I saw that after He Qi returned to the camp, he didn't say a word, and rushed directly into the big tent, Chen Shi saw it and immediately followed. And Lu Xun, who was in the big tent, saw He Qi come in, and asked with a smile: "What's the matter with Gong Miao?" ”

He Qi saw Lu Xun's expression and scolded: "Incompetent child, a certain leader was ambushed all night last night, and he didn't see a single enemy soldier!" ”

Seeing He Qi's expression, Lu Xun nodded and said, "I see, it seems that Xiahou Yuan has capable people under him." ”

Chen Shi also followed in at this time, and when he heard Lu Xun's words, he said disdainfully: "Capable people? It's better that you're incompetent. ”

At this moment, there was a stirring sound of war drums and trumpets outside. When He Qi heard this, he immediately said, "The enemy army has come to attack the camp!" With that, he turned around and went out.

Seeing this, Lu Xun hurriedly shouted: "Wait!" ”

When He Qi heard this, he frowned, turned around and asked, "I don't know what else the marshal has to say." ”

Lu Xun smiled indifferently and said: "The order goes down, no one in the army is allowed to leave the camp, and those who leave the camp without permission will be served by military law!" ”

He Qi and Chen Shi heard this, and exclaimed at the same time: "What! ”

The next moment, He Qi's face became extremely ugly, but Chen Shi next to him said: "When General Huang is here, our army is pressing the enemy to fight. Now that you've been bullied, you still don't allow our army to fight? ”

Lu Xun nodded and said, "Not bad!" No one is allowed to fight without the order of the commander! After speaking, he said to E Huan next to him: "You go to guard the gate of the big camp and stop all the people who are going out of the battle to Ben Shuai!" ”

E Huan was sent by Zhang Xiu to protect Lu Xun's safety, and after listening to Lu Xun's order, E Huan didn't say a word, and immediately took the order.

Chen Shi and He Qi heard this, and a look of annoyance flashed on their faces, but they didn't speak, nor did they leave, just waited quietly in the tent. Before long, Zhou Tai, Jiang Qin and other generals also came one after another, and when Gao Shun appeared, the generals began to attack Lu Xun.

I only heard Jiang Qin say excitedly: "Dashuai, why don't you allow me to wait for the battle?" ”

Lu Xun said indifferently: "The enemy army is strong, so you should stick to it." If you go out lightly, you are afraid of the enemy's plan! ”

When He Qi heard this, he said disdainfully: "The previous General Huang led the army, and he killed Xiahou Yuan so much that he didn't dare to come out, and he retreated when he saw the banner of our army. It can be seen that the enemy army is not the opponent of our army at all, and the enemy's strength is big, I am afraid that it is an excuse for the marshal to be greedy for life and afraid of death, and dare not go into battle. ”

Lu Xun heard this, snorted coldly, and said: "Although General Huang led the troops to attack, Xiahou Yuan did not dare to come out. However, in addition, has Xiahou Yuan's army ever broken through? If General Huang can break the enemy, His Majesty will not let Ben Shuai take charge of the army. ”

When the generals heard this, their hearts were angry, but they were speechless. Chen Shi heard it and snorted coldly: "I only know how to use my tongue!" ”

When Lu Xun heard this, he grabbed the sharp sword on the table and shouted: "This is a sword given by His Majesty, and holding this sword is as if His Majesty is here in person." Ben Shuai now orders that the whole army should be guarded in the camp and not lightly, who is not convinced? After speaking, he looked around at everyone with his sword.

The generals dared to be angry but did not dare to speak, Gao Shun saw it, and was afraid that the generals would make trouble, so he hurriedly said: "Since it is the order of the commander, I dare not disobey." ”

Lu Xun heard this, nodded and said: "In this case, let's go and defend the camp, now the enemy army is attacking the camp urgently, and you still need your lives!" ”

Gao Shun heard this, and hurriedly replied: "No! Then he glanced at everyone. Gao Shun has a high prestige among the generals, and the Jiangdong generals have also been convinced, and they were swept away by Gao Shun, and the generals could only suppress the anger in their hearts, and responded in unison: "Promise ......"

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Outside the camp here, Xiahou Yuan asked Cao Xiu to go out to fight, but he let Cao Xiu insult him in every way, and the other side just didn't come out. Xiahou Yuan frowned, and Shou said: "Summoning Wen Lie, lead the headquarters to attack the camp." ”

After Cao Xiu received Xiahou Yuan's order, he led 5,000 people from his headquarters to attack Lu Xun's camp. When Gao Shun in the camp saw this, he immediately shouted: "Archers are ready...... Shoot the arrows! ”

After hearing this, the archers who had been prepared in the camp immediately drew their big bows into a full moon, and the arrows flew out and shot straight into Cao Xiu's formation.

"Puff puff ......"

Although the general Zhang Xiujun did not accept Lu Xun, the soldiers were not so affected. Under Gao Shun's personal command, the archers immediately wielded their might. The rain of arrows flew down, and the sound of crisp sharp arrows shooting into the flesh and blood came out, and hundreds of Cao soldiers had already fallen under the sharp arrows.

After several rounds of arrow rain, Cao's army finally reached the bottom of the camp, set up a short ladder and climbed the camp wall to launch a fierce attack. After Gao Shun, Zhou Tai, and Jiang Qin saw it, they immediately commanded their soldiers to meet them. However, except for Gao Shun, the rest of the generals were not so hard-working, so that the battle situation on the battlefield was not one-sided.

Xiahou Yuan on the other side saw it, but his eyes were happy, and he said with a smile: "The enemy general really disobeys the commander, and his command is very different from before. "Xiahou Yuan is a veteran of the battlefield, and these subtle things can be seen through at a glance. After finishing speaking, Xiahou Yuan ordered: "Mingjin! Herald Wen Lie to withdraw his troops! ”

Wen Qin heard this and was puzzled: "General, why did you withdraw from the army?" ”

Xiahou Yuan said with a smile: "Lu Xun has been in charge of the army for a day, and he has failed to convince his generals. If our army attacks, it will give Lu Xun an opportunity to unite his generals. If our army slows down the offensive, it will make Lu Xun unable to find a chance. ”

Tian Feng said with a smile: "What the general said is reasonable, Feng has another plan, which can make Lu Xun's subordinates fall apart!" ”

Xiahou Yuan raised his eyebrows, and hurriedly asked, "What is the strategy of the military advisor?" ”

Tian Feng smiled and said: "Without him, it's a matter of separation!" ”

Xiahou Yuan heard it, stroked his palms and praised: "It's really a clever plan!" "Xiahou Yuan knows that many of the enemy's subordinates are Jiangdong generals, and if they use the divisive strategy, they do have the possibility of success.

After Xiahou Yuan retreated, Lu Xun called all the generals to the big tent again, and discussed in the tent for a long time. In the end, all the generals walked out of the big tent angrily, except for Gao Shun. And in the next few days, Lu Xun gave the order to stick to it as always, no matter how Xiahou Yuan fought, he would not come out.

In addition to sending small forces to attack every day, Xiahou Yuan's spies in Lu Xun's camp also began to act, constantly contacting Zhou Tai, Jiang Qin, He Qi and other Jiangdong generals. This situation lasted for about half a month.

And just when Xiahou Yuan persuaded several Jiangdong generals to prepare for a large-scale attack, Lu Xun suddenly ordered the withdrawal of troops and let the army retreat to Huaixian. Lu Xun's sudden retreat made Xiahou Yuan miss a heavy punch that he was originally about to throw. The annoyed Xiahou Yuan did not hesitate at all, and left Tian Feng behind to supervise the grain and grass, and he immediately led the army straight to Huaixian.

Due to the northeast of Huai County, all are the remaining veins of Taihang Mountain, and there are many large and small mountains here. After Lu Xun retreated to Huai County, he also set up a large camp at the mountain road leading to Huai County to block Xiahou Yuan's march road. Xiahou Yuan was afraid of the army, so he was forced to camp in a narrow mountain road.

However, Xiahou Yuan was also cautious, stationed on the mountain road, for fear that Zhang Xiu's army would cross the mountains on both sides and sneak attack the rear, so he sent two generals, Wen Qin and Cao Xiu, to be stationed on the two highest mountains on the left and right. In this way, Xiahou Yuan can be condescending, and even use the mountains on both sides and the big camp under the mountain as horns, so that he is not afraid of being attacked behind enemy lines by Lu Xun.

When Xiahou Yuan arranged it, he wanted to attack again, but he only found out after an attack. Lu Xun set up a camp and let the general Gao Shun guard it, and let Xiahou Yuan do everything possible to break through the camp that stood in the way. Moreover, Xiahou Yuan also knew that Gao Shun and Cao Cao had a deep hatred, and it was impossible to persuade him to surrender. At this time, Xiahou Yuan began to taste the bitterness of the enemy's stubborn defense. At this point, the offensive and defensive situation reversed.

Xiahou Yuan didn't want to retreat, he knew that this was the best opportunity to break Zhang Xiu's army, as long as the army was broken, Zhang Xiu's spirit could be greatly defeated, and Cao Cao could be stable for several years. If Zhang Xiu reacted and knew that it was a mistake to use Lu Xun and replace him with a general like Huang Zhong, I am afraid that the situation would be different at that time.

In desperation, Xiahou Yuan could only send people out to insult him in every way like Huang Zhong had fought before. It's just that no matter how Xiahou Yuan provokes yin*, Gao Shun just doesn't go out of the camp.

In this way, the two armies faced each other for another month, and summer began to come, and the weather became hotter and hotter. Lu Xun's main army was stationed in Huai County, but it didn't matter. As for the Gao Shun Department on the front line, Lu Xun sent a large army from Huai County every three days to change the guard, so that his soldiers could escape the heat.

Lu Xun's side can do this, but Xiahou Yuan's side cannot. In desperation, Xiahou Yuan could only order the camp to be set up in a place with lush vegetation and by the stream, thinking that it would be a summer retreat. And because Xiahou Yuan had too many soldiers, more than 100,000 people, but there were few places with lush vegetation, Xiahou Yuan could only set up more camps so that his soldiers could escape the heat. In this way, the big camp has been set up along the mountain road from the front of Huai County, stretching for nearly 100 miles, all in the lush vegetation.

After Xiahou Yuan set up a large camp in this way, Lu Xun immediately called all the generals to the Taishou Mansion of Daohuai County.

After the generals came, they were surprised to find that in addition to Lu Xun, Huang Zhong was also here. After the generals sat down in surprise, they saw Lu Xun say with a happy face: "Everyone, Xiahou Yuan has set up a company camp in the lush vegetation of the remaining veins of Taihang Mountain, and this is the way to die!" This commander has a strategy to break the enemy, and please use your lives! ”

The rest of the generals in the hall were shocked, only He Qi and Zhou Tai had unchanged expressions on their faces, and Huang Zhong had already said loudly: "Please command, the last general will be dead!" ”

Seeing that Huang Zhong had expressed his position, all the generals also said together: "The last general will be equal to the death force!" ”

Lu Xun nodded, stood up and said, "Chen Shi, Jiang Qin!" ”

"The last general!"

"Order you and you to lead 5,000 soldiers each, take firewood, firewood, oil, sulfur and other flammable materials tonight, and go separately to raid the various camps in Xiahou Yuan, no need to fight, just set fire!"

When the two heard this, they replied loudly: "No! ”

Lu Xun turned his head and shouted, "Zhou Tai! ”

"The last general!"

"After you saw the fire, you immediately led 20,000 soldiers to seize the hill on the left, and then immediately led the army down the mountain and attacked the Xiahou Yuan rebel army from the flank!"

Zhou Tai heard this, and replied with his crossed hands: "No! ”

After Lu Xun finished the order, he said loudly: "Then send an order to Gao Shun on the front line, and drive the army forward immediately after the fire starts!" With your lives, you can break Xiahou Yuan tonight! ”

Huang Zhong on the side heard Lu Xun call everyone over, but he missed himself, and asked with a cold face: "Bo Yan, why don't you let the old man lead the troops, don't you look down on the old man?" ”

Lu Xun turned his head and said with a smile: "General Huang is old, and he is only afraid that he is not Xiahou Yuan's opponent. It's better to stay in Huai County, set up a banquet with Xun, and wait for the generals to come back and celebrate together! ”

When Huang Zhong heard this, his face turned red, and he didn't care that Lu Xun was the boss now, and shouted: "Bastard! The old man can still shoot a three-stone bow now, if Xiahou Xiao'er is here, the old man can kill him with a knife! ”

When Lu Xun heard this, his eyes lit up and said, "Is the old general's words true?" ”

Huang Zhong snorted coldly and said: "The old man can make a military order, if he can't behead Xiahou Xiao'er when he sends troops tonight, the old man will come to see him!" ”

Lu Xun heard this, stroked his palms and laughed: "Okay! The old general led an army of 20,000 soldiers and first captured the hill on the right. After that, he immediately went down the mountain and slammed into Xiahou Yuan's back camp. If the front camp of Xiahou Yuan is on fire, he will inevitably flee to the rear camp to line up! ”

Huang Zhong heard this, laughed and said: "If Xiahou Yuan is here, the old man will definitely behead him." What if Xiahou Yuan didn't do it? ”

Lu Xun smiled indifferently and said, "The old general can behead Lu Xun." ”

When Huang Zhong heard this, his eyes burst with essence, and he shouted: "Okay, take the military order!" As soon as Huang Zhong's voice fell, E Huan in the back took out the military order from his arms and handed it to Huang Zhong, after Huang Zhong took it, he glanced at Lu Xun, and then drew a sign of it. Then he turned around and strode out of the camp.

Lu Xun looked at the figure of the generals leaving, and said with a faint smile: "After tonight, Cao Cao has no possibility of turning things around!" After saying that, he took out a piece of paper from his sleeve and took it to the oil lamp and lit it. The Ehuan in the back clearly saw the words "Kongming stargazing at night, and the southwest wind rose on the 20th".

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Let's say this, when Lou Gui saw the layout of Xiahou Yuan's camp, he felt that something was wrong, and hurriedly found Xiahou Yuan and said to him: "General, this method of setting up a camp stretches for hundreds of miles, but I am afraid that something is wrong." ”

Xiahou Yuan replied with a chuckle: "What's wrong." Now our army has placed men and horses on the high mountains on both sides, and we cannot hide any changes from the enemy. Just wait for the summer to pass, and as soon as autumn comes, our army will be able to break Lu Xun'er! ”

Lou Gui only waited to persuade again, but Xiahou Yuan had already decided that Lu Xun was a scheming person, but he didn't listen. Lou Gui had no choice but to draw a pattern, and left the camp overnight to go to the rear army to see Tian Feng, who was supervising the grain and grass, and asked him to persuade Xiahou Yuan.

When Lou Gui saw Tian Feng, he presented the drawings of the camp. Tian Feng opened it and looked at it, his face changed greatly, and he asked in surprise: "Who taught Miaocai this method of setting up a camp?" ”

Lou Gui smiled bitterly: "This is set up by General Xiahou himself. He decided that Lu Xun was a planless person, and set up this company camp for the army to escape the heat, and when the heat passed, he attacked in a big way. ”

Tian Feng heard this, and said with a pause: "Miaocai underestimates the enemy!" Lu Xun is not only not a resourceless person, but also a resourceful person! ”

Lou Gui was shocked when he heard this, and hurriedly asked, "Why did the military advisor say this?" ”

Tian Feng sighed: "Originally, Feng thought that Lu Xun retreated and lure Miaocai into depth, because he wanted to cut off our army's food route with a surprise attack by the navy. I don't want to do this poisonous trick, this time the army is resting, and the Han is also resting! ”

Lou Gui heard this, and hurriedly asked, "Then what should I do at this time?" ”

Tian Feng's eyes froze, and he immediately said: "Immediately order troops and set off to save Miaocai." In addition, he sent someone to quickly pass on Miaocai and inform him to beware of enemy fire attacks. After finishing speaking, Tian Feng muttered, "I hope it's in time." ”

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[Dedication]