The violent neighing of horses supported a large banner with the word "Cao" coming slowly, as if rushing from a black cloud.
"Cao Zidan is truly a famous general in the world. His 30,000 troops were dispatched so calmly." Zhao Yun sighed, and immediately called the officers above the head of the headquarters to discuss matters in the pass.
"General Zhao, I think that the enemy has come from afar and has not yet set up camp, and our Yangping Pass is the gateway to Sichuan and the most powerful pass. It is better to launch a light cavalry raid at night to dampen their vigor!"
Zhao Yun looked at the sound and realized that this person was Zhang Ning, one of the few captains of the first battalion in the tent at this time.
"General Zhang, Cao Zidan is a famous general in the Wei State. You are just saying that others don't know that they can attack when the foothold is not stable. If he doesn't know, it would be too underestimated. The general thinks that today we can only defend and not fight. We only need to attack Hanging the flag of General Zhao will make him fearful." Looking again, he saw this person lying on the stretcher in the hall, it was none other than Li Xian.
Not long after, there was a lot of discussion in the hall, and the main defender was immediately divided into two groups.
Zhao Yun was still speechless and sighed: "If Chang Wen were here, he would definitely be able to make a decision."
"General, Yangping Pass is the gateway to central Sichuan. Safety must be the priority in everything. It turns out that the main force of the army is cavalry. If you don't fight in the field, you can avoid the peak of the army. If the army moves, it will cost tens of thousands of gold every day. If you can't fight, it will be inevitable. "Zuer, if you attack rashly, lose the gate and open the gate in central Sichuan, this is a recipe for disaster!" Li Xian said again, cupping his hand.
"You are guarding one to the left, and the other to the left. Could it be that the Wei army is a jackal, a tiger or a leopard? Could it be that you lost your temper due to Yiling's fire?" Li Xian looked at the sound. He didn't know this person. He might not even be in the history books. The name is that of a village chief in the neighboring village.
Zhao Yun pondered for a moment, and before the man was about to raise his hand and say something, he said: "Hang my flag high, no one is allowed to fight today! Anyone who disobeys the order will be killed! If anyone talks about fighting again, he will be killed without mercy!"
Li Xian cupped his hands and said, "Yes!" Looking at the sound again, the man's anger was clearly revealed, and he reluctantly received the military order and left the hall.
"Li Xian stays." Zhao Yun pinched his beard.
After everyone retreated, Zhao Yun looked at Li Xian, who was still lying on the stretcher, and said: "When you see me, you lie down for a while, and you are the only one in the world who dares to talk to me like this, hahahaha."
Li Xian hurriedly said: "General Zhao Haihan."
Zhao Yun waved his hand and said: "You know if Cao Zhen really wants to break through, you and I will both be killed by the sword, right?"
"If the general's estimate is correct, 10,000 cavalry will arrive first, and 20,000 infantry will come in half a day. If all 20,000 infantry go into battle, the barrier can be broken in half a day." Li Xian cupped his hands and said.
"Then why don't you suggest a surprise attack? Maybe it can delay the time." Zhao Yun asked.
"General, the prime minister did not send troops and horses to you, but he knew that this place is the gateway to the middle of Sichuan. Behind him are dangerous mountains and rivers, and in front is a smooth road into the pass. He does not know the true strength of our army, so naturally he does not dare to attack rashly. If we attack all at night, Regardless of victory or defeat, our strength has been exposed. If we want to defend this place, we must use skill rather than force, and wisdom rather than force." Li Xian cupped his hands and answered calmly.
"You mean you're bluffing?" Zhao Yun looked at the lying young man again.
"Yes, General."
"There will always be a day when you bluff and show your cowardice. How long can you last?" Zhao Yun asked.
"We must persist until the Soochow envoy returns." Li Xian replied.
"Messenger from Soochow?" Zhao Yun thought slightly, and he immediately understood what was going on. "Do you mean to hold on for fifteen days?" Zhao Yun looked at Li Xian and continued to ask.
"Yes."
"Okay! If Cao's soldiers have not retreated after fifteen days, then let's all be loyal souls of the Han Dynasty together." Zhao Yun waved his hand, gesturing for him to go down too.
At the foot of Yangping Pass, Cao Zhen's troops slowly gathered together and spread out their formation. He stood on his horse and looked towards the top of the city, only to see a large flag with the word Zhao standing in the middle. Zhao Yun sat firmly in the middle, facing calmly.
Cao Zhen looked around and said: "Zhao Yun must be fifty, right? It seems that there is really no one in Shu country, hahahahaha!" Immediately, the people around him were laughing.
"Commanders, set up camp tonight!" Cao Zhen ordered, and then said to the officers in the rear: "Guo Huai, if you do this and that today, if the Shu army cannot bear their anger, I will make them come back tonight without any return!"
After receiving the order, Guo Huai was overjoyed: "I hope it will follow General Cao's plan!"
Now let’s not say anything, let’s talk about the Shu army. Zhao Yun ordered one person to whistle. When all the soldiers were confused, Zhao Yun ordered everyone to sleep peacefully in the afternoon. At night, no matter what noise they heard, they were not allowed to go out to greet them. The enemy will blow the sound as soon as the time comes.
Let's talk about the silence in Cao's camp that night. Zhao Yun, who has been on the battlefield for a long time, immediately understood what was going on and said with a smile: "This Cao Zhen's use of troops is really like Cao Cao."
But after hearing a whistle, all the gates immediately responded and blew together. The so-called shouting when climbing high is not urgent, but loud and clear. In addition, with the mountains behind Yangping Pass, there were countless echoes at the moment, just like thousands of troops and horses attacking from the pass. Come.
In the tent, Cao Zhen thought he had succeeded. He was overjoyed and shouted loudly: "Don't leave Zhao Yun! Don't leave Zhao Yun!"
Guo Huai was lying in ambush on both sides. Hearing this movement, he thought he had a plan. He thought to himself: "The Governor is a master of calculation!" He immediately commanded the cavalry to charge towards the army!
Unexpectedly, after fighting for a long time, Guo Huai realized that something was wrong, so he immediately grabbed a soldier and asked, "Whose subordinate are you?"
"Master, I am a subordinate of General Cao!"
"It's broken! I've fallen into a trap!" After all, Guo Huai has the style of a general. At this point, the military camp has already turned into a pot of chaos. He immediately shouted: "General Cao Zhen's order, all officers and men who act rashly will be killed!"
The camp immediately became quiet. After Guo Huai completed the inventory, he immediately went to the Chinese army camp: "General Cao, the Shu army did not rob the camp, but a whistle suddenly sounded. Our army mistakenly thought that an enemy army was robbing the camp at night. We really couldn’t see clearly, and we trampled on each other and killed a thousand brothers.”
"What? Does Zhao Yun understand the art of war? Our army has come all the way to rob the camp. But as soon as the whistle sounded, I have already estimated the number of soldiers and horses in the city. There are about 10,000 people. We cannot underestimate the enemy." Cao Zhen was very upset at the moment and ordered Guo Huai's headquarters and other tribes to continue to rest in peace.
Inside Yangping City.
"General Li Xian is so good at planning. As a result, Cao Zhen trampled more than a thousand people on his own. He did not dare to attack the city for three days. Our army's whistle sounded every night, and he could not rest in peace. He did not know whether our army was true or false. Dare to attack each other." The commander of the village who was unconvinced that day couldn't help but admire him after seeing the situation in the past three days.
"I have told you before that this village chief of mine is one of the best, but you still don't believe it." Tian Dali patted his chest proudly in the tent.
"Brother Dali, we are convinced now. If he can guard this Yangping Pass from Cao Zhen, we brothers, if nothing else, are convinced! If anyone dares to go against you, I, Gong Jiedi Get him alone!" Gong Tunchang said proudly.
"General Zhao is here."
Everyone immediately calmed down and stood on both sides. Zhao Yun looked at Li Xian who was standing and asked, "Is the stick injury healed?"
"General, I haven't recovered yet, but I can already walk." Li Xian cupped his hands and said.
"Then tell me, today is the third day, what other tricks do you have... you have a clever plan?" Zhao Yun almost paused, and the whole hall burst into laughter.
"That is to say, I will meet you now. If you are a general opposite me, I will have to find an assassin to kill you." Zhao Yun said half-jokingly.
"General, have you ever heard of the saying that there are only three things that can happen?" Li Xian cupped his hands and asked.
"It's only three things, just tell me!" Zhao Yun said.
"The Art of War says that what is real is false, and what is false is true. Our army has only blown whistles for three days and has not sent out troops. Today, Cao Zhen must be suspicious. He might attack the city tomorrow to find out what is true."
"Then what do you think we should do today?" Zhao Yun asked.
"Tonight, we can make a surprise attack and rob the camp, but we still need to carry a whistle. Our army has a total of 1,500 people, and we can mobilize 700 people. At night, the horses hang bells and carry the whistle. They will harass the whole night and order the sergeants to gather according to the sound. , listen to the sound and disperse, just three or four times." Li Xian replied. How did Zhao Yun know that he was imitating Liu Qi's Shunchang victory style in later generations? No matter what, he had more than two thousand years of knowledge, and he wanted to use it.
"Captain Li, there's something I don't understand. Throughout the ages, people have been attacking at night with horses' hooves wrapped around their heads. Naturally, the smaller the noise, the better. Why should the louder the noise, the better?" Gong Jie asked.
"Chief Gong, let's see how the effect is. We just adjust measures to local conditions." Li Xian smiled.
"Okay, then as you said, I will kiss the seven hundred warriors!"
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Cao Zhen's military camp.
"The Shu army whistles every night. Could it be that there are not many soldiers and horses in the city and they are deliberately pretending to come out?" Cao Zhen asked the people in the camp.
Guo Huai came out: "General, after the Shu Kingdom experienced the defeat of Yiling, there are so many soldiers and horses there, and there are more than 10,000 people listening to the whistle every day. I would like to order you to attack the city today to find out the truth!"
Cao Zhen waved his hand and said: "Otherwise, Zhuge Liang is the best at using troops. If he really has more than ten thousand troops, wouldn't it be that the lives of these men are in vain? It's better to be safe."
"General!" Guo Huai was obviously reluctant.
"Well, if the whistle sounds like this tonight, it means that Zhao Yun is showing his cowardice. I will attack with a large army tomorrow! You, Guo Huai, will be the first to take the lead!" Cao Zhen said.
"I got the order!" Guo Huai was a little happy.
"Let's have a good sleep tonight, just in time to enjoy the whistles of the Shu people." Cao Zhen looked at the sun that was about to set in the western mountains and stretched. After all, he was tired in spring and autumn, not to mention it was already late autumn.
At night, accompanied by whistles, Cao Jun had already fallen asleep.
"Oh no, the Shu army has robbed the camp!"
