Shu Chen

Chapter 217 tacit understanding
With the arrival of the new Han banner, the war has also settled.

Wei Jun could no longer fight.

For Wei Ping, since the Han army came from the direction of the Fortress of Tanyin, it meant that the Fortress had already been captured, and it also meant that he had no reason to continue fighting.

The most urgent task now is to immediately shrink the front line, gather the soldiers together, and fight and retreat.

It is not to retreat into the camp, but to retreat to the ferry by the river.

Two months ago, the boats he used to lead the army to Hanpingchuan to cross the river are still placed there.

That was his only way out.

Being able to allow one more soldier to retreat to the Hexi Corridor is to gain more confidence in resisting the Han army in the future.

In any case, he is still the governor of Hexi.

Now that he has lost Shuyinsai, it does not mean that he has also surrendered the Hexi Corridor to the Han army.

Just a momentary failure.

It doesn't mean that he won't have a chance to take back Shuyinsai in the future.

For example, in the future, the Great Sima Cao Zhen would use his army to go out of the Wushui River Valley and cut off the connection between Nishu Longyou and Hexi. If he led the army to besiege the fortress of Yuyin, would Nishu be able to hold it?

Of course, with the two armies fighting like glue, if he wants to retreat smoothly, he must have the courage of a strong man to cut his wrists.

Otherwise, he would suffer even greater losses if he was followed by the Han army to the banks of the big river and attacked halfway across the river.

Therefore, he asked his confidant generals to lead a thousand people in the headquarters, and the five hundred guards who had followed him for more than ten years to stay behind, delaying the time to cover the retreat of the army.

Don't worry, they'll feel abandoned and get cold feet.

He has been in the army for decades!

The meritorious service has been accumulated to the ranks of the generals of the four directions, and there are still loyal people who are willing to die for him.

On the contrary, when he was parting, he also specially told the two people who had died that they only needed to hold the Han army for a quarter of an hour before they could surrender.

Those who are willing to die for him, why doesn't he want them to live?

Even if it is, it belongs to Ni Shu and lives.

Perhaps it was due to the fact that the two armies were too determined to die. When Nishu Pingbei General Scar Pu saw him leading the main force to retreat, he just surrounded the army that had been cut off, and did not send troops to pursue it.

Well, that's fine too.

There is no need to work hard to break the last two parts, and he can feel less guilt in his heart.

After successfully retreating to the bank of the big river, Wei Ping, who led the army onto the boat, couldn't help but sigh in his heart.

However, what he didn't know was that it wasn't that Zheng Pu didn't want to pursue him, but that he was helpless.

Jiang Shu came from Shuyinsai.

And his headquarters composed of [-] pure Han family Li Shu.

When they attacked Shuyinsai, the only battle these eight hundred soldiers experienced was to take advantage of the chaos and seize the mansion, so they still had energy.When Jiang Wei planted the flag on the tower of the city wall of Yuyin to declare the majesty of the great man, he sent him here to look for Zheng Pu.

There are two purposes.

One is to contribute to the war here.

Jiang Wei saw Liang Yuanbi, and also knew from his mouth that Zheng Pu and Wei Ping had been confronting each other.

As a person praised by Prime Minister Zhuge as "Liangzhou Sergeant", without much thought, he could guess that when the news of his attack on Shuyin Fort came here, a war would inevitably break out between Zheng Pu and Wei Ping.Therefore, he asked Jiang Shu to lead the army, announcing the ironclad fact that Shuyinsai had changed hands, and psychologically defeated the morale of the Wei army to continue fighting.

Attacking the heart is the best thing.

It's not that Ma Di is the only one who is familiar with military books.

Moreover, he desperately hopes that the war here can end as soon as possible.

Because another reason why Jiang Shu came here was to ask for reinforcements!

It is true that he captured the Fortress of Yuyin, but if Zheng Pu does not rush to support him as soon as possible, the Fortress will change hands again!

The Qianghu tribe, who had gone through untold hardships to reach Shuyinsai, and released all their hostility through a night of killing, felt that they had accomplished the goal of this conquest, and relaxed their breath.

Everyone is exhausted.

This is also understandable.

Soldiers are more expensive than victory, not long.

They have been vowing to set off since the end of April, and their heartstrings have been tensed for several months. Once they relax, they will naturally be completely filled with exhaustion.

If it was normal, Jiang Wei would be very considerate and let them take a good rest.

But not now.

Xu Zhi, the defender against the Wei Dynasty, is still alive!
At that time, Jiang Wei couldn't kill Xu Zhi in one fell swoop, so he thought of confronting him first, and then joined forces to destroy him after other soldiers occupied the fortress.

But he overlooked a problem.

Those Qiang warriors such as Dangjian, Baima and Laojie hired with money are not soldiers who follow orders.

After capturing the fortress, they all showed signs of collapse in an instant.Even Hu Wang Zhi Wudai and Bai Huwen and other clansmen who sought revenge against Wei were like this.

This put Jiang Wei into a very embarrassing situation: he was clearly defeated, but he had no soldiers to use.

But he couldn't blame anything.

It is already rare for those members of the Qianghu tribe to persevere until now.

Can't be too demanding.

Therefore, the only ones he can rely on are the soldiers of the Qiang Guards and Lieutenants who are directly under him.

There were 3000 people in the original establishment, and now there are nearly [-] people left after excluding those who died of diseases and battles along the way.

Excluding those who were used to guard the mansion, captives, and take over the defense of the city wall, there were less than a thousand people gathered around him
Xu Zhi originally gathered more than a thousand soldiers, although Jiang Wei killed more than two hundred in a surprise attack, but later, because he saw the general's flag from the south of the city, more broken soldiers came around and gathered, and the number increased to about 500 people!

Moreover, they had been recharging their energy in the Fortress of Yuyin before, and gradually eased the fear of being attacked at night over time.

This made Jiang Wei unable to attack.

After all, his soldiers are the tired soldiers who have traveled a long distance.

After thinking about it, he continued to lead the army to confront Xu Zhi, making a gesture of trying to persuade him to surrender, but in private, he asked Jiang Shu to temporarily give up guarding the mansion, and immediately rushed to find Zheng Pu, and asked Zheng Pu to send troops to support him.

And as soon as possible!

If Xu Zhi saw through the reality and took the lead in attacking, then all his previous efforts would be wasted and victory would be lost!

Therefore, Zheng Pu, who knew the reason of Jiang Shu's narration, would have the intention to pursue Wei Ping?

He still wished that Wei Ping could leave the battlefield as soon as possible!
Therefore, when Wei Ping left behind the broken soldiers and retreated slowly with great vigilance, he asked Guan Xing and Liu Yin to lead the headquarters and trapped the broken soldiers.

Make a posture that you don't want to casualty too many soldiers and have no intention of chasing.

Then he privately found out the reason for coming to Zhoutai to tell him, so that he could lead the headquarters to Yuyinsai.

Although the Zhoutai Department also fought for half a night, and the soldiers were already exhausted, and they couldn't join forces with Jiang Wei to destroy Xu Zhi after rushing over, but he couldn't mobilize too many troops for the time being.

As long as Wei Pingbu didn't start crossing the river, he couldn't take it lightly here.

Since ancient times, the soldiers who have broken the heirs have always been the elites who never hesitate to die.

If he had mobilized too many troops and made those soldiers who had lost their rear feel that they had an opportunity to charge forward, then Wei Ping, who had not gone far, would never let go of the opportunity to turn defeat into victory.

Furthermore, the State Tai Department has passed, which can help Jiang Wei control the situation in the fortress.

The same reason as Jiang Wei sent Jiang Shu here.

As long as the Taizhou Department arrives, the remnants of Niwei Yuyinsai will know that the Wei Ping Department has failed and it is impossible to come to the rescue, and their morale will collapse!
Even if Xu Zhi saw through Jiang Wei's bluff, he couldn't boost morale and launch an attack.

In other words, Zheng Pu and Jiang Wei have a tacit understanding of calculating people's hearts, and they use the situation to play tricks on each other, so that things will develop as expected, and the unfavorable situation will be dangerously transitioned.

Fortunately, they all succeeded.

When Jiang Shu arrived, Wei Ping took the initiative to retreat.

But Zhoutai led the army to join Jiang Wei in Shuyinsai, and Xu Zhi's defeated soldiers lost their fighting spirit when they saw it.

The belief that originally supported their tenacious resistance was to persist until Wei Ping sent troops to rescue and turn things around, but now this hope is shattered.

Even the general Xu Zhi sighed helplessly.

Jiang Wei, who was determined by the arrival of the Ministry of Taizhou, also began to surrender formally and sincerely.

In order to win the trust of the Wei army and let them put down their worries about surrendering and being enslaved or killed, he also publicly threw out his previous identities as Zhonglang in Tianshui County against Wei, and Zhou Tai was previously engaged in Jingzhou against Wei.

The effect is remarkable.

When the remnant soldiers of the Wei State heard that the Han court had treated them with such kindness and trust, they all focused their attention on Xu Zhi.

The intention was obvious, so the chief officer Xu Zhi was asked to lead them to surrender.

Can live without abuse, no one wants to die.

Furthermore, they were all born in Liangzhou, a turbulent frontier place, and they have not been ruled by the Wei State for a long time, and they have not yet formed the belief in the festival of loyalty to the dead king.

Especially when they were born, they were still the people of the big man.

There is not much resistance to belonging to the big man again.

Xu Zhisu has the reputation of being sympathetic to soldiers.

Seeing the hope of survival in everyone's eyes, he couldn't help but sighed again in his heart.

The general situation is gone, and the soldiers have no fighting spirit and the army has no chance of winning, so he doesn't need to force the soldiers to die in vain.

"Forget it, if you are willing to surrender, then surrender."

Throwing at the sharp blade in his hand, Xu Zhi waved his hand desolately, and after speaking, he turned his body and stood with his hands behind his back, looking out of sight and out of mind.

When the defeated soldiers heard this, they were also a little sentimental.

On weekdays, Xu Zhi treated them really well.

However, sentimentality is sentimental, they let go of the swords and spears in their hands, stepped out of the formation and surrendered without hesitation.

Not long after, the gathering place in the west of the city was empty.

Only Xu Zhi's more than [-] personal guards stood still holding swords and spears and glaring.

They are all disciples or children of the Xu family in Zhangye. If Xu Zhi does not surrender, they will follow him to the death.

Otherwise, the family members who stayed in Zhangye would not be able to survive.

Jiang Wei, who had surrendered, could no longer restrain the sleepiness on his face, so he whispered to Zhou Tai beside him, "Anyue, please work hard here. I'll go to the mansion to inspect first. , Let the soldiers bury the pot to make food, and Zijin and others have almost arrived."

"Ok?"

Hearing this, Zhou Tai raised his eyebrows in surprise.

To let the soldiers bury the pot to make food, all they need is to send an order, so Jiang Wei needs to supervise it in person!
He clearly gave up the credit for persuading Xu Zhi to surrender.

Therefore, Zhou Tai looked at Jiang Wei silently for a moment, and when he saw the smile on his face, he couldn't help but also smiled.

Taking a step back, he cupped his hands and said, "It's disrespectful, thank you General."

(End of this chapter)