Shu Chen

Chapter 485
It was late autumn and September when the news of Jiangdong's fiasco reached Dahan.

At this time, both the prime minister in Wuzhangyuan and Wei Yan's tribe had just completed the autumn harvest in the fields, and they were just about to let the soldiers leave the camp and go to besiege Chencang City according to the previous strategy.

Yes, it was clearly agreed that the two countries would fight together this year, but the Wu army was defeated before the Han army started to move.
It is really helpless!

The prime minister who was still in Wuzhangyuan, after hearing the news, went out of the military tent with a staff and stood on the Tumao, looking at the Yangsui of Wei State on the other side of the Wei River, sighing quietly in his heart.

He finally knew why in mid-August, all the Wei soldiers guarding the opposite bank burst into cheers.

Originally, the generals in the army still guessed that it was against Wei Cao Rui and Sima Yi, in order to boost the morale of the army, so they feasted on the soldiers during the "Moon Sacrifice Festival".

Unexpectedly, it was actually excited by the news of Wu Jun's defeat!
Jiangdong disciples, inadequacy and conspiracy!
Ugh.
The prime minister didn't care why Jiangdong lost so badly.

But he knew that in the next few years, or even ten years, it would be impossible for Jiangdong to have the strength of the Northern Expedition, nor would it be possible to contain the forces against the Wei Dynasty for the great Han.

In other words, with Jiangdong's temperament, after this battle, they no longer have the idea of ​​going north.

After all, the fact that Jiangdong has many internal conflicts is well known to the world.

The prime minister is even more insightful.

The question that haunts the Prime Minister now is whether the Han army will still act according to the strategy that Wei Yan and Zheng Pu had agreed upon before after the disastrous defeat of the Wu army?

It's not about thinking of other strategies.

In Xia Qiyue, the Longshan Weishui River Valley connecting Longyou and Siwei was already being repaired and widened, and regardless of whether there was Jiangdong's help, the big man would pull out Chen Cangcheng and hope for Chang'an.

The Prime Minister is weighing whether it is better to defend Chencang City this year, or to wait until the next year to mobilize troops.

There seems to be no difference between the two.

Anyway, the big man must fight against Wei alone in the future.

But in the eyes of the prime minister, it is the careful calculation of grain and fodder, and the difference between whether it can confuse Wei Guo.

Because the autumn harvest has already been put into storage this year, it doesn't make much sense for the Han army to continue to drive troops to besiege Chencang. After all, the strategy of Wei's two-front war is no longer there.

However, if the soldiers go back first, it will make Wei Guo think that the big man has withdrawn from Guanzhong because he is alone, which will greatly boost their confidence and arrogance; when the Han army re-enters Guanzhong after the spring of next year, maybe they will not It continues to shrink.

At least, the Luoyang temple in Wei State would feel that without the pressure of the Jiangdong invaders, its own strength would be strong enough to fight against the Han army, and it would no longer endure the shame of letting the Han army enter the pass as if it were no one's land, and then urged Sima Yi to try to fight against the Han army. Field battle once.

In this way, the big man's pursuit of war will be successful.

However, everything has advantages and disadvantages.

The temporary withdrawal of the Han army from Guanzhong was not without its drawbacks.

For example, after the Han army retreats, Wei, which can dispatch more soldiers and horses into the pass, will definitely take the opportunity to send troops to guard the exit of the Baoxie Valley and the east bank of the Sishui River Valley. The only route for the Han army to enter the pass in the future is Chencang Road. Talk to Xiao Guan.

Yes, the Weishui River Valley that runs through Longshan Mountain will be impassable in a short time.

Not surprisingly, Bi Sima Yi should have noticed that the big man was widening the Weishui River Valley.

It is also inevitable that a soldier and horse will be sent in advance to guard the east side of Longshan, and find a condescending mountain to guard and kill the craftsmen of the Han army, so that the big man cannot continue to dig mountains and dig stones to build roads.

Another concern is that Sima Yi will inevitably strengthen the defense of Chen Cangcheng.

For example, in the period of Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty, when the Liangzhou rebel kingdom, Han Sui and Ma Teng besieged Chencang, Huangfusong and Dong Zhuo set up camp to support them, preventing the rebels from concentrating on attacking the fortifications and completely besieging the city.

Let's stop fighting for now, or should we not retreat?

The prime minister looked back slowly, looking at the dismantled camp and the loaded baggage under the twilight, he couldn't help but slightly twitched the corners of his mouth, showing a few wry smiles.

There are always surprises in the world.

Sometimes, exhaustive consideration of strategic deployment is no match for an arrangement made by God with ill intentions.

After an unknown amount of time, Guan Xing and Jiang Wei walked over hand in hand.

Among them, Jiang Weina has just returned from Xiegukou.

The autumn harvest was over, and the army was about to pull out the camp. The prime minister asked Meng Yan, the tiger-bug supervisor, to guard Li Shu, who was guarding the fields, to return to Hanzhong County from Baoxie Valley, and Jiang Wei, the governor, was also on guard along the inclined water.

If there is no accident, Meng Yan will stay in Hanzhong County to guard the rear in the future.

For one thing, he was old and weak.

Another is that once the Han army left Wuzhangyuan to besiege Chencang, Hanzhong County must be guarded by veteran generals to prevent Wei Guo from invading from Dongsan County or Baoxie Valley.

Yes, the Han army was stationed in Wuzhangyuan, and there were nearly [-] Li Shu who came with them.

This is also the prime minister's previous dispatch, with [-] soldiers stationed in the field under the eyes of more than [-] troops of Wei State, and luring them to attack to create opportunities for Wei Yan's tribe. A reserve soldier who has been trained in martial arts is a qualified soldier with a sword and spear
After all, the prime minister, who has always been cautious, never takes chances in military affairs.

Guan Xing, on the other hand, had just been sent by Xiang Chong to report military affairs.

Xiang Chong, who has a gentle temperament, is not known for his force. He is not as good as Guan Xing or Jiang Wei in terms of defeating the enemy, but he is better at centralizing and dispatching various ministries.It can be seen that he has guarded inside and outside the capital for ten years, and there is no slight omission.Now that he has been transferred to the army of the Northern Expedition, the prime minister also invited him to be the governor of Guanzhong. He is also defined as the center of the army and the command of the generals. It is considered that the responsibility of leading the army has not let him relinquish his post.

The prime minister asked Guan Xing to assist him in all the dispatches before the army pulled out of the camp.

"Prime Minister, Meng Jianjun guarding Li Shu entered the valley at noon."

Jiang Wei was the first to report, and after bowing his hands and saluting, he said, "The last general stayed in Taniguchi for an hour, and Ni Wei has no intention of sending troops to pursue him."

"Ah."

The prime minister nodded slightly, and responded with a nasal voice.

It was expected that the Wei army would not come to pursue Li Shu. If they dared to come out of the camp to fight, they would not have been huddling around and hadn't even tried a tentative attack.Maybe Sima Yi, who rebelled against Wei, had to report the time, thinking that the Han army deliberately lured them to fight with Li Shu, and strictly ordered all the ministries not to move without authorization!
Guan Xing's report was much more concise.

Holding the ceremony, he said bluntly, "Prime Minister, everything has been done, and I told the governor that the camp can be broken out the next day."

This time the prime minister did not respond immediately.

Instead, Nianxu was silent for a moment, as if thinking of something, he suddenly asked with a smile, "You both know about Jiangdong's defeat, right? Let me tell you, is our army going to Chencang City according to the previous plan? So that the soldiers can rest and reorganize, and then enter the Guanzhong after the cold winter?"

Wen asked, Jiang Wei and Guan Xing looked at each other and smiled.

Jiang Wei also made a gesture of invitation, signaling Guan Xing to answer on his behalf.

Just now, when the two who came to the Zhongjun tent met halfway, they discussed this matter in private.

(End of this chapter)