The passage between Nanyang and Yuzhou is Fangcheng Road. It was a battleground for military strategists as early as when the Chu State went north to compete with the Central Plains. Ye County is the middle of Fangcheng Road. To the north of Ye County is Kunyang and to the south is Du.
Yang, Bowang. Cao Cao visited Jingzhou several times and came in and out through this road. After Liu Bei surrendered to Liu Biao, Liu Biao placed him here, hoping to use his bravery to stop Cao Cao.
Xiahou Dun and Li Dian went south and were defeated by Liu Bei in Bowang. After Cao Cao pacified the north, he also accepted Xun Yu's suggestion. The army went south from Ye County to threaten Wancheng, which was guarded by Wenpin.
, Qingqi advanced towards Xiangyang and Fancheng, catching Liu Bei off guard, forcing Liu Cong, who had just succeeded to the throne, to surrender, and captured Jingzhou with lightning speed.
If Wancheng was captured by the Shu Han army, Sima Yi's only retreat was Fangcheng Road. Lu Xun would set up a blocking formation here instead of spending time storming Kunyang. From a tactical point of view, this was obviously the best plan.
However, there is a problem here: this is not and cannot be Sun Quan’s original intention.
Sun Quan's purpose is to occupy Kunyang, and then discuss the issue of blocking Zhang He and cutting off Sima Yi's retreat. The former is for himself, and the latter is to help Shu Han. It is self-evident which is more important. But Lu Xun has now given up on Kunyang.
Yang, changed the main strategic goal to prevent Zhang He from rescuing Sima Yi and cut off Sima Yi's retreat, then the state of Wu would really help.
Once Sima Yi's remaining troops retreated into Kunyang and joined forces with Zhang He, Wu's chance of seizing Kunyang would become even slimmer.
What will Sun Quan think then?
Of course Zhuge Ke would not remind Lu Xun, he would only report the incident to Sun Quan. After the battle of Linhe. After Lu Xun was defeated by Wei Ba, he was no longer the uncompromising general who supported the country. The relationship between him and Sun Quan
, and has long since lost that kind of heart-to-heart intimacy. He can still command the army now, but Sun Quan has not found a more suitable person than him.
Zhuge Ke sent someone to send the news back to Wancheng.
Sun Quan was furious.
But Li Yan was very happy. He was originally worried that Lu Xun would not be able to capture Kunyang in time, which would affect his opportunity to attack the city. Now that he learned that Lu Xun had temporarily abandoned Kunyang and formed an array in Ye County, he was of course very happy. His sensitive consciousness
This may not be Sun Quan's intention, so he immediately sent Fei Yi to tell Sun Quan, "Don't worry. We are allies, and we should help each other. You can help us block our reinforcements now, and when we take Wancheng, we will definitely help you attack Kunyang."
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Sun Quan had no choice but to swallow his breath for the time being. He could not expose in front of Li Yan that he and Lu Xun had different intentions.
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Everything is ready, just waiting to attack the city.
Li Yan held a pre-war mobilization meeting. He was high-spirited and impassioned. Just like in Xiangyang, he announced the reward. What he believed in most was that big rewards are rewarded with brave men. If you want others to work hard, you must have tempting temptations.
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Li Yan has never been a political weakling. His familiarity with the rules of officialdom is more prominent than his military talent. Li Yan was able to gain Liu Bei's trust as a reduced general, on the one hand, because he had a foothold in the Jingxiang Clan and the Dongzhou Clan.
Two ships, on the other hand, it was because he helped Liu Bei at a critical moment.
This does not mean that he surrendered to Liu Bei in Mianzhu, but that when he was appointed governor of Qianwei, he presented the auspicious sign that the yellow dragon appeared in Chishui, Wuyang, which opened the prelude for Liu Bei to become emperor.
Li Yan's words made the generals' blood boil and the crowd's emotions surged.
Wei Ba stood in the crowd with a smile, looking at the uncontrollable excitement in Li Yan's eyes and the enthusiastic eyes of the generals, he was in a very happy mood. Li Yan had made great contributions and had such good connections, the Prime Minister would not do it again now.
Have you got the leisure time to keep an eye on me? Prime Minister, don't blame me for being unkind and causing trouble for you. It's really because you're looking too closely at me, and I'm under a lot of pressure.
Li Yan waved his hand, and the excited people suddenly quieted down, and there was silence in the big tent.
"Gentlemen, we have set a record in Xiangyang this time." Li Yan's majestic voice echoed in the tent, clearly reaching everyone's ears. "In one month, we conquered thirty
Xiangyang has not been conquered for many years. Today, we have to set another record, that is, it took half a month to conquer Wancheng."
Everyone looked at each other in shock. To conquer Wancheng in half a month? You must know that the previous soil work took eleven days. In other words, Li Yan planned to conquer Wancheng in only four days? Isn't this too exaggerated?
When we attacked Xiangyang, we fought hard for nearly half a month.
"Everyone doesn't believe it, right?" Li Yan looked around, raised the corner of his mouth slightly, and waved to Wei Ba: "Ziyu, come here."
Wei Bacheng stood up in fear, walked quickly to Li Yan, bowed and saluted: "General, what are your orders?"
Li Yan came over, put his arm around Wei Ba's shoulders, and faced the generals: "Everyone, I dare to say this, not because of anything else, but because we have young heroes like General Zhennan as our backing. Everyone has also seen that,
How solid our crossbow and thunderbolt chariot positions are, these are all the work of General Zhennan."
He paused and looked at Feng Jin, Zhang Wei and others with a half-smile: "All of you here are either the same age as General Zhennan, or brothers of General Zhennan, and most of them are older than him, but
, who has the prestigious reputation of General Zhennan? You will definitely say that this is because you have no chance. Well, now, I will give you a chance. General Zhennan will give you a chance. Can you seize this opportunity and become famous in one battle?
Then it depends on whether you have this ability."
Wei Ba secretly smiled bitterly. Li Yan, an old cunning guy, did not forget to trick me at this time. Wancheng won. The real credit was his, but the false reputation was given to me. This is not a good thing.
, Li Yan is not so kind to help me become famous. He wants me to continue to be a thorn in the Prime Minister's side and a thorn in his flesh.
Feng Jin and others were not as worried as Wei Ba. Although Li Yan's words were not rigorous, they successfully aroused everyone's competitive spirit. Some of them laughed, some remained calm, but they invariably clenched their hands.
He grabbed his fist and prepared to show off his skills in the next battle and win a big victory.
It has to be said that Li Yan's mobilization was much more vulgar than Zhuge Liang's, and it was not as righteous as Zhuge Liang's, but the effect was not bad at all, and even more significant. After the brief mobilization order, Li Yan assigned the troops one by one
The combat missions and attack sequences were explained. Everyone listened attentively, and no one dared to say a word.
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Sima Yi, with his helmet pierced through his armor, stood on the second city wall, looking at the flags waving outside the city with a slight frown. After receiving Lu Xun, Zhuge Ke formed an array in Ye County. Zhao Tong and Chen Dao led more than 20,000 people in the city.
He knew that the Shu Han army was about to attack the city from the news of Gualijin's formation in Dushan, northeast of Wancheng, and he was well prepared, but he still felt a little uneasy.
Lu Xun did not attack Kunyang, but chose to set up a formation in Ye County to stop Zhang He, which greatly exceeded his expectations.
He originally thought it could be delayed for a while, but now the war is imminent.
He didn't understand why Sun Quan did this, because it was not in Sun Quan's interests. Could it be that there was some new agreement between them, or did Li Yan and Wei Ba put forward some conditions that made Sun Quan's heart move?
Sima Yi didn't understand, but he knew that the burden on his shoulders was heavier. Whether he could defend Wancheng and become the mainstay in turning the tide had inadvertently changed to whether he could return to Luoyang alive.
He believed in Zhang He's ability. Even if Lu Xun and Zhuge Ke had 50,000 troops in Ye County, Zhang He could still break into Nanyang from other places if he wanted to, and contain the Shu Han army so that they could not attack the city with all their strength.'
But he didn't believe Zhang He.
He knew very well how much resentment Zhang He had against him.
With Zhang He's identity and qualifications, it would be fine to be Xia Houyuan and Cao Zhen's lieutenant. Being his Sima Yi's lieutenant would be an insult to Zhang He. Zhang He was a veteran general with great achievements in battles, but he was just a civil servant, just because of his dependence.
Emperor Wen had just come to the fore and had no impressive achievements at all, but he came from behind and became Zhang He's superior officer. How could Zhang He have any objections?
If Wei Ba's attack speed was faster and Zhang He's reinforcements were slower, the time difference might become a fatal factor.
Sima Yi had no choice but to lower his status and wrote a letter to Zhang He, hoping that he would come to his aid as soon as possible.
This once again aroused the worry of Brother Sima. This was not a sign of weakness to the enemy, but to the opponents in the court. It was right for Zhang He to come to the rescue, but if he wrote a letter to request, how could he hold his head high in the future? Besides, Wan
The city's defense was so well prepared. Even if Zhang He didn't come to help, Li Yan wouldn't be able to capture the entire Wancheng in a short period of time, so why should he be so humble?
Sima Yi was indifferent. He not only wrote to Zhang He, but also called Peng Heng brother and sister.
As soon as they met, Sima Yi said straight to the point: "Miss Peng, I know that you didn't escape, you took the initiative to come to Wancheng to make peace. As for why, I don't care so much, but I want to make a deal with you now.
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Although Peng Xiaoyu was mentally prepared, she was still surprised. She hesitated for a long time: "I am just a maid, what kind of deal can I do?"
"It's actually very simple. You send a letter to Wei Ba for me." Sima Yi sighed: "I want to negotiate with him. If you can facilitate this, I will release you brothers and sisters and give you a heavy gift."
present."
Peng Xiaoyu raised her eyebrows and thought for a moment: "Okay."
"Miss Peng is indeed the daughter of Peng Xian, a talented man from Yizhou. She has general knowledge and can make clear decisions." Sima Yi smiled faintly, but there was no smile in his eyes, only a murderous intention. He waved his hand: "Peng Heng,
From now on, I will wrong you."
Peng Heng glanced at Peng Xiaoyu, turned around and walked out, followed by Chen Ming holding his sword. Peng Xiaoyu watched them walk away, slowly looked back, and looked at Sima Yi quietly. "General Hussar, I
He will definitely come back, so don’t embarrass my brother."
"Don't worry, within three days, your brother will not suffer any loss." Sima Yi said unhurriedly: "After three days, it will be difficult to say."