Chapter 40: The Tiger

I felt a little complacent about this meeting. Not only government affairs need to be studied at meetings, but military affairs should also be studied, and everyone's strengths should be brought into play and brainstorming in order to come up with the best ideas.

The ridiculous old general Huang Zhong still only knows how to fight and kill, in the battlefield of the late Three Kingdoms, a brave man can only be a dead end, when a genius like Kong Ming Sima appears, all kinds of military branches, all kinds of tactics are brought into full play by them, fighting a war has become a kind of art, that is the dazzling spark generated by the collision of thoughts and thoughts, and the brilliance of radiation.

I was thinking about it, but when I turned around, I saw Jiang Wei still standing next to me, with a pair of eyes radiating bright light.

I was startled and said unhappily, "Boyo, why haven't you left yet?" Why did you get weird at the meeting? ”

"Young master, we are in danger." Jiang Wei said coldly.

"What?!" I was frightened by Jiang Wei's words, "How come, we have the advantage of troops, and the opponent is not strong, how can we enter any danger?" ”

Jiang Wei's cold-electric gaze swept me twice. In the past, when he first saw me, he looked at me like this, his eyes were full of contempt, and then they went through a lot together, and he grew older and deeper, so he rarely had this kind of expression, and he respected me more, but today, why did he suddenly look at me like this again?

Jiang Wei said coldly: "Young Master, it is your idea of looking down on your opponent that has brought us into danger. ”

I looked at him in a daze, as if I remembered that he had always vaguely reminded me not to be too careless these days. Now, could it be that he really found something? Thinking of this, I decided to forgive him for his disrespect, and said sincerely: "Beryo, you and I have been friends since childhood, and the friendship is extraordinary. ”

Seeing this, Jiang Wei also eased up and said: "Young master, it's not that Boyo doesn't want to say it, but it's really that after the young master leads an army alone, his prestige is too great, and everything is big or small, and Boyo can't get a chance." ”

"Do I have one?" I don't like to hear that. I thought about many things that I might not do well, but I never imagined that he would say that I was too prestigious and arbitrary. How is it possible to say this to others, to say me? I'm usually very easy-going, and I respect everyone's opinions on a lot of things. Even if it's my first time leading the army, I shouldn't just deduct the shortcomings that others often make on me.

"I always ask for everyone's opinions when I encounter problems, and I often patrol the battalions on weekdays to inquire and ask, how can I say that my prestige is too strong and I can decide in one word?"

"Yes, this time the troops are dispatched, and the young master's behavior is indeed the same as before. However, your attitude has changed. You often ask for people's opinions, but you rarely listen to them. You often ask about everyone's situation, but it seems to be perfunctory, far from the sincerity of the past. This time, the young master's eyes were full of confidence, which had never been done before? ”

"Isn't it wrong to be confident?"

"Self-confidence is right, but if self-confidence is too much, it is pride. The arrogant army will be defeated! ”

"However, in this meeting, you have all spoken freely, how can you say that I have brought everyone into danger?"

"Yes, the young master is letting everyone speak freely, but before asking for opinions, the young master has already made up his mind that he will find a way to surprise the army, find a way to use strategies, and discuss how to attack the enemy, so asking for opinions is just a formality. The soldiers are dangerous and the war is unpredictable, how can we calmly discuss and plan and act? ”

I was displeased: "Then why don't you say it?" ”

Jiang Wei said: "Do you want me to say?" What's more, the key to the military aircraft lies in the first secret, if it loses its secret, the army will lose its general, the country will lose its king, and the security will not be noticed? ”

I was speechless by him. Is it really careless to send troops this time? However, I will not be convinced by these few words alone.

"Young master, you really have to do it, the overall situation is in the grasp of the young master, General Wei Yan's defeat this time is just a momentary carelessness?" Jiang Wei pressed forward step by step.

"Isn't it?"

"Naturally not! There is a master layout in the enemy army, step by step leading our army into a trap, and we don't know it! Jiang Wei's words were like a boulder falling into the sea, stirring up thousands of huge waves in my heart.

"Everything must be based on evidence, not speculation."

"Young master, remember, you once talked to me about Ma Mengqi's strategy for Liangzhou, and he said that Cao Jun has three disadvantages, one is divided into strength: Yong, Liang and Liangzhou, their crowds are only 30,000, and they are divided into thousands of miles, each guarding its city, and there is not much between the cities; Second, the heart floats: as soon as Cao Cao died, the court and the central government said more, making all the generals easier to be people from Qingzhou, people's minds changed, and their combat power was greatly reduced; The third is civil strife: the Chinese army is in the hands of Xiahoudun and Cao Zhang, and Cao Pi is unusable for a while. However, at this time, at that time, the young master will look at it," Jiang Wei pointed to the map on the wall, "Our army has entered Yongliang, and there is almost no bloodshed, General Wei has more than 20 cities in a row, which can be regarded as an immortal achievement, but how many people are there who kill the enemy?" How many people are there? ”

I took a breath of cold air, yes, I've been ignoring this question, even if the city is broken, where is the enemy army?

Jiang Wei waved his arm heavily: "This is the evidence." If the enemy surrenders and is killed, it can only show that the enemy is not defeated, but has taken the initiative to retreat, they have ceded the city to us, shrunk the soldiers and horses together, and we occupy the city, the strength has been dispersed, and the force has changed hands! ”

I could feel the pupils in my eyes shrinking: "Go on! ”

"The second heart floats, the funeral report of Cao Cao's death, the rumors that the generals are easier, or can make the army's heart shake for a while, but only a few generals, the power is suppressed, and the temptation is profitable, then the people's hearts can be determined, not to mention that at this time, our army is victorious, the enemy army is defeated, the victory is arrogant, the defeat is condensed, and the heart is floating, and it has changed hands!"

I can't even speak.

"The third is civil strife: Cao's army and the Chinese army can't move lightly because of Cao Zhang's Xiahou matter, but there are external troubles, Cao's family must concentrate on the outside world, and Cao Pi will also seize the opportunity to seize power. 100,000 elite soldiers, only 50,000 need to be dispatched, and Chang'an will be under great pressure. Although, with Mr. Kong Ming and the four generals and generals, Chang'an will be safe, but if our army is defeated in the west, then the Yongliang thing will be eroded, and then there will be no other way except for the retreat of the Hanzhong, then the children of Yizhou, who can return to their hometowns safely, I don't know how many people there are? ”

Sweating profusely, drop by drop, flowed down my forehead, into the clothes under my neck, and in an instant, it was already sweaty.

If, as Jiang Wei said, then I am not only underestimating the enemy, but also committing a crime. If it's really because of me that there is a big defeat, then? What face do I have to return to my homeland? I calculated my father and Liu Shengzhi, just to do better than them, if I really failed, I would only have the second uncle's way to go.

"What's more, outside of Sanfu, Qiang and Hu live together, their language is incomprehensible, and the people's hearts are uncertain," Jiang Wei said in a cold and hard tone, "The young master's early propaganda has not been able to play a role at all so far, and the Han army has no political advantage; Although Cao Wei was a thief of the country, before his heart was revealed, people regarded it as orthodox, and operated Yongliang for several years, and had the advantage of geographical advantages and people. In the land of Qianghu, the people are fierce, accustomed to conquest, martial arts, more famous generals, our army attacks this, there is the purpose of enriching the troops, Cao Wei has been operating for several years, how do you not know, if its large-scale conquest, we are facing more than 30,000 enemy troops. It can be seen from this that General Ma was not fortunate to arrive under the fortified city, and it was not by chance that General Wei was advancing straight, and it seemed that the enemy was going to fight a decisive battle with our army in the land of Hehuang, so he brought me here. Seeing that the enemy is besieging General Wei but not attacking, I am afraid that his real target is not General Wei, but you, the young master! ”

I looked at the map, my brain was running at full speed, and finally kept up with Jiang Wei's speed: "In other words, the enemy has laid a pocket and is ready to ambush me?" Yes, as long as I go out of the city to relieve the siege of Jingchuan and fall in the valley of Pingchuan, the enemy cavalry can give full play to their superiority, and our army will be defeated. ”

"Yes, young master, we only want to attack the enemy, in fact, the enemy has been calculating us for a long time. Let's make another bold assumption, the enemy army trapped General Wei heavily, I am afraid that it is just a temporary miscellaneous army, which will scare General Wei, and the real main force is waiting for the arrival of the young master! ”

I paced back and forth in the tent, my hands holding and spreading, my palms drenched with sweat.

In May, the weather is getting so hot that it is almost impossible to breathe.

Who is the enemy? Is it Su Ze? Does he have such a powerful means? In the history I know, he is just an excellent Taishou, a bold general, a person with a very sensitive judgment ability, when the Xiliang Rebellion, the general Hao Zhao and others were ordered not to cross the Yellow River to the west, but he thought that the rebellion was at the beginning, the people were not attached, the power was not large, and the good people with him were still interested in the court, and they should use a thunderbolt to calm the enemy. Hao Zhao then sent troops with him, and sure enough, in a short time, the rebellion was put down. However, he is not a person who thinks about things so carefully and meticulously, he is in Luoyang, Cao Pi asked him: "Former Pojiuquan, Zhangye, the envoy of the Western Regions, Dunhuang Xianjing inch bead, can you still find it?" He said: "Your Majesty governs China well, and the name of kindness is in the desert, and it can be reached without asking for it; If you ask for it, what is precious? He became famous for his uprightness and dared to stab Cao Pi directly, just like Wei Zheng in the Tang Dynasty, so he was not liked by Cao Pi. But although this person is outstanding, he is not famous for his strategy, but the enemy in front of him is comparable to Mr.

If the enemy is not Su Ze, who is it? At this time, I have received news that the one who blocked Ma Chao's way in Xiangwu was Hao Zhao, the general who was with Su Ze. In history, during Mr. Kong Ming's second Northern Expedition, this person garrisoned Chencang with a weak force, and the enemy held Mr. for more than a month, and finally made Mr. return in vain. Therefore, when I learned that he was blocking Ma Chao at this moment, I also knew that it was not surprising that Ma Chao was blocked. But Hao Zhao is only a talent in one army and one city, and he is on the front line, so it is impossible for him to be in the middle.

So, who is this master in front of him who is secretly arranged?

Thinking of this, my head was big, and I couldn't help but sigh secretly: "Cao Wei is so talented!" ”