On the broad road, Zhang Liao led his 10,000 troops and was trekking towards this direction.
Of course Chen Mu is not a god. He was able to calculate that Zhang He appeared in the village east of Shalu Mountain because there was only one road that could travel in that direction, so Zhang He would definitely pass by that village.
On the plains of the wilderness, the infantry was free from the burden of baggage and could naturally move around. If Zhang He was more courageous, he would go directly from Yanzhou, first through Yangping County, and then go south from Yangping County to Dongwuyang to Yin'an.
Chen Mu might not even be able to catch him.
However, Chen Mu expected that Zhang He had been discouraged by Cao Cao and did not dare to provoke Cao Cao, so there was a high probability that he would pass through the border between Jizhou and Yanzhou. Therefore, a large number of spies were deployed within a few kilometers of the area to investigate.
enemy situation.
Zhang He must have never imagined that Chen Mu had already deployed several scouts in this forest, and his movements were naturally detected.
Some people may say that it is too false to predict things like a god and to be able to predict everything.
But the problem is that since we have guessed that Zhang He is likely to abandon his baggage and escape, we can almost know his escape route. The area is several kilometers away. How stupid would it be not to insert spies from the Military Intelligence Department to lurk and look around?
Talent can’t do it?
Any counselor with an intelligence of over 80, including scammers like Guo Tuxunchen, would arrange things like this. Therefore, it is not that Chen Mu's predictions are magical, but that in such a large place, their traces can always be found.
It's like a pond. If you use a net to catch the fish in the pond, you will definitely be able to catch it. Even if you can hide it, just take the water pump up and you will immediately have nothing to hide from. You can't escape from the palm of your hand no matter what.
After Zhang Liao received the report from the spies, he immediately came with his troops. In fact, his army had fought three battles in the past few days. Yuancheng's defenders, Zhao Rui and Yanchang, under Gao Lan's order, tried several times to
They went to meet Zhang He, but Zhang Liao defeated the strong with the weak and defeated them head-on.
After Wang Fen's reinforcements, the defensive strength in the east and north of Wei County was greatly strengthened. Gao Lan had 60,000 troops in his hand, but the pressure from the armies of Liu Bei and Gongsun Zan in the north was too great, making it impossible for him to separate.
Troops come to the rescue.
This made it impossible for troops from Yuancheng, Wei County and other places to reinforce Zhang He. He was blocked by Zhang Liao. Now Zhang He chose the empty camp strategy. After mobilizing the tiger to leave the mountain, he climbed over from the east of Shalu Mountain, and there was no one to save him.
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Therefore, after Zhang Liao received Chen Mu's order to intercept, he immediately mobilized all his troops and horses. The scouts had already informed him of Zhang He's whereabouts and led him all the way to attack Zhang He.
At this moment, the scouts sent by Zhang He have also arrived in the direction of Yuancheng.
After all, Shalu Mountain and Yuancheng are close at hand. Zhao Rui Yanchang is not unaware that Zhang He has been forced back to Wei County, but because the junction of Wei County and Qinghe State is the main battlefield between Liu Bei, Gongsun Zan's coalition forces and Yuan Shao, it is impassable.
Forced to take a detour to Yuancheng.
Including Zhang He's plan to evacuate to Yuancheng, they had exchanged scouts and sent letters to each other more than a month ago. In fact, Yuan Shao also knew about this matter and had already ordered them to try their best to rescue.
So when the scout arrived at Yuancheng and reported the situation to Zhao Rui and Yanchang, the two immediately discussed it and decided to send people to Wei County to find He Mao and Wang Mo for help, while sending troops and horses to respond.
"There are only 20,000 people in the city, but there are 50,000 or 60,000 enemies. Zhang Liao is also guarding Shating. Although he wants to rescue, he cannot bring out all the soldiers and horses. We still have to make a long-term plan."
Yan Chang and Zhao Rui had a slight disagreement over how many people they wanted to bring. Zhao Rui felt that Yuancheng should be abandoned, and he would directly join forces with Zhang and retreat to Wei County or Yin'an, while Yan Chang thought that abandoning the city might be punished.
He blamed him and disagreed with him and took all the troops out of the city.
"General Zhang was personally ordered by Yuan Shijun to ask us to try our best to rescue him. Now he is already in Yuancheng. If we don't rescue him, I'm afraid we won't be able to escape the blame. We should still go all out. If we rescue him, it will be a great achievement.
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Zhao Rui tried his best to persuade Zhang He. In fact, Zhang He first followed Wang Fen, and now he may not necessarily join Yuan Shao immediately. It's just that Zhang He was born in a wealthy family in Hejian, and considering that he needed the support of wealthy families to establish a foothold in Hebei, Yuan Shao issued the death order.
After hearing Zhao Rui's words, Yan Chang hesitated for a moment, and then said: "Even so, the city cannot be lost. Why don't you lead 10,000 people out of the city, and I will leave 10,000 horses to guard the city. In this way, the people can be rescued, and the city can be saved."
Keep it."
"Well......"
Zhao Rui thought for a while and felt that what Yan Chang said made sense, so he nodded and said: "Okay, it's up to you."
Little did the two of them know that this must be a decision that they regretted immensely.
Because Chen Mu's main troops have currently abandoned Gao Shun's trapped troops who were unable to move quickly, as well as Guan Cheng, who was acting as a suspect, and part of Zhang Fei's troops, they did not bring many troops to pursue Zhang He.
There are only 10,000 people in Wulu Xu, plus Zhang Fei's 20,000 people. Even including Zhang Liao, the number is almost 40,000 people, and Chen Mu's main force is still encircling Zhang Nan and Jiao Hu.
These two men lost contact with Zhang He from the front army due to the break. As soon as they came out of Shalu Mountain, they were immediately besieged by the main force of Tai Shici sent by Chen Mu.
Therefore, apart from Zhang Liao's troops at the second level, the only ones currently pursuing are Zhang Fei's troops at the third level.
If Zhao Rui and Yanchang bring out all the troops and horses, and combined with Zhang He's troops, there are nearly 40,000 people, which is still enough to fight Zhang Liao and Zhang Fei's troops. By then, after Chen Mu has encircled and suppressed Zhang Nan and Jiao Chu, there will still be
It is really possible to let Zhang He, the big guy, run away.
Unfortunately, one wrong decision can cause many consequences.
However, such things are by no means accidental. The battlefield is always changing rapidly. In addition to the supreme military geniuses such as Han Xin and Tu Baiqi, even Sun Wu, the military sage, was defeated in the Battle of Wu and Chu in his life.
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Zhao Rui led an army of 10,000 people out of the city in a mighty manner. Under the guidance of the scouts, he first came to the vicinity of Shalu Mountain. When he took a closer look, he was shocked to find that the place was already in a mess. Because the battlefield near the village was not large in scale, it had already been destroyed.
It was cleaned up, but there were still traces of the fight.
When Zhang He's army was defeated, they didn't care about the wheat fields. So many wheat fields were trampled, and there were footprints of the army's migration along the way. Following the traces left by Zhang He's army's hasty flight, Zhao Rui chased them all the way with a heavy heart.
At this time, on the top of the Shalu Mountains, close to the northeast side of the mountain, under a watchtower, Chen Mu and Hou Xu watched Zhao Rui's soldiers and horses heading east from a distance. The two looked at each other, both of them looking at each other.
Smile slightly.
"Si Ming, these should be soldiers and horses from Yuancheng."
Hou Xu thought about the direction Zhao Rui came from. Zhang Liao's Sha Pavilion was to the north of Yuancheng, and further north was Wulu Xu. The Sha Pavilion itself was about ten miles away from Yuancheng, so Zhao Rui should have come out from the east of Yuancheng.
Coming from the east around the Sha Pavilion.
Chen Mu nodded: "It seems that this general who leads the army has no skills. He actually came directly from the east of Shating in a swagger. If we were more cautious and sent a few scouts to see Shating first, it would be clearer."
But Hou Xu laughed: "If Si Ming knew that there would be soldiers and horses stationed in Shating, and that Shating's soldiers and horses were powerful and defeated us continuously, and the scouts were also killed, would he still send people there?"
Chen Mu said without hesitation: "I will send spies from the Military Intelligence Department."
Hou Xu said speechlessly: "What if there are no spies from the Military Intelligence Department?"
"Then we have to send scouts."
Chen Mu knew what Hou Xu meant and waved his hand with a smile: "I know what you want to say, but when marching and fighting, it is better to be cautious. If everything is not done in detail, big problems may arise."
Hou Xu thought for a while and said: "Maybe it's not that the general is unwilling. After all, Zhang He is in danger. If we wait for the spies to report back, we may not miss the opportunity to fight. This is the last resort."
Chen Mu was reminded by his words and fell into deep thought. After a moment, he sighed: "Mr. Bo Zhu's words are indeed reasonable, and he almost entered a misunderstanding. I used to rely too much on secret reports from the Military Intelligence Department, but ignored the ever-changing fighter aircraft.
That makes sense, thank you sir."
After finishing speaking, he saluted Hou Xu sincerely.
Hou Xu quickly returned the gift.
In fact, this is why Chen Mu has been using the intelligence of the Military Intelligence Department to do too many things. Instead, he thinks too much about information warfare and forgets about the changes in fighter aircraft.
He understood this truth before, but now he has forgotten it. This is a dereliction of duty and he should indeed salute Hou Xu.
In fact, when an army travels, not all spies are searching everywhere.
For example, in the Battle of Hanshui River, Zhao Yun sent Huang Zhong to sneak attack Cao Cao's grain and fodder. As a result, Huang Zhong did not return for a long time, so Zhao Yun led his troops to rescue him. When he encountered Cao Cao's main army, he managed to break through and escaped. Then he used the empty camp to escape.
Plan to defeat Cao Cao in one fell swoop and lay the foundation for victory in the Battle of Hanzhong.
It can be said that if Zhao Yun had only sent out a few scouts instead of leading the troops himself, he might not have won the Battle of Hanshui.
Zhao Rui knew that Zhang Liao was in Shating. The two sides had already fought several battles. The scouts he sent to investigate Shating were all killed by Zhang Liao's scouts. Therefore, he did not dare to investigate again. On the contrary, he did not learn that Zhang Liao
Information that is no longer in Shating.
This lack of information was very fatal, which was why Chen Mu watched them leave without doing anything to stop them.
Ahead, there are countless obstacles waiting for them.
"Zigui, the battlefield has been cleaned."
At this moment, Taishi Ci climbed to the top of the mountain, covered in blood.
If there was an aerial camera at this time and the camera slowly pulled up from their heads, they would see a bloody scene taking place in the valley behind the mountain.
Some of the Qingzhou Army were escorting prisoners of war, some were burying the bodies of their comrades who died in the battle, and some were cutting off the enemy's heads and ears with steel knives in their hands.
An old soldier led several new soldiers among the corpses of the dead enemies. He was only about forty years old, but his face was as dark and vicissitudes as if he were sixty years old. His hands were so cold in this winter that they were about to crack, and they were covered with...
There were calluses, but the knife he held was incredibly stable.
"To clean the battlefield, you have to behead or cut off the ears first. These are military merits. The merits will be recorded and then handed over to the chief clerk. But these belong to the brothers who are fighting. We are only responsible for cleaning the battlefield and recording them for them.
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The old soldier was talking, but he was not slow in his work. He quickly pulled off the armor and weapons from the corpse, handed it to the recruits beside him, then arranged the corpse and began to cut off the enemy's ears like a butcher.
The hair was tangled in a ball. I cleaned it first, and then started cutting with the knife at an angle. Since the person was dead, there was not much blood flowing from the ear, and a blood stain was soon cut out.
The dry and bald auricle was removed, revealing the external auditory canal, which was dark and stained with blood. There was still a trace of skin attached to it, so the skin was torn off just like that.
"vomit!"
The recruit who was cleaning the battlefield vomited on the spot.
The old soldier grinned, showing his big teeth and said: "Look at it more and you will get used to it. It is also Renyi, Liu Shijun of Qingzhou, who stipulated that in the future, only the left ear can be cut off when killing the enemy. In the past, the head was cut off, and that scene
It's much bloodier than it is now. If you cut it with a knife, the blood will burst out and splash all over your face."
After hearing his words, the soldier who vomited vomited until the end, leaving only retching. Although the other recruits held on, their legs were shaking.
They are auxiliary soldiers, responsible for cleaning up the battlefield. Fighting is the job of the soldiers, but now it seems that even the job of auxiliary soldiers is obviously not something ordinary people can do.
While leading a few new auxiliary soldiers, the veteran soldier quickly put his ears away and handed them over to the meritorious officer later.
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The enemy and which soldiers did it are mostly written in the merit book, so there will be no mistakes.
After the ears were cut off, the old soldier smiled and said to several new soldiers: "Actually, it's not bad to be an auxiliary soldier who cleans the battlefield. It's not like the soldiers who are born and died. Although they can't get too many rewards, the victory can save their lives, and occasionally they can win."
I can make a little fortune."
As he spoke, he touched the corpse's pocket and took out a small bag of copper coins, which he had to hand over as trophies.
But the old soldier quickly used his hands and feet to twist the corner of the dead body's clothes for a moment, and used a knife to pick out a small piece of folded "silk" - a piece of white silk about five or six inches in size. Because his hands were stained with blood, he used
The dead body was wrapped in cloth and put into his pocket.
The meritorious officers in the distance saw it, but they didn't see it. This can be regarded as an unwritten rule on the battlefield. These auxiliary soldiers who clean the battlefield have no chance of receiving rewards. If they can occasionally find well-hidden property, it is not too valuable.
If so, Gong Cao would probably turn a blind eye and not care too much.
The old pawns are just a microcosm of the battlefield here. During the ambush of Zhang Nan and Jiao Chu, two or three thousand of their seven or eight thousand men died. Most of them surrendered and hundreds were missing. Densely packed corpses lay on the ground.
The ears were cut off and abandoned in the deep mountains and old forests, giving a strong visual impact.
battlefield.
It has never been a romantic place, but full of cruelty and blood.
Chen Mu turned around and looked down at everything at the bottom of the mountain behind the mountain. He just nodded and said indifferently: "Let the auxiliary soldiers stay and continue cleaning up. The combat soldiers will follow and move quickly."
Taishi Ci asked: "Where to go?"
He looked into the distance: "Go to a new battlefield, a battlefield that... will cast a lifelong shadow on Zhang He, and maybe he will surrender to us in the future because of this!"
A lifelong shadow, waiting for the future to surrender to us?
Si Ming's words will never be understood.
But this did not prevent Taishi Ci from being obedient. He turned around and went down the mountain without asking any more questions.
Hou Xu, who was beside him, looked at Chen Mu with some surprise.
As the commander of military intelligence, Shi, who together with Yan Zhong dealt the final heavy blow to the Han Empire, he thought of Yan Zhong's letter from Chang'an yesterday.
The internal fighting among the various warlords in Guanzhong has reached a fever pitch. Yan Zhong, Jia Xu, Wang Fang and other Wuwei people gathered together to keep warm. However, their troops were too small to protect themselves, so they had to defect to Duan You. However, Duan You was afraid of Yan Zhong Jia Xu's prestige.
Fearing that they would seize military power, Yan Zhong planned to fake his own death and come to Qingzhou.
Among them, he mentioned in the letter that Xu Rong, who was missing on the battlefield, was found. He hid at first, disguised himself and planned to flee eastward. Duan Xuan happened to be stationed in Huayin at that time, and was discovered and captured by Duan Xuan.
, preparing for execution.
It was just that at that time Duan Zhen didn't understand why Xu Rong wanted to go east to Luoyang. There was the small court of Luoyang. As a former general of the Xiliang Army, he would undoubtedly be seeking death if he went there, so he sent Yan Zhong to ask about the situation.
As a result, Yan Zhong interrogated Xu Rong and found out that he was frightened by Chen Mu and decided to join if he couldn't beat him. Anyway, now that Dong Zhuo is dead and the emperor is dead, he has no one to loyal to, so he plans to go to the small court in Luoyang and defect to the Qingzhou Group.
Moreover, he also had a letter that Chen Mu had written to him before, inviting him to go to Luoyang if he was in dire straits. This was Xu Rong's confidence to survive and work for the Qingzhou Group without fear of being liquidated.
After knowing all this, Yan Zhong naturally did not kill Xu Rong, but told Duan Xuan that Xu Rong without military power was like a tiger without teeth and posed no threat. Moreover, Xu Rong had always known soldiers, but now he had become a lost dog.
, it is better to accept him as his subordinate, Xu Rong will definitely be grateful.
Duan Xuan felt that what Yan Zhong said was reasonable, so he wanted to recruit Xu Rong to surrender. Xu Rong originally disagreed, but he was persuaded by a military intelligence spy sent by Yan Zhong and decided to pretend to join Duan Xuan, but actually found an opportunity to escape to Luoyang
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Now it seems that Zhang He's experience is exactly the same as that of Xu Rong. He was beaten by Chen Mu all the way and left a lifelong shadow. If he really reaches the end of his rope, surrendering like Xu Rong doesn't seem to be a bad idea.
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Thinking of this, Hou Xu bowed to Chen Mu with sincerity and said: "Si Ming's plan is unpredictable!"
Chen Mu just smiled: "The way to use troops is to attack the heart first, and attack the city next. Fighting with the heart is the highest priority, and fighting with soldiers is the lowest priority. That Zhang He is from a noble family, and his loyalty to Yuan Shao will not be too high. In the future, maybe
It is impossible to say that he will turn against you and try to seize Jizhou for us, even if you try your best."
Um.
Ma Su, I'm sorry, I borrowed your words.
But you are only four years old now. If I say it first, it will be my famous saying. If you think about it carefully, if you say it again in the future, I will have to ask you for copyright fees.