"It is indeed not the best idea to attack Gaizhou Prefecture." Lin Chong, the leopard head, took over the conversation and gestured on the sand table: "But if we attack Yangcheng and Qinshui County first, we will have the same concerns, but at least it is better than attacking Gaizhou.
The state capital; although it is not the best strategy, it is less risky, but should we attack Yangcheng first or Qinshui?"
As soon as Lin Chong said this, all the generals began to think about this issue.
The distance from Yangcheng and Qinshui to Gaoping County is almost the same. It doesn't matter which county we attack. Qinshui is farther away from Gaizhou Prefecture and is in the northwest of Yangcheng County, which seems to be a good choice.
But the key issue is that if we want to attack Yangcheng and Qinshui counties, we cannot leave Lingchuan and Gaoping counties alone. In order to prevent the enemy from sneak attacks, at least tens of thousands of troops must be left in each county. In this way, in
The advantage in military strength is no longer so obvious.
There was a sudden silence in the hall.
Suddenly, a voice sounded.
"What our army wants to attack is not Gaizhou Prefecture, Yangcheng and Qinshui County, but this place."
Ximen Qing placed a small red flag on the sand table in an open space thirty miles southwest of Yangcheng County.
When the generals saw what Ximen Qing did on the sand table, they were both curious and confused.
"There seems to be nothing there." Thunderbolt Qin Ming frowned, and poked the two small red flags with his thick fingers: "There is only an open space, what good can it do to occupy it?"
Ximen Qing chuckled and glanced at everyone's faces: "Everyone, you said that if you want to regain the entire territory of Gaizhou, what is the first thing to do?"
"Of course I'll tear off that guy Niu Wenzhong's head!" Liu Tang, the red-haired ghost, blurted out without thinking.
Ximen Qing continued to ask: "So...how can we achieve this?"
"Of course we will defeat the traitors!" Liu Tang stretched out his hand and pinched the small black flag of Gaizhou Mansion: "According to what I said, the best policy is the best policy. Just gather all the soldiers and storm Gaizhou Mansion! Niu Wenzhong
Now we don’t have 20,000 men, so why can’t we capture them? If we go faster, we don’t have to worry about reinforcements from Yangcheng, Qinshui, etc., right?”
Liu Tang's statement aroused the approval of Shi Xiu, Zhang Heng and others. On the contrary, Zhang Shun slowly shook his head, obviously disagreeing with Liu Tang's proposal.
"What if we can't defeat them?" Ximen Qing asked with a smile: "Whether Niu Wenzhong's remaining two powerful generals attack from behind or take the opportunity to attack Lingchuan and Gaoping counties, we 90,000 people are watching.
It's quite a lot, but once it's used, it's not enough; Gaizhou must be recovered, but don't forget that the four states occupied by Tian Hu are still waiting to be recovered."
Dadao Guan Sheng expressed his opinion as the marshal: "Lord Ximen is right. Now we have finally asked the imperial court for 60,000 reinforcements. If most of them are consumed in Gaizhou, it will not be so easy to ask for them again."
Looking at Ximen Qing's two little red flags, Guan Sheng asked again: "Sir Ximen, you'd better not be too pretentious and just tell me your thoughts."
"Yes, high official, tell me and listen." Lu Zhishen said, stroking his bald head: "The Sa family has been thinking about it for a long time, but I still can't figure out what your approach is!"
Ximen Qing smiled slightly: "Actually, it's not surprising to say it, but I gave this route a name... called Weidian Aid."
"Surround the point for reinforcements?" Dadao Guan Sheng glanced at the sand table and immediately understood what Ximen Qing meant: "What a way to surround the point for reinforcements! Master Ximen has a good plan!"
Sick Wei Chi Sun Li and Leopard Head Lin Chong also understood and nodded slightly; Thunderbolt Fire Qin Ming also looked at the sand table and fell into deep thought. Only the red-haired ghost Liu Tang and the desperate man Shi Xiu who didn't like to use their brains imitated others.
After looking at the sand table for a long time, I didn't see any reason.
"Hey, calling for reinforcements...okay!"
The red-haired ghost Liu Tang said vaguely to show that he understood, but was ruthlessly exposed by the desperate man Shi Xiu.
"Brother Liu Tang, you said yes, but tell me what's so good about it?"
The red-haired ghost Liu Tang coughed: "This... you may not understand even if I tell you..."
Shi Xiu suddenly showed an expression of contempt and stretched out his hand to strike. Da Dao Guan Sheng saw this and shouted: "Stop talking, I'd better let Lord Ximen explain to you."
The red-haired ghost Liu Tang immediately closed his mouth, stretched out his hand and gestured to Ximen Qing, making a gesture of "Brothers, stop making trouble, listen to the adults"; Shi Xiucai, the desperate Saburo man, calmed down and lowered his fist.
"Actually, what Brother Liu Tang said just now is right. If you want to regain Gaizhou, you must defeat Niu Wenzhong." Ximen Qing said slowly: "The main purpose of our army's operations is to preserve our strength while constantly weakening the enemy.
The power of.”
"With this intention, attacking Gaizhou Prefecture, Yangcheng or Qinshui is not a good choice." Ximen Qing continued to analyze: "After all, most of our soldiers have just gone through a round of training.
Attacking a fortress... will definitely cause a lot of damage."
Then Ximen Qing pointed to the two small red flags on the sand table: "So our army pretended to attack Gaizhou Prefecture and occupy this place. But it was to lure Yangcheng and Qinshui to support. When their two armies must
Set up an ambush wherever you pass."
After speaking, Ximen Qing asked: "What do you think?"
"It turns out that this is the encirclement point for reinforcements!" Lu Zhishen's eyes lit up: "The officials really have a good plan, Sajia is convinced! The two counties of Yangcheng and Qinshui have sent about 15,000 people to support them. As long as
Defeat these two supporting armies...Niu Wenzhong's strength will be weakened by more than half!"
Ximen Qing said with a smile: "With calculated calculations, as long as the whole army is concentrated to attack Gaizhou Prefecture, Yangcheng and Qinshui counties will definitely come to rescue them. But they don't know that our army's intention is not to Gaizhou Prefecture.
But it happens to be these two supporting troops."
"After this, we can easily capture Yangcheng and Qinshui counties." Dadaoguan Sheng added: "After that, Gaizhou Prefecture will be an isolated city. No matter how capable Niu Wenzhong is, there will be nothing he can do."
"Since everyone has no other opinions, let's do as Lord Ximen said." Marshal Guan Sheng was also appointed thanks to Ximen Qing's blessing, and he was polite to other generals: "Let's see which general is willing.
An ambush has been set up to bring reinforcements."
Thunderbolt Fire Qin Ming was the first to hold up his hands and said: "The last general will be named a vanguard. Of course, Qin must be responsible for this kind of thing."
Guan Sheng nodded: "General Qin can choose a favorable terrain. I will give you 10,000 troops to ambush the Yangcheng County reinforcements."
Qin Ming was overjoyed and took the general's order and stepped aside.
Hua monk Lu Zhishen also did his part and jumped out and said: "Let the Sa family have a good time, and the reinforcements from Qinshui County can be handed over to the Sa family."
Dadao Guan Sheng also nodded: "Just leave 10,000 horses to Lu Tiha, don't be careless."
"It's better to save the family." Lu Zhishen cupped his hands and said.
"Lingchuan and Gaoping counties each have 10,000 troops left to prevent enemy counterattacks." Dadaoguan Sheng solemnly said: "The remaining 50,000 troops will be led by this marshal personally to occupy..."
As he spoke, Dadao Guan Sheng pointed lightly on the sand table: "Occupy this point."
"You are all capable of conquering and fighting. You will definitely succeed this time and regain the entire territory of Gaizhou!"
The generals responded with a roar.
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Qinshui County.
Piwei General An Shirong has been feeling frightened recently and has difficulty falling asleep. Some time ago, there were often signs of Song soldiers appearing. Although it was only a small group of troops, An Shirong always felt that something was wrong.
It has been much quieter in the past few days. The spies reported "nothing happened" and "everything is normal" for several days, which made An Shirong feel more and more that something was wrong.
The distance between Qinshui County and Yangcheng County is only forty or fifty miles. An Shirong climbed up the city wall, looked at Yangcheng County from a distance, and let out a sigh.
The Privy Councilor has always been concerned with saving face, but the current situation is no longer the time to save face.
One hundred thousand elite troops entered Gaizhou, and now there are less than 60,000 troops left. Although Gao Qiu's army of 100,000 troops was defeated overnight, an enemy inadvertently became stronger and stronger.
That is Ximen Qing, who is supervising the army.
Every time An Shirong thought about this, a ridiculous feeling came to his heart.
Ximen Qing, with less than 20,000 men, occupied Lingchuan and Gaoping counties, but forced Niu Wenzhong and himself to stand firm and unable to move.
This is simply too unreasonable.
At this moment, the dust rising in the distance attracted his attention.
At the same time, the earth is shaking!
The sound of drums! The sound of drums echoed through the sky, surprising An Shirong.
Looking towards the direction of the drum sound, the horizon has been occupied by black masses...
Even if all 20,000 people from Ximen Qing were dispatched, they still wouldn't be able to create such a huge formation!
An Shirong's heart suddenly seemed to be tightened by something. This was an army that came out of nowhere!
"Find out, find out for me quickly!" An Shirong almost yelled at the soldiers around him and shouted: "Be on alert! The whole city is on alert!"
Although there are many enemies, the 20,000 soldiers in An Shirong City are not indifferent. Relying on the thick city wall, An Shirong is confident to hold back the enemies. Chu Heng, the powerful general of Yangcheng County, will not sit idly by and will definitely send troops to support him.
, when the time comes to attack from inside and outside, there is still a chance of winning.
But what An Shirong didn't expect was that almost at the same time, Chu Heng, the general of Chu Heng, also angrily ordered his men to find out where the army in the distance came from!
August seventeenth.
Dadaoguan Sheng and Ximen Qing led their troops in a circle, passing between Qinshui and Yangcheng counties in a swagger. The direction of march was not Yangcheng or Qinshui, but Gaizhou Prefecture, southwest of Yangcheng.
"The enemy's flag was blowing with blood. There were about fifty or sixty thousand people, who circled the city and went straight to Gaizhou Prefecture!"
Piwei general An Shirong and Biaowei general Chu Heng received reports from spies one after another. This news made them feel scared from the bottom of their hearts.
If Yangcheng County is lost, it doesn't matter; if Qinshui County is lost, it doesn't matter. Niu Wenzhong of Gaizhou Prefecture only has more than 10,000 troops. If something goes wrong, Piwei General An Shirong and Biaowei General Chu Heng will be there.
You will regret it beyond words.
The two made the same choice coincidentally.
Send troops to assist Gaizhou Prefecture!
We must not let Gaizhou Prefecture fall!
Piwei general An Shirong left five thousand soldiers to defend the city, while Biaowei general Chu Heng sent out almost the entire army, leaving only a few hundred soldiers to defend the city!
The last two "Four Powerful Generals" did not have time to communicate with each other, but each chose the nearest road. They had only one purpose, and that was to rush to Gaizhou Mansion as soon as possible, attack from both sides, and defeat this group that appeared out of nowhere.
The coming army.
Piwei general An Shirong and Biaowei general Chu Heng were thinking about the same question on horseback.