Shu Chen

Chapter 388

The grass is green, rippling the vitality of midsummer in the big river and rushing north.

Two huge military camps faced each other on both sides of the river, and the military camp on the west bank was flying Chinese flags.

Wei Yan, who has marched here since the beginning of summer and April, has never tried to cross the river, and he has never even made preparations for building a pontoon bridge or cutting wood to make some rafts.

Such negligence is like taking the rescue of soldiers as a child's play.

But Xia Houru did not dare to take it lightly.

In previous battles, he had experienced too many defeats, how dare he treat the Han army as lightly?

Therefore, he has been urging the soldiers not to be negligent during these days, and confronted Wei Yan with strict guards, and there was no unnecessary provocation.

Because the general order of Sima Yi, the governor of Yongliang, was to stop Wei Yan from crossing the river to fight.

As long as the position is not lost, he is successful.

There is no need to cause more incidents without authorization, which will lead to things that are beyond regret.

However, Guo Huai came to the meeting in person last night, which disrupted his arrangement and made him worry.

Guo Huai was about to cross the great river from behind the fortress of Shuyin, and rushed to Laowei County to fight fiercely against Zheng Pu's tribe. He needed him to stop Wei Yan's flanking attack.That is to say, whether he likes it or not, he must also supervise the soldiers and horses to cross the river.
After all, if he stands still, Wei Yanbu will never lose his opportunity.

Moreover, it was also Sima Yi's dispatch that Guo Huai supervised the troops, so he had no room to refuse.

It's just a vague uneasiness in my heart.

He felt that if it was more prudent, Guo Huai should go to Mingsha Mountain via Shuiquansha River and Wushui River Valley.

If he went to Naowei County, he might get what the Han army wanted—whether Wei Yan or Zheng Pu, the behavior of the Han army in recent months was too weird.

But he couldn't say what the Han army wanted to do, so he couldn't refute Guo Huai's inference.

Even if he claimed that even if Guo Huai went to Shuiquansha River and Zheng Pu went south to join forces with Wei Yan to solve the siege of Yinyin, he could still rely on the perfect fortifications and the natural danger of the river to delay the war to Guo Huai Returning aid with Qin Lang and other ministries did not change Guo Huai and Xia Houxian's intentions.

That's right, Xia Houxian, who supervised the three thousand Wuhuan Tuqi, has already arrived at the city of Yuyin.

For the grandson of Wei Wu Cao Cao, the grandson of the first general of the Wei State, and the most respected and close relative of the emperor Cao Rui, Xia Houru pinned the hope of the clan's revival in the future on him.

"My uncle has lived in the frontier for a long time, maybe he didn't know it. The emperor was quite ashamed of the loss of Longyou and Liangzhou. In private, he often lamented that if he didn't take it back in his lifetime, he would have no face to see the former emperor and Emperor Wu under the nine springs."

When Xia Houru rejected Guo Huai's intention, Xia Houxian pulled him aside and whispered this sentence.

This made Xia Houru ashamed and inexplicable.

Regarding the loss of Liangzhou, he cannot escape the blame.

Even, if Guo Huai hadn't conspired to ambush more than [-] elites of the Li Yan tribe against Shu, and the above table claimed that it was his preparation, he should be at home now.

Ugh.
That's it.

In general terms, I am not as good as Boji.

It's better not to disturb the determination of the hard-core people in the Wei state to make contributions.

With such thoughts in mind, Xia Houru finally agreed to Guo Huai's proposal.

Naturally, he also kept sending scouts across the river to monitor the movement of Wei Yan's tribe at all times, and the whole army was ready to go. If there was any change in Wei Yan's tribe, he would cross the river to force them not to pursue.

And Wei Yan, who is on the other side of the river, is very leisurely now.

He is not wearing armor, and he is leading the good horse that has been fighting with him for nearly eight years, standing alone on a low hill, looking at the green grass, singing and dancing in midsummer with a little blurred eyes.

The frost-stained temples, the semi-new home swallow clothes, and the face that usually looks at people with a solemn face have softened a lot. In addition, there is no sword at the waist and the leather wine bag slanted in the hand, As soon as people see him, they will mistakenly think that this is a rich old man who is out for an outing, rather than a general who has half his life in the army and holds a lot of power.

Perhaps, the tiger also has a time to sniff the rose carefully.

Before sending troops to this place, he got a family letter, which was handed down by Wei Rong, the eldest son who served as a close minister of the emperor in the palace of Chengdu.

The letter didn't narrate many family stories, but only told him that he now has an additional identity: grandfather.

At that time, many generals in the army who had heard the news came to congratulate them a few times, and Wei Yan also smiled, thanking them one by one and exchanging their salaries for wine and meat to enjoy together.

But no one noticed that the arrogance that had been entrenched in his eyebrows all year round began to fade away, and his unruly heart began to melt away.

He didn't realize it himself.

It's just that whenever something happens, I always feel a little domineering in my heart.

In other words, he suddenly felt that there was no need to criticize others too much for many things.

This change made him a little uncomfortable for a while.

After all, he has always boasted that he will skip people.

And now the leading general of the big man, he really lives up to his name.

Is it because I have grandchildren, so the family happiness of being fond of grandchildren will grow, so that I am no longer the same as before?
Or, it is because the descendants of the Han Dynasty will rise up today, so I will not go back to the old days?
Wei Yan put the wine bag close to his mouth, and took a sip lightly, feeling the sour kumiss pouring down his throat, and quietly asking himself.

However, after a long time, he still has no answer.

Just a lot of memories.

For example, Emperor Xian, Marquis Guan, Zhang Fei, Gao Xiang and Chen Shi, all died without seeing their grandchildren.

Only Zhao Yun lived a long life and enjoyed family happiness.

But Zhao Yun also died in regret.Because there is no holiday in the sky, he can't tell the late emperor, Guan Hou and others that the great man has returned to the old capital under Jiuquan.

I should be able to see which day, right?

Wei Yan once again asked himself a question for which he could not give an answer.

However, he suddenly had an answer to the change in his state of mind: Chang Huai's arrogance was slowly disappearing, but after his achievements were obvious and his descendants would succeed, his only hope in this life was to see the banner of the Han Dynasty facing the wind on the Chang'an city wall. Angry.

If this hope is to be realized, not only does he need to work hard, but also everyone needs to work together.

Moreover, the prime minister placed the prerequisite for realizing this wish on him.

When Hexi increased troops again and ordered Zheng Pu to rush to Laowei County, the prime minister's letter also arrived in his army.

A very long letter.

After Wei Guochun besieged the fortress of Yuyin, Longyou told him in detail about the various military discussions on the situation, Zheng Pu, Ma Su and the prime minister's own thoughts, as well as the Han's grain, fodder and supplies.Among them, Fei Yi's rations in Hexi in order to prepare food and fodder, and Zheng Pu's remonstrance not to hurt the foundation of Longyou in order to raise food and fodder, etc., are the most detailed.

It also decided how to dispatch this battle.

In this battle, Hanzhong County will send troops.

For the Chinese army stationed in Longyou, the Prime Minister also divided the troops into two groups.

It can be said that after the first Northern Expedition, the soldiers and horses that the big man can go out to fight all go all out.

But the prime minister also told him very clearly in the letter that it was up to him to reverse the situation where Wei Wei took the strategic advantage!
Yes, except for the soldiers and horses he supervised, all the other ministries acted in response.

"Mr. Wen, our military committee really has no food to fight for a long time. If the whole army does not go, it will be difficult to attack against Wei; but if the whole army is fully dispatched, the food and fodder can last for at most two months. I am afraid that the food collected in the autumn will not be transferred to the warehouse. , the army has returned! Therefore, we can only place the heavy responsibility on Wen Zhang to reverse the situation in one fell swoop, so that our army will no longer be trapped by troops! Whether our great Han Longyou and Liangzhou can defend without worry depends on the text Long body and ears! Remember, you don’t want a big victory in this battle, and you don’t expect a capture, but if you break into the city of Yuyin, you will be accomplished!"

(End of this chapter)