Chapter 82: The Strange Soldier (Part 2)

The war to attack Shu was temporarily stopped, and the Shu army was able to breathe. Among the three places of Seoul, Lecheng, and gold, there were only a lot of gold losses, and the soldiers reduced the damage to fortifications. The Golden Supervisor Liu Yin took this opportunity to quickly command the Shu soldiers to repair day and night and strengthen the fortifications.

The camp was built on the mountain, and no matter how strong the Wei army had combat effectiveness, it would not damage the mountain. Therefore, what needs to be consolidated is that the camp was damaged. The wood and stone were reserved, and it was very convenient to use local materials. However, human resources were difficult to supplement. It is said that killing enemies for 1,000 will damage yourself. It is absolutely impossible to fight a defensive battle beautifully but not at all.

If the Wei army continued to attack without being injured, it would be a matter of time before the Golden Camp was destroyed. The key is whether the Wei people were willing to sacrifice several times the military strength as a price. Zhong Hui lost more than 30,000 people under Yangping Pass, which had already had a significant impact on the army. The commander regarded the lives of the soldiers as a joke. How would the soldiers be willing to serve?

The recession between Zhong Hui and Xun Kai, coupled with the uncontrollable control of Yongzhou governor Zhuge Xu, this series of actions undoubtedly tells the world that the attack on Shu was not going smoothly. Only a few people knew that the success or failure of this attack on Shu was all about Deng Ai. If Deng Ai's surprise weapon was successful, Zhuge Xu would take Jiange straight, and then turn around and attack Yangping Pass to welcome Zhong Hui's army into Sichuan.

Among the vast mountains and rivers, Deng Ai's army marched forward bravely, and it was very hard to build bridges when traveling mountains and rivers. Deng Ai and his son Deng Zhong were both the first to lead the way, sharing the joys and sorrows with the soldiers to inspire morale. When trapped in the Jedi, only by working together can one get a glimmer of hope.

Not to mention the harsh environment along the way, the mountain roads are rugged and difficult to move, and there are many steep soldiers responsible for logistics and transportation of supplies. During the march, most soldiers died in the mountains, or were attacked by wild animals. Fortunately, Deng Ai is well-versed in geography and often urges the army to maintain the morale of the army.

After walking for more than a hundred miles, there was no road ahead. Even though he saw the mountain road in the distance, the road was not connected to the mountains and rivers in the middle. Deng Ai was prepared for a long time, and he took the troops to dig mountains and clear the way. Tens of thousands of people started at the same time, not the isolation of the mountains and ridges. The road was opened soon. It was open here, but it was isolated if not far away. Deng Ai chose all the Wei army, all of whom knew that after he had no way out, the soldiers and generals were willing to give up their minds. Even if there were too many difficulties, they always maintained a strong morale.

At the same time, everyone was thinking that this path was so difficult and even unsatisfied, and the Shu people were absolutely unexpected. The Shu people were not prepared, so the success rate of the surprise attack was naturally extremely high. Such a feat would be kept famous for a hundred generations, and it was within reach of the title after the war!

It is a wonderful idea to rush from the mountains to Jiangyou and then attack Fucheng. However, if you walk along the way, you may never be able to walk through Jiangyou in your life. The mountains and rivers that stretch for hundreds of miles cannot be cut through, at least not what Deng Ai’s 20,000 to 30,000 people can do it.

What we need to do is to enter the mountains from hidden places, and pass through the ancient roads left in the mountains or natural roads to connect these roads to march. Turn into Zuodan Road in a location that Shu people could not imagine, and then raid Jiangyou City to obtain supplies before rushing to Fucheng.

This is unexpected and unprepared, but Deng Ai was not sure whether he could succeed. After all, whether Zuo Dandao and Jiangyoucheng are the same is still a question.

After receiving the news, Sima Zhao from Xuchang was as usual, he could not see any attitude. He still stood in the court every day to deal with the national affairs. The Wei lord Cao Huan learned the lessons of Cao Mao, the Duke of Gaogui Township, and was very satisfied with his position as a "passerby". From time to time, he tried every means to increase Sima Zhao's power and prestige, but what would Sima Zhao, who was already Jin Gong, be the next step?

No one dared to say it clearly between the government and the public, but everyone had a plan in their hearts. Sima Zhao did this and replaced it with Cao. The voices and forces that dared to oppose were eliminated, and the rest were all pretending to be deaf and dumb.

Moreover, after the Three Rebellions in Huainan, people also saw Sima Zhao's martial arts. More importantly, since the time of Sima Yi, the Sima family has followed the people's will to govern the country. Today, people in the world have a favorable impression of the Sima family, and the Cao family's presence is very weak. Even if some people are still in the Wei family, unfortunately, no one like Zhuge Danwen Qin dares to cause trouble.

The defeat of the Wei army made the Sun Wu regime in Jiangdong feel a little surprised. The Shu army gave up the defense of Hanzhong and let the Wei soldiers march straight into. Even if Yangping Pass and Jiange are natural dangers, there is no reason to withstand the Wei army's strong attack. Unfortunately, the specific situation cannot be obtained, and can only analyze based on limited intelligence.

The supply to enter Sichuan is the biggest problem, which is well known. Since the offensive is blocked, it is impossible to confront the Shu army in Sichuan for a long time. Obviously, it was only two months since the Wei people retreated. If so, there would not be much time left for the Wu Kingdom.

The battle against Sun Feng was thanks to Ding Feng and Lu Kang, and the Wu Lord Sun Liang also relied on him in military affairs. Ding Feng was an old minister who became a master of all kinds of battles, but his seniority was in his prime. Now he is named a general and is in the high position of Xuzhou governor. He is like the top military leader of Jiangdong.

Lu Kang was born in famous people, and his father Lu Xun was the only person in Jiangdong who served as the prime minister and general. After Lu Xun's death, Sun Quan once asked Lu Kang to cry and tell the past. Finally, he was silly and demanded that Lu Kang go home and destroy the letter that originally described Lu Xun's "crime".

A short incident shows the weight of Lu Kang and the Lu family behind him in Jiangdong. Lu Kang did not care about his past grudges and still tried his best to work for the court, assisting Sun Liang in getting rid of rebellious officials like Sun Jing, which made Sun Liang particularly moved. Therefore, he appointed Lu Kang as the general of the army and led the governor of Yangzhou.

Ding Feng was not literate and had no reading. He relied on experience and understanding of military strategies. Lu Kang was both civil and military, and it happened to be in sharp contrast with Ding Feng. However, Ding Feng was loyal and humble and rarely had friction with others. Lu Kang also had a good manners as a father, loving the virtuous and respecting the scholars. The two represented different classes, but they got along very happily.

Crossing the river and expedition in the north is a feasible tactic. After all, Western Shu has attracted more than 300,000 Wei troops. Jiangdong also responded with the troops, and the Wei State Council strategically fell into a very passive situation. However, the continuous civil strife in Eastern Wu also consumed a lot of its own.

Smoothly restoring national strength is very important for Jiangdong. Hastewardly launching the army led to a great defeat, which has happened to the rulers of this land more than once. From this perspective, it is better to be cautious when sending troops to the northern expedition.

To be cautious, Lord Wu Sun Liang personally wrote a letter and sent someone to Jiangling, Jingzhou to ask for advice. Shi Ji was close to Sichuan and was much more informed than in Jiangnan, but he only had a rough idea. No matter how harsh the environment in Jiangdong was, it was at least much better than the Wei Kingdom, which was in heavy troops and the Shu Kingdom, which was invaded by Wei Kingdom.

Since this is the case, why bother to fight?

So the Wu Lord Sun Liang launched the army in Jiangdong. The cavalry general Shi Ji led Jingzhou troops to take Xiangyang and advanced to the Luo to imitate the story of Guan Yu. General Ding Feng supervised the army across the Yangtze River to attack the two Huai Rivers, with the intention of promoting Xu. General Lu Anti-Governor Chaisang Xiakou troops were waiting for an opportunity to move for the side troops, with a total of no less than 200,000 troops and horses, and the Wu people were shocked.

Zuodan Road is one of the commonly used roads to enter Shu, but it does not connect to Jiangyou. It does not connect to Jiangyou, but it leads to other places. As early as the New Year when Jiang Wei re-arranged the defense of Hanzhong, he set up a small town on Zuodan Road. The purpose is to prevent the enemy from smuggling through Yinping Bridge.

However, this move was not targeting Deng Ai, but just routine defense. Although Deng Ai smuggled into Yinping for a while, the army revealed his whereabouts as soon as he entered Zuo Dan Road. Although Shu Han did not have enough troops to stop him, there were scouts running around the mountains to investigate. These scouts were routine and never thought that they would find Wei soldiers after Jiange.

If Deng Ai opened a road and went straight to Jiangyou, no one would have discovered it. However, after most of the mountain roads, he finally turned to Zuodan Road, which was suspected of failing. Tian Xu, the vanguard of the Wei army along the way, defeated three groups of ambushed by Shu soldiers and attacked the small city.

Continue to move forward, the Shu soldiers are already on guard. The surprise attack failed, and the food carried by Deng Ai and others could not support the withdrawal of Jiange. Deng Ai made up his mind and left hundreds of people in the small city with flags to bluff. He led his troops to enter the river again and rushed to Jiangyou.

Jiang Wei, Hu Ji, Liao Hua and others guarded Jiange to train troops to accumulate food and grass every day to prepare for a counterattack. At the same time, they frequently sent people to contact Liu Chan. Liu Chan's personal reinforcements had approached Fucheng and were preparing to stay in Fucheng to watch the situation. After a while, Jiang Wei and others received the news that Deng Ai had smuggled through Yinping. According to Jiang Wei's wishes, Liu Chan's army was invited to fight, and then Jiange divided the army and then pursued Deng Ai.

Liu Chan felt that Jiang Wei was a little fussy. No matter how powerful Deng Ai's group was, they were still people who had walked hundreds of miles of mountain roads. Not to mention how many soldiers could be left, their combat power was only 20% or 30% of the usual ones without supply in the wild.

The army he had in his hands had more than 30,000 people, and he had supplemented the Brazilian defenders. He was very talented and had enough food. He just didn't go to fight, but he was busy with Deng Ai, and sooner or later he would have exhausted Deng Ai to death. What's so scary? Liu Chan thought about it in his heart, and couldn't help laughing happily.

The first time I commanded the army to fight, my opponent was Deng Ai, a famous general of Wei. In the past, I would never dare to be so arrogant, but Deng Ai in front of me was just a paper tiger. Not to mention that he was vulnerable, but it was definitely just right to practice for myself.

Liu Chan and his army were stationed in Fucheng. A few days later, news came. Deng Ai's army suddenly appeared outside Jiangyou City. Jiangyou Prefect Ma Miao surrendered without fighting and presented Jiangyou City to Deng Ai. Liu Chan and others were shocked after hearing this. The news was no less than a bolt from the blue!

Jiangyou had two or three thousand Shu soldiers, and there were enough food and supplies, and the military was fully equipped. Deng Ai's tired army got Jiangyou as a stronghold and supplement. When it appeared again, it was the elite of the Wei army...

Liu Chan, who could no longer sit still, couldn't help but regret that many ministers have suggested that the army should continue to advance and defend the dangers. He was careless for a moment and didn't listen... He really regretted it!
Chapter completed!