Yelang County, Xianxian County, is where the Han army is stationed.
The word Yelang is known to many people in Chinese history, all because of an allusion of "Yelang is arrogant".
Of course, the reason why Deng Ai stationed the Han army here was simply because Yelang County was the birthplace of the ancient Yelang Kingdom and its economic development was relatively good.
Good economic development means that the local mountains and forests are not dense, which greatly reduces the risk of Han troops contracting miasma.
It has been one month since Deng Ai led his army into Xangqi County. One month was enough time for the news of his arrival to reach Zhu Bao.
But since this month, Deng Ai found that Zhu Bao had not taken any action.
Even after he led his army outside Yelang County, the Yelang County Magistrate did not resist the arrival of the Han army. He even sent someone to inform Deng Ai that he was willing to open the city and surrender.
However, Deng Ai was not completely convinced by Magistrate Yelang's initiative.
On the surface, he comforted Magistrate Yelang for his "deep understanding of righteousness", but he never accepted Magistrate Yelang's invitation and led his troops to settle in Yelang County.
Meng Huo had previously informed him of Zhu Bao's prestige in the county. Knowing this, Deng Ai would not trust anyone in the county.
Since this month, Deng Ai has been collecting herbs to treat the Han army suffering from miasma. On the other hand, he has also sent spies to Qielan County to investigate the movements of Zhu Bao's army.
But what disappoints Deng Ai is that none of the spies he sent have returned yet.
This cast a shadow over Deng Ai's heart.
Deng Ai knew that those spies might have encountered something unexpected, which also proved Zhu Bao's strong control over Zangqi County.
After knowing this, Deng Ai, who had always been resourceful, felt helpless for the first time.
Only when you know yourself and the enemy can you win every battle. This sentence reveals the importance of intelligence.
Over the past millennium, many brilliant generals have emerged in China, but no matter how skillfully those famous generals use their troops, they cannot win a battle without clear information.
Deng Ai has begun to look like a famous general, but he cannot avoid this shackles.
Deng Ai doesn't even know now whether the reinforcements sent by Sun Quan have reached Xangqi County.
The unfavorable information made Deng Ai very cautious this month.
Although the spies he sent to Qielan County did not return, Deng Ai still arranged many spies around the Han army camp.
He couldn't understand the enemy's movements thousands of miles away, but he had to be fully aware of the potential dangers within a short distance.
Deng Ai's caution prevented a catastrophe for the Han army.
Just over a month after Deng Ai led his army to Qielan County, Shi Hui, who learned that the Han army was troubled by miasma, led his army dozens of miles away from Yelang County.
Since Deng Ai had scouts all over Yelang County, the movements of Shihui's army were quickly known to Deng Ai.
When Deng Ai learned that more than ten thousand enemy troops bearing the Jiaozhou flag appeared not far from the Han army's camp, a look of shock suddenly appeared on his face.
From the reports of the scouts, it can be known that these more than 10,000 troops must have been sent by Jiaozhou Shixie.
Deng Ai was already prepared for this, but what made him unprepared was that he did not expect that Shi Xie would send an army of more than 10,000 people into Xangqi County.
Even Zhuge Liang didn't expect this!
Otherwise, Zhuge Liang would not have just let Deng Ai lead 5,000 Liangzhou troops into Xangqi County to quell the rebellion.
Although Jiaozhou has a vast territory, it has always been underdeveloped. An army of more than 10,000 is definitely not a small number for Jiaozhou.
As a result, in order to support the rebels in Nanzhong, Shixie sent so many troops from Jiaozhou. Who would have imagined this?
You must know that the total force Zhuge Liang used to quell the rebellion in Nanzhong was only a little over 10,000 people.
After all, Shi Xie hated the big man.
After learning that more than 10,000 Jiaozhou troops were rapidly approaching the Han army's camp, Deng Ai quickly summoned some generals to discuss the military situation.
In order to prevent this bad news from being leaked in advance and causing turmoil in the army, Deng Ai summoned generals he could trust.
Shi Bao, Fu Qian and other generals were summoned by Deng Ai and soon arrived at his tent.
And when Deng Ai informed these generals that more than ten thousand Jiaozhou troops were advancing on the Han army's camp, shock appeared on their faces.
Most of the generals who can be sent south are rising stars in the army that Mi Yang values.
They are not people without courage, but being courageous does not mean being arrogant.
There are currently five thousand Han troops outside Yelang County. Although these five thousand troops are elites sent south from Liangzhou, the number of enemy troops is ten thousand.
The difference in the number of people is doubled. How can it be easily offset by the simple word "elite"?
The most important thing is that many people in the Han army are recovering from the miasma. This has reduced the combat effectiveness of the five thousand Han army to a lower level and made the Han army's military morale unstable.
In this case, the sudden appearance of more than 10,000 enemy troops undoubtedly put the Han army into a situation of internal and external difficulties.
This is what Deng Ai, Shi Bao and other generals are most worried about.
After digesting this unfavorable news for his side, Shi Bao took the lead in admonishing Deng Ai: "Colonel, you should report this matter to the prime minister immediately."
When the Han army was suffering from miasma before, Deng Ai had already reported this matter to Zhuge Liang. Now that the situation is even more unfavorable to the Han army, it is even more important to inform Zhuge Liang of the current predicament that the Han army is facing.
Maybe Zhuge Liang will send reinforcements in time after learning the news?
Not only Shi Bao had this idea, but also everyone else in the tent had the same idea as Shi Bao.
Deng Ai had a close relationship with Shi Bao. From Shi Bao's tone and demeanor, he knew why Shi Bao had such a suggestion.
But under Shi Bao's gaze, Deng Ai said to Shi Bao: "It's too late."
These four words directly shattered the thoughts of the generals in the tent to ask for help.
Yes, it's too late.
Zhuge Liang's original strategy was that he would lead the main force of the Han army to quell the rebels in Yizhou County, while Deng Ai would lead a separate army to pacify Zangzhou County.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! According to time calculation, Zhuge Liang may have penetrated into Yizhou County at this time. Yizhou County and Xangqi County are more than a thousand miles apart, and the terrain of the two places is very
complex.
The distance of thousands of miles has made the communication between the two armies very inconvenient. Coupled with the complicated terrain of the two counties, it may be quite difficult for the messenger to successfully find Zhuge Liang's army.
Even if the messenger sent by Deng Ai successfully delivered the message for help to Zhuge Liang, Zhuge Liang immediately sent reinforcements, but the time spent between this and that time was enough to cause many things to change dramatically.
Dividing troops has many advantages, but everything has advantages and disadvantages. Due to the backward communication and transportation methods of the world, division of troops also has shortcomings.
The situation the Han army now faces is not only internal and external difficulties, but also deep into foreign lands with no external reinforcements.
These two points are the most dangerous situations that military strategists fear.
Deng Ai's answer made the generals in the tent understand the crisis they were facing, which made the looks of worry on their faces become even deeper.
But despite this, no one came forward to suggest that Deng Ai retreat.
The people in the tent are all direct descendants of Mi Yang. Under Mi Yang's leadership, they fought thousands of miles and were victorious in every battle.
The glorious past has given people who were born in the Liangzhou Army a sense of honor in their hearts. This sense of honor was created by Mi Yang and has been deeply embedded in the hearts of all Liangzhou Army from top to bottom.
Under the influence of this sense of honor, no one would think of escaping from battle unless it was absolutely necessary.
However, everyone including Deng Ai did not consider the option of retreating because retreating was not a good way out for them at the moment.
Some of the 5,000 Liangzhou Army soldiers are infected with miasma. If they retreat, their presence will definitely slow down the retreat of the army.
In addition, they are not familiar with the terrain of Zangqi County, which will increase the risk of retreating.
Of course, other armies might adopt a cruel approach, which is to abandon those comrades infected with the miasma, regardless of their life or death.
But Liangzhou Army would not make this choice.
The Seven Cut Orders are very strict and no one dares to violate them.
After ruling out two options in a row, the Han army now has only one way to go, and that is to hold on to the camp.
When Deng Ai led his army to station outside Yelang County, he was prudent and built the camp to be impregnable, with all defense facilities complete.
This is the greatest capital that the Han army can hold on to in its camp.
Holding the camp might not be able to wait for Zhuge Liang's reinforcements, but it would at least allow the Han army to have peace of mind for a while.
As long as the part of the Han army infected with the miasma can recover during this period of time and the morale of the army is stable, then the Han army will be able to fight.
Even if the more than 10,000 enemy troops cannot be defeated, the Han army will be much safer if they retreat in an orderly manner.
After Deng Ai expressed his plan, since this method was the best solution for the current Han army, his plan was unanimously approved by the generals in the tent.
After deciding on the strategy to deal with the enemy, Deng Ai asked the generals to retreat and defend their respective camps.
After the generals left, Deng Ai summoned a dozen messengers.
He quickly wrote several memorials and delivered them to dozens of messengers one by one.
Although he didn't have high hopes for Zhuge Liang's reinforcements, Deng Ai still wanted to give it a try.
As for why dozens of couriers were sent, it was because Deng Ai was worried that the enemy might block his channels for external communication.
After all, the mountains and forests of Xianxian County are densely covered, and there are only a few official roads. As long as there are a large number of people, it is not difficult to block his channels for external communication.
After arranging this matter, Deng Ai temporarily let go of the big stone in his heart.
Let's see what the enemy will do next.
While Deng Ai was arranging some affairs, the scouts sent by Shi Hui also explored the situation of the Han army camp dozens of miles away.
When Shi Hui led the army to a distance of more than ten miles from the Han army camp, he did not lead the army to move forward.
He ordered the army to repair on the spot, and then sent someone to contact Magistrate Yelang.
Thanks to Zhu Bao's strong support, Shi Hui's army had unhindered access to Xangqi County.
At the same time, Shi Hui could also enjoy Zhu Bao's power in Xangqi County to a certain extent.
The messenger sent by Shi Hui returned soon. Also returning with his messenger was the son of County Magistrate Yelang.
The son of Yelang County Magistrate brought a gift to Shi Hui, which was a dozen corpses of Han soldiers.
Long before Shi Hui's army arrived, he had secretly contacted Magistrate Yelang.
Shi Hui who can be entrusted with important tasks by Shi Xie is not just a loser. At least he will know how to learn.
At that time, Shi Xie was able to defeat many opponents and dominate Jiaozhou, not only because of his family background, but also because of his clever methods.
One of Shi Xie's methods to deal with his opponents was to take advantage of Jiaozhou's inconvenient transportation to block his opponents' channels for seeking help from the outside world.
This method was also well inherited by Shi Hui.
When he contacted the county magistrate of Yelang before, Shi Hui hinted that he could secretly send some county soldiers to ambush on the only way for the Han army to communicate with the outside world.
This can effectively block the Han army's way of communicating with the outside world.
This is not difficult for County Magistrate Yelang to accomplish.
Therefore, just now, Magistrate Yelang sent an ambush and successfully captured the messenger sent by Deng Ai.
After learning that Shi Hui had summoned him, County Magistrate Yelang asked his son to take the captives and present them to Shi Hui.
After seeing Shi Hui, the son of Yelang County Magistrate told him the origin of the dozens of Han army corpses with a flattering look on his face, and presented letters collected from these corpses.
Shi Hui was very satisfied with Magistrate Yelang's performance, and he immediately opened the letter and read it.
After reading the contents of the letter, Shi Hui laughed proudly.
"The Han army is at the end of its rope!"
Deng Ai was able to send more than ten messengers in a row, which showed that he was very urgent to contact Zhuge Liang, not to mention that the content of the letter was clearly that Deng Ai was asking Zhuge Liang for help.
This can all show that the Han army was "panic" about the arrival of his army.
This kind of panic makes Shi Hui very useful.
After knowing the current mentality of the Han army, Shi Hui first praised Yelang County Magistrate's son a few words, and then asked him to return to the city.
Then Shi Hui asked someone to find Yu Fan.
After the incident that day, Yu Fan and Sun Huan were put under surveillance by people sent by Shihui.
However, Shi Hui did not treat Yu Fan and Sun Huan too harshly. Apart from restricting their freedom, he did not do anything excessive to them.
As for Yu Fan, he also knows his current situation, so he has been very calm recently.
However, when he was brought to Shi Hui, Yu Fan was still a little surprised as to why Shi Hui suddenly came to him.
Yu Fan's surprise was soon answered.
Shi Hui handed the letter in his hand to Yu Fan to read, and told him the current situation between the two armies. Then he looked at Yu Fan and asked: "Although the Han army has become a trapped beast, it has not yet been defeated.
Mr. Yu is so famous in this world, I wonder what he can teach me?"
Shi Hui was looking for Yu Fan this time in order to get Yu Fan to make suggestions for him.
After saying this, Shi Hui was still afraid that Yu Fan would not be willing to give him advice, so he added another sentence:
"Now Mr. Yu is in the same army with me. If I succeed, Mr. Yu will be safe. If I fail, how can Mr. Yu live alone?"
Shi Hui's words were full of threats.
Facing Shi Hui's threat, Yu Fan felt unhappy, but what Shi Hui said was true.
For his own safety, Yu Fan had to compromise.
After knowing the current situation facing the Han army, Yu Fan had a plan in his mind.
Yu Fan thought carefully and said to Shi Hui: "General, have you ever heard of being besieged on all sides?"
Hearing the words "embattled on all sides", Shi Hui immediately cheered up.
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