In early summer and April, everything is flourishing.
After the lush green spring, the two sides of the Weishui River have entered the season of colorful flowers.
The plateaus are verdant, the clear water and grass are graceful, the birds are fluttering, and the sky of white clouds and dogs is filled with the beauty of the human world.
It’s just that good things often don’t last long.
In the Western garrison of Beiyuan, Sima Yi, the governor of Yongliang and Wei Dynasty, stood on the low wall of the camp, looking at the distant barracks where the Han army and the Wei Yan tribe had crossed the Qishui River. Although he had been prepared, the war still came earlier than he expected.
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The Han army began to cross the water seven or eight days ago.
Because in the past few days, Wei Yan often sent more than a thousand people across the water to seek battle, Wei Jun did not pay much attention to their movements.
There were three small pontoon bridges on the Lianshui River that the Han army had never demolished, and the Wei army also ignored them.
It's a tactic of staying tight and defending.
It is very easy to build a pontoon bridge on a narrow river. Even if the Wei army went to destroy it, the Han army would rebuild it in half an hour, so there was no need to send troops to trigger a field battle.
Moreover, even if all the Han troops had crossed the Lishui River, they would still have to go another twenty miles east to reach the Wei army's western garrison. There would be plenty of time to prepare for the battle, so there was no need to panic.
But unexpectedly, the Han army took a trick.
Instead, they asked the soldiers and horses of the three schools to cross the Qishui River. When the Wei army thought that they were coming to make noise as usual, they stopped at the riverside and built a pontoon bridge.
By the time the Wei army scouts came back to report, there were already more than ten pontoon bridges on the narrow Lianshui River Valley!
This also caused the Wei army to lose the opportunity to use cavalry to contain the Han army from crossing the river: with more than ten pontoon bridges, more than 10,000 soldiers and horses could cross in a quarter of an hour. Calculating the time it took for the Wei army to mobilize the troops and horses, it would be a field battle to contain the Han army.
However, Sima Yi was not depressed by this.
On the contrary, he was quite looking forward to it.
Because he had been looking forward to the Han army's early attack.
For Chencang City, which has no chance to transfer grain and baggage, if it is trapped for one more day, the grain will be lost more, and the chance of defending the city will also be reduced.
Most importantly, the soldiers' emotions became more depressed as time passed.
Non-vegetation.
People often do bad things when they are depressed and bored for a long time.
Even if these soldiers are all elite, it is inevitable.
But the Han army attacked the fortress ahead of time, and the soldiers' emotions would be vented in the fire and blood, and they would not have any thoughts about anything else.
And for the Wei State, if they want to expel the Han army from Guanzhong, they can only let them go through a fruitless attack and sigh in front of the fortified city. Then they will have the idea that the time is not yet ripe to enter Guanzhong and stop their troops and return.
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Once the army stops, Wei will benefit a lot.
Just the vast territory and the strong recovery capabilities brought by the prosperous Central Plains counties will give them an advantage in future wars.
Not to mention, the Wei State, which has never fought without fighting, actually needs time to recuperate and recuperate more than Bashu.
Whether it was the Luoyang Central Army who had not removed their armor, the Wuhuan Cavalry who had no free saddles, or the more than 10,000 Huaisi elites who had just arrived from Huainan, they all felt war-weary because of the stalemate.
The common people in Guanzhong, who had been suffering from hard labor, were even more complaining, almost reaching the critical point of accumulating anger.
Based on these considerations, after Sima Yi received the report, he did not allow his troops to take advantage of Wei Yan's tribe to cross the water and attack or intrude when the camp in the east of Chencang City was not stable.
Since they attack the fortress as I wish, then let them go.
When they suffer heavy casualties under the fortified city and their morale is low, our army may come to fight again, and we may not be able to win for a while!
But not all military situations can be calm to him.
As Wei Yan's tribe crossed the river and settled down in camp, Zheng Pu also supervised the troops going south to the border of Yong County to approach Sun Li's tribe.
This seems very common.
The two of them support each other and are each other's horns.
But for the Wei State, facing the already weak defense of Anding County, he needed to make a decision as soon as possible whether to let the soldiers and horses stationed in Qixian County go to harass them.
According to common sense, troops must be sent.
If you attack the enemy, you will be able to save it; if you surround Wei, you will save Zhao.
Attack its weak wing to force the Chinese army to return for reinforcements and reduce the pressure on Chencang City.
For example, Qian Hong, who had been staying in Qixian to be on guard, and who was in charge of the Wuhuan Tuqi, had already written a letter asking for orders to go.
The reasons are quite good.
It was during the previous battle between Fan and Hu Zun in the Nishui River Valley that the Wei army's tactics were too conservative and they sought stability at every turn. They were always led by the Han army's dispatch, and were defeated by Zheng Pu's strategy of dividing the troops, and Longdong was no longer restored.
It belongs to Wei State. This time we should take a warning, send troops to disturb, hang out troops to press, and hold the initiative of fighting or not fighting in our hands, so that the Han army has to divide its troops to defend.
Yes, Qianhong did not hold Ji Ji in his arms to recapture Longdong.
It's just to support You Fufeng's war.
The most important thing is that Qian Hong emphasized that the garrison in Qi County of Wei State was a partial force in this battle.
Even if he fails to achieve success or suffers a small defeat, it will not affect the situation of this battle. Rather than letting the 20,000-foot cavalry sit idle in Qixian, it is better to let him try.
This point touches on Sima Yi's current thinking.
Regarding how to arrange the garrison in Qixian County, he has frequently summoned Zhao Yan, Qin Lang and others to discuss in the past few days.
With the Han army Zheng Pu's troops moving south, Qixian only needs to leave more than 10,000 soldiers to guard the Jingshui River Valley without any worries. There is no need to leave so many soldiers and horses doing nothing there.
Especially when a war is about to begin, every soldier and horse should be put to its best use.
However, both Qin Lang and Zhao Yan claimed that they could not be transferred away.
The reason is simple: they are worried that the Han army will divert the tiger away from the mountain.
For example, the defense of Anding County was deliberately emptied, and the Wei army was diverted from Qixian County. Then Zhao Guangbu and Xiliang cavalry suddenly arrived and inserted themselves between the valley mouth and Qixian County, allowing the Wei army to come from Guanzhong after learning the news.
The rush for reinforcements was delayed for three to five days, allowing the infantry behind to successfully surround the city of Qixian.
By then, Wei will be in a dilemma of whether to save or not to save.
If it is a rescue, the Wei army will be surrounded and rescued, and will be forced to engage in fierce battles in the wild.
But if they don't save it, the Han army, with thousands of cavalry on guard at the perimeter, will be able to attack the enemy without restraint.
The city of Qixian is no better than the towering and strong Chencang!
With a city wall less than three feet long, few large-scale equipment, and difficult to arrive reinforcements, it is not impossible for it to be captured.
Once Qixian County is captured by the Han army, the Han army can attack the hinterland of Guanzhong along the Jingshui River Valley, causing the Wei army on the right side of Fufeng to face instability in the rear.
Don't think that this possibility is unlikely.
Zheng Pu, who is in charge of the war in Anding County, likes to play this kind of unexpected or unexpected tricks.
And it often works!
This is also the reason why Sima Yi was hesitant.
Based on the situation and rationality, he dared to conclude that the Han army, which was about to attack Chencang, no longer had the plan to attack from the Jingshui River Valley.
However, Scar Pu is related to "the great trouble of our Wei"... what if?
He had to be cautious, let alone take chances.
Therefore, slowly, Qianhong's proposal became more and more important in his heart.