After seeing the Tang man surnamed Du, after he left, Gou Xiong pursed his lips, his face was full of disdain, and said: "Look at his virtue, only promise, I reprimanded Zhao Yanli in front of him, as a messenger, he didn't speak for his master, but he actually smiled and apologized again and again. I have a dog, and I'm better than him! As he spoke, he glanced at Meng Lang, and said to the generals in the tent with a snort, "This is Tang'er!" It's useless, it's unreliable! ”

Meng Lang just didn't hear the second half of his sentence, he didn't get angry, he sat on the beard, stroked his beard, lowered his head slightly, as if he was thoughtful.

His Tang staff, the city government is not as far as him, listening to Gou Xiong's words, as if he was humiliated, his face turned red, and he wanted to defend himself, but the surnamed Du was really inferior, but he found that he had no way to argue, so he had to pretend not to hear, asked Meng Lang, and said, "What is Ming Gong thinking?" ”

Meng Lang raised his face and looked out of the tent.

Before the camp was built, the soldiers of the Qin army rushed to build it overnight, and the fire outside was bright, covering the moonlight and starlight of the spring night. The sound of the officers shouting orders and commanding was mixed with the sound of the soldiers digging the earth and building the wall, and it was transmitted into the tent, and it was very noisy and lively.

Meng Lang looked outside for a while, motioned to the staff to put down the tent, and then probably thought clearly, smiled, and said to Gou Xiong and the other generals quite confidently: "I think this Du Lang, maybe it was deliberately sent by Zhao Yanli." ”

Gou Xiong asked, "What do you mean?" ”

"Zhao Yanli has a reputation for cunning, not a mediocre person, Du Lang is his subordinate, how can he not know this person's habits? Knowing this person's habits, how could he not know that if he sent Du Lang as an envoy to see us, he would definitely lose his face? ”

Gou Xiong seemed to understand a little and asked, "Are you saying that Zhao Yanli deliberately sent him as an envoy in order to make him lose face?" ”

"Not bad."

"What's in it for him?"

Meng Lang smiled: "It will make us underestimate him." ”

Gou Xiong thought for a while, and had to admit that Meng Lang's analysis was reasonable, and turned to Hu generals and said: "This Zhao Yanli is not like our Hu people, but like a Tang person." We Hu people, straight to the point, are all upright people; The Tang people have a bunch of fancy intestines in their stomachs! ”

Meng Lang raised his face, looked at the top of the big tent, and looked at his actions, as if he was calming down, he immediately lowered his gaze, and said to Gou Xiong and the others with a smile: "Soldiers are not tired of cheating." In the matter of war, isn't it just that you coax me, I coax you, and whoever can coax the other party will win? ”

Gou Xiong snorted, asked Meng Lang, and said, "When I was in the skin, I asked you, how do you want to fight this battle?" You are mysterious, and you won't tell me. Now that our army has arrived outside Shuofang County, what strategy do you have, can you always say it? ”

Meng Lang replied, "General Gou misunderstood me. I'm not saying it when it comes to skin giving.

"Sun Tzu" cloud: 'The shape of the soldier is like water, the line of water avoids the high and tends to go down, and the shape of the soldier avoids the real and hits the void; The water is controlled by the land, and the soldiers are defeated by the enemy. Therefore, the army is impermanent, and the water is impermanent. Those who can win due to the change of the enemy are called gods. ’

"When our army and Zhao Yanli's department have not yet confronted each other, how will he deal with our army? Do you defend the city by yourself, or invite me to fight in the field? You and I don't know. That's why I can't answer the general. ”

"Can you answer now?"

"Zhao Yanli collected the soldiers from the rivers, counties, and tribes, and gathered them in Shuofang, obviously to defend the city and consolidate itself. His tactics are clear, and our army's countermeasures will follow. ”

"What is it?"

"He defends the city, and our army can attack the city."

Gou Xiong said: "Zhao Yanli has been running Shuofang for a long time, the city wall of Shuofang County is tall and strong, there are moats outside, and he has set up large camps in the east and west of the city, and there are thousands of rangers in the west of the city. Not to mention the solidity of Jintang, with my strength of less than 30,000, it is difficult to attack it. How are you going to attack? ”

"What the general said is very true. If it is stormed, the city will not be easy to attack, and the casualties of our troops may be not small. Meng Lang replied, "So, I don't plan to attack. ”

"Don't attack? So how to fight? ”

"Try to see if you can lure Zhao Yanli out of the city, our army will set up an ambush and win a field battle with it."

Gou Xiong laughed and said: "Zhao Yanli is like a turtle, and he summoned all the soldiers and horses outside the river to Shuofang County, obviously to hold the city and not fight with our army in the field." And as you said, Zhao Yanli is cunning and will not be easily deceived. Old Meng, how did you lure him out? ”

Meng Lang not only has the ability to govern the country, he is familiar with military books, and knows the military, and most importantly, although he has rarely been on the battlefield before, let alone has no experience in leading operations independently, his "military knowledge" is by no means on paper.

Meng Lang has two outstanding advantages.

One is to be thoughtful and take into account the overall situation.

One is the experience of being young and poor, which created his insight into human nature.

In the final analysis, the essence of fighting a war is nothing more than leading a group of people to fight with another group of people. The victory or defeat of the battle mainly depends on who is more powerful between "one's own people" and "the other party's people". Whoever can unite his own people and understand the strengths and weaknesses of the other party thoroughly will achieve the final victory.

Meng Lang's virtue of being thoughtful and taking into account the overall situation enabled him to unite his own army, and the advantage of his understanding of human nature enabled him to grasp the place where the other party could be used by himself.

Those who know others are wise, and those who know themselves are clear.

Meng Lang can be described as "knowing people" and "self-knowing", he is very clear about his own advantages and abilities, because although this battle is his first battle, it does not affect his confidence in himself.

Faith is reflected on the surface, which is his eloquent speech.

Meng Lang said with a smile: "The plan to lure the enemy is also easy to say. ”

"Oh?"

Meng Lang grabbed the sleeve of his right arm, stretched out his right hand, nodded to the northeast in the tent, and said, "Just wait for Tuoba's soldiers and horses to arrive, and the plan to lure the enemy will be feasible." ”

Gou Xiong was stunned and said, "Tuoba? ”

After the death of his father, Zhao Yanli took this daughter as his wife and gave birth to a son, nicknamed Gulu, who was very loved by Zhao Yanli. As I expected, Zhao Yanli must have sent his son to Shengle to ask for reinforcements! ”

Rong people also have the custom of accepting step-marriage, Zhao Yanli married his stepmother as his wife, it is not worth Gou Xiong's surprise, he was surprised by Meng Lang's speculation that Zhao Yanli "must have asked for help in Tuoba matter", he opened his eyes wide, subconsciously repeated Meng Lang's words, and said: "Rushed to Shengle for help?" ”

"Not bad."

Not only Zhao Yanli, but the generals in the tent, you look at me, I look at me, and most of them also have a look of surprise on their faces.

Meng Lang's Tang staff had long known about Meng Lang's speculation, and when he saw the discoloration of the Hu generals' expressions, a smile unconsciously bloomed at the corner of his mouth, and he said in his heart: "Ming Gong's wisdom and strategy, how can you wait for measurable?" Is it comparable? ”

Gou Xiong's expression changed, and he thought in his heart: "Zhao Yanli is cunning and repeated, just like a vicious wolf on the grassland, arrogant and cannibalistic when he is powerful, and like a dog when he is beaten, with his temperament, it is really possible to send his son to Shengle to ask for help as the old man said." said, "So he sent his son to ask for help from Shengle, and the Tuoba Department may not be able to help him, right?" ”

"As long as he has offered enough benefits, why doesn't Tuoba help?"

"What good can he give to the Tuoba?"

"Although there are many deserts in Shuofang, there are many good pastures on both sides of the river. If he is willing to call the proton Tuoba and then dedicate the Henan ranch adjacent to Shengle to him, then I conclude that the Tuoba Department will definitely rush to help. ”

So will Zhao Yanli dedicate the pastures on the south bank of the Yellow River to the Tuoba Department? And under the pressure of the Qin army, his old nest is about to be unable to be saved, a few pastures with abundant water and grass, needless to say, in order to tide over the current crisis, he will definitely not be a pity, he will definitely offer.

Gou Xiong felt the seriousness of the situation, but he was a fierce general of the Qin State, so he was not afraid of it, but was aroused to fight highly.

He Huo Ran got up, pressed the saber, turned around in the tent, and said loudly: "I heard that Helan Yannian is known as the Tiger General of the Northland, and he is as famous as Rouran's Wen Shilan, so I have long wanted to meet with him!" All right! If Tuoba Xianbei doesn't know whether he is alive or dead, he really dares to help the rebellion, and if he rescues Zhao Yanli, I will take Helan Yannian's head, present it to the king, and hang it on the city of Xianyang, declaring the heavenly power of my Great Qin! ”

General Hu, who was careful in the account, thought: "General Gou's words are not logical. Helan Yannian has a good reputation, but Tuoba Xianbei is like sending reinforcements, but he will not necessarily take Helan Yannian as a general. If Helan Yannian can't be a general, how can General Gou take his head? After looking at Gou Xiong several times, seeing his high morale and enthusiasm, after thinking about it, he still had a little look at him and didn't raise this objection.

Meng Lang clapped his hands and praised: "The general is happy when he hears the enemy, and the heroic man is also strong!" When Tuoba reinforcements arrive, let's feign defeat and lead Zhao Yanli out of the city, the thief army will all depend on the general! ”

Gou Xiong came to Meng Lang's seat, held the hilt of the knife, leaned forward slightly, glared at him condescendingly, and said, "Helan Yannian is just a big dog in my eyes; Zhao Yanli is just a puppy in my eyes! Two dogs! Why is it so difficult to lose? Lao Pi ......, Lao Meng! As long as you are willing to ask the king for me to be the captain of our company, you will sit in the camp and hear the good news when the war comes! ”

Even though Meng Lang was familiar with human nature, he didn't expect Gou Xiong to suddenly pop out such a sentence.

He was stunned for a moment, and said in his heart: "Isn't it a noble relative in the court, who is afraid that I will kill too much, so Gou Xiong wants to replace me in this position?" "It's not for me to play." If the battle is won, the big county is too guarded, and the marquis of ten thousand households, I can play the king, according to the military merits, for the general. ”

Gou Xiong forced Meng Lang to look at him and said threateningly: "Old Meng, don't you want to win this battle?" ”

Meng Lang couldn't cry or laugh, and was forced to be helpless, so he had to make a decision, reason with him, and said bitterly: "General Gou, although Captain Sili is not a minister, he is powerful and respectful.

"In the Qin period, the Sili school captain and Shang Shuling, the imperial history Zhongcheng, in the court meeting each had a special seat, the capital number was 'three solitary sitting'; In the Qin, Cheng and Tang dynasties, the Si Li School Wei Yi Shangshu Tai Ting, located on Jiuqing; When the public discussion and the pilgrimage are congratulated, the three princes are 'disrespectful'.

"General Gou, how can I have the right to petition for such a dignitary and important position? I hope that the general will not be angry about this, and should put national affairs first! ”

Gou Xiongxin said: "Damn, it is precisely because of the dignity and power of this position that Lao Tzu wants to do it!" How? Only you are allowed to be majestic, but not Lao Tzu is also majestic? Thinking that Meng Lang was making excuses and unwilling to help himself, he glared at him angrily for a while, and then threw his sleeves and left the account.

The rest of the generals also took their leave.

Before the prepared meal was served, there was no one to eat, and the staff asked Meng Lang what to do.

Meng Lang rubbed his forehead, waved his sleeves, and said, "The soldiers have worked hard to build camps overnight, send them to them." ”

The staff looked at his tired appearance, felt distressed, and couldn't hold it back, and said to Meng Lang: "Ming Gong, General Gou is too much. first asked for a three-day rest in the skin, then beat the drum to gather troops, and now he asks for an official position in public, and there is really no military discipline and national law! Ming Gong, it's better to write to the king, please punish the king severely! ”

Meng Lang sighed: "Do you know why the king sent me and General Gou to lead the troops to fight Zhao Yanli? ”

"I don't know."

"This battle is the first major battle after the king ascended the throne, and it is related to the strategic planning of my dynasty in the future. General Gou is not only the queen's brother, but also brave and human, and is the first-class general of our country, and second; I know the king's difficulties, and when the king chose a general, he promised the king that I would definitely tolerate General Gou and put the overall situation first. Meng Lang said, "Because of the three articles, the king appointed General Gou as my lieutenant." ”

"I see. But General Gou is so vexatious, it's really annoying! ”

Meng Lang said: "If you can't bear it, you will make a big plan." Our army has now arrived in Shuofang, and a great war is coming, so we must be united in our hearts. At this moment, the only thing I can do is to endure each other for the sake of the country. Remember, don't say anything more about what you just said. ”

The aide replied, "Yes." ”

Meng Lang really felt very tired, waved his hand, and told him to go out.

The staff went out of the tent and went to deliver food to the soldiers.

Meng Lang got up from his sit and walked to the map hanging on the tent wall.

There are two maps.

One is a map of the area around Shuofang; One is a map of the entire world of the world.

Meng Lang only glanced at the person in front of him, that is, he fell on the latter, looked at it for a long time, his eyes fell on the capital of Wei, and then moved to the capital of Jiangzuo, swimming back and forth between the two cities, and finally, he was set in the position of Xianyang City, the capital of the king of Qin, and imagined that in the current palace, Pu Mao was either reading the chapter under the candle, or taking a sheep cart to tour the garden at night, and muttered: "The immortal saint of the king, I have the material for management and music." How can I understand the ambition of the king, the disciples of Gou Xiong, who are not my kind?

"Maybe it seems to others that he is pressing me step by step these days, and I am retreating step by step, but in fact? If you want to achieve great things, you must chase the deer in the sea, and you can't do it without eagles and dogs. Gou Xiong's generation, in the eyes of me and the king, is just an eagle dog! And eagle dogs, what is there to put gas? What is there to back down? I'm not giving in to him, I'm advancing my ambitions with the king! ”

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