Sometimes, really, people are really different, so sometimes, you really can't afford to be in such a hurry. Guo Huai understands this truth, and he really understands it.

But. It's just that this person who can't be in a hurry is my boss, where can I reason with me?!

The dignified Governor of Yongliang, where have you read all the military books that you have read in the town guard?!

Helpless, Guo Huai had no choice but to break his guess little by little, crumple it, and explain it to Cao Zhen.

After Cao Zhen listened to Guo Huai's analysis, his whole face changed.

There is one thing to say, Cao Zhen is actually the same as Wei Yan, it's not that they really don't understand the stakes here, it's just that their brains don't react fast enough, and they didn't react at the first time, but Guo Huai explained it so clearly, if Cao Zhen still doesn't understand what the Shu army is thinking, then he might as well go directly to Luoyang and be with his eldest brother-in-law.

But the problem is that although Cao Zhen understood and saw through the plans of the Shu army, Cao Zhen couldn't think of any way to deal with it.

Everyone knows this kind of tactic, but few people who can really crack this tactic completely have been able to do it throughout the ages.

The desire to survive is human instinct, and it is unrealistic to ask the soldiers to stay and fight hard when they know that there is a way to survive.

His current situation is that the morale of the army is low, the military rations are insufficient, and he doesn't even have the capital to stay and hold on. Besides, an ordinary Weishui River bank ferry, what is the value of sticking to it!

The more Cao Zhen thought about this, the more tricky he felt.

Once the fleet from Chang'an arrives here, then the soldiers will inevitably rush to get on the ship and flee, and no one will have the determination to hold the camp at all, what will they do to resist the wolf-like attack of the Shu army?!

And once the camp is lost, those soldiers who have not had time to get on the ship will definitely become extremely flustered, and may even disrupt the originally orderly boarding procession, and no one knows what will happen at that time.

And the worst thing is that Cao Zhen doesn't know how many boats full of favor can bring to him.

If you bring enough of them, it doesn't matter, and it won't be a big deal to gain time to transport most of the soldiers to the other side of Weishui, and to give up some of them for this.

But if they bring less, these more than 30,000 soldiers will have to be transported for two or three days. That's the end of it.

The question of who gets on the boat first and who gets on the boat later can make your own people fight first. In the face of their own life and death, can you expect this group of big-headed soldiers to have this consciousness and take the initiative to leave the chance to live to others?!

The more Cao Zhen thought about it, the more anxious he felt, and he had already begun to circle around his tent.

And Guo Huai is also very anxious, but no matter how anxious he is, he has to find a way to solve it now before he can turn around in a circle.

Guo Huai is somewhat more calm and composed than Cao Zhen, and he is also thinking about a coping plan, but to tell the truth, Guo Huai can't think of any good way.

There are two options to crack this tactic.

One is to make the officers and men of the whole army firmly believe that the only way to let go look like a way of life, but in fact it is still a dead end, so as to persuade the soldiers to stay and hold on, and as the war develops, find another way out.

But this option, in the current situation, does not apply.

There is no doubt that the way of life is the way of life, and the fleet from Chang'an was transferred by Cao Zhen, not arranged by the Shu army, so there can be no fraud at all.

Then the only choice is to arrange the order of retreat, who gets on the ship first, who is responsible for blocking the attack, all need to be clearly arranged, and it must also be done to convince the officers and men of the whole army.

It's just too hard.

What kind of virtue is the soldier in his hand, he can't understand it better to be a general, and in this case, he can't satisfy all the soldiers at all, so Guo Huai can only take a step back and choose to satisfy most of the soldiers.

Therefore, after thinking for a long time, Guo Huai stood up and whispered to Cao Zhen, "Dudu, for the sake of today, only when Chang'an arrives to meet the arrival of the fleet, take the initiative to attack the Shu thieves."

When Cao Zhen heard this, he was also stunned. What's that?!

We are the ones who want to buy time to retreat, put a good camp and don't stick to it, and take the initiative to attack the Shu army?!

But combined with Guo Huai's "Chang'an Receiving Fleet", Cao Zhen's mind was so spinning, he was shocked, and looked at Guo Huai with a surprised face.

This Guo Boji. It's ruthless enough.

When the Chang'an receiving fleet was about to arrive, send some soldiers to take the initiative to attack the Shu army camp, once the soldiers on both sides were entangled and wanted to withdraw, it was not so easy, which was equivalent to letting this part of the soldiers who attacked the Shu army camp passively assume the responsibility of intercepting the Shu army, and the other soldiers could take the opportunity to get on the ship and retreat.

As for these soldiers who were sent out to attack the Shu army, they were basically abandoned by Guo Huai.

One thing to say, this strategy is indeed in line with the current actual situation, and at the same time, it can also preserve one's own vital strength to the greatest extent, Cao Zhen is really hard to say.

But. This strategy is a bit unkind.

Although it is said that Ci is not in charge of the soldiers, passive helplessness and initiative to let the soldiers go to death are two concepts.

Of course, the most important thing is that Cao Zhen feels that his deputy is so ruthless, don't look back and do it to himself one day. That's trouble.

Cao really wondered if he would agree to this strategy, and by the way, he would be wary of Guo Huai. Guo Huai's advice continues.

"We can put together a team of 3,000 or 5,000 men and a team of 5,000 men, under the unified command of the last general. When the fleet arrives, each team of the Liushu army launches an attack, and after a round of attack, the withdrawn soldiers can get on the ship to rest and retreat. Wouldn't it be the best of both worlds if attacking instead of defending in this way can not only boost the morale of the whole army, but also make the whole army have nothing to say about the order of retreat? ”

Belch. That's right. Well, co-authoring is my heart's swag.

At this time, Cao Zhen was very glad that he didn't express his position so quickly. Otherwise, you will be ashamed.

In fact, Guo Huai's meaning is really not to let the soldiers take the initiative to send them to death.

Guo Huai's idea was to select those soldiers in the army who still had the will and ability to fight, organize them into small legions of three or five thousand people, and then use these small legions to take the initiative to launch a wheel war against Liu Bei's group.

The attack of 35,000 people, although it does not look like a large-scale operation, but because Zhang Fei's army only has more than 10,000 people, in the face of such a large-scale attack, Zhang Fei will definitely not dare to be careless, and must put defense first.

In this way, Governor Cao Zhen can take advantage of this time to take those soldiers who are no longer capable of fighting and urgently need to rest and recuperate.

As for these small legions of three or five thousand people commanded by Guo Huai, Guo Huai will arrange for these soldiers to take turns to attack the Shu army according to the actual situation of the battlefield, or to replace defense with attack. Only small legions that have launched an active attack will be eligible to board the ship.

For these soldiers, the chances are all the same - if you want to get on the ship, you can kill the Shu army in front of you first.

In this way, not only will the soldiers not complain, but even in order to obtain the qualifications to retreat as soon as possible, these soldiers will also actively fight bravely in the face of the Shu army, so as to fight for a glimmer of life.

There is a problem with this strategy, which is really good at everything. The last group of soldiers on the ship, who will take over them to start a wheel war with the Shu army?!

Wheel warfare, there must be a finishing force, this army will not have anyone to answer them. Who will do this kind of life and death?!

In this regard, Guo Huai was silent for a long time, and said to Cao Zhen, "Naturally, the last general personally led three thousand guards to personally cut off the rear to ensure that the army is not lost." ”

One thing to say, Guo Huai is already very responsible.

Cao Zhen is the governor of Yongliang, whether it is his status or the importance of the next three auxiliary defensive battles, Cao Zhen cannot afford to lose.

Therefore, Cao Zhen must be the first to get on the ship and retreat, and no one can say anything to blame for this.

And Cao Zhen down, Guo Huai is the second-in-command, and he is also Cao Wei's famous general in the northwest region now, second only to Zhang He. Theoretically speaking, with Guo Huai's importance, he should not stay behind.

But. If Guo Huai didn't stay behind and cut off the queen personally, his so-called wheel warfare retreat method would be meaningless from the beginning.

Guo Huai does not personally sit in command, how can he ensure that these small legions of 35,000 people will take the initiative to attack in accordance with the military order, and how should he judge the timing of response and retreat, who will attack first and who will retreat later?!

In today's Cao military camp, in addition to Guo Huai's ability to unify command and coordination, can he find a second more suitable candidate? !

Since Guo Huai was supposed to stay and command, Guo Huai's meaning was to let him stay until the end, and simply command the last batch of broken troops.

And the reason why the forbidden army was chosen was because the forbidden army had strong combat effectiveness and could delay for a longer time, and at the same time, the forbidden army was also more organized and obedient, so that the Shu army would not be completely defeated as soon as it rushed.

Although it is also a life of nine deaths, at least it can last a little longer.

But Cao Zhen disagreed.

(End of chapter)