Volume 2 Clouds Chapter 7 Acting
When the news that the Shu army was doing spring plowing behind the Weiwu City in Qinchuan reached the Zhou army camp, Wang Jing and Han Lingkun looked at each other and laughed.
Such behavior undoubtedly proves one thing: the future defense center of the Shu army will be in the eight linked villages of Huangniupo, and troops will also be gathered here to protect the farmland behind them.
As long as the eight linked strongholds were defeated, the mighty city would naturally fall without a fight.
Compared with the danger of Weiwu City, the Eight Chain Villages are nothing.
Luo Youdu was also stunned by the other party's series of outrageous actions. What kind of monsters are they?
How come this war is like child's play?
What he didn't know was that the historical situation was even more ridiculous.
Because it was too trifling, there were only a few records of it in history books, which also led to the fact that he had no memory of it.
In history, the Later Shu Dynasty had not fought a war for ten years. From the emperor and generals to the soldiers and civilians, everyone neglected war.
Wang Jing only launched a tentative attack and broke through the eight consecutive strongholds of Shu Kingdom and approached the Weiwu City.
Zhao Jizha, the military supervisor of the Xiongwu Army, who was the commander-in-chief, was traveling with his concubine. When he arrived in Deyang, he heard that the Zhou army was so brave. This guy, who claimed to be a disciple of Zhuge Liang, was so scared that he peed himself even though he was hundreds of miles away from the front line.
He rode away at full speed and fled back to Chengdu.
When Meng Chang saw that he had chosen such a guy as the head coach, he didn't know what to feel and ordered him to be beheaded.
Now, because of Luo Youdu's reminder, Zhao Jizha felt that the Zhou army was nothing special, so he boldly went to the front line and imitated his idol by starting the exciting operation of planting grain in front of the army.
Little did he know that Zhuge Liang's planting of grain in front of the army was a means to make sure that Sima Yi would not dare to fight, and it was also a means to lure Sima Yi into fighting.
Although Zhuge Liang had fewer troops than Sima Yi, he was confident that he could defeat his old rival. He was never afraid of a head-on confrontation with Sima Yi, but was only afraid that the other party would not dare to fight.
There is no comparison between the current Shu army and the Shu army trained by Zhuge Liang back then.
The two great commanders, one is reckless and brainless, the other is smart and self-righteous.
Meng Chang will definitely pay a heavy price for his willfulness.
Wang Jing and Han Lingkun deliberately stopped and allowed Zhao Jizha to arrange soldiers and civilians to cultivate the fields in front of the army.
This reprieve lasted for one and a half months.
It was mid-May.
Three and a half months had passed since the expedition began in February, and their army's expedition to the west had achieved no results and made no progress.
Luo Youdu, Wang Jing and Han Lingkun all knew why this situation occurred.
But Guo Rong, who was far away in Kaifeng, and the civil and military officials in the court did not know the details .
As a result, a strange mood shrouded the Kaifeng temple.
Originally, the two prime ministers Fan Zhi and Wang Pu in the Council of State did not agree with the military action.
They are more in favor of stability and governance as the top priority.
When the economy and national strength have improved, we will look for opportunities to start a war.
Instead of sending troops at this critical juncture when the Yellow River dike bursting problem has just been resolved.
Moreover, sending troops to Meng Shu would affect the entire body.
really.
When they sent troops to Meng Shu, Meng Chang immediately sent a letter for help to Northern Han and Southern Tang, inviting them to attack the Great Zhou together.
There is still no news from Southern Tang, but Northern Han has already sent troops.
However, Northern Han was badly defeated by Great Zhou in the Battle of Gaoping and had limited strength. It only sent Northern Han's so-called invincible Liu Jiye and commander Wang Chao, each leading 5,000 cavalrymen, to the south to harass and plunder.
Li Yun, the governor of Zhaoyi Army, had taken precautions in advance, but the enemy cavalry came and went freely and picked on the weak, so he could only passively defend and get beaten.
As they were about to fight on three fronts and Wang Jing and Han Lingkun had gained nothing, the idea of withdrawing troops naturally arose.
There was not much rebuttal from the military side.
After all, those who stayed were not selected.
Only after Han Lingkun stepped down did he have the opportunity to go up.
Guo Rong could not have imagined that the small Meng Shu would be so difficult to defeat. In the blink of an eye, four months had passed and there was no progress. He asked the Privy Council about the situation on the front line many times.
The Privy Council also sent letters of accusation to the front line again and again, with the tone becoming increasingly severe, but it seemed like they fell on deaf ears, leaving no ripples.
"drive!"
A rider stopped at the camp gate.
The rider dismounted, holding a bamboo scroll in both hands, and said loudly: "I am a personal attendant of the Palace Guards, and I have been ordered to deliver the bamboo letter to the Han Jiedushi. I hope you will introduce me to him! This is the fish token of the Zhao Guards."
Ordinary people cannot tell whether the fish token is real or fake, but the position of the Palace Guard Commander is still very important.
The soldiers at the camp gate immediately passed the news to Han Lingkun.
Han Lingkun sent a team of people to escort the riders to the commander's tent. When he saw the contents of the letter, his face changed.
He hurriedly took the letter and found Wang Jing playing with a gun outside the big tent.
Because he was too bored, Wang Jing exercised alone outside the camp until his almost rusty body.
"Duke Bao! Have you received any news from the Privy Council?"
Wang Jing said blankly: "No, what's wrong?"
Han Lingkun handed the letter from Zhao Kuangyin to Wang Jing and said, "Zhao Du Yuhou and I are close friends, and he wrote to inquire about the situation. He said that the court in Bianjing has been making a fuss about you and me not taking any action, and some people even suggested that we should withdraw our troops if we can't win, so as to avoid the danger of fighting on three fronts."
Wang Jing took the letter and read it carefully, frowning. After reading the letter, he thought for a moment and said, "Let's go find Luo Dujian. He should know the situation."
at the same time!
Luo Youdu lay on the bed, with his feet raised, muttering: "I'm bored, I'm bored..."
For one and a half months and forty-five days, they stayed in the same place, faced the same people, ate dry corn, had no computers or mobile phones, and read the books they brought with them over and over again.
This was the first time Luo Youdu had tried this flavor.
If he continued to be depressed, Luo Youdu would feel that he could even laugh by playing with urine and mud.
Zhang Qiong suggested going out for a walk.
Luo Youdu held on to the last bottom line and would never leave the camp rashly. He didn't want anything unexpected to happen.
Suddenly, Cao Bin walked in quickly and said, "Sir, the Duke of Bao and the governor of Han are here!"
Luo Youdu was shocked and said hurriedly: "Quick, go and get my cup and rice bowl..."
He somersaulted to his feet, picked up the boots on the ground, and put them on his feet regardless of which way they were.
After putting on his boots, Luo Youdu crouched in the tent, stretched his ears to listen to the footsteps outside, pointed at Cao Bin, and whispered: "Remember, act more realistically."
He took the cup, threw it heavily on the ground, and cursed: "Fuck the Privy Council, a bunch of fat-headed guys. They keep urging me, urging me. This is a war..." He cursed and waved his hand to signal Cao Bin to hand him the rice bowl.
He continued to curse: "Do you really think this is a visit to the grave to see the deceased? It's so simple... You all just talk nonsense, how can you understand the hard work of the soldiers? Do you really think that the results and the situation of the battle are a numbers game? You can get the results by drinking tea and crossing your legs?"
"I'm so pissed off..."
He threw the rice bowl in his hand heavily, right at Wang Jing's feet.
