Chapter 3167 Carelessness is just a lot of room
The King of Liang Di originally thought that this time he was just following Cao's army to get a bargain, but he didn't expect that he would be treated as a bargain now.
Normally, in Shangyong's territory, nothing will happen. After all, the Liang Di people have the largest number of people in this area and the largest power.
But unexpectedly, something happened in Sandian County.
When King Liang was woken up in the middle of the night, he felt very unhappy. As a result, when he heard that Cao Jun killed Zhang Gusu, the middle trader who wanted Liang people, and was about to come to cause trouble for them, he was furious and immediately started to scream.
If Cao's army had a better attitude towards the Di people before, if they could treat everyone equally when allocating food and grass, if they did not want to treat the Di people as cannon fodder at the beginning but as partners, then when King Liang encountered such a thing, he would have thought about asking or investigating again. Unfortunately, there were not so many ifs.
Things get bigger and bigger.
In the dark night, the Cao army soldier on duty suddenly heard the sound of arrows clustering into his body. He quickly turned his head and looked around alertly, but saw an arrow, an arrow inserted straight into his companion's temple next to him.
Blood is overflowing around the arrow.
The Cao army soldiers opened their mouths in horror and were about to shout.
Another arrow roared into his mouth, penetrated his neck, and nailed him to the wooden stake behind him.
Among the Di people, there are also good hunters.
However, the other Di people may not be able to kill people like good hunters, and they eventually triggered the alarm when attacking.
A warning sound rang over Sandian County.
Asking King Liang to hold the axe and howl in front of him, he screamed strangely, waved the battle axe, and slashed into the chest of a Cao army soldier with a "pop".
The sound of fracture sounded, and the Cao army soldiers could not even make the last scream, so they were hacked to death.
More Di people were yelling and rushing around, and they wanted to give Cao's army some color...
Bright red color.
Some houses were ignited, and then the supplies stored there were igniting, and the flames soared into the sky rose.
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The abnormality in San County was noticed by Li Dian's scout.
After all, the fire in the dark is like a firefly in a coal pile.
However, when the news was urgently delivered to Mulan Village, Li Dian did not send troops immediately, but hesitated and called Chang Lin and Ma Zhong.
Ma Zhong was furious and said, "General, let's go! Cao's army is now seeking death, and there is an internal strife when the war is about to begin! This is simply a god-given opportunity! As long as the general leads the army, Cao's army will inevitably not be able to take into account both inside and outside! There will inevitably be a big defeat!"
Li Dian nodded slightly.
Although it seemed easy for Ma Zhong to say it, Li Dian did not have much excited expression.
Ma Zhong was a little confused and turned to look at Chang Lin.
Chang Lin glanced at Li Dian and bowed and said, "Do you think this is the strategy of Cao's army to lure troops?"
Li Dian pondered for a little while and said, "The Cao army has coveted Hanzhong for a long time. Since this is the case, how can this fallacy be made?"
Chang Lin nodded when he heard this and expressed his approval.
Ma Zhong was a little anxious, "I often do it, you..."
Chang Lin laughed and said, "What Ma Duwei said is not without reason. This is indeed a good opportunity, but the general's words are just a cautious move... Since Mulan Village is determined to use it to protect it, why should we change the orders every day?"
Ma Zhong looked at Chang Lin, then looked at Li Dian, and wanted to speak but stopped.
In fact, Li Dian was also very moved when he received news of Cao's turmoil in Jian County.
But when Li Dianzhen was about to take action, he hesitated again.
It’s not that Li Dian is timid and afraid to fight, but that this kind of defense in the military camp and then suddenly receives good news, which evokes some of Li Dian’s not very good memories...
After thinking about it, Li Dian decided to be safe, but he was unwilling to give up this opportunity, so he asked Ma Zhong to lead a team of troops to Xian County to test, and then he led a large group of troops to follow behind.
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Wuming Mountain is thirty miles away from Sandian County.
The mountains here are gentle and the terrain is wide.
Cao Zhen stood on a small hill, raised his head and drank a sip of cold water.
Sandian County was really dangerous last night. When the Liang people were about to cause trouble, they almost fell apart and there was a tendency to scatter.
Shen Yi was seriously injured, which caused the people under Shen's men to be suspicious. Although they did not turn against Cao Zhen, they did not cooperate with Cao Zhen's actions.
In a critical moment, Cao Zhen stood up and turned the tide.
He led the elite soldiers to rush straight to the place where King Liang was and killed him in one fell swoop.
The people of Liang Di were immediately panicked and fled in scattered. The soldiers under Shen's army were also shocked by Cao Zhen and would never dare to disobey Cao Zhen's orders again.
Since then, although Sandian County has suffered great damage and many soldiers of Cao's army have been killed or injured, Cao Zhen's position in the entire army has been determined.
Faced with the destruction of Xian County, Cao Zhen first killed several Di leaders and then dispersed all the remaining Di people. Shen Yi was seriously injured, so Cao Zhen naturally obtained the military power of the Shen family's troops.
After Cao Zhen quickly calmed the internal disputes in Sandian County in a short period of time, he immediately began to prepare for external wars.
At this time, all you need is a victory that can revive morale.
Cao Zhen thought Li Dian would come.
Because normally, even if you deal with internal disputes like Sanjian County, even if you put down the rebellion, it will take a certain amount of time to reorganize the assembled troops. In this reorganization process, there must be a certain period of weakness. So in the face of such an opportunity, Cao Zhen felt that Li Dian would not miss it easily.
According to Cao Zhen's idea, Li Dian would inevitably send troops to attack Li Dian County, so Cao Zhen arranged cannon fodder in Jian County and released Jian County to attack Li Dian. Anyway, Jian County was seriously damaged. As long as Li Dian attacked Jian County, Cao Zhen would attack immediately and cut off the connection between Li Dian and Hanzhong. The damaged Jian County would be surrounded by Cao Zhen and Cao Ren who followed him...
As long as Li Dian attacks, he has the chance to turn defeat into victory.
Cao Zhen carefully planned an ambush to lure the enemy. He thought about it over and over again and felt that there was no loophole.
Cao's scouts flew over.
"General! The Hanzhong army has moved!"
Cao Zhen smiled, "Very good."
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But soon, Cao Zhen couldn't laugh.
『How far is the Hanzhong Army from Sandian County?』
"About ten miles." The scout replied.
Cao Zhen was stunned for a moment, and then asked anxiously: "How fast does the Hanzhong army march?"
The scout was unclear and said, "Reporting to the general, the speed of travel is average."
Cao Zhen's heart skipped a beat, "On average?"
『General.』 The scout replied, 『It's neither fast nor slow...』
Cao Zhen's brows slowly frowned, and his face became increasingly ugly.
"Master, what's wrong?" The confidant guard standing behind Cao Zhen asked in a low voice.
"What is this Li Mancheng doing?" Cao Zhen frowned and said, "Normal, if you find out that something happened in Sanyan County, you have to rush straight to you immediately... Only by letting the Hanzhong army rush over, the formation will become scattered and thin... In this way, it will be very easy to kill them, and there will be a chance to wipe them out... But now they are walking too slowly... Normal speed, this is not normal."
"General, we are hiding here, they don't know that even if the Hanzhong army is in a neat formation and we suddenly fight out, we can still besieged in Sandian County. Can they still fly into the sky?" The trusted guard felt that there was no big problem.
Cao Zhen thought about it, then shook his head. He ordered the scout to inquire again, and ordered the hidden troops to retreat and try not to let the other party discover it as much as possible.
"Even if the Hanzhong army discovered something, as long as they entered Sandian County, they would still be surrounded by us." The trusted guard tried to comfort Cao Zhen, "Everything is under the control of the master..."
Cao Zhen was silent and didn't say anything.
Suddenly, his face felt a chill.
Cao Zhen looked up at the sky.
In the sky, some small snowflakes fell.
『It's snowing...
Cao Zhen's face suddenly became very ugly.
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Ma Zhong sent people to ask Li Dian for instructions many times, hoping to speed up and run to Sandian County as soon as possible to launch an attack.
Li Dian flatly refused.
"General... Along the way, Cao's scouts appeared frequently. It might be that there was something wrong with Sanxian County... Otherwise, they wouldn't be so prepared..." Chang Lin couldn't help it and said, "Since Cao's army has discovered our former army, we might as well speed up... Otherwise, when Cao's army is ready, there will be no chance of attack."
Li Dian nodded and suddenly asked, "Bohuai, where was the first time you met your lord?"
Chang Lin didn't know why Li Dian suddenly became interested in chatting at this critical moment, but he did not refuse to answer Li Dian's question. He told him what he met Fei Qian by chance. "When he heard Mr. Shuijing give him a lord's name in the past, Lin still didn't care. However, when he saw it, he realized that the lord was really worthy of being a fish in the north and was secluded in the abyss. Now, he saw the turmoil and clouds, and he turned into a roc, soaring into the sky..."
Li Dian said, with some envy on his face, "I didn't expect Bo Huai to meet his lord so early... It's so lucky, so lucky..."
"The general has martial arts skills and can meet the lord, and can open up the territory and make no achievements in history..." Chang Lin quickly said, "I am just a little literary talent and aware of arithmetic. It cannot be compared with the general's previous situation..."
Chang Lin thought Li Dian had some emotions?
Of course, I kept saying some good things.
"Okay, okay..." Li Dian waved his hands repeatedly, "Is it just a martial artist... Is martial arts good, knowledgeable, sparse... But since the lord is with important responsibilities, he should naturally be cautious and should not let his lord down..."
Chang Lin nodded, yes, yes, you are right.
『It's snowing...』
In the queue, a soldier suddenly shouted.
Li Dian looked up and saw tiny snowflakes floating down scatteredly in the sky.
Li Dian stretched out his hand, and a snowflake fell on his hand, and the fine coldness melted quickly.
"Tell me the whole army stops advancing!"
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Cao Zhen watched the scout come in a hurry and his heart sank straight down.
Sure enough, the Hanzhong army stopped advancing.
The Hanzhong army stopped in the wind and snow, and no longer moved forward.
"What should I do if you are the master?"
Cao Zhen was very depressed and could not understand. He set up an ambush because he suddenly had an intention and did not talk to others. He also brought the direct troops of Cao's army, so it would not be possible to leak the secrets. But the Hanzhong army not only acted slowly, but also stopped advancing at the moment...
Maybe it's because it's snowing?
Are the Hanzhong Army worried about abnormal weather?
Cao Zhen looked up at the sky, hoping that the snow would end as soon as possible.
This may dispel some of the concerns of the Hanzhong army?
As long as the Hanzhong army continues to advance and enters Sandian County, everything is still under its control.
But it's a pity.
After an hour, the ground gradually became white.
Cao Zhen watched the scout's figure getting closer and closer, and his heart suddenly started to beat violently.
He was eagerly looking forward to the scout that he could tell him that the Hanzhong army had advanced again.
"Remove the Lord, the enemy...removed..."
"What?" Cao Zhen suddenly felt like he was stabbed by something, and his whole body was leaking out with a slight sound.
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The snowflakes are not big, but they never stopped.
Li Dianjun returned to Mulan Village and ordered the soldiers to repair them, and prepare clothes for cold protection and related supplies.
Li Dian kept patrolling the camp until he saw that all the soldiers and war horses were properly placed, and he returned to the central army's tent to rest. It was already late at night.
Ma Zhong stood beside the big tent.
The fire shone on his face, and some light and shadow were uncertain.
"But I feel that I'm not going to make a contribution today?" Li Dian called Ma Zhong to enter the tent together, "Come on, sit down... no need to be polite..."
Ma Zhong thanked him and sat down, "It's definitely not... it's just... it's a little confused..."
Li Dian nodded, thought for a while, and said, "In your opinion, how should we make sure that it is not a plan to lure troops?"
Ma Zhong said: "Attacking Xianxian! As long as you attack Xianxian, if Cao's army has ambushing troops, it will inevitably appear! We have war horses and can swivel quickly..."
Li Dian shook his head and said, "Do you know we have war horses, will the Cao army know? If the Cao army really set up an ambush, how could you easily turn around?"
"This..." Ma Zhong was stunned.
Ma Zhong did not try to argue because what Li Dian said was indeed the truth.
If he was a general of Cao's army, he would definitely consider this.
Especially in mountainous areas like Shangyong, war horses are restricted greatly and it is impossible to run around, so once they are really blocked by Cao's army, they will be very passive.
"Is it because of this?" Ma Zhong asked, "Based on this alone... I still feel that I am too cautious... I may miss an opportunity..."
Fighting is bound to be accompanied by risks.
Even if you are prepared for a perfect war, there are uncontrollable risks.
So if we just have the risk of being ambushed, Ma Zhong still doesn't agree with it.
Li Dian smiled, "What is the reason why we gave up Sand County?"
"The county is broken and easy to attack and difficult to defend... Ah! The general's intention is..." Ma Zhong seemed to think of something.
Li Dian nodded, "That's right. I've been thinking about this matter... Since we know that it's easy to attack and difficult to defend in Sanxian County, then when Cao's army arrived in Sanxian County, even if they didn't know the terrain around Sanxian County, they must have known it... Since it's easy to attack and difficult to defend, why did Cao's army still act in a defensive posture in Sanxian County after many investigations by the Cao army? Do they really think that the cavalry cannot attack and attack? Or do they think that they will not follow the progressive soldiers behind the front drive of the cavalry?"
『So…』 Ma Zhong nodded,『I heard the general’s words, indeed… Cao’s actions were indeed a bit strange…』
'That's it.' Li Dian said with a smile, 'What's more, we gave up Sand County to lengthen the supply route of Cao's army and make him exhausted between Shangyong Mountains...'
The Hanzhong army controlled by Li Dian is not infinite, and he must also measure the cost of war. If too much is consumed in Cao Zhen, what about Cao Ren next? If all the troops are consumed, even if Cao Zhen and Cao Ren are finally defeated, how can we carry out the follow-up matters in Hanzhong and Shangyong next?
If there is no enough army, if the Di people and mediocre people around him have any thoughts, they will not only not solve the worries of the General of the Cavalry, but they will also need Fei Qian to lose his troops from Guanzhong or Sichuan and Shu to support him...
That really disappointed Fei Qian's expectations.
『It is easy to attack and difficult to defend, so even if the Cao army really had civil strife...』 Li Dian said slowly, "We attacked without ambushing, Cao army was defeated by us... Then what? We reoccupied San County? We welcomed the enemy in San County? Then wouldn't it be against each other's plan for the weary army before? Moreover, Cao's army was only in the front. Even if it defeated the enemy in San County, it might not be able to stop the Cao army from continuing to advance, so we gave up San County again? In this way, death and injury, regardless of what is the significance?』
"Ah..." Ma Zhong couldn't answer.
"If there are small profits, but there are dangers of great damage, it is not taken." Li Dian said, "This is the 27th theory of martial arts talk..."
Not every piece of chess has to be killed, and not every piece of chess is to take advantage of it when fighting.
Ma Zhong left the seat and bowed, "The general thoughtfully, and the last general admired him!"
Li Dian stood up, pulled Ma Zhong up, and said with a smile: "It was all taught by the cavalry... I couldn't figure it out at first, and I thought about it slowly on the road, and then I figured it out... It happened to snow at that time, which reminded me of the tired army plan we set... This is the time, and the more anxious one should be the Cao army, why are we anxious?"
"Yes!" Ma Zhong now figured it out, so he nodded repeatedly, "The general said so much! Thank you for your advice! The last general had many verbal offenses, death sentences, death sentences! "
Li Dian patted Ma Zhong on the shoulder, "I am all dedicated to the great cause of the cavalry, so don't worry... It's too late today, let's go to rest early!"
Li Dian sent Ma Zhong out of the big tent.
Ma Zhong bowed again before saying goodbye to Li Dian and left.
Li Dian looked up at the sky.
Snowflakes are flying and falling.
"It's snowing in Hanzhong...it's where Tongguan in Chang'an...it's probably...
Li Dian sighed, and then a little smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.
『It's so... so snow...』
Chapter completed!