Lu Xun decided to open the city gate and let Fa Zheng and his army in.

Cao Hong and Cao Xiu suddenly became vigilant.

Facing Cao Hong's questioning, Lu Xun smiled indifferently: "Have the two generals ever seen a farmer catching fish?" ”

"What's wrong with the farmer catching fish?" Of course, Cao Hong and Cao Xiu didn't know what it was like for a farmer to catch fish, so Cao Xiu asked.

Lu Xun replied: "When farmers catch fish, they often put a bamboo basket in the water, and put some bait in the bamboo basket. They put the basket in the water and brought it to the surface a day later, and there were probably fish in it. All I have to do is put a bamboo basket in front of the fish where it happened, and I blatantly told him that there is a trap inside the bamboo basket, and see if he dares to come in. If he breaks in, we'll be able to catch them all. If he doesn't dare to break in, we'll find an opportunity to surprise them and catch them off guard. No matter how you think about it, it's good for us. ”

"What's a good idea?" Cao Hong was still very worried about this, and asked again.

Lu Xun replied: "Please ask the two generals to lead a group of men and horses to hide in the alleys and near the city gate respectively. As soon as the enemy entered the city, the soldiers in the alleys first hid in the houses along the street and fired arrows at them. If they dare to engage in street battles with our army, the soldiers hiding near the city gates will be able to kill them from behind and annihilate them in the city. ”

"What are we going to do if they don't come into town?" Cao Hong asked again.

"If they don't come into the city, we'll wait with the gates open." Lu Xun replied: "Three or five days later, the two generals will lead the army out of the city again and raid the enemy's army. At that time, I will close the gates of the city, and they will not be able to enter the city, and they will be attacked by surprise, and it is inevitable that they will retreat. What I want is for the two generals to lead their troops and horses to entangle Guan Yu or Zhang Fei, as long as one of them is captured, this battle can have a result. ”

Lu Xun had already made it very clear that Cao Hong and Cao Xiu still glanced at each other.

Both of them understood what he meant, but they were not convinced that it was possible.

He had led troops for many years, and in their opinion, although Lu Xun's strategy might succeed, it was much more risky than Tian Feng's method of sticking to the surprise attack.

"General Lu, isn't this too risky?" The two generals didn't ask questions, and Jiang Gan helped them ask the doubts in their hearts.

Lu Xun replied: "There must be some adventures, the three of you can imagine, if we still stick to the previous method and then find an opportunity to raid, the enemy army has already understood our path, how can we win all?" It's okay to win a small victory, but it's impossible to be loud, how long will we have to deal with the enemy? ”

When he asked, Cao Hong and the others were stunned one by one.

Cao Hong replied: "The two of us obeyed Boyan's orders." ”

"There are two generals!" Lu Xun arched his hand to Cao Hong and Cao Xiu, and then he asked Jiang Gan: "Is there any vacancy in the prison in the city?" ”

"Except for a few felons, everyone else was let out by Tian Gong." Jiang Gan replied: "Tian Feng said that in extraordinary times, if those people who are released commit it again, there will be no forgiveness!" ”

"Jiang Gong sent someone to inquire about the neighbors of several felons." Lu Xun instructed: "If they have a good reputation in the neighborhood, it's okay to let them go." If the sin is so great that it disturbs the neighbors, they will be driven to the entrance of the market and cut down. ”

"Don't leave any of them, and dispose of them all like this?" Jiang Gan asked in astonishment.

"Of course there is no one left!" Lu Xun replied: "Hanzhong Prison is a place I specially prepared for Guan Yu and Zhang Fei. I couldn't find a better place to hold them than there. ”

From Lu Xun's tone, Jiang Gan could hear that he seemed to have settled on Guan Yu and Zhang Fei.

He didn't understand where Lu Xun got the confidence.

But Lu Xun's face was confident, as if the outcome of the entire battle was controlled by him.

"If they don't enter the city, our army will go out of the city to raid, and Tian Gong's plan should be similar." Cao Hong shook his head and said: "Although Bo Yan's arrangement is good, I don't think I can really catch Guan Yu and Zhang Fei. ”

"I said I would capture one of them within three battles." Lu Xun said: "If they don't enter the city, I will think of other ways." But this time, I think they're going to go into town. Therefore, it is very likely that the two generals will engage in street fighting with the enemy. Especially the soldiers who are responsible for blocking the city gate, they must be fully prepared, whether they can block the two of them in the city depends on whether the soldiers can cut off their back road! ”

Cao Hong and Cao Xiu were always skeptical of Lu Xun's claims.

Although Jiang Gan also had doubts, he didn't show them on his face.

He asked Lu Xun, "General Lu, what should I do?" ”

"As long as Jiang Gong is in charge of government affairs and military quartermasters." Lu Xun said: "For military affairs, it is enough to have me and the two generals. ”

Lu Xun had said earlier that government affairs and military supplies are the foundation of the army's operations, and Jiang Gan certainly would not shirk it.

Lu Xun took over Hanzhong and led a large army to Hanzhong Fa Zheng rode with Guan Yu and Zhang Fei.

Guan Yu and Zhang Fei are fierce generals in the world, and they still have some admiration for capable people.

The last few battles have shown them Fazheng's ability, and their attitude towards him has also improved somewhat.

However, if people want to admire the Fazheng, it is completely impossible.

At the beginning, for the sake of his own future, Fa Zheng and Zhang Song and others secretly planned and gave Liu Bei the map of Yizhou.

Liu Bei obtained this map and led a large army to seize Yizhou, laying the foundation of Shu Han.

He originally planned to conquer Zhang Lu and thus get Hanzhong, and use Hanzhong as a springboard to march into the Central Plains.

Unexpectedly, Zhang Lu actually joined Cao Shuo early, so that he had no chance at all.

In the whole process of Liu Bei laying the foundation of Bashu, Fazheng played a very important role.

Although Guan Yu and Zhang Fei knew the reason, they still didn't like Fa Zheng very well.

After all, he had turned his back on his old master and made two fierce generals who boasted of loyalty look down on him in his heart.

"I heard that Tian Feng is gone?" On the way to Hanzhong, Guan Yu suddenly said.

"I also got the news, in exchange for Lu Xun who was in the Sun family." Fa Zheng replied: "Although this person is young, he has some skills, and we really have to be careful." ”

"It's just a villain who has turned his back on the old master, what can he do?" Zhang Fei pursed his lips with contempt.

When he said this, he suddenly felt that something was wrong, and hurriedly changed his words: "Don't think too much about it, I'm talking about Lu Xun, not about you." ”

It's okay that he didn't explain, but with such an explanation, Fa Zheng's face became even more ugly.

Seeing this, Guan Yu diverted the topic from the side: "Lu Xun and Tian Feng must be different in their use of troops, has Fa Gong thought of a way to deal with it?" ”

(End of chapter)