Chapter 216: Backfired
"God bless Great Wei!" Zhang He stroked his forehead and sighed.
Tian Fu's face was covered with dust, but his eyes were shining, and the whole person looked extremely energetic, even a little excited.
Zhang He asked him to go to the vicinity of the wooden gate to inquire about the situation, but he didn't have much hope. The soldiers and horses have not moved, the grain and grass go first, this is the common sense of the soldiers, Zhuge Liang is a cautious person, will he not pay attention to his grain road? With his more than 200 remnants, it is impossible to intercept Zhuge Liang's grain channel.
What's more, Zhang He guessed that Zhuge Liang might transport grain through Yangshui, although there was a reason for him, after all, it was just a conjecture. Being able to think of this does not mean that you can catch Zhuge Liang's flaws. The soldiers are no longer in service, and the food is not for three years, Zhuge Liang must also understand this truth. There is no doubt about the urgency of his military rations, and then he will transport grain from Hanzhong, the question is whether you can wait for this opportunity before you run out of food. If the food in Hanzhong is not available within half a month, Zhang He himself will run out of food.
However, the opportunity was actually waited for by Zhang He, and before it was ten days, the grain from Hanzhong arrived.
Tian Fu has to say that Zhang He's luck is good, and Da Wei's luck is good. In Zhang He's words, it is God bless Dawei.
Looking at the overjoyed Zhang He, Tian Fu believed that Zhang He probably didn't expect his luck to be so good before, he just did what he could, and didn't let go of any possible opportunity, and then, he waited for this opportunity.
Now, as long as he seizes this opportunity, no matter how tight Zhuge Liang's formation is, there are no flaws, his defeat is already doomed, and Zhang He will once again prove his ability because of this.
Fortunately, he Tian Fu was fortunate to experience this battle, and was fortunate to listen to orders under Zhang Hejiao, and was lucky to take on such an important task, and completed it excellently. To have such an opportunity, all the hard work is worth it.
"General, shall we attack?"
"Of course." Zhang He regained some composure. The big hand slapped Tian Fu's shoulder heavily and pressed it hard: "Boy, can you still fight?" ”
Tian Fu said loudly: "May only the general be the head of the horse!" ”
Zhang He couldn't help laughing: "That's it." Then do everything they have, have a full meal, and when the Shu army is broken, they will eat the food of the Shu army. I have heard for a long time that Hanzhong rice tastes good. A must try it this time. ”
Tian Fu and a group of young generals listened to this, their blood boiled, and they agreed in unison.
In order to buy a little more time as much as possible. These days, in addition to the war horses can also provide enough forage to ensure physical strength, starting from Zhang He, each soldier can only eat one meal. Zhang He knew very well that Zhuge Liang was waiting for them to attack in Shangqi, and Ma Tan was waiting for him to attack in Luomen, they would not take the initiative to chase the cavalry for battle, and they could rest assured that they would raise their spirits on horseback. Even in order to save horsepower, they took an early rest and drove the horses to graze where there was still grass.
So even if the food of the Shu army came three or five days later than expected, Zhang He might be able to support it until that time. What he cares about most is to attract the attention of Zhuge Liang and Ma Jian at all times, keep them in tension all the time, and prevent them from discovering his true purpose.
Right now. Everything was ready, just waiting for Zhang He's sharp blow. Of course, Zhang He had to let the soldiers let go of their belts, have a full meal, recuperate their physical strength, and prepare for the next battle.
After eating a full meal and resting for the night, when the sky was twilight the next day, Zhang Heqin led 10,000 fine horsemen and swooped towards the wooden gate without hesitation.
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The lights flickered, and Zhuge Liang crouched on the desk, his eyes roaming back and forth in the area between Shangqi, Qishan and Luomen. The slender fingers moved on the map, rustling softly, like a spring silkworm struggling to nibble on mulberry leaves, and use its own flesh to turn into beautiful silk. His long body also bowed like a silkworm, as if he was ploughing forward vigorously, trying to knock all obstacles to the ground.
Jiang Wei and Huo Yi were on the left and right, Huo Yi was holding the pen, quietly waiting for Zhuge Liang's decision. Jiang Wei stood aside a little restrainedly, looking at Zhuge Liang who was lying on the desk, with some guilt in his eyes. The few white hairs on Zhuge Liang's sideburns looked extra dazzling under the illumination of the light.
Zhuge Liang's entire mind was on Zhang He's possible actions, and he didn't notice the mood of the two young people at all.
He's nervous right now.
The reason why he did not take Xiang Lang's suggestion to retreat to Longshan was not that he didn't know that Xiang Lang's suggestion was a very safe suggestion, but that he thought that although Xiang Lang's suggestion was safe, it was too conservative and might lose his fighter.
Zhang He came to the aid thousands of miles, he was a tired division and did not endure the battle. As long as he sticks to it for ten days and a half months, so that Zhang He has no chance to take advantage of it, he can win a big victory, solve Guo Huai in Shangqi in one fell swoop, and pocket the entire Longyou. If they retreat to Longyou, Zhang He and Guo Huai can join forces and recover the counties of Longyou, even if it is temporary, they can collect some grain to support it for a longer time.
And he didn't have that much time, he had to settle the battle in Longyou as soon as possible and return to Chengdu.
Chen Dao of Yong'an sent urgent news, Sun Quan increased his troops to the west, not only the auxiliary general Lu Xun personally rushed to Zigui, but he himself also arrived in Jiangling, and the forward Pan Zhang had already arrived at the border, and there were signs of a large-scale invasion.
It wasn't what he wanted to see, but it wasn't unexpected either. At the beginning, he was reluctant to send troops to Guanzhong, so he was worried about this.
Guanzhong was condescending and took Guanzhong, which not only put great pressure on Cao Wei, but also provoked them to fight back with all their might, but also put pressure on Sun Quan. When Shu Han occupies Guanzhong, he will be able to enter the entire Liangzhou, and west of Hangu, half of the world will become the territory of Shu Han.
What would Sun Quan think?
The three kingdoms are contending, combining two weak and one strong, if Shu Han has half of the world, then he will become the common enemy of Cao Rui and Sun Quan. And with Shu Han's current strength, he simply can't fight on two fronts. That's why he retreated to the second, sought to take Longyou, maintained the alliance with Sun Quan, forced Cao Wei to fight on two fronts, and traveled thousands of miles to weaken his strength, and then gradually encroached on Guanzhong, and then took the whole world.
However, Wei Yan and Wei Ba's father and son were stubborn, one was hard, the other was soft, and they admonished many times. As a last resort, he had to let them go out of the Meridian Valley and attack Chang'an. He believed that with their mere 20,000 main forces, they would not be able to hold Guanzhong at all. When they did not retreat in the face of Cao Wei's onslaught, they must have realized their mistakes and would no longer be so stubborn and self-righteous.
Of course. In doing so, Wei Yan will definitely have a lot of losses, but that's not a bad thing. It was worth using Wei Yan's loss alone to buy a month for the entire battle situation.
Guanzhong gained and lost, but Longyou started safely and faced Cao Wei. Shu Han is still a weak man, there will be no essential reversal of the situation in the Three Kingdoms, and Sun Quan must not be too sensitive. When the time comes, he will send Sun Quan some war horses obtained from Liangzhou, and the alliance relationship will naturally be maintained. It is undoubtedly the ideal situation to get real benefits but minimize potential dangers. If Wei Yan can attract lessons after being frustrated, stop being so empty-eyed, and obey orders tame from now on, the result will become more perfect.
However. Things do not turn out the way you want.
Wei Ba sat in Guanzhong, in order to hold Guanzhong, he actually recruited troops without authorization, and while holding Guanzhong, the strength of the Wei family became stronger. What disappointed him even more. The calm veteran Zhao Yun actually acquiesced to Wei Ba doing this, and Deng Zhi, whom he trusted, also connived at Wei Ba for an opportunity to take charge of the army. For their own interests, they helped Wei Ba defend Guanzhong, and when they successfully blocked Cao Wei's counterattack, they also aroused Sun Quan's vigilance.
Sun Quan, who had just fought a big battle with Cao Wei, moved his troops westward, which became expected.
This disrupted his jihua.
Now, Longyou has not yet been conquered, and Sun Quan is pressing forward step by step, and he is facing the danger of fighting on two fronts. Compared with this danger, the danger of Wei Ba's father and son sitting on the throne is not so urgent.
Wei Ba refused to give up Guanzhong, so he had to solve the war in Longyou as soon as possible, and then return to Chengdu to preside over the overall situation. How could he take Xiang Lang's suggestion, retreat to Longshan, and wait and see what happens?
What's more, although his plan is not as stable as Xiang Lang's suggestion, it is a good plan. He guarded Shangqi by himself, Ma Jian ambushed Luomen, even if Zhang He did not have an ambush, he could also defend it, so that Zhang He had no chance to take advantage of it, only ten days and a half months, Zhang He had no food and collapsed, and he could solve the battle situation in Longyou in one fell swoop. With such an opportunity, why did he retreat to Longshan and waste his time in vain?
However, the development of the battle situation once again surprised him.
Zhang He did not advance between Shangqi and Luomen, neither attacking his main force with Guo Huai, nor attacking Luomen's horses, he just waited, and did not seem to be worried about his shortage of grain and grass, which was much more than Zhuge Liang expected.
Originally, it didn't matter, Zhang He could afford to wait, and he could afford to wait. Zhang He will soon run out of food, but his grain and grass are about to arrive at the camp.
To be more patient than patient, he is more patient than Zhang He.
Now, the grain and grass have come in advance, which was originally a good thing, but it has become a crisis because it may be robbed by Zhang He.
This accident was not among his jihua, otherwise he would not have arranged only five thousand people to protect the food.
Although he wasn't sure if Zhang He had set his sights on the military rations he had just arrived, or even if Zhang He knew about the existence of this batch of military rations, he could no longer put it aside as soon as this thought came to mind. What would happen if he lost this batch of rations, he didn't have to think about it, he could guess it.
The question he had to consider now was how he would respond if Zhang He did that.
Yes, from Yangshui to Shangqi, most of this grain road of less than 200 miles is a mountain road, which is not suitable for cavalry galloping. He also arranged the troops to protect the grain, but the 5,000 people were still far from enough to face the 10,000 elite cavalry led by Zhang He. If Zhang He did this, he would naturally be ruined, and he would cut off his food at all costs, even if the whole army was annihilated, forcing him to withdraw his army. 10,000 desperate soldiers are far from being able to withstand 5,000 unsuspecting food guards.
And that's not even the scariest of all. If these military rations were taken away by Zhang He and taken for himself, it would be the most terrible. With sufficient military rations, Zhang He could completely block his retreat to Hanzhong in turn, without attacking, and defending according to the danger, so that he could collapse without a fight.
This batch of military rations is the lifeline, and whoever gets this batch of military rations will have the first opportunity.
Zhang He wandered between Shangqi and Luomen for so many days, and never found a fighter, attacking this batch of military rations, and was likely to be the winner.
But what if the premonition is wrong? In his heart, another voice sounded from time to time, faint but tenacious.
So far, it is only his speculation that Zhang He might go to rob grain. If this guess is wrong, Zhang He didn't go to rob the grain at all, but was just waiting for fighters, such as Hao Zhao in Yuzhong to come to help, or waiting for them to show their flaws, so what should he do? Any reaction he attempts to protect the grain channel will become a fighter that Zhang He has been waiting for for a long time.
The consequences would be just as terrible.
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If we divide them according to their attitudes towards historical figures, most readers can be divided into two camps: pink and black, and only a few are more rational neutrals.
Zhuge Liang is no exception.
Lao Zhuang wanted to write a Zhuge Liang that was closer to the historical truth, so the bright fans thought that Lao Zhuang was bright black, and they couldn't hold back their verbal criticism, and their righteous indignation made Lao Zhuang a little embarrassed. It is conceivable that there may be bright blacks who think that Lao Zhuang is bright powder, and they will also criticize and oppose it.
Although this phenomenon has not yet happened, Lao Zhuang expects it to happen.
Most history readers don't like to post book reviews very much, so Lao Zhuang's book review area has become a bright and black text area for bright fans to crusade against Lao Zhuang, and there are many of them who look at piracy but scold them.
So there is no monthly pass today, which has also become their victory, and it is the best proof of Lao Zhuang's anti-humanity. Lao Zhuang doesn't know, could it be that Lao Zhuang's "black" Zhuge Liang only started today? Otherwise, how to explain the monthly pass of last month and the monthly pass of July 1st?
Lao Zhuang called for more voices, for rational support, for monthly passes and recommended votes to prove that those are just a part of the different voices, far from all.
Shijie, which has only one voice, is a mutilated shijie.
Maybe someone doesn't subscribe much and doesn't have a monthly pass, but you can still make a sound, so that Lao Zhuang can see your existence and feel your liliang! (To be continued.) )