"I throw a difficult problem at him. How will he deal with it? Is the desire to dispatch all the troops to destroy those ten thousand riders prevail, or is the desire to protect oneself more dominant? I am very curious."
Zhan Su smiled and said: "He knows that the army is outside the city. I am thinking, what if he sends one to rescue?"
"Then I'll attack that unit!" Chen Fangli said: "How many troops can he send? Five thousand or ten thousand, they can't withstand my full attack. Therefore, they must either come out with the whole army, or they can stay still.
, then don’t blame me for taking Shunchang!”
The scouts immediately came to report that Lin He sent five thousand troops to Shunchang.
Chen Fangli said with a smile: "This is a helpless move. I want to keep Shunchang and preserve my strength, but in this world, how can there be so much the best of both worlds? Send the order and attack!"
The army sets off.
Advance slowly.
Halfway through, the scouts came hurriedly from behind.
"Your Majesty, the Northern Xinjiang Army is dispatched!"
Chen Fangli was startled, "How many troops?"
"Twenty thousand riders!"
"This is containment!" Zhan Su said angrily: "As soon as we move, Huang Chunhui will get the news..."
The scouts of the Northern Xinjiang Army are crazy and fearless of death.
The people of Beiliao have suffered a lot these days.
"But how does he know the purpose of our army?" someone asked.
"There is only one possibility, and that is that Huang Chunhui does not consider anything else at all, but only thinks about one thing, which is to contain the main force of our army." Chen Fangli said.
"Didn't that mean that the Northern Xinjiang Army cooperated with the Chenzhou Army? There is no distinction between priorities?"
…
"I am old, and I am willing to help young people."
In the residence of the Governor of Taoxian County, the old man leaned against the cabinet and smiled gently.
…
Chen Fangli stroked his beard and paced in the tent. After a while, he stopped and said, "I seem to have seen Yang Xuan yelling at me at the top of Linhe City. I have five thousand people and you have ten thousand people. Do you dare to fight?"
"
Everyone in the big tent was silent, but looked at Chen Fangli with bright eyes.
"Da Liao, are you afraid?" Chen Fangli smiled.
Zhan Su said slowly but firmly: "Da Liao has no fear!"
Chen Fangli said: "Fight!"
Zhan Su walked out of the tent and shouted: "Tell Gu Yuan that this battle can be won but not defeated."
"Take orders!"
A group of scouts solemnly accepted the order and then left.
The scouts caught up with Gu Yuan's army who was on their way.
"Chen Zhou's army attacks with five thousand cavalry. Your Majesty orders us to win this battle!"
"Take orders!"
Gu Yuan responded in a deep voice, and then asked: "How is Yang Gou?"
The scout reined in his horse and turned around, saying: "Yang Gou will use the main force of Chenzhou Army to contain our forward, and Taoxian County will send troops..."
Gu Yuan nodded, "I understand. In this case, your Majesty can't help me.
In this battle, I fought alone with the five thousand cavalry.
Report back to the king, this battle will be won. If defeated, I will definitely die in the battle!"
The scout looked at Gu Yuan with admiration, cupped his hands, "I wish Xiang a steady victory!"
Gu Yuan nodded, "The fortune of the Liao Dynasty is prosperous!"
The scout turned his horse and drove away.
Gu Yuan turned around, his eyes as sharp as knives, "Inquiry into the enemy's movements."
"Take orders!"
The scouts attack.
The army continued to march.
The scouts kept bringing news.
"The Tang army is advancing on the left side of our army!"
Gu Yuan glanced to the left and said, "Are you going to Shunchang in parallel with me?"
The deputy general said: "Xiangwen, if we let them rush to Shunchang and defend the fortified city, it will be difficult for our army to attack."
It is absolutely impossible for ten thousand to attack a city defended by five thousand unless the strength of both sides is extremely different.
The city is the defender's ally.
"You only see this point, but not the other point..." Gu Yuan said: "If those five thousand ride into Shunchang City, it seems that Shunchang is stable. But when His Majesty's army arrives, they will
Trembling in the city...
If your Majesty is willing, he can capture Shunchang City at any time, and the corpses of the five thousand riders are the sacrifices before the war! Therefore, I dare to say that the Tang army will not enter the city!"
The lieutenant suddenly realized, "Entering the city is a dead end!"
"Yes! It's a dead end!"
Ta-ta-ta!
A team of scouts arrived, "Xiangwen, the Tang army has stopped."
The deputy general glanced at Gu Yuan and held up his hands: "Xiang Wen's plan is unparalleled!"
He really admired Gu Yuan, but Gu Yuan said calmly: "Don't underestimate your opponent."
"yes."
Immediately, the army stopped and began to set up camp.
Scouts kept coming and going, bringing news that the Tang army was also camping on the same spot.
"There is a tacit understanding." Gu Yuan stood outside the camp and said with his hands behind his back: "Don't underestimate this battle... The secret battle between His Majesty and Lin Ya and others begins from this battle."
The lieutenant general said: "Xiangwen seems to have failed to stand in line... I am reckless."
Gu Yuan knew that the deputy general was not being reckless, but wanted to test his position.
"I don't have a backing." Gu Yuan said: "It's not that I don't want to find a backing for myself. For many things, if you choose a side, you are wrong."
The deputy general said: "Xiangwen means that no matter which side you stand on, you will be attacked?"
"How many people have fallen on both sides of His Majesty and Lin Ya in these years? I said that I have no backing, so if I don't stand in line and focus on Daliao, who can find fault? This has been the case for me in these years.
"
The deputy general praised: "Xiangwen is indeed stable."
Gu Yuan smiled and said: "If you don't deliberately pursue fame and fortune, you naturally don't need to take sides."
Early morning of the second day.
The old thief got up early.
He first took out the pamphlet...even if he had memorized it by heart, he still had to take a look at it to feel at ease.
"Old thief!"
Wang Laoer came, "That chamberlain is running around in the camp."
"Leave him alone. By the way, you didn't offend him, did you?" The old thief collected the book.
Wang Laoer took out a piece of dried meat and said, "No, I just told him not to poop everywhere. Why are you so embarrassed, old thief? Lang Jun said, what kind of diseases can be easily spread by defecating everywhere? That person looks sick at first glance...
…Why are you pinching me?”
When Wang Laoer saw the old thief looking behind him, he slowly turned around.
Xue Fei stood not far behind, looking at him blankly.
Did you hear them all?
Wang Laoer patted his butt and said, "Let's go."
Damn, this bitch is so heartless.
The old thief chased after him, "Why did you offend him?"
Wang Laoer ate the dried meat and said with a confused expression, "I know your husband doesn't like them."
"But there's no need to offend them!"
"I was offended, not Mr. Lang."
"They will take out their grievances on Mr. Lang."
"Lang Jun said that they are here to find faults in the egg. If Lang Jun doesn't move, they will still find faults. Since they are all faults, why don't you run against them? You are stupid!"
The old thief stopped and muttered: "It seems that I am stupid!"
Xue Fei came over with a sullen face, "Mr. Jia, how should this battle be?"
The old thief said: "It's still early."
"Is it still early?" Xue Fei said, "It's broad daylight!"
The old thief asked: "Do you know the art of war?"
Xue Fei wanted to explain, but since he had never read a military book, he could only shake his head.
But, so what?
We are the supervisors!
The old thief said calmly, "Since you don't understand, then just be quiet!"
Xue Fei: "..."
After breakfast, the old thief ordered the entire army to turn around and march towards the enemy.
"The enemy is coming!"
As if it was an appointment, Gu Yuan also took action.
The two armies moved toward each other.
More than an hour later, we faced each other from a distance.
"Five thousand riders!" said the deputy general: "Xiangwen, we can win in one battle!"
Gu Yuan looked at his subordinates and said: "Unless the Northern Xinjiang Army dispatches black armor cavalry, otherwise, even if the king of heaven comes to fight this battle, I will continue to move forward!"
On the opposite side, Xue Fei couldn't help but ask: "What are you waiting for?"
The old thief really wants to scold you, wait for your sister!
He looked around and said, "Second child."
"What?" Wang Laoer was eating dried meat. If the war started later, he wouldn't have the chance to eat it.
"Later, defeat!"
"Defeat?" Wang Laoer looked at the old thief, then nodded, "Okay!"
"Defeat?" Pan.”
"Master." Pan Sheng finally returned to his old profession and was extremely excited.
The old thief said: "Whoever dares to mess up my plan will turn around and hang himself, looking for honey to smear on his body to let the insects climb."
Thinking about the feeling of having bugs crawling all over your body, everyone couldn't help but get goosebumps all over their bodies.
Xue Fei questioned, "What does Mr. Jia mean by this?"
The old thief ignored him. Wang Laoer stuffed the last bit of dried meat into his mouth and clapped his hands, "How is your equestrian skills?"
Xue Fei asked, "What do you mean?"
Wang Laoer drew his knife and said, "Run away later. If you run too slowly, you deserve to die!"
Xue Fei was shocked.
The old thief raised his knife and said, "Attack!"
On the opposite side, Gu Yuan shouted: "Attack!"
In an instant, thousands of horses galloped.
The two sides met immediately.
Seeing the shadows of swords, guns, and swords, Xue Fei was covered in cold sweat, and all he knew was to follow the old thief.
The Tang army was very brave and did not fall behind.
"It's a strong team." Gu Yuan looked relaxed, "But they can't support it for long."
High-intensity output cannot be maintained for a long time, everyone knows this.
A quarter of an hour later, the first fleeing sergeant appeared.
"Run!"
The old thief shouted: "Follow me and give them a try!"
The Tang army counterattacked with such force that people believed they wanted to capture Gu Yuan alive.
The Northern Liao army was also stagnant. It was this lag that gave the old thieves an opportunity to retreat.
"withdraw!"
Tang Jun ran away panting.
There is no way not to run.
If it were a real battle formation, the Tang army would not maintain such a high level of fighting, with a steady flow of water and a competition of tenacity. But the quarter of an hour just now was almost equivalent to the intensity of their fighting for an hour.
This intensity actually suppressed the 10,000 Northern Liao army.
But it’s the end of the line!
If you don't run anymore, you really don't have to run anymore.
"run!"
Xue Fei didn't care about anything, and galloped on his horse.
He ran and ran, not even daring to look back.
Suddenly, a strong wind passed behind my head, followed by a pain in the back of my head.
"We're dead!"
Xue Fei only felt that his soul was gradually floating up, and his mind went blank.
After a while, he realized that he could still see and hear... In front of him were the soldiers of the Tang army running for their lives, and in his ears he could hear the neighing of war horses, as well as the shouts of the enemy troops in the distance, triumphant shouts.
"I found a hat!"
A sergeant stepped sideways on horseback and picked up Xue Fei's hat.
"Is this...an official's? No, it's the chamberlain's!"
The deputy general said happily: "Xiangwen, there are supervisors in the Tang army!"
Gu Yuan took the hat and reined in his horse, "The limit is five miles."
"The leading general of the Tang Army was quite decisive." Gu Yuan was a little regretful, "If he had been slower before, I would have outflanked him from both sides. It's a pity."
Once the outflanking was in place, Gu Yuan dared to say that he could keep half of the Tang army.
The old thief fled with his men.
"The pursuers have returned."
Five miles later, the pursuers returned.
"Evacuate again." The old thief evacuated again very cautiously.
It wasn't until the afternoon that we chose a place to camp.
"Old thief, what do you want to do?" Wang Laoer asked.
The old thief remained silent and reported the damage later.
"More than three hundred casualties."
"Where are the enemy troops?"
"No more than three hundred."
The old thief looked solemn and said, "The Northern Liao army is really brave."
The Tang army fought with all their might, while the Northern Liao army was outnumbered, so the side that charged and fought suffered the most.
That night, the old thief gathered his men.
"Second brother, you bring two hundred horses to harass you. Remember, it's just a small group of people. The smaller the noise, the better. It will alert the sentry on duty at night, but don't alert the main camp!"
…
The victory in the first battle caused a burst of joy within the Northern Liao Army.
It was night, Gu Yuan checked the sentry post and then went back to rest.
Not long after I fell asleep, I heard shouting, followed by the sound of bells and drums.
Clang clang clang!
Winter winter winter!
"Enemy attack!"
Gu Yuan suddenly sat up, donned armor and rushed out of the tent with a knife.
"Where are the enemy troops?"
Under his leadership, a group of disheveled soldiers rushed towards the source of the sound.
"Where are the people?" Gu Yuan asked.
In the night, the front was dark and there was nothing.
Several sergeants on night duty looked confused and said, "Xiang Wen, it was so dark before!"
"Are you dazzled?" someone said with a yawn.
"Go and have a look."
Gu Yuan sent more than ten riders out to investigate, but came back later and found nothing.
"Rest!"
It wasn't the first time that the dazzling incident happened, and it wouldn't be the last time, so everyone didn't pay much attention to it.
After I lay down, I don’t know how long it took before the bells and drums began to sound.
"Enemy attack!"
A group of people rushed out again wearing armor.
"Where are the people?"
No trace!
"Blind?"
Someone finally couldn't help but yell and curse.
The sergeant on night duty pointed forward, "They were indeed here before. They looked at each other and came this way silently. As soon as we played the drums, they ran away."
"Go and have a look."
Still found nothing.
Gu Yuan coughed dryly. "Be cautious."
He can't say that you are too vigilant.
Early morning.
"Enemy attack!"
The shouting came again.
"Why!"
This time, the soldiers' response was much slower, and some even didn't get up.
Covering your ears, "Keep sleeping."
Sure enough, there was still no one.
"Leave a thousand cavalry to guard." Gu Yuan did not think that the sentry was blind, and said to the exhausted lieutenant: "This is an attack, which shows that the Tang army has a guilty conscience."
At dawn, the soldiers got up listlessly.
"The Tang army is now in a dilemma." Gu Yuan analyzed to his subordinates, "If they return to Linhe, the battle will be lost, and the morale of the Tang army will plummet... Huang Chunhui of Tao County cannot spare Yang Gou. If they go to war, they will be defeated again, and the morale of the army will be low.
If you are hit and go into battle, you will die!"
Twice the enemy, Gu Yuan dared to say that even if Yang Gou came, he would not lose!
Not to mention an unknown person.
"Now they are homeless dogs. All we need to do is block their way to Shunchang! Slowly drive them away and eventually force them to fight."
Gu Yuan ordered: "Tell the king that our army will force the enemy to fight decisively. Please also ask the king to contain Yang Gou's army!"
Immediately, Gu Yuan led the army to cut off the opponent's route to Shunchang and forced them up step by step.
Two days later, the old thief and his men were forced into a wilderness.
"Tomorrow is the time of harvest."
Before going to bed, Gu Yuan smiled and said.
Don’t take sides!
You can also get promoted through meritorious service!
He closed his eyes.
Clang clang clang!
"Enemy attack!"
This time, even Gu Yuan started slowly.
Being harassed for several days made him and his men exhausted.
The anger came up immediately.
"Bitch!"
Sure enough, it was another harassment.
"Take turns to rest!" This was Gu Yuan's response.
But taking turns to rest will lead to lack of sleep for your subordinates...
But Gu Yuan firmly believes that his men will persist until the day they win!
Wait until you have a complete victory and then have a good sleep.
He fell down and fell asleep with a smile on his face.
Just in the back camp.
Next to a tent in the camp, the ground suddenly collapsed.
A gray-faced head popped up and looked around.
Then he gently brushed the dirt off his face and climbed out quietly.
Then came one sergeant after another.
Holding a jar in hand.
The dark shadow pointed at the tents.
Open the jar and pour it slowly.
The kerosene was poured beside the tent, and only a little was needed for each tent.