When Liu Bei heard Guan Yu talk about Runan, he immediately thought of He Yan's appearance.
"According to Yun Chang's words, isn't this person the Marquis Shen who has a good relationship with Zilong?"
Liu Bei suddenly felt as if he was facing a formidable enemy.
What happened in the Battle of Guandu, for a hero like Liu Bei who is always paying attention to the situation in the world, he naturally wanted to know everything in detail.
In addition, Guan Yu and Zhao Yun were both in Cao's camp at that time. Liu Bei's familiarity with the Battle of Guandu was no less than that of some of the people on the battlefield.
"He Yan is not good at charging into battle, but his resourcefulness is amazing. We cannot underestimate him."
Liu Bei had been in Xinye for a long time, and he didn't know that He Yan had made another trip to Lujiang in the meantime, and made a record of "killing generals on the spot". He still dealt with He Yan based on the intelligence from the Battle of Guandu.
"According to what Yun Chang said, neither He Yan nor Li Dian should be good at leading troops in battle. The main ones are Xiahou Dun and Yu Jin."
Among them, Liu Bei also knew how capable Xiahou Dun was. In this case, his biggest enemy on the battlefield is, of course, Yu Jin.
"Yu Jin's nickname is Yi Zhong, and he is the best at defense... It might be really difficult to defeat him."
Among the generals under Cao Cao's command, Yu Jin's defensive ability cannot be said to be the best.
Compared with Cao Ren, Yu Jin was the general who really took "defense" to his core. Liu Bei heard that Yu Jin was on the opposite side and knew that a hard attack was unlikely to succeed.
"We have to lure Cao Jun out!"
Liu Bei's long military career allowed him to make an immediate judgment——
"In this battle, we can only win wisely!"
Not surprisingly, a general tactic of "burning Bowang Slope" has emerged in Liu Bei's mind, and he is about to come out to test the quality of Cao's army.
As soon as Liu Bei's army arrived, Cao Jun's scouts also reported Liu Bei's lineup to the coach.
When he heard that the three generals "Guan Yu", "Zhang Fei" and "Zhao Yun" were all in the formation, He Yan immediately felt particularly at ease.
According to reports from spies, Liu Bei stopped moving forward when he reached twenty miles away from Cao's camp, and instead camped on the spot, apparently to confront Cao's army.
When Xiahou Dun and Yu Jin saw Liu Bei's behavior, it was not too unexpected.
"Liu Bei must have seen our troops in good order and did not dare to step forward."
General Cao's main defense was Liu Biao, who was behind Liu Bei. It was expected that Liu Bei, seeing that he was weak, did not dare to step forward.
He Yan saw that Liu Bei had already arrived at the door of his house, and he rowed harder: "Uncle Yuan Rang, General Yu, Liu Bei is not the kind of person who gives up easily."
"He is camping far away from us. He must have some evil intentions... Why don't we send a troop to harass him?"
Xiahou Dun was slightly surprised: "Yu Lang wants to take the initiative to ask for help?"
"No, I meant to let General Li Dian go..."
Li Dian:???
Only Li Dian has a good temper, otherwise he would have had a few words with He Yan.
Xiahou Dun glared at He Yan: "The suggestion is very good, but don't suggest it anymore."
At this moment, Yu Jin thought of something: "That's wrong!"
What's wrong?
"What Marquis Shen said... there is some truth to it."
Yu Jin was with Cao Cao from the beginning.
And unlike Xiahou Dun, a clan general who initially followed Cao Cao to guard the rear, he was actually more inclined to fight.
Because of this, Cao Cao and Liu Bei never lost a single battle in Xuzhou, and he was very familiar with Liu Bei.
"Liu Xuande is a man who doesn't follow rules and regulations in his military operations and always adapts to circumstances."
"He came alone with his troops. Even if he saw that the situation was not right, he would not just pretend to be dead and set up camp on the spot."
"Perhaps as Marquis Shen said, Liu Bei is planning something... If we send troops at this time, not only can we see through Liu Bei's plan, but we can also interrupt some of Liu Bei's arrangements."
Xiahou Dun heard that Yu Jin, who was skilled in military affairs, actually thought that what He Yan said was somewhat reasonable, so he began to think about the feasibility of marching.
Taking advantage of the unstable ground to launch an attack is a strategy recommended in military books. After thinking for a while, Xiahou Dun decided to let Li Dian go and test it out.
"No, I'll go there myself."
Yu Jin vetoed Xiahou Dun's military order: "Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, and Zhao Yun under Liu Bei are all enemies of ten thousand people. They have the ability to take the heads of generals in the chaos. It would be too dangerous for Li Dian to lead the troops in person."
"Besides, if I go there, I can better observe Liu Bei's military camp and see what he is planning."
Yu Jin's way of thinking can be said to be more mechanical than mechanical.
In military operations, we only pursue maximizing interests and have no other considerations.
It is estimated that it is precisely because of this that Cao Cao trusted Yu Jin so much, making Yu Jin the only one among all Cao Cao's generals (including the clan generals) who pretended to be a chariot.
Xiahou Dun was also very familiar with Jin's style of doing things. Seeing that Yu Jin was determined to go, he gave him the military talisman and asked Yu Jin to lead his troops to harass Liu Bei's barracks.
The "Yanzhou Soldiers" under Yu Jin's command are actually of the same origin as Cao Cao's elite "Qingzhou Soldiers". They were both adapted from the 300,000 Qingzhou Yellow Turban Army that Cao Cao recovered.
Therefore, Yu Jin's subordinates are also among the best soldiers in Cao Cao's group, and they are almost invincible in battle.
When Liu Bei, who was setting up camp, heard that Yu Jin was actually coming to attack with his troops, this made him doubt his ears.
"I have always been rigid about banning troops, and Xiahou Dun is not a man who is eager for success. Why would he take such a risk this time? Attack while our army is encamped?"
After excluding Yu Jin and Xiahou Dun, Liu Bei naturally shifted his suspicion to He Yan and Li Dian.
Coupled with the various "halos" that He Yan had, Liu Bei gradually locked onto He Yan.
"He Yan..."
Liu Bei was a little worried about Cao Jun's misfortune, but he was not too panicked.
"Arrange the entire army! Clear the place!"
Although Yu Jin led the elite to attack, Liu Bei was confident that Yu Jin would not bet all his chips.
In addition, Yu Jin always pays attention to order and organization in fighting. If he sees that his military camp is in order, he will definitely not attack again!
A psychological game unfolded between Liu Bei and Yu Jin. Fortunately... Liu Bei finally made the right bet.
After Yu Jin, who came from the east, saw that Liu Bei's army was ready, he did not launch an attack. Instead, he ordered his scouts to circle around the left and right sides of Liu Bei's formation.
"Report to the general, there is nothing unusual about Liu Bei's army. There are just some branches and fallen leaves scattered in the surrounding woods, which should be materials for their march and camp."
Yu Jin didn't pay much attention to this information at first, but soon he realized something.
"Go and explore again! See if the number of branches around you has been cut down more or less?"
The surrounding scouts did not understand the meaning of Yu Jin, but after being around Yu Jin for so long, these soldiers had long understood one thing, that is, there is only one way to treat Jin's orders, and this way of treatment is to obey unconditionally!
Soon, the scouts who had just made a round of exploration began to investigate the situation of Liu Bei's barracks and the surrounding jungle again, and reported it to Yu Jin in detail.
Yu Jin's displeased face quietly turned up into an imperceptible smile: "Retreat the troops!"
After Yi Jin returned to the barracks, he informed everyone of the information that the scouts had discovered, and then watched everyone's reactions with great interest.
Xiahou Dun and Li Dian both looked confused, while He Yan showed an expression of "Sure enough,".
"It seems that Marquis Shen already knows Liu Bei's strategy."
Yu Jin's words made Xiahou Dun and Li Dian look at He Yan, and He Yan nodded slightly.
"If you want to defeat the weak with the strong, except for special incidents like what happened in Guandu, there are only a few tricks that can be used."
"Liu Bei collected small branches instead of thick trunks, obviously not for the purpose of building a camp."
"It's autumn now, and the branches are falling. There's no need to say anything about what Liu Bei wants to do."
After the analysis, Yu Jin looked at He Yan with admiration, while Xiahou Dun and Li Dian also understood.
"Liu Bei wants to attack with fire!"
Xiahou Dun smashed his hand hard: "That's right! Now is the time when everything is dry, and the fire can easily become bigger. It's not surprising that Liu Bei thought of the fire attack!"
Li Dian heard that He Yan could judge Liu Beijun's plan from just a few dead branches, which made Li Dian's previous contempt for He Yan disappear for a moment because of his "new learning".
Although Li Dian himself was good at studying Confucian classics, he never required others to be the same as him.
In the army, being able to fight is the hard target. In terms of Confucian classics... it just needs to be enough!
However, Li Dian was still a little puzzled: "We are not in the valley, in the city, and the food and grass in the rear are also guaranteed by the geographical location. Is it difficult for Liu Bei to use fire tactics?"
"Who said Liu Bei was going to burn us?"
He Yan's reminder made Li Dian realize instantly: "What Marquis Shen means is that Liu Bei wants to burn down his own camp and then let our army attack?"
Li Dian quickly came to the map in the military tent to observe.
"I'm afraid Liu Bei wants to deliberately set his camp on fire and then lure us to pursue him!"
"After that, Liu Bei can design his troops on the south side of Bowang Slope where the view is not wide. If our army is not careful for a moment, it may really suffer a big loss!"
What Li Dian said is actually the whole process of Liu Bei's "burning of Bowang Slope" in history.
In "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms", this victory over Cao Jun was grafted onto Zhuge Liang by Luo Guanzhong, and became Zhuge Liang's first battle.
Although it is not very moral, it can be seen that Liu Bei did a good job in this battle, and he is even qualified to be named after Zhuge Liang...
However, Liu Bei's plan to lure Cao Jun was discovered by Yu Jin. Cao Jun will definitely not repeat the same mistake this time, which will become a great achievement for Liu Bei.
"I'll just wait and watch!"
Now that Cao Jun has the advantage and has discovered Liu Bei's little trick, there is definitely no reason to go out and kill Liu Bei.
After that, it’s a matter of competition between the two sides to see who will lose control first!