Zuo Fengyi. If we can take advantage of the battle between the three families in Guanzhong, we can send troops from Hedong." If we send troops to capture Zuo Fengyi, then whether we go north to merge with the state or go west to conquer Liangzhou is up to us."
After hearing this, Huangfu Chaobo suddenly realized that if this is really the case, he only needs to guard the eastern front, and then control Guanzhong with peace of mind, and then go back to fight the Guandong princes, and he will not have much to worry about.
"In this case, we must quietly strengthen the strength of Yingyang Camp in Hedong. If we send troops to Guanzhong, how many troops should we use?"
"The strength of the Yingyang Army alone is definitely not enough. Moreover, in the event of a battle in Guanzhong, the three cavalry families are not weak, so a large number of cavalry must be prepared to participate in the battle, and the elite crossbowmen must also complete their equipment as soon as possible." Guo Jiadao;
"Okay, Yuan Zhi, priority will be given to replacing the Yingyang Army's crossbows next year."
"promise!"
After thinking about it, Huangfu Chaobo added: "The elite crossbowmen among the infantry of each school will probably not be enough. In this case, Tian Yu was ordered to quietly form a group of crossbowmen after the infantry crossbowmen of the four schools changed their equipment. The school crossbowmen are all equipped with a big yellow crossbow. If the cavalry cannot defeat the three princes in Guanzhong, then the crossbowmen can at least restrain the cavalry and gain a lot of advantages. "
There is nothing that can be done about this. Although the Tang Army cavalry can dominate the world in the Central Plains, it is only in the Central Plains. If they face the Xiliang cavalry or the Bingzhou wolf cavalry, they will not be able to take advantage of it. Unless Zhao Yun's white horse Yi Cong, Hua Xiong's Xiliang cavalry and Huyandu's assault cavalry are all transferred, but this is impossible. Among these three cavalry, except for Huyandu's assault cavalry, they can be sent out. , the remaining two cavalry must stay to deal with Yuan Shao's army.
You know, Yuan Shao's Wei cavalry has increased a lot in the past few years. If there is no special cavalry to suppress it, the Tang army's ordinary cavalry can only gain a slight advantage.
Thinking of this, Huangfu Chaobo thought to himself: It seems that the special troops under his command must increase their troops, otherwise, they will really not be able to cope with future wars. Until now, Huangfu Chaobo has not increased the upper limit of the strength of special units, because five thousand is exactly the number of soldiers and horses in a school. For war, five thousand is easier to command than six thousand or eight thousand.
According to the recruitment conditions for special units, if the territory under his command reaches more than three states, the upper limit of special units can be expanded to 10,000. Now that he has reached this condition, thinking of this, Huangfu Chaobo looked at Xu Shu again and said: "Yuan Zhi, Later, he sent an order to Zhao Yun and General Hua Xiong, ordering them to expand the number of special cavalry under their command to 10,000 within the next year, telling them that not only the number must be met, but the combat strength must also be met! "
"No!" Xu Shu bowed and responded;
"In addition to their two cavalry, the assault cavalry will also be expanded to 10,000, and the Yuanrong crossbowmen and iron eagle warriors of the Guards will also expand their strength. It is a pity that the trapped camp cannot be expanded, and the requirements of the Iron Wall Battalion It’s too high, these two troops can only maintain a strength of 1,000 people.”
"What about the special arms under other generals? Will they also be expanded to 10,000? Or will they maintain the existing 5,000?" Xu Shu asked again;
"Which other generals have special arms?" Huangfu Chaobo was stunned. He didn't realize which other generals under his command had special arms and asked quickly;
Xu Shu said as if he were counting treasures: "There are also General Zhang He's Euphorbia Soldiers, General Kong Xin's Great Qin Ruins, General Ji Ling's Heavy Infantry, and General Zang Ba's Taishan Soldiers."
"Then let's order the expansion to 10,000 people!" Huangfu Chaobo said with a stroke of his pen. Since there are so many special units, it is just right to expand them all at once.
"I respect the king's order!" Xu Shu bowed and replied;
"alright,
This is how the matter is arranged. Is there any news from Fengxiao, Zhao Rui and the others? "Huangfu Chaobo turned to look at Guo Jiadao;
"Back to my lord, General Zhao's troops have now settled down in Wuguan. Because the young emperor only gave him a strength of 10,000 troops, he reduced the nearly 20,000 troops they gathered along the way to only one. Ten thousand soldiers are stationed at Wuguan, and the remaining nearly ten thousand people are auxiliary soldiers and are stationed nearby Wuguan."
The little emperor now has strong wings, so he no longer attaches great importance to Zhao Rui's troops who were once his important ministers. For the sake of safety, but not to offend the Tang State too much, he kept Zhao Rui and their troops far away. Sent to Wuguan.
The reason why it was arranged in Wuguan was also the result of careful consideration. Wuguan was originally one of the four major passes in Guanzhong. Wuguan, the entrance and exit inspection point at the Kuching-Chu and Qin-Chu borders, became the "Four Fortresses of Qin" together with Hangu Pass, Xiao Pass and Dashan Pass.
Wuguan has a long history. It was built as far back as the Spring and Autumn Period. It was named "Shaoxi Pass" and was changed to "Wuguan" during the Warring States Period. Guancheng is built on a relatively flat highland between canyons, with the tall Shaoxi Mountain to the north and dangerous terrain to the south. The circumference of Guancheng is about four miles. The city wall is made of earth and is slightly square. There is a door on the east and west side, and the volume holes are covered with bricks and stones. Before the founding of the People's Republic of China, there were four characters "Sanqin Fortress" on the west gate, "Wuguan" on the east gate, and "Gu Shaoxi Pass" on the forehead of the inner gate.
The terrain in Guanxi is relatively flat, but when you go out of Guandong, you will wind along the mountainside, with high cliffs and deep valleys, which is narrow and difficult to navigate. Therefore, Wuguan has been a battleground for military strategists since ancient times. Wuguan is located at the "head of Qin and tail of Chu", and is the "throat of Qin and Chu" and the "key to Guanzhong".
Today, Wuguan is backed by Guanzhong and faces Nanyang directly. To the west of Wuguan are Shangxian and Shangluo counties. The Han army has now heavily stationed troops in the two armies, which means that Zhao Rui's 10,000 troops are blocked on Wuguan, unable to advance or retreat.
In addition, although the terrain in the west of Wuguan is slightly flat, it is basically impossible to rely on these places to feed more than 10,000 troops. Therefore, the little emperor and his important officials feel that they can firmly control the 10,000 troops by relying on logistical supplies.
It must be said that the little emperor played this hand very beautifully, and indeed put Zhao Rui's 10,000 troops in a desperate situation. If the army is not prepared, it will not take long for them to be truly controlled by the little emperor.
What they didn't know was that Zhao Rui and his men had already been preparing since they left Chang'an. They had stayed in Chang'an for so many years. Although they had not been able to persuade several of the emperor's important officials to defect to the Tang Kingdom, they had also helped many middle and lower-level officials in Chang'an. So when the young emperor decided to send his army far away to Wuguan, some officials secretly sent them the news.
After leading the army out of Chang'an, Zhao Rui led the army to clear out the remaining forces of Guo and Li's army, while constantly collecting food and supplies and hiding them quietly. After the emperor's official order came, Zhao Rui led the army all the way to Wuguan without saying a word, and at the same time quietly transported all the food and supplies collected to Wuguan.