Chapter 81: Darkness Chen Cang
The generals were polite to each other, and then rushed to the big tent of the Chinese army, and the soldiers behind them went back to the headquarters to rest under the leadership of the middle-level officers!
After the generals sat down, they had not been able to talk happily for today's victory for a long time, and Huangfu Song, who was sitting on the throne, waved his hand to stop: "Today's victory, you can celebrate a little, but don't be too lax!" Although we won the first battle, we didn't do much damage to the Yellow Turban, and how to break the enemy next is crucial. ”
But as soon as his words fell, Yuan Shao, who was in the limelight on today's battle array, suddenly stood up and said loudly: "General Huangfu, judging from today's battle array, the combat power of the Yellow Turban of this Chen State and Runan County is far inferior to that of Yingchuan Bocai. The officers and men of our army are far stronger than the other side several times, and since Meng De led the army to reinforce, we have more than 70,000 horses, and this yellow turban is actually not to be feared. ”
After speaking, Yuan Shao smiled at the generals in the tent, and confidently continued: "On the way back, I have been thinking about it for a long time, and I have a good plan to break the yellow scarf!" ”
"Oh? Will the plan be settled? Hearing Yuan Shao's words, Huangfu Song suddenly perked up and hurriedly asked.
Hearing this, Yuan Shao did not hesitate, and with a wave of his big hand, he gushed out the plan in his heart: "The combat power of this yellow turban is not strong, as far as I can see, as long as 40,000 elite soldiers are enough to resist." Therefore, we can keep the flag undiminished, and the camp is set up as before, so as to confuse the other side. But in fact, 30,000 horses were secretly sneaked out and made a detour to attack Xihua City behind it. As long as Xihua is broken, the yellow turban will be cut off from the back road, and a source of supply will be lost. And we can also get the grain, grass and ordnance hoarded by the Yellow Turbans in Xihua City to alleviate the current danger of food shortage, wouldn't it be wonderful? ”
As soon as this remark came out, many generals immediately echoed it.
"What a plan!"
"Hmmm! That's true, and we can also fight head-to-head, making it look like we're going to fight the Yellow Turbans to attract the attention of the other side in order to sneak up on Xihua. ”
Wang Xu is also very interested in Yuan Shao's strategy, this is a very typical "Ming plank road, dark Chen Cang", if it is really successfully implemented, it is indeed in sight to break the enemy! But after thinking about the details for a while, he couldn't help but smile slightly and slowly shook his head. This plan is indeed a good plan, but there are many difficulties in implementing it in the current situation, at least he has not been able to come up with a solution.
And it was obviously not only Wang Xu who discovered this, most of the generals were a little hesitant after pondering for a while.
After thinking about it for a long time, Huangfu Song and Zhu Jun also glanced at each other, but they didn't mean to speak, but just waited and watched what the generals did!
Seeing that several generals in the tent echoed, and the others were silent, Cao Cao, who was originally contemplating, also shook his head, his eyes glanced at Huangfu Song and Zhu Jun slightly, his brows were furrowed, and his face showed a faint look of hesitation.
However, he finally stood up slowly, and smiled at Yuan Shao, who had a smug face: "This plan was originally wonderful, if it succeeds, it will definitely sweep away the yellow scarf in one fell swoop." However, there are three major difficulties that must be addressed in order to achieve this successfully. ”
Speaking of this, Cao Cao's words paused, and when the eyes of all the generals were attracted by him, he slowly continued: "First, the Yellow Turban Camp is only less than twenty miles away from Xihua City, how can we take Xihua in one fell swoop before the other party reacts?" ”
"Second, the terrain around here is relatively flat, and at this moment, the two armies are facing each other, and each is under the observation of each other's spies, how can the sergeants successfully sneak out?"
"The third problem is derived from the second, that is, even if it is lurking, how can the army hide under this flat terrain and successfully attack Xihua?"
As soon as Cao Cao's words came out, the generals, including Yuan Shao, who were very confident in this plan, immediately fell silent. I buried my head in thought for a long time, but my brows became tighter and tighter. Clearly, there is no solution.
It was only at this moment that Zhu Jun, who had been silent for a long time, smiled slightly, and said slowly: "The generals must have noticed it, in fact, the third of these three problems is not difficult, as long as you can lurk out without being discovered, you can completely hide away, after all, the scope of the Yellow Turban spies is also limited." As long as the generals can grasp the scale, there is nothing to worry about. And the first problem can also be solved, as far as I know, the rear of Xihua is lush with vegetation and many roads, as long as the generals can adapt to the situation and grasp the opportunity to seize the city, it is not impossible to succeed. ”
"So, it's the second point that's really hard. How exactly should the army get out? Even if we increase the patrol area and drive the Yellow Turban spies farther away, it will be very difficult to get 30,000 people out from under the noses of the enemy......
With Zhu Jun's words, all the generals were silent, frowning and thinking hard, and the big tent completely fell into a death-like silence!
After waiting for a long time, Huangfu Song, who was sitting on the handsome seat, saw that everyone had no good plan, and he shook his head helplessly.
"Forget it, this matter still needs to be discussed in the long run, and you should go back to rest first. Tomorrow morning we will fight the Yellow Turbans again, and I hope that you will find another chance to break the enemy. If there is no good way to break the enemy after tomorrow, then prepare for a strong attack by the whole army......"
After the military discussion, Wang Xu immediately rushed back to the camp tent and told Xu Shu, Wang Fei, Gao Shun and Xu Huang of Yuan Shao's intention to repair the plank road and secretly Chen Cang. Because he felt that the current battle situation, Yuan Shao's idea was indeed the most feasible, at least better than a strong attack.
In just over ten days, it was not an ordinary difficulty to storm the Yellow Turban Battalion, not to mention that even if it was captured, the price would be heavy. It is estimated that Zhang Lie is wishing that Huangfu Song would fight so hard! As long as he fights the elite main force of the imperial court, he can sit and wait to receive the fruits of victory!
It's a pity that despite the best efforts of the five of them, they couldn't find any feasible solution after all......
At five o'clock in the morning of the second day, Huangfu Song and Zhu Jun convened the generals to discuss again, but it lasted for nearly half an hour, and the situation was indeed quite strange. Except for Huangfu Song and Zhu Jun who said a few words at the beginning, all the generals in the big tent sat upright and were silent. Not to mention the strategy, not even the slightest sound was made.
In the end, the two could only reluctantly order the army to eat according to the original plan, and sent 30,000 troops at three o'clock in the morning to attack the Yellow Turban camp!
On this expedition, Wang Xu's own troops were also unfortunately pointed. Therefore, except for Wang Fei, who was forcibly left by Wang Xu to monitor the amnesiac boy because his injuries did not heal, including Xu Shu and Zhou Zhi, they all set off with the army.
Originally, everyone thought that after yesterday's defeat, the Yellow Turban's morale was frustrated and they would not fight, and they were ready to conduct an offensive and defensive battle, which could be regarded as exploring the way for the upcoming strong attack!
But the actual situation was greatly unexpected by everyone, because halfway through the march, they unexpectedly encountered the troops of the Yellow Turbans! Both sides were taken aback, and immediately regrouped their arrays and set up positions.
Huangfu Song was about to step forward to shout, but Zhang Lie in the Yellow Turban Formation was the first to leap forward, and smiled arrogantly: "Huangfu Lao'er, you couldn't wait for the courage of the horseman yesterday." You may know the formation I set up today? If you have the ability, you can break my formation, hahahaha......"