Shu Chen

Chapter 279 Indispensable

To the west of Lingjusai Stone Mountain, the earliest Qiang people's habitat was led by the first zero species of Qiang.

But because they, Zhi Wudai and Bai Huwen took advantage of the war in Xiping County during the Han and Wei Dynasties, they jointly attacked the counties of Wuting Nishui River Valley, and they were held accountable after the war.

At that time, Xia Houru led Pang Hui and others with his general Hao Zhao, first defeated the Qiang coalition army with more than ten thousand people, and then chased to the west of Shitou Mountain and made an forced landing. Therefore, this place has become a deserted wilderness.

Today, more than [-] Han troops are hiding in it.

There are two reasons why there are so many troops.

One is that the Fortress of Yuyin now only has two thousand troops stationed by Liu Yin, Zhang Bao and Yan Yu's headquarters have come here, and Zheng Pu's headquarters has almost made up for the separation of Ma Dai and Pang Hong. And the strength of the cavalrymen of the Qiang battalion.

Another reason is that after Zheng Pu and Wei Yan reported their secret plan to the prime minister Zhuge Liang, the prime minister dispatched reinforcements in order to ensure that "hexi will be settled in the first battle".

They were the Liao Hua Department stationed in Xiping County and the Wang Ping Department stationed in Longxi County, with a combined force of [-] soldiers.

The previous duties of the two of them were to prevent the Wei army from disturbing the people from the Siwang Gorge.

Now that Wei Yan's troops are approaching Jincheng, the Wei army naturally does not dare to send troops. Only relying on the county soldiers of the two counties is enough to calm the people, and there is no need for the two departments of King Liao to continue to defend.

They led the army and brought the latest news of the garrisons in various places.

Deng Zhi, who was stationed in Hanzhong County and had just been transferred to the post general, was transferred to Yong'an not long ago.

Gein's General Chen Dao, who has been guarding Yong'an, has been seriously ill several times since this year, making it difficult for him to be a director.Knowing that his life was short, he went to Chengdu and asked the court to appoint a deputy to transition military affairs and powers, so that he would be prepared for any danger, so as not to lose the country due to a sudden death.

At that time, all the princes of the imperial court agreed to assist Kuang, the general of Zhennan who succeeded Li Yan's garrison in Jiangzhou.

However, Fu Kuang is also old, and in recent years, he has been suffering from frequent minor illnesses and his condition is worrying.

With few veteran generals, the prime minister had no choice but to look for candidates from among the generals of the Northern Expedition.

Deng Zhi, who had been sent to Jiangdong to create an alliance between Han and Wu and was respected by Sun Quan, naturally became the best choice.

That is to say, the prime minister dispatched Liao Hua and Wang Ping to lead the army to join the battle, also wanting them to experience more battles, hoping to make up for the lack of veteran generals of the Han Dynasty.

This also became one of the reasons why Zheng Pu was desperate for the Hexi Allied Forces to attack the Guanxing Camp.

Both Liao Hua and Wang Ping's troops sneaked from the Zhiyang Trail. In order to march quickly and secretly, they did not push the carts to transfer food and fodder, and they all carried ten days' food on their own.

Soldiers in the army have a lot of food.

The sudden increase of [-] soldiers made Zheng Pu very anxious to see the sudden reduction of food supplies every day.

It was already mid-October in the early winter, and if half a month passed, Zheng Pu would have to lead his troops to battle even if he was unwilling to do so under the exhaustion of food and fodder, which would turn the conspiracy of deception into a joke.

After all, if Jiaxu against the Wei Dynasty did not have all his troops to destroy Guan Xing's camp, the Han army would definitely be discovered when it was dispatched, and there would be enough time to dispatch troops to avoid the battle—the main force of the Han army appeared in Ling Jusai, His goal of alleviating the pressure of being trapped in Jincheng County was achieved.

There is no need to question whether the Hexi coalition forces can escape.

Among the [-] coalition troops, the cavalry ratio reached [-], and it was easy to avoid the war.

Even, if he manages it properly, he can make the two sides fight evenly.

"Six Secret Teachings" Quan Tao has a saying: "Ten riders defeat a hundred people, and a hundred riders defeat a thousand people."

Fighting on foot in the wilderness is naturally at a disadvantage.

The Han army, which were all infantry, was chasing after a long drive without the shelter of camps and chariots. Jia Xu could use the powerful mobility of the cavalry to divide the Han army and strangle them one by one.

In the face of the momentum of galloping horses, the Han army had to pay some casualties to stabilize the battle.

Moreover, Wei Yan, who restrained the Wei army in Jincheng in Zhiyang, handed over the Tiger Talisman to Zheng Pu when he was about to divide the troops, ordering all the generals to obey Zheng Pu's orders.

In other words, this is Zheng Pu's first time controlling an army of [-] to fight.

It is conceivable that it is like walking on thin ice.

In this regard, Fei Yi, who was ordered by General Wei Yan to coordinate the leadership of the various ministries for him, also saw his eagerness and privately comforted him.

Said: "Zijin don't have to be too obsessed. Since ancient times, people have to plan and accomplish things. There is no perfect plan in the world. If the thief Jia Xu doesn't plan to attack the Anguo camp, with our army's elite soldiers and the heart of fighting to the death, we will fight head-on and win. It's not difficult."

Zheng Pu thanked him out of courtesy.

But his eagerness remained undiminished.

Without him, if it is only to defeat the Hexi Allied Forces, why bother?

Wei Yan took risks with himself, and the prime minister sent troops to help, all in the hope that Hexi would be settled in a battle.

In order to realize this strategic intention, the Hexi coalition forces must focus on the Guanxing camp, allowing the Han army to suddenly enter the battlefield, occupy the trail leading to the Gulang River Valley in Wuwei County on the west side of Wushaoling, and seize or force The Hexi Allied Forces burned the supplies, food and fodder.

Correct!
There is no need to kill Jia Xu, or wipe out all the [-] Hexi coalition forces.

As long as their way back is cut off and their food and fodder taken away, their entire army can be defeated and surrendered.

The journey back to Wuwei County from the east of Wushaoling was too long. If they didn't surrender without food and fodder, they would starve to death on the way.

Even if Jia Xu, Huang Hua and others escaped from the battlefield with cavalry guards by Pang Hui and Ke Wu, and killed horses along the way for food and returned to Hexi, they would still be dead bones in the tomb.

Let me ask, if Hexi, which has long had a stern heart, welcomes Jia Xu's death and returns, how can he resist the Han army's soldiers coming from behind?
Perhaps, the leaders of the Haoyou and Qianghu tribes who participated in the war, for their own benefit, secretly conspired to kill Jia Xu and Huang Hua, and took the heads of the two as the rank of surrender, hoping that the Han army will not be blamed!
Fei Yi's relief did not diminish Zheng Pu's eagerness, but Zhang Bao, his brother-in-law, could.

"Why should Zijin have evil intentions!"

He who was also stationed on a low hill looking at Guan Xing's camp, leaned his head over and smiled and said, "Jiang Boyue lived up to the difficulties of attacking the fortress of Shuyin for hundreds of miles in the past, but now he just forced the thief Jia Xu to attack the fortress with all his strength. What a problem!"

Jiang Wei, who supervised two thousand Qiang cavalry, was an indispensable part of realizing this strategic intention.

Previously, the Han army used the mutual market as a condition to let the Xianbei Tuoba tribe's young commander Dai Hu'a Langni pretend to be attacking the Han army and being chased by Jiang Wei's tribe, in order to make the Hexi coalition army think that Jiang Wei had withdrawn from the battle.

And Jiang Wei's real intention is to travel from the edge of the northern desert (Tengger Desert) to attack Wuwei County, just like the Zhang family in Dunhuang used to send horses to Fuyin City to fetch supplies from the Silk Road!

Forcing Jia Xu to make a quick decision.

Because as long as the news of the attack on Wuwei County spreads, the leaders of Hexi Haoyou and Qianghu tribe will panic.

They will also be worried about their own interests being damaged, so they will strike and return.

Just like in the past when they learned that Ma Dai and Shaodang Zhongqiang attacked Zhangye County, more than ten thousand Hexi Buqiu all returned. Their family's self-interest is more important than the country's, so they don't care about the overall situation.

But Jia Xu would never allow the Hexi Allied Forces to fall apart.

Military struggle is no joke.

Once everyone disperses and leaves, how can they come back easily!
And to rescue Jincheng County, as the governor of Hexi, he is duty-bound.

Otherwise, even if the Han army could not break through Jincheng County, Cao Rui, who was far away in Luoyang, would issue an edict to dismiss him as a crime after the battle.

Therefore, he will inevitably hide the news of the attack in the rear, and let the coalition forces attack Guanxing camp with all their strength to force Wei Yan to return to the army and achieve the goal of rescuing Jincheng County, and then send troops back to expel Jiang Wei's troops.

In this battle, Zheng Pu and Jiang Wei made up their minds, and then repeatedly discussed with Wei Yan.

"Brother Wen Rong hit the target."

Hearing Zhang Bao's whisper, Zheng Pu breathed a sigh of relief, "I'm ashamed, it's messed up because I care about it."

"Hey, Zijin doesn't need to be humble."

Zhang Bao, who smiled sheepishly, waved his hands, "This plan is based on the efforts of tens of thousands of troops. Whether it will be successful or not, who is not eager? Zijin don't think my words are calm, it's because I have nothing to do with the supervisor." Er. If General Wei grants me the Tiger Talisman, I'm afraid I won't be able to sleep at night!"

After hearing this, Zheng Pu couldn't help smiling.

He also cast his eyes to the north: Calculated by time, Jiang Wei should have arrived at Lushui (Shiyang River) at this time, and entered the heart of Wuwei County, right?
(End of this chapter)