Chapter 119 Second Ring

Guan Yu is very self-righteous, but this does not mean that he is arrogant. He knows very well that if Liu Feng defends Linxiang, not to mention his own 5,000 soldiers and horses, even with the power of Liu Bei's 4,000 soldiers and horses, he may not be able to attack the next strong Linxiang City.

If Ma Yan surrendered sincerely, but he killed him with one knife, even if Ma Yan was really making a fraudulent surrender, his crime should be punished, but in the eyes of the unwitting Changsha Shimin, he became a murderer, which would only force Changsha Shimin to help Liu Feng to defend.

Now Ma Yan claims that he can prove his innocence, and can also help him fight down Linxiang City. If it is true, it is what Guan Yu is happy to see.

At present, Guan Yu restrained his murderous spirit, waved back the left and right warriors, and asked, "I'm not a man of reckless killing. If you can really prove your innocence, I will not only forgive your previous sins, but also protect you to General Zuo. Come on, what's your plan to prove yourself?

"Thank you, General Guan, for giving me this opportunity." Ma Qian calmed down his excitement and looked calm again. He stepped forward and whispered, "The general also knows that Liu Feng was doing a lot of farmland in Changsha this year. In fact, he was hoarding grain and fod for his rebellion. But because of the rush, the grain accumulated in Linxiang City was only used for three months. If the general wanted to break through Linxiang quickly. Naturally, we have to start with food.

Guan Yu nodded slightly and gradually became interested: "I also know a little about this matter. Go on."

"Therefore, in order to stick to Linxiang, Liu Feng sent people to secretly collect a large amount of grain and fodder from several counties in the southeast. As far as I know, this batch of grain and fodder can arrive in Linxiang the day after tomorrow at the latest. As for the road taken by the grain team and where to enter the city, I know it very well. If the general can send troops to rob this batch of food and fodder, the morale of the army in the city will certainly be greatly damaged. At that time, the rebels will be separated without waiting for the food and fodder in the city, and Linxiang City will not break through.

Don't fight and subvert!

After listening to Ma Yu's strategy, these seven words immediately appeared in Guan Yu's mind.

As the saying goes, before the soldiers and horses move, the food and fodder go first, and the officials fought a battle. Isn't the powerful Yuan army collapsed overnight because of a fire in the black nest?

Guan Yu can't know that food is the surname of the army in the war. At this moment, his face is full of anger, replaced by a little subtle trust.

"If you can really rob the food and fodder, your horse is the first merit in calming Liu Fengzhi's rebellion. General Zuo will never treat you badly."

Guan Yu's attitude at this time is completely different from that of a moment ago.

Ma Yu was not happy about this, but said lightly, "I just want to make up for my previous mistakes. How dare I expect anything else?"

Guan Yu nodded slightly: "Well, since you have this sincerity, I will give you a chance. As for the information of the food delivery team, if what you said is false..."

"I didn't need the general to do it. I broke it by myself." Ma Yi smiled calmly and looked like a bamboo in his chest.

With Ma Yu's performance, Guan Yu's trust in him was a little more. Now he asked about the specific information of his grain delivery team. Ma Yu did not hide it at all. Therefore, Guan Yu ordered Liao Hua to take a thousand elite soldiers and secretly go around to the east of Linxiang. He did not intend to rob this team of food and fodder, but directly burned them with a fire.

It's getting late, and the night has passed in a blink of an eye.

In the evening of the next day, Liu Feng looked at Guan Yu's camp at the head of Linxiang City.

Linxiang City is only a few miles away from Xiangshui, and a ditch leads Xiangshui as a moat. Therefore, standing at the head of Linxiang City, Liu Feng can clearly see the enemy camp.

When Guan Yu was in the dry camp, he ordered the soldiers to set up a wooden wall outside the camp. The wooden wall was composed of a long and a short row of trunks. After the bottom of the trunk was charred, half of it was buried into the soil. The long trunks were lined up in a tight row outside, a row of short trunks was inside, and then a board was placed between the two rows of trunks, divided into upper and lower. Layers.

In this way, the growing part of the long tree trunk becomes a protective wall. The upper layer of the board can walk the soldiers' patrol and sentry, and the lower layer can store defensive weapons or for soldiers to rest.

Within the camp, the camp is opposite, and there are drainage ditches around the camp and between the camps, which lead directly to the outside of the camp. The soldiers in each camp are strictly located in the base, and there is no phenomenon of running across the camps, and even there are few soldiers moving between the tents in each camp.

Guan Yu's method of establishing a dry camp is quite different from what Liu Feng had learned before. In Liu Feng's view, some places are even more smarter than the establishment legislation written in Pang Tong's "Sun Tzu's Notes". As for the water camp, Liu Feng is still not as good as learning, but from a distance, we can also see that the battalions are staggered, the entry and exit of warships are orderly, and laymen can also see the profound beauty of the art of war.

With this method of camping alone, you can see how much ability the general has.

"Guan Yu is really a general." Liu Feng watched for a long time and couldn't help sighing.

There was a sound of footsteps behind him, Liu Ba, the governor who climbed to the top of the city.

"Master, will Guan Yu really be tricked? I still think that Ma Zhonglang's strategy is too risky." Liu Ba said with a worried face.

Liu Feng has to admit that with Liu Ba's talent, he is extremely outstanding in governing government affairs, farming fields, and focusing on production, but he is slightly inadequate in military plotting.

What he lacks is not a conspiracy, but a kind of self-confidence that a counselor should have. Compared with Pang Tong, he is self-contained.

"Guan Yu's surname is like this. His strategy is very accurate. I have confidence in him."

Liu Ba meditated and said, "I never doubt Ma Zhonglang's strategy. What I'm worried about is..."

He stopped talking in the middle of his words. The meaning of his words seemed to be inconvenient to say, but he was immediately endorsed by Liu Feng.

"Ha ha, Zichu was afraid of Ma's fake play. He took the opportunity to betray me, didn't he?" Liu Feng broke Liu Ba's concerns.

Liu Ba coughed softly and no longer hid. He said bluntly, "People's hearts are unpredictable, not to mention such a major thing, I can't help but worry about it."

Liu Fengmei showed self-confidence and said with a faint smile, "Don't worry, I'm very good at it. He is a person who has to do great things. He also knows very well who can make him the master of great things."

Liu Feng's self-confidence made Liu Ba no longer say much. He even didn't understand why the young lord in front of him had such natural self-confidence, as if no matter how difficult and dangerous the future was, he could calmly deal with it. However, it was this incomprehensible self-confidence that made him unable to help but be impressed.

When sighing, a scout hurried to the head of the city and said panic, "My lord, our military grain transport team was raided by the enemy, and 400 grain trucks were burned down."

The news made all the soldiers on the left and right creepy.

At this time, Liu Feng actually raised a relieved smile at the corners of his mouth. Looking back at Liu Ba, the two of them would smile.

Liu Feng turned to look at the enemy camp and sneered, "The second ring has succeeded, and the good show is about to end."