Chapter 21 Bluffing, Attacking and Defending
After Yan Rou's army retreated, Zhao Yun returned to the barracks, and when he saw Tian Jing, he couldn't help but appreciate, "Your bluff plan really worked, and General Ming Gongsun will definitely reward you for your mentorship in the future." Pen, fun, pavilion www. biqugeγ infoβ
Tian Jing's face was slightly ashamed, "The master is ashamed, if it weren't for the two generals Li Yizi and Le Hedang who came with two thousand white horse cavalry, I'm afraid that this strategy is likely to be seen through by Yan Rou." β
"Li Yizi and Le He have rushed back when the two generals have rushed back, where are they now?" Zhao Yun asked.
"Before I arrived at the barracks, the scout came back just now to report that the traces of our cavalry were found fifty miles west of Dazhai, and there should be no doubt that they were two generals. I've sent someone up to pick it up, and it should be there right away. Tian Jingzheng said that someone outside the tent came to report that the two generals, Li and Le, had returned with 2,000 cavalry.
Zhao Yun was about to rush out to greet him, but Tian Jing stopped him and whispered to Zhao Yun, "Master, Li Yizi and Le Hedang, the two generals, have higher positions in the White Horse Army than you, but when it comes to marching and fighting, the deployment of troops is far inferior to you." The two generals arrived, hoping that you would still be in charge of the battle here. β
Zhao Yun hesitated a little after hearing this, "After all, there is a difference between the superior and the inferior, how can the two generals listen to my orders?" β
"Well, the master only said that when he came to the rescue, when General Gongsun Fan was seriously ill, he entrusted all the military affairs of the Zhanglu River camp to the master on the couch, and it was inconvenient to be handsome before General Gongsun was presented." Tian Jing said.
Zhao Yun was still a little hesitant, but Tian Jing insisted, "The master puts the overall situation first. Zhao Yun had no choice but to nod in agreement.
After a while, Li Yizi and Le He arrived when the two generals arrived, and Zhao Yun only learned that the two of them were preparing to set off with the cavalry first, ready to rush to the aid of Jixian, but they didn't expect to go less than halfway before they heard the news of Gongsun Zhan's defeat in Lushui. For the sake of safety, on the one hand, he ordered someone to go to Gongsun Zhan to report the news, and on the other hand, he sent someone back to Yuyang to investigate, and the person who returned to Yuyang met the messenger sent by Zhao Yun to deliver the letter halfway, and the two rushed back with the army.
Speaking of the fact that Zhao Yun is still the commander of the Luhe camp, the two generals did not have much objection, one is that Gongsun Fan is in front of him, and the other is that the two of them also know their abilities. The two generals traveled very hard, and after talking to Zhao Yun, they went to visit Gongsun Chan and went back to their military tent to rest. Li Kang and Leping went to visit their fathers.
Zhao Yun and Tian Jing discussed the next step in the account, "How should we deal with it next?" β
"Defense, as long as we hold this big camp and choke the throat of the enemy going south, when winter comes, the enemy army will definitely lack food and grass, and the tribes on the grassland will have difficulty surviving. At that time, the Wuhuan people will definitely not be able to hold on to retreat first, and at that time, if Yan Rou is acquainted, he will retreat to Yuyang and hold on, otherwise we will be able to completely defeat Yan Rou. Tian Jing said.
"The division also knows that defense is important, but we only have 8,000 men and horses at present, except for 2,000 white horse Yicong, which can be called elite, the rest are not the opponents of the Wuhuan cavalry. When it comes to defense, there is only one big village here, and there is no city to rely on, so it is not easy to defend. Zhao Yun was a little worried.
"In fact, the defense is not impossible, the key is to gain time, as long as there is about a month, our defense is not to mention 20,000 people, even if there are many enemies, he will not be able to gnaw down." Tian Jing said.
"It's just a month's worth of time, how easy is it?" Zhao Yun sighed.
"Master, I have a solution, but the person who came up with this solution is not me, but Dong Zhuo, the traitor who brought disaster to the country and the people back then. It is said that when Dong Zhuo led his troops into Luoyang Qinwang, the number was only 3,000, in order to intimidate the officials of the court and the people in the city, he ordered the troops to sneak out of Luoyang quietly at night every few days, and the next day during the day and drove into Luoyang. This directly led to Dong Zhuo's incorporation of He Jin's old ministry and his grasp of the real power in Luoyang in one fell swoop. Tian Jing said.
"You mean we study Dong Zhuo?" Zhao Yundao.
"It's not just about learning, we have to do it more vividly. Now we have 2,000 white horses and righteous servants as the main force, and we are not afraid of him Yan Rou when facing the enemy. Starting tomorrow, the master will take 3,000 cavalry to Yan Rou's camp every day to call for battle, I guess the enemy may not dare to fight, the enemy can't beat you, the cavalry against them can't figure out our reality and dare not act rashly, if you really want to come out, the master is not afraid of them. Then the master asked the 3,000 cavalrymen to change their clothes and horses every day, and the soldiers standing in the first few rows all changed positions, and the master and your lieutenant general also changed every day, so that the enemy thought that we had a lot of cavalry, and in order to maintain their combat strength, they took turns every day. Tian Jing paused when he said this, "Then the camp moved a hundred steps forward on the walled gate, so that the enemy thought that we had more people to expand the camp, arranged manpower defense in front of the camp, set up some empty tents to block the enemy's sight, and then dug a trench in front of the original walled gate and fence to build a camp to strengthen the defense." At the same time, he also learned from Dong Thief who sneaked out thousands of soldiers late at night every few days, and entered the camp at dawn the next day under the banner of the Youzhou Army. In this way, the three strategies can ensure that they will not be discovered by Yan Rou and others for ten days. β
"This arrangement can be described as interlocking, how can it be discovered by the enemy, why is Jing'er only estimated for ten days?" Zhao Yunqi said.
"I can't think of ten days, Liu He raised troops on the border of Jizhou, and the news of Gongsun Zhan's 20,000 troops of Qin Shuai rushing to help will reach Yuyang, how can I deceive Yan Rou at that time, at that time Yan Rou urgently needs to go south, we are stationed in the village, I am afraid that it will inevitably be a vicious battle." Tian Jing sighed.
"Ten days, if you make good use of them, you can build a good camp. When the reserve Bai Mayi was training from the battalion, the division wanted to tell you how to defend, but there was no chance at that time, so it was just right, so I took the Luhe battlefield as a teaching field, and gave you a good lecture on the method of establishing a camp defense. At this time, Zhao Yun poured his spirit.
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Early in the morning of the second day, according to the previously discussed plan, Zhao Yun led 2,000 Bai Ma Yi from 1,000 elite cavalry to Yan Rou's camp to call for battle.
Yan Rou was not happy, and said in her heart that yesterday we went to attack the Luhe camp, but we didn't expect to lose Xian Yuyin's life in vain, and the two armies were defeated without fighting. This is less than a day, Zhao Yun actually deceived the door, and he had the intention to beat the drum to gather the generals, and the people here were not Zhao Yun's opponents. If the cavalry fights in the field, look at the other side's cavalry is full of spirit and well-equipped, especially the white horse of one color, there is no need to ask whether it is a white horse, it seems that the field battle will not take any advantage. After thinking about it, I came up with a solution, which was to hang the free battle card high, and I won't fight today.
Zhao Yun was not embarrassed by Yan Rou, and led the troops to call for a while before going back. However, not long after Zhao Yun returned, there was a report from the Malay, and the Youzhou Army Luhe camp moved a hundred steps in front of the camp, and set up an additional hundred and ten tents, as if it was expanding the barracks.
Early the next morning, Zhao Yun brought another 3,000 cavalry to call the battle, today's cavalry clothing is different from yesterday, and the horses are also variegated horses, but the knights on the horses are still elite soldiers, and they should not be underestimated. The general who led the troops was still Zhao Yun, but the deputy generals had changed. Yan Rou had the heart to fight, but when he wanted to let Bai Ma Yi never use it, he changed to 3,000 cavalry, this was because he was afraid that we would not come out, it was estimated that as soon as the two armies clashed, Bai Ma Yi never knew where to kill. Forget it, it's still a war exemption today, and we'll see how it goes. This day's Tanma also brought back even worse news, saying that several thousand Youzhou troops had arrived from the south bank of the Lu River this morning, and had arrived at the camp in the morning, and it seemed that yesterday's expansion of the camp and the addition of tents were for these new arrivals.
Early in the morning of the third day, Zhao Yun took 3,000 cavalry to call for battle. These 3,000 cavalry uniforms and horses are different Yesterday, Yan Rou gasped when he saw it, how many cavalry are there in this Luhe battalion, three days are different, this is almost 10,000 cavalry, not counting the original defensive infantry army, I am afraid that the number of Youzhou troops is around 20,000. Yan Rou's heart is crossed, I won't fight to the end, see what else you can do.
On the fourth day, Zhao Yun did not come. However, Yan Rou didn't dare to go out, but just sent more scouts to investigate the military situation of the Luhe camp. The horses reported that the enemy's camp was well defended, and the scouts could not get close at all. The camp was dusty, and there was the sound of chopping wood. Yan Rou thought to herself, it's strange, what kind of trick is the Youzhou Army doing? Isn't it to build siege equipment for the attack on Yuyang? Thinking of this, while strengthening the vigilance, he sent someone to Yuyang to tell the defenders to repair the city defense facilities.
On the fifth day, Zhao Yun came again, Yan Rou stubbornly sent three thousand Wuhuan cavalry to fight against the Youzhou army, but he didn't expect that before the official charge, the three thousand cavalry were wiped out by Baima Yicong Hundreds of people, the morale was insufficient, and the soldiers were cold, so they had to retreat with Mingjin. On this day, Tanma reported that thousands of soldiers and horses came to the Luhe camp of the Youzhou Army in the morning.
Yan Rou's current situation is neither advancing nor retreating, and he has also asked Lu Yu, and Lu Yu can't figure out what kind of medicine the Youzhou Army sells in the gourd for a while, but he still has doubts about the Youzhou Army's measures in his heart. He suggested that Yan Rou expand the scope of horse exploration more widely, not only Yuyang or even Jixian and Jizhou news. Before the news was unknown, it was mainly defensive, and it was not in the battle.
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Yan Rou was idle, Tian Jing and they were not idle, more than 1,000 reserve white horse cavalry and the infantry under the original command of Gongsun Fan, a total of 5,000 people were divided into five groups, and they were working in rotation day and night. A moat nearly four meters deep and two feet wide was dug out, and the original fence was mixed with the soil from the river to become a temporary city wall. The trees on the outside of the city wall slowed down the horses and spears, and more than ten arrow towers were built on the city...... The six elementary schools learned the knowledge of defense in the construction work, and also established a closer friendship.
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Ten days later, Yan Rou got accurate news that Liu He raised 50,000 troops on the border of Jizhou and went north to Youzhou at any time. Yuan Shao's subordinate Ju Yi, as the commander, is the nemesis of the Youzhou Army. Gongsun Zhan had already led more than 20,000 tired troops to Yicheng, ready to fight Ju Yi at any time. From this point of view, the Youzhou army of Luhe battalion is even less than 10,000. I have been deceived by the Youzhou Army.
At this time, the winter of Youzhou is also coming, and it is Yan Rou's ambition to capture Jixian County before the New Year, so he decisively ordered the whole army to line up and prepare to use cavalry to attack the Luhe camp. By the time they reached the front of the camp, the Youzhou army had already removed the previous tents, revealing a wide moat, a city wall that seemed to fall from the sky, and hundreds of archers on the arrow tower. Yan Rou regretted this mentality, he was able to break through the Luhe camp before today, but now it is really difficult. However, no matter how difficult it is, they have to go south to Jixian County, and if they don't defeat Gongsun Zhan, they will never have a chance to enter Youzhou, and the hard work of these two years will be in vain.
Yan Rou gritted her teeth and gave an order, "Give me a siege." β
(To be continued)