Chapter 413: Jiang Wei's persistence
"Smuggling into Dingjun Mountain?" Fei Yi frowned and subconsciously repeated.
Jiang Weidao: "When the first emperor attacked Hanzhong, it was because he was blocked at Yangping Pass, and then he took a small road to attack Dingjun Mountain, and beheaded Cao's general Xiahou Yuan, so that he took Hanzhong. Now that our army is blocked in front of Yang'an Pass, why not follow the example of the first emperor to smuggle into Dingjun Mountain, if you can take Dingjun Mountain in one fell swoop, why not break the enemy who came to attack? ”
When Liu Bei's troops went out of Xichuan and attacked Hanzhong, it was because the terrain of Yangping Pass was dangerous and could not be attacked, and he ran from the small road to attack Dingjun Mountain, and in the battle of Dingjun Mountain, he killed Xiahou Yuan and Zhao Hao, it was this battle that won and made Liu Bei occupy the advantage, and later even if Cao Cao led his troops in person, he could not recover the defeat, and finally Hanzhong was obtained by Liu Bei, and Liu Bei then also took the position of Hanzhongshan, laying the foundation of Shu.
When Jiang Wei mentioned this battle, Fei Yi was not unaware, not only did he not know, but he was also familiar with this battle. Liu Bei's battle to capture Hanzhong was the battle to lay the foundation of Shu Han, and it was also the only victory of Liu Bei's life against Cao Cao (although Liu Bei participated in the Battle of Chibi, most of the credit was Zhou Yu's, so naturally it does not count), so it is naturally worth writing about.
Especially in the battle of Dingjun Mountain, Huang Zhong's beheading of Xiahou Yuan, the general of the Cao army, is the most brilliant section of the battle of Hanzhong, even a three-year-old child in Shuzhong is familiar with it, how can Fei Yi not know?
It is precisely because he is too familiar that Fei Yi knows how difficult it is to march into Dingjun Mountain, from Yizhou to Hanzhong, taking Yang'anguan is the avenue, and taking Dingjun Mountain is an extremely steep path.
Many successes are often difficult to replicate, when Xiahou Yuan died in Dingjun Mountain, it was a deep touch to Cao Wei's high-level leadership, and now facing the same situation again, will they still make the same mistake?
The original Yangping Pass and the current Yang'an Pass are not in the same place, the distance between the two is dozens of miles, if the Shu army marches this time, it means that you must walk dozens of miles of steep mountain roads, this road has been abandoned for decades, there is Yangguan Avenue, who will go to take the single-plank path?
Therefore, when Fei Yi heard that Jiang Wei wanted to sneak attack Dingjun Mountain from the path, his first feeling was that he felt unreliable, if the Wei army was on guard in Dingjun Mountain, the Shu army might not even have a chance to get out of this path.
"Boyo, the reason why the first emperor was able to succeed back then was because of the favorable time and place, and he deliberately re-followed this old road, but I was afraid that it would be difficult to get out of the school."
Jiang Wei said confidently: "Everything can only be known if you have tried, when the first emperor chose to march from Dingjun Mountain, there were also many opposing voices, but the first emperor tried to exclude the public opinion, and there would be unexpected results." Today's division of Dingjun Mountain, there is also the same wonder of the year, although a certain is not talented, I am willing to lead a division, enterprising Dingjun Mountain, if it is not victorious, it should be punished for a crime! ”
Fei Yi saw Jiang Wei's resolute attitude, and he didn't want to say anything more, and agreed to Jiang Wei's plan on the surface, but in his heart he didn't think so, thinking that Jiang Wei would definitely not succeed if he took a risk.
Jiang Wei naturally didn't care what Fei Yi thought, what he was concerned about was whether Fei Yi would agree, after all, after the army was united, Jiang Wei's independent command was automatically taken over by Fei Yi, a general who was higher than himself, so that if Jiang Wei had any ideas, he had to fight for Fei Yi's consent.
When commanding the army into Qiangzhong, Jiang Wei is naturally the first commander in the army, and he can fight how he wants, in short, winning is the last word, no matter what means are taken, as long as he can win, there are always a thousand kinds of praise.
On the contrary, if it fails, it must be pointed out by a thousand people.
Therefore, Jiang Wei is looking forward to this battle the most, as long as he is not in the same place as Fei Yi, Jiang Wei will have absolute control and operational command of the army, and he does not need to ask for instructions on everything, and ask for permission in everything.
Due to the different understandings of strategic directions, Jiang Wei and Fei Yi are not all the way after all, so on the surface, the two of them maintain a harmonious atmosphere, but in fact, they hinder each other, and the relationship is not harmonious at all.
It is precisely because of the difference in political views that the relationship between the two people is as close as it is and very estranged.
Just when Fei Yi secretly laughed at Jiang Wei's unwisdom, Jiang Wei had already returned to the camp to rectify the troops and horses, and when it was getting late and the sun was setting, Jiang Wei had already cleaned up the army and was ready to go.
It stands to reason that the army's expedition will generally be chosen at dawn, but Jiang Wei seems to be eager to leave the Shu army camp, so he ordered to set off overnight.
Although Jiang Wei is extremely familiar with the geography of Hanzhong, Jiang Wei has never walked the mountain road from Yang'an Pass to Dingjun Mountain.
It is precisely because of the avenue of Yang'an Pass that no one has anything to do to run to that bumpy mountain road to play, so don't look at the large number of Jiang Wei's subordinates, no one really has walked this road.
Knowing this road and walking on this road in person are completely different concepts, so before setting off, Jiang Wei still found a woodcutter and a hunter who often walk this mountain road as a guide.
Since the Shu army is fighting at home, it can naturally gain the support of the people, and when they hear that the officers and soldiers need guides, the people are enthusiastic to sign up, and they are very active, Jiang Wei can choose the most experienced person to be the guide.
Since it is a small road, it must be extremely steep, Jiang Wei's army did not travel far, you can feel the hardships of this road, sometimes winding up the mountain, and then straight to the bottom of the valley, winding, bumpy, not even a road at all, full of thorns.
Jiang Wei appointed Zhao Guang, the commander of Pingyi, as the vanguard, to open roads in the mountains and build bridges in the water, and from this thorny land, he opened up a road for the army to march.
Zhao Guang is the second son of Zhao Yun, the general of the town army, and served as a lieutenant under Jiang Wei.
Having Zhao Guang in front of him to open the road did make Jiang Wei feel a lot more worried, but this road is really difficult, not only is the road steep, but there are also many forks in the road, if there is no guide, they will definitely get lost in this jungle.
Originally, Jiang Wei planned to complete this road in two days, but because the road was too difficult, two days was far from enough, and it was not until dusk on the fourth day that the army saw the towering peak of Dingjun Mountain.