Three Kingdoms: Ancestors of the Han Dynasty

Chapter 303 Gu Zang (please subscribe!)
A round of cold moon hangs looming in the night, and the Zuli River is like a gloomy Bailian, flowing narrowly through the mountains, undulating in the valley, and finally flows into the Yellow River.

In the Wei army camp, the bonfire was raging, and the light of the fire made people's faces flicker.

Zhang Yun looked down, staring at the bonfire in a daze, throwing firewood into the bonfire from time to time to help it burn.

Lieutenant General Guo Kun came with a blanket, put it on Zhang He's shoulders, and said, "The night is cold in the northwest, old general, please pay more attention."

Zhang He came back to his senses, turned his head to look, glanced at Guo Kun, and said, "Zai De! It's getting late, why are you still restless?"

Guo Kun squatted by the fire, sighed, and said: "Now our army is alone in Liangzhou, and there is no foreign aid. The Han army is pressing every step of the way. I am really worried and can't sleep."

Hearing this, Zhang Yun let out a long breath, and said, "Wang Ping's approaching is a trivial matter, but the anxiety of the army is a major matter."

Guo Kun was also silent. After Cao Zhen was repelled, Gaoping City was captured by the big man.Zhang He then led his army back to Zuli County, while covering up the news of the isolation of Xiaoguan Road from his subordinates, while echoing Yang Fu in Jincheng County.

However, with the shortage of food and grass in the army, the soldiers in the army gradually realized that the army was alone in Liangzhou.Under the combination of the two, the soldiers talked a lot, showing signs of instability in the army.

After a long silence, Guo Kun asked: "General, are our troops really going to withdraw to the west of the river?"

Looking at the flickering bonfire, Zhang He said slowly, "Judging from the current situation, it is the best policy to lead the army to withdraw to the west of Dahe. The Shu army defeated Da Sima in Gaoping City. Now the momentum is in full swing, and our army still needs to temporarily avoid the edge. In order to wait for its decline, we will meet the enemy again. Moreover, our army is short of food, and it is not a long-term strategy to station here, and we need to transfer to the counties of Liangzhou to raise food and grass from the counties to nourish the army."

"General, what if the Shu army pursues them all the way?" Guo Kun asked.

Zhang He pondered for a while, and said: "Liangzhou is vast, with few people, and it is difficult to support a large army. At this time, the winter wheat has just been harvested. Our army entered Liangzhou first, and ordered counties and counties to pay for grain and grass along the way. If the Shu army chases them, the counties The county has run out of food."

As he said that, Zhang He sneered, and continued: "There is no food in the counties and counties along the way, and it is difficult to supply the Shu army to pursue the army. At that time, the Shu generals either ignored the life and death of the people in Liangzhou and forcibly requisitioned food and grass; The counties are fighting."

Guo Kun nodded, agreed and said: "What the general said is reasonable. The people of Liangzhou are tough. If the Shu army forcefully confiscates food and grass, the people of Liangzhou will not be used by the West Shu. They will definitely unite with our army to drive out the Liangzhou army Or the Shu army may give up the pursuit and wait until next year to enter the Western Frontier, and within this year, our army may unite with the countries of the Western Regions and send a large army to attack it, so as to respond to the Great Sima's army next year."

Zhang He nodded slightly, and Zhang He still fully agreed with Cao Zhen's strategy of letting himself withdraw to the west of Liangzhou.Liangzhou is vast, stretching thousands of miles from east to west, with more than a hundred thousand people, the population is very sparse, and the army that can be supported is basically in the range of [-] to [-].

Once the Wei army first searched for the military rations and then entered the Hexi counties, the army of the big Han could basically just stare blankly, unless they were willing to rob the local people of rations.

But even if the rations of the people are robbed, the Han army will not be able to provide food and grass for a long time, and follow-up food and grass supply will be needed, and the people of Liangzhou will be pushed to the Wei army.

After all, the route from Longyou to the front line was thousands of miles long, so it would be useless to send fewer troops, and it would be difficult to supply food and grass if there were too many troops.What's more, Caowei counties and counties along the way will block one or two. At that time, the strength of the Shu army will also be scattered, and it will be difficult to resist Zhang Yun's army in a short time.

For the Dahan, the most appropriate way is to pacify the counties and counties in the eastern part of Liangzhou, store up food for next year, and march against Zhang He.But Zhang He, who settled down, will surely unite with the counties in the west of Liangzhou and the countries of the Western Regions to drive him into battle or provide food and grass to resist the Han army.

However, Guo Kun hesitated for a while, and said: "General, although this plan is good, our army will go deep into the west and stay away from the Central Plains. Our soldiers are homesick. If they escape from the army at that time, what will our army do?"

Zhang He pulled the blanket on his shoulders, and said in a deep voice: "Our army has tens of thousands of soldiers, but nearly half of them are auxiliary soldiers. Because our army first selects [-] elite soldiers and strictly enforces military discipline, we warn them that if they flee, Then the family members in the Central Plains will be implicated. After arriving in Hexi, reward them with huge profits."

"May I ask the general, what should we do with the remaining [-] auxiliary soldiers in our army?" Guo Kun asked.

Seeing that the bonfire was weak, Zhang He put another piece of wood in and said calmly: "At this time, the rations of both armies are insufficient, and the ration of 4000 people is not a small number. Leave [-] auxiliary soldiers here and let him wait to surrender to the general of Shu, Wang Ping. Consume the Shu army's rations for our army."

Guo Kun nodded thoughtfully, and replied, "No!"

Zhang Yun sighed, and it was also a helpless move to abandon the four thousand auxiliary soldiers.

Now that the army is short of food, if the rations of 4000 people are omitted, there will be a little surplus.If you don't give up, after the army goes deep into Liangzhou, plus these 4000 people, the army will be even more short of food.It's better to abandon the auxiliary soldiers, preserve the elite, and retain the main force to the greatest extent. After all, the auxiliary soldiers can go to the local counties and counties to recruit local farmers in Liangzhou.

As for the consumption of the Shu army's rations, it is another matter of consideration.

After a pause, Zhang He took out a letter from his pocket and handed it to Guo Kun, saying, "As for where to retreat, Inspector Yang has some suggestions. This is a letter he sent earlier, and it is a great virtue."

"Inspector Yang said that our army could retreat to Guzang, but Inspector Yang continued to stick to Jincheng County, and the two cities echoed each other, waiting for time to change. I don't know what to do with Zaide's opinion?"

Guo Kun took the letter, read it for a while, and said: "The city of Guzang is high and deep, surrounded by valleys and waters. It is the gateway of Liangzhou. It is all right for our army to withdraw here and stick to it. It's just that Kun is afraid that the Han army will cut off the two cities. After all, Guzang is more than [-] miles away from Jincheng, and it is very difficult for the two armies to communicate with each other."

Hearing this, Zhang Yun looked at the growing bonfire in front of him, and said with emotion: "Inspector Yang is strong and does not want to retreat. Inspector Yang wants to use the [-] soldiers in his hands to hold out until the arrival of the Da Sima army, or the Han army retreats."

Guo Kun pondered for a long time, then said in a deep voice: "This move is quite difficult. Although the city of Jincheng is strong and surrounded by a big river, there are six thousand soldiers in the city. But it is very difficult to hold on to the Da Sima soldiers, let alone the Da Sima. It was just defeated by Zhuge Liang, and now the Shu army is stationed in Gaoping City, preventing Da Sima from coming to help, Da Sima wants to enter Liang from Gaoping City, it is difficult!"

Zhang He nodded slightly, and said: "What Houde said is reasonable, but what Yang Inspector is thinking is also reasonable. If Jincheng County is lost, half of Liangzhou will be lost. Our army is stationed in Guzang, Yang Inspector is stationed in Jincheng, and there is Zhiyang along the way." , Yunjie, and Lingju counties are garrisoned, as long as our army sends more cavalry to and from each other, there is no danger of the two armies responding, so there is no need to worry too much."

Seeing Zhang Yun's decision, Guo Kun didn't want to say much, but cupped his hands and asked, "Since that's the case, when will the general plan to leave?"

Zhang He pondered for a while, and said: "Select the elite tomorrow morning, set off at noon, and rush to Guzang day and night, raising army rations along the way, so that the Shu army has no food to raise."

"promise!"

After Guo Kun left, Zhang Yun looked at the bright moon in the night alone and sighed softly.

At this point in the battle, he no longer believes that Cao Zhen can lead an army into Liang this year, unless next year Cao Zhen can follow the example of last year and send 200,000 troops to conquer Western Shu, but this is impossible again.

But what scares him the most is that he is already old. Once he dies in the northwest, he may never be able to return to his hometown for burial.
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