Auntie.

Everyone in the world is waiting to see how Li Hu responds, but Li Hu's camp is as usual. On this day, he even routinely attacked Xiao Huaishuo's sailor - of course, as usual, and did not achieve anything.

When it was dark, the scouts came to report, and there seemed to be a lot less camp stoves in Li Hu's camp tonight than in the past.

Reduction often means attrition. But not necessarily, during the Warring States Period, Sun Bin increased his troops but deliberately reduced the number of troops, so as to confuse Pang Juan and make him attack the enemy.

Li Hu is familiar with the art of war and uses soldiers to deceive. Even if he really attrition, it is impossible for him to show such a horse's feet, unless he has ulterior motives.

Most of Xiao Huaishuo's strategists felt that Li Hu wanted to deliberately lure them into a quick battle, and many people persuaded Xiao Huaishuo not to rush forward and wait for two days.

In the Mengxia season in the south of the Yangtze River, the rain in Huangmei does not stop day and day, the water vapor on the river is abundant, and the fog is misty at night. The torches lit up no more than the size of the place.

Xiao Huaishuo looked at the direction of Li Hu's military camp, and saw many dark shadows under the night sky, and the firelight was like amber scattered on the ground, stagnant and unshakable.

"It's a conspirator." Finally, someone reminded, "I really have to wait for two days, I'm afraid that Li Hu will return to Jiankang with the main force." ”

Xiao Huaishuo nodded and said, "But it's true to lure me into a quick battle, I'm afraid he has already set up the battlefield in front of him, just waiting for me to break through." Of course, if I don't go, he'll be more satisfied. Then he turned back to the camp and commanded, "Slaughter the cattle and sheep to feed the soldiers—I will order troops to-night." ”

In the southeast camp, Li Hu was also counting troops.

Jiangdong was defeated, and the news that Xu Yijin was forcing Jiankang City had been delivered two days ago. In order to avoid shaking the morale of the army, only a few core generals knew the news. But the morale of the battalion was low, but it had lasted for many days. is not only because of the rumors that "Xiao Huaishuo is the son of life" secretly discussed among the low-level soldiers, but also because of the continuous rainy season.

Even though they have lived in Jiangnan for many years, it is still difficult for northerners to adapt to such weather.

When they were fighting in Mobei, they could also fall asleep in the stench of horses. But when the clothes were sticky to the body during the war, and they had to sleep on the damp, smelly, moldy bedding after the war, they still made these Mobei people feel upset. Mosquitoes are rampant, and there are even soldiers with rotting wounds and insects, which directly disintegrates many people's fighting spirit.

The henchmen couldn't count on it, so Li Hu could only turn to reuse the southern soldiers recruited along the way. But most of these people are homeless and tenants who are too poor to survive, and they are experts in farming, but they are outsiders in war. I can't practice for a while.

Even if there is no news from Jiangdong, Li Hu wants to make a quick decision.

At this moment, a group of generals gathered in Li Hu's camp, and the atmosphere was stagnant and silent.

Li Hu couldn't boost morale, but looked even more impatient than them, "After tomorrow's battle, let's split up." If you want to go back to Jiangbei, take gold, silver and jewelry back. Brothers who don't want to go back, stay in Jiankang City together and share the wealth with me - as long as we win tomorrow, Lao Tzu will be the emperor, and then the brothers will be the founding heroes. ”

The atmosphere in the camp was still dreary, and after a while, someone asked, "Can you win?" ”

Li Hu said, "Yes, with Lao Tzu here, you can!" Isn't the current situation more difficult than when we fought Jiankang? ”

The generals asked themselves - indeed, it was much better than the desperate gamble when fighting Jiankang. But at that time, they were all poor singles, and they had a worthless rotten life all over their bodies. Fighting for this life to get rich, there is nothing to regret. At this time, they have a rich future, but they are reluctant to give up this life. I couldn't help but hesitate and shake.

Li Hu seemed to see through their thoughts, and said slowly, "Don't think that you are rich now, what is the difference between you and back then-have you forgotten the lessons of twenty years ago?" ”

The generals were all shocked - twenty years ago, they surrendered to Xiao Shouye, and at the beginning they were also exchanged for power and wealth, but what was the end?

"The Han people have a good saying, if they are not of my race, their hearts will be different." The candle flame was bright and warm, but Li Hu's eyes became deeper and darker, "What's more, how many Han people have we killed?" Xiao Huaishuo's confidants, how many of your brothers, nephews, uncles and uncles died at your hands, and how many of your mothers, daughters and sisters are still in your backyard? Will they let you go? ”

"If you win tomorrow, it's easy to say. If you lose—"

There was silence in the camp, and Li Hu sat down, his gaze slowly sweeping over everyone's faces. After a while, he suddenly laughed, "Don't be sad, Lao Tzu is not dead yet." As long as Lao Tzu is here, your net worth, life, wealth and future are there! Just listen to Lao Tzu - when have you ever lost a bet?! ”

There was still no sound, but the atmosphere in the camp was very different. The candles crackled, and everyone's eyes flashed with a desperate frenzy.

Finally, there was a humane, "Dashuai, you give orders, brothers listen to you!" ”

Li Hu's gaze swept over everyone again, and then he stood up. "Good! ”

He swept away a few cases, spread out the map, picked up a handful of damp sand, and turned the sand into mountains and rivers on the map. He circled one of them and said, "This is Shilipo...... Tomorrow we will set up an ambush here. ”

In the city.

It was a cloudy day, and it was rare that there was no rain. Earlier there was a misty mist, but after the soldiers lit a bonfire, the mist-filled nearby cleared and the air soon cleared. The cattle and sheep were distributed one by one, and the aroma of the roasted meat rose with the smoke of the firewood. The battalion officers and team owners maintained order, shouting one after another.

I don't know who led the singing. In the night-shrouded barracks, in the sound of the campfire, the man's voice was like sand hitting stones, and he was so hoarse that it seemed to be torn apart. But it was strange that everyone stopped the noise and listened intently.

"Wearing iron armor and carrying a long knife. The battle with the son is long. ”

"Fight with the enemy, die and live together. Fight with your son, and your heart will not be slack. ”

"Step on the swallow and chase the beard. Fight with the son, and sing fearlessly. ”

This is a song sung by the Han people hundreds of years ago. They sang this song and beat the Xiongnu Shan Yu to flee overnight, and then returned triumphantly from Le Shi Yanran Mountain. If it weren't for the Northern Expedition two years ago that led the great changes in the country but was full of pride and ambition, no one would have sung this song a long time ago.

The progress of the Northern Expedition for hundreds of years and the battle record make this song reveal a different kind of irony, but on this hot night, this heroic war song is very suitable for the scene at this moment. The man was singing with his throat while scorching the meat over and over again, and on his straight neck, green tendons protruded.

The love and fearlessness of the warrior that was permeated in the war song quickly resonated.

The harmony gradually converged. Countless people sang the same battle lyrics in various accents and in various ways of singing, "Wearing iron armor and carrying a long knife." Fight with the enemy, live and die together. Step on the swallow and chase the beard. Fighting with the son, fearless. ”

Xiao Huaishuo's tent.

The singing is far away, and only the aftermath is heard. Xiao Huaishuo and his advisers and generals gathered together. The map is spread out in front of you.

"Shilipo," Xiao Huaishuo said, "if I were Li Hu, I would set up an ambush here." And, the decisive battle. ”

"A decisive battle? Isn't Li Hu's purpose to hold us back so that we can take the opportunity to return to Jiankang? ”

Xiao Huaishuo said, "Those who dare to attack the Jiankang Imperial Capital with 8,000 people, will they choose to flee now?" What's the use of holding me back for a while? If you don't take advantage of the last opportunity to break through, after Xu Yi and I join forces, he will have no chance of winning. Tomorrow is bound to be a decisive battle. ”

Li Hu said, "We're not running away. Tomorrow I will take down Xiao Huaishuo's head! Everybody's going to be out and it's a decisive battle. ”

Xiao Huaishuo said, "The ambush soldiers on the ten-mile slope are just the first move, and Li Hu's main force will definitely press up later." The question is when he will make the main move. ”

Li Hu said, "After the ambush, Xiao Huaishuo will definitely try his best to break through, and the troops will be concentrated at the bottom of the valley," he Sami made a soldier, his eyes gloomy, "At this time, we will press down from the top of the slope in one fell swoop——"

Xiao Huaishuo's fingers pushed into the ten-mile slope, "Since we are seeking a decisive battle, I am afraid that it will be launched after our army has penetrated deep - if such a fight starts, the enemy will be condescending, and the geographical advantage will be disadvantageous to me." ”

Li Hu said, "Xiao Huaishuo can also hide behind the city wall to attack and defend, and those southern soldiers under him will face each other head-on on land, and one of us can fight the three of them." This time there is no city wall, I will see how he fights. ”

Xiao Huaishuo said, "Therefore, we can't fight according to Li Hu's plan on the battlefield he chooses." He said, "We want to use an army to pretend to be the main force and lure out Li Hu's main force first." The main force of our army outflanked him from the flank, taking him by surprise. ”

Among Xiao Huaishuo's generals, someone took the initiative to ask, "The last general is willing to lure the enemy!" But most of the counsellors were silent.

Someone under Li Hu couldn't help but ask, "...... What if Xiao Huaishuo divides his troops? Which one do we fight? ”

Xiao Huaishuo shook his head and said, "This bait is only for me." Only when I appeared, Li Hu would think that it was the Chinese army. ”

Li Hu laughed and said, "If he dares to divide his troops, we will just break them individually!" Of course - kill Xiao Huaishuo first. Just kill him, and we'll win. ”