Shu Chen

Chapter 213 Dead Silence
Outside the fortress of Yuyin City, there is a drought in Pingchuan.

On the skyline of the Quwu Mountains like a daisy, the dawn breaks.

Accompanied by the sound of "crack rumble", the heavy gate of the Han army barracks opened wide.

Accompanied by the sound of footsteps and the sound of orders from the military marshals, two teams of strong and sharp troops drove out.The ranks are strict and morale is high, and the two banners are flying, embroidered with the characters "蜑獽" and "Zhou" respectively.

One went to the fortress of Yuyin, and the other went to the Wei army camp ten miles away.

The ranger scouts of the Wei army in the distance couldn't help curling their lips when they saw this, and turned their horses' heads back to the camp in a dispirited mood.

It's not that they neglect the military situation.

But just like today's scene, they have been seeing each other for more than two months.

The Nishu Pingbei General known as "Scar Pu", since he came to Hanpingchuan, as long as it doesn't rain, he will send soldiers and horses out to hang out every day.

Correct!
Just hang out.

They won't launch an attack, and they don't even want to be close to Wei's fortress or military camp for five miles.

I don't know what I want to do when I come out every day!

No matter Xu Shoujiang in Shuyinsai or General Wei in the barracks, they are used to it. Before their scouts came back to report, they sneered and asked: "Ni Shu came out to eat the wind and sand again today?"

The generals are so familiar with it, let alone these ranger scouts.

It's just that they still have to go back and report their responsibilities.

The only thing worthy of their caution is that after Nishu's ranger scouts also came out, the two sides chased and fought.

In the past two months, the fighting between the two sides broke out when the scouts snatched the observation points with a wide view on the various low hills.

As a result of the battle, less than ten people were killed or injured.

Oh, boring.

Spit on the ground casually, and Wei scout Shi Shiran, who was monitoring the Han army camp, went back.

Soon, this high ground was occupied by a Han riding a horse.

He is Zhang Te.

Similar to the Wei Jun scouts, while carefully observing his surroundings, he also showed a bored expression on his face.

Or rather, he was a little unwilling.

With the ambition to expel the barbarians, he came all the way from Youzhou to join the big man, and after more than a year of idle work in Chengdu, he finally won the opportunity to come to Longyou to fight on the battlefield with the army.

Who would have expected that the first time he was going to battle, he would be doing nothing every day?

Not to mention the bloody battle, he didn't even draw the bowstring ten times!
This made him feel incredible.

When he was in Chengdu, he had heard more than once about the deeds of Pingbei General Zheng Pu who was resourceful and skilled in combat.

He felt very lucky to be under his command and to be valued (Zheng Pu gave his wife's dowry maid, Lu'er, as a daughter of a natal family) to him, and looked forward to the time when he would make great achievements.

But things backfired.

None of the more than [-] Han troops can gain any military exploits.

Because Zheng Pu strictly ordered all the soldiers and horses who went out not to break out with Ni Wei without authorization—if Ni Wei also left the camp, they would quickly retreat.

Offenders, marching law!
At first, Zhang Te thought that such an order had ulterior motives.

For example, General Pingbei still has a backup, so for the time being, he does not compete with Niwei for a moment, and waits for the opportunity to kill with one blow.

There is no falsehood under the reputation.

The previous Battle of Xicheng, Battle of Yuzhong County, etc., are enough to prove Zheng Pu's strategy.

Such a person will not do unnecessary work.

But slowly, as time went by, Zhang Te became less and less confident.

After more than two months, the company's rations were almost exhausted, and Zheng Pu still did not move, and did not show his back.

And I still spend my free time on the sentry tower every day, the old god is there, the flute is on my lips, and I impromptu for the desolation of Hanpingchuan.

Perhaps, our army's main attack location is not Shuyinsai?
Is it Sangyuan Gorge in Yuzhong County, or Siwang Gorge in Xiping County?
General Pingbei and I came here to attract the attention of the Niwei Hexi defenders?

Otherwise, it would be impossible to explain why General Pingbei would let Governor Liu and the State Governor come out every day, using this place as a training ground for martial arts.After all, he was never one to treat soldiers harshly
Every time Zhang Te checked the enemy situation around him, he couldn't help thinking.

Faintly realized, but not sure about anything.

He wanted to ask, but because of his soft words, he didn't dare to commit the taboo of questioning the commander's dispatch.

Well, that's all, let's watch it first.

Anyway, the rations and fodder in the army can last for ten days, and the outcome will naturally be seen by then.

He let go of his doubts, turned the horse's head, clamped his legs, and drove the horse to a further distance to observe the enemy's situation.

Naturally, as usual, today was another day of nothing.

Night fell and everything was silent.

Inside the large tent of the Han army's central army, there was also a dead silence.

The flames of several grease lamps flickered as the poor quality wicks cracked.The flickering light fell on the faces of Guan Xing and Zhang Bao, turning into melancholy and loneliness.Zheng Pu, who was on the main seat, also had a solemn face, completely lacking the leisurely complacency of Baitian Fife.

It was Zhang Bao who broke the silence first.

He took a sip of kumiss, gasped heavily, and tried to suppress his voice, "Zijin, do you think Jiang Boyue will come again? He's already overdue for eight days."

Hearing this, Zheng Pu didn't reply.

He just raised his eyelids, looked at Zhang Bao silently for a while, and then spread his hands helplessly.

Indeed, he could not give an answer.

Or in other words, he had an answer vaguely, but he couldn't say it out loud.

The battle plan was advised by him to Prime Minister Zhuge, and he knew the danger of it best.

Jiang Wei, who traveled through the territory of the Wei army and attacked, is the most critical link, and it is also a risky escape.

Now, with less than eight days overdue, it can almost be affirmed.

In this regard, it is impossible for Zhang Bao to deduce it.

Asking knowingly, but there is still a little luck in my heart.

Just like Zheng Pu himself, he also held a trace of luck in his heart, looking forward to a miracle.

So he didn't want to answer, and he didn't want to kill each other's luck.

But luck cannot be held for a long time.

Guan Xing, who had the deepest friendship with Jiang Wei, stroked his beard, let out a long sigh, and brought them back to reality, "General Wei sent a letter today, claiming that he would not send any more food and fodder. Well, This is also what the prime minister meant."

His sigh made the military tent fall into a long dead silence again.

If the food and fodder cannot be continued, the troops must be withdrawn.

Deducting the food and fodder consumed on the way to retreat, they could only wait for Jiang Wei for another five days at most.

After five days, no matter how unwilling they were, they had to admit the failure of their plan and retreat.

Taking a step back, it would be useless to wait any longer—the dry rations carried by Jiang Wei's troops after the attack could not last until five days later.

Because he couldn't carry a war horse across the mountains, he didn't even have the chance to kill the horse and eat it.

This is also the reason why Prime Minister Zhuge Liang asked Wei Yan, who was stationed in Zuli County, to no longer send grain and fodder to Hanpingchuan.

After five days, there was no chance for a miracle to happen.

"It's still a few days, isn't it?"

Zheng Pu, who had been silent for a long time, suddenly smiled, "We still have hope before the day when we will retreat. Besides, Jiang Boyue is handsome, and he doesn't look like he died prematurely."

When will you take a picture?
Hearing this, Guan Xing and Zhang Bao couldn't help but look at each other.

When they found the same doubt in each other's eyes, they quickly looked away.

It's better to have a reason to comfort yourself than nothing.

"Zijin's words are justified! I think Boyue is very human! In the past, chasing wolves and Qiang, he marched thousands of miles in the land outside the world, and he returned safely. Now he just ran around for hundreds of miles. , What’s the point! We should stop guessing, just be prepared to respond.”

Guan Xing was the first to answer the words, and after he finished speaking, he found an excuse, got up and strode away, "Well, I'm tired, let's go to rest first."

"I'm also tired, and I have to go out for inspection tomorrow, so I won't talk anymore. Zijin should take a rest earlier."

Seeing this, Zhang Bao prevaricated casually and strode away.

Falling into the dead silence again, Zheng Pu's face was full of sadness, and there was a ray of disbelief in it.

There was a voice in his heart that kept repeating: his plan couldn't be true, did he kill Jiang Wei?
That's Jiang Wei!
In history, the young Lin who succeeded the prime minister!
It won't be so unlucky, will it?
Ok?
(End of this chapter)