Shu Chen

Chapter 347

In fact, Sun Quan wrote a letter asking the big man to send troops to the three eastern counties to support him.

Lips and teeth depend on each other.

This time Jiangdong dispatched troops to fight decisively, which was extremely beneficial to Bashu, so Bashu had to give a signal.

The prime minister made a promise in his reply letter.

Afterwards, Wu Yi, the left general who was stationed in Hanzhong County, sent a group of about [-] soldiers to go down the river with great fanfare.

Yes, it is to show the sense of presence.

But it is enough to explain the response to Sun Quan's request.

Because it went down the Mian River, it only took one day for the Han army to encircle Xunkou, the outpost of the three eastern counties.As long as the Wei army saw the Han banner coming out of Huangjinxia once, they would have to be on guard day and night, lest if the Han army really drove four or five thousand soldiers to kill them suddenly, they would not even have a chance to warn.

After all, there was a battle of the West City before, and Wei Xing Taishou Shenyi and Wei Jingzhou's Zhoutai are now officials of the great Han.
Bian dare to be careless!
Therefore, when Xia Houxuan, the garrison of Chang'an who heard the news, sent someone to ask Sima Yi if he wanted to lead the troops to Shangyong now, Sima Yi fell into a long silence.

At that time, Du Xi, who was the military adviser of the general, was also by his side.

Seeing that Sima Yi was silent, he remonstrated softly, "Commander, the military report that arrived the day before yesterday stated that the Son of Heaven has sent soldiers from Yanyu and Yuzhou to Anlu, Jiangxia."

The implication is that the war in Jiangxia is tight, and Bashu from the three eastern counties cannot be tolerated to threaten Nanyang Wancheng.It is also implicitly expressing that everyone's inferences in the previous round were wrong: Sun Wu's attack this time will not be easily dismissed.

"Well, I know."

Sima Yi, whose thoughts were interrupted, nodded slightly.

Immediately, I don't know what I was thinking about, and I suddenly smiled at Du Xi, "Zixu lived in Jingzhou in the early years, I wonder if there is a return to the old place of Yaxing?"

Ok?
I am working in Yongliang, why do I talk about going to Jingzhou?

Hearing this, Du Xi was astonished.

After seeing the eyes of his boss Ma Yi who seemed to be smiling but not smiling, he couldn't help but realize something in his heart.

Pointing in the direction of Jingzhou with his finger, he tried to say, "Could it be that the governor wants to send troops?"

"Of course!"

Sima Yi clapped his hands and praised, and said with a smile, "The thief Wu has repeatedly raised troops to attack, and now he dares Chen Bingjiang Xia to underestimate the power of our Wei State soldiers, so he should be ordered to smash his halberd into the sand! Zixu, I want to play the emperor, please do it for me!" General Niu is the deputy, and he will lead [-] elite troops from Guanzhong to Jiangxia to assist in the battle."

General Niu is Niu Jin.

He used to be Cao Ren's general, but now he has served under Sima Yi's command for many years. He is highly respected for his courage and general strategy.

Moreover, he has worked in Jingzhou and Huaiyou for many years, and he is very familiar with Sun Wu's tactics.

After finishing speaking, Sima Yi didn't wait for Du Xi's reply, and added another sentence quickly, "But I hope Zixu will not refuse. Zixu has helped me a lot in planning the preparations for the war in Guanzhong, and I understand why I act like this!"

Indeed, Du Ximing understood.

He also upholds the idea of ​​not allowing Ni Shu to have the opportunity to cultivate his life and rest.

Because for the state of Wei, Bashu at this time is already more threatening than Jiangdong—although Jiangdong’s national strength is superior, Bashu has the prestige and popular support accumulated by the Han Dynasty for 400 years
Therefore, he also knew that in order not to delay the plan of mobilizing the entire Guanzhong army at the end of the year, Sima Yi planned to drive the elite of Guanzhong to Jiangxia, and cooperate with the Luoyang Chinese army to quickly end the battle in Jiangxia!

Countless soldiers were killed in the first battle of Sun Wu, and they would not dare to attack in the next few years!

In this way, Wei Guo can conquer against Shu with peace of mind.

As for the [-] elites from Guanzhong who first went to Jiangxia to fight fiercely, and then rushed back to Guanzhong to prepare for the Bashu battle, Sima Yi couldn't care about whether they would encounter disadvantages such as exhaustion of the veterans and difficulties in fighting.

In other words, he no longer has a better schedule.

Since the emperor Cao Rui transferred the soldiers from the two prefectures of Yanyu to Jiangxia, if the war goes wrong in the future and there is a stalemate, he will definitely send troops from Guanzhong to help in the war.Instead of waiting for the edict to come, it is better to announce the request to send troops to help the battle now, and limit the time for the soldiers from Guanzhong to be within a controllable range.

And once Sun Wu retreats, the Guanzhong troops who reinforced the three eastern counties can also be transferred back.

"Since the governor has said something, how dare I disobey him?"

In an instant, Du Xi, who understood the pros and cons of it, answered it hand in hand.

Longyou, Watingchuan.

The hills here are undulating, the ravines are vertical and horizontal, and the beams and hills are interlaced. It is not a good choice for garrisoning troops.

But because the Wei State can only send troops from Gaoping City to invade Longyou, this piece of Gaochuan, which can reach Xiaoguan in the east and Jieting in the south, has a Han army camp blocked by the road.

The guarding army is the Jufu Department controlled by the right general Wu Ban.

At this moment, he was walking slowly on the mountain road side by side with Zheng Pu.

Zheng Pu came here by transporting grain and fodder.When all the ministries and generals were performing their duties, he, who was idle in Ji County, would do his part to handle some matters of supervising food and fodder.

But now the place he is going to is the burial place of the Han army.

Because the road here is also called Xiao Guan Road, he has supervised the army to fight fiercely here several times, and buried many Pao Ze who died in battle with his own hands several times.According to his habit, since he is here, he must go to the tomb to play a flute.

"Tick tock~answer~~"

With the last few drops of kumiss knocking down on the gravel in front of the tomb, Zheng Pu casually threw the wine bag to his followers, Beg Yacuo, and greeted Ju Fu who was not far away and stared blankly in the distance, "Xiaoxing, go back gone."

Ju Fu, who has a generous and courageous personality, is the most impatient of this sentimental atmosphere, so he stays a little far away when Zheng Pu plays the flute.

"okay."

In response, Ju Fu leaped down from the rock vigorously.

When he walked into the corner of the mountain road and couldn't see the tombs when he looked back, he asked softly, "Zijin thinks, is there any time for our troops to prepare for the battle?"

"Heh~~"

Zheng Pu, who was used to witnessing life and death for a long time, couldn't help chuckling when he heard this, and joked, "Xiaoxing has been stationed here for a long time, so he is eager to fight against evil?" Without waiting for an answer, he shook slightly Shaking his head, "Whether Ni Wei will send troops to attack this place after the battle in Hexi is a matter of choice. However, in my opinion, the chances are not high."

"Ugh"

Not surprisingly, Ju Fu suddenly let out a sigh.

He really hasn't been in battle for a long time.

He has been stationed here ever since he accompanied the prime minister to fight against the aggressive Cao Zhen, envious of Zheng Pu, Guan Xing, Jiang Wei and others' brilliant achievements in the battle of Fuliang Prefecture.Now that the Battle of Hexi has already kicked off, he has no chance to participate in it, so how can he not be in a slump?
Naturally, he hasn't been idle all the time.

The Guohuai Warlord Army against the Wei Dynasty went out to disturb Longyou and Zuli City, and the places he guarded were the first to bear the brunt.

But at that time, the prime minister ordered all the ministries to stick to it.

And that Guo Huai didn't come to attack, he just sent several waves of scouts to watch from a distance and then went back.

Every time he sees him, he can't help but gnash his teeth: The rat Guo Huai!If you dare not come to fight, why send troops!Doesn’t the daily consumption of food and fodder count?

Unable to fight, he even worried about the opponent's loss of food and fodder
"Xiaoxing guarding this place is the top priority of our army! It can be seen that the prime minister has a lot of trust in Xiaoxing, so why is he so eager to fight against evil? Moreover, he will wait for our army to have enough food and supplies, and the cavalry to be formed properly, so that a large number of troops can enter the pass. In the midst of it, Xiaoxing must be in charge of the front, so why the rush?"

Zheng Pu, who knew the thoughts of this life-and-death friend like the palm of his hand, saw this and said a few words of relief.

But unexpectedly, Ju Fu became even more depressed after hearing this.

After fetching a water bag from the subordinates behind him for a meal of cattle, Fang said to Zheng Pu angrily, "Zijin don't comfort me. Although I am here, I know that the army is short of money and food supplies are worrying. Soldiers go out of the customs In the middle, it will take five years at the earliest? I will be stationed here for another five years, alas~~~"

Zheng Pu was speechless.

Because what Jufu said is half correct.

Even, if the Battle of Hexi lasts too long, consumes too much food and fodder for the big men and delays the establishment of cavalry, it may not be possible to enter Guanzhong in five years.

Fortunately, Ju Fu is not the kind of person full of sourness.

After being silent for a long time, he stretched his eyebrows and let the gloom out of his heart, "It's been a long time since I met Zijin. Some soldiers in my camp hunted wild game. I just invited Zijin to come and talk."

"it is good."

Hearing this, Zheng Pu smiled all over his face.

Suddenly, he raised his eyebrows and pretended to be surprised, "Hey! Did Xiaoxing find out about the machine wine I hid in the car?"

"Hahaha~~huo chirp!"

"Each, each other. Hahaha~~~"

Fish and sheep are fresh.

The wild sheep is delicious, and it is served with cured fish and stewed in a cauldron. The salty and sweet smell lingers in the small military tent, and the breath is constantly tickled, making people feel salivary and index fingers.

Ju Fu and Zheng Pu who were sitting around did not touch the bamboo chopsticks, but occasionally picked up a cup of warm wine, talking and laughing about their long-awaited feelings and expressing their views on the Hexi War.

It wasn't until dusk was low, when Goufu added firewood casually, that he muttered, "Why is Yoshihiro so late? Could it be that he, as a cavalry governor, has lost his way!"

Zheng Pu couldn't help turning his head to look at the twilight outside the military tent, and answered casually, "Maybe it was delayed by other things."

Before he could finish speaking, he saw an incomparably majestic general appearing in front of the military tent.

It was Xiaoqi General Zhao Guang who came.

He bowed his hands with a smile and made a salute, but his mouth was joking, "Those who talk about people behind their backs are not gentlemen!"

While speaking, he strode forward, sat straight on the seat reserved for him, picked up the wine cup and drank it down, and then said with emotion, "I haven't seen Zijin for a long time, and I haven't tasted this machine wine for a long time. .”

Indeed, Zhao Guang hadn't appeared in front of everyone for a long time.

Same as Jufu, he was stationed in the area of ​​Guanchuan River in charge of [-] cavalry, and his duty was to protect the connection between Shuyin-Zuli-Longyou and the merchants on the Silk Road, as well as to guard the Wushui (Qingshui River) valley. enemy situation.For example, after the Guohuai troops of the Wei State left Gaoping City, they did not attack the Han army's garrison everywhere, but Zhao Guang kept the cavalry on tiptoe, so that he did not dare to move.

Naturally, Zhao Guangyi hadn't joined the battle for a long time.

But he was luckier than Jufu.

Zheng Pu transferred grain and fodder to the Jufu Ministry and sent people to look for him because the prime minister had a message to him.

Wei Yan, who had already rushed to Wuwei County to oversee the war in Hexi, wrote a letter to the prime minister a few days ago, intending to borrow Zhao Guangyi temporarily.

Yes, just for a while.

(End of this chapter)