The Reincarnation of Lu Bu at the End of the Han Dynasty

Chapter 272 The Inner Ghost
This encounter ended with more than one-third of the Han army casualties.

After clearing the battlefield, Gai Xun ordered the troops to rest on the spot temporarily, and bandaged the wounded soldiers to stop the bleeding.

The soldiers were running and busy outside, but inside the improvised tent for discussion, it was cloudy.

Before arriving in Hanyang, he lost for a while.

This is not a small blow to the prestige of the Han family and the morale of the three armies.

Gai Xun, as the commander-in-chief of this trip, took the initiative to assume the responsibility for improper command and negligence, and made a deep review in front of the generals in the tent.

But this is not the main reason. After the inspection, Gai Xun scanned the tent for a week with cold eyes, and his voice was not angry: "How did the rebels know that we diverted to the Wei River instead of marching from the main road."

This question is the key.

"Could it be a coincidence?" The middle-aged general sitting under Lu Bu replied smugly.

"General Meng, do you think this is a coincidence?" Gai Xun cast his eyes on this person with deep meaning hidden in his eyes.

Hearing Gai Xun's tone, the general surnamed Meng's heart beat fast, and he stammered in response: "Maybe maybe, probably."

"What do you think?" Gai Xun asked the remaining generals.

The generals were silent, and they all had the same idea in their hearts, but they couldn't express it clearly.

Perhaps they would rather admit that they think too much.

"Okay, let's all go down and rest first. You are all tired from the confrontation with the Qiang people just now. Let's rest here tonight and start tomorrow."

Gai Xun asked the generals to retire, leaving Lu Bu and another general named Feng alone.

Lu Bu sat where he was, picked up the clay bowl and poured cold water into his mouth.

He roughly understood why the Qiang people retreated so quickly when Meiyang fought against each other.And not long after fighting Dong Zhuo, he resolutely gave up Chencang and returned to Xiliang.

Now with a little thought, you can figure out the key.

All of this was probably a bait set up by the Qiang people long ago, in order to lure the Han army to send troops to pursue them, and then wipe them all out.If I guessed correctly, I'm afraid not only their side, but also the other two routes that marched at the same time should have encountered attacks of varying degrees.

Those who can lay out such a big picture, their thoughtfulness and deduction logic are far from comparable to these warriors.

Of course, in order to succeed in this game of chess, an important factor is absolutely indispensable.

That is the inner ghost lurking in the army and colluding with the rebels, and this person's position should not be low.

Only Gai Xun and his six generals knew about the diversion of the route. The Qiang people were able to reach the foot of the mountain first and waited for the rabbit. They were caught off guard.This shows that it was premeditated, rather than encountered by chance.

Except for Gai Xun, everyone else is suspected of collaborating with the rebels, especially the general surnamed Meng just now.

Lu Bu pieced together the whole story in his mind. Just as Joce said that day, he is not stupid, but just too dependent on others and too lazy to use his brain.

"I didn't expect that under my command, there would be hidden secrets of the Qiang people!" Gai Xun's face was sullen, and he was obviously aware of this.Don't look at what he said for a long time with a pleasant face just now, but his heart is actually very angry.

Hearing these words, Lu Bu didn't show much surprise on his face.Gai Xun, as a famous general in Liangzhou, if he didn't even have this insight, then he would have been fooling around for decades.

His heart is as bright as a mirror.

"There are no outsiders now, you two might as well speculate boldly, and tell me who the ghost could be?" Gai Xun took a deep breath, calmed down his restless mood, and asked the two people he trusted the most right now.

"General, I'm not good at using my brain. Who do you say it is, I'll go and pick off his head right away!"

Feng Yu's tone was sonorous, as a confidant who had been with Gai Xun for more than ten years, he climbed all the way from the first personal guard to the current position of general, most of which were due to Gai Xun's recommendation.He is also very grateful to this Hanyang prefect who is very popular among the people.

"You, you know how to fight and kill. If you have time to read military books more, it is true to learn how to command troops to fight." Gai Xun slightly reprimanded him, but it was also because of Feng Yu's determination that he I feel much better.

Afterwards, Gai Xun shifted his gaze to Lu Bu, with a bit more expectation in his eyes: "General Lu, what do you think?"

In the battle with the rebels just now, the Han army suffered a lot of losses. Only the two hundred cavalry under Lu Bu's command, although half of them were injured, none of the soldiers were killed.

Judging from Gai Xun's many years of experience in the army, these soldiers are more like a group of desperadoes, apart from a tacit understanding of tactics.

They were able to repel the Xianbei cavalry who had been traveling outside the Great Wall for many years. They can be said to be as fierce as wolves, and they are worthy of the word "wolf cavalry".

"The last general thinks that he should return to Chen Cang first, and then make plans."

Lu Bu thought for a while, and the answer he said was destined to disappoint Gai Xun.

However, this is indeed the safest method at the moment.

Now they can't even determine the position of the enemy, not to mention the brave and extremely difficult Qiang people.Coupled with the fact that there are still ghosts hiding in the army, this has put the Han army in a very passive position and is constrained everywhere.

Instead of continuing to go deep alone, it is better to retreat for the time being and make a complete battle plan before going against the enemy.

After listening to Lu Bu's suggestion, Gai Xun frowned, with a hint of disappointment in his eyes.

"I don't agree with General Lu's words. When a man is alive, he should go forward and make contributions, relieve the court's worries, and save the people from fire and water. If you can't withstand the slightest setback, you should go back in despair." Feng Yu held different opinions on this, He clasped his fists and said firmly to Gai Xun: "As long as the general gives the order, the general will follow to the death!"

Gai Xun nodded, feeling that what Feng Yu said was extremely reasonable.After all, he is also a well-known general in Liangzhou, how can he have the idea of ​​retreating when he encounters an attack.Once it gets out, others will definitely ridicule them for being cowardly and incompetent.

"It's true that the Qiang people are difficult to recruit, but as long as we are united and united, we will definitely have a way to crack it."

Gai Xun rejected Lu Bu's suggestion and asked Feng Yu to be responsible for finding out the inner ghost lurking in the army.

Lu Bu didn't say much about it. After all, Gai Xun enjoyed a very high prestige in Liangzhou, and many rebel leaders respected him very much. Maybe he could be saved in the future.

When walking out of the tent, the chirping of insects in the mountains was still playing music.

Lu Bu looked up at the clear sky, and his mind drifted away from the sky, recalling the scene of playing chess with the same strategy in Wuyuan.

Grape, drop, how simple.

But when he was really on the chessboard, he became a pawn in the hands of others, powerless to decide the outcome.

This feeling of being manipulated and used by others is really uncomfortable.

(End of this chapter)