After Liu Fan arrived at the Bishui Ferry, he recruited nearby civilian ships and prepared to cross the river with a large army.

By dusk, all the horses had crossed the Yellow River. Liu Fan set up camp two miles from the bank of the Yellow River.

"Yun Chang, where are the infantry led by Komeito now?" That night, Liu Fan called Guan Yu into the camp.

The big war is coming, and he has to work out reasonable tactics.

Although Liu Fan and Guan Yu led the cavalry to take the lead, they left a lot of cavalry orders along the way.

"The infantry led by Gongming is now approaching Keiguan, and Gongming's marching speed is almost one hundred and twenty miles a day, and it will take at least five days or so until Gongming crosses the Yellow River." Guan Yu replied.

During this period, the infantry marched one hundred and twenty miles a day, which was not considered a rapid march, but it was relatively fast.

It is said that Cao Cao's younger brother Xiahou Yuan had a good grasp of the speed of infantry marching in this era.

"Hmmm! Tomorrow, select 100 brave knights, form scouts, equipped with bows and arrows, and go south to find out the situation. Our army slowed down and headed for Xingyang County. Liu Fan said to Guan Yu.

The leaders of the Yellow Turban Army in the areas of Yingchuan, Runan, and Chen Guo were Bo Cai and Peng Tuo.

After Zhu Wei was defeated by Bocai, Zhu Wei and Huangfu Song retreated to the county seat of Changshe, and 30,000 officers and soldiers were besieged by 100,000 people led by Bocai and Peng Tuo at this time.

"No!" Guan Yu responded.

"Although our army has 2,000 cavalry, most of them can't shoot a bow on a horse, which is very fatal to the light cavalry, if it is an engagement, we must avoid impacting the opponent's formation, otherwise even if our army wins, it will also hurt the enemy by 1,000 and lose 800!" Liu Fan said solemnly.

During the Warring States Period, after Zhao Yong, the king of Zhao Wuling, implemented Hufu cavalry shooting, the cavalry slowly replaced the chariot and began to dominate the Central Plains.

Since the Qin and Han dynasties, most of the cavalry has been dominated by light cavalry, and even heavy cavalry is very limited. Often the cavalry will choose to fight in close combat against the cavalry.

Light cavalry battles are generally based on harassment and containment, so mounted archery is a qualified light cavalry must master.

One can imagine how embarrassing it is for the hussars who can't ride and shoot.

"Obey the Lord's orders!" Guan Yu replied seriously.

Xingyang is the east gate of Luoyang in addition to the surrounding eight passes, it is a strategic place, the city is high and strong, and it is heavily guarded.

When the main force of the Eastern Yellow Turban did not take the strategic towns of Changshe and Zhongmu, they would not approach Xingyang.

The next day, after Liu Fan led the cavalry to Xingyang City, Liu Fan took out the general's letter and was welcomed into the city by Sima who defended the city, and Liu Fan ordered the soldiers to take the opportunity to repair in Xingyang City.

In the evening, the scouts sent by Liu Fan returned to the barracks one after another to resume their lives.

Bocai had besieged Huangfu Song and Zhu Yun for nearly ten days, but because the Yellow Turban Army was outdated in equipment and had no siege equipment, it was impossible to capture Changshe, which was garrisoned by 30,000 people.

The cities and counties ravaged by the Yellow Turban Army also include Yingchuan, Yangzhai, Yingyin, Xihua, Xiangcheng, Yexian, etc., but only one Yellow Turban is stationed in these places, and the number is not too many.

"Which of you arrived in Changshe County?" Liu Fan asked the group of scouts who came back.

A scout stood up and said to Liu Fan: "Captain, I arrived at Changshe, and I saw the Yellow Turban barracks a mile away, and I didn't dare to step forward for fear of startling the grass and snakes."

"Oh! How can you see the camp where the Yellow Turbans are stationed outside the city of Changshe? Do you camp in a haystack? Liu Fan asked anxiously.

In history, although the imperial court sent Cao Cao to relieve the siege of Changshe, but before Cao Cao came to Changshe, Huangfu Song found a fighter and took advantage of the loophole that the Yellow Turban Army was camped in the grass to attack the Yellow Turban, and turned defeat into victory.

"It's too far away to see too clearly, and you can vaguely see that the Yellow Turban Army is surrounded by trees and grass." The scout said vaguely.

Liu Fan's eyes sharpened, and he said secretly: Sure enough!

"Pass the order, rest early tonight, and recharge your energy! As soon as the dawn passes tomorrow, we will go to the long shrine. Liu Fan ordered to everyone.

"No!" The people took the command.

"My lord, but use fire to break through the enemy's camp and let the enemy mess with himself. Then he flanked back and forth with the officers and soldiers in the city. After the other soldiers walked out of Liu Fan's tent, Guan Yu asked Liu Fan.

Yun Chang replied, in a word! There are few people who are familiar with the art of war and know how to strategize, and they don't know that camping is also a university. Bocai's move is like sinking into the fire and bringing about its own destruction! ”

Liu Fan said confidently. Then he invited Guan Yu to sit down and explained to him the method of setting up camp.

"When camping, stay away from the valley, avoid the jungle or clear the jungle, choose a place with a good view, and prevent the enemy from taking advantage of all available natural factors. Step by step, large battalions and small battalions, it is convenient to give orders, one horizontal and one vertical, all of which are exquisite, so that the enemy can organize the soldiers in a neat and orderly manner when they attack the camp. In particular, the railings of the village and the surrounding personnel must be cautious and strict. Liu Fan said word for word.

After Guan Yu heard Liu Fan's words, his eyes were thoughtful.

"Yun Chang, I have taught you a lot of tactics in the art of war these days, if you can understand it thoroughly, I dare not say that you will win a hundred battles, even if you are defeated, you can calmly protect yourself!"

Those who are good at attacking have nowhere to defend, and those who are good at defending have nowhere to attack.

Many of his theories on the art of war are the essence of later generations, as long as he can control his desires and win without arrogance, he can definitely become an invulnerable person.

However, Liu Fan did not say it to death, the times create heroes, and there are always some prodigies interspersed in history.

Han Xin, who is unparalleled in the country, did not learn the art of war in his early years, and when he first arrived at Liu Bang's military camp, he was disliked by Liu Bang. It also set the battle of Sanqin, broke the dynasty, attacked Zhao, descended Yan, and destroyed Qi, and finally annihilated the Chu army under the wall. The battle must be won, the attack must be won!

also set the Ming plank road of the Battle of Sanqin, and secretly crossed Chencang; The last battle of the Battle of Jingcheng and the change of banners; In the battle of Weishui, the enemy was attacked by water and half-crossed; The battle of Qixia is embattled and ambushed on all sides, the richness of the strategy, the flexibility of the use of troops, and the unprecedented in ancient times! Han Xin's undefeated combat experience in his life is to deduce a perfect art of war. Wang, Hou, Jiang, and Xiangquan were all concurrently held by Han Xin, who would have imagined that when he was a teenager, he could only survive by handing out meals from washermen? It's a pity that success is also Xiao He, and defeat is also Xiao He!

When Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, Huo Quai, one of the two emperors of the empire, did not like military books, fought without adhering to ancient methods, was brave and decisive, flexible in the use of soldiers, and paid attention to strategy. He completely sublimated Xiang Yu's combat method of "soldier situation", long-distance raid operations, big roundabout operations, and large interspersed operations, without tasting a single defeat! From the age of seventeen to the untimely death at the age of twenty-four, in just seven years, he did what countless famous generals could not accomplish in a lifetime - sealing the wolf!