Three days later, Lüyang, the county government.

General Yingyang and Zhiyang Hou Ganning are discussing countermeasures with Yan Xing, Zhou Tai, Chen Qi, and several partial generals and soldiers.

According to the report of Tanma Fei, Zhang Fu, the vanguard general of the Hanzhong Army and the general of Bingzhong, led an army of 100,000 to come, and has now passed through Yangping Pass, which is only 120 miles away from Luoyang, and is expected to be in the city in the early morning of the next day.

"The god-damn Zhang Lu, the dog's Wudou Rice Sect, deceived the people so badly, how many people do you say there are in Hanzhong? Unexpectedly, a Wupin general led 100,000 horses to act as a vanguard, how could this battle be fought? Zhou Tai paced back and forth in the lobby depressedly, cursing loudly at Zhang Lu and his Five Dou Mi Sect.

Wei Yanzhan smiled and said: "Youping is a little restless, don't be impatient, I think that the Five Doumi Sect has been established in Hanzhong for many years, and it is good at demagoguery, ten years ago, the Taiping Dao of the three brothers of Zhang Jiao bewitched the people even better, how big are five or six million, and the beacon fire is all over Si, Henan, Yan, Qing, Yang, Hebei, and Xu, and even Bingzhou, Xiliang, and Jiaozhou, almost sweeping the entire Han Dynasty, but what is the final result?" ”

"Hehe Xingba is right, the momentum of the Yellow Turban Army is so huge, in the end, it was not wiped out by Lu Shangshu and Huangfu Song and their Zhu Jun led the army, it was only five or six years of trouble!"

After listening to Gan Ning's words, Zhou Tai's anxiety really calmed down, but he still said with a little worry: "Now that the three armies are attacking Hanzhong together, I don't know what the situation of the other two roads is, alas, Xingba, do you think we will be overdue?" ”

Gan Ning rubbed the stubble on his chin and pondered: "Wen Chang now occupies Baocheng and is ready to fight the enemy defending Wuxiang; General Hansheng is still in the valley, and it is estimated that he will be able to break the valley and defend the enemy in a few days, cross the valley, and cross the Han River. marching from the east; Only our army is still in Lüyang, and it can't advance half a step! ”

"Do you think Yang Fu's strategy can work!" Zhou Tai tried to ask, because when he set out on the expedition, Lu Bu also arranged a surprise army, led by Yang Fu, Jiang Xu, and Jiang Wei, 30,000 tiger and leopard battalions secretly set out from Yinping and walked 300 miles of mountain roads to attack the Sword Pavilion. Then he detoured to Guangyuan and attacked Jiameng Pass with Gan Ning.

"So we have to speed up the pace and try to take Baishui Pass before Jiang Xu, otherwise we will suffer huge losses!"

Yan Xing, who had been sitting on the right side and was silent, had a stern face and said solemnly: "Although the Five Dou Mi Sect is the same as the Yellow Turban Army, he is still an army of 100,000, and we only have 30,000 soldiers and horses. ”

Gan Ning bowed his head: "What Yan Ming said is extremely true. That Zhang Lu has been operating in Hanzhong for many years, and his demagogic ability and courage have far surpassed Zhang Jiao! ”

"Report!"

The scout Pegasus came, and quickly walked into the council hall in a long tone: "General Qiyu, I have found out Zhang Fu's accurate military strength, there are 40,000 strong and strong, plus 30,000 old and weak auxiliary soldiers, a total of about 70,000 horses. Claimed to be 100,000! ”

"Tsk...... There are 70,000 yuan, this rich is quite real! Gan Ning said in a playful tone. Waving his hand and commanding the scout, "Investigate again, report the general's situation at any time!" ”

Before the scouts had withdrawn, Zhou Tai asked impatiently: "The Hanzhong army is approaching the city, how does Xingba think to deal with it?" ”

"How do you think you should deal with it?" Gan Ning, who looked resolute, smiled and asked Zhou Tai rhetorically.

Zhou Tai reached out and stroked a handful of steel whiskers. swore and said: "Xingba is the chief general of the three armies, you can fight how you say, I, Zhou Tai, will definitely take the general's head as the leader!" ”

"Good!" Gan Ning clapped his hands and applauded, "There is a river outside Luoyang City, called Neishui. Our army can just make a fuss about this, line up with its back to the water, and resist the enemy south of the internal waters. ”

"Back to the water?" Including Chen Qi, as well as several people who joined the army. At the same time, he groaned.

Gan Ning nodded solemnly: "Yes, it's the backwater array!" The general planned to lead his troops across the internal waters, line up on the south bank to meet the enemy, let the soldiers put them to death, give full play to their abilities, and attack the thief army head-on, so that he would know the strength of our Xiliang army! ”

"No, don't ......" joining the army is the first Yi to stand up against it, "The rebels are many and their morale is strong, so they can't be directly attacked, they should retreat, defend the city, wait for the arrival of the lord's reinforcements, and then make a decision." ”

Gan Ning disagreed with Shi Yi's words: "Filial piety is only bad!" The rebels are coming from afar, and at this time, they will not meet the attack, weaken the enemy's strength, and wait for the main force of the rebels to assemble under the city, and then want to fight, it will be difficult! The enemy army is tired from afar, and it is with the help of the topography of the internal water to inspire the morale of the soldiers, thwart the edge of the rebels, and strengthen the momentum of our army! ”

"The enemy army is outnumbered, and our army still needs to divide its troops to defend the city, but I am afraid that it will be difficult to win the battle." The law is based on reason.

Fa Zheng is the same as Xu Shu, as a new strategist under Lu Bu's account, he needs a battle to prove, at first he was high-spirited and ready to show his skills, but when he heard that the enemy army had 100,000 soldiers and horses, he immediately dispelled this idea, and put forward a steady and steady strategy, slowly and gradually, for meritorious service, saving the lives of soldiers is the most important thing.

Gan Ning still respects Fazheng, and the military conference needs to be discussed dialectically and analyze the pros and cons; If everyone is submissive and unassertive, then there is no need for military discussions, so Gan Ning is not angry, and patiently debates with Shiyi.

"In the past, Han Xin, the Marquis of Huaiyin, lined up with 30,000 troops in Jingcheng to break the Zhao army of 200,000, which went down in history and was passed down as a good story for the ages, and now our army has more than 30,000 people, even if 10,000 people are left to defend the city, there are still 20,000 people who can fight, and there are only 40,000 thieves who can fight.

Fa Zheng is still stubborn: "The water on Han Xin's back is several zhang deep, and the soldiers have no way to retreat, so the three armies are fighting to the death!" And our army is in the upper reaches of the internal waters, the deepest place is only more than a zhang, and behind it is a little sun, the soldiers know that there is a way to retreat, they will definitely not risk their lives, and they will not risk their lives, and they will not only not inspire morale, but will hinder the retreat of our army, which is an unwise move, and I think it is not feasible! ”

Just when Gan Ning and Shi Fa were in the middle of an argument, Zhou Tai suddenly stroked his steel beard and laughed: "Haha...... Xingba's backwater array inspired me, I have a plan to break the thief soldiers, maybe I can capture Zhang Fu alive, but it is also unknown! ”

Gan Ning was overjoyed, and asked with a smile: "What clever plan did Youping think of, hurry up and listen to it?" ”

Zhou Taisheng strode to the cowhide map and pointed to the internal water thirty miles south of Luoyang City: "This river goes south." Can help our army win a complete victory, Xingba, Yanming, Gongjie, and the French army come over with their ears, how about listening to Zhou's strategy? ”

After listening to this, Gan Ning, Yan Xing, Chen Qi and Fa Zheng all clapped their hands and applauded: "This plan is feasible, and it will definitely be able to break the thief army!" ”

Since the generals reached an agreement, Gan Ning immediately dispatched troops and ordered Zhou Tai to lead 5,000 troops. Quickly out of the city, go to the upper reaches of the Neishui to cut off the water flow, ordered Yan Xing to lead 5,000 troops, set up an ambush in the Neishui River Valley, ordered Chen Qi and Fa Zheng to lead 10,000 troops to defend Luoyang, and he took 10,000 horses out of the city to the south, and lined up to meet the Hanzhong army.

As the whimpering horn sounded, the generals led their troops and acted according to the plan.

Gan Ning led 10,000 people out of Luoyang all the way to the south. Walked 20 miles, then came to the edge of the inner water about 15 zhang wide, this is the only river in the territory of Luoyang, the water flow is abundant in summer, but because this place is the upstream, so the river is only five or six zhang wide, although the day before yesterday had just rained rain, but the depth is only more than three zhang.

Gan Ning ordered people to build two pontoon bridges on the river. The ministry general advised: "It's still early, it's better to build a few more pontoon bridges." lest they trample on each other when they retreat! ”

Gan Ning laughed: "Don't worry, when our army retreats, this internal water will definitely dry up to the bottom!" ”

The two monks of the general school were puzzled, although the water in this inner water is not as good as in summer, but it is also five or six zhang wide, more than one zhang deep. How can you just do it? But the military orders are like a mountain, and the generals and colonels don't dare to ask more, so they can only act in accordance with the orders.

The army crossed the Neishui and walked more than ten miles south, and then came to a tributary that flowed parallel to each other. The flow rate and width of the riverbed are slightly inferior to those of the inner water, but the river is also three or four zhang wide and more than one zhang deep.

Gan Ning once again ordered to build ten pontoon bridges on the river, and then the whole army crossed the river and lined up on the opposite side of the river, waiting for the arrival of the vanguard of the Hanzhong Army.

The adjutant general suggested again: "General, the essence of the backwater formation lies in putting it to death and then revitalizing, our army has built so many pontoon bridges, and all the soldiers know that there is a way to retreat, how can they fight to the death?" The advantage of fighting against the water cannot be brought into play, and if you are outnumbered, you may not be able to win! ”

"Haha...... You just do what you do! This pontoon bridge is not just a retreat for our army, but a ...... for the Hanzhong army" Xu Huang stroked his beard and smiled, admiring Zhou Tai's plan.

Strategies are determined by the terrain and do not stick to the rules, which is the performance of an excellent general. Don't look at Zhou Tai's usual stupidity, when it comes to critical moments, he can always come up with ideas like Jia Junshi, he knows that Zhou Tai has always been pretending to be stupid, and he also knows that Lu Bu knows that Zhou Tai is pretending to be stupid, otherwise with Zhou Tai's military exploits, he should have been crowned a four-rank general a long time ago, instead of just being a captain under his own account, but even if Zhou Tai is just a captain, there is no one in the Bingzhou army who does not admire him.

The 10,000 Xiliang troops were busy for a day and a night, and finally erected ten pontoon bridges on the tributaries of the inland water. After resting for the night on the north bank of the tributary, the whole army crossed the river and lined up on the south bank to wait for the arrival of the vanguard of the Hanzhong army.

At noon, the dust in the south gradually drifted up, covering the sky and the sun, and the footsteps shook the earth, and after a while, you could see the black and oppressive Hanzhong army sweeping all over the mountains, like an ant colony. Flags fluttered in the wind, and most of the soldiers had no armor and used a variety of weapons, such as spears, spears, go, hunting forks, and even hoes, shovels, and other farm tools.

"Report!"

The scouts of the Hanzhong army quickly came to Zhang Fuma: "General Zhang Fu, Gan Ning led his troops to line up on the south bank of the Outer Water (Inner Water Tributary), and it looks like they are going to fight to the death with our army!" ”

Zhang Fu led the generals to climb high and look into the distance, looked at it for a while and laughed: "Haha...... This Gan Ning is also a scheming person! Thinking that after reading two military books, he would become a soldier immortal, and Han Xin's backwater array was because the river behind him was wide and the water was urgent, and the soldiers had no way to retreat, so they would fight to the death. Han Xin attacked the Zhao army's camp with surprise soldiers and planted flags all over the place, so he was able to break the Zhao army! Now, Xu Huang actually built ten pontoon bridges on the river, for fear that his team would not retreat fast enough, in this case, which soldier would fight desperately to the death? And our army has never set up camp, so how can we be afraid that the Xiliang army will copy my back road? ”

As he spoke, he made a move with a spear in his hand and said loudly: "All the soldiers followed a certain forward and captured Gan Ning alive, so that the Xiliang Army and the Bingzhou Army would know the bravery of my Hanzhong soldiers!" Shock the enemy's courage and go straight to Longxian! (To be continued......)