Zhao Yun finally rejected Wang Ping's suggestion and chose to continue to garrison under Sanguan City.
Although Wang Ping repeatedly asked for a fight, saying that the Wudang Feijun he had trained had such combat capabilities, Zhao Yun still firmly rejected it.
This made Wang Ping very dissatisfied, but Zhao Yun was the coach. Although Wang Ping was dissatisfied, there was nothing he could do.
The reason why Zhao Yun resolutely rejected Wang Ping's suggestion was not because Zhao Yun felt sorry for his soldiers and did not want Wang Ping to lead his troops deep into dangerous areas. Although there was part of this reason, the main reason was not this.
The reason why Zhao Yun really rejected Wang Ping's suggestion was that Sanguan was too close to Chencang Road.
Behind Sanguan, it was very close to Chencang Road. There was only less than fifty miles of mountain road from the Chencang Road entrance where Xiahou Mao was guarding.
Once Wang Ping is allowed to climb over the mountains and ridges behind Sanguan and make noises about blocking the grain road, it will inevitably arouse the vigilance of Chencang Road and Chang'an.
It doesn't matter whether Chen Cangdao's Xiahou Mao was more vigilant or not. The key is that Wang Ping poked Sanguan behind him, and Chang'an's Cao Zhen would definitely send soldiers to support him.
If this happens, even if Wei Yan breaks through Chencang Road, he will first run into the Wei army who came to encircle and suppress Wang Ping. If it is delayed for a few days, Wei Yan will not be able to lead his troops straight forward and attack Mei County.
Sometimes Zhao Yun also lamented that if the Northern Expedition was not so hasty and gave Yongliang two states enough time, then Zhao Yun actually did not need to go to Sanguan outside Longshan Road. He could have assembled his troops in Liangzhou and directly attacked Xiaoguan.
Xiaoguan is the gateway from Liangzhou to Guanzhong. It is very far from Baoxie Road and Longshan Road. Once Cao Wei sends troops to guard Xiaoguan, he will not be able to return to Chang'an in a short time.
It's not like now, having to attack Sanguan which is very close to Chencang Road, and Zhao Yun is also required to contain Cao's army in Sanguan to prevent Cao's army from returning to Mei County to aid. It's quite difficult.
Several leading generals knew about these strategic-level things, but the lower generals, including Wang Ping, actually did not know that the real purpose of sending troops this time was to provide cover for Wei Yan, who was still in Hanzhong.
Therefore, Wang Ping was quite aggrieved when he saw that Zhao Yun refused to accept his suggestion.
Fortunately, Zhao Yun is not a petty person. Besides, Wang Ping's suggestion is not so useless. Zhao Yun is waiting until the end of October. At that time, he can agree to Wang Ping's suggestion.
Because at that time, Wei Yan should have already set off from Hanzhong to raid Chencang Road.
As long as Wei Yan breaks through Chencang and walks out of Chencang Road, Wang Ping can go directly over the mountain and take a detour to the back of Sanguan.
On the one hand, Wang Ping can directly cut off the food route of Sanguan. On the other hand, Wang Ping can also contain the defense on the spot to prevent Sun Li from Sanguan from sending troops back to assist Mei County, creating time for Wei Yan to seize Mei County.
Therefore, after Zhao Yun learned the specific time when Wang Ping took a detour over the mountain to reach Sanguan, he never mentioned this matter again.
For a time, the three front battlefields all fell into a pause. Everyone was waiting for someone who was still training soldiers and horses in Hanzhong.
According to the strategic plan, Wei Yan should lead the army to attack Chencang Road at the end of October.
This was a strategic arrangement made in advance. The communication efficiency in these days was really low. It would take five to ten days at the earliest to know the details of what happened on the front line. The only way to know the details was to make an agreement in advance.
There is no need to worry about Hanzhong. Fazheng is still in Hanzhong. He will be responsible for analyzing the frontline battle reports and deciding the timing of Wei Yan's troop dispatch. There is no need to worry too much about delays.
But Nanyang was really too far away, and the information could be passed back and forth for as little as a month, or as long as two or three months, so it could only be left to Guan Yu to make decisions.
As for Guan Yu, he has stationed troops outside Deng County for the time being and has not advanced.
It's not that he doesn't want to launch an attack, the key is that Guan Yu's tactics are too risky. Who would have run to the front of the formation to play duel? !
Xu Shu could not convince Guan Yu, and he admired Guan Yu's courage and determination to sacrifice his life for the country, but this did not mean that Xu Shu really agreed with Guan Yu's actions.
If you can't convince yourself, then tell Guan Ping, Guan Xing, and Deng Ai about this matter, and ask these three people to persuade Guan Yu.
The conventional attack method may be a bit slow, and the possibility of a stalemate is also high, but in the end it is safer than you, the coach, the general of the Han Dynasty, the number one person in the military, running to find the enemy's general in a duel.
After all, the general on the opposite side is called Zhang Liao, and he is also a famous general who is famous for his bravery. He is famous for his actions in the two battles of Bailangshan and Xiaoyaojin.
When Guan Ping and others heard what Xu Shu said, they were immediately shocked. They went to Guan Yu's camp to persuade them, and then they were scolded by Guan Yu one by one.
Guan Yu discussed with Xu Shu because of Xu Shu's status. Without Xu Shu's support, Guan Yu could not execute his own tactics.
But you three juniors, if you come here to interfere in this matter, aren't you looking for scolding?
I am your father! ! ! !
Guan Ping, Guan Xing, and Deng Ai were scolded so badly. Guan Ping and Guan Xing naturally did not dare to disobey their father's scolding. Deng Ai dared and wanted to say a few words, but they were scolded by Guan Xing and Guan Ping. Dragging them, they left the camp together.
Who knows whose father it is.
How long has Deng Ai been Guan Yu's son-in-law? It's normal to not understand Guan Yu's temper and character, but don't Guan Ping and Guan Xing know what kind of condition their father is in? !
That is a kind of tantrum of "Although I do have a problem with my idea, but I am right". In other words, it is the old man's stubbornness that comes to the fore.
Whatever you say at this time, the old man won't listen. He will only become more and more stiff as you talk.
At this time, when the son and son-in-law come forward, it is impossible to change the old man's mind. Only by letting the old man's caring little cotton-padded jacket come forward can it be possible to persuade the old man to change his mind.
So "Guan Suo" changed back to Guan Yinping and went to find Guan Yu.
Don't tell me, after all, she is the tiger girl of the Guan family, she is much more capable than the eldest and second brothers. Guan Yinping started a quarrel with Guan Yu directly in Guan Yu's Chinese army tent.
The three people who were eavesdropping outside the tent began to feel that something was wrong. They saw the tone inside the tent getting louder and louder, and the atmosphere became increasingly tense. They quickly dragged Guan Yinping out of the tent before their old man got angry.
Guan Yinping was still quite aggrieved, and wanted to rush back to have a good argument with his father. He was already so old, and he was still wielding swords and guns in battle. Have he ever thought about his identity and his family? What are the worries of the mother and herself as children? !
Guan Ping and Guan Xing quickly carried Guan Yinping away, and Deng Ai was supposed to go back to coax his wife, but Deng Ai thought for a moment, looked at his wife, and then at Guan Yu in the tent. Finally, Deng Ai decided to enter the tent. Go and have a good talk with Guan Yu.
Really, Deng Ai couldn't understand why Guan Yu, a great general, did not do his job of commanding the army in battle, but insisted on fighting Zhang Liao in a duel? !
This is completely different from the concept taught to me by my master.
My master once said that as a general, you can win with bravery, but as a commander, you should take the overall situation into consideration and never fight bravely. But Guan Yu did the opposite.
If Guan Yu is just a brainless and reckless man, then Deng Ai has nothing to say. But Guan Yu is a famous general, and a first-class general in the world. Not only is he a superb commander, but he is also capable of leading troops in battle and strategizing.
Deng Ai really couldn't understand what Guan Yu was doing. At the same time, he also planned to use the consistent skill he learned from his master - talk about it.
Really, this is what Deng Ai admires most about his master - Zhang Xi has various ways to communicate well with anyone under any circumstances.
Zhang Xi himself was not aware of this ability, but Deng Ai really thought it was amazing and tried to learn a lot from it secretly.
Wouldn't it be useful this time?
Then... Deng Ai sighed and left Guan Yu's camp.
The master's tricks are very useful, and Guan Yu has more or less revealed to Deng Ai some of the reasons why he insists on going his own way. Deng Ai now feels the same as Xu Shu.
There is really nothing I can do to persuade him, and I can't do anything to persuade him, and Guan Yu also has his own legitimate reasons.
Moreover, Xu Shu could blame Guan Ping, Guan Xing and others for this matter, but Deng Ai could not.
Not only could he not push it away, Deng Ai was still hesitating whether to tell his wife about this.
From the perspective of his colleagues and Han Chen, Deng Ai wanted to kowtow to Guan Yu to express his admiration for the old general.
But from the family's perspective, it's very hard to say.
In fact, Guan Yu and Deng Ai talked a lot in Guan Yu's camp.
With Xu Shu, Guan Yu mainly tried to persuade Xu Shu not to oppose his plan in terms of state affairs.
But for Deng Ai, Guan Yu was more like an elder, telling Deng Ai what was in his heart.
In fact, it's not that Guan Yu doesn't miss his family. In his heart, Guan Yu has always been thinking about his old wife and his children at home.
But now, he is already an old man in his sixties. He and his wife are both old, and sooner or later, the day will come.
The children, Guan Ping and Guan Xing, have all grown up and started families. Even the youngest Guan Yinping is married and has children of his own. Guan Yu feels that there is only one thing left that he has not done in his life. It's over.
That is - help eldest brother to complete the mission of reviving the Han Dynasty!
This is Guan Yu's biggest obsession now, and it is also an obsession that Guan Yu is willing to die for.
Unless Liu Bei came to persuade him personally, no one could persuade him of this obsession.
Obviously, Guan Yu would not give Deng Ai this opportunity.
The day after talking to Deng Ai, Guan Yu wrote a handwritten letter and asked Deng Ai to go to Cao Ying in person and give it to Zhang Liao.
The content is just one - make an appointment with Zhang Liao and get together in front of the army.
(End of chapter)
