Man Chong is very depressed now, very depressed.
As Wang Chang was defeated and returned to Chang'an, he brought news of the fall of Changling and Weicheng. Man Chong almost collapsed to the ground.
To be honest, Man Chong was still determined to punish Wang Chang at the first moment, but when Wang Chang said that it was Hu Zun's surrender to the enemy before the battle that led to the complete loss of Weicheng and Changling, Man Chong no longer had this intention.
Hu Zun was recommended by Zhang Ji, but he was sent by Manchu Chong to assist Wang Chang and guard Weicheng.
Now that Zhang has passed away, no matter how big the responsibility is, you can't hold a dead person accountable. Therefore, the person most responsible for the fall of Zuo Fengyi's defense line is Man Chong.
At least there is no way to escape the sin of knowing someone unknown.
What really made Man Chong feel powerless was that after the Changling-Weicheng area was lost, the Shu thieves had a direct way to cross the Wei River and march to Chang'an. At this time, the relocation process in Chang'an City was only halfway through. .
If the army comes to the city, it will be almost impossible for Man Chong to complete the relocation work.
It's not that Chang'an City is no longer garrisoned now. Man Chong still has about 5,000 soldiers under his command. According to Wang Chang's report, the number of Shu thieves who attacked Zuo Fengyi was only over 10,000. With this number, It still cannot pose a substantial threat to Chang'an.
But the key issue is not whether Chang'an can be defended, but what to do with the nearly 200,000 people gathered in Dingkou in Chang'an City, as well as other areas of Zuofengyi who have not yet had time to move into the pass.
Man Chong's task was to move the people into the pass. He was outraged by the public and faced such infamy just to move all the nearly one million Sanfu Dingkou into the pass.
But now, Man Chong has not even completed half of the relocation task, and the Shu thieves have already broken through Zuo Fengyi's direction and threatened Chang'an.
There can't be a war going on outside the city while people are still being moved out of the city, right? The enemy is not a fool, can you take the people away so smoothly? !
Moreover, the most important thing is that whether it is relocating the people or retreating the army, Tongguan in the southeast behind Chang'an is the most critical pass.
Once the Shu thieves seize Tongguan, the entire withdrawal channel into the pass will be blocked. It will be a big problem for these people and soldiers to squeeze into Wuguan Road and withdraw into the pass.
Tongguan is relatively easy to walk, but the Wuguan road is far away and is surrounded by mountains. It is not suitable for large-scale retreat and migration at all.
Therefore, Man Chong was very anxious and sent Wang Chang out again, asking him to rush to Tongguan as soon as possible, and he must hold on to this lifeline of relocation and withdrawal of troops.
On the other hand, Man Chong also quickly sent an envoy from the army to Huaili and told Cao Zhen and Guo Huai, who were guarding Fufeng, that they should come to the Lishan area before the Shu thieves. When setting up defenses, the Shu thieves cannot directly cut off the retreat route from Chang'an to Tongguan.
In fact, Man Chong also knew that once the Shu thieves entered Zuo Fengyi, they would inevitably choose to head towards Tongguan. In terms of distance, the Shu thieves were closer to Lishan than Cao Zhen, who had to cross the Chang'an area.
However, Man Chong really had no choice. He couldn't just ignore the relocation and lead his troops out of the city to set up defenses in Lishan Mountain, right? !
In this case, do you still want Chang'an? !
Now Man Chong can only hope that the leader of the Shu bandits is just a brainless man with no strategic vision and cannot see the importance of Tongguan. It is best to go straight to Chang'an.
Coming to Chang'an, with Chang'an's city defense, Man Chong could still hold on for a while, waiting for reinforcements from Cao Zhen and Guo Huai, but if the Shu thieves went straight to Tongguan, then Man Chong really had nothing to do.
Cao Zhen and Guo Huai, who received Man Chong's urgent report, directly reprimanded Man Chong for his whimsical idea.
You don’t even look at who led the army into Zuo Fengyi. Even if we meet that person, we have to be careful about the strategic issues that even a civil servant sitting in Chang’an can see. That Zhang Yuan Changneng is famous for his strategy. can not tell? !
Now that the Changling-Weicheng line has been lost, Zuo Fengyi's door is wide open, and Hu Zun has surrendered to the enemy, the Shu thieves must have known the truth about Zuo Fengyi. Under such circumstances, that little fox Zhang Xi can still be with you. Fighting at Chang'an City? !
This product is guaranteed to be on the way to Tongguan.
Another one, we are stationed in Huaili, facing Liu Bei's main army of nearly 60,000, and we only have 20,000 in hand. That damn Liu Da'er is still blocking the water and building a dam on the Wei River, and then divides his troops to bypass most of Chang'an. To garrison Lishan? !
I'm afraid they haven't even reached Lishan Mountain yet, and even You Fufeng has been lost.
Under the current situation, it is too late to tear down the east wall to repair the west wall. It is better to make strategic planning again! ! !
At this time, it was too late to report to Luoyang and wait for Cao Pi's edict. At this time, Cao Zhen finally showed his responsibility as the governor of Yongliang.
He carefully discussed the consequences with Guo Huai and issued military orders with integrity.
Cao Zhen had the right to observe festivals. When Cao Pi appointed him as the governor of Yongliang, he gave him the right to take holidays.
The right of holiday is generally used to give one side's coach the opportunity to make arbitrary decisions, in order to prevent the soldiers at the front from asking for advice on everything. Therefore, before delaying the fighter plane, there was a saying that "the general will be outside, and the emperor's orders will not be accepted." However, this statement somewhat hurt the emperor's face and damaged the imperial power, so later the practice of false festivals came into being.
The purpose of this approach at the beginning was very pure, which was to give the generals at the front the right to make arbitrary decisions when the situation arises, but later on, it slowly became something of an honorary nature.
You have this right. You can issue orders on behalf of the emperor and control the power of life and death of some officials and generals. But if you really use it, it depends on how your relationship with the emperor is.
If you are favored or have a good relationship with the emperor, the emperor may just smile and let you go. If the relationship is not good or the emperor wants to punish you, whoever uses this power will be unlucky.
At the end of the Han Dynasty, due to the war, the right of holiday was once again used. However, as the situation of the three parts of the world was settled, this right began to become a symbol of honor again.
But today, Cao Zhen used it.
Because Cao Zhen wanted to make a decision that, although based on the emperor's order, was not entirely in line with the emperor's order, he had to use fake means to make everyone obey the order.
Cao Zhen's decision was to order Man Chong to abandon Chang'an immediately and lead the 200,000 people in Chang'an to withdraw from Wuguandao into the Central Plains.
In other words, Cao Zhen wanted to interrupt the policy of relocating the three auxiliaries to the pass, immediately abandon the three auxiliaries, retreat to the Central Plains, and stay in seclusion.
It wasn't that Cao Zhen was stupid, but that the situation simply didn't allow him to hesitate.
If Zuo Fengyi had not fallen so quickly, Cao Zhen would not have issued such an order.
Once Zuo Fengyi falls, Zhang Xi will inevitably lead an army to raid Tongguan. Although there are already people stationed in Tongguan at this time, there are not many troops after all. If Wang Chang cannot reach Tongguan before Zhang Xi, he will have to abandon Tongguan. , retreated to Hangu Pass.
Once Tongguan is lost, the matter of moving people into the pass will be completely in vain. How can we move people into the pass if the way back is cut off.
Obviously, when Cao Zhen was calculating the overall situation, it was impossible to place his hope on Wang Chang arriving at Tongguan in time and holding the Tongguan Fortress. Cao Zhen must consider what Chang'an and Youfufeng would do once Tongguan was lost.
After a back-and-forth discussion with Guo Huai, Cao Zhen made the decision to abandon the defense.
That means that you can take away as many people as you can now. This is the last batch. They will immediately enter Wuguan from Wuguan Road and retreat into the pass.
Before that, Cao Zhen and Guo Huai will continue to stick to Huaili and buy time for you to retreat, but after this point, Cao Zhen and Guo Huai will no longer care.
After all, the two of them each have their own military orders, one wants to guard Wuguan, and the other wants to support Wancheng.
Another one. The dam on the opposite side of the Wei River by the Shu thieves is about to be built. If you hesitate again, when the spring thaws and the spring floods come, you will really be unable to leave even if you want to.
It is better to stop the loss in time at this time and withdraw as much as you can.
Anyway, the emperor's edict also asked us to give up the three assistants and stay in seclusion. As for the people, the emperor did not clearly say how many people should be moved back. It is enough to move back as much as possible.
From Cao Zhen's perspective, issuing such an order obviously takes the overall situation into consideration.
But if you go back like this from Man Chong's point of view, you will have to bear the infamy, but you won't achieve much.
Man Chong has estimated that the number of people who have evacuated into the pass now is less than 200,000 at most. Even if Man Chong can safely evacuate all the 200,000 people who are still in Chang'an into the pass, it will only be 400,000. Just a Ding mouth.
In the entire Sanfu, there are still about 500,000 Dingkou left in place. If these Dingkou are taken by Liu Bei, it will be another disaster.
Man Chong is unwilling to give in, but what else can Man Cong do? !
You can't betray Wei, right? !
Regarding the things he did to the Han royal family in the early years, even if he surrendered Chang'an City, Liu Bei would not be able to spare him!
After this relocation, Man Chong's reputation should be similar to that of Jia Xu, but he does not have the talent of Jia Xu. He can decide the country with one word and rebel against the country. Once he betrays the Cao Wei royal family, all the people in the world will be destroyed. Big, there really is no room for Man Chong.
Therefore, even if he was unwilling to do so, Man Chong could only obey his orders.
However, even though he followed the order, Man Chong still replied to Cao Zhen with an urgent letter with only one content - asking Cao Zhen for time.
Twenty days, give him at least twenty days.
As long as he gets twenty days, he will be able to withdraw all the 200,000 people gathered in Chang'an City from Wuguan Road to the pass.
Man Chong hoped that Cao Zhen would stay in Huaili for at least twenty days.
(End of chapter)
