It is said that Zhao Chen led the army to Tancheng and killed Zang Ba and others in front of the city. Zang Ba and others then defended Tancheng and did not leave the city, allowing Zhang Fei to provoke outside.
Zhao Chen then summoned all the soldiers to discuss matters in the main tent.
Zhang Fei, Chen Dao, and Cheng Yu were sitting under the tent, while Lu Xun was sitting next to Zhao Chen.
Zhao Chen asked Cheng Yu for advice, and as soon as Cheng Yu took action, Zhao Chen understood that the name Poison Master was indeed true.
Seeing that there were loopholes in his plan, Lu Xun asked Zhao Chen, "I wonder what your plan is, sir?"
Zhao Chen replied: "Bo Yan, today is the first lesson."
"To be a commander and a wise man, the weather, the right place, the right people, and the people should all be in the palm of your hand and be integrated into them. From below, you know the geography, the topography of mountains, rivers, and rivers, and you can defeat thousands of armies by taking advantage of the situation. From above, you know the weather, clouds, rain, fog, and snow. A soldier who can fight can reduce the power of the enemy's army if he knows people's hearts and minds. Bo Yan must remember this."
Lu Xun repeated Zhao Chen's words several times and kept them in his mind.
"Although Tancheng is a small city, its walls are strong. If you attack the city by force, you will definitely suffer heavy casualties. Zang Ba and others are huddled in the city now. Why? Firstly, they are relying on the city's strongholds and are a little unscrupulous. Secondly, they are afraid. They have been defeated by Yide before. After killing for a while, I didn't dare to rush out again. Our army just took advantage of the enemy's timidity."
Zhao Chen's analysis was clear and concise, and all the soldiers nodded in approval.
Then Zhao Chen said: "The city will be destroyed tomorrow morning."
Zhang Fei asked hurriedly: "Military advisor, can you let Zang Ba'er out of the city tomorrow?"
Zhao Chen smiled and said: "No, Yide. It is the middle of spring now, and it is foggy in spring, which often occurs from February to April. I have observed the sky, and there has been a weak southeast wind in recent days. The weather is humid and sunny, and there are clouds from the east. The Taishan hilly area is blocking the way. If it doesn't rain tonight, there will be heavy fog tomorrow morning. This fog will help our army break the city."
Lu Xun silently lamented that Mr. Houde was not only able to see through people's hearts and war situations, but he was also able to predict the future celestial phenomena. He was truly a god.
Zhang Fei became interested: "Military advisor, please use your troops quickly."
"Okay! Yide listens to the order! Choose a thousand people who can raise the voice and ambush in the east of Tan City close to Shu River. When the fog rises tomorrow morning, they will shout in unison and pretend to attack the city. Zang Ba and others are afraid of Yide , they will definitely not dare to attack, and will only mobilize the soldiers of the other three gates to the east gate to defend it. When the signal is raised in the city, Yide will lead the army to attack the east gate."
"yes!"
"Uncle Zhi, I will lead you to lead three thousand troops and make scarecrows all night. Divide into two groups of 500 people, each with a scarecrow. They will quietly place them under the south and north city gates when it gets dark. When the fog rises, they will shout together and pretend Thousands of people attacked the city, and then gradually moved closer to the east gate. The remaining two thousand people prepared ropes, quietly ambush at the west gate, tied grass rings, and when the defenders of the west gate were transferred to the east, they immediately ordered the attack. Capture the west gate as quickly as possible. Then go around to the east gate, join forces with Yideli and capture Tancheng."
"Chen is here to take the order!"
Lu Xun heard Zhao Chen's march and formation for the first time, and he couldn't help but admire him in his heart. With such a plan, it was impossible for Sun Ce to be undefeated.
Cheng Yu had doubts about Zhao Chen's plan before, but now he heard that he had to sigh that although Guo Fengxiao had hundreds of talents, in front of Zhao Chen, he was like a rogue horse with a unicorn, a jackdaw with a luan and phoenix ears. If Liu Bei has a military advisor like Zhao Chen to strategize, how can Cao Cao be undefeated, and how can Liu Bei not be victorious?
It was night, and the temperature dropped slightly. Zhang Fei and Chen Dao led the army and left quietly.
Zhao Chen stretched out his hand and waved it gently, feeling the humidity in the air.
Lu Xun on the side was drawing a gourd in the same way.
"I hope no innocent people are hurt."
Lu Xun stared blankly at Zhao Chen under the moonlight, who seemed to be extraordinarily tall.
At this time in Tancheng, Zang Ba and others were sleeping soundly.
The few days of persistence made them look down upon Zhao Chen's army. It seemed that as long as they did not leave the city, Zhao Chen would have nothing to do with them.
Sun Guan once ridiculed: "Even if Zhao Chen has all kinds of tricks, if we ignore him, he will not be able to enter Tancheng."
It is said that Zhang Fei led two thousand loud voices to the edge of Shu River and waited quietly.
Shushui is less than four miles away from Tancheng, and you can rush to the city gate in just one stick of incense.
The sky was bright and the fog suddenly rose. Zhang Fei understood that the time had come and led two thousand soldiers to Tancheng about 150 steps away.
The firelight on Tancheng could not penetrate the heavy fog at all. From a distance, only a few stars could be seen, but the appearance could not be clearly seen.
Zhang Fei gave an order, and the soldiers waved flags and shouted, and the killing shouts shook the sky.
Zang Ba suddenly woke up from the bed and asked loudly: "What happened outside?"
A soldier crawled in and rushed in. He looked panicked and knelt down and replied: "General, it's not good. There is a large army coming outside the east gate. I heard the sound of many people!"
"Who? Did Zhao Chen come to kill him?"
"No, I don't know. It's too foggy to see clearly."
"Thieves!"
As soon as the two of them finished speaking, another soldier hurried in and reported: "It's not good, General! There is also a large army coming from the north. They have already arrived at the city gate, and there are many people here!"
Zang Ba punched the table hard and said angrily: "Why are there so many troops from the north? Where did they come from!"
Everyone didn't know how to respond, and Sun Guan came in a hurry again.
"General Xuan Gao, there are many people coming from the south. They have reached the city wall. It looks like they are going to attack the city!"
Zang Ba could no longer control much, so he wrapped himself in armor and ran towards the city wall.
There was heavy fog on the city wall, and Zang Ba and others couldn't see who was coming. When they squinted, they saw that the city was densely packed with people.
Especially on the east side, the killing cries were the loudest, and bows and arrows were fired from time to time.
Zang Ba frowned and said: "Even if Zhao Chen comes, he will only bring a few thousand people in total. How can there be so many people."
Yin Li said, "Maybe they are all here. It seems that Zhao Chen wants to use the heavy fog to attack the city by force."
Zang Ba immediately ordered the soldiers guarding the city to shoot arrows to prevent people outside the city from approaching the city wall.
Suddenly, two groups of people from the south and north of the city slowly moved towards the east.
Zang Ba realized something was wrong and immediately asked all his soldiers to support the east gate.
There were only 5,000 people in the city, but they lost some in the past few days, and now there are only more than 3,000 people left.
As long as the city is defended, three thousand people guarding the east gate should be more than enough to deal with five thousand people attacking the city.
At the east gate of Tancheng, bows and arrows fell like rain.
Zhang Fei led his soldiers to advance and retreat, constantly tempting Zang Ba to increase his troops.
There was a lively fighting and shouting on both sides, and the west gate of Tancheng was now empty.
A group of people, including Chen Dajun, quietly sneaked under the city wall, flicked the hook and rope, hooked the parapet, and climbed up the city wall with the help of the rope under the cover of heavy fog.
The few soldiers guarding the gate were no match for Chen Dao's two thousand men.
In a moment, Tancheng's west gate was under Chen Dao's control.
Chen Dao left a hundred men to protect the west gate, while the rest attacked the east gate from behind.
For a time, there was great chaos at the east gate of Tancheng, and all the soldiers were killed by Chen Dao who came unexpectedly and fled in all directions.
Zhang Fei, who was outside the city, suddenly saw the city on fire flickering in confusion, and the bows and arrows fired became sporadic, and he realized that the time had come to attack the city.
He immediately led an army of three thousand and attacked the city with all his strength.
In just half an hour, Zhang Fei broke through the east gate and entered Tan City.
By the time Zang Ba reacted, a team of 500 people led by Chen Dao had already reached the city wall.
Zang Ba, Sun Guan and Yin Li looked at Chen Dao in horror, drew their swords and responded hurriedly.
They never expected that Zhao Chen's army would appear here.
The three panicked people were no match for Chen Dao, and they were all defeated after a few rounds.
Zang Ba hurriedly led Sun Guan and Yin Li to break through the siege, went straight into the alley, ran all the way to the north gate, and abandoned the city.
