Three Kingdoms: Wolong's brother-in-law, tricking Liu Bei into seizing Jingzhou

Xiahou Yuan had no choice.

Dingjun Mountain was captured and Liu Bei had a hold on his throat, so he had no choice but to go out and fight.

After hearing what Xiahou Yuan said, Yan Pu fell silent and understood his difficulties.

After a while.

Yan Pu sighed and said:
"In this case, it seems that we have no choice but to go out and fight. I just wonder how General Huoqi plans to recapture Dingjun Mountain?"

Xiahou Yuan took a look at Yan Pu's expression and guessed that he probably had a good idea in mind.

"Then in your opinion, how should I deal with it?"

Xiahou Yuan then looked directly at Yan Pu with sharp eyes.

Yan Pu cleared his throat and said in a deep voice:
"General, I think if you go to recapture Dingjun Mountain, you can deploy two camps on the left and right wings at the foot of the mountain."

"The purpose of this right camp is to prevent the Han army from taking the opportunity to go down the mountain to the east and threaten Nanzheng."

"The role of our left camp is to guard against the Han army crossing the Mian River and cutting off our food and grass supply line from Nanzheng to Yangping Pass."

Xiahou Yuan nodded slightly, as if thinking about something.

Yan Pu paused and continued:
"Although Ma Chao occupied Dingjun Mountain and robbed our army of food and fodder, the food and fodder he took was limited after all, and there would always be a day when he would eat it all up."

"And if you force your way to the mountain, Dingjun Mountain is easy to defend but difficult to attack, and our army will certainly suffer heavy losses, which is exactly what Liu Bei wants."

"So, Pu thinks we don't need to attack blindly. We just need to surround Dingjun Mountain and wait until Ma Chao is exhausted. Then they will collapse without a fight."

"In this way, our army can avoid unnecessary sacrifices and force the enemy to retreat, thus retaking Dingjun Mountain without any effort."

Yan Pu slowly and calmly explained his tactics.

As soon as this plan came out, Xiahou Yuan's eyes suddenly brightened.

"Excellent! Yan Zimiao, your plan is even more brilliant than the art of war. Okay, I will follow your plan!"

Xiahou Yuan clapped his hands in admiration and praised Yan Pu's wisdom.

Therefore, Xiahou Yuan immediately gave orders and led an army of nearly 20,000 elite troops to leave Yangping Pass that day and head straight to Dingjun Mountain.

Knowing that Liu Bei's strategy was to lure the tiger away from the mountain, Xiahou Yuan did not dare to transfer too many troops. He still left nearly 20,000 troops at Yangping Pass to prevent the Han army from taking advantage of the situation.

Dawn the next day.

Twenty thousand Qin troops crossed the Mian River and arrived at the foot of Dingjun Mountain in a mighty force.

Xiahou Yuan looked up at the mountain and saw that Ma Chao had already set fire to the granary at the foot of the mountain, leaving it entirely burnt to the ground.

Most of the food and fodder stored in the camp had been transported to the top of Dingjun Mountain by the Han army.

At this time, the Han army had already set up a solid camp in the depression on the top of the mountain in accordance with Xiao Fang's prior instructions.

Xiahou Yuan was still clear about the situation at the foot of Dingjun Mountain. After all, that granary was built by him personally.

But Xiahou Yuan was not clear about the situation on the top of the mountain.

Therefore, he was unable to judge the situation of the Han army's camp and the strength of the army while he was at the foot of the mountain.

Therefore, Xiahou Yuan simply did not think too much about it and followed Yan Pu's strategy, setting up two camps on the left and right at the foot of the mountain.

On the right camp, Lei Tong led 7,000 elite Qin troops to defend.

Xiahou Yuan personally commanded the left camp, commanding 13,000 main Qin troops.

The two military camps were separated by several miles, forming a horn-like structure that supported each other.

At Xiahou Yuan's command, the soldiers of the two camps immediately built camp walls, dug deer horns, and set up camp.

At the top of the mountain.

Ma Chao and Pang Tong stood side by side, looking down at the foot of the mountain.

With the help of their high ground, they were able to see every move of the Qin army at the foot of the mountain.

When they saw that the Qin army was divided into two camps, just as Xiao Fang had expected, the two of them couldn't help but smile at each other.

"Prime Minister Xiao, you are truly a god!"

Pang Tong stroked his thin beard and exclaimed with heartfelt praise. Ma Chao also sighed and said:
"Prime Minister Xiao is so good at predicting things, he is worthy of being called the reincarnation of the Sage of Strategy. It is truly amazing."

The two of them were sighing.

Guo Huai behind him stepped forward and reminded:
"General Mengqi, Secretary Pang, I remember that Prime Minister Xiao gave us a magic bag before we set out?"

"I still remember that he specifically told me that if Xiahou Yuan really follows his judgment and sets up two camps at the foot of Dingjun Mountain, we should follow the secret plan in his brocade bag and defeat him."

These words served as a reminder to the two of them.

Pang Tong's eyes lit up, and he said:

"Meng Qi, since the Prime Minister has a brilliant plan, why don't you take it out as soon as possible?"

Upon hearing this, Ma Chao suddenly remembered something and quickly took out the brocade bag from his arms and opened it carefully.

A secret plan written on a piece of silk appeared before the eyes of several people.

The three of them read it together, their eyes gradually changing from curiosity to surprise, and then to admiration.

"You are worthy of being Prime Minister Xiao, as you plan and win the battle from afar. I am not as good as you!"

Pang Tong once again expressed his heartfelt admiration.

Ma Chao laughed loudly and said proudly:
"Since the Prime Minister has a secret plan, what else do we have to think about? Let's follow Prime Minister Xiao's strategy to break Xiahou Yuan's siege!"

"This time, I will definitely kill Xiahou Yuan and make Cao Cao lose another arm!"

A sneer of determination also appeared on Pang Tong's face.

"Guo Huai, listen to my orders!"

"You will lead four thousand elite soldiers to launch a fierce attack on the Qin army's right camp immediately!"

"Remember, you have to bluff and create the illusion that my entire division is coming to attack. You must lure that bastard Xiahou Yuan out of the left camp!"

Ma Chao gave an order.

"The last general takes command!"

Guo Huai accepted the order with great enthusiasm.

At that moment, Guo Huai led 4,000 Han troops, under the banner of 10,000 Han troops, down the mountain and attacked the Qin army's Leitong Right Camp.

Ma Chao stayed on the top of the mountain and continued to look down at the situation below.

A moment later, Guo Huai arrived at the right camp of the Qin army.

In order to create the illusion that an entire division was attacking, Guo Huai not only raised more flags, but also ordered branches to be tied to the tails of the war horses, and had them gallop back and forth outside the Qin camp to show their strength.

For a moment, the Qin army's right camp was like a group, with shouts and screams shaking the earth and huge dust covering the sky.

Four thousand Han troops rushed towards the Qin camp like tigers and wolves.

Within half an hour, the deer horn defenses that the Qin camp had not yet set up were quickly broken through by the Han army.

It seemed that the Han army was about to rush under the camp wall and break into the camp.

Lei Tong panicked.

"General Xiahou has always been strict in military discipline. Now Ma Chao's entire army is attacking us. I only have 7,000 soldiers and the camp walls are not yet repaired. How can I resist them?"

"If we lose the right camp and General Xiahou blames me, how can I take responsibility?"

Lei Tong's thoughts raced, and he immediately shouted:
"Come here, send a messenger to the left camp and ask General Xiahou for help!"

"Tell him to say that the entire Han army is coming to attack, and ask him to personally lead the army to rescue!"

"If we were any later, our right camp would have been lost!"

"Hurry up, hurry up~~"

After the order was given, a group of riders galloped out of the camp and headed towards the left camp.

Lei Tong watched the messenger go away, secretly breathed a sigh of relief, drew his sword, and shouted:

"Listen, all soldiers. General Xiahou's reinforcements will arrive soon. Cheer up and defend the right camp to the death! Never retreat!" (End of this chapter)