Lu Xun withdrew from Liang and garrisoned Pei. At the same time, he ordered Zhuge Dan of Xiapi to gather troops at the border of Xiapi County to threaten Shanyang County. In fact, he wanted to tell Xu Shu that he was here to take advantage of the situation.
Withdrawing from Liang State expressed that the Soochow army did not want to face the Shu Han army head-on. Of course, the main reason was that it might not be able to do it. After all, Pang De led a cavalry unit, and the Huainan County soldiers under Lu Xun were all infantry.
As for stationing in Peiguo, it was very obvious to express their purpose, which was to seize territory.
As for whether Lu Xun was worried about whether the cavalry led by Pang De would pursue Pei Kingdom, Lu Xun was indeed not worried.
Between Liang Guo and Pei Guo, there is a large mountainous and hilly terrain dominated by Dangshan Mountain. Although it is not impossible for cavalry to fight in these terrain areas, the primary target of the Shu Han army must be Cao Wei, not others. Wu.
Xu Shu probably wouldn't let Pang De lead the cavalry into the mountains just to drive away the Soochow troops who came to take advantage.
To take a step back, even if he really broke in, Lu Xun would still be confident that he would rely on the terrain advantage to weaken the cavalry's combat capabilities and use 50,000 soldiers to fight against 20,000 cavalry in the mountains.
As for the final sending of troops to threaten Shanyang County, this was a show of goodwill to Shu Han.
If Soochow suddenly gathers troops at this critical node, not only the Shu Han will be wary, but Cao Wei will also be wary.
Although there is an alliance between Wei and Wu, no one with a little bit of brains will take this alliance too seriously. Now that Yanzhou is in crisis and Soochow suddenly has troops on the border, do you think he wants to guard against Shu Han's hunting rabbits, or is he planning to take advantage of the situation? Woolen cloth? !
Anyway, Cao Wei did not believe that Soochow would be so peaceful.
So, when Shanyang County encounters an actual threat, and Jia Kui, who is in Jiyin County next door to Shanyang County, will he take it lightly? !
As long as Soochow has so many troops on the border, no matter whether Jiyin County is attacked by the Shu Han or not, Jia Kui will have to step up his guard and may even ask Sima Yi for reinforcements. This situation is also beneficial to the Shu Han.
Lu Xun has done so many things, but he is actually taking advantage of the complexity of the current situation, trying to avoid offending both sides as much as possible, and profiting from it, but what he has done is relatively easier for people to accept.
At least from Xu Shu's point of view, he really couldn't do anything against the Soochow Army.
Although Xu Shu could indeed see that Lu Xun was fishing in troubled waters, Xu Shu did what Lu Xun expected. He could not leave Sima Yi of Yongqiu alone and turn around to start a war with Soochow.
Pang De's troops were transferred to the south, and Xu Shu called Chenliu County back to the main battlefield. In the direction of Liang Guo, Pang De sent Hu Zun to occupy it, and at the same time made a posture of going north to attack Jiyin County.
But in fact, Xu Shu planned to let Hu Zun stay in the Liang Kingdom.
You, Lu Xun, occupy Pei State, and I acquiesce. But if you invade Liang State again, then the two countries will really go to war.
This drew a red line for Lu Xun. Xu Shu believed that with Lu Xun's intelligence, he should be able to understand.
As for Qiaojun and Chen Guo, Xu Shu thought for a while and decided to send 5,000 soldiers and horses respectively, led by Zhuge Qian and Liao Hua, to attack these two places.
It is not difficult to conquer these two Yanzhou counties that have been cut off from Sima Yi, and Xu Shu's purpose is not to occupy and hold this place. The real purpose is the same as that of Liang State, which is to draw a line and prevent the Soochow Army from taking advantage of it. Opportunities to occupy these places.
However, Xu Shu's thoughts are also Lu Xun's thoughts. Since Xu Shu can draw a line for me, it means that Shu Han does not want to start a war with Soochow at this time.
In this case, I can also draw a line for you.
For this reason, Lu Xun asked Sun Shao to lead 3,000 troops to attack Qiao County, and asked Zhu Ju of Runan to divide 3,000 troops out of Chen State. While trying not to directly conflict with the Shu Han, he wanted to seize the county seat within one county of this country. .
It just depends on who can rob whom.
To the south of Yanzhou, the Han and Wu families were fiercely competing for each other's territory, while Sima Yi in Yongqiu finally breathed a sigh of relief.
Although Sima Yi could also see that Lu Xun's sending troops was just taking advantage of the situation, objectively speaking, it still gave him some breathing space.
Now that Xu Shu is still stationed in the south of Chenliu County and has no time to go north immediately, Sima Yi also has a certain amount of time to adjust and sort out the current defense situation in Yanzhou.
Especially for Dongjun, no matter what Sima Yi thought, he felt that the defense line was too weak.
In Jiyin County, Jia Kui led troops to guard, and Guo Huai led troops to support them. The total strength was about 30,000.
In the previous situation, to be honest, Sima Yi was still worried about whether the 30,000 troops could withstand the Shu bandits' divided attack. But now it seems that the pressure there should not be too great.
Lu Xun led his troops to attack Pei State and killed him. Xu Shu did not dare to easily divide his troops to attack Jiyin County. To attack Jiyin County from the south of Chenliu County, you must pass through Liang State, and Pei State is just behind Liang State.
If Xu Shu dared to divide his troops to attack Jiyin County, then Lu Xun might not be polite and march directly to Liang State, attack the flanks of the Shu thieves, and find a way to occupy Liang State.
Therefore, in the direction of Jiyin County, there are only 20,000 to 30,000 Shu thieves with partial troops, or simply 20,000 cavalry lingering in the Liang Kingdom.
These Shu thieves not only have to occupy the city and defend Lu Xun, but also bear the heavy burden of going north to attack Jiyin County. I am afraid they are powerless.
As for Zhuge Dan in the east, Lu Xun looked down upon Sima Yi a little. Sima Yi, an old fox, could tell at a glance that this army was just a bluff, and to say the least, even if Zhuge Dan really led the army to occupy Shanyang County, Sima Yi would also lose. from.
On his own side, Jia Kui's goal is not to defend the entire Jiyin County. He only needs to defend Dingtao and protect Yongqiu's flanks, then his strategic goal has been achieved.
If you, Shu and Wu, want to rob the rest of the place, then it’s up to you. It’s best if you grab it and fight, then Sima Yi will definitely watch the show happily.
On the contrary, on the Dongjun side, although Xiahouhe had the fortified city of Puyang, he was at a disadvantage in all aspects when facing the elite imperial army of Shu thieves led by Wei Yan. Regardless of the number of troops, the quality of the soldiers, and the ability of the commander, of.
Xia Houhe might be able to hold on for a while, but he certainly wouldn't be able to hold on for long.
Once Puyang falls, Suizao and Yanjin will be in danger.
Although Sima Yi had ordered Sima Division to return to Dongjun as soon as possible and asked the court for help, who knew when Sima Division would be able to return for reinforcements. Sima Yi now did not dare to be as sure as before that the imperial court would send the imperial army to help.
Therefore, Sima Yi thought about it and decided to take a risk - he ordered Jia Kui, who was assigned to Tao, to divide 10,000 soldiers and give them to Guo Huai to command to set up defenses in Suanzao and Yanjin.
Anyway, there are now 30,000 people in Dingtao, and if there are 10,000 people, there are still 20,000 people to guard it. Facing the bluffing Shu bandits and Wu dogs in the south, they are sure to be able to defend it.
On the contrary, the frontal pressure on Yongqiu, which Sima Yi currently occupied, was very high.
Now the two Wei armies of Sima Yi and Chen Tai together only number 70,000 to 80,000 people. In Xu Shu, in the south of Chenliu County, the main army, including cavalry, already has 150,000 people, not to mention the Dongjun side. There are still 50,000 elites wreaking havoc under Wei Yan's command. The gap in strength is too big.
Although Yongqiu is an important town in Chenliu, Yongqiu County is not on a major transportation road, and the open plain terrain of Yanzhou does not have the geographical advantage of one man being able to guard the gate and ten thousand men not being able to open it. It is necessary to rely on 70,000 to 80,000 people to defend ten thousand people. An attack of 50,000 people, including 20,000 cavalry, is very difficult no matter how you think about it.
If possible, Sima Yi certainly wanted Guo Huai to lead troops back to Yongqiu to aid, but unfortunately the situation in Dongjun was even more dangerous.
That is the last retreat for the entire Yanzhou Wei army, and it must not be lost.
Sima Yi also hoped to have more troops on the frontal battlefield and more famous generals like Guo Huai to call upon, but unfortunately, there was really no one available in the army.
Is it possible that the retreat of the entire Yanzhou army should be handed over to Cao Shuang, who has high ambitions but low power to guard it? !
Really, at this time, Sima Yi was also lamenting that the talents of the Wei Dynasty were getting less and less. The generals who could be used to act alone could now be counted on one hand.
Think about how many talents there were under Emperor Taizu Wu back then, and then think about how many generals were available under Emperor Taizu Wen back then. But now, how come it has ended up in this situation? !
Well, actually with Sima Yi's political IQ, he was somewhat aware of the reason, but he really couldn't say it out loud.
One is that the Wei Dynasty has been defeated and lost its land over the years, which has led to the continuous loss of talents. With this ebb and flow, it is reasonable for the shortage of talents to occur.
Another one. The ninth-grade Zhongzheng system is really a double-edged sword.
The nine-level Zhongzheng system in the early years was okay. Local officials could still ensure some integrity and fairness, and could also recommend some useful talents.
For example, Wang Chang, Chen Tai and others were promoted through this nine-level Zhongzheng system.
But over the years, the ninth-grade Zhongzheng system has slowly begun to change, and the talents selected are really hard to describe.
Especially during the ten years when Shu thieves occupied Nanyang and threatened Heluo, the mentality of many local aristocratic families was slowly changing, and with the loss of Luoyang, this situation became more and more obvious. stand up.
In fact, it's not that Sima Yi didn't notice these things, it's just that the Sima family was also one of them, so what could he say?
People's minds change.
(End of chapter)
