Chapter 677 The meeting between Guo Wei and Shi Dakai, the verbal exchange
"Okay, then our army will first follow this strategy to deal with the Yellow Turbans." After listening to everyone's suggestions, Guo Wei immediately made his decision.
Then, he made the following arrangements for each department's defense.
"The east gate is guarded by General Liu Che, the west gate is guarded by General Lu Zhong, the south gate is guarded by me personally, and the north gate is guarded by General Cao." Guo Wei made an immediate decision.
After arranging everything, Guo Wei and others waited for Shi Dakai's arrival.
The next day, Guo Wei led his generals to Xingyang City, waiting for the arrival of the Yellow Turban Army led by Shi Dakai.
At this time, Liu Che made a suggestion.
"General Guo, Shi Dakai must have been tired all the way when he came to lead the army this time. Can our army take advantage of the Yellow Turban Army's unstable foothold and lead the cavalry into battle to catch them off guard?"
It is normal for Liu Che to have such thoughts. After all, the Han army has 8,000 elite cavalry here. If they can be used, they can completely rival Shi Dakai's 50,000 army.
After all, according to the news from the spies, Shi Dakai's cavalry only had more than two to three thousand at best, and their combat effectiveness was greatly reduced compared to the Han cavalry that had been on the battlefield for a long time.
Under such circumstances, Liu Che felt that he could definitely fight.
In response to this, Guo Wei shook his head, and then explained: "Shi Dakai is not an ordinary person. This person is not only highly skilled in martial arts, but also has great strategies. I will definitely think that someone in our army will come up with such a strategy."
"Even if not, he will make preparations in advance to prepare for emergencies."
"Furthermore, even if our army's surprise attack on Shidakai is effective, it will not have much impact on the entire Hulao Pass battle situation. On the contrary, it will expose the strength of our own cavalry."
"If we wait for the Yellow Turban Army to arrive, our cavalry will lose its intimidating effect, and the gains will outweigh the losses. However,..."
When Guo Wei said this, he stopped talking, causing Liu Che to look suspicious. He didn't know what he was talking about.
It was normal for Liu Che not to understand. After all, his military ability was not very strong and he could only be said to be an average general. However, Cao Cao and others around him understood what Guo Wei meant.
Because according to Shi Dakai, the marching speed on this road will be here in about two hours. Even if he leads the cavalry to launch a surprise attack, if the number of people in the surprise attack is small, not only will it not have any effect, but it will be a waste of men and horses.
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If he leads enough cavalry, even if he can achieve any effect, it will not have much impact on the current battle situation at Hulao Pass, and will instead expose his own strength.
However, things are different at night.
Even if Shi Dakai was prepared, he still couldn't be perfect against the cavalry that came and went like the wind.
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Things turned out as Guo Wei and others expected. More than an hour later, fifteen or six miles away from Xingyang City, the Yellow Turban general Shi Dakai, personally commanding fifty thousand Yellow Turban troops, was heading towards Xingyang in overwhelming force.
Shi Dakai acted as the vanguard this time, and the 50,000 troops he led were definitely the elite troops of the Yellow Turban Army. Both in terms of combat power and fighting spirit, they were not comparable to those stragglers.
"Brother Xiuqing, the first difficulty facing our Yellow Turban Army is Xingyang City. I wonder if you have any suggestions?" Shi Dakai looked at Yang Xiuqing next to him and asked.
In addition to sending Shi Dakai this time, Su Zhe also sent Yang Xiuqing to serve as Shi Dakai's deputy general and military advisor.
After all, Yang Xiuqing's military capabilities were not inferior to Shi Dakai's.
In this regard, the loyal king Li Xiucheng, who was also a member of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, once commented on Yang Xiuqing in his autobiography: "I don't know how God turned him into this person."
This is because Yang Xiuqing is smart and self-taught.
Li Kaifang, a famous general of the Taiping Rebellion, once said: "The king of the east rarely fights, but the king of the west and the king of the north often fight."
Zeng Guofan said: "The troops are arranged in a very orderly manner, and there are some thieves among them."
It can be seen that Yang Xiuqing's military ability is definitely not simple.
Although there is a big gap compared with top players such as Bai Qi, Han Xin, Wei Qing, Li Jing, Xu Da, etc., among super-level commanders, he is definitely above the average level.
In fact, this situation occurred because Yang Xiuqing's weakness was too obvious.
Yang Xiuqing's most classic battle was the first rescue of the capital.
In this battle, after the Qing army's "Jiangbei Camp" was destroyed, Yang Xiuqing fought against all opinions and mobilized troops from all walks of life to defeat the "Jiangnan Camp", and the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom entered its military peak.
Compared with Shi Dakai, Yang Xiuqing is not much different, but she still has shortcomings, and that is that the shortcomings are too obvious.
Although Yang Xiuqing did not lack courage, his battles were not prioritized and he often made mistakes, which also caused the Western Expedition to get into trouble.
A series of military setbacks led to the annihilation of the Northern Expedition, the setback of the Eastern Expedition, and the stalemate in the Western Expedition. It can be said that this is all Yang Xiuqing's responsibility.
If it weren't for Yang Xiuqing's qualifications as "Heavenly Father Descends to Earth" and his high error tolerance, he would have been replaced by other princes long ago.
Therefore, as Yang Xiuqing's deputy general, he can still maximize his abilities.
Of course, Yang Xiu has eliminated some shortcomings in his leadership ability, but there are not so many shortcomings in other aspects of his abilities.
In particular, Yang Xiuqing's ability to handle government affairs was definitely at the top of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom.
As an "illiterate" person, Yang Xiuqing's ability in handling government affairs is really impressive. You must know that there was a lack of intellectuals in the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom at that time, and most of the paperwork was handled by literati like Shi Dakai.
But the final hurdle must be decided by Yang Xiuqing himself.
Although Yang Xiuqing is illiterate, he is good at listening to reports and making wise judgments.
It is said that one day he handled more than 300 government affairs.
This high efficiency undoubtedly improved the overall administrative efficiency of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom.
It can be said that if Yang Xiuqing had maintained his original intention in the end and was not controlled by his burning ambition, the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom might have been extended a lot longer.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! After all, Yang Xiuqing is a rare high-level hexagonal warrior.
The commander and force attributes reach silver, and the intelligence and political attributes reach bronze. Such five-dimensional attributes are not common among generals in the past.
It was precisely based on this that Su Zhe sent him to Shi Dakai.
Shi Dakai and Yang Xiuqing have lived together for several years, so they naturally understand each other's abilities very well.
Moreover, Hong Xiuquan is now only Zhang Jiao's eldest disciple. He is still far away from being the successor of the Yellow Turban. Naturally, he has to work hard to please Zhang Jiao.
Therefore, the relationship between Shi Dakai and Yang Xiuqing, who did not fight for power, was naturally irreversible, so at this time, he would ask for his opinion.
After Yang Xiuqing heard this, he thought for a moment and then said: "Brother Dakai, although we have never fought against Guo Wei, it is not difficult to discover this person's ability from his battles with Li Zicheng, Gao Yingxiang and others.
I'm afraid it will be even higher than Lu Zhi."
"To deal with such people, conventional methods are basically ineffective. We can only rely on strong strength to crush them. In addition, we must also prevent enemy night attacks."
"However, before that, our army should give full play to its own advantages and fight with the Han army under the city. If they do not fight, they will be weaker than our army in terms of momentum, creating a certain advantage for our army in the next attack.
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"If they go out of the city to fight, the general can also use this opportunity to kill a few of his Han generals and demoralize the Han army."
What Yang Xiuqing wanted to express was very clear, which was to use its own advantages to target the Han army. The Yellow Turban Army was tired all the way and its combat power had not yet reached its peak, so naturally it could not launch an attack now.
Moreover, Yang Xiuqing specifically mentioned that Guo Wei might launch an attack at night. After all, the Han army's cavalry troops were far superior to the Yellow Turban Army. According to Yang Xiuqing's estimation, there were at least two to three thousand Han army cavalry in Xingyang City.
If you are not prepared, you may suffer great losses.
"What Brother Xiuqing said is true." Shi Dakai nodded when he heard the words. What Yang Xiuqing just said was what he thought in his heart, so he immediately raised his voice and called out: "Where is the third brother Ao Shen?"
"The end will be here!" At this time, Ao Shen, who was marching not far away, immediately agreed and immediately rode up to Shi Dakai.
"Brother, what are your orders?" Ao Shen asked, holding a large spear in his hand as he stood up straight on his horse.
"Now the order has come down to divide our five armies into three teams. The first team will follow me to the foot of Xingyang City to call for formation, while the second team will be responsible for setting up camp at the four gates of Xingyang City."
"As for the third group of troops, we will ambush and guard the surrounding areas to prevent the Han army from launching an attack at night, or now, while our army is still on a weak footing, to launch an attack!" Shi Dakai immediately ordered.
"General, take your orders!" Ao Shen immediately accepted the order and immediately went down to deliver the order, asking the generals of each army to make arrangements for their subordinates.
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Ao Shen's leadership ability was also of a certain level. He quickly divided the 50,000 vanguard troops into three parts. As for the first team, Ao Shen divided into 10,000 troops and followed Shi Dakai to call for formation at the foot of Xingyang City.
As for Yang Xiuqing, he stayed in the Chinese army's main tent and was responsible for handling the next matters.
But before that, they had to have a meal first.
Out of caution, Shi Dakai asked the third team to be on guard against Guo Wei who was located in Xingyang City. While the Yellow Turban Army was enjoying a meal, he suddenly led his cavalry to rush out and caught them off guard.
As for the second team, under the leadership of Yang Xiuqing, they began to cut down the trees nearby to set up camp.
The scene in front of him was naturally seen by Guo Wei.
"This Shi Dakai is really difficult to deal with." Seeing that Shi Dakai's layout of his camp basically had no flaws, Guo Wei immediately said in admiration.
Shi Dakai divided the army into three groups, basically eliminating the possibility of Han army attacking!
After all, there were not many Han defenders, so they naturally had to exert maximum effect and could not be wasted on ineffective attacks.
Soon, two quarters of an hour passed, and the 10,000 troops under Shi Dakai's command were already eating one after another. As the main force of this battle, Shi Dakai was naturally full.
"My sons, come with me to send troops. A certain family will have to meet this Guo Wei for a while." After having enough wine and food, Shi Dakai immediately led Ao Shen, Zhu Banjin, and an army of 10,000 people to the direction of the south gate.
Two miles below Xingyang City.
After Shi Dakai lined up the formation here, he took Ao Shen and Zhu Banjin with him and prepared to go to the city to call for formation.
At this time, Guo Wei had already seen this scene and instantly guessed Shi Dakai's intention. Naturally, he would not let him get his wish.
Therefore, Guo Wei personally led a thousand cavalry and three infantry in formation in Xingyang City.
"I wonder who is General Guo Weiguo?"
At this time, Shi Dakai rode his horse to the front of the two armies' formation and immediately asked.
"I am Guo Wei, and you are Shi Dakai." Upon hearing Shi Dakai's initiative to ask, Guo Wei also replied in front of the formation.
Perhaps due to the tacit understanding of the generals, they were escorted by their respective generals and walked a few hundred meters forward. At this moment, the distance between the two of them was only a few hundred meters.
"General Guo, you were also a hero who conquered the mountains and became king, but why did you lead the Liangshan brothers to defect to this ridiculous court and become Liu Hong's eagle dog." Shi Dakai looked at Guo Wei in front of him and asked the man who made him
Puzzling questions.
Shi Dakai's words were full of lamentation for Guo Wei.
"Because after all, there is no big way out for occupying the mountain as the king. It is better to take the opportunity to develop one's own strength, so as to have a bargaining chip with the emperor. Just like now, I am the Han Dynasty's prefect of Jibei."
"Although the current Jibei County has once again fallen into the hands of your Yellow Turban Army, the Han Army will capture it again in the near future." Guo Wei explained, his face full of indifference, as if the Yellow Turban Army's destruction was certain.
matter.
"General Guo, do you think too highly of the Han army? Our Yellow Turban Army has millions of soldiers and sufficient food and grass. The army led by Dakai this time is only a vanguard army of 50,000 people."
"In a few days, the great sage will personally lead an army of one million people and march south to Xingyang City. How will the general stop him then?"
"Dakai admires the general's ability. As long as the general surrenders before the battle and sacrifices Xingyang City to the Yellow Turbans, the great sage will definitely confer the general on one of the thirty-six square canal commanders!"
"When we, the Yellow Turbans, rule the world, with General Guo's ability, we will be able to become a marquis and become a general. This is not a better way out." Shi Dakai did not give up, but continued to persuade Guo Weidao.
After all, the latter's ability is worth his extra effort.
If he can be brought under his command, the Yellow Turban Army will gain some strength.
Of course, even if Guo Wei cannot be recruited, he can still plant seeds of doubt among them, which will be very beneficial to the Yellow Turban Army's subsequent attack on Xingyang City.
"General Guo, this Shi Dakai has a clever tongue. If he continues to talk here, I'm afraid it will be detrimental to the morale of the army." At this time, Cao Cao rode up to Guo Wei and reminded him.