On October 26, Wu Yi, the general of the Jiangdong Yishi, according to the agreement, led the army from Kao County to Xianping after leaving a part of the army to guard Kao County, and officially joined the Jiangxia Yishi led by Chen Miao after Yuzhang Yishi.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, Chen Miao immediately convened a military meeting.

Since the last meeting unanimously elected Chen Miao as the 'joint coach of all righteous divisions', this is the first time that Chen Miao has held a meeting in the name of 'coach'.

It's no wonder, after all, the brothers Zhao Zhang and Zhao Yu of Jiangdong Yishi were not present, and Yuzhang Yishi Qu Shuai Cheng Zhou has been following Jiangdong Yishi for a while, and his prestige among Yishi is far less than Chen Miao, who has conquered Chen Jun and Chen Liujun in a row, not to mention the secret support of Chen Miao and Changsha Yishi Qu Shuai Guan Shuo - Xiang Xuan is now temporarily obeying Chen Miao's orders, which is the best proof.

Since it was this commander who convened the generals to start a military discussion, Cheng Zhou, the commander of the Yuzhang Volunteer Division, and Wu Yi, the general of the Jiangdong Volunteer Division, naturally did not dare to slack off, including Zhao Yin, who had just arrived in the Xianping area with the main force of the Jiangdong Volunteer Division, all attended the meeting.

Everyone thought that Chen Miao was going to discuss the matter of jointly attacking Xianping, but they didn't want to At the beginning of the meeting, Chen Miao said with a solemn expression: "Everyone, the Jin army in Liangcheng has launched an operation. ”

This sentence made several generals of Yuzhang and Jiangdong show a look of surprise and solemnity, including Zhao Yin, who came to observe in name.

I saw that in front of everyone's eyes, Chen Miao said in a deep voice: "According to the news sent by Xizuo, on the afternoon of the day before yesterday, Xue Ao, together with Li Meng, the governor of Henan, and Zhou Hu, the commander of Yingchuan, gathered the strength of the three armies, pulled out the camp and rushed to this side, and it is expected that they will arrive in Xianping ...... today and tomorrow."

"So fast?"

Cheng Zhou, the commander of Yuzhangqu, said with a solemn expression: "I thought that the Jin army decided to defend Liangcheng to the death......"

Hearing his words, all the generals of the righteous teachers showed a look of agreement, and they all nodded slightly.

This is not surprising, after all, as early as the beginning of October, 60,000 reinforcements from Henan and Yingchuan counties arrived in Liangcheng, but for more than ten days, these two support forces have always been stationed in the area of Liangcheng, and there is no intention of immediately entering Xianping County to fight, which makes the righteous generals unanimously believe that the Jin army should not start a large-scale battle with them before the year.

"Is there any reason for the Jin army to suddenly change its original strategy?"

One of Cheng Zhou's generals, Hu asked.

"Probably that person." Zhou Gong, the general under Chen Miao, said solemnly: "Xue Ao ......"

"The Five Tigers of Chenmen, the general of the chariot cavalry, Xue Ao...... Is it? ”

Jiangdong Yi's senior general Wu Yi sighed with a solemn expression, which made all the generals present fall into silence.

In all fairness, anyone who has a little experience in leading troops to fight should know that Xue Ao hastily led the army to Xianping to fight with his righteous division, which is not conducive to the Jin army - although Xianping County has not fallen for the time being, where can this city accommodate 60,000 or 70,000 Jin troops underground?

If Xue Ao wants to rely on Xianping County to fight against his righteous teacher, he must solve the problem of building a camp outside the city, and this matter, the righteous teacher will not let Xue Ao achieve it no matter what.

In other words, Xue Ao could only allow at most half of the Jin army to enter Xianping, while the other half of the Jin army could not gain a foothold in the Xianping area, and could only withdraw in the end.

And this will split the Jin army, so that the Jin army, which is inferior to the righteous division in terms of troops, will fall into a disadvantage in this regard.

This truth, why can't Xue Ao think of it?

Or is Xue Ao just a reckless man who doesn't know how to plan?

Immediately, a general under the command of Cheng Zhou, the commander of Yuzhang Yishi, said with a smile: "I never thought that one of the five tigers of the dignified Chen Sect would be so brave and unscrupulous...... Why should Chen Shuai worry about this? Even if Xue Ao led his Taiyuan cavalry, Henan Army, and Yingchuan Army to Xianping, we would not ask him to build a camp, and in the end he could only retreat......"

Hearing this, Chen Miao immediately reminded: "Don't underestimate the enemy. …… Xue Ao, as the righteous son of Chen Zhong, the Taishi of the Jin Kingdom, could never rely only on bravery, not to mention, this person also had Zhou Hu, the commander of Yingchuan, by his side, if Xue Ao acted recklessly, then Zhou Hu would definitely raise objections......"

『…… Not necessarily.'

Zhao Yin, who had been listening to the military discussion from beginning to end, muttered secretly in his heart.

Although the brothers have not had a chance to meet so far, Zhao Yin feels that his younger brother Zhao Yu, who is alias Zhou Hu, should most likely be on the side of their righteous teacher this time.

The question is, is Xue Ao really such a reckless and arrogant person?

Seeing that the generals were arguing over Xue Ao's character during the meeting, Zhao Yin pondered for a moment and said with a smile: "What is there to dispute about this? ”

“……”

Most of the generals present looked at Zhao Yin, surprised by the sudden opening of this 'Bohu Prince'.

Seeing that in front of everyone's eyes, Zhao Yin chuckled and said: "The victorious soldiers win first and then seek battle, and the defeated soldiers fight first and then seek victory." …… Xianping County is small and far away from Liangcheng, my righteous division arrived first, and made a lot of preparations for the capture of Xianping, the capture of the city is just around the corner, and my righteous division is a victorious soldier; Under such circumstances, Xue Ao did not know the situation of the enemy and us, so he went the opposite way, and led the army to rush to the aid of Xianping for eight or ninety miles, wanting to fight against our righteous division in Xianping, trying to go against the trend, which was the appearance of a defeated army. …… This time, my righteous teacher will win, and there is no need to dispute. ”

“……”

Xiang Xuan, Zhou Gong, Zhu Yan and other generals under Chen Miao's command looked at Zhao Yin one after another when they heard this, and a little surprise appeared on their faces. dog

As far as they know, this Bohu boy is only seventeen years old, and he will only be eighteen years old this year, but what he said in a clear way makes people feel reasonable and have to be convinced.

Chen Miao also looked at Zhao Yin in surprise, and said with a smile after a while: "What Bohu Gongzi said is extremely true. …… However, what Chen is worried about is whether there is fraud ......"

Zhao Yin shook his head and said: "My teacher, Mr. Ram, once said that military affairs are complementary to each other, if the enemy is cunning, then use soldiers to be right, not greedy, not cowardly, there must be a cause for war, and the law must be obtained in battle, like this, even if the enemy is cunning, I am also undefeated." …… Today, Xue Ao behaves abnormally, abandoning the initiative and being passive, there may be tricks in it, but as long as we are not greedy, not cowardly, and do our own thing, and respond to all changes with the same, he will eventually be revealed in his true form. ”

"Do my own thing? Let him do his own thing? Chen Miao asked in surprise.

"Exactly." Zhao Yin arched his hand.

After pondering for a moment, Chen Miao stroked his palms and smiled: "Wonderful! is a 'I do my own way, let him do his own way', Bohu Gongzi, worthy of his name. ”

"Chen Shuai is too famous." Zhao Yin said humbly.

At this time, generals such as Xiang Xuan and Zhou Gong also understood one after another.

Also, it doesn't matter what tricks he Xue Ao has, he beats him, let's beat ours, my righteous master just needs to stick to the original strategy, step by step, step by step, what tricks does Xue Ao play with him?

Thinking of this, even Xiang Xuan, Zhou Gong and other generals nodded secretly, and at the same time couldn't help but praise in their hearts: Bohu Gongzi, this son is smart and scheming.

In view of Zhao Yin's reminder, Chen Miao immediately responded, and he immediately instructed Xiang Xuan: "General Xiang, according to what Bohu Gongzi said, the righteous division of our three armies will continue to attack Xianping, and when Xue Ao and the army arrive, please ask General Xiang to lead the troops to refuse, hindering the construction of the Jin army. ”

"Yes." Xiang Xuan hugged his fists and responded.

At the same time, Xue Ao, Zhao Yu, and Li Meng were still on their way to Xianping.

By the afternoon of the same day, the three armies had arrived at Kaifeng County, about 30 miles away from Xianping.

Under Xue Ao's order, the whole army carried out co-integration with its back to Kaifeng County.

During the period when the soldiers of the three armies cut down trees nearby and lit a bonfire, Xue Ao took Zhao Yu and Li Meng to inspect the army.

It has to be said that the weather is already very cold at this time, and it is even colder at night.

The Yingchuan army is good, after all, the Yingchuan army is only 20,000 people, and Zhao Yu, as a captain, has long considered that this rush to Liangcheng to fight may be New Year's Eve, so as early as when the 20,000 troops were assembled in Xuchang, 20,000 winter clothes were prepared.

In contrast, although Li Meng, the governor of Henan, had also taken this into account in advance, due to the rush of time, he could not distribute winter clothes to every soldier, but fortunately, when he was stationed in Liangcheng some time ago, Tong Yan provided Li Meng with a batch.

Of course, even with barely enough winter clothes, staying in the wilderness at night is still quite a torturous thing, just like last night, although the two sergeants and soldiers in Henan and Yingchuan were wearing winter clothes, and even lit many bonfires, but when the cold wind blew at night, the two sergeants still felt cold and biting.

Fortunately, it was not uncommon for soldiers to endure hunger and cold in these years, so it had little effect on morale, and the soldiers at most scolded the rebels, or complained privately about their generals, complaining that they still forced them to march in such bitter cold weather.

Based on this, when following Xue Ao to inspect the army, Li Meng said with a wry smile: "The price we paid for luring the enemy this time is not small, dozens of people in our army are infected with wind and cold today, and when we return, I am afraid that this number will exceed 1,000 people......

"Hmm."

Xue Ao nodded and didn't say much.

Falling ill because of the cold wind blowing at night caused by wind chill is nothing new in the army in the past, even if there are enough winter clothes, this kind of thing still cannot be avoided.

Of course, this problem is not a big deal, as long as these soldiers are fed more hot water and rest for a few days, they can recover.

What Xue Ao really cares about is the next response of the rebels.

He instructed Zhao Yu and Li Mengdao: "Tomorrow, our three armies will arrive in Xianping, and when the time comes, we must put on a posture of resisting the enemy in Xianping......

Li Meng nodded, and then asked hesitantly, "What if the rebels fall into the nest?" ”

Yes, although the strength of the rebels is by no means as large as the '300,000' they claim, there are basically more than 100,000, and the three of them only have 60,000 men, and if the fake show is really done, they will undoubtedly have to face twice as many enemies, which is not an interesting thing.

Just as Xue Ao was thinking about it, Zhao Yu smiled and said with relief: "Why does Captain Li want to increase his popularity and destroy our prestige? Although the rebels are numerous, most of them are rabble, and with more than 5,000 cavalry under General Xue's command, the rebels will never dare to engage us in a wide area......"

"That's just as well."

Li Meng pondered for a while, and felt that there was some truth.

Five thousand cavalry, this is indeed a force that can turn the tide on the battlefield.