Seriously, if it is only from the perspective of the confrontation between the two armies, Guo Huai's proposal, Zhang Xi really wants to reject it directly.

Why?!

You've all lost!!

Just to save your face, you can let a thousand soldiers accompany you without wearing women's clothes. Isn't the soldier's life his life?!

You old boy can obediently put me in women's clothes.

Really, Zhang Xi wanted to say this, and refused Guo Huai's appointment to fight again.

But. That's not going to work.

The strategic purpose of this time is to drag Guo Huai here and put enough pressure on Guo Huai.

If he can defeat Guo Huai this time, he doesn't even need to win a big victory, he just needs to gain the upper hand and force Guo Huai to retreat to the camp, then Guo Huai will be considered defeated.

As soon as Guo Huai is defeated, there will be no reason to refuse to wear women's clothes, and the morale of the military in Cao Wei's army will be severely hit, and the morale of his own army will be greatly boosted. The next battle will be much easier.

This is completely in line with the strategic purpose of this Northern Expedition.

Zhang Xi was also very embarrassed, and subconsciously looked at Zhuge Liang.

Zhuge Liang also frowned, thinking back and forth about the pros and cons of this.

Soon, Zhuge Liang raised his head, looked at Zhang Xi, and nodded slightly, no matter how he thought about it, the advantages outweighed the disadvantages, and he could agree.

And after Zhang Xi saw Zhuge Liang's statement, he turned his head and looked at Zhang Fei Zhang Fei didn't think about this problem, and when he saw Zhang Xi looking over, he was even a little surprised.

Didn't you say it, this kind of thing, you can make a decision directly after discussing it with Zhuge Junshi, why bother with me?!

Besides, can you kid still be afraid of that Guo Huai?!

Zhang Fei looked at it with a glare, and Zhang Xi knew what Zhang Fei meant.

It's not that I'm afraid of Guo Huai, it's mainly that Zhang Xi is too cautious, and he always thinks about some of the worst consequences before doing things, what should he do if he loses? !

But think about it carefully, if you lose, you are not the main general of the first army, and if you lose, it will not affect the morale of the army too much, but it will only affect your reputation and reputation.

As for wearing women's clothes, Zhang Xi has no psychological pressure. Then let's fight.

After Zhang Xi understood this, he nodded directly and made a bet, and in order to be afraid that Guo Huai would regret it again, he had to drag Guo Huai together to sacrifice heaven and earth in front of the two armies, and swore an oath to bet on the contract.

Guo Huai can't help it.

The previous rhetoric has somewhat denied it.

The two armies are fighting, and the results of the battle are gambles, Guo Huai has to talk about how many people are small, and whether there is anyone to help, in the eyes of people who really understand military affairs, they are already faceless and skinless.

Now it is rare for Zhang Xi to agree to compete again, in front of the two armies, there are so many people, if Guo Huai doesn't even dare to go to the heavenly alliance, it is better to go back to the camp in women's clothes.

Just, swear.

In this battle, Guo Huai has no way to retreat, so he must prepare well. If you want to lose again, it is not a matter of reputation, but a question of whether you will have the face to continue to lead the troops to fight in the future.

After the oath was over, the two sides led their troops back to their camps and carefully discussed the battle in ten days.

Outside Longshan Road, scattered passes.

Since Zhao Yun accepted Liu Bei's edict at the end of September, he commanded the army for training, looked for fighters by himself, and in mid-October, left Fu Wei to guard the street pavilion, sentence support to guard Shangqi, personally led the Yongzhou army of 20,000, and Wang Ping, Ma Dai, Zhang Yi, Hao Zhao and other generals, attacked the Guanzhong Gate Sanguan.

The guards of the scattered pass will be Cao Zhenai's general Sun Li, who originally led 5,000 troops to garrison the scattered pass, and then Cao Zhen sent an additional 5,000 central forbidden troops to help under the suggestion of full favor, so the total number of Sun Li's account is about 10,000.

The ratio of offense and defense is two to one, although Zhao Yun has the advantage, but Sun Li has a scattered pass, if he can't hold on, Zhao Yun really has no way to take Sun Li for a while.

In his early years, Sun Li was the one who accepted Cao Cao's conquest and entered the Sikong Mansion to seek the air force.

Being favored by Cao Cao and appointed as the secretary of staff in military strategy itself illustrates Sun Li's military strategy.

Later, after Cao Pi succeeded to the throne, Sun Li served as a county-level adjutant such as Hejian County Cheng and Xingyang Duwei, and also served as the minister of Lu, and during his tenure as the minister of Lu, Sun Li quelled the bandit rebellion of Lu and showed a certain military talent.

It is precisely because of this that Cao Zhen asked Cao Pi for his life after learning about Sun Li's deeds, and transferred Sun Li into the army to serve.

It stands to reason that such an important position as Sanguan, with Sun Li's qualifications, is not qualified to go out of the town, and Cao Zhen is a bit of a critic.

But Cao Zhen can't help it, at this point in time, famous generals such as Zhuxiahou Cao have withered one after another, and the foreign generals are also old or have died of illness, and Cao Wei is very lacking in the leading generals of the Mesozoic Era.

In addition, Cao Pi became self-reliant on behalf of the Han Dynasty, and the internal contradictions were actually not small, and there were not a few people who were unwilling to buy it. Cao Zhen also promoted some potential generals as much as possible to prepare for the future.

It is also with Cao Wei to occupy the two elite areas of the Central Plains and Hebei, both in terms of population and land resources, and the loss of the family is great, otherwise how can Cao Zhen have the confidence to promote young people to reuse at such a critical moment.

As for Sun Li, Cao Zhen was not disappointed.

Since taking up the post of general of the Sanguan guard, Sun Li has strictly enforced military discipline, adjusted the deployment of the Sanguan defense, trained the soldiers, and boosted the morale of the army, all of which have done quite well.

Even if there were no 5,000 central forbidden troops sent by Cao Zhen, Sun Li was sure that he would be able to keep the Shu thieves out of Sanguan.

Not to mention now, with 10,000 soldiers on hand, Sun Li's confidence is even more sufficient.

And the most important thing is that Sun Li is a very sober person, he knows his current responsibilities and situation, and he doesn't think about being greedy for merit or anything, as long as he guards the Sanguan, it will be of great help to the defensive battle in Guanzhong.

Therefore, what Zhao Yun has to face is a Sun Li who has good ability, a calm and clear mind, and at the same time is determined to defend himself.

In this situation, don't talk about Zhao Yun, if you let Zhuge Liang personally lead the troops over, you have a headache.

A strong attack cannot be forced, Zhao Yun does not have so many troops at hand, and he can't afford to lose.

Because Yongliang was initially decided, neither of the two states could send a large-scale army out, Zhao Yun commanded 10,000 Yongzhou infantry, and 10,000 Qianghu cavalry, not to mention how much combat effectiveness the Qianghu cavalry had, you can't let these cavalry attack the city, right?!

It is also a military fortress known for its fortification.

Therefore, the siege army that Zhao Yun can use is actually just 10,000 Yongzhou foot soldiers in his hand.

Zhao Yun tentatively attacked and passed the pass, but soon Zhao Yun gave up.

Because Sun Li, the general of the scattered passes, dealt with it well, Zhao Yun attacked for a day, and most of the improvised siege equipment was destroyed, and it was just a waste of life to continue fighting.

This is not Zhao Yun's purpose.

Zhao Yun went out of Longshan Road this time, and the strategic purpose he received was also only a suspicious army, and it was enough to contain the Cao army in Sanguan as much as possible, and if the conditions permitted, it was necessary to consider how to attract more Cao troops to reinforce Sanguan.

Pang Tong, Zhuge Liang and others had already taken into account that the scattered passes were strong and difficult to fight when formulating their strategies, so they would not put forward more strategic requirements for Zhao Yun.

But Zhao Yun, as the commander of one side, led 20,000 people to the Northern Expedition, and he didn't want to complete the task just by setting up camp under the Sanguan.

If he could, Zhao Yun still hoped that he could put enough pressure on Sanguan, and even if he could overcome Sanguan, it would be great.

But now it seems that as long as Sun Li, the general of the scattered guards, does not have his brain in the water, it is impossible for him to give up the advantage of strong city defense and go out of the city to fight Zhao Yun in the field.

After all, not everyone is as immoral as Zhang Xi and likes to give people women's clothes.

Zhao Yun doesn't have a very good way to deal with Sun Li on the loose gate for the time being, but Zhao Yun is not the kind of character who makes a decision in case of trouble, since he doesn't have a good way, then ask the soldiers under his command.

Wang Ping, Zhang Yi, Hao Zhao, Ma Dai, these four people, are not the kind of brave and unscrupulous people, although these four people are different ages, but they are all resourceful people, maybe everyone can come up with a way to discuss it.

Zhao Yun convened the four generals to discuss, and he did come up with a solution.

This is a suggestion made by Wang Ping.

Seriously, this was somewhat out of Zhao Yun's expectations, Zhao Yun originally thought that Zhang Yi and Hao Zhao might be able to find a way, but if it didn't work, Ma Dai might be able to.

After all, these three people, even if they are not from a family, are also children of a poor family, and they have read some books and know some strategies about the art of war.

Ke Wang Ping. Wang Ping was born in a man, he didn't even know a word, and ordinary people really simply thought that he was just a reckless man.

If it weren't for Wang Ping's outstanding performance in the Battle of Jieting, and Zhang Xi also valued him more, Zhao Yun would not necessarily bring Wang Ping with him on this Northern Expedition.

But who would have thought that Wang Ping was the only one of the four who proposed a feasible solution. Although this method is very risky, it is just that.

Wang Ping's method was that he led 3,000 Wudang Flying Army, climbed the mountain and went around behind Sanguan, and raided and harassed the grain transportation team that was transported to Sanguan.

The inspiration for this method, Wang Ping also said frankly, came from the deeds of General Guan Da in the north of the year.

I have to say, it's a good way to do it.

Sanguan is an important military town, although the city defense is strong, there is also a certain amount of grain inside, there is no need to worry about the problem of lack of grain and grass in a short time.

But military affairs are not simple calculation problems, sometimes it is also a psychological problem. Once the grain route is cut off, even if there is food in the army, the soldiers will worry about what to do in the future, and once the soldiers have this kind of mentality, it will naturally affect the morale of the soldiers.

This is inevitable, and Sun Li will not ignore it, and will definitely send people to encircle and suppress Wang Ping's Wudang Flying Army to protect the grain road.

In this way, it objectively serves the purpose of dispersing the troops of the pass, and at the same time, it will also weaken the defense of the pass, and maybe Zhao Yun will be able to find an opportunity to take advantage of it.

Even if you can't find it, it doesn't matter, the front is suppressed, and the grain and grass in the rear are harassed, Cao Zhen in Chang'an will definitely not sit idly by like this.

In this war, no one knows how long it will last, Cao Zhen will definitely not dare to take it lightly, and will inevitably send a part of the troops to respond or support Sanguan, so that Zhao Yun's second strategic purpose has also been achieved.

But once this tactic is implemented, then Wang Ping and his 3,000 Wudang Flying Army will be tantamount to a lone army going deep, with enemy troops in front and no reinforcements in the back, and even food, grass and ordnance will not be replenished.

If you are not careful, the 3,000 Wudang Flying Army led by Wang Ping will be in danger of being wiped out.

This is tantamount to taking the initiative to push Wang Ping and the 3,000 Wudang Feijun into a desperate situation, which is a very irresponsible decision.

(End of chapter)