Chapter 126: A Last Battle
Yanzhou East County.
There were as many as 30,000 people in the Yellow Turbans, and the traces left by such a number of people marching together were too obvious, and they were quickly discovered by the Han army scouts.
The scout stared at Bu Ji's yellow turban and informed most of Guan Yu's cavalry.
In just half a day, Guan Yu led the cavalry to catch up with Buji Yellow Turban.
The Yellow Turbans set up camp and rested, they also rested, and the Yellow Turbans walked, and they also walked.
Bu Ji once sent people to attack Guan Yu's camp at night, but Guan Yu avoided them with cavalry maneuvers.
Guan Yu and Zhou Cang each led a thousand horsemen to hover on the left and right flanks of Buji Yellow Turban.
Guan Yu obeyed Liu Fan's order and did not lead the cavalry to charge into battle, and the combat effectiveness of the cavalry without stirrups and saddles was greatly reduced.
Two thousand horsemen rushed into a formation of 30,000 men, and they were likely to suffer a crushing defeat, and even if they rushed out, there would be little left.
Therefore, 2,000 cavalry roamed around the Yellow Turban, causing psychological suppression to the enemy.
From time to time, Guan Yu sent small teams of cavalry to harass Bu Ji Yellow Turban, making it impossible for Bu Ji Yellow Turban to move forward quickly.
In fact, Guan Yu has a set of tactics, confident that he can defeat Buji Yellow Turban with 2,000 cavalry, but after victory, most of them will suffer heavy losses.
Guan Yu knows Liu Fan, he knows that his lord is the best at surrendering without a fight, and likes to plan and then act, and obtain the greatest results at the lowest cost. Unless it is absolutely necessary, the lives of soldiers will not be used to pile up victories.
Liu Fan has a bottom line, Guan Yu does not dare to challenge Liu Fan's bottom line, nor is he willing to challenge.
"It's not the way to go on like this! The main force of the officers and men must be pursuing behind, and the cavalry of the officers and men is trying to hold us back. Bu Ji said anxiously in the Chinese army.
The officers and men and infantry will surely speed up and rush to this side, and it will not be long before the main force of the officers and men will catch up.
"We have no choice, we sent most of the soldiers to fight with the officers and soldiers and cavalry, but they were all avoided by the officers and cavalry, and afterwards the officers and soldiers and cavalry firmly bit our army, and we couldn't outrun the cavalry at all." The lieutenant general of the Yellow Turban said helplessly, and he was helpless.
"If this continues, both morale and physical strength will be completely consumed by the officers and soldiers and cavalry. If we leave the East County and encounter officers and soldiers from other counties, it will be even worse. Since you can't get rid of the officers and soldiers, you can only fight to the death with the officers and soldiers, and if you win, you will be famous all over the world, and if you lose, your soul will return to the yellow sky. Bu Ji said with a crazy face.
The rabbit will bite when he is in a hurry, Liu Fan forced Bu Ji like this, which made Bu Ji have a bold thought.
"Does the general have a chance of winning?" The adjutant general asked Bu Ji.
He was terrified, their rebel army was only 30,000 people, the number of officers and soldiers was unknown, and it was very likely that Liu Fan personally led the team.
Can it be resisted?
But what Bu Ji said is very correct, if one is eliminated, they will definitely be caught up by officers and soldiers.
"The number of Han troops does not exceed 20,000, not to mention that they will not send all the soldiers and horses out, our army with 30,000 soldiers and horses, stationed in the open field, waiting for work, there is no chance of victory." Bu Ji said firmly.
In desperation, all the leaders under Bu Ji obeyed Bu Ji's battle strategy. Under the leadership of Bu Ji, he continued to move forward, hoping to find a plain suitable for the decisive battle of the army.
Suddenly, Bu Ji had an idea, took 30,000 yellow scarves, and came to the open land of the plain dozens of miles away.
It's called Cangting!
It is bordered by the Yellow River to the west and tributaries of the Yellow River to the north.
If the Han army surrounded them here, they would either jump into the river or fight to the death with the Han army.
Death and resurrection!
Han Xin went north to attack Zhao, captured Zhao Wang Xie in a battle against the water, and beheaded An Jun, and defeated the strong with the weak in a difficult situation.
Bu Ji wants to follow Han Xin's example and fight against the water.
In order to stabilize the morale of the army, Bu Ji gave a lecture to the Yellow Turban soldiers in Cangting.
"Chen was involved in the rainy night uprising in Daze Township, and although it failed, his spirit will live on forever. Princes and generals, everyone can be a prince, as long as they work hard. The scale of our Yellow Turban volunteers far exceeded Chen She's uprising, the great sage and good teacher were like a bamboo in Jizhou, and the gods made Zhang Mancheng invincible in Nanyang, and the officers and soldiers were defeated again and again. Bu Ji raised his arms and shouted.
The atmosphere of the Yellow Turban soldiers was aroused, and Bu Ji's words were inspiring.
Bu Ji's words are completely demagogic, the situation in Jizhou is good, and he Bu Ji will not return to Qingzhou, and Jizhou is bordered to the north of Dongjun. Nanyang's side didn't know any news at all.
"Where is this?" Guan Yu asked the scout.
"Dong'e County, Cangting!" The scout replied.
Guan Yu took out the map, looked at it for a while, frowned and said, "Bu Ji can take the official road of Dong'e County, why do you want to take a detour to Cangting?" Push yourself to the point of being a Jedi. ”
"We're on guard a mile away, waiting for the lord to arrive and make a decision."
Guan Yu thought about it for a long time, and vaguely guessed Bu Ji's tactics. But he doesn't have a good decision.
Guan Yu stationed the army a mile away from the Yellow Turban of Buji, always on guard.
While patrolling, some soldiers were also instructed to stay on their shoulders and stay on Godandan.
On the afternoon of another day, Liu Fan led 8,000 infantry to stay ten miles away from Buji's army.
He had learned about Buji's Yellow Turban through the scouts.
In this regard, Liu Fanwan smiled, Bu Ji was playing with fire and self-immolation.
Liu Fan stood still ten miles away, and rode alone to Guan Yu's camp. Watching the camp of the Yellow Turban.
The battle against the water is taboo.
In the past, Xiang Yu chased Gaozu's army to Surabaya, Xiang Yu chased and beat fiercely, and more than 100,000 Gaozu's troops were driven into the water and drowned. Later, Xiang Yu chased Gaozu's army to Suishui, and was forced into the river to drown more than 100,000 people.
There is also the historical Ma Tan Lost Street Pavilion, which is similar to the Battle of the Backwater, and it is a taboo for soldiers.
Han Xin's last battle, Xiang Yu's ruined boat, one represents the battle, and the other represents the brave battle. It's a classic, and not everyone can emulate it.
In the battle of Jingcheng, Han Xin used psychological warfare to the peak, turning the danger of backwater into a backwater. He took advantage of Chen Yu's decay, used Li Zuoche, and used Zhang Er, who fell in love with Chen Yu and killed him.
The strength of the small enemy, the capture of the big enemy.
Han Xin's army was far less than Zhao's 200,000 army, but the quality of his army was far superior to that of the enemy.
He avoided the truth and sent 2,000 light horsemen to the Jingchengkou, an important pass of Taihang Mountain, holding a red banner, taking a small road and ambushing near the Zhao camp, and then lining up against the water to lure the Zhao army. The Zhao army poured out, Han Xin's army feinted defeat and retreated, and the soldiers who had been in ambush rushed into the Zhao army camp and hung the red banner of the Han army.
The battle of the last water was an important part of the battle of Jingcheng, and it was perfectly coordinated with the flag and banner of the strange soldiers, and Han Xin also used the battle to the peak.
In other words, I am weak and I am strong, and I must not fight against it. For example, in later generations, when there was no time to start a war, he was bent on playing sports warfare and guerrilla warfare with Lao Chiang. For this reason, even the 25,000-mile long march will not hesitate. So in the end the last laugh.
Bu Ji has no strategy of soldiers and immortals, and no courage of an overlord.
He didn't understand the decision-making of the overall situation, and only knew that Han Xin, the Marquis of Huaiyin, used the battle of the back to boost his morale, so he followed Han Xin's example.
The most important thing is the change of Qi Zheng in the last battle, Bu Ji only has Zheng, no Qi, how to talk about victory?
Like Bu Ji, if he wins, it is a fluke. If you lose, you will take the blame.
After Han Xin, many generals followed Han Xin's example and fought a battle to boost morale.
But this backwater war pitted many generals. Don't blame Han Shin, blame themselves.