"Under the wall of Xiang Wang's army, the soldiers were all over the night, and when he heard that the Han army was surrounded by songs, Xiang Wang was shocked and said: 'Han has already won Chuhu? There are so many people in He Chu. ’”

This sentence is excerpted from "Historical Records", which tells about a plan set up by Han Xin to defeat Xiang Yu back then.

Later generations summed up the embattled idiom according to this strategy.

Although Shihui was born in a famous family, the "Historical Records" was not officially recognized as a book during the Han Dynasty, coupled with the closed nature of the world's knowledge, so what Shihui had in his hands was only a fragment of the "Historical Records".

Obviously, Shi Hui had not heard of the embattled scheme that would become famous in later generations.

But after Yu read out the original text about embattled in the "Historical Records", Shihui quickly understood what kind of ploy this was.

All fighters, attack the heart first, this is the truth that almost every leading general understands.

However, it is not so easy to do it.

And embattled is an excellent example of attacking the heart.

After reading part of the original text to Shi Hui, Yu Fan went on to tell Shi Hui his thoughts.

From the letter obtained by the general, it can be seen that Deng Ai had already learned the news as early as when the general's army approached Yelang.

According to common sense, Deng Ai's army is a guest army, and the terrain is unknown, and the number of Han troops is far less than ours, so after learning of the arrival of the general's army, Deng Ai should adopt the strategy of retreating.

But Deng Ai didn't do this, Deng Ai is a Mi Yang love general, even if his ability is less than one-tenth of Mi Yang, but he can't do it with such a simple judgment.

Deng Ai is not a dumb person, so there must be a deep reason why he did not lead the Han army to retreat in time.

From the information collected by the generals before, it can be seen that there is only one possibility why Deng Ai will adopt the strategy of holding the camp even though he knows that it is unfavorable.

That is, the Han army that was infected with miasma before has not yet recovered, and even the number of infected people is more than before.

Only this reason will make Deng Ai dare not rashly withdraw from the camp. ”

Yu Xuan's analysis made Shi Hui nod involuntarily.

But what Shihui doesn't understand is, what does this have to do with the embattled song introduced by Yu Translation?

Seeing the puzzled look on Shi Hui's face, Yu turned his face with a confident smile, and then explained to Shi Hui:

"What a hero is King Xiang? Even if it was him, he couldn't stop the army under his command from shaking their hearts when the soldiers were short and the food was exhausted, let alone Deng Ai? ”

"Now I don't know how long the Han army's grain and grass can last, but I know that Deng Ai is worried about the Han army's miasma.

The army is sick, and this can sometimes shake the morale of the army more than the lack of food in the army. ”

"So how similar is the situation facing the Han army today to the Xiang army back then?

Since the Han army is unstable, our army should make good use of this.

The reason why the Marquis of Huaiyin used Chu Ge to further disintegrate the fighting spirit of the Xiang army was that everyone was homesick.

Deng Ai's troops are all the elite of Liangzhou, so our army can also imitate the story of the Marquis of Huaiyin back then, and defeat the fighting spirit of the Liang army with people's homesickness. ”

When Yu said what he thought in his heart layer by layer, Shi Hui's face turned red.

He impatiently asked Yu and said, "Yu Jun has a clever plan, but he can speak quickly. ”

Yu Tuo had some despisy in his heart for Shi Hui's eagerness, but in order to save his life, Yu Tuo did not let Shi Hui wait too long.

"Back then, the Marquis of Huaiyin used the folk songs of the Chu people to do this, and today our army can also use a piece of news to do it."

"This news is to spread the news in advance that the Wei army is about to attack Liangzhou in a big way."

"Liangzhou is the lifeblood of the five thousand Liangzhou army, and the lifeline of the family is in difficulty, how can it not let the thousands of Liangzhou soldiers be in turmoil?

Deng Ai was not Mi Yang, and his prestige was not enough to dispel the doubts of thousands of Liangzhou troops.

In addition, the thousands of Liangzhou troops were already unstable, so in less than half a month, the fighting spirit of thousands of Liangzhou troops could be extinguished.

And once their fighting spirit is extinguished, even if there are tens of thousands of soldiers, why should our army be afraid? ”

After Yu finished reading all the thoughts in his heart, Shi Hui couldn't help but stroke his palms and laugh.

He praised Yu Chuan again and again: "Therefore, the treasure of Wu Hou's family is worthy of its name!" ”

What Yu Chuan presented to the Shihui was a strategy of surrendering the army without a fight, and the important thing is that this soldier was the famous Liangzhou army in the world.

If Yu Fu's strategy can succeed, then Shihui will definitely be able to become famous all over the world with this battle.

And this kind of prestige can undoubtedly greatly deepen the success rate of Shihui's inner ambition.

In the face of Shihui's praise, the confidence on Yu Zhuan's face became a little stronger.

Because he was very satisfied with Yu Tuo's strategy, Shi Hui's attitude towards him was much better after praising Yu Tuo.

As long as Yu is valuable, then the Shihui who wants to be called the emperor does not mind showing his amiable and virtuous side.

Shi Hui first asked people to bring Yu Pan down for a treat, and then he hurriedly gathered a group of generals and schools to discuss how to transform Yu Fan's plan into practical action as soon as possible.

It's not too early to become famous.

Soon after Shihui's army arrived outside Yelang County, at the request of the magistrate of Yelang County, he led his army into Yelang City.

Deng Aihui was hesitant about the invitation of the county magistrate of Yelang, but the Shihui with Zhu Bao's support would not.

And the news that Shihui led the army to settle in Yelang County was quickly reported to him by Deng Ai's scouts.

After learning about this, Deng Ai's brows couldn't help but furrow a little more.

If Shihui's army was stationed outside the city, then no matter how well his camp was built, it would not be as strong as the city wall.

But now that Shihui led the army into Yelang City, it means that he has naturally obtained a strong camp, which makes the next step of the Han army even more difficult.

With fewer people than the enemy, it is not easy to fight in the field, let alone siege the city?

However, worry is worry, now is not the time to worry too much about this, Deng Ai quickly packed up his mood and continued his actions to inspect the camp.

As the first batch of generals to follow Mi Yang, except for Deng Ai, who did not participate in the battle of public security, Mi Yang's other major battles were all by his side.

And Deng Ai regards Mi Yang as his idol, so it is inevitable that he will always imitate some of Mi Yang's behaviors in the process of leading troops.

For example, when the morale of his own army was unstable, Deng Ai would personally inspect the camps like Mi Yang, in order to use his prestige to stabilize the morale of the army as soon as possible.

It's just that it is obvious that Deng Ai does not have the deep-rooted prestige in the Liangzhou army like Mi Yang, so after some inspection, the situation of the army's heart in the camp has not improved much.

After Deng Ai returned to the camp after his inspection, he wanted to rest for a while, but soon an urgent shout outside the tent made him stand up from his seat abruptly.

Deng Ai recognized the cry as from his friend Shi Bao.

And with Deng Ai's understanding of Shi Bao, he knew that if it wasn't for something important, he wouldn't have let Shi Bao be so eager.

After realizing this, Deng Ai immediately summoned Shi Bud into the tent.

The moment Shi Bao entered the tent and saw Deng Ai, he immediately reported to him a piece of news that shocked him.

"The enemy troops were scattered around our camp, shouting the news that the Wei army is attacking Liangzhou in a big way, and now this matter has been heard by many people in the camp. ”

After Shi Bao told Deng Ai what the Shihui army was doing, Deng Ai immediately understood the reason why the Shihui army did this

"The thief is working on an embattled plan!"

Deng Ai was born in poverty, and he had never read "Historical Records" before, but after joining Mi Yang's command, the studious Deng Ai often asked Mi Yang to borrow books to watch.

Xiang Yu can be said to be one of the most brilliant generals hundreds of years ago, and Deng Ai has carefully studied his deeds for a long time, so Deng Ai knows the strategy of embattled.

He also knew the subtlety of the plan.

The embattled spirit is not to induce the enemy's military morale to waver, but to further expand this mentality infinitely on the basis of the enemy's already wavering military morale.

Just as the army of Shihui is doing today.

If the Han army had not been infected with miasma and the army's morale was in turmoil, then the news spread by the Shihui army would not have made Deng Ai feel troublesome at all.

He didn't even bother to bother.

But in the case that the Han army has been shaken, the lethality of this news is very great after it spreads.

Being infected with a vicious disease in a foreign country, at this time, people's homesickness is the strongest, and the return of fallen leaves to the root is the appeal of all people in the world.

In this case, even if this news cannot be confirmed, it will inevitably arouse suspicion in the hearts of the Han army.

The human heart is complex and changeable, and sometimes the human heart does not need accurate information to have doubts, but only needs to be guided at the right time.

Otherwise, would Xiang Yu really be so stupid as to conclude that Chu Di had been won by Liu Bang just based on a few songs?

Maybe Xiang Yu thought of it with Deng Ai back then, so he made that judgment pessimistically.

Shi Bao had never heard of the embattled scheme, but he could intuitively feel the viciousness of this scheme.

When the news gradually spread in the Han army camp, many soldiers involuntarily asked their superiors whether the news of the enemy outside was true.

Although generals and colonels at all levels are denying it, this status quo is enough to prove that this news has further shaken the morale of the army.

It was because of this situation that Shi Bao anxiously came to find Deng Ai.

Deng Ai learned about the current situation of the Han army camp from Shi Bao's mouth, and after learning this, Deng Ai's mind was constantly thinking about countermeasures.

And the stone buds in the tent are also anxiously walking around.

It's clear that Shibud is also thinking about countermeasures.

After walking for a while, Shi Bao made a suggestion to Deng Ai to retreat.

None of the generals had any intention of retreating during the previous deliberations, and that was when they felt that the current situation facing the Han army was not a last resort.

It's just that after the enemy army has resorted to embattled tactics today, Shi Bao feels that this situation has arrived.

But for Shi Bao's retreat suggestion, Deng Ai subconsciously vetoed: "You can't retreat, our army must not leave the camp at this time." ”

Seeing that Deng Ai categorically rejected his suggestion, Shi Bao was in a hurry, and he wanted to persuade again, but Deng Ai was the first to explain to him:

"Our army's morale is in turmoil, and the soldiers infected with miasma have not yet recovered, if our army leaves the camp rashly at this time, without the protection of the camp, once the enemy army takes the opportunity to launch a surprise attack, our army will be in danger!"

After explaining this to Shi Bao, Deng Ai said to Shi Bao again:

"Although the enemy's strategy is quite vicious, it is not a one-time plan.

Our army is familiar with the Seven Orders of Order, the Order of Seven Orders is the majesty of the prince, and with the deterrence of the Order of Seven Orders, the morale of our army will not collapse immediately.

It is precisely because of the critical situation that our generals are even more indiscriminate, and as far as I can expect, perhaps at this time, there will be a large number of enemy troops lying in ambush on the way back of our army, thinking of ambushing our army.

Our army must be a battalion step by step, otherwise you and I will die a small matter, and we will live up to the expectations of the prince and the marquis, so what face will you and I face the prince in the future? ”

Deng Ai mentioned Mi Yang in his words, which made the flustered Shi Bud calm down instantly as if he had been poured a basin of cold water on his head.

Death is not terrible, but if he lives up to Mi Yang's kindness to him, it will make him more uncomfortable than killing him.

After calming down, Shi Bao also began to seriously analyze the dangerous situation facing the Han army today.

Soon Shi Bud said what he thought to Deng Ai.

"No matter how turbulent our army's morale is, if the enemy wants to defeat our army, it also needs to be in a head-on battle."

An embattled strategy can only greatly increase the enemy's chances of winning a battle, but it will not make them win directly.

"In this case, our army should continue to hold the camp and not get out, so that the enemy has no chance to take advantage of it."

"And the key to calming the hearts of our troops is whether those soldiers who are infected with miasma can be cured during the period of time that our army is holding out."

Shi Bao's analysis gave Deng Ai's brain a clear context.

"What Zhong Rong said is very true, the embattled plan is only adding fuel to the fire after all, as long as we can draw wages from the bottom of the kettle, then the enemy's embattled plan will be self-defeating."

After Deng Ai finished saying this, Shi Bao immediately continued: "I will cooperate with Meng Shu to jointly supervise the treatment progress of the doctors in the camp."

During this time, the sergeant should remain silent and continue to inspect the camps as usual, so as to be quiet. ”

At this moment, Shi Bud did not regard Deng Ai as his superior, he was like discussing the art of war with Deng Ai when he was a child, and told his friends in front of him one by one.

And Deng Ai saw that Shi Bud said what he wanted to say in his heart, and some smiles appeared on his face.

Perhaps the current situation is very unfavorable to the Han army, but fortunately, he is not alone in this treacherous situation.

Deng Ai agreed to Shi Bao's suggestion.

After Deng Ai agreed, Shi Bao was about to leave and go to perform his duties.

It's just that before Shi Bao left, Deng Ai asked Shi Bao, "Zhong Rong can be confident?" ”

Faced with Deng Ai's inquiry, Shi Bao fell into silence.

Although he had just analyzed with Deng Ai, the sinister situation facing the Han army had not changed in the slightest, and under this situation, anything could happen.

However, after a moment of silence, Shi Bao muttered: "The difference between survival and death lies in you and me, what can you say or not?" ”

After saying this, Shi Bao bowed to Deng Ai and left the big tent.

After Shi Bao left, Deng Ai carefully pondered what Shi Bao had just said, and he couldn't help laughing.

At this moment, he really understood why Mi Yang would send him south that day.

What Mi Yang needs is a general who can take charge alone, and being alone does not mean fighting a good fight.

And when the Han army outside Yelang County was in trouble, a messenger covered in blood was quickly rushing towards Yizhou County.

Deng Ai and Shihui didn't know about this.

What they didn't know was that in February of the third year of Han Zhangwu, the Wei army was really going to start attacking Liangzhou.

In the troubled times, the great river goes east, and there is endless heroic blood.

The general trend of the world is changing.

It is foreseeable that the next Liangzhou will be infiltrated by countless heroic blood.

(End of chapter)