Chapter 286: Division of Troops

Cheng Zhiyuan knows the knowledge of his soldiers, and he knows their vision, he has lived in the village and the township for most of his life, no matter how big his vision is, it is just such a big fart in the village and township, and if he thinks about it bigger, he just thinks of his thumb as a slap, and then he thinks about it bigger, it's not that he doesn't dare to think about it, but he can't think of it, and it's not the same as the horse's mouth to come up with it, you let a person who has eaten wheat cake and bracken for half his life think about the difference between the taste of meat and a blind man touching an elephant?

Especially now Zhang Zhi, who is saying that it is no wonder that Liu Lan only dares to sneak attack, looks white and pure and really looks like a bright-headed scholar with a very general demeanor, in fact, the word that sounds tall in the township is that his father accidentally heard a conversation between a pair of sons and brothers when he visited the market and remembered such a word for more than 30 years, until he was old, he finally had a use, but although he took such a well-known name in the village, no one ever knew how to write this word, including Zhang Zhi himself, More because of this stubborn word, the people in the village and because he had two dogs, over time, they all called him Ergouzi, and gradually even he felt that Ergouzi sounded much more pleasant than the word Zhi, and later if anyone did not call him Ergouzi and called Zhang Zhi, he would be anxious with that person, as he grew older, he gradually really knew that his name was Zhang Zhi, but there were few people, everyone opened their mouths and closed their mouths to call him Zhang Ergou. He touched his head, his face flushed, and he was speechless for Qu Shuai's answer, to be honest, if it wasn't for Qu Shuai's patient explanation, he wouldn't have thought that there was such a meaning in it, and he worshiped Qu Shuai with great devotion in his heart, and sighed that the gap with Qu Shuai was more than a few streets. It's simply out of reach, otherwise how can someone be a commander and he is only the leader of thousands of people?

"The day before yesterday, there was a fierce battle with the Han army, and a different kind of banner appeared in the Han army. There is a righteous word written on it, that is to say, these people are the righteous army in the rumors, but their combat power is very weak, and the number is small, based on the battle situation of the day, there are only more than 10,000 people in the direction of Laishui at this time. But there will be no more than half of the Han army that really dares to cross Laishui. ”

Wei Gu didn't tell the truth, if Cheng Zhiyuan knew that the battle between 5,000 people against 5,000 people ended up in a crushing defeat, his life would not be guaranteed. And if 5,000 people are facing the more than 10,000 Han troops who are surrounded by the front and back, then his guilt will be lighter, of course, the most important thing is that Cheng Zhiyuan has no intention of pursuing it, but his lie has already been told, so he has to tell more big lies in order to fulfill the previous lie. This time, however, he did not think he was lying, because he was sure that the Han army would be the whole army going south.

It was unimaginable that such a defeated general would dare to make such nonsense in the past, but everyone also understood that Zhenggu was highly valued by Qu Shuai. As long as anyone with a discerning eye can see that he is valued, Cheng DΓΉ surpasses the deputy marshal Bai Xiaozi, if the defeat of Laishui will be the latter, he will naturally not be able to escape the beheading, but not only will he not receive any punishment, but he is even qualified to attend such an important meeting, and every word and deed has no consciousness of defeat, he is like a proud rooster, although everyone is a Yellow Turban Army and will not reject him, but the more localism makes them look at him, the more unpleasant they are, and when they saw him stand up again, several cold snorts sounded when they stood up again.

He turned a deaf ear, held his chest high, and continued: "If Liu Lan really wants to sneak attack, then he will definitely go in three directions. The three lines of the east, middle and west roads, going west is no different, going to the middle, if the Han army is several times the strength of the Han army, I will naturally choose this nearest route, but it is a frontal decisive battle, and it will not have the effect of a sneak attack, so taking the east line will naturally be Liu Lan's first choice. Not only can it detour behind us, but it can also have a surprise effect, so if you want to prevent Liu Lanqu Shuai, you only need to take the east line, prepare the middle line, and defend the west line. ”

"You have a point." Cheng Zhiyuan carefully tasted and chewed and digested the three strategies, and suddenly raised his head when he nodded frequently and was about to agree. A touch of ruthlessness flashed in his eyes, and his voice instantly became cold: "I remember that the Han army has cavalry. If I follow your policy, if his cavalry detours eastward, will not he be completely annihilated? ”

"If the Han people have thousands of cavalry, our Void Eastern Front will definitely be ruined, but as far as I know, the Han army only has three or four hundred cavalry, even if they really dare to take risks, it is not a worry."

Cheng Zhiyuan couldn't say that he was very satisfied with his explanation, looked at the people around him, swept over them one by one, and didn't know what he was thinking in his heart. ”

Everyone looked at each other, except for shaking their heads, they didn't even have the expression of opening their mouths to speak, although the expected result happened, it still made his face instantly embarrassed, but he had to sigh in his heart, do you really want to take another risk? The Yellow Turban Army can't afford to lose the battle anymore, and shook his head imperceptibly, it can be regarded as a compromise, and he generally accepted it in his heart, and this is the best way at present.

He knew that Cheng Yuanzhi's worries and concerns, not only food and grass, but more importantly, morale, this is the key to this army, there is no sophisticated weapons and no outstanding combat skills, and the battle is nothing more than morale, but once the repeated defeats will definitely leave a mark in the hearts of the soldiers, an unbeatable Han army will make them ruined, so Cheng Zhiyuan must be cautious and do not allow the Yellow Turban Army to make any more mistakes, otherwise the next defeat is likely to lead to the complete defeat of the entire Yellow Turban Army.

He stood up again, his eyes were very firm: "In fact, this is only the middle strategy, the best strategy is to besiege the city and send reinforcements, but our food and grass are insufficient, and if we consume it, we will only have a more tragic disaster, so we chose such a plan to attack the city and send reinforcements, this is also a way to do no way, no matter which line is lost, the consequences will be extremely severe." ”

Zheng Gu said very calmly, but Cheng Zhiyuan knew that they had reached the last moment, even if they wanted to retreat now, there was no way out, not to mention how uncomfortable he was in his heart now, although Liu Lan's trick to lure the enemy deep seemed to be successful, but he knew that he had made a fatal mistake, if he hadn't rushed into Youzhou at the beginning, Deng Mao would not have perished, and if he didn't stay in Yishui for a few days, he wouldn't be as passive as he is now, Even after following the plan of Zhenggu, the soldiers divided into two roads, one way to surround Gu'an, and the other way was not to go to Yuxian County, but to take a detour to Rongcheng, so this battle would not become so passive, but now it is too late to say anything, he decided to choose the strategy of Zhenggu, so he stood up suddenly, everyone's eyes lit up, and he listened to Cheng Zhiyuan's voice and ordered: "I personally led 5,000 men and horses to defend Liu Lan on the eastern front, and Zhenggu led the army to storm Gu'an, Zhang Ergou explored the enemy on the western front, and Bai Xiaozi dispatched left and right. ”

Everyone got up at the same time, bowed down and said loudly:

"No!" (To be continued)