After the emotions of the people in the tent returned to stability, Pei Ya sat on the ground regardless of his manners. He looked around, stretched out his hand to a general with a graying beard and hair, and said:

"This old general is the old general Hong Liehong, who is known as the "Five Flowers Lie Ma Hong", right? You are an old man from the Taibai Iron Army, and you have been born and died with the Taibai Feihu Guo for so many years, there must be something special about you. Everyone here is your junior, so you might as well speak freely. ”

This old general Hong Liehong, when he saw that Pei Ya was very familiar with him at this time, he couldn't help but feel a little admiration in his heart. There is a basic essential, or the biggest taboo, for generals in the army, that is, to avoid soldiers not knowing generals and generals not knowing soldiers. If the generals do not have a deep understanding of each other, how can they reach the level of commanding each other in actual combat? In that case, even the most elaborate tactical stratagems are useless if they cannot be used on the battlefield.

"Pei Du is right. The old man has devoted himself to serving in the army under Guo Gong's account since he was a child, and he has nearly 100 battles, so he has some experience at all. Since Pei Du does not abandon the old age and old age, then the last general will rely on the old and sell the old, and talk about it......"

When Pei Ya heard this, he waved his hand in an extremely relaxed tone, interrupting Hong Lie's self-humble words:

"General Hong's prestige, who doesn't know who doesn't know about the three roads in the north, how can it have anything to do with old age and stupidity? As I have already said, there is no difference between high status and high status in this big tent now, and they are all robes and siblings who eat in the same pot. Old general, as the Dinghai Divine Needle in the Governor's Army, and the senior official of our people, you can just say anything directly, could it be that you are also so polite to your children and grandchildren? Hahahaha......"

Hong Lie was originally a straight martial artist, and when he saw that Pei Ya's appearance didn't seem to be coy, he let go of his courage:

"What does Inspector Pei have learned from exploring the border?"

“…… Well, the border between my Zhongshan Road and the Mobei grassland is extremely long, and most of them are open plains with an unobstructed view, which will undoubtedly lengthen the scope of our defense. But that's not the biggest problem. Pei believes that our biggest problem at present is that there is no danger to follow, and the fast horse scimitar of the grassland people is helpless at all, which can be said to be unable to catch up, beat, find, or touch, plus the land cannot be built for land reasons, and there is no necessary condition to lure the enemy deep and encircle and annihilate it...... I can't figure it out, so I'm anxious to ask all the seniors to give me advice......"

Hong Lie nodded after hearing this, although Pei Ya's words were a little biased, but the general idea was still not deviated. It can be seen that Pei Yaqi, although he is lacking in experience, has a good understanding of military affairs. As long as time passes, he will become a difficult handsome.

"Pei Du is right, the border problem of Zhongshan Road does make us a little confused, but in fact, the actual solution is not very difficult. Pei Du is a new official and a student, and he has never fought face-to-face with the people of the Mobei grassland, so it is not difficult to understand such a misunderstanding. O Pei Du...... Actually, you're thinking of them too fiercely......"

Hong Lie said that when he reached Xingtou, he shook his head and pointed out the country proudly. In the end, he himself was the first to wake up, and peeked at Pei Ya, but found that Pei Ya was actually a look of longing, and his attitude of being humbly taught was beyond words. This reaction made Hong Lie even more relaxed:

"It is true that the people of the Mobei grassland are good at riding and shooting well-known bow horses, and the combat effectiveness of ordinary soldiers is several times that of my Youbei, but they are sparsely populated, and the replenishment of soldiers is far inferior to my Youbei Third Road; These horse thieves fight in a grass valley on weekdays, and there are no more than 100 people; Even if it is a formal war, it is only a few thousand; If we can attack head-on, even if ten Youbei soldiers are exchanged for one Mobei cavalry, we will definitely be able to drag the opponent to death. But why have I not been rid of the trouble on the side of the road in Zhongshan for many years, and these horse bandits are like weeds in a cycle? All because they have never failed to confront our Youbei army head-on by virtue of their superb riding skills and excellent horse breeds; Wherever the Mobei cavalry went, they simply plundered and set a fire, and then flew away to find the next target; And at this time, our army has often just received the news. Tell me, if you come to lead the troops, how will this kind of battle be fought? How can such a horse bandit chase it? ”

Facing the rhetorical question of the old general Hong Lie, Pei Ya spread out a map of the march on Zhongshan Road, observed it carefully, and then came to a conclusion, and then met Hong Lie's inquiring gaze and said in a questioning tone:

"If this is the case, we can only find a few fortified cities to rely on each other, watch and help each other, pull out a solid defense line that can support each other, slowly compress the range of movement of the opponent's cavalry, and finally form a battlefield situation of encirclement and annihilation...... Is that so? ”

Hong Lie stroked his mottled beard and laughed:

"Pei Du's tactics are very suitable for the art of war, but he is a little optimistic. Mobei people are born on horseback in the womb, and whether it is daily life or battlefield fighting, they advance and retreat together with the war horse. They are the best cavalry on the Huayu Continent, how can they not know their strengths and weaknesses? Pei Du, you can analyze it together with the battle reports of previous years, when did these steppe wolves enter the sphere of influence of our blockade line...... In other words, as far as our little tricks in the past are concerned, they have long been made clear to everyone. If you want to sit down and invite you into the urn, how easy is it......"

Pei Ya thought about it, and used his fingernails to make a few marks on the sheepskin map, and found that it was indeed as he said, and immediately nodded:

"This time is different from the past, this time Beiyan and Mobei people have formed a second alliance, it seems that it is going to be real. So how should we arm in advance? ”

Hong Lie thought for a while and stretched out two fingers:

"If you look at the old age, there are two ways to try it now: one is more proactive, but it takes a lot of risk; The other is more passive, but also more secure. ”

"General Hong, say it quickly......"

"This is the first more active and radical approach, and he will give up the entire Qingshan City! Of course, there are prerequisites for this. We dispersed our forces in advance and secretly stationed in the villages and counties near Zhongshan City, while the capital Zhongshan City was carefully dressed up in advance, and when the Mobei cavalry army arrived, our field army pretended to be invincible and retreated to the vicinity of Qingcheng Mountain; Later, in the face of the siege of the Mobei cavalry, the soldiers in the city mutinied, and a large number of "defeated troops" abandoned the city and fled. At that time, Qingshan City, the capital of Zhongshan Road, will become a piece of fatty mutton and put it on the table of the Mobei people. As long as they can't resist the temptation and want to enter this big trading city to plunder, at that time, either the siege of the city will not attack the siege point to send reinforcements, or in advance to place the fire in the city and catch turtles in an urn, it all depends on the preferences of the adults. After all, Qingshan City is in the hinterland of our Zhongshan Road, and those grassland cavalry are invincible in the world, but when it comes to defending the city...... Hahahaha......"

Hong Lie was just about to look up to the sky and roar when he said this, when he suddenly found that Pei Ya's eyes were a little hot, and he hurriedly poured a basin of cold water:

"Pei Du, don't be in a hurry to be happy, there are still some problems that need to be solved in this plan. First, how many soldiers can be ambushed in the villages and counties near Qingshan City? And can such a big move ensure that the plan will not be leaked in advance? That's a very important question; Second, what if the steppe cavalry went to the surrounding villages to investigate carefully before entering the city? There are not half old and weak women and children, all the villages are young and middle-aged, and the fool understands what is going on; And this third is the most important, the bait in this strategy, but the capital of Zhongshan Road; Although we moved ahead of schedule, it was not a decent thing to spread the word, whether it was burned down or destroyed by large-scale looting. If you can kill all the Mobei cavalry at one time, it is barely reasonable, if there are only more than a thousand small cavalry to break into the city at all times, do you close this gate or not? Will you burn this city or not? ”

Although Hong Lie's words were very reasonable, Pei Ya's heart was thinking of another thing at this time. He has the high hopes of Emperor Xuande, and he also expects that he, the governor, can completely divide and disintegrate the remnants of the Guo family on Zhongshan Road. But if this is really according to this bold plan, then Qingcheng Mountain, the capital of Zhongshan Road, will definitely become a ruin. Whether it is the implicit significance of this capital fortified city, or the good-faced and cautious temperament of Emperor Xuande Yan Hunt, no matter how prominent his achievements are, he will inevitably be pushed out by His Majesty to take the blame......

Thinking of this, Pei Ya temporarily shelved this bold plan proposed by Hong Lie in his heart. He nodded cautiously and asked again:

"I understood what you said. Now would I like to ask the old general to tell me what is the second strategy of this more conservative one? ”

Hong Lie only smiled slightly when he heard this, and said with some embarrassment:

"The second strategy is nothing special, and this is what we've been using in previous years—it's just a strong wall!"