The revival of Shu Han

Chapter 245 Battle for Street Pavilion ([-])
"Brother has worked hard all the way west, but why did the court only send so few troops?"

On the second day of November, Sima Yong dragged his sick body into Chang'an City.Sima Wang expressed impassionedly in public outside the city gate, with the support of the imperial court's elite Chinese army, the Xishu small bandits are definitely not worth mentioning.But when the two Sima entered the residence of General Zhengxi, Sima Wang expressed his dissatisfaction irritably despite Sima Yong's breathlessness.

"Cough cough, cough cough, brother, what do you mean, thirty thousand soldiers are missing?"

"Of course it's missing! Brother!" Sima Wang walked back and forth in the lobby very depressed, and then came to Sima Yong and whispered: "Western Shu has always followed the route of elite soldiers. Toughness is one aspect, and the field command ability of its commander has always been superior to ours. In the past, when Wei was still there, only Cao Zidan (Cao Zhen) could win more with less in the field. Deng Shizai and Zhang Junyi You can compete with the Shu thief with the same strength. Besides, our second uncle can only stick to the situation with double the strength of the opponent."

Seeing Sima Yong who was already in a daze, Sima Wang also felt that what he just said was a bit too much: their second uncle is Sima Yi!This person is now honored as Emperor Xuan, the great ancestor of the Jin Dynasty.Wasn't that too sincere?

But it’s not okay to be insincere.Although my elder brother is almost 70 years old, it seems that he still doesn't know exactly what Xishu is.

"Brother, the strength of the invaders in Xishu has been verified. The entire army has 12 soldiers alone! This is an unprecedented concentration of combat power since Liu Bei stole the emperor's title! We don't concentrate more than 20 troops. There is no way to defeat him in a field battle due to his military strength. Don't talk about Jiang Wei who is old in battle, let's talk about Guan Zifeng. The younger brother met him a few days ago, and the double-sided stirrups Don't talk about him, it's just a trick, our imitation is very convenient. But the pike soldiers are really elites with the legacy of the pre-Qin period, and our elites are not their opponents at all. The younger brother has also tried to compile our own these days The formation of pikemen, but it didn't have much effect. The 3 to [-] soldiers in Guanzhong, the younger brother, can only take a defensive position against Guan Zifeng. Even if the [-] elder brother is added, it is estimated that it will be difficult to defeat Mei County."

(Guan Yi: How is it that modern pikemen are so easy to train? It took me nearly three months just to let my soldiers distinguish between left and right. In order to be indomitable, in addition to strict training, the thinking, logistical treatment and so on are all the same. Ask a question!)

"Ahem, uh... Brother, these 3 people are going directly to Qinchuan according to Da Sima's suggestion, and enter the Longxi Xiefang Street Pavilion."

"This is the second thing I want to say to my elder brother. Now Guan Zifeng is stuck in Mei County. The transportation line of the Weihe River has been cut off. My elder brother has to go all overland to Qinchuan. The time consumption involved, It's more than twice as much as usual. Well, even if brother leaves today, it will probably take more than 20 days."

"Ah?! But in the past, Zhang Junyi sent troops from Luoyang to Jieting, and it took only ten days before and after!"

You also know that it is Zhang He!Your name is Sima Yong!With your body, if you march as fast as Zhang Yun, you will be finished in less than three days.

Looking at Sima Wang who was silent, Sima Yong was already very flustered: If he knew it earlier, he would directly say that he was not in good health and asked the court to change his commander. 20 days?Even if Sima Yong doesn't know much about soldiers, he still knows. After 20 days, it is hard to say whether the Hu Fen Army will be there, but the street pavilion must be gone!With Jiang Wei's current strength, Sima Yong's 3 people cannot handle it!At that time, if Jieting cannot be taken down, Liangzhou and the five counties of Longxi will be lost. Sima Yong cannot bear this responsibility.

"My dear brother, what should I do?" After thinking about this, Sima Yong almost burst into tears.

"Hey, brother, I have something from the bottom of my heart, please don't pass it on after listening to it."

"This matter is easy. Although my younger brother came under the uncle's house, we are blood brothers after all. Please speak clearly, younger brother!"

"Brother, a few days ago Hu Fen reported that Jiang Wei's army had surrounded Shangyu and built a dam on the Jing River to prepare for a water attack... Counting the days, in my opinion, now Hu Fen's emissary who reported the fall of Shangyu should be We are already on the way. If Shanggui is lost, and the reinforcements from our side fail to arrive in time, Hu Fen has only three ways out, either to stay in Jicheng, or to go west to Jincheng, or to guard Jieting."

"Well, what does my virtuous brother think Hu Fen will do?"

"If I were to lead the army, I would definitely go west to Jincheng..."

"So the street pavilion must be lost?"

"Exactly. So if my brother's [-] troops go at this time..."

"Then I suffered on Hu Fen's behalf?"

"That's right. So my brother's suggestion is, brother, don't go too hastily. It just so happens that the Weihe River has been cut off, and brother has every reason to walk slowly at this time. I believe that within a month, the news of the loss of the street pavilion will definitely come. At that time, it will naturally be Hu Fen's responsibility."

"Well, Brother Xian is right. But Brother, you need to be clear about one thing. The imperial court has started to mobilize another [-] Chinese troops. This time, the leading general is Shi Zhongrong, the blacksmith. He will die in five or six days at most. It will start from Luoyang. It will arrive in Chang'an in less than half a month at the latest."

"It doesn't matter. It will take at least twenty-five or six days for his troops to catch up with my brother. I firmly believe that within a month, the street pavilion will be lost."

"Huh~~ My dear brother, Brother Yu has been picked out like this. But Longxi and Liangzhou are lost."

"Huh, this is the second meaning that I want to tell my brother. Brother, in recent years, the rainfall in the northwest has become less and less, and the intention of various ethnic groups to move inward has become stronger and stronger. If the country abandons Liangzhou and Longxi at this time, Just feeding the hundreds of thousands of people of various ethnic groups in this place is enough to drag down the weak national power of Western Shu! Not to mention that Guan Zifeng has sold all kinds of spirits these years, and the food reserves of the various ethnic groups in the northwest have reached their limit. If There will be another catastrophe next year, and a large-scale rebellion will break out in the northwest. At that time, I will see how Guan Zifeng will end up!"

"...I see. Although brother Yu has paid less attention to government affairs these years because of his father, he also knows that for five or six years, this Liangzhou has been receiving relief from the court every year. In addition to the wear and tear on the way of transshipment, these The cumulative food spent over the years is tens of millions of shi in Liangzhou and Longxi alone... But why didn’t my virtuous brother suggest that the court give up Liangzhou earlier?”

"Hey, brother, our nephew, the emperor, thinks very highly of himself. He wants to prove that he is better than Zishang as soon as possible. He dares to snatch the chicken ribs of Xiling... That's why the old Cao Wei was born. The general’s collective rebellion has caused corruption in the three counties of Shangyong. If I write a letter asking the court to abandon Liangzhou, what will he do to me?”

It can be said that Sima Wang's idea of ​​abandoning Liangzhou was not a precedent set by him.

When the Han Empire was established, Liangzhou was not part of the territory of the Han Empire.It was collected after Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty defeated the Huns. For 400 years, this place was not suitable for large-scale farming due to climate and geography on the one hand. As a result, the Han population in this place has never been able to form an absolute advantage.Nomads always have plenty of power here.

Due to the above characteristics, the output of this place is relatively small.In other words, the central government does not actually earn much from the taxes here.When the military power of the Han Empire was strong, Liangzhou was the channel connecting the interior of the Han Empire to the Western Regions. Only the Western Regions were in hand and the commerce was prosperous.Liangzhou is more valuable.

In the middle and late Eastern Han Dynasty, the power of the country was weakened, and its control over the Western Regions was almost non-existent. At the same time, various rebellions in Liangzhou continued one after another.At that time, many ministers in the Eastern Han court said: Let's just ask for this broken place, and let them fend for themselves.If it weren't for the talented Liangzhou Sanming headed by Duan Jiong, they would turn the tide.Undoubtedly, Liangzhou had been separated from the territory of the Central Government of the Eastern Han Dynasty before the outbreak of the Yellow Turban Uprising.

Therefore, the voice of abandoning Liangzhou has always had a market in the government of the Central Plains Dynasty.Moreover, the matter of giving up the existing territory happened in the early years when Cao Rui was in power: didn't the two counties of Wudu and Yinping be left to Xishu for decades?I didn't see any expressions of excitement from the courtiers.

So Sima Wang's meaning is very clear: In the current battle situation, Longxi is hard to save!That being the case, then take this opportunity to throw Longxi and Liangzhou out.The drought is getting worse every year these years, and the movements of alien races are becoming more and more dangerous.In recent years, the Jin State has posted more and more money in it, and even such a big country feels overwhelmed.Can Xishu's small body carry it?At that time, there must be trouble, and then we can go and get it back at that time.

It should be said that this strategy also has some truth.At least Guan Yi did not want Jin to adopt such a strategy: in this way, Jin could wholeheartedly defend the Guanzhong area.It was quite uncomfortable for him to chew on it.

But at present, Sima Wang has at least persuaded Sima Yong.So, next, Hu Fen will be tragic.

(End of this chapter)