Shu Chen

"Let's wait and watch until winter comes."

Regarding Zheng Pu's dragging formula, the Prime Minister replied in this way, and also made a conclusion on the matter.

If Sima Yi still hadn't launched the decisive battle in Guanzhong after three months, then the decision to dispatch soldiers and horses from Guanzhong to the three eastern counties would no longer be open for discussion.

In this regard, Zheng Pu will not dispute.

Because of the stalemate in the war until the beginning of winter, the Han army had indeed reached the point where it had to take risks.

Again, he was still at a loss.Judging from Sima Yi's forbearing character, not to mention three months, Wei Guo may not send troops even in a year or so!
Could it be that there is no chance of a decisive battle in Guanzhong this year?
Standing on the low wall of the camp, he couldn't help sighing in his heart as he looked at Wei Jun, who showed no signs of coming to fight to the death.

This feeling that the initiative is completely controlled by others, but he is helpless makes him feel very aggrieved.Whether it's the planner who made his own strategy to lure the enemy, the guilt for the deeds of the country, or the unwillingness of others to be superior.

Simply go out to the battalion to fight to the death, win a glimmer of hope, right?

As he tossed and turned, this thought kept lingering in his mind.

But this idea was quickly suppressed.

Without him, Wang Chang and Hu Zhi have been here for two months, and there is no opportunity to take advantage of "the camp is unstable" or "the soldiers will be tired after trekking". The chances of winning a fierce battle are really slim.

This feeling of not being able to fight also appeared in the hearts of the guards in the Dushui River Valley Camp.

They were nearly a year old when they sent troops, and they were already bored and tired of fighting and retreating. Although they did not stop complaining, everyone's spirits were waning, and their morale was no longer like a rainbow.

Only Guan Yi and Zhang Zun, who had no responsibilities and still had a novel experience of army life, enjoyed it.

Due to the lack of master-student status and kinship relationship, Zheng Pu has no restrictions on the two of them, and has always maintained an attitude of letting them explore on their own, so the two have no taboos no matter what they discuss.If they didn't know the prime minister and Zheng Pu's strategy to lure the enemy, they would often discuss in private the confusion in this battle scheduling.

Guan Yi couldn't understand the Han army guarding the water-blocking valley.

Now that he is familiar with the terrain of the three eastern counties, the ruggedness of the southern Qinling Mountains and the long-abandoned Xi County, he feels that the Han army has a better choice for guarding.

For example, Zheng Pu could retreat to the water-blocking valley at the end of Shangyong County to guard, which would make the Wei army lose ground.

Because the water-blocking valley that runs through the Wudang Mountains is not easy to pass, if the Wei army came from this way, the thunderbolt chariots and rhubarb crossbows would not be able to show their power, and the Han army only needed to leave half of the troops to defend without worry.

And if the Wei army dared to drive long to attack the west city where the prime minister's garrison was located, then Zheng Pu could break out from the Dushui River Valley and cut off their way back.

Even if they cannot be surrounded and killed, they will surely win for a while and capture a lot of supplies and fodder!
No matter how Wei Jun chooses, the big man can deal with it calmly. Why can't Zheng Pu, who is known for his ingenious tactics, not see it?
But Zhang Zun had a different understanding.

He felt that retreating to the southern end of the Dushui River Valley and defending at the northern end today are not much different for a big man.

If you really want to benefit the great man, you should give up the three eastern counties and return to Hanzhong County.

The reasons are equally good.

There are no Li Shu in the East Three Counties, and it is of little benefit to the Han in the strategic sense to return to the old capital, so why bother here?
Don't mention those Jingman tribes.

After the big Han occupied more than half of Youfufeng, the prime minister also moved many Li Shu from Hanzhong County to Guanzhong to farm. The spare houses and fields in Hanzhong were more than enough to house the Jingman tribe!
Moreover, this battle against Wu was out of anger at Jiangdong's breach of the covenant, and he was severely injured so that it would not be a problem in the future.

The purpose is now done!
Why bother to stay in the three eastern counties?
Wouldn't it be better to let the soldiers go back to rest, recharge their batteries, and save food and fodder to prepare for the battle of Guanzhong!
Of course, the two of them were puzzled, but they didn't dare to ask Yu Zheng Pu about it.

War scheduling is about the authority of the generals. Even Liu Lin and Jiang Shu, who have meritorious service, cannot question or intervene. They are sent by their elders to accumulate military experience and have no military positions. How dare they speak lightly.

Therefore, they privately regard this matter as an adjustment to their lives, and often argue with each other when they are not in the mood to sleep after nightfall.

Unable to convince each other, the two also made a bet, and after the battle, Zheng Pu will be invited to determine the merits and demerits of their respective guesses.
It's just that what they don't know is that Zheng Pu already knows their respective guesses.

There is no way, the military has always been simple.

The three of them spent the night separated by a layer of military tents, Zheng Pu, who was so anxious that he could not sleep at night due to the stalemate in the war, could not hear their whispers and disputes.

At the beginning, Zheng Pu listened with power as a relief from fatigue.

But as the two held their own opinions and analyzed deeply, a flash of lightning suddenly flashed in Zheng Pu's mind, tearing away all the shadows that blocked his thoughts.

He suddenly discovered that both himself and the prime minister were infatuated by the authorities!
With the mentality of "the Han army can't afford to wait" and the eager expectation that the Wei army would dispatch troops for a decisive battle as soon as possible, he and the prime minister were blindly thinking about how to increase the bargaining chip to let Sima Yi enter the game.

And I forgot a little--

Wei Guo is more eager than Da Han to look forward to Quanju Guanzhong!

Sima Yi is also very anxious; Luoyang Cao Rui is looking forward to the decisive battle even more than the Han army!
Gein, the opportunity to determine the ownership of the customs in World War I is different for the two countries.

The Han army missed this opportunity. As long as Wei Yan and Wu Ban are still in Guanzhong, there will still be countless opportunities to launch decisive battles in the future.

But for Wei Guo, such an opportunity is rare!
Once the war in the East Three Counties subsides, and the various units of the Han army that came out to attack Wu return to Guanzhong, Wei Guo will never again encounter the opportunity of "half of the Han army's strength is not in Guanzhong", and there will be no opportunity to launch a decisive battle!

There is no longer the morale to drive the Han army out of Guanzhong.

Just think about it.

When the Han army was few in strength, the Wei army did not dare to initiate a decisive battle. When the Han army had all gathered in Guanzhong, how much confidence would Wei's soldiers have in defeating the enemy?

Fearing that the army will have no fighting spirit, just sit and watch Guanzhong being eaten away by the Han army step by step!
Therefore, the way to break the stalemate in the war is very simple: the Han army can simply strike from the three eastern counties.

See if Sima Yi, who is still standing still, and Cao Rui, who is sitting in Wancheng for a long time, can continue to sit back and watch the chance of defeating the few and no longer have the chance to occupy Guanzhong!

Zheng Pu, who tore through this layer of fog, wrote a letter to the prime minister immediately.

The analysis of the urgency of the enemy and our urgency in this battle is recorded in the book in detail, and the deployment adjustments are also made accordingly.

It is worth mentioning that this time, he also learned from Wei Yan's "cut first and play later", and directly let Jiang Shu and Pang Hong act as messengers, and supervised more than [-] soldiers to the west city to be controlled by the prime minister!