At dawn the next day, the sergeant on duty at the gate of the Han army's stronghold suddenly exclaimed for some unknown reason, and all the generals came out to take a look for some unknown reason.
"Hey, why did the Anling city wall become like this?" Hu Ji, the prime minister's chief secretary, was the first to arrive at the camp gate and looked at the city opposite with a look of surprise.
Yang Yi rushed over immediately, looked up, and was also shocked: "Why did the Anling city wall turn into an ice wall? What should I do?"
"It must be that the Wei army kept pouring water on the city last night, which turned the city wall into an ice wall overnight. Haha, Cao Zhen is quite resourceful, and he actually came up with this method to strengthen the city defense against our army." Then came the following. Yang Qing said with a smile.
Yang Yi said: "Mingzhi, how can you still laugh? This ice wall is slippery and difficult to climb. It will be even harder for our army to break the city."
"Isn't this just right?" Yang Qing blinked twice and said.
Yang Yi participated in the last military meeting, so she knew Zhuge Liang's plan. When she heard what he said, she immediately reacted and said with a smile: "Yes, this is exactly what we wanted."
"Shh, please keep your voices down, there are a lot of people talking here, so don't be careless." Hu Ji was also a smart man. He immediately woke up and came over to whisper.
Yang Qing and Yang Yi looked at each other and smiled awkwardly, then said nothing.
After a while, Zhuge Liang also came out to watch in person. He glanced at the city wall opposite and couldn't help but smile. After a while, he turned and left, leaving only a few words for all the generals to go to the big tent to discuss matters.
Yang Qing caught up with Zhuge Liang in two steps and asked in a low voice: "Prime Minister, did the Wei army fall into our army's plan by pouring ice to solidify the city?"
"No, the detailed operations in the city have not yet been launched. Cao Zhen should have thought of this matter himself." Zhuge Liang shook his head.
Yang Qing smiled and said, "That's a coincidence. He actually thought of it together with us, which saves us from having to design it deliberately."
It turned out that Zhuge Liang had already inspired Cao Zhen to pour ice to solidify the city. Yesterday, he had asked Wei Min to inform the city's craftsmen to find a suitable opportunity to present the plan of pouring ice to solidify the city to Cao Zhen. Unexpectedly, Cao Zhen had thought of this plan himself. This just saves You Wei a lot of effort, so as not to reveal flaws and make Cao Zhen suspicious.
"Yes, it is not difficult to pour ice to solidify the city. It is normal for him to think of it. What's more, when Cao Cao and Ma Mengqi had a stalemate on the Wei River, they also sent soldiers to transport soil and pour water to build an ice city overnight. "Cao Zhen knows this and can imitate Cao Cao." Zhuge Liang said.
Yang Qing nodded and said: "It's very possible. He can take the initiative, so we don't have to worry on the sidelines." Zhuge Liang also smiled knowingly when he heard this, and walked towards the Chinese army's tent with brisk steps.
On the top of Nancheng City, Cao Zhen touched the hard yet smooth ice wall, with indescribable pride on his face. Just as Zhuge Liang expected, he recalled the past when Cao Cao poured water and ice to build the city during the Weishui battle against Ma Chao yesterday, and decided to follow this strategy to strengthen the city defense.
Now that the ice wall has been poured, it is extremely difficult for the Han army to climb, and Cao Zhen has rekindled his confidence in waiting for help.
He had sent several teams of troops out of the city from four directions to deliver messages. The Han army had not blocked all the surrounding roads in the first place, and Guan Xing and others deliberately let them pass. Therefore, although most of the Wei army's messengers were still dead, there were still a few in the end. People rushed out.
"Zhuge Liang, Yang Qing, you two traitors are waiting for me. The winner between us has not yet been determined. Don't be happy too early." Cao Zhen learned that a messenger successfully broke out of the Han army's siege, and he felt in his heart The stone finally fell to the ground, and he thought to himself while looking at the Han army camp outside the city.
In the Han army's camp, all the generals had arrived, and Zhuge Liang said: "Everyone, the Wei army poured water into ice overnight, turning the Anling city wall into an ice wall, which made it more difficult for our army to attack the city.
However, this move is exactly what I want. Our army can take this opportunity to encircle without attacking, attack without breaking through, and you don't have to worry about the Wei army seeing its flaws. "
"The Prime Minister is absolutely right. The snow scare was so timely. It can be said that God is helping our army." Guan Xing said with a smile.
Jiang Wei also said with a relaxed look: "What makes us even more satisfied is that Cao Zhen actually came up with a way to pour ice to solidify the city. This will give our army more reasons not to launch a fierce attack."
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Except for Yang Qing and Wei Min, everyone else didn't know that Zhuge Liang had already laid out a back-up plan. If Cao Zhen did nothing in the face of the heavy snow, then the insider who had broken into the Wei army would take the opportunity to come up with a clever trick of watering and freezing. We must help the Wei army strengthen its defense.
Naturally, the less people know about such secrets, the better. Zhuge Liang did not explain the matter clearly, and said: "Although our army will not have to attack the city every day, we still have to put a certain amount of pressure on the Wei army. Look anxious and helpless, don't let Wei Jun see the flaw."
"No." All the generals agreed in unison.
Zhuge Liang added: "Just now, Cao Zhen's men have broken out of our army's siege and gone south. They should be trying to get in touch with Chang'an, Yicheng and other places. Maybe the fighter plane we have been waiting for for a long time will appear. At this time At this critical moment in the battle, we must remain vigilant at all times and must not underestimate the enemy."
He turned his head to look at Wei Min and said, "Wei Zhonglang, if the guards from Chang'an, Wugong, Xicheng and other places notice any unusual movements by the Wei army, ask them to report it immediately without any hesitation."
"Yes." Wei Min said with his hands raised.
Zhuge Liang said to Yang Yi again: "Mr. Wei, I will send out several more groups of scouts to explore the horses in the next few days. I want all movements within hundreds of miles to be under the control of our army."
"promise."
Zhuge Liang continued: "Ming Zhi, you don't have to go out to collect food these days. Let your cavalry be healthy and recharged. I will be of great use in a few days."
"Yes." Yang Qing replied with cupped hands.
Zhuge Liang finally looked at the crowd and said, "Let's stop the discussion here today. You all can go back to camp to prepare and continue the attack in the afternoon."
"No." Everyone stood up, saluted, said goodbye and left.
After noon, the Han army continued to attack the city according to the established plan. As soon as the battle began, the Wei army felt that the Han army's offensive was much weaker.
Cao Zhen was watching the battle at the top of the city, and he felt happy when he saw that the Han soldiers were helpless in the face of the frozen city wall. Since he could completely withstand the attack with the strong and slippery city wall, he simply handed over the command to Wu Kun and went to rest under the city for the first time.
At the same time, Yang Qing received an urgent military message from Zhang Yi. It was said that Wei general Yan He had led thousands of infantry to the east bank of Jingshui River, and that more than a thousand Wei soldiers had managed to escape during the battle of Jingshui River two days ago. The cavalry were also gathered under Yan He's command, so now the Wei army gathered nearly 6,000 cavalry on the east bank of the Jing River.
"Prime Minister, there are only 2,000 infantry on Zhang Ni's side. Although they occupy a favorable location and use ships to block the river, a heavy snowfall last night caused the Jingshui River to freeze.
It seems that this heavy snow will not stop in a day or two, and the ice on the Jingshui River will become thicker and thicker. When the ice surface can withstand thousands of soldiers, Zhang Yi and the others will not be able to stop these six thousand Wei soldiers. . Yang Qing came to Zhuge Liang's tent and reported the matter to him.
Zhuge Liang asked: "In your opinion, what should we do?"
"Qing thinks that we should immediately add more troops to Zhang Boqi. We don't need too many reinforcements. Just sending two thousand more people will be enough to stop Yan He. Therefore, I want to send two thousand cavalry to reinforce." Yang Qing said.
Zhuge Liang pondered for a moment and said, "Your cavalry is still of great use, so we can't disperse our troops. Let's do this. I'll ask An Guo and Bo Yue to each send a thousand infantry to reinforce."
"That's fine." Yang Qing nodded.
Zhuge Liang immediately said to Hu Ji on the side: "Wei Du, immediately give an order to An Guo and Bo Yue, asking each of them to dispatch a thousand troops and horses to the west bank of Jingshui River for reinforcements. All the troops and horses sent will be under the control of Zhang Boqi. He also warned them that when mobilizing troops and horses, Don’t let Wei Jun find out.”
"No." Hu Ji agreed while drafting military orders.
After a while, two military orders were drafted, and Zhuge Liang sealed them and immediately sent them to the East and West camps.
