"Report ~~~ General Qiyu Zhengxi. Jiang Wei, the chief of the Western Shu thieves, led his army to set off from the middle and marched eastward! ”

"Oh? This Jiang Boyo. It's not his character, it's five or six days earlier than I expected. This guy has so much courage? If you have planted a season of food, you don't want it? ”

"General Zhengxi, this is not the time to praise the enemy, let's speed up and catch up at full speed!"

"Hehehe, don't panic. Well, scout, which one is closest to Jiang Wei among all the men and horses of our army? How far away? ”

"Back to the general's words. It is the army that leads to the Taishou. From the day of the departure of his subordinates, the army of the Taishou was about seventeen or eighteen miles away from Jiang Weijun. ”

"It's so close! The order was sent to the three Taishou. The three Taishou were ordered to lead their respective armies and take turns to move forward, and the forward troops should not be more than 30 miles away from Jiang Wei's army at most, and the nearest should not be less than 20 miles. The armies only had to follow Jiang Wei from a distance, but they were not allowed to engage him. If Jiang Wei led the army back to invite the attack. The armies can only retreat and avoid, and cannot fight! Disobedient, slash! ”

"Whoa!"

Looking at the scouts in the distance, Sima Shisu frowned: "General Zhengxi......"

"Hehehe, I know what Sima is going to say, just right, this will protect the army too. I'll tell you about the following battle situation. ”

The so-called protector refers to Sima Zhao's confidant Tian Xu. This master was originally the secretary room in General Sima Zhao's mansion. After sending Shi Su to Deng Ai as a supervisor, he sent Tian Xu to be a protector - incidentally, Zhonghui's supervisor was Wei Guan and Hu Lie. All of them are characters in Sima Zhao's entrainment.

The leading general led the field army to the battle, and the person in charge of the imperial court openly sent people to monitor, which is actually a good thing - boss, although I lead the troops to fight, I really have no other ideas. Unbelief? I didn't hide anything from the two light bulbs you sent! They write you little reports every day, right? I didn't stop it at all.

In a word: under the extremely backward communication conditions of ancient times, the system of supervising the army was the most effective way for the generals to clear their suspicions and to sleep as monarchs.

"You two, please see." After Shi Su and Tian Xu were seated, Deng Ai put a stone on the table: "This is us." Counting the troops recruited by the three Taishou and Ben General in Xiqiang, there are a total of 35,000 people. ”

"Here." Deng Ai put a relatively small stone on the left hand side of the stone representing his side: "Here is Jiang Wei's troops, with a little more than 30,000 troops. ”

"And here." On the further left of the stone representing Jiang Wei's troops: "Here is the army of Zhuge Xu, the assassin of Yongzhou, with a full strength of 30,000 troops." According to the general's order, before our army sent troops, Zhuge Thorn Shi's army had to set off one step ahead and seize the choke point connecting Yinping County to Zitong County: Qiaotou. And Jiang Wei's army, whether it is going to Hanzhong or Zitong, must pass through the bridgehead. ”

"If our army pursues Jiang Wei with all its strength now, Jiang Wei will turn back and fight me in a decisive battle. To tell the truth, in a head-on battle in the field, facing Jiang Wei, who has about the same strength as me, I will not be sure of victory. ”

That's the truth, but there's nothing to be ashamed of. From Guo Huai to Chen Tai to Wang Jing to Deng Ai, no general in Cao Wei has won a frontal field battle against Jiang Wei when the number of troops is equal. Over the years, Cao Wei and Longxi generals have been able to have a slight advantage in front of Jiang Wei, and the biggest reliance is Cao Wei's strong national strength - Lao Tzu can't win, you will drag you to death!

"But why is Ben in such a hurry to fight Jiang Wei? Now the main force of the imperial court has entered Hanzhong. Jiang Wei must return east. When returning to the east, you must cross the bridge. And the 30,000 people with the history of Zhuge Thorn at the head of the bridge are waiting for ...... So we just need to follow Jiang Wei. Keep up with the point, and the farthest you can get no more than a day's journey. I think, the 30,000 people in Zhuge Thorn History won't be able to carry it for even a day, right? In this way, the final outcome is that the 65,000 people of our army and Jiang Wei's 30,000 people will fight a decisive battle at the bridgehead. At that time, our army had a strong city to help, but Jiang Wei's troops were far away from the base area..... hehehe, in this way, the general's henchmen for many years could be completely eliminated. ”

“…… I see, General Zhengxi is really far-sighted. I'll wait. ”

persuaded Shi Su and Tian Xu, the corners of Deng Ai's mouth secretly curled: "Hmph, is Jiang Wei such a stupid person?" How could a stupid pig like Zhuge Xu stop him? Hey, Jiang Wei, you have to work hard, I gave you a chance to let you run. You must return to Hanzhong safely. If you don't go back to Hanzhong, you won't be able to make Zhonghui's shaft deflated. In this case, the general will not be able to understand my value. Hum! When you break the bell, the general will surely realize that he has made a big mistake. At that time, the commander of Shu must be me, and then, I will wrestle with you Jiang Wei! As for Zhuge Xu, hehehe, if you let Jiang Wei go, how will the general spare you? Your 30,000 Yongzhou army, just hand it over to me Deng Ai to command. ”

At the same time, Yinping County, Qiaotou.

"Ahh Who is speaking ill of this official! At this time, Cao Wei Yongzhou Assassin Zhuge Xu was standing on the wall of Qiaotou City, full of pride.

Strictly speaking, Bridgehead is just a small castle - it has no normal city functions, it is just a military fortress. The garrison here is only about 500 people. Where can stop Zhuge Xu's army of 30,000. After the Shu general who was defending the city saw Zhuge Xu's army, he did not put up any resistance at all, and quickly divided the troops into two ways and fled - all the way to the south to CD, and all the way to the west to find Jiang Wei.

After occupying the bridgehead, it can be said that Zhuge Xu has actually grasped the biggest key to this Shu campaign at this time: more than 90 miles southeast of the bridgehead, which is Baishui Pass. More than 80 miles south from Baishui Pass, it is the last barrier in the north of the Sichuan Basin: Sword Pavilion.

At this time, because Jiang Wei's main force was still in the northwest, and the Shu Han court was still making trouble. Therefore, these two places are not defended by an organized army. If Zhuge Xu made a decision at this time and immediately waved his army south to seize the Sword Pavilion, the entire Sichuan Basin would be wide open. And Wang Han, Jiang Bin, Fu Tong and others in Hanzhong will all become turtles in the urn.

"Zhuge envoy, this is the case. If it weren't for Jiang Wei and the puppet emperor's mutual suspicion, Jiang Wei's main force would be isolated in the northwest. The defense of Whitewater Pass could never be so empty. On this day, I want to make the king destroy Shu! Please also send your troops south quickly! ”

It's not that no one sees this. In fact, when Cao Wei's army began to move south, the vast majority of the local clans in Yizhou were jubilant. When Zhuge Xu occupied the bridgehead, it was the local family of Yizhou who sent people to Zhuge Xu to propose that he immediately go south to seize Baishuiguan and Jiange.

If Deng Ai or even Zhong Hui were here, they must have gone south without hesitation. It's a pity that this time it was Zhuge Xu who led the troops.

Strictly speaking, he is not a general, he is a bureaucrat.

"Well, this official received instructions from the general to occupy the bridgehead and block Jiang Wei's return route. In the general's order, the official was not allowed to go south. ”

"The envoy will not be subject to the life of the king outside! This kind of fighter plane is fleeting! ”

“…… Well...... Well, no, it's too risky. If the order to besiege Jiang Wei is delayed, the official can't afford to be guilty...... Never mind. The order was given to the whole army to be stationed on the spot and fortify the castle. Wait for Jiang Wei! ”

……

On 15 August, four days had passed since Jiang Wei set off from Yuzhong.

"General! Where is the Great General? subordinate bridgehead guard Li Hong. There are 100,000 urgent military reports! ”

"The general is Jiang Wei, what's the matter with General Li?"

"General! Big things are wrong! Zhuge Xu, the assassin of Yongzhou of the pseudo-Wei Dynasty, led 30,000 troops to the bridgehead. The last general was outnumbered and powerless to resist. had to abandon the bridge...... All the way west to report to the general! ”

"Hiss~~~ It's actually a bridgehead!" The news brought by Li Hong hit Jiang Wei's chest like a hammer: "I really let Guan Zifeng say it!" ”

"The bridgehead is actually lost! Finished! In this way, Baishui Pass and Sword Pavilion are also in danger! I'm in danger! ”

"Zicheng, don't panic." Jiang Wei quickly calmed down: "Zhuge Xu is a rigid person. Won't lead troops to war at all. Give him 10,000 guts, and he won't dare to go deep into the Sword Pavilion alone...... However, this guy was blocked at the bridge, and Deng Ai followed far behind our army......"

Jiang Wei walked around the big tent with his hands behind his back, and then after glancing at his subordinates, his expression showed determination: "Gentlemen, the situation of our army is extremely dangerous now. Ben will need one man, leading a force of no more than 3,000 people, to intercept Deng Ai's pursuers on the spot! ”