It is said that Zhao Chen killed Yan Liang with the strategy of "Sun Bin Reducing the Stove" (from "Historical Records: The Biography of Sun Tzu Wu Qilie"), captured Zhang He alive, and won the first victory against Yuan Shao's army.

Zhang He never understood Zhao Chen's plan.

Zhao Chen said with a smile: "This scheme can only deceive a fierce general like Yan Liang, but not General Junyi." General Jun Yi was just a momentary negligence, but you can understand it if you think about it. ”

Zhang He listened, thought for a while, and reviewed the entire process of confrontation.

Suddenly, it dawned on me.

(Interlude: Most generals in the late Eastern Han Dynasty usually read books such as "Zuo Chuan", "Chinese", "Book of Han", "Book of Li", "Liutao", "Book of Shangjun", "Book of Han" and other books that are beneficial to people's minds, and there are also like Guan Yu, holding "Spring and Autumn", but not "The Art of War", and there are also like Xu Chu, and there are few readers.) As for "Historical Records" and "The Art of War", from Cao Cao's special annotation of the history of "The Art of War" and Sun Quan's persuasion, the author guesses that these two books have not been circulated much. ）

Five days ago, Zhao Chen heard that Yuan Shao had sent rescue troops, so he led Zhang Liao and Chen to two generals, and led an army of 10,000 to Xi'an, where Yuan Shao's army must pass through Linzi City.

When passing through Linzi City, he brought the guard Xu Sheng with him, leaving Lu Xun to guard Linzi alone.

Four days ago, Yan Liang led an army of 20,000 to Xi'an and confronted Zhao Chen.

Zhao Chen saw that Yan Liang was extremely brave, but he was also a reckless man, so he set a strategy to lure the enemy deep and surround and annihilate him.

He ordered the army to build a camp in chaos, and the officers and men in the battalion acted at will, putting aside all marching discipline, so that Yan Liang, who came to visit the camp, looked down on Zhao Chen and felt that Zhao Chen was not worthy of his name.

Then, Zhao Chen wanted to use himself to seduce Yan Liang, but was opposed by everyone.

First, Zhao Chen was injured in the first place, how could he shoulder such a dangerous task, and secondly, Zhao Chen's injury was suffered by personally luring the enemy, and Zhang Liao and the others said that it was impossible for Zhao Chen to personally lure the enemy.

There was no way outside Linzi City last time, but now that there are three soldiers, how can Zhao Chen be allowed to come forward.

Xu Sheng immediately said: "Military advisor, no one in Yan Liang's army has ever seen the face of a military advisor, Sheng is similar to the military advisor's body, if he is wearing a military advisor's clothes, he will definitely be able to deceive Yan Liang's army." ”

Xu Sheng has always wanted to make up for the leakage of news, but he didn't have the opportunity.

Now that he had such a great opportunity to seduce Yan Liang, how could he let it go.

Looking at Xu Sheng, who had firm eyes, Zhao Chen was relieved.

Previously, he was only a centurion under Xiao Jian's account, but now he can shoulder the responsibility of leading an army against Yan Liang's generals.

Such a change is not only Xu Sheng's own excellence, but also his own knowledge.

"Thank you Wen Xiang, and Wen Xiang will seduce Yan Liang for me."

"Why do you have to say thank you, this is Sheng's mission!"

Xu Sheng knelt on one knee and received the military order.

Zhao Chen told again: "Yan Liang will attack the camp tonight, so you will lead 5,000 men and horses, resist a little, and then go all the way north." ”

Xu Sheng was a little surprised and asked: "Military Division, the forces of our army are all in the east, Linzi, Yingling, and other small counties that have been collected, why did you give up the west and choose the north?" The north is Yuan Tan's territory. ”

Zhao Chen looked at Xu Sheng with a puzzled face, and also noticed Zhang Liao and Chen Zhi's puzzlement, and said with a smile: "Have you never understood why I chose to go north instead of retreating east?" ”

Chen Zhi scratched his head embarrassedly, and replied: "Military Division, we really don't understand, if the army retreats eastward, there is still a follow-up force supply, and even Yan Liang can be taken with the help of the city, but this north, isn't it a lone army going deep, and the future is unknown?" ”

Hearing this, Zhao Chen pointed his finger to the east of the map, Duchang City.

"Do you remember what is the key to defeating Yan Liang and Yuan Tan's army?"

Zhang Liao said: "Prevent the convergence of the two armies of Yan Liang and Yuan Tan. ”

Zhao Chen was relieved: "Yes, Yuan Tan is now in Duchang, if our army retreats eastward, it will attract Yan Liang and Yuan Tan at the same time." At that time, if Yuan Tan raises troops, the two armies will not only attack from the front and back, but can also easily converge, and all the efforts of our army will be in vain. ”

"If the army leads the army to the north, Yan Liang's army will inevitably relax its vigilance to chase after him, after all, the north is Yuan Tan's territory, Yan Liang is like a fish in water there, and naturally he will not worry about insufficient troops or even lack of food and grass, so that the next plan can be fully implemented."

Zhao Chen immediately arranged a detailed task, ordering Zhang Liao and Chen to lead 2,000 men to the north, with Chen Zhi in front and Zhang Liao behind, respectively, to assist Xu Sheng in luring Yan Liang halfway.

After ordering Xu Sheng's 5,000 men and horses to come out of the camp, he went all the way north to Tianming'an to build a meal for 10,000 people, and then reduced 200 stoves a day until he reached Boxing on the bank of the Yellow River, where he was ambushed in the woods.

The traces of the march must be revealed in the scouts of Yan Liang's army.

In this way, Yan Liang will definitely chase after him, and every time he can see the decrease in the stove, he will definitely suspect that there are deserters.

Day after day, Yan Liang would be very light on the enemy, and finally fell into Zhao Chen's ambush in Boxing.

Hearing this, Zhang He suddenly realized that everything was arranged by Zhao Chen.

From the moment they went to Xi'an to go out of the city to explore Zhao Chen's camp, they fell for Zhao Chen's scheme.

Lure Yan Liang's army into the abyss step by step, and finally encircle and annihilate it.

Such a grand plan is interlocking, allowing the teams to cooperate closely and advance and retreat in an orderly manner.

The use of showing weakness, luring the enemy, and increasing troops and reducing the focus is just right, so that people can't see the clue for a while.

What kind of cunning does it take to control?

Zhang He had to admire Zhao Chen's talent in strategizing.

Strong people always like to deal with strong people.

Zhao Chen saw that Zhang He was clear, so he asked with a smile: "General Junyi, Chen has already revealed his plan and plan, can the general keep his promise and join the account of my lord Liu Xuande?" ”

Zhang He was silent, his face was very calm, but his heart was turbulent.

There is no one with such a plan under the account of his own lord Yuan Shao.

Zhao Chen looked at Zhang He with a smile: "The talent of General Jun Yi is well known to everyone, but unfortunately now under Yuan Shao's account, he can't be brought into play." ”

Zhang He asked, "Why did you say this?" ”

Zhao Chen was not surprised, but replied calmly: "The general knows himself. Yuan Shao was indecisive and did not know anyone. The eight strategists under the account, Fu Zhu, Tian Feng, Xu You, Feng Ji, Judge, Xin Ping, Guo Tu, and Xun Chen, although they are all talented, they have a fatal weakness, they like to fight in the nest, they are not good at unity, and they only care about seeking their own interests and ignore the overall situation. Guo Tu bit frustration, tried and forced Xu You, and harmed Tian Feng every time, and always had different opinions on things and people, which not only made Yuan Benchu very annoyed, but also seriously affected the performance of the soldiers. General Jun Yi is one of them. ”

Zhang He's eyes suddenly widened, he looked at Zhao Chen in surprise, and then slowly retracted back to his original state.

He is really a man of God, and he has not yet met with the lord, nor has he fought with the advisers under the lord's account, so he can break through the heavens with one word.

Zhao Chen's words all spoke to his heart.

And Zhao Chen was still smiling.

"General Junyi, please see."

Zhao Chen pointed at Xu Sheng and said, "General Wen Xiang, half a month ago, he was only a centurion under Xiao Jian, the prime minister of Langya, but now he is Chen Zhi's partial general, and he led the army to conquer Linzi alone. ”

"The soldiers under my lord Liu Xuande's account, all brave and powerful, the most important thing is to unite as one, and speak freely in the tent, without worrying about being calculated and made bad by villains. If the general can be put into my lord's account, he will definitely be fully utilized, and the general can gallop to his heart's content and conquer the world with us! ”

"If the general is really unwilling, Chen will not force it, he will pack with the general and leave with the general."

Zhao Chen's eyes were burning and he was staring.

The words reveal the truth.

Zhang He looked at Zhao Chen, his eyes were a little moved.

He immediately knelt down on one knee and replied: "Thank you for the guidance of the military advisor, if the military advisor does not give up, he is willing to follow the work of dogs and horses!" ”

Zhao Chen was overjoyed and hurriedly helped Zhang He up.

It was really Yuan Shao who couldn't support him, but instead gave Yan Xian's life, and took Zhang He, a general.

At this time, he was far away in Xi'an, and he was already remorseful, and he hated Yan Liang for not listening to his words, and ended up like this.

He wept bitterly and said, "What face do you have to face the lord!" ”