In late June 272, Guan Yi led the main force of 150,000 Ji Han to Pubanjin and confronted Wang Jun's corps on the opposite bank across the Yellow River.

In the next two months, the entire Han and Jin fronts were very quiet. In addition to Zhang Zun's corps on the front line of Tongguan, they kept throwing stone bullets on the Tongguan city wall all day and night. Whether it is Guan Yi or Jiang Wei, they are all motionless in Pubanjin and Wuyuan County.

This situation made the Jin Kingdom very depressed.

It was easy to understand that Jiang Wei did not move there: Chang'an was too far away from Wuyuan County, and once Jiang Wei marched eastward, it would be a long-distance maneuver across the northern part of Bingzhou. It is not possible to store enough grain and grass in Gohara County in advance. But why are you Guan Yi still standing still on the west bank of the Yellow River? You're tens of thousands! Even if Chang'an and Feng Yijun are very close, but your military food consumption is also very large, don't you feel heartache?

Guan Da Sima is heartbroken or not, and the monarchs and ministers of the Jin State are not clear, but Sima Yan and the others are really heartbroken now.

As soon as the Ji Han army moved, the army and people of the Jin State could only follow - this is the autumn harvest! The most important season of the year in an agricultural country. A large number of Ding Zhuang could not work in the fields, and the state had to pay for these Ding Zhuang's rations and even Yulu. Doesn't that hurt your heart?

"Your Majesty, this Shu thief is clearly attacking the state and attacking Tongguan! It's been two months since the war, and after such a long time, except for Tongguan Road, there has been no sound in either Bingzhou or Wuyuan. Our army is now heavily assembled in Bingzhou, and a large amount of military food and civilian power are senselessly lost on the way to transport, the key is that if Tongguan is lost, it will be too late to regret it! ”

In the court, he heartily criticized the battle plan formulated by Pei Xiu, Du Pre and others. Of course, it is Yang Jun, the Marquis of Linjin. Yang Waiqi is now completely torn apart with Jia Chong and Pei Xiu. It has hopelessly slipped towards the abyss of opposition for the sake of opposition.

"Your Majesty, this battle is a life-and-death battle between the two countries, and two months is nothing at all. At this time, you must stick to the established plan. Guan Zifeng, the Shu thief, is a masterpiece, and he will not make a stupid attack on Tongguan. Their main direction of march must be to merge states! ”

"Humph! Shang Shuling, you are so conclusive, but why is the banner of the Shu thief at the foot of Tongguan Guan Zifeng? You need to know that the Shu thief generals over there in Wuyuan County are all Jiang Boyo! And what about the main general over there? It's just Zhang Bogong! That Zhang Bogong has never been a famous general in the Shu thief country, and he has never had an amazing record, but he is just old and old. How can such a person lead the main army of Shu thieves?! ”

"Hah! The Marquis of Linjin has read a lot of books recently, and his knowledge is growing. I know all about studying the life of the enemy's generals. However, the two countries are at war and do everything they can. Do you really believe what people are saying? The way of the art of war, the trick of bluffing, many people have used it. Guan Zifeng and Jiang Boyu use it, what's not to do? ”

Listening to Jia Chong jumping out for a while, Yang Jun was also angry: "General Che Cai, speaking of which, my Jin Cao's marching Cao is your supervisor, right?" It's been more than two months since the war began, do your subordinates know how many people the Shu thieves have launched this time? ”

That's a very unreasonable question. In historical conquests, on the question of how many troops to send, there has always been such a thing as "claim". For example, the Eastern Crusade presided over by Guan Yi was known as a million-strong army. This kind of thing scares children, and no one takes it seriously.

And the real strength, except for the commanders of each corps, is clear at the level, not to mention the small soldiers, even the generals below are not fully understood. What do you do with the people who let Jia Chong live? Count them one by one?

"Your Majesty, it is indeed impossible to verify the strength of the Shu thieves, but our Jincao personnel also have an approximate number: the direction of Tongguan was about 50,000 to 70,000 at the beginning, and now it is only 30,000 to 40,000. In the direction of Bingzhou, the area covered by its barracks is too large to be fully verified, and it can only be estimated according to the size of the barracks, which is about more than 100,000. There are very few of our personnel in Gohara County who have been lurking in, and there has been no overall report yet. Suffice it to say that this army has an extremely large number of horses, and there are a small number of tall horses. From Chang'an to Wuyuan County, there has been an endless stream of grain trucks and people. Moreover, many alien races in Yongliang also dispatched cattle and horses from their own tribes to help the Shu thieves transport. Judging by the scale of its grain transportation, its army should be no less than 100,000. ”

The number is rough and clearly incorrect. But this is already the intelligence that Jin Guo Jin sent back after Cao fought hard.

"Your Majesty, although the minister doesn't know the soldiers, he also knows that the Wuyuan County side is definitely not the main force of the Shu thieves. Therefore, there are 100,000 vassals there who do not believe. After listening to Jia Chong's introduction, Yang Jun suddenly jumped out again: "Reducing the number of people under Tongguan City and making the illusion that there are a lot of troops on the Wuyuan County and Bingzhou routes are all suspicious tactics of the Shu thieves, and the main force of the Shu thieves must be hidden between Chang'an and Tongguan!" As long as there is a change in Tongguan, the hidden main force of the Shu thieves will immediately be able to pour out, and in this way, I will be in danger! ”

The ministers of the two factions under the steps argued there, but Sima Yan on the stage was also confused.

This big war is not a gamble on national fortune, but a gamble on life and death. As a monarch, he must be under the greatest pressure. When Ji Han didn't make any actual moves for two whole months, Sima Yan felt not relaxation, but anxiety.

As for people, whether they are emperors or ordinary people, they are always emotionally unstable under great pressure. Especially when it comes to one's own vital interests, it is easy to be suspicious. Those who can overcome this emotion are all heroes who will go down in history - then they are not ordinary people!

It's a pity that Sima Yan, as the emperor, is really an ordinary person.

"Shang Shuling, what is the situation on Xiaoxing's side now?"

As soon as he heard the news that Sima Yan opened his mouth to ask about Tongguan, Pei Xiu felt bitter in his heart: "Your Majesty, according to your request, Xiaoxing's report has now been changed from once a day to twice a day. The latest report arrived an hour ago. Haven't you already seen it? The Shu thieves still continued to use trebuchets to attack the city, and there was nothing new. ”

"Otherwise, I clearly saw in Xiaoxing's report that the first wall of Tongguan has cracked in a few places."

"But Your Majesty, Xiaoxing also said that there is no big problem, he has ordered someone to quickly repair it."

“…… Shang Shuling, I feel that what the Marquis of Linjin said is not unreasonable. Should the defense of Tongguan and Luoyang really be strengthened? ”

"Your Majesty! Tongguan 30,000 soldiers, Luoyang 100,000 tigers. I don't know what else is necessary! ”

"Shang Shuling! Did you talk like that? ”

“…… Your Majesty forgives the sin, the minister was too anxious just now. ”

"Hey, it's okay, it's just the defense ...... of Luoyang"

"Minister...... I thought that I could send a letter to Du Yuankai and Wang Shizhi and ask them to discuss. ”

"Good, so be it."

……

Just when the monarchs and ministers of the Jin State were uncertain about Guan Yi's movements, Guan Da Sima began to show his fangs.

"General Che Cai, I'll leave the matter to you here."

"Hehehe, it's okay, this Feng Yijun was originally taken down by the old man, and now it is natural to come here to guard it. But Zifeng, have you really thought about it? Do you really want to go over Luliang? ”

"Hey, there's no way around it. Si Wencao's people inquired very clearly, and this Wang Shizhi was on the other side of the river. Du Yuankai is waiting for me in the pocket of the party. I had no choice but to be surprised: they thought I wouldn't go over Luliang Mountain, so I just crossed Luliang Mountain to show them! ”

"Hahaha~~ Zifeng, don't pretend to be there with the old man. Four years ago, the old man had the opportunity to take Wang Shizhi's 20,000 defeated army, but Liu Meng on the right side of the Xiongnu suddenly turned back and united with Wang Shizhi to attack the old man, resulting in the old man's failure. Hehe, your layout, started at that time, right? ”

"The general of the chariot cavalry praised it falsely, although Yi claimed to be more far-sighted, but how could he think of it today at that time. At that time, I promised Liu Meng that when I took the annexed state, I would canonize him as Xiongnu Shan Yu in the name of the Han Dynasty, so that Liu Meng would obey my orders. But in any case, Liu Meng's nest is in Bingzhou, four years ago, my Han was exhausted after winning Yongliang, how can I have the strength to take the state. Of course, Liu Meng has to help Wang Shizhi retreat, otherwise his tribe in Bingzhou will be exterminated by the Jin State. However, in the past four years, I have given them a lot of benefits to the right side of the Huns. And I also sent someone to tell Liu Meng some time ago that the promise made four years ago is still valid, so ...... Hehehe. ”

At this point, Guan Yi's merger strategy and its true intentions were truly revealed.

First, the army stopped at Pubanjin and made it look like they were going to cross the Yellow River here and march into Hedong County. The attention of the whole Jin State, especially the Jin State and the State Army, is concentrated here.

Second, contact Liu Meng, the leader of the right side of the Xiongnu who is now grazing at the foot of Luliang Mountain: Brother, after so many years, are you still discriminated against by several other Xiongnu departments? Do you still have the dream of being a Hun Shan Yu? Let's continue to work together!

Third, after receiving Liu Meng's promise, Guan Yi used the Minfu team that transported grain to Wuyuan County as a cover, and quietly transferred the large army stationed in Pubanjin to the north in multiple batches and a small amount each time.

Fourth, in the process of transporting grain and grass to Wuyuan County, half of the grain and grass quietly crossed the Yellow River in northern Shaanxi and was transported to Liu Meng's tribe for storage.

Fifth, let Zhang Yi drive the 20,000 left-behind troops near Chang'an to Pubanjin: Once my large army appears in Xihe County, it is difficult to guarantee that Wang Shizhi on the other side will not go crazy and cross the Yellow River to the west to attack me. At this time, you have to help me defend it. Zhang Yi's 20,000 troops marched into Pusakajin, which not only strengthened the defense here, but also made the large camp here not seem too empty. lest Wang Jun on the other side see the problem.

All of the above, in September of this year, of the 150,000 troops who really attacked the state, 80,000 had already moved to Wubao, more than 40 miles east of Suide County in northern Shaanxi, on the west bank of the Yellow River!

On the third day of the ninth month, Guan Yi led the first batch of 80,000 people who were invested in Bingzhou to cross the Yellow River here, and there was no obstacle on the way to cross the river, and directly entered Xihe County in the Jin State and Bingzhou.