After Zhang He's envoy left, Mi Yang ordered the entire army to stop advancing and camp in place, just as he had promised.
When Mi Yang's order was issued, a few of the surrounding Han generals had puzzled looks on their faces.
But in front of everyone, these people did not express their different views in public.
After the other Han generals left to make arrangements for the camp, and Mi Yang's tent was set up first, the Han generals followed Mi Yang into the camp.
When Mi Yang saw that Zhao Yun and others did not leave, but followed him into the tent, he roughly guessed what they were doing.
After sitting down, Mi Yang looked at the people standing in front of him, and then asked slowly: "Do you think there is something wrong with Gu Fangcai's order?"
Although with Mi Yang's current prestige, his words in the Han army are almost equivalent to imperial edicts.
But Mi Yang is not a person who likes to act arbitrarily. He always encourages his generals to put forward different opinions to him.
When Mi Yang's question fell into the ears of Zhao Yun and others, they couldn't help but look at each other.
Immediately afterwards, Zhao Yun, whose status in the army was only lower than Mi Yang's, came out and said to Mi Yang:
"What Zhang He's envoy said just now seems to be no big problem, but it has been decades since Zhang He surrendered and rebelled against Wei.
With his talent and reputation, even after our army regains Chang'an, he can still treat us politely.
What's more, Chang'an is still in the hands of the traitor army right now?
Things happen suddenly, and things are easy to be fishy. I hope the general will think twice. "
Zhao Yun can be regarded as the calmest among these Han generals.
Therefore, it can be heard from his words that he personally does not believe in Zhang He's surrender.
After Zhao Yun finished speaking, Huang Quan on the side also stepped forward and admonished:
"I think it is reasonable for Zhang He to suddenly ask for surrender. He is just trying to take credit for Chang'an as he did in previous years, so as to achieve great success in our great Han Dynasty.
Ran Chen thought that even if it were true that Zhang He was willing to surrender, our army would not have to stop several miles away from Chang'an.
For the sake of safety, the general should lead his troops to surround Chang'an City as soon as possible. "
Compared to Zhao Yun, Huang Quan is willing to believe that Zhang He's surrender is true.
This is because Huang Quan came from a well-known family and always looked down on those who sought glory behind the Lord.
To surrender under the fact that the master is defeated and the power is in decline is called knowing the current affairs. Depending on some circumstances, it can also be called a good bird choosing the tree to roost.
Without the above two prerequisites, and even allowing yourself to become a key factor in the defeat of the lord, this is not called understanding current affairs, but pure seller seeking glory.
It is obvious which category Zhang He's behavior in the Battle of Guandu belongs to.
Huang Quan despises people like this who seek glory behind their master's side.
Although he was disdainful, it was natural that he could more easily accept the possibility of Zhang He turning his back on his master and seeking glory again.
As for the doubts Zhao Yun mentioned, Huang Quan felt that the explanation made sense, and expressed his views in his suggestions.
But believe it or not, Huang Quan still believed that it would be more secure to lead the army to surround Chang'an City first.
After Huang Quan finished speaking, the faces of several generals standing behind him showed approval.
It seems that those Han generals agreed more with Huang Quan's suggestions.
But after Mi Yang listened to Zhao Yun and Huang Quan's suggestions respectively, a smile appeared on his face.
He first looked at Zhao Yunyan and said: "Zhang He's request to surrender is most likely false."
After hearing Mi Yang's words, several Han generals in the tent were all shocked.
How did the general know that Zhang He's request for surrender was fake?
In fact, we can know from the fact that Mi Yang's name for Zhang He changed from the nickname to "him" just now. If Mi Yang still had expectations for Zhang He's surrender at the beginning, then in the end, Mi Yang's trust in this matter Almost 0.
Mi Yang's inference mainly comes from two aspects.
On the one hand, Mi Yang knew that decades ago, Cao Cao adopted a "capital quality" policy in order to prevent betrayal by his generals.
As the name suggests, this policy allows important generals to keep their families in the center of Cao Wei's power.
The family members who stayed in the capital were actually hostages who guaranteed that the generals would not betray them.
Before the implementation of the "capital quality" policy, there were endless betrayals by Cao Cao's generals.
With Cao Cao's suspicious character and Cao Wei's treacherous political environment, it is indeed impossible for ordinary people not to betray.
However, after the implementation of the "Quality Capital" policy, betrayal by generals has indeed rarely occurred for decades.
Just because it rarely happens doesn't mean it never happens again.
Throughout the ages, there has never been a shortage of ruthless generals who did not care about their families.
I won’t mention the distant Wu Qi, just like Yu Jin and Man Chong in recent years, aren’t they the best examples?
Therefore, it would be too arbitrary to think that Zhang He's surrender must be fake based on this point alone.
After all, Yu Jin and Man Chong, who have better moral integrity, can do this kind of thing. Zhang He, who is as good as Lu Bu in moral integrity, is more likely to be someone who can do this kind of thing.
What really made Mi Yang doubt Zhang He's surrender was evidence from another reason.
Retreat ten miles?
On the surface, there is not much problem with Zhang He's request, but what if it is combined with the military information that a Wei army reinforcements are about to arrive in Chang'an?
This military information is a secret. At present, apart from Mi Yang, only Ma Chao in the Han army knows about it.
But even though Mi Yang had Si Wen Cao, he didn't know about this at first.
It was with the help of some aristocratic families in Luoyang City who were sympathetic to Yang Biao that Mi Yang learned about this through special channels.
Knowing this military situation, Mi Yang's intelligence could naturally guess that Zhang He and Cao Zhang were probably planning some kind of wishful thinking.
It is false to seek surrender, but it is true to delay the troops.
But Mi Yang had clearly seen this, so why did he agree to Zhang He's request to surrender?
After being surprised, doubtful looks appeared in the eyes of Zhao Yun, Huang Quan and others.
Facing everyone's confused looks, Mi Yang smiled and said:
"For Gu, it doesn't matter whether Zhang He's request for surrender is true or false.
The important thing is that Zhang He and Cao Zhang were smart enough to send it to their doorstep! "
After saying the above, Mi Yang looked at Huang Quan again:
"You just suggested that Gu Ying lead his army to surround Chang'an City as soon as possible. It is probably just in case Cao Zhang and Zhang He are using a delaying strategy."
"Your concern is right. According to the information I have obtained, there is an enemy reinforcement force coming from the direction of Luoyang."
Hearing what Mi Yang said, the doubts in the eyes of Huang Quan and several other Han generals became even more intense.
Since the general knew that the enemy was coming with reinforcements, why did he let the army stop advancing?
In this case, shouldn't we lead the army to surround Chang'an City as soon as possible?
While confused, Zhao Yun and Huang Quan couldn't help but think.
They knew that Mi Yang must have a reason for doing this.
It's a pity that no matter how much they think, they can't guess what Mi Yang is thinking.
After realizing that Zhao Yun and others had nothing to gain, Mi Yang tried to remind:
"Those who are good at fighting must learn to think from the enemy's perspective.
Now that we know what the enemy's purpose is, why don't you try to think about it from another place? "
Mi Yang's words gave a great hint to all the Han generals.
Soon, a look of enlightenment appeared on the face of one of the Han generals, and this person was Jiang Wei.
Jiang Wei, who had thought of something, looked at Mi Yang with excitement.
After seeing Jiang Wei's excited expression, Mi Yang pointed at him and said, "Just say whatever comes to mind."
With Mi Yang's permission, Jiang Wei stepped forward and crossed Zhao Yun and Huang Quan, and expressed his inference.
"In the battle of Xicheng, everyone knows that the general is good at making false surrender plans.
In addition, with the current prestige of the general, even if Cao Zhang wanted to use a false surrender strategy against the general, he would not think that it would succeed in the first attempt.
Feeling anxious in his heart, Cao Zhang asked the envoy to request that our army withdraw ten miles.
Now our army is eager to break the city, and Cao Zhang knows that the general will never agree to such a request.
Therefore, Cao Zhang made a request to test the attitude of the general.
In other words, Cao Zhang is using retreat as an opportunity to advance!
Cao Zhang's real purpose is to prevent us from surrounding Chang'an City.
And Cao Zhang was certainly ready to send a second wave of envoys to request again. "
Jiang Wei's analysis caused many Han generals to nod their heads.
Under empathy, it is easy to judge whether Jiang Wei's analysis is reasonable.
Even if you don't put yourself in someone else's shoes, according to normal logic, if you want to convince the enemy general to surrender, you can't succeed with just one hookup.
Thinking about how many sincere letters Meng Da wrote in order to win Cao Ren's trust, coupled with his actions of breaking his will, Cao Ren finally fell into the trap.
There are also two cases in which Wu Yi deceived Cao Hong and Huang Gai deceived Cao Cao. Wu Yi and Huang Gai worked hard to win the trust of their enemies.
After the above analysis, Jiang Wei, who felt that he understood Mi Yang's intentions more and more, became more excited.
"You all are wondering why the general did not follow the lead to surround Chang'an City when he knew that the enemy was deceitful.
But why don't you just imagine how Cao Zhang would feel when Zhang He's envoy returned to Chang'an City and reported to Cao Zhang that the general was willing to believe Zhang He's request to surrender?
Shouldn't he be more suspicious? "
Jiang Wei's words were like a bolt of lightning flashing across the minds of the Han generals, allowing them to quickly grasp the key points.
yes!
From Cao Zhang's perspective, he would definitely find this matter suspicious and ridiculous.
Is it so easy to fake a surrender?
Once this doubt arises in Cao Zhang's mind, some things will be easy to guide.
"Your Majesty, please do not forget that the person who is asking to surrender is Zhang He.
Zhang He may have thought that with his past experience, the general would be more convinced of his request to surrender.
But the important thing is that with his past, it is impossible for Cao Zhang to trust him! "
As soon as Jiang Wei said this, joy appeared on the faces of Zhao Yun, Huang Quan and others who responded quickly.
What Jiang Wei said is based on facts.
After Xia Houyuan was killed in the Battle of Hanzhong, in order to stabilize the situation in Hanzhong, a group of Wei generals recommended Zhang He as the new general.
But after knowing the results of the public recommendation, Zhang He was almost frightened to death.
Later, when Cao Cao arrived in Hanzhong, the first thing he did was not to rearrange the defense line, but to take away Zhang He's military power.
Everyone who participated in the Battle of Hanzhong knows this, and this incident clearly shows that Cao Wei did not trust Zhang He at all.
So when Cao Zhang was confused, what would he think when he already had doubts about Zhang He?
Do you think Mi Yang suddenly lost his mind, or do you think there is something fishy between Zhang He and Mi Yang?
To believe in surrender once you are on a mission, you have to have a good relationship to have this effect!
When I think of this, how can all the Han generals not feel happy?
Seeing the smiles on the faces of the generals, Mi Yang first cast an appreciative look at Jiang Wei:
"He who knows me is Bojo."
After praising Jiang Wei, Mi Yang said to the generals: "The enemy reinforcements from Luoyang have already been sent by General Gu to stop them, so there is no need to worry too much.
If there is no need to worry about enemy reinforcements, why not stop here alone for a few days?
What I did today was to take advantage of the situation and see if I could turn Zhang He's fake surrender into a real one. "
Mi Yang directly stated his true intention.
But after knowing Mi Yang's true intention, Huang Quan was still a little confused.
"Does the general care so much about Zhang He?"
After hearing Huang Quan's confusion, Mi Yang was stunned for a moment, then laughed and said:
“No! No!
Although Zhang He was considered a good general for a while, given the current situation, the Han Dynasty was also full of talents.
There is no shortage of Zhang He. "
After saying this, Mi Yang stood up directly and came to the Han generals. He taught them:
"For you, capturing Chang'an City is the most important thing right now, but for me, if I want to capture Chang'an City, I will also have to further attack the national destiny of Wei.
After our army takes Chang'an, it is very likely that the Wei Dynasty will move its capital to Yecheng.
At that time, Hebei will become the area where our army will fight against Wei for the final decisive battle.
Because Gu knew this, Gu wanted Zhang He to surrender to the Han.
Zhang He came from a famous family in Hebei, so it was not a happy thing to have Zhang He alone.
But with Zhang He alone, it is possible for Gu to exert influence in Hebei, thereby gradually attracting a large number of talents from Hebei to invest.
In addition, this move may further weaken Chang'an City's defense power. It kills two birds with one stone. Why can't I just take advantage of the situation?
In your opinion, Gu is delaying the attack on Chang'an, but in fact, the attack on Chang'an has already begun the moment he sees Zhang He's envoy.
If the commander of the army can only see one person and one city, it is like a leaf blocking his eyes! "
Mi Yang's words convinced Huang Quan, Zhao Yun and other Han generals to worship him.
No wonder the generals are able to achieve what they are today, this dimension of thinking is not on the same level as theirs.
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"What if Cao Zhang becomes suspicious and kills Zhang He violently?"
This sentence was asked by Wei Yan.
After Wei Yan's question was heard by Mi Yang, Mi Yang didn't care at all.
"If Zhang He is incompetent and cannot find the opportunity to abandon the dark side and turn to the bright side, then I will not feel sorry for him.
If he can die in Cao Zhang's hands, it will be of great benefit to our army without any harm.
Don’t forget the death of Yang Fu! "
Mi Yang's tone was cold and realistic.
Next, it depends on Zhang He's own destiny.
Who told him to do whatever he wants to do?
Zhang He's envoy returned to Chang'an City soon after.
After learning the news of the envoy's return, Cao Zhang couldn't wait to summon the envoy.
In the lobby, Cao Zhang, Xia Houmao and Zhang He took their seats according to their respective identities.
When the envoy came to the three of them, he quickly reported the entire process of the mission with a face full of joy.
"Your Highness!
The minister has successfully completed his mission, and Mi Yang enthusiastically accepted General Zuo's request to surrender. "
When the messenger said these words, his tone was full of anger.
In his opinion, this is something to be proud of. After all, he successfully completed the task and will be greatly credited in the future.
But after Zhang He heard what the messenger said, he was so frightened that he couldn't hold the bamboo slip in his hand.
I'm going to fuck you!
(End of chapter)
