Three Kingdoms: Ancestors of the Han Dynasty

Chapter 421 stalemate
Xia June, Guanzhong, Wuzhangyuan.

It was early morning, the sun was not yet high, the weather was cool and the vegetation was green.The people of Guanzhong cultivated the fields between the ridges of the fields, and they seemed not to be afraid of the Han army camp around them.

Dressed in light clothes and holding a feather fan, Zhuge Liang walked leisurely among the fields. If it weren't for the hundreds of tigers and generals of the Han army following behind him, he would really make people think he was a spring outing.

Zhuge Liang pointed to the acres of fields in Siye, and said with emotion: "When Xi Liang read "Historical Records: The Family of Liuhou", Emperor Gao wanted to establish the capital of the country, and the ministers on the left and right were all from Shandong. There is Chenggao, and to the west there are Xiaostrider, Beihe, and Xiangyiluo, which are solid enough to rely on."

"Liu Hou (Zhang Liang) said: "Although Luoyang is solid, it is small, but only a few hundred miles away. The fields are thin, and it is surrounded by enemies. This is not a country that uses military force. Fuguan has Weihan on the left, Longshu on the right, and thousands of miles of fertile fields. In the south, there are the Rao of Ba and Shu, and in the north, the benefits of Hu Yuan. Lose. This so-called golden city is a land of abundance."

Zhuge Liang looked at Pan Jun, Yang Yi, Wu Ban, Xiang Yu and others behind him, and said.

"Although Liang believes in the words of Marquis Liu, he thinks that Guanzhong is too famous. Now that Liang leads the army here, he knows that Marquis Liu's words are true. If there were no Marquis Liu's remonstrance, Emperor Gao established Luoyang as his capital. When it was passed down to Emperor Xiaojing, the seven kingdoms of Guandong The foundation of the country will be overthrown, and Emperor Shizong Xiaowu will destroy the barbarians and expand the land! Liuhou and the Han Dynasty should have made great contributions."

"That's why, if the Han Dynasty wiped out Sima Yi's army and restored the Han Dynasty, I, the Han Dynasty, must also designate Chang'an as my capital in order to survive for thousands of years. Although Chengdu is good, it is located in the southwest and it is difficult to control the world. It is a pity that Guanzhong has experienced military chaos for many years. As a result, Guanzhong is in decline, the people are sparse, and the good fields are abandoned." Zhuge Liang said regretfully.

Pan Jun had to think a little bit, and Ying He said: "What Prime Minister Shang said is very true, but Xia Jun thinks that when the world is peaceful and the population breeds, the world will only be a few decades or when the Han Dynasty will be prosperous again. Why can't Guanzhong be considered the capital at that time ?”

"What Cheng Ming said is not unreasonable, but at that time we may not see a prosperous age!" Zhuge Liang said with a lot of emotion.

While speaking, Zhuge Liang waved his feather fan and said with a smile: "It is absurd that Liang chatted with everyone about the peace before Guanzhong was released!"

Wu Ban chuckled and said, "When I went to the Prime Minister, Sima Yi couldn't avoid the battle, which made me very tired. Today, I heard the Prime Minister talk about the Ding Ding Guodu. On the contrary, Ban is full of energy and has the heart to fight."

Zhuge Liang shook his feather fan lightly, and asked with a frown: "The envoy who invited the battle today, will he return?"

Yang Yi shook her head and said, "Sima Yi still can't avoid the battle, so he refuses the envoy's invitation to fight!"

With a sneer on his face, Wu Ban said sarcastically, "There was Qin Lang's [-] troops in front, and Xia Houru's [-] troops in the back, and a total of [-] troops supported. Sima Yi still can't avoid the battle, so timid."

The 100,000 troops of the Cao Wei Guanzhong Army, the [-] Chinese Army of Qin Lang stationed in Chang'an, and the [-] troops supported by Xia Houru, currently have a total of [-] people under Sima Yi's command.

But if we split it in detail, excluding the 5000 people in Anding County, 3000 people in Chencangcheng Dengxian, 5000 people in Li Fu, 8000 people in Xiahouba, and about 80,000 people in Sima Yi's hands.

This time, the Han Dynasty has an army of 120,000, except Zhuge Liang's 70,000 people, Wei Yan [-], Huang Quan and Wu Yi [-] to besiege Chencang, and Wang Ping led [-] people to settle in Hanzhong, preparing to attack the second east county.

Therefore, Sima Yi led 80,000 people to face Zhuge Liang with 70,000 people. He has always adopted the strategy of not being able to hold on, avoiding and not fighting, which is really a headache.

Faced with such a situation, Zhuge Liang was not in a hurry, but reassured people by saying: "Sima Yi is determined to avoid the war, just as Liang expected before. The battle in Guanzhong will be as long-lasting as the battle in Hanzhong. Don't wait for everyone to act hastily. We will wait for a good opportunity to appear before attacking!"

The Battle of Hanzhong between Han and Wei began in the 22nd year of Jian'an (217) and ended in May of the 24th year of Jian'an (219). The war lasted for nearly two years.It can be said that the first battle launched by the Han and Wei countries with all their efforts was the pinnacle duel between Lao Liu and Cao Cao.

If Guan Yu's Battle of Xiangfan is regarded as a continuation of the Battle of Hanzhong, Lu Meng's white clothes crossing the river can also be added.Then this battle will involve all the famous generals of Han, Wei, and Wu.

The personnel involved in the Shu Han side mainly include Zhang Fei, Ma Chao, Zhao Yun, Huang Zhong, Fazheng, Huang Quan, etc. in the Hanzhong battlefield; Guan Yu, Guan Ping, and Liao Hua in the Xiangfan battlefield.

The generals participating in Cao Cao's Hanzhong battlefield mainly included Xia Houyuan, Cao Xiu, Cao Zhen, Cao Hong, Zhang Ying, Xu Huang, Guo Huai, etc.; in the Xiangfan battlefield, there were Yu Jin, Cao Ren, Man Chong, Xu Huang, Pang De, Zhao Yan, Sima Yi, etc.

The generals of Wu who participated in the battle included Lu Meng, Zhu Ran, Lu Xun, Mi Fang, Fu Shiren and others.

It can be said that that battle involved the most troops and generals and the widest area since the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty.

So this time the Han and Wu combined 24 troops to attack Cao Wei's east and west sides, which would not be inferior to the big counterattacks of the Battle of Hanzhong and the Battle of Xiangfan, and even surpassed it in terms of military strength.After all, the last time Sun Quan stabbed the Shu Han in the back, this time it was Sun Quan who attacked Cao Wei.

As soon as this remark came out, everyone looked thoughtful, thinking about what Zhuge Liang had just said.

Guan Xing pondered a little, and asked: "Dare to ask the Prime Minister, what should our army do now, and where is the good opportunity?"

Zhuge Liang shook his feather fan lightly, thought for a long time, and said: "The most important thing for an army is food and grass. In the battle of Changping in the past, Zhao Guo was defeated because it was short of food and grass; in the battle of Guandu, Yuan Shao was out of food because Cao Cao attacked Wuchao. Now our army In the process of attacking key points with all the troops of the whole country, food and grass are transported thousands of miles, although there are past farmland accumulations, they still need to be self-sufficient."

"Now Sima Yi's troops are retreating in Weibei, avoiding the battle. This is the time for our army to stockpile grain. It is the time for summer plowing, and it must not be abandoned. Today, everyone will lead the troops to reclaim the wasteland and cultivate together with the residents of Weibin. Store up food for the army to wait for the opportunity to fight."

"No!" Everyone responded

As he said that, Zhuge Liang looked towards Chen Cangcheng and said: "In the past, the Battle of Hanzhong was originally planned by the General Chariot. What is the good opportunity today? It may be on the General Chariot again. Chencang City is a must-fight for military strategists. General Chariot The city of Chencang is besieged, Ni Wei will have to save it, once Sima Yi rescues, our army will have a chance, or the chariot general will be able to advance."

Since Yong'an Tuogu, Huang Quan only went out of Guanzhong as a false soldier during the first Northern Expedition to Longyou. In the next few battles, Huang Quan mostly took the responsibility of defending Longyou and shared the pressure for Zhuge Liang.

In this Northern Expedition to Guanzhong, Huang Quan rarely had the opportunity to fight independently. Although there was also the role of false troops in the early stage, for now, it depends on whether Huang Quan can plan a battle that is not inferior to the Battle of Hanzhong and reverse the situation on the battlefield. .

Huang Quan, who was inspecting the fortification in Chencang, sneezed!
(End of this chapter)