Shift the time a little bit, back to three days ago.

In Chongquan County, Zhang Xi has been here for five days with his troops.

When Zhang Xi led the troops to Chongquan just arrived, he learned that the Wei army was in Linjin, and the troops on the front line of Dali were not moving, and when he analyzed that there might be a problem with the supply of grain and grass for the Wei army, Wei Yan had already proposed that he should lead 10,000 troops to attack Dali County and test one or two.

This matter was vetoed by Zhang Xi for prudent reasons at that time.

However, as time passed, the Wei army still stood still on the front line of Dali and Linjin, without any intention of advancing westward. Wei Yan is becoming more and more dissatisfied day by day, and he is becoming more and more anxious day by day.

Even during the military discussion, Wei Yan directly complained.

"Fighting like this, not fighting, retreating and not retreating, wasting money and food in vain, sitting back and watching the enemy recuperate and complete the supply, and miss the fighter. What's the use!! ”

Really, to be honest, if this military discussion was just Zhang Xi and Wei Yan, Zhang Xi would have been scolded by the sentence "Wei Lao Pifu".

But unfortunately, this military conference is not just two people.

There were not only Zhang Xi and Wei Yan, the people who participated in the military discussion at the scene, but also Zhang Yi, Hao Zhao, Hu Fen, and Xiang Pet, who had to save some face for both sides.

Another one, today's Zhang Xi and Wei Yan, one is forty years old, the other is forty-eight, and they are both people in high positions, and it is impossible to scold each other like ten years ago, one by one "timid as a mouse" and one by one "Wei Lao Pifu".

Therefore, although Wei Yan complained, he retained his personal attack on Zhang Xi in the end, and Zhang Xi naturally couldn't go back to the past.

But Wei Yan's statement, Zhang Xi still needs to be suppressed.

"The Wei army is strong but does not move, and our army is weak but must take the initiative to attack. General Wei, since ancient times, there has been such a method of using troops in the army?! ”

Zhang Xi had a cold face and immediately asked back.

Anyway, the atmosphere is really not very good.

This kind of atmosphere suddenly made Hao Zhao, Hu Fen, and Xiang Pet feel a little like pins and needles.

Our army is already weak and lacks troops, so it is not known whether it can stop the Wei army, and now if the two generals in the army do not agree and cause infighting, how can this be good?!

How will this battle be fought next?!

I want to persuade a few words, but the three of them are not too familiar with the personalities and tempers of the two main generals, after all, the time they have been together is too short, and they don't know how to effectively insert this dialogue atmosphere.

Don't persuade it, disagreement in the army is a big taboo in itself.

That is, Zhang Yi, shaking his head a little helplessly. These two started again.

During the first Northern Expedition of the first emperor, Zhang Yi fought with Zhang Xi and Wei Yan as a vanguard army, and he always understood the style of getting along between the two. Compared with that time, the atmosphere between the two of them today is much more "mild".

At that time, the two of them almost pointed their noses and scolded each other, which did not affect the march of the entire Northern Expedition, on the contrary, the two could even be said to have a tacit understanding.

Now this little quarrel really doesn't even count as a quarrel.

But the problem is that one is the general of Zhenxi, and the other is the history of the Yongzhou assassin, the former general, all of whom are among the top five generals in the army, can you not let your subordinates see jokes like this? !

One more. Although the movement of the Wei army was strange, he didn't fight it, and he chose to stick to it without trying, and Zhang Yi also felt that Zhang Xi was a little too conservative.

Yes, this time Zhang Yi is on Wei Yan's side.

The other three people didn't dare to persuade them, and if these two continued to talk like this, it wouldn't help the war in any way, so Zhang Yi felt that he needed to stand up.

On the one hand, persuade the two of them, don't be so embarrassed.

On the other hand, Zhang Xi's purpose in convening this military conference is also to brainstorm, so Zhang Yi naturally needs to stand up and express his opinions.

Therefore, Zhang Yi took the initiative to come out of the queue, first bowed his hand to Zhang Xi, and said, "Please calm your anger at the history of the assassination, I know what the history of the assassination is worried about, but . The subordinates thought that what General Wei said might not be unreasonable. ”

The remaining three people were already very surprised when they saw Zhang Yi taking the initiative to go out to troubled the water, and when they heard Zhang Yi's words, they were even more surprised.

The decision-making of the commander in the army, you Zhang Bogong dare to question it?! Or is it on the side of the deputy coach in the case of a quarrel between the coach and the deputy marshal?!

Didn't they all say that you Zhang Bogong was picked up by the coach, what's the matter, can you jump directly like this?!

And the reaction of the next two high-ranking generals made the three generals who were not very familiar with the situation stunned.

Wei Yan, who was supported, turned his head and saw that the person who stood up to support him was Zhang Yi, but he didn't give Zhang Yi any good face, he snorted coldly and didn't look at anyone.

And Zhang Xi, who was opposed, saw that it was Zhang Yi who spoke, and he was not dissatisfied at all, but asked with a smile, "Oh, Bo Gong has any good plan, you can come quickly." ”

This reaction. Reversed, right?!

The three generals were dumbfounded, but Zhang Yi was used to it, he didn't even look at Wei Yan, and said directly to Zhang Xi, "My subordinates think that the Wei army does not enter the garrison, which is indeed suspicious, but now that the detailed information has come, what is the reason why the Wei army does not seem to have a shortage of food?!" ”

Well, this question, in fact, Zhang Xi has been thinking about it.

When he first arrived, Zhang Xi analyzed that the Wei army's refusal to enter was due to the problem of grain and grass, but after such a long time, some of the fine works placed in Cao Wei's army always had the opportunity to pass out some information.

It is true that the Wei army is somewhat short of food, but not to the point where it has to stop and wait for supplies.

As an attacker, it is really unreasonable to always stand still.

This is also the reason why Zhang Xi has always refused to enter the army, Zhang Xi is always a little worried, before finding the real reason why the Wei army is not moving, he does not dare to risk losing the army, rashly attack.

But it's not a matter of hesitation all the time, so Zhang Xi motioned to Zhang Yi and continued.

Zhang Yi comprehended and continued, "It is safe for us to stick here, but if the Wei army really has a conspiracy. With Chongquan to Linjin, it is also a little too far away, if there is a change in the Wei army, we may not be able to grasp the truth for a while. Moreover, if the enemy's intention is to contain our army here, and the enemy army divides his forces to attack elsewhere, our army is unprepared for a while, and it may be difficult to deal with it for a while. ”

"Therefore, the subordinates are foolish, it is better to divide the troops to General Wei, take the initiative to attack, watch the enemy's reaction, and the subordinates are willing to lead the troops to help, so as to make a comprehensive assassination history and still sit in Chongquan, and wait for the enemy's reaction before making a decision."

Zhang Yi said as Zhang Xi nodded and thought seriously. As for Wei Yan, he continued to stare at each other, muttering something in his mouth.

In fact, everyone can hear it, but no one takes it seriously.

It's nothing more than complaining that he's already said these things, and someone just doesn't listen.

But, to tell the truth, as far as Wei Yan's way of speaking, even if the meaning is the same as what Zhang Yi said, if he says it, it will be unacceptable to anyone who listens to it.

For example, taking the initiative to attack and test the reaction, Wei Yan did say it, but Wei Yan's original words at that time were like this.

"If you are worried about losing, a certain family will lead its own troops, and if it succeeds, it will be the work of a certain family, and if it fails, a certain family will also bear it, and you can do it yourself, and you don't need to worry about a certain family!!"

Listen to this, who can take it. It's almost like saying, "If you're timid, then I'll go to the thunder."

In addition, at that time, Zhang Xi had just led the troops to Chongquan, and the soldiers had not yet rested after the rapid march, so it was time to be more stable. You Wei Yan said so, even if what you said made sense, who could listen to you.

Not to mention that Zhang Xi's own personality is also a bit problematic, and he is indeed too cautious in using soldiers.

But now that he has been in Chongquan for four or five days, Cao Zhen on the other side is like a blind man, as if he didn't see his troops coming, and he still stayed in Linjin motionless.

With such an abnormal response, Zhang Xi was indeed a little skeptical.

In the past few days, Zhang Xi has also been thinking, what makes a commander like Cao Zhen prefer to take the risk of giving up the strategic initiative and keep standing still in one place? !

It can't be that he Cao Zhen is afraid of himself, right?!

Therefore, Zhang Xi thinks that there must be something he didn't think of, and this place must be the key to the Wei army's counterattack this time.

Therefore, today Wei Yan continued to talk about sending troops, in fact, Zhang Xi already had some intention of agreeing.

Let's fight and see how it reacts, what if it interrupts the strategic deployment of the Wei army and makes the Wei army show its flaws?!

It's not out of the question.

But the way Wei Yan spoke, no matter how Zhang Xi was, he still felt that he couldn't accept it, so he subconsciously went back.

Now it's okay, you have to figure out how to turn the topic, otherwise you won't be able to step down.

And at this time, Zhang Yi took the initiative to stand up and changed his way to support Wei Yan's decision.

But you can't agree so directly, just agreeing like this is an insult to Wei Yan.

Oh, he Wei Yan is a general of Zhenxi, and he has been chattering for three days, Zhang Xi just doesn't agree, and as soon as Zhang Yi and a miscellaneous general speak, Zhang Xi immediately agrees that this is not a clear contempt for Wei Yan.

So although it is very unpleasant to look at Wei Lao Pifu, but Zhang Xi is not a person with low emotional intelligence like Wei Lao Pifu, and he still has to give face to give.

After Zhang Xi listened to Zhang Yi's suggestion, he did not reply immediately, but turned his head and asked the three generals who had not spoken.

"What do the three generals think should be done with this matter?!"

When the three of them heard this, they were immediately dumbfounded, why is there still our business here?!

Looking back, oh yes, it's a military discussion now, and it's a problem not to ask them.

Therefore, the three of them quickly thought about it for a while and stood up to express their opinions.

Hao Zhao believes that it is not impossible to stand still, Chongquan County is located at a key point in transportation, and it is not impossible to bypass Chongquan County to attack Zuo Fengyi's other counties, but the grain road will always be under the threat of Chongquan County.

Therefore, as long as Chongquan County is held, the Wei army will definitely not dare to go too deep, let alone bypass Chongquan County to attack Chang'an.

Therefore, Hao Zhao believes that sticking to it is also a good strategy.

It's really not a sycophant of Zhang Xi, Hao Zhao started from the actual situation of Zuo Fengyi's defense, Chongquan County is indeed such a strategic place.

And Xiang Pet supported Wei Yan's suggestion.

On the one hand, Xiang Pet was recommended by Wei Yan, and he was Wei Yan's old subordinate, so he had to support the old leader.

On the other hand, although the use of soldiers to the pet is decent, I don't like this kind of passive waiting, always slow down the combat method The error tolerance rate of this combat method is too low, and when it is time to take the initiative, it is necessary to take the initiative to attack.

As for Hu Fen, he is much simpler.

Among all the people present, Hu Fen was the youngest, and at the same time, he was also the most eager to make contributions.

Seriously, if it weren't for the fact that he wasn't qualified to compete with Wei Yan, otherwise he would definitely be willing to lead his troops to attack the Wei army and act as a pawn for this temptation.

Regardless of success or failure, this is a credit, and now Hu Fen needs credit to prove himself.

The pro-to-op ratio of the field is four to two. Zhang Xi "had to" order, with Wei Yan as the vanguard, to lead 10,000 troops to attack Dali County.

He personally led the remaining 20,000 soldiers and moved at the opportunity.

(End of chapter)