To the west of Lingjusai Stone Mountain, the earliest Qiang people lived, led by the Xianling Qiang.
However, because they and Zhi Wudai and Bai Huwen took advantage of the Han and Wei wars in Xiping County, they jointly attacked the counties in the Wuting Nishui River Valley, and were held accountable after the war.
At that time, Xia Houru led Pang Hui and others under the command of General Hao Zhao. He first defeated the Qiang coalition forces with more than 10,000 men, and then pursued them to the west of Shitou Mountain.
Therefore, this place has become a deserted wilderness.
Today, more than 30,000 Han troops are hiding in it.
There are two reasons why there are so many troops.
First, there are only two thousand Liu Yin troops stationed in the Fortress of Manyin. Zhang Bao and Yan Yu's headquarters have all come here. Together with Zheng Pu's headquarters, they have almost made up for the loss of Ma Dai and Pang Hong.
and the strength of the cavalry guarding the Qiang camp.
Another reason is that after Zheng Pu and Wei Yan reported their plan to cross the sea to the Prime Minister Zhuge Liang, the Prime Minister also dispatched reinforcements in order to "defeat Hexi in a battle" without fail.
They were the Liaohua tribe stationed in Xiping County and the Wangping tribe stationed in Longxi County, with a combined force of 6,000 soldiers.
Their previous duties were to prevent the Wei army from coming out of Siwang Gorge to disturb the people.
Now that Wei Yan's troops are approaching Jincheng, the Wei army naturally does not dare to think of sending troops out. It is enough to rely on the soldiers from the two counties to pacify the people, and there is no need to let King Liao and his two troops continue to guard.
They arrived with the troops and brought the latest news about the troops stationed in various places.
The army is stationed in Hanzhong County, and Deng Zhi, who has just been promoted to the post general, was recently transferred to Yong'an to serve.
Because Chen Dao, the general who had been guarding Yong'an for the Western Expedition, had been seriously ill several times this year, it was difficult for him to be a director. Knowing that he would not live long, he went to Chengdu to ask the imperial court to appoint a deputy to transfer military affairs and powers, so that he could be prepared and avoid any danger.
Therefore, the country suddenly suffered a loss.
At that time, all the princes in the imperial court discussed with each other, and they all agreed that General Zhennan, who would replace Li Yan's garrison in Jiangzhou, would be Fu Kuang.
However, Fu Kuang is also old. In recent years, he has been suffering from frequent ailments and his condition is worrying.
With few experienced generals, the prime minister had no choice but to look for candidates among the generals of the Northern Expedition.
Deng Zhi, who had been sent to Jiangdong as an envoy to establish a mutual alliance between Han and Wu and was highly respected by Sun Quan, naturally became the best choice.
In other words, the prime minister dispatched Liao Hua and Wang Ping to lead the army in the war because he wanted them to experience more wars and hoped to make up for the decline of the Han generals.
This also became one of the reasons why Zheng Pu was so eager to attack the Guanxing camp by the Hexi Allied Forces.
Liao Hua and Wang Ping both sneaked from the Zhiyang Trail. In order to march quickly and secretly, they did not push carts to transfer grain. They all used soldiers to carry ten days' worth of grain.
Army sergeants eat a lot.
There were suddenly six thousand more soldiers, which made Zheng Pu anxious to see the sudden decrease in food supplies every day.
It was already mid-October in early winter. If it had been another half month and the food and fodder were exhausted, Zheng Pu would have led his troops to fight no matter how unwilling he was, turning the plan of concealing the truth into a joke.
After all, if the counter-Wei Jiaxu did not have the troops to completely crush the camp in Guanxing, the Han army would definitely be discovered when it was dispatched, and there would be enough time to dispatch troops and horses to avoid the battle - the main force of the Han army appeared in Lingju Sai.
His purpose of easing the pressure on Jincheng County was achieved.
There is no need to question whether the Hexi coalition forces can escape.
Among the 30,000 allied troops, the ratio of cavalry to infantry was 16,000, making it easy to avoid the battle.
Even if he manages it properly, he can even make the two sides fight evenly.
"Six Tao" Qu Tao said: "Ten cavalry defeats a hundred people, and a hundred cavalry drives away a thousand people."
When fighting on foot or riding in the wilderness, you are naturally at a disadvantage.
The Han army, all of which were infantry, pursued them for a long time without the protection of camps and chariot formations. Jia Xu was able to use the powerful maneuverability of the cavalry to divide the Han army and kill them one by one.
Facing the momentum of thousands of horses galloping, the Han army had to pay more or less casualties to stabilize the battle position.
Moreover, Wei Yan, who was restraining the Wei army in Jincheng in Zhiyang, handed the tiger talisman to Zheng Pu when he was about to divide his troops, so that all the generals and generals should obey Zheng Pu's orders.
In other words, this was the first time Zheng Pu restrained an army of 30,000 in combat.
You can imagine how difficult it is to walk on thin ice.
In this regard, Fei Yi, who was ordered by General Wei Yan to coordinate the rates of various ministries for him, also saw his sincerity and was relieved privately.
He said: "Zi Jin does not need to be too obsessed. Since ancient times, people have decided to do things, and God has to do it. There is no perfect strategy in the world. If the thief Jia Xu fails to fall into the plan and attacks the Anguo Camp, with the elite soldiers of our army and the determination to fight to the death, we will fight head-on and win."
It’s not difficult either.”
Zheng Pu thanked him as a gift.
But his eagerness remains undiminished.
Without him, if it was just to defeat the Hexi Allied Forces, why bother to spend so much effort?
Wei Yan put himself in danger, and the Prime Minister sent troops to help, all hoping to defeat Hexi in a battle.
To realize this strategic intention, the Hexi Allied Forces must focus on the Guanxing camp, allowing the Han army to suddenly insert into the battlefield, occupy the trail on the west side of Wushaoling leading to the Gurang River Valley in Wuwei County, and seize or force
The Allied Forces in Hexi burned the baggage and grain.
right!
There is no need to kill Jia Xu or wipe out all the 30,000 Hexi Allied Forces.
As long as their return route is cut off and their food and fodder are taken away, their entire army will be defeated and surrender.
The road back to Wuwei County from the east of Wushaoling is too long. If they don't surrender after losing their food, they will starve to death on the way.
Even if Jia Xu, Huang Hua and others were escorted by Pang Hui and Ke Wu with cavalry and escaped from the battlefield, killing horses for food along the way back to Hexi, they would become withered bones in the graves.
Let me ask, if Hexi, which has long been shaken by people's hearts and minds, welcomes Jia Xu's mourning soldiers again, how can it resist the Han army's advance?
Perhaps, for their own benefit, those Haoyou and Qianghu tribe leaders who participated in the war would secretly conspire to kill Jia Xu and Huang Hua, and use their heads as a sign of surrender, hoping that the Han army would forget the blame!
Fei Yi's relief did not lessen Zheng Pu's eagerness, but his wife's brother Zhang Bao could.
"Why should Zijin be so evil?"
He was also stationed on a short hill and looked at the Guanxing camp. He looked over and said with a smile, "In the past, it was difficult to go around hundreds of miles to attack the fortress of Manyin. Jiang Boyue lived up to expectations. Now he just forces the traitor Jia Xu to attack the fortress with all his strength.
What’s so difficult about it!”
Jiang Wei, who was in charge of two thousand Qiang cavalry, was an indispensable part of realizing this strategic intention.
Previously, on the condition of mutual trade, the Han army had the Xianbei Tuoba tribe's commander Dai Hua Langni pretend to be attacking the Han army and being chased by Jiang Wei's tribe, just to make the Hexi coalition think that Jiang Wei had withdrawn from the battle.
And Jiang Wei's real intention is to travel from the edge of the northern desert (Tengger Desert) to attack Wuwei County just like the Zhang family from Dunhuang in the past sent their cavalry to Guanyin City to collect Silk Road supplies!
Jia Xu was forced to fight quickly.
Because once the news of the attack on Wuwei County spreads, Hexi Haoyou and the Qianghu tribe leaders will be panicked.
They will also worry about their own interests being damaged and will stop their troops and return home.
Just like when they learned in the past that when Ma Dai and Shaodang Qiang attacked Zhangye County, more than 10,000 Hexi cavalrymen all returned. Their family's self-interest was more important than the country's, so they did not care about the overall situation.
But Jia Xu would never allow the Hexi Allied Forces to fall apart.
Military warfare is no child's play.
Once everyone disperses, how can they easily come back?
As well as rescuing Jincheng County, as the governor of Hexi Province, he had the unshirkable responsibility.
Otherwise, even if the Han army could not attack Jincheng County, Cao Rui, who was far away in Luoyang, would issue an edict to dismiss him from office after the war.
Therefore, he would inevitably hide the news of the attack on the rear and let the coalition forces attack the Guanxing camp to force Wei Yan to return. After achieving the purpose of rescuing Jincheng County, he would send troops back to expel Jiang Wei's tribe.
Zheng Pu and Jiang Wei planned this battle together, and discussed it repeatedly with Wei Yan. The plans were closely linked. The basis for their success was the disunity of the Hexi Allied Forces.
"Brother Wenrong hit the target with one arrow."
Hearing Zhang Bao's whisper, Zheng Pu breathed a sigh of relief, "I'm ashamed, but it was my concern that caused chaos."
"Hey, Zijin doesn't have to be humble."
Zhang Bao, who smiled grimly, waved his hand, "This plan requires tens of thousands of troops to complete one battle. Whether it will succeed or not, who is not eager? Zijin, don't think that I speak calmly, because I have no supervision. Er. If General Wei grants me the Tiger Talisman, I might not be able to sleep at night!"
After hearing this, Zheng Pu couldn't help but smile.
He also set his sights on the north: based on time calculation, Jiang Wei should have arrived at Lushui (Shiyang River) and entered the heart of Wuwei County at this time, right?
