Shu Chen

Chapter 178
A lamp is like a bean.

The husband sits in danger with his eyes closed, and the wife gently rubs her head to relieve fatigue.

Elegant sandalwood curls up and fills the study room, accompanied by the sound of an oriole, making the night more gentle.

"I examine myself three times a day."

"One province, who is jealous of me today."

"Second Province, what should I repay?"

"Three provinces, report it, the incident happened, how can I deal with the aftermath."

After finishing speaking, he giggled and even changed his ten fingers from rubbing his head to supporting the man's shoulders instead.

"Heh~~"

Involuntarily, Zheng Pu laughed lightly.

It's already done, it's useless to think about it, just don't do it anymore in the future.

Furthermore, the prime minister just said a few words of warning, without any intention of blaming or alienating.

The special kind of comfort from the person next to his pillow quietly dissipated the worries about gains and losses in his heart.

Zheng Pu propped his hands on the ground, changing the previous kneeling position into a very rude one.The body also leaned back, and put his head on Zhang Yan's shoulder, "Xijun, I will lead the army to Longyou in three days."

One year after getting married, Zhang Yan has grown two inches taller, almost indistinguishable from Zheng Pu.

"Ah."

With a slight nasal sound, she also closed her eyes, and embraced the situation.

"Then I'll go back to Sichuan and live for a while."

"Next year is Yuanrong's wedding date. I'll go back to the mulberry garden so that I can do my filial piety for you."

"Also, you are also General Pingbei, don't go into battle yourself and let others laugh that you are not a general."

"Brother will join you, right? There is still some machine wine in this house, and I can't take it back. You can take it with you at that time. He is not greedy for appetite, but good wine."

She exhorted softly, her voice was still crisp, but there was no smile.

Nearly twenty days later, the golden autumn of August.

Zheng Pu, who led an army of [-] troops, escorted food, fodder and supplies to Pingxiang City.

General Zuo Wei Yan, who had heard the news a long time ago, came out of the city very rarely to greet him.Perhaps, it was the friendship from the previous battle in West City and the reason why he couldn't wait to go to Xiaoguan.

Prime Minister Zhuge Liang had already sent a messenger to deliver the military order, and he had already ordered the entire army to pack their bags and get ready to go.

With the desire to make meritorious deeds on the battlefield.

During last year's war, he was besieged by many enemies and had the responsibility of defending the land. He was blocked in the city by the generals who rebelled against Wei and the Qianghu tribe. He was humiliated with foul language every day.

Now that he has the opportunity to lead the attack, An Neng can't wait to see through.

Furthermore, in the letter sent by the prime minister, there was a special mention: Zilong is already General Wei, Wen Chang encouraged him!
Well, Zhao Yun was relocated, but the post of former general was not given to others.In other words, the prime minister's move was a subtle incentive to Wei Yan: the vacant former general position is reserved for you.

If the warlord troops leave Xiaoguan this time and return after defeating the Wei army.

When Wei Yande heard it, a kind of heroism of "who can give it to me" suddenly appeared in his chest and abdomen.

Even Zheng Pu, who came to take over the defense of Pingxiang City, was much more polite.

He not only personally led Zheng Pu to observe the surrounding terrain, but also carefully explained the situation of the surrounding siege, the most likely places to attack if the rebellious Wei attacked, and so on.

Talk endlessly, take the trouble.

Immediately, two days later, they wanted to see each other poorly.

When he led the army away, he specifically told Zheng Pu who was leaving the city to see him off, "Zijin must stick to the Longyou gate, and don't let me have any worries."

Hearing this, Zheng Pu's gratitude to him melted in an instant.

It turned out that his enthusiasm and dedication were because he was worried that his defense against Wei Wei would delay his achievements in the battlefield.

It has to be said that Wei Yan has a special quality that makes it impossible for people to be happy with him.

However, military talent is admirable.

After taking over the garrison, Zheng Pu, Mi Wei and others couldn't help admiring Wei Yan's fortifications, which can be said to be watertight.

The star-studded defense garrison is interlocking, connecting Pingxiang City to Changlishui (Hulu River) valley in a line of defense without dead ends.No matter which garrison against Wei attacked, he had to beware of being flanked by the Han army.

This made Zheng Pu feel very bad.

Xia Houru, who had experienced the Han army's defense before last year, would attack with the army as he had planned with the prime minister?If the rebellious Wei attacked without dividing troops, it would be difficult for Li Yan to capture Xiping County.

After all, there are more than [-] horsemen permanently stationed in Liangzhou, which rebelled against Wei.

Coupled with the Haoyou private soldiers in the four counties of Hexi, it is no longer a problem to conscript [-] to [-] troops in the face of war.

oh~~
I hope that Xia Houru, who has spent half his life as a soldier, can look down on me.

When patrolling the siege, Zheng Pu was also looking forward to it.

However, his expectations were doomed to fail.

Xia Houru, who suffered setbacks in his official career because he once served as Cao Zhangxiao's cavalry Sima, is cautious!
Or in other words, as General Zhengxi, the supreme commander of Liangzhou in Wei State, he is qualified to know some confidential things, so he is very afraid of Zheng Pu.

Wei Da Sima Cao Zhen forwarded him information about the generals of the Han Dynasty.

Among them, Zheng Pu's is the most detailed.

And Cao Zhen also wrote a note at the back of the book: "This son is a serious problem for our country Wei!"

With such an evaluation, Xia Houru deeply agrees.

Looking at the wars over the past few years, no matter whether Zheng Pu personally led the army or just participated in it with his own body, almost all of Wei State ended in defeat.

Some battles were defeated even knowing why, while others were defeated unbelievably.

Moreover, Cao Zhen forwarded him a private message, analyzing the outbreak of the Xiaoguan epidemic last year.

No blunt statement is due to Zheng Pu.

But it is claimed that based on the military experience of General Wei Ping and the late Dai Ling, as well as the climate of Xiaoguan at that time, there will never be a major epidemic in the army.

At that time, Xia Houru was terrified after watching it.

It can also be guessed why Cao Zhen didn't investigate the matter deeply.

Worried that it would cause panic among the soldiers of the Wei army.

Most of the soldiers in the army are scumbags, and they often attribute the unknown to ghosts and gods.

If they know that the generals of the Han army can cause a great epidemic, how can they have the courage to fight against them?
Propagating the ruthlessness of the big man is not just instilling in the soldiers that Zheng Pu has the ability of gods and ghosts.
At the end of autumn and August, the battle in Guanzhong began.

General Zhao Yun of the Han Dynasty came out of Baoxie Valley, set up banners in the Qinling Mountains, and kept sending troops to harass on a small scale.General Wei Yan of the Left of the Han Dynasty led Wu Yi and other troops. A combined force of about [-] left Xiaoguan, and the troops pointed directly at Jingyang, Anding County.

Cao Zhen, the great Sima of the Wei Dynasty, took Zhuge Liang, the prime minister of the Han Dynasty, to stay in Hanzhong, but moved his army to personally town Chencangcheng.

The command department will guard Mei County, fortify the walls and clear the fields, and not go out of the city to fight with the Han army.

Do not send Yongzhou Inspector Xu Miao, General Wei Ping, and Xianbei Bald Shoutian to lead [-] troops to Anding County to assist Xiahouba and Hu Shoutian in preparation.

In Longxi County, Li Yandu Jiang Wei and other troops marched into Xiping County through Jishi Gorge.

Guo Huai, the defender of the conquest of Shu, led an army to help, and resisted with General Hao Zhao, Prefect Pang Yu and Li Feng's Lieutenant Yang Feng.

Jia Xu, the guard of Wei Siwang Gorge, stood still and confronted Gao Xiang, the general of Han Zhenxi.

Regardless of Guanzhong or Longxi, the Wei army relied on the fortified and dangerous city to defend, and did not go out of the city to fight fiercely with the Han army; as the attacking side, the Han army did not take the risk of besieging the city because the strength of the two sides was not much different. Provocations by soldiers and horses, etc.

As a result, the war was at a stalemate for a while.

The one most likely to break the deadlock is General Wei Zhengxi, stationed in Xiahouru, Yuzhong County, Jincheng County.

His troops and horses have nearly [-] cavalry.

In addition, Yang Fu, the governor of Liangzhou, asked the rebel general Yin Fengdu to lead the Qianghu tribe and the private soldiers assembled by Haoyou from the four counties in Hexi. A total of more than ten thousand soldiers and horses came to listen to the order.

Nearly [-] troops can even change the situation of the war.

For example, if Xia Houru raised all his troops and went south to attack Longyou, he could force the Wei Yan tribe to send troops back to defend, so that Anding County would have no worries.

If there is no worry in Anding County, the Zhao Yun tribe in the Qinling Valley will be alone, and Guanzhong will also be worry-free.

If there is nothing to worry about in Guanzhong, don't send cavalry to detour into Wuwei in Liangzhou, so that Haoyou of the four counties in Hexi can send more troops to support Xiping County where Guo Huai is defending.

It can be called pulling the whole body.

But Xia Houru's performance was very surprising.

He just sent the soldiers and horses under the supervision of General Yin Feng to support Xiping County, and then stood still.

And lasted for more than a month.

It seems that as the supreme commander of Liangzhou, his duty is only to guard Jincheng County.

Even the Wei Yan tribe, who had no worries about the future, began to march wantonly, pushing the front line northward to Chaona County and Gaofeng County;

Therefore, the voice of "conquering the west and fearing war" began to spread faintly in the counties and counties of Liangzhou.

But what is puzzling is that Wei Da Sima Cao Zhen did not criticize this, let alone sent anyone to urge Xia Houru to send troops.

Zheng Pu, the warlord in Pingxiang City, was helpless in the face of such a result.

His expectations were far from reality.

Xia Houru's resignation made him lose ground.

Continuing to stick to it and wait passively is not good for the big man.

Zhao Yun's and Wei Yan's troops marched into Guanzhong in order to support Li Yan's capture of Xiping County.

However, he, Guan Xing and Gao Xiang's troops supervised more than [-] soldiers and horses, but they were restrained by Xia Houru and Jia Xu's less than [-] soldiers and horses, unable to create opportunities for Li Yan.

But it would be a little risky to send troops to attack.

It took nearly ten days to travel from Pingxiang City to Yuzhong County, Jincheng County. In order to protect the back road, he had to leave troops on guard.

At least Guan Xingbu and Miweibu cannot move.

In other words, if he sent troops, he would only have [-] troops from the headquarters.

And Xia Houru has fifteen thousand steps to ride, and he waits for work with ease.

Use the weak to attack the strong, and fight to the death in order to break the deadlock in the war?

Or choose to continue to sit and watch and see if Wei Yanbu and Li Yanbu have a chance to break through the defense against Wei?
Zheng Pu, who was stationed on the city wall all day long, was tormented by the dilemma for nearly a month.

The generals under his command are quite high-spirited.

Regardless of Zhang Yi or Zhoutai, they both came to ask for orders, claiming that they were willing to lead the headquarters step by step, marching into Yuzhong County, Jincheng County, to see if there was a chance to lure the Wei army out.

Zheng Pu vetoed all this.

He has few troops and dare not disperse.

In case Xia Houru really came out in full force and trapped Zhang Ni or the Taibu of Zhou outside, and went out to rescue with his troops, he would be surrounded by Niwei to help.

Guan Xing, who was guarding Ayang City, wrote letters frequently and gave him two choices.

One, let him not send a troop to garrison Ayang City, so that Guan Xing can be separated and lead the army to Xiaoguan to attack Anding County together with Wei Yanbu.It is equivalent to adding a possibility to this war: since it is difficult to make achievements in Liangzhou, it is better to capture Anding County first.

The two were to let Pang Hong guard Ayang City, Guan Xing led his headquarters to garrison Pingxiang City, and let Zheng Pu use his headquarters and Mi Wei's [-] soldiers to attack Jincheng.The attack of [-] soldiers and horses, coupled with Gao Xiang's troops watching from the side, was enough to put Xia Houru in a dilemma and break the deadlock in the war.

Zheng Pu is more inclined to the latter.

Because Anding County is very difficult to defeat.

Ni Wei had [-] soldiers in Guanzhong. Now because the prime minister is hanging his troops, Cao Zhen stationed half of his troops in Chen Cang as a mobile force.If the Guan Xing Department also went to Xiaoguan, Cao Zhen would also send thousands of troops to support, and the two sides would also fall into a deadlock of equal strength.

After all, the headquarters of the Guan Xing Department has no more than five thousand troops.

"Zijin, the military report from Hanzhong County."

On the city wall, just as Zheng Pu was thinking with drooping eyes, when the ranger scouts went north to inquire about the road conditions in Jincheng County recently, Zhang Bao came to his side at some point and handed over a piece of cloth.

"Brother Lao Wenrong."

Zheng Pu, whose thoughts were interrupted, laughed softly, took a look, and couldn't help but concentrate his eyes slightly.

There are two books in the military newspaper.

One is Sun Wu of Jiangdong, who sent troops to Huainan and won for a while.

Sun Quan began to covet Huainan after the rebellion in Jingnan was settled.

The tactics used are repeating the old tricks.

Let Zhonglang pretend to surrender Sun Buzuo in order to lure Wang Ling, the governor of Yangzhou in Wei, to send troops to meet him, and then ambush them in Dao.

It is almost a copy of the old story of luring Cao Xiu into depth.

Surprisingly, for unknown reasons, Wang Ling, who participated in the battle of Shiting, believed it!

He plans to send troops to meet him.

Fortunately, Man Chong, who had been promoted to General Wei Zhengdong at that time, concluded that Sun Bu must have surrendered falsely.He also wrote a letter to Sun Bu on behalf of Wang Ling, claiming that the Wei army was unable to meet him now, and asked him to endure it temporarily and wait for the opportunity.

At that time, Man Chong happened to be called into court.

Before leaving, he told Shi Liufu, who was temporarily in charge, not to give Wang Ling any troops.

But Wang Lingsu and Man Chong are at odds.

I couldn't find the soldiers and horses led by General Zhengdong, but I was very angry.

So he insisted on going his own way, and sent his own superintendent to lead 700 people on foot to meet him, intending to humiliate Man Chong's face with this matter.

Then Nadu General was ambushed by Sun Bu and attacked at night, and returned with more than half of the casualties.

However, this matter can be regarded as gaining.

Because Sun Bu was just a bait, and the rear was Sun Quan who personally led the army.Seeing that Ni Wei sent [-] cavalry forward, he felt that his plan could not be achieved and Ni Wei was already alert and could not attack him again, so he withdrew his troops and went back.

Another news is that the prime minister is ordering the headquarters to transport grain and fodder to Hechi County in Wudu County.

If the war stalemates for another month, the prime minister will go to Chen Cang Road and Zhao Yun to tackle key problems, creating an opportunity for Wei Yan's army to capture Anding County.

Not only did he feel that the battle in Longyou was difficult to turn around.

It is also because the big man can't afford it.

This time of attack, nearly [-] troops were mobilized, and the daily consumption of food and supplies was huge.

The prime minister didn't want to do nothing in vain.

Therefore, Zheng Pu, who had finished reading the military newspaper, finally made up his mind.

He also didn't want to return without any gains from this battle, "Come here, send an order! Tomorrow three shifts will cook, and four shifts will send out troops!"

(End of this chapter)