Standing on the high platform, Zhuge Liang watched Mi Yang driving a horse and leading batches of Han troops out of the camp and heading towards Xi County.
Zhuge Liang's eyes were moving, and his face was smiling, but his mood was complicated.
There are expectations, but also a bit of worry.
Although Zhuge Liang had confidence in Mi Yang, he also recognized Mi Yang's tactics in his heart.
But Mi Yang took away nearly 70% of the elite of the Han Dynasty, and what Mi Yang wanted to do was something that ordinary people would never dare to think of.
Under such circumstances, even Zhuge Liang was not sure that Mi Yang would succeed.
If you are not sure, you will naturally have worries in your heart.
However, there are worries, but the expectation in Zhuge Liang's heart is far greater than the worry.
Zhuge Liang smiled and said to Jiang Wan behind him: "You have always admired Chengtang's deeds, didn't you see it with your own eyes today?"
Zhuge Liang's words made Jiang Wan also laugh.
At the beginning, Jiang Wan, Huang Quan and others had the same idea, and they all wanted to dissuade Mi Yang from this bold idea.
But after seeing today's scene, as long as there is passion in the heart, as long as there is a man in the heart, then no one will have any intention to dissuade him.
And just as Zhuge Liang said, what Mi Yang did today is very similar to a famous event in history - the Tang Oath.
According to "Shangshu", when Cheng Tang attacked Xia Jie, because the main force of the Xia Dynasty was still there, the troops gathered by the princes were deeply worried.
In order to stabilize the morale of the army, Cheng Tang held a grand swearing-in meeting before the battle. At the swearing-in meeting, Cheng Tang, like Mi Yang today, issued a famous oath.
It was that impassioned oath, coupled with Cheng Tang's personal prestige, that stabilized the military morale of the coalition of princes, thus defeating the main force of the Xia Dynasty in the subsequent war and overthrowing Xia Jie's tyranny.
Thinking of the records in "Shang Shu" and recalling the scene just now, Jiang Wan felt that a long-cherished wish had been fulfilled in his heart.
Of course Jiang Wan still has his own ideas in mind.
"Today I not only saw Cheng Tang's oath, but also saw the heroism of Han Hou fighting against the odds."
Jiang Wan's emotion made Zhuge Liang startled, and then he burst into hearty laughter.
Yes, yes.
The Marquis of Han mentioned by Jiang Wan refers to Han Xin, the Han general who helped Liu Bang establish his empire.
Although Han Xin ended up being punished as a criminal, his achievements for the Han Dynasty during his lifetime have always been highly respected by later generations.
Among those many deeds, the Last Stand is undoubtedly a particularly famous one.
The same seems impossible, but the same no hesitation.
After laughing, Zhuge Liang opened his palms and looked at the word "Tang Oath" that had not been erased in his hands. He then looked intently at Mi Yang's looming figure among the troops.
His apprentice went to rebuild the country for the Han Dynasty, so as the master, he had to protect his retreat.
Guard this lifeline for the great man!
Thinking of this, Zhuge Liang turned his hands and held them tightly, and he led Jiang Wan down from the high platform.
As soon as Mi Yang's army left, Chencang became more stormy.
But without the help of wind and cloud, how could Wolong soar in the sky?
Chencang may not always be in the hands of the Wei army.
After leading his army for several miles, due to the obstruction of the dense forest behind him, when Mi Yang looked back again, he could no longer see the figure of Yuan Ran standing on the high platform.
But thinking of Zhuge Liang's words to him before he left, Mi Yang's heart was filled with peace.
That sentence is: "Go boldly, there is a teacher behind you."
A few numbers gave Mi Yang a sense of security that tens of thousands of troops never gave him.
After losing sight of Zhuge Liang, Mi Yang suddenly turned around. Now he only had Chang'an ahead of him.
"The whole army is advancing at a faster pace, Cao Zhen is caught off guard!"
Mi Yang's words were quickly transformed into military orders and spread throughout the army. Under this military order, the nearly 100,000 Han troops marched at an extremely fast speed.
Chang'an, here we come!
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In Xi County, a hundred miles away from Chencang, Cao Zhen and a group of close generals were still discussing the purpose of Zhao Yun leading tens of thousands of cavalry outside the city.
After Zhao Yun successively attacked the seven Wei army strongholds outside Yi County a few days ago, he did not take any new actions.
Zhao Yun just led tens of thousands of cavalry troops to wander outside Yi County, sometimes heading east and sometimes west, as if Zhao Yun was taking these tens of thousands of Han cavalry troops for an outing.
Zhao Yun's leisurely demeanor made Cao Zhen and others in the city even more confused.
Even if Cao Zhen summoned Liu Ye to ask for advice, Liu Ye would not be able to guess what Zhao Yun or Mi Yang's true intentions were.
At the moment, Cao Zhen received two main pieces of information. One was that the main force of the Han army was besieging Chencang, and the other was that there were tens of thousands of Han cavalry wandering outside Xi County.
Of these two pieces of information, one was expected by the generals of the Wei army, and the other was unexpected by the generals of the Wei army.
When these two contradictory pieces of information are put together, Cao Zhen and the Wei army generals will have many speculations.
Could it be that Mi Yang wanted to surround the place and call for help?
Or could it be said that the purpose of Mi Yang sending Zhao Yun was to completely block the Wei army's rescue of Chen Cang?
Of course, there is another possibility, that is, Mi Yang wants to divide his forces to attack Chang'an by surprise.
At present, these three speculations occupy the mainstream.
Among these three speculations, although the third guess is less likely than the first two, Cao Zhen still sent a lot of troops to Chang'an for the sake of safety.
After dividing the troops, there are currently only about 20,000 Wei troops in Yi County.
As for if Mi Yang's goals were the first two, then Cao Zhen would seem relieved.
Because it was absolutely impossible for him to send troops to rescue Chencang - Chencang City was originally a bait he threw out based on the current war situation.
Now that this bait has held back the main force of the Han army, how could he go against his original intention and disrupt the layout?
It's just that although there are corresponding countermeasures for the three mainstream speculations in the military.
But without knowing Mi Yang's intention for a day, Cao Zhen still felt as if a weight weighing more than a thousand kilograms had been pressed down on his heart, and his heavy heart made him feel uncomfortable.
If not, he would not have summoned the generals to discuss it many times.
Originally, Cao Zhen thought that today would be like the previous days, with the generals discussing in every possible way but unable to come up with an answer, but Cao Zhen was wrong.
Some answers I can't think of, but they will be delivered to my door.
Just when Cao Zhen was dissatisfied with the wisdom of the generals, a panicked figure stumbled in from the door.
Cao Zhen and other Wei generals were startled when they saw someone suddenly barging in.
But after seeing clearly the visitor's attire, their mood stabilized.
The visitor was none other than the scouts stationed by Cao Zhen outside Chencang City. In order to obtain frontline military information as soon as possible, Cao Zhen had specifically allowed the scouts outside Chencang to meet him without permission.
However, even though the scout had been given this privilege in advance, he had never been able to collide with the scout like this. The scout's collision made Cao Zhen, who was already in a depressed mood, couldn't help but reprimand him loudly:
"Why are you so alarmed? How dignified are you!"
Under Cao Zhen's fierce shouting, the scout was so frightened that he fell to his knees.
At this moment, Cao Zhen's majesty as the general of Cao Wei was undoubtedly revealed.
But even though his prestige was on display, Cao Zhen still wanted to know what happened on the front line.
Then Cao Zhen asked sternly: "What on earth is going on? Report it quickly!"
Cao Zhen asked sternly, which made the scout even more panicked, and at the same time he said something hesitant:
"Enemy army, enemy army is coming!"
After hearing these words, Cao Zhen and all the Wei generals in the hall quickly cheered up.
It turns out that the third guess is Mi Yang’s intention!
After Cao Zhen and Liu Ye looked at each other, they both saw relief in each other's eyes.
Fortunately, they had taken precautions against this kind of speculation.
Feeling relieved, Cao Zhen felt much better. He relaxedly asked the scout: "How many enemy troops are coming?"
"Is it ten thousand or twenty thousand?
Which enemy general is leading the army?"
In Cao Zhen's view, even if Mi Yang wanted to use a dangerous division of troops to attack Chang'an by surprise, with Chen Cang's presence, Mi Yang would not be able to dispatch too many troops, and he would not be able to personally lead his troops out of Chen Cang.
Under these two impossible circumstances, Mi Yang's move to divide the troops was really nothing to be afraid of.
It will not affect the overall development.
But the scout's next answer made Cao Zhen's eyes widen as big as bells.
"It's not 10,000 or 20,000 enemy troops, it's tens of thousands!
The enemy troops came out in full force!
Mi Yang is here too!"
The three answers were like bolts from the blue, hitting the heads of Cao Zhen and the Wei generals in the hall, making them unable to recover from the shock for a while.
After a long time, Cao Zhen raised his hand tremblingly and pointed at the scout, and asked in an unbelievable tone:
"Chen Cang is lost?"
Although this speculation can easily make people crazy, judging from Mi Yang's actions, this is only possible if this speculation comes true, right?
But the scout's answer this time clearly dealt a heavy blow to Cao Zhen's heart.
"Chencang was not lost. Mi Yang abandoned Chencang and led his army eastward without caring about it!"
Due to the fear in his heart, the scout almost cried when he said this.
But just these words made Liu Ye, who was always calm beside Cao Zhen, exclaim in surprise:
"How can it be!
Absolutely impossible!"
After Liu Ye exclaimed, all the Wei generals in the hall immediately recovered from their shock, and then they all glared at the scout.
This scout must have lied about the military situation!
Suddenly, the whole hall was filled with excitement.
All that rang out were the voices of the generals begging Cao Zhen to kill the scouts.
But under the surging emotions, if you listen carefully, you can still hear a bit of fear.
As for why you are afraid, you will know after a little thought.
Even Liu Ye and the generals of the Wei army performed like this, let alone Cao Zhen, who had a strong temperament.
Cao Zhen pulled out the long sword from his waist and quickly came to the scout. After placing the long sword in his hand on the scout's neck, Cao Zhen asked in a serious tone:
"He is Mi Yang, he is Mi Yang!
Even a fledgling general would not be able to do what you said, how could he do it!
Why lie about military information?
Are you a spy sent by Mi Yang?"
Cao Zhen asked questions quickly. He was eager to know the answer, and he was also eager to let the scout give the answer he wanted to hear.
In order to achieve this goal, Cao Zhen kept exerting force on the sword on the scout's neck, and traces of blood seeped out on the scout's neck.
Looking at Cao Zhen, who looked like he was about to swallow him, and feeling the pain in his neck, the fear in the scout's heart reached its maximum level.
It’s just that everything he said is true!
"If the general doesn't believe it, you can send someone to investigate again. The villain will never lie."
The scout's expression of kowtowing for mercy as he spoke made Cao Zhen subconsciously let go of the sword in his hand.
His whole body could not help but stumble back a few steps because he could not accept this fact.
The scouts said so, so how could it be false?
Mi Yang really ignored Chen Cang and went all-out!
After realizing the truth, Cao Zhen couldn't help but reach out and hug his head, which was in pain again and again. Despite all the calculations, he didn't expect that Mi Yang would do this.
How dare he.
The scout's last words not only gave Cao Zhen a splitting headache, but also caused the expressions of shock and fear to reappear on the faces of the Wei generals in the hall.
From the shock at the beginning, to the anger later, to the shock and fear now, in just a few breaths, the moods of the Wei generals fluctuated like a roller coaster.
Who can bear this?
So inevitably, strong panic emerged in the hearts of the Wei generals.
Many Wei generals fell to the ground like Hao Zhao with pale faces.
Mi Yang went crazy.
He is so young, why is he so crazy?
It's just crazy Mi Yang, can they resist it?
The unorganized tactics completely disrupted all the previous arrangements of the Wei army. At this moment, their minds were blank.
The reason why the Wei generals felt afraid was mainly because under the smoke bombs released by Mi Yang before, in order to ensure the safety of Chang'an in the rear, they transferred most of their troops to Wuzhangyuan behind Yi County to set up defenses.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! There are only 20,000 Wei troops in Xi County at the moment.
Twenty thousand Wei troops sounds like a lot, but due to an incident a few years ago, the city defense in Xi County was far less strong than that of Chencang, and no one in the Wei army expected Mi Yang to make this move.
Without any mental preparation, once the Wei army in the city learned that Mi Yang was leading the main force of the Han army, their morale would be greatly shaken.
By that time, can Xi County be able to defend itself against Mi Yang's fierce attack?
This question was not only shared by the generals of the Wei army, but also by Liu Ye.
But Liu Ye had a clearer judgment than the generals of the Wei army.
The anxious Liu Ye immediately stepped forward and hugged Cao Zhen, shaking Cao Zhen's body constantly, hoping that he would wake up quickly:
"General, our army should retreat to Wuzhangyuan immediately!
The terrain of Wuzhangyuan is dangerous, and our army has been deployed there for a long time, so blocking the bandits there is the best strategy.
Today, the evil deer is approaching, but the general only holds his head and wonders. This is tantamount to destroying the Wei Dynasty in vain!"
Because the situation was urgent, Liu Ye no longer cared about the etiquette of the emperor and his ministers, and his words became much more serious.
But it was Liu Ye's last words that brought Cao Zhen back to his thoughts.
Cao Zhen raised his head and looked at Liu Ye, whose eyes were bloodshot at this time:
"Shanggui couldn't hold on, so I retreated.
Seeing that Chencang was stable, I retreated again.
Should I continue to retreat to Xi County now?"
Cao Zhen's sad words aroused the pain in Liu Ye's heart. How long ago, the Wei army that dominated the world became what it is now?
But facing Cao Zhen's questioning gaze, Liu Ye finally said firmly:
"For the sake of Wei, we must retreat!
As long as Wuzhang is here, our army can defend Chang'an."
Seeing that Liu Ye was so determined and out of trust in Liu Ye, Cao Zhenqiang took a deep breath and issued an order that was made a joke by countless people in later generations:
"Send the order, all troops evacuate Yi County!"
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