Chapter 632: Surround but Don't Fight
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Although Wu Yi's current identity is the commander of the Eastern Sichuan Route Army, Zhang Ren's attitude is still neither humble nor arrogant. "Wu Duhu, the last general has never denied that the combat power of the Jing army is extraordinary, and it is still easy to be surrounded and intercepted by my hundreds of thousands of troops, and it is indeed a tough opponent that my Yizhou army has never encountered. However, the last general always believed that Liu Ze's strategic intentions were not in Chengdu, and the White Emperor City was the focus of our army's defense. ”
"Enough!" Liu Yi had already seen that Wu Yi's face was obviously displeased, and he scolded Zhang Rendao in a low voice, "Zizhong, you have always insisted that Liu Ze's main direction of attack is in the White Emperor, and I also obeyed your Jianyi to march into eastern Sichuan, but the result was that Liu Ze played a golden cicada out of his shell, and our army fought repeatedly to no avail." Now Chengdu is in danger, the lord is waiting for reinforcements, which is more important, can't you tell the difference? ”
Zhang Ren was silent.
Wu Yi's face softened slightly, he led the army for the first time, and he didn't want to stiffen the relationship with the generals of his subordinates, so he said: "General Zhang's analysis is not unreasonable, but the shape is ever-changing, even if Liu Ze is scheduled to attack the White Emperor City, but Chengdu is empty, and if there are no reinforcements, who can guarantee that Liu Ze will not change his mind to attack Chengdu?" None of us are worms in Liu Ze's belly, and no one can know Liu Ze's true thoughts, not to mention that even if it is Liu Ze, he will judge the situation and change the situation, and he will not take Chengdu first. ”
Li Yan said: "What Wu Duhu said is extremely true, Chengdu is the center of Shu, and there must be no mistakes, and it is advisable to return to the army as soon as possible to relieve the siege of Chengdu." ”
Wu Yi raised Liu Zhang's military order and said, "Return to Chengdu." It is the order of the lord, and those who disobey will be dealt with by military law! Ladies and gentlemen, the great enemy is in a critical situation, and we should work together through thick and thin, and we must not give rise to suspicions. Give the enemy an opportunity to take advantage of. When Wu Yi said this, he deliberately glanced at Zhang Ren.
Zhang Ren arched his hand and said in a deep voice: "Wu Duhu, the last general just said some personal opinions, and there is absolutely no intention of disobeying the orders of the lord and the army. ”
Wu Yi nodded with satisfaction and said, "Okay, since this is the case, the whole army will set up camp tonight and quickly return to Chengdu to help." Yan Taishou. The defense of White Emperor City is up to you! ”
Yan Yan is over sixty years old, the oldest among the generals in Sichuan, he is highly respected, Wu Yi does not dare to treat him slowly, although he gives an order, his words are also very respectful. Yan Yan arched his hand and said: "Wu Du is protected and rest assured, with Yan here, the custody of Yiling Jingjun does not want to step into eastern Sichuan!" ”
Wu Yi thanked him. Overnight, the army was ordered in the school field, and the people who returned to Chengdu this time included the 10,000 people brought by Wu Yi himself. There are also 50,000 horses from Liu Yan's department and 10,000 horses from Li Yan's department, and 20,000 troops were transferred from the defenders of White Emperor City, with a total strength of more than 90,000 people. After the army was ordered, Wu Yi ordered the whole army to open overnight and look at Chengdu.
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Liu Ze set up camp in Shipan Town, thirty miles southwest of Chengdu, which has the most fertile land in the Chengdu Plain. The terrain is flat and horizontal, and this season is the time for early rice planting, but due to the war, the farmers have fled to the mountains and forests for refuge. Naturally, the fields are uncultivated, and the rice fields are also unwillingly overgrown with weeds, full of vitality.
Not only near Chengdu, but also in the east of Sichuan, where the war was affected, people fled one after another, and a large number of fields were abandoned. The people take food as the sky, but this food will not fall from the sky, there will be spring sowing will have autumn harvest, the land is uncultivated, naturally will not grow a grain of grain, for the people of Yizhou, the twelfth year of Jian'an will be the most difficult year.
"It is my long-cherished wish to relieve the suffering of the people of the world and save the people from fire and water, but the swords and soldiers are together, full of greenery, but it is the lowest level of people who suffer, displaced, hungry and cold, my fault!" Liu Ze looked at the overgrown and uninhabited fields of wild weeds, and couldn't help but sigh.
"Everything is broken and then stands, not broken and not standing, Liu Zhang is weak and faint, the people of Shuzhong have long been suffering, the lord entered Sichuan, although the suffering of the people has been deepened on a certain course, but after the pacification of Yizhou, the grace of the lord can naturally benefit every person in Bashan Shushui, and the short-term pain is exchanged for long-term tranquility, which is not a good thing for the people of Yizhou." Zhuge Liang shook the feather fan lightly, and he was calm and relaxed.
What Zhuge Liang said was naturally what Liu Ze thought in his heart, Liu Ze shook his head with a wry smile, and sighed softly.
At this time, Zhao Yun, Chen Dao, Sun Guan and other generals came together, and the soldiers came to Chengdu to make them very excited, everyone was a little uncontrollable, eager to try, they came here to Liu Ze to fight for the vanguard of the siege of the city, the first to put the battle flag of the Jing army on the head of Chengdu.
Facing the eager and eager eyes of the generals, Liu Ze was very calm, just ordered all the troops to guard the camp, and at the same time ordered Guan Hai to lead the bow and cavalry to cruise near Chengdu, and send more scouts to patrol the sentry, once the traces of the Sichuan army were found, they would be annihilated immediately, and the internal and external traffic of Chengdu would be completely cut off. However, for Chengdu City, Liu Ze's strategy was to separate but not encircle, encircle but not fight, just create a sense of urgency for Liu Zhang, and temporarily strictly order all departments not to attack the city without authorization.
The generals are confused, since they have already killed the city of Chengdu, and the main force of the Sichuan army is still stranded in the eastern Sichuan region, and it is impossible to return to help in a short time, Liu Ze should strike while the iron is hot and capture Chengdu in one go, but Liu Ze's decision to surround and not fight made the generals feel inexplicable, does Liu Ze still have to wait for Liu Zhang to take the initiative to surrender the city? Since the main force of the Sichuan army still exists, and it is estimated that this time is also on the way back to Chengdu under the stars, Liu Zhang will definitely not raise his hand to surrender before the main force of the Sichuan army is eliminated.
Although all the generals were puzzled, Liu Ze's decision was irreversible, and they had no choice but to act according to the order.
Liu Ze and Zhuge Liang looked at each other and smiled, this big game of chess in Shuzhong is now only in the middle game, it is the best time for Liu Ze to show his magic moves, and it is not yet the end of the show, and the good show is still to come.
Chengdu is naturally the ultimate goal of Liu Ze's westward expedition, but the time is not yet ripe, and now is not the time to pick peaches. There were no red-coated cannons and no catapults, and the difficulty of breaking through the fortified and well-defended Chengdu was self-evident. Although it is said that the main force of the Sichuan army is still in eastern Sichuan, it is only more than 10,000 defenders in Chengdu, and it is not vegetarian. What is the combat strength of his army, Liu Ze naturally knows very well, if Liu Ze gives an order, the soldiers of the Jing army must be ten thousand people who will die, rampant all over the world, and it is absolutely not a problem to capture Chengdu. But Chengdu City, which was built with the corpses and blood of the soldiers of the Jing Army, was not what Liu Ze hoped for, and the cost of such casualties was not something Liu Ze could bear.
What's more, if you take 10,000 steps back, what's the point of taking Chengdu at this moment? Although Chengdu is the seat of Yizhou, for Liu Ze at this time, it is just a city, and it must be defended if you give up. The main force of the Sichuan army in eastern Sichuan may return to Chengdu at any time, even if Chengdu has been lost, Wu Yi will not surrender lightly, and will definitely counterattack, the Jing army occupying Chengdu is like carrying a huge burden, there is no food and grass inside, no reinforcements outside, it cannot be defended, and it cannot be abandoned, and at that time, I am afraid that the Jing army will not escape the fate of annihilation. In exchange for a heavy casualty price for a burden, Liu Ze will not do this kind of money-losing business.
Chengdu is like a tempting forbidden fruit, mouth-watering, few people don't want to taste the taste of this forbidden fruit, but Liu Ze can withstand this temptation. The siege of Chengdu was originally the most important part of his strategy in central Sichuan, and he traveled back and forth in such a large range of detours on the land of central Sichuan, with only one goal - White Emperor City! Liu Ze has never wavered in this strategic goal, whether it is the previous transfer of the first Fushui to the east of Sichuan, or the current second Fushui surprise attack on Chengdu, it is a part of Liu Ze's overall strategy.
"Chengdu - I, Liu Ze, will still come back!" A smile hung on the corner of Liu Ze's mouth, and he stared at the looming Chengdu city wall and said silently in his heart. (My novel "Hanwa" will have more fresh content on the official WeChat platform, and there will also be a 100% lottery gift for everyone!) Open WeChat now, click on the "+" sign in the upper right corner to "add friends", search for the official account "qdread" and follow, hurry up! (To be continued......)