Shu Chen

Chapter 348
There is no reason in the world to guard against thieves for a thousand days.

This is after Wei Yan came to Guzang, Wuwei County, Jiang Wei, who was in charge here before, explained in detail the defense and actual situation of the counties and counties in Hexi, and offered his insights on future warfare.

After hearing this, Wei Yan nodded repeatedly, deeply convinced.

Gein's military deployment against Wei is no different from that of bandits.

In the south, the two left and right tribes of the Xiongnu and the Tuoba tribe of the Xianbei entered Xiutuze and Juyanze. They planned to plunder the counties and counties in the west of Hexi for a long time, so that the soldiers would not be unstoppable and the Li people would be uneasy.

And the nearly [-] Guan Zhong Jingqi under the personal supervision of Fei Yao, the empress general of the Wei Dynasty, is like a sharp knife hanging above his head.

Relying on the mobility of the cavalry, they come to wander around the counties of Wuwei from time to time, fighting if there are few, and avoiding when there are many, forcing all counties in Wuwei to garrison with heavy troops to prevent them from being attacked and killed by his insight into the emptiness of the defense.

Moreover, it also disconnected the connection between the Fortress of Yuyin and Hexi, making it difficult for the big Han to know the safety of the Liuyin tribe.

Such a tactic made Hexi unbearable.

For example, Li Shu who lived in the villages outside the cities of Wuwei, in order not to be affected by the war, has now been taken by Fei Yi to Zhangye County and resettled.

There is also the morale issue of soldiers.

Regardless of guarding beacons or cities along the way, whenever they see the Wei army showing off their might in front of their eyes, and the big men are forced to have too few cavalry to drive them out, their morale will inevitably be depressed.

Therefore, Jiang Wei made an advance policy on Wei Yan, wanting to deal with the Fu Yao tribe first before the Southern Huns and Xianbei invaded.

It is impossible to completely wipe out without seeking total annihilation.

But it can be disabled!
As long as it is ordered to lose more than a thousand or two thousand horses, it will not dare to enter Wuwei County again in the future.

Even if he can fight again, it will take at least a few months to rest, and he can only face the battle again after receiving support from Guanzhong.

And if Tian Sui's will really destroy Fei Yao's tribe, the Southern Huns and Xianbei Tuoba tribe will not be a problem.

The reason doesn't stop at being alone.

As a vassal nomadic tribe, it is impossible to be willing to die for the Wei State, and it is impossible to be willing to take the main attack responsibility for the Wei State with the lives of the people.As long as Fei Yao's troops can't contain the main force of the Han army, even if they plunder counties and villages like Yuekou, they will become perfunctory.

In this way, the counties in the west of Hexi can enjoy peace for a while.

As for the future.
As long as the big man can overcome the shortage of food, fodder and supplies, and recruit cavalry to perform martial arts, the mere Hulu can still be a big Han soldier!

However, this strategy is difficult to implement.

Fei Yao is also a veteran general against Wei, and he adheres to the tactics of disturbing and not fighting, which makes it difficult for the Han army to find opportunities for heavy losses.

Don't even think about luring them into the place where the pawns set up an ambush.Since he disturbed Wuwei County for more than a month, he marched extremely cautiously, often deployed scouts ten miles away, and never drove his troops into places where his vision was limited.

The only way to force him to fight is by riding.

In terms of the combat power of the cavalry of the various tribes of the Han Dynasty, Ma Dai's Xiliang cavalry is still the best, and it is also the best choice.

But Jiang Wei bluntly said that it was not available.

Without him, if Fei Yao saw Ma Dai driving the iron cavalry from Xiliang, how could he fight him?

In the vast desert, countless barren valleys, and Gobi flooded in the land of Hexi, if the cavalry wants to avoid another cavalry confrontation, it is really too easy!

Therefore, Jiang Wei thought of Zhao Guang who was stationed in the Guanchuan Valley.

And Zhang Bao, who is currently in charge of the two thousand Shaodang Qiang who is resting in Zhangye County and is familiar with the war.

The scouts of the Wei army could not detect the whereabouts of these two cavalry, and Fei Yao would not have expected to appear in Hexi.

If the cavalry currently in Wuwei County and the two thousand Qiang cavalry of Liu Zhu, the Sima of the Qiang Battalion, had been entangled with them for a while, making it clear that Ma Dai's troops had been stationed in Jiuquan County, he might not have given birth to Liu Zhu's troops with superior force. Heart of Defeat.

After all, intrusion can be fought easily.

Under the circumstances that there was absolutely no danger and the chances of victory were within his grasp, how could Fei Yao miss the opportunity to severely injure the Han army and strengthen the fighting spirit of the Southern Huns and the Tuoba tribe of Xianbei?
Even if he can restrain himself, the soldiers under his command will yearn for military merit.

At that time, after hearing Jiang Wei's words, Wei Yan felt that he could give it a try.

Although he is over fifty years old and has all the honors and titles, he has not fallen into that kind of old-fashioned and stable, and he is still the most determined and enterprising person among the many generals of the big man.

Moreover, offense is the best defense.

The prime minister asked him to come and take charge of the defense of Hexi, how could he not do his best?

For this reason, he first ordered the governor of Taizhou to garrison in Xuanwei City to resist the invasion from the direction of Xiu Tuze; he transferred Yan Yu's troops to Puju County to guard the outpost, and guarded Qiang Battalion infantry Sima Jiang Shu at Tuci. The counties are the horns of each other; more than [-] new soldiers recruited from the captives of Jincheng County will be dispersed to the cities, garrisons, and beacons of the counties to serve as county soldiers or more soldiers to protect the peace and vigilance of Li Shu.

Well, Zhang Yi, the prefect of Jincheng who was leading the army to Hexi, was going to transfer to Jiuquan County to be stationed.

Because the Bashu nobles who came to Hexi in separate households live most in Jiuquan County, Zhang Yi can save the need to recruit county soldiers to defend after Zhang Yi passes by. Zhang Yi's identity is enough to make those Bashu wealthy people willing to let the private soldiers join them. guard.

After all arrangements and arrangements were made, Wei Yancai recorded the whole story of Jiang Weijin's speech in a book. Longyou and the prime minister came to ask if they could temporarily mobilize Zhao Guangbu.

There was also Zheng Pu who came here with a message to ask Zhao Guang.

The prime minister did not reply to Wei Yan immediately, but wanted to know that if Jiang Wei's plan was followed, on the premise of ensuring the connection of the Wuyin-Zuli-Longyou military situation and monitoring the movements of Wushui (Qingshui River) correctly, Zhao Guang could How many cavalry pawns will be sent to Wuwei County will be decided later.

There are priorities.

The Guohuai tribe of Ni Wei still did not return to Gaoping City, and the main force of Guanzhong who went against Wei was still on the side, and the pressure facing Longyou was much heavier than that of Hexi.As Longyou's only eyes and ears, Zhao Guangbu was not easily transferred away.

"Yihong, the original intention of the former general and Jiang Boyue is roughly the same."

After some retelling, Zheng Pu said softly, "The prime minister's intention is that if Yihong can send two thousand riders to Hexi, then he will accept the former general's request. But if he can't, then let's let it go."

Indeed, without two thousand horses, even if you go to Hexi, you will not be able to make meritorious deeds.

There were more than [-] cavalry in Feiyao's army against the Wei Dynasty, while Liu Zhu and Zhang Bao, the Sima of the Qiang Battalion, had only [-] cavalry.

Moreover, the two thousand burnt Qiang who came to help the battle were no match for Wei's Guanzhong elite cavalry in terms of combat power, morale and equipment.It can be used for pinching and chasing, but if it is used as a frontal destroyer, it will collapse at a touch!
Therefore, without the advantage of troops, only by dispatching [-] cavalry from Zhao Guang to join Liu Zhu of the Qiang Battalion as front destroyers can the victory of the war be established.

In order not to make a lot of preparations, it becomes self-defeating and self-defeating.

"Two thousand cavalry pawns, our troops can be separated at any time."

After Zhao Guang heard this, he smiled and said, "If it's only one month away, all three thousand of our troops can go to Hexi."

As soon as these words fell, Zheng Pu and Ju Fu were both stunned.

Zhao Guang has a father-like temperament, loyal, self-denying, and never lies.

But after Zheng Pu and Ju Fu heard it, they still felt it was unbelievable - it is enough to divide two thousand horses, but how can the whole army go there?The main forces who were not afraid of rebelling against Wei all came out of Gaoping City, but Longyou didn't notice it at all!

After Zhao Guang explained in detail, they were relieved.

Let's say that two thousand cavalry can be dispatched, but now that the trade on the Silk Road has been temporarily suspended, only one or two hundred cavalry are capable of sending messages and guards in the three places, which is beyond doubt.

And claiming that the whole army will be gone within one month is because he can confuse the public.

His cavalry was first trained by his father, Zhao Yun, who personally selected cavalry soldiers, and later accepted the eight hundred followers led by Fu Jian, the eldest son of Fu Zhang, the king of Wudu Di.

Since the Northern Expedition, it has been on the battlefield many times, making up for any damage, and has maintained a system of 3000 people.

The last addition was to incorporate more than a hundred riders led by Liang Yuanbi.

Liang Yuanbi was the leader of the Hu people in Liangzhou who voluntarily surrendered to Zheng Pu in the past. More than [-] of his tribe lived in the Guanchuan River Valley at the earliest.

Now, after Liangzhou was restored, the prime minister let them live in the old place.

Because the Guanchuan River Valley is adjacent to the pastures built by the former Han Dynasty, it is now the smallest horse ranch in the Han Dynasty.

Let them go back, it will serve as a barrier for the horse ranch, and the cattle and sheep produced by their livestock can also be supplied to the garrison in Zuli County and Yuyin City.

And Zhao Guangbu was stationed around their tribe, and usually only a hundred or so riders went out for security and spying on the military situation.Therefore, if Zhao Guang led the cavalry away quietly, leaving Liang Yuanbi's more than a hundred cavalry to continue to serve as guards, and using two thousand of his descendants as cavalry to enter the barracks, the anti-Wei scouts would not be able to be vigilant.

As for why the time limit is set at one month
It's a matter of opportunism, not for a long time.

With such an explanation, Zheng Pu happily returned to Ji County to report to the prime minister.

However, the cautious Prime Minister felt that all three thousand riders were too risky, so he just ordered Zhao Guang to select two thousand riders to quietly go to Wuwei County via Jincheng County.

This point is the same as what Zheng Pu thought.

Because of the instantaneous changes on the battlefield, it is unknown when Wei Feiyao will be able to confront Wei Feiyao head-on.

Instead of ordering Zhao Guangbu to go all the way to Hexi and wait for a month to send Qianqi back again, it is better to only send [-] riders to avoid leaking traces during the trip.

Although Zhao Guangbu's elite cavalry pawns, this possibility is unlikely, but it can be avoided, so let's avoid it.

And this matter was planned by Wei Yan and Jiang Wei together. With the two of them's ability to fight in the army, they will not delay the matter without Qianqi.

"I know that Zijin Fang returned home from exhaustion, but he still needs to go back and forth."

The prime minister who made a decision and sent the reply letters to Wei Yan and Zhao Guanghou respectively, rubbed the root of his nose lightly, and said slowly, "The scouts have reported, and many troops in Niwei Guanzhong have been mobilized. After the pass, I want Zijin to go to Hanzhong to inspect the military affairs. Juda is old, and I can't bear to make him trek back and forth; Young Chang has just returned to Longyou after many years, and I don't know much about everything, but Duke Wei. Alas! Now in Longyou, only Zijin can go on tour."

"promise."

Hearing this, Zheng Pu bowed his hands and took the order, "Serving the country, how can you dare to say that it is hard and evil? Prime Minister, Pu will go the next day."

In fact, he was already prepared for going to Hanzhong.

Because counting the time, Qiao Zhou, who was sent by the emperor, will also arrive in Hanzhong County.

(End of this chapter)