It is said that Zhao Chen used the strategy of "Sun Bin reduces the Zao" (from "Historical Records: Biography of Sun Tzu Wu Qi") to kill Yan Liang, captured Zhang He alive, and won his first victory against Yuan Shao's army.
Zhang He still didn't understand Zhao Chen's plan.
Zhao Chen smiled and said: "This strategy can only deceive a fierce general like Yan Liang, but it cannot deceive General Jun Yi. General Jun Yi is just a momentary negligence. You can understand it if you think about it carefully."
Zhang He listened, thought a little, and reviewed the entire process of the confrontation.
Suddenly, it dawned on me.
(Interruption: Most generals in the late Eastern Han Dynasty usually read Zuozhuan, Guoyu, Hanshu, Rites, Six Tao, Shangjunshu, Hanshu and other books that are beneficial to people’s minds and minds, as well as Like Guan Yu, he holds "Spring and Autumn" in his hand, but does not see "Sun Tzu's Art of War". There are also Xu Chu, who has few readers. As for "Historical Records" and "Sun Tzu's Art of War", there is a special note in the history of Cao Cao's annotation of "Sun Tzu's Art of War" , and Sun Quan’s Encouraging Books, the author guesses that these two books are not widely circulated.)
Five days ago, Zhao Chen heard that Yuan Shao had sent reinforcements, so he led two generals, Zhang Liao and Chen Dao, and led an army of 10,000 straight to Xi'an, the place where Yuan Shao's army must pass on their way to Linzi City.
When they passed Linzi City, they took the guard Xu Sheng with them, leaving Lu Xun to guard Linzi alone.
Four days ago, Yan Liang led an army of 20,000 to Xi'an and confronted Zhao Chen.
Zhao Chen saw that Yan Liang was brave but reckless, so he made a plan to lure the enemy in, encircle and annihilate him.
He ordered the army to build the camp in chaos, and the officers and soldiers in the camp acted as they pleased, abandoning all marching disciplines. Yan Liang, who came to visit the camp, underestimated Zhao Chen and felt that Zhao Chen was not worthy of his name.
Then, Zhao Chen wanted to use himself to seduce Yan Liang, but was opposed by everyone.
Firstly, Zhao Chen was injured in the first place, so how could he shoulder such a dangerous task? Secondly, Zhao Chen's injury was caused by personally luring the enemy. Zhang Liao and others said that it would be impossible for Zhao Chen to personally lure the enemy again.
There was nothing we could do outside Linzi City last time, but now that there are three soldiers here, how could they let Zhao Chen come forward.
Xu Sheng immediately said: "Commander, no one in Yan Liang's army has seen the face of a military counselor. Sheng is similar in stature to the military counselor. If he wears the clothes of a military counselor, he will definitely be able to deceive Yan Liang's army."
Xu Sheng had always wanted to make up for the leak of the news, but he had no chance.
How could he let go of such a great opportunity to seduce Yan Liang?
Looking at Xu Sheng with firm eyes, Zhao Chen was overjoyed.
Previously, he was only a centurion under Xiao Jian's tent, but now he can shoulder the responsibility of leading an army against Yan Liang's generals.
This change is not only due to Xu Sheng's own excellence, but also to his own ability to recognize people.
"Thank you very much Wen Xiang, I will let Wen Xiang seduce Yan Liang for me."
"There is no need to say thank you as a military advisor, this is Sheng's mission!"
Xu Sheng knelt down on one knee and received the military order.
Zhao Chen also warned: "Tonight Yan Liang will attack the camp. You will lead five thousand troops to resist for a while, and then go all the way north."
Xu Sheng was a little surprised and asked: "Military advisor, our army's forces are all in the east, Linzi, Yingling, and other small counties that have been taken over. Why did we abandon the west and choose the north? The north is all Yuan Tan's territory. "
Zhao Chen looked at Xu Sheng's confused face, and also noticed Zhang Liao and Chen Dao's confusion, and smiled: "Don't you all understand why I chose to go north instead of retreating east?"
Chen Dao scratched his head in embarrassment and replied: "Military advisor, we really don't understand. If the army retreats eastward, it will still have follow-up supplies and can even take Yan Liang with the help of the city. But if we go north, we will go deep alone. The future is unknown?”
Hearing this, Zhao Chen pointed his finger to the east of the map, Duchang City.
"Do you remember the key to defeating Yan Liang and Yuan Tan's army?"
Zhang Liao said: "Prevent Yan Liang and Yuan Tan's armies from joining together."
Zhao Chen said happily: "Of course, Yuan Tan is in Duchang now. If our army retreats eastward, it will attract Yan Liang and Yuan Tan at the same time. If Yuan Tan raises his troops, the two armies will not only attack from the front and back, but also can easily merge. At that time, all the efforts of our army will be in vain.”
"If he leads his army northward, Yan Liang's army will definitely let down its vigilance and pursue him. After all, the north is Yuan Tan's territory. Yan Liang is at ease there, so he will naturally not worry about insufficient troops or even lack of food and grass, so that the next plan can be fully implemented."
Zhao Chen immediately arranged a detailed mission and ordered Zhang Liao and Chen Dao to lead two thousand troops to the north. Chen Dao was in front and Zhang Liao was behind, respectively, to assist Xu Sheng in seducing Yan Liang halfway.
Xu Sheng was ordered to leave the camp with 5,000 men and go all the way north to Tianming'an to build food for 10,000 people, and then reduce the number by 200 every day until they reached Boxing on the bank of the Yellow River and ambush in the woods.
The marching traces must be revealed to the scouts of Yan Liang's army.
In this case, Yan Liang will definitely come after him. Every time he sees the number of stoves decreasing, he will definitely suspect deserters.
Day after day, Yan Liang would underestimate the enemy, and eventually fell into Zhao Chen's ambush in Boxing.
After hearing this, Zhang He suddenly realized that everything was arranged by Zhao Chen.
From the moment they left the city to visit Zhao Chen's camp in Xi'an, they fell into Zhao Chen's scheme.
Step by step, Yan Liang's army was lured into the abyss, and finally surrounded and annihilated.
Such a grand plan is interconnected, allowing each team to work closely together and advance and retreat in an orderly manner.
The use of showing weakness, luring the enemy, and adding troops to reduce the problem is just right, so that people can't tell the clues for a while.
What kind of resourcefulness is needed to control it!
Zhang He had to admire Zhao Chen's talent in strategizing.
Strong people always like to deal with strong people.
Seeing that Zhang He understood, Zhao Chen smiled and asked: "General Junyi, Chen has revealed his plan completely. Can General keep his promise and join my lord Liu Xuande?"
Zhang He said nothing, his face was very calm, but his heart was turbulent.
My Lord Yuan Shao has never had such a scheming person under his command.
Zhao Chen looked at Zhang He with a smile: "Everyone knows General Jun Yi's talents, but it is a pity that he cannot be put into full play under Yuan Shao's command."
Zhang He asked: "Why did you say this?"
Zhao Chen was not surprised and just replied calmly: "General, you know it yourself. Yuan Shao is indecisive and doesn't know people well. The eight great counselors under his command are Ju Sue, Tian Feng, Xu You, Feng Ji, Shen Pei, Xin Ping, Guo Tu, and Xun Chen , although they are all talented people, they have a fatal weakness. They like to fight among themselves and are not easy to unite. They only seek their own interests and ignore the overall situation. Guo Tu bites Jushou, forces Xu You to judge the match, and harms Tian Feng against discipline. People always have different opinions, which not only makes Yuan Benchu very upset, but also seriously affects the performance of all the soldiers. General Junyi is one of them."
Zhang He suddenly widened his eyes, looked at Zhao Chen in surprise, and then slowly retracted.
He is truly a man of God, who can tell the truth with just one word before he has ever met his lord or even fought against his lord's advisers.
Zhao Chen's words spoke to his heart.
But Zhao Chen still smiled.
"General Junyi, please take a look."
Zhao Chen pointed at Xu Sheng and said: "General Wen Xiang, he was just a centurion under Langya Prime Minister Xiao Jian half a month ago. Now he is Chen Dao's general and led the army to conquer Linzi alone."
"The officers and soldiers under my lord Liu Xuande's tent are all brave and powerful. The most important thing is to be united. You can speak freely in the camp without worrying about being plotted or being misled by villains. If the general can join my lord's tent, his talents will be fully utilized. , the general can gallop on the battlefield to his heart's content and join us in conquering the world!"
"If the general is really unwilling, Chen won't force it. He will pack his bags with the general and leave with him."
Zhao Chen's eyes were burning and he was staring intently.
Every sentence in his words reveals the true feelings.
Zhang He looked at Zhao Chen with a somewhat moved expression.
He immediately knelt down on one knee and replied: "Thank you very much, military advisor, for your guidance. If military advisor does not give up, He is willing to do what a dog and a horse can do!"
Zhao Chen was overjoyed and hurriedly helped Zhang He up.
It is true that Yuan Shao failed to support him, so he lost Yan Liang's life and took advantage of Zhang He, a general.
At this time, Jushou, who was far away in Xi'an, was already regretful and hated Yan Liang for not listening to him and ending up like this.
He burst into tears and said: "How can I have the face to face my lord!"
