Chapter 432 Where Jiang Wei went, the troops were divided into three groups
Author: Soy Sauce Mixed History
Chapter 432 Where Jiang Wei went, the troops were divided into three groups
When Guo Huai heard the conditions proposed by Yang Fu, his first reaction was to agree to Yang Fu's request.
Even though Yang Fu hasn't specified what his request is yet.
The reason why Guo Huai had this reaction was that Yang Fu's conditions were too tempting to him.
The road from Hanzhong to Guanzhong is rugged and difficult. Under such circumstances, it is impossible for a hundred thousand troops to join forces and attack Hanzhong all the way.
When Cao Cao led an army of 100,000 to attack Hanzhong, he also adopted a multi-pronged strategy.
Since there is such an excellent precedent, it is impossible for Cao Zhen, as the military successor trained by Cao Cao, to attack Hanzhong without dividing his troops.
Once the troops are divided, apart from the main force of the Wei army led by Cao Zhen, the candidates for the other generals will be crucial.
And for those selected generals from other armies, this is also their best opportunity to make achievements.
Take Cao Xiu, one of the two military giants of the Cao Wei clan today. Twenty-three years ago, although Cao Xiu was the second generation of the clan that Cao Cao valued, his reputation was not significant.
But since that year, Cao Xiu's position has been promoted like a rocket. Today, Cao Xiu is already the governor of Yangzhou in Cao Wei, responsible for the important task of guarding Cao Wei's eastern defense line.
And such a big change is not only because Cao Xiu has the status of a clan. Otherwise, if there were so many clans in Cao Wei, why would he be able to reach the high position he is today?
The key to this drastic change is that in the 23rd year of Jian'an, Cao Xiu, as the commander-in-chief of another army appointed by Cao Cao during his southern expedition to Hanzhong, defeated two famous generals, Zhang Fei and Ma Chao, in Xiabian.
This brought great prestige to Cao Xiu, and this prestige was transformed into the political capital that allowed Cao Xiu to rise to the top.
The power of role models is infinite. With a role model like Cao Xiu, which ambitious general in Cao Wei would not want to get the opportunity to serve as the commander-in-chief of another army?
Guo Huai's background and talents destined him to be a man with great ambitions.
Although Cao Zhen had promised before that he would be responsible for leading the army to attack Wudu County, but leading the army to attack and directly becoming the commander-in-chief of another army are incomparable.
So after hearing the conditions proposed by Yang Fu, Guo Huai was naturally tempted.
Guo Huai said solemnly to Yang Fu: "If Yishan has any troubles, just tell him. If Huai can do it, it will be his duty."
When Yang Fu saw that Guo Huai agreed without asking any questions, the smile on his face became deeper.
Of course, Yang Fu would not make any excessive demands, otherwise he would not be here to make friends with Guo Huai today, but to make enemies.
Yang Fu said to Guo Huai: "I have an old son named Jiang Wei, who is famous in Liangzhou and is known as "Youlin".
Although he was talented, he was still young and had not made any meritorious deeds, so he was never reused by the general.
What I want is to be able to take this boy with me and train him when Bo Ji goes on an expedition, so that I can live up to the trust of my old friends."
When Yang Fu said his request, Guo Huai couldn't help but laugh.
That's what happened.
Although Yang Fu said that he wanted Guo Huai to train Jiang Wei well, it was not difficult for Guo Huai to guess Yang Fu's true intention based on the first half of Yang Fu's words - he wanted him to take Jiang Wei with him and help Jiang Wei.
Wei accumulates experience and military exploits.
For children of aristocratic families like Guo Huai, it is a common thing to conduct private political transactions with people of the same status, or to support each other's past.
And this is not difficult to do given his current power.
Since it is simple and beneficial to himself, Guo Huai has no reason to refuse Yang Fu's request.
Guo Huai said to Yang Fu: "Don't worry Yishan, since he is a talented person in Liangzhou, he should naturally be vigorously promoted."
Guo Huai's answer let Yang Fu know. Guo Huai understood what he meant, which made Yang Fu feel relieved.
The reason why Yang Fu specifically asked Guo Huai to seek benefits for Jiang Wei today was not only because Jiang Wei had a close relationship with him, but also because he knew that the person who proposed the southern expedition strategy was actually Jiang Wei.
The recent strategy of the southern expedition has brought Yang Fu a lot of reputation. The aristocratic family pays attention to reciprocating favors, so Yang Fu wants to find a great future for Jiang Wei.
Perhaps in Guo Huai's view, his request was not equivalent to the conditions he proposed, but Yang Fu himself knew that Cao Zhen had long planned to make Guo Huai the commander-in-chief of another army.
Otherwise, how could he be so anxiously waiting for Guo Huai's arrival.
In Yang Fu's mind, he just took out something that should belong to Guo Huai in advance in exchange for Guo Huai's help.
Anyway, in the eyes of both of them, this transaction is a mutually beneficial transaction. Whether they will think so in the future is another matter.
After negotiating the deal, Yang Fu and Guo Huai both closed their eyes and rested in tacit understanding.
Next, it was time for Cao Zhen to discuss the specific strategy of dividing his troops. In such an important meeting, both of them would definitely be very mentally exhausted.
Yang Fu and Guo Huai did not close their eyes for a long time. Driven by the chariot, they arrived outside the General's Mansion in Chencang City.
The moment the chariot stopped, Yang Fu and Guo Huai both subconsciously opened their eyes and looked up at the general's mansion, which would affect their fate for the rest of their lives.
After a brief silence, Yang Fu and Guo Huai helped each other out of the chariot and strode towards the general's mansion.
As a close and important minister of Cao Zhen, Yang Fu was naturally very familiar with his residence.
Under the leadership of Yang Fu, Guo Huai bypassed many corridors and finally arrived outside a magnificent meeting hall.
After Guo Huai took off the sword from his waist, Yang Fu continued to lead Guo Huai towards the main hall.
The moment Guo Huai stood outside the hall door, the scene in front of him made his breathing quicken.
At this moment, the seats in the spacious hall were already full.
The people at the table were either dressed in elegant robes or armor, but even though they were all dressed differently, Guo Huai knew that the people who could gather in this hall today were all the people with real power in the three states of Guanzhong.
Summoning so many officials holding important positions in Guanzhong shows how much Cao Zhen attaches importance to this southern expedition.
Just when Guo Huai was slightly surprised, Cao Zhen, who was sitting high on the main seat of the main hall, had already seen Guo Huai's figure.
Just now, he learned the news of Guo Huai's arrival through a report from Yang Fu's official.
Otherwise, he would not have convened such a large parliament in time.
But the moment Cao Zhen saw Guo Huai, a smile appeared on his face involuntarily.
In order to show his courteous and virtuous corporal side, Cao Zhen personally stood up from his seat, then quickly came outside the main hall, held Guo Huai's hand, and introduced Guo Huai into the main hall.
Cao Zhen's behavior showed how much he valued Guo Huai, and also made many Wei officials in the palace re-examine Guo Huai.
Guo Huai has not yet achieved the great achievements in the war against the Han Dynasty in history. His reputation is more limited to foreigners, so in the past, the officials in the palace did not have a deep understanding of Guo Huai.
Guo Huai was personally brought into the hall by Cao Zhen, which undoubtedly made him feel flattered.
Even though Guo Huai is now the governor of Yongzhou, the status gap between him and Cao Zhen is still very large.
When Guo Huai reacted, he had been led to his seat by Cao Zhen, and his seat was very close to Cao Zhen.
After letting Guo Huai sit down, Cao Zhen saw that Yang Fu had also taken his seat, so he strode back to his main seat, and then glanced around the people in the hall with a pair of tiger eyes.
After a moment, Cao Zhen's strong voice sounded in the hall:
"With your Majesty's trust, Gu BuRi will launch a southern expedition."
When Cao Zhen's words echoed in the hall, many Wei officials in the hall had a look of shock on their faces.
Most of the people in the hall had previously speculated on Cao Zhen's intention of constantly mobilizing military forces and supplies to Chencang.
But guesses are still guesses. When the guesses were confirmed, many Wei Chen were still shocked.
The Southern Expedition represents that they are about to fight against Mi Yang, the shadow of the famous tree, and Mi Yang's reputation is worth the attention of everyone present.
Even Cao Zhen, who had hundreds of thousands of soldiers, was no exception.
So after saying this, Cao Zhen had a heavy look on his face, and he continued:
"Hanzhong is easy to defend but difficult to attack, and the bandits are quite good at fighting. Therefore, our army must not be careless in its southern expedition. I have summoned you all to jointly discuss the strategy of the southern expedition."
After Cao Zhen said these words, if the expressions of many Wei ministers just changed, now they started whispering.
Moments later, the entire hall was enveloped in noisy discussions.
Everyone in the palace knew that although Cao Zhen said that he wanted to launch a southern expedition, the dispatch of 100,000 troops, such a large number of troops, was enough to prove that Cao Zhen's ambition was not just to capture Hanzhong.
What Cao Zhen probably thought was that if the attack on Hanzhong went smoothly, he would take advantage of the victory to further attack Yizhou.
What Cao Zhen wants to fight is actually a war to destroy the country!
Since it is a battle to destroy the country, the strategy of the southern expedition must not be careless. Otherwise, let alone whether Mi Yang can be successfully defeated by then, if something unexpected happens, there will definitely be a great turmoil in Guanzhong.
Cao Zhen just sat on the main seat, looking at many Wei ministers below who were whispering and discussing.
While observing Wei Chen's progress below, Cao Zhen often looked towards the two people sitting closest to him below him.
The fact that these two people are seated before Yang Fu and Guo Huai means that they have different identities.
Among these two people, one is Liu Ye, the minister of the Wei Dynasty. He was specially sent to the front line by Cao Pi not long ago to assist Cao Zhen.
Cao Pi also knew that Liu Ye's military strategy was extraordinary. The reason why he did not reuse Liu Ye in the past was simply because he was afraid of Liu Ye's background.
But if Liu Ye is allowed to play the role of a staff officer, it will undoubtedly be very suitable.
With Liu Ye's strategy and Cao Zhen's good fighting skills, the Wei army's chances of winning this southern expedition were inadvertently increased.
As for the identity of the other person, it is even more extraordinary.
He is Cao Hong, the hussar general of the current Wei Dynasty.
Cao Hong was Cao Cao's younger brother. He had been with Cao Cao when Cao Cao launched an army to attack Dong Zhuo in the first year of Chuping.
It can be said that Cao Hong's qualifications in the Wei army are very profound, not to mention that Cao Hong once saved Cao Cao's life.
Of course, Cao Hong's ability to become the general of the Wei Wei did not only rely on his relationship with Cao Cao, but also because even among the earliest Cao Wei heroes, Cao Hong's achievements were quite dazzling.
Conquering Xuzhou, defeating Lu Bu, and conquering Liu Biao, Cao Hong performed very well in these battles that changed the situation of the world.
But what really made Cao Hong famous was his outstanding performance during the Battle of Guandu.
During the Battle of Guandu, Cao Cao accepted Xu You's plan and led his elite troops to sneak attack Wuchao, leaving Cao Hong and Xun You to guard the camp.
After Yuan Shao learned that Guandu was in trouble, he sent Zhang He and Gao Lan to lead the main force of Yuan's army to storm Cao's camp.
Both Zhang He and Gao Lan were famous generals, and Yuan's army was also very powerful in combat, not to mention that the number of Yuan's army at that time was several times that of Cao's army.
However, under the unfavorable situation in many aspects, Cao Hong was able to defend Cao's camp so impregnably that Zhang He could not feel a glimmer of hope under repeated fierce attacks, so he had the idea of surrender.
It can be said that Cao Cao finally won the battle of Guandu, and Cao Hong's contribution was definitely not low. From this incident, we can also see that Cao Hong is a veteran general with military strategy.
Due to Cao Hong's achievements in previous years, after Cao Pi proclaimed himself emperor in the first year of Huangchu, he immediately worshiped Cao Hong as General of the Guard, and later he was promoted to General of Hussars.
The Wei Dynasty inherited the Han system, and the Hussar General was a military position just below the General. It can be said to be a high-power position.
But unfortunately, because Cao Hong had issues with Cao Pi in previous years, Cao Pi kept treating Cao Hong in cold storage after he succeeded to the throne.
If this were not the case, Zhang Liao would not have been the leader of the Wei army in last year's Battle of Xiangfan.
Cao Hong can appear here today because Cao Zhen recommended Cao Hong to Cao Pi. Otherwise, with Cao Pi's character, he would never give Cao Hong a chance to regain military power.
Cao Zhen's eyes stayed for a while longer when he saw Cao Hong.
In fact, not only did Cao Pi and Cao Hong have a bad relationship, but the relationship between Cao Zhen and Cao Hong was also quite tense.
But if Cao Cao can really be valued by Cao Cao and be considered by Cao Cao to be the backbone of Cao Wei in the future, then his mind is not narrow-minded.
In Cao Zhen's view, how can personal grudges affect national affairs?
Now among the Cao clan, Cao Xiu, who is as famous as him, is guarding Jiangdong from the east and has no way to help him.
And the famous generals of the older generation of the Cao family are almost dead. In this case, Cao Zhen thinks that it is necessary to re-appoint Cao Hong.
It is better to keep the military power of the Wei Dynasty in the hands of clan members as much as possible.
After staring at Cao Hong for a while, Cao Zhen turned his eyes away and looked at Yang Fu.
After Cao Zhen cast his gaze, Yang Fu immediately understood. He stood up in the noisy hall and went to the main hall.
His behavior proved that he had something to say to Cao Zhen.
When Yang Fu walked into the main hall, the discussion in the main hall quickly subsided.
Everyone knows that Yang Fu is Cao Zhen's confidant. Now that he is coming out to make comments, it is probably Cao Zhen's instruction.
After the silence returned to the hall, Yang Fu looked at Cao Zhen, who was sitting at the top, and told him the strategy for the Southern Expedition that he had already drafted in his mind:
"I believe that our army will be divided into three groups. We will divide Hanzhong into three sections with unparalleled military power and defeat them one by one."
After Yang Fu said these words, Liu Ye touched his nose unconsciously.
This is the strategy he came up with.
(End of chapter)
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