The east side cannot be reached, the north side cannot be reached, and both water sources are controlled by the enemy, are these 500 people doomed to die here?

Seeing that everyone was a little flustered, Zhi Yan rushed and said, "Don't worry, there must be a way." ”

Yang Kaiyuan said: "Why don't we rush to the water source in the northwest overnight." If Xiao Tienu still occupies there, we will have a hard fight with him! ”

Di Yu said: "No! Since Xiao Tienu wants to trap us to death, how can he not take precautions? This man was particularly powerful in night raids - it was good to say during the day, but if it was at night, we would have suffered heavy losses. ”

Yang Kaiyuan said: "Then let's recuperate well tonight, set off early tomorrow morning, storm that water source, and then cross the desert after replenishing it, how about it?" ”

Ouyang Shi said: "If he arranges a trap at the water source, we will still have to suffer heavy losses." ”

Yang Kaiyuan said: "As soon as the vanguard of the Khitans arrives tomorrow, the situation will be even more complicated. If we stick with them, although we may not lose for a while, as soon as the follow-up troops of the palace tent army arrive, we must die. Weighing the two sides, I think it is the best way to storm the northwest early tomorrow morning. ”

Ouyang Shi said: "If Xiao Tienu poisons the water......"

Everyone was amazed. If the 500 men had made great efforts to capture the water source, only to find it undrinkable, they would have been in an even greater danger - not only would they not be able to get supplies, but even the recalcitrant Tucheng would probably have been occupied by the vanguard of the palace tent army.

Di Yu shook his head and said, "Poison...... That shouldn't be. The tribes on the steppe have the most important water source, and polluting the water source is a great sin for them! But even if Xiao Tienu doesn't poison him, I don't think it's the best policy to storm the northwest! ”

Yang Yingqi suddenly said: "Actually, the most critical point that we are so hesitant now is because we don't know the reality of the other party. ”

Cao Guangbi cheered in his heart when he heard this, glanced at Yang Yingqi and said, "Not bad! Of course, we don't know anything about the numbers, combat power, and purpose of the Khitans, and compared to Xiao Tienu, we are even more enemies! So to break this dilemma, we must first reverse this lack of intelligence! ”

Ouyang Shi said: "Xiao Tienu knows the terrain around here, and he is afraid that every cave and every sand dune can be a place for them to hide. When we first arrived, except for Mr. Di, who also knew the road, we were all blindfolded! Even Mr. Di is most likely not as familiar with this terrain as Xiao Tienu. To break the dilemma of the enemy and the enemy, hey, I'm afraid it's not that easy! ”

Yang Yingqi said: "There is a place with the topography, in fact, we all know better. ”

Ouyang Shi said: "Where?" ”

Yang Yingqi said: "It's the south-west part - that is, the road we have come to!" ”

Along the way, in order to prevent sneak attacks, they looked at the surrounding terrain very carefully.

Ouyang Shi smiled bitterly and said, "Young Master Yang, what's the use of us being familiar with this journey?" It's all already occupied by the Khitans! ”

Yang Yingqi said: "What if the Khitans are gone? ”

Ouyang Shi was stunned, and Cao Guangbi was overjoyed: "That's right! ”

Ouyang Shi has been arguing with others, and his thinking is farther than Yang Yingqi, who is listening quietly, and he can't turn a corner for a while, but when he hears Yang Yingqi and Cao Guangbi mention and harmonize, he also thinks about it.

Yang Yingqi said: "Actually, we all made a mistake just now. ”

Yang Kaiyuan said: "What's wrong?" ”

Yang Yingqi said: "Except for Aluman, everyone here is Han. Therefore, we all have the innate thinking trend of the Han people - as soon as we enter this earthen city, the first thing we think of is to rely on this earthen city to defend against Xiao Tienu or the palace tent army. This is the 'keep' mentality! Keeping is what my people are best at, and it is also what limits us! Brother Kaiyuan advocated the capture of the water source, but the purpose was only to obtain drinking water, and then retreated. Compared with Xiao Tienu, we are all too 'quiet' and not as 'moving' as they are. Because they move, we can't grasp where they are going, so we are controlled everywhere and fall behind. ”

Yang Kaiyuan nodded, and Yang Yingqi continued: "But we forgot, we have walked out of the Great Wall, and we have already ridden on horseback!" From now on we will change, from infantry to cavalry, from walking to riding people! We need to move too! ”

Yang Kaiyuan said: "But we are not as familiar with the terrain as Xiao Tienu, but we are afraid that we will not be able to move as well as each other." ”

Yang Yingqi said: "That's right. Our mobility is indeed not as good as Xiao Tienu, but don't forget that what is entering the game now is not two, but three! ”

Di Yu nodded and said, "What Ying Qi said is true!" Xiao Tienu is a horse thief, and he may have colluded with the Liao clan army, but it is very unlikely that he has anything to do with the palace tent army. Xiao Tienu should only use the Khitan soldiers, not cooperate. ”

Yang Yingqi said: "That's right. For Xiao Tienu, we are in the light, and he is in the dark; For the Khitans, we are in the dark, and they are in the light. The Khitans may have the strongest forces, but they are also the ones who are the least clear about the whole situation. Xiao Tienu seems to be in control of the whole situation, but he is actually the weakest - because of this, he does not dare to attack us rashly, but uses the trick of borrowing a knife to kill people. ”

Ouyang Shi said: "Then can we use the Khitan people to fight Xiao Tienu in turn?" ”

Cao Guangbi said: "I'm afraid it's unlikely." Xiao Tienu's biggest characteristic is that he comes and goes like the wind, if it weren't for this, they would have been annihilated by the Khitan government long ago. ”

Yang Yingqi said: "In the long run, we must deal with Xiao Tienu, otherwise we will not be able to live in this desert grassland." But for the time being, as long as the scourge of the Khitan Palace Tent Army is solved, our biggest crisis will be over. ”

Everyone nodded yes. Yang Yingqi continued: "We want to go north, but the water is not enough, we have to deal with the Khitan soldiers, but we don't know the reality of the other party. Therefore, the most important thing at the moment is to solve these two items. So how to solve it? ”

He took out his knife and sketched a sketch on the dusty ground: "The trick of attack and defense lies in change, in concealment, in deception. If we want to avoid clashes with them before we know the truth of the palace tent army, we must first hide ourselves - not only will we not let the palace tent army know, but we must not let Xiao Tienu know, otherwise he will definitely find a way to lead the palace tent army against us again. But we are not as familiar with the nearby terrain as Xiao Tienu, so how can we hide it? We are not as good as him in terms of control of the geographical advantage, so we have to use the blind spots of people's hearts to hide ourselves. ”

"The blind spot of the human heart?" Ouyang Shi smiled: "This is a good word, but I don't know how to be a blind spot method?" ”

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