In Wuwei, the Han army attacked the outpost of Piao County.
The white sun was scorching the earth, and heat was rising vaguely from the yellow sand, making the wilderness as far as the eye could see blurry.
Jiang Wei, who was dressed in military uniform, led his horse in the shadow of the foothills, looking up at the distant horizon. From time to time, he stroked the horse's mane to soothe the horse's unbearable heat.
Although the news came from Xizuo that Zhu Xili had been massacred, Jiang Wei still had no intention of switching to Bing Ming Sha Shan.
Yes, he knew that there was a high chance that this move to mobilize troops would be in vain.
Since Ni Ni Wei had found out about those who wanted to treason with the Han people and dealt with them with brutal means, he would naturally have anticipated the invasion of the Han army in the Golden Autumn Period, and then strengthened the walls and cleared the country to take strict precautions.
Under the national policy of rest and recuperation, the prime minister's original intention of continuing to use troops in the Hexi Corridor was to train the newly formed cavalry, not to attack the enemy's garrison or camp with infantry and cavalry.
Therefore, Jiang Wei just used his cavalry to advance immediately during the autumn harvest to see if he could destroy the farmland of Ni Wei.
Moreover, the Han army does not have many cavalry at its disposal this year.
Last year, the Hexi Corridor was the key to reversing the entrapment of Manyin City and seizing the strategic opportunity. In order to supply the troops of Wei Yan, Ma Dai, Zheng Pu and other troops, Fei Yi had to sacrifice the food supply. This year's
Food is still in short supply.
For example, after Zhao Guangbu recruited 2,000 more cavalry, he returned to the Guanchuan Valley on the west side of Zuli County to station in military exercises and did not participate in this troop movement. And Zhang Te, who was allocated 1,000 Xiliang cavalry, also
He has been stationed in the Fortress of Manyin to guard against the intrusion of the Helan Mountains against the Wei Dynasty and the Qianghu tribe in Shuofang. Before the imperial court launched a war to capture the Helan Mountains, he could only provide military intelligence and cover for Jiang Wei and others in addition to performing his duties.
The flankers and others responded one or two.
Therefore, in addition to Xu Zhi's thousand Xiliang iron cavalry, Jiang Wei could use more than a thousand Xiliang Qiang and two thousand Shaodang Qiang from Zhang Bao's army, as well as more than two hundred scout battalions led by Hu Bo Juzi.
Already.
Cavalry is not good at attacking fortresses.
The Mingsha Mountains and the Quwu Mountains faced each other from the north to the south and were connected by the river. This natural geographical advantage provided a lot of convenience for the Wei Dynasty to defeat the enemy outside the gate - only a few garrisons were built along the river.
By placing two camps along the mountain, a line of defense can be formed that is easy to defend but difficult to attack.
It is indeed easy to defend but difficult to accomplish.
If the Han army did not advance with infantry, they would not be able to break through the garrison and obtain the ferry.
However, if we go with infantry, we will be stuck in the dilemma of supplying food supplies.
Without him, Lingzhou, Dingxicheng and Fuping County south of Helan Mountain were the main farming areas of Wei State, and they were also the places where heavy troops were hoarded.
If they had known that the Han army was coming with tens of thousands of troops on foot and on horseback, they would have definitely conquered the Qiang and Hu tribes in Shuofang County from the northern foot of Mingsha Mountain, and driven to the east of Wushaoling to cut off the Han army's food route.
In any case, before there was no strong national power as logistical support, the mobility of the nomadic tribes in the battle on the grasslands and deserts was indeed superior to that of the Han army.
Therefore, while Jiang Wei was waiting for the return of his scouts, he was also thinking about the surrender of Wei Zahu.
Although Zhushili was massacred, Ji Saiduoman, who had also surrendered and had more than 300 riders under his command, had not been discovered by the Wei State, but now there is no news.
Perhaps, he was intimidated by Ni Wei's thunderous methods.
If Jisai Doman can be used as an internal support, it will be of great help to the Han army to break through the defense line of Mingsha Mountain.
Gein, whether it was Jiang Wei or other Han generals, had such confidence that as long as Jise Doman could help the Han army capture a military camp on the Mingsha Mountain defense line, then, judging from the combat power of the soldiers of both Han and Wei, the entire
The line of defense is just a matter of time.
However, he is sincerely attached to me!
Or is it because he wants to fake a surrender and lure our troops to go deep and destroy the evil forces?
Jiang Wei couldn't be sure.
The prime minister who was far away in Hanzhong County also responded to the letter.
However, there is no conclusion on the authenticity of this matter, but only a few numbers "our army has not yet reached the decisive battle", which is a subtle reminder to the Hexi generals not to be greedy for credit and trigger a war between the two armies.
Zheng Pu, who is now in charge of the affairs of the Prime Minister's Office in Hebei County, has a different view.
He also added a note at the end of the Prime Minister's letter.
He said: "Since the Northern Expedition, we have suffered many defeats against the Wei Dynasty. We must seek small victories to stabilize the morale of the army. If we hear that our soldiers are entering Mingsha Mountain, they may be greedy for success, which is an opportunity for our army to defeat the enemy."
How to choose or not, Peter should decide for himself."
In other words, Zheng Pu didn't care at all about the authenticity of Jise Doman's surrender.
Rather, they feel that the military should seek profit.
Regardless of whether the opponent is really coming to surrender or is pretending to surrender, Jiang Wei can look for opportunities at his own discretion. The difference is just "cooperating inside and outside" or "taking advantage of the situation."
In fact, all the generals in Hexi had the same thoughts as Zheng Pu.
Zhang Bao is the best.
On top of the military discussion, he felt that there was a bastard who was willing to surrender, which was where the fighting opportunity lay.
No matter whether he surrendered falsely or not.
He also expressed his views directly and requested that he personally lead three thousand of his troops to the front to meet them, while Jiang Wei and Xu Zhi's army were behind to provide support.
If Zahu sincerely surrenders, he can march straight in to fight against Wei, giving Jiang Wei's follow-up troops an opportunity to capture a foothold on the Mingsha Mountain defense line. But if Zahu pretends to surrender, he can fight and retreat while waiting for Jiang Wei.
The Wei governor soldiers came to take him back, so as not to cause too many casualties among the soldiers.
This kind of suggestion is quite satisfactory.
Neither did he miss a chance to fight, nor did he commit the taboo of being greedy for merit and making hasty advances.
However, Zhang Bao became a little impatient after the news came that Zhu Shili had been massacred.
He felt that he could not hesitate any longer, otherwise he would miss the opportunity.
Because Wei general Deng Ai slaughtered the Zahu tribe under his command, it also proved that there were many internal instability factors in the Wei Dynasty!
Such as Jise Doman who has written a letter of surrender.
If he sincerely seeks to annex the Han, but the Han army sees Zhu Shili being slaughtered without taking any action, he will definitely be disappointed and feel that the Han Dynasty does not have the strength to protect his tribe, and then he will devote all his efforts to rebel against the Wei! Such as
The same is true for other Qiang and Hu tribes. They will eventually succumb to the butcher's knife of Ni Wei and fight to the death with the Han army in the future.
Jiang Wei initially had no objection to Zhang Bao's thoughts.
But now there are some different opinions.
He suddenly had a question in his mind: Is Zhang Bao and the other generals' eagerness to seek war the result that Wei expected?
Yes, he was once a member of the generals of the Wei army. He knew that in the planning of military battles, Wei often used any means to win. If they killed more than two hundred cavalry to achieve the tactic of luring the enemy deep, they would never hesitate.
Half a minute.
Not to mention that these two hundred cavalrymen are just a tribe of miscellaneous people who only talk about profit and don't know etiquette and loyalty.
In the eyes of Wei's generals, the plan to kill them was just to let the Zahu tribe "die well".
There was no hint of uneasiness at all.
Now that we have gone against the Wei Dynasty, we are slaughtering and chasing away corpses to save Ji Saiduoman.
Not only did this move fail to convince Jiang Wei of their sincerity, but it actually felt more like trying to hide something.
