Chapter 2073 full of confidence
It was originally difficult for the Shu army, Xiling army and the Jiangling army, which had unstable morale, to build a solid defense line in the Xiling Changwei defense system. Jiang Wei tried his best and was in a difficult position to build a solid defense line.
Fortunately, Lu Kangluo Xian arrived in time, which can be regarded as solving Jiang Wei's urgent needs. Sima Lun's arrival is even more icing on the cake, allowing Jiang Wei to be at ease in the arrangement of his troops.
Moreover, the army led by Sima Lun was the Sima army that went from Guanlong to Shu back then. Although the Sima army was defeated by Cao Liang, these soldiers can be called warriors who have lived for the rest of their lives. Those who can survive on the battlefield of blood and fire are all the elites among the real elites, and their combat power cannot be underestimated.
When Sima Lun surrendered to Shu, he had a total of 100,000 troops under his command, with a brilliant momentum and a comparable strength to Shu. However, in the Battle of Longxi, he suffered heavy losses and was unable to give up Guanlong and retreat to Hanzhong.
Despite this, Sima Lun still had 50,000 troops, and did not suffer much loss when he fought with Jiang Wei in the north again. Later, Liu Chanzhao and others entered Beijing, and Sima Lun followed Jiang Wei to Chengdu south. His men were all led by Zhong Hui to guard Yinping and Wudu.
This time, Liu Chan was very interested in Jiang Wei's plan to recover Jingzhou, so Sima Lun proposed to send additional reinforcements to Jingzhou, but Liu Chan had no remaining troops. After all, the Imperial Army in Chengdu guarded the capital, and there was no special reason and it could never be easily mobilized.
So Sima Lun suggested that he transfer more than 20,000 troops under his command from Yinping, so that he could gather enough troops to support Jing.
Of course, Simalun did not dare to easily evacuate the troops in Zhong Hui. Dazhong was originally a strategic location, guarding the throat of Yinping Wudu. If Dazhong's troops were too empty, it would leave Deng Ai a chance to take advantage of the situation. Therefore, these 20,000 troops were the upper limit for Simalun to mobilize troops.
When Sima Lun surrendered to Shu, he made an agreement with Jiang Wei that the power of the Sima Army's military commander would always be in the hands of Sima Lun and would not be changed. Therefore, only Sima Lun had the right to transfer this army. Even the general Jiang Wei and even the later lord Liu Chan could not transfer it.
When the latter master heard that Sima Lun was willing to mobilize Sima's army to Jingzhou, he was overjoyed and immediately issued an order to let Sima Lun mobilize troops to fight. At the same time, he also added two veteran generals, Feng Zongyu and Liao Hua, as the left and right chariots and cavalry generals, and went to fight with Sima Lun.
Zong Yu had been on missions to Wu for many times before and was familiar with the situation of Wu. Liao Hua himself was from Jingzhou and served under Guan Yu's command in his early years. After Jingzhou fell, he arrived in Shu. This time, Liu Chan asked Zong Yu and Liao Hua to go on a war with Sima Lun, so he used them as a guide. After all, Sima Lun had never been to Jingzhou before, and Zong Yu and Liao Hua were very familiar with Jingzhou.
In addition to being a guide, Zong Yu and Liao Hua can also be regarded as famous generals in Shu Kingdom for a long time. Liao Hua, especially, is good at being a pioneer, destroying cities and camps, and is invincible. Although he is old now, he is still stronger and stronger and invincible. Liu Chan specially ordered him to be a pioneer to help Sima Lun open the way.
This time Sima Lun's arrival in aid brought more confidence to Jiang Wei. Among the original military proportion, the Wu army occupied a large part, and the Shu army only occupied a small proportion. Even though the Bachers clearly expressed their willingness to obey Jiang Wei's orders, the Wu army had a lot of personnel, and Jiang Wei always felt a little helpless when he was deploying defense.
Now that Luo Xian has returned, Sima Lun has been reinforced, which has increased the number of Shu army. Although the proportion of Shu and Wu army is still slightly larger than the Wu army, the gap between the two sides is not too big, which makes Jiang Wei much more at ease in mobilizing troops and generals.
In any case, his own army was able to command easily. No matter who arranged for the important position, Jiang Wei would be at ease. If he were the general of the Wu army, Jiang Wei would have to consider it. Is it useful? He can still see the results.
After all, when fighting on the battlefield, there is often no chance to do it again. Just like when Zhuge Liang used Ma Su to guard Jieting, Zhuge Liang trusted Ma Su very much. Ma Su also made a military order with confidence, but in the end he was defeated and returned to Jieting and lost, destroying the Sichuan army's great northern expedition. In the end, although Ma Su was beheaded to apologize, Zhuge Liang's subsequent northern expeditions never reached such a height.
With this experience and lesson, Jiang Wei was extremely cautious when deploying troops. Only those who could be trusted by Jiang Wei would be arranged to an important defensive fortress by Jiang Wei.
However, this time, Jiang Wei brought not many generals. Generals such as Fu Qian, Jiang Shu, Wang She, and Jiang Bin, whom Jiang Wei used before, all held important positions in Hanzhong, and there was no Dong clone and Jiang Wei to come to Jingzhou. This also led to Jiang Wei facing an embarrassing situation when employed people.
There are many generals on the Wu army, but few people can gain Jiang Wei's trust. After all, Jiang Wei does not know much about their ability level, so it is okay to ask them to take on some simple tasks, but in a critical position, they are not careless. Once a problem occurs, it is like Ma Su losing Jieting, resulting in a situation where everything is lost. That is really beyond the reach of regret.
Now the arrival of Luo Xian and Sima Lun can finally make Jiang Wei secretly relieved. With the ability of Luo Xian and Sima Lun, Jiang Wei can indeed let go of his heart and entrust him with important tasks.
Moreover, when Lu Kang arrived, Jiang Wei was relieved. Lu Kang was a famous general of the Wu Kingdom, and his qualifications were all top-notch. Moreover, what Jiang Wei valued most was Lu Kang's ability to govern the army.
Although the Bu Xie commanded the Wu army to evacuate to Xiling and avoided greater losses, the Bu Xie's command ability was limited. About half of the Wu army's uniforms were unscrupulous, and even disobeyed the situation, which brought great hidden dangers to Jiang Wei's defense.
After Lu Kang arrived, he killed Zhu Qiao decisively and mercilessly. As the highest commander of Wu in Jingzhou, Lu Kang did have the power to kill, which could deter the entire army.
Therefore, the biggest function of Lu Kang's arrival is his deterrence. No general of the Wu army dared to refuse, and the cohesion of the entire army suddenly increased.
Only a cohesive army can have combat effectiveness, there is no doubt that Lu Kang relied on his iron-blooded means to quickly integrate the loose troops of the Wu army, thus forming a joint combat force, making Jiang Wei's Battle of Xiling more confident.
Chapter completed!