Why did Zhang Yi’s expression change drastically?

The reason is very simple, that is, he thinks Ma Chao is too reckless.

Although there are currently five thousand troops in Yinping County, what Mi Yang wants is not the gains and losses of Yinping County.

He asked Liang Jun to block Wei Jun's main route for a surprise attack on Jiangyou Pass.

To accomplish this, some of the 5,000 Liang troops must be sent to guard the mountain roads.

After all, the Wei army has a large number. If Guo Huai uses his numerical advantage to encircle Yinping without attacking, and then leads his elite troops to surprise the main road behind Yinping, then the mission assigned to him by Mi Yang will be considered a failure.

When Sun Quan led 100,000 Wu troops to besiege the public security forces, Lu Xun suggested that he lead an elite force to bypass the public security forces and make a surprise attack on Jingzhou's rear.

It is a pity that Sun Quan did not adopt Lu Xun's strategy, otherwise it is still unclear who will win in the battle between the police and the police.

Five thousand defenders are not enough to defend the entire territory of Yinping, let alone now Ma Chao wants to take away three thousand elite troops?

So what if Ma Chao can defeat the Wei army vanguard led by Jiang Wei?

With the troops in Guo Huai's hands, he can send another vanguard at any time, but if Ma Chao fails, it will undoubtedly be a disaster for Yinping.

After using words to dissuade Ma Chao, Zhang Ni tried his best to use respectful words to explain his concerns to Ma Chao.

After Ma Chao heard Zhang Ni's worries, he couldn't help laughing.

He explained to Zhang Ni: "Bo Qi only knows one, but doesn't know the other.

The vanguard has always been the elite division in the army. The vanguard army not only clears the way for the rear army, but also provides the courage for the rear army.

Now Wei Wei leads an army of tens of thousands to invade Liangzhou. Because of its large number of troops, their morale is high.

There is a saying in the art of war: Those with strong energy are invincible.

If our army just defends Yinping and allows the rebels to annihilate Wudu, then the morale of the rebels will undoubtedly be stronger, and by then it will be even more difficult for our army to defend the city.

Our army is weak, so we cannot fight this battle step by step.

I want to lead my army into Wudu. Firstly, I want to choose the opportunity to defeat the enemy's vanguard and lose the morale of the enemy's army. Secondly, I want to encourage the Qiang and Di people in Wudu County to resist the traitor army.

No matter which of the above points I do, it will slow down the march of the bandit army, giving our army more time to prepare.

That’s exactly what it means to strike first.”

Ma Chao knew that Zhang Yi was Mi Yang's favorite general, so Ma Chao patiently explained his intentions to Zhang Yi.

But after listening to Ma Chao's explanation, Zhang Ni still had doubts.

Although he also knew that Ma Chao had always been famous among the Qiang and Di people, several years had passed since Ma Chao conquered Liangzhou.

After such a long time, how much prestige does Ma Chao still have among the Qiang and Di people?

You must know that foreigners are famous for their treachery.

However, Zhang Yi did not express his concerns directly. Seeing that he could not convince Ma Chao, he carried Mi Yang out.

"When my uncle appointed me to guard Yinping, he told me to guard Yinping first.

Now if General Hussar wants to divide his troops and go to Wudu, it would be better to send one of his cavalry back to Nanzheng quickly, report the matter to Uncle Mu, and then listen to his decision."

Seeing Zhang Yi moving Mi Yang out, Ma Chao was not unhappy at all.

For Ma Chao, who was often insulted by others, Zhang Ni's attitude was already very good.

But Ma Chao couldn't agree with Zhang Yi's suggestion.

Ma Chao said sternly: "The vanguard of the enemy army has arrived in Wudu, and there are many Qiang and Di leaders in Wudu who are against Wei.

If I do not lead the army into Wudu County in time, the enemy vanguard, with the support of some local Qiang and Di leaders, is likely to control Wudu County in a short time.

Soldiers are expensive and fast. If Wudu County is controlled by the enemy, what's the use even if the champion finally agrees with my strategy?

Furthermore, since the champion is using me, he should trust me, so why should he do such a useless thing?"

When saying this, Ma Chao showed strong confidence in his words.

Because of his inner demands and because he admired Mi Yang's character, Ma Chao didn't mind him accepting Mi Yang's command.

But since he is willing to be driven by Mi Yang, then Mi Yang should naturally trust him. If everything needs to be reported and everything needs to be intervened, the pride in Ma Chao's heart will not allow this to happen.

After saying this, Ma Chao directly announced to Zhang Yi: "You don't need to say anything. The champion has something to say. From the day I lead the army to Yinping, all the armies inside and outside Yinping will be under my control.

I have the champion’s order in my hand, if you don’t believe it, you can check it yourself.”

Seeing what Ma Chao said, Zhang Yi instantly lost his words to refute.

Why check the warrant? Long before Ma Chao arrived in Yinping, the warrant from the prefecture had been delivered to Zhang Ni. Naturally, Zhang Ni knew that everything Ma Chao said was true.

After seeing that Zhang Yi no longer tried to dissuade him, Ma Chao turned around and walked down the city wall and said:

"In half an hour, I will see three thousand troops waiting for me outside the city.

Everyone says that the Liangzhou army is the best in the world, so it must not be difficult to achieve this."

The two thousand Liangzhou troops led by Ma Chao had just arrived in Yinping. They had traveled a long way and were certainly not suitable for another expedition.

Therefore, what Ma Chao wants to lead is the 3,000 Liangzhou troops originally brought by Zhang Yi.

Zhang Yi saw that Ma Chao's attitude was so decisive. Due to the heavy military orders, he could only bow down and accept them.

However, after sending someone to make arrangements for the army's expedition, Zhang Yi, just to be on the safe side, sent a cavalry of messengers quickly towards Nanzheng.

The only one who can stop Ma Chao now is Mi Yang.

Even if Ma Chao doesn't listen to Mi Yang, as soon as Mi Yang's order comes, the Liangzhou Army, which is completely loyal to Mi Yang, will naturally know which side to stand on.

The military reform carried out by Mi Yang in Liangzhou had already fundamentally eliminated the problem that generals would not be subject to military orders abroad.

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Just as Ma Chao led his army towards Wudu County, Jiang Wei, Guo Huai's vanguard general, had already led 3,000 Wei troops into Wudu County.

Due to Yang Fu's previous request, Guo Huai still attached great importance to Jiang Wei.

After Jiang Wei joined Guo Huai's army, Guo Huai immediately petitioned Cao Zhen to appoint Jiang Wei as the commander of the army to fight against the invaders.

Although Jiang Wei was also a captain when he served under Yang Fu, according to the current system, any title with the word "conquer" in the title must be at the top of its rank.

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This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! In other words, Jiang Wei, who is only twenty years old, has not yet made any achievements, and he has been in the process of promotion.

This is the benefit of being a descendant of a noble family.

Of course, Guo Huai was able to appoint Jiang Wei as his vanguard general, not just because of the interpersonal relationships behind Jiang Wei.

During the march of more than half a month, Guo Huai had specially inspected Jiang Wei several times, and he found that Jiang Wei had real materials.

The children of aristocratic families always love each other's talents.

After discovering that Jiang Wei was not in vain, Guo Huai overcame all objections and made Jiang Wei the vanguard of the West Route Army.

Compared with the appointment of Jiang Wei as captain, this position is what reflects the importance Guo Huai places on Jiang Wei.

The battles in the history books are sparsely written, but the names of the vanguard generals are basically recorded. From this we can see the importance of the vanguard generals to one's own army in ancient wars.

It can be said that in this war that is attracting the world's attention, Jiang Wei, as the vanguard general of the Wei Army's West Route Army, already has the capital to record his name in the history books.

How the history books will write about him in the future will depend on how well he served as a pioneer general.

With Jiang Wei's intelligence, how could he not understand this?

Jiang Wei, who has great ambitions, has long secretly vowed in his heart to seize this opportunity to become famous in the world.

Due to the ambition in his heart, Jiang Wei did not underestimate the enemy and advance rashly after leading the 3,000 vanguard Wei troops to leave the rear army.

If he were an ordinary vanguard general, knowing that he had tens of thousands of troops behind him, and knowing that the enemy had no extra troops to defend Wudu County, he would probably have been impatient and marched quickly, thinking of making a great contribution.

But Jiang Wei didn't.

Since entering Wudu County, every time Jiang Wei passed through a mountain range, he would send people to carefully detect whether there was an ambush in advance.

Jiang Wei's cautious manner not only slowed down the marching speed, but also aroused ridicule from some people in the army.

The three thousand vanguards under Jiang Wei were sent to him by Guo Huai.

These three thousand vanguard troops will obey Jiang Wei's orders, but it is completely nonsense to ask them to respect this young man who came by air.

Some gossip quickly reached Jiang Wei's ears through the mouths of the dead soldiers whom Jiang Wei raised.

After those dead men reported the incident to Jiang Wei, they also advised Jiang Wei not to be too careful, but Jiang Wei remained unmoved.

The word "Mi Yang" must be worthy of his caution.

Perhaps judging from common sense, Mi Yang most likely will not mobilize a large army to enter Wudu County at this time, but Mi Yang has always been good at using surprise troops, and no one can guarantee how he will use his troops.

Since Mi Yang's actions are like a fog and cannot be seen clearly, it is absolutely right to be cautious.

Since most of Guo Huai's army set out from Chencang, his army took the route from Sanguan to Wudu County.

After Guo Huai led the army into Sanguan, he ordered Jiang Wei to be the vanguard to explore the way for the army.

There are many mountains in Wudu County, and the terrain is rugged and difficult to navigate. In addition, Jiang Wei's cautious marching style, so Jiang Wei's army walked for several days in a row before reaching the river pool, which is only dozens of miles away from Xiabian.

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To be continued...