The last three kingdoms

Chapter 442
From Jinjin to the west, after passing Akasaka, you will see the vast Hanzhong Great Plain.

This is not the first time Liu Yin has come to Hanzhong. As early as two years ago, when he was serving as Lieutenant Youcheng, he had visited Hanzhong in person for the defense map of Hanzhong.At that time, Hanzhong was not prosperous and prosperous, but it was definitely not the deserted and uninhabited place it is now.

Due to being at the forefront of the war for a long time, Hanzhong's population and economy have been in a state of hesitation. In the 24th year of Jian'an in the Eastern Han Dynasty, Cao Cao failed in the war with Liu Bei for Hanzhong. For Hanzhong County, which has a small population, it is a heavy blow.In the following decades, the population of Hanzhong was slowly recovering, and it did not recover to the level at the end of Han Dynasty until the Jingyao period.

But despite this, when Liu Yin came to Hanzhong last time, he could still see the scenery of rice paddies connecting rice paddies and the fragrance of millet and wheat, but this time when he returned to Hanzhong, he saw the scene of weeds and catkins everywhere in front of him, which made him sigh endlessly.

Lu Xun explained to Liu Yin that after the Wei army entered Hanzhong, the war continued, and most of the people in Hanzhong fled to Shu to avoid the war, so the fields in the entire Hanzhong Plain became barren and sparsely populated.

Liu Yin is very clear about this point. When recruiting soldiers in Chengdu, many refugees from Hanzhong joined the army. The rise and fall of the world, in fact, it is the common people who suffer the most.

The army marched very fast, only [-] miles away from Lecheng, Liu Yin ordered to set up camp and send Xun Kai over.Xun Kai was the general of the Wei Army who was in charge of besieging Lecheng before, so he naturally knew the situation in Lecheng well.Later, because Lu Xun and the other three guerrilla lieutenants had a fierce quarrel, Li Fu transferred Xun Kai to be responsible for the guerrilla troops of the Shu army, while the command of Lecheng was handed over to Fang Hong.

"Ziju, what is your relationship with this Fang Hong? Is it possible to persuade him to surrender?" Subduing the enemy without fighting is the best policy. If this Fang Hong is Xun Kai's subordinate, it is easier to persuade him to surrender.

Unexpectedly, Xun Kai shook his head and said: "This Fang Hong is not my subordinate, but Li Fu's direct descendant. He has a close relationship with Li Fu. He is his aunt and brother. It may not be easy to persuade him to surrender. But Fang Hong People are brave but not scheming, and they are ruthless and timid, but it is not difficult to break them."

Now the Wei army besieging Lecheng has about 8000 to [-] people. For the Shu army with [-] cavalry, there is no suspense in fighting such a battle. If the army can attack both inside and outside, this battle will definitely be fought more easily.

Liu Yin called Deng Pu and Fu Zhu to the front of the tent, and gave them the task of attacking the Wei army who besieged Lecheng. , especially Fu Zhu, couldn't hold back for a long time, and asked Liu Yin to fight several times.

Lecheng, formerly known as Chenggu, is an important town on the Han River to the east of Nanzheng. The terrain of Lecheng is flat, facing mountains on three sides and water on the other side. The city is solid, easy to defend and difficult to attack.

The Wei army had been besieging Lecheng for some time, but they were unable to attack by force, so they surrendered to Wang She, the guard in the city several times, and lured him with high-ranking officials and rich salary, but Wang She strictly refused every time. Tunnels were dug around the city in preparation for a long-term siege.

After capturing Yang'an Pass, the Wei army had opened the entrance to the south of Shu, and the second city of Hanle had become an isolated island. For Zhonghui, there was no need to spend a lot of effort to conquer it, although the second city of Hanle was stationed separately. There are five thousand Shu troops, but due to long-term management, the Second City of Hanle is no longer a city in the simple sense, they are more like a fortress, a fortress, with solid walls and complete defenses, Zhong Hui will be very clear, even if the Second City There are not many defenders, but it is obviously not an easy task to take these two cities with a strong attack. At least it will take a lot of time and lose several times the enemy's strength to be effective.

For this, Zhong Hui was not too cold. His primary target of attacking Shu this time was Chengdu, the capital of Shu. Anyway, the passage to the south has been opened, and the second city of Hanle is just like a chicken rib to him, and it is not worth sending heavy troops there. Pick.So Zhong Hui sent Li Fu and Xun Kai to lead [-] troops to besiege Lecheng, Seoul, preparing to use a long-term siege to force the defenders to surrender.

No matter how well-defended the Second City of Hanle is, and how abundant the food and grass reserves are, there will always be times when it runs out of food, Zhong Hui will be calm and introverted, and have enough patience. The siege itself is a kind of war of attrition. Materials, whoever can take the initiative.

At this point, the Wei army has an advantage. Their grain and grass materials can be continuously transported to Hanzhong through Baoxie Road and Chencang Road. However, every time the Shu army guarding an isolated island eats a bag of grain, it will lose a bag of grain. , the daily consumption of more than 1 defenders plus the residents of Hanle Second City is quite astonishing. After nearly two years of support, the food in the city has gradually bottomed out, and everyone in the city is struggling. on the hunger line.

Not seeing hope is despair. If it weren't for the firm belief and iron-blooded will of Seoul defender Jiang Bin and Lecheng defender Wang She, perhaps Seoul and Lecheng would have been unable to hold on long ago.

Fang Hong was thinking about how to take Lecheng, when suddenly a soldier came in to report: "General Fang, the gold has been lost, and the troops of the Shu army are coming to Lecheng."

Fang Hong couldn't help being taken aback, and lost his voice: "Where did the Shu soldiers come from? Could it be Liu Yin from Guanzhong?"

Compared with the trapped Shu army with no news, the news of the trapped Wei army is relatively clear. At least Liu Yin's activities in the Guanlong area cannot be hidden from the Wei army. However, Liu Yin's progress is too fast. Fang Hong So far, they don't know that Chang'an has been breached.

"Exactly, the invading enemy army is fighting under the banner of Zhenbei General Liu Yin. Judging by the scale and momentum, there are at least 2 people. I don't know why General Fang will fight?"

Fang Hong frowned, Liu Yin's name is now very popular in his ears, a series of dazzling victories in Longxi Guanzhong completely disrupted Zhonghui's deployment, no one would have thought that the Shu army might be defeated in Guanzhong After a period of time, they marched to Hanzhong, but Fang Hong did not expect that the Shu army not only did not wait for a long time, but unexpectedly arrived at Hanzhong at such a fast speed.

"Retreat!" Fang Hong immediately issued an order, neither a combat order nor a siege order, but an order to retreat across the board.

　I'm very sorry, there has been a power outage since this afternoon, and the modification is a bit late, please forgive me.

　　
　
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