If Wang Ping is still leading the useless flying army from five years ago, then Zhang Fei's question is still correct. Wang Ping is indeed not sure of storming the city.
At that time, the Wudang Feijun was founded. Although its combat power was quite outstanding, various drills were not completely completed. Even in terms of combat thinking, they still regarded themselves as elite infantry.
At most, it just has one more mountain climbing skill.
Not only the soldiers of Wudang Feijun, but also the commander Wang Ping also thought so.
That's why we fought with the Wei army all the way from Sanguan to Meixian.
But in fact, Zhang Xi's original combat concept of Wudang Feijun should not be like this.
The Wudang Flying Army should be a special operations force that is good at running thousands of miles, sneak attacks, sabotage, infiltration, and even execution of beheading operations. This army is the last one that should fight head-on with the enemy.
Therefore, after the Wudang Fei Army suffered heavy losses in its first battle, Zhuge Liang rebuilt the Wudang Fei Army. On the other hand, he also took advantage of his time in Chang'an to carefully discuss the Wudang Fei Army with Zhang Xi. The issue of Feijun’s combat philosophy.
Zhuge Liang was actually not very satisfied with the results of Wudang Feijun's first battle.
Since then, Wudang Feijun's combat training has not been conducted as an elite infantryman who is good at climbing mountains, but as a special unit that is good at infiltration.
Of course, the main credit for this must go to Zhuge Liang.
Zhang Xi is actually only responsible for proposing such combat concepts. The actual implementation of these combat concepts, formulating training programs, and equipping Wudang Feijun with exclusive combat ordnance were all handled by Zhuge Liang.
It can be said that today's Wudang Fei Army is not the same concept as the Wudang Fei Army five years ago.
Therefore, Wang Ping believed that it would not be difficult to capture Ji County through infiltration and sneak attack.
Even if someone really discovered their whereabouts, with the current intensity of the war in Nanyang, there would not be too many troops left behind in Xi County.
Even if he attacks by force, Wang Ping is confident.
Since Wang Ping said this, Jiang Wan naturally had no objections, but Zhang Fei was still hesitant.
It wasn't that Zhang Fei didn't want to send Wang Ping to take risks, but Zhang Fei asked Wang Ping a question.
"In this case, can we take Wancheng directly?!"
Zhang Fei asked this question, which not only surprised Wang Ping, but also Jiang Wan and Wu Yi.
Why did Zhang Fei suddenly jump to Wancheng while talking about Wuguan?
The person who reacted the fastest here was Jiang Wan, a civil servant who was valued by Zhuge Liang after all. Although he was not sharp enough due to his lack of experience, Jiang Wan reacted immediately when Zhang Fei said this.
What is the purpose of these people attacking Wuguan? !
Isn't it just to directly threaten Wancheng's flanks after conquering Wuguan? !
If the Wudang Feijun led by Wang Ping can still attack the city and seize territory after passing through Wuguan, then why go to Wuguan? They can directly attack Wancheng from the flanks and cooperate with General Guan from the front to directly attack Wancheng. Isn't it better? !
But this level of difficulty is not as difficult as attacking Jixian County by surprise.
There is quite a distance between Wuguan and Wancheng. There are also Xixian and Lixian in between. They are at least nearly a hundred miles away. It would be too difficult to attack Wancheng directly and quietly. A little more difficult.
But this combat idea does not have room for discussion.
When Zhang Fei said this and Jiang Wan reminded him, Wang Ping and Wu Yi also reacted and began to consider the possibility of this combat idea.
For the sake of supply, Wang Ping believed that even with the foot strength and wilderness survivability of a flying army, if he wanted to travel a long distance of more than 100 miles after crossing the Wuguan Mountains, a raid on Wancheng would be able to complete such a march. , I am afraid that it will not be able to complete the corresponding combat tasks.
The food and grass that I carry with me cannot last for such a long time.
Wu Yi also believes that it is indeed too difficult to ensure that thousands of troops pass through two counties along the way without being noticed. Since it is destined to be impossible to guarantee confidentiality, it is better to attack Xi County directly from the beginning to take advantage of the situation. One was caught by surprise, and after the capture of Xixian County, Wang Ping would formulate a combat strategy based on the actual situation.
In short, Wang Ping was given great autonomy in the use of troops, allowing him to decide whether to cooperate with Zhang Fei's army in the front to attack Wuguan, or to continue to attack Wancheng.
As for the main force, Wu Yi suggested starting a strong attack on Wuguan ten days after Wang Ping sent troops to attract the attention of the Wuguan defenders and try to delay the Wuguan defenders.
Zhang Fei finally made his decision based on Wang Ping and Wu Yi's ideas, as well as Jiang Wan's opinions.
The soldiers in the camp continued to go up the mountain to cut firewood, pretending to be looking for a mountain path, in order to paralyze Guo Huai in Wuguan Pass. In fact, the Wudang Fei army led by Wang Ping was broken into pieces, using the firewood as a cover. , began to gather in the mountain.
After the five thousand Wudang flying army was assembled, they immediately began to cross the Wuguan Mountains and sneak attack the county behind Wuguan.
This is Zhang Fei's real plan.
As for Guo Huai, he was indeed unaware of Zhang Fei's plan this time.
But if you want to blame Guo Huai for his lack of preparedness, it doesn't seem right.
Guo Huai actually knows a lot about the special arms these days.
There are euphorbia soldiers, white horse followers, tiger and leopard cavalry, and white soldiers. No matter what the name is or what kind of arms they are, these elite troops are still elite troops for frontal combat. They are just more powerful in combat effectiveness.
Guo Huai never thought that these days there would be a force that was good at climbing mountains and infiltrating into the enemy's interior.
This kind of combat concept really does not meet the definition of special elite troops these days. Except for a certain time-travelling bumpkin and the prime minister who likes whimsical ideas, no one will take this kind of combat method seriously.
As a famous general and the commander of the front line, Guo Huai did not realize that five thousand Han troops had crossed the mountains and detoured to the rear to attack Xi County. How could the county magistrate of Xi County notice it?
The geographical location of Xi County is about a hundred miles west of Wancheng and about forty miles away from Wuguan.
This position is blocked by Wuguan on the west side, and Shu thieves cannot enter unless Wuguan is broken. However, Wancheng is blocked on the east side. If Wancheng is not broken, Shu thieves can't attack Xi County either.
Or in other words, if even Wuguan and Wancheng cannot stop the Shu bandit's attack, then what can one county alone stop? !
The magistrate of Xixian County actually wanted to give up. As long as the Shu thieves could break through Wuguan or Wancheng and march to the city, he would surrender directly.
If it can't be broken, then he is in Xixian, even if he is not far from the front line, he is still as stable as Mount Tai.
Therefore, Xixian County seems not to have been affected by the war between the two sides at all. The daily work related to military affairs may only be to transport the grain and grass transported from Wancheng to Wuguan.
But Wancheng is currently in a war, and its own food and grass are not enough. Wuguan is also an important pass, and has always had the habit of regularly hoarding food and grass during non-war times. Therefore, once the two sides start a war, the magistrate of Ji County has nothing to do. .
Therefore, when Wang Ping attacked Xi County and captured the magistrate of Xi County in the county government office, the magistrate did not react yet and almost treated Wang Ping as a reinforcement of the Wei army.
As for this, we can't blame the magistrate of Xixian for being confused. In fact, Wang Ping's method of attacking Xixian was completely different from the previous methods of siege.
The general method of siege is for one general to lead troops, approach the city, and use siege equipment to breach the city gate, or engage in a battle for the city wall. After occupying a section of the city wall, the soldiers climb the city wall, and then go down to the inner city gate to conduct the battle. Battle.
No matter which method is used, the final result is to open the city gate, amplify the troops and enter the city, and finally seize the city.
Wang Ping used the same method to seize the city gate, but his fighting method was completely different from that of ordinary soldiers.
Wang Ping did not attack the city during the day, but chose to launch the siege before dawn, before dawn.
The so-called darkness before dawn actually refers not only to the color of the sky, but also to the fact that this time period is usually when everyone sleeps the deepest. In addition, there are a large number of night blindness patients unique to this era. As a result, during this time period, it is difficult for the defenders to When your defenses are at their laxest.
Wang Ping took advantage of this and arranged for some soldiers in the army who were not suffering from night blindness to secretly approach the city wall of Xixian County. Then he hooked the city wall with his claws that were not typical of flying soldiers, and climbed up to a height of five feet with bare hands. city wall.
This is a siege method specially trained by Wudang Feijun. It is indeed difficult for ordinary soldiers, but for Wudang Feijun, it is a trick that everyone must master.
After these soldiers climbed up the city wall, they would quickly cross the city wall, rush to the city gate cave before the enemy discovered their whereabouts, kill the defenders guarding the city gate cave, open the city gate, and allow the army to enter the city.
As for the defenders of Xi County, they did not expect to be attacked due to the carelessness of the county magistrate. In addition, they did not expect that the enemy would launch an attack in the early morning. By the time these defenders discovered the enemy, Wang Ping had already led The army entered the city.
In this way, Wang Ping quickly captured the county and obtained the supplies in the county.
Next, Wang Ping should consider whether to send troops to attack Wancheng or to counterattack Wuguan.
(End of chapter)
