Although the Wei army suffered a major defeat, Sima Yi did not compromise and retreat. After several days of rest and recuperation, Sima Division had been sent to Wancheng to recuperate, but the rest of the Wei army still did not retreat.
"Everyone!"
Sima Yi had a gloomy face, and the generals in the tent suddenly looked nervous.
"Although our army suffered a setback in this battle," Sima Yi continued, "but our army still has tens of thousands of soldiers and horses here. After these few days of rest and recuperation, Benz decided to continue attacking Wuguan."
"Captain!"
Zuo General Zhang He, who had been silent for a long time, stood up and said: "The range of the Shu army's crossbows is beyond the normal range. If our army goes to war again, this..."
Zhang He was still very wary of the Shu army's crossbows.
Throughout the ages, he has heard of the most powerful crossbows.
But he had never heard of a crossbow with a range of more than 500 steps.
"General Zuo!"
Sima Yi said in a deep voice: "Is it because the Shu army has strong bows and crossbows that our army will retreat and just sit back and watch all Guanzhong return to Western Shu?"
Sima Yi was very angry. Although the Shu army had powerful crossbows, it was impossible for the Wei army to retreat because of this. He couldn't accept it.
What's more, his son lost an arm in this battle.
Is this intolerable?
Breaking Wuguan, at the most serious level, means regaining lost territory for the country, but at the most small level, he has to avenge his son.
"Grand Governor."
Wen Qin, the general of Yamen, came out and said: "The general thinks that the disastrous defeat of our army this time is not because of how powerful the Shu army is, but because of the sudden cold arrows fired by its crossbows." As he said this, he looked around at the items in the account.
The general then said: "If the governor wants to fight the Shu army again, I think we can send people to Shu first to find out the bows and crossbows used by the Shu army in this battle, so that our army can fight with them again."
"What Zhong Ruo said is absolutely true;" Xia Houba, the partial general, followed and agreed.
This made Sima Yi's head hurt. He wanted to raise another army to attack Wuguan, but because the Shu army suddenly used an unknown crossbow, none of his generals dared to fight again.
All the generals were already afraid. If the Shu army went to fight again at this time, there might be no chance of victory at all. Sima Yi had to give up the idea of fighting Wuguan again.
April 3, 229 AD.
Sima Yi, the governor of Cao Wei's expedition to Shu, led tens of thousands of Wei troops and temporarily withdrew from Wuguan to Shangyong City.
Sima Yi was defeated at Wuguan, and the news quickly spread throughout the country.
Zigui City.
Lu Xun glanced at Cao Wei's battle report and couldn't help but frown slightly.
"Unite Wei to attack Shu?"
"Haha!"
"After Sima Zhongda's defeat," Lu Xun sighed and said, "It is no longer easy for Cao Wei to seize Guanzhong again, and it is impossible for our army to take advantage of the opportunity to capture Shu."
"This battle was a futile battle," Deputy Governor Zhu Heng also sighed and said, "Only Zhang Zhao and others would think that our army can enter Yizhou while Wei and Shu are fighting."
Zhu Heng had long given up hope for this battle, not to mention whether the Wei army could enter Guanzhong. Even if the Wei army did, they would fight fiercely with the Shu army in Guanzhong.
Does Wu Jun really have a chance?
The Shu army occupied the upper reaches of the Yangtze River. If the Wu army wanted to enter Yizhou, they had to go up the river. The Shu army only needed to set up more than 10,000 troops and horses in the upper reaches of the Yangtze River. Even if the Wu army was praised by the navy, it would be extremely difficult for the Wu army to go up the river and defeat the Shu army.
However, Zhang Zhao and others persuaded Sun Quan, the leader of Wu, that if the Shu Han captured Guanzhong, Cao Wei's power would be weakened, while the Shu Han would be strong.
If Wei Qiang is strong, then Wu and Shu can ally with each other.
If Wei is weak, Shu must be attacked first.
Last year, the Shu Han captured Guanzhong, cutting off the connection between Cao Wei and Yongliang. Once the Shu Han occupied the land of Yongliang, the Shu Han would soon form a powerful cavalry, which might be stronger than Cao Wei.
Zhang Zhao believes that Shu Han is strong.
Zhuge Liang could go out of the Yangtze River to the south to threaten Soochow, and to the east he could go out to Tongguan to threaten Cao Wei. However, the Shu Han had Yangtze River, Wuguan, Tongguan and other dangerous passes to guard.
In comparison, now is no longer the time to unite with Shuhan.
Only by weakening or slowing down the strong momentum of Shu Han.
Because Zhuge Liang was determined to revive the Han Dynasty and regain the Central Plains.
Once the Shu Han Dynasty leaves Tongguan in the east and Cao Wei is defeated, Soochow will inevitably be next.
Therefore, when Sima Yi sent envoys to Wu, Zhang Zhao and others immediately persuaded Sun Quan to join forces with Wei to attack Shu.
It’s just that no one expected it.
However, Sima Yi's army suffered another disastrous defeat at Wuguan.
Lu Xun was speechless.
He originally thought that when Sima Yi had the advantage, he could take the opportunity to go up the river and raid Yizhou, but now, Sima Yi was defeated and retreated to Shangyong.
"What should we do?"
Lu Xun shook his head. Now that the Wei army had been defeated, it was naturally even less possible for him to go up the river to attack Yizhou.
Unlike Lu Xun, the Qiang people in Xiliang appear to be much more pragmatic.
After learning that Zhuge Liang had defeated Sima Yi in the Battle of Wuguan, the Qiang leader Ma Tianxiao quickly ceased his activities and even sent an envoy to Chang'an to meet Zhuge Liang.
Chang'an——
"Please also ask the envoy to go back and inform leader Ma Tianxiao," Zhuge Liang said with a smile: "From now on, Han and Qiang are brothers."
"Thank you, Prime Minister!" the Xiliang envoy was very happy.
This time when they entered Chang'an, they not only received Zhuge Liang's attention, but before leaving, the Han also gave the Qiang people fifty shi of refined salt, thirty shi of maltose, and some high-grade Shu wine.
After sending away the Xiliang envoy, Zhuge Liang sent Fei Yi to Wuchang to meet Sun Quan, hoping that Soochow would still maintain its alliance with the Han Dynasty.
Two months later.
Sun Quan, the leader of Wu, accepted Zhuge Liang's proposal, and Han and Wu returned to their alliance.
In fact, Sun Quan had no choice but to agree to re-alliance with the Han Dynasty.
Because of this alliance with Cao Wei, although Soochow did not suffer any losses, it did not allow Soochow to gain any benefits.
What's more important is that after the tug of war in the past few years, there is now a redrawn pattern of the Three Kingdoms.
Soochow is no longer afraid of Cao Wei.
After suggestions from officials in Eastern Wu, Sun Quan ascended the throne and proclaimed himself emperor in Wuchang on June 18, 229 AD, and his country was named Da Wu.
When Sun Quan proclaimed himself emperor, he certainly did not want to have any grudges with the Han Dynasty at this time.
In comparison, the main opponent of the Han Dynasty is still Cao Wei. If they unite with the Han Dynasty, it will be beneficial to Soochow without any harm.
July 23.
Chengdu.
"Foreign Minister Zhang Wen pays homage to His Majesty."
Zhang Wen once again went to Chengdu as an envoy. Compared with the previous two times, his status this time seemed to be higher because he now represented the state of Wu.
After the courtesy ceremony, Zhang Wen handed Liu Chan his credentials from Soochow.
After a year, this is the first time Liu Chan has participated in such a large court meeting.
Zhuge Liang also returned to Chengdu at the beginning of the month.
Soochow's credentials are very simple.
The general idea is that Soochow has now officially established a country. As an ally, we are forming an alliance with the Han Dynasty in the name of the country.
Liu Chan carefully read the credentials, then handed the credentials to Prime Minister Zhuge Liang and said: "Master, please take a look!"
Just as Zhuge Liang took over the credentials and flipped through them, Zhang Wen spoke again: "Your Majesty, the foreign minister is here to hope that your Majesty will recognize the Kingdom of Wu. Of course, our country has always recognized your Majesty's Han Dynasty."
"What about Cao Wei?"
Liu Chan heard this and asked deliberately doubtfully.
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This chapter has been completed!