Chapter 25: Liao Yuanjian went out to meet Xiahou Ba, and Jiang Boyue was confident in the military tent

Liu and Tan went to challenge, but Xiahouen's uncle and nephew really refused to fight, and Liu and Tan scolded angrily outside the camp for a whole day, and finally reluctantly retreated to wings.

But after this battle, the morale of the Shu army was suddenly greatly boosted, and in the next few days, the Shu army fought one after another, and Xiahou's uncles and nephews all guarded the gate of the village and closed the door. If the Shu army forcibly performed the village, it was shot with bows and arrows from afar. In the end, the Shu army returned in vain. However, after a few days of circulation, the winged Qiang people have approached 10,000 people.

In the evening, Xiahou Ba discussed with Xiahou Xuan: "Uncle, the time has come, I want to lead the troops out of the camp tonight, and I ask my uncle to show me." ”

Xiahou Xuan said: "I have prepared two thousand cavalry, and I will let the virtuous nephew dispatch it." However, the virtuous nephew I am worried about went out of the camp to rob Qianghu, what if Jiang Wei'er sent troops to intercept my nephew? ”

Xiahou Ba said with a smile: "Uncle, don't worry, the little nephew is all cavalry, and he is determined to advance and retreat on the vast grassland, so Jiang Wei'er can't bear me even if he has 100,000 cavalry." ”

Xia Houen said with a smile: "My nephew has this pride, I feel very happy, when the virtuous nephew returns, I will personally set up a banquet to celebrate with the virtuous nephew." ”

Xiahou Ba thanked him and said: "After my trip, my uncle should send more horses for the wings, if the Shu army comes out, my uncle can cheat and attack the wings, and the Shu army will not dare to go out of the city." ”

Xiahou Xuan smiled: "Zhongquan don't need to worry too much, I already know everything." ”

As a result, Xiahou Ba took more than 500 cavalry from his headquarters and 2,000 cavalry from Xiahou Xuansuo's department, totaling more than 2,500 people, and left the camp overnight and disappeared into the vast grassland.

At this time, in the winged city, Jiang Wei was gathering with the generals in the Chinese military tent.

"General, my Shu country took the Qiang people back to Shu and dispatched more than 20,000 troops. Now that our army has taken the wings, we should gather the Qiang people as soon as possible and evacuate immediately, otherwise it will be a long time, and if the Wei army learns that our army is false and real, I am afraid that it will be unpredictable. Liao Hua arched his hand.

Jiang Xuan also arched his hand and said: "General, the last general thinks that what Liao Jianjun said is reasonable. However, after the end of the general investigation, the Qiang people who came to the wings this time are all old and weak women and children, and they are all tribes after several looting by the Wei army, and their grain and grass materials are gone, so the last general dares to speculate that the Qiang people entered Shu this time is not a fraud? ”

Jiang Wei said with a smile: "Yuan Jian, Mingyi (Jiang Xuanzi) is reasonable. Our army is slightly short of men and horses in this campaign, and the advantage is to fight quickly. The Qiang people have now been conquered several times by Xiahou and Guo Huai, and the extinction of the dead clan is already imminent, so I expect that the Qiang people must not be a fraud. And the reason why the first batch of Qiang people to come were all old and weak, this was the temptation of King Hu of the Qiang people. Pass on my orders, you must not abuse and subjugate, food and clothing are indispensable. ”

"No." Jiang Xuan replied.

Liao Hua arched his hand again: "General,......"

Jiang Wei stretched out his hand and waved, and said: "I already know the meaning of Yuan Jian, and I have won the trust of the Qiang people Zhuhu King, and ordered him to join our army with the Qiang people as soon as possible." In today's situation, our army is really not conducive to a long-term war. Hu Wang Baihuwen has replied to me not long ago, and he will soon arrive as a wing, and we will immediately arrange for the evacuation of Wei. ”

Liao Hua smiled: "In this case, then we will be at ease." ”

At this time, Liu Liang arched his hand and said: "General, the last general thinks that the key point of our Shu army is still in Xiahou's uncle and nephew, if our army withdraws, it will be entangled, and our Shu army must first defeat this uncle and nephew before they can retreat." ”

Jiang Wei said: "What Ping An said is very true. Now the two thieves are hiding in the village and can't do anything. We'll have to find another time. ”

Jiang Xuan arched his hand and said: "General, since Xia Houen placed the camp in the pine forest, the pine forest is already flammable, why doesn't the general consider the strategy of fire attack?" ”

Jiang Wei said with a smile: "Since the beginning of autumn, Mingyi has been rainy and rainy, although the strategy of fire attack is good, but as a general, how can he not understand the time?" Say no more. ”

Tan Ming also bowed his hand at this time and said: "General, the last general thinks that the current success or failure of our army still does not lie in the two uncles and nephews of Xiahou, but still in the ears of Wei General Guo Huai, if Guo Huai evacuates in advance and starves to the plug, our army will be defeated, if Guo Huai is restrained by General Li Hui, then our army will win this trip." ”

Jiang Wei waved his hand and said: "This family has a plan, don't say much about public morality." ”

Next, for two days, Qiang people came to vote one after another, and Jiang Xuan arranged it according to the order. However, after two days, Jiang Xuan found that all the Qiang people who came to vote were injured, and they did not bring cattle, sheep, furs and other materials.

I couldn't help but investigate it privately, and after learning the reason, I couldn't help but be shocked, and urgently went to the handsome tent.

Jiang Wei was sitting in the tent of the Chinese army at this time, checking the official documents exchanged everywhere in the army, and when he saw Jiang Xuanxing rushing into the tent in a hurry, he couldn't help frowning and asked, "Why is Mingyi in such a hurry?" ”

Jiang Xuan arched his hand and said: "Returning to the general, the last general was ordered to receive and appease the Qiang people from all over the country, and now the number of Qiang people who have thrown them to our place has reached 11,000, but after careful inspection, the last general found that the situation was slightly wrong, and the general knew it." ”

Jiang Wei sighed and asked, "What's the matter?" ”

Jiang Xuan said: "In the past two days, more than 3,000 Qiang people who have thrown themselves to our place have been looted by the Wei army, and all the application materials have been looted by the Wei army. And most of them still have injuries and illnesses, and the last general is afraid of fraud, so he has come to report to the general. ”

Jiang Wei sighed: "Xiahou Ba really has this trick. Then he ordered: "Quickly pass the village to come." ”

Soon, Liao Hua arrived and arched his hand: "The last general has seen the general." ”

Jiang Wei smiled: "Yuan Jian doesn't need to be polite. Jiang Xuan then told Liao Hua about the discoveries of the past few days, and said: "So I asked Yuan Jian to come because I wanted to know Yuan Jian's opinion." ”

Liao Hua changed color and said: "This is a plan to draw salaries from the bottom of the kettle, and this move by the Wei army is actually a strategy to consume our army's military food." If our army supplies the Qiang people with military rations, it will be difficult to last, and the pressure on the rear army to deliver military rations will increase exponentially, and it will be dangerous in the long run. If our army abandons the Qiang people, the Qiang people will definitely be separated from our Shu country and have cholera. Xiahou Enguo is a famous general. ”

Jiang Wei said with a smile: "Yuan Jian is slightly different from what he sees, a certain person who watches Xiahou En, the dog ear who guards the house, this must be the strategy of his nephew Xiahou Ba." ”

Liao Hua sighed: "If this is really what Xiahou Ba is plotting, this person must be eliminated as soon as possible." Then he arched his hand and said: "General, the last general is willing to go out with two thousand cavalry to find the Wei army to plunder the army, if you meet that Xiahou Ba this person, the last general will take back his head and dedicate it to the general." ”

Jiang Wei said with a smile: "A certain summoning Yuanjian is here for this matter." Then Zhengse said: "Zhongxiang waits for Liao Hua to listen to the order!" ”

"The last general!" Liao Hua immediately gave up his hand and sang.

"I order you to take 2,000 elite cavalry out as wings and entangle the Wei army to loot the army, so that it can no longer harass the Qiang people here."

Liao Hua bowed and sang, and then took the arrow with both hands.

Jiang Wei instructed: "Although the cavalry of the Wei army is plundering in all directions, its strength is still not too much, so this time out, Yuan Jian only needs to destroy one or two of its troops, and the Wei army will not dare to run rampant again." ”

"The last will understand." Liao Hua arched his hand.

"After your departure, a certain will personally command the army to besiege the Wei army camp, so that it cannot respond, and the villagers will wait and feel at ease."

"General Xie, the last general will retire!" Liao Hua bowed down and withdrew from the Chinese military tent with the arrow in both hands, and then ordered two thousand elite cavalry, and when the night came, he quietly went out for the north gate of the wings, and also disappeared into the vast grassland.

On the second day, Jiang Wei raised 10,000 troops and approached Fenglin, Xia Houen just hung up the war-free card high, and no matter how Shu scolded the battle, he never went out of the camp to fight with him. And Jiang Wei sent people to attack many times, but they were shot back by bows and arrows. There were casualties on both sides.

In the handsome tent of the Shu army, Liu Liang couldn't help but open his mouth and said: "General, now these two scum of the Xiahou family have never left the camp to fight with our army, so it is better to take people to attack the camp at the end of the night." ”

Jiang Wei said with a smile: "Yuan Ming (Liu Liangzi Yuanming) don't worry, Wei Jun is closed, it is already expected." ”

Liu Liang was puzzled and asked, "General, why is this?" ”

Jiang Weidao: "There are five reasons, one is that this place is located in the territory of Wei, and its grain and grass transportation is convenient, which is beneficial for a long war, while our army transports grain from Shu, which is not conducive to a long war." The Wei people know more about the terrain here than our Shu people, and our army must pass through the territory of Wei to return to Shu after a long time of fighting. Third, our army is lone and deep, without help on all sides, although there are Qiang people to vote, but the Qiang people's combat power is visible, and the Wei people are the opposite. Fourth, our Shu army is good at fighting in mountains and rivers, and the Wei army is good at fighting in the plains, this place is a grassland, and fighting here is to attack the enemy's long with my short, generally speaking, our army can only win in a quick battle, so the Wei army needs to avoid the edge of our army, and slowly try me. The last point is that our army is far away, and the homesickness of the soldiers will increase day by day, and I am afraid that there will be no war for a long time. Now that our army is coming in full swing, the Wei army will not fight with me, but can only wait for time. ”

Tan Ming hurriedly said: "In this case, why don't the generals think of a good strategy, defeat Xiahouen's uncle and nephew as soon as possible, and return to Shu as soon as possible after gathering the Qiang people." ”

Jiang Wei said with a smile: "Don't worry about public morality, I have a good plan, and I will see it in a few days." ”