Chapter 453: I have to go to Shu to see Jiang Wei.
Based on Cao Zhen's understanding of Liu Ye, he knew that Liu Ye would not say this without reason, so he asked Liu Ye:
"What can the waiter teach me?"
Cao Zhen's attitude was quite courteous and virtuous.
Cao Zhen's attitude reminded Liu Ye of a person in a trance, and that person was Cao Cao, Emperor Wu of Wei, who single-handedly founded the foundation of Cao Wei.
Back then, Cao Cao was so courteous to him and not ashamed to ask questions. But after that humble attitude, how many times did Cao Cao adopt his advice?
Liu Ye was a little depressed when he recalled the past, but he still quickly answered Cao Zhen:
"Military intelligence has always been a matter of life and death for the army.
Because of the importance of military affairs, all famous generals throughout the ages have been extremely cautious about this point.
However, due to the importance of military intelligence, for hundreds of years, many good warriors have taken advantage of this to defeat the enemy.
Fei Yao's army has not left Xiegu yet. According to what he said in his report, it was due to weather factors. But is the autumn rain in Hanzhong only in Xiegu?
The Luo Valley Road is more difficult to walk than the Xie Valley Road, but the general was able to walk out of the Luo Valley as scheduled despite the obstruction of the autumn rain. This is because the general took the lead and did not avoid difficulties.
Thinking of what General Fei Yaowu did, otherwise his army would not have left the Xie Valley today.
Fei Yao is a direct descendant of the general, so Shanghui's report is full of inaccuracies, let alone Mi Yang?
Mi Yang is now in Xingshi City. It was our army's spies who found him from the Han army. But is this definitely true?
Mi Yang's talent is no less than that of famous generals in ancient times, and he may deliberately release false news to confuse our army."
After hearing Liu Ye's analysis, Cao Zhen nodded in agreement.
Ask yourself, if he is Mi Yang, he may indeed deliberately release some false news to confuse the enemy's actions.
But why did Mi Yang do this?
Cao Zhen quickly expressed the doubts in his heart.
Facing Cao Zhen's inquiry, Liu Ye looked at the vast plains at his feet and said:
"Liangzhou has few soldiers, and Mi Yang has many places to guard against.
The entrance of Luo Valley and the entrance of Xie Valley are not dangerous places, so Mi Yang did not place heavy troops at the entrance of these two valleys to stop our army.
But this does not mean that Mi Yang will be indifferent to the arrival of our army.
Among the cities in Hanzhong, Xingshi and Nanzheng had the strongest defenses, and because of Xingshi's geographical location, it was not surprising that Mi Yang deployed heavy troops in Xingshi.
In the situation where Xingshi has a heavy army, if Mi Yang releases the news that he is in Xingshi, no matter who we lead the army towards, we will definitely lead a heavy army to surround Xingshi.
But that's exactly what happened, and maybe it was Mi Yang's plan.
With the reputation of one man, tens of thousands of our elite troops are involved in the city. Our army is a guest army. The guest army comes from a long way, and the most fear is that it will be disadvantageous to attack for a long time.
When the two armies are fighting, the battle is actually about the hearts of the people."
After listening to Liu Ye's analysis, Cao Zhen felt a sudden realization.
Would Mi Yang be afraid that Cao Wei's army would besiege him and gain momentum?
Of course you are not afraid of it in the short term.
It's not that easy to capture a strong city.
But as Liu Ye said, without some victory, the Wei army had better not engage in a protracted siege.
I recall that when Emperor Wu of Wei went on an expedition to Hebei, his army was not weak. However, the delay in conquering Yecheng inevitably caused instability among the people in the army.
If Wei Wu's prestige is so great, how much more so for today's Cao Zhen?
Seeing that Liu Ye's analysis was reasonable, Cao Zhen continued to ask Liu Ye: "Do you have a plan to defeat it?"
Cao Zhen's tone at this moment was much less polite and much more sincere.
Hearing is worse than experiencing it.
Cao Zhen is also a famous general, and he certainly knows whether Liu Ye's analysis is reasonable.
Since Liu Ye can accurately analyze the current situation between the enemy and ourselves, he naturally has a corresponding solution in mind.
Liu Ye did not disappoint Cao Zhen. Almost a moment later, Liu Ye smiled and revealed his plan.
"Mi Yang wants to use silence to stop the enemy and weaken our army's energy. Since he has this intention, our army should use violence to break the silence and turn against the enemy."
"Now that our army is twice as powerful as Mi Yang, the general is worried that the rising Han army will leave the city and cut off our army's food routes.
But what if our army leaves an elite force outside Xingshi City to contain the Han army inside the city?
If a warrior wants to win, he must not be restrained by the enemy, and must firmly grasp the initiative of the war in his own hands.
After the general leaves a group of elite troops outside Xingshi City to contain the Han army inside the city, the general can dispatch other armies to attack the remaining cities in Hanzhong.
Liangzhou's troops are already insufficient, so Mi Yang will station most of his troops in Xingshi and Nanzheng cities, so that our army can easily capture other cities in Hanzhong."
What is a guest army? A guest army is a person who has no support in the local area.
Since ancient times, the military's local support has been the city.
If the general can capture most of the cities in Hanzhong, our army will have support in Hanzhong. As one goes and the other goes, the only Hanzhong counties that Mi Yang can control by then are the two counties of Nanzheng.
At that moment, who is the guest army in Hanzhong, and who is the main army in Hanzhong?
That’s how it is to be anti-customer.”
As soon as Liu Ye finished speaking, Cao Zhen couldn't help but burst into laughter.
He is truly a wonderful person in the world.
But Cao Zhen was a little too happy.
Liu Ye then said: "Dividing our troops to attack other counties in Hanzhong will not only allow our army to turn against the enemy, but also allow our army to win successive victories, thus stabilizing our army's morale.
On the contrary, once the news spreads in Liangzhou that all counties in Hanzhong have surrendered to our army, what will happen to the people of Liangzhou? What will happen to the people of Yizhou?"
"When two armies are at war, they are fighting for the hearts of the people."
Liu Ye reiterated this sentence emphatically again.
The first time Liu Ye explained this truth, Cao Zhen might not have had too many feelings.
But when Liu Ye reiterated this sentence again, combined with Liu Ye's words just now, Cao Zhen's laughter became louder and louder.
Cao Zhen's laughter floated down from the high ground, causing the layers of Wei troops stationed on the mountainside to look up curiously.
What is it that makes the general so happy?
What made Cao Zhen happy was not only that he got an excellent tactic, but what made him even happier was that he truly understood Liu Ye's talent.
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How many people in the world can see Mi Yang's plan and come up with countermeasures?
After laughing, Cao Zhen patted Liu Ye on the shoulder with a satisfied look and promised:
"From now on, you can stay with Gu to counsel the military aircraft."
Liu Ye is currently the minister of the Wei Dynasty. The minister of the Wei Dynasty is a noble official position directly subordinate to the Wei Emperor.
Cao Zhen's implication was that he planned to transfer Liu Ye from the central government to him.
If it were the Taiping Festival, Cao Zhen's appointment could be said to be a kind of demotion, because the status of Beijing officials during the Taiping Festival was much greater than that of local officials.
But now is the time when the Three Kingdoms are at odds, and there are constant wars on the border. Under this environment, if Liu Ye can go from being a servant with no real power to becoming a counselor next to the general Cao Zhen, then this arrangement can definitely be regarded as a promotion.
And Cao Zhen's arrangement is in line with Liu Ye's psychological expectations.
Liu Ye was a member of the Han clan but had to work hard for Cao Wei who had usurped the Han Dynasty. In the final analysis, it was nothing more than fame and fortune.
A rare smile appeared on Liu Ye's face, and he bowed deeply to Cao Zhen: "I pay my respects, General."
After rewarding Liu Ye, Cao Zhen felt more confident at this moment because of Liu Ye's ingenious plan.
With confidence in his heart, Cao Zhen's mood changed again when he looked at the vast world below.
"Zi Yang, I heard that when the late emperor conquered Zhang Lu in Hanzhong, you were also in the army."
Seeing Cao Zhen mention this past event, a look of memory appeared on Liu Ye's face.
When Cao Cao conquered Zhang Lu in Hanzhong and won a great victory, everyone praised Cao Cao for his godlike military skills, but who remembers his contribution in that battle?
At that time, he was only Cao Cao's chief secretary. At that time, Zhang Lu's younger brother Zhang Wei led the troops to defend Yangping Pass. Cao Cao led his troops to attack various villages on Yangping Mountain. However, the terrain was steep, resulting in many casualties among the soldiers.
At that time, Cao Cao planned to withdraw his troops and return to Guanzhong, but at that time, he discovered Zhang Wei's flaw, which allowed Cao Cao to defeat Zhang Wei's army in one fell swoop and capture the entire territory of Hanzhong.
Unfortunately, due to Cao Cao's suspicion, his contribution in this battle has never been known to the world.
Liu Ye responded with a melancholy voice.
Liu Ye's melancholy tone seemed to affect Cao Zhen. He put away the smile on his face and showed a heavy look on his face.
He asked slowly: "Does Ziyang think our army will win this battle?"
It's no wonder that Cao Zhen lacks self-confidence, but the enemy he faces now is Mi Yang. Mi Yang's existence has always been like a big mountain, which Cao Zhen cannot ignore.
Cao Zhen's question reminded Liu Ye of what Cao Cao asked him back then:
"Is it okay to attack Shu now?"
Liu Ye's eyes gradually became firm, and he said to Cao Zhenyan:
"After Emperor Wu captured Hanzhong, he once led his ministers up a high mountain and looked in the direction of Shuzhong.
At that time, Liu Bei had just captured Yizhou, and his ministers suggested that Emperor Wu should take advantage of the instability in the people of Shu to lead an army to attack. The soldiers and people of Shu would definitely surrender in hope, but Emperor Wu later did not adopt his suggestions.
When the news that people in Yizhou were panicked later reached Emperor Wu, Emperor Wu lamented that he had missed a good opportunity.
The opportunities that the general now faces are better than those that Emperor Wu faced back then. What does the general have to worry about?
As the saying goes, times make heroes, Ye firmly believes that the general is such a hero."
Liu Ye used an incident that Cao Cao regretted back then to relieve Cao Zhen's depression, and the effect was surprisingly good.
After listening to Liu Ye's explanation, Cao Zhen drew out the long sword from his waist and pointed it in Zheng's direction. He ordered Liu Ye:
"Order to send an order to Fei Yao on horseback. After he leads the army out of the inclined valley, there is no need to join our army for the time being.
He was ordered to immediately lead his army to attack Han and Leer cities in Hanzhong, completely cutting off the connection between Yangping Pass and Nanzheng."
After listening to Cao Zhen's general order, Liu Ye nodded in agreement.
Looking in the direction of Nanzheng City, Cao Zhen sneered in his heart:
No matter where you are, there is only one way to force you to appear in front of me.
If you have to go to Long to see Shu, why not!
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In Yangping Pass, Mi Yang still didn't know about Liu Ye's plan for Cao Zhen.
Before Mi Yang could wait for Ren Xiang's return, Lu Yi returned to Mi Yang first.
Lu Yi returned to Xingshi from Wudu, and Yangping Pass was the only way for him to pass through. After Lu Yi returned to Yangping Pass, he was brought privately by Fa Miao to see Mi Yang.
The moment he saw Mi Yang, Lu Yi was surprised.
Although he was astonished, he had not forgotten his mission this time.
Lu Yi first relayed Ma Chao's heroic words to Mi Yang.
After listening to Ma Chao's heroic words, Mi Yang had a deeper understanding of Ma Chao.
Whether looking at the values of the current world or those of later generations, what Ma Chao did in the first half of his life cannot be called a human being.
But this does not negate Ma Chao's desire to become a loyal minister and filial son in the rest of his life.
In addition to being delighted by Ma Chao's performance, Mi Yang was even more surprised by the news brought by Lu Yi.
Lu Yi roughly recounted the characteristics of Shi Zhi. After hearing the characteristics of Shi Zhi, Mi Yang's thoughts were temporarily down.
Isn’t this oil?
As a person from later generations, he really couldn't think of any other liquid in this world that could naturally possess such shocking flammability.
When people in the world don’t know about the wonderful uses of oil, how can Mi Yang, who is a future generation, not know about it?
But before, Mi Yang never thought that oil would have appeared in the world during the Three Kingdoms period.
In fact, in Chinese history books, there are already records about the emergence of oil in ancient times.
For example, "Hanshu Geography" records: There is confusion water in Gaonu County, Shangjun. The water is like oil and can burn.
Even the "Book of the Later Han" and "Shui Jing Zhu" contain records of oil.
Mi Yang had read a lot of history books in his previous life, but most of what he read were the deeds of famous officials and generals. As a non-history major, how could he delve into those boring ancient geography.
After realizing that what Lu Yi was describing was probably oil, Mi Yang immediately excitedly asked Lu Yi where the oil Ma Chao discovered was produced.
Mi Yang's excitement surprised Fa Miao.
He hadn't seen Mi Yang so excited for a long time.
When Lu Yi left Ma Chao, he specifically asked where the origin of stone fat was. Therefore, Lu Yi quickly came to a map hanging in the tent and tapped a certain place with his hand several times.
That place is where Liangzhou is located.
Seeing that Shi Zhi appeared in enemy-occupied territory, Mi Yang was a little less interested.
If the origin of stone fat was in Liangzhou, then Mi Yang would have many more tricks to play with stone fat.
But now far water cannot quench the near thirst.
But despite this, Mi Yang still kept this important news in his heart.
After he regains Liangzhou in the coming day, this news may come in handy.
When Mi Yang was disappointed, Lu Yi inadvertently provided Mi Yang with a piece of bombshell news.
In Lu Yi's narrative, he mentioned that Guo Huai's vanguard general this time was a young general named Jiang Wei.
The reason why Lu Yi specifically mentioned Jiang Wei was because Ma Chao had praised Jiang Wei's abilities in front of Lu Yi.
Mi Yang had a strange feeling when she heard that Jiang Wei had also appeared in the Wei army's southern expedition.
"May your Majesty endure the humiliation for a few days, and I hope that the country will be restored to safety after danger, and the sun and moon will be dim and bright again."
This sentence is difficult for many people in later generations to understand.
But now the protagonist who said this sentence has become the vanguard general who conquered the Han army. This really makes Mi Yang feel the wonder of the world.
But then Mi Yang thought, wasn't Jiang Wei in history also Wei Chen at the beginning?
Mi Yang quickly stood up and came to the map hanging in the tent to look at it carefully.
Shi Zhi was in Liangzhou, and if Mi Yang's account is correct, Jiang Wei's mother was still alive at this time and was also in Liangzhou.
Thinking of this, Mi Yang's eyes shined.
He looked at Lu Yi with glowing eyes:
"I heard that Ji Yang has a unique skill, which is that he is good at copying other people's handwriting?"
Seeing Mi Yang suddenly asking about this matter, Lu Yi's face was startled.
There seemed to be some unknown premonition in his heart.