In fact, Deng Ai could not accuse Hu Zun before he committed suicide.
Because Hu Zun led his army to the fortress of Manyin City the day before yesterday, but he returned after less than a quarter of an hour.
There was no way, facing the Manyin City Fortress guarded by 3,000 soldiers, how could he try to break the city when he was exhausted from the hurried journey and only brought 5,000 soldiers with him!
Moreover, when he, Guo Huai and others took over Xia Houru's defense, they tried to attack it with nearly 20,000 soldiers!
The result was a futile effort and only increased casualties among soldiers.
If he had to be more serious, he should have accused Deng Ai of being incompetent and causing him to deal with the situation in vain.
As for why he didn't want to stay for a moment and didn't force the Han army in Yuwei County to divide its troops and return by "surrounding Wei and rescuing Zhao"...
It's not that he doesn't take state affairs as a priority and doesn't want to add a little vitality to Deng Ai's ministry; it's that he knows that if he stays, he will definitely be unable to protect himself!
It was a fluke that he was not discovered by Zhao Guangbu, the Cavalry General against Shu, when he walked through the Wushui River Valley. But now that they have appeared in front of the city fortress, how could he not come to attack the garrison inside the city?
At the speed of the cavalry, it only takes a day or two to get there from the Zuli River Valley!
It's just a waste of time to take the risk, and you can still risk your life and five thousand soldiers to be buried with Deng Ai!
In fact, his thinking was right.
After news of his march northward came from Longyou, the Han army indeed planned to keep him in the Wushui Valley forever.
For example, Yan Yu and Fu Qian, who were guarding the city fortress, had been expecting Jiang Wei to defeat Deng Ai's tribe as soon as possible and joined forces with him to pursue him.
However, their hopes were dashed.
Although Xu Zhi and Zhang Te chased Deng Ai to the fortress, causing him to commit suicide in despair, Jiang Wei arrived very late. There were too many prisoners surrendered by the Wei army, and he was too busy without infantry...
Moreover, he also separated Xu Zhi's Qianqi and rushed to Mingsha Mountain to build a pontoon bridge to cross the river.
Although Deng Ai burned down the camp, garrison and pontoon bridge there, the farmland on the east bank of the river was not destroyed.
Jiang Wei needed Xu Zhi to rush over and take care of him immediately, lest he be killed first by other Qiang and Hu tribes or Liu Bao, the Southern Huns who learned the news.
In the Hexi Corridor, food is more valuable than human life.
Moreover, more than a thousand Qianghu tribesmen sent by Deng Ai to guard against suspicious soldiers in the desert, seeing that the situation was over and could not return from the Helan Mountains, spontaneously came to ask Jiang Wei to declare themselves vassals of the Han Dynasty.
Because they knew that there was no Wei army to maintain order in the Helan Mountain area, and if they could no longer get the protection of the Han army, their tribe would become Liu Bao's meal.
This small episode delayed Jiang Wei for another day or two.
Therefore, after he had appeased the Qiang and Hu tribes, assigned the Xiliang cavalry to collect and escort all the prisoners back to Hexi, and then rushed to the Fortress of Anyin, Hu Zun had already left for four or five days.
Although all of Hu Zun's troops were infantry, they could not move too fast even if they were supported by the Qiang and Hu tribes in Anding County. The Han army marched twice as many times, so they might not be unable to catch up.
But Jiang Wei stopped pursuing him.
Nearly three thousand Xiliang cavalry either escorted the prisoners or went to Mingsha Mountain to guard the wheat. Without the cavalry, how could he pursue them!
I'm so helpless~
Zhao Guangbu, who had the ability to pursue, was stopped by Zheng Pu.
To be precise, the Prime Minister did not allow it.
When the Prime Minister and Zheng Pu decided on the plan at the end of last year, they also discussed how to deal with it if the plan did not succeed.
After all, it’s up to people to plan things, and it’s up to God to make things happen.
The implementation of a false and true plan is inherently cumbersome.
It is normal for the Han army to be unable to sneak attack Gaoping City due to a fallacy in one of the links, or the sudden occurrence of unstoppable objective factors.
For example, Deng Ai saw through the Xuanyin Fortress to lure the enemy.
For example, Hu Zunben had decided to lead the army northward, but suddenly heavy rains for several days prevented him from marching.
There were also soldiers who climbed Liupan Mountain and were discovered by the defenders before they made a sneak attack...
etc.
When planning for military and national affairs, you must be careful and don't leave things to chance.
Therefore, it was clear that Zhao Guang's troops could be ambushed in advance before Hu Zun's troops arrived at the Fortress of Manyin, so they kept their troops stationary.
The five thousand cavalry he supervised were also the key to capturing Gaoping City.
Gein once Liu Yin and Jufu's troops can sneak attack the city as scheduled, he will immediately drive troops outside Gaoping City to prevent the soldiers from various garrisons outside the city from returning to the city to support, and to prevent the anti-Wei troops who have learned the news from returning to seize the city.
city.
Anyway, calculating the time, even if he waits for Hu Zun's tribe to escape and then supervises the cavalry to set off from Longyou, he can still catch up.
As soon as Hu Zunfu led his troops out of the city, the Shuzhen army and the Banzhen barbarians began to climb Liupan Mountain!
The remaining route from the Wating River at the western foot of Liupan Mountain to the rear of Gaoping City was difficult because of the steep mountains rather than the distance. It would take at least ten days to determine whether Liu Yin and Jufu could succeed.
If they miss, it will not be too late for Zhao Guangbu to pursue them again.
This is the strategy prepared by the Prime Minister and Zheng Pu when "things don't go well".
If Gaoping City can be taken, then take it.
If it cannot be taken, Hu Zun's troops who were lured out of the city will be attacked and killed.
Otherwise, just to destroy the useless Wei army in Helan Mountain, the prime minister would definitely not allow Zheng Pu to use his troops while resting with the people.
The army has no advantage and cannot move~
Hanyang County, Longyou, north of Xiaoguan Road.
Zhao Guang, who had quietly brought all his five thousand cavalry and hid them in the Jufu garrison, could not restrain his anxiety from the fifth day after Liu Yin and Jufu set off. For the past two or three days, he dragged Zheng Pu to pretend to be
The scouts who were on daily alert went to Zhuma Highland to look at the garrison outside Gaoping City of Wei State.
After returning disappointed several times in a row, he finally asked.
"Zijin, in your opinion, what are the chances of Liu Xiuran and Ju Xiaoxing succeeding?"
"I don't know."
Zheng Pu was much more calm. He shook his head slightly and said slowly, "Liupan Mountain has never been climbed by anyone. No one knows whether the ridge can be crossed, so I can't say for sure."
After saying that, seeing Zhao Guang's slightly speechless expression, he added, "Yoshihiro doesn't need to worry. Even if Brother Xiuran and Xiaoxing can't make any achievements, they can still return safely, and by then, Yoshihiro can still supervise the cavalry to go north to pursue Hu Zun, who rebelled against the Wei Dynasty."
.No matter what the situation is, it will be beneficial to me as a big man."
"Hey, the prime minister and Zijin have decided on a plan, and I know it will benefit the country."
Unexpectedly, Zhao Guang became even more anxious after hearing this, and lowered his voice and said, "Zijin, I think if I don't send out hundreds of horses to harass the garrison outside Gaoping City, I will stop the soldiers in Niwei City.
Paying more attention to the rear may be of benefit to Xiuren and Xiaoxing."
Um?
Zheng Pu raised his eyebrows slightly and twirled his beard in thought.
But after a moment, he still shook his head and objected, "That's not appropriate. The soldiers in Niwei City originally thought that our army would not invade, so they were unwary. If Yoshihiro sent his cavalry, he might put them on strict guard, which would be counterproductive!"
Well!
It seems to make sense~
Hearing this, Zhao Guang also fell into silence.
After a while, he sighed and said, "Oh, what Zijin said is not unreasonable. It's just that it's really worrying for me to wait like this!"
Zheng Pu responded silently.
Because as time went by, he felt that Liu Yin and Jufu's chances of success were getting smaller and smaller.
