Three Kingdoms: I, Liu Feng, do not want to die

Chapter 82: Anticipating the enemy’s moves, Liu Feng is in command
The news that Liu Feng had moved his camp into the mountains and built a strong fortress reached Quan Cong's ears as soon as the fog cleared.

Quan Cong despised Liu Feng even more.

From Quan Cong's perspective: Although Liu Feng had the title of son of King of Hanzhong, he was mediocre in using troops. Quan Cong not only saw through Liu Feng's tactic of showing weakness, but also saw through Liu Feng's ambush plan, and even scared Liu Feng so much that he moved his camp into the mountains early in the morning.

What made Quan Cong even happier was that he had established his authority after the battle last night, and the looks of the officers and generals in the army had changed.

When he was first appointed as the commander-in-chief of an army of 20,000, many officers in the army privately questioned Quan Cong.

Although Quan Cong was famous, he was not famous for his wisdom and courage.

For the officers in the army, it is not important whether Quan Cong is a kind and charitable gentleman. What is more important is that he is both wise and brave and can win battles.

A battle last night.

Although Quan Cong's deployment was as mediocre as a textbook one, he successfully saw through Liu Feng's strategy of showing weakness and ambush. Quan Cong proved to the generals that he was not a vulgar man who only talked about military strategy on paper.

He understands military tactics and is familiar with military affairs, and is a favorite of Sun Quan.

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Even Xu Sheng and Ma Zhong, who were deliberately left in the camp by Quan Cong, changed their attitude towards Quan Cong after learning about the details of the battle last night.

Han Dang also looked at Quan Cong with a look of relief.

Although he was called the support, Han Dang was actually here to be Quan Cong's babysitter.

Obviously.

Sun Quan was also afraid that Quan Cong’s incompetence would exhaust the 20,000 soldiers to death.

Thinking of Quan Cong's discussion on troops yesterday and last night's deployment, Han Dang admired Sun Quan's ability to judge people even more: Although Lu Meng was critically ill, there were many talented people in Jiangdong. As long as he had a few more battles of experience, Quan Cong would be able to replace Lu Meng and become the supreme pillar.

Quan Cong really enjoyed the admiring and flattering looks from the officers and generals.

After enjoying himself enough, Quan Cong raised his head and said:

"Liu Feng, the kid, just made some achievements by chance by virtue of his status as Liu Bei's adopted son, but he was blown up to be the leader of the younger generation under Liu Bei. It's ridiculous."

"After the battle last night, I know Liu Feng's strengths and weaknesses. Today, we should take advantage of his unstable camp and attack his camp again, capture him alive and present him to the Supreme."

"I wonder who among you is willing to be the vanguard?"

Quan Cong is full of confidence at this moment.

When the officers and soldiers in the tent heard that they had been able to perform meritorious service again, they were all delighted.

Ding Feng stepped out first and asked for the order, "Yesterday I was in the vanguard. Several soldiers fell into the trap set by Liu Feng's son and have not returned yet. Today I want to avenge them. No one is allowed to compete with me for the vanguard position!"

Ding Feng was full of vigor and his tiger eyes glared left and right, as if he would fight to the death with anyone who tried to take the lead.

Seeing this, Quan Cong said: "Captain Ding is brave and valiant. I should encourage him. I will use Captain Ding as the vanguard and lead 3,000 soldiers to attack the south gate of Liu Feng's camp."

Ding Feng was overjoyed: "I will definitely live up to the general's trust!"

Quan Cong laughed and stood up, and ordered: "A lion will use all its strength to fight a rabbit. If you want to attack the village, you should use all your strength."

"Xu Sheng, Ma Zhong, listen to my orders. Each of you will lead 3,000 soldiers and horses to lie in ambush behind Captain Ding. When Liu Feng and Captain Ding are fighting fiercely, you can attack the east and west gates of their camp from all directions. This will definitely catch them off guard."

Xu Sheng and Ma Zhong did not get any credit last night, so they naturally did not dare to be negligent today and both clasped their fists and accepted the order.

Quan Cong looked at Han Dang and said, "Old General, you worked hard last night. Please lead 5,000 soldiers to guard the camp today to prevent any accidents."

Han Dang originally wanted to ask Quan Cong to replace him with someone else to stay behind in the camp, but seeing that all the officers were eager to try, he could not bear to ruin their morale, so he accepted the military order after hesitating for a moment.

Quan Cong glanced at the officers in high spirits in the tent and laughed, "The rest of the officers, follow me to go around Liu Feng's rear, and bring many trip ropes. I think he will not be able to defend the main camp and will definitely escape through the back door with his cavalry. I will share the credit of capturing the general and the flag with you!"

The generals and officers were overjoyed and shouted with joy, as if Liu Feng's defeat was already certain.

Ding Feng led his troops to arrive first.

A powerful voice shouted in front of Liu Feng's camp gate: "Lieutenant Ding Feng under the command of the Marquis of Wu is here. Liu Feng, do you dare to come out of the camp and fight me?"

Hearing Ding Feng's personal attack, Yu She, the military officer stationed at the south gate, sneered: "Humph! How dare a mere lieutenant challenge the son of the King of Hanzhong and the deputy general of the Han Dynasty. I am Yu She, the military officer under the deputy general. If you have the guts, come and attack the camp. If you don't have the guts, leave immediately."

Ding Feng was furious: "How dare you, a mere military marquis, act so arrogantly in front of me? I will kill you today!"

As one of the few brave generals in Jiangdong, Ding Feng was famous for his bravery since he was young, and he especially liked to lead by example.

Although he had three thousand soldiers at his disposal, Ding Feng still chose to put on armor and rush forward.

The four military marquises under Liu Feng's command were all appreciated by Liu Feng for their bravery, and Yu She was no exception.

Compared to Ding Feng's leading by example, Yu She did not rashly confront Ding Feng head-on, but instead ordered the soldiers to "shoot!"

There are different ways to fight a battle on the plains, a battle on the mountains, a battle to defend a city, and a battle to defend a village.

The sharp arrow was shot out.

The Wu soldiers who were in the front either lowered their heads to avoid the arrows or used their swords to deflect the arrows, while the unlucky Wu soldiers were directly pierced through by the sharp arrows.

Not everyone has armor as thick as Ding Feng's.

Even if there were, they might not have the strength to wear thick armor and attack the stronghold.

Most of Wu’s soldiers still wore ordinary leather armor.

corresponding.

Not everyone is a sharpshooter who can shoot an arrow that hits the target three inches into the wood.

One side shoots arrows, the other side dodges them.

Whether it can be suppressed depends on the gap between the two sides.

After a few rounds of arrows, the advantages and disadvantages of the battlefield became obvious.

Wu Bing was suppressed!
Even Ding Feng, who was wearing heavy armor, was forced to retreat.

What Ding Feng didn't know was that before learning of Ding Feng's attack, Liu Feng had already given half of his elite troops from Hanzhong to Yu She.

What Ding Feng faced was not the weakest Zigui soldiers, nor the Jingzhou army trained by Guan Yu, but the veteran soldiers on the battlefield who had fought in two major battles with Liu Feng, the Battle of Sichuan and the Battle of Hanzhong, and had been raised for seven or eight years.

These veteran soldiers have extremely rich battlefield experience. Although they cannot accurately shoot arrows into the wood, they are well versed in the art of suppression.

In Liu Feng's view, the first wave of attack by Wu soldiers must be launched by the bravest of Wu soldiers, and they must be counterattacked in the most brutal way.

Once the first wave of Wu soldiers are suppressed, the remaining Wu soldiers will more or less lose their morale.

Looking at Ding Feng who was forced to retreat, Yu She's mocking voice rang out in the forest: "Ding Feng, you can actually be a lieutenant? If you were under the command of the deputy general, you could only be a sergeant at best."

Ding Feng was so angry that his face turned red and his neck became thick. He punched the ground angrily and said, "It is really hateful that I was mocked by a small military officer!"

Ridicule is ribbing.

Yu She did not take it lightly.

Although Ding Feng was forced to retreat, his offensive was not weak!
Fortunately, Liu Feng divided half of the elite troops brought from Hanzhong, otherwise Yu She would only have used the Zigui soldiers who had rarely left the Novice Village to guard the village. It is estimated that the defense would have been broken through by Ding Feng by now.

Inside the camp.

Liu Feng sat quietly in the general's tent.

Soldiers would come in from time to time to report the latest battle situation to Liu Feng.

After the Yamen General Li Ping led 3,000 soldiers to launch a surprise attack on Jiangjinkou, Liu Feng withdrew his defense line and ordered the four generals Fang Yue, Pan Feng, Yu She and Mu Shun to lead 500 soldiers each to guard the four gates.

Captain Kou Anguo led 500 elite soldiers to inspect the battle situation at the four gates, while Captain Li Fu led 500 soldiers with many flags and hid three miles away from the camp. The rest of the soldiers stayed in the camp to recuperate.

Although his military strength is not as good as Quan Cong's, Liu Feng is not worried.

Liu Feng had experienced the fighting effectiveness of Wu soldiers several times.

Whether it was taking the fifty riders for a walk with the dog in the past, shooting arrows at Xu Sheng by the river, or the textbook-like attack and defense drill with Quan Cong last night, all of them deepened Liu Feng's understanding of the fighting power of the Wu soldiers.

If you haven't fought, you have no right to speak.

Before the battle, Liu Feng had only heard that Wu soldiers' land combat skills were poor; after the battle, Liu Feng had a deeper understanding of this.

In fact, it’s not that Wu soldiers can’t fight.

Rather, there were serious problems with Wu Bing’s military system and rewards and punishments.

When Sun Jian was alive, the Wu soldiers under his command were able to fight against the brave Xiliang soldiers.

When Sun Ce was alive, the Wu soldiers under his command were also able to roam the south of the Yangtze River.

As a result, when it came to Sun Quan's hands, the Wu soldiers under his command became bullies of the weak and feared the strong.

This is not a problem with the soldiers, but a problem with Sun Quan.

The essence is that Sun Quan did not formulate a reasonable military system and rewards and punishments, so that most of the Wu soldiers and officers only wanted to preserve their strength.

In gaming terms, it means: he doesn't dare to go up when he should, he just waits and sees when he sees his teammates are low on health, he is very aggressive when it comes to grabbing kills, and runs away with full health after grabbing the kills.

For example, in the Battle of Xiaoyaojin, Chen Wu was killed and Ling Tong lost all his troops. As a result, Gu Li, who fled with Sun Quan, was appointed Marquis of Duting, while Ling Tong only got the rank of Lieutenant General because the original Lieutenant General Chen Wu was killed. Neither of the two brothers, alive or dead, could become a marquis. Instead, Gu Li, who appeared out of nowhere, became the Marquis of Duting.

This was simply a naked mockery of Chen Wu who died in the battle and Ling Tong who lost all his troops.

Only an honest man like Ling Tong would be so stupid as to kill all his troops. A smarter one like Gan Ning in the battle at Xiaoyaojin would just draw his bow and arrows, shout and cheer, show his appearance and run away.

After all, this song is mine, and if it’s all gone, there will be nothing left.

Liu Feng would pay special attention to Ding Feng because Ding Feng was one of the few honest people under Sun Quan's command like Ling Tongyi.

This guy is not only good at fighting, but also has a strong life.

Not only did he like to charge into battle first, but he also lived to be over 80 years old, and managed to serve four dynasties.

Although he despised Sun Quan, Liu Feng would not underestimate an opponent like Ding Feng, which is why he gave half of the elite troops he brought from Hanzhong to Yu She.

And the facts were indeed as Liu Feng expected.

If Liu Feng had not given half of the elite troops brought from Hanzhong to Yu She, Yu She alone would not have been able to withstand Ding Feng's fierce attack.

While pondering.

Another soldier opened the tent and entered: "General, we have found Wu soldiers outside the east and west gates, about 3,000 each."

Dong Hui, who was standing on Liu Feng's right, was shocked when he heard the soldiers' report: "There are 3,000 men at the South Gate, and 3,000 men outside the East Gate and West Gate. Is Quan Cong going to defeat the camp in one battle?"

Liu Feng waved his hand and asked the soldiers to leave the tent. He then pointed outside the north gate of the camp map on the table and said, "Not only that, if I'm not mistaken, Quan Cong should have ambushed a group of soldiers outside the north gate. He not only wants to break into the camp, but also wants to capture me."

Dong Hui was even more shocked: "General, do you think Quan Cong is using the tactic of surrounding three and leaving one? But in this case, apart from the troops left in the camp, wouldn't Quan Cong be sending out almost all his troops? It seems that the general's show of weakness yesterday did not make Quan Cong arrogant and careless."

Liu Feng snorted lightly: "Xiu Xu, you have misunderstood. Arrogance and carelessness are not directly related to mobilizing troops. Looking at Quan Cong's use of troops, he focuses on stability. Although it is not extraordinary, it can avoid taking risks and suffering a great defeat."

"However, Quan Cong didn't know that as a commander, he had to consider not only one battlefield, but the battlefield of the entire region."

"If most of the troops are used to attack the stronghold, who will go to rescue Jiangjinkou?"

Dong Hui thought without hesitation: "Sun Quan still has troops in Jiangling City, so naturally we should send troops from Jiangling City."

Liu Feng shook his head and sneered: "In Jiangling City, there are about 30,000 people, including Wei prisoners, Mi Fang prisoners, and soldiers from Maicheng who went to visit their relatives. Before I arrived in Jiangling City, I spread rumors again. Even if Sun Quan had ten guts, he would not dare to send troops out of the city now."

Dong Hui was stunned.

Then he reacted and exclaimed: "So, when Sun Quan in Jiangling City learned that Jiangjinkou was attacked, he sent someone to tell Quan Cong to send troops to rescue, but most of Quan Cong's troops were used to attack the village, so there was no troops to be allocated!"

"Quan Cong's arrogance and carelessness did not lie in how many soldiers he used to deal with the general, but in the fact that Quan Cong never thought that the general would dare to divide his troops to launch a surprise attack on Jiangjinkou when his troops were at a disadvantage!"

"This is the real purpose of the general's tactic of showing weakness."

(End of this chapter)