Liu Bei leaned on the hillside, looking at the Yuan army camp in the distance through the dense grass.
"What's wrong." He sighed again.
"What's wrong?" said Fazheng, who was lying beside him.
Liu Bei smacked his lips but didn't say anything. He and Fa Zheng came to check the enemy situation, but couldn't see what was wrong. Yuan Xi's camp was rigorous and everything was normal. He said a few words tentatively, trying to induce Fa Zheng to express his opinions
, Fazheng did not answer his topic and asked him what was wrong.
This is a bit embarrassing.
He was more than teenagers than Fa Zheng and almost a generation older. When Fa Zheng was so old, he had already fought against the Yellow Turbans and had dozens of battles. Now he was tested in the school for military use, but he still couldn't answer it.
If it weren't for Fa Zheng's arrival, the suggestions were just right several times, helping him block Yuan Xi's attack and stabilize the front line. He almost turned against him and got out of Fa Zheng.
Do you think you are a military adviser sent by the court, so you can ignore me?
Fa Zheng lay on his back on the grass, holding a grass stem in his mouth, his eyes shining through the leaves above his head, and looking at the blue sky.
"Envoy, if you were Yuan Xi, what would you plan?"
Liu Bei pondered and didn't speak.
"What are Yuan Xi's advantages?"
Liu Bei blurted out without thinking. "Caval."
He fought with Yuan Xi many times, but there was no big difference between the two sides in infantry. However, Yuan Xi had nearly 3,000 cavalry, and most of them were Wuhuan and Xianbei people. They could rush and shoot, and had strong attack power.
He did not have enough cavalry to fight and suffered a loss every time.
Fortunately, Chen Daoying killed the generals in front of the formation several times, curbing the impact of Yuan’s cavalry and buying time for the infantry to reorganize the formation, so he did not collapse.
"Is the advantage of cavalry attack or defense?"
"Of course it's attack."
"Since that's the case, why didn't Yuan Xi attack, but instead took advantage of the danger and defended." Fa Zheng turned his head and looked at Liu Bei.
Liu Bei was stunned and suddenly realized.
He knew something was wrong.
One important reason why Yuan Xi followed the trend in attacking Langya was that the local literati supported him, not only provided him with money and food, but also sent troops to help him and guide him.
But doing this is a gambling, betting that Yuan Shao can control Langya and then Xuzhou, confronting the court.
Therefore, Yuan Xi must constantly show his strong strength and make more people confident in him. If his attack is unfavorable and people cannot believe that he has the strength to occupy the entire Langya, those people will hesitate and support will
It will decrease sharply.
After several minor setbacks, Yuan Xi still had enough military strength to regain his strength and continue to attack instead of defending the danger and maintaining a confrontation.
For Yuan Xi, confrontation is losing.
He mobilized many troops, not for half of Langya, but for the entire Xuzhou.
"He can't beat him?"
"Maybe." Fa Zheng withdrew his gaze and narrowed his eyes. "If you don't fight, you can't. If you don't leave, you won't give up. You, we might as well give him a try."
"How to try?"
"Fare attack, then retreat, lure him to pursue."
Liu Bei thought about it, felt it was reasonable, and agreed immediately.
The two returned to the camp and immediately summoned the generals to discuss.
Chen Deng expressed tactful opposition to Fazheng's suggestion.
He felt that maintaining confrontation was a good choice. The longer the stalemate, the more unfavorable it was for Yuan Xi, but it was not harmful to Liu Bei.
Liu Bei had a lot of troops, but most of them were recruited last year. They stood by Pengcheng and made military achievements, but were only familiar with the tactics of defending the city and were not good at field battles, especially lacking the confidence and means of dealing with cavalry.
This is also the fundamental reason for the unfavorable combat in Liu Bei in the early stages.
After several battles, this has improved, but it is not enough. After repelling Yuan Xi, Liu Bei will march into Liaodong and fight against Gongsun Du. Liaodong has more cavalry, and if there is no sufficient preparation, Liu Bei will suffer greater losses.
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Instead of doing this, it is better to use Yuan Xi as a stone to temper the soldiers, so that they can master the methods of fighting the cavalry and build confidence.
It is obviously not a wise choice to take the initiative to attack Yuan Xi at this time.
Field battles are more difficult, and active attacks are even more difficult. Urgent pursuits may cause unnecessary casualties.
Fazheng disagrees with this.
"If you want to defeat the cavalry, you must first overcome your fear of the cavalry." Fa Zheng waved his arm and said, "Although the cavalry is strong, it is not without its shortcomings. It is summer now, with lush water and grass, and you can find plenty of grass. How much rest is there?
In a month, the war horses can get rid of the dilemma of insufficient horsepower, and Yuan Xi will be stronger by then. Now the attack seems to be risky, but in fact the risk is smaller."
"It is one thing to be serious, but it is another thing to be afraid of fighting. If you don't dare to face the fear in your heart and lose your chances again and again, how can you defeat the enemy?"
Chen Deng was furious and left with a whisper.
Liu Bei quickly signaled Zhuge Jin to chase Chen Deng and explained a few words so that Chen Deng would not think too much.
It has to be said that although Fa Zheng was sharp, he hit the crux of Chen Deng.
Chen Deng had an indescribable fear of the cavalry.
"Yi De, Zi Shu, Jun Yi, what do you think?"
Zhang Fei, Mi Fang and Shiren have a relatively unified opinion. They agree with Fazheng's view. Even if they use war instead of training, it is better than not holding the army. The longer the time is, the more unfavorable it is for them.
Chen Deng was all good, but he was too afraid of the cavalry and could not get out of the shadow of defeat.
After reaching a consensus, Liu Bei immediately began to make arrangements for the active attack and handed over the main attack task to Zhang Fei.
Chen Deng didn't want to go out to fight, so he let him stay in the camp.
Zhuge Jin caught up with Chen Deng.
"The general calms down. Just a military discussion, disputes are inevitable, so the general doesn't have to take it to heart."
"It's not that I want to go to my heart." Chen Dengyu's anger was not gone. "It's really that the child in Guanzhong bullied people too much and repeatedly slandered me."
"It is inevitable that this will happen when a young man succeeds." Zhuge Jin smiled and said, "The general doesn't have to be as knowledgeable as him. People are not young. Although he is a descendant of Mr. Xuande, his background cannot be compared with Chen family in Xia Pi.
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Chen Deng sighed and slowed down. "Tiyu, Ling's brother Kong Ming is also by the emperor, but he is not as arrogant as him. There are still other people in this kind of person after all. If there are such people in the court in the future
, what kind of style is it.”
Zhuge Jin smiled without saying a word and changed the topic. "General, when I passed by Xia Pi last time, I visited Bo Zhen Gong (Chen Qiu) and saw Shen Pei's name on the underside of the monument. Is it the Shen Pei?
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Chen Deng stopped, turned to look at Zhuge Jin, and his mouth twitched.
"You're looking carefully."
"I have always admired Mr. Bozhen as a human being, but I only regretted that I was born late and failed to admire his style."
"If you know Bo Zhen Gong's knowledge in the spring, you should smile for you." Chen Deng raised his head. "Shen Pei was his former official during the time of Fanyang Order."
"So that's it." Zhuge Jin nodded. "Is there any contact now?"
Chen Deng looked at Zhuge Jin in confusion. "Ziyu, what exactly do you want to say?"
Zhuge Jin smiled. "The revival of the Han Dynasty will surely be destroyed. If he can be said to be demoted in the future, it will be a great achievement."
Chen Deng laughed and shook his hands repeatedly. "Then don't think about it. Shen Pei is not someone who can easily persuade him."
He paused and sighed again. "The obsession in his heart was too deep."