Chapter 1791: Falling into the trap, falling into the trap
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Before Xu Shu and Liu Bei set out from Dingze, the messenger soldiers who came from Wei Yan's camp had already caught up with Xu Shu at night and presented Wei Yan's secret message to Xu Shu.
According to Wei Yan's description, several envoys who claimed to be "Liu Zhang's subordinates" were found at the crossing near Jianning. They seemed to want to go to Jianning, but they found that they actually ran into Wei Yan's ambush, and
Not only did they encounter the barbarians, but they immediately resisted without hesitation. As a result, most of them died on the spot, leaving only one or two alive. After the interrogation, they did not survive.
However, oral confessions indicate that these people are not necessarily the so-called "Liu Zhang's men", but have left under Li Hui's command, and the message these people want to convey to the Yi people is that Xu Shu has commanded the army from
Ding Ze marches into the army...
Wei Yan then sent a few people to pretend to be these so-called "envoys", and then entered Jianning, and deliberately delayed Xu Shu's departure for a few days, making the Yi people in Jianning think that Xu Shu had just set off.
Soon, Wei Yan's own overall combat concept was also attached.
In fact, it's very simple, just four words: use the strategy to get the best of you.
Assuming that these soldiers are under Li Hui, then Li Hui's intention must be to pretend that Xu Shu's army is very powerful, and then Sichuan and Shu are already empty. On the one hand, he allows the Yi people from Jianning to attack Chengdu, and on the other hand, he also creates for himself
An opportunity to take advantage...
Wei Yan did the opposite and told the Yi people in Jianning that Xu Shu led the army with only a small number of elite soldiers, and that the element of surprise was greater, but the frontal troops had not been reduced. In this way, the Yi people were likely to
Hui will lead his troops out from the Western Mountains, which will defeat Li Hui's strategy. On the other hand, he can also create a window for Wei Yan to attack.
Xu Shu couldn't help but shook his head and smiled.
This is Wei Yan and Wei Wenchang!
If Xu Shu had not known Wei Yan to some extent over this period of time, Xu Shu was even Wei Yan's recommender to a certain extent, and Wei Yan respected Wei Yan very much. Otherwise, this secret letter alone would definitely make other people who are not very familiar with Wei Yan.
The boss who knew Wei Yan was furious.
From a strategic perspective, there is nothing wrong with Wei Yan's idea, but it is just a bit misplaced. Just like Wei Yan's emphasis on advancing troops from Ziwu Valley in history, there is no big problem with the overall strategy, and it is possible.
After all, Wei Yan had been in Hanzhong for many years and must have tested and surveyed the terrain many times. It is impossible to say that he was not very sure. But such a strategy in Wei Yan's history is not the same as asking Brother Zhu to make a feint attack to cover him.
What?
As long as he felt that the strategy was feasible, Wei Yan didn't care about the boss's face issues, or he didn't consider this issue at all. At that time, Brother Zhu was also facing many doubts in Sichuan and Shu, and was in urgent need of a victory of his own.
It proves that Brother Zhu himself has good leadership skills. After all, Brother Zhu in history is not as amazing as in The Romance of the Three Kingdoms. Therefore, when Mr. Luo described Brother Zhu in the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, it seemed very arrogant to reject Wei Yan’s proposal.
Not being unreasonable, they simply covered it up by saying that the success rate was not high and that Brother Zhu was cautious by nature.
But now Xu Shu is indeed not like Brother Zhu in history, who urgently needs a victory to prove himself. At the same time, Xu Shu stands at a higher angle and sees the mystery of the so-called "messenger" more clearly.
Xu Shu also believed in Wei Yan's judgment. Those so-called "Liu Zhang's subordinates" were most likely faked by others. Although the confession stated that they were sent by Li Hui, in Xu Shu's view, there were actually flaws.
Because Li Hui is also on the opposite side of the Jianning Yi people to a certain extent, unless Li Hui can be sure that his own plan can be implemented, there is no point in sending such an envoy.
After all, no one can guarantee whether these barbarians will be obedient and follow the messenger's message to attack Chengdu from Jianning. If they find Xu Shu's temptation here is greater, they might lead their troops to deal with Xu Shu first.
Then take advantage of the trend and march into central Sichuan...
Therefore, from this perspective, Li Hui's move may not be half successful, and there is not a better way, such as directly announcing that Xu Shu has arrived at the front line, joining forces with Wei Yan, and then waiting for the Yi people to pay attention.
When facing the front, Li Hui's sudden attack from Jianning Xishan, etc. are all good choices. Why must we use this strategy that has a low success rate and is also accompanied by a considerable degree of risk?
unless……
Xu Shu turned his suspicions to Liu Bei.
After all, Liu Bei has been verbose in the past two days, even talking about the trivial details of Ding Ze. He only did not mention Li Hui's matter, nor did he talk about related matters. This in itself is a big doubt. At the same time, Liu Bei
It is actually very easy to recruit people under Li Hui.
After Li Hui's defeat, most of the soldiers must have dispersed. Therefore, even if Liu Bei gave Li Hui some reinforcements, Li Hui would not be able to completely recognize all the soldiers.
Several soldiers left the ranks without being discovered by Li Hui...
However, the problem is that all matters are doubtful and do not directly point to Liu Bei.
Liu Bei gave some soldiers, but these soldiers became Li Hui's subordinates and had no direct relationship with Liu Bei. It was like Cao Cao massacred Xuzhou. Although there were many fishermen in troubled waters, the blame was naturally placed on Cao Cao.
, who asked Cao Cao to take the lead?
Then these "messengers" are people who call themselves Liu Zhang. Even if they are fake, they have to be proven to be fake, and this obviously cannot be transferred to Liu Bei...
So when Xu Shu got to the end, he just drove one sheep or a group of sheep, and slowly headed towards Jianning with Liu Bei and others.
If you want to deal with Liu Bei, you need solid evidence.
Or prolong the time until everyone has forgotten about Liu Bei.
The charge of "unfounded" is not something that can be used casually. Just like Cao Cao, even though he already wanted to kill Xu You, who was always talking loudly, he still needed to cooperate with a smile on the surface, or even go around Xu You.
You left, until after killing Xu You, Cao Cao still had to sigh in public.
Liu Bei is like the cornerstone under the throne of the Cavalry General. Other cornerstones are like Bai Bo La, the Southern Xiongnu, the Western Qiang Xianbei, etc. When they are added up piece by piece, we have the colorful throne of the high-ranking Cavalry General.
Huaguang, and Liu Bei had just placed the stone on it, and many people could still see it. Even if the hussar general sitting on it knew that the stone was uneven and wobbly when it was placed on it, he could not remove it immediately.
Maybe take your time.
Otherwise, it would be like Yuan Shu. Yuan Shu really thought that the stone was good, so he pulled it directly to his feet, but once he felt it didn't fit, he quickly kicked it out. As a result, Yuan Shu seemed to be everyone's "father"
”, but later on it was these “sons” who were the quickest to fall out again.
The Yi people's outpost quickly appeared in front of Xu Shu and others, and then the encounter between the two sides began.
Xu Shu stood on the hillside and looked at the Yi people who were jumping between the mountains and forests like locusts. His face was calm and there was no trace of panic at all.
Liu Bei glanced secretly, then thought for a moment, then stepped forward and said, "I would like to be a vanguard and defeat the current thieves!" The number of Yi people is not too many, but not too few, so it is a rough estimate.
At once, there were probably about three thousand, but because the fighting power of the barbarians was generally not high, Liu Bei was not worried about how much damage these barbarians would cause him in a head-on battle, and even if they caused some damage,
For Liu Bei, this may not be a bad thing...
Xu Shu looked at Liu Bei and said with a smile: "Xuande has this intention, it's a good thing! It's just a thief, Xuande doesn't need to take action..." Then he ordered Zong Wei, the lieutenant of the Central Military Academy, to bring some soldiers to intercept him.
Liu Bei was about to say something else, but seeing that Xu Shu was resolute and the war was approaching, he had no choice but to shut up and step aside.
Zong Wei, a person from Sichuan and Shu, was originally just a young Cao Cao in Chengdu. Later, when Xu Shu arrived in Chengdu, he found that he was quite organized and knew military affairs. In addition, he had a minor surname and had no connection with the major gentry in Chengdu.
Just after the inspection, he was gradually promoted to the rank of Lieutenant in the Lieutenant Colonel and assisted in handling miscellaneous matters.
Far away from Xu Shu, Gao Ding and Liu Fan, who had just caught up, were also looking at Xu Shu's military appearance and frowning slightly.
The two sides were in an encounter, but the encounter here was not an unprepared one. Then the two people suddenly bumped into each other at the corner of the toilet. They were stunned for a while before saying "Have you eaten?" and then replying "You are here too".
It means that neither side has any fortifications to rely on or bonuses, and basically can only rely on the fighting ability of the soldiers to fight.
Are they soldiers of the Yi people...
Look at these soldiers of Xu Shu again...
What makes people more irritating is that most of the time.
Although Xu Shu's vanguard soldiers did not have long spears or big shields, they each had a delicate small steel shield, plus a slightly shorter sword. They were almost very similar to the swords used by the Yi people, but sharper, very suitable for fighting in battles.
As they were chopping in the mountains and forests, the armor on their bodies was also radiating with cold light. Some archers and crossbowmen in the back row had inserted their arrows and crossbows on the ground in front of them, so they could pick them up and shoot as quickly as possible.
"A fight or not?" Liu Fan asked.
Gao Ding glanced sideways at Liu Fan, "Why, you won't fight for it this time?"
Liu Fan laughed for a moment and said with a smile, "Isn't it true that Alliance Leader Gao doesn't dare anymore?"
The two men snorted in unison, and after a moment of silence, Liu Fan spoke again: "We still have to fight, but my troops are not suitable to attack now?"
Gao Ding rolled his eyes and had to admit that if he wanted to trick Xu Shu, he really couldn't expose all the cards at once, so he nodded and said: "Okay! I'll do it for a while first!"
The Yi people moved out, and the momentum was not small. Not only were they making noises along the mountain road, but many people even climbed up the mountain ridge on one side, trying to bypass Xu Shu's array on the mountain road and go to the side to carry out the attack.
blow.
The swords he wields are long or short, black or gray.
There are noisy sounds, some high and some low, some near and some far away.
There were even Yi people who, according to their habits, surrounded a person kneeling on the ground, jumping and shouting, as if they had obtained some kind of buff, roaring loudly, and charging forward!
While Zong Wei directed the soldiers to arrange fortifications and defense lines as quickly as possible, he also asked the soldiers to maintain the formation in the front. In the battle of infantry, the battle formation is naturally the first. A group of people like the Yi people rush up in a chaotic manner. Look,
It sounds huge, but is it actually...
"Front row ranging!" Zong Wei shouted loudly.
"One hundred and fifty steps!" the soldiers observing on the front line loudly reported the distance.
Zongwei shouted: "Hold on!"
"One hundred and twenty steps!"
"Hold the crossbow! Half-open the bow!"
"A hundred steps! A hundred steps!"
"Great wind!" Zongwei shouted, "Great wind!"
The Yi people who had conquered Li Hui's camp finally realized that there were differences among the Han soldiers. There were originally many soldiers in Sichuan and Shu who were good at shooting. After they had been strengthened with weapons and equipment, they were no longer
Being stingy with the loss of arrows and crossbows, the lethality produced is astonishing...
The barbarians rushing towards them on the mountain road had no way to avoid them, and they had no better defensive equipment. The wooden shields with only a dozen sides might have a certain shielding effect, but the more barbarians were unable to do anything.
No, I can only rely on the lucky value given by three days to avoid arrows and crossbows. Most of them fell on the mountain road like chopped tree branches, rolling down the slope, and some just fell down.
It fell into the mountain stream.
The screams kept coming one after another.
The Yi people who were originally climbing on the mountain ridge saw the miserable situation in the mountain path and subconsciously hesitated. They didn't know whether they should continue moving forward or stop first...
But not all opponents will wait honestly. After alleviating the pressure on the front, Zong Wei ordered the crossbowmen to continue suppressing the mountain road, and let the archers start to freely aim and shoot at the Yi people who climbed up the mountain ridge.
.
Some Yi people relied on their archery skills to hide behind rocks and trees, and started shooting at the archers commanded by Zong Wei. However, inadvertently, the originally scattered Yi people lost their impact even more, and many of them lost their impact.
The Yi people who were hiding among the rocks and shrubs on the ridge found that they had unknowingly shot all the arrows they were carrying, and then they noticed that the other Yi people on the ridge and in the mountain road had lost their ability to charge.
With courage, he began to leave the scattered corpses and retreat...
Liu Bei looked at the Yi people who were retreating far away, and couldn't help but sigh in his heart: "What a pity..."
But at the next moment, Liu Bei suddenly thought of something, his expression suddenly changed, and he blurted out, "It's broken! It's really broken now!"
