The last three kingdoms

Chapter 420
Sima Wang, who returned to Chang'an, was still immersed in the shadow of failure. As a veteran general in Yongliang, he suffered two consecutive failures in this most familiar land, which made Sima Wang's mood restless for a long time. .

Could it be that the land of Guanlong, which was regarded by the Wei State as a barrier to the northwest, really couldn't be defended?

No!cannot!Sima Wang cried out countless times in his heart, he must not allow this kind of thing to happen, once Guanzhong is lost, the whole world of Wei Wei will be like a thorn in his back, and there will be no peace.

This time Sima Wang is not only serving as the governor of Yongliang, he also bears the ardent expectations of Sima Zhao on his shoulders. At this critical moment, Sima Zhao put this burden on his shoulders. Loyal trust, the second is the recognition of his ability. Although the state of Wei is full of talents, there are not many real leaders. If you choose a loyal and capable person to take on this important task, Sima Zhao will naturally be the same as his ancestors. Sima Wang of the same clan is regarded as the first choice.

But what makes Sima Wang ashamed is that the two defeats at Jieting and Wuzhangyuan have ruined his face and lost more than half of his troops. Now that the counterattack on Longxi has become a thing of the past, even whether Guanzhong can hold it is a question. Great problem.

"Report to the governor, Chen Cang has fallen." The officer in the army quickly stepped in and reported to Sima Wang.

At this moment Sima Wang was sitting on the brocade mat, rubbing his swollen temples with his fingers. During this period of time, he often felt a splitting headache. Hearing this news, Sima Wang's fingers instantly froze.

The failure of Wuzhangyuan made the rescue of Chen Cang come to naught. Chen Cang was isolated and helpless, and he would certainly be unable to escape the fate of being lost. Sima Wang would not be surprised at this, but what he did not expect was that Chen Cang's fall would be like this Quickly, as soon as he arrived in Chang'an, the news of Chen Cang's fall came from his back. Anyway, Chen Cang still had nearly [-] defenders, why did he lose it so quickly?

The Chinese military officer continued: "The news of Wuzhangyuan's defeat reached Chencang. Su Yu, who joined the army, ignored Wang Hun's dissuasion and insisted on leading 7000 troops to break through. Chencang had only less than [-] defenders left, unable to withstand the attack of the Shu army." Attack with all your strength, the city was broken, and Wang Hun died in battle."

Sima Wang was a little furious, and said sharply, "Where is Su Yu?"

The Chinese army officer said: "After breaking through the siege at Chencang, Su Yu took a small path to return to Chang'an, but was ambushed by the Shu army at Wugong Mountain. The entire army was wiped out, and Su Yu was also shot to death by random arrows."

Sima Wang's expression froze, and his eyes dimmed. Since Su Yu had died in battle, naturally he could no longer be held accountable for leaving his post without authorization. In the final analysis, it was his own use of inhumans that led to Chen Cang's quick defeat.Sima Wang sighed heavily. When Su Yu was in charge of the army, some people raised objections, thinking that Su Yu's exaggerated words should not be used. This kind of comment is just like Liu Bei's comment on Ma Su back then.Although it is said that civil servants were not in the minority in the Han and Wei dynasties, civil servants are indeed not as good as those veteran generals in terms of combat experience and will quality.

At the beginning, Sima Wang only took a fancy to Su Yu's literary and military strategies, and his intelligence and resourcefulness, but he didn't think too much about his ability to bear the adversity. As a result, it was really said that Su Yu became the second Ma Su. .

Ma Di's defeat at Jieting caused Zhuge Liang's Northern Expedition plan to fall short, and Su Yu's escape caused Chen Cang to quickly fall. Although Chen Cang's fall is only a matter of time, but Chen Cang can only hold on for a few more days, and Liu Yin can be delayed for a few more days , Let Chang'an's defense have time to prepare.

Because Chen Cang was lost so quickly, Liu Yin's army was probably already on the way to march into Chang'an. Sima Wang's army had just withdrawn to Chang'an and had not had time to complete Chang'an's defense deployment in the future, which almost caught Sima Wang by surprise.

"This Su Yu has misunderstood me a lot!" Sima looked up to the sky and sighed, this time he really lost his sight, which led to such a defeat.

The fall of Chencang made the already precarious situation in Guanzhong even worse. When Sima Wang entered Guanzhong, he had [-] soldiers in his hands, but the successive defeats of Jieting, Wuzhangyuan and Chencang, Sima Wang lost more than [-] troops, and now there are only less than [-] soldiers left guarding Chang'an. Liu Yin's Shu army is getting stronger and stronger, and Sima Wang's Wei army is fighting less and less. The battle of Chang'an that came down became extremely difficult for Sima Wang.

"Don't worry, the governor. According to the opinion of the last general, it is better to withdraw the soldiers from Xinping, Meixian, Wugong, and Huaili, and strengthen the defense of Chang'an. Chang'an is the capital of the former Han Dynasty. The city is high and the moat is deep. It is definitely not a small city like Chencang. In comparison, Chang'an City is now full of food and grass, enough to support the needs of hundreds of thousands of people for a year. As long as the governor sticks to Chang'an, there is nothing Liu Yin can do if he wants to come. It is impossible for His Royal Highness to sit idly by and ignore Chang'an. For the rescue, the governor only needs to endure for a few months in Chang'an City, and when the reinforcements arrive from the Kanto, the inside should cooperate with the outside, so why worry about Liu Yin not being broken?" Hu Shi offered his advice.

Sima Wang nodded. Hu Shi's strategy coincided with his. After several defeats, the Wei army was no longer able to deploy troops to defend various places. , but now that the enemy is strong and we are weak, Sima Wang has no spare energy to do more defenses. The most urgent task now is to think about how to concentrate all the troops, defend Chang'an to the death, and make Chang'an an impenetrable fortress city. If lost, there is still hope in Guanzhong.As for the small towns and strongholds in the surrounding area, Sima Wang really didn't have the energy to take care of them at the moment.

Hu Shi's strategy was exactly what Sima Wang wanted. Sima Wang nodded in agreement, and entrusted Hu Shi with the important task of withdrawing troops from various cities and deploying Chang'an.

Hu Shi bowed his promise, Sima Wang had fewer and fewer generals, and now he finally had a bright future, as long as he fought well in the defense of Chang'an, he would definitely be promoted.Hu Shi was not very happy, he continued to actively command and arrange, and winning this battle would be the most important step in his official career.

Fortunately, there are still about [-] troops in Chang'an, which is more than enough to guard a city alone. Even if Liu Yin has [-] troops, he may not be able to do anything to Chang'an City.

The city wall of Chang'an is tall and the moat alone is ten feet wide. The solid city wall is equipped with a complete defense system, a large number of soldiers and horses, and sufficient supplies and food. Sima Wang is full of confidence in defending Chang'an. He has already endured three consecutive defeats. The so-called thing is nothing more than three, and the well-defended Chang'an City will definitely end Liu Yin's winning streak.

"If you want to break through Chang'an, it won't take three to five years, it's just wishful thinking!"

(End of this chapter)