Huo Yi was responsible for the major defense affairs of Nanzhong, so he naturally did not dare to relax at all. However, the major defense affairs of Nanzhong could not be done by him alone. In addition to the defenses of Jianning County, he could do it himself, and the defenses of other counties also had to rely on other prefects.

But even Huo Yi did not expect that Jiao Rang, the prefect of Xinggu, was so unbearable that the entire army was wiped out, and even the news of the annihilation did not spread, which was really incredible.

It’s not your fault that you can’t defeat the Wei army, but you can’t even convey the news of the Wei army attack. After all, Xinggu County is also a big county with a radius of hundreds of miles. Even if the Wei army was not blocked, it would take several days to go from south to north. It’s impossible for such a long time that there was no news. It was not until the Wei army was about to reach Dianchi Lake that Huo Yi got the news of the Wei army’s invasion. He has now become extremely passive in preparing for the entire Nanzhong.

The Wei army invested a lot of troops this time, and the entire Central Army that invaded Jiaozhou rushed to Nanzhong. The troops that Huo Yi could control were only 10,000. The troops of other counties were not under Huo Yi's control. The enemy was large and we were few. Such a battle put Huo Yi under great pressure.

In fact, the total number of troops in the southern county is quite considerable. Of course, in addition to Xinggu, Jiao Rang's gangster has been spending all day long and is not doing his job properly. The troops that Xinggu County can call are less than a thousand. If you really want Jiao Rang to block the attack on the Wei army, it would be a dream.

Originally, Huo Yi had no hope for focusing, but he could not interfere in the defense of Xinggu County. Apart from Jianning's three-point land, Huo Yi was really unable to send his troops to other counties.

This is also the result of Zhuge Liang's compromise with the various factions in the South after the Southern Expedition. Except for Jianning County, the defense of the other counties was the prefect of each county, and all of these prefects came from the major surnames of the South Central, that is, the separatist forces of the various parties in the South Central.

Xinggu's Jiao Rang is the weakest among the counties. If Huo Yi really wants to take action, it will be quite easy to deal with Jiao Rang, but as long as Huo Yi sends troops, it will be equivalent to destroying the agreement reached by the various factions in the Southern Central and Zhuge Liang in the first place.

Xinggu Jiaorang did not act rebelliously, and the court sent troops to rob his sphere of influence, which would definitely be opposed by other counties.

This is the most sensitive bottom line issue. Huo Yi naturally did not dare to cross the line easily. This made him, the governor of the Southern Central in his name, feel very frustrated. He was obviously his own rule, but he could not get involved. He even did not achieve normal military mobilization.

The Nanzhong region has always been a big pit. It is not easy for anyone to manage Nanzhong well. Not only should they beware of rebellions from all barbarians and ethnic groups at all times, but they must also appease the major surnames of Nanzhong. Once a large-scale rebellion occurs in Nanzhong, this situation may have to be reborn in Zhuge Liang.

Now that the Wei army is invading, the enemy is in front of us. If the Nanzhong area is still a mess, each of them will do their own thing, then even if Huo Yi has the talent, he will probably be unable to save the defeat.

In fact, the Shu army was able to pacify Nanzhong for many years, only Zhuge Liang and Ma Zhong. The other governors were not as capable as Zhuge Liang and Ma Zhong. When they were in Nanzhong, their lives were not very good.

Huo Yi knew that he was not a person whom everyone expected. His talent and prestige could not be compared with Zhuge Liang and Ma Zhong, but he had to do his own affairs in his position. Since the court handed over this burden to him, even if it was a huge pound, Huo Yi had to take it.

Xinggu lost and Dianchi Lake was in a hurry. Once Dianchi Lake was also lost, the Wei army would march straight into Wei County in one breath. The situation was not optimistic.

It’s hard to cook without rice. With Huo Yi’s limited military strength, can he stop the Wei army’s tiger and wolf army?

Although Huo Yi has never fought with the Wei army, it does not mean that Huo Yi knows nothing about the Wei army. Although Huo Yi cannot get any information about the Guanlong battle between Wei and Shu and the Xiling battle, it is quite easy to obtain this information after the war, including the battle between the Wei army and the Sima family in the Central Plains and the battle between Wei and Wu. Huo Yi has studied it more thoroughly.

Through this information and intelligence, Huo Yi also had a general understanding of the combat effectiveness of the Wei army. Not only did his army have an absolute disadvantage in number, but he might also have a larger gap in combat effectiveness.

After all, although the army in Nanzhong had some battles to quell the rebellion, it was basically just a small rebellion from some small tribes, and it was relatively easy to suppress the Shu army in Nanzhong.

Moreover, such battles do not happen at all times, and even happen several years apart. In this low-intensity war, the Shu army in the South Central China could not learn any useful combat experience. It would be strange if they did not defeat the Wei army with a considerable practical experience.

How can we reach the Wei army's unstoppable offensive? Huo Yi was also worried and thought for a long time but couldn't come up with a good solution.

This matter cannot be said to be in a hurry. The Wei army has already hit the nail on the head. If Huo Yi does not have a good strategy to retreat to the enemy, then the fall of Nanzhong would be a foregone conclusion.

After seeing Huo Yi's worry, Wei Yong, the county magistrate of Jianning County, said to him: "Are the general worried about the invasion of the Wei army? The subordinates had a plan, and they didn't know whether to talk or not."

When Huo Yi heard this, he was overjoyed and asked quickly: "Mr. Wei has a plan to retreat to the enemy, why not talk about it quickly?"

Wei Yong said: "What the general is most worried about is probably the problem of insufficient military forces in Jianning. Did the general forget that there are 100,000 troops in Nanzhong. Why not borrow them for use in critical moments?"

"A hundred thousand army?" Huo Yi couldn't help but frown. Shu's national strength was limited, and it was already very good to maintain 100,000 troops. If all Shu troops were transferred to the southern middle, there would be no way to block the Wei army's attack. Instead, there would be emptiness in the north. Who can guarantee that the Wei army will not take advantage of the situation? This method would not work at all.

With the current stalemate of the Shu army and the Wei army on the northern and eastern fronts, the Shu army could not draw any troops, so Huo Yi could not expect the court to send reinforcements. If he wanted to retreat to the enemy, Huo Yi could only rely on these troops in Nanzhong.

So Huo Yi smiled bitterly and said, "Mr. Wei was joking, how could there be a 100,000 army?"
Chapter completed!