Hearing what Lin Shiwen said, Situ Che was stunned for a moment, and said coldly: "According to what you say, Jiang Wenbo, Jiang Poyun and others are very suspicious. If Jiang Wenbo has suspicions, then Jiang Poyun's raid is naturally in Zhao Jun's calculations. Zhongfu was all escaped, they were really powerful, and several main generals were able to escape from the siege of the Zhao army intact. ”

Lin Shiwen said in a deep voice: "King, this is also the minister's speculation. However, Jiang Wenbo has a problem, which should be something that will not be wrong nine times out of ten. As for Jiang Poyun, this is not yet certain. However, his suspicion is not small. ”

"Guess? Enough is enough, this king wants them to look good! Situ Che's face suddenly looked ugly. For any prince, the betrayal under their command is something they cannot tolerate.

Lin Shiwen blocked Situ Che's order to send someone to arrest Jiang Wenbo and other generals who had fled back this time, and said, "King, let General Meng Hao come and talk to know whether Jiang Poyun is suspicious." In addition, if they have a suspicion, leaving them behind may have a better effect on our next battle with Zhao Jun. However, from now on, the king needs to send someone to pay attention to the Jiang family. ”

Meng Hao, the former deputy general of Hanzhong, was originally arranged by Situ Che to urge Jiang Poyun to lead the Shu army in Hanzhong to fight against the Zhao army, and his main task was not to lead the army to fight, but to supervise the general Jiang Poyun in Zhenbei and the defenders in the southern parts of Hanzhong. After some questioning by Lin Shiwen, Lin Shiwen has determined that Jiang Poyun, the former general of Zhenbei, is very suspicious.

"King, I'm afraid that this Jiang Poyun already knows Meng Hao's mission, so in the breakthrough, except for Jiang Poyun's relatives and General Meng Hao, the rest of the generals and colonels have not been able to escape from the encirclement of the Zhao army. Come to think of it, Jiang Poyun's injury was also deliberately done by Zhao Jun, they were able to escape, and it was also Zhao Jun who deliberately let go of the passage. The Zhao army can take the land of Baishui County and annihilate all the reinforcements, how can it not strictly control all parts of Baishui County? How can they watch hundreds of people flee from it? ”

Situ Che said coldly: "That's it, what's the use of keeping it?" Such rebellion should be killed and punished with a canonical punishment, and it should be a warning to other generals and officials. Regarding Lin Shiwen's blocking of his attack on the Jiang family, Situ Che was still very reluctant.

Lin Shiwen said coldly: "Our army will continue to fight against the Zhao army, and Jiang Poyun and others will also appear on the battlefield." Since they have a connection with Zhao Jun, they will definitely not stop there. Why don't we take advantage of the connection between Jiang Poyun and others and Zhao Jun and calculate Zhao Jun in turn? Now our Shu army needs a big victory to restore morale and increase its prestige. ”

Hearing this, Situ Che's eyes lit up, and he nodded: "What he said is reasonable, but if he wants to calculate Zhao Jun and use Jiang Poyun and others, he is afraid that Xu Zizhen still has this ability." A bad one will leak the message. "As for the abilities of the generals under his command, Situ Che is also clear. This kind of mutual calculation, Xu Zizhen may not be able to play well.

Lin Shiwen said in a deep voice: "Great Sima Huoyun can take on this important task!" We want to restructure the army, and this part of the combat also needs it. Huo Yun, as the Great Sima, could be gradually implemented at the beginning of the military formation. In the restructuring of the army, it is ordinary soldiers who will benefit from it, and such an arrangement can also boost morale. ”

Situ Che understood that this was the reason for Huo Yun to participate in this battle. Of course, it was also to let Huo Yun limit the scale and time of the battle with Zhao Jun. Before, Huo Yun also strongly agreed with Lin Shiwen's statement that he could 'engage' the Zhao army, but he could not stalemate and fight each other's combat strategy. Situ Che let the former general Xu Zizhen be the commander, why not to fight back against the Zhao army. However, thinking that he could calculate Zhao Jun and make Zhao Jun suffer, Situ Che couldn't care about anything else. Huo Yun and Xu Zizhen were immediately summoned to discuss the issue of this 'engagement' against the Zhao army, and let Huo Yun serve as a military advisor in the army. Of course, its ostensible position is still to restructure the army.

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As Situ Che, Lin Shiwen and others said, after the Zhao army occupied Hanzhong, huge logistical problems appeared. After Zhao Xun, who was in Luoyang, received the good news from Hanzhong, he was not only happy, but also had a headache for the governance and takeover of Hanzhong. In particular, Hanzhong is already in the 'war' between the Han army and the Shu army, and the people's livelihood is withering, and the Zhao army needs to help, and the burden of pacifying the place is very heavy.

Zhao Xun, who was paying attention to the situation in Yangzhou, immediately ordered the prefectures and counties of Xiyongzhou to immediately organize the people to transport materials to Hanzhong. In addition, a large number of civil officials began to be 'drawn' from various places and arranged in Hanzhong.

"King, do you need to buy a batch of grain from Jingzhou and transport it from Jingzhou to the west? It is more convenient to go from Jingzhou than to cross the Qinling Mountains. Someone suggested.

"Jingzhou? I am afraid that the current grain in Jingzhou will be a problem just to satisfy the two princes of Jingzhou, and it will be very difficult to buy a large amount of grain from them. Now the king of Hanzhong wants to recover the losses and expand the army, and the grain and grass materials that need to be consumed are not known. Even if there is grain in Jingzhou, the king of Hanzhong will not provide it to us now. With the land of Jingzhou, it supplies two princes, and it is two princes who are constantly expanding their strength, and if they want to go out, they are afraid that it is unlikely. Situ Liang said in a deep voice.

Zhao Xun said in a deep voice: "Regardless of the rest, let Xiyongzhou increase transportation." In addition, Yang Wangqing was given an order that if the grain and grass materials were insufficient, the relief of the local people could be suspended a little. Now, this king is not worried about anything else, but is worried that the Shu army will attack again, so as to put pressure on my army in Hanzhong and accelerate the consumption of our army's grain and grass materials. ”

"The Shu army still 'wants' to attack? It shouldn't be, in the previous battle with the Han army, the Shu army suffered a lot of losses, not to mention the loss of troops, that is, grain and grass materials, and the consumption of his Shu country is much higher than ours. Even if their transportation is more convenient than ours, the grain and grass they have hoarded are not sufficient. If they want to continue the war, their logistical pressure is no less than ours. Liu Wenqi said suspiciously.

Zhao Xun said: "You are right, the grain and grass materials of the Shu army are not as good as ours, but their transportation pressure is less than ours. In the previous battle with the Han army, their losses were worse than ours. If the Shu army 'engages' us again, they will definitely be dragged down. However, if the Shu army has no intention of engaging us in a full-scale war, nor does it intend to confront us for a long time, in a short period of time, it will be able to drag down the logistics of the Hanzhong army with continuous attacks. Even, affect our stability in Hanzhong. ”

Liu Wenqi nodded, and after a while, he said in a deep voice: "In this case, first, in the shortest possible time, the Shu army that fought did not dare to fight again. However, judging from the situation of our army in Hanzhong, it is basically impossible to win a battle in this possible counterattack of the Shu army. The second is to let others contain the Shu army, or in other words, let other princes attack the Shu army, so that they dare not aim their 'fine' forces at us. If other directions of Shu are attacked, how can the Shu army continue to attack Hanzhong. Even if Situ Che is unwilling to be defeated in Hanzhong and still 'wants' to do it, he will not send too many people. This is already great news for Hanzhong. With the strength of our army, as long as it is not the Shu army that fights back with all its might, there is no worry! ”

Listening to what Liu Wenqi said, Zhao Xun's eyes couldn't help but light up, and he laughed: "That's right, this method is very suitable for my heart!" Yang Wangqing, who was in Hanzhong before, already had the intention of joining forces with the Han army to deal with the Shu army when he was discussing Hanzhong issues such as Xicheng County with the Han army. Moreover, the king of Hanzhong was also very moved, and sent someone to discuss this matter with the king. ”

Before the king gave a clear reply, the good news of Hanzhong had already come, and I thought that the king of Hanzhong at this moment was also regretting the loss of the opportunity to attack the Shu army. The Shu army not only raided the Han army and wanted to seize the land of Hanzhong, but also attacked the Han army and the Luo army as early as the Han army and the Luo army in the south of Jingzhou, and seized Wuling Mansion in the south of Jingzhou from their hands. ”

"The loss of the land of Hanzhong by the King of Hanzhong is a heavy blow to the King of Hanzhong, both in terms of strength and prestige. In Jingzhou, from the officials left behind by the Han army to the ordinary people in Jingzhou, they all think that the king of Luoyang is the lord of Jingzhou, and he is the king of Hanzhong, who is no longer as far as the king of Luoyang. ”

It was precisely because of this, as well as the rapid expansion of the Luo army, that Situ Fei, the king of Hanzhong, gave up the continued competition for the land of Hanzhong and returned to Jingzhou to restore his strength and expand his influence. Joining forces with us and working together with the other Shu army will not only avenge the Shu army's surprise attack on the Han army, but it will also be more difficult to take Wuling Mansion and expand its strength and influence. ”

Situ Liang said in a deep voice: "The king's intention is to join forces with the Han army now and jointly join forces with the other party's Shu army?" However, will the King of Hanzhong agree to take action against Wuling Mansion at this moment? Judging from the current situation, what we need is for the Han army to attack Wuling Mansion, while our army in Hanzhong will make a move to attack the south in the north of Yizhou, and will not really take action against the Shu army. From the perspective of the king of Hanzhong and his courtiers, he should be able to see the problem. Will the king of Hanzhong continue to do it? Even if they do it, they are afraid that they will need to wait until we take action against the Yizhou Shu army first. ”

Liu Wenqi smiled: "Otherwise! The situation in Jingzhou is very unfavorable to the king of Hanzhong, if the king of Hanzhong continues like this, even if he recovers his strength quickly, it is far inferior to the king of Luoyang in terms of strength and prestige. This is also the case, and now the king of Luoyang assisted the king of Hanzhong to restore the strength of the Han army and provide grain and grass materials. ”

"For the king of Hanzhong, if it weren't for his urgent shortage of food and grass materials, and he didn't want to have a direct stalemate with the Luo army, I was afraid that he would not accept the help of the king of Luoyang at all. After all, in this way, he is one rank lower than the king of Luoyang, and the king of Luoyang is much higher than the king of Hanzhong in terms of fame. If there is an opportunity to improve his prestige and strength, the king of Hanzhong will definitely not give up. ”

"In addition, most of the forces of the Shu army are converging to the west, to the land of Yizhou, and are pinned down by our army in Hanzhong. In addition, the grain and grass materials of Shu also began to be transported and hoarded to Yizhou, and the 'fine' strength of Shu also began to transfer to the north of Yizhou. After all, the land of Hanzhong is too close to the core of Shu and already threatens the foundation of Shu. Therefore, for the Han army, even if they strike first, their pressure is not very great. Moreover, the Shu army is the life-and-death enemy of the Han army. If there is an opportunity, the king of Hanzhong will definitely not let go of the opportunity to attack the Shu army. ”

"This Wuling Mansion was originally under the jurisdiction of Jingzhou, although the Shu army stationed heavy troops here in the past, but with the establishment of the Southern Alliance, the garrison here has decreased. Subsequently, because of the Shu army's attack on Hanzhong, the number of troops here increased slightly, but it was not too much. Because when the Shu army attacked Hanzhong, the king of Hanzhong and the Han army hurriedly entered Hanzhong, and there was no intention of going south. Now, the king of Hanzhong has returned to the west of Jingzhou and attacked to the south to recover the lost territory of Jingzhou, which is also a matter of course. If we take advantage of the southern attack between the Shu army and our hostility to recover Wuling Mansion, this will be a good opportunity for the king of Hanzhong. ”

"Moreover, the Han army will do it now, not before we do it. If the Shu army does not attack, it will naturally be the best. Naturally, the Han army did not need a large army to go south. However, once the Shu army has the intention of acting, the Han army can take advantage of this to move south. It is not impossible to recover Wuling Mansion. This time, the Shu army was defeated in Hanzhong and suffered heavy losses, and the Han army attacked Wuling Mansion, which was not without advantages. ”

Zhao Xun nodded and said, "That's right, the King of Hanzhong really needs to recover his strength now, and he needs to strengthen his prestige." And the king of Luoyang can also see the existence of the Han army, and he will definitely not be happy to see the king of Hanzhong return to his old strength and prestige again. It is also because of this that he clearly supported the Han army's food and grass materials, and also agreed that the Han army would 'draw' the troops stationed at the border back. After such a 'lane' of the king of Luoyang, the people of Jingzhou saw that the king of Hanzhong gave up guarding the border and ignored the peace of Jingzhou. Therefore, what the king of Hanzhong needs most now is to develop rapidly so that he can confront the king of Luoyang. Of course, that's what we need. For us, there must be two comparable princes in the land of Jingzhou, rather than letting the Luoyang King and his family dominate and let their control over Jingzhou reach the highest. ”

"Therefore, we can send someone to contact the King of Hanzhong, offer to support him in taking action against Wuling Mansion, and provide various supplies, and we can ally with him."

"Alliance?" Situ Liang and the others were stunned for a moment, and Situ Liang immediately said in a deep voice: "That's right, we have always fought against the southern princes alone, and we have never joined forces with other princes. Even when dealing with the Yong army and the Qi army in the past, the Yanzhou army was allowed to come forward, while our Zhao army has always been alone. Now, we can choose to use our allies to attack the other princes, and let the situation go our way in order to maximize our interests. In this way, not only will we be able to get rid of an enemy, but we will also have one more ally. Well...... Judging from the current situation of the king of Hanzhong, he needs our support and funding very much. Still, we can fund him, but we can't let him go beyond our expectations. ”

Zhao Xun said in a deep voice: "Liu Wenqi, you can arrange this matter, and immediately send someone to contact the king of Hanzhong and form an alliance with him." In addition, except for the materials that cannot be sold, all kinds of other materials can be sold to the Han army at a low price, so that the Han army can narrow the gap with the Luo army as soon as possible. ”

"If the King of Hanzhong makes a move on Wuling Mansion, it will help the King of Hanzhong to recover his reputation. So, how could the more powerful Luo army give up Jiangxia Mansion occupied by the Qi army? If the Luo army also makes a move against the Qi army, it will be the most beneficial thing for us. During this period of time, the Qi army's conquest and encirclement operations in the east of Jiangzhou and the southeast of Yangzhou were very rapid and successful. Many of the rebel armies south of Huijifu have now almost been surrounded and suppressed by the Qi army. In other words, the Jieyi Army has now begun to gradually become the number one target of the Qi army. If we can let the Luo army contain the Qi army, it will also be extremely beneficial to us. ”

As soon as they talked about the rebel army in Yangzhou, Situ Che and the others frowned. Speaking of which, these rebels were not directly related to the Zhao army. Even if there is a relationship, it is the way of the righteous army. Others, a very small number of merchants from the Zhao army sold armor and supplies to finance their fight against the Qi army. Many of the rest have nothing to do with Zhao Jun. Moreover, these rebels can fully deserve the title of Qi army, the 'chaotic' army. Indeed, these are the 'chaotic' army, after the incident, these 'chaotic' army burned, killed, looted, 'raped'/'fornicated'/captive/plundered, and did all the bad things. It is also because of this that there are not many righteous troops who can contact Zhao Jun, and they are all incorporated into the Jieyi Army.

But now, half of these rebels have been surrounded and suppressed by the Qi army. Some of them have already begun to hook up with Zhao Jun of the 'Jiao' Prefecture Department, and are ready to take it for their own use. It's a pity that some people under Murong Cheng's command have already seen the impact of the existence of this southern 'chaotic' army on the future of the Qi army. Therefore, he directly attacked the southern rebel army first, so that the Zhao army, which was in the eastern coastal area of 'Jiaozhou', was caught off guard. Now, the Jieyi Army has finally become the next target of the Qi army. And the Jieyi Army has a deep relationship with the Zhao Army, and Zhao Xun does not want the Jieyi Army to be destroyed. The existence of the Jieyi Army is of great significance to Zhao Jun.

It can be said that the Jieyi Army is now a branch of the Zhao Army, and the Zhao Army's control over the Jieyi Army is no less than any army in the territory of the Zhao Army. The control of the territory occupied by the Jieyi army is no less than the control of the territory under the jurisdiction of the Zhao State. The only difference is that Zhao does not have a direct border with it and cannot be directly contacted.

The existence of the Jieyi Army played a very key role in attacking the Qi army with the Zhao army in the south. It can be said that the existence of the Jieyi Army made it half easier for the Zhao army to attack the Qi army. Zhao Jun and Qi Jun 'engaged' war with Hanzhong, Zhao Xun and others were not too worried, they have always been concerned about the situation of the Qi army in Yangzhou encircling and suppressing the righteous army.

"King, now it seems that the Luo army really needs to contain the Qi army. Our army in Xuzhou made a move southward, and the Qi army in the north of Yangzhou was also preparing for defense. The Qi troops that are now encircling and suppressing the righteous army are all 'drawn' from the western part of Qi State. Relying on the Xuzhou army alone can no longer play a role in holding them back. However, the Qi army's 'pumping' of the western army of Qi is an opportunity for the Luo army. ”