As a veteran of the three dynasties of the Wei State and a selfless person, he knew that state affairs were the most important thing. Not to mention that he mentioned the need to deal with Hu Zun's tribe in Anding County, so he had no reason not to go.
But what he didn't know was that his suggestion caused Sima Yi to abandon Guo Huai's views.
Yes, Guo Huai is guarding Chencang City and is most familiar with Yongliang military affairs.
However, it is said that after Guo Huai saw that the Han army did not leave Dasan Pass, he felt that it was a waste for the tens of thousands of soldiers under his command to defend the city, so he wrote a letter to Sima Yi in Chang'an.
Seek battle.
To be precise, they forced the Shu army out of Guanzhong.
The basis is that Ni Shu is still short of food!
He felt that this time Ni Shu dared to use nearly 100,000 troops to enter Guanzhong. The reason was not that they could seize Gaoping City and change the offensive and defensive positions of both sides, but that they could support themselves in Guanzhong!
Yes, the frequent wars in the past few years have long left the land with a small population. Nishu, which transferred grain from Bashu with half the effort, has entered a period of decline in people's livelihood, and the whole country is in trouble. The grain sent by the army can at most last until this year's autumn harvest.
It can also be said that if we can prevent them from farming in Guanzhong, then we can wait for them to run out of food and take the initiative to retreat.
Therefore, based on this, he gave such advice in his letter.
He could divide half of Chencang City's troops to attack the west side of Wuzhangyuan and attack the Suiyang Valley at the west exit of Baoxie Valley; while Sima Yi could supervise the troops to threaten the entrance of Xie Valley.
These two points are related to the road back to Hanzhong from Shu. Zhuge Liang, the prime minister of Shu, will increase his troops to resist regardless of whether he invites them or not.
As a result, the Han army, which entered Wuzhangyuan with only 30,000 soldiers and horses, was naturally forced to disperse its forces!
The remaining troops cannot properly defend the huge Wuzhangyuan from all directions!
Therefore, being trapped by the fact that he had too few troops, Shu Prime Minister Zhuge Liang could only rely on the high ground to build garrisons to defend against the linearly arranged Wei army in the North Plains, and was unable to protect Li Shu's peaceful farming - Yangfeng stationed in the North Plains, and the West
Surround and wait for the Wei army, and divide the troops into more than ten groups to build pontoon bridges to cross the Wei River into Wuzhangyuan.
They don't need to attack Nishu's garrison, they only need to destroy the farmland or rob and kill Li Shu to ensure that Nishu will not be able to obtain grain in Guanzhong this year!
As long as they can succeed, the Shu army in Wuzhangyuan will once again be trapped in the difficult dilemma of transporting grain and fodder.
You can also just sit back and wait for him to be overwhelmed and retreat!
And by doing this, there is no need to worry about the counter-Shu Wei Yan tribe coming out of Xiaoguan.
The distance from Yangcheng to Chencang is hundreds of miles (Han). If Wei Yan dares to lead his army south to relieve the siege of Wuzhangyuan, his grain road will not be able to protect his safety.
There is no need for the soldiers and horses stationed in the three places of Yangcheng to cut off the food route. All the Wei troops who have invaded Wuzhangyuan can be transferred to their garrison before he goes south to Chencang City and can be defended by the city or camp again.
Because he led the army south, it also meant that his farming along the way was also delayed.
In other words, no matter what the outcome is, it will defeat the enemy for the Wei State and restore the morale of the Yongliang tribes!
After Sima Yi got this letter, he was very moved.
It's just a movement.
Because he didn't dare to put it into action.
There are two reasons.
First, in this plan, Guo Huai also included the three thousand tiger and leopard cavalry led by Governor Zhao Yan into Guanzhong and the more than ten thousand Luoyang Central Army. But what he did not know was that these soldiers and horses were
It was Emperor Cao Wei's strategy of "defeating Shu and defeating Wu first", and in order to confuse the thief Wu, he deliberately detoured through Guanzhong and then quietly rushed to Yuzhou.
Therefore, what he believed to be Wei's military superiority was actually just an illusion.
On the other hand, Sima Yi did not dare to take risks.
It's not that he is timid and fearful of Shu like a tiger, but that he really can't afford to lose.
Just as Guo Huai planned, doing this can force the Shu army in Wuzhangyuan to disperse their forces, but things are relative!
This move also dispersed the Wei army's forces!
What if Zhuge Liang, the Prime Minister of Shu, made a desperate move and gave up guarding the two exits of Baoxie Valley and concentrated his forces to cross the Beiyuan along the pontoon bridge built by the Wei army?
How could the Wei State, which had dispersed its forces in Yangsui and Xiwei, stop the Shu army from crossing the river?
Once Zhuge Liang, the Prime Minister of Shu, leads his army into Beiyuan, he can rush to Qishan to build a stronghold to defend himself, and wait for the Wei Yan governor of Yangcheng to go south to support him. In this way, half of Youfufeng will be isolated from Guanzhong...
Don’t forget that Qishan to Wuzhangyuan is the narrowest place in Guanzhong Sanfu~
Only about fifty (Han) miles!
How dare he act rashly and let Shu Prime Minister Zhuge Liang see the opportunity to enter Beiyuan!
At this time, Xue Ti mentioned that Anding County needed to prepare rescue troops, and Sima Yi felt that it was better not to take risks by following Guo Huai's plan.
In particular, Zhao Yan, who entered Guanzhong from Luoyang, brought him an oral edict from Emperor Cao Rui.
He was informed that Huainan would ambush the thief Wu Sunquan this year, and the Luoyang army was unable to support Guanzhong. He was told to restrain the Yongliang generals from acting rashly, and to make plans after the Huainan front was over.
Of course!
Cao Rui just ordered him to stick to it.
Therefore, he did not want to cause trouble and trigger a war between the two sides before Luoyang's Chinese army could support Guanzhong.
Without him, he wouldn't see half a chance of winning.
.............
"Oh, if Sima Yi, the rebellious Wei, didn't attack me~~"
In Wuzhangyuan, the Prime Minister stopped on a mound, looked at Yangsui of Wei State on the other side of the Wei River, and sighed quietly in his heart.
Yes, the Prime Minister wanted Sima Yi to attack Wuzhangyuan.
This is also the reason why he, as the backbone of the Northern Expedition, entered Guanzhong with only 30,000 troops and horses.
It's to lure the enemy into fighting!
In order to contain the main force of Yongliang in Wei State here, the Wei Yan tribe, which was in charge of the main force, could take advantage of the situation and move southward.
As early as last year, the Prime Minister made a final conclusion on the tactics of the troops entering Guanzhong: to encroach step by step and gain a foothold in Guanzhong first. Just like in the past, before the Qin State entered Guanzhong, there were actions by the Weiwei Association
The footing is the same.
However, the prime minister's expected foothold was not to establish the Qianwei Conference, but to restore all counties to the west of Qishan Mountain.
Only in this way can the Han Dynasty rely on farming to offset the difficulty of transporting grain and fodder: the grain transshipment from Longyou and Hanzhong, plus the farming in Qianweizhihui, Yongxian and other places, can be enough to support an army of 100,000 people.
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However.....
Sima Yi didn't dare to fight!
The courage of all the tribes in Yongliang and Wei Dynasties has been exhausted!
Alas, what a pity.
Shaking his head, the Prime Minister walked slowly down the mound with a stick, and looked at the common people and soldiers who were digging ditches and burying wheat seeds, and couldn't help but smile again.
Since he doesn't dare to fight, then let it be.
In any case, Sima Yi did not dare to turn his army west to Yangcheng, and just waited for Wen Chang and Zijin to use their troops.
If Sima Yi doesn't come to attack Wuzhangyuan, the prime minister also has a plan.
It was just a matter of settling down and accumulating grain. As agreed long ago, when Sun Quan from Jiangdong Province entered Huainan at the turn of summer and autumn, Wei Yan and Zheng Pu mobilized troops at the same time.
Let Wei enter a two-front battle and deal with the dilemma of the attack of 200,000 troops at the same time.
Well, I hope Jiangdong can contain the Han Dynasty for a longer time this time...
