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Chapter 303
In August, before the autumn harvest, envoys from the Shu army arrived at Yunwu.

This time it was an acquaintance Li Mi who came, so Yang Zheng finally didn't have to worry about being cheated.

Yang Zheng has fine work, others have fine work, and others have dead soldiers.

It's really embarrassing to say this kind of thing. Most people in the army don't know that the last emissary was actually a fake.

"The great general of the secret generation pays a visit to General Yang." Li Mi spoke with a refined air, neither humble nor overbearing, quite a bit of a real celebrity demeanor.

Yang Zheng had only seen this kind of temperament in Xia Houxuan.

"What does General Jiang mean, you might as well say it clearly."

"Borrowing food." Li Mi cupped his hands.

Tens of thousands of Shu troops went out for the Northern Expedition in Hanzhong, but they were unable to attack Bindao for a long time. A heavy rain made them in an embarrassing situation and it was difficult to transport food and grass.

"How much?" Yang Zheng didn't talk nonsense.

The first half of the battle of Longyou has passed, and in the second half, it will be the fateful battle between Jiang Wei and Deng Ai.

"Fifty thousand stone." Li Mi smiled and looked at Yang Zheng.

Fifty thousand was neither too much nor too little, just enough for Jincheng to come up with it.

"Yes." Yang Zheng agreed without thinking, "In addition, I will support you with three thousand sets of leather armor and one thousand horses."

Leather armor can be cooked when food is exhausted.

A thousand horses, for the Shu army, is simply a timely help.

When you should be stingy, be stingy, and when you shouldn't be stingy, you must not be stingy.

Helping the Shu army is helping yourself.

At best, Jiang Wei can give Deng Ai a critical blow. Under the current situation, losing to the Shu army is tantamount to slapping the newly appointed Master Sima severely.

So even if Deng Ai is not demoted, he will not be able to get along in Yongliang.

Li Mi bowed deeply to Yang Zheng, cupped his hands and said: "The kindness of today, the big man will remember it in his heart."

"Then, please tell me, where is General Jiang?" Yang Zheng asked curiously.

Deng Ai has appeared.

Xiping's scouts have been following behind him.

Guo Huai also made a movement.

Only Jiang Wei was left in Yongliang.

Li Mi looked ashamed, "This is a secret, with the military order in hand, I hope the general will forgive me."

People refused to say it, and Yang Zheng didn't force it.

Just a reminder, be careful with Deng Ai.

Li Mi understood, and said goodbye.

Time flies, and Xiping has already started the vigorous autumn harvest.

This year's torrential rain just happened to be in the grain-filling period of the crops, and a bumper harvest is inevitable.

Yang Zheng retreated to Jincheng, watched the fire from the other side, and watched the tigers fight from the mountain.

In mid-August, when the autumn harvest began in Xiping, the war between Wei and Shu kicked off.

Taoyang's Zhangyi Department received food support from Jincheng, and mobilized the Qiang from Minshan Mountains to break through Huahan and Guguan, and troops came to Didao City.

Duan Zhuo and Fan Zhen attacked Liao Hua fiercely.

But Liao Hua, as a veteran general of the older generation, is not an ordinary generation. Duan Zhuo and Fan Zhen thought they had a guilty conscience and attacked hastily. struggle.

Liu Yin, in particular, was exceptionally brave. He bravely won the three armies, beheaded seven generals of the Wei army, charged repeatedly, and defeated Duan Zhuo and Fan Zhen.

But this is not enough to change the strategic disadvantage of the Shu army.

Duan Zhuo and Fan Zhen left and returned, entangled Liao Huabu.

This heavy rain wiped out the advantages of the Shu army.

In addition to the difficulty in food supply, roads were washed out and the march was slow.

When Cao Zhen attacked Shu, it was also in August that the troops sent troops to Chang'an. They entered from the south of the Ziwu Road, Sima Yi went up the Han River, Zhang He went out of Xiegu and took the Baoxie Road, Guo Huai and Fei Yao took the Qishan Road, and the four armies combined 15 troops. above.

However, it happened that in August there was heavy rain for [-] consecutive days, and the Wei army withdrew in embarrassment. Cao Zhen couldn't afford it because of this, and eventually died of illness.

Now, the tide is turning.

The Shu army's multi-pronged attack was also affected by the heavy rain.

At the beginning of September, Jiang Wei finally appeared, heading north from Niutou Mountain, intending to meet Liao Hua.

And just when Jiang Wei raised his troops, Deng Ai also moved. He went straight down from Yuzhong, went up the Taoshui, and went straight to Dong Ting, the back road of the Shu army.

After experiencing the Battle of Breaking Qiang, Deng Ai did make progress.

Like an excellent hunter, when the prey is weakest, it launches a sudden blow.

Now, it is not a question of whether the Shu army will go north or not, but how the Shu army will break out of the encirclement and return to Yinping.

Deng Ai's precise grasp of timing is breathtaking.

"The two armies defended themselves. Jiang Wei went out several times to blockade Deng Ai, unable to advance or retreat. On the seventh day, Guo Huai's generals Li Fu and Liu Qin also led troops to join the siege. There was news from Chang'an that Sima Fu's autumn harvest Afterwards, food and grass were plentiful, and the elite rode from Chang'an with [-] paces and headed straight for Dong Ting." Ever since they were demoted to personal guards, Meng Guan and Pang Qing have stayed with Yang Zheng, counseling military affairs, and collecting internal and external information.

"Sima Fu moved too?" Yang Zheng was a little surprised.

"Find out carefully and lead the troops here in person." Meng Guan whispered.

Yang Zheng rubbed his forehead.

Now I have to think about a serious question, did Sima Fu come for Jiang Wei, or for himself?

This person is also an old owl of the Sima family, not as capable as Sima Yi, but in this world, he is also a first-line player.

It is not impossible to deal with Jiang Wei and clean up himself by the way.

With him here, the problem of Liangzhou's powerful separatism is no longer a problem.

Naturally, someone will show their loyalty.

Yongliang will integrate and press down on Xiping.

It's really a wave of unrest.

Afraid of what to come.

No wonder Guo Huai's generals Li Fu and Liu Qinhui turned to attack Jiang Wei, probably unable to bear the pressure of Sima Fu.

"The subordinates thought that Jiang Wei could not escape this time." Pang Qing said in a low voice.

In fact, the defeat of the Shu army is also equivalent to its own defeat.

Isolated and helpless, Sima Fu would not let go of such a good opportunity.

This damn Xiping is really in trouble.

In the past, Guo Huai, Chen Tai, and Deng Ai each had their own ideas, so that they could survive in the cracks, but now that the current Taiwei has come, the cracks are gone.

Of course, with Xiping's current strength, he has the strength to protect himself.

But I can't stand the wave after wave.

"You underestimate Jiang Wei too much." After experiencing so many things, Yang Zheng's composure is almost at home.

"The subordinate is dull." Pang Qing pretended to be listening attentively.

Meng Guan also turned his gaze.

"The key to Yongliang is actually not Sima Fu, but Jiang Wei. If Sima Fu and Deng Ai want to swallow this Tianshui unicorn, they will have a few teeth broken!"

In history, although Jiang Wei was repeatedly defeated by Deng Ai, he was always able to escape.

This time, Jiang Wei had a strong army in his hands, with Liao Hua, Fu Qian, and Liu Yin as generals, and Zhang Yi and the Qiang people on the periphery, plus Yang Zheng. It is still unclear who will win the battle.

Meng Guan stared at the sand table and said thoughtfully: "Jiang Wei's troops are not inferior to Deng Ai's. Even if he can't repel Deng Ai, there should be no problem breaking through. Why is he lagging behind in Wucheng Mountain? Could it be that he is waiting for something?"

Yang Zheng's gaze also turned to the sand table.

Jiang Wei's use of troops is not like Zhuge Liang, but more like Sima Yi. He is good at strange and unpredictable.

So what is Jiang Wei waiting for?

Yang Zheng recalled the history.

Taoxi victory?

But the opponent is not Wang Jing, but Deng Ai.

In this era, because of his arrival, the original trajectory has changed.

Suddenly a name flashed in Yang Zheng's mind, "I know what he is waiting for!"

The trajectory of history has changed, but the inertia of history remains.

(End of this chapter)