Shu Chen

Chapter 380
The world is at the top of the heap, and the state of Wei occupies seven points.

The seven points do not refer to the territory, but the fertile fields suitable for farming and the registered population.

Among them, the north of the great river and the heartland of the Central Plains, which have begun to recover after Yuan Shao's demise, are the foundation of Wei's continuous wars.

However, there is a Tao that is one time and another time.

Today's Wei State has also begun to enter the predicament of withering people's livelihood.

Ever since the Great Han occupied Longyou and launched the Battle of Shiting in Jiangdong, the Wei State began to keep its soldiers unarmored, and Luoyang did not undress their saddles.

Just like the old Wei Wu Cao Cao's "Artemisia" said, "Armor breeds lice".

All ages do not fight.

Even one year old fights.

Even if the Liaodong Gongsun family and Xianbei Kebi can be destroyed one after another so that there will be no more wars in the northern border of Wei State, it will not benefit the loss of people's livelihood caused by the continuous use of troops against Han and Wu.Coupled with the continuous disintegration of the garrison system for supplying soldiers, Cao Pi promised many disadvantages to the aristocratic and powerful families in order to replace the Han, and the financial and material resources of Wei State gradually withered.

Such as the current strength of more than [-] troops mobilized, Wei Guo will no longer have it in the next ten years.

This is the consensus of all.

That's why Cao Rui sent the emperor's personal soldiers, tiger and leopard cavalry, to Hexi, and Sima Yi didn't hesitate to use up all the income from farming in Guanzhong for several years.For them, if this battle cannot complete the reversal of the advantages and disadvantages of the Han and Wei dynasties, hoping to slowly erode the great Han's war heritage, and drive the Han army out of the northwest step by step, then there will be no chance to regain Longyou and Liang in the future. state!
In other words, in the face of the big man occupying Longyou, the land of Xingsheng, Wei will only fall into passive defense in the future!

The prime minister is also well aware of this.

In the nearly ten years since the Northern Expedition, the great Han war has lost countless foundations, but in the end, there are more victories than defeats.

Every time troops are sent out, they can attack the city and plunder the land and return, causing the deaths and injuries of the soldiers of the Wei State, and the loss of food and supplies.

When Cao Zhen was alive before, the great Han had already wiped out all the details of the war between Hedong and Hanoi and Yanyu.The large army and supplies that Cao Rui is preparing for Sima Yi today are the foundation of the North of the Great River.

It is also the last foundation of Wei State!

The production and soldiers of the states and counties in the heart of the Central Plains of Gein Wei State need to guard Jiangdong.

This is why the prime minister intends to send troops to Xiaoguan.

If the main force in Guanzhong of Wei State can be severely damaged in the first battle, the strategic passivity of the trapped city fortress of Yuyin in Hexi will be self-defeating.And in the future, there will be no more worries about Wei's reoccurrence, so that the imperial court can rest and recuperate calmly, and accumulate energy and plan for marching into Guanzhong and returning to the old capital.

Even if sending troops now will deplete the livelihood of the people in Hanzhong and Longyou counties and counties, it will not hesitate.

But Zheng Pu's thoughts are not the same.

It wasn't that he didn't approve of the prime minister's dispatch, or that he couldn't see the turning point of the war.

Instead, he still insisted on the proposition that the Shuyin Fortress did not need immediate rescue.

He firmly believed that Liu Yin, guarded by [-] soldiers, would not be destroyed until the food and supplies were exhausted even if they faced ten times the attack from Wei!
Therefore, while establishing a bow and arrow club in Zhangye County, he was also considering the words of writing a book to the prime minister.

Naturally, he would never directly advise against sending troops.

The Prime Minister, who has always made decisions, has already written a letter to ask Fei Yi, I am afraid that the troops from all the tribes in Longyou have already prepared their troops and will rush to Xiaoguan to gather.

That's why he thought about it for a few days, and then he retreated to the next best thing.

The soldiers and horses from the reconquest in Hexi first rushed to join forces with Wei Yan's troops to rescue, and the Chinese army under the personal supervision of the prime minister would not leave Xiaoguan until autumn and July.Because at that time, the autumn harvest grains and fodder from all over Longyou will be transported one after another, which can provide the logistical support for the soldiers to fight for a long time.

The reason is simple.

Whether Wei's soldiers were trapped in Yinyin and seized the strategic opportunity, or recruited tiger and leopard cavalry to fight against Wuhuan Tuqi, their intentions have not changed from beginning to end.It was just to continue to consume the national strength of the Han, to make the Han army unbearable from the war, and to fall into a dead cycle of poverty and weakness, so that it could no longer defend Liangzhou and Longyou.

Save others by yourself.

Zheng Pu felt that if he was Sima Yi himself, when he saw the Prime Minister personally supervise the troops out of Xiaoguan, he would definitely build a high fortress and avoid fighting!
Continue to wait for work with leisure, waiting for the fighters to appear after the Han army's food and fodder is exhausted.

After all, if such a big man sends troops, it also means that his strategic goal has been achieved.

Especially when Cao Zhen was alive, there were many field battles between Han and Wei.

But the results of the battle did not give Sima Yi confidence: In terms of the morale and elite of the soldiers, the Wei army is still inferior to the Han army after all, so why bother to rush for a while?

However, Zheng Pu did not have much confidence in whether the prime minister would take his advice.

Long before coming to Hexi, the Prime Minister's Office of Ji County had successively received letters from various generals, all of whom claimed that they could fight.

This is the confidence and vigor of the Northern Expedition over the past few years.

It is also the great Han's united will to "return to the old capital" from top to bottom.

With Zhao Yun, Gao Xiang, and Chen Shi passing away, veteran generals such as Wu Yi, Wu Ban, and Fu Kuang are entering their twilight years, and the prime minister needs to take a Suyu to travel by himself. Day and night hope.

Zheng Pu is well versed in this.

I also know how difficult it is for the prime minister to change his mind after he has made a decision.

Alas, it is right to try your best, whether you succeed or not, you have no idea.

"call"

Gently put down the pen on the table, Zheng Pu gently dried the ink on the silk, and then asked people to transfer the letter to Ji County, Longyou.

Immediately got up, and bid farewell to Zhuge Qiao, "Ge Jun, the general outline of the establishment of the bow and arrow club has been determined, and other trivial matters will be taken care of by you."

"it is good."

Standing up quickly to return the salute, Zhuge Qiao had a gurgling smile, "Don't worry, Mr. Zheng, I will live up to the court's expectations."

As for Xu Zhi, who was also in the office, he didn't say a word, and after saluting Zhuge Qiao, he turned around and went out first to let his subordinates prepare to go.

Zheng Pu will rush to Jiuquan County, and with more than [-] moves, he will volunteer to protect him.

Moreover, he also belongs to Shunlu.

Fu Qian, who had returned from escorting more than [-] captives from the right side of the Southern Huns, was about to enter Zhangye County after calculating the journey.

These captives will be placed in the Shandan Ranch to serve as Xi Guan who herds the war horses, and it is reasonable for Xu Zhi, who works on the ranch, to greet them.

However, Zheng Pu knew that he had another thought.

During the more than ten days of busy setting up the bow and arrow club, he got Xu Zhi from Fei Yi's order, and even found time to invite Zheng Pu into the barracks to see the military appearance.

The intention was obvious, which made Zheng Pu feel that the thousand-odd county soldiers under his supervision were not weak, and could be used as the vanguard when rushing to the fortress of Shuyin every day.

But Zheng Pu intended to use Liao Hua's headquarters.

It's not that there is a preference for one and the other, or that Xu Zhibu can't be reused.

It's that he has an idea that cannot be made public until the prime minister replies to the letter.

After all, according to common sense, if Hexi increases troops to rush to Yuyin, everyone will think that they are rushing to join forces with Wei Yan's tribe, even Wei Guo is no exception.

Therefore, he doesn't want to follow the common sense, and the soldiers are deceitful!

(End of this chapter)