Three Kingdoms: Prosper Han from the beginning of brushing favorability

Chapter 363 Multiple choice questions left for Zhang He

After Liu Chan arrived in Jixian, his journey was basically uneventful.

Wherever Cao Wei's army passed by, they all fell into the wind, and no one dared to block the Han army's advance.

In history, this was the case even when Cao Wei's troops had not moved. What's more, Cao Pi was now attacking Wu. Liu Chan expected this situation to occur.

The process of going to the street pavilion went very smoothly. After receiving Liu Chan's report, Lao Liu and Zhuge Liang also sent out small groups of troops one after another.

When he saw the street pavilion for the first time, Liu Chan confirmed that a statement from his previous life was wrong.

Some people said that Jieting had no city and no danger to defend, so Ma Su was forced to go up the mountain.

However, although Jieting City is small and somewhat crude, and it is not a fortified city, it still has a city.

At the very least, it is definitely not impossible to defend the city.

I still have time. It is a bit difficult to build a new city on the flat land in the summer, but it is not a problem to strengthen and repair the existing city wall of the street pavilion.

"It seems that Ma Su is drifting. Uncle Zhuge asked him to block Zhang He and buy himself time. But he wanted to wait for work, use high to defeat low, and directly annihilate Zhang He in the field."

Liu Chan whispered to himself, shook his head and said: "Abandoning the city to fight in the field is a taboo for military strategists, not to mention that the soldiers below are not convinced by you... There are many problems, how can we be undefeated."

If these words reached the ears of my uncle Wu Yi, who had just abandoned the city to fight in the field, it would probably make him very embarrassed.

"Prince, the repair and reinforcement of the city wall and the excavation of trenches have been properly allocated. Once enough young people are recruited, the construction can begin immediately." Ding Feng Baoquanhui reported.

With deep trenches and high bases, be sure to be invincible first, then wait until the enemy becomes victorious.

When the enemy has a large number of cavalry, this is actually the cheapest way to fight, and it is also the reason why street pavilions are important.

Liu Chan nodded and smiled: "Okay, our army will distribute rations to the servants every day, and after the completion of the work, we will pay them hundreds of dollars... Have these things been explained clearly?"

"People have been sent door to door to inform them. I don't think they will be missed."

"Well, that's good." Liu Chan looked at Ding Feng's expression and smiled, "Chengyuan, if you have any questions, it's okay to ask."

Ding Feng hesitated for a moment and finally asked: "Prince, we still have to resist Cao Wei's reinforcements. It is a great kindness not to force the enemy's people to collect food. Why do we still need to distribute money and food?"

This question is a long story, so Liu Chan plans to make it short first.

"Chengyuan, are the people of Longyou really the people of the enemy country?"

Ding Feng was stunned, isn't it?

In fact, he didn't have much obsession with the Han Dynasty. In his opinion, the Northern Expedition was different from the suppression of the rebellion in the South. This was the land of the Wei State, and naturally it was the people of the Wei State.

"I treat them as the people of the enemy country, and they treat me as the soldiers of the enemy country." Liu Chan patted him on the shoulder, "It is easy to lose people's hearts, but it is so difficult to regain them."

"Yes, I have been taught." Ding Feng could understand what Liu Chan meant.

But he still felt that these things could be done after the winner was determined, and there was no need to show favors like this every time he visited.

If the war goes unfavorably and we are forced to retreat, won't all these things be in vain? It became making wedding clothes for others.

Liu Chan also saw his thoughts, but this kind of thing cannot be rushed.

One day in the future, when Ding Feng truly understands the extraordinary source of power of the Red Star Army, he may be able to understand the reason for his actions.

"Go ahead and build fortifications as soon as possible. If Cao Jun's reinforcements dare to come here..." Liu Chan showed a confident smile, "Tell him to never come back!"

"Yes!" Ding Feng clasped his fists and left.

Ding Feng was responsible for building fortifications and strengthening the city walls, Li Er was responsible for appeasing the people and preaching policies, while Meng Yan sent people around to inspect the terrain and identify hidden dangers.

Jieting is gradually being built from a little-known small town to a bridgehead for the Han army to break up the Long River.

However, facing everything in front of him, Zhang He, who was in Chencang, was still hesitant.

After Cao Pi succeeded to the throne of Wei, he moved Zhang He to the position of General Zuo, envoy Chijie, and was promoted to Duxiang Marquis. After he ascended the throne, he was granted the title of Marquis of Marquis.

It was not easy for Zhang He, who was a subordinate of Yuan Shaofang back then, to get to where he is today step by step.

He is not an indecisive person, but the current situation is indeed too critical. Cao Pi led the army outside, and the center was relatively empty. However, the two families of Sun and Liu, who were originally at loggerheads due to the battle in Jingzhou, formed an alliance again because of his Majesty's attack on Wu.

From learning that Sun Liu had restored the alliance to Liu Bei sending troops for the Northern Expedition, his decisive decision-making and the speed of sending troops were beyond expectations.

The other party is probably already prepared and has been waiting for such an opportunity.

Zhang He himself still has 20,000 soldiers and horses stationed in Chencang, and there are more than 30,000 soldiers and horses in Chang'an and surrounding camps guarding important places.

Although he had expected the Shu army's Northern Expedition, he was not worried.

These troops, coupled with his early arrangements, are more than enough to defend Xiongguan.

However, when the war actually came, it was far from what Zhang He had done several times.

The first is that both Sanguan and Xieyuguan are in emergency.

Zhang Fei led his troops to attack Sanguan via Chencang Road, and Zhao Yun led his troops to attack Xieyuguan via Baoxie Plank Road.

Especially the front line reported that Zhang Fei's army was equipped with many stone chariots, which were extremely powerful.

Although the terrain of Sanguan is difficult, which is not conducive to the complete arrangement and deployment of those stone-shooting vehicles, its far beyond ordinary range makes up for this to a certain extent.

Compared with Zhang Fei's fierce attack, Zhao Yun's offensive at Xieyuguan appeared to be relatively cautious.

After some weighing, Zhang He believed that Chencang Road should be the main direction of the Shu army's attack, and Zhao Yun, who praised Xiecheng Road, should treat it as a feint attack.

If the pass cannot be dispersed in the north, there is no way to control Hanzhong; if the pass cannot be dispersed in the south, there is no way to control Guanzhong.

Xieyuguan is lost, and there is still Xixian. Besides, Xieyuguan is not as steep as Sanguan, so it is possible to recapture it.

Compared with Xieyuguan on Baoxie Road, the risk of losing Sanguan is more unbearable.

Zhang He sent thousands of people to support Sanguan in advance, delivering arrows and other customs defense materials to Sanguan. At the same time, he arranged for manpower to prepare for regular defense changes to reduce the pressure on the defenders of Sanguan.

Naturally, Xi County on the other side of Xieyuguan notified Chang'an, and Xiahou Mao, who was in charge of Chang'an, would handle it himself.

Although Xiahou Dun's son... although he is really a waste when it comes to fighting and has not inherited his father's talent at all, he is not unable to deal with this kind of defense.

However, at this moment, Zhang He received another piece of news that was like a bolt from the blue.

Liu Bei personally led the army, with Prime Minister Zhuge Liang as the military advisor, his subordinate Ma Chao led the partial army, and Prince Liu Chan personally led the army as the vanguard. They marched towards Longyou via Qishan Road.

Qishan Fort Gaogang was besieged, and Xixian County surrendered. Seeing that the situation was not good, Guo Huai gathered more than 10,000 soldiers and horses from all walks of life who were still able to use his troops in advance, and retreated to Shanggui with Ma Zun, the prefect of Tianshui.

Nowadays, it is said that most of the five counties in Longyou have surrendered, and the specific situation is unknown.

Liu Chan led his army northward, but his whereabouts were unknown. Guo Huai speculated that he might be cutting off the Guanlong Avenue to block reinforcements!

The situation is extremely urgent. Please ask General Zuo to send troops to help immediately, otherwise Longyou will not be protected!

This urgent military message sent along the Wei River pierced Zhang He's heart like a sharp knife.

Now there is no need to consider whether Zhang Fei or Zhao Yun is the suspect.

These damn soldiers are all suspects, and Liu Bei’s side is the main force! Yizhou actually chose Longyou as the main direction of attack!

It's no wonder that Zhang He and others were unprepared. What they need in a war these days is cultivated land and population.

The land in Longyou and even Liangzhou is barren and the population is sparse. Even if they are tied together, the eight hundred miles of Qinchuan are not worth much.

But they just fought, catching themselves off guard, making one wrong step and another wrong step.

Now the situation in Longyou is already bad. Zhang Fei is still attacking Sanguan regardless of the cost. It doesn't look like a feint attack at all.

Whether or not to take the risk to save Long You became a difficult problem before Zhang He.

It is not easy for him, a reduced general, to survive until today. Now that His Majesty is far away in Jiangdong, this choice can only be made by him.

If you make the wrong choice, you will be doomed.

(End of this chapter)