Zhuge Liang said he was going to spy on Cao Ying, so Zhang Xi naturally did not dare to be careless and personally took his personal guards and a large number of shields to protect Zhuge Liang.
Zhuge Liang also laughed a little when he saw Zhang Xi's huge posture, both as a guard and as a shield. In Zhuge Liang's view, Zhang Xi was completely making a fuss out of a molehill.
I was just overlooking Cao Jun's camp from the high ground of Wuzhangyuan. I wasn't going to personally lead the troops to the front line to observe Cao Cao's camp up close with more than a hundred shield-wielding guards. What was he doing? !
But Zhang Xi doesn't think that, after all, the fact that this place is called Wuzhangyuan is just like Luofengpo to Pang Tong, it is a place with special meaning.
If something unexpected happened to you here, would Zhang Xi still be able to scold the thief? !
Therefore, even though Zhuge Liang repeatedly dissuaded Zhang Xi not to make a fuss, Zhang Xi still insisted on taking more than a hundred armor-bearing shield guards to protect Zhuge Liang and went to the highlands to inspect Cao's army camp.
Actually, Zhang Xi did make a fuss out of a molehill.
The closest point of Cao Jun's defense line is the mountain road on the east side of Wuzhangyuan Highland. The farthest point is a full five miles away from Wuzhangyuan Highland. As long as Zhuge Liang doesn't run to the gate of Cao Jun's camp on the east mountain road to dance, there is no danger at all. .
Zhuge Liang is not Sun Ce, and he does not have the confidence in force to do such a heartless thing.
Not bothering to pay attention to Zhang Xi's fuss, Zhuge Liang just stood on the high ground of Wuzhangyuan and looked down at Cao Jun's camp layout from a distance.
In fact, from such a distance, it is difficult to see clearly the actual strength of Cao Jun's army. Zhuge Liang can only look at Cao Jun's overall defense layout from a height.
Zhuge Liang was Zhuge Liang. With just one glance, he could see that Cao Jun's defense layout lacked depth and thickness. If he could break through it in one battle, it would easily lead to the collapse of the enemy's entire line.
But then, Zhuge Liang also thought of his own difficulties.
The enemy's army lacks defense depth, but its own troops do not have much force to use for key breakthroughs.
In addition, the enemy coach Guo Huai is not a fool. He has focused on several important nodes on the defense line, such as the entrance of Wuzhangyuan Avenue and the mountain road on the east side of Wuzhangyuan. It is not that easy to break through easily. of.
It has to be said that Guo Huai's response really showed the ability of a famous general. If the Wuzhangyuan Highlands were still in Guo Huai's hands at this time, then Guo Huai wouldn't even have to worry about the shortage of troops. As long as he guarded the mountain defense line, he would be able to stand invincible position.
Fortunately, Wuzhangyuan Highland is now in our own hands.
After seeing clearly the enemy's defense layout, Zhuge Liang felt confident.
Back in the camp, Zhuge Liang invited Zhang Fei and Chen Dao, and the four of them discussed countermeasures together.
Zhuge Liang's mind was very clear. He knew the strategic purpose of sending troops this time. Naturally, he couldn't really want to break Guo Huai's defense line in one fell swoop.
Let’s not talk about whether it can be done, but if it can be done, if Guo Huai leads his troops to retreat to Mei County, the remaining things will be really difficult to handle.
Half of the confrontation in Wuzhangyuan was a field battle, but once Guo Huai retreats to Mei County, it will be a siege battle. Our logistics supplies cannot keep up with the consumption of such a confrontation.
If the confrontation at the foot of Mei County lasts for a long time and Cao's army comes in force to help, it will be difficult for Chang'an to fight.
But, just confrontation without fighting is somewhat inconsistent with the current situation.
Today's general trend in the world is still dominated by Cao Wei. The Northern Expedition of the Han Dynasty itself is to use the weak to attack the strong.
As the weaker side, they definitely hope to win a quick battle and win by surprise. However, only the superior side will think of playing steadily and defeating the Han army with its comprehensive national strength. If he just confronts Cao Jun, Guo Huai will also doubt in his heart whether the Han army is still there. What's the backup plan?
Therefore, in Zhuge Liang's view, the front line of Wuzhangyuan cannot be such a simple confrontation. Sufficient pressure must be put on Guo Huai to make Guo Huai believe that the Han army's goal is to break through from the front line of Wuzhangyuan.
But at the same time, we must have a good grasp of the scale. We must make Guo Huai feel that he still has hope of holding Wuzhangyuan, and at the same time force Guo Huai to seek more reinforcements from Chang'an as much as possible.
This matter is a technical job. After Zhuge Liang finished talking about the combat mission in Wuzhangyuan Highland, except Zhang Xi, Zhang Fei and Chen Dao all shook their heads.
This also tests one's own command and operation too much.
We wanted to beat Cao Jun hard, but not too hard. Anyway, Zhang Fei felt that this was not my old Zhang’s fighting style, and he really couldn’t do such a delicate job.
Looking back, Zhang Fei rolled his eyes, looked at Zhuge Liang, then looked at Zhang Xi, and he understood immediately.
"The military advisor can discuss such matters with Yuan Zhang and then take matters into his own hands!" Zhang Fei waved his hand and delegated his authority very magnanimously.
Zhang Fei is the commander-in-chief of the Wuzhangyuan highland camp. He must be the one to make the decision on this kind of marching battle. Unlike other places, the army cannot have multiple voices.
But it is indeed difficult for Zhang Fei, the commander-in-chief, to grasp the scale here. In this regard, it is not just Zhuge Liang who thinks so, but Zhang Fei also has this consciousness.
If Zhuge Liang insists on letting Zhang Fei execute this tactical plan in person, Zhang Fei may not be able to execute it very well. However, if Zhang Fei is not allowed to execute this tactic, he is ignoring Zhang Fei's authority as the commander-in-chief in the army.
So, Zhang Fei understands, Zhuge Liang understands, and even Zhang Xi and Chen Dao understand that Zhang Fei must speak up about this matter, and then Zhuge Liang can leave it to others to execute.
Zhang Fei spoke happily.
Zhuge Liang also laughed. This is one of the reasons why Zhuge Liang is willing to assist Liu Bei - in this team, a lot of meaningless intrigues can really be eliminated.
As soon as Zhang Fei opened his mouth, Zhuge Liang was not polite and directly asked Zhang Xi to be responsible for the actual operation here.
This is a matter of course.
There are only four people in the camp, Zhuge Liang is the counselor, Zhang Fei is too reckless to do such a detailed job, and Chen Dao has always kept a low profile, and the enemy will not take him seriously. Only Zhang Xi is the most suitable candidate.
Even though Zhang Xi has been working under Liu Bei for so many years, it feels like he has done nothing. But on the side of Cao Wei and Soochow, Zhang Xi is recognized as Liu Bei's famous general.
Among the famous generals of the older generation, Zhang Xi played against Xia Houyuan, Cao Ren, Zhang He, Zhang Liao and others. Whether he was a general or a deputy general, he never suffered a loss. Among the famous generals of the Mesozoic era, such as Guo Huai, Cao Zhen and others, Zhang Xi played against They have never lost. This is not a famous general, but a famous general.
Especially after the older generation passed away one after another, Zhang Xi's reputation became more and more famous. If he takes action, at least Guo Huai will definitely not take it lightly.
Zhang Xi takes charge of the battle, at least Guo Huai will not think that Zhang Fei is up to something fishy. It is too late to go all out to fight, and there is no time to think about other things.
As for Zhuge Liang, he was also thinking about how to make Guo Huai focus all his attention on Wuzhangyuan so that he would have no time to consider Mei County behind him. After much deliberation, the best way was to force Guo Huai to take the initiative to leave the stronghold. Fight.
But this is not easy.
Guo Huai is not easy to deal with. Not only is he extremely brave and has gained the reputation of "god of heaven" in Liangzhou, he is also extremely resourceful and can use his troops well. Such a person can still fight even though he knows that his troops are insufficient. Take the initiative to attack? !
The strategy was there, but the plan was not easy to implement. Zhuge Liang thought about it for a long time and couldn't think of a good way. He could only tell it and let everyone brainstorm.
But when Zhang Xi heard this, was that all? !
Isn’t that a very easy thing to do? !
Isn't it just to let Guo Huai take the initiative to lead the troops into battle? What's so difficult about this?
Just send a letter of challenge to Guo Huai's army and ask him to fight at the mountain pass on the east side of Wuzhangyuan.
Well, of course, by the way, give Guo Huai a small box with a piece of women's clothing in it, just to remind Guo Huai not to forget to wear women's clothing to see him.
Whenever Guo Huai wants to show his face, he has to lead his troops personally.
Zhang Xi's approach immediately stunned Zhuge Liang. What is this? !
Chen Dao was also a little confused. Only Zhang Fei, who had experienced the Battle of Ji County, laughed out loud after hearing this. He kept pointing at Zhang Xi and said things like "You are so evil-minded."
Zhang Xi didn't think he was bad at all. He made a bet under the city of Ji County. This was the content of the bet. He, Guo Huai, failed to capture Ji County and was defeated and fled in the end. Is this a fact? !
If Guo Huai doesn't wear this women's clothing, who will? !
After Zhuge Liang and Chen Dao figured out the cause and effect, they also laughed. However, these two were more restrained than Zhang Fei. They just smiled and pointed at Zhang Xi, shaking their heads and saying nothing.
Zhang Xi said you might as well say it directly! ! !
But no matter what, after laughing, Zhuge Liang also affirmed that Zhang Xi's actions were a great shame and humiliation. If he, Guo Huai, wanted to wash away this shame, he must defeat Zhang Xi again in a head-on battle.
As long as they are not too thick-skinned and have no lower limits in their hearts, no one can tolerate this.
Of course, if Guo Huai could really resist the threat of this person, it would be too high.
(End of chapter)
