Three Kingdoms: The ghost plotter taught Liu Bei to seize Jingzhou first

"Could it be that Yuan Shang knew that he could not stop our army from crossing the river, so he wanted to imitate Han Xin's last-ditch battle?"

Chen Deng rolled his eyes and immediately guessed Yuan Shang's intention.

Liu Bei suddenly realized.

When Han Xin fought with the Chu army, in order to motivate the soldiers, he ordered the soldiers to form a formation with their backs against the water.

Because their retreat was cut off, the Han soldiers had no heirs. With no way to retreat, he was inspired to fight to the death and exploded with several times his fighting power.

In the end, he defeated the Chu army with an outnumbered enemy.

Now that Yuan's army was weak and his own army was strong, and with the natural barrier of Zishui, he fell to the Chu army. The situation was quite similar when Han Xin fought.

Yuan Shang took a chance and tried to inspire his soldiers in a last-ditch effort to defeat his 90,000-strong army. It was not impossible.

"So that's it. From this point of view, this Yuan Shang is quite bloody and courageous. Liu

Bei showed some approval and said boldly:

"Since Yuan Shang dares to fight against the enemy, if I don't dare, I will be ridiculed by him!"

"After passing the order, the whole army arrived at the east bank of Zi River and fought Yuan Shang decisively!"

The army continued to advance mightily.

Everyone's fighting spirit was high, and they were all looking forward to this battle to annihilate the main force of Yuan's army.

Only Deng Mu remained calm, with suspicion in his eyes.

"Ziyu, could it be that Yuan Shang has another plan? Liu

Bei saw something unusual and asked.

Deng Mu looked forward and said:

""327""Back then, Han Xin dared to form a formation with his back to the water because the Han army had won consecutive battles before and its morale was at its peak."

"However, Yuan Jun suffered repeated defeats, with low morale and panic."

"I'm thinking, under this situation, Yuan Shang dares to learn how to walk in Handan and imitate Han Xin in forming an array with his back against the water?"

Deng Mu's eyes were so careful that he immediately saw the flaw in Yuan Shang's move. When

Liu Bei was reminded, suspicion suddenly appeared in his eyes, and he nodded and said:

"Zi Yu's words are reasonable. Han Xin's last-ditch battle back then is indeed very different from Yuan Shang's last-ditch battle today."

"If this is the case, what does Yuan Shang want to do according to the military advisor's opinion?"

Deng Mu thought for a while and then said:

"I haven't seen any more flaws yet, so let's meet the enemy for a while first."

Liu Bei had no choice but to suppress his suspicion and continue to command the army to march westward.

In the afternoon,

90,000 troops arrived at Zishui.

Sure enough,

20,000 Yuan's troops were arrayed on the east bank of Zishui, with their backs to the water arrayed and ready to fight to the death.

The generals Seeing this formation, everyone was eager to fight and couldn't wait to rush forward to surround and annihilate the last Yuan army in Qingzhou. Liu Bei saw that Deng Mu did not express his position, so he did not make a decision and just ordered all the troops to form formations on the spot. Don't move lightly.

Deng Mu's eyes crossed the formation of Yuan Jun and landed on the Zi River.

"Ziyi, are you familiar with Zishui?"

Deng Mu asked Taishi Ci.

Taishi Ci rode forward, cupped his hands and said:

"Reporting back to the military advisor, the general has passed through Zishui many times and knows the river quite well."

Deng Mu nodded slightly, and then asked:

"Based on your understanding of the Zi River, is the current water level of the river normal or abnormal?"

Liu Bei and everyone else were stunned, wondering why Deng Mu suddenly asked about the water level of Zishui River.

Taishi Ci also hesitated for a moment and then said:

"It is early spring now. The ice and snow are melting and spring rains are getting heavier. The water level in Zishui River should have risen."

"When I went to Luoyang, I passed through Zishui. It was probably this season, and the water level here should have been above the shoulder."

"The current water level seems to be just above the knees, which is much lower than in previous years."

At this time,

Zhao Yun also stepped forward and said:

"Lord, when we rescued Kong Rong in Beihai, we also crossed Zishui at this time."

"As Ziyi said, the water level of Zi River should not be so shallow."

After the two reminded him like this, Liu Bei remembered it and looked towards Zishui from a distance.

On the water surface, there were still scattered soldiers of Yuan soldiers crossing the river. The deepest water level was indeed only up to his knees.

"The water level in Zishui is indeed lower than in previous years. Liu

Bei nodded slightly, but said in confusion:

"But military advisor, what does this have to do with Yuan Shang's plot?"

The corner of Deng Mu's mouth raised a sneer as expected.

Then he raised his hand to Liu Bei:

"My lord, Mu Dare wants to give the next order for my lord, is it possible?"

Liu Bei was startled at first, and then said without thinking:

"Since the military advisor's order is my order, the military advisor just gives the order."

Deng Mu then pointed to the upper reaches of the Zi River and shouted:

"Zhao Zilong listens to the order, I order you to lead the light cavalry to avoid Yuan Jun's eyes and ears immediately, and immediately circle upstream."

"I expected that Yuan Shang must have sent troops and horses to build a dam upstream and cut off the Zi River."

"After you kill Yuan's army building the dam, immediately light up the smoke to report the news."

"After we release the beacon smoke, we will dig up the sand dam as quickly as possible!"

Deng Mu issued orders continuously.

This series of orders made Zhao Yun confused.

Whether it was Lao Liu or Chen Deng, Tai Shici, they all looked in surprise.

"Ziyu, why do you conclude that Yuan Shang will build a sand dam upstream? Liu

Bei asked with blank eyes.

Deng Mu turned his eyes to Yuan Jun, with a sarcastic sneer on his face.

"Yuan Shang is quite a general, so he naturally knows that his military morale is low and he does not have the conditions to replicate Han Xin's last-ditch battle."

"In this case, if he still dares to fight against the enemy, he must have another plan"

"It just so happens that the water level in Zi River is ridiculously lower than in normal seasons. As the saying goes, if things go wrong, there will be monsters."

"So I guessed that Yuan Shang must have sent troops upstream in advance to build sand dams and collect the water flow."

"If the two armies fight, he will definitely fake defeat in order to lure the lord to cross the river with all his troops to pursue him."

"When my army was halfway across, Yuan Shang ordered the sand dam to be dug upstream, allowing the accumulated torrent to rush all the way down."

"At that time, my 90,000-strong army was swept away by him in an instant, leaving no trace behind."

"In this way, Yuan Shang can severely damage our army without spending a single soldier, and relieve Qingzhou's crisis in one fell swoop!"

The truth came out.

Deng Mu exposed Yuan Shang's plot.

Everyone was in an uproar.

Liu Bei suddenly woke up, gasped and said:

"I see, no wonder Yuan Shang dared to compare himself to Han Xin and fight against the odds!"

"It turns out that he actually laid such a poisonous plan!"

Chen Deng was also startled and broke into a cold sweat, and said with a lingering fear on his face:

"Deng didn't expect that Yuan Shang would lay such a poisonous plan"

"Fortunately, the military advisor saw through it. If we had not fallen into the trap and pursued across the river, wouldn't our 90,000-strong army have been destroyed in one day?"

Lao Liu and everyone were shocked and sighed.

Deng Mu looked as usual and only sneered:

"Yuan Shangke doesn't have this ability. I guess this must be the method of judging matches."(To read Baoshuang novels, go to Feilu Novel Network!)

Liu Bei nodded in agreement and couldn't help but sigh at how many resourceful people there were under Yuan Shao's command.

This trick of judging and matching is not unsophisticated.

Guo Tuna's plan to set fire to the majestic valley , it can also be called a brilliant plan.

It's a pity that they were born at the wrong time and met Deng Mu, a man of sage level.

No matter how ingenious the plan was, it would have no place to hide in Deng Mu's eyes.

Zhao Yun came back to his senses, looked surprised, and asked hurriedly:

"Now that the military advisor has seen through Yuan Shang's plan, is he going to take advantage of it and in turn flood Yuan Shang and make him suffer the consequences?"

Deng Mu smiled and said nothing.........

Liu Bei's eyes brightened and he praised happily:

"That’s it, what a mastermind!"

"Zilong, hurry up and follow the military advisor's orders."

"If Yuan Shang wants to flood our army, then we will let him lift a rock and smash himself in the foot!"

Zhao Yun happily accepted the order and left.

So he led three thousand light cavalry and headed east first to avoid Yuan Jun's eyes and ears, and then went straight upstream.[]

Ninety thousand Liu troops stood still.

Neither attack nor retreat.

The east bank of Zishui River.

Yuan Shang stood upright in front of the formation with his spear drawn, his proud and conceited eyes despising the 90,000 Liu army.

"Big-eared thief, with today’s battle, your rampage will be over!"

"Even Deng Mu can't save you"

"I, Yuan Shang, will prove to the world that the Yuan family’s reserve position belongs to me!"

Yuan Shang's mind was surging, and he was filled with a domineering force.

Time passed minute by minute.

It was almost dusk, but Liu Jun had not yet launched an attack.

"What is Liu Bei waiting for?"

"Could it be that he noticed my plan?"

Yuan Shang's brows gradually furrowed, and his domineering eyes gradually added a bit of worry.

However, his eyes were always looking in the direction of Liu Jun, but he did not notice that a wolf smoke had quietly risen in the upstream direction.

Liu Jun's formation

"Lord, Zilong has succeeded"

"Attack and force Yuan Shang into the trap he set!"

Deng Mu raised his hand and pointed at the wolf smoke in the southwest.

Liu Bei's fighting spirit arose wildly, he raised his whip and shouted:

"Beat the drums and attack with the whole army!"

The sound of war drums shook the sky, followed by the sound of horns, breaking the silence of the confrontation between the two armies.

Ninety thousand soldiers of the Liu Army, with more than a hundred military formations of various sizes, rolled towards the Yuan Army who was arrayed against the water. The sky collapsed and the earth shattered. The momentum of the attack made all 20,000 Yuan troops feel frightened and subconsciously retreated.

Before the battle, the morale of the troops was already shaken.

Looking at his troops retreating step by step, Yuan Shang couldn't help but sigh:

"With such a military spirit, if I really just fight my last fight, I will die without a burial place..."

After sighing with emotion.

2.6 Yuan Shang raised the corners of his mouth and sneered:

"Big-eared thief, you finally lost your composure and are going to attack with your entire army."

"Let me just say, Shen Zhengnan’s plan is unpredictable, and even Deng Mu can’t see through it!"

In the blink of an eye,

Liu Jun in front had already approached a hundred steps.

A dense rain of arrows rose into the sky, attacking Yuan Jun like a dragnet.

Screams rang out, and Yuan Jun, who was in pieces, was instantly nailed to the ground.

He was not there in the first place. The stable morale of the army became more chaotic, and Yuan Jun's retreat was getting bigger and bigger.

Seeing this, Yuan Shang took advantage of the situation and shouted:"The whole army has listened to the order and will withdraw to the west bank immediately.——"

A golden sound rang out.

20,000 Yuan soldiers, discarding their helmets and armor, rushed into the Zi River and waded towards the west bank.

"My lord, Yuan Shang has taken the pot, let's let the water go."

Looking at all the enemy troops entering the river, Deng Mu sneered.

Liu Bei nodded heavily and immediately shouted:

"Send the order, the whole army should stop the pursuit and stand ready on the spot!"

"Light the beacon immediately and send a message to Zilong!"

The 90,000 Liu troops who were preparing to pursue had no choice but to hold back and stand still. They watched as the 20,000 Yuan troops fled into Zishui, and were about to escape to the other side.

A thick wolf smoke rose over the river. In the formation.

Liu Bei and everyone's eyes were all looking towards the upper reaches of Zi River.