For Bai Jiaolong and Liu Weiming's surrender, Zhao Dangshi attaches great importance to it. He divided Bai and Liu into left and right battalions, and protected the mountain. Not to mention the combat effectiveness of these two battalions, there are a lot of people, and the total number must be about 5,000. It shouldn't be a problem to use them against the other stick thieves in Kawanaka.

Luo Shangwen was recently defeated and unable to attack, so he was stationed on the bank of the Jialing River along Cangxi and Langzhong, and cooperated with the miscellaneous troops of the two counties to always guard against Dazhu Mountain. Judging from the current situation, as long as Zhao Ying does not take the initiative to provoke, they will not dare to act rashly.

In addition, there is bad news. Recently, I learned that the Qipan guerrilla Luo Wenyuan was leading his troops and horses to the south to support Luo Shangwen. Earlier, he took people as guest soldiers, entered Shaanxi to support the war, only to be Zhao Dangshi took advantage of the weakness to break through the Qipan Pass, at this time he was ordered to return to the army, let out some rumors, there is a great level of the mountain, capture and kill Zhao Dangshi, for the death of the subordinates in the pass to shame.

This compartment was put aside for the time being, and after Yuan Tao returned to Tongjiang's lair, he also began to mobilize troops and horses from all walks of life in full swing to prepare for the battle against Zhao Ying. He himself rendezvoused with Jing Keqin, the "King of Food", and Chang Guoan, the "King of Heaven", as the main force in Bazhou, and at the same time ordered Nanjiang's "100,000" Hu Jiusi, "Shun Tiger Over the Sky Star" Liang Shizheng, "Second Post" Yang San, and the "Black Tiger Chaotianxing" Wang Gao and "Chuang Shi Wang" in the south.

According to the information provided by Bai and Liu, Yuan Tao's main force in Bazhou alone has nearly 10,000 people, plus the north and south roads, the total number is likely to be around 20,000.

Knowing oneself and knowing one's opponent is a military priority, and in the face of a huge number of opponents, Zhao Dangshi did not dare to hold it up. This battle was the battle of Zhao Ying's Dingding in Sichuan, and the victory or defeat was related to the survival of Zhao Ying. He asked Bai Jiaolong and Liu Weiming to go up the mountain again, and summoned Hou Dagui, Xu Hui, Yang Chengfu, Hao Shaoqi and other backbones to discuss the combat strategy.

The crowd talked about it, and there were two main ways to deal with it.

The first, represented by Xu Hui, Yang Chengfu and Liu Weiming, advocates sitting on the mountain and sticking to it. There are three reasons, one is that the enemy is outnumbered, it is not easy to fight in the field, the terrain of the Dayu Mountain is precipitous, and it is difficult for a large force to deploy, which can resolve the advantage of the opponent's large number of people. Second, although the official army was defeated, but the reinforcement was coming, if you went down the mountain to fight with Yuan Tao, the city must be empty, and the other party only needed to send an army to take advantage of the weakness, and you could reap the benefits. Third, after many previous seizures, the grain reserves in the city are quite abundant, and it is not a problem to support them for several months. However, Yuan Taoxing's division moved the crowd and came from afar, because of its plundering nature, it may not have enough logistical support, and if you want to fight for a long time, you can only scatter troops and send food. However, after Zhao Dangshi and others came to Cangxi and Langzhong, the counties and towns and even Minbao began to clear the wilderness, and it was not easy to get grain under such circumstances. Moreover, Luo Shangwen and Luo Wenyuan's officers and soldiers and villagers were always preparing for battle, and it was impossible for Yuan Tao to ignore them and easily disperse his forces. So Zhao Ying was not afraid of his siege.

Among these people, Xu Hui's attitude is the most resolute. After several sieges and defenses, he is already very confident in defending the city. swore and patted his chest, and bluntly said that no matter how many people Yuan Tao came, he would not come back.

The second, represented by Hou Dagui, Hao Shaoqi and Bai Jiaolong, advocates taking the initiative. The sortie they refer to refers to when Yuan Tao's three roads have not yet gathered, they will strike first and concentrate the elite to break his army. According to what he said, Hu Jiusi, Liang Shizheng and others have long been dissatisfied with Yuan Tao's "perverse behavior", although they responded to the call this time, they may not be sincere. All you need to do is fix a book to stabilize it, and you don't have to worry about it for the time being. In the south, Wang Gao, Chuang Shiwang and other troops have low combat power, and if they launch a surprise attack, they will definitely win. At that time, the only opponent he faced was Yuan Tao himself.

Hou Dagui first asked for the battle and was willing to be the striker. Xu Hui thought that Hou Dagui was grabbing credit, and Hou Dagui ridiculed Xu Hui as a turtle with a shrunken head. The two sides were at loggerheads for a while, and they couldn't get into a dispute.

In fact, in Zhao Dangshi's heart, he was still inclined to Hou Dagui's proposal. The soldiers were very fast, and before Yuan Tao's main force could attack, he was absolutely sure that he would destroy the neighboring southern enemy first. Hu Jiusi and other troops are entrenched in the Nanjiang River, the road is far away, and they can't arrive for a while. Facing only the main force of Yuan Tao with 10,000 people, Zhao Dangshi is not false.

decided to turn his face with Yuan Tao, in order to use this battle to establish prestige among the Liukou in Sichuan. With Xu Huifang's opinion, sticking to it will naturally not be defeated, but it is difficult to meet Zhao Dangshi's original intention by winning like that. If you want to completely defeat Yuan Tao, the only way to take the initiative and completely annihilate him is to go.

However, there is a real problem that has to worry people -- the constraints of the official army.

Zhao Dangshi believes that Luo Shangwen and Shen Guofu and others are not blind. In fact, in just a few days, Yang Chengfu has already arrested more than a dozen official and military spies who were spying in the area of Dahou Mountain. Once thousands of his own men and horses are mobilized, it is absolutely impossible to hide from the world. The officers and soldiers will 100% pick up the bargain after the city is empty. According to the combat effectiveness they have shown before, the idea of leaving some men and horses to defend the city is not realistic. Therefore, either the main force stayed behind to defend Da Win Mountain, or they made a desperate bet and poured out, gambling that the officers and troops would not dare to come.

He had gambled many times before, but this time, he didn't dare to bet. Because the odds of winning are so slim.

Is there any way to temporarily stabilize the officers and soldiers? Zhao Dangshi pondered and meditated. He didn't want much, at most it would only take three days, and he would be sure to defeat Wang Gao in the south, and then deal with Yuan Tao calmly.

Finally, he remembered a person, and using that person should be able to drag on for a while.

When Zhao Dangshi said his thoughts, among the people present, Hou Dagui and others were happy, and Xu Hui and others were sad.

"Dangerous, too dangerous......" Xu Hui shook his head as he said. He is not a timid person, in terms of courage, he is not far behind Hou Dagui and Hao Shaoqi. However, he is a conservative, or so to speak, cautious. It's purely a sign of character. He died and died, but when he thought that he was no longer cumin, but standing on the cusp of a word and deed that might affect the lives of more than 5,000 people in the Zhao camp and even the Bai and Liu second battalions, he couldn't be cautious.

"I have thought about it carefully, Luo Shangwen alone will never dare to take my city lightly, and Luo Wenyuan's department is still in Jianzhou, and it will take a day for them to get ready. And these two people know everything, and it is impossible to ignore this condition thrown at me. Most of them will go to Guang'an to find out the truth and reality, even if they are quick to whip up, come and go and add the stumbling in the city, it will take two days to say the least. These three days were the key to our army's victory over the enemy. Zhao Dangshi said.

"What if I miss?" Regarding Zhao Dangshi's plan, the most worried is not Xu Hui, but Yang Chengfu. He has always been walking on thin ice and striving to be steady, and he is most afraid of being in the place of life and death, so he is extremely worried nowadays.

Yuan Tao came from afar, and it would take two days to arrive at the earliest. Our army attacked the enemy in the south with a thunderous force, and it was inevitable to defeat it. If you don't resist, it's not too late to go back to the division to defend the city. Bai Jiaolong replied for Zhao Dangshi. He has been crisscrossing northern Sichuan for more than many years, and he has a very accurate grasp of the speed of marching on all sides.

Yang Chengfu ignored him, turned to Zhao Dangshi, and said almost in a pleading tone: "Mr. Qian, this matter still needs to be considered in the long run." ”

As he said, it's risky to take the initiative. The first danger is that it is uncertain whether the officers and troops on the side of the couch will be desperate to seize the city; The second danger is to rush for a hundred miles to attack the enemy in the south, whether it can be achieved overnight, if the main force is trapped there due to defeat, the situation will definitely take a sharp turn.

Could it be that defending the mountain city can win the game? Zhao Dangshi thinks that it is not necessarily. Not to mention that the official army will launch a large-scale counterattack after taking a breath, just look at the stick thief, as long as Yuan Tao and Wang Gao in the south arrive at Dahou City, in the face of the situation of the self-contained Zhao camp, Hu Jiusi, who was watching from the north, has no reason to postpone it any longer, and under the repeated summons, he can only lead his men and horses to continue south. At that time, the stick thieves had several times the advantage of troops, and they only needed to storm the northeast of Dahu Mountain, and there were officials and troops entrenched in the southwest, and Zhao Ying really became a turtle in the urn.

Perseverance, although it can take advantage of the moment, but in the long run, it will be a dead end. But the water is dead, the fish is alive. Relying on the initiative may not be impossible to revitalize the stagnant water.

"I've made up my mind." Zhao Dangshi was silent for a long time, and there was a buzzing discussion in the hall of the meeting, and at this time, he suddenly stood up solemnly, "Just go out and fuck him." There are no more objections, there is such a case! With that, Huo Ran pulled out the treasure knife on his waist that He Jinxiang had given him at the beginning, and "brushed" a corner of the desk in front of him.

He learned this move from Sun Quan at the end of the Han Dynasty. Most of the generals present have heard the story of three points, and they also know about Sun Quan's decision to join Liu Kangcao before the Battle of Chibi. Seeing that Zhao Dang's face in the world was like iron casting, unwavering, and those who disagreed with it such as Xu Hui and Yang Chengfu could only remain silent.

"It deserves to be the style of President Qian!" Hou Dagui raised his eyebrows and rubbed his hands excitedly. A big reason why he admires Zhao Dangshi is that this person is bold and arbitrary, and he is never indecisive. There is no bigger scar than a bowl, and instead of trembling and defending the city like a girl, it is better to rush out and him vigorously. Willing to dare to pull the emperor off the horse, he has served as a lord in many years, among which there are many scheming and good fighters, but no one is as bold as Zhao Dangshi.

Zhao Dangshi held his head high, full of spirit, and his face was confident. Xu Hui peeked at him, puzzled in his heart. Wasn't this man afraid? This situation is familiar. When he said that he wanted to stay in the eighth team to help Li Zicheng fight Cao Wenzhao, it was like this. Why do you always look confident when you see him in times of crisis? Let's say that he is bent on going his own way, but the facts prove that his choice is correct. Could it be that this is, is the legendary ......

Xu Hui thought of this, and didn't dare to think about it anymore. Before this, he thought that Zhao Dangshi could only mix into a big palm plate in Sichuan at most, and it was not easy to dominate a province by himself, but now, another strange idea began to sprout in his heart.

He was thoughtful and would never talk to others, but at this moment, he secretly looked at Zhao Dangshi, and his eyes unconsciously had a little more awe and expectation.

The black clouds on the horizon suddenly gathered, and above the sky, bursts of muffled thunder sounded from time to time. It immediately darkened outside, Luo Shangwen put down the book in his hand, called for the left and right palm lights, and paced outside the tent, and the rain swept past his cheeks. He hung his hand in the air, feeling the cool rain, and someone came to report it nearby, saying that the guerrilla was invited.

Qipan guerrilla Luo Wenyuan arrived yesterday evening, and speaking of which, this person is still a distant relative to himself. However, after his arrival, he was very big, and did not say that he had come to visit him, nor did he reveal half of his plans, but only kept sending people to urge him to vacate a good lot near the Jialing River for his subordinates to station.

Luo Shangwen has read some books, but after all, it is the temper of a martial artist, and when he sees that the other party does not put himself in his eyes, he does not care. After a stalemate between the two, Luo Wenyuan suffered the later loss, and brought his own people to find another camp. It is also for this reason that the two main generals named Friendly Forces have not met until now.

He took the initiative to invite at this time, didn't he give in?

After all, the overall situation is still important, and the discord with Luo Wenyuan, who is a domineering man, can be slowly recounted in the future, but the Liang Zi who formed a relationship with Zhao Dangshi cannot be relieved. Luo Shangwen briefly arranged the military affairs in the camp, and then rushed to Luo Wenyuan's camp with three or five entourage.

When I met him, I saw that there was still a person standing in the tent, short and bloated, and an old woman. The woman was so frightened when she saw that the generals around her were gathering more and more, and even her legs like mallets began to tremble.

"Son-in-law, tell this general what you said earlier." Luo Wenyuan's face was full of flesh, short and stout, he sat proudly on top of his head and said loudly.

The mother-in-law nodded like a chicken pecking rice, turned to Luo Shangwen, who looked confused, cowered and saluted, and said the words again.

Luo Shangwen was shocked when he heard this, and asked, "What you said is true?" There is no joke in the army, and Mrs. Ren Erzi is no exception. ”

When the woman heard this, she knelt on the ground with a "bang", instantly cried her face, and shouted in her voice: "How dare the old maid entertain all the military masters? It's just that my wife is trapped in a thief's den, and life is better than death. Please look at the face of my master and try to rescue one or two. Madame, a weak woman, among those cows, ghosts, snakes, and gods...... cried even more miserably.

Luo Wenyuan stood up, walked up to Luo Shangwen in two steps, handed him a letter and said, "This is written by Zhao Thief, take a look." ”

Luo Shangwen took the letter, frowned tightly and looked at it, and saw that it was nothing more than some extortion words, so he returned it, and at the same time pulled Luo Wenyuan to the side, and said in a low voice: "This money is still a trivial matter, but if what the woman said is true, there are such constraints, how can we attack the big mountain in vain?" After thinking about it, he continued, "That Ma Gan is a well-known hard bone, and he also has quite a lot of connections in the officialdom. If I sin against him, it will do us no good. ”

Luo Wenyuan raised his eyes to look at him and said slowly: "I am also worried about this matter, so I specially invite the adults to come and discuss countermeasures." ”