I have to say that Guo Huai's luck is really good.
Just when Zhang Fei wanted Wudang Feijun to take the initiative to attack and cut off Guo Huai's retreat, Guo Huai received Sima Yi's military order, asking him to retreat to Wuguan to continue the defense.
At the same time, Sima Yi also asked Sima Division to go to Wuguan to organize troops in advance to support Guo Huai's retreat, so that Guo Huai could avoid facing the pursuit of the Han army during the retreat.
Therefore, when Guo Huai took the initiative to retreat and Zhang Fei ordered Wu Yi to pursue him, Sima Division had already led 3,000 Wei troops to set up a defensive line at Wuguan Road.
Although this is the first time that Sima Division has commanded soldiers to fight alone, thanks to the special terrain of Wuguan Road, large-scale troops cannot be deployed. Once the small-scale troops have established defensive positions in advance, the pursuing Wu Yi wants to It is not that easy to defeat Sima Division in a short time.
In addition, Master Sima finally learned some real skills from his father. Although it was his first time in battle, he commanded the soldiers in a decent manner and did not make any obvious mistakes for Wu Yi to catch.
Therefore, Wu Yi had no choice but to watch helplessly as Sima Division took away the remaining army of 3,000 infantry and more than 1,000 cavalry led by Guo Huai, and retreated to Wuguan.
In the end, Wu Yi could only lead his army to camp at the Wuguan Pass, and wait until Zhang Fei and his army arrived before discussing.
Now that Zhang Fei, the cavalry general, has arrived, the actual command of You Fufeng belongs to Zhang Fei. Zhang Fei did not hesitate and took over the command directly.
Then he started to worry about Wuguandao.
Wuguan is really difficult to fight.
A Wuguan Road is really narrow and long, and it is not suitable for large armies to enter the battle. In front of Wuguan, it is impossible to launch a large army to attack.
With this terrain, Zhang Fei could only put 10,000 soldiers inside. As for Wuguan, based on the current intelligence, there were at least 8,000 defenders.
Ten thousand soldiers went to attack Wuguan, which was guarded by 8,000 people. The terrain outside the pass was not suitable for a large army to fight. How could they win?
And if Wuguan cannot be captured, it will not be able to pose a threat to Wancheng from the side, and it will not be able to cooperate with the second brother who sent troops from Jingzhou to siege Wancheng. The ultimate goal of the Northern Expedition is this! ! !
Zhang Fei is so worried.
This Wuguan must be fought, but if it really had to be fought, he really wasn't sure that he could defeat it in one fight.
Today, Zhang Fei is no longer the reckless general he once was. He has grown into a very mature commander-in-chief who knows what to do and what not to do.
Faced with such a Wuguan defense, Zhang Fei had given up on the idea of being reckless, and instead considered whether there was a way to induce the Wuguan defender to divide his troops, or to take the initiative to fight? !
But this doesn’t seem to be easy to handle.
There are always ways. For example, Zhang Fei personally went to Wuguan Pass to quarrel with our third master. He did not have the illusion of identity like "I am a general." The third master liked this kind of scolding and was quite exciting.
But this trick is fine for dealing with mediocre generals with bad tempers, but it will most likely be useless against wise generals like Guo Huai.
Maybe Guo Huai can even give you a soundtrack of gongs and drums to make you laugh while you sit on the tower and watch the excitement! ! !
This trick doesn't work, try another one. Fake drunkenness? !
This trick is actually very easy to use with Zhang Fei, and the success rate is extremely high.
Whether it was when he pretended to be drunk to capture Liu Dai in Xuzhou, or later to deceive Zhang He by pretending to be drunk in Danqu, Zhang Fei used this trick very successfully in line with the strategies set by others, and deceived his opponents.
But, this trick has been used a lot and its reputation has spread. It’s hard to say whether it can still work now.
Moreover, a general of Guo Huai's level is, to some extent, more difficult to deal with than Zhang He. There is really no guarantee that he can be deceived.
But no matter what, Zhang Fei felt that he could still give it a try.
Then he personally led 10,000 soldiers and stationed at Wuguan Pass.
First there was a war of words.
As expected, Guo Huai was unmoved, but it was better than Zhang Fei expected. At least Guo Huai did not send a gong and drum team to score Zhang Fei's music.
Actually, regarding the gong and drum team, Master Sima actually suggested to Guo Huai that even if he couldn't get Zhang Fei's mentality, it would still be a good thing to disgust him.
But Guo Huai had just experienced a huge defeat, so how could he have the heart to engage in such a boring scheme? Apart from making Zhang Fei angry, what other benefits could it have? !
They are all old thieves, and I can’t get enough of that old man.
Zhang Fei saw that the scolding did not work, so he changed his tactics and started whipping the soldiers in front of the formation, drinking alcohol deliberately, and pretending to be drunk and defenseless.
But this move, not to mention Guo Huai, even Master Sima saw that it was basically a trick to lure the enemy.
Zhang Fei had only arrived at Wuguandao for a few days, and he hadn't even conducted a decent siege yet.
But just because the scolding was ineffective, he suddenly showed that he was helpless and could only drink to drown his sorrows. Who would believe it? ! !
So, although the third master is much more mature than before, he is really not very good at using tricks, and there is not enough foreshadowing, so the enemy can easily see through the plan.
The third master saw that this would not work, so he thought of another way. Then the third master thought of another way.
The third master sent people up the mountain to cut wood. On the one hand, he was cutting wood to make siege equipment, and on the other hand, he also tried to find a path in the mountains and try to bypass Wuguan.
Of course, this movement could not be hidden from Guo Huai and Sima Division who were stationed in Wuguan.
Guo Huai was not in a hurry, but Master Sima was really anxious.
If this group of Shu soldiers really find a way to bypass Wuguan and attack Wancheng directly, then what is the point of holding on to Wuguan.
Master Sima is very aware of the current situation in Wancheng. His father is already struggling to deal with the attack of 90,000 Jingzhou Shu thieves head-on. If there are another 50,000 Shu thieves on the flank, Wancheng will definitely fall.
Therefore, Sima Division suggested that he should lead the troops to take the initiative and try to focus Zhang Feijun's attack and attract Huiwuguan to the front again.
But Guo Huai asked Sima Shi to be calm and calm.
There is a reason why Wuguan can become the fourth pass in Guanzhong.
Guo Huai had guarded Wuguan for five years before. Guo Huai had already sent people to investigate the surrounding mountainous terrain. There was no mountain path that bypassed Wuguan.
If there really was such a road, then Wuguan would have long lost the existence value of the four passes in Guanzhong.
After listening to Guo Huai's story, Master Sima reluctantly relaxed.
As long as the enemy cannot bypass Wuguan via the mountain path, relying on the majesty of Wuguan and the special terrain of Wuguan Road, no matter how many troops the Shu thieves have, they will not be able to break through Wuguan and enter the pass.
In this case, my father in Wancheng may have a hard time fighting, but at least he doesn't have to worry about being attacked by Shu thieves from both sides.
Therefore, when Zhang Fei pretended to let people go up the mountain to cut down trees, Wuguan Pass remained calm and there was no reaction.
Zhang Fei was not very disappointed with this.
Finding a mountain path that bypasses Wuguan is indeed the main purpose of Zhang Fei's plan, but that is only the beginning.
Later, this combat purpose changed.
When Zhang Fei proposed this strategy of finding mountain roads, Jiang Wan asked Zhang Fei out of curiosity - since the purpose was to bypass Wuguan, why not just use the Wudang Fei Army? !
Ordinary soldiers do need a decent path to cross the mountains and take a detour to the back of Wuguan, but the flying army does not need that. They are good at crossing mountains. It should not be a big problem to cross the mountains near Wuguan. Bar? !
Wang Ping had not expressed his position on Jiang Wan's suggestion, but Zhang Fei gave the answer first.
Although Wudang Feijun is good at mountain warfare, they are humans after all, not gods.
Even professionally trained soldiers like Wudang Feijun would not suffer any loss while traveling through the mountains and forests of this era.
Climbing a mountain once may mean that many soldiers will not be able to leave the mountain for the rest of their lives.
Another thing is that as a human being, you have to eat, even if you are an unworthy flying army, there is no exception.
Even if the Wudang Feijun crossed the mountains and took a detour to the back of Wuguan, they would not be able to fight for a long time without sufficient logistical support.
In this case, as long as the Wei army in Wuguan still holds firm, the five thousand Wudang flying army deep into the enemy's rear will not pose much of a threat to Wuguan even if the supply of food and grass is cut off.
This is why Zhang Fei must look for the mountain path.
Although the mountain path is narrow and not suitable for large armies, it is still a road. It can transport some food supplies, which is better than being cut off from supplies.
At this point, the matter of letting Wudang Feijun cross the mountains should be over.
However, Wang Ping, who was incompetent as the commander of the flying army, stared at the map in the camp, held it in for a long time, and suddenly said, "After crossing Wuguan, first attack Xi County to obtain its supplies, and then counterattack Wuguan I wonder if it’s possible?!”
What Wang Ping meant was that after crossing Wuguan, he would not attack Wuguan first, but continue to sneak to the east, attack the unsuspecting Xi County behind Wuguan, then obtain supplies in Xi County, and then attack Wuguan in turn. .
In this way, the problem of food and grass supply in a short period of time can be solved, and enough pressure can be created on Wuguan.
But there is another problem here.
"How can you analyze a county with just a few thousand people?!" Zhang Fei asked rhetorically.
Zhang Fei is aware of the Wudang Fei Army's combat capabilities, but Zhang Fei is even more aware of the Wudang Fei Army's combat style. In this day and age, crossing mountains and ridges is not an easy task, even for specially trained Wudang Fei Army. When an army faces unfamiliar terrain, it is often impossible for all members to cross the mountains without loss.
Therefore, even if the Wudang Fei Army really crossed the Wuguan, Zhang Fei was not sure how long it would take, how many soldiers would be left, and how much combat power these soldiers would have left.
For such a unit, it would be okay for them to engage in positional defensive warfare or surprise sneak attacks. Once someone detects their traces, Zhang Fei really can't believe it and then engages in siege warfare after being discovered.
But Wang Ping said that these are not problems.
Today's Wudang Feijun is not the Wudang Feijun five years ago! ! !
(End of chapter)
