Who is not Cao Cao?

Chapter 167 Burning Bowangpo

When Liu Bei heard Guan Yu talk about Runan, he immediately thought of He Yan's appearance.

"According to Yunchang's words, isn't this person the Marquis Shen who made good friends with Zilong?"

Liu Bei suddenly felt like an enemy.

The course of the Battle of Guandu, for a hero like Liu Bei who is always concerned about the situation in the world, it is natural to ask about everything in detail.

In addition, Guan Yu and Zhao Yun were both in the Cao camp at that time, and Liu Bei's familiarity with the Battle of Guandu was no less than that of some people who were on the battlefield.

"He Yan is not good at charging into battle, but his resourcefulness is astonishing. I should not underestimate him."

Liu Bei was in Xinye for a long time, but he didn't know that He Yan made another trip to Lujiang in the middle, and made a record of "killing the generals before the battle", and he still dealt with He Yan according to the information from the Battle of Guandu.

"According to what Yun Chang said, He Yan and Li Dian should not be good at leading troops in battle, the main ones are Xiahou Dun and Yu Jin."

Among them, Xiahou Dun has some abilities and Liu Bei also knows, so the biggest enemy on the battlefield is needless to say Yu Jin.

"Yu Jin is the most resolute, and he is the best at defending... If you want to defeat him, I am afraid it will be really difficult."

Among the generals under Cao Cao's command, Yu Jin's defensive ability can't be said to be the first.

Compared with Cao Ren, Yu Jin is the real general who puts his "defense" to the core. Liu Bei heard that Yu Jin is on the opposite side, and he also knows that a hard attack is unlikely to succeed.

"Cao Jun must be lured out!"

Liu Bei's perennial military career made him immediately make a judgment——

"This battle can only be outsmarted!"

Not surprisingly, a general tactic of "burning Bowangpo" has emerged in Liu Bei's mind, and he is about to come out to try Cao Jun's quality.

As soon as Liu Bei's army arrived, Cao Jun's scouts also reported Liu Bei's lineup to the coach.

When he heard that the three generals "Guan Yu", "Zhang Fei" and "Zhao Yun" were all in the formation, He Yan's heart immediately felt extremely at ease.

According to the report of the spies, Liu Bei stopped moving forward when he was [-] miles away from Cao Ying, and instead set up camp on the spot, apparently intending to confront Cao Jun.

When Xiahou Dun and Yu Jin saw Liu Bei's behavior, they did not exceed their expectations.

"Liu Bei must have seen our army in good order, so he didn't dare to step forward."

General Cao Jun's main defense here is Liu Biao behind Liu Bei. It is expected that Liu Bei will not dare to step forward because he sees that he is weak.

Seeing that Liu Bei had already arrived at the door, He Yan paddled even harder: "Uncle Yuan Rang, General Yu, Liu Bei is not the kind of person who gives up easily."

"He's camping far away from us, so he must have some kind of ghost idea... Or should we send a troop to harass him?"

Xiahou Dun was slightly pleasantly surprised: "Does Yulang want to take the initiative to invite Ying?"

"No, I mean to let General Li Dian go..."

Li Dian:? ? ?
Only Li Dian has a good temper, otherwise he would have to have a few words with He Yan.

Xiahou Dun glared at He Yan: "The suggestion is very good, but don't suggest it anymore."

At this moment, Yu Jin thought of something: "No!"

what's wrong?
"What Marquis Shen said... has some truth."

Yu Jin was by Cao Cao's side from the beginning.

Moreover, unlike the clan generals like Xiahou Dun who guarded the rear of Cao Cao at the beginning, he was actually more inclined to fight.

Because of this, the several battles between Cao Cao and Liu Bei in Xuzhou back then were not defeated by Yu Jin, and he was very familiar with Liu Bei.

"Liu Xuande doesn't follow the rules when using troops, and he often adapts to changes."

"He led the troops here alone, even if he saw that the situation was not right, he wouldn't just pretend to be dead and set up camp on the spot."

"Perhaps it is true what Marquis Shen said, Liu Bei is planning something... If I wait to send troops at this time, I don't want to be able to see through Liu Bei's plan, and I can somewhat interrupt Liu Bei's arrangement."

Xia Houdun heard that Yu Jin, who was proficient in military affairs, thought that what He Yan said was somewhat reasonable, so he thought about the feasibility of marching.

Taking advantage of the unstable foothold of the place to launch an attack is a strategy recommended in military books. After thinking about it for a while, Xiahou Dun decided to let Li Dian go to test it out.

"No, I'll go there myself."

Yu Jin vetoed Xiahou Dun's military order: "Liu Bei's Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, and Zhao Yun are all enemies of ten thousand people. They have the ability to take the head of a general in a rebellious army. It would be too dangerous for Li Dian to lead the army in person."

"Besides, if I go there, I can better observe Liu Bei's barracks and see what he is planning."

Yu Jin's way of thinking can be said to be more mechanical than mechanical.

In military operations, the only pursuit is to maximize benefits, and there are no other considerations.

It is probably because of this that Cao Cao trusted Yu Jin so much, making Yu Jin the only one among all Cao Cao's generals (including the clan generals) with a fake Yue.

Xiahou Dun was also very familiar with Jin's style of doing things. Seeing that Yu Jin insisted on going, he handed him the soldier talisman and asked Yu Jin to lead the troops to harass Liu Bei's barracks.

The "Yanzhou soldiers" under Yu Jin's command are actually of the same origin as Cao Cao's elite "Qingzhou soldiers".

Therefore, Yu Jin's subordinates are also one of the best soldiers in the Cao Cao Group, and they are almost invincible.

When Liu Bei, who was camping, heard that Yu Jin came to attack with his own part, it made him doubt his ears.

"Yu Ban's soldiers have always been rigid, and Xiahou Dun is not a man who is eager for success. How could he take such a risk this time? Attack while our army is camping?"

After excluding Yu Jin and Xiahou Dun, Liu Bei naturally shifted his suspicions to He Yan and Li Dian.

Coupled with He Yan's own "halo", Liu Bei gradually locked on He Yan.

"He Yan..."

Liu Bei had a headache about Cao Jun's change, but he was not too panicked.

"The whole army is deployed! Clear the place!"

Although Yu Jin is leading the elite to attack, Liu Bei is confident that Yu Jin should not bet all his chips.

In addition, Yu Jin always pays attention to order and clarity in fighting. If he sees that his barracks are neat, he will definitely not attack again!
A psychological game just unfolded between Liu Bei and Yu Jin. Fortunately... Liu Bei finally made the right bet.

Yu Jin, who came from the east, did not launch an attack after seeing that Liu Bei's army was already in formation. Instead, he ordered his scouts to circle around Liu Bei's formation.

"Report to the general, there is nothing unusual about Liu Bei's army, but there are some branches and fallen leaves scattered in the surrounding woods, which should be the materials they will march and set up camp before."

Yu Jin didn't pay attention to this information at first, but soon Yu Jin realized something.

"Go again! See if there are more or less branches around you?"

The surrounding scouts didn't understand Yu Jin's deep meaning, but with Yu Jin's side for so long, these soldiers have already understood one thing, that is, there is only one way to treat Jin's orders, and this way of treating is unconditional obedience!
Soon, the scouts who had just explored for a while re-investigated the situation of Liu Bei's barracks and the surrounding jungle, and reported it to Yu Jin in detail.

Yu Jin's unhappy face quietly raised an imperceptible smile: "Retreat!"

After Jin returned to the barracks, he told everyone the information the scouts had detected, and then watched everyone's reactions with great interest.

Both Xiahou Dun and Li Dian looked incomprehensible, while He Yan showed an expression of "as expected".

"It seems that Marquis Shen already knows Liu Bei's strategy."

Yu Jin's words made Xia Houdun and Li Dian look at He Yan together, and He Yan nodded slightly.

"If you want to defeat the strong with the weak, apart from such a special accident as in Guandu, there are only a few tricks that can be used."

"Liu Bei collected small branches instead of thick trunks, obviously not for the purpose of building a camp."

"Now it's autumn, and the branches and leaves are falling, so there's no need to say anything about what Liu Bei wants to do."

After the analysis, Yu Jin looked at He Yan in admiration, and Xiahou Dun and Li Dian also understood.

"Liu Bei wants to attack with fire!"

Xiahou Dun slammed his palm hard: "Yes! Now is the time when everything is boring, and the fire can easily become bigger. It's not surprising that Liu Bei thought of the fire attack!"

Li Dian heard that He Yan could judge Liu Beijun's plan from just a few dead branches and leaves, which made Li Dian's previous contempt for He Yan because of the "new learning" disappeared for a moment.

Although Li Dian himself is good at Confucian classics, he never asks others to be the same as himself.

In the army, being able to fight is the hard target, and in terms of economics...just enough!
However, Li Dian was still a little puzzled: "We are not in the valley or in the city, and the food and grass in the rear are also guaranteed by the geographical advantage. If Liu Bei wants to use fire, will it be difficult?"

"Who said Liu Bei is going to set us on fire?"

He Yan's point made Li Dian realize instantly: "What does Marquis Shen mean is that Liu Bei wants to burn his own camp and then let our army attack?"

Li Dian hurried to observe the map in the military tent.

"I'm afraid Liu Bei wants to set his tent on fire on purpose, and then lure us to pursue him!"

"Afterwards, Liu Bei can design the government soldiers on the south side of Bowang Slope, where the view is not wide. If our army doesn't notice for a while, it may really suffer a big loss!"

What Li Dian said is actually the whole process of Liu Bei's "burning Bowangpo" in history.

In "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms", this victory over Cao Jun was grafted onto Zhuge Liang by Luo Guanzhong, and became Zhuge Liang's first battle out of the mountain.

Although it is not very moral, it can also be seen that Liu Bei fought a beautiful battle, and he is even qualified to be named Zhuge Liang...

However, Liu Bei's plan to lure Cao Jun has been discovered by Yu Jin. This time Cao Jun will definitely not repeat the same mistakes and become Liu Bei's military exploits.

"I'll just wait and watch!"

Now that Cao Jun has the upper hand and has discovered Liu Bei's little trick, there must be no reason to go out and give Liu Bei his head.

After that, it's up to both parties who will be the first to hold back!
(End of this chapter)