Three Kingdoms: Ancestors of the Han Dynasty

Chapter 412 The Dragon Leaps and the Tiger Crouches ([-])

(The latest map is in this comment)

As the sun sets, the afterglow of the evening sprinkles on the Weishui River, and the surface of the river is sparkling.On the north bank of the Wei River, more than a thousand soldiers of the Wei army put buckets into the Wei River, broke the calm of the river, filled the buckets, and carried them back to the army with poles.

A large army is different from ordinary caravans and people. The daily needs of a large army are a lot of supplies, such as firewood, fresh water, food and grass, which are dozens of times, hundreds of times that of the people and caravans. Therefore, a large army basically marches along the river. In order to ensure the necessary materials and water sources.

Dressed in armor and holding a long sword in his hand, Sima Yi led several generals of the Wei army to patrol the north bank of the Wei River. On the way, he met water carriers and responded to their greetings from time to time.

Sima Yi looked at the Wei soldiers whose morale was slightly sluggish, tilted his head and asked, "Ziyuan (Sima Division), how is the situation in the army?"

Master Sima pondered for a while, sorted out the sentence, and said truthfully: "I have reported to the governor, the soldiers complained a little that the camp on the south bank of the Wei River was sent to the Han army for nothing, and the lieutenant general thought that the governor should be stationed in the north of the Wei River and should not take risks to cross the Wei River. , Confronting Zhuge Liang will waste our troops.”

Sima Yi tightened the hilt of the sword in his hand, glanced at the governors Xue Ti and Le Wei, and said with a normal expression: "It's not surprising that the generals said this. A certain crossing the river was just to test whether Zhuge Liang had the intention of going east. Sending troops out of martial arts, going east by the mountains, will be a disaster for the Great Wei; but now that we are restrained by our army in Wuzhang Plain, this disaster will disappear! When Qin Yuanming leads the Chinese army to arrive, it will be enough to occupy Zhuge Liang's army."

Sima Yi did not listen to the words of the governor Xue Ti, led his army across the Weishui River, and was forced to abandon the Weinan camp under the dispatch of the tiger infantry sent by Zhuge Liang, wasting his strength and time, and crossed back to Weibei.Although there was no loss of troops, due to the urgency of time, most of the supplies were left by the Wei army to the Han army.

In addition, it was getting late, and everyone who had worked hard for a day had to set up camp again, so how could there be no resentment in their hearts!Sima Yi naturally knew about this, so he sang a double reed with his eldest son, Sima Shi, and explained it to his generals.

The people around him nodded thoughtfully, agreeing with Sima Yi's explanation.

Sima Yi sighed in his heart, he didn't expect Zhuge Liang to be so decisive and have such a strong ability to grasp the opportunity.Even more sophisticated than the last time they played against each other in Hanshui.

"Report to the governor, Guo Boji led a thousand riders to the army camp." While speaking, the guards heard the news and said in a low voice.

"Oh!" Sima Yi hurriedly looked at the guard who informed him, and asked, "Where is Boji? Take someone to meet Boji!"

Guo Huai, who had been defeated repeatedly, fell all the way from the governor of Yongzhou to the post of prefect of Anding.Although his status is not high, he has dealt with Zhuge Liang for a long time and is familiar with the geography of Guanzhong.What's more, the letter not long ago accurately predicted that Zhuge Liang's army would march from Baoxie Road, so Sima Yi had to pay attention to Guo Huai.

……

"Huai met the governor!"

When Guo Huai saw Sima Yi coming to greet him, he didn't dare to neglect, stepped forward to salute, and said.

"Boji has worked so hard all the way here."

Sima Yi helped Guo Huai up, looked at Guo Huai in front of him, and saw that his body was thin and not as strong as before. Although Xiang Yu's arrow did not send Guo Huai away, it seriously injured Guo Huai's vitality and made his body thin , and the strength is not as strong as in the past.

"The governor is polite, the country needs ministers to serve, so how dare you say hard work." Guo Huai said modestly.

While the two were talking, Sima Yi invited Guo Huai into the camp of the Chinese army to take a seat and rest, shielding the left and right guards.

Sima Yi brought a cup of tea to Guo Huai, and said politely, "Bo Ji has fought against Zhuge Liang for a long time, and he is familiar with the geography of Guanzhong. From now on, he will rely more on Bo Ji to speak for the country."

Guo Huai took the teacup respectfully, and said: "A general who has been defeated many times, dare not speak out. Fortunately, if one or two false words can be heard by the governor, he will be able to repay the country."

Since Sima Yi became the governor of Guanzhong, someone suggested that Guo Huai should be brought to justice in order to punish him for his defeat and escape.However, Sima Yi adopted Cao Zhen's arrangement for Guo Huai, and after personally observing it, he went to Luoyang to talk about Guo Huai's merits and demerits, hoping that Guo Huai could make up for it.Guo Huai was lucky not to be punished.

Sima Yi nodded slightly, satisfied with Guo Huai's attitude, and said, "Now that Huang Quan's army and Chencang Dao Shu army are besieging Chencang City with tens of thousands of people, and Zhuge Liang's army is stationed in Wuzhangyuan, I wonder if Boji has considered the intention of the Shu army?"

After speaking, Sima Yi spread out the map of Guanzhong on the table and motioned Guo Huai to discuss his thoughts.

Looking at the map, Guo Huai murmured for a long time and said, "Judging from the plan of the Shu army's dispatch of troops, I think that Zhuge Liang's strategy is to seize Chen Cang, so that the soldiers from Longyou can go east along the river and collude with him. At that time Longyou’s military food can be sent to Guanzhong through the Wei River continuously, and Zhuge Liang’s food will be enough to last for a long time, and slowly eat away at Guanzhong.”

After a pause, Guo Huai looked at Sima Yi and said, "According to Huai's knowledge from the Qiang Yi in Longyou, in recent years, the people of Western Shu moved to Longyou, and Deng Ai was stationed in Tianshui. Although Longyou is no longer prosperous in the Han Dynasty, but There is also vitality and food from Guanzhong and Wudu, which is enough for Zhuge Liang to live in Guanzhong for a long time."

Sima Yi knocked on the table and said thoughtfully: "Xiahou, Deng Xian, and Li Fu have 6000 people, and Chencang City is strong enough to resist the Shu army."

Guo Huai pointed to Qian County on the map, and said in a deep voice: "Wei Yan's army has been attacking An Ding for a long time, and it is difficult to get off. Maybe they will go to Qian County, go south along the Qian River, and enter the west bank of the Qian River to meet Huang Quan's army. Cross the river and attack Xia Houba's army together. .At that time..."

As soon as this remark came out, Sima Yi's face turned ugly for a moment. Because the Guanzhong army was mobilized by Zhuge Liang, the shortage of Guanzhong army's strength was fully exposed.The original Tunza Yong County can basically cover the defense line on the east side of the Guandong.Now that Zhuge Liang's troops went out of the Baoxie Road and reached the central part of Guanzhong, Cao Wei's army had to move eastward, and Huang Quan's army took the Chencang Road, so that the weak defense line on the west side of Guanzhong could be seen at a glance.

Si County is the upper reaches of the Si River, where there are only 3000 people in Tunza, and they are not elite.Once Wei Yan's army does not attack Anding County, it can go directly to the north bank of the Wei River.It's not scary just that, but Sima Yi built a national canal here, and the army's food and grass obtained over the years are basically stored here.

As for the Weiyan grain road problem, there is no need to worry at all. The supply from Gaoping can be changed to Longyou supply, and after joining forces with Huang Quan, you can also get supplies directly from the Weishui Road.

Even though Guo Huai said so, he pointed out the flaws in the arrangement in Guanzhong, but Sima Yi still had a sad face, and it was difficult for him to take care of everything with the current force in his hands.Compared with the narrowness of the Hanzhong Basin, the Guanzhong Basin is too big, and there are too many roads to enter Guanzhong.

At present, Qin Lang's reinforcements, which can be relied on, just came the news that at the exit of Tangluo Road, Wang Ping's troops were found to be confronting Wang Ping, and it was difficult to withdraw to support him.The only thing that can be counted on in the short term is that Wei Yan has just entered Anding, and is still fighting fiercely with the Anding defenders, and does not immediately adjust his strategy to go south.

As long as they survive these difficult days and wait for the arrival of a large number of reinforcements from the Kanto, everything will get better.

At the same time, Guo Huai pointed out an important question from the map, and said: "I just learned that Qin Xiaoqi said that he found Wang Ping's troops on the Tangluo Road. If Zhuge Liang sends an army across the Wugong River to support him, I think he will unite. The area between the water and the Luogu water will no longer belong to our Wei Dynasty, and the Shu army can camp between the two waters and repair the camp."

Hearing this, Sima Yi rubbed his brows, he discovered this problem the moment he got the news, he was struggling to think about the solution and didn't say anything.Although the situation is not optimistic, the Wei army still has the upper hand on the Tangluo Road.

Wang Ping's army traveled a long distance and had just arrived in Guanzhong. When they met Qin Lang, who had a Chinese army of [-], he was at a disadvantage not only in terms of strength but also in spirit.Moreover, I had previously ordered people to use the former site of the Qin Great Wall in Luokou to build moats to stop the Shu army.

After pondering for a while, Sima Yi asked: "Send soldiers to cross the Wei River tonight, ambush in the mountains, and rescue the Shu army, is it okay?"

Guo Huai shook his head, and said in a deep voice: "Weinan is flat. Although there are many valleys in the Qinling Mountains, it is far away from the main road, which is not conducive to ambush. A certain person thought that he could send soldiers along the Weihe River to the east of the river overnight. Qin Xiao will respond."

"Wang Ping's soldiers are tired soldiers, and the soldiers are not as good as our army. In addition, it is difficult to communicate with Zhuge Liang. The Shu army saw the encirclement of the eastern and western armies, and they must panic. The soldiers on this road retreated themselves! Qin Xiao rode an army of [-]. It will be able to support our troops and solve our army's shortage of troops."

Although Zhuge Liang had many soldiers and generals, he could not carry boats at all because he had crossed mountains and ridges to reach Guanzhong, so he basically used simple tools such as bamboo rafts to cross the river.However, Cao Wei has small ships in his hands, and the water surface power temporarily has the upper hand, so the Wei River is still in the hands of Sima Yi.

The soldiers dispatched tonight set off by water, and they can basically arrive tomorrow.Not to mention that it was not as convenient for Zhuge Liang to get Wang Ping's news as it was for Sima Yi, and the speed at which reinforcements were dispatched from the two armies was vastly different. Guo Huai's plan was to make a time difference.

Sima Yi was overjoyed, and praised: "Bo Ji is indeed a great general, and he is a leader in the army. After this battle, Yi will definitely show Bo Ji's contribution to His Majesty."

"Thank you, Commander!" Guo Huai said gratefully.

Over the years, Guo Huai has constantly fought against Zhuge Liang, Wei Yan and other generals. Although there are often defeats, it has helped him grow a lot.

Today's Guo Huai has reached the level of Guo Huai, the peak in history!

(Most people grow linearly, and debut is the pinnacle!)

　Zhuge Liang's military strength is [-] instead of [-]. I made a mistake!

　　
　
(End of this chapter)