From Xuchang to Xiangcheng, if we marched quickly, it would take about five days. But it took Chen Tai Leng a full seven days to walk this way.
Even Guo Huai was confused.
Do you, Chen Tai, want to attack Xiangcheng? !
The march was so slow. Are you afraid that Zhang Yi in Xiangcheng has not noticed your march, or are you afraid that Zhang Yi will not have time to arrange the defense of Xiangcheng? !
Facing Guo Huai's doubts, Chen Tai also had his own reasons.
The Wei Dynasty and the Shu thieves fought several times and it can be found that the Shu thieves are cunning and changeable. They make good use of all kinds of ambushes. I march more cautiously. It is not a bad thing, right? !
Furthermore, although there are only 5,000 men garrisoning Xiangcheng today, 10,000 Wang Ping's troops are stationed in Jiaxian County to the north of Xiangcheng. I heard that they are still unworthy flying troops who are good at climbing mountains and crossing rivers.
Although we have the advantage in terms of military strength, we still need to prevent this army from crossing Ru River and taking our retreat. It wouldn't be a problem if we walked slower, right? !
Be careful and don't capsize in the gutter, isn't that the most important thing? !
Chen Tai had various reasons, but in the eyes of Guo Huai, a famous general with many years of experience, they really didn't count. He knew that Wang Pingjun was on the flank of Xiangcheng to support him, but he still chose a quick battle. It's so slow, so be careful.
By the time you reach Xiangcheng, maybe Wang Ping from Jiaxian County has already led reinforcements and is waiting for you to attack? !
Guo Huai finally understood. In fact, Chen Tai had no intention of attacking Xiangcheng by force at all. He just wanted to deal with Sima Yi's order.
But who let Chen Tai be the coach, and he, Guo Huai, had to be controlled by a young man like Chen Tai.
The current situation is like this. Sometimes, it is pointless for Guo Huai to argue with a junior like Chen Tai.
You said you should be careful, so be careful. Your father is Chen Qun.
If Chen Tai makes a mistake, at least his father, Chen Qun, will be the one to cover it up. But if Guo Huai makes a mistake again, well, probably not many people in the Wei court will speak up for him.
After all, Guo Huai had lost too much in the past few years, and his surname was not Cao. Without Cao Zhen's treatment, he could be the governor of Runan. Guo Huai felt aggrieved, but from Cao Rui's point of view, he was already considered very good. I value Guo Huai.
Just. Whatever! ! !
Now Guo Huai, if you ask him to do something under orders, he will most likely not refuse. After all, he is favored by the great Wei Dynasty, so he still has this kind of integrity.
But you expect him to be able to exert the same subjective initiative as when he was in Liangzhou and gain the same reputation as a "god" like when he was in Liangzhou. Guo Huai can only say that he is tired.
The reason why he still hasn't messed up until now is just because Guo Huai's moral character does not allow him to do this.
Correspondingly, on Zhang Yi's side, the more he looked at it, the more he felt that Wei Jun's actions were a bit strange.
Zhang Yi is different from Guo Huai. Guo Huai has been going down step by step over the years. Now he was left in Runan by Cao Rui and he can hardly remember it.
As for Zhang Ni, although he also stayed in Fancheng for ten years without moving away, his official position was rising all the way.
Moreover, judging from the location where Zhang Yi stayed, whether it was Fancheng or Xiangcheng, they were at important strategic nodes, and the treatment they received when Guo Huai stayed in Runan was completely different.
Therefore, Zhang Yi is now very proactive. He sent many scouts to investigate the marching speed and route of Chen Tai's troops, trying to figure out the purpose of this army's procrastination in marching. What.
But unfortunately, Zhang Yi didn't find anything strange. It was as if this army was just marching normally at this speed.
This is really unreasonable. Aren’t you here to attack Xiangcheng? !
Zhang Ni couldn't figure it out, but at the same time, Zhang Ni knew that no more than a hundred miles away from him were the soldiers of Shu County led by Wu Yi, and their destination was Xiangcheng's order to avoid Wu Yi not knowing the details of the front. situation and the possibility of missing the opportunity, Zhang Yi immediately sent someone to send a military report to Wu Yi, detailing the current situation in Xiangcheng.
After Wu Yi received the military report from Zhang Yi, he thought about it alone for a while and immediately called his three lieutenants for a discussion.
This time Wu Yi led a total of 30,000 troops out of Baoxie Road into Guanzhong, and then from Guanzhong into Wuguan to support Luoyang.
Among them, there are 20,000 soldiers and horses, which are Hanzhong County soldiers under Wu Yi's command, but there are also 10,000 soldiers and horses, which are the Han Dynasty's southern army.
The Southern Army of the Han Dynasty, like the Northern Army, was an elite force trained by Zhuge Liang.
But unlike the Northern Army, whose duty was to fight foreign wars, the Southern Army's duty was to defend the emperor and not leave the capital easily.
But this time, the Han Dynasty's southern army left Chengdu and arrived in Hanzhong in advance. Under the unified leadership of Wu Yi, they marched eastward to support Luoyang.
The reason lies in the issue of whether the emperor of Han Dynasty should move the capital.
Now the Northern Expedition of the Han Dynasty has reached the land of Heluo and the heart of the Central Plains, but the Emperor of the Han Dynasty is still staying in Chengdu. This is not good for the emperor's prestige.
Liu Chan is different from Liu Bei. Liu Bei is the emperor immediately. Even if Liu Bei stays in Chengdu and Zhuge Liang leads the troops all the way to the East China Sea, it is because Liu Bei knows people well and trusts Zhuge Liang.
But Liu Chan succeeded to the throne from his father. No matter how well Zhuge Liang fought in the front, it was Zhuge Liang's credit. No one would say that this was Liu Chan's wisdom and prowess.
It's not that Liu Chan doubted Zhuge Liang, but that he had no authority and no authority.
Not only Liu Chan understood this, but Zhuge Liang also understood it, so Zhuge Liang proposed moving the capital. One of the purposes was to give Liu Chan a sense of presence and establish enough prestige.
Liu Chan needed to establish his own prestige, but the matter of moving the capital was too involved. Even if Zhuge Liang finally compromised and used the excuse of letting Liu Chan visit Chang'an, he still encountered strong opposition from the Shu native faction. .
The matter of moving the capital cannot be resolved for a while, and Cao Wei has begun to counterattack Luoyang. If this is the case, then it should be no problem to send the Han Nan army to fight on behalf of the emperor, right? !
Although the Northern Army of the Han Dynasty also belonged to the emperor's personal army, its own responsibility was "when there is a war outside, the Northern Army will go out". It has the imprint of imperial power on it, but it is not heavy.
But the Southern Army is different. The Southern Army defends the capital of the capital at all times. Unless the emperor has a clear edict, the Southern Army will not leave the capital easily. The Southern Army can better reflect the emperor's will.
So, Adou also made great determination this time and sent out the Southern Army, handed it over to Commander Wu Yi, and rushed to Luoyang. Since the capital was not allowed to be moved, and it was not allowed to patrol Chang'an blatantly, then I, the emperor, , you can’t object to sending your own bodyguard troops to fight to build up your prestige, right? !
If anyone objects again, the nature will be completely different. Don’t really think that Adou is easy to talk and won’t kill people.
As for why the number of troops sent this time was 10,000, instead of the full strength of the Southern Army, 20,000. Adou must keep some people around. What if there are still some people with evil intentions in Yizhou? !
For this reason, Adou sent Jiang Wei as the chief general of the Southern Army and Wen Qin as the deputy general of the Southern Army. They led 10,000 Southern Army officers and soldiers, controlled by Wu Yi, and rushed to Luoyang with the reinforcements from Hanzhong.
It is said that he was controlled by Wu Yi, but Wu Yi actually knew that the Southern Army had its own system and a special status, and it was impossible for him to truly control such an army.
What's more, Wu Yi's own status is not much better. He is half a relative and his sister is the concubine of the dynasty.
Although the previous generation of the Han Dynasty had always been harmonious under the management of Empress Dowager Bu, Concubine Wu did not have much real power in the palace. This is why Wu Yi can now serve as the prefect of Hanzhong and also lead the army alone.
Otherwise, considering the "reputation" and "status" of the two words "foreign relative" in the Han Dynasty for four hundred years, it would be strange that Zhuge Liang could use Wu Yi.
Therefore, even if it is to avoid suspicion and there is a special military situation in the army, Wu Yi usually will not make the decision directly by himself. He must find Jiang Wei and Wen Qin to discuss countermeasures together.
As for the last deputy general Chen Shi, well, this is Wu Yi's old partner in the Hanzhong army, and he was also recruited by Wu Yi to make up the number.
After Wu Yi showed Jiang Wei and Wen Qin the military report from Zhang Yi ahead, he began to ask them what they thought.
Of course the two of them had opinions, especially Jiang Wei.
This expedition of the Southern Army was the second proactive attack since the establishment of the Southern Army. The last attack was led by Jiang Wei to quell the rebellion of Huang Yuan in Hanjia County.
But that time, Jiang Wei pushed forward almost all the way, and when he arrived at Hanjia County, it was just a formality. As soon as the troops came to the city, the defenders in the city sent Huang Yuan out and surrendered, tied up.
Jiang Wei didn't even know whether he was leading his troops to fight or to march.
Therefore, this battle was, strictly speaking, the first battle of the Southern Army.
Jiang Wei has been holding back his talent for a long time.
Therefore, Jiang Wei immediately proposed a plan to Wu Yi and said, "Wei Yuan will lead his troops to detour from Wuyang County and attack Xuchang. The battle will be decided in a battle."
After Wu Yi heard this, he was immediately shocked. Good guy, young man, you are so bold.
But thinking about it carefully, Wu Yi suddenly felt that it was not impossible.
(End of chapter)
