The couple left the Central Army tent as they spoke, and they could still hear their voices from afar.

Zhu Shan's voice is much thicker than that of an ordinary woman, and he always speaks carelessly. Others can't tell whether she is a man or a woman. Moreover, when he is with Wang Lingzhi, others dare not come forward to ask.

Wang Lingzhi had a very transcendent position in the army, but he had few close friends. The root cause was that Wang Lingzhi was dull by nature. Many times he had a stubborn mind. Once he knew the direction, he would not look back, and it was easy to offend people. He said that he was a reckless man, but he was a martial artist. He was also the "General Wang" that the emperor and Shen Xi admired together. He made countless military achievements. Others dared not look down on him, nor could he get too close to him to others.

After Wang Lingzhi and his wife left, Chen Xi sent someone to call Tang Yin over. He was not going to tell others about the rebels' movements, but he did not want to hide anything from Tang Yin.

In the past, Chen Xi would definitely use his own strength to complete the entire strategic deployment, but now he wants to test Tang Yin and relieve himself of pressure, so he posed problems for Tang Yin from time to time. In this way, he can hone Tang Yin's abilities and see if it is inspiring for his decision-making.

Tang Yin was not in good spirits when he came over, sleepy eyes and yawned from time to time. However, when Chen Xi said that the main force of the rebels was invisible in the mountains and forests sixty miles southwest of Dengzhou, his originally scattered and unconscious eyes suddenly became as sharp as eagles and falcons, and his face became extremely serious.

"Sixty miles... you can reach the city of Dengzhou in one day, and the cavalry can even launch an attack in less than two hours..."

Tang Yin talked to himself, and then he asked Chen Xi curiously, "Why is Shangshu Chen so calm? Why didn't he quickly advance the tent to discuss matters and immediately send troops to eliminate the rebels?"

Chen Xi looked at Tang Yin and asked, "In Brother Bo Hu's opinion, this war is really so simple. It takes no effort to eliminate the main force of the rebels?"

Tang Yin shook his head slightly: "If it is someone else, of course it is not easy to do it, but if it is Shangshu Chen personally led the troops... how could there be any accident? Don't the soldiers below think so too?"

Chenxidao: "Although the rebels were broken into pieces, the main force was still above 50,000. Our entire army had only 30,000. In the mountains and hills where people and land were alienated, the enemy occupied the right time, place and people. Even if we had sharp weapons such as muskets and cannons to help, who could guarantee that the battles that took place in the deep mountains and dense forests would definitely win? Many times, a rock on the cliff would take away the lives of our entire team of people, which was really not a good place to fight!"

Tang Yin thought for a while and continued to shake his head: "It's hard to fight, but if we don't send troops quickly, the rebels may escape, and the war will be delayed indefinitely... No, Shangshu Chen just wanted to wait for them to escape, fortunately start a war with them outside the deep mountains and forests, right?"

"Your idea is interesting."

Chen Xi smiled and said, "It is indeed much easier to talk to Brother Bo Hu. At least Brother Bo Hu has a thorough understanding of the matter, and is not as hot-headed as some people, and can only shout and kill, asking them to give me some advice, but it is extremely difficult... Then Brother Bo Hu thought, how should I fight this war?"

Tang Yin was nervous and expectant, but when Chen Xi asked this, his face looked a little ugly. After all, Junluo has always been his leader, so he hesitated: "Since Chen has made some decisions, why should he still give advice?"

Chen Xi smiled faintly: "It is because I have not settled yet that I will notify you to come and advise you to work together, otherwise what will you do in the army? Don't think that I will give you a problem every time... Brother Bo Hu, show some courage. In my opinion, the ideas you proposed before have certain insights. Why is it now the actual combat turn that you have lost your courage to talk about war on paper?"

Chen Xi was originally kind-hearted, but when he found that Tang Yin started to give up, his tone became stern, which was very meaningful to rush the duck to put it on the shelves.

Tang Yin frowned and looked extremely serious. He tried to approach Chen Xi and observe the map on the table. After looking at it for a long time, he shook his head helplessly: "I suddenly learned that the rebels were right in front of me. I was confused for a moment. How could there be a good solution? Chen Shangshu had been planning for a long time, and I thought he had expected this situation long ago, and he had even responded!"

Chen Xi shook his head: "On the contrary, I just learned that I was caught off guard and had no clue for the time being."

Tang Yin thought for a while and asked tentatively: "This is why Shangshu Chen delayed his troops one day. He wanted to thoroughly find out the movements of the rebels? The rebels hid in the mountains in the southwest, and they were a little eyeing. They didn't want to take the initiative to fight with us, right? In addition, are the places where those bandits are indeed deep mountains and forests? Is there any terrain that can be used around?"

Chen Xi pointed on the map: "The rebels are located, with hills and valleys, the Qinling Mountains to the west, Wudang Mountains to the south, and Funiu Mountains to the north, and there are few people. If our army launches an attack rashly, it will inevitably lose its mind. If the number of troops is less than that of the rebels, this chance of victory will be greatly reduced."

"It turns out that the situation is so serious, no wonder Shangshu Chen did not rashly formulate a combat plan." After Tang Yin knew the general situation, he became more cautious, and there was a hint of contemplation on his face.

After a while, Tang Yin's eyes lit up. He pointed to the locations of Guanghua and Junzhou on the map, and asked: "Will the Huguang Xingdusi send troops to cooperate with our army to fight?"

Chenxidao: "The reinforcements are not expected for the time being, because the rebels in northern Huguang are frequently active, and local reinforcements dare not attack rashly. Even if they come... How much impact do you think their thousands of people who are seriously lacking in training will have on the overall situation?"

Tang Yin thought about it carefully and nodded, "Yes, the number of local garrison troops is limited after all, and the weapons and equipment are uneven. To fight with the rebels who retreated into the mountains and forests is like driving a sheep into the mouth of a tiger. Once they suffer a crushing defeat, they will even implicate our army. In this way..."

Tang Yin began to ponder again. After Chen Xi answered his questions, the subsequent combat concept could no longer last, but Chen Xi still had no intention of letting him go.

"Shangshu Chen, here... I think it is very easy to have problems to fight in this mountainous terrain, so it is better..." Tang Yin wanted to tell Chen Xi about the difficulties of this battle, and he was very flinched, but after speaking, he looked up and bumped into Chen Xi's expectant gaze, and could no longer say anything.

"Or you can ask Hu Zhongcheng to come over and find a few more people. Let's sit down and discuss it carefully. What do you think of Shangshu Chen?" Tang Yin retreated, but did not refuse, but proposed to invite someone to come to the senate and gather everyone's efforts to solve the problem.

Chen Xi shook his head: "Brother Bo Hu should know that this matter is of great importance. If the news is leaked and the morale of the army may be unstable, even if you want to tell the soldiers below, you can only be before the war... Please come and negotiate, just to prevent the news from leaking. In addition to the intelligence department knowing about this matter, it is you and me... The more people you know, the more likely you will be to alarm the enemy."

Tang Yin smiled bitterly and said, "Shangshu Chen...you really look down on me..."

Tang Yin was quite helpless while speaking.

Although I didn't have much ability, I was just a layman in military affairs. At most, I had some attainments in poetry and painting, but poetry and painting could not be used for war. Tang Yin thought to himself: "If I draw a military map, I may be competent, but if I directly plan a war of nearly 100,000 people, isn't this a embarrassing person?"

Chen Xidao: "Brother Bo Hu, there is really no one in the army to discuss, so I came to you... Maybe when I sent troops, I was too arrogant and didn't bring a few more staff, which led to today's situation... You won't let me down, right?"

Tang Yin knew that such words were just compliments and could not be done accurately, but he also knew that if he could not give a countermeasure, Chen Xi had many reasons to abandon him.

Tang Yin thought to himself: "I am just a juren, and I was ordered by the court not to participate in the imperial examination. If it weren't for Shen Zhihou, I might still be poor now... Shen Zhihou had no sufficient reason to use me, just like Hu Chongwei, which was promoted by him personally. He did not do anything to his heart, and now he also had the intention of rejecting it. He might be sent to the side next time. The war in Jiangnan may have nothing to do with it..."

Tang Yin's eyebrows were worried, and his eyes still did not leave the map. At this time, he suddenly realized something and asked: "Shangshu Chen, I wonder if the new weapon you showed me before can come in handy?"

Chen Xi asked: "That kind of flying thunder with new gunpowder built in? How to use it? There is no use in the wild mountains and wild ridges!"

Tang Yin thought for a while and said tentatively: "If you can lure the rebels out of the mountains and let them enter the minefield pre-set by our army..."

This statement is almost empty talk, and Chen Xi can only understand that Tang Yin is really helpless and can only talk nonsense.

Chen Xi glanced at Tang Yin and asked, "How to lure the rebels out? How can we ensure that they enter our preset minefield?"

Tang Yin also felt that he was a little too perfunctory and hesitated: "The rebels hid in the mountains, probably because they wanted to find the flaws of our army and wait for an opportunity to attack... Even if the central army led by Shangshu Chen did not dare to make any mistakes, the food and supplies must be coveted by them. Once the supply is interrupted, our army will inevitably fall into chaos. At that time, the rebels' opportunity will come... There must be their lurking scouts in Dengzhou City, and there is a way to pass the situation here..."

Chen Xi nodded in agreement with what Tang Yin said.

"This is also the fundamental reason why I refuse to summon generals and schools to work together. I am afraid that there will be rebels in the city to do a careful job, and a piece of information will be leaked... Now the city is in chaos, and it will take ten days and half a month to completely appease the people's hearts, but the army can only stay in the city for one day at most."

Tang Yin looked at Chen Xi: "Shangshu Chen, can I ask me what is your plan? I won't have nothing, I just want to give advice, right?"

Chen Xidao: "It was also a sudden incident. There were no time to prepare for many things. Put yourself in your shoes. If you know that the rebels were just under your nose, you would also wonder if there was any conspiracy? I came to find Brother Bohu, just to gather our minds and establish a practical and effective strategy..."

"Of course, my original intention remains unchanged, that is, to achieve the greatest result with the minimum casualties... I expected that it would be to knock the mountain and shake the tiger, so that the rebels would think that our army had noticed their conspiracy and prompted them to withdraw their troops according to our ideas. Once they entered the open area, I could set up a dozen ambush and wipe them out in one fell swoop!"

“Good idea.”

Tang Yin expressed his sincere feelings, but he knew it was wrong as soon as he said that it was Chen Xi giving him the test questions, not him asking Chen Xi for advice.

Chen Xidao: "Although my idea is feasible, it lacks room for action. For example, how to control the mentality of the rebels and let them act according to our ideas. This is not something you and I can easily solve the problem if you have an idea here."

Tang Yin nodded and said, "What if... the rebels thought they were attacked from all sides? Will they choose one direction to break through?"

Chen Xi narrowed his eyes slightly: "Brother Bo Hu means starting from the rebels' hiding place and launching an attack from different directions?"

"this……"

Tang Yin himself denied this idea and said, "I'm afraid the number of troops in our army is far from enough?"

Chen Xi smiled and said, "It is indeed not feasible to surround more than 50,000 rebels with 30,000 troops in mountainous and forest areas where intelligence transmission is not smooth."

Tang Yin was very upset and paced back and forth for a few steps, finally sat down, supported his forehead and looked at the map carefully. Unfortunately, he couldn't see it in. Chen Xi stared at him like a death-seeking ghost, waiting for him to give a solution.

Chen Xi shook his head and sat down with Tang Yin. The two of them met on the map.

"The rebels did not hide elsewhere, they were near Dengzhou. When our army attacked Dengzhou, they were unmoved and had no plans to rush to help. What was the plan?"

Tang Yin seemed to be talking to himself, and seemed to be analyzing the situation to Chen Xi, and his tone was a little anxious, "If the rebels only had tens of thousands of troops, there was reason not to rush to help, but the problem was that their total strength was as high as 50,000. If they didn't come, they either felt that they could not fight against the government army, or they felt that Dengzhou was insignificant, and there was no main force in the city, nor did they have stored food."

Chen Xi asked with a smile, "So what?"

"ah?"

Tang Yin glanced at Chen Xi, thinking that Chen Xi was encouraging him to follow this sentence, and said, "So, in the following sense, the rebels did not intend to attack us when we crossed, but just wanted to hide. After we evacuate, they would come out to recover the lost land. In other words, in order to preserve the vitality, they did not care about the gains and losses of a city and a land... So, this battle is ultimately food. If their food channels can be cut off now, they will destroy themselves."

Chen Xidao: "It's right, but how can I cut off the food route?"

Tang Yin racked his brains and muttered constantly: "The rebels are in a turbulent manner. It is unlikely that the army will store too much food. There are so many of them, what should we eat in the mountains? If we set fire... what will happen? Will they be driven out of the forest?"

Chen Xi nodded: "It's a bit obvious. Our army does not enter the mountains and forests, but sets fires on the periphery and bluffs. We can make targeted sounds to let the rebels know our plans and their morale is shaken. When the fire comes together, they have no choice but to retreat, and when they escape from the mountains and forests, they will be defeated without attacking!"

"Yes, yes, that's what I mean below." Tang Yin said excitedly.

Chen Xi asked casually: "How to bluff, where should we set fire, how big is it, what the wind direction is, whether the rebels took the risk to fight our army, or retreated in a hurry to the depths of the mountains..."

Chen Xi asked many questions one after another, and Tang Yin was stunned. Only then did he realize that there were too many problems to think about in marching and fighting, and it was not possible to solve the problem in just one or two empty words.

Chen Xi later said that, but began to give an answer: "The mountainous and hilly area in the southwest of Dengzhou is in a high west and low east. It is windy all year round. Our army sent small groups of people to set fire at high places in the west and bluff at the north and south wings. What will happen to the rebels?"

"Yes, the rebels will inevitably panic when they encounter a fire. With the offensive line that our army intentionally leaked, they can only escape to a relatively safe place. When they follow the guidance, they will escape to the open area in the east, and break into the net of heaven and earth laid out in advance by our army, and they can only surrender! Oh, Brother Bo Hu, you are a very competent military advisor. The tactics you set out to the point of being sharp, which may make the rebels die without a burial place!"
Chapter completed!