Chapter 527 Wei Jun’s Mist and Hunting in Chang’an
Author: Soy Sauce Mixed History
Mi Yang's marching speed was not slow, even though he deliberately slowed down his marching speed along the way to prevent being ambushed halfway by the Wei army.
However, after the time entered the first ten days of November in the fourth year of Zhangwu, Mi Yang successfully led his army to arrive not far from the entrance of Xiegu.
Baoxie Road is the main road from Chang'an through the Qinling Mountains to Hanzhong. Its northern entrance is at the entrance of Xiegu in Mei County, and its southern exit is at Baoxie Valley in Hanzhong, so it is called Baoxie Road.
At present, Mi Yang led his army to approach the entrance of Xiegu.
But after Mi Yang led his army near the entrance of the Xie Valley, he discovered that there was a large Wei army camp lying outside the entrance of the valley.
A large amount of smoke was rising from the Wei army's barracks. It seemed that the Wei army had received the news in advance and led its troops into the barracks, hoping to prevent him from entering Guanzhong.
Baoxie Road is the main road from Hanzhong to Guanzhong, and the Wei army has always built a camp outside the entrance of the Xiegong Valley.
Even before this, in order to prevent the Han army from raiding Chang'an, heavy troops were deployed in the military camp outside the Xie Valley.
Of course, after the First World War in Liangzhou, there were probably not many heavy troops left, but those strong military camps were still there.
Also climbing with Mi Yang was Zhou Tai.
This is to exercise Zhoutai's political skills.
"In my opinion, since many bandit troops have already entered the military camp, it will not be easy for our army to plot Guanzhong next."
Seeing that Zhou Tai was still confused, Mi Yang pointed to the stretching mountains behind him and said to Zhou Tai:
"If there are really tens of thousands of rebels in the military camp, why don't they divide their forces and gather in dangerous places on the mountain roads to ambush our army layer by layer?"
At the moment, Cao Zhen does not have any extra mobile troops at all.
But this does not mean that Zhoutai will not achieve military success in the future.
Isn't it funny that he clearly knew that his army was coming, so he just didn't organize a defense, and even chose this time to light a fire and cook.
"The content of the letter reads: I have accepted the emperor's order and I am here to attack the enemy. When I first arrived in Guanzhong, I drew my sword and looked around. I saw that everyone was small and invincible.
Historically, Cao Zhen did this and defeated Zhao Yun's suspected army in the Baoxie Road during Zhuge Liang's first Northern Expedition.
However, both Jiang Wei and Deng Ai are more flexible than others, which makes them unsuitable for taking charge of one side.
While Mi Yang was thinking, Zhou Tai suddenly asked Mi Yang:
This is enough to prove that Cao Zhen is not incapable of doing this.
Mi Yang was very cautious when leading his army through before, fearing that he would be ambushed by the Wei army.
Today, the main purpose of taking Zhou Tai with him to inspect the enemy's situation is to train Zhou Tai's military sensitivity.
As for the highest standard, depending on the altitude, Zhou Tai couldn't guess what Mi Yang really wanted.
However, Zhou Tai, who had never led an army before, did not know that there were often generals who would be deceived by enemy generals because of this habitual thinking.
Zhou Tai didn't think Mi Yang really wanted to ask him. With Mi Yang's strategy, he must have had a sharp opinion in his mind.
As expected of the general who is best at using deceit, he can see through the enemy's intentions at a glance.
But this is not true.
The large amount of smoke in the Wei army camp was the fog specially released by Cao Zhen or a certain Wei army general.
Since this was the first time Mi Yang asked him such a question, Zhou Tai's breathing became a little rapid.
Therefore, after observing the military situation outside Xiegu, Mi Yang was not in a hurry to express his own opinion. He looked at Zhou Tai and asked:
But why didn't Cao Zhen do this?
Perhaps Zhou Taihui subconsciously believed that Mi Yang's reputation intimidated Cao Zhen, making him afraid to send Wei troops out of the camp.
After having a clear positioning on Zhou Tai, an idea in Mi Yang's mind gradually took shape.
At least tens of thousands.
But Zhou Tai knew that no matter what Mi Yang wanted to do, the prerequisite was that he could successfully lead his army into Guanzhong.
From the smoke that spread all over the military camp, it can be seen that the number of Wei troops in the military camp outside Xiegukou will not be small.
The reason why Mi Yang asked him specifically even though he knew what he was doing was because he was essentially testing him.
The terrain of Baoxie Road is quite special. Although it runs through the Qinling Mountains, it does not have to climb mountains.
Because everyone has different personalities and talents, each general has his own unique combat style.
However, there are still many places on the Baoxie Road where the water is deep, the water is rapid, and the cliffs are high. Even if there is a plank road, it is still extremely dangerous.
But it didn't work out.
Attracting a large number of enemy troops from Guanzhong to Chang'an can only be said to be Mi Yang's minimum standard for this expedition.
Zhou Tai served successively as the governor of Xincheng, the governor of Yanzhou, and the governor of Yuzhou throughout his life. They were all feudal officials with real power.
The defeat of Liangzhou greatly damaged the vitality of the entire Guanzhong. This is a fact.
He and Mi Yang were attracted to the hillside by the smoke rising from the Wei army camp.
But if the Wei army outside the valley mouth is not eliminated, and once Mi Yang leads his army deep into Guanzhong, the Wei army suddenly cuts off the Han army's food route from behind, what should we do?
After hearing Zhou Tai's inference, Mi Yang let out a light sigh.
Later, during the Warring States Period, with the Qin State spending a lot of manpower and material resources to repair it, Baoxie Road gradually became a passage for large armies to walk.
Before the plank road was built on Baoxie Road in those days, it was extremely dangerous to climb on dangerous spots.
While Zhou Tai was in office, he had always managed the local area very well. Not only were foreign enemies unable to invade, but there was almost no internal turmoil.
In Mi Yang's view, there are not a large number of Wei troops in the current Wei army's camp.
As Mi Yang's confidant, Zhou Tai knew Mi Yang's intentions since he was at Yangping Pass.
When Zhou Tai heard Mi Yang's chuckle, he couldn't help but be stunned for a moment.
Even if Zhou Tai's inference is inaccurate.
The solemn look on Zhou Tai's face and the remonstrance in his words did not displease Mi Yang.
Zhoutai was more than stable in the military, but lacked flexibility.
Is there anything wrong with these four words?
In addition, by climbing up and looking out, Zhou Tai had a clearer understanding of the overall structure of the Wei army camp.
Although his general said that he wanted to serve as a suspicious soldier for His Majesty, in fact, this was not Mi Yang's true expectation.
Basically, anyone who has read military books will be familiar with this technique.
Because although the Wei army's camp did not directly block the entrance of the Xiegu, the Han army could successfully get out of the entrance of the Xiegu.
Therefore, Cao Zhen should know very well when his army will arrive at the entrance of Xiegu.
do what?
Thinking of this, Mi Yang said to Zhou Tai:
"Write a letter for me."
With insufficient troops and siege equipment, it would undoubtedly be extremely difficult to destroy the Wei army entrenched in the Wei army camp through a forceful attack.
Otherwise, why would Mi Yang send Meng Da into Fufeng County in advance to stir up trouble?
Cao Zhen followed Cao Cao in his southern expedition to Hanzhong, so he should be very familiar with the terrain of Baoxie Road.
Compared to Fa Miao, who specializes in government affairs, Zhou Tai is currently one of the few talents under Mi Yang who can be said to be both civil and military.
Most of the Wei army's military camps were built according to the mountains. This way of setting up camps greatly strengthened the solidity of the Wei army's camps.
If his reputation could really achieve this effect, why would he use Meng Da to help Fufeng?
But a valley road is a valley road after all, so how flat can the terrain be?
After Zhou Tai listened to Mi Yang's inference, he was immediately impressed by Mi Yang's insight.
You don't even need natural danger, and you still send heavy troops to guard the fortress dryly?
Even Ma Su can't do such a thing.
Mi Yang didn't know what Zhou Tai was thinking, but he also made an evaluation of Zhou Tai at this time.
As the Han Dynasty continued to regain its territory, heroes like Zhou Tai were what Mi Yang was in urgent need of.
Along the way, Mi Yang didn't even see the shadow of a single Wei soldier.
This is very unusual.
Moreover, this technique was clearly written in the military manual.
Now that the opportunity he had dreamed of came before him, how could Zhou Tai not feel nervous?
Because of his nervousness, Zhou Tai thought carefully for a while before answering Mi Yang:
Under all the abnormalities, Mi Yang quickly made an inference in his mind.
Although Zhou Tai in history did not have a commendable record, it is not difficult to find that Sima Yi valued Zhou Tai very much.
After hearing Mi Yang's inquiry, Zhou Tai knew that Mi Yang was asking him what he thought about the enemy's entry into the military camp.
This makes Baoxie Road a relatively flat valley road among all the roads in the Qinling Mountains.
Not to mention that there are still a large number of Wei troops in the Wei army camp.
Mi Yang quickly informed Zhou Tai of his inference.
Zhou Tai, who is calm and steady, does not have this problem.
Test whether he needs to be promoted.
The most important thing is that Wei Jun will definitely send scouts to detect the movements of his army.
"Qing Zhou, what do you think?"
Therefore, as long as Cao Zhen is not a fool, and if he really has tens of thousands of mobile troops, he should send a large army to Baoxie Road, seize various dangerous places, and rely on the steep mountains to block the Han army.
Everything seemed too deliberate, not at all as natural as when he used strategies.
It can be said that Zhou Tai is a typical representative of those who are good at fighting but have no outstanding achievements.
But with a large number of Wei troops stationed in the military camp outside Xiegukou, this was difficult to achieve.
Mi Yang admitted that his current reputation would bring considerable psychological pressure to Wei Jun.
However, the same number of troops placed in the entire pass is relatively small, but if concentrated in one place, it is a force that cannot be underestimated.
The purpose was to make him think that there were a large number of Wei troops in the Wei camp, so that he would not dare to lead his troops to attack the Wei camp rashly.
Because he knew that Zhou Tai had this kind of talent, Mi Yang made Zhou Tai serve as the magistrate of Nanzheng County after Zhou Tai joined Mi Yang's army.
When saying this, Zhou Tai's face was solemn, and at the same time, there was a hint of admonishment in his tone.
There is no big difference between being unable to lead the army away from the entrance of the Xiegu and being directly blocked in the entrance of the Xiegu.
Mi Yang currently only has 10,000 troops in hand, and he did not bring a large number of siege equipment when he came this time.
When Zhou Tai took the initiative to defect to Mi Yang, wasn't it because he saw Mi Yang's bright future and wanted to follow the example of a dragon and a phoenix?
"General, what should our army do next?"
"Many thieves?"
Compared with the general, I am still not deceptive enough!
It can be said that the Wei army built a strong fortress outside the entrance of the Xiegu, which actually achieved its purpose of blocking the Han army inside the entrance of the Xiegu.
Generals such as Jiang Wei and Deng Ai are particularly good at maneuvering, which will make it easier for them to achieve amazing military achievements.
But no matter how great his reputation was, it would not make Cao Zhen give up the best natural insurance in vain.
It was something that generals would do during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period to roughly infer the number of enemies based on the area covered by their smoke and the number of cooking utensils.
Today, I have one hundred thousand troops and one hundred generals, and I would like to join with my subordinates to hunt in Chang'an and talk about the future.
It's a good thing that you don't treat yourself like a harem, it will make the whole world laugh."
After Mi Yang finished reading the contents of the letter, Zhou Tai was stunned.
The general is going to open up, and the taunt is all off!
Chapter 2 yesterday.
This chapter has been completed!