Jizhou Army, barracks!

Zhang Jaw was in the camp to handle military affairs, and Frustrated Professor walked in wearing thick clothes. He walked to the brazier in three or two steps, stretched out his hands to keep warm, rubbed his hands, and said: "General, just now the sentry sent back the news that Yuan Shao sent Lu Kuang and Lu Xiang as the vanguard and led three thousand soldiers to kill. In addition, Gao Ran led an army of 10,000 and went straight to the camp of our army. ”

Zhang Jaw put down the bamboo slip in his hand, put his hands in front of his mouth, took a breath of heat, and said with a smile: "Fu Gong, we just arrived in Ping'en County, Yuan Shao doesn't know our depth, so he naturally can't help but reach out and touch it to test our situation." Everything has been arranged, just waiting for the news ahead. ”

Fu Zhu smiled and said: "People say that Zhang Jaw is good at defense, and it really lives up to his reputation!" This time, Yuan Shao is going to be deflated. ”

Zhang Jaw shook his head lightly, with a look of shame: "Fu Gong, the art of war says, 'The good defender hides under the nine earths, and the good attacker moves above the nine heavens, so he can protect himself and win all'." I just took advantage of the surrounding geography, plus a few other factors, to fend off Yuan Shao's army. When it comes to being good at defending, it's still far off. ”

Historically, Zhang Jaw has been known for being good at defense and dexterous in the use of soldiers.

Zhang Jaw was originally laid down by Yuan Shao, and later returned to Cao Cao. When Cao Cao saw Zhang Jaw, he was happy about Zhang's submission, and personally greeted and called Zhang Jaw's submission, just like Weizi going to Yin and Han Xin returning to Han, even if Cao Cao's words have a certain exaggerated element in them, but it is enough to prove Zhang Jaw's ability.

Chen Shou recorded in the "Chronicles of the Three Kingdoms": "Knowing variables, being good at camping Chen, and predicting the battle situation and terrain are all as good as calculations, and Zhuge Liang is afraid of them." "In the romance, his ability to open his jaw is mediocre, but in fact he is a Confucian general who is civil and martial, both civil and military. According to the Chronicles of the Three Kingdoms, Zhang Jaw is a general who has been feared since Zhuge Liang, and his ability can be imagined.

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Five miles away from the Jizhou military camp, there are hillsides around the wide road. These slopes are not very high, less than a hundred meters, but on each of them are stationed troops with open jaws.

The road below the mountain was wide, and Lü Kuang and Lü Xiang's army wanted to pass through, but they couldn't bypass these hillsides. Even if you choose the rest of the road to avoid advancing, once the army on these hillsides is killed, it will immediately form a two-sided situation with the army of the open-jaw camp behind, and Lu Xiang and Lu Xiang will also become sandwich biscuits, so they dare not avoid it.

The only way to solve the soldiers on the hillside.

Lu Kuang led his troops to the front hillside and directly ordered the soldiers to attack.

A group of 400 soldiers rushed up the hillside, and when they reached the halfway point of the mountain, soldiers of the Jizhou Army suddenly appeared from both sides of the road. The soldiers took buckets of cold water and threw them down on the road with all their might, the water soaked the already slippery road, and even the clothes of many reinforcement soldiers were wet, and their bodies were very uncomfortable.

It's close to December, it's freezing and all around is snowy.

Buckets of water are poured on the road, and the road is more slippery and difficult to step on.

One didn't pay attention and fell to the ground.

The road on the hillside was not steep, but the dense soldiers fell to the ground and rolled down one by one, hitting the soldiers who followed behind, causing the soldiers to be in turmoil, and it was difficult to rush up neatly.

The soldiers who were wet with cold water felt even more uncomfortable, and their bodies trembled with cold.

The soldiers guarding the mountain had no difficulty and blocked the first wave of attacks.

Lu Kuang frowned when he saw it at the bottom of the mountain. He came this time with the determination to win, and wanted to make meritorious service in one fell swoop and redeem the shame of the last time.

Seeing the soldiers retreating, Lu Kuang ordered a group of soldiers to attack.

This time up the mountain, the soldiers who climbed up were mentally prepared. When the water was splashed down, there was no previous chaos, but this time not only cold water was splashed on the road, but also archers were shooting. Intensive bow and arrow shooting, arrows rained down, and the ground was slippery and inconvenient to dodge, and the soldiers who climbed up the mountain suffered heavy casualties, and one by one they howled and staggered down, a mess.

Failed twice in a row, Lu Kuang gritted his teeth with hatred in his heart.

Lu Xiang suggested: "Brother, there is still a hillside on the right side, deal with the army on the other side first." ”

"Good!!"

Lu Kuang nodded in response, and sent soldiers to battle.

The result is the same, it is also a failure.

After several successive attacks failed, Lü Kuang and Lü Xiang had no choice but to send soldiers to report the news to Gao Ran, and then stopped advancing and waited in place with the soldiers.

It didn't take long for Gao Ran to lead the army to catch up.

Gao Ran did not rush to attack, carefully observed the terrain in place, and his expression was solemn.

Lu Kuang asked, "General Gao, what is the clever plan to break the enemy?" ”

Gao Ran's brows furrowed into a Sichuan character, and said: "This jaw is not simple, he sent soldiers to be stationed on various hills, and divided troops to guard the passes, the intention is very deep!" ”

"First, if you look closely at the surrounding terrain, you will see that these hills form a pocket along the way. We took the army to the county seat of Ping'en County, and if we ignored the soldiers stationed on the mountain, after entering, we would be directly blocked inside, and we would be attacked by the combined forces of the troops under Zhang Jaw, as if we were blocked in a pocket and could not get out. ”

"Second, if we don't go into the pockets, we have to attack the soldiers on the hills. However, these mountains echo each other, and when any one of them cannot be stopped, the rest of the mountains can send troops to support. It's not easy to support each other, but to work independently! ”

"Thirdly, it is a cold winter right now, and the army on the hill can take advantage of the cold right now to defend. For example, when you attack the mountains, the soldiers on the mountains splash cold water on the ground, and the water quickly condenses into ice, and you can't stand on the ground, and you can't even stand on your feet, how can you attack these mountains? The use of this time is exquisite. ”

"Fourth, every hill is close to the county seat of Ping'en County, which is not far away. Sitting in the rear, we can remotely control the situation at any time, and we can also lead the army to fight and support at any time, which makes it even more difficult for us to attack. ”

"Fifth, Tian Yu, the county commander of Ping'en County, swore to resist the lord to the death, and the people did the same. Their morale is very high, and there is no sign of being half down, and in such a situation, they have the advantage of people and people. ”

Gao Ran stared at the direction of Ping'en County, and sighed lightly: "Zhang Jaw led the army to kill, and made use of the time, location, and people, and it is not easy for us to break through Ping'en County." ”

Lu Kuang and Lu Xiang's faces turned black in an instant, this is the prelude to failure!

Lu Kuang was unwilling in his heart, and hurriedly said: "Although Zhang Jaw is powerful, General Gao has already gained insight into Zhang Jaw's formation, and it must not be too difficult to defeat him, what are your clever plans?" ”

Gao Ran shook his head and said, "No, it's hard to attack!" ”