After the Wei army retreated, there was thunderous joy in the Tucheng.
The Shu soldiers below held torches, circled together, took crab steps, and danced the Bayu dance happily.
On the city tower, a small group of soldiers tightly surrounded Ma Su, watching the latter intently.
Each and every one of them looked extremely hot.
Being admired by so many people, Ma Su suddenly felt overwhelmed and couldn't control himself.
Alas, my personality charm is too great, and it has always been a burden that I can’t get rid of... Ma Su smiled at the corner of his mouth and waved his hand gently:
"This great victory is all due to everyone. I will report it to the Prime Minister and reward you based on your merits."
The soldiers cheered, but still gathered together and stared straight at them.
General Zhang Xiu came in from behind, waved his hand and said, "Okay, it's getting late, let's all disperse."
The soldiers, still not satisfied, stepped aside and looked frequently at Ma Su's position.
Ma Di was immersed in his unparalleled charm and was in a state of ecstasy. For a moment, he felt that his reputation in the Shu army had surpassed that of Zhao Yun and was chasing Zhuge Liang.
Well, this Ma Su looks like a general!
General Li Sheng hesitated again and again, and reminded him: "General, I have something to say, I don't know whether to say it or not..."
"speak!"
"General, your baby is exposed."
"..." Ma Su looked down, with a hint of embarrassment on his face. He quickly stuffed the "Su Nv Jing" with half of the illustrations exposed back into his arms, clasped his hands behind his back, and walked away quickly.
On the tower, the soldiers' fiery gazes immediately returned to normal.
"Hahaha……"
Zhang Xiu and Li Sheng looked at each other and couldn't help laughing.
…
Seven days passed in the blink of an eye.
The Xiqiang people delivered food as scheduled.
Ma Su solemnly received the Imperial Master Yadan. As soon as the latter entered the camp, his eyes were red and he said with a look of shame: "General, my king felt that the food he sent last time was too little, not enough to feed the army, so he often did this
I blame myself so much that I don’t even think about food or tea.”
"But we Xiqiang don't have any extra food, but for Prime Minister Zhuge's great cause of restoring the Han Dynasty, we are willing to contribute some modest efforts again."
"That's great!" Ma Di held Grand Master Yadan's hands tightly and spoke with emotion:
"Cherichi is such a good comrade! The party, state and principal...oh no, your Majesty and the Prime Minister will never forget you."
Hearing this, Yadan showed a happy smile and waved his hand behind him.
Five thousand Qiang men wearing coarse cloth coats, with two thick arms exposed, shouted in unison and put down the cloth bags on their backs.
Ma Su thought about it again and again, and asked with some worry: "Master Yadan, your department is out of food, isn't it? I wonder where this food... did your department get it from?"
Yadan waved his hand after hearing this: "General, don't worry, this batch of food comes from the right source and the quality is absolutely no problem!"
I didn't mean that... Ma Su held his forehead and was speechless.
Yadan thought for a while and added: "These five thousand stones of grain have been certified by the Wei military. They are all high-quality corn! This is what the Wei army eats on weekdays."
"General, please feel free to eat it."
"..."
'You call this a legitimate one?'
'Zhang He might have led his cavalry to kill you...'
'I'm not worried at all!'
Ma Su opened his mouth and suddenly felt that he had nothing to say.
For the Qiang people who can do anything without beeping, robbery is as common as drinking water and is not a big deal at all.
Yadan looked solemn and solemnly raised his hand, "General, we meet in the mountains and rivers, so I'll take my leave now!"
After that, he led the five thousand Qiang Han people out of the city without looking back.
Xiqiang's behavior of "coming without seeking fame and leaving without seeking profit" won unanimous praise from the Shu soldiers.
Everyone waved their hands and reluctantly watched off Imperial Master Yadan and his entourage.
Only Ma Su knew that the Xiqiang people's move was partly a bet and partly due to the system.
Xiqiang is like a small country sandwiched between two superpowers, and the situation makes it difficult for them to clearly choose sides.
The behavior of "swaying left and right, trying to please both sides" is completely self-destructive, because they cannot withstand the anger of the two big countries.
The Loulan Kingdom, which was torn between the Xiongnu and the Western Han Dynasty in the past and was destroyed by the Han in a rage, is a lesson learned from the past.
A big country cannot take down a big country, but it is very easy to take care of a small country.
As soon as Yadan and his party left, a scout galloped over and reported, "Report! Two days ago, Zhang He led his troops to the west. Now there are only 3,000 men and horses in Xiabian City!"
Everyone was overjoyed when they heard this. Li Sheng and Zhang Xiu looked at each other and looked at Ma Su expectantly.
"General..."
"This opportunity is not to be missed."
Ma Su raised his hand and pressed it down, telling the two to calm down, and immediately started brainstorming to weigh the current situation.
Obviously, Zhang He should have gone to attack the Xiqiang, and not only wanted to take revenge, but also wanted to take back the stolen food and grass.
It is indeed a perfect opportunity for the Shu army to attack Xiabian at this time.
The Hanzhong-Sichuan defense line can be moved forward again to form a perfect closed loop.
Ma Di couldn't help but think of the Battle of Xiabian in the 23rd year of Jian'an. That battle was also an outpost battle between Liu Bei and Cao Cao to compete for Hanzhong.
At that time, Liu Bei sent Zhang Fei and Ma Chao to occupy Xiabian and block Cao's reinforcements. Liu Bei personally led Huang Zhong, Zhao Yun and the main army to attack Yangping Pass where Xiahou Yuan was guarding.
Cao Cao responded quickly and ordered Cao Hong to lead the vanguard to attack Xiabian.
In this battle, Cao's army went straight to Beibei. Generals Wu Lan and Lei Tong of the Shu army were killed in the battle, and Zhang Fei had to temporarily retreat. Although the whole battle was small in scale, it opened the prelude to the subsequent Hanzhong War.
It can be seen that the strategic position of Xiabian City is transcendent, comparable to the existence of passes such as Chencang City, Dashanguan Pass, Yangping Pass, and Tongguan.
In the spring of this year (the sixth year after the founding of the Shu Han Dynasty), Zhuge Liang began the Northern Expedition. He also sent troops from Xiabian City and captured the three counties of Longxi in an instant.
After that, the situation on the battlefield was somewhat unsatisfactory. In Xiegu, Zhao Yun's tribe, which was holding back the main force of the Wei army in Guanzhong, was killed by Cao Zhen. Cao Zhen then personally led his army to kill Hanzhong, the throat of Shu Han.
Zhuge Liang was forced to lead his troops to rescue, which resulted in the loss of Jieting's defensive significance and Ma Di was forced to withdraw his troops.
After the sneak attack on Chencang, the battle quickly evolved into Shu and Wei each sending out two armies to fight separately.
Under Chencang City, Zhuge Liang and Sima Yi competed for patience, perseverance, resourcefulness and national strength.
In the land of Lueyang, Zhang He and his horse Su fought with each other's wits and courage, and each other attacked and defended - one side attacked fiercely, and the other side defended fiercely.
Now, it was finally his turn to fight back.
But how to make a move requires careful calculation and calculation.
Since Xiabian City is the seat of Wudu County and the gateway to Longxi, and Yinping is another gateway to central Sichuan, therefore, if the Shu army does not capture these two places, they will not be able to secure themselves.
If Wudu was captured, the Shu Han would have a frontier bridgehead to further capture Longnan and Longxi.
Then the purpose of capturing Yinping is exactly the opposite, just to protect ourselves. Yinping is another gateway to the Central Sichuan Basin. By occupying this place, the Wei army seems to have the key to invade Central Sichuan. They can enter the Central Sichuan Plain from the Yinping Trail at any time.
In the original time and space, after the Wei State had survived Zhuge Liang's six expeditions out of Qishan and Jiang Wei's ninth expedition to the Central Plains, he held a bell meeting, Deng Ai, and Zhuge Xu's three armies to counterattack the Shu Han.
Among them, Deng Ai and his group took advantage of the confrontation between Jiang Wei's main force and Zhong Hui's army at Jiange, the gateway to central Sichuan. He led thousands of elite troops into the hinterland of Yizhou from the Yinping path, and unexpectedly captured Chengdu, the hometown of the Shu Han.
The reason why Deng Ai's sneak attack was successful was that Yinping County, located in Longnan, was in the hands of Cao Wei. The Shu Han lost this important gateway and laid the foundation for the destruction of the country.
In view of this, Wudu and Yinping must be chosen!
However, before marching to Xiabian, you must simulate the battle situation first to avoid falling into Zhang He's trap.
What if Zhang He just made a false shot and didn't attack the Xiqiang, but hid in a mountain nook to ambush me...
hiss--
Ma Su took a breath of cold air.
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