Mi Han

Chapter 429
Yelang County in Cang County, this is where the Han army was stationed.

The word Yelang is known to many people in Chinese history, all because of an allusion of "Yelang is arrogant".

Of course, the reason why Deng Ai stationed the Han army here was simply because Yelang County was the birthplace of the ancient Yelang Kingdom, and its economic development was relatively good.

Good economic development means that the local forests are not dense, which greatly reduces the risk of the Han army being infected with miasma.

It has been a month since Deng Ai led his army into Zangcang County, and one month was enough time to pass the news of his arrival to Zhu Bao.

But since this month, Deng Ai discovered that Zhu Bao hadn't done anything.

Even after he led the army outside Yelang County, the county magistrate of Yelang did not resist the arrival of the Han army. Even the magistrate of Yelang county sent someone to inform Deng Ai that he was willing to open the city and surrender.

It's just that Deng Ai didn't completely believe in Yelang county magistrate's initiative.

On the surface, he comforted Yelang County Magistrate's act of "understanding the righteousness", but he never accepted the invitation of Yelang County Magistrate to lead the army to station in Yelang County.

Meng Huo had already told him how much prestige Zhu Bao had in Zangcang County. Knowing this, Deng Ai would not trust anyone in Zangcang County.

Since this month, Deng Ai has been collecting herbs to treat the miasma-stricken Han army on the one hand, and on the other hand, he also sent spies to Qilan County to investigate the movements of Zhu Bao's army.

But to Deng Ai's disappointment, none of the spies he sent have returned so far.

This cast a shadow over Deng Ai's heart.

Deng Ai knew that those spies were likely to encounter an accident, which also proved that Zhu Bao's control over Zangcang County was very strong.

After knowing this, Deng Ai, who has always been resourceful, felt helpless for the first time.

Only by knowing yourself and the enemy can you win a hundred battles. This sentence reveals the importance of intelligence.

Over the millennia, China has produced many brilliant and famous generals, but no matter how wonderful those famous generals are in their military use, they cannot win a battle without clear information.

Deng Ai's appearance as a famous general is good, but he can't avoid this shackle.

Deng Ai doesn't even know now whether the reinforcements sent by Sun Quan have reached Cang County.

The unfavorable intelligence has made Deng Ai very careful this month.

Although the spies he sent to Qilan County did not return, Deng Ai still arranged many spies around the Han army camp.

He can't understand the enemy's movements thousands of miles away, but he must know the potential dangers within a few feet.

Deng Ai's caution saved the Han army from a catastrophe.

Just over a month after Deng Ai led the army to Qilan County, Shi Hui, who learned that the Han army was disturbed by miasma, led the army to dozens of miles away from Yelang County.

Since Deng Ai had scouts all over Yelang County, the movement of the Shihui army was quickly known to Deng Ai.

When Deng Ai knew that more than [-] enemy troops carrying the flag of Jiaozhou appeared not far from the Han army camp, a look of shock appeared on his face.

From the report of the scouts, it can be known that the over ten thousand troops must have been sent by Jiaozhou Shixie.

Deng Ai was already prepared for this, but what made him unprepared was that he did not expect that Shi Xie would send more than ten thousand troops into Zangcang County.

Zhuge Liang didn't expect this!
Otherwise, Zhuge Liang would not just let Deng Ai lead five thousand Liangzhou troops into Zangcang County to suppress the rebellion.

Although Jiaozhou has a vast territory, it has always been underdeveloped. An army of more than [-] is definitely not a small number for Jiaozhou.

As a result, Shi Xie sent so many troops from Jiaozhou to support the rebels in Nanzhong. Who would have imagined this?
You must know that the total force Zhuge Liang used to suppress the rebellion in Nanzhong was only more than ten thousand.

Does Shi Xie really hate the big man?

After knowing that more than ten thousand Jiaozhou troops were rapidly approaching the Han army camp, Deng Ai quickly summoned some generals to discuss the military situation.

In order to prevent this bad news from leaking ahead of time and causing turmoil in the army, Deng Ai summoned all the generals he could trust.

Shi Bao, Fu Qian and other generals were summoned by Deng Ai, and soon came to his big tent.

And when Deng Ai told these generals the news that more than [-] Jiaozhou troops had entered the Han army's camp, shock appeared on their faces.

The generals and schools who can be sent south are mostly rising stars in the army that Mi Yang values.

They are not without guts, but courage does not mean arrogance.

Currently there are [-] Han troops outside Yelang County. Although these [-] troops are all elites dispatched from Liangzhou to the south, the number of enemy troops is [-].

How can a double the number of people gap be easily offset by the simple word "elite".

The most important thing is that many people in the Han army are recuperating from the miasma, which has reduced the combat effectiveness of the five thousand Han army by a level, and made the morale of the Han army even more unstable.

Under such circumstances, the sudden appearance of more than ten thousand enemy troops undoubtedly plunged the Han army into internal and external difficulties.

This is what Deng Ai, Shi Bao and other generals are most worried about.

After digesting the unfavorable news, Shi Bao took the lead in admonishing Deng Ai: "Lieutenant, you should report this matter to the prime minister immediately."

Deng Ai had already reported this matter to Zhuge Liang when the Han army was suffering from miasma before. Now that the situation is even more unfavorable to the Han army, Zhuge Liang should be informed of the plight the Han army is facing today.

Maybe Zhuge Liang will send reinforcements in time after learning the news?

Not only Shi Bao has this idea, but everyone else in the tent has the same idea as Shi Bao.

Deng Ai and Shi Bao had a close friendship, and from Shi Bao's tone and demeanor, he knew why Shi Bao had this suggestion.

But under Shi Bao's gaze, Deng Ai said to Shi Bao: "It's too late."

These four words directly shattered the thoughts of the generals in the tent who wanted to ask for help.

Yes, it's too late.

Zhuge Liang's original strategy was that he led the main force of the Han army to quell the rebels in Yizhou County, while Deng Ai led a separate army to pacify Cang County.

According to the calculation of time, Zhuge Liang may have penetrated into Yizhou County at this time. The distance between Yizhou County and Zangcang County is more than a thousand miles, and the terrain of the two places is very complicated.

The distance of thousands of miles has already made the communication between the two armies very inconvenient. Coupled with the complicated terrain of the two counties, it may be quite difficult for the messenger to find Zhuge Liang's army smoothly.

Even if the messenger sent by Deng Ai successfully delivered the request for help to Zhuge Liang, Zhuge Liang immediately sent reinforcements, but the time it took to come and go was enough to cause drastic changes in many things.

The division of troops has many advantages, but everything has advantages and disadvantages. Due to the backward communication and transportation methods in the current world, division of troops also has disadvantages.

The situation facing the Han army now is not only internal and external difficulties, but also going deep into foreign lands without reinforcements from outside.

These two points are the most dangerous situations that military strategists fear most.

Deng Ai's answer made the generals in the tent understand the crisis they were facing at the moment, which made the worry on their faces even deeper.

But despite this, no one came out to suggest that Deng Ai retreat.

The people in the tent are all direct descendants of Mi Yang. They used to fight for thousands of miles under the leadership of Mi Yang and won every battle.

The glorious past gave people who were born in Liangzhou Army a sense of honor in their hearts. This sense of honor was created by Mi Yang and has been deeply embedded in the hearts of all Liangzhou Army from top to bottom.

Under the influence of this sense of honor, as long as it is not a last resort, no one will think of running away.

However, everyone, including Deng Ai, did not consider the option of withdrawing troops, because retreating troops is not a good way out for them at the moment.

Some soldiers of the Five Thousand Liangzhou Army were infected with miasma. If they retreated, their presence would definitely slow down the army's retreat speed.

In addition, they are not familiar with the terrain of Cang County, which will increase the risk of retreating.

Of course, in other armies, a cruel method might be adopted, which is to leave those comrades infected with miasma, regardless of their lives and deaths.

But this kind of choice would not be made by the Liangzhou Army.

The seven beheading orders are strict and no one dares to violate them.

After ruling out two options in a row, there is only one way for the Han army to go, and that is to stick to the camp.

When Deng Ai led the army to station outside Yelang County, he was cautious and built the camp as solid as gold, with complete defense facilities.

This is the biggest capital for the Han army to stick to its camp.

According to the battalion, Zhuge Liang's reinforcements may not be able to wait for Zhuge Liang's reinforcements, but at least it can make the Han army worry-free for a period of time.

And as long as the part of the Han army infected with miasma can recover during this period of time, and the morale of the army is stable, then the Han army will have the power to fight.

Even if the tens of thousands of enemy troops cannot be defeated, the Han army will be much safer if they retreat in an orderly manner.

After Deng Ai spoke out the plan in his heart, because this method is the best solution for the current Han army, his plan was unanimously approved by all the generals in the tent.

After deciding on the strategy to deal with the enemy, Deng Ai asked all the generals to retreat and guard their respective camps.

After the generals left, Deng Ai summoned a dozen messengers.

He quickly wrote several reports, and handed these reports to a dozen messengers one by one.

Although he didn't have much hope for Zhuge Liang's reinforcements, Deng Ai still wanted to give it a try.

As for why he sent more than a dozen messengers, it was because Deng Ai was worried that the enemy might block his external communication channels.

After all, Zangzhang County is densely covered with mountains and forests, and there are only a few official roads. As long as there are a large number of people, it is not difficult to block his external communication channels.

After arranging this matter, Deng Ai temporarily let go of a big stone in his heart.

Let's see what the enemy will do next.

While Deng Ai was arranging the affairs, the scouts sent by Shi Hui also found out the situation of the Han army camp dozens of miles away.

When Shi Hui led the army to a dozen miles away from the Han army camp, he did not lead the army to continue.

He ordered the army to repair on the spot, and then sent someone to contact Yelang county magistrate.

Thanks to Zhu Bao's strong support, Shi Hui's army can be said to be unimpeded in Cang County.

At the same time, Shi Hui can also enjoy Zhu Bao's power in Zang Cang County to a certain extent.

The messenger sent by Shi Hui returned soon, and the son of Yelang county magistrate also returned with his messenger.

The son of Yelang county magistrate brought a gift for Shi Hui, which was the corpses of a dozen Han soldiers.

Long before the arrival of Shi Hui's army, he had sent someone to secretly contact Yelang county magistrate.

Shi Hui, who can be entrusted with important tasks by Shi Xie, is not a poor man, at least he knows how to learn.

Back then, Shi Xie was able to defeat many opponents and dominate Jiaozhou, not only because of his family background, but also because of his clever methods.

One of Shi Xie's methods of dealing with his opponents is to take advantage of Jiaozhou's inconvenient transportation to block the opponent's channels for foreign aid.

This method is also very well inherited by Shi Hui.

When contacting the county magistrate of Yelang before, Shi Hui told him that he could secretly send some county soldiers to ambush on the only way the Han army had to travel to the outside world.

This can effectively block the way the Han army communicates with the outside world.

And this is not difficult for Yelang county magistrate.

That's why the county magistrate Yelang sent an ambush just now, and successfully captured the messenger sent by Deng Ai.

After learning that Shi Hui had summoned him, County Magistrate Yelang asked his son to dedicate these captives to Shi Hui.

After seeing Shi Hui, the son of Yelang county magistrate explained to him the origin of the dozens of corpses of the Han army with a flattering face, and presented the letters collected from these corpses.

Shi Hui was very satisfied with Yelang County Magistrate's performance, and he immediately opened the letter and read it.

After reading the contents of the letter, Shi Hui laughed triumphantly.

"The Han army is at the end of its rope!"

Deng Ai was able to send more than ten messengers in a row, which showed that he wanted to contact Zhuge Liang very urgently, not to mention that the content of the letter was clearly that Deng Ai was asking Zhuge Liang for help.

This can all reflect that the Han army has "panic" about the arrival of the army led by him.

This kind of panic made Shi Hui very useful.

After knowing the current state of mind of the Han army, Shi Hui first praised Yelang county magistrate's son, and then let him return to the city.

Then Shi Hui sent someone to find Yu Fan.

After the accident that day, Yu Fan and Sun Huan were under surveillance by Shi Hui sent people.

However, Shi Hui did not treat Yu Fan and Sun Huan too harshly. Apart from restricting their freedom, he did not do anything excessive to them.

As for Yu Fan, he also knows his current situation, so he has been very quiet recently.

It's just that when he was brought to Shi Hui, Yu Fan was still a little surprised why Shi Hui suddenly came to him.

Soon Yu Fan's surprise was answered.

Shi Hui gave Yu Fan the letter in his hand to read, and told him the current situation between the two armies, then he looked at Yu Fan and asked: "Although the Han army has become a trapped beast, it has not yet been defeated.

Mr. Yu is famous in the world, what can he teach me? "

The purpose of Shi Hui's search for Yu Fan is to let Yu Fan advise him.

After saying these words, Shi Hui was still afraid that he would not be willing to give him advice, so he added another sentence:

"Today, Lord Yu and I are in the same army. If I succeed, Lord Yu will be safe. If I fail, how can Lord Yu live alone?"

Shi Hui's words were full of threats.

Facing Shi Hui's threat, Yu Fan felt unhappy, but what Shi Hui said was true.

For his own safety, Yu Fan had to compromise.

After knowing the current situation facing the Han army, Yu Fan also had a plan in mind.

Yu Fan thought about it and said to Shi Hui: "General, have you heard of being besieged on all sides?"

Hearing the four words besieged on all sides, Shi Hui cheered up all of a sudden.

This sounds like a great strategy!
(End of this chapter)