Rejuvenation of the Han Dynasty in the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 410
Qiao Rui said: "You can use the strategy of attacking the east and attacking the west to ensure that Liu He is hard to defend against."

Yuan Yin knew that Qiao Rui was good at strategy, and at this time Yuzhou was being attacked on several sides, so he hurriedly asked, "Join the army and talk about countermeasures."

Qiao Rui replied: "It's easy to say, but order people to prepare more than a hundred rafts, with straw handles on them to pretend to be soldiers, and order people to drive Yingshui to attack Yangdi's soldiers and horses at night. Soldiers go to rescue, but the general divides his troops to attack Liu He's camp, isn't it determined by the first battle?"

Yuan Yin pondered for a while, frowned and said, "There are so many cavalry in Liu He's army, and they will arrive within half an hour for dozens of miles. If they find out that the former army is cheating, what should they do if they come back to rescue them?"

Qiao Rui said with a smile: "Those rafts and straw men are actually of great use. When the boat arrived in Yangzhai, only part of the soldiers were ferried across the other side. The large army hid in the rafts, and then went down the river to capture Yingshui. If the pontoon bridge on the river is set on fire and burned down, the reinforcements will be unable to return. At this time, if we attack the enemy's front camp, the men and horses on the boat can also attack. If they attack from two directions, Liu He will not be able to take care of the head and tail. How can he be undefeated?"

"Haha, it's a clever plan, it's really a clever plan!" Ji Ling was overjoyed when he heard the words, and said with a smile; "Even if Liu He is so wise, he would never have expected such a clever plan. The enemy should be defeated tonight."

"If Liu He's camp can be broken, then Yingchuan will have no worries!" Yuan Yin also listened with a smile on his face, very satisfied. Such meticulous thinking is indeed one of the few clever tricks.

Ji Lingyan said: "Even so, we still can't underestimate the enemy. Yuan Tan is about to arrive in Kunyang. He wants to order the soldiers in the city to guard and defend to the death. No one is allowed to fight."

Yuan Yin nodded and said: "Don't worry, general, the general in charge of Kunyang is my nephew, he is very cautious, only Yuan Tan can do nothing, my top priority is to deal with Liu He."

The three of them discussed carefully again, Ji Ling immediately summoned all the generals to raise their tents, and ordered Lei Bo to lead his troops across Yingshui to attack Zhao Yun, and after the ambush appeared, he led his troops to burn the pontoon bridge and focus on the camp.

Lei Bo's troops set off at noon, and they left Dazhai and lined up along the Yingshui River, advancing both land and water. At night, Yuan Yin guarded the camp, while Ji Ling personally led the army to attack the front camp of the Hebei Army on the north bank of Yingshui.

The mobilization of Yuan's troops was noticed by the sentinels, and they immediately reported to Liu He. Once the enemy made any movement, it was time to attack. Liu He immediately ordered Guo Jia and Xun You to discuss.

Guo Jiayan said: "Yuan Shu sent Ji Ling to support Yingchuan, it was only for defense. His elite soldiers were fighting Lv Bu in Jiyin, and now they are splitting up to attack Zilong, there must be fraud in it."

Xun You nodded and said, "That's right. Although Zilong went to Yangzhai, the cavalry could not attack the city. Since Ji Ling was short of troops and wanted to divide his troops to attack Zilong, he should send troops to attack Zilong. He took advantage of my unpreparedness to attack him, but now he is in daylight. Sending troops with great fanfare may be just like ours, and it is also a strategy to lure troops."

Since Ma Chao came to Jizhou, he has not made an inch of merit so far. He couldn't hold back for a long time, and said: "Whatever his plan is, the general asked me to take Xiliang soldiers and horses across Yingshui, and Yide and the others followed up. Let's attack Yuan Jun's camp directly, his headquarters will not be secured, and Yingchuan will be lost, let's see how he fights Zilong."

Liu He said with a smile: "Meng Qi must not be impatient. Ji Ling has commanded his troops well. He has 3 horses. We must not underestimate the enemy. If we fight head-on, there will be many casualties. Since he has divided his troops to go to Yangzhai, the camp must be prepared. We still Only by taking advantage of the situation can the situation be reversed."

Guo Jia suddenly raised his brows, and said with a smile: "Ji Ling's move is really a plan to attack the west. Ji Ling used the name of saving Yangdi to attract me to send troops to rescue him. Yangdi is south of Yingshui. Once he crosses the river, he will burn out. Take the pontoon bridge, cut off the reinforcements, and cross the river to attack our camp, then we can attack back and forth with Changshe soldiers and horses."

Xun You also squinted his eyes slightly, nodded and said: "What Feng Xiao said is true. Now that Yuan Tan is sending troops, and Yingchuan is being attacked from north to south, Ji Ling refuses to sit and wait for death, so he sent troops to ask for change. It is also determined by a battle."

Liu He clapped his palms and laughed loudly: "Okay, okay, since Ji Ling also wants to decide the victory early, we also coincidentally agree, tonight we can decide Yingchuan!"

Guo Jia said with a smile: "Lei Bo just left the camp, and the speed is slow. When they arrived in Yangdi, it was already dusk, and it was already dark when the reinforcements went. It's exquisite."

Liu He said with a smile: "Feng Xiao is from Yingchuan. You are most familiar with the terrain here. The pontoon bridge leading to Yangdi has been burned down. Is there a place to cross the river?"

Guo Jiayan said: "Originally there was a stone bridge here, but because of the Yellow Turban Rebellion, it was dug up by the bandits. It must have never been repaired. The pontoon bridge was burned. If you want to turn it back, you have to detour at least ten miles to get back."

"If that's the case, then there's no need to turn back!" Liu He frowned slightly, and after pondering for a moment, he said, "Zilong's army is alone in Yangdi, so Lao Meng has come to rescue him."

Ma Chao was overjoyed when he heard the words, he cupped his fists and said, "Don't worry, general, I guarantee that Lei Bo will come and go."

Liu He said with a smile: "Meng Qi went to save people, not to kill the enemy. I will have a set of tips later. When you see Zilong in the camp and act according to the plan in the book, it will be a great achievement." .”

Ma Chao took the order first to order troops. Liu He said to Zhang Fei: "The name of Yide may make the enemy afraid. You take three thousand soldiers and horses and go upriver with Meng Qi. When you reach the border of Yangzhai, you take advantage of the opportunity." Turning back at night, the cavalry was much faster than the raft and turned back five miles to the west camp to lie in wait."

Zhang Fei took the order, Liu He immediately asked Cheng Yu to write a kit, and Zhang Fei took it to Ma Chao, and the two led 1 people to Yangdi.

After Zhang Fei left, Liu He ordered Qu Yi again: "General Qu is the first to board the army and lie down on the upper reaches of Yingshui River. If you see Yuan Jun coming down the river on a raft, you can shoot him in volley. When he lands, he will be at the same time as Yide." Kill it, and wipe out its army!"

"Obey!" Qu Yi's first ascending army has all replaced the Liannu, which is stronger than before, and it is the first time to use it this time, and it is also very painful.

After Qu Yi left, Liu He ordered Yan Liang to guard the front camp again, and said: "If Yuan Jun comes to cross Yingshui to steal the camp, he will pretend to retreat and leave in a false defeat, but he will lead his elite soldiers to lie in ambush on the downstream bank. The drums sounded, but they came from the shore, cutting off the enemy's rear and killing them."

After the orders were given everywhere, all the generals went to prepare. Liu He and all the civil and military soldiers retreated to the rear camp, secretly preparing their troops, and were ready to rescue the front camp at any time.

Lei Bo led the troops to Yangdi. After the fleet crossed the pontoon bridge, it was already dark at this time, so he immediately dispatched part of his troops to Yangdi, attracting reinforcements with great fanfare along the way, but the fleet was hidden in the upstream mountain stream and kept under surveillance. Movement on the bridge.

In the twilight, as expected, after a short time, a group of people rushed to the bridge and searched for a while. Seeing that there were no ambushes around, they went straight across the bridge and rushed to the front army, not knowing that there was a fleet ambushing upstream.

Lei Bo waited for another meal. At this time, the soldiers had also finished their dry food and recharged their energy. They brought the raft out of the valley, took the raft down the water in the dark, and arrived at the bridge. Twenty wooden rafts were erected under the bridge, and all the straw figures were thrown onto the bridge and set on fire.

Seeing the flames rising behind him, the flames soaring into the sky, and the pontoon bridge having been burned away, Lei Bo sailed down the river and headed straight for the Hebei Army camp.

(End of this chapter)