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

East of Huaiyin City, above the Huai River.

More than fifty warships were heading west along the Huai River under the cover of morning fog.

The morning sun rises in the east and the morning fog gradually dissipates.

At the end of the field of vision, the outline of a city is vaguely visible.

"General Gan, Huaiyin City, Huaiyin City has arrived!"

Ding Feng pointed to the outline of the city on the north bank and shouted excitedly.

Gan Ning looked far away and saw that a city was getting closer and closer.

It was already getting dark, the city gates had been opened, and pedestrians began to come in and out one after another.

It seems that the defenders in the city did not notice the approaching danger.

"The military advisor is really good at predicting things, and that Yuan Yin was really unprepared..."

Gan Ning looked at the clever plan in his hand and couldn't help but admired it.

Just ten days ago, he led this 5,000-strong navy to arrive in Jianzhou. Yecheng.

At that time, he still had complaints in his heart. He thought that he could be regarded as a general, but he took up the task of escorting grain and grass, which was a kind of overkill job.

When he remembered Deng Mu's instructions and opened the bag of tips, he was surprised. He immediately fell into ecstasy.

Deng Mu ordered him to take advantage of the cover of night and lead 5,000 naval troops to pass Jianye without entering, and continue along the east side of the

Yangtze River and into the sea. Then they floated up the sea to the north, then entered the Huai River through Huaikou, followed the Yangtze River to the west, and attacked the city of Huaiyin.

The city of Huaiyin is located downstream of Shouchun.

If Liu Bei attacks Huaiyin, the main force will naturally move eastward along the Huaihe River and attack Huaiyin City from the west.

Therefore, Deng Mu concluded that even if Yuan Yin was prepared, he would definitely send the main force to Most of the energy was used to guard against the west gate line.

Yuan Yin never expected that a naval force would enter Huaihe from the sea more than ten days in advance and reach the east of Huaiyin City without anyone noticing.

From his Behind his back, he launched a fatal surprise attack on the weakest point of his defense.

This was Deng Mu's plan for a surprise attack on Huaiyin. As seen at this moment, the front line of the east gate of Huaiyin was indeed lax and there was no sign of the approaching danger.

This meant that , everything was as expected by Deng Mu

"I led a hundred cavalry and light cavalry to land ashore and took the first step to seize the city gate."

"You lead the main force of the navy and follow up later!"

"We advanced in two directions, captured Huaiyin in one fell swoop, and kicked open the south gate of Xuzhou for our lord!"

Gan Ning put away his emotion and gave the order sternly.

Ding Feng accepted the order with enthusiasm.

At that moment, Gan Ning led a hundred light cavalry to land, and under the cover of the morning fog that had not cleared away, they rushed towards the east gate of Huaiyin.

More than seventy ships fought The boat raised its full sail and rushed towards Huaiyin City along the waterway. At the west gate of Huaiyin,

Yuan Yin was greeting Xun Chen who had just arrived.

"Youruo, you’ve had a hard journey along the way."

"I have prepared a small amount of wine in my house to catch the wind for you. Come into town quickly and have a few drinks to warm yourself up."

Yuan Yin took the initiative to greet him with a smile, and his words and expressions were quite flattering. There is no way.

According to his generation, he is Yuan Shao's clan brother and Yuan Tan's uncle.

With this status, in the Yuan Shao Group Among them, his status should be respected.

It's a pity that he was on the wrong team.

When the two Yuans split, Yuan Yin was more optimistic about Yuan Shu, so he decisively defected to Yuan Shu.

As a result, Yuan Shu overstepped his authority and proclaimed himself emperor, and was executed by Lu Bu. His body and reputation were destroyed.

At that time, It happened that he was out guarding Guangling County and saw that Yuan Shu was dead, so he had to formally declare Lu Bu as the new master of Huainan.

However, he was also smart. Although he accepted Lu Bu as the new master, he refused several times to call him back to Shouchun and always supported the troops. He respected himself in Guangling County.

After struggling until now, Yuan Shao finally went south, and his eldest nephew Yuan Tan captured Xuzhou.

Yuan Yin was relieved and immediately sent his envoys to Xiapi to express his intention to submit.

Although he was standing still He was in the wrong team, but he was from the Yuan family and his uncle after all.

Yuan Tan stopped pursuing it and accepted Yuan Yin's submission on behalf of Yuan Shao, allowing him to continue to guard Huaiyin.

Therefore, although Yuan Yin's surname was Yuan, he had As a surrendered general, he was inferior to others.

However, Xun Chen was an important minister of Yuan Shao and a confidant of Yuan Tan.

When Yuan Yin saw Xun Chen, he naturally greeted him with a smile and did not dare to neglect him.

"I'll stop drinking the wine now and ask Governor Yuan to arrange a boat to take me to Xiapi immediately."

"I have an urgent military situation that I want to report to the eldest son."

Xun Chen waved his hand to reject Yuan Yin's invitation, and then warned:

"Also, starting from today, please ask Governor Yuan to strengthen surveillance on the upper reaches of the Huai River."

"If you find Liu Bei coming to attack in large numbers, immediately close the city gates and wait for the arrival of the eldest son's army."

Yuan Yin immediately heard that the situation was not good, couldn't help but became nervous, and asked hurriedly:

"Youruo, what happened?"

"That big-eared thief wants to take the first step and attack us in Xuzhou!"

Hate ignited on Xun Chen's face, and he told Yuan Yin about his experience in Shouchun City.

Yuan Yin was shocked, and his eyes seemed as if he had heard a fairy tale.

"Although Liu Daer captured Huainan, in the final analysis he only occupied the two states of Jingyang."

"He just doesn't want to leave Huainan, but he still has the guts to declare war on my eldest brother, and dares to take the initiative to lead an army to invade my Xuzhou? Yuan

Yin asked in disbelief, obviously not believing that Liu Bei had such courage.

Xun Chen's lips curled up with contempt, and he snorted coldly:

"That big-eared thief was just a mat weaver and shoe seller. With the help of Deng Mu's trick, he stole the two states of Jingyang."

"I guess he must be a villain and arrogant, so he tried to take advantage of the confrontation between my main force and Cao Cao in Guandu to take advantage of Xuzhou."

"It's a pity that he overestimated himself and underestimated the strength of his lord."

"With the Lord's current background, it's no problem to deal with him and Cao Cao at the same time."

"There is no need for the lord to take action, the eldest son's East Army Corps alone is enough to defeat him! Hearing Xun

Chen's sarcasm,

Yuan Yin nodded repeatedly and echoed:

"What you said is right. After Xiansi captured Xuzhou, the Eastern Route Army already had 70,000 to 80,000 troops."

"With his thoughtful and heroic strategy, coupled with the wisdom and assistance of You Ruoyou and Guo Gongze, Liu Bei dared to take the initiative to attack Xuzhou. He really overestimated his own capabilities and used an egg to hit a stone!"

Yuan Yin not only disparaged Liu Bei, but also took advantage of the opportunity to flatter Yuan Tan, his eldest nephew. Even Xun Chen also followed suit.

Xun Chen raised the corners of his mouth slightly and said: (To read Baoshuang novels, go to Feilu. Novel Network!)

"Without further delay, I have to return to Xiapi as soon as possible and inform the eldest son, so that he can ask him to send troops south immediately."

"Grand Administrator Yuan, Huaiyin is the gateway to the south of Xuzhou. It affects whether the eldest son can enter Huai smoothly. You must guard it well."

Yuan Yin hurriedly patted his chest and said:

"Don't worry, my friend, I will guard the south gate of Xuzhou for Xiansi"

"In fact, before this, I have transferred heavy troops to the west gate line to prevent the big-eared thieves from going eastward and attacking our city of Huaiyin."

Xun Chen felt relieved and was about to leave the city.

At this moment, the soldier suddenly pointed his finger to the east and shouted:

"Reporting to the prefect, dust and mist are rising from the east side of the city, and it seems that soldiers and horses are approaching my east gate."

Are there soldiers and horses in the east of the city?

Suspicion flashed in Yuan Yin's eyes, and he quickly looked to the east.

Xun Chen, who wanted to take charge of the city, stopped at this moment and looked to the east of the city.

Sure enough, he saw a sky rising. The dust mist is rapidly approaching the East City along the North Bank Avenue of Huaishui River.

At this speed, it is still a group of cavalry coming.

"How could a group of cavalry appear in the east of Huaiyin City?"

"Which group of people is this?"

Yuan Yin frowned, his eyes full of confusion.

Until now, he still thought that the cavalry was his Yuan family's soldiers and horses. He just didn't know which soldiers and horses they were.

Xun Chen suddenly felt something ominous. I had a premonition and said anxiously:

"Governor Yuan, this matter is suspicious, let's go to the east gate and have a look."

Yuan Yin had no choice but to get on his horse, and the two of them led a team of people and ran along the city wall towards the east gate.

At this time, the mist was gradually pierced by the morning light, and the scene of Huai River was also vaguely visible.

Xun Chen's eyes suddenly focused , he saw vague shadows of ships appearing in the downstream direction.

There were quite a few in number, and all of them looked like warships in outline.

Xun Chen asked urgently:"Prefect Yuan, have you sent naval troops to inspect the downstream?""

Yuan Yin shook his head:"I have no navy at all, so how can I send a navy to patrol the lower reaches."

As soon as he said this,

Xun Chen shuddered, and his expression suddenly changed.

"Something bad happened!"

"It was the big-eared thief who sent troops to attack me in Huaiyin"

"We have fallen into his trap!"

Xun Chen's voice trembled, and he blurted out an exclamation.

Yuan Yin was shocked and looked at Xun Chen with a blank look.

Obviously, with his resourcefulness, he had not turned around until this moment.

"Those warships must be the warships of the Big-eared Thieves"

"He pretended to bargain with the eldest son, but in fact he secretly sent his navy to enter the sea from the Yangtze River, and then to Huaihe River by sea."

"You only need to guard against the big-eared thieves who will attack Huaiyin from the direction of Shouchun, and concentrate your attention and troops on the west of the city."

"The navy force of the big-eared thieves took us by surprise and sneaked up from downstream, trying to catch us off guard from behind!"

"The cavalry on land must be the enemy's light cavalry, intending to seize the east gate first, so that the main force of the navy can land ashore and enter Huaiyin City!"

Xun Chen was quite resourceful after all and finally figured out the mystery.

Yuan Yin changed his face in shock and almost fell off his horse.

"Then Liu Bei laid such a big plan without making a move?"

"How could he even think of entering Huaihe from the sea and sneaking into Huaiyin City?"

Yuan Yin's voice was hoarse and full of disbelief.

Xun Chen gritted his teeth and said:"Of course Liu Bei doesn't have this resourcefulness. This must be a trick of Deng Mu, a poor villager!"

Yuan Yin was shocked again, and he fell into a state of confusion and confusion.

Xun Chen was the first to calm down and shouted urgently:

"Governor Yuan, what are you waiting for? Quickly send an order to the east gate to close the city gate!"

"If the enemy's light cavalry is allowed to enter the city, everything will be over!"

Yuan Yin suddenly woke up, and while galloping on his horse, he shouted:

"Send an order to the defenders at the east gate to close the city gate and lower the drawbridge!"

"Hurry, hurry up——"

It's too late.

One hundred light cavalry, using the cover of morning mist, rushed to the east gate city with lightning speed.

The soldiers guarding the city realized what was happening and hurriedly tried to close the city gate.

Like lightning, Gan Ning stepped into the city gate first.

The knife fell from the hand.

Five Yuan soldiers who wanted to close the city gate were chopped down to the ground like grass.

Yuan's soldiers in the city were all frightened and fearful, and they retreated one after another and did not dare to step forward.

One hundred Liu Jun's light cavalry, like tigers and wolves, rolled into the east gate.

The killing began..