During the period when the news that Li Zhen led his army to attack Xingyang County was sent to Xi Changzhen of Qinghua City, Li Zhen had been spending time with Hu Zhiguang, sending troops to attack from time to time, and there were some small battles, but they were all insignificant and did not affect the overall situation. It's not a fierce battle like in Xiaoshui County.
The military camp outside the city, the Chinese military tent.
Lu Shaochuan sat below, folded his arms, and muttered: "President, I think we are a little stuck to the plan you made. It is too rigid and not flexible enough."
Li Zhendao: "What do you think?"
Lu Shaochuan smiled and said: "I think that on the basis of the plan you made, flexibility should be added. We can capture Xingyang County without using the plan you made. This is also possible. For example, now , your plan has not yet been implemented in the next step. Everyone is idle all day. Instead of doing so, it is better to think about ways to capture Xingyang County now. Once captured, you can also drive straight in and head straight to Thanh Hoa City.”
Li Zhenxiao said: "Okay, Master Lu has the ability, then go and capture Xingyang County."
Lu Shaochuan rolled his eyes and said, "You know I'm a rough guy. I don't know a few words. How can I have any plans?"
Liu Jintang continued: "Commander Lu, don't be anxious. The president has formulated a comprehensive plan, not only for Xingyang County, but also for Xi Changzhen. If it is implemented according to Master Lu's plan, it will only attack Xingyang County. It is difficult to mobilize Xi Changzhen's army, and it also messes up the whole plan. Please be patient and wait a little longer."
Lu Shaochuan hummed, looking tired.
"President, good news."
Outside the camp, a loud and deep voice came.
Immediately, the curtain of the camp was rolled up, and Chen Yucheng and Li Xiucheng strode in. Chen Yucheng gave Li Zhen a military salute and said loudly: "According to the reports of the spies you placed around Qinghua City a few days ago, Xi Changzhen has led the soldiers. Quietly rush towards Nanming Pass. From this, it seems that Xi Changzhen must be preparing to fight you at Nanming Pass and wants to use Nanming Pass to fight the decisive battle with the President."
Li Zhen smiled and said: "Good guy, Xi Changzhen finally got into the trap."
Lu Shaochuan said: "Commander, I can go to Nanming Pass."
Li Zhen raised his hand to signal Lu Shaochuan to calm down, and then asked: "Xi Changzhen knows about the plan to attack the east and attack the west. He will definitely inform the guards of Xingyang County, Xiaoshui County and Nanming Pass. Now, Xi Changzhen sent to deliver the news. The envoy has not arrived in Xingyang County yet."
Chen Yucheng shook his head and said: "Our people rushed back day and night. Xi Changzhen's soldiers were not so fast. It is estimated that at noon tomorrow, the people sent by Xi Changzhen to inform the Xingyang County garrison guard Hu Zhiguang will arrive."
"Okay, this is a good time."
Li Zhen smiled and said: "Lu Shaochuan, tonight, you take a regiment of troops and quietly go to Nanming Pass. Remember, after you lead the army to Nanming Pass, your mission is superficially a strategy to attack the east and attack the west. , you want to conquer Nanming Pass, but your actual task is to hold Xi Changzhen back and keep Xi Changzhen in Nanming Pass, do you understand?"
"President, don't worry, I won't ruin your plan."
He chuckled and said, "It's pretty good to be able to compete with that guy Xi Changzhen."
That night, it was already late at night.
Lu Shaochuan summoned a regiment of soldiers, brought enough dry food, and led a regiment of soldiers to quietly leave the military camp. His departure was silent and did not attract the attention of Hu Zhiguang, the garrison stationed in Xingyang County. Moreover, Li Zhen also After providing cover, the army's arrangements remained the same, and the lack of numbers was not revealed. Li Zhen left the tents where the original soldiers lived in, and it turned out that the number of soldiers was still the same, so Hu Zhiguang was not able to discover it.
The next day, noon.
In Xingyang County, there is a government office.
In the hall, a soldier stood respectfully, with Hu Zhiguang sitting above him.
The soldier said loudly: "General, the general sent word that Li Zhen and the foreign dogs are attacking Xingyang County and Xiaoshui County. Their purpose is to attack the east and the west. On the surface, they are attacking these two places, but in fact they are aiming to attack Nanming Pass. Now, the big The general has led his troops towards Nanming Pass, please keep an eye on the movements of Li Zhen's army and seize the opportunity."
Hu Zhiguang raised his eyebrows and said, "This is actually happening."
Immediately, he recalled carefully, nodded, and murmured to himself: "In the past few days, the army led by Li Zhen did not launch a fierce attack. It was just a symbol of waving flags and shouting, and there was only a small friction. From this point of view, Li Zhen really has no plans to attack Xingyang County, otherwise he would have attacked fiercely every day."
After a short pause, Hu Zhiguang's eyebrows relaxed.
He looked at the soldier, waved his hand and said: "Go and tell the general immediately that I will definitely seize the opportunity to fight. Please rest assured, general. At the same time, tell the general that everything is fine in Xingyang County, so that he can rest assured and Li Zhenzhen decisive battle."
"yes."
The soldiers turned around and left, heading to Nanming Pass.
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In the afternoon, Li Zhen's military camp.
At this time, there were only two thousand soldiers left in the military camp, only the generals Li Zhen, Liu Jintang, Chen Yucheng and Li Xiucheng. Li Zhen looked at the soldiers standing in the camp and asked: "How is the battle situation in Xiaoshui County?" Soldiers came from Xiaoshui County to report the battle situation in Xiaoshui County.
The soldier said: "President, the fighting in Xiaoshui County is fierce and in a stalemate. Currently, both the soldiers of the Eight-Nation Allied Forces and the soldiers stationed at Huangbai in Xiaoshui County have suffered serious losses."
Li Zhen nodded and ordered: "Go back and tell Mr. Gobard to ask him to hold on for a while. Soon, the war in Xingyang County will be over. I will support him as soon as possible and ask him to hold off the garrison." Huang Bai in Shui County cannot let Huang Bai have the energy to pay attention to the war situation in Xingyang County."
"yes."
The soldier turned around and left, running towards Xiaoshui County.
Li Zhen turned his eyes, glanced at Liu Jintang and the others, and said seriously: "According to the news sent back by the spies, the people sent by Xi Changzhen to deliver the news have arrived and conveyed the news. Now Hu Zhiguang already knows the plan we made to attack the east and the west. At the same time, Lu Shaochuan has left, and it is time to implement the next plan."
Chen Yucheng geared up and said: "Everything depends on the next step of the plan. If it goes well, the next step of the plan will be implemented smoothly."
Li Xiucheng said: "Hu Zhiguang has fallen into the imagination set by the president and has lost his head. We will definitely win."
Liu Jintang patted his chest and said proudly: "The President gives the order. I will serve Hu Zhiguang well and prevent him from getting away. We will definitely win this battle. Hu Zhiguang's head must belong to me."
Li Zhen looked at the expressions of his generals, and his heart was full of expectations.
He spent a lot of thought on this battle. The most critical moment of this battle was the next plan. Whether he could successfully defeat Xi Changzhen was an important turning point.
ps: Fourth update, call it a day, there will be an update in the early morning.
