Chapter 18 Questioning

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At the southern foot of Dingjun Mountain, on the north bank of the water, Liu Beijun's camp, countless flags flashed. The Cao camp in the north is also in a neat formation.

The two armies were in full formation, and tens of thousands of people were crowded into this not wide river valley plain, which was extremely spectacular, and the atmosphere was even more oppressive.

All the armies of the Shu army were gathered, and Huang Zhong led Wei Yan and his own headquarters in front of him, as the vanguard of the armies. In the middle is the more than 10,000 white army of the lord Liu Bei. On the right is the newly recruited sergeant in Shuzhong led by Zhao Yun and the 5,000 men and horses of Liu Feng, the deputy lieutenant general of the army. On the left is the military horses of Wu Yi, Wu Ban and Gao Xiang Chen Shi, Wu Yi, Wu Ban was not with the lord, but was ordered by the lord two days ago to lead the army and horses of the headquarters to help.

Huo Yi led 20,000 troops and horses in the headquarters and supervised the formation in the rear.

At this moment, you can see the elite level of the various armies in Shuzhong, Liu Bei's pro-army is in the middle, the white cloak of one color is very dazzling, and the soldiers are as silent as a forest, all like wolves and tigers.

Another example is the two armies of Huang Zhong and Wei Yan, although the number is only tens of thousands or nearly 10,000, they can be regarded as elite divisions that are as immobile as a mountain. It is more than 10,000 newly recruited soldiers in Shu under the command of Zhao Yun, although after months of training, but it is still green and tight, but the more than 2,000 cavalry in this formation is very sharp, everyone is skilled in controlling horses, holding bows and swords, and has an extraordinary bearing.

The 5,000 military horses under Liu Feng's command, the deputy army lieutenant, were all assigned to him under the command of the lord, and assumed the role of a reserve in each army, which could be regarded as a combatable soldier.

The soldiers under the command of the Shu generals on the left are elite, such as the Shu army under the command of Wu Yi and Wu Ban, which is the most elite under Liu Zhang, and the Dongzhou soldiers with excellent armor and equipment, more than 15,000 people. Gao Xiang Chen's men and horses are the white sailors captured by Liu Bei, and they can be regarded as the elite division in Shu. But in Huo Yi's opinion, it is also an ordinary genus, and it is not elite.

The armies were already ready. The two generals Huang Zhong and Wei Yan also went north to fight with Cao's army according to the plan, and Xiahou Yuan deserved to be a famous general in the world. All armies were ordered to defend according to the fortress and not to go into battle without authorization. When the Shu army went forward to a stone's throw away, the Cao army took advantage of the terrain to shoot condescendingly, but did not leave the camp.

The battle situation was not what Pang Tong had thought before, and Xiahou Yuan's men and horses gathered at Dingjun Mountain and occupied the favorable terrain of Dingjun Mountain first. The two armies held each other here for a day, and the Shu army's forward Huang Zhong and Wei Yan's troops could not advance an inch.

During the night, the armies withdrew and returned to their camps. Liu Bei Nai convened the generals of various ministries to discuss countermeasures.

There was a lot of noise in the felt tent, Liu Bei frowned, sat on it gloomily, and each general had his own plan. But Huo Yi listened below and didn't speak.

Even Fa Zheng and Pang Tong are also thinking the side.

Huang Zhong was the most fierce, and insisted that all armies should divide their troops to launch an attack on the southern foot of Dingjun Mountain from all over the place, and they should storm Dingjun Mountain Dazhai.

Wei Yan advocated that an army should be contained here, and most of them would attack Yangping Pass. led Xiahou Yuan to send troops to the rescue, and made a surprise attack in the middle of the road, so that the enemy army was routed.

The generals will say a word to you, and I will say a word. But it is only a two-way strategy to attack or lure the enemy.

Liu Bei saw that the generals were indecisive, so he tapped the military case with his fingers, and the generals immediately quieted down.

"I have learned what the monarchs said, Shiyuan, what do you think of the current situation?" Liu Bei looked at Pang Tong, since entering Sichuan, Liu Bei has known that Pang Tong's words are subject to the big and small war strategies, and now it is at a stalemate, Liu Bei also turned his hope to Pang Tong.

Pang Tong stood up slowly, his face was not handsome, but at this moment he was even more hideous, Pang Tong stood up: "Lord! Our army came from afar, but the grain and grass were complete, and the strength of Yizhou was poured into the battle, and the unified view was that the Cao army was fighting endlessly, so that it was tired of coping, and then sent messengers and General Guan to make it go out of the south and north to invade Xiangfan, so that the Cao army abandoned the land of Hanzhong! If Cao's army still has to fight hard, he can send an envoy to Jiangdong again, so that the Sun clan can send troops to Hefei, so that Cao's army will be attacked on three sides, and it must take one or even two sides to defend! ”

Pang Tong paused, and then said: "Hefei and Xiangfan are the lifeblood of the Cao army, and the land of Hanzhong is very important to my Bashu, but the principle of Yuzhong is like a disobedience, compared to Hefei and Xiangfan, Cao Jun will inevitably abandon Hanzhong and protect the two places." In this way, Hanzhong can be obtained! ”

Pang Tong's words are like deafening, Huo Yi listened to Pang Tong's words from the sidelines, and his heart was shocked, his mind was still spinning in this Hanzhong, this phoenix chick Pang Shiyuan has already broadened his vision to the world, and he really deserves the name of "phoenix chick"! Is this the ability of the countrymen to seek the country?

Fa Zheng nodded, and said calmly: "Shiyuan's strategy can be regarded as perfect, my lord, you might as well listen to it, you can send a message to Chengdu, and ask Kong Ming to send an envoy to Jiangdong, the second candidate is very important, it is necessary to persuade Sun Quan, this plan should be sooner rather than later!" ”

Liu Bei suddenly frowned, and said loudly: "The two gentlemen are really the talents of the world, how can they be prepared, and they can get the help of all the kings!" ”

A cadre of civil and military officers did not dare to accept this, and they all thanked him: "It is an honor to serve the lord!" ”

Just as the chief minister in the tent was in harmony, a thunderous voice sounded outside the tent: "Report! Northland is in a hurry! ”

Liu Bei's good mood seemed to be ruined, his brows furrowed, and he said coldly: "Come in and say!" ”

A sergeant dressed as a personal guard entered the felt tent: "The north has made a detailed report, Cao Cao moved the prime minister's office to Guanzhong, and Cao's army gathered in Chang'an, there seems to be signs of moving south to Hanzhong!" ”

"What?" Liu Beihuo stood up, his face full of shock.

Everyone in the tent was shocked on the spot, but Huo Yi was calm, in fact, this news was too late, Huo Yi, who was familiar with the history of the Three Kingdoms, also knew that Cao Cao would soon arrive in Hanzhong.

Liu Bei frowned again, this time it was Pang Tong who had nothing to do, everyone knew that no matter how fast the messenger was, it would be impossible for Guan Yu to invade Xiangfan in the north, not to mention that the Jiangdong Sun clan would tacitly send troops to Hefei.

Huo Yi saw that the time had come, and went out to play: "Don't panic, lord! There will be something to say at the end! ”

The generals in the tent all looked at the young general who still looked a little immature.

Liu Bei saw Huo Yi coming out of the ranks, and said with a smile: "I forgot, Shaoxian, you are also here, let's talk about it." ”

Huo Yi said calmly: "Cao Cao is actually cunning, the lord doesn't need to worry!" Cao Thief's transfer to Guanzhong is actually a redundant move! It's just a cover-up! ”

Pang Tong's face froze, and Fa Zheng was direct: "Shaoxian, what do you mean?" ”

Huo Yi said: "In fact, the situation in Hanzhong is critical, if the Cao thief knows that he only needs to send troops to rescue, why do he take this extra step and move the official office to Guanzhong?" It's just that I want the lord to take the initiative to withdraw the army because of the strength of the army in the north! In Yi's opinion, our army only needs to storm Hanzhong. The army of Cao Jun will not dare to go west to the middle of the pass! ”

At this point, it is already extremely clear. This is to point out Cao Cao's personality and the military situation in the north. The lord Liu Bei, the military advisor Pang Tong, and Fa Zheng all understood the truth.

Huang Zhong is a rough man, and he can't see the little ninety-nine between these literati. But he frowned: "Huo boy, I thought you were a cheerful man, you talk in a hurry, you can't understand!" Let's not tell the truth! ”

Huo Yi frowned helplessly, and had no choice but to smile: "The last general's command has a special task of spying on the enemy's situation and going deep into the scout camp behind the enemy. It has long been proven that Cao thief in recent years. Repeatedly betrayed by the scholars, Cao thieves killed many scholars to deter the scholars in the Central Plains. But the rebellion continued. It can be said that the hearts of the Central Plains scholars have been lost. It was Cao thieves who had to garrison troops in various places to prevent the family from rebelling. After the First Battle of Chibi, Cao's morale was frustrated. Most of the elite are lost. Recently, the strategy is only to recuperate, and it is easy not to dare to use the sword soldiers. The Northland is even more barbaric. In the southeast, Jiangdong repeatedly invaded Hefei; Jingzhou has my father-in-law, General Guan, who looks at Xiangfan; Our army attacked Hanzhong. ”

Huo Yi said that he was thirsty, and returned to the front of the case to drink a sip of water: "Why in recent years, Cao Jun has defended more and attacked less?" Here's why! After years of fighting, Cao's army suffered heavy losses. Grain and grass don't last! The population of the Central Plains is withering, and production is dying. Cao thieves invaded Hanzhong, Xiangfan, and Xuzhou to the south, and all moved the population into Guanzhong, Yongyan, and Xuchang to enrich the population! And there are quite few garrisons in the border areas, which are only enough for garrison purposes! Jiangdong Sun attacked Hefei. Hefei defender Zhang Liao only has 8,000 men under his command! The day before yesterday, there were scouts in our army against Xiangfan, and the defenders of Xiangfan were only more than 8,000! ”

Huo Yi slowly put his hands behind his back, trying to make his image look more mature: "To sum up, the strategy of Cao's army tends to recuperate, and there are quite few defenders in various places, which shows that it is unpopular inside, and there is no strong reinforcement outside!" The transfer of the official office to Guanzhong is just to deter our army, but there are no practical measures! He didn't dare to pour the strength of the whole country to aid Hanzhong, otherwise, what he would lose was strategic places such as Xiangfan and Hefei, and it would be a big matter to let our army occupy Hanzhong, and it would be a big matter to let the two armies of Jing and Wu enter the Central Plains! ”

"Good! What a Huo Shaoxian! I only thought that Shao Xian was just a general who could fight, but now it seems that he is really a good general of the lord and the mastermind of the Han family! Pang Tong got up and praised the festival!

Looking at the approving eyes of everyone in the tent, Huo Yi was very ashamed in his heart, he really just plagiarized the historical experience of later generations, how could he be called so.

Liu Bei looked at Huo Yi in surprise and was about to speak.

But a shrill voice was heard, "Even if the Cao army will not come to help, our army is now in a stalemate." General Huo is wise, how can our army break this stalemate? ”

Everyone looked, but it was Liu Feng, the deputy lieutenant general, who spoke. Although it shows that people with eyes can immediately hear the vinegar in these words, everyone has such a thought, yes, how to solve the current dilemma?

Huo Yi thought to himself, I was confused about how to say my suggestion, but you did me a favor. Nai Zuo said: "The Lord is clear! Yi has already spoken! Yi asked for orders to lead a partial division, and he would not attack Nanzheng from Cao Shui! The last general's detailed work has already proved that the Cao army's grain and grass are all in Nanzheng, and the lord only needs to fight with the Cao army here for two months, and when the time comes, the Cao army will be in chaos! The lord strikes again! It's going to be a big deal! ”

Before the battle began, Huo Yi made this suggestion, but due to many scruples, it was still miscarried, but at this moment, the battle situation was already at a stalemate, Huo Yi put forward this suggestion in a timely manner, and Liu Bei could only agree to Huo Yi and take the risk.

Pang Tong stood up: "General Huo is willing to feed the tiger with his body, but who will command the 20,000 soldiers under your command?" ”

Huo Yi slowly turned around: "Sergeant Yi, disciplined!" The self-owned ministry will be restrained, and there will be no big mess! Strategists don't have to worry too much! ”

Liu Feng came out of the queue from the side and said loudly: "Lord, the last general is willing to take 20,000 troops and horses for General Huo for the time being!" ”

Liu Bei's eyes lit up, but he turned around and said, "Shaoxian, how many people are you going to take to Hanzhong?" The elite of each army is all up to you! ”

Huo Yi said with a smile: "The lord doesn't need to worry, the last general's men and horses are already ready, all selected from our army, five thousand people are enough!" ”

Liu Bei nodded and said with a smile: "So, Feng'er temporarily leads your army, what do you think?" ”

Huo Yi smiled on his face, but in fact, he already knew in his heart that if Huo Yi was gone and never returned, this group would be Liu Feng's, but the lord called Liu Feng "Feng'er" in the army, as if he wanted Huo Yi to give him this face and promised him. But Huo Yi's people and horses, can you take them if you want to?

Huo Yi still has confidence in his own military horses, but Huo Yi still bows his head on the bright face and says: "Yi will send troops early tomorrow morning, please hand over to me from the army!" Yi is away from this period of time for the time being, and the major general has to bother! ”