Chapter 147: The picture is revealed (Part 2)

The Wei army was in a strong position within the Yongzhou territory, and Zhong Hui divided all Wei troops to advance in unison and attacked the Shu army positions one after another.

The war ahead was fierce, and Zhong Hui and ordinary advisers stayed in the rear camp and pondered hard. The Shu army did not have any advantage in terms of military strength or military service. On the contrary, it was at an absolute disadvantage. Why did it still resist so stubbornly?

Logically speaking, if the enemy is large and we are few, we should retreat into the city and rely on the city defense to delay the Wei army's footsteps. How could we camp and station troops in this wilderness?

There was no Zhong Hui so leisurely on Jiang Wei's side. He said he was guarding the dangerous place, but where did the dangerous place come from in the plains and wilderness? It was just a relatively important place for transportation. It was strategically important, but it was really a battle with nothing different from ordinary plains.

Wen Yang, Fan Deng and other Shu generals had already been dispatched to defend the camp. Jiang Wei personally led his army to supervise the battle in the central army camp to inspire the morale of the army. The counties and counties in Yongzhou successively dispatched young and middle-aged people in the city to support them. There were four or five hundred people in the city and counties, but only one hundred people were few... There were a whole lot of them, with a total of more than 4,000 people in the front and back. Although they were new recruits, they also alleviated the urgent need.

The battle was extremely difficult, and the Wei cavalry on the flat ground came and went like the wind, which was extremely sharp. The camp of the Shu army was set up according to the law of Zhuge Wuhou. One battalion protected the other battalion, and there were camps in the camps, and the camps were connected. A village was broken, and the remaining Shu soldiers hid in another camp and continued to resist. A camp was captured, and the Shu army of the surrounding battalions came to rob them regardless of their weak force.

The war between you and me continued for several days, and the Shu army, which suffered a lot of losses, gradually could not support it. In the past, they sacrificed their lives and counterattacked less and less, and turned into being unable to hold on.

Just in case, Zhong Hui divided thousands of troops to attack the nearby Chengxian County, but found that although there were not many defenders in each nearby city, the defense was very tight and could not be captured in a short while. After exploring the virtual and realities of the nearby Shu army, Zhong Hui and the Wei generals finally felt at ease.

Shu Han had not had many troops. If it weren't for the dangerous mountains and rivers of Yizhou, Shu Han's military strength would have to be stable at a few key points to prevent the situation and block the Wei army several times, I'm afraid Yizhou would have been wiped out by Cao Wei.

To be fair, if Yizhou is as dangerous as Yongliang, how could the more than 100,000 troops in Yizhou be the opponent of the Wei army?

The Shu Han, whose national strength and military strength are far inferior to that of the Wei State, have been relying on the word "local advantage" for a long time...

This kind of military force must be taken into consideration by Chang'an and Yongliang, which must be a stretched layout. Insufficient military strength is a flaw. For Shu Han, 80,000 mobile troops staying in Chang'an for 40,000, and Yongliang's 20,000 were already doing his best. But it also depends on who the opponent is. Sima Zhao can call on 150,000 or 60,000 Wei troops to fight with all his strength. Even if the Shu army stays in Chang'an for 80,000 troops, it is the current situation.

This is a naked gap in national strength, and there is no trick to be used.

When Liu Chan and Jiang Wei captured Chang'an, they should have taken the opportunity to capture Tongguan so that they could completely capture the land of the Three Auxiliary. However, the Wei army was not a vegetarian, and there were still tens of thousands of troops in various ways. The Wu Kingdom on the eastern front had long disappeared. It was not a wise move to fight against Cao Wei in this situation.

The 80,000 troops of Shu Han consumed 20,000 to 30,000 to replenish 10,000 or 20,000 from the country, while the 20,000 to 30,000 troops of Wei could replenish 50,000 or 60,000 at any time. Without the restraint of Wu on the Eastern Front, Cao Wei's manpower alone would be enough to defeat Shu Han.

Therefore, instead of having an unnecessary war of attrition with Cao Wei, it is better to retain troops to defend Chang'an and Yongliang first. The key to victory is to march into the northern expedition with Eastern Wu. The battle between Shu Han and Cao Wei alone is definitely a solution. There will be 80,000 people available when we stop in time. The troops who will spend a period of time on the Western Front may not even be able to gather 50,000 people. Even if you occupy the large territory and have no troops to guard it, it will be nothing in the end.

What Shu Han needs to do is to preserve his strength. Even if this move is so inappropriate, the result will be much more beneficial than continuing to advance.

What Cao Wei did was to seize the opportunity. No matter what the Sun Wu regime on the eastern front had, as long as the Eastern Wu did not send troops, he would concentrate his troops to capture the two prefectures of Chang'an and Yongliang. The Shu Han's troops were on the table, and they were not as good as Sichuan, so they had no chance of winning.

So when Zhong Hui and others felt relieved when they saw that the Shu army in the nearby cities were as weak as the intelligence judged. So the Wei army stepped up their attack on the Shu army camp. At the same time, Zhong Hui distributed 10,000 cavalry to set up ambush around, and this time Jiang Wei was not allowed to run away!

Being in the military camp, Jiang Wei also saw the changes in the situation nearby. The Wei army relied on its military strength to attack the Shu camp in batches. As one village after another was captured by the Wei army, the Shu Han army was already surrounded by the Wei people. At this time, it was too late to retreat, or the danger coefficient was much greater than before.

Facing nearly 20,000 Wei cavalry and 30,000 infantry on the wilderness plain, even if Jiang Wei survived, the Shu army would be wiped out.

This is the battlefield of cavalry and does not belong to the Shu army.

The four or five thousand cavalrymen in Shu Han were only killed in front of 20,000 Wei cavalry, and there was no hope of opening up the situation.

Jiang Wei also has a reason to stick to the harsh environment.

forage!

Zhong Hui's Wei army was attacking strongly, which was indeed irresistible. However, Shu Han had difficulties with Shu Han, and Cao Wei also had shortcomings with Cao Wei.

All the cities along Chang'an to Yongzhou were captured by the Wei army, and only Chang'an was trapped. This is a fact. It is also a fact that Zhong Hui's army's supply line was dragged down. The Luogu fire was always extinguished. Fu Qian in Hanzhong was Jiang Wei, a powerful general under Liao Hua, and the Shu lord Liu Chan was also a monarch who knew the soldiers. It would be a matter of time before the rescue was launched.

Zhong Hui could not enter Yongzhou and fought against the Shu army in field. The Shu army consumed military strength, the Wei army consumed food and money, and at the same time consumed time.

Chang'an is not lost, Yongzhou is not lost, but Sanfu's several cities were captured by the Wei army and did not hurt the roots. Shu Han wanted to take root in this land, and the most fundamental thing must not be given. Once it was given, Zhong Hui's Wei army would have a support; if it was taken root by the Wei army, it would be difficult for many troops in Sichuan to reverse the decline in front of him.

All cities in Yongzhou are clear and strong walls. Although there are not many defenders, fortunately, Jiang Wei, the big fish, attracted the firepower of the Wei army. How could Zhong Hui be so arrogant that he did not dare to divide his troops to attack the city without Jiang Wei's entire army still alive. What's more, the Shu army's camp was shaky, so how could he not encircle and suppress the main force of the Shu army first?

Zhong Hui was not a person who could not see through the situation. Luo Gu had already left more than 10,000 Wei troops to guard the situation. Chang'an had a large army of Jin Gong in charge. All counties along the way were organizing troops and manpower to transport food, grass and supplies. It was difficult to provide enough supplies for a while, but as long as Jiang Wei's Shu army was defeated, the city of Yongzhou would be destroyed without attacking.

Jiang Wei bet that the Shu army was sticking to the end; Zhong Hui relied on this battle to win!

The same confidence and the same fate are doomed to fail and win.

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Outside Xicheng County, Liu Chan, Huo Yi and Pang Hong each led an army to fight fiercely with the Wei army. Yang Hu forced his troops to retreat slightly, and led his troops to fight and retreat, and even burned the camp to stop the pursuit of the Shu army. A general of Shu took the risk of rushing over, but was ambushed by Yang Hu. After defeating the Wei army in the battle, he finally lifted the siege of Xicheng County. So the Emperor Liu Chan of Shu Han ordered the troops to stop the pursuit.

"This Wei general is both wise and brave, and he is really a good opponent!" After the war, Liu Chan took the generals to the nearby hill to observe the situation. Seeing that the Wei army had not withdrawn much, he set up camp again, he couldn't help but praise him.

"This person is the confidant of Sima, named Yang Hu. He has a profound strategy and is calm and composed. Regarding his strategy, he may not be as clever as Zhong Hui, but he is deeper than Zhong Shiji." Pang Hong and Yang Hu confronted each other for several months, and had already figured out the details, and he told the story at this time.

Huo Yi looked at the Wei army camping in the distance and said, "Look at the fact that there are only three or four thousand Wei troops, the rest must be ambushing around to guard against our army's sneak attack. If this son is not eliminated, Xicheng County will eventually be trapped by him."

Pang Hong pondered: "Sima Zhao, Zhong Hui sent troops to Chang'an, and Wanluo must have weak troops. If the Wu people could take the opportunity to go north, the Wei army in Chang'an would retreat without attacking."

Huo Yi nodded and said, "The Wu people may not be able to count on them. They should try to defeat the Wei army in front of them first, and then either take Wanluo or support Chang'an, making it difficult for the Wei people to take care of both, and there will be a chance of victory."

Liu Chan was confident. Seeing that Huo Yi and Pang Hong were both persistent in fighting wits, he couldn't help but laugh and said: "Our army has tens of thousands and is equipped with all the weapons. You just need to fight the generals all the way, step by step, be careful, what's the difficulty of defeating the enemy?"

Huo Yi and Pang Hong laughed at the dream after hearing this. They had an absolute advantage by relying on the catapults, so why should they fight with the Wei army?

Early the next morning, the war broke out again, and it was Liu Chan, Huo Yi and Pang Hong who led an army to the Wei camp. The three groups of people on the left, middle and right were linked together, and the troops were arranged by the location, and they were not in a hurry to attack.

Yang Hu observed for a moment in the Wei camp and saw that the Shu army's formation was impeccable and his troops were not enough to impulse the tens of thousands of Shu troops, so he had to take the Wei army to continue to retreat.

Before the Wei army began to retreat, the catapult cart of Shu Han had been assembled on the opposite side, and the stone rain fell in the air and smashed the Wei army into a rat meal. Fortunately, Yang Hu decided to withdraw his troops in advance. As soon as he was attacked, the Wei army began to withdraw from the camp, and a fire burned the Wei camp.

The Shu army did not chase after him, so they stood in the local area to watch the movements of the Wei army. Yang Hu led the Wei soldiers out for more than ten miles, and saw that the Shu army did not come to chase him, so they also set up the camp.

When the Wei army's camp was settled, the Shu army set up their camps to run to the Wei camp. They set up their formations outside the camp and began to assemble the stone casting cart. Yang Hu couldn't help but sigh when he saw it. Before the stone rain fell, the Wei camp was already in a sea of ​​fire.

The two sides repeated this, and Liu Chan slowly marched slowly and fought steadily; Yang Hu, who judged the situation, organized the withdrawal of troops and set up camp everywhere. The stalemate of this was in the third day, and the Wei army could not hold on until the third day.

He didn't have to fight or run. He just kept retreating and building camps every day. It was okay once or twice. This would be a serious blow to the morale of the army every day. In desperation, Yang Hu had to change his strategy and lure the Shu army to fight head-on, and repeatedly attacked at night.

However, Liu Chan was determined to use his clumsy and clever strategy to attack skillfully, and let you be smart and wise, I only made steady progress without leaving any flaws. With the advantage, I did not give you a chance to confront each other head-on, and forced you to be difficult to defend. This attitude of hardening the opponent made the Wei army powerful and at a loss, and it made Liu Chan hate him to the core!
Chapter completed!