Three Kingdoms: Heir of Wolong, my father-in-law is Guan Gong

Chapter 259: Cao Ren used a clever strategy to set up an ambush and deployed Zhuge's clever plan (Pursuit)

Nanzhai.

Cao Ren was so angry that he kicked the wooden table in front of him away, and his sword was half unsheathed in an instant.

After enduring it for a moment, Cao Ren angrily put the sword back into its scabbard and kicked the wooden table back to its original position.

"Come here, bring me wine and food!" Cao Ren angrily sat back on his seat.

The guards did not dare to neglect and quickly ordered Cao Ren's dedicated cook to prepare food and wine.

When the food and wine arrived, Cao Ren turned his anger into appetite and devoured the food and wine like a wolf.

The anger also gradually dissipated with wine and food.

After he had had enough food and wine, Cao Ren's anger was gone.

"Beat the drum and gather the generals!"

"The morale in the camp is low now. How can we intercept Guan Yu if he breaks out?"

"Cao Kai."

Xia Houxian did not dare to neglect, and hurriedly led Cao Ren into the commander's tent, and then turned away the rest of the people.

Rewards of wine and meat are usually given only after winning a battle. This is what the military book Xia Houxian read said, and this is how sergeants have always been restrained.

Xia Houshang, Cao Kai and others will come one after another.

Cao Ren put aside his empty job and returned to his normal tenacity and judgment.

When they arrived at Dongzhai, Xia Houxian led the crowd to greet him: "Why is the general here?"

"With your two thousand cavalry, we will intercept and kill the Han Dog's grain team from Xinye to Fancheng and capture their flag."

"Order!"

Especially the sergeant who couldn't even take a sip of oil soup on weekdays was even more excited.

"exist!"

"Order!"

"I want the horse to run, but I don't want the horse to eat grass. How can there be such a cheap thing in the world?"

"exist!"

Cao Ren shouted softly: "The art of war is dead, but people are alive."

Most of the sergeants were straightforward and did not think too much about why Cao Ren wanted to give him food and wine; only a few were astute and guessed that a big battle was coming.

Xia Houxian was puzzled: "All the antlers outside the east stronghold were destroyed last night, and none of the officers and men in the camp had any military exploits. It might be inappropriate to prepare wine and meat at this time."

As Cao Ren expected: After discussing with Fu Xu, Zong Yu and Fu Kuang, Guan Xing decided to abandon Xinye City and retreat south along the Feishui River in the direction of Xiangyang.

After glancing at the generals, Cao Ren did not mention last night's defeat again, but decisively issued a new military order.

"Xia Houshang."

Guan Yu did not participate in the discussions between the four generals of Guan Xing.

Without further explanation, after issuing military orders one by one, Cao Ren took the four generals Li Zhen, Shi Jing, Le Lin and Han Rong to Dongzhai.

Not long after.

In Guan Yu's words: I have solved the most dangerous situation for you, it's your turn to behave.

As soon as Cao Ren's meat and wine came out, all the soldiers in the camp cheered.

"There is a forest here. Although the forest is not big, it can be defended according to dangers and block Wei Dog's cavalry troops."

"Li Zhen, Shi Jing, Le Wei, Han Rong, you and other four generals will follow me to Dongzhai."

"You lead a thousand men to stay in Nanzhai and set up my tooth flag. If you see Guan Yu, don't fight. Just light a fire in the whole camp to warn!"

"Do it quickly!"

Xia Houxian shook his head: "Too many antlers were destroyed last night, and it is difficult to rearrange them all at once."

In Xinye City.

"General, we have unanimously decided to break out of the encirclement through the east gate tonight; then retreat south to set up camp twenty miles away from Feishui River."

"The reward of wine and meat is to boost morale. If Guan Yu breaks through, he can fight bravely to kill the enemy."

Cao Ren did not blame Xia Houxian, but directly ordered: "There is no need to arrange the antlers any more. I predict that Guan Yu from Xinye will break through the east gate tonight."

Cao Ren asked coldly: "Have the antlers outside the city been rearranged?"

Seeing that Cao Ren was angry, Xiahou Xian did not dare to refute, so he quickly ordered the cooks in the camp to take out all the food and wine in the camp to reward the army.

After having enough food and wine, and eating delicious meat and soup, all the grievances I usually have have disappeared.

Cao Ren's face was stern: "Enter the tent to discuss matters."

The four generals responded one after another.

Li Zhen was the son of Li Dian, Shi Jing was the son of Shi Huan, Le Lin was the son of Le Jin, and Han Rong was the son of Han Hao, all of whom were after General Wei Hu.

"Take out all the food and wine in the camp and let the sergeants have a feast to boost their morale."

Guan Xing briefly reported the combat deployment to Guan Yu.

Guan Yu knew the terrain of this place very well. He didn't even look at the map and asked directly: "Although this forest is dangerous, it can be backed by the Feishui River."

"If we stand against the water and are surrounded by Cao Ren's army, we will have no chance to break through."

Guan Xingdu believed: "Jingzhou soldiers are all good at water, if they really need to break through."

"We can directly cut down the wooden rafts, abandon the baggage and take the water to retreat directly to Xiangyang City."

"So, what can Cao Ren do?"

Guan Yu stroked his beard and expressed approval of Guan Xing's answer.

Although it was said that the village was built with its back to the wall, Guan Xingxuan's position was not that of a desperate situation.

Abandoning the baggage and cutting wooden rafts to reach Xiangyang, although it would be a bit embarrassing, the lives of the troops were saved.

"Cao Ren is not a fool, and it is not difficult to predict our army's intention to break out."

"If Cao Ren deploys an ambush outside Dongzhai tonight, how should you respond?"

Guan Yu asked again.

After many battles with Cao Ren, Guan Yu would not be so arrogant that Cao Ren would not even be able to judge this intention.

Without hesitation, Guan Xing said with enthusiasm as a young man: "The brave will win when we meet on a narrow road. If Cao Ren has an ambush, let's fight to see who has the spirit to fight to the death!"

"Cao Ren fell into a trap last night and all the antlers outside the Dongzhai were destroyed. I expect the morale of the Dongzhai to be low. Even if there is an ambush, how can they stop me?"

Guan Yu shook his head slightly and looked at Fu Wei, Zong Yu and Fu Kuang: "You three, do you think so too?"

Fu Wei held his head high and held his chest high: "As a Han official, I will die as the soul of Han Dynasty. I will not be afraid of life or death. If I am ambushed by a Wei dog, I will fight to the death to cut off my descendants."

Fu Kuang also smiled and said: "General, I only know that you should not panic when encountering an ambush; as long as I am stronger and braver, I can defeat cleverness with force and not be afraid of any tricks and ambushes."

Fu Xu is brave and brave, and Fu Kuang is strong. Both of them are types who pursue martial arts.

Only Zong Yu, who once served as Zhang Fei's chief secretary and had a reputation as a virtuous man, expressed a different view:
"Sun Tzu's Art of War" says: "The way to use troops is to surround them by ten, attack them by five, divide them when they are doubled. If the enemy is small, you can fight it. If you are small, you can escape from it. If you are weak, you can avoid it." "

"We have few soldiers and Wei soldiers are numerous. We should try our best to avoid a narrow encounter with Wei soldiers."

"If Cao Ren has an ambush outside the East Stronghold and our troops are not strong enough to defeat the enemy, we should withdraw from the battle immediately, withdraw our troops, rest and regroup, and look for another opportunity."

Guan Yu nodded slightly and asked again: "Xinye is surrounded, and we only have enough food and baggage for a few days."

"If we lose this opportunity to break through, we will have no chance to break through again."

"So, so what?"

Zong Yu was stunned for a moment, frowning and wondering what to do.

Guan Yu sighed secretly.

The generals still have too little battlefield experience. Although they have certain experience or strategies, their thinking is not comprehensive enough.

Guan Yu reminded: "If Cao Ren deploys heavy troops outside the East Stronghold, the Southern Stronghold will definitely be empty."

Zong Yu responded: "After withdrawing from the battle, we should immediately turn back to Nanzhai and use Nanzhai to break out."

Guan Xing frowned: "But there are so many antlers outside Nanzhai, how can we break through and escape?"

Zong Yu suddenly understood at this moment: "Mr. Guanfu, you just said that when we meet on a narrow road, the brave will win."

"When the enemy is outnumbered and the enemy is numerous, meeting on a narrow road will only lead to a loss of strength; when the enemy is outnumbered, how can the enemy dare to stop them?"

Guan Xing was shocked and realized the key: "It's me who is stupid. I caught him by surprise and attacked him unprepared."

"But how can we deceive Cao Ren and make him think that we are retreating to the city instead of breaking through the Nanzhai?"

Zong Yu suggested: "I once saw a method used by the general Chariot and Cavalry. You can prepare some haystacks outside Dongzhai and arrange them in a military formation."

"When I break out to Nanzhai, I will light these haystacks as suspicious soldiers to confuse Cao Ren's judgment."

Guan Xing stroked his palm: "Wonderful! Cao Ren is a suspicious soldier, so Cao Ren can't judge whether we are going to break through the south village or continue to break through the east village."

The four generals discussed the details again, such as how many haystacks to prepare, when to light the fire, etc., and then asked Guan Yu for advice.

Guan Yu stroked his beard and nodded: "It's a good idea, you can give it a try."

In fact, according to Guan Yu's idea, it is safest to concentrate his troops and then attack Xizhai.

Last night we pretended to rob the camp, but tonight we really rob the camp.

It was just the enthusiasm of the four generals that Guan Yu didn't want to attack.

If Guan Yu had to formulate all tactics, why should Guan Xinglai be the leader of this partial army?

As long as the final goal can be achieved, Guan Yu doesn't care which tactic is more subtle.

With Guan Yu's approval, the four generals immediately started preparations.

Simultaneously.

Guan Yu also told the four generals that he would not act with them tonight.

Mi Zhao couldn't understand: "General, if these five hundred cavalry don't participate in the battle, the combat power of the Xinye Central Army will be much weaker."

Guan Yu shook his head: "If these five hundred cavalry participate in the battle, I will not agree with the tactics of the four generals."

"Wouldn't it be easier if I go directly to the Western Village?"

"Cao Ren uses his troops well. Even if the four generals break out of the encirclement through new fields, they will soon be overtaken by Cao Ren."

"I don't have any information in Xinye, so I can't know the specific war in Nanxiang County."

"The top priority is to get in touch with Bosson's scouts immediately to clarify the current situation."

"You have to remember that the advantage of cavalry is mobility; if there is no mobility, the cavalry will send horses to the enemy."

Mi Zhao accepted the instruction happily.

That night.

Guan Yu went out of the west gate again and ran to the west village again using his old tricks.

Xu Shang and Lu Jian, who had suffered losses last night, stopped panicking and lit fires throughout the camp, and quickly organized a counterattack.

Guan Yu was not willing to fight either, and after destroying some more camps, he headed west.

Xu Shang and Lu Jian led their troops to chase him out, and did not return until Guan Yu disappeared in the darkness.

"Guan Yu, a common man, still wants to repeat his old tricks, but there is no way tonight, haha!" Seeing Guan Yu running away, Xu Shang did not dare to challenge, and laughed loudly.

Lu Jian also laughed: "Tomorrow I will go to the general to ask for credit. Tonight you and I managed to defeat Guan Yu."

Lu Jian deliberately emphasized the words "repelled Guan Yu", laughed with Xu Shang and returned to the camp.

I don't know.

Guan Yu didn't take Xu Shang and Lu Jian seriously at all. After rushing out of Xizhai, he immediately dispersed his cavalry to look for the scouts sent by Zhuge Qiao.

About half an hour.

Zhuge Wang led a scout to arrive.

The scout had arrived outside Xinye City a long time ago, but because Cao Ren surrounded Xinye from all sides, it was difficult for the scout to get in touch with Guan Yu inside Xinye City.

Now seeing Guan Yu, the scout excitedly handed over the battle report: "General, general assisting the Han generals to capture Nanxiang City, Wei general Xu Huang committed suicide."

"General Fu Han has personally led his army back to Xiangyang by water, so he ordered the villain to pass the news."

After hearing that Xu Huang committed suicide, Guan Yu closed his eyes and sighed: Brother!
Although he had expected this result when he sent out troops, Guan Yu still felt sad when he heard the news that Xu Huang had committed suicide.

Zhang Liao died, and so did Xu Huang.

Two friends from the Wei camp died on the battlefield, which made Guan Yu sigh.

"Where is Xu Huang's body?" Guan Yu asked softly.

The scout hurriedly said: "General Fu Han asked Xu Huang's bodyguard to help his coffin back to Luoyang."

After hearing Zhuge Qiao's arrangement, Guan Yu also understood Zhuge Qiao's intention. Fighting on the battlefield, life and death depend on God.

Now that everyone is their own master, Zhuge Qiao cannot let Xu Huang go just because he had a good personal relationship with Guan Yu; letting Xu Huang's bodyguards help his coffin back to Luoyang was out of Guan Yu's favor.

If there is a villain who wants to frame Zhuge Qiao, he will even take this incident out of context.

a long time.

Guan Yu calmed down his emotions, put away the battle report, and ordered the troops to rest where they were and wait until dawn before taking action again.

the other side.

Four generals, Guan Xing, Fu Xu, Zong Yu and Fu Kuang, led more than 10,000 new field troops to Dongzhai to break out of the encirclement.

As expected, I met Cao Ren.

"The general has a clever plan, and Cao Ren is indeed here!"

The fourth general Guan Xing looked solemn.

If Guan Yu hadn't warned him, tonight's breakout would have become extremely dangerous.

"Retreat to Xinye and implement the second plan!" Guan Xing decisively ordered to withdraw his troops and not fight with Cao Ren.

Such a decisive reaction made Cao Ren frown: "It's strange, with the bravery of a Han dog, he shouldn't be so timid."

"Moreover, Guan Yu is not seen here either."

In shock and doubt.

People reported that Han soldiers were arrayed outside Dongzhai holding torches.

Cao Ren quickly rode his horse and looked from a high place, only to see phalanxes appearing one by one, glowing with fire, very neatly.

Immediately afterwards, there was another fire like a long snake walking towards Nanzhai.

Li Dian's son Li Zhen guessed: "Could it be that the Han dogs saw that there was a general in Dongzhai, so they were preparing to break out of Nanzhai?"

Le Jin's son Le Wei retorted: "Nanzhai is full of antlers, how can Han dogs dare to go? I'm afraid they are just pretending to be suspicious and want to trick me into going to Nanzhai."

Cao Ren squinted his eyes and thought carefully for a while: "No need to guess. You two lead troops to investigate."

Li Zhen and Le Wei took the order and left.

The two of them stepped in cautiously, but before they even got close to the fire formation, soldiers and horses came out from each side on the left and right.

"Fu Xu, the captain of Nanjun, is here. Wei Gou, you have fallen into the general's trap!"

"The governor of Guiyang, Fu Kuang, is here, Wei Gou has come to accept his fate!"

Li Zhen and Le Wei were shocked.

The two men originally led few troops, but now they were ambushed. They dared not fight, so they hurriedly returned to their own formation to report to Cao Ren.

"General, Han dogs are disgusting, they actually set up an ambush in the front." Le Wei was furious, and when he was retreating, he accidentally got hit by a stray arrow in his arm.

This is simply a shame!
Cao Ren looked at the flames of the formation and the disappearing flames in the direction of Nanzhai. He became more suspicious and shouted: "Shi Jing, Han Rong. Lead the cavalry to investigate immediately!"

The second general came out and left in response.

This time, Shi Jing and Han Rong did not encounter an ambush and successfully arrived at the fire.

Seeing that these fires were just piles of burning haystacks, Shi Jing and Han Rong were shocked and quickly rode back: "General, the Han dogs are not here! They are all haystacks!"

Cao Ren's expression changed greatly, and he yelled at Li Zhen and Le Wei: "How could your fathers be so heroic, how could they be so useless?"

Li Zhen and Le Wei looked ashamed.

If he had challenged Fu Xu and Fu Kuang just now, he would have discovered that Fu Xu and Fu Kuang did not have many soldiers.

"Xia Houxian, you stay in Dongzhai!"

"The rest of you, follow me to Nanzhai immediately!"

Cao Ren made a prompt decision.

There are only a thousand people in Nanzhai setting up false flags. If these Han soldiers are allowed to break through and escape, the battle will be a big loss.

The subtle time difference allowed the Han soldiers in Xinye to seize the opportunity to break through.

Guan Xing even falsely called himself Guan Yu and charged forward under the banner of Guan Yu.

Cao Kai, who was left behind in Nanzhai, did not dare to challenge and quickly ordered the whole camp to raise fire as a warning.

Guan Xing was very excited.

Although Nanzhai has many antlers, its defensive strength is extremely empty.

Not a single Wei soldier dared to fight!
"Don't be reluctant to fight, charge and kill quickly!" Guan Xing shouted with his sword, and the Han soldiers behind him followed closely.

Seeing the fire in Nanzhai, Cao Ren felt even heavier: The calculation was wrong!

"We will go to Fancheng instead of Nanzhai." Cao Ren decisively issued a new military order.

If you go to Nanzhai at this time, you can't stop the Han soldiers in Xinye.

Instead of chasing Han soldiers, it is better to intercept Han soldiers on their way to Xiangyang in advance.

On the avenue, Xia Houshang, who received the news, decisively blocked the avenue.

Two thousand cavalry blocked the road, which was a big shock to the Han soldiers who broke through.

"Why are there still Wei dogs here?" Guan Xing's expression changed drastically.

At this time, Guan Xing understood why Guan Yu was unwilling to break out together, but chose to act alone.

Guan Yu had expected that tonight's breakout would not be so simple!
"Hurry to the water!"

Guan Xing was frightened and after discussing with Zong Yu, he was forced to retreat to Feishui.

This distance to Feishui is still ten miles away from the target!

However, Guan Xing had no more choices.

There is still a chance of survival if you go to Feishui, but you will die if you go to other places!
A night of pursuit and interception.

Han soldiers were besieged again.

"I almost let these Han dogs escape!" Cao Ren secretly wiped the cold sweat from his forehead.

Shi Jing said excitedly: "The Han dogs have established a stronghold with their backs against the water. It is already a dead end! The last general is willing to lead his troops to attack!"

Cao Ren shook his head: "Don't worry! Although setting up a stronghold against the water is a fatal situation, it is also easy for Han dogs to fight to the death."

"Let these Han dogs starve for a few hours first."

"Send the order, light a fire and make rice immediately, and let these Han dogs watch us eat!"

Cao Ren has rich combat experience and is well versed in the theory of morale.

At this time, the morale of the Han soldiers was still there.

A strong attack gives the opponent a chance to boost morale.

When this morale dissipated, it would not be easy for Guan Xing to make the tired and hungry Han soldiers fight to the death.

The most important thing is: Cao Ren doesn't know where Guan Yu is now.

If Guan Yu suddenly stabbed Guan Xing and others in the back while fighting to the death, the feeling would be uncomfortable.

not far away.

After Guan Yu rested for a few hours, he led his troops up the hillside.

Seeing the besieged Han soldiers, Mi Zhao worriedly said: "General, the breakout failed. This is not the planned retreat place."

Guan Yu narrowed his red eyes and spoke in a calm tone, as if he was not worried at all: "It is normal to fail. If I succeed, then I can go back to Chang'an to rest in peace."

If Guan Xingruo could win with less and lead Cao Ren by the nose, why would Guan Yu still fight on the battlefield in his sixties?

Wouldn't it be nice to go back to Chang'an to drink, play chess, reminisce and chat with Liu Bei, and comment on the world's civilized and martial arts?
Zhuge saw Guan Yu calm and relaxed, with admiration in his eyes: "General, what should we do next?"

Guan Yu said concisely and to the point: "Hold on!"

drag?
Mi Zhao and Zhuge Wang looked at each other.

Guan Xing and others are already stuck in a corner, why are they still delaying?

A sneer appeared on Guan Yu's lips: "Cao Ren has lost half of his victory by giving up the city and its favorable location."

"Cao Ren hasn't realized the danger involved!"

Mi Zhao and Zhuge Wang were shocked and understood the deep meaning of Guan Yu's words.

Why did Zhuge Qiao attack Nanxiang first?
In addition to the small number of soldiers in Nanxiang, the most important thing is that Cao Ren has 80,000 men and can't get out of the city!
As the attackers, Guan Yu and Zhuge Qiao were not afraid of Cao Ren going out of the city to pursue and intercept him, but they were afraid that Cao Ren would be a tortoise.

It seems that Cao Ren has the advantage here, but in fact, Cao Ren has been blinded by the benefits in front of him.

What could Cao Ren do to deal with Zhuge Qiao's reinforcements when he gave up the advantage of the city and the land and had no naval advantage?

Cao Ren was waiting for the morale of the Han soldiers to dissipate, and Guan Yu was waiting for Zhuge Qiao's reinforcements to arrive.

time flies.

Cao Renjun's lunch was filled with delicious food.

The tired and hungry Han soldiers swallowed their saliva when they smelled the aroma of rice.

Although the Han soldiers had food and grass, horses could eat grass raw, but this man could not eat food raw.

Each Han soldier could only eat a small amount of dry food to satisfy his hunger.

Faced with such a dilemma.

The faces of the four Guan Xing people also became increasingly ugly.

If more than 10,000 Han soldiers were killed, the four generals would be blamed and would be nailed to the pillar of shame.

Since the rise of Liu Bei in Jingzhou, there has never been a precedent for the loss of more than 10,000 soldiers.

"We must find a way to break out!"

"Otherwise, the four of us will bring shame to our descendants!"

The four generals Guan Xing gathered to discuss and prepare to break out before their morale had completely dissipated.

When the Wei soldiers on the opposite side saw the Han soldiers starting to organize their troops, they also formed formations one after another.

"He unexpectedly broke through while our army was having dinner." A ruthless look flashed in Cao Ren's eyes.

Obviously.

The fourth general Guan Xing knew very well that if the Wei soldiers were full, they would have no chance to break through.

Conflict is about to break out.

Both sides refused to give in.

Guan Xing's method of boosting morale is also very simple and direct: Wei Gou has prepared meals for us to eat.

Both sides were tired and hungry, and for a while there was no winner.

Seeing this, Guan Yu on the hillside nodded slightly, obviously approving of the time chosen by Guan Xing and the others to break out.

"It's time to meet Cao Ren." Guan Yu gently stroked the horse's mane and ordered with a sneer.

Five hundred cavalry roared down.

"Guan Yu's dog thief is indeed hiding behind his back!"

"Just in time to catch both your father and your son in one fell swoop!"

Cao Ren was not surprised but overjoyed when he saw Guan Yu appear.

If he hadn't been wary of Guan Yu, Cao Ren wouldn't have waited so long.

"Xiahou Shang, execute your unfinished military orders!" Cao Ren shouted.

Xia Houshang responded.

We failed to contain Guan Yu when we were in the north of Wancheng. We must stop Guan Yu today!
Only in this way can the shame be washed away!

"Guan Yu, the dog thief, can you recognize the Great Wei Zhengdong General Xiahou Shang!" Xiahou Shang led two thousand cavalry and shouted out.

Guan Yu Wenyan laughed and said, "The people who have betrayed themselves can become generals in the Eastern Conquest. There is no one left in the fake Wei Dynasty!"

Xiahou Shang was furious and led all the cavalry to charge Guan Yu.

At this moment, ten miles away.

One warship after another broke the water and raised its sails.

The man at the bow of the boat is none other than Zhuge Qiao from Nanxiang!

Along the water and land routes, there was also a group of vigorous sergeants walking in a hurry.

The leader is Wang Ping, who has not appeared for a long time!

The identity of the sergeant following Wang Ping was also revealed.

The most elite infantry created by Zhuge Qiao: Wudang Feijun!
(End of this chapter)