Three Kingdoms: Ancestors of the Han Dynasty

Chapter 760
"The Shu thieves moved their capital in October, there can be no mistake!"

"A certain look at the methods of the Shu thieves' use of troops, no matter Zhuge Liang's campaign or Liu Chan's army, they all used their troops in autumn and winter, and the move to the capital is probably the same." Xia Houxuan said firmly.

"Why is the general so assertive?" Sima Zhao asked suspiciously.

After getting the news of Viper, Cao Shuang adopted He Yan's strategy and gave up his rights to Sima Yi in exchange for his consent.

However, beyond Cao Shuang's imagination, Sima Yi did not readily agree, but refused Cao Shuang and Xia Houxuan to use troops to the Shu Han.This time Sima Yi was not afraid that Cao Shuang would make military exploits and completely consolidate his power, but that he was worried that Cao Shuang and Xia Houxuan would miss such a great opportunity and put Cao Wei in a stalemate.

So he said inside and out, showing that he could lead his troops to go out and let Cao Shuang sit in the center.But Cao Shuang, who wanted to grasp the power, could not stick to his plan of sending troops as Sima Yi wished, and let Xia Houxuan be the general who conquered the west.

Once again, Sima Yi was so angry that he almost pointed at Cao Shuang and scolded him as an idiot. How could he and Xia Houxuan be the opponents of the famous general Wang Ping of the Han Dynasty.

Who is Wang Ping?

At the beginning of Zhuge's military campaign, when Longbei was in critical condition, he appointed Wang Ping to fight against Zhang He. He fought at Guanchuan River for several days. After the bloody battle, Zhang He was forced to flee over the mountain.

Zhuge fought again at Gaoping City, and Wang Ping led his troops north to defeat Zhang He.Cao Zhen was defeated, Zhang Yun fled to Liangzhou, Wang Ping chased him with hundreds of horsemen, turned against the wind, beheaded Zhang He for thousands of miles, and turned the battle situation in Liangzhou by himself.

Conquering Eastern Wu in the south, Wang Ping flooded Jiangling, and forced Lu Xun in the west.Lu Xun had no choice but to fight. However, with his excellent military skills, he defeated the enemy with less effort and became the turning point of the battle again.

How many people in the world can compare with such a brilliant record?The famous Wei general Zhang He is not even Wang Ping's opponent, let alone your father Cao Zhen who is not as good as Zhang He.

You Cao Shuang count that onion?Not even half of your father Cao Zhen's level. If it wasn't for the help of these people under his command and Cao Rui's will, he would be able to speak out here.

It's a pity that these words of Sima Yi can only be held in his heart, how can he say them face to face.

Under the dispute between the two sides, Sima Yi himself lacked power, and seeing that the other party gave up so many benefits to himself, he could only hold his nose and agree with Xia Houxuan as the general who conquered the west, and agreed with Cao Shuang's plan to send troops to the Shu Han this year.

However, Xia Houxuan's role as General Zhengxi can be so simple. Cao Wei has many arrogant soldiers, and it is the place where Sima Yi has taken root for many years.For this literati who sings opera from outside, the generals and school will naturally make things difficult for him.

When Xia Houxuan proposed to attack Jingzhou when the Shu Han moved the capital in October, it was questioned by the general.

Xia Houxuan saw that some generals still didn't believe him, so he said in a deep voice: "In October, all the farming work is done, and the common people have few things to do. Sending troops to fight at this time, whether it is corvee or serving in the army, it should not hurt the farming work. This is a thief. Zhuge Liang made sure that the people used his military skills, otherwise it would have been seen in the past that Shu was located in a corner of the southwest, if he had not acted at the right time, how could he have reached such a point, he would have died long ago due to military arrogance, the people were hungry, and the country was in turmoil."

As he said that, Xia Houxuan, in front of all the generals, told the time when the big man sent troops, saying: "In the winter of the fifth year of Jianxing, the Shu thieves attacked me in Longyou; in the winter of the seventh year of Jianxing, the Shu thieves attacked me." My Liangzhou; in the winter of the 11th year of Jianxing, the Shu thieves captured Guanzhong; in the spring of the 14th year of Jianxing, the Shu thieves failed to attack Hedong; .”

Everyone looked at each other in blank dismay. They didn't expect that the newly appointed General Zhengxi knew so much about the habits of the bandits.

"What does the governor of Sizhou think?" Xia Houxuan asked with a handsome smile.

Guo Huai bowed his head slightly, cupped his hands and said: "What General Zhengxi said is very true. The Shu thieves often use troops in winter because the land is small and the people are few, and the food and grass are not enough. After 20 years, the Shu thieves have acted according to this method, and we will follow suit. Often guard the frontier in winter to prevent the Shu people from using their troops."

As he spoke, Guo Huai covered his mouth and nose with a handkerchief, and coughed heavily.

Seeing this, Xia Houxuan asked with concern: "Does General Guo need to rest?"

Guo Huai waved his hand and said, "This is an arrow wound. During the battle of Gaoping City, he was hit by Shu General Xiang Yu. Although he was cured, it hurt his heart and heart. After a long time, it became a chronic illness."

Xia Houxuan brought a cup of hot tea to Guo Huai, and said with concern: "The general still needs to take care of his health. There is no general in the defense of the western frontier."

Since Guo Huai was appointed to stay in Luoyang, he has repelled Wei Yan's troops several times. In Hongnong County, he once defeated Wei Yan's partial army and made military achievements.In addition, during his early tenure in Hedong, he repelled Jiang Wei several times and counted his previous achievements. Under Sima Yi's recommendation, he was promoted from staying in Luoyang to Sizhou governor. At first, he was in charge of Hongnong, Henan Yin, Hanoi, Hedong, and Pingyang five counties.

However, under the influence of the Han military region, in order to resist the attack of the Han.Although Sizhou governed the two counties of Hedong and Pingyang, they were split off and placed under the jurisdiction of the Bingzhou Military Region.Therefore, Cao Wei Nian and Luoyang had a large population, so he cut the east of Yingong County in Henan Province and established Xingyang County, which governed 8 counties including Xingyang, Jing, Mi, Juan, Yangwu, Yuanling, Kaifeng, and Zhongmu.

Therefore, Guo Huai said that during his tenure as governor of Sizhou, he only governed the four counties of Hongnong, Henan Yin, Hanoi, and Xingyang.

Guo Huai took a sip of hot tea, breathed a sigh of relief, and panted, "Thank you, General Zhengxi."

"It's nothing!" Xia Houxuan didn't care, but lowered his posture and asked for advice: "Dare to ask Governor Guo, what is the reason for the bandit general Wang Ping's use of troops, and how should our army prevent it?"

"Don't dare!" Guo Huai quickly responded.

After a pause, Guo Huai thought for a while, and said: "The thief general Wang Ping is good at understanding people's hearts, and he knows the art of war. He can often guess the mind of others and counter him with the art of war. For example, in the battle of Wushaoling, Wang Ping knew that his own soldiers were revealed. Being under Zhang He, and with only a few hundred cavalry, out of arrogance to Zhang He, the special envoy told Zhang He that when our army was unprepared, he defeated our army at night, so he beheaded Zhang He."

"Having said that, Huai has no strategy to defeat the thieves. Only when confronting Wang Ping, we should not be underestimated because of the small number of soldiers, and we should be vigilant. Just in case Wang Ping's strange strategy will defeat us."

Listening to Guo Huai's analysis, Sima Zhao recalled his father Sima Yi's advice before he left for the expedition.He said that Wang Ping was a man who used his troops steadily and surprisingly, fought resolutely, and dared to take risks, which should not be underestimated.After going out on an expedition, when there are deep ravines, advance slowly, not thinking about victory, but thinking about defeat, so that you can advance and retreat freely on the battlefield.

I secretly wrote down the main points in my heart, and I must not let Wang Ping slack off like Zhang Xi in commanding the army.

"Thank you Governor Guo for your warning!" Xia Houxuan clapped his hands in response.

Guo Huai also returned a salute and asked: "Dare to ask Xiahou Zhengxi, now that the time to attack the enemy has been set, what strategy should our army use to defeat the enemy?"

Xia Houxuan pondered a little, and said: "When the Marquis of Manjing attacked Jingzhou, he assembled a heavy army in one place, first blocked Duyang, and then confronted the Shu general Jufu at Weishui. It was difficult to defeat the enemy. Therefore, our army should take it as a warning. According to internal investigations, the number of bandits in Jingzhou is no more than [-]. However, there are many roads to enter Jingzhou from the Central Plains. Our army should not be limited to block Yang and go south. We should send troops from many places at the same time, making it difficult for Wang Ping to deal with it. If the army is weak, the city will be difficult. Keep it, it's easy to break."

Xia Houxuan learned the lesson of Man Chong not dividing his troops last time and was blocked by the big man in Weishui and Wancheng. This time, he grasped the characteristics of the big man's deployment in Jingzhou with few troops and horses, and marched all the troops from multiple roads, scattered Wang Ping's troops.I have many soldiers, but Wang Ping has few soldiers. As long as one of them breaks through the defense of the Han army, the defense line of Jingzhou will naturally fall apart, and the rest of the soldiers can also take the opportunity to enter.

"What does Governor Guo think?"

Guo Huai stroked his beard and said: "The strategy of conquering the generals in the west is not impossible. It's just that the movement of troops will be too loud, which will make the people of Shu more prepared. Although the people of Shu moved their capital to Chang'an at that time, they were able to send troops from Xiangzhou to the north. Jingzhou."

Xia Houxuan smiled slightly, and said seriously: "Without it, it's just a matter of making noise."

As he spoke, Xia Houxuan paced in the hall and said: "I want to let the wind out that our army wants to take advantage of the weakness of Wu's army to go south to destroy Wu and gather heavy troops in the Jianghuai area. Wu people are afraid and will send envoys to Shu for help. When people hear it, they feel slack in their hearts, so they can only let Xiangzhou pay attention to the Jianghuai war."

"At that time, the Jianghuai River was densely covered. Our army could take a boat and quickly turn from Jianghuai to Yuzhou to attack Shu. However, within a few days, this move would make the Shu people at a loss, and the soldiers of Xiangzhou would not be able to rescue them. If we can break through Jingzhou quickly, we will The army can attack Wancheng, unite with the Wu people in the south, and attack the enemy in Xiangzhou together, pacify Xiangfan, and recover Jingzhou." Xia Houxuan said.

Guo Huai raised his eyebrows and said: "The general's plan is the best strategy. If it succeeds, it will surely catch the Shu people off guard, but the key lies in whether our army can quickly break through the Jingzhou defense line."

"That's exactly the case, I hope the army and Xuan Mian will see it."

"promise!"

(End of this chapter)