Compared with Wei Yan's previous slow march to rescue Man Yin, Zheng Pu's march this time was extremely fast.
When Sima Yi wrote a letter and asked Guo Huai's troops to rush to Mingsha Mountain to block the road and stay on time, Zheng Pu's army had already entered Yuwei County.
This is attributed to Fei Yi's preparation ability.
Before the seven thousand soldiers in Hexi gathered together, he had prepared all the grain and transported it to the outpost Puluo County to stock up. When Zheng Pu led his army to advance, there were two cavalrymen, Ma Dai and Jiang Wei, guarding him along the way.
, Qin Lang, who was in charge of the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry and the remaining elite cavalry in Guanzhong, did not dare to come to intercept even though he knew the military situation.
The Han army, advancing on foot and on horseback, had a huge advantage.
If he tried to block it with all his strength, he would have to worry about the Han army using infantry formations to delay the attack, while the cavalry driving forward would destroy the military camp behind him.
If half of the troops and horses are sent to harass along the way, we have to worry about whether they will be gone or not due to the disparity in strength.
Under such circumstances, he simply sent out cavalry scouts to monitor the movements of the Han army at all times, passed the general information to the rear, and waited for Sima Yi's dispatch.
However, what puzzled him was that after the Han army entered Yuwei County, for some reason they formed a stronghold and rested!
According to common sense, since he came all the way in a hurry, he should take advantage of the time lag before Guo Huai's troops arrived and continue marching to the bank of the river in front of Mingsha Mountain (today's Zhongwei City).
Because Guo Huai marched into Mingsha Mountain, he had two options.
One is to go north along the river and pass through Yuwei County.
The other is to take the Shuiquansha River behind the Fortress of Manyin and follow the Wushui (Qingshui River) where it merges into the big river.
If Guo Huai took Daoyu and surrounded it, Zheng Pu could block the road and set up camp, thus isolating Guo Huai's tribe from Mingsha Mountain.
This advantage would force Qin Lang to abandon his current camp and part of his farmland, and take a detour to join forces with the Guohuai tribe.
Because he did not do this, Zheng Pu was afraid that Zheng Pu would use the powerful mobility of the cavalry to constantly harass the advancing Guo Huai tribe, and when they were exhausted, he would then ride on foot and defeat them in one fell swoop!
If Guo Huai takes the Wushui River Valley, he will spend more than ten days on the road.
When his troops arrived, all the fields west of the Mingsha Mountain River had been occupied or completely destroyed by the Han army!
At least Qin Lang thought to himself that with his own cavalry alone, he could not stop the Han army, which totaled 12,000 people on foot and cavalry, from advancing forward.
This also became Qin Lang's doubts.
Such an obvious advantage will be familiar to any general with a little common sense.
You won't miss a good opportunity either.
But Zheng Pu, who was praised for his planning skills similar to Fa Xiaozhi, actually ignored it and turned a blind eye!
Qin Lang did not think that this was because the Han army's rapid march made the soldiers exhausted.
Although it is said by military strategists that "the one who can make a profit at a hundred miles will defeat the general, and the one who can make a profit at fifty miles is half the army" is the saying of a military strategist, the Hexi Corridor is a place where livestock roam. Even war horses are cheap, let alone those who pull carts and ploughs.
Horse.
The Han army only needed to recruit two thousand horses to serve as draft animals to ensure the transportation of food and supplies. The soldiers were able to rush there lightly and march quickly.
Could it be that Scar Pu has a big goal and is not greedy for such small profits?!
Qin Lang felt vaguely happy, but also secretly awe-inspiring.
Fortunately, he could naturally send people to tell Guo Huai to march through the Wushui River Valley.
Awe-inspiring was because he felt that Zheng Pu would not be aimless and must have some intention, but he could not guess what his intention was.
But he didn't worry too much.
The letters between Sima Yi and him had already arrived.
Since Sima Yi asked Guo Huai to decide the war here, all he had to do was convey the general's situation clearly and wait for the plan.
To avoid taking rash actions and missing the military plane.
This is also the reason why Qin Lang is so close to Emperor Cao Rui.
Don't fight for power, and don't be greedy for credit.
But this determination to stick to his duty made Guo Huai feel a little melancholy.
Having been in Yongliang for a long time, he immediately let out a long sigh after receiving the military information from Qin Lang.
Because he could roughly guess what the Han army wanted: Bi Scarpu was waiting for him to join forces with Qin Lang's tribe!
In other words, after he joins forces with Qin Lang's tribe, the Han army will advance and retreat more calmly!
There is a saying in the Art of War: "Therefore, if we are invisible to people but invisible to others, then I will be specialized but the enemy will be divided."
Indeed, Scar Pu's troops came directly to the south of Helan Mountain.
However, did he have to attack Wei's farming land?
Why didn't you think that Zheng Pu's move was to make the Wei army that was besieging Manyin City divide its troops?
If he learned that only Xia Houru and Hu Zun were left in the Wei Kingdom outside the Wanyin, and he went straight south to join forces with the Wei Yan tribe, and rescued the siege in one fell swoop with a greater military advantage, wouldn't he have also achieved the strategic purpose of rescue?
By then, Guo Huai tribe, who had just arrived at Mingsha Mountain, had no choice but to return to fight again.
In this way, the Han army is "taking advantage of others' efforts"!
If Qin Lang had been a little more greedy for power and merit, and would have marched on his own to fight the Han army without waiting for dispatch, forcing Scar Pu to pursue Mingsha Mountain, the Wei army would not have been in a passive situation.
As for the Han army's pursuit to Mingsha Mountain, the farmland west of the river will be completely destroyed.
In the letter between Governor Sima Yi and him, it was clearly stated that there was no need to begrudge the soldiers who suffered losses in this battle!
Today we just lost some farmland!
What's the point?
After feeling melancholy for a while, Guo Huai, who had finished reorganizing his army and was about to march out, suddenly found an excuse and postponed the march until three days later.
He wanted to wait for the Wuhuan cavalry to arrive before advancing.
Now that we have understood Zheng Pu's intention, it is definitely not advisable to take the Wushui River Valley to Mingsha Mountain.
But if he wanted to pass through Yuwei County, he would have to encounter the Han army who had already settled in camp. Facing Zheng Pu, who had more than 10,000 cavalry, he was worried that he would be ambushed if there were no Wuhuan cavalry to guard him along the way!
As for such a choice, it will inevitably offset the geographical advantage occupied by the Han army during the fierce battle between the two sides.
Whichever is the lesser of two evils.
And he also made an extremely bold decision.
He sent people to Mingsha Mountain, and asked Qin Lang to immediately lead the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry and the remaining Guanzhong Jingqi to rush to Wanyin!
As his backup, act as a surprise soldier!
During the fierce battle between him and Zheng Pu, he suddenly attacked and broke the formation in one fell swoop!
right!
Under this situation, guarding the farmland south of Helan Mountain was no longer important to him.
Or rather, he expected Zheng Pu to drive straight to the south of Helan Mountain.
This would give him a chance to cut off his return path and catch a turtle in the urn.
Because he knew that as long as he could kill Zheng Pu, the "great trouble of Wei", and wipe out the last army that had pieced together Liangzhou Qizeeryu against Shu, even if all the farming land south of Helan Mountain was destroyed, the emperor Cao Rui would still be the governor Sima Yi. Award him.
After all, if we can destroy this Han army, it will be the same as Wei having to regain Liangzhou!
Naturally, with such arrangement, he is not without worries.
The Yan tribe of Shu Wei is still confronting Xia Houru.
If he were to advance, he would have to rely on Xiahou Rubu to contain Wei Yan.
Otherwise, once Wei Yan's troops come in tandem with Zheng Pu's troops, his march will become a desperate attempt.
With 20,000 people facing off against more than 10,000 people, General Xiahou should be able to protect my retreat, right?
After hesitating for a moment, Guo Huai's eyes slowly became firm and decisive.
