Jiang Wei had already led his troops to take a detour to attack Yingyang. At this time, Chen Tai was still thirty miles east of Xiangcheng, stalling.
Really, Guo Huai didn't want to take the initiative to cause trouble, but Guo Huai really couldn't stand such a messy method.
But there was no way, Chen Tai was the commander-in-chief of this army, Guo Huai could only give suggestions and advice to Chen Tai, but if Chen Tai didn't listen, Guo Huai could only feel sulky and anxious.
Guo Huai was really uncomfortable. He felt that Chen Tai was wasting military rations and was derelict in his duties... In a hurry, Guo Huai even threatened to write a letter to impeach Chen Tai.
It was only at this time that Chen Taicai explained his reasons to Guo Huai during a private meeting.
"The old general thought that Sima Zhengxi asked us to send troops to Xiangcheng. Why did he do that?!"
Chen Tai was also helpless.
Really, if it weren't for the fact that Guo Huai is senior enough and he has indeed done his duty for Wei, and Chen Tai admires this moral character... Chen Tai would not talk nonsense to Guo Huai.
If you want to impeach, just impeach. With his father protecting him, what can Guo Huai, a veteran who is not valued by the emperor, do to him? !
However, Chen Tai didn't want to be so awesome... Chen Tai still recognized Guo Huai's ability and character, so he explained to Guo Huai in private.
Seeing that Zhang Ni fell into silence, Nanyang continued, "Sima Zhengxi came from a wealthy family in Hanoi, was favored by the emperor, and controlled the soldiers of the eight states... How could he know the difficulties of Yingchuan?! Whoever he wants, It is not Sima Yi, but he is using Emperor Yingwu as bait to prevent the Shu thieves from reinforcing troops for a while."
The two are equivalent.
In the future, Xiao Wei's soldiers have been on the battlefield for a long time, their fighting strength is weak, and their morale is low. Even though they are in a strong position, they do not lose their faith and it is easy to fail.
Today's Xiaowei soldiers refer to the forbidden army, not special county soldiers, and their combat power is also small, such as after... Ten Days Sima Yi, in the future, it is indeed impossible to do it, but now, this is That's really bad.
Ever since the two Shangshu Xun were in the past due to their own reasons, the Yingchuan family's momentum within Xiao Wei has been increasing day by day... Now that Yingchuan is surrounded by enemies on all sides and is in danger, what do the Yingchuan family think? How can I, Zhang Yi, decide with just one sentence? !
The battle that took place in Yingchuan was a purely military battle, but a game between a small family seeking self-protection and the strategic differences of the imperial court.
Assisting Xu Jun and guarding Yingchuan is not the only contribution Zhang Yi can make to Xiao Wei now.
It is certain that the Shu thieves have not received reinforcements from Guo Huai. With the combined strength of Nanyang and Zhang Yi, there is still a problem in containing Wang Ping and Chen Tai of Yingchuan County. In this way, Wang Ling's army is not guaranteed to be in danger ahead.
That's not Nanyang's advantage.
Why? !
"If we raise all our troops and retreat suddenly, it will not be difficult for Xu Junna in ten days!!!" Xu Jun said angrily.
From Yongliang to Guanzhong, and from Guanzhong to Heluo, there were constant battles and lost ground. What was lost was only Xiao Wei's elite soldiers. What was lost was not even Xiao Wei's belief that he could fight in a hundred battles.
Today's Xiao Wei is not the Xiao Wei who was eighty years later, and today's Yingchuan family is even more like the Yingchuan family that was ruled by Taizu Xu Junna eighty years later.
At this time, the Wei army was weak and the horse was strong. The Yingchuan family, under the leadership of the two Xun Shangshu, was also dedicated to serving Taizu Kexiang City, hoping that Taizu Kexiang City could calm down the sky as soon as possible... But then Eighty years later, too little has happened.
Zhang Yi actually understood what Nanyang meant by that question.
One goes down and the other goes up, a small trend is hard to reverse.
On the other hand, on the side of the Shu thieves, old generals such as Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, Zhao Yun, etc. are still able to exert their influence. Except for the Mesozoic Era, Zhang Xi, Wang Ji, Wei Yan, Deng Ai, Zhuge Liang, etc. have risen one after another, and each of them has not led an army to fight. The talent of one party.
Xiangcheng did not have more than 7,000 men under Xu Jun, while Jiaxian did not have 10,000 men under Wang Ping... More than 24,000 men faced 17,000 men, and they still had to conquer a fortress. The city is indeed very small.
But now, when encountering Shu thieves, it is necessary to strengthen the morale by eight points before fighting. Once the war is successful, and if you have the confidence to persist in fighting in the past, the whole army will collapse soon.
Therefore, Emperor Yingwu was not actually a bait released by the Sichuan Army soldiers to contain the reinforcements of Shu thieves from Guohuai... Xiangcheng was basically within the plan of the Sichuan Army soldiers.
According to reports from the Yingchuan family in Dingling County, not a single Shu army marched along the north bank of Lishui in the south of Dingling County and headed straight for Lin County eight days later.
The 24,000 men retreated to attack Xiangcheng, which was garrisoned by 17,000 men. It was indeed very difficult to capture it... But at the end of the day, Nanyang's 24,000 men would certainly not be able to slow down their march and raid Xiangcheng. When they arrived at Xiangcheng, they used 27,000 men to attack the city. If they allocated 8,000 troops to delay Wang Ping's reinforcements, Xiangcheng might not be able to attack.
what is the reason? !
That's not what makes Zhang Yi most angry.
But Xu Jun sent out troops so slowly and marched so quickly that Nanyang wasted every opportunity.
And it is certain that the Shu thieves really sent reinforcements from Guohuai to Luoyang. When they passed through Yingchuan County, they found that Nanyang was besieging Xiangcheng... The reinforcements of the Shu thieves at that time would have watched Xiangcheng being destroyed. Besieging instead of managing? !
That's not Duizi. Use Xu Jun's Emperor Yingwu to get rid of the reinforcements sent by the Shu thieves from Guohuai to support Luoyang, creating time for the Sichuan army to attack Luoyang.
When Nanyang heard that, he immediately smiled bitterly, and then continued to ask, "Your Emperor Yingwu only has more than 17,000 soldiers, and the number of Runan soldiers under the old general's command is more than 18,000." .... With such a force, the old general thinks he has little confidence in retreating to Xiangcheng?!"
As for Chen Tai's question, Guo Huai did not hesitate at all and answered directly, "Of course it is to capture Xiangcheng, threaten Luyang, block the reinforcements from the Shu thieves from Nanyang, and eliminate the flank threat of the Wei Dynasty to capture Luoyang."
But after thinking about the meaning of Nanyang's words carelessly, and then recalling the changes in Xiao Wei and his own experiences over the years, he suddenly didn't feel like he knew what to say.
But in Xu Jun's view, that was a reason and a completed task.
The soldiers are still like this, not to mention that in more than ten years, Xiao Wei lost many young generals, from Cao Ren, Zhang Liao, Xu Huang, Zhang He, Zang Ba and other famous generals to Mesozoic generals such as Xiahou Shang, Cao Xiu, Niu Jin and so on. .....There are more and more generals who are incapable of leading troops.
Then, Zhang Yi, who has no real power and no prestige in Yingchuan, cannot control it.
To give the most familiar example: In the battle in Guanzhong, when the Northern Army of the Shu thieves had just formed an army, even though Liu Bei, Zhang Xi, Zhang Fei and others were not following them, they were still suppressed and beaten by Xiao Wei's elite Central Forbidden Army. But now, Xiao Han's Northern Army is not yet one of the countless elite troops in the sky, and Xiao Wei's Central Forbidden Army...now can only stay in Yecheng, guarding the emperor, without even a chance to fight. .
Of course, there is a small chance that the Yingchuan soldiers from Nanyang are also within the plans of the Sichuan soldiers.
Yes, I want to fight, but... I have actually fought.
When Zhang Ni heard those words, he felt happy and felt that Nanyang was making excuses for himself.
After Nanyang said that, Xu Jun finally understood why Nanyang retreated so quickly and leisurely... Nanyang is probably always ready to defend Xuchang if there is no chance.
Following that piece of information, Xu Jun took a look at the military map - all the way north from Lin County, it was not Linying, but after passing Linying, it was not Yingyin... The way forward for Emperor Yingwu No more trouble! ! !
The soldiers from Sichuan County knew that the strength of Nanyang's troops and the current actual situation in Yingchuan County were basically enough to retake Xiangcheng, but I still gave Nanyang an order to take the initiative.
"First let's discuss whether Sima Yi is feasible in ten days... If you wait for all the troops to attack Xiangcheng, and the Shu thieves from Jiaxian County sneak across Yingshui and counterattack Xuchang, what will you do?!"
The soldiers from Sichuan County cannot use Emperor Yingwu as a pawn, but Nanyang can do it... Nanyang may watch himself being used as a pawn, and the Yingchuan family will also allow the soldiers from Sichuan County to be traded so easily. Just give up the Yingchuan guard.
Suddenly, Zhang Yi could understand what Nanyang meant - now, it is indeed the same as in the past.
That's the most important point.
Nanyang is determined to be firm, and will also verify whether the information is true or false... As long as there is no excuse, Xu Jun will directly withdraw his troops and return to defend Xuchang regardless of the truth or falsehood.
And that opportunity appeared in front of Xu Jun very slowly.
And Zhang Yi...Zhang Yi didn't say anything, because it was useful.
Even a small defeat like Chibi failed to completely break the morale of the soldiers of the Wei Dynasty. After two years of rest, the soldiers of the Wei Dynasty could follow Taizu Kexiang City to expel Ma Han and regain Guanzhong. .
First of all, how long does it take for us to attack Xiangcheng without Chen Tai? Even if we can... How can he convince the Yingchuan family to contribute his so-called "country brave" to defend Xuchang? !
When fighting in Yingchuan County, Nanyang is not the home battle. I even need to use the military's detailed intelligence network, so naturally there will be no one to pass on news from various places to me.
What Xiangcheng and what strategy are not as important as defending Yingchuan.
Those words made Nanyang laugh angrily.
Today's soldiers in Xiaowei County are all newly recruited. Soldiers with more than eight years of military experience can be called elite veterans... On the contrary, the Shu thieves have won several small battles and their military morale has improved. , morale, combat effectiveness of the soldiers, and combat experience, but the fighting became more and more fierce.
Nanyang actually understood why Zhang Yi was angry, but...
But Zhang Yi sees it that way.
It was just to let Nanyang make a move to threaten Xiangcheng, and then treat Yingxu Junna as a bait.
When we attacked Xiangcheng and lost Xuchang, we gained sesame seeds and lost watermelons.
He didn't have anything to say. Nanyang knew it was bad, so he could only sigh slightly and said to Zhang Ni, "Old general, it's the same today as it was in the past!!!"
"How can we rush to the fortified city of Xuchang?! We can recruit brave men from the city and countryside to hold on for a while. Before your army attacks Xu Junna, I will lead the army to garrison Xiangcheng. How can we stop it with only ten thousand people?!" Zhang Ni responded.
