Historically, poisoning incidents during military campaigns were not uncommon.
In 1140 AD, during the Battle of Shunchang between the Southern Song Dynasty and the Jin Dynasty, the famous general Liu Qi poisoned the upper reaches of the Yingshui River, poisoning the horses and horses of the Jin army, weakening their combat power, and causing the biggest ace Tiefu Tu and Guaizi after a wave of sneak attacks. With all their horses lost, the Song Dynasty counterattacked across the board.
Of course, Cao Cao definitely doesn’t know this period of history, but
There were enough war examples before this to serve as a warning for future generations. For example, in 559 BC, the Jin State led its army to attack Qin. The Qin people poisoned the water source near the Jin army's station, which resulted in a large number of casualties to the Jin army. , the Qin army defeated Jin without any effort.
However, this was the first time I had seen Lin Mo's method of poisoning. He poisoned the food and then allowed himself to rob the food. It was really well-intentioned.
Looking back on the letter Liu Bei brought back from the ban, asking for help, this situation must have been laid out from that time.
Cao Cao was sitting sideways on the handsome chair, leaning his right elbow against the armrest, twirling his short beard, and his eyes were sinister and ferocious.
"I didn't expect that Lin Mo would use such methods."
When Guo Jia said this, there was obviously a bit of disdain.
Although soldiers are not tired of deception, poisoning is not honorable after all. It has always been a despised existence. Guo Jia looked down upon him. Even Cao Cao felt that Lin Mo had dimmed in his heart, and he was no longer the radiant young man.
"Fengxiao, tell me, I should wait for Liu Bei to run out of food before taking action, or I should attack Ankou County directly." After being provoked like this, Cao Cao still lost his patience and decided to let the battle settle as soon as possible.
At the moment, no one knows how much food and grass there is in Ankou County. Waiting for Liu Bei to run out of food would definitely be a bad idea. Guo Jia immediately rejected this option in his heart.
storm
The odds are good.
Judging from Lin Mo's method of poisoning, Lu Bu's military strength should also have been greatly depleted in the battle at Donglinkou.
Originally, Lu Bu only came here with 20,000 men. In one battle, he lost 4,000 of his men, and the 4,000 most elite men. It was impossible for the remaining men to compete with his own troops.
Even if you are willing, you can send 10,000 people to attack the city, and the remaining people will keep an eye on Lu Bu. With his current military strength, he can easily resolve it whether he fights in the field or sneaks into the camp.
"Actually, leaving aside the poisoning, from the perspective of the entire plan, Lin Mo's move is pretty good. What does Sikong think?"
Cao Cao was staring at the map on the desk with dull eyes, waiting for Guo Jia to give him the answer.
As a result, there came an irrelevant response. He looked at Guo Jia with strange eyes and said displeasedly: "Yes, he has some tricks, but I don't like this person now. Tell me, what do you think?" .”
Hearing this, Guo Jiaqian laughed and said, "I think that Lin Mo has spent so much thought and laid such a subtle trap. If we don't fall for it, won't we be able to show off his methods?"
what for?
Cao Cao's eyes rolled around twice, and then they widened. He suddenly sat up straight, and pointed the index and middle fingers of his right hand together at Guo Jia, "Use the trick!"
"Of course!" Guo Jia smiled knowingly.
It's a wonderful move to use the enemy's plan.
Lin Mo spent so much thought and laid such a big trap just to poison his own people so that he could take over the camp easily in the end.
If all of his people fall ill, the other party will definitely come to rob the camp and attack him. If they set an ambush in the camp at the right time, they can capture Lu Bu in one fell swoop!
Of course, it is also possible that Lu Bu and Liu Bei came together, but it is not a big problem.
Liu Bei now has 8,000 to 9,000 soldiers and horses, and Lu Bu has about 14,000 to 5,000. Together, they are only on par with him, but their combat power is not at the same level.
In addition, I am waiting for work and ambush the opponent, how can I lose?
I want to know, how to lose?
Thinking of this, Cao Cao couldn't help laughing, and the unpleasantness of being poisoned by Lin Mo had long been wiped away.
"Okay, okay!"
Cao Cao said three good words in a row, slapped his left and right hands together, and started rubbing them together, "This is a great plan, this is a great plan!"
This method of taking advantage of the situation is not a clever plan at all. How effective it may be depends on the situation.
In this current situation, it is extremely clever to use one move to push the boat forward.
Because the plan set up by Lin Mo to deliver food and poison was watertight, he never guessed that he had jumped out and launched a counter-ambush.
You think you are on the second floor and I am on the first floor.
No, you are wrong.
Actually I'm on the third floor!
Cao Cao strolled to the Chinese army's tent, put his hands in his belt, took a deep breath, and stared to the southeast, where was Panshi Col, where Lu Bu's camp was located.
"From the moment the food and grass entered our camp, Lu Bu thought he was sure of victory.
Things are like chess, and no one knows what will happen next. Lu Bu, you, like Liu Bei, are my fish in the pond and can't escape. "
Cao Cao was filled with emotions and his heart was filled with excitement.
This deployment is to kill two birds with one stone. One is to deal with Lu Bu and Liu Bei, and the other two can determine the outcome of the Xuzhou battle here in Anfeng.
There are still hundreds of thousands of soldiers and horses behind him. If he steps back ten thousand steps, he has really destroyed all the people on the front line, and his strength is still crushing Lu Bu.
Where is Lu Bu?
He can't.
Over the past year or so, the company's strength has grown, and its territory has expanded at a staggering pace.
But all this is like a castle in the air with a weak foundation.
As long as all his troops are wiped out in this battle, he will be unable to organize a second round of troops of this size.
Because you can recruit some strong men in a short time with the food and grass funded by powerful families, but it is impossible to build a cavalry in such a short time.
How many cavalrymen there are in Lu Bu's army is a very important piece of information. Cao Cao has always sent people to inquire about it.
Not to mention absolutely accurate, it is close to ten.
He knew clearly that Lu Bu had mobilized all the cavalry in this battle.
An army without cavalry would not be able to compete with itself in the Central Plains.
Unexpectedly, the people who originally planned to deal with the traitor Liu Bei would actually pacify Xuzhou here in Anfeng.
Man, no matter how carefully you plan, sometimes it can’t beat a fateful arrangement.
Panshi'ao, inside Lu Bu's military camp.
Lin Mo sat cross-legged on the ground. There were hundreds of people surrounding him on three levels and three levels outside. Some people on the outside couldn't squeeze in anymore, so they stood on tiptoes and stretched their necks. From time to time, they would shout: "Don't make any noise. Be quiet, you won’t be heard!”
Lin Mo, who was in the crowd, raised his water bag and took a sip. A cooling sensation surged in his smoking throat. After pondering for a moment, he continued to speak.
"At that time, the son of the centurion of the military camp had his leg broken by Ye Tian because he bullied Ye Tian's fiancée. After learning the news, the centurion came to the door with a hundred of his men.
In the end, Ye Tian just smiled crookedly, and then fired his gun like a dragon. One was worth a hundred, and no one could get close to him. In just a moment, the door of Chen's courtyard was full of corpses.
Seeing this, the centurion immediately fled in panic. "
"What happened next? What happened next?" The soldiers reminded online.
Lin Mo paused deliberately for a moment and then continued:
"Unexpectedly, this centurion turned out to be sworn brothers with the current general. They were just practicing in the military camp. After the general learned the news, he rushed into the city with tens of thousands of troops.
The Chen family has deep roots in the county. When their ancestor Chen Duan led his troops to conquer Cheng County, everyone in China knew it. But in this generation, it was no longer possible. The head of the family quickly pushed Ye Tian away and cursed: You are just a son-in-law, but you dare to offend the general of the dynasty. Our Chen family has completely severed ties with you and has nothing to do with you anymore! "
Upon hearing this, the soldiers began to whisper and some cursed.
The Chen family is nothing. It was obviously his daughter who was molested, and Ye Tiancai took action.
The sense of immersion is obviously very tight.
"Come on, tell me, what happened next?" The old father-in-law spoke up. He was the leader of the Silver Alliance. As soon as he reminded him, Lin Mo didn't dare to delay and continued:
"The centurion pointed at Ye Tian arrogantly and cursed, you dare to offend me. Today, there are tens of thousands of people here. Have you finished killing them? Kneel down and kowtow to me. I can also consider keeping you alive. Corpse, otherwise.
The centurion turned back to look at the general, and was shocked to find that the general knelt down in front of Ye Tian with a thud, choked with sobs and begged: Dragon King, my subordinates see the Dragon King!
When the centurion heard this, he peed his pants in fright, pointed at Ye Tian, and said in a trembling voice: "Are you Ye Tian, the Dragon King of China?"
As soon as he finished speaking, Ye Tian smiled crookedly, and the general immediately got up and took out the sword from his waist and cut off the centurion's hand. Is the name Dragon King something you ordinary people can call directly?
In an instant, tens of thousands of soldiers knelt down and shouted: See the Dragon King of China! "
"good!"
“It’s so exciting!”
The soldiers applauded one after another, with unprecedented satisfaction on their faces.
After listening to the whole story, everyone knows that as long as the Dragon King twists his mouth, his next breath will definitely be followed by mountains of corpses and seas of blood.
so.
A strange scene appeared at the scene, and many people couldn't help but raise the corners of their mouths.
Even Gao Shun, who was paralyzed, twisted his mouth. Lu Lingqi on the side was smiling from ear to ear, leaning forward and back.
These days, Lin Mo felt bored staying in the military camp, so he started practicing halberd skills with Lu Lingqi.
Who would have expected that after a few days of training, this girl would dislike Lin Mo's low understanding and refuse to teach her. Ask Lu Bu. He said that Lin Mo was indeed not suitable.
The halberd combines the advantages of swords, spears, sticks, and sticks. Naturally, you must be familiar with the use of these weapons. Otherwise, how can you understand the mystery of Fang Tian's painted halberd?
But the more Lu Bu said this, the more interested Lin Mo became, so he could only coax Lu Lingqi with the story of the crooked-mouthed Dragon King from later generations.
At the critical moment, he didn't forget to break the chapter and suffocate her to death.
Slowly, more and more people came to listen to the stories, and even the old father-in-law became interested.
Needless to say, the story gatherings over the past few days have made the atmosphere in the military camp much more relaxed.
"Report!"
Just when Lu Bu asked Lin Mo to continue updating, a sergeant ran over and said, "Marquis Wen, the scout has paid off!"
Hearing this, Lu Bu stood up suddenly and clapped his hands, "Okay, everyone, please leave. That's it for today!"
Then he waved his hand and asked the sergeant to report in front of him.
"Marquis Wen, our scouts found that many people in Cao's camp were sick. Only one of the three squads of cavalry patrolling the perimeter was seen today. The guards under the camp gate also looked pale and listless!"
"knew!"
After the sergeant left, Lu Bu looked at Lin Mo and said, "It seems that Cao Jun was really poisoned. Your plan is really clever. Cao Cao never expected that the food and grass we gave Liu Bei would be poisonous!"
Lin Mo smiled and shook his head, "It can't be that simple."
"What do you mean by this?"
Lu Bu frowned, rolled his eyes, and blurted out: "You don't suspect that Cao Jun is faking his illness to get us to rob the camp, do you?"
Without waiting for Lin Mo to answer, Lu Bu said seriously: "Yunwen, sometimes you can't have too many ideas, otherwise, you will appear to be tied up in everything."
In Lu Bu's opinion, Cao Jun must have been poisoned by eating poisonous food and grass.
After all, no one can guess Lin Mo's intentions in this way of hiding things from others.
If you hesitate and hesitate at this time, you will not only miss the opportunity, but more importantly, your military morale will be affected.
After the defeat at Donglinkou, the soldiers were already full of energy and wanted to fight because of Lin Mo's arrival.
If they are not allowed to fight at this time, they will become resistant if things go wrong.
Lin Mo waved his hands repeatedly, "Master Yue Zhang, don't be impatient. In fact, it doesn't matter whether Cao Jun was really poisoned or not. I just said it wasn't that easy, but it was just a casual emotion."
"Not important at all?"
Lu Bu murmured in his heart, crossed his arms and frowned: "Yunwen, you designed this plan just to poison Cao Jun, but now you say it's not important at all, so what's important?"
"He looked like he was poisoned and that's important."
Lin Mo looked around and confirmed that Liu Ye was not there before lowering his voice and saying: "As long as he looks like he has been poisoned, our allies can attack with confidence."
ally?
Lu Bu suddenly woke up.
Yes, there is Liu Bei!
This guy was the protagonist of Cao Cao's southern expedition, but he didn't contribute much from the beginning to the end, and even cost his own people thousands of dollars. In the final analysis, he was the one who should send troops and take action.
But when I think about it, it’s not right either.
What he said just now is that it doesn't matter whether you are poisoned or not, as long as it looks like you are poisoned.
Suddenly, Lu Bu's eyes suddenly widened, "You want Liu Bei to lead his troops to attack Cao's camp. We will sit on the mountain and watch the tigers fight. Finally, when Cao's army is exhausted, we will suddenly attack."
"My father-in-law is wise."
Lin Mo put away his previous casualness, with a hint of gloom in his eyes, "After all, we have to deal with Liu Bei sooner or later. In this case, it's better to do it together."
He made a gesture of raising and lowering the knife with his hand
At this moment, Lu Bu felt the cold breath on Lin Mo's body for the first time.
It's amazing, all the previous tricks were to make Cao Cao believe that he really wanted to poison him.
In this way, no matter whether the other party uses the trick or actually eats the food, he will be poisoned by the scene in front of him.
And this phenomenon was just for Liu Bei to see and make him believe that Cao Jun was really poisoned.
Only in this way could he dare to rush out of Ankou County and attack Cao Ying with his few troops.
The most exquisite part of the whole plan is that if Cao Cao is going to use his plan, he will definitely succeed after Cao Cao's army has ambushed Liu Bei and then leads his troops to fight out. With the fierce battle before, he will definitely succeed.
If Cao Jun is really sick, then Liu Bei will naturally win. When the time comes, he will take advantage of the chaos and kill him. No matter whose troops you are, he will kill them indiscriminately. If Liu Bei doesn't die, at worst, he will admit the wrong person.
Wonderful
This time in the city, it can be said to be heart-stopping.
"Fortunately you are my son-in-law, if you were my counselor"
A trace of fear flashed in Lu Bu's eyes, and he shook his head and said, "I'm afraid they are incompatible."
Lin Mo just smiled and said nothing.
Of course, I also regard this military camp as my own family business, otherwise who would have the time to think so much about it.
Lin Mo said that in this wave, Liu Bei and Cao Cao are all pawns, and I am in the atmosphere.
"But Lord Yue-Zhang needs to be careful. Cao's army is all elite here, and our army suffered too many cavalry losses after the battle at Donglinkou, even the Bingzhou team..."
Lu Bu nodded knowingly, "Okay, Yunwen, you have already done everything you can to this point. If I lose again, I'm afraid there will be no need to lead any more troops."
Lin Mo shrugged, as if he did the same.
There is no need to be too cautious. Your father-in-law is the best in the world, Lu Fengxian. If you can't beat him, that would be a bit disrespectful.
(End of chapter)
