The sunset is like fire, and the sunset glows red through half of the sky.
Countless smoke rose from the Han army's camp, which fell against the Quwu Mountains. Any general with some military experience could deduce from this that there were no less than five thousand soldiers stationed in the camp.
Undoubtedly, Guo Huai is one of them.
This is also the reason why he has been supervising the troops for more than 20 days but has yet to launch an offensive.
The camp is located near the mountains and rivers, which limits the attack area and also curbs the Wei army's military superiority; with more than 5,000 soldiers, even if they are attacked day and night, they can ensure that the guard rotation is worry-free, and the advantage of the sloping upward slope is consistent with that of the Wei army.
A row of huge Yuanrong crossbows would cause the Wei army to lose thousands of casualties and not even have the chance to break through the stronghold gate.
In this situation, a forceful attack is the last resort and is not advisable!
And when he sent out his troops, Sima Yi, the governor of Yongliang, warned him in his letter: "If it is possible to fight, then fight; if it is not possible, then confront it. If he rebels against Shu and has no food for a long time, he will return when his food is exhausted.
, which is also the victory of our army."
Furthermore, the Hexi battlefield was just a partial division in this battle, a support move; the battlefield that can really determine the outcome of this battle and determine the future success of Han and Wei is the main force in Guanzhong!
Why should he attack by force?
Let's confront him first, then pursue him when he runs out of food and withdraw his troops, or wait until Governor Sima's main force in Guanzhong has made a success before making any plans.
Guo Huai explained this to other generals.
It also received unanimous support from Qin Lang, Xia Houxian and others.
However, when he came to see the Han army's camp again today, he had thoughts of attacking by force.
The reason is not that he was angered.
In recent days, Ni Shu saw that he had no attack, so a small general led more than a hundred people out of the stronghold every day to show off his power and invite the Wei army to fight.
Acting quite arrogantly.
After leaving the camp for a hundred steps, they stopped, and ordered the soldiers to beat their shields and sing, looking at the Wei army as if they were nothing.
The words inviting war are hard to hear.
He enumerated the defeats of the Wei state since the Shu soldiers first came out of Longyou, and ridiculed the incompetence of the Wei soldiers. He also boasted shamelessly, claiming that his more than a hundred soldiers could defeat two or three times the number of Wei soldiers.
Guo Huai knew this person.
It was Fu Qian, the orphan of Fu Xu who died in the Battle of Yiling.
According to legend, he grew up in Ni Shu palace and was loved by Liu Chan, the Lord of Shu. He was sent to become a disciple of Scar Pu. When he was less than ten years old, he joined the army and traveled around the country. He was regarded as a junior who Ni Shu worked hard to cultivate.
The reason he came out of the camp to invite a fight was simply because Scar Pu wanted to anger him, lure him to send his troops to fight, and take the opportunity to ambush him!
Just imagine, Fu Qian led his army only a hundred steps out of the camp, and had no time to prepare for the formation.
If he sends troops to fight, if there are more troops, he will retreat; if the troops are equal, Fu Qian will rely on the advantage of the early formation to kill him with a crossbow, and the arrow tower in the Nishu camp will also open the crossbow at the same time!
Don't question Ni Shu's loyalty and his loyalty, and he would not act so despicably.
Soldiers never tire of deceit, and Scar Pu is known for his virtue?!
Therefore, in the past few days, he had been trying to calm Xia Houxian's mood with kind words.
Xia Houxian, who was also the third generation of Cao Wei Yuanxun, was still young and energetic after all. Seeing Fu Qian provoking in front of the battle, he asked for orders many times to go and fight. In desperation and anger, he even said "if he can't win, he is willing to be a military judge"
Military orders were issued.
In the end, Qin Lang, who was admitted to the Cao Wei clan, comforted him, and the matter was finally revealed.
The reason why Guo Huai originally wanted to attack the fortress was that he had received military reports from Xia Houru and Guanzhong.
After the troops left Ziwu Valley, Shu Prime Minister Zhuge Liang moved to Wuzhangyuan after leaving Chencang. Zhao Guang, Wang Ping, and Jufu moved to Zuli County after attacking the Anding Liangdao. Wei Yan and Zheng Pu then assisted Wei Yan and Zheng Pu and drove troops to rescue the trapped people in Wanyin.
However, he kept waiting and went against Shu's many unusual arrangements, which made him suddenly feel that the Shu army's strategic intention was to "build the plank road openly and cross Chencang secretly"!
right!
He suddenly discovered that the decisive point of this battle was not in Guanzhong!
But in Hexi!
It depends on whether the Confucian tribe of Xiahou can contain the Wei Yan tribe who rebelled against Shu and prevent the Han army from breaking through to the fortress of Manyin.
It is easy to draw conclusions.
In this battle, the Wei State trapped the Manyin City Fortress with its troops and took advantage of the battlefield, forcing Ni Shu to go out to fight, causing it to lose its people's strength and military force, and unable to rest and recuperate in peace.
And if Ni Shu wants to resolve the strategic passivity, the prerequisite is to make Wanyin indestructible!
In other words, as long as the Yan tribe of the Wei Dynasty against Shu broke through Xiahou Ru's interception, drove to the foot of Guanyin City, and sent grain, baggage, and soldiers into the city, then the strategy was complete!
Given the strength of the fortress of Guanyin, if there are sufficient supplies of food, fodder, and soldiers, the Wei army will have no hope of breaking the city regardless of whether there are casualties or casualties of one or two years old.
However, Wei State has been sending troops since the beginning of spring.
How can the morale of the soldiers be maintained for another year or two?
How could the common people and the sergeants endure the hardship of transporting grain and baggage from Guanzhong to Hexi for another year or two?
As for why Nishu didn’t concentrate its troops from the beginning and rush to rescue Wanyin?
It’s also easy to understand.
If he acts like this, the main force of the Wei army in Guanzhong will leave the Wushui Valley to wait for work and occupy it, and then divide their troops to take the Qinling Valley Road to harass them, making it difficult for them to look at each other!
Therefore, Ni Shu marched on multiple routes, dispersed Wei's military deployment, and turned the battle to resolve the dilemma of Wanyin into a decisive battle between Wei Yan's tribe and Xiahou Ru's tribe.
Weaken the disadvantages such as the small number of troops and the occupied geographical location to the greatest extent.
As for why the governor Sima Yi didn't make preparations earlier, it wasn't because he didn't understand Ni Shu's intention, but because it was really difficult.
To divide the troops against Shu is to divide the troops into multiple routes, which is Yang Mouer.
Regardless of whether he understood this intention or not, Sima Yi was bound to divide his troops to resist.
The way to use military force is to use virtuality and reality.
If Sima Yi had not divided his troops to attack Guanzhong, it might have turned into a battle to capture Guanzhong!
Because the significance of Guanzhong to Ni Shu is much more important to the fortress of Guanyin.
And now the Wei army has nearly 50,000 troops in Hexi.
Whether it was the logistical constraints of grain transfer or the consideration of the overall situation, could Sima Yian send more troops to Hexi?
Finally, Sima Yi's original strategic goal has been achieved! Against Shu Longyou, both Hexi and Hanzhong counties raised troops to fight, and countless grains, fodder and baggage were lost!
Now that they are suddenly being counterattacked by Ni Shu, it is inevitable that everyone will carry out their own plans on the battlefield.
After all, the battlefield is changing rapidly, and neither side of the game can make the war evolve in the direction they want.
You can only act according to the opportunity and treat yourself as invincible while waiting for the enemy to be victorious!
When Guo Huai wanted to attack Zheng Pu's camp, he thought of "trying to win first".
Worried about the safety of Xiahou Ru's tribe, he thought of attacking for a few days regardless of casualties to see if there was any chance of breaking the camp.
If there is, there is no need to doubt that we will try our best to do it.
Even if the Scar Pu Formation, "the great trouble of Wei", cannot be killed here, they can still force Ma Dai and Jiang Wei's tribe who are wandering not far away to ask Wei Yan's tribe for rescue!
In this way, the crisis of Xiahou's Confucian tribe will be solved by itself, but the dilemma of Jiyin will remain the same.
But if there is no chance, then he will divide his troops.
Half of the troops and horses were diverted to Mingsha Mountain to block the road and prevent Shu from entering the south of Helan Mountain and invading the farming areas; the remaining half of the troops were returned to the east bank of the river to fight with Xiahou Ru. With their superior strength, the Wei Yan tribe was unable to solve the dilemma of Wanyin.
