Chapter four hundred and seventy second easy to retreat
The main force of the Wei army in Hanzhong has arrived at Huangsha. Huangsha is a small earth city east of Hancheng (near Mian County in the west), located in a bend on the north bank of Mian River. This place should be a market, surrounded by rammed earth walls. , it became a small town.
When Qin Liang was in the small town, he looked around and saw loess walls without bricks. There was also a clump of locust trees outside the yard, which had lost all its leaves, leaving only bare thorns. This gray and khaki scenery was full of It feels like some desolate place in the north.
The first thing he received here was the obituary sent urgently by Wang Guang!
When Qin Liang saw the contents on the bamboo slips, his heart thumped, and he immediately realized that something was wrong.
Grandfather Wang Yanyun was well over seventy, but when Qin Liang left Beijing at the beginning of the year, he was still in good health and did not look like a dying person. Although everyone will die, Wang Yanyun died at the wrong time!
From Qin Liang's point of view, the best time is of course to wait until he captures Hanzhong and returns to Luoyang with great military exploits and reputation. If Wang Ling dies by then, it will be easier for Qin Liang to smoothly take over as the general's assistant. political power.
But now? What a coincidence, Qin Liang's people are not in Luoyang, and the war in Hanzhong has not yet ended!
Qin Liang saw that the person who delivered the message was wearing mourning clothes and had a sad look on his face. The surrounding officials and generals all looked sideways. He knew that the matter must not be hidden.
The death of a general is a big event, and soon the civil and military officials in Guanzhong will get the news. The Hanzhong front line has close contact with Guanzhong, and it won't be long before many soldiers will hear the news.
Qin Liang immediately covered his face and cried: "How is this possible? Grandpa!"
The messenger hurriedly said: "The general passed away the night before I left the capital. When I left the capital, the general's mansion was already in mourning, and many people were wearing mourning clothes."
Qin Liang just wanted to express his shock. He immediately showed the obituary to Yang Hu next to him.
Everyone suddenly became noisy. Yang Hu read it for a while and then handed it to Xin Chang, Wang Shen and others. Everyone looked at the obituary and looked sad, but they were also thinking about their own things, such as Yang Hu and Xin Chang. They looked at each other and wanted to exchange opinions, but in the end they didn't say anything in public.
At this time, Qin Liang deliberately made a gesture of wiping his tears with his fingers and said: "Bring the obituary to my third uncle immediately."
The subordinate responded, took the bamboo slips and went out.
Sima Wang Kang couldn't help but remind him: "General, are you ready to return to Beijing as soon as possible?"
Qin Liang was also mentally calculating the danger at this time. After Sima Yi, the three families in power were Wang, Qin, and Linghuyu. Once the general Wang Yanyun left, the first potential competitor was Wang Guang.
Firstly, the Wang family is indeed the family with the deepest roots. Secondly, Wang Guang has shown in the past that he wants to succeed his father to his son.
However, Qin Liang has another judgment in his mind: his father-in-law Wang Guang is not a ruthless person and will easily shrink back when encountering big problems!
After pondering for a while, Qin Liang covered up the brief silence just now with a sad move.
He glanced at Wang Chen who was present with his peripheral vision, and then responded to Sima Wang Kang with a sigh of relief: "Suddenly I heard that the general passed away, and I was extremely sad. But now that hundreds of thousands of troops are on the battlefields everywhere, I dare not give up because of personal affairs. I completely ignore the important affairs of the court. Besides, my maternal uncle and cousin are assisting His Majesty in the court, so you have nothing to worry about. Do not panic for the time being, let alone affect military affairs."
Everyone agreed, and some just nodded without comment.
Of course, things are not that simple. Sometimes, the relatives mentioned are not just close relatives. Qin Liang said this, which can at least stabilize people's hearts. Whether it is for the generals under his command or the subordinate officials of the general's mansion such as Wang Shen, No matter how much it works.
Qin Liang pretended to be calm, but felt a little troubled in his heart.
It stands to reason that if we can rush back to Luoyang at this time, we can quickly determine the core of power of the auxiliary government. This is an option that must be considered.
In ancient times, limited by technology and organizational methods, the core of power was one person, and organizations were formed around a powerful person with a legitimate authority. If the core person was uncertain, the organization would not be stable.
Just as in ordinary times, the final power is concentrated in the king, and there are no two days in the sky. The saying that the country has no two kings is because an exclusive power organization will be formed around the king.
However, if Qin Liang leaves Hanzhong at this time, the war fought for several months will be almost in vain, and so many people will die in vain! And once he gives up this Opportunity, the next time he comes to fight Hanzhong, Jiang Wei dares to open the way again? Thinking of this, Qin Liang is certainly not willing to give in.
Because if Qin Liang returns to Luoyang, he must go back with tens of thousands of troops from the Zhonglin Camp and Zhongjian Camp, otherwise it is better not to go back! At least there are heavy troops outside, and the people in Luoyang dare not act rashly.
The Wei army in this battle seems to have more than 100,000 troops, but the most powerful one is still the 3rd Battalion of the Luoyang Chinese Army. The best among the elite is the 2nd Battalion of the Middle Base... The cavalry in the 2nd Battalion, as well as the complete equipment and training are important factors in establishing the field advantage over the Shu army.
Once Qin Liang takes away the elite, Jiang Wei will still have a mobile army that can concentrate all the power of Shu. The three important towns of Han, Le, and Nanzheng will also be in the hands of the Shu army. If this fight continues, the situation of the Wei army may be quite disadvantageous.
And if some troops retreat and only defend the key points, Baozhong will not be able to defend it! Once the Wei army loses the advantage of controlling the overall situation in Hanzhong, the Shu army can directly surround Baozhong and block Ji Valley, and Baozhong will become an isolated city.
The situation is too unfavorable, and it is useless for anyone to take charge of military affairs. A good general can only use the situation to his advantage and accurately judge the situation. If the situation is strong, he will move like a rabbit. If the situation is unfavorable, he will lurk in the abyss and choose not to fight; but he will not be able to activate meteorites falling from the sky. Such special moves can destroy the enemy with one person's power.
The Wei army still had to rely on Guanzhong for food and grass supply. Without the food road, the troops and horses left in Hanzhong would be exhausted sooner or later.
Instead of turning the initiative into a passive disadvantage with a promising victory in sight and a great situation, it is better to give up directly, deploy early, and exit Hanzhong in an orderly manner!
A war example from the past twenty or thirty years was the battle between Cao Cao and Liu Bei in Hanzhong. Cao Cao was at a disadvantage on the battlefield and could not hold on any longer. In the end, he had no choice but to abandon all of Hanzhong. Before leaving, he wanted to move the people as well. At that time, Cao Cao was on the defensive side. Almost all of Hanzhong's city was in Cao Cao's hands, and he did not dare to defend partially.
At this moment, the Cavalry General Wang Jinhu arrived at the Central Army. The bearded Wang Jinhu was crying and wiping his tears, and said urgently: "Please allow General Qin, I want to rush back to Luoyang to see my father for the last time!"
Generals who lead troops outside must not leave without authorization. That kind of thing is almost the same as escaping from the battle. But if the commander-in-chief Qin Liang issues military orders, there won't be much of a problem.
Qin Liang was thinking about how to arrange it.
Wang Jinhu suddenly wanted to kneel down. Qin Liang, with quick eyes and quick hands, immediately grabbed Wang Jinhu's arm and said: "Third uncle, don't worry, of course I will allow third uncle to go back to attend the funeral. My grandfather passed away suddenly, and I am also very sad, but I can't ignore important things because of this.
Ah, before Third Uncle sets off, he must first arrange the military power."
Wang Jinhu sobbed and nodded vigorously: "Zhong Ming is right!"
Qin Liang's face was full of grief, and he even swallowed: "I still remember that on the day I left the city in the first month, my grandfather taught me earnestly, asked about the welfare, and his voice was as if it was in my ears; my grandfather's loving look and heroic appearance were especially before my eyes. Unexpectedly, when we said goodbye, he unexpectedly
Farewell forever! I should stop at the farewell, say a few more words to my grandfather, and look at him more often."
Wang Jinhu didn't speak anymore, but after hearing this, he started to cry loudly, and the more he cried, the harder he cried. Probably only when facing the death of his parents, an eight-foot tall man with a fierce face like Wang Jinhu could cry like a child.
Although Qin Liang's words were more pleasant to the ears, Wang Jinhu, who had no words and just cried, had the most sincere feelings.
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Maybe it will be different except when you have written the memorial text and recited it. Usually, people who cry and talk at the same time have an element of performance. After all, speaking needs to distract attention and requires thinking about the words.
But this is no wonder Qin Liang. It’s not that Wang Ling and Qin Liang are not related by blood, they don’t spend much time together.
Wang Jinhu and Wang Ling are biological father and son. As long as they can get along harmoniously, they will treat Wang Ling as a relative from the moment they open their eyes. Over the decades, even if they are not biological sons, their relationship will not be shallow. So those fathers and sons who do not get along well
, even if there is all kinds of hatred, once the father dies, he will most likely choose to forgive. Decades are not long, nor are they short. There are too many memories, and the fermentation of memories and time will often lead to
Deformation and beautification.
Qin Liang's sadness was quite limited. His biggest feeling was that he secretly sighed that it was not the right time! He felt that his grandfather Wang Yanyun could survive for another year and a half.
Qin Liang even felt that Wang Ling should have passed away peacefully at this time. In contrast, in history, Wang Ling could only watch the situation where the three tribes were destined to be destroyed, and spent his whole life leading troops for the imperial court, but nothing happened.
Quan Gallium died without being left behind, but it was all in vain. He took poison and committed suicide in despair, and it can be said that he died with his eyes closed. Now that he is over 70 years old and dies in his own home, isn't that much better?
He lived for nearly eighty years. Before his death, he was a very popular minister and had many children and grandchildren. Not long ago, he even stole someone else's beautiful concubine. After his death, he was honored and mourned by countless people... Qin Liang felt that the death of his grandfather Wang Yanyun was indeed related to his death.
It doesn't matter much to be sad.
The most important thing is that Wang Ling did not experience the painful struggle stage of death and simply left. Such a way of death was completely the result of good deeds.
Qin Liang thought of the period before his death in his previous life. He wanted to live but couldn't be cured, wanted to die but couldn't. He wanted to live but couldn't die and couldn't. It was probably like that. Within a period of time, a person could be transformed from physical to spiritual dignity.
Everything is completely destroyed. Death is not the most terrifying thing for many people, and sometimes it may actually be a kind of relief.
At this time, generals Yang Wei, Xiong Shou, Pan Zhong and others also came after hearing the news.
On the Hanzhong front line, Wang Jinhu, as the son of the deceased, was one of the hosts of the funeral. After reading the obituary, the generals expressed their condolences to Wang Jinhu and advised him not to be too sad.