At the same time, in a mountain valley a few miles south of the Song Army's munitions camp, Chu Lihan, who had quietly led two thousand cavalry out of Chengdu a few days ago, was squinting at the Song Army's munitions camp.
A few days ago, Chu Lihan and Zhang Yu each led a light cavalry group to quietly come out from the east and west gates. In order to avoid being discovered by the scouts of the Song Army, they had to choose some dangerous roads and strange forests that were rarely visited by people.
After several days of marching day and night, hiding their whereabouts and marching hard, they finally got their reward. They unexpectedly found the Song Army's military supply camp by mistake. Looking at the grain and grass camps piled up like hills, Chu Lihan's heart was beating wildly, and he had accidentally touched the Song Army's Achilles' heel.
The Song army marched from a long distance, and they were in a hurry with food and grass. If they burned the food and grass with a fire, the Song army would definitely not be able to raise enough food and grass for the army in a short period of time, and they would inevitably collapse without a fight. By then, the Shu army in Chengdu would If we take the opportunity to cover up the killing, we will definitely decide the outcome in a battle...
Thinking of this, Chu Lihan's throat felt dry and he swallowed a few mouthfuls of saliva. Although his heart was in turmoil, he still looked very calm on his face. He tried to calm down and thought about his next move.
Chu Lihan called a scout cavalry and ordered him to go in the direction of Zhang Yu's army, and asked him to tell Zhang Yu to move closer to the mountain col here as quickly as possible to facilitate coordinated operations.
After Zhang Yu received the message from the scout, he did not hesitate for a moment and led his army to quickly move closer to Chu Lihan. After arriving at the mountain col, Zhang Yu looked at the direction Chu Lihan pointed and was also pleasantly surprised.
"Xiangong Chu, it seems that your original judgment was correct. The Song army was indeed arrogant and neglected to take precautions. They thought that we would only retreat into the city. There were only more than 2,000 people guarding such a large military camp. This is what the old man said. What a great opportunity God has given us!" Zhang Yu said excitedly.
Chu Lihan was also very proud in his heart, but he still said cautiously: "Privacy Zhang, I saw the military supply camp of the Song Army. It is several miles away from the east and west. To the west is the grain and grass camp, guarded by more than two thousand soldiers, and to the east is the grain and grass camp. There are almost no soldiers guarding the ordnance camp and the military horse camp, which shows that the Song army also understands the importance of food and grass. Why don't you and I divide our troops into two groups so that they can't see each other. One of our troops will go around to the east and attack the ordnance first. Camp, it would be better if we can attract some of the soldiers guarding the grain and grass camp, and the other group of troops will attack the grain and grass camp from the west. Be careful to prepare more dry firewood. If you can burn the grain and grass of the Song army, you will win."
"Don't be tempted to fight. Burning the food and grass is the primary goal. We don't have many people and horses, so we can't get entangled with the enemy. After this battle, our whereabouts will be exposed. No matter what the outcome, we must quickly withdraw to Chengdu." Chu. Li Han added.
Zhang Yu nodded and said: "Mr. Chu has thought carefully, so I will do as you wish. But who among you and me will attack the ordnance camp, and who will attack the grain and grass camp?"
This question seems very simple, but in fact there is a lot of knowledge. Attacking the grain and grass camp is the main attack, while attacking the ordnance camp is to contain and attract the enemy. The priorities are clear, and the credit will naturally be different after the event is completed.
Chu Lihan's delicate mind naturally saw Zhang Yu's thoughts, and he had no intention of competing with him for credit, so he said with a smile: "Privy Zhang has been in battle for a long time and has rich combat experience. Naturally, you will lead the army to attack the grain and grass camp. Privy Council Zhang held his troops still while I led a small force to attack the Ordnance Camp. If the soldiers guarding the Grain and Grass Camp lost their composure and went to reinforce it, Privy Council Zhang would lead his troops to attack the Grain and Grass Camp. Remember, when you enter the Grain and Grass Camp, set fire to every place. , as long as the Song army’s food and grass are burned, we will win!”
Zhang Yu nodded and said, "Okay, let's give the Song Army another "disastrous defeat in Youzhou"!"
Thinking of this piece, Yu became excited again. If this happened, he could become a decisive figure in deciding the outcome of the battle like Brother Yelvxiu, the God of War of the Liao Kingdom.
Seeing Zhang Yu's expression and words, Chu Lihan felt funny in his heart, and then he said sternly: "Even so, we must not underestimate the enemy. I saw that the garrison tents of the Liangcao camp were very orderly, and the soldiers patrolled and drilled in a chaotic manner. There is no chaos, obviously the defending general is also a person with strict military laws and good at running the army. When attacking the grain and grass camp, the most important thing is not to get entangled with the enemy, but to set fire to the grain and grass camp..."
Chu Lihan looked at the sky again, thought for a while, and then said: "The key to our success lies in surprise. It is getting late now, so we will wait for the attack at Yinmao tomorrow morning..."
Zhang Yu asked puzzledly: "Why don't we attack at night? This will prevent the enemy from distinguishing our number and the point of attack, making it easier to cause confusion and more conducive to us taking the opportunity to attack!"
Chu Lihan shook his head and said seriously: "No, first of all, the defense of the military camp will definitely be tighter after nightfall, and there will not be many opportunities to take advantage of it. Secondly, when the sky is about to get dark, it is the time when people are most at ease. It is more effective to launch an attack when you are sleepy. More importantly, we are trying to let the enemy see our attack point clearly and lure the enemy to the ordnance camp to reduce the pressure when we attack the food and grass camp..."
Zhang Yu nodded and said nothing. It was still early in the day, so they ordered the soldiers to stay hidden and recharge their batteries, waiting for the moment to deliver a fatal blow to the enemy.
In the Song Army's munitions camp, Tang Yu and Han Ziyuan discussed how to go to see Wang Jien tomorrow. It was getting late, so Tang Yu left and returned to the camp arranged by the ordnance camp. Seeing that the candlelight in his sister Tang Feng's room had been extinguished and knowing that she had fallen asleep, he yawned, stretched his arms, returned to his room, extinguished the oil lamp, lay down on the bed, and fell asleep in a daze.
I don't know how long he had slept, but Tang Yu was suddenly awakened by a sound, which seemed to be the sound of horse hooves stepping on the earth. He thought it was a military mobilization in the barracks, and was about to continue sleeping, but suddenly he realized something was wrong. It was still dark, and even if the army mobilized, it would not be at this time, unless something urgent happened.
Tang Yu, who was completely sleepless, decided to get up and go out to take a look. After all, he had escorted so many ordnances on behalf of the Tang family to reinforce the king's division. If there was anything wrong with these ordnances, he would not be able to explain it. It was this sense of responsibility that saved their lives.
Tang Yu walked out of the door of the camp. In the middle of Shu in November, the cold north wind in the early morning made him grit his teeth. He curled up and looked outside, as if he was trying to see the direction of the sounds outside.
Looking at the vague figure looming in the distance approaching here, Tang Yu had an ominous premonition. If it were a normal military maneuver of the Song army, they would at least light up torches and march in such a night, and this group of cavalry seemed to be afraid of being discovered. , deliberately hiding his whereabouts.
Tang Yu suddenly felt an inexplicable nervousness and uneasiness in his heart. He quickly returned to the ordnance camp, loudly greeted everyone to get up, and arrived in the guard's room of the ordnance camp in time, and asked a soldier to ride a horse quickly to the munitions camp to the west. Deliver the message.
