In Didao City, Qiang King Cheliji called Mi Dang to his side and was asking Zhang Xiu about the situation of his troops. When he saw Xu Shu coming from outside, both of them stood up immediately, and Cheliji went to greet Xu Shu enthusiastically.
"Master Xu, you are a distinguished guest. Why do you have the time to come here to see me today?" Cheriji welcomed Xu Shu into the room and said with a smile.
"Don't you know, Your Majesty?" Xu Shu asked with a nervous look on his face as soon as he sat down.
"What do I know?" Cheriji also looked suspicious.
"Oops!" Xu Shu slapped his thigh suddenly, stood up immediately, walked to Cheliji, and said: "Your Majesty, the Chinese army has made new moves in the past two days. Pang De captured Fanhan, and Taishi Ci captured
In Daxia City, Ma Chao has occupied Baishi Mountain, and Wang Shuang has stationed troops at Wushu Cave Mountain, hoping to surround us all here."
"Oh, what does General Xiahou mean?" Cheriji asked shrewdly.
Xu Shu said: "Of course it's a counterattack! General Xiahou is going to lead his army to fight Ma Chao and Wang Shuang, but he hopes that the king can attack Daxia and Panhan. Especially Panhan, this place is extremely dangerous and connects Longxi and the Qiang people.
The main road of the tribe is also the place that the king must pass through to transport food and grass. If we don't recapture it, I'm afraid it will cause great disaster."
Cheriji pretended to be surprised and asked: "That won't work, I have to take back Wuhan. Your Excellency, please go back and tell General Xiahou that I will send troops immediately. I don't believe it. The little Wuhan, I have an army of 200,000."
We still can’t conquer it.”
Xu Shu said: "Well, I will convey the king's wishes. Then I will go back now and convey it to General Xiahou."
"Mr. Xu, I have something to ask Mr. Xu for help. Our army came in too hastily and did not carry much food and grass. From here to Panghan, the road is difficult to walk. However, the Chinese army occupied Panghan and cut it off.
My supply line has been blocked, and the team transporting grain and grass cannot get through, so we have nothing to eat. Our current grain and grass are only enough to last for one day, and we would like to borrow some grain from Mr. Xu." Cheriji said with a sad look on his face.
After hearing this, Xu Shu thought to himself: "This old fox is actually waiting for me here..."
He frowned, showing a look of embarrassment on his face, and said to Cheriji: "Your Majesty, originally I should have followed your suggestion, but you also know that our money and food in Liangzhou are all hoarded in Jicheng. Now Jicheng
Occupied by the Chinese army, Didao City also
We only have a little food and grass that we can barely sustain. I'm afraid it won't last even half a month. The king's army of 200,000 is indeed a large number for us. Even if it turns the entire Didao City upside down, it is barely enough.
Food rations for five days..."
"Oh, if that's the case, then I won't force others to do anything. At worst, I will kill horses to satisfy hunger..." Seeing that he didn't get any advantage, Cheriji shook his head and said, "I can understand it, but I'm afraid the tribal leaders under me can't understand it.
, they are very
What is the reason for the coming of Wan Ku? Isn’t it just to help you Wei people repel the enemy? We are not looking for wealth or power, we are just for temporary morality, so we come to help without any conditions. This is called me
How should I explain it to my subordinates..."
"Your Majesty, what else are you trying to explain? We are doing a thankless job. We are fighting for others, and we are not fighting for ourselves. The worst we can do is defeat Panhan and withdraw our troops back to Qiang. The Chinese army will definitely not dare to attack us for the time being. It has nothing to do with us, so why bother?
How worried are you?" Midang interjected at the right time.
After Xu Shu heard this, he thought to himself: "The old fox is indeed not simple. The little foxes he has taught will know how to look and act. It seems that we really need to give them some food and grass as a meeting gift..."
Thinking of this, Xu Shu said: "Your Majesty, let's do this. We can't take out the extra food and grass. At most, we can spare one day's rations. With Your Majesty's army, we can attack a small Panghan in less than half a day."
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"It can be captured in an hour!" Midang suddenly interrupted to show off the power of the Qiang people.
Unexpectedly, as soon as Midang finished speaking, Cheriji rolled his eyes and gouged out Midang fiercely. Seeing this, Midang lowered his head and said nothing.
Xu Shu chuckled and said: "This is the best, then we will support the king with one day's ration. From here to Panghan, the cavalry will take almost a day to march. Even if the king attacks the city with a tired army, he will be able to capture Panghan quickly.
, I don’t know what the king’s intention is like?”
Cheriji said: "Then it's Master Laoxu."
Xu Shu said: "It doesn't matter, are we all allies? If this is Jicheng, we can support you for one day, not to mention ten days, or a hundred days. Unfortunately, this is Didao, and the food in the city is limited. Please forgive me, Your Majesty."
Cheriji said: "It is enough to have Mr. Xu's heart."
Xu Shu cupped his fists and said, "Then I will go and prepare food and fodder for the king first. The king can gather his troops and horses. I will send someone to deliver them in a moment. Take your leave."
"I won't send it."
Seeing Xu Shu's leaving figure, Cheriji's smile faded. When Xu Shu left completely, his face became gloomy, he glared at Mi Dang angrily, and said resentfully: "It's okay from now on, don't interrupt!
I could have asked for one more Wei Jun
Some people who store grain can also reduce the strength of the Wei army, but just because of what you said just now. In one hour? You have such a strong tone. Panhan is located in a dangerous location, easy to defend and difficult to attack. You can defeat Panhan in one hour.
Capture it, and I will leave this Qiang King to you!"
Mi Dang felt ashamed on his face. He originally wanted to show off how powerful the Qiang people were, but unexpectedly he ruined Cheli Ji's good deeds.
According to Cheriji's own ideas, he should first explain to Xu Shu the difficulty of attacking Panhan, and then talk about the long journey of his troops and the lack of men and horses. In short, he should try every means to make Xu Shu believe that his troops are weak and vulnerable.
, and also wanted Xu Shu to know that it would take at least ten days to attack Panghan, so as to obtain more food and grass and gradually reduce the combat effectiveness of the Wei army.
However, such a perfect plan was completely ruined because of Mi Dang's words. He only got a day's worth of food, as if he had received a charity.
"Your Majesty, I know I was wrong. Please punish me, Your Majesty!" Mi Dang saluted.
"Forget it, forget it, it was an unintentional mistake on your part. Immediately send an order and call on the entire army to march in the direction of Panhan. Not a single soldier should be left in Didao," Cheriji said.
Mi Dang asked in confusion: "Your Majesty, don't you leave any soldiers? Although Wuhan is easy to defend and difficult to attack, he doesn't need an army of 200,000?"
"You know nothing! Who told you that I am going to attack Wuhan? Wuhan is so difficult to fight, how can you eat it in one day? Leave it to the Iron Chariot Soldiers who will come later. Cheri Xiang will command the Iron Chariot Soldiers.
Han won't be able to hold on for long. Both Han and Daxia will be occupied by us. Since we are going to start a war, we must give the Chinese army some suffering." Cheriji said with a smile.
Midang really didn't understand. Although he knew that Cheliji's brother Chelixiang was leading the iron chariot troops behind him, he still didn't understand why Cheliji withdrew his army to go to Panghan. He asked: "Your Majesty, then let's not attack Panghan."
Han, why are you still going in the direction of Fanhan?"
"It is said that the Han people have the advantages of the Han people. At least Sun Tzu's Art of War is a very good book. In the future, we must learn more like the Han people and use the Han people's methods. We can also become emperors ourselves. At this time, it is us
When the Qiang people rise in one fell swoop, do you understand?"
"I understand, I'll make arrangements right away." Mi Dang said with a smile.
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Xu Shu returned to the hall of the prefect's mansion, met with Xia Houyuan, and informed Xia Houyuan about Cheliji's dispatch of troops, but concealed the matter of giving Cheliji a day's food. If he told Xiahouyuan about this matter, I am afraid that Xiahouyuan would
With that temper, it would be strange if he didn't look for trouble.
"Military advisor, what should we do now?" Xia Houyuan asked.
"Go attack Ma Chao and Wang Shuang, and then ambush them."
"How many troops and horses will you bring?" Xia Houyuan asked.
"Except for Zhang Xiu's troops, all the others were taken away."
"Zhang Xiu is a general, why not take him with him?" Xia Houyuan asked.
"Ma Chao is Zhang Xiu's old master. I'm worried that Zhang Xiu won't be able to take action when he sees Ma Chao. If Ma Chao meets Zhang Xiu and persuades him to submit to the Huaxia Kingdom, wouldn't we lose more than we gain? So, just leave Zhang Xiu to defend the city.
They left food and grass for ten days, and we took away all the food and grass. Even if Zhang Xiu really rebelled,
It doesn't matter, there is no loss for us if we capture Didao City. Our goal is Jicheng, and capturing Jicheng is the most important thing. Do we have our food reserves there? With that food and grass, we can continue to gain a foothold in Liangzhou.
Even if you go into the mountains and fight the Chinese army for a long time, it is still possible." Xu Shu analyzed.
After hearing this, Xia Houyuan chuckled and said, "The strategist has a clever plan. Then proceed according to the strategist's plan."
The two of them had discussed and decided, and immediately issued an order, leaving Zhang Xiu to defend the city, taking away all the food and grass, and told Zhang Xiu that if it could be as fast as three days, or as slow as seven days, they would surely return with a great victory, and let Zhang Xiu defend the city.
On the other side, Xu Shu secretly sent people to distribute some food and grass to Cheriji, and all of Cheriji's two hundred thousand troops also walked in the direction of Panhan. In this way, Xu Shu felt relieved.
Zhang Xiu and Zhang Ji stood on the tower of Didao City, watching Xia Houyuan leading the army towards Baishi Mountain, and asked: "De Rong, in your opinion, Xia Houyuan left our army alone to defend the city, why should we still do it?"
You took away all the food and grass in the city, are you suspicious of us?"
Zhang Ji said: "Not necessarily. It should be that the general is afraid that the general will defect after seeing General Tian, so he left us. They should not find out the secret between us, and it is impossible to find out."
"Then what should we do now? The Qiang people and Xia Houyuan are all sent out, and we will defend the empty city alone?" Zhang Xiu asked.
Zhang Ji said: "My subordinates believe that the general should not move lightly and should wait and see what happens. Our army and horses should play a role in turning the tide. Now that the war has just begun, it is not the time for us to decide the outcome. We continue to lurk in the Wei army."
There is no harm to us."
"Okay, then I'll listen to you and continue to lurk. But I don't know what's going on with Meng Qi. Xu Shu is a powerful character. Can Meng Qi deal with Xu Shu's tricks?" Zhang Xiu said worriedly.
(PS: There is another update, which will be updated during the day.)