The grass is green, bringing the vitality of midsummer to the river rushing north.
There are two huge military camps facing each other on both sides of the river. The military camp on the west side is flying flags with Chinese characters.
Wei Yan, who had marched here since early summer and April, had never attempted to cross the river, not even making preparations such as building a pontoon bridge or cutting down trees to make rafts.
Being so negligent is like treating the troops to come for rescue as child's play.
But Xia Houru did not dare to take it lightly.
In previous wars, he had experienced too many defeats. How could he dare to ignore the Han army again?
Therefore, during these days, he had been urging the soldiers not to be negligent and to confront Wei Yan with tight security, without any unnecessary provocation.
Because the general order of Sima Yi, the governor of Yongliang, was to restrain Wei Yan from crossing the river to fight.
As long as he keeps his position, he has succeeded.
There is no need to cause trouble without authorization and lead to things that you will regret later.
However, Guo Huai came to the meeting in person last night, which disrupted his plan and made him worried.
Guo Huai is about to cross the river from behind the Manyin City Fortress and rush to Yuwei County to fight Zheng Pu's tribe. He needs to contain the Wei Yan tribe's flanking attack. In other words, whether he is willing or not, he must lead the troops to cross the river.
Got it
After all, if he stood still, Wei Yan's troops would never miss the opportunity.
Moreover, Guo Huai's departure to supervise the troops was also arranged by Sima Yi, leaving him no room to refuse.
Just feeling vaguely uneasy in my heart.
He felt that if he was more cautious, Guo Huai should take the Shuiquansha River and the Wushui River Valley to Mingsha Mountain.
If they go to Yuwei County, it may be what the Han army wants - regardless of Wei Yan or Zheng Pu, the behavior of the Han army in recent months has been too strange. If he said it was wrong, he did not believe that the Han army would not mobilize its troops in such a way.
However, he could not tell what the Han army wanted to do, so he could not refute Guo Huai's inference.
Even if he claims that even if Guo Huai crosses the Shuiquansha River and makes Zheng Pu divert southward to join forces with Wei Yan to relieve the troubles of Guoyin, he can still rely on the complete defenses and the natural dangers of the river to delay the war until Guo Huai
They sent reinforcements to Qin Lang and other troops, but they did not change the minds of Guo Huai and Xia Houxian.
Yes, Xiahou Xian, who is in charge of three thousand Wuhuan cavalry, has already arrived at the fortress of Manyin.
For this grandson of Wei Wu Cao Cao, the grandson of the first general of the Wei State, and now the most valued and close member of the same clan as Emperor Cao Rui, Xia Houru pinned his hopes for the clan's future revival on him.
"My uncle has been in the border area for a long time, so he may not be aware of it. The Emperor is quite ashamed and annoyed at the loss of Longyou and Liangzhou. He often laments in private that if he does not recapture it in his lifetime, he will not be able to see the late Emperor and Emperor Wu under Jiuquan."
When Xia Houru rejected Guo Huai's intention, Xia Houxian pulled him aside and whispered these words.
This made Xiahou Ru feel ashamed and inexplicable.
Regarding the loss of Liangzhou, he cannot escape the blame.
Even if Guo Huai hadn't plotted to ambush more than ten thousand elite members of Li Yan's tribe against Shu, and the above statement claimed that it was his plan, he should be at home now.
well.
That’s all.
In terms of generals, I am not as good as Bo Jiduo.
It's better not to let your sluggish thoughts disturb the determination of the backbone of the Wei State to make contributions.
With such thoughts, Xia Houru finally agreed to Guo Huai's proposal.
Naturally, he also constantly sent scouts across the river to monitor the movements of Wei Yan's tribe, and prepared his army to go out. If Wei Yan's tribe made any changes, they would cross the river to prevent them from pursuing.
On the other side of the river, Wei Yan is very relaxed and relaxed now.
He was not wearing any armor, but he was holding the good horse that had been with him for nearly eight years. He was standing alone on a low hill, looking at the green grass in midsummer, the singing of warblers and the dancing of butterflies.
The frosty temples, the old and new home clothes, and the face that usually looks at people with a solemn look have become much softer. In addition, there is no sword on the waist and the leather wine bag is held diagonally in the hand.
As soon as people saw him, they would mistakenly think that he was a wealthy father-in-law who came out to relax, rather than a powerful general who had spent his entire life in the military.
Perhaps the tiger also has time to sniff the roses.
Before sending troops to come here, he obtained a family letter from his eldest son Wei Rong, who was serving as a close minister of the emperor in the palace in Chengdu.
The letter did not dwell on the family history, but only told him that he now has an additional identity: grandfather.
At that time, after learning the news, many generals in the army came to congratulate him. Wei Yan also smiled gurglingly, thanked them one by one, and exchanged their salary for wine and meat to have fun together.
But no one noticed that the arrogant look that had been in his eyebrows all year round began to slowly fade away, and his unruly heart began to melt away.
He didn't even notice it himself.
But every time when something happens, I always feel a little arrogant in my heart.
In other words, he suddenly felt that there was no need to criticize others too much for many things.
This change made him a little uncomfortable for a while.
After all, he has always prided himself on being able to ignore others.
And now he is the leading general of the Han Dynasty, and he truly lives up to his name.
But now that I have grandchildren, the family joy of teasing them has grown, making me no longer as arrogant as before?
Or is it because the younger generations of the Han Dynasty have become more talented, so I will no longer be as willful and evil as before?
Wei Yan put the wine bag close to his mouth and took a sip. He felt the sour kumiss pass through his throat and enter his stomach, and he quietly asked himself.
However, after a long time, he still had no answer.
It just brought up a lot of memories.
For example, the late emperor, Guan Hou, Zhang Fei, Gao Xiang, Chen Shi, etc., all died without seeing their grandchildren.
Only Zhao Yun lived a long life and had a happy family relationship.
But Zhao Yun also died with regrets. Because the weather was not holidaying, he could not inform the late emperor, Guanhou and others that the Han Dynasty had returned to the old capital.
Should I be able to see one day?
Wei Yan once again asked himself a question for which he could not give an answer.
However, he suddenly had an answer to the change in his mood: the arrogance he often harbored slowly disappeared, but his achievements were revealed and he had descendants. His only hope in this life was to see the banner of the Han Dynasty facing the wind on the wall of Chang'an.
Angry.
If he wants to realize this wish, not only does he need to work hard, but also everyone needs to work together.
Moreover, the prerequisite for the Prime Minister to realize this wish fell on him.
When Hexi increased troops again and ordered the governor Zheng Pu to rush to Yuwei County, the prime minister's letter also arrived among his troops.
A very long letter.
After the Wei State besieged Manyin City in the early spring, Longyou's various military discussions on this situation, the thoughts of Zheng Pu, Ma Su and the prime minister themselves, as well as the Han Dynasty's grain and fodder inventory were all explained to him in detail. Among them, Fei Yi was in charge of preparing grain and fodder.
In Yinchi Maoliang in Hexi Province, Zheng Pu gave the most detailed advice on not damaging the foundation of Longyou in order to raise grain.
It also decided how to schedule this battle.
In this battle, Hanzhong County will send troops.
The Prime Minister also divided the Chinese army stationed in Longyou into two groups.
It can be said that after the first Northern Expedition, all the soldiers and horses of the Han Dynasty went out to fight with all their strength.
But the Prime Minister also clearly told him in his letter that it was up to him to reverse the situation where Wei Wei had taken the strategic advantage!
Yes, except for the troops and horses he supervised, all other ministries were in support.
"Chang Wen, our Military Commission really does not have enough food to support a long war. If the whole army does not go out, it is difficult to resist the invasion of Wei. But if the whole army goes out, the food can last for two months at most. I am afraid that the food transferred to the warehouse in the autumn will not arrive.
, the army has returned! Therefore, we can only place the heavy responsibility on Wen Chang to reverse the situation in one fell swoop, so that our army will no longer have no choice but to retreat! Whether our Han Dynasty Longyou and Liangzhou can defend it without worries depends on Wen Chang
Have a long body and ears! Remember, this battle does not require a big victory or capture, but if you break into the foot of the city of Manyin, you will be successful!"