The First Military Division of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 611
"Meet the Commander-in-Chief."

When Lu Su took out Zhou Yu's token, all the generals in Jiangdong bowed to Lu Su, and Lu Su was ordered in danger to assume the responsibility of leading the army.

And Lu Su's first task was to withdraw the Jiangdong soldiers and horses who had just been defeated back to Jiangdong.

"The Commander-in-Chief ordered the army to withdraw to the east. It must be calculated that the enemy army will ambush in the south. At this time, we are still safe." Lu Su summoned the generals to discuss the next plan.

"Jianye was destroyed, the morale of the army was unstable, and there was a big defeat, so we should withdraw immediately." Lu Su said calmly, "However, Xu Huang will not let us leave safely, and may ambush us halfway."

Lu Su pointed to the map and said, "There are two ways for our army to withdraw from Xuzhou. One is to go out from Yinshan Mountain, and the other is to go to Lingbi and Xiacai."

"If my guess is right." Lu Su said here, and said in a deep voice: "Both Yinshan and Lingbi have fallen into Xu Huang's hands. Xu Huang will not let us leave easily."

"Governor, although our army is slightly damaged, there are still nearly 30 troops. Xu Huang is only a few hundred thousand soldiers, how can we be my army?" Veteran Huang Gai was very dissatisfied with Lu Su's procrastination, You must know that the situation in Jianye is unclear now, and Sun Quan is still waiting for their army to go back to rescue, but Lu Su takes this into consideration.

"The old general doesn't know something." Lu Su didn't get angry because of Huang Gai's doubts, but still calmly explained: "Although the soldiers and horses in Xu Huang's hands are not as good as mine, they are all elite, and with the help of counselors like Guo Jia, This place is in Xuzhou, if you are not careful, you will be surrounded."

"How to proceed, please give orders from the commander-in-chief." Zhou Tai stood up at this time, representing the Jiangdong generals, and accepting Lu Su's dispatch.

Lu Su nodded solemnly to Zhou Tai, and then said sharply: "If you go back directly to Jiangdong, no matter which way you go, you will be blocked by Xu Huang's army."

"At this time, Xu Huang's army must have divided into three groups. One side is guarding the Yin Mountain, the other side is guarding the Lingbi, and the other side is guarding the Xiapi, forming a corner. In this way, no matter whether we go to the Yinshan Mountain or the Lingbi, we will all be stopped. Then he was flanked by another army."

"It's not difficult to break this situation, but..." Lu Su hesitated slightly at this point, and then said: "One person is needed as bait!"

Lu Su's words made the people in the big tent silent for a while. They all knew what Lu Su meant. They needed one person to lead the army, attract Xu Huang's troops, and let the other soldiers exit Xuzhou smoothly.

"Hmph!" At this time, the veteran Huang Gai snorted coldly, stood up and said, "The old lord has treated me with great kindness. Without the old lord's kindness, Huang Gai would not be where he is today. The old lord went first, but I couldn't." After protecting him, first Ce'er was stabbed, His Majesty didn't know whether he was dead or not, I feel ashamed of old lord, today, I should die to repay old lord's kindness."

"Old General Huang!"

Everyone persuaded that although Huang Gai's status was not as good as Zhou Tai and others, he was a veteran general in Jiangdong. Huang Gai was in the army, and he also meant to check and balance the generals of all parties. Huang Gai's status was special, and no one dared to belittle him.

"You don't need to say too much." Huang Gai roared loudly: "I also ask the Commander-in-Chief to give you an order, and the general will be willing to be bait."

"Okay!" Lu Su didn't hesitate, and immediately ordered Huang Gai to lead an army and set off alone, aiming at Lingbi.

After Huang Gai led the soldiers and horses to leave, Lu Su also reorganized the army and went to Yinshan.

However, all of this failed to escape the detection of the hidden guards, and the movement of Jiangdong's army was quickly reported to Xu Huang.

"I don't know if this plan came from Zhou Yu's hands. It's very ingenious, but Zhou Yu is an arrogant person, so he shouldn't use such a plan." Guo Jia frowned and thought.

Xu Huang looked at Guo Jia suspiciously and said: "Military Master, there is something wrong. In my opinion, this is a strategy of abandoning the car and protecting the commander. Yinshan."

"No." Guo Jia said with a wry smile, "Splitting Jiangdong's troops into half is not a trick of the real thing, but a way to return to Jiangdong all the way."

"Why?" Xu Huang looked at Guo Jia suspiciously.

"Let's see, general." Guo Jia pointed to Lingbi and said, "Lingbi is safe to defend. General Gao Lan's [-] troops alone cannot prevent Huang Gai's soldiers from returning to Jiangdong. The same is true for Yinshan Mountain."

Guo Jia said helplessly: "Whether the general wants to block Lingbi or Yinshan, he needs to concentrate his army. However, if this is the case, the troops from the other way east of the river will retreat safely."

"So that's how it is." Xu Huang immediately realized that the soldiers and horses in his hands were powerful, but the number was limited. Although Jiangdong soldiers and horses suffered losses, they were still more numerous than him. Whether it was Lu Su or Lu Su who blocked Huang Gai, Xu Huang had no choice. It is necessary to concentrate the soldiers and horses, otherwise the other side will be allowed to run away.

"Moreover." Guo Jia continued: "Xiapi also needs soldiers and horses to guard, otherwise, once Xiapi is empty, Jiangdong soldiers and horses will definitely fight back and turn defeat into victory."

After hearing Guo Jia's words, Xu Huang frowned and began to think. Guo Jia had already analyzed the current situation very clearly. How to choose next, he needs to make up his mind in the future. According to Guo Jia, now he wants to send Jiangdong soldiers It's almost impossible to leave them all.

"This is a conspiracy, full of courage." Guo Jia sighed: "The reason why I say this is probably not Zhou Yu's plan is because Zhou Yu is arrogant and will give up half of his troops, even though it is so safe. All the soldiers and horses retreated safely, but the other half of the soldiers and horses were still left behind. It seemed that the plan had succeeded, but in fact it was a big defeat."

"Don't leave Zhou Yu!" Xu Huang quickly made up his mind, since he couldn't keep all Jiangdong soldiers and horses, he should leave Zhou Yu's way.

Guo Jia glanced at Xu Huang, frowned, and said, "If Zhou Yu didn't make this plan, then Zhou Yu might have had an accident and it would be difficult to control the troops. If so, it's hard to predict where Zhou Yu is. To save the troops on the other route, it is very likely that they will return to the army halfway and attack Xiapi directly, so the general can only attack this route."

"Leave Huang Gai alone..."

Xu Huang finally chose the road led by Lu Su. As for the road led by Huang Gai, Xu Huang could do nothing but send people to follow him all the way, and it was impossible to keep him.

With a decision, Xu Huang ordered Gao Lan, who was guarding Lingbi, to get out of the way and come to Xiapi. Whether Lu Su chose to attack Yinshan or fight back at Xiapi, Xu Huang could calmly mobilize troops to attack Lu Su.

Just as Guo Jia expected, Huang Gai, who was determined to die, led the army to Lingbi. After learning that Lingbi was just an empty city, he immediately opened the bag that Lu Su gave him.

"If there is no obstacle, return to Jiangdong quickly, gather soldiers and horses, and protect the Sun family!"

After Huang Gai saw it, he was taken aback. At the same time, he also understood what Lu Su meant, and turned his head to stare at Xiapi.

"go!"

In the end, Huang Gai didn't choose to turn back. He did have a chance to rescue Lu Su when he turned back now, but it was also very likely that he would also join his army. In this way, Lu Su's plan would be in vain.

(End of this chapter)