After feeling dissatisfied, Wu Yi began to quickly weigh the pros and cons in his mind.
In fact, from a personal past perspective, Wu Yi was not a pure minister like Guan Yu and Zhang Fei.
This was not the first time Wu Yi had done such a thing. Otherwise, Liu Bei would not have been able to attack Chengdu so easily.
This is also the biggest reason why Cao Hong would write this letter to Wu Yi even before the example of Cao Ren.
Wu Yi had the distinctive style of a contemporary disciple - being aware of current affairs.
This style of Wu Yi can be clearly reflected from the original fight with Mi Yang.
But just because Wu Yi likes to know current affairs well, it doesn't mean that he doesn't even know the basic analysis of pros and cons.
Did Cao Hong still think that Liangzhou had an army structure like that of Cao Wei, where one general held all the power?
Under Mi Yang's military reform, he has basically eliminated the following situations from the institutional perspective.
In this case, even if Wu Yizong wanted to surrender, he had no choice.
What's more, despite the dangerous situation Liangzhou faced in Cao Hong's letter, Wu Yi knew that the current situation in Liangzhou was critical, but it had not yet reached the point of overthrow.
Wu Yi would not be able to decisively abandon the glorious position he had gained among the Han Dynasty before the situation was completely clear.
After quickly weighing the pros and cons in his mind, Wu Yi had already made a decision in his mind.
But what Wu Yi said next made Ren Xiang feel quite satisfied.
"The messenger has come a long way, so why not go down and rest first.
I will think more about what Cao Qiaoqi said about the battle. "
Wu Yi is a scheming person. When he was reading Cao Hong's letter just now, although his mood fluctuated greatly, his expression was normal.
In addition, only Wu Yi and Ren Xiang know the content of Cao Hongxin.
It cannot be said that those present were not curious about the letter, but without knowing exactly what it contained, it was far from being suspicious of Wu Yi.
After all, Wu Yi had already said that Cao Hong's letter was a "declaration of war" to him. When two armies were facing each other, it was normal for the general of one army to send an envoy to write a letter to the envoy of the other army to declare war.
Ren Xiang would naturally feel happy after hearing Wu Yi's words.
Because he knew all the inside information, he could hear the consideration from Wu Yi's mouth.
If it was not intentional, why would he conceal the true content of this letter in front of the generals?
If it was not intentional, why would he respectfully address Cao Hong as Cao Huiqi?
You must know that due to the natural hostile relationship between the Han and Wei Dynasties, the ministers of both sides do not openly recognize the legitimacy of the other side.
Ren Xiang was happy, but of course he did not resist Wu Yi's arrangement.
After Ren Xiang left the tent, Wu Yi dissolved the meeting.
When the generals left, Wu Yi only left behind his younger brother Wu Ban.
After Wu Yi and Wu Ban were the only ones left in the tent, Wu Yi handed the letter from Cao Hong to Wu Ban for viewing.
Wu Ban originally thought that the content of the letter was, as his brother said, a letter declaring war.
But when he read the contents of the letter, a look of panic immediately appeared on his face.
Wu Ban subconsciously advised Wu Yi: "Brother, don't be fooled by Cao Hong, the dog thief!"
"It is absolutely forbidden to surrender to others!"
Although Wu Ban was dissatisfied with Mi Yang's approach at first and thought Mi Yang was too domineering.
But in the final analysis, Wu Ban's original dissatisfaction with Mi Yang was more because he did not want the Wu family's power in Liangzhou to be reduced. Wu Ban was not dissatisfied with the Han Dynasty or Liu Bei.
Moreover, after Mi Yang came to power, he did not exterminate the Wu family. Instead, he reused them from time to time. In the past few days, Wu Ban gradually realized the power of Mi Yang's methods.
Therefore, it is true that Wu Ban is dissatisfied with Mi Yang, but he has no thoughts of betraying Mi Yang.
Seeing that Wu Ban's first reaction after seeing the content of this letter was the same, Wu Yi's resentment surged up again.
It seems that it's no wonder that Cao Hong looked down on him. Even close relatives and confidants like Wu Ban did so, let alone Cao Hong, an outsider?
Wu Yi's whole face fell down, and he scolded Wu Band: "What are you talking nonsense? Am I an ungrateful person?"
Wu Yixian clearly stated his attitude, and then asked Wu Bandao: "Although I will not surrender to Wei, if Fa Miao knows what happened today, he will inevitably not become suspicious."
The reason why Wu Yi and Wu Ban are unwilling to betray Mi Yang, in addition to the above reasons, is also because Fa Miao is currently the deputy general of Yangpingguan.
After Mi Yang led his army to leave Nanzheng, he originally planned to let Fa Miao stay in Nanzheng.
But later Mi Yang heard that Ma Chao had led his army into Wudu, so he changed his mind and ordered Fa Miao to be appointed deputy general of Yangping Pass.
Wu Yi didn't know whether Mi Yang's sudden appointment of Fa Miao as the deputy general of Yangping Pass was to protect him.
Judging from the current situation in Yangping Pass, as long as Fa Miao is around, Wu Yi will not be able to do anything that harms Mi Yang's interests.
The most important thing is that he can hide what happened today from others. Once Fa Miao knows about it, Fa Miao may become suspicious.
That's why Wu Yi thought of keeping Wu Ban to discuss this matter together.
Facing Wu Yi's inquiry, Wu Ban suddenly realized the seriousness of the matter.
Fa Miao had a rift with them since Deng Xian's incident, which made it difficult for Fa Miao to naturally choose to trust Wu Yi.
Just when Wu Yi and Wu Ban brothers were thinking hard about how to make Fa Miao trust them, a trusted aide came from outside the tent and reported that Fa Miao was leading his men towards the main tent.
The arrival of Fa Miao made Wu Yi and Wu Ban suddenly nervous.
The sunflowers are coming.
Fa Miao had just returned to the military camp.
After Fa Miao was sent to Yangping Pass by Mi Yang, in order to ensure the safety of Yangping Pass, he had been inspecting the city defenses inside and outside Yangping Pass with his personal entourage for the past half month.
Every day he rises at sunrise and returns at sunset, and today is no exception.
Therefore, Fa Miao was not present during the general discussion just now.
However, when he just returned to the military camp, a close confidant who had just participated in the discussion informed Fa Miao about the visit of Cao Hong's envoy.
After hearing this, Famiao immediately felt that something was wrong.
If Cao Hong's letter was just a declaration of war, as his confidants said, Wu Yi could have let Ren Xiang leave after accepting the letter declaring war. Why would he leave Ren Xiang in the camp temporarily?
This unreasonableness forced Fa Miao to become suspicious of Wu Yi.
So before Fa Miao had time to rest, he immediately led a group of cronies and rushed towards Wu Yi's tent.
When Fa Miao came to Wu Yi's tent, he was surprised to find that Wu Yi was waiting for him outside the tent early.
It seems that Wu Yi knew the news of his arrival in advance.
But this is normal. In the army, who doesn’t have a few confidants?
At this time, the sky was completely dark, and the full moon hung high in the dark sky. The bright moonlight was shining through thousands of miles away and shining on the ground at Wu Yi's feet.
The full moon was like a disk, and the bright moonlight formed a circle at Wu Yi's feet at this moment.
Before seeing Fa Miao, Wu Yi kept pacing in place because of the uneasiness in his heart.
But what he didn't realize was that no matter how much he paced in place, he never took a step out of the circle under his feet.
Painting the ground as a prison is a true portrayal of Wu Yi's heart at the moment.
Fa Miao's arrival was quickly noticed by Wu Yi. Seeing the generals with military power following Fa Miao, Wu Yi forced a smile on his face.
Why did he want to see Fa Miao outside the tent? Wasn't it just to prevent Fa Miao from worrying?
Throughout the ages, there have been countless cases of ambushes and attacks in tents.
After Fa Miao came a few steps in front of him, Wu Yi took the initiative to invite Fa Miao and said, "Do you have time to spare and come with me for a walk?"
Faced with Wu Yi's invitation, Fa Miao agreed after thinking about it.
He was surrounded by his cronies, so as long as he was outside the tent, he was not afraid of Wu Yi having evil thoughts.
Moreover, Wu Yi wanted to be alone with him, presumably because he had something important to discuss with him in private.
Fa Miao quickly walked to the place where Wu Yi was side by side, and then followed Wu Yi's pace and started walking together in the vast open space outside the tent.
"Today's letter from Cao Hong is not a declaration of war, but an attempt to induce surrender to me.
The reason why I didn't tell the generals the truth in public was just because I didn't want to cause unwarranted suspicion. "
Before taking a few steps, Wu Yi told Fa Miao the truth.
And he calmly took out Cao Hong's letter from his arms and gave it to Fa Miao to read.
After listening to Wu Yi's words and seeing the contents of the letter, Fa Miao narrowed his eyes.
When the guess in his heart turned out to be true, Fa Miao was not too shocked, but this matter also made him feel very troubled.
The tricky thing is Wu Yi's true attitude.
Seeing that Fa Miao's steps paused slightly, Wu Yi immediately continued:
"I have neither the intention nor the ability to rebel. Cao Hong doesn't know this. You should be clear about this."
Wu Yi knew that if it was just a pale explanation, it would be difficult for Fa Miao to believe his words based on his past.
But if the objective helplessness is explained clearly, then Fa Miao will naturally believe it.
Sure enough, after listening to Wu Yi's words, Fa Miao resumed keeping up with Wu Yi's speed.
After explaining his attitude, Wu Yi continued as if talking to himself:
"No one can make mistakes without being a sage. This is a truth that everyone knows.
But people in the world will find it difficult to fully trust him because of what others have done. I know this very well.
When I was in Nanzheng, I was indeed dissatisfied with Zhou Mu's methods, but that day on the military parade platform, I had already surrendered to Zhou Mu. Otherwise, how could Zhou Mu have given me the important task of garrisoning Yangping Pass?
Cao Hong's letter may be a sincere attempt to persuade me to surrender, but it may also be a stratagem to alienate me. Ma Mengqi was defeated by this tactic back then, so I hope you won't have any doubts about me on this point.
Inconsistency in the army has always been a taboo among military strategists. "
Wu Yi's tone was very sincere. He really didn't want Fa Miao to doubt him.
However, Wu Yi's words did not receive a response from Fa Miao.
Seeing that he had not received a positive response from Fa Miao for a long time, Wu Yi was a little anxious.
He turned around and looked at Fa Miao, who was twisting his eyes in deep thought.
"Don't drive, you still don't want to believe me after all?"
Wu Yi's urgent question awakened Fa Miao from his deep meditation.
After seeing the eager look on Wu Yi's face, Fa Miao smiled and gave his answer:
"Zhou Mu believes in you, and I naturally believe in you too."
Fa Miao is really a qualified sunflower.
After hearing Fa Miao's affirmative answer, Wu Yi suddenly felt a big stone drop in his heart.
As long as Famiao does not suspect him, the opinions of other people in the army are not that important.
Wu Yi, relieved, thought of sending someone to send Ren Xiang away quickly.
And Fa Miao seemed to have seen what he was thinking.
Fa Miao whispered to Wu Yiyan: "But what if I want the general to surrender?"
After hearing what Fa Miao said, Wu Yi immediately opened his eyes and looked at Fa Miao.
But he soon realized that Fa Miao was not asking him to surrender, but to pretend to surrender.
After understanding what Fa Miao meant, Wu Yi quickly began to think about the possibility of this strategy.
After thinking about it in various ways, Wu Yi shook his head at Fa Miao.
"The case of Mencius cutting off his hair and cutting off his will is already there. Cao Hong will never trust me again."
After hearing Wu Yi's judgment, Fa Miao was not disappointed. On the contrary, the smile on his face grew stronger.
"During the Battle of Chibi, Huang Gai, the general from Jiangdong, pretended to surrender to Cao Cao by using a tactic of suffering the consequences, thus causing Cao Cao's army to be severely defeated.
That battle made Cao Cao afraid to go south for several years. Compared with the Battle of Xicheng, which battle taught the Wei army a deeper lesson?
But when Mencius cut off his hair and his will, Cao Jun still believed in his surrender. Why? "
"A teacher who remembers the past must remember the aftermath. Many people remember this saying, but if everyone could do this, how could the world be in such a state of chaos?"
"In my opinion, when Cao Hong intentionally wrote this letter to the general, he already had expectations in his heart for the general's surrender.
Expectation is what you want. How rational can a person who wants something be? "
At this moment, Fa Miao's thinking was clearer than ever.
Fa Miao often heard a sentence from Mi Yang:
"The world often says that history serves as a guide, but the biggest lesson Zhengzheng's history books teach the world is that most of the time people don't believe those lessons."
Mi Yang's words are very descriptive at the moment.
What Fa Miao didn't know was that the reason why Mi Yang said this was because he was familiar with the history of the Three Kingdoms in his previous life.
In history, even if there are lessons from the Chibi defeat, there are still many successful cases when Soochow used to fake surrender later.
The most famous one is Zhou Li's attempt to gain Cao Xiu by cutting off his hair, but apart from this case, there are many other examples of successful false surrenders.
Even Sun Quan was severely cheated once by the Liaodong Gongsun family.
Cao Xiu, Sun Quan and other people who were deceived were not fools, but they still fell into the trap because they had something in mind.
The greater the desire in the heart, the lower the corresponding rational judgment will be. This is human nature.
After listening to Fa Miao's analysis, Wu Yi felt that what Fa Miao said was very reasonable.
And Fa Miao's next words directly made Wu Yi make up his mind.
"The pass is in the hands of our army. No matter whether the fake surrender is successful or not, our army will be in an invincible position. General, why don't you give it a try?"
Seeing that Fa Miao had already said this, and Wu Yi was not an indecisive person, he immediately responded:
"good."
His poor reputation attracted Cao Hong's desire to persuade him to surrender.
But since the reputation is already bad, is this one thing still missing?
After Wu Yi promised him, Fa Miao showed respect for Wu Yi on his face:
"In the letter, Cao Hong persuaded the general with his feelings for his hometown. The general could disregard the desire to return to his hometown and devote himself to the great Han Dynasty. The general is so righteous and Miao admires him.
Miao had a saying from the state pastor that he should give it to the general. "
"Why do we need a place to bury our bones? There is no place in life without green hills!"
The last words that Fa Miao said made Wu Yi feel hot and excited.
He looked up at the thousands of miles of green mountains surrounding Yangping Pass, and the pride in his heart grew stronger.
He is from the Central Plains, isn’t Mi Yang?
Fa Miao's hometown is not in Yizhou either.
But as long as we have a common belief in our hearts, even if we die in the green mountains in the end, as long as we have the corpses of our comrades beside us, then it is not a regret!
With just these words, he is sure to trick Cao Hong!
There is still 1 chapter left in the early morning.
(End of chapter)
