Chapter 364: Bow down and be a subordinate
In October of the second year of Jian'an, Zhang Xiu of Wancheng had a change in the transfer of troops, and Li Wei, who was stationed in Xingyang, saw this and decided to strike first, leading 1,000 tiger cavalry and 5,000 elites to march to Wancheng.
"What are you? Li Wei is marching here with 5,000 soldiers and horses?" Zhang Xiu in Wancheng asked in disbelief when he heard Jia Xu's report.
"Yes, General. The scout replied.
"Strategist, what do you think is the meaning of Li Wei's move?" Zhang Xiu hurriedly asked Jia Xu.
"General, I think we should wait and see what happens...... However, it is necessary to send scouts to inquire about the military situation, and it is necessary to report twice a day. Jia Xu did not answer Zhang Xiu, but instructed the scout.
"No. The scout said yes and withdrew from the chamber.
"General, please divide the soldiers and horses into two groups and guard the city day and night. Jia Xu asked Zhang Xiujian again, and the latter did as planned.
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During the march, Li Wei received the military information brought by the white dove sent by the scout, and after the corners of his mouth were slightly raised, he handed the cloth of military information to Cao Xiu and Cao Zhen beside him. At the beginning, the five military marquis under the command of Li Weigang had already been promoted, and Cao Liang and Xiahou Jun became the military commanders of the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry, led by Cao Cao's brother Cao Chun.
Xu Ding turned out to be Xu Chu's brother, so he was promoted to captain, commanded an army and participated in the campaign against Yuan Shu.
Now only Feng San and Chen Guo are still left in the Thousand People Tiger Cavalry, but they have been promoted to the left and right Sima, under the command of Cao Xiu, and Cao Zhen is Cao Xiu's deputy. Although Li Wei himself did not have his own military horses, Cao Cao had always handed over a thousand tiger horsemen to him to command.
"General, Zhang Xiujun is very strict with Wancheng, why are you laughing?" Cao Xiu asked after reading the military situation.
"Wen Lie, I wish Zhang Xiu would turn Wancheng into an iron bucket...... Hahaha!! "Thinking of this, Li Wei couldn't help laughing.
"Ask the general for advice. Cao Xiu and Cao Zhen hugged their fists.
"Zhang Xiu's current soldiers and horses are no less than 30,000 people, and we only bring 5,000 soldiers and horses but do not go out of the city to meet the attack, but stick to the city. What do you think this is?" Li Wei only finished the first half, and the second half began to take the school entrance examination for Cao Xiu and Cao Zhen.
"I think Zhang Xiu is scared. The prestige of the general has spread to all corners of the world, although there are only 5,000 soldiers and horses, but there are generals in the army, one person is enough to resist 10,000 people. Cao Xiu clenched his fists and expressed his opinion. His words did not slap Li Wei's ass, because not long ago, Lu Bu, who had taken refuge in Yuan Shao, broke up Zhang Yan and his subordinates who were entrenched in Montenegro with only one person and a hundred horsemen. Lu Bu, the second in the world, has such a brave appearance, and Li Wei, who can defeat Lu Bu twice, is naturally not to be ignored.
"I think Zhang Xiu is showing weakness. After thinking about it for a long time, Cao Zhen said.
"Oh, why does Zidan have this?" Li Wei became interested in Cao Zhen's opinion and asked one by one.
"Uh...... I don't know how to know, but I heard that Zhang Xiu has the praise of 'Northland Gun King', and he also has a strategist named Jia Xu under his banner. Uncle suffered a big loss in Wancheng before, and it was this Jia Xu's advice. With such a match, he was afraid of the general alone, Cao Zhen felt very strange. Cao Zhen picked his face and said embarrassedly.
After listening to Cao Zhen's simple but concise explanation, Cao Xiu suddenly came to his senses, and Li Wei was not surprised that Cao Zhen had such an opinion. Historically, Cao Xiu and Cao Zhen successively served as the great Sima of Cao Wei, and made many contributions in the battles against Wu and Shu.
"In fact, to know whether Zhang Xiu is showing weakness, you only need to make a little calculation. Li Wei said with a light smile.
"Please indicate, General. Cao Xiu and Cao Zhen hugged their fists.
"You two come here with your ears...... So...... So...... If Zhang Xiu really hits the plan, Wancheng can be fixed. The two of you can do what you want, and leave with more clever and hidden soldiers. After Li Wei made a plan for the two, the two took orders one by one and left the brigade with 500 men each.
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Li Wei himself led the rest of his soldiers and horses towards Wancheng, and at the same time made Chen Guo and Feng San make the soldiers appear lax and careless, and made the marching array look messy.
On the other hand, in Xuchangcheng, Cheng Yu is trying to persuade Cao Ang, who is bent on going his own way. Cao Ang had decided to personally lead reinforcements to Wancheng, but Cheng Yu persuaded the former on the grounds that he could not go to the battlefield at will.
"Young boy, there are still many generals left behind in Xuchang, why do you need Gongzi to personally reinforce him?" Cheng Yu stood beside Cao Ang's war horse and persuaded.
"There is no need for the military advisor to persuade him anymore. On that day, my father was defeated in Wancheng, and Cousin An Min also died tragically in the city, so as a son and cousin, I naturally had to take revenge. Cao Ang was dressed in battle armor and rode on the white wind of the BMW and said.
"This ......" Cheng Yu's words were interrupted by Cao Ang before he could finish.
"All the generals and soldiers listen to the order! Soldiers send Wancheng! Military division, Xu Du will be handed over to you and General Dian Wei. There is General Xu Rong in the north to guard, and Yuan Shaozheng is at war with Gongsun Zhan, so there will be no accidents. Cao Ang pulled out his sword, shouted, and said to Cheng Yu.
"Alas...... Cheng Yu took the order. Cheng Yu saw that the matter had come to this point, so he could only prepare logistics for the battlefield in the east and south.
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Turning the camera to Wancheng, Li Wei's army came to a place five miles away from Wancheng to camp and set up a village.
On the upper floor of Wancheng City, Zhang Xiu and Jia Xu roughly saw that Cao Jun was camping down the village, and at the same time saw Cao Jun's chaotic situation.
"Strategist, Cao's army is completely unguarded! Why don't we send cavalry to charge the camp?" Zhang Xiu asked Jia Xu. Jia Xu was still puzzled by Cao Jun's strange situation, but under Zhang Xiu's question, Jia Xu understood.
"Hahaha! This is an upright and righteous conspiracy! Jia Wenhe admitted that he lost the first battle!" After Jia Xu figured it out, he laughed and said.
"Strategist, what's wrong with you?" Zhang Xiu was laughed at by Jia Xu, but he became curious and asked.
"The general will continue to wait. Jia Xu looked at Cao Jun's camp with a little deep meaning and said.
A quarter of an hour later, the outer wall of Cao's camp had begun to take shape, and at this moment, in the forest not far from the left and right flanks of Cao's army, two armies of soldiers and horses came out.
"It's ...... Cao Jun?!" Zhang Xiu looked at the soldiers and horses that came out and exclaimed.
"That's right, it's the two ambushes of Cao's army. If the general leads the army to attack, he will definitely be flanked, and if we continue to hold the city, Cao's army will be able to go down to the fortress with peace of mind. Jia Xu explained Zhang Xiu's confusion. In fact, Jia Xu did have a tendency to show weakness by letting Zhang Xiu stick to the city, and if Cao Jun was careless, Zhang Xiu rescued and led the Xiliang cavalry under his command to rush and kill for a while. It's just that Jia Xu didn't expect Li Wei to see through his strategy, and then use Yang to break it, so that Jia Xu has the feeling of meeting an opponent in chess.
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In the Wancheng conference hall, Zhang Xiu sat on the main seat, Jia Xu hid behind the screen, and the person sitting in the first place was Li Wei!
"General Zhang Xiu, if the general trend is gradually becoming apparent today, Cao Sikong has the Son of Heaven to order the princes, and he is even more thirsty for talent;
In November of the second year of Jian'an, Cao Ang came to Wancheng with 20,000 reinforcements to defeat Zhang Xiu. Due to Cao Ang's status, Li Wei relinquished the position of chief general and assumed the position of staff officer, and gradually divided Cao Xiu and Cao Zhen to lead 5,000 soldiers and horses to be stationed on the left and right flanks, relying on the central commander's tent.
Because the strength of the two armies was comparable, and Zhang Xiu's army had the strength of the city to rely on, the two sides were suddenly deadlocked.
At this time, Li Wei suddenly asked Cao Ang to build yì, and he personally went to Wancheng to persuade Zhang Xiu to surrender. Li Wei was naturally not bold, but received the task.
【Side Quests】
Persuade Zhang Xiu to surrender
Task Success: The hidden task will succeed, and Task Failure: The failure rate of the hidden task increases
As long as this side quest is successful, Li Wei can kill three birds with one stone and complete the three tasks, and only then will he send an envoy to surrender. After Li Wei's detailed analysis and explanation, Cao Ang agreed to the latter's proposal, and this is where the above dialogue arises.
"General Li Wei, I respect the general very much, so I'll tell the truth. In the past, when he was against Sikong-sama, he once killed his nephew and wanted to kill him. I am really worried that if I surrender, will I be settled by the Autumn Queen?" Zhang Xiu said openly and honestly to Li Wei.
"The general is overwhelmed. Cao Sikong was eager to seek talent, and the previous general was controlled by Liu Biao in Jingzhou, and the two armies fought for their own masters, so Lord Sikong would not mind this matter. As for Cao Anmin's death, frankly, this is the fault of Lord Sikong, and the general cannot be blamed. Li Wei's words made Zhang Xiu let go of the big stone in his heart, but because of the important matter, he still had to consult Jia Xu for advice.
"The general doesn't need to think about it anymore, surrender......" Jia Xu walked out directly from behind the screen and said to Zhang Xiu.
Zhang Xiu saw Jia Xu make such a suggestion, followed him and ordered Jia Xu to prepare the surrender letter and household registration list required for surrender.
"Mission success !!" Hearing the prompt sound in his consciousness, Li Wei was naturally happy in his heart.
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