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

Chapter 74: Anticipating the enemy, Zhuge Qiao used an ambush for the first time
  Guan Yu was nearly sixty years old, and his energy was no longer as good as in his prime.

In addition, in the battle at Xunkou, Guan Yu was hit by a poisonous arrow.

Although the toxins were removed by bone scraping, Guan Yu could no longer be as brave as when his army stabbed Yan Liang to death in the past.

therefore.

Guan Yu had placed high hopes on Guan Ping very early on, hoping that Guan Ping could take charge of his own role in Jingzhou and become a general in Longzhong who could inherit Guan Yu's ambitions.

Guan Yu was also very attentive to Guan Ping's training.

I don't know if it was because he was too harsh. Although Guan Ping was cautious and steady, he still lacked the courage that a general should have.

In this regard.

Guan Yu didn't know how to correct it.

It is good to be cautious and steady for a general, but being cautious and steady without courage is still not enough.

Especially Guan Ping's performance today disappointed Guan Yu even more.

Guan Yu was in the middle of the game and forgot that a young eagle would never be able to fly high under the wings of an eagle.

Coupled with Guan Ping's heartfelt admiration for Guan Yu and his respect for his father's life as a human son, Guan Ping was always restrained and did not dare to act independently when he was cautious and steady.

Zhuge Qiao is different from Guan Xing.

When Zhuge Qiao came to Jingzhou, he always had the purpose of changing his destiny against nature, and he also had the bonus of the precognition ability of the historical eye. Therefore, although Zhuge Qiao would be cautious and steady, he would have more ideas than Guan Ping.

Guan Xing, on the other hand, is eager to gain Guan Yu's recognition, even if this recognition requires Guan Xing to wear armor and go into battle to become a brave soldier who is not afraid of death!

Therefore, when Guan Xing was shocked to hear that Guan Yu had been hit by an arrow, although he was worried, he was more angry.

Because Guan Ping has a cautious and steady character that he has developed over a long period of time, he will weigh the pros and cons.

And Guan Xing is more like Guan Yu when he was young. He gets angry and slashes with his sword. He will either kill the enemy in front of him or die.

Different statuses and different interests are naturally obvious.

Seeing that Guan Ping was being blamed, Zhuge Qiao was about to speak when he was interrupted by Guan Yu's gaze.

Obviously.

Guan Yu hoped that Guan Ping could think and reflect on his own, instead of Zhuge Qiao coming to defend Guan Ping.

"Ping'er, you go out first."

"Remember, don't reveal the news that Guan is not injured."

Guan Ping said nothing, clasped his fists and left.

Today's performance made Guan Ping extremely frustrated.

Guan Ping also needs time to reflect carefully on himself.

After Guan Ping left, Guan Yu's expression softened a lot, and he looked at Zhuge Qiao with a more approving look: "Ah Qiao, you performed well today. You reacted faster than Guan expected."

Zhuge Qiao did not dare to take credit: "It was the trapper who reacted first. Without the trapper's words of 'death but no life', it would be difficult for my nephew to muster the courage."

Guan Yu caressed his beautiful beard and said, "Aqiaomo must underestimate himself. If you hadn't ordered the drummers to beat the drums in time to cheer up, and also ordered Ping'er to lead the swordsmen out of the battle, our army would definitely be defeated today."

Zhuge Qiao asked the question in his heart: "Your Majesty, you are saying that today's victory or defeat will affect the morale of Fancheng, so you have to come to the battle in person."

"Why did the Lord pretend to be hit by an arrow and fall from his horse again today? Then how did Pang De appear within a hundred steps of the central army?"

Zhuge Qiao was full of doubts and couldn't figure it out.

Guan Yu frowned slightly, then smiled lightly and said: "Ah Qiao said that people from Xiliang are good at shooting, and also used Feng Chu and Zhou Lang as examples, which made Guan have the idea of ​​​​failing defeat."

"Pound is eager to prove his loyalty and will definitely look for an opportunity to shoot Guan in battle."

"However, there are very few people in this world who can pierce an arrow with a hundred steps. With Guan's ability, as long as he is careful, he can catch arrows with a hundred steps." "Therefore, Guan deliberately adjusted the strength of the Chinese army. Deployment, leading Pound to see the flaw."

Zhuge Qiao's expression suddenly changed: "Junhou, you are taking too many risks! If Pang De is really capable of piercing the Yangtze River with a hundred steps, wouldn't Junhou frustrate the three armies?"

Guan Yu's reaction was still very calm: "Guan learned this lesson and will not take such risks again in the future."

Zhuge Qiao choked on his words.

Judging from Guan Yu's tone, he didn't take it seriously at all.

"Junhou——"

Zhuge Qiao was about to persuade him again, but Guan Yu waved his hand and interrupted Zhuge Qiao's advice:

"Ah Qiao, you are not a military commander, so you don't know how to fake defeat to lure the enemy. If you can't make your opponent believe that Guan is really hit by an arrow, how can you fake defeat to lure the enemy?"

"What Guan did today was not only to test your reaction in battle, Heping'er, but also to tell you the difference in the military's civil and military thinking."

"Counsels often make plans with their mouths, and they think they are sure of victory by giving the generals a lie to lure the enemy."

"But for generals, feigning defeat means risking their lives to lure the enemy. If you fail to lure the enemy, you will be punished by military law."

"Except for military generals who have experienced battles for a long time and rely on their own bravery, it is very difficult to defeat them without arousing suspicion from their opponents."

Zhuge Qiao was silent.

Guan Yu's words gave an insight into human nature. In Zhuge Qiao's impression, deceiving the enemy by falsely defeating him is indeed a way for a general to lead his army to defeat him with a false shot and then flee.

However, in this battle on the battlefield, how can it be said that it will be defeated?
  If your performance is too fake, your opponents will not believe you; if your performance is too real, your false defeat may turn into a real defeat.

"My nephew, please remember your teachings."

Zhuge Qiao clasped his fists and said, Guan Yu said it was for this reason, if he still tried to dissuade him, it would appear that Zhuge Qiao was ignorant.

Guan Yu secretly nodded and said: "Pang De is very likely to come to rob the camp tonight. Is Aqiao willing to deploy the ambush for Guan?"

Zhuge Qiao was slightly stunned, knowing that Guan Yu was deliberately cultivating him.

After thinking for a while, Zhuge Qiao made a plan in his mind: "Although the prince pretended to be hit by an arrow and fell from his horse, our army did not panic today. Pang De must also have doubts in his heart."

"If Pang De comes to rob the camp, he will definitely set up another army to support him outside to guard against the prince's ambush."

"If you want to deploy an ambush, you must take into account the strength of Pound's response."

Zhuge Qiao took the map and began to state the plan.

"There are two troops to respond to Pound, one is Hu Xiu from Pinglu City, and the other is Cao Ren from Fan City."

"Hu Xiu is far away. Even if he reaches a distance of thirty miles, he will be exhausted. Therefore, as long as a small number of troops are left to set up defenses ten miles to the west, Hu Xiu will not dare to advance."

"Cao Ren is close. Pang De wants to rob the camp. As long as he hears the sound of fighting in the camp, Cao Ren can quickly leave the city to respond."

"We can lead 10,000 troops to the east of Fancheng by boat, land at Sizhong five miles away, and attack the east gate of Fancheng on a scheduled date."

"Then we will lead Sizhong and divide our troops to make a detour, all the way to Weitou, five miles north of Fancheng, and attack the north gate of Fancheng at some time; all the way to the north, ten miles to seize Yancheng, and beware of Xu Huang in Wancheng."

"If Cao Ren knew that Fancheng was under attack, he would panic and return to the city."

"The prince personally commanded the main force to ambush Pound and isolate Pound from Fancheng."

"If things go well, the prince will capture and kill Pang De and surround Fancheng; if things go wrong, Pangde will not be able to return to Fancheng, nor will he be able to return to Yancheng, so he will have to go west to Pinglu City."

"The princes can still besiege Fancheng."

　Guan Yu: Why are you asking so many questions? Do you want to tell you that I am a tiger with an arrow?

　　
  　
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