Chapter 488 General, something bad is going on
Author: Soy Sauce Mixed History
Chapter 488 General, something bad is going on
Setting up camp first before fighting is a principle known to all generals in the world.
When more than 100,000 Wei troops surrounded Nanzheng City, Cao Zhen did not immediately give the order to attack.
His move of letting more than 100,000 Wei troops besiege the city just now was more of a form of intimidation. Cao Zhen hoped to use this to disrupt and lower the morale of the troops in Nanzheng City.
Cao Zhen didn't know whether his plan had failed due to Mi Yang's ridicule.
Cao Zhen didn't know Mi Yang's fault, but that didn't affect his move to the east.
An order to set up camp was quickly issued from the central army where Cao Zhen was located and spread throughout the three armies.
To the east of Cao Zhen's order, more than 100,000 Wei troops camped and began to move in an orderly manner.
Siege warfare is generally not a protracted battle in Dongdu.
The Wei army in the east had the capital to engage in a protracted war.
After receiving the order to encamp the entire army in the east, Cao Zhen led some of his close generals and began to discuss an offensive strategy to receive the Wei army from the east.
Among the generals, Wang Shuang was the first to speak:
"Mi Yang led the army to Nanzheng, not because he was seeking his own death, but because he knew that Nanzheng was the foundation of Hanzhong, and he had to go to Nanzheng in person to stabilize the morale of the army.
When the Dongta Army besieged Mi Yang in Nanzheng, and asked General Hussar to lead his army to isolate the reinforcements from Yizhou, Mi Yang would not expect the arrival of reinforcements.
He would definitely choose to fight to the death if he came to the east.
The city of Nanzheng is fortified and thick, and the Han troops in the city are all elites from Liangzhou. If another army attacks with force, there will be heavy casualties.
Therefore, if his army is in the east, it is better to adopt the strategy of encircling and enclosing the border, and let the rebel army be trapped in Nanzheng. When the rebel army runs out of food and grass, his army will launch another attack. In this way, Nanzheng City can easily capture the east.
coming."
Wang Shuang's suggestion quickly aroused the approval of many Wei generals.
After all, was the Wei army's strategy going forward as Wang Shuang said?
But Cao Zhen rejected Wang Shuang's proposal.
"Nanzheng did not fall into the enemy's lap. They gathered food and improved the city's defenses overnight. This was what the rebel army had been doing for the past few years. Although Mi Yang's entry into Nanzheng was not a helpless move, but with his wisdom, he should
Nor will he seek his own death.
I believe that Mi Yang's move was because he thought that the food and grass that Nanzheng had hoarded in the past was enough for him to hold Nanzheng for a period of time.
The shortage of food in Hanzhong does not mean the shortage of food in Nanzheng. Besides, if Nanzheng is short of food, how can it be impossible to hold on for several months?
When nine-tenths of the Eastern Han Dynasty was owned by other armies, Mi Yang would not break out and run away casually.
Furthermore, I received news a month ago that Zhuge Kongming had put down the Nanzhong rebellion. With his talent, if he was given a few months, he could easily recruit tens of thousands of elite troops.
Although I have sent generals of hussars to station outside Yangping Pass to block the reinforcements from Yizhou, Zhuge Kongming is not a man who is not familiar with military strategy. In addition, with tens of thousands of elite soldiers at his side, it is still unclear who will win and who will lose in the battle between the two armies.
If Zhuge Kongming defeated the hussar general and led his army from Yangping Pass to aid Nanzheng, then his army would no longer be able to capture Nanzheng.
For example, if the elites of Liangzhou in the Ming Dynasty are all in an isolated city, God's will may cause them to perish in the next month, but how can the military war be completely left to God's will?
The other army should gather strength, surround it on three sides, attack Nanzheng fiercely, and then send a cavalry army to attack the enemy.
plan."
After Cao Zhen expressed his opinion, many Wei generals turned to support Cao Zhen.
The situation in the east is that the Wei army is definitely in the upper hand, but that does not mean that the Wei army is in a foolproof situation.
As Cao Zhen said, Zhuge Liang had already put down the rebellion in Nanzhong, and the first major thing he wanted to do when he came to the east to rebel against the Han court was to rush to Liangzhou at all costs.
And when the Han Dynasty rushed to aid the East at all costs, could Cao Hong guarantee that he could stop Yizhou's reinforcements?
Just a few months ago, the generals had just received a battle report from Jiange - the Han army attacked the Central Route Army camp at night, causing heavy losses to the Central Route Army.
If many Wei generals were wrong about Cao Hong's ability and confidence before, then after receiving the news, many people couldn't help but murmur in their hearts.
Whether Zhuge Liang won a great victory in Nanzhong on the one hand, and whether his own hussar general was taken advantage of by the enemy generals and led to his defeat. Putting aside the influence of positional factors, many Wei generals felt that Cao Hong could not deny Zhuge Liang's victory.
Wrong leg.
Not only did many Wei generals feel this way, but even if Cao Cao was really wrong, Cao Hong's performance was very disappointing.
At the critical moment when Dong Zhengfei captured Liangzhou, if Cao Zhen was worried that a sudden change of battle would affect the morale of the army, Cao Zhen would have already taken away Cao Hong's military power with a military order.
Cao Hong's disappointment from Zai to Dongcuo led to Cao Zhen's worry just now, which affected many people.
Under this influence and convinced Cao Zhen, Cao Zhen's opinion quickly turned into a formal military order and spread throughout the three armies.
Even though many generals in the world did not want to engage in a brutal siege, if the time came to take that step, many generals would make that decision without hesitation.
After unifying the external views, Cao Zhen asked the generals to retreat to the east and act according to Mingyue's plan.
After most of the Wei generals retreated, Cao Zhen found that Liu Ye was staying outside the tent.
No matter how high his status is, Liu Ye is still just a military adviser to Cao Zhen, and he does not have any military power in his hands.
So it is obvious that all the Wei generals will go to Lu for a period of time after receiving Dong's arrival, but he will appear to be very relaxed.
But Liu Ye didn't want to make no achievements in such a battle.
When Cao Zhen saw that Liu Ye seemed to have something to say, he stepped back and then asked Liu Ye:
"If you have any opinion, please feel free to speak out."
Cao Zhen originally thought that Liu Ye had a slightly different opinion on whether Liu Ye was wrong in the battle plan he arranged, but it was obvious that Liu Ye, who was always good at guessing and caring, did not stay away from this.
"The general's arrangements are extremely well done. If nothing unexpected happens, Liangzhou will be owned by another country within half a year."
When Liu Ye opened his mouth, he first confirmed Cao Zhen's arrangement, and then he expressed his own opinion:
"Ran Ye thought that besides asking for troops to besiege Nanzheng, his army also needed to take Seoul to the east as soon as possible.
Seoul controls the Han River and is located between Yangpingguan and Nanzheng. If the enemy has reinforcements, they will definitely use Seoul as a springboard.
In other words, if there are reinforcements rushing to aid Nanzheng from the direction of Yangpingguan, just hope that Seoul City is in the lap of his army, and then his army will still be able to advance and retreat freely without any danger."
After hearing Liu Ye's suggestion, Cao Zhen couldn't help but look a little hesitant.
He also knew the importance of Seoul, but as the saying goes, he must mobilize heavy troops to seize Southeast Zheng as soon as possible. In that situation, would it make much sense to divide his troops to seize Seoul?
Of course, what Liu Ye said makes sense. Seizing the east of Seoul has great strategic significance, but the strategic significance of seizing Seoul is mainly reflected in preventing reinforcements from Yizhou.
On the one hand, he had already dispatched tens of thousands of Cao Hong's elite troops to prevent danger, so why bother to do more?
Although Cao Hong did not have much self-confidence whether Cao Zhen was wrong, it did not mean that he rashly transferred the main force to attack Seoul because of his lack of self-confidence.
No matter how stupid Cao Hong is, with tens of thousands of elite troops in charge of Dongzhai, it is not difficult to defend the passage outside Yangping Pass.
Moreover, the strategic purpose of the Wei army was to seize Nanzheng, but not to guard against reinforcements from Yizhou. How could it be putting the cart before the horse?
When Liu Ye saw the hesitation on Cao Zhen's face, he knew that his suggestion was likely to be adopted, and he planned to work harder.
But just when Liu Yeqiu was speaking again, Wang Shuang, who had just left outside the tent, suddenly broke into the tent:
"General, something bad is going to happen!"
Wang Shuang's panic and reporting appearance made Cao Zhen jump from his seat and stand up.
He didn't blame Wang Shuang for being rude, it was all because the reaction that came to his mind left him too late to care about that:
Is it possible that the Han army took advantage of its own army's unstable foothold and attacked directly?
I'll work overtime tomorrow night, Xiao Zhang will be here.
Two major chapters of Mingyue.
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