Chapter 589 The old capital is restored, the stars fall in Huiling
When a large army goes into battle, there must be troops left to guard the rear to protect the food routes and to keep the officers and soldiers at ease.
Sima Yi, the governor of Yongliang in Wei Dynasty, who was absolutely determined to have the idea of "losing the country if he doesn't win", sent troops to fight this time. Although there were soldiers in each county to maintain public order, he still left more than ten thousand elite troops to guard; and there were nine hidden troops.
The Han Dynasty, which had tens of thousands of soldiers but no county soldiers, actually left not a single soldier to guard Chencang or Wuzhangyuan and other places, and sent all 90,000 soldiers to the battle. The reason for this was due to a move made by the Han Dynasty when it had just recaptured Longyou.
To be precise, it was the Prime Minister who implemented one of Zheng Pu's suggestions——
In Hanzhong County, the system of dividing the land into acres was implemented.
The Battle of Hanzhong in the past ended with the late Emperor Liu Bei gaining his land and the Wei State relocating all its people.
Zheng Pu, on the basis that there were no common people in Hanzhong, could use the new land-mu taxation policy to prevent wealthy families from expropriating land and transfer taxes to the common people, so he advised the prime minister to implement the new land-dividing policy in Hanzhong County to ensure that soldiers from Nanzhong moved into Hanzhong.
In order to benefit the households, it also lured hermit households, mountain people, and wealthy people to settle down, enriching the country's population, increasing taxes, etc.
Later, during the war in Liangzhou, the Han Dynasty forcibly moved many Qiang tribes who did not accept the king's rule and the Haoyou family who were attached to the Wei Dynasty and settled in Hanzhong. At one time, the number of households in Hanzhong was 100,000.
It almost reproduces the densely populated scene in the past when Zhang and Lu separated Hanzhong.
And this grand occasion continues to this day, which has become one of the benefits of the decisive battle in Guanzhong.
In the concept of Li Shu, when the officials are responsible for the Qingming Festival and the farmland production is guaranteed and there is a surplus of food, they will spare no effort to expand their branches, increase family members, and strive to expand the power of the family and clan.
Therefore, during the more than ten years since they moved to Hanzhong, many Li Shu families welcomed new children.
At the beginning, they were very happy about this based on the nature of blood inheritance, and did not worry about being unable to support them or making a living.
After all, under the policy of dividing the land into acres, the oral and calculated taxes are converted into the acres. If the family population increases, there will be no additional tax increase.
But as time goes by and the younger generation grows up, they face troubles.
The acres of land are fixed, but the food that the younger generation eats every day is increasing day by day, not to mention that when the children grow up, they have to prepare dowries or prepare for major life events such as welcoming a wife; and the younger generation will soon become parents, for
There is a new generation in the family.
This results in an increasing amount of money and food needed for living.
In order to make a living, they would take the initiative to allocate their excess labor to work as servants in wealthy families, looking for skilled craftsmen as apprentices to find another way of life.
Of course, the best thing to do is to join the army and serve as a soldier.
After the Han Dynasty occupied most of Youfufeng, the government gave them a better choice.
They were divided into households, moved to Guanzhong, and farmed for the government for a few years before being granted land, just like the treatment their fathers enjoyed when they moved to Hanzhong County in the past.
This choice made the common people flock to it.
That is a land grant!
Land is a complex that has been imprinted in our bones for generations, and no one will refuse it.
As for Guanzhong, it was the front line of the war between Han and Wei. Is there any danger after moving to Guanzhong?
They were automatically ignored.
The world has been at war for decades, how can there be a paradise in this world?
Furthermore, if the war in Guanzhong ends, will the government still issue a decree granting acres of land to them after they only need to farm for a few years?
The common people living at the bottom don't expect pie in the sky.
Because in a world where hierarchy is orderly and hierarchical, even if a pie does fall from the sky, it will not be the turn of the common people to pick it up and enjoy it.
The most important thing is that they have all been trained by the government.
Since the Qin and Han Dynasties, all counties and counties have had capital examinations, and men must perform military service after they reach adulthood. They who migrated to Hanzhong are no exception.
On the contrary, because of the frequent wars between the Han and Wei dynasties, the government paid special attention to teaching the common people in Hanzhong to practice warfare. Except for the busy farming seasons in spring and autumn, there were almost five days a month for the common people to practice warfare.
This makes them no strangers to military service and they are not timid when faced with war.
It is precisely because everyone has practiced warfare that after they migrated to Guanzhong to farm, it became a factor that all the 90,000 soldiers left in Guanzhong by the Han Dynasty could go to war.
Although they are just practicing battles and have never been in battle before, so they cannot be in battle, but they are more than enough to serve as county soldiers guarding cities, passes and strategic locations. Having city walls or camps to rely on can strengthen their courage; leaving a few more who are experienced in battle.
The command of experienced Sima or Du Bo can make them responsible for maintaining the stability of the city.
Moreover, once the Han army is out of the field, it means that the Wei Dynasty will not have spare power to attack the city and take out the stronghold.
As for why the Han Dynasty had 20,000 more soldiers in Guanzhong~
This was because after the Han army recaptured Longdong, Zheng Pu convinced the survivors of the North and Liu Zhong (from Tang Mang) became famous in Xihe County.
Of course!
After the Han captured Chencang City and were unable to recapture it against the Wei Dynasty, most of the remaining villages and Qianghu tribes in the four northern counties of Guanzhong began to surrender to the Han. They were comforted by Beizhonglang Zhang Ni and intimidated by Liu Zhong.
Enwei of the Han Dynasty.
It also brought about the reappearance of the "good family sons of the six counties" of the Han Dynasty!
Living outside the government, they have been fending off foreign enemies for a long time. They are skilled with bows and horses, possess considerable fighting power, and have long been accustomed to a life of wielding a hoe as a farmer and drawing an sword as a soldier.
The Han didn't need to deliberately gather them together for martial arts exercises, nor did he need to organize them into the army to consume military rations. He only needed to issue a levy order in time of war, and he could obtain a troop of up to 20,000 soldiers and horses!
Of course, their participation in the war was their obligation to submit to the Han Dynasty, and the government would give them some rewards accordingly.
For example, they were treated equally, regardless of food, equipment, death and injury pensions, etc., all were the same as those of the Han soldiers.
Also, regardless of the outcome of the war, the government must reward them according to the number of people who participated in the war, not only money and food, but also teaching them more advanced skills, setting up more schools, etc.
It can be regarded as a form of semi-employment and semi-levy.
But this time they were so generous that they managed to gather together 20,000 strong men to fight. Zheng Pu also gave them a promise - if the Han sent troops to return to the Hetao Plain in the future, he would give them half of the pastures.
This promise is also an irresistible temptation for them.
North of Guanzhong, the Hetao Plain is undoubtedly the most suitable for reproduction.
And they all know that Liu Bao of the Southern Huns and the Tuoba tribe of Xianbei, who now occupy most of the Hetao Plain, have had conflicts with the Han army. Based on the Han army's bloody spirit of "killing them even if they are far away" and Zheng Pu's gnashing of teeth against Liu Bao,
There will definitely be a battle between the two sides in the future!
Therefore, they are all willing to take a gamble.
We have decided to send troops anyway, and it is the slack season after the autumn harvest. Why not send more troops to seek greater hope?
The enthusiasm of Liangjiazi from the four counties in northern Guanzhong to participate in the war really surprised even Zhang Yi, who was responsible for pacifying northern Guanzhong.
In the original plan, Wei Yan only asked him to recruit Gao Kai, the leader of the northern survivors, and Dian Mi, the leader of the Jujuzhong Qiang, to assist in the battle. He also recruited warriors from other tribes to make up a total of 5,000 people. Together with his own Xuanwu Army and Liu Zhong's tribe, he
Thousands of people marched along the Jingshui River Valley to the foot of Chang'an City to prevent the rebel Wei army from flooding into the city and resisting after the defeat, making it difficult to capture Chang'an City.
Who would have expected that there would be so many more!
However, although more soldiers accompanying the expedition will inevitably increase the loss of food and fodder, it is ultimately a good thing for the war.
After Zhang Yi passed the general to Wei Yan, Wei Yan immediately adjusted his deployment.
Instead, they were divided into two groups with more than 10,000 men each. One group went south with Zhang Yi to cut off the rebel Wei army's retreat, while Liu Zhong drove into Zuo Fengyi and exhausted all the grain and baggage that had been stationed against Wei.
Probably accounted for.
Otherwise, once Zuo Fengyi's anti-Wei defenders learned that the army was defeated, they took the opportunity to burn down the palaces and arsenals, etc., leaving the Han Dynasty with no extra money to reward these good family members who participated in the war.
And there is another benefit to controlling Zuo Fengyi as soon as possible: population.
Guanzhong has been in ruins since the time of Dong Zhuo and other evildoers, and its population is extremely sparse.
Even though Cao Cao of Wei Dynasty later moved Li Shu from Hanzhong, Wudu County and other places to consolidate Guanzhong, the situation of vast land and sparsely populated areas remained unchanged.
Later, when the Han Dynasty occupied Longyou, the Ni Wei Dynasty moved many Li Shu people from Jizhou to the Guanzhong to support the war, which allowed the three assistants in Guanzhong to recover a little bit. Now, after the Ni Wei Dynasty lost Gaoping City, they successively moved You Fufeng
Li common people from the west of Jingzhao and the east of Longxi all migrated and settled in Zuofengyi.
Especially after the Wei Dynasty transferred Hedong and other counties to Yongzhou, Chen Tai, who served as the governor of Yongzhou, thought that Chencang was lost and Jingzhao and Zuo Fengyi would inevitably be affected by the war, so he began to move Li Shu people to Guandong on a small scale.
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Therefore, for the large Han Dynasty with a small population, it is the best strategy to control Zuo Fengyi as soon as possible.
As for this kind of arrangement, it will make the Han army lose its advantage in strength, and will it become a disadvantage in the decisive battle?
Wei Yan had no worries about this.
First, after all, these good sons of the four counties had been left outside the imperial court for a long time, and they had long been infected with a style similar to that of horse thieves. Before being restrained by military law for several years, they could not enforce orders and prohibitions, nor could they communicate with them.
The well-disciplined Han troops fought side by side. On the contrary, forcible formation into the ranks would cause chaos and make it difficult to carry out orders.
Secondly, it is based on considerations of the human heart.
Not long after these people surrendered to the Han Dynasty, they were recruited by the imperial court to fight for the first time. It was not good to use them on the front line, lest they feel that the imperial court was treating them as expendables and make them alienate from the imperial court again.
In the end, that was Wei Yan's confidence.
Wei Yan felt that without them, the Han army headquarters alone could defeat the counter-Wei Sima Yi with 100,000 cavalry!
Originally, the purpose of recruiting them to fight was to make them add icing on the cake after the outcome of the war was clear, rather than to provide help in times of need and act as the winner of the war.
Wei Yan's sure victory came not only from the plans of the prime minister and Zheng Pu, but also from the art of war's principle of knowing your enemy and your friend!
Of course!
The 100,000 cavalry that countered the Wei Dynasty, which seemed to be massive and powerful, in Wei Yan's eyes, were nothing more than a group of local chickens and tile dogs who were trying to sell their heads!
It's easy to break it!
Because he knew the fatal flaw of Wei Wei's 100,000-horse cavalry.
The number of soldiers and horses that still had morale and fighting spirit against the Wei Dynasty was limited to more than 50,000 Luoyang Central Army. The rest of the Yongliang tribes had long been defeated by the Han army in the past wars and were already unable to fight.
If there were Luoyang's central army fighting fiercely on the front line, dragging the Yongliang tribes behind to advance together, this disadvantage would not be exposed.
However, once the Han army pinned down the Luoyang Central Army that was rebelling against Wei, and then sent an elite force directly into the heart of the rebel array, then the Yongliang tribes would panic and collapse thousands of miles away!
This is also the reason why after Sima Yi's troops arrived in the Lishui Valley, Wei Yan mobilized all his troops as soon as possible and came to fight with a inferior force of 35,000 soldiers and horses.
He wanted to take advantage of his drive against the Wei Dynasty and his eagerness to fight, to induce Sima Yi to mobilize most of Luoyang's central army to fight him, in an attempt to destroy him first.
It is the responsibility of Wu Ban and Jiang Wei to manage the remaining Luoyang Army.
Previously, Jiang Wei divided eight thousand soldiers to camp on the south bank of the Weishui River Valley. The purpose was to force Sima Yi to leave some troops to defend the south bank. However, the real intention of Jiang Wei's troops was to take the opportunity to rush to Chencang City to join Wu Ban's troops.
They also sent troops to suppress the Lishui River Valley, forming a north-south echo with the Wei Yan tribe.
Their two armies combined have 25,000 soldiers, plus Zhao Guang's 5,000 cavalry in Yangcheng, which is enough to form a sharp blade hanging over the heads of the Wei army.
Under such circumstances, Sima Yi would naturally mobilize all the remaining Luoyang troops to fight.
After all, for the Wei army, almost all the 70,000 infantry and cavalry left by the Han Dynasty in Guanzhong were on the battlefield, so there was no need to continue to leave the main force as a mobile force.
Anyway, there won’t be any danger!
Even if there were, the Yongliang soldiers and horses guarding the camp would be enough to deal with it!
In fact, this is also true.
When Sima Yi personally led an army of 50,000 to the north and met Wei Yan's troops thirty miles south of Yongxian City, he received a message from Qinlang who stayed on the east bank of the Lishui River Valley claiming that the Han army had about 30,000 infantry and cavalry.
Military reports coming from the west.
However, Qin Lang also claimed that he had already supervised the deployment of troops and would not let the Han army break through the defense line and go north to support the Wei Yan tribe within 20 days, so that Sima Yi could relax and defeat the Wei Yan tribe as soon as possible, laying the foundation for this decisive victory.
And Qin Lang also holds the thought of burning the cauldron and sinking the boat.
When the Han army attacked, more than 10,000 soldiers were dispatched from their own division to listen to Sima Yi's orders. They did not care about their own safety at all, just hoping that Sima Yi could defeat the enemy as soon as possible.
After Sima Yi got his revenge, he was filled with emotions.
No one else, because he knows why Qin Lang is so decisive.
In the battle in Xi County, Dongsan County, to block the water valley, Zheng Pu defeated Wei Zhengnan General Wang Chang with a fire attack. He has received the military report.
Jingzhou's soldiers and horses are no longer able to contain Prime Minister Ni Shu and Scar Pu in the Eastern Army!
In other words, the thing he is most worried about is coming
Although Hu Zhi, the governor of Jingzhou, claimed in the military newspaper that Nishu Scar Pu and Guan Xing were unusually staying in Wudang and Bian counties to repair fortifications, and there seemed to be no sign of entering Guanzhong for support.
But he didn't believe it, and he didn't dare to believe it.
On the contrary, he also felt that Zheng Pu and Guan Xing's actions in repairing fortifications were just to cover up the truth.
The decisive battle in Guanzhong was related to the national destiny of Han and Wei. How could Ni Shu not rescue him?
Combined with the fact that Scar Pu was known for his cunning schemes, he felt that the unusual behavior of Zheng Pu and Guan Xing was to confuse Hu Zhi and others. In fact, they had already divided their troops to the Prime Minister Ni Shu, and were already on the road to rescue in Guanzhong.
Got it!
Therefore, he felt that time did not wait for us!
If Wei Yan cannot be defeated or driven back before the reinforcements from Shu enter Guanzhong and gain an advantage on the battlefield, then the best outcome for Wei in this decisive battle is to return without success.
And the worst result~
Mother needs no more words.
With this awareness and anxiety, he could not wait to start a fierce battle with Wei Yan's tribe in the wild.
Moreover, he did not hesitate to put on his armor and go to the battle line a hundred steps in person to boost morale and declare his determination not to stop fighting until the enemy was defeated.
However, it's a pity.
The situation of the war will not change because of his personal beliefs.
Although the 40,000 Luoyang Central Army who came with him had superior combat power and were not afraid of death, and the remaining 20,000 Yongliang soldiers and horses who were coerced into fighting also fought bravely, they were unable to shake Wei Yan's front line.
The two armies fought fiercely for five days, from early morning to dusk every day, and each suffered numerous casualties, but the balance of victory and defeat still did not tilt.
However, the neck-and-neck battle situation relieved Sima Yi's anxiety a lot.
It wasn't that he saw the dawn of victory, or that he had a strategy to defeat the enemy; it was that Qin Lang also ushered in a fierce battle, and the casualties on both sides were similar.
In other words, this battle has become a war of attrition for human lives.
If this situation continues, both sides will suffer losses in this battle, and each side will stop fighting because the casualties will be too great.
Even if Prime Minister Ni Shu came to Guanzhong from the Three East Counties to reinforce him, he would still be unable to attack Chang'an City due to lack of troops and sweep Guanzhong.
And in this way, Wei Guo was in an invincible position.
The densely populated Wei State likes to see it and will win without a fight!
Of course, while the anxiety was slightly relieved, another ray of uneasiness slowly lingered in Sima Yi's mind.
With his wisdom, it was not difficult to detect the abnormality of the Han army.
According to common sense, Nishu, with its small land and few people, would not fall into such a war of attrition.
Why did they continue to fight against Wei when the war was at a stalemate and the outcome was still uncertain?
Could it be that he has a back-up plan?!
This inference made Sima Yi quickly recount all the details since he sent out troops.
But no omissions were found in our own army.
Therefore, he could only attribute the reason to Wei Yan's temperament.
All the generals in the Wei State are familiar with Wei Yan's military style. They know that Wei Yan has always been fierce and upholds the indomitable spirit.
Perhaps, before Prime Minister Ni Shu came to Guanzhong, he had no one to restrain him and was eager for success?
After all, he is a general who is always guarding the outside, not a minister who lives in a temple. He will not think about the overall situation like a minister in the temple.
This inference not only lingered in Sima Yi's mind, but also came from the advice of Wei Jun's staff.
Therefore, both sides went all out, and the exhaustion effort continued without sparing any effort.
Therefore, Wei Jun's outcome cannot be changed.
The Prime Minister and Zheng Pu were sure of victory in the Guanzhong War, and Wei Yan reserved the enemy-defeating blade that would lay the foundation for victory, including the 20,000 soldiers who had been hiding in Qixian County, Jingshui Valley, Beidi County.
In addition to the 4,000 soldiers from Wang Ping's headquarters, there are still 20,000 soldiers who stayed in Guanzhong when Zheng Pu, Guan Xing, Ju Fu, Liu Yin and others returned to Chengdu to participate in the war against Wu!
At this time, Jufu and Liu Yin had quietly rushed back to the north after defeating the Jiangdong soldiers and horses.
Among all the troops in the Northern Expedition of the Han Dynasty, except for the Tiger Infantry Army, which was now under the command of Jiang Wei, the combat strength of the Wudang Feijun commanded by Wang Ping and the Bancheng Man commanded by Jufu should be the most powerful.
Before being separated from the Prime Minister's Central Army, he often served as the vanguard of the formation.
Therefore, when the prime minister and Zheng Pu were planning the decisive battle in Guanzhong, they also regarded them as the winners and losers; with Wang Ping as the governor, they led them to act as surprise troops, and when Wei Yan, Wu Ban and Jiang Wei generals were against the Wei army, they were restrained
When the time comes, kill in one fell swoop to seal the victory.
At the beginning of the planning, many people thought that Jiang Wei would be the best general to take on this important task.
Even Wang Ping himself spoke politely, claiming that many generals in the army were more qualified than himself. To ensure nothing went wrong, he asked the prime minister to choose another general, and he was willing to be the vanguard.
But Zheng Pu strongly recommended it.
He also claimed that if Jiang Wei was appointed as the commander-in-chief, his success would probably fail!
Such remarks made everyone surprised and confused.
Regardless of past achievements or personal general inference, how can Jiang Wei be ranked second to Wang Ping?
But the Prime Minister deeply believed this.
Jiang Wei also argued vigorously and supported Zheng Pu's judgment.
The reason is that his performance over the years has been so dazzling that Ni Wei will not let up on his defense.
If he rushes to Qixian to lead this decisive army, he will definitely attract the attention of Ni Wei's scouts, and will also make Ni Wei discover where the Han army is hiding its troops.
By then, not to mention being able to seal the victory as a surprise force as planned, whether Sima Yi of Wei can launch a decisive battle in Guanzhong is a matter of uncertainty.
With Wang Ping as the commander-in-chief, there was no such concern.
In recent years, Wang Ping has almost always been subordinate to the Prime Minister's Central Army. After being separated, he has never had the experience of leading many troops in fierce battles as a general. In the eyes of Ni Wei, he is only a usable general.
Will rate.
In particular, the Kanto scholars had a disdain for the people on the frontier and the barbarian tribes.
Wang Ping, who first served as a retinue of Du Yi, the seven-surnamed Yi king of Bajun, and who was less than ten literate, in their eyes was just a reckless man who was more than capable of charging into battle, but not as capable as a general.
No need to be on guard.
However, out of caution, Sima Yi took some precautions before sending troops.
Among the more than 10,000 soldiers who were left to guard Chang'an and protect the army's food routes, he specially detached 3,000 soldiers and horses to rush to the valley entrance, and assigned 4,000 soldiers to guard the Jingshui River Valley in order to prevent the Han army from attacking in Longdong.
Troops and horses moved south to invade.
Of course, Wang Qi, who had added 3,000 troops and horses, was still like a mantis in front of the Han army.
When Wei Yan, Wu Ban and Jiang Wei were fighting fiercely with the Wei army in Fufeng on the right, Wang Ping's 20,000 elite troops and Zhang Ni and Liu Zhong's nearly 30,000 troops marched southward, and it only took half a day to break through Wang Ping's army.
The smooth road passed through the Jingshui River Valley smoothly. The speed was so fast that even Sun Li's troops, who were guarding the army's food road, had no time to gather troops and horses to stop them, before they were killed by Zhang Yi and Liu Zhong.
There were only more than 5,000 elite Sun Li in Huainan left in his headquarters. His troops were not concentrated and they fought hastily. They were swept away by the Han army.
He became the first general to hold the rank of general during the Guanzhong War.
Well, Wang Qi is not dead.
After the Han army broke through the obstruction and successfully passed through the Jingshui River Valley, they ignored him and led their troops southward.
Just like killing him and capturing his soldiers is not considered military merit.
But Wang Qi knew that the reason why the Han army gave up on the easy victory of attacking his headquarters was because they had greater achievements waiting for them - they wanted to use a sudden surprise attack to defeat the main force of Wei before Sima Yi learned the news.
Defeated!
Therefore, when Wang Qi witnessed the mighty retreat of the Han army southward, and when he gathered the remaining troops and returned to Chang'an, he did not forget to immediately send more than ten waves of messengers to the Lianshui Valley to warn Sima Yi.
But it's a pity.
Although these more than ten waves of messengers took different roads to the west, none of them succeeded, and they were all intercepted halfway by the Xiliang cavalry led by Xu Zhi and Zhang Te!
Yes, Xiliang Iron Cavalry.
The prime minister, who was cautious in planning and seeking safety and perfection in everything, temporarily assigned three thousand Xiliang cavalry to Wang Ping.
The intention was to use the Xiliang Iron Cavalry as the vanguard to intercept and kill the messengers and scouts along the way when the Han army successfully passed through the Jingshui River Valley and attacked the rear of the Wei army, leaving Sima Yi with no time to prepare.
Coincidentally, Sun Li's tribe, which was wiped out in one fell swoop, also had no chance to deliver the news.
As for Jingzhao Yin and Zhang Ji who were stationed in Chang'an City, they were powerless.
By the time he learned that the Han army was moving south from the Jingshui River Valley, that Wang Qi's troops had been defeated, and that Sun Li had died in battle, Zhang Yi had already led his troops to the lower camp of Chang'an City!
However, a long march of 20,000 troops cannot conceal their whereabouts for a long time.
When Wang Ping's troops and the Xiliang cavalry set foot on the border of Yi County, some scouts still passed the news to Sima Yi and Qin Lang.
This is attributed to Sima Yi's fear of the prime minister and Zheng Pu.
When he knew that the war in Dongsan County was over, he was worried that the Prime Minister would lead his troops through Baoxie Valley into Guanzhong to attack the Wei army's food route and cut off his return; or he might invade from Suiyang Xiaogu (Mawei Valley)
Come to Chencang to rescue.
Therefore, he also sent many scouts to monitor the two exits of Baoxie Valley.
But the so-called miss is a thousand miles wrong.
If the prime minister leads his troops out of Baoxie Valley, he will have enough time to prepare for the battle. Because the Qinling Valley is difficult and cramped, an army of troops will inevitably spread for more than ten miles or even two miles when passing through.
More than ten miles. Even if the Han army came out of the valley, it would still have to spend a lot of time waiting for the subsequent troops to gather and organize the array.
However, Wang Ping's troops and the Xiliang cavalry, which rushed westward from the Jingshui River Valley, had no such time delay.
By the time the scouts came back with the news, neither Sima Yi nor Qin Lang had time to make arrangements!
After all, they are now going all out to fight fiercely with Wei Yan's tribe, Wu Ban, and Jiang Wei's tribe.
If the troops were hastily stopped, or if the troops were sent back to fight Wang Ping, it would inevitably cause panic among the soldiers, and it would also be easy for the Han army to find a loophole during the deployment of troops and attack in one fell swoop.
With the battlefield already in full swing, no general with a little common sense would dare to retreat or divide his troops hastily.
Unless, he wants to experience the feeling of being defeated for thousands of miles.
But now there are not many choices left for Sima Yi and Qin Lang.
If they do not break away from the war as soon as possible or divide their troops to fight back, their rear will also face being driven in by the Han army, which will turn into a situation of overwhelming defeat.
Qinlang's side is slightly better.
He originally relied on the Lianshui River Valley to fight, and he had a certain geographical advantage, so that Wu Ban, Jiang Wei and Zhao Guang, who were at a military disadvantage, had not yet forced their way across the Lianshui River.
Therefore, after he learned the news, he immediately asked someone to give his suggestions to Sima Yi.
He wants the strong man to cut off his arms.
Before the Han army formed an encirclement, 20,000 soldiers were left behind in the Lianshui Valley. He led the rest of the troops to join Sima Yi, force Wei Yan's tribe back, and then turned back to Chang'an.
This is also the safest and most appropriate method.
There is no other way. At this point, the Wei army has no chance of winning.
Even if the Wei army mobilizes its troops as expected and resists the attack of the Han army from Xi County, it will still fall into a moral turmoil with the food route cut off and the return route cut off, and there are no soldiers and horses in Chang'an to support the opening up of the food route.
, so their defeat is just a matter of time.
Only strong men cut off their wrists!
Only the lesser of two evils!
Only at the cost of the lives of tens of thousands of soldiers and horses can the army be allowed to return and ensure that the Wei State can still have the troops to guard Guanzhong and defend Chang'an.
However, Sima Yi felt that this strategy was not feasible.
Because now he finally understands why the Han army has been wasting away with Wei.
He also knew that when the scouts passed the news to him that the Han army was coming from Yi County, the news that this strange army also rushed to the battlefield also reached Wei Yan's army.
In other words, even though Qin Lang led his troops to join him, he could not force Wei Yan to retreat and successfully stopped his troops and returned.
Even Wei Yan's troops were already making pursuit arrangements and sending orders to the Han army in Yi County to be prepared to guard against the Wei army's breakout.
I would like to ask, after hastily withdrawing their troops and panicking, after piercing Wei Yan's troops, did the Wei army still have the strength to break through the interception of the Han army in Yi County and return to Chang'an?
Sima Yi doesn't report that there is hope.
Taking a step back, can Qin Lang stop the pursuit of Wu Ban, Jiang Wei and Zhao Guangbu by leaving 20,000 soldiers behind?
Perhaps, when they saw Qin Lang leading his troops away, they would press forward with their entire army. Only infantry would be able to contain Wei's rear-ending army, allowing Zhao Guang's cavalry to pursue the pursuit!
By that time, the Wei army will also be overtaken.
And if the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry were to be used to curb Zhao Guang's pursuit, they would be in a dilemma without cavalry to break through the Han army's interception, and they would also be unable to escape the fate of the army being defeated.
So, why bother?
Therefore, he who originally came with the thought of "if his efforts fail, he will die in the country", now he also has a clear understanding in his heart.
right!
He wants to cut off the queen himself!
Only by keeping all the troops and horses he currently leads to end the war can we win a glimmer of hope for Qin Lang's side to return.
Because he is the only remaining veteran auxiliary minister in Wei State and the governor of Yongliang!
As long as he does not retreat, the Wei army will not feel that the defeat is certain, and the morale of the army will not be so unstable that it cannot defend against the enemy; as long as he is still fighting fiercely, the Han army will not feel that the Wei army has the idea of cutting off its tail to survive, and will not waste its troops.
Intercept Wei's breakout.
The deeper reason is that before sending troops, he knew that Emperor Cao Rui had a grudge against him and no longer trusted him unreservedly!
Now that the army was defeated, and he returned, he only received verbal and written criticism from the Dukes of Gonggun and the common people of the world, and criticism and liquidation from others under the orders of Emperor Cao Rui.
He came from a distinguished family, was a veteran of three dynasties, and was already over sixty years old. Why should he be stingy about dying and bring shame on himself!
Why should I be the second Yu Jin to be humiliated to death?
That's all, that's all, there's no need to die.
He died on the battlefield and sacrificed his life for the country, leaving a posthumous name with a good reputation for himself, adding a good reputation to the lintel of his family, and leaving a way for his descendants and clan to survive.
In this way, there will be no more hatred in this life!
With such a determined heart, he attacked Wei Yan's tribe as usual, and used this to cover up. He divided 20,000 Luoyang's central army and rushed directly to meet Wang Ping's tribe who came from Yi County. Then, in the name of the Governor of Yongliang, the emperor
The fake Huang Yue letter granted by Cao Rui issued a death order for Qin Lang's troops to immediately lead his troops to Chang'an and return.
In order for Qin Lang to obey the order, he also wrote a special letter and sent it.
The letter analyzed in detail the reasons why Qin Lang's warrior's strategy of cutting off his arm was not feasible, and his helplessness of having to stay behind. Then, with all the troops of the Wei State in Guanzhong, if he could not break through and return before the Han army formed an encirclement,
, when the time comes, not to mention that Chang'an cannot be defended, Guanzhong will no longer exist, even if the Han army commander drives into Hedong and marches to Luoyang, Wei will have no troops to resist!
As the governor of Yongliang, his defeat has been determined. He cannot escape the blame, and death is not a pity.
But he hoped that with his own death, he could buy time for Qin Lang to return, so that Wei could retain its troops that could still be defended.
Therefore, he asked Qin Lang to put national affairs first.
If Qin Lang can successfully return to Chang'an and guard Guanzhong for Wei, then he will die without regrets!
One can imagine Qin Lang's mood after receiving the letter.
Moreover, Sima Yi was so sincere and warned him that the country was in danger, and he did not dare to let him die in peace.
Immediately, after the fierce battle in the daytime, he took advantage of the cover of night, abandoned all the supplies and food, gathered all the troops and broke out in the direction of Chang'an and returned.
Sima Yi's decisiveness and Qin Lang's vigorous and resolute actions really caught the Han army off guard.
For example, after Wei Yan's troops fought fiercely with Sima Yi's troops for half a day, they suddenly discovered that Sima Yi's troops were significantly smaller, and they were unable to quickly defeat Sima Yi's troops and lead troops in time to pursue the 20,000 Luoyang Central Army who had left the battlefield.
The same goes for Wu Ban and Jiang Weibu.
After the day's battle, they returned with their troops to rest, but they did not immediately discover that Qin Lang's tribe had escaped under the cover of night. It was not until midnight that the night sentry scouts analyzed the news, and they hurriedly sounded drums to gather their troops and assemble their troops in front of them.
to pursue.
Naturally, they couldn't catch up.
Neither can Zhao Guangbu.
Gein Qinlang let the tiger and leopard cavalry hang at the back, firmly restraining Zhao Guangbu's pursuit.
Wang Ping's troops and the Xiliang cavalry, who had already left the boundaries of Yixian County and were about to enter the boundaries of Yong County, ran into the 20,000 Luoyang Chinese Army who came out of Sima Yi's troops.
The two sides met each other on a narrow road without saying much. The brave one wins.
The two sides risked their lives and refused to give in. They fought fiercely for an hour without a winner.
But as time passed, Qin Lang's troops arrived.
Seeing this, Wang Ping, Jufu and others did not dare to entangle any more, and directly gathered their soldiers to defend themselves, waiting for Wei Yanbu or Wu Ban and Jiang Wei to arrive. Because they all knew that since there were nearly six
Ten thousand Wei troops have appeared here, and Wei Yan and others will inevitably pursue them.
And in the face of huge military superiority, in the wild encounter, they were powerless even if they wanted to intercept.
There is a saying in the art of war: "Don't cover up when you return to the army."
The same goes for saving yourself first, waiting for the subsequent Han army to arrive, and then joining forces to pursue it.
After all, behind them, there are Zhang Yi and Liu Zhong!
What will happen if these Wei troops pass through them?
You can't enter Chang'an either!
The Qin Lang tribe, which was unaware of the situation, also had no intention of entangled with the Han army.
Seeing that Wang Ping's troops had formed a formation to defend themselves and no longer tried their best to block the road, they quickly passed by with their troops and horses.
But inevitably, his march was delayed.
The 20,000 Luoyang Central Army detached from Sima Yi could only contain Wang Ping's troops, but could not stop the Xiliang cavalry from hanging behind Qin Lang's troops and constantly intruding.
It wasn't until the tiger and leopard cavalry behind them arrived that Qin Lang's troops marched a little faster.
However, such a delay prevented Qin Lang from entering Chang'an.
When he arrived at the gate of Jingzhao Chang'an City and found that Zhang Yi's tribe had already set up camp and was waiting, he couldn't help but sigh.
It is true that with the strength of the troops and soldiers he commanded, it was more than enough to break through Zhang Yi's troops.
But the time it took for him to break through Zhang Yi's troops was enough for Wang Ping, Wu Ban and Jiang Wei's troops in the rear to arrive!
At that time, even if Zhang Ji, who was guarding Chang'an City, opened the city gate to let them in, he would be covered up by the Han army and seize the city gate, causing Chang'an City to change hands in an instant!
Guanzhong is no longer owned by Wei State.
He lamented in his heart.
Realizing that they could not enter Chang'an, they led their troops to bypass Chang'an City and headed for Nanyang from Wuguandao.
Yes, going to Nanyang County does not mean entering Zuofengyi or taking Tongguan to Hongnong County.
The reason is that Wang Qi's tribe, who originally guarded the mouth of the Jingshui River Valley, gathered the defeated soldiers and, with the intention of making up for their mistakes, also rushed to camp outside Chang'an City to prevent the Han army from attacking Chang'an.
When Qin Lang arrived, he informed Zuofeng Yi that there were still more than ten thousand soldiers and horses of the Han army.
It also contributed to Qin Lang's decision to go to Wuguan.
There were too many consecutive incidents, and he was already very anxious.
And he also knew that he could not break through the interception of more than 10,000 Han troops from the left by Fengyi with three groups of pursuing troops behind him.
As Sima Yi said, he only cares about the overall situation.
He could not risk the annihilation of his entire army and put Wei into a dilemma with no troops to fight.
Therefore, he had no choice but to give up the unrealistic hope of defending Guanzhong.
When Wang Ping led his troops to the city of Chang'an, Qin Lang had already entered Wuguandao. For a while, he, Zhang Ni and others could not decide whether to continue to pursue Qin Lang's tribe or to turn back and surround Sima Yi's tribe.
If you chase, it will naturally be a waste of time.
But if he didn't pursue him, he would be worried that Qin Lang's attempt to go to Wuguan was an illusion, and that he would go to Zuo Fengyi in a roundabout way.
Simply, they temporarily let the soldiers rest and recuperate to relieve the fatigue of the fierce fighting and running all the way, and then make plans again when the Han army chasing Qin Lang's tribe arrived.
The next general who came to supervise the troops was Jiang Wei.
Because Wu Ban is already very old, it would be difficult for him to pursue him in the middle of the night.
However, Jiang Wei's official position can also make decisions.
He concluded that Qin Lang would definitely not rejoin Zuo Fengyi, but he still divided the Jufu tribe, Zhao Guang tribe and Yan Yu tribe to rush to Zuo Fengyi to support Liu Zhong's tribe.
Because the war has no suspense now!
We should divide our forces to control Zuo Fengyi to avoid the migration of people by the defending troops against the Wei Dynasty. We should also try our best to seize the ferry between Guanzhong and Hedong, etc., so as to capture Guanzhong as soon as possible.
Liu Yin's tribe rushed to Wuguan.
It is not a pursuit, but a place to camp on the Wuguan Road to prepare for the future attack on Wuguan and to guard against the possibility that the Wei army will attack again and enter the pass.
Although this possibility is unlikely, it is better to be prepared.
Wang Ping's troops stayed at Chang'an City and were trapped in the city with Zhang Yi.
His headquarters took a short rest and then returned along the road, intending to outflank Sima Yi with Wei Yan's troops and destroy him!
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When Wei Yan learned that Sima Yi had separated his troops under his nose, he immediately felt ashamed and unbearable. Regardless of the persuasion of his staff, Dang even led his troops into the Wei army's formation with a sword.
He is not reckless.
Rather, he was confident of winning, and wanted to lead by example and inspire the soldiers to be brave and end the war here as soon as possible so that they could rush to regain the old capital.
In the past ten days, Sima Yi had fought fiercely with him with 60,000 soldiers and horses, but the battle was evenly matched. Now that he has divided 20,000 Luoyang troops, can they still resist the bravery of the Han army?
With almost the same military strength, Wei Yan was not even sure of victory?
absurd!
In fact, this is also true.
After he took the lead, the Wei army also suffered successive defeats, and the battle line slowly but steadily approached Sima Yi's headquarters.
Because the soldiers of the Wei army also discovered it, their commander-in-chief transferred the troops away, thus leading to a low morale.
Even Sima Yi himself no longer had any fighting spirit.
For him, he has no reason to continue to persist.
Counting the time, he found that the soldiers and horses he had separated were already fighting with the Han army coming from Xi County, which allowed Qin Lang's troops to successfully break through the Han army's outflanking tactics and return to Chang'an.
The thing is already done, and you know you are going to die, so why bother struggling?
Therefore, he did not deliberately gather his soldiers and encourage them to fight fiercely, nor did he let his troops escape as the Han army's banner was getting closer.
He even didn't want to pay attention to the battlefield anymore.
He just raised his head slightly and silently looked at the flag embroidered with the word "Wei". His eyes were neither sad nor happy, and there was no unwillingness or indignation in his eyes.
Yes, he should be angry.
Since he took over as the governor of Yongliang, he has been working hard and faithfully fulfilling his duties, but in the end he faced the suspicion of the emperor and the doubts of the government and the public, and suffered a posthumous reputation after being defeated and killed.
Everyone has overlooked one thing -
He was not the only one who was defeated by Ni Shu!
Just like the previous Cao Zhen, there were countless veteran generals who opened up territory for the Wei State and made great military exploits, but in the end he was the one to bear the infamy of the defeat!
Time is also fate.
Oh, long sky, why are you so harsh on me~
Sima Yi raised his head and looked at the unusually clear sky in late autumn, and at the changing white clouds and dogs. He sighed quietly in his heart and slowly lowered his eyes.
About half an hour later, the battle ended.
Sima Yi, the governor of Yongliang in Wei Dynasty, died on the battlefield. His soldiers either died or surrendered, and the entire army was wiped out.
After beheading the general and seizing the flag, Wei Yan only left his lieutenant to urge the soldiers to gather the soldiers and clean up the battlefield. Regardless of fatigue, he personally led more than 10,000 soldiers to Chang'an City.
Also accompanying him was the elderly Wu Ban, who had not participated in the pursuit.
"Although I am old, I can still serve as a strongman on the walls of the old capital!"
He said this to Wei Yan, with a face full of excitement and inexplicable excitement.
Wei Yanchang laughed heartily at this.
I just smiled and laughed, but my eyes and nose felt a little sore.
After so many years of the Northern Expedition, among the many veterans of the Han Dynasty, only a few had the opportunity to enter the old capital of Chang'an and watch the banners of the Han Dynasty flying.
When they arrived at Chang'an City, Jiang Wei led his troops to Zuo Fengyi to take charge.
Because there is no suspense about the change of ownership of Chang'an City.
Previously, Wei's troops in Guanzhong were about 110,000. Sima Yi led 100,000 to rush to the decisive battle. After deducting the troops protecting the grain road and reinforcing the entrance of the Jingshui River Valley, there were only 1,000 soldiers and 3,000 county soldiers garrisoned in Chang'an City.
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Although there is a city wall that is seven feet high and thick as a shield, and there is sufficient food and supplies, it is easy to defend the city for several months with these troops, and it may not be captured even for a year.
But the prerequisite for all this is that there are reinforcements from outside.
When Qin Lang led his troops to the city but failed to enter, and Sima Yi's corpse and the banner were sent to Chang'an City by the Han army to surrender, the soldiers in the city no longer had the intention to resist.
Nothing else.
They all know that no matter how long they hold on, no reinforcements from Wei will come.
However, Chang'an was on guard and Zhang Ji, the prefect of Jingzhao, refused to surrender.
Because his late father, Zhang, was a famous minister of the Wei State and was greatly favored by Wei Wu and Wei Wen. Moreover, his daughter had already made a marriage arrangement and was going to become the Princess Qi of the Wei State.
Cao Rui adopted two clan sons, namely Cao Fang, King of Qi, and Cao Xun, King of Qin.
Although Cao Fang was one year younger than Cao Xun, he was more favored by the emperor, especially since Cao Xun was in poor health and suffered from illnesses all year round. Therefore, everyone in the Wei Kingdom knew that Cao Fang was the third emperor of Wei.
Publicly and privately, he had no reason to surrender.
So he also died in the rebellion.
The county soldiers, who felt that the situation was over, opened the city gate after the Han army surrendered, asking him to beg for mercy and receive mercy.
At this point, the Han Dynasty returned to its old capital!
Except for Tongguan and Wuguan, everything is in Guanzhong!
When the good news came back to Shu, the prime minister had just stepped into Chengdu and was on his way to the late emperor Huiling, accompanied by the emperor.
When Emperor Liu Chan learned that the Prime Minister had returned, he traveled hundreds of miles to greet him.
He was very surprised when the Prime Minister returned.
Because he knew how much effort the Prime Minister had put into returning the old capital, he couldn't understand why the Prime Minister didn't enter Guanzhong and climb the city wall of Chang'an?
In response to his doubts, the Prime Minister just smiled.
Some things don't need to be said clearly.
For the prime minister, the entry of Wei Yan and others into Chang'an is enough to comfort all the old officials who have lost their ambition to revive the Han Dynasty; and to fulfill the promise made when the late emperor died, "I dare to do my best and be loyal to the chastity, and continue to He could not pretend to be someone else to visit Huiling. Just as it was said in "Chu Shi Biao", "The common people are exhausted and the slaves are stupid, the traitors are driven out, the Han Dynasty is revived, and the old capital is restored. This minister should retaliate." The late Emperor, and the duty of loyalty to His Majesty are the same. He wanted to come in person to tell the late Emperor that he lived up to the great responsibility of entrusting him to the emperor.
It started in Tuogu and finally returned to the old capital.
If you start well and end well, you will have no regrets in this life.
The prime minister did not tell the emperor the reason, but just explained the funeral affairs.
After returning to the old capital, the Han Dynasty must recuperate and recuperate, so that the soldiers who have suffered from the conquests can have a chance to rest and the people's livelihood can slowly recover; for example, after him, how will the military power of the Han Dynasty be divided, and who is better to be in charge of the center? ; and also gave detailed instructions to the emperor on how to be a wise king, etc.
In addition, he also gave instructions to Jiang Wan and others who stayed in Shu, and took the time to meet his wife and children who came over.
When the news of victory in Guanzhong came, he could finally go to Huiling after waiting so hard.
The late emperor's Huiling Mausoleum was very small, so it would not be disrespectful for the common people who came to pay their respects to ride in carriages and ride horses for three hundred paces. However, these short three hundred paces also made it very difficult for the prime minister who had long been unable to walk.
On the first hundred steps of the rammed earth road, with the support of Emperor Liu Chan, the Prime Minister, who was leaning on a stick, was panting and sweating. When he stepped onto the stone road, the Prime Minister had to stop and rest several times within a hundred steps.
At this time, the emperor finally couldn't bear it anymore.
After waving his hands to send away all the attendants and guards behind him, he lowered himself in front of the Prime Minister.
He said aloud, "I'll go over to my father."
The Prime Minister was slightly stunned, then smiled and shook his head in refusal, "No way. Your Majesty is the Emperor, how can you betray an old minister?"
"The late emperor once said that when I work with the prime minister, I will do things like my father."
The Emperor Liu Chan did not straighten up and continued to persuade, "I am walking in front of the late emperor's mausoleum in front of my father. I am respecting the late emperor's words. Why not?"
Hearing this, the Prime Minister chuckled.
After a while, he nodded gently and said, "Okay."
The prime minister, who had long been thin, was very light, and the distance of a hundred steps was short. The emperor, who was in his prime, quickly arrived in front of the Fengtu mausoleum.
After gently putting down the prime minister, the emperor took a step back and bowed to the late emperor's mausoleum, and then said to the prime minister, "My father-in-law, I'm waiting not far away. If you need anything, please wave and call me."
After saying this, he turned back and left, leaving the Prime Minister alone very considerately.
The Prime Minister said nothing, but looked at his retreating back with great relief.
He straightened up, discarded his staff, straightened his clothes, and bowed to the late emperor with great difficulty and respect. The prime minister slowly sat in front of the mausoleum and silently looked at the words "Mausoleum of Emperor Zhaolie of the Han Dynasty".
Before I came, I had a lot to say, but after I arrived, I didn’t know where to start.
swish swish
The autumn wind slowly blew through the emerald green pines and cypresses, bringing with it the fallen leaves of other trees, mottled the sunlight falling in front of the mausoleum, and blurred the Prime Minister's sight.
Suddenly, the light and shadow in front of the mausoleum outlines a group of people having a banquet.
Just like after the Battle of Chibi in the past, Liu Zhang sent Fa Zheng and Meng Da to the Jingnan Public Security Bureau to ask for help, and the late emperor held a banquet before entering Shu.
Guan Hou, Zhang Fei, Zhao Yun, Pang Tong, Ma Liang, Fazheng, Mi Zhu, Jian Yong and others were all present, with enthusiasm for the future, drinking glasses, laughing and having fun; Chen Dao was still guarding the door.
Huang Zhong, Wei Yan, Huo Jun and others were still restraining the soldiers in the military camp and performing their respective duties.
The autumn wind blew gently, continuing to sway the sunshine and tree shadows.
The Prime Minister's eyes were still blurry, and a smile slowly crept up to the corner of his mouth, while a hint of grayish defeat creeped onto his face.
The shortness of breath caused by the difficult walking had eased, but it had become weak and short of breath.
I do not know how long it has been.
The Prime Minister's eyes were getting heavier and heavier, his head was slowly drooping, the smile at the corner of his mouth was still there, but his breathing was slowly becoming almost inaudible.
Suddenly, the wind stopped.
The light and shadow in front of the mausoleum were suddenly frozen.
The Prime Minister suddenly opened his eyes and raised his head slightly.
He saw that in that seat with blurred light and shadow, the originally majestic and handsome Zhao Yun suddenly turned into an old and decrepit appearance on the hospital bed in Hanzhong, still vaguely muttering "The Northern Expedition has not been completed, the late emperor's wishes have not been fulfilled, everything
The words of "The Prime Minister has worked hard".
It also made the Prime Minister's breathing become rapid.
call
Huhu
That's right~ that's right~
I was only focused on reminiscing, but I forgot to tell the late emperor!
The prime minister suddenly woke up and cast his gaze on the mausoleum, trying hard to speak in rapid breathing.
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty"
"minister"
"I am worthy of my trust."
"The importance of caring for someone alone."
As soon as he finished speaking, a flash of relief flashed in the Prime Minister's eyes, and his head drooped heavily.
At this time, the autumn wind picked up again, the light and shadow in front of the late emperor's mausoleum were mottled again, and the laughter and joyful banquet vaguely appeared again.
The only difference is that there is an extra seat beside the late emperor.
The man present here is handsome and handsome, wearing a white robe like snow. He is putting his harp on his knees and plucking the strings while singing.
