Luling, Taishou Mansion.

General Pingnan and Xu Huang are discussing countermeasures with adjutant generals Lu Xiangsheng and Lin Chong, as well as several partial generals and military members.

According to the Tanma Fei report, Chen Yucheng, the vanguard general of the Taiping Army and the general of Yigong, led an army of 100,000 to come, and has now passed through the Xinxing county, which is only 120 miles away from Luling, and is expected to come to the city in the early morning of the next day.

"The Taiping Road raised by dogs is really miserable to deceive the people! How many people do you say there are in Jiaozhou? There were 1 million people who rebelled with Hong and Yang, and there were 100,000 people in the vanguard alone. Lin Chong, who had a leopard's head and eyes, paced back and forth in the lobby depressedly, cursing Hong Yang loudly.

Xu Huang stroked his beard and smiled: "Zhong Xun is a little restless, Taiping Dao has always been good at demagoguery, ten years ago, the three brothers of Zhang Jiao bewitched the anti-thieves, as many as five or six million, and the beacon fire spread all over Si, Henan, Hebei, Yan, Qing, Yang, and Xu Qizhou, almost sweeping the entire Han Dynasty. And in the end? ”

"Hey...... Brother Gongming also said that the momentum of the Yellow Turban rebel party was so huge, and in the end, it was not wiped out by the army led by Wen Zhonggong, Huangfu Song and Zhu Jun, but it was only five or six years of trouble! ”

After listening to Xu Huang's words, Lin Chong's anxiety really calmed down, "It's a pity, Duke Wen Zhong has already died, if he is here, our army will definitely be able to know the tactics of the Taiping Army well!" ”

Lu Xiangsheng, who had been sitting on the right side and was silent, had a stern face and said solemnly: "Although the Taiping Army and the Yellow Turban Army are in the same lineage, I see that Hong Yang and the others are very good at using soldiers, and they have the help of Shixie's old troops. ”

Xu Huang bowed his head: "What Xiang Sheng said is extremely true, Na Shixie has been operating in Jiaozhou for many years, but he was subverted by Hong Yang Dynasty, and swept Jiaozhou, and even sent troops to conquer Linyi State. This demagogic ability, and courage have far surpassed Zhang Jiao! ”

"Report!"

The scout Pegasus came, and quickly walked into the conference hall in a long tone: "General Qiyu, Chen Yucheng's accurate military strength has been clarified, there are 50,000 strong and strong, plus 20,000 old and weak auxiliary soldiers, a total of about 70,000 horses, known as 100,000!" ”

"Tsk...... There are 70,000, this Chen Yucheng is quite real! Xu Huang said in a playful tone, waving his hand and instructing the scouts, "Probe again, report the situation at any time!" ”

Before the scouts had withdrawn, Lin Chong asked impatiently: "The Taiping army is approaching the city, how does Brother Gongming think to deal with it?" ”

"What do you think Joong-hoon should do?" Xu Huang, who was resolute-looking, smiled and asked Lin Chong rhetorically.

Lin Chong stretched out his hand and stroked a handful of steel whiskers, and swore solemnly: "Brother Gongming is the chief general of the three armies, you can fight how you say, I, Lin Chong, will definitely look forward to the general!" ”

"Good!" Xu Huang clapped his hands and applauded, "There are two rivers outside Luling City, namely the Pu River and the Lu River, and our army can just make a fuss on this, line up with the water back, and resist the enemy south of the Pu River." ”

"Back to the water?" Including Lu Xiangsheng, as well as several people who joined the army, they groaned at the same time.

Xu Huang nodded solemnly: "Yes, it's the backwater array!" The general planned to lead his troops across the Pu River, line up on the south bank to meet the enemy, let the soldiers put them to death, give full play to their abilities, and meet the thief army head-on, so that he would know the strength of our Han army! ”

"No, can't ......" joining the army was the first to stand up against it, "The rebels are many and their morale is flourishing, so they can't be directly attacked, they should retreat, defend the city, wait for the arrival of reinforcements from the imperial court, and then make a decision." ”

Xu Huang disagreed with Shi Yi's words: "What Ziyu said is wrong! The rebels came in divisions, and at this time, they did not meet the head-on attack, weakened the enemy's strength, and waited for the main force of the rebels to assemble under the city, and then wanted to fight, it was difficult! The enemy army is tired from afar, and it is with the help of the topography of the Puhe River to inspire the morale of the soldiers, thwart the edge of the rebels, and strengthen the momentum of our army! ”

"The enemy army is outnumbered, and our army still needs to divide its troops to defend the city, but I am afraid that it will be difficult to win the battle." It's a matter of arguing.

Yes Yi is Xu Huang recruited on the way to the south of the staff, ancestral home in Qingzhou Beihai, since childhood full of poetry and books, a little familiar with the art of war, and later because of the Yellow Turban Rebellion south to take refuge in Huiji, Xu Huang led the army to pass the Huiji personally came to the door to recruit, is Yi then gladly out of office, served as a member of the army under Xu Huang until now.

Xu Huang still respects Shiyi, and the military meeting needs to be discussed dialectically and analyze the pros and cons; If everyone is submissive and unassertive, then there is no need for military discussions. Therefore, Xu Huang was not angry, and patiently debated with Shiyi.

"In the past, Han Xin, the Marquis of Huaiyin, lined up against the water, and broke the Zhao army of 200,000 with 30,000 troops in Jingcheng, which went down in history and was passed down as a good story through the ages. Now there are more than 40,000 people in our army, even if 10,000 people are left to defend the city, there are still 30,000 people who can fight, and there are only 50,000 thieves who can fight. ”

Shi Yi is still stubborn: "The water on Han Xin's back is several zhang deep, and the soldiers have no way to retreat, so the three armies are fighting to the death!" The deepest part of the Pu River and the Lu River is only more than a zhang, and behind it is the Luling Tomb, and the soldiers know that there is a way out, and they will definitely not give up their lives. Far from boosting morale, it will hinder the retreat of our army, which is unwise and cannot be done! ”

Just when Xu Huang and Shiyi were in an argument, Lu Xiangsheng suddenly stroked his beard and laughed: "Haha...... Brother Gongming's backwater array inspired Lu, I have a plan to break the thief soldiers, maybe I can capture Chen Yucheng alive, but it is also unknown! ”

Xu Huang was overjoyed, and arched his hand to Lu Xiangsheng: "Xiangsheng has thought of a clever plan, hurry up and listen to it?" ”

Lu Xiangsheng strode to the sand table and pointed to the Pu River, thirty miles south of Luling City, and the Lu River, twenty miles away: "These two rivers go east side by side, which can help our army win a complete victory." General Gongming, General Zhongxun, and Ziyu joined the army and came over to listen to Lu's plan? ”

After hearing this, Xu Huang, Lin Chong, and Shiyi all high-fived and applauded: "This plan is feasible, and it will definitely be able to break the thief army!" ”

Since the generals reached an agreement, Xu Huang immediately dispatched troops and ordered Lu Xiangsheng to lead 10,000 troops, quickly leave the city, and go to the upper reaches of the Lu River to cut off the water flow. Ordered Lin Chong to lead 10,000 troops to set up an ambush on the road between the Lu River and the Pu River, and ordered Yi to lead 10,000 troops to guard the Luling, and he took 10,000 horses out of the city to the south, and lined up to meet the Taiping army.

As the whimpering horn sounded, the generals led their troops and acted according to the plan.

Xu Huang led 10,000 people out of Luling all the way to the south, walked 20 miles, and came to the edge of the Lu River, which was about 15 zhang wide. This is the widest river in Luling, the summer water flow is abundant, but because the winter has not passed at this moment, the river is only five or six zhang wide, and the depth is only more than one zhang.

Xu Huang ordered people to build two pontoon bridges on the river, and the general said: "It's still early, it's better to build a few more pontoon bridges, so as not to trample on each other when you retreat!" ”

Xu Huang stroked his beard and smiled: "Don't worry, when our army retreats, this Luhe River will definitely dry up to the bottom!" However, there should be a few more pontoon bridges on the Pu River in front of it to facilitate retreat! ”

The two monks of the generals and the school are puzzled, although the water of the Lu River is not as good as in summer, but it is also five or six zhang wide, more than one zhang deep, how can you say do it? But the military orders are like a mountain, and the generals and colonels don't dare to ask more, so they can only act in accordance with the orders.

The army crossed the Lu River, walked more than ten miles south, and came to another parallel flowing Pu River. The flow rate and width of the riverbed of this river are slightly inferior to that of the Lu River, but the river is also three or four zhang wide and more than one zhang deep.

Xu Huang once again ordered to build ten pontoon bridges on the river, and then the whole army crossed the river and lined up on the opposite side of the river, waiting for the arrival of the vanguard of the Taiping Army.

The adjutant general built again: "General, the essence of the backwater formation lies in putting it to death and then revitalizing, our army has built so many pontoon bridges, and all the soldiers know that there is a way to retreat, how can they fight to the death?" The advantage of fighting against the water cannot be brought into play, and if you are outnumbered, you may not be able to win! ”

"Haha...... You just do what you do! This pontoon bridge is not just a retreat for our army, but a ...... for the Taiping army" Xu Huang stroked his beard and smiled, admiring Lu Xiangsheng's plan.

Strategies are determined by the terrain and do not follow the rules, which is what an excellent general should have. In this regard, he lacks changes, and he needs to learn more like Lu Xiangsheng in the future.

After a busy day and a night, 10,000 Han troops finally erected ten pontoon bridges over the Pu River. After resting for the night on the north bank of the Pu River, the whole army crossed the river and lined up on the south bank to wait for the arrival of the vanguard of the Taiping Army.

At noon, the dust gradually drifted up from the south, obscuring the sky and the sun, and the sound of footsteps shook the heavens and the earth.

After another moment, you can see the black and oppressive Taiping army sweeping across the mountains and fields, like an ant colony. Flags fluttered in the wind, and most of the soldiers had no armor and used a variety of weapons, such as spears, spears, go, hunting forks, and even hoes, shovels, and other farm tools.

Compared to the armies in the north, the most obvious difference between the Taiping army and the army was the lack of horses. With a force of 100,000, it seems that there will be no more than 2,000 horses. Of course, there were not as many horses as many as Xu Huang's troops in the back formation, only a few hundred.

"Report!"

The scouts of the Taiping army quickly came to Chen Yucheng's horse: "General Qiyu Yigong, Xu Huang led his troops to line up on the south bank of the Puhe River, and it looks like he is going to fight to the death with our army!" ”

Chen Yucheng led the generals to climb high and look into the distance, looked at it for a while and laughed: "Haha...... This Xu Huang is also a scheming person! thought that after reading two military books, he would become a soldier immortal. Han Xin's backwater formation was because the river behind him was wide and fast, and the soldiers had no way to retreat, so they would fight to the death. Han Xin attacked the Zhao army's camp with surprise soldiers and planted flags all over the place, so he was able to break the Zhao army! Now, Xu Huang actually built ten pontoon bridges on the river, for fear that his team would not retreat fast enough, in this case, which soldier would fight desperately to the death? And our army has never set up camp, so how can we be afraid that the Han army will copy my back road? ”

As he spoke, he made a move with a spear in his hand and said loudly: "All the soldiers followed a certain forward and captured Xu Huang alive, so that the Han army would know the bravery of my Taiping soldiers!" Shock the enemy's courage and smash Jinling! ”

(Well, the swordsman wasted most of his day's effort and planned a strategy, hoping that those strategy parties would stop spraying) R1152