Chapter 436: Cutting off the grain road

The watershed is very large, more than 30,000 horses can accommodate Jiang Wei, and there are several streams halfway up the mountain, so there is no pressure to be stationed on the mountain to get water.

The only deficiency is the lack of food for the Shu army, before leaving, in order to march lightly, the whole army only brought ten days of dry food, and now only half of it is left, if the problem of food can not be solved, the Shu army can not hold on to a few days in the watershed.

If you return to Hanzhong to transport grain, the road is difficult and the transportation is extremely difficult.

However, Jiang Wei seems to have considered this problem, as long as the Shu army can win the watershed, someone will naturally send them grain and grass.

The military marquis Liang An is now desperately obedient to Jiang Wei, and told Jiang Wei in detail about the deployment of the Wei army in Fu Luo Valley and the transportation of grain and grass by the Wei army.

Under normal circumstances, three days later, a convoy carrying grain will pass through the watershed.

Jiang Wei waited for this grain transport team, and he ordered the Shu army to lie dormant on the watershed, and wait until the Wei army's grain transport team appeared, and then attack.

Liang An told Jiang Wei that under normal circumstances, the Wei army escorting grain and grass would not be less than 2,000 people, with 1,000 people in front of them opening the road and 1,000 people in the back to delay to ensure the safety of the grain team.

However, the configuration of 2,000 people is just a piece of cake for the Shu army, Jiang Wei didn't pay attention to it at all, the only thing that worries Jiang Wei is whether this grain team will appear on time at the watershed, this is the most critical, now the dry food of the Shu army can only support another five or six days at most, once the food is out of food, these 30,000 people have no food or drink, and the army's heart will collapse first.

Therefore, Jiang Wei is most concerned about the Wei army's grain team, which can ensure that the enemy can be fed, which is the key to this operation.

Liang An told Jiang Wei that due to the shortage of grain and grass on the front line in Hanzhong, the two grain transport teams of the Wei army continued to transport grain to Hanzhong, and within ten days, a grain team would pass through the watershed, and for more than a month, it was basically the same.

Jiang Wei was relieved, and all he could do now was to wait for Wei Jun to deliver grain and grass to him with peace of mind.

The watershed is located in a remote place, except for a grain transport team that goes back and forth for ten days, there is hardly any human population to be seen, and the Shu army is hidden in the mountains and will not be discovered.

And with Liang An, even if General Wei comes to check the post, he can pass the test in confusion.

After waiting for three days, the scouts came to report, and sure enough, the Wei army's grain transport team appeared.

"I didn't think it was still quite punctual." Jiang Wei smiled slightly, this time he didn't need to attack in person, Zhao Guang and Ning Sui were already leading their own people, ambushed on the side of the mountain road, and as soon as the Wei army arrived, they could receive grain and grass.

The Wei army's army of 2,000 people came to escort grain and grass, which was already a huge escort scale, and Fu Luo's road was bumpy and difficult, and it seemed unnecessary to deploy more troops.

What's more, the Wei army has already stationed troops in more than a dozen dangerous passes along the Fu Luo Road, which can basically be foolproof.

But the Wei army is an outsider, and they don't know much about the ancient road of the Qinling Mountains, among the mountains of the Qinling Mountains, there are many forks, and each ravine and each mountain beam are equivalent to a fork in the road, but no one can figure out where these forks lead to, whether they are all dead ends.

Therefore, Jiang Wei took the small road to the watershed, which was completely unexpected by Wei Jun, and he couldn't prevent it.

What's more, Jiang Wei brought not 3,000 people, but 30,000 people, such a perverted force, even if the Wei army sent more grain teams, it would be useless.

The battle was naturally carried out without suspense, the Shu army was ambushed in a dangerous place, and it occupied an absolute advantage in terms of troops, the escort team of the Wei army only symbolically resisted, and soon gave up, in the face of the tide of the Shu army, their hearts were so collapsed.

Isn't it just a matter of robbing a grain and grass, as for mobilizing so many troops? The formation created is even greater than that of an ordinary field battle.

The battle soon ended, and the Shu army's goal was grain and grass, and they did not kill all the troops escorting grain and grass, allowing their remnants to flee north and south.

Anyway, such a big move as the grain robbery has come out, and it is impossible for Jiang Wei to deliberately hide it.

What's more, Jiang Wei didn't hide it anymore, although the grain and grass captured was enough for the Shu army to eat for a while, but it was not a long-term solution after all, Jiang Wei just wanted Cao Shuang to know the news that the grain road was cut off as soon as possible, and the army would be chaotic if there was no food.

Cao Shuang is naturally unwilling to accept this result, and will definitely send troops to attack the watershed, Jiang Wei is ready to fight with him in the watershed, what will happen to the 100,000 army, Jiang Wei is ready to trap Cao Shuang's army on Fu Luo Road.

Zhao Guang and Ning Sui excitedly returned to the mountain with the stolen grain and grass, not only the grain and grass, but also a large group of mules and horses captured, Jiang Wei ordered these mules and horses to be killed, so that the soldiers of the Shu army who could only gnaw dry flour cakes for days were beaten.

The Wei army's grain road was cut off, and Cao Shuang would definitely be furious, because this grain road was the lifeline of the Wei army, once it was cut off, the Wei army that entered Hanzhong would fall into the point of no food, no grain and grass, and this battle would be a fart!

Therefore, after Jiang Wei intercepted the grain and grass of the Wei army, he deployed in the watershed with great fanfare, in order to strengthen the strength of the defense, Jiang Wei sent Zhao Guang and Ning Sui to lead an army each, respectively in the Shenling and Yaling deployment, the three ridges are one, each other is the horns, completely sealed the Fu Luo Road.

Jiang Wei is full of confidence in his plan, Fei Yi's original plan is only to expel the Wei army from Hanzhong is a big victory, but Jiang Wei's appetite is far more than that, if the tiger returns to the mountain, the 100,000 Wei army will still stay in Guanzhong, stay in Yongliang, Jiang Wei's next attempt to restore Zhuge Liang's Northern Expedition has a considerable obstacle, only to keep these people in Hanzhong forever, is a matter of success once and for all.

As long as the 100,000 Wei army can be completely annihilated, the empty Guanzhong will be within reach, and capturing or killing Cao Shuang alive will inevitably cause the political situation of Wei to be turbulent, Jiang Wei not only aimed at Liangzhou in Guanzhong, but also aimed at Luoyang and the entire world.

Restoring the Han family and returning it to the old capital, this is undoubtedly the ideal that generations of Shu Han people have fought for, and it is out of reach, if after this war, this dream can be turned into reality, why won't Jiang Wei go all out.

If this battle is successful, this is not only a success, but also can go down in history, which is extraordinary for Jiang Wei's temptation, since he descended to Shu, he has been looking forward to such a day, whether he can leave a name in history, this battle is very important.