Updated: 2013-10-12

The result of the battle between the Shu army and the Zhao army, the most painful and sad naturally belonged to Situ Che, the king of Shu. In order to seize the land of Hanzhong, whether it was for the old grudge between him and the king of Hanzhong, or for the peace of the northern part of the Shu army, in order to add a peripheral defense line to Yizhou, the price he paid was not small.

In order to attack the land of Hanzhong, the Shu army treacherously attacked the ally Han army, raided the southern counties of Hanzhong, the territory of the king of Hanzhong, and then attacked the army. It was also because of his perfidy that the so-called Southern Alliance fell apart.

The Southern Alliance was established by the southern princes to defend against the Zhao army, and they were allies of each other, and at the beginning, the cooperation was good. However, as the Shu army attacked the Han army, the alliance ceased to exist with each other. The alliance collapsed, of course, there was Zhao Jun's plan in it, but the direct cause of the collapse was the action of his Shu king Situ Che.

The Shu army attacked the Han army, and directly 'engaged' for more than three months, paying no less than 50,000 casualties of the Shu army soldiers and 30,000 young and strong people, and countless grains, grass, materials and damage consumed, as well as countless armor and equipment captured by the Han army and the Zhao army. It can be said that this battle has already broken the Shu army.

Of course, with a big war, such a result is naturally indispensable, after all, the losses of the opposing Han army are no less than those of the Shu army. However, the Shu army took the initiative and paid such a big price, if it could gain something, it would be a truly worthwhile action, but the result was unacceptable to the Shu army.

Situ Che, the king of Shu, got the news much earlier than Jiang Poyun and the others could not escape from Chengdu Mansion, of course, this is also the reason why Pegasus, the guard of the northern border of Yizhou, sent a message. The Shu army was defeated and retreated on all fronts, and the army was almost exhausted, and even the reinforcements did not move in a battle, so they were all in the hands of the Zhao army. Even the guards and local officials in the northern part of Yizhou, near Hanzhong, did not dare to hesitate at all, and immediately reported it back. In addition, after Jiang Poyun and Meng Hao fled back to Yizhou, they also hurriedly reported the battle to Chengdu before and after.

Situ Che, who got the news, almost vomited blood on the spot, when Jiang Poyun went north, Situ Che had a premonition that the situation in Hanzhong was not good, so he hurriedly ordered Yizhou to prepare for support, and sent 8,000 reinforcements in the shortest possible time, in addition, there were 25,000 reinforcements who were ready to go at any time. The reason why he did not go north in time was mainly because of logistical problems such as grain, grass, materials, armor and equipment.

"Shame! Shame on the entire Shu army! Situ Che roared frantically, but he also understood after reading the intelligence that his own defeat was not the reason for the commander, the most important thing was that the reinforcements could not keep up in time, and could not be compared with the strong strength of the Zhao army that arrived in time. However, defeat is defeat, and it does not calm him down because of objective factors.

"Order, let the armies in Yizhou and Ningzhou prepare for the expedition, and let the prefectures and counties step up the stockpiling of grain and grass materials. In addition, let Jiang Poyun and other generals who fled back immediately roll back to this king. Annoyed, Situ Che ordered repeatedly.

From Situ Che's words, the important ministers of the Shu army found that their own king was still preparing for war, and he intended to start a big war with the Zhao army, and they couldn't help but be shocked. It has just been defeated, and now there is a full-scale war. However, no one dared to persuade at this moment, because Situ Che's expression at this moment almost swallowed the opponents of him.

And Jiang Poyun and the others, who were rushing back from Wang Chengdu Mansion at this moment, were also very nervous, especially Jiang Poyun, who was worried that his secret contact with Zhao Jun would be revealed this time. You must know that these things are defeated, not only him, but the entire Jiang clan is only afraid that the nine clans will be killed by the King of Shu.

Although the king's edict only told them to go back immediately to report the details, this did not weaken the worry in his heart. You know, even if no one knows about his actions this time, who dares to guarantee that he will not be seen. Of course, more importantly, there is no need to guess, Jiang Poyun knows the angry appearance of the King of Shu at this moment. Although aside from his secret connection with Zhao Jun, the root cause of the defeat in this battle is not on himself. Even if he does not contact the Zhao army and does not collude with the Zhao army, the final defeat of the Shu army is a sure thing.

You must know that even if you have a connection with the Zhao army, it was after the fall of Nanzheng County and Baishui County controlled by the Shu army, and the first reinforcements had been exhausted. Even if he led his troops to fight to the death, he would not be able to stop the siege of the Zhao army from all sides. In addition, not to mention that there is an internal response of the Zhao army in Hanzhong City, I don't know how many defenders have no intention of resisting, and they have the intention to surrender to the enemy. Of course, Jiang Poyun didn't know at this moment that there was actually no internal response of the Zhao army in Hanzhong City, and it was just that the Zhao army was taking advantage of the instability of the defenders in the city.

Of course, even if Jiang Poyun knew that there was no internal response in Hanzhong City at the moment, he would treat it as if he didn't know. There is an internal response in Hanzhong City, and he can clear his suspicion and get rid of his guilt for defeat, in addition, these people are people who can't open their mouths and can't open their mouths to explain, and they are also the best candidates for him to break the Yunding crime. These people are already Zhao Jun's people, so naturally they won't justify the miscellaneous things of the Shu army.

"Remember, you escaped from the 'chaos' when the Zhao army ambushed the reinforcements, and in addition, the reinforcements were ambushed by the Zhao army after entering the city. In other words, the reinforcements entered the city first, and then the county commander and the guards of Baishui County colluded with the Zhao army to rebel against the 'rebellion'. In other cases, don't you say to anyone, including people in the family, remember? If there is any negligence, not only you and me, but also the entire family, will not escape the scourge of extermination. On the way, Jiang Poyun repeatedly told Jiang Wenbo.

Hurry up, and in less than three days, Jiang Poyun and others rushed to Chengdu Mansion. Before they arrived at the 'gate' of Chengdu Mansion, several of them had already been taken to the Shu Mansion by the guards under the command of the King of Shu. After arriving at the Shu Palace, Jiang Poyun and others found that Situ Che, the king of Shu, and all the civil and military ministers in the center had gathered together, as if the special 'gate' was waiting for them. Jiang Poyun and the others hurriedly saluted and knelt in the main hall.

"Jiang Poyun! You really give this king a long face, but you really give me a long face for the Shu army, in just half a month, you will completely defeat the land occupied by my Shu army. When you left that day, you were 'quite confident', but what was the result? The result? This is what you have given to this king? What do you have to say about that? If you don't satisfy the king and your servants, the result will be the same whether you come back or not. Situ Che's flat and cold voice resounded in the main hall.

"Damn it! But the main responsibility for this defeat does not lie with the ministers. Gritting his teeth, Jiang Poyun replied in a deep voice.

"Oh?" Situ Che said coldly, "Not on you? How many of you are the main generals in charge of the military affairs in Hanzhong, who else is responsible for the defeat? ”

"Back to the king, the Zhao army raided, and our army in the land of Hanzhong was seriously insufficient. And the reinforcements in our rear have been delayed. In addition, because of the punishment of the seal of the strict seal, the soldiers of the defenders in the southern counties of Hanzhong were very dissatisfied with our new commander-in-chief, and the ministers stationed in Hanzhong City could not command these soldiers at all. ”

"This defeat was also due to the fact that the guards in various places did not obey the military orders and were raided by the Zhao army, and even worse, these generals directly surrendered to the Zhao army. Even in Hanzhong City, there is also the internal response of Zhao Jun. Although the ministers had the heart to resist, they did not have the strength to use. Jiang Poyun said bluntly in a deep voice, and then he told the situation before and after the war in public.

The reason why Jiang Poyun said this was because his deputy general, Meng Hao, a close confidant of the king's 'insertion', was also above the main hall. Before and after this battle, he knew very well that he could clear his suspicion at this moment. In other words, taking advantage of the presence of Meng Hao, a witness, and the presence of civil and military officials, he could get rid of the responsibility of defeat this time.

Sure enough, as Jiang Poyun expected, Situ Che asked about the situation of the battle among the other generals, of course, among them, the deputy general Meng Hao was the most important. However, although Meng Hao was sent by Situ Che to assist and monitor Jiang Poyun, Jiang Poyun was not a person worthy of the jealousy and suspicion of the King of Shu after all, and he was sent to urge Jiang Poyun to prepare for war with all his might. Meng Hao didn't know much about the situation of the Shu army in Hanzhong, but he also knew that the Shu army in the southern part of Hanzhong was dissatisfied with the king of Shu and the new generals.

In addition, Jiang Poyun was forced to secretly contact Zhao Jun, which was also through Jiang Wenbo's hands, and it was also a short one-day effort, and there was no in-depth contact. In addition, Meng Hao didn't deliberately monitor Jiang Poyun and the generals at all, after all, he was also a deputy general, the second person in the Shu Army in Hanzhong, so he had nothing to do to go back and stare at the generals under his command.

And the situation that Meng Hao saw was exactly what Jiang Poyun said, the guards and county commanders of Nanzheng County and Baishui County did not go to Hanzhong City to meet the new Zhenbei general, and as a result, one was raided by the Zhao army and was destroyed overnight. The other one was even more unbearable and surrendered directly to the Zhao army. As for Jiang Poyun, it was not without effort, but he personally led the army to prepare for a surprise attack on Baishui County to save the situation. It's a pity that in Hanzhong City, there is Zhao Jun's internal response, and the position must still be not low. You must know that it is not an ordinary officer who can participate in the military affairs consultation, but naturally an upper-level general and colonel.

As a result, Jiang Poyun and others went out of the city and encountered an ambush, and then learned that the soldiers of Hanzhong City were conquered by the Zhao army without blood. In other words, Hanzhong City directly opened the city 'gate' and surrendered to the Zhao army. Meng Hao, who didn't know the details, just said this, and washed away any unfavorable situation on Jiang Poyun's body.

"Good...... Since this is the case, this king will no longer blame you for the defeat of Hanzhong, but this defeat, as the main general, naturally cannot be exempted from responsibility. Therefore, from now on, your position as the general of Zhenbei and other lords are all dismissed. In addition, this king hopes that you can prove yourself with your ability and go to the army that is being assembled in the Brazilian province to serve as a general, and this king hopes that you can perform in the next big war. I don't know if it's because of the matter of sealing the strict seal, which made Situ Che have some thoughts in his heart, but this time he didn't severely punish Jiang Poyun.

However, Situ Che's new appointment made Jiang Poyun a little big. Naturally, he wouldn't fail to hear that this Situ Che still had the intention of continuing the war with Zhao Jun. If it was in the past, he would not be afraid. However, since then, after he had that "cooperation" with Zhao Jun, his handle fell into the hands of Zhao Jun. If the Shu army fights against the Zhao army, then he will naturally meet the Zhao army again, how can the Zhao army forget his best "internal response"? However, at this moment, he had no other choice but to accept the order and thank him for leaving.

"Hateful! This is the army under the command of this king? Well? Is this the king's army or the own army of some general? After Jiang Poyun and the others left, Situ Che immediately roared. This time, his anger was even more annoyed than the defeat of the Shu army in the land of Hanzhong.

The civil and military officials on both sides of the main hall were all terrified, and the scene of Situ Che's anger at this moment was indeed rare. Although he was angry many times today because of the war of the Shu army in Hanzhong, he was definitely not as powerful as at this moment. The officials in the hall could even feel that Situ Che's sharp eyes swept over them with murderous intent. Especially those generals, they are even more trembling. At this moment, they can be regarded as the fire at the city 'gate' and the fish in the pond.

However, everyone understood where Stuart's anger was coming from. For a prince, for a monarch, there is nothing more important than military power. Even if everyone understands that Feng Yanzhang has absolutely no other ideas, even if he does, he is already dead. However, this kind of thing, Situ Che will not fail to react at all. For the many generals in the main hall, the king's performance at this moment, on the one hand, is to be angry that these generals and soldiers have lost the war because of a little resentment in their hearts, and on the other hand, it is also a beating on them.

However, all the generals and civil officials underestimated Situ Che's thoughts, and also underestimated his anger at disobeying military orders with these soldiers, but at a dead general. Of course, there is nothing for him to remember a dead general, but this leads to the defeat of the war, and the consequences are different.

This failure made the king suddenly realize that the soldiers under the command of the king were not as loyal to the king as their generals. That is, they would rather serve their lord than obey the king's commands. Ladies and gentlemen, do you say, is this the prestige of the seal high by this king, or is it because his roots in the army are deep enough that even this king can't compare with him? Situ Che's eyes scanned the dozens of officials and generals in the hall with sharp eyes, and asked in a cold voice.

Where would these Shu army courtiers easily answer such a question? In addition, the king is in a very bad mood at the moment, if it is not good and traps himself, it will not be cost-effective. Of course, there are also a very few people who guessed Situ Che's thoughts at this moment.

Li Mingzhan, the right man at the forefront of the main hall, and Huo Yun, the military commander, already understood what Situ Che wanted to do, so the two of them were very clear about what the King of Shu wanted to express at this moment, and of course they were not too nervous at the moment, and they had no other ideas. In addition, there was another person with an indifferent face, and he also guessed what Situ Che wanted to do. This person is Zuo Cheng Lin Shiwen, although Lin Shiwen now has the name of Zuo Cheng, but he has never liked Situ Che, so Situ Che will not ask him about military aircraft unless there are special circumstances.

What Situ Che wanted to do at the moment, Lin Shiwen also very much agreed, and he had also proposed it in the past. It's just that Situ Che didn't have a good chance to get off at that time, and at this moment, he was given such an opportunity. In fact, the reason why Lin Shiwen and other former ministers of King Yong agreed with Situ Lei to let his youngest son Situ Che inherit the great cause of King Yong was also because of Situ Che's cleverness and intelligence.

"Zhao is our great enemy, and this king has always been very concerned about the situation of Zhao State, and he also knows a lot about Zhao ** politics. The Zhao army had more troops than ours, and many times, the king of Zhao did not go to the front line in person, and even he was able to drive his army thousands of miles away. But why didn't this happen to Zhao Jun? Situ Che suddenly turned to mention Zhao Jun, which made the civil and military ministers below stunned for a while.

Situ Che ignored these people, and continued: "This king found that the Zhao ** team recruited new soldiers, trained new soldiers, and incorporated them into the army, and there were people from different systems responsible for each process. In other words, the commanders of the armies will not form factions in the military formation at all. Of course, this alone is not enough, after a long time, various factions will naturally appear, and naturally some people will use the power in their hands to 'insert' their cronies. ”

However, in the Zhao army, the commander rotates every few years, and the various battalions and outposts in the army are also rotated every few years. In this way, the commanders of these departments will not be able to 'plant' their own men in the military formation, and of course, most importantly, they will not use the army for their own personal gain. The military is not a local civilian official, and it is related to the lifeblood of the country, so naturally there can be no negligence. ”

"In addition to these, the salaries and rewards of the army are also responsible for different people. The record and examination of meritorious achievements in the army, as well as the supervision and implementation of military law, are all responsible for the personnel of the special 'department', so that every officer and soldier in the army can receive the fairest treatment. In addition, middle and low-level officials in the army, like the generals above, need to report on their work in the capital every few years, and then study and integrate their merits to make a standard for promotion. ”

"Do you think that such a fair, just, and beneficial way for the country is worth learning from us? Our Shu army is the same as the Zhao army, both have one nose and two eyes, why are we not defeated by the Zhao army? In the southern part of Hanzhong, why did what happened to our Shu army never happen to the Zhao army? You say, is this conducive to the way we manage the army in Shu worth learning? Situ Che asked lightly.

Situ Che's words immediately shocked the civil and military ministers in the hall, and at this moment, whether it was the civil ministers or the military generals, they immediately understood that the reason for the king's anger before, the purpose was here. What complains about the influence and prestige of Feng Yanzhang in the army, this is simply paving the way for this matter.