It is no exaggeration to say that the one who made the greatest contribution to the Jin army's march out of Ziwu Valley was undoubtedly Geng Yan.
Even if Li Jing were replaced, it would be almost impossible to take this path. After all, Li Jing would probably not be able to use Geng Yan's methods.
Even if it is a last resort, not every general can use that method. It can even be said that most generals cannot use that method.
Geng Yan is really a ruthless person. If there is no food and grass, he will take the initiative to make food and grass! Even if there is no way to solve the problem, he will forcibly fabricate a way to solve the problem.
When the army entered Ziwu Valley, didn't they bring many "guides" with them?
For these people, Geng Yan's heart was already filled with anger. The timidity along the way not only affected the morale of the army, but also had no great effect. It was almost equivalent to them bringing in a bunch of rubbish. Even , these people also wasted some of their food, grass and water resources.
Geng Yan regarded him as waste and used them to alleviate the shortage of food and water for the time being, which was to repay them for the food, grass and water they had wasted before.
He ate their food and grass, but failed to do anything substantial for them. Geng Yan said that there is no such good thing in the world, and he must repay when it is due.
Of course, there are not many of these people after all, and they will definitely not be able to sustain it for long. After that, any soldiers who cannot persist will be treated the same as these "guides".
People's hearts can't help but be tested. Under severe hunger, even if these so-called foods come from their former military commanders, and even these military commanders are from the same village as them, but it's really... For that reason, some people may have some extra psychological burden in their hearts.
Even if there is, I'm afraid it's an afterthought!
It was by relying on this cruel method that Geng Yan finally survived the most difficult part of the journey until they found the water source again, and they were the only ones who walked out of Ziwu Valley alive.
After the army walked out of Ziwu Valley, the previous problems were solved, but the next problem came.
Although people made it out of this journey alive, the problem is that they only have a thousand people left in their hands, and they are still almost exhausted.
If you want to rely on these thousand people to attack Nanzheng, well... you really think that the enemy army is made of mud...
Therefore, after a brief discussion, Geng Yan and Geng Chun did not continue to regard Nanzheng as their target. With their current strength, they simply could not occupy this place. Instead, they regarded the enemy's grain transport team as their target. achieved their goals.
Under normal circumstances, the enemy's grain transport team will definitely take strict precautions. It is completely normal to send thousands of people to guard the grain and grass. Even if there are only a few thousand people, it does not mean that they are exhausted. It can be eaten by the hands of those who reach the extreme.
But situations are different from situation to situation, and naturally they are not the same.
First of all, Hanzhong's military strength was really too tight. Facing hundreds of thousands of troops advancing on both sides, all possible troops had been invested in the frontline battlefield.
Even Nanzheng, the seat of Hanzhong administration, is currently defended by only 5,000 troops for such an important place.
As for the remaining grain transport team, it is impossible to allocate more people. They are basically composed of farmers. The rest can at most send a few hundred soldiers to escort them along the way.
Secondly, the terrain of Hanzhong is also in such a situation. As long as the defenses at Daituo and Zhangxun are good enough, the enemy troops will not be able to enter at all, let alone threaten Nanzheng.
The more people know about Shuzhong, the less likely they would have thought that someone would set out from Ziwu Valley and actually walk out of it.
It was precisely because of Geng Yan's appearance that the Shu army in Hanzhong fell into the greatest crisis.
As soon as Geng Yan took action, he directly robbed the grain and grass sent by his father Yan from Nanzheng to Zhang Xun. If there was no grain and grass on the front line, even if the generals there were powerful, how could they withstand the Jin army's front?
Although Geng Yan gave up on Nanzheng due to lack of manpower, as a famous general of his generation, he still did not take action and hit the enemy's fatal point as soon as he did.
Moreover, what Geng Yan didn't know was that he not only hit the enemy's fatal point, but also directly led to the collapse of Fa Zheng's plan. It should be said that it was precisely because of the existence of Geng Yan's troops that this
Only then did Li Jing become aware of Fazheng's hidden backhand.
Otherwise, although Li Jing, Wang Meng and others thought about the problem from the enemy's point of view from the beginning and guessed that the enemy would use the strategy of luring the enemy deeper, if they were designed according to Fa Zheng's method, a few people would still think that
It's design.
Geng Yan not only intercepted the enemy's food and fodder, but also bluffed and pretended to attack Nanzheng.
Is Lord Yan an incompetent person? That is of course impossible! This is true whether in history or in this world! Lord Yan has always been a good sword for Liu Che, helping him solve problems
Lots of questions.
But after solving these problems, Liu Che really benefited, but as the master who came up with the idea, he would inevitably be resented by others. This is why Zhufu Yan was originally in Chengdu, but now he was sent to Lai.
Governor of Hanzhong.
Being able to serve as the prefect of Hanzhong and be in charge of such an important place in Hanzhong still shows Liu Che's trust in him and his talent.
However, the professional fields are different!
How could Zhufu Yan be compared with Geng Yan and Geng Chun, who were famous generals of the generation, in terms of leading the army in war?
Geng Yan put on a show of bluff, with a thousand men pretending to be ten thousand. If it were Dai Tu Lai, he would certainly be able to see some flaws, but Zhufu Yan, who was good at politics but not at military affairs, although
I had doubts in my heart, but I was basically deceived.
Returning his gaze to Dai Tuo, after hearing the news, although most of the generals fell into panic, they were still not the ones who could calm down.
Dai Tuo as the general is one, and Fazheng and Shen Luoyan as military advisors are two.
Although the remaining generals looked noisy, only these three people fell into silence from beginning to end. The three of them were staring at the map in front of them. Seriously. He looked like he was sweating profusely, and he didn't know what he was thinking about.
"That's not right..." Shen Luoyan was the first to break the tranquility of the three of them, just like waking up from a big dream.