Chapter 50: Dead Grass

Yepiguan.

In the early morning, Ye Youhuan sighed and drank sullen wine on the city wall.

It has been more than a month since the army returned from Yehu Ridge to Yehu Pass.

The weather is getting colder and colder, and all the leaves on the trees have fallen off.

The weeds that grew outside the city withered and withered.

Zhuge An was beside Ye Youhuan and reported the military situation to Ye Youhuan.

According to the scouts, the enemy army had camped outside the city to rest and reorganize.

Zhuge An analyzed that the enemy army would attack the city within three days.

Zhuge An saw Ye Youhuan's bitter face, and comforted: "My lord, don't sigh when you return to the army in a while, you are the commander of the army, if you are not confident, it will have a great impact on the morale of the army." ”

"Got it." Ye Youhuan comforted: "Don't worry, I won't show others my distressed look." ”

"Your Excellency, you don't have to worry, there is only one way for us to go now, and that is to fight this battle well." It was useless for Zhuge An to remind Ye Youhuan that he was decadent, he still had to cheer up and fight this battle. ”

"Oooh oh...... I know. Ye You's sorrow is not that the army is pressing, but that Princess Jinyu has been avoiding herself.

He invited the princess to sleep with him several times, but was refused.

Once the two of them half-pushed and half-got along on the spot, and after that, the princess began to hide from herself, saying that she wanted Ye Youhuan to use her strength to win her favor.

Ye Youhuan recalled the princess's words last night: "What the two of us are doing is really not in line with the etiquette law, it's really too unreasonable, I really can't accept this kind of thing anymore, if you really like me, please recover the lost territory of Yan Kingdom as soon as possible, I want to hold a grand wedding at that time, be your woman in a dignified manner, what do you want me to do at that time...... Can I stop it anymore? ”

"Eh-" Ye Youhuan sighed, and said in his heart: "Thinking that I am young, it is the time when my blood and qi are strong, and it is clear that Murong Jinyu is by my side, but I can only look at it and not touch it, which is really uncomfortable." ”

"My lord, let's discuss countermeasures!" Zhuge An hoped that Ye Youhuan could study with the generals how to fight the battle of defending the city.

Ye Youhuan remembered that as the chief general guarding the city, he was still unclear about the information about the place, so he walked down the city wall with Zhuge An.

In the combat meeting, Ye Youhuan listened to his subordinates report on the respective forces of the enemy and us.

He was now a great general, and the two armies in the city were merged into one, and the 'Karmic Fire Army' was under his command.

Karmic fire is the name that Ye Youhuan thought about after the ministers discussed it.

"There are a total of 6,000 soldiers stationed in Yepi Pass." Zhuge An said with the data counted by his subordinates.

"What about the enemy?" Ye Youhuan asked.

"Fifty thousand!" Zhuge An said with a complicated expression.

"Six thousand against fifty thousand, what else is there to fight, hurry up and run for your life!" Ye Youhuan just complained in his mouth, not that he really gave up the fight.

The generals didn't know about his strange temper, and they all persuaded Ye Youhuan not to think so, their eyes were earnest, hoping that Ye Youhuan would not be discouraged.

But in fact, Ye Youhuan just complained casually, he promised that Duke Jinyu would guard Yepi Pass and help her guard the entire Jeju in the rear.

"Well, do you all have any good plans?" Ye Youhuan looked around at the generals.

The "......" generals were silent.

Ye Youhuan was very disappointed and said, "Can't so many of you come up with a clever plan?" ”

The generals were ashamed.

"Then how can you fight, just defend the city wall, if you want to capture the city wall, step on my corpse first." Meng Fei shouted at the top of his voice.

If it was before, Meng Fei's stupidity would be ridiculed.

But in the past month, Ye Youhuan's five old subordinates have already mingled with the ministers.

Through understanding, everyone also knows that this man is like this, and no one will mind when two stupid words suddenly pop up.

Ye Youhuan was in no mood to pay attention to Meng Fei, as the commander-in-chief of this battlefield, he should think carefully about what tactics to use to repel the enemy.

"Hmm......" Ye Youhuan walked back and forth, thinking to himself: "I will definitely be able to figure out a way, I fought so beautifully in the previous two battles, it is enough to prove that I am very talented in military affairs......"

After pondering for more than ten minutes, Ye Youhuan suddenly slapped his face and said in surprise: "I thought of a plan." ”

He was emotional, quickly returned to the table, and said excitedly: "My plan is too good, I guarantee that I can destroy all the enemy troops without spending a single soldier." ”

"Oh?" The generals are looking forward to it.

"I don't know if you've noticed the dead grass outside the city." Ye Youhuan asked.

"Withered grass?"

"Is it ......?"

Ye Youhuan reminded him slightly, and the ministers understood what he meant.

"The general said that he attacked with fire?"

"Wonderful, the withered grass outside the city is connected, if you attack it with fire, you will definitely let the enemy army die in the fire."

The ministers discussed Ye Youhuan's plan and praised Ye Youhuan's military talent.

Looking at the harmony in front of him, who would have thought that a month ago, these people would vow to fight to the death.

"Your Excellency." Zhuge An suddenly spoke.

"Zhuge , do you have anything to add?" Ye Youhuan asked.

"I don't think a few fire attacks may not work." Zhuge An poured a basin of cold water on Ye Youhuan's plan.

"Oh?" Ye Youhuan was surprised: "Why do you say that." ”

"When the enemy's army of 50,000 comes, the generals must not be idle people, and I analyze that they will not let go of the dry grass all over the ground outside the city, and they will definitely send people to clear the wild grass before the big war begins."

"If they go to the city to clear the dead grass, why don't we shoot them with arrows?" Ye Youhuan said: "I will kill as many people as they come." ”

Zhuge An asked, "My lord, if you want to clean up the dead grass outside the city, what are you going to do?" ”

"Send people to cut them all?" Ye Youhuan said without thinking.

"Wouldn't it be easier to burn it down?"

"This ......" Ye Youhuan was speechless when asked by Zhuge An.

Yes, if the opponent's generals burn all the dead grass with a fire, then there is no fire attack.

"Huh!" Ye Youhuan smiled awkwardly and said, "Maybe their generals are stupid and can't think of this!" ”

Zhuge An said solemnly: "My lord, it's better not to pin your hopes on the enemy, if we want to win this battle, we must think of a perfect strategy." ”

"Zhuge is right." Ye Youhuan threw aside the not-so-clever plan just now, and continued to discuss with the ministers how to break the enemy.

"I asked you to take the soldiers to train the iron plow horse, how are you training?" Ye Youhuan asked Xu Chang on the side.

Xu Chang replied: "Our battalion practiced day and night, and now it can be used freely. ”