Yuan Tan didn't know where Xu Shu was from, or even what his name was, he only knew that he was a Confucian who ran out of Hanoi with Zhang Yang.

By the way, his identity is the governor of Hanoi County.

Other than that, there is no more information about Xu Shu.

After all, what Yuan Tan needed to care about was Zhang Yang, and as for the dozen or so people who came with him, he didn't bother to take a second look.

So when Xu Shu said that there was an invention to be dedicated to Yuan Tan, Yuan Tan was very surprised.

And he said that he could help himself make a name for himself on the battlefield, which sounds like a shocking invention.

After turning around in the camp, he came to the door of Zhang Yang's big tent.

At the door of the tent, there was a half-man-high object, which was cylindrical in shape, covered in tulle on the outside, and inside was a skeleton woven of bamboo strips, and a bottom frame of bamboo strips was connected below.

"What is this?" When Yuan Tan saw this kind of thing for the first time, he was dazed, and it didn't look like a farm tool, if he wanted to say that it was used for war, there was no sharp blade around.

This thing can make him lead the troops on the battlefield in the future, are you afraid that there is some misunderstanding of the great prestige?

"Yu Gongzi, the name of this thing is called the sky lantern, after lighting the grease block below, it will not be long before it can fly into the sky." If you want to say what the name of this thing is, Xu Shu knows, but he doesn't dare to say it.

Because Lin Mo told him that this thing was called Yunwen Lantern, and telling Yuan Tan the name, it was difficult for him not to think about it.

"This thing has no wings, how can it fly." Yuan Tan walked around the sky lantern and shook his head with a sneer.

Don't deceive me for not being literate, there can be such a thing in the world.

"Childe, can you allow me to test it out?" Xu Shu didn't explain, and asked with a smile.

Yuan Tan raised his forehead and immediately took a few steps back.

Xu Shu summoned two sergeants to pull the lamp body wrapped in several layers of tulle, although the bottom frame is woven with bamboo strips, but the skills are good, but the water does not leak, it is filled with grease, and more than a dozen wicks are placed at the same time.

I saw Xu Shu light the wicks one by one, and as time passed, the air inside the lamp body made of tulle was heated and expanded, forming a difference in the density of the air inside and outside.

"Let it go." Lin Mo had only demonstrated this thing to Xu Shu once, and he was torn off by Lin Mo before he could fly, and now he can only make a judgment based on that little memory.

Fortunately, the result did not disappoint him, although the lantern was shaky, it still flew in the end.

This scene made Yuan Tan dumbfounded, and even Zhang Yang, who had been mentally prepared, was dumbfounded.

The surrounding sergeants raised their heads one after another and muttered: "Divine creature, divine creature, it has no wings and no rope to pull, but it can fly." ”

There are even sergeants who bow their heads directly.

There is no way, as an era when Zhang Jiao can command millions of people with a fabricated story and a few yellow runes, seeing this phenomenon that completely subverts cognition, it is inevitable that this is a miracle, and even feels that Xu Shu is very likely to be the messenger of the gods.

Even Wen Chou, who was busy preparing to set up an ambush at the other end of the camp, was attracted by this scene and forgot his task and stared blankly at the sky lantern.

"This, this."

Yuan Tan was speechless for a while, and the shock in his heart was all written on his face, and finally he ate: "This sky lantern can really fly, but how can it help me show my prestige on the battlefield?" ”

Xu Shu smiled slightly, and said calmly: "Childe, if we want to send an order to an army fifty miles away to attack, or to defend against the enemy, even if we send eight hundred miles of flying horses, we will not be able to transmit the information without an hour.

If the mountain road is rugged, I am afraid that it will take a few hours to get in.

But after the sky lantern is released, it can be clearly seen for miles away. Imagine, if a sergeant is arranged every five miles to be on standby with a sky lantern in his hand, once there is an urgent military business, he will light the sky lantern in his hand one after another, so that even if it is a hundred miles away, it only takes a stick of incense to complete the order.

The soldiers are fast, and the son is not enough to show his prestige on the battlefield with this to seize the opportunity? ”

Xu Shu's words penetrated into it, and Yuan Tan understood the mystery after thinking about it for a moment.

True, true.

For example, if an army is arranged in the grain and grass camp, but the other party turns to attack the camp, wait for the horse to run over and inform you that the mountain road in this area will not be able to run for more than an hour.

If you use this sky lantern to communicate, not only will the time be greatly shortened, but it will also ignore any terrain.

What is this not an artifact?

Yuan Tan, who reacted, immediately walked in front of Xu Shu and bowed his hand, "Mr. Dacai, I don't know Mount Tai anymore, don't blame me for being rude before!" ”

With this sky lantern, Yuan Tan's mind flashed the tactics of countless divine soldiers descending from the sky, and just thinking about it made his blood boil.

The person who can invent such an artifact is well-deserved, and it is not ruled out that he can bring other surprises to himself in the future, so Yuan Tan feels that Xu Shu is worthy of such a gift.

"Childe is serious, I hope I can help Childe."

After Yuan Tan nodded heavily, he directly held Xu Shu's hand, his eyes were firm, "Sir, don't worry, after I break Lu, I will worship you as Pengcheng Taishou!" ”

"Childe's great grace, it is unforgettable!"

It's a big deal, as soon as it is shot, it is the capital of the six counties of Xuzhou, of course I have no opinion, but I am afraid that Lin Yunwen will not agree.

Peng Cheng is too guarded, and he can be the center, and Yuan Tan's promise is not a cake, he feels that Xu Shu is indeed worth sending a Taishou.

Because this sky lantern is not only a strategic artifact, but also another guarantee for him to sit firmly on the throne of the world.

Breaking Lu Tougong, plus this heavenly lantern artifact, he Yuan Shang still wants to rob the throne of the prince? Knock his leg off!

Yuan Tanzhi looked at the sky lantern flying higher and higher above his head with pride, in the night sky, like a bright moon, shocking, magnificent, really exciting.

What he didn't know was that in the dense forest a few miles away, a scout also saw this sky lantern, and the frightened scout hurriedly got on his horse and galloped in the direction of Lu Ying.

At the end of the Lu camp, all the camps are busy.

Zhao Yun, Gan Ning, Zhang Xiu and others, who were preparing to attack, counted the soldiers and horses and inspected the ordnance;

Gao Shun, who was in charge of staying behind, led Wei Yue to inspect the fortifications in the camp together, if according to the calculation of the day, once the grain and grass camp of the Northern Army was burned, Yuan Tan should bring the army to the camp to kill him.

An army of 40,000 troops, with the help of the fortifications of the camp, antlers and the like, not to mention defeating the strong with the weak, as long as it can be delayed until dawn and the northern army is tired and retreats, there will be no second wave of offensives.

In the big tent of the Chinese army, Lin Mo was still making a final discussion with Chen Gong and Jia Xu, which was both speculation and a better way.

After all, no one can guarantee that the grain and grass camp must be empty, and it is also possible that the other party laid out this situation as early as a month ago, first exposing the location of the grain and grass camp, and when the time is ripe, and then using this letter to mislead themselves into thinking that they have diverted their attention.

But in the end, no affirmative answer could be discussed.

"Using soldiers is using danger, isn't this sentence what you keep saying, don't be embattled and frighten yourself." Lu Bu was very open, and comforted Lin Mo in turn.

Indeed, the use of troops is the use of risk, as long as the soldiers and horses leave the camp, or in other words, the confrontation between the two armies begins, there is uncertainty in any move.

After Lin Mo stretched, he shook his head, "That's it, after discussing it all day, there was no result, so I won't make any changes." ”

"That's right."

The old father-in-law was very relieved to pull Lin Mo to inspect the camp, after all, it was the leader of the three armies, and it was a good incentive to go among the soldiers at this time.

Before the two of them walked out of the tent, the scout hurriedly ran in, "Vision, Wenhou, there is a vision in the northern military camp!" ”

The scout ran out of breath, with a frightened look on his face, and his speech was a little unclear.

"Slowly, what's wrong?" Lu Bu's brows furrowed.

When the scout fed back what he saw truthfully, Mo said that it was Lu Bu, and even Chen Gong and Jia Xu couldn't help but be speechless, what kind of scene is this, a bright moon flying up from the northern military camp?

For this kind of news beyond the scope of cognition, it is not only difficult to accept, Lu Bu just regarded it as a fantasy, and squinted at the scout, "Evil words to confuse the public, lie about the military situation, and confuse the morale of the army, any of these are enough to lie down for a few months." ”

"Wen Hou, the last general doesn't dare to say anything, it's really true!" When the scout heard this, he knelt on the ground anxiously and begged for mercy.

"Master Yue, he didn't talk nonsense." Lin Mo squinted his eyes and said in a deep voice.

"How do you know?"

"That's the signal I prepared for Yuan Zhi in advance, so that he can use it at a critical moment."

Hearing this, everyone was stunned, and then suddenly realized, no wonder he had always been confident that Xu Shu could pass on the news, it turned out that it had been arranged a long time ago.

Chen Gong and Jia Xu thought of many ways to communicate, such as making some specific marks in a corner of the barracks so that the scouts could see from a distance; Another example is to bury a letter during the time when he left the military village to relieve his hands.

But in the end, they all felt that these ideas were unreliable, after all, people like Zhang Yang and Xu Shu who were so sensitive must have sent someone to spy on them.

Good guy, now that I have seen the so-called signal he arranged in advance, I feel that the means I thought of before are more reasonable, who can believe that you Lin Yunwen prepared a bright moon for Xu Shu in advance.

"And what does this signal mean?" Suppressing the shock in his heart, Lu Bu keenly realized that this matter may not be as simple as it seems.

"The camp is empty." Lin Mo touched his nose and said in a deep voice.

As a messenger, Kong Minglan can only agree on a code word in advance, and Peng Cheng has already agreed when he says goodbye, seeing Kong Minglan rising, it means that the camp is empty and can be acted upon.

"What did you say?"

Lu Bu's face changed suddenly, no matter how slow he was, he understood what this sentence meant, the emptiness of the camp meant that the elite had been withdrawn, and it was obviously a bait in the camp, but the hook was missing, which means that there is a high probability that the grain and grass camp was ambushed as Lin Mo and Jia Xu were worried about.

"Oh my God, if Yunwen hadn't made arrangements in advance, I'm afraid we would have lost our troops this time."

Chen Gong paused, and shook his head with a solemn expression, "I'm afraid that it's not a loss of soldiers, but a dry bone in the grave." ”

Jia Xu twisted his gray beard and looked at Lin Mo, nodded and said, "Yunwen's methods are indeed shocking. ”

Jia Xu, who doesn't like to be silent on weekdays, actually has a ruler in his heart, if he wants to talk about being quick and wise on the spot, he thinks that Lin Mo may not be able to beat him, but when it comes to the overall arrangement, he will really be thrown out a few streets by him Lin Yunwen.

This time the sneak attack on the grain and grass camp, although he did not directly approve of it, he also did not oppose it, because he also felt that this kind of opportunity to defeat the Northern Army in one blow was too rare.

Unexpectedly, the other party was so deep in the city.

If there is no Yunwen, this will be the night of destruction.

"It's too hanging, almost. Just a little bit" Thinking about it in great fear, Lu Bu couldn't help but gasp for breath, he didn't dare to imagine what kind of ending he would have ended up without Lin Mo's arrangement.

On the eve of the war, Yunwen repeatedly warned that the Northern Army was very powerful, thinking that it was just a strong army, but he didn't expect that there was such a high-ranking layout in the camp.

Yuan Shao's annexation of the four northern states is really not a fluke.

It is actually normal for Lu Bu to have palpitations, since Peng Cheng began to assist, there have been many large and small battles in the past two years, and the most dangerous one is only in Anfeng and Cao Cao, and there has never been such a situation where the three armies were almost put into it at one time like today.

"I'm going to give the order and keep the army on standby." Lu Bu let out a long sigh of relief.

"Lady Yue, have you forgotten what Yuanzhi's signal means?" Lin Mo asked with a smile.

"The camp is empty."

Lu Bu, who was still indulging in the horror of escaping death, recalled it and said softly: "Let's not go to the grain and grass camp, but attack the Chinese army Dazhai?" ”

"This is a once-in-a-lifetime fighter that must not be missed." If it had been in the past, the old father-in-law would have been jumping and shouting to kill, and it seemed that he was really frightened.

"Oh"

Lu Bu nodded slowly, stopped talking, and finally couldn't help asking: "Yunwen, do you say that there is a possibility that Yuan Tan deliberately made an ambush in the grain and grass camp for Yuan Zhi to see?" ”

First the grain and grass camp was exposed, then Zhang Yang's letter of luring the enemy, and finally the ambush went around and returned to the grain and grass camp, and now Lu Bu's head is messed up, and he feels that there are ambushes everywhere.

"Master Yue, don't be suspicious, I believe in Yuan Zhi." Zhang Yang's letter is in the front, and Xu Shu's signal is in the back, based on this Lin Mo can conclude that Yuan Tan's smoke bombs have been used up, and it is impossible to put three or four thoughts in it.

"Good! In this case, we changed to attack Yuan's camp, and the original deployment remained unchanged! ”

"I'm just afraid that I'm going to change."

The old yin who rarely opened his mouth took the initiative to take the initiative, "There are at least 180,000 troops under Yuan Tan's command, even if you have to set up an ambush in the grain and grass camp, plus the peripheral strategy, you can still leave at least about 100,000 people in the camp, and with 20,000 sneak attacks, I am afraid that you will not be able to take it all at once."

If it is dragged to the elite reinforcements of the grain and grass battalion, I am afraid that the outcome will be unpredictable. ”

Lao Yin's worries are right, there are at least 180,000 people in the main village of the Chinese army, and at this critical moment when the first war is decided, it is impossible for him to be completely undefended.

In other words, so many people are all weak brigades, and after all, they are waiting for work and ambushing in advance, and it is unrealistic for you to forcibly turn the tide of the war with 10,000 or 20,000 people.

"So, what do you think?" Lu Bu changed his previous impatience and looked at the three of them patiently.

"Thinking about it deeply, since the grain and grass camp has set up an ambush, it should also include the retreat route and even our camp, which are all in their set of plans."

Chen Gong took over and said slowly: "In this battle, in addition to slamming into the camp of the Northern Army, our camp may also be in the calculation of the other party, after all, our elite has also been mobilized. ”

This is also true, Lu Bu's habitual gaze fell on Lin Mo, who nodded heavily, and then said: "Since it is a decisive battle, there is no need to keep it, please Lord Yuezhang lead 50,000 troops to the fullest." ”

Hearing this, Lu Bu's brows furrowed, and before he could speak, Lin Mo continued: "At the end of the camp, it is enough to leave more than 10,000 people, and I have my own way to deal with it." ”

As long as the Yuan army Dazhai is destroyed, even if the elite of the other party rushes back, it will not change any of the status quo.

Therefore, this battle is stud.

"Fifty thousand troops." Lu Bu bowed his head slowly, assuming that there were really 100,000 people in ambush in the Chinese army's Dazhai, even the weak brigade should not be underestimated, 50,000 people, not much.

"Don't worry, Mr. Jia, Mr. Jia has also prepared a pioneer for his father-in-law, when the pioneer rushes into Dazhai, Lord Yuezhang will do it again, and he will be able to succeed in one blow!" Lin Mo clenched his right fist as he spoke, revealing the perseverance of Chengzhu in his chest.

"Wenhe has also prepared a pioneer?" Lu Bu glanced at Jia Xu and couldn't help but raise the corners of his mouth.

If it weren't for them, I really wouldn't know how to fight this battle.

Yunwen is right, Jia Wenhe, amazing, has a bit of style from my son-in-law.

"It's just a small skill of carving insects, compared to Yunwen's Tongtian wrist, it is really a horse than a unicorn." Jia Xu said with a smile.

In terms of business blowing each other, Jia Xu is qualified.

(End of chapter)