Humane Yongchang

Chapter 240
sunset.

Chen Sheng stands at the east gate of Shangqiu City, overlooking the last quarter moon in the eastern sky.

Under the crescent moon, Meng Tian was leading an army of [-] people, and the starry night came...

The night wind moved west to the west, flipping his blood-red cloak, revealing the thick red light armor under the cloak, which set off his tall and straight posture, like an indestructible iron tower!
"Report to Admiral!"

An officer of the Special Warfare Bureau quickly walked to Chen Sheng's side, clasped his fists and respectfully reported: "The scouts have detected the enemy's movement. The enemy troops are divided into three groups, with [-] troops in the middle and [-] troops on each flank, marching in formation of geese. , the two wings are in the front, and the central army is in the back, less than twenty miles apart!"

"At the latest in the evening of the next day, arrive at Shangqiu."

Chen Shengxu narrowed his eyes and said in a low voice, "Let's explore again!"

"only!"

The officers of the Special Warfare Bureau clasped their fists, bowed and stepped back.

After it's gone.

Chen Shengcai opened his eyes suddenly, and said with a chuckle: "As expected of Meng Tian, ​​it really is watertight!"

The so-called geese formation means that the army pulls out an arc, like a flock of geese flying south.

Geese array.

The Chinese army is in front, for the offensive and encircling formation.

The Chinese army is behind, in order to invite you to enter the urn formation.

Because of its few changes, the intention to lure the enemy into the battle is too obvious, and it is not very clever.

Meng Tian put on such a battle, of course, not because he thought that Chen Sheng couldn't even see through such a basic battle.

Instead, he told him from the air: Don't try to play tricks, if you want to fight, just fight in an upright manner!
Presumably, Meng Tian has studied his past battles a lot!
But even so.

Chen Sheng is still not afraid!

Meng Tian studied his past battles a lot, and he also studied Meng Tian's past battles a lot.

In a sense, Meng Tian was also Chen Sheng's enlightenment teacher in the Art of War.

It was Meng Tian who introduced him to Art of War, so that he could absorb many thoughts accumulated in his previous life, and gradually formed his own style of commanding troops during the battle.

"If you want to fight head-to-head, I'll give you a head-to-head fight, and it will be regarded as a final exam..."

He looked at Dongfang and murmured, then he turned his head and shouted: "Pass my order, the three armies should be assembled and the whole army will stand by!"

"only!"

The messenger on the side of the Servant clasped his fists, and hurried away with his sword in his waist.

Soon.

The desolate horn sound resounded through Shangqiu City!

Chen Sheng stood still on the top of the city, overlooking the red flags and flags that gathered from all directions.

……

The crescent moon hangs alone.

Ye Feng shook the Mengzi Shuaiqi flag hunting hunting.

Meng Tian patrolled the camp with his sword.

A group of soldiers and soldiers who were sleeping in clothes saw him, got up in unison, and saluted him with respectful faces.

Meng Tian chatted with them warmly, asking them where they belonged, how many people in the family, do you want to go home...

In the end, just like elders and brothers, he patted these soldiers on the shoulders and ordered them to continue to rest, and they have to continue their journey tomorrow.

But when he turned around, the warm smile on his face quickly disappeared.

Instead, it was a gloomy and dignified color.

He heard thunderous sounds in their belly.

He also knows that they have not rested at this time, not because they don't want to rest, but because they are too hungry to rest...

But he had no other way.

The food and grass in the army is less than ten days.

And the red-clothed army led by Chen Sheng was by no means a rabble that would be destroyed in a single blow!

He must be ready for a protracted battle!

As long as we take back Shangqiu City...

As long as Shangqiu City is recaptured, there will be food and grass!There is a way out!
Meng Tian returned to the tent with a gloomy expression, and stepped into the tent with his forefoot, and the messenger who had been waiting outside the tent for a long time followed.

"General Qi, the scouts report urgently!"

Meng Tian took off the sword from his waist without changing his expression, and Chen Yushuai said, "Report!"

"Seventy miles away, the Vanguard Army of Chen Jun's soldiers was found, and the strength is about one song!"

Meng Tian frowned suddenly, and said in a low voice, "Explore again!"

"only!"

The messenger was ordered to hurriedly withdraw from the commander's tent.

Meng Tian rummaged through the tent and found the map of Liang County. His rough fingers slowly moved eastward from Shangqiu City, and he saw that there was no dangerous place except for a few hills and woods that were not enough to hide the army. !

"Give up the benefits of the city wall and fight with me?"

Meng Tian's brows were twisted into a ball, and there was a hint of worry in the depths of his eyes.

He fixedly stared at the map for a long time, and finally sighed and whispered: "It really is the birth of a son and a son of the Chen family, the future life is terrifying!"

With little food left in his army, he had no choice but to form an array of geese, forcing Chen Shengjun to give up the idea of ​​a surprise attack and defend the city!

Food and grass are abundant, and there is a method of warfare that is rich in food and grass.

There is a shortage of food and grass, and there is a method of warfare that is in short supply of food and grass.

As long as he can reach Shangqiu City, he can tell his soldiers that the food and grass are in Shangqiu City!

In this way, there is no fear that the soldiers under his command will not die!
And with his understanding of Chen Sheng, Chen Sheng is the master of surprise warfare and sports warfare.

But when it comes to defending the city... Chen Sheng is not even a layman!
Take ten thousand steps back.

Even if Chen Sheng was a good defender of the city, he could not capture Shangqiu, and the army could still move northeast and retreat into Jiyin County, so he had a chance to breathe.

In the follow-up, you can also defend according to Jiyin County, and curb the expansion of Chen County to the southeast of Yanzhou.

But now, Chen Sheng gave up the benefits of the city wall and led his troops out of the city to fight with him, which undoubtedly disrupted his deployment.

With the amount of food and grass left in his hand, Chen Sheng didn't need to defeat him at all, he only needed to drag him for four or five days, and he would be defeated.

'By directly pressing on the heavy troops, the winner will be determined in one battle? '

Meng Tian pondered for a moment, and quickly ruled out this tempting idea.

Chen Sheng is not a mediocre general. If he fights too hard and hastily, he will undoubtedly take the initiative to expose the fatal flaw in his army's lack of food and grass!
Can't drag.

You can't hit too hard.

For a time, Meng Tian was in a dilemma.

……

Ting noon the next day.

The two armies met, and their respective camps were set up, and the distance between the two camps was less than twenty miles.

Before that time, Meng Tian sent an envoy to see Chen Sheng before entering the red-clothed army camp.

Chen Sheng tightly closed the gate and avoided seeing it!
Shen time.

Meng Tian dispatched [-] soldiers and horses.

Chen Sheng ordered a regiment leader Chen Qi to lead the troops to fight.

The two armies fought fiercely for half an hour.

Chen Qi was victorious, and each called Jin Jin to withdraw his troops.

into the night.

Chen Sheng was promoted to the tent and summoned all the officers at both battalion and regiment levels in the army to discuss matters.

"Leader, tell me how you felt about fighting against Meng Tian's army in the afternoon!"

This discussion was held in the form of a tea party. Chen Sheng said without raising his head while dealing with the food piled up like a hill in front of him.

Chen Qi put down the steamed cake in his hand, wiped his hands, stood up and clasped his fists: "Report back..."

Chen Shengyi waved his hand: "Don't be rude, chat while eating, what are you talking about!"

Chen Qi's solemn expression loosened, he picked up the steamed cake in front of him, tore off a piece, and said while chewing: "Meng Tian's army is very strong, stronger than any army and horse we have faced before!"

Among the officers in the tent, there are many Yangzhou soldiers who were born in Tu Sui Army. In order to avoid affecting the unity, he skipped the process of serving under Meng Tian in the past year, and set the tone with a single sentence!
"Today's battle, I have organized my brothers to rush into the formation several times. I still want to break through the enemy's formation as before, and then attack them separately!"

"But Huihui was blocked by the enemy army!"

"It's not that the enemy army is stronger than our Red Army!"

"On the contrary, it gives me the impression that the enemy army is actually not as brave as our brothers in the Red Army!"

"But it's just that you can't exert your strength. As soon as the brothers rushed up, they were blocked by the enemy and brought back!"

"It's like hitting the quilt with a punch!"

"Just because of the rush, many brothers under my command have been injured or killed!"

"I haven't achieved the expected results yet!"

"So, my idea is that we can no longer be like before, thinking about breaking the enemy and killing the enemy, we have to fight him steadily!"

"Slow and steady, they are definitely not the opponents of our Red Army!"

"Admiral, the final commander is finished!"

Chen Qi held the steamed cake in his mouth and clenched his fists towards Chen Sheng.

Chen Sheng raised his hand and pressed it: "Sit down!"

After speaking, he slightly straightened his sitting posture.

When the generals below saw this, Qi Qi slowed down the speed of eating and drinking, and turned their attention to Chen Sheng.

"What the head of the regiment said is what I want to say!"

Chen Sheng said slowly and sternly: "Meng Tian's army is no better than the rabble we fought before. They fought with Ren Xiao in Xuzhou for nearly a year. The commanding level of the generals and the running-in of the soldiers' battle formations have all reached the point of perfection. , except for the blessings without the power of the battle formation, they are not much weaker than the Youzhou Army and the Bolang Army!"

"This point, I think the head of the regiment has a deep understanding!"

Chen Qi opened his mouth at the right time: "The general is right, today's battle, the last general feels that the battle is more difficult than the battle to defeat the [-]-strong wave army a month ago!"

Chen Sheng nodded and said solemnly: "So, in this battle, you must have a correct attitude, give up the sturdy style of rushing to kill the enemy as soon as the battle starts, stabilize your mind, and step by step with the enemy. Meng Tian's army does it!"

"Our logistics supply lines are smooth, and we need people and food."

"Meng Tian's army has run out of logistical supplies, no one is needed, no food is needed."

"As long as we hold on to the most ferocious attacks in front of us, my Red Army will win this battle!"

"Furthermore, this battle is also a battle to sharpen the blade of my red army."

"You must cheer up, see more, think more and learn more."

"If you miss this village, you won't have this in the future..."

Before he could finish speaking, a messenger suddenly rushed into the tent, clasped his fists and shouted: "Report to the general, the enemy army will use two thousand cavalry as the vanguard to rob the camp, and it will be here in a quarter of an hour!"

When the generals under the tent heard the words, they suddenly stood up and knocked over the food.

"Boom."

Chen Sheng slapped the case a few times and shouted in a low voice, "What are you panicking about! Calm down!"

The generals woke up, turned around to face Chen Sheng, and stood solemnly with their hands down.

Chen Sheng: "Where is the guard camp!"

The only armored officer in the tent quickly stepped out, clasped his fists and said, "The final commander is here!"

Chen Sheng: "Immediately lead the guard camp and go to the gate of the camp to form an array to meet the enemy. I don't care how many troops come, as long as one person from your guard camp is alive, you can't let one person enter the camp!"

"only!"

The officer responded loudly, pressing his sword and strode away quickly.

Chen Sheng: "The second and fifth regiments obey orders!"

Under the tent, Wang Jin and Li You stepped out together, clasped their fists and said, "The last commander will take the order!"

Chen Sheng: "Quickly reorganize the army, the second regiment will go to Zhaimen first, and the fifth regiment will be on standby!"

The two of them held hands together: "Wei!"

The two turned around, and a large number of battalion-level officers gathered behind the two from both sides, trotting towards the outside of the tent.

Chen Sheng finally turned his eyes to Chen Qi: "The regiment has been fighting for a long time today, and its morale has not recovered. I will not participate in this battle. You will immediately return to the camp and organize a regiment of troops to come and defend the flag!"

Chen Qi clasped his fist: "Wei!"

After saying that, he also took the many battalion-level officers under his command and quickly left the handsome tent.

In the noisy handsome tent, only Chen Sheng and Fan Zeng were left.

Chen Sheng continued to eat calmly.

Fan Zeng, who was on the left, wiped his hands with a sweat towel, and said unhurriedly, "Something strange!"

Chen Sheng nodded slightly, and said calmly: "It's really a bit strange, this is not Meng Tian's style of military use!"

He did not expect that Meng Tian would send troops to rob the camp.

Fortunately, his command style is inclined towards information warfare. Whenever the army is outside, a large number of horses will be released to guard around the army, and he will be informed of the robbery in advance.

Otherwise, there will be a real fight with empiricism tonight.

You must know that in order to save physical strength, most soldiers do not wear armor except when they are fighting, and the process of wearing armor is very cumbersome. A soldier and horse of ten thousand people does not have a quarter of an hour to complete the equipment. .

Therefore, if Meng Tian's robbery camp's men and horses are really allowed to enter the camp, there is a real possibility of pushing him down!
Fan Zeng nodded and said slowly: "It seems that the shortage of food and grass in Meng Tian's army is more serious than I expected!"

"You mean..."

Chen Sheng frowned: "Tactics of exhaustion?"

Fan Zeng nodded: "Your Majesty understands Meng Tian, ​​and Meng Tian should also understand your Majesty. In a frontal battle, he can't afford to drag him out. He uses troops too hastily, and he is afraid that Your Majesty will see that his army is empty."

"Only the advantage of the remaining troops can make the tactics of exhaustion, and make a quick decision!"

Chen Sheng pondered for a moment, then nodded and said, "It makes sense!"

The strength of Meng Tian's army was twice that of the Red Army.

With such a wealth of troops, they can take turns to bring down the Red Shirts.

And if the Red Army does not want to be dragged down by the exhaustion tactics, it can only take the initiative to start the decisive battle in advance.

After figuring out the joints, Chen Sheng said again: "If Duke Fan can see through Meng Tian's strategy, how can he teach me how to solve it?"

"Ha ha……"

Fan Zeng couldn't help but stroked his beard and smiled, and said slowly and comfortably: "This method of exhausting soldiers can be Meng Tian's method of breaking the situation, and it can also be your Majesty's method of breaking the army... Is your Majesty still Is there a better way to lure the enemy?"

When Chen Sheng heard the words, a flash of light suddenly flashed in his mind, and he sincerely bowed his hands and said, "As soon as you have a plan, you can do it, Master Fan!"

Fan Zeng Zeng received a salute from him, and his old face was full of creases when he stroked his beard!

exactly!
That's it!

After the ceremony, Chen Sheng slapped the case again and shouted loudly, "Where is the special war situation!"

The voice fell, and an officer of the Special Warfare Bureau wearing a red army uniform quickly stepped into the tent, clasped his fists and said: "The mark is here!"

Chen Sheng raised his sword slowly and said solemnly: "The warning range is extended to fifty miles, and the focus is on monitoring the movement in the direction of Shangqiu!"

The officer of the Special Warfare Bureau under the tent accepted the order without hesitation, turned around and walked out of the tent.

The smile on Fan Zeng's face on the left head suddenly froze. After a few breaths of stunned, he suddenly lost his voice: "Doubtful tactics?"

Chen Sheng glanced at him and said with a slight smile: "If it is as I expected, I would like to call this 'Bright Gun Robbery Camp, Darkness Chen Cang'!"

The voice is off.

The sound of rolling hooves has come.

(End of this chapter)