contend

Chapter 77
"The general's body bears the weight of the three armies, how can he be brave and fierce, and fight for victory over the front of the two armies?"

Dong Jue has been staying at the front with Ju'an, Huo Ge and other generals to surround Xiahouba and inspect the morale of the camps. When he returned to the central army, he heard about Jiang Wei and Meng Lang's actions and was quite dissatisfied.

Although Jiang Wei was the main general in this battle, Dong Jue's status was not low.

Since the opening of Zhuge Wuhou's mansion, he has successively served as Prime Minister Lingshi, Prime Minister Master Book, and Shangshu Pushe. Every counselor is timely, and he is called "good man" by Wuhou.

This time the Shu Army's three-way Northern Expedition, without Dong Jue's mediation, Jiang Wei would have been unable to accomplish anything.

Jiang Wei said with a smile: "I am happy to see hunting for a while, and I will go to meet the Wei thieves for a while. Don't be surprised when they attack. I know the nature of the Qiang people. There are six hundred tigers riding beside me, and there are ambushes on both sides. The Qiang people can't help me. What? It's a pity that I provoked him many times, but he was indifferent."

"Oh? Could it be that he saw through Bo Yue's plot?"

"Conversing with this person has a bit of ambition. It is not difficult to guess the strategy of ambush to lure the enemy."

"So it seems that the Qiang people stopped their flags and drums because of him? We have been planning the Qiang people's uprising since last year. Taking advantage of Luogu's defeat, we swept across Longyou. Now it seems that it is a waste of effort."

"Midang is as timid as a mouse. Seeing Wei's bandits breaking Goguryeo, he dare not raise his troops." Jiang Wei was also a little annoyed.

Dong Jue sighed quietly, and pointedly said, "That day when Luogu was defeated, Wei's thieves swept away their majesty, and the barbarians of Yongliang were ready to move. Who would have thought that Wuqiujian would defeat Goguryeo and sweep Liaodong in just a few months , Xianbei broke his courage, the Huns were female, and they did not dare to act rashly. From this point of view, the fate of Wei's thieves is not exhausted. "

Jiang Wei knew that he was secretly persuading the soldiers to retreat, so he lowered his eyebrows and remained silent.

Dong Jue continued: "The general's military order has been delivered today, ordering the three armies in the north to return all of them."

Jiang Wei frowned, "Why are you in such a hurry?"

"Since last year, Da Sima's condition has worsened, and the servant's health has deteriorated day by day. The situation in Chengdu is changing, and I can't wait for a long time." Dong Jue's sense of the situation in the court is naturally stronger than Jiang Wei.

Veterans of the Wei State You family are fighting for power with the new nobles.

The state of Shu is not peaceful either.

Grand Sima Jiang Wan was from Lingling, Jingzhou, General Fei Yi was from Jiangxia, Jingzhou, and Minister Dong Yun was from Nanjun, Jingzhou.

Even Dong Jue was from Yiyang, Jingzhou.

Although Jiang Wei is from Tianshui, he shares the same master and apprentice with Zhuge Wuhou.

It can also be regarded as the Jingxiang Department.

There have long been rumors in Sichuan: Yuzhou entered Shu, and the people of Jingchu were precious.

Half of the military and political power in the DPRK and China is in the hands of the Jingxiang family.

"Now that Bo Yue has defeated Guo Huai and Xiahou Ba, his reputation is well-known in Longshang, and he is enough to return to the imperial court. We should stop in time and wait for the future." Dong Jue said earnestly.

Jiang Wei said sternly: "Gong Xiliang said, the Qiang people can't afford it, and our army is useless here. However, even if we want to withdraw the army, the Wei thief will have to pay the price. As expected, Guo Huai should come too!"

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Confrontation for two days.

The Shu army suddenly moved and began to plunder the green wheat on both sides of the Taoshui River.

Yang Zheng naturally wouldn't just watch.

He led the cavalry to fight, but the opponent was already in a dense array.

Except for the fighting spirit of the [-] Wuwei battalion, none of the Qiang cavalry dared to face the Shu army squarely.

Naturally, such a battle cannot be fought.

Looking at the undulating wheat waves, Yang Zheng felt a little distressed. In ten days or so, the wheat would be almost mature.

Since the enemy cut it off, I couldn't remain indifferent and ordered the Qiang people to cut it off too.

The Qiang people are not good at fighting, but they are experts in doing these things.

Yang Zheng didn't bother the Shu army, and the Shu army didn't care about Yang Zheng.

There are too many wheat fields to grab them all.

Several scouts hurried back to the camp.

"Report to the general, the Shu army is pulling out the camp."

"Report to the general, the Shu army is on the attack!"

"Since the battalion has been pulled out, why do you want to attack Fuzhong?" Jiang Faye asked puzzled.

Is the Shu army really going to retreat?That's why they planned to take away Xiahouba in a wave to increase their military merits.

"Brother Fa Ye stayed in the camp and stood firm. I will take a thousand cavalry to check." Yang Zheng still decided to go there himself.

If the Shu army is really attacking Xiahouba, there may be a loophole in the rear.

Jiang Faye nodded, "Take all the horses."

With a thousand cavalry and two thousand horses, even if they can't win, they can retreat calmly.

Yang Zheng knew that Jiang Faye had good intentions.

Now the two are also regarded as grasshoppers on the same rope, one prospers and the other loses.

Baishi Shengu made such a fuss, Midang would definitely not tolerate him.

Jiang Faye could only completely fall to Yang Zheng.

After gathering a thousand cavalrymen, as soon as they ran out of the camp, there were scouts from the Shu army hanging in the distance.

Yang Zheng sent a few cavalry to chase them down, and then asked Duan Da, head of the village, to lead more than [-] Qiang cavalry to Taoshui to check, and then led a large team to the Shu camp.

The camps in Shu were set up at various dangerous mountain passes in the middle of the mountain, and the lei wood was piled up like a mountain, dried out in the scorching sun.

There are a lot of wheat stalks on the mountainside, which are also scorched yellow by the hot sun.

Several newly built catapults kept throwing stones.

The tiger infantry marched in formation.

The sound of shouting and killing shook the mountains and fields.

More than a hundred Wei soldiers rushed out of the mountain pass, but were shot down by the tiger infantry in a blink of an eye.

The blood flowed slowly like a stream.

The tiger infantry marched inward in formation, clearing the way with a large shield and strong crossbow. Within fifty steps, they pierced through the armor of the Wei army.

The Shu army at this moment is like a farmer harvesting ripe wheat.

There are thousands of Shu troops waiting on both sides of the mountain road.

A cavalry was stationed on the high ground, eyeing Yang Zheng covetously.

Such a big movement seems to be playing for real.

Yang Zheng couldn't help feeling a little anxious.

Xiahouba had been under siege for a few days, and even if there was no shortage of water, there was bound to be a shortage of food.

"Go back to the camp quickly, let Jiang Faye gather all the Qiang people, regardless of the cost, suspect more soldiers, bluff!" Yang Zheng said to the soldiers around him, even if the Qiang people collapsed, they didn't care so much.

The situation is already precarious.

The soldiers went as ordered.

Looking back at the more than [-] riders around them, most of them had determination in their eyes.

However, Qiang Qi was affected by yesterday, and today is such a big battle, with a little fear in his eyes.

Yang Zheng led the cavalry to gallop back and forth in front of the formation, a thousand cavalry rushed forward like a pack of wolves, and if the Shu army did not line up in time, they would rush in like hungry wolves.

Seeing Shu Qi coming to support, he turned around and left, never wanting to fight.

Shu cavalry are all fine cavalry, people wear iron armor, the front of the horse is covered with half body armor, and they are carrying spears. They are a bit bulky, and they are not as flexible as Yang Zheng's Qingqi.

That's why Yang Zheng was able to tear open gaps.

Wuweiying was born out of the world-famous Tiger and Leopard Cavalry, and their horsemanship skills are not bad. In the past six months in Longxi, they basically never leave their horses every day, and their riding skills have improved by leaps and bounds.

And the riding skills of the Qiang tribe in Hexi are not bad, that's what they look after.

Although there is no saddle or stirrup, as long as there is a rein, it can turn like a monkey on the horse.

Although they were afraid of the Shu army before, under the leadership of Yang Zheng, they defeated the small formation of the Shu army several times, and their confidence returned.

The brave character of the Qiang people gradually came into play.

Holding the ring head knife, he ran into the Shu army's formation regardless of his life.

With such a pull, more than a hundred horsemen under Yang Zheng's command fell, four or five hundred horses were damaged, and most of them died from crossbow arrows.

But the Shu army suffered more casualties, and their positions were also frustrated.

When the besieged Wei army heard the movement, they naturally knew that the reinforcements were coming, and they rejoiced and screamed loudly.

Yang Zheng looked at the flag of the Shu army fluttering on the mound, and thought to himself that you gave me a big blow last time, and I will return it to you today.

Thousands of Shu troops gathered around the mound, indifferent to the increasingly fierce battlefield.

Not long after, the smoke and dust billowed from behind, the vegetation shook, the frightened birds avoided the sky, and there seemed to be countless people and horses coming all over the mountains and plains.

The sound of killing shook Amano.

Jiang Faye had already understood what Yang Zheng meant.

However, the thousands of Shu troops in front of the mound remained motionless, the mound ordered the flags to be unfurled, and the Shu troops attacking Xiahouba gradually withdrew.

The situation seems to be gradually turning to Wei Jun's side.

(End of this chapter)