Chapter 474: Destroy an army first, you can do it
Author: Soy Sauce Mixed History
Chapter 474: Destroy an army first, you can do it
In the east of the dark night sky, there was a young man standing in the night that was so thick that it was almost impossible to dissolve it.
It is the middle of winter, and even though we are located in the south, the weather in the deep mountains is still very cold.
Because he had stood for so long, a lot of frost formed on the young man's shoulders.
But no matter how cold it was, the young man could not help but stand still, as if he would not leave until he saw the person he asked to see tomorrow night.
That young man was Deng Ai, and the person he asked to see was Zhuge Liang.
Deng Ai didn't think Zhuge Liang was the one who wanted to take care of him, because he saw something fishy in Zhuge Liang's recent behavior.
Perhaps before the Southern Expedition, Bu Sheng Miyang misspoke about how much Zhuge Liang respected him, and Deng Ai felt like ordinary people that Zhuge Liang had no military strategy.
But during the Southern Expedition that year, Deng Ai discovered through his own observations that Zhuge Liang's military strategy was by no means to the east of the famous generals in the world, not even to the east of Mi Yang.
Would Zhuge Liang be like that and watch the Han army fall into a dead end?
of course not.
Deng Ai concluded that Zhuge Liang was probably planning an overall situation, one that could change the situation in Southeast China.
Is it because he realized this that Deng Ai insisted on guarding Zhuge Liang's tent.
He knew that if Zhuge Liang could not control the chess game in the situation where Dong came, then Zhuge Liang would need a chess piece that was not afraid of hardships and dangers.
As for the ambition in his heart, Deng Ai didn't mind being used as a pawn, let alone taking risks.
And just when Deng Ai had been waiting for a long time, thinking that Zhuge Liang would not see him, Yang Yi came to Deng Ai holding a weak candle.
Without saying much, Yang Yi nodded slightly to Deng Ai, and Deng Ai understood what Zhuge Liang's confidant meant.
When Yang Yi turned around, Deng Ai immediately followed Yang Yi and walked towards Zhuge Liang's tent.
Soon after, Deng Ai came to Zhuge Liang's bloated dog and met Zhuge Liang.
The moment he saw Zhuge Liang, Deng Ai unconsciously saluted Zhuge Liang. After Deng Ai saluted, Zhuge Liang shook his leg to drive away Yang Yi, allowing Deng Ai to come to him and choke him.
Zhuge Liang's attention made Deng Ai secretly happy.
In fact, Zhuge Liang saw him tomorrow night, which meant that everything he had guessed before was not true.
After Deng Ai left, Zhuge Liang didn't immediately shut up.
He kept looking at Deng Ai who was walking in front of him with a pair of wise eyes. After a long time, a sigh came out of his mouth:
"I am very smart."
That was not a word of appreciation at first, but when Zhuge Liang sighed, the words of appreciation took on some other meaning.
How could Zhuge Liang not understand Deng Ai's thoughts?
But Zhuge Liang did not expose Deng Ai's thoughts. After sighing, he mistakenly continued to say to Deng Ai:
"When Dong Ta's army is surrounded by enemy forces on three sides, do I have a strategy to help him defeat the enemy?"
Hearing what Zhuge Liang said, Deng Ai's eyes lit up.
If not, why would Mingyue come here?
Deng Ai raised his head and looked at Zhuge Liang, and then said in an excited tone to Zhuge Liang: "Although the enemy army is numerous, they have a fatal weakness."
"In order to completely encircle his army, the enemy troops divided into three groups and occupied the three passages leading to the outside at Ye Lao Ban.
From the surface, it seems that the enemy's army formed a good encirclement, but if you think about it carefully, the enemy's move actually divided their strength into three parts.
To overcome one difficulty, to overcome many is easy.
Overall, the strength of his army is not superior. Can he concentrate his forces on one area and completely defeat one of the three enemy armies first? Then the enemy's encirclement will be resolved.
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Seeing Deng Ai talking incessantly in front of him, Zhuge Liang smiled.
For several months, Deng Aifu was the only one among the many Han generals who could see why he did not intend to retreat.
Zhuge Liang's first thought was to let the enemy troops gather and surround him.
As long as the enemy army has that idea, most of the rebels from South China and abroad will be recruited, allowing the Han army to find an opportunity to complete their victory in one battle.
Zhuge Liang never worried that he could not defeat the Nanzhong rebels.
He was worried about whether it would be the same as before. After defeating a rebel army, Ye Chang rebels appeared again, making it impossible for him to completely pacify Nanzhong and return to Liangzhou to aid.
In addition to embracing the strategy of "gather and annihilate", luring the rebels to encircle them is also a tactic to disperse the enemy's strength.
After all, Ye Lao banished three paths to the outside world. If he wanted to completely trap the Han army, he must place heavy troops on all three paths.
And that will definitely spread the strength of the rebels.
It can be said that based on the current war situation of Ye Laoban, everything is developing according to Zhuge Liang's vision.
But even if Deng Ai guesses Zhuge Liang's plan, can it be considered at the strategic level? How should it be implemented at the tactical level?
"Shi Zai thinks which enemy route should be attacked first when his army comes from the east?"
Zhuge Liang's gentle questioning voice floated in the quiet tent, encouraging Deng Ai to continue talking about heading east.
After hearing Zhuge Liang's inquiry about the urn dog, Deng Ai said without hesitation: "It's not like Yong Kai's army."
The reason why Deng Ai so decisively prioritized Yong Kai's army as his attack target is very simple - Yong Kai's army was the weakest.
Just like the story of Tian Ji's horse racing, it is of course not obvious to use one's strongest strength to attack the enemy's weakest aspect.
After Deng Ai finished answering Zhuge Liang, his face showed a confident look.
But to Deng Ai's surprise, Zhuge Liang shook his head slightly after hearing his decision.
"The other troops should attack Shi Hui's headquarters!"
Zhuge Liang's choice shocked Deng Ai.
Among the three enemy armies, Yi Shi Hui's army is the strongest. According to common sense, that enemy army should be least actively provoked.
Why would the Prime Minister consider giving up the easy thing and taking the hard one?
Seeing the surprised expression on Deng Ai's face, Zhuge Liang patiently explained:
"Among the three enemy armies, Shi Hui's troops are the strongest. However, because he is the strongest, his army lacks the courage of the enemy.
I lured the enemy troops to encircle me, not just to gain one or two simple victories.
According to Shi Zai's thinking, it would not be difficult for his army to defeat Yong Kai's troops when they were surprised. But what happens after the defeat?
When Zhu Bao and Shi Hui saw Yong Kai's defeat, they may have feared the strength of his army and retreated to Xianggao County.
By then, the most that his army had recovered was Yizhou County.
However, Yong Kai had long been severely damaged in the previous defeat, so it was not difficult to recover Yizhou.
However, the terrain of Xangqi County is complex, and if those two men and their sergeants defend it layer by layer, no other army will be able to pacify Xangqi County for at least half a year.
And if the Zangzhou County cannot be pacified, other troops will not be able to return to Liangzhou to aid Liangzhou. Liangzhou will be short of troops and food and cannot hold on. If Liangzhou is broken through by the Wei Dynasty within half a year, the foundation of the Han Dynasty will be in danger."
"On the contrary, if his army could not defeat Shihui's troops with the strength of Li Jue, then Yongkai would be frightened and flee back to Yizhou County to survive.
As for Zhu Bao, after he learned that Shi Hui was defeated, the morale of his army would definitely be in chaos. At that time, his army would be able to take advantage of the victory and defeat the rebels led by Zhu Bao.
Even if Zhu Bao reacted in time and led his army to escape outside Xangqi County, without Shi Hui and ten thousand elite soldiers to help him, Zhu Bao would be alone and he would be crowned a general in no time!"
After Zhuge Liang finished speaking eloquently, Deng Ai thought about Zhuge Liang's words and bowed to Zhuge Liang as if he was just waking up from a dream.
He thought his plan was excellent, but after listening to Zhuge Liang's specific plan, he realized that he was not even remotely close to Zhuge Liang.
Perhaps Deng Ai is no better than Zhuge Liang in terms of his understanding of the art of war, but when it comes to his understanding and control of the overall situation, Deng Ai is far behind Zhuge Liang.
After Deng Ai persuaded Zhuge Liang to worship him, he couldn't help but take the initiative and said to Zhuge Liang: "Ai is willing to be driven by the prime minister and do the work of dogs and horses."
If he planned to attack Yong Kai's rebels, did Deng Ai have a specific strategy in mind?
But now under Zhuge Liang's analysis, Deng Aiming was concerned about whether attacking Shi Hui's headquarters was the best choice for the Han army, so the tactics he originally had in mind could no longer be used.
And Deng Ai knew that Zhuge Liang was by no means a person who could talk about military affairs, and he must have a tactic in mind to pay the wrong badge.
Deng Ai guessed right.
After Deng Ai took the initiative to invite him, Zhuge Liang stood up and came to the map of Ye Lao banishment hanging outside the tent.
Seeing Zhuge Liang stand up, Deng Ai did not dare to walk alone. He also stood up and came behind Zhuge Liang, looking at the map of the banishment at night.
There are three locations on the map, all of which were highlighted by Zhuge Liang with the ink pen in his leg.
Those three locations are exactly where the enemy troops are entrenched.
The place where the emblem is located has the most strokes in the red pen, which is enough to prove that Zhuge Liang wanted to lead his army to break the emblem for a while.
Zhuge Liang knew that Deng Ai was behind him, so he pointed to the place where Shi Hui was stationed and said:
"In recent months, I have sent people to carefully investigate the movements of Shihui's army.
In the middle of the month, Shi Hui led his army to move from the plains to the mountains to garrison.
According to the locals, that mountain is called Ax Mountain. As its name suggests, the mountain looks like a giant ax lying beside the official road.
I have also personally gone to the east of Ax Mountain to explore the terrain. The Ax Mountain is surrounded by cliffs on all sides, dozens of feet high. The mountain road is dangerous and narrow, with only one person allowed. It is difficult for an ordinary large army to attack from above.
In addition, there are many springs in Ax Mountain and there is no shortage of water sources, so other armies cannot besiege and cut off its water sources to defeat it."
Hearing what Zhuge Liang said, Deng Ai's face showed a solemn look.
Shi Hui led his army to Shanzai to garrison. On the one hand, he wanted to defend his army at high risk and protect his own army from sneak attacks by the Han army.
On the other hand, Shi Hui had sinister intentions.
Although Shi Hui's army was stationed in the mountain, Fu Mountain is right next to the official road. Could the Han army pass through that official road before Shi Hui's army was defeated?
Otherwise, once the Han army passed the official road, Shi Hui led ten thousand elite troops to rush eastward from a high place, and the Han army could easily be cut into two sections.
By that time, the defeat of the Han army will be inevitable.
It is not difficult to conclude that those inferences were wrong for Deng Ai.
But since Shihui's army was so well-arranged, where should the Han army break through?
Deng Ai looked at Zhuge Liang with doubts.
Could it be that the Prime Minister has some clever plan to lure the enemy to the east of the mountain for a decisive battle?
But even if the enemy troops were lured eastward, it would be difficult for the Han army to defeat the Shihui army with its advantageous location in one go when the military strength of the two sides was not much different.
To the east of the dim candlelight, Zhuge Liang saw the confused look on Deng Ai's face.
Compared with Deng Ai's doubts, Zhuge Liang is still confident.
Zhuge Liang pointed his leg at a location behind Ax Mountain on the map. He turned to Deng Aiyan and said: "Some time ago, during my exploration to the east, I found a hidden trail leading to the mountain behind Ax Mountain.
I decided to send a general to take advantage of the darkness of night and lead a group of elite soldiers to climb up the mountain road and make a surprise attack on the mountain.
Just hope that the elite soldiers can climb to the Ax Mountain, and then take advantage of the night when the enemy is unprepared to launch a surprise attack by mistake, then the enemy will definitely be panicked.
At that time, if he leads his troops to attack the front of Ax Mountain, Ax Mountain will be destroyed and the rebel army will be destroyed!"
After listening to Zhuge Liang's plan, Deng Ai seemed a little surprised for a while.
That plan is not like what Zhuge Liang could have planned.
It's not that Deng Ai felt that Zhuge Liang didn't have the wisdom to come up with that strategy, but after nearly a year of getting along with him, Deng Ai felt that Zhuge Liang's military tactics were quite cautious and steady.
With such a personality, Deng Ai suddenly thought of a tactic of making a surprise attack at night, which really made Deng Ai feel a little abnormal.
Deng Ai didn't know it, but Zhuge Liang was indeed a cautious and steady person, but that didn't mean that he wouldn't use strange tricks.
Let's not talk about other things. Let's talk about the "surprise attack on Dingjun Mountain" tactic that was called a stroke of genius by countless people in the world. The person who initiated it was right or wrong.
But what finally made Liu Bei decide on the strategy was inseparable from Zhuge Liang's letter and persuasion.
If Zhuge Liang had been rigid in his use of troops, he would not have strongly supported Fa Zheng's surprise attack on Dingjun Mountain, let alone worked hard to raise supplies for that tactic.
As for why Zhuge Liang rejected the "Xuanwu Valley Strange Conspiracy" in history, is it because there is an essential difference between using Qi and Honghong to die.
If he hadn't made a detailed investigation and felt that there was a possibility of success, Zhuge Liang would never have come up with the strategy of surprise attack on Ax Mountain at night.
At the same time, Bu Nao and Deng Ai thought that even he would think that the Prime Minister did not know how to use surprise troops, and Shi Hui and others gathered in Shanzai would definitely feel the same way.
So in that situation, the probability of Zhuge Liang's trick succeeding will rise straight up.
Thinking of this, Deng Ai was refreshed.
Of course, Deng Ai knew that Zhuge Liang told him his inner plan tomorrow night because he was not the general in Zhuge Liang's words.
As for the elite force Zhuge Liang talked about, who else besides the Liang Prefecture Army is there?
I would like to know that due to the good food supply in Mi Yang, the Liangzhou Army's night blindness has been greatly improved. It can be said that the Liangzhou Army naturally possesses the characteristics of surprise attacks at night.
Deng Ai immediately went to Zhuge Liang and bowed solemnly:
"Ai, I will definitely live up to the prime minister's trust."
Deng Ai's words brought a smile to Zhuge Liang's lips.
Deng Ai was really smart and afraid of taking risks. He was indeed the most suitable general in the Eastern Han Dynasty to lead a night attack.
If it suits you, then go for it.
Zhuge Liang helped Deng Ai up and said to him wrongly:
"On a bright moon night, you can do it."
"only!"
There is a chapter in the early morning.
(End of chapter)
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