Indeed, the Han army no longer needs to be trapped in the three areas of Yangcheng.
Now that they are preparing to besiege Chencang City, the three cities of Yangcheng are useless to the Han army.
Moreover, the prime minister transferred from Wuzhangyuan to Chencang City. With a force of 30,000 soldiers, it was enough to trap Chencang and widen the Wei River Valley in Longshan. There was no need for Wei Yan's troops to stay in Weiwei.
If nothing unexpected happens, the Prime Minister will let Wei Yan's tribe enter Yong County and set up camp with the Lishui River Valley on their backs, forming a situation of horns with each other.
This is also to prepare for encirclement and reinforcements.
As long as the Han army storms or traps Chencang City for a long time, the counter-Wei army will naturally come to rescue it.
Zheng Pu placed Zhao Guang under Wei Yan's control in order to use cavalry to monitor the three areas of Yangcheng or to arrange a small group of soldiers and horses to go out of the city to invade the fields, as well as to deal with the counter-Wei general Luoyang's middle army being transferred into Guanzhong to fight - with cavalry support.
, thinking against the Wei Dynasty and rushing to attack Gaoping City without knowing it is nothing more than a dream!
These two considerations are also the reasons why Wei Yan praised Zheng Pu.
Zheng Pu's help made up for the shortcomings, so that he no longer had any oversights in his plans.
But what he didn't know was that Zheng Pu sent Zhao Guang out for the purpose of carrying out his plan.
But he said that after Wei Yan returned with satisfaction and made preparations, Zheng Pu sent people to recruit the Xiliang Iron Cavalry stationed in the Guanchuan Valley and Hu Bo Juzizhi, who was stationed in the Fortress of Manyin and was in charge of two hundred scout battalions.
Go to that county and erect your own banner here.
Wei Yan's strategy had to wait until after the autumn harvest to be implemented, but his strategy of invading Longdong with his cavalry was urgent.
Yes, before coming to meet Wei Yan, he himself had some thoughts.
Instead, he planned to supervise the troops himself and panic the counties in Longdong, forcing Sima Yi to rebel against the Wei Dynasty and had to send more troops to Hu Zun, so that he could drive troops to Qishan for the Wei Yan tribe to defend against the Prime Minister in Wuzhangyuan.
However, before he had a chance to express what he was thinking, Wei Yan spoke endlessly and made a final conclusion on the direction of the future war.
Therefore, he had no choice but to make slight adjustments to the plan. He no longer personally supervises the troops, but simply asked Hu Bo to serve as a guide and lead the Xiliang cavalry into Longdong.
There is no need to attack counties and cities.
They only plundered the Qiang and Hu tribes who were bent on rebelling against Wei, burning villages outside the city and destroying fields and pastures along the way.
Quan should just cast stones to ask for directions.
Since Ni Wei adopted the defensive tactic of being huddled, he used his cavalry to penetrate deep into the enemy's territory, and through repeated intrusions, he tried to find out which county in Longdong had weaker defenses and was easier to break through.
Because it is a long distance from Chaona and Wushi counties to Linjing and other counties under the Wei dynasty.
If the time comes to attack Longdong in the future, the Han army will also need to quickly attack a city as a garrison point in order to achieve its intention of taking over Longdong.
"When we go here, we will visit the counties in the Wei Dynasty. If we encounter those who are stubborn and unresponsive, we can't help but kill them. We can do it at our own discretion."
After Hu Bo took up his post and Xu Zhi and Zhang Te's troops arrived at Chaona, Zheng Pu spoke in front of all the Xiliang cavalry.
After saying that, he turned around and left.
Xu Zhi and Zhang Te were left looking at each other with surprise and astonishment.
And the cavalry behind them, whether it was the two hundred scout battalions or the three thousand Xiliang cavalry, suddenly burst into cheers.
Zheng Pu's implication was that they were allowed to develop their true nature.
Since the end of Emperor Xiaoling's reign, every cavalry unit with a great reputation has its own nature.
For example, Gongsun Zan's white-horse righteous followers in the past were famous for their generosity and bravery. Even if they were one man and one horse, they would dare to charge thousands of troops.
For example, the Wuhuan cavalry in Youzhou in the past had similar tactics to Lu Bu's cavalry in Bingzhou in the past. Their habits were as cunning as wolves, and they could often find the enemy's weak points and strike a decisive blow.
As for the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry of the Wei State, which "gathered the best in the world, perhaps with a hundred men to make up for it", what impressed the world was not only their invincible record, but also their "preciousness"!
It just costs money!
The mounts are raised, and the weapons and armor of the cavalry are all selected from the best.
There was once a Wei official, Xi Guan, who was raising war horses and said with emotion: "Even if a mane of a tiger and leopard horse falls to the ground, it can make a sweet sound like five baht coins."
As for the Xiliang Iron Cavalry...
Most of the people who gathered under Dong Zhuo's command were barbarians, and they had a reputation for cruelty.
Dong Zhuo relied on them as the foundation of his career, so they were often indulged. Military discipline was lax and corrupt, and there were often acts of wanton destruction of Li common people's homes, robbery, and rape, and there were many cases of killing good people and taking merit.
The Xiliang cavalry, which gathered under Ma Teng's command, had a relatively better reputation.
Ma Teng, whose family was so poor that he made a living by chopping wood, was a kind-hearted and kindhearted man, so he often restrained his soldiers from raping and plundering the common people. But after all, he turned into a thief from rebellion, and the banditry of his soldiers was unavoidable. of.
Yes, the nature of the Xiliang cavalry is banditry.
The so-called good at running thousands of miles, you can only eat at the enemy...
In fact, the soldiers were not prohibited from plundering the enemy's territory and snatching the rations of the common people living in the villages outside the city to use as military rations; if they encountered resistance, even the old and weak who were unarmed, they would not hesitate to attack them with their swords.
This point was suppressed after Ma Chao entered the Han Dynasty.
Regardless of whether it was the time of the late Emperor Liu Bei or when the Prime Minister opened the government, the army was governed strictly by law, so that the sergeants did not dare to capture. Wherever the army passed, chickens, dogs, and vegetables were like animals, and no one committed any crime. It can be said that "no dagger is lost".
But today, Zheng Pu actually let the Xiliang cavalry enter the counties of Wei and Shu, so they no longer have to be taboo about looting...
In this way, how can the listeners not be surprised?
After receiving the general's order, Xu Zhi was supervising the cavalrymen to pack their luggage and weapons and check the spare horses, etc., while he kept stealing glances at Zhang Te, who also received the order.
Several times I wanted to say some comforting words, but I suppressed my thoughts again.
Growing up in the Hexi borderland where counties and counties were out of line, he was used to seeing the government's excessive taxation and rampant horse thieves, so he had nothing to say about Zheng Pu's general orders.
In his heart, he felt that it was his destiny to be born in troubled times and be implicated in the flames of war.
There is nothing to resent.
If you have to find someone to resent, then blame this world where benevolence and righteousness are late and the holy way is gradually deteriorating.
But he also knew that Zhang Te might criticize Zheng Pu's general order.
Without him, he did not avoid hardships in the past and traveled all the way from Youzhou to Bashu to join the Han Dynasty. Why?
Isn't it because he rebelled against the Wei Dynasty and led Xianbei to invade the Han family and poisoned the common people of the Han family, so he admired the benevolence and righteousness of the Han Dynasty? Now that Zheng Pu has made such an order, he is obviously not familiar with the faith he upholds in his heart, and it is inevitable to criticize him.
However, even though Xu Zhi is older, he doesn't know how to persuade.
After all, everyone has their own standards for measuring things in the world, and it is difficult to change them due to the persuasion of others.
In other words, whether it can be changed depends on whether the individual is willing to change it.
"Brother Zizhong, are you worried that I feel unjust?"
Unexpectedly, Zhang Te, who had been glanced at by him several times, spoke out impatiently, "If that's the case, brother, there is no need. I know that the general's intention is to carry out the strategy of 'driving out the people'!"
