Under the blowing of the autumn wind, the "lower army" and the "middle army" of the Jin State pulled out the camp and left the "Jiaogang", one to the south and the other to the north, and embarked on their respective journeys.

Because of Cheng Hua's intentional disclosure, Lu Wu knew some information.

When they cross the river, they will be split, and each "division" will launch an attack on Bai Zhai on its own, not a whole "army" all the time.

If the war goes well, the Jin army will be split again, scattered in "brigades" as units, and carry out a carpet sweep against Bai Zhai.

Lü Wu walked a distance and found that he was familiar with the route of the march of the "lower army".

That's the route they took last time they retreated!

There is no danger until the river is crossed.

The Di people on the east bank of the river do not usually cross the river.

And this is not simply afraid of the Jin Kingdom, just because the Di people are also divided into many branches.

The Di people on the west bank of the river are all white Di.

The enemies on the east bank of the river were Bai Di and Chi Di, but Chi Di was basically crippled by the Jin State.

If they enter each other's fields, they are grabbing pastures, and war will break out.

At present, the Chidi are mixed with various Rong people, and it is actually difficult for outsiders to distinguish their ethnic composition.

The "lower army" came from a shoal to the east bank of the river, and did not encounter any enemy troops along the way, not even a tribe.

Huo Qian smiled and said, "This is all our work. ”

It seems to be ......, and it really is!

The last time they went deep into the territory of the Hu people, they burned and looted, not to mention a burst of burning, looting, and wiped out many of the armed forces of the Hu people, and forced the Hu tribes to migrate further north, causing the Hu tribes on the east bank of the river to migrate away.

Lu Wu had to think: "If you report it, can you be regarded as a successful worker?" ”

Coming to the west bank of the river, the Jin army began to divide after ten miles deep.

As a general of the "lower army", Han Ju personally commanded two "divisions" to walk in a straight line.

This "division" to which Lü Wu was located was assigned a route to the northwest.

The other two "divisions" headed south.

It is equivalent to saying that the five "divisions" of a legion were originally clenched into fists and turned into a posture of five fingers stretched out.

The last time Lü Wu retreated along the beach of the Great River, the map of a hundred miles to the north had already been lit up.

It's just that after such a long time, the terrain will not change much, but it is impossible to predict whether there will be tribes migrating in grazing.

A "division" marched fifteen miles west and stopped at the foot of a hill to rest.

Cheng Hua summoned the five brigade commanders under his command according to the usual practice.

"There are high slopes ahead, dense with trees, and mountain streams." Lü Wu was playing the role of a staff officer, and he could only dictate without a map, saying: "If there is an enemy, it will be in the mountains and plains, and it will be difficult to invade quietly. ”

In fact, this is modern Shaanxi.

It's just that soil erosion doesn't exist at present, and it's not a bare loess high slope.

Even, at a glance, it seems that everything is full of plants, and some of the deep mountains are mostly towering trees that require several people to hold together.

If you have been to Shaanxi in modern times, you can really appreciate what it means to change times.

"Mountains and streams?" Cheng Hua felt that he was a little incomprehensible, and asked: "There is a plain in the mountains, and there are many tribes living in it?" ”

Lu Wu didn't use the wrong word.

Mountain streams refer to complex mountain areas with babbling water, which will merge to form a kind of stream in the mountains.

And where there are mountain streams, there are mountains, and if there is a water source, you can inhabit.

It's not all mountainous either, and some of the mountains enclose an area to form basin plains or long valleys.

The Hu people, who have not been destructively exploited and whose main business is herding and gathering, can they let go of this rich treasure land?

Listening to Lu Wu's description, Cheng Hua's face became more and more wooden, and the faces of the rest of the brigade commanders were very unsightly.

To put it bluntly, they really didn't want to go to a vast and boundless plain to look for enemies, the terrain was not too different from the Jin Kingdom, the difference was that they were not familiar with this place.

The mountainous area is very unsuitable for large corps operations, which can also prove why Han Ju would split his troops, and instructed those "marshals" to say that they could further split their troops again.

Because he was not familiar with the terrain, Cheng Hua needed to wait for the people sent out to reconnoiter to come back before he could give a new order.

A "division" of soldiers, plus auxiliaries, nearly 20,000 people, was crammed more than 20 miles from the river, and some camps needed to be stationed on small hillsides.

That's four days.

Cheng Hua summarized the information of the scouts, including descriptions of the terrain and some of the habitats of the Di tribes that had been discovered.

He summoned the five brigade commanders again, briefly introduced the situation, and said with a wooden expression: "There are very few people in the thirty Li Di here, most of them are old and weak, women and children. ”

The rest of the brigade commanders showed joy, but Lu Wu frowned slightly.

There are tribes found, but there are not many young people in them?

There's only one explanation!

Their young men were gathered, probably already on their way to a certain place, and it was not ruled out that they were hiding somewhere nearby.

Huang Zhao couldn't hide his excitement and said: "This is Hu, not all countries!" ”

Is there no need to declare war, take advantage of the emptiness inside them, go in and kill a circle, burn a hand, and rob a wave?

Cheng Hua still had that kind of wooden expression, scanning everyone with his eyes, paying special attention to what kind of expression Lu Wu was.

Yang Du asked, "There is no trace of the enemy within thirty miles?" ”

This one is very wrong.

Didn't Bai Zhai respond to the invitation of the Qin State and actually be at war with the Jin State?

The Great River is divided into the east and west banks.

The east coast does not belong to the territory of the Jin Kingdom, and the war has already started, but there are still Di tribes that have not withdrawn, but they are still old and weak, women and children.

In this case, where did the young men of those tribes go?

If they are taken away, the tribes that leave the old, weak, women and children do not migrate away, because they look down on the Jin State and think that the Jin army will not dare to survive the attack???

Cheng Hua wasn't sure about it, so he didn't give the order to attack immediately!

Lu Wu was actually very inclined to attack directly.

The scouts sent out, they did not find a large force of Di people within thirty miles.

Although the terrain here is very complicated, once the number of people reaches a certain level, it is not as simple as a few people hiding in the mountains and forests.

In these years, the nations have no art of war, and they expect a group of people to come out of a primitive society?

Sweeping away the traces of the army's march is such a thing, even in the Warring States Period, there are not many generals who understand!

The scouts were negligent and didn't find any traces of the movements of the Di people's troops? They don't get unprofessional to do it.

In addition, can Di people cook without making fire for a long time?

Cheng Hua looked at Lu Wu and asked, "What do you think?" ”

At this moment, the eyes of the other four brigade commanders all moved to Lu Wu, and they also felt surprised in their hearts.

The Chinese cultural circle is about being humble and accepting advice, and the key superiors usually can't pull down that face.

Their impression of Cheng Hua is relatively fixed, and they feel that he is a person who does not talk much and is simple, but they did not expect Cheng Hua to directly ask the opinion of one of his subordinates when his subordinates are there.

Lu Wu saluted and said, "Attackable." ”

Cheng Hua nodded and ordered directly.

Several "brigades" divided the combat area and agreed on what kind of wolf smoke should be burned in case of an accident, the time limit for returning after departure, and where to rendezvous.

As the "handsome" Cheng Hua, he took one of the "brigades" composed entirely of his own samurai, and decided to stay where he was as a reserve force.

"Takeko?" Huang Zhao smiled on his face and said, "I have heard of the courage of Wuzi. ”

What does it mean?

Lu Wu turned his head to look at Huang Zhao with the same smile on his face.

"If you need it, don't be polite!" Huang Zhao saluted, and said a little manly: "Don't pass this time, Wuyun has been in luck for a long time!" ”

It turned out to be a gesture of goodwill.

I thought it was a provocation.

Lu Wu returned the salute and said the same blessing.

In fact, where did so many people dare to make enemies everywhere in the air?

After all, it's a good thing that you don't have to be stupid to know that you have more friends than enemies.

It should be to see which one has a future, even if it is not stammering, how should it not be offended.

Several "brigades", having prepared themselves, set off separately.

"Not in the car?" Huo Qian felt that this was very unfortunate and unnoble, and he felt completely unaccustomed, and while walking, he said with a loud voice: "This is mountainous, and it is not suitable for war." ”

A battlefield that can't provide chariots to gallop on is really not a good place to fight.

For the Spring and Autumn nobles, they were not at all accustomed to fighting such wars.

In fact, the nobles of the Spring and Autumn Period would only abandon their chariots and take the route of the deep mountains and old forests in order to escape when they were defeated, or they would really be on the chariots most of the time during the war.

Lu Wu had already led the team to set off.

They were either digging into the forest or walking at the foot of a certain mountain.

It's not an easy road.

The mountains are not easy to walk, and the variety of animals is much more abundant than in the plains.

Although it is on the march, it will inevitably run into large beasts.

Because it is not a hunting activity, it is generally driven away when it encounters animals, and if it can't be driven away, it can only be killed as much as possible without making a big noise.

Lu Wu, who has always been very stable, inevitably sent a sufficient number of scouts.

Be cautious enough not to rush out a large number of enemies head-on when you enter the forest, and not to walk at the foot of a certain mountain and be hit by a stone on the top of the mountain.

"Silence!" Lu Wu had already taken the wrong to the northern corner of a mountain, looked at the smoke in front of him, and said, "This valley is very deep and secluded, and the corridor is several miles long. ”

The valley is the middle ground between at least two mountains.

Some valleys are very narrow, and naturally there are valleys with a lot of width.

This valley, which is about two miles wide and at least eight miles deep, contains the tribe of Bai Di, scouts climbing the mountain to reconnoitre, and the information given is that there are at least 5,000 people inside.

Lu Wu didn't think that these five thousand people were all the same tribe, and there were definitely several tribes who came to this valley to hide.

This time, they were not simply for plundering, but mainly to eliminate Bai Zhai's military power.

And the elimination of tribes is actually a kind of elimination of living forces.

What you actually see is telling.

The Di people in this area must have been summoned, causing most of the young and strong to leave the tribe and go to a rendezvous somewhere, so that only the old and weak women and children were left.

As for why most of the tribes that only left the old and weak women and children did not migrate, only the top leaders of the Di people themselves knew.

Lü Wu made a deployment, not wanting to talk about any fancy command art, but just letting a force make a detour and block the other end of the valley for an ambush.

After a day of waiting, the scouts at the top of the hill signaled that another force had entered position and could attack.

Without any hesitation, he gave the order to march......