Shu Chen

Chapter 403 Countermeasures
Hefei was destroyed, Shouchun was in danger, and the disintegration of the Huainan front seemed to have little to do with the Yongliang army's conquest.

At least, Sima Yi can let Niu Jin continue to pursue, and make plans after the battle in Baoxie Valley is over, and give the emperor Cao Rui a reply and dispatch troops to support him.

After all, distant water cannot save near fire.

What's more, Ni Shu, who frequently used troops and was almost militaristic, had long since suffered a decline in people's livelihood.

Regardless of whether Wei Guo's pursuit wins or loses, there is no need to worry about Ni Shu's invasion of Guanzhong in the next few years. Why bother to stop and return when the war is in urgency?
But in fact it is not.

Since the collapse of Cao Pi and the dispatch of troops from Bashu to Longyou in Wei State, the defense line of thousands of miles along the border has been constantly fighting and fighting endlessly.

Although there were victories in recovering the four counties of Liaodong and Bingzhou, under the Northern Expedition of the Han and Wu alliances, the strong national power that could suppress the Han and Wu countries by itself no longer exists.

It can even be called the end of the strong crossbow!

Today, the Jingzhou front is supported by Yuzhou; the Huainan front is supported by Qingzhou and Xuzhou; the Luoyang Central Army takes money from Yanzhou, Hedong, Henan, and Hanoi to provide food and fodder for the military; and the Yongliang front has exhausted the background of Youhe and Jizhou. .

Therefore, the emperor Cao Rui personally wrote a book, not only to inform Huainan of the shocking changes in the front, but also to dispatch troops from Yongliang to help.

For example, the tiger and leopard cavalry who have become the emperor's pro-army, and the Wuhuan Tuqi who are temporarily under the control of Sima Yi, Cao Rui has already sent envoys to recruit Luoyang.

But cavalry alone is not enough.

If Huainan is lost, there will be no danger to defend the thousands of miles of fertile fields in the heart of the Central Plains!
The four prefectures of Yu, Yan, Qing and Xu are all exposed to the soldiers of the thief Wu!

Regardless of whether it is out of consideration to appease the hearts of the states and counties, or to take back strategically important places, the Wei State has no choice but to send troops to rescue Shouchun, capture Hefei, drive the thief Wu out of Jiangbei, and let Wei State's defensive front face the river again. Shou.

Therefore, when the Tiger Leopard Cavalry and Wuhuan Tuqi followed the Luoyang Central Army to the Huainan battlefield, Yongliang also needed to send several troops to Jingzhou to assist in the defense to make up for the emptiness of the defense line after the Yuzhou soldiers were conscripted to Huainan.

This is why Sima Yi came straight to Chang'an.

Based on the strategy in his mind, it is not difficult to deduce that if the emperor Cao Rui does not go well in the Huainan battlefield, he will inevitably send an edict to the west, ordering him to lead the generals in Guanzhong to enter Jingzhou through Wuguan Road, and attack Jiangling City and Jingnan counties.

Surround Wei and save Zhao.

If he oversees the army to attack Jingnan, the thief Wu will inevitably divide his troops to occupy, which will naturally reduce the pressure on the Huainan battlefield.

In any case, although the state of Wei has begun to decline, the background of today's war is still not comparable to that of the thief Wu.

Naturally, the melancholy in his heart is inevitable.

Because since he served as the governor of Yongliang, the only time he used troops against Bashu ended in failure.

And in the future, he will have no chance to clean up his defeat.

After the Huainan front fell this time, neither the Luoyang temple nor the emperor Cao Rui could use the power of the whole country to attack Shu!
It's a remedy for the dead.

Regardless of whether the city of Hefei is captured or not, heavy troops must be stationed on the eastern front.

That is to say, it is impossible for the soldiers and horses dispatched from Yongliang to be stationed in Jingzhou to return in the future.

With no advantage in military strength, how can he raise his troops and attack against Nishu who has occupied a place of victory?
In the future, he can only sit and watch in vain. Nishu restores national strength through health and rest and establishes cavalry to invade Guanzhong Sanfu, ushering in the helplessness of offensive and defensive changes!

It is also based on this that after he entered Chang'an City, he retreated from his subordinates and Liao Zuo who came to see him, and sat alone thinking about which army to use to help Jingzhou.

In fact, there is nothing to think about.

The best candidate is his confidant general Niu Jin.

Niu Jin had already been stationed in Jingzhou when he belonged to Cao Ren, and he was most familiar with the terrain of Jiangling and the tactics of the thief Wu.

Moreover, he has been on the expedition for many years and has profound qualifications. Supervising an army of [-] to [-] troops will not cause dissatisfaction among other generals.

But Sima Yi hesitated again and again, and finally planned to go to Jingzhou with Xiahouba.

The reason is that Xue Ti, the guard who was in charge of Gaoping City a few days ago, attached a private letter to the daily military news.

It is claimed that when the Shu army transferred Xiahouru's body to Gaoping City, Xiahouba looked angrily at Helan Mountain and scolded Guo Huai endlessly when Xiahouba burst into tears, as if he were an enemy who did not share the sky.

After seeing it, Sima Yi knew that it was Xia Houba who took advantage of it.

That's right, everyone in Yongliang's tribes knew that Xia Houba secretly had a crush on Guo Huai.

The reason is that Guo Huai was Xia Houyuan's Sima.

During the Battle of Hanzhong, after Guo Huai was sick and stayed behind, he heard that Xia Houyuan had gone out to fight, so he gathered scattered soldiers and pushed Zhang Yun, the then general of the gangsters, as the leader of the army.

This was the reason why Xiahouba gnashed his teeth.

It's not that Xia Houyuan's death in battle was blamed on Guo Huai.

It was Xia Hourong, who was only 13 years old, who was also in Hanzhong at the time, and died before the battle!

As Sima Guo Huai, since he was able to gather stragglers and push Zhang Yun to be the leader of the army, why couldn't he stop a 13-year-old young man from going to die? !

Such a result, Xia Houba could not let go of it.

And as Xia Houyuan's family gradually declined, his resentment became more and more serious.

Among the eight sons of Xia Houyuan, the third son Xia Houcheng and the fifth son Xia Hourong are the most outstanding.

Xiahou said that when he was a child, he liked to gather boys to perform military affairs. At the age of sixteen, he rode horses and shot tigers. He was famous for his bravery in Wei Wu Cao Cao;And Xia Hourong was a prodigy who was as famous as Cao Chong. He was able to write at the age of seven, recited a thousand words a day, and knew it from the eyes. He was very different from Cao Pi, but he also died in Hanzhong!
The death of these two people, and the subsequent death of Xiahoushang (Xiahouyuan's congzi), caused the status of Xiahouyuan's lineage in Wei to decline sharply, and no one was among the important officials anymore.

Now, Xiahou Ru (Xiahou Shangcong's younger brother) was killed in battle for protecting Guo Huai's rear. New and old hatreds surged into Xiahouba's heart, and it was no surprise that he continued to yell at the north.

This is also the reason why Sima Yi wanted him to go to Jingzhou.

He doesn't care about the conflict between Guo and Xiahou, who is right and who is wrong.

But under his command, there can't be such things as discord between generals and enemies.

Whether it's to demonstrate his authority in governing the army, or because of the consideration of all ministries fighting against Shu in the future.

Therefore, Xiahouba, who is obviously weaker than Guo Huai, has become the best choice for transferring from Yongliang in terms of general strategy, familiarity with Yongliang and support of soldiers.

Thinking about making a decision, Sima Yi leaned over his desk and wrote vigorously.

The first is based on the dispatch of the emperor Cao Rui, and ordered Xue Ti to be the main general. The governor Xia Houba and other troops can rush to Nanyang County, and return to Nanyang General Wang Chang for restraint. is behind.

The other is to adjust the defense with the power of the governor of Yongliang.

Let the school lieutenant Deng Ai continue to farm in the south of Helan Mountain, with Fei Yao on guard, and Fei Yao is still in charge.

Hu Zun returned to Anding County to replace Xue Ti who left to guard Gaoping City.

Guo Huai rushed back to guard the defense line of Chencang-Mei County, and restrained Wang Sheng and other troops as before.

Niu Jin and other ministries stayed with him in Chang'an as the backup of the ministries, and may be dispatched by the emperor to Jingzhou in the future.

Logically speaking, such an arrangement is well thought out.

However, what he didn't know was that this arrangement only resolved Xiahouba's hidden danger of staying in Yongliang, but he forgot to take into account the feelings of another Xiahouba.

Or rather, he didn't have time.

Xia Houxuan, who stepped down as the garrison of Chang'an, returned to Luoyang more than ten days ago.

And when he left, he was not only full of anger towards Sima Yi, but also made him miss an opportunity.

(End of this chapter)