"Nearly 10,000 people...... Arden's determination to break the boat far exceeded my expectations! ”

Jiang Wei lightly deducted the case and fell into deep thought.

In fact, according to his understanding of Arden's strength, he knew that Arden couldn't muster 10,000 Qiang soldiers at all, which must be a random estimate by Chiting after a rough glance.

However, as the so-called anticipation of the enemy is lenient, not a victory, but a defeat first, this time he simply calculated with 10,000 Qiang soldiers.

In Lüyang City, the strength of the previous side was mainly composed of 800 cavalry battalions for Ma Dai, 800 mountain cavalry for Yue Ji, in addition to Yang Wan's 100 Xiliang cavalry, Liu Yin's 100 ambulance soldiers, and 80 Yalasuo warriors led by Ke 13, totaling about 1,800 people, most of whom were Qiang soldiers.

Jiang Wei knew very well that if he wanted to use the 1,800 soldiers in this period to fight against the nearly 10,000 troops of Arden, even if he had the city as a support, the situation was not optimistic.

But taking a step back, because Ma Chao is going straight to the point of defense, as long as Luoyang City holds the three-five day offensive of Arden, the overall situation can turn defeat into victory.

It's just that Ma Chao's plan to darken Chen Cang is top secret, and the entire Luoyang knows that this plan is only Jiang Wei, Ma Dai, and Fei Yi.

Because the Qiang people have always been unable to keep secrets, they will inevitably startle the snake, and teach Arden in advance to learn the secret of the raided hometown, and the three agreed not to talk about this matter.

Therefore, in the eyes of the generals in the city, the current situation is 1,800 to 10,000, and the contrast between strength and weakness is very large.

The immediate priority was to strike as hard as possible at the Arden army, and wait until the enemy's morale was low before defending to the death.

Thinking of this, Jiang Wei turned to Ma Dai and said, "Brother Ma, I was about to bother you to lead the soldiers of the cavalry battalion out of the city overnight, ambushed in the elephant mountain in the north of the city, and waited for the opportunity. ”

As soon as these words came out, all the generals in the room gasped, and some people even muttered, there are already few soldiers, why do you still have to divide the troops?

Ma Dai also frowned and said: "If a certain family leaves, there will only be more than a thousand soldiers and horses left in the city." Arden is powerful after all, this... Will this hold up? ”

Jiang Wei smiled: "It's better to defend than to attack, the best defense is to attack!" What's more, Brother Ma's subordinates are all cavalry, and they are not good at defending the city, so it is better to cruise outside, which can also make Arden jealous and dare not attack the city with all his strength. ”

Ma Dai knew that he was reasonable, and saw that he was confident, so he no longer insisted on his opinion.

He nodded emphatically, said "take care", and then clasped his fists and saluted the group.

He saluted until half the hour, but saw that Fei Yi's face was slightly different, which was very different from his usual and amiable appearance. Ma Dai only said that he was a civil official, and was frightened by the number of enemy troops, so he didn't think about it for a while, and turned to leave.

After he left, the generals began to talk about it.

Yadan came out of the crowd and offered advice:

"There are already nine Qiang leaders in the city, and there are about 300 followers who follow them, these people are all elite warriors of various departments, and the general may wish to requisition one or two."

"This part is naturally going to be used, but not now."

Jiang Wei slowly shook his head and said:

"At the moment, they can't be counted as their own people after all, and tomorrow they will see Arden's army menacing, and under fear, it is difficult to guarantee that they will not be in battle, if so, the disaster will be even more intense. Yadan, take care of this part of the men and horses first, and wait until a certain breaks through the Arden offensive to counterattack, and then it is their turn to appear. ”

After a pause, he muttered again: "But you can ask the leaders of the tribes to watch the battle at the head of the city tomorrow to see how a certain person can frustrate Arden's spirit!" ”

When the generals saw that he not only dared to divide his troops, but also looked so confident, they were all determined; Wei Rong and Yue Ji are even more gearing up and eager to try.

Jiang Wei inquired carefully about the preparation of materials such as city defense fortifications and rolling stones, and Zhao Tong, who was in charge of city defense, reported carefully and said that the preparations had already been completed.

When Jiang Wei heard this, he immediately slapped the case and shouted: "Intensify patrols tonight, bury the stove and cook tomorrow, and the soldiers will follow me to meet the enemy after a full meal!" Loose accounts! ”

The generals responded one after another, clasped their fists and saluted, and then returned to their respective armies to prepare.

******

Lüyang is a remote county town, and the regulations are not high, so the city wall is not more than half a zhang high. Finally, the north leans on the elephant mountain, the south is adjacent to the frustrated water, the north and south sides are temporarily safe, and the only ones that can open a battle to attack are the east and west gates.

And attacking the east gate because it is necessary to bypass Elephant Mountain, it is a matter of seeking the near and far, so Jiang Wei judged that the only one who will really launch the offensive is the west gate.

A few days ago, based on the knowledge he learned from Guan Ping, he instructed Zhao Tong to set up a fence outside the city wall of the West Gate to prevent horses, and then dig a triple trench outside to guard against cavalry and foot soldiers, which has now been completed.

Before Arden destroyed these fortifications, he couldn't touch the city gate at all, which was also the biggest reliance on the Battle of Lüyang.

After the tent was dispersed, Jiang Wei led Jiang Wu and rushed to the west gate of Luoyang to inspect. After making sure that the fortifications were foolproof, he let go of his worries and prepared to go back to the house to rest and prepare for tomorrow's war.

*******

Kankan returned to the door of the office building, but saw a civil official in a wide robe and long sleeves waiting under the firelight, and got closer, and found that it was Fei Yi.

Jiang Wei hurriedly stepped forward and saluted: "Brother Wen Wei, it's late at night, why don't you rest in the post house?" ”

Fei Yi arched his hand and said: "Yi has doubts in his heart, so he took the liberty to come to find Boyo." ”

Without waiting for Jiang Wei to answer, he glanced at it and said with a smile:

"Sun Tzu has a saying, called 'There is thunder in the chest, and the face is like a peaceful lake'. Boyo's relaxed demeanor in the office must have been pretended, right? ”

Jiang Wei was stunned for a moment, and then said with a wry smile: "With less than two thousand soldiers to defend the siege of nearly 10,000 troops, it is naturally impossible to say that you are not nervous." It's just that in the face of such a situation, the main general can only show a stronger way to boost the morale and fighting spirit of his colleagues in the city. I don't want to teach Brother Wen Wei to see through it, ashamed, ashamed. ”

He knew that Fei Yi would not casually expose people's old truths, so he must have meant something else in his words, and immediately hugged his fists and asked: "You and I are not outsiders, and I also ask Brother Wen Wei to speak bluntly." ”

Fei Yi nodded, clenched his fists and said, "Then please forgive Yi for being rude-dare to ask Boyo, in your opinion, what are the chances of winning this battle?" ”

Jiang Wei muttered: "The battle is complicated and ever-changing, not to mention that Arden's troops are far beyond expectations, which is really unpredictable. Well, if you have to predict one or two, you think that the winner should be five or five. ”

Fei Yi bowed his head slowly, and asked: "There are less than 2,000 soldiers in the city, which is already overstretched, so why do you still have to divide your troops to go out?" ”

Jiang Wei only thought that he was a civilian official who did not understand military affairs, so he said a little perfunctorily:

"Luoyang is related to the overall situation of Pingqiang, Wei can't take the court's plan and the lives of your brothers, this matter is Wei has his own measure, Brother Wen Wei can only be relieved."

Fei Yi was unmoved, and said righteously: "Please Rong Yi can't accept this policy." It must be known that the military division has a clear general order, and Luoyang City only needs to be guarded for a few days, if it leads to the fall of Luoyang City due to your strategy of dividing the troops, wouldn't it be a bad plan for the military division? Therefore, in Yi's opinion, you stick to it with all your might, and you really don't need to divide your troops. ”

When Jiang Wei heard this, his brows furrowed slightly, and he was faintly dissatisfied, and said in his heart: "I am the main general here after all, how to arrange tactics has its own proportional considerations, but you are a civil official to join in the fun?" ”

But he knew that Fei Yi came on behalf of Zhuge Liang after all, and Fei Yi did not raise this issue in public during the military discussion, but asked questions privately after the account was scattered, obviously saving face for each other.

It seems that in the current situation, it is not possible to answer truthfully. He had to sigh secretly and patiently explained:

"Although the enemy is menacing, because all the departments rushed to advance the army, there is no unified command, there is no defense, and they cannot be called cooperating with each other, if our army arranges a guerrilla attack outside, it can make it impossible for it to fully participate in the siege, and when the enemy is exhausted, our army can find its weak point, attack inside and outside, and defeat the enemy in one fell swoop, so is it not better than passive defense?"

Fei Yi saw that he didn't mean to change his tactical intentions, so he hugged his fists and said: "As a person who is running around to deliver messages, Fei Yi has no room for a beak about the battle situation, but there is a sentence of advice against his ears and not to vomit unpleasantly......"

He paused slightly, his face suddenly darkened, raised his eyes and stared straight at Jiang Wei, and said solemnly:

"I have heard that Boyo is so good at doing things that he is a miracle soldier, and he can often turn decay into magic...... But the so-called world is not absolute, Boyo, you are at a promising age, and you are valued by the lord and military advisors, and it is better to be down-to-earth and not vain. Yi knows that he is humble and has no position to say these words, but you and I have a relationship after all, and I still offer this with a cheeky face, and I hope you will be cautious. ”

With that, he made a gesture and turned away.

Jiang Wei watched his back disappear into the hallway, but the anger in his heart burned irrepressibly.

Fei Yi's words clearly advised him to be cautious, but the implication was to imply that he was overjoyed with his achievements, and that he would not do a steady defense, but he would rather divide his troops to attack - although this strategy increased the chance of annihilating Arden, the risk of the city falling also increased.

But he was a little helpless, because in history, the relationship between the two is probably like this.

Historically, he was a hawk who advocated the defeat of Wei, while Fei Yi was a dove who adhered to a conservative strategy.

After the death of Zhuge Liang and Jiang Wan, during Fei Yi's reign, the history records that "whenever Jiang Wei wants to raise an army, Fei Yi often refuses to obey, and he has no more than 10,000 soldiers", it can be said that he was suppressed by Fei Yi very miserably in history, and finally parted ways.

At this time in another time and space, the differences between the two due to different ideas have begun to emerge.

Fei Yi's idea is steady-after all, Zhuge Liang already has a detailed arrangement for the overall situation, and as a subordinate, he should do his subordinate duty well, and take achieving the established results as the first priority.

Jiang Wei wanted to be more aggressive - he not only wanted to defend Luoyang, but also wanted to find opportunities to defend and counterattack in order to maximize the results.

can't simply say who is right and who is wrong, it's just that the two have the same style.

"Fate, after all, is something that cannot be escaped."

Isolated for a long time, Jiang Wei took a deep breath and suppressed the emotions in his chest.

"I've made up my mind, and there's no possibility of changing it at this time!"

The war is imminent, and this night is destined to be sleepless.