Zhu Nao

Tian Chou discussed with his confidants for a few more days, and finally drew up a plan for an all-out attack.So after making a plan, he went non-stop to find various military officers and negotiated with them about dispatching troops.

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Suburban Earth Temple.

"Duke Yang, today Liang Guojun suddenly sent more troops to garrison at various checkpoints. No one is allowed to pass westward, and even the common people who went to the mountains to cut firewood were stopped." A secret agent of the Shu army was reporting to Yang Lie The information he just discovered today.

Yang Lie was taken aback: "No one is allowed to go west? Is this to prevent us from delivering letters to His Majesty and General Xie?"

Na Xizuo said: "This subordinate has not found out Liang Guojun's intentions yet."

Yang Lie couldn't help hissing.

Now the Liang army is in the east, and the Shu army is in the west. If you want to go from east to west, there are two roads to go, one is Hulao Pass, and the other is to bypass Ruyang from the south-this is the route Tian Chou marched to Luoyang. .There are three ways for the spy lurking in the Liang army to report to the Shu army.One is to pretend to be the people of the city or business travelers to pass the customs, the other is to go through the customs with the army going out, and the third is to go around the long road and cross the mountains and rivers.Fortunately, the terrain in Henan is relatively flat, and Songshan and Jishan are not so difficult to climb, but it will take some time.

Among these three methods, the first method is undoubtedly the most flexible and timely, and of course the difficulty is not small.At the beginning of the war, Tian Chou ordered a careful inspection of all checkpoints.But now, Tian Chou simply blocked this road completely, preventing anyone from passing through.

But this doesn't stop the news from the Shu army. Yang Lie only needs to wait until Tian Chou's next attack on the Shu army, and then he can let the spy stationed in the army report the news.Could it be that Tian Chou thought that this would solve the problem of elaboration?

Yang Lie walked around the temple a few times, always feeling that things were not that simple.He knew very well that Tian Chou was a veteran of the famous city government, so there must be a reason for doing so.

After a while, Yang Lie ordered: "Mobilize spies from all armies to inquire about the news. I suspect that Tian Chou is planning a major event recently. Be sure to find out the news as soon as possible and report to me as soon as possible."

"Yes!" The man replied, and rushed to report.

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At the same time, Tian Chou was discussing the plan of marching with Qu Sie in the barracks of the Taining Army.

Qu Sie sat across from Tian Chou with a smile on his face, and poured tea for him courteously: "General Tian, ​​let's have some tea first. I have already sent someone to prepare some snacks, and they will be delivered in a while. The general is coming, why didn't I send someone ahead of time?" People will know, this is really sudden, I didn't have time to prepare anything."

Tian Chou raised his hand to stop him and said, "There's no need to prepare anything. Didn't I tell you not to tell others that I'm coming? Why do you still ask people to prepare snacks?"

Qu Sie hurriedly said: "Don't worry, general, the servants here are all trustworthy people, and I didn't tell anyone about the rest!"

Tian Chou shook his head speechlessly.

Qu Sie smiled again.

A few days ago, he heard rumors in the army that Tian Chou had sent someone to Ye to show his merits. He didn't know whether it was true or not. At the door, the guard said that Tian Chou was busy with military affairs and could not be disturbed.He ran a few times, but he didn't see anyone at all, and he was worried that something happened, which made Tian Chou refuse to see him.Just when he was in a panic, he didn't expect Tian Chou to come running over in person.

"General Tian..." Qu Sie finally had a chance to ask, "I heard a piece of news a few days ago, but I don't know if it's true or not. I heard that you sent someone to Yedu..."

Before he finished speaking, Tian Chou suddenly raised a finger to his mouth with a serious expression, and shook his head at him, signaling him to keep silent.

Qu Sie froze with his mouth open.

Tian Chou said in a low voice: "This matter must not be made public. If other people find out, it will definitely be a bad thing."

Qu Sie was stunned for a moment, and suddenly became ecstatic!Tian Chou's meaning seems to be true! !

He hurriedly pinched his mouth with two fingers, nodded repeatedly, indicating that he understood and would never talk too much.After all, this matter has not been accomplished yet. If other people find out, it will definitely trip him up.He really should have kept his mouth shut.

After the ecstasy, Qu Sie finally calmed down a bit, and asked with a playful smile: "General Tian is looking for the last general today, what is the reason?"

Tian Chou said: "The battle is tight. I am going to launch a full-scale attack on the Shu army in the future. I am here to inform you about it today."

"After, the day after...?" Qu Sie was dumbfounded.Is this too rushed?

"A full-scale attack? The general means that all armies are dispatched together?" He asked quickly, "Is it because Chen Guo no longer provides us with food and grass? So the general wants a quick victory?"

Tian Chou said coldly: "Don't ask what you shouldn't ask, let alone talk nonsense! If someone shakes the morale of the army, even if it is you, I will not forgive you lightly!"

Qu Sie was frightened by him, so he could only shut up again.

After Tian Chou issued a warning, his tone slowed down again: "I recently received a secret security report. Shu Emperor Zhu Nao may have been bedridden in the middle of last month due to unacceptable water and soil conditions. After many days of treatment, his condition has not improved, and his condition has worsened. It may be life-threatening. Right now the Shu army is panicking, so it is a good time for us to send troops to attack Luoyang in one fell swoop."

Qu Sie was shocked and said, "Emperor Shu is ill? Seriously ill??"

If this is true, the Shu army must be in chaos right now!It should be known that Shu Emperor Zhu Nao's prestige among the Shu army and the Shu people is unparalleled. The reason why the Shu army is so brave is that he personally led the expedition and gave the soldiers great confidence.As soon as he falls, people's hearts will inevitably be scattered.

More importantly, if Zhu Nao died of illness in Luoyang, then Xie Wuji and the other officials accompanying him must hurry back to Hanzhong to seize power?When the time comes, Liang Guo will not only be able to easily regain Henan, but also have a chance to counterattack Shu!

Qu Sie was overjoyed and couldn't stop rubbing his hands: "Really? That's great, that's great! This is really God's blessing for us."

He didn't doubt whether what Tian Chou said was true or not.He always had unrealistic fantasies in his heart. He even believed that Tian Chou would recommend him to the court and reuse him, so how could he doubt the enemy's affairs?

Tian Chou took out a prepared map from his pocket and spread it on the table, and said, "Don't get too excited. Let me tell you about the marching arrangements for the day after tomorrow—don't worry, since I intend to promote you, I will naturally promote you." I entrusted you with the easiest task to make meritorious service, I hope you will not disappoint me."

Qu Sie hurriedly shook his head, discarded distracting thoughts, and listened carefully.

Tian Chou pointed on the map and said: "You need to set off one day earlier than the other troops, pass through Song County, cross the Yin River, and go around to the rear of the Shu army. When other troops attack Ruyang from the southeast, you must also attack Ruyang from the west. Launch an offensive, cooperate with them inside and out, attack the Shu army from both sides, and you will be able to defeat the Shu army!"

Qu Xie was stunned, and said cautiously: "I went around to the back of Ruyang? Hiss... But General Tian, ​​the Shu army still has a large number of troops in Yichuan. Once they send reinforcements from Yichuan, wouldn't I also be doubled by them?" Flank?"

Tian Chou was dissatisfied and said: "After you go around, first send a team to the direction of Yichuan to bluff. The Shu army has no intention of fighting. As long as you let the Shu army in Yichuan think that Ruyang has been captured by us, how can they attack you? You will only flee and withdraw your troops quickly! And you go deep into the enemy's rear, you will be the first to occupy Yichuan, and you will be the first to enter Luoyang after Yichuan. What kind of credit is this? Who else can compete with you?"

Qu Sie's mouth was dry.The distance between Yichuan and Luoyang is already very close. If he can be the first to enter Luoyang, then no one will dare to question his first achievement. Do you still worry about not being promoted after the war?

But he was still a little worried.What if things don't go so smoothly?Just like Tian Chou sent him to attack Ruyang before, he also said that Ruyang was easy to attack, but after he sent troops, he found that it was not as simple as Tian Chou said.If he hadn't heard that Tian Chou had sent someone to honor him, he would have been worried that he would be tricked by Tian Chou...

Seeing Qu Sie's hesitation, Tian Chou said coldly: "If you don't want to, I won't force you. I'll find someone else. Then you can wait in Dengfeng with the Yunzhou Army when the time comes. Time is short, the day after tomorrow I'm going to send troops, I still have a lot of military affairs to do, so I'm leaving first."

Seeing that Tian Chou was going to take the map and leave, Qu Sie became anxious and grabbed Tian Chou's arm.Fearing that the opportunity to make great achievements would be snatched away, he gritted his teeth: "General Tian, ​​that's not what I meant! I... go around the rear of the Shu army, I'll go!"

Tian Chou looked at him questioningly: "This battle is extremely important, and you are the key to victory or defeat. Even if you encounter difficulties on the battlefield, you still need to grit your teeth and hold on. If you retreat easily, the entire army will be defeated. Are you really capable?" Can you do it? If you are in trouble, I will never force you."

Qu Sie hurriedly patted his chest and assured, "I can! Of course I can! I will never disappoint General Tian's trust!"

Tian Chou let out a long breath.Finally, he nodded and said: "Okay, then I will entrust it to you!"

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After a cup of tea, Tian Chou, wearing a bamboo hat, quietly left the Taining army's barracks through the side door.His carriage was waiting outside, and he bent down into the carriage, letting out a long breath of foul air.

With the last two left, he will be able to take care of all the generals of the motley army.

In order to convince these people, he and his aides spent three whole days fabricating a set of rhetoric, obviously to let those motley soldiers die, but he made them think that it was a godsend opportunity for them to get promoted and make a fortune.He set the battle for the day after tomorrow, and the time was extremely tight, just to prevent the generals of the miscellaneous army from thinking too much and colluding with the news, and also not giving the Shu army the opportunity to make detailed reports.

When the war was over, those miscellaneous soldiers found out that they had been deceived by him. He could have excused that everything was a conspiracy of the Shu army, and even he was deceived by the cunning Shu army.At that time, the miscellaneous soldiers were seriously injured, even if they wanted to make trouble, they might not be able to make any trouble.

Tian Chou lifted the curtain of the car and asked the accompanying soldiers: "Have all the checkpoints been sealed? No one will be allowed to pass before the war begins."

The soldier said: "Don't worry, general, everything has been arranged."

Tian Chou nodded.

While talking, a few young people walked up to them, and the two quickly stopped talking.

Those few people seemed to be ordinary soldiers in the Taining Army. They had just returned from a bath by the river, their hair was still wet, talking, laughing, and fighting all the way.They were all very young. After fighting for so many years, adult men died and fled. There were more and more young and old men in the army.They didn't wear military uniforms—there was no complete set of military uniforms in the miscellaneous army, and the soldiers made their own sets of clothes of similar colors to wear as military uniforms—if it wasn't for the time of war, and this place was in a war zone, these people looked naughty like the countryside There is no difference between ordinary teenagers.

Tian Chou put down the curtain and retreated into the carriage.

The battle that will be fought the day after tomorrow is not the greatest battle he has ever fought, but it may be the worst.Because the purpose of this battle is to kill tens of thousands of people.

He didn't feel guilty at all when he deceived and fooled the officers without changing his face.But when he saw these ordinary soldiers... he couldn't see, and couldn't think.The so-called kindness does not control soldiers, only by not seeing, not thinking, and isolating everything outside, can we not be kind.

It was not dark enough in the carriage, Tian Chou simply closed his eyes, lay down, pulled the blanket to keep out the cold and completely covered his face.

The carriage continued to drive forward.

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In the middle of the night, a man hurried into the earth temple.

He howled three long and short wolf howls in the dark, and not long after, Yang Lie came out from the back hall of the temple.

"Lieutenant Yang," the man hurriedly reported, "Just now someone found out that Tian Chou has ordered all the troops to launch a full-scale attack on our army in the future. All 10,000+ troops are dispatched and vow to attack Luoyang!"

"What?!" Yang Lie took a step forward and grabbed the man's shoulder, "Really?? Day after tomorrow???"

"It's true! The soldiers of many armies have already started to pack!"

Yang Lie gasped.Isn't Tian Chou crazy? ! 10,000+ troops, all dispatched? ?

"This, how is this possible? Liang Guo's soldiers and horses have always been centrifugal, how can Tian Chou make them fight together?"

"I don't know what tactics Tian Chou used, but Lieutenant Yang, it's true that he's going to fight!" The man was in charge of contacting the secretaries of the various armies to communicate with Yang Lie, and he reported the situation to the secretaries in this way Reported to Yang Lie.

Hearing this, Yang Lie secretly thought it was bad, and immediately wanted to send someone to report such important news to Xie Wuji and Zhu Nao, but he suddenly remembered that all checkpoints were under martial law by Liang Jun.His heart skipped a beat, and his hands and feet were suddenly cold.

Now he finally understood why Tian Chou suddenly ordered martial law. It turned out that it was because of this sudden war!Even if they got the news from these secret operations, they couldn't spread the news in time.If you let Xi Zuo follow the army to go to the expedition to report the letter, then when the meticulous work arrives, the enemy army will follow, how useful will the report be?As for the detour, it's too late!I'm afraid that the army has been killed, but their people haven't arrived yet!

Although Liang Guo's 10,000+ army is a mob, the superiority in numbers must not be underestimated.Yang Lie knew very well that Zhu Nao didn't want to fight this battle at all, and the purpose of sending him out was to muddy the waters of Liang Guojun.But now the water is not muddy, but the big battle is imminent. Is the Shu army ready?Can you handle it?

The more Yang Lie thought about it, the more frightened he became.Finally, he gritted his teeth and ordered: "Assemble thirty warriors, tomorrow we will forcibly break through and report to General Xie and the others!"

His men froze.This... is this too risky?Tian Chou sent heavy troops to guard the checkpoint. Can they rush out with 30 people?I'm afraid it's just to die...

But right now it seems that there is no better way, and they can't mobilize more manpower.

"Go and mobilize the manpower immediately, and those who can be transferred as soon as possible!"

"Yes, Lieutenant." The subordinates knew that the matter was of great importance, and they were sad in their hearts, so they didn't dare to delay any longer, so they hurried to go.

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at noon the next day.

In front of a checkpoint, a group of soldiers with knives were standing guard.In the past, there was only one row of guards, but now it has increased to three rows, and the number of horse-rejecting thorns has also increased.

Tens of meters away, a group of people headed by Yang Lie were lying in the grass and observing secretly.

"Lieutenant Yang, the guards are so tight, I'm afraid it will be really difficult for us to rush out." A subordinate said with a bitter face.

Yang Lie's eyebrows were furrowed tightly, but he didn't say a word.Indeed, the defense was tighter than he thought, and these people who guarded were all Tian Chou's direct soldiers, not those miscellaneous troops, and it was hard to deal with them at a glance.

But if they can't go there, what else can they do to get the news back as soon as possible?

Yang Lie fell into deep thought.

Just when he was at a loss, the guards standing guard suddenly became a little confused, and began to look around and whisper to each other.

Yang Lie and the others didn't understand it at first, but soon, they also noticed something was wrong.

"what sound?"

"Do you feel that the ground is shaking... It seems that many people are approaching!"

"what happened?!"

People looked at each other in blank dismay, every face was filled with bewilderment and confusion.

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On the other side, the barracks.

Tian Chou stood in front of a huge sand table, silently looking at the sand table in a daze.No one dared to disturb him, the guards thought he was thinking about tomorrow's battle, but he rarely thought of anything.

At this moment, there was suddenly the sound of hurried footsteps outside, and in a blink of an eye a soldier rushed in like flying.He ran so fast that he almost fell at Tian Chou's feet.

Tian Chou frowned, bent over to help him: "What happened?"

The soldier was out of breath and said: "Tian, ​​Tian Gong! Thank you, thank you Wuji for leading, leading, fighting, fighting!"

"What?" Tian Chou's hand stopped in the air, and the expression on his face became blank in an instant.

Just when he was about to launch a full-scale attack on the Shu army and give the Shu army a "surprise", Xie Wuji led the troops to fight over first?