Chapter 226: Reprimanding the Generals and Delaying the Troops
At noon on the second day, Mi Yang, escorted by more than a thousand personal guards, took a warship and arrived outside Wudang County.
After learning that Mi Yang had arrived at the port, the generals in the Han army's camp came to the port to welcome Mi Yang's arrival.
During Mi Yang's absence, due to Mi Yang's appointment, the temporary commander of the army was Feng Xi.
At dawn today, Feng Xi directed the Han troops already in the military camp to continue repairing the military camp.
On the one hand, he began to assign generals to lead their troops and disembark one after another from the warships on the Han River.
After a morning of landing, tens of thousands of Han troops entered their respective camps planned by Feng Xi in an orderly manner.
Wudang County is adjacent to the Han River in the west, and is surrounded by land on the east, south, and north sides, and not far from these three sides of the land are other county towns of Nanyang County.
Although tens of thousands of Han troops surrounded Wudang County, from a more macro perspective, tens of thousands of Han troops were also surrounded by the entire Wei army.
Under such circumstances, the location of the center of the army is very critical.
The Chinese Army is the command system of the entire army, and its safety is related to the life and death of tens of thousands of Han troops.
After careful consideration, Feng Xi decided to locate the Chinese army's tent south of Wudang City.
The Han River also flows not far to the south of Wudang County. Even if the situation is unforeseen, as long as they do not suffer a sudden defeat, the Han army, which controls the water control of the Han River, can board ships and retreat from the south.
Moreover, the south of Wudang County is close to Xiangyang.
In this way, due to the restraint of Guan Yu in Xiangyang, the Wei army from the south could not send too many troops to support Wudang County.
This ensures the security of the Chinese military tent set up in the south.
After Feng Xi and other generals welcomed Mi Yang, Feng Xi immediately reported all the arrangements he had made to Mi Yang.
Listening to other military affairs reports, Mi Yang had a smile on his face and felt deeply that Feng Xi handled things properly.
However, after hearing that Feng Xi had arranged his Chinese military tent to the south of Wudang City, he did not agree with Feng Xi's arrangement.
Mi Yang said to Feng Xiyan: "Move my Chinese army tent to the north."
Mi Yang's request made Feng Xi stunned.
Feng Xi couldn't help but dissuade him: "General, the Chinese Army is where the soul of the army lies, and safety should be the first priority."
After listening to Feng Xi's dissuasion, Mi Yang's face showed a smile.
Feng Xi arranged his Chinese military tent in the south for his own safety, and Mi Yang certainly knew this.
It's just that the situation is different today.
Mi Yang already knew that after the news of General Man Chong's request for help was released, a large number of Wei army reinforcements would arrive outside Wudang County soon.
Among the three directions from which the Wei army came for reinforcements, the north was undoubtedly the most dangerous.
Under such circumstances, Mi Yang, as the commander-in-chief, could not only think about his own safety, he had to consider the safety of tens of thousands of Han troops.
It is true that the Wei army in the north will be the largest and most elite in the future, but the more so, he will personally guard the north of Wudang County.
Only in this way, relying on his prestige, can the safety of the northern camp be guaranteed to the greatest extent.
As long as the Han army's northern camp is not lost, the Wei army on the other two sides will not be a concern.
Because not only the south side of Wudang County is close to Xiangyang and has the existence of the Han River, but its east side is also always under the military front of Xiangyang.
Mi Yang patted Feng Xi on the shoulder and replied: "Tens of thousands of men are accompanying me on the expedition. I am the main general. How can I avoid the enemy?"
Mi Yang's answer clearly showed his attitude.
Seeing Mi Yang's resolute attitude, Feng Xi stopped trying to dissuade her.
Due to the urgent military situation, the transfer of the Chinese military's large account cannot be completed in a short time.
So Mi Yang led the generals to a tent in the northern camp of the Han army to discuss the military situation.
Mi Yang stayed in Xicheng yesterday, mainly to deal with the aftermath of the war.
Many Wei troops surrendered during the battle. A rough calculation of the number of Wei prisoners was approximately 20,000.
Such a large number of captives will become a hidden danger if not handled properly.
In order to take good care of these prisoners, Mi Yang specially left generals Cheng Ji, Meng Da and others to garrison with a total of 10,000 troops inside and outside the West City to prevent changes in the rear.
In addition to the problem of prisoners, the Han River outside Xicheng was in a mess after the war.
Broken ship planks, corpses of Wei soldiers and large amounts of ordnance were floating everywhere on the Han River.
These must be cleaned up carefully, otherwise if left unchecked, not only will it easily cause plague after winter, but it will even block the Han River to a certain extent.
After roughly arranging the disposal measures, Mi Yang could escape and go outside Wudang County.
With Mi Yang's general arrangement, the remaining detailed aftermath work can be left to Lu Yi, Cheng Ji and others.
After leaving 10,000 troops to garrison Xicheng, the Han army outside Wudang County currently has about 30,000 troops left.
After all the generals were seated, before Mi Yang could say anything, Zhang Bao immediately came out and asked Mi Yang for his orders:
"Now that the general has arrived, Bao asks for orders to lead our troops and capture Wudang for the general."
Ding Feng in the tent had a look of surprise on his face when he heard that Zhang Bao had challenged Mi Yang before him.
Someone actually wants to take away his job.
So just after Zhang Bao asked for orders, Ding Fengyi immediately went out to ask Mi Yang for orders:
"I am willing to lead hundreds of troops to ascend first, and then to capture Wudang for the general."
Ding Feng's words were full of confidence, and he used the previous Battle of Xicheng as an example.
In that battle, didn't he create a good opportunity for Mi Yang to capture the West City with the help of five hundred dead soldiers?
In Ding Feng's view, Wudang may be easier to win than Xicheng today.
Zhang Bao saw a little displeasure on his face when he saw that Ding Feng came out to challenge Mi Yang after he had asked for a fight.
But Zhang Bao was not a narrow-minded person, and he didn't pay much attention to Ding Feng's behavior.
But unexpectedly, after Zhang Bao and Ding Feng came out to ask for a fight, the military tent was like a ignited powder keg, and the atmosphere began to get heated.
Guan Xing, Zhao Tong, Zhang Yi and other generals came out to challenge Mi Yang.
Even under the invitation of five consecutive generals to fight, even the veteran Zhang Nan couldn't help but get up and join the lineup.
At present, only Feng Xi and Deng Ai were left kneeling on their seats in the entire military tent and did not get up to ask for a fight.
But compared to Feng Xi's composure, Deng Ai's face showed worry.
Mi Yang, who was sitting in the main seat, looked at this scene, and his face instantly darkened.
Just now when Zhang Bao took the lead to call for war, Mi Yang still had a smile on his face, because this was a sign of his military readiness.
But then, as Ding Feng and other generals came out to ask for a fight, Mi Yang finally realized that something was wrong.
Mi Yang sat on the main seat and looked at the generals who stood up in the tent to ask for a fight. Their faces showed excitement, and that excitement reflected their mentality that they believed they would win this battle.
Even among the people's words asking for a fight, some unrealistic words began to appear.
It seems that in the eyes of everyone who wants to fight, Wudang County is just a piece of tofu that can be kneaded at will.
As long as Mi Yang gives an order, they can take him down in an instant.
The behavior of everyone in the tent told Mi Yang a fact.
Under the influence of the great victory, or in other words, under the influence of their own prestige, these people began to slowly transform into arrogant generals.
In their hearts, tens of thousands of Wei troops led by "generals from heaven" like Cao Ren were all wiped out under their attack.
So how can a small Wudang County stop their progress?
After realizing this, it's strange that Mi Yang's face remained gloomy.
Let's not talk about whether Wudang County is easy to attack or not. Mi Yang still understands the principle that arrogant soldiers will be defeated.
When the crowd was enthusiastically calling for battle, a sentence suddenly came to the ears of everyone in the tent:
"Do you know how many Wei troops there are in Wudang County?"
This question came from Mi Yang's mouth. His tone was not harsh, but it seemed a bit sulky.
When Mi Yang's question reached the ears of the generals in the tent, the generals who were still vying for a fight immediately fell silent.
No matter how passionate their hearts were for fighting, they were not stupid, and they could naturally hear the anger in Mi Yang's words at this time.
Mi Yang's majesty at this time was not ordinary, so after they realized that Mi Yang was angry, they all stopped talking and bowed to Mi Yang.
While the generals were calmed by a question, the look on Mi Yang's face did not improve. He continued to ask the generals standing in the tent:
"Do you know how many defensive equipment there are in Wudang County?"
"Do you know how much grain there is in Wudang County?"
"Do you know the past achievements of Wudang Guardsman Man Chong?"
After Mi Yang asked the first question, he asked three more questions to the generals in the tent.
At this time, the coldness in Mi Yang's words was no longer concealed.
This coldness made the generals in the tent bend a little more to bow down to Mi Yang every time he asked a question.
The coldness in Mi Yang's words seemed to lower the temperature in the entire military tent by several degrees, making the generals in the tent even more uneasy.
After Mi Yang finished asking, he was not surprised to see that none of the generals in the tent could answer his question.
Because they all quickly arrived outside Wudang County after defeating tens of thousands of Wei troops.
The only people who might have come into contact with the prisoners of the Wei army were Feng Xi and Deng Ai.
How could other people know the situation in Wudang County without being captured by the Wei army.
But it was this that made Mi Yang angry.
Mi Yang looked at Zhang Bao, who was the first to ask for a fight. He stood up and came to Zhang Bao and said to him: "Answer me."
Mi Yang, standing in front of Zhang Bao, gave Zhang Bao a great sense of oppression.
Only then did Zhang Bao realize how powerful Mi Yang would be once he became angry.
Mi Yang is his good friend, but now he is a famous general with a proud record.
However, in the face of Mi Yang's inquiry, Zhang Bao had no choice but to answer. In the end, he could only bite the bullet and answered hesitantly:
"Bao, I don't know."
After Zhang Bao answered him, Mi Yang looked at the other generals in the tent and asked them, "Where are you?"
Ding Feng, Zhang Yi, and Zhang Nan, who felt Mi Yang's gaze, could only answer truthfully: "I don't know."
After the generals answered Mi Yang, Mi Yang scolded the generals in the tent: "You are all people who are familiar with the art of war. Don't you know the four words "know yourself and your enemy?"
"Without ascertaining the enemy's military situation, you just brag about it and ask for war. Is this how you serve the country?"
Mi Yang's two consecutive questions made all the generals look ashamed.
Only now do they realize what a mistake they made just now.
Maybe the morale of the Han army is high now, or maybe there are not many Wei soldiers in Wudang County, but no matter what, they should not rush to fight without knowing the enemy's situation.
This is the most intuitive manifestation of arrogance.
And once the generals become arrogant and arrogant, how good will the soldiers they lead be?
Even if it was Mi Yang, the reason why he wanted to attack Wudang was because he had learned from Meng Da that Wudang County was in a weak state after Cao Ren's army went out.
After reprimanding the generals, Mi Yang said to the generals in the tent:
"Each person will be recorded with thirty military sticks and will be punished when the fighting here is over."
When Mi Yang's punishment came out, the faces of the generals who asked to fight showed sadness.
Hitting the body with a military stick is very painful.
But facing Mi Yang's punishment, none of the generals had any objections.
They obeyed the order and returned to their original seats.
After the generals returned to their seats, Mi Yang ordered several captured Wei army officers to be escorted in.
Then Mi Yang asked the Wei army officers to tell the generals present everything they knew about the military situation in Wudang County.
After the narration of several Wei army officers, the generals in the tent had an understanding of the situation in Wudang County.
When Cao Ren went on the expedition, he brought out most of the troops in Wudang County, leaving only more than 3,000 troops led by Man Chong to garrison Wudang County.
This is good news for the Han army.
But then, as several Wei generals continued to talk, some solemn expressions appeared on the faces of the generals present.
According to an officer of the Wei army, although there were not many soldiers in Wudang County, there were tens of thousands of civilians.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! And Man Chong has great prestige in Wudang County.
Under such circumstances, it was not difficult for Man Chong to use his prestige to mobilize thousands of people to help defend the city.
In addition, Wudang County is an important border town, and the city's provisions and defense tools are very complete.
After giving the generals in the military tent a general idea of the situation in Wudang County, Mi Yang had the Wei officers escorted off.
Then he looked at the generals in the tent and asked: "The enemy's situation is like this, what suggestions do you have?"
When Mi Yang asked this question, Zhang Bao and other generals did not dare to speak rashly because they had just been punished. Only Deng Ai paid homage to Mi Yang and offered advice:
"General, Cao Ren's great banner is available."
After hearing Deng Ai's advice, the eyes of all the generals in the tent lit up.
Even Mi Yang cast approving glances at Deng Ai: He is indeed his caring little cotton-padded jacket.
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Man Chong had been guarding the city wall. Under his observation, he found that most of the Han army had moved from the warships to the camp outside the city.
Man Chong knew that the time for the Han army to launch an attack was not far away.
He thought that it would take several days for reinforcements to arrive at the earliest. Under the crisis, Man Chong's brain began to work rapidly.
After thinking for a long time, Man Chong came up with a delaying strategy.
He ordered people to get paper and pen, and then wrote a letter on the city wall.
This letter was written by Man Chong to Mi Yang. Man Chong wrote in the letter:
"General Tianwei has shaken Wudang, and I have no intention of fighting now. However, according to Wei law, if someone is surrounded for a month and cannot be rescued, even if he surrenders, he will not be able to sit down at home.
It has been two days since yesterday. Most of Nanyang's elite soldiers went out on horseback, and it is difficult to get reinforcements within a month.
There are thousands of soldiers in Wudang City. Although they are afraid of the general's power, Wei's laws are strict and they care about their families. They may fight to the death!
The siege of the city is dangerous, and I fear that your army will suffer heavy casualties. Why doesn't the general suspend the war to replenish his troops, so as to achieve the full success?
The next priority is to attack the city, and the highest priority is to attack the heart. I hope the general will think about it. Now you should give me my seal and ribbon as a letter of faith."
After writing this letter, Man Chong immediately recruited a close confidant.
He handed the letter and his seal and ribbon into his hands, and then he whispered instructions to the confidant, and then let the confidant sit on the hanging basket and slowly fall to the bottom of the city.
Man Chong stood on the city wall and watched his cronies land and quickly move towards the Han army camp. A glimmer of hope rang in his heart.