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- Lin Nan smiled and said: "Get up. Today, your brothers have received news from the northwest. Weiwei City has been captured, Cao Xiu has surrendered, Tuba Liangzhou is just around the corner, and the right chariot general has also been captured. Huayin Pass, the troops are currently stationed in Bashang. Come on, let¡¯s raise a toast to the soldiers and scouts who are fighting on the front line, and wish them more glorious achievements!¡±
So, everyone raised their glasses together, and then started eating and drinking without being polite. The twenty elite scouts were all used to being in the field, and they devoured their food in a voracious manner.
Lin Nan saw that everyone had finished eating the food on the table quickly, so he immediately had some more food brought out to satisfy them.
The total number of scouts of the Huaxia Kingdom is probably the highest among the three countries, reaching as high as 100,000. These 100,000 people are all affiliated with Bian Xi's Intelligence Department. Departments are set up under his subordinates, with each state as a region. There are far more scouts in the front lines than there are in the rear. In the area, there is a Chinese scout every ten miles on the front line, and the message is passed on in a solitary manner. Therefore, the message transmission speed of Huaxia is far higher than that of other countries. This is also Bian Xi's original creation.
In fact, the scouts in various countries are very good, but the key is to see whether the country provides support. Lin Nan has modern thoughts. In his thoughts, the speed of message transmission can often depend on the outcome of a war. The war launched by Lin Nan was not only a war of attrition and a protracted war, but also an information war. ¡î
Flying pigeons can be used for short-distance transmission. In short distances, pigeons fly slightly faster, but if it is medium or long distances, scouts are often faster than homing pigeons because there is only one pigeon and they need to rest on the way. Sometimes when driving long distances, if you encounter some vicious raptor and get eaten by one, the news will never be conveyed. A similar situation had occurred once before, but not during the war.
So, in order to prevent this kind of period from happening again. Lin Nan took two measures, aerial and ground, a two-pronged approach. And it can also prevent someone from capturing the pigeons and doing something secretly, because the Intelligence Department only listens to Lin Nan's orders, and everyone is carefully screened.
Because of this, China¡¯s intelligence department spends a huge amount of money every year, almost catching up with the military expenditure of 100,000 yuan.
After Lin Nan hosted a banquet for Bian Xi and the other elite scouts, he said to Bian Xi: "When you return home, go see the Roman and ask Anita Patridge to come to the palace and tell him that I want to see him. ¡±
Bian Xi didn¡¯t ask any more questions, just answered and left.
Lin Nan went to the imperial study room. Chen Lin, the secretary-general of the imperial study room, said: "Write some imperial edicts for me and reward the five generals of the northwest army, Taishi Ci, Ma Chao, Pang De, Wei Yan, and Chu Yan, with a hundred gold coins each. The four generals of the Kwantung Army, Xu Huang, Liao Hua, Zhou Cang, and Lin Yang, will be rewarded with 100 gold coins each. All fallen soldiers will be treated as martyrs, and their pensions will be paid directly to their families."
Chen Lin nodded and started writing. After writing, she asked Lin Nan to read it. After Lin Nan looked at it, he took out the imperial seal. Stamped with a big seal.
"Oh, by the way, you write another imperial edict and make Anita Partridge the Flying Guard General, with an official position of the second rank. Take 20,000 Flying Guards to assist the right cavalry general Xu Huang in attacking Chang'an. Tomorrow Send troops." Lin Nan added.
"No!"
Chen Lin worked tirelessly to write another imperial edict. After Lin Nan read it, he stamped it with a jade seal.
"Send the first imperial edict to the Ministry of Household Affairs, and the second imperial edict to the Ministry of War."
"No!"
After Chen Lin left, Lin Nan spread out the map. After studying it carefully, he heard the guard outside the door saying that Anita Partridge wanted to see him.
"Let him in!"
After Anita Partridge came in, she knelt down to Lin Nan and shouted loudly: "Dear His Majesty the Emperor, as soon as I heard that you summoned me, I came here. I didn't know that His Majesty the Emperor summoned me. "What's the matter?"
Lin Nan was already quite proficient in speaking Chinese when Anita Partridge heard it. Although it still had a little bit of Western flavor, it was already rare for Anita. Because Chinese is the most difficult language in the world to learn. He walked to Anita, helped Anita up personally, and said with a smile: "Mr. Partridge, you have been in our country for several years, right? I always trouble you to help me train the army. , I haven¡¯t taken good care of you, please forgive me.¡±
"It is my honor to serve His Majesty the Emperor. His Majesty the Emperor not only gave me food and clothing, but also gave me shelter and women. The Almighty God will definitely bless His Majesty the Emperor for a long life. In your words "I have a soft mouth and a short hand for taking people. I feel that serving His Majesty the Emperor is what I should do."?Said humorously.
"Hahaha Mr. Partridge, you have almost become a China expert. I asked you here this time not to train the army, but to fight, and to guide you over the past few years. I don¡¯t know what you think about the Feiwei army that I have secretly trained for me to attack the city?" Lin Nan pulled Partridge to a seat, and the two of them sat down like that, and said kindly.
A trace of joy appeared on Anita Patridge's face, and she said: "I am very happy to serve His Majesty the Emperor. This is exactly the result of His Majesty's review of my Roman training in the past few years. I think I will definitely be in the war." It will bring glory to His Majesty and let everyone in the world remember that His Majesty the Emperor is not someone to be trifled with, so please surrender quickly."
"Hahaha Well said! Well said! Mr. Partridge, I have to admit that your flattery skills have improved a lot, right?" After hearing this, Lin Nan felt very comfortable and said with a smile. .
"I've worn it a thousand times, but flattery is the only one I can't wear. Am I applying what I've learned?" Anita Partridge also said with a smile.
"Well, just don't flatter me all the time, otherwise, it will be slapped on the horse's hooves. In our country of China, flattery is worse than your real ability, do you understand?"
"I will remember His Majesty the Emperor's words."
"Well, let's keep the story short. Come and take a look" With that, Lin Nan pulled Partridge to the map, pointed at Chang'an City and said, "Do you know where this place is?"
"It's Chang'an City, the capital of Wei State. I once stayed there. But it was still the State of Qin at that time, and the emperor's surname was Ma, not Cao. But it's a pity that Ma couldn't defeat Cao, and was defeated by Cao in the end. What's even more pity is that , Ma didn¡¯t reuse me, and if he had reused me, he wouldn¡¯t have lost like this,¡± Partridge said regretfully.
Lin Nan said: "Mr. Partridge"
"Your Majesty, just call me Anita. In front of Your Majesty, Partridge dare not call himself sir."
"Haha, okay. Anita, I have made you General Feiwei, and your official residence is from the second level. I want you to lead the troops tomorrow to attack Chang'an City. If Chang'an City is captured, I will naturally give you the title of "Feiwei General". How about you get promoted and help you find your way home?"
"Your Majesty, the great Emperor, is this true? Did I hear it correctly?"
"You heard that right, not at all."
"I am willing to serve His Majesty the Emperor, even if it means going to the sea of ??fire or the sword"
"Haha, it should be up the mountain of swords and down into the sea of ??fire."
"Haha. Yes, yes, your majesty corrected you. It's up to the mountain of knives and down to the sea of ??fire."
Afterwards, Lin Nan chatted with Partridge again and asked him to carry it. As for the siege weapons, there was no need to carry them. If you carry it, it will definitely delay the time. I believe there will be siege weapons in the city that has been conquered.
??And for Anita Partridge, this is also a huge change. The road to the future lies at his feet.
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Liangzhou, Wuwei City.
On the night of New Year¡¯s Eve, Taishi Ci, Ma Chao, Pang De, Wei Yan, Chu Yan, and Cao Xiu all gathered together. Everyone gathered in a circle and cooked New Year¡¯s Eve dinner. Everyone was in a happy mood. But when Cao Xiu came, he seemed to agree with these tigers and wolves, but psychologically he was extremely uncomfortable. He had been looking forward to an opportunity.
In 197 AD, the first day of the first lunar month, we originally decided to launch a general attack on Liangzhou of Wei State today. However, the snow that was half a man deep outside the city was distressing, so we had to change our original strategy and postpone it. attack.
Taishi Ci gathered Ma Chao, Pang De, Wei Yan, and Chu Yan together and began to discuss the next move.
"Now the heavy snow has sealed the door, and there is half a man deep inside. There is so much snow on the road outside, making it very difficult to march. When we attacked Wuwei that day, we set off one day in advance and marched forcefully. In addition, the Wei army was unprepared. Wuwei was conquered just now. I also know that soldiers need to be quick. According to the combat intention formulated by the Privy Council, I should have sent troops to attack Hanyang County today, but I made a temporary decision to call in the four generals today. I would like to ask if you have any other good strategies to defeat the enemy?" Tai Shici looked around at the generals and said first.
Ma Chao, Pang De, and Chu Yan all shook their heads, looking troubled.
After seeing this, Taishi Ci sighed and said, "It's a pity that I didn't bring my wife with me that day. Otherwise, with my wife's wisdom, we would definitely be able to work together to defeat the enemy"
Wei Yan frowned, thought hard, and suddenly thought of a plan, and said immediately: "General, Cao Xiu's surrender to our army may not be sincere, but it can make a fuss about Cao Xiu."
Taishi Ci, Ma Chao, Pang De, and Chu Yan all looked at Wei Yan suspiciously, with a hint of expectation in their eyes.
Wei Yan cleared his throat and said: "Cao Xiunai was forced to surrender. He was not sincere towards our army. He must be concerned about Wei. He also tried his best to inform Xia Houyuan, but it was a pity that he was guarded too closely by our army. , there has never been a chance. If he is given this opportunity to send the news, Xia Houyuan will definitely lead his troops to attack him. When the time comes, our army will use his plan to surround Xia Houyuan with a large army, and we will definitely be able to kill him! Come, our army will not have to travel around, and we can wait for work. As long as we kill Xia Houyuan, no one in Liangzhou will dare to resist our army."
Taishi Ci laughed and said, "What a brilliant idea! I can't tell, but Wen Chang's melon seeds are very useful. Wen Chang, tell us how to act quickly."
Among the five generals of the Northwest Army, Chu Yan is the oldest, followed by Tai Shi Ci. Ma Chao, Pang De, and Wei Yan are slightly younger than the two of them. However, Tai Shi Ci, Ma Chao, Pang De, and Chu Yan are all more brave than wise. Du Weiyan was both civil and military. He had served as a deputy general under Zang Ba before, and later he served as a deputy general for several people. Lin Nan thought highly of him, and gradually transformed him from a fledgling young man into a general who could stand alone. He also received many gifts. Give him a book on the art of war and let him learn it.
Wei Yan did not let Lin Nan down, and he finished studying all the art of war books given to him. However, China is full of talents, and it can be said that it is a gathering of stars. Then there would be no time for him to display his talents. At this time, he finally found an opportunity, and Wei Yan naturally would not miss it, so he told everyone his strategy.
After hearing this, everyone felt that this plan was good, and finally Taishi Ci made the final decision. Then he decided to adopt Wei Yan's strategy.
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Cao Xiu sat in the room, gently wiping the sword in his hand, with a sad look on his face, and secretly shouted in his heart: "Sitting here is like being in jail. There are many spies outside, and every move is being monitored." This year has passed, but Tai Shici has not sent troops, which makes it impossible for me to send the message. I am afraid that General Xiahou still doesn¡¯t know anything? Who has nothing to do during the New Year? "
"Husband, I made you some soup. You can drink it while it's hot. You didn't eat much yesterday. If you don't drink today, I'm afraid your body will be overwhelmed." Cao Xiu's wife came over, holding a cup in her hand. A bowl of steaming chicken soup was placed in front of Cao Xiu.
Cao Xiu glanced at his wife. Said: "Yin Yin, you said it would be great if you could run out that day. I guess my uncle brought the soldiers and horses to cooperate with me inside and outside, and the Chinese army would have been beaten away"
"I thought so too, but who knew there would be so many Chinese troops outside at that time" Cao Xiu's wife is Xia Houyuan's niece, named Xia Houyin. It is normal for the Cao family and the Xiahou family to marry. Xia Houyin is gentle and virtuous. Moreover, she was a beauty. Cao Xiu fell in love with her at the first sight and asked someone to propose marriage to her the next day. The two of them had a flash marriage, but their married life was very happy.
Cao Xiu shook his head and pushed the chicken soup aside. Said: "I have no appetite and don't want to eat. You can drink it."
Xia Houyin asked: "Is your husband still angry with me for what happened that day?"
"How could it happen? Don't think too much. I just underestimated the capabilities of the Chinese army. It's such a waste to attack a city with 200,000 troops." Cao Xiu touched Xia Houyin's face and said with a smile.
"Is General Cao at home?" A shout came from outside.
When Cao Xiu heard the shout, he asked suspiciously, "Is it Wei Yan's voice?"
He didn¡¯t dare to delay, so he hurried to the door. When he opened the door, he saw Wei Yan wearing a military uniform, with a helmet and armor well worn. He hurriedly said: "General Wei, are you going on an expedition?"
Wei Yan nodded and said with a smile: "Yes, the general thought about it and decided to let us take advantage of this time to go on an expedition. We are going to attack Jincheng County, but the road is unfamiliar, so we want to ask General Cao to be our guide. I wonder if General Cao has any free time?"
Cao Xiu asked: "Go to attack Jincheng County? Why not attack Hanyang County directly? As long as the Liangzhou governor is killed, the rest of the counties will be pacified."
Wei Yan said: "I don't know about this. It's the general's order, so I just follow it. However, according to the general's instructions, it seems that he is going to attack the east and west. I pretended to attack Jincheng, made a noise and entered, and then tricked Xiahou Yuan into coming out. The general Then lead a group of troops to attack Hanyang County."
After hearing this, Cao Xiu was shocked. If this was true, once Hanyang County was captured, Liangzhou would be lost, because Liangzhou's money and food were all hoarded in Hanyang County. He still had a smile on his face, gave a thumbs up, and praised: "What a great idea, the general!"
"Then General Cao?"Would you like to accompany me on a trip to pretend to attack Jincheng County? "Wei Yan asked.
Cao Xiu thought to himself: "This place has been closely monitored, and it is difficult to send out news. If I follow Wei Yan to pretend to attack Jincheng, and then take the opportunity to get him drunk, and then sneak back to Hanyang County to report the news, then what will happen?" You can atone for your sins."
When he thought of this, Cao Xiu hurriedly said: "General Wei, I, Cao Xiu, have never made any achievements since I surrendered to the Huaxia Kingdom. Today, General Wei personally comes to invite you, how can I refuse? Cao Xiu has no obligation to refuse."
Wei Yan smiled and said: "Okay, okay, I know that General Cao is a cheerful person, so I will wait for you at the gate of the city. The troops and horses have already been assembled."
"Oh, I'll be there later."
Wei Yan turned around and left, and at the same time shouted to the guards outside the door: "General Cao is going to follow me on the expedition. You must protect General Cao's family and do not let General Cao's family be harassed."
"No!"
Cao Xiu hurriedly closed the door, turned around and said to his wife Xia Houyin: "Madam, when I go out this time, I will act by ear. You will be safe if you stay here. After I go out, I will look for an opportunity to escape, and then lead my troops to rescue you. From now on. Come in through the secret passage outside the city and take you out. I will be back in as little as three days or as long as five days."
Xia Houyin nodded and said, "Husband, go ahead. I will just wait for you here."
Cao Xiu hugged Xia Houyin and kissed her deeply, then put on his armor, hung up his sword, and left.
When he arrived at the city gate, Cao Xiu saw that Wei Yan and two thousand infantry were already waiting, so he hurried to Wei Yan and asked, "Aren't you going to ride a horse?"
"There is heavy snow outside the city, which is as deep as half a man, and it is more difficult for the horses to move. Besides, we are feigning an attack. We only need to make a sound, so why are we riding horses?" Wei Yan said.
Cao Xiu said "Oh" and asked: "By the way, General Wei, I happened to pass by the barracks when I came. There seemed to be only a few people left in the barracks. Wouldn't the general take all the rest of the troops away?" Already?"
Wei Yandao: "Generals are always cautious in doing things. What's more, when you go to attack a city, there are more people and more strength. Even if most of them don't participate in the battle, they can still give our army a strong momentum. General Cao, let's set off."
"Yeah, okay."
After leaving the gate of Wuwei City, Cao Xiu noticed that there was a long mark heading towards Hanyang County. The snow on the road had been cleared away, and there was fresh horse manure on the road. It must have been just a short time ago.
As soon as he left the city gate, Wei Yan ordered his generals to beat gongs and drums and raise a big flag. They headed towards Jincheng County. The two thousand soldiers dispersed like this, let alone tens of thousands of them. Looking from a distance, the mountains and plains were covered with the banners of the Chinese Army. If it weren't for Cao Xiu Knowing the specific number of people, I am afraid that if I see this formation, if I don't look closely, I will think that there are tens of thousands of troops.
Wei Yan walked in front, and a few soldiers in front opened the way and cleared away the snow. Cao Xiu also followed, and after walking for about four or five miles, everyone was tired, so Wei Yan ordered them to rest.
??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? until evening, these people walked twenty miles, and they couldn't walk any further, so Wei Yan asked people to find a high slope, then dug some cave dwellings, and lived in them.
This cave dwelling is warm in winter and cool in summer. We brought in some dry firewood and lit a bonfire, making this cold winter day warm and cozy.
At this time, everyone was hungry, and seeing that it was getting dark, Wei Yan said, "Everyone has worked hard. Let's finally go out and get some game."
When Cao Xiu heard that he was going hunting, he felt that the opportunity had come, and he readily agreed. Later, Wei Yan took 500 people to hunt in the mountains, leaving 1,500 people to rest in cave dwellings. After entering the mountains, Wei Yan said to Cao Xiu: "General Cao, let's go together, and the rest will form their own teams."
After the hunting team of 500 people separated, Wei Yan and Cao Xiu walked side by side, gradually heading deeper into the mountain forest.
Although Cao Xiu was walking, he was thinking about how to escape. However, he was so close to Wei Yan that he couldn't escape immediately.
When Cao Xiu was in trouble, suddenly a tiger roar came from the mountain forest. Cao Xiu had an idea and hurriedly said to Wei Yan: "General Wei, did you hear it?"
Wei Yan nodded and said, "I didn't expect there would be tigers here. It seems I need to be more careful when entering the mountain."
"General Wei, why don't we get rid of this evil beast to prevent it from coming out to harm people in the future." Cao Xiu suggested.
Wei Yan pretended to be deep in thought and said: "Okay, listen to this sound, it should be not far away. I will attack from the front, you go around to the back, and then work together to kill the tiger."
Cao Xiu's face lit up with joy and he said hurriedly: "Okay, I'll go right away."
Having said that,Xiu turned around and left.
"Wait!" Wei Yan suddenly called Cao Xiu from behind.
Cao Xiu was startled and stopped hurriedly. He was startled and turned around to see Wei Yan throwing a bow and arrow.
"You don't need a bow and arrow for hunting. Do you want to fight a tiger with your bare hands?" Wei Yan said.
Cao Xiu breathed a sigh of relief and grabbed the bow and arrow. Seeing that Wei Yan only had a long sword, he thought to himself: "Wouldn't it be better if I shot Wei Yan to death right here and then escaped?"
While he was thinking about it, Cao Xiu also held the bow and arrow tightly with both hands, and was about to attack. Suddenly he saw Wei Yan unhooking a repeating crossbow from his waist. He was startled and gave up the idea in a hurry. If he attacked Wei Yan at this time, Wei Yan's crossbow arrow would have penetrated him as soon as he drew his bow.
Cao Xiu finally gave up his plan to shoot Wei Yan. After all, it was too risky. He cupped his fists towards Wei Yan and said, "Thank you, General Wei. I'll go now."
"Well, go ahead."
Cao Xiu turned around and walked away, crawling forward in the snow nest.
When Wei Yan saw this, a strange smile appeared on his face, and he turned and left.
Not long after we separated. Cao Xiu could no longer see any Chinese soldiers. When he fled towards Hanyang County, he encountered a few scattered Chinese soldiers who came out to hunt along the way. He hid in the snow nest and waited for the soldiers to pass before he came out. . The sky gradually darkened. He heard Wei Yan's shouts coming from the mountains, and thought to himself: "If I just leave like this, Wei Yan will definitely think that I have escaped, and he will definitely lead his troops to chase me"
After Cao Xiu thought for a while, he pulled out the sword from his waist and cut open a piece of his shirt, making marks that looked like scratches with claws. Then he cut his arm again, causing a little blood. He stained his shirt with blood, then found a cliff and fumbled around there until it looked like traces of a fight. Then he took off one of his combat boots and placed it on the edge of the cliff.
After some arrangement, it looked like he had fought with a tiger, and then fell off the cliff after being defeated. He threw his shirt down the cliff and rolled down again. Then he deliberately acted as if a tiger had taken away its prey, and then left quickly.
But after walking for a long time, Cao Xiu suddenly remembered that he was still on the snow. No matter how he walked, he would leave a long mark. Finally, by chance. He scraped off a piece of bark from a towering tree, and the bark showed an arc. He lay on it, just enough to go down the high slope, and the traces left on the snow did not look like people had walked on it. then. Cao Xiu lay down on the big tree bark, rushed down the mountain directly along the high slope, and then fled as fast as he could.
It was freezing cold, so he took off his shirt, cut his arm, and left one foot bare. It was conceivable that he was in such a harsh environment. However, Cao Xiu always held a belief in his heart and vowed to send news about the Chinese army to Hanyang County.
By midnight, I was already freezing. I saw a hut in front of me and the lights were still on, so I walked desperately towards the hut.
Arriving at the door of the hut, Cao Xiu was already exhausted, cold and hungry. He slapped the door of the hut and weakly shouted: "Open the door open the door quickly"
The door of the hut opened, and an old hunter walked out. Seeing Cao Xiu lying at the door, almost freezing, he hurriedly brought Cao Xiu into the house. The old hunter placed Cao Xiu next to the bonfire, patted the snow off Cao Xiu's body, wrapped him in a quilt, and gave Cao Xiu the broth cooked on the bonfire.
Cao Xiu¡¯s lips turned purple from the cold and his whole body was shivering. He squeezed out a thank you from between his teeth and drank the broth without feeling it was hot.
"Slow down, slow down, don't burn it!" The old hunter saw Cao Xiu's popularity and said with concern.
Half an hour later, Cao Xiu gradually regained his warmth, and he was full. He sat there warming himself by the fire for a long time, and then asked, "My father-in-law, do you have any horses here?"
"There is only one bad horse, where is the general heading?" asked the old hunter.
"My father-in-law, I am Cao Xiu, the governor of Wuwei and the general of Anxi. I need to go to Hanyang County now. I would like to borrow your horse. I wonder if I can borrow it?"
"Oh, it turns out to be the governor, I'm disrespectful." The old hunter knelt down and said.
"No need to be polite, father-in-law, where is this place? How far is it from Hanyang County?"
"This place is called Baligou, and it is far away from Hanyang County. Normally, it can be reached in two days by horseback, but this year the snow is so deep that it is extremely difficult to reach even if it takes less than four or five days on horseback."
"Baligou? How come I only walked such a short distance?" Cao Xiu naturally knows Baligou, because he is still in Wuwei County.
However, Cao Xiu has his own solution.??, because it is surrounded by Wei cities, all you need to do is arrive at the county town closest to here and ask the county magistrate to notify the scouts to deliver the message.
Afterwards, Cao Xiu temporarily requisitioned the old hunter's bad horse, put on a fur coat and hunter's boots, and then hit the road, heading towards the nearest county town.
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Not long after Cao Xiu escaped, Wei Yan led his people to the cliff. Seeing the mess left by Cao Xiu, he deliberately arranged a scene to confuse him. He deliberately acted like he was killed by a tiger so that I would think he was taken away by a tiger."
"General, according to Cao Xiu's pace and the bad weather, he must not be far away. What should we do now?" asked his soldiers.
"Take the prey, go back to the cave for a delicious meal, and return to Wuwei City after dawn tomorrow. No matter how fast it is, it will take two days for the news to reach Hanyang County, so we will use these two days. Come and wait for Xia Houyuan." Wei Yan smiled.
As soon as he finished speaking, Wei Yan took the people back.
The next morning, Wei Yan returned to Wuwei City. Taishi Ci had been waiting at the city gate. When he saw Wei Yan coming back, he asked, "Wen Chang. How is it?"
"Cao Xiu believes it is true. He believes that Xiahou Yuan will soon come to attack Wuwei City. We are just waiting here to relax. General, how is the other hand?"
"Don't worry, according to your plan, I have asked Pang De and Chu Yan to go to the old suspicion formation. As long as Xia Houyuan dares to send troops, we can completely eliminate him." Taishi Ci said happily, "Wen Chang. You have worked hard. Come on, go into town and get warm.¡±
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At the same time, Huayin City.
Guo Jia and Sima Yi sat face to face, with the table full of food. Guo Jia poured a glass of warm wine for Sima Yi and said, "Zhongda has had a hard journey, but there is still some distance to go to Liangzhou, so the fastest is the fastest." It will take about five days to arrive. The Northwest Army has already captured Wuwei City and cut off Liangzhou in the middle. It seems that there are indeed wise men in the Northwest Army."
Sima Yi just arrived in Huayin today, and the journey was very dusty. If it was not for heavy snow, he would have followed his normal itinerary. He should have arrived in Liangzhou long ago. There is a large temperature difference between the north and the south. Although it snowed in Jingzhou, it was only a few feet deep. Unexpectedly, it reached half a person's depth here in the northwest, which also slowed down Sima Yi's journey a lot.
He picked up the glass of warm wine. He turned to Guo Jia and said respectfully, "Thank you, Lord Taiwei."
After saying that, he drank it all in one gulp. Then, he said: "Sir Taiwei, do you know if there is a shortcut from Huayin to Liangzhou?"
"Go to Linjin, Chongquan, Lianshao, Wannian, Gaoling, Yunyang, and then cross Jingshui to reach Anding County in Liangzhou." Guo Jia replied.
Sima Yi thought for a while and asked, "Do you have a map?"
Guo Jia asked someone to bring over the map, spread it out on the ground, and pointed it out to Sima Yi one by one.
However, Sima Yi's eyes did not pay attention to the place Guo Jia pointed to, but noticed the Weishui River on the edge of Huayin, because the Weishui River is connected to the Jingshui River, and the birthplace of the Jingshui River is in Anding County, which happens to be adjacent to Liangzhou. At the junction of Hanyang County, the state capital.
After looking at it, he asked: "Master Taiwei, judging from the current weather, both the Weishui River and the Jingshui River should be frozen, right?"
Guo Jia nodded and said: "Three feet of ice can be used for the army to walk"
Suddenly, Guo Jia looked at the map again, frowned and said: "Zhongda, this is a dangerous move"
"How can you catch tiger cubs if you don't enter the tiger's den? How many soldiers and horses are there in Xiahouyuan, Liangzhou?" Sima Yi asked.
"Less than thirty thousand."
"Your Majesty, Taiwei, Zhongda has asked your Majesty to borrow 10,000 cavalry. I would like to ask Your Majesty to accommodate me."
"Ten thousand cavalry? Where did I get the ten thousand cavalry? There are only a few thousand cavalry stationed at Huayin Pass and Bashang now, and the war horses are all in Tongguan."
"Sir Taiwei, I'm talking about the Huns soldiers still stationed in Linjin City." Sima Yi said.
Guo Jia pondered for a moment, then looked at the map and said: "Zhongda, if you really want to go, I won't stop you. As the saying goes, soldiers are quick, so I will write a letter and you will arrive in Jincheng with the letter." However, I believe that Huchuquan will be happy to send troops. However, if we fail to capture Hanyang County, I am afraid that you will be in danger and your life may be in danger."
Sima Yi smiled and said: "If Hanyang County can be captured, the Kwantung Army will also be of great benefit. The Taiwei can also attack Chang'an. When the 200,000 northwest troops move south, Qinzhou will be at your fingertips!"
Guo Jia smiled and said: "Okay, since it's like thisSo, that¡¯s it, I¡¯m waiting for your good news! "
The two of them discussed it and agreed on a time in private. Then Guo Jia wrote a letter and asked someone to protect Sima Yi and then went to Linjin City.
Linjin City and Huayin are not too far apart, but the road is not easy to walk. Sima Yi and others hurriedly and slowly arrived at Linjin City one day later.
Linjin City had been occupied by the Huns. Huchuquan, the Xiongnu's Great Chan, learned that Sima Yi was bringing people, so he held a grand welcome ceremony and summoned the Great Chanyu's left and right kings, King Guli, left and right generals, and left and right captains. and others came together to welcome Sima Yi's arrival.
In the county government hall near Jincheng City, the surrounding fires were baking, making the hall as warm as a spring day. The Huns sat down in two rows, Hu Chuquan sat at the top, and placed Sima Yi on his left hand side. It was obvious that they were facing each other. Sima Yi's preferential treatment. After all, Sima Yi was also a general who conquered the south, a first-class official, so he should naturally be treated with such courtesy.
Hu Chuquan is in his prime and has a strong body. In recent years, he has become slightly bloated due to gaining weight. The outline of his face and the entire body shape have developed in a round direction, but his waist is still straight. It can be seen that he is an excellent warrior. He wears a crown decorated with gold ermine, a green silk robe embroidered with gold, a large belt decorated with Xie Zhi around his waist, and cowhide boots, which gives people the impression of luxury and power.
He held up a bowl of kumiss, smiled at Sima Yi and said, "General, we don't have much hospitality here. Try our Huns' kumiss. It's the best wine."
Sima Yi smiled and said: "The Great Chanyu is too grand"
"Well, I still feel that the reception was not good enough. General, you're welcome. We Huns don't like that. Here, we just eat big pieces of meat, drink from big bowls, and don't worry about the rest." Hu Chuquan said.
Sima Yi is indeed rude. He knows the personalities of these people and the toughness of these nations. It is precisely because of such broad-minded and forthright personalities that they have their tough folk customs. He drank a bowl of kumiss and thought it tasted pretty good. At least it was slightly different from the wine from the Central Plains, but each had its own style.
Putting down the wine bowl, Sima Yi said straight to the point: "Da Chanyu, I won't be polite and directly state my intention. I would like to ask the Great Chanyu to borrow 10,000 cavalry to capture Liangzhou. I don't know if the Great Chanyu can borrow it." ?¡±
As soon as these words came out, the Huns who were drinking and having fun were suddenly stunned, and the hearty laughter just stopped in an instant.
After Sima Yi noticed the expressions of these people, he couldn't help but frowned and thought to himself: "Did I say the wrong thing?"
At this moment, all the Huns present burst out laughing.
After the laughter subsided, Hu Chuquan said to Sima Yi: "General, are you kidding me? Can 10,000 cavalry capture Liangzhou?"
Sima Yi said categorically: "Ten thousand cavalry is enough. As long as the Great Chanyu is willing to lend me troops, I can plant the Chinese flag all over Liangzhou in less than half a month."
Hu Chuquan heard Sima Yi's tone and said, "It turns out that the general is here to borrow troops, but what benefits can we, the Huns, get from the expedition?"
"After capturing a city, I will give you half of the treasury, gold, silver, jewels, money, food, cloth and silk." Sima Yi lured him with heavy inducements.
Huchuquan and the other Huns showed greedy looks. After looking at each other, Huchuquan patted his thigh and said, "In this case, my entire army will attack the 20,000 cavalrymen in Linjin City." I will lend it to you as the front for the time being. I will go back and gather more troops and go straight to Liangzhou. However, there are Wei troops everywhere in Liangzhou, so I'm afraid there will be many obstacles!"
"Don't worry about this. Now that the Wei River is frozen, you can just go directly to the Wei River. It's freezing cold, and the Wei army has few soldiers. Even if they come to stop it, they can't stop it. Since the Great Chanyu goes there in person, then the two thousand people It's enough. If we move troops back and forth again, delaying the military flight may be delayed. What's more, the 200,000 soldiers of the Northwest Army have already occupied Wuwei. As long as we capture Hanyang County, we can respond to the Northwest Army from afar," Sima Yi said.
"If that's the case, when will we send out troops?"
¡°The sooner the better!¡±
"Captain Zuo! Quickly gather all the warriors and go out with me."
"It's the Great Chanyu."
After Sima Yi saw Captain Zuo leaving, he said to Huchuquan: "Chanyu, this expedition is unusual. Therefore, you must all obey my orders along the way, and you must make an agreement in three chapters first. How about it?"
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