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

In the Han camp, news of victory came. The exciting news was like a shot in the arm, which suddenly lifted the spirits of the Han generals.

They are all rubbing their hands, eager to try.

Xiao Fang was quick-witted and quick-handed. He snatched the battle report and then couldn't wait to read it carefully.

The battle report recorded in detail how the Han army fought bravely and finally successfully captured Feitianling.

"The Prime Minister is truly a god!"

"The Xianbei people in Feitianling were totally unprepared, allowing our army to capture them smoothly."

Deng Ai looked at the battle report with his eyes full of admiration and praise, and couldn't help but speak.

When Xiao Fang heard this, the corners of his mouth slightly raised, revealing a sneer:
"If Ke Bineng knew that Feitian Ridge had been lost, he would have rushed back in a panic."

"Pass the order down, the entire army must act according to the plan, without any mistakes!"

Deng Ai took the order and left in a hurry, quickly conveying the order to all departments.

Xiao Fang took a deep breath and shouted:
"Soldiers, we have kicked open the gate to the grassland. Follow me into Huaishuo City and kill all the barbarian dogs!!"

When the Han generals heard this, they were immediately encouraged and their morale was high.

They all mounted their horses, and in an instant, tens of thousands of Han cavalry rushed towards the grassland like a surging steel torrent.

...

At this time, Huaishuo City was in a state of chaos.

The old and weak Xianbei people were panicked and fled in all directions.

The soldiers were in chaos and didn't know what to do.

"That fellow Xiao Fang, didn't he go to attack the Tufa tribe? Why did he suddenly appear here?"

Budugen, who stayed behind, looked at the dark mass of Han troops outside the city, muttering to himself, his eyes full of disbelief.

The other Xianbei leaders were even more frightened by this sudden change, their faces turned pale, as if they had seen a ghost.

At this moment, a scout came running over and shouted:
"Captain, there are countless battle flags on Feitian Ridge. The number of Han troops is at least 20,000 to 30,000!"

"Two or three thousand people?"

Bu Dugen couldn't help but exclaimed when he heard this:

"The total number of Han troops led by Xiao Fang is no more than 90,000, and only 30,000 of them have come to Feitian Ridge?"

"This this…"

As far as Budugen knew, Xiao Fang should be leading his army in Youzhou at this time, but why were there so many Han troops on Feitianling?

His mind raced, thinking about all the possibilities.

"Could it be that the attack on the Tufa tribe was just a feint, and the attack on Huaishuo City was Xiao Fang's real intention?"

When Budugen thought of this, he couldn't help but shudder, and an ominous premonition arose in his heart.

"The Chanyu has taken almost all of our army's main forces. Now I have less than 10,000 soldiers and horses. How can I resist the attack of so many enemy soldiers?"

Budugen was terrified, his brows were tightly furrowed into the shape of a "川" character, and beads of sweat appeared on his forehead.

Suddenly, he gritted his teeth and shouted:
"Pass the order down, abandon Huaishuo City, and retreat to Woye City!"

Budugen was really unwilling to use his limited assets to defend the Huaishuo City which was in imminent danger.

In his view, preserving strength is the top priority.

On the same day, Budugen abandoned Huaishuo City and led the remaining troops to retreat hastily to the north.

Countless cattle and sheep were abandoned on the grassland because they were retreated in a hurry and could not be taken away in time.

The Han army spies quickly passed the news back.

...

At this time, the Han army on Feitianling was busy building camps and strengthening defenses to prevent a counterattack by the Xianbei people.

"General Zhang, why don't we attack Huaishuo City?"

Ding Feng was full of confusion and couldn't help but ask.

Zhang He glanced at him and said with a smile:

"There are still more than 10,000 Xianbei soldiers in Huaishuo City. If we attack by force, we will definitely suffer heavy losses."

"If we don't attack, the Xianbei people will be on guard. Once they close the city gates, how can we attack them?" Ding Feng frowned and said with a puzzled look on his face:
"So we're just going to do nothing and just sit here and wait?"

Zhang He smiled slightly and said confidently:
"Don't panic. The Prime Minister has a plan. He asked us to bluff and make Bu Dugen think that our army is approaching. This way, he can be scared into abandoning the city and fleeing."

Ding Feng's eyes were full of confusion, and he thought to himself:

It would have been fine if Budugen did not attack Feitianling, but why did he choose to abandon the city and flee?
Just then, a scout came running over.

"General Zhang, Budugen has abandoned Huaishuo City and fled north!"

Ding Feng was overjoyed, his eyes wide open, looking at Zhang He, and shouted excitedly:

"General Zhang, did the Xianbei people actually abandon the city and flee?"

Zhang He looked at Ding Feng's excitement and explained with a smile:
"If we bluff, Budugen will think that my main force is here, and he will naturally be afraid."

"In order to protect himself, he will naturally flee without a fight!"

Ding Feng couldn't help but sigh in admiration when he heard this:

"The Prime Minister is truly a god. Everything is within his expectations."

"General Zhang, what should we do now?"

Zhang He jumped on his horse without hesitation:
"All troops, listen up, occupy Huaishuo City and wait for my main force to join us."

After the order was given, the Han army soldiers mounted their horses and went down the mountain.

Before dark, they successfully captured Huaishuo City.

……

At this time, Budugen was leading the remnants of his troops and fleeing in a panic towards Woye City.

Suddenly, a scout came running over, shouting:

"The Han army has now occupied Huaishuo City!"

Bu Dugen was startled and asked quickly:

"How many enemy troops are there?"

"Only two thousand!" the scout replied.

Budugen was confused.

There were 30,000 Han troops at Feitianling, but why were there only 2,000 troops occupying Huaishuo City?
His mind raced, trying to figure out the reason.

Suddenly, Bu Dugen's body shook, and a look of horror appeared on his face:
"Could it be that the Han army on Feitian Ridge was just bluffing, and I was scared away by them?"

Budugen finally came to his senses and realized that he might have made a huge mistake.

"Damn it, these guys are so treacherous!"

Budugen immediately ordered his troops to stop retreating northward, his heart filled with regret and anger.

The more he thought about it, the more he felt something was wrong, so he turned his horse around and said sternly:
"All troops, listen up! All the wolves of the Great Xianbei, follow me and fight back to Huaishuo City!"

At that moment, the Xianbei cavalry immediately turned their horses around and rushed straight to Huaishuo City like a gust of wind.

Sudden.

A horn sounded, interrupting Budugen's anger.

"Could it be that the Han army dares to chase me?"

Budugen reined in his horse, looked around, his heart full of doubts.

There was no sign of the Han army in the south, and the horn sound seemed to come from the east.

Budugen looked eastward and saw a vast black mass in the distance, approaching at a very fast speed.

"Could it be that the Chanyu has returned?"

Budugen murmured to himself, a hint of joy flashed across his brows, and a glimmer of hope ignited in his heart.

In the blink of an eye, the riders were already five hundred steps away.

Budugen took a closer look and couldn't help but gasp.

Those cavalry are clearly the Han army’s iron cavalry!
"How could the Han army attack from that direction?"

Budugen once again fell into confusion and horror. (End of this chapter)