It is only vaguely mentioned that Fei Yi pieced together the grain needed by the 7,000-strong army from Hexi using the "Yin eats Mao grain" method, and claims that this move cannot be replicated in Longyou.
Otherwise, it will be a waste of years of hard work since the capture of Longyou, and damage to the foundation for future troops to enter Guanzhong and return to the old capital.
This is used to advise the Prime Minister that if the troops are sent out, please postpone it for a few months until it is collected into the treasury in the autumn.
The critical situation during this period was resolved by the Hexi soldiers and horses under his supervision.
He did not want to follow common sense and rush directly to Manyin City to join forces with Wei Yan for rescue. Instead, he planned to march to Mingsha Mountain in the north of Yuwei County, aiming at the location of Wei's farming south of Helan Mountain.
This move is equivalent to attacking it and saving it!
After Sima Yi ordered Hu Zun, Deng Ai and others to go south to attack Manyin together with Guo Huai, the garrison in the field south of Helan Mountain was empty and there were almost no troops to guard it.
If he learned that Zheng Pu was advancing, he would definitely divide his troops to rescue him, which would also resolve the crisis in Jianyin.
And this move can be regarded as a response to Wei Yan's current disadvantageous situation.
Xia Houru used 20,000 troops to defend the road with high forts and deep ditches. Wei Yan, who was at a disadvantage in terms of military strength, found it difficult to break through the Wei army's blockade and rescue.
It's not because Wei Yan's generals are insufficient.
But while the Wei army was waiting for work, if Wei Yan forced an attack, countless soldiers would probably die.
However, if the Wei army divides its forces to contain Zheng Pu's tribe, Wei Yan's disadvantage will be easily solved - he can direct his troops to Yuwei County and make an intention to go north and attack Wei's reinforcements with Zheng Pu's tribe.
If the Wei State did not want all the farmland south of Helan Mountain to be occupied by the Han army, it would have no choice but to send more troops and horses to fight.
In other words, Zheng Pu's move turned passivity into initiative.
Taking the Guanyin Fortress as a bet, the Han and Wei sides competed for the time difference.
If the Wei army did not send troops to rescue them, but used all their forces to defeat the Fortress of Manyin before the Han army occupied the fields south of Helan Mountain, then they would have won.
Because for the Han army, once Manyin was lost, they would not be able to gain a foothold even if they captured the western end of the Hetao.
But if the Wei army fails to break through the Manyin Fortress, the Han army that occupies the farmland south of Helan Mountain will not only take advantage of the autumn harvest to feed the enemy, but will also go south along the road to cut off the Wei army's food route, turning all the Wei army that enters Hexi into turtles in the urn.
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Comparing the two, Zheng Pu thought that the Wei army did not dare to take risks.
After all, the area south of Helan Mountain is almost undefendable for the Fortress of Manyin, which is known as a fortified city!
In the equal time, Wei Jun'an dares to make a desperate move?
Perhaps Wei's choice was to concentrate its forces, abandon the strong camps and the fortifications blocking the roads and wait for work, and go out to fight the Han army in the field.
If this is the case, the dilemma of the evil spirit will be resolved.
Naturally, Wei's most likely plan was to transfer the Wuhuan cavalry to Hexi to contain Zheng Pu's advance.
The hundreds of miles of road from Puhuan County to Mingsha Mountain are almost all flat sandy land, which is most suitable for cavalry raids. With the combat power of Wuhuan's sudden cavalry, no matter how arrogant Zheng Pu was, he would not dare to risk being attacked by cavalry.
The sudden attack cut off the dangerous long drive to Mingsha Mountain.
But if this is the case, Zheng Pu's goal has been achieved.
His original intention was to attract the Wuhuan Tuqi to Hexi, so that the prime minister would have more time to send troops.
Without Wuhuan's sudden cavalry coming from Gaoping City to harass Longyou, the prime minister would not have to send troops hastily before the autumn collection into the treasury.
It also allows the prime minister to have a greater chance of winning when he faces Sima Yi with an outnumbered enemy.
Gein's cavalry are often used as surprise troops on the battlefield. When the two armies are fighting in full swing, they suddenly tear apart the enemy's formation, breaking the enemy with a single point, and finalizing the battle!
"Prime Minister, I thought that the troops who were short of food should not be moved. Now that they are rebelling against the Wei Dynasty and attacking, they cannot retreat overnight. However, our army is not rich in food and food, so we cannot rush out troops. Moreover, soldiers are more valuable than victory, not long.
If our army delays for one more day, it will be one more day of futile efforts against Wei, and the morale of the soldiers will be lost. Therefore, Pu himself asked seven thousand soldiers to march eastward to Mingsha Mountain and force the Wei army to come to rescue him.
It will be delayed until the autumn harvest, but please allow it."
At the end of the letter, Zheng Pu said this.
This is also the reason why the Prime Minister was standing on Xiaoguan today, holding the crenellations of the city wall and meditating in the distance.
Because with the wisdom of the prime minister, it is not difficult to understand the danger that Zheng Pu deliberately ignored.
Zheng Pu's move is equivalent to using his body as bait!
"That scarred person is actually a serious problem for our Wei Dynasty!"
The late Cao Zhen's comment was not only known to the kings and ministers of the Wei Kingdom, but also to the Han Dynasty.
If Sima Yi learned that Zheng Pu was actually leading an army to Mingsha Mountain alone, he would not miss the great opportunity to surround and kill him.
It’s also easy to implement!
Just ask the Guo Huai tribe to give up the attack on Manyin City and join forces with Wuhuan's cavalry for a pincer attack.
With Qin Lang's tiger and leopard cavalry and the remaining Guanzhong elite cavalry restraining Ma Dai and Jiang Wei, and Xia Houru's Youbing elite troops restraining Wei Yan's tribe, Zheng Pu had no hope of forming a stronghold on the spot and waiting for reinforcements.
Zhao Guang's three thousand cavalry could not move to Hexi.
With Sima Yi's wisdom, it was absolutely impossible not to take countermeasures.
If Guanqiu Jian, who was guarding Gaoping City, was ordered to send out an army of troops to harass Longyou, Zhao Guang's troops would have no time to spare.
Should this strategy be adopted or not?
The prime minister, who had always been decisive, suddenly became unstoppable.
From the perspective of the imperial court and its interests, adopting Zheng Pu's strategy was the best choice.
Give up small things to benefit big things.
When you can move a thousand pounds with just four ounces, why bother to mobilize people and get into a disadvantageous position?
Moreover, since Wei Yan was especially good at attacking Ma Dai, Jiang Wei and other generals, they might not be able to break through the Wei army's restraints and successfully rush to join forces with Zheng Pu's tribe, fighting and then retreating.
Let the purpose of this policy be achieved without any danger.
However, from the perspective of the Prime Minister's own emotions, he did not want Zheng Pu to take risks and get himself into trouble.
Although soldiers are said to be fierce, supervising soldiers must bear risks when they are in battle.
But in the preparations behind the prime minister's death, Zheng Pu was the person who would shoulder the banner of "conquering the Central Plains and reviving the Han Dynasty" in the future! He would be the mainstay of the country in the future!
After the Battle of Yiling, there were not many people in the Han Dynasty who could be called Zicai.
After recapturing Longyou and regaining Liangzhou, the only person who could be called a sergeant was Jiang Wei.
An Neng knew that this trip was dangerous, so why did he still let Zheng Pu go?
"Prime Minister, it's time to return to camp for dinner."
After the last ray of sunset disappeared from the sky, Wang Ping, who had remained silent for a long time, finally couldn't help but interrupt the Prime Minister's thoughts in a low voice.
"Um?"
The prime minister, who was awakened, made a slight nasal sound.
After seeing the bright fire above the city, he suddenly smiled and said, "I was thinking too deeply for the moment, and I forgot about time."
When he walked down the city wall as he was told, he did not forget to call Wang Ping to come with him for dinner, "Zi Jun will go with us."
"promise."
Wang Ping responded respectfully and followed step by step. When he saw the Prime Minister having some difficulty getting down the city due to his inconvenient legs and feet, he couldn't help but ask, "Was the Prime Minister just thinking about the enemy?"
"Yep."
Looking sideways, the Prime Minister smiled and asked jokingly, "Does Zijun have great insights?"
"Don't dare! Don't dare!"
Suddenly, Wang Pingping had a look of embarrassment on his face, "How can I dare to have a high opinion? I just feel that those who rebel against Wei have been defeated repeatedly, just like the chickens and tile dogs that the former general said. When our army comes out, it will definitely be
The time of great victory!”
"Haha~~~"
The Prime Minister couldn't help but feel happy and nodded approvingly, "That's commendable! Well, what else did Wei Wenchang say to you?"
After hearing this, Wang Ping scratched his temples and tried to think about it for a long time, "There is still something to say that when our army enters Guanzhong in the future, the former general wants to invite ten thousand elite troops to come out of Ziwu Valley to attack Chang'an, and return in a battle."
The old capital.”
Huh?!
Suddenly, the Prime Minister paused.
This also caught Wang Ping, who was following closely behind, off guard and almost missed him.
Is my wording wrong?
Just when Wang Ping was surprised and a little uneasy, the Prime Minister turned around and nodded gently, "Wen Chang is brave and resourceful, and everyone should encourage him."
Say it and do it again.
It's just that compared to before, my steps are obviously much lighter.
