He led the army to advance downstream along the river bank at a not very fast speed, and after walking only two or three miles, the scouts sent by Xu Chu earlier turned back.

Riding a horse and rushing to Xu Chu's approach, a scout rode on horseback, hugged his fists and said to Xu Chu: "General Qiyu, Meng Shu's army is five miles ahead, and he has not crossed the river, as if he is waiting for the dawn!" ”

Knowing that Meng Shu had not crossed the river, Xu Chu restrained his horse.

The army that followed him also stopped as he reined in his horses.

Looking at the dark night ahead, Xu Chu thought for a while before saying to the soldiers behind him: "Pass the order, speed up, and attack Meng Huo tonight!" ”

I thought that Xu Chu would order the army to stop, but I didn't expect him to give an order to speed up, and the general who followed him was stunned for a moment, and reminded in a low voice: "General, our army on the other side has not yet been put in place......

"When we fight with Meng Huo, General Zhuge can lead the army to the other side to intercept the fleeing barbarians!" He didn't look at the general, Xu Chu said: "Meng Shu is stationed on the bank of the river, in order to cross the river tomorrow morning, our army will attack him without waiting for the dawn, he must be defenseless!" ”

Xu Chu's words were speechless.

Staring ahead, although the general did not say anything, there was still a slight entanglement in his expression.

Like Xu Chu earlier, he had absolute confidence in the combat strength of the Han army, and the Han army that followed Xu Chu to fight was only 3,000 people in total.

The main force of this army is still those barbarians who surrendered.

After fighting with the barbarians for many days, the barbarians still have some understanding of the combat power of the Han army.

Only then was he incorporated into the army, and he hurriedly went to the battlefield without even training, and the general was still very unconvinced of the overall combat ability of the barbarians.

Earlier, he had doubts about the barbarians' combat ability, and knew what the general was thinking in his heart, Xu Chu did not open his mouth to persuade him, but said to the guide who followed him: "Tell the barbarians in the army, in this battle, all those who have merit will be rewarded, and they will be rewarded for killing the enemy." Those who have many achievements in battle can be immediately named the commander of the army, the commander of the even, or even the centurion and the commander of the thousand! ”

"No!" In response, the guide turned around his horse and loudly conveyed Xu Chu's order to the barbarian soldiers behind him.

The official position Xu Chu said, the barbarians don't know.

After listening to the guide's words, many barbarians were all at a loss, not knowing what the benefits of these names from the guide's mouth were.

Seeing that the barbarian soldiers didn't seem to understand, the guide continued: "What the general said is an official position......

The barbarians heard this sentence clearly.

I have long heard that if you make military achievements, you will have the opportunity to be awarded an official and a knight, and when the barbarians go on the expedition, they have the idea of fighting on the battlefield and changing their fate from then on.

Xu Chu emphasized these benefits again, and the barbarian soldiers were suddenly excited, and even a few people had already shouted loudly.

Hearing the shouts of barbarians behind him, Xu Chu glanced back.

He didn't stop the excited barbarian soldiers, but just glanced back, waved his hand, and shouted to the army behind him: "Go!" ”

Xu Chu ordered an attack on Meng Huo's army overnight, plus 3,000 Han soldiers, a total of 18,000 troops, and quickly advanced towards the place where Meng Huo's army was stationed.

Xu Chu made the decision to attack Meng Huo's army, Meng Huo led 60,000 barbarians, who were stationed on the bank of the river, and most of the barbarians had already slept.

Sitting on a stone on the bank, Meng Shu stared at the sparkling river in the night, and wondered in his heart how to fight with the Han army after crossing the river.

As a barbarian king, he was far more familiar with the nearby terrain than the Han army.

But he led the army to fight with the Han people, but he was defeated again and again, and he never even won a decent battle.

Sitting by the river, looking at the river in the night, Meng Shu was thinking about how to fight with the Han army until dawn, and Ah Hao came to him from behind.

Hearing footsteps behind him, Meng Shu didn't look back, he didn't even blink his eyelids.

"King!" Behind Meng Shu, Ah Hao looked at his back, first licked his lips a little nervously, and then made a barbarian salute to him and said, "The people of the Fangcai tribe have reported that a branch of Han people is coming from upstream!" ”

When Xu Chu led the army to cross the river, he learned that there were Han people crossing the river and chose to camp by the river, and he expected that the Han army would attack the barbarians at night.

Waiting here, what Meng Yu wanted was for the Han army to attack the barbarian army at night.

The army is stationed on the back of the water, and there is still the main force of the Han army on the other side, if the Han army behind him is not driven away and a decent victory is fought, Meng Xu really doesn't know how long the barbarian army under his command can last.

"How many Han Chinese?" Turning around, Meng Shu asked Ah Xu.

Lowering his arm, straightening his waist, Ah Hao muttered, "It's too dark, I can't see how many people there are." The clansmen who went to investigate just said that the Han army was overwhelmed, as if there were a lot of people! ”

"They were all scared!" With a cold smile, Meng Shu stood up and said to Ah Xu: "Pass the order, let everyone leave the camp, leave only a few people as bait, and wait until the Han army kills here, and then we will attack from behind them!" ”

"Good!" In response, Ah Hao turned and left.

Looking at his departing back, the corners of Meng Shu's mouth pulled up a strange smile.

Fighting with the Han army, the barbarian army has always been in a situation of being pressed and beaten.

The Han army that came up from behind, if it didn't attack the barbarian army, Meng Xu would be a little lost in his heart.

Leading the army to attack the Han people at night?

Meng Huo didn't have that kind of idea!

When the Han army arrived at night, the camp was very heavily guarded, especially since the two hostile armies were not far apart, and they might set a trap for the barbarians to drill.

If the Han army had not advanced on their side, Meng Xu really did not know whether to cross the river the next morning, or whether he should stay where he should be, waiting for the Han troops on both sides to attack him at the same time.

What Meng Shu didn't expect was that the general who led the Han army to cross the river couldn't wait to order a night attack on the barbarian army.

In this way, it is exactly in his hands.

The barbarians, who had been ordered by Meng, left the camp one after another and scattered in all directions.

Because it was nighttime, although they were numerous, their whereabouts were extremely secretive, and tens of thousands of barbarians soon disappeared completely into the nearby wilderness.

The barbarians who remained in the camp as bait were only a few thousand.

Of the thousands of barbarians, only a few remained, sitting by the campfires on the periphery, and many more lit new bonfires in the camp.

Bonfires jumped up, and the barbarian camp was suddenly ablaze, as if there had been a sudden increase in the number of soldiers and horses.

Leading the Han army to march quickly, Xu Chu was riding a horse and galloping, and rode a fast horse head-on.

The Han army on horseback came to Xu Chu's approach, reined in the war horse, hugged his fists and said to him: "General Qiyu, there are suddenly many bonfires in the barbarian camp, as if a lot of soldiers and horses have suddenly been added!" ”

Hearing the scout's reply, Xu Chu hurriedly reined in the war horse.

The guides and soldiers of the army who followed him also stopped their march one after another.

Stopping the army, Xu Chu's brows tightened, and he thought for a moment before he asked the scout who reported the news: "Can you find that the barbarians have moved?" ”

When the barbarian army led by Meng Huo dispersed in all directions under the cover of night, the Han scouts did not notice it, so they did not know if there was any change in the barbarians.

When asked by Xu Chu, the scout who came back to report the news was stunned for a moment, although he lowered his head and said: "General Hui, I am incompetent, and I haven't found any changes in the barbarians!" ”

Staring at the scout, Xu Chu's face was a little colder than Fang Cai, and then asked, "How far is this place from where Meng Shu is stationed?" ”

"There are still more than three miles to go!" Knowing that he hadn't investigated the situation clearly, he had already provoked Xu Chu's anger, and the scout lowered his head and said with a worried expression: "A little further, you can see the barbarian bonfire!" ”

"Let's go!" Furrowing his brows, Xu Chu did not urge the army behind him to speed up, but just waved his hand and walked forward slowly.

Just now, he was still urging the army to march quickly, intending to attack the barbarians at night, but at this time, he suddenly became unhurried, which really made the partial general who crossed the river with him a little puzzled.

"General, are you not going to rob the camp?" Riding a horse and walking behind Xu Chu's side, the general couldn't restrain the doubts in his heart and asked him.

"Let's see!" Although he is ordinary, Xu Chu is not a completely stupid person.

When he heard that the barbarians had added a bonfire to the camp, he was a little more confused.

Large armies were stationed, and generally bonfires were lit according to the number of people.

The barbarians never increased the number of bonfires, apparently not in number.

But when the Han army crossed the river and was marching towards the place where they were stationed, the barbarians suddenly increased the number of bonfires, which made Xu Chu suspicious.

Contrary to common sense, this phenomenon is really contrary to common sense!

The barbarian's actions were very contrary to common sense on the battlefield, but Xu Chu was still a little uneasy, and decided to lead the army to take a closer look before making a decision.

led the army, marching in the direction of the barbarian army at a speed that was not very fast, and after walking only more than a mile, Xu Chu saw a piece of fire from a distance.

The firelight was one after the other, almost half of the sky was red.

It is not so much that there were countless bonfires lit there, but that there was a fire that was not small in the place where Meng Huo was garrisoned.

Looking at the sky-high fire in the distance, Xu Chu smiled coldly and said to the partial general behind him: "Pass the order, the army will be stationed in place, and beware of barbarians robbing the camp at night!" ”

Xu Chu gave this order, and the partial general, who had not been much sure about the night attack on the barbarian army, hurriedly responded and conveyed his order to the army.

After the general left, Xu Chu stared at the firelight in the distance, and muttered secretly in his heart-

What a Meng Shu, if you don't deliberately add a bonfire, let this general see the clues, and almost return your way!