But no matter how strong the thoughts in his mind were, Cao Zhen had to accept the difficult situation he was facing after Lueyang was lost.
That's his army. Should he retreat?
Once his army retreats, Cao Zhen knows exactly what it means.
So even though he was inclined to withdraw the troops, he still convened a meeting today to let the generals discuss whether to withdraw the troops.
It is not only for brainstorming but also for sharing responsibilities.
Cao Zhen looked at the noisy generals below. While he was silent, his head also felt very painful.
The reason why generals quarrel is mainly because they have different opinions.
Some people are in favor of withdrawing troops, while others are not.
Those who disapprove of retreating troops do not know what kind of situation they will face after Lueyang is lost.
But in their hearts, they were afraid of taking the responsibility for losing the entire Liangzhou.
Seeing that the quarrel in the tent was getting more and more intense, Cao Zhen was so angry that he couldn't help but slapped the table in front of him.
Cao Zhen has a huge body, and his palms are also extremely thick.
When the fat palm made heavy contact with the wooden case, a loud noise was made.
This loud noise, brewing with Cao Zhen's anger, instantly silenced the noisy tent.
After the generals were afraid of Cao Zhen's majesty and stopped arguing, Cao Zhen glanced at the audience coldly and said:
"The enemy has not yet retreated. Will our army be defeated without an attack?"
Cao Zhen's words made all the Wei generals present lower their heads in shame.
After suppressing the generals in the tent, Cao Zhen looked at Liu Ye, who was silent just now, and asked him:
"Zi Yang thinks, should our army retreat?"
After the defeat of Liangzhou, Liu Ye followed Cao Zhen and fled all the way back to Chang'an.
The result of Liangzhou's defeat did not affect Cao Zhen's trust in Liu Ye.
On the contrary, Cao Zhen became more and more convinced of Liu Ye's talents.
Because long ago when the army was besieging Nanzheng, Liu Ye had suggested to Cao Zhen that he should capture Seoul as soon as possible to avoid any surprises.
But at that time, Cao Zhen did not accept Liu Ye's suggestion because Mi Yang humiliated Cao Cao.
If he could have adopted Liu Ye's suggestion at that time, even if Mi Yang could attract a flood, the Wei army would not be at all wary and the entire army would be annihilated.
Although Cao Zhen did not publicly take credit for Liu Ye after the incident, it also made Cao Zhen trust Liu Ye more and more.
Seeing Cao Zhen asking him this difficult question in public, Liu Ye frowned unnoticed.
How could the smart Liu Ye not know that publicly expressing his stance on this matter would cause him a lot of trouble?
That's why he kept silent just now.
But now that Cao Zhen was asking questions in public, Liu Ye couldn't help but express his opinion.
"Our troops must retreat!"
After Liu Ye bowed to Cao Zhen, he first expressed his opinion.
Cao Zhen saw that Liu Ye's views coincided with his inner thoughts, and his face became much better.
The Wei general who did not support the retreat could not help but glare at Liu Ye after hearing what he said.
Most of the Wei generals who did not support the withdrawal were members of the Cao family, and they had no good impression of Liu Ye, a member of the Han family.
Facing the angry glares of some Wei generals, Liu Ye acted as if he didn't see anything, and then gave his reasons.
"Just now, some of the generals said that our army can divide its troops and go north to assist King Ren Cheng to regain Lueyang.
In this way, the situation in Jieting can be stabilized and our army will not have to retreat.
But if things were so simple, how could Mi Yang have the intention of seizing the yin and stroking the yang?
Our army can divide its troops, but most of our troops are infantry. Even if our army sends troops today, it will take more than five days to reach Lueyang.
According to the cavalrymen who escaped back, Lueyang was lost a few days ago.
Can the food stored in King Ren Cheng's camp last until our army regains Lueyang?"
After hearing what Liu Ye said, those Wei generals who glared at him no longer dared to look directly at Liu Ye.
It is true that for the sake of safety, some military rations are stored in military camps.
But the amount of military rations will not be too much.
After Cao Zhang's defeat, he still had more than 20,000 troops, not to mention the thousands of cavalry in his army.
The cavalry army has always been a big eater of food.
This resulted in the daily food consumption of Cao Zhang's army being high, and the amount of food normally stored in the military camp would not be able to support Cao Zhang's army for how long.
Even if it is just ten days, it is impossible.
After making this inference, Liu Ye went on to say:
"Taking a step back, even if our army can recapture Lueyang before the collapse of King Rencheng's army, the grain and grass base of King Rencheng's army in Lueyang has already fallen into the hands of the rebels.
If the rebel army sees that Lueyang cannot be defended, they can directly burn our army's grain and grass base in Lueyang. By then, the army of Rencheng King will still be unable to escape the fate of defeat."
If Liu Ye's last inference made some Wei generals have hope, his conclusion directly cut off the last thoughts in the hearts of those Wei generals.
Food and grass are the most important strategic materials for the army.
After the First World War in Liangzhou, all the grain stored in Guanzhong for several years had been lost to the floods.
At present, most of the food and grass supplies for the two armies of Cao Zhen and Cao Zhang are transferred from Hebei and other places in the Central Plains.
Hebei in the Central Plains has always been a prosperous land, but the transportation of military rations thousands of miles has also made the supply of military rations to the Wei army not smooth and sufficient.
This made it impossible for Cao Zhen to separate his own army's rations and go to supply Cao Zhang's army.
However, if there is not enough military food supply, even if the troops sent by Cao Zhen can open the passage between Lueyang and Jieting, Cao Zhang's army may not be able to continue to defend Jieting. It is probably a delusion to safely retreat to Chang'an.
Because once Cao Zhang leads his army to retreat, Mi Yang will definitely lead his army to pursue him.
There were chasing troops outside and a lack of food supplies inside. The outcome of such a battle was doomed from the beginning.
Liu Ye's vision is indeed very precise.
But what he said was cold to the Wei generals in the tent, making them feel sad.
A strong sense of powerlessness lingered deeply in the hearts of all Wei generals.
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Even Cao Zhen couldn't help but sigh after hearing Liu Ye's words.
How could he see in Cao Zhang the shadow of himself when he was in Liangzhou?
After Liu Ye finished speaking, no one in the big tent at this moment had any objections to General Wei's proposal to withdraw his troops.
If the street pavilion cannot be defended and Cao Zhangruo cannot rescue him, then they must retreat in order to ensure the safety of their retreat.
Liu Ye saw that his words had aroused the depressed mood of the Wei generals in the tent. In order to boost the morale of the army, Liu Ye stood up and bowed to Cao Zhen: "Our army is retreating now, but it is only temporary. When the time is ripe in the future, our army will still have more troops."
An opportunity to regain Liangzhou."
Hearing what Liu Ye said, not only Cao Zhen, but also other Wei generals in the tent were also attracted by Liu Ye's words.
Under the gaze of the generals, Liu Ye expressed his thoughts.
"The main purpose of the bandits' Northern Expedition is not to invade Liangzhou, their main purpose is to completely occupy Guanzhong.
Invading Liangzhou was just their preparation for occupying Guanzhong.
Our army's loss of Liangzhou seems to be a huge loss on the surface, but in fact it is not.
Since Liangzhou a hundred years ago, foreign tribes have often caused chaos, causing Liangzhou's livelihood to be ruined and its people to be homeless.
After the rebel army captures Liangzhou, the national power of the traitor army will not increase significantly for at least a few years. On the contrary, in order to ensure the stability of Liangzhou, the traitor army will need to expend national power to appease Liangzhou.
Furthermore, our territory covers the north and the south, and our army has several pastures in Hebei that are the most coveted pastures for the bandits.
Losing Liangzhou will not cause our army to lose the advantage of the cavalry.
Even if the rebel army can occupy the Hexi Corridor and obtain excellent pastures, in order to form an elite cavalry army, in addition to excellent pastures, it also needs the support of strong national power.
Yizhou is thousands of miles away from Liangzhou and separated by mountains. The rebel army cannot always transfer Yizhou's national power to Liangzhou.
If this is the case, what should our army have to worry about?
Judging from the current war situation, Liangzhou is nothing more than a piece of chicken ribs to our army."
Liu Ye's words made the faces of the generals in the tent look much better.
Cao Zhen looked at Liu Ye with eyes full of appreciation.
Cao Zhen motioned for Liu Ye to continue.
After receiving encouragement from Cao Zhen, Liu Ye continued:
"At the moment, the most important thing for our army and our country is not to lose Guanzhong.
As long as Guanzhong remains within our dynasty's territory, after our dynasty has recuperated for a few years, most of our dynasty's national power in Guanzhong will be restored.
At that time, our government can still rely on its strong national power to slowly plan to regain Liangzhou.
The key to Guanzhong lies in Chang'an, and the main goal of the bandit army also lies in Chang'an.
Now that the loss of Liangzhou has become a fact, our army's top priority is to slowly retreat, return to Fufeng County to deploy defenses, and defend Chang'an City!
The general should know what Chang'an means to our dynasty and what it means to the puppet dynasty.
Liangzhou can be lost, but Chang'an must not be taken away by the bandit army!"
Liu Ye's words were like a basin of cool water, pouring on Cao Zhen's aching head, making his thoughts suddenly clear.
Yes, we should not focus on the gains and losses of the street pavilion at the moment.
Instead, we must focus mainly on how to defend Chang'an and how to defend Guanzhong.
When the main direction of his thoughts was determined, Cao Zhen was in a great mood.
Cao Zhen looked at Liu Ye and asked, "Zi Yang thinks that if the rebel army wants to continue to capture Chang'an, where will they attack first?"
In response to Cao Zhen's question, Liu Ye replied without hesitation: "It must be Chen Cang!"
Liu Ye was very determined, and there was a reason for his determination.
"Our army does not need to worry that after the bandit army breaks Jieting, they will go south from Anding County and cross thousands of miles to attack Chang'an.
First, most of the main force of the rebel army is in Shanggui, so there is no need for the rebel army to go far away.
Secondly, the main food route of the rebel army is in Tianshui County. It is impossible for the rebel army to ignore the safety of the food route, let alone let its own food route be so long!"
After hearing Liu Ye's inference, Cao Zhen had a smile on his face, but he still had concerns in his heart.
"With Mi Yang's changeable military style, would he suggest Liu Bei divide his troops to surround Chencang, and then send another large army to bypass Chencang and go eastward?"
Normally, Cao Zhen shouldn't have such worries.
Throughout the ages, few famous players have used such tactics.
Because such a tactic is too risky, there is a risk of cutting off the food routes of one's own army at any time.
Otherwise, if it were so easy to choose to bypass the city, how could there be such a thing as a battleground for military strategists?
But it is normal for Cao Zhen to have such concerns.
Looking at Mi Yang's military style over the past few years, you can't say that he will advance lightly, but he is indeed very good at making surprise attacks.
Without accurate information, no one can predict what his next step will be.
So even though the possibility was very low, Cao Zhen had no choice but to ask such a question with great happiness.
When Cao Zhen asked this question, worry appeared on the faces of many Wei generals in the tent.
To this day, no one dares to look down upon Mi Yang.
But after Liu Ye heard Cao Zhen's worries, a smile appeared on his face.
He has naturally considered this, but in his opinion, this is impossible.
the reason is simple.
Liu Ye turned to the Wei generals in the tent and said:
"This is possible, but there is no need to worry too much.
Don’t forget one thing, there is only one Mi Yang in the world.”
After hearing Liu Ye's words, many Wei generals did not understand what Liu Ye meant at first.
But soon, with many years of combat experience, they reacted.
From a common sense point of view, the Han army's move to directly bypass Chencang and attack Chang'an was too risky, so the possibility was very low.
But as the saying goes, soldiers have no constant momentum, and water has no constant shape.
In one case, it is possible.
In this case, Mi Yang personally led his troops to garrison outside Chencang City.
War is made up of people, which means that as long as that person is good enough, no matter how unlikely it is, it is possible to succeed.
Based on Mi Yang's military strategy, all the Wei generals believed that as long as he led his troops to personally guard the Han army's retreat, the Han army's retreat would be guaranteed.
This is how Mi Yang has earned the world's trust in him with his stunning achievements over the past few years.
But as Liu Ye said, there is only one Mi Yang in the world.
If Mi Yang goes to defend the Han army's rear, then who will be responsible for dealing with the main force of the Wei army?
Many people subconsciously think of Liu Bei.
Thinking of this, many Wei generals had smiles on their faces.
It's not that they underestimate Liu Bei. Liu Bei is an experienced general. This is undeniable.
But is there a shortage of veteran generals in the Wei army?
After this period of confrontation, they discovered that Liu Bei was not as difficult to deal with as Mi Yang.
At least as long as his side makes no mistakes, Liu Bei will not be able to defeat them.
The Wei generals are not afraid to face off against a general like Liu Bei, not to mention that they will still have a good location when the time comes.
Maybe Liu Bei would not necessarily lead the army to attack Chang'an himself, but would choose to let Mi Yang take command.
But in that case, the Han army would not be able to lead its army around Chencang.
And no matter how good Mi Yang was at fighting, it would not be easy for him to take down two fortified cities in a row.
The strong defense of Chencang made all the Wei generals feel at ease.
Moreover, they have a natural advantage in the battle to defend the city due to their favorable location.
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