Three Kingdoms: I will act as a substitute for the Hunjun

Chapter 145 Counterattack Strategy (Please subscribe)

There's something weird about everything.

There were only about 4,000 Huns cavalry, and it was impossible for these people alone to launch an effective attack on Luoyang, which had a strong city.

The cavalry has always been used as an outpost assault, or to protect the main force on the flanks, but now these cavalry have withdrawn so far from Luoyang City, which can only mean one thing, that is, the infantry of the Baibo Bandits and Black Mountain Bandits did not attack the city.

They came to Luoyang but did not attack the city, so what exactly was their plan?

In the Chinese military tent, Liu Ming gathered several generals to discuss matters while having a meal.

"The Art of War says that everything will be successful if you are prepared, and if you are not prepared, it will be destroyed." Liu Mingdao, "There are many strange things in the enemy's situation. We made plans early. What advice do you have, dear sir?"

"What do the Xiongnu cavalry have to fear?" Lu Bu said disdainfully, "From what Bu saw, we can take advantage of their unpreparedness and lead an army to sneak attack tonight, defeating them in one fell swoop, and solving Luoyang's crisis."

During this trip to Hanoi, Lu Bu had many experiences of stealing camps, and his achievements were outstanding, so he developed a mindset. When he saw the enemy's camp, he wanted to go there and attack it.

"The enemy's situation is unknown, so it is not advisable to take risks." Zhang Liao shook his head and said, "If the enemy's cavalry and infantry are acting in coordination, then the infantry should not be far from the cavalry, but where it is is currently difficult to ascertain."

Liu Ming raised his head and looked at the tent, as if he wanted to see through the night outside, and murmured to himself: "The cavalry is on the other side of the mountain, but the infantry is missing. It cannot be ruled out that they are in the mountainous area. If the two If the bandits are hiding in the mountains, then everything makes sense."

"What does that make sense?" Zhang Fei asked with a confused look on his face.

"Surround the area for reinforcements?" Liu Bei said in a loss of voice, his face suddenly turned ugly.

Although Liu Bei's current military strategy is not very advanced, he is familiar with the art of war, and has experienced many battles and trainings in commanding troops and horses, so he still has basic military sensitivity.

Everyone became alert upon hearing this.

This is indeed what Liu Ming said.

Because the enemy's behavior can only be explained clearly in one direction, and that is to encircle the point and call for reinforcements.

They couldn't take advantage in Wen County, so they came to harass Luoyang. However, the attack on Luoyang was fake, and it was real to deceive the officers and soldiers to return reinforcements. Then they laid an ambush in this mountainous area and captured all the officers and soldiers.

It's indeed a good plan.

What should I do?

Everyone focused their attention on the emperor, waiting for him to make up his mind.

Liu Ming suddenly discovered that there was currently no one around him who could coordinate the overall situation like Zhu Jun or Gai Xun. They were all generals who could fight and kill.

It is no problem for these generals to fight the enemy one on one or even against several groups. But now the enemy has more than 40,000 people, and we are facing the enemy openly. No matter how good these generals are in fighting, if they are trapped in a tight siege, they will not be able to get away. .

"Tonight, the men will not take off their armor, and the horses will not leave their saddles. The generals will work hard to defend themselves." Liu Mingdao, "We will take a detour tomorrow. Since Luoyang is safe and sound, it doesn't matter if I go back sooner or later. The plan now is Don’t fall into the trap of thieves.”

"In terms of actual combat experience, all of you, dear friends, are much richer than me, and have participated in many battles to attack and defend camps." Liu Ming continued, "In my opinion, pure defense seems a bit passive, and it's also a bit passive. Is there a better strategy?”

"The general has a way, which he used before to prevent Huns soldiers at the border." Lu Bu said first, "That is to send scouts in the direction where the thieves are likely to come, and keep sentinels back and forth to discover the enemy's situation in time.

"If it's night, you can extend out and light a line of fire at the same time, about a few miles away. If the enemy comes from this direction, you can detect it in advance. However, there is a drawback. If there is a strong city to defend, it doesn't matter. If it is a flat camp, , and also allow the enemy to quickly find our campsite.”

Liu Ming thought for a while and said: "Three thousand of us are not too small. If there are enemy troops in this mountainous area, then they must have discovered us, so there is no need to worry about being found by the enemy. My dear friends, See if there is any other way?"

Lu Bu spoke from his own experience in defending the camp, but Liu Ming felt that there was still something lacking. In the final analysis, it was still a passive defense. When the enemy was strong and we were weak, and there were more enemies than we had, pure defense had little chance of winning.

At this time, Zhang Liao said, "Since we can conclude that the enemy is likely to attack the camp, why not use a trick, pretend not to know, and set up an ambush in the camp. If the enemy comes to kill them, they will be caught off guard. Wouldn't it be better?"

Liu Ming's eyes lit up. As expected of Zhang Liao, he thought more carefully than Lu Bu. Although Lu Bu's method is conducive to defense, it actually tells the enemy that the camp is prepared, and they will even send more troops and act more cautiously.

If the inside is tight and the outside is loose, pretending that nothing happened, and instead deploying pocket formations in the camp, it is very possible to complete the counterattack.

Liu Bei said: "I heard that there are more than 40,000 thieves going south this time. If they come in full force, our army only has 3,000. Even if we set up an ambush in the camp, it will be of no use. It is better to camp in another place overnight, or simply retreat and wait for daybreak." Then march in a detour."

Liu Bei is relatively more cautious in this approach. So far, he has been running around with his troops. Most of them are in a weak position. He has experience in escaping for his life. However, when it comes to defeating the strong with the weak, or even killing the opponent, he has no experience in this matter. .

Zhang Liao shook his head and said: "If the thieves really adopted the strategy of encirclement and reinforcements this time, they must have a very big plan. They are targeting the imperial army and even His Majesty. But now there are only three thousand official troops, which is not the main force of the brigade. There are many people along the way. The flag is not displayed, and the enemy has no idea which group we are from, let alone whether His Majesty is among them.

"Therefore, they will definitely not go out in full force, and they will not exceed five thousand troops at most. No matter how many people there are, it will be easy to expose the target in advance, and the meaning of the raid will be lost."

"Hey, this is a good relationship." Zhang Fei was excited when he heard it, "If there are only 5,000 thieves and infantry, I, Lao Zhang, with 300 black horse followers, can kill them without leaving a trace!"

Everyone burst into laughter, and Lu Bu cast a disdainful look. He looked down upon any general who boasted in front of him.

"Why didn't Yun Chang say a word?" Liu Ming saw that Guan Yu never spoke. Instead, Danfeng's eyes were slightly fascinated, and he was stroking his long beard with his hand, looking thoughtful.

"There's nothing to say." Guan Yu said calmly, "Wherever my brother is, my general will follow."

Oh, it turns out I have no idea, so why do you have to act so sophisticated?

"Okay, we will set up an ambush in the camp tonight to counterattack the thieves!" Liu Ming made a decision, "My dear friends, please go and arrange it immediately."

"According to the order!" Everyone saluted together and went about their business after leaving the tent.

Liu Ming's Chinese army tent couldn't stand still, because an ambush had to be arranged in the tent, and a huge pit was dug in front of the tent. A large flag was erected next to it, and a charcoal brazier was lit under it. Naturally, he told the thieves that there was a big BOSS here, and deliberately lured the thieves who attacked the camp to kill them here.

The soldiers and horses brought by Liu Ming this time were all elite, including 300 black horse righteous followers, 800 Bingzhou wolf cavalry, and nearly 2,000 Xiyuan troops under Zhang Liao.

If those who attack the camp tonight are not the Huns cavalry, but only the thousands of infantrymen of the Black Mountain Bandits and the White Wave Bandits, there will be no pressure to kill the opponent with deliberate calculation but not care.

Almost ready, Liu Ming ordered a bonfire barbecue event. The generals ate barbecue while watching the soldiers' wrestling, fencing and other performances.

The sound of play could be heard for miles.

It gives the impression that the leader of this team is obsessed with having fun and has no vigilance at all.

Among the mountains, Yang Feng and Huang Long climbed high and looked at the blazing fire in the distance.

Meteor Detective Ma one after another summarized the latest military information to them.

"Reporting to Commander Qu, no other officers and soldiers were found south of the Yellow River." "Reporting to Commander Qu, the officers and soldiers did not display flags, so it is impossible to determine the identity of the general."

"Reporting to Commander Qu, the officers and soldiers are singing and dancing in the camp."

"Qi Qu Shuai..."

"Death is imminent, and you are still in the mood for revelry?" Huang Long sneered, "Brothers have been lying in wait here for a few days, and it's just time to grab some food and wine to improve themselves. Brother Yang, you will stay in the mountains tonight, and Huang will bring his own Three thousand Montenegrin brothers went to rob the camp and kill officials for meritorious deeds."

"Brother Huang, please be patient." Yang Feng said hurriedly, "The officers and soldiers have always been as cunning as foxes, and the generals themselves are very good at stealing camps. Brother Huang is going alone, which is a bit risky, so why not lead an army behind?" Respond, just in case.”

Yang Feng had seen the ability of the army to rob the camp, especially Lu Bu's cavalry raid, which made him tremble every time he thought about it. As the saying goes, one learns from every experience, but now that he wanted to rob the army's camp, he had one more Eyes of mind.

"You brothers, Bai Bo, are too cautious in your actions." Huang Long said disdainfully, "It's not like our brothers from Montenegro, who just go ahead and do it, so there's so much hesitation!"

Yang Feng was not happy when he heard this, and said with a serious face: "It seems that not long ago, you Marshal Zhang Yan was stolen from the camp by the army, and he was even beaten to seek refuge with my brother Bai Bo. Which one is stronger and which one is weaker? Do you need to say more?"

When Huang Long heard that the Black Mountain Army had been exposed, he was about to get angry. At this time, another scout came to report that the bonfires in the army camp had been extinguished and they seemed to be at rest.

The two looked forward, and sure enough they saw that there were far fewer lights in that direction than before.

"If you want to go and die on your own, Yang won't stop you." Yang Feng continued, "I'm afraid that by the time the Dog Emperor's troops arrive, you will already be dead and have done meritorious service."

Huang Long thought about it and felt that the overall combat effectiveness of the official army was indeed stronger than that of the Montenegrin army. If he went alone, he would lose more than he gained if something went wrong.

"Okay, you can go if you want." Huang Long waved his hand and said, "Huang will lead the charge with three thousand people in front, and you will lead three thousand people behind to support them. We will set off at three o'clock tonight."

Yang Feng: "It's a deal!"

Huang Long: "Remember, if Huang's robbery goes smoothly, you can't come up and take credit from me."

Yang Feng sneered and said nothing, turned around and prepared to go.

At three o'clock in the middle of the night, Yang Feng ordered 3,000 men and horses without lifting torches, and quietly walked towards the army camp in the dark.

After walking for a while, Yang Feng looked back and asked the soldiers beside him, "Can you see the figures of the Black Mountain Army?"

"Never seen it." The soldier replied.

Yang Feng frowned. Although the camps of the two armies were some distance apart, they had agreed to send out troops at midnight and march in one direction. There was no way there would be no movement from that side.

At this moment, suddenly, earth-shattering shouts of killing came from the direction of the army camp several miles away, followed by flames shooting into the sky.

"No, there is indeed an ambush. Huang Long set off early in order to gain credit." Yang Feng was so angry that he stamped his feet and said loudly: "Speed ​​up the march!"

The army moved forward quickly, but Yang Feng was still worried, so he ordered his soldiers to return to camp and bring 5,000 more troops to meet them.

Now that the target has been exposed, there is no need to cover it up anymore, but I don't know if there will be time to rescue Huang Long.

Just as Yang Feng guessed, in order to grab the credit, Huang Long set off at the second watch with three thousand Black Mountain bandits.

Ever since the Dog Emperor led his troops into Hanoi, the Black Mountain Army had never won a battle. Although there were only three thousand officers and soldiers at the moment, Huang Long must defeat them personally.

Use this credit to enhance your status in the Montenegrin Army. So we set off an hour in advance without waiting to receive the troops.

The journey went smoothly, and when he arrived at the army camp, he saw everything was quiet. Several torches were lit at the entrance of the camp, and there were also fires in the middle of the camp. A large flag was vaguely visible. He knew that that was the Chinese army's tent.

Obviously, these corrupt officers and soldiers have no sense of defense at all.

Huang Long and his men quietly walked forward, removed the antlers, and gently pushed the camp door, only to find that the camp door was ajar, so he pushed it open.

But this push also alerted the officers and soldiers guarding the gate.

"No, there's an enemy attack. Go and report to the commander!" The two defenders shouted while running towards the Chinese army's tent.

"The commander is in the Chinese army's tent. Get the commander up quickly. There is an enemy attack!"

Huang Long was amused when he saw it, hey, isn't this leading us to the Chinese army's big tent? It seems that the officers and soldiers are not all smart people.

"Kill!" Huang Long raised the knife in his hand into the air and shouted loudly, "Capture the thief first, capture the king, kill their coach!"

"Kill!" The three thousand Black Mountain bandits were also very excited and poured into the camp like a tide.

They had been hiding in the mountains for the past few days. They were cold and hungry. They could no longer hold on any longer. Seeing such a big camp, they suddenly became red-eyed. If they took it down, at least they could have a full meal tonight. .

So their morale was high, and they followed Huang Long and headed straight for the Chinese army's tent.

Not many officers and soldiers were seen along the way, and the light was relatively dark. Only the charcoal brazier was lit in the direction of the central army, and two officers and soldiers were shouting to lead the way, so they ignored the other camps.

Huang Long was also very excited in his heart. He watched the two officers and soldiers running to the big tent, but for some reason they walked away from the side and did not rush into the big tent.

Huang Long thought that he was chasing too fast and they were afraid of being blocked inside, so he didn't care and rushed straight towards the tent entrance.

Suddenly, I felt that the center of gravity of the war horse was tilted, and both the man and the horse fell into a big pit.

Crack, crackle...

The soldiers behind him couldn't hold their feet, and a lot of them fell down, hitting Huang Long so hard that he couldn't even lift his head.

Huang Long thought it was not good, he was afraid that he had really fallen into a trap!

As soon as this thought came to mind, a dazzling light shone in from above the head, followed by a deafening shout of killing.

(End of this chapter)