After suffering a big loss on the Suishui battlefield, Xiao Yuan Sangong, who was carried away by the ambition of the emperor, finally calmed down, and finally listened to the advice of Zhou Yu and others, and finally adopted the correct tactics to confront the Xuzhou army, and the trouble of the Xuzhou army finally came.

Having learned the lesson that the fighting generals were not as good as the Xuzhou army, Xiao Yuan Sangong listened to the suggestions of Zhou Yu, Ji Ling and Qiao Rui, and decided to strengthen the defense of the Gaohuang Mountain camp again. At the same time, in order to prevent the Xuzhou army from sending Xiangyang artillery to attack the mountain, Zhou Yu suggested that Yuan Shu dig another deep trench 300 steps away from the camp, and attract mountain streams and springs to fill the trench, which not only has the effect of guarding against Xiangyang artillery, but also adds a defensive buffer.

Aware of Xiao Yuan Sangong's evil intention of sticking to the delayed war, although Tao Ying was still calm, it was inevitable that he was a little anxious, and sent troops across the river several times to fight, but Xiao Yuan Sangong just closed the village, no matter how the Xuzhou army insulted and provoked, he refused to go out of the camp for a decisive battle, and the Xuzhou army tried to attack several times, but they were also repelled by Yuan Shujun's strong bow and crossbow, and were forced to withdraw his troops.

After more than ten days of confrontation like this, Deputy Director Tao, who was not stable enough in the rear, felt that the situation was not good, and wanted to attack Xiao Yuan Sangong's camp head-on at any cost, but considering that his strength was far inferior to Xiao Yuan Sangong, once the frontal attack was too big, the consequences would be unimaginable, so he had to give up this idea. In desperation, Deputy Director Tao, who had always pretended to be a tactical genius, had no choice but to consult Chen Qi and Lu Su to ask them if they had a way to break the enemy.

"Lord, why don't you divide your troops to cut off Yuan Shu's grain route?" Lu Su suggested: "Although Huainan is not under Xuzhou in abundance of money and grain, Yuan Shu is heavy on the people, and the grain and grass are worry-free, but the grain and grass with the army are always limited. ”

"I have also thought about this method again and again, but as far as our army scouts know, Yuan Shu's food and grass with the army can be used for at least two months, and the effect of cutting off his grain is too slow." Tao Ying frowned and said: "And Yuan Shu still has water to transport grain, even if our army's partial division cuts off its land grain route, Yuan Shu can also transport grain to Mengcheng through the water, avoid our army's interception and then send it to the front line, so that it is difficult for our army to cut off his grain and grass supply." ”

Lu Su, who is not good at tactics, stopped talking, and Chen Jue also frowned and said: "Before, the old man also thought of luring Yuan Shu to fight by deception, but in the previous battle of Suishui, our army had already killed Yuan Shu and had an advantage. ”

Tao Ying nodded silently, and also regretted a little that he didn't deceive the enemy before, and he also killed Yuan Shu too hard, and it was even more difficult to lure him out of danger. At this time, Chen Qi suddenly said again: "Lord, since Yuan Shu has the determination to slow down, and our army has no good strategy to lure him out of danger and have a decisive battle, then why don't the lord avoid the truth and make a false one, and Suo surnamed does not lure him into a decisive battle, so he simply divides his troops to attack Yuan Shu's division!" ”

"Divide the troops to attack Yuan Shu's division?" Lu Su asked in surprise, "Han Yugong, is this plan too risky?" The strength of our army is far inferior to Yuan Shu, and the troops are divided to attack his partial division, and the strength of our army on the battlefield of Zhuyi is even thinner, what if Yuan Shu takes advantage of the void to attack? ”

"If Yuan Shu comes to attack, our army will stick to Zhuyi." Chen Jue replied lightly: "The distance between Zhuyi and Xiangxian is only one hundred and ten miles, and our army has built a large number of fortifications on the north bank of Suishui. And once our army breaks through Yuan Shu's division, the 5,000 regular troops on the battlefield in Xiangxian can immediately free up their hands and come south to help our main force break the enemy, which will increase the chances of victory. ”

Tao Ying groaned, and after weighing it for a while, Tao Ying patted the case a few times and said: "Han Yu's public words are reasonable, instead of wasting time here, it is better to divide the troops to attack Yuan Shu's partial division, and break his partial division, which can free up troops, I don't need to concentrate on two things, and try to lure the enemy at the same time, but also distract on the battlefield in Xiangxian." ”

Lu Su nodded, and did not object, but suggested: "The lord raised troops to attack Yuan Shu's division, and it is necessary to prevent Yuan Shu from dividing troops to reinforce Xiangxian, and increase troops and firewood to fight Xiangxian into a battle, completely distracting the strength of our army." According to the following opinion, the lord can spread rumors, just say that Liu Bei attacked the East China Sea, the lord you raise troops to save the East China Sea, first take the road north to Wuxian, Yuan Shu listened, he must suspect that the lord is luring him to fight, dare not divide the troops to hold on more, the lord you suddenly went west from Wuxian, and took the trail to attack Yuan Shu's division, Yuan Shu's division was caught off guard, and it was very easy to break. ”

Tao Ying laughed, immediately adopted Lu Su's plan, and sent people to spread rumors in the countryside, saying that the three Taozi brothers took advantage of the fire to rob and attack the East China Sea, and they wanted to lead the army back to the East China Sea to rescue, and at the same time, Tao Ying left Zang Ba, Lu Su, Chen Qi and Chen Zhi and others to guard the Zhuyi camp, and led Tao Ji, Xu Chu, Xu Sheng and 5,000 elite soldiers to take the road north, pretend to return to the East China Sea, and go all the way to Wuxian, the training place of the Junzi Army. Yuan Shujun made a careful move with the scouts, and immediately reported back to Xiao Yuan Sangong.

Not to mention, after Xiao Yuan Sangong heard the news, he really believed it to be true, and felt that the opportunity was coming to prepare to attack, Zhou Yu and Qiao Rui and others stopped him, Zhou Yu also played: "Father-in-law, this must be Tao Ying Xiaoer's plan to lure the enemy, our army insists on not fighting, Tao Ying Xiao'er does not dare to attack our army's well-defended strong camp, so he wants to use this carving insect trick to lure our army to fight, if his father-in-law rashly sends troops, he will be in Tao Ying's annihilation plan!" ”

Xiao Yuan Sangong was suspicious and a little hesitant, and Yang Hong, who was despised by Zhou Yu and wanted to take revenge, observed his words and took the opportunity to take the bad medicine and said: "General Gong Jin's words are wrong, let the lord stick to the idea of delaying the war and waiting for Tao Ying's rear to change, it is your strong advocacy, and now Tao Ying'er's rear has changed, but General Gongjin insists that Tao Ying'er is luring the enemy and preventing the lord from sending troops." If Tao Ying'er's rear really changes, who will bear the sin of missing the fighter? ”

"I'll take care of it!" Zhou Yu has always looked down on Yang Hong, and now he has won the trust and favor of Xiao Yuan Sangong, so naturally he doesn't need to be afraid of this sycophant, so Zhou Yu said without hesitation: "If it is said that Lu Bu and Cao Ying attacked the rear of Tao Ying'er, then I believe it, and even say that Gongsun Zhan and Tao Ying turned their faces into enmity, and ordered Tian Kai to send troops to attack Langya, and Tao Ying'er was forced to return to the division to rescue, then I may also believe it!" But if Tao Ying Xiao'er returned to the division because Liu Bei attacked the East China Sea, then I don't believe it first, Liu Bei only has a few thousand men and horses in his hands, and he has always been deceitful, before the other princes made a move, he didn't have the courage or the strength to attack Tao Ying Xiao'er's Donghai County! ”

"General Gongjin, do you dare to vouch?"

Lord Yang Hong's smile was even more ruthless, but Mei Zhoulang's answer made Lord Yang Hong's smile completely solidify - Mei Zhoulang replied without humility or arrogance: "Of course I dare, if Lord Yang Hong insists on questioning again, then I don't know if Lord Yang Hong dares to make a military order with Zhou Yu, if Liu Bei really attacks the East China Sea, please behead Lord Yu, if Liu Bei does not attack the East China Sea, then please behead Lord Yang!" ”

Lord Yang Hong's little face turned pale, and the civil and military officials of Yuan Shujun, who had long been unpleasant to Yang Hong, coaxed one after another, instigating Yang Hong and Zhou Yu to make this bet, Lord Yang Hong cherished his life and did not dare to agree, and he hated Zhou Yu in embarrassment, and finally Xiao Yuan Sangong also scolded Yang Hong: "Shut up for me, you don't know strategy, you don't intervene in military affairs!" It's so decided, wait and see for the time being, and send someone north to spy on the news, and wait until it is confirmed whether Tao Ying'er has really changed. ”

Yang Hong retreated, but Zhou Yu hated him for flattering him a few times and almost missed a big event, so he also took the opportunity to fall into the well, and suggested to Yuan Shu: "Father-in-law, General Chen Ji has been unable to attack the small city of Xiangxian County for a long time, it is a mistake, Lord Yang Hong has always enforced the law strictly, is selfless, and has won the trust of his father-in-law. If so, General Chen Ji's attack on Xiangxian County will be as easy as a palm. ”

"Little thief! You know that I am at odds with Chen Ji, and you want me to be a supervisor in Chen Ji's team, do you want to kill me by Chen Ji's hand? "Lord Yang Hong's face turned white again - in the past, in order to pat himself on the back, Lord Yang did not fall into the well when Xiao Yuan Sangong was angry with Chen Jijiu for attacking Lujiang Buke, and relied on scolding Chen Ji to please Xiao Yuan Sangong's joy, but he and Chen Ji formed a mortal enmity that did not share the sky.

"Very good, that's it." Without waiting for Lord Yang Hong to object, Xiao Yuan Sangong had already agreed without thinking, and none of the civil and military officials of Yuan Shujun next to him did not hate Lord Yang Hong, the first sycophant in Huainan, seeing that Yang Hong was pushed into the trap by Zhou Yu, he naturally hurried over to smash the stones together, and praised together: "The lord is wise, there is Yang Changshi to supervise the battle, and Xiangxian can be broken!" ”

"Zhou Yu'er! I am inseparable from you! Lord Yang Hong roared in his heart. But the thin arms can't twist the thighs, no matter how Yang Hong and Yang Changshi begged to shirk, Xiao Yuan Sangong just refused to take back his life, and in the end Yang Changshi had no choice but to quietly scold Zhou Yu's eighteenth generation ancestor with tears in his eyes, and led more than ten horsemen to the Xiangxian battlefield supervision army more than 100 miles away.

…………………… Okay, now let's take a look at the situation of the two armies on the battlefield, to put it mildly, the beautiful wife was robbed by Cao Boss and Guan Erye, the Xuzhou general General Qin Yi, fought quite well this time, taking advantage of the city's geographical advantages and Suishui natural danger, and blocked the enemy several times his own, Yuan Shujun's general Chen Jikong, who was in charge of the partial division battlefield, had superior troops, but Qin Yi, who was always reluctant to die out of the city, was also repelled by Qin Yi several times to attack the city, and still couldn't take Peiguo County to govern the county seat. In the end, Chen Ji, who couldn't stand Xiao Yuan Sangong's repeated urging, was also anxious, and in order to facilitate the siege, he simply moved the camp to the north bank of Suishui, preparing to attack the east, west, and north three gates of Xiangxian County without Suishui protection at the same time.

Coincidentally, when Yang Hong and Yang Changshi arrived at the battlefield in Xiangxian County, they happened to catch up with Chen Ji's division after the whole army moved to camp, and when he heard the report of the guards, Chen Ji, who had a deep hatred with Yang Changshi and was attacking Xiangxian for a long time, suddenly came out of anger and roared at the case, "What did the lord send this shameless villain for?" Overseer? This despicable villain is notoriously greedy for money, lustful, and incompetent, and let him help me take charge of the army, do you want to kill all these 30,000 troops? ”

"Brother, this is a godsend for revenge." Chen Ji's Chen Ban came out of the ranks, and said with a smile: "Outside, the king's order is not affected, Yang Hong's villain goes to his brother's account to supervise the army, as long as the brother catches one of his faults casually, he can cut him down with a knife, anyway, no one in our army likes this despicable villain except the lord, as long as the crime of killing him is justified, the brother is easy to explain in front of the lord." ”

Chen Ji thought about it carefully, and immediately turned his anger into joy and ordered to meet him, and after a while, poor Yang Changshi entered the big tent of the Chinese army, and immediately used his sycophant skills to pat Chen Ji's ass, trying to make Chen Ji forget his previous hatred and not give himself small shoes to wear, but it is a pity that General Chen Ji hated Yang Changshi to the bone marrow, no matter how flattering Yang Changshi was, he sneered, and finally General Chen Ji couldn't listen to it, so he simply sent Yang Changshi to rest in a few words, and then plunged into the work of building siege weapons. How to clean up the old enemy Yang Changshi is also going to be talked about later.

It was soon dark, and after eating the rough meal that he didn't care about before, our Yang Changshi returned to the simple tent with a sad face, and then started his head full of bad water while lying on the bed, "It's over, looking at Chen Ji'er's expression, he must still remember those previous grudges, I was a prisoner for him and an offended messenger, this time I'm afraid that it will be more auspicious, what should I do?" What should I do? ”

Thinking about it, Yang Changshi even had the idea of surrendering to the Xuzhou army, but considering that his reputation was too bad and he didn't know the civil and military officials in Xuzhou, he was not sure of his life in the past when he surrendered, and he definitely wouldn't have the glory and wealth and high-ranking officials in Huainan, and quickly dispelled this idea - for Yang Changshi, the head can be broken, the blood can be shed, and the glory and wealth really can't be without. Therefore, Yang Changshi could only lie on the bed and sigh for a long time, with a sad face and couldn't sleep until the middle of the night, but secretly scolded Xiao Yuan Sangong for being overkill, Zhou Yu for being insidious and vicious, and Chen Ji for being a rat belly and chicken intestines.

"Kill————!"

When the three watchmen rang, there was a sudden earth-shattering shouting and killing sound outside the tent, and at first Yang Changshi thought that it was the Xuzhou army of Xiangxian County who went out of the city to rob the camp, but after listening carefully, he found that the situation was very wrong - the shouting and killing sound came from the east opposite to Xiangxian County. Shocked, Yang Changshi, who didn't take off his clothes and shoes at all, hurriedly jumped out of bed, and when he rushed out of the tent to take a look, he saw that the east was in flames, and an army killed the self-army camp with torches.

"Enemy reinforcements robbing the camp? I'm too unlucky, right? ”

As soon as he arrived at the battlefield in Xiangxian County, he encountered the camp robbed by the enemy, and the unlucky Yang Changshi really couldn't cry, but fortunately, because he hadn't slept, Yang Changshi reacted the fastest, rushed to the stables before the others, grabbed a war horse to ride, and then fled to the north - friends are not mistaken, Yang Changshi may have a little bit of character, but his mind is definitely not stupid, knowing that the enemy's reinforcements are coming from the east, the defenders of Xiangxian County may be out of the city to attack, and a large number of defeated soldiers in their own country will definitely flee to the south, Yang Changshi has no power to tie the chickens himself, he is looking for death to the east and west, and he may be trampled to death by his own defeated soldiers when he runs south, and he is more likely to be killed by the many enemies in his own team, so only the north is the safest!

In the chaos, Yang Changshi saw a Xuzhou army rampage in the camp, as if entering a no-man's land, and also saw Chen Ji and Chen Ban brothers leading the troops in a panic to meet the enemy, covering his face with his sleeves and bypassing the team of Chen Ji brothers, Yang Changshi saw Chen Ji bumping into an enemy again, and was hacked to death by Xu Chu, the big fat enemy who led the enemy, - although Yang Changshi did not participate in the battle of Suishui, but that day Xu Chu led the army to rush to the gate of the camp of Gaohuang Mountain, So Yang Changshi, who was hiding on the mountain and shivering, also remembered Xu Chu's appearance.

Seeing this scene, Yang Changshi finally came to his senses, and said that Tao Ying Xiao'er really didn't go to the East China Sea, but Zhou Yu and I didn't guess correctly, Tao Ying Xiao'er neither went to the East China Sea nor set up an ambush in Zhuyi, but came to this partial battlefield. But at this moment, Yang Changshi can't be allowed to think too much, seeing that Chen Ji has been beheaded by Xu Chu, Yang Changshi expected that Yuan Shujun would inevitably be another big defeat and fiasco tonight, in order to survive, Yang Changshi also fled north even more desperately, crossed the simple fence that Chen Jijun had just built today, and disappeared into the only northern night depths where there was no fire and shouting killing.

Yang Changshi is also memorizing, originally the Xuzhou army is indeed only an east-west attack, and the north and south have not arranged an army to attack, but it happens that there is a Xuzhou army that rarely participates in melee attrition, and does not want to go to the south to block a large number of enemy defeats, so he came to the north to ambush and kill the scattered defeated soldiers of Yuan Shu's army who fled here - this army is of course the light cavalry team of Deputy Director Tao's life-root Junzi Army. And Yang Changshi rode a precious war horse to the north, naturally he didn't want to attract the attention of the ambush soldiers of the Junzi Army, so Yang Changshi escaped from the camp for less than three miles, and was immediately stopped by a group of Junzi Army light cavalry.

"Stop! Surrender or kill! Don't run! Otherwise, the arrows will be released! Seeing that there were many cavalry blocking his way, the frightened Yang Changshi originally planned to turn around and run in other directions, but when he heard the word 'release arrows', Yang Changshi, who had already fallen off the horse's head, immediately reined in the war horse, rolled the saddle and knelt on his knees, and desperately kowtowed and cried: "Master Jun, don't release the arrows, please don't release the arrows, I surrender, I surrender!" ”

"Really surrendered?" The soldiers of the Junzi Army, who were separated from Yang Changshi by more than a hundred steps and were not sure of shooting at the target, looked at each other, it was really the first time to encounter such a greedy enemy who was afraid of death, and when he rushed up on horseback, he saw Yang Changshi wearing a Confucian shirt and a square scarf to dress up as a civil official, but they were all overjoyed, and quickly tied up Yang Changshi, Yang Changshi did not resist, just cried with a handful of snot and tears, "Master Jun, you must not kill me, don't kill me, I surrender, I really surrender, I don't run or escape, I surrender——! ”

At this time, another team of cavalry came over with torches, and when the gentlemen and soldiers present saluted, a delicate young man who was also wearing a Confucian shirt and a square scarf turned over and dismounted, and walked in front of Yang Changshi, Yang Changshi guessed that he must be an official in Xuzhou, and without saying a word, he knelt down on his knees to the delicate young man, and kowtowed desperately to beg for mercy, "My lord, my lord, I surrender, I surrender, please don't kill me, my name is Yang Hongzi Zhongming, I Chinese New Year's Eve am eight years old today, I have a wife, two concubines and three sons, and I hold the position of Changshi under the command of Yuan Shu's old horseman, This time, Yuan Shu's old puppet invaded Xuzhou in the north, and he was resolutely opposed to it, and it was Zhou Yu'er who instigated in front of Yuan Shu's husband, and Yuan Shu's puppet did not listen to the advice of the subordinates! In the next to Tao Envoy, he is full of awe! ”

"Do you know Zhou Yu?" The handsome young man asked in surprise.

"Know, know." Yang Changshi nodded like a chicken pecking rice.

"And how do you have a relationship with him?" The delicate young man asked with some excitement.

"This ......." Yang Changshi didn't dare to answer casually, and asked tentatively: "Dare to ask this adult, what is the relationship with Zhou Gongjin?" ”

"Friends, old friends." The delicate young man replied with a smile.

"Meet Zhou Yu below!" Yang Changshi hurriedly replied: "I not only know Zhou Gongjin in Xia, but also a friend of life and death who is like a brother, Gongjin is a feather fan scarf, heroic, broad-minded, heroic, both civil and military, strategic, and has a close relationship with him in the next, and is like a brother and sister - so don't kill me, my lord!" ”

"Fuck you!" Another young man behind the delicate young man burst into a rage and shouted: "Second brother, hand over this sibling brother of Zhou Yu Xiao'er to me, I promise to make him regret being born in this world, and see if he Zhou Yu Xiao'er dares to go against our Xuzhou again!" ”

"Ahh Yang Changshi was taken aback, and quickly changed his words and said: "My lord, please listen to the words of Zaixia, although Zai Xia is familiar with the thief Zhou Yu, but in fact, he has long hated him to the bone, that Zhou Yu's thief is as ugly as a pig, narrow-minded, vicious and shameless, hypocritical and deceitful, human-faced and beast-hearted, not as thin as he is!" I have a close relationship with Zhou Yu's thief, but I just want to find evidence of his guilt and expose his hypocrisy! ”

Saying that, Yang Changshi kowtowed desperately again, and shouted with a crying voice: "And that Zhou Yu thief hates Xia the most, and regards Xia as a life and death enemy, this time he went down to Xiangxian County to supervise the army, and he just wanted to use Chen Ji Xiao'er's hand to get rid of Zaixia, because Zai Xia not only shared the sky with that Zhou Yu thief, but also shared the same water and fire with Chen Ji Xiaoer, this point, everyone under the command of Yuan Shu Lao Pifu can testify!" If you don't believe it, you can immediately grab a captive and ask if Yang Hong has a grudge against that Chen Ji child, and he doesn't dare to lie. ”

"Pifu, what is your relationship with that Zhou Yu child?" Another young man was furious and asked, "How can you be like a brother to him for a while?" Will you be with him for a while? ”

"My lord, I'm following your words." Yang Changshi cried with a sad face, and rarely said a big truth, "But you can swear to the sky in Xia, and you really don't share the sky with that Zhou Yu thief, this time Yuan Shu Pifu sent him to Xiangxian County to supervise the army, and it was also Zhou Yu'er who borrowed a knife to kill people, and wanted to borrow Chen Ji's hand to get rid of him." ”

"Why are you making a feud with Zhou Yu'er?" The delicate young man before asked curiously.

"It's ......."

Yang Changshi was a little hesitant, but was intimidated by the surrounding Xuzhou soldiers, Yang Changshi still stubbornly said the reason for his enmity with Zhou Yu - that is, his own fart slapped on the horse's leg, and almost missed the military aircraft of Xiao Yuan Sangong, causing Zhou Yu, who was bent on fighting with the Xuzhou army, to be furious and turn against himself. After Yang Changshi finished speaking, another young man suddenly spit out a mouthful of thick phlegm and said to the delicate young man: "Second brother, such a shameless villain, leave him to do anything, kill him." ”

"Don't!"

Yang Changshi was about to scream, but the handsome young man opposite made Yang Changshi shake his head in surprise, and said something that surprised Yang Changshi - the handsome young man smiled and said, "No, you can't kill it, I like this Lord Yang very much, so I stayed." Come to someone, loosen the tie for Lord Yang, and take him to the rear to be entertained, and treat him with the best wine and meat. ”

"No." The surrounding Xuzhou soldiers agreed, but Yang Changshi was surprised and delighted, and hurriedly kowtowed to the handsome young man, thanked him without a word, and asked with a flattering face: "Dare to ask who is the surname of this adult?" In order to repay the great kindness of the adult, I am willing to go with the adult to see Tao Ying Tao Envoy, and tell the Tao Envoy Jun what he knows about the Yuan Shu military machine, and help the Adult to ask Tao Envoy for credit. ”

"No need." The delicate young man smiled, and came to Yang Changshi with his own hands, and said with a smile: "I am Tao Ying, Lord Changshi, please hurry up, no need to be polite." ”

"You're the Tao Envoy?! As I said just now, you are so wise and martial, the jade tree is in the wind, the demeanor is graceful, and the instrument is extraordinary, you must not be an ordinary person! Yang Hong has long admired the name of the envoy, like thunder, and has long admired the envoy, and now he can see the dignity of the envoy, and he will die without regrets! It's really the weight of the five mountains, and it's not as important as the respect for the envoy! Mount Tai is not as high as the loftiness of the king! Although the sea is deep, it is not as deep as the reverence for the envoys————! ”

"Lord Changshi is too awarded, in fact, he has admired the name of the master for a long time, and he only hates not to meet. The admiration for adults is also like the surging river, endless, the Yellow River is overflowing, and it is out of control. Lord Changshi, please get up, go, let's go to the rear to drink together, and we must not get drunk with Lord Changshi today, and Lord Changshi's high talent should also enjoy the ............ today. ”

(To be continued)