Three Kingdoms: Ancestors of the Han Dynasty

Chapter 488 Expand
The battle between the Han and Wei Dynasties is still in a state of anxiety, but Wuzhangyuan, a few miles away, is not peaceful.

In the tent of the Wei army camp, the people staying in the camp were having a heated argument.Liu Fang, the servant, paced back and forth in the tent of the Chinese army, while Sim Pi sat on the mat and supported his beard to think.Xu Zhi and other Wei generals were wearing armor and waiting for military orders.

Liu Fang punched his fist, stopped, looked at Simpi and said, "Xin Gong, Your Majesty is besieged by thieves and Huang Quan on three sides, and the situation is critical. It is difficult to distinguish soldiers under the night, and swords have no eyes. If Your Majesty is in danger, you and I can't escape my responsibility, and I should send troops to rescue as soon as possible."

Simpi got up from his desk, shook his head and said: "That's not right, most of our soldiers are farmers' soldiers, and there are few elite ones. The newly recruited soldiers have little battle experience, their armor is not solid, and their golden drums are not familiar. It is already a good thing to stick to the camp. If you let them rush out to fight at night, they will lack the training of golden drums, and they are afraid of night battles, so don't act rashly."

Liu Fang took a step forward, tugged on Simpi's sleeve, and said anxiously, "Dong Xin!"

Xin Pi patted Liu Fang's hand, and further explained: "Don't give up, just listen to me. If our army sends soldiers to rescue Your Majesty's camp, it will mean that our camp is empty, and the thief general Wei Yan is not a planless general." , he is a brave general of Western Shu, and should not be underestimated. Wei Yan will take the opportunity to lead his troops to attack our camp, and our army will be empty and difficult to defend, and there is a danger of losing our defense."

"Once Wei Yan captures our camp, Your Majesty will have no way out. Even if we force Huang Quan's army back, what's the point to our army? At that time, our army will be wiped out, and you and I will be the criminals of Wei. Besides When our army is dispatched, Wei Yan must move, and if it hits our rescue soldiers, the Liangzhou soldiers are fierce, and if our army is small, it will be difficult to stop. Therefore, Ziqi should focus on the overall situation." Simpi analyzed.

As soon as these words came out, Liu Fang woke up instantly, nodded, and sat down in silence.It is not difficult to understand the current situation with his wisdom.

From the west of Wuzhang Plain, the terrain of Weinan Plain narrowed rapidly and became narrow.Cao Rui's army camped at Xinling, a few miles west of Wuzhangyuan, and Wei Yan's troops were stationed on Wuzhangyuan.

Wuzhangyuan overlooks the land of Weinan, and any team that wants to go to Chencang and withdraw troops from here must pass through this place.Before Cao Rui's army besieged Wuzhangyuan, he hoped to take this strategically important place, so he could advance westward and attack Zhuge Liang in Yongcheng with Sima Yi.

But now Cao Rui went west to attack Huang Quan, and left [-] troops here, just to prevent Wei Yan from going down to the original and cutting off his back.If this place falls, even if Huang Quan is forced to retreat, the entire Cao Rui army will be surrounded by the Han army.At that time, there will be Huang Quan in the front, Wei Yan in the back, Qinling Mountains in the south and Wei River in the north, and Cao Rui's army will be unable to escape.

This is also the reason why Xin Pi insisted not to fight. To hold the camp is to hold Cao Rui's retreat.Even if Cao Rui's army is defeated, as long as this place sticks to it, the Wei army will have a way to retreat to Chang'an.

As for the strength of the troops, most of the soldiers in the battalion were newly recruited soldiers, which were hard to compare with Wei Yan's soldiers from Liangzhou. In the past, they could bully Wei Yan's troops by relying on numbers and camps during the day.But in today's night, if the soldiers stick to the camp and rescue Cao Rui, they may not be able to do it.

"Report! Emergency military situation."

The personal guard stepped inside, knelt down on one knee and said, "I want to report to the military commander that Wei Yan, the general of Shu, led his troops down to the plains, intending to attack our camp."

Before the guard could finish speaking, the sound of the golden drum of the Han army's attack resounded outside the tent.Sure enough, Wei Yan did not give up this opportunity, and went down to attack the Wei army camp.

Xin Pi looked around at the crowd and said in a deep voice: "The whole camp is on alert, and the torches are lit high to resist Wei Yan's attack on the camp."

"promise!"

The torches outside the village were brightly lit, and the soldiers of the Han army who had just arrived at the Wei army camp regrouped under the sound of golden drums and the dispatch of the general.

"Prepare to attack!" Wei Yan shouted, looking at the Wei army camp.

"Wait a minute, General Zuo," Jiang Wei said.

"What's the matter?"

Holding the reins, Jiang Wei approached Wei Yan, and suggested, "General Zuo, the uncertainties of the battle now lie in the camp of the Wei army. As long as the camp of the Wei army is defeated and the puppet emperor Cao Rui takes the lead, the battle in Guanzhong will be settled."

Wei Yan pondered a little, and asked in a deep voice: "Bo Yue's opinion is the same as that of someone. It's just that if our army turns to attack Cao Rui's army at this time, the Wei army in this battalion will attack the tail of our army. But if our army can break through this place, then Cao Rui's army will surely be destroyed."

Jiang Wei looked at the brightly lit Wei army camp in the distance, and said: "Wei camp is brightly lit, and its soldiers are not unprepared soldiers. Although our army is elite, there are few soldiers, and it is difficult to break through a well-prepared camp. But for a few days, Wei Guan The Wei army was false, thinking that the soldiers in this battalion were temporarily transferred, and most of them were new soldiers, not elite, so it was difficult to use them. General Zuo might as well not attack, and send generals to attack Cao Rui's camp to attract this enemy to fight and stop this enemy. He can also send generals The general Xihe chariot and cavalry attacked Cao Rui's camp, killing two birds with one stone."

Seeing that the Wei camp was well prepared, Wei Yan frowned and said, "In that case, I will lead the army to attack Cao Rui's camp. How about Bo Yue staying here to stop the Wei army?"

Jiang Wei looked up, looked at the crescent moon hanging in the sky, thought of the great achievement of attacking Cao Rui's camp, cupped his hands and said: "General Zuo is the commander of the army, you can't take personal risks, you can feint attack outside the camp. It's bright tonight , Wei Jiu lived in the northwest, good at horses, quite brave, and would like to lead cavalry soldiers with golden drums to attack Cao Rui's camp in the west."

Faced with Jiang Wei's challenge, Wei Yan quickly agreed.After all, Jiang Wei, who was born in Longyou, was indeed better at cavalry than Wei Yanshan, and Liangzhou cavalry was also selected and trained by Jiang Wei. He was brave and resourceful, so it was appropriate for him to lead the army.

"Yes! Boyue led two thousand riders, and a certain one led more than four thousand people to fight for Boyue." Wei Yan ordered.

"promise!"

Jiang Wei ordered people to blow the horn and gather the cavalry.While the torches were flickering, the cavalry general shouted to gather his cavalry.After the cavalry soldiers responded one after another, Jiang Wei did not hesitate, and immediately led the cavalry, holding torches, towards Cao Rui's army.

On the high platform inside the camp, Xin Pi cried out inwardly when he saw a large area of ​​fire outside the camp leaving from the large Han army and heading west.

Liu Fang's face turned pale, he grabbed Sim Pi's hand, and said in a panic, "Xin Pi! The enemy cavalry is heading west, and they must be looking for His Majesty's camp. Our army can follow the example of the Shu people and send elites to the east for rescue."

Simpi glanced at the west side, and said in a deep voice: "All six thousand elites will go out to fight against Wei Yan. If there is any disadvantage, they will withdraw and return to the camp. The rest of the soldiers stick to the camp, obey the order of a certain army, and rush to help the soldiers outside the camp at any time."

"promise!"

"I hope everything is safe, and our army can take the opportunity to defeat Wei Yan's troops and capture Wuzhangyuan!" Simpi sighed while looking at Wuzhangyuan under the dark night.

In war, crisis coexists.There is an opportunity in a crisis, and there is a danger in an opportunity.Jiang Wei mobilized troops to attack Cao Rui, which also caused Wei Yan's troops to disperse. If Simpi could defeat Wei Yan, he would have a chance to capture Wuzhangyuan.

(End of this chapter)