Although he knew that every day of delay would reduce his chances of retaking Gaoping City, Sima Yi still hesitated and stayed in Chaona County for three days.
In other words, he has already made a decision.
Gein's answer is to stop the army when the military situation is at a fever pitch.
Coincidentally, the military information coming from Linjing County the next day prompted him to make up his mind: Hu Zun's messenger had arrived.
Hu Zun, who had retreated hastily from the Fortress of Manyin City, was worried that the Cavalry General Zhao Guang might ambush him along the way, so he did not choose to go through the Wushui River Valley. Instead, he took a long detour and returned from the Nishui (Malian River) River Valley. He returned the same way.
Very slowly; but the messengers he sent were not slow in their journey.
Sima Yi learned that the fortress of Manyin was heavily guarded, and he could guess that Deng Ai would be defeated and killed.
Therefore, he suddenly felt that there was no chance to gamble with Ni Shu using You Fufeng as a bet.
In his original thinking, if he recaptured Gaoping City before the Prime Minister Zhuge Liang and Wei Yan of Ni Shu cut You Fufeng off from Chang'an, and then threatened Longyou and the rear of Xiaoguandao with their troops, forcing Ni Shu to return reinforcements, then
He won the bet.
But now that the defeat of the Hexi war has been decided, Bi Scarpuke, who no longer has any worries, can lead the army south. How could he possibly attack Gaoping City under the attack of Wei Yan and Scarpu?
Maybe, instead of recapturing the city, he might have followed in Deng Ai’s footsteps in the Wushui River Valley!
For example, after Zhuge Liang, the prime minister who rebelled against Shu, learned that he was continuing to supervise his army to the west, he went directly to Dasanguan and trapped several troops in Chencang. He personally led the army north to join forces with Wei Yan and Scar Pu, and surrounded and killed him with superior strength.
Yes, strength advantage.
Although the Wei State's military strength in Guanzhong is still greater than that of Ni Shu, in order to support the Huainan battlefield, 20,000 soldiers of Xue Ti and Xiahou Overlord were sent southward, and there are many places in Guanzhong that need to be guarded. For example, Chang'an, Xi'an, which Ni Shu may attack,
County, Wuguan and Ziwu Valley exits, etc. Under the circumstances, there were not many troops and horses that he hastily dispatched to Anding County this time.
But Ni Shu, who is already on the verge of victory, can use all his troops and horses to go all out!
In other words, as Hu Zun brought back the military intelligence from Hexi, he felt that the bet was no longer You Fufeng, but the entire Guanzhong Sanfu!
Let me ask, if he was defeated and perished in the Wushui River Valley, could Guanzhong still be able to defend Guanzhong after deploying half of his troops?
It is estimated that Ni Shu will turn into a sweeping force with the power of victory.
Although it is not decided by spreading the message, except for the heavily fortified cities such as Chencang, Xixian and Chang'an, other counties may choose to open their doors and surrender because they are unable to defend themselves against the enemy...
Not to mention, there are many Li concubines in Guanzhong Sanfu who migrated from Hanzhong County and Wudu County when Emperor Wu of Wei was still alive. If Ni Shu uses returning to his hometown as a temptation, it will be a blessing if the Li Shu people do not gather in rebellion and besiege the government.
, how can you still focus on helping the government to defend against the enemy~~
That's all, the opportunity has been lost, there is no point in doing anything useless.
Sima Yi had a decision in his mind and ordered all troops and horses to return to their original positions to guard.
Among them, Wang Sheng, who was originally stationed in Chencang City and served as deputy general of Guo Huai, stationed 5,000 elite troops in Yangcheng above Fanxukou to garrison; he was supplemented by soldiers originally stationed in Chaona and Wushi counties.
Chencang City.
This kind of scheduling seems a bit unnecessary.
But this is the helplessness of losing Gaoping City.
Just like telling a lie, in order not to be exposed, countless lies will be needed to cover it in the future; if you give up taking back Gaoping City, Chaona and Wushi counties on the east and west sides of Longlong will also be forced to give up.
Without him, Gaoping City and Xiaoguan occupied by Ni Shu would form a pincer attack on Chaona and Wushi counties.
If we don't give up, let alone Guanzhong's difficulty in transporting grain and baggage to these two counties, just sending troops against Shu in the future will put the main force in Guanzhong into a dilemma of whether to rescue or not.
Because if he saves him, he will be surrounded and rescued by Nishu.
Without rescue, the garrison officers and common people in these two counties would become disloyal and surrender to Kaicheng, thinking that they could not resist.
So, how is it different from being an enemy?
It would be better to seize all the grain and fodder and burn the city to the ground!
As for Yangcheng, which is guarded by Wang Sheng, will it also fall into the dilemma of saving or not saving...
No need to worry.
Wang Sheng was previously a subordinate of Cao Zhen, and he had been fighting for the country for decades. He would not change his ways even if the sword was thrown at him.
The five thousand soldiers under his command were among the few elite divisions among the Yongliang tribes. Ni Shu could not collapse their morale even if they were trapped in the city for a year.
Yes, Sima Yi planned to stockpile enough grain for the defenders in Yangcheng and Chencangcheng for three years!
Because he knew that after Ni Shu captured Gaoping City, he would definitely invade Guanzhong next year, and he would do so before the spring plowing in March - in order to farm on the spot and ease the difficulty of transporting grain.
And he must also strengthen the walls and clear the country in advance, set up extensive sieges, and prepare grain and fodder for each city in advance to prepare for a protracted war. Otherwise, it will be difficult for him to transfer grain and fodder when the time comes.
Of course, he will not give up Anding County completely.
Instead, he sent people quickly to inform Hu Zun and asked him to garrison in Linjing County upon his return.
Whether it is Gaoping City or from Xiaoguan along the Jingshui River Valley to the east to Linjing County, it requires a long march, and Hu Zun's five thousand troops and troops and the surrounding Qiang and Hu tribes are enough to defend it.
Regarding this arrangement, all the generals and generals of Yongliang had no objections, and they did not secretly slander him as before, saying he was "selfish and feared Shu as much as a tiger".
This made Sima Yi a little disappointed.
In fact, now he hopes that those generals will take the lead in slandering him.
Because those generals were so vocal in their slander, it was out of their willingness to fight even if they were willing to die.
Now that they no longer slander, it also means that their morale has dropped, and they have become "fearful of Shu" after losing many battles~~
............
Luoyang, palace ban.
It was late at night, and Emperor Wei Cao Rui had already taken a rest.
But his sleep was soon disturbed by the letters brought by the guard at the Xiaohuang Gate.
Sima Yi's apology list has arrived.
The minister knew that this matter was not a trivial matter, so he came to report it regardless of disturbing his sleep.
In the above table, Sima Yi sent troops to Deng Ai on his own, he had no choice but to let Hu Zun go north, crossed the Liupan Mountains against Shu to seize Gaoping City, and his abandonment of the western part of Anding County and the deployment of various ministries, are all recorded faithfully in the book.
Don't excuse others, and don't blame others.
After reading it, Cao Rui suddenly felt mentally and physically exhausted.
In the wars against Shu over the years, Wei suffered too many defeats.
It took a lot of effort to successfully set up an ambush in Quwu Mountain, but in the blink of an eye, an even greater defeat occurred!
He suddenly felt that God was too harsh on Wei, so he was late when victory came and couldn't wait to leave.
well........
He let out a long sigh.
With the eunuchs waiting on him, he put on his clothes and walked out of the palace, walking eagerly through the long corridor to the chancellor's desk.
But before he was halfway through, he suddenly stopped and sat down in a small pavilion.
Because just now when he planned to invite important ministers to the little yellow sect to discuss matters, he found that he didn't know who to recruit...
