Mi Han

Chapter 459
Fei Yao didn't stop Wei Yan's army, he became the third, no, the fourth Wei general to be tricked by Wei Yan.

But even though he failed to complete the task that Cao Zhen entrusted to him, he found out an extremely important thing - that is Wei Yan's real whereabouts.

But after realizing that Wei Yan was going to Yangping Pass, Fei Yao's whole head seemed to be in a daze.

After Wei Yan led the army to throw off the Wei army outside Chenggu City, everyone in the Wei army did not guess about Wei Yan's real whereabouts.

Among those guessing were Liu Ye, who had a unique insight into the current situation, and Cao Zhen, who defeated the aliens in the tiger's footsteps in Guanxi. Apart from these two, there were at least a hundred Wei generals who had experienced many battles.

With so many excellent commanders, none of them had guessed Wei Yan's real movements before.

Confused, Fei Yao subconsciously reported the truth he found out, and quickly reported it to Cao Zhen outside Xingshi City.

Within three days, the messenger quickly came to the Wei Army camp outside Xingshi City, and handed Fei Yao's military report to Cao Zhen himself.

When Cao Zhen heard that Fei Yao had sent the military newspaper, he hurriedly opened the military newspaper in his hand and read it.

Before opening it, Cao Zhen felt a little complicated.

He wanted to hear that what Fei Yao sent was a good news, even if it wasn't a good news, it was a military report that Wei Yan's army was successfully intercepted.

While looking forward to it in his heart, Cao Zhen still had some worries in his heart.

After all, the movement of Wei Yan's army was like a heavy fog in his heart before.

With complicated emotions, Cao Zhen read the contents of the military newspaper very quickly.

And after reading the contents of the military newspaper, when the worries in his heart came true, Cao Zhen's whole face flushed with anger.

He tightly held the military report sent by Fei Yao in his hand, and Cao Zhen, who couldn't calm down his emotions in the end, threw Fei Yao's military report on the ground in a fit of anger!

Yangping Pass?
How could it be Yangping Pass!
What the hell is Mi Yang going to do!
Cao Zhen knew that Wei Yan, as Mi Yang's general, must have been instructed by Mi Yang for his sudden march in such a hurry.

Cao Zhen never underestimated Mi Yang.

But now it's not that Cao Zhen underestimated Mi Yang, it's that Mi Yang's arrangement gave Cao Zhen a headache.

Liu Ye once made an inference about the real direction of Wei Yan's advance. Wei Yan led the army from Xicheng, and there were only three directions with a high probability. One was the most likely Nanzheng, and the other two were Luogu Xiegu or Jiange.

Leading troops to these three directions can be said to have a certain improvement effect on the current dangerous situation facing the Han army.

Only the direction of Yangping Pass, even Liu Ye hadn't expected it before.

Perhaps Liu Ye had thought about this possibility, but he quickly denied it.

Why?

The reason is simple, Yangping Pass has never been the core of Wei Jun's offensive.

It's not that Cao Zhen doesn't know the importance of Yangping Pass to Hanzhong, but he also knows how easy it is to defend and difficult to attack.

Not to mention the losses Cao Cao suffered at Yangping Pass when he conquered Hanzhong.

Even in the Battle of Hanzhong, which eclipsed the Wei army, Yangpingguan was never captured by the Han army under the firm defense of Zhang He.

Therefore, in the pre-war planning, Cao Zhen only wanted to block Yangping Pass, unless it was a last resort, Cao really didn't want to gnaw on this hard bone.

This can be easily judged from the direction of his advance.

This point must not be hidden from Mi Yang.

And it was precisely this that made Wei Jun follow Wei Yan's way, or that Wei Jun was confused by Mi Yang's prestige, which led to unanimously making wrong judgments.

Five thousand mobile field elites are crucial to the current Han army.

Mi Yang knew that Yangping Pass was not the direction of Wei Jun's attack, so how could he suddenly dispatch Wei Yan to march to Yangping Pass with his strategy?

Picture what?
Just to have fun with tens of thousands of Wei Jun?
Wei Jun didn't believe that Mi Yang would make such a low-level mistake, but it was this firm disbelief that turned into an extremely turbulent wave at this moment, constantly impacting Cao Zhen's heart.

Cao Zhen couldn't help covering his head.

He got a headache.

How could Mi Yang make such a low-level mistake?
He must be planning something big.

But now that the counties in Hanzhong have fallen, what is more important than this?

One after another of doubts, one after another of certainties kept stirring in Cao Zhen's mind. After such turbulent thoughts, Cao Zhen, a veteran of many battles, felt that the situation was changing in a turbulent manner.

Just when Cao Zhen was having a headache, Liu Ye heard that Fei Yao's military report had been delivered, and he came to Cao Zhen's tent.

After Liu Ye came to Cao Zhen's military tent, he saw Cao Zhen holding his head in pain, which startled Liu Ye.

He hurriedly stepped forward to Cao Zhen to help him up, and then asked with concern: "How is your body, General?"

Cao Zhen was the coach of Cao Wei's Southern Expedition Army. If something went wrong with his body, it would be a catastrophe for the current Wei Army.

Fortunately, what Liu Ye was worried about did not happen.

With Liu Ye's support, Cao Zhen raised his head and looked at Liu Ye with bloodshot eyes. He comforted Liu Ye first:
"I'm fine."

Then Cao Zhen's tone suddenly turned dull, and he said to Liu Ye, "Wei Yan ran away again."

"According to Fei Yao's report, the real direction he is going to is actually Yangping Pass!"

After hearing the news, even Liu Ye, who is usually full of wit and tricks, couldn't help being stunned for a moment.

The emotion that was surging in Cao Zhenxin just now was also rapidly rolling in Liu Ye's heart.

When it comes to war, a strong enemy is not to be feared.

The most frightening thing is that when you have been treating the enemy as a divine opponent, he does something incomprehensible like a "pig".

Because this means that the foundation of defeating the enemy—knowing yourself and the enemy—is being loosened.

However, Liu Ye has followed Cao Cao for many years, and he has also seen big storms. He quickly adjusted his mood and quickly analyzed the purpose of Mi Yang's move.

After a long analysis, the light in Liu Ye's eyes became more and more dim.

Who knows what Mi Yang is going to do?
Could it be that Mi Yang still wants to attack the tens of thousands of elite hussar generals with thousands of troops?
This is completely a fantasy.

No way, Liu Ye could only suggest to Cao Zhen in the end:
"No matter what purpose Mi Yang has, our army should stop still and step up the offensive to quickly capture the two cities of Han and Le."

"Once these two cities are captured by our army, Xingshi and Nanzheng will be completely surrounded by our army.

At that time, no matter what evil Mi Yang wants to do with these five thousand elites, our army will eventually be invincible! "

After listening to Liu Ye's advice, Cao Zhen calmed down and nodded heavily.

Liu Ye's method is the best for the current Wei Jun.

What Cao Zhen and Liu Ye didn't know was that just a few days later, a piece of news would solve all the doubts in their hearts.

It depends on whether they can bear it.

After going through all kinds of hardships and turning in several times, Wei Yan finally led five thousand Liangzhou troops to the outside of Yangping Pass.

It was Wu Yi, the guard of Yangping Pass, who greeted Wei Yan.

Wei Yan was a little surprised when he saw Wu Yi.

He thought that Mi Yang would come out to meet him in person.

Next, Wu Yi's whispers resolved Wei Yan's doubts - Zhou Mu didn't want too many people to know that he was in Yangping Pass now.

After hearing this secret, Wei Yan became even more excited.

Wei Yan grew up in a poor family and had never read any books, but when his status gradually improved, he loved the art of war and fell in love with reading history.

There are various deeds of famous generals in the history books, which Wei Yan yearns for very much.

Wei Yan, who has seen the deeds of countless famous generals, of course knows that in the first battle of Changping, King Qin Zhaoxiang made an arrangement to ensure the victory of the war.

Now that Mi Yang has used a similar arrangement, doesn't it mean that Mi Yang is also planning a big move?

Thinking of this, Wei Yan was very excited.

He has worked so hard to come here, isn't it for the four words of making meritorious deeds?
With excitement in his heart, Wei Yan followed Wu Yi to a place in his main tent, and saw Mi Yang whom he hadn't seen for nearly half a year.

The moment Wei Yan saw Mi Yang, Wei Yan immediately bowed to Mi Yang, calling him Uncle Mu.

No matter how reluctant Wei Yan was when he first joined Mi Yang's command, after several years of getting along, Wei Yan gradually became convinced of Mi Yang unconsciously.

Now in Wei Yan's heart, there are only two people in the world who are worthy of commanding him, one is Han Emperor Liu Bei, and the other is Mi Yang sitting in front of him.

After seeing Wei Yan, the smile on Mi Yang's face was not concealed at all.

Before Wei Yan arrived, he wrote all his actions during this period in advance and reported them to Mi Yang in a military report.

Unlike Cao Zhen who read the military newspaper, the more he read it, the more angry he became. After reading Wei Yan's military newspaper, Mi Yang couldn't help but sigh in his heart—this is Wei Yan who proposed the Meridian Valley conspiracy in history.

Bold and good at fighting flexibly.

Mi Yang knew that Wei Yan was aloof and arrogant, and with his character, he would disdain to cheat in military newspapers.

So the things he said must not be mixed with any water.

For excellent subordinates, Mi Yang has never been stingy in admiring them.

Mi Yang looked at Wei Yan and said, "When I left Chengdu, Your Majesty once told me that Yan Wenchang is someone who can conspire with me in great things."

"Your Majesty's words come true today."

Mi Yang's compliment made Wei Yan laugh.

Wei Yan disdained to accept compliments from ordinary people.

But Mi Yang is absolutely qualified to praise him, and Mi Yang also mentioned his benefactor Liu Bei in his words, which made Wei Yan even more happy.

His Majesty has never forgotten him.

Under Mi Yang's praise, not only Wei Yan showed a smile on his face, but Wu Yi, Fa Miao, and Lu Yi who were in the tent at the moment also cast admiring glances at Wei Yan.

Turning thousands of miles into the encirclement of tens of thousands of Wei troops, and finally leading the army to Yangping Pass unscathed, this behavior is enough to earn Wei Yan's reputation as a famous general.

But happy to be happy, Mi Yang did not forget the business of calling Wei Yan.

Under the signal of Mi Yang's eyes, Fa Miao told Wei Yan everything they were planning recently.

This made Wei Yan understand the reason why Mi Yang called him here urgently.

Cao Hong, the leader of the Caowei Middle Route Army, was deceived by Wu Yi's false surrender and was willing to lead troops to "receive" Yangping Pass.

How good is this, the chance to defeat Cao Hong's army?

Perhaps due to the inferior number of their own army, Cao Hong's army cannot be completely wiped out, but as long as they can win a big victory, this big victory will definitely greatly boost their morale.

Isn't the battle to defend the city the heart of the city?

Wei Yan immediately realized the great merit this incident would bring him, and the far-reaching impact it would have on the current battle between Han and Wei.

Wei Yan solemnly clasped his fists at Mi Yang and said, "As soon as Uncle Mu's military order comes out, Yan will definitely go through fire and water, so I will not hesitate here!"

Seeing Wei Yan's statement, Mi Yang laughed happily.

Now everything is ready, only the east wind is owed.

And wanting to come to the east wind, I can't wait for it impatiently.

Finally, Mi Yang looked at Wu Yi and nodded to him.

After seeing Mi Yang's move, Wu Yi clasped his fists knowingly in response, then he put on a happy smile, turned around and walked out of the tent.

Wu Yi is looking for his closest friend Ren Xiang.

In September of the third year of Zhangwu in the Han Dynasty, Cao Hong waited in the big camp outside Wujie, looking forward to it.

It has been half a month since Ren Xiang went to Yangping Pass again.

For such a long time, Ren Xiang has not come back to return to his command. If Ren Xiang had not sent back letters in his own hand, Cao Hong would have suspected that Wu Yi was up to no good.

Happily, one day in early September, Cao Hong finally waited for Ren Xiang who had returned from Yangping Pass.

Ren Xiang, who was busy all the way, seemed a little depressed.

But his eyes were shining.

When he came back this time, he brought good news to Cao Hong.

"General Hussars, Wu Yi has finally made up his mind and is willing to follow your plan."

After receiving the approval letter, Cao Hong couldn't help clapping his fists excitedly.

After nearly a month of painstaking planning, his painstaking efforts were finally not in vain.

Cao Hong's surrender to Wu Yi was not without suspicion, otherwise he would not have proposed that kind of plan.

But Cao Hong's suspicion has gradually dissipated in his heart after Wu Yi agreed to his plan.

To be honest, his plan has ensured the safety of his own army to the greatest extent. Under such circumstances, if he still hesitates, he may be blamed for delaying the battle when Emperor Wu is resurrected.

After receiving Wu Yi's approval letter, Cao Hong immediately made people beat the big drum to convene the meeting.

When the powerful drum sounded in the Wei army's camp, many Wei generals came to Cao Hong's main tent soon after, including Yang Fu.

After seeing that all the generals had arrived, Cao Hong immediately disclosed the news that Wu Yi was willing to surrender to the generals present.

Except for Yang Fu, all the generals heard the news for the first time.

So after they heard the news, surprise expressions appeared on their faces.

That's Yangping Pass, can't you be surprised?

Besides, with Cao Hong's status, since he was able to disclose this news in front of the generals, he presumably has a certain degree of confidence in this matter.

However, it is not that there are no generals who have doubts. For example, one general said to Cao Hongjin:
"Mi thief has always been good at making tricks, I hope the general will be careful."

Hearing the general mention Mi Yang, Cao Hong's face turned cold, and even the joyful atmosphere in the tent gradually disappeared.

Cao Hong snorted coldly at the general:

"It's good that the thief is good at making tricks, but if he hesitates because of this, why should our army march south? Why don't we just sit in Luoyang and tie our hands and wait for capture?"

After saying this, Cao Hong followed up with disdain:
"Besides, the Mi thief is currently in a prosperous situation, surrounded by Zidan's soldiers, and it is difficult to protect himself. What should our army be afraid of?"

If Mi Yang was in Yangping Pass, Cao Hong would definitely not believe Wu Yi either.

But now he is beyond his reach, if he doesn't take advantage of this time to take Yangping Pass in one fell swoop, when will he wait!
(End of this chapter)