One day later, Yang Qing saw that the time was ripe, so he called everyone to the commander's tent to issue orders.
"Everyone, according to the spies' report, the Wei army's reinforcements will enter Feng Yi County in one day, so now is the time for us to leave Linjin, avoid the enemy, go south to Jingzhao, and threaten Chang'an." Yang Qing said loudly.
The generals had been resting for a while, and they had been feeling tired for a long time and wanted to fight. When they heard this, they were all excited and said in unison: "Please give me the order."
Yang Qing smiled and nodded, stood up and came to the map on the right, pointing at it and saying: "The support army sent by Cao Zhen took the shortcut along the Saga Mountain line, so their location is south of Linjin, which is far away from me at this moment. The army is about a hundred miles away.
Therefore, I deliberately led my army to detour from the north to Ganquan Mountain tonight, then crossed the Jingshui River again and entered Fufeng County, and finally headed south along the Jingshui River towards Chang'an. What do you think? "
This strategy for entering the army had been discussed many times before, and now it was officially decided that all the generals agreed with it.
Yang Qing then ordered: "In that case, all the generals will listen to the order and let the sergeants have a good meal tonight. When it is time to get the son, our army will quietly leave from the back door of the camp, and then rush to Ganquan Mountain at starry night."
"Promise." All the generals agreed in unison.
Yang Qing said to Feng Chong again: "Feng Chong obeys the order."
"The humble position is here."
Yang Qingdao: "I ordered you to lead one thousand fine cavalry from your headquarters to stay here. After the main army leaves, you can make a dummy with thatch and wrap it in military uniform to look like a suspicious soldier. Don't let the enemies of Linjin see the flaw."
"yes."
Yang Qing continued: "When the reinforcements of the Wei army arrive at Linjin, you can lead the troops to retreat. First retreat to the north with great fanfare, and then pretend to return to the Qixian city to join forces with General Ziyuan. look like.
Then he suddenly turned eastward and charged into Hongnong County, giving the illusion of going deep into Sizhou. In this way, Yan and the others had to be led by our army to go eastward. This tens of thousands Wei army was far away from Chang'an. If we are far away, we will have a better chance of scaring Cao Zhen. "
"Yes, I will definitely act according to the envoy's clever plan." Feng Chong said, cupping his fists.
Yang Qing smiled slightly and added: "A strategy is a strategy, but you still have to adapt to circumstances and make your own decisions based on the actual situation.
In short, there are only two points to remember. One is to make the momentum as big as possible so that the enemy cannot see that you are a suspect in a short period of time. The other is that you cannot get close to the enemy and engage in battle. You must keep away from them. distance, so that you can protect yourself while completing the suspicious tactics. "
"I understand. I will definitely remember your envoy's instructions."
Yang Qing walked over and patted him on the shoulder: "Gongxu, be careful in everything. If something goes wrong, you can lead the army to retreat to An'ing."
"Reassuring you, Chong must do his best to hold back these more than ten thousand Wei soldiers." Hearing Yang Qing care about him so much, Feng Chong was moved and said decisively.
Yang Qing nodded solemnly twice, turned back to the main seat, looked around everyone, and said in a loud voice: "This trip south is really going deep alone. Although it is a well-planned plan, there is no guarantee that we will not encounter danger. I wonder if you are afraid?"
"Don't be afraid, don't be afraid..." everyone replied excitedly.
Zhang Ni smiled and said, "Your Majesty, you really look down on us. We have followed you through life and death for so many years. When have we ever been greedy for life and afraid of death?"
"Yes, are we people who are afraid of death?" Liu Yin also smiled and agreed: "Besides, we have never been defeated since we followed the envoy into battle to kill the enemy. Although the Wei army is the strongest in the world, We are not vegetarians either, and this time we are advancing on Chang'an, we are just trying to show Cao Zhen what we can do."
"General Liu is right, the Wei army is nothing, it is not our defeated general."
"Go to Chang'an and give these traitors a good beating."
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Yang Qing saw everyone's high fighting spirit and was deeply affected. He shouted excitedly: "Okay, this time I will give Cao Zhen a big surprise."
The military meeting was decided, and everyone went to prepare, waiting for nightfall.
When I got the son, it was when everything was quiet. The Linjin garrison on the opposite wall was already sleepy. After so many days, their vigilance had been lax, and they had no idea that a large-scale mobilization was taking place in the Han camp opposite. .
Under the leadership of Yang Qing, nearly four thousand Han cavalrymen filed out from the back gates of the camps in Beicheng and Xicheng, carrying grass and horses in their hands, and headed west in the dark.
About half an hour later, Feng Chong, who was seeing off at the gate of Xizhai, saw that the army had quietly gone away. He couldn't help but breathed a sigh of relief. He returned to the camp and summoned the remaining sergeants to order them to continue making straw men so as to confuse the Wei army after dawn. .
In order to avoid leaking the news, Yang Qing had released the hundreds of prisoners he had captured a few days ago, so now Feng Chong and the others had no coolies to use, so they had to step up the production themselves.
About three hours later, the sky had turned white and the morning light was slightly dew. Hundreds of straw men wrapped in Han army uniforms stood sparsely deep in the two camps. As for the front camp, it was guarded by real people. As expected, the Wei army facing Jincheng didn't notice anything unusual, and just regarded the Han army as usual.
After Yang Qing and his party left Linjin County, they accelerated their pace and traveled under starry night, bypassing Beidi County from the northern mountain road, then turning southwest and heading straight for Ganquan Mountain.
At dawn, they would find a hiding place to hide and rest, and wait until dark before setting off on their journey. If they really couldn't avoid people, they would temporarily detain these passers-by in the army, and only release them when it was safe.
Not mentioning that Yang Qing and the others stopped day and night to quietly avoid the Wei army along the way, but they said that Yan He from Linjin finally arrived with more than ten thousand reinforcements. Sun Yun and others were overjoyed and immediately opened the south gate to welcome the reinforcements into the city.
"General Yan, General Bian, and General Shu Zhong, please drink this cup to the full."
In the prefect's mansion, Sun Yun held a grand banquet to welcome Yan He and others. The arrival of tens of thousands of reinforcements finally made him sigh in relief, and he could not hide the joy in his brows.
Yan He and the other three raised their glasses and said, "Master Sun, please."
After everyone had a drink together, Yan He asked: "Master Sun, I wonder what the Shu army has done recently?"
"The Shu army has not launched many strong attacks these days. They only occasionally fired a few waves of arrows at the city, but did not attack the city on a large scale. It seems that they want to besiege me in Linjin for a long time." Sun Yun put down his wine glass and replied.
Bian Bao, who was sitting next to Yan He, said curiously: "It's really strange that the Shu army, deep into the hinterland of Guanzhong, did not seek a quick victory but instead planned a long siege. They are either too arrogant or they have other plots." .”
"It's normal for Lien Zhan and Lian Jie of the Shu army to be arrogant and arrogant. If there is another conspiracy, you have to be on guard early." Wu Gui said, stroking his thick beard under his chin.
Sun Yun nodded and said: "General Shu Zhong is absolutely right. I and Magistrate Jiang also have the same view. Yang Qing is a famous general in the Shu army and is extremely resourceful. His deployment must have deep meaning, but I don't understand military affairs until now. I still can’t figure out this person’s purpose.”
Wu Gui's cousin was Shu Zhong. Although he was only a lieutenant general, he was much older than Sun Yun, so Sun Yun always respected him.
Hearing this, Bian Bao laughed and said: "If you can't guess clearly, just don't guess. I'm waiting for tens of thousands of elite soldiers here. Even if Yang Qing has any treacherous plans, there is no need to worry, let alone fear of the Shu army."
"General Bian's words make sense. Tomorrow we will go out of the city to summon the formation and find out the strength of the Shu army." Although Yan He is mature and prudent, he and Bian Bao are on the same page at the moment, so his tone is very relaxed and confident.
When Sun Yun and other Feng Yi officials heard what the two generals said, they no longer had any worries in their hearts, and they all toasted to Yan He and the three of them in turn. For a time, the atmosphere at the banquet was lively and full of laughter.
