Soon, hundreds of sergeants with loud voices were arranged to stand outside the maximum shooting range of the Wei army's archers. They shouted in unison according to what Yang Yi had just taught: "Cao Zhen on the city, listen, Bian Bao, Yan He, Dun En's army has been completely annihilated by Yang Shijun, our former general of the Han Dynasty and governor of Yongzhou, on the bank of Jingshui River.
Your plan to wait for reinforcements has failed. My prime minister has ordered you to open the city and surrender immediately. Otherwise, when the king's division comes to attack the city, your head will be taken from your neck. Cao Zhen in the city, listen..."
The lie that Yan Hebu was also annihilated was to frighten Cao Zhen and the Wei soldiers to a greater extent, and to cut off their hope of waiting for thousands of elite infantrymen from the east bank of Jingshui River to come to rescue. Anyway, the road from Anling to Jingshui has been blocked. The Han army was isolated, and Cao Zhen was unable to verify the authenticity in a short time.
In order to increase the effect of deterring the Wei army, Yang Yi ordered several cavalrymen to carry the flags and helmets of Bianbao and Deng En captured by Yang Qing to a high place, and run around Anling City to show it to all the Wei army. .
Cao Zhen listened to the shouts of the Han army below the city, and saw that the flags and helmets of Bian Bao and Deng En had all fallen into the hands of the Han army. How could he have any doubts about the Han army's words?
At this moment, he was anxious and angry. What was anxious was that the nearest support army had been wiped out, which meant that he was in an extremely dangerous situation. If he didn't do anything right, he would die in Anling City.
I am not afraid of dying in battle, but what I am afraid of is that if I die, all the troops in Guanzhong will be leaderless. If the Han army takes the opportunity to attack Chang'an and occupy Guanzhong, wouldn't I be a sinner of Cao Wei and have to bear the emperor's trust?
The reason for their anger was naturally because the Han army shouting outside the city tried their best to ridicule. After reporting the news that Bian Bao and others were annihilated, they began to ridicule Cao Zhen and others for fearing the enemy like a tiger and being as timid as a mouse. Dare to go out of the city and fight.
Cao Zhen's face turned livid when he heard this, his teeth chattered, and the anger in his eyes seemed to burst out. He shouted in a low voice: "Zhuge Liang, Yang Qing, you have bullied others too much. If you fall into the hands of a certain family in the future, you will definitely be killed." I want you to be shattered to pieces.”
He didn't want the sergeants to see his incompetent and furious look, so he forced himself to lower his voice and tried his best to maintain a calm and calm demeanor. However, his anger could not be hidden from others, but not from Wu Kun who was closest to him.
Wu Kun knew that his general seemed calm on the surface, but he was extremely angry in his heart. He stepped forward and whispered: "General, why are you listening to the nonsense of the Shu thieves here? It is better to go back to the county temple to convene everyone to discuss the next step. Countermeasures are the best.”
"Um."
Cao Zhen exhaled, calmed down his anger a little, and said feebly: "That's right, let's go to the city."
Before he had taken three steps, he suddenly thought of something and turned to Wu Kun and said, "By the way, there are rumors throughout the city that what the Shu army said are just rumors. Don't believe it. Anyone in the army who dares to talk about this will be killed."
"No." Wu Kun cupped his fists and accepted the order.
Although he did not know how effective this method would be, he knew that it would be much better than doing nothing. Currently, the soldiers in the city were demoralized and panicked by the Han army's propaganda. If the general's morale was not stabilized as soon as possible, Then there will be no need to fight the subsequent battle.
In the Han army camp, Zhuge Liang, Yang Qing and others returned to the commander's tent and took their seats, preparing to discuss the subsequent deployment.
"Prime Minister, now that Bianbao and Deng En have been annihilated, and Yan He's tribe is still on the east bank of Jingshui River, I have asked Zhang Boqi to lead two thousand troops to guard the west bank of Jingshui River. Therefore, Yan He will not be able to reach Anling in a short time. You can It is said that Cao Zhen has no reinforcements around him.
At present, the closest troops he can mobilize are the Dai Ling tribe of Yicheng and the Qin Ji tribe of Wugong. Of course, Guo Huai of Chencang is also likely to be mobilized by him for reinforcements. Once this situation occurs, our army can take advantage of the situation. Occupy Chencang, Yicheng, and Wugong, the three key passes guarding the Wei River.
In this way, even if we fail to capture Cao Zhen or recapture Chang'an, our army's Northern Expedition can be said to be a complete victory.
Therefore, the Qing Dynasty believed that the next priority of our army was to strengthen the offensive against Anling and continue to put pressure on Cao Zhen, prompting him to mobilize troops and horses on the Wei River. Yang Qing was the first to analyze.
Guan Xingdao: "But judging from the current situation, Cao Zhen may not necessarily continue to wait for help. He may want to abandon the city to break out and escape back to Chang'an. By then, the Wei troops from Xicheng, Wugong and other places will not come out. Already."
"General Anguo, Wei thinks this possibility is very small. Once our army surrounds the city, Cao Zhen will face great danger if he breaks out. If he is captured and killed by our army, the gain will outweigh the loss.
Secondly, even if he is lucky enough to break through the encirclement, our army still has a troop of troops outside Chang'an. It will not be easy for him to enter Chang'an.
Thirdly, even if he successfully entered Chang'an, the situation of being besieged by our army has not improved. It is nothing more than changing from Anling to Chang'an. Therefore, I think it is not very likely that Cao Zhen would choose to abandon the city and break out of the siege. As soon as Guan Xing finished speaking, Jiang Wei retorted.
Guan Xing hesitated and said: "This... I cannot agree with what you said, Bo Yue. Now Anling is almost an isolated city, and there is little point in continuing to hold on.
With Cao Zhen's ability, how could he not know the consequences of deploying soldiers and horses from Xicheng and other places? I thought he would not use the soldiers and horses on the Wei River unless it was absolutely necessary. After all, this is related to the entire Guanzhong war situation. "
Although the two had opposite opinions, everyone felt that what they said was reasonable. Some people supported Guan Xing, and some agreed with Jiang Wei. They couldn't argue without reaching a conclusion.
"Mingzhi, what do you think?" Zhuge Liang, who had been silent, listened to everyone's argument and asked Yang Qing with a smile.
Yang Qing smiled and said: "Actually, what An Guo and Boyue said are reasonable. The key to this matter lies in Cao Zhen's thoughts. Although we cannot guess his thoughts, we can encourage him to choose what we want him to choose due to external factors. Way."
"How to facilitate it?" Zhuge Liang continued to ask.
Yang Qingdao: "As long as it seems to attack but not to attack, and seems to break but not to break, our army must not only put enough pressure on Cao Zhen, but also not attack so hard that he feels that he can't defend. We must make him feel that he can't defend anymore." Although the situation is critical, there is still a glimmer of hope, so he will send troops and horses from Xicheng and other places to help."
"Mingzhi's words are correct, but the degree of it is difficult to grasp." Yang Yi said.
Yang Qing nodded and said: "That's true, but Anling City has only been besieged for one day. If we attack for a few more days, it won't arouse Cao Zhen's suspicion. Besides, even if he gets suspicious and really abandons the city and flees, I'll wait Nothing is lost either.
At worst, we can lay down a few more soldiers and horses on the only way to pass. Once they are captured and killed, our army will gain more than if we captured Xicheng and other places. Speaking of which, I would rather capture this thief than capture the city. "
After hearing this, the generals immediately reacted. Yang Qing was right. The current situation was a sure win for his side. No matter how Cao Zhen chose the Han army, he could adjust his response strategy very calmly.
"I understand that this statement is very much in line with my wishes. Starting from the afternoon, our army will attack the city with enough force to not only kill the Wei army with fear, but also give them a certain chance to breathe. An Guo and Bo Yue will see you in the afternoon. It’s yours.”
Guan Xing and Jiang Wei said in unison: "Prime Minister, don't worry, we will definitely perform this scene well."
"In addition, our army is running out of food and grass. Mingzhi, you have captured most of the surrounding cities, so you are more familiar with the surrounding food and grass conditions than we are. You don't need to lead the troops into battle this afternoon. You can go around and walk around. Let's see if we can collect food and grass for the army." Zhuge Liang said again.
Yang Qing took the order and said: "No."
