The last three kingdoms

Chapter 947 Execution
Wen Yang said: "There is indeed another reason for the delay in sending Zhou Zhi's letter. The King of Ruyin should not listen to He Jun's one-sided remarks. He can summon the people who were present at the time to confront him. It is naturally clear what is right and what is wrong."

Sima Jun said indifferently: "No need, even if there is a slight discrepancy in He Jun's words, Zhou Zhi, as the grain escort officer, failed to deliver the grain and grass within the stipulated time, which is already dereliction of duty. Nothing wrong."

Wen Yang's face turned pale. It seems that Sima Jun is very determined to kill Zhou Zhi. This is not difficult to understand. Someone must stand up and take responsibility for such a major failure of the Jin army. Sima Jun does not want to take full responsibility. Naturally, a scapegoat had to be found. At this time, it was reasonable to choose Zhou Zhi to take the blame.

"Zhou Yi had a lot of military exploits before the army, and he is a fierce general that our army can't win. At this time, it is time to employ people. Please also ask the king to recite Zhou Zhi's past achievements, forgive his death, and allow him to serve in the battle. You have committed crimes and made meritorious service." Wen Yangyan pleaded earnestly.

Sima Jun hesitated for a moment. The Jin army suffered heavy losses this time. General Chen Yuan and dozens of other generals died in front of the battle. There are no such high-ranking generals. After all, the next battle still has to be fought. The more generals lost, the more difficult the battle must be.

Sima Jun glanced at Ma Long beside him, as if intending to ask him for advice.

Ma Long hadn't opened his mouth before, but now he said calmly: "Unclear rewards and punishments, and endless orders are taboos of the coach. If the king wants to convince the crowd, how can he be selfish?"

Sima Jun laughed loudly, and said: "Xiaoxing's words won my heart deeply. Even though Zhou Zhi has meritorious deeds, he cannot cover up his crime. The people who come here will immediately behead Zhou Zhi, hang his head on the city of Xindu, and show it to the public for three days. , to comfort the heroic souls of the fallen soldiers of An’an.”

Wen Yang took a deep look at Ma Long. It stands to reason that Ma Long and Zhou Zhi had no feud, and the two had never met before, but at this moment, Ma Long's words put Zhou Zhi to death. I don't know what Malone was thinking, but looking at Malone's calm face, it seemed that Zhou Zhi's life and death had nothing to do with him.

Wen Yang sighed silently. He had tried his best, but he still couldn't save Zhou Zhi's life. He couldn't help but feel a little ashamed of Yang Hu. Hu's aunt and brother, and Wen Yang was able to sit in this position because of Yang Hu's support and support back then. Unexpectedly, he could not save Zhou Zhi's life. I wonder how he will face Yang Hu when he sees Yang Hu again in the future?

After Sima Jun killed Zhou Zhi, he was in a good mood, so he went to watch Sima Yan, and shifted the responsibility for Anguo's defeat to Zhou Zhi and the few generals who were killed. The excuse of human oversight was prevaricated and perfunctory.

After Sima Yan received the report, although he lamented Anguo's disastrous defeat, he had no intention of holding Sima Jun accountable. He just ordered Sima Jun to retreat to Yecheng, the capital of Xin, and prepare for the next year's battle.

After the end of the Anguo War, it was already approaching nine cold days. The winter in Jizhou was extremely cold, and the dripping water turned into ice. Under such climatic conditions, it was no longer possible to use troops. We had to temporarily truce and wait until next spring to fight again.

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After the Battle of Anguo, the Shu army took advantage of the victory to regain Lecheng, Nanpi and Xiaquyang, and regained control of the northern Hebei region.

The Shu army achieved a brilliant victory in this campaign, and wiped out more than [-] enemies. Among them, the Jin army captured and surrendered reached more than [-]. The only fly in the ointment is that Sima Jun escaped. If Sima Jun can be captured alive Or kill, then this battle can be called a perfect battle.

Regarding this, Liu Yin just laughed it off. In fact, it doesn't matter whether Sima Jun is captured or not. For such a second-generation ancestor, Liu Yin is still very welcome. At least when he is leading the army, he is the best for the Jin army to deal with. At that time, if Sima Jun died in battle, and the commander-in-chief of the Jin army was replaced by a shrewd and powerful person, it might not be possible for Liu Yin to have such a big harvest as the Battle of Anguo.

During the following winter break, Liu Yin did not rest. Apart from daily drills, Liu Yin was still very busy preparing food and salaries, repairing armor, replenishing soldiers, appeasing the people and so on.

The areas of Jizhou and Bingzhou have suffered from wars, and there are ten rooms and nine empty rooms. Although the war has subsided, most of the people can move back to their old homes from the deep mountains and old forests, but the lives of these people who have been devastated are withered and miserable. Not only could Yin not be able to collect taxes from these people, but he had to spend part of the money and food to help them.

At present, most of the military rations needed by the Shu army are transported from Guanzhong, traveling thousands of miles, and the consumption is very high. Self-sufficiency can be achieved. At that time, this thousand-mile transportation line will end its mission.

The replenishment of soldiers is relatively sufficient. The surrendered and surrendered captives of the Jin army, the local recruits from Jizhou, and the source of troops transported from Guanzhong can basically guarantee the needs of the Rolling Army.

In order to meet the needs of the next stage of war, the size of the Shu army has also been expanded accordingly. Although the original three legions and thirteen armies have remained unchanged, the number of battalions under each army is different. For example, the Tiger Cavalry Army has three battalions, while the Qinglong Army has only two battalions. This time, the expansion has expanded the two battalions to three battalions. 7 to 20 people were recruited, and the total strength was nearly [-].

Liu Yin has always pursued the line of elite soldiers, emphasizing that the number of soldiers is not large, but the quality. If the army is too redundant, the combat effectiveness will not necessarily increase much, but it will bring great difficulties to logistics support. There are also many mouths, Liu Yin feels that it is already the limit to support the logistics support of 20 troops. If the troops continue to increase indefinitely, the rear of Guanzhong will be overwhelmed.

The Battle of Anguo caused the Jin army to suffer heavy losses, but it was not to the point of breaking the bones. After the winter truce, Beethoven can predict that the Jin army's revenge will come more violently in the future.

Therefore, preparing for war is the top priority of the Shu army, and it is the top priority of everything. Liu Yin and all the Shu generals dare not slack off, and make full use of every day during the winter break to do a good job in combat preparations.

As winter goes to spring, the ice and snow melt, and the flames of war are rekindled, but the focus of the war has shifted from Jizhou to Bingzhou.

(End of this chapter)