The first general of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 350 The Real Plan of Both Parties

Under the night, the entire Jiangling City was silent, apart from the occasional patrolling guards on the top of the city, there was no one else to be seen.

It's just that under this silence, all the soldiers in the city gathered together. Although the secret gathering took a lot of time, no whereabouts were revealed.

Just after Wei Tao retreated, Sima Yi's first order was to announce to the people in the whole city that everyone was forbidden to leave their homes, but those who disobeyed and took to the streets without authorization would be killed without mercy!

Maybe some people ignored it at first, but after several corpses appeared on the street, no one dared to ignore Sima Yi's order.

If it is normal, I am afraid that not every Cao Jun general will execute such an order, after all, not everyone is an executioner.

But this time Sima Yi gave the order in person. This time, before he left the army, Cao Cao had already said something. This time it was Sima Yi who took the lead. Many troops are here.

Except for Lu Bu's men and horses, the others were restrained by Sima Yi.

"Zhongda, what are you going to do? Do you still have to keep it a secret at this time?"

In fact, even General Cao Jun didn't know Sima Yi's plan at this time, so among the generals, Cao Ren just asked.

"If you want to break out of the encirclement in a battle, you are still somewhat sure. Under the night, even if Wei Tao has prepared, it is impossible to cover everything. As long as our army is fast, we can break out of the opponent's encirclement. But if you want to fight at night It may not be that simple to attack Wei Tao's central army tent. Since Wei Tao has already put his words here today, it is naturally impossible not to guard against our army's night attack in the future. Moreover, with Wei Tao's wisdom, even if he does not want to successfully steal at this time Camping is almost impossible.”

Cao Ren is also experienced in many battles, so his words will naturally be recognized by the generals of Cao Jun.

You must know that although Sima Yi has the right to command the army, Cao Cao also did not hand over the power arbitrarily. There are many generals of the Cao clan who were sent this time.

Once Sima Yi made any improper plans, the prestige of the generals of the Cao clan was enough to completely empty Sima Yi and regain military power.

At that time, it will naturally be possible to forcibly break through to preserve most of the military power.

So even Sima Yi had to respond to Cao Ren's inquiry.

"Actually, I'm not completely unprepared for the current situation. Although I didn't expect the situation to be so bad, according to my original plan, even if I win Jiangling smoothly for a while, I still have to face the same situation. However, according to my calculations, we can occupy the city defenses, so there is no need to rush to make a plan. At that time, I had already spoken to General Lu Bu. If Wei Tao left the city, he could not fight. Come and seek it."

Hearing what Sima Yi said, everyone nodded slightly. They were not stupid either. They naturally knew what would happen if they captured Jiangling, so they would not be totally unprepared for it.

Just because Jia Xu opened the four gates before retreating, and then sent people to garrison day and night, and the defense equipment was no longer there, which directly cut the advantage of defending the city by more than half, which made Cao Jun's people confused.

Seeing that everyone agrees, Sima Yi said slowly again.

"I sent a letter to Wei Tao before to confirm the whereabouts of General Lu Bu. Since Wei Tao has already left the city, it is impossible for General Lu Bu to still be in Xiangyang. He must be here."

"I see, but even if we attack from both sides, it's impossible to defeat Wei Tao easily."

Cao Ren just nodded slightly, but Cao Ren is not the kind of person who will listen to one side and believe it when someone says it, so he just opened his mouth to refute.

"If the four gates are complete, it is still possible for our army to confront them before the formation, but now, I am afraid that Wei Tao is just waiting for our army to fall into the trap."

"So I didn't intend to attack Wei Tao's camp, nor did I intend to attack his food and grass."

In any case, from the beginning to the end, Sima Yi always maintained a calm face, and while he was narrating lightly, it was really hard for people to grasp what was in his heart.

Fortunately, Sima Yi didn't intend to continue to hide at this time, and soon continued to talk.

"My goal this time is Wei Tao's military strength. The reason why Wei Tao was able to rule the world is not his personal bravery, nor his extraordinary wisdom, let alone the momentary vigor of the soldiers, but the ability to follow him in countless battles. As long as the army of hundreds of victories is defeated, even if Wei Tao is unparalleled in the world, it is nothing. At that time, the prime minister will naturally conquer the world one by one."

"Soldier?"

Cao Ren and the other generals were a little puzzled. It's not that they don't know the importance of soldiers, but they obviously didn't expect Sima Yi to mention this matter specifically.

"Everyone, do you know why the prime minister handed over the military power to me this time? Speaking of which, I am not as brave as General Lu Bu, and I am not General Cao Ren, but I am from the Cao clan. It is really a great power. I can almost say that I am more powerful than the general. General Lu Bu."

Sima Yi still narrated calmly, as if he was talking about something that had nothing to do with him.

"That's because I have the same opinion as the prime minister. The strongest in Wei Tao's hands is the elite army who fought with Wei Tao, saw Wei Tao defeating the enemy one after another, and believed that Wei Tao was omnipotent. It is Wei Tao's greatest reliance!"

Listening to Sima Yi's words, all Cao Jun's generals were speechless for a while, and after that, no one doubted Sima Yi's order anymore.

Because of the siege on all sides, the camp of Wei Tao's army occupies an extremely large area. At first glance, it seems that there is no limit at all, but if you look closely, it seems to be sparse, and you can walk through it at will. It can be found that all these large tents are scattered and orderly, and they are all supportive of each other.

At this time, Wei Tao's camp was brightly lit. Although it was night, the place illuminated by the candles could be seen everywhere. Under such circumstances, it was almost impossible to hide anything. The act of attack is enough to make people admire.

Quietly, the army had already left the city, and it had to be said that the demolished gate also gave them convenience, at least as long as they were careful to watch, they could leave the city quietly.

It's just that Cao Jun's goal this time is not the side that Wei Tao led to retreat during the day, but the south gate. According to Sima Yi's understanding, this is the weakest place among the previous arrangements.

Cao Ren's eyes were patrolling back and forth. If it was said that Sima Yi relied on Sima Yi to make plans, then the real command of the battle was up to Cao Ren.

After observing for a while, Cao Ren immediately waved his hand, and immediately led his troops out.

"Ugh..."

As soon as Cao Ren made such a change, he was immediately discovered by the patrolling soldiers, and a long horn sounded. As soon as the emergency horn sounded, there was a turmoil in the camp, and soldiers guarding rushed out.

At this time, Cao Jun had just been killed, but after all, he took advantage of the night attack, and Wei Tao's soldiers were still being killed and retreated steadily.

Naturally, Wei Tao would not be ignorant of Cao Jun's attack. In fact, this was already in Wei Tao's expectation. Hearing about this, Wei Tao immediately looked to Pang Tong.

"Shiyuan, Cao Jun has already moved, what should I do?"

"From this point of view, even if the general does not go to rescue, he can still defend. Of course, this is because the opposing general has not used all his strength. If the general rescues, I am afraid it will be a separate attack. If the general does not act The move is to annex an army. In any case, this is to reduce the strength of the general's troops."

Speaking of this, Pang Tong couldn't help but sigh slightly.

"I didn't expect that Sima Yi's eyes were so sharp, and he immediately identified the most important thing about the general. I have to say that the soldiers in the hands of other generals are the biggest support. I am afraid that the weakening of the general's soldiers is the opponent's arrival this time. Here comes the greatest purpose."

"Then what should I do?"

Wei Tao knew that counselors generally would not fully explain their plans in advance, let alone someone like Pang Tong who had quite different self-esteem.

However, what Pang Tong said before was good in Wei Tao's opinion, at least it could lure the snake out of the hole. After all, although the defense of Jiangling City had been destroyed, it would take a lot of troops to attack it.

Wei Tao didn't want a series of schemes to end up like this.Although Zhou Yu didn't come with him this time, it was because he knew that Jia Xu was here, and at the same time Pang Tong also wanted to join Wei Tao.

"It depends on the general's request. I think that although the general intends to destroy Cao's army, firstly, he does not want to consume his own military strength, and secondly, the general is unwilling to provoke Cao Cao immediately and let him put aside his internal affairs to deal with Cao Cao." Generals fight, right?"

Pang Tong smiled slightly, but directly expressed Wei Tao's heart. After seeing Wei Tao nodding his head, Pang Tong finally did not continue to play tricks.

"Everything the general does is to recuperate and restore strength while weakening the princes of the three parties as much as possible. Therefore, when the general restrained Cao Cao's army, he indulged his actions. Of course, Sima Yi is probably aware of this, so he dared to do it. Acting so arrogantly. Therefore, I suggest that the general face the current situation, then he can divide the five-way army, and then divide them. As long as they divide and encircle them, and then gradually persuade them to surrender, there may be more unexpected gains. Definitely. What's more, wouldn't Jiangling City also return to the general's hands?"

Wei Tao was taken aback for a moment, but then he felt that what Pang Tong said was not bad, and it was indeed better than this.

"Okay, let's follow what Shi Yuan said in this battle, and let me see that Sima Zhongda has set up a scheme, which is even more capable than Shi Yuan!"

Hearing what Wei Tao said, Pang Tong showed a confident smile on his face.

"Then let the general see what he sees!"

(End of this chapter)