Chapter 295: Lu Su's Plan
Hefei, Xiaoyaojin.
At dusk, under the light of the remnant sun, the thick smoke of the fierce battle has come to an end, and the broken warships are all over the ferry, the entire pass, and there are corpses and broken arms everywhere, densely floating on the surface of the river, and the bright blood stains the entire ferry.
This qiē and qiē seem to announce the tragedy of this war.
In this battle, Zhou Tai fought very badly, and it can be said that he has experienced the most tragic battle since joining the Jiangdong Army.
The casualties of this battle were unprecedentedly tragic, and he waved his army to storm the Xiaoyaojin Ferry for five days, and paid a huge price in casualties before he captured this important pass.
Among them, it was because Lu Su, a resourceful strategist with countless wisdom, gave advice by his side that he was able to fight smoothly.
Otherwise, he may not be able to win this battle.
Ji Ling's combat effectiveness, Ji Ling's tenacity, and Ji Ling's pride all exceeded his expectations, Ji Ling, as the first general of Yuan Shu, was not in vain, he was attacked by him, and he hit the ferry several times, hitting him in a desperate situation, but his sons and daughters were still full of resilience.
Ji Ling's soldiers and horses are not as good as Zhou Tai in terms of number, morale and combat effectiveness, but he relies on this ferry and a tenacity to block Zhou Tai's countless soldiers and horses here.
One person becomes an army, one person does not die, and the whole army is endless, this is the personal charm of a peerless general.
In the end, it was Zhou Tai who broke out with unprecedented combat effectiveness, a crazy onslaught, and personally killed the main general Ji Ling, so that the Yuan army completely collapsed and ended this battle.
But the casualties paid by Zhou Tai are also huge.
In the west, the falling sun has a brilliant afterglow, pouring on the river surface of the Xiaoyaojin ferry.
Zhou Tai's burly body stood on a three-story tall ship, and above his head, the big flag with the word 'Zhou' fluttered in the wind.
He was disheveled, the armor on his body was stained with blood, he held a long knife in his hand, there was a long bloody mouth on his face, and the bright blood flowed down, and he looked at the entire tragic battlefield with a sigh.
The wound on his face, from top to bottom, covered the entire right side of his face, was deep in the bones, almost cut into the major artery of his neck, and if it had been a little bit, he would have died.
However, he was very excited, he used this wound in exchange for Ji Ling's life, and in this battle, he completely took his own life and desperately killed a super martial artist in the realm of Lian Gang.
Putting him to death and then being born also allowed him to break through the bottleneck of martial arts that had been bothering him all the time, and to enter the realm of Lian Gang smoothly.
From now on, he is a real, non-false super general.
The peak of Qi training, and the realm of Lian Gang, is completely different, every super general in the realm of Lian Gang is the king of military generals, the dream of all military generals.
So his wounds, it's worth it.
"General, this is Ji Ling's weapon, a two-edged three-pointed knife, how to dispose of Ji Ling's corpse?" A personal guard walked up, presented Ji Ling's weapon, and asked.
"Bury it, and then erect a monument to him, he is an enemy whom I respect." Zhou Tai squinted his eyes and said.
The style of martial arts illustrates a person's temper, and Ji Ling's style of play, which makes him like it very much, if he is not in a different formation, he wants to have a friendship with Ji Ling, a hearty man.
"No!"
"Quickly deal with the battlefield in Xiaoyaojin, then collect the soldiers and horses, and enter Hefei, and the soldiers who are not injured, whether they are navy or foot soldiers, rest for a night, and go north tomorrow."
After Zhou Tai gave the order, he reached out to wipe the blood that had dripped from his face and eyes, and at this time, a military doctor came up and helped him treat the wounds on his body.
"General Zhou!"
Lu Su hurriedly walked onto the boat, dressed in white, wearing a scarf, with a solemn face, looking at Zhou Tai, and said, "Can you still fight now?" ”
"Master Lu, what's wrong with you?" Zhou Tai looked at Lu Su's expression, with a touch of respect, Lu Su's ability to show Xiàn made him identify with him from the bottom of his heart.
Without Lu Su's assistance in this battle, he doesn't know if he can defeat Xiaoyaojin, after all, Ji Ling is above him in terms of combat effectiveness and on-the-spot command.
"General Zhou, early this morning, Gongzi and General Zhao have sent envoys, they are now besieged by tens of thousands of troops in Huifeng Ridge, let us send troops to rescue." Lu Su pulled Zhou Tai, walked to the edge of the boat, and said in a low voice.
"What?"
Zhou Tai changed color in shock, his eyes widened suddenly, a trace of anger burst out of his eyes, his breath instantly became violent, he looked at Zhou Tai deadly, and said coldly: "Since what happened this morning, why don't I know at all." ”
"I'm sorry, I stopped them and stopped the news." Lu Su groaned for a while, his plain face had a touch of guilt, and he analyzed in a low voice: "In the morning, it is the most fierce time of our battle, once it comes that Gongzi is surrounded, our army's morale will definitely be unstable, and it will even be defeated, and I can only block this news in order to stabilize the army's morale." ”
"Bastard!"
Zhou Tai instantly burst out with murderous energy, looked at Lu Su coldly, and said gloomily: "Lu Zijing, you know that winning or losing this battle cannot be compared with Gongzi's life, I sue you, if because you blocked the news, we went to rescue late, and Gongzi was hurt, I will definitely not let you go!" ”
"General Zhou, don't worry, you want to calm down, listen to me, you should know that if we don't destroy Ji Ling's soldiers and horses, our soldiers and horses will not be able to advance an inch at all, and even if we want to withdraw our troops, we can't do it, even if I know the son, I can't rescue at all, so I make my own opinion."
Lu Su's face was still calm, his eyes moved slightly, and he analyzed in a low voice.
"Hmph, I'll settle this matter with you later!"
Zhou Tai gritted his teeth fiercely, he knew that Lu Su's decision might be correct, after all, if they didn't kill Ji Ling, their soldiers and horses couldn't move, even if they knew that Gongzi was surrounded, they couldn't rescue him.
However, there was still a touch of coldness in his eyes, and he strode into the cabin, looking at the sand table of Jiujiang County, and his eyes became more and more hazy.
"General Zhou, this is Huifeng Ridge, I already know the general situation from the rescue cavalry, Gongzi and General Zhao's thousands of cavalry, broke out, and were besieged here by Cao Cao, Lu Bu, and Liu Biao's tripartite soldiers and horses, their soldiers and horses combined, at least tens of thousands, and many of them are cavalry, this battle is too fierce, we can only use fifteen thousand now, even if we go to the rescue, we can't save it!"
Lu Su also walked in, he squinted, looked at the sand table, and told Zhou Tai the situation completely.
"Even if we can't save it, we have to save it, no matter what, we have to send troops to meet the son's breakthrough, if the son has an accident, you and I will be buried together."
Zhou Tai said coldly.
"General Zhou, being anxious can't solve things, and you can't save Gongzi, I believe that with Gongzi's wisdom and General Zhao's bravery, plus the easy-to-defend and difficult-to-attack terrain of Huifeng Ridge, they can still support it for three days, we still have a chance!"
There was a gleam in Lu Su's gaze, and he said.
"What chance?"
Zhou Tai forcibly forced himself to calm down, looked at Lu Su, and asked coldly.
"General Zhou, now that the situation is urgent, even if we ask for reinforcements from Jiangdong, it is too late, the only way is to scare them back!"
Lu Su groaned for a moment, staring at the sand table, his gaze became hot, and his expression was full of confidence.
"Scareless?"
After the battle of Xiaoyaojin, Zhou Tai already had a certain trust in Lu Su's strategy, and hurriedly asked: "Tell me in detail, how to do it?" ”
"General Zhou, there is only one way to save Gongzi, but this method is very dangerous, once identified by the enemy, not only will you and I not be able to save Gongzi, but even our soldiers and horses will be in danger and will be wiped out." Lu Su pondered for a moment and said cautiously.
"As long as there is a chance to rescue Childe, no matter what the method is, you must give it a try." Zhou Tai said firmly: "It's a big deal to fight to the death." ”
"Okay, let's fight it!"
Lu Su's eyes moved slightly, he couldn't believe that Sun Quan had such a big weight in Zhou Tai's eyes, it seemed that he underestimated Sun Quan's status in the army.
He pointed to the map and said in a deep voice: "General Zhou, this is Huifeng Ridge, this is Shouchun City, here, here, these are the only way for Huifeng Ridge to lead to Shouchun City, if they want to withdraw their troops by themselves, we must make them feel that we are not rescuing soldiers and horses, but besieging and killing." ”
"Kill them?" Zhou Tai frowned slightly.
"As long as you can make them think that we have at least three times as many soldiers and horses as they are, you can make them form this illusion." Lu Su said.
"But all we can use is more than 10,000 soldiers and horses, this is impossible" Zhou Tai completely calmed down, his eyes were shining, he shook his head, and said.
"Has the general heard embattled?" Lu Su squinted his eyes and asked.
"Embattled?"
Zhou Tai was slightly stunned, and the battle that came to mind about the former Han Gaozu Liu Bang besieging and killing the overlord of Western Chu.
"Embattled are real soldiers and horses, we don't have so many soldiers and horses, but we want him to think that we have these soldiers and horses, it's not difficult!"
Lu Su said: "We crossed the Huifeng Ridge, here, and here laid thousands of soldiers, both of these places are dangerous places, scouts do not explore, we soldiers on the mountain, with grass and trees as soldiers, put on our army uniforms, and then erect enough temperament, so that their scouts feel that this is a heavy army, just do it!" ”
"Will it work?" Zhou Tai gritted his teeth and asked.
"Whether it can be done or not, it's not us, it's them!"
The corners of Lu Su's mouth outlined a smile, and he said softly: "This trick is ridiculous and absurd, but the more cautious the person, the easier it is to be deceived, when a general commands more than 10,000 soldiers and horses, there will be a sense of caution, because they are responsible for the soldiers under their command, as long as they can feel the danger, this phenomenon can make them have an illusion in their hearts that the Jiangdong Army has 100,000 reinforcements and besieges them." ”
"Okay, just do it."
Zhou Tai pondered for a long time, walked around with his footsteps, and finally showed a decisive light on his face, and said in a cold voice: "Pass the order, immediately gather 15,000 soldiers from the navy and foot soldiers, rest on the spot for three hours, and then set off overnight." ”