EBE Chapter 497 Taking the initiative, the best adopted son in the world has appeared!
Chapter 497 Taking the initiative, the best adopted son in the world has appeared!
Sima Yi raised an eyebrow and said to Zhong Yao and Gao Rou:
"We must never abandon the Meridian Path!"
Gao Rou looked at Sima Yi with a puzzled expression:
"What does Zhongda mean by this?"
"The difficulty of traveling the Ziwu Road is known to all."
"If we insist on taking the Meridian Road, our army's food and supplies losses will not only be greater, but we may also have to go through many difficult terrains such as cliffs and steep cliffs."
Before he could finish speaking, Sima Yi slammed his fist on the table and shouted sternly:
“Zhang Lu is cunning. The fact that he was able to break away from Liu Yan and Liu Zhang’s command in the past shows that he is good at enduring hardship.”
"Moreover, Zhang Luxiong has occupied Hanzhong for several years, so he must have sent people in advance to familiarize himself with the terrain of the three roads."
"If only he had been prepared."
"On the one hand, he orders his soldiers to position themselves at the exits of the Xiegu Road and Baoxie Road, and on the other hand, he sends soldiers through the Ziwu Road to outflank our army. What should we do?"
"At that time, our army will be trapped in a desperate situation, unable to advance or retreat, and attacked from both sides!"
"You bastard!"
Sima Yi's words made Gao Rou's expression extremely solemn.
Zhong Yao was the same.
Without exception, all three present knew some principles of military strategy and had read many military books.
Being attacked from both sides in narrow terrain is a major taboo in military strategy!
“What Zhongda said is very true.”
"If it weren't for Zhongda, we would have been in grave danger this time."
Zhong Yao did not hold back in praising Sima Yi.
Sima Yi secretly chuckled to himself:
"I made all of this up, and you two actually believed it!"
"Armchair strategist, how laughable!"
"Even if Zhang Luzhen really had the idea of taking the Meridian Road to bypass the enemy, he could only send a small force, and it had to be the elite of the elite!"
"Do you really think a surprise attack on the Ziwu Valley is that easy?"
In fact, the inventor of the surprise attack on the Ziwu Valley was not Wei Yan, but Han Xin.
However, even Han Xin himself lamented that the plan was difficult to realize, so he abandoned this far-fetched idea.
Firstly, the Ziwu Valley terrain is really difficult to traverse, it's like a natural barrier!
It is probably second only to Yinping Trail in difficulty, but its total length is longer than that of Yinping Trail.
Secondly, apart from the most elite and the most desperate soldiers, almost no soldiers are willing to carry out such a thankless marching plan, and morale is easily broken.
For details, please refer to Deng Ai. When he came out of Yinping Trail, he had far fewer soldiers under his command.
They either died, or deserted the army midway and left quietly.
If the soldiers' loyalty is not high enough, this situation will also occur along the Meridian Road.
However, Zhong Yao and Gao Rou had never been to Ziwu Road.
As to the true nature of the Meridian Path, they only knew it from hearsay.
Therefore, they had no idea what the Meridian Path actually looked like.
Sima Yi was making alarmist claims and deliberately exaggerating, so the two dared not disbelieve him or gamble on it.
Seeing that Gao Rou and Zhong Yao had been persuaded, Sima Yi clenched his fist and said to Zhong Yao:
"Please lead your troops along the Xiegu Road and Baoxie Road, sir and Wenhui respectively."
"I, Sima Zhongda, will traverse the Ziwu Road!"
Gao Rou's mouth opened slightly.
At this moment, Sima Yi is like the light of righteousness!
With such a fearless spirit, who dares to say that Sima Yi was not a loyal minister?
But neither of them truly understood Sima Yi.
Sima Yi was desperate to improve himself!
What do a little hardship and torment matter when it comes to progress?
Sima Yi was least afraid of patience.
He can endure for years to achieve his goal!
Zhong Yao patted Sima Yi on the shoulder again.
He even had the urge to adopt Sima Yi as his godson.
The wicked adopted son, Lü Bu;
Sima Yi, an exceptionally kind and benevolent son!
"Zhongda, rest assured, I will send you a group of elite soldiers to march with you along the Meridian Road."
Sima Yi nodded heavily.
With this, the military plan was temporarily finalized, and Sima Yi entered the game himself!
Gao Rou took the Baoxie Road, Zhong Yao took the Xiegu Road, and Sima Yi led a small number of elite soldiers on the Ziwu Road.
The three armies will converge outside Beijia Pass.
Upon leaving the Sili Commandant's residence, Sima Yi immediately sent his trusted confidant to inform Su Yu of the news!
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Su Yu's residence
Upon learning of Sima Yi's plan, Su Yu shook his head slightly.
Sima Yi was too young and forgot an important factor.
With Zhong Yao's army about to set out, even if someone were to be sent to Zhang Lu at this moment to inform him of Zhong Yao's marching movements, Zhang Lu would not have time to set up ambushes on the three roads.
Because the transmission of messages is time-sensitive.
Warfare isn't something that can be started by simply clicking a mouse.
Zhang Lu would need to spend more time mobilizing troops and setting up formations, and with that back and forth, he wouldn't be able to make it in time.
Therefore, it is unrealistic and impossible to expect Zhang Lu to lay an ambush on the three roads and severely damage Zhong Yao.
Rather than hoping that Zhong Yao would cripple his army before he even reached Beijia Pass, it would be better to focus more effort on Beijia Pass itself.
Besides this, Su Yu also has a plan.
Since Sima Yi is so good at infiltrating, why not further increase the trust Sima Yi has in Zhong Yao's side!
If Sima Yi and Zhong Yao had such a life-or-death bond, wouldn't Zhong Yao treat Sima Yi like his own son in the future?
As the top undercover agent, Sima Yi, you need to work harder!
You should know that Guo Tu also wants to improve his skills; his undercover abilities are no less than yours!
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time flies.
Soon it was time for Zhong Yao to take command and personally lead the expedition.
Cao Cao, like a master strategist, personally saw Zhong Yao off and gave him a great deal of encouragement!
Su Yu knew the whole plan, which was roughly equivalent to Cao Cao knowing the whole plan.
After all, Su Yu was actually Cao Cao's spokesperson, only Cao Cao couldn't personally intervene.
Watching Zhong Yao's departing figure, Cao Cao sighed softly.
You scoundrel, you insist on building an army entirely composed of your family's loyalists and private soldiers.
If you bring some of my men, Cao Mengde, Ziyi might be a little less harsh on you!
After all, Ziyi never lays a hand on his own people.
But you, you insist on pushing the intensity to the maximum!
Forget it, go ahead and get yourself killed. I, Cao Mengde, can't control you!
Anyway, it's all your aristocratic families who are dying!
Zhong Yao was unaware that he was the only one kept in the dark.
Oh no, you can't say that.
Gao Rou went through thick and thin with him, and her loyalty was extremely high!
After leaving Chang'an, as planned, Zhong Yao, Gao Rou, and Sima Yi divided their forces and entered three different routes.
The three agreed to meet up before taking action against Beijia Pass.
However, judging from the journey, Zhong Yao and Gao Rou would definitely have arrived at Beijia Pass before Sima Yi.
There are complete route maps for Baoxie Road and Xiegu Road, so you know how to get there.
The Meridian Road is theoretically the shortest, but it was completely unknown to the outside world, lacking a complete topographical map, and Sima Yi had to explore the route himself.
Heaven was very kind to Zhong Yao.
It didn't rain halfway through, which made the road rough and uneven.
As expected, Gao Rou and Zhong Yao safely completed the Baoxie Road and Xiegu Road and are about to arrive at the rendezvous point.
But the smiles on their faces quickly disappeared!
Hehe, or not? I can't hehe!
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