On the vast white snowfield, scattered large banners in the Han army's camp fluttered in the wind, whistling in the hunting north wind. The gate of the camp was wide open, but there was no one inside the camp.
Not long after, rebel cavalry continued to drive out from the hills to the west. A dense crowd of people, led by Bian Zhang and Beigong Boyu, galloped down the hills quickly. Thousands of horses galloped and rolled like thunder.
The sound of horse hooves shook the land, and the snow accumulated on the tree trunks was shaken off, and the earth trembled.
"What is the Han army doing?" Beigong Boyu felt something was wrong as he ran forward. He clearly saw that the gate of the Han army's camp was wide open, and the huge camp was empty, with few people coming.
"Haha, the Han army must have learned that I was personally leading the army. They didn't expect to be able to withstand so many of our soldiers and horses. They even fled before they had time to dismantle the camp." Bian Zhang was very happy to see this scene and immediately rejoiced.
The ground cried out.
Just when Bian Zhang finished speaking, several Han soldiers emerged from the camp, each holding a broom in their hands, and they were slowly sweeping away the accumulated dirt on the ground outside the gate of the Han camp.
Snow, and did not feel at all afraid of the tens of thousands of rebel cavalry that were coming.
Beigong Boyu had suffered the loss of Gao Fei. When he saw someone emerging, he became very frightened. Seeing that he could rush into the camp after only a few hundred meters, he suddenly shouted: "Stop the whole army."
go ahead!"
With an order, Beigong Boyu and all the cavalrymen behind him reined in the horses and suddenly stopped, but only Bian Zhang rode out.
When Bian Zhang heard Beigong Boyu's cry, he turned around and saw his cavalry all over the mountains and plains, but they all stopped advancing almost at the same time. He hurriedly reined in the reins and shouted loudly: "Beigong Boyu"
Jade! What are you shouting about? The Han army’s camp is right in front, why did you suddenly stop advancing?"
Beigong Boyu retorted: "The Han army is strange, so don't rush in easily!"
Bian Zhang rode his horse to Beigong Boyu and asked, "What's weird?"
Beigong Boyu immediately said: "General Bian, do you still remember that I led my troops to pursue Gao Fei more than a month ago?"
Bian Zhang thought about it for a moment and asked, "That time you were almost wiped out?"
"Yes, it was that time. That time I chased from Xiangwu to Jicheng. I saw flags flying on the city and fake soldiers standing everywhere. I thought that the Han army was still in the city. Who would have thought that the Han army was bluffing and had already escaped.
It disappeared. Later, I chased for nearly a hundred miles. Gao Fei used the strategy of reducing the number of stoves to confuse me. I easily advanced and almost annihilated my entire army."
"I know, you said it more than once, saying that you still feel scared when you think about it, but what does it have to do with our attack on the Han army camp?" Bian Zhang asked in confusion.
As the saying goes, one learns from one's mistakes. Beigong Boyu looked at the Han army's camp and saw that all the troops were dead, and the camp gate was wide open. The few snow-clearing soldiers turned a blind eye to them, so he kept an extra thought and pointed.
The Han army camp in front shouted loudly: "General Bian, please look at the camp in front!"
"What are you looking at? An empty village with a few people plowing snow. What's there to see? The Han army is afraid of us and has already retreated. This is a trick of the Han army to confuse us. General Beigong, I am you and all the other heroes.
As elected, I should be in charge of the attack. Please understand your position in the future. Without my order, don't shout words that you shouldn't shout at will. Now you can pass on the order and let the army speed up and occupy it.
Conquering the Han army camp is also a great achievement!" Bian Zhang said impatiently after hearing Beigong Boyu's nonsense.
Beigong Boyu was unconvinced and immediately shouted: "The person leading the battle this time is the rebel general Gao Fei, who is the one who sticks to Chencang. This man is treacherous and cunning. I can't just watch you be fooled. I did it last time
You lost more than 9,000 tribesmen because of your rash rashness. This time, I will never allow you to take risks with my tribe. Didn’t I give you the title of general? Without my recommendation, can those Qiang people follow you?"
"You -" Bian Zhang was furious, pointing at Bei Gong Boyu's nose and wanting to scold him, but he suppressed it and said loudly, "I think you are scared of Gao Fei!"
Beigong Boyu snorted coldly, pointed to the camp in front and explained: "Look at this camp, there are only a few big flags, and from the outside, there are only a few snow sweepers in the camp, but
This is exactly the trap set by Gao Fei. He wants to lure us in and then ambush us. Based on my understanding of Gao Fei, he will definitely put on a tight defense when he retreats, just like the last retreat from Jicheng.
This was true when he had 20,000 troops last time, not to mention the 60,000 troops he has now?"
"Don't forget, there was a man named Cao Cao who led the army with him. Maybe... maybe the two of them had a disagreement and then both retreated?" Bian Zhang argued.
Beigong Boyu said: "I don't know who Cao Cao is, but I am very familiar with Gao Fei. I once met him in Luodu Valley. This man is loyal on the outside, treacherous on the inside, and full of tricks. I
I won’t be fooled by him again!”
Bian Zhang heard what Beigong Boyu said made some sense. He had never had a real duel with Gao Fei. What kind of person was this man who suddenly became famous in Liangzhou? What kind of strength did he have?
He wanted to see something. But most of his subordinates were Qiang people and Yi Conghu from Huangzhong, and they were all close friends with Beigong Boyu. He had no personal followers of his own and lacked the confidence to communicate with Beigong Boyu.
After openly challenging him, he calmed down the anger in his heart and asked: "Then what do you think we should do now?"
"Wait! I don't believe that the Han army can hide like this forever!" Beigong Boyu replied decisively.
Bian Zhang did not make any further rebuttal, but kept waiting there quietly with Beigong Boyu and others, looking at the Han army camp that was so close to them and within easy reach, hoping to see the Han army's ambush appear.
Seventy thousand cavalry were scattered all over the mountains and plains on the hills five hundred meters in front of the Han army camp. Everyone was shivering in the ice and snow, and even the horses under them were spinning around in the cold.
Half an hour passed, and several soldiers who were clearing the snow in the Han Army camp closed the door of the camp. An hour passed, and there was no movement in the camp. The whole camp was deathly silent. Two hours passed, and the Han Army camp was still there.
There was no sign of anything suspicious.
At this time, the rebel cavalry had already jumped off their horses and were rubbing their hands and stamping their feet on the spot to increase the heat in their bodies. Everyone's face was livid, their lips were purple from the cold, and some even
Unable to bear the cold, he picked up dry firewood from nearby and lit up a bonfire. Soon, the 70,000 cavalry team was like a pot exploding, bonfires were raised one after another, and three or five people sat around.
Beside the bonfire, he took out the cheese he carried and ate it. This situation spread like an infectious disease in all directions, and the vigorous cavalry had turned into slackers, and some even began to complain.
The noisy sound made the hills buzz with people, and Beigong Boyu's face looked very ugly. When he heard the complaints coming from behind, he thought slowly in his heart: "Is it really the Han army that has retreated?"
Bian Zhang came to Bei Gong Boyu's side with contemptuous eyes. Standing two meters tall, he stood in front of Bei Gong Boyu and put an invisible pressure on Bei Gong Boyu. He snorted coldly.
, muttered: "Once bitten by a snake, I have been afraid of well ropes for ten years. It's already this time. It is estimated that the few snow plowers have disappeared without a trace. General Beigong, if this continues, he will only
I'm afraid that the 70,000-strong army will freeze to death in this ice and snow. Walking on this road, the Han army can't get very far in two hours. If we pursue them, they will be in a hurry!"
Beigong Boyu said discouragedly: "General Bian, just let it be what you say. Maybe I am really too careful!"
Bian Zhang summoned a messenger and asked the messenger to blow the horn. When the horn sounded, Bian Zhang was bold and fearless. He expected that it was an empty camp, so he rushed out at the lead. The 70,000 troops behind him also mounted their horses one after another.
, slightly tired, they rushed out after Bian Zhang, not even bothering to shout.
The sound of galloping horses sounded again, but this time the sound seemed a bit messy and not powerful enough.
Holding the saber in his hand, Bian Zhang was the first to rush to the gate of the Han army's camp. He found that the gate was ajar. He used the force of the horse's collision to rush in, galloped into the Han army's camp, and ran backwards.
After walking for a while, I accidentally discovered a little secret in the camp. There were only a few thousand stoves for cooking.
When Beigong Boyu followed the large army and broke into the Han army's camp, he saw an empty camp. He felt very regretful. He didn't expect that he had fallen into Gao Fei's trick again. He rode his horse to Bianzhang.
Beside him, Beigong Boyu's eyes widened in surprise, looking at the thousand stoves blackened by the fire left on the ground, as well as the pots and pans left behind before they could be evacuated, and he said bitterly: "
We really fell into Gao Fei's bluffing trick this time. We didn't expect that there were only these 1,000 stoves in the 60,000-strong army! General Bian, Gao Fei has bullied people too much. He will definitely not be able to run far now. I will take him with me right now.
20,000 horses chase after us!"
Bian Zhang stopped him: "No! I'll go there myself!"
After Beigong Boyu made some calculations, he hurriedly said: "No, let's go together, seventy thousand versus ten thousand, no matter what, we have a chance of winning!"
The two reached an agreement, and then they jointly led an army of 70,000 people to pursue them. In their hearts, they both had their own wishful thinking, and they were also suspicious of each other during the march.
Gao Fei, Cao Cao, and Gai Xun retreated quickly with their troops. Two hours was indeed not much time, but at least they could slow down the progress of the rebels. In order to further delay the rebels, Cao Cao ordered his soldiers to block the road with huge rocks.
, and roadblocks were set up every ten miles.
Although the Han army had 3,000 cavalry this time, the remaining 6,000 were infantry. The journey was relatively slow, and the road was difficult to walk after being covered with snow, which caused a lot of trouble to the Han army. In this situation
Next, Gao Fei called Zhao Yun, Pang De, and Hua Xiong, and ordered each of them to take 200 men to build a stove. Only 1,500 of them were made, and they were burned black with fire, and they obtained them from Gai Xun.
Pots and pans were left near the stove.
After Gai Xun learned about this, he went to Gao Fei and asked, "What does the Marquis intend to do by reducing the number of stoves before and increasing the number of stoves now?"
Before Gao Fei could answer, Cao Cao laughed and said: "General Gao is very resourceful, so reduce Zao and imitate Sun Tzu to confuse Pang Juan. Zeng Zao, if I am not wrong, General Gao should be imitating Yu Xu of this dynasty, right?"
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Gai Xun suddenly realized after hearing this. Thinking of this situation, using the increase of stoves was enough to confuse the rebels, so he slowly said: "Master Marquis, the former reduction of stoves was to show weakness to the rebels, and now the increase of stoves is to show weakness to the rebels.
Showing strength to the rebels. If you keep using this method along the way, you can confuse the rebels and make them think that the number of our troops is constantly increasing and they will not dare to press. It is really a clever plan. This move of the Marquis is really brilliant.
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Gao Fei chuckled and said, "I'm just imitating the ancients, there's nothing clever about it."
Cao Cao said: "General Gao applied what he learned. Although he copied the ancient military tactics, he also used them vividly. It is really admirable."
After hearing Cao Cao and Gai Xun's praise, Gao Fei was no longer modest. He had more examples in his mind of the art of war such as reducing the Zao and increasing the Zao to confuse the enemy. He had read many books, and once applied Sun Tzu's Art of War to
In the business war, when it comes to being flexible and practical, he has a way to use it more vividly than anyone else. There are countless famous generals and ministers in Chinese history. He can use it here just by picking up an example from the troubled times. It can be regarded as a worthwhile study at that time.
I have read so many books.
The Han army retreated all the way, and the rebels chased all the way. But the only difference is that the Han army retreated smoothly, but the rebels pursued with many obstacles. Even so, Bian Zhang and Beigong Boyu were still unwilling
They missed the opportunity to eliminate Gao Fei, both of them knew in their hearts that once Gao Fei was eliminated, their reputation would be great, and they would be able to deal a heavy blow to the Han army.
Among the eight generals Huangfu Song commanded this time, Dong Zhuo, Zhou Shen, and Gao Fei were all from Liangzhou. Even Huangfu Song himself was from Chaona County, Anding County, Liangzhou. Except for Zhou Shen, who was famous in Liangzhou.
In addition to not being loud enough in Liangzhou, in comparison, Dong Zhuo, a veteran, and Gao Fei, a new star, pose a greater threat to the Qianghu rebels in Liangzhou, and as Huangfu Song is the commander-in-chief of the army, this threat is even more self-evident.
. If Beigong Boyu and Bian Zhang can kill Gao Fei this time and capture him alive, they will definitely reduce the threat to the rebels. This is why Bian Zhang and Beigong Boyu cannot pursue them.
The purpose of giving up.
They didn't know how long they had been chasing. Bian Zhang and Beigong Boyu felt that the sky was getting darker. Looking at Qiang and Hu Jian'er who was still carrying obstacles in front, their hearts were filled with fire. They were worried that they would be beaten if this continued.
Gao Fei ran away. The two of them had an idea, glanced at each other, and immediately decided in unison to leave first with 20,000 cavalry and pursue Gao Fei. Cao Cao's Han army left the other 50,000 troops and retreated.
Han army camp occupied by rebels.
Twenty thousand Qingqi galloped for a while, and in less than half an hour, they saw a place on the ground where the Han army buried pots for cooking. After a rough count, there were about 1,500 stoves.
Beigong Boyu and Bian Zhang looked at each other and asked in unison: "The Han army has come for reinforcements, what should we do now?"
"I ran all this way just to defeat the Han army. The Han army fled all the way here and was already exhausted physically and mentally. So what if there are reinforcements? If they rush over, they can still defeat the Han army!" Bian Zhang didn't want to stop there!
He gave up and said loudly to Beigong Boyu, "I will continue to pursue. If you don't want to go with us, just retreat quickly!"
Beigong Boyu did not dare to show weakness and immediately said: "I swore to kill Gao Fei, I can't just back down."
The plan was decided, and the two of them led the cavalry and continued to chase forward. Less than half an hour after chasing, they saw the Han infantry running eastward along the official road at great speed.