Yesterday, after discussing with Dong Cheng's generals for a long time, Liu Xie already understood the basic points of field battles. Now listening to Xu Huang's explanation of Yang Ding's position deployment, understanding is no longer a problem, and the questions asked are more professional.
Xu Huang didn't say anything, but he was quite surprised in his heart.
I have long heard people say that the emperor is smarter than ordinary people, and he is indeed well-deserved.
Some people and some things are just born.
Just like when Emperor Gaozu was talking about war with Zhang Liang.
After listening to Xu Huang's explanation, Liu Xie asked: "Is it an advantage or a disadvantage for Yang Xiu, Guo Wu and Duan Xuan to stay in the rear general's camp with more than a thousand cavalry?"
Xu Huang was well prepared and said without thinking: "Although General Hou is not on good terms with General Ning Ji, he is very close to Yang Shilang. If Yang Shilang is to command the more than a thousand cavalry, General Hou will not object. If there are any disadvantages,
, just because of the extra thousand cavalry, the general's food consumption will increase, and the time he can support will be shorter. However, this is not important. "
"Why is it not important?" Liu Xie asked rhetorically.
Xu Huang pondered for a moment. "I think it is unlikely that Guo Si will storm the rear general's position, so we should choose another place to break through."
"for example?"
"Here." Xu Huang lightly stamped his feet. "When I returned to the camp, I saw a large number of rangers cruising in front of General Anji's camp, as if they were spying on the terrain."
Liu Xie turned around and left the tent, came to a high slope, and pointed. "In your opinion, where is the most likely position to be breached?"
Xu Huang looked around, pointed to two places within sight, and briefly explained the reasons.
Liu Xie was very satisfied that the two locations pointed out by Xu Huang were within the scope of yesterday's discussion.
"Gongming, how about you stay in the camp and lead a group of infantry to supervise the battle and provide emergency relief?"
When Xu Huang was serving under Yang Feng, he was a Marquis of Qujun, commanding a Qu of 200 people. Now as the Vice Minister of Huben, commanding 50 people, it is no problem.
It's just that the fifty people he wants to command are not ordinary soldiers, but Dong Cheng's troops, and their fighting skills are much higher than ordinary soldiers. The supervising team is not an ordinary team, it is a firefighting team specially used to plug loopholes in the line.
The most opportunities.
Xu Huang didn't speak, his eyes were a little dazed, and he was obviously not mentally prepared.
"No?"
Xu Huang came to his senses and quickly bowed and saluted. "How dare I," he choked up. "Thank you for your trust, Your Majesty. I will do my best."
"Choose four people from Huben's ministers to serve as chiefs. In addition to doing your own work, you also have to guide them. A single tree cannot make a forest. There are twenty-eight generals in Yuntai, so the palace of my heroes cannot be too deserted.
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For a moment, Xu Huang's heart surged and he could not control himself.
The emperor not only promised him face to face that he would join the Hall of Heroes in the future, but also asked him to teach others. How much trust is this?
He had been under Yang Feng for several years, but Yang Feng did not regard him as one of his own. He had been a minister of the emperor for only a few days, and he was given an important task by the emperor. Such an opportunity was once in a lifetime, and it was worth everything he had to sacrifice.
"Wei!" Xu Huang bowed again and bowed to the end.
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Guo Bang rode a tall Xiliang horse and walked slowly in front of Yang Ding's camp.
"This guy is ready for success." Guo Bang shook his riding whip and chirped.
Yang Ding's camp was built against the mountain, with towering cliffs on both sides and a spring flowing out of the mountain in the middle. It was easy to defend but difficult to attack. As long as there was enough food, it was almost impossible to attack by force.
The previously dispatched ranger reported that a food transport team walked into Yang Ding's camp the day before his arrival.
The amount of food is not large, but it should be no problem to support Yang Ding for a few days.
"Lao Xie, what should I do?" Guo Si asked.
Deputy Xie Guang kicked his horse forward and curled his lips. "This Yang Ding was deceived by the scholars from the Central Plains. He chose such a dead place to set up camp. There is no place to escape even if he wants to escape. We don't need to attack by force. We just need to surround him.
Let the food come in, and it won't be long before he has no choice but to surrender."
Guo Bang grinned, he thought so too.
"But it won't be easy for Da Sima to explain it without a fight, right?"
Xie Guang said: "We are both from Liangzhou, why should we fight to the death? It is better to persuade him to surrender first. If he does not surrender, it will not be too late to attack again."
Guo Bang laughed loudly and whipped Xie Guang. "You are so cunning and cunning, but this is a good idea. We are all from Liangzhou, why should we kill you to death? Why don't we go and beat the little emperor together?"
He waved and called a subordinate. "You go to see the general and advise him to understand the situation and not to be enemies with me and Da Sima. Let the little emperor see the joke. No matter how great his achievements are, he can still be better than Liang."
How powerful is Zhou Sanming? You are really out of your mind, and you actually made an enemy of us for the sake of the little emperor."
The official responded and kicked his horse away.
Guo Bang took his bodyguard and rode half a circle around Yang Ding's camp. The more he looked at it, the more he got a headache.
If a forceful attack were to take place, the casualties would be staggering. Once Li Jue turned against him, he would not even have the strength to fight back.
Can't fight, no matter what.
However, it seems inappropriate to have a large army come without firing an arrow.
It would be best for Yang Ding not to answer so readily and delay it for a few days so that he could have an explanation in front of Li Jue.
If Yang Ding is willing to surrender, that would be even better. He can join forces with Yang Ding to attack the little emperor together and challenge Li Jue together.
While Guo Si was watching, he was thinking wildly, and his mood was up and down.
Back at the camp, I had just sat down in the Chinese army's tent when the officials sent to persuade me to surrender came back.
Guo Si was surprised and felt uneasy. Is it good news or bad news to come back so soon?
"Yang Ding is willing to surrender?"
The official shook his head. "The general refuses to surrender."
Guo Si was furious and slapped the case hard. "How dare this fool persist in being an enemy of me and force me to kill him?"
The subordinates were used to Guo Si's temper, so they didn't panic. "General, please advise the general to surrender?"
"What?" Guo Si was stunned. "It's just that he refuses to surrender, but he actually persuades me to surrender?"
"The general later said that your majesty is based on benevolence and does not care about the general's crimes in Xinfeng. As long as the general is willing to surrender, he can forget the past."
"You committed the crime of driving and let it go?" Guo Bang laughed and pointed in the direction of the imperial camp. "What can that little emperor do to me?"
"Uh..." The official hesitated for a moment. "I heard it was Mr. Jia's request."
"Jia Wenhe?" Guo Bang put away his smile and looked unnatural. "What's the request?"
"Mr. Jia requests your Majesty to pardon all Xiliang soldiers except Li Jue."
"Haha..." Guo Bang laughed twice and suddenly felt something was wrong. He stood up and left the table, came to the official, and grabbed the official's collar. "Say it again carefully. Don't miss a word.
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The official took his time and told the story of his meeting with Yang Ding.
The process was very simple. Yang Ding not only refused to surrender, but instead persuaded Guo Si to surrender for two reasons:
First, Jia Xu supported the emperor, and Duan Xuan also supported the emperor. With Duan Xuan providing food to block Zhang Ji, Li Jue, and Guo Si, the pincer attack they had hoped for had failed, and the chance of victory was limited.
The second is that the emperor attaches great importance to Liangzhou and intends to fundamentally solve Liangzhou's problems. In this case, it is not a good idea to be an enemy of the emperor. Since the emperor is willing to pardon everyone except Li Jue, it is not a bad thing for them.
Li Jue was domineering and suspicious. He even killed Fan Chou. Who else would he not dare to kill?
As for Guo Si himself, let alone that, they were fighting to the death not long ago. Now they have reconciled, but it is just due to the situation. Who knows whether they will fall out in the future?
Before the official finished speaking, Guo Si had already turned his face.
Obviously, Li Jue deceived him.
The only person the emperor refused to pardon was Li Jue himself, and Guo Si was not included at all.
Li Jue killed the two rangers because he was afraid that the emperor's edict would spread. He asked him to lead his troops to attack Yang Ding because he wanted to make both him and Yang Ding suffer in order to profit from it.
"How dare you, Shuzi!" Guo Si was furious, shouted loudly, and kicked his subordinates out of the tent.