On the ninth day of the first month of the spring of the twenty-fifth year of Jian'an (220 AD), all units of the Han army went down the river by land and water in accordance with the agreement.

Zhang Bao, the vanguard of the North Road Army, led the Tiger Benwei, and broke through the outposts of Eastern Wu Li Yi and Liu Abe all the way, and the troops reached Yiling;

Wu Ban and Feng Xi led 3,000 sailors to station in Yiling Xiling Gorge and set up a naval camp;

Huang Quan led 5,000 Yizhou county soldiers, under the cover of the naval army, to seize the beach in Jiangbei, and set up a Jiangbei camp in Yiling Road to guard against the Wu and Wei armies on the north bank;

Liu Bei himself, under the escort of Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, and Fa Zheng, personally led the main force to ride 30,000 on foot and marched east along the south bank of the Yangtze River.

Guan Ping, as the vanguard general of the South Road Army, uprooted the strongholds and outposts set up by Soochow one by one along the way, and traveled more than 120 miles in two days, but stopped at 40 miles in front of Yidao City.

Because in the first ten miles, it is the camp of the Wu army.

It turned out that the general of Eastern Wu, who had already received the news, led more than 10,000 troops to the right governor (metropolitan governor) Lu Xun, and set up a base camp thirty miles west of Yidao City, at the Qianting on the south bank of the Yangtze River, and held on to wait for the opportunity.

If the Han army wants to continue to go deeper, it must break through the barrier in front of them.

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On the south bank of the Yangtze River, the Han army camp.

Guan Ping, as the vanguard of the South Road, has already set up the camp roughly.

With the arrival of Liu Bei's army, the armies of Han and Wu confronted each other on the south bank of the Yangtze River, in the area of Yiling-Yaoting.

On the morning of this day, Jiang Wei led dozens of Lin Lang to escort Liu Bei, Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, and Fa Zheng to a peak.

This mountain peak is the remnant vein of Ba Mountain, as if the flat ground is uplifted hundreds of meters high. Everyone climbed high and looked into the distance, and the surrounding terrain and landscape for dozens of miles were in full view.

Everyone saw that their camp was north of the Yangtze River, west of the eastern section of the Ba Mountain, located on a narrow river valley plain along the Yangtze River.

Once you get out of this valley terrain, you'll find a vast plain.

When the time comes, only Yidao City will be captured, and the army will be able to protect the two counties of Wuling and Lingling to the south; To the east, you can go down the river and take the two cities of Jiangling and Gong'an in Nanjun.

For the Han army, the terrain can be described as a flat river, and there is no cover.

However, ten miles away, Lu Xun's camp seemed to be like an iron gate, lying at the tail of this river valley plain, firmly locking the passage of the Han army's eastward advance.

Seeing this situation, Fa Zheng sighed: "The Wu military camp is surrounded by water in the east, the mountains in the west, and Yidao City is thirty miles to the south. The new Metropolitan Governor has a vicious vision that should not be underestimated. ”

Hearing this, Jiang Wei nodded imperceptibly.

He knew that in the battle of Yiling in history, Lu Xun set up camp in this place to intercept Liu Bei's army.

Behind him is the city for supplies. On the Shu Han side, not to mention how difficult it is to transport grain from Yizhou to Zigui, only to say that the distance from Zigui to the Han army camp is five times that of the Wu army.

Historically, Lu Xun made up his mind to rely on logistics to kill the Shu army, and he stuck to the camp and did not come out.

And Liu Bei wanted to lure Lu Xun out of the camp for a decisive battle, and resorted to various means such as luring the enemy and stealing his home. But Lu Xun still looks like he is crazy and let him be crazy, the breeze blows on the hills, he is horizontal, and the bright moon shines on the river, and he does not move.

Liu Bei saw that the two plans failed, and there was no better countermeasure, so he had to calm down, divided the army into more than 50 battalions, and continued to confront Lu Xun with the help of the dangerous mountain situation.

As the confrontation between the two armies dragged on for a long time, the weather in Jingzhou became hotter and hotter, and in order to strengthen the offensive, Liu Bei even successively let the navy go ashore as a base for the army to attack Eastern Wu.

Unconsciously entered the June of this year, the air was filled with rising heat, the soldiers of Wu and Shu were so hot that they couldn't stand it, and the soldiers of Shu could only retreat into the forest to enjoy the coolness.

Lu Xun saw the opportunity and sent arsonists Zhu Ran and Han Danger to set fire to the mountain in front of Liu Bei to attract the attention of the Shu army; With the help of the southeast wind direction, Yin took a warship to the west of the river, set a fire to the rear of Liu Bei's camp, and then raided the Shu army guard fleet stationed in Yiling and Zhuoxiang.

The Shu Han naval army had to transport supplies back and forth, and was also called by the army, and the soldiers were exhausted and the garrison was very lax. was successfully raided by Zhu Ran, seizing and burning countless ships, and the Shu Navy collapsed immediately.

In terms of the base camp of the Shu army, Lu Xun saw that the southeast wind was rising, and fires were lit everywhere, the fire borrowed the wind, the wind borrowed the power of the fire, and the fire was too fierce. The fire prevention measures prepared by Liu Bei were difficult to extinguish, and the fire spread, burning all the way to the big camp, the vanguard battalion and the front army had collapsed, and the rout army could not be contained.

In this battle, Liu Bei escaped by chance; Fu Wei, Feng Xi, Zhang Nan, and the barbarian king Shamoke were killed in battle; Du Lu and Liu Ning surrendered; Huang Quan's back road to Shu was cut off, and he had to surrender to Cao in the north; Wu Ban and Chen Shi were stationed in the Xiling Navy camp and escaped with their lives.

The 70,000 troops of Shu Han were wiped out, and Zhuge Liang's efforts to govern the Yizhou army, armor, and weapons accumulated for two years were burned.

Subsequently, Lu Xun led people upstream, seizing Zigui and Wuxian one by one, and since then, the Shu Han forces have completely withdrawn from Jingzhou. Later, it was the death of Emperor Bai Tuogu and Liu Bei.

Jiang Wei couldn't help but feel very heavy when he thought of this.

raised his eyes, but saw Liu Bei, Guan Yu, and Zhang Fei surrounded by a group, with eager expressions on their faces; But Fa Zheng's face was heavy, isolated on the side of the cliff, and he let the cold mountain wind blow his big wind to the sound of hunting.

Seeing this situation, Jiang Wei's heart calmed down a little.

Fortunately, there is still the law and filial piety.

In history, after the White Emperor Tuogu, Zhuge Liang once sighed: "If the law is still filial, it can stop the Lord's crusade to the east; Even if it can't be stopped, if it goes with the crusade, it will definitely not be defeated. ”

Liu Bei repeatedly attacked Lu Xun, so he should retreat in time, but at that time, he did not have a mastermind who could be admonished. And today, the law of high wisdom and loneliness, joy and anger, is still there!

If it is Fa Zheng, it should be possible to successfully persuade the lord to advance when he advances, and retreat when he retreats, and it is impossible to give Lu Xun another southeast wind season.

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After coming down the mountain, everyone returned to the camp, Liu Bei convened the generals to discuss the military, and Jiang Wei led a few Yu Linlang to patrol the camp.

When the army first arrived, the soldiers were shoulder to shoulder, and the camp was a busy scene.

When he came to the walled gate, he suddenly saw Guan Ping digging the soil himself, and Guan Xing accompanied him with an impatient face.

Jiang Wei was curious, and hurriedly stepped forward to salute:

"Big brother, leave this kind of thing to the soldiers, how can you do it yourself?"

Guan Xing saw that it was his brother who arrived, and said happily: "Boyo, you came just in time, my brother said that he wanted to teach me the art of camping, according to me, what are the difficulties in camping, erect a few piles, and form a wall, isn't it over?" ”

Guan Ping glanced at Guan Xing, and said in a deep voice: "Sun Tzu said: Those who were good at fighting in the past were invincible first, and then they were invincible when the enemy was victorious. As a general, you should first make yourself invincible, and then you can wait for the opportunity to defeat the enemy. When the army is outside, camping is the most important task, and Anguo must not be underestimated. ”

Guan Xing drooped his head and answered, and Jiang Wei on the side heard this, but his eyes lit up.

He is known for leading cavalry field battles and sneak attacks, and he really doesn't know much about positional warfare.

The Art of War: All those who fight, with the right fit. Win by chance. If the generals will not be able to fight in an upright way, blindly relying only on opportunism and playing some clever tricks will not be a long-term solution.

As the saying goes: if you hunt geese all day long, you will eventually be pecked by geese.

As a general, only by diligently cultivating internal skills and consolidating basic skills is the right way to dominate the world and be invincible.

Jiang Wei's suffering lies in the lack of a good teacher.

Previously, in Shuzhong, his boss Zhao Yun was busy with affairs, and it was not convenient for him to disturb; The two righteous brothers, Zhang Bao and Guan Xing, are both good at martial arts, and governing the army is not their forte; Not to mention Mi Wei.

But he also knows that everyone who governs the army in the world is the first to recommend Guan Yu.

And Guan Ping has followed Guan Yu for many years, setting up camp, training soldiers and other skills, all of which have been accumulated bit by bit, and it is not an exaggeration to say that he has the true inheritance of Guan Yu, isn't it an excellent teacher in front of him?

Jiang Wei's heart was hot, and he hurriedly asked for advice.

Guan Ping glanced at Guan Xing and sighed: "If Anguo had half of your uncle's diligence, you would have understood everything your father had learned, why would you still rap for your brother here?" ”

Guan Xing showed a begging expression, and hurriedly said: "Okay, okay, little brother will listen to you." ”

Guan Ping shook his head helplessly, and immediately began to point out one by one:

"When a great army arrives in a place, it must immediately set up camp."

"The best place to camp is to have your back to the mountains and rivers."

"The first task of the camp was to build a wall and dig a trench, eight feet high and one foot thick, and made of blocks of adobe; The trench is one foot deep, and it is important to remember that the soil in the trench must be moved two feet away, so that when the enemy attacks, the trench will be filled with local materials. The digging of the trench, regardless of wind or rain, is limited to one hour. ”

"Outside the ditch is a hedge, which is five feet long, two feet buried in the soil, and has two or three layers. The fence is the cavalry to defend against the enemy. ”

"The inner side of the defensive wall of the barracks is called the sub-wall, and the soldiers stand here, and the outer layer of the wall is a fence, and the outer side is a ditch, and the foot guards ......"

For Guan Ping, Guan Xing and Jiang Wei, one is a younger brother, and the other is a sworn brother of his younger brother, and they are also their own brothers.

Therefore, he did not doubt him, and carefully expounded the knowledge taught by his father Guan Yu on weekdays and his own experience over the years, without the slightest reservation.

Jiang Wei knows that Guan Yu is good at fighting positional warfare, and what Guan Ping teaches is the golden rule that has been tested in practice, and it is the unbreakable truth on the battlefield in this era.

At the moment, I held my breath and listened carefully, and when I didn't understand something, I immediately asked questions.

Guan Ping knows everything and answers, and he has endless words.

Guan Xing's righteous brothers are so serious, for fear that they will be compared. His competitive spirit gradually rose, and he even bothered his spirits, put away his impatient look, and listened carefully to his brother's teachings.

Throughout the afternoon, Guan Ping took the two of them through the entire camp tent and revealed the key points of the camp.

Along the way, Jiang Wei only felt that he had benefited a lot, and many of the knowledge that he didn't understand or half-understood on weekdays was all integrated at this time, and he suddenly felt relaxed and happy.

As a teacher, Guan Ping is also very satisfied with his younger brother Guan Xing's performance today.

On weekdays, the brothers practiced sword and riding skills, and Guan Xing was always very active, and when it came time to teach the art of marching and fighting, he only thought about escaping and being lazy. It's rare to listen carefully for an entire afternoon.

Guan Ping was in a good mood, and before parting, he said:

"Today we have only set up the main camp of the army, and tomorrow we will set up four other camps around the camp, which is called the Five Battalions. Some of these camps are used to guard the grain routes, and some are used to monitor the enemy's situation, each with its own use, and they are also used as horns for each other, watching and helping each other. The lord has handed over this task to his brother, and you will come back tomorrow to observe it together. If Zhang Bao is idle, you can ask him to come with him. ”

Jiang Wei was overjoyed when he heard this.

He was worried that today's lesson was in a hurry, and he hadn't had time to digest it, and if he could learn it from beginning to end tomorrow, he would naturally be able to deepen his impression and completely turn it into his own use.