Three Kingdoms: I choose Xiao Qiao and Da Qiao, why are you crying, Diao Chan?

Chapter 30 Sowing discord
After wasting a whole night on Yan Qingqing, Lu Bu went to the military camp to inspect it with satisfaction early the next morning.

Not long after arriving at the military camp, Liu Ye came to report:
"My lord, we have already found out where those bandits are hiding."

"Great!" Lu Bu slapped his thigh excitedly.

Some time ago, Zhang Liao and Wen Pin were sent out to annihilate the bandits.

When they were about to wipe out the group of bandits, suddenly another group of bandits several times larger than theirs emerged from the side.

Although Zhang Liao and Wen Pin led 500 men to fight desperately, they were still forced to retreat due to insufficient troops.

Zhang Liao was still too young during this period, and was far from having the strength of eight hundred against one hundred thousand that he would have later on.

Moreover, this group of bandits that suddenly appeared were of high quality and had rich combat experience!
However, when Zhang Liao led his army there again, he could no longer find any trace of the bandits.

After several days of tracking and investigation, we finally got news about them.

It has been a long time since Lu Bu left Chang'an and he hasn't fought on the battlefield, and he is already "thirsty for the spear"!
He immediately stood up and ordered two thousand Bingzhou cavalry and eight hundred trap camp troops, plus two thousand two hundred ordinary infantrymen.

After gathering 5,000 men, he left Shucheng with four fierce generals, Gao Shun, Chen Wu, Wei Yan and Wen Pin.

According to the information obtained by Liu Ye's investigation, this group of bandits had a total of more than 20,000 people.

It occupies a strategic position in the Qianshan area, which is easy to defend but difficult to attack.

When Lu Bu led his army to the foot of Qianshan.

Looking at the misty peak and the looming big village, his brows furrowed slightly.

Just as Liu Ye said, it is easy to defend but difficult to attack.

If he attacked by force, even if the soldiers he brought were elite, he would suffer heavy losses.

Moreover, the role of Bingzhou cavalry would be greatly reduced in this kind of mountain warfare.

So Lu Bu did not act rashly, but set up camp at the foot of the mountain.

Upon seeing this, Wei Yan immediately said to Lu Bu:

"My lord, give me a thousand soldiers as a surprise force. I can go around and attack from behind Qianshan, and I will definitely catch them off guard!"

Looking at Wei Yan's confident look, Lu Bu couldn't help but laugh.

As expected of you, Wei Wenchang, you have liked using unconventional tactics since you were young.

Although the "Ziwu Valley Strategy" would not have been of much practical use even if it had worked, Lu Bu still admired the opponent's momentum!
After careful consideration, Lu Bu still transferred a thousand troops to the enemy.

But he told the other party not to take the initiative, but to wait until he heard the sound of fighting and then attack from behind.

Wei Yan was overjoyed and immediately led a thousand men away quickly.

While Lu Bu was setting up camp, he ordered his men to beat drums and shout towards the mountain to attract the enemy's attention and create an opportunity for Wei Yan to get behind the enemy.

The bandits on the mountain had already noticed the arrival of Lu Bu's army.

When I heard the sound of the drum, I thought they were going to attack, so I immediately tensed up and prepared to fight!
The leading bandit leaders Chen Ce and Chen Jing immediately ordered people to prepare the tools needed to defend the village, such as wolf-tooth hammers, Yaksha pestles, rolling logs, stones, gold juice, etc.

However, when everything was ready, not a single soldier came forward.

Chen Ce, who was in the West Camp, immediately sent people to investigate the situation, only to find out that the enemy was only beating the drums but not attacking!
Chen Ce snorted coldly:
"What a poor strategy to tire out the troops! Our camp is impregnable, there's no need to panic like a frightened bird.

“Tell General Chen Jing to strengthen the vigilance and send patrols to the East and West camps in turns.

"Once you spot the enemy, sound the alarm immediately!"

Following Chen Ce's order, the bandits immediately calmed down.

Begin defensive deployment step by step.

……

The Chinese military tent.

Lu Bu sat on the first seat, and the other generals sat on both sides.

Seeing Wen Hou looking at the sand table in deep thought, Gao Shun immediately stood up and clasped his fists:

"My lord, my father is willing to lead the Xianzhen Camp to attack first, and you can lead the army to attack immediately!"

Seeing that Gao Shun wanted to share his worries, Lu Bu smiled and patted his arm:
“Father Xiao, you are also a mature general.

“You can’t just rely on equipment to win everything, sometimes you need to use some strategy.

"This will not only reduce our own casualties, but also greatly improve the efficiency of the operation." Gao Shun's old face turned red, and he immediately bowed in agreement.

Gao Shun felt strange hearing such words coming from Wen Hou, who always liked to solve problems with force.

Although I know that my lord is different from before.

But he didn't expect that the opponent's fighting style had also changed.

Be calm and wise!

Although Gao Shun was not good at making plans, he understood that since Wen Hou said so, he must have a good plan in mind, so he immediately asked:

"Please let me know, Lord Wen!"

Lu Bu curled his lips and revealed his entire plan.

After hearing this, all the generals were amazed!
……

That night.

Chen Ce was resting in a tent not far from the entrance of the camp when suddenly a man came to report:

"Boss, we caught a spy and found a letter on him!"

"Oh?"

Chen Ce immediately walked out of the tent, took the letter, and found that it was wrinkled, torn and wet.

He didn't think much about it and opened the letter to read:

"I have received the message from General Lu. We will definitely cooperate with the outside forces to kill Chen Ce. I hope General Lu will keep his word and grant me a high position and generous salary!"

After reading the contents of the letter, Chen Ce sneered:

"It's just a plot to sow discord. Do you really think I can't see through it?"

Chen Ce turned around and asked his men:
"Where is the spy now?"

"General, when the spy was caught, he tried desperately to swallow this letter.

"After being stopped by us, he actually bit his tongue and committed suicide!"

Hearing this, a solemn look appeared on Chen Ce's face.

……

Dongzhai on the other side.

Chen Jing looked at the equally wet letter in his hand with an extremely solemn expression.

The letter stated that Chen Ce was planning to collaborate with the officers and soldiers below to kill him!
Although he thought the letter was fake at first, he did not expect that the person who delivered the letter would commit suicide so decisively.

Using his own life to cover up the truth made Chen Jing shocked and suspicious.

So he was skeptical about the contents of the letter.

Just at this moment, a servant suddenly came to report that Chen Ce asked him to go to the West Camp to discuss military intelligence.

Chen Jing's face changed slightly, and his doubts became more obvious. He immediately said to the visitor:

"Report to General Chen Ce and tell him that the East Village needs someone to guard it. If there is anything, please communicate via letters."

……

After receiving Chen Jing's reply, Chen Ce slammed the table:
"I think he is just guilty. He doesn't dare to come!
"Gather a hundred men immediately. I want to question him in person!"

Seeing Chen Ce so angry, his subordinates hurriedly tried to persuade him:

"Boss, General Chen Jing is your fellow countryman after all, he shouldn't harm you.

"We are facing a powerful enemy. We must not allow ourselves to be provoked by the enemy!"

After hearing this, Chen Ce finally calmed down a bit.

However, before he could think deeply, someone outside the tent hurriedly came with a letter and reported:

"Boss, the soldiers below shot a letter towards our camp with arrows!"

Chen Ce's face changed slightly and he immediately stood up and took the letter.

After reading it, his face suddenly turned as dark red as pig liver!
(End of this chapter)