Three Kingdoms: Ancestors of the Han Dynasty

Under the Wuzhang Plain, the new wind whistled past, and the banners blew.

Under the banner, Cao Rui was wearing bright light armor and a yellow Shu brocade robe, with both hands resting on the sword, watching the battle on the hillside with a serious expression.

I saw another group of Wei soldiers shouting slogans accompanied by the sound of low-pitched horns, and the soldiers rushed towards the Han army camp on the plain in a dignified manner.With a burst of shouting "Kill~", the Han and Wei armies fought together again, and the shouts of killing shook the sky.

After seven or eight days of fierce fighting, the antlers of the Han army were pulled out and repaired again. The soldiers of the Han army still stubbornly stood on the Wuzhang Plain, stabilizing the battle line around the outer antlers, and did not allow the soldiers of the Wei army to occupy it. Cheap.

Seeing this scene, Cao Rui couldn't help praising him again, saying: "Jiang Wei is brave and steady, and has the strength to advance and retreat. He is really a brave general. It's really a pity that he turned to Western Shu and helped the king to do evil!"

As he said that, Cao Rui looked at Jiang Ji and said with regret: "The same is true of the former generals and princes of Western Shu. They are all old ministers of our great Wei. Wang Ping occupied our country's border territory and chased Zhang He thousands of miles away. A famous general in Shu. It is very difficult for our Great Wei to have anyone who can match Wang Ping, and now we have Jiang Wei, it is not my great Wei's luck!"

Jiang Ji clasped his hands and said comfortingly, "Your Majesty, it's not that the generals of Western Shu are brave and unstoppable, but that our generals have been old in recent years, and many of them died of illness. Zhang He, one of the five sons of the past, defeated Wei Yan in Longbei, Wang Ping led the elite division of the Han army, fighting with their lives, while Zhang Yun was slightly inferior in strength and was defeated by the enemy by luck. If the other four generals of our dynasty are still alive, Xishu can be attacked like this."

Cao Wei is currently in a period of shortage of generals, especially senior generals.Since Zhang Yun's death in battle, Cao Wei has few generals who can threaten the existence of Shu Han.Although Guo Huai is capable, due to the continuous loss of land in recent years, he rarely has the opportunity to lead the army alone.Later generals such as Guanqiu Jian, Sun Li, Zhong Hui, Chen Tai, and Wang Ji have not yet grown up.

Feeling the warmth of the winter sun, Cao Rui said slowly: "I am begging for Sun Quan in the south and conquering Liu Chan in the west. You have been with me for a long time, but you may find good talents in the army and recommend them to me."

Jiang Ji pondered for a while, and said: "Your Majesty, I think that Chen Tai, the son of Sikong, can be entrusted with an important task. Wang Ling, the governor of Yuzhou, is quite talented. He followed Emperor Wu to compile "Sun Tzu's Art of War Collection" in his early years. Guo Huai, the prefect of Anding He is a man of strategy, familiar with Zhuge Liang's military customs, so he can unify the party."

When Jiang Ji mentioned Guo Huai, Cao Rui frowned slightly, and said, "How can you use a general who has been repeatedly defeated?"

Jiang Ji said unhurriedly: "The people Guo Huai is facing are not famous generals like Zhuge Liang, but veteran generals like Wei Yan. It is not surprising that he lost. Guo Huai is good at military strategy, but short at battle. He used his words a lot to fight against Zhuge Liang, which shows his ability. As for the battle, Guo Huai has made a lot of progress in the past few years."

That's what he said, but Cao Rui still had some doubts about Guo Huai's ability, Ying He said: "When you have the opportunity, you can use Guo Huai."

"I don't know what you think Uncle Zhao (Cao Shuang) is capable of?" Cao Rui asked suddenly.

"Cao Wuwei is quite ambitious, and he has the ambition to make progress, so he can't match it." Jiang Ji commented.

Cao Rui nodded slightly. For Cao Shuang's attack this time, he didn't have particularly high expectations, but wanted him to lead the army alone. He didn't expect to ambush the Shu army who was crossing the river.It can be said to be a great achievement to capture thousands of soldiers of the Shu army in one fell swoop and capture a lot of food and supplies. …

This made Cao Rui quite happy, lamenting that Cao Shuang has the style of his father Cao Zhen, and he is very pleased.Cao Rui had the idea of ​​reuse, so he asked Cao Shuang to lead the army alone to defend against Wu Yi's troops in the front, while he himself supervised the battle in the rear, commanding an army of [-] to attack Wei Yan's [-] soldiers.

Just as Cao Rui and Jiang Ji were chatting without saying a word, suddenly, a sound of horseshoes came from far and near, not far away.

The scout got off his horse, knelt down and said: "Your Majesty, Huang Quan, the chariot general of Xishu, led [-] soldiers to cross the river and arrived at Fenghuotai. General Wuwei is worried that the enemy's army is too large to resist. Army rescue."

Feeling the coldness of the sword hilt, Cao Rui asked: "Based on the current situation, if the foreign enemy does not retreat, it will be difficult for our army to take Wuzhangyuan. And if our army can retreat the soldiers of Huang Quan, then we will be in the position to attack Zhuge Liang from the north. If you retreat, you can advance to Wuzhangyuan. If you want to leave some of your soldiers here, the rest of the army will follow me to the west to seek Huang Quan."

What Cao Rui said was the strategy of besieging the spot and fighting for aid. Huang Quan and Wu Yi's 30,000 troops were staring at the Wei army outside. How could the Wei army attack Wei Yan wholeheartedly.Unless the Wei army sends 10,000 to 30,000 soldiers to block the reinforcements, then the Wei army attacking Wei Yan's troops will only have about [-] people.At that time, the pressure on Wei Yan's troops will be greatly reduced. With the original terrain of Wuzhang, it is not difficult to resist the attack of [-] people with [-] people.

Jiang Ji was not in a hurry, but stroked his beard thinking, and said: "I think our army is not in a hurry to attack, so I ordered Cao Wuwei to withdraw to our army's Dazhai."

"What does Jiang Qing mean?" Cao Rui asked in confusion.

Jiang Ji spread out a map of Weinan, pointed to the terrain on it, and analyzed it: "Wuzhangyuan is to the west, and the terrain is narrow. It is not a good place for military strategists. This terrain is like the place where Cao Changping (Cao Xiu) defeated Shiting. It is easy to advance and difficult to retreat. , when you enter this place, you should be prepared.”

"Your Majesty, please see. If Your Majesty goes westward and is unfortunately defeated by Huang Quan in the front, and retreats eastward to Wuzhangyuan, Wei Yan's soldiers will be like tigers descending from the mountain and cut off the tail of our army. At that time, our army will be doomed. The danger here is far away." It’s even a stone pavilion.” Jiang Ji gave an example.

When Cao Xiu's army defeated Shiting, if Jia Kui hadn't rescued Cao Xiu day and night, scaring off the soldiers who were trapped in the stone.Otherwise, when Cao Xiudong withdrew to Jiashi, he would be cut off, die in Shiting, and his entire army would be wiped out.The situation in Weinan is exactly the same now, if they lose to Huang Quan, with a fierce general like Wei Yan, he will definitely fight to the death in Xiayuan, and will not shrink back into the camp.

Cao Rui's face changed slightly. Although he lacks combat experience, it doesn't mean he doesn't understand war. According to what Jiang Ji said, the army will be in a dead end.

Jiang Ji looked at Cao Rui and said meaningfully: "Your Majesty, Huang Quan is not a good person. Huang Quan made a wonderful plan to help Liu Bei capture Hanzhong, and followed him into the King of Hanzhong. Now he is carrying out a plan of flooding and smashing our army in Chencang. , captured [-] people. Don't forget the lessons learned from the past!"

I have to praise Cao Wei's outstanding advisers. Wei Zhen, Jiang Ji, and Simpi who accompanied the army all have a certain strategic vision.

In the early days of Cao Wei, Cheng Yu, Guo Jia, Dong Zhao, and Xun You were the most outstanding advisers, but in the middle and late period Liu Ye and Jiang Ji showed their talents in the world.Especially after Liu Ye died of illness, Jiang Ji may be one of Cao Wei Guozhong's outstanding strategists.

It also has to be admitted that there is a gap between Shu Han and Cao Wei in terms of counselors.The ministers next to Liu Chan are basically political talents, lacking counselors who know how to fight.

Cao Rui kept silent, the feeling of being denied was not good, but these were bitter words of good medicine, one must listen to them.

Cao Rui restrained his emotions, and praised: "Jiang Qing is good at managing troops, and if I don't have Qing, I'm afraid I will lose it."

As he said that, Cao Rui gave instructions to the soldiers: "Send an order for General Wuwei to lead his troops back to the camp and fight the enemy here."

"promise!"

At this time, the sound of Mingjin retreating from the Wei army formation on the Wuzhang Plain sounded again, and a group of soldiers behind was preparing to go forward to fight.

Seeing that the Shu camp was still solid and difficult to conquer, Jiang Ji said, "Your Majesty, all the soldiers are exhausted after fighting for several days. Your Majesty might as well send them back to the camp to recover their energy and prepare for the Shu army."

"Yes, order to retreat."

"promise!"