The main camp of the Yan army stood ten miles outside Dingtao City. The gate of the main camp was tightly closed, and a no-war sign was hung in front of the door. Patrol teams were constantly coming and going, and the archers and crossbowmen on the archery towers were all ready, and there was no carelessness at all.
In the large tent of the Chinese army, Han Meng was sitting in the middle, with four generals Zhang Nan, Ma Yan, Jiang Yiqu, and Chunyu on his left, and four counselors Xin Pi, Pang Ji, Chen Zhen, and Wang Xiu on his right.
Those present here are all Yuan Shao's old men. Since surrendering to Gao Fei, Han Meng has been highly valued and served as the governor of Bingzhou. Although the others have been reused to varying degrees. However, just as Gao Fei's old men rejected Wen Chou.
, some civil and military officials were also very repulsive to Yuan Shao's group of subordinate generals, believing that their appearance had taken away their position in Gao Fei's mind.
Fortunately, Gao Fei discovered it in time and dealt with it very appropriately. On the grounds of building water conservancy and developing minerals, he transferred these people to Bingzhou one after another and made them all obey Han Meng's orders.
"I just received a message from the military advisor. The military advisor's reinforcements will arrive today. You all will be ready soon. It's time for us to avenge our shame." Han Meng held a small note in his hand and said to everyone.
He shook his head and said with a livid face.
Since Han Meng led his troops to cross the Yellow River, he first collaborated with Zang Ba to break through the Wei army's defense line in Qingzhou, and then was ordered to attack Yanzhou. He quickly advanced westward with lightning speed, and first captured the important town in the east county of Yanzhou
Puyang, who only rested in Puyang City for one day, then rushed for hundreds of miles, went south to capture Changyi, and successfully captured it.
Along the way, Han Meng's army was unstoppable and seemed to have entered an uninhabited territory in Wei's slightly empty rear area. However, on the way to pursue Xun Yu, they were ambushed and defeated by Xun Yu's tricks.
Han Meng lost more than 8,000 horse infantry. Afterwards, Han Meng tried to attack Dingtao three times, but was defeated in three battles, which severely damaged his vitality and lowered the morale of the army.
As a last resort, he could only rest on the spot. He suffered four losses from Xun Yu, but Xin Pi, Pang Ji, Chen Zhen, and Wang Xiu could not see through Xun Yu's plan, so he did not dare to attack rashly again.
, so he hurriedly sent a letter to Jia Xu, asking Jia Xu to lead his army to deal with Xun Yu personally.
Therefore, when Jia Xu's flying pigeon letter arrived, he immediately returned to his previous expression. More importantly, he wanted to avenge his shame and wished he could capture Xun Yu and eat him alive.
"Great, once the military advisor arrives, Xun Yu will definitely return in defeat, and our army can take advantage of the situation to advance westward and encircle the lord." Zhang Nan patted his thigh with a "pop" sound, excited.
The same was true for Ma Yan, Jiang Yiqu, and Chun Yudao, while Xin Pi, Pang Ji, Chen Zhen, and Wang Xiu all looked ashamed. No one said a word, but shook their heads.
After Han Meng looked at it, he said consolingly: "Four adults, you don't have to be like this. The previous defeats were not the fault of the four adults, but the fault of this general. Since I crossed the Yellow River, I have been very cautious along the way."
We have won consecutive battles, and no one dared to stop the Wei army wherever we passed, which made me completely misjudge the enemy. Moreover, I led the cavalry in front, and you followed behind. There was no chance to make suggestions for me. Therefore, the four adults have no chance.
fault."
Xin Pi, Pang Ji, Chen Zhen, and Wang Xiu looked at each other, knowing that Han Meng was comforting them. Although the first defeat was indeed caused by Han Meng's rash advance, the subsequent three minor defeats were due to their failure to do so.
After seeing through Xun Yu's plan, Han Meng lost a total of four defeats.
The 12,000-strong horse infantry and the 30,000-strong army were suddenly reduced sharply, leaving him with only a few thousand more troops than Xun Yu who was hiding in Dingtao City. Moreover, low morale and a series of defeats made him become
Being cautious also caused him to lose many opportunities to attack Xun Yu, and gradually turned into a passive situation.
"Having said that, we all have unshirkable responsibilities for the subsequent three defeats." Chen Zhen sighed and said.
Pang Ji loves Taoism, likes the teachings of Laozi and Zhuangzi, and is very spirited. Seeing that the other three colleagues looked guilty, he said: "In all things in the world, yin and yang are combined with each other. Where there is yin, there must be yang. As the saying goes
When the water is clear, there will be no fish. Victory and defeat are common matters for military strategists. Everyone does not
It must be so frustrating. I believe that when the military advisor arrives, he will definitely have a plan to defeat the enemy. I will be able to avenge my shame when the time comes. "Laozi" says, 'Man follows the earth, the earth follows the sky, heaven follows the Tao, and the Tao follows nature'.
We should follow what he says, everything should go as it comes, and nothing should be forced."
Everyone here was troubled by the words of Pang Ji, a fake Taoist priest. This guy just kept silent. When he opened his mouth, he quoted sentences from either the Tao Te Ching, Laozi, or Zhuangzi.
Everyone ignored Pang Ji. Pang Ji's words were just like farts, the kind of farts that were loud but not smelly. After the fart sound, it seemed like it disappeared into the sea.
However, Pang Ji kept his eyes slightly closed from beginning to end, sitting cross-legged on a cushion, breathing evenly, as if he was really an immortal who had gained enlightenment between heaven and earth, and everything in heaven and earth had nothing to do with him.
Han Meng also had a headache for this fake Taoist priest. He used to be a very resourceful man, but after he escaped from death due to an inexplicable fire in his home in Yecheng, he devoted himself to studying Taoism. This time, the reason why he let him
Pang Ji followed him here because he wanted Pang Ji to help him make suggestions, but he didn't know that he didn't even fart along the way. This was the first time he spoke.
He couldn't help but want to ridicule Pang Ji and said: "Sir Pang, there is a Taoist master living in Jicheng City. I heard that he can predict the future. When my lord was still in Liaodong, that Taoist man would
At a glance, he saw that the lord was the reincarnation of Ziwei Emperor Star, and asserted that the lord would be dead within three to five years.
He will become the overlord of Hebei. Later, this motto came true for the Lord. If such an accomplished master can lead Mr. Pang to practice Taoism together, it will not take long for Mr. Pang to become an immortal. I don’t know.
Are you interested in going to Jicheng to become a disciple?"
"Well, I've heard that too. You're talking about Zuo Ci, right? However, I'm different from him. He's a Taoist priest. I'm studying Taoism. I don't want to be a Taoist priest..." Before Pang Ji could finish his words, the ground
It immediately began to tremble. The others were sitting on the benches, but he was the only one sitting on the ground. He felt the vibration of the ground most intuitively. His face immediately changed color, and he hurriedly shouted, "Quick! There is an enemy attack!"
A soldier immediately ran in from outside. He didn't have time to kowtow and said loudly: "General Qi, the Wei army is coming!"
Everyone present was surprised. They didn’t expect that Pang Ji’s words were so accurate, but no one bothered to praise him because everyone had already felt the shaking of the ground at the same time, so they could understand why Pang Ji knew there was an enemy attack before them.
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"Zhang Nan, Jiang Yiqu, Ma Yan, Chunyu Dao, follow me out quickly to see what's going on!" Han Meng stood up in a hurry and strode outside.
"promise!"
As soon as Han Meng got out of the tent, he hurried to the entrance of the village. Through the gap between the fences, he saw a group of majestic cavalry galloping from the horizon. He was startled and thought secretly: "Strange.
The Qingzhou soldiers led by Xun Yu are all infantry. Although they have cavalry, they are only a few hundred at best. Where did they get so many cavalry?"
When the cavalry galloped closer, Han Meng suddenly saw the face of one of the generals clearly, and couldn't help but said at a loss for words: "Is that... Yu Jin?"
For Han Meng, Yu Jin is his old rival. When Yuan Shao and Cao Cao fought for Mount Tai, Han Meng and Gao Lan fought several small-scale battles with Cao Cao's army in Mount Tai, and those who faced them were
Yu Jin. Won three out of five battles. Yu Jin led by himself.
A thousand men defended the mountain and were able to withstand the five attacks of Han Meng and Gao Lan. Three of them were defeated by just a few people. Although Gao Lan was the commander at the time, Han Meng was just the general.
Although he obeyed orders, Yu Jin still left a deep impression on Han Meng.
That face was very familiar to Han Meng. He also knew that there were no generals in Xun Yu's army, and Yu Jin's sudden appearance only showed one reason, that is, Ding Tao came to reinforce the army. For ten days, Xun Yu guarded
In Dingtao City, Han Meng had not taken the initiative to attack. Today's initiative to attack also made Han Meng aware of a crisis.
"The crossbowmen are standing ready. Without my order, no one can leave the stronghold to fight." Han Meng immediately shouted to the entire battalion of soldiers.
There are more than 17,000 people in the camp. The last time the cavalry was ambushed by Xun Yu, almost all the cavalry were wiped out. Only a few hundred cavalry escaped. Therefore, there are not many cavalry in the camp, but there are a lot of infantry.
Proportion. When Han Meng saw that the opponent had about two thousand cavalry coming, he had no intention of leaving the stronghold to fight. For the sake of safety, he chose to stick to the camp.
As a result, many soldiers gathered near the camp. The archers drew their bows and set arrows, and the rest of the soldiers took out their repeating crossbows. Once the enemy came within range, they fired thousands of arrows.
Cao Chun, Li Dian, Yue Jin, and Yu Jin took the lead and marched side by side. Seeing that the Yan army's camp was heavily defended, they reined in their horses at the same time and stopped outside the Yan army's range.
Yu Jin's sharp eyes immediately noticed Han Meng's whereabouts, and said calmly: "I didn't expect that Yuan Shao's old general was still alive and became a general of the Yan Army..."
Cao Chun followed Yu Jin's gaze and asked, "Are you talking about Han Meng?"
"Well, he was Yuan Shao's old subordinate. After surrendering to Gao Fei, he was named one of the Eighteen Hussars, but he seemed to have disappeared in the past two years. I thought he was killed by Gao Fei later, but I didn't expect him to survive.
So good, and he became a general leading thousands of troops?" Yu Jin said.
"Oh, he is your old rival. I remember the Battle of Mount Tai. The one who fought with you was Han Meng, right?" Cao Chundao said.
"Yes." Yu Jin stopped talking, and there was a hint of strangeness in his eyes. It was fleeting, and no one around him noticed it. He looked at Han Meng, but felt very uncomfortable in his heart.
"No matter who the opponent is, we must follow Mr. Xiangguo's strategy to lure them out to the ambush location of Mr. Xiangguo, gather them together and annihilate them!" Cao Chunchuo said sternly, holding the spear in his hand across his chest.