Chapter 970 Yinshan, coming soon
If Longyou was not in his own hands, Zhuge Liang would naturally try to cut off Beiyuan no matter what.
Although there is no way to completely cut off the connection between Longyou and Guanzhong, it is enough as long as it can cause trouble to the other party.
But now, there is no need at all.
Because this will only alert the enemy and make Sima Yi wary.
Judging from the current camp where Sima Yi is stationed, we are afraid that he will withdraw his troops directly if things become disharmonious.
As a result, cutting off the northern highlands would be more of a loss than a gain.
Besides, now that the Wei thieves have lost Longyou, they have to protect Qian County in order to prevent the Han from crossing Longshan.
So Sima Yi must try his best to protect the northern plains to prevent Qian County's rear from being threatened.
Thinking of this, Zhuge Liang's eyes were dark, and a faint smile appeared on his face.
In the first Northern Expedition, the Han Dynasty took the initiative and almost failed.
In the battle of Xiaoguan, Wei State took action and almost succeeded. Fortunately, the Han counterattack was timely and powerful.
This time, it was finally the big man's turn to attack.
After all, what comes around comes around, it’s fair.
Only this time, the Han Dynasty was no longer what it was during the first Northern Expedition.
It feels so good to have complete control over the situation!
Wei Yan didn't know what the Prime Minister's plans were, but he could also expect that the Prime Minister didn't look anxious at all, as if he was waiting for something.
Now only Feng Jiujiu has disappeared, and the prime minister is most likely waiting for news about him.
Being ordered to retreat, Wei Yan felt a little unhappy. Seeing that the Prime Minister was so partial to Feng Yong, and then being rebuffed by the Prime Minister, Wei Yan couldn't help but feel dismayed.
Sima Yi has been closely observing the situation of the Han army on the other side for several days.
Watching his opponent go up to Wuzhangyuan and set up camp leisurely, without seeming to be nervous at all, it actually made him more and more confused.
"The Shu captives have come a long way, and the mountain roads are difficult to travel and it is difficult to get food and grass. I expected that Zhuge Liang would seek a quick battle, but now it is beyond my expectation. Could it be a deception?"
After Sima Yi returned to the commander's camp, he asked someone to get the map and look at it carefully.
The army led by Ge Thief must be the main force in Hanzhong.
Because the Wugong water also flows out of the Xiegu mouth and finally flows into the Wei River, no matter how hard the Shu captives cover the battlefield, their own sentries can easily know whether the Shu captives are real or fake.
After excluding Wuzhangyuan, our eyes fell on Qixian County.
Qian County reported news twice in the morning and evening. If the news was not delivered in time once, Sima Yi would immediately send out scouting horses.
At present, it seems that there should be no problem in Qian County.
There is no problem in Qianxian County, which is the most worrying, and there will be no problem with the support of veteran general Xianyu who is guarding the Jingshui River Valley.
The leading generals coming from the direction of Anding are only unknown and should not be feared.
The only thing that worries people now is that Feng Thief has not yet appeared.
Thinking of this, Sima Yi suddenly became excited: Feng Thief?
Could it be that Ge Thief was waiting for Feng Thief when he behaved like this?
So where did Feng Thief come from?
“I come from the grassland to warm your heart...”
The governor Feng was galloping on the grassland, waving his whip and singing loudly.
Over the past month or so, General Guan has been so moved by his singing voice that he often takes the initiative to go out on inspections.
As we continue to penetrate deeper into the desert, Juyan County's logistics has gradually been unable to support it.
The army began to use the food and grass they carried with them.
However, fortunately there were many barbarian tribes along the way as supply points, so there was no need to worry about the supply of food and grass for the army.
Furthermore, as Yi Cong and Hu Qi continued to turn back, the remaining army was now less than 60,000, and the pressure on food and grass did not increase so quickly.
Over the past few days, the environment around the army has begun to change. It is no longer endless grassland, but often undulating hills.
Although he did not believe that there were barbarian forces on this grassland that could threaten his own army, General Guan still increased his vigilance.
She has a good relationship with Feng Junhou and his wife, so she didn’t mean to avoid singing. She ran to the front now, just to shoulder her military responsibilities.
General Guan was thinking when suddenly news came from the front:
“General, Yi Cong’s front army was ambushed!”
Attack?
Um!
Attack!
General Guan was a little surprised. Is there really a tribe on this grassland that dares to attack Yicong Huqi?
In other words, are there any Hu tribes that can ambush Yi Cong Hu Qi?
There are less than 30,000 Yi Cong Huqi who can follow them here. Many of these people are already considered the first echelon of the Liangzhou Army's reserve army.
They are the most loyal of all the Hu people in Liangzhou. They have fought with Feng Jishi more than once and have rich experience.
Coupled with their weapons and equipment, which tribe on the grassland can compare with them?
Although General Guan usually looked down on the undisciplined behavior of these Huqi, she was really surprised when they were suddenly attacked.
"Which direction? How many casualties were there? Who attacked? How many people are on the other side? Do you know?"
"Returning to the general, Zhengdong, more than 400 people were injured and more than 100 people died. I heard from Yi Cong who was attacked that the thieves must have more than 3,000 cavalry, and they are all barbarians."
“Let the Huqi leader and army commander who were attacked come to see me!”
“Here!”
After waiting for the order to be delivered, General Guan continued to give the order again:
“Come here, give me my order to collect all the Hu Qi in front, and at the same time send out more scouts to investigate the situation in front!”
“No!”
After General Guan finished giving the order, he pulled the horse rope in his hand, turned the horse's head, and started galloping towards a source of noise pollution in the rear.
“I once looked at you from afar…”
“I once held you close in my sleep...”
The rapid sound of horse hoofbeats interrupted Feng Governor's interest.
Although the expression on Guan Ji's face could not be clearly seen for a while, Feng Jishi was as familiar with his mother-in-law as he was with his right hand after sleeping together for more than ten years.
He already felt that something was not right with Guan Ji, who was running towards this side.
When a whirlwind rushed past, there was a clear shout, and the handsome horse raised its front hooves high, and then stepped heavily on the ground, splashing a lot of soil.
"oh!"
Feng Jishi slapped his head and finally understood why something was wrong with Guan Ji. Of course it was wrong to ride such a fast horse at this time.
Guan Ji turned her horse's head again, rode away with Feng Yong, and said quickly at the same time:
“Yicong Hu’s cavalry at the front was attacked, and the enemy numbered no less than 3,000 cavalry.”
Feng Yong was startled, blinked, and seemed unable to react for a while. After a while, he murmured:
“There is only about one person on the grassland who can organize three thousand cavalry to ambush and defeat the rebel army at the same time.”
Hearing this, Guan Ji immediately understood: "Ke Bineng?"
Governor Feng nodded:
“Perhaps there are others on the grassland who can do it, but he is the only one I know of.”
After hearing this, Guan Ji was thoughtful:
“After walking for so long, it’s time to arrive.”
Just seeing that Alang didn’t seem to care too much, she couldn’t help but asked with some doubts:
“If it’s really Ke Bineng who did it, wouldn’t Alang be worried?”
"worry about what?"
“If it was Kebineng, did he do it on purpose or unintentionally?”
When Guan Ji said this, she looked at Feng Jishi steadily.
The army crossed the vast desert, although it could get supplies from the Hu tribes along the way.
Feng Jishi has raised Kebi Neng for so long, isn’t it just for today?
So before setting off, someone had been sent to inform Liu Liang, who had been staying in his hometown of Jiuyuan.
I believe Liu Hanzi will know how to deal with this matter.
In other words, Kebi Neng should have considered this aspect before ambushing him.
After all, there is a difference between organized Yi Cong and ordinary tribes in the desert.
Just the weapons, leather armor, etc. can be seen at a glance.
But when Feng Jishi smiled calmly:
"It's time for Hu Qi to calm down. It's a good thing to learn a lesson at this time."
“As for Kebineng, if he really did this, then he just wanted to give us a slap in the face.”
"Even if you ask him face to face, he will only say that he doesn't know, or that it is a misunderstanding. Do you believe it?"
Guan Ji frowned at first, then glanced at Feng Jishi thoughtfully, seeming to understand.
Finally he laughed, shook his head and said:
"I'm overthinking it. The army is beyond the reach of Kebi Neng. If he doesn't know what he's doing, just find an opportunity and kill him."
"Ke Bineng is not a simple person." This time it was Feng Jishishi's turn to smile and shake his head. "He has basically controlled the entire Yinshan Mountain, and now there are fifty or sixty thousand people who are taking orders from him."
Guan Ji glanced at him sideways, then raised her whip and pointed at the soldiers beside her:
“Can you fight against such elite soldiers?”
Feng Jishi shrugged.
The Han Dynasty alone was destroyed by force. This is really not just talk.
Even though the Han Dynasty has been divided into three kingdoms, even though the Hu Yi have caused chaos in the border counties from time to time.
However, the Central Plains has been at war for decades and its population has dropped sharply. There is still no one from the surrounding barbarians who has the ability to stand up and truly challenge the Central Plains.
Even Sun Shiwan, an outsider in the civil war, could regard Shanyue as his source of population.
It’s just that the more this happens, the more it highlights the incompetence of Emperors Huan and Ling who were defeated by Tan Shihuai.
It is no wonder that these two guys were specially singled out by the Prime Minister and named and criticized in the "Execution List".
Kebi can't even defeat Qin Lang, how can he challenge the Liangzhou Army?
So my mother-in-law does have the confidence to say this.
Although General Guan's tone was calm, his murderous intent was already looming.
Obviously, if Kebi had any intention of hindering her from going south, she would not mind killing people in Yinshan Mountain.
Reviving the Han Dynasty and returning it to the old capital was not only the dream of the late emperor and the prime minister, but also the dream of Guan Laojun, who had followed the late emperor for decades and never abandoned it.
Now, General Guan is determined to fulfill this dream for her lord.
I think back to that time, in the Guan City of Yang'an, the third lady of Guan frowned and lowered her head, and made an appointment with the governor Feng: on the day of the restoration of the Han Dynasty, I kowtowed.
This woman has changed a lot since she got married to him, but the persistence in her heart has never wavered in the slightest.
Perhaps it is because of this persistence that she is extra tolerant of herself at certain times and certain things, right?
As Governor Feng's thoughts were racing, he suddenly saw a few depressed-looking guys wandering around the perimeter timidly.
He couldn't help but feel a little confused.
"I asked them to come here just to ask about the ambush."
General Guan explained and dismounted.
After receiving the signal, the guard camp stopped temporarily, and then let in a few people from outside.
These people, including the Hu leaders and the army commanders and horses who were loyal followers, all looked ashamed.
If we say, Feng Langjun is a god-like existence in the eyes of many barbarians.
So, General Guan represents authority and awe in the Liangzhou Army.
After they came over, a military commander with a martial arts training background secretly glanced at Feng Jishi who was standing next to him.
Governor Feng didn't seem to notice anyone looking at him. He whistled, admired the beautiful scenery of the grassland, and murmured:
“This scenery is really nice, I should recite a couple of poems...”
He is not the prime minister of the Han Dynasty. He wants to take everything into his own hands.
Just let General Guan handle such small matters.
It makes sense to ask Guansuo if the military is not in a decisive position.
After a while of emotions brewing, Governor Feng began to read, "The sand in the desert is like snow, and the moon in Yanshan Mountain is like a hook..."
General Guan, who was about to be lectured, was held back on the spot. She subconsciously looked around, Sha Ruxue?
Looking up at the sky again, the moon looks like a hook?
Governor Feng coughed and felt a little embarrassed:
“I’ll go over there and have a look.”
After saying that, he made an excuse and left.
In this case, it is indeed inappropriate for Feng Jishi to stay here.
After all, as the supreme commander of the army, as long as he is present, it represents the final decision on how things should be handled.
If the decision is wrong after the decision is made, there will be no room for maneuver.
And if he is not present and something inappropriate is discovered later, it means that it can be changed back.
This is why leaders rarely express their opinions easily on the spot.
Because one of his attitudes can affect many of the people’s thoughts and practices.
Guan Ji is no exception. Maybe some of her practices and ideas will be inadvertently affected by Feng Jishi who is present.
So, small things are small things, but if this habit is not good, it is natural to change it.
Having been in a high position for a long time, Governor Feng is still very good at observing people's actions. Well, I was wrong, and he is very considerate of his subordinates.
Sure enough, after a while, Guan Ji came over and said to Feng Jishi:
"After asking clearly, the Huqi who attacked them seem to have been premeditated, and their advance and retreat were orderly. Most of their weapons were made of iron, which is not what ordinary tribes can do."
Governor Feng did not ask General Guan how to deal with those guys, but said calmly:
“The most likely thing is that Ke Bineng did it, or his subordinates did it.”
This result has long been expected.
Let a few of them come over for questioning, just to confirm.
It’s not that Governor Feng looked down on the barbarians in the grassland.
But after the death of Tanshihuai, the great division of the grassland led to the continuous degradation of Hu people's society.
Because Kebineng learned from the Han people how to use flags and drums to command the army, he was able to defeat the tribes around him.
From this we can imagine how far the social organizational capabilities of most of the Hu tribes on the grasslands have degraded.
"What do you plan to do then?" Guan Ji's eyes flashed coldly, "Do you want to..."
“Don’t be in a hurry, let’s ask after we meet.”
Governor Feng shook his head, "He is now a local snake in the hometown of Jiuyuan. Without his help, our march south will be delayed."
Guan Ji nodded: "Then let's follow Alang's wishes first."
“However, we still need to be well prepared. After all, Hu people are unrighteous, not to mention that Kebi is one of the few capable people among the Hu people.”
Governor Feng sneered: "And judging from the news sent back by Liu Liang, this guy may not be willing to surrender to the land of Jiuyuan."
Speaking of this, Governor Feng looked forward.
These days, the terrain has changed imperceptibly.
As far as the eye can see, there are often hills with varying heights, or called low mountains.
Yinshan Mountain is almost here.
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Attached are two pictures. Please pay attention to the red text and labels on the pictures.
The first picture, the three-pronged march of the Han Dynasty, please click to comment.
The second picture is a terrain map of the Wuzhangyuan confrontation. Please click to comment.
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