In fact, the conflict between Jia Xu and Guo Huai has been around for a long time.
To be precise, Jia Xu has been dissatisfied with Guo Huai for a long time.
He thought that Guo Huai was too timid and was beaten by the Shu people in the battle of Xiaoguan.
Therefore, he complained in private more than once that Guo Huai was as afraid of Shu as a tiger.
If the opponent is Feng Thief, it can also be understood as being cautious.
So after Feng thief withdrew from Qiaoshan, facing the unknown thief general, Guo Huai actually suffered the opponent's loss, which was simply extremely incompetent.
Most of the army's chief generals were at odds with their subordinates, which was probably the military tradition of the Wei state.
At that time, Zhang Liao was at odds with Yue Jin and Li Dian, but they all stayed in Hefei to guard against Sun Quan.
Cao Xiu and Jia Kui were at odds, and they were often sent together by the Lord of Wei to fight against Jiangdong.
Now Man Chong is at odds with Wang Ling. At the same time, they each lead an army and guard the front line in Yangzhou.
Therefore, it is not unexpected that Jia Xu and Guo Huai are at odds.
At this time, after Guo Huai asked Jia Xu to stop, Jia Xu immediately felt that the other party was pretending to be public for personal gain and retaliating against him, so he was naturally very angry.
It's just that the military orders are like mountains, and Guo Huai is the commander-in-chief of the army after all. Jia Xu is not angry at all, but he can only obey the orders.
Jiang Wei, who had been observing the hilltop opposite with his telescope, immediately noticed the large-scale mobilization of the Wei army.
So he discussed with Li Qiu:
"I saw the thief's movements, which are quite strange. Is he trying to escape?"
In the past few months, Jiang Wei and Guo Huai have fought against each other many times.
Jiang Wei had the advantage of having sharp soldiers and swords, while Guo Huai had the advantage of having more soldiers. Each had its own victory or defeat, and everyone knew that his opponent was not an easy opponent.
Li Qiu is now regarded as one of the top figures in the Xinghan Association, and he is quite talented.
Normally, he might not accept Jiang Wei.
But my brother has always been very good at understanding people, and this time he personally ordered the general.
In addition, for the sake of the overall situation, on the surface he had no objections, but in his heart he was dissatisfied.
After these few months of working together, and after witnessing Jiang Wei's inferior force, which prevented the other party from daring to attack easily, he finally let go of his prejudices.
So after Jiang Wei asserted that the Wei thieves wanted to retreat, Li Qiu did not object, but asked:
"Why did General Jiang say this?"
Jiang Wei explained:
"I see that the thieves are making a lot of noise. It seems that the whole army is out. If they are not preparing to go out to fight with us, they must have some plans."
"However, over the past few months, the thieves and I have known that unless reinforcements arrive, the forces on hand will not be enough to shake the other side's camp."
"So I think that if the thieves are making such movements, they are not making a large-scale attack, but in all likelihood they are preparing to retreat."
After hearing this, Li Qiu looked thoughtful:
"In this battle to regain Guanzhong, the prime minister sent troops from Hanzhong, and the prince led the army to attack Bingzhou. Could it be that there was a change in Guanzhong?"
"This is exactly what I expected!" Jiang Wei's eyes flashed with excitement, "Who in the world can stop the prime minister and the prince from attacking from east to west?"
"Therefore, the prime minister or the prince must have made some progress and there was an emergency in the pass, so the thieves had to withdraw from Qiaoshan."
The Liangzhou Army has traveled thousands of miles across the desert and is considered an elite soldier rarely seen in the world.
Even I didn't dare to think that after reaching Jiuyuan, the Liangzhou Army would still be able to attack thousands of miles again.
It is even less likely that Wei Thief would have thought of it.
The Battle of Guanzhong has been going on for more than half a year. If the king goes well, not to mention taking over Bingzhou, if he is more bold, he might even try to drink from the Ma Da River.
As long as the princes enter Hedong, the whole country of Wei will be shaken.
If the Prime Minister cooperates to hold back the main force of Wei thieves, then...
Thinking of this, Jiang Wei became more and more excited.
Although it was speculation, Jiang Wei's tone was extremely affirmative. It was obvious that his confidence in the Prime Minister and Feng Governor was much stronger than that of Li Qiu.
"Then...what does General Jiang want?"
Li Qiu asked hesitantly.
Obviously, before getting the exact information about the thief, Li Qiu was more cautious than Jiang Wei.
Jiang Wei's somewhat radical and adventurous temperament was fully exposed at this time:
"According to the art of war, if you want to retreat, it's best to win and then retreat, so that you don't have to worry about chasing troops."
"The next best thing is to show war and then retreat. This can make the enemy have doubts and not dare to pursue them with all their strength."
"Thirdly, if we retreat without fighting, the rear army will be in danger; if we retreat after defeat, we will risk the entire army being annihilated."
"Therefore, if the thieves go out to fight in a big way tomorrow, they are really guilty. We must fight hard, and it is best to win the battle so that the thieves do not dare to retreat easily;"
"If the thief does not go out to fight, then we must pay attention to the fact that the thief has escaped. It is the time for us to achieve great success."
Such a determined tone made Li Qiu a little worried:
"In case the thief doesn't retreat..."
"It doesn't matter." Jiang Wei knew what he meant and suggested: "If there is a battle tomorrow, I will personally lead the Tiger Infantry into battle. General Li, you can guard the rear camp, not only to respond, but also to prevent the thieves from committing fraud."
The terrain of Qiaoshan Mountain is complex. Unless they are surrounding the mountain and attacking from above, the two armies will fight among the mountains, forests or valleys. The number can range from more than a thousand to two or three thousand. No matter how many, it will be difficult to deploy.
Even if they are divided into front and rear echelons and take turns going into battle, there will not be more than 10,000 people.
Under such circumstances, Jiang Wei, as a general, actually had to go into battle himself.
Li Qiu said tactfully:
"General Jiang is the commander-in-chief of the army, how can he easily visit the enemy's formation in person?"
"E Shun of Modao Camp is a fierce general. Tomorrow we can let him lead the front army of Modao Camp, and General Jiang can lead the Tiger Infantry in the center. In this way, we will have no worries."
Before Governor Feng left, he left the entire Modao camp behind, especially the leader of Modao camp, Mo Dao's hand E Shun, who was born with supernatural powers but was as ugly as a ghost.
Even without a ghost mask, it can still scare the faint of heart like a ghost in daylight.
Jiang Wei received Li Qiu's support and said with great joy:
"So good."
On the second day at three o'clock in the morning, they saw a Wei army and came to the flat ground under the Han army's stronghold to set up a formation. At the same time, they sent people to provoke and scold them.
Jiang Wei smiled and said to Li Qiu:
"The thief is just as I expected."
Li Qiu couldn't help but admire him.
Seeing that Jiang Wei was eager to lead others to fight, he quickly reminded:
"If the thieves want to win and retreat, this battle will be like a battle between trapped animals. General Jiang must still be careful that the thieves are ambushing."
Jiang Wei responded with his mouth full.
Just when Jiang Wei and Li Qiu were concentrating on dealing with the provocative Wei army, they did not know that Guo Huai in Xinglong Pass had quietly led the army before dawn and began to cross Qiaoshan along the Qin Straight Road.
The mountain behind the main peak.
The main peak of Qiaoshan where Xinglongguan is located is higher than other peaks.
The so-called climbing high and observing far distances means that although the Han army took advantage of telescopes, they could detect the enemy's movements in advance.
But the telescope cannot penetrate the mountain and see the real movements of Guo Huai behind the main peak.
Guo Mo, who was riding away with Guo Huai, couldn't help but look back at Xinglong Pass, which was getting farther and farther behind him, with a look of admiration on his face:
"How did the general know that Jia Xu would not listen to the general's order and stick to the camp, but went to meet the enemy without authorization?"
Guo Huai smiled proudly:
"Jia Xu talks a lot about me being afraid of the enemy. He seems to despise me, but in fact he doesn't take Shu captives seriously."
"He was dissatisfied when I suppressed him before. Now I specifically let him lead the army alone, and before leaving, I deliberately used words to provoke him. How could he not be angry?"
"How can he listen to my words? As soon as I leave, even if he doesn't lead the army to fight without authorization, he will open a stronghold to meet the enemy when the Shu captives come to test him."
Speaking of this, he sneered:
"But he doesn't know that the more he behaves like this, the more he will follow my will! Otherwise, how could he confuse the Shu captives and willingly cover our retreat?"
Jiang Wei understood the principle of withdrawing troops after victory or withdrawing troops after fighting. How could Guo Huai, who had been fighting for so many years, not understand?
Jiang Wei guessed from the large-scale mobilization of the Wei camp that Guo Huai might withdraw his troops.
But he never expected that Guo Huai would retreat in this way.
It can even be said to be a kind of strong man's arm breaking.
This wrist is a little different.
A person with high emotional intelligence is said to be more assertive and very persistent in doing things.
The term "low emotional intelligence" is just one-sided, a bit naive, and stubborn...
Since Liu Bei's death and Zhuge Liang's first trip to Qishan, Wei has never defeated the Han army on the battlefield.
The emperor of Wei, the chief minister, generals, governors, etc. were all defeated by the Han army.
But Jia Xu thought he could be an exception.
Guo Huai is not Jia Xu, and he does not have Jia Xu’s self-confidence:
"We have to go faster, otherwise, if Jia Xu is defeated too quickly, the Shu captives will catch up soon."
Guo Huai used Jia Xu as bait to stop Jiang Wei's pursuit.
What he didn't know was that Sima Yi also used him as bait and planned to use him to catch a big turtle, a big turtle that was fishing by the river.
Not only that, while Guo Huai withdrew his troops, he did not forget to follow Sima Yi's instructions and send fast horses to the northwest along the Jing River.
Let's see if there is any way to get Deng Ai, who is approaching Xiao Pass, to try to return to Chang'an from Jingshui.
I definitely can’t go back to Qian County.
In Guo Huai's view, Grand Sima had already made plans to abandon most of Guanzhong, and was preparing to shrink his troops and rely on Chang'an or Tongguan to fight the Shu captives to the death.
It's just that Xiaoguan is too far away from Chang'an, so whether Deng Ai can lead his army back is still a question.
But this is not within the scope of Guo Huai's consideration. After all, he has problems with his own retreat.
As for Qin Lang, the Cavalry General, that is not something Guo Huai should consider. I think the Great Sima has his own arrangements.
What Guo Huai didn't know was that Da Sima had arranged it, but in Da Sima's eyes, not only was he, Guo Huai, a bait, but Deng Ai, who was under Xiao Guan, was even more a bait.
As for Qin Lang... he is a bait bigger than himself, and this bait is about to be swallowed by the Han Prime Minister.
Forty miles to the west of Wuzhangyuan, Wei Yan of the Han army had already led his army around Weibei, and could cross the river at any time and insert himself diagonally into Qinlang's rear.
As for Qin Lang's two wings, the Han army's northern and southern armies had finally regained their mobility, and their armored cavalry had been wandering around, preparing to attack.
Directly opposite, the Tiger Infantry pressed forward step by step, constantly demolishing the outer perimeter of Qinlang's camp.
"General, we can't stop it outside!"
"I saw."
Qin Lang stood on the command platform inside the camp, looking calm as he watched the last ditch being filled in by the Han army.
He was born of Du family and inherited his mother's excellent genes. As his name suggests, he has a handsome face that is always a bit soft, making people feel like they want to get close to him.
It is not without reason that Cao Rui always likes to let him stay in the palace.
It's just that at this time, Qin Lang's face no longer had the usual softness, but was only calm. The calm was filled with deathly ashes, and the deathly ashes were full of despair.
They agreed to attack the Shu army together, but after a heavy rain, the Shu army attacked themselves.
Where is Da Sima?!
Where is Sima Yi?!
How dare he?!
"Where are the people who were sent for help today?"
Qin Lang asked in a low voice.
Until the Han army came to the gate of the camp, Qin Lang still couldn't believe that Sima Yi had left him and ran away.
He would rather believe that Sima Yi was defeated by Zhuge Liang.
Over the past few days, he has been trying to find ways to rescue people outside.
"General...General, no soldiers are willing to break out and ask for help. Moreover, we have sent out so many groups of troops to ask for help. It has been so long, and no news has come back..."
The deputy general muttered, unable to speak any more.
To the north is the Weishui River, to the south is the Qinling Mountains, to the east is the Shu army, and the only place to go is Chencang in the west.
But there are only a few thousand people in Chencang, so what can they do?
Even if all the garrison troops from Qian County come over, it won't help much.
The only thing that can really save the current situation is the east.
"General? How about we..."
The deputy general said tentatively.
Qin Lang turned his head, his eyes cold:
"What?"
The deputy general swallowed a mouthful of saliva:
"Since there has been no news from Da Sima, why don't we retreat to Chencang?"
Qin Lang had a bitter look on his face and pointed to the side:
"Can't retreat."
That's where the Shu Cavalry Army appeared.
If it had been before, I couldn't defeat him, but I could at least outrun him. After all, where did the war horses come from in Shu?
But since the loss of Longyou, especially Liangzhou, the Shu captives' cavalry suddenly became the best in the world.
Anyone who dares to escape with the Shu captives on their backs will be doomed.
If he was defeated and fled, he might not be able to turn back.
When the deputy general heard this, he also had a sad look on his face:
"General, what should we do?"
"What should I do? I can only repay the king with my heart!"
Qin Lang seemed to have made his choice long ago, his eyes were firm:
"We have received great favor from Your Majesty and have already dedicated our lives to Your Majesty. Now that we encounter a strong enemy, we must fight to kill the enemy to repay Your Majesty's kindness!"
With that said, Qin Lang pulled out the sword from his waist and shouted:
"I, Qin Lang, swear here that I will fight to the death with all the generals in this battle, but if I have one breath left, I will fight to the death with all the generals!"
Infected by the general's emotions, the generals of the Imperial Guard standing around and under the high platform roared:
"Fight to the death!"
They were loyal to Cao Rui, and their families were being held hostage in Luoyang, so there was no room for surrender at this time.
There was huge resentment in Qin Lang's eyes:
Sima Yi, if I am lucky enough to return to Luoyang, I must avenge you for not saving me today!
"Pass on my military orders, and the generals will return to their camps, mobilize their elites, and obey orders at any time!"
"promise!"
Outside the camp, the Shu captives had filled in a section of the last trench, rolled out huge bridge carts, and built two wide roads.
A ramming car made of logs whittled into sharp points was pushed in front of the ditch.
It seemed that Shulu didn't want to give himself any chance to breathe.