Silver Fox of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 513
The pavilion in the east of Wei County is called Nanleting, and the later generation is called Jiuzhi Township. About ten miles to the northeast is the county seat of Daming County, Handan City, Hebei Province.

There are several countryside around Nanleting, the villages are continuous, the roads are criss-cross, the fields are open, and there is the beauty of mulberry forests and ponds.

The Han army came slowly from the official road in the direction of Yuancheng in the east, and the people in the houses on both sides of the road closed their doors and windows tightly, not daring to look at the troops outside.

Only when they arrived at the pavilion at Nanleting, there were several elderly people who were supported by the villagers and waited by the side of the road, looking at the Han army.

Guan Yu came slowly at this time. He was old and old, with gray hair and beard, but his tall body was still the same as before, giving people a sense of oppression.

The one riding under his crotch is not the Chitu, but a black and strong horse, and the Chitu horse is led by Zhou Cang beside him.

This BMW is 40 years old this year, and the age of the horse is generally between 35 and 60 years old. A 40-year-old horse is already very old, not to mention a war horse that is often used.

Therefore, Chituma was also old and emaciated, and was no longer able to carry Guan Yu, who weighed two hundred catties, and even had a sunken bend in his back.

But every time Guan Yu went out to fight, he wanted to leave it in the rear camp and let the groom carefully raise it, Chituma lost his temper and refused to eat.

For this reason, Guan Yu can only keep it with him all the time, and let it accompany him all the year round.

Zhou Cang leads the horse, Pei Yuanshao resists the Qinglong Saber, a group of old men and a few old horses, this is where the command system of the entire Eastern Front Han Army lies.

The generals of the Han army on the Eastern Front are generally of high age, and Guan Ping, the youngest among the senior generals, is almost 50 years old.

Because Guan Ping was born before Guan Yu ran away, and Guan Yu was 23 years old when he ran away, which means that Guan Yu was born Guan Ping when he was 22 years old at the latest.But now Guan Yu is 68 years old, so that means Guan Ping is at least 46 years old.

The rest of Wei Yan, Zhou Cang, Pei Yuanshao, Liao Hua, and Zhao Lei are all in their 60s and 45s, and even Lu Xun, a member of the right servant who has been promoted to the fourth rank as a staff officer with the army, is [-] years old this year, and he is aging seriously.

A group of old men rode forward slowly, and the army slowly arrived at Nanle Pavilion. After approaching the pavilion, Guan Yu got off his horse and walked towards the villagers.

Villagers are highly respected in the countryside, and they often have to bear some responsibilities. In addition to being responsible for judging the moral standards of the village, they also have to come up to inquire about the situation when they encounter officials from above or large troops along the way.

The Han Dynasty had a tradition of respecting the elderly, and basically no matter how bad Cao Jun was, they would not attack the elderly. As a result, the villagers went up and saw a group of old men like them, and they didn't know what to say for a while.

It was the old man who was the leader who spoke first: "This old general, don't you know your surname?"

"A certain one is Guan Yu."

Guan Yu stroked his beard and said.

The old man respectfully said: "It turns out that General Yun Chang has arrived. Back then, the general was beheaded by thousands of troops. His power shook Hebei, and everyone in the world respected him."

"Hahahahaha."

Guan Yu laughed triumphantly. He is a donkey. If you follow him and praise him, especially when you talk about the things he is most proud of, he will be happier.

Seeing him laughing, the old man said cautiously: "General Guan is approaching Hebei, is there enough food and grass?"

The old man had seen the big world, and he knew that Guan Yu had traveled thousands of miles all the way from Jiangdong. If the follow-up food and grass could not arrive, the army might be in danger of food shortage.

Guan Yu naturally knew the other party's worries, so he said in a deep voice: "A certain person came from the east of the Yangtze River and had prepared food and grass for more than a year. How can he not be full? When Xia Houyuan retreated from Qingzhou, he even sent troops to plunder the people of Qingzhou to expel and suppress him. He opened a warehouse to release food for the victims, so as not to cause the tragedy of cannibalism. Don't panic, a man of benevolence and righteousness will never do anything to the people."

The old man was overjoyed, and a stone of uneasiness fell to the ground in his heart. He cupped his hands and said: "The general's faith is well known in the world, and I and other ordinary people naturally know that this time I came here because of the benevolence and righteousness of the Han army.

Guan Yu smiled, knowing that the other party was talking about the scene, but Hebei is the base camp of Cao Wei, and wherever the Han army went, the people were willing to surrender, which shows that Cao Wei has lost all hearts, which is also a good thing for the big man.

He pondered for a moment, then said: "I don't need your help when we have enough food and grass. But I don't know the situation of the Wei army in the city yet, can you know?"

Several old men looked at each other and hesitated for a long time before the leader said softly: "I really know."

"Oh?"

Guan Yu suddenly became interested and said, "What's going on?"

The old man explained the situation.

It turned out that there were still more than [-] Wei soldiers left, who were stationed in Wei County, Fanyang, and Buqiu.

Since most of these Wei soldiers are from Hebei, many of them are soldiers who went out from this area. When they return to their hometown, they will naturally contact their families.

It just so happened that in a village below Nanleting, an officer of the Wei army passed by his own village when he was retreating to Fanyang, so he went back.

If it is an ordinary soldier, he will definitely be punished, but that person is the army commander who leads the team, and those 500 people are under his control, so no one is in charge of him.

After returning home and staying for a long time, the army Sima casually talked to his family about their deployment and movements afterwards. The elders of the clan in the village happened to be with them at that time, so they naturally knew about it.

Now Xiahouyuan's main force is deployed in Wei County. Since Wei County is not a big city and cannot accommodate so many people, there are about 1 people in the city.

In addition, about [-] Cao troops were stationed on the other side of the Qinghe River between Wei County and Buqiu in the north.

Then there is Fanyang in the south.

It roughly presents a triangle in a defensive posture against the Han army attacking from the east.

The tip of the triangle is Wei County, which is the main front line for defending the Han army, and on both sides are Fanyang and Chuqiu.

According to Xia Houyuan's deployment, once Guan Yu launches a fierce attack on Wei County, he will resist Guan Yu's attack, and the soldiers and horses of Fanyang with two wings and Qiqiu will launch a surprise attack at the right time, forming a situation of outflanking with two wings.

This is a very conventional tactical style of play. In a frontal battle, as long as generals with a little bit of ability will generally deploy like this.

For example, Qin destroyed Chu, Zhao, and Liu Bang and Han Xin destroyed Zhao, all of which launched such offensives.

Whether it will succeed is another matter.

Because this tactical style of play extremely tested the generals' ability to command in battle, the Qin Dynasty's generals Wang Jian, Yang Duan, Li Xin, and Meng Tian were all masters.

Needless to say Liu Bang and Han Xin, many people think that Liu Bang is very good, but Liu Bang's actual ability is probably not as good as Han Xin and Xiang Yu and a few others, and he was still relatively powerful in the late Qin Dynasty.

Therefore, this style of play is like a fish in water in the hands of experts, including Shen Chen who has used this tactic many times.

Xia Houyuan, as a veteran general who followed Cao Cao in the early days, still has abilities. It is also very reasonable to try to use such a defensive counterattack to stop Guan Yu's troops.

Guan Yu was very happy to get this information, and chatted with the villagers for a while.

At this time, the Han army had arrived outside the east city and began to build a camp on an open plain. By the afternoon, a simple camp had begun to take shape.

However, the camp can't be perfected in a day or two, so now it's just setting up the outer fences and tents, and the camps are arranged in a wrong way, and the horns of each other have not formed a complete defense.

After appeasing the local people, Guan Yu returned to the camp. The generals at all levels are now intensively repairing their own camps. He did not hold a meeting of the army, but only called a few important generals.

Soon Lu Xun, Wei Yan, Guan Ping, Liao Hua and other generals and staff gathered in Guan Yu's tent.

Guan Yu sat on the high seat, looked around, and then said in a deep voice: "Under our army's offensive, Xia Houyuan has retreated in a row and has retreated into Wei County. Now the prime minister and General Hussars are besieging Ye City in Hanoi and Bingzhou. We must not fall behind. The army has just arrived in Wei County today, but we have obtained some useful information."

As he said that, he told everyone the news he had received from the old man before, and finally said: "I have sent scouts to investigate to verify whether what he said is true. If it is true, it means that Wei Jun's deployment has been fully known to us. What do you think?"

It is very important information to be able to get all the deployment of the enemy during the war.Even in the 21st century, this point is the key information, otherwise there would not be so many satellites in the sky.

Knowing these things, Wei Yan was surprised and said: "Your Majesty, this is too coincidental. We have just arrived in Wei County, and we can know all the deployment of the other party. Is there any conspiracy in it?"

Liao Hua said with a smile: "Our army's benevolent and righteous teachers, wherever they pass, the people will welcome the king's teacher, and the people will respect the majesty and majesty of the king. Isn't this what the people want?"

Guan Ping also nodded in agreement and said, "Now that Cao Wei's power is over, the common people should naturally know what is good and what is bad."

"What if it was Xia Houyuan's intentional scheme?"

Wei Yan asked back.

"Forehead"

Liao Hua and Guan Ping looked at each other.

What Wei Yan said seemed to make sense.

The common people may indeed turn to the Han army, but if Xia Houyuan deliberately sent that army commander to spread false news and mislead the Han army, that would be another matter.

Guan Yu thought for a while, then turned his head and asked Lu Xun, "Joining the army, what do you think?"

Now Lu Xun is not only a servant of the sect, but also a general in the army. Because he planned to destroy Cao Xiu and made great achievements, he has soared from the original Qipin Shangshulang. He is the deputy of the three ministers in the court and the chief of staff in the army.

Lu Xun pondered for a moment, then said: "Your Majesty, I don't think it seems like a plan set up by Xia Houyuan."

"Oh?"

Guan Yu asked, "How do you know?"

Lu Xun said: "If it was Xia Houyuan's plan, then what did Xia Houyuan want to deceive the king? Lure the enemy to go deep? Hit the east and attack the west? Or just want to delay time? In the face of absolute power, these plans will appear very pale and powerless."

"Forehead"

Now it was Wei Yan's turn to be at a loss for words, speechless.

Because the Han army under Guan Yu is really too strong now, it is not an exaggeration to describe it as strong soldiers and strong horses.

One hundred thousand troops, all elite.

This group of troops once wiped out Sun Quan in Jiangdong, and then went north to fight Hefei, and wiped out Cao Xiu, Zang Ba and Lu Qian, and they were all defeated by them one by one.

It can be said that it is not only a division of a hundred battles, but also an elite division that has hardly lost.

And what is the situation of Xia Houyuan's Wei Jun now?

Forty thousand remnants were defeated.

The numbers, morale, and morale of both sides are in the sky, and the other is in the ground.

In the past two months, the Han army went out of Huainan. Wherever they passed, the Cao Wei soldiers and horses could be said to have fled in anticipation, hardly daring to engage Guan Yu's army head-on.

Then the problem is coming.

Forty thousand troops with low morale and no morale and a very small number of troops, what strategy should they devise to defeat an elite army with high morale, high morale and a large number of people?

At least Lu Xun felt that if he put himself in Xiahouyuan's position, unless there were natural dangers like Bashu or Jiangdong, it would be impossible to beat him.

"Bo Yan's words are very reasonable. Even if Xia Houyuan designs it, it can do nothing to me!"

Guan Yu stroked his beard and laughed.

Wei Yan scratched his head and said, "Could he just take advantage of our contemptuous psychology to set a trap?"

"Arrogant soldiers are destroyed, and the premise is that they bully the weak. Those who rely on the size of the country, respect the people, and want to appear prestige to the enemy are called arrogant soldiers, and those who are arrogant will be destroyed."

Lu Xun said: "However, my big man conquers the strong from the weak and dominates the world step by step. This is what the people want. It is not about bullying the weak, but about strengthening the righteous and expelling evil, and ordering chaos. The military spirit is unparalleled. If you know why you are fighting, you will be invincible."

This is the difference between a proud soldier who is bound to lose and a victorious army.

Arrogant soldiers must be defeated. They are self-confident and strong. Soldiers have a mentality of being superior and looking down on each other, so they bully other weak countries and despise their opponents. Naturally, their opponents may take advantage of this contempt to defeat them.

But the victorious division is that the soldiers all know why they are fighting, so without this superior attitude, they will pay more attention to the opponent, and naturally they will not be defeated by the enemy because of their contempt.

Guan Yu felt that Lu Xun's analysis was correct, so he said: "Well, I think it is true, but Boyan thinks, how should I attack?"

Lu Xun said with a smile: "Since Xia Houyuan wants to use Wei County as the foundation to stop the monarch, and then let the troops of Qiuqiu and Fanyang wait for the opportunity to attack us from the two wings. Then we should attack his heart, break his two wings first, and then concentrate on destroying Xiahouyuan."

"A plan to attack the heart?"

Guan Yu hurriedly asked, "What's the explanation?"

Lu Xun said: "From my point of view, the Wei army has not had a high fighting spirit. Now they are guarding Hebei, fearing that the Han army will cause chaos in their hometown, so they are willing to fight. But if they collect the family letters of the enemy soldiers and throw them into the Fanyang and Buqiu Wei army camps, and then win over the army's captain Sima and break their morale, the two places will be broken."

"Wonderful."

After thinking about it for a while, Guan Yu felt that it was very good, nodded slightly and said, "Then act according to plan."

At present, the Han army is stationed outside Wei County.

More than ten days later, the scouts sent by the Han army did indeed detect the Wei army in the area of ​​Chuqiu and Fanyang, so Guan Yu ordered Guan Ping and Liao Hua to lead 2 people each to Chuqiu and Fanyang to encircle the two enemies.

At the same time, Lu Xun was asked to send people to the townships and villages in several nearby counties to search for the family members of soldiers in the Wei army and collect their family letters.

These people are willing to write about their family members, and those who persuade their family members to abandon the camp and flee or surrender will be rewarded.

For a while, the Han army surrounded the entire Wei County.

(End of this chapter)