Mi Han

Chapter 49 Xu Huang, here we come (seeking further reading, seeking votes)

In a large camp not far from Fancheng, there were [-] soldiers and horses under the command of General Xu Huang of Wei Pingkou.

And at this moment, in Xu Huang's big tent of the Chinese army, a dispute is erupting.

In the big tent of the Chinese army, Xu Shang, Xu Huang's lieutenant general, was arguing with Zhu Gai, who was also a general of Wei, about whether to send troops.

Xu Shang, as Xu Huang's deputy general, of course supported Xu Huang's decision to send troops, but Zhu Gai had a different opinion.
"My troops are all recruits, and they are unbearable to practice."

"Guan Yu is tyrannical, and our army still has the power to protect itself in the camp. It is like a field battle. The general is worried about stealing."

The reason Zhu Gai objected was that most of Xu Huang's subordinates were recruits who had joined the army with new signs, and they were not yet proficient in drills.
What's more, you have to fight in the field with the highly morale and experienced Guan Yu's army.

Concerned about Xu Huang's face, Zhu Gai still didn't say a word,

That is to take the prohibition as a precept.

To put it bluntly, Zhu Gai is afraid of war.

But in fact, there are quite a few generals in the tent who are like Zhu Gai, fearful of war.

It is really that Guan Yu is too fierce this year, the name of a person, the shadow of a tree.

Sitting at the top of the tent is a majestic and upright general, this person is Xu Huang.

Xu Huang is about the same age as Guan Yu, but he looks much older than Guan Yu.
His majestic and upright posture cannot conceal his old state,
And the reason why he has this old state is that he has been under too much pressure during this period of time.

Xu Huang stared at the plausible Zhu Gai, he knew well that the reason why Zhu Gai would not support sending troops was nothing more than fear of the enemy.

Seeing that his generals were timid before fighting, Xu Huang sighed heavily in his heart.

Although he was appointed by Cao Cao as the chief general of the [-] soldiers and horses, unlike Yu Jin, he was not conferred by Cao Cao.

In addition to his own soldiers and horses, the fifteen thousand elite soldiers also have twelve battalions of soldiers and horses,

And these twelve battalions of soldiers and horses were temporarily dispatched by Cao Cao from various places, and they were not under each other's control at ordinary times.

Xu Huang, who has no right to fake festivals, can't do anything to these five thousand elite soldiers.

Take Zhu Gai as an example, he dared to disagree in the tent today because he was a Qiaopei person and Xiahou Dun was behind him.

But no matter how much Zhu Gai and the others resisted sending out troops, Xu Huang was determined to send out the soldiers.

Seeing that Xu Shang and Zhu Gai were still arguing, Xu Huang patted the table heavily, and then he said in a majestic tone,

"I have reported to the King of Wei about sending troops, and it is imperative."

"If someone dares to question this matter again, I will deal with it in a military law."

Although Xu Huang does not have the right to fake festivals, he has made a lot of contributions to Cao Cao in his lifetime of battle. His status is not comparable to those in the account today.
Therefore, when Xu Huang made a decisive decision, as his aura unfolded,

Zhu Gai could only keep his mouth shut silently.

No matter who is behind him, openly opposing the command of the general, this is something Zhu Gai dare not.

As Xu Huang is the main general, when the military order is issued, even if someone in the account is dissatisfied, he can only accept the order silently.

At this time, a middle-aged scribe sitting at the lower head of Xu Huang said,
"On that day, General Xu led his troops to Yanglingpo, with less than five thousand people under his command."

"At that time, the generals in the tent had not yet led their troops to arrive.

But even so, the generals still sent envoys, or marched quickly to Yanglingpo, urging General Xu to send troops to break the siege of Fancheng. "

"Today, all the reinforcements from the north have arrived, why are you generals and schools so serious?"

As soon as the middle-aged scribe spoke, Zhu Gai and the others in the tent, who had just disagreed with sending troops, showed shame on their faces.

This middle-aged scribe was Zhao Yan who was then Yilang and the prime minister's guard.

Zhao Yan, courtesy name Boran, was one of the four famous scholars in Yingchuan in his early years.

He can serve as the prime minister's guard, which is enough to prove that he is Cao Cao's confidant.

And what Zhao Yan said is true,

When these people in the tent clamored to send troops, this incident even reached Cao Cao's ears.
As a result, Cao Cao hurriedly sent someone to warn Xu Huang that he would wait until the soldiers were ready before sending out troops.

As for the generals and schools such as Zhu Gai, the reason why they have inconsistent performances is that they can be punished.

Cao Ren is the number one general in the clan of the Wei State, and he has a deep relationship with Cao Cao. If he dies in battle,
Not only Xu Huang, but the generals and schools who were ordered to support them must also end in misery.

So Zhu Gai and other generals deliberately clamored to send troops when Xu Huang's troops were insufficient and it was impossible to send troops, in order to show an attitude,

Even if Cao Ren died in battle and Cao Cao was investigated, Zhu Gai and others can defend themselves,

Put all the responsibility on Xu Huang.

But slogans are slogans after all, and when troops were actually about to be dispatched, they started to get scared again.

Zhao Yan despised these people, so he indirectly exposed the true colors of these people with an insinuating tone.

And after being dismantled by Zhao Yan,
Zhu Gai and the others only dared to be ashamed, but did not dare to refute.

Seeing the ashamed expressions on the faces of Zhu Gai and others, Zhao Yan continued,

"General Xu's dispatch of troops has already been discussed with me, and I agree.

If someone dares to obey and violate, I will go to the king of Wei and punish him with the canon. "

Guards are guards,

Zhao Yan was famous for his uprightness and uprightness in Wei State.

Everyone in the tent knew that what he said was not a joke.

Zhao Yan is actually the eye that Cao Cao sent to Xu Huang's side.
With Zhao Yan's endorsement and support,
Zhu Gai and other generals could only put away their small thoughts, and no longer dared to comment on Xu Huang's proposal to send troops.

Seeing the idea of ​​temporarily unifying the whole army, Xu Huang strikes while the iron is hot,
He ordered, "They can go back to the barracks of each department, restrain their subordinates, and wait for the general to send troops."

As soon as Xu Huang's order came out, all the generals in the tent took the order.

After the generals in the tent took orders and left,
Zhao Yan asked Xu Huang,

"Gongming, how sure are you in this battle?"

Xu Huang saw Zhao Yan asking this question,

He said frankly,

"If Yunchang is in the middle, seventy percent."

Seeing that Xu Huang seemed to have nothing to say, Zhao Yanfu asked,

"What if Guan Yunchang doesn't fall for it?"

Facing Zhao Yan's question,
Xu Huang fell silent,

Failure to fall into the trap means that Guan Yu has seen through his scheme.
After pondering for a long time,

Xu Huang pretended to be relaxed and smiled,
"Liu Bei's relationship with Zhang, Zhao, Mi, Jian, and Sun Liuda served as loyal ministers,
Under the command of the king of Wei, how could there be no Xu Gongming, a minister of death? "

Facing his friend and opponent, Xu Huang has never taken it lightly.

Hearing what Xu Huang said, Zhao Yan let out a sigh.

But Xu Huang went on to say,

"The guards don't need to worry too much. According to my understanding of Yun Chang, Yun Chang will most likely fall into my strategy."

"Unless he has someone to help him."

Among Cao Wei, who knows Guan Yu best, it is undoubtedly Xu Huang.

Guan Yu is a handsome talent, he advocates the kingly way of using soldiers, so he will not think too deeply about some tricks.

It's not that he doesn't understand, it's that he doesn't care about it at all.

For example, when the Seventh Army was flooded, someone suggested that Guan Yu further destroy the dams, and it would be easy to capture Fancheng.

But Guan Yu flatly rejected this proposal considering the survival of the people on both sides of the Han River.

How can such a person who advocates kingship beware of his friends cheating him?

Xu Huang got up and went outside the camp. From his angle, he could clearly see the barriers surrounding Fancheng.
He looked at Fancheng, which seemed within reach,

Said,

"Fancheng can be lost, and there is nothing wrong with conquering the south."

"Yun Chang, you cast a good bait this time."

A few days later, a news spread from Xu Huang's camp, and this news was soon detected by Wang Fu and reported to Guan Yu.

After Guan Yu received the news from Wang Fu, he asked:
"You mean, Gongming threatened to attack my place?"

In order to encircle Fancheng, Guan Yu not only established ten layers of antlers outside Fancheng, but also established two large camps in the north and south outside Fancheng.

Located in the north, the camp that was mainly responsible for resisting Cao Cao's reinforcements was named "Weitou", where Guan Yu is now.

The big camp in the south is named "Sizhong", and the soldiers and horses in it are mainly responsible for attacking Fancheng.

Wang Fu's spies in Xu Huang's camp found out that Xu Huang would attack Weitou in a few days, intending to confront Guan Yu head-on.

After Wang Fu heard the news, he immediately informed Guan Yu, and he suggested,
"General, there are only a few thousand troops in the battalion, and Xu Huang has about [-] troops under his command.
The subordinates believed that Lieutenant Liao in the Sizuka Battalion should be ordered immediately to dispatch a large army to help. "

In the past, Guan Yu would have immediately adopted Wang Fu's suggestion after hearing the news.

But at this moment, he recalled in his mind, the advice given by a young man before he left,

"The general should strictly prevent Xu Gongming from attacking the west."

Guan Yu is proficient in the art of war, he thought over Mi Yang's analysis in the camp that day,
Then there was a gleam in his eyes,
He said to Wang Fu,

"You quickly sent an order to Yuan Jian, ordering him to strengthen the defense of the camp in the next few days.

Without my order, don't go into battle easily. "

Wang Fu was taken aback after listening to Guan Yu's order.
What is this operation.

He was about to persuade him, but he saw that Guan Yu had made up his mind.

He said to Wang Fu,

"Go, don't ask."

Seeing Guan Yu's resolute attitude, Wang Fu could only accept his orders and retreat.
After Wang Fu withdrew, Guan Yu held up a candle and went to a map in the tent to look carefully.

Guan Yu's figure flickered, and the candle in his hand followed his movements, sliding left and right on the huge map,

The light is finally fixed in one place,
With a snap, Guan Yu's right fist hit there hard,

He said confidently,

"Five good generals, I have captured one of them,
So what if there is one more. "

On the third day after Guan Yu got the news, Xu Huang finally gave the order to send troops.

(End of this chapter)