Mi Yang arrived at Jieting in April of the fifth year of Emperor Zhangwu of the Han Dynasty.
After learning that Mi Yang had arrived at Jieting, Cao Zhang on the one hand ordered the craftsmen in the camp to make more catapults, and on the other hand secretly strengthened the defense of the camp.
Perhaps before Mi Yang arrived, the Wei army was the attacking party.
However, after Mi Yang arrived, even though Cao Zhang received information that Mi Yang did not come with an army, Cao Zhang still showed sufficient caution towards Mi Yang's arrival.
No one can be sure whether Mi Yang will turn from defense to offense and launch a sudden attack on the Wei army camp.
However, after some time passed, Cao Zhang discovered that the Han army had not made any move.
It's not that Cao Zhang doesn't like a stable life, but Cao Zhang's intuition told him that there must be something fishy about the Han army's inactivity in recent times.
Liu Feng and others had witnessed the power of their own catapult that day.
Faced with such a powerful catapult, it was impossible for Liu Feng and others not to report this matter to Mi Yang.
I can see at a glance that the catapult is the key weapon to break the Han army's camp.
Cao Zhang didn't think Mi Yang would be able to see this after being reported by Liu Feng and others.
Even Mi Yang can guess that when he arrives at the street pavilion, he will definitely speed up the progress of building a catapult.
Therefore, why did Mi Yang not respond?
Knowing that the enemy has a secret weapon in preparation, but not taking early action to destroy the enemy's secret weapon.
This is not something a famous general can do, and Mi Yang is definitely not someone who will sit still and wait for death.
When something goes wrong, there must be a monster. A natural guess appeared in Cao Zhang's mind.
Mi Yang must have something to rely on and is not afraid of his own catapult.
Only this speculation can explain the anomalies of the Han army.
After realizing this, Cao Zhang's heart was full of worries.
The Wei army had a powerful weapon, but due to the battle that day, this weapon had been exposed to the Han army.
On the contrary, Cao Zhang had no idea what kind of preparation Mi Yang had in hand.
The feeling of being in the open against the enemy in the dark made Cao Zhang feel very uncomfortable.
However, Cao Zhang only confided his worries to Zhang He. Usually in front of other Wei generals, Cao Zhang always showed a calm look.
Cao Zhang's behavior in this way calmed the Wei army's morale, which had been in turmoil due to Mi Yang's arrival, to a large extent.
Although he could not guess what Mi Yang was planning at the moment, Cao Zhang quickly informed Cao Zhen in Chang'an City of the important military information about Mi Yang's arrival at Jieting.
When Cao Zhen learned about Mi Yang's appearance in the street pavilion, he immediately asked the Wei army to launch a fierce attack on the Han army's camp outside Xiegukou.
Under the fierce attack of tens of thousands of Wei troops, the Han army did not hold out for long before they abandoned their camp at the entrance of the Xie Valley and withdrew towards Baoxie Road.
Cao Zhen didn't want to seize the opportunity to invade Baoxie Road and encircle Wei to rescue Zhao. He just wanted to verify the authenticity of Cao Zhang's news.
The Han army's retreat undoubtedly allowed Cao Zhen to achieve his goal.
Because in the process of attacking the Han army's camp, Cao Zhen, a veteran general, quickly discovered that the Han army's strength had decreased.
If the strength of the Han army had not been drastically reduced, how could the Wei army have captured the Han army's camp so easily.
According to Cao Zhen's inference, the reduced part of the Han army probably followed Mi Yang to Jieting.
As for whether this might be Mi Yang's trick to lure the enemy, Cao Zhen wasn't too worried.
Cao Zhen never planned to lead his army into Baoxie Road. Even if Mi Yang set up a trick to lure the enemy, what would be the use?
Moreover, regardless of whether the Han army was luring the enemy or not, it is an indisputable fact that the Han army abandoned the camp outside Xiegukou.
The terrain at the entrance of the Xiegu is dangerous. As long as the Han army does not deploy heavy troops at the entrance, the Wei army can use the terrain to block the entrance of the Xiegu by building forts.
Under this situation, the Han army in Baoxie Road had lost the possibility of threatening Chang'an.
This means that the worries of Cao Zhen and tens of thousands of Wei troops no longer exist.
Cao Zhen was overjoyed when he successfully captured the Han army's camp. On the same day, he held a military council in the Han army's camp that he captured.
Cao Zhen's face was glowing red in the parliament.
Although the Wei army was able to capture the Han army's camp because of the Han army's strategic intention to shrink, this could still be regarded as a "small victory" against the Han army, right?
For the Wei army, which had suffered repeated defeats, a small victory was enough to soothe their wounded hearts.
After Cao Zhen drank the contents of the cup, he said to the generals present: "The rebel army was successfully repulsed by our army. Chang'an is no longer in trouble. The time has come for our army to serve the country!"
Cao Zhen's tone could not be described as heroic, and his heroic words also resonated with the Wei generals present.
The Wei generals who knew that Mi Yang was far away in the street pavilion returned to their true colors one by one.
Cao Zhen's confidant General Wang Shuang raised his glass and asked Cao Zhen with a smile: "General, when will we send troops to Guangwei County?"
Wang Shuang's voice was extremely loud. When his words were heard by everyone, everyone's faces showed a look of anticipation.
Wang Shuang told Cao Zhen's plan in one sentence, which was to march into Guangwei County.
For Cao Wei at the moment, the most critical thing was the gains and losses in the Longyou area.
The best way to resolve the crisis in Longyou is to send reinforcements into Longyou County.
It is precisely because the street pavilion is the place where the Wei army must pass on the Longshan Avenue that it becomes a must-do battle between the Han and Wei armies.
But Longshan Avenue was not the only way for the Wei army to enter Longyou.
If the Wei army wants to enter Longyou, they can also pass through the Weishui River.
When Cao Cao pacified Liangzhou and Xiahou Yuan conquered Longxi, the army followed this road.
Like the Longshan Avenue, there is also a place on the Weishui River, which is a place where the Wei army must pass through like a street pavilion, and that is Shanggui in Guangwei County!
With Cao Zhang already heading to Jieting, if Cao Zhen, who was in Chang'an, wanted to lead his army to support Longyou, the best route would be to enter Longyou from Shanggui.
Cao Zhen wanted to lead his army to support Longyou through Shanggui. In addition to geographical factors, his move could also disperse the strength of the Han army.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Once it is known that the Wei army is heading towards Shanggui, Liu Bei will definitely send people to guard Shanggui, the eastern gateway to Longxi.
But there were tens of thousands of Wei troops gathered outside Chang'an City, and Shanggui did not have as steep a terrain as Jieting. If he wanted to stop tens of thousands of Wei troops from entering Longyou from Shanggui, Liu Bei had to send a large army to defend the Shanggui area.
Liu Bei would even transfer the main force of the Han army to Shanggui for defense.
The difference between Shanggui and Jieting is that once the Wei army can break through the Han army's defense line at Shanggui, the Han army's long grain road will be directly exposed to the Wei army's front.
If the street pavilion is lost, as long as the Han army guarding the street pavilion is not wiped out, then the main force of the Han army can shrink its defense line in time with a slow retreat.
But once Shanggui is lost, the Han army's retreat will be directly cut off by the Wei army. At that time, all Han armies entering Longyou will face a desperate situation.
Under such worries, as long as the Wei army's offensive is fierce, there is no guarantee that Liu Bei will not abandon Longxi County and come to compete with the Wei army for Guangwei County.
And once Liu Bei did this, wouldn't the military crisis in Longxi County be indirectly lifted?
As for whether the Han army can be completely driven out of the country, it depends on the outcome of the two battlefields of Jieting and Shanggui.
This strategy had taken shape in Cao Zhen's mind early on.
Recently, he had planned to implement this tactic as soon as possible.
After all, even if Mi Yang did not withdraw from Baoxie Road, as time went by, more and more Wei troops gathered outside Chang'an City.
At present, Cao Zhen already had enough troops. On the premise of ensuring the safety of Chang'an, he divided his troops to support Guangwei County.
Of course, Mi Yang's departure gave Cao Zhen a little more confidence in the tactic he had in mind.
Facing Wang Shuang's loud inquiry, Cao Zhen responded loudly in order to boost his morale:
"Just tomorrow!"
After saying this, Cao Zhen stood up and raised the wine glass in his hand to the generals.
Either wishing or cheering, Cao Zhenlang said loudly: "This battle is related to the fate of our country. I hope that you all can work together with me to defend the country!"
Cao Zhen's words made all the Wei generals present stand up from their seats.
They also raised their wine glasses to greet Cao Zhen, and then replied in unison:
"only!"
After hearing the neat responses from the generals, Cao Zhen's face showed a happy look.
He took a deep breath of air and thought to himself:
"Without Mi Yang Chang'an, the air would be really sweet!"
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After Cao Zhen in Chang'an City learned that Mi Yang was in the street pavilion, Cao Rui in Luoyang also learned about it not long after.
But for the first time, Cao Rui was not anxious because of this incident. It wasn't that he didn't pay attention to Mi Yang's existence, it was just that there was something that made him more anxious at the moment and attracted all his attention.
According to an urgent report from Cao Xiu, who was guarding Huainan, Jiangdong's army was gathering in large numbers at the ports along the Shishui River. Judging from the movements of Jiangdong's army, it seemed that they intended to seize Hefei.
After learning the news, Cao Rui almost became sick from anger.
Cao Rui knew about the news that Jiangdong's army was heading north.
He also asked Cao Xiu specifically about this matter, but Cao Xiu's reply to him was: Lu Xun is just a scholar, so there is nothing to worry about. The soldiers and horses in Jiangdong are in Lujiang, not in Hefei.
As the saying goes, generals are not allowed to obey military orders abroad. This is because the master is not on the front line, and his judgment of the war situation is often very biased.
Therefore, after receiving Cao Xiu's reply, even though Cao Rui had some doubts in his heart, he still chose to believe in the judgment of Cao Xiu, a clan general.
Unexpectedly, a few months later, Cao Xiu sent another urgent report, saying that Lu Xun was about to lead his army north to attack Hefei.
If Cao Rui had received this urgent message two months ago, he would not have been too anxious.
Because there are enough Wei troops inside and outside Hefei to defend the city.
But what about now?
In order to support Guanzhong, Cao Rui previously transferred most of Hefei's garrison to Guanzhong.
At present, most of the soldiers left in Hefei City are old and weak soldiers who are used for bluffing.
Even though Hefei is a fortified city, but its military strength is poor, can it withstand the fierce attack of Jiangdong's army?
The most important thing is that even if Cao Rui got the news that Lu Xun wanted to harm Hefei, he would not be able to transfer the Huainan army to Hefei.
One is that the journey is far away and there is not enough time.
The second is that once the Huainan Army is transferred away, it will inevitably cause a blow to the morale of other Wei troops in Jieting.
When fighting against a famous general like Mi Yang, even if one's own morale is high, one must be extremely careful.
What's more, morale is low?
For a moment, Cao Rui was caught in a dilemma.
Just like Guanzhong and Huainan, he can only choose one at this moment.
But Guanzhong was important to the Wei Dynasty, so wouldn’t Hefei be important?
Under the difficult decision, Cao Rui felt that his mind was about to explode.
Finally, after thinking for a long time, Cao Rui finally made a decision.
He asked Liu Fang on the side to immediately draft an edict, which was sent to Wenpin, the prefect of Jiangxia.
The content of the edict is also very simple, which is to ask Wenpin to lead the army to support Hefei City as soon as possible.
Although there are not many Wei troops in Jiangxia, as long as Wenpin can lead his army to Jiangxia in time, Hefei may be able to hold on for a while longer.
As long as Cao Rui can mobilize reinforcements from other places during this period of time, it will be enough.
However, Cao Rui also knew that once Wenpin led his army to leave Jiangxia County, the safety of Jiangxia County would not be guaranteed.
But at the moment, Cao Rui really couldn't think of any other better way.
Compared with Hefei, Jiangxia County's loss of Cao Rui is at least acceptable.
Under Cao Rui's urgent orders, Liu Fang quickly wrote the edict and ordered it to be sent to Jiangxia County quickly.
Seeing the envoy's retreating figure, Cao Rui couldn't help but hug his head that was in pain.
He felt that he was now like a paper framer patching things up here and there.
And how long can Cao Wei, who is beginning to have cracks under the violent storm from the outside, hold on?
How much longer!
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In April of the fifth year of Emperor Zhangwu of the Han Dynasty, outside Xiang'an County, Lujiang County.
Lu Xun, who was standing at the port of Xiang'an, watched groups of Wu troops boarding the ships docked in the port under the leadership of the general. His eyes seemed confident.
But compared to Lu Xun's confidence, the Jiangdong generals standing behind Lu Xun had expressions of confusion and even disdain in their eyes.
As early as a few days ago, Lu Xun arranged for tens of thousands of Wu troops, led by general Xu Sheng, to enter Shishui from the waterway outside Xiang'an City.
Hefei is located on the only way to pass through the water supply channel.
Lu Xun's move undoubtedly proved that he wanted to attack Hefei City through the water supply channel.
Taking advantage of Jiangdong's superior naval force, it was a good route to attack Hefei City from Shishui.
This marching route was exactly the fixed route Sun Quan used when he attacked Hefei several times.
It was understandable that he originally chose the same route as Sun Quan.
But all the generals in Jiangdong remembered that when Lu Xun had just arrived in Lujiang County, someone had suggested to Lu Xun to attack Hefei along this route.
But at that time, Lu Xun flatly refused this suggestion.
On the contrary, Lu Xun chose to divide his troops and attack the Lujiang counties first.
So now when Lu Xun re-adopted this route of advance, some Jiangdong generals felt disdain for Lu Xun.
In their view, Lu Xun was just an armchair scholar.
When Lu Xun chose to capture the Lujiang counties first, it was probably not because he had any deeper plans, but just because he wanted to attack easy places and make meritorious deeds for himself.
But as time went by, Lu Xun had no choice but to bite the bullet and continue to lead his army to attack Hefei.
What the Jiangdong generals didn't know was that Lu Xun actually had a complete plan in his mind for everything.
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