Mi Han

Chapter 479
How is Mi Yang doing now?

Nice hammer.

Although he just won a big victory not long ago, this big victory did not deal a devastating blow to the main force of the Wei army.

The great victory at Yangpingguan severely frustrated the spirit of Wei Jun, but at the same time, because Cao Zhen suffered unspeakable injuries, that great victory was also regarded by Cao Zhen as a great shame and humiliation in his life.

When Cao Zhen returned to Xingshi under the escort of the army, on the one hand, Cao Zhen recuperated his wounds in the camp, and on the other hand, he strictly ordered the Wei army to continue to attack the cities of Hanzhong.

Since Cao Zhen does not plan to retreat, regardless of public or private, Cao Zhen's next combat strategy is only this one.

The morale of the Wei army has been greatly affected, but the strength gap between the Han and Wei armies has not changed.

Given the huge disparity in strength, coupled with Cao Zhen's almost unreasonable urging to attack the city, more and more cities have fallen in the past two months.

What made Mi Yang most resentful was that after Cao Zhen captured Chenggu, in order to deter the people in Hanzhong County, he carried out a three-day massacre of Chenggu!

When Mi Yang heard the news, he overturned the table in front of him angrily.

Massacring the city is a method that Wei Jun has always used, and Mi Yang's hometown Xuzhou used to be a victim of it.

"Anyone who kills 10 men and women, leaving no chickens and dogs behind, will not let Surabaya escape, and he will be the guardian of the five counties without any trace."

This is a clear record of the Wei army's method of massacring the city in the history books.

From this record, we can see how outrageous Wei Jun's methods are.

Otherwise, when Cao Cao marched south, why would hundreds of thousands of people be so frightened that they wanted to go south to Jiangling with Liu Bei?
According to the information obtained by Mi Yang, Chenggu County also faced the tragedy of "no chickens and dogs left, no trace of reappearance" not long ago.

The army massacred the city in the present world, or in the history of China, Wei Jun was not the only one who did it.

The military massacres in history, on the one hand, were to deter the enemy's people so that they would not dare to fight again, and on the other hand, they were to boost their own morale.

After all, during the massacre of the city, all military discipline is invalid. The army can burn, kill and loot the city wantonly, which can greatly satisfy the bestiality of the army.

Since more than one army has done this kind of thing in history, the method of Wei Jun's massacre of the city is not without supporters in the world.

Even in later generations, there are some dark-hearted scholars who think that the Wei army's massacre of the city was a helpless move.

But Mi Yang is a time traveler, whether it is the education he received in later generations, or the integrity of Ji Han people in this world, he is extremely indignant at Wei Jun's massacre of the city in his heart!
The three families are fighting for their own ideals in their hearts. This is not wrong. Mercy does not command soldiers. It is understandable how many casualties there are in the war, but why are the unarmed people innocent?
What's more, Wei Jun is also a Chinese citizen, and they even waved the butcher's knife at their own people, which is even more frenzied!

After learning that Wei Jun had massacred the city in Chenggu, Mi Yang gritted his teeth in front of Fa Miao and others because of the indignation in his heart, and said an oath:

"Gu Jin swears by the Han River, if Gu Jin can't return blood for blood in this life, so that the Cao family will cut off the incense, then Gu Jin will not enter the Mi's ancestral temple after his death."

After hearing Mi Yang's oath, Fa Miao and other courtiers showed surprise on their faces.

There is sanctity in swearing by a famous river in this world.

Once a person does this, he cannot violate this oath for the rest of his life, otherwise he will be condemned by people for generations.

Even the Son of Heaven is not immune to this.

In particular, Mi Yang made an oath on the condition that "you cannot enter the ancestral temple if you die".

No one can accept the serious consequences of not entering the ancestral temple after death.

And the most important thing is that there is still an important concept in this world, that is, the continuity of life and death.

That is to say, even if the big Han finally defeated Cao Wei and regained the world, then according to the concept of life and death, the emperor of the Han family would also leave a trace of blood for the Cao clan to inherit the incense.

But Mi Yang's oath obviously violated the unspoken rules in the minds of the people of the world. This is undoubtedly a challenge to the values ​​​​of the people of the world, and it will cause Mi Yang to be criticized by many scholars in the future.

Even in later generations, there will definitely be some scholars who have the mentality of a saint and criticize Mi Yang's behavior.

But Mi Yang doesn't care.

A man of eight feet must have a view of right and wrong in his heart to stand in the present world. If he ignores the view of right and wrong in his heart because he is afraid of a little public criticism, such a cowardly behavior is disdainful.

Cao Wei can kill him if he has the ability, otherwise, if he is allowed to succeed in the future, Cao Wei's clan will definitely pay the price they deserve for the evil things they have done in the past.

It is not impossible to live and die intermittently, but this should only belong to the warmth between human beings. Why do those well-dressed beasts enjoy this political privilege?
From Mi Yang's oath, Fa Miao and others saw how determined Mi Yang was in his heart, so they didn't dissuade Mi Yang.

The oath has already been issued, how can we dissuade it?

As Mi Yang's confidantes, when Mi Yang made such an oath, all they could do was to work together with Mi Yang for the goal in his heart.

All are prosperous and all are damaged. When they become members of Mi Yang's political faction, this is the best portrayal of their relationship with Mi Yang.

Of course, there is still a problem with Mi Yang's oath, that is, even if the big man can defeat Cao Wei and regain the mountains and rivers in the future, it seems that he, a courtier, cannot decide on the disposal of Cao Wei's clan.

This may have been a problem before, but after Liu Bei's decree arrived not long ago, this problem is not enough to bother people.

That edict was Liu Beibiao's edict to worship Mi Yang as the general.

When this edict was delivered to Yangping Pass, it was Mi Yang's subordinates who were most excited.

Even if he is only a general now, how can Liu Bei's intentions be hidden from heroes like Fa Miao?
As long as Mi Yang can win this battle, he will become the second general of Jinhan.

This is the general!

What is climbing the dragon and attaching the phoenix, and honoring the ancestors, isn't that what it is?
Fa Miao and other Mi Yang's direct subordinates feel that their future is getting brighter and brighter.

Not only Fa Miao and others had this kind of thought, when Liu Bei's edict spread throughout Liangzhou, there must be many people who had the same thought as them.

The position of a left general is not enough to add credibility to Mi Yang's oath, but the position of a general is completely sufficient.

After all, everyone in the world knows that Liu Bei is old, how many years can he continue to be in charge of the big man?
Once the young master comes to court in the future, the political significance represented by the status of a general will be exciting enough.

Even if Liu Bei will appoint Zhang Fei as the great Sima to contain Mi Yang in the future, coupled with the existence of Zhuge Liang, Mi Yang will not be able to fully exert the power of the general.

But Mi Yang has a huge advantage that Zhang Fei and Zhuge Liang cannot match - he is only in his twenties this year.

Isn't this advantage enough?
There are many things that don't need to be broken.

It's just that the oath is the oath. The current deterioration of the Hanzhong war situation is not only reflected in the city of Chenggu.

Although the way Wei Jun slaughtered the city is abhorrent, it has to be said that the way of massacring the city is effective.

Cao Zhen didn't make the act of massacring the city just to vent his inner anger.

When the tragedies that Cheng Gu experienced spread throughout Hanzhong, some people would be indignant, and naturally some would be fearful.

Fearing in their hearts, many cities in Hanzhong directly surrendered to the Wei army in order to avoid repeating the same mistakes.

Even Lecheng, which is extremely important to the Han army, is among these cities.

The loss of Lecheng directly brought the situation in Hanzhong to a sudden turn for the worse.

Lecheng is an important town for the prosperity of Gongwei. When Lecheng is lost, it is only a matter of time before the encirclement and prosperity of the Wei army.

Once the momentum is lost, Nanzheng will soon face the siege of the Wei army.

Not only did the battle situation in Hanzhong become more and more dangerous, but with Wang Hong's report, Mi Yang learned more and more bad news.

As the Wei army's offensive continued to strengthen, Ma Chao in Wudu County had no choice but to lead the Han army to withdraw from Wudu County and return to Yinping because of the delay in receiving support.

The reason why Ma Chao led troops into Wudu County to stop the Wei army was essentially to delay Wei's entry into Yinping as much as possible.

After all, relying on [-] soldiers and horses is not enough to defeat Guo Huai's tens of thousands of troops.

From this tactical goal, Ma Chao has been doing very well.

But Guo Huai is not an ordinary general.

He saw that it was difficult to defeat Ma Chao's troops with a frontal attack, so he sent Chang Diao to detour around Wudu to connect with many Qiang and Di leaders.

Although due to Lu Yi's reminder, Ma Chao did not relax his vigilance to the rear.

But there are too few soldiers in his hands. Under such circumstances, it is impossible for him to let his own effective forces fall into a situation of being attacked by two sides.

Thanks to Lu Yi's reminder, Ma Chao was able to lead his troops out of Wudu County in time.

Under Guo Huai's strategy, it can be said that Ma Chao led his army to withdraw from Wudu County, which was an inevitable move.

With the withdrawal of Ma Chao's army, Wudu County was soon occupied by the Wei army.

After winning Wudu County, Guo Huai did not waste time. He led tens of thousands of troops all the way south to Yinping.

From the latest information, it can be seen that Yinping has been besieged by the Wei army, and that is what happened in the past few days.

In addition to the bad news from the west, Cao Wei's Central Route Army also made extraordinary moves.

Under Shi Bao's persistence, Qi Shan was not captured by Cao Hong's army.

But Cao Hong saw that he could not attack Qi Shan for a long time, so he immediately changed his tactics. He left part of the army to continue to besiege Qi Shan, and then he led most of the remaining Wei army to march towards Jiange.

Obviously, Cao Hong's sudden change in tactics must have been inspired by Cao Zhen.

Among Cao Wei's three armies, both the East Route Army and the West Route Army suffered a certain number of losses in previous battles.

Only the Central Route Army led by Cao Hong maintained the most complete organizational structure and strength, which gave Cao Hong the confidence to divide his troops.

The reason why Cao Wei's Central Route Army suddenly divided its forces was to cooperate with Guo Huai's West Route Army's actions.

It is only a matter of time before Guo Huai's army encircles Yinping. The most important thing for the Wei army at the moment is to cut off any way for Yinping to get reinforcements.

And this was originally the strategic goal of Cao Hong's Middle Route Army at the beginning.

Once Cao Hong leads the army to the outside of the Jiange, relying on the superior force in his hands, he can easily block the passage outside the Jiange, not to mention whether he can take it down.

At that time, don't say that Yinping will not be able to get reinforcements. Even if Zhuge Liang leads the army to the north to help after suppressing the Nanzhong rebellion, his army will probably be blocked by the Wei army in Jiange, and there is no way to enter Hanzhong County.

Listening to the bad news reported by Wang Hong, Mi Yang felt as if the Han army had fallen into a desperate situation all of a sudden.

Mi Yang knew that the actions of the Wei army's three-way army might not cause a fatal blow to the Han army in a short time.

But as time goes by, the Han army, which is at a disadvantage in terms of logistics and military strength, will fall into a situation of irreparable doom.

Because the Han army couldn't afford it.

Up to half a year.

Once Mi Yang can't defeat Wei Jun's three-way army within half a year, then he may really die for his country in the end.

The three-way encirclement is a kind of conspiracy that Wei Jun came up with by relying on their strong national strength.

Mi Yang could see all Wei Jun's attempts clearly, but he had no countermeasures in his hands.

When the battle started, Mi Yang had too few cards in his hand.

Now Mi Yang seems to have felt Zhuge Liang's mood during the Northern Expedition in history - he wanted to beg for thieves, but he was powerless!
Mi Yang's silence after listening to a series of information made Fa Miao and others in the tent feel uneasy.

Even Mi Yang felt the tricky situation, what would they do?

Even from the very beginning, they put all their hopes on Mi Yang, just like everyone else in the entire Han Dynasty.

This battle was already difficult to fight, otherwise Cao Zhen would not have chosen this opportunity to attack Hanzhong, otherwise Liu Bei would not have given a huge reward from the general to motivate people.

But if Mi Yang can't win this battle, if even he can't do anything, who else in the whole big man can turn the tide?

After a long silence, Mi Yang raised his head and saw the uneasiness and panic on the faces of Fa Miao and others.

Seeing this, Mi Yang suddenly laughed.

Yes, in today's dangerous situation, anyone can be silent and hesitate, but only he can't.

Because Liu Bei has already put the fate of the Han Dynasty on him, and the people loyal to the Han Dynasty in the whole world have also put their hopes on him. Under such circumstances, how can he hesitate?
Anyway, the worst case scenario is nothing more than death.

Die for the ideal in his heart, Mi Yang has no regrets.

Just as the hope in Fa Miao and others' hearts gradually disappeared, Mi Yang stood up suddenly.

"Pass down the order, tomorrow our army will set off and head to Nanzheng."

After hearing Mi Yang's order, Fa Miao and others suddenly raised their heads to look at Mi Yang.

Fa Miao, Lu Yi, Wei Yan, Wu Yi.
They are all high-ranking existences in Liangzhou, but now they undoubtedly regard Mi Yang as the guiding light in their hearts.

Facing everyone's doubtful eyes, Mi Yang smiled as if relieved of a heavy burden:
"Gu is now the great general of the big man."

Only this firm sentence made Fa Miao and others realize the fighting spirit in Mi Yang's heart again.

If you are a great general, how can you back down?

And if Mi Yang didn't back down, then as subjects, they would just fight to the death.

Fa Miao and the others also showed smiles on their faces, and bowed their hearts to their general.

No matter how hard it is to fight, there is no reason not to fight!
　One chapter today, two chapters tomorrow.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)