"There is a deep ditch on the left and a pit on the right. The height is as flat as the ground. Advancing and retreating lures the enemy. This is where the cavalry falls." [Six Taoist Warring Cavalry]
Beyond the Great Wall, Niuchuan.
Under the dim moonlight, Zhou Yu, Chen Dao and others inspected the camp. After obtaining clean water from Niuchuan, the anxious mood in the army was effectively relieved, and military discipline was reorganized.
The soldiers must wear armor, and the fortresses must be solid. We have arrived at Niuchuan, and the Xianbei people will ambush us at any time, so tell them to be prepared."
Chen Dao quickly replied: "Here."
The past few days of marching made some lower-level soldiers roughly guess that there might be Xianbei rebels nearby. Now Zhou Yu's order seemed to confirm their guesses. They did not dare to complain anymore and silently began to command their subordinates to use all the surrounding buildings.
For them, a strong fort can give them more protection when facing the Xianbei cavalry.
Looking at the busy soldiers in the border camp, Zhou Yu looked at the valley in the distance with cold eyes. There were at least 40,000 to 50,000 people under Fu Luohan's command, which was ten times his own. If he wanted to hold on until Sun Ce and his troops arrived,
You must take the lead and boost morale, otherwise, the opponent may only need a few consecutive fierce charges to defeat them.
Cao Ang asked: "Have we arrived?"
"This place is just right." Zhou Yu felt a little relaxed and began to give advice to Cao Ang: "On the left is Niuchuan, and on the right is the mound. This location is at the mountain pass. You can attack when you advance, and you can defend when you retreat. This is what is called 'cavalry' in the art of war.
"If we go further, the valley there is wide and it is easy to hide troops. The Xianbei cavalry comes and goes like the wind. They will arrive suddenly. The location is favorable and the people are on their side. Our army will be in danger."
Cao Ang was a little confused: "But, aren't we deliberately sacrificing our lives to lure the enemy? If we don't get into the enemy's ambush, then we..."
"Have you ever hunted, Zixiu?" Chen Dao suddenly changed the topic and said, "The deer you have been tracking for a long time is right in front of you. You only need to take one step forward to trigger the bow, but the deer just retreats, as if it is trying to escape.
What will you do?"
"Of course I'm chasing him." Cao Ang said without thinking, and he immediately understood it as soon as he finished speaking.
Zhou Yu said with a smile: "That's the reason. Fu Luohan saw that we were reluctant to move forward and went to the ambush place he had set up in advance. He must have been hesitant and worried that we had seen through their tricks.
If their success falls short, they will definitely take the initiative and turn an ambush into a surprise attack. But we can also occupy the favorable location and make early preparations. The chance of victory or defeat is often determined before the battle."
Cao Ang repeatedly marveled that Zhou Yu was able to pull off the trick in such a short period of time. He made such a thorough plan without consulting the coach Xu Huang and others in the rear. As long as they persisted for a few days, as soon as the reinforcements arrived, they would be able to achieve great success.
merit!
Thinking of this, Cao Ang was full of admiration for Zhou Yu. He was not much older than himself, but he had such intelligence. No wonder the emperor would marry the eldest princess to him.
"Uncle Zhi, Zixiu, will be the bravest soldier. Whether we can hold on and win this time depends entirely on you." Zhou Yu looked at Cao Ang and his two men with a serious look on his face: "Although the Xianbei people are good at riding and shooting.
, but they don’t know the art of war, so they often use those with strong courage as the vanguard. If they can kill a few people, it will boost the power of our army and weaken its morale."
"We will understand what the general means." Chen Dao responded in a deep voice.
Cao Ang couldn't contain his excitement. He took out his knife and looked at it again and again.
In the valley, Fulohan was convening the leaders of various tribes for discussion. In the past few days, the Han army forward led by Zhou Yu finally reached the ambush, but suddenly stopped, making them realize that Zhou Yu might have seen through their plan.
"We will send out troops tomorrow. Since they dare not come, we will go on our own initiative. There are only four to five thousand people in total, so what are we afraid of?" a tribe leader shouted. Just as Zhou Yu expected, the Xianbei people were all scared when they saw the Han army coming.
He came, but he didn't fall into the trap, and he immediately became anxious.
"Where did they find the trace?" Fu Luohan muttered. He easily focused on the minutiae and did not consider taking the initiative at all.
One person suddenly shouted loudly. Apart from Fu Luohan, he had the largest number of subordinates among everyone present. Now seeing Fu Luohan's hesitation, he immediately stood up and took the lead: "Now that the matter has come to this, we can only take the initiative to attack."
, Sir, give the order quickly!"
Upon hearing this, the leaders of several small tribes began to compete for the vanguard. Only by seizing the position of the vanguard, when the spoils are divided in the future, can these small tribes get more good things.
Fu Luohan's son Xie Guini was dissatisfied and said: "My grandpa hasn't opened his mouth yet, what are you talking about here?!"
The big man obviously didn't take Xie Guini seriously, and said disdainfully: "I don't know, your Excellency will also issue such an order. Otherwise, would you still ask us to retreat?"
Everyone laughed, and Xie Guini was filled with resentment. He wanted to say something, but was stopped by Fu Luohan, who was tolerant under the rule. Now that the arrow was on the string, it was useless to say more, so he had no choice but to nod, which was regarded as recognition of the other party.
suggestions.
Everyone decided on the order of going to battle tomorrow, randomly started a banquet, and had a lively meal and drink before the battle. On the other side of the big tent, there were several simple tents set up in the corner, and there were many Xianbei people outside.
Guard, this is where the Han envoys were imprisoned.
Even with Ke Bineng's urging and persuasion, the timid Fu Luohan still did not dare to completely break up with the court. He did not dare to kill the Han envoy, and he could not let it go. What should he do next? Fu Luohan
He had no idea, so he had to be imprisoned with the army, like a useless person.
Ma Dai walked over from the tent door, followed by a slave. He held some food in his hand and placed it in front of Xu Jing, Fazheng and others. He whispered: "I heard them talking, as if they were going to raid me tomorrow."
The army is here."
"I heard it too." Fazheng picked up a piece of meat and chewed it in his mouth: "Listen to the singing and dancing, they are celebrating tomorrow's victory in advance."
Xu Jing hid his hands in his sleeves, holding Maojie in his arms, and sighed: "Hey, it's me who is incompetent. I should have known this..."
He had been sighing and regretting these days, and kept repeating those same words over and over again. Fazheng and others were tired of hearing them, and it was hard to say anything. Fortunately, Xu Jing clung to Maojie and planned to imitate Su Wu, and had no intention of begging for surrender. This was true.
Let Fazheng and others admire him a bit.
"Looking at them like this, it seems like... we can't do anything here, it's really... hum!" Ma Dai stood up a little irritated. What was originally a meritorious job turned out like this, making him wish he could die now.
That's fine.
"It's not like I can't do anything." Fazheng ate the meat slowly, chewed some dry tea leaves to relieve his tiredness, and stared at the slave delivering the meal in front of him: "You think so?"
Ma Dai noticed that Fazheng was not talking to him, and was suddenly startled. He walked over and took a closer look at the slave's appearance, and asked in surprise: "Are you a Han?"
"Yes, I am the married attendant of Princess Xiangguo. I am also the court embroiderer, and I have been ordered to spy on Xianbei's military situation." The man raised an ordinary face, with a pair of bright eyes in the deep eye sockets: "The married one
The team was kidnapped by Fu Luohan and I became a slave. I finally found a chance to meet you in the past few days...but I don’t know how Lang Jun knew about it?"
"Slaves don't have eyes like yours." Fazheng rubbed his hands on the carpet. His behavior as a prisoner in the past few days has made him as rude as a barbarian: "I have made friends with swordsmen before. They walked
When you are wearing a sword, if you don't put your hand on it, the sword will swing on your waist, so when you walk, you will be a little slanted compared to ordinary people, which was the case when you came here just now."
In fact, there is something else that Fazheng did not say. The imperial court married the princess in order to control foreign countries, so it was impossible not to send spies. The Xianbei people captured the princess's team, and it was impossible not to use people as slaves. In this way, sooner or later, they would encounter
Go to the people he wants to see and the people he wants to see.
The embroidered clothes sighed sincerely: "As expected of Dharma Lord."