On the sixth day of November 267, Shu Han general Jiang Wei fought with Jin Guoxi General Hu Fen in Jieting. Hu Fen was defeated and the entire Longxi army was almost wiped out. Wen Yang and Wen Hu surrendered to the Han Dynasty, Hu Yuan rushed east to Guanzhong, Hu Fen and Wang Shen led more than 1,000 remaining soldiers to Jincheng. Jiang Wei left Zhang Yi to build a new Youchang Pass in case, so he chose 40,000 elite troops to enter Longshan Canyon and prepared to enter Guanzhong through Qinchuan.

Although the thickness of Longshan is not as thick as that of the Qinling Mountains, the canyons in the mountain are not easy to walk. It took Guan Yi nine days to cross the Qinling Mountains by taking the Baoxie Road - this is the premise that the plank road of Baoxie Road has been repaired and reinforced over the years. Therefore, Jiang Wei expected to spend three days crossing Longshan.

However, plans can never keep up with changes.

On the seventh day of November, Jiang Wei led his army to set off.

On the eighth day of the lunar month, Jiang Wei, who was still in Longshan Canyon, received a report from the scouts in front. A team of extremely large numbers is estimated to be less than 50,000 yuan, and the Jin army, which is preemptively occupied Qinchuan!

This is where the Grand Sima Shibao of Jin State arrived!

As a member of the poor family, he could not rely on his ancestors at all. His official position was all made by veterans who were killed by him. Shi Bao's general was much stronger than Sima Wang, Sima Yong and others.

On October 21st, he received the consent of Sima Yan and could lead 50,000 troops to support the Yongliang battlefield. Then he immediately rushed to Luoyang Central Army and directly asked Yang Jun to ask: You guys have completely abandoned the fine tradition of the Central Army's ability to come and fight: The order to depart from the army was issued, and it would take more than ten days or dozens of days to start. What kind of war would you fight like this? Don't say more nonsense, order me 20,000 cavalry immediately.

, One man and two horses, bring three days of dry food. Send troops immediately! What should you do if you ask about supplies? Are you stupid? I am always advancing troops on the land of my country. What should I do if you ask me for supplies? All counties and counties along the way have prepared food for me in advance. I just slashed it with a bad job! I care about which aristocratic family you, the county magistrate or prefect, are you? This is a battle of national destiny. Who dares to drag your back? It’s nothing to destroy the three tribes!

Oh, by the way, how many pairs of the double-sided stirrups have been made from the master craftsman? All of them are matched with me!

But unfortunately, after the defeat of the Jin Central Army more than four years ago, it was severely damaged. Now many soldiers are newly recruited from various places. Moreover, since the military chief is a waste, although Shi Bao repeatedly urged, even these 20,000 cavalrymen were delayed until the 29th day before setting off from Luoyang.

Shi Bao only took four days, which was the third day of November.

"The servant has met King Yiyang, huh?! Why is Prince Anping here?"

"Why did Mr. Shi come so quickly? My brother's troops just arrived yesterday and have not yet set off from the city. When Mr. Shi is coming, of course they are coming to greet him together."

"What?!" Shi Bao almost fell off his horse when he heard this news. His right hand instinctively raised the whip and wanted to greet Sima Wang. Finally, he remembered in time that the world has changed and no one in Sima's surname can beat him. The string in his body finally helped him stop his hand in the air.

"Hey! King Yiyang, you and Prince Anping are both surnamed Sima! This is the national surname of the Great Jin Dynasty! Why does it seem like I am a foreigner who is more anxious than you?"

"Haha..." Sima Wang smiled awkwardly: "Mr. Shi, please get off the horse and have a rest for the time being. I will go to our mansion to have a banquet in the evening. I have a sincere confidant to discuss with Mr. Shi."

"No need!" He pushed a hand firmly towards Sima Wang, and then Shi Bao suddenly raised his voice: "Du Yuankai, Wang Xuanchong, Wang Shizhi, where is Zhou Zimei?"

With Shi Bao's roar, Du Yu, Wang Rong, Wang Jun, Zhou Zhi and others quickly crossed the two Simas and went out to pay their respects: "We will pay our respects to the Grand Sima."

"The military situation is like fire, so I won't say anything more. You and the four of you immediately started preparing for the 30,000 Luoyang Central Army that arrived in the early stage. I took the lead after changing the horses here, and your troops will only be one day behind your troops. If you don't come, hum! Your Majesty grants the power of the false festival during this trip, and these two princes and husbands have no choice. But you, I can kill you all!"

The four people who had been furious for a long time were not panicked at this time, but were very happy to bow again: "Here! I will start preparing for the Central Army's deportation soon."

After saying this, Shi Bao turned over and dismounted the horse and handed the reins of his mount to a soldier at the Chang'an city gate: "Go and change the horses for me immediately. Tell your Shangguan, I have 20,000 people and 40,000 horses. Within two hours, all the horses will be replaced, otherwise they will be killed!"

"Here!" This is really time. Under Shi Bao's roar, the Chang'an defenders took action quickly.

Looking at the two Sima with an unwilling expression, Shi Bao sighed: "Two, you still have some time now. Find a place and talk about your ideas."

...

After a while, in a remote and secret room on the Chang'an City Tower, waves of roars came faintly.

"Two, how can you think like this? If you give up Liangzhou and Longxi so simply, Guanzhong will be threatened from both the west and the south at all times. And even if you say that Liangzhou and Longxi have been drought for ten years, the court has been burdened more and more, and the pressure of aliens to move inwardly is getting greater and greater... But why don't you think about it, when the aliens move inwardly, will they go to attack Western Shu, which is highly praised, or come to deal with us who have lost a lot of land and seem to be easier to bully?"

"What about the Grand Sima?"

"I just read the battle report in Longxi. My opinion is different from the two. Indeed, from a purely military perspective, after the fall of Shangji, Hu Xuanwei's best way to deal with it is to go to Jincheng, lengthen Jiang Wei's supply line, and also use a small amount of troops to restrain the main force of the Shu thieves. But I don't think Hu Xuanwei will do this. He will definitely go to Jieting to defend and wait for our reinforcements."

"Ah? Grand Sima, why is this? It is obvious that going to Jincheng is safe and can play a greater role, so why would he go to Jieting to die?"

Because he and his subordinates are neither Sima’s surname! How can you Sima’s family understand the troubles of our foreign surnames living under this regime?

Of course, Shi Bao is not easy to say this. Not only that, it is not even convenient to hint.

"Hey, in short, two people, Guanzifeng, in Guanzhong, there are 30,000 to 40,000 people. When they arrive in Ji County, they will be the limit. As long as they guard Chang'an, they will not dare to advance eastward. So, I should go to support Hu Xuanwei first. Well, Prince Anping is in poor health, so I will stay in Chang'an for the time being to recuperate. I will take the lead and say goodbye!"

Looking at Shi Bao who had left in a hurry, Sima Yong felt nothing - on the contrary, Da was relieved and there was a little relaxation. But Sima Wang's face was not very good-looking.

"Zi Chu, why do you think this guy is so brave to do things?"

"Hmph, he is not brave enough to take responsibility. He clearly wants to regain military power through this! Brother, since the Sima family took over Wei, all military power has been taken into the hands of their families. These foreign generals were very dissatisfied! Well, let this old man go to meet Jiang Wei. Let us continue to guard Chang'an City."

"What if that old man wins?"

"Haha, to be honest, although this old man is so arrogant that I want to kill him, I still hope that he will win. After all, this Jin Dynasty belongs to our Sima family. But please relax. If this old man wins, he will enter Longxi and accept the five counties of Longxi again, and Guan Zifeng will inevitably retreat. At that time, we will naturally take advantage of the opportunity to recover the lost territory and fight a rear-end battle, and the same great achievements will not be eliminated."

"What if he loses?"

"If you lose, it means that Jieting is lost and Longxi cannot get it back. Isn't this going back to the plan we had planned before?"

"So that's it. Good, then let's sit in Chang'an and watch the success or failure."

...

On the afternoon of the third day of November, Shi Bao led 20,000 cavalry to set off from Chang'an. The entire army continued to run on torches on the official road on the west side of Chang'an.

In the early morning of the fourth day of the lunar month, the entire army dismounted and headed for food. After the meal, they got on the horse again and continued to gallop. At this time, Shi Bao met a messenger sent by Wen Hu.

"Haha, we must stick to Jieting. In this way, Longxi still has the potential to do. The entire army continues to move forward!"

On the evening of the fourth day of the lunar month, the original 30,000 Luoyang Central Army led by Wang Rong and others caught up with Shi Bao's troops. Shi Bao's military strength reached 50,000.

In the early morning of the eighth day of the lunar month, the Shibao team that had been running for many days arrived in Qinchuan!
Chapter completed!