Shang Zheng stood in front of the map, frowning and silent for a long time.

Guo Biao compared the drawings back and forth on the map, nervously planning the situation between the two sides, and repeatedly calculated for a long time before saying: "At present, the enemy is outnumbered, if you want to go forward to cut off the return of the king of Donglu Valley and form a flank with Li Shen's army, there is only one feasible way......

Shang Cheng stared at Yutu and nodded slightly: "You say." ”

"Order the left and right battalions to move closer to the Chinese army!"

A spark flashed in Shang Cheng's dark and deep eyes, and he pursed his lips and was silent. Wang Yi on the side thought that he was thinking about weighing the benefits, and hurriedly nodded in agreement: "General, I think General Guo is very reasonable!" Seeing that Shang Cheng did not object to his opinion, he continued, "The total number of enemies in the north and east of our army in front of us is at least more than 20,000, plus the men and horses brought back by the king of Donglu Valley from the Bailan River Valley, there are at least 30,000 together." Our army has only 14,500, and we have to maintain the grain road to guard the back road, and there are less than 10,000 people who can fight. With 10,000 against 30,000, if you don't concentrate your forces, you're afraid that you will leave an opportunity for the enemy to take advantage of! ”

Shang Cheng was still noncommittal, just looked at the map silently, and asked after a while: "Captain Wen, what do you think?" ”

Wen Mu said without hesitation: "My subordinates agree with the opinions of General Guo and General Wang. ”

Wang Yi hurriedly added: "There is one more thing, we must also be cautious and cautious!" He walked to the map, pointed to the nameless town marked on the bank of the Luhe River and said, "No matter whether Moganzhi wins or not, the Luhe River must be in our hands." This is not only our only way out, but also our food route! It is recommended that a thousand men and horses be left in the Luhe camp as a ......"

Guo Biao and Wen Mu nodded together. Indeed it is; In any case, the Deer River Ferry cannot afford to lose! But if you leave a thousand soldiers, the strength of the army will be even more stretched; However, if there are not enough soldiers, once Mo Gan's battle is unfavorable, or the back road is copied, the change in the battle situation will be incalculable...... In an instant, the two of them had countless thoughts, but after thinking about it, it seemed that none of them could be implemented, and they looked at each other, and they both turned their eyes to Shang Cheng.

Shang Cheng still didn't say a word with his hands behind his back. All three of them made sense, but none of them thought of him. The army fought with grain and grass, and Luhe naturally had to be defended; Zhao has a small army, no matter how they gather and gather, they can't get rid of the situation of being outnumbered, and hugging together just leaves the enemy a chance to gather and annihilate, but it is not as good as the current situation, at least the enemy has to divide his troops to deal with it. In addition, if the Chinese army advanced towards Mogan, how would the enemy on both flanks move? Of course, it is best for the enemy to gather three ways of men and horses to block him, but if the enemy on both flanks abandons Mo Gan and disregards the only way to disturb his own back, what should he do? Also, the distance between the left and right flanks and the Chinese army is hundreds of miles, although the distance of fighting on the grassland is nothing, but if the enemy takes advantage of the gap to cut off the connection between the left and right and the Chinese army's camp, and then bite one of them and hit hard......

He paced back to the handsome case, replaced the blindfold with a new medicine sponge, put the blindfold back on, nodded and said, "Xiande's words make sense, Luhe wants to keep more manpower." 1,000 is not enough, at least 2,000; The stone bridge over the Deer River must also be restored as soon as possible, otherwise two more temporary bridges must be erected! No matter what the battle ahead, the grain and grass must not be broken! ”

Guo Biao and Wen Mu both hesitated. They seemed to want to say something, but in the end, no one spoke out against Shang Cheng's decision.

Shang Cheng closed his left eye slightly, his fingers slowly stroked the black gauze on the blindfold, and then said, "What Lao Guo said is not feasible. The left and right battalions cannot move closer to the Chinese army......"

Guo Biao immediately said: "The enemy from Alegu is strong, Duan Xiu will definitely not be able to resist it, once the left battalion is defeated, the enemy will be able to cross the Heishui River in two or three hours......" He did not continue. Everyone knew what the situation would be after the Turbats fought the Blackwater, and there was no need for him to emphasize it anymore.

Shang Cheng looked at the dense notes on several cases, and said faintly: "Send three cavalry battalions from the Chinese army to reinforce Duan Xiu!" ”

The three of them were taken aback by Shang Cheng's decision at the same time. The strength of the Zhao army was already insufficient, and seeing that the big war was imminent, Shang Cheng still had to divide his troops, which was tantamount to falling into a dead place. After being stunned for a moment, the three of them said in unison: "General, it is absolutely impossible to divide the troops!" Guo Biao couldn't help but want to take out the bag in his arms to strip Shang Cheng's military power, but he forcibly restrained this thought, and said in a deep voice: "You must not divide the troops!" As he spoke, he realized that his throat was choked by something, and his voice was so hoarse that he couldn't even distinguish himself. After coughing dryly, he continued, "Let Duan Xiu try his best to deal with the enemy, and retreat while fighting; If you really can't do it, retreat to the east bank and rely on the black water ......"

"The left battalion does not have the capital to deal with the enemy." Shang Cheng interrupted him coldly and said, "Duan Xiu is not that piece of material either. We cannot afford to leave such a large group of enemies on the flanks and ignore them. ”

Guo Biao stopped talking for a while.

He touched a hard nail, and Wang Yi was not open. However, not objecting does not mean that he agrees with Shang Cheng's decision. In his opinion, the division of troops is undoubtedly the fate of the chaotic army, although he is not qualified to speak at this time, but Wen Mu can counsel military affairs; Counselor military affairs, of course, include preventing Shang Cheng from giving some kind of stupid order or doing some kind of stupid thing. So he turned his gaze to Wen Mu, who had been frowning and pondering, and it was time for you, the former general of the mansion, to speak.

Wen Mu didn't notice Wang Yi's eyes, and was silent for a while and suddenly asked, "What does the general mean is to take advantage of the enemy's unstable foothold from afar and defeat the enemy on the left flank first?" ”

"Yes!"

Even though he had expected such an answer before he spoke, Wen Mu couldn't help but swallow a mouthful of saliva when the words came out of Shang Cheng's mouth. Even if the five tribes of Alegu did not dare to go out, there would be no problem for the five major tribes to cobble together 810,000 men and horses; The Zhao army was transferred to three battalions, and Duan Xiu's left battalion was only 5,000 people, 5,000 against 8,000, how could this battle be fought?

Shang Cheng stood up and walked to the map, pointed to Duan Xiu's position to meet the enemy, and said, "The Tuqi people are cavalry, and the march must be divided into sequences, so what Duan Xiu is facing now may not be all the reinforcements of the five Alegu forces, which can be judged from the fact that they first seized the water source and camped. The enemy is coming from afar, and after walking hundreds of miles, the men and horses will inevitably be tired, and the contact with Mogan may not be able to guarantee smooth communication at any time; If the news is not clear, there can be no tacit understanding in the cooperation of advance and retreat, this is our opportunity! After our three battalions and the left battalion converge, we will strive to defeat this enemy first, and then drive the enemy one by one" His hand circled north along the line of the Heishui River on the map, finding a position between the possible blocking battlefield and Mogan in the next two or three days, and continued, "One by one, we can cross the Heishui from here, wedge the enemy's back, and strive to encircle all the enemies in front of us." In this way, we can fight with the king of Donglu Valley with peace of mind! At least for a short time, you don't have to think about the problem of being attacked on the abdomen and back! ”

Guo Biao's eyes lit up, and then went out again, and said dryly: "This is a vicious battle, but also a battle to the death, if you want to win, it is not easy to find a competent person to command......

"I'll go!" Wang Yi said without hesitation. He is a deputy in the Zhibing Division, and he has long been tired of facing some trivial things in the barracks every day. He wanted to change his position and go out to lead the troops, and he complained to Shang Cheng twice in private, and Shang Cheng also promised to arrange a position for him as a deputy brigade commander, but until now there has been no result. He knew that he couldn't complain about Shang Chengyi, who would be willing to find a deputy with a knighthood and rank far above him? So he's been waiting for an opportunity, an opportunity to show his talents. The sky pays off, and today he finally waited! This is a 5,000 cavalry army, a full two brigades, and I don't know how many times more soldiers than I thought the deputy brigade commander could command......

Shang Cheng glanced at it and looked away again.

Wang Yi stepped forward, and said loudly with his legs and chest: "General, my subordinates are willing to lead this strange army!" The job guarantees victory with his life! If you can't win, take your head! As he spoke, he quietly glanced at Guo Biao.

In Guo Biao's mind, Wang Yi is not the best candidate, but he can't turn a blind eye to Wang Yi's eager gaze, sighing silently in his heart, and is ready to say a few words of favor for Wang Yi. At the beginning, Lao Yi Guogong had the kindness of knowing and promoting him, although he was no longer there, he couldn't forget this affection. You can't let people say that he is unkind behind his back, right? However, it is difficult to say. Wang Yi's knighthood is a lot higher than Duan Xiu's, he passed, he listened to Duan Xiu, or Duan Xiu listened to him; If there is an ambiguity between two people over the command, who will make the final decision?

He was still thinking about it, and Shang Cheng had already spoken: "Xiande has this heart, it's very good." I can't promise you, though. He waved his hand, let Wang Yi not be busy talking, and continued, "This battle still needs to be commanded by Old General Duan, you go over, I'm afraid that he is suspicious of him." If you fight, you're afraid that the top and bottom are not the same heart, and everyone can't twist their hearts into one, and they will lose three points before they fight. He glanced at Wang Yi kindly, smiled and comforted, "Don't worry, if you miss this battle, there will be a bigger battle ahead, and when you really have the opportunity to fight hard and viciously, I will definitely send you up!" Turning his head to Wen Mu, he asked, "Are Sun Huan and Sun Zhongshan there?" ”

"It's here. It's right outside. ”

"What about Zheng Qi?"

"It's here too."

"Let them in. After the notice, the meeting will not be held, and everyone will go back to rectify military affairs. ”

"It's not the first moment."

"Order: At the right moment, the whole army will march in turn in the direction of Mogan. Order the right battalion, while maintaining a distance from the main battalion, to drive away the remnants of the enemy. Order the left battalion to keep on guard against the Alegu reinforcements and report to the battalion every hour......"