God of War through the ages: Han Xin

Chapter 29 Han Xin's Bait

The sky gradually darkened, and the setting sun had already disappeared.

The Jiji Lang next to Han Xin was about to light the torch as usual, but was stopped by Han Xin sternly: "You are not allowed to see open flames at night, and those who violate it will be killed!" Looking at the bright moon half-covered by embarrassing clouds in the east, he smiled and replied: "With this bright moon, it can shine on the world. Why use candles?" After finishing speaking, he went back to the big tent.As soon as the curtain was lifted, Han Xin suddenly thought of something, turned around and told the generals: "Without my order, everyone must not be disarmed and cannot sleep."

Everyone looked at each other in blank dismay, what's wrong with the general, why is he crazy?

Some people were very unhappy, and secretly scolded Han Xin for being shameless. You ran back to the tent to sleep, but you didn't let us rest, and you didn't even let us light the torch.But no one dared to offend the majesty of the general, so they had to scatter away muttering.

The moon is really round tonight, the moonlight shines lazily on the world, the mountains are full of shadows, and the water is gurgling.At this time, Han Xin was no longer in the tent, but got into the gang camp, and supervised the chefs in the temporary kitchen to prepare a large amount of dry food and simple meals.Han Xin was a little hungry, so he casually picked up a piece of dry food and stuffed it into his mouth, chewing it lightly. He seemed to think of the desolate king and grandson who almost starved to death under the willow tree by the Huaiyin River.

After eating half full, Han Xin patted his stomach, which was no longer protesting with his voice, smirked childishly at the moon for a while, and then slipped back to the big tent.It was the cold winter of October, in the middle of the night, the north wind was like a knife, and there were chills everywhere. Because there was no fire in the tent, the tent was as cold as an ice cellar, and Zhang Er was still walking in the tent to keep his body temperature.A mischievous soldier opened the curtain and stretched his neck to see what the general was doing. A gust of cold wind hit Han Xin and Zhang Er.

Time passed by every minute and every second, and Han Xin was still hiding in the tent to avoid the cold.

Han Xin felt that the time was almost up, so he opened the curtain and looked at the bright moon hanging in the air. It was as bright as a silver plate, and mountains and peaks could be seen faintly in the plate.Han Xin is not in the mood to admire the moon now, he checks the time through the moon, it should be midnight now.

Taking advantage of the moonlight shining into the tent, Han Xin picked up the sword from the case that symbolized the majesty of the great general bestowed upon him by the King of Han, kicked aside the heavy curtain, and walked quickly to the open space in front of the tent.Han Xin waved his hand, summoned the halberd-handlers who were performing security tasks around them, and told them to immediately summon the generals and senior generals to come to the tent immediately, and I have orders.

Soon, the drowsy generals were chased out of their tents by the spearmen like ducks, chattering and yawning annoyingly from time to time.Han Xin looked at these lazy people and shook his head helplessly. In fact, Han Xin could understand the brothers.But the war is imminent, and tonight we have to carry out an extremely important military mission for the Han army, so Han Xin is very sorry in his heart, and when the mission is completed, he must let his brothers sleep well.

Seeing that the generals were all here by the moonlight, Han Xin coughed lightly to make everyone quiet, stop slandering the general, and be careful of getting his butt hit by the board.Seeing that Han Xin overheard their scolding, everyone felt embarrassed and lowered their heads and rubbed their feet, as if they were children who had made a mistake and were discovered by their parents.

Although the soldiers didn't know what Han Xin was doing to toss them in the middle of the night, they must have something to do with the war.Someone couldn't help it, and asked: "The general is like this late at night, why do you dare to ask?"

"Broken Zhao!" Han Xin looked up at the moon subconsciously, and then replied.

Everyone understood what Han Xin meant. The Han army wanted to take advantage of the Zhao army's unpreparedness in the middle of the night to carry out a sneak attack.The faces of the brothers were immediately filled with joy. After marching for hundreds of miles, they were as tired as bears, and they were just waiting for this day to break Zhao.

Han Xin ordered: "Select 2000 elite Qingqi, each with a red flag in his hand, take advantage of the night, take advantage of the night, take advantage of the trail to lie in ambush at the Mushan Mountain (now Baodu Mountain in Luquan, Hebei), condescending, looking at the wall of Zhao Jun .Attention, you must keep quiet, people must not shout, horses must not neigh, and do not let the Zhao people find out. Anyone who dares to break my order will be killed!"

The generals didn't understand what Han Xin was going to do, why didn't he lead the main force to rush to Jingxingkou, but let the cavalry hide in the mountains, still holding the red flag?Everyone looked at Han Xin, hoping that Han Xin would further explain this combat order.

"I have found out through investigations that Mount Mu is the highest peak in the Taihang Jingxing area. The top of the mountain is flat and open enough to accommodate thousands of troops. The camp of Zhao Jun is at the foot of Mount Mu. When this army goes to Mount Mu, they must carefully observe Zhao Jun's movements. Movement, I have great use for this army."

Han Xin paused, then continued: "Next, the main force of our army will be dispatched to demonstrate in front of Zhao Ying. If Zhao people are afraid of the cold or fear of me and do not go out to fight, everyone will scold them harshly. Whatever is ugly, we must Scold Zhao people from the camp. But everyone must remember that if the Zhao army leaves the camp, our army will not be able to fight with it endlessly. Let the Zhao army feel that it is profitable to chase me. If this is the case, the Zhao camp will be empty, and our army on the mountain will go down the mountain after the Zhao army has gone out of the camp, and occupy the Zhao camp. When I saw Zhao Ying's red flags all over the sky, it was a great achievement."

Han Xin said it in a very common way. Everyone understood the general's combat intention, that is, to move the tiger away from the mountain, and once the tiger descends the mountain, he can go straight to the tiger's den.The generals all clapped their hands and praised, the general really has a good plan!But here comes the problem. The Zhao army does not have 20, at least [-], which is three times that of our army. Even if all the Zhao troops leave the camp and our army occupies Zhao camp, how will the main force of the Zhao army be eliminated?
Some generals have already figured out the general situation of the terrain here. There is a well in front and a long river in the back. If the Han army lures the Zhao army out of the camp, they can only flee westward along the long river.Our army did not set up an ambush near Mianmanshui. Could it be that the general's intention was to lead Zhao Jun to Guanzhong to gather and annihilate them?Isn't this a big joke!
Seeing everyone's doubts, Han Xin smiled with satisfaction. Han Xin's sense of superiority in IQ is very useful.Anyone with ordinary warfare wisdom can see that even if two thousand cavalrymen successfully occupy the Zhao camp, it is impossible to resist the counterattack of nearly one hundred thousand Zhao troops. If Han Xin only has this bit of wisdom, then he should not be a general up.

Two thousand soldiers are indeed not many, but many people have overlooked that Han Xin asked these two thousand soldiers to carry more red flags.Why do soldiers have to carry more red flags?It is to cover up the fact that there were only 2000 Han troops in Zhaoying!The Han army had to bring at least [-] troops to have the number of flags it would have, creating the illusion that [-] Han troops occupied Zhao's camp. It is more conducive to the pursuit and killing of the main force of the Han army.

Han Xin is too lazy to explain to his brothers in such detail. He is a general, and the command flag points, and the ten thousand husbands point, and he just executes the order.

Han Xin thought that at dawn, the Han army would fight a fierce battle with the Zhao army, and there would be no time for breakfast, so he brought breakfast to early morning.Han Xin immediately ordered all the soldiers to stay still and put down their weapons, and then the gang leaders came from the side camp in groups, carrying simple dry food in their hands.Every time the gang leader walked up to a soldier, the soldier picked up the dry food, and Han Xin also received his simple meal.Han Xin ordered: Everyone must eat all the simple meals in their hands, and those who do not eat will be beheaded!
Han Xin was not full just now, and now he took the opportunity to eat more.Seeing the general gobble up, the greedy worms in the stomachs of the brothers began to play tricks, everyone raised the simple meals in their hands in unison, and under the swaying of the moonlight, rows of soldiers started what may be the last meal in their lives , No one knows whether they are in heaven or hell at this time tomorrow.

After everyone finished eating, Han Xin smiled apologetically: "Because the war is coming, I can only let everyone eat something to fill their stomachs. After breaking Zhao, I will hold a big celebration banquet in the city of Xiangguo, brother They can eat whatever they want."

"Bragging!" Someone scolded softly in the team, could Zhao Jun be defeated so easily?
Han Xin no longer paid attention to these short-sighted guys, and he set his sights on the dark and faint Mt.Ambushing [-] Han troops on the mountain, occupying the Zhao camp later, and changing the Han flag, this plan is perfect, but there is one thing, will the Zhao army go out to pursue the Han army that is challenging in front of the Zhao camp?

It is not that there are no wise people in the Zhao army. If someone sees through the challenge of the Han army to lure the Zhao army out of the camp, Han Xin's plan to attack the camp will fail perfectly.So, is there any way to make Zhao Jun have to leave the camp?Han Xin thought about this issue. Perhaps there is only one person who can mobilize Zhao Jun's desire for meritorious service, and this person is the general Han Xin himself.

After several beautiful surprise battles, Han Xin has become famous in the Jianghu. All the princes know that Han Wang Liu Bang has an invincible general Han Xin. The importance of Han Xin has surpassed Han Wang Liu Bang to some extent.Especially for the people of Zhao, if the Han wanted to merge with Zhao, the greatest guarantee of victory was Han Xin. That is to say, once the Zhao army could capture or kill Han Xin alive, Liu Bang would be discouraged, so he would withdraw his troops and leave Zhao without worry.

Han Xin knew his gold content.Han Xin made his own bait, which may be the only way to lure Zhao Jun out of the camp.But then another question arose, which was the question raised by some soldiers in front. After the Han army led Zhao Jun out of the camp, did they just flee all the way west?Always choose a battlefield duel.

In fact, the vicinity of Jingxing is not suitable for large-scale battles. There are many mountains and narrow valleys here. If tens of thousands of Han troops are crowded in the narrow valleys, wouldn't they just sit and wait for the Zhao army to slaughter them?Han Xin knew how Liu Bang suffered a disastrous defeat in Pengcheng. There was Surabaya in the front and the Chu army in the back. More than 20 Han troops were squeezed into the narrow space and could not move. They were happily slaughtered by the Chu army.

Han Xin is not Liu Bang. Under his conditioning, although the Han army has tens of thousands of husbands, it is like one person, advancing and retreating together. The 20 Han army under Liu Bang's command is simply a bunch of headless chickens.With Han Xin in charge, the combat effectiveness of the Han army is not a problem, but the question now is, how can the Han army inspire a stronger fighting spirit?
Han Xin thought of two things. One was a sentence in "Sun Tzu's Art of War: Nine Lands" that he had read before: "If you throw yourself into a dead place, you will survive. If you fall into a dead place, you will live. If you are trapped in a dead place, you will be able to win or lose." "Secondly, he followed Xiang Yu to the north to rescue Zhao. After Xiang Yu crossed the Zhang River, he broke the boat and broke the Qin army in Julu with the heart of surviving.

These two incidents actually illustrate a truth: cutting off one way of life is actually opening up another way of life for oneself.If a person still has a little hope of survival, then he is easily swayed by the temptation of the outside world and gives up his persistence. The same is true for a team.

It is human nature to seek advantages and avoid disadvantages, and to seek life and avoid death. The more dangerous the environment is, the stronger the desire to survive will be. "Wu Zi's Art of War·Governance of Soldiers" also has such a point of view: "The field where all soldiers fight is the place where corpses are erected. If you must die, you will live, and if you are lucky, you will die."

The number of the Han army is not as large as that of the Zhao army. Under normal combat conditions, the Han army will inevitably feel timid.If you don't take the initiative to remove this psychological burden, the Han army will lose its temper more and more, and eventually its fighting spirit will collapse, and Han Xin will also become the laughing stock of history.

How to get rid of the psychological burden of cowardice, after much deliberation, Han Xin can only get rid of the hope of survival of all soldiers, put them in an absolute military sense of death, and force them to kill the enemy in order to survive. Only in this way can Han Xin see hope.

Han Xin thought of the Mianmanshui in the west and north of Jingxingkou. This river is about [-] miles from Jingxingkou to east and west.Place the Han army to the east of Mianmanshui, cut off the retreat of the brothers, force them to show the will to die, and draw a perfect end to the general's battle plan.

However, the Han army's last stand was slightly different from Xiang Yu's previous one. The Chu army came from a long way to rescue Zhao. After crossing the Zhang River, there was still a distance from the Julu.However, the Han army had almost rested at Jingxingkou, and their physical strength had returned to the state they were in combat.

Under such circumstances, if the main force of the Han army went to challenge the Zhao camp, and after drawing the Zhao army out, they would march another fifty miles in a hurry until they reached the east bank of the Mianmanshui, and they would be exhausted. And the Zhao army who went down had already entered the Han army formation, and the only thing waiting for the Han army was to be slaughtered.

It is actually not difficult to solve this problem. Just deploy a team by the Mianmanshui River in advance. A Han army will go to the Zhao camp to catch the Zhao army out of the camp, and come and go. This time is enough for the Mianmanshui River. The Han army by the river regained their strength.The combat effectiveness of the Han army is definitely stronger than that of the Zhao army, and the Han army used as a bait is physically comparable to the Zhao army who chased out of the camp. Coupled with the backwater Han army guarding the sprawling water, the balance of victory has begun to change for Han Xin. Tilt this way.

(End of this chapter)