Chapter 108 The Miraculous Marching Plan Deceives the Heavens
Chapter 108 The magical march plan hides the truth from the sky [Please vote]
Jinchang and Zuo Wu ranked second among the Eight Dukes of Huainan.
Zuo Wu is tall and thin, with a sharp chin. He likes to wear a brown shirt. His eyes are slightly raised at the corners, his face is as cold as ice, and his eyes are sharp.
He is nearly forty years old, more than ten years younger than Jinchang.
Jinchang has a goatee on his chin, has an ordinary human figure, and his pupils are somewhat yellow.
They led more than a thousand retainers of the King of Huainan, that is, strange people and strangers under his command, to Jiangxia.
Huo Qubing proposed a strategy to pacify Huainan. Jiangxia was the first battle to launch a frontal attack to seize the military power of the counties around Huainan, and it was also a must-win battle.
Zuo Wu and Jinchang came in advance to arrange the situation and were ready here.
Both of them are proficient in military equipment and have their own cultivation. They can stand out among the thousands of disciples of King Huainan, which shows their talents.
"I thought Tayu would come too, but I didn't expect it was just the two of us."
Zuo Wu's face was cold, and his voice was as cold as a knife, with almost no ups and downs in his voice.
Jinchang's voice was slightly hoarse: "When Tian You came back from Beiguan, your Majesty lost trust in him.
He led his troops to Beiguan and returned with a disastrous defeat. It is said that he did not even have a chance to formally engage in battle. After returning, he made excuses, saying that the Han army was too strong and he had no armor, so he was dispersed by the Han army.
Your Majesty has shown mercy enough."
"Do you know what arrangements King Huai made to make him confident of fighting against Chang'an?" Jinchang asked.
Zuo Wu said coldly: "Only the three most trusted men on the throne may know such secrets. How can I know? We must first win the first battle before we can talk about anything else."
The three quilts he mentioned were Wu quilt and Mao quilt among the Eight Dukes of Huainan.
There is another person named Lei Qui.
The three of them worked together under the command of the King of Huainan. Coincidentally, their names all had the word quilt in their names, so they were called the three quilts besides the Eight Dukes, and they were especially valued by the King of Huainan.
Among them, Lei Gui is known as the best swordsman in Huainan and is proficient in Taoism.
"The news says that this battle was led by Huo Qubing, a Han general who attacked the Xiongnu. He has become famous all over the world in the past ten months. How sure are you that you can defeat him?" Jinchang said.
"The battle in which he attacked the Xiongnu's rear has been well known to the whole world recently."
Zuo Wu muttered: "When Shuzi becomes famous, he must have some ability. But he is far from being a famous general. Between you and me, who has not fought countless battles with others.
Don’t you know why your Majesty asked us to lead the team here?”
The two of them were in an attic at this time. Looking out, they saw a school field located on the outskirts of Jiangxia County.
In the school grounds, soldiers and horses are training.
Liu An's retainers all have special skills.
Zuo Wu and Jinchang brought thousands of people at once, and the king of Huainan was obviously determined to win the first battle between the two sides.
During the confrontation, these retainers will mix with the army, suddenly rise up, kill the generals and win the first battle, winning the first battle for Huainan.
On this point, whether it is Jinchang, Zuo Wu, or even Liu An, they all have the same opinion.
The upcoming Han army will not know what kind of team they will face!
"King Huai's information channels are really powerful. He has sent us three secret letters since morning, inferring Chang'an's movements, the other party's generals, and even the march route.
Including the Chinese army, it is clearly written that they will attack Jiangxia first." Jinchang said with emotion.
"No wonder King Huai dares to do something!"
Zuo Wu responded: "King Huai's abilities and strategies are all chosen at the moment. Otherwise, how could you and I follow him wholeheartedly? King Huai's news is so detailed, and all the enemy's actions are known to us.
We also have the advantage in military strength, have you considered taking the initiative?"
Jinchang said: "Of course I have considered it. The news said that the enemy came in three groups, and the number of the Chinese army is not large. Our soldiers are several times that of the enemy. Unfortunately, the order given by King Huai is to rely on the advantage of holding on to face the enemy."
"It's a pity indeed."
Zuo Wu sighed: "I am afraid that if we stick to the strategy, we will be determined, and we will seek stability too much."
Wu Bei was the military advisor of the King of Huainan and the Prime Minister of the Huainan feudal state.
"It is better to act according to your Majesty's instructions. The two of us will cooperate with each other, one in the open and the other in the dark, and wait for the enemy to come."
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On the outskirts of Chang'an, there was a layer of mist in the morning.
The guard camp outside the city.
Huo Qubing rode out of the city, and when he arrived at the military camp, Yao Zhao and Zhao Ponu had already ordered their troops and horses, and they were still the same nearly a thousand troops who had rushed to the grassland in the first place.
The team had completed preparations before Huo Qubing arrived.
Everyone wears dark brown light armor with red stripes and blood lines. They wear semicircular helmets on their heads. They sit astride horses and hold spears. They are equipped with swords.
Because the distance of this attack is not very far, one person only needs two horses.
After Huo Qubing arrived, the team immediately left the camp.
After leaving the camp, he disappeared.
Tong Xuan, the right middle man of the Chang'an Guards, saw with his own eyes the team in front of him. A mist rolled up during the gallop, as if it merged with the void. At first, the hoofprints were deafening, but as the mist gradually thickened, it seemed to cover the hoofbeats, and the sound was rapid.
become smaller.
In the end, even their figures were wrapped in the mist until they disappeared.
The combat goal of this trip was clear. Huo Qubing personally led the troops, left the city and went straight to the southeast, along the tributary of Mian River, passing through Nanyang County, and attacked Jiangxia County in the southeast of the Han Dynasty, which was later known as Hubei.
After the team left the camp, under the blessing of the magical marching method, the people and horses became one.
All the sergeants fed the horses a red pill, which could protect them and reduce their horsepower consumption.
In the sky, a peregrine falcon flapped its wings and kept staring at the team below.
When the team rolled up a mist and disappeared, the peregrine falcon tilted its head, seeming a little regretful.
This was Liu Qing's "eyeliner" who divided his soul to chase and watch. He originally planned to pay attention to Huo Qubing's every move, but unfortunately he failed.
Fortunately, knowing the general direction of march, the peregrine falcons continued to fly forward as usual. When the team rested, we would see if there was any chance of finding their traces again.
However, until that night, the peregrine falcon could not find the team again.
As night fell, the team left Chang'an, selected their location, and rested briefly.
"... I asked you to go out last night. You said there was a war today and you would not go out. The night before last, you said you wanted to practice but you didn't go out. Are you a man or you have a hidden illness?" Yao Zhao and Zhao Ponu's
dialogue.
"Huo Hou, Yao Zhao always takes me to fool around and says there's something wrong with me." Zhao Ponu reported decisively.
One characteristic of veteran soldiers who have experienced hundreds of battles is that they have less emotional ups and downs before the battle. They are not overly excited or afraid because of the impending war.
The atmosphere in the team is relatively relaxed, everyone does their own thing, and before taking a break, their combat readiness will be checked again.
Occasionally someone talks quietly.
In order to maintain the secrecy of the march, their team did not enter the city and camped on the spot in the wild.
Only an herb that repels insects and beasts is burned in the camp. The smell smells very light to humans, and there is no open flame.
After nightfall, everyone goes to sleep at the prescribed time, except the scouts who are on guard.
This is a powerful force that has become more mature after joining Huo Qubing in his campaign against the Huns.
After returning from the Huns, Huo Qubing had begun to select elites from the Chang'an Guards and expand his cavalry team.
After the tribe fell asleep, Huo Qubing opened his eyes in the center of the camp from the short period of practice to warm up his body's strength.
The bright moon shines on the river.
Not far away is the tributary of Mianshui River. You can hear the roar of the river. Even the fish in the river become motionless after nightfall. Only their tail fins sway slightly in the water to keep their bodies stable.
Everything is perceived in detail, and there is no need to do anything deliberately. All the information around you is presented naturally.
When Huo Qubing wants to focus on a point, that point will be enlarged and become clearer.
And the military talismans, turtles, and snakes in his consciousness sea were having textures flickering on their bodies, drawing a kind of energy that seemed to come from the stars outside the sky from the Xuanwu star position corresponding to the seven constellations in the north.
This energy enters the body, making the bodies of turtles and snakes become more and more solid.
The two military symbols gradually took on a bronze luster.
In the Book of War of Knowledge of the Sea, the magical power of military strategy that conceals the secrets of the sea is also at work.
The combination of concealment strategy and magical marching method has become Huo Qubing's unique method, covering the whereabouts of the entire team to prevent anyone from peeking and tracking.
At this moment, Huo Qubing suddenly felt a slight palpitation in his heart.
He took out the blank book he had previously obtained from the two prisoners.
There are actually writings emerging on the bamboo slips.
This simple book can contact the accomplices of the author. This is the first time it has changed since it fell into the hands of Huo Qubing. The handwriting:
"This time, you will die!"
The handwriting is a bright red color, containing a shocking and terrifying fluctuation.
Is the other party the author?
Did he want to use this method to locate the bamboo slips and find my traces, or was it just a provocation... Huo Qubing thought about it, what if he knew the location?
You have to fight to know who the hunter is...
"I'll wait for you, if you dare to come!"
The writing flickered for a moment, then disappeared, and the bamboo slips no longer had any fluctuations.
The two-hour rest period ended soon.
In the early morning, the entire team set off again. The traces of the camp last night on the ground, including horse dung, were buried on the spot. Even if someone passed by, it would be difficult to tell that a team of thousands of people had stayed here for two hours.
After the team set off, they headed straight for Jiangxia County.
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On a July afternoon, the sun was brilliant.
"The two generals discovered the incoming Chang'an Guards team one hundred and seventy miles west of the county town. A scout came back through a secret post."
A Huainan Army came to report to Jinchang and Zuo Wu.
They are still located at the local army barracks in Jiangxia County.
Garrison camps in various places will be built outside the city. In wartime, if the city needs to be defended, all troops will retreat into the city.
Zuo Wu and Jinchang united with the Huainan local army of 6,000 people controlled by Liu An, and together with the diners from the palace they brought, there were more than 7,000 people in total.
According to the information received, the guard force that attacked them from Chang'an was less than a thousand people.
Zuo Wu and Jinchang were confident and ready to eat each other.
With seven times the strength of the opponent, he was well prepared and had a clear advantage.
They don't think they have a chance of losing.
Of course, they will not underestimate the enemy because of this. Both of them have sufficient combat experience.
"Looking at the direction of that team, it's not heading towards our Jiangxia. It's more like they want to cross Jiangxia without entering and go straight to the Lujiang River." Huainan Army continued.
Zuo Wu and Jinchang were a little surprised.
This is different from the news I got.
"Is the other party using it as a deception? Or is the news that they received that they are attacking Jiangxia false?"
After ordering the messenger to go and investigate again, Zuo Wu frowned and said, "They crossed Jiangxia without entering and went straight to Lujiang River. What do you think?"
"The scouts are investigating. They are marching southeast, and their destination can only be Lujiang County." Jinchang said.
"Lujiang County was once cleaned up because of the discovery of Zonghengdao. It is the weakest county among the several counties we control now, and the power of King Huai is the weakest.
Your Majesty asked us to stop the enemy here because we don’t want the other party to reach Lujiang County and avoid misfortune." Zuo Wu responded.
Jinchang nodded slightly, it seemed that the other party was indeed deceiving. After leaving Chang'an, the news they got was probably the smoke released by the other party to confuse them.
The real purpose of this team is to go to Lujiang County, and then use it as a transit point to coordinate with other Han armies. By then, Huainan's team, which came to Jiangxia County in advance to meet the enemy, will be attacked from both sides, and the situation will be unfavorable.
This is also in line with the logic that the opponent's soldiers are small and one should not confront them head-on.
"Good plan."
"I'm afraid that team already knew that we were here to block the attack, so they didn't confront our army head-on. Instead, they used a roundabout march strategy! They wanted to win with a surprising force."
Zuo Wu chuckled and said: "The scouts' news said that they are still a hundred miles away. If you want to go to the Lujiang River, you must take the railing crossing seventeen miles to the east of us."
"You mean to take the initiative and attack?"
"Yes, they have come from a long way. We have recharged our batteries and have enough soldiers. If we attack, we will be able to hit the enemy hard with one blow."
"What should we do with the order that Your Majesty told us to stick to?"
"As the situation changes, sticking to your guns will only lead to missed opportunities.
Only mediocre people will stand firm at this time. If your Majesty knew the situation, he would also agree with our decision.
We have seven thousand people. Even if we divide our troops into two places, we still have a chance of winning. Why don't you leave three thousand people to defend, and I will lead the rest of the troops to attack and kill all the invading enemies." Zuo Wu pursed his lips, and the victory was close at hand.
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"good!"
Jinchang pondered for a moment and said: "Then mobilize the troops immediately and don't let that team run away."
The two handed down the order and the soldiers quickly prepared. Half an hour later, thousands of people lined up outside the camp, filled with murderous intent.
"Ready to go!"
Zuo Wu was responsible for leading the team, while Jinchang stayed behind.
The teams that were getting ready outside the camp separated themselves in a single formation, and under Zuo Wu's order, set off to the south.
In the blink of an eye, the dust was flying, and the team in front started to leave.
At this moment, Zuo Wu and Jinchang felt an inexplicable palpitation in their hearts.
The location of the military camp is in an open area. To facilitate the observation, the nearby trees have been cut down and there is no place to hide people. However, there seems to be a sense of chill in the surrounding air, which makes people unknowingly feel nervous.
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Zuo Wu and Jinchang looked around, their expressions serious.
Apart from the sound of their team's hooves, even the clouds in the sky seemed to be still, and not even a single bird could be seen high in the sky.
"wrong!"
Zuo Wu is proficient in the art of war. The situation at this moment made him and Jinchang subconsciously think of the team from Chang'an... The energy in the vicinity is clearly transforming into the battlefield where the two armies are confronting each other!
Could it be that I made a wrong judgment before?
That team is not going to Lujiang?!
...The thoughts that suddenly emerged made the two people's feelings about the team become a little blurry, and it was difficult to accurately judge the terrain.
At this moment, they suddenly heard the thunderous sound of hoofbeats.
The sound was extremely sudden, as if someone suddenly beat a heavy drum in an otherwise silent environment!
Boom boom boom!
The sound of the horse's hooves hitting the ground made the ground tremble, and countless gravels beat with the sound of the hooves.
Jinchang and Zuo Wu immediately saw a scene that shocked and unforgettable them!
Just on the left wing of the military camp, less than two hundred feet away, a team rushed out of the mist that had drifted in with the wind at some unknown time.
Everyone was wearing fine armor and holding sharp spears. They had been ready to charge in the mist, and they came out with great speed. Howling like the wind, they formed a cone-shaped formation and rushed toward the departing troops of the Huainan Army.
The Han army is really here, coming to attack the camp head-on... Zuo Wu and Jinchang thought in shock.
Then the two men shouted: "There is an enemy attack, the enemy is attacking, turn around and form a formation to respond to the enemy!"
At this time, they saw the fighting team, riding on a tall horse, a general wearing a silver helmet and silver armor, his eyes were like lightning, and he pointed in their direction.
The general immediately rushed out a small team from one side to the left and attacked the two men.
Jinchang and Zuo Wu observed the enemy's situation, but quickly regained their composure.
When they saw that the team only had a few hundred soldiers, the two men immediately understood why the scouts' information was untrue. Even though the team only had a thousand soldiers, they still dared to divide their troops to confuse the enemy.
What the scouts saw was a part of the soldiers that they had used military skills to conceal their true number, galloping past towards the Lujiang River.
That team is there to mislead them!
The other part of the Han army was hiding its traces, and it was the team that suddenly appeared in front of them and attacked them.
The leader of the Han army wants to use hundreds of people to attack the defenders of the Jiangxia military camp?
After Zuo Wu and Jinchang figured out the reason, they both felt angry.
"I've heard that Huo Qubing dared to attack the Xiongnu and was rampant by nature! It's true!"
"Only bring hundreds of troops to attack the camp!"
"Kill him!"
Jinchang and Zuo Wu scolded each other, and their soldiers turned their horses around to prepare to fight the incoming team!
At this time, the team had already charged forward.
boom!
The two armies fought at close range.
Yao Zhao and Zhao Ponu rode on horseback and held spears to meet Jinchang and Zuo Wu respectively.
In the rear, Huo Qubing didn't take any action at all. He was sitting high on his horse, overlooking the battlefield.
The team under his command, using unparalleled military skills and miraculous marching methods, suddenly rushed out. The position and timing were perfect, like a long knife, cutting off the opponent's team that was leaving camp.
From a fighter perspective, it has an advantage the moment it appears.
He dared to divide his troops when there were thousands of people. He was not arrogant and underestimated the enemy.
Rather, it is based on an accurate judgment of the enemy's strength and the mentality of the people in Huainan.
When the local armies in Huainan clashed with the Han army, their names were not justified and their will was not strong, so no one would die in service.
That's why Huainan urgently needed a victory in the first battle and sent troops to stop the attack in order to boost morale.
How much combat effectiveness can this kind of army have?
As long as the Huainan army in the first battle is defeated, future battles will be easier to fight.
Huo Qubing glanced at Zuo Wu and Jinchang who were already fighting with Zhao Ponu and Yao Zhao.
Not far away, other tribesmen intertwined, and as expected, they quickly tore a hole into the other tribesmen.
Since the Huainan defenders were leaving camp when they were attacked, they started the battle in panic, and most of them were blocked in the barracks. As a result, the enemy troops who engaged in the battle did not have much advantage in personnel!
Huo Qubing said to the messenger behind him:
"The message was sent in a spear formation, with hundreds of people in rows, running horizontally and vertically in a staggered manner, cutting and destroying the opponent's array, focusing on attacking and killing the opponent's generals.
The Huainan army is not determined to fight. After we cut the ranks and the generals are killed, someone will stop fighting, wait and see, or even surrender.
Then he sent an order for the scouts to go north, and Zhang Cigong's team went south. It was less than two hundred miles away from here. According to the planned battle plan, he was asked to send people to take over the surrender troops and military camps here.
Let’s leave as soon as we finish fighting!”
The battle has just begun, and arrangements for victory are already being made.
This is unique to Huo Qubing's self-confidence and accurate judgment of the battle situation at hand.
The messenger next to him loudly received the order.
At the same moment, Huo Qubing saw Zuo Wu using a fake body on the battlefield, retreating like a ghost from the confrontation with Yao Zhao, and climbed onto the horseback of a Huainan Army soldier nearby.
The soldier was swept off his horse by his chopping hand, and Zuo Wu Ce rode towards Huo Qubing's direction to kill him.
He wants to hunt down enemy generals and determine the outcome of the battle!
Jin'an, who was riding Huo Qubing, was very restless and kept walking towards the battlefield with small steps.
The distance between the two is only more than twenty feet, which is not far.
The next moment, Zuo Wu had a long bow in his hand and shot an arrow like lightning!
It would be nice to do some activities... Huo Qubing thought.
Suddenly, Jin'an sped up and rushed out suddenly, dodging Zuo Wu's arrow by a hair's breadth.
In the blink of an eye, Jin'an had rushed close to Zuo Wu.
This horse is so fast... Zuo Wu had a thought, drew back the bow with his left hand, and stabbed a spear to the left with the other hand like lightning.
Unexpectedly, Jinan stepped forward to the left, and it seemed that his whole body was leaning to the left. The two horse legs were piercing the ground like two spears, and the earth and rocks were turned over. Its huge body showed strange flexibility.
, suddenly changed direction, shifted its center of gravity to the right, and appeared on the right side of the horse Zuo Wu was riding.
I was confused by a horse's change of direction and made a mistake in judgment... Before Zuo Wu could finish his thoughts, he heard Huo Qubing passing by chuckle softly, and he kicked out like thunder from below.
Ps: The number of words in this chapter is OK. Happy reading everyone~
