Ge Liang stayed in Tongguan for a few days, leading the 1,000 cavalry of the original Ma Chao Department who wanted to return from Wei Yan, as well as Deng Zhi's more than 1,000 foot soldiers, and he and Deng Zhi and Jiang Wei were busy urging the sergeants to build improvised ships every day, and at the same time paying close attention to the battle between Wei Yan and the enemy army in Hangu, as well as the movements of Cao Zhen and Pubanjin Sima Yi on the Chang'an side.

Deng Zhi was very angry when he saw that his foot soldiers were pulled by Wei Yan and lost hundreds, but he did not achieve any results, but when he remembered that Ge Liang had pulled back more than 2,000 people, Wei Yan had already lost nearly 4,000 men and horses, and there were only more than 5,000 troops left in Hangu, he felt funny.

Ge Liang also smiled and said: "Now that there are fewer people and horses, I still have 4,000 foot soldiers who followed Huang Quan in Chang'an, so I should feel a lot more at ease and insist on fighting a defensive war." With the topography of Hanya, he had more than 5,000 horses, which was enough. ”

Deng Zhi said: "Even if it is not enough, we are still here as a backup force." ”

Ge Liang shook his head: "We people are sticking to Tongguan. ”

"With him Wei Yan in front, Cao Zhen and Sima Yi don't dare to come, it is more than enough to keep so many people in this Tongguan." Deng Zhi seemed to have something to say.

Ge Liang didn't answer, he had other plans, so that Wei Yan would be consumed with the enemy in Hangu, which was a bit wasteful.

Soon, he received a letter saying that according to Sima Yi and Cao Zhen's movements, it was estimated that Cao Zhen would soon leave Chang'an.

Ge Liang hurriedly ran to find Wei Yan again.

"How are the battles going these days, the results must be brilliant, right?" As soon as they met, they first made fun of Wei Yan.

Wei Yan didn't think it was fun: "It's boring." The enemy attacked twice, suffered a little loss, and hurried back, and every day he just shouted, thunder and no rain. ”

Ge Liang smiled even more happily: "At the beginning, with some people who farmed, they firmly blocked more than 10,000 horses of General Wei in the Han Valley, of course they know that this kind of terrain is easy to defend and difficult to attack, how can they attack at any cost." You Wei Yan is so powerful, you don't show any flaws to others, and you don't give people a chance at all. ”

"Of course I gave them a chance." Wei Yan was not convinced, "I have retreated for twenty or thirty miles, saying that I am afraid that they will be terribly afraid, but they are still unwilling to follow." ”

Ge Liang shook his head again and again: "Thirty miles is too little, I think, if you want to retreat, you will retreat more than a hundred miles, and retreat directly to Tongguan." I don't believe they don't follow up. ”

"I don't!" Wei Yan shouted. If he had retreated to Tongguan, he would have been in such a hurry to deceive people everywhere, wouldn't it have been all in vain.

"Tsk," Ge Liang frowned, looking angry, "and what do you mean by staying here?" The enemy will not attack desperately to send him to death. ”

"Isn't Cao Zhen still in Chang'an City? Didn't they want to save Cao Zhen? "Wei Yan still has great hopes for the enemy to take the initiative to attack.

Ge Liang's voice also became louder: "The problem is that the people have just started to attack, and you can't wait to beat them back." How can people expect to save Cao Zhen? You've got to give people hope! ”

Wei Yan shook his head, and then scratched his head embarrassedly: "Itchy, itchy." ”

There's no way, I was in a hurry to go straight to Luoyang, but I didn't participate much in the war in Guanzhong, so I didn't make any great contributions to the whole war, but offended Ma Chao and Deng Zhi, can I not be in a hurry?

"It's a shame that you've trained so many Wudang Flying Army. What are the Wudang Flying Army used for? Ge Liang continued to ask.

Wei Yan's voice became louder again: "Go over the mountains and streams, and detour behind enemy lines." However, this Hangu is too long, and my Wudang really doesn't have the strength to go so far, even if I pass through, and there is no army to follow behind, isn't it also a self-defeating net? ”

That's how I used it! Doesn't that work? You're going to blame me!

"Yo! Do you still know how to take a detour? Ge Liang wants to provoke Wei Yan today, "Look at you bulging your big mouth so big, are you still not convinced?" In addition to going over the mountains, you can't take a detour if you go another way? ”

A different path? Wei Yan hurriedly grinned, but he didn't think much about it for a while.

"Water! I want to drink water! "Ge Liang also shouted loudly, as long as you Wei Yan has a big mouth, the voice is loud?

"Water! Hurry up and serve tea! Wei Yan urged the sergeant repeatedly, only then did he find out that Da Sima was here, and he forgot to serve the tea, what are these guys doing, seeing that I am in a hurry to talk to Da Sima, why did you even forget about this.

The tea was actually ready, and it was time to be served. Ge Liang picked up the teacup and raised his head to take a big sip.

"Water?" Wei Yanmeng's eyes lit up, "Da Sima means that he wants me to go to Luoyang by water?" ”

This is a good idea, but it was too late to build a ship, and when the ship is built, people are afraid that they will be ready for a long time.

"Poof!" As soon as Ge Liang drank half a sip, he was choked and vomited, and coughed for a long time.

You Wei Yan is really smart, and you are still talking about tea, but you immediately thought of the waterway.

When the cough eased, he carefully put the tea cup away, and told Wei Yan in a hoarse voice: "Deng Zhi has already built some ships over there in Tongguan." ”

Oh? The ship is also there? Wei Yan touched his beard, scratched his head again, and said, "With Deng Zhi's few men and horses, can you build a ship for tens of thousands of troops in the past few days?" ”

Do you also know that there are fewer people and horses? Ge Liang thought it was funny, and reminded: "Huang Quan is on the Chang'an side, but he has always been building ships." Maybe at this time, it is really enough for tens of thousands of horses. ”

"Oh? That's good. Wei Yan scratched his head again, "However, I'm afraid it's not good to attack just by water." First, we are not familiar with the water conditions of the Yellow River, and second, it is easy for the navy to advance and difficult to retreat, if the land route cannot keep up, if the battle situation is unfavorable, we will not be able to retreat. ”

"Huh?" Ge Liang felt so strange, "Wow! I can't imagine that our General Wei is suddenly so cautious in using troops? And so many scruples? ”

Wei Yan was very unconvinced, and pouted: "I, Wei Yan, am not a reckless man. ”

"Who says it's easier to advance than to retreat? Who says you can't keep up by land? Ge Liang's tone of conversation with Wei Yan today was indeed abnormal, "The land route has its own Xu Shu and their army attacking, after you cross the Yellow River, you will also take the land route and attack them across the water!" ”

Well? Why did you get to Xu Shu again? Aren't they in Chang'an to encircle Cao Zhen? Wei Yan couldn't figure it out again: "Where do you want me to go?" ”

"Where else can I go, go to Kabasaka!" Ge Liang finally got to the point, "Now Cao Zhen is going to retreat, and Sima Yi is waiting to meet him at the ferry." You can cross the river from Tongguan first, and go to the other side to pick them up first. ”

"Huh?" Wei Yan didn't think about taking care of the war behind him, "Don't go to Luoyang?" ”

Ge Liang didn't plan to go to Luoyang now: "What else to go to Luoyang, this Hangu has been fighting for so long, and there is no progress at all, it is better to eliminate the enemy behind first, and then go to seize Hedong and Merge Prefecture." In the future, when the opportunity is ripe, can't we march to Luoyang on the northwest two fronts? Why do you have to go through Hanya? ”

Wei Yan frowned and thought for a long time before asking, "Then, I have taken people to Hedong, who will guard this Hangu?" ”

"What to keep Hangu." Ge Liang disagreed, "Just guard Tongguan." You can rest assured that you can cross the river and pass it. Didn't you tell Deng Zhi, with 3,000 people guarding Tongguan, it would be no problem to guard it for ten or eight years, and Huo Jun's 500 people also guarded Jiameng Pass for more than a year. (To be continued.) If you like this work, you are welcome to come to the starting point () to vote for recommendation, monthly pass, your support, is my biggest motivation. For mobile phone users, please go to M. to read. )