Chapter 788: True Heart
Qin Jin pondered for a while and said:
"Xue Huan brought 30,000 people from Hedong, and now only 10,000 people are arranged near the left side of the trench, so it is better to send out the 20,000 who remained!"
In this way, nearly 60,000 troops were invested between Luoyang City and the rebel camp, counting the 30,000 or 40,000 horses left by the Chinese army, which was already the largest in the previous field battles of the Shenwu Army.
Qin Jin saw the hidden worry in Yang Xingben's eyes, and asked with a smile:
"What, still worried?"
So, Yang Xing explained the problem he found to Qin Jin in detail.
In fact, Qin Jin had also noticed this suspiciousness a long time ago, but he quickly realized the reason.
"Have you ever thought about the reason why the Luoluo River can't hold on?"
Yang Xingben shook his head. Qin Jin continued:
"Because you've neglected a person, Yanzhuang!"
"How is he?"
"Yes, it's him! Yan Zhuang has always been selfish, and in order to protect himself, he didn't dare to let the river go on a risk, which was also common sense. ”
"Although Yan Zhuang is treacherous and cunning, he has always been flying and domineering, how can he easily let it be driven?"
Qin Jin replied affirmatively:
"I believe in Yan Zhuang, he has the ability!"
Yang Xing was speechless, on the one hand, he was surprised by Yan Zhuang's ability to drive the Luoluo River, and on the other hand, he also felt that if Yan Zhuang could use his ability in a serious way, would he be able to renew the rebels' lives for a few more years?
However, he immediately laughed dumbly, how could he have such a strange idea, he wished that the rebels were full of this kind of selfishness, and only those who had more than enough success and defeat were good!
"Therefore, Dr. Qin's arrogant treatment of the envoy sent by Yan Zhuang to negotiate is a bluff and further intimidates him......"
Qin Jin smiled and said nothing, but quickly added:
"Yan Zhuang is not to worry, the only thing to worry about is Yin Ziqi, and he must closely monitor the movements of all gates in Luoyang. ”
"Please rest assured, the Shenwu Army's thousands of horses and rangers have been staring at the gates of Luoyang after mobilizing their troops, but they can't escape even the slightest bit of wind and grass. ”
"That's great!"
Qin Jin saw that Yang Xingben still wanted to speak and stopped, so he said:
"Erlang still has unsolved things?"
"The last general just wants to ask, why didn't the doctor storm Luoyang? Is it just to preserve his strength? In the current Luoyang City, the lord is weak and weak, if he fights hard, he can achieve this immortal feat overnight, so why bother ......?"
In Yang Xingben's opinion, Qin Jin is a little suspicious of doing this, how can there be immortals in a war, the casualties of the Shenwu Army are large, and recruiting a group of new soldiers is, so looking ahead, in case the fighter is delayed, it will be more than worth the loss.
Qin Jin replied meaningfully:
"The art of war says, 'Ten will surround it, five will attack it, and the multiple will divide it, the enemy will be able to divide it, and the less will be able to defend it', what does Erlang think it means?"
Although Yang Xingben does not have the talent to go through the heavens and latitudes, he has also been familiar with various classics since he was a child, so how can he not know the reason for this theory in the art of war?
"Although our army is evenly matched with the rebels, the victory lies in the power of a great victory, and it may not be impossible to fight!"
Qin Jin did not follow Yang Xing's original train of thought, but shook his head and said:
"Since Qin is the commander of the 100,000 army, he must consider the whole army, not simply whether he has the strength to fight. ”
He looked at Yang Xingben and accentuated his tone.
"If Erlang asks Qin, if the Shenwu Army at this time shakes Luoyang City, does it have the strength to fight. Qin can answer you now, yes! Not only yes, but also the certainty of victory!"
But he changed his tune again.
"But if there is a better way to obtain greater benefits at the minimum cost, is it necessary to choose the difficult and abandon the easy?"
Yang Xing didn't think so, although his personality was calm and capable on the surface, he still had the old energy of ignoring it in his bones, which was revealed at this time.
But he didn't argue with his neck in his hand, he only sighed.
"The last general is also afraid that the doctor will add to the snake!"
Qin Jin suddenly had a smile on his face and said:
"Qin made a bet with Erlang tonight, how about it?"
Yang Xingben was stunned for a moment, and subconsciously asked:
"Bet what?"
"Tonight, the Chinese army will be attacked by the rebels!"
This frightened Yang Xingben.
"Does the doctor have any solid evidence?"
He didn't believe that this was Qin Jin really making a bet with himself, in fact, it should be the conclusion reached after analyzing various intelligence.
Qin Jin only replied:
"Erlang, have you forgotten the military report the day before yesterday? ”
Of course, Yang Xingben remembered, but he also knew that it was just an abnormal movement, because a large number of horse-scouting rangers were sent afterwards, although there were occasional encounters with traitor rangers, casualties and disappearances in the battle, but still no large-scale rebel traces were found.
"The most important thing that cannot be ignored on the battlefield is the details, a few days ago, the number of rebel ranger activities found in the vicinity of the Chinese army was roughly around three or five times, without exception. And today, does Erlang know how many times it has been found near the Chinese army?"
As he spoke, Qin Jinbi drew two fingers.
"Eight times?"
Yang Xingben asked subconsciously again.
Qin Jin shook his head and replied in a very affirmative tone:
"Eighty times, a full eighty times! What does it mean that they have found so many traces of the cavalry activities before it gets dark? It shows that they are paying close attention to the signs of the activities of the Chinese army, and they are about to make a big move!"
At this time, Yang Xingben woke up like a dream.
"Then, the 20,000 people allocated to Xue Huan, is it temporary, delayed?"
He intuitively felt that Qin Jin's previous agreement to his proposal must have been a decision made after combining various factors, but knowing that the rebels were going to attack the camp and transferring 20,000 people, didn't he deliberately leave a flaw for the rebels?
Sure enough, Qin Jin categorically refused.
"No! I just want them to see that Qin has transferred most of the troops of the Chinese army, otherwise how can they be confident and bold in their actions?"
At this moment, Yang Xingben had forgotten to care about the question he had raised before.
"No, in this way, there will be less than 10,000 people left behind in the Chinese army camp. Otherwise, they should not be in the camp stationed in the north of the city, and some more people will be brought down. ”
For the sake of safety, in addition to leaving Luoyang City, a large camp of the Chinese army was set up, and 30,000 people were stationed north of the Luohe River, that is, north of Luoyang City. These people are more to guard against the possible sudden appearance of rebels in the north, and also to prevent trouble, in case of the worst possibility, they will not immediately fall into the situation of being attacked on both sides.
However, Qin Jin once again rejected Yang Xingben's suggestion.
"No, since the two of them were transferred to lure the rebels who were hiding their whereabouts, so that they could rest assured that they would attack boldly, wouldn't it be too much if they transferred people from the big camp north of Luohebei?"
"What if, in case there's a slip ...... up"
Qin Jin smiled and said:
"You forget, Qingxuzi's firearms battalion is still in the Chinese army, with his thousands of people, it can withstand tens of thousands of soldiers and horses!"
If you talk about the ability of the firearms battalion, Yang Xingben does not deny it, and no one will question its role in the battle of Xin'an. But looking at the soldiers in the firearms battalion, they are all crooked melons and cracked dates left over from other battalions, if those thousands of miscellaneous soldiers can withstand tens of thousands of people, he only thinks that this is Qin Jin talking big.
But after thinking about it again, don't say that Qin Jin doesn't talk big, even if he does, it is impossible to risk the safety of himself and the Shenwu Army.
Qin Jin saw that he was hesitant and refused to believe it, so he said:
"Sooner or later, I will show you how amazing the power of firearms is. ”
"The power of firearms, the last general has already seen it with his own eyes when he was in Xin'an, but if you talk about the group of miscellaneous soldiers under Qingxuzi, does the doctor trust them too much?"
"His miscellaneous soldiers are not good, and there are thousands of elite guards under Qin's command!"
No matter what Qin Jin said, Yang Xingben was not at ease.
"The doctor is so risky, using himself as bait, in case, if something goes wrong, the Shenwu army may collapse!"
Qin Jin said confidently:
"As long as there is a war, how can there be foolproof? Who dares to guarantee it? No one can guarantee it. The reason why Qin made this arrangement was also well thought out, and Erlang didn't need to persuade him anymore. ”
Looking at Qin Jin's determined gaze, Yang Xingben suddenly felt that Qin Jin should still have many secrets that he hadn't told him, maybe it was those secrets that made him calmly take risks.
For example, at this moment, the original purpose was to suggest that Qin Jin send more men and horses to the front of the battle, but later found that the focus of Qin Jin's attention at this time was not at all in front of the battle, but on the Chinese army itself. If he can judge the rebels to attack the camp at night just by relying on the wind and grass and clues, these are also a bit far-fetched.
In this way, one by one, he suddenly found that the distance between himself and Qin Jin had not narrowed, and as before, it was still like a chasm.
After realizing this, Yang Xingben was rarely frustrated, and over the years, he had been chasing Qin Jin as a target. During this period, he and his family even encountered drastic changes that ordinary people could not bear, but he never gave up hope, because there was always someone who wanted to catch up in front.
But now, Yang Xingben found that he raised his head and looked forward, but he still couldn't see the other party's back, how unacceptable this frustration was.
Qin Jin noticed Yang Xingben's mood change, but he also knew that he couldn't influence all of this person's thoughts. For Pei Jing, Lu Qi, and Yang Xingben, on the surface, Yang Xingben has changed the most, but in fact, the extremism and stubbornness in his bones have not changed, which is why he has not been allowed to be alone and always by his side.
All the troop deployments were arranged, Qin Jin reclined on the military couch, closed his eyes and recuperated, there was still a toss tonight, if he didn't take advantage of the rare calm now and rest for a while, I am afraid he would have to wait until a day and a night later.