Chapter 514: The war is coming to the fortification

Li You's words were like a final word, instantly suppressing all the voices of giving up Hanzhong County. After all, although Hanzhong County is not very important, Wudu County is important. To be precise, Xiliang behind Wudu County is important. If the current Xiliang is still the situation before Qin entered the pass, Qin is really not worried. However, in Xiliang, a large number of people have been moved to Guanzhong, and Xiliang has become sparsely populated and cannot stop the attack of Deng's army at all. Xiliang is the place where Qin's Longxing is, and it is the last retreat for Qin, so Qin cannot give up. Once Deng's army seizes Xiliang, Qin will be besieged by Deng and Zhao in this narrow area of ​​Guanzhong, and there is no possibility of development.

After repeated weighing the pros and cons, the King of Qin still chose to obey Li You's words. Raising troops to rescue Hanzhong County, but the troops could not be raised by raising them. In the past two years, the Qin army has been defeated repeatedly and suffered too many troops. The 400,000 elite troops before the conquest of Bashu were only 200,000. Among these 200,000 people, 50,000 guarded Xiliang and guarded the Qin hometown. It should not be moved lightly. 50,000 are in Hanzhong County and 100,000 are in Shangdang and Hehe, Nan Shangdang

In the inner county and Henan county, the only soldiers and horses that can be used are Chang'an, but Chang'an's only 30,000 soldiers and horses are difficult to rescue Hanzhong County. Therefore, the King of Qin drew 20,000 elite troops from Henan County and gathered 50,000 reinforcements. As a result, there were only a few thousand soldiers and horses around Chang'an, and the formal need to draw troops from other places, which led to the Qin State gathering troops for more than ten days.

Regarding the issue of the main generals of reinforcements, the Qin court also went through a debate. The Qin king advocated Wang Feng as the main general, but most court officials believed that Wang Feng had been defeated repeatedly in recent years. More importantly, Wang Feng was defeated by the famous general of Deng State Chang Yuchun in Bashu. Even Chang Yuchun could not beat Chang Yuchun, and wanted to defeat Yue Fei, the first general of Deng State? Therefore, most people distrust Wang Feng and advocated the use of Wu'an Jun Bai Qi.

But how could the King of Qin finally drive Bai Qi out of the court? Moreover, the situation in Hanzhong County has not reached a complete destruction. Wang Feng did not need to defeat Yue Fei in the Sichuan, so the King of Qin still insisted on letting Wang Feng lead the troops, which made many court officials pessimistic. He felt that the King of Qin was already crazy. In order to have Bai Qi's personal grudges, he ignored the country and the country. Even Li You, the hard-core supporter of the King of Qin, had complained, but there was no way. Since Meng Zhan passed away and Bai Qi left Chang'an, Qin has now become the king's one-man rule. Even if they are dissatisfied, there is no way. Now I just hope that Wang Feng can turn over.

When Wang Feng led his army to leave Chang'an, the King of Qin came to see him off in person. The King of Qin held Wang Feng's hand tightly and said, "General Wang, I have handed over Hanzhong County to you. Don't let me down. I don't ask the general to defeat Yue Fei. As long as I defend Hanzhong County, it will be a great achievement."

Wang Feng nodded heavily and said, "Don't worry, you dare not speak out if you defeat Yue Feichen. However, with the elite troops of our Qin Dynasty, if you want to defend Hanzhong County, I still have the confidence to do it. As long as I have ministers, Deng's army will not be able to get involved in Hanzhong County."

When the King of Qin heard this, he nodded with relief. Wang Feng was not eager for quick success or instant benefits because of the rumors that have been around for the past period. He smiled and said, "I believe in the general's ability, but I still have a word and hope that the general will remember it."

"Please give me instructions!" Wang Feng saw that the King of Qin had something to explain, so he bowed and responded.

The King of Qin sighed and said, "Although Hanzhong County is important, my soldiers of Daqin are even more important. If it is really impossible, please ask the general to bring my Daqin men back to Guanzhong safely. Daqin can no longer withstand any more losses."

After two major battles between Bashu and Changpingting, the only remaining troops in Qin State were barely able to protect itself. For every loss of some troops, if the 100,000 elite troops were too much in order to defend Hanzhong County, then even if the Qin State was defending Hanzhong County, Qin State was already at the end of its strength. Therefore, the King of Qin meant that if Hanzhong County could be defended, it would be impossible to defend itself. If it really could not be defended, it would be necessary to ensure that it could escape unstoppable and preserve its strength.

When Wang Feng heard this, he nodded sadly. He also knew very well that Qin State was in the current situation. The Qin State now had no ambition to destroy the Han Dynasty in three battles, enter Guanzhong, and peek at the world. For Qin State, how to maintain its destiny is the most important thing.

After saying goodbye to the King of Qin, Wang Feng led a 50,000 army south. After a day's march, he entered Qinchuan and planned to enter Hanzhong County through the Xiegu Road. The Xiegu Road is the smoothest road to enter Hanzhong County. But what Wang Feng didn't know was that now, whether it is the Xiegu Road or the Chencang Road, the Ziwu Road has been blocked by the Deng army, so how easy it is to enter Hanzhong County.

At the same time, Wei Song from Hanzhong County also led his army into Chenggu, but after entering Chenggu, he realized that Chenggu was not easy to defend.

"You mean, the grain transport team of Nanzheng did not transport the grain to Chenggu safely?" Wei Song, who entered Chenggu, looked at the few remaining grains and was stunned. He obviously arranged for the defenders of Nanzheng to transport the stored grains in Nanzheng to Chenggu a few days ago, but after he arrived in Chenggu, he found that the grain transported by Nanzheng was less than 30% and the other grains could not be reached.

Jing Wu, the general of the Qin army, who was responsible for transporting grain, said with a bitter face: "The general doesn't know that after receiving the general's military order, the last general has arranged people to sort out the grain stored in Nanzheng and started transporting it to Chenggu in batches. It was relatively smooth at the beginning, but soon the Deng army in Anyang City went south to capture Baozhong and sent troops to intercept our grain transport team, resulting in most of the food being intercepted by the Deng army on the way. We followed the general's military order and burned all the food to prevent the Deng army from getting a grain of food."

When Wei Song heard this, he felt weak all over and collapsed on the cushion. At this time, Nanyun walked in with a gloomy face. Seeing Nanyun come in, Wei Song hurriedly asked: "General Nan, how is it? How long can Chenggu's grain and grass last?" After entering Chenggu, Wei Song arranged for Nanyun to count the grain and grass in Chenggu City as soon as possible, especially when he learned that less than 30% of the grain stored in Nanzheng was transported to Chenggu, Wei Song cared more about Chenggu's grain storage.

Nan Yun replied: "Return to General, the last general has counted the stored grain in Chenggu City, but the grain and grass in the city are only enough for our army to use for a month. Even if we save money, we can only last for one and a half months."

"Is there only one month left? The Deng army has blocked the Qinchuan passage. If reinforcements from Guanzhong want to enter Hanzhong County, they must go to Wudu County, but one month is not enough!" Wei Song said desperately, and then asked Nan Yun: "By the way, General Nan, where is Deng's army now?"

Nan Yun said: "According to the spies' reward, Deng's army conquered Dingyuan Fortress the day after our army left Dingyuan Fortress, and then chased them all the way. Now it is less than two days away from Chenggu."

"Two days?" Wei Song murmured, and then ordered Nan Yun: "General Nan, you can immediately send troops to the surrounding villages to collect grain. Before Deng's army arrives, how much can you collect, hurry!"

"Here!" Nanyun replied.

Two days later, that is, on June 25, the 24th year of Qianyuan, Deng's army arrived outside Chenggu City. At this time, Chenggu City had been locked down, and Wei Song also asked the people who collected grain in the villages outside the city to come back. After two days of expropriation, the Qin army had enough money for ten days, but this was far from enough for Wei Song, but there was no way out, so we could only take one step at a time.

In the Deng army camp and the central tent, the Deng army generals were discussing matters.

"According to the scout's return, in the past two days, the Qin army has collected grain in nearby villages, causing complaints. It seems that General Murong has successfully intercepted the Qin army's grain transport team, and the Qin army has already experienced a food crisis." Yue Fei said with a smile.

"Yes, General, at this time, our army should block the Qin army in Chenggu, and then send troops to capture Nanzheng, Mianyang and other places. Then, work with the Longwu Guards and Jinwu Guards in Jiameng Pass to break through Baishui Pass, release the Longwu Guards, and the Jinwu Guards enter Hanzhong County to join our army." Xi Zhicai said.

"But the military advisor, if our army divided the troops, there would not be enough troops to siege Chenggu. If the Qin army took the opportunity to break through, it would be difficult for our army to leave all the Qin army." Zhang Fei asked. There were nearly 30,000 Qin troops in the city. If we divided the troops, there would not be enough troops to siege Chenggu at all, which gave the Qin army a chance to break through.

"General Zhang doesn't need to worry!" Ju Su explained to Zhang Fei: "Most of the Qin army's existing grain in Hanzhong County has been intercepted and killed by our army, and Nanzheng, Baozhong, Mianyang, Anyang and other places have long been our army's pockets. Even if the Qin army wants to break through, there is nowhere to go. Besides, we want the Qin army to come out, so that the casualties caused by the strong attack on Chenggu will be saved."

"Yes, why didn't I expect it?" Zhang Fei suddenly realized when he heard this. Yes, the five counties in Hanzhong County, except Chenggu, are all in his own pockets. Even if the Qin army wants to escape, there is nowhere to go. So what else to worry about?

"Haha, General Zhang is concerned, it's a mess!" Xi Zhicai also said with a smile.

After everyone laughed, Yue Fei ordered: "Lu Feng obeys the order!"

"The last one will be here!" Lu Feng responded.

"According to time calculations, the Longwu Guard and the 100,000 elite troops of the Jinwu Guard should have been at Baishui Pass a few days ago. I ordered you to lead the Yongning Guard to capture Nanzheng and Mianyang, and then attack Baishui Pass with the Longwu Guard and Jinwu Guard. You will decide what to do on your own. I only have one requirement, that is, to take down Baishui Pass." Yue Fei said.

Deng's army's mission in Chenggu was mainly to watch the Qin army. Although the Yongning Guard was divided, only the Tianning Guard remained in Chenggu's Deng army, but the Deng army did not need to really surround Chenggu in all aspects. These troops were enough.
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