The southward movement of the Han army can be described as an aggravation of the situation for the Shu army. Of course, this is not to say that the Shu army was not strong enough to deal with the invasion of the Han army. Even though the Shu army did not have many defenders in Wuling Mansion, there were Zhao troops stationed around Wuling Mansion, in the west of Yizhou, in the northeast of Ningzhou and in the northwest of Jiaozhou.

Even if the Zhao army had its own responsibility to guard against the Zhao army in the north, the Zhao army in the east of Jiaozhou, and the Qi army in Jiangzhou, there was no problem in transferring forty or fifty thousand soldiers around Wuling Mansion.

But what is in front of the Shu army is not the problem of the army, but the problem of grain and grass. Because the Shu army fought with the Han army in Hanzhong before, not to mention the loss of soldiers, it also consumed a lot of grain and grass. There were all battles with the Zhao army, and a lot of grain was intercepted by the Zhao army. Of course, more grain was burned when the Shu army had to retreat. In addition, in the uninterrupted stalemate between the Zhao army in northern Yizhou and Liangzhou, a lot of food was consumed.

This series of wars can be said to have stretched the food of the Shu army. At this moment, in order to undermine the rule of the Zhao army in Hanzhong and his intention to seize Hanzhong, Shu Situ Che insisted on counterattacking the Zhao army in Hanzhong in his army. As a result, the grain stocks of the Shu army have bottomed out. It is also because of this that the important ministers of the Shu army do not approve of the Shu army's counterattack against the Zhao army in Hanzhong. If the Shu army has enough food and grass, Situ Che's idea, the Shu army's courtiers will naturally agree. The Shu army counterattacked, so that the Zhao army could not stabilize the rule of Hanzhong, how could the ministers of the Shu army not see the meaning? However, the food problem is very important for a country, especially in times of war.

As the saying goes, the soldiers and horses go first before the grain and grass are moved. Of course, the first to go here does not mean to act first and set off first, but to be ready first. It can be seen from this that a major war requires sufficient logistical support. And the problem of the Shu army is precisely on this grain and grass. You must know that although the Shu army and the Han army have not been fighting in Hanzhong for a long time, the consumption of grain and grass materials is indeed a lot. Just by looking at the fact that the Han army received an unknown amount of grain and grass material subsidies from the Zhao army in order to resist the Shu army, you can know the consumption of its opponent Shu army. At that time, the Shu army could transport grain and grass farther than the Han army, and it was more troublesome.

The Great War consumed not only food, but also more armor and equipment. Swords, guns, swords, halberds, strong bows and crossbows, every time there is a battle, there is a lot of consumption, and none of these things are simple bargains. Think about it, in a big battle between the two sides, tens of thousands of archers can consume more than 10,000 arrows at a single shot. After the first war, I don't know how much the soldiers need to consume. Even if some of them can be reused, how many of them can be reused? How many times can it be reused?

Therefore, the action of the Han army this time can be said to have dealt a fatal blow to the Shu army. When the Shu army counterattacked the Zhao army in Hanzhong, it was already forced under heavy logistical pressure. Originally, it could barely be supported, but even if it was received in autumn, it would take time for the government to collect grain, and it would take manpower and time to transport it to the front line. But at this time, the Han army began to retaliate against the Shu army. That's right, in the eyes of Situ Che and the Shu army generals, the Han army is taking revenge and taking advantage of the fire to rob.

"Hateful! If it was on weekdays, if it weren't for the fact that we were fighting against Zhao Jun, he, the king of Hanzhong, would dare to do the same? How dare he splice the remnants of the Han army under his command to do something to our army? And this hateful Zhao Jun, if it weren't for their support, the king of Hanzhong would have made a move on us at this moment? Have the ability to shoot at us? After giving the order to withdraw the troops, Situ Che finally couldn't help it and roared angrily.

But he didn't think about it carefully, if it weren't for the fact that he first attacked the Hanzhong of the king of Hanzhong, how could the Han army, as an ally, do something to him? Even the Han army would lend a helping hand to him. It's a pity that since he attacked Hanzhong, the Shu army has no allies and is surrounded by enemies on all sides. With the support of the northern overlord Zhao Jun, the king of Hanzhong, who hated the Shu army to the bone and was bent on revenge, how could he not take advantage of the fire to rob the Shu army when it was in difficulty?

As for Zhao Jun, Zhao Jun and Shu Jun are enemies, and it is naturally very reasonable for Zhao Jun to do this. Situ Che's annoyance made Lin Shiwen and Li Mingzhan also look bitter. The reason why they did not approve of the king of Shu acting against Hanzhong and being hostile to the Han army was that they were afraid that the current situation would arise, and when the Shu army was in a predicament, there were enemies all around. The Shu army is indeed stronger than the Han army, but being strong does not mean that there is no danger. In particular, the Shu army was not yet the most powerful prince in the world.

"The two of you say, what if you let the Luo army contain the Han army? Doesn't the king of Luoyang want to be the lord of Jingzhou, we can give him a chance. At this moment, the Luo army can completely raid the rear road of the Han army and completely sweep away the power of the Han army in Jingzhou. Stuart asked again.

Lin Shiwen shook his head and said in a deep voice: "King, I'm afraid it's impossible." The king already knew that behind this Han army was the Zhao army. With the support of Zhao Jun, how could the King of Luoyang dare to attack the Han army? Besides, King Zhao didn't want to see Jingzhou monopolized by one person. Even if we support the Luo army, the Zhao army is closer to Jingzhou than we are. At this moment, although the Zhao army in Hanzhong could not move, the Zhao army in Yongzhou could enter Jingzhou at any time. If the king of Luoyang dared to attack the Han army, the Zhao army would dare to attack the Luo army if he was afraid. According to what we have learned, it seems that the Han army has recently formed an alliance with the Zhao army. Therefore, if the Luo army attacked the Han army, it would be equivalent to giving the Zhao army an excuse to go south to Jingzhou. ”

"However, the king does not need to worry too much. According to the minister's speculation, with the current ability of the Han army, it will at most attack Wuling Mansion in the southwest of Jingzhou, which we occupy, and will not easily go south to Jiaozhou, Ningzhou, or west to Yizhou. The strength of the Han army is limited, and he will not form a mortal enemy with us again at this moment. Relatively speaking, Wuling Mansion is the jurisdiction of Jingzhou. The loss of Hanzhong by the king of Hanzhong has greatly damaged his reputation in Jingzhou, and he also wants to recapture Wuling Mansion from us and regain his prestige, so that he can compete with the king of Luoyang for the lord of Jingzhou. ”

Situ Che said coldly: "According to what you said, isn't our Shu Kingdom going to lose Wuling Mansion this time?" first lost the land of Hanzhong, and now it is thrown to Wuling Mansion. In this way, what will be the face of our Shu army? Besides, in the past, in order to seize Wuling Mansion from the Han army and the Luo army, I don't know how much price I paid, but now I am going to be seized by the Han army, and the Shu army is up and down, I am afraid that I am not willing to accept such a big shame. Thinking about my Shu Kingdom, when have you ever been bullied by a defeated army like the Han Army? ”

When Lin Shiwen and Li Mingzhan heard this, the two of them were also bitter, yes, it would be just a matter of Shu being defeated by the Zhao army, if they were counterattacked by the Han army, it would be a big shame.

Li Mingzhan and Lin Shiwen glanced at each other, and both of them saw each other's serious helplessness. For the two of them, Shu is the source of their struggle. They have put a lot of effort into the Shu Kingdom, and naturally they don't want the Shu army to be defeated. Even a temporary defeat is difficult for them to accept. However, the problem at this moment does not allow them to be proud, and they have to bow their heads. In the past, a prince who was about to be defeated now dared to take the remnants of his army to attack them. They also had to defend passively and were even prepared to lose their territory.

After a while, Li Mingzhan said in a deep voice: "King, victory and defeat are a common thing in soldiers!" The momentary gains and losses are nothing, Hanzhong has already lost, this withdrawal is not something unacceptable, even if it is the Zhao army, this time it is not a passive defense, endure our attack. Even if we withdraw now, we will bring a lot of trouble to Hanzhong. The top priority of our Shu State is to reorganize the army, let the army in Yizhou have a good rest, and let the soldiers wash away the fatigue of the previous months of battle. Even if the Han army occupies Wuling Mansion this time, his weak strength has already shown that even if he wins from here, he will lose next time. This Wuling Mansion does not border with Zhao Jun, even if Zhao Jun wants to intervene, it is impossible. Therefore, the next time our Shu army counterattacks, it will definitely be the time when the Han army is defeated again. The king must not care too much about the momentary gains and losses......"

Situ Che waved his hand and said in a deep voice: "Okay, it's not that this king can't accept defeat, it's just that in the hands of the Han army, it really makes this king feel heartbroken!" The military order to withdraw the army has been issued, and the situation in Jingzhou will be passed on later, no matter what, we must appease the hearts of the people of our Shu Kingdom and not cause any disturbances. ”

The Shu army finally withdrew, and seeing the retreat of the Shu army, Yang Wangqing, who was in charge of military affairs in Hanzhong, couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, and other generals and officials also breathed a sigh of relief. The Shu army went north, although there was no large-scale confrontation with the Zhao army, but it also made the internal situation in Hanzhong very bad.

Because of the confrontation with the Shu army, the Zhao army gathered the people in the southern part of Hanzhong in the city, in order to prevent the army from having food and grass problems, the recovery of the place also came to a standstill, and even some places were worse than when the Shu and Han fought before. If it weren't for the policies and systems implemented by Zhao in the land of Hanzhong, I am afraid that there would have been riots in the land of Hanzhong.

Although there were no major problems for the people, under the destruction of the people arranged by the Shu army and some of the remnants of the powerful clans who were eliminated by the Zhao army, there were also big and small troubles in Hanzhong. Fortunately, the county soldiers in each county were all assigned by the Zhao army, and the monitoring of the local area was extremely strict, so that the destruction of the local area by these people ended in failure. Now that the Shu army has withdrawn, the external pressure in Hanzhong has been eliminated, which has made the tight string in the hearts of Hanzhong officials suddenly loosen.

"It's okay now, the Shu army has finally withdrawn. Except for the soldiers stationed in the south, the rest of the soldiers returned to the barracks and repaired on the spot. In addition, it assists the local government in rectifying the banditry in various counties. ”

"Officials in various places continue to put people's livelihood first, and the materials transported by our army from the north will continue to arrive here, and they will be arranged in every prefecture and county. The political affairs that had been suspended were also implemented immediately. In addition, we have stepped up assistance to the people suffering in Hanzhong. After Yang Wangqing learned that the Shu army was officially evacuated, he immediately began to change many affairs in Hanzhong from military affairs to people's livelihood and government affairs. During this period of time, he also knew about the situation in Hanzhong.

"Dadudu, it seems that it is the Han army in the east that has taken action. This Shu army wants to squeeze us, make the people of Hanzhong chaotic, and cut off our food and grass materials. Unexpectedly, now it is his turn to be the Shu army. Qin You said with a smile. The end of the war also made Jean relax a lot.

The actions of the Han army, except for the upper echelons of the Zhao army, were already known, and the rest of the princes were taken aback. Even the King of Luoyang, who was in the same place as the Han army, couldn't believe it. The situation of the Han army, everyone knows, after a big battle with the Shu army, the losses of the troops almost disappeared. If it weren't for the fact that he released the Zhao army in time, and if it weren't for the timely withdrawal from the land of Hanzhong, I am afraid that the Han army would no longer exist. Even if the king of Luoyang did not attack directly, the forces left by the king of Hanzhong in Jingzhou were afraid that they would gradually be annexed by the Luo army.

Even if the king of Hanzhong returned to Jingzhou and began to rectify the Han army in Jingzhou, even with the support of the Zhao army. However, in Jingzhou, the strength of the Han army can be said to be small. However, no one expected that this small defeated prince would now be able to make such a big wave. Unexpectedly, not long after the battle with the Shu army and the defeat of the Shu army, he launched a counterattack against the Shu army. Moreover, just as the Shu army targeted the Han army in the past, the Han army also began a surprise attack on the Shu army this time.

Qi Jun didn't expect that, of course, they didn't have the heart to pay attention to the Han army at this moment. Even now that the Han army has raided the Shu army, they only sigh at the madness of the king of Hanzhong and the bad luck of the king of Shu. Indeed, for the King of Shu, it is indeed very unlucky. The Han army's action this time made its confrontation with the Shu army have to end in failure.

The Shu army also did not expect that the result was that Wuling Mansion was caught off guard, and its strength was insufficient, and it was difficult to resist. More importantly, the troops were first withdrawn from the north of Yizhou and the counterattack against the Zhao army in Hanzhong was stopped. Later, even the ability to send reinforcements and the army to counterattack the Han army in Wuling Mansion was gone. Because, their food and grass supplies were consumed too much before. In the treasury, the grain and grass have begun to bottom out.

And the king of Luoyang, who was in Jingzhou and lived next to the Han army, did not expect that the king of Hanzhong beside him would attack the Shu army. Of course, it was more of a pressure than a surprise to him. The king of Hanzhong played the slogan of recovering the lost territory of Jingzhou and attacked the Shu army, which greatly shocked Jingzhou. Especially now that the Han army still has the upper hand, it makes the prestige of the king of Hanzhong greater.

The reason why the king of Hanzhong fell to the current point, the reason why the Han army declined rapidly, and the reason why he King Luoyang was able to surpass the Han army was because of a big battle between the Han army and the Shu army in the land of Hanzhong, which caused the Han army to lose a lot. Now the king of Hanzhong immediately looked back and attacked the Shu army, if he could recover Wuling Mansion, not only would the reputation of the king of Hanzhong rise before, but also his influence in Jingzhou would increase.

You must know that although the king of Hanzhong began to rectify the Han army in Jingzhou, and although the king of Hanzhong began to act alone as part of the Han army in Jingzhou, the king of Luoyang did not take it to heart. Especially since the defeat of the king of Hanzhong and the hands of the Shu army, after the decline of the Han army, many big clans in the Han army's jurisdiction have secretly fallen to him King Luoyang. So that the situation of the Han army's territory is under the control of his Luoyang king, if the two sides go to war, with these big clans, the Luo army can make the Han army have a big mess.

However, now, as the Han army counterattacks the Shu army and gradually wins the victory, then the control of the king of Hanzhong under his rule will be greatly increased, and the influence of the king of Hanzhong in Jingzhou will also be greatly increased. The big clans in the territory under the jurisdiction of the Han army did not obey the deployment of the Han army and were unwilling to provide money and food for the Han army, and the king of Luoyang also knew about it, and it can even be said that the king of Luoyang also played a role in it. But if the Han army rises again, these big clans will never dare to continue like this, and they will even have to worry about the Han army attacking them. Even he, the king of Luoyang, would not confront the Han army for the sake of these big clans in the territory of the Han army.

Therefore, when he learned the news of the King of Hanzhong's move, the King of Luoyang was also greatly shocked. Immediately, he understood that these actions of the Han army were supported by the Zhao army, and that the Han army did this, which could be regarded as relieving the predicament of the Zhao army in Hanzhong.

"Ridiculous! The Shu army made a move on Hanzhong, and this land of Hanzhong was originally the jurisdiction of his king of Hanzhong, but he did not expect that now the king of Hanzhong is actually assisting the Zhao army, so that the Zhao army can stand firm in the land of Hanzhong. In the end, the king of Luoyang could only mock like this. However, the king of Luoyang himself knew in his heart that when he said this, he was just helpless and jealous of the king of Hanzhong. Without the support of the Zhao army, the Han army would not have done so. Although the Han army assisted the Zhao army in Hanzhong, for the Han army, it was just doing something beneficial to themselves.

Because of this action of the Han army, the king of Luoyang also had the idea of attacking the Qi army in the east. The Shu army occupied Wuling Mansion in the southwest of Jingzhou, but the Qi army also occupied Jiangxia Mansion in the southeast. However, compared to Wuling Mansion, Jiangxia Mansion is more prosperous and more worthy of being valued. Therefore, in Jiangxia Mansion, the Qi army was garrisoned by more than 30,000 troops. Originally, there were only about 20,000 defenders, but with the strength of the Luo army, with the chaos in the east of the Qi army, after the Qi army transferred the western armies of Jiangzhou and Yangzhou to the east, the number of defenders here also increased. Moreover, the precautions have also increased a lot.

The king of Luoyang understood that with the surprise attack of the Han army on the Shu army, he was afraid that the Qi army in Jiangxia Mansion in the east would be more vigilant. After all, the Han army was small and big, and Dugan raided the Shu army. Will the more powerful Luo army also take advantage of the Qi army to deal with the chaotic army in the east and attack Jiangxia Mansion?

The king of Luoyang even sighed a little about the good luck of the king of Hanzhong, that is, the support of Zhao Jun. I also lamented the boldness of the king of Hanzhong, the gap between the Han army and the Shu army is too big, and if one is not good, it may not succeed in fighting the tiger, but will be killed by the tiger.