Wei Yan was sitting on a large rock. Although there were thick shades of trees above his head to block the scorching sunshine, there was no wind in the mountains and forests. Wearing the shirt and armor was still an unbearable chore. Wei Yan's forehead was constantly dripping with tears.
beads of sweat, but he was not distracted in any way, concentrating on looking at the map that the scouts had just refined.
He had been hiding in Zhongtiao Mountain for three days. No one was allowed to leave the cave except for the scouts who had to be sent out. Through the efforts of the scouts, the nearby terrain slowly took shape in his mind.
He was still waiting for Cao Zhen to start forcibly crossing Pubanjin. Zhao Yun rushed to Pubanjin with a large number of heavy ordnance and set up a blocking formation in Hexi, which made him relieved. With Zhao Yun guarding Hexi, Cao Zhen wanted to
Crossing the Yellow River would take a lot of effort. Wei Yan waited for his attack to be frustrated and his morale to be low before launching a surprise attack and defeating the main force of the Wei army in one fell swoop.
Although these people only number 20,000, they are the central imperial army of the Wei army, and their strength cannot be underestimated. Defeating them will have a great impact on the morale of both sides.
Wei Yan was patient enough. When he was running all the way from Ziwu Valley, Mrs. Zhang slaughtered all the livestock that could be slaughtered in the family and made dry food such as bacon jerky and meat cakes. So far, the remaining dry food is still
It can last him for half a month, so there is no need to worry about logistical issues.
Unfortunately, he could not control all factors. After the baggage problem was solved, other problems came again.
In the past two days, reinforcements from Cao Wei have been approaching Pucheng. First they were soldiers from Hedong, and then soldiers from Shangdang, Taiyuan and other places also appeared in Hedong. They are approaching Pucheng as quickly as possible. Today, he
I heard the worst news again. The 30,000 imperial troops led by the famous Wei general Zhang He, who had just withdrawn from the southeastern battlefield, were coming. They had arrived in Caoyang today. With their marching speed, they would be able to reach Pucheng by tomorrow night.
Obviously, the loss of Guanzhong put great pressure on Cao Wei, and they were quickly mobilizing all their forces with the intention of regaining Guanzhong.
Under Zhuge Liang's planning, the Shu army took advantage of Cao Wei's opportunity to fight Wu in the southeast, violated common sense in military use, and sent troops one month in advance in midsummer, which had a good sneak attack effect. Cao Wei had no time to react, so that the first batch
It was already a month after the Shu army entered Guanzhong that the army arrived at Tongguan. But now, it was Cao Wei's turn to show their powerful strength. In just half a month, Cao Wei sent the second batch of reinforcements. Next,
More reinforcements will swarm in. Within a month, Cao Wei's army in Tongguan and Pucheng will reach about 100,000, and the main force of the Forbidden Army alone will reach 50,000.
The hardest time is coming.
If there had not been nearly two months of preparation, this time would have come earlier. The most significant point is that if Jiangdong had not launched the war earlier, it would have only taken three days for the main force of Cao Wei to set off from Luoyang and reach Tongguan. And three days is
It was impossible to build Tongguan City so solidly, and it was impossible for Wei Ba to build so many heavy weapons for Zhao Yun to help him defend Pubanjin.
Timing, time is opportunity. They created this opportunity and seized it, laying the foundation for victory. But whether they can maintain this advantage until the end depends on whether they can withstand Cao Wei's full counterattack.
"Dad, how long do we have to wait?" Wei Wu, who was always a little confused, looked at Wei Yan and smacked his lips in boredom.
Wei Yan glanced at him, raised his hand and gave him a slap on the head: "Don't just ask me, use your own brain. Don't you want to make meritorious service and become a prince? Do you still want me to be by your side and give you advice?"
Wei Wu touched his head and said with a grimace: "Dad, it takes a lot of energy to use your brain."
"You have to use your brain at the same time as you exert your physical strength, otherwise you will just be a common man who takes orders from others."
"What's wrong with following orders?" Wei Wu shrugged: "When my father gets old, I will follow my brother. He likes to use his brains and scheme people, so I just have to listen to him."
Wei Yan was so angry that he raised his hand and slapped again. This slap was a bit hard and almost knocked off the helmet on Wei Wu's head. Most of it covered his face. Wei Wu staggered forward.
, almost fell into a dog's head.
"You're a useless thing who only knows how to rely on others. What's the point of using your own brain? If you don't move it, I'll cut it off and use it as a drowning device!"
Seeing that his father was really mad, Wei Wu didn't dare to be lazy anymore. He straightened his helmet, chuckled twice, sat down in front of the map, and measured it with his fingers: "Where will Zhang He's reinforcements be stationed today?
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"It should be in Caoyang Pavilion, but he may also rush to Hongnong to spend the night in a hurry. In this case, he can cross Xijin early tomorrow morning and rush to Pucheng." The scout said: "We saw a large number of people in Xijin
The mass of civilian ships should be preparing to build a pontoon bridge."
Wei Wu frowned and thought hard. He was only fourteen years old and was used to following people's orders. Now it was really difficult for him to suddenly think independently. He suppressed it until his face turned red.
Said: "Dad, if Zhang He and Cao Zhen get together, then they have 50,000 people, and they are 50,000 elites. If we want to attack them by surprise, there will be huge casualties."
"Well, so what? Withdraw?"
"That can't be done." Wei Wu shouted, glaring and saying, "We have been hiding here for so many days, how can we leave without a fight?"
Wei Yan was angry and funny. "Then what do you think we should do?"
Wei Wu was speechless. He rolled his eyes and said, "We can take action before they meet up."
"Then who to attack?"
Wei Yan spoke very fast, so fast that Wei Wu had no time to react. He bit his fingernails and hesitated. "Zhang He came all the way, so we should attack him, but he has 30,000 people. Even if we attack by surprise, we can't."
Taking advantage, thinking about it this way, it seems that we should sneak attack Cao Zhen. But Cao Zhen is waiting for work there, and there is a camp to protect him, so it doesn't seem to be easy. This... is really annoying, dad, it takes a lot of effort to use your brain."
Looking at Wei Wu who was complaining endlessly, Wei Yan was speechless. He tapped the map lightly: "Don't think too much, let's attack Cao Zhen."
Wei Wu immediately beamed: "Dad, do you also think Mr. Cao is easy to beat?"
"It's not just the reason that Cao Zhenren has so few people." Wei Yan rolled up the map and explained patiently: "Zhang He is a famous general in Cao Wei's army. He used his troops skillfully and variedly. Although he came from afar, he never failed to send out his troops.
The principle of scouting. Moreover, he is rushing to help and is extremely fast. We cannot prepare to grasp his position unless we ambush him. But look at this area, is there the best ambush position? "
Wei Wu rolled his eyes and thought: "The place where we cross the river is fine."
"The place where we cross the river is okay, but after ambushing Zhang He there, he will definitely counterattack with all his strength. In this case, how can we return to Tongguan?"
Wei Wu remained silent.
"In contrast, Cao Zhen has been focusing all his energy on crossing the river these days. He has a large number of reinforcements coming from behind, so he can rest assured. You see, we haven't seen his scouts in the past two days."
"Yes, yes." Wei Wu began to understand what his father meant and nodded excitedly.
"Cao Zhen was first frustrated by Tongguan, and now he was blocked by the river. He was restless and neglected to take precautions. Since Zhang He was only one day away from him, he must have received the news. In this case, he would further relax his vigilance.
"His negligence gave us the opportunity to attack." Wei Yan explained word for word: "The art of war has it that if we are invincible, we must wait for the enemy to win. If the opponent does not have loopholes, no matter how small the number of people is, we will not be able to win."
It's very difficult to succeed. Once the opponent is negligent, no matter how many people there are, we still have a chance. This is called waiting for the enemy to win, do you understand?"
"I seem to understand a little bit." Wei Wu grinned from ear to ear, "Just be prepared. When the opponent has no flaws, wait patiently. If the opponent shows flaws, beat him severely."
"Oh, that's pretty much what it means." Although Wei Yan was still not satisfied, considering that Wei Wu was still young, it was good to have such an understanding. He couldn't help but feel a little pity. In order to prepare the equipment needed for the army, Wei Ba,
He can only stay in Chang'an. If he is with you, he will definitely understand his words most accurately.
"Let everyone prepare. We will set out at midnight and start the attack before dawn. No matter whether we succeed or not, we will leave before Zhang He arrives tomorrow." Wei Yan ordered, raised his head, looked at the half-circle moon in the sky, and couldn't help but laugh:
"After eating so much pork liver and sheep liver, it's time for them to show their effect today."
The training of the soldiers of the Wei family is famous for their hard work. In order to maintain physical strength, it is inevitable to eat meat once in a while. However, people these days generally do not pay much attention to offal. Even if they do not throw it away, they do not regard livestock offal as a treasure. Only those who buy it
Only people who can't afford meat will buy offal to eat. Wei Ba later made a suggestion, saying that although the Wei family's soldiers were trained hard, they were not strong enough in night combat because many of them had night blindness and could not see the road at night.
To solve this problem, you need to eat more animal livers.
Wei Yan didn't believe it before. Besides, there weren't so many internal organs to use. There were only a few pigs a month. The little liver fell on everyone's head, which was the size of a finger. What use could it do? In order to prepare dry food this time,
Mrs. Zhang slaughtered all the livestock, and a lot of internal organs came out. She just put Wei Ba's suggestion to use. Not to mention, the effect was really great. The night blindness of the Wei family soldiers was greatly improved.
It was because of this that Wei Yan was confident of attacking Cao Zhen at night.
At midnight, after having been in the mountains for three days, the five thousand warriors, whose eyes turned green from suffocation, quietly headed towards Pucheng under the leadership of Wei Yan.
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