Guo Huai's impromptu idea was unanimously opposed by the generals.
Without him, they felt that a forceful attack was really undesirable.
Although Sima Yi had previously warned in a letter, stating that the loss of soldiers should not be considered in this battle.
However, this cannot be a reason for a needless attack regardless of the enemy's and our own advantages.
Zheng Pu's tribe against Shu had a camp to rely on and had a geographical advantage, and there were also two cavalry units, Ma Dai and Jiang Wei, supporting them from the side. When the Wei army attacked, if they were not careful, they might be attacked from both front and rear!
Since there is enough food to confront the enemy, why would we choose to attack by force if we just wait for the enemy to run out of food?
If you are worried about the safety of the Xiahou Ru tribe behind you, you can detach some of your troops and go back!
Ni Shu's infantry and cavalry here are about ten thousand, while Wei's army has nearly twenty thousand soldiers, including six thousand cavalry.
Send five thousand soldiers and horses back, and let the cavalry keep alert for the movements behind them. Even if Wei Yan's troops attack Xiahou Ru's tribe, the distance from Yuwei County to the river bank in front of the fortress of Guanyin City will only take one or two days to arrive.
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Is it possible that Xia Houru, who has spent half his life in the military, cannot hold out for two days despite his superior military strength and strong camp?
As for Guo Huai's idea of retreating to the next best thing and splitting his troops to go to Mingsha Mountain and the river bank, they couldn't accept it.
That scarred person is a serious problem for Wei!
Therefore, the Great Sima Cao Zhen and the current Governor of Yongliang, Sima Yi, all asserted this.
Now that he has the opportunity to kill him here, how can he miss the opportunity because of Guo Huai's speculation?
"The people of Shu are small and there are not as many talented people as we in Wei. However, Scar Pu has the ability to plan, and he is no less filial and upright than the old method! If he can be captured and killed, he can be said to have cut off the arm of Zhuge Liang, the prime minister of Shu.
It can also comfort the emperor and Sima Commander-in-Chief! Can the general miss this opportunity?"
Xia Houxian, who had just entered his prime, had a sharp temperament and his words were implicitly accusatory.
Qin Lang, who is good at accidents, is much more tactful.
He said: "I don't know Bo Ji's worries, but the matter can still be dealt with. If Scar Pu escapes danger, not to mention the officers and men's mood will be difficult to calm down. I'm afraid that the emperor and the governor of Sima will also see the crime."
These two people had noble status and were close to Cao Rui of Luoyang, and they were temporarily controlled by Guo Huai.
Since they couldn't say anything, they almost announced the conclusion of the military discussion.
In particular, Wang Sheng, the commander of another infantry unit, also said the same thing, "Therefore, the Great Sima died with regrets. We now have the opportunity to avenge our regrets, but I beg the general not to miss it!"
Wang Sheng was the former general of Cao Zhen.
Although he is not as prominent as Fei Yao, Wei Ping, Dai Ling and others in official positions, he is still a man who has guarded Yongliang for nearly 20 years, and his talent and reputation are only inferior to those of Hao Zhao, who has died of illness.
His rebuttal made Guo Huai give up all thoughts of attacking.
Because Wang Sheng had more seniority than him and had more military exploits than him. He was ranked lower than him because he came from a poor family, and Guo Huai was a minister of Wei Wen Cao Pi. Moreover, Wang Sheng supervised 5,000 infantry.
, they were the elites directly under Cao Zhen in the past, and they were also the first choice for attacking the enemy.
Since he refuted it, how could Guo Huai hope that his soldiers would die without hesitation?
Naturally, not everyone supports Guo Huai's decision.
Deng Ai privately sought out Guo Huai and volunteered to use his headquarters as the vanguard to attack the enemy.
Well, his official position was low, and he was promoted by Sima Yi because of his ability in farming, so he had no say in military discussions.
Of course, he can't influence the decision.
Therefore, Guo Huai had no choice but to follow the wishes of everyone and think about which troops to send back to the bank of the Guanyin River to help Xia Houru guard it.
In fact, there is nothing to consider.
The most suitable group to return is Deng Ai's tribe, which is mainly composed of field soldiers.
The war in Yuwei County was a field battle, while the troops in Manyin were holding the camp and defending it. Naturally, the soldiers in the fields, who were not well paid and had weaker combat power, had to go back. However, Guo Huai, who felt that the main attack of the Han army was in Manyin, went out. Yu Qiuwen's intention was to let Wang Sheng's subordinates return.
Inevitably, he went through another painstaking persuasion.
Needless to say, the reason was that everyone felt that leaving the elite soldiers in Yuwei County would increase the chance of killing Zheng Pu.
However, Guo Huai was Sima Yi's appointed general after all.
Seeing that Guo Huai was very determined, everyone adopted a compromise strategy and sent two thousand elite soldiers and Deng Ai's troops, a total of five thousand people, to the banks of the Jianyin River to return to Xiahou Ru for dispatch.
But things are changing rapidly on the battlefield.
Just when Deng Ai ordered his soldiers to pack their bags and get ready to go, something unexpected happened.
Xia Houru's warning messenger arrived.
To be precise, it was Fei Yao's bodyguards who arrived.
Previously, Fei Yao was defeated miserably in the Lu River tributary valley, and according to the law, he was deprived of his title and demoted to a commoner.
Later, Sima Yi came forward to share the blame, and Cao Rui of Luoyang thought that it was the time when the army was attacking Shu, so he gave Fei Yao, who had been a soldier in Yongliang for many years, the opportunity to perform meritorious service and was demoted to a partial general. He still commanded the remaining two thousand Guanzhong troops. Fine riding.
When Guo Huai went north to Yuwei County, he left him in Anyin under the leadership of Xiahou Ru.
One reason was to ensure a safe retreat and to keep an eye on Xiahou's Confucian tribe; the other reason was that Fei Yao had previously been a general in the rear, and he was afraid of losing face because of his limited official position in conquering the Shu army.
It can be regarded as a manifestation of human sophistication.
Facts have proved that Guo Huai's move in Xian Che was very appropriate.
Fei Yao, who knew his shame and then became brave, acted extremely cautiously this time. The scouts dispatched every day not only monitored the movements of Wei Yan's tribe, but also went eighty miles west to spy on whether Ma Dai and Jiang Wei's tribe, who were camped on the east side of Wushaoling, had gone south. action.
Therefore, he suddenly discovered some clues: the losses of the westbound scouts seemed to be increasing every day.
Having been in the army for a long time, he developed a keen sense of danger on the battlefield, which led him to speculate that Ma Dai and Jiang Wei's tribe in Nishu might go south and join forces with Wei Yan's tribe!
Otherwise, it is impossible to explain why Shuqi, who originally pointed his sword at Mingsha Mountain, went to such great lengths to intercept and kill the scouts.
After this conclusion was spread to the Wei army camp in Yu, all the generals once again expressed their opinions.
This is because if Ma Dai and Jiang Wei's tribe really go south, if they go back alone with Deng Ai's tribe, they will definitely be detected by Ni Shu, and then they will be killed on the way by foot and cavalry.
Therefore, they are weighing the pros and cons and making trade-offs.
Is it because the Han army abandoned this place and led its troops back to aid the Confucian tribe of Xiahou to curb Wei Yan's rebellion against Shu and relieve the dilemma of Wanyin?
Or is it a desperate move, taking advantage of the fact that the anti-Shu cavalry heading south can no longer respond to Zheng Pu's camp, and concentrate all its forces to capture and kill the "big trouble of Wei" in one fell swoop?
They will inevitably be unwilling to take the first step.
Choosing the latter would put Xia Houru's troops in danger and miss the strategic opportunity that the Wei army had gained by spending countless manpower and material resources.
Naturally, there is also a compromise.
That is to hope that Xiahou Ru's tribe can hold on to the defensive line, giving them enough time to break through Zheng Pu's camp and then turn south to rescue.
But no one dared to mention this idea of compromise.
Because there is no superiority in military strength against the Yan tribe of Wei Shu, there is really not much suspense.
"Let's divide our troops."
In the end, Guo Huai made the final decision with his power as governor.
We plan to follow the previous practice of dividing our troops into two groups and strive to "become victorious first".
But it was too late.
At this time, Wei Yan had already led his troops to the front of Xiahou Ru camp.
