Sweep the old residence, go to the ancestral temple to pay homage to the tombs of ancestors. These are the three things Jiang Wei did first after entering Jicheng.

From the failure of the first northern expedition of Shu Han in 228 AD, Jiang Wei followed Zhuge Liang to Yizhou. In that year, in 267 AD, thirty-nine years later, Jiang Wei finally returned.

Although he was very excited and his feelings were complicated, Jiang Wei only stayed for half a day after entering Jicheng. He didn't even see any elders of the Jiang family.

It’s not that he is arrogant, but that he really has no time.

On October 25, Jiang Wei's more than 40,000 main force acted as if he was moving towards the northwest of Ji City, intending to cut off Hu Fen's army from fleeing northwest.

On the 26th and 27th, Hu Fen started to deliver the stored grains in Jicheng towards the Northeast Jieting like a crazy thing.

On the 28th, Jiang Wei's army turned from northwest to southeast of Jicheng and began to encircle Jicheng. Hu Fen's army transported about 300,000 stones of grain at this time. After the scout team reported that Jiang Wei had begun to turn, Hu Fen and others did not dare to stay anymore and hurriedly left Jicheng and drove towards Jieting.

Hu Fen had a premonition that the ending of this Longxi Battle would not be very good, and it was rare that he did not set fire to the city. While leaving Jiang Wei with 170,000 or 80,000 stones of food, he also saved Jiang Wei's fellow villagers from war.

After the war ended here, both sides were very clear about each other's thoughts.

Jiang Wei’s strategy is very clear: If you want to go to Jieting, go as you want, I will give you time to carry food and grass. On the way to Jieting, I will only follow you and not attack. However, as long as you take a step west, I will pounce on you immediately. Even if you can’t annihilate you, you must chop as many people as possible.

Hu Fen certainly knew Jiang Wei's idea. But Jiang Wei's approach and his original intention were actually inconsistent. So he was happy to retreat slowly to Jieting - if he could delay one more day, the reinforcements from the court would be closer. In order not to stimulate Jiang Wei to go crazy, he was particularly strict with military discipline when he left, and Jicheng did not suffer any military disaster.

The straight line distance between Jicheng and Jieting is about 200 kilometers, but the overall geographical environment of the five counties in Longxi is loess hills. Therefore, in ancient times, when there were no expressways, it was very difficult to walk on people and horses. On the 25th, the Wenhu team, who first set out from Jicheng to Jieting, ran towards Jieting, took five days to reach Jieting.

Wenhu was stunned when he arrived at Jieting.

"This, this... there is no city wall, what should I do?"

Jieting, when you hear the name, is a small place, and there are villages and towns here. Moreover, because its geographical location is at a key node of the five counties in Longxi, there are many people coming and going. Therefore, this town is very prosperous and prosperous. However, there is never a strong city wall - it has always been in the mainland of the five counties in Longxi. Except for Ma Su who led his army once thirty-nine years ago, there have never been any traces of soldiers from the enemy country here.

It is precisely because of this that Ma Su felt that he could not rely on the town to stick to it, so he took the initiative to go up the mountain...

Of course, Wenhu would not be stupid today and take the initiative to go up the mountain, but seeing this prosperous but unguarded town, Wenhu only felt a burst of headaches.

"Come!"

"General Wen, his subordinates are waiting for the order."

"Divide the entire army into three teams. One team goes down to disperse the people in the town. He said that the war is about to start, in order not to be implicated, and asked them to clean up the family's fine work within two hours and leave immediately. Those who are outdated will not leave... Well, killing them will not kill them. All the males are recruited as soldiers on the spot, and all the females are sent to be battalions! If our army has been holding on for too long and there is not enough food, the people who stay will be the first batch of people in the future!"

"Here!"

"The second team also followed the first team into the city. Demolished the houses of the people's houses, used wooden boards as brackets, and began to build wooden railings. At the same time, the areas in the town must be divided into the town, and the storage locations of people, grain and livestock must be planned. It is convenient for the army of the general in the west of the town to quickly settle in after the arrival of the army. Especially all the wells in the town must be clearly checked, how much water is produced every day and how many people can drink."

"Here!"

"The third team is divided into six 500 teams. It will launch a powerful warning to the southeast. Prevent the Sichuan thieves from Linwei and carry out sneak attacks on our army on the Qingshui line!"

"Here!"

After assigning the errands, he looked at the once prosperous but peaceful town quickly screamed and roared. Wenhu sighed: Second brother said he was born for the battlefield. But what about me? I was just born in the family of generals, but I really don’t like this cruel war.

...

"Report~~ General of the chariot and cavalry. Our scouts have found out the news. The vanguard of the Jin army has entered Jieting Town and is driving away the people in the town and building wooden railings."

"Haha, how can the wooden railings stop us? It's okay, if he likes to build it, just build it. But this person in charge is a little kind-hearted. He doesn't just take the people for labor, but drives the people away. Well, who is the enemy's vanguard?"

"It is said to be Wenhu and Wen Jiwei."

"Ah, it turns out that he is Wen Qin's son. Forget it, don't worry about him. Well, Meng Ming?"

"General of the chariot and cavalry, Mao Jiong is here."

"What's wrong with the general?"

"The subordinates just received an urgent message from the general's messenger. The general said that he had split the 50,000 main force. Xuangao (Wu Qiao) and Dian Bo (Lai Qing) led 10,000 troops to west to capture the two counties of Nan'an and Longxi. Bo Yu (Chen Can) has been temporarily appointed as the prefect of Tianshui and Guangwei counties, and is in charge of Jicheng. We will build a new logistics supply site for our army and start building a pigeon station in Tianshui. The general himself brought 30,000 troops and followed Hu Fen's main force to the north along Changli River, and had arrived in Xianqin County."

"Well, considering the messenger time, the general is at least going to Xingguo County today. This is only two days away from Jieting. Hahaha, Hu Fen is not going back at this time. If so... send the order!"

"We are waiting for the general of the chariot to issue the order!"

"Ningguo and Meng Ming each led the five thousand Wudang flying troops forward! If Wenhu was not an idiot, he would definitely send a detachment of thousands of people to the south to alert. Your task is to go around the back of this detachment. Then, together with our general's team, eat it first!"

"Here!"

...

It has entered November. The decisive battle on the Longxi battlefield is about to begin. But where is Sima Yong's team, which set out on October 21st, now?

Unfortunately, this army has only arrived at the city of Chang'an. The speed is incredibly slow.

Chang'an and Luoyang are the imperial capitals of the Han Dynasty. There are official roads connected between these two super cities. Moreover, the official roads here are the best quality and the straightest routes among all the official roads in the country. Five years ago, Zhong Hui first vowed to Luoyang, and then appeared in Chang'an in less than three days to lead the army to set off.

Zhong Hui was riding alone at that time. The large army and supplies had already gathered in Chang'an. The speed should of course be faster. However, the Mengjin Ferry was less than 30 miles north of Luoyang, where the Yellow River could be transported. Going west along the Yellow River, you could also directly enter the Wei River when you reach Fengling Ferry. In other words, even if Sima Yong had to bring various food, pay and supplies, he could still ship directly to Guanzhong. The speed should not be so slow.

There is only one reason: Sima Yong, the commander of this army, is sick.

In the historical perspective, the old actor Sima Fu lived to be 92 years old (dead in 272). Not only did he survive his heir Sima Yong (270), but he also died of Sima Yong's eldest son Sima Chong (271). In this era, Sima Fu was 87 years old, and as Sima Fu's eldest son, Sima Yong was almost seventy years old this year.

Even if Sima Yong did nothing, his life was only more than two years left. Now, if someone of his age led the 30,000 central army to march in a hurry, his body really couldn't withstand it!

Logically, the head coach fell ill and changed to another head coach. But Sima Yong was unwilling to: the old actor Sima Fu was an actor all his life and was not easy to interfere in many things in Jin State. But Sima Yong did not have this burden. In his opinion, the position of the new empire was very embarrassing because of the father of the movie emperor, and his power was too little. In order to give King Anping's lineage more power in the future empire, he was unwilling to let go of this army of commanders easily.

Therefore, while this sick old man strictly controlled the news after he fell ill, he had to slow down his entry speed.
Chapter completed!