For Sima Shi and Xiahouba, the name Zhang Xi is still a big deterrent.

After all, this is a famous general who shocked the world, and even after Guan Yu, Zhang Fei and others passed away one after another, Zhang Xi is now the first general of the Shu thief in Cao Wei's opinion.

Zhao Yun and Wei Yan all have to go to the back row. At least that's what Cao Wei thinks.

Even if it was Sima Yi, he had to be a little afraid when he met Zhang Xi, and in front of Sima Shi and Xiahou Ba, these two people really didn't dare to act rashly.

After all, they already knew the result of their rash actions, and they lost more than 10,000 soldiers in the first battle, and if it weren't for their luck, even they themselves might have directly explained.

And Zhang Xi didn't even use any tricks, it was just a simple deception and an ambush, and now Sima Shi and Xiahou Ba are full of psychological shadows in their hearts.

Therefore, these two people, after seeing Zhang Xi leading the soldiers of the three eastern counties to converge with Wang Chang, and re-encamped on the periphery of Mengjindu, no one dared to suggest whether to take advantage of the fact that the enemy army had just arrived and had not yet gained a stable foothold, and attacked by the trend.

Just, he shrank in Mengjindu very cowardly, consolidated the defense, and waited for the arrival of Sima Yi's next military strategic order.

These two didn't dare to move so cowardly, but it made Zhang Xi a little incomprehensible.

No, what do these two mean?!

One is the great Wei minister in history, the unbeatable general, the actual founder of the Jin Dynasty, and the other is also a rare rising star in the Cao Wei clan, and later became the chariot general of the Han Dynasty, what are you two doing? !

Everyone has the same strength, not to mention taking the initiative to attack, at least it should be a battle in formation, how many meanings does it mean to retreat in Mengjindu?!

Is his opponent really Sima Shi and Xiahou Ba?!

How do you feel that this courage is not as big as the rumored Qin Lang?!

Well, Zhang Xi probably forgot that when he first went to the battlefield and met Zhou Yu as an opponent, he was actually no better than these two people, and he was just cowering in Exian County, which made Wei Yan extremely dissatisfied with him.

The current Zhang Xi, in the eyes of Xiahou Ba and Sima Shi, is basically equivalent to Zhou Yu's status in the eyes of Zhang Xi at that time. It's crazy to play with this kind of person, right?!

It's better to honestly shrink up and defend, at least there's nothing to lose.

And these two people are so shrinking to defend, Zhang Xi is really a little difficult to handle.

I have to find a way to retake Mengjin Ferry, otherwise many plans will not be implemented in the future, and these two goods will be huddled in Mengjindu and the nearby camp with 50,000 people, and they are really a little at a loss.

If you want to be alone, then have a meeting. Zhang Xi convened all the generals under his command and held a meeting together to discuss what to do.

Zhang Yi was the first to stand up and put forward his own suggestions.

Because in the previous ambush battle, Zhang Yi saw the terrifying power of the Zhuge Repeater No. 2 brought by Zhang Xi, so Zhang Yi suggested that he could use these crossbowmen to suppress the Wei army in Mengjindu, and then lead 5,000 soldiers to storm the south gate of Mengjindu.

Zhang Yi has been guarding that place for almost a month, and he knows very well the strength and weakness of some of the defenses over there, as long as he can suppress the Wei army at the south gate and make them dare not easily counterattack on the defense facilities at the south gate, then Zhang Yi is sure that he can capture the south gate of Mengjindu in one fell swoop.

Then, you can use the south gate as a stronghold, a large number of troops will pour in, drive the Wei army step by step, and completely drive the Wei army out of Mengjindu.

This method is actually really good, but unfortunately, there is a small problem.

It is not difficult to capture the stronghold of the South Gate, but the real difficulty is to expel the Wei army that entered Mengjindu. As a semi-military fortress, Mengjindu can not contain less than 50,000 people, but 30,000 people can still do it.

If you occupy the south gate, and the forces of the other three gates of the Wei army are combined, you will face the siege of more than 20,000 Wei troops, and the south gate is a little place, and at most 5,000 people can be stuffed into it.

Moreover, once it enters the stage of internal attack, no matter how powerful the Zhuge Repeater No. 2 machine is, no matter how wide the coverage is, it can't help at this time, so it can only rely on the soldiers to fight hard.

Let's not talk about whether you can rely on 5,000 people to defend the south gate, even if you can defend it, if you fight more with less, it will become a refueling tactic and a war of attrition.

And Zhang Xi obviously doesn't want to fight a war of attrition.

After all, there are only so many troops he can deploy at hand, and even Wang Chang's 20,000 Hongnong soldiers are temporarily deployed by Zhang Xi, and he must take into account that if a war of attrition is fought in Mengjindu, then in the later Northern Expedition, he still has the ability to continue to contain the other Wei troops in Hedong.

Simply fighting a siege war or a war of attrition, Zhang Xi does not need to convene the generals under his command to discuss together, and he still has this concept of military command.

Therefore, Zhang Yi's suggestion was vetoed by Zhang Xi.

At this time, Wang Chang opened his mouth slightly, wanting to speak and stopped.

Wang Chang has Wang Chang's concerns.

Back then, under Cao Zhen's hands, Wang Chang and Zhang Xi were also old rivals, especially in the battle of Tongguan, Wang Chang did not bad things for Zhang Xi.

Wang Chang and Zhang Xi are not familiar with each other, and this battle is the first time that two people have fought together in the real sense, so well, Wang Chang really doesn't know what Zhang Xi's personality and temper are.

Besides, as a general, you can say as little as you can, just obey the arrangement of the battle, and save yourself trouble.

But. Zhang Xi saw it.

Not only did he see it, but Zhang Xi also asked.

"General Wang has a strategy to break the enemy?!"

Zhang Xi asked so, but Wang Chang didn't say it, but it seemed inappropriate.

Therefore, Wang Chang hesitated for a moment, but still spoke, and said, "The hussar general knows that there is a floating state in the river north of Mengjindu."

Anyway, that's it, Wang Chang believes that everyone is smart, and Zhang Xi should be able to understand what he wants to say.

As for Zhang Xi, when he heard Wang Chang's reminder, he also remembered that there is indeed a Fuzhou.

Then, Zhang Xi continued to speak and asked, "There is indeed a floating state, what does this matter have to do with breaking the enemy?!" ”

This is asked, let alone Wang Chang, that is, Meng Da and Huang Quan are a little stunned. Isn't it, it's been reminded so obviously, what's wrong with Zhang Yuanchang today, why can't I understand this?!

Occupy that Fuzhou, cut off the logistics supply line of more than 50,000 Wei troops, don't have to fight, starve for a month, and wait for the internal food stocks in Mengjindu to run out, this Wei army will be finished.

Such a simple truth, it is impossible for Zhang Xi not to understand. But this isn't a military discussion?

Since you Wang Chang want to talk about the scheme, let it be clear, and go back to calculate the work of the plan, just say half a sentence, and if I give the order in the end, won't this plot become mine?!

Do you want Wang Chang to be rewarded for meritorious service? !

So Zhang Xi is giving Wang Chang a chance to make his words clear, so that he can count his military exploits.

None of them are stupid, whether it is Meng Da or Huang Quan, after thinking about it a little, they all understand that this is Zhang Xi giving Wang Chang a chance.

Wang Chang can naturally figure it out, and at the same time, his heart is also warm. If this matter had been left under General Cao Zhen back then, I am afraid it would have been Cao Zhen's credit.

Of course, the benefits of Wang Chang are definitely indispensable afterwards, General Cao Zhen will use other reasons to promote Wang Chang, but as a general, how can he rely on his military merits to be promoted for other reasons? !

Therefore, Wang Chang was moved, and still according to Zhang Xi's meaning, he told his strategy.

"You can send an army of elite soldiers to capture Fuzhou, hold on to this place, supplemented by a naval army, and cut off the thief's grain route. In this way, the thief army was defeated without attacking. ”

As soon as Wang Chang's words were finished, this suggestion was implemented.

At this time, someone immediately couldn't hold back.

Well, no one else, it's Meng Da.

Although it is said that there was a rush to help before, the number of kills is almost zero. Such a little credit is not enough for Meng Da to get out of the current predicament.

The work of the suggestion is that Zhang Xi asked Wang Chang to take the initiative to say the whole thing, this is Zhang Xi promoting Wang Chang, although Meng Da's character is not good, but his eyesight and emotional intelligence are still outstanding, and he will not stand up at this time to dislike others.

However, for the next conquest, Meng Da can't help but fight.

"The old man is willing to lead the soldiers and horses of his headquarters to join General Huang's naval army to build this achievement." Meng Da took the initiative to stand up and ask Zhang Xi for battle.

This made a fuss, and even Zhang Xi was a little caught off guard.

Theoretically speaking, whoever gives the suggestion, who leads the troops to implement it, this is an unspoken rule in the army, since it is a strategy put forward by Wang Chang, then Wang Chang leads the troops to attack Fuzhou, which is normal.

How can anyone stand up halfway and share the credit?!

If Wang Chang is a pure strategist, this matter will be over, and he is also a military general with troops.

But Meng Da may not be anything in front of Zhang Xi, but in today's army, Meng Da's status and military qualifications are extremely high, and his official position is only that of Zhang Xi and Huang Quan.

He asked for a battle, not to mention Wang Chang, even Zhang Yi and Liu Yin had to concede three points.

As for Huang Quan, Huang Quan can stand up and say a fair word, but this matter, no matter who leads the troops, they need to rely on his water army, that is to say, whether Huang Quan stands up and speaks will not affect his merits.

Therefore, compared to Wang Chang, a general, Huang Quan didn't want to offend Meng Da even more.

After all, Meng Da is also one of the representatives of the Dongzhou faction, and in the current situation, the Yizhou faction represented by Huang Quan really has no need to contradict the Dongzhou faction.

The territory of the Han Dynasty is getting bigger and bigger, and the capital has been moved from Chengdu to Chang'an. If this Northern Expedition goes smoothly and most of the Central Plains is included in the territory, the opponent of the Yizhou faction in the court will not be only the Jingzhou faction.

At this time, if the Yizhou faction and the Dongzhou faction, which is already half an ally, have a dirty quarrel, then I am afraid that the right to speak in the imperial court in the future will really be precarious.

Huang Quan does not stand up to speak, Zhang Xi. Zhang Xi is really hard to refute Meng Da's face.

There was Li Yan's request in the front, and Meng Da himself was also angry, and he did make a contribution. This time, Meng Da took the initiative to ask for battle, and if he didn't give him a chance, it would be somewhat unreasonable.

Therefore, Zhang Xi had no choice but to glance at Wang Chang euphemistically, express his apologies, and then turn his head to look at Meng Da.

"Since the old general asked for war, Xi Zi had no reason not to agree. It's just that this matter is quite dangerous, and the old general also needs to be careful, I sent Liu Xiuran to walk with the old general and help the old general, how about it?! ”

"Obey the order."

(End of chapter)