After receiving the order, Guan Xing and Jiang Wei immediately sent a thousand troops each to detour from the rear camp to avoid the Wei army's sight and rush to the west bank of Jingshui River.
The Wei soldiers were tired of resisting the Han army's attack, and they were covered by heavy snow. As expected, they did not find Guan and Jiang mobilizing their troops.
At this time, the snow was falling heavier than last night, and it was floating and falling, as if the earth was covered with a thick quilt. The wind was howling and the snowflakes were flying all over the sky, making it even more difficult to keep one's eyes open.
The timely arrival of two thousand reinforcements finally made Zhang Ni feel relieved. After a whole night, the ice on the Jingshui River became thicker and thicker, almost enough for people to walk on it.
Yan He on the other side is also sending people immediately to test the load-bearing capacity of the ice. Although it seems that it can withstand people walking, he is still not too reassured. After all, there are still heavy things such as war horses and baggage that need to be crossed. If the ice breaks up halfway, something is very wrong.
"General, the sergeants have already tested it. The current ice surface can fully withstand the passage of fully armored cavalry." The captain responsible for testing the stability of the ice surface reported back to the camp.
Yan He hummed, nodded, and asked, "Where are the vehicles and baggage?"
"I've tried it, and the ice can withstand it," the captain replied.
Yan He was completely relieved and said happily: "Okay, okay, God is helping me. This heavy snowfall comes at the right time. He ordered all the troops to prepare to cross the river, and the cavalry rushed over first to defeat the Shu thieves. The infantry then covered them up, and the baggage camp was on standby, waiting for the front army to occupy the west bank before they could move over."
"yes."
The captain was about to go out to deliver the order when suddenly bursts of cheers came from outside. Yan He was surprised and said, "Who is making such a loud noise? Do you want to violate my military order?"
The sergeants were fighting continuously and were in a state of high physical and mental exhaustion and tension. Therefore, in order to avoid camp roars, military leaders would issue military orders strictly prohibiting making noise in the camp, especially at night. As a powerful military force in the world, the Wei army also had this strict order.
The captain listened carefully and found that the cheers seemed to be coming from the other side. He immediately replied: "General, it seems that the Shu thieves are shouting something."
"Sichuan thief?"
Yan He opened the curtain and walked outside. Sure enough, he heard the Han army on the other side cheering for the might of the Han army and the victory of the Han Dynasty. ,
"These Shu thieves are celebrating." Yan He murmured, "What are they celebrating?"
"Report, general, reinforcements from the Shu army on the other side have arrived." Just as the two of them were confused, a scout came over quickly to report.
Yan He was shocked when he heard this, and realized: "So that's the case, no wonder they cheered loudly." After a pause, he asked, "Do you know how many soldiers and horses came? Are they infantry or cavalry?"
"About two thousand people, all infantry," the scout replied.
Yan He nodded, waved his hand to signal the scouts to retreat, turned to the captain and sighed, "Cancel the order just now."
"General, why is this?" the captain asked puzzledly.
Yan He said: "Zhang Yi has received reinforcements and has four thousand men under his command. It is impossible for our army to cross the river by force."
"Our army has more troops than the Shu thieves, so there is no hope of victory if we rush over?" The captain still insisted on crossing the river.
Yan He said: "I'm confused. It is extremely dangerous to cross the river on the ice. The Shu army occupies the advantageous location on the other side. The chance of our victory is very small. Besides, even if we rush over and defeat the Shu army, our army will not be able to win." The losses must be heavy. How can we return to Anling to give the general enough support?
We are the only soldiers and horses closest to the general at the moment. Therefore, the six thousand soldiers and horses in our hands must not be severely damaged again. We must preserve our combat power to prepare for future wars. Do you understand? "
"Yes, I understand."
Yan He said again: "Go and pass an order for me, asking everyone to come to the big tent to discuss matters."
"No." The captain bowed and responded.
Yan He summoned his men to discuss how to deal with the change of reinforcements from Zhang Ni and others. Although the heavy snow has frozen the river into solid ice, allowing the army to cross the river on the ice, there is no guarantee that the temperature will rise one day.
When the ice melts and the snow melts, the Wei army will be even more troubled by the river.
At present, the war in Anling is urgent and Cao Zhen is in urgent need of reinforcements. Yan He and others do not dare to stay here for a long time, so after everyone discusses, they decide to change the position of crossing the river and cross the river elsewhere when the Han army is unprepared.
However, although Yan He and others had a good idea, Zhang Yi had already expected that the Wei army would look for another place to cross the river, so he sent a large number of scouts upstream and downstream. Once he found signs that the Wei army had moved its camp, he would also Lead the army to follow and block.
In this way, under Zhang Ni's strict precautions, Yan and his army were unable to find a suitable opportunity to cross the river, and could only stay where they were.
The fighting here in Jingshui has been temporarily eliminated, and the armies of Han and Wei have also reached a stalemate in Anling. After the Wei army poured ice to solidify the city, the Han army deliberately released water and attacked for two more days.
In the past two days, the Wei army had changed from its previous difficult defensive posture. It could not be said that it was extremely easy to resist the Han army's siege, but at least it was quite easy. Cao Zhen saw that his side had withstood the Han army's offensive, and he was determined. Now he just waited for reinforcements to arrive to turn defeat into victory.
In Yicheng, Dai Ling was silent as he read Cao Zhen's autographed letter and froze in his seat without moving.
After a long time, he raised his head and said to the messenger in the hall: "Since General Qin has received the order and is ready, I will also act in accordance with the instructions in the general's letter."
"Yes, if you are so young, you should go back and take care of yourself first." Seeing that his goal was achieved, the messenger bowed and said goodbye.
After the messenger left, Fei Yao stood up and went to the wooden map on one side. He pointed out the five places of Xicheng, Wugong, Chencang, Chang'an and Anling in sequence. He then looked at Cao Zhen's order and kept thinking about the whole situation. War situation.
"The general asked us to temporarily abandon the defense of Yicheng, Chencang, and Wugong, gather our forces to relieve the siege of Anling first, and then fight to the death with Zhuge Liang's army. After repelling the Shu army, we can return to recover the three areas.
This strategy is indeed extraordinary, but it is also extremely risky. If we cannot defeat the Shu army, I may no longer have the three lands. Fei Yao thought secretly.
The reason why he had been unable to accept the order for a long time just now was because he was worried about this. He was afraid that it would be difficult to regain Xicheng, Chencang and Wugong once they were lost.
But he then thought again: "However, the safety of Chang'an and the general is the fundamental issue in Guanzhong, and there must be no loss. Judging from the current situation, it is necessary to return aid and rescue the siege. As for what will happen in the future, who can predict it?" .
Since the general has planned everything, he will be responsible for any problems. I just have to follow his orders. "
Thinking of this, all the doubts and worries in Fei Yao's heart disappeared, and he immediately summoned his generals to deploy military orders.
Almost at the same time, Guo Huai of Chencang, Qin Ji of Wugong, and Yan Fei of Chang'an all received orders from Cao Zhen, and they also mobilized their troops and began to move according to the established plan.
The strange movements of the Wei army on the Wei River were not hidden from the eyes of the Han army. Zhao Yun outside Chencang City was the first to get the news and immediately sent a horse to report the matter to Zhuge Liang.
When Zhuge Liang learned about this, he immediately realized that Cao Zhen had fallen into the trap and was acting as he and others imagined.
Now that Cao Zhen has fallen into the trap, he has to deal with it. He immediately summons the generals to accept the task and prepare to implement the next stage of action.
