This strategy proposed by Xun You was actually to use Liu Bei as bait to lure the enemy to attack the two hard bones of the camp and the heavy cavalry of Xuanjia.

When the enemy was unable to attack for a long time and became physically and mentally exhausted, the Qingzhou Army, which had been ambushed for a long time, and Zhang Liao Taishi Ci and Huang Zhong's troops in the camp rushed out and defeated the enemy.

This strategy is similar to the one he used to defeat Wen Chou in history, except that in history he used Cao's army's baggage to attract Wen Chou's soldiers to pick it up, but now he uses Liu Bei as a substitute for the baggage.

Moreover, as the backbone of the Qingzhou Army, Liu Bei personally went into battle, and his attraction was much greater than those baggage, and he would definitely fall into Yuan's army's trap.

The only problem is, how can a coach be willing to be a bait when he is in danger?

Under normal circumstances, Xun You would never come up with such a strategy.

However, the strength of the trapped troops and the heavy cavalry of black armor gave him great confidence, making him 100% sure that this strategy could succeed.

What kind of army is the Trap Army?

The heavy armored infantry, the whole army from top to bottom, is covered with fine steel armor, and there are square iron shields on the outside. They are tightly defended from all sides. Even Ju Yi's soldiers who died first can't break through the defense. It can be said that it is as hard as

turtle shell.

This army must be in vain for a pursuit battle. Even if all the members are well-trained and have the best meat supply for the entire army, the heavy armor weighing more than 30 kilograms determines that no matter how good their physical fitness is, they will definitely pursue the enemy.

Not as good as those enemies who abandoned their armor and fled.

Therefore, the destination of the trapped army is basically a positional battle when the two armies face each other and face each other head-on.

However, the mobility of the black armor heavy cavalry is much better than that of the trapped troops, and even their short-term sprint is better than that of ordinary light infantry.

After all, they are all carefully selected horses from Youzhou. Even though they are heavily armored, their physical strength is still much higher than that of humans.

However, the role of heavy cavalry is also positional warfare. The endurance of horses is far worse than that of humans. Heavy cavalry has good maneuverability in a short period of time, but sprinting only lasts for a while. Over time, the horses cannot stand it at all.

Because horses not only have to carry more than 100 kilograms of soldiers, but also have to wear more than 100 kilograms of armor. The load is much higher than that of heavy infantry, and they will be exhausted after running for several kilometers.

Therefore, the two troops had almost no role to play in the pursuit battle.

But this battle is different.

They have a clear mission, which is to form a battle formation to protect Liu Bei's safety.

There is no need for them to chase the enemy. They only need to have the heavy infantry defend in place and the heavy cavalry to provide necessary support when the enemy advances.

The moment the enemy is tired, it is time for the whole army to launch a general attack.

Therefore, it can be said that the trapping army and the black armor heavy cavalry exist for this kind of war, and they have perfectly utilized their advantages.

After hearing Xun You's plan, Liu Bei readily adopted it.

He is also full of confidence in whether these two teams can guarantee his safety.

At the moment, Pingyuan City's war machine is running quickly.

In less than half an hour, all the troops gathered quickly. There were 20,000 troops in the city. Liu Bei left a group of troops to guard the city, while he led Gao Shun's 5,000 troops, 1,000 Xuanjia heavy cavalry, and 10,000 troops from his own troops out into the battle.

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Pingyuan and Dahe Gudu are very close at hand. Taishi Ci and Zhang Liao's troops camped by the river. They are at the horns of Pingyuan City. Once something goes wrong, they will immediately withdraw to the city.

But no one expected that Yuan Jun was so well prepared. It was nothing to build a pontoon bridge in the middle of the night. The Qingzhou Army had already anticipated this. Huang Zhong's Qingzhou Navy was preparing for this moment.

Originally, according to the team's derivation, if the enemy crossed the river at night and the catapults and crossbows were useless, then they would only need to light the beacon tower and dispatch the Qingzhou Navy. The front keel of the big ship would directly crush the pontoon bridge made of the wooden ship.

By cutting off the pontoon bridge in this way, Yuan's army crossing the river would lose support, and Yuan's army that had not crossed the river could only look at the ocean and sigh. With such a flanking attack, Yuan's army on the river bank would soon be killed and no trace of it would be left.

It was a pity that Yuan Shao's counselors also performed a move of crossing the river with an iron rope, so Huang Zhong was unable to immediately support him and could only stop his ship and go ashore.

In the final analysis, the destructive power caused by iron chains is much greater than ordinary interceptors.

Later, when Wu Yan used this trick, Wang Jun burned the iron chain with fire before he dared to cross. It was because the iron chain was too strong that their boat was not made of iron but wood. When the big boat hit the pontoon, the pontoon must have been broken, but If it hits the iron chain, if it is not protected, the ship will be destroyed and everyone will die.

Liu Bei personally led an army of 16,000 men and marched to the southwest in a mighty manner. It was more than 20 miles away and arrived in almost an hour. The army moved along the official road and could already see the river bank in the distance. ’s two camps.

Two captains, Xu He and Zhang Rao, led 10,000 troops and hid in the rear without being detected by the enemy. The trapped troops and the Xuanjia heavy cavalry swaggered to the front of the formation, almost less than four miles away from the enemy and ourselves.

It was November in the middle of winter, and there had been no snow for the past few days. The fierce north wind howled in the vast wilderness, shaking the withered grass stalks that were buried deep under the snow and finally poked their heads out.

The trapped troops walked at the front of the team. They temporarily put on heavy armor not long after approaching the battlefield, which made them extremely bloated. They wore cotton-padded clothes to keep out the cold, and they had to be fully armed and put on heavy armor outside. They looked like burly fat men, standing in front of the formation with a rather shocking aura.

Compared with them, Xu Chu was not that strong.

The main reason is that Xu Chu doesn't like wearing heavy armor. His body type is so strong that at first glance, one would think he was a fat guy weighing more than 200 pounds. If he were to wear heavy armor, he would look like a big meat ball.

Therefore, Xu Chu preferred to wear the small Zha armor worn by soldiers, which only protected the chest, rather than the full-body large plate armor worn by generals.

Liu Bei was riding on the Lu horse and looked through the binoculars. He saw from a distance that the camp on the left was heavily guarded, and the flags above were still "Zhang", "Taishi" and "Huang".

This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! The flags of the camp on the right have long been changed to "Yuan", "Shen", etc. A large number of soldiers and horses are coming in and out of the periphery, and at the same time they vaguely surround the camp on the left. , obviously ready to attack at any time.

"Ming Gong, Wenyuan and the others are fine."

Gao Shun's horse was a head behind Liu Bei, and he whispered beside him: "Shall we go over now?"

Liu Bei looked around, pointed to the southeast direction of the camp on the right and said: "Pull out my guard, the army continues to move forward, Wenyuan dug a trench around his camp, we can't go over there. There is a large piece of flat land over there.

, it is suitable for the trapped army and the heavy black armor cavalry, you can go there."

"I got it."

Gao Shun nodded and immediately ordered the soldiers in the front row to move forward.

The trapped army is a whole, with 5,000 people arranged in a huge circular square. When the soldiers in front move, the soldiers behind will follow closely. Under Gao Shun's training, this has almost become an instinct.

, there is no need for messengers to issue orders to lower-level officers at all levels.

Many people think that Liu Bei's military ability is very poor. Because of the Battle of Yiling, he almost lost his life and was firmly nailed to the pillar of shame of being ignorant of soldiers.

But in real history, Liu Bei's commanding ability has always been high. In the early stage, he had few troops and poor strength. He fought among the various princes in the Central Plains for many years, and there were victories and defeats for each other. When it came to the battle of Bowangpo, he defeated the many with less and succeeded.

Ambush Xiahou Dun.

In the Battle of Chibi, Lao Luo gave all the credit to Zhuge Liang, but in fact Zhuge Liang had not yet taken control of the military power of Liu Bei's army at that time. He had been responsible for transporting grain and grass, and the command of the army was still Liu Bei himself.

Not to mention the battle against Liu Zhang and the Battle of Hanzhong, Liu Bei personally led the army and finally won the victory. Especially in the Battle of Hanzhong, the enemy was Cao Cao himself.

After all, after fighting on the battlefield for so many years, you gain wisdom every time you suffer. You should learn how to fight no matter what.

As for the current Liu Bei, his ability is still not too weak.

Because who is he with?

Chen Mu.

I have been fighting with Chen Mu for more than ten years. I have never eaten pork. How can I never see pigs running away?

No matter what, it should be much better than in history.

Therefore, Liu Bei chose an open area, which was suitable for a positional battle between the Xuanjia heavy cavalry and the trapped troops, and he learned the essence of Chen Mu's tactics.

When the enemy fell, they raised Liu Bei's flag and continued to move forward.

Over there, Yuan Junying had already noticed this group of enemies coming from the east. Because they were only three or four miles away at first, they were too far away to see clearly. They could only see dense black dots on the horizon.

When they got closer, they realized that this was Yuan's army from the Qingzhou Army. Shen Pei and Yuan Shao were on the wall of the camp at this time. They lined up their troops and planned to capture Taishi Ci's camp in one fell swoop.

After discovering that the enemy had reinforcements, they immediately ordered the soldiers not to act rashly, but to wait in formation and wait and see the situation.

"These must be reinforcements from the Qingzhou Army coming from the direction of Pingyuan. Judging from the number of people, they don't seem to be many."

Yuan Shang squinted his eyes and set up a pergola to observe. Although the winter sun cannot bring warmth to people, it is still dazzling, especially when it is reflected on the snow. If the light is not blocked, it will easily hurt the eyes.

Shen Pei also squinted his eyes and nodded slightly: "The Qingzhou Army has a very special army. I wonder if you have ever heard of it?"

"oh?"

Yuan Shang's expression changed slightly and he said, "Could it be that famous enemy army?"

"Yes, it's the trapped army."

Shen Pei continued: "Speaking of which, the reputation of the trapped army is due to their repeated defeats of our Jizhou Army. Rumor has it that they are covered in steel armor, with spear and shield soldiers in front of the array, large shields and spears, and sword and shield soldiers on the wings of the array.

, holding a round shield and a ring-headed sword. There are powerful crossbowmen in the formation. The usual fighting method is to rush into the enemy's formation and strangle them with spears, spears, swords and shields, supplemented by powerful crossbows and shots. It can be said that they are invincible and can fight.

Nothing is invincible."

Yuan Shang asked: "Such a strong army should have weaknesses."

Shen Pei laughed: "Of course there are weaknesses, and the weaknesses are obvious. Their heavy armor is too heavy, and they cannot fight for a long time, nor can they pursue them. As long as we find ways to consume their physical strength without fighting head-on, they will

If you choose the method of harassment and fighting, you should be able to break it."

"But......."

Yuan Shang's eyesight was much better than that of Shen Pei. When the trapped troops were getting closer and closer, and the two sides were less than two miles away, he could already vaguely see the black armored heavy cavalry on both wings. He couldn't help but hesitate and said: "They also have cavalry to support them.

"

"cavalry?"

The judge was surprised and quickly observed carefully.

I saw the armored formation in the distance continuing to move forward slowly. Their speed was not fast, but they were as strong as a rock, like a big mountain rumbling over. The ground was dusty, and on the left and right wings of the armored army, there were armored soldiers again.

The cavalry held their flags high, and they were as majestic as a convoy.

"This is!!!"
To be continued...