"Could it be that your Majesty is trying to pull off a trick?" Jia Kui asked in surprise.
The look on Sima Yi's face became more and more serious, his confidence and pride were all reflected in his face.
Jia Kui understood, and couldn't help but sigh: "It turns out that your Majesty has seen through the Chu army's intention a long time ago. If this plan is successful, the Chu thieves will be severely damaged. Your Majesty's resourcefulness is really beyond our reach."
Sima Yi guessed that Yan Liang sent his light cavalry first because he was anxious to relieve the danger in Linfen. If he wanted to defeat the 80,000 Jin army with inferior troops, he would have to use a strange strategy.
He analyzed the current situation and found that if Zhao Yun wanted to defeat the enemy with 10,000 troops, he could only defeat his 80,000 Jin army by attacking Zhang Liao internally and externally at night.
Therefore, Sima Yi sat back and watched Zhao Yun lead his army to approach, and allowed Zhao Yun to send his troops into Linfen to collude with Liao and Zhang.
Because Sima Yi believed that he had already seen through the enemy's communication code, and he could use it to trick them when they came.
"If Zhang Liao refuses to surrender, I will give him a hard look and let him know the consequences of despising me and despising a famous family." Sima Yi snorted coldly, with a chilling intention.
At that moment, Sima Yi summoned the generals of the Jin army and King Kebineng of Wei to plan the strategy to defeat the enemy that night.
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The moon was at its peak, and it was late at night before I realized it.
At the west gate of Linfen, Zhang Liao stood with his sword in hand, his expression stern, and his deep eyes staring into the dark night.
After standing there for a long time, the moon gradually tilted to the west.
Zhang Liao raised his head and glanced at the sky, and said solemnly: "The time has come, let's light the horn."
After the order was passed, the Chu soldiers at the top of the city quickly became busy, and three piles of wolf smoke that had been prepared were quickly ignited.
Three pillars of fire soared into the sky and were clearly visible for more than ten miles.
The raging fire reflected Zhang Liao's calm face. He remained silent and watched the fire completely ignite.
After taking a deep breath, Zhang Liao shouted: "Send an order to the whole army to brace themselves and prepare to march out of the city."
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Although the three trumpets at the top of the city are clearly visible, they are not very conspicuous.
Now that the weather has turned cooler, it is normal for soldiers patrolling the city to light more bonfires to keep warm at night.
However, the Jin army received an order to closely monitor each gate in Linfen at all times and report any slight changes immediately.
Not long after the order was given, the scouts went straight to the southern camp and reported to Sima Yi.
At this time, Sima Yi was already wearing armor, holding a sword in his hand, and was fully armed, looking like he was facing a powerful enemy.
After hearing the scout's report, all the Jin generals in the tent became energetic.
"Your Majesty is so good at predicting the situation. Zhang Liao really lit the fire. He wants to cooperate with the inside and outside." Jia Kui excitedly praised Sima Yi.
Wang Ling, Wang Ji, Hu Zun and other generals in the tent all praised Sima Yi endlessly. Even Ke Bi Neng, the king of Wei, paid Sima Yi all kinds of compliments.
Sima Yi sneered, waved his hand and said: "Generals, please obey orders and assemble troops and horses. Tonight I will defeat the Chu invaders and show off the power of our Jin army."
"Destroy the Chu invaders and increase the power of our army!"
"Destroy the Chu invaders and exaggerate the power of our army!"
The generals in the tent waved their fists and roared excitedly, venting their fierce fighting spirit.
Since the Chu army entered Hebei, it has been invincible and invincible, and has almost become a myth of invincibility.
Now, a rare opportunity to defeat the Chu army is in front of them. These close generals of the Sima family are eager to be the ones who shatter the Chu army's myth and become famous all over the world.
For the sake of honor, to protect the famous family, and for the sake of the Jin Kingdom, they were determined to fight.
After the arrows were issued, Wang Ling, Wang Ji, and Ke Bineng each led 10,000 troops and immediately assembled to the front line of the Western Camp, preparing to capture the Chu army that was attacking both internally and externally.
The Jin troops from all walks of life came out with high fighting spirit and gathered towards the west camp, waiting for the Dapi Chu army.
Ten miles away, the Chu army camped.
"General Zilong, the trumpet is lit above the west gate of Linfen!" Jiang Wei rushed in excitedly.
Since the Northern Expedition, Yan Liang has consciously allowed young generals such as Deng Ai, Jiang Wei, and Ma Di to participate in major battles to temper their will and accumulate combat experience.
During this battle to rescue Linfen, Jiang Wei served as Zhao Yun's deputy general and accompanied the army to Linfen.
Zhao Yun, who was still wearing his armor, stood up and took a few steps out of the tent. He raised his eyes and looked into the distance. Sure enough, he saw three beacon fires rising into the sky from the northwest.
"General Yuan's signal has been sent, General Zilong, it's time for us to attack." Jiang Wei said excitedly.
Zhao Yun nodded heavily, with confidence flowing all over his heroic body, brandishing his gun and shouting: "Send the order, the whole army will attack!"
The soldiers of the Ten Thousand Gods Cavalry had been preparing for the battle for a long time. Now that they received the order, they quickly mounted their horses and rallied.
In less than a quarter of an hour, 10,000 Qingqi were assembled.
Zhao Yun didn't have any more words, ordered the camp to be opened, and under the cover of night, he galloped towards the northwest.
The horses bound their hooves, the men held their heads in their arms, and the silent army moved swiftly through the night.
The army bypassed the Jin army's defense line in the north and sneaked towards the west gate. After a while, the trumpet fire above the west gate became more and more clear.
At this time, the scouts who were cruising near the Chu camp had already galloped towards the camp where Sima Yi was located.
Of course, Sima Yi would not arrogantly conclude based on his personal judgment alone that the Chu army would definitely cooperate inside and outside to attack Ximen.
In order to ensure that his judgment was foolproof, Sima Yi also arranged many scouts near the Chu camp to monitor the Chu army's march at any time. Now that the Chu army was dispatched on a large scale, how could it be hidden from the enemy's eyes and ears.
"As expected, Zhao Yun really went to the west gate."
Sima Yi's self-confidence became stronger and his mind was completely calmed down, so he sent an order to the generals that Zhao Yun's soldiers and horses had been dispatched, telling them to be ready to kill Zhao Yun by surprise.
While the Jin army was sharpening their swords, Zhao Yun had no idea and was still galloping.
Ximen's trumpet fire was getting closer and closer, and within a few miles, he would be able to fight his way to the outside of Ximen City and highlight the enemy camp.
"General Zilong, I think it's almost done." Jiang Wei reminded beside him.
"Xu~~"
Zhao Yun reined in his horse, looked into the distance for a moment, reined in his horse, fired back, and shouted: "The whole army will change its route, and we will go to the east gate."
When the order was passed, the 10,000 Chu troops quickly turned their horses. Under the cover of night, they made a big turn and rushed toward the east gate.
Half an hour later, Zhao Yun and his army appeared near the Jin army's east camp.
At this time, the guard in Dongying was Jin general Wen Hui.
In order to defeat the Chu army's night attack, Sima Yi has transferred all his main forces to the west gate line. However, Wen Hui's troops in the east camp currently have less than 5,000 soldiers and horses, most of which are infantry.
In the Jin camp, the lights were bright and there was nothing unusual. Obviously, Wen Hui did not notice that the Chu army that should have appeared at the west gate would appear quietly outside his camp.
Looking at the enemy camp from a distance, Zhao Yun smiled coldly, waved his gun and shouted: "Light the trumpet to let Yuan know that the general's reinforcements have arrived."
After the order was passed, more than a dozen Chu soldiers quickly piled up the firewood they carried with them and lit several beacon fires.
The beacon fire soaring into the sky contrasts with the beacon fire at the west gate, and can be clearly seen for more than ten miles in radius.
At this moment, Zhang Liao had been stationed at the east gate for more than an hour. At this time, he finally saw the long-awaited signal fire.
"Open the city gate. The whole army will rush out of the city!" Zhang Liao rushed down the city, raising his sword and shouting.
The city gate creaked open. The suspension bridge was slowly lowered. Zhang Liao led more than 5,000 cavalry, rushing out of the city gate like a tide and rushing towards the east camp of the Jin army.
At the same time, Zhao Yun also raised his gun and shouted: "Generals of Da Chu, I will kill the enemy camp and make the Jin people frightened by the military power of Da Chu. Charge -"
Amidst the roaring sound, Zhao Yun galloped out like a flowing rainbow.
"Kill--"
Amidst the thundering roar, ten thousand Chu riders surged out, like fierce ghosts in hell, charging out of the darkness and rushing towards the silent Jin camp.
The two Chu armies, attacking from inside and outside, reached the outside of the Jin camp at the same time in a moment.
In the Jin camp, gongs were sounded and screams were heard. The sleeping Jin army was frightened by the enemy who came out of the way and was thrown into chaos.
Wen Hui was also so panicked that he didn't even have time to put on his helmet tightly and hurriedly ran out of the military tent.
When he rushed to the front line of the camp gate, the Chu army due east had broken through his outer defense line and rolled into the camp like a torrent breaking a dike.
The hurried Jin army had no time to form a formation to fight, and was easily dispersed by the rushing Chu cavalry. In a moment, the east area was completely broken through.
Almost at the same time, Zhang Liao's troops who came from behind also chopped off the antlers, pushed down the camp fence, and attacked the Jin camp from behind.
The sound of killing shook the sky, and the iron hooves rolled.
How could the five thousand Jin army withstand three times the enemy's internal and external surprise attacks without any defense? In the blink of an eye, they collapsed and scattered in all directions.
"Didn't Your Majesty say that Chu thieves would raid the Western Camp? How could it turn into a raid on my Eastern Camp? What on earth happened?"
Wen Hui was so frightened that he had no idea why this sudden change occurred.
Of course he had no idea that this surprise battle was actually Pang Tong's strategy.
Yan Liang used his light cavalry to attack Linfen first, just to prevent Sima Yi from scaring him away and letting him stay there in his self-righteous way, dreaming of defeating Zhao Yun's 10,000 light cavalry and weakening the Chu army.
Pang Tong expected that Sima Yi would think that the Chu army would raise fire as a signal to attack both internally and externally, so he asked Zhao Yun to contact Zhang Liao in the opposite direction to agree on the target of the joint attack.
It is precisely because of this that the trumpet fire lit by Zhang Liao was able to lure Sima Yi's army to the front line of the Western Camp.
At the same time, in order to make Sima Yi believe more, Zhao Yun would go to the west gate first, and then change his route to the east gate. At this time, even if the Jin army's scouts had new information, Sima Yi would not have time to re-deploy.
In a state of panic, Wen Hui had no choice but to give up resistance and tried to ride his horse to escape to the south camp.
Just as he was turning his horse around, the Chu cavalry behind him had already rolled over. Jiang Wei's horse danced with his spear, and like a bolt of black lightning, it flew towards Wen Hui.
When Wen Hui saw that the enemy general he was pursuing was a young general, he felt contempt for him, shouted loudly, and turned around to block him with his sword.
Unexpectedly, when the blade was halfway across, the silver spear in Jiang Wei's hand suddenly accelerated, piercing through Wen Hui's defense like a stream of light, and the cold blade came like lightning.
With a scream, Wen Hui's abdomen was instantly pierced, and after a moment of staggering, he fell under the horse.
Jiang Wei stopped his horse and looked at Wen Hui in pain. Without mercy, he cut off his head with a sword and hung it on the saddle.