Three Kingdoms: Prosper Han from the beginning of brushing favorability

Chapter 365

The Wei River cannot carry large ships or armies, but it is still not a problem to send a message or something. Guo Huai, who retreated to Shanggui, will not be cut off from the outside world.

To put it bluntly, he chose this place to retreat. If the war went against him, he and a group of senior officials could at least escape eastward from the Weishui River and not be trapped in the city.

In fact, Guo Huai should not be here. As the governor of Yongzhou, he usually handles official business in Chang'an.

Considering that the above work started in September, as the governor, the annual inspections of Yongzhou counties are usually carried out in August.

However, the news that Cao Pi decided to use troops against Soochow made Guo Huai very uneasy.

It would be fine if the Shu Han army was empty, but after several battles, they actually did not suffer too many casualties.

The movement of the army gave Shu Han an opportunity to take advantage of it.

So Guo Huai started inspecting all counties in Yongzhou a full month in advance, with defense work being a top priority.

He was just in case, but he didn't expect that man to actually come.

With his precious son Liu Chan, precious counselor Zhuge Liang, and the comeback of Ma Chao...

He still doesn't know the size of Liu Bei's troops. There is news that Ma Chao threatened an army of 30.

It is nonsense, but even if it is reduced ten times, the 30,000 Shu army cannot be resisted by Longyou, who is laxly armed and has a complicated ethnic group of Qiang, Hu and Han.

Sure enough, it didn't take long for Wudu to be lost and Yinping to be lost.

However, Xixian County, a key county connecting Shanggui and Qishanbao, surrendered without a fight in the face of Liu Chan, which became the last punch to defeat Longyou.

For a time, the county guards fled eastward one after another, and the counties looked down upon the wind, as if the sky had changed in an instant.

Even the Tianshui Jiang family defected to Shu Han not long ago!

Fortunately, he came in advance, otherwise Longyou would have changed hands in an instant, and even the current Guangwei County and Shanggui City in Tianshui would not have been saved.

Moreover, he has saved most of the combatable soldiers. Now as long as there are reinforcements, Longyou still has the strength to fight!

When he arrived in Shanggui, he began to write letters for help to Zhang He in Chencang one after another.

But these letters are like sinking into the sea, and there is never a reply.

It wouldn't take that long to deliver a message via the Weishui River.

That arty guy must be scared!

The furious Governor Guo suddenly transformed into a desktop cleaning master, and cordially greeted Zhang He's relatives, among whom female relatives were naturally the focus of care...

But the scolding was enough, and there was nothing he could do except continue to write letters asking for help.

Without reinforcements, it would be absolutely impossible for him to make a comeback by himself.

"Shijun Guo, a secret message from Chen Cang."

In front of the map, Guo Huai, who was sighing and looking at the territory that had been crossed out with ink pens, immediately stood up and grabbed the bag of tips in the opponent's hand.

Take a look, the content is quite short.

The general meaning is that Guanzhong is also being stormed, and Qinchuan cannot be lost for 800 miles. It's not that I don't want to send troops, but it's just difficult for me, brother.

But in both public and private matters, I, Zhang He, cannot keep Guo Shijun and you still in Longyou. No matter how difficult it is, I will squeeze out my troops to rescue you.

Hold on, I have mobilized all the elite cavalry under my command and will set off soon. It would be better if you could make some more noise over there to draw attention to me, brother.

"Okay! Hahahaha..." Guo Huai, who had been frustrated and anxious for many days, slammed his palms and laughed out loud, startling the messenger on the side.

Zhang He sent troops. Although his attitude suddenly changed for some unknown reason, there was hope.

"Zhang He has mobilized all his cavalry, and he can only have two or three thousand cavalry. If Liu Chan has not captured the city yet, he can definitely attack and defeat it.

"Even if we defend the city...if we can cooperate with me and defeat Liu Bei's main force, we can also turn Liu Chan into a lone army!"

Wouldn't this get better?

Isn't it easy to make some noise?

Guo Huai first excitedly summoned his generals: "How is the situation over there in Qishan?"

"Back to the envoy, the main force of Liu Bei's army is still besieging Qishan Fort. At the same time, he has sent many small troops into various places in Longyou to recruit surrender."

"How many people and horses do you think?"

"Well...according to the general's observations over the past few days, Liu Bei's troops should be more than 40,000. If Liu Chan's men and horses heading north are included, there may be 50,000 or 60,000. Now there should still be around 30,000 people besieging Qishan Fort."

Thirty thousand.

Guo Huai put his hands behind his back and paced back and forth. He still has thousands of elite cavalry and more than 10,000 infantry.

If you want to make some noise to attract the target to your side, you have two options at the moment.

Hit Tianshui, or hit Xi County.

No matter where these two places were fought, the outcome was already doomed. Even if they were defeated, they would not be able to defend them. Of course, he did not expect to be able to defend them.

After much thought, Guo Huai decided to fight Tianshui.

When attacking Xi County, only Liu Bei's main force will be rescued, and they will not be able to provide cover for Zhang He.

As for Datianshui, as long as he cuts off its southward passage so that they can't ask for help from the south and can only ask for help from the north, the goal will be achieved.

The ancients said that you should surround a point to get help, but now Guo Huai only needs to surround a point to avoid help... and run away when anyone comes.

The only difficulty in this plan is to calculate the speed of Zhang He's rescue. However, Guo Huaijiu was in the Western Military Region for a long time. Although he was "sick" for a long time, this matter was not difficult for him.

"Call the generals from all ministries to discuss matters!" After the plan was decided, Guo Huai took a picture of the map and ordered.

"Yes."

In fact, Guo Huai rarely makes dangerous moves, but the current situation is worrying. If he doesn't take risks, how can he achieve big gains?

If this battle can achieve the strategic goal, even if it cannot counterattack the Shu Han, it will at least severely damage Liu Bei's vitality and he will not be able to recover for several years.

If only Liu Bei and Liu Chan could be kept here...or even Zhuge Liang and Ma Chao.

Guo Shijun seems to have seen the high-ranking official Houlu waving to him. The Taiyuan Guo family must take this battle to take a further step!

……

Just when Zhang He and Guo Huai were planning to launch a counterattack to recapture Longyou, a team of less than a hundred people quietly entered Anding County.

Anding County is located to the north of Guanzhong Plain and northeast of Tianshui County.

After leaving Jieting in the east, you go over the rugged mountain road and then cross the Jinghe River to reach the Anding boundary.

There are many hills and few plains here. These days, any area that does not produce much food can only be described as "chaotic".

What's more, Anping is also a state where various ethnic groups live together. A group of bandits with considerable strength have gathered here, making the situation here even more complicated.

The governor of Anding County ran away, and the big families in the county basically surrendered together with the local officials when they saw that Longyou was gone.

The county guards can run away, but they and the grassroots officials have their roots here, but they can't run away.

But after they surrendered, the bandits and barbarians have yet to express their stance.

It was under this situation that this "fat sheep" with bright swords and bright armor, all members on horseback, and the smell of money could be smelled from a distance, entered Lu Shuihu's sphere of influence.

The composition of the Lushui Hu people is complex, but the Di people currently hold the greatest power among them.

Yes, thanks to Boss Cao’s vigorous demolition efforts, all the Di people living near Hanzhong were moved to Longyou.

Among them, the Di people from Anding County were absorbed by Lu Shuihu, and due to their united ferocity, they gradually overpowered the other Qianghu who were scattered, gaining an absolute advantage and taking over the position of Lushui Hu.

This "Fat Sheep" cavalry team that stepped into the border of Lu Shuihu was surrounded by a large number of howling Lu Shuihu people just after walking more than ten miles.

But their reaction made the leader of this barbarian team a little surprised.

In order to ensure that he captured this fat sheep, he dispatched nearly two thousand people, which was almost half of Lu Shuihu's youth.

But why aren't these people on the other side panicking?

"Who are you!" This person couldn't figure out where the other party was coming from for a while. He didn't dare to act rashly. He just stepped out from the crowd and shouted in broken Chinese.

The heavily armed cavalry seemed not to hear, standing motionless on their horses.

The barbarian himself was a little panicked. He swallowed his saliva and was about to shout again when a knight with a sword finally came out on horseback.

"Take us to see your leader. If things are delayed, you can't bear the consequences." The knight said calmly and somewhat indifferently.

The broadsword on the knight's waist was exceptionally long, but the blade was quite narrow. This barbarian had never seen it before.

But what really surprised him was not this, but that what this person spoke was actually their dialect, which was very pure.

The knight raised his head, and under his iron armor, it was the Red Star General Li Er who had not appeared in Liu Chan's army for many days.

(End of this chapter)