Chapter 645
According to the information obtained by Xie Xuan, Li Xianzhong learned that Yizhou soldiers, horses, food and grass were about to be transported from the back of Qishan to the Qishan camp.Now that Yizhou soldiers avoid fighting, Li Xianzhong wants to take advantage of this opportunity to fight against Yizhou soldiers.

Xue An immediately cupped his hands and said, "General, the general is willing to lead an army to intercept the grain and grass of the Yizhou army!"

However, Xie Xuan put forward a different opinion: "This time Yizhou soldiers and horses go out of Qishan, not a long-term plan, but to break it. Their goal is not our army, maybe Chang'an, maybe Chencang, so Yizhou soldiers and horses will avoid fighting with our army, as long as we delay our army."

Li Xianzhong nodded and said: "It's probably like this! If the Yizhou soldiers intend to attack Guanzhong, they should occupy various places and garrison troops and fields, thinking that it will be a long-term solution. But they avoid and do not fight, it must be an ambush in other places."

Xie Xuan said: "So if our army wants to lead Yizhou soldiers to fight, we don't actually need to attack Yizhou soldiers' grain and grass. What's more, Qishan is the lifeline of Yizhou. Their grain and grass are transported from Yizhou. It is very inconvenient for our army to attack their grain and grass. In fact, our army only needs to retreat in secret, if the Yizhou soldiers know that our army is retreating, they will come and chase them, and our army will lay an ambush on the road, and we will definitely defeat the Yizhou soldiers."

Li Xianzhong was overjoyed and said: "Youdu has a good plan, I will immediately arrange for the soldiers to retreat and lure Yizhou soldiers and horses to pursue them."

"General!" Xie Xuan hastily stopped him.

Li Xianzhong asked doubtfully, "Why?"

Xie Xuan replied: "The time is wrong. Sending troops from Hanzhong, whether it is going out of Sanguan to attack Chen Cang, or attacking Chang'an from Xiegu or Ziwu Valley. It takes at least ten days to cross mountains and ridges. It takes at least ten days for scouts to pass news. It will take about five days, not to mention that Yizhou soldiers and horses attack Changan Chencang, at least until the two armies in Longxi are in a stalemate, so we pretend to withdraw and withdraw troops to rescue them, they simply cannot believe it."

Li Xianzhong patted his head and said: "The general is confused. It is true that we have to wait for a while, and during this period of time, we will fight with Yizhou soldiers and horses, and even suffer some losses, so that when the time comes to retreat, Yizhou soldiers and horses can be at ease and bold." chase."

Speaking of this, Li Xianzhong thought: "It happens that Yizhou soldiers are about to arrive, how about we pretend to go to intercept the food, and then pretend to be defeated for a while?"

Xue An said indignantly: "Why do we pretend to be defeated? As long as we can intercept the food and grass of Yizhou soldiers and horses, wouldn't we win?"

"General Xue's words are wrong. Now that Yizhou soldiers are on guard against our army intercepting his food and grass, they must set up an ambush and send a large army to protect them. You must know that they have other plans to avoid fighting, not because they are afraid of our army. If our army wants to If you want to cut off his food, you have to be prepared to suffer a loss!" Xie Xuan urged.

Xue An disagreed and said: "As long as our army sends cavalry to cut off the main roads of Qishan, and the Qishan battalion is not allowed to send troops and horses to support the food delivery team. Let General Li Xianzhong lead the main force to support them, they will definitely not dare to rescue them. Let’s go to the camp to rescue each other, our army will be able to fight the soldiers and horses of Yizhou in an upright manner, and take the opportunity to defeat them!"

No matter how reasonable Xue Andu's words were, all the generals under his command supported him for a while. Seeing that everyone supported him, Li Xianzhong couldn't object, so Xue Andu had to be the chief general, responsible for intercepting the Yizhou army's food and grass.Xie Xuan was worried that the Yizhou Army had a conspiracy, so he had to ask to be the deputy general to assist Xue Andu.

But Zhang Liao returned to the camp and reported the results of his troops to Zhang Ren, Sima Lang, Fazheng and others.

As soon as it was said that Xie Xuan was cautious in using troops and occupying dangerous places to ambush him early, he suffered a big loss instead, Sima Lang frowned deeply and said: "I have heard about this Xie Xuan for a long time, he is a member of the Xie clan in Chen County, his sister is She is Liu Bian's concubine, and this Xie Xuan is an outstanding figure in Wudang Academy, and the scholars arranged by my Sima family in Wudang Academy respect her all the more, it is not the first time this person has used soldiers, he is so old-fashioned!"

"Now the food and grass from the rear are about to be delivered to me, but the Han army will never miss this opportunity to seize our army's food and grass. Can the two military advisers have a plan to deal with it?" Zhang Ren looked slightly sad, looking at Sima Lang, Fazheng and the two asked.

"The only solution for now is for our army to take the initiative to attack in case the Han army seizes our army's food and grass!" Sima Lang said loudly.

Fazheng shook his head and said: "No, the Han army is best at seeing stitches. If our army sends troops, it may be defeated by the Han army if they are not sure. Now Zhongda is looking for opportunities, and our army should focus on stability. Do not start a war on your own initiative!"

"The Han army is now aggressive, and they want to attack our army's food and grass. Is there a way for Xiaozhi to deal with it?" Sima Lang looked at Fazheng and asked.

Fazheng laughed and said, "It's nothing more than a trivial matter. The cavalry of the Han army has already withdrawn from the back of Qishan Mountain. Our army can send cavalry to contact the food delivery team quickly. ... The Han army will definitely fall into the trap!"

In no time, Fazheng uttered a conspiracy, and all the generals immediately applauded.

Xue Andu led the cavalry to set up camp near the Qishan camp, and supported Li Xianzhong's main force.Xue An sent cavalry to the rear area to inquire about the food transport team, while his own cavalry confronted Yizhou soldiers and horses to prevent Yizhou soldiers and horses from sending troops to rescue food.

Five days passed in a flash, and inside the big tent, Xue An mused, "Five days have passed, and the food and grass for Yizhou soldiers and horses must be almost exhausted, but they didn't send soldiers and horses to meet the food transport team. It means that Yizhou soldiers established a place to hoard grain and grass, and hid grain and grass."

Xie Xuan said solemnly: "With the strength of Yizhou soldiers, there is no need to be afraid of our army. They can go directly to meet the food and grass, but they didn't do so. There must be a conspiracy!"

Xue Andu disagreed, saying: "Yizhou's soldiers are weak and have unscrupulous generals under their command. Without Lu Bu around, they definitely dare not fight without our army, so they avoid fighting!"

"Although Lu Bu is not here, Zhang Liao is also a general in the Yizhou Army. In the past when Lu Bu fought His Majesty, the rest of Lu Bu's generals suffered heavy losses. Only Zhang Liao was able to save the army. His Majesty called him a good general. A few days ago, I When fighting against him, I also admire his ability to use troops, the general must not underestimate him!" Xie Xuan cupped his hands and suggested.

Xue An laughed and said: "Zhang Liao is indeed a good general, but the chief general of the Yizhou army is not Zhang Liao, but Zhang Ren. He is a nobody, and he is probably Liu Zhang's confidant. He has no ability. If Zhang Liao leads the army, I have to be careful, but Zhang Ren doesn't have to be so careful."

While the two were talking, scouts outside the camp came to report: "General, we have found something!"

Xue An was overjoyed: "Come in quickly!"

The scouts came in and reported to Xue An: "General Qi, we have sent scouts to investigate behind the Yizhou camp in the past few days, and found signs of Yizhou soldiers and horses in the upper valley area!"

"Shangfang Valley?" Xue An hurriedly took out a map to look at it, and said about the valley: "This upper valley is in the shape of an ordinary gourd, surrounded by cliffs and cliffs, and there is only one path that can enter the valley. Most of the state soldiers have hoarded food and grass here!"

Xue An was overjoyed and said: "You go and inform General Li Xianzhong immediately, and say that I will send troops to destroy the grain later, and let the general send troops to respond."

Xie Xuan was taken aback, and quickly suggested: "General Xue, the situation in Shangfanggu is not yet clear. If you act too hastily, what should you do if it is a treacherous scheme by Yizhou soldiers? Why don't you and I go to investigate in secret first, and then for discussion."

Xue An thought it was the same, so Xie Xuan led a few cavalry to go to Shangfang Valley to investigate. When they came to a high place, the two of them looked at Shangfang Valley from a distance, and saw that there were heavy soldiers at the entrance of the valley, and dozens of bamboos were piled up in the valley. There is a granary made of bamboo bamboo, and soldiers come and go on patrol.Around the valley, there are dense forests several feet high, extremely steep.

Xue An was overjoyed and said: "Sure enough, the Yizhou army has hidden the grain and grass here. This place is so steep, easy to defend and difficult to attack, but it is very safe. But I have cavalry, and I can kill the general with a single charge! Come on, let's hurry up Go back quickly, report to General Li Xianzhong, and ask him to send troops to respond!"

Xie Xuan looked at the valley above with a serious expression on his face. He saw that the granary made of bamboo strips in the valley was filled with hay, and the barracks where soldiers lived were mostly made of thatch.This made Xie Xuan a little puzzled. It is now June, and there is a lot of rain. It is easy to get moldy with such a hoard of food and grass. Why did the soldiers build huts instead of tents?There are many mosquitoes in the mountains and forests, and it rained a few days ago. Although the weather is sunny these days, the hut must be humid and hot, and the mosquitoes are inexhaustible.

Thinking of this, Xie Xuan's face darkened slightly, and he wanted to report his analysis to Xue Andu, but Xue Andu had been stationed in Chang'an all these years, so he must be eager to make meritorious service, so it was impossible for him to listen.

The two led them back to the camp, Xie Xuan sneaked out and summoned his confidant guards, while Xue Andu ordered to go to seize food and grass.

Xie Xuan gathered nearly a hundred personal guards and said: "You are all my confidantes, you will go out later, you will wet your battle armor and bring your rockets, and you will all obey my orders. If anything happens, I will bear it all! "

Soon Xue Andu led [-] cavalry to the upper valley. Li Xianzhong received the news and led the main force to the vicinity of the Yizhou army camp, preparing to meet Xue Andu's army.

In the Yizhou camp, Zhang Ren received news from the scouts that Xue An was leading the cavalry to the Shangfang Valley. He was overjoyed and said, "This Xue An has already been tricked. You quickly lead the troops to the Shangfang Valley and prepare to wipe out the Han people." military!"

Xue Andu and Xie Xuan led the cavalry to march towards the upper valley. Halfway there, Xie Xuan pointed to the mountains on both sides and said, "General, the terrain is narrow this time, which is suitable for ambushes. Our army is going to destroy the grain. The state soldiers will come to save them, and they can be divided into a thousand soldiers, and they will lie in ambush on the mountain roads on both sides to delay time!"

Xue Andu nodded and said: "Youdu's words are reasonable. You carry bows and arrows to ambush the mountains on both sides, and fight rocks on the mountains. Once the Yizhou soldiers arrive here, you will give them a painful blow!"

(End of this chapter)

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