The Three Kingdoms began with the rescue of Mrs. Mi

Chapter 459 Pang Tong's comeback, Wei Yan's surprise attack

Hearing Wei Yan's heroic words, Liu Feng praised him and said: "Okay, let's hit the sword immediately, but I am General Wenchang. This battle between Han and Wei is just as useful as Wenchang."

Wei Yan is a rare famous general in the mid-Shu Han Dynasty, and he belongs to a type of technical talent with strong ability and low EQ.

When it comes to how to fight, he can talk endlessly, talk about it, talk about swords in battle, and be able to kill the enemy's powerful generals, but the biggest shortcoming of this man is that he is alone, arrogant, and doesn't know how to fight. Huddle together to keep warm, poor ability to deal with interpersonal relationships.

It is also because of this temper that such things as treachery and treason cannot happen to Wei Yan. For such a pure military general, others may not like it, but Liu Feng values ​​it very much.

Historically, when Zhuge Liang was there, Wei Yan could survive in the Han army relying on his protection. After Zhuge Liang died, Wei Yan suddenly lost his backing, and when he challenged Yang Yi, he couldn't command the rest of the Han army generals.

At that time, Jiang Wei and Wang Pingping were both in the army. With Wei Yan's prestige and military experience, he was much better than Yang Yi, but in the end Wei Yan could only flee with Wei Chang.

In the official history, there is no such thing as Ma Dai killing Wei Yan. After Wei Yan escaped, Yang Yi sent people to catch up and capture him, and finally he was unjustly killed.

It will be the courage of the soldiers. If Wei Yan takes the lead, the morale of the entire Han army will increase a lot.

As for the counselors and civil servants, Pang Tong finally couldn't sit still, and after a light cough, he came to the front of the silk map.

"Everyone, under the rule of the great general, there has been little turmoil in Jingzhou in recent years, and the people have been stable. There are countless refugees from all over the world who have come to vote. Such a happy land in troubled times is the luck of our people and the foundation of our rise. .”

"Now, against the Wei Dynasty once again violated our borders, kidnapped and killed our Han people, and destroyed our farms and houses. The intentions of our Han people are extremely vicious. The mission of our Han people is to protect the Han people from the chaos, protect the grain and fodder obtained from the farmland, and protect the shelter. A house that shelters from the wind and rain, and protects the old, weak and children who are left unattended at home."

"Everyone, I, Pang Shiyuan, have been away for many years. This time, at the invitation of the great general, I will once again advise the great man and protect the village. I am lucky. I will die a hundred times without regret!"

The return of Feng Chu and Pang Tong finally gave Liu Feng's think tank a leader.In addition to Xu Shu and Wang Yi, who are outsiders and insiders, Liu Feng's team of counselors is not much worse than when Liu Bei was a public security officer.

After Pang Tong made his statement, he immediately conducted a comprehensive analysis of the current situation together with Xu Shu and Wang Yi.

According to the guesses of the three, in order to disperse the strength of the Han army when the Wei army went south this time, the greatest possibility is to launch an all-out war against the Shu Han by marching from west to east on three or even four or five routes.

The choice of the specific marching direction, except for Jingzhou, is nothing more than Longyou and Hanzhong.

Most of these two places are hilly and mountainous areas with mountains and ridges. Such complex terrain conditions are more suitable for the Shu Han army, which is dominated by infantry and crossbowmen, and not suitable for the heavy cavalry of the Wei State.

Therefore, in the past, when the Wei State attacked on the western front, it often recruited Qiang Di Hu cavalry to assist them. When confronting the front, they used Qing cavalry to copy the rear, thereby annihilating the enemy.

Fortunately, the Shu Han defeated Zhang Yun last time, which severely damaged the morale of the Wei army in Longyou. Even if Guo Huai wanted to attack Wudu and Yinping now, he couldn't start a big battle.

In the Hanzhong area, plank roads such as Baoxie Valley Road and Luogu Road were also damaged during the war, and many sections of roads were impassable, which made it difficult for the Han army to go north, and for the Wei army to go south.

On the whole, the real direction of the Wei army's attack is in Jingzhou, and the most direct attack target is Xiangyang.

On the road from Xinye to Fancheng, apart from the Han River and its tributaries, a road runs from north to south, which is suitable for cavalry to go south.

If the infantry of the Han army wanted to stop Wei Qi, they could only defend the city. However, the county towns along the way were destroyed by several wars.

Liu Bei defended Xinye well back then, and the reason why he retreated was because he was afraid of being trapped in an isolated city by reinforcements after the siege.

Relatively speaking, if the Han army took the Han River as the boundary and defended Xiangyang City, it would be relatively easier, because the area around Xiangyang and Jiangling already belonged to the water network area of ​​the Jianghan Plain, and the Han army navy could travel to and from River reinforcements.

In view of this, Pang Tong believes that the best way for the Han army at the moment is not to divide the troops to defend against the enemy and intercept them layer by layer, but to concentrate their forces and wipe out the enemy all the way. It can even be more aggressive and take advantage of the complex terrain of the Qinling Mountains to take the first step. Attack Luoyang, the capital of Wei Dynasty.

After listening to the analysis of Pang Tong and other counselors, Liu Feng turned to the generals with eyes like a torch, and said loudly: "Everyone, this time the Wei army is going south, and there are many of them are You Yan and Hu Qi, and they are coming fiercely. You must not underestimate the enemy."

"Just now, Jundi Pang has already said that our army should not retreat too much. If the Xiangyang and Hanshui lines are broken by the Wei army, the production and economy of Nanjun's hard-won recovery will be destroyed, and the people will be slaughtered. The big man lost trust and support. When he retreated from Xinye to defend Jiangling, the lesson was very profound. "

Liu Feng's voice went from high to low, gradually getting deeper, with desolation and sadness in his voice, which made Wei Yan, Chen Dao and other Han generals who had experienced the disastrous defeat in Xinye and Changbanpo feel shocked and awed.

Seeing that the generals' intention to underestimate the enemy gradually faded away, Liu Feng continued: "North of Xiangyang and Hanshui, in the area from Fancheng to Yancheng, there is a water discharge from the Hanshui to divert the swamp and water park. Break through Cao Ren and Yu's forbidden place."

"I have made up my mind to stick to this place and stop the Wei army from advancing south. Do you have the confidence to join me in guarding my Han land and my homeland?"

"Once the great general has an assignment, the last general must fulfill it even if he gives up his life."

"General, the last general asks for the responsibility of guarding Yancheng. If the city falls, you are the only one to ask." Hearing Liu Feng's provocative words, all the generals of the Han army stared angrily and shouted.

Liu Feng nodded in satisfaction, and said: "For the specific task arrangement, the three military advisers Pang, Xu, and Wang will deliver orders to you. Please wait patiently. General Wen Chang, please stay for a while."

Hearing this, Wei Yan stopped in his tracks, and after everyone dispersed, Liu Feng let Wei Yan into the inner tent and walked to the hanging silk picture.

"Mr. Wen, look, Wei Jun's strategic intentions have already been clarified by the military division just now, but even if we can stop the enemy by defending to the death, our army will have to pay a considerable price. If we want to reverse the victory, we must give Wei Guochaotang A profound lesson, only in this way can the enemy be forced back."

"My idea is to send a surprise army to go northward and directly threaten Wei's Luoyang, Chang'an and other places. Let Cao Rui know what it means to be surprised and attack those who are unprepared. Wenchang, how dare you take this important task? .”

After Liu Feng finished speaking, he picked up a command arrow and pointed it at Wei Yanyang, meaning to ask Wei Yan if he dared to accept the command.

Wei Yan's tall body was stunned, raised his eyebrows, and clasped his fists and said, "General, why don't you dare? Back then, if the prime minister hadn't rejected a certain family's Ziwu Valley surprise attack, I, Wei Yan, would have planted the Han flag on the top of Chang'an city long ago." gone."

Liu Feng nodded with a smile, the Ziwu Valley surprise attack was indeed proposed by Wei Yan.

However, for the sake of safety, Zhuge Liang did not agree with Wei Yan's suggestion.Liu Feng was not Zhuge Liang's idea. This time, he wanted to take a risk and let Wei Yan try.

If it succeeds, Wei Yan's advance army will be Monkey King who penetrated into the hinterland of Wei State.

Seeing Liu Feng's recognition of his ability, Wei Yan clapped his hands excitedly, and said: "The general trusts me so much, and I, Wei Yan, will do my best to repay my kindness. If there is an accident in the middle, can you allow me to change on the spot, change the marching route, and attack the target."

Liu Feng laughed, nodded and said, "Yes!"

Wei Yan couldn't help becoming more excited when he heard Liu Feng's delegation of power. In the past, under Zhuge Liang's tent, as soon as he said his ideas, he was rejected by the group of counselors and assistant officials in the prime minister's mansion. The strategy of Chang'an was put on the shelf, which made Wei Yan very upset.

After Wei Yan was dealt with, Liu Feng was more or less determined about the next battle.

He is not worried about defending Xiangyang.

This fortified city is easy to defend and difficult to attack, and the Han River can provide support. If the Wei army dares to attack, Liu Feng doesn't mind teaching the Wei army a lesson in the flooded swamp area.

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Wei Guo has been drifting lately.

Sima Yi made an expedition to Liaodong, wiped out Gongsun Yuan, and returned home with tens of thousands of Youyan cavalry. Cao Rui personally received a group of meritorious generals in the court hall.

Because of Sima Yi's great achievements this time, he became the most famous official in the court of Wei Guo, who was highly regarded by Cao Rui.

After the death of the great generals Xia Houshang and Cao Zhen who conquered the South, Cao Rui gradually began to indulge. The children of the Cao family and Xiahou family were gradually abandoned by Cao Rui, and the power of the Sima family, Guo family, Wang family and other aristocratic families rose.

When he first came to the throne, Cao Rui was diligent in governing, he was good at accepting advice, and he was very good at accepting advice. But now his temperament has changed drastically, and he gradually began to seek pleasure.

The most important thing is that Cao Rui's private life is very abnormal, and he has completely lost interest in women.

Empress Mao was killed, Mrs. Guo fell out of favor, and other women couldn't get Cao Rui's call.

The person who actually slept with Cao Rui at night was replaced by Cao Zhao.

There is no need to guess what will happen when two men sleep on the same bed, everyone in the court of Wei Guo will know. As for who is active and who is passive, it is hard to say.

Cao Rui changed his temper, he likes masculinity and dislikes women, which makes all the veterans of Wei State jump their feet anxiously. Without a prince, who will the power of Wei State be passed on to?

After some discussions, Cao Fang, the grandson of Rencheng King Cao Zhang, who just turned one year old, was canonized as the King of Qi, which is regarded as a candidate for the crown prince. If Cao Rui raises his own son in the future, Cao Fang will always be the King of Qi. If Cao Rui has no son , then Cao Fang is the heir.

If Cao Cao knew that Cao Rui had done these things, he would have crawled out of the Seventy-two Tombs of Doubt.

Fortunately, the Cao family is not all incompetent people. Cao Zhen's son Cao Shuang is one of the few exceptions. The reason why he can be reused is that Cao Shuang and Cao Rui are young playmates, and the relationship between the two is quite good.

Originally, Qin Lang was also one of them, but due to the unclear relationship between Qin Lang and Liu Feng, under the help of Qin Lang, Cao Ying, the princess of Jinxiang, ran to Jingzhou privately and became Liu Feng's woman, which made Cao Rui very embarrassed face.

Cao Ling, her own sister, is already Liu Feng's concubine.

Now my aunt, Cao Ying, has become Liu Feng's man. Why have all the women of the Cao family become Liu Feng's playthings?

Cao Rui was extremely depressed.

This time Sima Yi proposed to attack Shu with more than [-] elite soldiers, and Cao Rui agreed without saying a word.

Wancheng.

Wei Guo Taiwei Sima Yi, Wu Wei General Cao Shuang, Yang Lie General Wang Chang, Jingzhou Inspector Wang Ji, four important ministers are also discussing the strategy against the enemy at the same time.

Sima Yi made great achievements in the expedition to Gongsun Yuan, and was promoted from Hushi General to Taiwei to serve as the commander of the Southern Expedition. Cao Shuang, who was born in the clan and the son of Cao Zhen, was appointed as the deputy commander.Wang Chang and Wang Ji each led their troops and obeyed the command.

Sima Shi's harassment in Gucheng and Fangling was actually his act without Sima Yi's consent, which made Cao Shuang, Wang Chang, and Wang Ji very dissatisfied. If Sima Yi was not present, the violent Cao Shuang would have spoken insulted.

For the sake of Diao Chan, a woman stunned the snake and made Liu Feng aware of Wei Jun's true intentions. What kind of thing is this?
"According to the latest information, internal disputes in the Kingdom of Shu continue, and the relationship between the emperor Liu Chan and the general Liu Feng is even worse. It can be said that a great chaos in the Kingdom of Shu is about to happen. This is the best opportunity for us to go south. .”

Sima Yi spoke first, revealing his own exclusive information in the first sentence. Sima Yi trusted the accuracy of this information because it came from Sima Wang who sneaked into Shu.

Others may be instigated by Shu, but Sima Wang will not.

"However, if we want to make a breakthrough from the direction of Jingzhou, we still need to face Liu Feng's obstruction. The Shu army has recently mobilized troops frequently. Chen Dao's Baidan soldiers have already arrived in Xiangyang. According to estimates, the troops currently gathered on the front line of the Han River , It is estimated that it has reached [-] people, and it is not easy to break through its defense line."

Sima Yi wanted to quell everyone's anger, so he could only bring up the topic first, and the most interesting thing to discuss was the deployment of Liu Fengjun's troops.

"Judging from all the signs, Liu Feng built fortifications on the front line of Fancheng and Yancheng in order to emulate Guan Yu's battle in the past. If our army goes south, we need to beware of it cutting off the Han River and flooding our army."

Wang Chang had a calm temperament. When he heard that Liu Feng was gathering troops in Xiangyang, he immediately began to analyze it.

When General Cao Shuang of Wuwei was in Yongliang, he once fought against the Shu army and took advantage of it. This time, Cao Shuang was full of confidence after seeing the mighty Youzhou cavalry, and decided to fight on the Jingzhou battlefield. Do it.

"Wen Shu, you worry too much. Now it's autumn and winter, and it's the season of dry water. If Liu Feng wants to intercept the river, there must be water. According to someone, when the Shu army has not yet assembled, get up. Cavalry dash forward and kill Liu Feng by surprise."

Hearing Cao Shuang's confidence, Sima Yi showed approval in his fierce eyes, and said, "Uncle Zhao, it seems that you know the situation in Jingzhou very well, why don't you leave the task of attacking Xiangyang first to your department?" ?”

Attack Xiangyang first!

Hearing Sima Yi's suggestion, Wang Chang and Wang Ji looked at each other with serious expressions on their faces. If Liu Feng was so easy to fight, then the famous Wei generals such as Zhang Yun and Fei Yao would not die in battle.

"Okay, the Taiwei's suggestion is exactly what I want. I, Cao Shuang, have accepted this pioneer mission. You wait in Wancheng, and watch me Cao Zhaobo warm wine and kill Liu Feng."

Cao Shuang shouted brazenly.

"General Wuwei, Liu Feng's heavy troops are on the border, it's better to proceed with caution!" Surprised by Cao Shuang's rhetoric, Wang Chang couldn't help reminding him aloud.

"Haha, General Yang Lie, don't you want to increase Liu Feng's ambition and destroy my great Wei's prestige. Didn't I, Cao Shuang, never defeat Liu Feng?"

Cao Shuang didn't care about Wang Chang's reminder. He was young and energetic, and now he only thought about sending troops to Xiangyang, driving straight into Xiangyang, drinking horses in the Yangtze River, and hating his father Cao Zhen's defeat.

The Wei army was gearing up and preparing to go south immediately. Cao Shuang took the initiative to ask Ying to be the vanguard of this expedition.

With a gentle smile on his face, Sima Yi listened carefully to Cao Shuang's narration, and nodded from time to time, expressing his agreement with Cao Shuang's statement.

Cao Shuang's general position is only General Wuwei, which is several ranks behind Sima Yi.

But Sima Yi respected Cao Shuang very much. After watching Cao Shuang leave excitedly, Sima Yi glanced at Wang Chang thoughtfully, then turned around directly, and led Sima Shi back to the central camp.

Wang Chang's heart turned cold after being stared at by Sima Yi, and he opened his mouth to say something, but he didn't know what to say.

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Xiangyang.

After Liu Feng sent Wei Yanbei to be a surprise soldier, he adjusted the defense line of the Han army north of Xiangyang according to the suggestions of Pang Tong, Xu Shu and others.

Xiangyang, a fortified city, was personally guarded by him.

On the frontal battlefield, Zhang Quan's army guarded Yancheng as the most outpost of the whole army. Zhang Quan's father, Zhang Xiu, was famous in Nanyang County for a while, and was very popular among the people here.

With Deng Zhi's army stationed in Fancheng, as the last barrier of Xiangyang, Deng Zhi has accumulated a lot of battlefield experience after going through a lot of experience. If he is to defend the city, if the Wei army comes to attack, he must pay a heavy price.

At the same time, Gan Gui's fleet patrolled the Han River and its tributaries, Boshui, Bishui, and Bishui, as a mobile reinforcement force, ready to rescue trapped soldiers at any time.

The two armies Deng Ai and Zhang Quan were also the most important forces Liu Feng used to resist Cao's attack.

In addition, Liu Feng deployed Chen Dao's Baidan soldiers in the Jingling area of ​​Jiangxia County on the east bank of the Huanhan River. Once the Wei army fell into a situation where they could not advance or retreat in Fancheng, Chen Dao and Xing Daorong would cross Dahong Mountain and appear. In the rear of the Wei army, a strategic anti-encirclement was implemented.

In the direction of Nanxiang County in the southwest, Liu Feng transferred a part of Chen Shi's troops from Hanzhong. Chen Shi followed Liu Feng to fight several times before.

The middle road was blocked layer by layer, and the two wings were outflanked.

If anyone saw Liu Feng's defense, he would feel very familiar with it.

This is Liu Feng's most famous Heavenly Furnace method, imitating General Xue Boling's battle in Changsha.

Of course, Cao Shuang definitely couldn't see Liu Feng's trick. In his eyes, the Shu army in front of him was a group of fat sheep waiting to be slaughtered. As long as his cavalry rushed, they could win a big victory.

Yancheng.

The first round of confrontation between the Han and Wei armies began in this small town.

There were about [-] Han troops guarding the city, led by General Zhang Quan. Facing the attack of cavalry from Cao Shuang's brigade, Zhang Quan did not defend the city rigidly, but pulled the troops closer to the Bishui and Bishui. Hebukou.

Behind Zhang Quan's Han army is Gan Gui's fleet. With a retreat, Zhang Quan will have the confidence to face Wei Qi.

Cao Shuang's first wave of attack dispatched Hu General Beiyan's Xianbei Qingqi, and the screaming Beihu rushed towards Zhang Quan's infantry, and the two armies began a big fight on the bank of the Fei River.

Zhang Quan is young and vigorous, and also has outstanding marksmanship. Whenever Hu Qi breaks through, he leads his own army to reinforce him. Bei Yan, the unlucky guy, sees that Zhang Quan is a member of the Han Dynasty, thinking that he can capture and kill the enemy general. Destroy the enemy.

As soon as the two confronted each other, Zhang Quan used the golden spear with a tiger head left behind by his father Zhang Xiu, found a flaw in Bei Yan, and picked him off the horse, and all the Hu Qi scattered.

Cao Shuang was unfavorable, so angry that he almost went into battle himself.

Fortunately, the two generals Zhang Hu and Le Chen were quite like fathers. They joined forces to fight, and finally wiped out half of Zhang Quan's troops. .

Relying on Zhang Quan's delay, Deng Ai once again strengthened the defense line in Fancheng, focusing on digging the moat outside Fancheng. After Cao Shuang arrived, he finally found that the city in front of him was surrounded by swamps and rivers, and the back was against the Han River. In order to take down Fancheng, the soldiers of the Wei army can only pay for their lives.

"Send a letter to the Taiwei quickly and bring up all the siege equipment. I, Cao Zhaobo, will teach you how to fight in Fancheng?" Cao Shuang's confidence was so strong that people could not believe it.

This contest between siege and defense was launched between Cao Shuang and Deng Ai.

Under the orders of the leading generals, the Wei army launched wave after wave of attacks. General Zhang Hu led a team of capable soldiers to rush from left to right, and broke through more than ten stone barriers outside the city of Han army.

Faced with the strong attack of the Wei army, the Han army was not to be outdone and launched a counterattack. Deng Ai grew up to be a famous general in the history of the Three Kingdoms in the later period. The big gap, Cao Shuang is probably already disgraced by now.

The two armies fought fiercely until November.

Cao Shuang was finally unable to attack. Wang Ji led Sima Yi to order to continue the attack. On the Han army's side, Wu Yi and Wu Ban, who had just arrived on the battlefield, took over Deng Ai's garrison in Fancheng.

In this battle between Han and Wei, the defensive stage of Wei attacking and Han defending has entered a stalemate stage.

At this time, Liu Feng also breathed a sigh of relief, and began to care about the position of Wei Yan's surprise army.

Wei Yan led [-] troops into Wuguan Road from the Fangling area. At the beginning, the soldiers who were able to send letters sent back news, but then they gradually disappeared.

Some soldiers in the General's Mansion are already discussing in private whether Wei Yan has been annihilated by the Wei army, or has simply defected to the Wei state.

Liu Feng did not believe such rumors.

He believed that since Wei Yan had disappeared, he must have made a big move, and when Wei Yan's news came back, it was time for the Han army to counterattack.

　I will make up for the regrets in history one by one in this book. Pang Tong came out of the mountain again, and so did Wei Yan. Let him go to the territory of Wei State to make a fuss.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)