Chapter 221: Switching to An Feng
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After the return of the Xiaocai battalion, the number of successful breakthroughs in the entire southern army reached 15,000, although nearly half of the soldiers were still bloodstained and never able to get out of this land, but this result was already unexpected for Xiahou Xuan.
Originally, in his calculations, the Wei army would lose at least seventy or eighty percent of its strength in this breakthrough, after all, the number of Wu troops far exceeded that of the Wei army, and in this case, it was fortunate that the Wei army was not completely destroyed.
But he didn't expect the Xiao cavalry battalion to bring him an incomparable surprise, not only the Xiao cavalry battalion retreated, but also helped nearly 10,000 Wei infantry to break out of the encirclement, this tragic battle, the Wei army was finally able to retain nearly half of the soldiers and horses, it was really something that Xiahou Xuan couldn't think of.
Next, where the Wei army will go will become a difficult problem again, and after the failure of the Wu army's encirclement and suppression, it will definitely reorganize the army and attack again.
What's more, Cao Liang's killing of Zhuge Jin, the general of Wu State, will inevitably lead to the crazy revenge of the Wu army, and the next battle will be even more tragic and bloody.
All the generals gathered in front of Xiahou Xuan's stretcher at this moment to discuss countermeasures.
"This is not a place to stay for a long time, according to your wishes, where will our army go now, can we keep it safe?" Xiahou Xuan endured the pain and supported his body and asked everyone.
Ren Lan said: "The only plan for the present is to return to Yiyang for the time being, and then make plans." ”
The march of the southern army this time, is to detour to Yiyang to cross the Huai River, now there is no hope of advancing, retreating to Yiyang seems to have become the only choice, everyone listened to Ren Lan's words, they all nodded one after another, all think that retreating Yiyang is the best policy, with the current state of the Wei army, only by relying on Jiancheng, can the enemy withstand a large number of Wu army.
Cao Liang had a different opinion: "Although it is the best policy to retreat to Yiyang, but this place is still more than 200 miles away from Yiyang, we can think of withdrawing troops from Yiyang, and the Wu people may not be unexpected, if the Wu army now sets up an ambush to block it on the way, I am afraid that our army will be in danger." ”
In the war, the most feared is to be the enemy to see through the strategic intentions, since the Wei generals all think that retreating to Yiyang is the only feasible plan, then the Wu people can definitely expect this, they only need to set up an ambush on the road to Yiyang, to wait for work, can wipe out the Wei army in one fell swoop.
This pocket, Wei Jun can't drill no matter what.
"Then according to Ziming's opinion, what should our army do?" Xiahou Xuan was very sincere. Since Xiahou Xuan did not follow Cao Liang's advice to beware of Sima Yi and suffered a big loss, Xiahou Xuan now looks at Cao Liang differently and obeys Cao Liang's words.
Cao Liang pondered for a moment and said, "Since it is not feasible to go west, it is better for our army to turn around and go south, maybe there is still a glimmer of life." ”
All the generals were taken aback, as we all know, further south can enter the border of Wu, with the current Wei army has no food and grass and no reinforcements, the possibility of counterattacking the enemy country is almost zero, and there is not much difference between going south and sending him to death.
In the face of everyone's doubts, Cao Liang calmly asked Yanghu to take a military map, spread it out on the spot, pointed to the map and said: "It is only sixty or seventy miles to Anfeng County, and now that Anfeng City has not yet fallen, our army may temporarily go to this city, first, to get grain and grass supplies, and secondly, there is a strong city to defend each other, even if the 100,000 troops of Wu State come to attack, there is also a place to live." ”
Although Anfeng City was besieged by the Wu army, under the insistence of Taishou Wangji, it had not yet fallen, and it could be regarded as the closest haven to the southern army.
Moreover, Anfeng City is only sixty or seventy miles away from here, and the Wei army can reach it in one day, even if the Wu army knows the movements of the Wei army and raises troops to chase after it, before the pursuers come, I am afraid that the Wei army has already entered Anfeng City.
Now the biggest problem facing the southern army is the lack of grain and grass, at this moment the sneak attack on Anfengdu, the southern army is lightly armed, only seven days a day with dry food, originally estimated that this battle will only last five or six days at most, these dry food is more than enough.
But I didn't expect that now the situation has changed abruptly, and the Wei army, which has cut off the backup, has almost fallen into a desperate situation, and if there is no food and grass supply after a few days, before the Wu army comes to attack, I am afraid that the Wei army will collapse first.
Moreover, the war was fought at the right time and place, and this breakthrough was because the Wei army did not occupy the geographical advantage and could not defend it with danger, and in the face of the encirclement and suppression of the Wu army, it could only passively break through and transfer.
If the Wei army had a city to hold on to and sufficient grain and grass at this time, even if the Wu army was numerous, it would be the same to ignore them.
It is naturally the best choice to retreat to Yiyang, Yiyang guards the Huai River, the city is strong, it can be attacked, and it can be defended, if the Wei army can withdraw to Yiyang, it would be better.
But Cao Liang had to consider the possibility of the Wu army setting up an ambush halfway, after all, Quan Cong, Bu Qi, and Zhuge Ke, who were now led by the Wu army, were not mediocre, and the Wu army that he could only think of could naturally think of it, if they set up a pocket array for the Wei army to drill, the consequences would be unimaginable.
On the battlefield, it is necessary to be fickle, only the place where the enemy can't think of is the safest place, relatively speaking, now Anfeng City is in dire straits, and no one will ever think that the remnants of the Wei army's southern army will go to Anfeng City, so this road is the safest and safest road at present.
The generals obviously had no psychological preparation for the plan proposed by Cao Liang, some supported it, some opposed it, and they were indifferent.
They think that now the Wei army is newly defeated, the morale is low, whether the Huainan cities can be kept, it is a relatively big problem, Anfeng City is located behind the enemy, the lonely city is difficult to defend, the Wei army goes there, and the distance between the main force of the Wei army will only get farther and farther.
If the army is brought to Anfeng according to Cao Liang's suggestion, the Wei army will have no chance to move, only to defend it to the death and assist Wang Ji to defend Anfeng City, otherwise, the city will be ruined and will only fall to the point of the destruction of the whole army.
Everyone's eyes looked at Xiahou Xuan, at this critical moment, the big idea had to be decided by Xiahou Xuan.
Xiahou Xuan thought about it for a long time, and couldn't make up his mind for a while, after all, there are too many risks in going west to Yiyang, with the current situation of the Wei army, I am afraid that it will no longer be able to withstand any toss, and going to Anfeng, the risk is much smaller, and there is a guarantee of safety, Xiahou Xuan is naturally inclined to the latter.
Moreover, this strategy was proposed by Cao Liang, Xiahou Xuan is now more at ease with Cao Liang, and Xiahou Xuan thought that the feasibility of the strategy proposed by Cao Liang was relatively high, so he finally adopted Cao Liang's plan.
As a result, the Wei army immediately turned its spear and headed southeast, heading straight for Anfeng City.