The revival of Shu Han

Chapter 282 The Great Battle in Guanzhong ([-])
The distance between Chang'an and Mei County is not too far, not to mention that there are plains between the two places.Therefore, it usually takes about three days for the general grain transportation team to go one way.But if you ride alone, it only takes about a day.

In the middle of the night on the 26th, Du Yu sent an urgent envoy to Shi Bao. In the middle of the night on the 27th, Shi Bao received a report under the city of Anguo.

"This sentence, I can't trust you! The old man made a big mistake!"

Back then, Shi Da Sima led [-] soldiers and horses to sit in Qinchuan. On the one hand, he really didn't want to conflict with Sima Wang, and on the other hand, he really needed to block Jiang Wei in Longshan to prevent him from entering the Guanzhong Plain.After all, as Deng Ai's old colleague, Shi Bao is very clear about Jiang Wei's ability in field battles.

But it is useless to say these things now, Shi Bao, who received the urgent report, immediately called all the generals to discuss the movement of the army overnight.

"Everyone, the Meridian Valley has been breached, and the main force of the Jiang bandits has entered the Guanzhong. If the old man's prediction is correct, the news that our army's supply road has been cut off will come soon. Therefore, no matter what, this county cannot stay here any longer. gone."

To be honest, when Shi Bao said these words, the entire Jin army, including his own two sons, breathed a sigh of relief.

why?Guan Yi's bastion is too perverted, there is no hope of breaking the city at all.

Some time ago, the tunnel excavation work that Shi Qiao was responsible for was also severely damaged: the tunnel dug out by Zhang Zun from the city in advance was dug, and the tunnel was full of kerosene...

The leading engineer of the Jin Army immediately ordered the entire army to retreat, but it was too late.The opponent quickly ignited the kerosene, causing the oxygen in the tunnel to be exhausted quickly, and countless people suffocated to death in the tunnel.At the same time, Zhang Zun, who had already determined the direction of the enemy's tunnel by observing the morning fog, concentrated a large number of trebuchets at this time and violently bombarded the ground of the tunnel, which caused the tunnel to collapse...After a blow, the back and forth were built again. More than 1000 soldiers and more than 3000 civilian husbands went in.

This loss is nothing to Shibao's army in terms of numbers alone, but the key is that morale has been severely damaged-it is midsummer, although Guanzhong is not as wet and rainy as Huainan, but there is a locust plague here now .Mosquitoes, parasites, and various bacteria and viruses are also the most abundant in this season.When a person or a group of people is extremely depressed and the external environment is very bad, it is easy to get sick.

What's more, due to the continuous raging locust plague, the escape of local soldiers in Guanzhong continued unabated.Although Shi Bao sent a large number of officers to count the number of people.But you have to be clear: the only ones who can figure out which Guanzhong soldiers died or fled are the local officers of the Guanzhong Army—and their hometowns were also affected by the disaster.After these officers took the officers of the Luoyang Central Army to the home of the fugitive soldiers, and saw the miserable conditions of the deserted vegetation along the way, these local officers in Guanzhong were shaken themselves.

As a result, the more the desertion is strictly prohibited, the more deserters will be...

Therefore, when Shi Bao said that the Meridian Valley was breached and the army's food road was cut off.In addition to scolding Ju An for being shameless, the generals of the Jin army also had a unified opinion: Withdraw the troops!
"It seems that you have no objection to the withdrawal. Then what we need to agree on is how to withdraw?"

As soon as Shi Bao said this, everyone was speechless.

Withdrawing troops in front of the enemy is not just a joke, especially now that the Jin army has so many troops, and they are still scattered.That alone is enough to cause a headache.What's more, Jiang Wei's large army was on the way to retreat, and there was Guan Yi behind him who couldn't bite.This withdrawal is really difficult!
When Shi Bao completely took over the command of Guanzhong, he had more than 22 subordinates.After excluding Qinchuan's 18, Chang'an's 5000, and Tongguan's [-].There are more than [-] people in Mei County and Anguo City. (including [-] people from the Bald Hair Department, the Di people of the Li family, and the Southern Huns).

16万晋军中，分了一万5000人去堵三道谷口（现在只剩1万人了）。在攻城战和地道战中阵亡和受伤不能上战场的一万三千余人。因为蝗灾导致陆陆续续关中本地士兵逃亡一万五千余人。然后再加上各种疾病病倒的三千余人。一番就算下来，目前郿县安国两城外的晋军部队还有11万4000人左右。

"The information from Du Yuankai's side is very clear. The Jiang bandits came from Ziwu Valley this time, and their strength is at least [-]. And the two cities behind us, Anguo and Meixian, also have more than [-] garrisons. In Wuzhangyuan In the wild, there are nearly [-] Shu Han cavalry that we have never been able to deal with. Therefore, our military strength is not superior. As for the current food and grass of our army... Eastern Qiang hunting general, the last time your troops transported food to the army was how long?"

Li Mu stood up and said, "Reporting to Da Sima, the last general transported grain to the army seven days ago. At that time, 13 shi of grain and 1 shi of hay were put into the warehouse. The last general was planning to lead the army to Chang'an again tomorrow." To transport food, but if Jiang Wei stands in the way, the [-] generals at the end will not dare to advance alone."

"Well, Qin Nuer, how much food is there in the army now?"

"Returning to my lord, as of yesterday, the whole army still has [-] shi."

"Oh? Why did it decrease so much?"

"My lord, the cavalry of the Shu thieves have repeatedly attacked our army's grain transport troops, causing the grain roads to be unstable. The [-] to [-] shi of grain that used to be put into storage every half a month has now become an average of five or six every half a month. Wanshi is not bad. In addition, since our army has to send grain transportation teams from Weinan to support the two armies guarding the exit of Chencang and Baoxie Road, the loss has always been great. What's more, the plague of locusts has never abated , More and more locust swarms have gathered in our military camp... All in all, with the current food stock, our army can only last about ten days."

Speaking of which, there is no real commander in charge of the army, so despite Du Yu's strong military strategy, he still made a clear mistake in estimating the grain stock in Shibao's army: the stock in Shibao's army can't last half a month at all, even now The entire army has strengthened food control, but the locust disaster has not abated.Shi Bao's army can last up to ten days!

Therefore, it is not feasible for Du Yu to take Sima Yan's personal expedition with Shi Bao to join forces in Guanzhong: Shi Bao can't last that long.

When Shi Chong reported the number of food stocks in the army, all the generals of the Jin army below became tense: the food roads used to be smooth, although everyone knew that there was not much food with the army, but everyone didn't care-why transport so much at a time? ?What a pity to be burned by the cavalry of the Shu thieves?Even if you arrive safely, the more you arrive, the more you will be eaten by locusts.It's better to eat less every time, so that everyone can eat quickly and waste less.

But now the problem is bigger.

"Well." Shi Bao, who was sitting on the main seat, was very calm: "In this way, the situation is very clear. We can't take down Anguo and Mei County, so we have to withdraw our troops back to Chang'an. As long as Chang'an is in hand, the Shu thieves in Guanzhong will also be defeated." It cannot last. All will obey orders!"

"I'll wait for the command of the great Sima!"

"First issue an order to Wang Shizhi of Qinchuan! Bandit Jiang has already entered the Guanzhong Plain, and there is no point in blocking his 2 people in Qinchuan. Let him withdraw his troops. Since the Weihe River has been cut off, let him not come to Mei County. Go directly to Xinping County, get on a boat at the Jing River in Qi County, and then go directly south to Chang'an."

"Here!"

"Send orders to Yuan Qing at Chencang and Li Fu at the crossing of Baoxie. The Meridian Valley has been broken, so there is no point in blocking these two exits. Tell them to lead their troops to our army immediately!"

"Here!"

"Well, the Youxian King, the Almighty Leader, and the Hunter General of the Eastern Qiang."

"I'm waiting."

"Please lead the headquarters and immediately go north to meet Wang Shizhi."

Hearing this order, Liu Meng, Qi Wanpan and Li Mu all had strange expressions.

"Hmph, I don't know what kind of virtues you alien races have. I don't know what kind of virtues you have. I don't know anything about it! Now that our army is in such a bad situation, it's hard to guarantee that you won't defect. But now I'm too busy to take care of myself, so I can't get rid of you first. So, you guys Get out of here. Get out of the way, and don’t mess with me in the next decisive battle.”

Although Shi Bao couldn't hear the cry in his heart, the three of them were not ordinary people, and they quickly understood Shi Bao's meaning: "I will follow Da Sima's order! As long as Da Sima allocates enough food and grass, we will go north immediately." Meet General Wang."

"Qinuer, give them ten thousand shi of grain."

"Here!"

"Thank you Da Sima, we will prepare our troops immediately and leave today!"

Seeing the three alien leaders leave the big tent, Shi Bao continued to issue orders.

"Zimei! Hongzu!"

"The last general (baby) is here."

"I will give you [-] Chinese troops, who will be responsible for ending the rear!"

Hearing this order, Zhou Zhi and Shi Qiao gritted their teeth: "Take the order!"

After arranging the personnel for the rear end, Shi Bao secretly said sorry to his second son in his heart, and then continued: "Everyone, except for Zimei's [-] troops, the rest of the army should pack up immediately and retreat first. Concentrate to the north of the Weihe River. At the same time, send Qingqi to follow and monitor the alien races to see how far they have gone. After we arrive in Weibei, we will stay for two days. On the one hand, let the alien races stay away from us, and on the other hand, wait The [-] troops of Li Fu and Yuan Qing. If the expectations of the general are not bad, the place Jiang Wei chose for the decisive battle should be in Huaili. It will be a decisive battle that will determine the fate of the two countries. Every ounce of strength is fully mobilized. Only in this way can we have a chance to survive from death!"

(End of this chapter)