At the top of Shu County City, Wang Zheng watched in silence as Sun Ce's army slowly retreated.
Sun Ce retreated because Wei Yan's bravery exceeded his expectations. If he continued to fight, he would not be able to gain any advantage, so he made a quick decision to cut through the mess. Wang Zheng's original intention was to take advantage of the opportunity to break out of the encirclement. Blocking Sun Ce's line of sight, he was unable to take care of the ambushes elsewhere. At this time, seeing that Sun Ce's army's defense was orderly and that although the army withdrew, the formations in front and behind were not disordered at all, he knew that it was impossible to achieve the purpose of breaking out of the encirclement. Just give it up as soon as you see fit.
On the one hand, Lu'an has been recovered, so now that the situation has been reversed, Shu County is no longer a dangerous place, and there is no need to leave. On the other hand, Sun Ce's attention must have been attracted, at least to the next level. The goal has been achieved.
"Mr. Zhou County, since the Sun thieves have retreated, please let Wen Chang and Qiao Wan withdraw their troops and enter the city."
Wang Zheng thought for a while and said to Zhou Hui: "However, although the troops are withdrawn, Sun Thief cannot be too relaxed. My intention is to arrange for more than a hundred fine cavalry to be led out of the city by Tao Xianwei every half an hour. Make a circle, beat gongs and drums, and be sure to disturb them so that they can't be peaceful and unable to look around."
Zhou Hui had no objection, and Tao Ze also nodded in agreement. Wei Yan, a deputy, Qiao Wan, and a few other women all went into battle and almost defeated Sun Ce's generals. He was also a veteran on the battlefield, so he couldn't be afraid to go into battle at this time, right?
What's more, Sun Ce has taken the initiative to hang up his no-war card, and it is expected that there will be no fighting in the middle of the night.
When Wei Yan and Qiao Wan returned to the city, everyone went down to the city to greet him in person. Zhou Hui couldn't wait to go forward and held his hand in person. He greeted him diligently and praised him again and again: "I have seen the bravery of Mr. Wen today! He drank it. How powerful, the thunder from the sky was destroyed by it. Not to mention the recklessness of those traitors? Are you afraid that you will be frightened to the point of trembling? Haha, I am so proud! It has greatly increased the prestige of our defenders."
Wang Zheng also asked with concern: "Is there any injury to the article?"
When lightning struck Wei Yan just now, others were naturally shocked, but Wang Zheng was the first to react. He came from a later generation and knew the principle of lightning rods. Wei Yan was better at using a knife, but he lost his weapon in the battle with Han Dang. Although the weapon was later changed to a sword and a spear, he still raised an iron spear upright and danced around. This was actually a short weapon rather than a spear. It attracted Rolling Thunder and crashed towards his position, but it was Not surprising at all.
Luckily for him, it didn't hit him directly on the head, but only set his eyebrows on fire. The horse under his crotch was also affected by the disaster, and the black lake was burned by the thunder.
When a person is struck by lightning, no matter how brave he is, he may have been focused on killing the enemy on the battlefield and had no time to think too much. Now that the war is over, looking back, he is proud but also unavoidable to be afraid. Wei Yan was sincere and jumped off his horse in a hurry. He said: "My lord, Wangzhou Mu was not injured at all. I didn't think too much about it at the time of the fight. I just felt hot and crisp all over my body. It was quite enjoyable."
These words caused everyone to laugh loudly, and Wang Zheng turned his attention to Qiao Wan aside and said warmly: "Miss Qiao has shown her great power in this battle. She is indeed a hero among women, and she is not inferior to men."
Qiao Wan ignored him and took off her helmet. She seemed to have been suffocating in the helmet for a long time. After taking it off, she took a long breath, pursed the corners of her mouth slightly, and showed a shallow smile, which made everyone laugh. She was stunned, and when she was about to take a closer look, the smile appeared and disappeared like a flower in the night. Qiao Wan returned to her cold state, as if she didn't want to smile more for everyone to see.
...
Zhou Hui and others returned to the county government, and Wang Zhengze returned to the military camp and took out the letters sent by the second batch of envoys sent by Wu Sheng to read.
This letter was naturally written by Guo Jia, in which he described his battle plan in detail.
Since Wang Zheng had noticed in advance that Sun Ce's troops had mobilized outside Shu County, Guo Jia also determined that the most likely location for Sun Ce's army to set up an ambush was Zipeng Mountain between Hefei and Shu County. In order to prevent Sun Ce's army from attacking in the middle of the mountain,
To set up an ambush, Guo Jia's plan was to have Huang Zhong and Wu Sheng split into two groups again after leaving Hefei. Wu Sheng would lead the cavalry of the Heavenly Army to take the official road, while Huang Zhong would lead the infantry and archers to take the mountain road. If nothing unexpected happened, the two armies would
Naturally, they successfully met outside Shu County.
If Sun Ce's army really has an ambush, the first one to fake defeat will lure the enemy out of the mountain, and then they will attack from both sides. They must defeat it with one blow. Then all armies will join forces in Shu County and launch a counterattack against Sun Ce's army.
From Wang Zheng's point of view, this plan seemed good, but in fact it was also very dangerous.
In his previous life, he read the Romance of the Three Kingdoms and always felt that the tactic of cheating was very useful and had huge benefits. However, since time travel, he has rarely used this tactic. Why?
Because not only is it difficult to measure the right amount of fraud, but if you are not careful, it is very likely to turn into a real failure!
In particular, the Xuzhou Army is now very prestigious, and Huang Zhong and Wu Shengxiang have a reputation for bravery. Even if they are ambushed, if they are defeated too quickly, the enemy will definitely be suspicious.
But if you pretend to lose, you must defeat quickly. Otherwise, the casualties of the soldiers will be too great. Is it still worthwhile?
Wang Zheng stood proudly in front of the tent with his hands behind his back, looking up at the night sky with a solemn expression. At this time, the clouds covered the moon.
The breakout battle in front of Shu County City had just stopped, but the ambush battle in the north had just begun. This night was destined to be uneventful.
...
Outside Hefei City, Zipeng Mountain.
The burial place of Li Dian, the future famous Cao Wei general, seemed to be inherently inconsistent with the famous general. Huang Zhong, who passed by this place twice, was in a state of embarrassment each time.
Of course, compared to the last time when they fought their way out of Linhu in a really embarrassing situation, this time they abandoned their helmets and armor, and the chaos and flags were staged.
Because of the darkness of the night, in order not to lose the goal of chasing Sun Ce's army who was following behind, and in order to point out the direction for the scattered soldiers, Huang Zhong ordered the various officials to light many torches. When he looked back near the water, he saw more than a thousand troops scattered
In the wilderness for several miles in radius, there were dots of fire everywhere, and there were people and horses fleeing.
"How far is it from Zipeng Mountain?" Huang Zhong asked.
"Twenty miles or so."
"Where is He Qibu now?"
"They have bitten our tail and are pursuing us. Thief Sun's forward cavalry is at least seven or eight miles away from me."
"Where is General Wu?"
"Our vanguard is rushing forward, trying to meet General Wu's troops as soon as possible."
Huang Zhong swung his riding crop, looked back, and shouted in a deep voice: "Hurry up, don't give the surrounding people a chance to intervene!"
"Cities such as Xiang'an and Linhu are still under the control of Sun's thieves, especially Xiang'an. This is Sun Ce's retreat, and it is also the choke point of Linjiang. There must be many troops stationed there. If suddenly
If they come in horizontally, our army will have more than 10,000 troops on both sides, which is also a big threat!"
"My general orders me to give the vanguard another half-quarter of an hour to meet with General Wu!"
Huang Zhong's attempt to lure He Qi's troops out of the mountain was a plan that Guo Jia had planned and he and Wu Sheng knew about it, but to be fair, it was indeed a risky move.
Although the enemy succeeded in pursuing some troops, it was dark and dark all night. Even with the well-trained training of the heavenly army, a false rout could turn into a real rout if not careful. This is a degree of certainty, and
It is also a test of Huang Zhong's ability to control the rhythm of the entire army and master the rhythm of the battlefield.
In particular, Huang Zhong always felt that the enemy general He Qi on the opposite side seemed to have noticed that they were faking defeat, and he pursued them with this intention!
Huang Zhong called Guo Lu over again and asked, "How are the flags of each ministry?"
"Back to the general," Guo Lu shouted energetically: "I have kept in touch with the flag officers of each battalion from the beginning of the false defeat to the present. The general said that we should be scattered but not chaotic; we can discard unnecessary items.
baggage and even false military flags, but the channels of various ministries must be kept open. This has been achieved."
Huang Zhong nodded when he heard the words and looked around. At this time, the group of people came to the edge of a clear stream. The sound of water was gurgling. As he looked along, it meandered to a very far place.
There are japonicas growing along the coast, swaying gently in the wind. When the torches are reflected, a vast expanse of white, withered reeds, soil in the water, and various smells mix together and hit the face.
In addition to the noise of galloping horses, from time to time there will be wild ducks, resident birds, etc. flying away in fright. One after another, torches flashed past Huang Zhong and others, glowing red.
The firelight illuminated the faces of the knights on the horses, and they looked mostly excited. Many officers and soldiers who knew Huang Zhong ran over, and they did not forget to turn their heads and shout twice, or shout: "General, the thief is catching up soon."
." Or: "What's going on with General Wu up front? When will we start to turn around and fight back?"
Not long after, two or three exploring horses galloped up ahead.
They didn't have time to dismount, and they didn't even bother to slow down their horses. They ran straight to the water's edge, and then they grabbed the reins hard and galloped back and forth around Huang Zhong and others, trampling on the stream and soil, making a "squelching" sound: "General
! Our forwards have met with General Wu. General Wu ordered our troops to act according to the original plan! Start deployment immediately."
"good!"
Upon hearing this, Huang Zhong gave a high-five and beamed with joy.
He has a calm temperament, and following Wang Zheng's side, he is quite proud of his joy and anger, but the stakes of this battle are very important. Seeing that the most difficult part has finally been completed, he can't hold back the joy in his heart.
, immediately laughed loudly, looked around, and shouted: "Guo Lu!"
Guo Lu responded to the order and said: "The end will be here!"
Huang Zhong said with enthusiasm: "I will lead your headquarters, and allocate another 200 of your people, and continue to flee to the west. Each team of ten people will shoot twice as many torches! Spread out the distance between the queues. Be sure to hide it.
He Qi, teach him to think that our army is still in defeat towards General Wu's position, and you are not asked to kill the enemy. If you lure He Qi over, it will be considered a great achievement on your part!"
"promise!"
"Order the other tribes to assemble, extinguish the torches, and follow this general to turn northward along this creek, then circle around to He Qi's rear wing, loot and kill from behind!"
The key to Guo Jia's decision was that whoever arrived at Zipeng Mountain first, Wu Sheng or Huang Zhong, would be responsible for deceiving Sun Ce's army to come out of the mountain. No matter how many enemies came out, the party who pretended to be defeated would run to the west first and try their best to defeat the enemy.
Staying away from Xiang'an in the east and the cities near the lake, at the same time, the other road quietly took a detour and rushed forward to the front of Zipeng Mountain to counter-encircle the enemies in the mountain!
Once the counter-siege is formed, the ambushing Sun Ce army has only two choices, either abandon the friendly troops who came out of the mountain and let the Xuzhou army eat them or...
The remaining troops in the mountains had no choice but to attack across the board to rescue the troops who were surrounded by counterattacks.
If it is the former, then for the Xuzhou Army, given the favorable situation, they will naturally destroy part of Sun Ce's army again at the minimum cost, and it will be absolutely difficult for the remaining troops of the other party to intercept their way south to Shu County.
If it is the latter, the ambush battle in the mountains will be transformed into a field battle on the plains in the dark. At this time and in this terrain, the Xuzhou Army has absolute confidence to defeat any prince in the world.
Soldiers and horses!
In short, no matter which response strategy He Qi's troops choose, in Guo Jia's view, it will further weaken Sun Ce's military strength and greatly reduce the pressure on the royal government of Shu County.
...
When gathering the troops, they were not allowed to blow horns or drums, so as not to alarm He Qi's troops behind them. In the fields for miles and miles, groups of messengers were running around, and Huang Zhong's orders were quickly conveyed.
The six or seven hundred men who had been designated earlier to follow Huang Zhong and copy He Qi's rear formation, extinguished their torches and moved closer to the camp flag in an orderly manner. After the hundred men had moved closer, they came to gather at the general's flag. After they
At the same time as they moved closer and gathered together, the two to three hundred people under Guo Lu's command also continued to widen the distance between each other while lighting new torches. Looking from He Qi's tribe several miles away, he could only see them in the distance.
The torch ahead flickered on and off, and there was no hint of anything strange inside.
Seven hundred Xuzhou cavalrymen gathered together silently. Huang Zhong summoned the uncles and conducted a simple pre-war mobilization.
He only said a few words: "The war has been going on so far, and a turning point is in sight. If we want to completely defeat the Sun thief, we must first unite the three armies and launch a general attack."
"If you want the three armies to unite, you must first break the siege of Shu County. If you want to go south to Shu County, you must first break through the ambush of the Sun Bandits on Zipeng Mountain!"
"If you want to break through the ambush of the Sun bandits in Zipeng Mountain, you must first attack the enemy's rear formation. This top priority is on your shoulders now. Everyone, if you win this battle, I will personally assist you.
For your merits, the lord will not hesitate to reward you!"
Speaking of which, Huang Zhong is not a person who is good at rhetoric, but the morale of a victorious army such as the Tianjun is already high. With a little encouragement, everyone's blood will boil, especially Huang Zhong's words are rough and unreasonable, and he first regards this battle as his first achievement.
, and the fifteen most crucial words: "I personally ask for your merits, and the Lord will not hesitate to reward you!"
Compared with the previous Battle of Beihai, Wang Zheng not only personally fought in the Battle of Jiangdong, but also recruited elite soldiers, which shows how much he attaches importance to Sun Ce...
If you can get the first achievement in defeating such a powerful enemy, you can imagine how great the credit will be and how important the reward will be!
Many old soldiers have even thought in their hearts that such a great achievement may not only mean an official position, money, food, farmland, clothes and silk... maybe Huang Tian will also grant divine favor again!
For the Xuzhou Army, which has been in the army for a long time, this is the greatest reward that the Heavenly General Wang Zheng can give!
Several uncles returned to their own team and relayed Huang Zhong's words to the chiefs. The chiefs directly told the soldiers. Suddenly, their faces turned red and they were full of murderous intent. If it weren't for the purpose of covering up their voices.
Don't shout loudly, otherwise the killing sound will be loud enough!
Seeing that his morale was ready, Huang Zhong nodded with satisfaction, then waved his arms, drove his horse with a horizontal sword, and jumped into the stream first.
Seven hundred people followed each other, riding the wind through the night, roaring away.
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