Outside the fortress of Jianyin City, there is a plain river.
Above the skyline of the Quwu Mountains, the ten thousand-foot-high rays of light broke out at dawn.
Accompanied by the sound of "chirping and rumbling", the heavy gate of the Han army's camp opened wide.
Accompanied by the sound of footsteps and the sound of the military commander's orders, two teams of soldiers marched out. The march was strict and the morale was high. Two flags were embroidered with "蜑獍" and "zhou" respectively.
"Character.
One group went to the Fortress of Manyin, and the other group went to the Wei army camp ten miles away.
The Wei army's mounted scouts in the distance couldn't help curling their lips when they saw this, and turned their horses' heads in disinterest and headed back to the camp.
It's not that they are neglecting military affairs.
But just like today's scene, they have been seeing it for more than two months.
The general from Pingbei who was nicknamed "Scar Pu", ever since he came to Hanpingchuan, he would send his troops out to wander around every day as long as it didn't rain.
right!
Just hanging out.
They would not launch an attack, and were not even willing to approach Wei's fortress or military camp within five miles.
I don’t know what I want to do if I go out and mess around every day!
Both General Xu and General Wei in the barracks are used to it. Before their scouts return to report, they sneer and ask: "Is Ni Shu out to eat the wind and sand again today?"
The generals were not surprised by this, let alone the ranger scouts like them.
It's just that they still have to go back and report their duties.
The only thing they should be cautious about is that after Ni Shu's ranger scouts also come out, the two sides will chase and fight.
In the past two months, the fighting between the two sides broke out when the scouts snatched the observation points with wide views on various low hills.
The result of the battle was that each suffered less than ten casualties.
Huh, boring.
He spat on the ground casually, and Wei scout Shi Shiran, who was monitoring the Han army's camp, returned.
Soon, the high ground was occupied by a Han cavalry.
He is Zhang Te.
Similar to the Wei army scouts, while carefully observing his surroundings, he also had a look of boredom on his face.
In other words, he was a little unwilling.
With the ambition to expel the Hulu, he traveled all the way from Youzhou to join the Han Dynasty, and after more than a year of idle work in Chengdu, he finally got the opportunity to come to Longyou to fight with the army on the battlefield.
Who would have expected that this is the first time I'm going into battle, and I'd have nothing to do every day?
Not to mention the bloody battle, he didn't even draw the bowstring ten times!
This made him feel incredible.
When he was in Chengdu, he had heard more than once about Pingbei General Zheng Pu's deeds of being resourceful and skillful in war.
He felt very lucky to be his subordinate and to be valued (Zheng Pu had promised his wife's dowry girl Lu'er to him as his daughter-in-law), and he was looking forward to the time when he would make great achievements.
But things went counterproductive.
Of the more than 7,000 Han troops, no one could gain any military merit.
Because Zheng Pu strictly ordered the troops of all the troops who went out not to start a war with Ni Wei without authorization - if Ni Wei's troops left the camp, they would quickly return.
Violators will be subject to marching laws!
At first, Zhang Te thought that such an order had ulterior motives.
For example, General Pingbei still has a backup plan, so he will not compete with Ni Wei for temporary gains and losses, and waits for the opportunity to kill with one strike.
There is no false person under the great reputation.
The previous battles of Xicheng, Yuzhong County, etc. are enough to prove Zheng Pu's general strategy.
Such a person will not do unnecessary work.
But slowly, as time passed, Zhang Te became less and less confident.
It has been more than two months, and the company's rations are almost exhausted. Zheng Pu still has not made any move, and has not shown any backup plans.
And I still spend my free time on the sentry tower every day, with the old god there and the fife on my lips, improvising for the desolation of Han Pingchuan.
Perhaps, our army's main attack location is not the Yin Fortress?
Is it Sangyuan Gorge in Yuzhong County, or Siwang Gorge in Xiping County?
General Pingbei brought us here to attract the attention of the defenders west of the Wei River?
Otherwise, there is no way to explain why General Pingbei lets Governor Liu and Governor of Prefecture lead the soldiers out every day, using this place as a training ground for martial arts. After all, he has never been one to treat his soldiers harshly.
After Zhang Te checked the surrounding enemy situation, he couldn't help but think to himself.
I have a vague understanding, but I am not sure about anything.
I wanted to ask, but because I was so soft-spoken, I didn't dare to violate the taboo of questioning the general's plan.
Alas, that’s all, let’s take a look at it first.
Anyway, the grain and fodder in the army will last for ten days, and we will naturally see the outcome by then.
He put aside the doubts in his mind, turned the horse's head, clamped his legs, and drove the horse farther away to detect the enemy's situation.
Naturally, as usual, today is another day of nothing.
The night falls and everything is silent.
Inside the main tent of the Han army, there was also deathly silence.
The flames of several grease lamps swayed as the poor quality of the wicks cracked. They flickered and fell on the faces of Guan Xing and Zhang Bao, turning into melancholy and loneliness. Zheng Pu was in the main seat.
, with the same solemn expression on his face, completely lacking the leisurely composure of the daytime flute.
The first person to break the silence was Zhang Bao.
He took a swig of kumiss, panted heavily, and tried to suppress his voice and said, "Zijin, do you think Jiang Boyue will come again? He is already eight days overdue."
Hearing this, Zheng Pu did not reply.
He just raised his eyelids, looked at Zhang Bao silently for a while, and then spread his hands helplessly.
Indeed, he could not give an answer.
In other words, he vaguely has an answer, but he cannot express it verbally.
He advised Prime Minister Zhuge on the battle plan, and he knew the dangers involved best.
Jiang Wei, who traveled through the territory of the Wei army and attacked, was the most critical link and the most dangerous one.
Now, it is almost certain that it will not be overdue for eight days.
It is impossible for Zhang Bao not to deduce this.
I asked the question knowingly, but there was still a little bit of luck in my heart.
Just like Zheng Pu himself, he also held a trace of luck and looked forward to a miracle.
So he didn't want to answer, not wanting to kill each other's luck.
But luck cannot be held for a long time.
Guan Xing, who had the deepest friendship with Jiang Wei, stroked his beard and let out a long sigh, bringing them back to reality, "General Wei sent a letter today, saying that he would not send any more grain. Well,
This is also what the Prime Minister meant."
His sigh caused the military tent to fall into a long dead silence again.
If it is difficult to sustain food supply, the troops must withdraw.
Deducting the food and supplies consumed on the retreat, they could only wait for Jiang Wei for another five days at most.
Five days later, no matter how unwilling they were, they would admit the failure of their plan and retreat.
To take a step back, it would be useless to wait any longer - the dry food carried by Jiang Wei's troops after the attack would not be able to last for five days.
Since he could not carry his war horses across the mountains, he did not even have the chance to kill the horses for food.
This is also the reason why Prime Minister Zhuge Liang asked Wei Yan, who was stationed in Zuli County, to no longer send grain to Hanpingchuan.
Five days later, there was no chance for a miracle to happen.
"There's still a few days, isn't there?"
Zheng Pu, who had been silent for a long time, suddenly smiled and said, "We still have hope until the day when we withdraw. Besides, Jiang Boyue has a handsome appearance, and he is not the type to die prematurely."
When did you learn to read faces?
Hearing this, Guan Xing and Zhang Bao couldn't help but look at each other.
When they discovered that they had the same doubts in each other's eyes, they quickly looked away.
Having a reason to comfort yourself is better than having nothing at all.
"Zi Jin's words make sense! I see Bo Yue riding the dragon and the tiger's pace, he is very human! In the past, chasing Qiang of ginseng and wolf species, they marched thousands of miles in foreign lands and returned home safely. Now they are just chasing hundreds of miles in a detour.
, it makes no sense! We’d better stop making blind guesses and just be prepared to respond.”
Guan Xing was the first to answer. After that, he made an excuse, got up and walked away, "Well, I'm tired, so I'll go and have a rest first."
"I'm also tired. I have to go out on patrol tomorrow, so I won't talk. Zijin should rest early."
Seeing this, Zhang Bao hesitated and strode away.
Once again, Zheng Pu fell into deathly silence in the tent, with a sad expression on his face, and a hint of unconfidence.
There was a voice in his heart that kept repeating: His plan couldn't be true and it would trick Jiang Wei to death, right?
