Liu Xie and Dong Cheng sat across from each other, while Dong Wan leaned to the side and dozed off, moving his head little by little, like a chicken pecking at rice.
Liu Xie looked at the map, recalling in his mind the actual terrain and the captain in charge, Sima's character, strengths and weaknesses, and even Qu Junhou who directly commanded the battle, and estimated their possible reactions in the event of a battle, and how to plan to avoid it.
rout.
During the past few days when Guo Si was arguing with Li Jue, he was not idle. He carefully recorded all the generals above Qu Junhou under Dong Cheng's command, including some team leaders, camp commanders, and even got to know many ordinary soldiers.
Han Feizi said that a strong general must be defeated by his soldiers.
Although he didn't find a strong general like Xu Huang, he learned a lot of basic common sense.
As a good citizen of the 21st century, he has no idea about cold weapon warfare. Most of his impressions come from movies and TV series.
However, as we all know, most cold weapon wars in film and television dramas are unreliable, including the CCTV version of "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms", which is famous for its excellent production.
For example, decapitating a general among thousands of troops is definitely a legendary achievement. Regardless of whether Guan Yu killed Wen Chou or not, just by killing Yan Liang, he was one of the best generals in the Three Kingdoms era.
In contrast, Lu Bu, known as the most powerful general in the Three Kingdoms, failed to kill Guo Si before the battle, but only injured Guo Si.
He originally thought that he should practice martial arts hard so that he could participate in battle in the future.
Later I learned that, let alone an army commander like him, even a captain who commands 500 people would not easily go to the front line to participate in the battle. He would rather command from behind, with fifty fully armed guards around him.
ensure safety.
Associating with ordinary soldiers not only made up for his common sense, but also allowed him to gain the trust of the soldiers, which greatly boosted morale.
Today, Dong Cheng's troops are full of morale and high morale, and are ready to fight Guo Si.
Dong Cheng himself thought so, and hinted to Liu Xie in his words that Liu Xie did not need to take action himself, he could do it for him, and he was confident enough to repel Guo Si and hold the position.
Liu Xie ignored him.
Dong Cheng's loyalty was flawless and his ability was worrisome. He would never let Dong Cheng fight in the first battle.
The first battle is related to the morale of the army. It must be won and there is no room for any mistakes.
"Your Majesty, there is no need to worry too much, this battle will be won." Dong Cheng said quietly, looking at Liu Xie eagerly.
Liu Xie raised his head. "Uncle, after this battle, I plan to turn you into King Wu. What do you think?"
Dong Cheng's eyes flickered.
Zhi Jinwu is one of the Nine Qings, responsible for patrolling the imperial city. Now that there is no imperial city, Zhi Jinwu is just an empty name, and even his Tiqi and Zhi Ji have been merged into the Weiwei's command.
But the current ruler is Fu Wan, the father of the empress.
If he could suppress one end, he would not object.
"Your Majesty plans to transfer Mr. Fu to any position?"
"He is a scholar. He doesn't know how to fight. He can do anything, but he is not suitable for the post of King Wu." Liu Xie looked at Dong Cheng and grinned. "I know the military well and I am a relative of the country. I can trust you."
Dong Cheng raised his eyebrows slightly, feeling pleased with himself, but still a little unwilling.
"It's a pity that I don't have any worthy military exploits to speak of."
"Is there any greater contribution than rescuing him?" Liu Xie put down the pen in his hand. "Without my uncle, how could I have escaped from Xinfeng Academy unscathed? My uncle is the leader of Jinwu and deserves his name. You have defeated
If you beat Guo Si once, there is no point in beating him one more time. If you don't play well, you will be criticized."
Dong Cheng laughed and nodded happily.
What the emperor said was reasonable, and he really had his best interests in mind.
After all, he is one of his own.
"It's up to your Majesty." Dong Cheng took over. "I will raid the formation for your Majesty. If there is any disharmony, I am willing to defend your majesty with my own body."
Liu Xie nodded in agreement.
He has enough experience in dealing with such people who are addicted to food.
On the contrary, it is an old fox like Jia Xu who must be dealt with carefully and not be deceived by his superficial words.
"Uncle, there is one thing..." Liu Xie frowned and sighed. "I don't know how to deal with it now."
"Your Majesty, tell me." Dong Cheng patted his chest and said, "I am willing to share your worries for Your Majesty."
"Guo Si failed to attack, and Yang Ding's food will soon be exhausted. How to send the second batch of food in, I have never found a safe way."
Dong Cheng suddenly felt that the beating just now was a bit heavy, his chest was a bit tight, and he couldn't breathe.
Taking the initiative to break Guo Si's blockade and deliver food to Yang Ding's camp was not a simple task, but a potentially fatal task.
What's even more terrible is that the Flying Bear Army led by Li Shi has arrived in Huayin and is ready to go into battle at any time.
Those were real elites. Dong Cheng couldn't think of anyone who could withstand the repeated attacks of the Flying Bear Army.
"This... Guo Si is the only one. The Flying Bear Army is not easy to deal with. Your Majesty should think twice before acting." Dong Cheng said naa.
Liu Xie smiled bitterly.
He really has a headache.
It was a good thing to provoke internal strife between Li Jue and Guo Si, but the fact that the Flying Bear Army arrived on the battlefield so quickly was not the result he wanted to see.
Li Shi may be weak, but the Flying Bear Army is really strong. He has yet to find any cavalry that can challenge the Flying Bear Army head-on.
"It would be great if Lu Bu was here," Liu Xie said.
Dong Cheng nodded in agreement.
In terms of the strength of the cavalry, perhaps only the Bingzhou cavalry can compete with the Liangzhou cavalry.
It's a pity that Lu Bu is not here. He went to Xuzhou, and water from afar cannot quench his thirst nearby.
"You should go to bed early." Liu Xie stood up. "I will go back to the imperial camp."
Dong Cheng stood up and left without saying a word.
Liu Xie sat for a while, then stood up and called Wang Yue, asking him to call the others and go back to the imperial camp.
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The imperial camp is very quiet.
They could only eat one meal a day, and it was only wheat rice without a trace of meat. Everyone tacitly chose to go to bed early and consume as little as possible.
Liu Xie walked into the imperial camp. Except for the patrolling soldiers, no one could be seen. Most of the tents were dark. Some people were talking in their sleep, some were turning over, and some children were crying and woke up from hunger.
Liu Xie slowed down as much as possible and passed quickly so as not to disturb others.
The lights in Jia Xu's tent were still on, and a figure could be vaguely seen reflected on the tent.
Liu Xie waved his hand to Wang Yue and others to stand further away, and coughed lightly.
"Sir, are you asleep?"
"His Majesty?"
"It's me."
There was a soft sound in the tent, and the tent door opened, revealing Jia Xu's thin face. He glanced at Liu Xie and bowed his hands in a salute.
"Your Majesty, please."
Liu Xie entered the tent, looked around, and saw a lamp, a book on the table, and a glass of water.
"Sir, are you studying?"
""I Think About You"." Jia Xu walked over, turned over the slip, and handed it to Liu Xie. "I picked it up on the battlefield. It is quite innovative and I have kept it with me. Your Majesty, you may wish to read it if you have time."
Liu Xie took the slip and glanced at it roughly.
He knew that "Lao Zi Xiang Er Zhu" and "Lao Zi Xiang Er Zhu" were classics highly praised by Five Fighters Taoism, but he did not expect that Jia Xu would read such a thing. However, it is also understandable that Jia Xu is very conspiratorial, and it is originally from Taoism.