The first general of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 290 Facing the Enemy!

"Kill...kill..."

There were bursts of shouts of killing suddenly, accompanied by dozens of sharp arrows.

"Snatch snatch..."

Accompanied by a series of noises, dozens of arrows were inserted into the gate of the camp immediately.

"All soldiers, follow me to kill!"

The enemy actually sent people to attack, Xu Huang, who was in charge of patrolling the battalion, immediately gave the order to lead the army to attack.

It's a pity that when Xu Huang chased out, what he was greeted was only a few arrows. Naturally, these arrows couldn't help Xu Huang, and waved his weapon to block this wave.

But what annoyed Xu Huang was that when he wanted to go forward to fight him, he could only see the opponent's figure going away and the dust rising up, and even if he wanted to pursue him, he couldn't catch up.

Although Xu Huang is also leading elite soldiers, and his crotch is also a good horse, but if it is said that he wants to catch up with the opponent, he is indeed somewhat powerless.

The horses in Xiliang are not inferior to the soldiers under Xu Huang's command.

"Damn Xiliang coward! This happened three times in a row, how dare you use this exhausting strategy to target our army!"

Xu Huang cursed secretly, but after all, Xu Huang is a general who can stand alone, so he naturally understands why the other party is like this.

This is a tactic of exhaustion, people have to respond, and dare not not, otherwise, if they are not careful, they will be attacked by the opponent, and the loss will be huge at that time.

After returning to the camp, after arranging the patrol, Xu Huang went straight to the camp, and when he saw Wei Tao, he saluted immediately.

"My lord, the invading Xiliang army has retreated, but our army has become exhausted under its harassment. If we don't stop it, the morale of our army may decline, and the morale of the enemy will rise. When the time comes, the attack will be inevitable." Yi Ye!"

Wei Tao nodded lightly. He was also experienced in many battles. Naturally, Wei Tao understood the truth of this. He frowned slightly, and Wei Tao asked immediately.

"Most of Xiliang is a brave generation. I don't know when they will have such a resourceful talent? Gongming, do you know who the army is? Is it under Ma Teng's command, or Han Sui's?"

Hearing Wei Tao's question, Xu Huang shook his head after thinking for a while.

"My lord, the enemy has come several times, but none of them dared to confront our army. They really don't know what's true, let alone who they lead."

Hearing Xu Huang's words, Wei Tao was also helpless, after all, Xu Huang could not be blamed for this matter.

"My lord, it is said that Ma Teng and Han Sui have already dispatched troops from Wuwei and Xiping, and each led an army of [-]. Among them are many Qiang soldiers. It does not matter whether the vanguard is Ma Teng or Han Sui. , as long as the lord orders a general to patrol the three-mile area, it can be defended. Since the opponent is coming to harass, the number of soldiers and horses must not be abundant. As long as you are careful for the general, you will definitely not fall into the opponent's ambush."

At this time, Chen Qun said that although Chen Qun might not be able to think of strange schemes like Zhou Yu and others, every time he said it was a well-regulated strategy.

Although the trick was lost, such an upright strategy made it even more difficult to decide.

"Okay! Gongming, I will order you to lead your troops to patrol around our army, so that they dare not approach our army. Remember to be careful, don't fall into an ambush by the other party."

"promise!"

Hearing Wei Tao's order, Xu Huang immediately agreed and walked away.

After Xu Huang left, Wei Tao didn't feel relieved, he still carefully looked at the spread map. Before that, Wei Tao was discussing military affairs with Chen Qun.

"Changwen, look at this picture. If there is a confrontation between the two armies, I am afraid it will be on the Weihe River. With the help of water conservancy, cavalry raids will make it difficult for our army to cross the river. Now it is almost cold winter, and the rivers and mountains are biting, and people cannot enter. In this way, Xiliang has the right time and place, and the Qiang people can be regarded as peace, no wonder they dare to fight our army."

Having said that, Wei Tao's face was calm, without any anxiety.

"Haha... the lord was joking, so how can the right time, place and people be so good? Winter is approaching, and although the Qiang people are not afraid of the severe cold, they don't know the life and death of the tribe's cattle and sheep. In addition, they were forcibly recruited by Ma Teng and Han Sui, so their hearts must be determined." I have complaints. As for the Weihe River, although it is considered wide, people and horses can cross it, so just be careful not to attack it halfway. Only the cavalry from Xiliang is going back and forth on the other side, and the lord needs to be careful. If it is like this I am afraid that it will be difficult for our army to gain a foothold on the other side."

Hearing Chen Qun's words, Wei Tao couldn't help but nodded slightly. This was exactly what Wei Tao was thinking about before.

As long as the Xiliang army harassed back and forth, it would be difficult for Wei Tao to set up a camp on the opposite bank. Without a foothold, it would be difficult for Wei Tao to compete with the Xiliang army.

Speaking of which, facing today's Xiliang army, Wei Tao is more embarrassed than confronting Yuan Shao in the past.

In fact, Wei Tao was considered lucky in the past. After Yuan Shao himself entered Chang'an, he was indulging in the glory of being the prime minister and winning the throne. He didn't go out in person, but only sent his idiot son to lead the army.

The result was that Wei Tao kept beheading the elites under his command. When the elites were exhausted, Wei Tao was already approaching the city of Chang'an.

At this time, all the counselors and generals were empty, and the remaining people under the leadership of Xu You fought back directly, which made Yuan Shao easily defeated.

But now it was different, after seeing Wei Tao's strength, everyone in Xiliang was on guard, and sent people to stop Wei Tao early on, so that Wei Tao could not advance quickly.

"There is no need to worry about Changwen. In fact, I already have a plan to make our army set up a camp quickly, and then confront the two armies. It is just to consume the strength of the Qiang people. I am afraid that the soldiers under my command will also suffer a lot of damage. I don't know if it should be."

Without Zhou Yu and others following him, Wei Tao naturally had to think more about it.

"The weather is cold at this time. Although I don't know how to observe the sky, I do know that the weather will definitely turn cold soon. At that time, we only need to build a camp with sand and soil first, and then pour cold water on it. If the weather is severe, the water will be frozen." In this way, we can build a small city and set up camps to confront the two armies of Xiliang."

"My lord, this plan is very clever!"

Hearing what Wei Tao said, Chen Qun immediately said it.

"Building a city with soil can really show the strength of our army, and the Qiang people are superstitious. Seeing the master like this, they must think that the heavenly soldiers are coming. As long as we use the army to suppress them, the surrender of the Qiang people is just within the palm of our hands. As for the master's worries, I know it too , but my lord, why don't you lure him with the army, so that he has no choice but to fight?"

"Oh?"

Wei Tao couldn't help being a little curious about what Chen Qun said, seeing Wei Tao wanted to ask, Chen Qun didn't hide anything, and said right away.

"My lord, the barbarians of other tribes have always been the most brave fighters. I think the lord knows about this. The son of Ma Teng, Ma Chao, is known as the 'Shenweitian General' among the Qiang people. If the lord wants to fight him, he doesn't need anything else." , as long as the rumors are ordered to fight."

Having said this, Chen Qun immediately stood up and said to Wei Tao.

"My lord, Chen Qun volunteered himself under the lord's command. He has not made any achievements. He is willing to be an envoy to go to Ma Teng and Han Sui's camp to stir up the spirit of his army, so that he has no choice but to fight the lord."

"You want to make a long text?"

Wei Tao was taken aback for a moment, he never thought that Chen Qun would make such a suggestion, but he quickly said it with a smile.

"The two armies do not fight each other, but most of them are insulted. Sometimes there will be swords and axes. Not to mention how do the Xiliang barbarians know this?"

The meaning in Wei Tao's words was to reject his invitation, and it was because Wei Tao didn't want Chen Qun to be his emissary.

It's not that Wei Tao doesn't believe in Chen Qun's ability, but that being an envoy is not just a matter of going to say a few words. A little carelessness will lead to death. , is not a life-saving talisman.

More importantly, Wei Tao has recognized Chen Qunzhi's talent these days, so he naturally doesn't want any accidents to happen to him, so he doesn't want to.

"The lord's heart, the group knows it, but I have to go. Don't say that the lord's subordinates should be based on meritorious service. If the group sees things and refuses to go, why should I sit in this position? Besides, the current situation must excite Xiliang. If not, My lord's intention is to stalemate here, so why consume the strength of the Qiang people?"

Wei Tao has to say that no matter what his talent is, he can be a counselor, regardless of his strength, but his eloquence is first-class. At least after these words, Wei Tao has nothing to say answer.

"Forget it, everything is as the meaning of the long article."

After discussing for sure, Wei Tao naturally ordered to march into Xiliang, no matter what kind of strategy and calculations he had, he would only be able to do something after facing the Xiliang army.

The guard army, which had been stagnant after entering Liangzhou, moved quickly again, and countless soldiers moved quickly.

During the march, Wei Tao not only ordered Xu Huang to cruise on both sides, but also ordered Tai Shici to lead the cavalry under his headquarters to patrol and investigate the forward army.

Tai Shici is good at archery, even the cavalry of the Xiongnu and Wuhuan may not be stronger than him in cavalry and archery. Although the cavalry under his command may not have Tai Shici's archery skills, but with Tai Shici, he met several times. Those Xiliang riders left behind a few corpses, which made the Xiliang army suffer a lot. Since then, the Xiliang army naturally did not dare to roam around and covet Wei Tao's army.

However, the Xiliang army didn't just rely on this crooked way. As Wei Tao had predicted before, since they wanted to stop Wei Tao and let Wei Tao withdraw from Liangzhou, then Ma Teng and Han Sui would fight.

Just going out to fight, the Xiliang army will not give up its geographical advantage. It is true that the army is stationed at the mouth of the Weihe River, but the Ma Teng and Han Sui armies have a grudge, so they also set up two large camps on the opposite bank of the river.

Although it also left a place for Wei Tao to set up camp, but on the open river bank, as long as the cavalry charged, the camp could be destroyed.

This is a trap left for Wei Tao.

Even if Wei Tao has a way to build a city with soil, Wei Tao found out after some inspections at the mouth of the Weihe River.

"What a Xiliang army, there is such a dangerous place here. If the blockade reaches this point, I am afraid that even our army will be powerless as an enemy. If it is delayed for a long time, food and grass will not be available, so naturally we can only retreat slowly. The fight is a one-off Good luck!"

(End of this chapter)