"Why Pingyu?"
Lu Chang frowned. He didn't understand Chen Tai's guess at the first time.
"It can only be Pingyu!"
Chen Tai's eyes were firm and his tone was even more decisive.
"Why did the Han army attack Ancheng?" Chen Tai asked Lu Chang.
Why attack Anseong?
This did not require too much thinking. Lu Chang immediately said: "Ancheng is on the bank of Nanru River and on the post road. Occupying Ancheng is equivalent to blocking the two grain roads south of Nanru River. As long as Ancheng cannot be conquered, then Praise will have no support from food and grass and will only become an isolated city."
If you want to be rich, build roads first.
The same is true for marching and fighting. It is best to rely on post roads to fight.
Otherwise, it will be difficult to transport materials.
The functions of post roads are information transmission, material transportation, army mobilization, army logistics and official business trips, transfers and inspections, etc.
By analogy to now, it is just like a national highway.
The roads were not good, and it was impossible for cars and horses to travel. It was too inefficient to rely on people to carry horses on their backs.
"Food Road, Food Road."
After saying these words, Lu Chang was also stunned. He seemed to understand the meaning of Chen Tai's words.
"Pingyu is close to Beiru River, and it is also the only way for the post road from Shangcai to Nanton and Linyang. If we take a detour, it will be more than a hundred miles away. If the Han army captures Pingyu, it will not only be If the city of Baoxin is unable to provide enough food support, dozens of cities from the east of Pingyu'an City to the south of Ru River will all be in a food shortage situation."
Lu Chang was stunned.
It turned out that it was not the Han army who fell into their scheme, but they fell into Liu Chan's scheme!
"The capture of Pingyu will not only affect Runan. Your Majesty is in Shouchun, so I'm afraid the food and grass will also be affected."
Two of the three grain roads were cut off by the Han army.
This impact is huge.
Lu Chang was also a man who knew military affairs. He shuddered just thinking about this scene.
"Maybe, this is just your guess."
Chen Tai sighed and said helplessly: "I would rather treat it as a guess."
Lu Chang's eyes flickered, and he immediately said to the bodyguard on his side: "You will lead more than a hundred cavalry, cross the Nanru River, go to Pingyu to understand the situation, and march urgently. You must come back within today!"
"promise!"
Immediately, more than a hundred riders from Lu Chang's army rushed out and galloped towards Pingyu.
I hope Chen Tai is really overthinking it!
However.
Less than an hour later, more than a hundred riders who left Shenyang quickly returned.
At this moment, Lu Chang had already taken off his armor, washed up and changed into a suit of brocade clothes, and was having a banquet with Chen Tai in the Shenyang Mansion Yamen.
Life is life, work is work, we still need to make a clear distinction.
"Report~"
The personal guards who had been sent out earlier were half-kneeling outside the hall to salute.
"General, we have news."
information?
Before Lu Chang could put the piece of mutton in his chopsticks into his mouth, his hand stopped.
"So fast?"
It's only been an hour, and you haven't even reached Pingyu yet?
They didn't even cross the Nanru River.
"We saw the fleeing Pingyu people in Nanrushui, and we already knew from their mouths that Pingyu was occupied by the Han army."
Fleeing people?
Lu Chang frowned, and Chen Tai couldn't help but said: "Did you bring those Pingyu people here?"
The guard nodded.
"Just outside the hall."
Lu Chang said immediately: "Let them in quickly."
Soon, several ordinary people with dirty faces, haggard looks and clothed clothes were brought into the hall by Lu Chang's personal guards.
Chen Tai and Lu Chang inquired carefully and roughly knew Pingyu's situation.
"You guys go down."
After sending his men away, Lu Chang looked gloomy.
"Pingyu was really occupied by the Han army. Meng Jian was determined to follow Liu Gongsi, the crown prince of Hanzhong. He was really not afraid of death and the annihilation of his family? It's really strange."
Chen Tai's complexion is not much better than Lu Chang's.
"Then Zhao Zilong drove the people in Pingyu, collected grain and grass, and erected walls to clear the fields. He must have made plans to defend Pingyu for a long time. If Pingyu cannot be captured for a long time, then things will really be in trouble."
Lu Chang also nodded.
"Because I will inform Sima of this news quickly, I will have to come up with ideas as soon as possible on how to deal with it."
Immediately, Lu Chang ordered his soldiers to send the news about Shen Yang and Pingyu to Sima Yi.
Both of them felt very heavy at the moment.
After Pingyu was captured, the nobles in Runan County gradually moved closer to Liu Chan.
Once the people's support is lost, the situation in Runan will become increasingly unfavorable for Wei!
And the other side.
The Han military camp outside Baoxin City. Oh no, maybe it should be called the Wei military camp now.
Sima Yi stood on the wall of the camp and looked around.
His mood became increasingly heavy.
Last night, he laid an ambush, originally intending to ambush the Han army coming from Baoxin City to Xinxi for reinforcements.
result
Not a single hair was caught.
Xinxi City did not send a messenger to Baoxin to ask for help, and Zhuge Liang in Baoxin City had no intention of going to Xinxi.
It was very quiet last night.
But this kind of quietness made Sima Yi feel uneasy.
At this moment, his forehead was covered with fine sweat, and his thoughtful expression highlighted his inner turmoil. His brows furrowed slightly, and his eyes cast into the distance, as if trying to penetrate time and space, looking for answers.
Which aspect did he not think through, and which aspect did he not think of?
Sima Yi's face turned pale, he lost his usual composure, and looked a little distressed. His lips were pursed tightly, revealing his inner conflict and helplessness. His eyes were deep and dark, like a bottomless lake, containing countless thoughts and struggles.
"Sima, there is not a grain of food in this camp. I attacked from Baoxin City with only three days of food rations. I'm afraid this camp is not a place to defend for a long time."
There was no food and grass, as Sima Yi expected.
After all, there is nothing else in this so-called camp except for straw men in coarse cloth.
There weren't even any tools to defend the city.
The empty camp seemed to be ready to be abandoned when it was being built.
After staying there for only one night, many of the tents had problems. They were falling down or collapsing. The materials were all used at the lowest level. It could be said that they were the dregs of dregs.
"Food and grass are not the most important thing. Now, Zhuge Liang has put many carcasses of birds and animals in the wells in the camp, and the water in the wells is no longer drinkable. And in the surrounding pools, there are also corpses deliberately left by the Han army. Used to pollute water sources, the nearest river is several miles away from the camp.”
After hearing this, Sima Yi's fists suddenly clenched.
"Zhu! Ge! Liang!"
The veins on his forehead swelled as he gritted his teeth and shouted Zhuge Liang's name.
If looks could kill, then his current look could kill Zhuge Liang a hundred times.
Water source, and this empty camp, are you here to humiliate me?
"Sima, maybe we should evacuate this place. General Lu has failed to capture Xinxi. By the time the Han army comes to their senses, it will be too late for us to leave."
Walk?
"Now that the enemy is in the dark and we are clear, if we retreat blindly, we will be ambushed by the Han army. We will send out rangers to investigate the situation. We will make plans tonight."
If you want to retreat, you have to wait until dark.
If you retreat openly during the day, won't the Han army come to block you?
soon.
The sky gradually became gloomier and the night gradually fell.
The dark clouds tonight were extremely thick, covering the moon's light.
"The night is dark and the wind is high. It seems that today, the weather is still on my side."
Sima Yi sighed, at this time, a messenger came to report.
"Report~"
"Report to Sima, Shen Yang urgently reports!"
Shenyang urgent report?
Sima Yi was stunned for a moment, and immediately took the military report passed to him by Lu Chang and Chen Tai from the ordering soldier and looked at it carefully.
The lights were dim at night, and the handwriting looked a little blurry, but Sima Yi's brows suddenly frowned.
hehe.
His eyes shifted from the military report in his hand, his eyes filled with murderous intent.
"That's it, that's it!"
He sighed, and there was some frustration on his face, but it was quickly wiped away from his face.
A momentary victory or defeat is nothing.
How many times did Xiang Yu, the overlord of Western Chu, win, and how many times did Emperor Gaozu lose?
Who is the winner in the end?
Of course it was Emperor Gaozu.
History is written by the victors. Sima Yi was just a small defeat. What does it matter?
"Inform the entire army to prepare to leave the camp quietly in half an hour and go to Shenyang!"
The water source in this camp is polluted, and there is no food and grass. One more day of stay means one more day of risk. When it is time to evacuate, we still have to evacuate.
After the military order was given, basically all the Wei soldiers in the camp were gathered together.
In the quiet night, the Wei soldiers in the camp felt uneasy.
They gathered together, each talking in low voices, with uneasiness and worry in their eyes.
Some young Wei soldiers nervously adjusted their armor and checked whether their weapons were ready.
They know that what follows may be a life-and-death struggle with no room for error.
The more preparation you have now, the more vitality you will have on the battlefield.
Some recruits swallowed saliva from time to time. His throat was as dry as a desert. He hadn't had a sip of water in a day. Perhaps only those who have experienced it will understand how uncomfortable this is.
Qu Wei and Xiao Wei looked solemn. They were constantly studying the map and discussing their plans to break through if they were blocked by the Han army.
At this critical moment, they must remain calm and clear-headed to ensure the safety of their soldiers.
Some veterans remained silent. They knew that there was no point in rushing. What they had to do now was to recuperate and maintain their energy.
During their long military careers, they have experienced countless battles and are very experienced in all kinds of experiences.
For example, those recruits had thirsty mouths and tongues after not drinking water for a day, but most of them did not have this trouble.
Not that they could find clean water to drink.
But without water, shouldn’t urine be drinkable?
In the face of life and death, what does drinking urine mean to them?
They had all eaten human flesh.
But even for a veteran, tension and uneasiness are still with him at this moment.
The entire camp was filled with a depressing atmosphere, like the calm before a storm.
Half an hour later.
Zhi acridine~
The gate of the camp was slowly opened, and Wei Jun walked quietly towards the outside of the camp.
at this time.
Boom~
Boom~
Boom!
Outside the camp, the sound of beating drums actually sounded. The sound of drums was particularly clear in the silent night.
tread!
tread!
tread!
The ground seemed to be shaking, as if countless Han cavalry were rushing towards the camp.
"Come on!"
"Kill!"
"Don't let anyone go!"
Outside the camp, bursts of loud shouts of killing suddenly rang out.
The Wei soldiers who were about to sneak out of the city suddenly couldn't hold their nerve.
"Enemy attack!"
"The Han army stole the camp!"
"Quickly retreat!"
The key to encountering a sudden enemy attack was that the momentum outside was still so great, and there was no telling how many people were outside the camp trying to rush in.
In the desire to survive, the Wei troops in the front row pushed toward the back row. The Wei troops in the back row were pushed before they could retreat.
The thin, unlucky one fell to the ground and was trampled by thousands of people in an instant. His internal organs were trampled out, and he could not die anymore.
"Ahhhh~"
"My waist!"
"Who kicked my ass?"
This hasn't even happened yet with a hand-to-hand battle with the Han army!
The Wei army was injured.
After all the Wei troops returned to the camp and the camp gate was closed, dozens of people were trampled to death, and hundreds more were more or less injured.
For example, something like a broken bone.
He was seriously wounded before he fought.
"Sima, there may be an ambush by the main force of the Han army outside the camp, and I won't be able to get out. If I had known better, I should have broken out in daylight, but now it's too late."
Sima Yi's eyes were very gloomy.
"Secure the city with peace of mind, let's talk about other things!"
How come Sima Yi didn't hear this guy's intention of blaming someone?
It's just that I don't have an excuse now, so I can't kill him yet.
Wait until you are out of danger.
In this way, the Wei army in the camp tensed up and waited for the Han army to attack at any time.
But the strange thing is that just now, the shouts of killing outside the camp were shaking, and the ground was shaking, as if there were tens of thousands of people outside. But now, after waiting for almost half an hour, outside the camp, not to mention the number of people... There are tens of thousands of Han troops, not even a single Han army.
only.
After they relaxed a little, the shouts of death, the sound of war drums, and the sound of horses trampling came one after another.
The soldiers in the camp were not given any time to rest.
"What is this for?"
Sima Yi frowned and turned to look at the battalion sergeants, only to find that their morale had reached rock bottom.
In the silent camp, only a few bonfires lit up some tents in the distance.
However, in the silent night, being surrounded from time to time became a kind of torture for the soldiers of the battalion:
The sound of horse hooves surged in the dark night like a tide, like the beat of a devil's drum, loud and deep.
What followed was the sound of war drums, as shocking as thunder, with a firm frequency, as if announcing that a terrible battle was about to break out.
The cry of killing was like the roar of wild animals, echoing in the night sky, which was terrifying.
thirsty, hungry, frightened,,,
Even mid-level officers could not hide their complaints.
Some complained about the shortage of food and grass, some cursed the cunningness of the Han army, and some silently prayed for the arrival of foreign aid.
The eyes of Wei's soldiers were full of exhaustion and helplessness.
If we stay any longer, let alone break through.
Maybe these soldiers couldn't withstand the pressure and tied him up directly, Sima Yi.
Now, what should we do?
He must make a decision as soon as possible!
(End of chapter)
