Xu Huang did have his own troops, but they were the only confidant troops that Cao Cao thought could be used. After Xu Chu died in battle and the Tiger Guards were destroyed, Cao Cao regarded Xu Huang's troops as pro-military troops and started to select elite soldiers from them.
, formed a guard army, Xu Huang cannot just ask for orders to be the vanguard now.
The other military generals of the famous families did not make any move. It was not that they did not want to defeat the Sichuan Army. On the contrary, they wanted it so much that they even dreamed about it. They wished that the Sichuan Army would evaporate from the Han Dynasty now.
But after Cao Cao's analysis just now, even a fool knows that with Liu Zhang dead, Liu Xun in power, and internal and external troubles, Cao Cao's army will undoubtedly win this time.
When the world feels safe, that's when they retreat.
The Sichuan Army is bound to lose, and the sense of crisis is instantly lifted. What the family is thinking about now is not trying their best to defeat the Sichuan Army, but how to defeat the Sichuan Army while preserving their own family strength.
There is only one way to achieve this goal, which is to let other people's troops serve as vanguards.
Vanguard, that is such an easy army to be wiped out. Now that all the families have been hollowed out, the family army has become the family's greatest asset.
The Wang family's army is wiped out, and the Wang family's game is over. The Chen family's army is wiped out, and the Chen family's game is over.
As a vanguard army, if you perform meritorious service, you can be promoted to the position of general, but is that a big benefit? The family organization of the army is not to train family generals. It is just a general who is forced to prevent the Sichuan army from dominating the world.
Promotion is useless.
But what if the battle is defeated? The opponent has an army of 300,000. Even if Liu Zhang dies, people will be upset. But the Sichuan army's combat power is known to the world.
Even though he was scolded by the noble family, the children of the noble family knew it very well. The Sichuan army was extremely powerful.
It is too dangerous for the vanguard to conquer such an army. Once destroyed, the family will be declared finished.
The gain from success is completely out of proportion to the cost of failure.
The Sichuan army was bound to be defeated anyway, so why did they let themselves take such a big risk?
Therefore, the generals of each family are waiting for other generals to take the lead.
"General Zhenfang, I just saw that you had the courage to point out Xia Houyuan's mistakes, which shows that you have the heart to make contributions. You are willing to be a pioneer." Cao Cao had no choice but to name him.
"Replying to my lord, our Zhen family army has recruited too many troops, and they have not been fully trained in half a year. Now they are sent as vanguards, which will undermine their efforts and may cause a large number of casualties. It is a small matter. If they fail to complete the vanguard mission, the Zhen family will be ashamed of the lord and the big man."
Zhenfang replied loudly.
"I know that the Zhen family's army has tens of thousands. Can't we select 10,000 elite soldiers?"
"I can't even pick out five thousand."
Cao Cao withdrew his eyes from Zhen Fang, and Zhen Fang calmly stepped back. Cao Cao looked at it for a long time, and was surprised that no general came out to ask for orders. In the end, he had no choice but to leave the hall and go down to discuss things first.
The fateful battle was just around the corner, but the generals retreated in the face of the enemy. This was something that was unheard of in Cao's army before.
But Cao Cao would not wait. He knew clearly that the survival of Cao's army was at stake this time, so he could not waste a second. He dismissed the court and immediately summoned the core civil and military officials to discuss the march.
"Those family generals have gone too far. They usually roar to destroy the Sichuan army better than anyone else. Now that the war is actually going on, they have all turned into cowards. How can such an army fight?" Cao Ren said angrily.
Cao Ren is the commander-in-chief of the army, so naturally he cannot be the vanguard, and there are really not many commanders around Cao Cao now. If Cao Ren leaves, it is not impossible for Cao Cao to repeat the mistakes of Sun Quan's puppet.
"Cao Ren is talking nonsense, who doesn't have his own considerations?" Cao Cao rolled his eyes at Cao Ren, and immediately sighed: "It's also too hasty. It has only been less than half a year since the armies of each family have been established, and they have been adding new recruits, and the training cannot keep up.
Indeed, he is not the best candidate to be a pioneer.
But this time the expedition against the Sichuan Army is related to the survival of our army, and we cannot delay it for a moment. Sun Quan, Shi Xie, my daughter, and the 50,000 troops, the four armies are all waiting for our army to send troops to contain the Sichuan Army as the main force. We must get it as soon as possible.
What do you think about the strategy?"
Half a year ago, Guo Jia had been claiming to be ill at home. Cao Cao first looked at Xun Yu and Xun You. Both of them lowered their heads and said nothing. Cao Cao flashed a complicated expression and finally looked at Sima Yi: "Zhongda, before you came out of the mountain,
As famous as Huang Yueying, Zhuge Liang and Pang Tong, what do you think of the strategy of attacking the Sichuan Army this time?"
"Your Majesty." Sima Yi bowed to Cao Cao, with no expression on his face. He stared blankly ahead. After two or three seconds, he said, "Your Majesty is right. Liu Zhang's death is a great opportunity to attack the Sichuan Army."
, not only we think so, Sun Quan, Shi Xie, and the lord's daughter all think so.
But Sima Yi believes that we are not four lines of reinforcements, but five lines. Your Majesty has ignored the most important one. If the 50,000 troops mentioned by your Majesty are the knife that can stab the heart of the Sichuan Army, then this line of reinforcements is the heart of the Sichuan Army.
’s knife.”
"Oh, which route of reinforcements are they from?" Cao Cao asked.
"Your Majesty knows that when we face an army of 300,000 people, our hearts are in a state of flux. However, Liu Zhang, a great leader of his generation, is dead. We want to take advantage of not only the people's hearts and minds, but also those Sichuan troops who can become our allies or surrender to our lord.
Generals, soldiers, civil servants.
Liu Zhang rebelled against the aristocracy, so he trained officials and appointed a large number of poor families through the Four Imperial Examinations. These poor families had little knowledge, but they were loyal to the Sichuan Army. They knew that when they came to us, they would not be reused, and we could not alienate them.
However, Liu Zhang also made use of the descendants of the aristocratic family, so he might give it a try.
There is also the composition of the Sichuan army. Liu Zhang is a hero of a generation, with countless powerful generals under his command. When he was alive, he obeyed orders. Even if he was once a prince, he would not dare to have any dissent.
But who is Liu Xun? He is still a young man. I, Sima Yi, guarantee with my life that there will be generals in the Sichuan army who will take advantage of the opportunity to rebel. As long as we get one or two helpers, we can open any pass east of Guanzhong.
Lord, think about it, are the 300,000 Sichuan Army, with its popular sentiments floating around, our opponent? The Sichuan Army will surely be wiped out.
But Sima Yi is not talented and has already found a target in the Sichuan army. Before, when Liu Zhang was still alive, even if he went to the Western Regions, that man would not dare to rebel. Now that Liu Zhang is dead, he will definitely rebel, and he has tens of thousands of powerful soldiers under his command."
"Oh?" Cao Cao stood up suddenly: "Is what Zhongda said true?"
"Hehehe." Sima Yi laughed dryly and said, "Sima Yi doesn't dare to joke with his own head."
"Zhongda is really a talented person who can help the country. If he wants to achieve great things, he cannot do without Zhongda's help. Now there is an additional army, and it is placed in the heart of the Sichuan Army. The Sixth Army attacks the Sichuan Army from six directions.
Liu Zhang is dead, Huang Yueying has gone to the Western Regions, Fa is in Jingzhou, this time the Sichuan army will be defeated, and Chang'an will have to attack. In this case, Zhongda, who can be the vanguard and who can be the commander-in-chief of the Chinese army?"
Since Zhou Buyi was defeated last time, no one cares about this sixteen-year-old boy anymore. After all, Zhou Buyi is really too young, and apart from the battle between the Great Wall and Zhe Lanying, Zhou Buyi has never commanded anything.
What war.
In the past, Xu Jing, a great scholar who was defeated in debate, was famous all over the world. Now the world only thinks that Zhou Buyi is just a clever literary talent, and most of them have passed away now. He is young, and he may not be better when he is young.
Naturally, Cao Cao didn't take Zhou Buji seriously. Liu Zhang, Huang Yueying, and Fa Zheng were the people Cao Cao really feared. But now that they are all gone, it's strange that Cao Cao's army couldn't win when the six-pronged army attacked.
"Since we have internal support, the vanguard is of no use. What we need is a surprise attack force. Sima Yi suggested that General Tian Yu's Yuyang Assault Cavalry can be used as a secret surprise attack force to coordinate with internal support from inside and outside."
Tian Yu is a famous general of the Three Kingdoms. His talents are by no means inferior to those of the famous generals in the world. The reason why his talents are not obvious is because the wars he commanded are basically external. He fought against the Xiongnu and Xianbei. His military exploits were outstanding and he was invincible. It can be said that history
Tian Yu is a national hero.
He is also an extremely outstanding general.
The Yuyang Tuqi now commanded by Tian Yu were originally elite soldiers under Cao Cao. After defeating Yuan Shao and taking Jizhou, they stayed in Youzhou to resist Wuhuan and Xianbei. Under Tian Yu's training, they became very powerful.
After all the elite cavalry such as the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry, the Wuwei Cavalry, and the Euphorbia Cavalry were wiped out in the hands of the Sichuan Army, the Yuyang Cavalry is now the most powerful cavalry in the Cao Army, and is actually the most powerful unit in the entire Cao Army's 600,000-strong army.
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Tian Yu was also absolutely loyal to Cao Cao.
Hearing that Sima Yi recommended Tian Yu, Cao Cao had no reason to object and nodded and said: "Okay, Tian Yu is very suitable. What about the commander of the Chinese army? I mean Zhongda, you are the one to take the position. You are both civil and military, and you are cautious in your actions. You are the best choice."
The perfect candidate.”
"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your trust, but Sima Yi cannot serve as the head coach." Sima Yi refused cleanly.
Not only Cao Cao, but also Xun Yu and Xun You were surprised. Apparently they all knew who Sima Yi was going to recommend as the head coach, but Sima Yi's words were completely different from their imagination, and there was no artificiality in his tone at all.
Xun Yu didn't even believe that Sima Yi didn't want to be the commander-in-chief. This was the first battle after the reorganization of Cao's army. It was the best opportunity to gain prestige in the army. Moreover, the chance of victory this time was so great that victory was almost certain. As long as he served as the army commander
As the commander-in-chief of the Central Military Commission, he defeated the Sichuan army, which was known as the best in the world. From now on, his position in Cao's army will be as high as the sky.
Sima Yi actually gave up such an opportunity.
Cao Cao was about to persuade Sima Yi, but Sima Yi had already spoken first: "Your Majesty, Sima Yi is by no means the best candidate to lead the army. This expedition to Sichuan is of great importance, and we must have an experienced and prestigious general to lead the army.
Hahaha, although Sima Yi is inexperienced, he is arrogant and thinks that his talents are worthy of being a coach. But when it comes to prestige, I, Sima Yi, am nothing.
Originally, I wanted the king to personally command the army, but the current king should not act lightly, so Sima Yi thought that he could choose between General Cao Ren and General Zhang Liao." (To be continued, please search Piaotian Literature, the novel is better.