Regarding the people in the Shu army that Zhao Kang said, Yang Wangqing naturally understood what he meant. However, he didn't agree, but shook his head and said: "I'm afraid it's not good, although General Qin has already cooperated in a scene, but if you want to use the other party, it's impossible." ”

"However, don't worry too much, and tell you that the king has heard about the situation here. Therefore, there are corresponding countermeasures. The king had already sent someone to contact the Han army in Jingzhou in the east, and formed an alliance with them to jointly conquer the Shu army. Therefore, this time, the Han army is afraid that it has already begun to take action against Wuling Mansion. ”

"If Situ Che, the king of Shu, learns that the Zhao army in Liangzhou in the north intends to go south, and the Han army in the east also begins to attack him, I am afraid that Situ Che will be stubborn again, and he will have to consider the consequences of continuing to be hostile to us. Therefore, it will not be long before the Shu army in the south will be evacuated. So, gentlemen, let's put your heart in your stomach. ”

"The Han army is also going to take action against the Shu army?" Zhao Kang couldn't help but be stunned, and immediately said happily, "That's right, this land in Hanzhong was originally under the jurisdiction of the Han army, and it was raided by the Shu army, which caused the Han army to lose troops and generals, and also lost most of the territory of Hanzhong. If there is the participation of the Han army, the withdrawal of the Shu army will be inevitable. ”

Chengdu Mansion, the core of the Shu army, the palace of the king of Shu.

Faced with a case full of wine and delicacies, Situ Che, the king of Shu, did not have much appetite. This time, the Shu army counterattacked the Zhao army in Hanzhong, which was what he insisted on doing. originally thought that this counterattack on the Zhao army would definitely achieve good results, but unfortunately, the front-line battle was extremely unsmooth, and it was not as he expected at all.

It has been more than ten days since the Shu army went north to start a counterattack, and it is almost close to the time of the last 'engagement' between the Shu army and the Han army. However, the result made him extremely disappointed, the Shu army had been wandering in the southern part of Hanzhong and had never been able to enter the territory of Hanzhong. None of the teams of the Zhao army were officially defeated, and they did not take any of the cities in Hanzhong.

The current situation in Hanzhong has made Situ Che have no appetite for food. After all, this war was deliberately done by him, and if there is no result, he will feel that his face is dull. In particular, with the passage of time, the logistics problems in Yizhou have also appeared with serious consequences, and like the Zhao army in Hanzhong, there is a shortage of logistics grain and grass.

"The troops under the command of 'Jiao' Prefecture and Ningzhou have also begun to enter the army restructuring in the past ten days, because the central officials and various generals have already agreed, and it is Lord Zuo Cheng who is presiding over this matter, so it is meaningless for the generals and schools stationed in various places. For ordinary soldiers, this matter is beneficial to them, so they also very much welcome this military restructuring. After the restructuring, the morale of the military officers in various localities has increased. ”

While eating, Situ Che listened to the reports of the prince's subordinates on various affairs, and heard that the restructuring of the Shu army in the territory was carried out smoothly, Situ Che's mood finally improved a little, and the corners of his mouth were slightly 'exposed' with a little pride. This matter was deliberately done by him in order to strengthen his control over the army, and it could be carried out smoothly, which had a very important impact on both the army and him, so Situ Che was extremely satisfied. As soon as he thought of his defeat in the Hanzhong battle and further grasping the military power in his hands, he had to have an indescribable sense of accomplishment welling up.

Hearing this, Situ Che's mood suddenly improved, and his appetite also improved, he picked up his chopsticks and was about to barely eat a few bites. At this moment, the pro-army came to report, saying that Li Mingzhan had an urgent matter to see.

Li Mingzhan is his own cronies, so Situ Che didn't take it seriously, and just casually ordered it to be passed in. After a while, Li Mingzhan hurriedly entered and arched his hand: "King Qiyu, there is an urgent report in the north of Yizhou, Dingbei General He Qingzhang was killed on the spot by Zhao Jun's scheme in Yangping Pass, and Yangping Pass has fallen into the hands of Zhao Jun. In addition, the Zhao army of Liangzhou has 'forced' the front line of Yangping Pass, with the intention of going south. ”

"What? You...... What did you say? Situ Che asked in surprise.

Li Mingzhan hurriedly said the information again, and judging from Li Mingzhan's face, this information also surprised him and made him unacceptable. After Li Mingzhan finished speaking, the study fell into a deathly silence.

Situ Che sat there stiffly, his expressionless face surging with deep astonishment and surprise. After a while, Situ Checai muttered to himself: "How could Yangping Pass be broken by the Zhao army?" Isn't that the first dangerous pass in Yizhou, He Qingzhang, who is stationed here, has repeatedly promised that the Zhao army will not break through from there, and this king is still preparing to enter Hanzhong from there in the future...... But what is the ...... there? How can it be broken for the Zhao army, it is impossible......" Situ Che, who was stunned, looked lost at the moment.

Yangpingguan is a 'gate' household in the western part of Hanzhong, how can Situ Che not know? The reason why there was no action here this time to attack Hanzhong. It is because the grain and grass materials for the army are also in short supply like the Zhao army. Even the counterattack in the southern part of Hanzhong was just to drag down the Zhao army in Hanzhong, and it did not really fight to the death with the Zhao army. In Situ Che's heart, Yangping Pass is the passage for the army to enter Hanzhong in the future. But now, without waiting for the future, it has been taken away by Zhao Jun.

"What the hell is He Qingzhang doing? Didn't he swear to the king that he could guarantee that Yangping Pass would not be lost? But now? Not only was Yangping Pass lost, but even his head was gone. Situ Che roared angrily. Yohei Sekimoto is at the heart of his next move. In his plan, this counterattack on the Zhao army in Hanzhong will first cause problems within the Zhao army of the Han army, and at the worst, the Han army will not be able to stabilize the place. Then wait for the Shu army to come back to their senses and make another expedition. The next time the Shu army attacked, it was two ways to go out together, and the first line of Yangping Pass was the key place. But with the loss of this place now, all this is empty talk.

"King, now is not the time to pursue these, but the situation of the Shu army in Liangzhou going south. General He Qingzhang's loss of Yangping Pass was also related to the southward movement of Zhao's army in Liangzhou. If it was only the Zhao army in Hanzhong, it would definitely not be able to achieve success. Li Mingzhan said hurriedly, "But now that the Zhao army in Liangzhou is heading south, there is a crisis in the northern part of our Hanzhong, and the Zhao army in Liangzhou is not short of grain and grass materials." ”

Situ Che said coldly: "What are you panicking about? It is true that the Zhao army in Liangzhou is not short of grain and grass materials, but can they support Hanzhong? Even if they go south, it will not be a large army attack, and the terrain north of Yizhou has already limited their ability to move. ”

Li Mingzhan said in a deep voice: "My lord, having said that, even a small team of men and horses can raid and seize the city checkpoints in the northern provinces and counties of Yizhou. Now our troops are hiding in the northeast of Yizhou, and we are slack in the deployment of the northwest of Yizhou. If the Zhao army of Liangzhou took advantage of this opportunity, he would slowly move forward and take away the raids at the checkpoints along the way. Then, the natural danger in the north of Yizhou will become the thoroughfare for the Zhao army to go south. ”

"Especially now that we are also in difficulty with food and grass materials, if we continue like this, we will not be able to supply the grain and grass materials needed by the army in northern Yizhou. At that time, the defenders in the north of Yizhou will be difficult to resist the Zhao army of Liangzhou heading south. ”

Situ Che looked at Li Mingzhan, couldn't help but feel bored in his heart, and said coldly: "You mean to say that you want this king to immediately withdraw the army in the southern part of Hanzhong?" ”

Li Mingzhan didn't care about Situ Che's 'gloomy' look at all, and said in a deep voice: "King, nearly half a month has passed since this counterattack, but we have not made the slightest progress. On the contrary, we consume a lot of grain and grass materials here, although it is more convenient for us to transport grain and grass materials than Zhao Jun, but we are farther than Zhao Jun to transport grain and grass materials. Moreover, at the moment, grain is still being collected on the spot. If we continue like this, we will not get the benefits, but we will end up like the Zhao army, which will lead to a shortage of food for the army. ”

"In addition, the armies in the north of Yizhou may also be implicated by this, and if Liangzhou immediately moves south, it will be difficult for us to support us. In the opinion of the minister, it is better to withdraw the army first, recuperate, and wait for the completion of the army restructuring and the sufficiency of grain and grass before another expedition. ”

Situ Che said in a condensed voice: "Don't mention this matter again, our situation is not good, what about Zhao Jun in Hanzhong?" Wouldn't their situation be even worse? You must know that we have the support of the entire Yizhou and Ningzhou, and even if the grain and grass materials are difficult now, there will never be a situation like Zhao Jun, where there is local instability and food is cut off. Therefore, the longer we confront the Zhao army and the more fierce the fighting, the worse the situation in Hanzhong will be. ”

"What if we withdraw now? It will allow the Zhao army to get the support of Yongzhou immediately, it will make Hanzhong calm down quickly, and it will make the hard work of tens of thousands of troops for more than ten days be lost. But as long as we support it, then the Zhao army in Hanzhong will inevitably not be able to hold on. Even if our army wants to retreat, we must wait until the situation in Hanzhong reaches the point where it is out of control. ”

"As for the Zhao army in Liangzhou, do you think that the Zhao army in Liangzhou will really go south immediately? Do you think that the steep terrain in the north of Yizhou and the dangerous passes in various places are so easy to be broken by the Zhao army? Also, since the Zhao army of Liangzhou wants to go south, why does everyone know about it, even we already know it? Don't they know that a quiet southward movement will have a surprising effect? The Zhao army of Liangzhou went south to attack the northern part of Yizhou, but it was not on any plain, and the two armies were to fight, and the greater the momentum, the better. Here, the more unexpected it is, the more it can have a great effect. ”

"However, even you already know the news that the Zhao army in Liangzhou is going to move, aren't they afraid that we will step up our precautions in various places? Could it be that Zhao Jun was arrogant to the point of using soldiers to fill those dangerous cities? By the way, where did you get these messages from? ”

was reprimanded by Situ Che like this, Li Mingzhan was also slightly stunned, and I have to say that what Situ Che said at this time was 'quite reasonable'. Hearing Situ Che's inquiry, Li Mingzhan said in a deep voice: "It came from the fine work in Hanzhong, and it is said that it came from the mouths of officials in Hanzhong City. ”

Listening to Li Mingzhan's answer, Situ Che sneered: "Hmph...... Officials of Hanzhong City? When did the actions of the Zhao army in Liangzhou already know about the actions of the Hanzhong City, and moreover, it was still spread everywhere? Don't tell this king, our meticulous work has reached the point of entering the center of the Zhao army in Hanzhong City. Don't tell me, such a major event of military aircraft can be clear to even a small official in Hanzhong City. ”

“…… This ......" Li Mingzhan was speechless for a moment, what Situ Che said was not unreasonable, which made Li Mingzhan unable to refute. However, he really did not want tens of thousands of Shu troops to continue to stalemate with the Zhao army in southern Hanzhong, consuming a lot of grain and grass materials, but unable to achieve results. Moreover, the treasury of Yizhou has also begun to become nervous, which makes Li Mingzhan under great pressure. Right Cheng is not so easy to do. The daily reports of the local government on the problem of grain and grass have already made his head as big as a fight.

At this time, the pro-army came to report, saying that Zuo Cheng Lin Shiwen had an urgent matter to see.

"Lin Shiwen? He's with you? Hearing the report of the pro-army, Situ Che couldn't help frowning and looked at Li Mingzhan beside him.

Li Mingzhan shook his head in some astonishment, and said in a deep voice: "No, the minister didn't know that Lord Zuo Cheng would come. However, the minister thought that Lord Zuo Cheng must have something important to report when he came here. Otherwise, he would not have come to the king at lunchtime. ”

Situ Che nodded, and said in a deep voice: "This is also true, Lin Shiwen has rarely asked to see me. It seems that there is indeed something that he can't call the shots. Immediately, Situ Che asked Lin Shiwen to come in.

After a while, Lin Shiwen walked in with a solemn face, not caring about Li Mingzhan beside him at all, and said to Situ Che in a deep voice: "King, the situation is not good, the officials sent by the minister to rectify the Wuling Mansion sent back the flying pigeon in the east of Jiangzhou Mansion, saying that the Jingzhou Han army left Jiangling Mansion three days ago, and the two water armies of the Youjiang River and Yuanjiang River attacked Wuling Mansion together on the left and right roads and land routes, and now 30,000 Han troops have entered the territory of Wuling Mansion and captured half of Wuling Mansion. ”

"What?" Situ Che stood up suddenly, stunned by the news, "You said that the Han army raided Wuling Mansion in the southwest of Jingzhou?" Situ Fei's centaurs? For this, Stuart couldn't believe it at all. The Han army fought with his own side in Hanzhong, it was a heavy loss, and now he dared to fight his own idea, how could this not make him feel unbelievable?

"The king, the emergency military situation of the official government of Wuling Mansion, I am afraid that it will not be long before it can be transmitted here, the minister thinks that the situation will not be fake, according to the officials sent by the minister, there are not many defenders in Wuling Mansion, plus the surprise attack of the Han army, which is beyond everyone's expectations. Therefore, the defenders of Wuling Mansion were invincible. In addition, according to the current situation, the number of troops dispatched by the Han army is about 30,000, and they are all brave men. Lin Shiwen said with a solemn face.

"But...... But where did the king of Hanzhong come from? Could it be someone from the Luo Army? Impossible, according to intelligence, there are already many contradictions between the king of Hanzhong and the king of Luoyang, and the Luo army will definitely not attack us under the banner of the Han army, after all, the north of Wuling Mansion is under the jurisdiction of the Han army. Situ Che couldn't believe it. Even Li Mingzhan, who was standing on the side, was also surprised.

Lin Shiwen smiled bitterly and said, "King, this should be the Han Army." In the past, the king of Hanzhong fought with us, and he also left people and horses in Jingzhou. After all, he is also half of the lord of Jingzhou, how can he not leave a back hand, is he not afraid that the king of Luoyang will occupy all of Jingzhou. In addition, the king of Hanzhong, who had turned back, also gathered the garrison troops in his jurisdiction, and 'drawn' the "elite" among them to form a war army. In addition, their armor and equipment should be provided by Zhao Jun. The king should know that both the Luo army and the Han army in Jingzhou have trade relations with Yongzhou. In the past, the Han army in Hanzhong was able to get the armor and equipment of the Zhao army, so that they could stalemate with us for so long and make us suffer heavy losses. ”

"Now that the Han army wants to be hostile to us, this is naturally what the Zhao army wants to see, so their armor and equipment are naturally provided by the Zhao army. In addition, according to the information obtained by the officials sent by the minister, the Han army has formed more than 2,000 cavalry, and in the territory of Wuling Mansion, even bravely, in the field battle, our sergeants and soldiers were defeated by the Han army several times. It is also because of this that Wuling Mansion will lose more than half of it in just a few days. ”

"Damn! Damn it! This king of Hanzhong is really not a good stubble, he just fought with us in Hanzhong, and now he is attacking us again. He is taking revenge on us for our hatred of his Hanzhong, hateful, didn't he see that it is the Zhao army that now occupies Hanzhong, not our Shu army? ”

Lin Shiwen ignored Situ Che's complaints, and said in a deep voice: "The king, the minister thinks that he should immediately send troops to support now, otherwise, Wuling Mansion will be lost, and even the Han army will be killed in Yizhou and the 'Jiao' Prefecture in the south." Whether it is Yizhou or Jiaozhou, we must not let the Han army enter. If it's just Wuling Mansion, it's fine, after all, this used to be the jurisdiction of Jingzhou. If Yizhou and Jiaozhou are killed by the Han army, our Shu Kingdom will lose face and shake up and down. Especially in the southern 'Jiao' Prefecture, if the Han army goes south and cuts off the connection with our Yizhou, then the Zhao army in the eastern part of the 'Jiao' Prefecture can take advantage of the situation to advance westward and fall into the hands of the Zhao army and the Han army in the western part of the 'Jiao' Prefecture occupied by our army. After all, from the immediate point of view, the Han army has joined forces with the Zhao army. ”

Situ Che took a deep breath and said in a deep voice: "Immediately give an order to let the troops in the western part of Yizhou and the northern part of Ningzhou begin to 'press' to the east to support Wuling Mansion." In particular, the southern 'Jiao' state meets our Ningzhou to ensure that it will not be occupied by the Han army. ”

Lin Shiwen smiled bitterly: "King, most of the current Yizhou army is hostile to the Hanzhong Zhao army in the north of Yizhou. In addition, and more importantly, now our food and grass are supporting tens of thousands of troops in the north. Therefore, even if we want to provide timely support, we are afraid that the army and food and grass will be a problem. The army is okay to say that it can be transferred from Ningzhou, but the grain and grass materials ......"

Situ Che trembled, and after a while, he said in a deep voice: "Is it really necessary to withdraw the army?" ”

Li Mingzhan took the opportunity to say: "Great King, the tens of thousands of troops in the north of Yizhou are in a stalemate with the Zhao army, and there are not a few grains and grass materials consumed every day. Now that the situation is urgent, it is better to focus on the east first. ”

"Alright! Give Xu Zizhen and Huo Yun an order to withdraw their troops. In addition, leave 10,000 people stationed on the northern border, and be on guard. Situ Che calmed down and said hatefully.