Cao Hong hesitated, saying that the person who could come up with such a plan was still the Zhang Fei he knew? !
But Cao Xiu said that when Zhang Fei beat Zhang He violently at Wakou Pass, didn't he just lead Zhang He into a narrow mountain road so that Zhang He could not look at each other? !
Zhang He is known as a general who knows the terrain well and knows when to change. He was fooled by Zhang Fei. Zhang Fei pinned him down at Wakou Pass and beat him up. In the end, he could only lead a dozen people to climb a mountain to escape. He really knew the geography well. I also know that the opportunity has changed, but it is a big shame.
For Zhang Fei like this, what is possible when he thinks of sneaking into Chencang via the trail and cutting off his own food route? !
Cao Hong was right when he heard it.
Zhang He almost lost all the prestige he had accumulated in half his life during the battle at Wakou Pass. He could not make the same mistake again.
And Cao Zhen also quickly persuaded, let's bring troops here, the purpose is to prevent Zhang Fei from breaking through Chencang Road and entering Guanzhong. It doesn't matter whether we can defeat Zhang Fei's army, the important thing is not to let Zhang Fei escape.
Once Zhang Fei really thinks of a sneak attack on Chencang Road, our strategic purpose will fail, and if the food road is cut off, we will starve to death in this mountain sooner or later. So whether Zhang Fei thinks of it or not, we have to take precautions.
When Cao Hong heard this, it made sense.
but.
When Cao Xiu saw that his uncle was still hesitant, he suggested that he try to attack Zhang Fei's camp tomorrow.
If Zhang Fei is holding on in the camp, it means that Zhang Fei did not go to Chencang Road, and the defenders in Xiabian City are indeed insufficient. They directly defeated Xiabian City and cut off the return route of Zhang Fei and others.
But if Zhang Fei does not hold on in the camp, or the camp is simply empty, it means that Zhang Fei has led his army to Chencang Road, and we must return to the defense in time.
Cao Hong finally decided to act on Cao Xiu's suggestion.
Then. Cao Hong was delighted to win Zhang Fei's empty camp with countless banners.
Now Cao Hong was also panicking, fearing that Zhang Fei had really attacked Chencang Road, so he quickly told Cao Zhen to stop, and he and Cao Xiu led the troops back, and hurriedly ran to save Chencang.
When Cao Hong's army returned to Chencang, the guard general of Chencang looked confused. Was the general guard defeated on the front line? !
Only when Cao Hong returned to Chencang did he realize that no Shu soldiers had attacked during this period, and no Shu soldiers were even seen on the mountain roads on both sides.
Then, Cao Hong received a battle report from Cao Zhen, saying that less than ten days after Cao Hong retreated, Zhang Fei joined Wu Lan, Ma Chao, and the 7,000 Di cavalry brought by Ma Chao to march into Hechi.
Cao Hong realized immediately that he had been fooled.
Cao Hong was so angry that he scolded both Cao Xiu and Cao Zhen bloody well. Look, I said Zhang Fei didn't have that brain. You had to think that he would come to sneak attack. It's okay now. The army has been assembled, and Hechi has also Lost it, now I don’t have to think about it, I can only stick to Chencang.
Both Cao Xiu and Cao Zhen were ashamed and wanted to find a hole to crawl in. They thought the other party was some kind of wise general, but they didn't expect that he was completely reckless.
But there was one thing that neither Cao Xiu nor Cao Zhen could understand: why Zhang Fei sent soldiers to the mountain trails and set up an empty camp at the same time. The more they thought about it, the more uneasy they became.
Could it be that Zhang Fei had even calculated the reactions of the two of him? But if that was the case, why didn't he directly send people to attack Chen Cangdao? !
In fact, Pang Tong also felt this was a pity.
After receiving Zhang Fei's battle report, Liu Bei was very satisfied. His third brother had finally grown up over the years and became a good commander.
The brutal beating of Zhang He in the past two years has already demonstrated Zhang Fei's talent in stratagems. This time, he deceived Cao Hong, bought time for the army to rendezvous, and deceived Cao Hong into retreating to Chencang Road. This is already a pretty good achievement. .
Liu Bei was very satisfied, but Pang Tong still felt a little dissatisfied. In Pang Tong's view, Zhang Fei should not care about whether Bian City could be defended, but should directly attack Chencang Road.
As long as Chencang Road is captured, Zhang Fei will be able to advance and retreat freely, and can cut off Xiahou Yuan's retreat at any time.
As for Cao Hong's 10,000-strong army, which was cut off from food and grass and was forced to march in the mountains at the junction of Wudu in Hanzhong, it could only sustain a march for a month before it collapsed. It was impossible to even threaten the flanks of Liu Bei's army, let alone What kind of threat can there be if we seize Jiameng Pass and enter Shu territory?
If Cao Hong was smart enough, he would only choose to fight for supplies from the territory of the Seven Dimen, and then retreat to Longyou. This would be a glimmer of hope.
As long as Cao Hong does this, the Seven Dimen will completely fall out with Cao Wei and completely side with Liu Bei.
Therefore, Pang Tong felt it was a pity that Zhang Fei didn't think of actually attacking Chencang Road.
Pang Tong felt pity for a while, but when the news reached Jingzhou, Zhang Xi was stunned.
This change is a bit too big.
When the news of the Battle of Hanzhong reached Jingzhou, it was already the spring of the 22nd year of Jian'an.
Zhang Xi was busy arranging spring plowing in Nanjun at that time. He received Guan Yu's notice and went to Guan Yu's mansion to discuss matters.
Then Zhang Xi learned that Zhang Fei had defeated Cao Hong, occupied the river and besieged Chencang.
But Zhang Xi remembers that in the battle of Xiabian, Zhang Fei and Ma Chao were probably defeated by Cao Xiu after seeing through his plan, and finally retreated to a stalemate in front of Jiameng Pass.
Some people say that the Battle of Xiabian suddenly brought Zhang Fei and Ma Chao back to their original forms. This statement cannot really be said to be wrong. After all, even the junior members of the Cao family have never fought, which is indeed a bit embarrassing.
Cao Hong? !
Well, really don’t mention Cao Hong. Cao Hong’s military level and ability are not even half as good as Cao Ren’s. He only has loyalty. He can only mention the two saviors. It is really not his to lead the army in battle. His strong point is how to make money and be stingy.
But now, Zhang Fei actually used a trick to force Cao Hong back, and even Cao Xiu and Cao Zhen were fooled. This is a bit high.
Looking at the details again, Zhang Xi found that the situation Zhang Fei faced at that time was the same as the situation in history. The forces failed to converge in time, but Zhang Fei chose a completely different response method from history.
Historically, Zhang Fei spread rumors with great fanfare that he was going to cut off his food supply. Now, although Zhang Fei is also spreading rumors, this rumor is obviously much better. Even Guan Yu repeatedly praised him, saying that even if he did not return to the army, he would We will also send people back to investigate, and we don't dare to attack rashly.
Well, it cannot be ruled out that Guan Yu is bragging for his third brother, but Zhang Xi feels that even if he were from Cao Hong's perspective, he would most likely be suspicious. After all, the stretch from Hanzhong to Wudu is surrounded by mountains. , marching is difficult. If the food road is cut off again, it will really be impossible to fight.
I have to admit that the current performance of the three generals can really be called a famous general. If there is a Three Kingdoms game in the future, he should not be set to have an intelligence of only about forty, right? !
Well, Guan Yu summoned Zhang Xi and others not to discuss the intelligence of his third brother, but to discuss the progress of the Battle of Hanzhong and when to attack Xiangfan.
The current battle in Hanzhong is very favorable to Liu Bei.
On the side of the army, Zhang Fei, Ma Chao and others besieged Chencang Road. Cao Hong and others had to defend with all their strength to prevent Zhang Fei, Ma Chao and others from capturing Chencang and entering Guanzhong. They were unable to rescue Xia Houyuan.
In terms of the main force, Liu Bei has also led his troops to Yangping Pass and is confronting Xia Houyuan, and he has the superior force.
Under this situation, Guan Yu did not believe that Cao Cao could still sit still in Yecheng.
Since this is the case, Guan Yu decided to launch an attack on Xiangfan after the spring plowing this year to attract Cao Jun's attention and at the same time slow down Cao Cao's aid to Guanzhong.
This time, Zhang Xi had no objection. After all, this matter was almost discussed last year. It depends on how to implement it.
However, Guan Yu is not sending troops to Xiangfan immediately. He is just starting to make preparations. The first thing is to contact the spies in Nanyang and Runan and other places, and let them start to incite some wealthy families who are dissatisfied with Cao Cao to revolt.
The second master has been preparing for this for several years, and he doesn’t know how much money he has spent on food.
The second master is making arrangements, and Zhang Xi also has to make some arrangements.
After returning to the mansion, Zhang Xi wrote a secret letter to Pan Jun and asked him about some things.
Within a few days, Zhang Xi received Pan Jun's reply. After reading it, Zhang Xi took the letter to Guan Yu's mansion.
After Guan Yu saw Pan Jun's reply, he was silent for a long time.
Since the military meeting last year, Pan Jun and Guan Yu broke up on bad terms. Not long after returning to Lingling County, Pan Jun received a letter from Lu Meng, the governor of Jingnan, Jiangdong.
There is nothing special in the letter. It is that Lu Meng expressed his admiration for Pan Jun, a famous scholar in Jingzhou, and asked Pan Jun for advice on some issues in local governance.
In addition to being more respectful, the words are more in line with the identities of the two people who are in different forces.
Out of courtesy, Pan Jun replied a letter to Lu Meng, answering some of Lu Meng's questions and saying that the two sides had no intersection and it was better not to have too much contact.
Then Lu Meng wrote back and explained. After this back and forth, the frequency of communication between Pan Jun and Lu Meng basically remained at the level of one letter in half a month.
Recently, Lu Meng seems to have become more familiar with Pan Jun. Some of his words often lead to misunderstandings, and there are more and more words that lead Pan Jun to be dissatisfied with Guan Yu and Liu Bei's group.
Don't tell me, if Pan Jun hadn't had a secret talk with Zhang Xi and Xu Shu before returning to Lingling, he would have really sympathized with some of Lu Meng's words.
But now, hehe, Pan Jun packed all these letters and sent them to Zhang Xi and Guan Yu.
The reason for Guan Yu's silence was this.
These letters show, on the one hand, Pan Jun's loyalty to Liu Bei.
Although Pan Jun may have different political views from him, there is no doubt about his loyalty to Liu Bei.
Otherwise, based on these letters from Lü Meng, Pan Jun jumped to Jiangdong, and his position would probably not be low. After all, Lü Meng was Sun Quan's confidant, and he was now also the governor of one side.
On the other hand, what does Lu Meng want to do by writing so many letters to Pan Jun? !
(End of chapter)
