Chapter Forty-Six: Cao Zhen's Victory

At the same time that Shi Tao was invited to Ji Han, Cao Zhen once again won a victory over Ji Han's army. This victory, on the surface, was hard-won, and was the result of Cao Wei's careful arrangement and careful organization.

First of all, this is due to Cao Wei's Shangshu Ling Wei coveted. What is the war fought? On the surface, it is the command of the generals and the soldiers fighting, but in fact, the more important thing is the logistics, no matter how resourceful the generals are, even if they are like Zhuge Liang, they are backed by hundreds of miles of Shu Road where birds are difficult to cross, and they cannot conquer Sima Yi's Dazhai; No matter how brave your soldiers are, even if they are as strong as Yuan Shao, and the fire burns the military rations, the morale of the army is still scattered and they are unable to fight.

But having said that, in many cases, it is difficult for the generals on the front line to decide whether the person who supports them in the rear can really do everything well, after all, the people in the rear see and feel differently than the front. The front line has long been red-eyed, but the rear drinks the blood of the soldiers, grabs the credit, and on the one hand, allows the grain to rot in the warehouse, and on the other hand, there are many people who make the soldiers hungry.

And for Cao Zhen, Wei Qi is simply too good, and he has one sentence to the next: "Everything is for the front line." ”

For the sake of the front line, Wei Qi could order the Tuntian soldiers to put aside all the hardships and rush to Yecheng to reinforce. Whoever dares to be late immediately beheaded, and cut off eighteen military Sima-level heads in one go, and no one in Jizhou is amazed and respected. For the front, it took him only three days to distribute the lightest weapons in the arsenal to tens of thousands of troops, making them combat effective. For the front line, he gathered all the generals and officials who remained in Yecheng to work or sent them to the front. For the sake of the front, he coordinates the relations of all parties and deals with various factors. It provides the most reliable guarantee for Cao Zhen. It can be said that even if Cao Zhen's front line needs a bamboo chip for going to the toilet, Wei Qi can send it from Yecheng to the front line as quickly as possible. Jizhou is indeed a large state, and its population density and the number of military households are far from being comparable to other states. And Yecheng's powerful arsenal and granary. also provided Cao Zhen with sufficient support that he didn't have to worry about. But Wei Qi thought it was not enough, he said that he would provide Cao Zhen with the strength to win, and under Wei Qi's vigorous oppression, he would be able to recover from Qinghe State. From Anping, from Julu County, from Zhao County, from Changshan Country, from Zhongshan Country, from Hejian Country, from Bohai County...... Every county in Jizhou has been mobilized, and every organ in Jizhou has been running at a high speed. They had only two tasks. The first is to gather all the troops and send them to Yecheng, and the other is to gather all the grain, grass and weapons and send them to Yecheng.

On the main roads in Jizhou, vehicles transporting supplies and troops heading to Yecheng support areas were crowded like ants moving houses. The troops of the counties were huddled together. In order to be in a hurry, the Tuntian soldiers did not have time to go home, so they threw their hoes in the fields and were gathered and rushed to Yecheng. In order to be in a hurry, the Tuntian soldiers directly used a ruler to draw a line on the map and rushed straight over. It doesn't matter what crops he crops. The roads are clogged. Who is still in the mood to care about that, Old Lady Cao's military order. Let's put it down, Master Wei's steel knife is real.

The people of Jizhou were persecuted and miserable, and the Tuntian soldiers complained, which brought huge trouble to Cao Wei's officials in charge of government affairs. Some people even scolded Wei Qian outside the palace gate for being Ji Han's spy, intent on bringing down Cao Wei. It is said that Wei Qi was walking out of the palace gate at that time, and he replied expressionlessly in front of the Manchu Dynasty civil and military forces who stayed in Yecheng: "You are right. The scolding man threw himself on his knees: "Lord Shang Shuling, I know that you are bent on defeating Ji Han, but don't hurt my Jizhou's vitality too hard." ”

Although Wei Qi is a real spy of Ji Han, there are countless people who scold him for being a spy of Ji Han. But in Jizhou, in Cao Wei, almost everyone thinks that Wei Qi is a loyal minister, a loyal minister who has rarely been seen in ancient times. He was a civil servant, bravely shouldering heavy burdens, guarding Jizhou alone, fighting for the general on the front line, he and his subordinates worked desperately, facing all the blame and scolding alone. This kind of person is rare in ancient times. (Of course, Kong Ming's conspiracy is very powerful, even if he is clearly harming you, you still think that it is for your own good, and you have to help him count the money.) ）

Cao Zhen even said openly that Wei Qi was the best logistics staff he had ever seen in his life, and he could compare with Xiao He of the Han Dynasty. Whoever has a rear command and dispatch personnel like Wei Qi can be regarded as a blessing for the commander of the front line. With Wei Qi here, he will definitely be able to defeat Ji Han and pacify Jizhou. Even, the recovery of Hanoi and Thanh Chau is not unthinkable.

Wei Qi used the fastest speed and the most secret way to send Cao Zhen the soldiers and horses, giving Cao Zhen huge confidence, in less than a month, Cao Zhen from a disadvantage to equal to Ji Han, and then occupied the advantage of troops, with the strength of a head-on decisive battle with Ji Han!

Cao Zhen decided to make full use of the forces in his hands to attack Ji Han, and he ordered Dai Ling, Xu Yi, and Dian Man to assault frontally. It's a pity that Wang Shuang wanted to snatch back Cao Hong's head, and the Qinglong Yanyue Knife that was leveled in the chaotic battle made a big hole in his thigh, and he couldn't fight on his horse at the moment. However, Xu Yi and Dian Man are all unstoppable bravery, and Dai Ling's reputation in Cao Wei is not under Wang Shuang, and he can often attack alone in battles, causing considerable trouble to the enemy. The combat effectiveness of his troops is also very strong, and it is not under the new fifth battalion, when it is in northern Xinjiang. He once went deep alone and attacked Ji Han's grain route, causing great trouble to Li Yan and Wei Yan. He also ordered his sons Cao Shuang to lead Hengfan, He Yan, Deng Yang, Li Sheng, and Ding Mi to be the left flank, and Chen Ben, Sun Li, and Du Hui to be the right flank, and the three roads were concurrent, rushing towards the Han army.

The two sides fought fiercely on the line of Chaoge-Wei County. The combat effectiveness of the Han army was extremely strong, although it is said that the troops in front were neither Liu Chan's Bai'er elite soldiers nor Kong Ming's Hubu battalion. But they fought against the most powerful Chinese army of the Wei army, and they did not suffer any losses. On the contrary, they took the opportunity to fight back. Zhang Fei is worthy of being a fierce general in his life, and Wei Yan and Pang De are also well-known figures in the world, even if they are excellent in military strength, the Wei army has no way to defeat the Han army. The two sides engaged in a tug-of-war, and it was often one force that pushed the other back. A third force rushed up again to recapture the position. The two sides are weakening and tired in the constant attrition. Like two giants with extraordinary energy, they fought to the death on this battlefield until they were exhausted.

On the third day of the battle, an ambush arranged by Cao Zhen suddenly appeared. Zhongjunjun, Jinghou Wang Su Wang Ziyong (Wang Langzi), led Xun Ji, Jia Mu, Mao Ji, Zhang Xiong, Li Zhen and others to rush towards the Han army from the flank. The timing of the appearance of this new force made Cao Zhen himself very satisfied. It only took one charge for Guan Ping's position to waver. He personally led people to block it. Surrounded by Zhang Xiong (Zhang Hezi) and Li Zhen (Li Dianzi), a chaotic battle, finally unable to support it, had to withdraw from the position, moved closer to Zhang Fei, and then Zhang Bao also began to retreat, again Guan Xing and Kou Feng. So the entire Ji Han camp retreated.

Cao Zhen swept away for a few months, no. It should be said that he has been depressed for several years, and with a wave of his hand, he continued to pursue forward.

However, although the Han army was defeated, it was very strange that it maintained a good formation, so that the Wei army could not destroy a large number of Han soldiers. And every time there is a bold attack, it will inevitably be met with a resolute counterattack. In this way, while chasing and fleeing, the Han army and the Wei army went all the way to the west.

In the meantime, Xun Ji and Jia Mu went to Cao Zhen's place. said that if the pursuit continued like this, I was afraid that it would be dangerous. At present, Ji Han is defeated. But the strength obviously did not suffer much. With Ji Han's strength, even if he loses. will not lose so badly, I'm afraid that Ji Han has some other tricks.

Cao Zhen didn't speak yet, but Heng Fan, the think tank next to him, said: "Right now, our army is going west, all the way is a flat river, even if Ji Han wants to play any tricks, under our strong military advantage, it will definitely not play a role." Did the two of them scare Ji Han out of his mind, why didn't they dare to pursue? ”

Cao Zhen also said: "Now is a good time to regain the lost territory, our army is strong, and Shang Shuling supports us with the strength of the whole Jizhou." If you don't attack at this time, Your Majesty will blame you, who can bear it? As for a possible ambush, I've thought about it, so let's just be careful. ”

In this way, the matter was settled by Cao Zhen's words.

Xun Ji couldn't help but scold Heng Fan behind his back: "What does this pig know?" How dare you call it a think tank! He looked down on Heng Fan, and scolded Heng Fan for a reason - Heng Fan was a serious machismo, once his wife told the truth, Heng Fan couldn't get over his face, so he used the "knife ring to hit his abdomen" with the ring knife on his body, his wife was pregnant at the time, so she was injured and died of an abortion. (Severely condemn this constant model, what level?) This kind of cautious eye is also known as a wise man? ）

Jia Mu is much older than Xun Ji and much more stable, and sighed: "He is right, in the current situation, we really can't retreat." We have no reason, we can't guess what Ji Han wants to do? Compared to our fathers, the two of us are far behind. ”

In this case, Cao Wei attacked more than 100 miles again and regained a series of lost ground. The only pity is that Ji Han actually moved all the people, all the grain, and even the wells were filled. Cao Wei's supply relied entirely on rear transportation. The attrition of nearly 200,000 troops is staggering and terrifying.

But Cao Zhen didn't care, because he had a good logistics leader. Now that Shang Shu Ling Wei is supporting him in the rear, he is fully confident that he will win this battle.

So, when the quartermaster officer in charge reported to him that there were less than three days' worth of food left in the army, he looked surprised and amused: "Maybe it's a delay on the way." Go to Shang Shuling and ask for it, you come and tell me what to do? ”

"General Qizuo, our grain and grass have not been delivered on time for seven consecutive days."

"What?" Cao Zhen was shocked and angry, "It's been seven days, why didn't you tell me?" ”

"However, the grain and grass in Yecheng have never been mistaken, and we can all trust the Lord Shangshuling, but we only think that it is because the battle line is stretched and the supply cannot be supplied for a while, so we ......"

"Rubbish! Immediately take me to give the order, go to Yecheng, urge for food and grass, the front line can not be without food for a day, let Shang Shuling check on my behalf, to see who dares to make such nonsense, joke with the lives of 200,000 troops. If you don't kill a few of them, they will think that my monk Shangshu Ling is easy to deceive. ”

"Yes."

"In addition, in the past few days, the Tuntian soldiers have one meal a day, and the main food is supplied to the Chinese army."

"Yes."

"Wait, let my Langzhong Mao Ji go with me. Isn't something happening in Yecheng? ”

"Drive! Drive! ”

Several fast horses rushed in the direction of Yecheng, raising dust behind them. Immediately, the knights were all vigorous, and one of them held the general's arrows in his hand.

When I arrived outside Yecheng, I saw that the drawbridge was raised and the city gate was closed, and I didn't know why.

"The general is urgent, open the city gate quickly!"

The knight shouted on his horse.

After a while, there was movement at the head of the city: "Who is under the city?" ”

The knight was furious, and shouted loudly: "I am the general's mansion, and now there is an urgent military order from the general, open the city gate quickly, and let me enter the city!" ”

The head of the city sank for a while, and then replied, "My lord, let me report to Lord Shangshuling." But he refused to open the gates.

Although Mao Ji was angry, he had to wait, and after a while, the man reported: "My lord, Lord Shangshu Ling is cleaning up the riots in the city. He said that the rations would be available tomorrow, and he asked for your leniency. ”

"What's going on in the city?"

"I heard that Ji Han's spies have infiltrated the city and wanted to set fire to them, but they were captured, and now the four gates are closed, and the whole city is sold, and the remnants of the Han spies have been found, and everyone can't wait to go out. No one is allowed to open the city gates without the strict orders of Lord Shangshuling. ”

Is there such a thing? Will there be spies in Ye City? But when I think about it, I am relieved, now that His Majesty is leaving, I don't know how many Tuntian soldiers have been sent to the front line from here in Yecheng these days, and how much grain and grass have been received and distributed, and it is not strange to mix in a handful of fine work. Since the city gate is only closed because of this incident, there is nothing to be nervous about, anyway, the grain and grass will be shipped tomorrow, although the grain and grass are insufficient, but if it is only for the Chinese army, it can still support five or six days.

"You two, go back to the camp and report this to the general, and the rest of you will keep an eye on it with me, waiting for the grain and grass to be shipped." Although Mao Ji is relieved, like his father Mao Suke, he still maintains a careful style.

"Yes." The knight agreed, and rode away.