The First Military Division of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 423 Mao Jie's Conspiracy
Cao Hong realized something and looked at Mao Jie suddenly.

"Jingyang is under siege, how can Chen Ziming feel at ease here to waste time with us, he must have a plan." Mao Jie said firmly: "From Shangdang, the only ones are Jingyang in the northwest and Hangu Pass in the southwest."

"If Chen Ziming sends troops to Jingyang, he should go with him. Otherwise, he will only go for more than [-] riders, and it will be difficult to change the situation of the battle. However, if Chen Ziming is here, if he sends troops to go, there is only Hangu Pass." Mao Jie analyzed with a frown.

You must know that besides Cao Cao's 20 army and Xianbei's [-] cavalry outside Jingyang City, this is not comparable to Cao Hong's troops, and Cao Cao has a lot of talents around him, and there are many fierce generals. Chen Ziming's troops are not enough for Cao Cao to dare to go. Gap between teeth.

"Hangu Pass used to have an army of [-], but now it has been split up, and there are still [-] soldiers. Hangu Pass is dangerous, and Chen Ziming only has [-] cavalry. There are still many cavalry in the camp outside the city. If you send troops to Hangu Pass, at most With more than [-] riders, how can we break through the pass?" Cao Hong understood what Mao Jie meant, but after careful calculation, Chen Ziming also had no ability to attack Hangu Pass.

How important Hangu Pass is to Cao Cao. Cao Hong knows that after Hangu Pass is Hongnong, and after Hongnong is Luoyang. If Hangu Pass is lost, Cao Cao's base camp will be completely exposed to Liu Bei's army.

Therefore, Hangu Pass has always been guarded by a large army. Even if the battle is difficult now, Cao Hong still has more than 2 people guarding Hangu Pass, and 2 people defend it. Unless Liu Bei sends [-] troops to attack Hangu Pass, it is impossible to win down.

Now don't say that Chen Ziming sent [-] cavalry to attack Hangu Pass, even if Chen Ziming took [-] cavalry to attack Hangu Pass, it would be impossible to capture such a powerful pass. Jingyang.

"If Chen Ziming sent someone to swindle open the gate of Hangu Pass and then attack it, can Hangu Pass be defended?" Mao Jie asked Cao Hong again, because smart people would come up with a good way to break through such a powerful pass as Hangu Pass , rather than a blind attack.

"Zhang Tai and Su Fei, the guards of Hangu Pass, are courageous and resourceful people. Knowing that the situation here is unfavorable, they will definitely guard Hangu Pass strictly and take precautions. They will never open and close the gate easily." Cao Hong said to the guards guarding Hangu Pass The general is still very confident, otherwise they would not be left to guard such an important pass.

"If so." Mao Jie looked at Cao Hong indifferently, and said coldly, "They didn't know that the general was defeated here..."

"I'm sure I'll be careless." Cao Hong shuddered. As the commander, he could of course imagine the situation he would face now. Liu Bei was besieged on all sides, and he couldn't send a large army to attack Hangu Pass, and Cao Hong led an army in front. The general guarding Guguan certainly did not expect that there would be an enemy army to attack.

If Chen Ziming sent rangers to block the road at Hangu Pass first, so that the battle situation here could not be transmitted to Hangu Pass, and then sent people to pretend to be Cao Jun, the chances of deceiving the city gates were very high.

"Gather the soldiers and horses quickly."

With a loud roar, Cao Hong wanted to lead his troops back to Hangu Pass. Hangu Pass must not be lost, otherwise the consequences would be too serious.

"No." Mao Jie called Cao Hong to stop, and continued: "This is all my guesswork. If Chen Ziming didn't send troops to attack Hangu Pass, but instead laid an ambush outside the city, the Shangdang would be in danger, and Chen Ziming's troops were all cavalry. If you send troops to Hangu Pass, you should get there. What good is it for the general to go at this time? If Chen Ziming sends troops to subdue him halfway, the general will be in danger."

"Then what should I do?" Cao Hong was in a state of confusion and didn't know what to do, so he pinned his hopes on Mao Jie.

As a counselor, Mao Jie did his part, and immediately said: "The guards of Hangu Pass, Zhang Tai and Su Fei, are not ordinary people, and they will not fall into the trap easily, and there are more than [-] people in the pass, so Chen Ziming's few troops should not be easily defeated. , immediately send people to investigate the movement of Hangu Pass."

"If there is nothing wrong with Hangu Pass, we can sit back and relax. We can make Zhang Tai and Su Fei take strict precautions, and send people to Luoyang and Hongnong to send troops to reinforce Hangu Pass, just in case." Mao Jie continued. Said: "If Hangu Pass is lost, Chen Ziming will definitely lead troops to Hangu Pass, and then attack Hongnong, surround Luoyang, use the strategy of encircling Wei and saving Zhao, and force the prime minister to withdraw his troops to relieve the danger of Jingyang."

"And let Chen Ziming succeed, I will immediately lead troops to force Chen Ziming's camp, don't let him go to Hangu Pass." Cao Hong immediately thought of something, as long as he delays Chen Ziming, then Chen Ziming's strategy will not be of much use.

"No." Mao Jie stopped Cao Hong, and continued: "Chen Ziming may not be able to break through Hangu Pass, if it is a trick to lure the enemy and lure the general out of the city, the general can easily fall for it."

Mao Jie frowned and thought for a while, and said: "If Chen Ziming really breaks through Hangu Pass, the general should not be in a hurry. Behind Hangu Pass is Hongnong, who is guarded by the Prime Minister's soldiers and horses. When he learns that Hangu Pass is lost, he will definitely send people to various places to report. Take strict precautions against Chen Ziming's attack."

"Chen Ziming attacked Hangu Pass because he wanted to force Luoyang. At that time, the general can lead an army to attack Hangu Pass, and then mobilize troops from Hongnong, Luoyang and other places to trap Chen Ziming to death outside Luoyang City. At that time, you can Eliminate a big enemy for the prime minister, in this way, not only will the general have no faults, but he will have a great merit."

Mao Jie soon discovered Chen Ziming's weakness, that is, not enough troops, [-] cavalry, what's the use, they are not enough to deal with Cao Hong's men and horses, let alone attacking an important place like Luoyang.

If Chen Ziming had [-] soldiers and horses in his hands, after taking down Hangu Pass, he would leave tens of thousands of soldiers to defend Hangu Pass, and then lead the army all the way to Luoyang, then Cao Cao would have to withdraw his troops and come back to rescue Luoyang.

But now that Chen Ziming has such troops, it is an opportunity to encircle and wipe out Chen Ziming. As long as Chen Ziming really takes 2 people to Luoyang, then Mao Jie has eight levels of confidence to surround and kill Chen Ziming outside Luoyang.

Although Cao Cao's army is everywhere, and Luoyang and other places are empty, there are quite a lot of defenders in all places. If they are concentrated in one place, Chen Ziming's little army can be exhausted in a few battles.

"The general can send troops out of the city to investigate the reality of Chen Ziming's camp. If Chen Ziming leads his troops to the direction of Hangu Pass, the general can follow behind and take back Hangu Pass. He can mobilize troops from all over Sili Prefecture to encircle and wipe out Chen Ziming. If Chen Ziming doesn't move, Then the general will not move." Mao Jie took into account Chen Ziming's weakness of having few troops.

Moreover, Chen Ziming should be the one who is in a hurry now, there is no need for Cao Hong to be in a hurry, as long as he firmly blocks the Shangdang, Liu Bei's army will not even think about going to Jingyang for reinforcements.

"Send someone to report to the prime minister quickly, and ask the prime minister to give the general the right to mobilize troops and horses from all over Sili Prefecture." Although Hangu Pass is the best way to hold it, Mao Jie thinks that it is unlikely that Hangu Pass can be held by Chen Ziming. It's better to give Cao Cao a sigh of relief first, so that Cao Cao will not settle accounts in the future.

(End of this chapter)