"Has the news been confirmed?"
At night, dozens of bonfires were lit in the Wei army camp to dispel the cold night.
The bonfire flickered on and off, reflecting Zhang He's serious face. He was already old and had witnessed the death of five good generals one after another since the death of King Wu of Wei. He understood that his life span was probably not long.
"Yes, the Shu army has been moving frequently recently. The soldiers have three meals a day, without any regard for food consumption. The last general believes that the Shu army is about to retreat."
Zhang He grinned.
Everyone says that Zhuge Liang's military skills are as good as those of Jiang Ziya of Zhou Dynasty and Guan Zhong of Qi State.
However, even such a legendary figure, faced with Cao Zhen and his two-pronged attack, and when supplies were in short supply, had no choice but to retreat, with no other possibility.
"General Yimo sees that the Shu army's food and fodder cannot last three days!"
Zhang He nodded confidently. During these days, he had already formulated a plan in his mind, and he also had a back-up plan, not just a back-up plan.
But a whole five, absolutely able to defeat Zhuge Liang without fail.
Zhang He stood up, looked deeply into the dark distance, and said slowly: "I have been walking on thin ice all my life. I have been defeated and defeated many times. I became famous at the age of nineteen. I am not afraid of any general. Everyone calls me When I am a good general with five pieces, I can win half the number of pieces in the game."
"As everyone knows, the successive defeats in the future have smoothed my edges, and I will never be as high-spirited as before. Now that victory is in front of me, I have to consider whether this will be the only opportunity in my life. "
"Defeating Zhuge Liang will be the glory of my life. I will burn myself to win the last war!"
Hearing this, the soldiers on the side stood up one after another, clasped their fists in unison and said, "We will follow the general to the death!"
A counselor said: "The Shu army occupies Tianshui, Anding and other places, so their forces must be dispersed, and they have to guard against the generals in Xi County. So the number of troops around Zhuge Liang will definitely not exceed 30,000."
"And our army has 40,000 troops. Jieting has just won. The soldiers have high morale and are eager to make contributions. No matter how you put it, the battle strength is 40,000 vs. 30,000. The advantage is on our side!"
Zhang He nodded, took off his wine bag, and took a few sips into his mouth. The wine flowed down the corners of his mouth, dispelling the coldness in his body and making him feel the heat boiling all over his body.
"Instruct the Huotou Army to slaughter the livestock they are carrying and hold a banquet tonight to reward the entire army!"
"What is the right general going to do?"
"Order You Chu, the governor of Longxi County, Xu Miao, the governor of Liangzhou, and Xiahou Mao (maO), the general of Anxi, to lead an attack to harass Zhuge Liang's troops and leave them busy."
"In addition, I will deploy troops at Jieting and Xiabian to attack Wudu, cut off the Shu army's retreat, and then march eastward. Then the Shu army will become a turtle in the urn and can only be captured without mercy!"
A general hissed and reminded: "This is a long snake formation. If Zhuge Liang leads his army to attack the weak points of our army, what should we do?"
"Haha, then Zhuge Liang must have fallen into the trap!" Zhang He nodded confidently and said proudly: "It is a long snake formation. If you hit the head, the tail will come, if you hit the tail, the head will come, and if you hit the middle, the head and tail will come."
The generals understood and agreed with this plan.
"Congratulations, General Right!"
"Ha ha!"
The next morning, Zhang He put on his armor. His armor was made of rhinoceros skin and covered with various paintings. He also tied on arm guards and put on a helmet, and his appearance changed instantly.
He was tall and standing there in military uniform, like a patron saint. The west wind hunted and blew his clothes, making him look more majestic.
He put his hand on the hilt of the sword at his waist, then opened the curtain and walked out of the tent. Not far in front of him, there were rows of Wei elites standing.
These soldiers were holding spears, and the end could not be seen one by one. There were also soldiers driving chariots. Zhang He stood on them, then looked into the distance, suddenly pulled out the sword in his hand, and shouted: "March!"
Immediately afterwards, the front army began to set off, disappearing in the morning light row by row, in neat formation, tens of thousands of troops were like one person, their footsteps fell on the ground, making a drumming sound, which was shocking!
The fourth of the five great generals has died, and now Cao Cao's grandson Cao Rui is in charge.
As the only remaining general, Zhang He's prestige in the army is ridiculously high.
Throughout his life, he was famous for his skillful use of troops, his ability to arrange troops and make use of terrain.
After Xia Houyuan died in the battle at Dingjun Mountain, he temporarily took command to save the entire army from danger and retreat safely.
Therefore, precisely because of his existence, Cao Wei's army will never be destroyed.
At this moment, this skillful general will lead 40,000 Cao Wei elites to launch a large-scale pursuit of the Shu army in the Longyou area, vowing to destroy the entire Shu army.
At this time, Zhuge Liang was in the tent, listening to the reports from the generals.
"That Zhang He is really calm. It's been more than ten days and there's still no movement."
"Did Zhang He see through our plan?"
"No, Zhang He has always been a calm person. He plans everything before taking action. Perhaps, he is preparing a plan. When he completes the plan, it will be time to launch an attack on our army."
Zhao Yun narrowed his eyes and said with some nostalgia: "Zhang He, I haven't played against him for a long time."
At this moment, spies brought in several Wei soldiers who looked frightened.
These people were so frightened that their whole bodies were shaking and their faces were pale. One of them shouted loudly: "What's the use of arresting us? We didn't kill your Shu army, but you are looking for a fight with the Wei army!"
"Now that the Wei army is stationed at the street pavilion, if you don't run away quickly, otherwise you will be completely wiped out when the Wei army attacks!"
Hearing this, Zhuge Liang looked gentle and asked the spies to release the prisoners.
"Tell me, how does Zhang He plan to use his troops?"
"It's okay to tell you. Anyway, your Shu army is stuck here, blocked by the general in front and the general on the right behind. If you don't retreat as soon as possible, you will be attacked from both sides sooner or later."
"I would like to advise you to surrender to Wei as soon as possible, and maybe you can save a life!"
Zhuge Liang was not angry, but asked people to send them away.
After leaving, Zhuge Liang said calmly: "It seems that the Wei army will make a big move in the near future, and Zhang He is cautious. If he is 100% sure, he will lead his army to attack the entire territory with thunderous momentum!"
Wei Yan asked worriedly: "If Zhang He leads his army to invade, plus the soldiers from Liangzhou, Yongzhou, Wudu and other places, then even if our army wins, we will probably suffer heavy losses."
"Unless we can know the Wei army's movements in advance."
"How is this possible?" Ma Dai shook his head.
Zhuge Liang fanned his feather fan and said gently: "Although we cannot detect the movements of the Wei army in detail, we can guide them. If the defenders of Jicheng encounter the Wei army, they can pretend to fight for half a day and then retreat."
Wei Yan was shocked and reminded: "Prime Minister, Jicheng is our army's food route. If Jicheng is occupied, we will not be able to transport food and grass from Shu. If we lose this battle, I'm afraid... I'm afraid!"
"It doesn't matter. Now our army has no food and grass problems. It doesn't matter even if the Wei army captures Jicheng, as long as we can find out the Wei army's movements."
"Don't care about the gains and losses of one city or one pool. As long as we can defeat Zhang He's 40,000 troops, then Liangzhou will be ours."
"This is an opportunity given to us by God and we must seize it."
Even Zhuge Liang, who had always been calm, couldn't help but feel a little nervous when arranging his troops.
Because when Ma Su lost his street pavilion, he thought that the Northern Expedition would end in a disastrous failure. However, he never expected that he would meet that magical young man in Qingshui County and get endless supplies of food and grass.
Now that Wei Jun didn't know the real situation, he had to seize this information gap and catch Wei Jun off guard. It was best to eat all Zhang He's troops.
If this battle is won, there is hope for the restoration of the country!
When the Wei army led by Zhang He made moves, the Shu army led by Zhuge Liang also began to mobilize.
Zhang He first sent people to notify the Wei troops stationed in Wudu, Qinchuan, and Didao, and ordered them to start counterattack.
When Xia Houmao received the order, he was immediately frightened. He quickly stood up, bowed and bowed: "Please report back to General Right, if our army attacks, I'm afraid it will be an egg against a stone. Then... the Shu army is really too powerful." Got it!"
Xiahou Mao was the son of the one-eyed general Xiahou Dun and the son-in-law of Cao Cao. He was deeply trusted by the court. However, he himself did not have very high combat abilities. The previous battle with the Shu army led by Zhuge Liang almost collapsed at the first touch, and he had no ability to resist at all.
Now let him fight back. Isn't this an act of seeking death?
He really couldn't figure out who gave Zhang He, the right general, the courage to take the lead in attacking.
The messenger looked calm and said: "This is the order of the right general. If you don't act according to the order, it will be a violation of the order on the battlefield and you should be beheaded!"
Xia Houmao sat down on the ground, his face pale.
My life is over.
