dognovel Chapter 442 The most cunning man in Cao Cao's camp! Xi Zhicai compiles novels?
Chapter 442 The most cunning man in Cao Cao's camp! Xi Zhicai compiles novels?
The Wei River is the largest tributary of the Yellow River, and it is particularly turbulent in summer and autumn.
However, with winter approaching, parts of the Wei River basin have already begun to freeze.
Therefore, Pound's strategy of secretly crossing the Wei River to Pubanjin was highly feasible!
Historically, ten years later, in the Battle of Weinan, Pang De proposed a similar battle strategy, catching Cao Cao's army off guard.
However, due to Jia Xu's use of a counter-espionage scheme, Ma Chao and Han Sui began to fight amongst themselves.
This left Pound without supplies, forcing him to retreat from Pubanjin.
At this moment, for the Kansai Allied Forces, which had been unsuccessful in their attack on Chencang, Pound's strategy of "sneaking across Pubanjin" undoubtedly opened up a new avenue of thought.
"How many men does General Pang need?"
Han Sui asked him about it.
Five thousand is enough.
Pound responded.
With only 5,000 men, it wouldn't consume too much of the allied forces' strength, and even if they failed, it wouldn't matter. Han Sui naturally had no reason to refuse.
"Alright, in that case, let us continue our fierce attack on Chencang to tie down enemy forces for General Pang."
Han Sui fully demonstrated what the art of speaking is.
Even though it was clear that his side couldn't capture Chencang in the short term, he described it as if he were deliberately luring the enemy.
……
The next few days
The Kansai Allied Forces intensified their offensive against Chencang.
But compared to the previous days, both soldiers and generals seemed somewhat listless.
It's as if coming to attack a city is just like clocking in for work.
Oh no, this is even worse than clocking in at work.
If you're not careful, you might not only get soaked, but you could also lose your life.
Even the shouts and curses were not nearly as intense as before.
On the city wall, Wang Shuang, hands on her hips, said to Hao Zhao beside her:
"These bandits seem to have realized that Chencang is not easy to capture, and their morale has dropped considerably."
"It seems that these guys will give up after a while."
Hao Zhao frowned slightly.
Cautious by nature, he was not as open-minded and optimistic as Wang Shuang, and always felt that the Kansai Allied Forces were holding back their anger.
"Besides Chencang, there are several other routes to attack Guanzhong."
"But no matter which path you choose, General Xiahou, who is stationed in Chang'an, will lead his troops to provide support as quickly as possible."
"The difficulty is no less than conquering Chencang."
After much deliberation, Hao Zhao finally decided to send an urgent letter to Xiahou Yuan, reminding him to be on guard.
at the same time
Chang'an City
Zhong Yao was handling government affairs at lightning speed.
As the Commandant of the Capital Region, Zhong Yao held absolute power in Guanzhong, aside from military affairs.
This was due to both the Zhong family's background in Yingchuan and Su Yu's planning.
Su Yu facilitated Xun Yu and the Xun family's becoming in-laws, so the position of leader of the Yu Province aristocratic families naturally had to be relinquished.
The Zhong family took over as substitutes.
Zhong Yao became the Commandant of the Capital Region, teamed up with Xiahou Yuan to guard the Guanzhong region and command the western front.
The Sili Xiaowei, although nominally containing the word "Xiaowei".
However, this is because Sili Prefecture does not have a governor.
In fact, the Sili Commandant is another way of saying the Governor of Sili Prefecture.
His power was far greater than that of an ordinary prefect!
Zhong Yao and Xun Yu are different.
Xun Yu was a relatively pure high-level worker.
Zhong Yao, on the other hand, was a man of deep thoughts, with his own plans and schemes.
Of course, to realize his plan, he first needed to expand the pie of Cao Cao's camp.
At this moment, Zhong Yao also showed a willingness to actively assist Xiahou Yuan in dealing with the attack by the Kansai Allied Forces.
"Father, General Xiahou is outside requesting an audience."
Zhong Yao's eldest son, Zhong Yu, walked in from the door and reported to Zhong Yao.
"General Xiahou has arrived?"
"Quickly invite him to the study for a talk."
Zhong Yu turned and left.
Currently, Zhong Yao has only one son, Zhong Yu.
As for Zhong Hui, that happened more than twenty years later in the original history.
It was a product of Zhong Yao's vigorous spirit when he was seventy-four years old.
Soon, Zhong Yu led Xiahou Yuan in.
Xiahou Yuan was holding a letter in his hand, an urgent letter sent by Hao Zhao.
“Mr. Zhong, General Hao believes that Han Sui and his traitors have other plans and may launch a surprise attack on Guanzhong.”
Xiahou Yuan always treated everyone except Cao Cao, Su Yu, and Xiahou Dun with an aloof and businesslike attitude.
Even though he had been working with Zhong Yao for two or three years, their daily interactions were very limited.
Aside from official business, the two had no personal relationship.
"I don't know much about military matters, so General Xiahou can make the decision himself."
"If you need supplies or equipment, General Xiahou, just ask."
Zhong Yao revealed a shrewd and calculating smile.
In terms of shrewdness, Zhong Yao may not have been the most cunning, but he was certainly far more shrewd than most people of his time.
"With Mr. Zhong's words, I am relieved."
Xiahou Yuan turned and left.
After seeing Xiahou Yuan off in place of Zhong Yao, Zhong Yu asked Zhong Yao with a puzzled expression:
"Father, weren't the authority and responsibilities of General Xiahou and you already clearly defined?"
"He'll handle military matters; you can handle everything else."
Why would he make a special trip here?
Zhong Yao smiled and said:
"Yu'er, there is still a lot you need to learn."
"Xiahou Miaocai was originally just a roughneck, but he and Su Ziyi had an excellent relationship."
"Even a poor imitation can get a few scraps of Su Ziyi's style."
"Although I will not betray my lord, I have a long-standing friendship with Han Sui."
"During the Battle of Guandu, the various warlords of Liangzhou also remained neutral under my guidance."
"Xiahou Yuan needs to make sure that I won't hold him back at crucial moments."
Zhong Yu nodded, seemingly understanding but not quite.
Suddenly, Zhong Yu's eyes widened:
"Father, with your seniority and prestige among the warlords in Liangzhou, it should be easy for you to incite internal strife within the Guanzhong Coalition, right?"
"Hahaha, Yu'er, I admit that you have made some progress in the past two years."
"But that's not enough!"
"You only see the second layer of things, but you can't see the higher level."
"Alright, it's time for you to learn something truly useful."
Upon hearing this, Zhong Yu said with great excitement:
"Father, are you perhaps going to teach me the Zhong family's unique martial arts?"
Zhong Yao's face was full of black lines:
"The Zhong family's secret techniques?"
"Where did you hear about this? I myself didn't even know such a thing existed, so how could I possibly teach it to you?"
Zhong Yu scratched his head awkwardly.
He saw this in the Central Plains Daily.
The author is none other than editor-in-chief Xi Zhicai.
Yes, Xi Zhicai has fully utilized his writing skills, occasionally taking the time to write something himself.
The Zhong family's unique skill is a martial art compiled by Xi Zhicai.
It can be considered as pioneering the novel, although it was only in its embryonic form, it predates the formal appearance of the novel in history by several hundred years.
(The rudiments of the novel began to appear in the Tang Dynasty and flourished in the Ming Dynasty.)
Hmm, it's worth mentioning that...
Xun Yu also appears in Xi Zhicai's novel, nicknamed "The Painful Lord," and is a complete villain.
Oh, by the way, it's said that this scene was added by Yang Xiu and Sima Yi, who were escaped from the Shangshu Ling's mansion, by bribing Xi Zhicai.
pity.
The servants of the Minister of Works had no time to read the Central Plains Daily.
Otherwise, I would have to urge Xi Zhicai to update his story.
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