three kings

Chapter 225
"Meet the lord!" Kuai Liang immediately came to the inn where Sun Can stayed after receiving Sun Can's letter.

Sun Can waved his hand and said, "Chan came here in light clothes, just because he didn't want to be discovered by others. Everything should be kept simple and there is no need to be too polite, so as not to make outsiders suspicious."

The words caught his ears, Kuai Liang woke up after a while, then he collected himself and said, "Master, do you suspect that there is a 'Wuling Barbarian' insider in Wuling County?"

His mind is alert, at this moment his mind is like a bright mirror, and he has thought through the whole process of the future.

Back then, Liu Biao sent troops several times to prevent the 'Wuling Man' from robbing food, but they all returned home in defeat. I'm afraid it was because of this internal response.

Sun Can said affirmatively: "That's exactly the case. The 'Wuling Man' originated from 'Baiyue'. They mostly gather in towns and villages and live scattered in mountains, rivers, fortresses, deep forests, bamboos, and valleys, and there are many of them. Qin Shihuang's appeasement has been enlightened, and there are many people in the clan who can lead the army in battle and make suggestions.

It is not surprising that some people know how to play tricks.As a result, we Han people often underestimate them, often lose battles, and are taken advantage of by them.

If you study their tactics carefully, you will find that they have a deep understanding of magic.Never confront our army head-on, look for weaknesses, strike with one blow, and retreat calmly, these are the essentials of warfare. "

Kuai Liang thought about it carefully, and found that since the Qin Dynasty, Baiyue at that time often used the advantages of mountains and forests to fight against the enemy with effective tactics such as "surprise attack", "tired enemy", "harassment" and "seduction".

When Liu Biao was in power, the 'Wuling Barbarians' also went down the mountain every year to plunder food and grass, and the time they went down the mountain was different.Sometimes it's early, sometimes it's late, and they walk at will, so that they can't guard against it.

However, the common sense that barbarians have no brains and barbarians have no wisdom has been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, making them involuntarily despise the "Wuling barbarians".

Kuai Liang sighed: "That's true, the lord knows the details, and the subordinates are ashamed."

Sun Can said with a smile: "Now is not the time to talk about these things, let's explain the situation in Wuling County one by one."

Kuai Liangdao: "There are thirteen counties in Wuling County, namely Suo, Chanling, Linyuan, Yuanling, Tancheng, Wuyang, Qianling, Chenyang, Youyang, Yiling, Yishan, and Lingyang. They are located in these There are more than 60 townships and villages around the town, and there are about 30 people in the county. There are 30 people in the city, and there are also [-] people scattered in various townships and villages."

"So, it's impossible for all the villagers to migrate to the cities for refuge?" Sun Can asked worriedly.

"Impossible, Wuling County is sparsely populated and has not been eroded by war for many years. The city is very small and cannot accommodate 60 people." Kuai Liang shook his head regretfully.

"So, we can't fight each other while protecting the people?" Sun Can pondered, thinking of a way seriously.

"I have a plan, maybe it will work." Guo Jia was silent for a long time, then suddenly spoke up. He didn't wait for Sun Can to speak, he asked Kuai Liang, and said: "All the grain collected by our army is stored in the city. In, or out of the city."

Kuai Liang said: "Of course it's in the city. Isn't it stored outside the city for people to rob?"

"That's easy!" Guo Jiaxi said, "My lord, we can first quietly transfer the grain and grass in the largest granary in Wuling County, and then burn him in a fire. Afterwards, it was said that the granary went off without reason, and the grain, All quilts and other materials were burned. In the end, the news came out that the lord learned of the disaster and specially transferred food, quilts and other materials from the military warehouse to support Wuling."

"Yes! This plan is very clever!" Liu Ba said happily: "As long as we send a small number of soldiers to escort, the opponent will not be surprised by the temptation. At that time, all the ambush soldiers will be used to capture the opponent?"

"No, heavy troops should be sent to escort them!" Sun Can and Guo Jia said in unison.

Sun Can and Guo Jia smiled at each other, they both understood the key point.

Sun Canjun's reputation spread far and wide, even in Wuxi's "Wuling Man" land, and the "Wuling Man" would go down the mountain to plunder food every year.Transporting grain to Wuling County today is like carrying a piece of meat past a tiger.

If only a small number of people are sent to escort, this is clearly a bait.Even if the 'Wuling barbarians' were stupid, they wouldn't be able to fail to see it. Even if they couldn't resist the temptation, they would act cautiously. If the momentum was wrong, they would immediately retreat. It would be as difficult as heaven to catch them.

However, sending heavy troops to escort is different.

Since Wuling County is not stable, it is reasonable and reasonable to send heavy troops to escort it; it is also reasonable and reasonable to have more soldiers and a sense of pride and underestimation of the enemy.

As long as the army that is escorting the food shows an arrogant appearance that they are not afraid of the sky and the earth.You can still lure the 'Wuling Man' out, and the effect will be even better.

Sun Can nodded to Guo Jia and asked him to explain the reason.

Guo Jia talked about the cause and effect, and immediately got the approval of Kuai Liang and Liu Ba.

"Do you have a map of Wuling County?" Sun Can asked, the plan has been set.All that remains is to choose the right terrain. Only by finding out the most favorable terrain can the odds of winning be maximized.Especially at this moment, when the enemy is dark and we are clear, we must seize any opportunity to win.

"Yes" Kuai Liang spread out the map on the desktop.

The four of them gathered around, and Kuai Liang found a good place first by relying on his familiarity with the terrain. He pointed to the vicinity of Hanshou and said, "My lord, what do you think of this place?"

"That's right!" Guo Jia looked at the place Kuai Liang was pointing at, and agreed: "The location of this area is superior, and it's actually a water and land hub. It has three advantages for our army's operations."

"Tell me!" Sun Can also thought of three advantages, but as a good monarch, he would never let his subjects lose the opportunity to perform.

Guo Jia said to himself: "First, this is one of the rare plain terrains in Wuling County. We can use this place to make good use of our strengths."

"That's right! Our army's advantage lies in its elite soldiers, while the 'Wuling Man's' advantage lies in mountain warfare and secret shooting of poisonous arrows. On this plain, the enemy's advantage in the mountains cannot be brought into play, and the power of poisonous arrows is also greatly weakened. Besides In this battle, we intend to capture them alive, not to annihilate them. On this plain, we can easily trap them with cavalry, and they cannot escape." Liu Ba seconded with a smile.

Guo Jia went on to say: "Secondly, Hanshou County is located above Wuling County, and is the shortest road from Xiangyang to Wuling County. Therefore, it is reasonable for our army to march from here, and the other side will not doubt our army's intentions.

Thirdly, there is a river here in Hanshou County. It is autumn and there is not much rain, so the river will never be very deep.On the other side of the river is a field, which can hide the ambush very well, as long as you support it for a while.Once the reinforcements from the upper and lower sides arrive, they can be easily trapped. "

After listening to Guo Jia's three advantages, Sun Can made a final decision: "Kuai Liang, you immediately let Yide act according to Fengxiao's plan. Remember, tell him not to come to me, even if we meet on the road Pretend to be ignorant on purpose to avoid suspicion."

"Yes!" Kuai Liang took the order and left.

"Feng Xiao, go and get that carrier pigeon!" Sun Can said as he came to the desk, unfolded a silk handkerchief, and wrote vigorously.

After Guo Jia took out the carrier pigeon from the birdcage in his room and returned to Sun Can's room, Sun Can greeted him with a silk handkerchief with wet ink on it.

Seeing the pigeons fluttering up into the sky until they disappeared, Sun Can said: "I have asked General Zhengzhong (Gao Shun), General Zilong, and General Zhongye (Wenpin) to lurk in the Han Dynasty within the specified time and according to the plan. Surroundings of Shou County. Now we are waiting for these 'Wuling barbarians' to take the bait."

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There are as many bonfires as stars gathered in one place, like an infinitely wide sea of ​​flames, and the sky is covered with thick billowing black smoke.

Big and stout men were drinking and eating meat that had just been roasted by the fire by the campfire.

There were also some big men wrestling in the bonfire. The two wrestled together by the fire, and there was an endless stream of cheers from all around, all cheering for the warrior they were optimistic about.

"The young patriarch is back, the young patriarch is back!" Suddenly there was a burst of cheers, people who were drinking and eating meat stopped, and the gladiators stood aside respectfully.

An unusually tall and strong man walked over with his head held high, and his hair was disheveled, just like the mighty hair on the head of a lion in the jungle.The Chinese character face is under his hair, which further sets off the man's fortitude and bravery.There is a row of animal teeth hanging on the neck. Anyone who knows the goods will find that these animal teeth are actually tiger teeth, and they are all big teeth.

It must be known that each tiger has only two large teeth, and this strong man has a total of 36 animal teeth on his neck, which means that the cost of making this animal tooth necklace is to kill [-] giant tigers.

His body was half-wrapped in tiger skin, with half of his chest exposed.The chest was square, as rigid as iron.

Even more frightening is the weapon in his hand.A stick about ten feet long, with a load of scrap iron on the top of the stick, and the scrap iron is covered with dense needles.Apparently it was a mace, but the workmanship was so poor that it didn't look like a stick, and the mace didn't look like a mace.

But the ugly stick was covered with scarlet and scarlet bloodstains, both fresh and dried. If you look closely at the dried bloodstains, it turned out to be a thick layer.

"Abba, Shamoko is back." Before reaching the big tent, the strong man shouted loudly.

A middle-aged man who was a head shorter than Shamoke walked out of the big tent. He chuckled: "My son Shamo, what food did you bring to my family?"

Shamoke laughed loudly: "Some offal, and a big worm weighing five hundred catties."

Sha Moke turned sideways, and behind him three big men came up carrying a huge worm. The worm's forehead was shattered, and there was no wound on its body.

Apparently, he was smashed in the head with a heavy weapon in a close combat.

(End of this chapter)