Shu Chen

Chapter 200 Raiders
The next day, at the end of application time.

The light snow that lasted for several days has stopped, but the sky is still gray and depressing.

In the Zhuge Courtyard on the south bank of Mianshui, the small hall is very warm.

The fire pond in the middle has been lit since noon, and now the pond is full of red and white charcoal fires.

Half a piece of red deer ribs is being grilled on top of it. Occasionally, the fat slips from the texture onto the charcoal, and the fragrance of "嗞啦" pervades.

Zhuge Qiao held the slender iron tip in his hand, fiddled with the charcoal fire from time to time, to keep the firewood hollow and free from thick smoke.Zheng Pu, on the other hand, held a small dagger in his hand, carefully cut open the ribs, and sprinkled them with salt.

For the two of them to personally experience the act of being a butcher, it is naturally an evening meal prepared for the prime minister.

There are many red deer herds in Longyou.

During the idle winter season, Li and Shu are used to hunting in the mountains and forests together, looking for some meat and fur to supplement their household.

Luomenju, where the Lu family's other courtyard is located, is a place with a lot of forests and trees, so hunting is quite abundant this year.

When Zheng Pu passed by, he asked his subordinates to pick up two of them and bring them with them, as a congratulatory gift for Zhuge Qiao to build a new house and visit at the end of the year.

After all, the prime minister never ruled the property.

The food and clothing expenses in Hanzhong all depend on the government.

When the big man was short of supplies, the father and son were used to leading by example, and they couldn't eat meat a few times a year.

oh~~
When I was young, a few horse neighs and the words of the porter old man were carried into the house by the whimpering cold wind.

The prime minister is back.

Zhuge Qiao and Zheng Pu quickly put down their work and came to the courtyard to greet them.

Zhuge Liang, the prime minister who had just finished touring the counties non-stop, looked very tired on his face.

However, the neatly trimmed three-fold beard, the burning eyes, and the occasional gleam of light in the glances, without words, people have a feeling of looking up to the mountains.

No matter when, the prime minister is still the reassuring prime minister with wisdom in his hands.

"Pu, I met the prime minister."

Zheng Pu hurriedly stepped forward, and bowed his hands respectfully.

Fu Qian, who was following the prime minister's footsteps, couldn't help turning his body sideways to avoid saluting directly to Zheng Pu.

Zheng Pu, who caught sight of it out of the corner of his eye, couldn't help feeling relieved.

As the saying goes, "Birds fly with the phoenix, and people are virtuous and high-minded", so it is true!
This kid has grown a lot with the prime minister.

"Don't be too polite."

The prime minister smiled and nodded, walked straight into the hall without stopping.

When he saw the half-grilled golden red deer ribs and the warm wine, he couldn't help but pause slightly, and cursed with a smile, "You guys really enjoy leisure."

After sitting down at the main seat, he raised his hand and ordered, "Zijin, please take a seat."

"promise."

Zheng Pu responded.

Afterwards, Fu Qian, who entered the room with a gurgling smile, took the initiative to approach the fire pit and took up the dagger, "Prime Minister, let me share the meat."

"Heh~~"

The prime minister chuckled, "As you wish."

Zhuge Qiao at the side also sat sideways, scooped out warm wine with a wine ladle and poured it into the wine cup on the dining table.

After Fu Qian brought some meat to the Prime Minister and Zheng Pu's food table, the Prime Minister waved his hand and told Zhuge Qiao and Fu Qian, "Bo Song, Gong Yuan, take the meat and share it with everyone."

"promise."

The two knew that the prime minister wanted to have a private conversation with Zheng Pu, so they hurriedly avoided the banquet.

When the two of them left, the Prime Minister did not move the small dagger and bamboo chopsticks, so he cast his gaze over and asked urgently, "Did Bo Song show you the strategy of Wei Wenchang and others? I don't know if Zijin is thoughtful." no?"

"Back to Prime Minister, Pu watched it last night and thought about it."

Zheng Pu nodded and said, "However, Pu has the courage to invite the Prime Minister to eat first. It is very cold, and Pu's cooking skills are not good. If the meat is cold, it may be difficult to eat."

"Never mind."

Hearing this, the Prime Minister smiled wryly, raised the wine cup to invite a cup, "Zijin uses it together."

After a while, after eating a little hastily, the prime minister put down the small meat-cutting dagger, got up and rinsed his hands with clean water.

Zheng Pu also hastily put down the tableware, took out a silk cloth from his sleeve, wiped his mouth, filled a cup himself, and regarded it as gargling.Let the prime minister meet, and he couldn't help but smile, "I don't have a good appetite, Zijin don't care, just continue eating."

"Prime Minister Lao is concerned, it's just that I've eaten a lot of red deer meat recently, and I'm really tired of it."

He casually found a reason to prevaricate, Zheng Pu said without waiting for the prime minister to ask, "Prime Minister, Pu thought that if our army sent troops again, the strategies of the three former generals could be combined into one strategy."

"Ah."

Gently nodding his head, Cheng seemed to have expected it, and said, "Zijin said it carefully."

"promise."

Arching his hands, Zheng Pu narrated the strategy he was thinking about.

His suggestion is to imitate the old Han Xin's "clear plank roads and dark warehouses".

In the past, general Wei Yan was the main general, leading generals Wu Yi, Wu Ban, Gao Xiang and other troops. They left Xiaoguan again and set up camp outside Chaona County in Anding County.

It's just that it's not like Wei Yan's suggestion, to hold the fate of the Han Dynasty and fight against Wei Wei.

Instead, he intends to help.

Because he and the Guan Xing Department were going to attack Zuli County in Wuwei County according to the original plan, threatening Shuyinsai, the northern gateway of Longyou.

In addition, Ma Dai, the general who conquered the North, and Zhao Guang, the cavalry governor, will ride to the Wushui (Qingshui River) valley to attack the Hu Zun and Xianbei Qifu tribes stationed in Gaoping County against the Wei Dynasty, and will continue to fight against the Weiwei Guanzhong and Liangzhou. Completely cut off.

In this way, if the main force against Wei Guanzhong sends troops to rescue Gaoping County, Wei Yan's department will send reinforcements at designated points.

If the rebellion against Wei is not rescued, Wei Yan's department will hold back and achieve Guan Xing's proposal - to cut off the Silk Road against Wei, and let the Haoyou and Qianghu tribes in the four counties of Hexi spontaneously come to seek the big man for Shu brocade, tea, etc. supplies.

And the main force of Hanzhong County led by the prime minister was stationed in Xiaoping in Baoxie Valley as before, so Cao Zhen, the great Sima against Wei, did not dare to transfer the main force away.

There are a total of [-] soldiers and horses from these four groups, almost all the troops of the Han Dynasty.

However, it is all to confuse Ni Wei and create the illusion of "Mingxiu Plank Road".

The real "dark secret" is Jiang Weibu!
Since Jiang Wei entered the Han Dynasty, he has never led an army to fight fiercely against Wei Wei.

It is impossible to inquire about the details of the detailed campaign against Wei for the previous record of raiding thousands of miles to destroy the remnants of the Shenlang Qiang and the forced landing of the Huawai Baima Qiang.

In other words, defeating the mere Qianghu tribe is nothing to Ni Wei.

Therefore, in the eyes of many generals against the Wei Dynasty, Jiang Wei is still the Zhonglang who was appointed by his parents because of his father's death in battle;

The generation of "no name".

No one will be too wary of him.

Furthermore, the soldiers and horses under Jiang Wei's command have never been fixed.

The only news Runi Wei Xizuo could spy on was the [-]-step cavalry from Jiang Wei's headquarters.

But in fact, as long as the big man gives enough money and materials, the Qiang tribes such as Baima, Fengyang, and Dangjian that Jiang Wei can confiscate can have more than [-] cavalry when they are ready for battle.

Ni Wei has no way of knowing this!

It can be described as a surprise soldier!

It was also planned by Zheng Pu, the opportunity to break through Liangzhou.

Just imagine, in Guo Huai in Jincheng County, after learning that all the soldiers and horses of the Han Dynasty have appeared elsewhere, do you still think that the Han army will follow Li Yan again and bypass the Siwang Gorge to attack?

After all, if the big man wants to sneak attack, he doesn't have enough troops!

Naturally, from a prudent point of view, he will never let the defense of Siwang Gorge, Sangyuan Gorge and Wuting Nishui (Zhuanglang River) valley relax.

Or dispatch troops and horses to support Wuwei County's Yuyinsai.

So as not to fall into the trick of the big man to divert the tiger away from the mountain.

His only possibility is to think about whether to send troops.

In order to force the Han army to return to the division, reduce the pressure on Guanzhong and Anding County.

But he is unlikely to send troops.

Geographic advantages and disadvantages are often relative.

The closed location of Jincheng County made it difficult for the big Han to capture it, and it also made it difficult for the Wei army to send troops to attack.

Especially, for Guo Huai, if he sent troops, he could only choose to attack Pingxiang City.

Xiping County was given up once by Wei Guo.

If he sent troops to attack Xiping County, the Qiang tribe in the Huangshui River Valley would take the initiative to lead the tribe to help the battle without the big man's promise of benefits in order to avenge the resentment of being abandoned.

However, Daxia and Didao counties in Longxi County are like horns of each other.

If he sent fewer troops, he could not shake the defense of the Han army; if he sent more troops, there would be loopholes in Jincheng County's defense line.

However, no matter how he chooses, it will not affect Jiang Wei's "secrecy".

Because in Zheng Pu's planning, Jiang Wei wanted to go straight to the back of the Xiongnu fortress under the leadership of Zhi Wudai and Bai Huwen, the leaders of the Xiongnu tribe who had already vassalized the Han!
Of course!

It's not that they want to attack Jincheng County directly.

The city of gold is as solid as gold soup.

When Jincheng got its name in ancient times, it demonstrated the defensive advantages of the county's geographical location, and it was also the guarantee for the four counties in Hexi.

As far as the big Han is concerned, if Jincheng County is captured, the four counties in Hexi will have no danger to defend.

For those Haoyou and Qianghu tribes without the continuous support of the Wei army, the big Han wanted to take the four Hexi counties into their pockets, but it was only a matter of time.

Ni Wei also understood such an obvious truth.

This is also the reason why Cao Zhen, the Great Sima against the Wei Dynasty, previously asked Xia Houru to abandon Xiping County and concentrate his forces to stick to Jincheng County.

But think about it the other way around, if the big man seizes the so-called "Hexi Corridor Gateway" and invades Hexi from there, can Jincheng County, which has been completely reduced to an isolated city, still be able to defend?

Not to mention whether the morale of the soldiers of the Wei army in the county will collapse.

Just deducing from the supply of food, fodder and supplies, we know that Jincheng County cannot hold on.

The land in Liangzhou is barren, only one county in Jincheng, and it cannot supply the consumption of nearly [-] troops under Guo Huai's command.

If he reduces his troops, he will destroy the Great Wall himself, allowing the Han army to find loopholes in the defense line to attack; He took the initiative to open the city gate to welcome him!
Let's talk dry.

Zheng Pu picked up the wine cup and drank it up. After moistening his throat, he said again.

"Prime Minister, there is still one shortcoming of Pu's schemer. It is whether General Zuo leads the troops out of Xiaoguan, will the fake become real, and it will turn into a decisive battle between the two sides."

"Ah."

The prime minister made a soft nasal sound, but did not speak immediately.

The hand that was gently rubbing the root of the nose was placed on the chin, gently rubbing the beard and muttering.

Because what Zheng Pu planned was slightly different from what he thought in his heart.

In the prime minister's heart, he also had no plans to attack Jincheng County, but he really planned to take Anding County down.

Anding County, commonly known as Longdong.

The terrain is almost as high as Longyou, and much higher than Guanzhong, which has a flat plain.

If the big Han occupies Anding County, with the mobility of cavalry condescending, they can come and go freely when using troops in Guanzhong, and hold the initiative of the war in their hands.

Therefore, for the big man, if he wants to settle in Guanzhong, Anding County must be defeated anyway.

As far as the current situation is concerned, the big Han captured Anding County, and the three assistants in Guanzhong who rebelled against Wei could not be at ease!

It also allows the big man to spend his leisure time and slowly map Liangzhou.

However, it is not easy to capture Anding County.

If you are not careful, it will turn into a decisive battle with Wei Wei in advance.

In contrast, what Zheng Pu proposes now is to take down the Shuyin plug at the portal of the Hexi Corridor first, which is more secure.

And the success rate is high.

Although the soldiers and horses stationed in Wuwei County against the Wei Dynasty are [-] cavalry led by General Wei Ping, the troops are sufficient, and they can stand firm without worry.

But after Zheng Pu and Guan Xing marched into Zuli County, Wei Ping must not send troops to defend Shuyinsai.

As a surprise soldier, Jiang Wei's troops attacked from behind, and it was obvious that they succeeded in one blow.

In particular, he had previously led an army thousands of miles to attack the Huawai Baima Qiang, so there was no need to worry about the long journey, which would lower the morale of the soldiers and make them unwilling to fight to the death.

But just as Zheng Pu worried, the confrontation between the two armies in Anding County is an uncontrollable factor.

It's not that Wei Yan will kill first and play later.

No matter how fierce and rebellious Wei Yan was, the prime minister first wrote a letter to exhort and explain the strategy in detail, and he did not dare to disobey the general order and miss the overall situation.

Instead, he was worried about whether Cao Zhen, the great Sima against the Wei Dynasty, would not send his army to Anding County.

After the prime minister and Zhao Yun led the army into the pass to contain them last year, Cao Zhen made amends.

For example, many garrisons were built around Mei County and Chencang City according to the terrain.

If it is just to stick to it, the prime minister sent [-] troops from his headquarters to Baoxie Valley, and Cao Zhen led more than [-] people to hold on.

"Forget it, let Wu Ziyuan come back to Hanzhong to sit in town."

After being silent for a while, the prime minister who had made up his mind suddenly made a sound.

It also surprised Zheng Pu.

After a pause, he realized that the prime minister planned to lead the army out of Xiaoguan himself.

In this way, the possibility of a decisive battle between the two armies can be resolved.

With the prime minister's cautious personality, if he didn't want to fight a decisive battle, Cao Zhen would not be able to force him against Wei Wei.

Furthermore, military struggles should be cautious.

The prime minister personally led the army out of Xiaoguan, and Cao Zhen, the supreme commander of Wei, did not dare to fight lightly.

After all, he didn't have much confidence to defeat the prime minister.

What's more, if he is defeated, the whole Guanzhong will be lost to Wei State.

As for whether Hanzhong County will be attacked by soldiers against Wei Jingzhou, there is no need to worry too much.

The prefect of Jiangxia who rebelled against Wei, Wenpin, who was deeply feared by Jiangdong, has died of illness.

The successor is Lu Shi.

Although there is no shortage of talents, but not long after he took office, the hearts of Li Shu and soldiers in the county have not yet attached.

Under such circumstances, the soldiers and horses against Wei Jingzhou could not attack Hanzhong County from the three eastern counties in large numbers.Otherwise, Sun Wu stationed in Jiangling City, Zhu Ran, who has always been enterprising, would never let go of such a good opportunity.

If it is only a small number of troops to harass against Wei, with the talents and strength of Wu Yi and Deng Zhi, they can be safe and secure.

(End of this chapter)