Chapter 201: Eight passes surround Luoyang

Chapter 201: Guarding Luoyang with Eight Passes

Chapter 200: Eight Passes to Guard Luoyang

An army of one million people is a fighting force that can destroy the Han Dynasty, so all parties cannot help but pay attention to it. What the Yellow Turbans did in Yanzhou also successfully focused the attention of countless forces here. All major forces are fully supervising the Yellow Turbans. Every move, and this naturally includes Da Shehe.

Although Da Shehe He has been paralyzed for the most part due to the joint infiltration of Taipingwei and Heibingtai, it is impossible to counter-infiltrate the Yellow Turban Army, but it is more than enough to just find out the exact information.

 For more than two months, the Yellow Turban Army in Yanzhou was only transporting food and training, and showed no signs of going to war.

As November approaches, the colder the weather, the less likely it is that the Yellow Turbans will launch a decisive battle. However, the imperial court still strictly orders the frontline soldiers to be on guard. After all, no one knows whether Zhang Jiao will follow the routine.

 It’s a pity that there are policies from above and countermeasures from below!

Although the imperial court ordered the frontline soldiers not to slack off, but they only have a thousand days to be a thief, how can they prevent the thief the day before yesterday?

The Han soldiers on the front line never expected that the Yellow Turban Army, which had been training honestly for more than two months and showed no signs of attack, had been confusing them.

In November, a heavy snow swept across the Central Plains. In the cold weather, no one expected that Xiang Yu would lead the Yellow Turban elite and launch a brazen raid.

This raid plan was naturally planned by Guo Jia, and then proposed by Xiang Yu. The specific situation was also very simple. He took advantage of the weather to paralyze the Han army, and he was sure to win in one battle by surprise.

Of course Guo Jia's move has another profound meaning, which is to improve Xiang Yu's status in Zhang Jiao's heart.

This raid is not a decisive battle, but a preparation for the decisive battle next year. It will completely push the battle line to the front line of Hulao Pass. Of course, it is best to win Hulao Pass.

Although Lu Zhi retreated to Hulao Pass, he did not abandon several cities between Hulao Pass and Chenliu. Moreover, Lu Zhi also set up more than ten dangerous fortresses along the way, preparing to use them as a line of defense to fight every step of the way. Consume the strength of the Yellow Turban Army.

Zhang Jiao ordered his people to estimate that if the Han army relied on these defense lines to defend tightly, the Yellow Turbans' attack on each city and village would cost at least 100,000 lives by the time they reached Hulao Pass.

Now Guo Jia's surprise attack strategy has directly destroyed all the preparations of the Han army in front of Hulao Pass, and also allowed the Yellow Turban Army to reduce the damage of 100,000 troops. Zhang Jiao will naturally not refuse.

The surprise attack caught the Han army by surprise, and with all the elite Yellow Turban troops coming out, and Xiang Yu personally leading the army, there was no fortress that could not be captured.

Then Xiang Yu launched a blitzkrieg. Several fortified cities and more than a dozen dangerous fortresses were completely destroyed by Xiang Yu within a month. Fortunately, Lu Zhi responded quickly, otherwise Hulao Pass might have been captured by Xiang Yu.

Since then, there are only two dangerous passes between Luoyang and Chenliu: Hulao Pass and Dagu Pass. Of course, they are also the two most difficult passes to conquer.

Xiang Yu, who had made great achievements, had a great reputation among the Yellow Turban Army. Coupled with his status as Zhang Jiao's son-in-law and Xiang Yan's support, Xiang Yu became the person with the loudest voice as Zhang Jiao's successor. Zhang Jiao also became the successor of "Xiang Yu" because of this. Planning, there were some subtle changes in my mind.

Zhang Jiao is also a mortal and will always have some selfish motives. If Xiang Yu is suitable, he will naturally not hand over the Yellow Turban Army to outsiders.

But what Zhang Jiao didn't know was that it was his lack of firmness that caused the Yellow Turbans to form three factions, and they were fighting endlessly secretly.

Luoyang, the land of heaven, is located in the center of the Heluo Plain. It has fertile land and rich products. It is surrounded by mountains on three sides and faces water on one side. It is surrounded by eight passes in the southeast, northwest and four fortresses. There are many great passes. The situation is dangerous and solid, easy to defend but difficult to attack.

In March of the first year of Zhongping, the Yellow Turban Uprising occurred. Within a few months, most of Kantung fell, and officials in both the government and the public were shocked by it.

To the east of Luoyang, although there is a natural barrier of Hulao, the Yellow Turbans also have millions of troops. The civil and military officials of the entire dynasty did not think that just one powerful pass could withstand a million-strong army. In order to protect the safety of the capital, Emperor Liu Hong of the Han Dynasty appointed Henan Yin Hejin as the general, led the left and right Yulin troops and the five captains to camp in Duting to control the capital.

Later, eight captains were set up around Luoyang to manage the military and political affairs of the eight passes and guard the safety of Kyoto. These eight passes are: Hangu, Hulao, Yique, Guangcheng, Dugu, She, Mengjin, and Xiaopingjin. Eight levels.

Hangu Pass is located to the west of Luoyang. It is the fortress from Luoyang to the west. It points to Luodu in the east, Chang'an in the west, Jianhe River in the south, and Mang Mountain in the north. There is a danger that "one man can guard the pass, but ten thousand people cannot open it". It is the first of the eight passes in Luoyang.

Hulao Pass, located in the Shilipu area southwest of Sishui, Xingyang, was named Hulao Pass because it was rumored that King Mu of Zhou once kept donated tigers in captivity here. It is also known as Sishui Pass, Huguan, Wulao Pass, Chenggao Pass and Gujiao close.

Hulao Pass is connected to Songyue Mountain in the south and the Yellow River in the north. The mountains are intertwined and form a natural danger. It is a battleground for military strategists of all ages. In the Eastern Han Dynasty, Hulao Pass was the first pass east of Luoyang, the capital of the capital.

Ban Zhao's "Ode to the Eastern Expedition" says: "Look at the exchanges between Heluo and Chenggao, and look at the revolving door of Chenggao", which refers to this pass. If Luoyang passes here to the east, there will be no obstruction and can be defended.

Yique Pass is located in the south of Luoyang, at the entrance of Longmen Mountain and Xiangshan Mountain. The two mountains are facing each other, and the Yi River flows through it. It is an important pass in the south of Kyoto. It is the only way to go south from Luoyang and north to Jingxiang.

Guangchengguan is located in the south of Guangcheng Garden, near Ru Town, and is known as "two mountains sandwiching a river". There are Changchong Mountain, Niangniang Mountain, Heshang Mountain, Baiyun Mountain, and Panlong Mountain in the northeast, and Dama Mountain and Dama Mountain in the southwest. Huling has been the fortress leading to Ruying since ancient times.

Near Guangcheng Pass, there is Guangcheng Ze, which is four hundred miles around. The water flows out of Langgao Mountain and flows into Ru River from the southeast. It is a must-pass point from Ruying area to Beijing and Luo in the north.

Taigu Pass Construction Regarding the valley between Songshan Mountain and Longmen Mountain, "Luoyang Ji" said: "Taigu Pass, fifty miles south of Luocheng, was formerly known as Tonggu." During wartime, heavy troops could be ambushed here, cutting off traffic between the north and the south, and providing a place for soldiers from all dynasties to fight for generals. of ancient battlefields.

Sheyuan is located at the junction of Yanshi and Dengfeng. It is the key point of the shortcut from Luoyang to Xu and Chen. The pass is at Eling Ban, between Taishi Mountain and Shaoshi Mountain. The road is dangerous and narrow, with twelve twists and turns. After leaving and returning, it was called Shenyuan Pass.

There is another pass at Elingkou to the south of Zhenyuan Pass, which was built by Ma Zhongfu, the magistrate of Yanshi County in the Song Dynasty. The road is wide and open, making it convenient for people. The locals call it Elingkou, and it is also called New Xinyuan Pass.

Mengjinguan Pass, also known as Heyang Pass, is located in the middle of the Yellow River, five miles north of Luoyang, eighteen miles south of Meng County, and was an important ferry on the Yellow River in ancient times. This is the place where King Wu of Zhou met with the princes to cross the river when he was conquering Zhou. It was also called Mengjin and Fupingjin.

Du Yu, the Marquis of Fengleting in the Western Jin Dynasty, once built the first pontoon bridge on the Yellow River here, which was called "River Bridge".

The Northern Wei Dynasty also built three cities of Heyang on the north and south banks and on the sandbanks in the middle of the river. They have been the key points to the north of Luoyang in the past dynasties and are battlegrounds for military strategists.

Xiaopingjin Pass is located in the northwest of the old city of Mengjin, in the center of the Yellow River. It is also a crossing on the Yellow River. Its status is second only to Mengjin Pass, so it is named Xiaopingjin.

In addition, there is Tongguan to the west of Luoyang (the pass has not been built at this time), and Tianjingguan and Zhiguan to the north.

These passes are both the gateway to Luoyang and are fortified, making Luoyang an important military location that can be attacked when advancing and defended when retreating.

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