Sprinkle and sweep the old residence, go to the ancestral shrine to buckle the head, and worship the tombs of the ancestors. These are the first three things Jiang Wei did after entering Jicheng.

From the failure of Shu Han's first Northern Expedition in 228 AD, Jiang Wei followed Zhuge Liang to retreat to Yizhou. By 267 AD, thirty-nine years later, Jiang Wei finally returned.

Although I was very excited, I had mixed feelings in my heart. But Jiang Wei only stayed for half a day after entering Jicheng. I didn't even see any of the elders of the Jiang family.

It's not that he's arrogant, it's that he really doesn't have time.

On 25 October, Jiang Wei's more than 40,000 main forces made a gesture of maneuvering towards the northwest of Jicheng, intending to cut off Hu Fen's army from fleeing to the northwest.

On the 26th and 27th, Hu Fenfen went crazy and began to send the grain stored in Jicheng in the direction of the Northeast Street Pavilion.

On the 28th, Jiang Wei's army turned from the northwest to the southeast of Jicheng and began to encircle Jicheng. Hu Fenjun probably carried out 300,000 stone of grain at this time. After the scout team reported that Jiang Wei began to turn, Hu Fen and the others did not dare to stay any longer, and hurriedly left Jicheng and drove towards the street pavilion.

Hu Fen, who already had a premonition that the outcome of the Battle of Longxi would not be too good this time, was rare that he did not set fire to the city. While leaving 1780,000 stone of grain for Jiang Wei, it also saved Jiang Wei's parents and fellow villagers from military disasters.

At this point in the battle, in fact, both sides are very clear about each other's thoughts.

Jiang Wei's strategy is very clear: if you want to go to the street pavilion, you can go casually, and I will give you time to carry grain and grass. On your way to the street pavilion, I will only follow you and not attack. But as soon as you take a step to the west, I'll pounce on you. Even if you can't be annihilated, you have to cut off as many heads as possible.

Of course, Hu Fen knew Jiang Wei's thoughts. But Jiang Wei's approach and his original intention are actually secretly in line. Therefore, he was also happy to retreat slowly to the street pavilion - if he could delay one more day, the reinforcements of the imperial court would be closer by one day. In order not to stimulate Jiang Wei to go crazy, he was very strict with military discipline when he left, and Jicheng did not suffer from military disasters.

The straight-line distance between Jicheng and Jieting is about 200 kilometers, but the overall geographical environment of the five counties of Longxi is loess hills. Therefore, in ancient times when there were no highways, it was particularly troublesome for people and horses to walk. On the 25th, the Wenhu team, which was the first to run from Jicheng to Jieting, galloped all the way through the stars and the moon, and it took five days to arrive at Jieting.

When he arrived at the street pavilion, Wenhu was dumbfounded.

"This, this, this...... There are no walls, how is that good? ”

Street pavilion, as soon as you hear the name, is a small place, there are villages and towns here. And because the geographical location is at the key node of the five counties of Longxi, there are many people coming and going. So the town is very prosperous. But there was never a strong city wall - he was always in the interior of the five counties of Longxi, except for one visit by Ma Tan and his army thirty-nine years ago, there was never a trace of enemy soldiers here.

It is precisely because of this that Ma Jian felt that he could not rely on the town to hold on to it, so he took the initiative to go up the mountain......

Of course, today's Wenhu will definitely not be stupid to take the initiative to go up the mountain, but seeing this prosperous but defenseless town. Wen Hu only felt a burst of headaches.

"Someone's coming!"

"General Wen, my subordinates are waiting for orders."

"Divide the whole army into three teams. A group went down to disperse the townspeople. Let's just say that the war is going to start, in order not to be implicated. Ask them to pack up their house and leave the place immediately within two hours. Outdated and not leaving...... Well, killing won't kill them. All the men were conscripted as soldiers on the spot, and all the women were sent to be prostitutes! If our army holds out for too long and there is not enough food. Those who stay will be the first ones in the future! ”

"Whoa!"

"The second team, also followed the first team into the city. Demolition of people's houses, use wooden planks as supports, and start building wooden fences. At the same time, the town is divided into areas, and the storage places of people, grain, and livestock must be planned. It is convenient for General Zhenxi to quickly settle in after the arrival of his army. In particular, all the wells in the town must be investigated to see how much water is produced each day and how many people can drink. ”

"Whoa!"

"The third team, divided into six teams of five hundred people. Deploy a power alert to the southeast. Guard against Shu thieves from the front line of Linwei and Qingshui to carry out a sneak attack on our army! ”

"Whoa!"

After the errand was dispatched, I watched the once prosperous but peaceful town under my feet quickly let out a chaotic scream and roar. Wen Hu let out a long sigh: The second brother said that he was born for the battlefield. But what about me? I was just born in a family of military generals, but I really don't like this cruel war.

……

"Report ~~ General Che Cavalry. Our scouts have already found out the news. The vanguard of the Jin army has entered Jieting Town, and is driving away the people in the town and building wooden fences. ”

"Hehehe, how can the wooden fence stop us? It doesn't matter, if he likes to build, he will build it. But the person in charge has a good heart. Instead of coercing the people as laborers, they drove the people away. Well, who is the enemy vanguard general? ”

"It is said to be Wenhu Wen Jiwei."

"Ah, it turned out to be the son of Wen Qin. That's it, leave him alone. Hmm, Meng Ming? ”

"General Che Cai, Mao Jiong is here."

"What's going on with the General?"

"The subordinates have just received an urgent message from the general's messenger, and the general said that he has divided the 50,000 main forces, and Xuangao (Wu Qiao) and Dianbo (Laiqing) led 10,000 troops to the west to take Nan'an and Longxi counties. Boyu (Chen Can) has been temporarily appointed as the Taishou of Tianshui and Guangwei Counties, and sits in Jicheng. The construction of a new logistics supply base for our army and the start of the construction of the pigeon station in Tianshui. The general himself brought 30,000 soldiers and horses, followed Hu Fen's main force along Changli Water to the north, and had already arrived in Xianqin County. ”

"Well, counting the time of the messenger, the general is at least going to Xingguo County today. This is only two days away from the kiosk. Hehehe, it's not good for Hu Fen to go back if he wants to go back at this time. In that case...... Herald! ”

"I'm waiting for the general to give the order!"

"Ning Guo and Meng Ming, each led five thousand Wudang Flying Army to step forward! If Na Wenhu was not an idiot, he would definitely send a detachment of thousands of people to the south to carry out a vigilance. Your task is to get around the back of this detachment. Then, together with the general's own team, eat it first! ”

"Whoa!"

……

It's November. The decisive battle on the battlefield of Longxi is about to begin. But where is Sima Yong's team, which set out on October 21, now?

Unfortunately, this army has only now reached the foot of Chang'an City. It's incredibly slow.

Chang'an and Luoyang, as the imperial capitals of the two Han Dynasty. The two megacities are connected by official roads. Moreover, the official road here is the best quality and the straightest official road among all the official roads in the country. Five years ago, Zhong Hui first swore in Luoyang, and then appeared in Chang'an less than three days to lead the army.

Zhong Hui was advancing alone at that time, and the large army and supplies had already assembled in Chang'an. It should be faster, of course. However, Luoyang is less than thirty miles north of Mengjindu, where the Yellow River is navigable. Along the Yellow River all the way to the west, you can also directly enter the Wei River when you arrive at Fenglingdu. That is to say, even if Sima Yong's 30,000 people have to bring all kinds of food and baggage, they can still carry shipping directly to Guanzhong. It shouldn't be so slow anyway.

There is only one reason: Sima Yong, the commander of this army, is sick.

On the historical plane, the old actor Sima Fu lived to be ninety-two years old (died in 272). He not only survived his heir Sima Yong (270), but also Sima Yong's eldest son, Sima Chong (271). In this era, Sima Fu was eighty-seven years old, and as Sima Fu's eldest son, Sima Yong was almost seventy years old.

Even if Sima Yong didn't do anything, his longevity would only be more than two years. Now let a man of his age lead 30,000 Chinese troops on a rapid march, this body really can't bear it!

It stands to reason that the coach is sick and has to change the manager. But Sima Yong was unwilling: because the old actor Sima Fu has been an actor all his life, it is not good to directly intervene in many affairs of the Jin Kingdom. But Sima Yong did not have this burden. In his opinion, because of the actor father, the family has a very awkward position in the nascent empire and has too little power. In order to give the lineage of King Anping more power in the future empire, he was unwilling to let go of this opportunity to command the army.

Therefore, while the sick old man strictly controlled the news after falling ill, he also had to reduce the speed of his march.

Of course, even if he doesn't slow down his march, it's not a big deal. Because after entering November, Jiang Wei and Zhang Yi have already begun to close the encirclement of the street pavilion.