Wang Wenjun said softly at the side: "My lord, Sun Tzu said, 'Good defenders hide under the nine earths, and good attackers move above the nine heavens.' My subordinates thought that since Yuan Shao had strong soldiers and horses, advisors, and good generals, there must be some good defenders who could escape."
The art of hiding soldiers is also one of the common techniques."
Gao Fei turned his head and glanced at Wang Wenjun. He felt that Wang Wenjun was very familiar with the art of war, so he said, "In your opinion, how should our army respond?"
Wang Wenjun said: "My subordinates are not talented, but have a little humble opinion. My lord, you can gallop a small group of cavalry to Nanluan County first and wander around. Since the enemy troops are hiding underground, there will definitely be some traces of excavation. As long as you find them first,
With this trace, you can deal with it at any time
An unexpected situation. The lord can now lead the army towards Nanluan County. The enemy troops are hiding in the dark. There will definitely be scouts paying attention to the lord. As long as they see the lord moving forward, the enemy troops will not attack the small group in front.
The cavalry took action in order not to arouse the enemy and expose themselves."
Gao Fei has always admired Wang Wenjun since he conquered Goguryeo, but he still needed talents like him to appease Dongyi, so he did not recruit him as his think tank in time, but let him continue to serve as Hu Yu's general and stay in Dongyi
After listening to Wang Wenjun's suggestion, he turned to Hu Yu and said, "Ciyue, you have recruited a good general for me."
Hu Yu is now General Anton. He is already the top of the Eighteen Hussars in terms of general rank. When the Eighteen Hussars were first established, the eighteen generals were all equal in position. They were all miscellaneous generals appointed by Gao Fei.
After Dongyi, Gao Fei promoted Hu Yu in an unusual way
As General Anton, as the defender of a town, he guarded the land of Dongyi for him, and his position was higher than the other seventeen generals. At this time, when Hu Yu heard Gao Fei's words, he raised his hands and said: "Everything is
Relying on the Lord's blessing, my subordinates dare not be greedy for merit."
Gao Fei smiled and said to Tai Shici: "You lead Xian Yufu, Tian Chou, Tadun and your subordinates Wangmen, Shanjing, Tiankai and Zou Dan each with one hundred cavalry, and disperse them in all directions, in Nanluan County.
After searching five miles away, I personally led the remaining 20,000 horses and drove slowly towards Nanluan County. If you find anything suspicious, don't be alarmed. Just come back and report it to me."
Taishi Ci said: "No!"
Turning around and leaving, Taishi Ci greeted Xian Yufu, Tian Chou, Tadun and his four generals, each leading a hundred cavalry and galloping out in different directions.
Gao Fei said to Li Yulin: "Put your Haidongqing in the air and overlook the earth. I want to know the situation of the entire battlefield!"
Li Yulin said "Promise" and blew a whistle, then put Hai Dongqing into the air. Hai Dongqing flapped its wings and flew high in the sky, overlooking the entire earth, and making one or two calls from time to time.
"The whole army is advancing at a constant speed!" Gao Fei waved his hand forward and shouted loudly.
With an order, 4,200 cavalry were dispersed on both sides of the team to guard them. Gao Fei asked Chen Dao and Wenpin to temporarily lead them, while Hu Yu, Zhou Cang and Hu Yu's subordinates Bai Yu and Shi Jie led 10,000 heavy infantry.
and ten thousand light infantry, leaving Wang Wenjun and Li Yulin by their side, driving Juhu to clear the way in front, and the army of more than twenty thousand slowly marched towards Nanluan County.
The movements of the high-flying Yan army had already been seen by Yuan Shao's Zhao army scouts. The moment the Yan army advanced, the Zhao army scouts quickly passed the news back and galloped forward without stopping for fifty or sixty miles.
We finally arrived at Nanluan County.
The empty Nanluan County town is now in deathly silence. The streets and alleys in the city are in a mess. Things left by the people who evacuated in a hurry can be seen everywhere, piled up on the roads.
Zhao Jun's scout galloped into the city, turned around an alley, and rode into a house. There were five soldiers and a corps commander in the house. When the scout saw the corps commander, he hurriedly said: "Yan Jun is coming.
The Marquis of Yan personally led more than 20,000 cavalry and infantry troops to come here. In addition, the Marquis of Yan sent eight small groups of cavalry to disperse and drive here. They seem to be looking for traces of our army. Please convey this news to Gao Gao quickly.
, General Han."
As soon as he finished speaking, the Zhao Jun scouts rushed out of the house and ran directly south.
After listening to the scout's words, the team leader immediately walked to a corner without hesitation. There was a well there, and he slowly descended down the well's rope. Halfway down, a big hole suddenly appeared in front of the team leader.
, there was fire in the cave, and there were Zhao soldiers lined up with weapons in their hands.
The commander said directly: "Please convey to Generals Han and Gao immediately that Marquis Yan has arrived with more than 20,000 horse infantry, and has assigned eight teams to explore the road ahead."
The sound reached the ears of Zhao Jun soldiers, and then a solitaire-like sound sounded in the cave. Every once in a while, someone would be responsible for conveying it, and the sound spread farther and farther in the cave.
The corps commander completed his mission, called down his five soldiers, and hid together in the well.
There are crisscrossing tunnels in Nanluan County, and winding tunnels stretch from the center of the city to the outside. Within five miles of the county, there are tens of thousands of elite soldiers hidden underground, all belonging to the two generals Gao Lan and Han Meng.
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In a wild bush five miles outside Nanluan County, a pile of soft soil was squirming. In just a moment, a piece of soil was pushed away, and a tunnel appeared on the ground. A general wearing armor emerged from the tunnel.
When he came out, his face was covered with dust and his hair was unkempt. As soon as he came out, he cursed loudly: "Damn it, who had this bad idea? I can hardly breathe underground."
Immediately afterwards, another general wearing armor also climbed up. This man was a strong man. Like the general who went out just now, he was Han Meng, one of the four generals under Yuan Shao's tent. The general who came out before him was Gao Meng.
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Han Meng chuckled, and when he heard Gao Lan complaining, he patted the dirt on his body and said comfortingly: "It's so hard to hold it in, but this kind of art of hiding soldiers is probably only thought of by the Prime Minister.
Come out. But the Prime Minister also took this into consideration, so he asked us to open a ventilation hole at the mouth of the well, or in a tree hole or in a pile of grass."
"The strategy of the Prime Minister is good, but it is very painful for us. We are almost suffocated to death. The seven holes are opened a lot, but they can't stop such a hot weather." Gao Lan continued to complain.
"Hot?" Han Meng sat down next to Gao Lan and asked suspiciously, "It's much cooler down here than above. I don't even feel the slightest bit of heat. Why do you feel hot? Let me see.
Or your mind can’t calm down, doesn’t it mean that a calm mind will naturally cool down?”
"I am a majestic cavalry general. Instead of letting me ride on top, you asked me to go underground. How can you let me calm down? Since all this is the strategy of the Prime Minister, why are you doing it so secretly? We are doing it blatantly
We have to stand up and show it to Yan Jun. Anyway, Yan Jun already knew that there was an ambush. What would we do if we discovered it in time?"
Han Meng said: "Brother, this is the brilliance of the Prime Minister. Only by showing the truth and falsehood can the Marquis of Yan lead troops to enter here and annihilate the enemy army in one fell swoop. Don't complain."
Gao Lan said: "But I..."
"General, the scouts have sent news that Marquis Yan is leading more than 20,000 horses to the front and is marching towards Nanluan County. He has also sent eight small groups of cavalry to explore the road ahead." A soldier emerged from the tunnel entrance.
He nodded his head and cupped his fists.
After hearing this, Han Meng thought for a moment and hurriedly ordered: "Send the order and tell everyone not to act rashly, so as not to alert the enemy. They must wait until Yan Hou's army enters the county before taking action."
"promise!"
Gao Lan said: "Brother Han, why don't you kill all those damn Yan soldiers like you did last time when you killed the Yan army scouts, and leave one to report back?"
Han Meng said: "At this moment, the last time we were secretly digging a tunnel, a scout discovered our secret. We must kill everyone, and the one who was let go seemed to be one of the Eighteen Hussars of the Yan Army.
Bian Xi, this person has not had time to know the truth, so he can use his mouth to spread the message, and the Prime Minister's plan can be carried out successfully."
"It turns out that he is one of the Eighteen Hussars. I thought that the Eighteen Hussars were all extremely brave people. Who knew there were clowns like Bian Xi? It seems that the Eighteen Hussars of the Yan Army were nothing more than that. Look at me
I won’t kill a few of them today to show you.”
"Don't be careless. Don't forget that when I chased Bian Xi last time, his knife-throwing skills were really impressive. If he hadn't run out of flying knives, he might have died in the dark due to his knife-throwing skills.
Below." Han Meng heard that Gao Lan meant to despise Yan Jun, so he hurriedly
He persuaded, "I heard that Zhao Yun, Zhang He, Taishi Ci, and Pang De among the Eighteen Hussars used to be the five tigers under the Marquis of Yan. Unfortunately, one of them, Hua Xiong, died in the battle against Dong Zhuo. Later, Yan
Hou recruited many talents, and after taking charge of Youzhou, he established the Eighteen Hussars."
"How come you know so much about the affairs of Yan State?" Gao Lan asked.
Han Meng laughed and said: "You can win every battle only if you know your enemy and yourself, so we will really fight each other soon, so don't underestimate the enemy."
Gao Lan said impatiently: "I know, I know. I'm done breathing. Let's get down. The fight will start in a while."
Han Meng nodded, and he and Gao Lan went down the tunnel one after another, closed the lid at the same time, and waited secretly in the tunnel.
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Hai Dongqing overlooked the land, while Tai Shici and other eight hundred cavalrymen quickly rushed to the vicinity of Nanluan County. They all dispersed in eight different directions, looking for clues on the ground.
Not long after, Taishi Ci and others found many promising places, but instead of alerting the enemy, they silently noted down the locations similar to the tunnel entrances, and then all gathered in Nanluan County, waiting for the arrival of Gao Fei's army.
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Gao Fei led the army to move forward at a steady pace, neither in a hurry nor in a hurry, just to reduce fatigue. In addition, in order to fight this battle, he also specially brought equipment for city defense and used mules and horses to pull it, so that the soldiers could hide in the team.
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Hai Dongqing returned again, landed on Li Yulin's shoulder, and let out a series of screams.
Li Yulin understood and said to Gao Fei: "My lord, Hai Dongqing said that Tai Shici has entered Nanluan County, but the ground is still calm."
Gao Fei said: "Very good, let it go again, we just need to keep a constant speed now."