Chapter 637: The Battle of the Highlands
Sima Yi is such a person, he actually guessed the meaning of the Fourth Legion, and he has this shout now.
"Lure us out? Do they know that we are lying in ambush in the mountains? Hearing that Sima Yi vetoed his suggestion, Cao Zhen immediately said with a displeased face.
"Not really, they don't know where we are." Sima Yi shook his head and replied very honestly. Because if the other party really knows where he is, then it is not to lure himself, but to directly gather heavy troops to come to the deep mountains and besiege himself, wouldn't it be better?
Listening to Sima Yi's answer, Cao Zhen laughed, "Oh, they don't know where we are, how can they tempt us?" I wonder if you're too careful, hehe, it doesn't matter, we have to kill the enemy when you go into battle, and you can't be scared. ”
"Okay, let's not say a word. By the way, Zhongda, why do you say this, I think that after going up the mountain, the mountain was sealed, even if there are spies of the Celestial Empire in the army, they can't spread the news, so why do you still say that they are seducing us? Cao Pi saw that Cao Zhen was about to conflict with Sima Yi, so he hurriedly stopped him, and then asked again.
Sima Yi naturally knew that the news had not been revealed, otherwise they would have been in danger a long time ago. Just from the deployment of the four legions, he could see that this should be the enemy's plan to lure the enemy, but unfortunately he is a strategist, but the others really don't have the ability to analyze things like this.
Knowing that this is the feeling of a wise man at this time, he is afraid that it will soon cause other people to be unhappy, and in the face of Cao Pi's problem, Sima Yi had to point out the reality at this moment: "All this is inferred from the position of the garrison of the four legions, they can choose to enter the plain area that can be attacked, retreated and defended, so that even if they encounter a blow, it is nothing more than the loss of some vanguard troops, but they did not do this, but went to the high ground, which is simply ready to defend, so I don't know that I am waiting nearby, Why? ”
Sima Yi's answer was based on some basis, but after Cao Zhen on the side heard it, he couldn't help but sneer: "Why do they have to find a place to attack, retreat and defend?" Every general has his own habits, and it can't be generalized. In other words, are other people's decisions wrong, just how powerful you are Sima Zhongda? ”
Since Sima Yi appeared, he has been valued by Cao Pi, which caused Cao Zhen to be unhappy from the bottom of his heart, and he began to target things everywhere in the future.
It's just that Cao Zhen's words this time are not without a little truth, as the main general, everyone's personality will be different, and the way of arranging troops will be slightly different, this is understandable, and it is normal for him to say this. At least this statement was quickly agreed by several other generals, and Cao Pi himself nodded and said: "Yes, every general who leads troops has his own way of doing things, and this point alone doesn't prove anything." ”
Hearing that even Cao Pi said this, Sima Yi knew that he couldn't convince everyone, so he shook his head and said: "That's what I think, at least what to do is up to the second son to decide." ”
Sima Yi said this very clearly, anyway, I have told the truth, if you must send troops, then I will not stop it, but once something goes wrong, don't blame me for not saying it.
It's a pity that Cao Pi at this time misunderstood what he meant, he thought that this was Sima Yi's excuse after Cao Zhen couldn't say it, and he really didn't want to be trapped in the mountains, if he could, he would leave Qingzhou after hitting the Fourth Army this time, and first return to Runan to find his father and say that he was not by his father's side for so long, and he was also worried that the situation there would change.
With such an urgency, and in addition to the fact that Sima Yi did not have any evidence to show that his suspicions were correct, Cao Pi gave an order, "Okay, since everyone has no opinions, then go and prepare, have dinner early today, and then surround the high ground, besiege the four legions, and destroy them as quickly as possible." ”
Obviously, Cao Pi also knew that once he made a move, he would be exposed, and at that time, it was likely to attract reinforcements from the Celestial Empire, and now Wei State is afraid that there are not too many troops to take the initiative because of his father's health, and most of them have to rely on themselves.
It's just that Cao Pi is not so afraid, how to say that Qingzhou is also the territory of Wei, and it is not easy to deal with himself in addition to connecting Yuzhou and Xuzhou.
Cao Pi issued a military order, and immediately the entire deep mountain moved, and even fires began to be lit in front of many military camps.
In the past, they didn't dare to make a fire for fear of exposing the target, but now they are not afraid, anyway, they are about to go out of the mountain, and when others know, it will be too late when the news spreads.
Rarely, nearly 500,000 Wei troops ate a hot meal, and after that, they went out of the deep mountains and old forests under the leadership of their respective generals, and went straight to the high ground outside Gaoyuan City, which was not very far away.
As if he was afraid that the Fourth Army would escape, Cao Pi divided the army into five as soon as he made a move, with 100,000 people each led by him, Cao Zhen, Sun Kong, Han Meng, and Zhang Hu, and they wanted to block all possible retreats of the Fourth Army Corps, and then launched a final attack.
The scouts of the Fourth Legion were sent out very early, and when they spotted the Wei army that had suddenly appeared in several places, the news came back.
"It's a good time, immediately Feiying will pass a letter to Lord Guo, telling him that the fish is hooked and can act." After arranging for his subordinates to send a message to Guo Jia, Fu Zhu put his eyes on the body of Zhang He, the commander of the legion, and said, "Next, everything depends on the general's prestige." ”
"Hehe, military advisor and rest assured, if you want to eat my four legions, only 500,000 people don't have such an appetite." Zhang He also had a look of war at this time, it was these people who killed his deputy commander Gao Gan before, but now that more than a month has passed, it is time to take revenge.
The Fourth Army Corps had already prepared, and after Zhang He went out and issued several orders, the army began to shrink and formed several lines of defense in a very short time. With these preparations, it is not easy for an army of 500,000 to eat them.
The reason why he did not enter Gaoyuan City, but chose this high ground, was the idea of fighting a defensive battle, and he had already discussed tactics with Zhang He, so they were full of confidence in this battle.
Wei Jun made a move, and Guo Jia, who was waiting for the news in Sili, soon knew that everything had happened, and when he got the news, he slapped his palm on the wooden table with great joy and said, "Great, I finally can't help but come out?" I just didn't expect you to be hiding in the mountains, but no matter what, once you come out, don't think about going back. ”
Guo Jia learned that Cao Pi and Sima Yi were the ones who ambushed the Seventh Army in the Battle of Xin'an City last time, and later hid in the mountains. It's just that I didn't expect to repeat the same trick this time, the same method would not be used the second time, but this Sima Yi did the opposite.
But no matter what, even if they had appeared this time, they didn't want to escape from his sight. Guo Jia's face was excited, and he called the herald and said: "Inform the commander of the Seventh Army Zhang Liao, let him go straight to Xuzhou from Pingyang City in Taishan County, Gunzhou according to the previous plan, but don't fall in love there, just quickly enter Zhuxu City, and then arrange a defensive line there to prevent Cao Pi from retreating south, and at the same time block the reinforcements that the Wei army may send to Qingzhou; then ordered Dian Wei, the commander of the Sixth Army, to ask him to immediately gather troops and horses and enter Qingzhou with my troops; He ordered Gan Ning, the commander of the Waterway Corps, to go to Donglai County with his warships to cut off the enemy's possible escape route from the waterway, and asked Tai Shici, the commander of the Third Army, to send 100,000 troops to cooperate with the actions of the Waterway Corps. ”
A net soon appeared in Guo Jia's mouth, and this time he completely used the power given to him by Zhang Chao, and vowed to take Cao Pi in a battle.
It is also true, not to mention Zhang Chao's own understanding of Cao Pi and Sima Yi, and a trace of jealousy of them, just to say that the Seventh Army Corps once lost 110,000 people, and now the Fourth Army Corps has lost 50,000 elite main forces, all of this is done by these two people, just by virtue of this, if you don't take them, it will be endless troubles.
Under Guo Jia's various orders, at least more than one-third of the corps of the Celestial Empire moved and began to move towards the Qingzhou realm from various directions.
Before the high ground in front of Gaoyuan City, Cao Pi didn't know what kind of predicament he was going to face next, and when he saw that he had surrounded the four legions, all he had was a smile and excitement.
He was very happy to kill 50,000 people in the Fourth Legion before, and now if he can destroy the entire Fourth Legion, then needless to say, his voice will definitely resound in the north and south of the river, and his position will be more stable at that time, and his father will look down on him.
Thinking that after the destruction of the Fourth Legion, when it was added to Runan, he would face the etiquette of welcoming heroes, and Cao Pi at this moment had already been overjoyed.
"Attack the city with all your strength, destroy the four legions, all the generals and officers will be promoted to one level, and the soldiers will be promoted to three levels, and the glory and wealth are in front of you, rush!" With an inspiring slogan, Cao Pi shouted loudly the sound of the charge.
"Whew!" Countless horns sounded, and then the dense Wei army began to rush towards the high ground from all directions, which gave people the feeling that they could not grab anything at night.
With the history of destroying Gao Gan and his 50,000 troops, the morale of the nearly 500,000 Wei army is high, in their opinion, this time is no different from the last time, the only difference is that the number of opponents has increased a little, from 50,000 to 150,000, but even if they can kill 50,000 people, these 150,000 people must not be able to escape.