Three Kingdoms: Ancestors of the Han Dynasty

Chapter 623
On August 28, Luoshui.

Sima Yi led his army up against Luoshui River and walked on the south bank of Luoshui River.When it was more than ten miles away from Laolong Mountain, the scouts who went out to investigate rushed to report, shouting: "General, the Shu army is camping on Laolong Mountain ahead. Look at its camp and flag, and it should be its main force."

"Oh!" Sima Yi's expression moved slightly, and he ordered: "The army rests on the spot and waits for someone to go to investigate the situation."

"promise!"

Sima Yi crossed the Luoshui River, stood on the hill on the north bank, and looked at Laolong Mountain on the opposite bank.

After watching for a while, Sima Yi pointed to Laolong Mountain and asked, "Is there a source of water on Laolong Mountain? Is it enough for tens of thousands of people?"

The people in Yiyang, who were arrested by the scouts and questioned them, replied vigorously: "I would like to inform the general that there are lush streams on Laolong Mountain, and those who live near the mountains on the south bank rely on the water from Laolong Mountain for drinking."

"The general wants to cut off the water?" Chen Gui asked curiously.

Sima Yi smiled and said, "It's just a casual question. Liu Chan has thousands of soldiers, and Wang Ping and Deng Ai are his assistants. If there is no water source on the mountain today, how can he go up the mountain?"

Chen Guiying smiled and said: "That's right, if there is no water on the mountain, but you go up the mountain without water, then you are a fool. If you can lead the army, it is a gift from heaven to our great Wei."

Ma Di, who was far away in the Hehuang Valley, sneezed and rubbed his nose. How could he catch the wind and cold in summer!

Sima Yi grabbed the reins and walked west for another mile to watch the Han army's deployment.

Chen Gui followed closely behind on his horse and asked, "General, the camp of the Shu army is located on Laolong Mountain, blocking our army's rescue of Yiyang. Should our army contact the Yiyang defenders to attack the Han camp from east to west?"

Sima Yi shook his head and said, "This may be Liu Chan's plan. Liu Chan's camp on Laolong Mountain is to cut off the news from Yiyang and force our army to rescue him. He seems to be surrounded by our army, but he is not in danger. If the army camp is arranged in the vast land of Luoshui Beiyuan, there will be no obstacles and no high points, and the deployment of the army will be explored by our army, which is really a dangerous place."

As he said that, Sima Yi couldn't help but praised and said: "I wouldn't be surprised if Zhuge Liang came here. Now that Liu Chan is here, he can choose this place to set up camp. I don't know whether Wang Ping's plan or Liu Chan's plan. This place is the best place, and those who are not wise can't do it." The evidence is also."

Sima Yi is not lying. From the perspective of the entire Yiyang River Valley, Lingshan and Laolong Mountains are the commanding heights, overlooking the valley from a condescending height.Ordinary people who seek war may set up camp on the Luoshui Plain to ensure the stability of water sources and grain roads.But if you look at it in practice, setting up camp on the plain will hand over the initiative of the entire battlefield to the Wei army.

Chen Gui looked puzzled and asked, "If we follow the general's words, how should our army march and what strategy should we take?"

Sima Yi patiently pointed to the trend of Laolongshan, and said: "Look, Laolongshan is dangerous in the west and slow in the east, just to lure our army to attack. At that time, the Han army will send a partial army to the west to block Xiahouba's army, facing east and condescending. Down the mountain, the momentum is like a broken bamboo, and our army is unstoppable. Therefore, our army is invincible, and we must lure the Han army out of the stronghold before we can fight."

After a pause, Sima Yi pulled the reins and said: "As for our army's strategy, Liu Chan lured our army out of Luoyang to come here for rescue, and wanted our army to attack from east to west in order to defeat our army. I did what he wanted and ordered the army to go north. , crossed Luoshui, marched on the north bank, detoured to Yiyang, and lured Liu Chan to lead his troops to fight."

"promise!"

Chen Guipin read a little about Sima Yi's strategy, and said: "The general wants to cut off Liu Chan's retreat, force him to leave the mountain, fight with him, and at the same time calm the hearts of the soldiers in Yiyang City?"

"exactly."

Just kidding, Zhuge Liang didn't lead the army, and his own army was more powerful than the Han army, with [-] people, while Liu Chan had only more than [-] people, and he beat the widows with the crowd.If I still dare not fight, how can the world laugh at me as fearful of men like a mouse.

……

On Laolong Mountain, the Han army camp.

The scouts ran into the big tent from outside the camp, and shouted: "Your Majesty, the army against Wei has arrived, and the leader is Sima Yi, with [-] soldiers."

Liu Chan, who was annotating military affairs, was shocked. The brush in his hand fell on the official document at some point, and the ink stained the white scarf.

"Liaodong is four thousand miles away, and Liaodong is heavily guarded by troops. It takes less than a year to go back and forth, how fast Sima Yi is!" Liu Chan said to himself in a low voice.

In his limited memory of his previous life, Sima Yi had pacified Liaodong. Combined with Liu Chan's battles over the years, it is not difficult to guess that if Sima Yi wanted to return to the army, it would be almost impossible within a year.It's only late August now, and it's too soon for Sima Yi's army to return from Liaodong!

In fact, if Sima Yi did not take the sea route, he would not be able to return until the end of the year. It can only be said that history has changed again.This change really gave Liu Chan a huge surprise. Liu Chan wanted to defeat the Wei army, and the difficulty of entering Luoyang skyrocketed.

However, Liu Chan quickly adjusted his mentality and asked calmly, "Where is Sima Yi's army going?"

"Your Majesty, Sima Yi's army is marching from the south bank of Luoshui River to the north bank. Our army is in the mountains, and we can see its formation from a commanding height." The scout reported.

Liu Chan stood up and ordered: "Let all the generals go out of the tent and watch Sima Yi's army with me."

"promise!"

Not long after, the generals of the Han army surrounded Liu Chan, standing on the height of Laolong Mountain, overlooking the north bank of Luoshui.I saw Sima Yi's troops on the march. Although the march was rigorous, if the Han army wanted to attack, they would still be able to hit it with one blow.

Everyone's expression was stern. Like Liu Chan, they didn't expect Sima Yi's arrival.

Deng Ai squinted his eyes and said: "Your Majesty, Sima Yi's army went around Luoshui to avoid our army's sharp edge, and did not contact Xiahouba to attack our army. It should be to see through our army's strategy. His desire to go to Yiyang is to destroy us. The army's return route and grain road."

It has to be said that Sima Yi used his troops uniquely. During the investigation, he saw through Liu Chan's ideas, and quickly adjusted his strategy, trying to fight against the enemy and seize the initiative on the battlefield.

It's just that his marching route cut off Liu Chan's return route, and at the same time made Liu Chan cut off his own food road.The two armies took risks with each other in order to seize the initiative in the Yiyang Valley.

Fu Xun couldn't bear his temper, so he cupped his hands to fight, and said: "Your Majesty, the army against Wei is marching today, and there is a gap in the ranks. This is just like the words of the art of war. I would like to ask for orders to go down the mountain to defeat the enemy."

Liu Chan frowned and said, "Our army occupies the dangerous position of Laolong Mountain, and Sima Yi has more soldiers than me, so he can understand our army's strategies. But the army is not well-organized now, is it just a joke?"

Although the Yiyang River Valley is gentle and there is no place suitable for ambush, Liu Chan does not believe that Sima Yi will show his flaws so easily and let him take advantage of it.Therefore, Liu Chan guessed with a high probability that Sima Yi must have a backup, and lured him to send troops down the mountain, leaving the danger, and wanted to fight against the Han army.

Deng Ai nodded, and said in harmony: "Your Majesty's words are true, and I also think Sima Yi is deceitful."

Fu Xun looked puzzled and asked, "Wei's army is cheating, so what should our army do now?"

Wang Ping stroked his beard, and said slowly: "Your Majesty, the army against Wei is in Nanyang, and Sima Yi's army is sent here. The supply of food and grass in the Central Plains must be insufficient. Although our army has crossed mountains and mountains, the food and grass can last forty days. Therefore, two Although the army has no food or means to speak of, the minister thought that Sima Yi should be in a hurry with our army, and that it would take a few days to defeat the enemy. If I don't move, the enemy will move."

Cao Wei fought for years. Last year, Hedong played against Shuhan and defeated Sun Wu in the south.This year, Liaodong was first conquered, and then Hedong soldiers attacked Guanzhong. Nearly 3 troops stationed in Nanyang, and Sima Yi's [-] continued to fight.Therefore, Wang Ping expected that Sima Yi's military rations must also be insufficient, otherwise he would not have taken risks.

Liu Chan looked in the direction of Yiyang City, and said: "Sima Yi entered Yiyang to join forces with Xiahou Ba's soldiers, and there are many of them. Therefore, he must have the intention to break me, and our army should wait for Sima Yi to make moves. The soldiers must Buying Yiyang mountain people, if there is any change in the Wei army, it will be reported quickly."

"promise!"

Sure enough, Sima Yi's troops saw that Laolongshan had not moved in the direction, and knew that the strategy would fail, so they showed their back hands. A large number of cavalry galloped out from the distant mountains, and set up guard along the ferry on the north bank of Luoshui.

(something in the afternoon, the second one will be in the evening)

(End of this chapter)