Chapter 700: A Difficult Retreat
Liu Bei listened to Zhuge Liang's strategy, which was very abnormal and broke the routine of the times.
The 300,000 Shu army was split into 3,000 squads. Set out at night, run as fast as possible to the Han River Plain behind the Qin army, so as to launch a counter-encirclement.
Zhuge Liang still underestimated the scouts of the Qin army, he had just launched here, and Qin Feng got the news there. But Zhuge Liang's vicious strategy has many back-ups, and he has more than three assembly locations for each team, echoing and transmitting messages from front to back.
If Qin Feng's large army pursued, they would scatter in a hurry, use mobility to evade, and then assemble separately to encircle and annihilate the enemy.
If Qin Feng sent a small force to pursue them separately, he would be in the middle of it. The Qin army, which is not accustomed to water and soil, is definitely not the opponent of the Shu army.
If Qin Feng's entire army retreats, it will be a hit. The Shu army will assemble at various designated locations, and under the leadership of generals such as Guan Yu and Zhang Fei, they will continue to ambush and sneak attack along the road.
The forces of the two sides were equal, while the Qin army retreated, and the water and soil were not adapted. Continuous sneak attacks, surprise attacks, and ambushes are bound to collapse and defeat the army.
Therefore, Zhuge Liang's strategy is very vicious and has many changes.
The Qin army camp, the Chinese army's big tent.
"What? Liu Bei's troops were divided into thousands of units, and they were crossing the Han River Plain? "Qin Feng got the information.
Jia Xu was taken aback, he quickly saw through Zhuge Liang's fundamental intentions, and said: "Lord, Zhuge Liang wants to evolve the current battle situation, this is to change from the two sides to the anti-encirclement!" Our army will be surrounded in the hilly area of Yiling. ”
"Do you want to send troops to cut off Liu Beijun?" Qin Feng frowned.
Jia Xu's face was embarrassed and said, "Lord." The enemy was divided into thousands of units, and the large forces of our army did not have enough time to break them one by one. ”
"What about small troops?" Qin Feng said again.
Jia Xu was embarrassed. reminded: "Lord, the soldiers are not accustomed to the water and soil. The available forces are not enough ....... ”
"It's over!" Only then did Qin Feng recall the shape of the current army from the emergency military situation, how could he fight if he was not accustomed to water and soil? Running to thousands of targets, let alone fighting, I was exhausted to death during the return journey. "Vicious, it must be Zhuge Liang's strategy."
He had nothing to do now, and hurriedly asked, "Wenhe, what is good now?" ”
Jia Xu said: "The reaction of our army. It is nothing more than the encirclement and suppression of a large army, the meeting of the enemy by a small army, or the retreat of the whole army. Speaking of this, he seemed to begin to say to himself, "If it is a large army, if the enemy formulates a preparatory plan, it is possible to assemble separately and encircle and annihilate our army." ”
"If our army is small to meet the enemy. The enemy can be assembled or split up. ”
"If our army retreats, it will take time. The enemy is already ahead of our army and will definitely set up an ambush. Jia Xu said this. Sweating profusely, "It's so vicious, this is a clear bullying of our army's unaccustomed combat effectiveness." ”
In fact, Zhuge Liang is the most important part of this strategy. It was the combat effectiveness of the Qin army that had decreased sharply.
For the time being, the Qin army did not have the enemy's high combat effectiveness, so it could only be defended with the advantage of the camp.
And Zhuge Liang wanted to mobilize the Qin army. And if the Qin army does not accept the recruitment, it will continue to hold on. Zhuge Liang counter-surrounded and cut off the grain road. And so it goes. Qin Feng's soldiers and horses couldn't last long.
Qin Feng's response to it was a loss, he had no choice, and asked anxiously: "Wenhe, what should I do?" ”
Jia Xu said with difficulty: "Lord, the whole army retreats, maybe there is still a chance!" ”
"What do you mean maybe there's still a chance?" Qin Feng was anxious.
Jia Xu didn't say anything else, but said: "The symptoms of the soldier's unsuitability suddenly broke out, and they came too quickly. ”
Qin Feng can also figure it out at this time, if there is no water and soil dissuitability, Zhuge Liang dares to divide his troops? Dare to play anti-encirclement? Just find a gap and slam the past, and you can defeat Liu Bei's army in one battle.
Yang Mou is clearly bullying Qin Feng and now he doesn't dare to fight. Zhuge Liang was forced again, and he couldn't help but fight.
"The whole army retreats, step by step, and there may be a chance to bring a large army out." Jia Xu said again.
So, Qin Feng made a difficult decision and ordered an army of 300,000 to prepare to retreat.
A day later, in a mountain outside Dangyang County.
Under the big tree, Zhuge Liang gently shook the feather fan, bringing a cool feeling, and said with a smile: "Our army marched forty miles a day, and there is enough time to arrange a qiē. On the plain between Yiling and Dangyang, besiege Qin Zijin's soldiers and horses! ”
Liu Bei sat on the stone pier, and there was also a big pu fan in his hand, and he fanned it and said, "Why didn't Qin Zijin go to Jiangling to meet Xu Shu?" ”
Zhuge Liang grinned secretly, and said in his heart, the lord, you are funny, and said: "If Qin Zijin goes to Jiangling, all his soldiers and horses for the southern expedition will be surrounded by our army and Jingzhou soldiers under Jiangling City." If he can't break through, he will die without food. ”
"Makes sense!" Liu Bei wiped the sweat from his forehead and said, "So what's next?" ”
Zhuge Liang shook his fan and said, "You can order the second general, the third general, General Zang Ba, General Wu Yi, and General Shamoke to order the elite five roads to wait for work." Then he ordered Lei Tong, Meng Da and other generals to ambush and attack Qin Feng's retreating soldiers and horses in turn. Qin Zijin must be on guard, and he does not require Meng Da and other generals to break the enemy, but only needs to exhaust the Qin army. ”
"The Qin army was not accustomed to the soil and water, and was already weak, after being exhausted by Meng Da and other generals. The second general, the third general, etc., can lead the elite division to come out in five directions, and the 100,000-strong army will tear apart the Qin army, and the lord will lead the whole army to divide and surround it. ”
"Good, good, great!" Liu Bei was excited, Da Pu fanned violently, and said to Guan Yu and Zhang Fei: "Quickly pass the order, and start the action according to the arrangement of the military division!" ”
"Whoa!"
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At the beginning of June, the south of the Yangtze River was scorching, and 300,000 Qin troops braved the sun and marched on the Jianghan Plain. The sergeant was tired, but he cheered up, arranged a position conducive to defense, and retreated from the camp step by step.
Every ten miles, Qin Feng let the army rest and regain his anger. It is estimated that it will walk 20 miles a day, although it is slow, but safety is the best.
On the second day of the retreat, Qin Feng also came to Dangyang and found a forest to let the army rest.
"Kill!"
"Capture Qin Zijin alive!"
Qin Feng just sat down. I heard the shouts of killing from the periphery, "Damn! Seven or eight times a day. It's better to fight head-on. He was furious and stuck the Zhenwu Taiji gun on the ground.
Jia Xu said: "My lord." This is a tiring tactic, and we must be cautious. ”
However, it was not a way to let the enemy do this, Qin Feng pondered for a while, and said: "Wenhe, it is better to let the cavalry of the Chinese army go out and rush to buy time for the infantry to rest." ”
Qin Feng's cavalry is the largest in the world, but the knights are also unaccustomed to the water and soil now, but with the help of horses. How can it be better than the enemy's infantry.
Jia Xu thought about it, then understood Qin Feng's intentions, and said: "The cavalry retreats with the infantry, and the infantry is hurrying in the process, while the cavalry can rest on the horses. The idea of the lord can allow the infantry and cavalry to take turns to rest, which is still feasible. ”
So, from this moment on, Qin Feng found Zhao Yun, Xu Chu, Ma Dai, and Ji Ling. Let them each take 10,000 cavalry with them, and drive out the troublemakers while they rest. They are also outside while marching, and if there is an ambush, they will launch a cavalry assault.
On the other hand.
Mountains.
Liu Bei looked at the sun. Da Pu Fan shook violently and said, "Kong Ming, Qin Zijin's cavalry is really difficult. This tired plan won't work. ”
Zhuge Liang was unhappy in his heart, and said in his heart that the shape of the battlefield is ever-changing. There is a plan, a path to the black. He didn't say anything, he just looked at the sky. I saw a thin layer of clouds in the sky, as if covered with a white silk curtain. Zhuge Liang was overjoyed and said: "June day, baby face, change when you say change." ”
Liu Bei's mouth opened wide when he heard this, and he said in his heart that such an answer was not what he asked, and said, "What's the situation?" ”
"It may rain soon, and in the heavy rain, it is not conducive to the overall defense, but it will not hinder the arranged attack. The tired Qin army in the heavy rain seemed to be worse, and our army was recuperated and recharged, and it would definitely be able to tear apart the Qin army's tight defensive battle formation. Zhuge Liang said with a smile.
In ancient times, there were no radios in warfare, and large armies had to be sophisticated to resist the all-pervasive attacks of their opponents. The heavy rain was dark and loud, and it was difficult to command from a distance with horns and flags, and it could only be transmitted by mouth, which made it difficult to quickly convey instructions.
Therefore, bad weather is very unfavorable for the defense side, especially in the field.
All you have to do is find a breakthrough and you can deal a heavy blow to the enemy's battle formation. However, Liu Bei looked at the sky and said that the big sun is on it, will it rain?
An hour later, I saw that the clouds in the sky were getting lower and thicker, and looking at the sun through the clouds was like a layer of frosted glass, hazy. Zhuge Liang said happily: "There will be heavy rain in an hour, lord, beat the drum." ”
The fish trusts the water very much, Liu Beimeng looked at the sky with chatter, and he was still beating the drums.
Zhuge Liang took Liu Bei's sword and began to give orders, he enjoyed such a feeling of being on top, and said: "Second General, Third General, General Shamoke, General Zang Ba, General Wu Yi!" ”
"The subordinates are here!" Everyone worshiped together, and they also admired Zhuge Liang's wisdom.
"Your military horses have been corrected for a long time, and they have plenty of energy!" Zhuge Liang pointed to the sand table in front of him, on which was the formation laid by Qin Feng, and said, "You cut into the enemy's formation from these directions in turn, and rush out from these directions. From these directions, cut into the enemy position again, and so on, the enemy army will be confused. ”
"Mengda, Lei Tong...... Generals. Zhuge Liang said again.
"The subordinates are here!" And they will pray together.
"You can rest first, and when the second general and they cut into the enemy formation for the second time, you will cut in from several other directions." At this time, Zhuge Liang pulled up the small flag representing Qin Feng's Chinese army in the sand table, and said: "Everyone is gathered in the center, and when you see Qin Feng's honor guard, it is the main formation of the Chinese army, and Qin Zijin is captured alive!" ”
"Yes, yes, capture Qin Zijin alive!" Liu Bei was overjoyed, now Qin Feng is just like Tang Seng for him, he must be captured alive. Captured alive, the Northland can be fought without a fight.
"Whoa!" Guan Yu and the others were arrogant and confident.
As a result, Liu Bei's army of 300,000 was operational, gathered around the Qin army, and only waited for the rain to make a surprise attack.
After everyone left, Zhuge Liang looked at the darkening clouds in the sky, shook the feather fan with a look of revenge in his eyes, and said: "Qin Zijin, your army is not suitable for the environment in the south of the Yangtze River, the sky will destroy you, and you will die!" (To be continued......)