I am a nobleman in Spring and Autumn

Chapter 452 Conspiracy and Conspiracy

That night, the original army indeed launched an attack on the camps of the Chu army after a period of time. The time of the attack was not fixed. movement.

At first, Ziguo was hesitant to launch a night attack in the early morning according to the original plan, but later he gradually became firm and decided that the night attack in the early morning would continue as usual, and the decision to proceed would be based on the actual situation.

On the side of the former military camp where the fortifications were not perfect.

Zhiyao is playing chess with Sun Wu in the tent.

Chess was of course "invented" by Zhiyao, and it is currently only popular among the middle and upper classes, and has not yet spread to ordinary people.

Regarding the rules of playing chess, Zhiyao has of course come up with a full set of mature rules, so that the more they understand how to play chess, the more certain people feel that Zhiyao is more advanced in military attainments.

Why didn't Zhiyao take out Go?It's all because Zhiyao can't play Go!

Compared with chess, the rules of Go are more complicated. In the previous life, Zhiyao's black and white pieces were limited to backgammon, and she really couldn't play serious Go.

"Because our army is constantly attacking and harassing, the Chu army will definitely attack tonight." Sun Wu held the cannon, but he didn't decide where to put it.

Zhiyao stared at the chessboard, and said: "What Ziguo does will make Chu Jun have a lot of doubts. There are some things that cannot be done, but you can only do them when you know what you can't do."

Because they guessed that the Chu army would attack at night, the Yuan army had already set up a trap.Even if there is no capture of Ziguo, who is very likely to personally lead the team, if the Chu army dared to enter the camp, there should be no chance of returning alive.

Sun Wu put the cannon in his hand on the back of the car, and said: "Your Majesty will attack first, and you don't want to capture Ziguo?"

If he calculates that he can't turn the tide, Zhiyao, who will be "general" in three steps, frowned slightly.

"There is already a gap between Chu Jun and Chu Lingyin. Besides, Chu Lingyin is really greedy. It is better for him to be in the country than to be captured by me." Zhiyao said.

Ziguo didn’t become greedy when he became Ling Yin. It should be said that today’s rich and powerful are not as good as their predecessors.

It was the same in the former state of Jin. Among the direct descendants of several high-ranking families, [-]% were useless, and more than [-]% were dudes.

Is dude better than trash?To be honest, it's really not that easy to be a dandy, and a waste can't even be a dandy.

Zhiyao still frowned, thinking hard about how to change the unfavorable situation of the chess game, and said: "The Chu army is four times our army, so we can only get tired if we do this. If not, the Chu army will take turns to fight, and those who are exhausted will surely die." For our side."

There is no way, the Yuan country is now using troops everywhere, and there are really not many troops that can go south.

Comparing the current situation of the country, although there are still many hidden dangers in the state of Chu, where the civil war has stopped, it must be better than the original state, which has not completely solved the Wei family and needs to maintain the stability of the land and Lu.

Not to mention that the original country is currently fighting on two fronts, if the enemy invades from the north, it will be a three-front battle, and there may be some troubles in Qidi, Weidi or Zhongshan.

There are actually not many soldiers from the original army performing the night raid mission tonight, only six or seven thousand cavalry plus infantry.

The reason why they look everywhere is that they frequently switch positions.

Here, I would like to thank the Chu army camp for raising the bonfire, otherwise the original army in charge of the night attack would not have been able to find the target of the attack.

That is to say, in the current era, a lot of military common sense has not been perfected. If it is the time node in the middle of the Warring States period, which general does not know how to place a bunch of bonfires or braziers at intervals of about 50 meters away from the camp at night? , to guard against enemy troops approaching the camp at night.

At present, only bonfires, braziers, and torches are set up in the camp to illuminate the soldiers patrolling at night. The main purpose is to prevent people from smearing and entering the barracks.

Just as Zhiyao picked up a chess piece, she heard the sound of killing in her ears, she put the chess piece off the board, stood up and walked out of the tent.

Seeing that scene, Sun Wu had a wry smile on his face, and he was about to "check" Zhiyao who was holding the red chess to death in one more step. It was obvious that Zhiyao knew that he was going to lose.

Although chess was invented by Zhiyao, at the beginning he was able to win every game. Waiting for others to master the rules and figure out their own gameplay, it will be more difficult to beat Sun Wu and Sima Rangju.

After all, Zhiyao is only ahead of the contemporary people in terms of knowledge and insight, and may not necessarily win in some aspects such as IQ or talent.

The original army camp where the shouts of killing sounded was to the east.This is actually one of the gaps in the fortifications that Zhiyao deliberately left when setting up the camp during the day.

Sun Tzu walked out of the tent one step later, looked at the light that appeared in the east, and said, "Listen to his voice, there are about three thousand Chu troops attacking?"

Zhiyao agreed with Sun Wu's conjecture, nodded and said, "There must be attacks elsewhere."

No matter whether they were playing chess just now, some spies found the movement of the Chu army's camp and reported it. A total of about [-] Chu troops left the camp.

The Chu troops who were dispatched at night were divided into five groups after leaving the camp. During this period, two groups were intercepted by the original army in the wilderness. .

Sun Wu listened for a while, and then said: "How dare the Chu army enter the camp."

Sure enough, as soon as the words fell, someone came to report that the group of Chu troops had gone deep into the camp about 300 meters before they suddenly exploded.

300 meters?It's not too long for a camp occupying more than ten square miles, but it can't be said to be short in the form of night raids.

This is because the original army came in haste, and after they came, they fell into a situation of constant fighting. There was no extra time to deploy more camps. Otherwise, all the troops should not be stationed in the same camp, and they should occupy the favorable terrain around them. Set up some small camps for peripheral security.

That's what the Chu army did.They actually managed to protect the main camp with smaller camps on the outskirts, preventing the main camp from being harassed by the original army tonight.

Of course, the main camp of the Chu army was not attacked. It is really a question of how many soldiers of the Chu army can sleep after learning of the enemy's attack.

Zhi Yao asked with a smile: "Where does Guowei think the Chu army will attack next?"

Sun Tzu hardly thought about it, and replied: "It must be in the west."

Sun Wu participated in the whole process of how to harass the camp of the Chu army and how to arrange the activities of the original army responsible for the night attack.

Then, what route did the Chu army that was able to successfully attack the original army camp at night take so as not to encounter interception, and where the original army deliberately left any loopholes, Sun Wu must be clear about it.

After a while, the development of the situation proved that Sun Wu was right. The second battle broke out in the western part of the camp.

Yu Rang, who followed him all the way, asked: "If our army pretends to be the Chu army and returns to the camp, is it feasible?"

Zhiyao didn't say anything.

Knowing that Yurang is one of the generals Zhiyao wants to cultivate, Sun Wu answered without hesitation.

Sun Wu said: "Conspiracy is no better than Yangmou. As Rang said, if it is discovered, the person in disguise will be in danger of annihilating the entire army. Furthermore, if the conspiracy is not based on the capture of Lord Chu, it will be successful in disguise. Can it be of great benefit to the war?"

It's not a battle of attack and defense of the city. Using a conspiracy to occupy a city gate is conducive to entering the city, and then it is possible to conquer the entire city.

The main purpose of a sneak attack or night attack on the enemy's camp in the field is to make the enemy panic. It is best to cause the enemy's camp to roar, otherwise it will interfere with their rest.

The night attack or harassment in this situation requires a kind of persistence, which makes it difficult for the enemy to rest peacefully for a long time, accumulates into a state of exhaustion, and then serves the entire battle situation.

Before Zhiyao got in touch with Sun Wu, she thought that Sun Wu was a handsome man full of tricks. Later, she realized that Sun Wu seldom led the army alone, and was more of a staff officer as a deputy.

In addition, what Sun Wu pursues is to overwhelm others with power, that is, to accumulate many small advantages and eventually form a comprehensive big advantage. In fact, he seldom uses any conspiracies.

The military is really such a thing, making fewer mistakes than the enemy general, making better use of the convenience of the terrain, creating or finding opportunities to crush the enemy in one fell swoop.

Conspiracy or something?Have you ever heard the saying, "Cleverness is misunderstood by cleverness"?To use tricks, you must be prepared to be discovered and countered by the enemy.

To put it bluntly, every time you use a conspiracy, you are taking a risk. Unless it is time to take a risk, the more proficient you are, the less likely you are to use a conspiracy.

"The third enemy army has not shown signs." Zhiyao also did not get a report on where Ziguo was.

Fish white has appeared in the east, and there will be sufficient light in the sky and earth in less than a quarter of an hour.

During this period, the original army that went out to carry out the harassment mission last night returned. After the officers counted the number of people, the losses will be sent together with the battle report.

Puffs of cooking smoke have already risen from the original army camp, and the same situation is happening in the Chu army's other camps.

"Chu Lingyin's use of troops is not permanent." Sun Wu said.

Last night, the Chu army attacked the original army camp at night. After the original army counterattacked, the casualties and other losses of both sides have been calculated.

The original army killed and captured more than 500 Chu troops, and their own casualties were only more than [-], and six of them died of burning.

Just like the original army mainly used fire attacks as a means of harassment, the Chu army's night attack on the original barracks must also set fire as the main goal, and it is inevitable that there will be casualties in the ruthless water and fire.

The number of casualties in the original army was so small, it was naturally because the original army had already prepared, put down their pockets and waited for the Chu army to enter to play with the rain of arrows, so that they would not rush up to play any melee combat.

During the time when the monarch and his ministers were eating together, Sun Wuxin recalled the consumption of arrows and said: "Yesterday and last night, our army consumed more than [-] arrows."

Of course, it is not that the original army only shot more than 4000 arrows. After the war, it must be recycled. The number of arrows reached more than 4.

At the same time, the original army definitely couldn't recover the arrows every time.

"Replenish from time to time, and craftsmen in the army are also producing." Zhiyao didn't quite understand what Sun Wu was doing when he mentioned the number of arrows.

When they went south, they carried 50 arrows of various types, which was extremely exaggerated in terms of carrying capacity, far exceeding the number of arrows that the rest of the princes would carry, not to mention that they were constantly replenishing.

Sun Wu said: "The Chu army knows that our army is good at archery, and has always used arrows to open the way in wars. During the war, the arrow rain has never stopped. If the use of arrows is gradually reduced, and one day no longer shoots arrows, what will the Chu army think?"

How else to think, I must think that the original army has no arrows.

Zhiyao understood Sun Wu's thinking a little bit.

There is a Chu army of about [-], who has been stationed around the "Hulao" without moving. Their intention there must be to cut off the nearest supply route for the original army.

The original army could still resupply from the guard, but the distance was much longer than the "Hulao" resupply route.

Not just those.

Zhiyao said: "It's well known all over the world that the Wei family hasn't been wiped out, and there may be something to write about."

Sun Wu knew that Zhiyao could understand his own thoughts, so he said with a smile: "Your Majesty also played in Qidi before going out."

Qi was the latest to be ruled by the Zhi family. Qi has its own history, and was occupied by the Zhi family in a very useless situation. Some people accept that the Zhi family ruled Qi, and some people must not accept it.

After occupying a place, the most difficult part is to clear out those enemies who are hiding. The war between Yuan country and Chu country is inevitable. Why didn't Zhiyao take the opportunity to set up a situation and try to attract some people?
Zhiyao said: "The widow's worry now is the country of Yue."

This time, Yue State did not choose a side. Gou Jian was using troops against Ju State on the one hand, and on the other hand he must be waiting for Yuan State and Chu State to decide the outcome.

The State of Yue used troops against the State of Ju?It's okay to say that the Yuan country defeated the Chu army. Once the Chu army wins, will Goujian, who is fighting in the Ju country, take advantage of the situation and enter the land of Lu?
So, Zhiyao has made some arrangements in Qidi, and he should be more cautious if he wants to stir up the situation.

Sun Wu would not be so stupid, and asked Zhiyao directly if he had no confidence in this battle.

Take Sun Wu as an example, how could he not understand that there is no so-called 100% certainty in the world, especially with so many uncertain factors in military confrontation, even a little mistake may end in a fiasco.

"Your Majesty, do you think that Qin and Dai will not use their full strength?" Sun Wu asked other questions.

Needless to say, Zhiyao really didn't pay much attention to the ongoing fighting on the western front.

That was Zhiyao's judgment based on the overall situation, not to underestimate the alliance between Qin and Dai.

As long as the Yuan country can support the Chu country, how stupid would the Qin country be to take back the front line of Jingshui?

If Qin State really regained the Jingshui line, they would no longer be able to use their troops flexibly. After that, the original country would send troops to the Jingshui line every year, consuming Qin State for many years.

After listening to Zhiyao's views on the war on the western front, Sun Wu thought to himself: "In the beginning, the king must have thought of annihilating the Chu army going north? Now his thinking seems to have changed. The coping methods seem to be getting more and more mature?"

The state of Chu is really too big, the development rate is still very bad, and the road conditions are even more worrying.

There is one thing Sun Tzu guessed right.

Zhiyao has been thinking about how to deal with Chu State, and indeed she has thought of a practical solution, that is...

(End of this chapter)