Anqiao is one of the important checkpoints for the Wei army to prevent the Han army from attacking Shangyong from Hanzhong.

At that time, the Prime Minister's first Northern Expedition, that is, before launching the Battle of Longyou, coincided with Mengda's rebellion against Wei.

The Han Dynasty once sent Li Yi and Huang Chong to lead a supporting army down the Han River in an attempt to rescue Meng Da, but in the end they stopped at Anqiao and could not cross.

"The mediocre Wei army is inherently unstable and has no intention of guarding the pass." General Guan looked at Feng Da Sima, his eyes shining brightly, "Tung oil combined with saltpeter and sulfur is really powerful."

Using the technology and craftsmen obtained from the Wu Kingdom, although it was not possible to immediately build a building ship like the Chang'an.

But it is still very easy to build some fast boats and use them as fire boats, filled with the Han's unique fire starters, to break through the Anqiao.

Especially when the defenders at Anqiao had neither fighting spirit nor preparation.

General Guan chuckled:

"As expected, he must be your disciple, Alang! When Alang led an army alone for the first time, he burned down Longguan."

"Now that your disciples are following the same example, is this considered to be the inheritance of his master?"

Feng Da Sima smiled and threw the battle report on the gum, "Let's wait until they win Shangyong."

"The battle report sent from Hanzhong to Chang'an can take as fast as one and a half days, or as slow as two days, including the time it takes Anqiao to send it to Hanzhong."

General Guan Da’s eyes fell on the battle report on the eucalyptus:

"So this should be news from three days ago. If everything goes well, they should have surrounded Xicheng by now."

It can be heard that General Guan is very optimistic about this battle.

"Anqiao is not far from Xicheng, and it's along the river. It only takes half a day to get there."

Feng Dashima expressed his concerns:

"What I'm worried about now is that they are too greedy for Xicheng and did not take advantage of the suddenness of breaking through Anqiao to rush to Mulansai in time. I don't know how much more effort it will take by then."

If you want to go down the river from Hanzhong to attack Shangyong, there are two dangerous passes that cannot be bypassed.

One is Anqiao, not far from the upper reaches of Xicheng.

The other one is Mulansai in the lower reaches of Xicheng.

These two fortresses were built on the steep mountains on both sides of the Han River.

After taking control of Anqiao, the isolated city of Xicheng was difficult to defend.

After taking control of Mulansai, Shangyong's door opened wide.

As the saying goes, soldiers are valuable and quick, but if the Wei army waits for them to react and strengthen Mulansai's defense, it will be troublesome.

"Even so, it doesn't matter." General Guan was more open-minded than Feng Dashima. "A mediocre thief has no reinforcements behind him and no way to retreat. Even if he can hold on for a while, he is nothing more than a rat in a cage."

Wu and Wei faced each other on the front line of Xiangfan. Whoever dared to go west along the Han River would have his flanks and even his rear route exposed.

As for Shangyong's Wei army, if they didn't abandon Shangyong and flee back to Nanyang before Mulan fortress fell, they would really have become a turtle in a urn.

Speaking of this, General Guan's beautiful eyes were slightly moist, and he looked at Feng Da Sima:

"If Lu Boyan is still in Xiangyang, there are still variables that cannot be said to be good. Now that this person has been transferred back to Jianye by Alang's design, the rest are not a concern."

"Lu Boyan..." Mr. Feng protracted his tone and said leisurely, "It's good that he won't be hated by Sun Quan when he returns to Jianye this time. How can he have the ability to worry about Xiangyang?"

Lu Xun captured Xiangyang, firstly to build a defense line with the help of the Han River, and secondly to facilitate his future march into the Central Plains.

It can be said that you can advance, attack, retreat or defend.

But it was obvious that Feng's forcible request for Shangyong severely undermined Lu Xun's strategic vision.

If Shangyong is in the hands of Wu, Shangyong's Wu army can defend Hanzhong in the west and frighten Wuguan in the north.

When Wei is defeated in the future, with Shangyong on the side and rear, the Wu army in Xiangyang can wait for the opportunity to move north and seize territory.

But if Shangyong falls into the hands of the Han, the Wu army in Xiangyang will have no choice but to be timid.

If you dare to cross the Han River to the north, it will be equivalent to leaving your retreat in the hands of the Han army.

As for the Hanshui defense line, a corner of it was forced over by Feng.

The current Wei army may not be able to cross the Han River.

But after the Wei Dynasty was destroyed, the Han army, which occupied Shangyong, went directly down the river to cooperate with the army north of the Han River. It was not too easy.

General Guan naturally knew Feng’s plan, and she reminded:

"With Lu Boyan's eyes, he would have seen this."

"It's useless." Feng shook his head. "Lu Boyan is staying in Jianye now and has no sign of returning to Xiangyang. This shows that Sun Quan cannot listen to him."

"Sun Quan is already old." Feng Da Sima's tone was a little sad, "I'm afraid that his enterprising spirit has been worn away."

It can be said that Feng's tough attitude towards Wu this time, although it seems a bit risky in hindsight, was indeed the right bet.

The Han Dynasty not only got Shangyong from the state of Wu.

The most important thing is to test the weakness of the Wu State, its trust in the Han Dynasty, and even the mentality of the monarchs and ministers of the Wu Kingdom towards the Han Dynasty.

Thinking of this, Feng Dasima suddenly smiled softly again:

"In this matter, Lu Boyan has no choice. With his temperament, it is impossible to turn a blind eye to the harm of losing Shangyong, so he will definitely try his best to remonstrate."

"But given the current situation in Wu State and Sun Quan's shady intentions, he will definitely not listen to him. The more he advances, the more Sun Quan will be disgusted with him."

This can be said to be a conspiracy that follows the trend, or it can be said to be a conspiracy to calculate people's hearts.

Not only did he plot against Lu Xun, but he also plotted against Sun Quan.

Feng Dasima looked far away:

"After taking Shangyong, the Han Dynasty can recuperate and watch the party struggle between Wei and Wu, waiting for the opportunity."

General Guan looked at Feng Da Sima with some confusion.

The party struggle in Wei State is understandable.

"Wu Guo Party Struggle?"

"Yes," Feng Da Sima smiled slightly and nodded, "the party struggle in Wu State may be better than that in Wei State."

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The fifth year of Yanxi was also the fifth year of Chiwu in the state of Wu.

July is a hot month, and the heat has finally subsided a lot.

Quan Cong's face was filled with anxiety. He hurried to the gate of Jianye Palace and said loudly:
Chapter completed!