In the face of the Wei army's southward advance, the generals of Shu Han looked very frightened. Since the great war more than ten years ago, the iron army carefully cultivated by the prime minister seems to have lost its former military spirit, and the once invincible Shu army is now helpless in the face of the invasion of the Wei army.
Hearing that the Wei army has entered Luogu, the generals of Hanzhong have proposed to implement the plan left by the prime minister, give up resistance at the pass, let the Wei army come in first, and then use the strong city defense of Le and Han to confront the Wei army, wait until the Wei army runs out of food, and then carry out ** with the reinforcements of Fucheng in the rear (the current strength is not enough to resist the enemy army, it is recommended to stick to the two cities of Han and Le, wait for the enemy to enter, and at the same time rescue Fucheng, waiting for the opportunity of **).
Why did the prime minister build the two cities of Han and Le? Because the Wei State wanted to cut down Shu, there were five roads to choose from, from west to east were Qishan Road, Chencang Road, Bao Shue Road, Fu Luo Road and Meridian Road.
The Shu army had limited strength and could not be heavily defended at every pass. The two cities of Han and Le were actually an important garrison base, and the Shu army only needed to station the main corps in the two cities, and once the scouts found that the Wei army had invaded south, they could quickly dispatch troops to defend, which not only reduced the pressure of stationing at the same time on the main roads, but also did not affect the efficiency of the defense.
Seoul mainly defended the Wei army at Qishan Road, Chencang Road, and Baochuan Road, while Lecheng mainly defended Fu Luo Road, Meridian Road, and enemies from the three eastern counties. However, Wang Ping objected to this.
He believes: "Hanzhong is thousands of miles away from Fucheng. If the enemy occupies Hanzhong, it will pose a great threat. "The prime minister's strategy is based on the fact that the main force of the Shu army is all gathered in Hanzhong, but now Jiang Wan has withdrawn the main force of the Shu army south to Fucheng, which makes it difficult to hold the strength of Hanzhong, and once the enemy all pour in, it will bring serious consequences.
As for the reason for the southward retreat of the main force of Shu Han, please refer to the following article: "After Zhuge Liang passed away, why did Shu Han not have a Northern Expedition for ten years? 》
Wang Ping put forward his own strategy: he advocated sending Liu Hujun and Du Senjun to Xingshi as a line of defense in the rear; If the enemy attacks the ** pass, he will lead a thousand men to go in person, while waiting for the arrival of the Fu army, which is the best plan at present.
Liu Min was sent to guard Xingshi, a dangerous place at the southern entrance of Fu Luo Road, while Wang Ping led more than 1,000 men and stationed them in Yangxian (between Xingshi and Akasaka) as a reserve.
In addition, there is also a branch of Fu Luo Road that can lead to the ** Pass, where Wang Ping is stationed, not only to guard against the enemy in the east, but also to reinforce Liu Min in time.
In order to delay time, Wang Ping proposed a tactic of blocking at various levels, but the generals opposed it. At the critical moment, Liu Min, the left protector, expressed his support, and he was also considered the spokesperson of his cousin Jiang Wan.
Liu Min is a native of Lingling County, Jingzhou, and is still in contact with the Shu Han military faction. After the uprising, Liu Min laid down the flag, bluffed, and delayed the enemy's time. After the Wei army entered Luogu, it did not expect to encounter heavy rain, but when it captured Xingshi, it encountered stubborn resistance.
There are two reasons: first, Guo Huai, the main force of the battle, did not go all out, because he had high expectations for being promoted to the governor, but Cao Shuang and Xiahou Xuan took this opportunity.
The second is the difficulty of logistics, Cao Shuang did not realize the difficulty of logistics support, which led to the difficulty of grain and grass, and a large number of transportation tools. In the case of constant quarrels within the Wei army, Yang Wei, who joined the army, suggested that the army be withdrawn immediately, but Li Sheng, Deng Yang and others insisted on finishing the battle.
In the end, Sima Yi's letter made Cao Shuang decide to withdraw his troops. Although Cao Shuang was on the front line, Sima Yi still accurately developed the battlefield. Fei Yi led tens of thousands of Shu troops to Hanzhong and launched a night attack on the Wei army.
The Shu general Wang Lin even approached Sima Zhao's military camp, but Sima Zhao did not move, and Wang Lin saw that the Wei army was not in chaos, so he retreated. After Cao Shuang and others retreated, Fei Yi fortified at Sanling, and the Wei army was able to evacuate after a hard battle and suffered heavy losses.
Cao Shuang's prestige was thus ***, while Guo Huai was rewarded for advocating the withdrawal of troops. Among the generals of the late Three Kingdoms, Wang Ping was considered a famous general. He guarded Hanzhong and was an important barrier for Shu Han in the north.
In the Battle of Xingshi, he successfully delayed the Wei army and bought valuable rescue time for Shu Han.