Chapter 52: The strategy of capturing the eagle and binding the tiger
Just as Zhang Zhongjing said, Liu Bei was in good spirits after resting for two days, so he led his people out of the city to pay homage to the soldiers who died in the battle.
These soldiers were buried at the foot of the Yungang low mountain on the eastern outskirts of the city. Since the area was mostly made of yellow stones and there was not much green grass, during the ceremony, everyone felt desolate. Listening to the Taoist priests chanting sutras and praying again, they felt
Thinking of his own fate, he burst into tears and choked with sobs. But Liu Bei was the only one who remained silent.
It wasn't until the sacrifice was completed that Liu Bei spoke to everyone: "Though the soldiers have different surnames, they are actually brothers and sisters. They are bound to each other in life and death, share hardships, share the same hatred of the enemy, and share the same hatred for the mountains and rivers. When I made a mistake in the Bohai Sea, how many soldiers were killed?"
We died here, and we still dare not forget each other! How can we bear to have these people buried here this time?"
When everyone heard this, their expressions changed slightly, but Liu Bei's face was still as dense as a cloud. He looked around, and then said solemnly to the soldiers: "I said something before last time. If we can't defeat the Eastern bandits, we will never evacuate this place! That's what I said.
No change. How can Liu Bei survive without revenge for Pao Ze?"
When the soldiers heard the words, they were silent for a moment, and then the mountains roared and the tsunami roared. The generals couldn't help but be excited and asked for battle. As for the few who were timid, they naturally did not dare to talk anymore.
When Liu Bei saw that the time was ripe, he summoned the generals and staff to have another military meeting. After all, no matter how to boost the morale of the army, specific strategies to defeat the enemy still had to be planned in detail. Due to the defeat in the previous battle, everyone thought that it would be unfavorable to go far away to attack.
Xun You also suggested at the right time that the Eastern Army had won a battle at this time and had gained a morale advantage. After reorganizing, they would probably challenge again and take advantage of victory to establish the overall situation. Therefore, it is better to show weakness first and wait for the enemy to become arrogant and then attack again.
Waiting for an opportunity to counterattack. This plan is popular with the public, but Chen Chong thinks it is impossible.
He had been thinking carefully in the past few days and said in public: "The key to the art of war is to be first. The last defeat was not due to our army's unfavorable attack, but because of the temporary change of formation, the wrong time and the wrong time, which led to Qu Yi's defeat.
Attack first. Therefore, if we wait for counterattacks at this time, it is not impossible to lose again. I think that although we need to change, we still have to take the initiative to attack."
Without waiting for anyone to refute, he opened the map, marked the locations of the Dongying and Xianbei people, and then said: "Last time we tried to attack Dongying at night, but we were discovered by the Dongthief. It can be seen that there must be Dongren scouts around Pingcheng, so we want to
It is not easy to win from it. But if we attack Ke Bineng, we are very sure."
This statement shocked everyone. After all, the reason why the Western Army was able to reverse the situation before was because Kebi could wait and watch during the battle. Therefore, afterwards, everyone thought that since Kebi had the intention of being neutral, it was best to maintain the status quo as much as possible.
Xianbei and Cao Cao were of the same mind. However, Chen Chong proposed to attack Xianbei, which was really unreasonable and difficult for everyone to understand.
Chen Chong continued: "Kebineng seems to be neutral, but in fact he is like a fisherman. No matter who is at a disadvantage, he will take advantage of the opportunity to overthrow the two dynasties in order to maintain the balance of power between the two dynasties. If our army really wants to defeat the East bandits, we must not order
They sit back and watch success or failure. And they also think that in the fight between east and west, they will not care about the north, and they are not prepared for us. Therefore, if we attack Xianbei first, the chance of victory should be more than 80%."
Pang Tong listened for a moment and asked from the side: "We are just attacking Xianbei, and the Eastern thieves are afraid and will not sit idly by. If they come to attack from both sides, what should the teacher do?"
This was the crux of Chen Chong's plan. He smiled and said: "I want Cao Cao to attack." He pointed his finger at the side of Baishan Mountain where Xianbei was, then moved to where Cao Ying was, and then said in detail: "Dong
The bandit camp is in Xiaopu Township, while the Bailu camp is in Baishan Mountain. The two armies are nearly forty miles apart. When Cao Cao heard the news, he had no choice but to lead his troops to rescue him. It would take at least two hours before and after, which gave him a lot of trouble.
This gives me the chance to respond.”
"In my opinion, our army can be divided into two parts. One part will attack at night, and the other part will calmly set up at the mountain pass. The mountain road is narrow, and it is difficult for Cao Cao to use his troops, but he has to come. By then, the east bandits will be exhausted
, our army is in a good position again, as long as we block it for a while and wait for the two armies to join forces before fighting back, I will see what he can do to win!"
After this analysis, everyone was amazed in their hearts, but they didn't know how to respond. Jia Xu, who had been listening for a long time, thought about it repeatedly and couldn't find any refutation, so he sighed sincerely: "
Taking both internal and external considerations into account, being in line with the right and unexpected, and anticipating the enemy's opportunities, strategies in ancient and modern times are nothing more than this." This was also the voice of all the generals, and they all agreed with it.
Seeing that there were no objections, Liu Bei began to arrange personnel. Since he wanted to attack Xianbei, he must use his troops quickly and accurately to ensure a successful attack. Therefore, Liu Bei allocated 30,000 cavalry from the entire army of 40,000 to attack Bai Bai.
The main force of mountaineering. The whole army is divided into six formations, and its generals are mostly well-known generals, including Zhang Fei, Duan Xuan, Wei Yan, Liu Bao, Xu Huang, and Tuoba Liwei. In addition,
, and there are more than 10,000 infantry following, led by Chang Xi, who can suppress the cavalry formation and prevent Xianbei from escaping and joining the Easterners.
The remaining 100,000 soldiers who set up ambushes in the mountains were mainly infantry because they aimed to occupy dangerous points. They also carried many bows and crossbows, and carried a large number of pine trees. If necessary, they could use fire attacks.
Chen Chong divided the 90,000 infantry into eighteen formations, consisting of Zhao Yun, Chen Deng, Ma Dai, Yang Qiu, She Jian, Chen Dao, Yang Fu, Zhang Yan, Zhu Hao, Du Ji, Jia Hong, and Zhang Heng.
, led by Wang Chang, Miao Shang, Liang Shuang, Cen Guang, and Liu Xiong, arrayed in order from south to north. As for the remaining ten thousand cavalry, Guan Yu was the chief general and Ma Chao was the deputy general, waiting for an opportunity to enter the battlefield as a reserve force.<
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As for the offensive and defensive leaders, Chen Chong, after consultation with Liu Bei, decided to use Liu Bei to attack Xianbei in the north, and Chen Chong in the south to resist the Easterners, and all the generals had no objections.
After the plan was decided, everyone felt confident and uneasy at the same time. Confident because they knew that no one could come up with a better plan, and uneasy because they knew that the final success or failure still had to be left to God.
to decide.
However, there was nothing to regret. After each general understood their mission, they led their troops back to rectify the soldiers and change the camps. Chen Chong immediately took Zhuge Liang, Deng Zhi and others to mobilize supplies and distribute the baggage. Liu Bei had nothing to do for a while, so he
He took photos while riding, and surrounded by his trusted knights, he visited various camps to inspect and supervise.
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He first arrived among the cavalry army who would be the vanguard. These generals of the cavalry army were all veterans who had started their business in Bingzhou for many years. Even Tuoba Liwei, who came from Xianbei, had known each other for more than ten years. And since
In the battles of Bohai, Wuyuan, and Huoshibu, veteran generals and healthy soldiers were withered one after another. In addition, many soldiers in the army were still slightly injured, so it was difficult to return to the grand occasion of the 150,000 Bingzhou army entering the pass. Liu Bei saw that all the armies were in a state of decline, and only
The Xinjian Nanfu soldiers led by Wei Yan are quite heroic. I feel a little sad when I think of how they fought in the rain and defeated Yuan Shu, Geng Cang and other elite soldiers of the puppet dynasty.
Liu Bei immediately encouraged the cavalry generals and said: "When the Huns were in chaos again, Xianbei Shanyu Kuitou fought with us in Shaling and won the first battle. However, our army immediately sent out troops to attack at night and defeated him.
I can’t get back up. Today’s situation is several times better than it was back then. I hope you will be the first to make contributions!”
Returning from the cavalry, he was about to inspect the various infantry units. Suddenly a flying cavalry came to report that the Huns were gathering to cause trouble, so he rode to check it out. It turned out that the Huns commander wanted to fight again, thinking that the chance of victory was slim, and
Worried about the tribesmen of Meiji, he led his people to escape from the small slope in the dense forest in the south of the camp. Hu Yanyi, Liu Xuan's brother-in-law, personally led people to chase him. As a result, the two tribes actually got into a fight. At that time, the swords were missing and about 20 people were killed.
As a result, the rest of them died and were left lying in the forest. When Liu Bei arrived in person, the fleeing people immediately became frightened and surrendered their troops to the ground, not daring to struggle any more.
When Zhang Fei saw so many corpses on the ground, he said angrily: "Escape from battle is an unforgivable crime. Don't let your followers go!" So he stripped off the clothes of the hundreds of captured Huns, tied their hands on their heads, and immediately killed them.
Cut in half.
But Liu Bei immediately waved his hand to stop him, walked slowly into the crowd, and asked everyone: "Who has killed his comrades?" The soldiers identified more than ten people, and Liu Bei nodded and said: "The murderer must pay with his life.
Justice in the world." So these people were beheaded.
Then Liu Bei asked: "Who has wounded his comrades?" The soldiers identified more than twenty people, and Liu Bei said to them: "Those who hurt others will pay for themselves, so you can do hard labor in the army."
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Regarding the dozens of remaining fugitive soldiers, Liu Bei said: "Meiji is in danger. It's me who feels sorry for you, not you who feel sorry for me. You can leave if you want. But weapons, armor and stomachs are national affairs, and I hope you will stay."
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After saying that, those who fled looked shocked and ashamed, and then took off their armor without saying a word and piled it up in one place. While the quartermaster was preparing, Liu Bei walked among these fleeing people and chatted with them.
.He saw a scar on a person’s face and couldn’t help but ask: “When was this left?”
The man replied in embarrassment: "In the first year of Chuping, I was scratched by a rope in Pingcheng." Liu Bei was taken aback, and then smiled and said: "Then you are an old man too!" Then asked the others how much money they had on them.
They all had scars, so Liu Bei patted the man on the shoulder and sighed: "Old man, I don't know if we can see each other again. Why don't we have a meal first before leaving?"
Without waiting for anyone to reply, he immediately summoned the fire camp and had a meal here and now. There were many people fleeing, and he felt uneasy. However, in the dining room, he found that Liu Bei was among the people. He was not playing tricks on the fleeing people, but with ordinary soldiers.
They were the same, sometimes sighing and scolding the fleeing people, and sometimes motivating the soldiers. In the end, everyone ate separately, and the fleeing people did not receive the expected retention.
After Liu Bei left, the fugitives stood there in confusion, not knowing where to go. At this time, a horseman suddenly came up with a package and told them that this journey was hundreds of miles away. The general was worried that they would be unable to survive in the middle of the journey, so
He gave them some money and told them not to bully others on the road. The people who escaped were greatly ashamed when they heard about it, and immediately returned to the camp to apologize to Liu Bei and asked to be the vanguard for this battle.
After the three soldiers heard about this, they were all filled with emotion. They talked to each other privately, saying that in terms of generosity, generosity, understanding and treating people, there is probably no one in the world who can be better than a great general.
The opponent of the Dragon Head, the country and the country, will probably be revived by the two of them.