Qiang Dao Camp.

On the camp wall, Ma Zhongzheng was standing proudly, his eyes quietly looking down at the enemy camp outside, and his thoughts were like a tide in his mind.

All the generals and commanders around him saw that the enemy army was approaching in large numbers.

At this moment, they could no longer bear the doubts in their hearts, and they couldn't help but show doubtful expressions, and they raised their hands and asked:

"General Ma, why did you frequently abandon the three lines of defense in the northeast?"

"Yes, the general feels that even if our army is at a disadvantage, it may not be unable to compete with them in order to protect the fortresses."

"Why are the enemy armies so aggressive and aggressive now that they are here?"

In one word.

All the generals turned their heads and stared at him closely.

Seeing this, Ma Zhong came to his senses and did not reply immediately. A smile slowly appeared on his face, but then he returned to a strong serious look and said in a deep voice:

"Everyone, I will naturally not doubt the fighting strength and fighting spirit of my soldiers."

"But if we don't abandon several lines of defense and let the enemy soldiers enter, how can I take the opportunity to severely damage them in one fell swoop?"

"ah?"

"General, this..."

As soon as these words came out, the generals around him suddenly became a little confused. Each of them had doubts on their faces and questions on their faces.

I don't know what my general's plan is.

Although the two sides have already had some confrontations.

We already know the basics of the combat effectiveness of Cao's army.

But the generals still didn't quite understand.

Our own side has assembled so far, but there are no more than a thousand tribesmen.

However, the enemy's various units still have several times the strength.

According to their understanding, it is not easy to rely on the power of the city to defend the Qiang Road.

How can we annihilate all the enemies?

Slowly looking around, he took in all the various emotions on the faces of the generals at a glance.

Ma Zhong also smiled at this time and remained silent for a while.

He knew very well in his heart what the generals were suspicious of.

He probably pondered for quite a while.

He solemnly said: "What you all think is correct. In fact, ever since I heard that the Cao family's partial army attacked our Qiang Dao from the front line of Qi Mountain, I have already made a decision in my heart. This time I will not only firmly defend the Qiang Dao."

lose."

"We must also try to severely inflict heavy damage on this enemy, which is the right path."

The words were spoken slowly, and all the generals looked up at him, looking at his face with strong confidence. Although they were willing to believe in their own general's abilities, the disparity in strength between the two sides was too great, but they still did not believe that they could seriously inflict heavy damage.

See this.

Ma Zhong was naturally not surprised by this situation. He calmed down and then said: "Do you know why General Zhao wants to take advantage of the spring plowing time to lead his troops deep into the enemy's territory?"

"Um?"

"General Ma, isn't this the general's intention to lead his troops to harass the enemy's border areas so that the Cao family cannot organize production, reclamation, and development with peace of mind?"

"Well, what you all said makes sense!" After hearing the responses among the generals, Ma Zhong nodded to show his agreement, but then he changed the subject and said again:

"This is an obvious strategy. Harassment and disruption of the enemy's farming will make it impossible for them to resume production. This is extremely beneficial to our army's long-term settlement here."

"But in fact, General Zhao has deeper considerations!"

"General Ma, what are you worried about?"

After uttering the words, he paused between words and continued to explain: "Of course you are worried about the strength of the enemy and the weakness of us!"

"In the previous battle in Hanzhong, our army won a victory and took advantage of the situation to conquer Wudu. In Yinping and these two places, it can be said that the Cao thieves lost their troops and generals, lost the city and territory, and lost face."

"But in fact, in the Battle of Hanzhong, the main forces of our army held a stalemate with Cao's main force at Yangping Pass for nearly half a year. How can the military resources consumed be easily replenished?"

"What's more, the mountains and rivers between Hanzhong and Shu are densely covered, and there are many rugged valleys on the roads, making it extremely difficult to pass, not to mention transporting grain for thousands of miles?"

"The amount of military supplies consumed is also an astronomical amount."

"Therefore, after winning the great victory in Hanzhong, the King of Hanzhong ascended the altar in Mianyang and established himself as the King of Hanzhong. In order to imitate Gao Wu's actions, he returned south to recuperate and pursue other plans."

At this point, Ma Zhong's face couldn't help but become more solemn and serious. He paused and continued: "Due to the scale of the Hanzhong Battle, both sides suffered heavy losses in terms of logistics and are in urgent need of rest."

"But our army is far away from Bashu and stationed in Wudu, which is close to Liangzhou. Due to the inconvenient road transportation, once there is a confrontation with the enemy, it will be extremely difficult for Hanzhong to provide support."

"But Cao's side is different. This place is bordering Longxi County, and our military strength stationed here is far inferior to that of Cao's troops in Liangzhou."

"This is also the foresight of General Zhao. He can only take the initiative to lead the war to the enemy's territory, and wait for opportunities to cause chaos on the border, so that Cao's army will lose time and have no time to gather his troops to attack our troops."

"This is the way to survive!"

The words fell silently.

Ma Zhong explained it very clearly in his words.

After listening to this, the generals pondered for a short time, and then each came to their own understanding.

"Oh, I finally understand General Zhao's intention. He wants to lead his troops north to take the opportunity to disrupt the situation and make the whole situation completely chaotic."

"And because we have persuaded the Baima Qiang to help us, we have recently set up an ambush at Wangcheng Valley, which has a relatively complicated terrain, in order to cooperate with the Qiang people to inflict heavy losses on Cao's army, so as to ensure the peace of Qiang Dao and Wudu in the future."

"Then what General Ma is thinking now is to build up defenses layer by layer with several lines of defense, in order to consume the enemy's soldiers' physical strength, while our army retreats step by step to the main camp and waits."

"To respond to the general's offensive by suddenly attacking with most of the enemy troops here and severely damaging them, I wonder if this is what the general is worried about?"

These words have just been finalized.

A subtle change suddenly appeared in the eyes of Ma Zhong, the commander-in-chief standing next to him.

He suddenly and unconsciously looked at the general in front of him again.

I could see that he was about seven feet five inches long and slightly thin, but his whole body looked extremely strong and his pupils were bright and bright.

Ma Zhong couldn't help but feel something in his heart, and asked in a loud voice: "What's your surname?"

Hearing this, the young general in his twenties who had just slowly revealed Ma Zhong's battle plan quickly raised his hands and responded respectfully:

"I report to General Ma. The last general's surname is Ju, with the single character Fu and the courtesy name Xiaoxing. He currently serves as a military marquis in the army."

Just one word.

Hearing his words, he responded in a neither humble nor arrogant manner.

Combining his remarks just now, Ma Zhong's favorable impression of him was constantly improving, and he even thought in his heart that "this man is responsible for commanding an army and should be taken seriously."

As for the reason why he valued it so much, it was because what Jufu just said really spoke to his heart.

The three fortresses in the northeast are used for layer-by-layer defense, which continuously consumes the enemy's physical strength and fighting spirit.

Afterwards, they took the initiative to abandon all lines of defense, and the entire army gathered in the Qiangdao camp to prepare for the attack.

In order to lure enemy troops into the country and inflict heavy damage on them!

This was indeed a strategy that Ma Zhong had already thought out when he was about to lead his troops to evacuate the first line of defense from Wushan Realm.

But what surprised him was that the young general in front of him, Gufu, could accurately analyze the detailed strategy of the battle just by relying on his own words.

For a moment, he was also beaming with joy.

"Ju Xiaoxing, what you just said is indeed true."

"This is the general's plan. I will take advantage of the situation to attack the enemy and annihilate them!"

After saying this, Ma Zhong responded in a deep voice, first affirmed Ju Fu's response, and then said: "Seeing that you have the talent to be a general, it would be a pity to just be a small military prince."

"First of all, I will appoint you as the [acting] Superintendent of Thousands of People. I think I will be my general and deputy general to help me defeat the enemy this time."

"The specific appointment will be reported and finalized after the victory of this battle and the return of General Zhao."

One word fell out.

How could Jufu have expected that he would be favored by the general and become his confidant? He was so moved that he burst into tears in an instant, with a look of joy on his face.

With a look that seemed to be full of tears, he bowed his hands and said thanks: "I would like to thank the general for his attention. I will do my best to kill the enemy bravely in order to repay the general's kindness."

The words slowly settled down.

Ma Zhong was greatly surprised for a while as he solved the doubts of all the generals and unexpectedly discovered the talent of this good general in Jufu.

Even the desire to lead his troops to attack inexplicably gave rise to a certain degree of confidence and belief in victory.

Seeing that Cao Jun on the outer front line was forming a formation and waiting for the siege equipment to be delivered from the rear.

At this moment, Ma Zhong was not idle either.

His keen battlefield awareness told him that this might be a good opportunity to attack.
To be continued...