Knowing that Deputy Director Tao was greedy, cruel and easy to kill, Zhuge Liang did not hesitate to suggest that Uncle Liu take on a mission that looked like cannon fodder. Uncle Liu did not hesitate at all to obey Zhuge Liang's advice, and soon

He readily led his five thousand troops out of the camp and marched eastward to challenge the Xuzhou army. When the Xuzhou scouts discovered this movement, they immediately sent the news back to Xuchang and delivered it to Deputy Director Tao.

In view of the fact that the Jingzhou Army had already crossed the river and the battle was about to begin, at this time, Deputy Director Tao left Gao Shun and Fu Yang to guard Xuchang City and had already moved to the camp outside the city so that they could fight at any time. After receiving the news, Deputy Director Tao did not need to blow the trumpet.

When the tent was raised, the generals of Xuzhou spontaneously came to the tent to wait for orders. Zhao Yun, who had made an accidental mistake the previous time, and Qu Mian, whose brother was killed, also volunteered to be the vanguard to fight against the Jingzhou water monkeys who dared to come and die.

"Why are you so anxious?" Faced with the generals rushing to fight, Deputy Director Tao, who had already accepted Jia Lao's suggestion of using poison to lure the enemy, was calm and smiled at Zhao Yun and Qu Mian who took the initiative to fight: "It's only five thousand enemies.

, then there is no need to send out my Xuzhou cavalry? Don’t exalt those Jingzhou water monkeys, it’s enough to send three thousand infantry to fight!"

Smiling and waving Zhao Yun and Qu Mian to retreat, Deputy Director Tao pointed at Xuzhou Infantry Captain Qin Yi, who was at the rear, and said with a smile: "General Qin Yi, I will leave this battle to you. Lead three thousand infantrymen out of the camp to fight.

How is the enemy?"

"Promise!" Qin Yi, who Old Tao Qian left to Deputy Director Tao, immediately clasped his fists and agreed, and then asked without waiting for instructions: "My lord, is the last general allowed to lose or not to win?"

"Huh? How do you know?" Deputy Director Tao was stunned.

All the Xuzhou civil and military officials present laughed. Qin Yi himself smiled bitterly and said with some embarrassment: "My lord, because every time the general leads his army into battle, he basically promises defeat but not victory."

The generals in Xuzhou laughed wildly and even more triumphantly. Deputy Director Tao was also a little embarrassed and said with an awkward smile: "I really forgot, it seems that you, General Qin, are responsible for luring the enemy every time. I really feel wronged to you, but

Don't worry, General Qin, I will pay attention next time. If I have such an unfortunate mission again, I will definitely not give it to you again."

"Thank you, Lord." General Qin Yi, who was not very skilled in martial arts, did not care much about being assigned such unfortunate tasks again and again. After thanking him, he just begged: "My Lord, I heard that the Jingzhou thieves came with the army this time.

The general is Liu Bei's big-eared thief, and he will be bold. Please make preparations, my lord, to avoid excessive casualties among our soldiers."

"Of course. I..." Deputy Director Tao agreed smoothly, but stopped suddenly in the middle of the sentence, turned pale and exclaimed: "Big-eared thief? Is it the big-eared thief who led an army of five thousand to Xuchang?"

Qin Yi and several Xuzhou generals nodded. Deputy Director Tao was immediately furious. He hurriedly shouted at the Xuzhou sentry detective who came to report the news and asked: "Since you know that it is the big-eared thieves who led the army to challenge the battle? Why did you only report that it was true?

Are there five thousand Jingzhou infantry coming from the east?"

"This..." The sentry officer who came to report the news was stunned for a moment, and then he quickly knelt down on one knee and apologized: "I am guilty of this. I just reported the number and type of the enemy and forgot to report them."

As to who the enemy general was, the lord later did not ask who the coming general was. The general said that the lord did not care about the matter, so he did not add anything."

Deputy Director Tao recalled carefully and found that he had indeed been a little careless just now. He did not notice that the sentry officer had forgotten to report who led the incoming enemy, and then also forgot to ask the name of the incoming enemy. After being slapped on the forehead, Deputy Director Tao first said to himself

He scolded himself for his carelessness in underestimating the enemy, and then shouted to the sentry officer: "Okay, since I have done this before, then you should have been punished with twenty canes for reporting the enemy's situation with unknown words. Now I will only punish you with half. Go down."

Get ten army sticks! Next time you report the enemy's situation, if there are any unclear words or omissions, you will be doubly responsible!"

The unfortunate sentry officer kept his promise and went down to receive the military law in dejection. The Xuzhou civil and military personnel in the tent were also silent and did not dare to joke anymore. Only Mr. Jia Poison said calmly: "My lord, do you want to give up the temptation?"

The enemy's plan? Seize this opportunity to get rid of the three Liu Bei brothers?"

Deputy Director Tao nodded and said solemnly: "Yes, if we can seize the opportunity to kill one of the three brothers Liu, Guan and Zhang, it will be far better for our army than annihilating Cai Mao and Huang She's 30,000 Jingzhou water monkeys.

If we can get rid of Zhuge Liang again, it will be better for our army than gaining half of Jingzhou."

Jia Laodu was silent. Like other Xuzhou civil and military officials, he couldn't understand why Deputy Director Tao paid so much attention to and was wary of Zhuge Liang, who had just debuted. Deputy Director Tao over there could not explain the reason at all, and just ordered quickly: "

General Qin Yi, you still lead 3,000 infantry out of the camp and line up five miles west of the camp to meet Liu Bei's troops. If the big-eared bandits come, fight them resolutely. You must bite the big-eared bandits' troops and prevent them from attacking.

There is a chance to escape immediately!"

Qin Yi sang his promise again, but Deputy Director Tao warned him uneasily: "Remember, you must bite the big-eared thief. It would be better if you can fight with the big-eared thief team. You don't have to consider the price, as long as you can persist.

When our reinforcements arrive, you will be credited! Go quickly and seize the time."

Qin Yi solemnly agreed and immediately rushed down to organize the team to attack. Deputy Director Tao quickly ordered: "Zhao Yun, Tian Xiang, Xu Huang, and Qu Mian, you immediately go down to organize the cavalry of the headquarters, and place them at the gates on the north and south sides of the camp.

Assemble, when you hear the sound of artillery in the camp, without asking for orders, immediately go out to reinforce the battlefield and attack the Big Ear bandit team! If the Big Ear bandit is defeated and flees, you will pursue it immediately and resolutely, and be sure to annihilate the Big Ear bandit team!"

Zhao Yun, Xu Huang, Tian Xiang and other generals agreed and rushed away. Deputy Director Tao pointed at Tao Ji, who had been eager to try, and shouted: "Tao Ji, you are leading the army of gentlemen to assemble in the rear camp. When you hear the sound of cannons,

Immediately leave the camp through the back door and take a detour to cut off the big-eared thief's return! If necessary, we can fight hand-to-hand at any cost!"

Tao Ji, who hated Uncle Liu Huang so much that his balls ached, agreed loudly, and rushed out jumping up and down. Deputy Director Tao ordered again: "Xu Chu, Wei Yan, Tai Shi Ci, and Yin Li, the four of you will immediately lead the troops in the camp.

Gather at the main gate and I will lead it personally. Once it is confirmed that General Qin Yi successfully lured the enemy, you will immediately follow me and lead the army to attack! Find the big-eared thief to settle old accounts and new accounts!"

The fourth general agreed and rushed out to organize troops. Deputy Director Tao arranged for Ma Zhong to assemble his own guards and prepare cannons. Then he explained to Jia Laodu, Liu Ye and others: "Wen He

Sir, Mr. Ziyang, after our army attacks, the camp will tell you that although it is still early and it may not be necessary to fight at night, as a precaution, please prepare things for night fighting so as not to be caught off guard when night fighting is necessary.

"

Several Xuzhou counselors agreed. Then Liu Ye also smiled and said: "In addition to guarding the trapped camp in Xuchang, our army is definitely full of elites this time. If the big-eared thief knew that he would enjoy such treatment, I'm afraid

He didn’t even dare to have the courage to fight against our army’s often defeated general, General Qin Yi, and he had to turn around and flee for his life immediately.”

"So I asked for troops to be gathered inside the camp. I am afraid that I will scare away the big-eared thieves." Deputy Director Tao sneered. After thinking for a moment, he said: "By the way. In order for the army to leave the camp as soon as possible to attack, I will order the army

Destroy part of the fence at the main entrance. Gentlemen, you also need to prepare to repair the fence." Jia Laodu, Liu Ye and others promised. They also immediately started to make arrangements.

………………

Uncle Liu Huang, who had no idea that the danger was approaching, was smiling and admiring Zhuge Liang's foresight, because the scouts sent by Uncle Liu Huang had already reported. As expected, Deputy Director Tao, who was always greedy, had no intention of fighting against his army with all his strength, and just sent Xuzhou.

The famous often-defeated general Qin Yi led three thousand troops out of the camp and was heading towards his own army. Then the Xuzhou camp immediately closed the gate tightly and no more soldiers left the camp. It was obvious that he only planned to use three thousand troops under Qin Yi's command.

Thousands of infantrymen perfunctory Liu Huangshu, which made Liu Huangshu, who was still a little worried, completely relieved and became more confident that he would win this battle.

Zhuge Liang, who was far more suspicious and cautious than Deputy Director Tao and Boss Cao, was not unaware of the notoriously treacherous Deputy Director Tao who was still behind him, but the terrain in this area was so open that there were not even a few hills or trees.

The forest was cut down completely by Cao Jun, Yuan Shao Jun and Xuzhou Army in the battle some time ago. There was no place for an ambush at all. Therefore, Zhuge Liang can be sure that even if Deputy Director Tao makes a move, he must be planning reinforcements.

, as long as our own army responds promptly and moves quickly, they will definitely be able to evacuate the battlefield before Deputy Director Tao's subsequent attack.

There is also a more critical point that makes it impossible for Zhuge Liang to completely predict Deputy Director Tao's thoughts, that is, Zhuge Liang does not know Deputy Director Tao's vigilance and hostility towards him, and feels that Deputy Director Tao will not take him too seriously now.

There is also the opportunity to pretend to be a pig and eat the tiger! But this is not surprising. The current Zhuge Liang is not only young, but also has no reputation or special distinction. Except for the deputy director Tao who is called the great master Luo Guanzhong, he is probably as cunning as

Boss Cao, who was equally matched with Deputy Director Tao, encountered such a situation and had to fall into Zhuge Liang's scheme.

At this time, another scout message came from the front, saying that Qin Yi's team stopped advancing after only five miles from the camp, and had already begun to form a formation to meet the enemy. After hearing the news, Uncle Liu said that Qin Yi was preparing to withdraw to the camp for convenience, not

Then he asked the army to move forward cautiously, and chose to immediately urge the troops to rush forward, preparing to rush to the battlefield before the Xuzhou army made other reactions. But after rushing for several miles on the battlefield, Liu Huangshu suddenly laughed out loud. It turned out that the often defeated general

Qin Yi was greedy for life and fearful of death, so he actually built a fish-scale formation with very weak defense, pushing the soldiers to the front to serve as cannon fodder, while he hid behind the formation, assuming a posture that could facilitate his escape at any time.

Seeing such an enemy formation, the battle-hardened uncle Liu Huang, relying on his invincible generals, immediately shouted: "Send the flag and set up the Yanyue Formation!"

The flag was waved and Liu Bei's soldiers quickly formed their formations. Zhuge Liang, who was cautious and suspicious, had already woken up and exclaimed: "Oh no! We may have fallen into a trap!"

"Fell into a trap? What kind of trap?" Uncle Liu Huang, who had suffered enough from Deputy Director Tao, was shocked.

"The enemy has a small number of soldiers, but he has set up a fish scale formation, not to defeat our army, but to entangle our army!" Zhuge Liang pointed forward with his feather fan and said with a stern face: "The fish scale formation has weak defense, but it is good for impact and is the most convenient to entangle.

The enemy's troops are in a melee formation, and the enemy's general is a famously defeated general. He does not want to defend but wants to fight to the death. He obviously wants to entangle our army and buy time for his follow-up reinforcements!"

Uncle Liu Huang's face suddenly changed, but Qin Yi's troops on the opposite side were already beating war drums. Three thousand Xuzhou soldiers shouted to charge. General Qin Yi also led the troops to charge forward, shouting continuously, "Soldiers, charge forward.

! Get stuck with the big-eared thief! Protect me, protect me! Get stuck with the big-eared thief! Protect me!”

At the same time, Qin Yi's team was behind. Seeing Qin Yi's team charging, the Xuzhou scouts who were ordered to deliver the order immediately lit up the smoke. Once the wormwood and firewood soaked in saltpeter were ignited, a straight line of black smoke immediately rose.

, visible from ten miles away. When Deputy Director Tao, who was hiding in the Xuzhou camp, saw the signal, he did not hesitate to order the cannon to be lit. After the sound of the cannon, the Xuzhou army immediately attacked from all sides. The cavalry led by Zhao Yun and Xu Huang rushed from the north and south camp gates.

The Junzi Army led by Tao Ji rushed out from the rear camp. The main army led by Deputy Director Tao rushed out from the front. In order to make it easier to get out of the camp, they even knocked down a large fence. The total number of soldiers and horses in the four groups exceeded 30,000, and they were completely

They were the elite of the Xuzhou army, charging in roundabout ways, or advancing in a straight line, heading towards the battlefield five miles away.

At this time, Qin Yi's troops had already rushed to the front of Liu Bei's army, which was 300 steps away. The first two troops rushed into the dense area of ​​Liu Bei's troops without hesitation, and started a melee with Liu Bei's troops. The Xuzhou troops behind them came one after another.

The troops on the left and right of Liu Bei's army continued to surge forward, and Guan Yu and Zhang Fei on the left and right wings of Liu Bei's army were not polite. They immediately led their troops to attack the two wings of the Xuzhou army. Liu Huangshu, who had received Zhuge Liang's warning, hurriedly ordered a retreat. It was already too late, and the troops on both wings were already gone.

Colliding with the Xuzhou army, Guan Yu and Zhang Fei happily took the lead and killed the poor Xuzhou soldiers. It was a real Three Kingdoms mowing scene, and the messengers sent by Uncle Liu didn't even have a chance to find them to deliver the order.

Forced to have no choice, Uncle Liu had no choice but to order the Jin Jin call during the melee. As a result, after the Jin Jin ring was sounded, the entire Huang Shu army was suddenly in a dilemma. Let's retreat. The enemy has already rushed in front of us. If we turn around, we will leave our butts open to the enemy.

Not withdrawing would be a violation of military orders. Paradoxically, the emperor's army was not only unable to withdraw from the battlefield quickly, but also became chaotic and was entangled even more tightly by the Xuzhou army. In addition, General Qin Yi himself, despite his eighteen martial arts skills,

Everything is sparse, and they are sure to be defeated in front of Mr. Guan and Mr. Zhang. However, the Xuzhou soldiers under General Qin Yi are more up-to-date than the soldiers of the Emperor's Uncle Army. They are not only rich in battlefield experience, but also have strong combat effectiveness.

Taking advantage of the opportunity for the Emperor's Uncle's army to be in chaos, they charged even more fiercely, not only entangling the Emperor's Uncle's army more effectively, but also taking the opportunity to kill and injure many of the Emperor's Uncle's soldiers.

After just a slight delay, the Xuzhou cavalry with strong maneuverability had already rushed close. Zhao Yun's team was in the south and Xu Huang's team was in the north. They outflanked and killed the emperor's uncle's army on the left and right. At this time, they were able to kill vigorously.

Only then did Guan Erye and Zhang Sanye realize that something was wrong, and they quickly split up to fight Xuzhou's reinforcements. As a result, Guan Erye was defeated by Xu Huang and Qu Mian. Zhang Fei also met Zhao Yun, and the fight turned upside down.

The Junzi Army, whose maneuverability was even more terrifying, had already rushed behind the Emperor's Army, desperately using bows and arrows to kill the Emperor's Army soldiers who turned around and fled for their lives.

What made the emperor's uncle's army completely despair was yet to come. The main force of the Xuzhou infantry, numbering more than 20,000, under the personal leadership of Deputy Director Tao, easily ran a mere five miles in a charging posture. Wei Yan's team in the vanguard was almost flying.

He rushed to the battlefield and plunged into the melee without hesitation, desperately killing the frightened soldiers of the Emperor's Uncle Army. The poor Emperor's Uncle Army soldiers may be considered first-rate soldiers among the Jingzhou Water Monkeys, but after countless bloody battles,

In front of the Xuzhou elites who have been trained through hard battles, they are simply the target of complete abuse. One Xuzhou elite can completely overwhelm two soldiers of the Emperor's Army, and two Xuzhou soldiers can cut down a team of the Emperor's Army.

Dog jump, the emperor's uncle's army collapsed almost instantly, including the elite soldiers under Guan Yu and Zhang Fei. The collapse speed was not slower than the Chinese army.

Seeing such a scene, Uncle Liu was going crazy. He wanted to rush to Deputy Director Tao and shout, "Why are you hitting me so hard? I'm just here to test your bias. It's not important."

Cannon fodder! If you beat me so hard, do you still want to annihilate all the 30,000 Jingzhou troops under Cai Hao?"

"I underestimated Thief Tao's hatred for the Lord!" This was Zhuge Liang's cry, but Zhuge Liang had obviously wronged poor Uncle Liu Huang. If he hadn't left the army eight years earlier, Deputy Director Tao might not have treated Uncle Liu Huang badly.

Such a heavy blow.

No matter how hard I tried to figure it out, it was already too late. The main army led by Deputy Director Tao had already rushed to the battlefield and joined the battle without hesitation. When he saw Deputy Director Tao's flag, Uncle Liu was completely desperate.
To be continued...