"It is not true that more soldiers are better than having more troops, but that there is no force to advance. It is enough to join forces, anticipate the enemy, and capture the enemy." [Sun Tzu·March Chapter]
Upstairs at the high city gate, Cheng Puzheng was talking to Zhou Yu, whom he had not known for many years.
"I haven't seen Bo Fu for many years. I wonder how he is doing now?" Cheng Pu was still thinking about his old master's son.
As Zhou Yu spoke, he raised his head and glanced at the sky: "Does Mr. Cheng still not know about his temper? Now that he has arrived at Shuofang, sealing the wolf to Xu and enslaving Shi Yanran are what he wants to do most every day. He is very happy now."
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There was a trace of sadness lingering in Cheng Pu's eyebrows: "I can rest assured about this. Han Yigong and I returned to Youzhou and joined the army of General Bei. Although Zhang Liao was very good at using troops, we did not suffer much injustice, but in the end
I am not as comfortable as before. Speaking of those days, Han Yigong, Huang Gongfu and I followed General Sun in the north and south campaigns, and assisted Bo Fu in commanding the old army and went to the east of the Yangtze River..."
"It used to be the past, but now we are all serving the imperial court. Even if the sky is far apart, Gong and Bo Fu separate the east and west, and Huang Gongfu and the others are far away in the south, so what?" Zhou Yu immediately advised: "Cheng Gong might as well send him to the east."
Be more relaxed, so that both of you can feel at ease."
Cheng Pu naturally understood this truth. He followed Sun Jian to fight against King Qin in order to help the Han Dynasty and the country. The current situation was not bad for him. At best, he was thinking about Sun Ce, the son of his old friend. He said again: "Uncle
I've never been worried about Fu's temperament, but with Zhou Lang watching over me, I don't need to worry too much."
Zhou Yu laughed. He knew that as time went by, these old generals of the Sun family began to gradually accept the reality, and their resistance and awkward emotions became more and more indifferent. He breathed a sigh of relief and smiled again: "Bo Fu made an appointment with me."
If we want to imitate the champion and sweep Shuomo, if we don’t make people feel at ease now, what’s the point of talking about the future?”
Cheng Pu nodded. He regarded Sun Ce as his nephew. The younger generation was ambitious and promising. He was also satisfied: "Back to the present, General Zhang led his elite infantry and cavalry to attack Liucheng. I was left here to delay the war. Now in the city
With less than 20,000 soldiers and horses, how can we hold back tens of thousands of Wuhuan cavalry if we resist the city and defend it?"
When 4,000 troops including Huang Zhong, the commander of the Eastern Army, and Yu Jin, the commander of the Eastern Army sent by the imperial court, arrived, Zhang Liao followed the advice of General Han Dang, a native of western Liaoning, and unified more than 20,000 elite troops out of Lulongsai and detoured to
Tadun's rear, encircling Wei and rescuing Zhao, is a sure-fire strategy for attacking the enemy.
"The cavalry is not good at attacking the city. As long as Cheng Gong does not go out of the city to fight in the field, he can only hold on for ten months. What is there to fear?" Zhou Yu said with a smile, not at all nervous about the army approaching the border. He stood up and looked at the sky and clouds at the end of the mountains:
"I'm just worried that Tadun will be willing to attack the city, choose to divide his troops to plunder, or see through our plan..."
The hunting wind blowing at the top of the city, the flags curled up in the sky, Cheng Pu immediately said: "This is impossible, we can't win forever, how can they dare to move forward and plunder Yuyang with confidence? As for Tadun, he could never have imagined that it would be ruined and cut off for nearly two hundred years.
There is a hidden trail in Lulongsai that can lead to Liucheng again. Now they are rushing to lead the army. They can't advance or retreat. If they are unprepared, they will definitely be able to defeat them in one battle!"
He spoke with great courage, as if he was sure of victory and had swept away all the worries he had just had.
"What Mr. Cheng said is absolutely true." Zhou Yu also said with a smile. He held the long sword at his waist with one hand and stood upright behind the female wall. His eyes were still looking into the distance. At the end of the mountain, the dim yellow smoke seemed to follow.
The wind blows, getting closer and closer to them: "As long as you act according to the plan, there will be no return for them!"
Sun Li, the chief clerk left by Zhang Liao, quickly walked up from the city wall: "The Wuhuan people are coming!"
"Well done!" Zhou Yu took one last look at the smoke, turned to Cheng Pu and said, "Hu Qi has arrived, please give me the general order!"
Cheng Pu waved his hand, quite like a general: "Send the order to beat the drum!"
Many years ago, Wuhuan took advantage of the chaos in the Central Plains to go south to Youzhou, and scattered in the five counties of Shanggu, Yuyang, Youbeiping, Liaoxi, and Liaodong. Wuhuan in the three counties of Liaodong, Liaoxi, and Youbeiping formed an alliance with each other, and they were powerful. With Liucheng as the center, Shi
It is called "Three Commanderies Wuhuan" and has tens of thousands of households. Three Commanderies Wuhuan is entrenched in the hinterland of Youzhou. Just like the Southern Xiongnu and Qiang people who moved inland and merged with the state, although they are now surrendered because they are weak, they will become a thorn in their side when they become strong in the future.
This time Tadun almost used the entire clan's strength. Except for Wuhuan of Liaodong who had to fight against Taishi Ci, about 50,000 to 60,000 people gathered at the gate of Wuzuo City.
It was getting dark, and Tadun looked at the lonely banner with the word "Chinese" and the military flag with the word "Cheng" on the top of the city. Feeling proud, he ordered to camp on the spot and wait for the attack on the city tomorrow. He thought that Cheng Pu's army was small and there were few generals, so it was enough to hold on.
It's not easy. He dared to take the initiative to provoke. As a result, it was not dark yet and the food was not cooked yet, so he was taught a lesson first.
Yu Lin Lang Tian Yu, who was patrolling the border with Zhou Yu, took advantage of the darkness to fall and led hundreds of fine cavalry to fight out of the city. Wu Huan's army was caught off guard and Wu Yan stationed in front was killed and defeated. When Ta Dun led his army to come for reinforcements,
, Tian Yu, who did not dare to go deep, immediately ran around the city and ran away.
Seeing the fire all over the camp, Tadun kicked Wu Yan several times to relieve his anger. Then he was about to order the army to retreat and strengthen their vigilance, but he was stopped by a capable minister: "When our army first arrived at the city, they were attacked.
After a defeat, the Erlangs came from afar and were already exhausted. Their morale has dropped even more this time, and they have shown that they are timid to the enemy. Now we only need to strengthen our vigilance, and we must not think of retreating."
Tadun also gradually calmed down, rolled his eyes, and said: "You are right. If I have an army of 60,000 and retreat after losing for a while, wouldn't I be afraid of them? Now they have tasted some benefits, and maybe they can still fight at night.
If there is an upcoming attack, we might as well take precautions and devise a plan to win the game."
The capable minister arrived and quickly agreed.
On top of the city tower, Cheng Pu, Zhou Yu and others were meeting Tian Yu and others who had returned successfully.
"As expected of a man from Youzhou, I thought you were weak, but I didn't expect you to be brave enough to break into battle!" Cheng Pu relied on his age, but he liked to make friends with scholar-bureaucrats. When he saw someone like Tian Yu, he was even more happy.
Tian Yu was also modest: "It's just that they came from afar while their footing was not stable, and the soldiers were exhausted, so they were lucky enough to achieve meritorious service!"
He was originally Liu Bei's subordinate, and later he was recruited into the imperial court and served as the emperor's imperial minister. It was a waste of time until now. It was only after Liu Bei entered the chancellery that he got the opportunity to patrol the border with Zhou Yu. When encountering this battle, he naturally had to be more cautious.
It's hard work.
Cheng Pu looked at the Wuhuan cavalry under the city wall, which were densely packed like waves. It was like the waves of a river coming up with endless momentum. Although they had defeated the opponent in the sudden attack, they only scratched the surface. Seeing this, Cheng Pu frowned.
Suddenly, he realized that it would not be easy to be undefeated in this battle.
Zhou Yu had a smile on his face. He admired Tian Yu's character and ability. The emperor sent him out to show that he valued him. He saw Cheng Pu's concerns. For this reason, he struck while the iron was hot and said: "Guorang, you still have
Do you want to fight with all your strength?"
Everyone was surprised. Tian Yu suddenly came back to his senses, nodded and said: "Why don't you dare! But it's just according to the order of the servant."
So Zhou Yu gave advice in the ears of Tian Yu and Sun Li. Tian Yu understood and went down with his fists clasped again.
Cheng Pu still didn't know what was going on. Looking at Zhou Yu's mysterious look, he knew that he would not reveal it casually, so he could only watch the situation quietly on the city gate tower.