Shu Chen

Chapter 530

Sun Li, who had taken over the command as soon as he arrived, actually didn't want to fight this battle.

In other words, he didn't want the war to break out so early.

When he arrived in light clothes, he also welcomed a messenger sent by Sima Yi, the governor of Yongliang, on the way.

Therefore, he not only knew that the outer city of Chencang was breached by the Han army, but also that Qin Lang and Xiahou Bazheng led the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry, the [-] Luoyang Central Army and the [-] Yongliang Army came.

In this way, no matter whether Zhuge Liang, the Prime Minister of Nishu, divides his troops to stop him, Qin Lang can send more than [-] troops to defeat or expel Zheng Pu's troops together with him.

But Qianhong and other troops were stopped in the wild by Zheng Pu against Shu, and he had to fight.

You can't just run away and be chased by the Han army all the way, right?
And he felt that his own side had a high chance of winning.

One, of course, is the superiority in military strength.

After joining forces with Qianhong and other three troops, the strength reached [-] cavalry; and after Zheng Pu joined forces with Wang Ping's troops and Xiliang Iron Cavalry, it was only [-] cavalry.

Although, in the wars between the Han and Wei in recent years, the Wei army was often defeated by the Han army.

But with more troops, after all, the chances of winning are better.

Besides, the more than ten thousand Huaisi elites under his command, every time they faced off against the bandit Wu, didn't they also win the crowd with the few?
This is the biggest reason why he insisted on putting on the Yuli array after taking over the command.

Huaisi's elite soldiers, the high morale accumulated by repeatedly defeating Wu in the past, has not been weakened because of entering Guanzhong, and they can still fight to the death!And Zhou Dang and Wang Qi, two Yongliang soldiers who he didn't trust very much, could also be coerced into fighting and infected to die when Huaisi's elite battled fiercely.

Another reason is that Zheng Pu's troops came all the way lightly and in a hurry.

Otherwise, it would be impossible to block Qianhong and others here.

There is a saying in "Sun Tzu's Art of War: Military Struggle", "If you fight for profit for a hundred miles, you will capture three generals. The strong one will be the first and the tired one will be the last, and the method will reach eleven; if you fight for profit for fifty miles, you will lose the general."

He came here in light clothes, and the soldiers were a little tired!

It is impossible for Zheng Pu's troops, who were farther away and set off earlier, to arrive here with superior combat power.

However, Qianhong, Zhou Dang, and Wang Qi have always marched slowly. From the perspective of soldiers' physical strength, they can make up for the disadvantage of being weaker than the Han army!
Therefore, if Bapu wants to fight, let's fight!
In fact, what he doesn't know is that Qianhong deliberately facilitated this battle.

Qianhong, who has always been dissatisfied with the low morale of the various ministries in Yongliang and did not dare to live to death, led Wuhuan Tuqi to march forward. How could he not send scouts to explore the way?
Didn't An Neng know in advance that Zheng Pu's troops were rushing over?

Even taking into account that Zhou Dang and Wang Qi, who were escorting a lot of luggage and supplies, had no time to escape, they still had enough time to find a place to settle down in the camp and wait for Sun Li's arrival, so that Zheng Pu did not dare to attack easily!

But he felt that war should not be like this.

For example, the Wuhuan Tuqi under his command, because they have been away from Youzhou for too long and can't bear this kind of courageous and endless avoidance of war, have already become war-weary and complained.

If you don't go to battle again, you may lose your fighting spirit and become unbearable to go to battle!
Don't expect these Wuhuan, who have not yet fully Sinicized, to strictly abide by military orders like the sons of the Han family.

Furthermore, Qianhong is still brooding over the previous battle in the Nishui River Valley.

I have always felt that if Xue Ti and other governors were not too conservative and took his words instead, and gathered troops early along the Jingshui River Valley to fight the Han army in Linjing, there would not be such a shameful defeat.

Therefore, he deliberately confirmed the news of the return of the scouts repeatedly, and then informed Zhou Dang and Wang Qi of the Han army's arrival, and sent scouts to invite Sun Li to come as soon as possible.

Behind the seemingly cautious attitude towards the military situation, he deliberately delayed the time, making this battle inevitable.

Zheng Pu didn't know about this.

He was quite fortunate, and attributed to the guide that he was able to stop the Wei army in time.

However, none of this matters.

He knew that his plan to go northward without discussing with the prime minister, Wei Yan and others had finally come to fruition!
Yes, he is very eager to fight the Wei army.

Although, as the prime minister expected, he knew that once the Han army broke through the outer city of Chencang, they would inevitably turn to the defensive first to wait for work, and then fight the decisive battle when the time is right.

But he was worried that the Han army would not have this opportunity.

Because of the state of Wu.

The reason why the prime minister decided to attack Chen Cang in advance was because the governor of Yong'an, Chen Dao, found out that Jiangdong had already negotiated peace with Wei Guo and opened up business with each other; he was worried that the Wu Congress would completely tear up the alliance between the two countries in advance, so that it would be difficult for the big Han to attack with all their strength under Jiangdong's restraint. The strength of the city.

And Zheng Pu felt that the time for Wu Guo to abandon the alliance might be earlier.

Today, the state of Wu is still trading with the great Han. Even the former governor of Xiling who went to Huainan to fight the battle in Huainan did not come back to guard Xiling Gorge.

But behind all this, Sun Quan hopes that the Han and Wei countries will continue to consume each other, so that Wu Guo can reap the benefits of the fisherman.

Once he knew that Chen Cang City had been restored by a big man, he would not continue to be content with it!
Without him, interests follow.

When Wei was the only one in the past, he was naturally willing to join forces with the great Han and fight for the Northern Expedition.

But now that the Great Han has regained Longyou and Liangzhou, and has gained a foothold in Guanzhong. With the victorious victors, he will sweep through Guanzhong, and the Han Dynasty is faintly showing signs of revival. How can he work together with the Great Han?

Don't you worry that after the big Han is still in the old capital, and the state of Wei is in decline, the big Han will come to the east!

If it is not the Liu family who is the king, the whole world will fight against it.

With the precedents of Wang Mang and Cao Cao, Sun Quan didn't think that the prosperous man would turn a blind eye to him who had already proclaimed himself emperor.

I don't even think that the big man will choose to forget the hatred of Xiangfan and Yiling!
This is what Zheng Pu thought about going north.

Before Sun Quan completely tore up the covenant, he wanted to defeat Wei State for a while, and then bend and discount their daring backbone, so that it would be easier for the prime minister and Wei Yan to hold on to the current achievements.Even if it is necessary to divide troops from Guanzhong to defend Jiangdong in the future, it is still necessary for the Han army to maintain its superiority and morale when it was in the Wei army.

Those who do not seek the overall situation are not enough to seek a domain.

When planning a military campaign, you should look at the overall situation and think ahead~
Besides, offense is the best defense.

Under the premise of not affecting the overall situation, if there is a chance to force the Wei army to fight in the field and be victorious, why should we defend it?

Of course!

Zheng Pu firmly believed that victory would belong to his own army.

Reliance is more than just the confidence to be brave and outnumbered by the Han army.

It is also because he has an insight into the weakness of the Wei army composed of many troops in front of him, and knows the key to how to break the Wei army with an upright army.

Therefore, while the two sides were busy arranging troops, he had already sent his followers to send orders to Ju Fu, Liu Yin, Wang Ping, Xu Zhizhangte and others to let them know their respective responsibilities.

That is to say, before the battle even started, he could just sit back and wait for the results after dispatching.

(End of this chapter)