The Conquest of the Three Kingdoms

"A horse with a long spear is invincible in the world, and his will is stronger when he is in jail. When talking and laughing with a feather fan and a scarf, the hero's dominance is paid for with a smile."

The silver moonlight shone on the ground, and there were the mournful cries of crickets everywhere.The scent of night permeates the air, woven into a soft net that envelops all the scenery.What the eyes come into contact with are all things covered with this soft net. No matter what plants or trees are, they are not as realistic as they are in the daytime. They all have vague and illusory colors, and each one hides its The meticulous points keep its secrets, making people feel like a dream.

The two brothers Ma Chao and Ma Dai led ten soldiers down to see the situation in their camp.

As the two walked, Ma Dai analyzed the current battle situation for Ma Chao.

"Brother, in the past two days, our army has challenged the city. Then Liu Biao came out of the city to fight again. Liu Biao hit about [-] soldiers and horses in the city. Our army's strong attack on the city will inevitably cause heavy losses. But I don't know what Liu Biao and the others are waiting for." ?”

Ma Chao also began to be puzzled and said: "I also feel strange. Liu Biao is several times larger than our army. Why did he not go out of the city to fight? They are now attacking with bows and arrows within a hundred steps. Within ten steps, they attack with rolling logs and stones. I don't know where they are. What are you waiting for?"

At this time, a food and grass officer in the army came to report, "General, General."

Ma Chao saw that it was Liao Li, the grain and grass officer in the army. Before Ma Chao left, Nie Zefeng specifically told him that he must discuss with Liao Li in case of emergency. Ma Chao also respected this grain and grass officer very much.

Ma Chao hurriedly asked, "Sir, what's the matter?"

Liao Li hurriedly said: "General, our army is running out of food and grass now."

"How much is left, can it last for a few days?"

"If the food is used according to the normal plan, we can only last for five days now. General, what do you think I should do?"

Now that Ma Chao realized the seriousness of the situation, he deliberately pretended to be serious and said, "Sir, I have something to discuss with you."

Liao Li comprehended and bowed, "I obey."

Ma Chao ordered Ma Dai to continue patrolling the camp, while he hurried back to the big tent, waiting for Liao Li to come.

Ma Chao returned to his big tent, and just after he sat down, a soldier came to report that Liao Li, the food and grass officer, came to ask for an audience. Ma Chao sent the soldiers to call him in, and also issued an order, all of you to go out, you are in the big tent The outside guards the camp for me, and no one can come in for me without his order.

After Liao Li came in, he was about to salute with his lower body. Ma Chao quickly supported Liao Li and said, "Sir, sir, please take a seat."

After the two took their positions, Ma Chao asked directly, "Sir, what do you think about the current battle? What should our army do? Do you have any opinions, sir?"

Liao Li thought that Ma Chao would ask him about food and grass, but who knew that Ma Chao came up to ask him about the military situation. Liao Li is now a young man, and he doesn't have too many old-fashioned things, so he started to express his feelings directly and stood up and said : "General, since our army started to set off, I have admired the general's way of using troops. The word "strange" is able to bypass the enemy's strong pass and directly approach the city. I have to admire it."

But Liao Li paused for a moment, bowed and said: "General, maybe our mistake is our mistake. Our opponent is not a brave and foolhardy person. Then Chen Zhen is the talented person in Jingzhou. I have been thinking these days. Why can our army pass Longshan easily? Since the enemy army knows the importance of Longshan, why don't they set up an ambush on the top of Longshan, but in the swamp, and ask our army to easily capture it in the swamp. After our army captures Longshan,

I found that the defenders of Lingling City were not surprised at all. This was the first point that I began to doubt this war. When our army challenged the enemy under the city and did not fight, just blindly defending, I began to doubt the first point of this war. At two o'clock, general, I suspect this is a conspiracy. "

Ma Chao was drinking water from a teacup, listening to Liao Li's analysis, holding a teacup quietly in the big tent, listening to his analysis.

Ma Chao immediately fell into a kind of surprise and annoyance, and he also began to worry that Liao Li's statement would come true.

Ma Chao hurriedly ordered: "Where is the person coming?"

"Here, what's the matter, General?"

"Now you order Pang De to immediately send scouts to find out if there is any movement in Longshan. In addition, send scouts to Lingling Pass to detect for me. In addition, send scouts to enter Lingling City to spy on the military situation in Lingling City."

"Yes."

After the soldiers responded, they went to convey the order.

And Ma Chao asked: "Sir, what do you think our army should do next?"

"General, if the enemy re-occupies Longshan, it means that the enemy will attack our army from both sides. Our army's food and grass can only last for five days now. The problem of food and grass is something we need to solve."

Ma Chao stood up and said: "Our army will go forward without hesitation and attack the enemy directly. We must fight quickly."

"General, we will wait and see before making a decision."

Ma Chao didn't sleep that night, waiting for news from Pang De.

Waiting until midnight, when Pound entered the big tent, Pound reported: "General, according to reports from our army's scouts, the enemy has reoccupied Longshan, and the army is in order and the patrols are strict. According to the news, the enemy is stationed at Lingling Pass with an army of [-]. The enemy Chen Sheng and Zhang Hu have already started to mobilize the army to attack, but the enemy is not in a hurry, as if they are waiting for something.

On the second day, after eating in the city, it was also reported that there were [-] soldiers and horses in the enemy's city, and all of them were elite troops.

Ma Chao didn't know that he had been tricked until all the information was gathered here.