The revival of Shu Han

Chapter 422 Traveling east from here

In late June of 272 AD, Guan Yi led 15 Jihan main forces to Pubanjin, and confronted Wang Jun's corps on the opposite bank across the Yellow River.

In the next two months, the entire Han-Jin front was very quiet.Except for the Zhang Zun Corps on the front line of Tongguan, who kept throwing stone bombs on the city wall of Tongguan all day long.Both Guan Yi and Jiang Wei remained motionless in Pubanjin and Wuyuan County.

This situation made Jin very depressed.

It's understandable that Jiang Wei didn't move there: Chang'an is too far away from Wuyuan County, and once Jiang Wei marches eastward, it will be a long-distance maneuver across the northern part of Bingzhou.It is impossible not to store enough grain and grass in Wuyuan County in advance.But why are you Guan Yi not moving on the west bank of the Yellow River?You are an army of tens of thousands!Even though Chang'an and Feng Yi County are very close, but your military rations are also consumed a lot, don't you feel sad?

It is not clear whether Sima Guan is heartbroken or not, but Sima Yan and others are really heartbroken now.

As soon as Ji Han's army moved, Jin's army and civilians had to follow suit-this is the autumn harvest!The most important season of the year in an agricultural country.A large number of young adults cannot work in the fields, and the state has to pay additional rations and even salaries for these young adults.Can this not hurt?
"Your Majesty, this Shu thief is clearly attacking Bingzhou falsely, but actually attacking Tongguan! The war has been going on for two months. After such a long time, except for Tongguan Road, there has been no movement in Bingzhou or Wuyuan. Our army is now Heavy troops are gathered in Bingzhou, and a large amount of military supplies and people's resources are needlessly wasted on the way to transport, but the key is that if Tongguan is lost, it will be too late to regret it!"

In the court hall, he bitterly criticized the battle plan formulated by Pei Xiu, Du Yu and others.Of course it was Lin Jin Hou Yang Jun.Yang's relatives are now completely torn apart with Jia Chong and Pei Xiu.It has slipped hopelessly towards the abyss of opposition for the sake of opposition.

"Your Majesty, this battle is a life-and-death battle between the two countries. Two months is nothing at all. At this time, we must stick to the established plan. Guan Zifeng, the Shu thief, is an outstanding man, and he will definitely not be stupid to attack Tongguan. They The main direction of attack must be Bingzhou!"

"Huh! Shang Shuling, you are so convincing, but why is the banner of the Shu thief at the foot of Tongguan Guan Zifeng? You need to know that the leader of the Shu thief in Wuyuan County is Jiang Boyue! And the leader of Bingzhou What? It’s just Zhang Bogong! That Zhang Bogong has never been considered a famous general in the country of the Shu thieves. The main force?!"

"Ha! The Marquis of Linjin has read a lot of books recently, and his knowledge is getting better and better. He knows to study the life of the enemy's general. However, when the two countries are at war, they will do everything they can. You really believe what banner they play. ?The art of war, false and true, bluffing tactics, many people have used them. Guan Zifeng and Jiang Boyue use it, what's wrong?"

Hearing Jia Chong's sarcasm, Yang Jun also became impatient: "General Che Qi, speaking of which, you are in charge of my Jin Zou Cao, right? The war has been going on for more than two months, and your subordinates figured out the situation. How many people did the Shu thieves mobilize?"

This question is very unreasonable.In historical conquests, when it comes to the number of troops sent, there has always been a "title".For example, the Eastern Expedition presided over by Guan Yi this time is known as an army of one million.This kind of thing also scares children, and no one will take it seriously.

As for the real strength of the army, except for the commanders of the various legions, let alone the small soldiers, even the generals below are not fully aware of it.What do you ask people from Jia Chong to do?Count them one by one?

"Your Majesty, it is really impossible to verify the strength of the Shu thieves, but we also have an approximate figure for the personnel of Jin Zou Cao: Tongguan direction, at the beginning it was about [-] to [-], but now it is only [-] to [-]. In the direction of Bingzhou, the area covered by the barracks is too large to be fully verified. It can only be estimated based on the size of the barracks, which is about [-] or more. Very few of our personnel in Wuyuan County have lurked in, and there is no general report yet. It’s just that this army has a huge number of horses, and there are a small number of tall horses. From Chang’an to Wuyuan County, grain carts and civilian husbands have been in an endless stream. Moreover, many foreign tribes in Yongliang have also dispatched their own tribe’s cattle and horses to help the Shu thieves carry out transportation. .Looking at the scale of its food transportation, its army should be no less than [-]."

This number is crude and patently wrong.But this is already the information that Jin Guojin played Cao Cao desperately sent back.

"Your Majesty, although I don't know about soldiers, I also know that Wuyuan County is definitely not the main force of the Shu thieves. Therefore, there are 10 people there. I absolutely don't believe it." After hearing Jia Chong's introduction, Yang Jun suddenly He jumped out again: "Reducing the number of troops in Tongguan city and making the illusion that Wuyuan County and Bingzhou have a large number of troops are all suspicious tactics of the Shu thieves. The main force of the Shu thieves must be hidden between Chang'an and Tongguan! As long as Tongguan If there is a change in the border, the hidden main force of the Shu thieves will be able to come out immediately, and if this is the case, our Jin Dynasty will be in danger!"

The ministers of the two factions at the bottom of the steps were arguing there, but Sima Yan on the stage was also distraught.

This battle is not a gamble on the fate of the country, but a gamble on life and death.As a monarch, he must be under the greatest pressure.When Ji Han didn't make any actual actions for two full months, what Sima Yan felt was not relaxation, but anxiety.

People, whether emperors or ordinary people, are always emotionally unstable under tremendous pressure.Especially when it comes to their own vital interests, it is easy to be suspicious.Those who can overcome this kind of emotion are all heroes who have gone down in history-then they are not ordinary people!

It's a pity that Sima Yan, as the emperor, is really an ordinary person.

"Shang Shuling, how is Xiaoxing's situation now?"

As soon as Sima Yan asked about Tongguan news, Pei Xiu felt bitter: "Your Majesty, according to your request, Xiaoxing's report has now been changed from once a day to twice a day. Here, the latest report It was only delivered an hour ago. Haven’t you already read it? The Shu thieves are still using trebuchets to attack the city, nothing new.”

"Otherwise, I clearly saw in Xiaoxing's report that some parts of the first city wall of Tongguan had cracked."

"But Your Majesty, Xiaoxing also said that there is no serious problem. He has already ordered someone to repair it quickly."

"...Shang Shuling, I feel that what Lin Jinhou said is not unreasonable. Should the defense of Tongguan and Luoyang be strengthened?"

"Your Majesty! There are [-] soldiers in Tongguan, and [-] tigers in Luoyang. I don't know if there is any need to strengthen them!"

"Shang Shuling! Is there anyone who speaks like that?"

"...Your Majesty, forgive me, I was too impatient just now."

"Hey, it's okay, it's just Luoyang's defense..."

"I... thought that I could write to Du Yuankai and Wang Shizhi for discussion."

"Good, so be it."

……

Just when the king and ministers of Jin were uncertain about Guan Yi's movements, Sima Guan began to show his fangs.

"General Cheqi, I leave everything here to you."

"Hehehe, it doesn't matter, this Feng Yi County was originally taken down by the old man, so it is only natural to guard here now. But Zifeng, have you really thought about it? Are you really going to cross Luliang?"

"Hey, there is no way around this. Siwencao's people have made inquiries very clearly. Wang Shizhi is guarding the water on the other side of the river. Du Yuankai has prepared a pocket for me in Shangdang. I had no choice but to surprise: they thought I won't go to Luliang Mountain, I just climbed Luliang Mountain to show them!"

"Hahaha~~ Zifeng, don't pretend to be there with me. Four years ago, I had a chance to take down Wang Shizhi's [-] defeated army, but Liu Meng, who was on the right side of the Huns, suddenly turned against him and joined forces with Wang Shizhi to attack me. This led to the failure of the old man. Hehe, your layout started from that time, right?"

"General Che Qi praised him absurdly. Although Yi claimed to be more farsighted, how could he think of today at that time. At that time, I promised Liu Meng that when I took Bingzhou, I would make him the Xiongnu Shanyu in the name of a big man." , so that Liu Meng will obey me. But no matter what, Liu Meng’s home is in Bingzhou. I was exhausted after taking Yongliang four years ago. How can I have the strength to take Bingzhou. Of course Liu Meng will help Wang Shizhi retreat Oh, otherwise, his tribe in Bingzhou would have been exterminated by the Jin State. However, in the past four years, I have given them a lot of benefits to the right of the Huns. And I also sent people to follow up with them a few days ago Then Liu Meng said that the promise made four years ago is still valid, so...hehehe."

At this point, Guan Yi's true intention of Bingzhou Raiders was really revealed.

First, the army stopped at Pubanjin, making it look like they were going to cross the Yellow River here and march into Hedong County.Focus the attention of Jin State, especially the Jin State Bingzhou Legion here.

Second, contact Liu Meng, the leader of the right tribe of the Xiongnu who is grazing at the foot of Luliang Mountain: brother, after so many years, are you still discriminated against by the other tribes of the Huns?Do you still have the dream of being the Shanyu of the Huns?Let's keep working together!
Third, after receiving Liu Meng's promise, Guan Yi used the civilian team that delivered grain to Wuyuan County as a cover to quietly transfer the large troops stationed in Pubanjin to the north in small batches at a time.

Fourth, during the process of delivering grain and grass to Wuyuan County, half of the grain and grass quietly crossed the Yellow River in northern Shaanxi and transported it to Liu Meng's tribe for storage.

Fifth, let Zhang Yi send the [-] left-behind troops near Chang'an to Pubanjin: Once my large army appears in Xihe County, there is no guarantee that Wang Shizhi on the other bank will not go crazy and cross the Yellow River westward to attack me.At this time, General Cheqi, you have to help me defend.Zhang Yi's [-] soldiers marched into Pubanjin. While strengthening the defense here, it also made the camp here not too empty.In order not to be seen by Wang Jun on the other side.

All of the above, until September of this year, 15 of the 8 troops that actually attacked Bingzhou had moved to Wubao on the west bank of the Yellow River, more than [-] miles east of Suide County in northern Shaanxi!
On the third day of September, Guan Yi led the first batch of 8 people who entered Bingzhou to cross the Yellow River here. There was no obstacle on the way across the river, and they directly entered Xihe County in Bingzhou of Jin State.

(End of this chapter)