Chang Xi nodded, "General Yang, you are right."
At this point, Chang Xi turned to look at Yang Huai and said with a smile, "General Yang, tell those refugees that if they can break through Lu Bu's army's formation, reward them with an extra bowl of porridge so that they have the strength to charge. .”
"this?"
Yang Huai was stunned, "General Chang, are you really not going to serve them porridge?"
Chang Xi nodded, and then sighed, "General Yang, the soldiers are almost out of food now, and there is nothing I can do about it."
…
The next day, the refugees took their broken jars early and waited for the long-awaited porridge.
Zhang Liu squeezed into the crowd, staring closely at the camp.
In the past few days, I have given everyone a bowl of porridge and water every morning, and then they have to go on a long journey, and then they have a second bowl of porridge early the next morning.
Zhang Liu's stomach was already burning with hunger, and he was feeling dizzy in front of his eyes. Although he was standing now, his legs were weak and he had almost no strength at all.
He knew very well that if he didn't eat something, he might really collapse.
In the expectant eyes of the refugees, a team of soldiers walked out of the camp.
A general with a sinister face came to the crowd and said loudly, "Listen up, everyone. General Chang has an order. You should go immediately to defeat the enemy. When you come back, each person will be rewarded with an extra bowl of porridge. Do you hear me clearly? ?”
Hearing this sentence, Zhang Liu's eyes darkened and he secretly screamed.
All the refugees are now in a similar condition to him. If they weren't waiting for that bowl of porridge, they might not even have the strength to stand up.
How to attack the enemy's camp in this state?
Someone was already shouting loudly at the refugees standing in front.
"General, have mercy on us and give us a bowl of porridge, otherwise we won't have the strength to charge!"
"If you want to drink porridge, go and attack the enemy's camp. Those who come back alive will naturally have an extra bowl.
If you don't want to go, then get out quickly, no waste will be left here. "
A refugee rushed out of the crowd, fell to his knees with a plop, and said with a choked voice, "General, just give us a bowl of porridge. We promise that when we have the strength, we will attack the enemy's camp with all our strength."
Before the refugee could finish his words, he was kicked down by the arrogant general. "You trash dares to negotiate terms. Get out of here. If you don't attack the camp now, you will starve to death."
The refugees, who were already trembling with hunger, were so frightened that they dared not say anything when they saw the fierce-faced general.
The arrogant general saw that no one dared to speak, so he snorted coldly, "Everyone turn back and attack the enemy's camp. Go now."
When Zhang Liu heard these words, he was so frightened that he felt cold all over and screamed in his heart.
I'm afraid that not many people will come back alive from this attack on the camp!
Just when Zhang Liu was feeling indignant, the refugees, who were already unbearably hungry, walked slowly toward the opposite camp with heavy steps in order to have an extra bowl of porridge.
Zhang Liu was also among the crowd, being carried away in that direction.
Looking at the enemy camp getting closer and closer, Zhang Liu's dry eyes suddenly became moist.
Is my life only worth a bowl of porridge?
In the camp at the rear, Yanghu looked at the crowd of refugees moving forward like a tide, and sneered disdainfully.
"General Chang, look, even if you don't give them porridge, you still have to be cannon fodder for us."
Chang Xi nodded with satisfaction, "Well done."
Yanghu cupped his hands, "When these refugees come back, there will be a lot less people, and there will be a lot less people to eat. It's all thanks to General Chang's wisdom that we can save food."
Yang Huai frowned when he heard what the two said. He looked at the crowd of refugees going away and suddenly sighed in his heart.
Of the 30,000 refugees, how many can come back?
…
Boom, boom, boom!
Just as the refugees were pouring in, Lu Bujun's camp suddenly heard the thunderous sound of war drums.
Woohoo!
Amidst the rumbling war drums, the desolate horn sound also sounded.
Groups of Lu Bu Army soldiers, holding newly issued weapons in their hands, lined up and walked out of the camp.
Amidst the sound of horns one after another, the soldiers of Lu Bu's army lined up in a neat square formation, raising their swords one after another, waiting for the enemy's arrival.
Under the banner of the Chinese army, Lu Bu stood proudly, looking past the crowd of refugees swarming in and looking at the banner in the distance.
Zhang Liao patted his horse and came to Lu Bu, raised his hands and said, "Marquis Wen, the people rushing in front are all refugees. What should we do?"
Lu Bu turned his head and looked at Zhang Liao, "General Zhang, in your opinion, what should we do?"
"this?"
Zhang Liao's expression changed, and he immediately handed over his hand, "Marquis Wen, why don't you, the general, lead the Bingzhou cavalry, bypass the side, and go straight to the Changxi army? If you kill him, the enemy army will be in chaos without a fight."
Lu Bu pondered for a moment and shook his head, "Chang Xi is a cunning person. If he hides behind the refugees, he will be heavily guarded. If you go forward, it may not be easy for you to succeed."
Although Lu Bu was reckless, no one denied that he was indeed a master tactician.
Even Zhang Liao admired him sincerely when he was commanding the encounter. Otherwise, Lu Bu would not have commanded the foreigners to retreat steadily when they were in Bingzhou.
Lu Bu paused, looked up at the crowd of refugees rushing over, and suddenly shouted.
"The generals will obey the order and each will lead a team of soldiers and horses to rob and kill them head-on. They must make the noise louder to make these refugees afraid.
Then, they drove these refugees and turned around to attack the Changxi Central Army. "
"As you command!"
The generals surrounding Lu Bu surrendered and immediately went back to reorganize their troops. According to the plan, they divided into several groups and attacked from multiple directions.
Zhang Liao felt sad when he heard this order. He knew very well the meaning of this order.
That is, regardless of whether they are refugees or Taishan bandits, anyone who comes forward will be killed.
In this battle, regardless of whether Changxi was defeated or not, the loss of refugees was definitely not a small number.
Lu Bu didn't think as much as Zhang Liao thought, because in his heart, it was a life and death battle now.
No matter who you are against, you need to go all out!
Although these refugees are not very powerful in combat, once they overwhelm their formation, they will be the losers.
Lu Bu knew very well Chang Xi's intention to use these refugees to lead the charge, so he would never allow that to happen.
Those refugees are indeed pitiful, but once their formation is broken by the enemy, the people who should be pitied are probably the soldiers who have been following them.
At that time, who will pity them?
When fighting against foreigners, the foreigners surrendered many times, and the young and energetic Lu Bu accepted them.
But what is the result?
These foreign warriors rebelled in the middle of the night and attacked Lu Bu's army's camp.
That battle made Lu Bu fully understand that only in the face of absolute force can the enemy surrender.
The same goes for dealing with these refugees. Only if they know that Lu Bu's army is not something they can defeat will they be afraid and never dare to attack Lu Bu's army.
On the battlefield, there are only two kinds of people, oneself and the enemy.
Our own people must be protected, and the enemy must fall. This is Lu Bu's idea.
Whoosh!
"Kill!"
"Ahhh!"
Lu Bu gave an order, and thousands of soldiers from Lu Bu's army immediately formed a small team and killed the refugees who were rushing over.
These refugees only had sticks and stones in their hands, so how could they be a match for Lu Bu's army with sharp blades in their hands.
As soon as the two sides came into contact, countless refugees were chopped down to the ground in a flash of sword light.
"Ahhh!"
In just a moment, the screams of the refugees could be heard throughout the land.
The refugees, who were already so hungry that it was difficult to move around, thought that Lu Bujun would hesitate, but they never expected that he would actually take action.
As more and more people fell, the refugees finally became frightened, dropped the sticks and stones in their hands, turned around and ran away.
But the refugees behind didn't know what was happening, and they still rushed forward. The two sides collided, and countless refugees were knocked to the ground and cruelly trampled under their feet.
Whoosh!
"Kill!"
"Ahhh!"
However, the soldiers of Lu Bu's army were merciless and strode forward, waving the swords in their hands constantly, and the backward refugees were constantly chopped down to the ground.
"It's not good, run away."
"Run quickly, they are really taking action!"
"Hurry up and give way, no one will survive if you don't run away."
The refugees screamed crazily and ran towards the back as hard as they could.
Through these shouts, the refugees behind finally knew what was happening in front, and they suddenly became frightened, turned around and started running together.
Lu Bu, who was standing at the back, saw that the refugees were scared, so he turned to Zhang Liao and said slowly, "General Zhang, now lead the Bingzhou cavalry and go around from the side. If they escape, take advantage of the victory and pursue them."
At this point, a disdainful sneer appeared on Lu Bu's lips, "If they want to send troops to block the charge of the refugees, you can directly kill the Chinese army rushing to Changxi and capture him in one fell swoop."
…
Chang Xi looked at the flood of refugees with a cruel sneer on his lips.
The tactic of using refugees as vanguard has always been unfavorable.
Many times, Chang Xi relied on this method to win with less.
Those people refused to give these refugees a bite to eat and let them live.
But on the battlefield, hypocritically caring about the lives and deaths of these refugees.
This is extremely ridiculous!
If they were really so kind, would there be so many refugees in the world?
Chang Xi knew the hypocrisy of these people, so he used their hypocrisy to defeat them.
He believes that this time will be no exception!
As long as Lu Bu's army retreats, the refugees can take the opportunity to rush over and completely overwhelm them. When the time comes, they can easily win.
The plan is simple, but very practical!
Suddenly, there were bursts of shouts of killing and countless screams from the front.
Has the battle begun?
Chang Xi's eyes narrowed and he said loudly, "Everyone, organize your troops and horses. As soon as the refugees overwhelm the enemy's camp, we will lead our troops to kill them immediately. This time, we must severely damage Lu Bu's army."
"I will obey my orders."
While everyone was waiting for the good news to come from the front, the soldier who was responsible for inquiring about the news ran back with panic on his face.
"General Chang, it's bad, Lu Bu's army really took action, and now the refugees are scared and are retreating."
"What?"
Upon hearing the news, Chang Xi's expression changed and he was suddenly surprised, "What are you talking about, Lu Bujun really dares to attack these refugees?"
"It's true. Now the refugees in front have started to retreat. I'm afraid it won't be long before all the refugees will retreat."
Chang Xi secretly screamed something bad, and hurriedly raised his head to look, and saw that a flood of refugees had turned around and was rushing toward him.
"It's not good, run away!"
Yanghu stared at the refugees rushing over with wide eyes, and hurriedly said loudly, "General Chang, these hateful refugees actually came back, and asked the general to lead a team of soldiers and horses to fight them back."
Chang Xi heard the shouts of killing in the distance, and cold sweat gradually broke out on his forehead.
He never expected that he would also face refugees rushing into the camp.
Although these hungry refugees have no fighting power, once they are rushed into the camp, everything will be over.
Thinking of this, Chang Xi was shocked, and for a moment, he was stunned on the spot.
Yang Huai's face turned pale and he said hurriedly, "General Chang, the refugees have rushed back. Find a way quickly, otherwise it will be too late."
Yanghu handed over his hand again, "General Chang, let the last general bring troops and money, show these refugees some color, and they will go back naturally."
After listening to the two suggestions, Chang Xi frowned tightly and suddenly roared.
"Give me the order to retreat."
Chang Xi is a master at using refugees, so he naturally knows how powerful these seemingly inconspicuous refugees are.
He also knew that if he didn't retreat now, once the camp was overrun, it would be completely over.
When Yanghu heard this order, he couldn't help but be stunned and asked in disbelief, "General Chang, do we want to retreat?"
Chang Xi snorted coldly, "Hurry up and deliver the order, otherwise it will be too late."
When Yang Huai heard this order, he breathed a long sigh of relief and hurriedly handed over his hands, "General, I will obey."
Following Chang Xi's order, Taishan's army did not bother to fight Lu Bu's army, turned around, and retreated towards the way they came.
At this moment, the sound of horse hooves suddenly came from the distance. Not long after, a group of cavalry rushed out of the smoke and charged towards the fleeing Taishan Army.
Whoosh!
"Kill!"
"Ahhh!"
Chang Xi looked at the Bingzhou cavalry charging over from a distance, his face was ashen, and he screamed in his heart, "Send the order, tell everyone to get into the woods quickly, and never come out."
When the soldiers of the Taishan Army heard this order, they were even more disinclined to fight and rushed towards the woods ahead.
The Bingzhou cavalry rushed towards them, chasing the Taishan Army soldiers and slashing them wildly.
The soldiers of the Taishan Army were so frightened that they had no intention of resisting. They just ran like crazy towards the woods ahead.
At this moment, the Bingzhou cavalry were like a group of lambs with no backhand, killing at will.
The sharp sword kept waving in the air, constantly harvesting the escaping Taishan Army soldiers.
Chang Xi's order is undoubtedly correct.
If he turned around and resisted in a hurry, not only would he not be able to stop the fierce charge of the Bingzhou cavalry, but he would also suffer more losses as a result.
And even if the Taishan Army is facing the enemy head-on, it may not be able to stop the charge of the Bingzhou Cavalry.
Not long after the Bingzhou cavalry charged behind them, they saw that a large number of Taishan Army soldiers had fled into the woods, so they had no choice but to retreat.
