On the other side, Cao Xiu, who returned to the brigade, immediately ordered the army to stop advancing and summoned the generals to lay out military orders.
"Everyone, although the Wu thieves have planned in advance, they already have a strategy to defeat the enemy. As long as you follow the plan, this battle will be won." In the temporary military tent, Cao Xiu looked at the generals and said loudly.
Although the generals were a little suspicious, they were deeply affected by the confidence on his face, and their morale was boosted. They said in unison: "But it depends on the command of the Grand Sima."
Cao Xiu said hello, and then said: "The Wu army occupies a dangerous position in front. If our army attacks us, we will definitely not be able to gain any favor. Therefore, we should lure the Wu army out and defeat them with surprise troops.
At some point, our army can hide troops to the south and north of its current position. Therefore, General Zhang Pu, you will lead 20,000 troops to the south of this place. "
"No." A majestic man responded quickly.
Cao Xiu said again: "General Xue Qiao, you will also lead 20,000 troops to the north of this place."
"It's an order."
The Wei general named Xue Qiao was in his thirties. He was also tall and powerful, tall and mighty.
"General Wang, Mr. Sun Fu."
Wang Ling and Sun Li responded in unison: "Yes."
"You two have led 50,000 horses to form a formation here. Later I will lead 10,000 elite horses to challenge me, but I will feign defeat. When the Wu army is lured to the front of the formation, you will urge the formation to charge forward. "
Wang and Sun clasped their fists and said, "No."
"Once our army and the Wu army are fighting together, you two will each lead the ambush troops to fight out and rush straight to the flanks of the enemy's formation. If attacked from three sides, the Wu army will be defeated and our army will win." Cao Xiu looked at Zhang Pu and Xue Qiao again. The two said.
The two quickly clasped their fists and accepted the order. After hearing Cao Xiu's plan, everyone felt that this arrangement was very good. Even Sun Li, who had always opposed fighting, believed that there was a chance of victory if he fought like this. He couldn't help but praise Cao Xiu: "The great Sima is calm in the face of danger, and he can actually fight in the face of danger." I admire you for coming up with such an ingenious strategy to defeat the enemy in such a short period of time."
"Haha, Wu thieves thought they could defeat our army by tricking us into going deep alone. I think they are just dreaming. Our army has many generals, and Wu soldiers have never been good at land warfare. Even if we go deep into dangerous areas, what do we have to fear? ?" Cao Xiu said arrogantly.
The generals also echoed: "Yes, the Wu people are weak, and our army, the King of Wei, will definitely win this battle."
"Haha, okay, everyone, go back and prepare quickly, and act according to your plan." Cao Xiu said with a smile.
"I will obey the order of Grand Sima." All the generals accepted the order in unison and went to deploy.
The Wei army had no less than 100,000 troops, and it was not far from the Wu army. How could the mobilization of troops and horses be concealed from the Wu army's scouts. However, Wei Jun's sentinel was not a vegetarian. He kept pushing forward and tried his best to cover up his own military situation.
Although Wu Jun's scouts were blocked and could not inquire closer, Lu Xun already understood Cao Xiu's plan based on the rough information sent back.
He smiled slightly and ordered the messenger: "Immediately notify Zhu and Quan, commanders-in-chief, and order them to lead their own troops from the mountain road to the two wings of the Wei army, and attack the ambush of the Wei army first. A certain person will lead the army from the middle. , in this way the Wei army can be defeated and Cao Xiu can be captured."
Since Cao Xiu wanted to use an ambush to turn the tide of the battle while the two armies were locked in a fight, Lu Xun did the opposite. He first engaged Cao Xiu's ambush to disrupt the Wei army's deployment, and then took advantage of the situation to defeat them in one fell swoop.
Soon, Zhu Huan and Quan Cong each led their troops and horses according to the plan, and each detoured from the mountain road to attack the Wei army's ambush, while Lu Xun also led the Chinese army to advance slowly.
"Report."
On the other side, before Cao Xiu could lead his cavalry to lure the enemy, a sentinel came to report: "Alert to Grand Sima, the Wu army is coming towards our army."
"What? Thief Wu actually moved first?"
Cao Xiu was shocked and confused when he heard this. He never expected that Wu Jun would give up the favorable terrain and take the initiative to attack. Could Lu Xun just couldn't wait any longer or did he have another conspiracy?
"Send orders to General Wang Ling and Sun Fujun to lead the Chinese army to move forward immediately."
Since Cao Xiu couldn't figure it out for the moment, he simply stopped thinking. The Wu army was now coming to kill him, which saved him from having to pretend defeat to lure the enemy.
Although Wu Jun's detour to both wings could not escape Wei Jun's scouts, because Wu Jun was familiar with the terrain here, Zhu Huan and Quan Cong quickly led their troops to the flank of Wei Jun's ambush.
Seeing that the enemy was in front, Zhu Huan drew his sword, raised it high and shouted loudly to the men behind him: "My sons, follow me and kill the Wei thief!" After that, he rushed out at the lead.
Although Zhu Huan was arrogant, his attitude was only towards important ministers like Lu Xun, but he was very kind to ordinary soldiers.
He valued righteousness over wealth and often used his salary and property to support his soldiers. Because of his extraordinary memory, he knew all his subordinates and even their wives and children, so he was deeply loved by the soldiers.
Therefore, when a group of Wu soldiers saw their general leading the charge, their morale was immediately boosted. They were grateful for Zhu Huan's usual kindness, and everyone rushed to be the first to attack the Wei army overwhelmingly.
And Xue Qiao had just brought his troops here. It was when the formation was in chaos, and he was caught off guard. In an instant, he was rushed to pieces by the Wu army who suddenly came.
Xue Qiao shouted repeatedly and tried his best to organize his troops to fight back. However, the enemy soldiers were outnumbered and they had been waiting for a long time, so they were still unable to reverse the defeat. They were immediately killed by the Wu army, causing many casualties.
Xue Qiao knew that he was outmatched, so he quickly led his troops to run south, intending to withdraw to his own formation. When Zhu Huan saw this, of course he would not let go of this opportunity to defeat the entire Wei army, and immediately ordered a chase and kill.
On the other side, the Wei army's ambush in the south was also defeated by Quan Cong and his troops, who also pursued the enemy soldiers towards Cao Xiu's main formation.
In the wilderness, Lu Xun's Chinese army and Cao Xiu's army had just fought. Although the Wu army only had 30,000 troops, their formation was tight and their morale was high. They did not lose at all in the fight with the 60,000 Wei troops.
The two armies met each other, and arrows shot like locusts. Although the soldiers at the front of both sides held their shields high, some people kept falling under the rain of arrows.
However, both armies did not stand still due to the increase in casualties, and each shouted slogans to inspire courage and move forward.
Soon, the sergeants in the front row could see each other's faces clearly, but when they heard the banging sound, it turned out that the shield bearers were colliding with each other, and when they heard howling, it turned out that thousands of halberds were being stabbed out and taken away. Hundreds of lives were lost in both armies.
"Lu Xun is really powerful, he can actually train the Wu soldiers to be so tenacious!" In the rear formation, Cao Xiu couldn't help but sigh as he watched the Soochow soldiers who had always been inferior to land battles charge forward fearlessly.
Sun Li on the side looked anxious and said: "Da Sima, according to Lu Xun's cunning, it is impossible for him to lead only 30,000 troops to kill me. He must have a back-up plan, so we must be on guard."
"I know." Cao Xiu nodded slightly and said: "But at this time, we can no longer care about so much. Only by defeating the enemy in front of us can our army have the possibility of victory. Besides, my 60,000-strong army is here Here, even if Wu Jun has any conspiracy, he can still protect himself."
"Instruct the cavalry to attack and tear apart the enemy formation."
Cao Xiu planned to use the advantage of having tens of thousands of cavalry to suppress the Wu army, which was mainly infantry. This meant that the water network in the Jianghuai area was crisscrossed, otherwise he could bring more elite cavalry south.
"After the Wu army's formation was torn apart, Zhang Pu and Xue Qiao were immediately ordered to lead the ambush troops to attack and annihilate Lu Xun's 30,000 troops in one fell swoop." As soon as one order was given, Cao Xiu followed up with a second one.
Unexpectedly, before the flag soldiers on the side had finished passing the military order, a general came up from behind and reported: "Report to the Grand Sima. The ambush troops of Generals Zhang and Xue have been defeated by the Wu army. At this moment, the defeated army is heading towards I'm coming in force."
"What?"
Cao Xiu was shocked when he heard this. Just when he was about to ask more carefully, he heard a commotion behind him. Looking back, he saw a large number of broken troops rushing towards his formation from the north and south. In an instant, they had completely destroyed the rear formation. confusion.
"Kill, kill..."
Just as Cao Xiu was about to give the order to kill the defeated troops and protect the formation, he saw tens of thousands of Wu troops coming from behind to cover up the formation. This time, the formation was even more scattered, and a group of Wei soldiers were killed and defeated.
"Da Sima, the situation is over, it's better to retreat first!" Sun Li hurriedly advised.
Cao Xiu turned around and saw that the front army was also in a commotion due to the defeat of the rear formation. He finally understood that there was nothing that could be done, and then sighed: "Call the gold and withdraw the troops."
"Deda, you and your rear troops will withdraw first, and I will stay behind to break up the rear."
Sun Li said: "It is better for the Grand Sima to leave first, and the lower officials to stay behind."
"Time is urgent, there is no need to argue, just obey the order." Cao Xiu waved his hand and said firmly.
Sun Li then stopped trying to persuade him and said with his fists clasped, "Promise."
"The Wei army was defeated, the Wei army was defeated..."
Seeing the Wei army retreating, all the Wu soldiers cheered loudly, and Lu Xun and others immediately took advantage of the momentum and led the soldiers to pursue them.
