Shu Chen

Chapter 372
Guanzhong Right Fufeng, Chen Cangcheng.

Sima Yi, the governor of Wei Yongliang, put his pen down on the case, picked up the silk silk and gently dried the ink, and when he put it into the small tube, he carefully checked and read it correctly, and then he called out to the guard on duty outside the office, and turned it around quickly Go to Luoyang.

Emperor Cao Rui once again wrote to ask about the situation and dispatch of the war.

It's not that Cao Rui doesn't trust Sima Yi's dispatching ability, nor can he blame him for his eagerness.

Instead, all the princes of Luoyang Gungun are eager for the Northwest War.

Recruiting vassals from the left and right of the Southern Huns and the Tuoba tribe of Xianbei, mobilizing the emperor's own army of tigers and leopards, and dispatching [-] soldiers from Youzhou, plus [-] troops from Guanzhong, the troops and horses invested by Wei State this time can be called the Han Dynasty. After the army attacked and captured Longyou, An Neng won the attention of everyone in the Wei Kingdom?

In particular, Nishu's reaction is really unpredictable.

After the Southern Xiongnu and Xianbei entered Hexi, Nishu immediately dispatched troops to strictly guard the prefectures and counties. This reaction was expected.

However, after Xia Houru, the general who conquered the north, was suddenly trapped in the fortress of Yinyin, Nishu's reaction was unexpected.

Now it's almost the beginning of summer and April, Nishu just ordered the cavalry general Zhao Guangdu to lead the cavalry to Hanpingchuan, about four or five miles away from the fortress of Yuyin City, and shoot hundreds of Ming Dysprosiums at different directions into the sky, and then return went.

There was no attempt to find where the Wei army was hoarding food and fodder, and there was no attempt to attack Xia Houru's soldiers and horses to find a fighter to relieve the siege.

The intention is obvious: it is only to let the trapped Yuyin guards know that Zhuge Liang, the Prime Minister of Nishu, has not given up on them, and to give the soldiers hope to continue to wait for rescue.

However, since then, there has been no rescue action by Ni Shu.
And according to the news from the scouts, there is no sign of martial law or garrison mobilization in Nishu, regardless of Hexi, Longyou, and Hanzhong counties, but is calmly urging spring plowing.

Such a situation put Cao Rui under a lot of pressure.

Although this battle was planned by Sima Yi, after Fei Yao Zhongfu, who was in charge of the military affairs in the south of Helan Mountain, lost more than [-] Guanzhong cavalry, Sima Yi has already issued a letter of remonstrance, claiming that the opportunity for this plan has been lost, and he will give up for now, waiting for him When the time is ripe, we will discuss again.

However, the emperor Cao Rui transferred the tiger and leopard riders to Hexi, determined to continue the battle.

Tens of thousands of troops have been away for several months now, spending countless food and fodder, but the original intention to force Nishu to fight has not been achieved. How can the princes not be eager?
An Neng will not make Cao Rui anxious!

That's why, when he wrote again this time, he wanted to ask if Sima Yi would march after the spring plowing in Guanzhong was completed.

Don't interfere with the dispatching power of the foreign governor, just want to know the general strategy.

Because Sima Yi had a plan in the previous table - if Nishu is not rescued, he will use the Guanzhong army to push into Hanzhong or Longyou to contain the garrison troops in Nishu, and take down the fortress of Shuyin fortress!
Therefore, Sima Yi took great trouble in replying.

Carefully record the thoughts and beliefs one by one in the table, trying to ease Cao Rui's anxiety as much as possible.

Because his decision was to continue to stand still in Guanzhong after the spring plowing.

There are four people who rely on it.

One, he dared to confirm that Ni Shu would definitely come to save the fortress of Shuyin!

The strategic significance of Quyin to the Hexi Corridor almost determines the war initiative of the two sides in the land of Yongliang. It is impossible for Zhuge Liang, the Prime Minister of Nishu, to not know.

So far, there has been no sign of rescue, which must have been delayed by other matters.

In this regard, Sima Yi also summoned Liaozuo and the senior generals in the army to analyze together, and then came up with a reason that made him laugh: perhaps, Ni Shu was because of the shortage of food, so he had to wait until the spring plowing before sending troops to rescue
Other than that, no one can make any further suggestions.

This inference made him feel regretful.

If he had known this earlier, he would not have allowed Xiahou Ru to enter the impoverished city too early and waste food and fodder in vain.

At the beginning of his planning, he was all thinking about the convenience of the Wei army crossing the besieged city when the river was frozen, but he forgot the fact that Nishu had been exhausted for a long time and food and fodder were in short supply.

But there is nothing wrong with that.

Who would have expected that Nishu didn't even have the grain and fodder reserves to supply [-] to [-] soldiers and horses!
However, since the matter is over, Sima Yi will not be too entangled.Anyway, with the grain and fodder in Guanzhong, it can afford to consume a few more months.

This is also his second reliance.

It has been three years since he came to serve as the governor of Yongliang, and he has not made any achievements in the battle.

However, it has achieved fruitful results in opening up farmland and using capital for the country.

Based on his idea of ​​"self-sufficiency of soldiers and soldiers, and enrichment of the country", coupled with the sufficient labor force recruited from Jizhou by granting land as an inducement, Qinchuan, which is rich in eight hundred miles, has once again been crowned with the reputation of "Land of Abundance".Even though the Luoyang area fell into famine at the beginning of spring this year, the emperor Cao Ruizhao ordered him to transfer millions of dendrobium grains and fodder for relief, but the grain and fodder stored in Guanzhong was still enough to feed the army until after the autumn harvest.

With enough food and fodder, he can stand still and wait for the opportunity to appear.

The third is that he has already asked the Ministry to transfer a large amount of grain and fodder from Guanzhong to Xia Houru.

Due to the consideration of the speed of soldiers and the limitation of the long distance, the Xiahou Confucian tribe who transferred from Wuyuan County of Bingzhou to Dingxi City in the north of Anding County did not carry siege equipment, so they have been delaying in attacking the city.

However, the preparations for the siege, such as raising earth hills, digging tunnels, and making sieges in reverse, have all been completed.

Now even if troops from Nishu are sent to rescue, when they attack Xiahouru's camp, the Han army in the fortress of Yuyin City will not be able to overcome the obstacles and go out of the city to respond, so everything is ready.

Based on this, Sima Yi feels that now is not the time to attack without regard to casualties.

Shuyin, which was built since the time of Emperor Xiaowu of the former Han Dynasty, has always been used as an outpost fortress against nomadic tribes. It has undergone countless repairs and reinforcements for hundreds of years, and it can be called impregnable!
The only time it was captured was when Jiang Wei, the former rebel general, made a sneak attack from behind.

Moreover, relying on Wei Ping's inability to support, and Bapu leading the army rushed to join forces, the garrison troops fell into despair and surrendered before changing hands.

In other words, it is difficult to be captured before the foreign aid to Nishu is completely cut off and the soldiers are desperate.

Even though there are only [-] soldiers defending against Shu in the fortress of Shuyin, Xia Houru attacked day and night with an army of [-], and it may not be possible to make achievements within a few months.Instead of losing countless soldiers and making useless efforts, it is better to wait for the opportunity to smash the Nishu reinforcements and cut off the hope of the defenders in the city before making a plan to attack the fortifications.

Finally, it is the support of the left and right tribes of the Southern Huns and the Tuoba tribe of Xianbei.

Sima Yi didn't expect them to be successful, but with the length of the nomadic tribe's long-distance raids, they should have made some achievements in restraining the troops against Shu and exhausting the defenses of the counties and counties in Hexi.

These four rely on each other, all of which can make Wei State more than capable, enough to ease the hearts of Luoyang Cao Rui and Gun Gun.

On the contrary, at the end of the above table, Sima Yi added: "Now our country is attacking against Shu, and according to the cunning attitude of the thief Wu, I may come back to invade, but please prepare for it first, Your Majesty."

(End of this chapter)