Chapter Ninety-Seven: Lifting a Rock and Shooting Yourself in the Foot
"Hahahaha! Wonderful, really wonderful! I didn't think that a word from King Wei would come in handy! ”
In the military tent in the camp of Wei Boxi Road Army, Shi Xiancheng, who was sitting in the main seat, opened his mouth wide and smiled. The generals laughed so much that they didn't know why. One of the lieutenants stood up and saluted:
"Dare to ask the envoy of the soldiers and horses, why are you so happy?"
Shi Xiancheng put away his smile and said:
"Just now Wei Zhou sent a message saying that the King of Wei read a certain report, and Daowu Chongyin turned out to be just a toilet general's ear."
When the generals heard this, they laughed together, and the fear of being defeated by Wu Chongyin a few months ago was actually laughed away. Shi Xiancheng saw that the generals' morale was high, so he said:
"In order to wash away the shame of the fiasco in Xuezezhou, our army scolded several times, but Wu Chongyin refused to fight, and became a turtle with a shrunken head. Now General Ben has a plan to provoke Wu Chongyin to fight and defeat him. Would you like to hear it? ”
The generals all said:
"I would like to be sent by the soldiers and horses!"
Shi Xiancheng said:
"Good! General Ben's strategy is on this 'toilet general'! Quickly prepare cloth and silk with the baggage battalion, make hundreds of banners, and write the words 'Toilet General Wu Chongyin', and send 3,000 people to the enemy camp to scold the formation. Wu Chongyin is a famous general of Zhaoyi, he has always been responsible for his martial arts, I expected that he would inevitably not be able to bear this humiliation, he was furious, and raised troops to fight, at that time he was the main general but could not calm down, our army had already won three points. ”
Seeing that the generals were listening carefully, Shi Xiancheng couldn't help but feel a little proud and conceited. Continued:
"Even if Wu Chongyin does not fight in person, he will send a general to drive our army, and then our army will be defeated after the battle, lose the banner and retreat in a hurry. The enemy will inevitably chase under the annoyance, at that time the general personally led the army in the dense forest ambush, until Wu Chongyin killed from the back road, the former army soldiers turned back to meet the attack, front and back attack, Wu Chongyin will be defeated! ”
Shi Xian finished speaking sincerely, and the generals all applauded, and one by one they took the initiative to ask for their lives. Shi Xiancheng then ordered:
"Tomorrow, Captain Zhang Qingdu will lead the headquarters soldiers and horses to scold the battle, General Peng Bo will lead the headquarters to ambush in Zuozhuang, General Zhao Fu will lead the headquarters to ambush in the black pine forest, and General Ben will lead the Chinese army to wait for him to come!"
The generals stood and arched their hands:
"Obey the general's orders!"
The next day, in the newly built Chinese army city of the official army, early in the morning, Wuguang rushed into the big tent of the Chinese army in Wuzhongyin and announced:
"It's too much of a deception! Uncle, go up to the city and have a look! ”
Wu Chongyin hurriedly hung up on the city, and the soldiers in the city were very angry. Wu Chongyin saw it, and almost fell off the city in anger, only to see hundreds of white flags fluttering on the empty flat ground under the city, with the words "Toilet General Wu Chongyin", as well as "The Imperial Court Personally Levies the Toilet Festival to Make Wu" and the like.
"Handsome! These Wei Bo dogs are too deceitful, please allow the last general to lead 800 people to fight, and discipline these 3,000 thieves who have never returned! ”
Cao Hua, who heard the news of Shangcheng, said angrily. Other generals chimed in. Wu Chongyin calmed down at this time and sneered:
"Shi Xiancheng, do you think it's so easy to provoke Ben Shuai?"
Wuguang Road:
"Da Shuai (known as Da Shuai in front of people, and Uncle in the future), do you mean that this is Shi Xiancheng's radical method?"
Wu Chongyin said:
"Of course. Look, the enemy army is only 3,000 people, but our army is 20,000 people in the city, will Shi Xiancheng only send these 3,000 people? Ben Shuai expected that he must have a backhand, and ambush our army when it comes to battle. ”
Everyone immediately understood. One of the generals said:
"Then our army will not be allowed to fight."
Wuguang was still angry, and said:
"Do you just let them insult the commander like this? At the end of the general, please mention the 300 headquarters, go out of the city to capture the flag! ”
The generals clamored again. Wu Chongyin said fiercely:
"Everyone, don't be impatient, this handsome has his own sense of proportion. Go to the big tent and take the matter. ”
After that, he paused and said:
"Anyone who insults our army, Ben Shuai swears to make him pay back!"
Then the generals went down to the city to discuss matters as they were told. Wu Chongyin called the guards at the city gate, whispered a few words, glanced at the white cloth under the city, and went down to the city.
After a while, the west gate opened, and several horses rode out of the city, led by Wuguang.
It was getting dark, and Wei Bojun, who had been scolding for a day, had no strength at all, so he withdrew his army according to Shi Xiancheng's order. The ambush troops in Zuozhuang, Black Pine Forest and other places also took advantage of the night to quietly withdraw to the camp.
Shi Xiancheng summoned the generals and asked Zhang Qingdao:
"Zhang Qing, you have worked very hard to fight today, this general knows that he will have his own reward later. But the enemy army has not fought today, and what is the reaction of the city when the war is scolded? ”
Zhang Qingdao:
"Lord Hui's soldiers and horses, the last general is actually about to scold the enemy army today. Wu Chongyin personally climbed the city tower to watch, and after he went down to the city, there was a commotion in the city gate, and the generals thought that he was going to fight, but then the noise became a quarrel, and there was no sound when he went down. ”
One of the generals high-fived and said:
"Oh, it's not good, it's not that Wu Chongyin has seen through our army's radical plan!"
Shi Xiancheng smiled:
"Even if you see through it, what? General Ben thinks that Wu Chongyin must be so blocked in his heart that he can't eat now. Besides, General Ben is sure that Wu Chongyin will definitely fight! ”
Peng Bo asked:
"Soldier and Horse Envoy, why are you so sure?"
Shi Xiancheng said:
"Didn't General Peng hear Zhang Qing say just now that the city was noisy and then quarreled and then silent? General Ben must have wanted to fight in a fit of rage from Wu Chongyin, but was stopped by the understanding people among the generals. As long as our army adds fuel to the fire tomorrow, Wu Chongyin will definitely be unable to help but fight! ”
Then Shi Xiancheng said:
"Generals listen to orders!"
"The last general!"
"Tomorrow, Lieutenant Yuan Tan will replace Zhang Qing to scold the battle, remember to scold loudly, make all kinds of unbearable gestures, anger the enemy, and force him to fight!"
Yuan Tan said:
"The last will be ordered!"
"Tomorrow, Zhang Qing will go to battle with General Ben, and the other departments will be arranged as usual. Everyone, in the battle tomorrow, you must do your best to move forward and defeat the enemy army! ”
"Yes!"
The generals shouted in unison.
In Wu Chongyin's Zhongjun City, all the generals were in the big tent, and when Cao Hua was a little bored, Wu Guang hurriedly came in from outside and saluted Wu Chongyin:
"As the marshal expected, Shi Xiancheng's gang really set up an ambush in Zuozhuang and the Black Pine Forest."
The generals were talking. Wu Chongyin said with a smile:
"Good work."
Then he glanced at the generals and said:
"Ben Shuai already has a plan in his heart, and tomorrow he will discipline Shi Xiancheng to cry without tears, and lift a stone to shoot himself in the foot."
All the generals were in high spirits for a while, and they were silent one after another, listening to Wu Chongyin's orders.
Hundreds of miles away in Yunzhou, the sound of bangzi from far and near and the patrolling soldiers echoed each other, as if weaving an impermeable net in Yunzhou City. But in the eyes of some people, this web is full of big enough to crawl out of people's eyes. After a group of patrol soldiers, several black shadows quietly came out, and the first person was Wu Ciyou, who had lost news for several months.
"Father!"
Tian Buxing rushed into Tian Xing's study. Seeing that Tian Xing was still painting, he immediately stopped his voice. Unexpectedly, Tian Xing turned around and asked:
"What, is there any news from the battlefield?"
Tian Bu nodded and said:
As my father expected, my father's old subordinates and uncle (Tian Rong) sent a secret letter, saying that Shi Xiancheng and He Jintao were both defeated and lost tens of thousands of soldiers. Weizhou should be in a hurry. ”
Tian Xing's face was still unfazed, and he took the secret letter in Tian Bu's hand and looked at it. After reading it, he sighed:
"Fan Xianggong is really an immortal! Although He Jintao is known as Xiao Zhoulang, he was played with by Fan Xianggong and couldn't breathe. ”
For Shi Xiancheng, he didn't say a word. Tian Evangelism:
"Father, there is also news from Ziqing, that is, Li Yu, the Duke of Liangguo, and Hun Hao, who has just arrived in Henghai, have joined forces to capture Yanggu, and Liu Wu is now fleeing from the Duke of Liangguo. At the same time as the Duke of Liangguo captured Yanggu, the large granary in Yunzhou City was burned down by the fine work of the official army. Li Shidao is really not far from defeat. ”
A hint of surprise flashed across Tian Xing's face, and he said:
"Li Shidao has recruited countless capable people, and the iron bucket arranged in Yunzhou is like a good one, and he can even let the fine work mix in and succeed in a sneak attack?"
Tian Evangelism:
The child thought that this might be caused by the people of the imperial court mixing into the people of the rivers and lakes that Li Shidao had snared. The child heard that as early as when the emperor ascended the throne, he was planning to pacify the world. ”
Tian Xing's heart suddenly moved, thinking that there were also people from the imperial court in his own mansion, otherwise how would the imperial court know that he was cheating? Fortunately, Tian Xing is loyal and pure by nature, and he didn't think badly, he just thought:
"There are all old people in my house, and there are still people who can serve the court, which shows that the people's hearts are back."
Cheer up and turn to the field to preach:
"Bu'er, you should return to the barracks now, make good friends with the generals, and wait for news of your father."
Tian Buno Road:
"The child will understand."
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