The last three kingdoms

Chapter 466 Feint Attack on Shangyong
Liu Yin knew very well that this Du Yu was well-known in history. He was one of the main generals who defeated Wu in the Western Jin Dynasty. In his hands, he is not bent at all.

Due to various reasons, Du Yu, who is now in his prime, can be said to be a late bloomer. He has been unknown in the army of the Wei State, where there are so many famous generals, and his highest position before was only as the long history of Zhenxi General Zhonghui. , A typical staff member, the staff does not have a chief, and he does not fart loudly. Later, when Jia Chong stepped down and returned to Beijing, Du Yu had the opportunity to be promoted to General Annan and replace Jia Chong in command of the army.

It was the first time for Du Yu to assume the position of leading general, which somewhat surprised the world. In the eyes of everyone, this weak Confucian scholar who couldn't ride a horse or draw a bow was also worthy of being a general?What a big joke!

But this was Sima Zhao's decision, and naturally no one dared to refute it, but Sima Zhao and Du Yu couldn't stop the private slander. In the eyes of everyone, Sima Zhao, the eldest brother-in-law, was seeking a general for his brother-in-law Du Yu, who took the nepotism route, was criticized without exception. Many people were waiting to see Du Yu's jokes. How can a literati who can only hold a pen go to march and fight?After all, is war a child's play? It involves taking risks. To put it bluntly, it involves losing your head. Du Yu is doomed to be the one who loses the battle.

After Du Yu led the army, the first battle he participated in was the Battle of Xiling.Sima Zhao did not send a well-known veteran general in the army to attack Xiling this time, but used the new generation of Yang Hu and Du Yu. Before that, Yang Hu and Du Yu were unknown, and they were not even qualified as generals. Such an appointment caught many by surprise.

The result of the Battle of Xiling did not seem to be beyond people's expectations. Yang Hu and Du Yu, who had no leading experience before, did not have any blockbuster performances in this battle. The Battle of Xiling ended sadly. Sima Zhao made a major mistake in employing people, and Du Yu naturally received people's contempt. This contempt not only came from his colleagues in Wei, but also from the hostile forces of Shu and Wu.

When the generals of the Shu army heard that it was Du Yu, General Annan of the State of Wei, who attacked Wuguan, they all showed contempt. Perhaps the loss of Wuguan was caused by Qianhong being too careless. What ability is there to defeat the important pass of Wuguan.

But others don't know, can Liu Yin not know how good Du Yu is?Seeing that all the generals showed disdain for Du Yu, Liu Yin stopped talking and blindly underestimated an enemy general with great potential. This is undoubtedly a very dangerous thing. Liu Yin told the generals bluntly General, don't underestimate Du Yu, if you want to give an example, Qianhong is a living example.

It is because of carelessness that there will be losses in Wuguan.Although the loss of a Wuguan did not make the situation in Guanzhong worsen, after all, the Wuguan road stretches for hundreds of miles. In addition to Wuguan, there are Shang County, Shangluo and other places to guard along the way, and Lantian As the northern exit of Wuguan Road, it is even more important. Once Lantian finally falls, it means that the Wei army's counterattack has succeeded, and the situation in the whole Guanzhong is worrying.

But Liu Yin is still quite worried. After all, Qianhong is not Du Yu's opponent. If Du Yu is allowed to march from Wuguan Road, Qianhong will definitely not be able to resist. Wuguan has already fallen. Next, Shangluo and Lantian, Qianhong may not be able to defend, so what is placed in front of Liu Yin is that he must return to the rescue.

But the same difficulty is also here. Liu Yin is still in Yang'an Pass now. No matter whether he goes to Xiegu or Ziwu Valley to return to the pass, the distance is not much different. It will take at least ten and a half months. Now Wuguan Road The frontier army is in an emergency situation. If Liu Yin returns to Lantian, Du Yu may have already penetrated the entire Wuguan Road.

There is one thing that Liu Yin can't figure out. If Sima Zhao is determined to regain Guanzhong, the main attack direction will be a little bit biased in Wuguan. Compared with Tongguan, there is only one danger, and the whole Wuguan Road can be said to be heavy. However, it is far from enough to just win a Wuguan Road, and if you march from Wuguan Road, even if you can reach Guanzhong, it will be very difficult to supply logistics and grass. From this point, Wuguan Road is far inferior to Tongguan .

What's more, Du Yu led only 5 troops to attack Wuguan this time, and Sima Wang's [-] troops were defeated in Guanzhong.

It seems that Sima Zhao's move is for another purpose, with ulterior motives.

Liu Yin thought about it, and a flash of light suddenly appeared in his mind. Due to the barriers of Guanshan, the changes in the situation in central Sichuan may not reach Luoyang until a long time later. It is obviously impossible for Sima Zhao to know about Zhong Hui's shift in Brazil. Sima Zhao At this moment, sending Du Yu to the north to attack Wuguan has an obvious plan to encircle Wei and rescue Zhao. Mobilizing the Hanzhong Shu army to rescue Wuguan is tantamount to reducing Zhong Huilai's burden.

It's just that Sima Zhao didn't expect that Zhong Hui had already saved himself by relying on his own ability, and Du Yu's move could be called an afterthought.However, Liu Yin must also take precautions against this afterthought, otherwise Du Yu would make a false plan and take down the entire Wuguan Road, and the consequences would be disastrous.

Even if Du Yu did not attack Wuguan, Liu Yin's plan to withdraw from Hanzhong was already under consideration. Now that the Hanzhong issue has been resolved and the situation in Shu is very good, there is no point for Liu Yin to stay in Yang'an Pass any longer. , it is better to rush back to Guanzhong as soon as possible, so as to preside over the overall situation and prepare for Wei's large-scale counterattack.

However, the development of the Wuguan situation disrupted Liu Yin's deployment, and it was too late to return to the army from Xiegu Ziwu Valley calmly, what should we do?Liu Yin fell into deep thought.

His eyes fell on the military map on the case. The first tributary of the Yangtze River, the Han River, meanders and flows southward from Hanzhong, passes through the cities of Shangyong and Xiangyang, and flows into the Yangtze River at Xiakou.

Shangyong?Liu Yin murmured in a low voice, from Handong to the east, there are three counties, Shangyong, Xincheng, and Weixing, and they are not far from Wuguan. Since Du Yu is running all the way, he must have limited food and grass. As long as he leads his troops to feint to attack Shangyong , Xincheng and other places, intending to cut off Du Yu's return.Du Yu didn't dare to take any more risks. If Liu Yin sent troops from Hanzhong to attack Shangyong, even if Du Yu could enter Guanzhong from Wuguan Road, if Shangyong and even Nanxiang were to fall, Du Yu's army rations would definitely be destroyed. Unable to support his progress.

Surround Wei and save Zhao?Liu Yin smiled slightly. It is estimated that Sima Zhao would never have imagined that the Shu army would return to him in the same way.

(End of this chapter)