Chapter 461: Unprecedented troops, Cao Hong retreats
When Mi Yang said that he wanted to defeat Cao Zhen's army, Wu Yi and others present could not understand Mi Yang's meaning for a moment.
Facing the danger of being attacked by enemy forces from both sides, isn't it the best choice to stick to Yangping Pass now?
Wu Yi quickly asked the questions in his mind.
After hearing Wu Yi's question, Mi Yang answered with a smile: "Cao Zhen and Fei Yao's armies suddenly marched towards Yangping Pass. They probably learned about the matter between our army and Cao Hong through some channel. His main purpose was to think about it."
We must deter our troops and prevent them from making any rash moves."
"Of course, if our army reveals a flaw, Cao Zhen's army will launch a fierce attack on Yangping Pass as Wu Gong expected."
"Now that we have roughly judged the intention of Cao Zhen and Fei Yao's army, our army can take advantage of it."
"What Duke Wu is worried about is that if our army concentrates on dealing with Cao Hong, then the back of the pass will be empty; if our army concentrates on dealing with Cao Zhen, then the front of the pass will be empty.
But what if one of the two armies suddenly leaves?"
Hearing Mi Yang's words, Wu Yi and the four people present were stunned again.
If one of the armies suddenly leaves, then the Han army in Yangping Pass can focus on one place and have no worries.
But how to do this?
The four people present looked at Mi Yang.
Seeing everyone's confused looks, Mi Yang continued with a smile: "Cao Zhen marched into Yangping Pass for Cao Hong, so he would definitely not retreat without knowing that Cao Hong's army had retreated safely.
But Cao Hong's army was different. They didn't know that Cao Zhen's army was about to arrive at Yangping Pass.
If I take the initiative to reveal some flaws at this time to alert Cao Hong, or even take the initiative to let Cao Hong notice that I am in Yangping Pass, do you think Cao Hong will lead his army to leave immediately?"
Do you even need to ask?
The reason why Cao Hong was willing to believe Wu Yi's request to surrender was because he believed in Wu Yi's sincerity and because Mi Yang was not in Yangping Pass now.
If once Cao Hong knew that Mi Yang was in Yangping Pass, as long as Cao Hong was not stupid, he would instantly realize that Wu Yi's request to surrender was a scam.
And with the bloody case of Cao Ren being faked into surrender, would Cao Hong still dare to spy on Yangping Pass?
Of course I wouldn't dare.
Because ordinary people would think that since Mi Yang was at Yangping Pass, there must be heavy troops gathered in Yangping Pass.
Yangping Pass is famous for its dangerous terrain, and after learning that Mi Yang led a heavy army to guard the pass, who would be so foolish as to let the soldiers die in vain.
Moreover, Yangping Pass was not originally included in the Wei army's attack plan, so after learning that Wu Yi's request to surrender to Yangping Pass was a scam, Cao Hong would most likely lead his army to retreat quickly and attack Qishan instead.
At most, he would just curse Mi Yang for being treacherous before leaving.
Under Mi Yang's words, the four people present quickly understood what Mi Yang meant.
If Cao Hong's army retreats, wouldn't Cao Zhen be the only enemy at Yangping Pass?
Smiles gradually appeared on the faces of Wu Yi and others.
If they were attacked from both sides, they would naturally worry about the safety of Yangping Pass. However, if they only faced Cao Zhen's army, with the eight thousand Han troops in the pass, they would not be worried.
However, this only ensures the safety of Yangping Pass, but it does not mean that Cao Zhen's army can be defeated.
Seeing the doubtful expressions on the faces of Wu Yi and the others again, Mi Yang quickly cleared up their doubts.
"Everyone must not forget that Cao Hong and Cao Zhen's army cannot communicate at all times, which means that Cao Zhen will not know immediately about the retreat of Cao Hong's army.
As long as he doesn't know about this, he will always think in his mind that our army is still being attacked from both sides by his army, which will make Cao Zhen underestimate the enemy.
In addition, Cao Zhen came here to rescue Cao Hong's army. If our army sends a message to Cao Zhen that it is ambushing Cao Hong's army, Cao Zhen will definitely not leave it alone."
"To attack the enemy, attack the heart first. Cao Zhen's army not only underestimates the enemy, but also has the heart to worry about it. How difficult is it for our army to be defeated by relying on the terrain of Yangping Pass?"
When Mi Yang revealed his plan, Wu Yi and the others felt as if a new world had appeared in their minds.
Before, the four of them were immersed in the dilemma of how to divide their forces to resist the two Wei armies. Only Mi Yang jumped out of this dilemma and used a novel idea to open up opportunities for the Han army like a trader on the outside.
A new way out.
Mi Yang was using his unique thinking to profoundly explain to the four people present the principle of the impermanence of war.
To do this, your mind must be open.
Wu Yi looked at Mi Yang, who was smiling and full of confidence, and his face looked particularly flushed.
That's right. The person with this kind of thinking should be General Bailu, who is famous for his uncanny conspiracies.
Seeing that none of the four people present objected to his idea, Mi Yang opened his mouth and gave instructions to the four people present on their respective tasks one by one.
No matter how good the idea is, it still depends on whether there will be any mistakes in the specific implementation steps.
And this is what Wu Yi and the four of them look like.
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After Cao Hong led 30,000 Wei troops to a plain area ten miles away from Yangping Pass, he ordered the entire army to set up camp.
The distance of more than ten miles from Yangping Pass was actually not conducive to the implementation of the plan between him and Wu Yi.
However, if the Wei army continues to advance, the Wei army will gradually enter the steep mountain roads. Such terrain conditions are not conducive to the battle of large armies.
Cao Hong's psychology is contradictory.
On the one hand, he was willing to believe Wu Yi, so he led the army to the outside of Yangping Pass.
But as he got closer and closer to Yangping Pass, the doubts in Cao Hong's heart that he had suppressed began to gradually revive.
Regardless of how confident he was in speaking in front of the generals, Cao Ren's case had always been like a mountain weighing on his heart, and he still had doubts about Wu Yi's surrender in his heart.
Otherwise, he would not have made such a request to Wu Yi.
It was this contradictory mentality that made Cao Hong choose to set up camp on open terrain.
This at least ensured the safety of the Wei army.
After setting up camp, Cao Hong waited in the tent for the arrival of Wu Yi's envoy.
According to the previous agreement between him and Wu Yi, when Wu Yi learned the news that he was leading his army, Wu Yi would take the initiative to send an envoy to contact him.
There was no surprise at this point. On the next day, Wu Yi's envoy quietly came outside the Wei army's camp to ask for an audience.
After learning that Wu Yi's envoy had arrived, Cao Hong quickly summoned him.
When Wu Yi's envoy saw Cao Hong, he immediately took out Wu Yi's letter from his arms and presented it to Cao Hong.
Cao Hong originally received Wu Yi's letter with a normal expression, but when he saw the content of Wu Yi's letter, the corners of his eyes couldn't help but twitch.
However, Cao Hong did not let his expression continue to change. He pretended to read the contents of the letter in his hand as if nothing had happened, and then asked Wu Yi's envoy to retreat.
After Wu Yi's envoy left, Cao Hong immediately summoned Ren Xiang.
Ren Xiang came to Cao Hong soon after.
Ren Xiang guessed that Cao Hong might have summoned him because of Wu Yi's incident, so he thought Cao Hong's face should be happy, but he didn't expect that when he saw Cao Hong, he saw Cao Hong frowning.
In front of Ren Xiang, Cao Hong did not hide his true emotions.
The reason why he frowned was because he saw a hint of danger in Wu Yi's letter just now.
His previous agreement with Wu Yi was that after he led his army to Yangping Pass, the two of them would continue to discuss the matter of offering the pass in the future.
However, in Wu Yi's letter today, Wu Yi's tone was quite urgent, as if he hoped that he would quickly lead the army into the mountain road.
Wu Yi's huge change in attitude made Cao Hong, who was already suspicious, even more uneasy.
After Cao Hong saw Ren Xiang arriving, he told him his doubts about Wu Yi.
After hearing Cao Hong's suspicion, even Ren Xiang couldn't help but doubt Wu Yi.
You must know that when he was discussing with Wu Yi before, Wu Yi's attitude was quite ambiguous and hesitant, but now he suddenly became eager. No matter what, there was something wrong.
Just relying on a letter alone is not enough to conclude that Wu Yi's request for surrender must be fraudulent.
After all, Cao Hongdu has led his army outside Yangping Pass, and he was so sure in front of the generals before. If he suddenly abandons Yangping Pass because of doubts, it will be a big blow to his reputation.
So Cao Hong wanted Ren Xiang to enter Yangping Pass again and continue to explore the truth inside the pass.
Ren Xiang is Cao Hong's brother-in-law, and he will certainly not refuse Cao Hong's orders.
After bidding farewell to Cao Hong, he quickly arrived outside Yangping Pass.
Since this was not the first time for Ren Xiang to come outside Yangping Pass, he quickly met Wu Yi with familiarity.
Wu Yi seemed a little surprised and panicked by Ren Xiang's arrival, but he soon showed a look of joy on his face.
Wu Yi continued to invite Ren Xiang to stay in the pass, and to show how much he valued Ren Xiang, he chose to sleep on the same bed as Ren Xiang at night.
If it were before, Ren Xiang's behavior towards Wu Yi would not be surprising.
But Ren Xiang came here with suspicion, and he noticed the panic look on Wu Yi's face today, so Ren Xiang could not help but feel that Wu Yi's behavior of sleeping on the same bed was not a sign of respect, but a sign of respect.
kind of surveillance.
With this kind of thinking, even late at night, Ren Xiang never really fell asleep.
On the contrary, Wu Yi beside him was snoring like thunder.
But all this was ruined by the sound of the second watch in the pass.
When the second watch drum sounded, Wu Yi's snoring stopped immediately.
Ren Xiang was not asleep at all, and this unusual scene made him even more wary.
Sure enough, Ren Xiang, who had his eyes closed, felt Wu Yi standing up next to him. After Wu Yi stood up, he tried to push Ren Xiang slightly a few times, as if to check whether he was asleep.
Faced with Wu Yi's temptation, Ren Xiang pretended not to know and continued to pretend to be asleep.
Seeing that Ren Xiang seemed to have really fallen asleep, Wu Yi tiptoed outside the tent, and then some small whispers came into the tent.
After Ren Xiang heard the whispers, he was still in the mood to pretend to be asleep. He quickly got up and sneaked to the inside of the tent to eavesdrop on the conversation between Wu Yi and the visitor.
Since there was only a curtain between them, Ren Xiang finally heard clearly the conversation between Wu Yi and the visitor.
But the first sentence he heard almost scared Ren Xiang to death.
In that sentence, Wu Yi respectfully addressed the visitor as "Uncle Mu."
At present, in Liangzhou, who else can be called Mu Bo by Wu Yi, besides Mi Yang?
Ren Xiang instantly realized a terrible fact: Mi Yang was now in Yangping Pass.
After realizing this, many terrible conjectures suddenly poured into Ren Xiang's mind, making him almost fall to the ground in fright.
And just when Ren Xiang was frightened, Wu Yi's next words proved the terrible suspicion in Ren Xiang's heart:
"Don't worry, Uncle Mu, there are many elite soldiers in our pass, and Cao Hong is defenseless. As long as he dares to lead his army into the mountain road of Yangping Pass, I will make him splash with blood!"
After saying this, Wu Yi said some more words to Mi Yang, but Ren Xiang could no longer listen to them. He was so frightened that he quickly returned to the couch and pretended to sleep again.
It's all a scam!
A scam that could kill tens of thousands of Wei troops just like the Battle of Xicheng!
Thinking of this, Ren Xiang, who was lying on the couch, was so frightened that his body shook slightly.
It was just that the shaking of his body suddenly stopped shortly after Wu Yi came back.
After Wu Yi returned to the couch, he called Ren Xiang softly a few times just to be on the safe side. Seeing that he didn't respond, he peacefully went back to sleep.
Accompanied by Wu Yi's loud snoring, Ren Xiang was completely awake that night.
Early the next morning, Ren Xiang said goodbye to Wu Yi.
Regarding Ren Xiang's farewell, Wu Yi agreed with a few words of pretense.
Just when Ren Xiang turned around, Wu Yi looked at Ren Xiang's back, and a smile inadvertently appeared on his lips.
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Ren Xiang returned to the Wei army camp as quickly as possible in his life, and then he immediately asked to see Cao Hong.
The moment he saw Cao Hong, Ren Xiang didn't even have time to be polite, so he panicked and told Cao Hong the truth he had discovered:
"Mi Yang is at Yangping Pass!"
There is no need to tell too much about what happened last night. This sentence alone made Cao Hong stand up from his seat in shock.
Now Cao Hong's mind keeps echoing Ren Xiang's words:
Mi Yang is at Yangping Pass?
Is Cao Hong a stupid person? This news alone is enough for Cao Hong to understand all the truth in an instant.
With Mi Yang's prestige and intelligence, could Wu Yi surrender under his nose?
This is simply the greatest absurdity in the world.
At this moment, Cao Hong couldn't help but think of the battle in Xicheng that broke his heart.
In that battle, his good brother Cao Ren, the pillar of Cao Wei, died in battle.
Such tragic results made every minister of Cao Wei feel sad.
Now when he knows that Mi Yang wants to repeat his old tricks, how does Cao Hong feel?
How else can I feel!
With Mi Yang's methods, once he sets up a killing trap, he must be fully prepared.
The only way to protect yourself is to prevent yourself from getting into this killing situation.
After a moment, Cao Hong shouted loudly:
"Hurry up and summon all the generals to retreat!"
At this moment, any beautiful thoughts of winning Yangping Pass disappeared in Cao Hong's heart.
Cao Hong only has one thought in his mind right now - stay as far away from Yangping Pass as possible!