Shu Chen

Chapter 566 Self-determination

The movements of Wei and Wu's army were not concealed from the scouts of the Han army.

After the prime minister learned about it, he asked Hu Ji, who stayed in Fangling County to transport grain and fodder for the Guanxing Department, to return to Huangjin to garrison and lead more than a thousand soldiers from the county to guard against the invasion of Hanzhong County by the Xiahouba troops of the Wei army.

There are more than a thousand troops, all of whom are county soldiers, but they have to defend fifteen thousand enemies. It seems that this deployment is very unreasonable.

But the big man has no objection.

Gein everyone knows that Wei Jun dare not go out of Ziwu Valley.

Not only because the Wei army had been demoralized by the Han army long ago and no longer wanted to fight for the front; it was also because it was easy to come out of Ziwu Valley, but it was very difficult to retreat.

Just outside Shangyong city, there are more than ten thousand people led by the prime minister!
If the Prime Minister learned that Xiahouba's troops had dared to go out of the valley and fall into the camp or went to invade the gold siege, and the prime minister rushed back to fight against it, then the Wei army would be doomed.

After all, the wars in the past ten years have proved the combat power of the Han army. It is not easy to beat the [-] soldiers of the Wei army with more than [-] people.Especially with the prime minister personally supervising the formation, the soldiers of the Han army are bound to be unstoppable.

Taking a step back, neither Cao Rui nor Sima Yi is stupid.

From the standpoint of Wei State, sending troops to respond to the loss of food and fodder is the limit!

Before Xiahouba's military governor entered the Meridian Valley, he must have carefully told him, "Remember not to fight fiercely with the Han army".Because once a fierce battle with the Han army, it means that Wei Guo will die for the Wu army
It's just that the two sides have reached a temporary consensus and don't even have a communist alliance. How could Wei Guo hurt himself and benefit others!

Wouldn't it be better to reap the benefits of the fisherman?
Knowing that the Wei and Wu countries could not work together, the prime minister didn't care about the Wei army who came from the Ziwu Valley, but adjusted the way of besieging the city slightly.

Originally, the prime minister encircled Shangyong with three gates and one, but the east gate adjacent to the Dushui River Valley was used as a gap.

The intention was to lure the Tang Zibu in the city to think that they could cross the Wudang Mountains from the Dushui River Valley and return from the South Qinling Road, which was not guarded by the Han army; but now that the Wu army is attacking from the South Qinling Road, it is no longer appropriate to leave the east gate.

For example, if there is a slight negligence, Zheng Pu's troops guarding the northern end of the Dushui River Valley will be in danger of being attacked by Zhu Ran and Tang Zi.

Therefore, the prime minister no longer besieged the city, and moved his camp to the southern end of the Dushui River Valley.

For one thing, this can serve as a backup for Zheng Pu's troops.

The other is to see if the Tang Zibu can make a desperate decision to go out from the North City Gate via the West City, and enter the Guanzhong via Ziwu Valley or Yugu Road.

Yes, it is entering Guanzhong, not returning to Wu.

Tang Zi was born in Licheng County, Wei State (Cao Cao planned Donghai County, Xuzhou).

When Cao Pi was in power, Licheng County rebelled and killed the prefect Xu Ji, and everyone pushed Tang Zi to stand as the master of the county.

Later, Cao Pi sent troops to defeat him. Tang Zi led the remnants of the army to flee to the state of Wu by sea, and was awarded the post of general by Sun Quan.

With such a past, it is impossible for Tang Zi to return to Wu through the territory of Wei State.

If he wanted to survive, he could only return to Wei, or surrender to the Han army.

And this is what the prime minister thinks about.

Shangyong City has been trapped for two months!

The food and the patience of the soldiers to wait for help are almost worn out!

If Zhu Ran's tribe can't break through Zheng Pu's tribe in Yandao and lead troops to Shangyong so that Wu soldiers in the city can see hope, the city will be undefendable.

If the poor Tang Zi votes for Wei, Wei and Wu will lose their peace again; if he enters Han, it will also guarantee that the Han Dynasty will send troops to the three eastern counties this time, "the army must seek profit".

In other words, Tang Zi has another choice: lead the soldiers to break out~~
But it's impossible!
The reason why the prime minister dared to make such a conclusion was that when Sun Quan sent an envoy, the prime minister deliberately let the envoy enter Shangyong City to meet with Tang Zi.

No need to guess, Tang Zi will inevitably ask about the current situation.

In order to consolidate the perseverance of Tang Zibu, the envoy must also inform the news that Wu Jun is coming to rescue.

In this way, if Tang Zi has the ambition to sacrifice himself to serve the country, he should make every effort to break through the siege as soon as the envoy leaves!
Gein is a veteran of the battlefield!
Based on his experience in the army for a long time, he can also guess that the relevant Xingbu of the Han army camped in the Bashan North Road Saidao, and they will certainly not neglect the defense in the water-blocking valley in Xi County.May I ask, fighting in the mountains and hills that the Han army is best at, and Jiangdong is still the attacking side, how many soldiers will the Wu army need to sacrifice to break through the obstacles and rush to Shangyong City?

At least, it must be more than the five thousand people he supervises!
It was also the Han army who took him as a temptation, surrounded the spot to fight for aid, and lured Jiangdong to die.

But Jiang Dong knew this, so he had to come to rescue him.

For military spirit.

As far away as the Lu Dai Department in Jiaozhi County, Jiangdong is still powerless if he does not save him.

However, Jiangdong, who was sitting on the Jingxiang front, was unable to rescue Shangyong County, which was unreasonable both emotionally and rationally.

It will also make the soldiers look forward to it from now on, and induce unbearable burden in the future.

For example, once the Jiangdong soldiers are trapped by the enemy in the future, they will use the example of not saving Shangyong City now, thinking that Jiangdong will not come to save themselves, and then they will not have the heart to stick to it, and they will even surrender directly.
Sometimes, the outcome of the rescue doesn't matter.

It is about people's hearts, and it is about giving soldiers a statement.

Under such circumstances, if Tang Zi, who was trapped in a tight siege, was willing to die for Jiangdong, he should lead his troops out of the city to break through the siege before the Han army guarded the Dushui River Valley.

Regardless of whether the breakout is successful or not, it is for Jiangdong to resolve this passivity.

But he didn't.

Therefore, the prime minister naturally knew it well.

Of course, no matter how the Tang Advisory Department makes a choice, the premise is that the Han army needs to resist the Wu army's attack first.

Zheng Pu, who had already rushed to guard the Dushui River Valley in Xi County, sent people to report back, claiming that as long as the rear was not attacked by Xiahou Ba's or Tang Zi's troops, he would definitely let Zhu Ran's troops return home.

As for the Guanxing Department guarding Bashan North Road, there is no need to worry.

Lu Xun and Quan Cong attacked with [-] Wu troops, while Guan Xing charged with more than [-] troops to defend. The strength of the troops was relatively low. As long as he did not give up the ground and went out to fight fiercely, he would not be defeated.

Wu Jun is not good at attacking tough things.

But when Guan Xing sent someone to inform the military situation and claimed that there was nothing to worry about the defense of Bashan North Road, the prime minister let him decide on his own.

Yes, the prime minister told him not to be intimidated when he was in battle.

If you catch a fighter that can attack and cover up while guarding, don't miss the opportunity.

There are two reasons.

One is that morale cannot be discouraged.

The more than [-] Zhechong soldiers under Guan Xing's command were all captured by the Wei army.

When recruiting and recruiting before the war, the imperial court had already promised rewards for this battle, which also made them embrace the enthusiasm of killing the enemy and accumulating meritorious service.

If they can't hold on to it blindly, it may demoralize them.

The other is because of strategy.

This battle must hit Jiangdong hard!
Even if you have to pay a lot of casualties for this, you will not hesitate!

Otherwise, the big Han would not be able to lure Wei Guo to fight Guanzhong with all his strength; let alone guarantee that Jiangdong, which still has strength, will come back to join forces when the Han and Wei are fighting in Guanzhong.

(End of this chapter)