Three Kingdoms: Ancestors of the Han Dynasty

Chapter 231

"Sun Tzu's Art of War" said: "In the shape of a pass, I will occupy it first, and I will fill it to wait for the enemy; if the enemy occupies it first, I will not follow it if it is full, and follow it if it is not full."

Huo Yi looked at the people surrounding him, and said solemnly: "To the country, Wei general Fei Yao fought fiercely and relied on his own strength. After arriving in Beichuan City, he attacked for days without counting casualties. With the cover of the soldiers dispatched by the minister, we retreated. Fei Yao has captured Beichuan City and led his army to continue southward."

Liu Chan looked at Chen Cangdao on the map, frowned slightly, and said, "Beichuan City is destroyed, Wei General Fei Yao is about to reach Maling Pass, and if Maling Pass is taken again by Fei Yao, won't he be able to pass through?" Lianyun plank road echoes Xiegu Wei army."

"Furthermore, if Fei Yao goes southward with the trend, he can go straight to the counties of Wudu County. Wudu County has just come alive, and thousands of households have been moved from Yizhou. If Fei Yao is allowed to disturb Wudu County and delay the spring plowing, it will be a disaster. Let the Wei army threaten Qishan Road. Therefore, Maling Pass must not be lost again, and it must be defended."

Huo Yi nodded, and said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty's words are very true. Fei Yao is still blocked by other camps one after another, and he can't reach Maling Pass for the time being. After thinking about it for a long time, the old minister thought that our army needed to take the initiative to attack. When Fei Yao was victorious, he lured the enemy into deep, surrounded and wiped them out."

Liu Chan raised his hand, Zheng Sheng said: "Shao Xian, please speak, I will listen with all my ears!"

Huo Yi saluted slightly, held the oil lamp in his hand, found Chencang Road on the map, and said, "Your Majesty, please see that Chencang Road is very narrow, and all the military supplies of the Wei army can only be sent to Fei Yao's army through Chen Cang Road. At this time, if we wait If they can cut off their food roads, and their army is blocked from the city, the Wei army will have no food, and both front and back are enemies, and the Wei army will definitely be defeated!"

Liu Chan pursed his lips and said, "Shao Xian's plan is good, but I don't know how Shao Xian plans to go around and cut off the food?"

Huo Yi pointed to the unknown river valley on the map, and said seriously: "Your Majesty, when I was stationed in Chencang Road, I read the classics and found that Wudu County originally had Gu County, and this valley was originally Liangdao Township established under Gu County. .”

Huo Yi glanced at the Son of Heaven, saw that he was listening attentively, and continued talking.

"Liangdao Township is a valley. It is located in the north of Beichuan City, on the side of Chencang Road. If we can reach here, our Han army can cut off the Feiyaoliang Road. There is a small road at Maling Pass to Liangdao Township. From Ma Enter Jiangjiagou in the west of Lingguan, cross Humiaoliang, and you can reach Liangdao Township."

"At present, Fei Yao has captured Beichuan City, and his momentum is in full swing, but he is blocked by the follow-up camp set up by the minister. I want to let go of the follow-up camp, lure the enemy to go deep, and let them approach Maling Pass. But our army can go to the Maling Pass. Before it reached Maling Pass, it made a detour to the northwest and cut off its grain road."

After Huo Yi briefly explained the strategy, the hall was extremely silent, only the sound of breathing could be clearly heard.

Food roads are the lifeblood of all armies. No matter how powerful an army is, once it lacks food, it will collapse without fighting.

This was the case in the Battle of Guandu. Cao Cao was almost defeated at that time. It was by attacking Wuchao at night, burning Yuan Shao's army's food and grass, and turning the tide of the battle in one fell swoop.

After pondering for a while, Liu Chan looked at the map and asked, "It's a good plan to lure the enemy deep, cut off their food and grass, and then divide up the troops to attack together. I wonder what you think of Shao Xian's plan?"

Dong Yun arched his hands and asked: "General Huo, how do you think that Fei Yao will fall into the trap and won't station troops behind to protect the grain road?"

Huo Yi chuckled, pointed at the several camps on Chencang Road, and said, "Fei Yao relied on his strength to attack the camps, and he has already let him conquer Beichuan City. Ling Pass, you must know that once Maling Pass is conquered, our military capital will have no barriers. I wonder if you think Fei Yao will be arrogant at this time?"

It seems like a rhetorical question, but in fact Huo Yi's tone is full of confidence in this sentence.

"As for stationing troops behind and protecting the grain roads, Fei Yao can't do anything! If Fei Yao is blocked under Beichuan City, it's still possible, but he goes deep into the Chencang Road, and the thousands of miles of roads can't be protected everywhere. Even if he protects, he will only protect those close to the border of our country. Liangdao Township is a bit far away, so I don’t have time to take care of it.”

Liu Chan looked at the map and nodded in agreement.

Liangdao Township is close to Beichuan City. If Fei Yao is blocked by Beichuan City, Liangdao Township may garrison, but if Fei Yao is allowed to go deep into Chencang Road and garrison one by one, it is impossible to garrison them.

Liu Chan looked at Huo Yi with admiration. This strategy has the essence of the art of war masters, and it is similar to Lu Xun's burning company battalion.

At the beginning, Lu Xun gave up Zigui to Yiling thousands of miles away, lured the old Liu enemy deep into the Wu territory, indulged the enemy arrogantly, confined them to the narrow south bank of the Yangtze River, and sent heavy troops to Yidao, and Yidao entered the southern part of Jingzhou for Lao Liu. A barrier stuck Lao Liu here, making him unable to ask for it.

And Huo Yi very similarly gave up the hundreds of miles of Chencang Road defense line, let Fei Yao be arrogant, stuck him in front of Maling Pass, and looked at Wudu County, which has no barriers after Maling Pass, and made him ask for it but can't get it. .

In the last step, Lu Xun had no choice but to take Lao Liu's food road, so he set fire to the company camp and sent Zhu Ran to cut off Lao Liu's back road; Huo Yi, who had been stationed here for nearly a year, knew the way well, took a detour, cut off his food and grass, and then stationed with him The defenders of Maling Pass wiped out the enemy under the city.

Liu Chan suddenly felt very strange, Huo Yi has been with Zhuge Liang for a long time, shouldn't he learn Zhuge Liang's military style?
Why is it so similar to Lu Xun's military style in the Eastern Wu Dynasty?

Could it be that Huo Yi was influenced by Lu Xun when he left Yiling with him, and his military style has been marked by Lu Xun since then. No matter how Zhuge Liang cultivated him, it seemed that he could not change his military style.

Liu Chan came back to his senses and said with a smile: "I don't know if you still have doubts, Zijun, do you have anything to add?"

Wang Ping pondered for a while, and said: "It's no small matter to go around the mountain road in this battle. I'm not afraid of [-], just in case. According to what Shao Xian said, this place is Liangdao Township in the old county. If there are people living there, report the situation to Wei Jun .This is a valley, a narrow place in the art of war. If the enemy finds out and lays an ambush in the mountains, our entire army will be wiped out. I am only worried about this.”

Huo Yi cupped his hands and said: "General Zhenbei, don't worry. Although this place is Liangdao Township in the old county, after Cao Cao moved to the people, this place has long been abandoned. I have been stationed at Chencang Road for more than a year. I often go to and from Chencang Road. No one is inhabited. , Your Majesty, please rest assured."

After a pause, Huo Yi sighed, and said, "Qinling is the frontier where the Han and Cao Wei have confronted each other for more than ten years. There are frequent wars. Will there be people living there?"

Seeing that there was no objection from the crowd, Liu Chan pondered for a long time.

Although Liu Chan wants to be conservative against the enemy, but facing his friends, Liu Chan is also very willing to invest. After all, Huo Yi's plan can succeed, and Fei Yao's army of ten thousand people will surrender without a fight. The progress of several other routes of attacking the Han army.

As soon as Liu Chan gritted his teeth, he would lose thousands of people at worst. A gamble could be regarded as cultivating friends.

Liu Chan looked up at Huo Yi, who was full of expectation, and said in a deep voice, "I agree to this battle. I don't know what else Shao Xian wants?"

Huo Yi showed joy, and said: "Your Majesty, I have nothing else to ask for. I just need to lead three thousand soldiers from my headquarters to surround the rear, and General Zhenbei will help me guard Maling Pass."

Liu Chan glanced at Wang Ping, Wang Ping understood, cupped his hands and said, "Your Majesty is willing to lead [-] soldiers to garrison Maling Pass and not let Fei Yao pass by."

Liu Chan nodded in satisfaction, stepped forward and patted Wang Ping on the shoulder, and whispered, "I have the general order to suppress the north."

"Don't dare!" Wang Ping bent down and responded.

Liu Chan took Huo Yi's arm and went out of the hall, saying: "Shaoxian, I won't say anything more about the affection between you and me. I will send you another five hundred feather cavalry to help you win this battle and return."

Huo Yi showed gratitude, bent over and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty!"

Liu Chan smiled, put his arms around Huo Yi's shoulders, and said in a low voice, "If you come back with a big victory here, I will make you a general of the Yi Army and a marquis of Hanshouting."

It can be said that Liu Chan held Huo Yi in high regard, General Yi Jun was appointed by Zhao Yun, and Marquis of Han Shouting was even a famous general Guan Yu was ennobled.

"Go!" Liu Chan said without waiting for Huo Yi's reply.

Huo Yi showed a look of excitement, bent over and bowed his hands in salute, and slowly backed away.

Wang Ping also followed closely behind, bent down and retreated.

Dong Yun stepped forward and remonstrated, "Your Majesty, do you place too much emphasis on Shao Xian?"

Liu Chan glanced at Dong Yun and said, "Whoever makes my general be 22 years old, I can't help it!"

Hearing this, Dong Yun was stunned, he didn't expect the emperor to answer like this.

Liu Chan laughed loudly, turned around with a wave of his sleeves, and strode away domineeringly.

(End of this chapter)