When Ji Ling learned that Liu Ze had only 30,000 people in attack on Yicheng this time, he couldn't help but be overjoyed, and said in his heart, God really helps me! It seems that today is the day when I Ji Ling is ashamed, so he decided to line up in Yicheng and fight Liu Ze to the death. The last time he was in Xuyi, Ji Ling was used twice but was calculated by Liu Ze, with the other way, or the other body, the loss was heavy, this time he was honest, Liu Ze came from afar, he didn't dare to steal the camp and rob the village again, as the so-called once bitten by a snake, ten years afraid of the well rope, Ji Ling didn't want to attack the camp again at all, determined to break the enemy with the right way, discharge the dignified battle array, and Liu Ze to fight for life and death.

Although Ji Ling was born as a military general, he had also read several military books and understood the truth of the sophistry of soldiers, but he knew better that the battlefield relied more on strength, so he didn't believe that with his 50,000 people, almost twice as many people as Liu Ze, he couldn't defeat Liu Ze with a dignified army.

Therefore, after crossing the Huaishui, Ji Ling set up a village with his back to the Huaishui, strictly guarded against the sneak attack of the Xuzhou army, and put on a posture to prepare for a decisive battle with the Xuzhou army. But what worries Ji Ling is that the morale of the Huainan army, after Yuan Shu became emperor, in order to carry out the enthronement ceremony, he embezzled a lot of food and salary from the army, and now the military camp is full of complaints, morale is low, how to improve the morale of the army, has become the most important problem for Ji Ling to consider before the decisive battle. In the past few days, Ji Ling was reading the historical records, and he was reading Xiang Yu's book, when suddenly he slapped his thigh and shouted!

The first army came very quickly, starting from Xiaqiu, but it only took three days to arrive at a place thirty miles north of Yicheng, and found that Ji Ling had already set up a village on the north bank of Huaishui. Liu Ze also ordered the army to set up camp in the north of Yicheng, which was far away from the large camp of the Huainan Army.

"Setting up camp against the water is a taboo for soldiers, it is said that this Ji Ling is also the chief general under Yuan Shu, how could he make such a low-level mistake? Could it be that there is fraud in it? Zhao Yun said after seeing the scout's detailed report.

Liu Ze smiled slightly and said, "If Zilong is in Ji Ling's position, how should he set up a formation to meet the enemy?" ”

Zhao Yun did not hesitate, and said directly: "If I am the chief general of the Yuan army, the best policy is to defend according to Huai, deploy defenses on the south bank of Huaishui, and stop the enemy's offensive; The middle strategy is to stick to the city. With the help of Yicheng City for defense deployment; As for this back, it is lined up. It's just a strategy, and I will never use it. ”

Jia Xu smiled slightly and said: "What General Zilong said is extremely true, if it is purely for defense, it is undoubtedly the best choice to defend according to Huai. But this Ji Ling lined up against the water. But it has ulterior motives. Trying to fight to the death with our army in Huaibei, defending and attacking. ”

Zhao Yun snorted coldly and said, "This Ji Ling is not only stupid but also arrogant, and he has 50,000 soldiers and horses in his hands. He looked down on the 30,000 people of our army, and he really didn't know how to write this dead word! ”

At this time, the Chinese officer came in to report and handed over the battle letter under Ji Ling, about a decisive battle tomorrow.

Liu Zedao: "The last battle of Xuyi, let Ji Ling's whole division retreat, obviously did not hurt him, this time Ji Ling must want to avenge the last arrow, lined up on the north bank of Huaishui, and wanted to fight to the death with our army, that is very good, just as he wants." Liu Ze signed his name on the battle book and handed it to the Chinese officer, asking him to pass it on to the messenger sent by Ji Ling.

If Ji Ling refuses to defend along the Huaishui, although Liu Ze does not have a way to break the enemy, it will be relatively difficult, but the arrogant Ji Ling is arrayed on the north bank of Huaishui, and if he wants to learn from Han Xin's backwater battle, it is an extremely rare opportunity for Liu Ze. The so-called knowing oneself and knowing one's opponent can not be defeated in a hundred battles, Ji Ling only saw the 30,000 horses of the Xuzhou army, but he never saw the combat power of these 30,000 horses, and Liu Ze had already thoroughly understood Ji Ling's 50,000 horses.

Before the battle of Xuyi, Yuan Shu had a total of 200,000 troops, most of which he was recruited from Nanyang, Yuzhou and other places, and lost 40,000 or 50,000 people in Xuyi, although some recruits were later replenished, but the population of Huainan was limited, and the two counties added up to only four or five hundred thousand people. But Yuan Shu had forcibly recruited troops several times in Huainan before, and there were almost no strong men who could be pulled again, so Yuan Shu had not been able to make up for the troops lost by Xuyi, and now Yuan Shu's total strength has been maintained at about 1670,000.

In order to resist the attack of the Xuzhou army from two directions, Yuan Shu sent Ji Ling and Zhang Xun to lead 50,000 horses and horses to block Huaibei and Yinling respectively, and the army guarding Shouchun was only 50,000 or 60,000 at most. Among the 50,000 horses led by Ji Ling, the infantry accounted for the vast majority of the proportion, and there was no formed cavalry, and the new and old soldiers were mixed, and the combat effectiveness was uneven, plus Yuan Shuke deducted the soldiers' salaries, and now in the Huainan army, even two meals a day are already not enough, so that an army that can't even eat enough to fight in battle, the combat effectiveness can be imagined.

To deal with such an army, Liu Ze even saved his strategy, didn't Ji Ling want to fight to the death, then let him take advantage of his wishes! In the last battle of Xuyi, it was precisely because Lu Bu attacked Xuzhou that Liu Ze was in a hurry to return to the army to rescue Xuzhou, so he let Ji Ling and his horse go, allowing him to retreat with the whole division, otherwise the last battle of Xuyi would have completely solved Ji Ling. However, this Ji Ling is really stupid, it is estimated that he was still complacent about the last time he was able to retreat safely from the Xuyi battlefield, obviously there was no pain at all, and he didn't weigh how many catties and taels he had, so he dared to hang out and shout, since he wanted to find death, Liu Ze didn't have the idea of not fulfilling him at all.

Strategic contempt for the enemy does not mean tactical contempt for the adversary. Liu Ze and Jia Xu, Zhao Yun, and Xu Rong in the military headquarters still very seriously formulated a plan for tomorrow's battle, with Xu Rong's first division as the middle army, and discharged the phalanx of the main battle, the left flank is the first cavalry division of Guan Hai, and the right flank is Chen Zhi's second infantry division. As for the rest, it became simple, in the last battle of Xuyi, the two sides have been fighting around the two sides of the Huaishui, Ji Ling has not suffered from the archers, obviously he still does not know the power of the archers, this time I will set a big meal for him to taste.

In the early morning of the next day, as soon as the sky dawned, Ji Ling dressed up neatly early, stepped on the war horse, took a three-pointed two-edged knife, finished ordering the whole army to go out, and waited in formation. Then he ordered all the camps to be demolished, all the pots and stoves to be destroyed, and the pontoon bridge in Huaishui was set on fire and all the boats were scuttled.

Lei Bo Chen Lan was taken aback, and hurriedly dissuaded: "General Ji must not, this pontoon bridge and boat are our army's retreat, in case the war is unfavorable, our army still has a way to retreat, today the bridge is destroyed and the boat is sunk, our army will have no way to live, how can it be a war?" ”

Ji Ling laughed and said, "How do you know General Ben's clever plan? The art of war has clouds, the cauldron is sunk, put it to death and then live, our army has the advantage in numbers, but the morale is low, today the general is in a battle against the water, breaking the cauldron and sinking the boat, is to inspire morale, vow to fight to the death with Liu Ze, victory is life, defeat is death, the army has no way to retreat, dare not fight to the death? ”

Chen Lan said suspiciously: "The battle of the back water is already a dangerous move, not to mention that Liu Ze is not incompetent, if our army fails to defeat in a battle, will it not put the whole army in a desperate situation, I hope the general will think twice before acting." ”

Ji Ling said: "Han Xin's backwater array, Xiang Yu broke the cauldron and sank the boat, all of them have become immortal achievements, this ancestor is in the front, after a certain effect, why not?" Today, let's see how General Ben is like a bamboo, breaking Liu Ze above Huaishui, and being ashamed! ”

Lei Bo also advised: "The way of using soldiers, pay attention to the complementarity of Qi Zheng, when Han Xin Xiang Yu broke the enemy and became famous in a battle, he also relied on the right time and place, the general did not know the enemy's situation, and took risks, I am afraid that it will be difficult to win completely." ”

Ji Ling was furious and said, "A certain intention has been decided!" If you dare to confuse the morale of the army and slack off morale, you will not be forgiven! ”

Lei Bo Chen Lan had no choice but to retreat. Ji Ling ordered the pontoon boats to be destroyed, the pot stove camp was demolished, and each soldier only brought three days' food, and marched north in a mighty way, waiting in front of the Xuzhou military camp.

The news of Yuan's destruction of the cauldron soon reached the Xuzhou military camp, Liu Ze couldn't help laughing, this Ji Ling is not only stupid, but also stupid to the extreme, he is extremely cute, he is in a position to follow Han Xin, and he is a master of the overlord, but unfortunately he only learned a superficial and did not learn the real essence. At that time, Han Xin was far-sighted and knew the character and ability of the enemy general Chen Yu well, so he boldly deployed surprise troops and succeeded in a battle. As for Xiang Yu, does Ji Ling have Xiang Yu's courage to shake the mountains and cover the world?

Ji Ling not only does not have a clear understanding of the strength of the Xuzhou army, but also does not see the strength of his subordinates clearly, now the Huainan soldiers are tired and weak, and the grievances are boiling, only relying on their own conjectures, they think that they can improve their morale, neither know the other nor themselves, in the end they are just a toddler in Handan, and they will only be the laughing stock of the world.

In fact, in a back-to-back battle like Han Xin, the use of troops is extremely dangerous, and the slightest difference is the end of the pool, so this kind of battle example also determines that it is almost impossible to copy, Ji Ling only learned a little skin, so he dared to show off in front of Liu Ze, if he didn't die, he really didn't have to die!

Xu Rong said: "Why is the lord laughing? ”

Liu Ze said: "I laughed at that Ji Ling, a vulgar and reckless man, he actually wanted to learn from Han Xin Xiang Yu, does he have Han Xin's brain and Xiang Yu's temperament?" Hahaha......"

"But the last general feels that Ji Ling's doing this will inevitably make the morale of the Yuan army soar, and he will not survive unless he fights to the death, and everyone must fight to the death."

Liu Ze smiled meaningfully and said, "Who said that you can only be born after death?" (To be continued......)