"Search the Jingzhou, and the disciples of the Zhou Dynasty will lift it; the king of Zhou will come to Mai, and the six divisions will catch up with him."
——"Pu Pu"
The Jingshui River Valley, this passage leading from Chang'an to the northwest territory, has been a waterway fortress since the Yin Dynasty of the Zhou Dynasty.
During the Qin and Han dynasties, it was the Silk Road that people talked about so much, a road of conquest filled with blood and tears, with "the water flowing from the head of the river roaring and sobbing; looking at the Qinchuan River in the distance, the liver and intestines were cut off".
Whether it was the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period or the Qin Dynasty and Han Dynasty, countless battles on the Shuo River declared the significance of controlling Longdong to the 800-mile Qinchuan River.
Sima Yi, the governor of Yongliang in Wei Dynasty, also knew that there must be no loss in Longdong.
Therefore, when he saw that Prime Minister Zhuge Liang moved from Wuzhangyuan to occupy Qianweihui and besieged Chencang City, and that Wei Yan's troops also moved south along the Qianshui River Valley to set up defenses along the water, he dismissed Wang Shengyin's suggestion of going north to attack Zheng Pu's retreat,
He also thought about how to strengthen the defense of Longdong.
Because of the Han army's actions, there will be no worries in Chencang City for a short time, but there will be continuous war in Longdong.
In other words, the ownership of Longdong almost determines the advantages and disadvantages of the confrontation between Han and Wei in Chencang.
For Wei, as long as Longdong is not lost, the only way for the Han army to enter Guanzhong is to attack it.
This is what Wei Guo and Sima Yi expected!
It avoided field battles with the more powerful Han army, forcing the Han army to suffer heavy casualties during the attack, and then had no choice but to withdraw from Guanzhong due to excessive consumption of manpower and material resources.
But for the Han army, once they capture Longdong, they will increase their chances of capturing Chencang City by half.
Without him, as long as the Han army goes south along the Jingshui River Valley to invade Jingzhaoyin, Zuo Fengyi and other Wei army rear areas, and frequently use cavalry to cut off the Wei army's food road stationed near Chencang, it won't take long for the Wei army to be forced to divide its troops and return to defend.
Yu, there is no spare power to rescue Chencang City!
Yes, once Longdong changes ownership, Chencang will become an isolated city!
Therefore, after much deliberation, Sima Yi decided to write a letter to Xue Ti, who was stationed at the mouth of the valley, and asked him to supervise more than 10,000 men to go north to garrison in Qixian County, Pingyang County, and to block the route from the Jingshui River Valley to Guanzhong.
Pingyang County was established in Qixian County of Anding County in the first year of Xingping Dynasty (194) by Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty. It was placed in Qixian County of Fufeng on the right, and its governance was located in Qixian County (today's Binxian County, Shaanxi Province). The area under its jurisdiction is not large, but its strategic significance is extraordinary.
, is the must-defend stronghold in Guanzhong to control the Jingshui River Valley. If Qixian County changes its ownership, the enemy from Longdong can attack and gather in Gukou County, where the Zhengguo Canal and Bai Canal start.
Naturally, Xue Ti's troops were all infantry, and under the watchful eye of the Xiliang cavalry of the Han army, they were unable to coordinate or rescue Hu Zun's troops stationed in Linjing County.
Sima Yi felt that more cavalry needed to be sent over.
For example, it would be a good choice to first let Governor Qianhong lead three thousand Wuhuan cavalry.
As a result, the Han Prime Minister Zhuge Liang's troops and Wei Yan's troops both moved their troops to the Chencang area. He could also transfer his troops to the south of Yong County and confront the Han army across the Wei River and Qian River.
In this way, the role of cavalry is naturally small.
Separating half of Wuhuan's cavalry will have no impact on the battle situation.
On the other hand, Sima Yi knew that in the next year the Emperor Cao Rui would definitely send the rested Tiger and Leopard Cavalry and the Luoyang Central Army into Guanzhong to assist in the control of Shu, so he did not have to worry about the weak force.
Perhaps, this kind of arrangement seems to be a bit overkill.
After all, Zheng Pu’s ministry had all the plans, but only fifteen thousand cavalry were needed!
With Hu Zun's more than 10,000 men and Xue Ti's more than 10,000 troops superior in strength, and they still defended the city, what was the danger?
Why send Wuhuan's cavalry forward again, which would only increase the pressure on the transportation of grain and fodder?
But Sima Yi felt that this amount of troops was not enough...
In his heart, he planned to wait until next year for the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry to enter Guanzhong to aid in the war, and then let all the remaining Wuhuan Tu Cavalry led by Xiahou Xian rush over.
Nothing else.
That scarred person is a serious problem for our Wei Dynasty!
In the face of past achievements, no one dares to take it lightly, and no one would think that he is making a fuss out of a molehill.
Even Cao Rui in Luoyang would feel that his scheduling was not cautious enough!
............
It’s early winter and October.
Thick water vapor rises from Jingshui River, adding a bit of mistiness to the water surface.
The reed swamps on both sides of the bank are undulating in the wind with a green and yellow color. Countless yellow swans, egrets and red shelducks come to spend the winter leisurely, composing the joyful song of nature's life.
But soon, a neat little whistle broke the tranquility here, startling countless birds to spread their wings and fly away.
Looking down from the sky, we can see that the banner embroidered with the character "Han" is fluttering in the wind on the Jingshui River, dragging a long red torrent behind it winding eastward. It is Wang Ping and Liu Yinbu who are riding in Xiliang. Under the escort, they used sheepskin rafts to carry baggage along the Jingshui River Valley to the east and went down to the north of Quaigu and Yinpan counties to guard the camp.
The procession, which stretches for more than ten miles, moves unevenly by land and water, making it easy for the enemy to find opportunities to attack.
However, Xue Ti, who had just arrived at Qixian to supervise the troops, after hearing the report, waved his hands with some disinterest and told the scouts to continue investigating and report on the Han army's actions at any time.
This made Qianhong who came with him a little puzzled.
In the face of such a good opportunity, even if you send out troops and achieve nothing, you can still return with your entire army!
Why do you stand still and watch Ni Shu become so arrogant that you feel like you are in a deserted place?
Furthermore, judging from the intention of Ni Shu's advance, it should be to cut off the connection between Qixian County and Linjing County. In order to be able to send troops to rescue Hu Zun's troops when the defense is unfavorable in the future, Ni Shu's intention should also be thwarted at this time!
"Guardian, why don't you let me go and have a look?"
After hesitating for a moment, Qian Hong couldn't help but ask for orders, "Our Wuhuan Cavalry are good at running attacks. Even if we can't find a fighter plane to attack Nishu, we can still come back intact."
However, when Xue Ti heard this, he just stared at him silently, then shook his head, "There is no need to do useless work."
What a useless effort!
Involuntarily, Qian Hong said angrily in his heart.
But there was a difference between superiority and inferiority, so he did not dare to express his inner slander on the surface.
Xue Ti, who was already very old, seemed to have understood what he was thinking. He walked straight to the map, pointed at the markings of the three places in Yangcheng and said, "What Scar Pu did is to show weakness. It makes me The army felt that there was an opportunity to take advantage of it, so they lured me and the Yangcheng defenders into planning a flanking attack. How could we be unprepared if we go deep with light troops? If the generals who rebelled against Shu were such negligent people, we in Wei would not have The loss of Longyou and Liangzhou. Besides, wouldn't it be better to let Ni Shu camp in the Jingshui River Valley? There are not many troops in Scar Pu's army, so letting him divide his troops will also reduce the defensive pressure of General Hu. What's the point? Not for that? Besides..."
At this point, he paused briefly and tapped his fingers on the Yiju County mark where the muddy water (Ma Lian River) merged into the Jingshui River.
"Furthermore, there are countless small roads that can be passed here, and Ni Shu's troops cannot take care of them all. If the defense of Linjing is not good and reinforcements are needed, your troops can also take Beidi County and go north through the Nishui River Valley. In this way, our army's strategy will not be lost, and we will wait for work at ease. Since Ni Shu has mobilized troops and ordered his soldiers to endure the harsh winter in the wild, then let him go."
Yes, if we want to rush to Linjing County to aid, we can only lead Hongbu's Wuhuan Tuqi to go north alone.
Qixian County is now too important to the strategic significance of Guanzhong, and Xue Ti's troops cannot leave it lightly unless Sima Yi sends more troops.
After Qianhong listened, he handed over his hands and said he had been taught, and stopped arguing.
After I resigned, my heart was filled with anger and unbearable anger.
He felt that after entering Guanzhong, he was suppressed by the fear of war among the Yongliang tribes all the time.
These people who are qualified to participate in war decision-making are like a group of old people who are dying and have no ambition to make progress!
Lost the spirit of fighting for death in the army!
Blindly seek stability and perfection, and consider yourself lucky to survive!
Jufu and Zhang Yi, who had been transferred to garrison in Wushi County, were also puzzled by Zheng Pu's arrangements.
Originally, they all felt that Zheng Pu sent Liu Yin and Wang Ping deep into the enemy's territory to camp and guard the enemy, in order to lure the garrison troops and horses from the three places of Yangcheng in Wei State to come out to fight in the field.
But Zheng Pu did not let the two of them go to set up an ambush along the road.
Instead, they claimed that there would be no war this winter, and asked them to seize the time to arrange for their soldiers to disperse to fish and hunt, so as to provide more military supplies for the troops to be sent to Linjing County in the spring of next year.
How can one not be surprised by such a negligent general order?
Not to mention, if he had known that he could not lure out the defenders from the three areas of Yangcheng, he should not have allowed Liu Yin and Wang Ping to trek to camp in the winter! Not to mention not caring about the hardships of the soldiers, it would only increase the number of soldiers.
Isn’t it grain loss?
Therefore, after Jufu and Zhang Yi received the military order, they secretly calculated it and still couldn't figure it out, so they came together to find Zheng Pu to find out what happened.
At this time, Zheng Pu was leisurely fishing by the Jing River.
And his servant Qi Yacuo had already hunted several yellow swans and was roasting them on the fire.
Regarding their coming, Zheng Pu seemed to have expected it, and pointed directly to the side, "It is better to have fun alone than to have fun together. It is rare to have leisure in the army, Boqi, Xiaoxing, why don't we compare with fishing?
Let’s see who is better.”
Looking at what he pointed at, he saw that he had already prepared two fishing rods.
The two of them looked at each other in confusion, and followed the instructions a little helplessly to sit down and fish.
But Gofu, who had long been a good friend of the family, sighed sadly as soon as he threw the fishhook into the water, "Oh, it's rare for us to have leisure time. It's a pity that brother Xiuran and my son are not destined to meet at the right time!"
"Let it be said clearly, don't be yin and yang."
Hearing this, Zheng Pu glanced at him sideways and said, "I asked brother Xiuran and the prince to go ahead. It was not to overwork them, but to give them enough time to cut rocks and cut trees to build a camp. Could it be that Xiaoxing couldn't guess that, instead,
Wei Luoyang's army will enter Guanzhong?"
Indeed, if Luoyang's central army enters Guanzhong and Liu Yin and Wang Ping go eastward, they may be overwhelmed by the Wei army's superior strength, leaving them without enough time to build a camp and defend it.
But after Jufu listened, he was still puzzled and continued to ask, "Has Zijin already expected that the defenders from the three areas of Weiyang City will not come out to attack our army?"
"That's not true."
This time, Zheng Pu shook his head, "However, this is also the reason why I said nothing will happen this winter. Our army does not intend to ambush the Wei defenders in Yangcheng, but to overthrow Linjing County and regain the entire territory of Longdong. Therefore,
We are holding our troops immobile, making them fear that our army will set up an ambush and dare not leave the city. This is a false and true way!"
Remove Linjing County and restore the entire territory of Longdong?
Immediately, Jufu and Zhang Ni looked at each other again and asked in unison, "General (Zijin), what's the plan?"
