Chapter 311: The Battle of Zitong Water (III)

On the fifth day of the sixth month of the 20th year of Qianyuan, various divisions of the Qin army began to be frequently mobilized. Wang Feng was in charge of the central army, Bai Chen, Sima Gong, Geng Yue and Ma Sheng each led 20,000 troops into four groups to launch attacks on the south bank along the Zitong River.

On the Deng army on the south bank, Wang Shao occupied the high point, observed the changes in the Qin army at the first time, ignited the beacon at the first time, and sent a message to Chang Yuchun, who was in the middle army.

"General, the Qin army divided four troops, each with 20,000 people, heading towards the north and south directions!" The sending army reported the Qin army's actions to Chang Yuchun. After hearing this, Chang Yuchun frowned and asked, "Can we know who led the troops of these four troops? Is there any abnormal movement in the Qin army?"

The sending army replied: "I don't know who leads the troops in detail, but the letters from all four banners were written by horses, Bai, Sima, and Geng. In addition, the central army of the Qin army was also gathering troops. General Wang thought that the Qin army was likely to launch a strong attack on our army."

"Okay, go back immediately and tell General Wang to pay close attention to the Qin army's every move, but remember not to go down the mountain to fight with the Qin army, and at the same time, keep a hiding away and prevent the Qin army from being noticed as much as possible." Chang Yuchun said.

"Here!" The sending soldiers responded and left. After the sending soldiers left, Zhang Liao frowned and said to Chang Yuchun: "General, do you think this white-character flag is Bai Qi?" There are not many generals in the Qin army, and the most famous one is Bai Qi, the Grand Marshal of Qin.

Chang Yuchun shook his head and said, "It's impossible that it's him. Since Bai Qi presided over the great destruction of the Han Dynasty, the king has sent someone to stare Bai Qi to death. If Bai Qi really left Chang'an, the king would not have sent anyone to notify us. Besides, nearly half of the troops in Qin State are heading south. If Bai Qi is not in charge in Guanzhong, how can we keep the situation? This Qin general surnamed Bai should be Bai Chen, Bai Qi's brother."

Bai Qi, the number one general of Qin, has secretly let Mingjing's spies lurk beside him since his debut. If Bai Qi really leaves Chang'an, it will be easy for Deng to find out. Moreover, Qin sent nearly half of the troops to Bashu, and there are only more than 100,000 people left in Xiliang in Guanzhong. If Bai Qi also leaves, Guanzhong will be in danger. You must know that Wuguan is in the hands of Deng. As long as Deng is willing, he can completely enter Guanzhong. So to sum up, Bai Qi cannot appear in Bashu at this time.

Zhang Liao nodded, and he also thought it was unlikely that it would be Bai Qi, unless Qin was really so confident that Guanzhong without Bai Qi could withstand the attacks of Deng and Zhao. Now Zhao's strength has recovered, and Deng's army also had Longwu Guards in Wuguan. Bai Qi dared to leave Guanzhong for half a step, and Deng and Zhao worked together to tear Qin to pieces.

"Then general, how should we deal with the Qin army's attack?" Zhang Liao asked again. Although the Qin general surnamed Bai is not Bai Qi, it is a foregone conclusion that the Qin army launched an attack at this moment. How to deal with it is the top priority.

Chang Yuchun walked to the map and pointed to the map and said, "Wang Feng is going to jump over the wall. This is likely because of insufficient logistics or the Qin State gave him an order. However, no matter what the reason is, it means that Wang Feng was very anxious at this time. If we are forced to open up the situation, then we will fulfill his wish."

"General, what do you mean?" Zhang Liao seemed to have thought of something, but it was vague, so he asked Chang Yuchun.

"I plan to let the Qin army cross the Zitong River. As long as the Qin army crosses the river, you will entangle them tightly. You cannot let them go further or give them the opportunity to retreat to the north shore." Chang Yuchun thought for a while.

"Please give the order!" the generals responded.

"Zhang Liao obeys the order! Chang Yuchun looks at Zhang Liao."

"The last one is here!" Zhang Liao replied.

"I ordered you to lead ten thousand Shencewei to join Wang Shao to deal with the Qin army with the white banner!" Chang Yuchun said.

"Here!

"Shan Xiongxin, Li Jing obeys the order!"

"The last one is here!" Shan Xiongxin and Li Jing stepped out.

"I ordered you and the other two to lead the troops to deal with the Qin army with Geng's big flag!"

"Here!"

"Deng Qiang, Song Guang obeyed the order!"

"The last one is here!" Deng Qiang and Song Guang came out of the list.

"I ordered you and the other two to lead 20,000 Jinwu Guards to deal with the Qin army with the Ma-character flag!"

"Here!"

"Huang Mu, Qin Qiong obeys the order!"

"The last one is here!" Huang Mu and Qin Qiong responded.

"I ordered you and the other two to lead our troops to deal with Sima Daqi's Qin army!"

"Here!"

"This time you have a mission to entangle the Qin army units. Without the orders of our generals, you cannot let a Qin army return to the north shore. Is it clear?" After Chang Yuchun gave the order, he said to the generals seriously.

"I'm clear!" everyone responded.

"Okay, let's go down and prepare!" Chang Yuchun nodded and said. After all the generals who received the military order left, Guan Yu, who had not received the task, looked anxious. Seeing that everyone else had left, he asked Chang Yuchun: "General, do you look down on me, Guan Yu?"

"What does General Guan say? Why can't I see General Guan's meaning?" Chang Yuchun looked confused, not knowing what Guan Yu meant.

"Isn't it?" Guan Yu saw that Chang Yuchun was still pretending to be stupid, and said dissatisfied: "You see, everyone else has a task, but there is no one for me. Isn't the general looking down on me, Guan Yu or what?"

"So that's it!" Chang Yuchun suddenly realized what happened. He thought that Chang Yuchun smiled and said to Guan Yu: "General Guan misunderstood. I don't mean to look down on General Guan. It's just that there is another more important thing that General Guan and I need to do together. I wonder if General Guan is willing?"

After hearing Chang Yuchun's explanation, he knew that Chang Yuchun was not looking down on him, but had more important tasks waiting for him. Guan Yu's dissatisfaction suddenly disappeared and bowed, "Please give me the order, and I will never refuse!"

Chang Yuchun replied: "General Guan, do you know why this general made the Qin army entangle him?"

Guan Yu shook his head. To be honest, he really didn't know. Moreover, many of the generals of Deng's army were probably confused. What did Chang Yuchun mean? It was just that the military orders were as high as a mountain, and the two generals and the two military advisors did not object, so they had to implement them.

Chang Yuchun pulled Guan Yu to the map and said, "General Guan, you see, the Qin army has a total of 120,000 troops, and now there are four troops, each with 20,000 troops. Then tell me, how many troops are there in the Qin army's central army now?"

"Forty thousand!" Guan Yu answered this kind of calculation question for primary school students without even thinking about it.

"That's right, it's 40,000." Chang Yuchun nodded and said, "The Qin Army Camp is a camp that can accommodate 120,000 people, but now there are only 40,000 people stationed, so it's easy to make mistakes. General Guan, do you know what this general means?"

"Is the General going to attack the main camp of the Qin army?" Chang Yuchun said to this point. If Guan Yu didn't understand, then he would be really a pig. But Guan Yu soon frowned and said, "But General, our army has only 20,000 people. How can we break through the camp guarded by 40,000 Qin army?"

Although the Qin army divided most of the troops, there were still 40,000 people. Chang Yuchun wanted to use 20,000 people to attack the camp guarded by 40,000 people. Can this succeed?

Chang Yuchun smiled and said, "If it were another time, of course it would not be successful, but now it is different. The Qin army will launch a fierce attack on our army. Wang Feng is confident that the four troops he distributed can restrain the equal forces of our army. In fact, this is the case. In this case, when the gap between the two armies is so big, as long as they are a qualified general, out of caution, they will not dare to act rashly. However, the general has to do the opposite. Unexpectedly, attack the Qin army camp and catch Wang Feng off guard. Of course, this operation is very risky. If you are not careful, you and I are likely to fall into the Qin army camp. Life and death are unpredictable. I wonder if General Guan has the courage to fight with me?"

I have to say that Chang Yuchun's plan is crazy. Twenty thousand people went to attack Dazhai, which was garrisoned by 40,000 people. He was a normal person who thought it would not succeed. However, Guan Yu was full of confidence when he heard Chang Yuchun's words, so he gritted his teeth and said, "General, the general is willing to die, and the battle on the battlefield is the highest honor of the general. The general is willing to fight with the general!" After saying that, he looked at Chang Yuchun with a determined look on his face.

Chang Yuchun smiled and patted Guan Yu on the shoulder and said, "General Guan is relaxed, it's not that serious. Who said we will die? Since I dared to do such a thing, it means I have a complete plan."
Chapter completed!