Zhang Xi really doesn't hold a grudge that much, but he is really angry now.
It was all caused by old man Wei.
You said that you, a dignified general in the army and the prefect of Hanzhong, compete with a grain and grass officer, do you still have any general demeanor? !
Although Zhang Xi doesn't like Yang Yi, at this critical moment, Zhang Xi doesn't want to target Yang Yi. After all, Yang Yi is still useful. If you kill him later, Zhuge Liang will be the one who suffers.
The current situation is much better than the situation Zhuge Liang faced in history. He does not have to shoulder so many responsibilities alone, and he does not have to make himself so tired. But with the sense of responsibility our prime minister has, if you are killed Yang Yi, if you throw all the things that Yang Yi was responsible for on his head, wouldn't you have to tire him out?
Zhang Xi really feels sorry for this.
So, Zhang Xi didn't want to make a big deal out of this matter. He just blamed Wei Yan for a few words and prepared to ask Zhuge Liang for food and grass. He couldn't delay the military training.
But Wei Yan was very unconvinced.
"You also know that I am a general in the army. How can I let a general in the army collect food and grass?!" Wei Yan said to Zhang Xi quite dissatisfied.
Yes, Wei Yan was very dissatisfied with this.
Although the relationship with Zhang Xi was not good, everyone was doing business, and Wei Yan did not want to have any conflict with Zhang Xi at work. But he had never heard of any military general going to collect food and grass in person.
Zhang Xi understood immediately, why couldn't it be done? !
Looking sideways at Wei Yan, Zhang Xi said in a funny voice, "If you don't want to just ask you to collect food and grass, then if your army is ordered to scold the formation, won't you have to jump on it?!"
Wei Yan's eyes suddenly widened and he looked at Zhang Xi, breathing heavily from his nostrils.
Indeed, Zhang Xi's statement seriously stung General Wei Yan's pride.
I am already a general guarding Hanzhong. I am no longer the subordinate general I used to be. You still dare to ask me to do the work of collecting food and fodder and scolding the formation? !
Wei Yan felt that he had been ridiculed by Zhang Xi and suffered very serious psychological damage.
Wei Yan doesn't seem to be as open-minded as Deng Ai. In his heart, Wei Yan cares more about his lower-class background.
But Zhang Xi really didn't mean to ridicule Wei Yan. He just felt that it was not a shameful thing for a general to do such a thing.
Food, grass, ordnance is related to the combat effectiveness of the army. As a general of the army, you shouldn't pay more attention to it. Is there anything wrong with getting it in person? !
Scolding in front of the army is an effective means of provoking the enemy to leave the city to fight in the field. As long as the enemy can be defeated, what does a little face mean? !
Back in Xinye, when Zhang Xi was the grain and grass officer, Zhang Fei, Guan Yu, and Zhao Yun all came to receive grain and grass in person. Zhang Fei even threatened himself for a jar of wine.
Although Zhang Fei, Guan Yu, and Zhao Yun at that time were not as good as Wei Yan now, they were all famous generals in the world. They could do it, why couldn't Wei Yan do it? !
And speaking of scolding the formation, when Cao Ren was in the Battle of Xiangfan, he was a dignified former general, Anping Tinghou. A big Han marquis could go down to Fancheng and personally scold the formation. Who do you think Wei Yan is? !
And our third master, in this life of war, he would feel unhappy if he didn’t scold the formation in front of the army.
Therefore, Zhang Xi really couldn't understand why Wei Yan was blowing his beard, staring, and breathing heavily.
However, Zhang Xi didn't want to explain to Wei Yan. He was now Wei Yan's superior and a former army general, and there was no need to explain anything to Wei Yan.
It was under this circumstance that Zhuge Liang came to Zhang Xi's camp.
When Zhuge Liang saw the two staring at each other again, he suddenly had a headache. Can't he just calm down for a while? !
When Wei Yan saw Zhuge Liang coming, he finally stopped glaring at Zhang Xi. On the one hand, he wanted to lose face, and on the other hand, Wei Yan also gave Zhuge Liang face.
He casually handed over his hands as a salute to Zhang Xi, and then Wei Yan left the military tent without looking back.
Zhang Xi didn't pay attention to Wei Yan at all, but stood up with a smile and greeted Zhuge Liang.
Zhuge Liang first handed over the grain and grass matters to Zhang Xi. After Zhang Xi checked everything correctly, he made a mark on the grain and grass book for confirmation.
Then, Zhuge Liang pulled Zhang Xi and persuaded him not to have conflicts with Wei Yan all the time.
"Now that the Northern Expedition is imminent, the army must unite as one." Zhuge Liang advised Zhang Xi, "Yuan Chang and Wen Chang have also known each other for many years. You should know that Wen Chang is upright and can be used but not provoked. Why should it be so embarrassing?! "
But Zhang Xi just smiled and then said, "Mr. Wei, Xi knows General Wei's abilities and has no intention of making things difficult. In matters in the military, words must be followed and actions must be resolute. Strictly abide by military orders and act in accordance with them. That’s all, why do we need to force each other to be harmonious?!”
What Zhang Xi meant was that even though that old man Wei and I couldn't pee in the same pot, as long as we were doing business and not violating military orders, there was no need to force peace.
Zhuge Liang shook his head and continued to persuade Zhang Xi.
The main reason is that in this era, the general's will comes first when leading troops in battle. When the general in the army assigns tasks, it is still up to the generals below to execute them. If they are not in harmony with each other and do not cooperate tacitly when executing military orders, bad things will inevitably happen.
We cannot expect everyone to put aside their personal grudges and cooperate sincerely.
Zhang Xi also understood what Zhuge Liang meant, but Zhang Xi felt that if it were someone else, Zhang Xi might have paid attention to it, but with old man Wei, he really didn't need to pay that much attention.
Wei Yan, as Zhuge Liang said, has an upright temperament. Either he will not accept the task you give him, but as long as he accepts it, he will not fail to do it well.
Therefore, Zhang Xi believed that at least regarding the military affairs, Wei Yan would not be able to do anything to him.
But Zhang Xi still thanked Zhuge Liang for the reminder. Then what should he do?
Zhuge Liang obviously saw Zhang Xi's disapproval, but when he thought about it carefully, neither Zhang Xi nor Wei Yan was the kind of person who would abandon public service for personal reasons. Zhuge Liang could only sigh helplessly and ignore this matter for the time being. .
Anyway, the leader of the army this time is Liu Bei, King of Hanzhong. Neither Zhang Xi nor Wei Yan will disobey Liu Bei's orders.
At this time, Zhuge Liang did not need to worry about how to mediate the relationship between his soldiers. After all, it was not yet time for him to shoulder everything.
While Zhuge Liang and others were making preparations in Hanzhong, Liu Bei had already assembled his rear army in Chengdu and set off for Hanzhong.
In September of the 25th year of Jian'an, Liu Bei, the king of Hanzhong, led 30,000 troops into Hanzhong. He formally offered sacrifices to heaven and earth in Nanzheng, Hanzhong, and vowed to fight for the Northern Expedition.
Originally, at this time, Cao Pi should have forced Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty to abdicate and stand on his own behalf on behalf of the Han Dynasty.
Obviously, Cao Pi was not in such a mood at this time.
In mid-October, Cao Pi received the news that Liu Bei had pledged to fight for the Northern Expedition, and along with this news came reports from Nanyang and Chang'an.
In Nanyang, Zhang Liao, who was stationed in Wancheng, sent a military report saying that Guan Yu of Xiangfan led 50,000 troops out of Fancheng in early October, went north to conquer Xinye, and was marching towards Wancheng.
Cao Hong from Chang'an reported that Shangyong Kou Feng led 20,000 troops to attack Wei Xing. Wei Xing was in a hurry, and Cao Hong had sent 10,000 reinforcements.
Guan Yu on the Xiangfan side had already made clear his marching goal, which was to go to Nanyang instead of Xudu. This made Cao Pi breathe a sigh of relief.
As for Wancheng, Zhang Liao has 30,000 elite troops at hand, Zhang Liao himself is a famous general who is accustomed to fighting, and he has the support of Wancheng and Nanyang counties. It should not be a big problem to temporarily block Guan Yu's offensive.
But the movements of the superior Kou Feng were very subtle.
The location of Wei Xing is really important. After Kou Feng occupied Wei Xing, he could either go north to attack Youfufeng and threaten Chang'an, or he could go east to attack Nanxiang and join forces with Guan Yu to attack Wancheng.
In such an important position, Cao Hong didn't dare not save him.
At the same time, Cao Hong also received the news that Liu Bei had pledged his loyalty in Hanzhong, and the important area of Chang'an had to be guarded.
Therefore, Cao Hong quickly went to the table and informed Cao Pi, asking Cao Pi to make a decision quickly.
Cao Pi also quickly summoned his ministers to discuss what to do.
This time, because he received a clear report of enemy troops, Cao Pi summoned many civil and military officials in Yecheng to discuss countermeasures.
Not only Cao Ren and other generals of the Cao clan participated, but also veteran generals such as Xu Huang and Zhang He, as well as civil servants such as Jiang Ji, Liu Ye, Chen Qun, and Jia Xu.
But there are too many people, and some things are endless to talk about, especially the judgment of Liu Bei's main attack direction. Many people have different opinions.
Liu Ye, Zhang He and others believe that since Liu Bei himself pledged his loyalty to Hanzhong and Guan Yu of Xiangfan has already attacked Nanyang with a clear goal, this means that Liu Bei's direction is the main attack, and Guan Yu is most likely just a partial force to act as a diversion.
The most important thing now is to strengthen the defense of Yongliang area and send reinforcements to Chang'an.
But Cao Ren still insisted on defending Nanyang and Xudu. After all, Guan Yu personally led the troops, and they were almost at his doorstep.
As for Liu Bei's movements, a group of counselors under Liu Bei's account are all scheming. How can you judge that Liu Bei will not lead a large army as a suspect, but actually provide cover for Guan Yu to attack Nanyang? !
The more impossible the thing is, the more careful you have to be. Who could have thought that there would be heavy rain and Guan Yu would flood his entire army? !
Another thing is that all the senior generals in the army know how difficult it is to take the route from Hanzhong to Yongliang. Moreover, Cao Pi also asked Guo Huai and Cao Hong to respond before, which was enough to delay Cao Hong. Now he must do it first Yes, it must be to rescue Zhang Liao and repel Guan Yu.
Both arguments sounded reasonable to Cao Pi, but he also felt that something was wrong.
After all, Cao Pi was not Cao Cao. He could have his own understanding and decision-making in military matters.
But Cao Pi is not the kind of person who is scheming and indecisive. He knows that this kind of thing cannot be put off again and again. Cao Pi still knows very well why Yuan Shao, who was in Hebei Province, disappeared.
Therefore, Cao Pi finally demonstrated the decisiveness of a qualified successor, and it also proved that Cao Cao's choice of him as his successor was not a wrong choice.
Cao Pi immediately ordered Cao Ren to lead an army of 30,000 men, and work with Xu Huang to reinforce Zhang Liao in Nanyang and stop Guan Yu.
In the direction of Chang'an, Cao Pi decided to follow the example of the late king Cao Cao and led an army of 100,000 to march to Chang'an and command the Yongliang army.
Let yourself experience for yourself what Liu Bei, who is hailed as the hero of the world by his father, is capable of!
(End of chapter)
