Yin Shang's so-called three strategies of upper, middle and lower are actually only two strategies.
This plan is simply not feasible. According to Cao Wei's laws, once Zhao Ang abandons the city and leaves, no matter whether he wins or loses, he will be held accountable afterwards.
Therefore, Zhao Ang also knows this and will not blame Yin Shang for this. Making up the numbers does not show that he is resourceful. It is just for self-promotion. Whoever takes it seriously is the fool.
Yin Shang's real advice is actually the upper and middle strategies.
The above plan is a bit risky, but once successful, the benefits are huge.
Falling into the trap is relatively safe. Although there is no great merit, there is still some small merit. After repelling the Shu thieves, at least in Tianshui County, you can still be your own aristocratic family and don't have to worry about being liquidated by Cao Wei.
There is a saying that Zhao Ang really wanted to fall into the trap. After all, before the military meeting, Wang Yi repeatedly told Zhao Ang to stay on the safe side and not be greedy for credit.
But.
"The governor, I think the above plan is feasible!" Jiang Xu was the first to step out and asked Zhao Ang to fight, saying, "Please the governor, please allocate two thousand soldiers and horses to ambush outside the city and lead the Shu bandit army. , after the governor has used the city defense to dampen his spirit, he will eventually fight his way out from behind the rebel army, and he will surely be able to defeat the enemy in one fell swoop."
Zhao Ang was a little hesitant when he saw that it was Jiang Xu who was coming out to fight. Is this Jiang Xu really so kind? !
But then, Liang Xu also came out and asked for a fight for similar reasons. This made Zhao Ang a little suspicious.
When Zhao Ang saw Yin Shang, he also stood up and said that since it was his own plan, he knew best, so it was better to go out of the city to fight on his own.
Then the three people quarreled over who could leave the city.
Zhao Ang is confused. What are you arguing about? !
Although the above plan is good and has the greatest profit, it is very dangerous to fight outside the city.
We don't have many defenders, so we won't be able to give you too many people to go out to fight in the city. Only 2,000 of them will die, so the risk factor of going out to fight in the city is very high.
Don't say that you are all willing to die to serve the country. This sounds fresh to you. We are all from Liangzhou. Don't fool anyone. No one knows the little Jiujiu in your heart.
Therefore, the more these three people compete for this task, the more Zhao Ang feels that there may be huge benefits in it.
By this time, Zhao Ang had been led astray by the three men without realizing it, completely ignoring the possibility that he might have been tricked.
Zhao Ang is now also seriously considering whether this plan has any great benefits that make these people fight for it so much.
If you think about it, it does have benefits.
Once you go out to fight in the city, after defeating the army of Shu thieves, you will definitely get the most credit. After you defend Tianshui County in the future, you will be rewarded based on your merits, and you will definitely get the greatest benefits.
And the three companies in front of me really all have reasons for doing this.
Needless to say, the Yin family is just a third-rate family. If they can take this as an opportunity to be appreciated by Cao Wei, they will basically reach the sky in one step.
The Jiang family and the Liang family also have this need. The Jiang family wants to please Cao Wei and avoid being suppressed, but the Liang family may not want to go further and gain a greater say.
Therefore, the three companies do have reasons to strive for this victory.
But there is still one most critical question here - why do these three people think that if they adopt the above strategy and fight out of the city, they will definitely win, and they will definitely get this credit? !
They have about 20,000 troops!
Zhao Ang did not believe that these three people were fools. These three people must have their own reasons.
Looking back and thinking about it carefully, Zhao Ang felt like he had caught something.
"Liang Zhizhi!" Zhao Ang suddenly named Liang Xu and asked, "As you said last time, who is the leader of the Shu bandits this time?!"
Liang Xu paused for a moment, with an embarrassed look on his face, and said with a slight hesitation, "The leader of the Shu thieves is a wise general in Shu. His surname is Zhang, his given name is Xi, and his courtesy name is Yuan Chang. His generals include Wei Yan, the prefect of Hanzhong, and Zhang Yi, the general. Ju Fu and others all have the courage that ten thousand men cannot deserve."
I believed your evil deeds! ! !
Zhao Ang cursed in his heart.
With just a few pieces of information, what can you tell me about a wise general and a courage that is worthless to all men? !
Now Zhao Ang finally understood what these bastards were planning.
Basically, I just want to pinch the weak persimmon and take the credit.
Take a look at the people on the other side. Except for Zhang Xi, who is somewhat famous, the others are all unknown generals.
There are indeed some rumors about the leading general Zhang Xi as a "smart general", but this person does not seem to be very capable. Most of the time, he only plays the role of deputy general, and does not have many opportunities to stand alone.
Don't talk about putting down the rebellion in Nanzhong. It's just the gang of bumpkin barbarians in Nanzhong. They might not have even seen iron weapons, so they just fight with stones. Is putting down such a rebellion something to be proud of? !
You really can't blame Zhao Ang for thinking that way.
Since the founding of the Han Dynasty, the biggest border threat has been from the northwest. In the eyes of the Liangzhou family, the indigenous barbarians in the south are no different from monkeys and cannot be counted as individuals.
To pacify Nanzhong, in the eyes of the wealthy people in Liangzhou who dealt with Qiang and Hu every day, his achievement was not a great achievement.
In addition, Zhang Xi was the one who helped Guan Yu in the previous battle of Xiangfan. He led the troops against Xiahou Yuan in Badong County. In the eyes of outsiders, he was also the one who helped Zhang Fei. It feels like this man has been in the army for ten years and he is still serving as his deputy. In other words, the natives in the south can be bullied and led an army alone. How strong can such a person be? !
As for Wei Yan, the governor of Hanzhong, although his official position is not small, Cao Wei now basically knows that Wei Yan can be the governor of Hanzhong not because he is strong, but because he is Liu Bei's confidant. This person is from Liu Bei's general.
In addition, he had no outstanding achievements before and had always been unknown. If he hadn't suddenly become the governor of Hanzhong, many people would not even know that there was such a number one person in the Liu Bei Group.
As for the sentence of support, Zhang Yi has never heard of it, so he insists on talking about courage that is unworthy of all men? !
Isn’t the bravery of a man these days a bit too worthless? !
Zhao Ang now understood clearly. A general with little experience in leading an army alone, and three unknown generals, were still partial troops. Partial divisions were usually used to scare people and create suspicions. How strong could the combat effectiveness of the soldiers be? go? !
What kind of powerful enemy is this? It is simply a walking military merit.
It’s not that Zhao Ang is stupid, it’s that there is an information gap in the dissemination of information in this era. In addition, if you put Zhang Xi’s group of people in front of most generals of Cao Wei, you will come to a conclusion similar to Zhao Ang.
If we hadn't opened the "eyes of the sky" for future generations, looking at it from this era, who would have thought that Wei Yan, Zhang Yi, and Jufu were famous generals? !
Zhuge Liang's first Northern Expedition in history was nothing more than a joke in the eyes of Cao Wei.
Zhuge Liang pacified Nanzhong and then went north. However, in Cao Wei's view, Zhuge Liang was still just a weak scholar. It would be fine for such a person to lead troops to bully the locals in Nanzhong, but if he went north to confront the Liangzhou people, he would be courting death.
As for Wei Yan, Chen Shi, Gao Xiang, Ma Su, Liao Hua, and Deng Zhi... who can treat these people as a dish? !
Therefore, when Zhao Yun led his troops out of Baoxie Road, Cao Zhen thought without even thinking that this was the main force of the Shu army's Northern Expedition, and immediately led his troops to fight to the death.
Now when it comes to Zhang Xi and others, the same is actually true. I haven’t seen Zhang Fei, Zhao Yun, Ma Chao and others. If you Zhang Xi leads the army, you are just a partial army with suspicious soldiers. You don’t have a general under your command. This is not a ready-made military exploit. What? !
Don't tell me, Zhao Ang is a little excited now. He has completely forgotten that there is actually a more reliable way to fall into the trap.
This is obvious credit. If these three people get it, the Zhao family will have to face a strong competitor in Tianshui County in the future.
Therefore, Zhao Ang also wants to take the credit. It is better to let himself take the credit than to let the other three companies take it.
Therefore, Zhao Ang coughed, attracted everyone's attention, and said, "If this plan is used, it is no small matter for those who leave the city to fight. Zhao should personally lead the troops out of the city, and Jiang Juncheng can garrison Ji County."
First of all, this credit must be eliminated from the hands of the Jiang family.
The Jiang family itself is the largest family in Tianshui County. After years of suppression, the Zhao family, Yang family and others have slowly caught up. If the Jiang family is allowed to make meritorious deeds again, Shui County will have to return to its original structure that day. superior.
As for myself, it's better to do it myself when it comes to outing the city to fight, which is a sure-fire achievement.
But apparently others "weren't happy".
"The governor's words are wrong!" Jiang Xu said "urgently", "As the chief general guarding the city, how could the governor of Zhao be in danger? Such trivial matters can be left to the general!"
When Liang Xu heard this, he immediately said "dissatisfied", "Jiang Juncheng's words are reasonable, but Jiang Juncheng also has a heavy responsibility. Such matters can be left to the junior general."
Yin Shang also expressed his dissatisfaction in a timely manner, saying, "If the generals are fighting, and fear of harming the harmony, it is better to go out with the last generals, and the generals sit in the city, wouldn't it be wonderful?!"
"Bah, how can you be responsible for such a big thing?!" When Jiang Xu heard this, he swore at Yin Shang, and then he handed over his hand to Zhao Ang and said, "Zhao Governor Mingjian, although this matter is not difficult, it does not require wisdom and courage. If the general is not up to the task, why should the governor send a junior general there?!"
"You are capable, but we are all incompetent?!" Liang Xu also stood up and said to Zhao Ang, "The last general has experience in fighting with Shu thieves, please leave this matter to the last general."
Hearing this, Yin Shang wanted to say something else, but Zhao Ang couldn't listen anymore.
With a wave of his hand, he stopped the three of them from continuing to argue, and shouted loudly, "Okay, this governor only has my opinion on this matter!"
After Zhao Ang finished speaking, regardless of the current attitudes of the three people, he said directly, "No mistakes can be made in the affairs of the army. Everything is decided by me. Chief Yin immediately went to the army and selected two thousand elites. I will follow the governor tonight Go out of the city to ambush. Jiang Xu, tomorrow you and Liang will lead three thousand troops to defend the city and stop the Shu thieves from attacking the city. No mistakes will be made. In the future, we will defeat the enemy together and make military achievements together. If there is any further quarrel, military law will be engaged! !!”
The three of them immediately fell silent and retreated.
But in my heart, haha, the reckless Zhao Ang fell into the trap!
(End of chapter)
