"Arilia, bring some people with you to bring those poisonous bamboo bottles and set up traps here. Once the mechanism was set up, they would immediately return to Yueling City. There was no need to leave anyone behind.”On a rough hand-drawn map, Mu Qing pointed out a location.
The traps designed by Mu Qing were extremely intricate and hidden. There was no need for anyone to trigger them. As long as Liu Bei's army passed by, they would definitely trigger the poisonous fog traps. At that time, the poisonous fog would be enough to make Liu Bei and Gongsun Zan's alliance suffer.
Of course, the prerequisite for all of this was that…Liu Bei and Gongsun Zan's allied forces had to pass through there.
If Liu Bei and Gongsun Zan chose to go around it, then no matter how exquisite the traps were, they would be useless. Therefore, the place where the traps were set up had to be a place that Liu Bei and Gongsun Zan's allied army had to pass through.
"Young Master, are you sure? Setting up traps here? Why would Liu Bei and the others pass by here?”Looking at the location on the map that Mu Qing was pointing at, Arilia was confused.
Mu Qing's finger was pointing at the location where the traps were set up. It was the mountain range where Lu Bu's main force ambushed Guan Yu's army…
The Shu army had suffered a great loss here, so they would definitely bypass this mountain range and set up traps here. Wouldn't it be useless?
Liu Bei, who had suffered a great loss in one place, would suffer a second loss in the same place?
What was Young Master thinking…
" Just do as I say. As for whether Liu Bei and the others will pass by here, just wait and see…" Mu Qing smiled, still not changing his plan.
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Two days later, Liu Bei personally led his troops out, joining forces with Gongsun Zan's 100,000 strong army to march towards Yueling City. Only when they reached the steep mountain range did they finally stop.
Not long ago, Lu Bu's army had successfully ambushed the main force of Guan Yu's army here…causing Yueling City to fall. Guan Yu had been defeated and fled back to Shu City, causing the Shu army to become a laughing stock.
"My lord…ahead is the place where my Guan Yu Army was ambushed. For the sake of caution, we should take a detour.”Guan Yu suggested.
In this battle, Liu Bei's army had almost turned out in full force. Other than Zhuge Liang, Zhang Fei, Ma Chao, and a few others who had stayed behind in Shu City, the rest of the high-ranking generals of the Shu army had followed Liu Bei out. From this point, it could be seen how much Liu Bei valued this battle.
"Detour? If they took a detour, it would be even more dangerous.”Glancing at Guan Yu beside him, Liu Bei said,""As long as Mu Qing isn't stupid, he will definitely know that we will take a detour around this steep mountain range. Even if there is an ambush, it will be on the path that we need to take.”
"That Mu Qing predicted that we wouldn't dare to pass through here. Why don't we beat him at his own game? Why did they have to go this way! The places that seemed dangerous were often the safest. The seemingly safe place was often the most dangerous. Never be fooled by appearances. Yunzhang, there are some things you need to learn from Mr. Zhuge.”Although he said that, Liu Bei did not believe that Mu Qing would dare to ambush the Shu army again.
Yueling City only had 20,000 Lu Bu's troops and only a few capable generals. Even if they were bolder, they would not dare to take the initiative to ambush the Shu army…
"However, it is best to be careful. Send a team of scouts to scout the way first. After confirming that there are no ambushes, we will move.”Liu Bei was not a reckless person. This battle was of utmost importance, so he had to be careful.
Sometimes, one wrong step could lead to all the wrong steps…
Not long after, the scouts returned. The result was just as Liu Bei had expected. The forest was empty, without a single enemy.
After confirming that there were no problems, the alliance army set off again.
When they passed by the steep mountain range, Guan Yu, Guan Ping, and the others saw the corpses of soldiers lying in dried pools of blood.
These corpses were left behind by the ambush of Lu Bu's army on Guan Yu's army…
Guan Yu's eyes were bloodshot as he blamed himself.
Because of his miscalculation, the eight thousand soldiers of the Shu Army died in battle in this forest forever. They closed their eyes forever. It was all his fault!
If he had been a little smarter back then, how could such a thing have happened?
"Chief Yun, don't blame yourself too much…Victory and defeat are common in a military.”Liu Bei consoled Guan Yu as he rode to his side.
"Lord Liu Bei, our army is about to leave this steep mountain range. We should be able to reach Yueling City by noon.”Behind Liu Bei, a Shu soldier reported happily. Just as Liu Bei had expected, there were no ambushes in the mountains and forests. Fortunately, they did not choose to take a detour.
"My lord's predictions are divine. Yun Chang sighed that he was not as good as him. That Lu Bu's army did not set up an ambush here.”Guan Yu looked a little ashamed. Fortunately, Liu Bei did not listen to his suggestion and chose to take a detour. Otherwise, not only would they have to cross the mountains, but they would also have to spend a lot of time.
"Fighting a war requires not only strength but also wisdom. How did Mu Qing defeat your Guan Yu Army? Isn't it because I understood your thoughts and guessed all your actions?”Liu Bei stroked his goatee.
"A psychological battle is often the most crucial. Guessing the other party's thoughts and knowing the other party's next move is equivalent to winning half the battle. At that time, wouldn't it be easy to defeat the other party? "You lost to Mu Qing not because of your strength, but because…" Liu Bei pointed at his head.
"Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!"
Just as Liu Bei was " enlightening " Guan Yu, the sound of objects exploding rang out in the surrounding forest.
"What's that sound?"
"It sounds like something is breaking?”
Just as everyone was puzzled, a purple mist vaguely spread out from the forest on both sides of the road and slowly attacked the allied forces.
"Uh…"
"Ah!"
Miserable cries continued to ring out. Those who inhaled the purple fog revealed painful expressions on their faces. After letting out a few miserable cries, they collapsed to the ground and lost all signs of life…
" This…is a trap!?" Countless Shu soldiers looked at Liu Bei with strange expressions.
Without a doubt, this was a trap! It was a trap set by Lu Bujun!
What a slap to the face!
Is this what you meant by not taking a detour? This is your so-called…psychological warfare?
Earlier, he had said it so clearly and logically, as if he had seen through all of Lu Bujun's tricks. But now, he had slapped his face so hard…
If this was a psychological battle, the losing side would undoubtedly be Liu Bei!
Liu Bei's thoughts were completely seen through by Mu Qing…
Mu Qing had expected that Liu Bei would think he was smart, and that he would not choose to take a detour…
It was a psychological war! Liu Bei thought that he had seen through Mu Qing's thoughts, but he didn't know that Mu Qing had already seen through his little trick…
Previously, everyone had thought that Liu Bei's foresight was divine. Now…the Shu army…especially Gongsun Zan's army, felt that Liu Bei was a fool, a clown! He was completely toyed with by Mu Qing.
Not only did he harm Liu Bei himself, but he also harmed the entire Gongsun Zan army!
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