"His Royal Highness Prince Su... is truly a naturally handsome man."
Looking up at Mengshan in the distance, Xu Yin, the general of the Fenxing Army, said to himself with some emotion.
Xu Yin, as one of the few generals in the Wei State, had been stationed in the southwest border of the Wei State for more than ten years. He should have played a pillar-like role. However, he was so eager to make contributions that he almost let the Wei army fail.
Fell into an awkward situation between a rock and a hard place.
Thinking of this, Xu Yin couldn't help but blush and feel ashamed.
It is really embarrassing for a veteran who is over forty years old to hold back a junior who is only sixteen years old.
But while feeling embarrassed and ashamed, Xu Yin also felt an inexplicable feeling of being trusted.
Why?
Because Zhao Hongrun did not directly tell him the Chu army's plot, nor did he forcefully ask Xu Yin to immediately terminate the attack on Mengshan. His Highness Su Wang's response was very gentle and moved Xu Yin: His Highness Su Wang
, while he sent 20,000 Yanling troops for full support, he also used an "uncertain attitude" to tactfully remind him of his judgment that "the Chu army may have a conspiracy."
Yes, Zhao Hongrun revealed this message in what he asked Yan Mo to convey: he only suspected that the Chu army had a conspiracy, but did not confirm it. He hoped that Xu Yin would pay attention to it and take precautions early.
And this is what moved Xu Yin, because Zhao Hongrun did not point out his mistakes in judgment and gave him a chance to correct them.
This is already a disguised form of protection.
In the final analysis, Xu Yin was able to obtain this honor mostly because he was once a Zongwei beside Emperor Wei. He was a general who Zhao Hongrun should call uncle according to the rules. Otherwise, it might not be the case for others.
Another example is Sima An, the general of the Dangshan Army during the Battle of Sanchuan. If Sima An was not also a member of the Zongwei side of Emperor Wei, his repeated refusal to obey the orders of Zhao Hongrun, who was the commander at the time, would have been enough for Zhao Hongrun to use his military skills during the war.
The coach has the special right to remove the former from his position.
Because we are one of our own, we have to be partial.
At the moment, Xu Yin was moved by Zhao Hongrun's "partiality towards his own people".
And this emotion allowed Xu Yin to finally put aside all thoughts of meritorious service for the time being, calm down, and analyze the battle in front of him.
After all, he was a general who had been in charge of Fenxing Fortress for more than ten years. After Xu Yin calmed down, he immediately noticed something unusual.
First of all, it is Zhao Hongrun’s judgment on Chu general Dou Lian.
Xu Yin also agreed with this point, because after thinking about it carefully, Xu Yin did not believe that a Chu general who would reserve an ambush would be so arrogant that he would defeat the more than 50,000 Wei soldiers with more than 5,000 Chu troops.
The reckless man.
And secondly, there was the Mengshan battle that was now unfolding before Xu Yin's eyes.
Chu general Dou Lian was very clever - it is not yet known whether it was Dou Lian who set up this situation, but let's just assume it was him - he deliberately gave the Fenxing army hope and grasped the scale very well, which made the Fenxing army's soldiers
They had the illusion that as long as they worked harder, they could conquer the Mengshan Chu camp in front of them and remove an obstacle for their Wei army to attack Xiangcheng.
But what about the reality?
The Fenxing Army dispatched Cai Qinhu's "Western Guard Camp" and Deng Peng's "Eastern Guard Camp". The two battalions totaled 10,000 soldiers. They attacked fiercely for more than half an hour, but the battle situation remained at "only the Wei army"
If we work harder, we can conquer the Mengshan Chu camp.
This is not right!
Because about an hour ago, when the Chu general Doulian challenged the Wei army in front of them, the strength displayed by this main army of the Chu state, although it cannot be said to be bad, was obviously not as good as the Fenxing army.
This was such a Chu army that was "worse" than the Fenxing army. After changing the fighting place, it immediately changed its appearance and fought evenly with the Fenxing army.
Yes, the Fenxing Army is indeed an army that focuses on defense. It is not very offensive and is far inferior to the Dangshan Army. But at this moment, Xu Yin can clearly feel that in the trial confrontation about an hour ago, this Chu army was mostly
It was a deliberate show of weakness.
Why show weakness?
It's very simple, because it wants to lure the Wei army to Mengshan, so that Wei will focus all its attention on Mengshan Chu Camp, which is "likely to be captured on the same day", and give up the original stable strategy - in the original position
Set up camp.
Why bother to build your own military camp when you clearly have a chance to capture the enemy's military camp?
I believe that most generals in the world will have such thoughts when encountering this kind of situation.
But now it seems that Chu general Doulian used this method to prevent the Wei army from building their own military camp and came to rob the Mengshan Chu camp.
But the most fundamental problem is that since the Chu general Doulian came up with this move, he is obviously sure that the Wei army will not be able to really conquer the Chu camp in Mengshan. In this way, the 55,000 Wei army will fall into an even more embarrassing situation.
Situation: They fought hard all day, but in the end their efforts were in vain. Once night fell, when the Chu army rested and ate comfortably in the Mengshan Chu camp, the Wei army could only fight in this strange land.
Surrounded by almost no defenses, I spent the first night after the war broke out nervously.
What role did the military camp play during the war between the two armies?
It is a kind of defense, and it is also a guarantee that can give peace of mind to the soldiers, so that the latter will not clutch their weapons and worry nervously whether they will be beheaded by the enemy who suddenly kills them in their sleep.
class.
It is no exaggeration to say that if the soldiers of the Wei army really spent the first night in such an anxious mood, then the combat effectiveness and morale of the Wei army will be greatly reduced tomorrow, which is equivalent to a defeat.
After losing the first battle, they still need to build another military camp. If nothing else happens, the Wei army will be in decline for at least ten days. It will not be until their Wei camp is completed that their morale can be restored.
But the question is, will the Chu army, which has seized the opportunity, let the Wei army build a camp so easily?
It can be seen that Xu Yin and his general Cai Qinhu went deep alone this time. This error in judgment was actually very fatal.
If he wanted to be more prudent, Xu Yin should withdraw his troops at this time, return to the location of the Shang Shui Army, build a military camp with the latter, and rebuild morale.
But he did not do this, because Zhao Hongrun sent 20,000 Yanling troops to his side, which was tantamount to giving him a message: Mengshan is handed over to you, you are responsible for conquering it, and I will take care of the rest.
And these are the reasons why Xu Yin lamented that King Su was a rare handsome man: he had strategy, foresight, and knew how to protect his subordinates.
How could such an excellent coach not receive the support of his subordinates?
If Xu Yin had not been the imperial guard of Emperor Wei and had already taken a clear-cut banner of the "Imperial Power Party", he would not have been able to favor the princes' forces. Otherwise, I am afraid that he would have been unable to resist joining the "King Su Party" and become a member of it.
"It's incredible... His Majesty the Eighth Prince's obscurity and scheming seem to have surpassed that of His Majesty back then... He is truly a blessing to the country! However, why does such an outstanding King Su have no interest in the throne?"
Xu Yin felt a little pity in his heart.
However, this idea only flickered in his mind for a moment, and then disappeared in an instant. After all, from his position, it was not appropriate to touch upon such a sensitive topic.
"Let's first think about how to conquer this Mengshan Chu camp..."
Xu Yin calmed down and stared at Meng Shan in the distance attentively.
When he focused his attention on this matter, he couldn't help but reveal an inexplicable smile.
Because he was sure that the Chu general named Doulian on the top of Mengshan Mountain must be extremely anxious.
Why?
Because the Chu general's ingenious plan failed to seduce all the Wei troops in this area, there were still 20,000 merchant navy troops staying twenty miles to the northeast.
Judging from the fact that Xu Yin had just withdrawn Cai Qinhu's Xiwei camp, but Chu State still failed to recapture the gate of Chu camp, Chu general Dou Lian obviously decided to "stand still" and did not want to use his killing move early.
Show it out.
And this gave Xu Yin the opportunity to play tricks on Mengshan and Chu's army.
No, it can't be said to be a joke. To be precise, it was to take advantage of the Chu general Dou Lian's mentality of "not wanting to be exposed until all the Wei troops have been lured" to slow down the offensive against Mengshan and let the Fenxing army, which has been fighting fiercely so far,
After taking a breath, he immediately attacked Mengshan with thunderous force and captured the military camp.
"Pass my order to have Deng Peng's Dongwei battalion withdraw...and ask General Qu Cheng's Yanling Army to take over the offensive matters."
"yes!"
After a while, the general of the Fenxing Army, Deng Peng, led his troops to retreat, and the two generals of the Yanling Army, Gong Yesheng and Zuo Qiumu, took over the attack on Mengshan.
After about half an hour, Gong Ye won, Zuo Qiu and Mu led their troops to withdraw, and Zuo Xunxi and Hua Yu led their troops to take over.
Relying on this wheel battle tactic, the Wei army on Mengshan's side, under Xu Yin's reasonable deployment, retained sufficient physical strength, and also experienced a battle that could only be regarded as a warm-up at best. It can be said that "
"My hand feels warm, my morale is high", and I am in a state where I can best display my strength at the right level.
On the other hand, the Chu army halfway up Meng Mountain did not use the rotation tactics of wheel battles like Xu Yin because Chu General Cloak did not want to expose his cards too much. As a result, the physical strength of the Chu army there had already dropped to a very bad point.
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In fact, Chu General Doulian also saw this, but he had no choice.
Although he hid more soldiers in Mengshan in order to ensure that the bait of Mengshan Chu camp would not be captured by the Wei army, he did not dare to rotate. After all, once the truth that "there are heavy troops stationed in Mengshan" was exposed, then targeting
The Wei army's tactics of luring the enemy will definitely come to naught.
If this caused Wei general Xu Yin at the foot of the mountain to see the flaw and withdraw his troops immediately, then all the efforts they had invested and the soldiers who had sacrificed for this would be meaningless.
"drag!"
Interrupting the middle-aged lieutenant's suggestion to rotate his soldiers, Chu General Doulian raised his head and glanced at the sun that was already in the western sky, gritted his teeth and said: "No matter what, I will drag it until nightfall at all costs..."
"In the hidden soldier cave..."
"No soldier is allowed to move lightly!...The overall situation is more important!" Chu General Doulian said with a serious face.
He probably didn't expect that Zhao Hongrun had already seen through the Chu army's tactics, and that the Wei general Xu Yin at the foot of the mountain, after being reminded by Zhao Hongrun, in turn used his integrity-fighting mentality to slowly eat away at the Chu army halfway up the mountain.
The morale, physical strength, and every living life of the army.
And once the time comes, waiting for Xu Yin to give the general order, I am afraid that the outcome of the Battle of Mengshan will no longer be determined by the Chu troops that Doulian had hidden in advance.