Chapter 72: Luring the Enemy
With Changping as the midpoint, there are hundreds of miles to Liangxiang and seventy or eighty miles to Yuyang.
From Liangxiang to Yuyang, you need to walk almost 200 miles.
Yang Zhao's good hometown is not a big problem, and they don't need their support, but the soldiers of Changping and Yuyang have to keep running and supporting each other, and occasionally they have to ask Yang Zhao for help.
They basically have to change places every day, and it's easy to tire people to death.
"The commander of Yang County has cavalry, which saves a lot of effort and speed, but our infantry is in a hurry, and we only have one pair of legs, and if we continue like this, it is easy to break our legs!"
One day, after repelling the enemy, everyone gathered in the camp in Changping, and Jiao Yan first said: "The thieves will run away after the fight, and keep changing places, today in Changping, tomorrow in Yuyang, sooner or later we will be exhausted to death." ”
Zhang Nan was also tossed by the enemy, and frowned: "We must find a way to destroy the enemy's tired army, if this continues, our soldiers will no longer have the strength to fight." ”
The two of them were silent, pondering what they should do to crack this tiring method.
If they continue to toss like this, not only will they not be able to bear it, but their morale will also be consumed, and in a few days, they may be self-defeating.
"I have a plan!"
Yang Zhao raised his head and said: "Since Zhang Ju's tired tactics are virtual and real, he will run after the battle for a while, and the feint attack will become a strong attack for a while, we can also use the combination of virtual and real to counterattack the enemy." ”
He put his plan out simply.
"Feasible!"
Jiao Fu thought for a moment, and first nodded in agreement.
Although Zhang Nan despised Yang Zhao in his heart, he had to admit at this time that Yang Zhao's plan was very feasible, and they had no other way for the time being, so after hesitating for a while, they still agreed.
They said yes, and everything was easy.
Yang Zhao transferred all his cavalry, including Guan and Zhang, to Yuyang to set up an ambush, and Zhang Nan went back to Yuyang to prepare for the battle.
On the Liangxiang side, Yang Zhao sent another order to go back, asking Liu Bei to prepare enough scarecrows in advance and arrange them in a conspicuous position in the camp, creating a feeling that the army in the camp was all there.
Ready for the scarecrow, he transferred 3,000 infantry from Liangxiang and transferred to Changping, also in ambush, hiding in the mountains on both sides of the river valley.
The camp in Changping also needs to prepare scarecrows to bluff.
Create an illusion that the strength of the two battalions of Yuyang and Changping is gathered in Changping.
There are scarecrows on the Liangxiang side to cover up, and the enemy can't see that there are fewer troops for the time being, plus the defense is already very solid, so the problem will not be very big.
Liu Bei dug a lot of traps outside the camp, and had three bows and crossbows to defend the town, and he was the least harassed and attacked, so Yang Zhao gambled, siphoned off most of the troops in Liangxiang, and ambushed in Changping.
In the end, the feeling to the enemy was that Yuyang's defense was empty.
When the enemy attacked Yuyang, Guan Zhang and others, who were ambushed in Yuyang, led the cavalry to attack.
At that time, Jiao Touch will also go to Yuyang, and together with Zhang Nan, continue to bluff, creating the feeling that Yuyang is ambushed by an army.
Guan Zhang, Tian Yu and the four of them, the enemy must recognize them, after all, their cavalry is the most conspicuous.
As a lieutenant, the enemy can also recognize him.
When the five of them appear in Yuyang, they will make the enemy feel that Yuyang is a place to lure the enemy.
What is really empty is Changping and Liangxiang.
Zhang Ju didn't dare to attack Liangxiang, after all, it was not easy to fight, and it was possible that he would send people to the head.
Since they have suffered a loss in Yuyang, Zhang Ju and they may attack Changping, first, to find the field, and secondly, they feel that Changping is empty and easier to fight, so they can take this opportunity to enter Zhuojun.
If you attack Changping, the enemy is really jumping into the trap.
The plan of the tired soldiers collapsed on the spot.
You can also fight back.
Only in this way can the virtual and the real be combined, the possibility of the enemy being deceived will be greater, and if the enemy is lured to set up an ambush in Yuyang at the beginning, the enemy may be very cautious, and the effect is not ideal.
Let the enemy think that Yuyang is a trap, then Changping must be empty, and the enemy will be impatient and want to seize the opportunity to attack Changping, and Yang Zhao's plan will be completed.
After doing everything, Yang Zhao went back to Liangxiang first.
"Senior brother, there are no more than 3,000 people, and there are not many guards left."
"If the enemy ignores Changping and has to attack Liangxiang, even if we have traps and bed crossbows, we may not be able to defend it."
Liu Bei was a little scared when he learned of this bold strategy.
Yang Zhao said calmly: "Senior brother can rest assured, I promise that there will be no problem, even if the river valley can't be defended, we can still retreat to the city, in the past two years, I have continued to strengthen the city tower and build the arrow tower, and it is not in vain." ”
The castle tower of Liangxiang is impregnable, but it may not be needed now.
Yang Zhao continued: "After three days, I will leave the camp, everything here will continue to be controlled by the senior brother, if the enemy comes, it is really invincible, abandon the camp and return to the city." ”
"Okay!"
Liu Bei had to agree.
There is no turning back from the bow, and things have developed to this point, so we can only bite the bullet and carry it out to the end.
Not long after the plan was executed, the enemy sent scouts closer to their camp.
Zhang Chun and every time they let the cavalry rush to a camp, they would wait to go south to investigate the situation, only to see Liangxiang and Changping, there were many soldiers, only Yuyang looked relatively empty, so they went back to report.
Zhang Chun got the news, I don't know why, he always felt a little abnormal, and he didn't attack that day.
The next day.
The scouts also went south, and the results were similar to yesterday's.
Zhang Chun was puzzled, continued to wait and see, but still did not attack.
The third day of the bluff was fast coming.
"Report to the county commander, the enemy scouts are here again."
The scouts in Liangxiang have been keeping an eye on the enemy's movements in the north, and when they see the enemy's scouts moving south, they will report it as soon as possible.
Yang Zhao said: "Senior brother, next, it's all up to you." ”
Liu Bei asked curiously, "Why does Senior Brother think that after the third day, the enemy will definitely attack?" ”
"There is a good saying, one blow, then decline, three and exhaustion."
"A lot of things don't go beyond the third limit."
"After enduring the first two times, there is a high probability that the third traitor will make a move."
"Tonight, there is an eighty percent chance that the enemy will attack Yuyang."
Yang Zhao said his judgment, and then took more than a dozen personal soldiers, rode his horse and left Liangxiang and headed for Changping.
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Zhang Chun gets the news of the scout.
For three days in a row, Liangxiang and Changping were well defended, and a lot of troops were gathered, and Yuyang's side has been very empty, as if it could be attacked.
"Attack Yuyang."
Zhang Chun waited for three days, and he really couldn't wait any longer.
He thought that if he completely grasped the virtual and real situation of the Han army, the defense of Yuyang would be empty, and if he continued to wait, it would be equivalent to giving the Han soldiers a chance to recover their strength.
Then their exhausting tactics are in vain
Zhang Chun said again: "Gather all the main forces and attack Yuyang in an all-round way." ”
This time, he didn't plan to feint, and he didn't want to run away after the fight, but a real strong attack, just taking this opportunity, to launch a large-scale attack, directly capture Yuyang, and enter Yuyang County.
The main force of the rebels was quickly assembled.
The cavalry was in front, galloping quickly towards Yuyang.
The infantry followed, and the hasty march followed.
In the evening.
The infantry and cavalry gathered beside the river valley and looked towards the Yuyang camp in the south.
Zhang Chun drew his sword out of its sheath, pointed to the Yuyang camp, and ordered in a loud voice: "The whole army, go to war!" ”