Shu Chen

Chapter 363

In fact, according to Zong's prophecy, after deducting the soldiers and horses stationed in various places, there are 8000 soldiers who can go to the fortress of Shuyin to rescue [-] people, which is already extremely optimistic.

Because the movement of the Guanzhong army against Wei is still unknown.

It goes without saying that Sima Yi, the governor of Wei Yongliang, will inevitably support the march, but no one dares to easily assert whether it will march into Hanzhong County, Wudu County, or Longyou.In other words, Sima Yi waited for the time to move, let's see how many Longyou soldiers of the Han army sent to the fortress of Yuyin before deciding where to attack.

Therefore, the Chinese army stationed in Longyou must reserve troops and horses, and be ready to rush to help.

Otherwise, as long as there is a place with weak defenses, if the Wei army sees the truth and captures it, it will be like "Wu Qi sighed in Xihe, and Le Yi grieved in Chucheng" in the past.

Therefore, as soon as Zongyu's discourse fell, Xiang Lang, who had always been sophisticated and country-seeking, pointed out the points that need to be paid attention to, and continued to point out another unfavorable factor without waiting for the prime minister to ask.

"Prime Minister, in two months' time it will be the spring plowing season. I fear that our army will be fully mobilized by then, and the time for the military settlement will be delayed. If you don't think about how to make up for the army's departure and recruit labor to cultivate the fields in the military settlement, This year's autumn harvest is bound to be poor. Not to mention that it will lead to a shortage of grain and fodder in Longyou and Liangzhou next year, I'm afraid there will be a shortage of crops by the end of this year!"

At this point, he paused for a while, glanced at Yao Ni, and then continued, "Fang Caizi said in the preface that the imperial court may need to increase the collection of food for military use, but if the labor in the army is not considered properly, even if the tax and food are increased at that time, it will not help. It's time. In my opinion, since the Shu brocade will be produced in two months, why don't we spare some resources and recruit the Qiang tribes in Longxi or Huangshui River Valley to help with spring farming. In this way, our army only needs to If we hold against Wei Wei until the autumn harvest, we will be able to fight for a long time."

"What Juda said is very kind."

Hearing this, the prime minister stroked his beard with a smile, and nodded at Xiang Lang, "Most of our army's food and fodder comes from the army, and the spring plowing must not be delayed. Since Juda has thought about this matter properly, let's carry it out according to the words."

"promise."

Xiang Lang nodded slightly, and left the table to say goodbye, "Prime Minister, the general situation of our army has already been said, the situation is urgent, I will go down to dispatch and prepare for the war first."

He is worthy of being old and mature.

Knowing that the prime minister was going to ask Ma Su and Zheng Pu how to dispatch troops and horses, he found an excuse and took Yao Ni, Dong Jue and others to leave together.

Although, the matter of the military discussion is supposed to work together, they don't need to avoid the meeting.

But Xiang Lang knew that Zheng Pu was resourceful and decisive, and he often had unexpected tricks in his plans, so he thought it was better to avoid him.

It's a big taboo to have a lot of people talking.

On the other hand, they really have no room for comment in terms of planning and calculation.

"Hehe~~"

When the prime minister saw this, he couldn't help but smile, and he didn't try to hold him back, "Forget it, wait and go down to dispatch first."

When there were only three people left in the huge meeting hall, the atmosphere became heavy and oppressive, making people feel the chill of spring.

Without him, just now when Xiang Lang and others sorted out the current situation of the Han army and what they learned from the current situation, it also increased the difficulty of the war a lot-almost because of many reasons such as food, fodder, army supplies, and the fact that the foundation of Longyou should not be hurt. , Rescuing the fortress of Yuyin City was severely restricted.

It's hard for a clever woman to cook without rice.

The rebellion against Wei came suddenly, and the Han army fell into a very passive state with the momentum of reinforcements at a difficult point.

Rescue is full of dangers.

Xia Houru was trapped in Yinyin with an army of [-]. If the Han army sent fewer troops to rescue, it would be useless.

Whether it is sending troops from Wuwei County in Hexi or heading north along the Zuli River Valley from Longyou, because Governor Qin Lang led the tigers and leopards to ride on Wushao Ridge, and Governor Guohuai was on the east side of Zuli City, the Han army will face it when they reach the fortress of Shuyin. The dilemma of being attacked from both sides.

Even, because of the disparity between the enemy and ourselves, they will be attacked by the combined forces against Wei and all will be wiped out.

However, if more soldiers and horses were sent to the rescue, Hanzhong and Longyou would fall into a emptiness of defense again. Sima Yi, who was watched covetously, and the Guanzhong army with absolute superiority in strength took advantage of it.

It is rare to have the best of both worlds.

This is a strategic advantage that has taken the lead, and taking into account the deduction of the enemy and ourselves, so that the big man can avoid the inevitable passive confrontation.

Naturally, if you don't go to the rescue and don't follow Wei's strategic plan, you won't have such concerns.

But the consequences to pay may be more serious.

The strategic significance of the Shuyin Fortress is not just as simple as an outpost fortress guarding the border.

Once captured by the State of Wei, this fortress can be used as the rear, and the long-distance army will cross the barren valley and attack Lingjusai in the Wuting Nishui River Valley, cutting off the connection between the Hexi Corridor and Jincheng County, and turning the Hexi Corridor into an enclave——Han Army How Wei Guo regained Liangzhou in the past!
Moreover, it is much easier to attack Jincheng County from north to south than from south to north!
The original intention of building the Siwang Gorge was to defend the Huangshui River Valley and the Qiang tribes of Longxi County going north. It was difficult to keep the northward enemy out of the gate.

There was silence for a while.

Ma Di, who had returned to the prime minister's mansion and hadn't participated in military affairs for a long time, spoke first, "Prime Minister, Zijin, I have some thoughts, and I'll first cast a brick to attract jade, to see if it will benefit the time."

First, he spoke modestly, and then he articulated what he was thinking.

"In today's situation, Ni Wei has already taken the lead. In my opinion, even though Ni Wei knows that the general wants to surround and fight for help, the city of Yuyin must be rescued. The reason for this must be clear to the prime minister and Zijin. chest, I won’t go into details. But how to save it, our army can’t do what Wei Wei wants, if our army can combine Longyou and Hexi soldiers and horses, march from Jincheng County to rescue.”

"Although the Hexi Corridor has the left and right of the Southern Huns and the Tuoba tribe of Xianbei, those Hulu are not good at attacking fortifications. Our army only needs to fortify the walls and clear the fields, and rely on the city to guard them, and there will be no serious danger."

"If the cavalry of the Qiang Guarding Battalion can be transferred to Jiuquan County for guarding, then three thousand Xiliang iron cavalry can be transferred to Wushaoling to contain the tiger and leopard cavalry who rebelled against Wei. With the horse general's cavalry ability, even if he cannot defeat the tiger The leopard cavalry can also restrain the reinforcements who dare not disturb the reinforcements who are going back and forth to rescue the city of Shuyin."

"Anyue in the state guarding Xuanwei City can keep Liu Bao from the southern Xiongnu without any worries, and can also make the former general no worries to serve as the head of the reinforcement army. However, the Silk Road trade in the Western Regions is temporarily cut off, Yumen Pass and Yang Pass have been blocked, and Dunhuang Liao Taishou has moved. Go to Jiuquan County, join the prefect of Jiuquan You and defend the territory, then spare Zhang Bogong's headquarters to serve as reinforcements; then transfer seven or eight thousand soldiers from Longyou, and join forces with more than ten thousand troops. The general's ability to conquer in the past was more than ten thousand soldiers and horses. It is enough to make Confucianism against Wei Xiahou dare not attack fortifications!"

"Furthermore, such an arrangement can relieve my worry about insufficient food and fodder—just now Yao Zixu said that the food in reserve today can feed [-] troops for March, and it can also feed more than [-] soldiers for September! Nine After a month, the autumn grain from all over the country will be in storage, and our army will be able to fight against Wei Wei for a long time!"

"Once our army has no shortage of food and fodder, and occupies the advantageous location of Longyou, what trouble will it have for him to fight against Wei even if he has a strong army?"

(End of this chapter)