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

"Prime Minister, our army has an urgent report from a spy. Tufa Pi Gu shows signs of trying to escape to Mobei!"

Ma Su looked hurried and bowed to report.

When Xiao Fang heard this, his brows instantly furrowed, as if a dark cloud was gathering between his eyebrows.

If Tufa Pigu escapes to Mobei, it would be like letting a tiger return to the mountains, which will surely lead to endless troubles!

The area of ​​Mobei is vast and the environment is harsh, making it difficult for the Han army to launch an expedition.

Since ancient times, there have been only a handful of Han armies that have been able to reach the northern desert.

Once Tufa Pigu establishes a foothold there, it will be extremely difficult to eliminate him.

"If Tufa Pi Gu escapes to the north of the desert, he will be a hidden danger to our Han Dynasty. If this thief cannot be killed, our Han Dynasty's border will be in trouble sooner or later!"

Xiao Fang said in a solemn voice.

After a little thought, Xiao Fang decisively gave the order.

He ordered the infantry of Youzhou to retreat southward in order to relieve the pressure on Tufa's tribe and make Tufa Pigu mistakenly believe that the Han army had no time to pay attention to them.

At the same time, he ordered the Han troops in the Duanshan area to retreat, deliberately creating the illusion that the army was about to return to the capital.

Not only that, Xiao Fang also sent orders to his spies to spread the word to the outside world, announcing that in the spring of next year, the army will set out again to attack the Tufa tribe.

He planned all this carefully just to put on a good show so that Tufa Pigu would let down his guard and temporarily give up the idea of ​​escaping north.

These movements of the Han army soon reached the ears of Tufa Pigu.

As expected, Tufa Pigu fell into the trap and did not move north with his entire family.

However, he was suspicious by nature and did not completely let his guard down.

He sent more scouts to conduct reconnaissance in order to prevent the Han army from launching a surprise attack.

A few days later, a heavy snow fell without warning.

The grasslands south of the desert were instantly covered with white snow, goose-feather-like snowflakes fluttered in the air, and the whole world became covered in silver.

This heavy snow made Tufa Pigu secretly proud. He felt that he could sleep soundly.

In his opinion, once the heavy snow fell, the vast snowfield became a natural barrier, and the Han army could not launch an attack under such harsh conditions.

So he decisively gave up the plan of escaping to the north and ordered all his troops to spend the winter in Liucheng.

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City head.

Xiao Fang faced the biting cold wind and looked out at the snowflakes flying in the sky.

In order to create the illusion of retreating southward, he led the main force back to Guancheng.

This sudden heavy snow was completely beyond his expectations.

"It's snowing heavily, the weather is not on my side!"

"Prime Minister, it looks like we'll have to wait until next year to wipe out the Tufa tribe!"

Ma Su looked at the snow falling all over the sky and couldn't help but sigh.

Xiao Fang's eyes revealed a resolute look, and he said loudly:
"This time, I must wipe out the Tufa tribe to eliminate the hidden dangers of our Han Dynasty!"

Ma Su looked worried and had to persuade again:
"The grassland is now covered with snow. How can we fight the enemy under such circumstances?"

Xiao Fang looked at the falling snow and remained silent.

Suddenly, a gleam of light flashed across his eyes, as if he saw through everything.

"With such heavy snow, Tufa Pi Gu will surely naively think that Ben Xiang is blocked by the snow and will not attack him."

"Then the real one will just catch him by surprise and kill him by surprise!"

Xiao Fang's tone was filled with murderous intent.

Ma Su's body trembled, and he instantly understood Xiao Fang's profound meaning.

"Send the message to Zhang Bao and Guan Xing!"

Xiao Fang gave the order decisively, and then slowly walked down the city wall.

Not long after, Zhang Bao and Guan Xing hurried into the main hall in the heavy snow.

"Zhang Bao, you have been guarding the border for many years. Have you ever seen such heavy snow?"

Xiao Fang smiled and poured Zhang Bao a glass of hot wine.

Zhang Bao bowed his hands in thanks and then said:
"Such heavy snowfalls occur several times a year in the southern part of the desert. It's not surprising!"

"Well, have you ever led your army out of the border through the snow to fight the enemy?" There was a hint of excitement in Xiao Fang's eyes.

Zhang Bao nodded and said:
"A few years ago, when the Xianbei invaded, Bao led our cavalry to fight the enemy to the death, and we won a few small victories!"

A relieved smile appeared on Xiao Fang's face.

Everything was as expected.

"Xingguo, if I order you to go out of the border again and lead my Han cavalry to attack Liucheng, do you have a chance of winning?"

Xiao Fang looked at Zhang Bao expectantly.

After Zhang Bao pondered for a moment, he stood up and bowed:

"For the Han people, Bao will do his best!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Guan Xing also said generously: "I am willing to go with Xingguo!"

"Okay, then I will order the two of you to attack Liu City by surprise!"

Xiao Fang praised loudly.

When the two generals heard this, their blood instantly boiled.

That night, Zhang Bao and Guan Xing led light cavalry to quietly leave Guancheng and head straight for Liucheng.

In the darkness of night, Xiao Fang stood on the top of the city wall, watching the two generals go away.

Snowflakes fluttered down and soon covered his entire body, but he stood still, his eyes always following the retreating cavalry.

"It's not an easy battle to travel such a long distance in the snow."

Ma Su looked at the cavalry going away and couldn't help but sigh, hinting at the extent of the risk of Xiao Fang's trip.

Marching in the snow was the Han army's shortcoming.

However, deploying troops on a snowy night and marching out of the border were unprecedented challenges.

If something goes wrong, the consequences will be disastrous.

Xiao Fang smiled proudly and said:

"They are the best among the younger generation of our Han people. I believe they will succeed!"

His tone was full of confidence.

Ma Su's worries disappeared in an instant.

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In the flying snow, the Han cavalry marched forward with difficulty in the biting cold wind.

After entering the grassland, the army marched eastward.

The cold wind was raging like a knife, heavy snow was falling, and the snowflakes mixed with the cold wind submerged the entire grassland in white.

If there hadn't been heavy snow, the cavalry would have galloped all the way and would have quickly reached Liucheng.

However, the heavy snow greatly affected the Han army's marching speed, and it took several days to cover only half the distance.

In the wind and snow, soldiers kept falling behind and falling on the snowfield, but no one showed any fear.

These soldiers braved the severe cold with only one belief in their hearts:
For the security of the Han Dynasty’s border, keep moving forward!

At this time in Liucheng, the Xianbei people of the Tufa tribe were sitting around a brazier, drinking happily.

They looked at the heavy snow outside the window and completely relaxed their vigilance, no longer worrying about the Han army's attack.

In their opinion, it was impossible for the Han army to send troops in such bad weather.

Tufa Pigu was in the tent, enjoying the wine with a smug look on his face.

"With such heavy snow, if the Han army were to retreat, they would probably freeze to death!"

"We can rest easy now!"

Dong Zhao said sarcastically with a smile.

Tufa Pi Gu snorted coldly, playing with the wine glass and said:
"That's for sure. Winter on the grassland is much colder than in the Central Plains. Even we can't stand it, let alone the Han soldiers?"

Dong Zhao nodded repeatedly and agreed:

"I didn't expect that at this critical moment, the sky would send down such a heavy snowfall. This must be God's blessing on the leader!"

Tufa Pi Gu couldn't help but burst into laughter. (End of this chapter)