Guo Huai, the governor of Yongliang, and Chen Tai, the governor of Yongzhou, led the elite Guanzhong army all the way from the direction of Chencang; the army had already reached Gaochengling in the southeast of Didao County.
This large army is the real force that can rescue Didao. They are the most well-equipped troops in the entire Yongliang area, including a large number of Chinese and foreign troops on the Western Front. There are also enough people on foot and cavalry. The total number of people arriving one after another can reach
Tens of thousands of people!
After Guo Huai and Chen Tai left Chencang, their marching route was along the Wei River to the west; after entering Nan'an County, they turned northwest and continued to march along the Wei River until Shouyang County (Weiyuan).
Gaochengling is near Shouyang County, not far away. From here, the army will leave the Wei River Basin because it has already reached the source of the Wei River.
At this time, the army only needs to set off from Gaochengling, enter a valley in front, and go straight northwest along the valley to reach Didao City!
This valley is located in a mountainous area, with mountains on both sides, and the terrain is also undulating; but it is considered the best way to go. The road is relatively wide and the mountains are not too steep, making it suitable for large-scale marches.
Guo Huai had led his troops here two days ago, but he did not rush into the valley. Instead, he first asked all his troops to station themselves near Gaocheng Ridge for repairs.
Guo Huai stood on Gaocheng Ridge, looking toward Didao in the northwest. After a long time, he turned to Chen Tai and said, "I said Jiang Wei was eager for quick success, and I was right. He has a grand plan, and he wants to settle the world in one battle.
One bite will make you a big fat man!"
Chen Tai was noncommittal because he didn't understand Jiang Wei. Only Guo Huai, who had lived on the western front for a long time, understood.
Guo Huai then said calmly: "Jiang Wei's goal is not Wang Jing or Dido, but us, to attack and rescue the city. What he wants is to wipe out the elites in Guanzhong in one fell swoop, and then he can plot the entire Longyou!"
Chen Tai then agreed: "His ambition is not small, but his intentions are sinister."
The situation on the battlefield has developed to this point, and Chen Tai has no choice but to agree with Guo Huai's speculation. The scale and signs of Jiang Wei's army do seem to have a huge conspiracy!
The Shu army attacked the grain road in the Longyou area. Because the road was rugged and extremely difficult, any city captured by the Shu army in the Longyou area was useless. It could only destroy it, but it could not stand up.
Although Didao City is in an important position, there is no need for Jiang Wei to besiege it for a long time. No matter how important a city is, if it cannot be defended after it is captured, what is the use of attacking it? Unless Jiang Wei is a mediocre general, otherwise he will not do it for
It took a lot of effort to capture Didao.
Is Jiang Wei a mediocre general? Anyway, Guo Huai still values him more.
That's why Guo Huai judged that Jiang Wei's target was the elite of the Guanzhong Army!
Jiang Wei probably wanted to destroy the main force of the Wei army on the western front first, and then face the steady stream of elite Chinese troops coming from Luoyang, because it was impossible for the Wei Dynasty to give up Longyou.
In any case, Jiang Wei's first step is to kill the elite Wei army on the western front, otherwise he will not be able to occupy any place.
The two most senior Wei generals on the Western Front each thought for a while. Guo Huai once again looked at the valley in front of him, pointed ahead and said: "There must be an ambush in this valley!"
Chen Tai glanced in the direction Guo Huai pointed, and couldn't help but look sideways at Guo Huai, only to see him standing tall and confident.
Guo Huai also turned to look at Chen Tai and said: "The Shu army has few cavalry and it will not be easy to defeat us on the open plains. After all, Jiang Wei is not Zhuge Kongming. But fighting in this valley, the terrain will restrict us."
Army cavalry; if Jiang Wei can successfully ambush again, his chances of winning are really great!"
Guo Huai is worthy of being a veteran, and Chen Tai appreciates his knowledge.
The two armies have not yet met, and the scouts have not detected anything. Guo Huai made Jiang Wei's intentions clear based on speculation alone. Whether Guo Huai was really right is not yet certain, but it sounds very reasonable!
Chen Tai thought for a while, nodded and said: "Besides, this road is the only way for the army to go to Didao. If the bandits set up an ambush here, it will not be easy for them to fail."
He paused for a moment and then suggested: "Our army can first send more scouts into the valley to search the ravines in the south of the valley."
Guo Huai smiled and said: "No need, just send a partial army and march into the valley with great fanfare to confuse the enemy. Then drag the branches behind the horses to create a manifold.
The yellow dust in the sky and the illusion of a large number of people made Jiang Boyue happy for a while, thinking that we had fallen into a trap."
Chen Tai pondered: "But... what about Wang Yanwei from Didao?"
Although Chen Tai doesn't like socializing, and his ability to manage connections is far inferior to that of his father, he has been exposed to it since he was a child, and he has learned a lot about it. His knowledge of politics and positions is unambiguous. In this regard, Chen Tai is different from Deng Ai.
, Chen Tai understood that it didn't matter whether it was useful or not. Saving Wang Jing was just a correct attitude. Because Wang Jing was a member of General Wei.
You must have a rescue attitude! You don't need to speak for Wang Jing in normal times, but at a critical moment of life and death, you must behave reliably.
Now that the Guanzhong Army has set up camp at Gaocheng Ridge, the only way the army can go is the valley in front of them. If you just confuse Jiang Wei and don't save Wang Jing, then you are not saving Wang Jing, which is a bit unkind.
At this moment, Guo Huai said with a smile: "There is another way. From the mountains in the south, you can directly reach the mountains southeast of Didao. Intensify your march, and within a day and a night, our army will suddenly appear on the side of Jiang Wei's army."
Houyi! At least you can scare him half to death."
Chen Taiping said "Oh" with a slight question, and immediately turned his head to look at the mountainous area to the southwest. He saw that the mountains there were undulating, and the entire mountainous area was full of mountains.
But Chen Tai did not rush to question it, because he knew that Guo Huai was a veteran on the Western Front and was very familiar with the local terrain and roads; Chen Tai, who only came to the Western Front last year, could not compare.
Guo Huai's eyes swept across Chen Tai's face and said calmly: "Many people have never heard of that road. Chen Shijun will only know after asking the locals. It is indeed easy to get lost when going around the ravine.
, but I won’t get lost, don’t worry.”
Guo Huai's expression was confident, and he was obviously not afraid of getting lost.
When Chen Tai heard this, he bowed his head and said, "The governor is wise!"
Upon seeing this, Guo Huai immediately returned the greeting, then regained his composure and said, "Our army will set out tomorrow, and by surprise, it will arrive at the predetermined place quickly. The day after tomorrow, Jiang Wei will have to consider retreating. This time he has mobilized his troops, but he can't get anything!"
As long as the Wei army can suddenly appear and reach the Shu army's flank, then Jiang Wei really has no need to persist.
By that time, even if the Shu army was not raided, the battlefield was in the Taoxi River Valley; on the open valley plains, the Shu army had no advantage in field battles. As Guo Huai said, the Shu army had too few cavalry.
Chen Taisui responded: "I will obey the orders of Governor Guo."
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