Guan Yu was defeated and returned to the camp. He couldn't help but feel ashamed. He hadn't fought in several years. He didn't expect that he would suffer a defeat when he led an army in person for the first time. For him, this was a great shame and humiliation.
Staying alone in the big tent, after drinking a jar of wine, his face, which was originally red, seemed to be on fire. Guan Yu stroked his long beard and felt very annoyed. He couldn't figure out why he was like this today.
He was defeated. Moreover, he also lost Huo Du, a good general, and more than 5,000 soldiers.
"General, the supervisor is asking for a meeting outside, saying that we have something important to discuss!" the soldier shouted from outside the tent.
"No!" Guan Yu roared angrily.
After the roar ended, he suddenly felt something was wrong, so he shouted again: "Wait, let him come in!"
Not long after, Zhuge Liang walked in from outside the tent. As soon as he entered the room, he smelled a strong smell of alcohol. Seeing that Guan Yu's face was red, even redder than usual, he knew that Guan Yu drank a lot of wine.
As soon as he entered the tent, Zhuge Liang first saluted Guan Yu. After the salute, he opened his mouth and said, "General, are you giving up on yourself?"
"Why did you give up on yourself?" Although Guan Yu was a little drunk, he was very clear-headed. In terms of drinking capacity, he was no less than Zhang Fei, but Zhang Fei was addicted to alcohol. He only drank occasionally. Today, he was defeated.
After being hit, I wanted to drink to drown my sorrows.
"General, it's best if you don't give up on yourself. I have a plan that can save today's defeat, give the Chinese army a severe blow, and let the Chinese army know that our army is not easy to mess with." Zhuge Liang said.
After Guan Yu heard this, he became energetic. If there was a strategy that could help him avenge his shame, he would naturally not refuse. He cheered up and asked, "Tell me about it."
Zhuge Liang said: "This matter is very easy. Besides, I have already made arrangements. I believe Zhang Liao will take action tomorrow. However, the general is the key to this strategy. I hope the general can do what I say."
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"Are you asking someone to listen to you?"
"How dare you! It's just for the general's plan. This expedition was too hasty and delayed. It failed to achieve the expected goal. On the contrary, Zhang Liao was already prepared. But before retreating, he must give the Chinese army a painful blow.
Strike, otherwise, the Chinese army will think that our army is too easy to bully."
Guan Yu actually had the intention of retreating, but he did not dare to say it clearly because this expedition was to mobilize troops from Jingnan and was delayed for half a month, so the Huaxia Kingdom was on guard and had a geographical advantage. He
After hearing what Zhuge Liang said, he asked: "What is your strategy?"
"Luring the enemy with food and grass, encircling and annihilating Zhang Liao, even if Zhang Liao cannot be killed, Zhang Liao will still suffer heavy losses."
"To put it lightly, Zhang Liao is not an ordinary warrior. Today I fought with him. He commanded the army with determination, as if he was a general. He may not be as good as me in a single fight, but with the convenience of the Chinese army, he is much better than me.
He is both civil and military, and is indeed a good general." Although Guan Yu hates Zhang Liao, after today's confrontation, he really looked at Zhang Liao with admiration, which rekindled his fighting spirit.
Ever since Lu Bu was killed by him, Guan Yu has been arrogant and looked down upon everyone except Zhang Fei. Today, he is glad that he has met his opponent, which makes him feel that there is still a lot of fun in life, and Huaxia
He even wanted to meet the five tiger generals of the country one by one to let them know that Guan Yu was not just a false name, but a well-deserved King of Swordsmen with a Beautiful Beard.
"No one is perfect in the world. It is true that Zhang Liao is both civil and military, but his heart is full of hatred. If he had not been blinded by hatred in this battle, I am afraid that the general would have lost even more miserably..." Zhuge Liang said without hesitation.
"Are you saying that I am not as good as Zhang Liao?" Guan Yu glanced at Zhuge Liang and gritted his teeth in hatred.
"I never said that, but the weapons and equipment of the Chinese army are all made of fine steel. Our army is still in the Iron Age. If we fight head-on, we will definitely lose. This is normal. Therefore, we can only deal with Zhang Liao wisely.
You can't take it by force. Zhang Liao is also a smart person. To deal with smart people, too smart methods are easy to be seen through. On the contrary, the more stupid the method seems, the more effective it is." Zhuge Liang hurriedly explained.
After Guan Yu heard this, he couldn't help feeling a little funny and asked: "Why do you think so?"
"Just go with my gut!"
"Intuition? Is your intuition really that accurate?" Guan Yu said disdainfully, "If that's the case, why didn't you come earlier to offer advice?"
Zhuge Liang did not hide anything from Guan Yu. He knew that with Guan Yu's cleverness, he could not hide it even if he wanted to, so he said: "The general is arrogant and arrogant, and it is inevitable that he will be a bit stubborn. Even if I come to offer advice, the general may not adopt it. It is better to wait for the general to do so."
After the general has suffered some losses, he will come back to offer advice, and then the general will sit here quietly and listen to my statement as he does now."
What kind of person is Guan Yu? He is the world-famous swordsman king with a beautiful beard, and he is also the general of the Han Dynasty. How can he not be angry when he is scolded by a boy who has just turned fifteen? However, today's Guan Yu is surprisingly...
Calmly, after listening to what Zhuge Liang said, instead of getting angry, he fell into deep contemplation.
"Even a fifteen-year-old child can see my flaws. Am I really as stubborn as he said these past few years?" Guan Yu thought to himself.
Zhuge Liang saw that Guan Yu didn't answer and had no expression on his face, so he continued to talk to himself: "In the past, the general killed Lu Bu, who was unparalleled in the world, and became famous all over the world. He became the king of swordsman with beautiful beard. But now he faces the enemy.
General Huya Zhang Liao was Lu Bu’s former subordinate.
How could Liao not feel hatred when he saw the general? This is something that can be exploited. As long as the general can anger Zhang Liao and make Zhang Liao lose his mind, then Zhang Liao will not be enough, and he can also become a general.
A great achievement and a heavy blow to China."
Guan Yu thought for a while and felt that what Zhuge Liang said made sense, so he said: "Okay, what are your suggestions? Just tell me, I will listen to you for a while. If you succeed, I will recommend you to be a military advisor general, and you will follow me in the future."
Left and right, make suggestions for someone."
Zhuge Liang smiled, but in his heart, he wanted far more than that. Instead of serving as a military advisor to Guan Yu, it would be better to serve as a military advisor to Liu Bei. By being close to Liu Bei, he would be able to touch the power of the entire Han Kingdom.
Command the national army and show off his talent. Wolong Wolong, it's time to soar into the sky.
Later, Zhuge Liang explained his plan in detail. After hearing this, Guan Yu nodded repeatedly and kept praising: "This plan is very clever."
So Guan Yu immediately ordered that the whole army should be ten miles ahead, and the distance between the army and the grain and grass camp would be ten miles more. For Guan Yu, this was a risky move, using grain and grass to lure the enemy, which was something he had never done before.
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As the saying goes, before the three armies move, food and grass go first. In ancient times, when marching and fighting, the most critical thing was the food and grass needed for the march. Once the supply line of food and grass is cut off, no matter how brave, invincible or awesome you are, you can only
Starved to death.
Guan Yu saw that Zhuge Liang was full of confidence, and he had no way to deal with Zhang Liao at the moment, so he took the risk. Once he succeeded, Guan Yu's name would be remembered by the Huaxia Kingdom again.
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Zhang Liao sent out scouts, who have been paying close attention to the movements of the Han army. The scouts went back and forth, constantly reporting. After synthesizing a series of reports from the scouts, he very carefully determined the area of 20 miles around where the Han army would store grain.
After there was no ambush, he made up his mind and prepared a fire to destroy the Han army's food and grass.
Since Lu Heng was captured, Wen Pin, and Zhang Qian were injured, Zhang Liao did not have many generals to recruit. After some planning, he mobilized all the cavalry on both sides of the Feishui River, a total of 5,000 light cavalry, to prepare for a detour behind the Han army and a surprise attack.
, burned down the Han army’s grain garrison.
The next day, Zhang Liao asked Wen Ping and Zhang Qian to guard the camp. He mounted his horse, rode a lion, held a flaming sword, and left with 5,000 light cavalry.
Zhang Liao first galloped eastward for twenty miles, then turned south, ran for thirty miles, and then headed northwest, making a big circle. From morning to noon, Zhang Liao ran all the way for sixty miles.
Only then did they get behind Gaziling where the Han army was stationing grain.
He climbed up to a high place and looked out from the air. He saw that although the Han army only had 2,000 men, it was extremely well guarded, surrounded by antlers and horses, and there were traces of digging on the ground. This completely dispelled his doubts.
If the Han army's defense is loose, he will give up the attack.
His cautiousness even impressed the generals who followed him. After all doubts were cleared, Zhang Liao said to his subordinates: "The Han army has dug a pit for horses, and there are deer antlers, so the horses will be used as obstacles. I am ready to
Make a sound in the east and attack in the west. I will detach a cavalry force of 2,000 men to attack from the front of the Han army. As a suspect to attract the enemy's troops, I will personally lead 3,000 soldiers and horses to attack from behind. As soon as you see the fire, you will launch an attack, and
I will work together to defeat the Han army."
"promise!"
After the order was given, two thousand cavalrymen, led by a captain, quickly headed towards the Han camp, while Zhang Liao led three thousand cavalry back in a roundabout way. As expected, the Han soldiers fell into the trap, and all the guards in the camp arrived at the main gate.
So, Zhang Liao and others quietly walked to the edge of the camp, removed the horses and antlers, and marked the pit where the horses were trapped. Then they launched an attack and entered from behind the Han army's camp.
As soon as the Huaxia Army entered the camp, they immediately burned the food and grass. The fire suddenly broke out and spread to all directions. The Han soldiers saw this and hurriedly came to rescue. The two thousand cavalry of the Huaxia Army in front also began to attack, attacking from both sides. After a siege,
The Han army could not resist and had to flee in defeat.
Zhang Liao hurriedly gathered all his troops and deployed them right in front. The fire was blazing behind him, but no Han army came to rescue him. He couldn't help being shocked. He hurriedly grabbed a bag of grain from the fire. When he opened it, he saw that there were rice grains in it.
It is mixed with sand, and some grain on the edge is filled with flammable straw.
"No! I've fallen into a trap! Come back to the camp with me quickly! The Han army has mobilized their troops to leave the mountains, so they must have raised their troops to attack my camp. Come back with me quickly!" Zhang Liao was startled, so he called out and hurriedly led his troops.
Five thousand cavalrymen ran back.
(ps: As of the end of this chapter, the text of this book has exceeded 2.7 million words. Tomorrow is National Day, a seven-day National Day holiday. I wish everyone happiness and joy.)