Shu Chen

Chapter 181 He Huang
The field encounter in Youfufeng Yangcheng ended with Wei's defeat.

Restricted by the lone army's penetration, the Han army only covered and killed more than ten miles before withdrawing and returning.

But the battle was rewarding.

He beheaded more than a thousand soldiers, killed more than two thousand other soldiers, and captured nearly three thousand prisoners.After the war, the battlefield was cleaned up, and nearly [-] Xuanjia collars were harvested; there were countless weapons such as knives, spears, arrows, crossbows, and WISCO vehicles.

The only thing that was not captured was grain and fodder.

The county soldiers led by Xu Miao, the governor of Yongzhou against the Wei Dynasty, did not participate in the battle.

When the formations of the former Fei Yao Department of the Wei Army and the Xiahou Ba Department of the Chinese Army collapsed, Xu Miao asked the county soldiers to escort the grain and moss away first, so that the Han Army could not catch up.

In this way, Wei Yan had to return to Anding County as a teacher.

One is that they are burdened by war gains.

The captives of nearly 3000 people had to consume a lot of food and fodder and soldiers to guard them every day; and the captured luggage greatly affected the speed of marching.

Under such circumstances, it is not suitable to enter Guanlong Road again.

After all, so far, the Han army has not had the habit of slaughtering prisoners.

The other is that although the Wei army was defeated, it was not wiped out.

This is the territory of the Anti-Wei, and the military system of the Anti-Wei has very strict constraints on the soldiers. It is not difficult for Fei Yao, Xia Houba and others to gather the defeated soldiers after the war.Even if they are separated, disabled and retired, there are still no less than 5000 people available.

And the demoralized morale of the defeat will not last long.

It is impossible for Fei Yao not to send someone to inform Cao Zhen, the Grand Sima of Wei who is guarding Chen Cangcheng, about the battle here.

After Cao Zhen learned about it, he would definitely send troops to help the battle.

With reinforcements, the morale of the defeated soldiers will inevitably rise.

Under such circumstances, if the Han army does not return to Xiaoguan as soon as possible, it may usher in the end of "victory first and then defeat".

However, Wei Yan has never been the master of peace.

After he led the army to escort the prisoners and escort back to Xiaoguan, relying on the vigor of the victory, he besieged Chaona City in Anding County with more than ten thousand people.Let Wu Ban guard Xiaoguan, and let Wu Yi's troops set up camp between Xiaoguan and Chaona County; let Zhao Guang, the cavalry governor, patrol the surrounding area.

In a way of mutual dependence, Wei Jun once again faced a choice.

If he doesn't come to fight, he will be so trapped that he will surrender in despair to the defenders in that city!
Because the general guarding the court now is Hu Zun who divided his troops from Gaofeng County.

Although he was born in a wealthy family in Anding County, and he was admired by the county's common people, the soldiers and horses under his command came from a variety of backgrounds.Some were from the two prefectures of Jing and Henan, some were soldiers from the counties, and many were from the Qifu tribe of Xianbei.

If there is no war, Hu Zun can still suppress it.

If they were besieged for several months, they would inevitably break out under the pressure of external worries.

After all, not everyone is willing to live and die with Wei.Not everyone is willing to resolve the prejudices among the "Central Plains, Borderlands, and Hulu" and live in harmony.

If the Wei army comes to fight, then Wei Yan will be around to help.

One more fight, one more victory, will completely defeat the confidence in defending Anding County against the Wei Dynasty.

Naturally, there is another possibility.

Cao Zhen, the great commander against Wei, sent reinforcements to approach Xiao Guan and cut off the food road in the way of "surrounding Wei and saving Zhao".

If this is the case, Wei Yan will give up the siege of Chaona City, return to join forces with Wu Yi's troops, and confront the rebellious Wei soldiers.

Because the prime minister's original strategic goal of letting him leave Xiaoguan was achieved: to contain the main force in Guanzhong against Wei, and to cut off the possibility of Guanzhong rushing to aid Liangzhou.

In fact, it was just as he expected.

Cao Zhen, who has been on the battlefield for a long time, has a good strategic vision.

He would never allow Anding County to fall into the hands of the Han army.

Therefore, he was recalled from Beidi County. General Wei Ping, who had been demoted to the rank of lieutenant because of the loss of Xiao Guan, led more than ten thousand horses to Anding County to defend with Fei Yao.

Inevitably, after the troops and horses of the headquarters were transferred again, Cao Zhen could no longer maintain the layout of Chen Cangcheng as the horns of each other.

He also let Prime Minister Zhuge Liang leave Dasan Pass smoothly and come to camp on the south bank of the Weishui River.

Coordinating with General Wei Zhao Yun in Mei County, he frequently sent small teams of soldiers and horses to test and attack, and occasionally went deep into the enemy's territory to harass the grain roads or see if there was a chance to capture people and return.

However, the Wei army had already fortified the walls and cleared the country, with little harvest.

All in all, on the Guanzhong battlefield, the Han and Wei sides fell into a moment when the enemy and the enemy were evenly matched.

No one dares to act presumptuously, to avoid being taken advantage of by others.

As far as Wei Guo was concerned, Fei Yao's defeat did not hurt the vitality of Guanzhong.

And now that it's the cold winter season, if the city is guarded, there will be no loss to the people's livelihood and the soldiers.As long as they stick to it until the beginning of spring, the Han army will inevitably stop and return because of the supply of food and fodder.

Fighting or not fighting makes little difference.

The only thing that has been changed is the war in Liangzhou. Cao Zhen can only wait for the news.

As far as the big man is concerned, Wei Yan won the first battle and captured a lot, so he can already say that he has gained something by sending troops this time.It is not unavoidable to fall into a confrontation again now.

Anyway, in the strategic dispatch made before the troops dispatched, they would not have participated in the war in Liangzhou.

Therefore, both the Han and Wei dynasties agreed, and turned their attention to Jincheng and Xiping counties in Liangzhou.

Among them, Xiping County was analyzed from Jincheng County during the Jian'an period of Emperor Xian.The popular name for it is "Hehuang Valley".

However, the entire Hehuang Valley is not a large alluvial plain.

It is composed of the valleys of the Huangshui water system and a section of the Yellow River valley about 200 kilometers long to the west of Jishi Gorge; they can be called "Huangshui River Valley" and "River Valley" respectively.

The Huangshui River Valley occupies seven or eight out of ten of the territory of Xiping County.

The north and south sides are sandwiched by the Laji Mountains and the Daban Mountains. The Huangshui originates from the northeast corner of the West Sea (Haiyan County), flows eastward from the middle, and flows into the Dahe River at the Siwang Gorge.If you look at the shape, the Huangshui River Valley is very similar to a leaf.The tributaries meandering down from the mountains on both sides and the Huangshui River are both veins, which together irrigate the leaves into fertile soil.

And the climate is warm and humid, which can meet the needs of farming.

This is also the reason why the Qiang tribes that reproduce here are all half farming and half nomadic.

The Qiang people living here often occupy a section of river valley or a fertile valley in the tributary of Huangshui River to farm and herd, establish species and tribes, and each rule the roost.

This is an advantage, but also a disadvantage.

The advantage refers to the fact that the Qiang tribes do not have to live a typical life of living by water and grass like the Xianbei, Huns and other nomadic peoples in the Hetao Plain.Their ability to withstand natural disasters is enhanced by cultivating stored fodder every year.

The disadvantage is that the Qiang tribes in each river valley are self-contained and operate independently of each other.Whether it is through war annexation or blood fusion to become one, or the alliance to resist foreign enemies, it is almost impossible.

This living condition is also one of the reasons for the frequent rebellion in the Huangshui River Valley.

When the Central Plains dynasty ruled this place, they usually adopted the means of "wooing some and suppressing some", treated them differently, and prevented them from uniting, so as to maintain the authority of the government.But often because of poor control and balance during execution, some suppressed species can't bear it and win over the tribe to raise the flag of rebellion.

As a result, many onlookers joined the rebellion half-heartedly out of speculation and profit.

Moreover, many local Han people are arrogant and will not give up this opportunity to sow their own ambitions.

The Xiqiang rebellion is hard to eradicate, neither accidental nor inevitable.

Ever since the Han army seized the land of Longyou and eyed Liangzhou covetously, in order to concentrate its forces and energy to fight against the Han army, some wise people also began to think about ways to appease the Qiang tribe.

The princes of Wei Luoyang Temple adopted the method of reducing the tolls of the passes in the four counties of Hexi, and gave up the benefits of the Silk Road so that they would not join the big men.

After Guo Huai, the Wei Zhengshu guard, was transferred to Jincheng County, he established trust through Enweizang or No.

For those who are not ministers, drive troops to punish them; for those who lead the crowd to submit, ask the old and the young, and preach benevolence and righteousness, so that all the Qiang will obey.

However, Pang Hao and Yang Feng, who grew up in Liangzhou, were quite different.

They are very prestigious among the Qiang and Hu tribes in Liangzhou. The reason is that the belief they uphold in their hearts is "righteousness".

The "righteousness" of the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period.

People have favored me, and I will kill myself to repay it.

Although people are ungrateful to me, where there is righteousness, I will go there.

The same is true for the Qiang tribe.

After the two of them came to serve, they first visited the leaders of various Qiang tribes one by one, and asked each of them what they expected, and then they came to look for Guo Huai, who supervised the military affairs of Jincheng and Xiping counties.

Two options were given.

First, if the state of Wei is willing to provide food, fodder and supplies, they can recruit [-] to [-] Qiang people to fight for the state of Wei.

But with this conscription law, loyalty cannot be guaranteed.

If the battle is won, these Qiang people will definitely seize the spoils as soon as possible, and even draw their swords against Paoze.

If the battle shows signs of decline, beware of them fleeing before the battle, or preparing to turn against the battle.

Just like every Qiang riot in Liangzhou, every tribe forgets righteousness when it sees profit, trees fall and monkeys scatter.

On the other hand, Yang Feng could recruit [-] to [-] Qiang people as "Huangzhong Righteous Congregation" and die for the Wei State.

The premise is that the family members of Yi Cong must be resettled in the fertile valley of Wei State, and no taxes can be levied.

And Pang Hao dared to guarantee with his life and family, as long as Wei Guo could keep the Han army out of the Huangshui River Valley and prevent the Han army from threatening the pastures and fields of those Qiang tribes, those Qiang tribes would never rebel.

Of these two options, Guo Huai prefers the latter.

Soldiers are not expensive.

Compared with the mob with uncertain military spirits, the three or five thousand Yi Congqiang are more reassuring.

Moreover, he is also in charge of the Qiang Guard Colonel. If Yi Cong Qiang can be recruited, it can just enrich the Qiang Guard camp.

It's just that the practice of exempting taxes involves the military system of Wei State, and it is not up to him to decide.

Fortunately, Wei Da Sima Cao Zhen valued him very much.

When he filed the complaint, Cao Zhen replied with only a few words, saying: "Boji, but don't let go. In the future, just let me know about such matters, and I will deal with the court."

Guo Huai is grateful for such a great deal of trust.

There is also no worry that the Qiang tribe in the Huangshui River Valley may be in turmoil when the Han and Wei dynasties are fighting for the front.

Leading more than [-] troops, they came to Jishi Gorge by the big river to face the army led by Li Yan.

Naibie sent General Hao Zhao to lead more than [-] people from his headquarters and set up a camp on the bank of the great river to prevent the Han army from going down the great river to find their way into the Huangshui River Valley.Order General Yang Feng to lead Huang Zhongyi Cong Qiang at the gap at the eastern foot of Laji Mountain, where he and Hao Zhao are mutually horns.He himself is leading the headquarters and the Liangzhou Haoyou private army under the command of General Yin Feng, pressing forward step by step towards Jishi Gorge.

It made it difficult for Li Yan to advance.

The terrain with ravines and ravines is not conducive to the spread out of the army.

Each time the two sides put their troops into the battlefield, they were no more than two or three thousand.

Guo Huai, who can be called a good general for a while, dispatched very well.Whenever the two sides fought fiercely, they would personally lead the army to guard the rear, and from time to time let the elite of the Wei army come out to meet the soldiers who were fighting back.

Let each of the soldiers and horses under his command spend no more than one hour in combat.

Rather than saying it was a fierce battle, it would be better to say that he was honing the experience of the various departments of the Wei Army.

In this regard, Li Yan has nothing to do.

If he beat the drums to urge the soldiers to come forward and seize the opportunity to seize the camp, Guo Huai would let the crossbow carts and thunderbolt chariots that had been built up on the earth platform long ago smash into the Han army formation!Use crossbow arrows and stones to divide the Han army into two ends, and take advantage of the situation to eat the front of the Han army.

However, if Li Yan did not urge the battle, he would not be able to enter the Huangshui River Valley and capture Xiping County.

After half a month of stalemate in the war, he finally agreed to Jiang Wei's suggestion and Liao Hua's request.

What Jiang Wei planned was to attack in another way.

It is still the sword swaying.

He planned to lead his headquarters to detour from Heshou Tumenguan to the West Sea where Huawaishao Dangzhong Qiang lived, and attack Xiping County from Mucheng Valley or Shuo Valley (in the area of ​​Riyue Mountain).

The reason is that his headquarters are dominated by Qiang people, who are used to walking the roads here.

Another Shaodang Qiang King Zhuyi who had intersected with the Han and surrendered to the Wei State lived in Linqiang County behind the Riyue Mountain.

Even if Zhu Yi didn't dare to take the risk, if he took a detour to attack, he would also disperse the defenders against Wei here.

Li Yan did not agree with this proposal at first.

The journey was too far, and it was very difficult to supply food and fodder; and when Jiang Wei marched to Muchenggu, his men and horses would be exhausted and exhausted, leaving Wei Wei to wait for work.

However, Liao Hua's pleading was a different way.

He planned to lead the headquarters, go west along the big river, and knock down the entire river valley.

Then they farmed the fields on the spot to continuously provide food and fodder for the Han army to attack Xiping County.

As soon as this method is heard, it will make people feel tired.After all, Liao Hua's hidden meaning is that he is not optimistic that the Han army will be able to capture Xiping County in a short period of time.

But it works.

The Huangshui River Valley is separated from the River Valley by the Laji Mountains, and it is difficult for Ni Wei to support him.

Even if Niwei supports it, the brave will win if he meets the Han army on a narrow road, which is definitely better than not being able to advance or retreat here.

Moreover, Liao Huawei's talent learning and general strategy are doubly trustworthy.

He was born in a wealthy family in Miannan, Jingzhou, and served as the chief bookkeeper of Guanhou in the early days; after Lu Meng attacked Jingzhou, the Han army was defeated, and he was forced to belong to Sun Wu.But he cheated Sun Wu by swindling his death, and rushed to Shu with his mother on his back day and night.

It can be called wisdom and courage, loyalty and courage.

And after he entered Shu, he served in the post, and he often supervised the military administration of a place and served as the gate of the imperial court.

Let him lead the army alone, even if the battle is invincible, he will not return in a big defeat.

Li Yan didn't allow it before, because he planned to wait for the news of Ma Dai and Shaodang Wang Mangzhong's attack on Hexi, so that the Haoyou private soldiers led by Yinfeng who rebelled against Wei Wei retreated in a hurry, so that they could concentrate their forces to break through Guo Huai's stranglehold. .

But half a month after the battle with Guo Huai, he still gave up this delusion.

Even if those Hexi Haoyou's private troops retreated, with Guo Huai's general strategy and the strength of Hao Zhao and Yang Feng's troops who had not yet joined the battle, it would be difficult for the Han army to break through and block them.

That being the case, it is better to let Jiang Wei try and disperse the forces against Wei.

Also let Liao Hua go to attack.

Anyway, sooner or later, the river valley will be brought down.

Regardless of whether Ni Wei will send troops to support it, Liao Hua will gain something after all.

Coincidentally, one day after Jiang Wei and Liao Huacai led the army to set off, the Gaoxiang Department guarding Daxia County sent a military report.

Gao Xiang's department has set out for Siwang Gorge.

Because when Zheng Pu of Longyou marched into Jincheng County, he sent people to invite him to support him.

(End of this chapter)