Chapter 463: Abandoning Chang'an and Breaking Through Hanzhong
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Back in the city, Wei Yan was silent, and when the generals dispersed, he picked up his horse and marched to Wang Ping's camp. Wang Ping was injured first, and he had been sent back to the city to be raised, and he was now very important to Wei Yan, so even if Wei Yan was unfavorable and unhappy, he still wanted to visit. Jiang Wei saw that Wei Yan did not return to his mansion, guessed his intentions, followed behind him, and said in a low voice: "The general is going to visit General Wang's injury?" Wei Yan nodded, but still didn't speak. Jiang Wei continued: "The general doesn't think there is something strange about General Wang's injury? Wen Yang is brave, all the generals know, with General Wang's always calm personality, he will not be as impulsive as today. ”
After hearing this, Wei Yan couldn't help but stop, frowned and thought about it, and said lightly after half a sound: "You mean this is his bitter plan?" Seeing Jiang Wei nodded, Wei Yan smiled again: "It's good for Boyo to be careful, but you should also see today that when this general raised his troops, not only did no one respond, but even the generals under his command refused to do their best." It's rare for Wang Ping to come to help me, if you don't have a basis, don't talk nonsense, otherwise with the strength of you and me, how can you compete with Zhao Shu? Jiang Wei knew that the battle situation just now was a big blow to Wei Yan, and he needed to know that Wei Yan had always cherished his soldiers, and his subordinates all served with their death force, but this time there was such a situation, and Wei Yan was naturally difficult to let go. And Wang Ping willingly came from Hanzhong to help Wei Yan, and Wei Yan must be very grateful in his heart, so he was unwilling to suspect Wang Ping without basis, lest Wang Ping also lead troops away from him again. Jiang Wei wanted to understand the truth, so he had to nod and said, "The last general understands, and he must be cautious in his words in the future." Wei Yan looked at him, and finally said, "Boyo has been fighting for half a day, so it's better to go back early to rest, and you don't have to go with me to visit." Jiang Wei knew that Wei Yan was worried that he would lose his words in front of Wang Ping, so he bowed and retired. Wei Yan came alone towards Wang Ping's tent.
Wang Ping was hit in the back by Wen Yang's whip, and was seriously injured, and when he saw Wei Yan coming, he wanted to get up and salute. Wei Yan stepped forward to help him first, and said, "Zijun must not move." Wang Ping buried his head slightly, which was regarded as a salute, and then asked, "General, how is the battle today?" It's a hateful general's lack of martial arts, and he was injured by his juniors and couldn't serve the general. Wei Yan refused to tell the truth, and reluctantly said: "Zhao Shu was injured by Boyo's arrow and led his troops to retreat. ”
Wang Ping let out an "oh", did not show a happy look, and said: "Zhao Shu has suffered this great humiliation, and he will inevitably attack the city again, and the general must be careful." Wei Yan suddenly remembered Zhao Shu's secret siege weapon, and his originally worried face became even darker. Only then did Wang Ping ask: "Could it be that the general has something to hide from the last general, and the battle situation is unfavorable today?" Wei Yan was told by him, so he no longer concealed it, so he told the battlefield as it was, and said with a wry smile: "A certain soldier has been raised for many years, but he is not as good as Zhao Shu, alas! ”
Wang Ping also frowned, and said after a long time: "The reason for this, the last general may be able to see through one or two." Without waiting for Wei Yan to signal, he continued: "Although the general has recruited a lot of new troops, the elite of the old department are all from Liangchuan, and their families are not in Chang'an. When the general moved to this army, everyone must be worried about the safety of their families and refused to use their death force. Wei Yan nodded and said, "What Zijun said is true, but the matter has come to this point, what should I do?" ”
Wang Ping did not answer, but asked: "Does the general know why the last general only brought 5,000 men and horses?" But he didn't wait for Wei Yan to answer, and said: "The last general left half of his henchmen and soldiers to stick to Hanzhong, and he came to Chang'an in person just to invite the general to ......" This time Wei Yan didn't let him finish speaking, so he waved his hand to stop it, and asked in a deep voice: "Zijun wants someone to give up Chang'an and return to Hanzhong?" Wang Ping nodded, as if he didn't notice the unhappiness in Wei Yan's tone, and continued: "Chang'an is a lonely city, don't say that Zhao Shu attacked it with a sharp weapon, that is, he surrounded the city, how long can the general's grain and grass last?" If the general's whole army went to Hanzhong, the general would guard Yangping Pass, but the general personally raised the army to enter Xichuan. How can the mediocre people of the Wu brothers resist the power of the general? If the general takes the land of the two rivers, he can compete with Zhao Shu with the natural danger of Shu Dao. Sichuan is rich, one general does not have to worry about supplying grain and grass, and the other is that the soldiers under his command return to their homes without worries; The third is that Chengdu is the foundation of the first emperor's construction, and the general calls on the world here, and there will inevitably be more loyal people to respond. Enter, the general can compete with Zhao Shu for the world; Retreat, the general can also live in the southwest. ”
When Wang Ping first said that he would give up Chang'an, Wei Yan originally doubted his intentions, but after Wang Ping's words, Wei Yan was a little moved, if it was really as he said, even if he couldn't defeat Zhao Shu, he could protect Liangchuan completely, which would be the second Liu Bei. Thinking like this in his heart, the expression on his face eased, but the trouble was big, and Wei Yan couldn't make up his mind immediately, so he had to say: "This matter still needs to be discussed again, and Zijun is good to recuperate." Wang Ping understood that if he wanted to hurry, he would not be able to reach it, so he didn't say anything more and nodded his head in thanks. Wei Yan said a few more words before turning around and coming out.
Back in his account, Wei Yan had been thinking about Wang Ping's proposal all the time, and he couldn't make up his mind. As Wang Ping said, after Zhao Shu was injured, he refused to give up and waved his army to attack the city at night. For Wei Yan, who had been fighting with Zhao Shu for many years, he knew his siege methods well, in order to prevent the Han army from planting explosives under the city walls. Wei Yan not only asked people to dig the moat deep in the shortest possible time, but also put dozens of large vats under the city wall, and special people took turns to listen to it, and once there was any change, he immediately led his troops to rush out, and he could not let the explosives blow up the city wall.
But they can take care of the ground, but they can't take care of the ground, and the Han army did not dig tunnels and bury explosives this time, but used trebuchets to keep throwing explosives bags into the city. Although these explosive packs are not very powerful, even if they are blown up in the crowd, they can only kill and injure a few people at most, but they make the already depressed morale in Chang'an City even lower. After three days of exhaustion, Wei Yan's confidence, which he had intended to hold on to for months, gradually collapsed. After his subordinate Chuan led Chen Shi to surrender, Wei Yan felt that Wang Ping's suggestion was good, so he began to seriously consider this matter.
When Wei Yan said the idea of abandoning Chang'an and transferring to Hanzhong, it was unanimously approved by the generals in Sichuan, and it seemed that everyone was not optimistic about sticking to Chang'an. Jiang Wei was the only one who resolutely objected and persuaded: "Although Hanzhong is the place where the general used to guard, the general has been gone for many years, and he doesn't know the people's back. Moreover, Xichuan has natural dangers such as the Sword Pavilion, even if the Wu brothers are incompetent, it is more than enough to hold on. Moreover, Liangchuan has not fought for many years, and the people live in peace, but the general has burned the flames of war to Shuzhong, and the residents of Liangchuan will inevitably resent the general even more. It is not a good plan. ”
Although Jiang Wei's worries are very reasonable, but the Sichuan generals are more worried about their families, following Wei Yan to raise the anti-flag in Chang'an, what kind of treatment will the family members be in Xichuan? If they could return to Shuzhong, they would naturally not be able to ask for it, so they repeatedly asked Wei Yanneng to give up Chang'an and return to Hanzhong. In the face of everyone's persuasion, Jiang Wei's opposition alone seemed insignificant, and Wei Yan gradually changed from hesitation to practical action. He ordered the whole army to pack up and pack up, and two days later, break through to Hanzhong.