Chapter 46 Cao Zhen’s victory

While Shi Tao was invited to Ji Han, Cao Zhen once again won a victory over Ji Han's army. This victory, on the surface, was hard-won, and was the result of Cao Wei's careful arrangement and careful organization.

First of all, this is due to the Minister of Shangshu Ling Wei Ji of Cao Wei. What is the battle between war? On the surface, it is commanded by generals and soldiers fighting, but in fact, the more important thing is logistics. No matter how resourceful your generals are, even if you are like Zhuge Liang, you can't conquer Sima Yi's village with a back-to-back approaching the Sichuan Road that is difficult to cross for hundreds of miles. No matter how brave your soldiers are, even if you are as strong as Yuan Shao, and if you burn military rations in a fire, your army will still be dispersed and unable to fight.

But having said that, in many cases, it is difficult for the generals on the front line to decide whether the person who supports them in the rear can really do everything well. After all, what the people in the rear see and feel is different from the front line. The front line has long been red, but the blood of soldiers in the rear is drinking and robbing credit. While letting the grain rot in the warehouse, there are many people who are hungry for soldiers.

For Cao Zhen, Wei Ji was simply too outstanding. He said to the following: "Everything is for the front line."

For the front line, Wei Ji could order the military soldiers to put down all the wind and rain to rush to Yecheng for reinforcements. Whoever dared to behead him immediately and cut off the 18 Sima-level heads of the army in one breath. Everyone in Jizhou was amazed and respected. For the front line, he only took three days to send the lightest weapons in the arsenal to the hands of tens of thousands of troops, making them form combat effectiveness. For the front line, he gathered all the generals and officials who stayed in Yecheng to work or send them to the front. For the front line, he coordinated all aspects of relations and handled all aspects of factors, providing Cao Zhen with the most reliable guarantee. It can be said that even if Cao Zhen’s front line needed a bamboo chip for toilet, Wei Ji could send it from Yecheng as quickly as possible.

Come to the front line. Jizhou is indeed a big state, with population density and number of military households far from that of other states. Yecheng's powerful arsenal and granary also provided Cao Zhen with sufficient support without worry. However, Wei Ji thought it was not enough, so he said that he would provide Cao Zhen with the power to win. Under Wei Ji's strong exploitation, he would go from Qinghe Kingdom, Julu County, Zhao Kingdom, Changshan Kingdom, Zhongshan Kingdom, Hejian Kingdom, Bohai County... Every county and state in Jizhou were mobilized, and every agency in Jizhou was operated at high speed. They had only two tasks. One was to concentrate all the troops and send them to Yecheng, and the other was to concentrate all the food, grass and weapons and send them to Yecheng.

On the roads in Jizhou, vehicles transporting supplies and the troops to support the land to Yecheng were crowded like ants moving. The troops of various counties were crowded together. In order to hurry, the military farmer had not had time to go home, so he threw his hoes on the field and was concentrated to Yecheng. In order to hurry, the military farmer directly drew a line on the map with a ruler and rushed straight. No matter what crops he had, the road was full. Who was in the mood to care about that? Old Master Cao's military order. Let it go, Master Wei's steel knife is the real one.

The people of Jizhou were forced to suffer so much, and the military soldiers complained, which caused great trouble to the officials in charge of government affairs of Cao Wei. From the Shangshu, the governor, the county magistrate, all of them were forced to go up and down like burning houses. Some even scolded Wei Ji outside the palace gate as a spy of Ji Han, intentionally trying to destroy Cao Wei. It is said that Wei Ji was walking out of the palace gate, and he replied expressionlessly in front of the civil and military officials in Yecheng, "You are right." The person who was cursing threw himself on the ground: "Sir Shangshu Ling, I know you are determined to defeat Ji Han, but don't hurt my Jizhou energy too hard."

Although Wei Ji is a real spy of Ji Han, countless people call him a spy of Ji Han. But in Jizhou and Cao Wei, almost everyone thinks that Wei Ji is a loyal minister, a loyal minister rarely seen in ancient times. He is a civil servant who bravely shoulders heavy responsibilities and guards Jizhou alone. In order to fight on the front line of the general, he and his subordinates fought to the death, facing all the blame and curses alone. Such people are rare in ancient times. (Of course, Kong Ming's open plot is very powerful. Even if he hurts you openly, you still think it is for his own good and you have to count money for him.)

Cao Zhen even publicly stated that Wei Ji was the best logistics staff he had ever seen in his life, but he could compare with Xiao He of the Han Dynasty. If anyone has a rear command and dispatcher like Wei Ji, the commander on the front line would have enjoyed a blessing. With Wei Ji here, he would definitely defeat Ji Han and pacify Jizhou. It is not unimaginable that he would even recover Hanoi and Bingzhou.

The troops that Wei Ji sent to Cao Zhen with the fastest speed and the most secret method gave Cao Zhen great confidence. In less than a month, Cao Zhen changed from being at a disadvantage to being on par with Ji Han, and then he gained the advantage of military strength and had the strength to fight Ji Han head-on!

Cao Zhen decided to make full use of his troops to attack Ji Han. He ordered the three brave generals of Dai Ling, Xu Yi and Dian Man to attack head-on. Unfortunately, because Wang Shuang wanted to steal Cao Hong's head, he was made a big hole in his thigh by Guan Ping's Qinglong Yanyue Sword in the chaotic battle. He could not fight at the moment. Without this charge, Cao Wei's ability to break the formation was indeed reduced by a level. However, Xu Yi and Dian Man were both brave enough to be unstoppable, while Dai Ling was

Cao Wei's reputation was not inferior to Wang Shuang. During the war, he often attacked alone and caused considerable trouble to the enemy. His troops were also very powerful, not under the New Fifth Battalion. When he was in the northern border, he went deep into the army alone and broke through Ji Han's grain route, causing great trouble to Li Yan and Wei Yan. He also asked his son Cao Shuang to lead Hengfan, He Yan, Deng Yang, Li Sheng, and Ding Mi to be on the left, and Chen Ben, Sun Li and Du Hui were on the right, and three routes were on the right, and rushed towards the Han army.

The two sides fought fiercely on the front line of Chaoge - Wei County. The Han army had extremely strong combat power. Although the troops in front were neither Liu Chan's Bai'er elite soldiers nor Kong Ming's Tiger Infantry Camp. However, they fought with the most powerful central army of the Wei army and took the opportunity to fight back. Zhang Fei was worthy of the powerful general who fought for his life, and Wei Yan and Pang De were also well-known figures in the world. Even if they had excellent military strength, the Wei army could not defeat the Han army. The two sides launched a tug-of-war, and often one army defeated the other. The third army rushed up to regain the position. Both sides became weaker and tired in the continuous consumption. Just like two giants with extraordinary energy, they fought to the death on this battlefield until they were exhausted.

On the third day of the battle, the ambush arranged by Cao Zhen suddenly appeared. The leader of the Central Army, King Su of Jing, Prince Yong (Wang Langzi), led Xun Ji, Jia Mu, Mao Ji, Zhang Xiong, Li Zhen and others to rush towards the Han army from the flanks. The time when this new force appeared and the Huo Hou made Cao Zhen very satisfied. With just one charge, Guan Ping's position became shaken. He personally led people to block the attack. He was surrounded by Zhang Xiong (Zhang Hezi) and Li Zhen (Li Dianzi). A chaotic battle finally couldn't support it, so he had to withdraw from the position and move closer to Zhang Fei. Then Zhang Bao also began to retreat, and Guan Xing and Kou Feng again. So the entire Ji Han's camp retreated.

Cao Zhen swept away for several months, but it should be said that he had been depressed for several years. He waved his hand and continued to pursue him.

However, although the Han army retreated, it strangely maintained a good formation, which made the Wei army unable to destroy the Han army's soldiers in large numbers. Whenever there was a rash attack, it would inevitably be counterattacked resolutely. In this way, the Han army and the Wei army went westward.

During this period, Xun Ji and Jia Mu went to Cao Zhen and said that if they pursued like this, they would be afraid of danger. Although Ji Han was defeated, his strength was obviously not greatly lost. With Ji Han's strength, even if he lost, he would not be defeated so badly. I am afraid that Ji Han had other tricks.

Before Cao Zhen could speak, Heng Fan, the think tank next to him, said: "At the moment our army is heading west, the whole way is flat. Even if Ji Han wants to do any tricks, it will definitely not play any role under our strong military advantage. Have you scared Ji Han so hard that why don't you dare to pursue him?"

Cao Zhen also said: "Now is a great opportunity to regain the lost land. Our army is strong and powerful. The Secretary of State ordered the whole Jizhou to support us. If you don't attack at this time, who can stop it? As for possible ambushing, I have thought about it, just be careful."

The matter was settled by Cao Zhen in one sentence.

Xun Ji couldn't help but scold Heng Fan behind his back: "What do this pig know? He dares to be called a think tank!" He looked at Heng Fan himself, and there was a reason to scold Heng Fan - Heng Fan is a man of serious masculinity. Once his wife told the truth. Heng Fan couldn't stand the face, so he used the "knife ring" with the ring-headed knife he carried on. His wife was pregnant at the time, so she was injured and had abortion and died. (Strictly condemn this Heng Fan, what level is? Such a petty eye is still known as a think tank?)

Jia Mu was much older than Xun Ji, and was much more steady. He sighed: "He was right. We really can't retreat in the current situation. We have no reason. We can't guess what Ji Han wants to do? Compared to our local fathers, we are far behind."

In this case, Cao Wei attacked more than a hundred miles again and recovered a series of lost land. The only regret is that Ji Han actually moved all his people, all his food was moved away, and even the wells were filled. Cao Wei's supply was completely transported from the rear. The consumption of nearly 200,000 troops was amazing and terrible.

However, Cao Zhen didn't care because he had a good logistics manager. With the support of Shangshu Ling Wei Ji from the rear, he was fully confident that he would win this battle.

Therefore, when the military officer in charge reported to him that there were less than three days of food left in the army, he seemed surprised and amused: "Maybe it was delayed on the road. Go and ask Shangshu Ling for it, come and tell me what to do?"

"Cheer General, our food and supplies have not been delivered on time for seven consecutive days."

"What?" Cao Zhen was shocked and angry, "It's been seven days, why didn't I tell me?"

"But, the food and grass in Yecheng have never been misled. Moreover, we can all trust Lord Shangshu Ling. We only think that it is because the front line is lengthened and the supply cannot be provided for a while, so..."

"Bao! Take me immediately to Yecheng and ask for food and grass. The front line should not be without food for a day. Let Lord Shangshu Ling check it on my behalf to see who dares to make such a fool of himself and make jokes with the lives of the 200,000 army. If you don't kill him, they will think that Lord Shangshu Ling and I are easy to cheat."

"yes."

"In addition, the military farm soldiers have had a meal a day these days, mainly supplying food to the Central Army."

"yes."

"Wait, let my doctor Mao Ji go with you. Could it be that something happened in Yecheng?"

"Driving!Driving!"

Several fast horses rushed towards Yecheng, and dust rose up behind him. The horses and knights were all agile, and they took the lead to hold the general's command arrow high.

As soon as I arrived outside Yecheng, I saw the suspension bridge rising high and the city gates were closed, and I didn’t know what to do.

"The general is urgently ordered, open the city gate!"

The knight shouted immediately.

After a while, there was a movement at the top of the city: "Who is under the city?"

The knight was furious and shouted loudly: "I am a Mao Ji in the General's Mansion. Now there is an emergency military order here. Open the city gate quickly and let me enter the city!"

The city was sunk for a moment and replied, "Sir, let me report to the Minister of the Shangshu Ling." But he refused to open the city gate.

Although Mao Ji was angry, he had to wait. After a while, the man replied: "Sir, Lord Shangshu Ling is pursuing the riots in the city. He said that military rations will be completed tomorrow, so please be lenient."

"What happened in the city?"

"I heard that Ji Han's spy had smuggled into the city and wanted to set fire, but was captured. Now the four gates were closed and the whole city was searched for the remnants of the spy. Everyone could not wait to go out. Without the strict orders of Lord Shangshu Ling, no one could open the city gate."

There is such a thing? There will be spies in Yecheng? But when I think about it, I feel relieved. Now that Your Majesty has left, I don’t know how many military soldiers sent to the front line from here these days, and how much food and grass can be received and distributed. It’s not surprising that I have mixed up with a detailed work. Since the city gate is closed because of this matter, there is nothing to worry about. Anyway, the food and grass will be transported tomorrow. Although there is insufficient food and grass, it can only be provided for the central army, and it can still be supported for five or six days.

"You two, go back to the camp to report this to the general, and the rest will watch here with me and wait for the food and grass to be transported." Although Mao Ji was relieved, like his father Mao Jie, he still maintained his careful style of doing things.
Chapter completed!