Chapter VI The First Calculation
"Cao Bing withdrew?" Everyone in the hall was stunned when they heard this, and then they all turned their heads to look at Zhao Feng. After all, he claimed yesterday that he could retreat Cao Bing within three days, and now it's only been a day, and Cao Bing will withdraw, and everyone thinks that Zhao Feng is a little too godly. Especially Cao Bao, his expression is particularly wonderful.
Zhao Feng has nothing to do with himself, and the old god is still asking: "Where did you retreat?" The little colonel took a look at Tao Qian, and after getting the approval of Lord Assassin Shi, he replied: "Cao's army retreated for more than thirty miles, and he didn't even bring back the corpses left behind in the afternoon siege. ”
"Huh?" Now everyone didn't understand it even more. It is common sense to collect corpses on the battlefield, because once the corpses are not collected, it is easy to cause a plague. Unexpectedly, Cao Ying retreated in such a hurry, and he didn't even care about the corpse. "Big brother, it seems that Cao Ying's army is exhausted, or the rear of Yanzhou is under attack, so he has retreated thirty miles, and I estimate that he will retreat with his whole army tomorrow at the latest." Guan Yu thought about the first way, and the rest of the people also nodded in agreement.
"In that case, big brother, why don't we sneak up on it at night? You can't let this old boy leave so easily. Zhang Fei immediately put forward his opinion, Liu Bei was also thrilled when he heard this, and looked at the generals around him, almost all of them were in a posture, only Zhao Feng frowned, as if he had other concerns.
"Bo Tao, don't you agree?" Liu Bei couldn't help but ask when he saw Zhao Feng's solemn face. The current Liu Bei may not have realized it himself, and many times he involuntarily trusts Zhao Feng, this kind of trust is just like his trust in Zhuge Liang in history, which is a kind of trust in the wise.
"Lord, I feel that Cao Ying's trip is fraudulent." Zhao Feng sorted out his thoughts a little and said slowly. "Where's the deception?" Liu Bei hurriedly asked.
"First, Cao Ying probably deliberately did not collect the corpse, just to make us think that his military strength was exhausted. After all, there are only thousands of corpses in the city, and as long as hundreds of soldiers are sent to clean them up, there is no reason why Cao Ying can't even send this bit of manpower. Cao Ying did it this time, but it was a little too much. Zhao Feng said first.
"Makes sense." Liu Bei thought for a while and understood the key, and then asked: "According to Botao's opinion, is Cao Ying a fake retirement?" ”
"Regardless of whether the retreat is true or not, but the last general guesses that Cao Ying is likely to see that the number of defenders in our city has increased, and the chance of winning another strong attack is not great, so he wants to design to lure us out of the city and steal the camp, so that he can take the opportunity to ambush and annihilate us, and at the same time raid the empty Xuzhou with a large army." Zhao Feng speculated.
"Bang Bang!" A burst of rhythmic applause came, and everyone followed the sound, but they didn't drive Chen Deng to high-five and applaud: "General Zhao really expected the enemy to take the lead, and Yuan Long admired." When everyone saw Chen Deng, they also agreed with Zhao Feng's opinion, and everyone was quite convinced of this first wise man in Xuzhou, and they couldn't help but think a little higher at Zhao Feng.
"Where, where." Zhao Feng was also a little proud in his heart, but he was modest in his mouth. At this moment, a shrill voice floated in: "In this case, I don't know what strategy Zhao Duwei has to break the enemy, is it just like this to sit in Xuzhou City and be a turtle with a shrunken head?"
No way! Zhao Feng has been used to being called a general these days, and now he is called a lieutenant again, and he can't help but feel a little unhappy, and he turned his head to see that it was Cao Bao who spoke. Zhao Feng was unhappy, but he still said with a smile on his face: "What's so difficult about this, since Cao Ying has set up this plan to lure the enemy, we can take the plan and be caught off guard." ”
"What's Bo Tao's plan?" Liu Bei was also anxious when he heard this, and even Tao Qian and the others were looking forward to it. Zhao Feng didn't sell Guan Zi either, and said directly: "The camp of the Cao army must be empty tonight, and our army can raid the enemy camp with thousands of light cavalry, so that the Cao army will mistakenly think that we are in the middle of the plan." At the same time, the army was ambushed on both sides of Jiuli Mountain, the only way for the Cao army to raid Xuzhou City, and when the Cao army's soldiers arrived, they would set fire to it together. At present, it is a crisp autumn weather, and most of the plants and trees have withered, so we will attack with fire first, and then take advantage of the chaos to intercept and kill, and we will be able to break the enemy army. ”
"Brilliant plan!" This time it was none other than Tao Qian who spoke. "Since the prince also thinks that this plan is very good, then without further ado, let's act as soon as possible." Liu Bei is not a person who drags mud and water, and hurriedly said: "Who is willing to lead a light cavalry to raid Cao Ying?" ”
"The last will go!" Zhao Yun came out of the queue. Liu Bei also agreed, in terms of the ability to command the cavalry, none of the people present were as capable as Zhao Yun, who was born on a white horse, and even Guan Yu, who had always been proud, and Zhang Fei, who was competitive, did not dare to boast.
"Zilong is careful here, and once he is ambushed, he will kill it immediately. Cao's army aimed to raid Xuzhou City, and the garrison of the large camp must not be strict, so it should not be difficult to get out. Zhao Feng still couldn't help but add. In fact, he is also quite worried in his heart now, although he speculates that the head is the Tao, but if he really implements it, he is afraid that it will not be so easy, in case Zhao Yun is damaged by his butterfly effect, then he is afraid that he will blame himself for the rest of his life.
"Thank you Bo Tao for mentioning it, Yun Zi can introspect." Zhao Yun also knew that Zhao Feng was kind-hearted, and replied with a smile.
"Zilong went to steal the camp, the third brother and I were ambushed on the left side of Jiuli Mountain, and Yun Chang Zhongfu and Bo Tao led the army to ambush on the right side. Ordered the sergeants to carry more fire, nitrate, sulfur, and flammable materials, and waited until the Cao army brigade arrived, first let go of the front army, and then burn the rear army. Liu Bei continued. I'll get it! Zhao Feng, Zhang Fei and others all hugged their fists to receive orders.
At this moment, Mi Fang actually came out of the column and hugged his fists and said: "Fang Bucai, I am willing to go to ambush with you." "Second brother." Mi Zhu was also a little surprised by his younger brother's initiative, but after thinking about it, he just smiled and said no more.
"Since General Zifang is willing to go, then let's ambush with Bei." Liu Bei was only stunned for a moment, and then returned to normal. At present, the task arrangement has been decided, leaving Cao Bao and Chen Deng and other Xuzhou officials to guard the city, and the rest of the men and horses are prepared separately according to the arranged exit from the city.
"Will it work?" Zhao Feng looked at Guan Yu and Guan Hai beside him, at this time they were leading their troops to rush to Jiuli Mountain to prepare for an ambush, but Zhao Yun had already led the cavalry to kill Cao Ying. "It's out!" Zhao Fengsuo's surname is horizontal, since ancient times, there is no way to win with soldiers, let's bet on this.
In fact, although Zhao Feng's expectations were not complete, they were not far away. Since the defeat of the fighting generals in the morning, Cao Ying returned to the camp to discuss countermeasures with the strategists. At present, there are no less than 50,000 horses in the city of Xuzhou, the city wall is strong and the food is sufficient, and the 150,000 troops brought by Cao Ying in this battle have consumed more than 20,000 before the siege of the city, and Zhao Feng and Guan Hai lost more than 10,000 when they robbed the camp before, and now there are only more than 100,000 left. With an army of 100,000, attacking a city that is no less than 50,000 troops is very difficult to fight in the era of cold weapons. So after thinking about it, Cao Ying decided on this plan to lure the snake out of the hole.
Li Dian Lejin, when he saw the fire in the camp, he immediately led his troops and horses to fight with him. The rest of the departments will follow me to take Xuzhou City. Cao Ying was a little high-spirited, and it seemed that Xuzhou City was already within reach. The generals also agreed in unison, but Guo Jia frowned slightly.
"What worries Bonghyo about it?" Seeing Guo Jia's expression, Cao Ying hurriedly asked, but he believed in Guo Jia's vision more than he believed in himself. "Lord, there is still Chen Yuanlong in Xuzhou City, this person is resourceful, and he may not fall for this plan." Guo Jia said with some concern.
"Feng Xiao is too worried, although Chen Yuanlong has wisdom, but this person has always only tried to protect himself. Even if he can see through it, at best, he will only persuade Liu Bei and Tao Qian not to send troops, so we will only be busy at most. Cao Ying smiled. In fact, Cao Ying is also a little helpless, he has been besieging Xuzhou City for several months, and now the food and grass in the army is insufficient, and if he doesn't want to try to solve it quickly, he will really have to be in a dilemma.
"I hope so." Guo Jia sighed, but the worry in his heart always lingered. Cao Ying didn't care about anything else, and led the generals to prepare for their own departures.
It was the first day of the ninth lunar month, and there was no moon and few stars. Cao Ying led his army to the dirt hill behind the camp and camped temporarily, but his eyes were fixed on his empty camp.
"Lord, the right sentry is riding a flying horse to report, there is a large army in Xuzhou City!" Cao Hong hurried to Cao Ying's side and said. "Okay, Liu Bei Xiao'er really fell for the trick, and my thousands of corpses deceived him." Cao Ying stroked his palms and laughed, then looked at Cao Hong beside him, he was in a good mood, and felt that it was necessary to take the opportunity to give a good guide to this somewhat impatient clan general, so he followed the temptation and said: "Zilian knows, why did Liu Bei win this time?" ”
"He doesn't know how to use soldiers?" Cao Hong was naturally authentic, but soon found that this reason did not make very sense, and Liu Bei was not a fledgling who had never fought.
"No, it's precisely because this guy has been on the battlefield for a long time and knows how to use soldiers. I left behind those thousands of corpses, and Liu Bei treated them with common sense, mistakenly thinking that our army was already powerless, so he acted rashly. Zilian, as a general, must not only know the art of war well, but also be good at detecting clues. It is also necessary to learn how to figure out the enemy's thoughts, anticipate the enemy's opportunities, and guard against arrogance and rashness, so that the enemy can be defeated. Cao Ying said proudly.
"The lord is wise, Hong has been taught!" Cao Hong said with a look of admiration, and the generals around Cao Jun were also impressed when they heard it.
"The enemy is in ambush!" At this time, there was already a fire in Cao's camp tent, and the sharp-eyed soldiers were already aware of it. "Li Dian Lejin, you and others led the department to act according to the plan. The rest of the generals will follow me to take Xuzhou. Cao Ying said in high spirits, and then led the army to kill the soil slope, along the avenue in front of Jiuli Mountain, to kill Xuzhou City, which looked defenseless.
"Full speed ahead!" Cao Ying saw that the front army had crossed the mountain road, and Xuzhou City had seen it from afar, and he wished that he could have wings on his shoulders and fly there in an instant. However, at this moment, on the Jiuli Mountain, which had been silent on both sides, there was a sudden sound of shouting and killing. Then countless torches and rockets were shot down from the mountains on both sides, igniting the dead grass on the side of the road, and suddenly Cao Jun was all caught in a sea of fire!
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