"PS: I'm going back to my hometown tomorrow, and I may not be able to update it on time, so I said hello to all book friends in advance."

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Half an hour later, Li Meng personally came to the camp of the Taiyuan Army, and in Xue Ao's tent, he told Xue Ao about the rebels' movements last night.

After listening to Li Meng's report, Xue Ao showed a bit of contemplation on his face: "You mean, last night the rebels suddenly took a large-scale action and launched an attack on our scouts and patrol guards?" ”

"Yes." Li Meng nodded and said, "Considering the number of troops lost by our Henan army last night, I guess the rebels probably dispatched three thousand soldiers......

Hearing this, Xue Ao said with a solemn expression: "The rebels are making such a big fanfare, presumably to cut off the ears and eyes of our army...... By the way, I remember that Zhou Hu had a group of powerful scouts, and they didn't stop the rebels last night? ”

Li Meng replied with a wry smile: "Don't mention it, Zhou Duwei transferred his powerful scouts to Kaifeng County......"

"Oh."

Xue Ao suddenly responded.

Just like Zhao Yu had judged before, Xue Ao really didn't have any suspicions.

It's no wonder, after all, the current 'strategic core' of the Jin army is to defend Kaifeng and cut off the rebels' food routes, in this situation, Zhao Yu sent three hundred brigade wolves to reinforce Kaifeng and strengthen the sneak attack and counter-sneak attack capabilities of the Kaifeng garrison, how could it arouse Xue Ao's suspicions?

Xue Ao muttered at most, why didn't Zhou Hu even say hello in advance.

However, considering that the relationship between the two parties is not superior-subordinate, in fact, Zhao Yu did not have to inform Xue Ao in advance, or ask for Xue Ao's permission.

In the final analysis, like Zhao Yu and Li Meng, they are somewhat different from the generals such as Wei Xuan, Dong Dian, and Zhong Liao under Xue Ao.

"The rebels first decided to set up camp in the east of Liangcheng, and last night they suddenly attacked our scouts and patrol guards, which shows that they are becoming more and more unable to sit still......"

After pacing back and forth in the tent with his hands behind his back for a few steps, Xue Ao suddenly ordered left and right: "Come on, go and invite Zhou Duwei to come." ”

"Yes!" Left and right in response.

A moment later, Zhao Yu came to Xue Ao's camp and saluted Xue Ao with a fist: "General." ”

"Coming?"

Xue Ao led Li Meng to say hello to Zhao Yu, and then told Zhao Yu what had happened.

"It's fast......

Zhao Yu thought secretly in his heart.

To be sure, he wasn't surprised that the rebels had suddenly sent people to attack the Jin scouts and patrol guards, after all, he had transferred the Brigadewolf for the convenience of his brother.

Of course, in front of Xue Ao and Li Meng at this moment, he had to pretend to be surprised: "This ...... Or I'll bring the Traveling Wolf back? ”

Just as he predicted, Xue Ao immediately waved his hand and said casually: "That's not necessary, you can send those three hundred scouts to Kaifeng, as long as Kaifeng County is still in our hands, the rebels will not be able to play any tricks, as for the patrol in the past few days, especially the patrol at night, Li Meng, I will leave it to you." ”

"Yes!" Li Meng solemnly agreed.

At this time, Xue Ao turned his head and said to Zhao Yu: "Please come for nothing else, I feel that the rebels may be plotting something......

After a pause, he continued: "Considering the rebels' provocative letter a few days ago, and considering the rebels' movements last night, the rebels probably couldn't sit still......

Hearing this, Li Meng said with a smile: "I think the rebels are starting to panic. …… Under the current weather, it is absolutely impossible for them to retake Kaifeng and Kao County, and if they choose to wait until after the beginning of spring before starting to act, I am afraid that their remaining grain and grass will not be able to support them for a long time......"

"Don't be careless."

Xue Ao glanced at Li Meng and reminded: "The rebels set up camp in the east of Liangcheng, and in my opinion, they also have the intention of cutting off Liangcheng and Kao County, intending to make the 10,000 troops you stationed in Kao County fall into the embarrassment of lack of food...... This Chen Miao should not be underestimated. ”

"Yes."

Li Meng nodded.

"However, you are very good at saying that the rebels will not wait until the beginning of spring to make a move." After pacing a few steps in the camp tent with his hands on his back, Xue Ao said in a deep voice: "Under the condition that our army has occupied a certain advantage, the rebels neither divided their troops to recapture Kaifeng and Kao County, nor did they choose to retreat, but forced our army to fight a decisive battle with them, which shows that they decided to use the advantage of their strength to try to defeat our army and capture Liangcheng before the grain and grass ran out. Based on this......"

He turned his head to look at Zhao Yu and Li Meng, and said in a low voice, "I suspect that the rebels will attack our joint camp at night. ”

『……』

The corners of Zhao Yu's eyes twitched slightly under the mask, and he said in his heart that this Xue Ao was worthy of being the Five Tigers of Chenmen, and his instinct reaction was too sharp.

Just as he was holding his breath and not saying a word, he heard Li Meng say in surprise: "What does the general mean that the rebels attacked our scouts and patrol guards last night to cover for the night attack in the future?" ”

"The rebels have only one way out."

Xue Ao said in a deep voice: "If you want to solve the predicament, the rebels must capture Liangcheng, and if you want to capture Liangcheng, you must first hit our army's joint camp." …… That's why I'm reluctant to engage the rebels head-on, and they're desperate for a showdown with them. 228 Literature Network

"Hoo ......"

Hearing Xue Ao's words, Zhao Yu secretly exhaled.

I have to say that Xue Ao is definitely a strategic and scheming general, and he is by no means what he shows, but Zhao Yu knows that there is something Xue Ao has made a wrong judgment: Xue Ao thought that the righteous master was actively forcing the war, but in fact, Zhao Yin did the opposite, using Xue Ao's judgment that he thought that the righteous master was actively forcing the war, and asked Xue Ao to take the initiative to shrink and avoid all the fighting behaviors with the righteous teacher.

In this case, the only thing Xue Ao will consider is how to defend, not take the initiative......

“…… Therefore, in the next period of time, we need to take strict precautions against the sneak attack of the rebels. ”

As if to verify Zhao Yu's judgment, Xue Ao really put forward an admonition to strengthen precautions.

Of course, although Xue Ao made a miscalculation, from an ordinary standpoint, there is nothing wrong with Xue Ao's decision: in the case of his own huge advantage, avoid the confrontation with the enemy army, and wait for the enemy army to collapse, is there any problem with this?

There's nothing wrong with that.

It can only be said that the guy Xue Ao faced was more witty than him.

"So, how do you, a witty Bohu boy, plan to sneak up on my Jin army's joint venture? It's such a big fuss, I believe you don't think you can not arouse Xue Ao's vigilance, right?"

Looking at General Xue standing with his back on his back and a contemplative look on his face, Zhao Yu thought secretly in his heart.

That night, the rebels continued to attack the Jin scouts and patrol guards sent by the foreign army, and both the Liang army and the Henan army suffered losses of hundreds of people.

The next day, that is, on the eighth day of the first lunar month, the rebel commander Chen Miao sent someone to deliver the war letter again, and even personally led an army of about tens of thousands to fight.

After learning of this, Zhao Yu immediately led people to the camp of the Henan Army, and climbed with Li Meng to peep at the rebels outside the camp, while waiting for Xue Ao's arrival.

After a while, Xue Ao hurried over, and after frowning and observing the rebels outside the camp, he sneered with disdain: "This is the rebels' act of covering their ears and stealing the bell." …… He wanted to make us mistakenly think that he attacked our scouts for several nights in a row in order to provoke our army out of the camp to engage them, so that our army would neglect the defense of attacking the camp. ”

Zhao Yu was beside Xue Ao at that time, and when he heard these words, he was secretly speechless.

Why is it staggering?

The reason is very simple, because he and Xue Ao thought of one thing, but he didn't mention it.

And this also made Zhao Yu more cautious in front of Xue Ao, after all, he was facing a court general whose intelligence was not inferior to him.

Ignoring the rebels fighting outside the camp, Xue Ao took Zhao Yu and Li Meng to Li Meng's camp nearby.

After the three of them entered the tent, Xue Ao frowned and said: "I think, the rebels attacked my camp at night, I'm afraid it's been a few days, Li Meng, you have to strengthen the night camp patrol again, and you must set up a patrol team within a radius of ten miles......"

Li Meng nodded slightly, and then said with a little hesitation: "General, in my opinion, instead of day and night defense, it is better to set up an ambush to kill the rebels for a while, which can not only frustrate the enemy's spirit, but also make the rebels dispel the idea of sneaking up on my camp." ”

Hearing this, Xue Ao frowned and said, "This weather is not suitable for sending troops to ambush, right?" ”

You know, today is only the eighth day of the first lunar month, and there are at least 20 days before the ice and snow melt at the beginning of spring.

However, it seems that Li Meng also took this into account, shook his head and explained: "It is not an ambush outside the camp, but an ambush inside the camp. …… During this time, almost all of our soldiers slept in armor, and I could order them to be more vigilant at night, as long as the scouts could send news of the rebels' infestation in time, I could wake up the soldiers in advance, and ask them to lie in ambush in the tents, and once the rebels attacked our camp and entered the camp, they would immediately kill in all directions and surround the rebel regiments. ”

"Hmm."

Xue Ao thought for a long time, nodded and said, "It's probably good, but what about the baggage, grain and grass in your camp?" If one is not good, I am afraid that it will be ruined. ”

"You can temporarily move to Captain Zhou's camp." Li Meng thought for a while and said: "Once the rebels enter the camp, I will try to hold them back, and in the meantime, the general and Zhou Duwei will be able to surround the rebels in one fell swoop from the east and west to our camp." ”

"Hmm."

Xue Ao pondered for a moment, then turned his head and asked Zhao Yu, "Zhou Hu, what do you think?" ”

"Move the heavy grain and grass to my camp? In that case......

With a slight movement in his heart, Zhao Yu nodded and said, "I agree with Captain Li's plan." ”

"Okay."

Hearing this, Xue Ao thought about it for a while, then clasped his fists together, and said in a deep voice: "Then act according to this plan." ”

"Yes!"

After that, on the ninth and tenth days of the first lunar month, the rebels did not make any changes except for sending troops to attack the Jin army scouts every night.

Until the night of the 11th day of the first lunar month, Zhao Yin personally came to the snow-covered sand dunes on the west side of Liangcheng, and climbed high to peek at the Jin army joint camp in the distance.

After a long time, he instructed several guards around him: "Tell General Xiang Xuan to take the lead, ...... first Tempting to test the reaction of the Jin army. ”

"Yes!"