The revival of Shu Han

Chapter 243 Battle for Street Pavilion ([-])

On October [-], Luoyang received the first report of the Shu Han Northern Expedition.

On the 22nd, Sima Yong, who hastily completed various preparations, led the [-] Chinese army to set off from Luoyang.

Longxi side.

On the 25th, Hu Fen sent Wen Hu to lead an army of 1 to Jieting, and he himself led 3 Longxi troops to the south.On the same day, the city of Shangyu was broken, and Fang Zhang Yi of Shu Han led [-] people to march towards Jieting.

And Jiang Wei's main force, while leaving [-] soldiers and [-] civilians to stay at Shangyu to keep the new stronghold of the Northern Expedition, they also habitually transported prisoners and civilians to the rear.After that, the whole army took the initiative to go north, hoping to find Hu Fen's main force and defeat him in one fell swoop.

"Report~~~General Zhenxi, his subordinate is Jinzuo Cao from Shangyu City, he came here to report to General, Shangyu, lost!"

"Ah?! The strong wall of Shangyu City is deep, why did it get lost so quickly?"

"General, that Jiang Wei has used countless manpower... And the Shu thief has something, which is powder at first, and becomes extremely hard once it touches water. Therefore, it can quickly block the Jing River and flood the river..."

"Hey!" Hu Fen gave an extremely unwilling cry, and thought for a while: "Quick Chuan Xuan Si, Ci Qian, Shi Yuan, come here!"

"Everyone, this is how the battle is going now. If Shangyu is lost, it will be meaningless for us to go there again. What will we do next for the 3 people? Can you guys teach me?"

Jin's response to the Shu Han's Northern Expedition this time is really far worse than that of Cao Wei before.

There are many reasons for the current situation, such as the loss of the Qishan camp, which caused the country to lose its frontier stronghold and alarm tower.The successful strategic deception of the Shu Han in advance and the harassment of the northern minorities became more and more intense, which seriously affected the energy of the Yongliang Army.But the most important point is that the national power of the Shu Han has increased significantly.

Before Zhuge Liang's Northern Expedition, Cao Wei often needed to use the power of the whole country to deal with it (the first and fifth times).And Jiang Wei's nine Northern Expeditions have always been handled by the Yongliang Corps alone.But this time, the 11 soldiers of the Yongliang Corps were passive in every way in front of the 12 Northern Expeditionary Army of the Shu Han, and they were beaten again and again.Without the participation of the Luoyang Central Army, the Yongliang Corps could not reverse its strategic passivity.

Now there are not many choices before Hu Fen, only two.

The first option: recall Wenhu's troops, form a group of 4 people, and then transport the grain from Jicheng.The whole army withdrew westward to Jincheng (Lanzhou).While lengthening the Shuhan logistics line, preserve the vitality of the side.

The advantage of this is that the 4 people on our side have always maintained the military presence of the Jin Empire in Liangzhou.The aristocratic families in Liangzhou and the ethnic minorities in this land will not quickly fall to the Shu Han.At the same time, these 4 people are like a thorn in the back for Jiang Wei, which will restrain Jiang Wei from driving the main force to Guanzhong to support Guan Yi.

But the disadvantage of doing so is that the street booth must be lost.The troops from Luoyang and Chang'an supporting Longxi were unable to enter for a short time.Our side will become a lone army in Longxi or Liangzhou, and if we don't pay attention, the whole army will be wiped out.

So there was a second option: the whole army went north to Jieting.Guard the key entrance of the five counties in Longxi.Waiting for reinforcements from the imperial court.

The advantage of doing this is obvious: the entrance to Longxi is in hand.As long as the reinforcements from the imperial court arrive in time.With the disparity in national power between the Han and Jin Dynasties, Jiang Wei's 8 people could not resist the overwhelming Luoyang Chinese Army after all.Therefore, even if the five counties of Longxi were temporarily lost, it would be nothing more than a loss of tens of thousands of people.The land here can be taken back after all.The leaders of the aristocratic families and ethnic minorities and tribes here are not stupid.As long as the street pavilions are not lost, it is entirely possible to subjugate the Shu Han, but they will not quickly take a stand on the side of the Shu Han.

But there are also obvious disadvantages in doing so: the army on our side will be fixed by the strategic point of Jieting.Totally lost mobility.It is clear that Jiang Wei's army will be surrounded at Jieting. If the imperial court's reinforcements do not arrive in time, the whole army will be wiped out if one is not careful.

"Uncle, what my nephew means is that it would be better for our army to retreat to Jincheng. Of the 4 people in our army, 2 are cavalry. The remaining 2 people can all ride horses. And The number of horses in our army is also sufficient. The mobility of our army is not comparable to that of the Shu thieves. Moreover, no matter how much food and grass the Shu thieves have, they still need to cross the Qinling Mountains to reach them. Hang the Shu thief. The 12 army of the Shu thief can only waste food and grass in Longxi, and cannot support Guanzhong. Even if the street pavilion is lost, the imperial army will not be able to enter Longxi for a while, but the road of the Shu thief in Guanzhong is inevitable. He was surrounded by heavy troops from the imperial court. I heard that the chief of the Shu rebels' route was Guan Zifeng, who was the great Sima of the Shu rebels. If the military situation was really urgent, how could the Shu rebels in Longxi dare not rescue them? At that time, it would be our army It's time to fight back! No way, not one of the [-] Shu rebels can go back this time! At that time, uncle will be able to accomplish the great feat of destroying Shu!"

"Major General is so courageous! General Zhenxi, Wen Yang also agrees with Major General! As long as our army can maintain mobility, we will not be afraid of losing any territory! After all, the national strength of Shu is far inferior to mine, and our army is nothing more than a difficult time. .It will be a complete victory in the end!"

"Hmm~~~" As a general, Hu Fen's choice is of course inclined to the first one.But at the same time, as a bureaucrat, he faintly felt that something was wrong.

"Xuansi, what's your opinion?"

"Well, Xuanwei, I thought about it carefully just now. If we retreat to Jincheng, whether it's Jieting or Longxi, will we lose them all?"

"Of course!"

"Well, with the power of Xuanwei and the two generals, it is impossible for Jiang Wei to wipe us out. But the street pavilion is lost, and it will be much more difficult for the imperial army to enter Longxi. After a long time It's really hard to say whether the aristocratic families in Longxi and Liangzhou will hold the same attitude. You need to know that the salt road in Xishu is nothing more than the salt road in recent years. ? With this war, the monopoly of King Yiyang will definitely be gone. What if the Shu thieves take out the sales rights of these two wines to link up with the aristocratic family?"

Hearing this, Hu Fen shivered unnaturally: there is no doubt that the aristocratic families in Longxi and Liangzhou would immediately kneel down and lick Guan Yi.Anding Hu's family not only lost the salt mine, but also inevitably declined because they couldn't get a share of the wine industry.

"Xuansi is very thoughtful. Is there any more?"

"Well, there's more. Ladies and gentlemen, if we retreat to Jincheng, we will be wiped out in the battle with Jiang Wei. If we survive, and the imperial court wastes all its efforts to open up the street pavilion and regain Longxi after……"

As soon as Wang Shen said this, not only Hu Fen, but even Wen Yang began to tremble: If the situation Wang Shen said really happened.The Central Committee of the Jin State will definitely be held accountable after the war.According to the Sima family's unreasonable love for their relatives.Hu Fen and Hu Yuan's uncles and nephews were probably demoted.Shouldn't it be Wen Yang who is the scapegoat for the Yi tribe?If one Wenyang is not enough, shouldn't it be Wang Shen?

Therefore, Wang Shen's idea has long been made up: even if he loses his own mobility, he must guard the street pavilion.Otherwise, there will be a catastrophe of genocide!
In order to successfully get Hu Fen involved, Wang Shen had no choice but to say so much.

Of course, a lot was said, but the effect was good.At least for now, the four people's opinions have been unified: go back to Jicheng immediately, pack up the food and grass, and then go north to Jieting!
……

On the other side, fifteen miles north of Shangyu City.

"General Cheqi, why did you order the whole army to slow down? Shouldn't our army rush to Jieting and stand firm at this time?"

Looking at the eager Ma Guo, Zhang Yi smiled slightly: "Changzhi, you are the brains of Da Sima. Why didn't you understand such a simple situation?"

"Sir..."

"Hehehe, change it, you say, today's situation. What does the general hope for most? What is the most afraid of?"

"The most hopeful, most fearful... Well, of course, the general most hopes that Hu Fen will be stupid and concentrate all his troops at one point. The most fearful thing is that Hu Fen will lead the main force to flee when he hears that Shangyu has fallen, avoiding and not fighting. In this way, our army will always be like a thorn in the back, unable to completely settle Longxi, and at the same time unable to enter Guanzhong to support Da Sima."

"So, with Hu Fen's ability, he must have seen the importance of the street pavilion. So as long as the street pavilion is not lost, he will go to protect the street pavilion. If we take down the street pavilion before he arrives... ..."

"So that's the case. Why did the general send troops out of Jicheng?"

"Hey, it's a big loss of standard today. It's a great regret for my father for decades. But today, my national strength is far better than that of the past. This Northern Expedition is very likely to succeed. So Instead, we should maintain a normal heart."

"The lower official is ashamed, the lower official has lost his composure. Please continue to advise General Che Qi."

"I don't dare to give advice. Well, it's actually very simple. The first thing, the general of course wants to make a gesture that he thinks that Hu Fen is going to lead his army to retreat westward, and he is desperately trying to block Hu Fen's westward retreat route. In this way Further drive Hu Fen to Jieting. The second thing, hey, the general has been away from home for almost 40 years. Instead, at this time Jieting is in sight, you are very excited. And the general? Not calm !"

(End of this chapter)