Chapter 991 Reinforcements from Wei
At this time in Wei State, Chen Qun, who originally had the highest status in the court, had died half a year ago.
Of Cao Rui's four auxiliary ministers, only Sima Yi is left, who is leading the army outside.
Two months ago, Shangshu ordered Chen Jiaogang to worship Situ, and he passed away last month.
In other words, no one holds the position of the three public officials.
Xue Ti, who had just been promoted to Shangshuling, stepped forward, picked up the military newspaper, read it once, and handed it to his right servant to shoot Sima Fu. Sima Fu finished reading it, and then handed it to the central guard Jiang Ji...
Looking at the ministers below who were all silent, Cao Rui couldn't help but feel even more angry:
"What's the matter? You're not saying anything? A few days ago, weren't you boasting that the Shu captives would definitely be defeated?"
"Now that Shu soldiers are invading Bingzhou, why is it that no one has come up with a strategy to retreat from the enemy? Speak up!"
After Cao Rui shouted the last few words, he felt his eyes began to swell and hurt, and his vision went black. He was so frightened that he quickly closed his eyes and leaned against the soft cushion to breathe slowly.
Just the news that the Shu captives broke through the border from Bingzhou and went south was not only difficult for Cao Rui to accept, but also some veterans who had experienced hardships for a long time were so shocked that their faces turned pale.
Not to mention the fifth and sixth grade officials, many of them looked frightened, and some even had weak legs.
Being as afraid of Shu as a tiger is really not a joke, but a fact.
In this situation, how do you speak out?
The rare silence in the court reminded some senior officials of the time when Emperor Wu almost moved the capital.
At that time, there was also a man named Guan...
Why does the person named Guan always like to do this kind of thing?
After the oppressive silence, Yang Ji, the leader of the Central Committee, finally spoke:
"Your Majesty, I believe that the urgent need now is to reinforce Jinyang as soon as possible. As long as Jinyang is not broken, the Shu captives will not dare to continue southward with confidence."
Cao Rui then opened his eyes and sighed with a tired face:
"The current plan is this, there is no other way, but where will the reinforcements come from?"
Yang Ji said categorically:
"There are still 50,000 elite soldiers in Hanoi County, and they can just go to Zhiguanxing and enter Bingzhou to prepare for the Shu captives."
At this time, the monarchs and ministers of Wei State felt a little lucky:
Fortunately, the 50,000 horses recruited from Hebei were not sent to Guanzhong at that time!
Otherwise, the situation may become irremediable.
Cao Rui asked again:
“Then who will be sent to lead the army to stop the Shu captives?”
The ministers were silent again.
At present, except for those who can be used in the army to guard Yangzhou and Jingzhou, the rest are basically sent to Guanzhong.
The Xiahou clan still has some talents, but it is a pity that Cao Rui did not dare to use them.
Thinking of this, he couldn't help feeling sad:
During the time of Emperor Wu and Emperor Wen, the country was strong and had countless elite soldiers and generals. How did it end up like this in their own hands?
Central Protector Jiang Ji finally stood up:
“I am willing to go.”
Cao Rui looked at this veteran of three dynasties and couldn't help but be moved. He said sincerely:
“Jiang Zhonghu can be said to be a loyal minister of the Wei Dynasty! I wonder if Jiang Zhonghu has any requirements for this trip?”
Jiang Ji kowtowed, then raised his head, gritted his teeth and said angrily:
“My only request is to implore Your Majesty to issue an order to punish Bi Gui for his dereliction of duty.”
Not only Cao Rui, but also the officials of Wei State were all horrified. They didn't know why Jiang Ji said these words.
Jiang Ji was heard saying loudly:
“Your Majesty, Bi Gui first tried to force the Hu people to rebel, and then suffered the humiliation of defeat outside the fortress. Now he has acted inappropriately in the face of the Shu captives.”
"The soldiers didn't know how to close the city gates and guard, but instead fought with the Shu captives in the wild. His move to summon the Xiongnu was particularly hateful. He really gave up Jinyang to the Shu captives!"
After hearing what Jiang Ji said, many people were confused. Some people asked in confusion:
"Jiang Zhonghu, the Huns are brave and brave. What's wrong with gathering together to stop the Shu captives?"
Hearing this, Jiang Ji turned around suddenly, startling the person who asked the question:
“If the Huns were available, why didn’t Emperor Wu order them to guard Yanmen instead of putting them behind Jinyang? It’s really because the Huns can’t be trusted!”
“When Dong’s thieves brought trouble to the world, the Huns took the opportunity to rebel and plundered Bingzhou, Hedong and other places, which shows their wolfish ambitions.”
“It would be fine if Bi Gui could defeat the Shu captives, but the Xiongnu would not dare to have any intention of causing rebellion. If the situation is even slightly unfavorable, I am afraid that the Xiongnu would suddenly become dissatisfied, and it would be too late to regret it!”
In the past twenty years, the Xiongnu tribes could be controlled by military commanders and horses alone, which made many people in Wei develop a habit of dependence.
They did not realize that in this situation, Bingzhou had lost the ability to suppress the Huns.
It can be said that without a sufficient number of Wei troops to suppress, it is simply a dream to force the Xiongnu tribes to desperately resist the Han army.
Jiang Ji was an old minister who had followed Cao Cao from the beginning and even commanded the army in place of Cao Ren.
Having experienced the three generations of Cao and Wei, he has far more knowledge than most people.
In the fourth year of Zhongping, that is, fifty years ago, the Han family still had its power. However, because the Xiongnu were conquered too frequently, many Huns actually rebelled against the Xiongnu Chanyu who was obedient to the Han Dynasty.
Over the years, Bi Gui has bullied the Hu people in Bingzhou even better than the Later Han Dynasty. How can the Huns of the Huns have no complaints?
Now that Bingzhou's troops are empty, he still summoned the Huns to Jinyang regardless of life and death, which simply provided the best opportunity for the Huns to cause rebellion.
Jiang Ji can be sure that as long as there is a slight disadvantage in the war against the Shu captives, those Xiongnu tribes that have been dissatisfied for a long time may disperse in an act.
Even if someone provokes them a little, the Huns tribe behind Jinyang will cause trouble everywhere.
Jiang Jiyue said, the more excited he became, his anger was beyond words, and he finally shouted:
“Your Majesty, it is truly unforgivable to harm the country!”
Cao Rui was shocked.
Unexpectedly, it turned out to be a true prophecy.
Thinking of this, Cao Rui also regretted:
"I regret that I did not listen to your words, which led to today's failure. This time when I go north, I will give you a fake yellow axe, and you will be in charge of everything in the state."
“I accept the decree.”
After deciding on the candidate to lead the army, Cao Rui said:
"The situation is urgent. I will immediately send people to Guanzhong and ask Da Sima to find ways to pay attention to the movements of the Shu captives. When the time comes, Jiang Zhonghu will work closely with Da Sima to expel the Shu captives."
Speaking of Da Sima, Cao Rui couldn't help but glance coldly at his right servant and Sima Fu.
Sima Fu looked at his nose with his eyes and his heart with his nose, but he just lowered his head and said nothing.
Sima Fu knew that for such a big mistake this time, His Majesty would blame his second brother (i.e. Sima Yi).
At this time, it is better to speak less than to speak more, and to speak less than to speak silently.
Just when Jiang Ji was preparing to cross the river from Luoyang north to Hanoi to take over the strategic mobile troops that Wei could now mobilize.
General Guan was already leading the cavalry, chasing Sima Huan all the way to the gates of Jinyang City.
In other words, the entrance to the valley was lost at night, allowing Sima Huan to withdraw from the mountain pass overnight, otherwise the entire army of 5,000 men would have been annihilated.
Even so, this Wei army was still dying, dying, and scattered under the pursuit of General Guan.
In the end, Sima Huan only led less than two thousand cavalry, and did not dare to stop for a moment along the way. He rushed back to Jinyang the whole way, closing the city gate tightly and not leaving.
General Guan led the Hu people all the way south from Yanmen, and subdued the Xiongnu troops on the left and right. When he arrived at the gate of Jinyang City, he actually waved a banner and claimed to have an army of 50,000.
Jinyang is located to the west of Fen River, surrounded by mountains and rivers. The terrain is dangerous and the city is high and the pond is deep.
As Shi Bao organized his men to cross the water, he looked at Jinyang City not far ahead and couldn't help but admire General Guan.
At this time, he finally understood why General Guan was resting in Jiuyuan County, allowing the Wei thieves to easily occupy the mountain pass north of Jinyang.
This was simply done intentionally by General Guan.
If General Guan rushes south as quickly as before, he will only force 5,000 Wei troops to defend the city, and then let more than 10,000 Hu people line up on the outside.
At that time, the army may not be able to cross the Fen River as easily as it is now.
On the contrary, if the Wei thieves are allowed to defend the dangerous pass, it may seem that the opponent has the upper hand, but in fact it will force the opponent to divide his troops into two parts.
Even without Liu Hun, these barbarians who were temporarily summoned would sooner or later be defeated by General Guan because they fought on their own and had different orders.
This can be said that "those who are good at fighting will cause others but not harm others".
While the army was crossing the water in mighty force outside the city, Bi Gui inside the city was staring at Sima Huan with red eyes, as if he wanted to choose someone to devour.
I saw him asking word for word:
"This is what you said, instead of defending the city, why not defend it by taking advantage of the danger to resist the thieves? Why didn't you defend it? Sima Shuzi, how dare you mislead me like this!"
If Bi Gui had the right to hold the law, he could guarantee that he would definitely kill this person on the spot.
Li Xi also looked at Sima Huan angrily.
At first I saw this man talking boastfully and thought he was really capable of leading an army, but I didn't expect him to be so unlucky.
Even if you die in battle, it is still better than running back to Jinyang with the defeated army.
At least in that case, there are no soldiers to defend the city, and everyone is blameless whether they abandon the city as a "last resort" or surrender the city as a "last resort".
Now that you are running back with your people, do you want us to guard it or not?
In terms of defense, it is almost impossible for people like this to defend Jinyang without losing.
But if you don't observe it, it will be a serious crime according to Wei law.
The most terrifying thing is that if you can't defend it but forcefully defend it, the city will eventually be broken by the Shu captives. In anger, the opponent will impose a "three-day no limit" or something like that.
In the future, all the officials in the city will be eager to devour people like themselves alive.
So this unlucky thing is basically leading everyone to death!
"Your Majesty, the city cannot be defended. Now that the Han army has not officially laid siege to the city, we should make a decision early on as to where we should go."
Sima Huan ran fast, and the Han army was not too slow in pursuit.
As soon as the defeated army entered the city, the Han army followed closely behind.
This made it too late for Jinyang to mobilize the young men in the city.
Bi Gui stopped roaring at Sima Huan, his blood-red eyes filled with madness:
"I am deeply favored by the country, so why should I shrink back? Even if I am defeated, I must still fight hard to kill the thief!"
It is impossible not to be afraid. He was already afraid when he heard that the Shu captives were heading south.
But when things came to pass, no matter how scared he was, he still had to consider his family in Luoyang.
Your Majesty has always been deeply dissatisfied with yourself.
If he abandons the city and flees southward, the whole family will be dragged down by him.
It would be better to fight to the death. Even if you die, Your Majesty will consider it as a sacrifice to fight to the death and leave some dignity to the family.
He roared to Sima Huan in a hoarse voice:
"Immediately gather your soldiers and prepare to defend the city. If you can defend the city, you can make up for your mistakes. If you can't, your wife and daughter will wait to become the wives of scholars!"
Shi family refers to a family that has been soldiers for generations.
As soon as the husband at the front died in battle, the wife and daughter at the rear were immediately taken away by the officials and given away to others.
When Sima Huan heard this, his body trembled. He didn't dare to show any signs of neglect and quickly turned around to get ready.
Unexpectedly, as soon as he went out, he suddenly heard a "bang" sound.
He quickly followed the sound and saw a firework blooming in the sky above the north gate, which was as beautiful as a picture.
Sima Huan's legs went weak and he fell to the ground with a "thud".
Stars fall, see stars fall again...
ˆPS:
Bingzhou Situation Map: Open the comments, the first floor has not been simple since ancient times.
(End of this chapter)