Guo Huai, the governor of Yongliang, may be dying.
He was still able to move when he was first hit by the arrow and was not seriously injured, so he was not too worried. For those who have led troops on the Western Front all year round, it is not uncommon for them to be injured occasionally. But after a while, he found that there was a bruise around the wound on his lower back.
After a long period of time, I lost consciousness, and gradually it became difficult to ride a horse.
Apparently the arrow that hit him was poisonous!
Wudang Feijun's curare was not very stable. Sometimes it was not toxic enough, but sometimes it was very deadly. Perhaps it was a storage problem when transporting the poison. The arrow that hit Guo Huai was quite toxic.
Later, the doctor who accompanied the army said that the wounds of those who were hit by the poisonous arrows of the Shu army were easy to fester! Like Governor Guo, he could not get treatment for a long time. The smell of the poisonous arrow clusters was mixed with gold juice (feces), and most of the wounds would suppurate.
Governor Guo could no longer ride a horse, so his generals placed him on the horse's back and led the horse for him.
The front army of the Guanzhong Army was also severely defeated! The defeated soldiers naturally fled to the east, because there were still their own people in the rear. If they ran to their own formations, they would at least be able to get support.
Fortunately, Chen Tai, the governor of Yongzhou, did not panic and did catch up with the defeated army from behind.
After Chen Tai learned that the former army was ambushed, he did not choose to mobilize troops to press forward. He just said to the generals: The terrain here is constricted. If too many people go there, it is easy to crowd into a ball. The line of sight is unclear and the enemy's situation is unclear. For now,
The best strategy is to defend where you are and stabilize your position.
So when the defeated Wei army surged eastward from the ravine, Chen Tai had already sent troops to occupy the surrounding highlands. After letting the defeated troops pass, and waiting for the Shu army to pursue them, the Wei army deployed troops on the hillside and fired with crossbows.
Covering the ravine with fire, and using heavy infantry to charge from both flanks, the battle line was soon stabilized.
It was already bright by this time, and although the sun had not yet risen, the sky in the east was already pale.
However, the goal that the Wei army had set was to reach their destination before dawn, which was obviously impossible to achieve. The mountains southeast of Didao seemed to be close at hand, but also seemed to be far away in the horizon.
People threw away their torches one after another, and wisps of green smoke rose from the embers on the ground. There were discarded weapons and equipment everywhere in the ravine and on the hillside, and some damaged vehicles could also be seen. Bodies were scattered in the thin snow.
It was a complete mess, too horrible to look at.
The two armies were facing each other from east to west, and the terrain was not easy to expand. They could only continue to clash in the front from time to time. But compared with the melee before dawn, the fighting had eased. As time went by, because the crossbow arrows continued to fire, the frequency of melee attacks became less frequent.
It's also lower.
After dark on the 25th, the two armies left the battlefield at the same time.
Due to the limited terrain, it was difficult for Chen Tai, the governor of Yongzhou, to continue to make breakthroughs on the south road and complete the predetermined Chinese strategy. The troops then returned to Gaochengling with the injured Governor Guo.
The Guanzhong Army suffered a defeat, but Chen Tai still advocated continuing to rescue Wang Jing.
Because Didao is not just a city now, there are thousands of elite Longyou troops, plus the county troops garrisoning troops, there are as many as tens of thousands of soldiers. If the reinforcements are not saved, Wang Jingbu will be wiped out by Jiang Wei sooner or later!
Guo Huai then summoned his generals and told them to obey Chen Shijun's orders, and those who disobeyed orders would be punished according to military discipline. Guo Huai then stayed in Gaochengling to treat his injuries, while Yongzhou Governor Chen Taize led the army to the northwest of Dagu to attack Di again.
road……
The main forces of the two armies were competing in the mountains. During the confrontation, Deng Ai somehow sensed an opportunity and led his army to the south of Didao City! At this time, the Han army was in Didao, and except for the Taoshui River Valley, it was surrounded by complex and difficult terrain.
The Han army in Didao was divided into three groups by the Wei army, namely the Wang Jing tribe in Didao City, the Deng Ai tribe in the northwest, and the Guo Huai and Chen Tai tribe in the southeast. It was difficult for the Wei troops to communicate with each other.
In addition to the ambush battle that occurred in the southeastern mountains of Didao, it was impossible for Deng Ai to get news of Guo Huai's military orders in just one or two days.
Therefore, Deng Ai's approach was mostly based on some signs and guesswork, and then made a judgment.
Deng Ai's army, with only a few thousand infantry and cavalry in total, went south from the west bank of Taoxi, crossed Didao, and attacked the Han army's grain road! There was a group of Han troops transporting grain, and they had just arrived in the valley west of Taoxi.
Suddenly attacked by Deng Ai's army, heavy losses were inevitable.
The risk for Deng Ai to do this was very high. If the Han army could dispatch heavy troops in time, there would be no need for complicated moves at all, and they would just cross the Tao River directly to the west, and Deng Ai would be finished! Because after he attacked the grain road, he would not be able to go back.
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But it just happened that in just one day, Jiang Wei couldn't decide whether to send troops or horses!
Jiang Wei led a heavy army to set up an ambush in the southeastern mountainous area to deal with Guo Huai; Didao had to maintain the siege situation. Otherwise, if Wang Jing took the opportunity to break out and escape, then Jiang Wei could only get the earthen wall of Didao's empty city. What's the use?
When Jiang Wei was free to take action and lead people to cross the Taoshui River west to investigate, Deng Ai had already fled north.
The soldiers of the Han army rushed to the valley to the west. They saw that the entire valley was filled with smoke, and the fires on the grain trucks were not completely extinguished. At this time, people were still rushing around to put out the fire. A batch of grain that was finally transported out of the mountain was lost.
Most of it.
Jiang Wei, who has a very elegant image and temperament, couldn't help but cursed: "Stuttering Deng Ai, I'm sorry for you!"
The general suggested: "Guo Huai was injured by a poisonous arrow, and the Guanzhong army has retreated to Gaochengling. The general can go to the north to attack Deng Ai's army and destroy Deng Ai first."
Jiang Wei made a "hum" sound without commenting.
He thought to himself: Deng Ai's reinforcements were the first to arrive, but they kept watching from the north. They were not in a hurry and didn't care about Wang Jing's life or death. If the Han army went to attack Deng Ai, what were Deng Ai waiting for if he didn't run away?
In addition, in the ambush in the early morning of the 25th, the Han army made considerable gains. It is said that Guo Huai was also injured by a poisoned arrow, but the Han army failed to destroy the main force of Guanzhong Cao's army. Cao's army in Guanzhong to the east is still a huge threat!
As expected, Zhang Yi from the direction of Didao sent an urgent report: Cao Wei's Guanzhong Army was taking the valley road to the west and was marching towards Didao!
Almost instantly, Jiang Wei had the intention of quitting.
The situation at this time was not so much that the Han army divided Cao Wei's troops into three groups, but wasn't it also the reinforcements from Guo Huai and Deng Ai that formed a half-circle counter-encirclement against the Han army?
Cao Wei's Guanzhong army was very large in number, and now they were alert. It would be impossible for the Han army to ambush again.
If Cao Jun comes via the valley road, Jiang Wei can still choose terrain that is not conducive to cavalry and deal with Cao Jun in Guanzhong; but because the road in Beigu is wider and the terrain is not steep, Jiang Wei will need a large number of troops to deal with the enemy in Guanzhong!
Deng Ai's army in the Taoshui River Valley is the smallest in number, but Deng Ai is on the west bank of Taoxi and can threaten the Han army's food routes from time to time. That army of troops cannot defeat the Han army, but it is like a piece of dog skin plaster, which is very annoying!
What's more, the Han army's food supplies are now gradually running out.
Jiang Wei suddenly raised his head, but held it back. Instead of sighing in public, he could only take a breath of cold air.
God is really not helping me, a big guy!
When the Han army raids Longyou, if it fails to annihilate the main force of Cao Wei by surprise at the initial stage, there will be fewer and fewer opportunities to fight later. After several battles, both sides gradually understand the other's deployment and movements, and then they will fall into a confrontation.
In the stage of consumption, what is fought for is national power and strength.
Jiang Weijun's food route is inherently more difficult than Cao Wei's. The loss of food transportation is very large, and it is definitely impossible to fight for consumption!
Jiang Wei felt very depressed. He knew that realizing his ambition would probably be delayed again.
When Jiang Wei led his army back to the Didao camp, the soldiers all cheered for him. The generals came forward to congratulate him, "General Wei is brave!" "Several people saw that Guo Huai was hit by a poisonous arrow from Wudang Feijun and could no longer ride a horse.
, Guo Huai will probably not survive." "The general defeated Guo Huai, the puppet governor of Yongliang, and killed several of his formations. He won a complete victory and shocked the world..."
However, everyone still doesn’t really understand Jiang Wei. They think that he is satisfied with his military exploits?
What Jiang Wei wants is not this. What he wants is a chance, even just once! Seize the opportunity to annihilate the main force of Cao's army in Guanzhong, occupy Longyou, Guanzhong, and return to the old capital, realizing Prime Minister Zhuge's legacy!
However, Jiang Wei suppressed the frustration in his heart and deliberately looked triumphant.
Because Jiang Wei saw Zhang Yi, the general who conquered the west.
Now in the court, the person who is most opposed to Jiang Wei's Northern Expedition is Zhang Yi! Zhang Yi was also unwilling to participate in the Northern Expedition, but Jiang Wei forced him to go north with the army.
I just want Zhang Yi to see with his own eyes how Jiang Wei defeated Cao Jun! So that he can shut up in Chengdu.
Zhang Yi had a good relationship with Fei Yi in the past, and their opinions were similar. Jiang Wei still remembered that Fei Yi criticized him for only wanting to plunder the population of Cao Wei, but it was all in vain; but Jiang Wei had too few troops at the time,
Apart from harassing Longyou, he can't accomplish anything big!
Even if we seize the opportunity, we must have enough troops and horses to destroy the main force of Cao Wei on the western front. If Cao Wei's military power is not destroyed, how can we capture Longyou and Liangzhou?
After a while, Master Sima and Xiahou Ba came up to greet them. Jiang Wei saw this and dismounted before returning the salute. He couldn't help but stretched out his hand, firmly grasped the wrists of Master Sima and Xiahou Ba, and said sincerely: "Ziyuan, Zhong.
If you have the right to help me, it will be a great achievement."
Master Sima turned his head and glanced at Didao's tower, and said: "It's a pity that Didao City's internal response failed, otherwise our army could easily capture Didao City, and Wang Jing and others would already be dead."
Jiang Wei thought so in his heart. He was not very interested in Didao City, but if the city was destroyed, Wang Jing's tens of thousands of soldiers and horses could be destroyed. This was also one of the opportunities to weaken Cao's troops.
At this time, Master Sima took half a step forward and whispered: "Dai Zhong sent his family members to leave Chang'an in advance and looked for an opportunity to return to Hanzhong via Chencang Road. The servants were worried that he would do something bad, but it was difficult to contact him in time and could not stop him. Unexpectedly, Dai Zhong was in Guanzhong
Nothing happened to the army, but Dai Jue (inside Didao City) of Longyou Army made a mistake."
However, Master Sima is not to blame for this. Jiang Wei then said: "Sometimes the plan can work (ambush Guo Huai), sometimes it can't. You all tried your best."
Sima Shi bowed in response. After Jiang Wei and Xiahou Ba said a few words, they continued to move forward.
At this time, Jiang Wei secretly breathed a sigh of relief, but his mood to relax later was still very complicated... He had to give up this time and only waited to find a fighter opportunity again later! This chapter has been completed!