Zhao Yu tilted his head sideways, his big eyes rolled around, and he looked curious, and asked, "You came up with a way so quickly?" ”

Zhang Lang hugged Zhao Yu's slender waist with some excitement, kissed her tender face fiercely, and then said happily: "Yes, I was able to come up with a way so quickly, thanks to your guidance." ”

Zhao Yu was confused, obviously didn't know where to point out Zhang Lang, but for his intimate action just now, red clouds still floated on his face, and she said shyly: "Where, Xiaoyu didn't do anything at all." ”

Zhang Lang said with a smile: "Although you didn't help me directly, after your reminder, I have already thought of a way." ”

Zhao Yu was also very happy and said: "What way?" ”

Zhang Lang smiled mysteriously: "The secret of heaven must not be revealed. ”

When Zhao Yu heard this, his face was obviously a little unhappy, and he pouted and protested dissatisfiedly: "Hmph, if you don't say it, you won't say it." ”

Zhang Lang comforted: "My little princess, don't worry, you'll find out later." ”

Zhang Lang said this, and Zhao Yu's face was just clear, but he still gave Zhang Lang a blank look, expressing his dissatisfaction.

Zhang Lang deliberately flattered her and said: "Xiaoyu, next time I want your help to go into battle to kill the enemy." ”

Zhao Yu's beautiful eyes lit up immediately, her slender hands tightly grabbed Zhang Lang's iron arm, and Mimi kept rubbing Zhang Lang's arm on her chest, which made Zhang Lang's heart itch, and she kept coquettishly saying: "You have to talk about it." ”

Zhang Lang raised his head and said with a serious face: "When did I lie to you?" ”

Zhao Yu smiled at this time, and a pair of willow eyebrows were bent into a crescent moon, which was very charming.

Zhang Lang raised his head and shouted outside, "Guards." ”

"Yes." As soon as Zhang Lang's voice ended, a young soldier came in at the door.

Zhang Lang said: "You go and call Tian Feng to me, just say that I have something important for him to do." ”

The soldier answered and retreated. It didn't take long for Tian Feng to run over in a hurry, still sweating profusely.

Seeing this, Zhang Lang couldn't help but smile and said, "Why are you running in such a hurry?" ”

Tian Feng wiped the sweat from his brows, and said with some questions: "The lord is in such a hurry to call his subordinates, is there anything wrong?" ”

Zhang Lang said: "Of course I have, I can't call you here in such a hurry." ”

Tian Feng looked at Zhang Lang's expression, and suddenly asked with joy in his heart: "Has the lord already come up with any good way?" ”

Zhang Lang said proudly: "Of course. ”

Tian Feng was a little excited: "What is the clever plan? ”

Zhang Lang shook his fingers and replied without asking: "Do you know the method of reducing the stove in Sun Bin Maling's first battle?" ”

Tian Feng nodded, and didn't think about it: "In the twenty-seventh year of King Zhou Xian (342 BC), Han contacted Qi and Song, and did not go to Fengze to attack Han, and Han asked for help from Qi. Qi led the army to rescue Han with Tian Qi and Sun Bin, attacked it and saved, and went straight to the Wei capital Liang, waiting for Pang Juan to withdraw from the siege and return to Qi. The Wei army wanted to annihilate the Qi army and pursued closely, Sun Bin took advantage of the situation, confused Pang Juan with the method of reducing the stove one by one, and lured him to abandon the main infantry, only to chase with light vehicles, and the Qi army waited for work, even the car as a base, lay down in Maling, defeated the Wei army, killed Pang Juan, and captured the Wei prince Shen. Because of this, Sun Bin is "famous in the world and his art of war." After saying this, Tian Feng thought of Kuai Yue in Huarong, looked at Zhang Lang suspiciously, and couldn't help shaking his head and said, "I'm afraid that this method won't work at this time." ”

Zhang Lang first nodded, then shook his head and said, "If this is the case, it really won't work." ”

Tian Feng perked up and asked, "What does the lord mean?" ”

Zhang Lang looked at his reverent eyes, and his heart was happy for a while, and he accidentally slipped his mouth and said: "Sun Bin reduced the stove to kill the enemy, and then Zhuge Liang and Sima Qishan fought, but he used his method instead, retreated and increased the stove, so that the suspicious Sima did not dare to pursue, and retreated to Hanzhong safely, and when Sima found out, it was too late." Today, I also learned the method of the two masters, increasing the focus and retreating, and decreasing the focus and subduing. There are a large number of ambushes on both sides, as long as Kuai Yue chases after him, I don't believe that combining the hands of the two masters, he still doesn't fall for my scheme. When the time comes, he will eat it alive, or braised and steamed, and he will have it. After saying this, Zhang Lang laughed out loud, his eyes flashed with horror, and his expression was obviously like a sinister and cunning old fox.

Tian Feng's whole body trembled, and his mind seemed to feel the pain of Kuai Yue's desire to survive and not to die. He looked cautious, thinking in his heart when Zhuge Liang would fight in Hanzhong? Who is Sima? He wanted to ask, but when he saw Zhang Lang's arrogant expression, he choked up again, so he still had a chance to ask. He thought so, but his mouth asked: "What is the increase of the foci and retreat, and the subtraction of the foci?" Some of the subordinates didn't understand the reasoning. ”

Zhang Lang said: "Kuai Yue is calm and scheming, if we retreat, he will expect that I will have an ambush after the break, and he will not dare to chase after him." The increase in the stove and retreat is nothing more than to determine his thoughts, to be proud of his heart; When he returned to Chuyang, our army began to reduce its focus, and he must have thought that our army was not able to run out of food, the military orders were not in order, and the soldiers were scattered, or a large area fled back to Hanyang, so he raised the army to pursue it at this time. But they would not have expected that our army was ambushed, as long as their main force was eliminated, Huarong and Jingling would definitely be in the bag. ”

Tian Feng nodded unconsciously after hearing this: "Kuai Yue is indeed a talent, but he is a little too stable in doing things. I'm afraid he won't be fooled easily. The subordinates can't guarantee that this plan will succeed, but it sounds quite certain, so let's call Zhongde to try? ”

Zhang Lang shook his head and said, "The time is not yet ripe. ”

Tian Feng came to his senses and said: "Yes, Kuai Yue will definitely know that there is still a surplus of our army's military rations, which can support about ten years." It will be a good time for us to act. ”

Zhang Lang said with a smile: "Yes, Tian Feng helped me write a letter to tell Zhongde about this plan, and at the same time, you also have to ask people to go to Baqiu quickly, and transfer some military rations, as long as we can take Huarong and capture Jingling, the military rations can support for a few more months, especially Jingling, which is a small granary in the Jiangling area, and we have no reason not to take it." ”

Tian Feng saluted and responded calmly: "My subordinates understand." ”

Zhang Lang said seriously: "Success or failure depends on this time, you have to be careful." Okay, you go and write a letter first, write it, and then show it to me. ”

Tian Feng respectfully retreated.

Cheng Yu and Kuai Yue and Cai Mao held each other in Huarong for about ten years. For several days in a row, Cheng Yu launched an extremely fierce offensive against Huarong, but under the command and defense of Cai Mao and Kuai Yue, he was impregnable, and finally returned without attacking. Seeing that the strong attack could not be carried out, the news unfavorable to the Jiangdong Army began to spread everywhere: the Jiangdong Army was about to run out of food.

This news made the Jiangdong soldiers panic, how can they be powerful soldiers, they have to eat if they don't have them, and how can they fight? Morale slowly began to languish. Cheng Yu saw that this was not a solution, and after launching a fierce attack on Huarong for the last time, he began to order a secret retreat, and the army was ready to retreat to Xiakou, preparing to plan again in the coming year.

On the second day of Cheng Yu's retirement, Cai Mao received the news, and he rushed to find Kuai Yue.

Kuai Yue was meditating alone in the tent.

Cai Mao opened his mouth and said: "Lord Kuai, as you do, the Jiangdong army's grain and grass can no longer support it, and they have begun to retreat. Are we going to start sending troops in pursuit right away, so that we don't have a bad breath? ”

Kuai Yue didn't speak, but his brows were even more knotted on his face, obviously distressed by something.

Seeing that he ignored him, Cai Mao naturally raised his voice a lot, and said loudly: "Lord Kuai, you speak." ”

Kuai Yue only came back to his senses at this time, but his face was cloudy, he slowly stood up, put his hands on his back, and stomped back and forth.

Cai Mao was a little curious: "Lord Kuai, what's wrong with you?" This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. ”

Kuai Yue finally spoke: "General Cai doesn't need to be anxious, Rong Kuai is thinking about it." ”

Cai Mao was a little anxious, he said in a rough voice: "Lord Kuai, don't think about it, there is not much food and grass left in the Jiangdong Army, this is indisputable and true, why not chase it now?" If they are allowed to return to Xiakou safely like this, I am afraid that the next year will be a fierce battle. ”

Kuai Yue said in a deep voice: "I know this myself, it stands to reason that they can at least hold on a little longer." Why did you quit so quickly? Besides, in terms of Cheng Yu's scheming, even if he retreats, he must have some arrangements, if I am not wrong, he should arrange some ambushes to protect the main army and retreat safely. If we venture into pursuit, we are afraid that we will fall into his scheme. ”

Cai Mao thought about it and made sense, and couldn't help but be annoyed: "Is it just like this to let them return to Jiangxia safely?" ”

A sly smile flashed on Kuai Yue's face: "No, how is it possible." ”

Cai Mao said happily: "So Lord Kuai already has a countermeasure in his heart?" ”

Kuai Yue didn't say anything, but his expression made Cai Mao feel reassured.

On the afternoon of the second day after Cheng Yu retreated, Cai Mao began to lead the main force to start the pursuit, because he was afraid that the Jiangdong army would have ambushes, he did not dare to rush closer, but chased after him from afar, as if he drove Cheng Yu and them back to Xiakou, and he was satisfied.

For five days in a row, the Jiangdong Army, under the organization of Cheng Yu, slowly retreated to Shaxian.

Kuai Yue did not let Cai Mao chase after him, but the army followed from afar, and asked the soldiers to check the number of Jiangdong army stoves, and the number of stoves increased exponentially every time, Kuai Yue said to Cai Mao proudly: "The Jiangdong army retreated first, and the stoves were not more than a thousand, and then they increased every day, obviously the ambush soldiers saw our army step by step, and they did not dare to make a rash move, so they rushed back to Huihe." ”

Cai Mao had already admired Kuai Yue at this time, and kept praising him: "Lord Kuai sees it." ”

In the following half a decade, Cheng Yu had already led his troops back to Chuyang to rest, and Kuai Yue was not in a hurry. About 100 miles away from Chuyang, Xiazhai camped. Among them, Cai Mao's scouts caught people with strange whereabouts on the official road from time to time, and the accent was obviously Jiangtian people, and their faces were yellow, weak as ribs, and they obviously had not entered a drop of water, and they were Jiangdong soldiers. From their mouths, they learned that the Jiangdong Army had been out of food for several days. Cai Mao is convinced of this. Because all the way down, from time to time, from the mouths of the villagers, a large number of officers and soldiers plundered the farmhouse, whether it was chickens, ducks, meat and poultry, or green grass roots, they were all harvested.

Cai Mao was so excited that he couldn't wait to catch up immediately, and he said to Kuai Yue: "Lord Kuai, it seems that the Jiangdong Army is really running out of food and grass. ”

The smile on Kuai Yue's face also deepened, as if victory was ahead, and he said lightly: "The Jiangdong Army has more than 30,000 horses, and the supply of grain and grass is extremely huge. ”

Cai Mao also heard the meaning of Kuai's words, and said excitedly: "Lord Kuai, can't we start chasing them?" ”

Kuai Yue shook his head and said, "Wait, the time is not really ripe yet." ”

Cai Mao obviously couldn't wait, he couldn't wait: "When will it be?" ”

Kuai Yue smiled and said, "It's almost there." ”

On the official road from Chuyang to Hanyang.

The sun has begun to set in the west, the ancient trees of the two roads are green and straight, and the slight evening breeze cannot take away the summer heat.

It has been three days since Cheng Yu came out of Chuyang, and seeing that the big net is about to close, his mood is getting more and more nervous. It's just that whether things are successful or not can only be known in these two days.

Cheng Yu's army was encamped at the foot of Guandao Mountain, and the soldiers sat there resting with calm faces, the military discipline was scattered, and the armor on their bodies was colorful, where are the elite soldiers in Jiangdong? It's more like a ragtag army. However, if you take a closer look, although the Jiangdong soldiers have an embarrassed appearance, their eyes are still bright, their faces are still calm, and they obviously have good combat effectiveness.

Just when Cheng Yu was upset, a scout came to report: "Lord Cheng, Cai Mao led 20,000 soldiers to suddenly accelerate and began to catch up, and now it is only eighty miles away from our army. ”

Cheng Yu stood up suddenly, and said nervously: "What about Kuai Yue?" ”

The scout said: "Kuai Yue led 30,000 horses in the back, and the difference between him and Cai Mao was about fifty miles. ”

Cheng Yu was overjoyed, his face turned red with excitement and said: "Quick, quick, immediately send a letter to Jiang Qin and Zhou Tai, so that they can prepare for battle immediately, and say that Cai Mao has been tricked." ”

The scout hurried away.

Cheng Yu stomped back and forth two steps excitedly, fortunately he was not carried away by the news, and ordered the officer to come up and say: "Immediately discard all the debris, order all the soldiers to advance lightly, and attract the enemy army to a canyon in front." ”

The Jiangdong Army, which was originally lazy, suddenly stood up in a neat and orderly manner, and the entire camp tent was not cleaned up, and advanced towards the predetermined location. Let's go.

Seven or eight hours later, Cai Mao's 3,000 vanguard troops had arrived, and they saw a large number of abandoned banner materials on the edge of the official road, which were obviously left behind by the Jiangdong Army. The leader of the soldiers couldn't help laughing and said, "Cheng Yu also has such an embarrassed time, want to escape?" There are no doors. He waved his horsewhip and shouted: "Brothers, Cheng Yu is not far ahead, chase me." ”

Under the command of the adjutant general, the three thousand iron cavalry made a dull sound of iron cavalry, which resounded throughout the entire official road and brought dust to the sky.

(To be continued)