Three Kingdoms.

Chapter 3298 Calculation in Calculation

General Lu Chang?

 Lü Chang is indeed a general.

Although Guo Jia is the main person in charge of the entire Zhongtiao Mountain camp, in terms of specific defense military, it is impossible for Guo Jia's small body to carry a kitchen knife on the battlefield, so he is equipped with general Lu Chang.

Wu Meng Du Wei Lu Chang, if you are not very familiar with the Three Kingdoms, you may not have heard of it. Many people think that he is just a public face. Even if he appears, it is just a stepping stone to increase the anger of other famous generals and prepare to become unparalleled.

 But in fact, Lu Chang is not only a veteran general in Cao Cao's army, but also has rich experience, and he also has very good defensive capabilities.

In history, Guan Yu's Northern Expedition shocked the Central Plains, and Cao Ren's deputy general who resisted Guan Yu was Lu Chang. Cao Ren, the commander-in-chief of Cao Wei, was stationed in Fancheng to the north of the Han River, while Lu Chang was stationed in the important town of Xiangyang to the south of the Han River. Guan Yu was unable to attack Xiangyang for a long time, so he left some troops to continue to surround Xiangyang. He led his main force across the Han River and went to attack Fancheng, intending to directly defeat Cao Ren's main force. Until Guan Yu's defeat, Xiangyang was never captured. In the end, Lu Chang was awarded the title of Governor of Zhangling, General of Henghai, and Marquis of Xi'e Duxiang due to his military exploits.

Even if other achievements are not mentioned, Guang Luchang fought against Guan Yu with a weak force and was able to avoid being breached. Compared with that kid, it's okay...

 So Guo Jia was very cautious in sending Lu Changlai.

On the other side, Sima Yi and Hao Zhao, the purpose of this sneak attack was not to simply kill a few Cao soldiers. Both of them knew what kind of troops they were facing. Whether it was the Zhongtiao Mountain Camp or the Tongguan Camp, Cao Jun had elites from the central leadership and central guards to stay behind. Even if they were attacked, as long as these soldiers were given some time to react, they would You can stabilize your position and gradually reverse your disadvantage.

 After all, Sima Yi and Hao Zhao did not lead many troops, so it was impossible to form an overwhelming advantage.

It was Hao Zhao's suggestion to detour to Zhongtiao Mountain and Nanli, but it was Sima Yi's idea to attack the Tongguan Camp first.

 Because Sima Yi was keenly aware of the "laziness" of the Tongguan camp to a certain extent. Unfortunately, this degree of "laziness" was not enough for Sima Yi and Hao Zhao to win the victory. The hussars and horses are indeed very strong. Even if they face several times the number of elites from Cao's army, they are still capable of fighting. However, casualties are inevitable, and once the number is reduced to a certain level, no matter how high the quality is, it will be useless.

If Sima Yi and Hao Zhao had brought more people...

 But conversely, if you bring more people, it will not be easy to penetrate Zhongtiao Mountain.

Because they were interspersed raids, Sima Yi and Hao Zhao needed to control the number of casualties. After all, if Cao Jun lost one or two thousand people, even if they were the elites of the central leading army and the guard army, Cao Jun would only suffer a little pain in the flesh and would not injure his muscles. It's tough, but if Sima Yi and Hao Zhao lost one or two hundred men, it would be equivalent to wiping out most of their combat effectiveness.

 So Sima Yi and Hao Zhao first chose the transfer camp by the Daying River in Tongguan where the defense was weakest and the resistance was the lowest. Most of Cao's troops responsible for the transshipment were auxiliary soldiers and a large number of working civilians. Naturally, they were no match for Hao Zhao and others, and were killed to pieces.

At the same time, the Tongguan garrison on the Hussar side was also flexible enough. When they saw the pontoon on fire, they immediately fished in troubled waters, which also greatly shared the pressure on Sima Yi and Hao Zhao...

It has to be said that these new generation generals under Fei Qian, with the support of Jiangwutang, have shown sufficient subjective initiative and desire for military success.

The collapse of the troops at the transfer area by the Tongguan River incidentally affected Guan Qiujian who came to the rescue in the Tongguan camp. It also created a better opportunity for Hao Zhao, allowing him to calmly deploy and defeat Guanqiu Jian in one fell swoop. He calmly replenished the food and grass that Cao Jun had finally collected and prepared, burned everything that could not be taken away, and retreated leisurely.

Sima Yi and Hao Zhao's courage was extraordinary. They not only crossed Zhongtiao Mountain, but also divided their troops to attack. Hao Zhao undoubtedly completed the mission of sneak attack on the Tongguan camp with high quality, and now the pressure of the battle came to Sima Yi's side.

Sima Yi did not want to kill Cao Jun’s soldiers, but to burn grain and grass.

As long as the food and grass that Cao Cao finally collected were burned, Cao Cao's army would lose at least half of its combat endurance.

At the moment, Sima Yi stared at the Zhongtiao Mountain camp with his binoculars, and then muttered, "Not here...not here..."

 In an area of ​​a large camp where lights are strictly prohibited and remain so in the event of war, what is generally stored?

Although Sima Yi had a telescope, he was unable to penetrate into the Zhongtiao Mountain camp, so he naturally had no way of knowing which area Cao Jun had placed grain, grass, baggage and other items.

 But Cao Jun was able to give Sima Yi an answer on his own, especially at night.

The torch is the best guide.

In an area where there are still no torches despite sudden changes, there is a high possibility that it is a grain harvesting area.

Of course, there may be miscalculations, such as mistaking an idle camp for a grain storage area.

 So Sima Yi must be very cautious and at the same time take a gamble.

 On the official road, the men and horses led by Lu Chang moved forward in an orderly manner.

 The soldiers holding high torches are in front, and the soldiers holding shields are on the side. The archer was on the inside of the shield soldier, with arrows already clasped in his hand. Obviously, if there was any abnormal movement, a shower of arrows would inevitably greet him.

 Lv Chang looked around cautiously.

 On the dark mountain, there are swaying trees. Under the light of the swaying torches, various strange shadows were formed, and coupled with the howling mountain wind in the Zhongtiao Mountains, the whistling noises would make a timid person pee his pants on the spot.

 I don’t know why, but the mountain wind in Zhongtiao Mountain seems to be particularly strong.

Maybe it’s because of the geographical environment. After all, there is a big river next to Zhongtiao Mountain, and the moisture it brings makes the mountain wind feel somewhat icy.

Seeing that Lu Chang's troops were so organized, Sima Yi immediately gave up his first plan of ambushing him in the chaos, and hid silently in the shadows of the mountains and forests, quietly watching Lu Chang lead his men and horses along the official road...

After all, Sima Yi is not someone who can take the rank of general among thousands of troops, so in most cases he can only fight with soldiers. In the current situation, even if Cao's army is attacked, it may not cause any chaos. It would be impossible to achieve any good results, so it would be better to just let Lu Chang go.

　　　　　Let them pass by like this...will they run into Hao Duwei and the others? 』

Sima Yi shook his head, "No, the route is different, unless they can cross the ravine..."

On the south side of Zhongtiao Mountain, huge ravines have appeared due to the erosion of ancient glaciers and rain. Even if they saw each other across the plateau, they could only yell and curse, and even arrows could not reach them.

After waiting for Lu Chang and his entourage to leave, Sima Yi led his men and quietly walked along the mountain towards the Zhongtiao Mountain camp.

The mountain road is difficult to navigate, and some gravel slips from time to time, especially when Cao Jun's camp has been alarmed. If Cao Jun's soldiers discover it, the worst situation will inevitably occur. But this also has some advantages, that is, it is easy to cause darkness under the lamp...

The "inexplicable" appearance of the messenger soldiers caused Guo Jia, who was in the Zhongtiao Mountain Camp, to be extremely intelligent, but he might not be able to understand everything in a short period of time.

The Tongguan camp was attacked. For anyone, the most likely possibility was not that it was attacked by a small force like Sima Yi and Hao Zhao who penetrated Zhongtiao Mountain, but that it was more likely that it suffered a strong counterattack by the Tongguan defenders.

Especially the flashing light of the artillery on top of Tongguan City convinced Guo Jia and others that this was a large-scale counterattack launched by the Tongguan defenders.

Therefore, for Guo Jia, sending generals to rescue the Tongguan camp and maintain communication on the river was the most correct way to respond. However, what Guo Jia never expected was that Sima Yi used this to finally detect the Zhongtiaoshan camp. Arrange and determine the location to attack.

The special rhubarb crossbow arrow filled with kerosene saved Sima Yi's life before, so he naturally took it with him this time. It's just that the big yellow crossbow is inconvenient to carry after all, so it is impossible to shoot on a large scale. Once a mistake is made, the window to attack the Zhongtiao Mountain Camp will eventually be lost.

Sima Yi led his team to climb a ridge, climbed on the rocks and looked down.

After a period of chaos, the Zhongtiao Mountain Camp gradually calmed down.

　　　　Engaged, pretended. ” The soldier lay down next to Sima Yi and whispered, “Are we going to shoot now? 』

　　　『Wait for my order. ” Sima Yi said in a deep voice.

The soldier responded, moved back, and retreated.

There was obviously nothing wrong with firing at Zhongtiao Mountain, but now at the moment when Sima Yi gave the final order, he felt that something was not quite right.

Sima Yi’s eyes were patrolling the Zhongtiao Mountain camp in the distance.    Everything seems normal.

 But the more normal it is, the more likely it is to cover up something.

Sima Yi thought of the moment when he was in the transit camp, when he thought everything was normal, and then suddenly a group of soldiers came out, and he was almost knocked off his horse...

Sima Yi resisted the urge to attack immediately and quietly waited and observed.

 The night wind howled on Zhongtiao Mountain, making the trees and shrubs in the mountain sway and rustle.

 War is a game of comprehensive ability, and patience is also an important item.

Sima Yi still has time. He has already harvested the results of attacking Cao Jun's Tongguan camp. Now even if he finally loses the opportunity to attack the Zhongtiao Mountain camp, he can still be said to have taken a considerable advantage. But sitting at the gambling table is like this. If you don't leave the gambling table for a moment, then the chips on the table cannot be considered a real gain.

Sima Yi is like a patient hunter who does not expose his body easily.

 Behind Sima Yi, the hussars who came with him couldn't help but become a little impatient. After a while, they couldn't wait any longer and came to ask Sima Yi again.

Sima Yi smiled and comforted him a few words, and asked the soldiers to continue waiting.

 His patience finally paid off.

About an hour later, when the night was about to pass, a group of people came out of the hiding place outside the camp and wandered towards the camp on Zhongtiao Mountain...

Sima Yi let out a sigh of relief, and under the admiring gazes of the other hussars, he still did not immediately order an attack. Instead, he frowned and thought, and said, "It seems that he was prepared for it..."

"ah? ” The soldier on the side was stunned for a moment, “Engagement, what do you mean...”

“I was thinking,” Sima Yi said, “Since the commander of this camp is so careful...how can he be unprepared for the hoarding of grain and grass in the camp? 』

 There are too many ways to defend against fire oil.

Must find a way...

 Just relying on long-range attacks may not be effective if the opponent is prepared, even if you find the opponent's food storage location. One is that when the night wind is strong, the landing point of the shot is uncertain, and the other is that the number of attacks is limited and there is no subsequent effect.

After pondering for a moment, Sima Yi felt that he still had to take another risk.

 So can we think about it from another angle?

He called his men and gave these orders...

 …

 …

 In the main camp of Zhongtiao Mountain.

Guo Jia has been somewhat uneasy these past few days.

 On the one hand, he felt uncomfortable and his energy and physical strength plummeted. On the other hand, he felt that he seemed to have forgotten something, but he just couldn't remember what he had forgotten.

If only I were younger...

 Perhaps your health will be better...

This reminded him of the Hundred Medical Clinic in Chang'an.

People are always like this. When they are not sick, they always feel that they are very awesome. They are not afraid of hot or cold, and feel happy when they are cold. But when the illness comes, they will regret it and cry out in pain...

When he left Chang'an that year, Xiuqi said that it would be better for Guo Jia's body to be recuperated in Chang'an for a while, but at that time Guo Jia thought that Fei Qian was looking for an excuse to keep him, so he declined.

Guo Jia "studied abroad" in Chang'an for a period of time, but he felt that Fei Qian's steps were too long and it was easy for him to pull his balls. Even if Fei Qian has not yet experienced the pain of pulling his balls, it does not mean that he will definitely do so in the future. very smooth.

In particular, it is absolutely impossible to implement Fei Qian's policy in Shandong. Even if it is occupied militarily, it just means changing the flag. If you really want to change the policy from top to bottom, you can only It's wishful thinking. It's like the methods of the former Qin can only work well in Qin, but when extended to the Six Kingdoms, it's a complete mess.

The more he strengthens his rule and suppresses it forcefully, the more chaos will be caused. Even if Qin Shihuang collects the soldiers of the world and casts twelve bronze men, what will happen?

Swords and guns have been surrendered, will the dissatisfaction and resentment in the heart also be surrendered along with the swords and guns?

 So Guo Jia believed that Cao Cao's reformist approach was more suitable for the Han Dynasty and more in line with Guo Jia's original ideas.

Guo Jia's loyalty to Cao Cao and his persistent pursuit of his career were important reasons why he finally chose to leave Chang'an. He felt that only by personally participating in Cao Cao's cause could he ensure the smooth execution of the plan and the realization of the goal. After all, as an outstanding counselor, Guo Jia had personal ambitions and pursuits to assist Cao Cao in bringing peace to the world. , so even if you feel unwell, you are not willing to give up.

At the same time, from a more hidden perspective, Fei Qian's "dependence" on Guo Jia is obviously not as strong as that of fellow student Lao Cao.

Fei Qian himself already has a relatively complete policy agenda, and the rest of the advisers are surrounding Fei Qian, checking for deficiencies. Even if Guo Jia joins in, there seems to be a feeling that there is more than him, but not too much, and one without him is not enough. , whether politically or militarily, they cannot get a bigger stage to display their talents like they did with Cao Cao. Therefore, in terms of personal emotional needs, Guo Jia will not stay in Guanzhong.

Even if Guo Jia knew that he was not in good health, he might have a longer life at Chang'an Baiyi Medical Center...

Similarly, now in the Zhongtiao Mountain camp, Guo Jia will not retreat to the rear to recuperate because of his physical discomfort. After all, the current military operation is in a very critical period. Guo Jia believes that personal health is also important, but in comparison, the urgency of the overall war situation is more critical.

Moreover, as a military advisor offering wine, it is also a very important position in Cao Cao's central army. If Cao Cao's early war goes well, Guo Jia can also offer the opportunity to others and go back to treat his illness calmly, but now Now, he said he was going to recuperate. Even if he was really sick, what would other people think? What would those people from Shandong say?

 The most critical point is Guo Jia’s own sense of responsibility.

 He felt that he had shouldered a great responsibility and was unwilling to give up his responsibilities even if he was feeling unwell at the moment.

Of course, even if Guo Jia goes back to recuperate, according to the medical conditions in Xuchang, he may not be able to receive effective treatment...

 As for Chang'an Baiyi Medical Center?

 Now we are getting further and further away.

 After receiving the alarm from Tongguan Camp, Guo Jia sent reinforcements, but also made defensive arrangements.

It's not that Guo Jia noticed the movements of Sima Yi and Hao Zhao, but Guo Jia instinctively felt that if there were hussars lurking around the Zhongtiao Mountain camp, they would definitely not miss such an opportunity and would definitely come to do something. If you make some small moves, you can secretly send troops outside the camp to give these guys a surprise.

 As a result, we did not wait for the bandits to attack.

This made Guo Jia feel a little surprised. Could it be that his judgment was wrong?

But it’s a good thing that nothing is happening now.

Guo Jia woke up in the middle of the night, and the cold night wind blew again. After holding on for most of the night, when nothing happened, his physical fatigue slowly took over. He secretly reached out his hand and finished Guo Jia's painting with great difficulty. My mind map was torn to pieces.

 Guo Jiaqiang held on, gave some instructions on military duty, and tried hard to piece together the original mind map, but felt dizzy, so he sighed, gave up resistance, and pushed himself down on the bed despite his exhaustion...

At this moment, on a ridge somewhere on Zhongtiao Mountain, a stream of light streaked across the night sky, as if it was trying to show itself before the sun came out at dawn. With a hint of brilliant light, it fell from the sky and fell into the sky. The camp in Zhongtiao Mountain was instantly filled with orange-red heat!