Chapter 295 Three Thousand Armored Heads! Liu Bei Was Furious!

Sun Quan’s mentality now is that he is afraid that Shu Han will suffer, and he is even more afraid that Shu Han will drive a Land Rover.

If he had seen that the Shu Han army suffered repeated defeats in the Northern Expedition, or even been completely annihilated.

That was something Sun Quan didn't want to see.

After all, the two companies still have to cooperate now.

Of course, Sun Quan didn't want to see Zhuge Liang take Chang'an in one fell swoop and shock the world!
That would make Sun Quan feel even more uncomfortable!
But now Zhuge Liang failed in the Northern Expedition, but suffered very little loss.

This is exactly what Sun Quan is most happy to see.

In addition, in the sky-covered video just now, he also mentioned that he had won a great victory in Shiting and dealt a heavy blow to Cao Wei.

Although it did not specifically describe how the victory was achieved.

But after all, victory is victory.

How could Sun Quan not be in a good mood?

So Sun Quan also said happily to Zhuge Jin beside him:
"Haha, your brother Zhuge Liang."

"I only knew that he was very intelligent, but I didn't expect that he was also good at leading troops."

"Although the Northern Expedition failed, we were able to bring the army back intact in the event of defeat."

“It’s not easy.”

"It is indeed difficult to attack Guanzhong from Hanzhong, and it is also difficult to transport food."

"It is estimated that we cannot defeat them with just the Shu Han army."

"If Zhuge Liang can't do it alone, he can ask me to come with him and we can go together!"

"Zhuge Liang led 100,000 Shu troops to attack Guanzhong."

"I will lead an army of 100,000 to attack Shouchun."

"Isn't it beautiful to echo each other from afar?"

In a relaxed and happy mood, Sun Quan continued to look at the sky with the mentality of eating bystanders.

[Although the two previous northern expeditions did not achieve any actual results, the losses were within an acceptable range.]

[So in the spring of 229 AD, Zhuge Liang launched another attack.]

[First, send General Chen Shi to attack the two counties of Wudu and Yinping in the west.]

[Guo Huai led his army to rescue, but Zhuge Liang also led his army to resist. ]

【Guo Huai tried to break through Zhuge Liang, but failed, so he had to retreat. 】

【Thus, Wudu and Yinping counties were incorporated into the territory of Shu Han.】

[This time, the Northern Expedition took over two counties relatively easily. For the already weak Shu Han, this was a significant achievement.]

【Zhuge Liang was also rewarded for this and his position as prime minister was restored. 】

[Some people say that these two border counties had actually been abandoned by Cao Wei long ago.]

[Most of the local population was also relocated.]

[Simply occupying an uninhabited area cannot be considered a victory. ]

[But in reality, no matter how much people are relocated, it is impossible to move all of them away. ]

[Besides, Cao Wei moved the population of these two counties largely out of helplessness, not that they really wanted to give up.]

[This can also be seen from the subsequent response of the Cao Wei regime. ]

[Cao Wei was not convinced after losing two counties. In July 230 AD, under the urging of Cao Zhen, Emperor Cao Rui of Wei decided to take the initiative to attack.]

[How dare you, a small country like Shu Han, repeatedly invade the territory of Wei! ]

[Even took away two counties! ]

[This is really intolerable! This time, Cao Wei wants to let Shu Han know what the Great Wei Heavenly Soldiers are! ]

[With Cao Zhen as the commander, lead the main force to take the Ziwu Road and launch a counter-Ziwu Valley strategy]

【With Zhang He as the commander, they took the Xiegu Road. 】

Sima Yi led a large army from Wancheng and attacked Hanzhong westward along the Han River.

[All three armies are powerful and are preparing to capture Hanzhong in one fell swoop. ]

【After Zhuge Liang learned that Cao Wei's three armies were attacking. 】

[First, he moved his base camp from Hanzhong to Akasaka Castle to control the key transportation hub.]

[He also ordered Li Yan, the governor of Jiangzhou, to lead an army of 20,000 to support Hanzhong.]

[It can be said that Zhuge Liang was fully prepared to fight a great battle with Cao Wei's army in Hanzhong. ]

【But this time, the preparations were in vain. 】

[As the commander of Cao's army, Cao Zhen had just set out with his army when the entire north entered a long rainy season.]

[The experience of Cao Zhen's army marching in Ziwu Valley is maxed out! ]

【I fully understand what it means to be in a dangerous place. 】

[In the mountains during the rainy season, it was difficult to supply and the army could hardly move forward, and there were a large number of non-combat casualties.]

[Sima Yi, who was preparing to attack Hanzhong along the Han River, was also forced to stop due to heavy rain.]

[Both armies were almost unable to attack. ]

[Cao Rui could only reluctantly order the cancellation of the military operation.]

【The Wei army retreated to the north.】

[Cao Zhen had been soaked in the rain in Ziwu Valley for more than half a month, and his health deteriorated rapidly. He was forced to withdraw from the front line and return to Luoyang to recuperate.]

Outside the sky.

Wei Yan was still training his troops in Jingzhou at this time.

Seeing Cao Zhen walking on the Ziwu Road, he almost lost his life and stopped talking.

Wei Yan was not yet a general at that time.

When I saw the sky curtain just now, I still felt a little dissatisfied.

He felt that the Ziwu Valley strategy proposed by his descendants was a good plan.

It was just that Zhuge Liang was too cautious in using his troops, and wasted his own brilliant battle plan.

But now, seeing that Cao Zhen, the commander-in-chief of Cao Wei, had more soldiers, more food and more powerful forces, he could not even lead his main force to pass through Ziwu Valley.

Wei Yan stopped talking too.

After holding it in for a minute.

Wei Yan then whispered to himself:
"That's because Cao Zhen doesn't understand the right time. If it were me, I would find a good time to attack, and maybe it would work."

……

And the sky continues.

Let’s begin the story of Zhuge Liang’s fourth Northern Expedition.

[Zhuge Liang, in February of 231 AD, launched his fourth Northern Expedition.]

[The offensive route this time is basically the same as the first Northern Expedition. ]

[However, Cao Zhen, who was originally in charge of the defense of Guanzhong, became ill after being caught in the rain in Ziwu Valley and eventually died.]

【So Cao Rui appointed Sima Yi to take charge of the western front's defense.】Outside the skylight.

Cao Cao saw Sima Yi and was actually entrusted with an important task this time, to command the defense of the entire Guanlong area!

I couldn't help but frowned.

Before there was no skylight.

Cao Cao felt that Sima Yi was unfathomable and somewhat scary.

But Cao Cao also knew that Sima Yi was very talented.

Therefore, he was willing to make use of Sima Yi.

But no, Sima Yi would not be given the military power to command one side.

Later, Tianmu came into being and exposed some of the things done by the Sima family.

Naturally, the Sima family was completely finished in the Wei Dynasty.

Although the threat posed by Sima Yi was resolved.

But I saw on the sky curtain that the later successor Cao Rui valued Sima Yi.

Although I know that it was reused in history when there was no sky curtain originally.

But still, Cao Cao felt very uncomfortable.

However, Cao Cao felt uncomfortable and sighed and said:

"But Sima Yi's talent is visible to the naked eye."

"By the time of Cao Rui, all the generals who had fought with me to conquer the world had died one after another."

"Perhaps, only Sima Yi can take on the responsibility?"

Adjust your mindset. Sima Yi is already dead, so Cao Cao shouldn't be too depressed.

Continue to look at the sky carefully.

[Although Sima Yi was appointed to be in charge of the military affairs in Guanlong area. ]

[However, there were conflicts between him, who had just taken office, and Cao Zhen's old subordinates, represented by Zhang He.]

[Especially after Cao Zhen's death, considering his military achievements and qualifications, Zhang He probably felt that he should be promoted to be in charge of the military affairs of the entire Longyou area.]

【As a result, Sima Yi was airdropped. 】

[In short, there was a conflict between Sima Yi and Zhang He.]

【There are also differences on many military strategies.】

[For example, when facing Zhuge Liang's Northern Expedition, Zhang He suggested dividing the troops. ]

[Take advantage of the fact that Zhuge Liang's army is limited in total, but has too many directions to attack and control, and restrict the movement of Zhuge Liang's army in various places.]

【Finally forced Zhuge Liang to withdraw his troops.】

[Sima Yi's strategy was to lead the main force to confront Zhuge Liang.]

[After Zhuge Liang heard that Sima Yi was coming, he led his main force to attack Shanggui. Guo Huai was defeated and had to retreat back to the city. ]

【Zhuge Liang took advantage of this opportunity to harvest the green wheat in the fields outside the city.】

[As a result, Sima Yi, who was fighting at home, was in a food shortage and was forced to transport food and grass from the rear.]

【But that will take some time. 】

[Fortunately, Guo Huai used his reputation to borrow a batch of food from the surrounding Qiang tribes, thus alleviating the crisis.]

【Then the Wei army launched an attack.】

[Zhuge Liang deliberately showed weakness to the enemy and returned to the vicinity of Qishan Fort from Shanggui.]

【Sima Yi pursued all the way. 】

[But after they reached Zhuge Liang's base camp, they did not dare to move forward, so they set up camp there and confronted Zhuge Liang.]

[Generals under Sima Yi requested to go to war one after another, but they were rejected one by one by Sima Yi.]

[These veteran generals on the western front complained: "Sima Gong fears Shu like a tiger, what can we do about the world laughing at us!"]

[After a period of confrontation, Sima Yi finally couldn't stand the pressure and decided to take the initiative. ]

【He personally led the army to attack Zhuge Liang. 】

[The head-on confrontation between Zhuge Liang and Sima Yi begins! ]

[As a result, Sima Yi suffered a great defeat in this battle.]

[Zhuge Liang won a great victory on the battlefield. After the battle, he was awarded 3,000 armored heads, 5,000 black armors, and 3,100 horn crossbows.]

[Roughly estimated, the Wei army suffered at least tens of thousands of casualties! ]

[The situation is very good, we should seize the opportunity to win! ]

【Zhuge Liang ordered the troops to withdraw. 】

[And the reason is because of the problem of food and grass. ]

[Due to the rain, a large amount of logistical food and fodder was stored in Hanzhong and could not be transported to the front line at all, and Li Yan, who was in charge of transporting the food, was helpless. ]

[So he sent someone to inform Zhuge Liang that there was insufficient food and grass and asked him to withdraw his troops.]

【Zhuge Liang had no choice but to order the army to retreat to Hanzhong.】

【And Sima Yi of Wei State was overjoyed! 】

[The previous disastrous defeat had severely damaged his prestige as a newcomer, and he urgently needed a big win to restore his image.]

【So he ordered Zhang He to pursue. 】

【Zhang He actually didn't want to pursue, after all, a returning army should not be stopped. 】

[But there was no other way. Under Sima Yi's forced order, Zhang He could only lead his troops to pursue Zhuge Liang.]

[As a result, when he chased to Mumen Road, he was shot in the knee by an ambush set by Zhuge Liang and died soon after from his injuries.]

【And on the Shu Han side. 】

[After retreating to Hanzhong due to insufficient food and grass, Li Yan pretended to be surprised and said: "There are plenty of food and grass, why did the Prime Minister want to withdraw the troops?"

[In fact, Li Yan told Zhuge Liang that there was a shortage of food and grass, and then turned around and told Liu Chan that there was enough food and grass.]

[The idea is to put a big hat on Zhuge Liang for delaying military operations. ]

[This is mainly because, at the beginning, Li Yan and Zhuge Liang were both ministers entrusted with the care of the young emperor, so logically speaking, their status should be similar.]

[But later, Zhuge Liang took charge of the military and political power of Shu Han, which gradually made Li Yan lose his balance.]

【That’s why they invented a food crisis.】

【Planning to overthrow Zhuge Liang politically.】

[As a result, Zhuge Liang was very rigorous in his work and compared all the letters and orders.]

[Faced with irrefutable evidence, Li Yan had no choice but to plead guilty, and was dismissed from his post.]

【This time, Zhuge Liang had already achieved a great victory in the Northern Expedition. 】

[It was also forced to end hastily due to a fictitious food crisis. ]

Outside the sky.

Liu Bei was angry.

(End of this chapter)