If the general is not wise, the three armies will be in great doubt; if the general is unclear, the three armies will be in great danger. ----------"The Art of War"
It is said that the ever-victorious generals Zhao Yun and Zhao Zilong, with a white dragon horse on their crotch and a hundred shotguns in their hands, rushed back and forth in the trapped camp. Four masters, Fu Tong, Liu Xian, Liu Min, and Liu Yong, led the most elite Qinglong Army under Chen Long. The army, with 40,000 troops fighting together, under the command of the four great military strategists Guo Jia, Zhou Buyi, Xu Shu, and Pan Jun, finally defeated the world-famous trap camp. Seeing that the situation was over, Gao Shun drew his sword and was about to commit suicide. The soldiers hugged him tightly and persuaded him to avoid it.
Gao Shun stared blankly at the corpses on the ground, unable to believe that his hard-earned trap had been reduced to ashes. Zhao Yun knew that Gao Shun was a self-disciplined man and respected Gao Shun as a good general, so he ordered the horse to be returned to Gao Shun and gave him one last bet. Gao Shun had long heard that Chen Long loved the people like his own son in Lingling and his momentum was growing. He had already been moved. In addition, he had no intention of fighting and his martial arts was less than 50%. He was quickly pierced by Zhao Yun's hair bun and defeated.
Zhou Buji laughed loudly and pointed out that Zilong was the most powerful general of the Qinglong Army and the most victorious general. Gao Shun dismounted, knelt down and asked for surrender, saying: "Gao Shun is willing to admit defeat. Please treat Zilong kindly." Zhao Yun was overjoyed and ordered his men to clean the battlefield and lead Gao Shun to gather the surrendering troops. When all the soldiers saw that Gao Shun had surrendered, they gave up resistance one after another. Only Hua Xiong's cavalry, most of whom refused to surrender, abandoned their horses and fled across the mountains and cross-country.
Zhao Yun won a complete victory in this battle. He obtained countless horses and baggage, killed thousands of enemies, and surrendered tens of thousands of troops. He surrendered righteously and obeyed, showing the style of a famous general. The victorious soldiers did not stop. After joining Gan Ning and Huang Gai, they followed several routes along the countryside to the flank of Huangfu Song's camp.
Gao Shun's defeated troops fled back and informed Li Jue and others of the attack and defeat on the trapped camp. Li Jue and others were shocked and quickly adjusted their defenses. The whereabouts of Zhao Yun's strange army had also been exposed.
Li Jue and Guo Bang were both experienced generals and immediately reassessed the situation on the battlefield. According to the description of the defeated soldiers, it is not certain whether Gao Shun was captured or surrendered. Judging from the extent of the defeat of the trapped camp, it is estimated that the enemy's strength is about 50,000. Adding Huangfu Song's 50,000 troops, he faced an army of more than 40,000. The number of enemies suddenly increased to one hundred thousand.
Li Jue, Guo Si, Fan Chou, and Zhang Ji were all generals under Dong Zhuo, each with more than ten thousand elites, but they were not subordinate to each other. At this time, facing the heavy troops of Huangfu Song and Zhao Yun, there was an immediate dispute over whether to attack or defend. Fortunately, the think tank Jia Xu was present and made some analysis to suppress the anger of the generals.
Jia Xu said: "Gao Shun's defeat was because he didn't know that there was a strange army ambushing behind him. This army came from Ziwu Valley, and there was General White Horse. I'm afraid they have the same origin as the defenders in the city, and they are quite similar to Chen Long's men. Zhao Yun's army and horses. It seems that Chen Longzhi is not young, and he actually sent out all the Lingling army and horses." This analysis hit the key point at once, and he guessed the matter to a close. I have to admire Jia Wen and this Wise head.
Li Jue, Guo Si and others had always known that Jia Xu was a trusted advisor to the Grand Master, and respectfully asked: "Military advisor, I didn't expect that Chen Long would transfer troops and horses from Lingling. Now that the opponent's lineup is at its peak, how should we advance and retreat?"
Jia Xu twirled his beard and said calmly: "Generals, I expect that the road to Xiliang has been blocked. Regardless of the fact that Chang'an City is difficult to break, if Chen Long's main force alone lies outside Chang'an City, we will It’s hard to say that we will win, let alone Huangfu Song’s troops.”
"As for Xiliang, I heard that Ma Teng sent troops and Han Sui rebelled, killing our Qiang allies Beigong Boyu and Li Wenhou. Han Sui has been canonized by the deposed emperor of Chang'an, and Xiliang is no longer something we can The place to go back to.”
"Therefore, I believe that attacking Chang'an at all costs and advancing westward will only lead to loss of troops and generals, which is not a wise man's action. Now that we are not talking about offense and defense, we should conserve our strength. The camp here is empty, and the main force retreats to Tongguan to defend and control Fengling Ferry. , you can advance or retreat, which is the best strategy."
Li Jue, Guo Si and other four generals were convinced. At that time, all the main forces retreated to Tongguan, leaving only thousands of troops to stay in the camp to confront Zhao Yun and Huangfusong.
After Zhao Yun wiped out the trapped camp, the pressure around Chang'an suddenly disappeared. The supplies in Chang'an City were continuously sent out of the city and into the armies of Huangfu Song and Zhao Yun, and their morale was greatly boosted. Huang Gai and Zhao Yun, the commanders of the two armies, finally reunited. Without Chen Long's order, the two did not dare to exchange commanders privately. The first legion was still led by Zhao Yun.
The Young Emperor of the Han Dynasty issued an edict to commemorate Huangfu Song and Zhao Yun for their rescue efforts, and granted them the title of marquis respectively. The inside and outside of the city were connected together, and the coalition forces of Zhao Yun and Huangfu Song had huge geographical advantages and people. On this day, the scouts suddenly came to report that Li Jue, Guo Si and other people from the camp retreated to Tongguan to defend themselves. Zhao Yun immediately invited three major military advisors, plus Huang Gai, Gan Ning and Xun You, to report the enemy's movements and study the next move.
After the four conspirators listened to the report, Xu Shu frowned and said: "Our army has the advantage and is about to fight him. Xiliang soldiers have always been arrogant, but this enemy suddenly retreated, which is quite strange."
Zhou Buyi and Guo Jia nodded in agreement. Guo Jia said: "There must be a mastermind among the enemy's three armies. If we attack Tongguan with all our strength now, and the enemy's main force is still there, we will lose our troops and generals. But if we don't attack, we can't contain its 40,000 soldiers." army. The enemy can return to defend Luoyang at any time, take Dong Zhuo north to cross the Yellow River and escape into Bingzhou, or even enter Luoyang City to be disadvantageous to the lord."
Zhou Buyi had the fastest mind and was already thinking about the geography of Tongguan. After hearing Guo Jia's words, he smiled and said: "Huangfu Song's fifty thousand men are enough to contain the enemy. If we want to isolate the enemy and besiege Tongguan, we must capture Fengling Ferry so that the enemy cannot easily return to defend Luoyang."
Guo Jia also smiled and said: "What do you mean, are Zilong's soldiers and horses disappearing from the enemy's sight again and becoming a surprise weapon?" Xu Shu also smiled and said: "You two, don't be dumb. Let's talk about controlling the Yellow River. Shuidao's plan may be able to cooperate with the lord's actions in Luoyang to capture Dong Zhuo in the urn." Only Xun You kept laughing and said nothing, and finally said: "Chang'an still needs to be in my hands. At least 20,000 people can be left to defend the city. After all, we still have to control the Young Emperor of Han in the hands of our lord. Although Huangfu Song is currently an alliance, we have to guard against the ownership of the imperial power of Young Emperor of Han."
Although Zhao Yun was brave and resourceful, he felt a little unable to keep up with the rhythm of these heads. He watched with admiration as the three military advisors plotted their plans. Zhou Buyi was the most familiar with geography, and he was the first to say: "Brother Yuan Zhi, one sentence revealed the mystery. Now there is Yuan Shu's army in the north of Luoyang, and I heard that it is confronting Zhang Liao's defenders."
"To the east of Hulao Pass, the Dong Alliance's 100,000-strong army fought against Lu Bu and Xu Rong in a life-and-death fight. Huangfu Song's army just blocked the west side of Luoyang. Now it can be said that there are only three in the siege. Dong Zhuo asked Li Jue and others to defend Tongguan and occupy the Yellow River ferry. , we can cross the Yellow River north at any time and enter Lu Bu's original territory to escape, so we have no worries. What our Qinglong Army has to do is to lead troops to bypass Tongguan again, enter Bingzhou, and become a surprise force ambushing Dong Zhuo's escape route. If Possibly, we can seize the ferry and control the Yellow River, cutting off the connection between Tongguan and Luoyang and turning them into two isolated cities."
Huang Gai slapped his thigh and said, "This is a great plan. Please let your military advisor know how to act. This time, I must lead the troops to fight. Don't let me defend the city again!"
When Gan Ning heard that you were all going to fight, why should I be left to defend the city? He pretended to burst into tears and said: "General Zilong, I would like to be your subordinate and deputy general. Please take me with you to fight!"
