Some people are only willing to suffer a loss once.
There are also people who keep falling down on the same type of pits.
Sima Yi is undoubtedly a person who is unwilling to suffer losses, let alone make mistakes and fall in the same place.
After the handover with Huonu, Sima Yi led the troops down with three hundred cavalry, one man and two horses, bypassing Puban County and headed towards Cao Jun's Zhongshan direction.
Although Huo Nu was injured and could not directly fight in battle, there was still no problem in deploying soldiers, especially when he pretended to be suspicious of soldiers on the Emei Mountains, which naturally frightened Cao Ping and others into not daring to act rashly.
People are like this. When they have nothing, they can often give it a try, but when they hold something in their hands, they most likely won’t be able to let go. After Cao Ping got the empty shell of Puban County, he was like
It was like a snail with a shell on its back, and its speed suddenly slowed down. It no longer had the same vigor as before. It even began to dismantle houses, carry materials to Puban County, and organize and repair fortifications on the spot...
Perhaps in Cao Ping's eyes, if he got such a piece of territory, Sima Yi would definitely bring reinforcements to fight for it, but he didn't expect that Sima Yi had bypassed Pu Ban early and didn't care about the gain or loss of such an empty shell.
"Lang Jun," Sima Yi's guard couldn't help but feel a little worried, and followed half of Sima Yi's horse, "With just a few of us, are we really going to attack Cao Jun's Zhongtiao Mountain?"
This time, Sima Yi led fewer people than the last time he attacked Cao's army's transit camp.
On the one hand, after the last loss, both men and horses suffered considerable losses, and on the other hand, Sima Yi discovered the true purpose of the cavalry...
"Of course you can't attack Cao Jun's camp with just a few people like me," Sima Yi said with a smile, "but some things don't require too many people. What's more, we still have Captain Hao, right?"
During wartime, positions such as generals, partial generals, captains, captains, captains, captains, and army commanders were often granted on a temporary basis. They were not considered formal titles and were not considered popular. They would be automatically lifted after the war without any additional notification. They were already among the most powerful people in the Han army.
A convention.
Sima Yi's guards were still a little worried, "Even if we find Colonel Hao, I'm afraid we won't be able to do much harm to Cao Jun's camp! What if they come again...I mean..."
The last time he attacked Cao Jun's transit camp, Qianzhao almost killed Sima Yi, which really made the guards of the Sima family a little worried.
A young man has already died in the Sima family. If another one dies, old Sima may faint in the dressing room crying.
Bah bah bah!
The guard secretly sighed a few times, worried about his ominous thoughts, but more importantly, he felt that Sima Yi was a little reckless, and was afraid that Sima Yi had lost his mind because of his eagerness for revenge.
"Do you think I've lost my mind and gone crazy?" Sima Yi said with a smile, "The success or failure of a moment is not enough to make me at a loss, and I don't know how to advance or retreat. Anyway, let me ask you, Cao Jun is heavily guarded in the transit camp, and he even does not hesitate to mobilize troops from the front line.
What does it mean for the cavalry to return to defense?"
"What does it mean?" the guard asked subconsciously, and then got stuck for a moment. Something seemed to flash through his head, but he couldn't grasp the main point.
"My third brother..." Sima Yi said, then seemed to choke and pause, "He had a habit when he was a child, like to hide some fun and delicious things... After all, I have many brothers..."
The guard fell silent.
"He always thinks that we don't know where he hides things..." Sima Yi laughed, but the laughter was a little dry and bitter, "Actually, we all know... he can't help but look and guard.
That place... the less you want people to discover something, the more something will be exposed..."
There was a moment of silence.
After a moment, the guard whispered: "But, Lang Jun, even if it's us... we don't have enough food and grass now, I'm afraid Captain Hao also carries dry food... What should we do now?"
"It's easy to handle!" Sima Yi opened his mouth, showing a few big teeth, and said one word, "Grab!"
"Robbing?" The guard didn't understand, "Cao's army concentrated the grain and grass in those camps... Didn't Lang Jun say that he wanted to snatch the grain transport team? Then if it is transported once every ten days and a half, don't we all have to... that or something?
Already?』
Sima Yi shook his head, "If the grain team encounters them, of course they will also want to rob them. However, there are still some places in Hedong where there is grain and grass..."
"Ah?" The guard reacted, "Lang Jun, are you talking about those country squires? That's right! These guys have joined the rebel army and are no longer our people. They should be robbed and killed!"
Sima Yi laughed loudly, and then said: "I was wrong! We were not the ones to rob it, it was Cao Jun who robbed it!"
"Cao...ah?" The guard was stunned.
Sima Yi looked back at the flag behind him, "Didn't you notice? In fact, the armor flags worn by Cao Jun are very similar to ours?"
Is Hedong rich?
Compared with Jizhou and Yuzhou, Hedong is not rich. After all, Jizhou and Yuzhou are naturally suitable for the development of agriculture. The land is fertile and flat, and there are rivers and lakes. In a dynasty that mainly focuses on farming, Jizhou and Yuzhou are a God-given "Feng Shui Treasure Land"
.
But Hedong has accumulated a lot of wealth through trade in recent years.
The consumption conditions, market varieties, etc. between the Han Dynasty and later generations are incomparable, so the money earned by the Hedong gentry would habitually be hoarded into money and food.
Sima Yi, who was half a Hedong nobleman, knew this most clearly.
Even a fool knows that in troubled times, money is of little use. Only food can make you feel at ease. Therefore, it is not surprising that these gentry and squires in Hedong are cunning. Even if Cao Jun captured them again and again, the gentry in Hedong
The wailing sound gets louder every time, but is it really gone?
Sima Yi smiled and said nothing.
If it is true that Cao Jun has emptied all the warehouses of the gentry and squires in Hedong, will the whole family of these Hedong squires still stay here? Food cannot be obtained by tampering with the left and right pockets, so Sima Yi
It is concluded that these guys must be hiding food and grass!
In the Yuncheng Basin in the east of the Hedong River, ordinary people's villages may have been starved to death, but these gentry and gentry must have grain and grass supplies, which can be used as supplies along the way.
Sima Yi looked at the guard who had understood more or less and retreated again. He glanced sideways and then focused his gaze forward again.
He knew that although his guard did not seem to say anything against it, in fact, the guard also represented the thoughts of some of Sima Yi's soldiers.
After all, Sima Yi failed last time...
People are so strange.
If you can always succeed, then there is nothing to say, but if you fail once, the previous success will be completely overthrown, and then turn to the other extreme.
Regarding this action, although Sima Yi was very determined, the soldiers under him were somewhat worried. This is also understandable. They could have returned to Emei Ridge safely and rested for a while, but now they
To follow Sima Yi in a large circle and break into the area controlled by Cao Jun, it is inevitable to feel a little worried.
If Sima Yi was victorious before, then they would just listen to what Sima Yi said. Now that Sima Yi has lost once, they will also think that Sima Yi's previous victories were all luck. Sima Yi deliberately took the time to explain to the guards, and
Just to use the guards' words to dispel the worries of these soldiers.
This is a failure.
If Sima Yi fails again this time, then even if Sima Yi can escape and save his life, if he wants to raise his prestige in the army, he will probably make a decision that "defies all opinions" and it will probably be considered that Sima Yi is blind.
The difference is "willful" and "arbitrary".
Thinking of this, Sima Yi couldn't help but sigh in his heart. He only commanded this small number of troops, and that was all. The hussar general wanted to command so many generals and soldiers, so he needed to be even more cautious!
"As the art of war goes, the one with more temples will win, but the one with fewer temples will not win."
There are many people who know this sentence, but how many of them will actually do it like a hussar general?
When your brain gets hot, hit, hit, hit! Kill, kill, kill!
You must know that the higher the position, the more you will bear the consequences of victory or defeat.
Not only for Sima Yi, but also for Fei Qian and Cao Cao.
Although it is extremely safe to defend the Emei Mountains, doing so cannot restore the result of Sima Yi's failure. Therefore, Sima Yi must break the common sense of the art of war to find opportunities. He must also have the courage to live towards death and dare to do things that ordinary people dare not do, so that he can regain his strength.
The possibility of breaking the situation and establishing prestige...
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The person who stayed behind in the Zhongtiao Mountain camp was Guo Jia.
Guo Jia has not been in good health recently, perhaps due to the dry climate in Hedong.
He felt that he was very thirsty, but he was still very thirsty after drinking a lot of water. He could not drink a water bag a day before, but now it has been two or three days. Guo Jia needs to drink at least three water bags a day...
In fact, Guo Jia was thirsty because his mouth and nasal cavity were not adapted to the dry climate of the loess land of Hedong, so it was only his "mouth and nose" that was thirsty, not his actual physical thirst. However, the large amount of water Guo Jia drank,
But it actually increased the burden on his body, especially his kidneys.
But Guo Jia still couldn't take a good rest.
Because some soldiers came to report, saying that some Hedong squires from Puban Zhangyangchi came to complain bitterly and express their grievances, saying that they had been robbed by Cao's army.
Cao Jun's looting is not big news. After all, there are many guys in Cao Jun who even attack "comrades". Looting places is simply a normal thing. But the problem is that sometimes in one day, there are three or four people in succession. A Hedong squire was robbed.
Something is wrong with this.
Guo Jia couldn't help but frown.
"Are you sure it's Cao Jun? Who led it?"
"I reported back to the military advisor and said it was General Xie and Captain Cao... and it is said that General Xie said that he had captured Puban. Now he is raising military supplies and recruiting men to prepare for the attack on Emei Mountain..."
"What a bastard!" Guo Jia suddenly felt a headache, "How can we march without permission without military orders?!"
The soldier who came to report the news bowed his head and said nothing.
Nowadays, the world is in chaos. Among the princes in Shandong, Cao Cao already has a very good military and political system, otherwise he would not have defeated the two Yuan Dynasties. But even so, Cao Cao is still known for his strict military laws in the military, and he emphasizes military discipline the most. .
On the surface it looks like this, but in fact anyone who understands a little bit knows that in general, the more something is lacking, the more emphasis will be placed on it.
Just like people without conscience often emphasize letting others touch their conscience, the most unreasonable people often shout whether they can still be reasonable.
Cao Cao emphasized military discipline, but for generals such as the Xiahou family and Cao family, if they were unfortunately defeated, he would always yell and curse in public, and then with a righteous look, he would have the swordsman and axe-hand push him out for questioning, and then Xun Yu and Guo Jia or other civil servants and generals must immediately come forward and say, "Save someone under the sword..."
Whether the swordsman or axe-hand walks quickly or slowly, he is very skilled. Who in the family knows!
So, in such a situation, military discipline means that you should not deal with those below or with others, so it is a normal reaction for Xie Xuan to find an opportunity to come back and improve his record after his previous defeat. How strange.
But this kind of thing... is very troublesome.
Cao Cao led his army to press forward in order to draw the hussars out for a decisive battle. However, Xie Xuan's actions might cause something in advance, or make Cao Cao's rear unstable...
Cao Cao kept Guo Jia in the rear, partly to take care of Guo Jia's health, and partly because he needed someone to guard the rear. Now that there was a problem on the rear, Guo Jia naturally couldn't ignore it.
However, Guo Jia couldn't tell the Hedong squire that "Xie Xuan" was merciful. After all, he only robbed money and food, and didn't commit murder, burn houses, and silence. He was already quite polite.
You must know that it is not impossible for Cao Jun to cause some terrible things in other places.
The most critical point is the grain and grass reserves hidden by these squires, and Guo Jia also knows...
Because Guo Jia still has to consider Lao Cao’s retreat!
If the front line is unfavorable, then when Lao Cao retreats, he must always bring some food and grass on the way, otherwise how can the morale of the army be maintained? So these "porpoise dogs" are not blind to Guo Jia's eyes, but they stayed here intentionally. in case for need.
It's fine now. I've been killed by "Xie Xuan" a few times. What if it triggers a panic among the "Porpoise Dogs" and ruins the plan?
Guo Jia thought about it, but he could only say that he would handle it, and then he drew a pie and asked the crying squires to go back with the drawn pie. After all, what was there to talk about with the "Porpoise Dog"?
Immediately, Guo Jia hurriedly dispatched troops and horses, and gave orders to Xie Xuan and Cao Ping to garrison Puban and not to move rashly!
As for the issue of looting, Guo Jia didn't say anything, and there was no need to talk about it at this point in time. After all, the most important thing now is to ensure that Lao Cao's needs are met on the front line.
However, Guo Jia seemed to feel that this matter was somewhat strange, but the messy rear camp affairs quickly made his attention turn to other directions.
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To the northeast of Zhangyang Chize, there is Sushui.
There is a river valley in Sushui River.
Nowadays, the weather has been dry for a while and the water level has dropped, so Sima Yi hid here with three hundred pairs of horse archers.
This is a relatively secluded place.
There is water and grass, which can alleviate some of the pressure on food and grass. The key is that after walking along the river bank for a while, the river water will cover up some of the traces of Sima Yi and others. Even if Cao Jun wants to follow the horse's hooves to trace it, he may not be able to find it.
The hiding place of Sima Yi and his party.
Sima Yi was not familiar with this kind of place. Only the Qiang people who ran around and were very familiar with the water and grass in the east of the river knew such a place...
Yes, some of Sima Yi's three hundred people were Baishi Qiang people.
Except for their poor combat skills, these Qiang people are good in other aspects, especially in identifying terrain and directions, and they don't even need a map.
Of course, even if you give the Qiang people a map, they won’t be able to understand it.
Originally, the Qiang people were not very interested in the conflicts between the Han people, but Lao Cao's subordinates were not strong enough. Seeing the Qiang people was like a bear seeing honey, which caused great harm to many scattered tribes of the Qiang people.
Family has caused Bai Shiqiang to gnash his teeth and hate whenever he mentions Cao Jun.
After all, Cao Jun is short of horses...
Sima Yi has now gradually approached Cao Jun's Zhongtiao Mountain Camp, but if he really wants to threaten Cao Jun's Zhongtiao Mountain Camp, he still needs an opportunity, an opportunity that allows him to get close enough to the Zhongtiao Mountain Camp.
At the beginning, Sima Yi wanted to watch Cao Cao's grain transport team to do something, but Sima Yi found that old classmate Cao was very cunning. Cao Cao divided a total of three grain transport routes, one of which was Yu near Sushui.
Township, the middle one is from Yi County, and the other one is from the other side of Yanchi...
Unless Sima Yi arranged people on all three routes, he would have to rely on luck to cut off Lao Cao's food supply.
"This old thief..."
Sima Yi muttered, very dissatisfied.
Therefore, if you really want to attack the transit camps, you must knock out the three camps on the three routes in one go. Otherwise, it will only be painful for Cao Cao, but it will not be fatal.
Sima Yi only had so many men and horses. Even if he gathered Hao Zhao, it would only be doubled. Moreover, the dry food carried by Hao Zhao was almost used up. If he and Sima Yi hadn't pretended to be Cao Jun and plundered some food and grass, they would probably have some supplies now.
It was difficult and we had to retreat.
It was dark at night, and Hao Zhao returned after checking around.
"The Zhongtiao Mountain camp is heavily guarded." Hao Zhao whispered, "I led people to test it out. Even if they pretend to be Cao Jun, they can't get through. They have a special identification method... I don't know what it is, but it must be
have."
Sima Yi nodded, he believed what Hao Zhao said.
Hao Zhaoneng has been wandering around the Zhongtiao Mountain camp for so many days without making any big mistakes. He really has two brushes.
Historically, Sima Yi's brilliance was undoubtedly many times greater than that of Hao Zhao. After all, Hao Zhao finally stopped at Chen Cang's highlight moment and left sadly to collect his lunch box, without any chance to display his own abilities. You must know that Hao Zhao relied on his skills at that time.
He only had a small number of soldiers, and although he had the advantage of terrain, his opponent at the time was Zhuge Liang. In the end, Hao Zhaoying was able to resist Zhuge Liang, using a thousand soldiers and horses to resist the attack of tens of thousands, and it took more than 20 days until reinforcements arrived.
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And now Hao Zhao also gradually proved his ability in this battle. After he reunited with Sima Yi, Sima Yi was also willing to listen to Hao Zhao's advice.
At the beginning, Sima Yi just wanted to unify the two minds and then facilitate the next battle. However, Sima Yi did not expect that Hao Zhao really came up with a brilliant plan in the past few days to make Sima Yi
