"Guo Huai has sent troops from Liyang?! And he is coming to Ji County?! Is this true?!"
Outside the city of Ji County and inside the Han army camp, Zhang Xi was very surprised when he received the scout's report. He was so surprised that he asked three questions in a row.
"Is this Guo Boji really confused in his old age?! How could he do such an unwise move?!" Wei Yan also stood up in surprise and said thoughtfully.
Yes, it's Wei Yan.
In Guo Huai's judgment, Wei Yan, who should have gone to Neihuang County, actually appeared in Zhang Xi's military camp.
At this moment, Zhang Xi and Wei Yan were also confused by Guo Huai's actions.
In fact, according to the initial tactical plan, Zhang Xi took the initiative to divide his troops and lure Guo Huai to send troops to attack. In fact, he had made a plan.
How could Zhang Xi, a tortoise, put himself in danger so easily? !
Guo Huai didn't know the specific whereabouts of Wei Yan, but Zhang Xi knew that Zhang Xi took the initiative to divide his troops, not because he wanted to take risks, but because he knew very well that Wei Yan would reach Jixian in about five or six days.
Therefore, five days ago, Zhang Xi took the initiative to divide his troops and asked Jiang Wei to lead 30,000 troops northward. The purpose was to attract Guo Huai to attack him. Even if Guo Huai arrived quickly, it would still take two or three days to march from Liyang to Jixian. In other words, Zhang Xi only needs to hold on for two or three days at most before Wei Yan can arrive in time to cooperate with him in encircling and annihilating Guo Huai's army.
Zhang Xi didn't believe it. With his own ability, he couldn't even hold on for two or three days.
However, Zhang Xi waited at the foot of Ji County for five or six days, but there was no movement at all from Guo Huai.
This made Zhang Xi judge that his strategy this time was probably too crude and had been seen through by Guo Huai. Next, I am afraid that the only way to go is to wait until Wei Yan's army arrives, concentrate his forces, and attack Jixian.
But on the second day after Wei Yan arrived at Ji County, the Tanma scouts came to report that Guo Huai led an army of 30,000 people to leave Liyang. It would take about one day to reach Ji County.
This immediately confused Zhang Xi and Wei Yan! ! !
It's not that Guo Huai's move can have an unexpected effect, but that Guo Huai's move is really bad! ! !
It’s like the hand of an eagle! ! !
It’s obvious that he’s here to die, and by the way, he doesn’t even have a way out! !
Now that such a good opportunity had appeared, Wei Yan could not let it go. He quickly spoke to Zhang Xi and said, "No matter what Guo Boji's intentions are, he has led his troops to leave Liyang and asked General Hussar to divide 10,000 troops into a certain family. A certain family attacked Liyang at starry night and cut off the thieves' escape route!!!"
Wei Yan's invitation to fight put Zhang Xi in a real dilemma.
There is no other way, Zhang Xi's turtle ink strength has happened again! ! !
"Old man Wei, you said that Guo Huai has a wise life and can be considered a famous general in the world. Can he really make such a mistake?!" Zhang Xi frowned and asked Wei Yan in disbelief.
Zhang Xi really couldn't figure it out, so much so that he even lost the most basic courtesy and directly called Wei Yan "Old Man Wei".
But this time, Wei Yan really didn't notice. After all, Wei Yan himself was confused. He couldn't figure out what Guo Huai was doing in Ji County at this time.
If Guo Huai had come five days ago, Wei Yan would still understand. At that time, Zhang Xi really only had 20,000 people. If Guo Huai had arrived in time and could seize the opportunity to defeat Zhang Xi's troops within two days, then Wei Yan would not have had time. Come to the rescue, something big might really happen.
But what does it mean to send troops here now? !
There were 20,000 people in Ji County, and Guo Huai brought 30,000 people over, making a total of 50,000 people. But now Zhang Xi and Wei Yan combined, there are a full 70,000 people.
In a field battle, with 50,000 men against 70,000 men, the Wei army would definitely not be a match for the Han army.
Ji County can be defended by attacking and defending the city, but don't you want Li Yang? !
For the sake of a Jixian County, a Liyang was lost. Is it possible to put the cart before the horse? !
This time, Wei Yan rarely questioned Zhang Xi's "timidity". He also felt that this matter was a bit unreasonable.
This military strategy is really not suitable for a famous general of Guo Huai's level.
But.
"Guo Huai's move is indeed unreasonable, but it is also true that Guo Huai has sent troops now. No matter how many troops he sends, or whether he has other plans, Liyang will definitely be empty. If he didn't take action early, wouldn't he miss a good opportunity?!" Wei Yan said.
I can't figure it out, but the current situation is such a situation. It is obvious that Li Yang is empty now. It would be unreasonable not to take a gamble and attack Li Yang.
In fact, even Zhang Xi feels this way.
If you want to say that Guo Huai is trying to trick Zhang Xi into dividing his troops, and then setting up an ambush halfway. With the 30,000 people Guo Huai currently has in his hands, who can he surround? !
Wei Yan led 10,000 county soldiers to attack Li Yang. With Wei Yan's ability, even if he really set up an ambush, Guo Huai would not be able to surround him with 30,000 troops.
Taking a step back, if Guo Huai had unexpected reinforcements and brought more than 30,000 troops out of the city, there were only 20,000 in Qinji County, while Zhangxi now had 70,000.
To exaggerate a little, if we don't pursue speed, Zhang Xi can let Wei Yan directly attack Liyang with 50,000 troops. If Guo Huai wants to surround the 50,000 people led by Wei Yan, he can't do it without 100,000 troops.
Let’s not talk about whether Guo Huai still has an extra 100,000 soldiers and horses. Even if he does, why would he need to engage in such a complicated defense method? Why not just defend across the board? !
Therefore, if Guo Huai had sufficient troops, what was the point of spending so much time designing these messy tactics with Baal? !
Zhang Xi really couldn't figure it out, but the fighter plane was right in front of him now, and even Wei Yan's proposal wasn't even considered a risk.
"Zhong Ruo, quickly lead 10,000 troops and head north of Ji County. You must find traces of Guo Huai's troops. If you find any traces of them, trap them immediately and do not let them return to the army."
"General Wei, you and I will march with 20,000 troops at starry night to attack Liyang in a detour. We must seize Liyang before Guo Huai returns to his army."
"The remaining soldiers, together with my commander, will attack Jixian by force."
No matter what, since the fighter plane has appeared, Zhang Xi cannot let it go.
Moreover, there is a saying that Zhang Xi's cautious spirit is still in his bones. His decision is not all-or-nothing. He still sends two groups of soldiers and horses relatively cautiously, Wen Qin and Wei Yan.
If it was really Guo Huai who deliberately designed this, and it was really dangerous to attack Li Yang, then Wen Qin and Wei Yan could respond to each other in time, so that they would not be surrounded alone.
And even if these two groups of soldiers and horses encountered Guo Huai's calculations, with the abilities of these two people, they still have the ability to withdraw some of their soldiers and horses. At this time, as long as Zhang Xi can conquer Jixian and gain a foothold, not only Being able to obtain a temporary resting base, one victory and one defeat will not cause too much loss of morale.
This is why Zhang Xi still chooses to divide his troops.
Wei Yan is already used to this.
If Wei Yanlai were to be the commander-in-chief, not only would he not send Wen Qin, but he would not lead 20,000 troops to sneak attack Liyang. A sneak attack is all about speed. While ensuring combat effectiveness, the faster the marching speed is, the better.
Therefore, Wei Yan felt that it was sufficient for him to take 10,000 people to attack Liyang.
But, having partnered with Zhang Xi for a long time, Wei Yan is very aware of this guy's style of using troops. You can't expect him to choose a tactic all-in-one. Wei Yan is very satisfied with what he is doing now.
Moreover, for a coach like Zhang Xi, Wei Yan has been working with him for a long time, so he naturally has his own way of dealing with it.
Attacking Liyang without further delay, Wei Yan immediately ordered 10,000 troops and horses in the army and set off early. The remaining 10,000 troops were handed over to his deputy general Wang Shuang and followed later. Anyway, there were 20,000 troops. As a human being, it doesn’t count as violating military orders.
As for Wen Qin, he was naturally not idle. After returning to his camp, he gathered 10,000 Southern troops and set off with his troops, heading straight to the north of Ji County.
The mobilization of so many troops almost drove Zhang Hu to death in Ji County.
One day ago, Wei Yan suddenly appeared at the foot of Ji County with his troops, which scared Zhang Hu to death.
No matter how inferior he was to his father, Zhang Hu still understood the importance of such a big change in the military situation.
Therefore, that night, Zhang Hu sent military scouts out of the city, escaped the interception of the Shu bandit scouts, and hurriedly delivered a message to General Guo Huai.
But it was not yet noon today. The Shu thieves suddenly divided their troops on such a large scale. Zhang Hu knew it without thinking. They must be heading for General Guo Huai. He had to find a way to intercept one or two and buy time to send a message to his own scouts. .
But just when Zhang Hu was about to use his reserve team to take the initiative to go out of the city to intercept, Zhang Xi launched his first siege since the siege.
Zhang Hu was blocked directly.
There was no way, the Shu thieves' attack was too fierce, especially the bow and crossbow suppression, which was simply fatal.
However, a mere three to four thousand crossbowmen fired a hail of arrows that filled the sky, and the most terrible thing was that the rain of arrows did not stop at all. The defenders at the top of the city were caught off guard, and hundreds of people were killed or injured in an instant.
Obviously, it has been three years since the Zhuge Liannu No. 2 aircraft installed in the Han army began to show its power.
With the continuous rain of arrows, the soldiers of the Wei army could only squat under the female wall to avoid the arrows, and did not dare to raise their heads to shoot back. Taking advantage of this time, the siege equipment of the Han army, driven by the siege soldiers, was Step by step closer to the city wall.
Under such circumstances, how could Zhang Hu dare to send his troops out of the city to intercept Wei Yan? It would be good if Wen Qin and others could hold on to their own city.
(End of chapter)
