This battle was destined to leave a magnificent chapter in Zhang Liao's mottled history, so much so that the soldiers who stayed behind felt honored.
A grand celebration banquet was held at the general's house, Xu Sheng drank wine from a bowl and ate meat. As a man who had only been in the army for one year, he was able to kill enemies and fight famous battles. At the age of twenty-four, he finally found a young and promising man. Feel.
It has been a few months since he came to Lu Ying. Today should be Yu Jin's happiest day. A battle that he regarded as nonsense turned into a devastating and overwhelming trend, which simply subverted his understanding of war.
"Wen Xiang, drink less. We still have things to do tonight." Looking at the unrestrained Xu Sheng, Zhang Liaoyang reminded him.
"Anything else?"
When Xu Sheng heard that he was excited, he quickly put down the wine bowl in his hand and asked, "What else is there tonight?"
"Does the general plan to lead the soldiers in the city to rob the camp tonight?" Lu Su was a little worried when he remembered Zhang Liao's excitement just now when he was confident that he would leave all Jiangdong soldiers under Guangling City.
Zhang Liao did not answer, but showed a meaningful smile.
The answer is already self-evident.
"General, you still need to be careful."
Today's battle will definitely go down in history, and Lu Su also knows that people in Jiangdong must be panicked now. Attacking the camp at night is indeed an option, but as the warlord, he feels that he should be more clear about some things.
"I still remember that during the first battle of Guangling, Jiangdong sent a hundred men to rob the camp. However, they encountered General Boping's trap and suffered numerous casualties. The warrior Zhou Tai was also killed.
For this reason, I guess that Jiangdong must be heavily guarded tonight. The advantage of the current situation lies in the hands of the general, so it is better to be quiet than to move. "
"Mr. Zijing is worrying too much."
Xu Sheng bit into a piece of chicken leg and said with a smile: "The Jiangdong Army is vulnerable to a single blow. Today's battle was even more disheartening at the hands of us. We should seize the opportunity to pursue the victory!"
According to the art of war, Yu Jin also felt that there was indeed a possibility of setting up an ambush in the Jiangdong camp tonight. If he had made the decision, his choice would have been the same as Lu Su's.
However, today's battle completely overturned his understanding, and it's hard to say much about the identity of the surrendered general, so just listen.
Chen Deng felt a sense of arrogance in Xu Sheng, which was not a good thing.
In fact, not only Xu Sheng, but also the defenders in the city were greatly encouraged. They felt that Jiangdong's children were all fools. Little did they know that today's battle was not a crushing battle at all, but Zhang Liao's unexpected fighting method. and precise timing to defeat the enemy formation.
It is true that today's victory will cause a huge blow to Jiangdong. Coupled with the shadow left by Zhang Liao on the enemy, the probability of succeeding in hijacking the camp is not low.
But eight hundred people breaking through the sky can only defeat 20,000 enemies and kill 2,000 enemies. In terms of military strength, the enemy is still strong and we are weak.
If you cannot recognize this clearly, you will lose yourself and blind your eyesight.
Moreover, if Zhang Liao wants to attack the camp again, he will definitely not be able to bring those personal guards. He can only bring the thousands of soldiers and horses in the city. If something goes wrong, Guangling City will change hands overnight.
Chen Deng knew all this clearly in his heart, but at the same time he also knew that even if he said it, Zhang Liao might not be willing to listen to him.
This is not Zhang Liao being arrogant. Looking back, it was when Lu Bu came to Xuzhou. As the aristocratic family headed by Xuzhou, the Chen family had a somewhat dissociated attitude towards Lu Bu.
He knew that during that time, the Chen family had already created a grudge between Lu Bu and Zhang Liao.
Even though the Chen family later came to help, Lin Mo had already appeared at that time, and the overall situation was also tilted towards Lu Bu. This inevitably gave people a feeling of icing on the cake, and it was like giving help in a timely manner.
Moreover, this problem is getting worse now. This is not because Chen Deng is suspicious, but because he can clearly see the new political structure in Xu and Yang.
Apart from the fact that the four prefects of Pengcheng, Xiapi, Guangling and Jiujiang are direct descendants of Lu Bu, the prefect of Lujiang is Liu Ye. I heard that Jia Xu is also planning to become the prefect of Donghai.
But what about the Chen family? Chen Gui was appointed as the county magistrate of Peiguo, and Chen Deng himself was the governor of Guangling, plus a Diannong school captain, but he was unable to lead the governor of any county. This had to be said to make him feel depressed.
Now who doesn't know that even Zuo Rong is trying his best to please Lin Mo for the position of Langya governor.
The Chen family, which had high hopes of representing the Xuzhou family in fighting against the Yangzhou scholars, was now being overtaken by Zuo Rong?
This is not something to take for granted. Once Zuo Rong really becomes the governor of Langya, the current situation of scholars in Xuzhou will definitely change drastically.
If he wants to stabilize the status of the Chen family, he must fight for a governorship. If this cannot be implemented, the Chen family will sooner or later be suppressed by rising forces.
If you want to rise to the top, you have to perform meritorious service. Under the leadership of Lin Mo, this team is no longer the disintegrated and exhausted army of Lu Bu two years ago. Everything is determined by military merit.
Therefore, when Lu Su persuaded Zhang Liao to give up the idea of a night attack, Chen Deng did not speak. Firstly, he did not think it would be useful. Secondly, what he needed to do was not to keep his duty, but to make meritorious deeds for the Chen family and for the Great achievements in the position of prefect!
The celebration banquet in the general's mansion had dispersed. Zhang Liao was sitting upright and said with solemn eyes, "Wen Xiang and Wen Ze, please go back and rest first. I will later give orders to prepare food at the fourth watch tonight and leave the city at the fifth watch. We will rush to the Jiangdong camp before dawn and kill the general." Capture the flag and attack the Chinese army!"
"Here!"
The fifth watch day is also Yinshi. The sky does not get bright so quickly in the cold winter months. This time is also the coldest time, so the soldiers' reaction will be half a beat slower. I have to say that Zhang Liao's timing is still very good.
"General, wait!"
Just when the three of them were about to walk out of the hall, Chen Deng finally spoke.
Zhang Liao turned to look at Chen Deng, frowned and said, "What else can you do?"
Chen Deng first clasped his fists and made a bow, and then said with a smile: "The general is not only brave, but also uses troops unconventionally, and can win by surprise. This is the truth and truth that the general often talks about."
You know me, although Zhang Liao loves to show off, he doesn't like to listen to flattery, so he just looked at Chen Deng with his arms crossed, wanting to hear what he was going to say next.
"However, from my point of view, tonight's surprise attack is not really true or false. Even generals such as Zhou Taina would choose to attack at night. It is not clever, at least it does not match the general's illustrious reputation."
Chen Deng was still very smart. He persuaded Zhang Liao to give up the night attack without opening his mouth, because he would probably be rejected like Lu Su. Instead, he chose to start from Zhang Liao's most important force.
It happened to be very effective. Zhang Liao's eyes sank slightly and he nodded. At first, he wanted to further expand the results of the battle, but when it came to surprise soldiers, it was really far from being mentioned. "If Yuan Long has any ideas, just tell him."
Seeing that Zhang Liao's attitude had softened a lot, he made an invitation gesture towards the sand table aside, "General, please come forward. I would like to offer you a plan, which will be considered by the general."
After hesitating for a moment, Zhang Liao walked to the sand table, and then Chen Deng explained in front of everyone the solution he had worked hard on at the banquet.
Zhang Liao didn't say anything, but Chen Deng knew that his heart was moved, and his eyes were filled with excitement.
Behind him, Xu Sheng was a man who couldn't hide his words. He immediately cheered, "Wonderful! This is a very clever plan. The people on the east side of the Yangtze River will definitely not be able to sit still and will leave the military camp by themselves and ambush outside the wilderness. Our army will have a greater chance of winning. And they will never dare to have any thoughts about Guangling!"
Yu Jin also nodded heavily, Chen Yuanlong still had some tricks.
Zhang Liao clenched his chin and said in a deep voice, "It's true. I think back when Thief Dong first entered the capital, he didn't have enough troops but wanted to intimidate all the officials. He used the method of going out at night and going in by day. It's similar to Yuan Long's plan."
Zhang Liao didn't say anything, but he was thinking in his heart that this guy is quite bold in using troops, and he really has a bit of falsehood and truth.
"If the general agrees, we can take action tonight. Before dawn, let the army rush to the foot of Luwei Mountain to ambush. If Jiangdong Army wants to rush to the ferry, it must pass through this place!"
After Chen Deng finished speaking, Zhang Liao exchanged glances with Yu Jin and Xu Sheng. Seeing that both of them were obviously inclined to agree, he nodded, "Okay, let's act according to Yuan Long's plan!"
The three of them finally left, and Chen Deng breathed a sigh of relief. Logically speaking, this method should not go wrong.
As long as everything goes well, the military merits of this battle should be as good as those of Liu Ye, who invented the Thunderbolt Chariot, and he should be able to gain the position of governor for the Chen family.
If Marquis Wen is still unwilling to give him the position of governor, then I am afraid that there will be no place for my Chen family here. I can't let the foundation of several generations of the Chen family be destroyed in my hands. Chen Deng squinted his eyes and twisted. finger.
I spent the longest night in the Jiangdong camp.
That night, Sun Quan couldn't even close his eyes for a moment because Han Dang was worried that Zhang Liao would launch another night attack. This army could no longer withstand a second defeat.
Fortunately, we got through it safely.
But the bad situation did not change because of this, so even though his blue eyes turned blood red, Sun Quan did not dare to rest and called the generals to discuss the matter.
Theoretically speaking, Sun Ce and Zhou Yu would arrive tomorrow. He didn't dare to have any more thoughts. He just hoped that nothing would happen during this day.
However, reality told him what it means to have a leak in the house when it rains all night.
Just when he was cheering on the young generals, a scout ran in and said, "Report! The general's flag with the word 'Lin' is planted all over Guangling City!"
Hearing this, everyone's expressions suddenly changed.
"How is it possible? Didn't he confront Cao Cao at Xiaoguan?"
"Could it be that he has helped Lu Bu take back Xiaoguan?"
"Nonsense. We just arrived in Guangling yesterday. It takes two days for the scouts to come and go. Even if Lin Mo had wings, he couldn't have led his troops into the city last night, right?"
"It must be Zhang Liao's plan to use Lin Mo's name to threaten us!"
While the generals were discussing, Sun Quan's face turned dark.
Only he knew that this was entirely possible.
He received the urgent report from Xiao Pass three days ago that Lin Mo had retaken Xiao Pass. If calculated according to the schedule, it was indeed possible to enter Guangling last night.
With his intelligence, he could sense that Guangling City might be in crisis even without a battle report.
"Sir, why do you look so ugly, but something is wrong?" Han Dang was keenly aware of Sun Quan's unnatural reaction.
Logically speaking, this matter should not be made public, but if we continue to conceal it at this point, I am afraid it will affect everyone's judgment of the current situation.
After taking a deep breath, Sun Quan took out a bundle of bamboo slips from his arms, not even daring to look at the crowd, and whispered: "Cao Cao has been defeated long ago, Xiao Guan has returned to Lu Bu's hands, so..."
"What?!"
Pan Zhang, who had the most violent temper, exclaimed and looked at Sun Quan with wide eyes, "In other words, Lin Mo may have really entered Guangling City with reinforcements?"
For a moment, the Chinese military tent exploded as if a ladle of cold water had been poured into boiling oil.
Everyone began to express their resentment. They did not reveal the identity of the lord's brother, but everyone could hear them blaming Sun Quan.
Even Han Dang couldn't help stamping his feet angrily. Thinking about Ling Cao's death, he couldn't help but ask: "Why did the young master hide it from me? Not to mention that Lin Mo was so smart that he was close to a demon and Gong Jin couldn't deal with him. We still don’t know how many reinforcements he has brought, our army is in danger, our army is in danger!”
How could Sun Quan dare to say that once this incident spreads, the plan to cross the river will inevitably be shelved, and it will become a target in the blink of an eye.
Looking at the overall situation, Sun Quan's approach cannot be said to be wrong. The only fault is that he forgot his identity. He is not yet the lord, and he is far from the prestige of Sun Ce.
Moreover, he misestimated Lin Mo's influence. Even Han Dang said that Lin Mo was so smart that he was almost a demon, and only Zhou Yu could deal with him, let alone the younger generation of generals.
In Jiangdong, people had heard a lot about Lin Mo's methods. Lujiang defeated Liu Xun and Anfeng with two birds of a stone, plus the Jiangdong soldiers who were buried under Guangling City. Who wouldn't fear the reputation of Lu Bu's son-in-law as a genius.
"Report!"
While everyone was talking about it, a scout ran in again, "At the south gate of Guangling City, no less than two thousand Lu troops poured out of the city, heading towards the river!"
This report directly plunged the Zhongjun tent in the frying pan into an audible silence.
Lu Meng, who had lost all his weapons after being beaten yesterday, struck each other with his fists and palms, and his expression suddenly changed: "The Lu army must be trying to seize the ferry, burn down our warships, and cut off our army's retreat!"
Under normal circumstances, some sergeants and even fierce generals would be left to guard the ferry. But in this battle, the troops were in a crushing situation. Who would have expected that it would evolve to such a point that only at the ferry Thousands of people were left to look after him.
Once the warship is destroyed, more than 20,000 people will really die here.
"General, I will lead the troops to the rescue!" Dong Xi and Chen Wu came out to bow. At this time, they didn't even look at Sun Quan.
Han Dang paced back and forth in the tent, his brows furrowed into a frown, but in the end he shook his head.
Han Dang explained to everyone's confused looks: "Now the morale of our army is low, but the morale of Lu Jun is as high as a rainbow. If there are fewer people who go, we may not be able to save them. If there are too many, what if Lin Mo leads his army to attack the camp?" Is good?"
Yes, the biggest problem now is that there is a large banner with the word "Lin" on Guangling City. They don't know how many soldiers and horses there are in the city.
Lack of intelligence can be fatal to either side of a battle.
"What do you think Uncle Han should do?" Sun Quan finally spoke, and he just asked the question casually.
"Abandon the camp, lead the army to the ferry, board the ship and return to Jiangdong." Han Dang said in despair.
At first glance, Han Dang's response sounded a bit fussy, but if you think about it carefully, if Cao Cao is really defeated, if you don't leave now, it will be too late to leave when Lu Bu's cavalry goes south.
Lu Meng nodded in agreement and said in a deep voice: "Lin Mo should be worried about our army arriving at Guangling after resolving the siege of Xiaoguan. This may be a coincidence, but when the battle report reaches Pengcheng, Lu Bu will definitely lead his cavalry to help. , our army will be unable to retreat immediately."
"What about the food, grass and baggage?" Chen Wu asked.
"No more, no more. Letting the brothers cross the river safely is the greatest victory!" Jiangdong was very poor, and the support from the four major families was very limited. Sun Quan felt it hurt to give up 30,000 stones of food and grass at once.
But now, he couldn't say a word at all, he could only obey orders.
Seeing that no one objected, Han Dang directly passed Sun Quan and shouted: "Hurry and prepare, pack lightly and rush to the ferry!"
"Here!" The generals clasped their fists and left quickly.
"Son."
Han Dang glanced at Sun Quan and shook his head, "Get ready quickly."
(End of chapter)
