Updated: 2013-10-10

The Zhao army went south to Hanzhong, which was unexpected by the Shu army. The Shu army fought with the Han army in the land of Hanzhong for several months, and suffered heavy losses, and the soldiers alone lost no less than 50,000 people, accounting for a considerable part of the mobile force in Yizhou. Therefore, the Zhao army moved south, so that the support and mobilization of the Shu army in Yizhou could not arrive quickly. In particular, from the point of view of the Shu army, the Shu army has almost won the battle of the Han army, and the war should be over.

Therefore, when the Zhao army of the two towns entered Hanzhong with lightning speed, the main force of the Shu army, which was led by the commander of the Shu army in Hanzhong, and was responsible for completely defeating the Han army, was raided by the Zhao army, until the whole army was exhausted, and even the commander of the Shu army, Feng Yanzhang, died on the battlefield.

The appearance of the Zhao army was naturally not a good thing for the Shu army, and the upper-level officials of the Shu army in the rear and the Shu king Situ Che knew very well that without reinforcements, the defenders of the land of Hanzhong would not be able to hold the places in Hanzhong occupied by the Shu army. In order to ensure that the area that the Shu army had worked hard and lost many men and horses would not be lost, Situ Che urgently ordered Yizhou to prepare for support.

However, because this support was also an accident of the Shu army, it could not arrive quickly. Under Situ Che's urgent order, only 5,000 soldiers set off with Jiang Poyun, the new Zhenbei general who went north to replace Feng Yanzhang. Of course, because he wanted to take over the position of front-line commander, Jiang Poyun was quick to step up and go north directly, while the 5,000 reinforcements were much slower.

Therefore, after the Zhao army conquered Nanzheng County, these 5,000 Shu army reinforcements appeared on the boundary of Baishui County. Of course, for the 30,000 reinforcements arranged by Stuart, they can only be regarded as forwards. However, what they didn't know was that Baishui County, where they were now located, was also under the jurisdiction of the Zhao army, and the thousands of soldiers stationed in Baishui County had already been replaced by Zhao soldiers.

Because of the fall of Nanzheng County, there is a lot of pressure on the Shu army in Hanzhong City and the current Shu army commander Jiang Poyun. Although these 5,000 reinforcements are not much, they are of great significance to Jiang Poyun. For him, this was not only five thousand soldiers, but also the beginning of his reign in charge of the Shu army. Of course, as far as the immediate situation is concerned, the most important significance is to eliminate the worries and fears of the officers and soldiers of the Shu army, so that they have the confidence to fight a decisive battle with the Zhao army.

Before Nanzheng County was lost, it was known that 5,000 reinforcements had entered Baishui County at the approximate time. After the loss of Nanzheng County, he sent his subordinate generals, and it was also his clan pro-Jiang Wenbo who returned to Baishui County together with the officials sent by the chief general of Baishui County to wait for the arrival of reinforcements.

Jiang Poyun can become the new general of Zhenbei and occupy a place in the Shu army, naturally not only relying on his own ability, but also the power of the clan also has a very big role. The Jiang clan is also a big clan in Yizhou, especially after Situ Che established his own Shu army and took Yizhou as the center, the local clans in Yizhou have risen one after another, replacing the old Yongjun forces and forming a new Shu army system. For Situ Che, the king of Shu, what he needs is the strength of the Yongjun, not the entire system of the Yongjun, especially the real power system of the Yongjun, which he does not need. Over the years, Situ Che has also gradually transformed the power system dominated by King Yong, that is, his father, into a Shu army system centered on his will.

Replacing the old system will naturally lead to the formation of a new Deli Group. These people are the heroes of the Yizhou clan. For the courtiers below, they all relied on the clan power to climb to a higher position in the Shu army. In many cases, the strength of the clan has a great effect on them personally. Even in the Zhao State, Zhao Xun was committed to cracking down on the powerful clans, but as the Zhao State became strong and commerce flourished, new profit groups would naturally rise, and new clans would also be formed.

Of course, within the territory of the Zhao State, these clans would lose control over the local towns and fields. In the past, Dayan, the local areas below the county level were all controlled by these clans. Even, many big clans can control all the land of a prefecture, except for the county seat and the capital city, in order to override the authority of the county order or even the Taishou. In today's Zhao State, this is naturally impossible. Zhao Xun's control over the local area has reached the level of towns and villages. Moreover, the inspectors who served as the most basic local inspection department and the 'gate' were all from the army and had the military as their backing.

To get back to the point, this Jiang Wenbo can act with Jiang Poyun, naturally he has his 'color', otherwise, he will not be valued by Jiang Poyun, this leading the battle is not a local official. As long as you don't make any big cases, don't offend people who shouldn't be offended, or the forces behind you are strong enough, under normal circumstances, there will be no problems. But leading the army to fight, one is not good, it is a big defeat and loss, in addition to the problem, it is easy to find out. Of course, more importantly, I am afraid that I will also die on the battlefield and my 'life' will not be guaranteed. Therefore, in most cases, people who do not have real materials will not choose to serve as front-line officials.

As soon as Jiang Wenbo arrived in Baishui County, he naturally found that the situation here was not right. Although he didn't know much about the details of this place, he hadn't been here. However, as a person beside Jiang Poyun, he needs to assist Jiang Poyun in taking charge of the war of the Shu army, so he naturally needs to understand the situation of his own side and the place. In particular, he learned some general information about Baishui County from various documents and officials in Hanzhong City.

When Jiang Wenbo arrived in Baishui County, he saw that the defenders here were actually attacking the gentry of the local towns and villages, and moreover, he was convicted and sentenced, confiscated his family property, and incorporated the family's 'private' soldiers. Of course, this does not mean anything, but Jiang Wenbo found that there are more cavalry here than those in Hanzhong City, and the equipment is sharper. In particular, the soldiers here are the most 'elite' soldiers in Hanzhong City, and they can't be compared.

At this moment, Jiang Wenbo naturally saw the problem and naturally understood that something was going on here. He originally thought that his guards would return to Hanzhong City under the pretext of going back to something, but they were stopped by the subordinates who had returned with him and were sent to Hanzhong City by the guards of Baishui County to obey Jiang Poyun's military orders.

"You're not a subordinate of the Whitewater County Guard? Who are you? Seeing the hundreds of cavalry guards rushing up around him, although he didn't do anything to him, but he and his team of more than 30 people watched the guards and their weapons confiscated, Jiang Wenbo asked the young officers around him with a solemn face.

The officer smiled: "I am Li Wenxun, a lieutenant under the command of the commander of Baishui County, as for my true identity, I already know something about it compared to adults, am I right?" Otherwise, the adults wouldn't want your guards to take the inconsequential things for you. ”

"You are Zhao Jun! When did you take Whitewater? Why is there no news from me in Hanzhong City? Or did it mean that Feng Qiu, the county commander of Baishui County, and Han Derong, the general of the garrison, had already led the crowd to surrender to the enemy? Jiang Wenbo didn't have a trace of nervousness, and asked in a cold voice unhurriedly.

"Now that you've seen it, it doesn't hurt to tell you! At the same time as the capture of Nanzheng County, this Baishui County has been conquered by our army. You must know that our army has been preparing for many days for the land of Hanzhong, and it is ready to deal with you guerrillas. In addition, Captain Ben is a member of the Zhao army, not a member of your Shu army. As for Feng Qiu and Han Derong, they had already led their troops to surrender after we captured Baishui County. Li Wenxun said lightly.

Jiang Wenbo's face turned pale, Li Wenxun's words made all the luck in his heart no longer exist, and Zhao Jun's occupation of this place has become an unchangeable fact. What he was more worried about was the 5,000 reinforcements and the food and grass supplies they brought. Baishui County fell into the hands of the Zhao army, and neither Hanzhong City nor Nanfang received any news at all. Not only that, in order to save the impact of Nanzheng County being conquered by the Zhao army, Jiang Poyun could also send an order to these 5,000 reinforcements, so that they could speed up their actions, repair in Baishui County, listen to his Jiang Wenbo's military orders, cooperate with Hanzhong City, and exert pressure on the Zhao army in Nanzheng County.

But now that Baishui County has been broken, these 5,000 reinforcements can be said to be sent in the mouth of the king wolf, or they are automatically sent to the 'door'. Although Jiang Wenbo was very worried in his heart, he didn't have the slightest solution.

By the way, it's not impossible, these 5,000 reinforcements in Baishui County will only enter the city until they see me. According to the general's military order, I will check the military order with this reinforcement outside the city. Even if they can't save these 5,000 people, they must be let know about the situation here outside the city, so that the grain and grass materials transported by their rear baggage teams can be destroyed. After thinking about it, Jiang Wenbo could only think of this last way in the end.

Of course, what he really hoped was that the five thousand reinforcements would come more slowly, so as to leave time for Jiang Poyun to notice the abnormality here. Although this place was captured by the Zhao army, it has not yet been discovered by Jiang Poyun and the people in Hanzhong City, but Jiang Wenbo believes that as long as it takes a little longer, Jiang Poyun and others will definitely find out that the situation here is not right. The reason why no abnormality here is found now is that Zhao Jun covered it up well for a while, which is related to the voluntary surrender of the guards and county orders here. However, more importantly, because of the news that Nanzheng County was attacked by the Zhao army, everyone in Hanzhong City turned their attention to Nanzheng County.

What a cunning Zhao Jun coach! Thinking of these questions, Jiang Wenbo suddenly felt a sharp increase in pressure. If the other party can take Baishui County quietly and not let the outside world know, then naturally it can also take Nanzheng County by the same means. But why is there such a noise in Nanzheng County, and it is not for the reinforcements in the rear? The layout of the other party seems simple, but it just uses some of the psychology of the people in Hanzhong City, but the result can cut off the way of life of the Shu army.

"You are the person sent by the new general of Zhenbei of the Shu army to 'handover' the military orders with the reinforcements from the south and north? Unexpectedly, Jiang Poyun 'handed over' the grain and grass materials transported by 8,000 reinforcements and 4,000 people to you, and it seems that your surname also plays a very important role. "Baishui County County Ya, Qin You said to Jiang Wenbo indifferently.

As soon as he heard what the other party said, Jiang Wenbo's face turned cold, and he sneered: "Who are you, you called me here, not to sarcastically talk to me." If so, then I, Jiang Wenbo, also think that Zhao Xun's vision is nothing more than that, and there is a person like you under his command. ”

Qin You's face turned cold, and he said in a deep voice: "Since you say so, then General Ben will go straight to you." This general is the general of Zhao Junzhenjun, who is in charge of the war in Baishui County. You have the right to 'handover' the military order for the reinforcements of the Shu army, I don't know if the new general Zhenbei has any thoughts about this Baishui County guard, and actually wants you to 'hand' over the military order outside Baishui County. If my expectations are correct, your military order this time also has the task of taking down the guard of Baishui County. Because of the non-cooperation of the county commander and the guards of Baishui County to you, Jiang Poyun wants to clean up the two generals under the command of Yan Zhang, who occupy this important place, and also establish prestige here. ”

"This time, there are 8,000 soldiers in the north reinforcements of your Shu army, and in addition, there are 4,000 people. In this Baishui County, we also have a lot of troops, and the men and horses that can be mobilized are not inferior to the other side. However, one is that we need to guard the guards in the city, just in case. Second, we need to guard against the west, whether it is to guard against Hanzhong City or to deal with Nanzheng County, we need to leave some men behind. The most important thing is naturally the food and grass that your reinforcements carry. ”

"Going south from the north to Hanzhong, the situation is not as easy as you think. It was easy for soldiers to pass, but it was much more difficult for food, grass, supplies and various supplies. And the grain and grass materials carried by our army to the south are not enough to support our army for a long time. In addition, you are also clear about the various measures implemented by my Zhao Jun in the locality. Therefore, it is impossible to obtain food and grass from the people in the short term. If it weren't for the previous defeat and the seizure of a lot of grain and grass materials from Chenggu, I am afraid that it would not be so easy to appease Xicheng County. ”

"This is also the reason why we have attacked the local powerful clans, because they have the food we need, and not only do they not have the strength to protect this food, but they also have a bad reputation, which is exactly the target that our Zhao army needs to eliminate." Seeing the sneer on Jiang Wenbo's face, Qin You finally responded with a sneer, "Of course, in Baishui County, it is not us who attack these big clans, but your new Zhenbei general, that is, your clan brother. Therefore, any ridicule you have now is to laugh at your stupidity and the fact that your Jiang clan has many more infamy and enemies. ”

Sure enough, as soon as Qin You said this, Jiang Wenbo's face suddenly became extremely ugly, and after a while, he said angrily: "A good Zhao army, a good general of the town army, really powerful, and his means of acting are really ruthless." But do you think you can hide it from everyone? Won't they understand that this is what you Zhao Jun did? ”

Qin You smiled lightly: "We have been doing this kind of action here for more than two days, I don't know how many big clans and gentry have been wiped out because of this, this military order issued by the new general of Zhenbei has already spread throughout Baishui County." Even if you can't hide it from everyone, as long as you can hide it from ordinary people and some people. Come to think of it, many people will do something to your Jiang family. ”

"Okay, these are all off-topic, let's get down to business. This time, your Shu army reinforcements are heading north, and you are afraid that you will arrive here tomorrow afternoon or the morning after tomorrow. Because of the military orders of your new general Zhenbei, we need your cooperation. As I said before, we are not worried about these thousands of Shu troops, but we are not willing to let the grain and grass in their hands be destroyed because of this. In addition, General Ben did not want my soldiers to suffer losses as a result of the head-on 'engagement'. Qin You looked at Jiang Wenbo and said lightly.

"Haha......" Jiang Wenbo sneered, looked at Qin You, and said disdainfully, "Ridiculous, do you think I will agree?" I'm not Feng Qiu and Han Derong, the two spineless wastes, who want me to cooperate with you, but I'm afraid that you are looking at the wrong person. ”

"Really?" Qin You said disapprerovingly, "That is the case, then we will spread the news that you Jiang Wenbo and Jiang Poyun cooperated with us to take Baishui County, Nanzheng County and the big clans in the two places, especially in the south." Do you think that without you, we would be helpless to send reinforcements from the Shu army? Even if it is a head-on 'engagement', these 8,000 Shu troops are just a group of scum in our eyes. ”

"After the 8,000 reinforcements are destroyed, the Shu army will send reinforcements all the way, but I am afraid that it will not appear in a short time. So, how long can you hold out in Hanzhong City? Tens of thousands of troops came out together, and the city of Hanzhong was also broken with one blow. At that time, our Zhao army was able to take the southern region occupied by the Shu army so quickly, and your Jiang clan also contributed a lot. Without your cooperation, how could Baishui County and Nanzheng County be broken overnight? Do you think you'll be able to clear your name? Especially those who need to get rid of the disadvantages of war, especially those who are jealous of you, will put all the blame on you. At that time, our Zhao Jun is making a little move, presumably, the King of Shu will make the most 'fierce' reaction. ”

Looking at Jiang Wenbo, Qin You sneered again: "You won't forget the fate of Feng Yanzhang!" Feng Yanzhang was also able to defeat the Han army and take most of the land of Hanzhong, although it failed in the end, it was also related to the surprise attack of our Zhao army. However, your brother Jiang Poyun was between the two armies, and in an instant, the whole situation was completely ruined, allowing the Zhao army to completely occupy the southern part of Hanzhong, so that the Shu army had no chance to turn over. Tell me, what will be the reaction of this Shu King Situ Che? Jiang Poyun, who doesn't have a lot of merit, will anyone defend him? ”

"Boy, whether the Jiang clan can keep it depends on your choice this time. You choose to cooperate with us, although you Jiang Poyun is defeated this time, the Jiang clan will not be implicated, even Jiang Poyun, and he will not be guilty because of this. But if you don't cooperate, you should know the consequences, not to mention the southern part of Hanzhong, the Jiang clan in Yizhou will fly back to annihilation. Qin You 'touched' his chin and looked at the other party with a smile on his face, waiting for the other party's answer.

Jiang Wenbo's face no longer had a disdainful expression, and the other party's words hit his vital point at once. Now he has to admit that what the other party said is extremely reasonable. If they don't cooperate, the reinforcements will still be defeated, and Hanzhong City will not be able to hold on. In the absence of reinforcements, when Baishui County and Nanzheng County were all occupied by the Zhao army, Hanzhong City was an isolated city. The Zhao army does not need to attack, as long as Baishui County falls and the news of the reinforcements being repulsed spreads, the Zhao army is under the city of Hanzhong, and the defenders in the city of Hanzhong are afraid that they will collapse.

Jiang Wenbo, who is well aware of the situation in Hanzhong City, is very clear about the current situation, and he knows better the defensive capabilities in Hanzhong City and the strength in Jiang Poyun's hands now. Without foreign aid, sticking to Hanzhong City is simply a joke. Of course, now it seems that not only Hanzhong City, but also the entire place occupied by the Shu army now is a joke, and the defeat of the Shu army has become a foregone conclusion.

"I admit that what you said is reasonable, but I help you, in the end, the southern lands are lost, and the final responsibility is still on my brother, and my Jiang clan will also be blamed. If I don't make a move, maybe I can give the Shu army a greater chance to counterattack when your grain and grass are in trouble. ”

Qin You said lightly: "If you don't help us, then the responsibility for the defeat of the Shu army in the southern part of Hanzhong will definitely be borne by your Jiang clan, but if you help us, we can let you and your clan brother leave." Returning to Yizhou, you can completely put all the blame on Feng Qiu, Han Derong and others. It is said that they were not slow to be convicted of Feng Yanzhang, so they defected and surrendered to Zhao, so that you could not control the army in the southern part of Hanzhong at all. Moreover, the guards of Nanzheng County and Baishui County took the initiative to surrender Zhao and let the Zhao army enter the city, while you fought bloodily, but in the end you were defeated and had to take the road back. Come to think of it, as long as the people behind you work harder, these sins will not fall on you. ”

Jiang Wenbo sneered: "Feng Qiu and the others just surrendered to you, but I didn't expect you to sell them behind your back." I feel worthless for them, and I am not at ease with you, and I am not at ease with those who have just been converted, and much more so with others. ”

"Why do you think we haven't 'revealed' the news after taking Baishui County for so long, not only for the sake of attacking your reinforcements, but also for our people in Yizhou, to secretly bring back all the families of these Shu army generals who surrendered to us. You say, even if they are exposed, what do they have to lose? In the past few days, their family members and relatives, fearing that they have already been secretly transferred through some caravans, even if they cannot leave easily, have also been hidden by our secret guards at night. I am a dignified general of Zhao Jun Zhenjun, how can I not have credibility? ”

The other party's suspicion obviously made Qin You a little angry, and he continued in a cold voice: "Believe it or not, it's all in your thoughts." Of course, the 'sexual' life of you and your brother is also in your thoughts. In addition, there is the fate of the entire clan of your Jiang clan. I have to say that the treatment of his courtiers by Situ Che, the king of Shu, is far worse than that of my king. The current Situ Che is no longer the time when Situ Lei was still alive in the past, nor was it the time when he needed you to help him stabilize the Shu army. If you are not careful, the whole clan will be destroyed! ”