Chapter 3298 Calculation in the calculation
General Lu Chang?
Lu Chang is indeed a general.
Although Guo Jia is the main person in charge of the entire Zhongtiao Mountain camp, it is impossible for Guo Jia to go to the battlefield with a kitchen knife in specific defense and military defense, so he is equipped with general Lu Chang.
Wu Meng Duwei Lu Chang, if he was not very familiar with the Three Kingdoms, he probably had never heard of it. Many people thought that he was just like a public face. Even if he appeared, he would just give other famous generals anger and prepare to get an unparalleled stepping stone.
But in fact, Lu Chang is not only a veteran in Cao Cao's army, with rich experience, but also has good defensive ability.
In history, Guan Yu, who was powerful in the Central Plains, fought against Guan Yu, deputy general Cao Ren who resisted Guan Yu was Lu Chang. Cao Ren, the commander of Cao Wei, stationed in Fancheng north of the Han River, while Xiangyang, an important town south of the Han River, was stationed by Lu Chang. Guan Yu had not yet attacked Xiangyang for a long time, so he left some troops to continue to surround Xiangyang, leading the main force across the Han River, and going to attack Fancheng, intending to directly defeat Cao Ren's main force. Until Guan Yu was defeated, Xiangyang was not captured. Lu Chang finally made military achievements and was named the prefect of Zhangling, General Henghai, and Marquis of Xi'edu Township.
Even if there are no other achievements, Lu Chang's weak force will fight against Guan Yu and will not be compromised. Compared to that boy Jin, it's yeah...
So Guo Jia was really cautious when he sent Lu Chang to come.
On the other side, Sima Yi and Hao Zhao, the purpose of this sneak attack was not to simply kill a few Cao's soldiers. Both of them knew what kind of troops they were facing. Whether it was the Zhongtiaoshan camp or the Tongguan camp, the Cao's army had elite troops in the Zhonggang Army left behind. Even if they were attacked, as long as they were given some reaction time, they could stabilize their positions and gradually reverse their disadvantages.
After all, Sima Yi and Hao Zhao don’t have many people, so it is impossible to form an overwhelming advantage.
It was Hao Zhao's proposal to detour through Zhongtiao Mountain, but it was Sima Yi's proposal to attack the Tongguan camp first.
Because Sima Yi keenly noticed the "slackness" of the Tongguan camp to a certain extent, it was a pity that this degree of "slackness" was not enough to allow Sima Yi and Hao Zhao to establish the victory. The cavalrymen are indeed very strong. Even when facing several times the elite guards in the Cao army, they have the power to fight, but casualties are inevitable. Once the number is reduced to a certain level, no matter how high the quality is, it will be useless.
If Sima Yi and Hao Zhao were carrying more people...
But on the other hand, if you bring more people, it will not be easy to penetrate Zhongtiao Mountain.
Because it was a raid, Sima Yi and Hao Zhao needed to control the number of casualties. After all, if Cao's army lost one or two thousand people, even if they were the elites of the Central Leading Army and the Central Guards, Cao's army would only hurt a lot and would not hurt their muscles. But if Sima Yi and Hao Zhao lost one or two hundred people, it would be equivalent to nullifying most of the combat power.
Therefore, Sima Yi and Hao Zhao first chose the transfer operation site on the banks of the Daying River in Tongguan, which had the weakest surprise defense and the lowest resistance. Most of the Cao army responsible for the transfer were auxiliary soldiers and a large number of labor-serving civilians, so they were naturally no match for Hao Zhao and others at all, and were killed in a mess.
At the same time, the Tongguan defenders on the side of the cavalry were also flexible enough. When they saw the buoyant bridge fire, they immediately took advantage of the situation, which greatly shared the pressure on Sima Yi and Hao Zhao...
It has to be said that with the blessing of the martial arts lecture hall, these new generation generals under Fei Qian showed sufficient subjective initiative and desire for military achievements.
The defeated troops from the transport area on the Tongguan River also affected Wu Qiujian, who came to rescue the Tongguan camp, and also created a better opportunity for Hao Zhao to arrange it calmly, defeat Wu Qiujian in one fell swoop, and then calmly collected the food and grass that Cao's army finally collected, ignited all those who could not be taken away, and leisurely escaped.
Sima Yi and Hao Zhao had extraordinary courage. They not only crossed Zhongtiao Mountain, but also divided their troops to invade. Hao Zhao undoubtedly completed the task of sneak attacking the Tongguan camp with high quality. Now the pressure of fighting has come to Sima Yi's side.
Sima Yi did not kill Cao's soldiers, but to burn food and grass.
As long as the food and grass that Cao Cao had finally collected was burned, the Cao army would lose at least half of its combat endurance.
Sima Yi was now staring at Zhongtiaoshan Camp with a telescope, and then muttered, "It's not here... it's not here... it's not here...
In a large camp, lights are strictly prohibited, and areas that remain in this state when wars occur, generally what are they stocked up?
Although Sima Yi had a telescope, he could not penetrate into the Zhongtiaoshan camp, so naturally he could not know which area Cao's army had placed food, supplies and other items.
But Cao Jun was able to give Sima Yi an answer himself, especially at night.
A torch is the best guide.
In the sudden change, there is still no torch activity in the area, so there is a high possibility that it is the grain area.
Of course, this may also lead to errors in estimation, such as using idle camps as grain storage.
So Sima Yi must be very cautious and also take a gamble.
On the official road, the men and horses led by Lu Chang walked forward neatly and orderly.
The soldiers holding the torch were in front, and the soldiers holding the shield were on the side. The archer was on the inside of the shield soldier and had arrows on his hands. Obviously, if there was any abnormal movement, a rain of arrows would inevitably be greeted.
Lu Chang looked around vigilantly.
On the dark mountain, trees were swaying. Under the reflection of the shaking torches, various strange shadows were formed. In addition, the Wuwhistle and wind in Zhongtiao Mountains sounded loudly. If a timid person was not afraid of his pants on the spot.
For some reason, the wind in Zhongtiao Mountain seems to be particularly strong.
Perhaps it is due to the geographical environment, after all, there is a big river next to Zhongtiao Mountain, and the water vapor brought by it also makes the mountain wind feel a bit cold.
Seeing that Lu Chang's lineup was so strict, Sima Yi immediately gave up his first plan to ambush in the chaos, hid in silence in the shadow of the mountains and forests, and quietly watched Lu Chang lead his men along the official road...
After all, Sima Yi was not a general's head among thousands of troops, so in most cases he could only fight for soldiers. In this case, even if Cao's army was attacked, it might not cause any chaos, and it would be impossible to achieve any good results. It would be better to let Lu Chang go.
"Entertainment, let them go like this... Will you meet Hao Duwei and others?"
Sima Yi shook his head, "No, the route is different, unless they can cross the ravines..."
On the south side of Zhongtiao Mountain, huge gullies appeared due to the erosion of ancient glaciers and rain. Even if they saw each other across the earthen plateau, they could only shout and scold, and even arrows could not reach them.
After waiting for Lu Chang and his party to leave, Sima Yi took his men and quietly walked along the mountain to the Zhongtiao Mountain Camp.
The mountain road is difficult to walk, and some gravel slides down from time to time, especially when the Cao army camp has been alarmed. If it is discovered by Cao army soldiers, it will inevitably lead to the worst situation. However, this also has some advantages, which is that it is easy to form dark under the lamp...
The messenger soldiers who appeared in "Inexplicable" resulted in the fact that even Guo Jia in Zhongtiaoshan Camp was extremely intelligent, he might not be able to see everything in a short time.
The attack on the Tongguan camp is not the attack on anyone, but the greater possibility of thinking is not the attack on the small troops like Sima Yi and Hao Zhao who interspersed with Zhongtiao Mountain, but the greater possibility of being strongly counterattacked by the Tongguan defenders.
Especially the flashing fire of artillery on the top of Tongguan city made Guo Jia and others believe that this was a large-scale counterattack launched by the defenders of Tongguan.
Therefore, for Guo Jia, sending generals to rescue the Tongguan camp and maintain the contacts on the river was the most correct way to deal with it. However, what Guo Jia never expected was that Sima Yi used this point to finally detect the arrangement of the Zhongtiaoshan camp and determine the location of the attack.
The special yellow crossbow arrow filled with tinder oil saved Sima Yi's life before, so he naturally brought it with him this time. However, the yellow crossbow is inconvenient to carry, so it is impossible to shoot at scale. Once a mistake is made, it may eventually lead to the loss of the window to attack Zhongtiaoshan Camp.
Sima Yi led the team to climb a ridge, climbed on the stone and looked down.
After a while of chaos, the Zhongtiao Mountain Camp gradually calmed down.
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"Entertainment, I'm ready." The soldier lay down on Sima Yi's side and whispered, "Come on now?"
"Waiting for my order." Sima Yi said in a deep voice.
The soldiers answered, moved backwards and retreated.
It was obvious that there was no problem when he came to Zhongtiao Mountain, but now Sima Yi felt that something was wrong when he gave the last order.
Sima Yi's eyes were patrolling the Zhongtiao Mountain camp in the distance.
Everything seems normal.
But the more normal it is, the more it is possible to cover up something.
Sima Yi remembered the moment he was in the transfer camp before, and felt that everything was normal. Then a team of soldiers suddenly broke out and was almost knocked down...
Sima Yi resisted the urge to attack immediately, waited quietly and observed.
The night wind whistled on Zhongtiao Mountain, swaying and rustling as the trees and shrubs in the mountains.
War is a game that competes with comprehensive abilities, and patience is also one of the important projects.
Sima Yi still has time. He has already reaped the results of attacking Cao's army's Tongguan camp. Even if he finally lost the opportunity to attack Zhongtiaoshan camp, he can still be said to have taken a considerable advantage. But sitting at the gambling table is like this. If he has not left the gambling table for a moment, then the chips on the table cannot be considered a real harvest.
Sima Yi is like a patient hunter, not easily revealing his figure.
Behind Sima Yi, the Hussar soldiers who came with him couldn't help but become a little impatient. After a while, they couldn't wait, so they came to ask Sima Yi again.
Sima Yi smiled and comforted him a few words, asking the soldiers to continue waiting.
His patience finally paid off.
About an hour later, as the night was about to pass, a group of people came out of the hidden place outside the camp and walked swaying towards the camp in Zhongtiao Mountain...
Sima Yi let out a long sigh, and then under the admiring gaze of other Hussar soldiers, he still did not immediately order an attack. Instead, he frowned and thought, and said, "It seems that he was prepared for a long time..."
"Ah?" The soldiers on the side were stunned for a moment, "Entertain, what do you mean..."
"I'm thinking," Sima Yi said, "Since the leader of the camp is so careful... then how can he be unprepared for the stockpile of food and grass in the camp?"
There are too many ways to defend against tincture oil.
Must find a way...
Relying on long-range attacks alone, even if the opponent is guarded, even if the opponent is in the food storage location, it may not be able to have good results. One is that the shooting landing point is uncertain when the night wind is strong, and the other is that the number of attacks is limited and there is no subsequent expansion effect.
After pondering for a while, Sima Yi felt that he would still take another risk.
So can we think from a different perspective?
He called his subordinates and continued to give orders like this...
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In the Zhongtiao Mountain Camp.
Guo Jia has been feeling a little more or less restless these days.
On the one hand, he felt uncomfortable and his energy and physical strength dropped sharply. On the other hand, he felt that he had forgotten something, but he just couldn't remember what he had forgotten.
If I were younger...
Or better health...
This made him think of the Hundred Medical Center in Chang'an.
People are always like this. When they are not sick, they always feel that they are awesome. They don’t care about hot and cold. They are so happy when they are sick. But when they really come, they regret it and cry out in pain...
When he left Chang'an, the cavalry said that Guo Jia's body would be better off in Chang'an for a while, but at that time, Guo Jia thought Fei Qian was looking for excuses to keep him, so he politely declined.
Guo Jia spent some time in Chang'an "study abroad", but he felt that Fei Qian's steps were too big and it was easy to get rid of the ball. Even if Fei Qian has not yet experienced the pain of the ball, it does not mean that the future will be smooth.
Especially if Fei Qian's policy is implemented in Shandong, it will definitely not work. Even if it is occupied by military force, it just means changing a banner. If you really want to change the policy from top to bottom, it will only be a delusion. Just like the law of the Former Qin can only operate without any obstacles in the Qin territory, but if it is extended to the six countries, it will be a mess.
The stronger the rule and strong suppression will lead to more chaos. What if Qin Shihuang confiscated the world's troops and forged twelve bronze men?
If the swords and guns are handed over, will the dissatisfaction and resentment in my heart be handed over with the swords and guns?
Therefore, Guo Jia believes that Cao Cao's reformist school is more suitable for the Han Dynasty and more in line with Guo Jia's original philosophy.
Guo Jia's loyalty to Cao Cao and his persistent pursuit of career were important reasons why he finally chose to leave Chang'an. He felt that only by himself participating in Cao Cao's career could he ensure the smooth implementation of the plan and the realization of the goals. After all, as an outstanding strategist, Guo Jia had personal ambitions and pursuits for assisting Cao Cao to pacify the world, so even if he was not in good health, he was unwilling to give up.
At the same time, from a relatively hidden perspective, Fei Qian's "dependence" on Guo Jia is obviously not as strong as Mr. Cao.
Fei Qian himself already has a relatively complete policy program, and the other counselors are around Fei Qian to check for shortcomings and fill in the gaps. Even if Guo Jia joins it, it seems that he is more than him, but less than him. Whether in politics or military, he cannot get a bigger stage to display his talents like Cao Cao. Therefore, in terms of personal emotional needs, Guo Jia will not stay in Guanzhong.
Even if Guo Jia knows that he is in poor health, he may have a longer life span at Chang'an Hundred Clinic...
Similarly, in Zhongtiaoshan Camp, Guo Jia will not retreat to the rear to recuperate because of his physical discomfort. After all, the current military operation is in a very critical period. Guo Jia believes that personal health is of course important, but in comparison, the urgency of the overall battle situation is more critical.
Moreover, as a military advisor, he is also a very important position in the Central Army of Cao's army. If Cao Cao's early war was going smoothly, Guo Jia could also say that he would give the opportunity to other people and go back to treat and recuperate. But now, he said that he wanted to recuperate. Even if he was really sick, what would other people think? What would those people in Shandong say?
The most important point is Guo Jia’s own sense of responsibility.
He felt that he was shouldering a major responsibility and was unwilling to give up his duties even if he was not feeling well at the moment.
Of course, even if Guo Jia goes back to recuperate, according to Xuchang's medical conditions, he may not be able to effectively treat it...
As for Chang'an Hundred Medical Center?
Now it's getting farther and farther away.
After receiving a report from the Tongguan camp, Guo Jia sent reinforcements, but also made defensive arrangements.
It’s not that Guo Jia noticed the movements between Sima Yi and Hao Zhao, but Guo Jia instinctively felt that if there were cavalrymen hiding around Zhongtiaoshan Camp, then he would definitely not miss such an opportunity and would inevitably make some small moves. Then secretly sending people outside the camp can give these guys a surprise.
As a result, the bandits did not wait for the attack.
This surprised Guo Jia a little. Could it be that his judgment was wrong?
But, it is also a good thing that nothing happens now.
Guo Jia woke up in the middle of the night and blew the cold wind at night again. After supporting the night for most of the night, when nothing happened, his physical fatigue slowly gained the upper hand. He secretly reached out and teared up the mind map that Guo Jia had finally drawn.
Guo Jia forced himself to do some military service on duty, and tried hard to piece together the original mind map, but felt dizzy, so he sighed, gave up resistance, and let fatigue push himself down on the bed...
Chapter completed!