9th year of the Warring States period, November 13.

Night.

Under the cover of night, the main force of the Wei army in the city broke through.

Sima Yi led tens of thousands of Wei soldiers and horses out of the Beicheng Gate in the north, first in the direction of Qishan, but stopped in front of Qishan, directly reversed, turned to the northeast, and the goal was the direction of Hechi.

They marched very fast, and in one night they had entered Hechi County.

Two days later, this Wu army had already appeared at the junction of Guanzhong and Wudu, so he said.

On the third day, they had already entered the Dasan Pass in Guanzhong and Xiguan.

When Wu Jun came to his senses, he wanted to pursue, but he was already beyond the reach of the whip, and the soldiers and horses that had been ambushed in Qishan in advance had become completely useless.

In desperation, Chen Zhi could only take the city first.

At the same time, more than 20,000 soldiers of the Wei army who withdrew from Baima Pass, under the leadership of Zhang Ren, directly withdrew their troops to the west, and before the Wu army was encircled in the north and south, they went out from Yinping Road, left Wudu and Guanghan County, and went straight into the territory of the Baimaqiang tribe.

Since then, the first battle of Wudu has come to an end.

The result is a lose-lose situation.

The Wei army lost Wudu, a strategic place to hold Guanzhong and Xiliang, and in several battles of Jinyuetan, Xiabiancheng, and Baima Pass, it was also regarded as suffering heavy casualties, and escaped from Wudu with its tail between its legs.

However, Wu Jun did not seek any benefits.

This battle can be regarded as half of the defeat of the Wu army.

After all, the purpose of the Wu army is not to take Wudu, what the Wu army wants is to annihilate this Wei army in order to achieve the strategy of seizing Xiliang, but they let this Wei army enter the land of Xiliang, and the battle of Liangzhou will inevitably make it a hundred times more difficult for them.

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9th year of the Warring States period, November 17.

Midday.

Lower Debate City.

On this day, not only is there no sunlight, the wind and snow in the sky are very large, and there are signs of entering the cold winter season, in the vast wind and snow, a long queue of grain guards with the battle flag of Soochow is erected, and enter the city in an orderly manner from the south city gate.

This is Zhuge Liang and Xu Sheng personally escorting the grain team.

"Zhuge Overseer, Commander Xu, you are here just in time!"

Chen Zhi personally went to the city gate to meet him, he looked at the trucks transporting grain, and his heart was greatly excited: "If you come a few days late, my sons and daughters may have to run out of food!" ”

Although they took Xiabi City, Sima Yi did not leave them a single grain in this city, and they were all eating dry food stored in the army for the past few days.

But dry food is limited, and it can only support these days.

This is also one of the reasons why they watched the Wei army break through to the north, but they did not dare to pursue it.

Without logistical support, although their main force of more than 100,000 soldiers and horses is strong, it is very likely that they will be defeated without a fight, and they naturally dare not pursue the enemy army.

"Commander, it's a trivial matter, don't mind!"

Zhuge Liang stepped down from the grain carriage, raised his head slightly, looked at this city, and there was a bitter smile on his handsome face: "Although we won the city of Xiabi and captured the entire Wudu County in this battle, a certain family did lose this battle!" ”

If you lose, you have to admit it, he Zhuge Liang is not a person who can't afford to lose.

"The Wei army took advantage of our negligence to attack Baima Pass, forcing us to burn our own food and armaments, besieging Wei and saving Zhao, so that we had no time to worry about their main force breaking through, this trick is indeed clever!"

Xu Sheng's face was still a little gloomy.

When the Wei army withdrew, when they led their army back to Baima Pass, all they saw was the ruins of the raging fire, and this centuries-old fortress was destroyed in one fell swoop under Zhang Ren's order.

If it weren't for Zhuge Liang's strategy to let them hide a large amount of grain, this time, I'm afraid that the main force of Xia Biancheng would have to drink the northwest wind.

"Overseer, victory or defeat on the battlefield has been unpredictable since ancient times, and now it is just a small defeat, we still have a chance!"

Hearing this, Chen Zhi smiled slightly bitterly and said comfortingly.

"It's me who underestimated the enemy!"

The corners of Zhuge Liang's mouth raised a self-deprecating smile, and he said calmly: "One Sima Yi is easy to deal with, and one Zhang Ren is also easy to deal with, but Sima Yi and Zhang Ren have a variable that I didn't expect!" ”

Sima Yi was cautious, Zhang Ren was brave and enterprising, and the two cooperated seamlessly, and they forcibly regained the disadvantage of the Wei army.

"Now we let them retreat to Xiliang with the main force, then we will have to fight a protracted battle with them next!"

Xu Sheng said: "The previous strategy of wanting to achieve a quick solution will not work!" ”

"I firmly believe in one thing, even if they have retreated into Xiliang with the main force now, sooner or later they will be defeated by our hands, and to collect Xiliang, for us, it is urgent to take Xiliang before the battle in Guanzhong!"

Chen Zhi's face was resolute, his expression was cold, and the battle was vast: "I have decided to fight this battle, do everything I can, fight hard, even if I use all the troops of the two armies of Bashu and War Elephant, I will not hesitate, as long as the logistics can be guaranteed, I can even take the first step from Qishan to Xiliang!" ”

"Let's go to the barracks!"

When Zhuge Liang heard this, his eyes lit up, and he said in a deep voice.

The three of them returned from the street to a school barracks in the city, and in the main camp of the Chinese army, Fa Zheng, the chief of staff of the Bashu Army, and the commanders and chiefs of staff of each army and division were discussing the military situation.

"Although the Wei army withdrew from Wudu, they obviously took a detour and wanted to return to Xiliang, not so fast!"

"We can be one step ahead of them and enter Xiliang!"

"As long as we occupy Xiliang one step ahead, then this battle can be reversed and turned into an attack!"

The generals are now deliberating on their next steps.

Although the battle of Wudu did not achieve the expected strategic goal, it is undeniable that taking Wudu is the best start, they are Guanzhong in the northeast and Liangzhou in the northwest, and they can attack at any time.

"The last general meets the commander!"

"The last general will meet the Zhuge Overseers!"

"The last general will meet Commander Xu!"

When the generals saw Commander Chen Zhi walking in with Zhuge Liang and Xu Sheng, they hurriedly looked straight and leaned over to give a military salute.

"No need to be polite, you go on!"

Chen Zhi stepped onto the main seat, looked at a sand table from Qishan to Xiliang that was temporarily created, and analyzed the current situation directly to Zhuge Liang, and said: "Overseer, Sima Yi's main force has entered Guanzhong, he wants to enter Xiliang, first of all, he must rest and recuperate, it is estimated that it will take a lot of time, and Zhang Ren's Wei army, now entering the Cizhi River Meander, their march road is more difficult to walk, and they have to rely on the support of various tribes of the Qiang people to return to Xiliang, the time will definitely not be very fast, I predict that they will not be able to return to Xiliang before December!" ”

He paused and said, "But if my cavalry advances from Qishan, before December, they will definitely be able to reach the land of Xiliang!" ”

"It's a time difference, but you're missing a bit!" Zhuge Liang said suddenly.

"What?"

"Now the wind and snow are getting bigger and bigger, the cavalry naturally can't occupy any advantage, and the next march will be more and more difficult, even if the cavalry advances from Qishan, they may not be able to rush to Xiliang before!"

Zhuge Liang said: "Taking a step back, even if you rush to Xiliang one step ahead of schedule, our main force of soldiers and horses can't keep up, it is equivalent to letting your cavalry be alone and face the danger of annihilation!" ”

"Overseer, even if the wind and snow are a little stronger, I believe my cavalry will be able to enter Xiliang before them!" Chen Zhi said: "This battle has reached this point, we can't stop, and the imperial court won't stop, if we don't take Xiliang, we won't give up, in this case, why don't we take the lead!" ”

"You're right!"

Zhuge Liang nodded, his eyes narrowed into a slit, and the light was cold: "We must take the lead in this battle, so we want to take Hanyang!" ”

"Hanyang-gun?"

When the generals heard this, they gasped, this is the richest and most populous county in Xiliang.

"I'm afraid it's not easy!"

"It is said that there is still a part of the Liang army guarding Hanyang!"

The eyes of the generals were all at once fixed on the ups and downs of the territory of Hanyang County.

"We don't just want to take Hanyang, we have to defend Hanyang!"

Zhuge Liang said categorically: "Only in this way can we stand firm in the footsteps of Xiliang, but the Wei army will not watch Hanyang fall into our hands, this must be a bloody battle!" ”

"A bloody battle is a bloody war, can't we afford to fight?"

One general said blatantly.

"Zhuge Overseer, a certain family asks for war!"

Meng Shu stood up directly, arched his hands, and said in a deep voice: "Although most of the officers and soldiers of my 14th Army are foot soldiers, we have been walking in the mountains and wilderness for many years, and we are also short of food and clothing in winter, and our resistance is stronger than that of ordinary soldiers, and we are not afraid of the cold and the cold, and we can ensure the speed of the march!" ”

"When the 14th Army was arguing in the offensive battle, it was the main force to attack the fortification, and you suffered a lot of damage, and now how much combat effectiveness is left?" Zhuge Liang thought for a moment and asked.

"Eighty percent!"

Meng Shu said without hesitation.

"Commander Meng, although you are brave, but not all soldiers are you, I don't believe your words, Chief of Staff Zhurong, you come!"

Zhuge Liang shook his head, he didn't dare to believe the words of this battle maniac, his eyes fell on Mrs. Zhurong.

"Zhuge Overseer, in the siege battle, we did suffer a lot of casualties, but there were many casualties and few casualties, maybe it was because we had been fighting with wild beasts in the jungle for many years, and our soldiers would instinctively avoid the vital parts when they were fighting, but in fact, there were not many dead in the city!"

When Mrs. Zhurong heard Zhuge Liang's words, she smiled slightly bitterly, she was not Meng Shu, and after thinking about it carefully, she said conservatively: "Now the combat effectiveness is more than sixty percent, but if we are given a month, we can restore eighty or ninety percent of the combat effectiveness!" ”

"Enough!"

Zhuge Liang believed this, his heart was shocked, and his eyes lit up: "Commander, let the 33rd Division stationed in Qishan go out immediately, before December, take Hanyang Jicheng, hold on to and wait for reinforcements, after the 14th Army rectifies for three days, give priority to replenishing grain, grass and armaments, and then go north to Hanyang, a division of cavalry, a army's strength, can't take Xiliang, but enough to stand firm in Hanyang, as long as they can stand firm, waiting for the spring of next year, we have enough domestic logistics support, we can fight with them slowly!" ”

"That's the best way to do it!"

Chen Zhi and Xu Sheng glanced at each other, and after thinking about it, they both nodded their heads in agreement.

After the results of the deliberations, the generals of all sides moved quickly.

In the evening, in the camp, there were only Zhuge Liang, Chen Dao, Xu Sheng and Chief of Staff Fa Zheng, who were still carefully scrutinizing every detail.

"We still need to give an explanation to the court!" Chen Zhi said suddenly.

"I've already gone to the military aircraft department, and at this time the book has arrived in Jinling City, this is the strategy I set, and I will naturally give this explanation!"

When Zhuge Liang heard this, he said calmly: "We lost half of this battle, I Zhuge Liang confessed, how the court wants to deal with it, I will listen to it, but I pray that the court will give me a chance to make up for my mistakes, and after seizing Liangzhou, I will dispose of it!" ”

This battle is led by him and must be borne by him. (To be continued.) )