Jiang Wei seemed to suffer from plain phobia. He stood on a mountain and looked at the vast Jianghan Plain and felt a numb scalp.

But even so, Jiang Wei had to bite the bullet and go to Jiangling. After all, as the general of Shu Kingdom, he was afraid before the battle, and he was probably ridiculed by the people of the world.

Of course, there is another more important reason that forced Jiang Wei to go to Jiangling, that is, the money and grain in Jingzhou are stored in Jiangling. Lu Kang expects Jiang Ling's money and grain to revive his strength, which is of the same significance to Jiang Wei.

If you get this money and food, you can solve the worries of the Wushu coalition forces. If you let the Wei army take Jiangling first, it will undoubtedly make the Wei army more powerful. For Jiang Wei, this is not worth the loss.

Therefore, no matter how difficult the situation is, Jiang Wei must first arrive at Jiangling. He must firmly hold the money, grain and materials from Jiangling firmly in his own hands, and he must not let it fall into the hands of the Wei army.

As the Shu army traveled along, it was inevitable that they would encounter the Wei army's patrol ships in the Yangtze River. Since the Wei army was just patrolling, the number of ships would not be too large. Even if the two sides met, they would still be across the water and remained safe.

When Jiang Wei was in Yong'an, he was well aware of the news in the Wu Kingdom. Jiang Wei was also clear about the destruction of the Wu Navy. Therefore, although the Shu army also had a fleet, Jiang Wei did not dare to send it out at all.

After all, compared with the naval army of Wu, the naval army of Shu is too far apart. The size of the fleet is probably less than one-tenth of the naval army of Wu. Moreover, due to the conditions of the river flow in Shu, the warships of Shu are usually small and medium-sized ships, and most of them are used as transport ships.

The powerful Wu naval army has been completely destroyed, and the water power of Shu is impossible to be the opponent of the Wei navy. Therefore, this time Jiang Wei did not consider taking the water route at all. Even if it was the transportation of food and grass, he would also take the land route. Although the mountain roads were difficult and difficult to transport food and grass, Jiang Wei had no other way. If he really transported food from the water route, he would probably be a meat bun to beat the dog, and he would go but not return.

However, they were used to the method of transporting grain by land by Shu army. No matter how difficult the journey is, it will not be more difficult than crossing the Bashan and Qinling Mountains.

It takes at least a thousand miles to transport grain from Shu to Qishan. Since ancient times, there has been a saying that there is no grain for thousands of miles, not to mention the difficulty of Shu Road. Therefore, the transportation of grain and grass materials has always been like a bottleneck, restricting the Shu army's northern expedition. Zhuge Liang and Jiang Wei's return in vain has actually had a great relationship with logistics transportation.

Even if Zhuge Liang, the genius, created a transportation artifact like a wooden ox and a horse, it would not be possible to fundamentally solve the problem of difficult passage to Shu Road.

However, this time, Jiang Wei sent troops from Yong'an to the nearest Xiling, which was only two or three hundred miles away. Even if he could not transport food and grass by water, it would not be too difficult to take land.

However, for Jiang Wei, it is not a good thing to see the Wei army patrolling ships in the Yangtze River, because this will reveal the whereabouts of the Shu army. After all, the Wei army's ships are fast, especially when going downstream, it is possible to have a thousand miles a day.

Jiang Wei originally planned to make this action more concealed. He led his troops to Jiangling and caught the Wei army off guard. Unfortunately, he had just left Yong'an and encountered the Wei army's warship. Now no secret has been left.

In fact, Jiang Wei was also helpless. From Yong'an to Xiling, there was really a road to the mountain. There was no other way to go. Many sections of this road, as well as the river section, are almost on the edge of the cliff, with steep and straight cliffs on one side and the turbulent Yangtze River on the other side.

The Shu army appeared on the dangerous road by the river, and the Wei army ships in the river could naturally see clearly. Jiang Wei believed that in less than a day or two, the news of the Shu army leaving Sichuan would be known to the senior management of the Wei army, which would be quite unfavorable for him to seek Jiangling.

The information Jiang Wei received before sending troops was that after the Wei army seized Wuchang, the troops advanced in three directions, including one army by water and two armies by land, advancing west along the Yangtze River.

Lu Kang abandoned Wuchang and led his army to Jiangling. The Wei army naturally also locked Jiangling as the first target of attack. The Wei army advanced together on three roads of water and land, and it seemed that the target was aiming directly at Jiangling.

Wu Yan went on a mission to Shu Kingdom for the second time, hoping that the Shu army could send troops as soon as possible to resolve the urgent needs of Jingzhou. Especially after the failure of Baqiu crossing the river, Lu Kang's situation became increasingly difficult. The 7,000 troops of the Infantry Association were blocked on the north bank of the Yangtze River, while Shi Ji's more than 10,000 people turned south. In addition, the Wu army had to send troops to cut off the rear to ensure that they could effectively block the Wei army's pursuit. The casualties of this part of the personnel were also a considerable number, so Lu Kang's hands were getting fewer and fewer troops, and the situation became tense.

If the Shu army is not provided with assistance, it is a big question whether the Lu Kang army can escape the pursuit of the Wei army.

So at this time, Jiang Wei's dispatch of troops was like an arrow on the string and had to be fired. Originally, Jiang Wei was planning to report this matter to Liu Chan and send troops after receiving Liu Chan's recovery. But now the situation is so urgent. Obviously, Jiang Wei can't wait for Liu Chan's reply. After all, even the fast horse and fast ships will take several days from Yong'an to Chengdu. In the round trip, Liu Chan may not be able to reply in time. He must have to summon ministers to discuss, so this time can only be pushed back indefinitely.

However, the military situation in Jingzhou was like a fire, and it was a thousand miles a day and did not give Shu a slow reaction time at all. Therefore, Jiang Wei made up his mind to send troops immediately. Not only did he rescue the Wu army when the Wei army surrounded and annihilated the land and anti-Resistance Department, but he also had to seize Jiangling first, so that he could seize the initiative in the battle of Jingzhou and become invincible.

Now that the intention and whereabouts of the Shu army have been completely exposed, the sneak attack has become a strong attack, Jiang Wei has no other choice at this moment, he can only speed up the marching, go twice the way, and race against time, striving to fight for the first time before the Wei army arrives in Jiangling.

After leaving Xiling, the road became flat and the speed of the Shu army's marching was much higher than when they were in the mountainous areas. However, Jiang Wei believed that this was far from enough. The gains and losses of Jiangling were related to the success or failure of the entire Jingzhou Battle. They could not have any relaxed thoughts now. Only by spared no effort and advanced at full speed can the Shu army have a chance and hope.
Chapter completed!