Farmer of Shu Han Chapter 577

Chapter 577 Dilemma

"The only option is to retreat to the area around Qishan City and Mumen."

Zhao Guang said without hesitation, "These three places have not been conquered, and Longyou is in trouble. The army is not allowed to go north, so we have to retreat."

Feng Yong was stunned, and thought to himself, isn't that the time in the original history when the old monster Zhuge ambushed at the wooden gate for the fourth Northern Expedition, and made people shoot Zhang He's knee?

"What if we go to Xixian and Jicheng?"

"Then you can try Dujieting and Longdi."

Zhao Guang clicked on Shangyu, "If Shangyu has not come down, facing east is Linwei County, the seat of Guangwei County, and the two can echo each other."

"In addition, from Linwei to Chencang, there is a long mountain path that relies on the Weihe River. It is impossible for a large army, but it is still possible to send two or three thousand elite soldiers."

"In this way, there will be a threat to the east of the army, so we must be careful. If you want to wipe out the enemy who comes to help, the best choice is to fight at Jieting."

"Why?"

Feng Yong asked.

"Because not only is there a favorable location, but it is also easy to gather troops from Lueyang."

Damn it!

You know this? sure!

Feng Yong squinted at Zhao Guang.

Zhao Guang didn't notice Feng Yong's eyes, but he saw that he stuck small wooden sticks representing Cao Wei in Shangyu, and Pingxiang in Guangwei County.

The pincer attack formed by the east and west sides of Cao Wei on the line of Xixian, Jixian, Lueyang, and Jieting was suddenly highlighted.

Judging from the sand table, Jieting is indeed the most suitable place for a decisive battle when the Northern Expedition army is threatened from both sides. It is also the limit where the Northern Expedition army can support a decisive battle.

Feng Yong looked at the sand table and thought to himself, if the first Northern Expedition in the original history is really followed, could it be that Jieting is the decisive battle site that Zhuge old demon had planned long ago?

"If you want to fight Cao Bandit in Jieting, you must know the terrain of Jieting."

Zhao Guang is unreliable in other aspects, but when it comes to marching and fighting, he is quite good.

Satisfied with Feng Yong's suggestion, in the past two years, in order to make the Longyou land into a sand table, he even personally came to Qishan disguised as a businessman.

The reason why Qishan City was able to take down so quickly this time was because he provided extremely detailed topographical maps.

Otherwise, depending on the great Han coming from afar, the siege equipment could not be transported up in time, and it would be quite difficult to capture Qishan City.

"To strangle Guanlong Avenue, one is to guard the Longdi on the east side of Longshan Mountain, and the other is to guard the Jieting Pavilion on the west side of Longshan Mountain."

"There is a spring in Jieting City, which can be used by the army. There are rivers and rivers beside it. The surrounding area is flat land. It is nearly ten miles wide from north to south, and about thirty miles long from east to west. .”

"Thieves Cao once destroyed this city in order to prevent someone from using this place to break off the connection with Longyou, so now the city is in ruins."

"However, although the small city is in ruins, if it is repaired, it can still be used as a large army camp to fight against Cao's bandits. Moreover, this place is open, which is an excellent place for the two armies to meet."

"Besides, there is Lueyang at the back of the street pavilion as a support, but the Cao thief is going to cross Longshan Mountain. As long as the stalemate continues, they will definitely suffer. The only thing to worry about is to guard against the Cao thief on the east and west sides."

Many people in later generations said that the terrain of Jieting was dangerous, but in fact, that was nonsense.

There are indeed mountains on the north and south sides of the street pavilion, but the valley is actually an open area with an area of tens of square kilometers, which is suitable for the armies of both sides to fight in battle.

The small town of Jieting is right in the middle of this open area, and it is absolutely impossible to bypass it.

Obviously, according to this terrain, the old monster Zhuge was going to have a real man's contest with Zhang Yun in the original history, head-to-head.

It's a pity that Ma Dazui made a private claim and ran up the mountain to get out of the way.

The Han army failed to set up camp on Guanlong Avenue, the former army was defeated again, and the two wings were threatened, so it was impossible to compete with the Wei army.

So the old demon Zhuge had already led his army near the street pavilion, but when he heard the battle situation ahead, he simply turned around and walked away without any delay—because there was nothing he could do.

The only thing that puzzled Feng Yong was, why did Zhuge Old Demon think that he could defeat Zhang He in Jieting?

If the two armies are entangled in Jieting for several months, what if the flanks on both sides of the Han army's back road change?

This is not impossible. Looking at the Battle of Hanzhong that year, it lasted for two years.

"You said, if the army meets Cao Bandit in Jieting, how will you defeat Cao Bandit?"

Feng Yong finally couldn't help asking.

Several people looked at each other in blank dismay, Wang Ping was the oldest, and finally he was the one who advised, "General, the battle is changing rapidly, and I have heard that there is a favorable time, place, and harmony. As you can see, the victory or defeat cannot be decided without going to battle in person.”

"Now I'm waiting here to assume that I can only try not to be taken advantage of by Cao thief. As for how to defeat Cao thief, I still have to rely on the opportunity to change."

Feng Yong listened, and said apologetically, "I'm too persistent."

As he said that, he smiled gratefully at Wang Ping, "the Prime Minister once said to me in the past that the invincible is the first to wait for the enemy to be victorious; the invincible lies in oneself, and the victorious lies in the enemy. Today, I got the words of General Wang , and that's when I woke up.”

Wang Ping smiled awkwardly, thinking that I am illiterate, what I just said is just my own personal experience, how can I know what the prime minister taught Feng Langjun?

"What about Longdi?"

Feng Yong asked again.

"Longdi's words..."

Zhao Guang showed hesitation on his face, "It's hard to say. After all, Longdi is a pass. If we want to defend Longdi, we must not only cross Longshan in a hurry, but also seize the pass before the Cao bandits come to help."

"The most suitable person to take on this great task is Nanxiang soldiers." Zhao Guang looked at Feng Yong, "It's just that there are no more than 1,500 Nanxiang soldiers now..."

Feng Yong took 600 soldiers from Nanxiang to Yuexuan, returned to Hanzhong, and took away all the soldiers trained in Nanxiang in the past two years, only 1,500 people were gathered.

Take these 1,500 people to attack the Longshan Pass, not to mention whether they can be defeated, or if they can be defeated, there are probably not many of them.

Years of painstaking efforts, once all in vain.

But Zhao Guang didn't tell the truth, Feng Yong asked heavily, "You haven't done anything these two years?"

"I did it...I did it, but I always feel that I am a little less than the soldiers from Nanxiang." Zhao Guang stammered, "No matter how hard I practice, I can't compare to the soldiers from Nanxiang."

Nonsense, soldiers without spiritual beliefs, can they be compared with Nanxiang soldiers? Nanxiang's spiritual indoctrination over the past few years is not fake.

Feng Yong didn't bother to explain to him.

His eyes kept scanning back and forth between Longdi and Jieting, wondering what he was thinking.

"Brother, no matter whether you are going to Jieting or Longdi, you must pass through Ji County. Today, there are people from all the counties in Shui, but no one has gone to Ji County. It is time for me to show it."

Zhao Guang waited for a long time, but he didn't see Feng Yong speak, so he finally couldn't help but leaned over, "I'm the only one the prime minister can use now, but I don't know what brother and prime minister are talking about?"

"No, before I said anything, the prime minister called me back, and asked me to study hard and keep an eye on the army's supply."

Feng Yong shook his head.

"ah?"

Zhao Guang originally thought that this matter was a sure thing, but when he got this answer, he was dumbfounded immediately.

Just when Qishan City was destroyed and the army of the Northern Expedition broke in, the Prime Minister of the Great Han Dynasty personally led the army to attack Xixian County, and at the same time sent Wu Yi to lead the army to Shanggu, Jiang Wei, who joined the army of Tianshui County, followed Ma Zun, the prefect of Tianshui, all the way. Follow closely.

"Hurry up!"

Ma Zun hugged the horse's neck, looking back at the back, fearing that Jiang Wei and others would suddenly appear, and urged desperately.

At the same time, he was cursing in his heart: This Jiang Boyue, is it possible that he really wants to put me to death? Otherwise, in the three hundred miles from Luomen to Shanggu, why would he not let go day and night?

"Ming Mansion, Shangyu City has arrived!"

Suddenly someone shouted in surprise.

When Ma Zun heard the words, he quickly turned his head and looked forward, and he saw the tall city wall of Shangyu City appearing in front of him.

Overjoyed at the moment, he lashed the horse several times with the whip, regardless of the fact that the horse was already foaming at the mouth, forcing the horse to speed up and charge forward again.

Guo Huai hurried on, and not long after returning to Shangyu City, he heard someone under his command report that someone from the city claimed to be the prefect of Tianshui and wanted to enter the city.

Guo Huai was surprised. Before he left, he clearly ordered the prefect of Tianshui to guard Jicheng. How could he come to Shangbei after him?

Thinking like this, when he walked to the top of the city, he saw a group of people under the city, and the leader was Ma Zun, the prefect of Tianshui.

Guo Huai was shocked, thinking that something serious had happened, he hurriedly asked people to open the city gate.

Ma Zun saw that the city gate was finally opened, as if he saw the hope of survival, he immediately ran over, scrambling and scrambling, saw Guo Huai greet him in the city cave, he staggered up, and hugged Guo Huai's leg , crying, "Inspector, it's not good!"

"What happened?"

Guo Huai saw that Ma Zun's body and face were covered with dust, and it was obvious that he came here desperately, so he quickly helped him up and asked.

"The big clans in Jicheng have long had secret contacts with the Shu captives. Joining the army, Jiang Wei and others have already surrendered to the Shu captives. Not only are they going to dedicate the city, but they are also chasing down officials all the way, intending to kill them."

Ma Zun was in tears, his face was brightly colored, which made people look extremely pitiful.

Guo Huai heard this, and his first feeling was to kick this useless waste away!

You are the prefect of Tianshui!

Before the Shu captives passed through Xixian County, the city of Ji was lost? What's the use of you, the prefect of Tianshui?

"Come on! Close the city gate first!"

Guo Huai looked at the emptiness outside the city, and only felt that Shu captives would appear at any moment, so he ordered first.

The moat bridge was gradually pulled up, and the city gate began to creak and close.

At this moment, I saw another smoke and dust flying in the distance.

"Wait a while, don't close the city gate!"

Jiang Wei was anxious when he saw this scene, and shouted loudly.

Unfortunately, the distance is too far, and it is impossible for people in the city to hear what he said.

By the time he rushed to the bottom of the city, the gate of Shangyu was already closed.

Not only that, but an arrow was shot from the top of the city, and it was directly nailed to the front. At the same time, someone shouted, "Who is under the city?"

Jiang Wei had no choice but to stop, and replied loudly, "It is Jiang Wei who joined the army in Tianshui, and he followed the prefect of Tianshui all the way here."

At this time, I saw a human head protruding from the top of the wall. It was Ma Zun. His face was dirty and messy, but he was extremely proud.

"Jiang Boyue, you don't want to deceive people anymore! Now the army of Shu captives is about to approach the city of Gu, do you think I don't know? You are just pretending to be the former army of Shu captives, trying to trick open the city gate!"

Jiang Wei was shocked when he heard this, "Why did the Ming government make such a statement? A certain way followed the Ming government, and I have never seen any large army of Shu captives."

Ma Zun laughed loudly and said, "Don't try to lie, Shangyu just got the news yesterday, knowing that the false Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Shu has sent a large army to come, you came here in such a hurry, but you just want to trick you into the city as an internal response That's all. It's a pity that you thought you were acting secretly, but you never thought you'd been seen through."

Jiang Wei in the city was very anxious when he heard it, "The **** came all the way, and a certain one followed all the way. How has there ever been a case of surrendering Shu captives? If the Ming government doesn't believe it, I can unarm before entering the city."

It is a pity that the people in the city seem to have determined that they are collaborating with the enemy. No matter how he explains, Shangyu City remains unmoved.

Finally, even Guo Huai came forward and said loudly, "Jiang Boyue, the Shu captives are coming at any time now. As a member of the army, your most urgent task is to return to Jicheng as soon as possible and defend the city, instead of coming to Shangyu."

When Jiang Wei heard this, he knew that he could not enter the city, he sighed, and had to take the people back the same way.

A few days later, when they arrived at the city of Ji, they met a group of people who had separated.

"Why don't you go to town?"

Jiang Wei asked Liang Xu's brother Liang Qian in surprise.

Liang Qian smiled wryly, pointed at Jicheng, "Don't let us in."

"Why?"

Jiang Wei was shocked. In his party, the chief bookkeeper and chief secretary are all county officials. Why can't they enter Jicheng?

"Say that the situation outside is unknown now, and you are not allowed to enter or leave at will."

Jiang Wei was furious when he heard this.

Shang Bei suspected that he had surrendered to the enemy, so he asked himself to come back to guard Jicheng to show his resolve.

Now Ji Cheng says that the situation outside is unknown and he is not allowed to enter the city. What should he do?

Thinking of this, Jiang Wei went to the bottom of the city and shouted, "I am Jiang Wei, Tianshui joined the army, the guard of the city, quickly open the door to me."

I could only hear someone shouting from above, "Dare to ask Jiang Canjun, where are Taishou Ma and Governor Guo?"

"Ma Taishou and Guo Inspector went to Shangbei, and asked me to come back and guard Jicheng."

Jiang Wei explained.

"Jiang Canjun went out of the city with the prefect and the governor. Now that the prefect and the governor are gone, you led people back to defend the city privately? This is inappropriate. Besides, the situation outside the city is unknown, so I dare not open the city gate without authorization. Since the prefect Ma and Governor Guo They all went to Shangbi, why didn't Jiang Canjun go to Shangbin with him?"

Jiang Wei almost vomited blood when he heard it!

"I just came back from Shangbi."

"There is no worry in Jicheng, Jiang Canjun should go back to Shangyu first, and return after the Shu captives go."

"I will marry your mother!"

Even clay figurines have a three-point earthy nature. Jiang Wei, who has read the scriptures for a long time, finally couldn't bear the anger in his heart, and immediately cursed.

Great love Lao Tzu is Cuju, let you kick back and forth?

"My aunt is in the city, so I don't need Jiang Canjun to worry about it. But your aunt is separated from Jiang Canjun inside and outside. Jiang Canjun please respect yourself!"

Jiang Wei was shocked and frightened when he heard this. He lost his father when he was young, and his old mother brought him up. The other party threatened him with his old mother, so he dared not speak rudely again.

At the moment, I was running around in a hurry under the city.

(end of this chapter)

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