Fortunately, the road from Anyi to Qingshui was relatively flat and the marching speed was relatively fast. The www.biquge.info pen and the fun and pavilion set out early in the morning, and finally before sunset, Jiang Feng led his army to camp five miles on the south bank of Qingshui.

"My lord, the sentry cavalry has reported that the Baibo army has also arrived on the other side of the river and has set up camp ten miles away." Xun Yu came to report.

Jiang Feng had already put on his armor, picked up Fang Tian's halberd and said, "Okay, Gongda, follow me to explore their military camp." ”

Visiting the camp is the duty of a commander-in-chief, and many things may not be accurate just by listening to the soldier's report. If a sentry can accurately judge the situation, then what else is the main general doing?

What the Lord will do is to know himself and his opponent, so that he can survive a hundred battles.

And exploring the camp is the first step to get a glimpse of the other party's strength, and it is also a very critical step. As long as there are conditions, you must go to the other party's camp to have a look, and the other party can't catch you anyway.

He sends cavalry after you, and you run, and whoever is on horseback can outrun whom.

Jiang Feng and Xun You took four sentry horses and went all the way to the Baibo army camp. Stopped on a small hill three or four miles from the White Polish military camp.

"Gongda, what do you think of the situation?" Jiang Feng asked.

Xun You frowned and said: "Lord, this time the Baibo Army is also dispatched with all the main forces, the military camp is scattered, the morale of the generals in the army is high, and there is a faint singing. The training camp and sentry are in good order, and it's not easy to deal with. ”

Jiang Feng also saw it, nodded and said: "I really didn't expect the Bai Bo Army to be able to do this, it seems that it is difficult to win this battle quickly." ”

Just as the two were talking, a team of sentries on the other side also patrolled over and saw Lu Bu and the others from a distance. The people on both sides were separated by more than 100 meters, and after looking at each other for a few seconds, the sentry turned around and ran, ran!

Yes, that's right. The other man's sentry ran away, but it was the right thing to do.

What is the role of the Sentinel? Find out the news and prevent the enemy from sneaking up. Then, the key to delivering the message is not to get caught.

The first thing to do is not to be captured by the enemy. I believe everyone understands what it means to grab a tongue, and this tongue is the enemy's person. And the most likely to be caught, that is, the enemy sentry. Sentinels may also become the opponent's informants while searching for information, so it is often more important to protect themselves than to catch the enemy.

Those who can be sentry riders are generally people with strong individual combat ability, first-class equestrian skills, and more flexible brains. When they saw the Fang Tian painting halberd in Lu Bu's hand, the sentry knew that the comer was not good. All they have to do now is report the news to their commander.

Jiang Feng naturally wouldn't chase it, after all, this place was close to the local military tent and far away from his camp. What he had to do was to find out the news, and then they went back to the camp.

Early the next morning, Guo Da's entire army set off and came to the Qingshui River, preparing to cross the river.

Xu Huang said: "General, I think the situation is a little wrong. Yesterday, the sentinel cavalry reported and saw the enemy's generals. Today, however, I did not see the enemy army attacking, and I fear that they are trying to wait for us to cross the river and suddenly strike out. ”

Guo Da nodded and said, "In the woods on the opposite hillside, there is a faint amount of smoke and dust rising, and there must be an ambush. Let's send a few sentries to investigate. ”

"Yes." Xu Huang got the order and sent a team of cavalry to cross the bridge to investigate.

A group of cavalry had just reached the opposite hillside, when suddenly several cold arrows were fired, and several people fell to the ground. Only a few horses remained, and they were led away by a few men who ran out of the woods.

Seeing this, Guo Da immediately ordered the whole army to rest in place, at this time it was already late autumn, the weather was relatively cold, Guo Da ordered people to collect firewood to light a fire to keep warm. Then the generals were summoned to take counsel.

Guo Da asked: "Now the enemy army is waiting for us to cross the river opposite Qingshui, if we rush to advance, we will definitely be caught off guard by the other party halfway." Do you have any suggestions? ”

Li Le said: "There are two bridges on this river, we can divide our troops into three roads, and the two people will pretend to make a feint by the bridge." Another group of people made pontoon bridges to cross the river. ”

Guo Dayan shook his head and said: "The terrain in this area is open, and even if you make a pontoon bridge, it is easy to be discovered. Besides, we don't know what the enemy's strength is, and it is very likely that the enemy will be defeated by each of them if we divide our troops rashly. ”

Han Xian said: "General, where is the need to be so cringe, isn't that Niu Fu also a clang." A light was beaten down by us, afraid that he would have an egg. ”

Guo Dadao: "Don't be reckless, I think the enemy this time is different from before, one piece and one combination are well understood in the art of war, if you attack rashly, I am afraid that you will die without a place to be buried." ”

Guo Da knew that his troops had won several battles in a row during this time, and even killed Dong Zhuo's 10,000 Xiliang army, and now they have become proud soldiers, and they are all a little unpopular. But he must be calm and not blindly optimistic about judging the situation.

Xu Huang said: "The last general thinks that the situation of the enemy army is unknown now, and it is not appropriate to attack rashly. Why don't we divide our troops into several ways and make a feint. But only pontoon bridges were built, not crossings of the river. Take a look at the reality of the other party, and wait until you understand the opponent's military strength before making plans. ”

Guo Da nodded and said, "In addition, you quickly send someone back to deliver the message, and then transfer 5,000 militia here." And prepare a lot of utensils to cross the river, even if it is a bathtub, you have to get me it. In addition, he ordered people to closely investigate the situation in Dongyuan to prevent the Xiliang army from sneaking into the rear of our army. ”

"Yes, my subordinates obey." Guo Da said a word, and others still did it obediently.

Jiang Feng on the other side was also a little impatient waiting now, and said, "Gongda, do you think Guo Da still dares to come over?" ”

Xun You said: "Since the sentry cavalry just now has been wiped out by us, Guo Da will definitely not dare to attack rashly. As far as I can guess, the next step is for him to test our troop deployment before making a decision. ”

The art of war can tell you what the optimal solution is for a situation, but this optimal solution will often be recognized by the enemy, because the enemy also understands the art of war, so more often than not, the seemingly troublesome or wrong solution idea is often the final answer.

Xun You continued: "We still respond to all changes with the same, no matter how he tempts, we will not move. At the same time, send more sentry cavalry to closely monitor the enemy's every move. Watch and see what happens. ”

Jiang Feng said with some concern: "Gongda, you also know that I set a one-month deadline for Dong Zhuo, and this time waits for no one." It would be not good for us if we were to remain at a stalemate like this. ”

Xun Yu said: "Lord, first be invincible, and wait for the enemy to be victorious." Now the situation is the most favorable for us. ”

Jiang Feng listened to Xun You's words, and what the mountains and rivers said to him suddenly popped up in his mind. "First be invincible, and then wait for the enemy to be victorious." At this time, I heard it in Xun You's mouth, and it felt a little incredible, but this time Jiang Feng understood the meaning of this sentence, and even more so the meaning of this sentence.

"You're right, we need to be more patient." Jiang Feng Road.

Xun You continued: "Guo Da's army has more than 100,000 people, and the grain and grass required are more than ten times that of ours. However, the enemy's military strength is strong, and it is moving with the momentum of victory, and our army is newly here, and the army's spirit is unstable, and it is not easy to fight quickly. ”

Jiang Feng deeply agrees with this.