Chapter 420 The enhanced version of Wei Yan, even though he is young, his ability is not bad!
Aoguan, outside the city.
Dragon cavalry formation.
In the original plan, there were four types of cavalry.
Wolf Rider;
Leopard Rider;
tiger riding;
Dragon Rider;
The first three are all functional cavalry units.
In actual combat, each has its own advantages and needs to be coordinated to create the greatest combat effect.
However, the fourth type of dragon cavalry is a comprehensive unit. It is an excellent rider selected by combining wolf cavalry, leopard cavalry, tiger cavalry and other cavalry combat methods through chaos, deployment, etc.
Their ranking in the equestrian competition is at least within 5,000, and they have more than five actual combat experiences. There are countless people who have experience in killing generals and capturing flags.
Those who can serve as officers in the army must at least have outstanding talents with two major cavalry combat experience, and can become dragon cavalry captain level or above.
Said without politeness.
The three major cavalry, Wolf Cavalry, Leopard Cavalry, and Tiger Cavalry, are the incubation nests of Dragon Cavalry.
The birth of every dragoon soldier is selected from the three major cavalry groups.
Of course, this is just an ideal state. Due to Nanyang's rapid development and the Tiger Cavalry having just been established, most of the current Dragon Riders only have experience in Wolf Riding and Leopard Riding, but no experience in Tiger Riding.
but......
Even so, Dragon Riders are still the best among the best, the best among the best.
Not to mention the ordinary Xiliang Cavalry, even any cavalry in the world would still be nothing more than a pile of broken bricks and rags in front of it.
At this moment, Liu Chong was reining in his horse and walking outside the queue, inspecting the dragon cavalry team. In the queue, a young general was holding a map and looking at it carefully. He seemed a little out of place with the soldiers around him.
"Who is this person?"
The young general caught Liu Chong's attention, and he turned to glance at the deputy general beside him.
The deputy general followed Liu Chong's gaze and smiled indifferently: "Is the king talking about Wei Yan?"
Liu Chong frowned, as if he had heard this name before: "Wei Yan?"
"kindness."
The deputy general nodded and said softly: "These are the five students from the young genius class that His Majesty brought this time. He was assigned to our dragon cavalry as a soldier. I heard that he even broke into the semi-finals of the riding competition. He is quite capable.
"
"oh-!"
Liu Chong then remembered Wei Yanlai and suddenly realized: "Call him here, if you have anything to ask him."
The deputy general leaned forward and held his hands in his hands: "Here."
Immediately.
He rode forward and called Wei Yan to come over.
Wei Yan rode his horse and walked up to him. His expression was calm and unfazed by honor and disgrace. He bowed and held his hands in his hands: "Your Majesty, Wei Yan, has met His Highness King Chen."
Liu Chong looked at Wei Yan carefully. Although he was young, he had a tall and straight figure, black eyebrows and bright eyes: "Well, not bad, he looks really talented."
In the face of compliments, Wei Yan always remained calm, bowed and raised his hands, and responded calmly: "Thank you for the compliment, Your Highness. I don't know why Your Highness called me here."
Liu Chongdan smiled, and simply stopped talking and went straight to the point: "You are now a soldier, and you have entered my dragonrider, but you still have the mind to read the map? Don't you know that it is the bounden duty of soldiers to obey orders?
"
"Of course I know."
Wei Yan did not hesitate and replied affirmatively: "I will definitely carry out His Highness's military orders to the letter. If it is not necessary, even if there is any discovery, I will never report it beyond the level."
"But His Majesty also said that soldiers who do not want to be generals are not good soldiers. I have my own understanding of the current war situation and always hold myself to the standards of a general. Only then can I truly become a qualified general in the future."
"oh?"
Liu Chong couldn't help being surprised, and became even more curious about Wei Yan: "Are you actually holding yourself to the standards of a general?"
Wei Yan cupped his hands and responded sonorously: "Yes, it is indeed true! I hope Your Highness will forgive me for any offense."
"It doesn't matter."
Liu Chong waved his hand and interrupted directly: "Since you are demanding yourself according to the standards of a general, then let me tell you, what is your opinion on the current war situation?"
"Ah, this..."
Wei Yan frowned, with a hint of embarrassment on his face, as if he had something to hide.
Liu Chong was naturally aware of Wei Yan's concerns and said softly: "Don't worry, even if you are wrong, it doesn't matter. After all, Gu is the commander-in-chief. Your opinions are only for reference. The one who really makes the decision is King Gu, not you."
In other words, no matter what happens in the future, you do not need to take responsibility and can speak freely. You can treat it as just a test without any psychological burden.
"In that case, I will speak frankly."
Wei Yan took a deep breath and tried to keep himself calm.
He took out a map from his pocket.
Liu Chong glanced at it and saw that it was clearly a land drawn by his own hand, but he had to admit that the lines and interlocking forces on it were really clear and clear at a glance.
Based on this beautiful map work alone, Liu Chong asked himself that there was absolutely no second person in the entire dragon riding team. Even he himself would not be able to do such exquisite map work.
This class of gifted teenagers is truly worthy of its reputation!
No need to doubt.
Children like Wei Yan will definitely become pillars of the imperial court in the future and can shoulder the great dream of reviving the Han Dynasty.
Before Wei Yan even answered half a word, Chen Wang Liu Chong had already developed a good impression of him. After Wei Yan expressed his opinion, Chen Wang Liu Chong was even more sure that Wei Yan would be a general in the future.
"Your Highness."
After Wei Yan pondered for a while, he spoke: "From a grand strategic perspective, Chang'an must be at an absolute disadvantage. If they want to reverse the victory, they must break out of the encirclement set by His Majesty."
"Looking at the three armies, if we break through from Ma Teng and Han Sui, we can only seize Longxi. But this is a bitter cold land, and there are Western Qiang and miscellaneous barbarians knocking on the border all the year round. It is very dangerous and cannot be avoided.
It is beneficial to the longevity of the Chang'an court."
"However, from Liu Huangshu and General Guan's breakthrough, they could only enter Hedong, Bingzhou, and finally Jizhou to join forces with Yuan Shao. Based on this analysis alone, it seems relatively good."
"but......"
Changing the topic, Wei Yan said sonorously: "The imperial court is in Hedong, and Bingzhou has the commander-in-chief Zhang Liao, and the current development is very good. If Chang'an breaks out from here, it will inevitably be attacked by Zhang Liao and the emperor's uncle."
"Bingzhou is all mountainous, which is easy to defend but difficult to attack. It would be as difficult as climbing to the sky for the soldiers and horses of the Chang'an court to break through and enter Jizhou."
When Liu Chong heard this, he nodded slowly.
Have to admit it.
Wei Yan definitely had a certain level of consideration for the overall battle situation.
He is not demanding himself by the standards of a general, but by the standards of a commander!
It should be noted that this kid is only 14 years old this year. Even after this year, he is only 15 years old. A 15-year-old child can actually have such knowledge. How can he expect his future prospects?
However......
Wei Yan had no intention of stopping at all and continued to speak in depth: "Only starting from Wuguandao can we enter Nanyang as quickly as possible and seize Longting."
"And Yuan Wei still controls the imperial power. If he uses his imperial power to recruit the wealthy Nanyang families and promises them huge profits, he will surely be able to gather a large number of troops to guard Wuguan in a short period of time."
Liu Chong had to admit that what Wei Yan said made some sense, but he disagreed with some things: "Don't you know that Sun Jian, the fierce tiger from Jiangdong, is still stationed in Nanyang?"
"It's naturally clear."
Wei Yan was certain and affirmative: "But Your Highness, Liu Biao cannot be the head of the Jingxiang family, and the Jingxiang family has not taken the initiative to seek refuge in Nanyang until now, which proves that they have concerns."
"Under such circumstances, Yuan Wei still only needs to promise him a huge profit, and he will surely send him north to contain the mighty Sun Jian's army in the east of the Yangtze River. He may even cooperate with the Deng family, the Yin family and other aristocratic families to encircle and kill Sun Jian."
"Don't forget it."
Wei Yan took a deep breath and frowned: "Sun Jian is currently in Xinye, which is the territory of the Deng family, the Yin family, and the Lai family. It is also surrounded by Nanyang's powerful families."
"Although General Sun is brave and can be called a sharp sword, there is absolutely no problem in dealing with the Deng family and the Yin family on his own, but if he joins forces with the Jingxiang family and the Nanyang family, he will be in the center of the whirlpool and be in great danger."
hiss-!
Liu Chong was surprised and couldn't help but gasp.
After analyzing it carefully from the map, this is really the case!
This kid in front of me can actually analyze politics and military affairs together. Could it be that they have done this before in the class of young geniuses? How can he be so awesome!
Liu Chong broke out in a cold sweat. He was originally testing Wei Yan's mentality, but now he became serious. He felt that it was necessary to remind His Majesty the Emperor of these things.
after all......
The consequences of this are quite serious!
However, before Liu Chong could turn around and leave, Wei Yan spoke again: "However, no matter what Chang'an does, he will definitely not be a match for our Majesty."
"Although the current situation seems chaotic, I can feel that your Majesty has grasped the opponent's thinking and is counterattacking according to his strategy."
"For example, the food stamp strategy can screen out the real common people and the hidden rebels. Not only does it gain a reputation for benevolence and justice, but it also allows precise control of the rebels. It is a brilliant plan that kills two birds with one stone."
"and!"
Speaking of this, Wei Yan emphasized: "Your Majesty put our Dragon Cavalry on the outside, making it clear that you are on guard against counterattacks from Chang'an. Obviously, Your Majesty has anticipated Chang'an's next move."
Liu Chong's eyes flashed with surprise as he looked at the other party up and down. He had just come out of the Pass and heard His Majesty the Emperor's arrangements for the Dragon Riders. It was indeed to counter the reinforcements coming from the direction of Chang'an.
You should know that even he had only just learned of such news, but he never thought that Wei Yan could figure it out just by looking at these details.
Such a person is simply a treasure!
Liu Chong became more and more interested in Wei Yan, and even subconsciously asked: "Since you think His Majesty wants us to deal with the Chang'an cavalry, do you have any guesses about what to do next?"
"Of course there is!"
"oh?"
Liu Chong held his fists in his arms and asked tentatively: "Then how should we deal with it?"
Wei Yan paused and said softly: "To be honest, I have thought of two ways to deal with it."
Liu Chong was surprised: "Two ways?"
"That's right."
Wei Yan nodded affirmatively: "It's indeed two."
Liu Chong waved his hand: "Speak to me alone."
"Here."
Wei Yan responded, and after thinking for a moment, he said loudly: "First, Your Majesty will adopt a regional defense method. Once our dragon cavalry drives the enemy cavalry away from a certain distance, we will immediately return to defend the Pass, while Your Majesty will personally lead the infantry to garrison the Pass.
To wait for the other two groups of troops to arrive."
"but......"
At this point, Wei Yan changed his subject, shook his head and sighed: "Although this method can effectively put an end to Chang'an's conspiracy, it will prevent the people from entering Wuguan. The war is very likely to affect the survival of the people of Chang'an."
"Based on my understanding of His Majesty, such a strategy should not be within His Majesty's consideration. After all, we currently have an absolute advantage and there is no need to adopt such a reputation-damaging method."
"oh?"
When Liu Chong heard this, his eyes suddenly brightened.
In fact, this was his idea from the beginning.
but......
After returning from His Majesty the Emperor, he realized that he was wrong. His Majesty the Emperor was not prepared to take this approach at all, but would use another method to preserve his reputation and protect the people of Chang'an to the maximum extent.
In other words, this time Wei Yan guessed correctly again.
But the other party's second method is not sure whether it is exactly the same as His Majesty the Emperor: "Then what is your second method?"
From Liu Chong's expression at this moment, Wei Yan had already judged that his guess was correct, so he became more and more confident: "As for the second method, it is much more dangerous."
Liu Chong waved his hand: "Speak quickly."
Wei Yan said sonorously: "Just follow the plan. As for the specific operation, I think it should be like this..."
"Okay."
Before Wei Yan could speak, Liu Chong interrupted directly and smiled calmly: "This is a secret. It must not be leaked. You only need to know it in your own mind, right? It will be clear to you later when your opponent comes."
Wei Yan naturally knew that this was an absolute secret and could not guess at will. He hurriedly cupped his hands and said, "Here."
Liu Chong was very satisfied with Wei Yan's performance. He turned to look at the deputy general and said, "You remember, there is still an empty position for a military prince in the team, right?"
The deputy general replied: "It's the Army Sima!"
Liu Chong grunted, waved his hand and said: "Promote Wei Yan to Army Sima."
The deputy general cupped his hands and said, "Here."
Wei Yan was shocked and hurriedly leaned over and handed over his hands: "Thank you, Your Highness."
Liu Chong smiled lightly and said softly: "Behave well and don't let me down."
Wei Yan nodded heavily: "Yes."
A military Sima who is only 14 years old is relatively rare in the entire history. If he can make some more achievements and prove his talents, he will definitely become a famous general in the future.
Liu Chong was deeply influenced by Liu Bian in hiring people. He was always very bold and had great hopes for the members of the young genius class.
"Report—!"
At this moment, a long announcement sounded not far away.
Liu Chong raised his eyes and looked.
But when he saw his own scout Juechen coming, Pegasus came up to him, he bowed and raised his hands and said: "Your Highness, a large number of cavalry are coming from the direction of Chang'an. The strength is probably close to ten thousand, and the flag is Duan."
"Duan Xuan?"
Liu Chong smiled: "Another Dong Zhuo's old team. It seems that Chang'an is at the end of its rope. The next step is really up to us. Quickly notify the entire army and enter the first level of combat readiness."
The lieutenant leaned forward and cupped his hands and said, "Here."
Winter! Winter! Winter!
Not long after, at the top of Aoguan City, the sound of golden drums shook the sky.
Zhuge and others who were handing out food stamps naturally knew that this was a signal of first-level combat readiness.
At that moment, they sped up the progress and shouted loudly: "Everyone, please hurry up, take the food stamps, quickly enter the Aoguan Pass, and go towards Nanyang Wuguan."
Immediately afterwards, without the slow-paced interrogation session, Zhuge Liang and others only registered the suspect's number based on characteristics such as body shape, footsteps, temperament, and tiger's mouth.
Although this did speed up the progress, little did they know that the assassin, who was hiding among the common people, showed a sinister smile. This would be their only chance to enter Wuguan Dao, and they must not miss it.
At this moment, outside the team, a relatively burly man, wearing a coarse cloth and a straw hat, slightly raised his eyes and looked at the front of the team.
At the entrance where food stamps were distributed, his own soldiers received the food stamps and entered the Pass without asking. This made him secretly relieved. He turned around and gave a wink to the brothers behind him, indicating that they could follow.
soon!
The assassins who were queuing up outside followed the team one by one. They didn't dare to step forward before, but now they are bolder. They want to seize this fleeting opportunity and sneak into Wuguan Road.
"Name."
Zhuge Liang raised his eyes and looked at the man in the straw hat.
He has an ordinary appearance, with a rough face, like a man working in a crop field.
"Le Zhan!"
The man answered calmly, neither humble nor arrogant.
However, the answer to the question was relatively calm, without the excitement of ordinary people, and the smile on his face was stiff, like a fake smile, not so natural.
Moreover, the word "昃" is obviously more literate, and it is definitely not as simple as ordinary people. Even if it is really ordinary people, I am afraid it is the name that scholars helped to choose.
This person's connotation does not match his appearance, and there may be problems.
Zhuge Liang quickly wrote down the other party's name, stamped it with his own seal, and handed the food stamps to the other party: "Take the food stamps and go in."
"good."
Le Zhan reached out and took the food stamps.
Others may not have noticed, but Zhuge Liang clearly noticed something was wrong.
Because this person received the food stamps with his left hand. Although there were some calluses on his hand, he obviously felt something was wrong, as if he was deliberately hiding something.
There is a problem!
There must be something wrong!
Zhuge Liang, who was recording the record, did not hesitate and added a special note after his name. He immediately handed it to the soldier who was assisting him and said softly:
"Leave it to the back."
"Here."
The soldier took the paper, followed it into Yaoguan, and handed it to Sima Yi.
Sima Yi naturally discovered the special marking, casually tore off the note and put it into the cloth bag: "Hurry up and deliver this item to General Huo Du of Wuguan without any mistake."
The ordering soldier bowed and cupped his hands and said, "Here."
now.
Inside the Pass.
Central army, big tent.
Liu Bianduan sat at the head, ostensibly studying, but in fact, he was communicating with the military advisor alliance: "We are in a state of first-level combat readiness. We have no chance to make changes this time."
"Don't worry, Mr. Ben."
The Military Advisor Alliance is extremely certain: "This set of plans has been tested by experts using intelligent procedures. It is the safest procedure to deal with various emergencies, with a success rate of 68.5%."
Liu Bian has been used to being cautious, and now he is really not used to being in such a state of uncertainty: "I definitely believe in the experts, but the success rate of 68.5% is indeed a bit low."
"no way."
The voice of the Military Advisor Alliance followed: "We currently have too little information, and the time is relatively tight, so it is difficult to obtain the most accurate situation. The success rate of 68.5% depends entirely on our own proper arrangements."
"This is not based on intelligence, but is a passive response strategy. As long as they act in accordance with one of the plans we have given, they will definitely not be able to escape."
"The 68.5% success probability will be upgraded to 100%. Don't worry, Mr. Bian. Just wait and see the show this time. Once Yuan Wei enters Wuguan Dao, there is only one end, which is death!"
call-
Liu Bian sighed: "I don't care about Yuan Wei, but Liu Xie, I am still somewhat interested. After we catch him, do we want to eradicate him?"
"According to experts' interpretation, Liu Xie's failure to take the initiative to merge with us is the original sin. Even if there is a one in ten thousand chance, he will never be allowed to survive."
The Military Advisor Alliance followed up and said: "Currently, the information about Liu Xie is the least. Our forces cannot enter the palace at all. During the Dong Zhuo period, he was a puppet, so he just surrendered. However, during the Yuan Wei period, he obviously had a certain degree of autonomy."
"pity......"
The Military Advisor Alliance was a little disappointed with Liu Xie's performance: "He still didn't express the slightest hint. It would obviously be incorrect to attribute all the blame to Yuan Wei."
"So, based on logical inference, experts believe that Liu Xie also had the idea of becoming emperor. He just needed to rely on Yuan Wei's power, so he showed obedience."
"In this case, the best way is to die. Regardless of whether he is a brother or not, the ancient royal battles have always been life-and-death, and there is rarely harmonious coexistence."
Liu Bian took a deep breath, exhaled slowly, and said softly: "Okay, I understand. Anyway, my actual relationship with him is not very deep."
"Report—!"
At this moment, a long announcement sounded outside the tent.
Liu Bian turned around and looked.
But then, Zhu Tong opened the curtain and walked in. He bowed and raised his hands: "Your Majesty, Guo Jia from the School Affairs Office wants to see you."
Liu Bian waved his hand: "Well, let him come in."
Zhu Tong nodded: "Here."
Immediately.
He bowed and left the tent backwards.
Not long after, Guo Jia entered the tent and stepped forward: "Your Majesty, Guo Jia, see you."
Liu Bian waved his hand to signal him to get up: "Get up, Feng Xiao, do you have something to say?"
"kindness."
Guo Jia nodded affirmatively, took out a stack of information from his arms, and handed it to His Majesty the Emperor: "Your Majesty, this is the list that was handed over after the sound of the drum."
"The suspected assassinations by Zhuge Liang and others have increased significantly. It is obvious that Chang'an has sent a large number of people into the Pass to prepare to cooperate with their plan."
"oh?"
Liu Bian took the information and his eyes rolled up and down. Sure enough, there were many special marks: "Well, it seems that Yuan Wei really wants to kill Xiang Nanyang and fight to the death with us."
"How many of these marks are there?" Liu Bian tried to ask.
"More than 200 people at the moment." Guo Jia replied, "Judging from the cavalry's foot power, by the time the war begins, I'm afraid it will be doubled, or even more, not necessarily."
"kindness."
Liu Bianhun didn't care: "Just follow the original plan."