Chapter eight hundred and thirty first battle of the generals
The pottery merchant was silent after hearing Sima Yi's words.
In terms of ability, he may not be as good as Zhuge Liang, but when it comes to figuring out people's hearts, Sima Yi is really good.
Especially when it comes to trying to figure out other people's sinister tricks, Sima Yi can stand up to eight of them.
"Tell me, what moves did the other party use?"
Sima Yi smoothed out his thoughts and said: "Teacher, most of the counselors under Cao Cao are good at scheming, including Xun Yu, Xun You, and Xu You who joined Yuan Shao, but there is only one who is good at making plans.
Insidious tactics, our army almost fell into this man's way in the past."
The pottery merchant smiled when he heard this and said, "Are you talking about Jia Xu?"
"Yes, it's this old guy. He usually doesn't offer any advice to Cao Cao, but he doesn't necessarily do something bad out of the blue at any time. But it's like this that makes it most difficult for people to guard against."
The potter nodded slowly and said: "The frequency with which he breaks the water is too low, so it is easy for people to ignore it, just like a woman coming to Tiankui."
Sima Yi curled his lips: "A woman only comes once a month. That old guy Jia Xu doesn't come once a year and a half. The number of times he takes action is too few."
Tao Shang looked at the two armies that had begun to fight in the distance and said, "Then do you think it's time for him to take action this time?"
Sima Yi nodded and said, "I smell a conspiracy."
"speak English."
"Actually, a spy from the School Affairs Office said that Cao Jun's Eagle Snake Soldiers have been frequently deployed in recent days, and the person in charge of the Eagle Snake Office is Jia Xu, so the disciples speculated that Jia Xu would take action."
The pottery merchant thought carefully for a while, then nodded and said: "That makes sense, then what do you think Jia Xu's conspiracy could be?"
Sima Yi looked down and said: "The enemy generals who came to fight include Jingzhou Army and Cao Army. As for the princes in Guanzhong, Ma Chao is the only one and there are no others. Could it be..."
"You mean that Cao Cao and Liu Biao plan to attract my attention and then let the princes of Guanzhong attack our army's side stronghold?"
Sima Yi nodded and said: "That's exactly the reason."
Tao Shang smiled slightly and said: "Although this plan is cunning, it is nothing more than what it is. He immediately sent an order to Taishi Ci, Gan Ning, Zhou Tai, Ji Ling and other generals who were stationed outside to prepare their troops and horses, and defend carefully to guard against Guanzhong.
Cavalry sneak attack."
"No!" Sima Yi turned around and was about to give the order, but the pottery merchant suddenly said to him: "Zhuge Liang can be called a sleeping dragon, Pang Tong can be called a phoenix, and you are so sullen and coquettish, I think it is okay to call it a tomb tiger.
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Sima Yi's face suddenly fell.
"Teacher, this is a nice nickname, but why does it make people feel so uncomfortable when you say it?" Sima Yi said aggrievedly: "What is Mensao?"
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At the same time, the two sides off the field had already begun a battle of formations.
Zhuge Liang divided the ten generals into five teams, and asked them to each lead their troops and horses. They entered from five angles of 180 degrees in the half circle of the opponent's formation at the same time. When those troops and horses rushed into the enemy's battle formation,
Afterwards, Zhuge Liang ordered the herald from behind to blow the bugle for an attack.
Immediately afterwards, Zhao Yun, Lu Bu, Zhang Liao, Gao Shun, A Fei, Huang Zhong, Xu Rong, Xu Huang, Xu Chu, and Zhang He were divided into five directions, each committing suicide and passing by, but their targets were the five corners of the battle formation set up by Pang Tong.
Pang Tongyi couldn't help but frown deeply when he saw the opponent's charging method.
"What a Zhuge Liang. No wonder Tao Shang asked him to fight on his behalf. It's really impressive! You can see the weakness of my formation at a glance."
Pang Tong rubbed his hands gently while thinking, and ordered: "Order, change the three talents formation of heaven and earth."
The general behind Pang Tong was also very knowledgeable about formations and said: "Mr. Pang, our troops and horses are not well drilled. Under such circumstances, if we suddenly change our formations, we may be seized by the enemy."
Pang Tong sighed: "I also know that there will be disadvantages in doing this, and Zhuge Liang also knows it, so he aims at the center of our army's formation from the beginning, in order to let us change formations, so that he can seize this
A moment of opportunity."
"Then Mr. Pang, why are you still doing this?"
Pang Tong smiled and said: "Although he has fallen into Zhuge Liang's trap in doing so, his troops and horses do not practice the battle formation very often. They are just temporary formations. After the formation change, both sides can enter a stalemate situation.
In this way, we can fight for a while longer...Don't forget, winning this battle with the Jinling Army is secondary, the key is to delay time."
The general suddenly realized this, and immediately ordered the flag to be waved and the troops to change their formations.
Pang Tong's army began to follow the trajectory that had been drilled in advance. Some of the troops were fighting against the Jinling Army that rushed in, and some of the troops began to adjust their formation along the trajectory.
Pang Tong's actions fell into the eyes of Zhuge Liang and an old man in the enemy's rear formation.
Zhuge Liang gently swayed his feather fan and said with a smile: "Pang Tong does not hesitate to do things. He dares to do such dangerous methods, but he is very unparalleled... However, if you use troops like this, once you win, although the benefits will be huge, but
If he fails, the consequences will be very dangerous... This person is not a steady person."
At the rear of the enemy army, Jia Xu was beside Cao Cao, quietly watching the battle ahead.
When I was young, I saw Cao Cao saying to Jia Xu: "Wen He, have you seen that Pang Tong has changed his formation?"
Jia Xu nodded and said, "I see it."
Cao Cao smiled and asked Jia Xu: "What do you think?"
"In terms of the current situation, this is the right move, but personally, this is risky."
What Jia Xu said was irrelevant, and Cao Cao didn't understand it very well.
"Well, Wen He, if it's convenient for you, please speak more clearly. Cao is very tired of guessing with you every day."
Jia Xu explained for Cao Cao: "In response to the current situation, it means that we are currently taking advantage of the battle formation to send troops to harass other places. Personally speaking, Pang Tong's move means that he is a person who likes to take risks...
A person who is in danger can win a hundred victories but not lose once. Once defeated, it will be ruined and it will be difficult to recover."
Cao Cao sighed with emotion and said: "Wen He, in your opinion, can the pottery merchant see our intentions this time?"
Jia Xu said calmly: "On this first floor, we will send troops from the Kwantung princes to attack various camps near Qufu City. The pottery merchant may be able to imagine this. After all, he has many capable people under his command. As for the second floor...
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Jia Xu paused and said, "The chances of guessing it right are low, but I don't dare to say for sure."
Cao Cao smiled helplessly and shook his head, secretly thinking that the old man Jia Xu never spoke with absolute certainty, and he didn't know whether this was an advantage or a disadvantage.
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In front of the formation, during the process of changing formations, a fierce confrontation took place between the soldiers and horses of the two sides.
After receiving Zhuge Liang's order, the generals of the Jinling Army saw the enemy's sudden change of formation and seized this opportunity to rush in. They planned to take advantage of this opportunity to break through the enemy's formation in one fell swoop.
Although Pang Tong's method was risky, he was also very confident.
After all, in the formation at this time, there are still ten strong generals of our own side supporting him. No matter how you look at it, they can resist it!