The revival of Shu Han

Chapter 99 Soochow's gaze

(This chapter is considered a spoof and a transition.)
"Dangdangdangdang... fellow compatriots of Great Wu, audience friends from Yangjingjiao and Sanzhou, overseas compatriots from Yizhou, Shanyue and Wuling barbarian friends in Dashan who are not on the government register... Today is the third day of October in the sixth year of Yong’an (the reign of Emperor Jingdi and Sun Xiu of the Eastern Wu Dynasty, that is, 263 AD). Good evening everyone! I am the host Liu Lue, and I am the host Quan Huijie... Welcome to Dawu News !"

"The main content of this news is broadcast below."

"The envoy of Western Shu and the general of the Zhenjun Zongyu arrived in Jianye yesterday to pay a friendly visit to our country. He was cordially received by His Majesty the Emperor of our country."

"The rebellion in Jiaozhou has been effectively suppressed by the imperial army. The thief chief Lu Xing has been killed...General Zhengnan said that under the wise leadership of His Majesty the emperor, a little rebellion will not affect the stability and prosperity of Wu."

"Recently, His Majesty the Emperor visited Guoxue again. He extended cordial condolences to the teachers and students in Guoxue. The teachers and students of Guoxue extended a warm welcome to His Majesty the Emperor..."

"The "Into the Truth" column will report to you later: Recently, news came out from the palace. Last month, His Majesty the Emperor fell ill and invited a wizard to treat his illness. To test whether the wizard was a psychic, His Majesty killed a goose Buried in a tomb. And told the wizard that a woman was buried in the grave, and asked the wizard to describe the appearance of the woman. The wizard watched the tomb for a day, saying that he only saw a goose, not any woman..."

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"The following is the in-depth report on the content of the program. According to Zong Yu, the envoy of Xishu who came to Jianye yesterday. At the beginning of August this year, the northern Wei State launched an army of 18 to attack Xishu in three ways. The northern front of Xishu Lien Zhan has lost a streak, and has fallen into extreme danger. Mr. Zong Yu's trip is called a friendly visit, but he is actually asking for help. So, what is the direction of this war between Wei and Shu, and what impact will it have on our Great Wu? Today we have invited Mr. Lu Youjie, the son of the former prime minister and general of the town army, to give us an interpretation. Everyone welcome..."

"Hello host, audience friends, I'm Lu Kang Lu Xiaojie."

"Ahem, General Lu, please briefly introduce to us the current form of the war between Wei and Shu."

"Okay. Viewers, please take a look at this topographic map of Yizhou. We know that before August this year, among the 22 counties in Xishu, the three northernmost counties were Yinping County, Wudu County, and Hanzhong from west to east. Counties. According to the information we received and the information gathered by the Dawu School Office, as of the end of September this year, the two counties of Yinping and Wudu in Xishu had been completely lost. And Hanzhong County, only left The three strongholds of Lecheng, Seoul, and Golden City—and these three strongholds are still tightly surrounded. It has become a dead game. At present, the 18 troops of the Wei State, except for the 5000 people who are besieging each other, I just said Except for the three strongholds, the remaining 15 people all gathered in Jiange to confront the 5000 main force of Xishu."

"Ah? More than 15 vs. [-]? The gap is nearly four times. Doesn't that mean that Xishu is doomed this time?"

"This is not necessarily the case. Because Jiange is a rare and powerful pass. Please look at the topographic map of Jiange in my hand... This is Longmen Mountain, which lies on the north side of the basin. The whole mountain is extremely steep, and the mountain is almost straight. There is no possibility of climbing. If you want to pass Longmen Mountain, you can only take the Jiange, because there is a canyon here. Now Jiang Wei's 4 people are defending in this canyon relying on the strong city..."

"The crux of the problem is that this canyon is too long and too narrow. If the Wei army wants to attack Jianmenguan, it is impossible to use it in such a narrow terrain. According to my personal experience, such a narrow terrain, the attacking side The number of troops that can be deployed at one time will not exceed 2000... In other words, although the Wei State has 15 troops, it can only attack with 2000 people at a time... and the defensive strength of Xishu is as high as 4."

"Oh, that's how it is. There is a sword pavilion in Xishu, which is really a rare guarantee. Then, General Lu, why didn't the Wei army extend to the east and west sides of the sword pavilion, looking for new passages?"

"Hehehe, the host is indeed the son of my Great Wu Geshen, General Liu Zan, and this military strategy is not bad...Wei Jun has a huge advantage in numbers, so it should really spread to the east and west of the Jiange, so as to pull the power of Xishu Defensive line. But the terrain here is really special... Please see, the west of Jiange is the Qionglai Mountains. Not only are the mountains high and dangerous, but they often collapse, which is not suitable for large troops to enter. The east of Jiange is the Daba Mountains. It is possible to climb over, but that is limited to individual soldiers, and the food transport team behind cannot go up the mountain..."

"So, if Wei Jun wants to enter the basin, he can only go to Jiange?"

"There are no absolutes in the world. It is not ruled out that there are other shortcuts leading to the basin that we have not discovered, but based on the information I have so far, in order to maintain the army's food road, the Wei army can only take the Jiange .”

"Okay, thank you very much, General Lu, for his concise introduction. It gave us a general understanding of the current situation of the war between Wei and Shu. To put it simply: after the initial multi-line offensive and defensive, the current offensive and defensive of Wei and Shu are both Concentrate on one point, that is, on the Jiange?"

"Yes."

"Then, can General Lu predict the direction of this Wei-Shu war?"

"Well, this is really difficult to say. From a purely military point of view. If I were the commander-in-chief of Cao Wei's army, at this time I would think about how to safely withdraw the troops. Shu won the Jiange before investing heavily in defense, and the war has inevitably become protracted. Now, due to the loss of the three northern counties of Xishu, the front line of Xishu has been shortened, and the pressure on food transportation has been greatly reduced. And now Cao Wei's transport The food team has to climb over the Qinling Mountains, Micang Mountain, Longmen Mountain and other mountains. The logistics pressure of the 10,000+ army is enormous. Even if Cao Wei is strong, it is impossible to support it for a long time. Once the logistics cannot keep up, and the more than [-] troops It is quite dangerous to be trapped in the land of Shu again."

"So what do you mean?"

"From a purely military point of view, if Cao Wei cannot win the Jiange within two months or enter the basin through other methods, then Cao Wei will face a great failure!"

"Okay, thank you very much, General Lu, for your wonderful comments. Next question, what should I do to maximize our interests in this battle? Oh, no, it should be what I, Da Wu, should do to maximize our benefits How to maximize the interests of the unbreakable Wu-Shu alliance?"

"Hehehe, Cao Wei's current main force is trapped in the vast mountains of Shu. This is an excellent opportunity for my great Wu. Before I came here, I have received definite news. According to His Majesty's instructions, Da Wu General Ding Feng has already rushed to Huainan, and is about to oversee all the troops marching towards Hefei. Host, your younger brother, General Liuping, has also led his troops to Nanjun in Jingzhou. Xiangyang launched an attack. In addition, His Majesty has issued an order to order the governor of Xiling to make preparations and send troops to Jianping County to prepare to enter the territory of Shu to support Xishu."

"Oh my God, are you going to use my private soldiers again? Ah? No, no, no? Director, I need to cut off that sentence just now... Well, my sons who stayed at home will go to the battlefield again to show their majestic appearance Okay? Well, sister Quan, what do you mean by sitting there without saying a word?"

"My husband died suddenly when he was less than 20 years old. There must be something shady about it. The next in-depth report should focus on this..."

"Director, cut off that paragraph as well! Hey, I'm too tired to be the host. Uh, let's get back to the point: General Lu, you just said that you are looking at Xishu this time from a purely military point of view. Mostly it was a surprise and no danger. But based on what our great Wu knows about Xishu, the army of Xishu has never fought a purely military battle, right?"

"Well, host, what you said makes sense. In fact, starting from Liu Bei in Western Shu, his military has always served their politics. They have never fought purely military battles."

"So, the current level of the leaders of Xishu..."

"It is indeed very worrying, and it is indeed very unreliable."

"Can you be more specific?"

"It's absolutely fine. Liu Chan is a pig, Zhuge Zhan is a peacock with a high self-esteem but no ability, and Huang Hao, hehehe..."

"Your opinion is the unanimous opinion of my great Wu. So, what if these guys' blind command caused Xishu to lose the Jiange in a short period of time or let the Wei army enter the basin through other means?"

"Then Xishu will perish."

"So what should we do if we encounter this situation?"

"From the bottom of my heart, it's hard to like those perverts who know all the time to engage in (anti-harmony) bases. But under the current situation where Cao Wei's family dominates, we still need Xishu as an ally. If this With no allies, the pressure on our great Wu will be too great... If this situation really arises, the only thing we can do is to seize the Badong County in Western Shu as soon as possible. Take the entire Yangtze River from the natural danger, all Hold it in your own hands!"

(End of this chapter)