Chapter 20: A Tactic to Destroy the Enemy
Chen Gong and Zhang Liao were stunned, they didn't even think about hearing this information.
At the end, Guo Jia's eyes were shining, staring at Lu Chen with a smile, but he said in his heart: Anticipate the enemy first, plan step by step, and send scouts widely, Lu Bochao seems to be stupid and crazy, but in fact, he is cautious and never takes risks! This son can be a big thing! And he's only fifteen years old this year, alas! Terrible!
Chen Gong was puzzled: "If Cao Cao wants to do it, why do you want to sign a secret agreement with us?" If he doesn't want to touch us, how can Cao Ren have this authority to transfer troops and send generals? ā
Lu Chen didn't answer, and looked at Gao Shun again: "Uncle Xiaogong, tell me about the discovery of your department." ā
Everyone looked at Gao Shun in astonishment, his part? Hasn't the trapped camp been captured by Cao Cao? There are only a dozen people in the newly trapped camp, what can they gain? Moreover, none of these people have left, and they practice every day, and everyone has seen it.
"Yes!" Gao Shun got up and replied, "Seven days ago, the Tiger Scout found out that Cao Ren's personal army commander took dozens of people to escort the convoy to the north secretly, and the other party was very cunning and vigilant, and the Tiger Scout couldn't track and spy on it, so Xiao Jun Hou sent ten ......spies who were trapped in the battle."
"Wait." Chen Gong said, "Where are the ten dead soldiers? ā
Zhang Liao glanced at Gao Shun deeply: "Xiao Gong is talking about the ten 'absconding' servants?" You have selected less than thirty of the three hundred servants and rebuilt the camp, and ten of them have escaped, and those ten are the dead! ā
"Not bad." Gao Shun said, "I have ten dead soldiers, divided into three teams, three people in each team, and one person is left as the leader." The first team infiltrated Cao Ren's personal army team to investigate as a civilian husband, the second team fell far away to be responsible for contact, and the third team sent the report back and forth. A few days ago, Shun got the news that the pro-soldier team escorted more than ten cars of gold and silver! Whereabouts unknown. Three days ago, the convoy crossed the river and went to Montenegro! ā
"More than ten cars of gold and silver? Montenegro? The remnants of the Yellow Turban in Montenegro? Zhang Liao frowned.
Chen Gong asked urgently: "Xiaogong, what else is there?" ā
Gao Shun arched his hand and said: "In the early morning of this day, more than 1,000 Yellow Turbans of Montenegro crossed the river to the south, and the leader of the troops was the Montenegrin general Bai Huan, who has now arrived in the south, less than half a day's journey from Wuchaoze. ā
Zhang Liao's face was gloomy and said, "Cao Ren is vicious, is he going to attack our department with the Yellow Turban Army?" And then use the excuse to suppress bandits and besiege our army? ā
Chen Gong stopped talking, and only a deep shock was left in his heart. Looking at Lu Chen in a daze, he now believed Guo Jia's words, Xiao Junhou had already calculated, even before Cao Ren's action, he expected Cao Ren to make a move! 1,000 dragons, 1,000 tigers, 300 servants, but Xiao Junhou can send spies to find out all the movements and conspiracies of the Cao army, which is really rare! What shocked Chen Gong the most was that Xiao Junhou seemed to have nothing to do in the past few days, but he didn't expect it to be so rigorously arranged. He Chen Gong was unaware of Cao Ren's schemes, if there was no Xiaojunhou, I am afraid that he would ...... Thinking of this, Chen Gong's back was already soaked with cold sweat.
Lu Chen stood up and said, "The Cao army has already held the port of crossing the river, and has borrowed the Yellow Turban Army to go south to prepare for a sneak attack on our department. Do any of you still doubt my decision? ā
No one objected, but there was a trace of doubt on the gloomy faces of Chen Gong and Zhang Liao.
Lu Chen smiled and said, "I don't understand why Cao Cao wants to do it, do you?" It's very simple, if we can't even deal with this crisis, how can we have the ability to go north to save Gongsun Zhan? There are not only Yuan Shao's army, but also Wuhuan Xianbei Xiongnu and other foreign soldiers and horses. Cao Cao is testing our strength, but it is not all, Cao Cao really wants to destroy us. At the beginning, I arrested Guo Jia, arrested Cao Ren, and forced him to stop, but he compromised, do you think he cares about Guo Jia and Cao Ren? ā
Everyone looked at Lu Chen strangely, and said in their hearts, isn't it?
Guo Jia lowered his head and formed his hands into fists.
Lu Chen glanced at Guo Jia: "The reason why Cao Cao compromised was not because he was afraid that I would kill Guo Jia and Cao Ren, but because he was afraid that the world would know that he didn't care about Guo Jia and Cao Ren's lives!" Give up the lives of your subordinates for victory! In this way, his name of Cao Cao's love talent will be abolished! Half of his foundation has fallen! Therefore, I threatened Cao Cao, not with Guo Jia's life! Rather, he Cao Cao's fame! Cao Bald can slaughter the city, can kill celebrities, but he doesn't dare to ignore his fate! Especially a resourceful person like Guo Jia! ā
Guo Jia sighed slightly, not knowing what it felt like in his heart.
Chen Gong's reaction was relatively sluggish, but Lu Chen's words were enough for him to react: "So, Cao Cao borrowed the Yellow Turban Army just to become famous?" ā
"Not bad!" Lu Chen said, "Tomorrow night, it will be the Yellow Turban Army that will attack us, and Cao Cao's men and horses will be responsible for exterminating the Yellow Turban Army and protecting us." At that time, if we kill Guo Jia, he will not have any notoriety, but we will become shameless people who tear up the contract without authorization. ā
Chen Gong nodded approvingly.
Zhang Liao said: "Mr. Fengxiao's wisdom is unparalleled, how can Cao Cao force us to kill him?" ā
Lu Chen smiled: "That's right, so I asked Uncle Xiaogong to solve a few of Mr. Fengxiao's guards today, and in a few days, Mr. Fengxiao asked these guards to send out letters and silk cloth, which is enough to make a robe, hehe......"
Zhang Liao was shocked: "Those are Liao's personal soldiers, assigned to be responsible for the safety of Mr. Fengxiao, how can they rebel?" ā
Since the whole army went west, Cao Xing was in charge of Huben and was responsible for spying on intelligence, so he had no time to take care of Guo Jia, and at the same time, Guo Jia also complained more than once that Cao Xing had a fox smell, so Lu Chen separated the two of them. After that, the people who were in charge of Guo Jia were several of Zhang Liao's Long Xiang soldiers.
"The wound on my butt was caused by my own servant!" Lu Chen shrugged his shoulders, "We are in danger now, and the minds of the people below have changed, what is impossible?" ā
Zhang Liao was speechless.
It turned out that Guo Jia's secret agreement was not his own assertion, but a decision made after receiving Cao Cao's secret letter. Cao Cao wanted to use the secret agreement to confuse Lu Chen, and then kill with one blow, and then those soldiers would send Guo Jia away. However, if Lu Chen wins this battle, Cao Cao will recognize Lu Chen and the secret agreement. On the one hand, he had no more ways to solve Lu Chen, after all, he couldn't send troops to hunt down Lu Chen openly. On the other hand, Lu Chen also has the strength to go north to confront Yuan Shao, which can be used.
With both hands, Cao Cao will not lose whether he wins or loses, and what he loses is just some soldiers, this is Cao Cao's idea.
In the past few days, it seems to be calm, but in fact, Lu Chen and Guo Jia Cao Cao have secretly fought several times before they won today's situation: first, the secret appointment is in hand; Second, know the means and location of the other party's sneak attack.
Now Lu Chen has no more way, he can only break Cao Cao's conspiracy tomorrow, so that he can really break free from the cage. This is also the reason why Lu Chen created gunpowder, the gunpowder is too small, and the quality is too poor, it can't help much, but it can be icing on the cake.
"Wuchaoze is low-lying and flat around, and it is very beneficial for Cao Jun to choose to attack there. On the contrary, we are absolutely passive. Once surrounded on all sides, there is no high ground to defend, and there is no retreat to go, just afraid ......" Zhang Liao said, "Liao Jian yƬ, find another place to camp tomorrow." ā
"No, you don't." Lu Chen waved his hand and said, "The terrain is flat, with water on one side." It's their advantage, and it's our advantage! You don't need to say much, and you will listen to Chen's plan before making a decision. ā
Chen Gong and Zhang Liao listened solemnly, a little skeptical.
Gao Shun and Cao Xing were a little excited, the two of them had been secretly commanded by Lu Chen in the past few days, and they had seen his methods, so they believed that Xiao Junhou could have a strategy to break the enemy.
Although Guo Jia knew Cao Cao's plans, he was finally trapped in Lu Ying, and he didn't know the specific arrangements, and even the location where the battle broke out was still speculated by himself, and he didn't know about Lu Chen's coping methods. At this time, seeing that Lu Chen began to arrange, he also suddenly came to his senses.
"The strategy to break the enemy, Chen has already thought of it." Lu Chen looked around at everyone and said, "Burn Wuchaoze!" On the edge of Wuchaoze, there are countless reeds and withered grasses, the most flammable, and the north wind is at its peak at night. Therefore, tomorrow night, we will camp in the southeast of Wuchaoze and the northwest near the water, and the whole army will not get off the saddle, and the soldiers will not disarm, and they will be ready for battle. Before that, there are still some preparations to be made, firstly, to dig the ice surface of Wuchaoze to draw out the water, secondly, to prepare more soil, and then, dig countless holes with thick bowls on the side of the battalion, and prepare more firewood......"
After some strategy, Zhang Liao, Chen Gong, Gao Shun and others all had glowing eyes, but Guo Jia's expression was gloomy...... It turned out that the cattle and sheep that had been looted for several days were not for food.