Chapter 14: Succession
Guan Yu has a straightforward personality, and when a person has the ability, whether the person is friend or foe, old or young, he will make no secret of his admiration for him.
Mi Yang has never experienced military strategism, his strategy will not work, and in the end, Guan Yu, the famous man in the world, will have to decide.
Looking at Guan Yu's appreciative look now, it is enough to prove the feasibility of Mi Yang's strategy.
The matter of how to defeat Xu Huang, which troubled himself and others, was solved by Mi Yang's understatement, and Guan Yu's inner evaluation of Mi Yang has now reached a higher level.
But after getting a good plan from Mi Yang, Guan Yu now put on a look of discontentment, and he pointed to Mi Yang and said,
"Xu Huang's army is on one side, our army can't retreat quickly, Zisheng has a plan to solve this problem of our army."
"Now Sun Quan's army is ready to attack my Jingzhou,
This makes me worry that when I fight against Xu Gongming, I will lose the way back, and Zisheng should also have a strategy to solve my trouble. ”
The current Guan Yu can be said to be full of confidence in Mi Yang, after saying this, he looked at Mi Yang with expectant eyes,
There was a trust in Mi Yang hidden in that gaze.
Guan Yu's eyes were burning and his expression was looking forward to it, and he looked at Mi Yang's gaze at this time, just like a hunter who was happy to see a hunt and saw a snow-white elk.
Mi Yang did not let Guan Yu's expectations be disappointed, since he dared to recommend himself to come to Fancheng to see Guan Yu, he naturally thought about everything before coming.
He came to Fancheng, not only to save Guan Yu, but also to make a splash.
He wanted to get the greatest benefit for himself in the opportunity of the Xiangfan War.
Mi Yang met Guan Yu's eager gaze and bowed to him, "Sun Quan is a thief, his martial arts are sluggish, and he can't attack Hefei for a long time." ”
"And because he covets my fertile soil in Jingzhou, he has long been eyeing my Nanjun."
"However, if he dares to send troops to attack me today, it is nothing more than relying on Lu Meng's strange schemes, and my Jingzhou is currently empty because of the Northern Expedition."
"But Sun Quan was in power at a young age, and his military achievements were gloomy, so he could not consolidate his authority with his military exploits and subdue the ministers of Jiangdong with his military exploits."
"This has created a suspicious and jealous character."
"In this case, the general can devise a plan according to his personality to disrupt his judgment in order to achieve the goal of slowing down his troops."
After saying this, Mi Yang's fingers were still kneeling on the ground, and he continued,
"This person is not only an important minister in Jiangdong, but also an old friend of Sun Quan, and has a deep relationship with Sun Quan."
"The general may borrow his hand to write a letter that reads,"
"My father, Nanjun Taishou, has decided to surrender, and I also ask you to send troops immediately, so as not to delay the timing for a long time and cause sudden changes."
When Mi Yang said this, everyone in the tent was a little stunned.
General Guan asked him to design a delay in Sun Quan's dispatch date, why did Mi Yang suggest that Sun Quan's friend and confidant write a letter urging Sun Quan to send troops as soon as possible?
At this moment, among all the people in the tent, only Guan Yu seemed to have comprehended some of Mi Yang's intentions.
Seeing that most of the people in the tent had a look of surprise on their faces, Mi Yang confidently continued,
"Sun Quan is suspicious, and when he receives Xu Shen's letter, he will feel that since Xu Shen has succeeded in convincing my father to surrender, why didn't he go back to Jiangdong to report the matter in person?"
"Anyway, you want to put this confidential matter on paper and entrust it to others to send it to him?"
"If Xu Shenzhen succeeds in convincing my father to join him, it will be a great achievement.
According to what ordinary people do, Xu Shen should immediately go back to Jiangdong to receive the reward.
Even if Xu Shen can hold back the heart of receiving the reward, but the military is imminent, in order to avoid the danger of his life being implicated in the war, Xu Shen should also turn back to Jiangdong immediately."
"But now there is no one to see, only a letter has arrived, according to Sun Quan's suspicious character, wouldn't he have more guesses?"
When Mi Yang talked about this, the smarter people in the tent, such as Wang Fu, Zhao Lei, and Pan Jun, all had a look of clarity on their faces.
Among them, Wang Fu said excitedly,
"If Xiaolian said so, then Sun Quan would definitely think that this letter was fraudulent after receiving Xu Shen's letter."
"Sun Quanhui believes that although this letter was written by Xu Shen himself, his possible whereabouts were exposed and captured by our army, and then he wrote this letter under the coercion of our army."
"In this way, he will guess that the purpose of our army's move is to lure him to send troops as soon as possible with Xu Shenzhi's letter, and the reason why our army did this is because he has set up an ambush and waited for him to take the initiative to attack."
Hearing that Wang Fu understood what he meant, Mi Yang smiled at Wang Fu and nodded,
"Yes, yes."
"Sun Tzu has a saying in the Art of War: A soldier is also treacherous.
Therefore, it can be shown but cannot, used and shown not to use, near and shown far, far and near; ”
"That Sun Quan claims to be a descendant of Sun Tzu, and he is naturally familiar with the Art of War.
Coupled with his suspicious personality, he will naturally think that this is a deliberate plan set up by our army to lure the enemy. ”
"But he didn't know that what our army wanted was to make him think that this was a plan set up by our army to lure the enemy, so that he would not dare to rashly send troops to attack my Jingzhou."
"Only in this way can we delay the date of Sun Quan's dispatch of troops and win precious time for our army to defeat Xu Huang."
Sun Quan is a leader in the world in the way of checks and balances of power, but he is not proficient in military strategy, which is almost universally recognized by the world.
Well, it is also recognized by later generations.
Xu Shen wrote down confidential events on paper at will and dragged others back to Jiangdong, which is basically known to anyone with a brain.
Xu Shen may have been captured, and Sun Quan is not stupid, so he can naturally guess this.
So Sun Quan would think that on the surface, this letter was written to him by Xu Shen, but in fact, this letter was written to him by Guan Yu under the pretense of Xu Shen's hand, and why did Guan Yu do this?
Guan Yu's reputation in China is in the forefront, and Sun Quan naturally does not think that Guan Yu is a fool.
He would only think that this was Guan Yu's plan to lure the enemy, in order to lure him into Jingzhou, and the encirclement he had set up.
But Sun Quan wouldn't have thought that all this he thought was what Mi Yang wanted him to think,
Mi Yang wanted to do the opposite, in the name of a plan to lure the enemy, but in fact it was a plan to set up suspicious troops and delay the date of his troops.
After Mi Yang's words fell, everyone in the tent looked at Mi Yang with the eyes of a monster,
This kind of trick to grasp people's hearts and be indiscerning can be thought up by a young man who has just won the crown?
At this time, Guan Yu looked at Mi Yang, as if he was looking at a treasure.
He is nearly 60 years old this year, and he has always wanted to find a successor for himself to inherit his ideals and ambitions.
The premise of such a successor is to be loyal to Liu Bei, followed by resourcefulness and ability.
And now it seems that Mi Yang meets both conditions.
Although everyone in the tent was shocked by Mi Yang's two strategies at this time.
even thinks that under Mi Yang's two strategies, the predicament they are facing now seems to have found a bright way out.
But there is another person who is a little worried about Mi Yang's suspicious plan,
This person is Zhao Lei, who has always been trusted by Guan Yu for his stability.