Shu Chen

When a large army goes out to battle, it is necessary to leave a force behind to guard the rear, so as to protect the grain and the hearts of the soldiers.

Resolutely like Sima Yi, the governor of Wei Yongliang, who had the idea of ​​"defeat or die", this time he drove troops to fight, and while there were county soldiers in various counties to maintain law and order, he still left more than [-] elite soldiers to guard; Wan Rong died but did not have the army of the army, but he did not leave a soldier and a soldier to guard Chencang or Wuzhangyuan and other places, and sent out [-] soldiers. The reason is that the big Han just took back Longyou.

To be precise, it was the Prime Minister who implemented a suggestion from Zheng Pu——

In Hanzhong County, stalls were introduced into mu.

The battle of Hanzhong in the past ended with the end of the late emperor Liu Bei gaining his land and the Wei state relocating all its people.

Zheng Pu, on the grounds that there are no Li Shu in Hanzhong, and the new policy of painting fields and acres of land is used to restrain the wealthy people from embezzling fields and acres and transferring taxes to the common people. He advised the Prime Minister to implement the new policy of piling small households into acres of land in Hanzhong County to ensure that soldiers from Nanzhong moved into Hanzhong. The interests of the households, and lure hidden households, mountain people, and aristocratic clansmen to compete to settle down, enrich the country, increase taxes, etc.

Later, during the war in Liangzhou, Dahan forcibly migrated many Qiang tribes who refused to accept Wang Hua, and the Haoyou family who depended on rebelling against Wei to enter Hanzhong and settle down in Hanzhong. It almost reproduces the densely populated situation when Zhang Lu separated Hanzhong in the past.

And this grand occasion has continued to this day, and it has become one of the benefits of the decisive battle in Guanzhong.

In Li Shu's concept, when the officials are clear and the production of fields is guaranteed, and there is a surplus of food, he will spare no effort to expand branches, increase family members, and strive to expand the power of the family and clan.

Therefore, in the more than ten years of immigrating to Hanzhong, many Li Shu families welcomed the importation of children.

At the very beginning, they were very happy about it because of the nature of blood inheritance, and they did not worry about not being able to support or making a living.

After all, under the policy of paying farmers to enter an acre, the oral and calculational responsibilities are converted into the farmland, and there will be no additional taxation if the family population increases.

But as time went on, the younger generation grew up, and they ushered in troubles.

The acreage is fixed, but the daily food for the juniors is increasing day by day, not to mention that when the children grow up, they will have to prepare dowries or prepare for major life events such as welcoming wives; and the juniors will soon become parents, for Add another child to the family.

This has led to an increasing amount of money and food needed for living.

In order to make a living, they will automatically divide the excess labor at home, turn to help in wealthy families, find craftsmen and apprentices to seek another way of living.

Of course, the best way is to join the army and serve as a soldier.

But after the big man occupied more than half of the right Fufeng, the government gave them a better choice.

They are divided into households and migrated to Guanzhong. After a few years of farmland for the government, they can be granted land, just like the treatment their parents enjoyed when they migrated to Hanzhong County in the past.

This choice made Li Shu people flock to it.

That is to be granted land!

Land is a complex that has been imprinted in the bones from generation to generation, and no one will refuse.

As for Guanzhong being the front line of the Han and Wei wars, is there any danger after migrating into Guanzhong?
They are all automatically ignored.

The world has been fighting endlessly for decades, where can there be a paradise!

Furthermore, if the war in Guanzhong is over, will the government still issue a government decree that grants them only a few years of farmland?

The pie in the sky is something that the people living at the bottom don't count on.

Because in an orderly and hierarchical world, even if the pie really fell from the sky, it would not be Li Shu's turn to pick it up and enjoy it.

The most important thing is that they have all gone through the training of the government.

Since the Qin and Han dynasties, all counties and counties have been tested, and men have to perform military service after they become adults, and they are no exception to those who migrated to Hanzhong.

On the contrary, because of the frequent wars between the Han and Wei Dynasties, the official government taught the Hanzhong Li Shu to practice warfare especially.Except for the busy farming seasons in spring and autumn, there are almost five days every month when Li Shu is practising war.

This made them no strangers to military affairs, and they were not timid when faced with war.

It is precisely because everyone has practiced warfare, and after they migrated to Guanzhong's farmland, they became the factor that all the ninety thousand soldiers who stayed in Guanzhong could fight.

Although they had only practiced combat, had never been in battle, and were unable to do so, they were still more than enough to serve as county soldiers guarding cities, passes, and strategic locations.Having a city wall or camp to rely on can strengthen their courage; leaving a few commanders of Sima or Dubo with experience in battle can make them responsible for maintaining the stability of the city.

Moreover, once the Han army is out of the field, it means that the Wei Wei will not have enough energy to attack the city and pull out the village.

And as for why the big man has [-] more soldiers in Guanzhong~
After the Han army recaptured Longdong, Zheng Pu overwhelmed the remnants of the North and Liu Zhong (Li Tangmang) made a great reputation in Xihe County.

Of course!

After the Han captured Chencangcheng and the rebels could not regain it, most of the villages and Qianghu tribes in the four counties in the northern part of Guanzhong began to surrender to the Han, and under the appeasement of Zhang Yi and Liu Zhong's deterrence Han Room Enwei.

It also reappears the "good family son of six counties" of Dahan!
They are skilled in bowing and horses, and have good combat power, who have long been outside the official government and defended themselves from foreign enemies.

The big man does not need to gather them together to perform martial arts, nor does he need to organize them into the army to consume military rations. He only needs to issue a conscription order during wartime, and he can get a soldier of up to 20,000 people!
Of course, their participation in the war was their obligation to submit to the big man, and the government gave them some rewards accordingly.

For example, they are treated equally, regardless of food, equipment, death and injury compensation, etc., and they are all the same as those of the big Han soldiers.

Regardless of the outcome of the war, the government must give them rewards based on the number of people who participated in the war, not only money and food, but also to teach them more advanced skills, to set up more schools and so on.

It is a form of semi-employment and semi-recruitment.

But this time they were so generous that they assembled [-] strong men to fight, but Zheng Pu also gave them a promise that if the big men send troops to restore the Hetao Plain in the future, they will share half of the pasture among them.

This promise is also an irresistible temptation for them.

To the north of Guanzhong, the Hetao Plain is the most suitable for reproduction.

And they all know that the Southern Xiongnu Liu Bao and Xianbei Tuoba, who now occupy most of the Hetao Plain, had conflicts with the Han army. According to the bloody nature of the Han army "even if it is far away, it will be executed" and Zheng Pu's gnashing of teeth against Liu Bao. There is bound to be a battle between the two sides in the future!
Therefore, they are all willing to gamble.

Anyway, they have decided to send troops, and it is the slack season after the autumn harvest, so why don't you use a little more to seek greater hope?

The enthusiasm of Liang Jiazi from the four counties in the northern part of Guanzhong to actively participate in the war really surprised Zhang Yi, who was in charge of appeasing Guanbei.

In the original plan, Wei Yan only asked him to recruit Gao Kai, the leader of the Northland adherents, and Dianmi, the leader of the Jujiuzhong Qiang, to help him fight, and recruit some warriors from other tribes to make up 5000 people. People, drove along the Jingshui River Valley to the foot of Chang'an City, to avoid the defeat of the anti-Wei army and pour into the city to resist stubbornly, making Chang'an City difficult to capture.

Unexpectedly, there are so many more!

However, although the number of soldiers accompanying the expedition will inevitably increase the loss of food supplies, it is a good thing for the war after all.

After Zhang Yi was passed to Wei Yan, Wei Yan also adjusted his deployment.

It was to divide them into two groups of more than [-] people. One group followed Zhang Yi's south to cut off the Wei army, and Liu Zhong drove into Zuo Fengyi, and exhausted the grain and cargo that had been placed in the rebellion. Possibly occupied.

Otherwise, once Zuo Fengyi's anti-Wei defenders learned that the army was defeated, and took the opportunity to burn down the palace and the arsenal, the big man would have no extra money to reward these good families who participated in the war.

And there is another benefit to controlling Zuo Fengyi as soon as possible: population.

Guanzhong has been in ruins since Dong Zhuo and the rest of the world were in chaos, and the population was extremely sparse.

Even if Cao Cao of Wei, Wu, and other places migrated from Hanzhong and Wudu to Shiguanzhong later, the situation of vast land and sparsely populated remained unchanged.

Later, when the Great Han took possession of Longyou, Niwei moved many Li Shu from Jizhou in order to support the war in Guanzhong, which made Sanfu in Guanzhong recover a little bit of vitality; but now Niwei has lost Gaoping City, and has gradually moved the right to the wind. The common people from the west of Jingzhao and Longdong all migrated and settled in Zuofengyi.

Especially after Ni Wei divided Hedong and other counties into Yongzhou, Chen Tai, who served as the governor of Yongzhou, had already begun to migrate Li Shu to Kandong on a small scale because Chen Cang was lost, and Jing Zhao and Zuo Fengyi would inevitably be affected by war. .

Therefore, for the sparsely populated big man, it is the best policy to control Zuo Fengyi as soon as possible.

As for this arrangement, it will make the Han army's military advantage no longer, and will it become a disadvantageous factor in the decisive battle?
Wei Yan has no worries about this.

First, these four counties have been left behind for a long time outside the imperial court, and they have long been infected with a style similar to that of horse thieves. Before they were restrained by military law for a few years, they could not be banned, nor could they cooperate with them. The disciplined Han army fought side by side.On the contrary, forcibly enlisting in the army will lead to chaos and make it difficult to practice.

Secondly, it is based on the consideration of people's hearts.

Not long after these people surrendered to the Great Han, they were conscripted by the imperial court for the first time. It is not good to use them on the front line, so as not to make them feel that the imperial court treats them as consumables, which will make them dislike the imperial court again.

In the end, that was Wei Yan's confidence.

Wei Yan felt that without them, the Han army headquarters alone would be able to defeat the [-]-foot cavalry Sima Yi against Wei Wei!

Originally recruiting them to fight, just wanted them to add to the icing on the cake after the outcome of the war was clear, not to give help in the snow and act as the winner of the war.

And Wei Yan's reliance on victory is not only derived from the plans of the prime minister and Zheng Pu, but also because of the art of war that knows the enemy and knows himself!

Of course!

In Wei Yan's eyes, the [-]-step cavalry against Wei Wei, who seemed to be powerful and strong, was nothing more than a group of local chickens and rubbish dogs!

Want to break it, easy!

Ge Yin knew that the fatal flaw of the [-]-step cavalry against Wei lies.

The soldiers and horses that still had the morale and fighting spirit of the Wei Dynasty were only limited to the more than [-] Luoyang Army.

If the Luoyang Central Army was fighting fiercely on the front line, wrapping Yongliang's forces behind and advancing together, this disadvantage would not be exposed.

However, once the Han army has contained all the Luoyang army who rebelled against Wei Wei, and then inserted an elite force into the heart of the Wei Wei formation, then these Yongliang divisions would panic and collapse a thousand miles away!
This is also the reason why after Sima Yi's troops came to the Qianshui River Valley, Wei Yan made his headquarters as soon as possible and came to fight with the inferior force of [-] troops.

He wanted to take advantage of his eagerness to fight against Wei, to induce Sima Yi to deploy most of Luoyang's army to confront him, in an attempt to destroy him first.

It is the responsibility of Wu Ban and Jiang Wei to deal with the remaining Luoyang Zhongjun.

Previously, Jiang Wei sent [-] soldiers to camp on the south bank of the Weishui River Valley. The purpose was to make Sima Yi have to leave some troops to guard the south bank. The real intention of Jiang Wei's group was to take the opportunity to rush to Chencangcheng to join Wu Ban's group. And sent troops to press down the river valley, forming a north-south echo with the Wei Yan clan.

Their combined army of [-] soldiers, plus Zhao Guang's [-] cavalry in Yangcheng, was enough to form a sharp blade hanging over the Wei army's head.

Under such circumstances, Sima Yi would naturally deploy the remaining Luoyang Central Army to fight.

After all, for Wei Jun, almost all of the [-] cavalry that the great Han left in Guanzhong appeared on the battlefield, so there was no need to keep the main force as a mobile force.

Anyway, there is no danger!

Even if there is, Yongliang soldiers and horses guarding the camp are enough to deal with it!
In fact it is.

When Sima Yi personally supervised and led an army of [-] troops northward and met Wei Yan's troops thirty li south of the city of Yongxian County, he received a message from Qin Lang, who had stayed on the east bank of the Qianshui River Valley, claiming that the Han army had about [-] cavalry and cavalry. The military newspaper pressing on the west side.

However, Qin Lang also claimed that he had already supervised the deployment of the troops, and within [-] days, he would not let the Han army break through the defense line and go north to support Wei Yan's troops, so that Sima Yi could relax and defeat Wei Yan's troops as soon as possible, laying the foundation for this decisive victory.

And Qin Lang also held the idea of ​​breaking the cauldron and sinking the boat.

When the Han army attacked, more than [-] soldiers were dispatched from this part to listen to Sima Yi's dispatch, without caring about his own safety, and only hoped that Sima Yi could defeat the enemy as soon as possible.

Sima Yi was overwhelmed with emotion after receiving the report.

Without him, because he knew why Qin Lang was so determined.

He has already received the military report from Wang Chang, the general of Wei Zhengnan, that Zheng Pu used fire to attack the war in the Dushui River Valley in Xixian County, Dongsan County.

The troops and horses of Jingzhou are no longer able to contain the Prime Minister Ni Shu and Scar Pu in the East Third Army!

That is to say, the thing he is most worried about is here
Although Hu Zhi, the prefect of Jingzhou, claimed in the military newspaper that Nishu Scarpu and Guan Xing were abnormally staying in Wudang County and Bian County to repair the fortifications, and it seemed that there was no sign of entering Guanzhong for support.

But he didn't believe it and couldn't believe it.

On the contrary, he also felt that Zheng Pu and Guan Xing's behavior of repairing the fortifications was trying to cover up.

The decisive battle in Guanzhong is related to the national fortunes of the Han and Wei countries. How can there be no reason to not rescue the Shu?
Combining with Bi Sipu, he is known for his ingenious strategies, which makes him feel that Zheng Pu and Guan Xing are unusual because they are confusing Hu Zhi and others. !
Therefore, he felt that the time was not for me!
If they could not defeat or repel Wei Yanbu before the reinforcements from Shu Shu entered Guanzhong, and gain a first-mover advantage on the battlefield, then the best outcome for Wei in this decisive battle would be to return without success.

And the worst result~
Needless to say.

With this kind of consciousness and anxiety, he could not wait to start a fierce battle with Wei Yanbu in the field.

Moreover, he did not hesitate to wear armor and personally go to the front to boost morale and declare that he will not break the enemy's oath and will not give up his troops.

However, it's a pity.

The situation will not change because of his personal beliefs.

Although the [-] Luoyang Central Army that came with him was extremely powerful and not afraid of death, the remaining [-] Yongliang soldiers and horses who were coerced into battle were also struggling, but they were unable to shake the front line of Wei Yan's troops.

The two armies fought fiercely for five days, and each day was from early morning to dusk. Each of them killed and wounded countless soldiers, but the balance of victory and defeat was still not tilted.

However, the fact that the battle was on a par, relieved the anxiety in Sima Yi's heart a lot.

It wasn't that he saw the dawn of victory, or that he had a strategy to defeat the enemy; it was Qin Lang's side that also ushered in a very fierce battle, and their casualties were similar.

In other words, this war has turned into a war of attrition for human life.

According to the development of this situation, both sides will be wounded in this battle, and each other's casualties will be too great, and their respective soldiers will be dismissed.

Even if Prime Minister Ni Shu came to Guanzhong for reinforcements from the three east counties, he would still be unable to attack Chang'an City and sweep Guanzhong due to insufficient troops.

And this is what makes Wei Guoli invincible.

Fighting for soldiers to consume, the densely populated Wei country likes to see it, and it will be victorious!

Of course, while the anxiety eased a little, another strand of unease slowly lingered in Sima Yi's heart.

With his wisdom, it is not difficult to detect the abnormality of the Han army.

In common sense, Ni Shu, who is small and widowed, will not fall into such a war of attrition.

Why do they continue to fight with Wei Guo this time when the battle is deadlocked and the outcome is still undecided?

Could it be that he has a backhand? !

This inference made Sima Yi quickly count down the details since the dispatch of troops.

But they didn't find any omissions in their own army.

Therefore, he can only attribute the reason to Wei Yan's temperament.

All the generals of Wei State were no strangers to Wei Yan's style of military use, and knew that he was always fierce and advocating forging ahead.

Perhaps, before the Prime Minister Ni Shu came to Guanzhong, he was in a hurry to seek success without being restrained?
After all, he is the general, the general who has been guarding outside, not the minister who lives above the temple.

This kind of inference not only lingers in Sima Yi's mind, but also comes from the advice of Wei Jun's staff.

Therefore, both sides go all out and spare no effort to fight consumption is still continuing.

Therefore, Wei Jun's ending cannot be changed.

The prime minister and Zheng Pu were sure to win the battle in Guanzhong, and Wei Yan reserved the blade to break the enemy and kept hidden [-] soldiers in Qixian County, Jingshui River Valley, Beidi County.

Among the 4000 soldiers, in addition to the [-] people in Wang Ping's headquarters, Zheng Pu, Guan Xing, Ju Fu, Liu Yin and others stayed in the headquarters in Guanzhong when they returned to Chengdu to participate in the war against Wu!
At this time, after defeating Jiangdong's troops, Ju Fu and Liu Yin quietly rushed back to the north.

In the Northern Expedition of the Great Han, apart from the Tiger Step Army, which is now under the supervision of Jiang Wei, the Wudang Flying Army under the supervision of Wang Ping and the Banzhen Man under the supervision of Jufu should be the most powerful.

Before being separated from the prime minister's army, he often served as a forward.

Therefore, when the prime minister and Zheng Pu were planning a decisive battle in Guanzhong, they also regarded them as winners and losers; Wang Ping was the commander, leading them to act as strange soldiers, and Wei Yan, Wu Ban and Jiang Wei were able to contain the army against Wei. When, kill in one fell swoop to establish the victory.

At the beginning of planning, many people thought that Jiang Wei was the best general to take on this important task.

Even Wang Ping himself remarked politely, claiming that many generals in the army were more competent than himself.

But Zheng Pu strongly recommended it.

And claiming that if Jiang Wei is the main general, it may lead to failure!
Such remarks surprised everyone.

Whether it is past record or personal inference, how can Jiang Wei be behind Wang Ping?

But Cheng was quite convinced of this.

And Jiang Wei also resigned, agreeing with Zheng Pu's decision.

The reason is that his achievements over the years are too dazzling, and Ni Wei's defense against him will not be slack.

If he rushes to Qixian County to supervise this decisive army, he will definitely attract the attention of the Wei Wei scouts, and it will also cause the Ni Wei to discover the hidden forces of the Han army here.
At that time, Mo Said won the victory as a surprise soldier as scheduled, and whether the enemy Wei Sima Yi could initiate a decisive battle in Guanzhong was a matter between the two.

With Wang Ping as the general, there is no such concern.

In recent years, Wang Ping has been subordinate to the Prime Minister's Central Army, and since he was separated, he has never had the experience of supervising many troops and horses in a fierce battle. will rate.

In particular, the Kanto scholars held contempt for people from the frontier and barbarian tribes.

In their eyes, Wang Ping, who first served as the squire of Du Hao, the seventh-surnamed Yi Wang of Ba County, who had less than ten literacy skills, was just a reckless man, who was more than capable of charging into battle, but not enough if he was a general.

No need to take precautions.

However, out of prudence, Sima Yi took a little precaution before sending troops.

Among the more than [-] soldiers who were left to guard Chang'an and guard the food route of the army, he specially dispatched [-] soldiers and horses to go to Gukou, and assigned [-] soldiers to guard the Jingshui River Valley. Troops and horses went south to harass.

Of course, Wang Qi, who had added [-] soldiers and horses, was still a chariot in front of the Han army.

When Wei Yan, Wu Ban, and Jiang Wei's military and Wei army were in full swing in the right Fufeng, Wang Ping's [-] elites and Zhang Yi and Liu Zhong's nearly [-] troops marched south, and it only took half a day to break through Wang Ping's army. The sloping stop road passed smoothly through the Jingshui River Valley.The speed was so fast that even Sun Libu, who was protecting the army's food supply, had no time to gather troops and horses to stop it, and was killed by Zhang Yi and Liu Zhong.

There were only [-] Huainan elite Sun Li left in the headquarters. His troops were not concentrated and he fought in a hurry, and he was swept away by the Han army.

Became the first general in the Guanzhong War.

Well, Wang Qi is not dead.

After the Han army broke through the block and smoothly passed through the Jingshui River Valley, they dismissed him and led their troops south.

Just as beheading him and capturing his soldiers are not considered military exploits.

But Wang Qi knew that the reason why the Han army gave up the easy feat of attacking and destroying his headquarters was because they had even greater feats waiting for them-they wanted to catch the news before Sima Yi got the news and use a sudden surprise attack to take the main force of Wei in one fell swoop. Defeated!
Therefore, Wang Qi saw the back of the Han army marching south, and when he gathered the remnants of the army and returned to Chang'an, he did not forget to immediately dispatch more than ten waves of messengers to the Lishui River Valley to warn Sima Yi.

But a pity.

Although these ten waves of messengers traveled westward on different paths, none of them were successful, and they were all intercepted and killed by the Xiliang iron cavalry led by Xu Zhi and Special Governor Zhang!
Yes, Xiliang Tieqi.

The prime minister, who was careful in planning and seeking stability and perfection in everything, also temporarily assigned the three thousand Xiliang iron cavalry to Wang Ping for restraint.

The intention was to use the Xiliang iron cavalry as the forerunner to intercept the messengers and scouts along the way when the Han army smoothly passed through the Jingshui River Valley and attacked the rear of the Wei army, so that Sima Yi could not take precautions.

Coincidentally, Sun Libu, who was destroyed in one fell swoop, also had no chance to pass the news.

As for Jingzhao Yin Zhang Ji, who is sitting in Chang'an City, he is helpless.

When he learned that the Han army was heading south from the Jingshui River Valley, Wang Qi's army was destroyed, and Sun Li died in battle, Zhang Yi had already led his troops to the whereabouts of Chang'an City!
However, the long drive of the [-] army cannot cover up the whereabouts for a long time.

When Wang Pingbu and Xiliang Iron Cavalry set foot on the border of Yixian County, there was still a scout general's love that passed on to Sima Yi and Qin Lang.

This is due to Sima Yi's fear of the Prime Minister and Zheng Pu.

When he knew that the war in Dongsan County was over, he was worried that the Prime Minister would lead his troops through Baoxie Valley into Guanzhong to attack the food route of the Wei army and cut off his return route; Come to Chencang to rescue.

Therefore, he also dispatched many scouts to monitor the two exits of Baoxie Valley.

But the so-called missing a tiny bit, a thousand miles of absurdity.

If the prime minister leads his troops out of Baoxie Valley, he can have enough time to prepare for the battle. Because the Qinling Valley Road is rugged and cramped, a soldier or horse will inevitably spread more than ten miles, or even twenty miles. Yuli.Even if the Han army is out of the valley, it still needs to spend a lot of time waiting for the subsequent gathering of troops and horses, and sorting out the array.

However, Wang Pingbu and Xiliang Iron Cavalry, who rushed westward from the Jingshui River Valley, did not have such a delay.

When the scouts came back with the news, neither Sima Yi nor Qin Lang had time to make arrangements!
After all, they are all now going all out to fight with Wei Yan's team, Wu Ban and Jiang Wei's team.

If he hastily dismissed the troops, or dispatched troops and horses to go back to face Wang Ping, it would inevitably induce panic among the soldiers, and it would be easy for the Han army to find flaws and attack in one fell swoop when the troops were dispatched.

In a battlefield that is already in full swing, any general with a little common sense would not dare to retreat or divide troops hastily.

Unless, he wants to experience the taste of a thousand miles.

But now there are not many choices left for Sima Yi and Qin Lang.

If they don't get out of the war as soon as possible or divide their troops to go back to fight, their rear will also face being driven straight in by the Han army, and then it will evolve into a situation where the army is defeated like a mountain.

Qin Lang's side is slightly better.

He originally fought on the back of the gushing river valley, and had a certain geographical advantage, so that Wu Ban, Jiang Wei and Zhao Guang, who were at a disadvantage in military force, had not yet crossed the gushui.

That's why, after he learned the news, he immediately sent his advice to Sima Yi.

He wanted the strong man to break his wrist.

Before the Han army formed an outflanking encirclement, he left [-] soldiers and soldiers in the Sishui River Valley. After the break, he led the rest of the soldiers and horses to join Sima Yi, forced Wei Yan's army to retreat, and then turned back to Chang'an.

This is also the safest and most appropriate way.

No way, the matter has come to this point, Wei Jun has no chance of winning.

Even if the Wei army dispatches troops as desired and resists the attack of the Han army from Yixian, it will fall into the turmoil of the army's heart that the food route is cut off and the return route is cut off, and there are no troops and horses on the Chang'an side to support the passage of food. , so their defeat is only a matter of time.

Only the strong man breaks his wrist!

Only the lesser of two evils!
Only at the cost of the lives of tens of thousands of soldiers and horses can the army be able to return and ensure that the Wei State can still have the strength to guard Guanzhong and hold on to Chang'an.

However, Sima Yi felt that this strategy was not feasible.

Because now, he finally knows why the Han army has been fighting with the Wei State for exhaustion.

It is also known that when the scouts passed the news of the Han army's killing from Yixian to him, the news that this strange army would also rush to the battlefield was passed on to Wei Yan's army.

That is to say, even though Qin Lang had brought troops to join him, he would not be able to force Wei Yan's troops to retreat and go back without a hitch.

Even Wei Yan's department was already making a pursuit deployment, and the Han army in Yi County was ordered to prepare for the Wei army to break through.

How could the Wei army, who hastily dismissed the troops and panicked, still have enough energy to break through the interception of the Han army in Yixian County and return to Chang'an after piercing through Wei Yan's army?

Sima Yi did not report any hope.

Taking a step back, can Qin Lang stop the pursuit of Wu Ban, Jiang Wei and Zhao Guang after leaving behind [-] soldiers?
Perhaps, when they saw Qin Lang leading the troops to leave, they would overwhelm the entire army, and only the infantry could contain Wei's broken army, allowing the cavalry of Zhao Guang's division to pursue it separately!

At that time, Wei Jun will also be caught up.

If the tiger and leopard cavalry were separated to contain Zhao Guang's pursuit, they would fall into the predicament that no cavalry would break through the interception of the Han army, and it would also be impossible to escape the fate of the army's defeat.

So, why bother?

Therefore, he had come here with the thought of "unable to succeed, and a country of death", but at this time he also had a clear understanding in his heart.

Correct!
He's going to cut himself off!

Only after all the troops and horses he is currently in charge are left behind, can we win a ray of hope for Qin Lang's side to return.

Because he is the only surviving old minister of the Wei state, and he is the governor of Yongliang!

As long as he does not retreat, the soldiers of the Wei army will not feel that the defeat is set, and the military will not be so turbulent that they cannot defend the enemy; as long as he is still fighting fiercely, the Han army will not feel that the Wei army has the idea of ​​​​breaking their tails to survive, so they will not waste their strength. Intercept the breakout of Wei State.

A deeper reason is that before sending troops, he knew that the emperor Cao Rui had a grudge against him and no longer trusted him without reservation!

Now that the army has been defeated, and he has gone back, it is only that he welcomes the scolding and penal execution of the princes of Gon and the world, and the attack and reckoning of the emperor Cao Rui instructed by others.

Born from a prestigious family, a veteran of three dynasties, he is already more than sixty years old, why should he be stingy and humiliate himself!
Why become the second Yu Jin to be humiliated to death!
Nothing, nothing, no need to be stingy.

In this regard, he died in battle and sacrificed himself for the country, leaving himself a posthumous name that is acceptable, adding a reputation to the lintel, and leaving a way of preservation for his descendants and clans.

In this way, there will be no more hatred in this life!
With such a decisive heart, he attacked Wei Yan's troops as usual, in order to cover up the division of the [-] Luoyang Central Army and rushed to face Wang Ping's troops who came from Yi County. Cao Rui gave the letter of fake Huang Yue, and ordered Qin Lang's troops to immediately return to Chang'an.

In order to get Qin Lang's order, he also made a special letter and sent it.

The letter analyzed in detail the reasons why Qin Lang's plan to break his wrist was unfeasible, as well as the helplessness he had to leave behind. Then, all the soldiers of the state of Wei were in Guanzhong. At that time, not to mention that Chang'an cannot be defended and Guanzhong will no longer exist. Even if the Han army commander drove into Hedong and marched into Luoyang, Wei State would not have the strength to resist!

As the governor of Yongliang, his defeat was already determined, but he was scolded and could not escape, and death was not a pity.

But he hoped that he could use his own death to buy time for Qin Lang to return, so that Wei Guo could preserve the troops that could still be defended.

Therefore, he asked Qin Lang to focus on state affairs.

If Qin Lang can go back to Chang'an smoothly and defend Guanzhong for Wei, then he will have no regrets if he dies!

One can imagine how Qin Lang felt after receiving the letter.

Moreover, Sima Yi was so trusting and persuaded by the safety of the country, and he did not dare to let him die without resting his eyes.
Immediately, after the fierce battle in the daytime, he took advantage of the cover of the night, abandoned the heavy grain and fodder, and gathered his entire army to break through the encirclement in the direction of Chang'an.

Sima Yi's decisiveness and Qin Lang's vigorous actions really caught the Han army a little off guard.

For example, after Wei Yan's team had fought fiercely with Sima Yi's team for half a day, they suddenly realized that Sima Yi's team had significantly less troops, and they were unable to defeat Sima Yi's team quickly.

The same goes for Wu Ban and Jiang Weibu.

They, who had returned from the battle in the daytime and returned to rest, did not immediately discover that Qin Lang's troops had escaped in the dark.It wasn't until midnight when the Night Sentinel scouts found the news, and they hurriedly thumped the drums to gather troops, and the whole army went to chase.

Naturally, they couldn't catch up either.

Neither can Zhao Guang's department.

Gein and Qin Lang had the tiger and leopard riding behind him, and stubbornly stopped Zhao Guang's pursuit.

But Wang Ping and Xiliang Iron Cavalry, who had already left the boundary of Yi County and were about to step into the boundary of Yong County, collided with the [-] Luoyang Middle Army troops who came out of Sima Yi's part.

The two sides didn't say much, and they met directly on a narrow road. The brave one wins.

The two sides, who gave up their lives and refused to give in an inch, fought fiercely for an hour without a winner.

But as time passed, Qin Lang's department arrived.

Seeing this, Wang Ping, Ju Fu and the others did not dare to entangle them too much, they directly gathered their soldiers to form a defensive formation, and waited for Wei Yan's troops or Wu Ban and Jiang Wei to arrive.Gein and the others all knew that since nearly [-] Wei troops had appeared here, Wei Yan and the others would surely follow behind.

And in the face of the huge military advantage, in the field encounter, even if they want to intercept it, they are powerless.

There is a saying in the art of war, "Don't hide when you return to your teacher."

Save yourself first, wait for the Han army to arrive, and then join forces to pursue it is the same.

After all, behind them, there are Zhang Yi and Liu Zhong!

What if these Wei troops pass through them?

Also can not enter Chang'an!
Qin Lang, who was unaware, also had no intention of entanglement with the Han army.

Seeing that Wang Ping's troops had formed a formation to defend themselves and stopped blocking the road, they rushed past with troops and horses.

But inevitably, the speed of his march was delayed.

The [-] Luoyang Central Army from Sima Yi's department could only contain Wang Ping's department, but they could not stop the Xiliang Iron Cavalry hanging behind Qin Lang's department and constantly intruding.

It was only when the tiger and leopard cavalry behind him arrived that Qin Lang's marching speed was a little faster.

However, such a delay prevented Qin Lang from entering Chang'an.

When he arrived at Jingzhao Chang'an City and found that Zhang Yi's clan had long since settled down, he couldn't help but sigh.

It is true that with the strength of the troops and soldiers under his supervision, it is more than enough to break through Zhang Yi's army.

But the time it took him to break through Zhang Yi's team was enough for Wang Ping's team, Wu Ban and Jiang Wei's team to arrive at the rear!

At that time, even if Zhang Ji, who was guarding Chang'an City, opened the city gate to let them in, he would still be covered up by the Han army and seized the city gate, allowing Chang'an City to change hands in an instant!

Guanzhong is no longer owned by our state of Wei.
He sighed inwardly.

With the consciousness of not being able to enter Chang'an, he led his troops to bypass Chang'an City and went to Nanyang from Wuguan Road.

Yes, going to Nanyang County is not to enter Zuo Fengyi or go through Tongguan to Hongnong County.

The reason is that Wang Qi's tribe, who was originally guarding at the mouth of the Jingshui River Valley, gathered the defeated soldiers, and with the intention of making up for their mistakes, they also came to camp outside Chang'an City to prevent the Han army from attacking Chang'an.

When Qin Lang arrived, he informed the news that the Han army still had more than [-] soldiers and horses to go to Zuo Fengyi.

It also contributed to Qin Lang's decision to take Wuguan.

There are too many consecutive changes, and he has long been overwhelmed.

And he also knew that he could not break through the interception of more than [-] Han troops entering Zuo Fengyi when the three chasing troops were behind him.
As Sima Yi said, he only cares about the overall situation.

He couldn't risk the annihilation of the entire army, leaving Wei in a predicament with no soldiers to fight.

Therefore, he had to give up the unrealistic hope of guarding the pass.

When Wang Ping led his troops to Chang'an City, Qin Lang had already entered Wuguan Road. For a time, he and Zhang Yi and others could not decide whether to continue chasing Qin Lang's clan, or turn around and besiege Sima Yi's clan.

If you chase, you will naturally be busy once.

But if he didn't chase, he was worried that Qin Lang's trip to Wuguan would be false, and it would be real to rush to Zuo Fengyi in a roundabout way.

Simply, they temporarily let the soldiers rest and relieve the fatigue of the fierce battle and rushing all the way, and make plans when the Han army chasing Qin Lang arrives.

It was Jiang Wei who was the commander who came after the overseer.

Because Wu Ban is already very old, it is difficult to pursue such a midnight pursuit.

However, Jiang Wei's official position can also make decisions.

He concluded that Qin Lang would definitely not return to Zuo Fengyi, but still separated out the Kufu, Zhao Guang and Yan Yu departments to go to Zuo Fengyi and go to support Liu Zhong's department.

Because the war is no longer in suspense!
It should be divided into troops to control Zuo Fengyi, to avoid the migration of the population of the guard troops and horses against Wei, and to try to seize the ferry between Guanzhong and Hedong, etc., and bring Guanzhong into the bag as soon as possible.

And Liu Yin's department rushed to Wuguan.

It is not a pursuit, but to find a place to camp on the Wuguan Road to guard, to prepare for the future attack on Wuguan, and to prevent the Wei army from re-entering the pass.

Although this is unlikely, but be prepared.

Wang Ping's group stayed under Chang'an City and was trapped in the city together with Zhang Yi.

His headquarters took a short rest, and then returned along the road, planning to outflank Sima Yi with Wei Yan's general, and destroy it!

However, before he arrived, the good news came.

When Wei Yan learned that Sima Yi had actually separated troops and horses under his nose, he felt embarrassed and felt embarrassed.

He is not reckless.

But the victory is in hand, and it is to be the first to inspire the soldiers to be brave, to end the war here as soon as possible, and to rush to recover the old capital.

For the past ten days, Sima Yi has fought against him with [-] soldiers and horses, but the battle has only become evenly matched. Now that he has divided the [-] Luoyang army, can he still resist the bravery of the Han army?
In the case that the strength of the troops is almost the same, he Wei Yan is not even sure that he will win?
absurd!

In fact it is.

After he took the lead, the Wei army also ushered in successive defeats, and the front was slowly but steadily approaching the location of Sima Yi.

Because the soldiers of the Wei army also found out, their commander-in-chief dispatched the troops, and thus also ushered in low morale.

Even Sima Yi himself has no fighting spirit.

For him, he has no reason to continue.

Counting the time, the soldiers and horses he divided have already met with the Han army coming from Yi County, and it is also that Qin Lang's troops can successfully break through the outflanking tactics of the Han army and return to Chang'an.

It has already happened, and you know you will die, so why bother?

Therefore, he did not deliberately gather his soldiers and motivate them to fight fiercely, and he did not let the guards escape when the Han army's flag was getting closer and closer.

Even, he didn't want to pay attention to the battlefield anymore.

He just held his head up slightly and silently looked at the flag embroidered with the word "Wei". His eyes were neither sad nor happy, let alone unwilling or indignant.

Yeah, he should be outraged.

Since his succession as Governor of Yongliang, he has been dedicated and devoted to his duties, but in the end, he has ushered in the suspicion of the emperor and the doubts of the government and the opposition, and he has to be named after the death of the army.

Everyone overlooked one thing—

He was not the only one who was defeated by Ni Shu!
Just like the previous Cao Zhen, there are still countless veterans who have opened up territory for the Wei State and made illustrious military exploits, but in the end, the infamy of defeat was left to him alone!
Time is also life.

Alas, Youyou Heaven, why are you so harsh on me~
Sima Yi raised his head and looked at the sky, which was exceptionally clear in the late autumn season, and the fickleness of Baiyun Canggou. He sighed quietly in his heart, and slowly lowered his eyes.

About half an hour later, the war ended.

Sima Yi, the governor of Wei Yongliang, died in battle, and his soldiers died or surrendered, and the entire army was annihilated.

After beheading and capturing the flag, Wei Yan left only the lieutenant to urge his soldiers to gather them down and clean up the battlefield, and regardless of exhaustion, he personally brought more than ten thousand soldiers to Chang'an City.

Along with him came the old Wu Ban who had not participated in the pursuit.

"Although I am old, I can still serve as the captain on the city wall of the old capital!"

He said this to Wei Yan, with a face full of excitement and inexplicable excitement.

In this regard, Wei Yan laughed heartily.

Just laughing and laughing, I feel a little sore eyes and nose in vain.

After so many years of the Northern Expedition, among the many senior officials of the Han Dynasty, there are very few people who have the opportunity to enter the old capital of Chang'an and watch the flag of the Han Dynasty flutter.
When they arrived at Chang'an City, Jiang Wei led his troops to Zuo Fengyi to take charge.

Because there is no suspense about the change of owner of Chang'an City.

Previously, Wei State had about 110,000 soldiers in Guanzhong, and Sima Yi led [-] soldiers to the decisive battle. After deducting the troops for the food protection road and the reinforcements at the mouth of the Jingshui River Valley, there were only [-] soldiers and [-] county soldiers guarding Chang'an City.

Although there are city walls that are seven zhang in height and thickness as shelter, and food and supplies are sufficient, it is not a problem to guard the city with these troops for several months, and even a year may not be captured.

But the premise of all this needs to be established in the case of foreign reinforcements.

When Qin Lang led troops to the city and did not enter, and Sima Yi's body and Da Yu were sent to Chang'an by the Han army to be recruited to surrender, the soldiers in the city no longer had the will to resist.

Without him.

They all know that no matter how long they hold on, there will be no reinforcements from Wei.

However, Zhang Ji, who was guarding Chang'an and leading the prefect of Jingzhao, did not surrender.

Because his deceased father Zhang was a famous official of the Wei state, and he was greatly favored by Wei Wu and Wei Wen, and because his daughter had already set a marriage plan, she was going to become the Qi princess of the Wei state.

Cao Rui adopted two sons from the clan, namely Cao Fang, King of Qi, and Cao Xun, King of Qin.

Although Cao Fang was one year younger than Cao Xun, he was more liked by the emperor, especially because Cao Xun was in poor health and suffered from constant illnesses all the year round. Therefore, everyone in Wei knew that Cao Fang was the third emperor of Wei.

In public and private, he has no reason to surrender.

So he also died in the chaos.

The county soldiers, who felt that the situation was over, opened the gates of the city under the surrender of the Han army, making him seek benevolence and benevolence.

So far, Dahan has restored the old capital!

Except for Tongguan and Wuguan, all of them are based on Guanzhong!

When the news of the good news came back to Shu, the prime minister had just stepped into the territory of Chengdu, and was going to Huiling, the late emperor, accompanied by the emperor.

When he learned that the Prime Minister had returned, Liu Shan, the emperor, traveled a hundred miles to greet him.

He was surprised by the Prime Minister's return.

Because he knew how much effort the Prime Minister had put in to return the old capital, Fu could understand why the Prime Minister didn't enter Guanzhong and climb the city walls of Chang'an?
For his doubts, the Prime Minister just smiled.

Some things don't need to be said.

For the Prime Minister, having Wei Yan and others entering Chang'an is enough to comfort all the old officials who are determined to revive the Han Dynasty; With the promise of death", he could not fake others to visit Huiling.Just like what he said in the "Book of Apprenticeship", "The concubine is exhausted and blunt, the traitors and murderers are eliminated, the Han Dynasty is revived, and the old capital is restored. This minister repays the former emperor and is loyal to His Majesty's position" is the same, he wants to personally go Come and tell the late emperor that he lives up to the burden of entrusting him.
It started with Tuogu and finally returned to the old capital.

Good beginning and end, this life is no more regrets.

The prime minister did not tell the emperor the reason, but just blindly explained the funeral.

For example, after returning to the old capital, the big man must recuperate and recuperate, so that the soldiers who have suffered from the conquest have the opportunity to rest and restore the people's livelihood; ; There are also finely told the emperor how to be a Mingjun, and so on.

In addition, he also warned Jiang Wan and others who stayed in Shu, and took time to meet his wife and children who came over.

When the good news from Guanzhong came, he was finally able to go to Huiling after waiting so hard.

The scale of the former emperor's Huiling was very small, and it was not disrespectful for the scholars and concubines who came to pay homage to ride up to [-] steps on horseback.

The first hundred steps of the rammed earth road, with the help of the emperor Liu Shan, the prime minister leaning on a staff was panting and sweating; when he stepped on the stone road, the prime minister had to stop and rest several times within a hundred steps.

At this time, the emperor finally couldn't help it.

After waving away all the guards behind him, he squatted down in front of the Prime Minister.

He said, "I'll go over with my negative father."

The Prime Minister was slightly stunned, and immediately, with a smile, shook his head and refused, "No. Your Majesty is the Son of Heaven, how can you take the responsibility of an old minister."

"The late emperor once told me to work with the prime minister, and to do things like a father."

The emperor, Liu Shan, did not straighten his body, and continued to persuade him, "I'm walking in front of the late emperor's mausoleum with my father, and I respect the words of the late emperor. Why not?"

Hearing this, the Prime Minister chuckled softly.

After a while, he nodded lightly, "Okay."

The prime minister, who had been thin for a long time, was very light, and the distance of a hundred paces was also very short.

Gently put down the prime minister, the emperor took a step back and bowed to the tomb of the late emperor before saying to the prime minister, "Father Xiang, I am waiting not far away. If Father Xiang has something to do, call me with a wave."

After saying this, he turned around and left, very considerately leaving the Prime Minister alone.

The prime minister didn't say a word, but looked at his distant back with great relief.

Straightening up, abandoning his staff, tidying up his clothes, and bowing to the late emperor with difficulty and respect, the prime minister slowly sat in front of the mausoleum monument, silently looking at the inscription "The Mausoleum of Emperor Zhaolie of the Han Dynasty".

Before I came, I had a lot of words to say, but when I arrived, I didn't know where to start.

Shasha Shasha
The autumn wind blew slowly over the emerald green pines and cypresses, carrying the fallen leaves of other trees, mottled the sunlight falling in front of the mausoleum monument, and blurred the Prime Minister's sight.

In a trance, the light and shadow in front of the mausoleum outlined the banquet of a group of people.

Just like in the old days after the Battle of Chibi, Liu Zhang sent Fazheng and Meng Da to Jingnan Public Security to ask for help, the banquet before the emperor entered Shu.

Guan Hou, Zhang Fei, Zhao Yun, Pang Tong, Ma Liang, Fazheng, Mi Zhu, Jian Yong and others were all present, with warm pillows that could be expected in the future. It was Huang Zhong, Wei Yan, Huo Jun and others who restrained the soldiers in the barracks and performed their respective duties.

The autumn wind was blowing gently, continuing to sway the sun and tree shadows.

The Prime Minister's eyes were still blurred, and the smile slowly climbed to the corner of his mouth, and a wisp of gray and defeat obscured his face.

The shortness of breath that had just been walking with difficulty has eased, but it has become weak and short of breath.

I do not know how long it has been.

The Prime Minister's eyes became heavier and heavier, his head was slowly drooping, the smile on the corner of his mouth remained unabated, but his breathing gradually became almost inaudible.

Suddenly, the wind stopped.

The light and shadow in front of the tombstone were suddenly frozen.

The prime minister also suddenly opened his eyes and raised his head slightly.

He saw that in the seat with blurred light and shadow, Zhao Yun, who was majestic and handsome, suddenly turned into an old and senile appearance on a sick bed in Hanzhong, and vaguely muttered, "The Northern Expedition has not yet been completed, the wishes of the late emperor have not been completed, all the prime ministers Laozhi" words.

It also made the Prime Minister's breathing quicker.

call.
huh. huh.
Right~ Right~
Just looking back on memories, but forgot to tell the late emperor!

The prime minister, who suddenly woke up, set his eyes on the mausoleum and tried to speak in a short breath.

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty."

"minister"

"The minister lives up to the orphan"

"The weight of the loneliness."

When the words fell, a ray of relief flashed in the Prime Minister's eyes, and his head dropped heavily.

At this time, the autumn wind reappeared, the light and shadow in front of the tomb of the late emperor were mottled again, and the banquet with laughter and joy reappeared faintly.

The only difference is that there is an extra seat on the side of the late emperor.

The man in the room was handsome and handsome, Eguanbo wearing white clothes like snow, he was putting the qin on his lap and plucking the strings to sing.