Chapter 34 Section 5: "All the plants and trees are soldiers" on Bagong Mountain

Fu Jian heard the news that Liang Cheng was killed and Luo Jian was lost, and also received the report that the Jin army brigade marched to the east bank of Feishui, and began to feel that the situation was not good.He hurriedly boarded the Shouyang City Tower with Fu Rong to observe the movement of the Jin army on the other side.He looked to the east, and saw that the Jin army had a well-organized lineup, with a clear banner, and camps and tents were neatly arranged on the banks of the Feishui River.At the foot of Bagong Mountain, there were bursts of drill sounds from time to time.Fu Jian couldn't help being secretly surprised.A gust of north wind whizzed by, and Fu Jian looked northward against the wind. In a trance, he saw the Jin army on Bagong Mountain, all over the mountains and plains.He was very surprised, and said to Fu Rong: "Look, the Jin army has so many troops, they are clearly a strong enemy, how can you say they are a weak army?" In fact, there is no Jin army on Bagong Mountain!It is the north wind that blows the vegetation on the mountain up and down.Because of his guilty conscience and delusions, Fu Jian mistakenly thought that the Jin army was jumping and running there.Later, people often compared excessive nervousness and fear to "weeds and trees are soldiers".

Fu Jian didn't dare to underestimate the Jin army anymore.He came down to the city and issued a military order, ordering the soldiers to closely guard the Feishui line of defense, and no one was allowed to cross the water to attack without an order. The Qin army deployed layers upon layers along the river bank, and it was very difficult for the Jin army to cross the river.Although the Qin army suffered a defeat in Luojian and suffered some setbacks in their spirit, their numbers were still several times larger than that of the Jin army.Xie Shi and Xie Xuan believe that as long as the Jin army can seize the time, seize the initiative, and conduct a quick decisive battle, it is possible to win.Otherwise, if all Fu Jian's men and horses were present, the outcome would be hard to predict.They further formulated a battle plan to lure the Qin army into a quick decisive battle and strive to defeat the Qin army in one fell swoop.

Xie Xuan sent an envoy to Shouyang and said to Fu Rong: "The general led his troops deep into our country, but he did not stand still in Feishui. This is a long-term plan. Why is he going to start a decisive battle with us? ? Wouldn’t it be great if you could move your position back a little bit to create an open space for our army to cross the Feishui River and have a showdown between the two sides?” Fu Rong responded to the Jin envoy’s request, Report to Fu Jian immediately. Fu Jian thought to himself: Although the Jin army won a battle in Luojian, their strength is limited after all. Am I still afraid of a decisive battle with them?If you don't agree to the Jin army's request, you will appear timid.So he summoned his generals to discuss this matter.The generals all said: "We have many soldiers, but the Jin army is few. It is better to guard the Feishui defense line, prevent them from coming ashore, and then find a chance to destroy them. This is the perfect strategy!" But Fu Jian had another plan, he thought When the Jin army crossed the middle of the Fei River, he dispatched surprise troops and took a surprise attack to wipe out the Jin army in one fell swoop, so he did not accept the opinions of the generals.He asked Fu Rong to notify the envoy of Jin, agreed to move the troops back, and agreed on a time for Xie Xuan to lead the troops across the water for a decisive battle.