Three Kingdoms: Ancestors of the Han Dynasty

Chapter 226 The Battle of Leqieshui ([-])
"Sun Tzu's Art of War" said: "The way to be a guest: deep is special, shallow is loose (Note ①)."

The sky was as dark as ink, and suddenly there was a thunderclap, and the big raindrops connected one after another, and a heavy rain came immediately.

Rainwater flowed down from the roof of the tent, forming a water curtain and falling into the muddy ground, forming small ponds on the ground.

Guo Huai was at the tent door, and a gust of cold air penetrated into the tent. Looking at the pouring rain in front of him, he couldn't help feeling depressed.

A few days ago, after Dai Ling attacked the Han army camp, the Huangshui Valley began to rain continuously for several days.The original plan to attack Hanzhai was canceled many times because of this, and they could only wait for the spring flood to pass before attacking.

It doesn't matter, but according to the spy's report, Wei Yan's army still hasn't appeared, so I don't know what's going on.

Guo Huai sighed softly, hoping that the rain would stop quickly so that he could continue to attack Wu Yi and force Wei Yan's army out.Otherwise, if it rains like this again, it will be difficult to discharge the accumulated water in the camp, and there is a fear of disease.

But fortunately, this is only the Huangshui spring flood, which lasts for a short time, and the rainfall is not heavy, so it will pass in a few days.If there is a summer flood in Huangshui, frequent heavy rains, heavy rainfall, and a long duration, it will inevitably cause Huangshui to rise, flood the river beach, and make it difficult to march.

It has to be said that Wu Yi has a vicious vision, and the site of the general's village was chosen in Gebeitang.The Gepi soup is more than [-] meters above the river surface. During heavy rains, the military village is easy to drain; during wars, it is condescending and easy to defend.

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Niu Xinchuan, Wei Yan camp.

The rain stopped for a while, and Ji Xi was wearing cloth boots, stepping on the muddy road carefully, for fear that the mud would stain the boots on his feet.Unfortunately, the muddy road had already stained his boots.

Ji Xi looked at the boots on her feet with some distress, the boots were sewn by the lady herself, and she was going to meet Jiang Changshi today, so she deliberately put them on to show respect.

On the banks of Niuxinchuan, a general received visiting Han generals.

But seeing that this man is nearly thirty years old, tall and straight, full of heroic spirit, and has the strategy of passing through the world, this general is Jiang Wei, the long history of the Qiang guard and Marquis of Dangyang Pavilion.

Since Jiang Wei became the chief historian of Qiang, because Jiang Wei was proficient in Confucian classics, familiar with literary affairs, and careful, Wei Yan entrusted Jiang Wei with a lot of work.This time, when he went deep into the enemy's territory, he was also entrusted with the task of calming the minds of the soldiers.

Ji Xi lined up behind him, waiting for Jiang Wei to meet him.

When it was Ji Xi's turn, Jiang Wei was very gentle, and said with a smile: "Ji Xi, how is the morale of your soldiers, but are there any soldiers in fear?"

Ji Xi was a little nervous, shook his head, and said: "Qi Jiang Changshi, just entering the enemy's territory, several brothers were quite scared, but now they are always thinking about fighting."

Hearing this, Jiang Wei chuckled and said, "That's good. It's normal for brothers to be afraid when they first entered the enemy's territory. Now that they have entered the enemy's territory, the brothers will work together more."

Ji Xi nodded repeatedly, and replied, "Jiang Changshi is amazing. There were two brothers who didn't like each other, but now they can help each other."

Jiang Wei didn't explain why, and said with a gentle attitude: "Go back and tell the brothers, when the rain stops, the Wei army will be defeated."

"No!" Kissi replied.

After Jiang Wei finished dealing with the military, Wei Yan came to meet him.

"Bo Yue, can the soldiers fight?" Before the people arrived, the voice came first.

Hearing the sound, Jiang Wei followed the trend, and clasped his hands in response: "General, the soldiers are eager to fight, and they can use it for it!"

Wei Yan nodded, stroked his beard and said with a smile: "The general will be rewarded and punished clearly, the country will be rewarded for meritorious service, and the soldiers are eager to fight. This time when we go deep into the enemy's territory, the soldiers will be more united and more useful to us under such circumstances. "

Why are the soldiers of the Han Dynasty eager to fight?

It's all because the big man has been rewarded for his meritorious service in the past few years, and it is divided among soldiers' money, land, and official status.What's more, when people moved to the border, the local government could still send wives, so how could the soldiers not be happy when they heard about the war.

After all, compared with the Cao Wei established by the Kanto gentry, the Dahan treated soldiers better and their positions were more open. As long as you have the ability, if you join the army and fight, you can be promoted to rank.

And Wei Yan himself is the best publicity.

"General Wu, do you have the latest news?" Wei Yan asked thoughtfully.

Hearing Wei Yan's question, Jiang Wei replied: "Yes, the scouts reported that the road was muddy due to the heavy rain, and the Wei army stopped attacking the village. They should be waiting for the sky to clear."

Wei Yan smiled and said, "Very good. Before that, Yan was worried about whether General Wu would hold back the Wei army. When our army attacked, now it seems that God is helping me."

"What is the current distribution of the Guo Huai and Dai Ling armies?" Wei Yan asked.

Jiang Wei took out the map from his cuff, spread it out and said, "This is the map drawn by General Wu who came to report to the scouts. General, please see, our army is stationed in Gebeitang, Dai Ling's troops are stationed at the foot of the mountain, and Guo Huai's troops are stationed at the foot of the mountain. However, the headquarters is ten miles away from Dai Ling's headquarters. There is no change in the two's headquarters, but Guo Huai's troops built a water fortress by the Huangshui River, as if to guard against our army, and went down the Huangshui."

Wei Yanduan looked at it for a while, then asked in a deep voice: "Although our army is going down the river, the water fortress does not affect our army, so there is no need to worry. Does General Wu report the specific strength of the Guo Huai and Dai Ling armies?"

"Yes, there are about [-] soldiers under the command of Dai Ling, and about [-] under the command of Guo Huai. However, according to General Wu, Guo Huai's troops are very elite. Moreover, the two armies are less than ten miles apart. Everyone has support, and our army is in trouble." Jiang Wei said in response.

Wei Yan laughed a few times, stroked his beard and said proudly: "What is there to be afraid of the elite, I, Wei Yan, have no fear, and it will only take a few days to defeat Guo Huai."

After a pause, Wei Yan said: "If it doesn't rain tonight, Boyue will lead his cavalry in a platoon, march eastward along the Huangshui River, and lie in ambush in the Qi Gorge on the south bank of the Huangshui River. The general will arrive at the south bank of Huangshui with great fanfare to attract Wei army scouts."

"At that time, I will move forward to attract Guo Huai to cross the Huangshui River and set up camp. In the early morning of the next day, I will personally go out to invite a battle to fight Guo Huai. At this time, Boyue can break out from Qixia Pass and directly attack Guo Huai's army... "

Hearing this, Jiang Wei looked around at the soldiers, hesitant to speak, as if he wanted to say something.

Wei Yan saw it, and asked, "Do you have any doubts about Boyue?"

Jiang Wei hesitated for a while, and asked: "General Wei, with Guo Huai's dispatch of scouts, I am worried that I might not be able to hide it from Guo Huai when I march down. On the contrary, it will let Guo Huai follow the trend."

Wei Yan said in a low voice: "I have thought about this point, Boyue don't worry, I will make my own arrangements."

After a pause, looking around, Wei Yan said in a low voice: "The general will also arrange Gao Sima. Therefore, the more concealed Bo Yue is, the better. If Guo Huai really doesn't know, that's the best."

Hearing this, Jiang Wei understood Wei Yan's thoughts.

"Tonight, send scouts to the east and report to the former general to cooperate with our army." Wei Yan instructed.

"promise!"
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①The law of fighting deep into the enemy's country is: the deeper you enter the enemy's territory, the more concentrated your soldiers will be, and the shallower your entry, the easier it will be for your soldiers to flee.

(End of this chapter)