Sima Yi immediately reported to Emperor Cao Rui and truthfully told the progress of the war in recent days. Ni Shu had abandoned Wuguan and retreated to Shangluo. He was leading the army to pursue, but the pursuing vanguard Sima Division was defeated by Ni Shu's general Wei Ba.
Fu was injured, and all three thousand fine cavalry were lost. This is because I am not hiring the people, so please punish me.
Cao Rui immediately issued an edict to appease Sima Yi and his son. Victory or defeat is a matter of military strategism. Wei Ba is a rare young prodigy against Shu and should not be underestimated. He rejected Sima Yi's plea and asked him not to be arrogant in victory and not discouraged in defeat, and to fight steadily and advance to Shangluo.
, and regained Guanzhong.
Sima Yi was well prepared for this outcome. When he was in Shangshu, he started to advance. After the emperor's edict arrived, he accelerated his pace, but it only increased to sixty miles a day. It was already three days before he arrived at Shangluo.
It's over.
Long before the Wuguan War, Wei Ba began to operate Shangluo. The city defense of Shangluo is not as dangerous as Wuguan, and there are more disadvantages in defending it. However, Shangluo also has the convenience of being closer to Guanzhong. It passes through the Tomb Ridge in the west of the city.
After passing Lantian Pass, you can enter the Guanzhong Plain, where the transportation of various materials is much more convenient.
In comparison, Sima Yi's army's supplies were transported from Nanyang, which was nearly three hundred miles farther than the transportation from Nanyang to Wuguan, which virtually increased a lot of consumption. Perhaps these increases in consumption are not yet visible.
It will have too great an impact, but Wei Ba believes that as time accumulates, these impacts will become more and more significant, becoming more and more unbearable for Cao Wei, and the balance of victory will gradually tilt towards him.
Accumulating small victories into big victories and exchanging space for time is a great idea proved by the great national self-rescue campaign at the beginning of the twentieth century. It is the correct choice for the weak when facing the strong.
Through the Battle of Wuguan and the counterattack during the retreat, Deng Zhi's suspicion of Wei Ba was reduced a bit. After inspecting the outside of Shangluo City, he confidently said to Wei Ba: "I can hold on to Shangluo for three days."
moon."
Wei Ba laughed loudly: "Three months is enough. I believe that within three months, there will be major changes. I even think that the changes have actually begun, but we don't know it yet."
Deng Zhi also laughed with satisfaction. So far, it has been more than three months since the Shu Han sent troops, and Guanzhong is still firmly in their hands. Although Cao Wei went all out, it seemed that the gap in strength between the two sides was very obvious, but the situation was not
It may not be clear. From south to north, Wuguandao, Tongguan and Pubanjin are still in the hands of the Shu Han. Cao Wei has no chance to take advantage of it except a strong attack. This is a great victory. Even if Cao Wei can finally regain Guanzhong, they
They will also suffer heavy losses. Whether they can take advantage of the situation to regain Longyou is a very doubtful question.
Once Cao Wei loses too much, the balance of power between the three parties changes, and alliances between the three parties will appear one after another.
"However, the last thing I want to hear now is news from Chengdu." Deng Zhi put away her smile and felt worried. "If there is no news from Chengdu, it is good news."
Wei Ba patted the city wall gently and nodded in agreement. There was no news from Chengdu, which meant that there was no war in the Yong'an area. Soochow had no action, at least there was no substantial betrayal of the alliance. In this way, the Shu Han did not need to fight on three fronts. Zhuge Liang
Changing the plan and sending troops to Guanzhong has complicated the situation. Once Sun Quan betrays the alliance again and attacks Yong'an from the Yangtze River, the Shu Han will inevitably be unable to support it.
Therefore, Deng Zhi said that if there is no news from the direction of Chengdu, it is good news.
However, neither he nor Deng Zhi could tell whether there was news from Chengdu. Even if there was news from Chengdu, it would not be delivered directly to them. It would have to be sent to Hanzhong first, then transferred to Longyou, and then from Longyou.
Zhuge Liang on the right forwarded it to Guanzhong. In this way, they would have to wait at least half a month or even a month after the incident happened before they could receive the news.
This is still under the condition that Zhuge Liang is willing to let them understand the situation. If Zhuge Liang thinks that they do not need to know this information, then they may have to wait until the dust settles to know what happened.
To be honest, at this point, Wei Ba didn't know if Zhuge Liang would still regard him as someone trustworthy or as an enemy.
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Zhao Yun rushed up a high slope with his horse, looking across the turbid river with deep eyes towards Cao's camp on the other side of the river. Across the river hundreds of wide, Cao's camp was like a flat chessboard, amidst the violent river water.
In front of me, there was no intimidation, it was as quiet as a pool of stagnant water.
But Zhao Yun didn't think so.
He received a piece of news that he was very reluctant to believe.
Zhao Yun helped Wei Ba form a cavalry battalion, with about two thousand people in front and behind. Considering that Pubanjin had to defend not only the ferry, but also the crossing points for the Wei army within a hundred miles up and down the river, so Wei
Ba handed these cavalry to Zhao Yun. Zhao Yun arranged for them to patrol up and down the river every day, firstly to practice knights, and secondly to monitor the movements of the Wei army.
These cavalry are said to be commanded by Zhao Yun, but in fact, from Sima Tang Qianyu to Qu Junhou, they are basically Wei Ba's soldiers. They know the importance of this battle to the Wei family, so no one dares to slack off.
, patrolling responsibly every day, the defense line extends all the way to the north of Longmen in the upper reaches, and the entire eastern front of Feng Yi County is within their warning range.
They patrolled diligently, and the Wei army's scouting operations were limited. It was almost difficult to gain a foothold on the border of Hexi, unless they went far away to Shangjun. Shangjun was originally the territory of the Han Dynasty, but after many years of war, Cao Wei's energy was exhausted.
In the south, Shangjun has actually fallen under the control of the Qiang and Hu. Moreover, the detour to Shangjun is a long way, and the information obtained will be delayed and will not be of much use.
This was originally good news, but soon Tang Qianyu and others discovered that there were signs of an increase in Cao Wei's scouts detouring from Shangjun. They seemed not to be afraid of the Qiang and Hu people's attacks. Tang Qianyu ordered a few scouts to besieged, but he found out
A piece of news that puzzled them.
There are not many Qiang and Hus in Shangjun. It is as if all the Qiang and Hus fled north overnight.
Tang Qianyu did not dare to neglect and immediately reported the news to Zhao Yun. Zhao Yun also found it incredible and immediately came to investigate. He knew that he did not have many cavalry, which was not enough to deter the Qiang and Hu who only obeyed power and did not understand benevolence and righteousness. He wanted to let them
There is only one possibility for them to escape, that is, a force they cannot resist has entered Shangjun.
With such power, not only the Qiang and Hu people would flee, but Zhao Yun also did not dare to take it lightly. He had to figure out what kind of power it was and whether it would be dangerous. An unknown power suddenly appeared on the battlefield. For any general,
This is a major event worthy of vigilance.
Zhao Yun took the Jingqi along the Luoshui River Valley and went deep into Shangjun, and finally found some clues. He found traces of tens of thousands of cavalry passing by, and judging from the scattered objects picked up on the road, these cavalry were the Jingqi of Cao Wei's forbidden army.
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This discovery shocked Zhao Yun, and he immediately brought the captured scouts for re-interrogation. The scouts did not know the specific situation, but they mentioned a problem. Not only had there been no traces of cavalry in the camp recently, but also the right general Zhang He.
He hasn't shown up for half a month. Although his battle flag is still in the camp, his camp is empty.
Zhao Yun took a breath and said nothing for a long time. Although he had never fought against Zhang He, he was no stranger to Zhang He. On the contrary, he and Zhang He were once close good friends. Zhang He was from Hejian Mon.
, he is from Changshan Zhending, and they both belong to the northern part of Jizhou. When they were obeying orders under Yuan Shao's tent, they became familiar with each other because of the close proximity of their hometowns, and they also sympathized with each other because they were both warriors. The two of them also had very similar temperaments.
If a warrior respects scribes, he will have a good reputation among scribes.
Later, he followed Liu Bei, and Zhang He surrendered to Cao Cao in Guandu. The two sides never met again. However, Zhao Yun was very clear about the battle between Zhang He and Zhang Fei in Bashu. He knew that the defeat could not represent Zhang He's own ability.
What would it mean if he took away Cao Zhen's cavalry, bypassed the northern part of Yongzhou, and raided Longyou? Ten thousand fine cavalry under the leadership of Zhang He was enough to equal fifty thousand infantry.
In other words, Longyou's military strength has been reversed, and all this happened under his eyes. The river blocked Cao Zhen, and also blocked his eyes.
Zhao Yun immediately sent an alarm to Zhuge Liang. Zhang He led more than 10,000 elite cavalry and was rushing to Longyou. Longyou's military strength was likely to reverse. Please be careful. After issuing the warning, he was worried and sent a warning to Wei Yan, Wei Ba and his son.
Warning, there are changes in Longyou, the western defense line in Guanzhong may be tight, and we must be prepared for a two-line battle.
After Wei Ba received the news from Zhao Yun, he was really shocked. Deng Zhi was also frightened. More than 10,000 fine cavalry rushed to Longyou under the leadership of Zhang He? Cao Zhen really dared to do it. These 10,000
Many people are separated from the army and have no logistics. If they cannot hit the target in one blow, their future will be worrying. It can be said that the risk of doing so is very high. But the greater the risk, the greater the benefit. Zhuge Liang on the right of Longxi attacked the city
Unfavorable, we can only rely on siege to win. Now it is almost a hundred days, the Wei army in the city must be about to collapse, but Zhuge Liang is also not easy in the siege. At this time, Zhang He led 10,000 elite cavalry to arrive, even though they were very tired,
It is enough to affect the entire situation.
What makes Wei Ba even more nervous is that in history, it was Zhang He who defeated Ma Di at Jieting and quickly entered Longyou, destroying Zhuge Liang's plan to take over Longyou, and making Zhuge Liang's first Northern Expedition return in vain. The same goes for this Northern Expedition.
The best situation among Zhuge Liang's several Northern Expeditions was ruined by Zhang He. Now, he has captured Guanzhong. He thought that history would not repeat itself, but he did not expect that history would have such a big inertia. Zhang He actually led 10,000 elite cavalry to circumvent Guanzhong.
After passing the pass, he ran thousands of miles to attack Longyou.
Will he become Cao Wei's savior and Zhuge Liang's nightmare, as he did in history?
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