Lu Bu's strongest strategy

Chapter 163 Ambush
Xuzhou.

While Liu Bei was waiting anxiously, the news of Cao Cao's dispatch of troops finally came.

In the barracks, Liu Bei looked at Man Chong who came to deliver the letter, and said with a smile, "Man is engaged, thank you for your hard work this time."

Man Chong was Cao Cao's marching follower at this time, so Liu Bei called him Man Chong.

Man Chong hastily cupped his hands, "Liu Shijun, this time the lord sent someone here, firstly to inform, and on the other hand, I also want to know what strategy Liu Shijun has to defeat the enemy?"

Jian Yong, who was standing aside, said with a smile, "Man Zheng, I believe you already have a plan for coming this time, right?"

Man Chong nodded, "The lord has thought of a way, but I don't know if Liu Shijun will agree?"

Hearing this, Liu Bei was overjoyed immediately, and asked hastily, "Man is engaged, what is the method, please tell me quickly."

Man Chong cupped his hands again, and said slowly, "On the way for Liu Shijun to retreat, there is a dense forest. Liu Shijun just pretends to be defeated and pushes into the woods. Then, our army will set fire on both sides of the forest, and then we will kill together. If you go out, you can defeat Yuan Shujun."

Hearing these words, although Liu Bei was ecstatic in his heart, he did not agree immediately, but turned his head to look at Jian Yong, "Xianhe, what do you think?"

Jian Yong thought about it carefully, then turned his head to look at Man Chong, "Man Chong, although this method is very good, if Yuan Shujun doesn't chase, or doesn't go into the woods, isn't this strategy in vain?"

Man Chong cupped his hands at Liu Bei, "As for how to lure Yuan Shujun into the woods, Liu Shijun can only figure out a way for himself, if possible, our army will go back and prepare.

If not, our army will rush over to meet Liu Shijun's soldiers and horses, and then defeat Yuan Shu's army head-on. "

Speaking of this, Man Chong paused, and then said, "Liu Shijun, if you want to use this strategy, you must do it as soon as possible.

Our army had no choice but to lie in ambush in the woods while Yuan Shujun didn't know about it. Otherwise, when they knew about our army's arrival, they would definitely not be fooled, and there would be no more chances at that time. "

Hearing these words, Liu Bei frowned, then turned to look at Sun Qian, "Gongyou, what do you think?"

Sun Gan thought for a while, then said slowly, "I still remember the forest that Manseng mentioned, if you can really lure Yuan Shujun there, and then set a fire, you can indeed defeat Yuan Shujun in one fell swoop. "

Hearing this, he was immediately overjoyed, turned his head to look at Man Chong, and said with a smile, "Man Chong, you go back and inform this matter immediately, and say that XX agrees, and we will act together."

Man Chong smiled slightly, cupped his hands and said, "In that case, I will take my leave."

After speaking, Man Chong bowed his hands to the crowd again, then turned and left.

Liu Bei waited until Man Chong left, a gleam of joy appeared on his face, and he said with a big smile, "With the help of Cao Jun this time, our army will definitely be able to defeat Yuan Shujun."

When everyone heard the words, they nodded, "Indeed."

The forest that Man Chong just mentioned was on the way when everyone came, and it can also be said to be the only way to Xuzhou.

Everyone has walked through that forest, so they all know the situation in that forest, and they can be sure that if Yuan Shujun really goes to that forest and sets fire to it, he will definitely lose.

Therefore, upon hearing the news, everyone was immediately encouraged, and the morale of the army was greatly shaken.

Jian Yong raised his hands and said, "Liu Shijun, if you set fire in that forest, you can indeed defeat Yuan Shu's army.

However, Ji Ling, the chief general of Yuan Shu's army, was definitely not an ordinary person. If they refused to go in at the edge of the woods, wouldn't it be a waste of all previous efforts. "

Sun Qian suddenly said, "Actually, these are simple. As long as we do something similar and worship worse, Ji Ling will naturally believe it."

Hearing this, Liu Bei nodded, "That's right, if you want to lure Ji Ling there, you will have to suffer a miserable defeat."

……

The next day, Ji Ling was about to lead his troops out of the camp to call for battle, but someone came to report.

"General, Xuzhou soldiers and horses have left the camp, and they have come outside the camp to call for battle, and they want to fight us to the death."

"Ha ha!"

Hearing the soldier's report, Ji Ling looked up to the sky and laughed, then snorted coldly, "Liu Xuande, I didn't expect you to be so stupid. Today I will let you know what happens to you when you are stupid."

"Come on, order the soldiers and horses immediately, and go out to fight."

Oh oh oh!
With the sound of the melodious horn, the door of Yuan Shu's barracks opened, and countless soldiers and horses came out of the camp and lined up in front of the formation.

Ji Ling is indeed a rare general, and the formation of troops is impeccable.

Yuan Shujun's soldiers walked out of the camp, and immediately, under the command of non-commissioned officers at all levels, quickly lined up in a neat square formation, with pikemen in front, moving forward slowly like hedgehogs.

The archers followed closely behind the long spear array to guard against the enemy's long-range attack.

The sword and shield soldiers quickly dispersed on the two wings, ready to be excited at any time.

When the soldiers lined up in square formation and prepared to defend against the enemy, Ji Ling and the others galloped out of the camp and confronted the Xuzhou soldiers from a distance.

After all the soldiers left the camp, the rumbling drums sounded, adding a bit of murderous aura to the entire battle formation.

Liu Bei saw the opponent's spears lined up, and the battle formation was dense, and he was both annoyed and envious. If he had such a general on his side, wouldn't it be like a tiger with wings added.

Ji Ling galloped to the front of the formation, looked up to the sky and laughed, "Haha, Liu Xuande, I never thought you would have the guts to come out. This general thought you would be a coward for the rest of your life."

Seeing Ji Ling's rudeness, Guan Yu was furious, and rushed to the front of the formation, roaring, "Ji Ling, how dare you fight a certain one?"

Ji Ling looked at the gleaming Qinglong Yanyue Knife in Guan Yu's hand, and before the battle started, he felt a little timid in his heart, forced himself to be calm, and said with a sneer.

"Guan Yu, what is my status, how can I fight you alone, today I will let you taste how powerful I am."

After saying this, Ji Ling's eyes suddenly became sharp, and he roared, "The army is advancing, today we will completely wipe out the Xuzhou army, and let them know how powerful we are."

"Kill!"

"kill!"

"kill!"

"kill!"

With an order, countless shouts of killing sounded one after another, and amidst the rumbling drums, it shook people's hearts and souls.

Liu Bei was startled when he saw the opponent's formation charging again, and hurriedly shouted, "Form the formation and meet the enemy."

"The whole army obeys the order. This time the enemy army will be defeated, and everyone will be rewarded heavily. Those who retreat will be killed without mercy."

After the order was conveyed, the soldiers of the Xuzhou Army immediately drew their weapons and rushed towards Yuan Shujun with a roar.

"Kill!"

"Ahhh!"

Not long after, the two armies collided fiercely, and the sound of countless metal and iron collisions sounded at the same time, and the screams one after another echoed constantly on this land.

Guan Yu took the lead and charged forward. The Qinglong Yanyue Knife in his hand was like a windmill, flashing light after light, appearing and disappearing in the crowd, and countless screams were also heard continuously at the same time.

"Kill!"

"Ahhh!"

It's just that although Guan Yu showed his supernatural power, the Xuzhou soldiers who had already been defeated once, in front of the hedgehog-like battle formation, were already a little timid in their hearts before they started fighting.

Yuan Shujun marched in formation, with the spears in his hands constantly, and Xuzhou soldiers were stabbed to the ground constantly in front of him.

Puff puff!
"Ahhh!"

There are many benefits of the battle formation, the power is infinite, almost the same number of enemies can be defeated, and there is an even greater benefit, that is the psychological advantage.

In the neatly arranged battle formation, the soldiers inside felt that they were surrounded by their companions, and their hearts were at ease. Every time they stabbed with a spear, they felt that they were fighting hand in hand with their companions, and their morale increased naturally.

In contrast to the messy charge, every soldier will always have a sense of powerlessness in the face of the enemy's attack, as if he is fighting alone and has no one to rely on.

This tactic, if the enemy's battle formation is broken through in one fell swoop, will naturally lead to victory. However, once defeated, morale will soon be greatly reduced, and the idea of ​​​​retreating will arise.

This is the situation now. Although Yuan Shujun's phalanx is not moving fast, it is like crushing, constantly attacking the Xuzhou soldiers like moths to a flame, step by step, and strive for victory steadily.

Liu Bei kept sending out archers, trying to disrupt the enemy's formation, but unfortunately, Xuzhou soldiers were crowded in front, and some people even started to retreat. In desperation, the archers could only fight and retreat.

Although the archer's attack dealt a certain blow to Yuan Shujun's battle formation, it could not affect the overall situation for the large number of Yuan Shujun.

When a spearman of Yuan Shu's army falls, the soldiers in the second row will quickly make up for it, and always maintain the tightest formation.

The two sides fought for half an hour, and Yuan Shu's army had already advanced hundreds of steps. At this time, Xuzhou's army retreated more than 100 steps in a row.

Seeing that the situation was not good, Liu Bei hurriedly shouted, "Retreat."

Seeing that the Xuzhou soldiers were about to retreat, Ji Ling had a look of joy in his eyes, remembering the last time he was run away by the Xuzhou soldiers, he immediately roared.

"Scatter the front line and chase after them. They must not be allowed to escape back to the camp."

Ji Ling knew very well that once Liu Bei fled back to the camp again, he could use the defense of the camp to confront him again.

It was not the result he wanted, so Liu Bei had to be prevented from retreating, or even if he retreated, Yuan Shujun's soldiers would rush into the enemy's camp, and they must not be left behind.

"Send the order, and the two wings advance quickly to surround the Xuzhou army."

Liu Bei led the remnants of the defeated generals back to the camp. He wanted to use the defense of the camp to resist the enemy's attack, but when he returned to the camp, he found that Yuan Shujun had already caught up. He wanted to use the camp to defend against the enemy. It is no longer possible.

In desperation, Liu Bei could only lead the Xuzhou soldiers through the camp and continue to retreat.

Seeing this scene, Ji Ling was overjoyed and let the whole army disband to pursue the enemy freely.

"The whole army charges, we must defeat the Xuzhou army today."

"Kill!"

"Ahhh!"

The Xuzhou army had been beaten completely powerless to resist, and could only flee all the way under the leadership of Liu Bei.

Ji Ling led the soldiers and horses to pursue him step by step, vowing to defeat Liu Bei completely and regain Xuzhou for the Lord.

He knew very well that Liu Bei had suffered such a miserable defeat this time, as long as he was completely defeated, there would be no room for resistance anymore.

Therefore, we must chase and completely defeat Liu Bei.

There are two groups of soldiers and horses, one is running in front and the other is chasing behind.

Until the evening, the led soldiers and horses walked along the official road and entered the woods in front of them.

This piece of woods is very dense and the area is very wide. The pipeline cannot go around, so it can only pass through it.

This road is the only way for Liu Bei to return to Xuzhou.

Seeing Xuzhou's miserable defeat, Ji Ling no longer had any doubts in his heart, only knew that he led his troops and horses in pursuit all the way, and had no doubts about anything else.

Two groups of soldiers rushed into the woods one after the other, and Yuan Shujun's shouts of killing became louder in the quiet woods.

"kill!"

"kill!"

"kill!"

Ji Ling ran in the middle of the team. Suddenly, for no reason, he felt something was wrong. He subconsciously sniffed his nose, frowned, and murmured.

"It smells like smoke!"

After muttering this sentence, Ji Ling suddenly realized, his eyes widened suddenly, and he turned his head to look aside.

It was already dark at this time, and as far as his eyes could see, he saw a faint light.

fire!
How can there be fire?
Ji Ling was stunned for a moment, sniffing his nose, the smell of smoke became stronger and stronger.

He reacted suddenly and hissed, "No, it's on fire."

Ji Ling is not only good at arranging troops, but also has rich combat experience. When he sees anomalies, he almost reacts in his mind.

"No, I am ambushed."

Following Ji Ling's exclamation, the flames on both sides became brighter and brighter. Under the light of the flames, billowing smoke could already be seen floating in the woods.

Cold sweat broke out on Ji Ling's forehead, and he couldn't help shouting, "Quick back, we're in ambush."

In any case, he never thought that Liu Bei's defeat was so miserable that he would have the leisure to arrange an ambush.

Thinking of this, Ji Ling was horrified, and secretly cried out that it was not good, he was careless!
But by the time he reacted, it was too late.

The flames on both sides were getting closer, thick smoke was billowing, and many Yuan Shujuns were already coughing violently.

"Run, it's on fire!"

At this time, fires had already ignited in the woods on both sides of the road. Yuan Shujun's soldiers suddenly panicked and turned around one after another, trying to escape from the woods.

However, it is simply impossible for tens of thousands of soldiers and horses to escape from the forest quickly without restraint.

The soldiers rushed to flee and pushed each other. Seeing that the fire was getting bigger and bigger, some people even used knives and guns.

Countless Yuan Shujun soldiers were pushed to the ground, and then trampled into mud by countless pairs of feet.

At this moment, everyone is panicked, the situation has been defeated, and no one can recover.

Ji Ling was already sweating profusely, screaming desperately, trying to restrain the formation.

"Don't panic, everyone get out slowly."

If you are facing an enemy, you may still be able to stabilize your mind, brandish your weapons and fight the opponent to the death, and still have a chance of surviving.

In the face of the fire, everyone felt a sense of powerlessness in their hearts. At this moment, only by escaping from the woods could they have a chance of survival.

"Run, it's on fire!"

Ji Ling's face was pale, and he tried his best to stabilize the morale of the army. The deputy general hurried over from the side and said loudly, "General, it's over. Let's run away quickly, or it will be too late."

Hearing these words, Ji Ling gritted his teeth and roared continuously.

"how so!"

(End of this chapter)