When the news of Taiqiu's fall reached the Han army's main formation in Fuli, General Liu Bei held a military meeting and ordered his army officers to analyze the situation and discuss countermeasures. As a result, just as everyone arrived, another military report from Yanzhou came. Zhang Xian, the general of Zhendong, wrote a letter saying: A large army from Linzi has left Mount Tai and has captured five counties of Lu State. The troops are approaching Pei County, as if they are preparing for a decisive battle.
Losing Taiqiu first and then losing the land of Lu, they did not expect that after the Han army Ru Ying won a great victory, it actually aroused Qi and Han's desire to fight to the death. However, no one among the staff could have expected it, which made everyone uneasy. It was already time to light the lamp, and everyone took a peek at Liu Bei's face. They saw that his face was dense and unpredictable, as deep as usual, and there was no anger, so everyone felt a little at ease.
Liu Bei calmly said to everyone: "After the great victory, I was so lax. Unexpectedly, the moth thieves suddenly showed up unexpectedly. It was all my negligence! It's just a move that affects the whole body. I think Han, Siam, Yang Feng and others must also have made some moves. We Let’s wait for the military report from Xiao County!”
After a while, a military report came from Xiao County. Zhang Fei, the general who conquered Liao Dynasty, wrote in a letter: A large army came out of Pengcheng and moved to Wuxian County. The flags of the armies were connected for more than thirty miles, and they were in an endless stream. , with great momentum.
After reading the military report, Liu Bei sneered and sighed, "Okay, I knew that everything that should come has come. It seems that this battle cannot be avoided." After that, he waved the envoy to go down and said to his subordinates. : "The troops are divided into three groups, attacking from both inside and outside. The moth thieves are going to fight to the death. I didn't expect that they would not be able to rest until the end of this year, so I have to thank you for celebrating the New Year with me in Kanto." The staff said they did not dare.
Since last year, Fazheng has repeatedly come up with unique strategies and has been highly used by Liu Bei. Therefore, he first analyzed the situation. Fazheng stood in front of the map, frowned and thought for a moment, then quickly relaxed and said to everyone: "The moth thief seems to be menacing, but judging from his intentions, he is still showing weakness."
Seeing that everyone was puzzled, Fa Zheng wrote on the map on the toilet paper and said: "He was able to suddenly break out the cavalry and defeat Taiqiu in one day, but our army didn't know it. He was obviously the elite of the bandit army. But after he broke the city, he refused to burn food and leave. , but to sit in the city and defend ourselves, which is to mobilize our army to attack. Once our army moves to the city, the moth thieves have two armies from the south and one from the north outside, which can threaten our army's flanks, and it will be difficult for our army to attack quickly. Get down to the city quickly."
When Fazheng said this, he paused for a moment, and Liu Bei continued naturally: "As time went by, our army ran out of food, so we had to withdraw our troops and return to the west, leaving Yuzhou to him." Everyone heard this. After realizing this, Liu Bei chuckled and said: "Oh, this idea is quite smart, and you can't suffer any loss. But I can't fulfill his wish!"
So Liu Bei planned with Xu Shu, Xun You and other staff, and finally made the following arrangements:
Sima Fang, the prefect of Hanoi, moved ten thousand people to Taiqiu to monitor the Taiqiu bandits.
Huangfu Li, the governor of Yuzhou, left 30,000 people to guard Fuli, stabilize the refugees in the rear, continue disaster relief, and guard against Baibo's army going south.
Zhang Xian and Cao Cao combined an army of 60,000 to attack Fenggao from Lu County, cutting off the retreat of the Qi and Han armies on the northern route and forcing them to return.
Liu Bei then joined forces with Zhang Fei and attacked Bai Bo's army with a force of 100,000.
The key points of this plan lie in three points: First, abandon the strong city in order to fight. Since the long-term battle is disadvantageous, then simply not attack Taiqiu to avoid being controlled by the enemy. The second is to attack the east and attack the west, forcing the enemy to return reinforcements. Since the Qi and Han Dynasties are all out, the Qingzhou mainland must be empty. Cao Cao and others attack Fenggao, and their northern route will focus on one thing and lose the other. The third is to divide its two wings and defeat them one by one. The troops are divided into three groups, but each group has its shortcomings. The Han army will attack one group with the overwhelming force of Mount Tai, and the rest will be destroyed without fighting.
After some deliberation, all the generals came up with a brilliant plan and immediately acted according to the military orders.
At this moment, in Taiqiu City, the Qi and Han cavalry troops were not aware of the Han army's arrangements and were stepping up construction of fortifications as planned. In addition to the soldiers they brought with them, they also used rice and grain in the city to win over some victims, allowing them to fortify the walls and clear away the surrounding forests. Then they dug trenches at the foot of the city, built watchtowers and wooden compartments on the walls, and rushed Make all kinds of tools to defend the city.
After clearing the fields, the view on the outskirts of the city was particularly broad. Zhang Fang, who was in charge of this department, knew very well that he had a heavy responsibility, so he climbed high and looked far away every day to take stock of the surrounding situation. But as more than ten days passed, Zhang Fang could only see a few ranger scouts coming and going, but no sign of a large army at all.
Just when he was nervous and doubtful, on the ninth day of September, he finally saw the belated arrival of the Han army. But the sight in front of him made his heart sink: there were not many Han cavalry coming, and their flags were ordinary. There was no such thing as Liu Bei's Soaring Cloud and Flying Tiger flag. Moreover, as soon as they arrived at the city, they began to build forts and dig trenches. They acted in a defensive manner, as if they were the ones to defend, not Zhang Fang.
Zhang Fang told Teng Dan who was accompanying him about this, and Teng Dan couldn't believe it. He asked himself: "What does this mean? Can the west side ignore this city? Or are they using a trick to trick us out of the city?" But he couldn't convince himself, and he didn't dare to change his strategy immediately, so he had to send envoys to communicate with Guan Hai. During this period, they could only continue to repair the city defenses and wait for the situation to become clear.
But the previous strong walls and clearing of the country not only facilitated our own side, but also facilitated the coming Han army. Once the city gate was opened, the Han army responded immediately, running out of more than a hundred knights from the camp to intercept the messenger. The Han army's horses were so fat that they intercepted the messenger three times in a row and forced him back into the city. Zhang Fang had no choice but to send thousands of cavalry to escort the messenger out of the city. The Han army was unable to catch him, so he gave up the pursuit and watched the messenger leave.
But this way, Zhang Fang became more convinced that the Han army would probably not attack the city. After he discussed it with Teng Dan, Teng Dan had to admit the matter. However, not knowing the layout of the Han army, everyone felt uneasy, so they simply stopped repairing and speculated on the movements of the Han army while eating and drinking every day.
On September 15th, a reply finally came, but the news in it was shocking: the Han army had divided into two groups. The Han army on the north route marched from Jiji to the north and east, occupying Guishan and Taishan, and was no longer close to Fenggao. To thirty miles. The Han army on the southern route had already crossed the Suishui River and moved between Xiao and Xiang. They faced off with the Baibo army in front of Wuxian and repeatedly sent letters inviting battle. Obviously, the west side has decided to fight them.
Therefore, Guan Hai followed Tao Qiuxiu's plan and changed his general policy. Since the Han army is determined to fight, it is no longer appropriate to divide the troops to contain them. Considering that there are many dangerous places in Taishan County and Zang Ba and others are defending Fenggao, even if Cao Cao is good at fighting, he cannot rush to capture it. Therefore, Guan Hai did not go north to rescue, but crossed Nanliang River south, intending to join forces with the Bai Bo army and defeat the main force of the Han army first.
At the end of the reply, Guan Hai told Zhang Fang that since he was determined to fight, his more than ten thousand knights were the indispensable main force. Therefore, they were ordered to abandon Taiqiu and enter Pengcheng by detouring through Xiayi and Xiaopei without further delay and as soon as possible.
After reading it, Zhang Fang and Teng Dan looked at each other speechlessly. The original strategy was completely seen through by the Han army, which has to be frustrating. But now the Han army is heavily arrayed. Not counting the Han army in front of us, there is also the main force of the Han army further east. How easy is it to break through to Pengcheng? Fortunately, Guan Hai's response was appropriate, and neither of them had any objections. But there was one issue that was not explained in the letter, and that was what to do with the grain and rice in Taiqiu City.
During these days, Zhang Fang's soldiers had a lot of food, but it was still a drop in the bucket for the 400,000 stone grains and rice in the city. Now that I am leaving, should I burn these rice noodles? Or should they be left to the Han army? Zhang Fang has been unable to make a decision. After all, when he led people to inspect the mountains of granaries in the city, he always felt an unprecedented sense of satisfaction and security in his heart. No matter how he dealt with it, he would feel unprecedented heartache. Da Sima must have felt the same way, so he didn't say a word in the letter and left the power of choice to himself!
Teng Dan meant that since he was leaving, he should not leave these rice noodles behind. If we leave food and grass in the puppet dynasty, wouldn't our trip be in vain? The grain and rice are intact, and the military morale in the west is naturally stable, and the initiative on the battlefield will fall into the hands of the enemy.
But Bai Rao, who was accompanying the army, disagreed. He advised Zhang Fang and said: "The two armies are currently facing each other between Sui and Ji. They will suffer damage before they can be relieved. If our army wins, burning this disaster relief food will surely lose the hearts of the people of Henan. We are also unable to make progress. If our army is defeated and only retreats, what does it matter whether we burn food or not? It is better to distribute food among the people to show the benevolence and righteousness in the way. If we win, the people will eat pots of pulp and welcome the king. Even if he is defeated, he will not lose his good reputation, and he can teach the false dynasty not to pursue him."
After hearing this, Zhang Fang exhaled and slowly said to everyone: "Shuai Bai is right." Then he ordered the warehouses to be opened to release grain, and the rice and noodles in the city were distributed one by one to the victims entering the city.
Then he killed a hundred official oxen in the city and rewarded the sergeants. Some people in the Qi and Han army ate beef for the first time. They cried while eating and said, "I don't know if I can eat such delicious food again in this life!" The words reached Zhang Fang's ears, and he told the whole army : "When the west side is defeated, I will definitely treat you all to another meal!" The ambition of the army became even more vigorous.
September 17th, Chen hour. Zhang Fang opened the city gate and allowed the victims in the city to take their food and leave the city one after another towards the Han army's camp. The mighty team of tens of thousands of people completely covered the wilderness around Taiqiu.
The Han army sergeant didn't know why. After some discussion, Sima Fang judged that there might be someone lurking inside and came to explore his own situation, so he ordered all his troops to stick to the camp and only sent a military commander to go out with a small team to inquire about the situation.
The leading victim conveyed Zhang Fang's words to Commander Qu, saying that the war between the two armies had nothing to do with the head of Guizhou, and that some civilians would be returned now, and the city would be returned later. Commander Qu reported it back, and Sima Fang finally realized that the thieves in the city were going to take the opportunity to retreat!
He wanted to take the opportunity to mobilize troops to intercept, but it was obviously too late. Tens of thousands of victims stood between them and the city, making it difficult to restrain them. If they forcibly mobilized troops, it would most likely cause riots.
Zhang Fang took advantage of this opportunity and openly opened the north gate. The knights and horses filed out. With a thunderous sound, their figures quickly disappeared on the horizon.
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