The Army Departs

A lamp is like a bean.

The husband was sitting in danger with his eyes closed, and his wife gently rubbed his head to relieve his fatigue.

The elegant sandalwood fills the study room, accompanied by a sound like an oriole, making the night even more gentle.

"I examine myself three times a day."

"In this province, who is looking down upon me today?"

"Two provinces, how should I repay them?"

"Three provinces, retribution, what happened, how do I deal with the aftermath?"

After saying this, he chuckled, and even the fingers that were originally rubbing his head were changed to supporting the man's shoulders.

"Heh~~"

Involuntarily, Zheng Pu chuckled.

It's already done, it's useless to think about it anymore, just don't do it again in the future.

Furthermore, the Prime Minister only gave a few words of caution, without any intention of blaming or alienating.

The unique comfort from the person beside his pillow made the worry about gain and loss in his heart quietly dissipate.

Zheng Pu put his hands on the ground and changed his previous kneeling posture into a very rude sitting position. He also leaned back and put his head on Zhang Yan's shoulder, "Xijun, in three days I will lead the army to Long."

right."

One year after getting married, Zhang Yan has grown two inches taller and is almost the same as Zheng Pu.

"Um."

With a slight nasal sound, she closed her eyes and hugged him.

"Then I'll go back to Shu and live there for a while."

"Next year is Yuanrong's wedding. I can go back to the mulberry garden to help you fulfill my filial piety."

"Also, you are also General Pingbei. Don't go into battle personally and let others laugh at you for not being a general."

"Brother will join you in the expedition, right? There is still some wine in this house, and I can't take it back with you. You can take it with you when the time comes. He is not greedy for food and drink, but he only loves good wine."

The gentle instructions were given in a clear voice, but the smile was gone.

Nearly twenty days later, it’s August in the golden autumn.

Zheng Pu, who led an army of eight thousand, escorted the grain and baggage to Pingxiang City.

Wei Yan, the left general who had received the news a long time ago, came out of the city to greet him very rarely. Perhaps it was the friendship from the previous battle in Xicheng and the reason why he couldn't wait to go to Xiaoguan.

Prime Minister Zhuge Liang had already sent a messenger to convey the military order, and he had already ordered the entire army to pack their bags and prepare for the attack.

With the desire to make achievements on the battlefield.

In last year's war, he was trapped by the outnumbered enemy and the responsibility of defending the territory. He was blocked in the city by the rebel Wei soldiers and the Qiang and Hu tribesmen. He was humiliated and insulted with obscene words every day, and he was already in a rage.

Now that he had the opportunity to lead the attack, An Neng was eager to see it through.

Furthermore, in the letter sent by the Prime Minister, there was a special mention: Zilong is already guarding the general, and Wen Chang encourages him!

Well, Zhao Yun moved his position, but the position of former general was not awarded to anyone else. In other words, the prime minister's move was a subtle incentive to Wei Yan: The vacant position of former general is reserved for you.

If the governor's troops leave Xiaoguan this time, defeat the Wei army and return.

When Wei Yan heard it, he suddenly felt a sense of heroism in his chest and abdomen: "Who else could give it to me?"

Even Zheng Pu, who came to take over the defense of Pingxiang City, was much polite.

Not only did he personally lead Zheng Pu to see the surrounding terrain, but he also carefully explained the situation of the surrounding sieges, the most likely places to attack if Wei attacked, etc.

There is nothing I can say without exhausting my words.

Immediately, two days later, Tu Qiong dagger met.

When he led the army to leave, he specifically told Zheng Pu, who was out of the city to see him off, "Zijin must stick to the gate of Longyou and don't let me have any worries."

Hearing this, Zheng Pu's gratitude to him melted away in an instant.

It turns out that his enthusiasm and dedication were due to his fear that he would be disadvantaged in resisting Wei Wei, which would delay his achievements on the battlefield.

It has to be said that Wei Yan has a special quality that makes people unable to be happy with him.

However, his military ability is admirable.

After taking over the garrison, Zheng Pu, Mi Wei and others couldn't help but admire the fortifications set up by Wei Yan, which were said to be watertight.

A dense network of defensive garrisons, interlocking with each other, connected a line of defense with no dead ends from Pingxiang City to the Changlishui (Hulu River) Valley. No matter which garrisons Ni Wei attacked, he had to beware of being attacked by the Han Dynasty.

The army attacked from both sides.

This made Zheng Pu feel very bad.

A large army had attacked last year, and Xia Houru, who had witnessed the defense of the Han army, would he lead the attack as expected in his plan with the prime minister? If the Wei army were to attack without division, then Li Yan wanted to capture Xiping

It's more difficult for counties.

After all, Liangzhou, which was against the Wei Dynasty, had more than 50,000 foot soldiers stationed there.

Coupled with the powerful private soldiers in the four counties of Hexi, it is no longer a problem to recruit an army of 60,000 to 70,000 troops in time of war.

Alas~~

I hope Xia Houru, who has spent half his life in the military, can look down upon me.

While inspecting the sieges in various places, Zheng Pu was also looking forward to it.

However, his expectations were destined to fail.

Xia Houru, whose official career was frustrated because he once served as Cao Zhangxiao's cavalryman, was most cautious!

In other words, as General Zhengxi, the highest commander-in-chief of Liangzhou in Wei State, he was qualified to know some secrets, so he was very afraid of Zheng Pu.

Wei Da Sima Cao Zhen sent him information about the generals of the Han Dynasty.

Among them, Zheng Pu's is the most detailed.

Moreover, Cao Zhen personally wrote a note at the back of the book: "This son is a serious trouble for our country of Wei!"

Xia Houru deeply agrees with this evaluation.

Looking at the wars over the past few years, whether Zheng Pu personally led the troops or simply participated in them, almost all of the Wei Kingdom ended in defeat.

Some battles are defeated in ways that can be understood, while others are defeated in an unbelievable way.

Moreover, Cao Zhen also forwarded him a private message to analyze the Xiaoguan epidemic last year.

There is no direct saying that it started because of Zheng Pu.

However, he claimed that based on the military experience of General Wei Ping and the late Dai Ling, as well as the climate of Xiaoguan at that time, there would never be a major epidemic in the army.

At that time, Xia Houru was horrified when he saw it.

One can also guess the reason why Cao Zhen did not investigate the matter further.

Worried that it would cause panic among Wei soldiers.

Most of the soldiers in the army are mean men, and they often attribute unknown things to ghosts and gods.

If they knew that Han generals could cause a great epidemic, how could they have the courage to confront them?

Promoting the ruthlessness of the Han Dynasty is not to instill in the soldiers that Zheng Pu has the power of gods and ghosts.

At the end of autumn and August, the war in Guanzhong started.

General Zhao Yun of the Han Dynasty came out of Baoxie Valley and set up banners in the Qinling Mountains. He continued to send troops to harass small groups. General Wei Yan of the Han Dynasty led Wu Yi and other troops, and about 30,000 troops together left Xiaoguan. The troops were in a straight line.

Refers to Jingyang, Anding County.

Cao Zhen, the great Sima of the Wei Dynasty, left the troops stationed in Hanzhong under Zhuge Liang, the prime minister of the Han Dynasty, and moved his troops to personally control Chencang City.

The generals were ordered to guard Yi County, strengthen the walls and clear the fields, and not to leave the city to fight the Han army.

Separately sent Yongzhou governor Xu Miao, general Wei Ping and Xianbei Tufa Shouguan to lead an army of 20,000 to Anding County to assist Xiahou Ba and Hu Shou in preparing.

In Longxi County, Li Yan, governor of Jiang Wei, and other troops marched through Jishi Gorge to Xiping County.

Guo Huai, the Protector of Shu, led an army to come to the rescue and resisted with General Hao Zhao, Prefect Pang Pang and Li Feng Colonel Yang Feng.

Jia Xu, the general guarding Siwang Gorge in Wei Dynasty, stood still and faced off with Gao Xiang, the general in the west of Hanzhen Town.

No matter in Guanzhong or Longxi, the Wei army relied on the strong and dangerous pass city to defend, and did not go out to fight the Han army. As the attacker, the Han army did not take the risk to siege the city because the strength of the two sides was not much different, and only sent a small force.

Provocation by soldiers and horses, etc.

As a result, the war reached a stalemate for a while.

The person most likely to break the deadlock is General Wei Zhengxi, stationed in Xiahou Ru, Yuzhong County, Jincheng County.

His army has nearly 15,000 infantry and cavalry.

In addition, Yang Fu, the governor of Liangzhou, asked General Yin Feng, the rebel general, to lead the Qiang and Hu tribes and private soldiers from the four counties of Hexi, totaling more than 10,000 soldiers and horses, to come to obey the order.
To be continued...