First, Wang Zheng wanted to besiege the city for reinforcements, and then Zhang Xian tried to be real. The two armies of Jing and Yang had an early confrontation. The current result was that the Heavenly Army had a slight victory, but they did not gain much advantage. Although they had successively gained
After conquering the three cities of Jianchang, Liling, and Xiangnan, as long as Linxiang is not lost, it will not really open the gateway to Changsha that stands before Nanjun.
Zhang Xian, who had suffered a huge loss, chose to hold on, and Wenpin led a large number of reinforcements to Hanshou. After both the enemy and ourselves had wise generals in charge, and after it seemed that wiseness could not play a decisive role, what was available now was against the Yangzhou army.
On the one hand, the only way to take the city is with force.
Therefore, Xu Fang and Zhou Tai made the decision to lure the enemy out of the city, encourage the enemy to fight in the field, and take the opportunity to conquer the city before all the enemy's reinforcements arrived and were ready.
Due to the special geographical situation of Linxiang, which intersects with the Tianhe River, if you want to lure the enemy out of the city to fight in the field, you must first choose a good battlefield. After discussing with the generals, especially after listening to Huang Zhong, a native of Jingzhou,
After analysis, Xu Fang decided to choose the battlefield south of the city.
It is not suitable to place it in the north of the city. It is adjacent to the Xiang River, and the place is too narrow, which is not conducive to the turning point of the main road. The east of the city is not suitable because it is facing the direction of Yuzhang County, which is not far from Jianchang.
Far.
Now that Jianchang has fallen into the hands of the heavenly army, being placed in this direction will make Zhang Xian subconsciously more vigilant and less likely to rush out of the city and put himself in a situation where he is surrounded by enemies from both sides. As for the west of the city, the same cannot be said. This is the closest place to Jianchang.
The problem is that it is far away from Hanchang, but it is very close to Hanchang. It is considered the enemy's rear area, which is disadvantageous to the Heavenly Army.
So only the south of the city is left.
First of all, there is a large area of open ground, enough for both sides to set up their positions for field battles. Secondly, if Zhang Xian leaves the city, the cavalry will definitely go first. The terrain in the south of the city is also conducive to cavalry activities. This is considered to be beneficial to the defenders, and it becomes
Something that draws them out of town.
Thirdly, the south of the city is the main camp of Huang Zhong and Zhou Tai. In comparison, the number of soldiers and horses here is much smaller than that of Xu Fang and Wei Yan. In addition, the camp is divided into two parts. Although there are 5,000 troops
It's not a small amount, but comparatively speaking, as long as the plan is used properly, it is most likely to lure Zhang Xian.
Although the military report had been circulated, it was impossible to get Wang Zheng's reply immediately. Xu Fang couldn't wait any longer, so he had to make a guarantee that if Wang Zheng was held accountable in the future, he would bear the responsibility.
This was the easiest thing for Xu Fang. You must know that at the beginning of Wang Zheng's rebellion, there were not even many literate people around him, let alone advisers. At that time, it was Xu Fang who accompanied Wang Zheng to discuss things.
Already.
Staring at Zhou Tai, Xu Fang said sternly: "For the sake of safety, please select the best troops from your headquarters and transfer them here. I will arrange for another group of troops to return to the east camp with General Huang Zhong. As for your group of troops,
Lie down outside the north gate of the city, waiting for the battle to start, and see if there is an opportunity to enter and seize the city. If there is a chance, you can take the city. If there is no chance, it doesn't matter, you can cut off the Jingzhou army's way out of the city."
So how can we turn the main camp into a delicious bait?
How could Zhang Xian ignore the threat from the Wan Yangzhou Army on the other side of the river and dare to invade?
When Du Bo, who was on guard duty that day, learned about this, he did not dare to neglect it. He immediately left the city and rushed to the county government to report it to the prefect Zhang Xian.
"Captain Wei."
If an army wants to show weakness, the most common and easiest way is to "fake defeat." Although fake defeat is easy to use, it has great hidden dangers. It can turn a fake defeat into a real defeat, which will directly lead to the collapse of the army's morale, chaos, etc.
problem, so under normal circumstances, when using the strategy of false defeat, a small number of soldiers and horses will be used as the vanguard to falsely defeat.
At this point, he paused and said in a more serious tone: "That means that Hanshou is too close to Linxiang. The distance is less than a hundred miles. Presumably the war is going on together, and Wenpin's reinforcements will arrive at any time. Although there is Colonel Wei Yan coming from
Barrier, with all measures in place, we still must win quickly!"
"promise!"
Seeing all the generals nodding their heads, Xu Fang immediately began to distribute tasks, and the first general he ordered was Wei Yan.
Not to mention, after Dong Zhuo was killed by Wang Yunji, his son-in-law Niu Fu, together with Li Jue, Guo Si, Zhang Ji, Fan Chou and others, led the Xiliang army to Chang'an in order to avenge Dong Zhuo. At that time, Niu Fu was the
The vanguard of the Liang army fought Li Su first, and won the first battle. Li Su was defeated and returned. After hearing the news, Lu Bu immediately led his troops to rush for reinforcements, while Niu Fu was ready in Shaanxi County, but suddenly there was a camp roar that night.
And this scene naturally attracted the attention of the guards on the city, "Why is there a cow?"
"Is this the green bull?" Zhang Xian looked at it suspiciously and asked, "Is it from the bandit camp?"
"This time to lure the enemy out of the city for a field battle, you don't need your troops. When Zhang Xian leaves the city, you only need to keep an eye on the base camp and send a group of troops to the west of Linxiang City to prevent Hanshou's Wenpin Army from discovering something strange and immediately
Just come for help”
The unprovoked "camp roar" is obviously unreasonable. During this period of time, the Yangzhou Army had won several battles in a row and defeated several cities. It was at a time when morale was at its peak. How could it suddenly "camp roar"?
After hearing the words, the generals looked over and saw that he was wearing a feather crown and brocade armor. He looked brave and confident, but his demeanor was as calm as Yuan Ting Yue Zhi. An idea suddenly popped up in their minds.
A true Confucian general.
Yellow cattle are commonly seen, but green cattle are very rare. What's more, when the two armies were confronting each other, a rare green cattle suddenly appeared. This created a suitable soil for the spread of rumors, and at the same time, it also gave Huang Zhong's camp a chance to spread.
"Night Terrors" creates a suitable cover.
At this time, dusk fell and enveloped the surrounding areas. In order to prevent Yang Zou's army from setting fire to the city and building ladders, and to broaden the view, the trees and even shrubs outside the city had long been cut down. In the open wilderness, a lone green cow,
Very conspicuous.
"Captain Zhou."
Xu Fang immediately ordered people to find a cow, took out the dye, dyed it into a "green cow", and then released it far outside the camp and placed it at an obvious height.
Xu Fang's strategy is actually simple. It is to turn the camp in the south of the city where Huang Zhong and Zhou Tai are located into a bait.
"The end is here!"
Fake defeat always occurs when the two armies are fighting in the field. Now it is a tough battle, and the Heavenly Army is still attacking the city. Fake defeat is naturally useless, so Xu Fang thought of a strategy with the same purpose, which is "self-chaos"
position".
"Xu Fang is very lucky to have such words from Captain Wei."
"Exactly."
This is why in ancient times, during battles and marches, soldiers were required to "move with rank." Because three men become tigers. The more rumors spread, the more outrageous they become. It can easily cause the morale of the army to fluctuate. If you are not careful, there is a little movement in the middle of the night.
It may cause a camp roar. And when the camp roar comes together, it will be difficult to hold it down eight times out of ten, and you will be defeated if you don't fight.
The guards looked at each other, looking at each other, and someone said: "This must be reported to Uncle Dub immediately."
It depends on this time whether we can completely convince these proud warriors who have recently joined the Heavenly Army, and whether they can occupy a higher position in the future royal political group without making people think that they are "morally unqualified".
The battle of Changsha is won or lost!
For an ambush in the camp, the five-element intricate formation is most suitable. That is, the army is divided into twenty teams. Sixteen teams are placed outside, in all directions; four teams are placed inside to meet the four corners. As long as the four corners inside are not disordered, it will be easy.
No matter how much fun the enemy makes in the camp, they still have a solid basis for advancing and retreating, and can attack and defend. This is enough to defeat the enemy.
So you have to find a reason.
Zhang Xian was also greatly surprised when he heard the news. He immediately climbed to the top of the city in person and watched from a distance.
Xu Fang smiled and said: "The west and south sides of General Huang's camp are surrounded by the Xiangshui River. It is the end of April now and the summer water is rising. Wouldn't it be a pity if it is not used for my use?"
Xu Fang smiled slightly, stood up with his sword, looked around, and said loudly: "If Zhang Xian can get out of the city, he will do his best. If he can completely wipe out this group, Linxiang will be in my pocket, and it will be easy to get it!"
Huang Zhong's main camp was not far from Linxiang, only a dozen miles away. Although the cattle were not walking fast, they appeared at the gate of Linxiang City in the evening. Of course, at this time, several people secretly driving the "green cattle"
People have already escaped in advance.
"Captain Hu"
"General, I understand." Huang Zhong nodded knowingly: "General Xu, don't worry, I will also send elite troops to be buried in the northwest, and I will definitely not let go of any enemy soldiers!"
Hearing this, not only Huang Zhong suddenly realized, but Wei Yan who was on the side thought for a moment, his eyes lit up, and he clapped his hands and said: "Wonderful, the river is deep now, and the battle is at night. It is expected that the Jingzhou Army is here.
It will definitely be difficult to distinguish the road when they are in an ambush, so the two generals only need to urge them to go west, and the river will kill the enemy for me, or even annihilate them all!"
"No, no, no, General Huang misunderstood me." Xu Fang laughed, "What I mean is that after Zhang Xian enters the camp, General Huang does not need to be reluctant to fight. As long as he defeats Zhang Xian, he can be driven to the west immediately.
."
Since the rebellion, Huang Zhong's troops pretended that there was a camp roar!
"Still cyan?"
"General Xu, please relax." Huang Zhong smiled slightly when he heard this and said confidently: "If Zhang Xian falls into the trap and enters the camp, he will never be able to leave the camp!"
"That's very good." Xu Fang was well aware of Huang Zhong's ability, and the company did not mention the important issues of how to "camp roar" or how to make it more realistic. Instead, from the beginning, it focused on how to deal with Zhang Xian after he fell into the trap, "
At that time, if you and I work together, you stay in the camp and I stay outside the camp, and the inside should be coordinated with the outside, this battle will be won, but now there is only one thing to worry about. "
"General Huang really knows his troops!"
Seeing that the battle was imminent, a mutiny broke out on his own side. Niu Fu was greatly panicked. How could he fight? He immediately abandoned the army and fled at night. In the end, he was killed by the deputy general Hu Chi'er and his head was presented to Lu Bu.
"Just a short fight? To the west?" Huang Zhong was slightly stunned. Looking at Xu Fang's meaningful smile, his heart couldn't help but move, "To the west is the Xiangshui River. What do you think, General Xu?"
"It seems to be coming from the direction of the bandit camp."
So this time when attacking Jingzhou, Xu Fang also took the initiative to ask for a fight, just to show his face on the front line again!
The green cow is already surprising enough, but it came out of the bandit camp, so it deserves even more attention.
In the afternoon of that day, a green cow appeared outside Huang Zhong's camp. It was seen wandering around, slowly jumping, and circled half a circle outside the camp. Then, driven secretly by three or two people, it headed towards Linxiang.
Go in the direction.
Throughout the ages, although there have been many tricks to lure the enemy, their essence is basically based on the same principle, which is to show the enemy's weakness.
In this case, Huang Zhong and other generals had no objections. They themselves felt that procrastinating like this was actually detrimental to their own side, so they followed Xu Fang's plan and began to implement arrangements to lure Zhang Xian.
After giving orders to the others, Xu Fang just said to Huang Zhong: "General Huang, your troops and mine are the main force this time. Before blowing up the camp and causing night terror, I will lead a thousand elites to cross the river at night and ambush you.
To the southwest of the military camp, when Zhang Xian comes out of the city and invades, I will outflank him after he enters the military camp."
The so-called camp roar, that is, bombing of camps, was not common in the cold weapon era, but it was not uncommon.
Although Xu Fang has a high status and a great reputation, since Wang Zheng captured Xuzhou, he has often been in charge of Pengcheng. There are not many opportunities to perform on the front line. Therefore, whether it is for Huang Zhong or Wei Yan and Zhou who were conquered by Wang Zheng during his campaign in Jiangdong,
As for Tai and others, they don't actually know him very well, so naturally they can't be convinced.
Of course, this is first based on a condition, that is, Xu Fang knows that Huang Zhong, like him, is "absolutely loyal" to the king's government, and his troops must also obey orders and have strict military discipline.
There is no doubt that it is "elite". This can ensure that "cheating and chaos" will not easily turn into a real self-harm.
Xu Fang's plan was to deliberately fake a camp roar to lure Zhang Xian out of the city to attack, and then decide the outcome in a field battle. If this strategy were successful, the Linxiang Army would have lost three games in a row, and would have lost all its main force. Such a situation
If the morale is low, it will definitely plummet, so it will be easy to take the city.
"A green cow came out of the bandit camp?"
How to rebel, how to pretend to be a ghost, it is too easy for a yellow turban bandit like him who is educated and has "family education". It can be said that he is familiar with it.
"The end is here!"
"Promise!" Wei Yan said solemnly: "The general will accept the order!"
But before setting up the formation, Xu Fang had to do one more thing.
How the performance is, whether it is similar or not, is Huang Zhong's responsibility, but Xu Fang, as the chief planner, must first arrange the reasons for "Ying Xiao"?
"Yet weird!"
Although he felt strange, Zhang Xian didn't understand what the Yangzhou Army was playing for a while. He couldn't help frowning and fell into deep thought. Fan Ling on the side suggested that it would be better to go out of the city and catch the green cow. Zhang Xian shook his head.
, "Xufang is a tactic used by the thieves to lure the enemy. They want to gain access to our city gate."
After watching for a moment, Zhang Xian still stretched his neck to look at the green bull, but he didn't let anyone shoot him with an arrow because it was out of range. After a while, he saw the green bull staggering out of sight.
Walk down the city wall.
"No matter what, if something goes wrong, there must be a monster." He said to Fan Ling beside him, "The bandit army may make moves tonight. You should work harder. Lead the elite to guard the city head and hold the torch high. If something is strange, come immediately.