Three Kingdoms: Ancestors of the Han Dynasty

Chapter 246

Han and Wei fought with a total of nearly 300,000 armies. During the two-month period, Fei Yao was killed in battle, Guo Huai was defeated in Huangzhong, and Xia Houru lost to Xiguan. Cao Wei lost [-] soldiers and ended the battle hastily. The next attack on Shu.

Cao Rui ordered all the troops to withdraw, and ordered Hussar General Sima Yi to withdraw to defend Jingzhou and prevent Lu Xun from going north; he also asked Grand Sima Cao Zhen to give up attacking Longzhou, rescue Liangzhou, and guard Xiaoguan Road.

On the grounds of Guo Huai's defeat, Guo Huai, the governor of Liangzhou, was demoted as the general who broke Shu, and entered Guanzhong to listen to Cao Zhen's orders; control.

In the direction of Eastern Wu, Lu Xun, who was about to move northward, also gave up the idea of ​​taking advantage of the fire after learning that Sima Yi had returned to his teacher.

After Cao Zhen got the order, he pondered for a long time, thinking about the important places in Liangzhou, and recruited tens of thousands of soldiers from Guanzhong to follow Yang Fu into Liang to guard Xiliang; Ba garrisons at Chen Cang, Dai Ling garrisons at the First City of Gaoping (Xiaoguan), Hao Zhao garrisons at Wushi County, and Guo Huai.

Chang'an, Da Sima Mansion.

Cao Zhen hosted a banquet in Chang'an to entertain Yang Fu who had entered Liang. After the banquet, everyone left, only Guo Huai remained with him.

More than a dozen oil lamps illuminated the dimly lit hall, and the three of them sipped tea and rinsed their mouths in silence.

Cao Zhen held the teacup and said, "Boji, you can tell Inspector Yang the situation in Liangzhou in detail, especially the situation of the Shu army."

Guo Huai pursed his lips, cupped his hands and said, "No!"

"Currently the Shu army has occupied Xiping County, and in addition to Longxi County, the Shu army has completely occupied the Hehuang Valley. At present, 7000 people from the counties of Liangzhou are stationed in Jincheng County. Near the Pan Gorge), guard the dangerous point, so that Wei Yan cannot enter!"

"If Inspector Yang enters Liang and uses Guanzhong soldiers to guard the Jincheng and other places, the soldiers of the counties can stop their troops so that they can cultivate and survive, and wait for future battles." Guo Huai said one by one.

After finishing speaking, Guo Huai also took out a scarf from his bosom, handed it to Yang Fu, and said: "The specific details, Huai has already written on the scarf, and Governor Yang can check it out in detail! If Governor Yang still has If you have any doubts, you can ask below.”

Yang Fu, with gray beard and hair, coughed lightly, and said, "Boji has worked so hard. Fu has a question, whether Boji can solve it?"

"Inspector Yang, please tell me, Huaizhi has everything to say, and everything to say." Guo Huai said.

Yang Fu held the scarf and asked, "Boji thinks the strength of the Shu army, can Liangzhou soldiers fight?"

Guo Huai pondered for a moment, then said: "Shu general Wei Yan is good at fighting in formation, and his soldiers are brave and good at fighting. I am not as good as I! The soldiers of Shu army are good at fighting on foot, they lack a lot of elite cavalry, and their bows and crossbows are strong. However, considering the current situation , the number of cavalrymen in Western Shu has increased rapidly, and the cavalry are not weak, so they should be our great enemy, unless our army has more soldiers than the Shu army, otherwise Huai thinks that field battles should be the next."

Cao Zhen put down the teacup and asked, "I don't know how Governor Yang is going to deal with the Shu army when he is in cold."

Yang Fu stroked his beard and pondered, and said slowly: "From Fu's point of view, we can adopt Boji's words. If the Shu army comes to attack, I will stick to Jincheng County to prevent the Shu army from entering Liang. At that time, the Shu army will retreat when the food is exhausted." .”

Cao Zhen nodded and continued to ask: "I don't know how Governor Yang plans to defend it?"

Yang Fu glanced at Cao Zhen, knowing that he was not at ease with him, so he said in detail: "The head of Liangzhou is guarding Jincheng. Jincheng County is the key point of Liangzhou. If Western Shu wins Jincheng County, you can attack the Hexi counties in the north. Liangzhou is completely lost. And Jincheng has a big river in the north, Gaolan Mountain in the south, Qingshijin in the east, and Yulin in the west.

It was obvious that Yang Fu had done his homework. When Cao Zhen heard about it, his face showed joy, he couldn't help but smiled, and said, "I'm really worried that Inspector Yang has been away from the Northwest for several years and doesn't know about Liangzhou. It seems that I really worry too much!"

Yang Fu smiled, and Fu Xu said: "As long as Da Sima can guard Xiaoguan Road and prevent Xishu from going northward from Huizhong Road to isolate Liangzhou from Hexi, Fu will definitely be able to guard Jincheng County."

Hearing this, Cao Zhen couldn't help but sighed, and said: "The words of Inspector Yang are really worrying, how difficult it is to keep Xiaoguan Road!"

As soon as this remark came out, everyone was a little silent. The only way to connect Hexi to Guanzhong is Xiaoguan Road. Xiaoguan Road is long and narrow. The attack intercepted Xiaoguan Road from the north.

These roads do not need to pass through the first city of Gaoping. If the Shu army can capture the first city of Gaoping, it means that Liangzhou has completely lost contact with Guanzhong. The middle road is thousands of miles away. Down fall.

The big Han now owns Longyou, and has already grasped part of the initiative on the battlefield. Liangzhou is just the flesh of his lips. Although Yang Fu is confident that he can defend Jincheng County, but as long as the Shu Han captures Xiaoguan Road, Jincheng County will only be a few months. will surrender.

Yang Fu was sitting upright, and said in a deep voice: "Grand Sima, considering the current situation, Liangzhou has to defend. Last year, there was the loss of Shiting, and the loss of Longyou, and the predicament of Xianbei's invasion of the country; this year, Da Sima, General Hussars launched an army of 180,000 to attack Shu, and returned unfavorably. The people's hearts are moved, and Da Sima is the minister of the clan. Don't forget the rumors in Luoyang last year!"

Finally, Yang Fu cupped his hands to the east, and said: "This statement is the emperor's request to send a message to Da Sima!"

What Yang Fu said was meaningful, and the question was directed at the great Sima Cao Zhen.

During the past few years when Cao Rui was in power, huge turmoil occurred on the border for two consecutive years. As a high-ranking Sima, Cao Zhen could hardly absolve himself of the blame, and punishing Guo Huai was nothing more than finding a substitute for Cao Zhen.

Cao Rui warned Cao Zhen in words that Liangzhou is his last bottom line, he can't give up, and he can't abandon the defense, no matter how difficult the battle is, he must resist.

At the same time, he also used the Luoyang rumor case to tell Cao Zhen why he had to guard, because Luoyang spread rumors that Cao Rui died in Chang'an last year, and wanted Cao Zhujing to inherit the throne.That's why Cao Rui asked Cao Zhen not only to consider the military situation, but also to consider the political situation.

After Cao Rui, who knew about the military affairs, calmed down, he gradually became aware of the crisis in Liangzhou.

Liangzhou is currently in a very embarrassing situation. The distance from Guanzhong to Liangzhou is thousands of miles long, and the distance is too far. After all, the food and grass for more than [-] soldiers entering Liangzhou to fight in Liangzhou is equivalent to the food and grass for tens of thousands of troops attacking Longyou.

But Liangzhou's military strength is useless against the tens of thousands of Shu Han troops who are staring at them. The Shu Han can use Longyou as their base to slowly encroach on Liangzhou and exhaust Cao Wei's blood in Liangzhou.

As far as Cao Rui is concerned, it is beyond his power to defend Liangzhou firmly, but it is also impossible not to defend at present.That's why I warned Cao Zhen that no matter what, he must defend Liangzhou now.

Cao Zhen was silent for a while, and replied seriously: "Please rest assured, Yang Inspector, just stick to Liangzhou with peace of mind. I will definitely live up to your Majesty's entrustment and guard Xiaoguan Road."

Yang Fu nodded, cupped his hands and said, "Thank you Da Sima for your hospitality tonight. Fu will go to Liangzhou tomorrow, so he will retire first to rest."

After speaking, Yang Fu withdrew from the hall, leaving Cao Zhen and Guo Huai in the hall.

Guo Huai, who was silent for a long time, gritted his teeth and said: "Great Sima, in terms of the current situation in Shu Wei, you can abandon Liangzhou and move the people of Liangzhou to enter the pass. We will station troops on Xiaoguan Road, and we will have more than enough to advance and retreat."

"Without the people in Liangzhou, there is no way to supply the army. We don't have to waste food and grass to supply soldiers in Liangzhou thousands of miles away. In this way, it is useless to win Liangzhou in Western Shu, so there is nothing to worry about."

Cao Zhen waved his hand, sighed and said, "Boji's words should not be mentioned in front of others, and you should not abandon him."

"No!" Guo Huai replied.

Cao Zhen stayed alone in the hall, and sighed: "Emperor Wu won Hanzhong, but he only talked about it, but now he really knows it!"
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(I don’t know if you can understand what I mean in these two chapters. This is also the reason why Zhuge Liang came out of Longyou in history. If you get Longyou, you will get cool. Taking Longyou is Duanlong, and taking Liangzhou is also Duanliang. This Duanliang Much simpler than Duanlong.)
This is why in history, after the Tang Dynasty lost Longyou, the Western Regions and Hexi basically disappeared.If you need it, I will make a picture and post it to illustrate. (Need to deduct 1)

Do you need a picture to explain Cao Zhen's attack on Shu this time? (requires deduction 2)

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