When Yuan Shu announced the temporary measures for each army, Yang Feng had a serious look on his face. He returned to the army and said to the commanders: "In the current war, how can we let each department do its own thing? It's really nonsense. Doesn't this mean that military discipline will be neglected? Since we are waiting How can we welcome defeat when we follow the army here? We must first find a way to remain undefeated."
This time the Baibo Army accompanied them, and only Han Xian stayed in Xiapi to guard the rear. Therefore, only Dugu Qubei was accompanying the Baibo Army. The others who came with him were newly recruited locals such as Zheng Bao, Zhang Yu, Chen Bao, Gong Du, etc. Rogue bandits, as well as Xuzhou wealthy families such as Chen Gui and Cao Bao.
After Dugu Qubei heard what Yang Feng said, he proposed to split his troops with Yuan Shu and lead his troops to attack Xinzheng in the north first. Since then, Xuzhou Army and Yuan Shu Army have been at odds with each other. Even if something happens to Yuan Shu Army, it will not affect the headquarters. If the two armies are in a stalemate, this unit can be used as a surprise force to win with one blow. Xinzheng is a rich county, and before the war begins, some food, grass and property can be looted.
Yang Feng greatly agreed, and immediately led his army northward. While leading the army to surround Xinzheng, he sent out his cavalry to trample and ravage all the immature crops in the fields. They searched all over the country and captured tens of thousands of people, both men and women, as well as hundreds of carts of food and supplies, and drove them to Xinzheng City as hostages. Xinzheng made Wang Kun feel unbearable and tried to negotiate with Yang Feng. He could give up the city, but he wanted Yang Feng to withdraw fifty miles and release the people he held hostage. Yang Feng made a false promise, and when he withdrew, he led his light cavalry to hide in the forest of Xingshan Mountain. After releasing the people, he suddenly came out of the forest to attack. He chased the soldiers and civilians out of the city and pursued them all the way to Mi County. Along the way, corpses and flags could be seen everywhere.
Henan has been managed by Guan Yu for nearly four years. Although it is not as prosperous as before the chaos, it is still safe and prosperous. When it encountered such a disaster, even Chen Gui, who was accompanying the army, could not bear to look at it. He secretly said to Cao Bao: "Henan is a country. Gyeonggi, the residence of the emperor, is where the kingship of the world is. Yang Feng was born as a thief and said he wanted to achieve great things, but when he came here, he treated us like an enemy country. Don't the people still regard us as enemies? It seems that we won't be able to stay here long. Got it!"
After the Baibo Army captured Nanzheng, it gradually entered summer, and heavy rains fell every three or four days. As a result, the water in Yuzhou, Henan Province rose, and the land was muddy, which was not suitable for the army to fight. So Yang Feng stopped here and sent people out of the city to search the countryside while inquiring about news about the Han army.
On the tenth day of April, news came from the scouts by the river that Han troops were passing by the river bridge one after another and arriving at Luoyang. Most of the enemy must be arriving soon. Yang Feng did not dare to be careless, so he secretly asked people to approach the river bridge to see the flags of the various departments of the incoming Han army, so as to identify which generals were in the Han army.
After losing four scouts one after another, he received news that in addition to Liu Bei's Jinyang Army, there were also the Southern Xiongnu Army, Xihe Army, Hedong Army, and Shangdang Army who came with Liu Bei this time, totaling about seven soldiers. There are about 140,000 people, plus the 60,000 troops left in Henan, there are about 140,000 people.
Hearing that Duan Yan's Yanmen Army and Xianbei Yi never made any move, Yang Feng breathed a sigh of relief and said to his subordinates: "Thanks to the rise of Xianbei in northern Xinjiang, they not only defeated the Yan people, but also restrained the Jinyang elite. Otherwise, I wouldn't have known. How to fight." After saying that, he immediately wrote a letter to Yuan Shu and suggested that he make preparations in advance.
In his letters, he spent a lot of pen and ink analyzing the strengths and weaknesses of each department of the Han army for Yuan Shu. For example, the Southern Xiongnu Army "is cunning and tolerant in nature and is not good at attacking fortresses, but it can ride on flying horses and shoot, just like the Black Mountains." , the Jinyang Army is "Liu Bei's direct descendant, has excellent armor and a good bow, sharp blades, and is best at field combat" and so on.
The envoy flew to Yuan Shu's camp in Yangzhai, but found Yuan Shu drunk and unable to see what was going on. He had no choice but to hand over the letter to his clerk in return for Yang Feng's order. When Yang Feng heard that Yuan Shu was drunk and unconscious, he was so shocked that he couldn't speak. After a long time, he said: "I have seen Chen Tingjian in white clothes guarding the city in Lishi City. I'm afraid I will never see Yuan Gongdao drinking and waiting for the enemy again!" Asked: "Why can't you see him?" Yang Feng smiled bitterly and said: "If you want to see him, I'm afraid you have to go to the imperial prison of Chang'an court. Do you want to go?" The envoy shook his head repeatedly, sighed and resigned.
In the summer and April of the third year of Yanxing, the Eastern Han Dynasty envoy Chijie Kaifu, General Chijie, merged with the prefecture pastor Liu Bei and led 80,000 troops to Luoyang. After joining forces with Guan Yu's army, they gained 140,000 soldiers. On the way here, Liu Bei had already received the news of Sun Ce's secret betrayal, so he knew the layout of Yuan Shu's army clearly. He only reorganized the army slightly, leaving ten thousand people to guard the Luoyang passes, so he came out from the hut, and many rangers Scouts began to appear south of Songgao Mountain.
Less than fifteen miles south of Songgao Mountain is Yangcheng. The guard general of Yangcheng was Ji Ling. As soon as he got the news about Yang Feng, he sent people to capture the Han army's cavalry, and they found something. After being escorted into the city, Ji Ling interrogated him personally and learned that the 140,000 Han army had arrived at Shenyuan Pass, which was less than 20 miles away from him. He quickly went to Yuan Shu's camp and reported to Yuan Shu.
Ji Ling saw that Yuan Shu was speechless after listening, so he encouraged him and said: "Liu Bei has traveled thousands of miles from Jinyang. He must be exhausted before he can establish a stable footing. But tonight, we can send out elite boats to attack him in Shuoying River tonight, and we will definitely gain something!" Yuan Shu said! Hearing this, his face looked troubled. It turned out that it was raining in the sky at this moment. It started to rain from small to heavy, and soon it was like a downpour, soaking the clothes of Yuan Shu's soldiers. Many soldiers were burning charcoal to keep warm. Yuan Shu said: "This How can we fight when it rains heavily? Why not call all the ministries together first and wait until the rain stops."
That night, Sun Ce sent Deng Dang to return to the secret meeting place and meet Liu Bei. He presented him with the newly drawn map of Yuan Shu's army and pointed out the positions of each army one by one.
When Liu Bei saw Yuan Shu's army, he didn't know that in addition to Yuan Shu's main camp in Yangzhai, there were also Ji Ling's army in the north and Wu Jing's army in the west. The three battalions were in a tripartite shape, echoing each other between the north of Ru River and the south of Ying River. Deng Dang said to Liu Bei: "Although Yuan Shu is incompetent, there are still many capable people in the army. Danyang's soldiers are famous all over the world for their bravery. It deserves the saying that the military is in great glory. The general must not underestimate the enemy."
Liu Bei flicked the map and asked: "Does Yuan Shu have many horses in his army?" He replied: "There are more than 30,000 horses, and I have brought all I can!" Liu Bei said to himself: "It seems that his words of decisive battle are not true. This is not a joke." At this point, Liu Bei asked Sun Ce's movements again: "Then what does your young master plan to do?" Deng Dang said, "As long as your majesty issues an edict to forgive us, then Give my young master a military position, and he will be 80% sure that he can stop the governor of Yuzhou from participating in the war."
Liu Bei smiled and said to Xu Shu behind him: "Yuan Zhi, take out the things!" Xu Shu immediately took out a long box, opened it carefully, and took out two things. Deng Dang took a closer look, and it was the edict that Sun Ce longed for. With the seal! Liu Bei solemnly said: "If we win this battle, Bo Fu has five achievements, how can the imperial court be stingy with the reward?" He fingered the seal and said: "When he was fighting against Dong, Sun Wentai received the fake seal of General Yuan Gongluo, but he failed. He has almost achieved unparalleled achievements. Today, the imperial court awards General Bo Fu Po Lu the official seal to take on the task of conquering Jiangdong. I hope he will not lose his father's reputation!"
By the second day, the sky gradually cleared up. Although there was still a lot of moisture between the sky and the earth, the rain had stopped and the view was very wide. Ji Ling went to find Yuan Shu again and persuaded him to take the initiative to send troops, break camp and march north to look for opportunities. But Yuan Shu was still impatient, and Ji Ling had no choice but to pester him repeatedly, so he lost face and said directly: "Our army is divided into three battalions, located between two rivers, and Yang Feng is in the east as a foreign aid, and the soil is wet at this time. It's soft, it's not good for the Northerners to advance, it's really a great advantage! If Liu Bei comes, he'll just die, so why move the army?"
Ji Ling had no choice but to order his subordinates to build more forts after coming out. The general was puzzled, and Ji Ling said: "Although our army has a marshal, it cannot conquer the masses. How can we fight with the brave men? It is better to hold on to the camp first and see how Liu Bei arranges it. Let's talk about other things later!"
Two days passed, and Yuan Shu was happy to see that Ji Ling was no longer annoying. In the evening, he summoned Shi Yiguan and other famous people to drink and compose poems together. There were also some bandit and bandit leaders who were appeased, who wrote poems and fencing. They were very happy. When Shi Yiguan agreed to Yuan Shu, he entered Luoyang. When another monument was carved for him, the whole audience cheered, as if he had won a complete victory.
Unknowingly, I played like this until late at night. It was late at night, and just after Haishi, the Han army that was stationed in Songgao Mountain suddenly broke out of camp and set off along the mountains around Sheyuan Pass, heading west to Lunshi. After crossing the Ying River, the army turned around and headed southeast. Come.
It has to be said that Yuan Shu's boast is not without reason. Liu Bei and Xu Shuxunyou had seen the situation map presented by Sun Ce and found it difficult for a while. The three battalions not only echoed each other, but more importantly, they blocked most of the crossing areas. Ji Ling also occupied the Jishan Mountain Road and only gave them The Han army had a gap of less than ten miles, which was the Yanggan Mountain where the Han army traveled.
If the Han army crosses the river from here, the line will be stretched, and the grain road will be exposed in front of Yangcheng. If you are not careful, it will be cut off in the middle, making it difficult to look at the beginning and the end. Even if the Han army successfully crossed the river and defended the grain road, the enemy's two wings would be like wild geese spreading their wings, one on the mountain and one on the water. It is impossible to win if you throw yourself into a trap.
If Liu Bei were fighting normally, he would definitely send a surprise force to lure the enemy north of Yingshui River, and then set up an ambush to defeat them. If this fails, another detachment will be sent south from Yanzhou to harass Yuan Shu's route, forcing Yuan Shu to withdraw and pursue again.
But this time, with Sun Ce as his internal support, he planned to give it a try. Therefore, before leaving, Liu Bei summoned his generals one by one and said to everyone: "Tomorrow we will fight, and I will lead the army to attack first. When we are in a stalemate with Yuan Shu, I will pretend to be defeated and retreat, luring the rebel army to pursue me. You can lead the army to pursue me." If we take the opportunity to attack his back, we will be sure to win!" After this person retreated, he said the same to the next person. Everyone got the general's secret order and excitedly followed the order.
Guan Yu was quite puzzled. When no one was around, Liu Bei quietly said to Guan Yu: "Our army's attack this time is actually a risk of life. No matter whether Sun Ce responds or not, the battle line has not been opened. No matter how brave the sergeant is, he will die. , the outcome is unpredictable. Once the front army suffers a setback, it will be difficult to communicate with the front and rear, and it will be out of control. I tell everyone this. When the time comes, if there is a small setback, the departments will not panic, and they will not be able to control it. Instead of running away, he will rush to attack the pursuers first."
Guan Yu stroked his forehead and suddenly realized it. He kept saying how wonderful it was, and whispered to Liu Bei: "Sun Tzu said, 'It can fool the soldiers' ears and eyes, make them ignorant, and make them careless.' This seems to be what it means. Han Xin can make people die. And the next life, my brother can make people put themselves to death without realizing their death, and then the next life!"
Liu Bei pointed to the military tent and sighed to Guan Yu: "This is Fa Xiaozhi's strategy. Although he is young, he is very wise and cannot be ignored. Yun Chang, you must treat him with courtesy. We have him in our army. , It’s really even more powerful than a tiger!”
