Chapter Eighty-Eight: Temptation
Wang Ling was shocked, judging from the strong murderous aura emanating from Lu Bu's body, he was definitely the master who killed people without blinking, and hurriedly bowed down and said yes, and put Lu Bu in a dangerous position in his heart.
However, he didn't think that Lu Bu would see through their scheme, no more than ten people knew about this matter, even if Li Yan took over the soldiers and horses of the two counties, he still had many ways to make these people turn against each other.
Among the 6,000 soldiers, half of them are the private soldiers of the family, and the orders of the family are more effective than the orders of the government.
After staring at Wang Ling for a long time, Lu Bu didn't find any clues, so he said: "Commander Wang, you take General Li to familiarize yourself with the situation of the armies of the two counties, General Li is a battlefield general, let him assist, and let him assist in order to be able to break through the remnants of the Yellow Turban faster." ”
Wang Ling was submissive, but he didn't think so in his heart, in his eyes, Lu Bu just relied on luck to defeat the brainless Huns, in exchange for him to be flamboyant, and how could there be a surname Lu in the state.
With Baibo Valley as the center, a radius of more than fifty miles, there is no human population, Lu Bu was very surprised when he learned about this situation, this Yellow Turban Army is not simple, and it understands the truth of strong walls and clear fields, but Baibo Valley is in the territory of Bingzhou, will such a method be useful.
After arriving at Baibo Valley, Lu Bu's heart tightened, as long as he ensured that the grain and grass in Baibo Valley were sufficient, even if he had another 20,000 troops, he would not want to capture Baibo Valley.
This is a natural refuge, the valley mouth is narrow, which gives the yellow turbans in the white wave valley enough time to deal with the enemy with more people, the narrow passage, only a few hundred people, can make thousands of people unable to enter the valley mouth, here there is no advantage in numbers at all.
"I heard that Mrs. Guo treats the people well, and I think that the people went to Baibo Valley to take refuge in him." Lu Bu sighed: "How can anyone want to become a thief, but they are forced to be helpless. ”
"The lord is kind-hearted, and if the people in the valley know the benevolence of the lord, they will definitely rush to take refuge." Jia Xu agreed.
"Mo said and laughed, there are nearly 30,000 Yellow Turban troops in the Baibo Valley, they have fields in the valley, and our army's grain and grass need to be transported from all over the country, and in the long run, as long as Guo Tai sticks to the Baibo Valley, my army may not even be able to enter the valley."
"Lord, attacking Baibo Valley, there is no hurry, why not test Wang Ling first? And the White Wave Valley is easy to defend and difficult to attack, if you want to attack the valley, you need to find another way. Jia Xu said in a low voice.
"Temptation? How to tempt? Lu Bu asked.
"Lord, if Wang Ling and Guo in the valley are too old, they will definitely not attack the valley with their hearts, and the Yellow Turban Army in the valley will not really fight, so wouldn't it be possible to see through it at a glance."
After the two talked, they decided to stabilize the interior first, although the number of the Yellow Turban Army was large, the elite level of the soldiers was not very good, Lu Bu was not worried that these Yellow Turbans would sneak out of the valley, if Guo Tai led the army out of the valley to fight, it would be much simpler.
In the big tent of the Chinese army, Lu Bu knelt down and sat at the top position, and glanced around at the generals in the tent, "Everyone, the remnants of the Yellow Turban in Baibo Valley, Guo Tai and others refuse to surrender, and now the army is pressing, and they should be in one go to capture Baibo Valley." ”
The generals in the tent talked a lot, and they all knew that if they attacked strongly, there would inevitably be great casualties.
"My lord, my subordinates suggest that the army be divided into three steps and attack the Baibo Valley in turn, so as not to give the remnants of the Yellow Turbans in the valley a chance to breathe." Jia Xu stood up and said.
"Well, Wen He's words are reasonable." Lu Bu nodded.
"General, Baibo Valley is easy to defend and difficult to attack, so think about it again." Li Yan persuaded.
As an emerging general of the Bingzhou Army and the deputy general of the Flying Cavalry, Li Yan still has a certain prestige in the Bingzhou Army.
Seeing that everyone was looking at him, Lu Bu said: "Attacking the remnants of the Yellow Turban, it is urgent to do so, and after capturing the Baibo Valley, we will reward you for your meritorious deeds." ”
Lu Bu had absolute prestige in the Bingzhou army, and seeing that he insisted, everyone had no choice but to accept the order.
Wang Ling smiled secretly in his heart, he was really a martial artist, he didn't understand strategy, he didn't understand the general trend, according to Lu Bu, if he didn't use any strategy, he would let the Bingzhou army lose and retreat, how could he use the inside and outside.
"Ordered Hao Meng to be the first part, leading 6,000 foot soldiers to attack Baibo Valley; Wang Ling was the second department, leading 6,000 soldiers and horses from two counties to attack Baibo Valley; General Ben personally led 6,000 soldiers and horses for the third division. ”
"No." The generals in the tent said in unison.
After everyone left, Lu Bu left Li Yan behind.
"General Li, the thieves in Baibo Valley are huge, in your opinion, what should we do?"
Seeing that Lu Bu seemed to have the intention to consider himself, Li Yan pondered for a moment and said: "General, Baibo Valley occupies the terrain, and it should be planned slowly, and the new army of Bingzhou has just entered the battle, if the losses are great, I am afraid that the army's heart will be unstable." ”
"Slowly?" Lu Bu frowned.
"General, the terrain of Baibo Valley is complex, it is impossible for Mrs. Guo to cover everything, as long as you find other roads leading to the valley, with the combat strength of our army, this battle can be decided."
"General Li is scheming, so you will quietly order someone to find out the way in this matter, and you must not leak the news." Lu Bu said with a smile, he didn't expect Li Yan's thoughts to coincide with Jia Xu.
"General, but about attacking Baibo Valley?" Li Yan questioned that he was still unwilling to do this kind of thing, which would cause great casualties to the soldiers.
"This is a suspicious tactic, so that the remnants of the Yellow Turban in the valley think that our army is nothing more than this, when General Li attacks the Baibo Valley, he must launch a momentum, and must not attack strongly, and put the lives of the soldiers first." Lu Bu reminded.
"No." Li Yan hugged his fists, and he was a little clear in his heart.
The next day, Li Yan led 6,000 soldiers to set up a formation outside the valley, which was also the first time that many soldiers in the new army really touched the battlefield.
The pace is neat, the big banner of "and" is waving in the wind, and around the big flag, the flags of the generals of various departments are erected, so that even if you are in the Chinese army, you can have a good understanding of the situation of each department on the battlefield.
In ancient times, there was a lack of communication conditions, and battlefield command could only rely on the heralds to constantly convey orders, and in this case, the commander's understanding of the situation of each department was particularly important.
Knowing that the Bingzhou army began to attack, Guo Tai led a group of Yellow Turban generals to the valley mouth, standing on the not too wide barrier, Guo Tai's face showed a long-lost smile.
Since the Bingzhou army approached Baibo Valley, he was a little worried, what kind of character Lu Bu was, crusading against Dong Zhuo to pacify the Xiongnu, and seizing the ruling power of Bingzhou from Zhang Yang, he must have something extraordinary.
"General, that Lu Bu has the courage and no strategy, and he stormed Baibo Valley, and the grain and grass in the valley are enough for a year, so Lao Tzu doesn't believe that he can surround Baibo Valley for a year." Hu Cai laughed.
Mrs. Guo frowned slightly, always feeling that something was wrong.
After all, the position of the state army made the Yellow Turban generals in the valley tremble, if they encountered such an enemy in the field, it would be good if the three Yellow Turban soldiers could exchange for one of each other.
(End of chapter)