Chapter 510: Incidents in the Wei camp, rushing to catch Lin
After Sun Li left, the council in today's Wei army camp quickly broke up unhappy.
When Yang Fu returned to his camp, he was worried about the current situation and felt uneasy.
Seeing Yang Fu like this, his close confidant said: "If Mr. Lang feels uneasy, it is better to wait until later to find General Hussar.
When I watched the discussion just now, the hussar general seemed to have something to hide."
Seeing his confidant say this, Yang Fu couldn't help but think of Cao Hong's face just now. After careful consideration, he did find something unusual.
But Yang Fu didn't think about anything else.
At present, in the entire camp, Cao Hong may be under the greatest pressure.
Regarding Mi Yang's Oath of the Han River, it had long been spread inside and outside Yangping Pass. After capturing some Han army scouts, Cao Hong naturally learned about it.
Perhaps before, Mi Yang's oath of the Han River was more like a joke to Cao Hong.
But after Mi Yang defeated Cao Zhen and completely took the initiative in the war, the oath of the Han River was like a rope, strangling Cao Hong and suffocating him.
The oath of alliance on the Han River was extremely sacred in this world. Yang Fu didn't think there would be any shameless scholar in the world who would make fun of the oath of alliance.
Therefore, Cao Hong would reject Sun Li's proposal just now, which was also expected by Yang Fu.
Holding the fort can at least provide temporary safety.
If a hasty breakout fails, Sun Li and other Wei generals Mi Yang may still surrender. Cao Hong, a clan member of the Cao family, will inevitably be thrown into the Han River by Mi Yang to wash away his previous sins.
Yang Fu, who felt that what his confidant said was reasonable, secretly made a plan to visit Cao Hong again tonight.
Now he and Cao Hong are grasshoppers on the same rope and must communicate well.
The sky darkened very quickly, and soon the pitch black sky filled the sky above the Wei army camp.
Seeing that the time was almost up, Yang Fu, accompanied by several followers, walked towards Cao Hong's tent.
As he got closer to Cao Hong's tent, Yang Fu quickly discovered something unusual.
Along the way he met many new faces.
According to common sense, the closer the road is to the big tent, the more the general will arrange his own personal guards to guard it.
In the past, Yang Fu had visited Cao Hong many times, and Yang Fu knew most of Cao Hong's personal guards guarding the tent.
But tonight, most of the personal guards Yang Fu knew were not here.
This abnormality made Yang Fu wary.
It didn't take long for Yang Fu to walk outside Cao Hong's tent.
When Yang Fu saw the darkness in Cao Hong's tent, he became even more suspicious.
When the Wei army was in danger, Cao Hong had not had a good rest for many days. It was just nightfall, why did Cao Hong go to bed so early?
Due to the suspicion in his heart, Yang Fu did not leave. He directly summoned a nearby Wei army and asked him to go inside and report to Cao Hong, saying that he had something important to report upon his arrival.
Even if Cao Hong really rested, as Yang Fu, he was not afraid of waking up Cao Hong.
But when this Wei Jun heard Yang Fu's order, he replied:
"The Hussars General left the tent in the afternoon, saying he was out to explore the enemy's situation."
After hearing this Wei Jun's report, Yang Fu's heart skipped a beat.
He looked up at the dark sky. Who general went out to investigate the military situation and didn't return at night?
Yang Fu had a vague guess in his mind, but his face remained calm.
He took several of his followers back towards the original route, but after reaching a hidden place, Yang Fu immediately said to several of his followers:
"You will quickly go to Cao Ding, Cao Lin, Cao Xu and other generals' tents to investigate!"
Seeing the solemn look on Yang Fu's face, several of his followers immediately took orders and left.
Yang Fu, who returned to the tent alone, became even more restless because of the speculation in his heart.
But before his entourage came back, he could only keep pacing around the tent.
Soon after, several followers returned from their respective investigations.
After several followers returned, Yang Fu immediately asked them about the situation they had discovered.
After several followers informed him of the situation they had discovered, Yang Fu stumbled and almost fell to the ground.
According to several attendants, the tents of the Cao generals were also dark, and according to the guarding Wei army, the Cao generals had gone out with a lot of rations to investigate the military situation today.
After learning this, Yang Fu didn't know where Cao Hong was going to investigate the enemy's situation. He clearly abandoned the army and ran away alone.
Otherwise, why would Cao Hong and several Cao generals go out together to investigate the military situation in one day?
Exploring military intelligence is not a family outing, so what are you doing with these dandy boys?
Moreover, there is no one who goes out to investigate the military situation, carries dry food and does not return home late at night!
After deducing this, Yang Fu cursed Cao Hong many times in his heart.
As the commander-in-chief of an army, he abandoned tens of thousands of troops and fled without any care. Is this what a man can do?
Yang Fu, who was in shock, couldn't help but remember that during the Battle of Xiabian, Cao Hong led a superior force and was almost scared away by Zhang Fei's hundreds of suspicious soldiers. If Cao Xiu hadn't persuaded him, Wudu County would have been Liu Bei's.
Yang Fu thought of the past, and then thought of the matters that mattered to his life and death at the moment, and he couldn't help but feel a little more angry.
But after being extremely angry, Yang Fu quickly regained his composure.
At this moment, he also had thoughts of escaping.
The Wei army was originally in dire straits, and now Cao Hong, as the general, fled privately. Once this incident spreads in the Wei army camp, can the Wei army be saved?
There certainly isn't.
Since there is no way to save him, why do you stay here?
Anyway, it was Cao Hong who ran away first!
After thinking of this, Yang Fu immediately ordered several followers to pack a certain amount of dry food.
After his followers packed everything, Yang Fu took out a map and put it in his arms, then took advantage of the night and walked towards the outside of the camp with his followers.
Tonight, he will also go out to "explore the enemy's situation."
The night passed quickly, and after three o'clock in the morning, the generals saw that Cao Hong had unusually not summoned them for discussion today, which made them feel strange.
In addition, since today, many deserters have appeared in the camp, and many Wei generals feel that they should report this matter to Cao Hong.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! So several Wei generals soon came to Cao Hong's tent to see him.
However, these Wei generals received a report saying that Cao Hong had not returned since he went out yesterday to explore the enemy's situation.
After realizing this, these Wei generals were not fools, and of course they quickly realized something was wrong.
Regardless of whether Cao Hong really escaped, there is no doubt that his whereabouts are unknown.
And soon the news began to spread at an extremely fast speed throughout the Wei army camp.
Wei Jun was already in a state of panic. When he learned the news, his mentality collapsed.
Suddenly, a large number of deserters appeared, and they fled towards the surrounding mountains and forests.
Suddenly, a large number of evil soldiers appeared, and they robbed the camp's supplies.
The entire Wei army fell into a state of collapse in an instant.
After Sun Li learned the news, he would initially lead his personal guards to try to stabilize the chaos in the camp.
But in this case, how can he achieve this with the strength of him and his personal guards?
Finally, after killing an evil soldier, Sun Li couldn't help but look up to the sky and sigh: "I think Emperor Wu is such a hero, but his brother is just a calf!
After today, we will all be laughed at forever!"
After looking up to the sky and sighing, Sun Li saw that he could not do anything, so he could only lead his guards to escape into the mountains and forests.
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Inside Yangping Pass, Mi Yang was carefully looking at the map of Guanzhong.
A few days ago, he had received the news that Liu Bei would personally march. What he had to do now was to come up with a good strategy for Liu Bei before his arrival.
Wu Yi on the side saw that Mi Yang didn't care about the present, but began to think about the future. He couldn't help but wonder:
"The general is not worried about Cao Hong leading his army to break through?"
Hearing Wu Yi's question, Mi Yang temporarily looked back at Wu Yi and asked:
"If I were defeated by Cao Zhen in the battle of Nanzheng, and Cao Zhen led his army to Yangping Pass and attacked you from both sides with Cao Hong, would you choose to break out?"
Mi Yang's rhetorical question immediately stunned Wu Yi on the spot.
If Mi Yang was defeated by Cao Zhen, this news alone would be enough to demoralize our troops. In addition, we would be attacked from both sides, so of course we would not choose to break out rashly.
Seeing that Wu Yi had no more questions, Mi Yang smiled and said:
"For Cao Hong, in the past he chose to avoid fighting, but today he has lost the qualification to fight."
Mi Yang's words made Wu Yi put aside his worries.
The fact that Wu Yi has concerns doesn't mean that he doesn't believe Mi Yang's judgment, it's just that the desire for fame is at play in his heart.
Waiting for the enemy army to defeat itself, how can he lead his army to break into the Wei army camp and capture Cao Honglai alive?
Mi Yang was not worried about Cao Hong's breakout. In addition to the above reasons, it was also because he had already made arrangements for this possibility.
The 30,000-strong army relied on the steep mountain roads to block the Wei army's retreat. As long as Cao Hong was in his right mind, he would not choose to break through from his side.
As for choosing to break out from the Prime Minister's side?
Even though the prime minister didn't have many troops in his hands, even Mi Yang himself was not sure of breaking through Zhuge Liang's blockade with the obstruction of the fortress.
If more troops were useful, Sima Yi in history would have suddenly attacked the Han army's camp.
Just when Mi Yang wanted to look at the map of Guanzhong again, Wei Yan hurried in from outside and reported to Mi Yang:
"General, Cao Hong abandoned the camp and fled. The rebel army was shattered and the camp was in chaos.
I have taken the opportunity to seize the Wei army's camp, obtain supplies and surrender numerous troops."
After hearing Wei Yan's report, Wu Yi's hand stroking his beard suddenly stopped, and even Mi Yang turned around and looked at Wei Yan in surprise.
If Cao Cao lived and knew about this, he would be so angry that he would tear the coffin boards into pieces.
But Mi Yang quickly recovered from his surprise and immediately ordered: "Chang Wen, you lead an army of 10,000 people through the bandit camp, and then quickly march towards Yinping."
When giving this order, Mi Yang quickly took out a tiger talisman from his waist and handed it to Wei Yan's hand.
This tiger talisman allowed Wei Yan to command part of the Han army in addition to his own troops.
When handing the tiger talisman to Wei Yan's hand, Mi Yang was worried and said again:
"Remember, you must be quick."
Mi Yang's eagerness surprised Wei Yan and Wu Yi.
According to common sense, after Cao Hong's army collapsed, the Han army's road to Yinping had been opened, and it was normal to send reinforcements to Yinping at this time.
But based on common sense, Guo Huai may have received news of Cao Zhen's defeat a few days ago.
After all, Guo Huai was backed by the officialdom of Wudu County, so it was not as difficult as Cao Hong to get the news to him.
After Guo Huai learned about Cao Zhen's defeat and knew that it was useless to capture Yinping, he would definitely withdraw his troops for his own safety.
Of course it is not difficult for the general to draw these inferences, so what is the general anxious about?
Wei Yan ignored the doubts in his heart. After taking the tiger talisman from Mi Yang's hand, he quickly left the lobby.
After Wei Yan left, Wu Yi asked about the doubts in his heart.
"Before, Cao Hong was a trapped beast, but the general seemed to turn a blind eye.
At present, Guo Huai's army has no obstacle to retreat. It is possible that after learning the news of Cao Zhen's defeat, he will quickly lead his troops to retreat. This is just a beast.
A trapped animal is easy to capture, but a moving one is difficult to chase. Why is the general now taking his time first and then rushing?"
Wu Yi's words revealed his deep desire for knowledge.
He knew that there must be a reason for what Mi Yang did, and now he wanted to know that reason.
Looking at Wu Yi's face full of curiosity, Mi Yang smiled again and explained:
"If you want to win the world, you must first win the world's talents."
"Although Cao Hong is known as a famous general today and has achieved many impressive achievements in the past years, he has a narrow personality and has not led troops for a long time, so he has long lost his former talent.
Moreover, since Cao Hong is a trapped beast, we should not push him too far, otherwise our army will suffer many casualties, which will be detrimental to our plans for the Northern Expedition in the future."
"Compared with Cao Hong, Guo Huai was not only from a famous family, but also deeply loved the Qiang and Di tribes. Judging from past examples, he was actually talented in one aspect.
For such talents, I should be able to capture them at will.
If we can capture Guo Huai, we can not only cut off the arm of Wei Wei, but also give our army an extra general. This is a long-term plan, so we must rush it."
After listening to Mi Yang's explanation, Wu Yi nodded thoughtfully.
Seeing Wu Yi's expression of understanding, Mi Yang secretly thought in his heart:
Guo Huai, you can run away, but you must keep my Jiang Wei.
Compared to Cao Hong, a bad wolf, and Guo Huai, a meritorious dog, Jiang Wei, the young lin, is Mi Yang’s real target!
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Under Mi Yang's special instructions, Wei Yan did not dare to neglect at all.
He was good at leading troops to attack. Under his leadership, tens of thousands of Han troops arrived at the bridge soon.
Qiaotou is a fortress located between Yinping and Jiange.
Because of the geographical location of Qiaotou, Mi Yang arranged nearly two thousand defenders in this fortress long before the Wei army marched south.
However, after Wei Yan led his army to the bridge, he found that there were only some old and weak soldiers left in the bridge, and the elite Han army was nowhere to be seen.
After realizing this, Wei Yan quickly realized that the Han army at the bridgehead was probably transferred away by Ma Chao.
Last year, Ma Chao won two battles outside Wudu City, which made Mi Yang very happy. After being overjoyed, Mi Yang asked Lu Yi to go to Ma Chao's army and gave him full authority to take charge of the war in the west of Hanzhong.
With this power in hand, Ma Chao has the power to mobilize the defenders at the bridge.
However, Ma Chao's move also proves that the situation in Yinping is definitely not optimistic.
Due to the obstruction of Cao Hong's army, Ma Chao did not report the military situation to Mi Yang for a long time.
At this moment, Mi Yang speculated that Yinping had not yet fallen because Guo Huai's army had not yet appeared outside Jiange.
But after all, no battle report from Yinping has been received for a long time, and even Mi Yang cannot be 100% sure whether Yinping has fallen.
This hidden worry, coupled with the fact that the bridgehead defenders were transferred, made Wei Yan feel a little uneasy.
After feeling uneasy, Wei Yan accelerated his marching speed.
Finally not long after, Wei Yan finally led his army to the outside of Yinping City.
But the scene he saw in front of him made Wei Yan unable to calm down for a long time.