Shu Chen

Chapter 525
Regarding Fu Qian's remonstrance, Zheng Pu felt that he had nothing to criticize.

He himself is a ruthless person.

He also felt that if Wu Ban acted according to Fu Qian's words, the outer walls of Chencang City might be occupied by the Han army in advance, so he also wanted to make preparations in advance.

For one thing, if Wei Guo knew that the outer city of Chen Cang had been captured, the army would inevitably sweep in!
The other is that for the big men with few troops, before the decisive battle between the two sides, it is a good thing to rely on the advantage of stronger combat power to seek field battles, accumulate small victories and seize the enemy's edge.

Therefore, he passed the letters between Wang Ping and Zhang Yi to Ju Fu and Liu Yin for review, and asked them how they could march.

The result is wasted effort.

The two of them have long been impatient with confronting Wei Jun, and when they heard that they could take the initiative to attack, they all claimed in unison that this strategy is feasible!

He also urged Zheng Pu to write letters to Xu Zhi and Zhang Te as soon as possible, so that the Xiliang cavalry could monitor the whereabouts of Qianhong and other troops at all times, so as not to miss the interception by taking the wrong route.

In this regard, Zheng Pu had no choice but to be kind.

Gein also felt that this opportunity was really great.

Qianhong and other troops traveled from Qishui via Duyang County to Yongxian County. He only needed to go straight north to stop them, and he didn't have to worry about whether Sun Li's department would go south to attack the Wu squad's rear after he left.

The garrison on the east bank of the Lishui River Valley, and the Wei Yan tribe!

There is no need to worry, they went north along the Lishui River Valley and rushed to Xiaoguan or Gaoping City.

After all, it is impossible for more than ten thousand soldiers to march without hiding from the scouts of the Han army.

He also had to worry that Zheng Pu was playing the trick of diverting the tiger away from the mountain. It was false to go north to intercept him, and it was true to lure him to leave the camp and go north.
Perhaps, Sun Li's only choice was to be forced to move north to fight because he was worried that Qianhong's troops would fail.

Because he knew that after Zheng Pu joined forces with Wang Ping's troops and the Xiliang Iron Cavalry, it was impossible for Qianhong, Zhou Dang and other troops to resist!
Can't retreat either.

Those with scars are a big trouble for Wei!

Let Zheng Pu, who is good at ingenuity and supervises nearly [-] paces, march unscrupulously?

Neither Sun Li nor Qian Hong could afford such a consequence.

Or in other words, it was the situation that Sima Yi, the governor of Wei Yongliang, was the last to want to see.

If Zheng Pu's troops entered Duyang County, they could go southward along the Qishui River Valley to Meiyang County, or they could quickly march diagonally into the Jingshui River Valley behind Qixian County, trapping Qixian County!

These two foreseeable possibilities are enough to give Sima Yi a headache.

What if Bi Baopufu did something unexpected?
In the early stage of the decisive battle between the Han and Wei Dynasties, the Wei army could not afford another fiasco in the Battle of Mudwater Valley.

And so it is.

After Zheng Pu's troops pulled out their camp and headed north, and Wei Yan's troops in the lower reaches of the Lishui River sent scouts to Sun Li's camp, Sun Li had no choice but to write a letter to inform Sima Yi of the matter, without waiting for a reply. Then he pulled out of the camp and left slowly.

He knew that Sima Yi would definitely let him go north.

His duty was to contain Zheng Pu's troops.

He also knew that Sima Yi would also send flying cavalry to inform Qianhong and the others, and let them stay in the camp temporarily until he supervised the arrival of the headquarters, and then decided whether to fight or defend according to the situation.

But the possibility of a fierce battle should not be great.

Because after his governor's headquarters arrived, the Wei army still had an advantage in strength.

As long as he stays in the camp, Bi Bapu, who cannot carry siege equipment, will not attack easily.

In other words, the two sides just changed places to confront each other.

This is also the result Sima Yi is looking forward to the most - when he is about to deploy all his troops to rescue Chen Cang, Zheng Pu, who is known for his ingenuity, stays away from the Lishui River Valley.

It's just that the only thing they missed was that the towering and strong Chencang City would have accidents.

Chen Cang, North City Wall.

The dawn had just broken, and the thunderous drums sounded in the camp of the Han army opposite, which also drove the drums and horns on the top of the city to compete.

Li Ding, who was sleeping against the crenel of the city wall with a spear in his arms, was awakened instantly.

Rubbing his sleepy eyes, he stood up and yawned a lot, before standing on tiptoes and looking into the distance.

He is a dub.

It has been eight years since my father died in battle and was enlisted as a soldier!
I have long been used to this kind of army life, and have long since become numb to the upcoming fight.

Therefore, when he found that the big flag of the Han army had not yet appeared in his sight, he breathed a sigh of relief, and when he lifted his armor to urinate outside the city, he still calmly asked the soldiers beside him, "Is the evening meal delivered? "

"It's here."

The soldiers on duty at night looked tired, and pointed at the destroyed watchtower behind, "For some reason, there is bacon today. It's still too little, two slices per person, and it's gone before you taste it."

"There's meat again?"

Li Ding's eyes lit up, he quickly put down his armor, no matter the corners of his clothes were wet, he strode towards Mushi.

Since the beginning of the Han army's siege day and night, the defenders of Wei State have been eating and sleeping on the city wall.

Anyway, the smell of corpses, blood, sweat, and the golden juice that "smelts" in the wind for ten miles after being boiled made them insensitive for a long time, and no one thought there was anything wrong.

Li Ding soon returned with three pieces of wheat cake and two small pieces of bacon.

While gnawing on the water, he said vaguely to the night duty soldier, "Believe it or not, there will be meat at night!"

"why?"

The soldier was a little surprised, with unbelievable joy.

"hey-hey!"

Li Ding bared his teeth happily, "General Guo said that if we keep guard for another ten days, the governor's army will arrive. Now we have guarded for six days. Why are we still keeping the meat hoarded in the city?"

"Yeah~~"

The night watchman also gritted his teeth, but doubts soon appeared on his face, "Isn't there still at night?"

Because he saw that Li Ding didn't eat the two slices of bacon, but stuffed them into his clothes.

"Eat at noon."

Li Ding waved his hands, stretched his neck and swallowed the last bite of wheat cake, but also pushed his chin out of the city wall, "Nishu has been attacking for a whole day, and I was so hungry at noon."

"Oh."

The night watchman said nothing, silently waiting for the others to return from their meals, then turned around and went down the city wall to rest.

He wants to take time to rest.

Because Guo Huai transferred more than a thousand soldiers to the west city gate, the north city wall with only two thousand defenders was obviously short of manpower.

Everyone's responsibilities have become heavier.For example, in the past, the night watch was divided into two shifts, but now one watch lasts for one night, and at noon they have to go up the city wall to defeat the enemy.

But today is markedly different.

He had only slept for less than an hour when he was rudely pushed awake.

He opened his eyes very sleepily, and before he could see who it was, he heard a loud roar, "Get your spears quickly! Nishu is attacking, Sima ordered everyone to go to the top of the wall!"

The attack against Shu came up?

He was a little dazed, but he instinctively picked up his spear and hurried up the steps to the top of the city.

Li Ding's body was found before he walked out of the steps.It should be that he was unable to stop the bleeding after being injured and died, because there were obvious bloodstains left by dragging behind him.

He also saw that Li Ding planned to save the bacon for noon.

One piece was bitten in his mouth, and the other piece was pinched in his hand, all of which were left in vain.

(End of this chapter)