"What the hell is going on?"

Yizhou Governor Shi Xu Min, Yongchang Governor Zheng Bai, Yizhou Chief Clerk He Yu...... More than ten people led the troops to guard the defense of Wei County, and suddenly heard Yonghong's edict, and rushed to the county government, of course, they were all a little surprised when they saw Yonghong's depressed and desperate expression.

"The secret letter from Dianchi, see for yourselves!"

Yonghong handed over the secret letter in his hand, and his voice was a little hoarse.

"The herdsmen bypassed the Qiqi and approached Dianchi from the southeast?"

Xu Min was shocked, his pupils had changed color, and his whole face was extremely pale: "This is impossible?" ”

"How so?"

He Yu, as Yonghong's strategist, has always been stable, but this time, he was also shocked by the huge waves in his heart, and the blood and qi all over his body were lost at this moment: "After half a circle, thousands of miles of running, how did they do it?" ”

It's not that they don't defend in the direction of the Qiqi, if they enter Yizhou from the front of the Qiqi and from the Yelang line, it is impossible to be silent.

However, the herdsmen bypassed most of the Qiqi and entered Yizhou from the southeast of Yizhou County.

That was the weakest place in Yizhou Army and the most neglected place in Yizhou County.

It's not unexpected.

But they subconsciously ignored this, because they didn't expect that some soldiers and horses would dare to go around the mountain road and walk thousands of miles before entering Yizhou County.

"The ferocity of the herdsman, you all have experience!"

Yonghong slowly raised his head and said bitterly: "It's also that I underestimate them too much, they dare us not to think, so we will be blocked everywhere, beaten everywhere, this time, it is a failure!" ”

The shepherd's sudden arrival in Dianchi City was unexpected, and at the same time, it also meant that the defense of Wei County was already insignificant, and they went to defend the herdsmen outside Yizhou County.

This line of defense has been painstakingly arranged, and it has completely lost its effectiveness.

"It's happened, and now we should think about how to deal with it." Zheng Bai is not very old, but he is calm and introverted, he is Yonghong's right-hand man, he said in a deep voice: "Whether to defend or retreat, after all, there is a strategy!" ”

"Strategy?"

Yonghong settled down, nodded, and said: "That's right, we can't mess up yet, let's talk about it, now, how should we deal with the situation in Dianchi Lake!" ”

"It's better to divide the troops and send them back!"

He Yu said: "Dianchi City has thick walls, there are not a few troops in the city, there are still Yongtong to hold on, although Yongtong is not a famous general in the world, but in Nanzhong, it is also one of the best generals, cautious and cautious, good at defense, will be able to hold for many days, we divide a part of the troops, converge Yongtong, first encircle and kill this part of the pastoral army, in order to save the situation!" ”

"It's a matter of course!"

Xu Min shook his head: "I'm sure that as long as we divide a little bit of troops, the herdsmen on the opposite side will pour out of the nest and attack on my Wei County until death, at that time, we will really lose more than we lose, and we will lose both ends!" ”

"Are we going to retreat?" A marching Sima said a little unwillingly: "Losing the defense line of Weixian, the next territory, even if it is not a horse and a flat river, is unstoppable, how can you stop the herdsman!" ”

"Can we get the barbarian army to increase our troops, and we withdraw some of our troops!?"

He Yu said again.

"Difficult!"

Yonghong said slowly: "Meng Huo, that person, seems to be so cool, in fact, he can cooperate with us, but there is a bit of turmoil, he is the first to run, because he has a back road, we don't!" ”

The barbarians are a big deal to retreat to the 100,000 mountains, they have come out of the dangerous and harsh environment, and they can survive when they go back, but they can't, even if Yonghong is willing to take the protagonist's troops to escape into the 100,000 mountains, or retreat to Yongchang, it is difficult to survive.

The brocade clothes and food in Yizhou County have already made them adapt to this kind of life, and if they go back to the wild and primitive tribes, they will not be able to survive for a day.

"Retreat!"

Xu Min gritted his teeth and said in a deep voice: "Lord Taishou, Dianchi City is very important, even if we lose the defense line of Weixian County, we have Dianchi Lake, but once Dianchi City is lost, all of us are rootless duckweed, our family, our wealth, are in Dianchi City, Dianchi cannot afford to lose, even if we know that his pastoral army may not be able to break through Dianchi Lake, but we can't have a trace of luck!" ”

"The most important point, the paper can't hold the fire, once the news of the siege of Dianchi Lake reaches the ears of the generals, then it is the day of the collapse of our army, not to mention the soldiers, the generals above the military marquis level, most of the families are in Dianchi, how can they stabilize their hearts!"

Xu Min said word by word.

As soon as his voice came out, the hall fell silent.

Everyone looked at each other.

Dianchi Lake, that is the foundation of the survival of their Nanzhong Hao clan, Qiqi, Yuewang, Yongchang, and the three counties combined, are not as important as a Dianchi City.

Once Dianchi Lake is lost, they can't even believe what they will face.

Maybe they can take it calmly.

But they can't guarantee that once this news spreads, the generals under their command will burst into emotions, and when the time comes, there will be internal strife and strong enemies outside, and even if their defense line is strong, they will be completely defeated.

That's really a real weakness.

"Xu Changshi is right!"

Yonghong slowly stood up, his eyes narrowed slightly, his fists couldn't help but clench, and he said in a low voice: "Even if I don't want to, I'm afraid we have to do this, only by retreating can we protect my Yizhou!" ”

"But once the troops retreat, it will inevitably alarm the herdsmen on the opposite side, and they will fight up, and we may not be able to retreat smoothly!"

Zheng Bai said in a low voice.

"There's a way!"

He Yu's pupils flickered with a fierce light.

"Say!"

"Advance is retreat!" He Yu said lightly: "They advance, we retreat!" ”

"Who's going in?"

Yonghong paused for a moment and asked.

He Yu was silent, but the meaning was already obvious.

Yonghong also quickly came back to his senses, and he muttered to himself: "Barbarians? ”

He Yu's meaning, he understood, was to let the barbarian army come as his shield, and at the critical time, let the barbarian army block the herdsmen and consume the main force of the herdsmen, and they would join Dianchi City.

This is clearly a betrayal of allies.

But it's the best way.

In this way, he can not lose any of his strength, and smoothly withdraw from the defense of Weixian, and the barbarian army has come up, with the strength of the barbarian army, as long as the herdsman army is entangled for more than three days, even if he wants to withdraw at that time, it will be difficult, and he can only block it to the death when the time comes.

Use the strength of the barbarian army to gain space and time for Yizhou County.

This is a good strategy.

Of course, it's also insidious.

In the county hall, everyone came back to their senses slightly, thinking of this, looking at He Yu's gaze, there was a trace of horror, this person is a plan, how vicious, I shudder a little when I think about it.

"Meng Huo is not a puppet, this person is a small thing or rough and simple, but the big thing is not confused, once he comes to his senses, I am afraid that they will turn the troops to us!" Xu Min was worried: "At that time, we will be doomed!" ”

"Controlling the timing is the most important thing!" He Yu said softly: "Joint attack, take the initiative, as long as we send troops, Meng Huo will never doubt it, Meng Huo's news is not so well-informed, he will not know, Dianchi City is already facing a predicament, at this time, he will not let us go, we will jointly formulate a strategy, as long as the critical time, we withdraw smoothly, then the pressure of the entire battlefield is all on the barbarian army, when the time comes, even if he realizes this, he can not retreat with his whole body, he can only desperately block the enemy!" ”

"The insidious is a little insidious, but now, we don't seem to have any other choice, if we can block the herdsman army and consume the strength of the barbarian army, why don't we follow it!" Zheng Bai said lightly.

Yonghong judged the situation and thought about it again and again, he thought of all the methods he could come up with, but there was no way to solve his current predicament, so even if he was not very willing, he finally accepted He Yu's suggestion.

"He Yu, you personally go and invite Meng Huo to come to Wei County, say that our army intends to counterattack, and discuss strategic deployment!"

Yonghong said word by word.

Dead friends do not die poor.

In this world, allies and everything are used to betray, and husbands and wives are still flying separately when disaster comes, and they are still allies with evil intentions, so if you don't use them to block the sword at this time, how long will you wait.

"No!"

He Yu took the order.

……………………………………………………………………

Jingping's Second Army, a double-toothed warship.

In the cabin, the Pastoral Command.

Mu Jing carried his hands on his back, hunting with his eyes, looking around the sand table, one by one on the sand table, as if a force was reflected in the depths of his eyes.

Only by knowing oneself and knowing one's opponent can one not be defeated.

This is a big breakthrough for the layout of the herdsman.

"It's coming!"

After half a ring, Mu Jing said softly.

"What's coming soon?" Xi Zhicai and Chen Gong entered together from the outside, and today the two of them crossed the river in person, walked the highest mountain in the west, and also went to the city wall of Wei County to observe the terrain, and then rushed back.

"The time for a decisive battle is coming!"

Mu Jing raised his head, looked at the two of them, and said with a smile.

"A decisive battle?"

Xi Zhicai squinted: "I think, the key is that those people in Nanzhong are not very willing, they are like a king now, they hide their heads, they are wearing turtle shells, they just don't fight us head-on!" ”

"They just want to use this method to consume us to death and drag down our logistical supplies!" Chen Gong said bitterly: "Not to mention, this aspect is quite effective, our logistics supply, at most a month, will inevitably have problems, the road to transport grain from all over Bashu to the south is too long, and the southern road is even more difficult to walk, there is no gallop road, most of them are mountain roads, grain and grass are transported, and more than half of them are consumed!" ”

"This situation won't last long!"

Mu Jing shook his head and said, "Even if you are willing, even if I am willing, they will not be willing!" “

"Did you get any news?" Xi Zhicai keenly sensed that something was abnormal, and hurriedly asked.

"Your nose is so smart!"

The ranch nodded.

The news of Dianchi was delivered to the taste, so the news of Lei Hu and Shamoke also went north through the Jingwu Division, and the Jingwu Division had not been operating in Nanzhong for a long time, and the transmission of news was not much slower than them.

Almost synchronously, the news was transmitted to Mu Jing's hands.

Mu Jing told the news to Xi Zhicai and Chen Gong: "Now Lei Hu and Shamoke more than 20,000 soldiers and horses have surrounded Dianchi Lake, for the time being, besiege but not attack, there is a sense of coercion, and there is also a heart of temptation, this news, Dianchi Lake should be 800 miles expedited, sent to Wei County, let Yonghong choose, how Yonghong chooses, I can't guess a little, but I think, he will give us a surprise!" ”

"According to normal logic, Yonghong only has two choices, either withdraw directly or divide his troops to the south, no matter how he chooses, it is all wrong!" Xi Zhicai said.

"Not necessarily!"

The corners of Chen Gong's mouth raised slightly: "Maybe he will have a third choice, during this time, our staff department has analyzed some of the generals in Nanzhong, these people are quite capable and cannot be underestimated, even if there is a slight gap, they can get out!" ”

"Wait!"

Mu Jing said with a smile: "No matter what decision Yonghong makes, as long as he moves, we can take the lead, I want to see how Yonghong chooses, whether he gives up Dianchi Lake, or dies to protect Dianchi Lake, or, he has an unexpected choice!" ”

He continued: "Order the scouts of all departments, give me a dead eye on the other side, even the slightest change, report it immediately, I want to grasp the situation in Wei County at all times!" ”

"No!"

Xi Zhicai nodded and took the order.

On the first day, the scout came to report: "Report to the lord, Wei County suddenly 3,000 soldiers and horses out of the eastern suburbs!" ”

"Probe again, find out their deployment in the eastern suburbs!"

"No!"

On the second day, the scout came again to report: "Report to the lord that a large number of soldiers and horses have appeared on the western front, which are moving north along the river, and the whole line is pressing, and it is less than eighty miles away from the area we defend.

"Keep watching, find out their numbers, their numbers, and attack routes!"

"No!"

On the third day, the scouts came to report repeatedly.

"Report to the lord, the eight thousand main forces of Wei County have entered the plain in the northern suburbs of Wei County, and they are only ten miles away against our army!"

"Report to the lord, the soldiers of Yizhou County are stationed in Shanghewan to defend against the advance of our army's water division!"

"Giving ,...... to the Lord"

One by one, the news entered the command headquarters, and after Xi Zhicai Chen Palace, as well as dozens of staff adjutant generals, with day and night deduction and discussion, the deployment of the enemy army has been clearly placed in front of Mu Jing's case.

"It's kind of interesting!"

The corners of Mu Jing's mouth raised a playful smile: "Comprehensively advance, take the initiative to fight a decisive battle, is this a battle against the water, or is there something else to do?" ”

"I think they must have other plans!"

"I don't think so, they were forced by us to be in such a situation, and it is not impossible to fight against the water!"

"Are they the ones who have the guts?"

"Don't underestimate the enemy!"

"If they have other plans, what they want, they will be able to fight us at this time, and they will be able to figure out their death!"

“……”

The general of the staff began to discuss it enthusiastically.

Xi Zhicai and Chen Gong were a little silent, their eyes looked at a picture on the sand table that was compiled according to the news of these days, and they always felt that something was wrong in their hearts.

"Hypothetical ......"

Mu Jing suppressed the voices of everyone's discussion, opened his mouth gently, and said: "Let's make a bold assumption first, if he Yonghong didn't want a decisive battle, but wanted to escape, then now their deployment, what do you think of!" ”

"Do you want to advance or retreat?"

Xi Zhicai had a flash of inspiration and said.

"Let's assume that if Yonghong is really fighting against the odds, sparing no effort to fight to the death with us, then what's so special about his deployment?" Mu Jing tried his best to liberate the thinking of his staff officers.

That's a lot he can do.

In terms of military strategy and calculation, he is not as good as ordinary people, at most, he can jump out of his mind and see things from a unique angle, but he is not a top military advisor.

"This deployment, if you fight to the death, it is not impossible, after all, they have already poured out of the nest, Shewei County, into the plain, do not hesitate to give up the excellent terrain, and open up the formation with us, but ......"

Chen Gong said gloomily: "In this way, their chances of winning are too small and too small, almost to the point of impossibility, the overlord of Western Chu can break the cauldron and sink the boat, they may not be able to, the key is whether Yonghong has the courage to fight against the water, and if he doesn't win, he will die!" ”