Some people in the army even talked about the civil and military combination of Zhang Liao and Jia Xu as being like Lu Lin's son-in-law, a combination of civil and military affairs.
In addition to the fact that Jia Xu showed his skill in the Anfeng battle, the two of them have been working together for a long enough time and their tacit understanding has improved.
Therefore, many times, you can really guess what each other is thinking just by looking at each other.
Zhang Liao knew Jia Xu well. If this old guy was helpless in the face of such a dangerous situation, his face would not be nervous or hesitant, but would look indifferent.
On the contrary, when he had a solution in mind but could not express it, his face was full of embarrassment and bitterness, as if no one could understand his loneliness.
Zhang Liao tilted his head and looked at Jia Xu, and said tentatively: "What time is it? If you have any solution, you might as well tell us and let's discuss it. If you are such a talented gentleman, you will definitely not have any clues."
"Wen Yuan, you really think highly of me. It's really hard to break the situation with manpower at this time. Not to mention my subordinates. Even if you send this letter to the front line to Yunwen, there's nothing he can do. It's too late." Jia Xu spread his hands, showing helplessness.
"Old man, there's really no way you can't be like this. Please tell me quickly. Otherwise, I'll send you Qian Anfeng. Do you believe it?" Perhaps because he knows him too well, or perhaps because he has long been known as a year-end friend, Zhang Liao Gradually, I got used to treating Jia Xu as a military commander.
Therefore, you can also curse when you are anxious.
Jia Xu hesitated to speak with a look of embarrassment on his face, but Zhang Liao didn't want to make a move. "Then, you asked me to say it. If it's inappropriate, just pretend you didn't hear it."
"Chengchengcheng, please tell me quickly."
"It is true that this manpower is powerless, but natural disasters may be able to drive away the enemy troops, right?" When saying this, Jia Xu did not even dare to look Zhang Liao in the eyes.
"Act of God."
The latter scratched his head, paced back and forth in the hall for a while and then suddenly stopped, "The rainy season is coming, do you want Liu Ye or Wen Chou to follow the example of Yunwen and Xiahou Dun, and blockades in Anfeng and Lujiang areas?" Water flow, wait for the heavy rain to come down, dig the dam, and divert the enemy's water?"
Jia Xu smiled and shook his head, "The three counties of Huainan have used the water attack method twice. They will definitely be more attentive to these aspects."
Isn't it?
What other natural disasters are there, "poisoning?"
"There are many water systems in the three counties of Huainan. How can we ensure which water system Jiangdong Army drinks? We can't all be poisoned. What's more, this method can be seen through. As long as you are careful to use it on animals first, it will not be poisoned at all. them."
is not.
After thinking for a while, Zhang Liao, who had gained nothing, lost his patience, or he was too eager to know the answer, and said attentively: "Stop being pretentious, just tell me."
Jia Xu first glanced outside the council hall to confirm that no one had walked in before approaching Zhang Liao and said in a voice as thin as a mosquito: "I have a rough understanding of the method of using corpses to breed diseases, and asked Ziyang to use the corpses of defeated soldiers to exterminate the diseases." , throwing the corpses into Sun Ce's barracks in a thunderbolt chariot. Once Jiangdong's army contracted an epidemic, even if it could be cured, it would definitely slow down the advance of the army.
In this way, time can be bought for Xiao Guan's reinforcements. "
Zhang Liao has always admired Jia Xu, admired his resourcefulness, admired his wisdom and foolishness, and even more admired his low profile.
But what he said just now made the dignified God Liao feel confused and he looked at Jia Xu blankly.
Jia Xu was like a thief exposed to the sun, lowering his head with a guilty conscience. I said I didn’t want to tell you, you had to ask yourself.
"What nonsense are you talking about? Just talk about it here and don't mention it to outsiders." Zhang Liao, who took a long time to react, directly rejected the proposal.
This is no longer a matter of hurting Tianhe, it is simply heartbreaking.
The frightening level of epidemics in this era is even more terrifying than massacres of cities and villages. If you massacre a city, you will be done with it if you escape. You may even have a chance to save your life in the next city.
But the epidemic is different. With such a speed of transmission, once infected, people will fall in pieces. The most terrible thing is that this thing kills indiscriminately.
It was not only Jiangdong's sergeants who were infected, but also nearby people and even our own troops.
Once this kind of thing spreads, people and gods will be angry. Not only the aristocratic families cannot accept such extreme measures, but also the untouchable people who are more tolerant will stay away from the Lulin Group's territory.
Even the people in the Northern Kingdom may migrate on a large scale. After all, everyone will be afraid of you. Will Lu Jun launch a plague if he cannot defeat it?
There are medical officers in the army, but there are no medical officers for the common people. A cold can kill them, let alone a plague.
Zhang Liao really couldn't understand whether Jia Xu, who was usually gentle and elegant, had gone crazy today and came up with such a heartless strategy.
Of course, judging from the success of the strategy, this is of course very stable. Once it is used, not to mention Jiangdong's 30,000 soldiers and horses, he will have to kneel down if he is given another 30,000.
The problem is that things can't be done like this. The consequences of this backlash are not something they can bear.
Even if he really wrote a letter to Liu Ye, he couldn't agree to do so.
"Then there's really nothing I can do." The old bastard shrugged, indicating that I had tried my best.
"That's all, let me send the letter to Marquis Wen and Yunwen first. In addition, I will mobilize Xiaoguan's troops. It's too late for rescue. We still need to stabilize Xuzhou." Zhang Liao returned to the commander's chair and began to write furiously on the table.
Jia Xu didn't say anything else. He knew that even if he gave it to Lin Mo, it would be useless. This was not a battle where the outcome was determined by strategy. The two sides were competing for time. It was too late.
Recently, the battlefield in Hanoi has been relatively peaceful. At least after the last battle between the generals, the troops of the Ten Divisions of Guanzhong and Lu Lin have not come into contact with each other again.
But everyone knows that under this kind of peace there are undercurrents, and the danger of war is about to break out.
But Lu Bu believes that the ones who are more nervous at this time must be the Guanzhong Ten Divisions.
No, maybe now we should not call them the Guanzhong Ten-Department Allied Forces, but should call them Ma Teng's Department and Han Sui's Department.
Some time ago, Han Sui led a group of people from the camp to camp thirty miles north of Luying. On the surface, it seemed that he was going to form a rivalry with Ma Teng to defend each other and check and balance Lulin's army.
But even Lu Bu understood that this matter was not as simple as it seemed. He had spared Ma Chao's life during the battle, and then talked nonsense, which was enough to make the ten tribes suspicious of each other.
In addition, his son-in-law had already used the method of sending the wrong letter before the war started, planting seeds of doubt in the hearts of both Ma Teng and Han Sui. Han Sui was worried about being betrayed and asked to build another stronghold. This is the real purpose.
This is not a groundless speculation, because even Sima Lang sent a secret message, saying that the ten departments in Guanzhong are now in chaos, and the conflict between Ma Teng and Han Sui has reached the point of being at odds with each other.
On the surface, the troops were divided into two groups to defend each other, but in fact, Han Sui was no longer willing to be in the same place with Ma Teng. Moreover, Han Sui's supporters Yang Qiu, Li Kan, and Hou Xuan followed, with a total of 50,000 troops.
The only ones left in the camp were Ma Teng, Cheng Yin, Zhang Heng, Liang Xing, and Cheng Yi. In addition, Ma Wan took his tribe to the grain and grass camp. The only pity is that he has not found the grain and grass yet. The specific location of the camp.
At present, it is better to be still than to move. Sima Lang suggested that if he continues to hold on, he will also take the opportunity to sow discord. In the end, they will definitely have internal strife and help Wen Hou succeed in the battle.
"It really sounds like that." Lin Mo sneered after reading the letter.
"According to what you previously knew, Zilong and I massacred the Sima family. That's why Zhang Chunhua entered the Northern Kingdom. Zhang Chunhua already knows about it, so the Sima family naturally knows it.
According to this, what Sima Lang said is not credible, but in this letter he neither asked me to send troops to attack, nor exposed the location of the grain and grass camp to lure me into the situation, or even asked me to wait and see what happens. What happened? thing? "Lu Bu didn't understand, and he was worried that he might have misunderstood Sima Lang.
People can love houses and crows, and naturally they can also be angry with hatred. He hates not just Sima Yi, but everyone named Sima is disgusting to him.
But given the current situation, if he could help him defeat the ten divisions in Guanzhong, he should be rewarded with a happy death.
"It's impossible. The Sima family's influence in Sizhou is so great. Coupled with the spearhead left by you and Zilong, Cao Cao will tell the Sima family as soon as he learns the truth. This Sima Lang must be Cao Cao's secret son. It will be a holiday."
Lin Mo directly rejected his old father-in-law's naive idea, squinting at the letter, thinking for a moment, and said: "I see, there is indeed an expert behind these ten people, and this person teaches you step by step. How does Sima Lang plan it?
I guess it's not that he doesn't know where the grain and grass camp is, but he can't tell me directly. "
"Why?" the old father-in-law asked curiously.
"Because he threw out too many clues, everything would look like a trap. He was afraid that I wouldn't trust him." Lin Mo explained with a smile.
But the old father-in-law frowned and said in surprise: "Do these ten people have such deep thoughts?"
"Master Yue Zhang, please don't forget that Cao Cao gave up the three counties of Guandong to ten troops. It is not difficult for him to send an adviser to help."
Lin Mo had already laid out two steps of the alienation plan, and the only thing missing was Sima Lang's last step. He didn't expect that he would go so far.
This was not something Cheng Gongying could play around with. Coupled with the first ambush of Zhao Yun, Lin Mo could almost conclude that there must be a first-rate counselor in the Guanzhong Ten Division camp.
Although Cao Cao's advisers had pried away Lao Yinghuo and Liu Ye, and killed Sima Yi, there were still many first-rate advisers, and both Guo Jia and Xun You were capable of doing this.
Theoretically, they should be in Jingzhou or Yizhou, but things are unpredictable. Sima Lang's abnormality made Lin Mo feel that there must be an expert here to teach him.
"That's true."
After Lu Bu nodded, he asked: "What's next? Should we strike while the iron is hot and attack Han Sui's military camp again? This will make the suspicion between him and Ma Teng even more serious."
"We have just divided the camp. Han Sui's defense must be very strong at this time. Let's wait. I want to see what trap he has set for me." Lin Mo firmly believed that Sima Lang was Cao Cao's secret agent. As long as he is willing to wait a little longer Days will always bring you the opportunity you want.
Lin Mo was not in a hurry, and Lu Bu was even less anxious. Anyway, he had the upper hand now, so he just needed to be more patient.
A few days later, a second letter from Sima Lang arrived.
It was said that Ma Teng was ready to take action to prove his innocence. He suddenly mobilized all the elites in the village, including Ma Chao, Pang De, Ma Dai and other powerful generals, and left the village at night, but he did not know where he was going. Affection.
There may be an ambush or a sneak attack. Don't act rashly at this time.
Take a look at this letter, the more it says, the more true it becomes. If I hadn't learned the truth through Zhang Chunhua, it would be hard not to believe in Sima Lang's sincerity.
But when things got here, even Lin Mo was a little confused as to what he wanted to do. Was it just to gain some trust first?
If you can't figure it out, you can only wait passively, but you want to see what moves he can do with a combination of punches.
Late that night, Lin Mo was woken up by his father-in-law who had just fallen asleep. It was not too late, but in ancient times where there was a lack of night life, it was the habit of most people to go to bed early and get up early. Lin Mo yawned and asked, "What happened to your kidneys?" Already?"
"If something happens, get up quickly!"
When they arrived at the central military tent, they discovered that all the generals were here, and there was a scout standing in the middle.
Seeing Lin Mo come in, Lu Bu raised his forehead to the scout and said, "Go ahead."
"Reporting to Marquis Wen and Marquis Lanling, my subordinates discovered Ma Teng's grain truck when they visited the camp tonight. They followed it all the way to the foot of Luwang Mountain in the northwest. There is a large village there. After waiting for half an hour, Then I saw a grain truck loaded with grain and fodder coming out of it, I guess it was the grain and fodder camp of the ten tribes in Guanzhong."
"Marquis Wen, there is still time. We have sent out the last five thousand cavalry. The last general is willing to attack the grain and grass camp at night. As long as their grain and grass are burned, it will be difficult for the ten soldiers and horses to be undefeated!" The scout had just finished his report! , Wei Yue couldn't wait to stand up and ask for help.
Even Zhang Xiu and Man Chong couldn't help but come forward and bow to each other, "I will go with you, general!"
Judging from the time, it is already the third watch, which is midnight, and it will definitely be too late to mobilize the army. However, if you only select 5,000 Wuhuan cavalry, it is still possible to recruit good troops within an hour. Set off on the fourth watch, all of them will be ready. The cavalry can arrive before dawn.
This plan sounds very feasible.
Zhao Yun, who had not spoken yet, pondered: "Is it possible that Ma Teng is deliberately trying to lure us to rob the camp, but in fact, he has set up an ambush in the grain and grass camp?"
This question made Lu Bu cast an appreciative glance and laughed loudly: "Sima Lang once said that Ma Teng mobilized his elite troops to leave the stronghold. Judging from the content of his letter, it does seem like Ma Teng was setting up an ambush.
Otherwise, how could this food and grass camp not be discovered so early and so late, but why would it be exposed under our noses at this time? "
Ah this
Wei Yue, Zhang Xiu and Man Chong looked at each other. They didn't know about Sima Lang's secret letter. They just heard Lu Bu said that it was indeed Ma Teng's plan.
"The general was careless and didn't think about it carefully." Wei Yue clasped his fists apologetically.
Man Chong, on the other hand, said inferences: "What Marquis Wen means is that the grain and grass camp has set up an ambush. Does that mean that the Chinese army's camp is empty at this time?"
"Yes, if we gather 5,000 cavalry to suddenly launch a sneak attack, Ma Teng's Chinese army's stronghold will definitely be caught off guard and set on fire by him!" Zhang Xiu also said enthusiastically.
Originally I thought Lu Bu would agree happily, but unexpectedly he laughed again and shook his head, "But, I don't believe Sima Lang."
Wei Yue, Zhang Xiu and Man Chong, who felt like they had been tricked, looked at Lu Bu faintly, "No, can you please make it clearer about what you want?"
Don't talk about them, Zhao Yun looked at Lu Bu in confusion.
Probably because his pretense failed, Lu Bu coughed twice in embarrassment, "I think the grain and grass camp is empty. The real ambush is in the stronghold. The plan of attacking the grain and grass camp at night is feasible."
Isn't that what I said at the beginning? Marquis Wen, you are a bit too full of circles. Wei Yue expressed his concern.
There is a saying that the old father-in-law is a bit like an old man and a ghost, and he has changed a lot compared to his original recklessness.
Although it sounded a bit nonsense, Lin Mo knew that he also firmly believed in the fact that Sima Lang was Cao Cao's secret agent. He deduced based on the previous clues and felt that the exposed food camp was exactly their fatal enemy. weakness.
But this time, no one was cheering for Lu Bu. A few people just lowered their heads and looked up at Lu Bu, waiting to see how he would give the order.
Lu Bu, who was a little lonely, looked at Lin Mo and asked, "Yunwen, what do you think?"
Lin Mo still shook his head at his opinion as usual, but instead of denying it, he sighed: "Master Yuezhang, to be honest, I can't tell whether his ambush is in the stronghold or the grain and grass camp."
To be fair, any possibility is possible.
On the surface, it seemed that Sima Lang was luring them to go to the Chinese army's Dazhai. If it was confirmed that he was Cao Cao's secret agent, then it would be inferred that there must be an ambush in Dazhai.
But that was a food and grass camp, so it was impossible to take such a big risk.
Even if the counselors sent by Cao Cao dare to play this way, Ma Teng may not be willing to listen. The risk is too great.
unless
Lin Mo's somewhat chaotic mind gradually became clear, as if his soul had left his body and slowly lifted into the sky. Lu Camp was slowly getting smaller, and then he saw Ma Teng's camp, and the Lu Wangshan Grain and Grass Camp mentioned by the scouts. These turned into chess pieces jumping around on his chessboard.
No, there is another chess piece, that man named Han Sui.
Thinking of this, the confusing situation seemed to become clear instantly, and his sleepy eyes became brighter.
"Is there anything else you can't determine?" Lu Bu was astonished as if he had heard a fantasy.
"My father-in-law has already said that I am only a mortal body."
Lin Mo smiled bitterly at first, then walked to the desk and pointed at the Han Sui camp marked on the map, and said with a smile: "I think we have the best chance of success by attacking the Han camp at night tonight."
(End of chapter)
