Chapter 227: Pre-War Planning
"Shixin, what's the situation ahead?" After the oath, Yang Jian led an army of 150,000 to Hedong City, which is the seat of Hedong County, and is only separated from Feng Yi County by a Yellow River, but it is because a Yellow River can completely separate the two counties, which is usually easy to say, but the army wants to cross the river is probably not so simple.
"Division~ Your Majesty, the minister has already sent a reconnaissance on the other side of the Daohe River, and there does not seem to be a large army of the enemy on the other side." Luo Shixin had already sent people to reconnoiter on the other side of the river, but he did not find anything. Originally, he wanted to call Yang Jin his master, but when he thought that Yang Yong's current identity was a generation of emperors, he felt that it was no longer appropriate to call him master again, so he changed his words.
"Let's call me Master, I just changed my identity as an emperor, and I didn't say that I wouldn't recognize you as an apprentice." Yang Jian knew Luo Shixin's scruples, and he was afraid that some people would gossip, and others would only envy him as the prince's apprentice, but as the emperor's apprentice, then some people would be jealous.
"Yes, Master!" Luo Shixin was very moved, and respected Yang Jun as always, but he seemed to be deliberately maintaining the distance.
"It seems that there is a master on the other side of the river, but I don't know who this person is, it seems that there is no trace of the army, in fact, they have already laid an ambush, just waiting for us to cross the river to give us a surprise attack, but their plan is about to fail!" Yang Jian listened to Luo Shixin's investigation and smiled, as long as the other party is not so stupid that he can't be saved, he should know that the Yellow River is a natural defense line for them, if he doesn't even send people to garrison the Yellow River, then he can surrender as soon as possible. However, the other party's method of confusing and paralyzing can only fool some young generals, if he does not come to Hedong, Luo Shixin will not fall for the enemy's scheme, he believes that his apprentice will not be the kind of person who is adventurous.
"Shixin, how do you think we should cross the river? When to cross the river? Yang Jun decided to look at his choice as an apprentice.
"Yes, Master! The disciples felt that it was necessary for us to reconconite the disposition of the enemy's forces on the other side of the river, and then choose a place that would be convenient for us to cross the river, and of course, we should choose a steeper section of the river where we could go ashore, because the places that were conducive to landing were probably under the nose of the enemy. Although the steep section of the river is not conducive to landing or rapid assembly, it can be taken by surprise. At the same time, we chose the time to cross the river at night, and it is impossible for 200,000 troops to cross the river at the same time, so we can choose tens of thousands of horses to pretend to land in various places that are conducive to crossing the river and landing, so as to cause interference to the enemy. Luo Shixin said the plan of crossing the river in his heart, it seems that he has thought about it, and it seems that he has begun to have such a rainy day and strategizing the demeanor of a general!
"Well, very good, you think very comprehensively, but you forget, we cross the river to fight, not simply cross the river safely, pretending to cross the river can attract the attention of the enemy, but the time for 200,000 troops to cross the river is not short, if the other party has a master, then they will definitely see the clues, then when they come back to their senses, maybe we have less than half of the troops crossing the river, so it is equivalent to sending the part of the people who have crossed the river into the mouth of the tiger! Another thing you should pay attention to is that our logistics are not keeping up, we can't go deep alone, what we need is to occupy a point, a stronghold that can supply us with a steady stream of supplies! That's how we can do whatever we want! Yang praised Luo Shixin's plan, and also pointed out the shortcomings!
"Yes, I see!" Luo Shixin knew that he still had a lot to learn, but he was not discouraged, after all, he did not have many opportunities to lead troops alone, and it was not easy to grow up to this stage.
"Master has another question for you, if you are a hunter and one day on the way back from hunting in the mountains and forests, with your experience, you find that there must be a fierce tiger not far ahead, which you are invincible, but at the same time there is a wild deer on the same side as you that you can catch, how can you return home safely?" Yang Jun felt that he could take this opportunity to teach Luo Shixin well, after all, he used to directly read a book on the theory of the art of war, and if he didn't know how to ask again, there were few opportunities to know face-to-face.
"Are you going to force your way in, or are you going to walk more than ten miles of mountain roads and go around when it's dark and in unknown danger?" Yang Jun saw Luo Shixin pondering, so he gave a small hint.
"The apprentice will choose to kill the wild deer, hide in the distance, and then use the blood to attract the tiger, waiting for the opportunity to pass through safely!" Luo Shixin made up his mind and gave the answer.
"Yes, the children can be taught!" Yang Jun was quite satisfied, "However, killing a tiger is too tempting for the hunter, so why not try to kill it?" You must know that the tiger must be the least vigilant when attracted by the wild deer you killed, and it is entirely possible to sneak up on it from behind! Yang Yan changed his words and suddenly made a bold addition to Luo Shixin's answer!
"What does the master mean ......?" When Luo Shixin heard Yang Yun say this, a trace of realization suddenly appeared in his eyes.
"Yes, we are the hunter and the deer, but a live deer, a deer that a tiger cannot see and bite!" Yang Jun said affirmatively.
"Master, please be the deer!" Luo Shixin immediately asked for help.
"No, you already know this plan, it's no longer suitable to be that deer, you can only be that hunter now! Zhou Han, bring me Cheng Biting Jin! Yang Yan denied Luo Shixin's request, Luo Shixin already knew the whole plan, so he would definitely show a deliberate intention to attract the enemy, in case the enemy found out then this strategy would fail, and Cheng Yanjin was the best candidate, Cheng Yanjin didn't know this plan, and he didn't need to talk to him and Pan out, and Cheng Yanjin was a fierce man, so it was estimated that it would be impossible for him to retreat, so he would insist until they copied it from behind.
"Your Majesty, do you have a task for Lao Cheng, don't worry, I promise to complete it!" As soon as Cheng Yanjin entered Yang Jin's big tent, he asked if there was a military mission before Yang Jin could open his mouth.
"Don't worry, I came to you this time to give you a task, you lead the sailor and 50,000 horses to cross the river tonight, and quickly occupy the river beach after crossing the river, and the sailor will withdraw immediately, you will have no backup, but you must hold it for me for two hours, is there a problem?!" Yang Jian asked, he didn't make it clear to Cheng Yanjin, but don't look at Cheng Yanjin's thick looks, but he can understand it in his heart, as soon as he heard that the sailor had withdrawn, there was no backup, and he didn't understand Yang Jin's meaning?
"Promise to complete the task, if it doesn't work, Your Majesty doesn't have to send someone to cut off Lao Cheng's head, just let the enemy send it back!" Cheng Yanjin said solemnly, it's just that he doesn't know that the water master will still support, after all, if the water master goes and doesn't return, the enemy will definitely be suspicious, so Yang Yan also prepared 50,000 horses to support Cheng Yanjin intermittently.
"Go, I'm waiting to give you credit!" Yang Yan patted Cheng Biting Jin's shoulder, and then Cheng Biting Jin walked away confidently as if he had suddenly been beaten with chicken blood.
"Go and prepare, my relatives are waiting for your good news!" After Luo Shixin left, Yang Jian sat on the handsome chair and pretended to sleep, seemingly calm on the surface, but his heart was turbulent, this was a big gamble, betting that the local coach would not be able to discover their plan, betting that he would be attracted by a piece of meat and bite to death. Yang Jun felt a little sorry in his heart, and he couldn't imagine that he didn't have his hands free up to solve Li Yuan for a while, so that his power could rise to such a point that it was more difficult to deal with. However, he does not regret it, even if there is no Li Yuan, there will be Wang Yuan and Chen Yuan to replace him, and maybe he is not as able to think about the people as Li Yuan, maybe the people in Guanzhong will be even more affected now! However, these are no longer important, because after this war, there will only be a unified Great Sui, and all Li Yuan, Xiao and the like will become history, and all those who dare to obstruct reunification will be drowned by the tide of history.