Chapter 499: A clever plan to break out of the encirclement
What's the next step in Mi Yang's mind?
It's very simple, just type it out.
Mi Yang looked at Wei Yan, who had been silent all the time. Wei Yan seemed particularly quiet today, but the solemn look on his face was exactly the same as the others.
When Wei Yan saw Mi Yang suddenly looking at him, he couldn't help but be a little surprised.
Did I say the wrong thing again today?
But today I clearly didn’t speak.
Mi Yang's next words quickly cleared up Wei Yan's confusion.
"Chang Wen, I need you to do something next."
Mi Yang's tone was somewhat calm, which meant that this step had already been brewing in his heart.
At the same time, Mi Yang's tone was somewhat cautious, indicating that this step may have a huge impact on the subsequent battle situation.
Mi Yang's calmness infected several confidants around him, and like Mi Yang, they all looked at Wei Yan.
Suddenly being stared at by several pairs of eager eyes, coupled with the caution in Mi Yang's tone, ordinary people might be a little overwhelmed, but for the bold Wei Yan, he has never been a person who is afraid of trouble.
Wei Yan bowed to Mi Yang and said, "If the general has any instructions, I will go through fire and water."
After hearing Wei Yan's promise, Mi Yang's face showed a smile.
However, Mi Yang never intended to tell his inner plan in an alley, so he returned to the Prefectural Shepherd's Mansion with a few of his confidants.
After returning to the governor's mansion, Mi Yang isolated the inside and outside of the mansion's meeting hall, leaving only him and a few of his confidants in the hall.
After completing this step, Mi Yang took out a kit from his arms.
Mi Yang took out the kit from his arms and came to Wei Yan, but instead of handing the kit to Wei Yan, he handed it to Zhou Tai who was standing aside.
At the same time, he revealed a specific plan.
"In recent days, I have been ordering Ji Yang to keep raising the towers on the city wall. In addition to helping our army better defend the city, this also has another purpose.
The higher the towers are, the more Cao Zhen will think that I am determined to defend Nanzheng, which will make him think that our army will not escape Nanzheng easily.
In addition, Cao Zhen wanted to plan a water attack, which led to the moment when the rebel army outside the city was at its weakest defense and most relaxed.
This is an opportunity for our army."
Mi Yang's words made Wei Yan narrow his eyes.
He couldn't help but look up at Mi Yang and asked, "Does the general want to repeat his old tricks and imitate the police stories of the past?"
During the Public Security War, Mi Yang used various methods to make Sun Quan lower his guard, and then seized the opportunity to inflict heavy losses on the Wu army through night attacks.
Mi Yang's words could easily make Wei Yan think that Mi Yang wanted to recreate this glorious moment.
But Mi Yang's next words rejected Wei Yan's guess.
"otherwise.
After all, Cao Zhen is not Sun Quan, and there must be wise men in the Wei army who can come up with water attack strategies.
Although the rebel army is currently focusing on the water attack and has relaxed its vigilance against our army, the lessons of the Public Security War are not far away, and our army has always been famous for its good night attacks. It is impossible for Cao Zhen not to take precautions against this.
With Cao Zhen taking precautions, it will be difficult for our army to repeat the war of the past."
Although Mi Yang would jokingly call Cao Zhen Cao Zhen, he still recognized Cao Zhen's ability. After all, a commander like Sun Quan was rare to see in a hundred years.
Moreover, the most important reason why the Public Security Bureau was able to achieve such great results in the First World War was not that he set fire to the Wu Army's barracks in a night attack, but that he led his troops to a surprise attack in the dense forest to the Public Security Port and burned the Wu Army's food, grass and weapons reserves.
Judging from the current war situation, it is obvious that Nanzheng does not have the same terrain as the police back then.
Seeing that Mi Yang rejected his conjecture, Wei Yan couldn't help but look at Mi Yang with doubtful eyes.
What exactly does the general want to do with himself?
Facing Wei Yan's doubtful gaze, Mi Yang continued: "I want you to lead an elite army and break out of the siege from the south gate. After you break out of the siege, we will take the opportunity to cross the Han River south to Dingjun Mountain.
I will ask the state minister to be your lieutenant general.
As soon as the reinforcements from Yizhou arrive, you can open the bag of tips in the hands of the state minister and show my orders to the general commanding the army from Yizhou.
Within half a month, if the reinforcements from Yizhou have not arrived yet, you can open the brocade bag yourself and act according to the strategies in the brocade bag."
Speaking of this, Mi Yang signaled Xiazhou Tai with his eyes.
After Zhou Tai noticed Mi Yang's eyes, he realized the importance of the matter. After bowing to Mi Yang heavily, he put the bag in his arms like a treasure.
Mi Yang's plan was simple to say. He did not want to directly defeat the Wei army while the Wei army was careless, but he wanted to take advantage of this rare opportunity to send Wei Yan and his elite troops out of the city.
The reason why Mi Yang chose Wei Yan was not only that Wei Yan was currently the most capable general under his command, but also because Wei Yan, who was once a subordinate of Liu Bei, had personally participated in the surprise attack on Dingjun Mountain that year.
Among the current generals, Wei Yan is the one who knows the topography of Dingjun Mountain the best.
When Mi Yang finished explaining his plan, not only Wei Yan, but also Fa Miao, Zhou Tai and others who had been listening could not help but look at Mi Yang with shocked eyes.
The soldiers broke out from the city, which was often something the defenders would only try to do at the last moment.
From Mi Yang's plan, we can see that even he thinks that Nanzheng has reached that moment.
After knowing this, Wei Yan felt a little uncomfortable.
After a long silence, Wei Yanfang said angrily: "I can protect the general and break through together."
Wei Yan's voice was very deep.
Wei Yan's meaning is very simple. If Nanzheng really arrives at that moment, if Wei Jun really relaxes his guard as Mi Yang expected, then as long as he can break out, he can naturally protect Mi Yang and escape from the prison of Nanzheng.
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Mi Yang didn't expect that at this moment, Wei Yan's first thought would be this matter.
It seems that after being together for a long time, Wei Yan's sense of him has changed a lot.
After Wei Yan finished saying this, several confidants in the hall, led by Fa Miao, bowed to Mi Yang and advised: "What General Zhenbei said is reasonable."
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Obviously, when Wei Yan came up with a new way out, even if this way could only allow Mi Yang to escape, Fa Miao and others were still willing to help Mi Yang.
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This is not only because Mi Yang has extraordinary significance to the big men, but also because Mi Yang has an extraordinary personal status in their hearts.
Facing everyone's advice, Mi Yang refused without hesitation.
He smiled and said: "A big man will only have generals who died in battle."
Although Mi Yang was smiling, his words touched the hearts of Fa Miao and others.
Mi Yang's intention was clearly reflected in the original conversation with Ma Chao - how long do I have to wait, after I die?
The sound is still ringing in my ears, and now Ma Chao is still defending Yinping for the Han Dynasty. As the commander-in-chief of the three armies, how can he escape before the battle?
In addition to this reason, the reason why Mi Yang did not choose to break out with Wei Yan was that he believed that Nanzheng, and even the entire Liangzhou battlefield, had no chance of making a comeback.
The key to the comeback lies in whether Yizhou can send reinforcements in time.
Currently, there are only nearly 10,000 elite soldiers in Nanzheng City. If these nearly 10,000 elite soldiers are solely responsible for defending the city, Mi Yang is confident enough.
But this confidence will gradually decrease as time goes by.
Because there is not enough food and grass in Nanzheng City, he can hold on to Nanzheng for how long.
From the beginning, Mi Yang did not have the foundation to fight a protracted war.
Since Mi Yang could not hold on for a long time, normally Mi Yang should use offense as defense, but the terrain outside Nanzheng could not support the implementation of many of his strategies.
If it were a head-to-head fight, no matter how brave and fearless the nearly 10,000 elite soldiers outside Nanzheng City were, they would not be able to defeat the tens of thousands of Wei troops in the plains without the assistance of cavalry.
Under this situation, Liangzhou's solution from the beginning to the end has only been to attract a new force, allowing this outside force to overturn Liangzhou's chessboard, which is gradually entering a dead end.
Of course, to this day, Mi Yang cannot guarantee whether Yizhou reinforcements will actually appear from Dingjun Mountain.
But this is not Ji Han decades later.
At that time, the upper-class people in power in the Jihan Dynasty would only dream and pray to God and worship Buddha. The middle-class aristocratic families would only use their privileges to continuously protect the population. The people at the lower class would miss Zhuge Liang's reign while suffering oppression from all sides.
Now, the era when Ji Han was founded is an era when Ji Han is full of ideals and vitality.
There are virtuous kings at the top who select and appoint virtuous people who can calm people's hearts, there are all the ministers who work together to fight against foreign aggression, and there are a large number of people below who are willing to die for the virtues of the Han Dynasty.
This is the best era for Ji Han, and it is also the era when Ji Han is most likely to repeat his surprise attack on Dingjun Mountain.
There is no definite answer to the uncertainty of war. Mi Yang could only try his best to plan the situation that was most beneficial to the Han army based on all the existing conditions.
After Mi Yang rejected the ministers' proposal with firm words, he said to Wei Yan and Zhou Tai: "Go, good opportunities are fleeting, don't waste them."
After receiving this order, Wei Yan and Zhou Tai straightened their faces, bowed heavily to Mi Yang, and left the hall without looking back.
In fact, Mi Yang and others who stayed in the city were in danger. How could they, who led the army to break out today, not be taking risks?
Even though this is the moment when the Wei army is most relaxed, it is impossible for the Wei army to be completely unprepared.
But in the end, what remained in Mi Yang's eyes was the firm backs of Wei Yan and Zhou Tai.
Seeing this, Mi Yang looked past the pillars in the hall and towards the distant south.
"Your Majesty, Prime Minister, I will defend Liangzhou to the death.
But I must ask you to do your best!"
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As the harsh sound of twisting mechanisms sounded, the heavy south gate of Nanzheng City slowly opened under the watchful eyes of Wei Yan and Zhou Tai.
When the heavy south gate of Nanzheng City was completely opened in their sight, what they saw was the vast expanse ahead.
I just don’t know how many dangers are hidden in that vast expanse ahead.
But Wei Yan did not hesitate.
Before setting off, Wei Yan warned Zhou Tai beside him: "Follow closely."
Wei Yan, who is aloof and arrogant, would remind Zhou Tai this, not that he looked at Zhou Tai differently.
In fact, Mi Yang's tip lies with Zhou Tai.
It doesn't matter whether Zhou Tai is in trouble or not, there can't be any mistakes in Mi Yang's tips.
After hearing Wei Yan's reminder, Zhou Tai nodded.
Perhaps since he joined Mi Yang's account, he has been responsible for clerical matters, but if he was not both civil and military, how could he have the nerve to take the initiative back then?
After a while, Wei Yan and Zhou Tai simultaneously drew out the long knives from their waists.
A moment later, the three thousand elites behind the two of them also did the same.
No matter what the road ahead is, with Mi Yang's mission, Liangzhou hopes that they will fight hard today!
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Today, Cao Zhen summoned several generals to discuss military affairs in the big tent as usual.
What Cao Zhen was discussing was the flooding of Nanzheng.
The generals he summoned were also those who had participated in the Battle of Yecheng and the Battle of Xiapi.
They had seen with their own eyes how Cao Cao flooded Yecheng and Xiapi.
Experience is a good thing. With the help of all the generals, all the preliminary work of the Wei army to flood Nanzheng has been going very smoothly in recent days.
During the discussion, the rear general Zhu Ling said to Cao Zhen: "General, in at least half a month, the dam on the upper reaches of the Han River will be built."
After hearing Zhu Ling's report, Cao Zhen seemed to be in a good mood.
If we want to successfully flood Nanzheng, the water storage dam on the upper reaches of the Han River is the top priority.
After all, compared to the Bao River, the Han River is the main river that flooded Nanzheng this time.
It has to be said that although Zhu Ling was suspected by the late emperor and deprived of his military power when he was still alive, he was really a rare talent.
After learning about this situation, Cao Zhen first looked at Zhu Ling with admiration, and then looked at Wang Shuang with inquiring eyes.
In the previous specific task arrangements, Zhu Ling was mainly responsible for the first step of flooding Nanzheng, and Wang Shuang was mainly responsible for the second step of flooding Nanzheng.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! When Wang Shuang saw Cao Zhen looking at him, he felt pressure.
Zhu Ling did the first step so quickly, and he who was responsible for the second step couldn't delay the important matter.
Bite the bullet, Wang Shuang gave a date.
"In one month at most, I can supervise the construction of four high walls to surround Nanzheng."
Wang Shuang's date was about half a month later than Zhu Ling's. Cao Zhen was not satisfied with this date, but he felt it was within an acceptable range, so he nodded slightly.
Anyway, all in all, in another month at most, Liangzhou will belong to the Wei Dynasty.
Thinking of this, Cao Zhen couldn't help but be unhappy.
But just when Cao Zhen was happy, Liu Ye walked into the tent with hurried steps.
Seeing Liu Ye's anxious look, Cao Zhen's face dropped.
Liu Ye's behavior means that he has brought bad news.
At such a critical moment today, Cao Zhen really didn't want to hear bad news.
However, after hearing what Liu Ye reported, Cao Zhen's expression softened a lot.
What Liu Ye reported was exactly what happened when Wei Yan led his army to break out of the encirclement.
After Cao Zhen heard that only a group of elite Han soldiers broke out and Mi Yang was not among them, Cao Zhen didn't pay much attention to this matter.
The sudden breakthrough of the Han army was indeed beyond Cao Zhen's expectation. Although the Han army successfully broke through due to the carelessness of the Wei army, it suffered heavy casualties under the pursuit of the Wei army.
According to Liu Ye's report, the number of Han troops who finally succeeded in breaking out was about a thousand.
Moreover, the direction in which the more than a thousand Han troops were heading was towards Yangping Pass.
I think the purpose of the more than a thousand Han troops was to go to Yangping Pass to ask for help, but even if the more than a thousand Han troops mobilized all the defenders of Yangping Pass, would they have any impact on the current war situation?
Thousands versus tens of thousands, plus our own army has fortifications and cavalry to support it, this is a battle without any suspense.
Even if the more than a thousand Han troops were not going to Yangping Pass, the more than a thousand Han troops wandering outside could hardly make Cao Zhen worry.
As long as Mi Yang is still in Nanzheng, Cao Zhen will always focus on Nanzheng!
"Instruct the three armies to step up the siege of Nanzheng and not let any more Han troops escape."
After giving instructions, Cao Zhen turned his attention to the engineering drawings in front of him.
And just after Wei Yan successfully led his army to break out, bursts of thunder sounded in the sky outside Nanzheng.
This thunder made Wei Yan look to the sky worried, but made Cao Zhen overjoyed.