The last three kingdoms

Chapter 235 Retreating from Zitong

When Zhong Hui heard the news, he couldn't help being stunned. What kind of situation is this? Could it be that the sky is really full of pies?

With Zhong Hui's usual caution, he first understood the pie as a trap. Zhong Hui knew exactly what kind of person Jiang Wei was, and he gave up Jiange for no reason. Big conspiracy.

However, according to Du Yu's report, there was indeed no one in the camp of the Jiange Guanshu Army, and the entire Jiange defenders disappeared without a trace, as if they had evaporated from the world.

Just besieging Jiange, Wei Jun has been fighting for half a year, but Jiange is extremely dangerous, Zhong Hui will do his best and pay a huge price, but he still can't get over it.

At this moment, Zhonghui is walking in the Jianmen Canyon where the towering Cuiwei Peak is like leaning on a sword. He can't help but feel a lot of emotion. The Jiange, which has gone through untold hardships and can't be broken down, is now at his fingertips. This makes Zhonghui have a feeling unreal feeling.

Since Jiange was already an empty city, Zhong Hui accepted it unceremoniously. As for Jiang Wei's real intentions, he could only investigate after entering the city.

Zhong Hui really couldn't figure it out a little bit, even if Jiang Wei wanted to play tricks and tricks, he couldn't afford to use Jiange as the price.Confused, the first thing Zhong Hui did after he entered the Jiange was to send scouts around to scout for news.

Soon the news about Shuzhong came to Zhonghui like a snowflake, and Zhonghui clapped his hands and laughed loudly: "So that's how it is, God helped me!"

With the barrier of Jiange Pass, the Wei army knew very little about the news of Shu, and the news of Wu's outrageous attack on Shu was indeed not clear to Zhong Hui. Although the Jingzhou side of Wei had already learned of this information, they needed feedback. In Hanzhong, at least it will take some time. Only when he really set foot in the Jiange pass can Zhonghui be able to grasp detailed and accurate information.

The generals of the Wei army were even more delighted. It seemed that Wu Guo had done Wei a great favor this time. Jiang Wei would not have retreated from the Jiange without the Wu people attacking Fucheng.

"Congratulations to the governor. Wu and Shu have turned against each other. This is the opportunity for the governor to achieve great achievements." Ju An cupped his hands to congratulate him. It's a man with his tail between his legs, trying to please his boss as much as possible.

All the generals could not help showing disdain, but Zhong Hui laughed and said: "There is no permanent enemy in this world, and there is no permanent ally. Wu people have always neglected righteousness when they see profit. It’s the first time I’ve done it. However, my great Wei launched an army to attack Shu, and spent so much money and food. How can I let the people of Wu come to enjoy the benefits? How can they get what they want if they want to share this pie? It’s Jiang Wei , have you found out where he fled to?"

The scout reported: "It has been found out that Jiang Wei's entire army has abandoned Jiange and is heading towards Zitong."

"Zitong?" Zhong Hui pondered for a while, and said, "Jiang Wei abandoned guarding the sword pavilion. The most likely reason is that he ran out of food. It makes sense to eat in Zitong. However, Zitong is narrow and there is no danger to defend." According to this, Jiang Wei is only an expedient measure. Zitong faces Langzhong in the east, and the governor concluded that Jiang Wei must take Zitong and go to Langzhong. At present, Jia Hujun and Shu general Zongyu are fighting in Langzhong. There may be changes. Qiu Jian, Wang Mai—”

Qiu Jian and Wang Mai immediately stepped forward and cupped their hands, "The end is here."

Zhong Huidao: "Let the two of you lead [-] troops each, encircle Zitong from north to south, and cut off Jiang Weidong's way to Langzhong."

"No!" The second general took the order, turned around and left.

Zhong Hui said again: "Tian Xu listened to the order."

"The last general is here." The guard general Tian Xu immediately stepped forward to take orders.

"Let you lead an army of [-] to attack Zitong on the main road, together with Qiu Jian and Wang Mai, we must encircle and wipe out Jiang Wei in Zitong, and prevent him from going east to Langzhong."

Tian Xu hesitated for a moment. Jiang Wei had more than 5 troops. Zhong Hui sent himself, Qiu Jian and Wang Mai to encircle Jiang Wei in Zitong. The total force was only [-]. It was obviously very difficult to eat Jiang Wei. However, since Zhong Hui had given the order, Tian Xu did not dare to disobey the order, so he immediately accepted the order.

Wei Guan, the supervisor of the army, said: "Jiang Wei is a warrior who is good at fighting. Although he is running out of power, he should not be underestimated. The governor Yi Tian Xu and others are chasing him. I am afraid that he will not be Jiang Wei's opponent."

Zhong Hui laughed and said: "Jiang Wei has lost Jiange now, and he is no longer a confidant's trouble. There is a saying in the art of war, and the poor should not chase after him. A certain Tian Xu and others are chasing him, but it is just to disturb his eyes and ears. The most urgent thing is to take Chengdu. For the sake of it, Jiang Wei has nothing to worry about."

Zhong Hui thought a little bit carefully. Now that Deng Ai is dead, Zhuge Xu has been convicted and returned to Beijing, and the power of the entire Hanzhong front line is in his hands, but it is obvious that Sima Zhao is deeply wary of him, and he sent Jia Chong to reinforce him Although it was for reinforcements, he did not join forces with him. Jia Chong led the army to act independently and turned to attack Langzhong, which made Zhong Hui a little worried, fearing that Jia Chong would take the lead in destroying Shu.

At this moment, Jiang Wei moved to the east, but it coincided with Zhong Hui's thoughts. With Jiang Wei blocking in Langzhong, it was almost impossible for Jia Chong to go to Sichuan to fight for merit.After capturing Jiange, Zhong Hui's primary goal is no longer Jiang Wei. Even if Jiang Wei is eliminated, can he get the same credit as capturing Chengdu?
However, there is still a little superficial article to do, so Tian Xu, Qiu Jian, and Wang Mai were sent to intercept Jiang Wei. It is true that with the ability and strength of Tian Xu and others, it is impossible to annihilate Jiang Wei.But Zhonghui didn't care about these things. Now his mind was on how to concentrate his main force to capture Fucheng and march towards Chengdu.

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Naturally, Jiang Wei's goal was not to stay in Zitong. Zitong was so narrow that the troops of the brigade could not deploy it. Moreover, since it was not a first-line defense point, although it was a county town, it was neglected to repair and the city was dilapidated, which was not conducive to long-term Shou.

Moreover, Zitong County is not a place to store grain, and there is limited storage in the treasury, which cannot solve the food shortage problem of Jiang Wei's army at all, so Jiang Wei also stays in Zitong for a short time. His next goal is naturally to own the largest granary in northern Sichuan. Only when he reaches Langzhong can he solve the problem of Jiang Wei's lack of military rations.

After Jiang Wei entered Zitong, he first searched all the food stored in the treasury. Ant legs are small, but they are still meat. To solve the problem of food and grass, no matter how elite the army is, it will collapse.

Jiang Wei was really depressed to the extreme. During the Northern Expedition to Longxi, he was constantly affected by the lack of food and grass. When it was his turn to fight in his own country, he had to face the same predicament, and he was really frustrated.

"Report to the general, the pursuers of the Wei army have arrived, and they are only thirty miles away."

(End of this chapter)