"What about Yuan Shao, he couldn't have just sent his son here?" Zhang Liang, a strategist accompanying the army, asked. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

Fan Hao ignored him, although everyone knew that Zhang Liang was a newly excavated strategist from the Jixian Pavilion by the pottery merchant, and had taken the place when Chen Ping was away.

It's just that Zhang Liang doesn't have any outstanding performance at the moment, so naturally he can't trust his colleague, and it's common for Fan Hao not to take him seriously.

"The ovary asks you." The potter glared at him.

Fan Hao said: "According to the scout's report, Yuan Shao led 40,000 elite cavalry, and he is currently stationed in Huangcheng, two hundred miles north of Liyang, and I haven't seen any movement from him. ”

The potter looked at Zhang Liang to see what he thought.

Zhang Liang's mind turned quickly, and without waiting for Fan Hao to finish speaking, he said lightly: "Yuan Shao wants Yuan Tan to defend Liyang and attract our army to Liyang City. ”

The potter nodded slightly, thinking that it was true, so he planned to call the soldiers and horses to set up camp, and after the remaining 60,000 troops were assembled, they would cross the river in a big way.

"Liang Gong, I think that our army should cross the river immediately and attack Liyang quickly." Zhang Liang objected.

Crossing the river now?

The potter's eyes moved slightly, pondering the meaning of Zhang Liang's words.

"You're kidding." Fan Hao had already shouted: "Our army now only has 10,000 soldiers and horses, and with this amount of troops, we are afraid that we will be blocked by Yuan Tan on the river beach. ”

Zhang Liang only smiled faintly, and didn't bother to explain to Fan Xu.

The pottery merchant groaned slightly, but suddenly realized, "Foodie, you don't understand, the ovary is trying to lure Yuan Tan to take the initiative." ”

"Liang Gong is wise." Zhang Liang's eyes flashed with a little strangeness, as if he was surprised that the potter had realized his mystery so quickly.

The pottery merchant has realized in his heart that he has set up a northern expedition of 70,000 troops, and the momentum is huge, if he waits for the army to cross the river again, Yuan Tan is afraid of his might, and he will not dare to act rashly, so he can only shrink in Liyang City to hold on.

With Yuan Tan's competitive and eager character to make meritorious contributions, if the potters only crossed the river with a small number of soldiers and horses, Yuan Tan would probably not be able to help but send troops, wanting to seek a victory to rebuild his prestige.

Zhang Liang's plan was to use Yuan Tan's character to induce him to send troops.

Fan Hao has a rough brain, and he can't turn a corner for half a day.

The potter had already raised his knife and pointed at the north bank, "Foodie, the first victory of this river crossing depends on you, I order you to lead 5,000 elite soldiers, and tomorrow you will force the Yellow River to cross the Yellow River and kill me on the north bank." ”

"Five thousand?" Fan Hao was dumbfounded on the spot, grinned bitterly and said: "My beloved Liang Gong, I am too little for 10,000 soldiers and horses, and now you let me Lao Fan only take 5,000 soldiers and horses to cross the Yellow River, you must know that Yuan Tan's kid has 20,000 elite soldiers, you want Lao Fan and me to send him to death." ”

"Why, you dare to disobey my father's edict?" The potter's face was blank, and his eyes were wide.

"Don't dare, where do I dare, Lao Fan, I will obey the order." Fan Xu had no choice but to accept the order, muttering and grumbling while muttering, and rode away.

Before leaving, he didn't forget to glare at Zhang Liang with resentment, as if complaining about Zhang Liang caused him to take over this drudgery.

"Foodie, why don't you just grow meat and not brains......" Looking at Fan Xu's distant back, the potter shook his head helplessly.

……

Next.

When the east turned white, the Liang army of Baimadu began to move early in the morning, and nearly 100 large and small boats and rafts lined up in the water camp, and 5,000 soldiers boarded the ships in an orderly manner.

The banner of the word "Fan" has been raised high.

On the north bank, the scouts of the Liang army quickly reported the movements of the Liang army on the south bank to the city of Liyang.

Liyang.

Yuan Tan had changed the decadence of guarding the Shiting grain camp, quit drinking, and before dawn, he went to the head of the city to inspect it, just in time for the fine work to send the information on the south bank.

"Did the pottery thief gather his men so quickly?" Yuan Tan suddenly became nervous.

Ju Yi was calm and tight, and asked in a deep voice, "How many army are there for the pottery thieves to cross the river?" ”

"The eldest prince, the general of the bow, the enemy army that is crossing the river, looking at the strength of the army, is only 5,000." The scout replied.

Five thousand?

Yuan Tan and Ju Yi glanced at each other, and a trace of incomprehension flashed in their eyes at the same time.

Suddenly, a hint of murder flashed in Ju Yi's eyes: "Eldest prince, the pottery thief rushed across the Yellow River with 5,000 soldiers and horses, and we just took the opportunity to send troops, relying on the advantage of troops, to give him a head-on attack." ”

Yuan Tan's body was shocked, and the killing in his eyes gradually rose.

Xu You, who rushed to hear the news, said hurriedly: "The eldest prince, the lord ordered us to hold Liyang City and not to engage the enemy, I thought it was better not to fight, so as not to fall for the tricks of the pottery thief." ”

Ju Yi said: "The pottery thief dared to force the Yellow River with 5,000 soldiers and horses, and it was clearly expected that our army was afraid and did not dare to face the battle. ”

"Having said that, it's important to be safe, and you still can't fight." Xu You insisted.

"Mr. Xu, are you scared of the pottery thief, how did you get to the point where you are so cowardly?" Ju Yi glared at Xu You, with a hint of sarcasm in his tone.

Xu You's face turned red, and he was speechless for a while, Ju Yi immediately said: "If we sit back and watch the pottery thief calmly cross the river, it will be tantamount to frustrating our own spirit, it is better to take advantage of the pottery thief's arrogance, with my superior forces, kill him by surprise, even if we have to retreat to Liyang in the end, we can boost morale with a victory, and even make the lord look at the eldest prince with admiration, such a good opportunity, how can I give up." ”

Does it impress Yuan Shao......

Yuan Tan's fists were clenched, his eyes were becoming more and more impatient, and his heart of meritorious service could not be suppressed like a volcano about to erupt.

He was too eager to make meritorious service and wanted to regain Yuan Shao's trust, the current situation, Ju Yi's analysis, it seemed that this victory was just around the corner, and there was no reason to turn a blind eye.

"Will be outside, the king's order will not be granted, the opportunity is in front of you, it depends on whether the eldest prince has the courage to grasp it." Ju Yi arched his hand and looked at Yuan Tan with expectant eyes.

As soon as these words came out, Yuan Tan's heart of revenge and meritorious service were difficult to restrain again, and only resoluteness remained in his eyes.

Without waiting for Xu Yu to persuade again, Yuan Tan said proudly: "General Ju is reasonable, the pottery thief is so fearless to cross the river, he really doesn't take this son in his eyes, and even looks down on my Yuan army soldiers, if I don't give him a head-on blow, how can I boost the morale of the three armies!" ”

Xu You knew that Yuan Tan was eager to make meritorious contributions, and he was determined to fight, but no one could stop him.

He pondered the situation of the Liang army again, and it seemed that as Ju Yi said, this was also a good opportunity to win, and the potter should not be able to play any tricks.

After thinking about it, Xu You had no reason to object, so he had to keep his mouth shut.

Yuan Tan immediately passed down the generals, ordered Ju Yi to lead 8,000 infantry troops, and he led 3,000 iron cavalry to fight, went straight to the north bank of the Yellow River, and when the Liang army was halfway crossed, launched a fatal attack.

The remaining 9,000 soldiers and horses were led by Xu You, holding Liyang and being on guard at any time.

More than 10,000 troops swarmed out of the city and headed straight for the shore.

South.

All 5,000 soldiers and horses have boarded the ship, and due to the limited number of rafts, it is currently only possible to load and transport so many people across the river in one batch.

"I said Liang Gong, you can't give Lao Fan and me a secret, you asked me to take this bit of soldiers and horses across the river, didn't you really ask me to send me to death?" Fan Xu's face was still full of worry.

The potter was still smiling and silent.

"General Fan, just cross the river, Duke Liang won't let you die." Zhang Liang smiled faintly and comforted.

Zhang Liang's tone seemed to have been strategized, and the confident smile of the potter seemed to be confident.

Fan Hao was suspicious, but he had no choice, so he had to jump into the boat and shouted: "Open the boat for Lao Tzu and kill the north shore." ”

Hundreds of transport ships slowly shored off the shore and slowly headed for the north shore under the light of the morning sun.

The potter immediately crossed his knife, looked at the river from afar, and kept looking at Fan Xu's boat, sailing to the center of the river and heading straight to the north bank.

"Liang Gong, the time has come." Zhang Liang reminded from the side.

The potter nodded and glanced at Jing Ke, "Send a signal." ”

Jing Ke understood, and hurriedly ordered the soldiers on the left and right.

On the north shore, Yuan Tan had already led 11,000 Yuan troops to ride on foot and rushed to the shore menacingly.

More than 10,000 troops were lined up two miles north of the shore, and Yuan Tan and Ju Yi rode their horses straight to the shore to investigate the military situation.

Yuan Tan immediately went to the shore and saw more than 100 rafts, carrying 5,000 Liang soldiers, heading towards the north shore, and in less than half an hour, they could reach the shore.

"The pottery thief really only sent 5,000 soldiers and horses to rush to the beach in vain, the eldest prince, transfer all our soldiers and horses to the river beach, strong bows and crossbows, and see how the pottery thief still lands." Ju Yi shouted excitedly.

"Wouldn't that be too cheap, pottery thief?" Yuan Tan sneered, "If we shoot arrows, the enemy army will not be able to land on the shore, and there will be no way to retreat, and then it will only kill and injure hundreds of enemy troops, how can it be as happy as the total annihilation of the enemy army." ”

"The eldest prince means ......"

Yuan Tan pointed at the spear and said coldly: "General Ju, you will lead the infantry army to spread on the side of the river beach, lead the enemy army to attack, but deliberately let the enemy army ashore, when all his soldiers and horses landed, I led the iron cavalry along the river bank to kill from the east, we attacked from both sides, and killed the enemy by surprise, and we will be able to destroy the pottery thief 5,000 soldiers and horses in one fell swoop." ”

Ju Yi understood and happily praised: "The eldest prince has a clever plan, just like this, the annihilation of the enemy by 5,000 is enough to severely defeat the enemy's morale and make the eldest prince regain his prestige." ”

After the two had made up their minds, Ju Yi summoned 8,000 infantry troops to the front and lined them up on the river beach, while Yuan Tan led 3,000 iron cavalry to lurk to the east.

Not long after, the Liang army's raft was approaching the river beach.

It is now the end of autumn, there has been no rain for a long time, the water level of the Yellow River has plummeted, the water in the Liyang area is stable, and the Liang military boats are moving very fast.

Fan Hao carried his pig-killing knife, stood on the bow of the boat, looked at the dense Yuan army on the north bank, his brows were furrowed deeper and deeper, and he scolded in his mouth: "Grandma's, the defenders on the river bank have more soldiers and horses than me, how can I rush up......

Seeing that the shore was approaching, Fan Xu had to cheer up and ordered to blow the horn of attack.

Woo woo woo -

The sound of the horn suddenly spread across both sides, and more than 100 boats and rafts accelerated towards the shore, and in the blink of an eye, they were nearly 100 paces.

Among the enemy troops on the riverbank, the sound of trumpets also sounded, and under Ju Yi's order, thousands of sharp arrows rose into the air, like meteors in the sky, pouring towards the Liang army's fleet.

Fan Hao hurriedly danced his sword to block the arrows, and shouted: "The whole army is careful of enemy arrows!" ”

The soldiers of the ships immediately raised their shields and shrunk their bodies to avoid the arrows that came from all over the world.

Whoosh!

The rain of sharp arrows struck wildly, blood immediately splattered and scattered, and screams also rose one after another, and dozens of soldiers could not dodge and were immediately shot.

The rain of arrows on the shore did not stop, and more than 10,000 sharp arrows had been shot in a blink of an eye, and the Liang army withstood the rain of arrows in the sky, advancing bravely, and as they approached the river bank, the rain of arrows above their heads became denser and denser, almost overwhelming the Liang army.

With sharp arrows on his head and fluctuating rivers under his feet, and unsteady standing, the situation of the Liang army was quite unfavorable for a while.

If this continued, the Liang army would not be able to rush ashore at all, and Fan Xu had to order the withdrawal of his troops.

At this moment, the arrows of Yuan Jun above his head suddenly seemed to weaken a lot.

Fan Xu didn't have time to think about it, and took advantage of the rare gap to shout: "Speed up the rowing and rush up for Lao Tzu in one breath." ”

Liang Jun plucked up his courage, and the sound of the sailor's oars overpowered the sound of the surging water, and more than 100 rafts moved forward frantically.

On the shore, the corners of Ju Yi's mouth raised a sneer, turned his horse, and retreated.

The 8,000 Yuan troops also stopped firing and retreated one after another, giving way to an open space on the shore and beach.

As soon as the enemy retreated, the pressure on the Liang army increased and decreased, and the ship moved faster.

"His grandmother's, why did Yuan Tan's little cub suddenly retreat, could it be that he couldn't play some tricks with Lao Tzu?" Fan Hao saw some clues, but his heart became worried.

It's just that the military order is like a mountain, and the potter's order is to tell him to attack the river beach, even if there is any suspicion, he has only one way forward.

In the blink of an eye, the boat he was sitting in had washed up on the river beach.

"There's no way, Liang Gong, even if you really tell Lao Fan to send me to death, I can only die to show you......"

Fan Hao gritted his teeth, his arms were red, he waved the pig-killing knife, and shouted: "If you bring a handle, you will jump off the boat for Lao Tzu and kill Lao Tzu ashore-"