At this time, the situation of the confrontation between Wu and Han was that the Han army Guo Huai led his army to besiege Bagong Mountain. Zhou Buyi, the commander-in-chief of the left army, led his generals to garrison troops in Xianshui River. Huang Quan, the naval commander-in-chief, led his troops to garrison in Feishui River.
Blocking Chaohu, Sun Wu reinforced troops in Shaopi. The Wu army, Lu Meng, Jiang Qin and other armies had gathered in Shaopi. They did not dare to fight easily because they were afraid of the Han army. So two anxious fronts were formed. Guo Huai
Fighting with Lu Su who was guarding Bagong Mountain over the Huaihe River, Huang Quan and other troops faced the Wu reinforcements from a distance but did not engage in battle.
As mentioned earlier, the Han people only built pontoons on the Huaihe River and still could not conquer Bagong Mountain. Shouchun's reinforcements had arrived and could provide support from land at any time. When Huang Quan saw this, he knew that there was a stalemate at Bagong Mountain.
He reported the truth to Liu Xie and said: "Although the thief Lu Meng and other troops are afraid of fighting, they can support Lu Su from the southeast and fight the thief army in the mountains. It is not a wise move. Your Majesty's previous plan can be done."
." Liu Xie then wrote back to urge the navy to dig trenches, high fortresses and deep ditches south of Bagong Mountain to block the Wu armies in the two places as much as possible, giving the illusion that they would trap Bagong Mountain with all their strength, and then the left army could attack. Within two days, Huang Quan received a reply and discussed with the generals. Unexpectedly, the generals thought that the project was too huge and could not be completed in one day. It would be better to set up multiple flags, advance towards Shouchun, and then send out scouts to patrol. If the Wu people sent troops to support
Bagong Mountain, they took advantage of the situation to attack Shouchun and forced the enemy to return for reinforcements. If the enemy did not return for reinforcements, they could defeat the Wu people's empty navy. This would give them the greatest advantage. Although Huang Quan did not agree with it in his heart,
It was difficult to resist the trend, so he had to write a reply and report the matter to Liu Xie, and then set up a large scout to guard against the Wu people's every move.
As August enters, the weather begins to become cloudy. Standing in the Han camp and looking up at Bagong Mountain, I can see the Huaihe River flowing eastward, and the mountains on the other side are covered in fog. This is the first heavy fog of the year.
The vision of both sides was blurred. Sometimes the sun broke free to show its head, but the sunlight could not penetrate the layers of dense fog. Instead, a yellow-shaped disc was seen gradually falling in the vast western world. The east side was vaguely undulating.
The inconspicuous mountain tops and the endless plains in the west left only faint silhouettes in the haze. The previous heat was completely exhausted, making some soldiers still wearing summer clothes feel a little cold.
The Han troops from the north felt extremely uncomfortable with the moisture in the air. Although they were wearing autumn clothes, the moisture seemed to be all-pervasive, seeping in from every gap in the clothes. It was okay for now, but after a while
As time passes and the air-conditioning worsens, I am afraid that quite a few people will start to fall ill. This Bagong Mountain, originally called Beishan, got its name because it is located in the north of Shouchun City. Later, Liu An, the king of Huainan in the Western Han Dynasty, and his disciple Bagong learned here.
According to Taoism, the Eight Gongs are both men and women, capable of rejuvenating their youth and refining elixirs. Finally, they ascended in the mountains during the day, and chickens and dogs attained Taoism, so it was renamed Bagong Mountain. But today, there is no trace of immortality in Bagong Mountain.
Qi, except for the Wu army's camp, the ground is covered with mugwort, and foxes and mice are crawling into the camp. Once the battle begins, there will be crows croaking nearby, which is really annoying.
In the fall of Renxu in August, the haze still shrouded the Huaihe River and Bagong Mountain. The Han troops stationed at the pontoon bridge had just woken up from their sleep and were preparing to cook. At this time, they suddenly heard war drums ringing on the top of the mountain, and they couldn't help but be shocked.
, after all, after the heavy fog dissipated, the visibility of both sides was extremely poor, and neither could command the overall situation well. Who knew that the Wu people dared to take the initiative to attack, which really surprised everyone. This was Guo Huai's first time as the commander-in-chief of an army.
He was extremely nervous at the time, but he quickly calmed down and comforted everyone by saying that in such weather, the Wu people would send at most a few thousand people to attack the camp. As long as our army's formation was not in chaos, they would not be able to do anything. After that, everyone felt more at ease.
, and then Guo Huai named Li Dian as the vanguard and asked him to go first to meet the enemy.
After Li Dian got the order, he couldn't wait for breakfast. He just ordered his subordinates to bring some dry food with them and set up a position on the valley road to meet the Wu people coming down the mountain.
In the past few days, Li Dian had been sick and felt weak. He put on his armor and asked his slaves to carry the iron bag, and then came to the horse and prepared to mount. He grabbed the bridle of the horse, stepped on the stirrup with his left foot, and kicked on the ground to turn over.
When he got on the horse, he suddenly felt a dizziness on his head and his vision suddenly went dark. He had to put his feet down, hold on to the saddle with both hands and catch his breath. Seeing this, the knights on the left and right reined in the bridles and dismounted to help. Li Dian waved his hands to drive away the crowd, biting hard.
Ya mounted the horse with all his strength, and suddenly felt the scene in front of him shaking. He calmed down and waved his hand to move forward. Seeing that the generals on the left and right were ill, he felt a little depressed.
They went straight to the valley road and reached the valley entrance, where they met the Wu people's vanguard. Seeing the Han army coming, the Wu soldiers immediately withdrew from the valley entrance and went straight to a hill diagonally outside the valley. The Han army hurriedly sent troops to pursue them.
Seeing that there were hundreds of Wu people on the slope, they formed a formation at the top of the slope and refused to leave. Li Dian learned that he was encountering an enemy in front, so he ordered hundreds of archers to come out of the valley to form a formation and shoot at the Wu people. His son Li Zhen suggested:
"There must be a large army behind the thieves. It's better to eat up this army before they gather together, and then block the people behind at the mouth of the valley."
Li Dian refused and said: "Our brigade has not arrived yet, and the enemy's situation is not clear. If we can't eat it, we will die."
After a while, the pioneer came again and reported that the Wu people had lit a bonfire at a high place, the fire was blazing, and they seemed to be communicating with the people on the mountain.
Li Zhen wanted to lead more than a thousand people to drive away the Wu people, but when Li Dian waved his hands and said nothing, he had to give up.
Soon, the follow-up groups of the Han army arrived one after another, formed a thick formation of three layers at the foot of the mountain, and formed a confrontation with the Wu people. Just like this, they stood in a stalemate and watched from a distance. The flags of the Wu people in the mountains were also flying more and more, and they were spread out left and right along the hillside.
It was unclear how many people there were, but they obviously exceeded the original garrison on Bagong Mountain. When Li Dian saw this, he immediately guessed that the Wu army had supported Bagong Mountain from land, and wanted to directly attack the Han army when they first arrived.
He was caught off guard. However, the navy did not report the news at all, which made him curse secretly in his heart and at the same time pass the news to Guo Huai.
In order to observe the Wu formation, Guo Huai ordered the Yue cavalry captain Cen Guang to lead two cavalry out to ask questions. Cen Guang was a confidant of Wei Yan, the former governor of Nanfu, and knew the Wu army very well. He took the order to go out into the formation, with all the armor on his body and a
Wearing a red cloak, a leather hat, and a short knife hanging from the waist, but without a bow and arrow, this is the attire for a conversation.
Cen Guang led two of his followers to the Wu formation, and ordered them to identify themselves and ask the Wu people to come out and talk to each other. After a while, a man came out of the Wu formation, without carrying any bows or arrows, and walked slowly to where he met Cen Guang.
At ten steps, the Wu people didn't wait for Cen Guang to speak, and asked first: "Who is your official here? Please give me his name."
Cen Guang then replied: "General Right of the Han Dynasty and General Anton are here with one hundred thousand elite troops." This refers to the official positions of Zhou Buji and Guo Huai.
Wu Ren smiled and said: "Why is Marshal Guan in the future?"
Cen Guang also smiled and said: "The marshal stayed in Wancheng, waiting for the ebb of the Mian River. When the time is right, he led 80,000 horses and attacked Jiangling."
Jingzhou fought against the Wu talents and won the battle. Knowing that Cen Guang was talking big words, the envoy couldn't help laughing.
Cen Guang asked: "Who is your official?"
The Wu people shouted loudly: "Yang, Guang and strong troops are coming."
Cen Guang asked: "Who is the official in the middle, and who is leading the troops on the left and right?"
The Wu people said: "Lü Meng, the governor of Danyang, is in the middle, with Lü Jiaozhou (Lü Dai) on the left and Zhu Lingling (Zhu Ran) on the right."
When Cen Guang heard that soldiers and horses from Jiaozhou and Jingzhou had arrived, and saw Wu flags all over the mountains and fields, fluttering in the wind, his expression changed slightly. But he knew that he must not weaken his momentum at this time, so he raised his head and said loudly: "
Now the Emperor Daxing has led his troops here, bent on reviving the country and benefiting all people, but you have repeatedly resisted. What is the reason?"
Unexpectedly, the people of Wu were surprised when the Han envoy suddenly asked this question. They were slightly startled, and then replied: "You are gifted in the north and south, so what can you ask?"
Cen Guang knew that he had the upper hand in words, and he breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, but his words became more forceful, and he said to the Wu people: "Then I will give you a word, the way of heaven rewards good and evil, and you should be sent to death!
"After that, he went straight back to his horse and left. Seeing this, the Wu envoy also turned his horse back to the formation, and the two armies were ready to fight.
Guo Huai listened to Cen Guang's report and learned that not only the reinforcements from San Wu had arrived in Huainan, but also the troops from Jingzhou and Jiaozhou! That means the Wu people planned to fight a national war here! He did not expect the Wu people's determination.
Being so determined, I was a little annoyed for a while. But no one could tell how many people came from the opposite side. At this point, the two armies met at the mouth of the valley, and no one could leave calmly. They could only fight.
The Han army moved southward and deployed in open areas. After discussion, the generals decided that Guo Huai would be the right army, Li Dian would be the left army, and Wang Ling would be the middle army. This meant that Guo Huai would face Lu Meng and Li Dian would face him.
Facing Zhu Ran, Wang Ling faced Lu Dai. Everyone thought that Lu Meng had the highest status among the enemy troops and was also the most difficult to deal with.
The Han army was setting up their formation, but the Wu people had other plans. Lu Meng, the commander-in-chief of the Chinese army, sent for Zhu Ran of the left army and said to him: "I will make an exchange with you. I will lead the left army. You
Come and lead the Chinese army."
Seeing Zhu Ran's confusion, Lu Meng explained: "When the enemy heard that I was in the Chinese army, they must have thought that the Chinese army was the main force. In fact, you also know that I only brought 10,000 elite troops this time, and I was just bluffing against them.
Including Lu Zijing's 30,000 people, it is not enough to fight them. So I told Zijing before that we would send out another surprise force. Now I will go to the left wing, provoke the enemy's right wing, and fight with them. You just need to find the right moment.
, go through the gap after the enemy troops are dispatched. Don't rush to fight when you encounter the enemy. When Zijing's surprise troops arrive, you can cooperate with him to fight together, and you will definitely make a contribution!"
Zhu Ran had never heard of these plans before, and he was a little repulsed by the fact that he wanted to hand over his own piece to Lu Meng to conduct. However, he couldn't help but be a little moved when he heard Lu Bu's arrangement was so clever. After thinking about it, he hesitated and said
: "I am willing to listen to the commander-in-chief's command, and I will lead the troops through the enemy's formation, so that the puppet army will be attacked from both sides!"