Chen Tai, the governor of Yongzhou, has already arrived at Chencang, and Guo Huai, the governor of Yongliang, is also on the way, leading his troops to Chencang.
The army marched along the land route on the north bank of the Wei River. The white sails on the river were like clouds, and the water and land marched side by side. The formation was very large. The ships on the Wei River were relatively small and there were many in number. It was still much less laborious to transport the baggage by water than by land.
The temperature dropped sharply last night, and a thin layer of ice formed on the Weishui River. The ship crashed through the thin ice, and the sound of "click, click, click" was constantly heard from the river.
Guo Huai, who was maintaining a steady posture, was also attracted by the sound and couldn't help but look sideways.
However, in Guanzhong in October, the river did not freeze. Guo Huai stayed on the Western Front all year round, so of course he knew the situation very well. The ice surface at this time was just an accident caused by the sudden cold last night. He looked back at the rising ice in the east
Sun, it is estimated that the ice on the river will disappear on its own in a little while.
At this moment, a cloud of yellow dust started to rise on the northwest field ridges, and a group of people and horses were moving in the opposite direction, but they did not take the road along the river bank, because the road was filled with troops on foot.
Fortunately, the north bank of the Weishui River still belongs to the Guanzhong Plain. It is surrounded by flat rivers and has roads extending in all directions. No matter how you walk, there are almost no traffic jams.
The south bank is a different scene. Just across the river, you can see obvious undulations in the terrain on the opposite side. The weather is good today. As far as you can see, there are faint black shadows in the distance, standing on the horizon like dark clouds.
It’s the mountains of Qinchuan. The northern foothills of Qinchuan really look like mountains rising from the flat ground. The mountains rise very quickly, but it also looks particularly spectacular.
After a while, Guo Huai saw the flag clearly. It turned out to be Chen Tai, the governor of Yongzhou, who probably came to greet Guo Huai.
There are only three or four officials with the most power in the Yongliang area at this time. Guo Huai and Chen Tai are naturally the biggest, and there is also Deng Ai, the governor of Liangzhou. However, Deng Ai is not in Guanzhong at this time, and is governing Wuwei County in Liangzhou.
The distance from Chang'an is much further than that from Luoyang to Chang'an; Deng Ai should still be tinkering with the personnel left by Xiahou Ba.
In addition, the fifth-grade Polu general and Annan County governor Wang Jing also have troops of the Longyou Army. After all, Annan County is the front line.
Sure enough, after meeting Chen Tai, he immediately said: "Annan County Wang Yanwei (Wang Jing) reported that the bandit army, tens of thousands, attacked in three directions." As he spoke, he handed over a thick roll of bamboo slips.
Seeing this, Guo Huai threw the horse's reins to his followers and found an open space nearby. His followers immediately spread a straw mat on the ground, and then Guo Huai calmly knelt down on it and unfolded the bamboo scroll to look at it.
Chen Tai had no choice but to sit down with Guo Huai and calm down.
Chen Tai's facial features are very regular and his face is sharp and angular, but his skin is too good, smoother than the generals in Yongliang. After all, he comes from a famous family, so he must have lived a good life in the first half of his life.
Compared with the reputation of Chen Tai's father Chen Qun in the court, he can be said to be one of the leaders of the gentry. Chen Tai is indeed far inferior to his father. Things like connections and reputation will indeed be greatly reduced when passed down to the next generation; Chen Tai is obviously not as good as
His father knows how to manage connections.
In Guo Huai's eyes, Chen Tai is more shrewd and capable when doing practical things. Just like when they met just now, Chen Tai hardly even said a word of greeting, and went straight to talk about business, with a vigorous and resolute style. This is quite true.
A bit like Guo Huai when he was young.
There were too many words in the Wang Jing. Before Guo Huai finished reading it, he commented on Wang Jing's report without even looking up: "Wang Yanwei was deceived by Jiang Wei's deception strategy. Jiang Wei can't possibly fight."
Attack in three directions. Even if all the troops of Shu are mobilized, Jiang Wei will not have much strength advantage in Yongliang, and he is not stupid."
Chen Tai agreed: "What the Governor said makes sense."
Guo Huai turned back and reached out, took a piece of silk drawing, and according to Wang Jing's report, he found three places on the silk drawing, "Shiying, in the direction of Wings, Qishan Road, Taoxi area, the bandit army was found on three routes.
, which way does Xuan Bo (Chen Tai) think Jiang Wei is going to take?"
The three roads are all on the right side of Longyou and belong to the territory of Yongzhou.
Qishan Road is the place where Zhuge Kongming once marched through, Tongtianshui County; the direction of Shiying is on the west side of it, and you can go to Annan County and Longxi County. Taoxi is the territory west of Taoshui, which is far away.
To the west, in the direction of Tongliangzhou, Jincheng (Lanzhou) is over there.
Chen Tai said: "I thought that Jiang Wei might be planning to attack Annan and Tianshui counties. The Shu army had gone to Taoxi at the beginning of this year. At that time, Jiang Wei seemed to want to attack Annan and Tianshui, or Fei Yi stopped him.
Jiang Wei went to Xiping later. Judging from the time sequence, it seems that it was a temporary move."
Guo Huai shook his head and said, "Jiang Wei will go to Taoxi again."
Chen Tai muttered: "Taoxi is already barren and has just been plundered. Nan'an County and Tianshui County are the granaries of the Longyou region, and both have a large amount of grain stored. If Jiang Wei can conquer these two counties, it will greatly ease the transportation capacity of the grain road.
insufficient."
Guo Huai smiled slightly and said: "If Jiang Wei comes in summer and autumn, I will agree with Xuan Bo's opinion."
Guo Huai did not explain, leaving Chen Tai to figure it out on his own.
But the reason is not complicated. There are indeed many wheat fields and millet fields in Annan, Tianshui. When the season is ripe, the golden waves of wheat will become continuous. If the Shu army did not encounter an attack after entering the country, they would just cut the wheat by themselves.
It is also much easier than transporting grain from Hanzhong.
But this time Jiang Wei came in winter, and he couldn't get anything in Annan, Tianshui, unless he could break through the important town of the county.
Chen Tai only came to Yongzhou to serve as an official last year, and his familiarity with the local area is obviously not as good as that of Guo Huai. This is no wonder for him. Even his understanding of the generals of Shu is not as good as that of Guo Huai, who has been dealing with the Shu army for a long time.
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Guo Huai thinks that Jiang Wei is not the kind of person who is willing to easily attack important towns, although as long as he can defeat them, it will be of great use. Jiang Wei is probably a person who is more eager for quick success. He probably wants to eliminate the Wei army's troops, not
Come and conquer the city, capture some place.
Chen Tai thought about it for a while but did not refute. He was probably not sure what Jiang Wei's intention was and which path he wanted to take. In addition, Guo Huai was the governor of Yongliang and had the greatest power here, so Chen Tai did not argue too much.
In any case, the two of them had some consensus, that is, they both rejected Wang Jing's opinion. It is simply impossible for the rebel army to divide into three groups and attack in an all-out way!
Wang Jing came to the Western Front the latest, and was probably even less familiar with the situation. After the Shu army occupied the Hanzhong area, including the three counties of Hanzhong, Wudu, and Yinping, there were indeed many roads to the Northern Expedition. Wei could only divide its troops to guard it; Wang Jing faced
With such a long front, I guess it's still a bit confusing.
Wang Jing's suggestion was that he set out from Annan County and led a portion of the Longyou Army to Shiying to defend the Shu army; the Guanzhong Army in the direction of Chencang went to Shanggui in Tianshui County to confront the enemy in Qishan; and then ordered to be stationed in Jincheng (Lanzhou).
)'s Liangzhou Army went south to Taoxi to resist the Shu Army's west route. They divided their troops to guard, blocked the enemy on each side, and kept the rebel army out of the country!
Because of this proposition, Wang Jing's memorial was so thick.
At this time, Guo Huai casually threw the bamboo scroll on the ground, as if he was throwing away a piece of trash.
Chen Tai saw Guo Huai's small movements in his eyes, glanced at the bamboo scroll on the ground, and asked: "What plan does the governor want to make?"
Guo Huai pointed to the picture on the cloth, and accurately pressed the position of Didao with one finger, "Wang Yanwei was the closest, so he asked him to lead his army to Didao to defend the city first. Then he sent a fast horse to convey the order, and the Liangzhou army in Jincheng
The troops will go south for reinforcements. We will lead the army and march westward along the Wei River. We will fight Jiang Wei decisively after reaching Didao!"
Chen Tai actually said: "Is Wang Yanwei reliable?"
This sentence stopped Guo Huai. For a moment, Guo Huai didn't know what Chen Tai meant.
Chen Taina's good friend Fu Gu was a man who served as the commander-in-chief of General Wei, and it is said that when General Wei was assassinated in the court, Fu Gu risked his life... and Wang Jing was a fellow countryman of General Wei, both from Jizhou, so he could be re-elected.
It was General Wei who helped him by being appointed as the county guard.
Of course, for a veteran like Guo Huai, the first thing he thought of was that Chen Tai was testing him?
Guo Huai then said: "At the beginning of the year, the Shu army was raging in Longyou. Wang Yanwei's defense of Nan'an County was quite satisfactory, so the court gave him the title of General Polu. I think there is no problem for him to defend the city. Didn't he also serve as Jiangxia County before?
It must not be the first time for Shou to lead troops in a war."
Chen Tai added: "I have dealt with Yan Wei in Luoyang. This man thinks he is noble, but he is not very capable."
Guo Huai immediately responded tactfully: "He is more reliable than Hu Fen, the governor of Longxi County."
Chen Tai was startled when he heard this. His expression looked... as if he suddenly realized that Guo Huai was talking about the reliability of his position, not military affairs!
This made Guo Huai a little confused. Could it be that the two of them were really talking about their own affairs just now?
The Hu Fen that Guo Huai talked about was the son of Hu Zun, the governor of Xuzhou. After Sima Yi's defeat, Hu Fen had already returned to his hometown in Liangzhou to find work.
But later his father Hu Zun followed Wang Feixiao, the governor of Yangzhou, to attack Dongguan and fought hard to kill the enemy. Although he did not win the battle at Dongguan, the people in the court felt that Hu Zun was quite reliable. It happened that after Shi Bao fled to the state of Wu, there was a vacancy for the governor of Xuzhou, so Hu Zun
Because of his profound qualifications and meritorious service, he filled the official position of Xuzhou governor.
Now that Sima Yi's power has been defeated, Hu Zun has been appointed governor again, and his son Hu Fen has been appointed as the governor of Longxi County.
However, there was a problem with Hu Fen's previous position. When Sima Yi was leading troops, Hu Fen had served Sima Yi as a civilian, and was highly praised by Sima Yi. That's why Guo Huai said, "He is always more reliable than Hu Fen."
In fact, Guo Huai himself had a close relationship with Sima Yi in the past, but he was different. He was also an in-law of the Wang family. Hu Fen, however, did not have such a deep relationship with the Yangzhou Group during the Battle of King Qin, so he had more problems.
When Guo Huai didn't get any response to what he said, he gave up angrily.
However, the overall deployment of this battle is of course still subject to Guo Huai's arrangements.
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