As time went on, Wei's powerful war machine was mobilized. Emperor Cao Rui personally took up residence in Wancheng to prevent Jiangdong from taking this opportunity to move north. General Cao Zhen commanded 80,000 troops, Chen Bingtongguan and Pubanjin, and Hussar General Sima Yitong
With 50,000 soldiers, they launched a non-stop fierce attack on Wuguan. In addition to the 30,000 people from Wancheng and more than 20,000 people from Longyou, the total number of Wei soldiers participating in the war reached 180,000, which can be said to be
This was the largest use of troops since Cao Cao conquered Jingzhou.
In addition to the armies participating in the war, the number of civilians transporting grain and grass for these armies has also reached an astonishing number. From Jizhou and Bingzhou in the north to Qingzhou and Xuzhou in the east, there are a steady stream of grain transport teams on almost every main road.
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Guanzhong and Longyou are the foundation of the country and cannot be lost. From the emperor of Wei to the county magistrate, everyone in Wei State understands the importance of this, so they spare no effort and go all out. As for those who don’t understand the reason, or say
People who don't care much about these principles, besides bowing their heads and obeying orders, what opinions can they have?
However, Cao Wei, who had conquered the country in a battle, sadly discovered that although they mobilized all available forces across the country and even mobilized part of the troops defending Soochow and the Hu people in northern Xinjiang to rush to Guanzhong, they could not attack Guanzhong.
It went smoothly. After the ships collected by Cao Zhen were burned down, although they were salvaged and repaired under the leadership of doctor Ma Jun, the schedule was greatly affected. Before there were enough warships, Cao Zhen had to concentrate on attacking Tongguan. Tongguan was strong.
Wei Yan's 10,000 elite troops were also stationed. Cao Zhen's attacks for days had no results, so he could only look at the pass and sigh.
In Wuguan, the situation was also not optimistic. General Sima Yi attacked at all costs for several days, and the battle losses reached an astonishing 20,000 people. The five square formations lost their combat effectiveness, but they still stopped outside Wuguan. Sima Yi fought every day
He sent a fast horse to send the day's battle situation to Wancheng, so that Emperor Cao Rui could grasp the latest battle situation. He especially emphasized that the person guarding Wuguan was the Prime Minister Ni Shu who joined the army. He defeated him in Fangling and used Jian Guanzhong to deceive him.
The one who Xiahou Mao was running around.
Cao Rui knew very well that while Sima Yi was deprecating himself, he placed the main responsibility for the loss of Guanzhong on Xiahou Mao. This is not Sima Yi's personal opinion, but the currently recognized judgment. If Xiahou Mao was not still in Chang'an, but
When he returns to Luoyang, even if he doesn't die, he will at least be demoted and demoted to a commoner, otherwise it will be impossible to quell the public's anger. However, he is staying in Chang'an now, and even if everyone wants to kill him, they can't hurt him even a hair.
Cao Rui once again sent 20,000 men to Sima Yi to make up for the troops he had lost in the previous battle. Along with them came a large amount of grain, grass and baggage.
Sima Yi received these troops and immediately displayed them in front of everyone. With the reinforcements, the morale of the Wei army was boosted again. Sima Yi timely ordered the soldiers to restore the physical strength of the soldiers who had fought hard for many days and boost their morale in preparation for the war.
Fight again.
Compared with the Wei army outside the city, the Shu Han army inside the city was pitiful.
After several days of fighting, the city's 5,000 defenders have lost more than 3,000 people. Even if you include the 2,000 people Wei Ba brought, the loss rate has reached an astonishing half. This is the Thunderbolt Chariot improved by Wei Ba.
It was achieved when the Heliannu chariot was far more powerful than the Wei army. With only the remaining three to four thousand men, it was impossible to defend Wuguan. As the battle became more and more fierce, not only the casualties of the soldiers increased, but also the number of soldiers was scrapped.
The number of thunderbolt chariots and even ballista chariots is also increasing sharply. The production capacity of the workshop has gradually been unable to keep up with the pace of consumption, especially the reserves of stone bullets have been exhausted. The grinding of stone bullets is driven by water turbines, but the mining of stone
But it is limited by manpower. Without the original stone, no matter how many turbines there are, there will be no stone to grind.
After a day of hard fighting, Deng Zhi and Wei Ba stood side by side on the city wall, looking at the messy battlefield below the city in silence. After several days of fighting without people disarming, Deng Zhi was extremely exhausted, and his legs were shaking.
Trembling. He glanced at the city wall, stretched out his hand to support the wall stacks, and the place where his fingers touched was sticky. It was the blood that had soaked the city wall, and the strong rammed earth was a little soft. If it had been before the war, Deng Zhi would have
He wouldn't touch it at all, but now, as long as it gives him something to put his strength on, let alone blood, he can't even care about smelly feces.
In fact, there is not even enough excrement juice at the top of the city. There is only a nauseating stench, mixed with the strong smell of blood, which is really uncomfortable. If he had not gradually become accustomed to this, Wei Ba doubted whether Deng Zhi would be able to
here.
"Ziyu, why hasn't news come from the Prime Minister?" Deng Zhi asked. His voice was a little hoarse. His voice had long been hoarse after days of hard fighting and running and shouting at the top of the city to boost morale.
Wei Ba was silent. He no longer had the energy to blame Zhuge Liang now. His father's plan for Ziwu Valley was not like this. Zhuge Liang's main force should be in Guanzhong, with the main purpose of seizing Guanzhong, in order to have enough troops to defend it.
Now Zhuge Liang has changed his plan. The main force has left Longyou. There are only 20,000 real main force left in Guanzhong. The rest are recruits he recruited through various methods. The combat effectiveness cannot be overestimated. The reason why it can still be defended now.
However, with Cao Wei's nationwide mobilization, the gap in strength between the two sides has become more and more obvious. Whether they can hold on in the end, he is not sure now.
Even if you are not sure, you must hold on. He knows very well what will happen to them and his son if Guanzhong is lost.
"It's almost there." Wei Ba said softly: "The Wei army has laws. If reinforcements don't arrive after a siege of a city for a hundred days, surrendering will not offend your family. It's going to be a hundred days soon, and the defenders' psychological defenses will collapse and their food reserves will be destroyed."
It has been almost consumed, and the chance of the Prime Minister breaking the city will be greatly increased."
"That's why we must hold on." Deng Zhi lowered his head and said: "We are going all out against Wei. We don't have enough troops. It will be very difficult to defend until the prime minister arrives."
"No matter how difficult it is, you can't give up easily." Wei Ba turned his head and looked at Deng Zhi. Although his expression was a little tired, he was not discouraged. On the contrary, he looked very calm.
Seeing this, Deng Zhi felt inexplicably calmer and laughed at himself: "Ziyu, I didn't expect you to comfort me in the end."
Wei Ba smiled silently: "Because the general has been fighting, I have time to think."
Deng Zhi stroked his messy and knotted beard: "Tell me, what did you think about?"
"Actually, it's pretty much what the general thought. The location of Guanzhong is too important. If I get to Guanzhong, I can be condescending. If I advance, I can seize the world. If I retreat, I can retreat and defend myself. It will serve as a barrier for Yizhou. I can advance and retreat freely. But if Cao Wei loses Guanzhong, if he goes
With one arm, they can no longer dominate the Three Kingdoms. It is expected that they will devote all their efforts to recapture Guanzhong. They were caught off guard before, but now they have all mobilized, and our first-mover advantage has been exhausted.
, then we have to face Wei's full counterattack, and the war situation enters the most cruel stage."
Deng Zhi shook his head slightly. It was precisely because he thought of this that his confidence was frustrated. He originally wanted to defend Wuguan and achieve a great feat, and he started well. He first killed Hu Zun's troops who were rushing in, and then defeated Sima.
However, once Sima Yi exerted his strength, he felt great pressure. In five or six days, more than half of them were lost. Sima Yi's reinforcements came again, but he had no reinforcements. If he could hold on for a few more days, he
I was unsure, but the fall of Wuguan was almost a foregone conclusion. The only difference was sooner or later.
"However, general, don't forget that if the Wei State attacks with all their strength, even if they succeed, they will be severely damaged. If they fail to succeed, it will be even more unimaginable. It is said that the wind will not end, and the rain will not last. They are so full of strength that they can
If we go, how long can we hold on?"
Deng Zhi frowned, then slowly lowered his eyebrows, and the anxiety in his eyes faded a bit.
"So, as long as we withstand their attack, the situation between the two sides will be reversed." Wei Ba took a long breath: "Even if we can't defend Guanzhong in the end, we can at least capture it for the Prime Minister.
Longyou buys time. If we hold on for one more day, we will have one more chance. As long as we can withstand Ni Wei's attack, there will be bright sunshine ahead."
Deng Zhi laughed, and while picking at the blood on his face with his fingers, he said: "Ziyu, what you said makes sense. However, what I am more worried about is that the fierce battle between Shu and Wei will hurt both sides, and Sun Quan will be the winner in the end.
That blue-eyed man never misses an opportunity. He is the best at doing evil things behind the scenes."
Wei Ba rolled his eyes: "General, I have to remind the Prime Minister to pay attention. Cao Rui is sitting in Wancheng, but he can send 40,000 reinforcements to Sima Yi one after another. It can be seen that Sun Quan of Wuchang did not make any move and did not impose any force on Cao Rui.
Pressure, maybe..."
"Perhaps, he has already reached a tacit understanding with Cao Rui, tore up the alliance between Shu and Wu, and is just waiting for the fisherman to benefit."
Wei Ba nodded repeatedly.
"Advance leads to survival, retreat leads to death." Deng Zhi said with emotion: "We must hold Sima Yi to death and consume his troops as much as possible. I believe that Cao Rui will not fail to guard against that blue eye. Once the casualties are too large,
, he will hesitate, he will hesitate, and he will turn to be wary of Sun Quan who is sitting on the mountain watching the fight between tigers."
"What does the general mean?"
"The city defense of Wuguan has suffered heavy losses. If we continue to defend it, our losses will be too great." Deng Zhi turned his head and solemnly said to Wei Ba: "Ziyu, as you said before, we will evacuate to Shangluo.
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Wei Ba breathed a sigh of relief. What he was most worried about was that Deng Zhi refused to retreat and insisted on holding on at Wuguan for the sake of face. Now that Deng Zhi agreed and retreated, he could retreat as an advance and use Shangluo and Lantian as strongholds.
, block Sima Yi at a nearby location, lengthen Sima Yi's supply line, and turn disadvantage into advantage.
However, they cannot retreat so simply, otherwise, they will be chased hundreds of miles by Sima Yi. The Wei army has elite cavalry, and it will be a nightmare once they are chased by cavalry.
"General, we can withdraw, but we cannot withdraw so simply." Wei Ba said with a smile: "Before leaving, we not only have to strengthen the wall and clear the country, but also give Sima Yi a surprise."
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In the past two days, Lao Zhuang was shocked every morning when he woke up. For two consecutive days, he only had 4 monthly passes for half a day. Please help me and give two to those who have monthly passes. Lao Zhuang couldn't help but be so scared.
Wei Ba wants to give Sima Yi a surprise, can you give me a surprise too? (To be continued. Please search Piao Tian Literature, the novel will be better and updated faster!)