The battle in Wuqiangkou was not as fierce as expected. Niu Jin's offensive was indeed relatively fierce, but the Wu army did not seem to defend so tenaciously. After resisting for a while, it began to rout and gave up its position to the Wei army.

Wuqiangkou is the first barrier from the Huaihe Plain to the Dabie Mountains. The reason why it is called Wuqiangkou is that the terrain is indeed not too dangerous. The mouth of the valley is shaped like a trumpet, and the valley bottom is flat and wide. The highlands on both sides guarded by the Wu army also have a gentle slope.

This is also the reason why Niujin can be easily obtained.

After capturing Wuqiangkou, the Wei army opened the passage to Jia Shi.

In fact, Jia Shi is not the name of a specific place. This valley entrance passage that stretches for dozens of miles is called Jia Shikou. It is the only way to go south to Wancheng, Lujiang County. If the Wei army wants to capture Wancheng, they must occupy Jia Shikou.

Stone, break the stone pavilion.

The Wei army took Niu Jin as the vanguard and quickly advanced towards Jia Shi with the intention of capturing Jia Shi quickly.

However, the difficulty of attacking Jiashi is not comparable to that of attacking Wuqiangkou. Zhuge Ke deployed heavy troops in Jiashi, almost all Danyang soldiers. When the Danyang soldiers arrived at Jiashi, they were like a fish in water. They could fully use their strength.

The best fighting force comes.

The brave and courageous Danyang soldiers indeed caused great difficulties for the Wei army's advance. They used the favorable terrain to block the Wei army, and sometimes even appeared mysteriously behind the Wei army. For the Wei army, this place was already difficult to reach.

The steep climb made him panting from exhaustion, but for Danyang Bing, climbing over mountains and ridges was as easy as eating and drinking.

Entering Jiashi, the offensive and defensive rhythm of the entire battle was completely controlled by the Wu army. The Wei army's attack was greatly restricted. Every time the Wei army took a step forward, it would pay a huge price, so the war fell into a stalemate for a time.

If it were any other general, facing this situation, he would definitely be extremely anxious. This kind of battle is simply a muddy battle. If you get stuck in it, you will be unable to extricate yourself.

Sima Yi, on the other hand, was much calmer. Even if the attack was unfavorable, I never saw him frowning. Sima Yi was as deep as a pool of autumn water with no bottom.

This is probably due to Zhuge Liang's experience in many years of fighting. What does it mean to be immovable by the eight winds? I am afraid that only Sima Yi in the entire army can give the corresponding answer.

Facing an attack that was difficult to make progress, Sima Yi didn't seem to be in a hurry. What he looked at the most every day was the topographic map of Jia Shikou, and what he studied most thoroughly was the situation here.

Sima Yi was not in a hurry to attack. Even if the war was stalemate, he would remain motionless. He could only camp where at night every day. How to camp was a difficult problem. Sima Yi must have personally visited the campsite repeatedly.

Only when he confirms that everything is correct will the Wei army begin to set up camp.

Some people may find it strange that a regular Wei army commander does not study and worry about how to defeat the enemy, but instead pays attention to such trivial matters. It is really puzzling.

In fact, there is no small matter in the military, even if it is such a matter of camping and setting up a stronghold, it is also a very important matter. Entering the mountainous terrain with narrow terrain, it seems to be very difficult for the Wei army to imagine setting up a stronghold as before, because at Jia Shikou

, it is almost impossible to find a relatively flat piece of land.

So when camping on this land, you need to be very cautious. How to prevent Wu Jun's night attack is the first thing Sima Yi must consider.

Sima Yi must have experienced the strength of the Danyang soldiers. This kind of combat ability not only caused trouble to the Wei army during the day, but also never allowed the Wei army to sleep peacefully at night.

Therefore, the defense of the entire camp is extremely important. Sima Yi, who is mature and prudent, does not dare to take it lightly. Every time he sets up camp, he must strictly control the situation and never reveal the slightest flaw, allowing his opponents to take advantage of it.

The attack at the front was blocked, and the war was delayed indefinitely. Sima Yi had no intention of retreating, so the war continued like this, and time was consumed day after day.

What troubles the Wei army the most now is the problem of food and grass supplies. Every time the battle line advances one mile, the logistics supply line will be extended by one mile. The fragile supply line of the Wei army gave Sima Yi a headache. The Danyang soldiers were already watching eagerly. If there was no

If a capable army comes to escort the grain and grass, it is very likely that this supply line will be destroyed by the Wu army.

Everyone knows that an army without food will be in chaos. Of course Zhuge Ke knew better. He retreated step by step at Jia Shikou in a planned way to lure the enemy deeper, just waiting for an opportunity to give the Wei army a fatal blow.

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After careful consideration, Sima Yi handed over the task of escorting grain and grass to the Southern Expedition Army.

After two battles in Anfengdu and Anfengcheng, the current Southern Conquest Army can only be regarded as a remnant at best, and its combat effectiveness is significantly reduced than before. The former Southern Conquest Army was well-equipped to fight tough battles.

The first troops to arrive, but now, they can only fight on the battlefield.

Because of the An Fengdu incident, there were a lot of criticisms against Sima Yi in the entire army, including in the DPRK. At this sensitive time, it was certainly impossible for Sima Yi to make any more conspiracy to put the Southern Conquest Army at the forefront.

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A casual job such as escorting grain and grass seems to be quite suitable for recruiting the Confederate Army.

Now the only team in the Conquering South Army that can maintain high-end combat strength is probably the three thousand cavalrymen of the Xiaoqi Battalion.

The cavalry, on the other hand, had little use in the Battle of the Rocks. The rugged mountain roads completely restricted the performance of the cavalry.

But if it is to escort grain and grass, it seems that both the Xiaoqi Battalion and the Conquering Southern Army are suitable for this task.

At present, the grain and grass transferred from Luoyang are transported by water, and most of them are piled on the wharf in Yiyang. There is still a distance of two to three hundred miles from Yiyang to Jiashi, and all of them need to be transferred by land.

Sima Yi's army and Wang Ling's Shouchun army totaled more than 110,000 people. Such a huge army consumed a huge amount of food and grass every day. Most of the two to three hundred miles away was plains, and half of it was plains.

At least half of it is mountainous, so without a capable army to escort it, it would definitely be very dangerous.

Food channels are almost the lifeline of an army. Once they are lost, the army at the front will inevitably fall into a desperate situation. The army cannot be without food for a day. No matter how powerful the army is, once it falls into a food shortage, the morale of the army will be destroyed.
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