Wei Yan was also quite embarrassed after receiving Zhuge Qian's secret letter.
To be honest, Wei Yan didn't believe what Zhuge Qian said in the secret letter, and he doubted whether this was the treacherous plot of the Wei army general.
Today's attack on Chencang City, although it only lasted for an afternoon, the Wei army could not help but fight. But wasn't Zhuge Qian still going back and forth on the city wall to put out fires during the day and help the Wei army defend the city? !
Why did he write to himself at night, saying that he was willing to act as an internal agent and surrender the city? !
This is unreasonable.
If you really have this intention, as long as you let go a little during the day, I will have already led the troops into Chencang City.
Originally, Wei Yan did not believe that Zhuge Qian had the intention to surrender. Wei Yan also did not believe the confidants sent by Zhuge Qian that Zhuge Qian and the great Han Zhongshu Ling Zhuge Liang were friends of the same clan.
Although Wei Yan was very aloof and could not get along well with anyone, he was still very convinced of Zhuge Liang. Zhuge Liang was famous for being impartial and selfless, and his younger brother Zhuge Jun could only work as an outsider in the Ministry of Industry. You, Zhuge Qian, How could Zhuge Liang be on good terms with you, a low-level general of an enemy country, with so-called kinship relations so far apart? !
But Wei Yan doesn't believe it, doesn't mean Wu Ban doesn't believe it. Besides, the current situation is somewhat in line with the warning of Shangshu Ling Fa Zheng.
Wu Ban quickly reminded Wei Yan that before leaving Hanzhong, Fazheng had told Wei Yan that when he arrived at Chencang City, he could "wait for the enemy to change".
Maybe he is referring to this Zhuge Qian? !
After Wu Ban reminded him, Wei Yan hesitated.
Wei Yan is an aloof person, has a bad temper, and is somewhat headstrong, but it doesn't mean that Wei Yan can't distinguish between priorities.
Although Wei Yan still felt that based on today's offensive situation, it would no longer be difficult to capture Chencang City within fifteen days, but after all, it was what Fa Zheng had told him to do.
If it was just the so-called "wait for changes in the enemy" that Fazheng told him, Wei Yan might not take it to heart. After all, Wei Yan didn't think too highly of Fazheng, a talkative guy.
But Wei Yan knew that his mission of attacking Chencangdao was related to the success or failure of the entire Northern Expedition strategy, and Fazheng's instructions to him did not just represent Fazheng's personal intentions, it was a part of the entire Northern Expedition strategy.
Therefore, Wei Yan seriously thought about the pros and cons, and hesitated whether to believe what Zhuge Qianxin said.
As the coach, Wei Yan was still hesitant, but Wu Ban on the other side couldn't stand it anymore.
"If the general has doubts, why don't the last general lead five hundred people from his headquarters to respond and find out what is true? What does the general think?!" Wu Ban suggested to Wei Yan.
It is understandable that Wei Yan has concerns. After all, Wei Yan is the commander of the raiding force. Facing this kind of temptation, if he believes it without even thinking about it, in Wu Ban's view, it is the behavior of a fool.
Therefore, Wei Yan cannot be allowed to take risks on such things, so he, the deputy general, must do these things.
First of all, this kind of mine detection work is originally Wu Ban's responsibility.
Secondly, if what Zhuge Qian said is true, then the first attack on Chencang Road this time was from his Wu class.
As for the danger involved, Wu Ban didn't take it too seriously.
There is nothing dangerous about fighting.
General, no one can achieve success without taking risks.
There are not many opportunities to make meritorious deeds. Many people want to take a chance like this, but God may not give them a chance.
Therefore, Wu Ban really wanted to carry out this mission, and it was not entirely because of Wei Yan.
But after Wei Yan thought carefully for a long time, he rejected Wu Ban's proposal.
Even Wei Yan didn't know if he had been with Zhang Xi for a long time and was somewhat affected. After rejecting Wu Ban's proposal, Wei Yan actually had the rare opportunity to explain the reason for his rejection to Wu Ban.
"It's hard to tell whether this is true or not. If it's a trap, it means someone has trapped Yuan Xiong in danger." Wei Yan explained, "Therefore, if you want to do this, you should go there in person. With a certain martial arts, even if Even if it is a trap, you can escape, all you need to do is trouble Yuan Xiong to respond!"
That's right, Wu Ban didn't know what to say.
I am very touched that you, General Wei, are concerned about the safety of my subordinates. But can you not be so straightforward when you speak, as if if it is a trap, I will not survive? !
Although my martial arts skills are not as good as yours, General Wei, the difference is not that big, right? !
Although the words were unpleasant, it was Wei Yan who cared about Wu Ban after all, and he also gave an explanation. Although Wu Ban felt a little uncomfortable, he did not feel disgusted with Wei Yan's words.
However, Wu Ban still sighed in his heart: It was rumored that General Wei had a weird personality and was difficult to get along with. Now it seems that it is not that he is difficult to get along with, but he is just a bit too direct in his words.
Well, Wu Ban became the first person to defend Wei Yan.
But no matter what, Wei Yan's decision was to temporarily believe in Fa Zheng's words and lead his troops to respond to Zhuge Qian.
After all, Wei Yan still didn't quite believe in Zhuge Qian's sincerity in surrendering, but Wei Yan believed in the Northern Expedition strategy formulation team represented by Fa Zheng. Since it said "there has been a change", let's believe it for the time being.
Therefore, in the second half of the night, Wei Yan personally selected 300 soldiers who could see at night and quietly came to Chencang City according to Zhuge Qian's prior agreement.
In fact, the agreed plan given by Zhuge Qian in the letter was also very simple. There were no complicated tactics. It was to let Wei Yan come to the gate of Chencang City during Yinshi. Zhuge Qian sent someone to open the door to welcome Wei Yan into the city.
The reason why I chose Yinshi is not only because this is the time when people sleep the deepest, but also because it will be dawn in about an hour. If there is a trap, Wei Yan only needs to persist for a while, and Wu Ban can lure him out. When soldiers come to attack, it is more convenient whether they take advantage of the situation to attack the city or support the retreat.
In fact, Wei Yan had a lot on his mind.
He arrived at the city gate at the agreed time and waited for a short time before he saw the Chencang city gate slowly opening and the suspension bridge slowly being lowered.
After a while, Zhuge Qian personally led more than two hundred soldiers and horses to appear at the city gate, looking around.
And Wei Yan knew that he could no longer hesitate at this time. Although it might be a scam, it was also an opportunity.
Wei Yan immediately led 300 people from his headquarters to appear and rushed towards the city gate.
When Zhuge Qian saw Wei Yan leading the army, he immediately asked his soldiers to move out of the way, allowed the Han army to enter the city, and controlled the city gate. At this time, Wei Yan breathed a sigh of relief.
If it was a fraud, then Zhuge Qian should have allowed his soldiers to regain control of the city gate after he led his army into the city, and only then could he have taken the initiative to give up control of the city gate by pulling up the drawbridge. Zhuge Qian should have sincerely wanted to surrender.
At this time, Wei Yan had the intention to say a few words to Zhuge Qian. Although it was very blunt, Zhuge Qian didn't feel at all that General Wei was praising him for "forsaking darkness and turning to light."
There is no way, this is Wei Yan. He can say anything considerate and kind, and he can give you a compliment for Zhuge Qian's behavior of surrendering before the battle. This is already considered Wei Yan's "understanding of etiquette" under the influence of Zhang Xi. The result was.
Moreover, Wei Yan has not completely let go of his heart until now. He is still waiting for his soldiers to raise fire at the top of the city as a signal for Wu Ban to lead the army into the city.
Before that, Wei Yan's main responsibility was to guard the city gate.
Zhuge Qian really couldn't understand this point. It's useless for you to guard the city gate. Why don't you and I join forces at this time, rush to Xiahou Mao's mansion, and capture the husband of the eldest princess of Cao Wei alive? husband? !
Once Xiahou Mao is captured alive, the blow to Cao Wei will be huge.
Xia Houmao himself has no ability, so it doesn't matter whether he is captured or not, but the political impact of Xia Houmao's identity is huge. If such a person is captured alive by the Han army, it will have a huge impact on Cao Wei's prestige.
Therefore, Zhuge Qian repeatedly suggested to Wei Yan that before Xiahou Mao could react, he quickly led his troops to attack Xiahou Mao's mansion.
Really, if his own headquarters was not short of troops and Xiahou Mao's mansion was not undefended, could Zhuge Qian still give up this credit to Wei Yan? !
But Wei Yan remained unmoved and didn't even explain a word to Zhuge Qian.
Wu Ban is one of his own, his lieutenant. Wei Yan explained it in the past. After all, when they cooperated with Zhang Xi in the past, the two did not like each other, but when Zhang Xi should explain, it was still I will explain it clearly to myself.
Wei Yan felt that this way of getting along was actually quite good, so he followed it unconsciously.
But you, Zhuge Qian, are just a surrendered general. We cannot completely rule out the suspicion that you set a trap to lure me into my trap. Wei Yan will not completely trust Zhuge Qian before the army enters the city.
Now, Wei Yan still felt that it was most important to guard the city gate and open the passage for the army to enter the city.
As for Xia Houmao, it's just such a thing. What does it matter whether he is allowed to escape or not? !
(End of chapter)
