The last three kingdoms

Chapter 170
It took a long time for the news of Deng Ai's entire army's annihilation in Yinping trail to reach the Wei army camp outside Jiange. Hearing this news, all the generals of the Wei army who were discussing the matter were shocked and whispered.

Many people find it unbelievable that with Deng Ai's ability, even if he is blocked by the Shu soldiers, he can at least be guaranteed to retreat. Now the news comes back that Deng Ai's entire Yongliang army was wiped out, and one survived. None were found.However, according to the news from Chengdu, the Shu army beheaded tens of thousands of people in Yinping Road, and only Tian Zhang, the general of the Wei army, was killed, while Deng Ai, Deng Zhong, and Shi Zuan were missing.

However, all the generals know how dangerous the Yinping Trail is. If Deng Ai was really defeated, he would have escaped death, but the bodies of Deng Ai and others have not been found yet, and no one dares to easily determine Deng Ai's life and death. in conclusion.

A strange look flashed across Zhong Hui's eyes, but it was fleeting. Zhong Hui said to the generals in a very heavy tone: "After Deng Zhengxi first proposed the plan of sneak attacking Yinping trail, the governor thought it over again and thought that this plan was extremely dangerous. Gao, once advised Deng Zhengxi to calm down and give up this plan, but Deng Zhengxi rejected the suggestion of the governor and insisted on going his own way. The army died in the Yinping trail, what a pity and pain! The troops were ordered to lower their flags to mourn General Deng. At the same time, the order of the governor was issued. Anyone who dares to disobey the military order and act without authorization will be severely punished by the military law."

The generals obediently agreed, and with Deng Ai's lessons learned, I am afraid they would not dare to disobey Zhong Hui's order again.

This is what the bell will want.Zhong Hui is only 38 years old this year. He was appreciated by Sima Zhao, and he became the governor of Guanzhong and the general of Zhenxi. People call it Zhang Liang of Wei. Zhong Hui also played a key role in Cao Mao's failure to seize power. The killing of famous scholar Ji Kang was also planned by Zhong Hui.

It was precisely because of Sima Zhao's reliance on Zhong Hui that Zhong Hui was airborne to the Guanzhong Army as the governor, and Sima Zhao even entrusted Zhong Hui with the task of destroying Shu.

Unlike Deng Ai, since Zhong Hui was temporarily transferred to be the governor of Guanzhong, he did not have many confidants and generals, and he lacked the generosity of ordering all people to die together. In this regard, Zhong Hui was obviously inferior to Deng Ai. Yes, Deng Ai has ruled the army in Longxi for many years and has countless supporters, but Zhong Hui can only restrain the army with the command talisman given to him by Jin Wang Sima Zhao.

But for those rebellious generals, if they don't have convincing achievements or superior means, it is indeed not easy for them to respect the airborne chief from the bottom of their hearts.

Deng Ai's defeat may be an opportunity. Taking advantage of this opportunity, Zhong Hui will definitely give a good blow to the Guanzhong generals headed by Hu Lie. Those who follow me will prosper, and those who oppose me will perish. Zhong Hui will let everyone know , Deng Ai is the end of disobedience.

As for Deng Ai's defeat, Zhong Hui had already expected it. After receiving a secret report from Chengdu, Zhong Hui knew that Deng Ai was finished. After passing through a difficult and dangerous trail for seven hundred miles, he suddenly encountered a team waiting for work. In the long-standing army, this kind of result can be imagined with closed eyes.

The only thing that surprised Zhong Hui was that Tian Zhang would be beheaded by the Shu army. According to Zhong Hui's order, Tian Zhang only had to follow Deng Ai and not lead him. Ai's contribution may be to deprive him of his military power.But what made Zhong Hui confused was that Tian Zhang died unexpectedly, so the 2000 troops under his command must have been wiped out as well.

On the contrary, Zhong Hui discovered that Deng Ai and his son, who should have been killed in battle, had disappeared, no one was alive, no corpse was seen when dead.But Deng Ai is not worried. No one has passed the Yinping trail since ancient times. Even if Deng Ai escaped death by chance, all his subordinates were wiped out. The Yinping trail is full of countless wolves, tigers and leopards. Even if he was lucky enough to come back alive, he would be completely intact, and there would be no threat to him.

Zhong Hui is a person with a strong desire for power. Since Sima Zhao appointed him to preside over the great cause of conquering Shu, how can he tolerate Deng Ai and Zhuge Xu on an equal footing with him? For Deng Ai, who was the most difficult to deal with, the entire military power to conquer Shu changed from a tripartite confrontation to Zhong Hui's monopoly of power.

As for Tian Zhang who still listened to him, Zhong Hui felt somewhat regretful, but Zhong Hui soon felt relieved, Tian Zhang's life and death were irrelevant, as long as he could eat Deng Ai, Zhong Hui would feel how much he had paid The price is also worth it.

Next, how to win the Jiange and go straight to Chengdu.

This plan was originally conceived by Zhong Hui when Deng Ai proposed to sneak across the Yinping Trail, but Deng Ai insisted on going to the Yinping Trail, and the plan was completely shelved.However, Zhong Hui decided that Deng Ai's path was not going to work, so he shifted more attention to the front line, and this plan was also perfected in Zhong Hui's mind.

To deal with Jiang Wei, obviously we can't use a simple method, set up an encirclement circle on the way, after evacuating the Jiange, wait for Jiang Wei to jump into the trap, gather and annihilate them, Jiang Wei is familiar with military books.Doing so will undoubtedly lower Jiang Wei's IQ, and it will almost become a joke.

Therefore, in his plan, Zhong Hui made a detailed and comprehensive deployment, down to where to retreat, where to set up an ambush, who will attack openly, and who will steal secretly, all of which have been carefully considered.This plan is almost impeccable, Zhong Hui is full of ambition and high spirits, and now the entire 15 army that conquered Shu is under Zhong Hui's control.

Taking retreat as advance, Jiang Wei who lured Jiange into the battle, as long as Jiang Wei dared to pursue, it was guaranteed that Jiang Wei's group would be wiped out.To get rid of Jiang Wei, it is easy to take Jiange, and Jiange to Chengdu, except for a few passes, is basically a flat river.Even if Jiang Wei couldn't shrink back, Zhong Hui didn't worry, as long as he could eat the few remaining Shu army strongholds in Hanzhong, he could firmly control them in the hands of the Wei army, and when to take Xichuan again was entirely up to him.

However, like such a large-scale military operation, Zhong Hui did not dare to make his own claim. He had to obtain Sima Zhao's approval.This is where Zhong Hui is smarter than Deng Ai.Deng Ai was good at making his own opinions, even if he won, he would be suspected, and if he lost, it would be his own fault.

So, a six-hundred-mile urgent document, recording Deng Ai's entire army's destruction in Yinping Trail and Zhonghui's detailed battle plan, went all the way out of Xiegu to Chang'an, diverted to Luoyang, and handed it directly to Sima Zhao. hands.

(End of this chapter)