Chapter 546: Mutual Exploration Opportunity Becomes Zhang He

At the end of February of the fifth year of Han Zhangwu, just half a month after Liu Feng led his army to Jieting, Zhang He, the general of Wei Zuo, also led his army to Jieting.

The speed of the Wei army shocked Liu Feng.

Originally, Liu Feng expected that the Wei army would send a large army to Jieting, and it would be March at the earliest.

This is not Liu Feng's random speculation, but the unanimous inference of the generals in the army before Liu Feng left Tianshui.

In January, Liu Bei led the army into Longyou, and it was only a matter of the month that the three counties of Tianshui surrendered without a fight.

And Luoyang is thousands of miles away from Longyou, even if Cao Zhen sends the news to Luoyang six hundred miles in an expedited manner, but in the face of such a great change, Cao Wei is normally discussed, and the discussion alone will be discussed for a period of time.

This is a natural disadvantage of any large central court under the separation of powers and checks and balances.

Especially the current Cao Wei puppet emperor, or the Cao Pi who is obsessed with power.

And Cao Wei's mobilization of foreign reinforcements is a matter that takes a long time.

In view of the above factors, it is reasonable for the Han generals to speculate that Cao Wei's reinforcements will arrive in Jieting as soon as March.

But what I didn't expect was that the speed of the Wei army was beyond expectations.

Thinking that the Wei army could march so quickly, in addition to the fact that the main general of the Wei army might be good at rushing and fighting, the Cao Wei court also maintained an unimaginably efficient handling in the face of this great change.

Liu Feng's guess was not wrong, no Han would have thought that Cao Rong, who was only twenty years old, would be able to decisively react to the great changes in Longyou in one day.

After learning the news of the arrival of the Wei army, Liu Feng climbed the mountain again, thinking about inspecting the military situation of the Wei army with his high eyes.

From Liu Feng's line of sight, he saw the Wei army that had just arrived at the main road of Jieting, and he was not in a hurry to attack the Han army.

The Wei army was building a barracks on the spot.

Liu Feng also saw that many Wei troops went to the surrounding dense forests to collect materials and began to build and assemble all kinds of siege equipment.

Perhaps due to the distance, Liu Feng could not see the other information of the Wei army completely at once.

But at least judging from the smoke and dust floating in the distance, the number of Wei troops will definitely not be less than tens of thousands.

In addition to having a rough assessment of the number of Wei troops in his heart, Liu Feng also knew the identity of the chief general who came to aid the Wei army from the general flag hung high by the Wei army.

Zhang He!

After knowing that it was Zhang He who led the army to the street pavilion, Liu Feng's mood gradually became cautious.

Although Liu Feng was claustrophobic for three years, before he was claustrophobic, as a deputy general, he knew a lot of information about the Wei army.

For example, in the early years, the Wei army had a reputation similar to that of "five good generals".

Cao Wei has always valued clan relatives and despised different surnames in military affairs, and in the decades since Cao Cao's conquest, there have been rare examples of different surnames being able to control the military power of a place alone.

And these five good generals are the embodiment of this rare case.

can make Cao Cao have a special attention to these five people, it is obvious that the talents of these five people are all the best in the world.

Although to this day, the so-called "five good generals" of Cao Wei back then, now only Zhang Bu is left, and the others are either dead or surrendered, and most of them are defeated generals under the Han army.

But it was the late general Guan Yu who completed this great cause, not Liu Feng.

Moreover, Liu Feng also knew that the reason why the three good generals were defeated by Guan Yu back then, in addition to Guan Yu's superb ability, there was also an important reason that the three of them were victimized by the Cao clan.

For example, Yu Ban, who was flooded by the Seventh Army, actually didn't want to go to the low-lying area to camp after Yu Ban led the army outside Fancheng that year.

It was Cao Ren who forced Yu Ban to do so....

If it weren't for the help of Cao Ren and Cao Pi, Guan Yu would not necessarily win those battles that year.

The more he knew, the more jealousy Liu Feng had in his heart.

Originally, with Liu Feng's character, he would not be jealous in his heart before the battle, but who made Liu Bei very jealous of Zhang He?

Liu Bei's jealousy of Zhang He was vividly reflected as early as the Battle of Hanzhong that year.

"He knows the variables, is good at the camp, and expects the battle situation and terrain, all of which are as good as calculations", this is Liu Bei's evaluation of Zhang He back then.

Liu Feng has always regarded Liu Bei as a god, and it is normal for Liu Bei's attitude to affect Liu Feng.

But Liu Feng did not show the fear in his heart on his face, and after roughly observing the situation of the Wei army, he returned to the camp.

But what Liu Feng may not have expected was that when he was observing the situation of the Wei army on the high mountain, Zhang He was also on the other side of the mountain, observing the situation of the Han army.

Half a month or so, coupled with Ding Feng's day and night supervision, was enough for the Han army to set up a camp on flat ground.

Some of the details of the camp may not have been perfected, but the general framework has been established.

Looking at the Han army camp that stretched for miles and gathered with defensive facilities, Zhang He couldn't help but sigh.

Five good generals, each with their own strengths.

One of Zhang He's strengths is that he is good at setting up camp according to the terrain.

As an expert in camping, Zhang He saw the power of the Han army camp at a glance.

The Han army camp was directly rooted in the throat of the main road of the street pavilion.

When Zhang He and Cao Rong faced each other in Luoyang, Zhang He had predicted to Cao Rong the three countermeasures of the Han army when they arrived at the street pavilion.

Among the three countermeasures, the last thing Zhang He was willing to do was for the Han army to take the way of going down to the village.

This method was the most beneficial for the Han army and the most disadvantageous for him. But the matter has come to this point, and Zhang He didn't lament too much.

After all, there are many talents in the world, and what he can think of cannot be expected of Han Jun.

After observing the situation in the Han army camp, Zhang He glanced at the general flag hanging high in the Han army camp, and then his eyes showed happiness.

The Han army can hang any general flag, and it is good not to hang the military flag with the word Mizi. As long as it is not Mi Yang in person, then this battle will still be fought.

Although according to the mainstream view of the world, Xu Huang and Zhang Liao were defeated in the hands of Guan Yu, but in those two battles, Mi Yang had an indelible contribution to the policy.

"Reflecting the letters linked to Jiangdong into Fancheng", "Gifting Cao Pi in women's clothes", if there were no these two genius strokes, how could Xu Huang and Zhang Liao be so easily defeated by Guan Yu back then?

Zhang He, as one of the five good generals, when facing Mi Yang after Guan Yu's death, how could he not have a sense of sadness for the death of a rabbit and a fox?

Zhang He soon returned to the army.

When he returned to the army, he immediately greeted him.

Man Chong was sent by Cao Xiu to lead troops to Luoyang before, but after leading the army to Luoyang, Cao Rong left Man Chong behind.

Guanzhong is in danger, and it is the time to employ people.

On the other hand, although Jiangdong sent troops to the Northern Expedition, according to Cao Xiu, there was nothing to worry about, in this case, Cao Rong naturally wanted to use such a talent as Man Chong in the Guanzhong battlefield.

When Zhang He led the army to Longyou, Man Chong was named a staff general and became Zhang He's deputy general.

After Man Zhong greeted him, he asked Zhang Hedao: "General Zuo can think of a plan to break the enemy?" ”

There was an unconcealed anxiety in Man's favored tone. Longyou was divided into two by the Han army and was in danger.

In the face of such a precarious situation, it is difficult for full pets not to be anxious.

The reason why Zhang He personally went up the mountain to observe the enemy's situation was also to think about a plan to break the enemy.

Under the eager gaze of the full favor, a smile appeared on Zhang He's face, and he nodded slowly:

"He now has a strategy in his heart."

Hearing Zhang He say this, Manzhong couldn't help but be overjoyed. He hurriedly asked, "Dare to ask what the general's strategy is?" ”

Seeing that Manzhong was so eager, Zhang He did not delay, he pulled him to a desk and sat down, and then he took a blank piece of paper and roughly drew a map of the Han army's camp on the white paper.

After completing this move, Zhang He pointed to the Han army camp on the paper and said:

"The enemy general chose to camp on the main road that was several miles wide, so that we could only choose one way to attack, which is enough to show that the enemy general is a good general.

But the army is impermanent, and the topography of the street pavilion gives our army the possibility of breaking through the enemy. ”

looked at the Han army camp on the paper, and his face was full of contemplation.

He was also good at military strategy, and the layout of the Han army's battalion made some ideas come to his mind.

While full of contemplation, Zhang He continued: "According to the military information received before, it can be known that Liu Bei's infantry army is at most 50,000 at the moment.

And Longxi and Guangwei County have not yet rebelled, Liu Bei wants to seize the entire Longyou land, he will definitely divide his troops to attack Longxi and Guangwei County.

Longxi County is located in the northwest, the road is far away, and the local people are dangerous, Liu Bei wants to quickly capture Longxi County, at least 30,000 soldiers can't do it.

Guangwei County is located in the east of Longshan, and Shangqi in the county has always been the main road for our army to enter Longyou, and it is also the place behind the stomach of the thief army's grain road.

Even if Liu Bei did not immediately lead his army to capture Shangqi, he would definitely leave heavy troops to guard his own rear road.

Under the division of troops between the two phases, how can the sergeants sent by Liu Bei to the street pavilion have?

I don't think it's more than 10,000 at most. ”

Zhang He said his judgment in his heart little by little. Zhang He's judgment made Man Chong nod again and again.

Although there is no specific military information at the moment, as a famous general, Zhang Bu,

Still relying on his keen judgment, he came to an inference that was not far from the truth.

After Zhang He finished saying this inference, a smile appeared on his face, and he asked at Man Pet:

"Tens of thousands of battalions, tens of thousands of troops still can't hold the airtight, and there are only more than 10,000 enemy troops?"

This is the opportunity for Zhang He to win after observing the Han army camp just now. Of course, if you want to turn the chance of victory into the final victory, you must also have corresponding tactical matching.

"Our army is several times larger than the enemy, and there are tens of thousands of iron horsemen.

After our army has built siege equipment, we can first storm the camp of the thief army. Under the fierce offensive, the enemy general will definitely send sergeants from other places to rescue.

At that time, our army will be able to divide a cavalry army to cooperate with the infantry army, and look for an opportunity to storm another part of the enemy's camp.

If the enemy is saved in the east, our army will attack in the west, and if the enemy army is divided everywhere, our army will be divided into parts and attack the enemy in a weak place.

For a long time, the enemy army must have been exhausted and left and right.

When the morale of the enemy army is depressed, why can't the enemy camp be broken! When Zhang He finished talking about the strategy in his heart, he couldn't help but laugh with his palms. When Emperor Wu was there, he once boasted that the general's machine was unparalleled, and he was favored today. In Man's view, Zhang He's strategy is excellent.

It's just that after laughing, there is still a question in Manpet's heart.

"Even if our army can break through the enemy's camp with a point, if we don't annihilate all the enemy troops, our army's rear road may be in danger."

What Zhang He just said was the strategy of breaking through the Han army's camp, but the Han army's camp was breached, which did not mean that the Han army would be completely annihilated.

It's a big deal that the Han army can concentrate the remaining forces in one place and guard a large camp.

In this way, the Wei army still could not pass through the street pavilion safely. Regarding this doubt of full pet, Zhang He has already calculated in his heart.

Zhang He said confidently: "As long as our army can tear open a hole in the enemy's camp, the enemy army will be annihilated, and it will be a foregone conclusion!" ”

In the face of Zhang He's determination, he was full of surprise.

Facing the surprised gaze of the pet, Zhang He's eyes showed a fierce look.

"Because at that time, I will send an army to go around the enemy's camp, cut off his food routes, destroy his water sources, and lose all his water and food.

After listening to Zhang He's next step, Man Chong was stunned for a moment, and then laughed again.

If you can do that, it will be very good.

Some people died, but not completely......