The rain comes and goes, for several days in a row, and there is no sunshine. %¤· The road is getting muddier and muddy, and on the wild slopes beside the road, large patches of fluffy grass have grown almost overnight to the height of half a person, covering up the fields and the dense bones. Not long after, groups of stragglers passed by. There were as many as one or two hundred people in a group, and as few as a dozen or so people, they were like a herd of animals being chased by hunters, fleeing wildly, trampling the road into a continuous mud pond, and trampling down patches of weeds. , splashing the turbid sewage under the meadow everywhere. The defeated soldiers had no command and their actions had no purpose. However, there was a raging river in the north, and in the south there were bandits from the Central Plains who had fought countless fierce battles with them. Therefore, most of the soldiers and civilians either headed east or west. Soldiers from Luoyang's Chinese and foreign armies habitually went west, while many of the former members of the Donghai King's shogunate went east with the intention of returning to Qingxu's hometown. The Chinese and foreign armies in Luoyang were originally a collection of elites from all over the world. Many of the soldiers had joined the army during the Yuankang period. They were experienced veterans who were not only rich in experience, but also very skilled in combat skills. It was a pity that the generals who led the troops were incompetent, so that they were defeated again and again at the hands of bandits, and were finally defeated and reduced to such a miserable situation. The ancients said: "The power of victory is a hundred times greater; the pawn of a defeated army will never be recovered." The current situation is exactly like this. Although many soldiers have understood it, the bandits have not attacked Juancheng, and they do not seem to have the intention to pursue them. But once military morale is lost, it can no longer be boosted. All they could do was to abandon their armor, weapons, flags and baggage, and run through the many tributaries of Qi River and Pu River in a daze. Due to the influence of rain, the defeated troops were moving extremely slowly. Three days after the rout of Juancheng, most of the people were still struggling in the wilderness around Puyang and Lihu. Some people fell into the ravine while walking and could no longer hold on. When the next group of people marched here, the corpses of their predecessors had been torn apart by groups of wild dogs, tigers and wolves, and became food in their mouths. Among the endless remnants of defeated soldiers, only a small army of several hundred people stood out. They were fully armored, mounted on strong horses, carrying bows and swords, and walked leisurely through the crowds, like sterns chopping through the waves on the sea. Occasionally, someone reined in the reins and watched. When they stood still, there was also a fierce murderous aura rising up, which made people dare not look at them. Shi Le, the Xiongnu general who conquered the east of the Han Dynasty and was in charge of the various military expeditions in Shandong, was among this group of elite cavalry. Shi Le raised his head and looked at the sky, then rode his horse up a high slope and looked around. Those enemies who had fought against each other countless times were now completely demoralized. Even though the knights were unabashedly wearing beards, they did not arouse the slightest hostility among the defeated generals. Not only is there no hostile attitude, there is no even vigilance. There is no doubt that this army, which was once used by the King of East China Sea to intimidate the heroes, has lost its soul under the blows of repeated defeats and has become a walking zombie. Shi Le shook his head with some contempt and asked the scribe next to him: "Has Tan Ma not returned yet?" "Report to the general, he has not returned yet." The scribe looked at the sky and counted with his fingers: "That Jin army is all The cavalry is very fast. Since the soldiers and horses have passed through Wei City two hours ago, there is no need to report back. In a few moments, the general will be able to see them with his own eyes. "Weicheng was called Wei Jin or Wei in the Qin and Han Dynasties. Jin is one of the many abandoned Jindus scattered along the old river route. It is more than sixty miles away from Wating, and about fifty miles away from Lihu and Puyang, where Shi Le is. Shi Le nodded slightly and continued to look at the surrounding scene. The scribe followed Shi Le's gaze and looked around. He rode his horse a few steps forward and said with a smile: "In the past, the King of the East China Sea brought this magnificent soldier to the Central Plains and dominated the world. The powerful vassals from all over the world were intimidated. Who would have expected that the general would be defeated in just ten days? The soldiers were defeated without a single blow, and now they are riding lightly into the hundreds of thousands of troops, looking at them as if they were nothing" He bowed slightly to Shi Le on the horse and continued: "Such a strategy and such courage are truly unique in the world. Mr. Meng Sun often said that among all the heroes in the world, only great generals can achieve great things with them." Hearing this man's praise, Shi Le couldn't help but feel a little proud, but his proud expression quickly subsided. He turned to look back and asked repeatedly: "Where is Mr. Mengsun? Where is Mr. Mengsun?" Zhang Bin staggered on the horse, sweating profusely and caught up from the rear of the team: "Zhang ZhangZhang Bin is here!" Shi Le quickly reached over and reined in Zhang Bin: "Haha, Mr. Meng Sun, your equestrian skills are too bad. I must teach you well when the war here comes to an end. You!" Zhang Bin waved his hands and said with a grimace: "No, no, how dare you work the general? If the general is sympathetic to Zhang Bin, you should give me a bullock cart!" Shi Le laughed and turned to the front. The scribe said??"A few days ago, Mr. Meng Sun told me about Sima Sima Xuanju's Art of War. There is a sentence in it that says: People have fear, but only fear. I think it is also very suitable to explain the situation you are talking about. " He looked at Zhang Bin and continued: "When the Donghai King's shogunate was in Juancheng, what the leading generals were afraid of was not losing the war and overthrowing the country, but that once our army broke through the city, their lives would be at stake. Therefore, after our army threatened them, they rushed to flee without any will to resist. As for what are these defeated soldiers afraid of? "" Of course it is the power of the general." The scholar complimented. Shi Le shook his head: "How can any of the tens of thousands of soldiers who have fought for a long time be afraid of mere thieves? What they are really afraid of are the countless scourges in the army, those generals who are as timid as chickens, and their incompetent superiors. Because of this fear, once their military formation was dispersed, no one wanted to restore it; once their military spirit was dispersed, no one was able to reunite it. At this moment, I don't look at it as if it were nothing. There is nothing. In fact, even if there are hundreds of thousands of people, they are like a piece of loose sand, which can only be grasped and manipulated. " These words are well analyzed, and only a general who has experienced hundreds of battles can have such insight; but Shi Le lacks knowledge after all and is stubborn. It is actually not appropriate to apply the phrases from Sima's Art of War here. Zhang Bin and others naturally would not be stupid enough to expose it, so they all praised: "The general is wise!" The scribe rolled his eyes and said: "I remember that Sun Tzu said in the Art of War that those who were good at fighting in the past should be the first to attack. To win is to wait for the enemy to win. The only way to win is to defeat the enemy. This is exactly what the general said. "That's right." Zhang Bin nodded slowly and said: "Since the general mentioned the army of the East China Sea King Shogunate, I will take the Youji Allied Forces as an example. At the beginning of the Youji Allied Forces' surge to the south, the officers and soldiers of both armies shared the same hatred. It seemed that everyone had the intention to make achievements on the battlefield, the desire to turn the tide, and the fighting spirit. It's as high as fire. If this is the case, even with the great general's power, it will be difficult to compete with him. " "However, Lu Daoming is definitely not a pure minister of the Jin Dynasty. If he has other choices, he will not seriously waste his strength in the chaos of the Central Plains. When we use Lu Jun, Lu Daoming's brother, as the envoy to declare the intention of the two families to stop fighting and each get what they need, Lu Daoming's mind will definitely become complicated. . Hehe In a place of life and death, life and death, Lu Daoming, as the commander-in-chief of the army, has half-hearted intentions. This is one of the reasons why the Youji Alliance can win. " Hearing Zhang Bin explain the situation of the battle, the surrounding generals followed him. Involuntarily, they gathered around and listened attentively. Zhang Bin looked around at the crowd and continued: "Lu Jun is also very alert. He knows that this trip is not allowed by the court's laws and violates taboos, so he will conceal his true origin. But his identity as a nobleman of the court is obvious, and the more he The more it is concealed, the more it will attract some people's attention and give rise to all kinds of speculations." At this point, the scribe suddenly clapped his hands: "Yes! Yes! When I was in Jizhou, I heard about the Jizhou beggar. Three or five days after the imperial court recaptured Yecheng, they attacked each other with weapons due to uneven rewards, resulting in countless casualties among soldiers and civilians. These people's desire for fame and wealth has reached the point where they have no scruples. . If they hear that a senior official from the imperial court is in contact with Lu Daoming, they will definitely ask to be involved and will never allow Youzhou to monopolize the benefits. " "Hahahaha" Upon hearing this, Shi Le stroked his short beard and laughed heartily. : "But how can Lu Daoming allow them to meet? Do you want him to tell the truth that the person who came here has nothing to do with the court or the King of East China Sea, but is actually the envoy of Shi Le, who is discussing treason and injustice with him, General Pingbei? Haha Haha" "As the general said, the requests of the Jizhou generals will definitely not be accepted by Lu Daoming." Zhang Bin also laughed: "The Jizhou generals below Li Yun and Bo Sheng are all yours. They are old rivals and old acquaintances. You know very well that they are short-sighted and will be dissatisfied if they don't get what they want. How can we share the same hatred with the enemy? When the war is approaching, the troops are naturally suspicious and have deep suspicions about each other. This is the second reason why the Youji coalition can win. "Perhaps it is because they are surrounded by iron cavalry, or they are affected by Tengteng's murderous aura. The trap carefully planned for many days is finally about to capture the prey. Zhang Bin seemed a little excited and spoke extraordinarily: "We have waited until the first and second wins, but it is not enough. So even though we have tens of thousands of people in front of us, The shogunate's army and civilians fled to the west, and within a few days, the Youji Allied Forces would be defeated. "The defeat of the Donghai King's shogunate in Juancheng should have been known to the Youji Allied Forces at the latest. In two or three days, they will see hundreds of thousands of soldiers and civilians fleeing in panic. The Youji Allied Forces are the masters of the imperial government. They must abide by the rules and cannot directly disperse the fleeing soldiers and civilians, let alone kill them all. What's more, for Lu Yao,For Li Yun and others, gathering defeated troops can strengthen their strength; rescuing high-ranking officials and nobles trapped in the rebel army is more conducive to their reputation They will definitely not let this opportunity pass by. "Zhang Bin sneered and said: "The question is, in order to gather and resettle such a large number of soldiers and civilians, how many people from the Youji Allied Forces, known as 50,000, need to be allocated to prepare the camp? How many people are needed to maintain order? How many people are needed to transport grain and supplies? How much time will it take to reorganize the organization of these frightened people? There is no doubt that when these 100,000 defeated soldiers and civilians arrived at the line of Baima and Wating, it was the time when the Youji Allied Forces were at their weakest. Zhang Bin bowed deeply to Shi Le on horseback and said, "The enemy can be defeated in three ways. The situation is now clear." Our army uses multiple elites to attack the generals who are suspicious, the generals who are jealous, and the soldiers who are scattered, and they will be defeated as if they were destroyed. Once the Youji Allied Forces were defeated, the general's hatred could be wiped out; more importantly, the imperial court no longer had any troops that could be used in the Central Plains, and the career of kingship would be easy. " Shi Le nodded repeatedly, his face full of joy: "Mr. Meng Sun still explained it thoroughly! good! ! " He raised his riding whip and pointed at the generals around him: "Sir's ingenious plan was only fully revealed at this time. What do you guys think? Without waiting for anyone to answer, he suddenly murmured cheerfully: "The ancients said that victory lies with the enemy, and one's side can only wait for the enemy to reveal the opportunity to win." Mr. Meng Sun, however, single-handedly created a winning opportunity, which was even more clever than the ancients. God wanted me to accomplish great things, so he gave me my husband! " After sighing for a moment, Shi Le suddenly pointed at the scribe: "By the way, there is you! You are you are" Seeing Shi Le frowning, Zhang Bin quickly said: "This is Shi Weidong, a scholar from Pingyuan County. The day before yesterday, the general was appointed as the Minister of Sanqi. ¡± Zhang Bin¡¯s characters in the gentleman¡¯s camp have been given many false titles such as servants and knights by Shi Le recently because of his explanation of classics and history. Shi Le was really impatient to remember so many literati, so he only used the tip of his riding whip to describe them. Knocking on Shi Weidong¡¯s shoulder: ¡°You are right too! " Shi Weidong quickly dismounted and prostrated himself in the mud: "The general praised me, and my subordinates were frightened and had no place to go, and they shed tears of gratitude. " When he was about to say something else, a knight galloped up to the hillock and loudly reported: "General, the Jin soldiers and horses have arrived! " Shi Le immediately turned his horse back to look. Amid the thunderous sound of iron hooves, he saw a cavalry of two to three thousand people emerging from the end of the plain. The knights on the horse waved their spears and halberds, shouted loudly, and marched in a show of force. Come. Look carefully at the front of the cavalry, a plain flag is fluttering, with four big characters embroidered on it: "Wu Jun Lu Yao" Shi Le's eyes suddenly shrank. It was a long time ago. But those emotions of fear, anger, grief, anger and hatred were like being burned with a red-hot iron on his heart. There was a moment that Shi Le even wanted to order the army to cover up and kill everyone. The people who gathered under that flag trampled those four words into mud. But after all, Shi Le was no longer the little commander who was attached to the Huns. After a while, he stared at the flag. Suddenly he laughed: "Lu Daoming really thought about too many irrelevant things, and his mind was not on the battle formation. Do you think I, Shi Le, am stupid for using such a clumsy tactic to provoke our army? " "let's go! Don't be discovered by Jin people. "Shi Le waved his arms and shouted to his subordinates. Unprecedented confidence in victory and strong desire for revenge mixed together, making him feel full of strength: "Everything has been settled, let's let those gangsters What's the point of being arrogant for a few days? " Under the four-character banner of Lu Yao in Wu County, Shen Jin, who actually led the troops, suddenly felt that something was very wrong. Looking ahead, except for the endless influx of broken troops, there was a vast wilderness, and there seemed to be no trace of anything. Something special. He muttered a few words, made a sound, and spat on the ground. Suddenly he thought about how abominable the Jizhou people's words and deeds were on the day he left the camp. He immediately added extra phlegm and couldn't help spitting again. Take a sip of saliva