Chapter Twenty-Five: Tao Luo Guanguo Zhong is fierce and cunning

Koji Shuo's "Ming Gong" exited, and Linghu Fengxin said: "Hmph, have you changed your name to Gong?" ”

For the battle in the coming Japan, Ling Hu Feng was very planned, but his plan could not be known to He Changxing and other Hu Bu for the time being, so he did not answer Koji Shuo's tone. Hush Han asked for warmth, talked nonsense for a long time, and waited for He Changxing to say goodbye, then he turned back to the topic and ordered someone to put the sand table.

The sand table was made by Cao Fei and shaped the landscape around Inozawa.

Sand tables and maps have existed for a long time. Yu divides the world into Kyushu, casts and paints the map of Kyushu on the tripod, and draws a tripod in a state, which is for the nine tripods, representing the world; During the reign of Qin Shi Huang, the mountains and tombs and cities were built with mercury to simulate rivers and seas, which can be called the prototype of the sand table.

A reliable map and sand table require professional ranging tools and arithmetic knowledge, such as Sinan, rules, rules, etc., and knowledge such as the Pythagorean theorem, daily height surgery, and distance accumulation method. Cao Fei doesn't have tools and doesn't understand algorithms, but being able to read maps is one of the qualities of an officer.

"Uncle, please come here."

Koji Shuo stepped up to the desk and leaned over to look.

I saw that in the middle of the sand table was a flood of water surrounded by iron sheets, a narrow ditch in the south of the water, and the outside of the ditch was also covered with iron sheets, and water was stored in it; The iron sheet is sand; A few crooked wilted branches were inserted in the north side of Hongshui; Four or five mud mounds were misplaced, the surface of the mound was black and gray cracked, and the attendants did not grasp the strength of the sand table well, and the soil foam fell and stained the sand layer.

Koji Shuo said in his heart: "It's crooked, it's messy, is it embarrassing to call it a sand table?" ”

After Cao Fei's sand table was made, only Linghu Feng had seen it, and Xin Er was also the first time to see his masterpiece, and he felt a little sympathetic, and thought: "Lao Cao's sand table is on par with my handful of wonderful pen Danqing." ”

Linghu said in his heart: "When I saw him last time, it wasn't so ugly." But the last time he saw it, the branches were fresh, the soil was just pinched, at least it barely looked like that, and when he caught a glimpse of Koji Shuo and his subordinates, he coughed dryly twice, and said, "Uncle doesn't know anything, there are many strokes in the desert, and the wind will roll the gravel together, just like this soil foam." Lao Cao's system pays attention to an image. ”

Cao Fei said modestly: "In order to make this plate, the minister went around Ze three times, carefully investigated, and did not dare to say the image, only dared to say that it was similar to the field." "A little self-satisfaction.

"Ming Gong, please talk about planning."

Fighting a war requires brainstorming, especially as Koji Shuo said, the success or failure of this battle is a matter of success or failure, so that Hu Feng is very cautious about it, and discussed his plans with the "strategic" Xin Er and the "battle-hardened" Cao Fei.

Both of them already knew. But Xin Er was still concentrating and listening to Linghu Feng's narration. After all, this kind of large-scale legion combat was something he had never been exposed to, and he could learn a lot from Ling Hufeng's pre-war deployment.

"This Hongshui is Pig Nozawa, and the ditch is Valley Water. There is a dense forest in the north of Zebei, that is, these few branches. There are many sand dunes on the edge of the river, most of which are still there at night, and may be gone in the morning; These places on the plate have high soil content, wet adjacent to water, and are not easy to be blown away by the wind, and the position is relatively fixed. ”

Ling Hu Feng said a few words, finished talking about the terrain, and asked, "Uncle, do you have any questions?" ”

"Nope."

Then I'll go on. I have sent scouts to the royal capital, and the dogs will send troops on the front foot, and I will know on the back foot. It is expected that the soldiers sent by the dog cubs will be mainly cavalry, supplemented by foot soldiers, and the total amount of infantry and cavalry will not exceed 20,000. ”

The garrison of the royal capital is 30,000, plus Ling Hu Yong's recent transfer from other counties, at most 40,000 at present, the capital must be unprepared, and Zebian Hu cavalry is about 10,000, then, 20,000 foot cavalry should be the total number of soldiers and horses that Ling Hu Yong is most likely to send. The Hu herdsmen all have horses, and the cavalry they send will definitely be more cavalry.

Koji Shuo nodded and said, "Not bad." ”

"My specific plan is: divide the battlefield into two."

"How do you split it into two?"

"When his troops arrive, I will send some Hu Mu to fight. Hu Mu is not their opponent, and the thief rider will definitely chase after them, and I will defeat them here. Linghu Feng nodded between the two sand dunes on the west side of Hongshui.

"Are you going to set up an ambush here?"

"Ambushing is one thing; I'm going to set traps here, dig sand and dig holes. ”

"Digging sand and digging pits?"

"Yes. Tomorrow, I will ask all the departments to dispatch Hu Mu, cut down wood to make boards, use planks as walls, dig deep and dig here, build hundreds of deep pits, and then cover the mouth of the pit and sprinkle sand on it. Thinking about the war, the thief was chasing after the defeated Hu Mu, and suddenly encountered this pit,...... Hey, uncle, what do you think will happen? ”

"People are turning on their backs, and there is chaos before and after."

"Exactly! At this moment, I ambushed the soldiers and horses on the side of the hill, and if I don't fight the thief, I will let it fall apart. ”

"That's a good idea."

"Although the plan is good, the key to victory depends on the uncle."

"Does Ming Gong want to make me ambushed? Please rest assured, if I can't win again, what face do I have to sit in Longdong and defend the country? ”

Linghu Feng shook his head and said, "I don't plan to use your troops as an ambush here. Sun Bin taught Tian Ji horse racing, the method of the three horses, does the uncle remember? ”

"The following is on the enemy, the middle is on the enemy, and the enemy is on the middle."

"Yes, yes. For the ambush here, I want to use Hu Mu. This battlefield is the three of Lao Cao, Ah Gua and Ziming. Uncle, your ambush and battlefield are here. Linghu Feng pointed to the sand dunes southeast of Ze and said, "You ambush here." After the defeated Hu Mu led the thief horse away, you led the troops to kill, first defeated the foot soldiers of the dog cub and the remaining troops, cut off their support, and then the uncle you left the foot soldiers to expand the results of the battle, led the horses to help Lao Cao, A Gua and Ziming, joined forces with them, and then killed the thief horse. ”

Koji Shuo brought a total of 6,000 soldiers and horses, 2,000 cavalry, and 4,000 foot soldiers. As with the three hundred riders, the ratio of riders to steps is one to two. Generally speaking, except for Jiangnan and Shuzhong, which lack war horses, and the countries of Beidi and Guanzhong, the amount of infantry and cavalry in an army is basically in this proportion. The 4,000 infantry soldiers were not a problem to deal with the defeated Yong infantry and the remaining troops; Two thousand elite cavalry galloped to the aid of Cao Fei and the three of them, totaling about seven or eight thousand troops, encircling and suppressing the Yong cavalry in the ambush, maybe the battle would be fiercer, but there was also a certainty of victory.

Koji Shuo thought about looking at the sand table, summed up Ling Hufeng's plan, and muttered: "Break the thief's step first, and then destroy the thief's ride." ”

"Exactly. Uncle, you are my superior! In both battlefields, your troops are the main force, and if you can fight well, the battle will be won. ”

Linghu Feng's plan, whether it is in the use of terrain, or the use of troops, or the concentrated use of elite troops, Koji Shuo asked himself, if it was him, he couldn't do better.

He thought in his heart: "Hu Nu's temperament is not good to serve, but the level of use of soldiers is not said, looking at the country, there are few enemies against him." He said, "Ming Gong's planning is excellent, but I have a question. ”

"What?"

"The Hu Mu that lured the thieves to ride into the ambush is extremely dangerous, and there will be no fewer casualties. Hu Mu is undisciplined, will he obey the orders of Ming Gong and honestly meet the enemy and send him to death? What if they scattered and fled before the battle was engaged? ”

Jia Zhen didn't know Ling Hufeng's plan before, and said in his heart at this time: "There are scouts to deliver news, I know everything about the enemy, and I don't know the enemy, and the chance of winning this battle is already seven or eight." After winning this battle, it will be idle to return to the royal capital. Back in the royal capital, it will not be easy for me to take revenge. Take this opportunity to kill that dog thing! At that moment, taking advantage of Koji Shuo's words, he said: "The lord is subdued by the ministers, Cao Xiaowei, and Xin Shilang, so Hu Mu, who lured the thief to ride, can only be He Changxing's supervision?" ”

Linghu Feng divided Hu Mu into four governors, Xin Er and three people were ambushed, and only He Changxing was left behind.

"yes."

"The minister thinks it's inappropriate."

"Why?"

"This Hu Mu must have suffered heavy casualties, nine times out of ten, they will flee without a fight, what the Koji Governor said. The minister thought that He Du's loyalty was not enough, and it was very unstable to use him to let him do this. ”

"And who do you say you should do with this?"

"It is advisable to choose one of the three governors from the minister, Cao Xiaowei, and Xin Shilang. The three ministers and other departments, especially the Xin Shilang Department, are strictly organized, and the order is prohibited, which can be preferred. Jia Zhensen asked Xin Er solemnly, "Squire, would you like to take on this important responsibility for the Lord?" ”

As soon as Jia Zhen spoke, Xin Er felt that something was wrong, and after listening, sure enough, she said in her heart: "Old Jia, it's too much, right?" You fuck you! He bowed down solemnly, and said to Linghu Feng, "Please take on this role as a thief for the Lord!" Jia Zhen put him on the fire, and this sentence of loyalty cannot be deserved.

Linghu Feng smiled, motioned for Xin Er to get up, and said, "The three of you are my favorite generals, how can I use you to do such a dangerous thing?" Said to Koji Shuo and Jia Zhen, "Uncle, Ziming, you two are relaxed." I have my own way to make He Changxing obediently obey orders. ”

A tent area was drawn and stationed for Koji's troops.

That night, Linghu set up a banquet to entertain Koji Shuo. Koji Shuo ruled the army, led by example, and did not drink alcohol when leading the troops into battle. Everyone didn't drink much, and it was hastily over.

The next day, Linghu was summoned to the ministry.

He didn't mention the war, he only ordered them to send their own people, and requisitioned a total of 3,000 men and women to go to Zebei to cut wood and make planks. The more help the sooner done. After half a day, the planks are enough. In the afternoon, thousands of Hu Mu dug sand and made pits in the ambush site until the red sun sank in the west.

The red sun rises in the east, and the royal capital is on the city.

Linghu Yong looked at the railing from afar, and watched Guo Baiju lead his troops to the battle.

There were more than 10,000 cavalry in the front, 5,000 foot soldiers in the middle, and the families of the soldiers levied from the East and West Yuan City transported the baggage and followed behind. Linghu Yong worshiped Guo Baiju as a rebellious general and gave him a drum class. Drums and shengsheng. An army of 20,000 or 30,000 men marched north along the water.

It wasn't until he could no longer see the banner representing Guo Baiju that Ling Huyong left the city tower.

The city tower was no longer visible, Guo Baiju retracted his gaze, hid his feelings of love, looked ahead, and ordered left and right: "Order the scout to enter the desert and investigate the thief!" "Left and right, gallop to give orders to the scout camp.

In the desert sand sea, more than 30 miles away in front of the vanguard of the Yong army, there have been several horsemen who have gone deep, and it is the spies sent by Linghu in the royal capital. Several horses continued day and night, changing horses halfway, and two days later they arrived at Zebian, and reported to the fox Feng: "The thieves are coming!" ”

Linghu Feng was not surprised and rejoiced, and immediately beat the drum to gather the generals.

Koji Shuo, Xin Er, Cao Fei, Jia Zhen, Fu Qiao, the generals of the Koji Department, Ballian Chinu, He Changxing and other Hu Zhong rushed in droves.

Led the inner and outer ring of the tent to rank the armor, Ling Hu Feng sat proudly, and ordered: "Take down the red slave!" ”

Everyone bowed down, and some had not yet sat down, and they were all surprised when they suddenly heard his words.

Four or five armor soldiers pressed down the bald and red slaves, and bound him quickly.

The bald red slave was terrified, and struggled and shouted, "Chance! Great rate! Why is that? ”

"You old dog! Before you colluded with Ling Hu Yong and betrayed Lao Tzu, Lao Tzu recited you and me incense, sparing you from dying. Thou hast not repented of thanksgiving, but hast commanded thy daughter to commit assassination. Ling Hu Feng opened the wooden box on the case, took out a bloody head, bull's eyes and thick lips, it was the daughter of the red slave, threw it in front of the red slave, and said, "Your daughter can't be assassinated, I have killed her!" "Lingjiashi," pull the old dog out and cut it down!" Then he ordered the three hundred horsemen to say, "Quickly arrest the wife and brother of the red slave, and take their heads and offer them." ”

will come out on command.

The bald red slave shouted that he was wronged and was dragged out by the armor. After a while, he stopped talking, and the armor took his head into the account.

He Changxing and Hu Mu looked at each other, and they all saw horror on each other's faces, and they all said in their hearts: "The red slave is under house arrest by you, and it is difficult to protect himself, how dare he plot to assassinate?" "I know that Linghu Feng just made an excuse casually, and he killed the red slave to show them.

Xin Er said in a frightened heart: "I said, how could he fall in love with the daughter of the red slave?" It turns out that it is not only for the sake of venting, but also for this time! Gu saw Jia Zhen staring at the head of the red slave with a look of hatred, Xu Yin was not killed by him, and there was loss in his eyes.

Linghu Feng instructed the armor soldiers: "Show it to you." He Changxing and the others asked, "The red slave stabbed me, and I punished his whole family, is this kind of disposal okay?" ”

He Changxing and the others trembled, and fell to the ground with a brush, and they all said: "The red slave plotted to assassinate the big rate, and the crime deserves death!" It is the three tribes of Yiqi, and it should be! "No one has the heart to look at the head of the Red Slave. The armor priest gave a message, and retreated to their side and stood with his sword.

Linghu Feng said pretendedly: "I have an incense with him, and I have to be forgiving and forgiving." He lifted them up and said with a smile, "Don't be afraid. I only kill the Red Slave today, and it has nothing to do with you. To tell you the truth, I will fight the dog to the death at the latest day after tomorrow, and then I will have to rely on you. When the battle is won, Lao Tzu will return to the royal capital and ascend the throne in style, and he will definitely reward you for your meritorious deeds. So let your words be unfounded, and you will call all the leaders of your tribe, and I will cut your arms with you. ”

Cutting off the arm for the covenant is the custom of the Hu people to swear an oath. Cut the arm and bleed, wipe it with a cloth, burn it as ashes, and drink it with wine to indicate the agreement.

He Changxing and the others did not dare to refuse, so they sent their entourage to call the small leaders of the headquarters to come over.

After waiting for a long time, the ministries came.

Twenty or thirty people, unable to fit in the tent, stood outside the tent. Xin Er heard Lan Baozhang's shouting about summoning them to do something. The body of the red slave had been dragged away, and there were blood stains on the ground, and some people saw it and discussed what was going on. Noisy.

Linghu Feng didn't mention any cutting his arms for an appointment, and he didn't even see them, so he smiled and said to Koji Shuo: "Uncle, have you worked hard?" ”

Koji Shuo didn't know what he was going to do, so he bowed down and said, "Ming Gong, please order." ”

"In the coming battles, the strong and strong are all out, and only the old and weak women and children are left in the camp, and the dogs and cubs are like sending troops to attack, and it is difficult for them to defend themselves. The soldiers are fighting on the front line, and I can't put their families in danger, so I ask my uncle to gather the women, children, and families of all departments in one place and send troops to guard them. ”

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