——Time goes back to a day ago——

When Chen Shi, Wang Shu, and Ma Zhang told Zhao Hongrun the news of the Chu warship team, Bailiba, the general of the Junshui Battalion, also learned the news about the Chu warship team, so he came to Shuai's account to meet Zhao Hongrun.

Compared with Chen Shi, Wang Shu, and Ma Zhang, Bailiba's expression was obviously calmer and calmer, after all, Zhao Hongrun had ordered the Junshui army under his command to build a dam at the confluence of the Cai River and the Weishui River, so now that he knew that the Chu army seemed to have an attempt to attack the Liang of their Great Wei capital along the Cai River, Bailiba was not too worried.

He was just surprised, after all, it was something that Zhao Hongrun ordered him to do before he left Daliang, in other words, Zhao Hongrun had already guessed that Chu Jun would do this at that time.

This is the main purpose of Bailiba's visit to the tent.

"Your Highness guessed that the Chu Kingdom would attack my Liang at that time?"

After sitting down in the tent, Bailiba couldn't help but ask.

Although it is said that smart people have foresight, Zhao Hongrun's "foresight" is inevitably too far, and he predicted the actions of the Chu army in two or three months, which is simply incredible.

In the face of Bailiba's inquiry, Zhao Hongrun explained with a smile: "No, General Baili misunderstood, it is not that this king predicted the movements of the Chu army in the next two months at that time, but that this king planned to 'guide' the Chu army to do this at that time......"

Everyone in the "......" tent was puzzled when they heard this.

Seeing this, Zhao Hongrun added: "When I was in Daliang, this king only thought about the plan of how to deal with the Chu army, and it was just a rough plan: the first step was to severely defeat the sharp spirit of the Chu army. After all, at that time, the 160,000 troops of Xiong Tuo, the monarch of Xuancheng, and Xiong Hu, the monarch of Pingyu, had occupied several cities in Yingshui County, and the troops were in full swing. …… Like such a victorious army. Although the morale is high, it is inevitable that they will also underestimate our Great Wei army, and in response to this, our army may trap and kill a part of the Chu army. ”

In the tent, Chen Shi, Wang Shu, and Ma Zhang suddenly realized when they heard this, because during the Battle of Yanshui. Zhao Hongrun did use a deceit to induce Pingyu Jun Xiong Hu to first pursue the Yanling soldiers, and then to pursue the people who moved from Yanling to Anling, so that the 60,000 Chu soldiers consumed a lot of physical strength in the long-distance attack, which made the Wei soldiers of the Junshui Army almost effortlessly defeated the Chu vanguard army of up to 60,000 people, and at the cost of very few casualties, in exchange for the brilliant results of killing 30,000 people and forcing 30,000 people.

"And what about the second step?" Baili Ba saw that Hunting was happy and asked curiously.

Zhao Hongrun smiled and said: "Pingyujun Xiong Hu's entire army was annihilated. Xiong Tuo, the king of Xuancheng, obviously couldn't sit still, and gathered a large army to attack our army. But because their 60,000 vanguard army was completely annihilated, this time, Xiong Tuo, the king of Xuancheng, will definitely be more careful and will not give us any chance. Therefore, with the 35,000 troops of our army, it is very difficult to completely annihilate or severely damage the army of nearly 100,000 under the command of Xiong Tuo, the king of Xuancheng. …… That's why. The second step was to frustrate the spirit of the Chu army again, but only to block it. The nearly 100,000 troops of Xuancheng Jun Xiong Tuo were not allowed to advance an inch, not because he was delusional that even this Chu army would be completely annihilated or severely damaged. ”

"Therefore, after His Royal Highness occupied this Chu camp, he did not rush to take advantage of the army's new victory and morale to regain the lost territory, but let Lord Meng Kui strengthen the defense of the camp."

"The matter of waving the army south. This king said a while ago, when the army went south, it was not possible to defeat the nearly 100,000 army of Xiong Tuo, the king of Xuancheng, after all, the defeat of the 60,000 Chu vanguard army of Xiong Hu, the king of Pingyu, was for the army under Xiong Tuo, the king of Xuancheng. The impact was actually minimal, at that time, we chose to confront Xiong Tuo head-on, with 35,000 people against nearly 100,000 Chu troops, even if our army can win, I am afraid that the casualties will be incalculable, not worth it. …… What's more, it's not necessarily a sure win. ”

"Hmm." Baili nodded approvingly.

Therefore, this king asked the left attendant of the Ministry of Works, Lord Meng Kui, to strengthen the camp defense, in order to drag Xiong Hu, the king of Xuancheng, to this place, and use the slack battle to wear down the spirit of Xiong Tuo's army. …… This king does not plan to send troops, but he also does not intend to let Xiong Tuo continue to the north, this king just hopes to maintain this stalemate between the two armies. On the other hand, the king asked General Cao Jue to lead the cavalry to cut off the grain route of the Chu army, forcing the Chu army's grain and grass supply to be in crisis. The same is true for the release of the 30,000 prisoners of war, just to increase the daily consumption of grain and grass by the Chu army. Speaking of this, Zhao Hongrun smiled and continued: "Of course, this king still wants to get a victory over Xiong Tuojun, because only by maintaining the stalemate between the two armies in the event of defeat can the morale of the Chu army quickly deplete its morale with the delay of the days. …… At this point, Xiong Tuo, the king of Xuancheng, also cooperated, and led 60,000 Chu troops to forcibly attack our army camp, giving our army a victory. ”

"That victory, to be honest, was also very dangerous." Bailiba recalled the attack on the camp a few days ago, shook his head and sighed.

Hearing this, Zhao Hongrun was a little embarrassed, and said with a wry smile: "That's my miscalculation, I didn't expect that Xiong Tuo, the king of Xuancheng, would be more decisive than I imagined, and seeing that the 30,000 prisoners of war who had to be taken in had increased the consumption of grain and grass in his army, he immediately invested 60,000 Chu soldiers to storm our army camp, and used the casualties of the Chu army to achieve the purpose of reducing the daily consumption of grain and grass...... At that time, Lord Meng Kui's two well carts and the rest of the stone-throwing carts and other heavy weapons of war had not yet been built, otherwise, the battle would not have been so difficult. …… Fortunately, the difficult battle was finally overcome, and now Xiong Tuo, the king of Xuancheng, wants to attack our military camp again, but it will not be so easy. ”

"Huh." Bailiba chuckled lightly and guessed: "His Royal Highness insists on blocking the army of Xiong Tuo, the Monarch of Xuancheng, here, is it just to 'guide' him to think of other methods, such as driving the warship up the Cai River and attacking the girder?" ”

"After all, there are many warships in the Chu Kingdom." Zhao Hongrun shrugged his shoulders and further explained his battle plan: "In general, the second step is to let the Chu army and Xiong Tuo lose on land. Including the king's request to Lord Meng Kui to build the entire military camp into an impassable place, easy to defend and difficult to attack, all in order to force Xiong Tuo to give up advancing on the land route. In this way, there are only two ways left for Xiong Tuo, either to wait for the spring of next year to fight again, or to take advantage of the fact that Caihe is not frozen yet. drove warships to attack Daliang, forcing our army to take the initiative to retreat and return to the Liang. …… If our army is really forced to withdraw its troops and return to Daliang, then even if this camp is impregnable, it will not be able to play the slightest role. ”

At this time, Wang Shu couldn't help but interject and asked, "What if Xiong Tuo chooses to fight again next year?" ”

"That's what the king doesn't want." Zhao Hongrun glanced at Wang Shu. With a wry smile: "If Xiong Tuo chooses to fight again next year, then there is no need for him to stay near Yanshui, there is a chance that nearly 100,000 troops will be dispersed to guard the cities captured by their Chu army." …… If this is the case, our army must take the initiative to attack, because since Xiong Tuo has decided to fight again next year, and our army is still holding on to this camp, then wait for the spring of the next year to warm up. Our army, and even our Great Wei, this battle will be very difficult. …… In this matter, in fact, this king is also gambling, betting that Xiong Tuo, the king of Xuancheng, is not an old and stable person who calculates the pros and cons of everything, after all, if he really cares about gains and losses, he will not be cheated by his father back then. I have been holding a grudge until now, so that for the past ten years. The army under his command harasses and attacks our Great Wei Fencheng every year, and it can be seen that he is a person who will repay his eyes, and ordinary people like this will never admit defeat easily, as long as there is still a chance in this battle. He will continue to fight our army, even if the snow closes the road. ”

"It seems that His Highness guessed correctly this time." Ma Zhang smiled cooperatively: "Whether it is foreknowledge or guidance, the dam built by His Highness the first brother of the Junshui Army in Cai River two months ago has finally come in handy. …… However, there is one thing that the general is very puzzled, it is clear that the Cai River has been impounding water for two months. But why didn't Chu Jun find out? It stands to reason that they should be able to see some clues from the level of the water. ”

"Because I built more than one dam." Bailiba smiled and solved the mystery for Ma Zhang: "When our army built a dam at the confluence of the Cai River and the Weishui River, we built two dams, one to store the water potential of the Cai River, and the other to block the water potential of the Weishui River from flowing downstream, so that it could be diverted to the lower reaches of the Cai River. Therefore, it was difficult for the Chu army to see that something was wrong from the water level in the lower reaches of the Cai River. ”

When Ma Zhang and the others heard this, they suddenly realized.

At this time, Baili Bao set his eyes on Zhao Hongrun, and said with an inexplicable expression: "But the most surprising thing is that His Royal Highness used the last golden order to order the army of the Dangshan Battalion and ordered Sima An...... That guy doesn't get along. ”

Zhao Hongrun was slightly stunned when he heard this, as if he heard a little clue from Bailiba's tone, and asked suspiciously: "Sima An, the general of the Dangshan battalion?" Is General Baili familiar with this person? ”

Baili Ba couldn't help laughing when he heard this, shook his head and said: "He and a certain former Zongwei of His Majesty, what does it mean to be familiar or unfamiliar?" I know that guy too well, and when this war is over, His Highness had better prepare a gift, it doesn't matter if the gift is heavy, as long as the heart is served. …… He, even if he set up an ambush in Caihe according to His Royal Highness's orders, it was only for the sake of that golden order, that guy was very small-minded, and the whole world only obeyed His Majesty's dispatch, like His Highness forced him to send troops, even if that guy didn't say it, he hated it very much in his heart. ”

"Not really, right?" Zhao Hongrun was a little surprised, he also thought that his father's former guards were as good at talking as Bailiba.

"Your Highness still believes it." Bailiba smiled bitterly twice, and praised him sincerely: "Sima An's talent is ten times better than so, why does His Highness think His Majesty ordered him to take charge of the Dangshan Camp and monitor the every move of the General Nangong?" Because with Sima An's ability, it is easy to defeat Nangong's Suiyang army, don't look at the strength of my Junshui army as many as 25,000, but the Dangshan battalion is only 20,000 people...... His Royal Highness didn't see how that guy trained the soldiers under his hands, and the Wei soldiers under him could be called a real elite division! ”

Speaking of this, Baili Ba paused, and continued in an inexplicable tone: "Since it is Sima An's Dangshan battalion this time, the Chu soldiers who ambushed that warship team are no problem, but His Royal Highness does not have to wait for that guy to send someone to transport the captives of the Chu State here, whether that guy is fighting with the enemy country or conquering the internal troubles of thieves, he has always left no prisoners. ”

"Huh?"

Zhao Hongrun was stunned, you must know that he really needs prisoners at the level of a general in the Chu army, the more the better, because this is related to his future big action, but now that he heard Baili Ba say this, it seems that he no longer needs to expect that Sima An, the general of the Dangshan battalion, will send someone to send him any prisoners?

Sure enough, as Baili Ba said, only one day later, in the evening, Sima An, the general of the Dangshan Army, sent someone to deliver a message: The task is complete!

As for the captives, in Sima An's message, he didn't even mention it.

Later, Zhao Hongrun learned that Sima An only led half of the Wei soldiers of the Dangshan battalion to block more than 10,000 Chu troops under the command of Chu General Cheyu in the area of the Cai River.

wiped out the Chu army, except for those who were forced to leave Caihe, the rest of the Chu soldiers were not left.

Then, Sima An led half of the Wei soldiers of the Dangshan battalion to return to Dangshan and prepare to support the Song battlefield.

What made Zhao Hongrun feel unbelievable was that Sima An's Wei soldier, who had passed on the word of mouth, clearly pointed out his movements: He was going to Song County!

"Sure enough, the resentment is very deep......

Zhao Hongrun, who understood the meaning of that sentence, couldn't help but smile bitterly.

He had already thought that when a battle was over, he would prepare a generous gift and send it to the Dangshan camp.

It's not that I'm afraid of offending Sima An because of this incident, I can only say that Zhao Hongrun is really curious, how the general of the Dangshan Battalion, who is highly respected by Bailiba, defeated the more than 10,000 Chu soldiers of Chu General Zicheyu and annihilated them all with three or four thousand infantry alone, with almost no damage.

It was like a great general who was very good at fighting. (To be continued.) )