Chapter 1724 Zhuge Liang Pacifies the Western Qiang
After Cao Zhen retreated, Shen Long didn't chase after him, so he led the army back to the camp and couldn't hold out. After a few days, he sent Guan Xing, Zhang Bao, Zhao Guang, Zhao Tong, Guan Suo, Ma Dai, Deng Ai, Wang Ji and others Take turns leading the troops.
Cao Zhen went in without knowing it, so he had to let Zhu Zan, Wang Shuang, Guo Huai and others go out of the city to fight against him. The two sides seemed to have a lively fight in Xiangcheng, but the results were not much; Shen Long had no intention of taking Xiangcheng immediately. Cao Zhen also failed to defeat the Shu army in the field, and the two sides became stalemate.
"It's so good. You'll gain something from every day's battle. Don't worry, just continue to take turns to challenge." Shen Long is very satisfied with this. What these Shu Han young generals lack most is combat experience. Now they are under the protection of the army. Going out to fight every day in turn, facing opponents like Guo Huai and Zhu Zan, their growth must be very fast.
After each battle, Shen Long would call them all together and ask them to analyze the gains and losses of the battle first, and then the other teenagers would comment one by one. Finally, Shen Long concluded that he actually regarded the battlefield as a classroom and Cao Zhen as a sharpening knife. stone.
There are also those who don't understand, for example, Zhang Bao asked Shen Long why he didn't take advantage of the victory to pursue Yingchuan, and Shen Long repeated what he had said to Xu Shu. It is unrealistic to win. Now that Nanyang and Runan are occupied, the strategic goal of the Northern Expedition has been achieved.
So, the most important task now is to digest Runan and Nanyang as soon as possible, and at the same time stop troops on the border of Yingchuan, continue to consume Cao Wei's strength, and lose the two grain-producing areas of Runan and Nanyang, Cao Wei wants to supply the army. Being able to mobilize food and grass from other places, Shen Long continued to put pressure on them, and they did not dare to let Cao Zhen and others withdraw. In this way, the continuous supply of food and grass will make Cao Wei continue to lose strength.
On the other hand, for Shen Long, it is much more convenient than Cao Wei to transport grain from Jingzhou through the Xiangjiang River and Jishui. Jingzhou has cultivated land year after year, and has adopted more advanced farming techniques than Cao Wei. No loss; Shen Long intends to use his national power to consume Cao Wei, unless they can defeat Shen Long head-on, otherwise they can only suffer.
On this day, Guan Ping brought grain and grass from Jingzhou, and Shen Long ordered, "I went down to Wancheng and Yuzhou in a row before, and all the grain and grass in the city belong to us, which is enough to supply the army for several months, but this batch of grain and grass is for temporary use." No, why don't you ask General Guan to transport food and grass to Hanzhong through the Han River for the army to use!"
This is another advantage of the Shu Han still occupying Jingzhou. The Han River flows into the Xiangjiang River in Xiangyang, and the Xiangjiang River is within Jingzhou. Through the convenient water transportation of the Xiangjiang River and the Han River, Jingzhou’s grain and grass can be sent to Hanzhong more conveniently. It is much more convenient to support Zhuge Liang's army in Longyou than to deliver food and grass to Zhuge Liang from Chengdu.
From Chengdu to Tianshui, although there is inland water in the middle, the inland water passes through the mountains, and the water transport capacity is far less than that of the Han River. Many places have to transport grain and grass through steep mountain roads. Even if Zhuge Liang can make wooden cows and horses, it will consume a lot; Hanzhong is different. The Hanjiang River is the largest tributary of the Yangtze River. The water flow is abundant. A fleet of ships can transport a large amount of grain to the vicinity of Jigu. From Jigu to the west and then northward, you can reach Tianshui. The journey of transporting grain and grass by manpower, cattle and horses Great savings.
Guan Ping was ordered to go back and report to Guan Yu, Guan Yu immediately wrote a letter to Liu Bei, and then ordered Guan Ping to send food and grass to Zhuge Liang by water; Shen Long could only provide advice on this matter, and could not do it directly, after all, it was illegal for the two armies to transport food and grass to each other It is more appropriate for Guan Yu to do it than to go out.
Going upstream all the way, they arrived in Hanzhong within a few days, and then landed from Hanzhong, and delivered the grain and grass all the way to Zhuge Liang.
Seeing the delivery of food, Zhuge Liang was overjoyed, "Tanzhi has made a great contribution this time. The food and grass in Shuzhong have not arrived, and the morale of the army has been unstable. Seeing this, the morale will definitely be boosted."
Then he immediately ordered people to receive and distribute the grain and grass, and there was joy in the camp of the Shu army. After the arrangement, Zhuge Liang hosted a banquet in honor of Guan Ping. Ma Chao, Zhao Yun, Jiang Wei, Wei Yan and others all gathered in the tent. During the meeting, Ma Chao asked Regarding the battle situation on Shen Long's side, after hearing that Nanyang and Runan had fallen, Ma Chao praised, "Zifeng marched so fast, but he beat us all."
Zhao Yun smiled and said, "It's also the credit of the younger generation. As fathers and brothers, we should be happy." His son, Ma Chao's younger brother, is still serving under Shen Long, "What's more, now that most of Longxi has been recovered, we are also Do not lose to him!"
This is also one of the reasons why Shen Long appointed Ma Dai, Zhao Guang, Zhao Tong and others. It is inevitable to compete for merit, but you are always embarrassed to compete with your younger brothers and children, right? In this way, the relative unity of Shu can be maintained.
After resupplying food and grass, Zhuge Liang's army continued to march eastward into Chang'an. Before Han De's disastrous defeat, Sima Yi spent a lot of money to convince the Qiang king Cheriji. Cheriji ordered Marshal Yueji to lead 150,000 Qiang soldiers to attack the Shu army.
After hearing that the younger generation had already conquered two counties, Ma Chao, Zhao Yun and others were eager to fight. Now that someone came to their door, the two of them would not be polite. The prime minister, the Qiang king Cheriji was defeated and fled. Ma Chao raised the banner to gather the defeated soldiers all the way, and many Qiang soldiers surrendered.
Zhuge Liang then gave wine to suppress the shock, and comforted Yadan with kind words. Yadan was deeply impressed by his virtue. Zhuge Liang said, "My lord is the emperor of the Han Dynasty. He ordered me to hunt down the thieves. How can you help the rebellion? I will let you go back now and say goodbye to him." Your lord: My country and Er are neighbors, and we will always form a good alliance, and don't listen to the words of rebels." Then he returned all the Qiang soldiers, chariots, horses and equipment he had captured to Yadan, and sent them all back to the country.
From this, Cheriji made a good relationship with the Shu Han. Not only did he stop attacking the Shu army, but he also exchanged cattle, sheep and horses for silk, salt and other things in the middle of Shu, which greatly increased the strength of the Shu army, and sent guides to lead Zhuge Liang.
After the Qiang people settled down, Zhuge Liang continued to lead the army eastward along the Weishui River, passed Chencang and arrived at Wuzhangyuan. Seeing that Chang'an was in sight, Zhao Yun, Ma Chao and others became more and more motivated, and took Fufeng in one go. Sima Yi suddenly became nervous.
However, Zhuge Liang did not take the opportunity to attack Chang'an. Instead, he stopped in Fufeng. He sent Zhao Yun, Wei Yan and others to harass Chang'an, and sent Ma Chao to continue recruiting the Qiang tribe.
When everyone asked, Zhuge Liang replied, "Sima Yi is very scheming, and Chang'an is the old capital of my great Han Dynasty. The city is high and the walls are thick, and it cannot be taken lightly, so there is no need to rush."
He also meant the same thing as Shen Long. Now that the national power of the Shu Kingdom is gradually gaining the upper hand, let's use the national power to consume Cao Wei to death!
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