Not long after, Cao Shuang led his army to the large valley more than 20 miles northeast of Xingshi Mountain and stopped advancing. Because the road further to Xingshi was very narrow and the terrain was highly undulating, seven to eighty thousand soldiers
It is impossible for the crowd to move on the rugged mountain road.
Qin Liang received the order and summoned him to Cao Shuang's camp to discuss matters.
When things got to this point, all parties had used three different tactics. Qin Liang gradually had a premonition that it might be time to do something on his own.
Qin Liang got up early in the morning. Guo Huai called him to the tent and had breakfast together. Guo Huai actually wanted to see Qin Liang and others off in person and walked a long way.
After walking a long way, the valley was still lined with tents like a snake formation, and people were everywhere. Cao Shuang had recently transferred thousands more people, and with Guo Huai's men and horses, it was impossible to move around in this section of the valley. Shu
The army has already taken control of the mountain pass ahead, and it will be in vain no matter how many people are gathered here.
There is a large valley in Xingshi Mountain in front. The open area alone is as big as a football field, but there are enemy troops at the mountain pass next to it, and the Wei army does not dare to set up a military camp under the eyes of others.
"The general may ask Zhong Ming about the military situation ahead." Guo Huai seemed hesitant to speak, and finally said something.
Guo Huai, who has always been very dignified and awe-inspiring, seemed to be unable to be disobeyed in the slightest. At this moment, he suddenly seemed a little nervous and his tone became much kinder and kinder.
Qin Liang glanced at him and said kindly: "General, please don't worry, I only need to report truthfully."
Guo Huai nodded continuously, looked at the ground and said: "Of course, it should be like this, all of which are loyal to the country."
Some things are really difficult to explain clearly. Those who claim to be straight-minded may just be because the things they face are too simple.
Guo Huai said: "Slower on Zhongming Road... By the way, your great-aunt is really satisfied with you. She has praised you twice in private, saying that Wang Gongyuan has found a good son-in-law."
Qin Liang said modestly: "Thank you so much, grandma, for your loving heart."
Guo Huai said again: "If Zhongming gets used to Taiyuan's food and returns to Chang'an, ask your great-aunt to cook more meals."
Qin Liang smiled and said: "My grandpa doesn't mind that I eat too much, so the servant should be respectful and obey my orders."
Guo Huai also smiled and said, "Am I still reluctant to give up a few meals?"
Qin Liang bowed his head and said, "My grandpa stayed here, and I took my leave. After discussing the matter, I will return to the forward barracks as soon as possible to report back to my grandpa."
"Yes, go early and come back early. There are snakes and insects in this mountain after dark," Guo Huai said.
Qin Liang and the other three led the horse and walked forward for a while. He looked back and bowed to Guo Huai again.
Xiong Shou, who was behind him, said: "Although General Guo is majestic, he is very kind to the prince." Yang Wei made a "hum" sound.
When Qin Liang heard this, he looked back, his eyes swept across their faces, and he just said casually: "Yes."
Judging from Xiong Shou's expression, he probably didn't understand what was going on and didn't even touch it. Yang Wei seemed to know more about officialdom. No wonder they both came from poor families, but Yang Wei had done a lot more as an officer in the Chinese and foreign armies.
Qin Liang raised his head and glanced at the sky between the mountains, and then said: "The temperature difference between day and night in the mountains is really big. It's early summer and it's quite cold in the morning."
The three of them rode horses and walked through a valley of nearly ten miles. There were scattered Wei army camps far away in the valley. Then they entered a rugged mountain road with long up and down slopes. Because they had walked through it once, Qin Liang knew that as long as he passed this
The section of mountain road is easy to walk.
If there are fewer people, walk faster, because you won't stop and stop on the road, and you can ride horses on some sections of the road. Qin Liang and others walked for more than 20 miles, and when they arrived at Cao Shuang's military camp, there was no dew on the grass leaves on the roadside.
Dry thoroughly.
In the valley that is so wide that a village can easily be placed, a large number of tents and camps appear in front of you, and the scene is very large. In fact, there is a village at the mouth of the valley, and there are even many crop fields on the flat land farther to the northwest.
However, the population here should be from the Shu Kingdom, and they all fled before the army arrived.
At least tens of thousands of people gathered here, and the camp stretched as far as the eye could see. However, it still didn't seem to have much momentum. This was actually because the mountains on both sides were very large, and the momentum was too oppressive.
However, the Wei army is not insignificant, because people do not come here to overthrow Qinchuan; what they really want to destroy are people, not the mountains and the land.
Qin Liang came to the village and was taken to a courtyard of a tile-roofed house. Under the brackets of those houses, there were distinctive wooden pillars. Then he walked into the main room and saw Cao Shuang and about ten people inside.
Cao Shuang was so fat that it was hard for Qin Liang to imagine how he could walk on those plank roads and undulating mountain roads.
"The general has summoned me, and Liangte has come to pay his respects." Qin Liang bowed and bowed.
Cao Shuang looked solemn, frowned and nodded without saying a word.
Those present were all high-ranking people. Xia Houxuan, the governor of Yongliang, Sima Zhao, the general who conquered Shu, and Deng Yang, the military counselor, were all officials at the ministerial level. However, there was a civilian-looking person among them, Qin Liang.
I don’t know him. Judging from the ribbon, he seems to be of low grade.
Before Qin Liang came in, there had been an argument in the main room, and now it started again. Qin Liang sat on the bed at the back and listened.
"Please give the general's order to drag Deng Yang and Li Sheng out and behead them! Then withdraw the troops." The strange civil servant said something shocking when he opened his mouth.
With just one sentence, the people who were paying attention to Qin Liang just now immediately looked sideways at the civil servant.
Deng Yang turned pale with anger. He pointed at the civil servant's nose and called him by his name: "Yang Wei, you are seeking death!"
Qin Liang glanced at Deng Yang and suddenly realized that this person was really not good enough, and he had blinded such a big official in vain.
Qin Liang had never heard of this Yang Wei. He was either a local official or a minor official in Luoyang. Deng Yang actually argued with him.
In fact, if you want to "persuade" the other party, you have to be like Guo Huai, who is truly devoted to power, and has a majestic and intimidating temperament. If you still have the power to affect the other party's future, it will be even more convincing.
But if the other party is not afraid of you at all, or if you have no deterrent power, it will be difficult to tell the result just by debating.
Yang Wei is obviously not afraid of Deng Yang's revenge at the moment.
Qin Liang has always disliked Deng Yang, but his first impression of Yang Wei was not very good either. It does not mean that people who oppose bad people are necessarily good people. They may not be good people.
When Cao Shuang launched the expedition against Shu, it went so smoothly that almost no one opposed it. What did these "loyal and outspoken" people do at that time?
Deng Yang said angrily: "As soon as I encountered the enemy, I immediately wanted to retreat. Is the battle so easy to fight?"
Li Sheng's voice said: "General, please continue to mobilize heavy troops, add more troops to Baoxie Road, and send troops from Ziwu Valley to break the situation."
"Eighty or ninety thousand people are not enough, where is the food and grass?" Yang Wei said. Yang Wei wanted to continue to argue, but Cao Shuang frowned and suddenly said: "Okay!"
Cao Shuang turned his attention to Qin Liang, "What's the situation like in the forward war?"
Qin Liang cupped his hands and said: "As soon as the forward general Guo arrived, there were Shu Han troops and flags at the entrance of the valley. The Shu Han army had already occupied the entrance of the valley. General Guo sent people to provoke, but the enemy army could not hold on. Later, our army attacked several times.
Because the enemy occupied the terrain and only focused on defense, it was difficult to make progress. However, General Guo was also prepared and was not defeated."
He did not say a word of panic, but the same thing, with different words, may have opposite meanings. For example, when the situation first rose, how long had the Shu army been here, how prepared it was, and how many people there were; Guo Huai's "several attacks"
"How do you attack? Do you start to retreat after attacking, or do you rush to kill with all your strength?"
Qin Liang didn't say anything about Guo Huai grinding and chirping on the road. After all, Cao Shuang didn't ask about it either, he only asked about "the war."
Cao Shuang suddenly said: "Zhongming doesn't advise me to retreat?"
Qin Liang was silent for a moment, then bowed and said: "General, please make a clear decision."
At this time Xiahou Xuandao said: "The Taifu heard that the mules and horses transporting grain were short of water, and the transportation of grain and grass was also difficult. He also discussed a lot of pros and cons in his letter."
"Come to persuade me now?" Cao Shuang said. The fat on his face has turned red. Fat people have a lot of fat. If Cao Shuang's face turns red, it means he is really in a high mood.
However, it was Xia Houxuan who gave the persuasion, which indeed attracted more attention from Cao Shuang. After all, Xia Houxuan was one of his own.
Xiahou Xuandao: "The tutor did not advise the general. Those words were just private letters."
Master Sima's first wife, Xia Houhui, was Xia Houxuan's biological sister. Although Xia Houhui had died, the two families had been related by marriage after all, and they still maintained private correspondence, which was normal.
Xia Houxuan looked very worried and said: "What Taifu actually said makes sense, the general should not act out of emotion. When Taizu and Liu Xuande fought for Hanzhong, they suffered heavy losses in the battle for dangerous territory, and Minhou (Xiahouyuan) died in the battle.
A general cannot ignore danger."
"Damn it!" Cao Shuang suddenly cursed. Even Xia Houxuan was suddenly startled.
Everyone was stunned, and there was a sudden silence in the hall.
It seems that Qin Liang was the only one who was mentally prepared, because Qin Liang had observed before that Cao Shuang was really angry when his face turned red. The last time he killed Yin Mo, Cao Shuang also turned red with anger, and only after the killing did he seem to be angry.
A little unhappy.
"All of them!" A handful of bamboo slips were suddenly thrown out by Cao Shuang, and there was a "crash" all over the ground.
As soon as the voice fell, the hall continued to be silent. After a while, Yang Wei, who was not afraid of death, slowly leaned down, picked up a bamboo slip from the ground, glanced around, but kept his eyes on Qin Liang's face. Maybe he
I feel that Qin Liang is young and has relatively simple thoughts, and Cao Shuang also asked Qin Liang specifically, so I guess Qin Liang could say a few words.
Yang Wei handed the bamboo slip over and whispered: "Uncle Zhong Zhi wrote it."
He was talking about Zhong Yu, the son of Zhong Yao, who was from the famous Yingchuan gentry. Zhong Hui was his younger brother.
Qin Liang was familiar with Zhong Hui, so he couldn't help but read the content above.
The slip roughly says: The servant thinks that he is strategizing and does not need to personally lead the troops in battle. The king's approach is to convince people with virtue. Only advance when you see an opportunity and retreat when the situation is unfavorable. Only a man can be flexible and flexible. Invite the general
Think more!
Yes, persuading people with virtue is indeed a higher level.