Xiapi, Huailing.

Huailing County, named after the Huaishui Highland, is located on the south bank of Huaishui. During the Han Dynasty, it was mostly a rich land. However, due to the chaos of Yuan Shu in Jianghuai, Cao Cao, Liu Bei, Lu Bu, Chen and other forces took turns to appear, which had long since withered and was sparsely populated.

Huailing is about two or three hundred miles away from Hefei, and about two hundred miles away from Moling and Jiangdu. Since Huo Jun's northern expedition to Hefei, Yu Shao has sent scouts deep into the Huai River valley to investigate the enemy's situation.

The land is vast and sparsely populated, there are no roosters crow for hundreds of miles, wild grasses are abundant, and the silence of the water is a portrayal here.

On the high hill, the scouts of the Southern Army rested on the ground, five or six people played Keju in the open space, and three or four people looked around on the mountain mausoleum.

"Wait, look at that!"

Suddenly, the scouts of the southern army saw a large stream of cooking smoke rising in the distance, pushed the chief who was talking and laughing with his subordinates, and shouted: "When it is the enemy from the direction of Xuzhou." ”

There are pros and cons to the sparsely populated JAC for scouts. Help them to hide better, without worrying about being discovered, whenever there is a large puff of cooking smoke, they will know that there is an enemy going south, so that they can quickly detect it.

Shi Chang Shi Jing's face changed greatly, and he said: "Judging from the smoke of the enemy's cooking, there must be a lot of enemies, or thousands, or even tens of thousands. You stay here, and Li Er will follow me to investigate one or two. ”

"No!"

Shi Jing and his subordinate Li Er walked down the hill, mounted their horses, and touched in the direction of the rising smoke. Because the Jianghuai is sparsely populated, and the shrubs and grass are exceptionally lush, the two of them walked along the forest path, not daring to take the main road. When approaching the enemy camp, the two dismounted and left, lest they be discovered by Cao's scouts

Three or four miles away, Shi Jingmao was in the bushes, observing the Cao army from Huaibei. However, he saw this Cao army camped on the riverside, the sergeants carried buckets to draw water from the river, and the auxiliaries were chopping firewood around with axes.

"Shi Chang, the enemy general's surname is Wu, according to the number of camps, there are about 10,000 people." Li Er, who was short in stature, emerged from the bushes and said, "It should be Wu Dun, the Taishou of the East China Sea, and his brother Wu Jing, and there are no Sun Guan and Zang Ba." ”

"Let's go!"

Shi Jing glanced at the camp a few more times and said, "The enemy should support Hefei, and he should report to the governor quickly." ”

"No!"

Scouts need to be shrewd, have excellent ears and eyes, be bold and careful, and be able to read and count. When an army marches and fights, there are no scouts, and the great army has no eyes and ears. A dull pawn, can An be the eyes and ears of the army?

In ancient military camps, the normal camp tent was one zhang six feet long and could accommodate ten people. An army of 10,000 people has a battalion of 10 people, and there are 1,000 battalions.

But how can it be fast to count thousands of tents?

In fact, there are often flags in the barracks, and the number of enemy troops can often be counted relatively quickly by using the flags and camp tents. Of course, when the enemy withdraws from the stove left behind, the number of people can also be calculated.

Although marching and fighting may seem illusory, it can actually be regarded as a science.

When the brothers Wu Dun and Wu Jing led the soldiers to camp on the spot, Shi Jing instructed the scouts who were good at running that day to send the news of the Xuzhou soldiers to the Hefei camp.

Those who are good at running are also indispensable for scouts, and the military situation is like fire, and they must not be neglected. Huailing is two or three hundred miles from Hefei, and the scouts take the starry night to deliver the message, and the information is sent to Hefei in less than two days.

Two or three hundred miles is nothing for those who are good at walking. The Three Kingdoms are good runners, and there is history. Sima Yi and Yu Yi took the lead, Cao Rong died of illness, and Sima Yi traveled more than 400 miles a day; Sun Ceping Jiangdong, Yu turned a day and walked 300 miles.

Hefei, the Great Tent of the Southern Army.

Hearing the battle report of the reinforcements, He Qi frowned and said: "Didn't the governor send Mi Danyang to lead the army north to Yuzhou and attack the Xuzhou seashore, how dare Wu Dun lead the army to help in Xuzhou?" Could it be that Mi Danyang was defeated by Zang Ba, or could he not contain it? ”

Huo Jun paced in the tent and said, "There are only 10,000 people in the Zifang Division, and there are only a few thousand people who can attack the seashore. Today, Hefei is in an urgent situation, and it is not impossible for Xuzhou to send 10,000 troops to help. ”

Jiang Ji stroked his beard and said in agreement: "Cao Cao chose Xiahou to leave Zhenjianghuai, not to emphasize Xiahou's military strategy, but to use his fame. Zang Ba, Sun Guan, Wu Dun and other generals did not dare to go against Xiahou Dun's order. ”

Saying that, Jiang Ji looked at Huo Jun and said, "If the thieves and soldiers come to help, does the governor need to change his strategy?" ”

He Qi looked worried, and said: "Dudu, Xiahoudun has more than 20,000 soldiers, and there are six or seven thousand soldiers in Hefei City. At that time, there will be both the inside and the outside, and I am afraid that our army will be unstoppable. ”

After a pause, He Qi suggested: "It's better to shrink your forces and build a long fortress to wait for Kou Zhi." When the rainy season is approaching, the enemy rescues Hefei, and I use a long base to base the enemy. When the fertilizer water floods the city, Zhang Liao will not be able to come out, and I will gather troops to fight the enemy. The enemy retreated, and Hefei will soon be broken. ”

"Zhang Liao is an extraordinary general, I use a long base to base the enemy outside, the outside is real and hollow, Zhang Liao will fight elitely." Gao Xiang vetoed: "Governor, it's better to retreat to Chaohu, wait and see the situation, and then march in." Or ask Jiangzuo for reinforcements and gather heavy troops to fight Xiahou. ”

Huo Jun stopped and said, "Now the lord divides his troops to take Shu, and Wu Chu has no reinforcements. In addition to fighting, our army can only retreat. With today's situation, the rainy season in Jianghuai is approaching, and An Neng will retreat lightly? ”

As he spoke, Huo Jun accentuated his voice and emphasized: "Although the thieves' soldiers and horses are superior to our army, their troops belong to Hefei, Chengde, and Huailing, so now is the time for our army to use soldiers!" ”

"The subtlety of besieging a city and sending reinforcements is not to defeat the outnumbered army with a large number of troops, but to meet the enemy's various units with mobile troops. Sun Tzu said: 'Those who are good at fighting will cause others but not others.' 'Flood the city, bring in the enemy's reinforcements, that's all!' ”

The arrival of reinforcements from Xuzhou did not disrupt Huo Jun's plan, and even said that in a sense, Huo Jun could guess that there would be reinforcements in Xuzhou. After all, Huo Jun has always been skeptical about Mi Fang's ability.

In this battle, Xuzhou did not send reinforcements, and Mi Fang made great contributions. However, if some soldiers were sent over, it would also be the credit of Mi Fang to contain the enemy army, so Huo Jun made two preparations.

If there were no reinforcements in Xuzhou, Huo Jun would meet the army of Xiahoudun who was heading south and lure Zhang Liao out of the city. However, now that Xiahoudun's army has arrived first, and Xuzhou's reinforcements have arrived, Huo Jun can still implement the previous strategy, but only slightly changed.

The core of why the siege reinforcements have been repeatedly used is that the enemy's forces have been mobilized. You can use intelligence to understand the enemy's advance arrangement, so as to make targeted arrangements.

Therefore, besieging the city for reinforcements has high requirements for the quality of one's own soldiers, and the requirements for the ability to run and march cannot be low. And the ability of scouts to gather intelligence should also surpass that of other armies. However, if the scout intelligence cannot be gathered, or the transmission speed is slow, it may fall short.

Huo Jun stroked the hilt of his sword and said in a deep voice: "Generals listen to orders!" ”

"In!"

When the generals heard this, they gave up their hands and waited for their lives.

"Where's the Legion?"

"The last general!"

Ding Feng, Yu Shao, and Gao Xin attended to receive the order.

Huo Jun took out the military order and ordered: "Brother Wu Dun led 10,000 people to help, wanting to join Xiahou in Chengde. The three of you led the army, wearing armor and holding weapons, to the five days' food, more than 100 miles, to the northeast, will fight the enemy. This battle can only be won, not defeated!"

"No!"

Yu Shao stepped forward and wanted to lead the army.

Huo Jun patted Yu Shao's shoulder and admonished: "I know that you have always been cautious, so I handed over the army to you." Now the situation is urgent, Wu Dun and Xiahoudun should not be allowed to converge, this battle should show the majesty of our army. After the victory, he immediately returned to the division. ”

"No!"

Yu Shao solemnly took the military order and saluted Huo Jun.

"Where are Huo Du, Gao Xiang, He Qi, and Jiang Ji?" Huo Jun called.

"The last general!"

"Huo Du is the main general, Gao Xiang and He Qi are the deputy generals, and Jiang Ji is the military division, leading 20,000 soldiers and horses to the north to confront the Xiahoudun army, not to fight." Huo Jun said.

"What about the Governor?" Huo Du asked.

"I stayed in the camp and stationed at the river weir with the two generals Hansheng and Zilong."

General Huo Jun handed over the order to Huo Du and instructed: "This time lead the troops north, do not engage the enemy, just stick to the road." ”

"No!"

Huo Du hesitated for a moment and said: "The governor only stays in the river weir with 10,000 people, but caution is the best. ”

Huo Jun bowed slightly, looked at Huang Zhong and Zhao Yun, and ordered: "After the army leaves, move the camp to the river weir." The old general led the troops and horses of the headquarters to stick to the river weir, and the elite under the Zilong tent hid in the camp and did not move. ”

Huang Zhong hesitated a little and said: "Governor, there are many old and weak soldiers under the loyal account, and there are many soldiers in Hefei City. If Zhang Liao led the soldiers out of the city, the soldiers under the loyal tent may not be able to stop them, and it will be difficult to protect the safety of the governor. ”

Huo Jun's expression remained unchanged and said, "Just obey the military order." ”

Then, Huo Jun put his hand on the hilt of the sword and said in a deep voice: "Break Hefei, all in this battle, and hope that the public will encourage you." ”

"No!" The generals will answer.

ps: Mother-in-law's birthday in the evening, the update will be later.

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