The sun was setting, Xu Fusheng and Zhang Gongqing stood on the opposite bank, looking at the lights of the camp and the smoke rising everywhere.

It seems to be quiet and peaceful on the surface, but there is no danger inside.

Zhang Gongqing sighed and said: "If Li Mi does not move his troops and does not send people to burn the granary, we will simply leave only 5,000 people in Yanshi, and the others will all go to attack Luokou by land and water.

Then calmly return to Yanshi, drag Li Mi's hind legs, Li Mi retreated, and we stuck to Luokou. ”

Xu Fusheng smiled slightly, he could probably understand Zhang Gongqing's mood at the moment, this method is not impossible, but two things must be done, the first is to wipe out the Janissaries of the lonely family and settle down in the eastern capital;

Second, it is necessary to cut off the supply lines between Kim Yong Yong and Ha Yang, especially the latter, which will be difficult to do, otherwise it will be a confrontation at best.

Zhang Gongqing understands this situation better than anyone else, but at this adventurous moment, it is inevitable that his mood will fluctuate, Xu Fusheng looked at the other side from afar, and said calmly and indifferently: "Don't worry, Li Mi will definitely come, and it will be faster than we expected." ”

Seeing that the grain convoy had crossed the river safely and the pontoon bridge had been exhausted, Zhang Gongqing had already put away his thoughts, and his eyes once again showed the perseverance of a veteran on the battlefield.

The two galloped towards the gate of Muzhai, crowded with chariots and horses along the way, and saluted to Zhang Gongqing.

The two chatted while walking, Xu Fusheng looked at the chaotic and orderly situation of the army in the city with great interest, and wanted to understand how the Shengyuan Dynasty governed the army, so he asked casually: "How does General Zhang's army divide the boundaries of officers at all levels?"

After a few days of contact, Zhang Gongqing did not shy away from Xu Fusheng, and said with a smile: "An army, as little as tens of thousands, as much as hundreds of thousands, how to organize many men and horses into a strong force that can be used for combat, there is only one rule.

'Governing the crowd is like governing the widow', that is, taking five as a team, two as a fire, five fires as a team, two teams as officials, two officials as a song, two songs as a department, two departments as a school, two schools as a school, and two as an army.

No matter how many 100,000,000 people have their own control, they know the corresponding thing, and they are all in one breath, just like hundreds of millions of threads are a wisp, and the twists and turns are direct, and there is no unsatisfactory and no difference in sight; this whole and not chaotic army, and the general has always his program, so as to achieve the effect of controlling the complex with simplicity.

Everyone in the whole army, from generals to soldiers, has a clear understanding of his post and the relationship between himself and his superiors, subordinates, and left and right. If the rules are not chaotic, then it will have the effect of governing the people as if they were widows.

Of course, whether it is a corps, a fire, a team, an officer, a song, a department, a school, a pen, an army, or a corps, a team, a flag, a sentry, a division, a battalion, or a division, they are all different in name, but they are all based on Shiwu, and their reasons are the same.

In addition, it is also necessary to set up trumpeters, drummers, standard-bearers, doctors, horsemen, standard-bearers, flag-bearers, carpenters, blacksmiths, and other candidates, each performing its own duties, and forming a perfect combat system, so that they are qualified to go to the battlefield to fight the enemy. "

Xu Fusheng nodded, but he didn't say anything, he was just curious about the organization of the Shengyuan Dynasty's army, it didn't mean that he didn't understand how the entire combat system worked, but what could be hidden still had to be hidden.

Zhang Gongqing was about to continue, when a personal soldier came panting and said angrily: "Report to the general, something is wrong!"

"What's the matter?"

"Our grain and grass have been burned. ”

Zhang Gongqing and Xu Fusheng glanced at each other, the dark joy in their eyes flashed, and then they turned their heads and said angrily: "Lead the way." ”

When Zhang Gongqing and Xu Fusheng arrived, a group of generals were already standing in front of the granary, and everyone looked at the large granary that had been turned into charcoal in amazement, without saying a word, and there were ten barn dogs and more than a dozen guards on the ground whose bodies were burned to the point that it was difficult to identify.

It was one of the sixteen granaries in the city, but the stock was equal to the other fifteen combined. The fire went up fast,

More than a dozen fires were born at the same time, and if it were not for the high walls separating them from the rest of the dwellings, and the heavy spring and summer season, the disaster would have been much more than that.

The general in charge of guarding the warehouse knelt on the ground, trembling and looking pitiful.

Zhang Gongqing said angrily: "This is impossible, I have sent more men and horses to defend it, how can I not even touch the shadow of the enemy, so I burn it like this, at least I can extinguish the fire." "

The general said in a trembling voice: "The wells that put out the fire have been stuffed with sand and stones." "

Zhang Gongqing was stunned and said, "How can the spy bring in the sand and gravel?"

Someone next to him had already said with certainty: "As long as you send someone to search, you will definitely find something like a tunnel, this matter should be a trick of the enemy, it is best to send someone to check all the warehouses in the city." "

Someone took the order at that moment.

Liping, who was in charge of grain and grass, leaned into Zhang Gongqing's ear and whispered: "This matter is called wrong, I just moved the real grain to the camp outside the city, and all the food burned here is fake grain, because it is all transported by my own soldiers, and no one else knows that the new goods are fake." "

Zhang Gongqing was overjoyed and said: "The efficiency of the general's work is indeed amazing, are the fifty mule trucks carried earlier the real grain?"

Liping nodded and said, "It's the real grain!"

Zhang Gongqing was in high spirits and said: "This is really God help me, now we still have to make it look like the food is burned, search for spies with all our might, all outsiders who do not have household registration must be locked up for interrogation, and at the same time reward the citizens of the city who report suspicious characters."

On the other hand, the defense of the barracks was strengthened, and efforts were made to open secret granaries to store grain. "

Liping nodded and led the order to leave, Xu Fuchang exhaled, and said secretly in his heart: "It's done, Li Mi should arrive immediately, as long as Li Mi's army goes out of the city, Lin Huiyu can get out." ”

When the sky was bright, there was a commotion outside the camp that Xu Fusheng heard, and Zhang Gongqing had already stepped into the tent with the reconnaissance cavalry, and laughed loudly: "Xu Gongzi, Li Mi is here!"

Xu Fusheng sat up from the bed and said with a happy face: "How many people came?"

Duan Zheng, who was beside Zhang Gongqing, said excitedly: "I have been in contact with the eyelines of various places, and I have witnessed Li Mi's vanguard coming towards Yanshi, if we don't stop, we will see Li Mi's anti-thief banner on the city wall tomorrow."

I have sent more than a dozen martial arts masters to monitor them closely, and the news will be transmitted back in carrier pigeons. "

Xu Fusheng frowned and said, "Which army is moving, and how many people are there?"

Duan Zheng obviously knew Xu Fusheng's status, and said respectfully: "It is the recruits led by Chen Zhiluo and Fan Wenchao outside the city who move, and the main force in the city is still not moving. "

Zhang Gongqing said worriedly: "Li Mi wants to use fraud again." "

Xu Fusheng then asked, "Have your people sneaked into the city to visit?"

Duan Zheng said proudly: "Yes, but the civilian houses where the army is located are heavily guarded, and I am afraid of startling the snakes, so I can only observe from a distance, and the situation in the city is peaceful, which shows that Li Mi thinks that he has the chance to win and is full of confidence." "

Zhang Gongqing frowned and asked Xu Fusheng, "Young Master Xu, are those recruits really as unbearable as the news you sent back?"

Before Xu Fusheng could speak, Duan Zheng said: "The number of the vanguard of Chen Zhiluo's department is about three thousand, and it will set off at dusk.

Obstructed by the trees, I could only infer the outnumbering of the soldiers from the dust raised, and knew that they were all infantry and that they were not well-trained regular troops. "

At this time, the soldiers came to report and received information from the front in the form of flying pigeons.

After Zhang Gongqing took it apart and looked at it quickly, he handed it to Xu Fusheng and said, "Li Mi's troops outside the city have landed

The battalion advanced towards us in two directions, but the main force in the city was still silent, and it seemed that he was trying to lure us into attacking.

If we really burn the grain and grass for him, we will only fight a decisive battle as soon as possible before the food is exhausted, and we will not defend the lonely city. "

Duan Zheng nodded and said, "At that time, he can let the main force attack us and kill us by surprise." "

Xu Fusheng shook his head and said, "No, there is a master under Li Mi's account, and it is impossible to follow our plan so simply." "

Turning his head to look at Duan Zheng, he asked, "According to your people's eyes, is the gate control guard in the residential area of the garrison in the city so tight that it is unreasonable?"

Duan Zhenglu thought for a while, nodded and said, "That's true, the patrolman is not an ordinary soldier, but a master under Li Mi, which makes me prohibitive." "

Xu Fusheng paused and said, "No, there must be something we didn't expect." Is there any other way to mobilize the army?"

Zhang Gongqing was puzzled: "Xu Gongzi suspects that Li Mi's main force has left the city?"

Wait, my people will be there shortly, ask us and then make a decision.

As soon as the words fell, a guard came to report, and someone asked to see Xu Gongzi.

Eighteen entered the big tent and said with a solemn expression: "Childe, Li Mi's 40,000 troops are leaving the city, and he has moved the main army to Beibi Mountain in batches through the three tunnels dug in advance. "

Zhang Gongqing asked nervously, "Do you know where they camped?"

Eighteen shook his head and said, "Once the army leaves the city, our people will no longer be able to deliver the news, and Li Mi has set up a sentry post in a dangerous place on the mountain road, and there is no way to follow him.

But at the current rate, it will take one more night at the earliest for Li Mi's main force to move to Beibi Mountain. "

Everyone looked at the strategic map on the table, and saw that the mountain was diagonally down to the northeast of Yanshi in the upper left corner of Kim Yong City, stretching for hundreds of miles, covering an extremely large area.

If the whereabouts of those 40,000 men could not be grasped, they would be greatly astonished and frightened by the surprise troops that would be able to emerge from anywhere in the north after the battle.

Eighteen Dao: "Now our people don't dare to act rashly, and the other party's masters are like clouds, as long as they show their traces, they can't escape if they want to." "

Xu Fusheng's fingers kept tapping on the table, and after a while, he said, "As I expected, Li Mi's army should be near the Taoist temple in Pishan." ”

Gongqing Zhang was shocked: "Gongzi means that the Daomen will directly participate in the war?

Xu Fusheng shook his head and said: "I don't know, General Zhang, you stay in the camp, I will go to Pishan, if you can't determine the movement of Li Mi's main force, then you can stick to Yanshi, at least to ensure that we are invincible." ”

Zhang Gongqing nodded and asked Eighteen, "What is the situation on the side of Li Mi and Kim Yong now?"

Eighteen Dao: "The troops left behind are Wang Boxiong's troops, and Li Mi's other general, Bing Yuanzhen, is guarding Luokou, and the troops of the two cities are less than 10,000 people. "

Xu Fusheng turned his head to look at Gongqing Zhang and said, "Does General Zhang know that Bing Yuan is really this person?"

Zhang Gongqing nodded and said: "This person is quite strategic and good at defending the city, but he lacks courage, so he is not a candidate to charge into battle." "

Then he snorted coldly: "Chen Zhiluo, Bing Yuanzhen and others all started from the green forest, and they have never been in good harmony with Li Mi from Pei Renji and Xu Yuanzhen, the generals of our dynasty under the prince, so as long as they can break through Li Mi's army, it is guaranteed that Li Mi will immediately fall apart."

At that time, as long as we use gentle means, we can make Li Mi's troops surrender without a fight. The question now is how to break the strange soldiers that Li Mi has hidden in the mountains!"

Xu Fusheng smiled slightly and said, "General Zhang doesn't have to worry, I'll take people out of the city." ”