Three Kingdoms Simulator: This Ma Su is too stable

Chapter 167 Showdown, the mighty Shu Han

After Guo Huai fled, he didn't dare to confront Ma Di due to the lack of soldiers, so he wrote all the changes in the Qiang land in the memorial, sent it to Luoyang, and reported it to Cao Rui for decision.

Wuzhangyuan.

The third month of the confrontation between the Wei and Shu armies.

The land on the Wuzhang Plain is fertile, the scenery is unique, and it is easy to defend but difficult to attack.

Zhuge Liang personally led the army to station here, and he had no intention of taking the initiative to attack. He only guarded the camp on the high ground. Books, which stimulated the latter to attack.

One after another, the challenge letters were delivered to the Wei army camp stationed on the south bank of the Wei River as if they did not want money.

The letter was roughly summed up in one sentence: "This prime minister has been killed in the hinterland of the Wei state. Can you, Sima Yi, bear it? Hurry up and raise troops to punish me!"

However, after the letter was sent, it was like a stone sinking into the sea.

Although Sima Yi didn't reply to the letter, the posture he put on was clearly speaking.

I can bear it!

Sima Yi really felt that this battle was not easy to fight.

For one thing, the terrain of Wuzhangyuan is not very friendly to the active attacking side. The Shu army sits on such a natural fortress, even if they wipe out all the soldiers and horses on the western front of Wei State, they may not be able to attack.

Secondly, Zhuge Liang ran the army rigorously and did not reveal any flaws.

Sima Yi had nowhere to start.

Although Sima Yi deduced from the information continuously sent back from the Qiang land in central Sichuan, the Shu Han is now in full swing and its strength is growing extremely fast.

But there is no way, among the two countries of Shu and Wu, Wu is still stronger, and it needs to focus on prevention.

Therefore, the western front can only be consumed in a defensive posture for the time being.

Stationing on the south bank of the Weishui River and keeping an eye on Zhuge Liang at close range is already the best response Sima Yi can make so far.

Should we fight Shu first or Wu first?
Sima Yi can't be the master of this issue. Cao Rui, the third emperor of Wei State, is in charge.

Luoyang Beigong, Cao Rui has been weighing this issue for many days.

Wei's initial strategy was to defend from the west and attack from the east, first Wu and then Shu. As a result, Cao Cao suffered a shocking defeat in Chibi.

So Cao Cao changed to defending from the east and attacking from the west, first Shu and then Wu.

The situation went smoothly at the beginning, breaking Mahan, destroying Songjian, Dinghexi, Tunhanzhong, waiting to sweep Sichuan and Shu...

Then he was driven out by Liu Bei with a hammer.

Cao Cao, who was already getting old, had no choice but to leave this difficult problem to Cao Pi.

Cao Pi's national policy is to first Wu and then Shu. During the Battle of Yiling in 221, Liu Ye suggested to Cao Pi that he should unite with the Shu Han and try to eliminate Wu (not adopted), and clearly proposed the strategic steps of Cao Wei to first Wu and then Shu.

Cao Pi also asked Jia Xu about the strategy of unifying the world.

Jia Xu said: "The two countries of Wu and Shu have dangerous mountains and rivers. Liu Beixiong is a generalist, Zhuge Liang is good at governing the country; Sun Quanming is pragmatic, and Lu Xun is proficient in military power. They are either guarding the mountains and forests, or Chenzhou Jianghu. They are difficult to attack in a short time. Your Majesty rashly There is no certainty of victory in the presence of a prestige. I think that we should put literature first and then martial arts, and cultivate literature and virtue to conquer people from far away."

Jia Xu didn't directly answer who should come first, but advocated civil before military, restore the economy, stand against Wu Shu, wait for the world to change, and then wait for the opportunity to move.

Cao Pi felt that this method was too slow, and he was afraid that it would be difficult to unify in his lifetime, so he decided to follow the Guangwu story, first Wu and then Shu. During his seven years in office, he launched three campaigns to attack Wu.

But the strategy of attacking Wu first did not make progress.The Wei and Wu countries formed a stalemate and confrontation in the Huainan and Jingbei areas.Facing the insurmountable natural danger of the Yangtze River, Wei Guo was helpless.

After Cao Rui ascended the throne, he continued this strategy.

In fact, since the beginning of Cao Rui's accession to the throne, except for the few times when Zhuge Liang was forced to send troops to Longyou, Guanzhong, and Hanzhong to deal with Zhuge Liang's Northern Expedition, the main force of Wei State has always stayed in the central, southern and eastern parts of the Central Plains to guard against the number one enemy Dongdong. Wu.

The Battle of Hanzhong, which lasted for one year and seven months, made Wei Guojun and his ministers deeply aware that the Shu Han was a tough nut to crack.

If the Shu Han is attacked first, the State of Wei will fall into a protracted war of attrition.The main force of the Wei State will inevitably be deeply trapped in the mountains and mountains between Bashu, and it will be difficult to escape, and then shake the Jiangbei defense lines to the east and south of Wei State.

After all, with Wei's current national strength, it is not enough to deal with simultaneous decisive battles on the east and west fronts.

Especially after the battle of Yiling, Wu was strong and Shu was weak.Soochow was the victor in the alliance's civil war, and its strength greatly surpassed that of Shu.In the case that Shu is not a concern for the time being, Cao Wei can only give priority to Soochow, the biggest threat.

But now, the situation is different.

Since Zhuge Liang’s first Northern Expedition, the Shu Han suddenly stepped up the pace of annexing the Western Qiang. In just two years, they annexed five Qiang tribes. The entire Liangzhou counties were completely exposed to the eyes of the Shu Han. This situation shocked the government and the public of the State of Wei. .

Had to change strategy.

Cao Rui secretly made up his mind.

In July (230), Cao Rui summoned hundreds of officials to discuss gathering troops in Guanzhong.

Sikong and Chen Qun said: "Your Majesty, Wuzhangyuan is easy to defend but difficult to attack. Gathering more troops will not help. But the Qiang land is far away and Ma Di is difficult to deal with. I think it is better to march from Ziwu Road and point directly to Hanzhong."

"If Zhuge Liang knows that our army is going to attack Hanzhong, he will definitely return to the army, so that the siege of Guanzhong can be solved; if Zhuge Liang does not return to the army, then our army can take the opportunity to take Hanzhong."

"This is Zhuge Liang's strategy of 'surrounding Wei and saving Zhao' in the past, and now he is using this strategy on him."

Cao Rui was overjoyed, and immediately ordered Cao Shuang, the general of Wuwei, and Xia Houba, the striker, to command 3 horses, to go out of Ziwu Valley to attack Hanzhong.

When Zhuge Liang heard the news, he did not withdraw his troops from Wuzhangyuan. He only ordered the generals in Hanzhong to strengthen the defense of Chenggu and Akasaka, and ordered Li Yan to lead [-] troops from Jiangzhou to Hanzhong to stop the enemy. , to defend the rear.

Xia Houba, the forward of the Wei army, was one step ahead of the army, marched from Ziwu Valley to Xingshi, and set up camp in the winding canyon.

Unexpectedly, before meeting the Shu soldiers, there was continuous pouring rain, the plank road was cut off, and the march was difficult. The Wei army was blocked in the Meridian Valley and it was difficult to advance an inch.

At the same time, Zhuge Liang sent envoys to Wu to invite Sun Quan to attack Cao Wei in the north.He also ordered Ma Di to lead Qiang soldiers to attack Xu Miao, the governor of Liangzhou, Guo Huai, the captain of the Qiang guard, and Fei Yao, the later general.

The war on the Western Front was imminent.

……

Participate in Langqiang, the palace.

The light screen flickered in front of Ma Su.

After Shenlang Qiang returned to his heart, the five major tribes in the eastern part of Western Qiang, namely Yinping Qiang, Dong Qiang, Xianling Qiang, Shaodang Qiang and Shenlang Qiang, were all under the control of Shu Han.

Inventory of assets, population, and reorganization of Shenlang Qiang's personnel structure and other matters were also carried out in an orderly manner under the auspices of Axiu.

Considering that the last time the Shu Han population was counted was the last time.After that, the two big tribes of Shaodang Qiang and Shenlang Qiang were subdued. It is necessary to re-count the basic plate of the Shu Han.

Therefore, Ma Di entered Liu Chan's name in the column of "Scan other people's attributes" and looked intently.

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Name: Liu Chan (own side)

Occupation: Emperor (Shu Kingdom)
Hidden position: no
Age: 23
Intelligence: 5 (55-50)

Force: 3
Prestige: 5 (55-50)

子民：253/280万人（注1：此人口数不包含26万军队，注2：尚有27万蛮人未收服。）
Army: 26 people (18 Han troops + 8 Qiang soldiers.)
国力：253/280（注1：尚有部分国力未激活；注2，当前时代国力值满分暂为1000）。

【Special talent...】

"Advantage!"

Ma Di was overjoyed, and Ji Ke's farmer punched three times.

After more than two years of hard work, the Shu Han family finally became prosperous.

It's exhilarating.

In terms of numbers alone, including the army, the total population of Shu Han has exceeded 300 million, reaching 306 million.This population is almost the same as Soochow (309+20), which is about half of the population of Wei State.

Although Shu Han is still far behind Wu and Wei in terms of wealth, such a solid foundation is enough to make Shu Han invincible. Looking at the world, it really has the capital to wrestle with Wei and Wu.

This wave is invincible!

While being impassioned, Zhang Xiu suddenly came quickly from outside, holding a stack of bamboo slips in his hand, and started to shout from a long distance: "General, the prime minister has a military order!"

(End of this chapter)