Beidi County is one of the 36 counties established by Qin after it unified the world.
After entering the Han Dynasty, Emperor Wu drove the Huns from the north, so that the territory of Beidi County once covered the entire Helan Mountain (Yinchuan Plain).
However, since Guangwu restored the Han Dynasty, "the city walls and ruins have been swept away even more", which caused Beidi County to "migrate inward" three times and settle in Zuofengyi County. When Dong Zhuo rebelled against the Han Dynasty and the Han Dynasty was unable to guard the border, it ceased to exist in name only.
Today, the Beidi County established by the Wei State was "returned to the real land" by dividing several counties from Zuo Fengyi.
It can be regarded as a kind of self-consolation for losing one's place but not extinguishing one's name.
Naturally, Xue Ti, Guan Qiujian and others all knew that the area where Zheng Pu entered Beidi County, as claimed by the scouts, was the Nishui (Malian River) basin, which was already the habitat of the Han family remnants and the Qiang and Hu tribes that were not under the jurisdiction of the government.
Therefore, they also knew Zheng Pu's intentions.
When Zheng Pu entered the Nishui River Valley, he had only three choices.
One, go north and enter the Hetao.
The Nishui-Kushui River Valley has always been the road connecting Guanzhong to the Hetao Plain. After the news came that the Southern Huns Liu Bao and the Xianbei Tuoba tribe had betrayed the Wei State, it was not impossible that the Han army wanted to take advantage of the opportunity to enter the Hetao Plain.
After all, the Xianbei Tuoba tribe had previously united with the Han army.
And now that the war in Guanzhong is at a stalemate, Wei's hundreds of thousands of troops are waiting. It is not easy for the Han army, which is at a disadvantage in military strength, to take control of Chang'an. Since Jiangdong is no longer able to invade, the Han army wants to open up a new battlefield to contain Wei's troops. , is also a feasible deployment schedule.
However, this is just unlikely.
Because the Hetao Plain was abandoned by the Central Plains Dynasty for decades, even if the Han army took full control, it would be restrained by the disputes and affairs of many Qiang and Hu tribes in a short period of time. Daibei and other places in the state.
On the other hand, sailors from Beiluo captured Zuo Fengyi.
Walking eastward across the Nishui River Valley, you don't need to go far to reach Jushui, a tributary of Beiluoshui. The Beiluoshui, which originates from Monan, winds into Zuofengyi and joins the Weishui at the confluence of the Weishui and the river. ....
Yes, the distance between Beiluoshui and Tongguan is not far.
Marching like this seems to have violated the taboos of "going deep alone" and "capturing three generals if you fight for a hundred miles", but any general with some common sense would be so crazy.
But Xue Ti, Guanqiu Jian and others were not surprised.
The Fortress of Anyin was captured by the Han army running thousands of miles from the rear. What's so strange about Scar Pu going to the northern Luoshui River Valley to attack Zuo Fengyi!
As for going deep alone, it's not even worth mentioning.
Scar Pu dared to expose the grain route under the eyes of the three places in Yangcheng, so there is nothing wrong with him continuing to ignore Hu Zun's tribe in Linjing County.
Because he doesn't need to protect the food route.
Since Zheng Guoqu and Baiqu are both within the territory of Fengyi on the left, and Fufeng on the right is already on the front line, most of Wei's military garrisons in Guanzhong are located here.
In the same way, this place is also the main grain storage area of Wei State in Guanzhong.
If Scar Pu were to marry Zuo Fengyi, there would be no need to worry about the food problem.
Even if there is no food available in Zuo Fengyi's territory, he can still get food from Pujin Ferry into Hedong County, which is famous for its wealth.
Yes, it would be difficult for the Wei State to stop Scar Pu from entering Zuo Feng Yi in the Northern Luoshui River Valley.
After the Beiluo River entered the flat Zuofengyi, it spread out into many tributaries. Even if Xue Ti and Guanqiu Jian rushed to set up defenses in advance, they could not guard all the roads.
Unless, Sima Yi, the governor of Yongliang, dispatched 30,000 to 50,000 troops from Beiyuan to set up defenses at all levels.
But in this case, wouldn't it turn into a partial force against Shu and contain nearly half of the troops in Guanzhong?
How could the main force led by Shu Prime Minister Zhuge Liang and Wei Yan not take the opportunity to march into Beiyuan, occupy Qishan and Wuzhangyuan, and isolate the entire western part of Youfufeng from Guanzhong!
Furthermore, don't think that Scar Pu, who rode nearly 10,000 steps behind Zuofeng Yi, could not drive all the way to Tongguan.
In recent years, the corvées of common people in various counties and counties in Guanzhong have been too frequent~~
In addition, in order to supply the Yongliang army, they also used military laws to govern the people, turning all the Li people into "nameless" farmers, and the people's resentment had long been dormant. Once the Scar Pu soldiers entered Zuofeng Yi, they promoted the frivolous behavior of Shu.
They seize the palace, open warehouses and release grain to Li Shu, and promise to paint fields and grant land. I am afraid that there are countless Li Shu who will follow the rebellion!
In other words, Scar Pu must not be allowed to set foot in the Bei Luoshui River Valley.
Otherwise, once the people of Feng Yi on the left are in chaos, the Yongliang army on the Fufeng front line on the right may... the consequences will be disastrous.
Sun Tzu said, "If you advance forward and cannot be controlled, you will be able to attack the enemy; if you retreat but cannot be pursued, you will be unable to catch up quickly. Therefore, if I want to fight, even if the enemy has high forts and deep ditches, those who have no choice but to fight me must attack them and save them."
also!"
Of course!
This is also the last optional strategy for Zheng Pudong to advance into the Nishui River Valley: forcing the Wei army to come out to fight in the field.
Under the "unbearable weight", Xue Ti, Guan Qiujian and others' only choice was to "know that there are tigers in the mountains, so go to the Tiger Mountains", and the military governor went north to the Nishui River Valley to pursue Zheng Pu's tribe.
Naturally, even if they are forced to send troops, they must do their best to ensure that they do not face a war.
For example, after the supervisory troops arrived, they could gradually be ranked behind Zheng Pu's troops. Relying on their superior strength, the Han army was afraid of the consequences of losing both sides and did not dare to fight easily.
With this in mind, Xue Ti, Guan Qiujian and others quickly made arrangements after discussing it.
Instead, Governor Qian Hong led four thousand Wuhuan cavalry to go ahead to spy on the current location of Zheng Pu's tribe and guard against the danger of being ambushed along the way; the rear army's more than 10,000 infantry, led by Governor Guanqiu Jian, rushed to Yiju County.
After joining forces with Hu Zun from Linjing County, he continued to pursue the Han army.
Yes, in order to ensure the absolute advantage of troops, not only did Xue Ti send out 5,000 soldiers, but Hu Zun also led the 5,000 elite infantry originally stationed in Gaoping City.
With this approach, you don't need to worry about changes later.
For example, in order to guard against the Han troops Liu Yin and Wang Ping who were camped in the Jingshui River Valley, Xue Ti would write a reply to Chen Ben in Zuo Fengyi, asking him to immediately send 3,000 soldiers to Qixian County to help guard and ensure nothing went wrong.
Linjing County also has appropriate arrangements.
The Han army did not besiege the city. After Governor Hu Zun led half of his troops out of the city, the remaining 5,000 county soldiers were able to protect the city from chaos.
There were still two thousand Wuhuan cavalry who did not participate in the pursuit.
Under the leadership of Xia Houxian, they will monitor the military situation around Linjing and Qixian at all times, and deter the former Xiliang cavalry from joining forces with the Han army to plunder the Qianghu tribes and Haoyou families in the Yuezhi City area of Linjing.
Prevent them from being encouraged by Ni Shu to go south to Linjing City and intimidate the morale of the county soldiers guarding Linjing City.
The total strength of our army is about 20,000 infantry and cavalry, which is twice that of Ni Shu. Is it enough to make Scar Pu dare not rebel?
Even if he doesn't understand the current situation, our army can stop him!
This is what Guanqiu Jian thought.
Qian Hong, who had been supervising the cavalry as the vanguard for a long time, felt that this victory had a great chance.
Wuhuan Tuqi is a famous cavalry in the world, with almost no defeats. Compared with the long-famous Xiliang cavalry, they are also among the best!
He thought to himself that even if the cavalry under his supervision could not defeat the Xiliang cavalry, they could still trap them and create opportunities for Wei's infantry to defeat the Nishu infantry.
Hu Zun and Guanqiu Jian have more than 16,000 troops together, and they can both be called elites!
The infantry that followed Scar Pu into the Nishui River Valley was only two units and 500 heavy infantry.
With such a huge disparity in military strength, fighting with bloody courage in the wild, if the Wei army was still defeated, then he felt that the Wei state would not be able to stop Ni Shu from entering Guanzhong.
Besides, Qian Hong felt that Wei still had an advantage.
It is already mid-spring and February. It has been a month since the Han army sent troops and entered the Nishui River Valley from Wushi County, hundreds of miles away. It can be said that the troops are exhausted.
The Wei army, which is waiting for work to arrive later, can stay here. There is no need to rush to fight after catching up with the Han army.
Instead, he slowly stood aside and waited for Scar Pu's army to run out of food, the soldiers to be exhausted, and the morale of the soldiers to be low after being out for too long, before looking for an opportunity for a decisive battle.
In this way, it is not difficult to break it!
He could even capture or kill Scar Pu before the battle, averting the humiliation of Wei's repeated defeats!
It can also change the sluggishness and lack of enterprising spirit of Yongliang's generals and decision-makers. The generals of the period are united and everyone is vying to die, and all the Nishu are driven out of Guanzhong.
With the fire in his heart, he led Hongdu to ride north very quickly.
Three days later, Wuhuan's cavalry, who were also good at attacking, discovered traces of the Han army.
In other words, Zheng Pu had no intention of hiding his whereabouts or setting up an ambush along the road, but was calmly waiting for the Wei army to arrive.
The pre-war deployment was still very bold.
Or it can be called arrogant!
Instead, he chose a place that was very open and the terrain clearly showed that there was no ambush to set up camp.
A small camp built with Wuhan Iron and Steel carts and baggage carts was built against the water. From the fluttering flags, one could tell that this was the 3,000-barracks barbarian commanded by Jufu; while on the other side, there was a large banner and a Xuanwu military banner flying. There is a camp, but it is separated by about five miles. Moreover, this military camp only has baggage vehicles on the sides and rear, and the front is empty, allowing people to directly see where the chariots and large banners used for commanding the troops are.
There are no deer villages or horse barriers, no trenches, no digging of pits or burying of iron pears and other defensive measures in the two buildings!
The intention is obvious, the Han army has no intention of staying in camp.
As a mobile force, the three thousand Xiliang cavalry were on standby about ten miles away from the two military camps.
With such an arrangement, when Qianhong learned that the scout had come to announce the time, he thought he had heard wrongly.
I checked with several teams of scouts several times, but still didn't believe it, so I personally led the cavalry to look at it from a distance for a long time, and then I finally believed it.
Scar Pu is so arrogant!
Do you actually regard our Wei army as if there is no evil?
There are less than ten thousand people on foot and cavalry, but they still meet the enemy in three separate positions. It is unfavorable to bully our Wei soldiers with swords and spears!
For a moment, endless indignation filled Qianhong's chest and abdomen.
However, he did not lose his mind.
Instead, he sent out more Wuhuan Tuqi to serve as scouts and scouted the area within twenty miles. After confirming that the Han army had not invited the local Qiang and Hu tribes to help, he personally rushed back to attack Guanqiu Jian and Hu Zun. Report.
Even after talking about the military situation, he added, "General, envoy, Scar Pu has insulted our army too much! If we don't attack him, I'm afraid the soldiers will lose all their energy! When the battle comes, our cavalry will be able to drag Ni Shu. The Xiliang cavalry buys the general and envoy time to defeat the enemy. If not, I will raise my head to see you!"
In response, Hu Zun and Guan Qiu Jian glanced at each other, and each saw the helplessness in their eyes.
They all realized that Zheng Pu was so supportive.
It is nothing more than irritating the Wei army generals and competing for war.
After all, if the Wei army arrived and camped on the spot to confront them and avoided fighting, they would slowly fall into the dilemma of running out of food and feed and have no choice but to retreat slowly.
And Scar Pu succeeded.
Qian Hong's words, "If we don't attack it, I'm afraid the soldiers will lose their vigor and vitality." This is the sentiment of all Wei soldiers.
In any case, the disparity between the enemy and ourselves is so huge, and the Han army is so arrogant that they will humiliate themselves to death. If they don't dare to fight, I am afraid that the saying "Gaodi Liang will be as timid as a stride" will become a motto for them from now on. Life is affirmed.
"It's commendable to lead the general Guo Lie!"
Hu Zun, who had a higher official position, held up his palm and praised it, and said with emotion, "However, we must be careful in the military battle. How to dispatch our army will be decided the next day after I and the Guanqiu envoy Jundu's soldiers arrive to observe. Well, if so. As General Qian said, I will let Scar Pu know how powerful our Wei army is!"
After hearing this, Qian Hong retreated with satisfaction and continued to monitor the Han army.
As soon as he left, Guanqiu Jian frowned and asked, "General, do you want to fight?"
When the two of them joined forces and came together, they had a consensus, which was to slowly wear out the Han army until they ran out of food, then stop pursuing them, and not to attack unless it was absolutely necessary.
"Whether we want to fight or not will be decided the next day."
Hu Zun shook his head slightly, and then sighed again, "Zhong Gong heard it just now. Our soldiers are here to swear an oath. If Scar Pu is humiliated and we don't fight in the middle of the battle, we may lose our morale."
"well......"
Guanqiu Jian also sighed and said nothing.
The two were silent for a while, but Guanqiu Jian said loudly, "General, although the Shu soldiers are strong, our army can also be called elite! If Scar Pu is really arrogant and divides his troops into camps, our army may not be able to motivate the soldiers to fight. Can't win!"
"This is a great thing to say!"
Hu Zun couldn't help but laugh.
Because in his heart he wanted to fight Ni Shu.
Ever since he was implicated by Deng Ai and was attacked by Ni Shu in Gaoping City, he had always wanted to avenge his shame.
Now Zheng Pu is taking risks and even violating military taboos. If he doesn't dare to fight with all his strength, he will no longer have the face to supervise troops in the future.
It was a night with no more words.
The next day, Hu Zun and the governor Guanqiu Jian arrived and set up camp ten miles away from the Han army.
During this period, the Han army sent several teams of Xiliang cavalry to watch from a distance. After they chose a place to camp, a cavalryman came slowly on horseback. He put down some things about two hundred paces away and shouted, "My general." I have a book, and I’d like to give something to you as a gift to your commander.” Then he turned and left.
Hu Zun and Guanqiu Jian were both surprised by this.
I've heard for a long time that Scar Pu has a reputation for revenge, but I've never heard of him being a gentleman before giving gifts or sending letters of war!
When someone went to get it, they found it was a letter and a wooden box.
With surprise, Hu Zun took the letter, opened it and read it.
In an instant, his beard and hair were all spread out, and he threw the letter to the ground fiercely, drew his sword and pointed it in the direction of the Han army camp and roared like thunder, "Little Scar Pu, I swear to kill him!"
Guanqiu Jian on the side was stunned.
With confusion, he stooped down and picked up the letter and looked at it, his face was also livid.
The book said: "I am not talented, and I have never suffered a defeat since I took charge of the army. Now that I have sent troops here, I don't think you dare to come to fight, so I gave a woman clothes, jewelry, rouge and other things for you to stay in camp and take care of your red makeup." "
Yes, the box Zheng Pu sent contained a set of women's clothes, and he also carefully prepared jewelry, rouge and other items.
