"If Xu Rong wants to fight, he will definitely ask Pang Bo to bring the soldiers from Wei County. Unfortunately, Xu Rong never dreamed of it. I asked Prefect Pang to arrange this."
Chen Mu stood on the hill and pointed out the country, scolded Fang Qiu, and said to his left and right guards such as Hu Yong, Da Aer, Zhang Long, Zhao Hu, etc.: "When the time comes, Xu Rong will definitely let the county soldiers attack overnight, making us think it is him.
When my ambush troops were all gone, his main force suddenly came out and caught us by surprise."
"Wow, that's quite insidious."
Zhang Fei smacked his lips and said scornfully: "It's a pity that he is still a fool."
That's because I'm smart.
If it were you, you would definitely fall into the trap.
Chen Mu rolled his eyes in his heart.
The third brother was afraid that he had been by his side for too long, so every time he saw through the enemy's tactics, he felt as if it was no big deal.
In fact, if there is no smart person to help figure it out, the third brother will also be deceived when it comes to that point.
Speaking of which, my third brother does have flashes of inspiration occasionally, although most of the time he is still confused. For example, when he was in Xuzhou, he was defeated by Lu Bu in a fancy way.
But when he meets Zhang He, he becomes very brave inexplicably.
It seems that my third brother is good at defeating Zhang He. As the so-called master of recklessness, no matter how many fancy plots and tricks there are, they are not as effective as the iron-headed boy who is reckless.
As for why he didn't work well in Xuzhou, it's probably because Lu Bu was more reckless than Zhang Fei.
no way.
Who let Lu Bu be the ceiling of combat power in the late Han Dynasty?
The reason why Lu Bu's force value is 100 is because the force value of the ceiling is only 100.
The strength of my second and third brothers is 99 and 98, because they can only reach 99 and 98.
In San Ying's battle with Lu Bu, three of them could only defeat each other but could not kill him.
This is the best proof.
It seems that when you meet Lu Bu in the future, you must not let the second brother and the third brother go alone. Otherwise, it will be really dangerous.
While Chen Mu was thinking wildly in his mind, he continued: "At this time, we should pretend to have fallen into the trap, and then lure him north to the mouth of the valley to the real ambush point, and then the whole army will fight out."
"Wow, more sinister."
Zhang Fei boasted.
Chen Mu: "..."
I don't know whether my third brother is praising or disparaging him.
"Third brother and I have to take the lead in this battle, otherwise Xu Rong won't be fooled, but..."
Chen Mu turned to look at Hu Yong: "Ah Yong, your figure is about the same as mine. I will give you a beautiful dress, will you wear it?"
Hu Yong: "..."
Let me pretend to be you, so why bother beating around the bush?
Scholars are hypocrites.
"wear!"
Hu Yong answered without hesitation.
The worst he could do was to die, and he had long been willing to sacrifice his life for the four generals.
Chen Mu smiled and said: "Don't worry, you won't die. Remember to be the first to run when evacuating. Don't hesitate and be decisive, otherwise Xu Rong may become suspicious."
"only!"
Hu Yong smiled and replied that pretending to be the fourth general was indeed an easy and safe job. He was the first to escape, so he had to escape under orders. There was no risk of going to the battlefield at all.
"Well, that's how it's arranged."
Chen Mu nodded with satisfaction, everything was ready, all he needed was the protagonist. When Xu Rong arrived, he would definitely give him a big surprise.
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How did Xu Rong do it?
He ordered Quliang Yiyang to scold Zhang and other local magistrates to collect horse-drawn carriages, donkey carts, ox carts and other vehicles, and let the soldiers sleep in the cars, bumping all the way to Wu'an.
He also ordered more than 20,000 soldiers from the counties of Julu, Qinghe, and Anping in the State of Zhao to rush to the outskirts of Wu'an on foot to set up defenses.
As mentioned before, Xu Rong's army works in the opposite direction to that of the county soldiers in various places.
This means that if Xu Rong orders these county soldiers to march in a hurry, they are not elite soldiers, but old and weak soldiers.
After these county soldiers arrived in Wu'an, they were tired and sleepy, and had almost no fighting power at all.
So Xu Rong only asked them to do peripheral control. The real main force was himself and Wei Jun's troops.
But the rest of his main force is also a problem. Even if he uses horse-drawn carriages to travel, the official roads are filled with rammed earth and uneven, so the soldiers cannot get enough rest at all.
The soldiers of the Southern Army complained a lot, but Xu Rong forced them to leave.
The Confederate soldiers had no choice but to obey orders.
Now at least they can still ride in the carriage, which is much better than having to force a forced march with exhausted bodies and then immediately go into battle.
So for now, within the scope that everyone accepts, Xu Rong has finally solved the problem of how to reach Wu'an and still allow the soldiers to barely maintain their combat effectiveness.
It took more than five hours to finally arrive in Wu'an County. It was already the third quarter of the rooster crow (2 o'clock in the middle of the night).
Xu Rong cheered up and ordered the soldiers to rest and sleep where they were. At the same time, he called for Pangbo, the governor of Yecheng. Yecheng was much closer to Wu'an, and Pangbo arrived more than an hour earlier than them.
In fact, this place only belongs to Wu'an County, but it is not in the county seat, but to the west of Handan, south of Wu'an County, and northwest of Yecheng.
In later generations, the geographical location of this place was called Fengfeng Mining Area, and at that time it was called Gushan. Further west, it was Longfeng Mountain.
Pangbo had already set up camp at the foot of Gushan Mountain, and when Xu Ronghuaxiong arrived, he would lead him into the camp to discuss matters.
"Prefect, it's lucky to have you this time, otherwise it would have been difficult."
After entering the tent, the three of them sat down, and Xu Rong thanked them quite gratefully.
Pang Bo thought to himself that he just informed Chen Mu that you were here, so you thanked me, which made me feel embarrassed, so he replied: "It's all to serve the imperial court."
"After this battle, no matter the outcome, I will ask the imperial court for credit for the prefect."
After finishing the polite words, Xu Rong asked again: "By the way, have you sent someone to the valley to inquire about the situation?"
When he arrived, Xu Rong had already asked for details and knew that Chen Mu had set up an ambush in Baihu Valley.
"It's midnight, I'm afraid of disturbing the situation."
Pang Bo explained: "And I have just arrived not long ago, and the camp has just been set up."
"That's good."
Xu Rong felt relieved. If Chen Mu spied on his situation, Chen Mu might leave early.
Because Chen Mu's soldiers were recharging their strength at this time, and ninety-nine percent of his soldiers were exhausted, so they were just hoping to delay for another hour or two and take a good rest.
"It is already three quarters past midnight. In two hours, by three quarters of sunrise (6 o'clock in the morning), the sky will be bright and we should attack at that time."
Xu Rong laid out his tactics and said: "The sky will be dark by then, and it will still be unclear. The prefect's county soldiers will be the vanguard and enter the valley first. After the enemy ambush, we will wait for the main force to attack again, and we will definitely be able to defeat the rebel army in one fell swoop."
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"Um?"
Pangbo frowned: "Wouldn't my soldiers die in that case?"
Xu Rong said calmly: "Prefect, I am not in charge of troops. What's more, the imperial edict orders me to command the soldiers of various counties. This is the will of the emperor and the empress dowager. Can't the prefect resist the order?"
"Don't dare."
Pang Bo quickly said: "Then just listen to General Xu's deployment."
never mind.
Anyway, he and Chen Mu were both acting.
When the time comes, after being ambushed, I will immediately order a retreat, arrange for some personal guards to shout loudly that I have been defeated, and pretend to be defeated.
Xu Rong arranged the tactics and went back to sleep. After running around for more than ten hours, he had to rest for a while.