The Three Kingdoms become stronger when they get treasures

Chapter 350 Initiating the Plan to Destroy Shu

Chapter 350 Initiating the Plan to Destroy Shu

But Zhang Wu said: "You won't let my Jingzhou army enter Shu, how can I support your lord? Could it be that my Jingzhou army can't fly? Since you ask me for help, why should you be wary of me? Is Master Huang just playing tricks?" For me? Can you treat me like Zhang Wu, a bully?"

How dare Huang Quan play tricks on Zhang Wu, and he felt that if Zhang Wu was easy to bully, no one in the world would be able to bully him. This is an invincible chariot general, even Cao Cao was beaten so badly by him.

In desperation, Huang Quan had no choice but to give in, because Liu Zhang ordered him to die, and no matter what, he must invite reinforcements, otherwise he would be sent to the front to fight Ma Chao.

In fact, Huang Quan is not afraid of going to the battlefield at all. Although his current position is the chief secretary and a civilian job, Huang Quan is also a man who knows soldiers, and he can be regarded as a handsome talent. It is no problem for him to lead the army to fight.

But Liu Zhang didn't want to. Now Liu Zhang was so scared that he couldn't sleep when he heard Ma Chao's name, because Ma Chao was indeed a ruthless person.

Although Huang Quan was willing to make concessions, he requested that the number of Jingzhou troops entering Shu should not be too large. In the end, the two parties agreed that no more than 2 people would be allowed, and after the matter was completed, Liu Zhang would have to pay Zhang Wu a sum of money, which would be settled with Shu brocade.

Shu brocade is a general term for the characteristic brocade produced in Shu county, and it is the most exquisite and gorgeous treasure among silk fabrics.Because of its complex production process, time-consuming and labor-intensive, it is very precious. At that time, it could be used as currency for payment just like gold.

The raw material of Shu brocade is silk, which is extremely precious. Its production process is cumbersome and the production efficiency is low. Therefore, in ancient times, there was a saying that "an inch of brocade is an inch of gold". At that time, Shu brocade was a luxury that only the royal family and dignitaries could enjoy.

In the original book, after Zhuge Liang took over the Shu Han regime, he attached great importance to the development of the Shu brocade industry, and set up a special official "Jin Guan" to manage it, and most of the military expenses Zhuge Liang spent in the Northern Expedition were earned from selling Shu brocade.

Therefore, Chengdu is also known as "Jinguan City".

After the task was completed, Huang Quan hurried back to report to Liu Zhang.

After having an excuse to send troops, Zhang Wu hastened to prepare for sending troops.It was a long journey from Chengdu to Xiangyang, and it took Huang Quan at least 20 days to go back and forth. He didn't know how the battle at Jiameng Pass was going.

Although Jiameng Pass is a famous dangerous pass, and there are many Yizhou soldiers in the pass, considering that there is Ma Chao in the Hanzhong army, it would be bad if something unexpected happens.

And now that the spring is warm and the flowers are blooming, Cao Cao may send troops to attack Hanzhong soon.As soon as Cao Cao sent troops, Zhang Lu would definitely have to recall the army that was attacking Yizhou and concentrate on defense. At that time, there would be no excuse for sending troops into Shu.

After Huang Quan left, Zhang Wu smiled and said to Pang Tong and the others: "It's ridiculous that Zhang Lu wants to unite with me to destroy Shu. The division between the two is really just sitting on the sky and thinking about it!"

Pang Tong also laughed and said: "The two families are divided into Shu, how can one monopolize it! Zhang Lu is ignorant, and has occupied Hanzhong for nearly 30 years in troubled times. Yang Song is incompetent and immoral, greedy for money and forgetting righteousness, stealing high positions, and sooner or later he will suffer great disaster."

Zhang Wudao: "Now the time has come. We need to capture Yizhou before Cao Cao takes Hanzhong. Time is running out, so we send troops quickly."

In fact, Zhang Wu has been making preparations since he met the envoy sent by Zhang Lu. While he pretended to agree to Zhang Lu's suggestion, he made Gan Ning get ready. The generals assembled in Xiangyang.

For this expedition, Zhang Wu planned to lead the troops in person, because he wanted to attack Chengdu after falling out with Liu Zhang, so he, the lord, needed to go in person to appease the officials in Yizhou and stabilize people's hearts.

The counselors accompanying the expedition were Xu Shu, Lu Xun, and Ma Liang, and the generals were Zhang Fei, Huang Zhong, Wei Yan, Xing Daorong, and Sha Moke.

Kuai Yue assisted Chen Sun to guard Xiangyang, and left Fu Xun, Kou Feng, Huo Jun and other generals to wait for his call, and Liu Pan was still recuperating in Xiangyang.Pang Tong went to Fancheng to help Guan Yu beware of Cao soldiers in Wancheng.

Bringing Xu Shu into Shu this time is also to add some credit to Xu Shu. The last time Pang Tong and Zhuge Liang made a plan and commanded the army to destroy Wu, this time the credit for destroying Shu was given to Xu Shu.

Another reason is that Zhang Wu knew that Pang Tong died in Luofengpo when he entered Shu in the original book. Although the historical process has been changed by him now, Zhang Wu was afraid that there would be some providence in the dark, so he simply refused to let Pang Tong go. up.

Since he could only bring [-] soldiers and horses into Shu this time, Zhang Wu decided to take [-] Wuwei battalions and [-] Wuxi barbarians. After Jiangzhou, go north along the Dianjiang River to Jiameng Pass.

Jiamengguan is the gateway to the north of Yizhou. Once he turns against Liu Zhang, it will also be Zhang Wu's retreat, so he must hold it in his own hands.

The army set off immediately, and after arriving at Jiangling, Zhang Wu discussed with Gan Ning about the follow-up action plan.

According to the plan, Zhang Wu will turn north from Jiangzhou, but he will find an excuse to leave some soldiers in Jiangzhou. At that time, with the cooperation of Li Yan, he will launch a surprise attack to take Jiangzhou.Before the action, people will be sent to report to Gan Ning, so that Gan Ning will lead the main force of the water army to set off in advance to meet them.

After taking Jiangzhou, it can be said that the upper reaches of the Yangtze River will be in the hands of the Jingzhou navy, and then Gan Ning will lead the army to go up the river, turn northward at Jiangyang (now Luzhou), and walk the Tuojiang River to the city of Chengdu. .

The Yizhou naval forces are all in Jiangzhou, and there will be no way to stop Gan Ning from going north. As long as the Jingzhou army surrounds Chengdu, Liu Zhang, a coward, will not dare to fight, and then he will contact Zhang Song to open the city gate, and the big thing will be done.

This is the advantage of having an internal response. You can implement the beheading plan, directly capture the opponent's capital, capture the opponent's leader, and then slowly calm down the place.

Without Zhang Song's internal response, even if Zhang Wu led an army of [-] to besiege Chengdu, it would be difficult to capture Chengdu in a short period of time.In the original book, when Liu Bei's soldiers approached the city, Liu Zhang wanted to open the door to surrender, but Dong He said: "There are still [-] soldiers in the city, and the money, silk, food, and grass can last for a year, so how can they surrender?"

If we really want to attack the city for a year and a half, Zhang Wu will definitely not have enough food and grass, and the army will go on an expedition. If Cao Cao raises troops to attack Jingzhou again, he will not be able to take care of both ends, and maybe the entire army will be wiped out. Danger.

Besides, if there is no internal response, the navy may not even be able to get through Jiangzhou, and there will be no tactic of raiding Chengdu.

From Jiangling to Jiangzhou, the journey is long. Although traveling by water and land can save physical strength, but the large army has a lot of supplies and cannot travel fast.Moreover, the Yangtze River flows more and more quickly as it goes upstream, especially the Three Gorges. It starts from Yichang in Hubei and ends at Baidi City in Fengjie County. The narrowest point is less than 193 meters.

Li Bai once had a poem that said: "Among the colorful clouds of Emperor Baidi's speech, a thousand miles of rivers and tombs will be returned in one day."

There are some exaggerated statements here, and the boat from Baidi City to Jiangling is sailing along the current, while the boat from Jiangling to Jiangzhou is traveling against the current, so the speed must be different.

(End of this chapter)