Chapter 553: Xie Ai's Scheme
Although Da Sima sent a letter clearly asking Xie Ai to seize Gaoyang and Lunu as soon as possible, Xie Ai knew that the time had not yet come, and the matter was urgent. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ļ½ļ½ļ½Uļ½Eć ļ½ļ½ļ½ļ½
Now the enemy general guarding Gaoyang and Zhongshan counties is Xie Ai's old opponent Ma Qiu, and Ma Qiu is not incompetent, and the last time he was defeated by Xie Ai in Qingzhou, it was mainly because of his carelessness of the enemy. As a veteran general in the army, Ma Qiu suffered a loss once, and he will definitely not be easily fooled again.
Moreover, since Maqiu led the troops into Gaoyang and Zhongshan counties, although he had more than 100,000 troops in his hands, he always kept in mind Shi Le's advice, only guarded the city, and never took the initiative to attack.
In order to lure Ma Qiu out of the city to fight, Xie Ai instructed his subordinates to use all kinds of means, and constantly provoked Hu Lu day and night.
If Ma Qiu hadn't been suppressing it, Qianhu would have been unable to resist fighting to the death with the Liaodong army.
"Over the past few days, we have continued to provoke anger. If what he expected was right, Ma Qiu was gradually unable to suppress the anger of his subordinates at this time, and he would definitely attack our army in the near future, and this would be a good opportunity for us to break the enemy. ā
"Hahaha, it's finally time for this day, please give the order quickly, the brothers can't wait to go into battle to kill the enemy."
"Since the elimination of Zhixiong, Lao Tzu has not been in battle to kill the enemy for a long time, and the big knife is about to rust."
Looking at the generals with excited faces, Xie Ai reminded cautiously: "Ladies and gentlemen, the reason why Da Sima asked me to seize Gaoyang City at all costs is to cut off the retreat of the army of the Northern Expedition of Qianhu and ensure that the main force realizes the pre-war intention of gathering and destroying Hulu. Everyone knows that Zhuo County is in danger right now, so the lord orders us to eliminate Ma Qiu within ten days! Otherwise, once Shi Le sensed that the situation was not good and retreated south, Liaodong's plan to gather and annihilate Hulu would be completely in vain. ā
"If such a thing happens, then we will be sinners through the ages, and even suicide will not be enough to wash away our sins."
"Therefore, I hope that you will work together to complete the trust of the Lord as soon as possible."
"Please rest assured, the last general will not dare to do his best!" The generals clasped their fists and made promises to Xie Ai.
"Is there a good way to break the enemy?" Duan Wenyang couldn't help but ask.
Xie Ai smiled slightly, and said confidently: "General Duan, don't worry, Ai already has a good plan in his heart to break the enemy. ā
Hearing Xie Ai's confident words, Duan Wenyang, Yao Yizhong, and Ji Tang couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, obviously everyone was full of confidence in Xie Ai's ability.
Xie Ai and Yang Hu are the rising young generals in the Liaodong Army in recent years, especially Xie Ai, who is known for his resourcefulness and cunning.
"Please give the order, I'll listen to you!"
Hearing this, Xie Ai pondered for a moment and said: "Although I only have 60,000 troops today, there are seven elite cavalry among them, and as long as the tactics are used properly, it is not difficult to take the two cities of Gaoyang and Lunu, and then destroy Maqiu." ā
"After several days of continuous provocations, the defenders in the city have long been unable to hold back, especially those who have been so insulted since entering the Central Plains? At present, the city has been angered by our army, and even Ma Qiu can no longer be suppressed, as long as Hu Lu dares to go out of the city to fight, he will be sure to capture Ma Qiu under the horse. Next, we must plan according to our plans, continue to show weakness to the enemy, let Hu Lu despise our army, and create an opportunity for the next complete gathering and annihilation of Hu Lu. ā
"Please give the order quickly, we will all act according to orders, and we will never dare to spoil the governor's layout." The generals have expressed their positions.
Speaking of which, Xie Ai's plan is not complicated, taking advantage of the eagerness of the Liaodong army in the city, he will plan and show the enemy weakness, so that Ma Qiu will have a feeling of despising the enemy, so that he can be introduced into the trap again, and then arrange an ambush to surround and kill the other party in advance.
Xie Ai told the generals in detail about the plan to lure the enemy, and repeatedly told the generals that they should not launch a counterattack without an order, and those who violated the order would be killed!
The generals of Liaodong gladly accepted the order, and said that they would completely obey General Xie Ai's orders and would not act without authorization.
"Shijie, you deserve to be the person that Da Sima values!" Listening to Xie Ai's plan, Duan Wenyang couldn't help but praise Xie Ai.
Even Yao Yizhong was full of admiration, originally he had some doubts about Xie Ai's appointment as the governor of the expedition, the other party was not only very young in grade, but also had a low military rank, but he crossed Ji Yu and Duan Wenyang, the two generals of Liaodong, and became the governor of one party, which could not help but let Yao Yizhong have other ideas.
Finally, Xie Ai Zhengse said: "In the process of luring the enemy, everyone has to take turns to come forward and fight with the Qianhu, but each time it will end in failure, this move is aimed at harassing and making the enemy arrogant. When the angry Qianhu entered the trap set by our army, he was already exhausted, and when our army ambushed all the troops, he would definitely be able to destroy Hulu in one fell swoop. ā
"Hahaha, that's a great plan."
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Then 40,000 infantry went to the ambush site under the command of Ji Yu, and the remaining 20,000 cavalry were divided into several units by Xie Ai and handed over to Duan Wenyang, Yao Yizhong and other generals to command, according to the plan, they would take turns to lure the enemy to the feint attack on Ma Qiu.
"Lord Governor, the last general is ready to attack!" Yao Yizhong stepped forward first to ask for help.
Xie Ai bowed slightly, and ordered: "Captain Yao, you personally lead six thousand cavalry to Lunu, remember!" Your purpose is to lure Ma Qiu into battle, as long as you see Qianhu marching out of the city, you quickly pretend to be invincible and retreat, and you must not fall in love with the battle and ruin our army's plan to annihilate the enemy. ā
"Please rest assured, the governor will follow the order!" Yao Yizhong clenched his fists and turned around to lead the troops into battle.
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In the past few days, the Qianhu in the city has been provoked by the Liaodong army, and if it weren't for Ma Qiu's efforts to suppress everyone, he would have gone out to fight the Liaodong people for 300 rounds. Unexpectedly, it only stopped for a day, and the Liaodong Army swaggered again, and this time it was even more arrogant, but a few thousand cavalry dared to go to the outside of Lunu City to spread wilderness.
"General, the people of Liaodong are too hateful, where are they showing off their might, the last general is willing to go out and teach them a lesson!"
"Yes, General, when was my Qianhu blocked in the city by the Han people and didn't dare to fight?"
"Those Liaodong cavalry only have 6,000 people, and there are tens of thousands of defenders in Lunu City, but now they are bullied by the other party, if it spreads, I will have no face to see people in the future!"
Ma Qiu looked at the boiling situation in front of him with a gloomy face, he knew that he couldn't suppress it any longer, otherwise there would be a mutiny. At this time, he hated the Liaodong Army outside the city in his heart, because the other party always exposed people's shortcomings, if it weren't for Xie Ai's scheming, he would have gone to war earlier.
"Alright, stop arguing! Someone comes, pass on my general order, and the army will immediately go out of the city to meet the enemy! Ma Qiu gave an order, and the defenders of Qianhu immediately poured out of the city with great momentum.
Seeing this, Yao Yizhong did not have a trace of fear on his face, he secretly gestured to his subordinates, and immediately turned around and fled into the distance.
Seeing that the Liaodong cavalry was 'about to collapse at the touch of a button', many Qianhu couldn't help but think of the brilliant achievements in the past against the Jin army, and immediately became excited, and no longer ignored Ma Qiu's warning, they all rode after Yao Yizhong.
"Damn! A bunch of idiots. Seeing this scene, Ma Qiu couldn't help but curse secretly,
Although Ma Qiu agreed to go out of the city to meet the enemy, he was always worried that he would fall for Xie Ai's tricks, so he did not want to pursue and kill the Liaodong cavalry. As a result, he didn't expect that he completely underestimated the cowardice that the Hulu had been suffering recently. It's hard to see the Liaodong Army, how can those Hulu give up so easily?
Since his subordinates had chased after him, Ma Qiu had no choice but to urge the army to follow.
Except for Ma Qiu, who was the only one who understood and feared Xie Ai, the rest of the generals didn't realize that they had fallen into Xie Ai's calculations. At the moment, there is only one thought in everyone's minds, that is, to catch up and teach each other a hard lesson, so that they can take a good breath of evil.
Under Hu Lu's full pursuit, Yao Yizhong secretly observed Hu Lu while running on horseback, and when he saw Hu Hu chasing closer and closer, he immediately ordered his subordinates to turn around and release arrows.
"Whoosh!" Suddenly, thousands of arrows flew densely towards the Kahu cavalry.
Seeing the Liaodong army release arrows, the Hu cavalry hurriedly raised the weapons in their hands to cover it, except for a few unlucky people who were shot and fell from their horses, most of the Hu cavalry were not affected in the slightest, and still rushed towards Yao Yi Zhongbu.
Seeing that the Liaodong Army was only firing arrows from a distance, but did not dare to engage in short combat, it aroused the anger in the hearts of the Qianhu soldiers, and they pursued the Liaodong Army more and more.
"General, there is no ambush ahead!"
"Well, no ambushes? I don't know what the hell is the reader with the surname Xie doing? ā
Ma Qiu heard the scout's report, and couldn't figure out Xie Ai's true intentions at all. Originally, he was worried that he would be ambushed by the Liaodong Army, so he sent a lot of scouts around, but except for Yao Yizhongbu in front of him, there was no trace of the Liaodong Army, which didn't seem to be luring him into being fooled. (To be continued.) )