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

Chapter 75: Zhuge Qiao’s plan to conceal the truth from the enemy and himself

Guan Yu twisted his beard and nodded.

Zhuge Qiao's ambush deployment seems to be quite satisfactory, but it is interconnected.

An ambush is false, but a siege is true.

This is similar to the old days when Guan Yu lured Le into and out of the city and then secretly ambush an army to seize Xiangyang City.

They all used the pretense of fraud to lure the enemy, and secretly achieved the purpose of seizing the city or besieging the city.

Soldiers are crafty.

A person who has read the art of war may not be able to command an army, but when it comes to cunning, he will not be inferior to ordinary people.

There are often many scholars who are old and sixth, and this is not something I say casually.

Otherwise, Sun Tzu's Art of War would not have come out.

"Don't Aqiao prepare to keep the whole army in peace and invite Pang De and Cao Ren's spies to investigate?" Guan Yu asked with a smile.

Zhuge Qiao shook his head and said firmly: "If the opponent is Pound, the whole army can deceive Pang De; but if the opponent is Cao Ren, the intention of the whole army is too obvious."

"To deal with someone like Cao Ren who has been in battle for a long time and knows the art of war, you cannot use simple deception."

"It's like playing chess. If I make a move, the other party will make a move; both parties will speculate on the other's next move and continue to test the move."

"Repeatedly deduce multiple steps that the opponent may respond to to make moves. The previous move may be a trap for the later move, used to draw out the opponent's weaknesses,"

"When both parties know their next moves, they can guess through repeated stacking of moves."

"Until one party overcalculates and the other miscalculates, the winner is determined; if one move is wrong, the whole game will be lost. This is both the chess method and the art of war."

"Therefore, not only can the whole army not be kept quiet, but the three armies must be rewarded to make Cao Ren doubt the life and death of the prince."

"The prince wants to defeat Fancheng, and Cao Ren also wants to defeat the prince."

"Only when he became suspicious could Cao Ren give up his original plan to defend the city and send troops to rob the camp."

Guan Yu just pretended to be defeated.

But how to lure the enemy, we have to find another way.

If the opponent is a brave and resourceful person like Pang De, he will not be able to help but attack after hearing that the entire army is in a state of war; but if the opponent is a person like Cao Ren who is proficient in the art of war, he will have to use reverse thinking to lure the enemy.

Guan Yu nodded and praised: "Ah Qiao is well versed in the tactics of soldiers. Cao Ren is able to understand the general situation and knows the art of war. It is difficult to trick him into hijacking the camp and attacking the stronghold using ordinary means."

"Ah Qiao does the opposite. The smarter he is, the easier it is to fall into the trap. How wonderful!"

There are wonderful ideas in wisdom and planning, which is what Guan Yu admires most about Zhuge Qiao.

There was a pause.

Guan Yu added: "It is not convenient for Guan to come forward. It is up to you, Aqiao, to issue the specific military orders."

Zhuge Qiao nodded: "Although I have a detailed plan to lure the enemy, the specific number of generals and troops responsible for Sizhong, Weitou and Yancheng still needs guidance from the emperor."

This is Zhuge Qiao's disadvantage.

When talking about tactics, Zhuge Qiao can speak clearly and clearly, but when it comes to the specific deployment of soldiers, Zhuge Qiao still has a long way to go.

After Guan Yu heard this, he took up a pen and wrote down the specific division of troops and the number of troops and horses on a piece of bamboo, and then handed it to Zhuge Qiao.

Guan Yu knew very well what level the generals in the army were.

What kind of person is suitable for what kind of thing? This is all based on clear and measured division of labor.

"Ah Qiao, if you are concerned, go ahead and do it!" Guan Yu encouraged him, twirling his beard.

Guan Yu wrote very carefully on the bamboo slips, which moved Zhuge Qiao.

Guan Yu helped solve Zhuge Qiao's shortcomings behind his back, and Zhuge Qiao became more confident: "Your Majesty, please be attentive and cultivate yourself, and leave the rest to me."

Looking at Zhuge Qiao's back as he walked out of the handsome tent, Guan Yu's eyes became filled with relief: "Ah Qiao's growth rate is surprising."

"Given time, Aqiao will definitely not be inferior to Zhou Yu in the past." Guan Yu touched his helmet and his eyes became cold again.

What I just told Zhuge Qiao was that Guan Yu was actually hiding something.

Claiming to be a fraud?

It was actually an accident!
  Guan Yu also didn't expect Pang De to be able to rush within a hundred steps.

That arrow really almost hit Guan Yu's forehead, but was blocked by his helmet!

As for pretending to be hit by an arrow and falling from his horse, Guan Yu was teaching Zhuge Qiao on the spot at the time and was interested in observing the reactions of Zhuge Qiao and Guan Ping.

If Zhuge Qiao and Guan Ping could not stabilize the morale of the army, Guan Yu would not keep pretending to be hit.

As for the excuse for Zhuge Qiao?
  How could the proud Guan Yu really admit that he was almost shot by Pang De due to his carelessness.

"I didn't expect that since Lejin's arrow, someone else could hit Guan."

"Xiliang Pangde is quite a character."

"If you don't come to rob the camp tonight, then fine. If you come to rob the camp, Guan will capture you alive!"

There was also a hint of anger in Guan Yu's tone.

Dying before leaving the army is something no general wants to encounter.

Especially for this kind of accident on the battlefield, if he was really dead or injured, he would be as regrettable as Pang Tong and Zhou Yu.

Outside the account.

Seeing Zhuge Qiao coming out, Guan Xing immediately greeted him: "Ah Qiao, how is father?"

The other generals also gathered around and asked about Guan Yu's injury.

Zhuge Qiao glanced around and didn't see Guan Ping: "Where is brother You?"

Guan Xing couldn't help but feel angry: "Brother went back to the camp directly, and he ignored me when I called him. Ah Qiao, has father woke up?"

Zhuge Qiao said slowly: "Your Majesty is fine, there is no need for everyone to worry. Your Majesty said that the generals performed well today and decided to cook sheep to reward the three armies."

After hearing "The king is well, reward the three armies", the low-ranking generals left happily, while Su Fei and other middle-ranking generals on the list stayed.

Guan Xing felt something was wrong: "Ah Qiao, what's going on? Is father awake or not?"

Zhuge Qiao said concisely and to the point: "I'm not awake."

Su Fei's expression changed drastically: "Master Secretary, what about you just now?"

Zhuge Qiao glanced around and said in a solemn voice: "If the prince is hit by an arrow and falls from his horse, Cao Ren will definitely send spies to investigate. Therefore, I lied that the prince was fine and rewarded the three armies, just to confuse Cao Ren's spies."

"Everyone, the king has encountered an unexpected accident. We must make a decision, otherwise if Cao Ren gets the news, either Cao Ren of Fancheng or Lu Meng of Lukou may take advantage of it."

"By then, I won't be able to go back to Gangneung!"

The generals changed their colors one after another.

Thinking of Zhuge Qiao's ability to control the situation, Su Fei said again: "Secretary, just say it bluntly, what do you want me to do? I have been with you for a long time, and I will never have any second thoughts about you!"

Zhuge Qiao saw that although the generals were worried but not afraid, he felt confident in his heart: "If we want to return to Jiangling safely, there must be no news in the army that a prince has been shot by an arrow and has not yet awakened."

"After all the generals return to camp, they must order the officers and men to kill anyone who makes false claims that the prince has been hit by an arrow!"

"At the same time, prepare to send troops tonight. We will take advantage of Cao Ren's suspicion to complete the encirclement of Fancheng."

"And, set up an ambush to capture Pound!"

"Even if we have to retreat to Gangneung, we will retreat while taking advantage of the victory, not after defeat."

Zhuge Qiao's thoughts, which were far beyond ordinary people, frightened Su Fei and other generals.

Under such circumstances, he actually wanted to set up an ambush to capture Pound?

(End of this chapter)