Jinghu South and North Road, the approximate location is Hubei and Hunan, Bianliang down, that is, Henan to the south into Hubei, Hubei to the south, Chenzhou line is Guangdong, at this time Chenzhou is only Chenxian, Guangdong Guangxi at this time, roughly Guangnan East and West Road.

Yongzhou is also Nanning, and it is in the southernmost part, not far from Jiaozhi, which is probably Vietnam.

Yongzhou is the central city of the southern border, starting from the Han Dynasty Fubo general Ma Yuan, here was included in the Han Dynasty territory, Ma Yuan is in Yongzhou City fifty miles north of the city to build the famous Kunlun Pass. In the present Great Song Dynasty, under the rule of Yongzhou, there are forty-four in the state of Jianzhou, most of which are in the southwest of Yongzhou, where the mountains are high and the forests are dense. And Huotong Man belongs to the branch under Guangyuan Prefecture.

From Yongzhou to the west, you can enter the territory of Yunnan, where there is another country, called Dali, monopolize a place, Dali is honest, this direction has not been the problem of border troubles. Gan Qi didn't know much about Dali, and was limited to knowing Dali Duan's ...... The One Yang Finger and the Six Veins Divine Sword are very powerful.

This pass was the key point in the last time Di Qing crusaded against Nong Zhigao, Nong Zhigao broke Yongzhou City, occupied Kunlun Pass, and then established himself as a country and ascended the throne. Di Qing led the army to march rapidly for a day and a night, raided Kunlun Pass, and broke it in a battle, which sounded the death knell of Nong Zhigao.

The weather in the south is hot, the water system along the road is dense, criss-crossed, and the army has to cross the big rivers and small rivers from time to time, and the speed is much slower than Gan Qi expected, and it takes three months to reach the territory of Yongzhou.

Fortunately, Nong Zongdan is not as powerful as Nong Zhi before, and now, Yongzhou City is still stable, Yongzhou has not been broken, and Kunlun Pass naturally does not need to be attacked, and it is still in the hands of the imperial court.

When he arrived in Yongzhou City, Di Qing went to see Zhizhou Xiao Note.

The eight thousand soldiers are all exhausted, not to mention those who read, all of them have yellow faces and thin muscles, where is there still the chic and graceful demeanor in Bianliang City in the past.

Even Gan Qi was tired, and he walked for three months to Nanning, Guangxi, which was something that Gan Qi could not have imagined in his life. In the past, Ganchi was just a theory, but today Ganchi really knows how difficult it is to maintain such a large empire.

Fortunately, Yongzhou has finally arrived, there is wine and meat, and there are still people who can play the piano and sing music, although the people who use musical instruments and musical instruments are far inferior to those Oiran characters in Bianliang City, but they can also be regarded as comfort.

Zhao Zonghan is no longer the Zhao Zonghan he used to be, what silk clothes, what hair buns, what face and beard are all gone.

At this time, Zhao Zonghan had a stubble on his face, his hair was messy, he was wearing short sleeves that only farmers wear, holding a big pu fan, and lifting his belly, which was a fan.

Gan Qi was looking at the map, and the map in the army was still the one that Di Qing used when he was in Yongzhou last time.

Huodongman's territory is in the southwest of Yongzhou, which is the most border area, almost Jiaozhi, and it is at least 400 miles away from Yongzhou. Along the way, there are also Shun'an, Mingying, Sitong and several other prefectures, at this time, these prefectures have already been ravaged by the Huotong barbarians several times, and the Huotong barbarians have already appeared outside Yongzhou City.

Gan Qi is the first time to go into battle with the army, if you really want to talk about fighting, he can talk about the way, but in the final analysis, he may be a person who talks on paper, at this time, Gan Qi also wants to combine theory with reality, so he looks at the map very seriously.

To say that Yongzhou is really a good place, the rice fields here can be ripened at least two seasons a year, and even a few places can grow three crops of rice a year. A field can harvest staple food two or three times a year, which is something that the north at this time could not think of.

It's just that Yongzhou also has limitations, that is, there are many mountains and forests, and the plains are insufficient, so there are not many paddy fields, and even the people in the mountains have slowly cultivated for thousands of years, and the mountains have been reclaimed into rice fields one by one, which is the terraced fields.

Fighting in this kind of place, there is not even a big road, in fact, it is not suitable for a large army to fight, even if there are hundreds of thousands of troops, to go to such a place, to drill into the mountains and forests, it is also blind.

Gan Qi was thinking slowly in the big tent of the barracks, and Di Qing also returned from the Zhizhou Yamen.

The two sat opposite each other, Di Qing frowned and said, "These barbarians, when they really saw the opportunity, heard that I was coming, they actually retreated into the mountains and forests. ”

Gan Qi smiled when he heard this: "Uncle Di, isn't this your old and famous?" The last time I killed Nong Zhigao, these Huo Dao barbarians were afraid of you. ”

Di Qing didn't listen to Gan Qi's praise, but frowned and said, "Alas...... This is the trouble, the last time Nanong Zhigao occupied Yongzhou City, occupied Kunlun Pass, established a country, ascended the throne, and the rebels were here, just waiting for me to attack, but this time it was troublesome, if the army went into the mountains and forests to chase and suppress, it would definitely not work. If it drags on for such a long time, 8,000 men and horses will eat and chew here, and it will cost a lot of money. ”

When Gan Qi heard this, he naturally understood, and said, "Then lead the snakes out of the hole and lead them out." ”

For Di Qing, war is what he is best at, listening to Gan Qi's words, Di Qing nodded with satisfaction: "In Dao Jian's words, leading the snake out of the hole is an inevitable strategy, but how to lead the snake out of the hole is to plan well." ”

Gan Qi was silent for a moment when he heard this, frowning and pondering, and Di Qing was also pondering.

After a moment, Gan Qi smiled and said, "Uncle Di, I have a plan." ”

Di Qing also said when he heard this: "I also have a plan, Dao Jian, you talk about it first, and see if you are the same as what I think." ”

Gan Qi nodded and replied: "The plan to retreat and leave, the people of Huodong knew that you were coming, so they hid in the mountains and forests, if you left, wouldn't they come out?" ”

Di Qing laughed: "Dao Jian, you really impressed me today, this plan coincides with me, but how much do you think about the details?" Strategy is only the foundation, and details are success or failure. ”

Di Qing seems to be deliberately teaching Ganqi the way of war strategy, some truths are not understood by people who talk about war on paper, such as Di Qing said "strategy is only the foundation, details are success or failure", Sun Tzu's Art of War has been out for more than a thousand years, even the Khitan people can read it, and even in the Huotong Nong clan, there is no shortage of people who can read Chinese characters.

But there are so many strategies that can be successfully implemented on the battlefield? It's the devil in the details, that's the truth.

Gan Qi knew that Di Qing was really pouring out his money, so he hurriedly thought about it seriously, and even got up and paced left and right, thinking about it carefully, before he replied: "The soldiers of Huodong are only three or five thousand people, and they are no longer as powerful as they were six years ago, but they are mostly people who dare to fight and can fight. However, there is a huge gap between the Huotong people and our army, that is, the ordnance is poor. There are more than 1,000 ironclad soldiers in our army, and they are all Western troops who dare to fight and can fight. Therefore, the people who went into battle must only be more than 3,000 people of the Western Army. The other 4,000 men and horses could be used to lure the snakes out of the hole, and send them to turn around and retreat. In this way, the people of Huodong thought that Uncle Di was gone, and nine times out of ten they would appear outside Yongzhou City again. ”

Di Qing nodded and asked again, "Then what if I go?" Or don't go? ”

"Huh?" Gan Qi was a little stunned, thought about it, and said: "Uncle Di naturally can't leave, if you leave, who else can command this war?" ”

Di Qing smiled and said: "Dao Jian, you still underestimate the Huotong people, although Yongzhou is mostly Han Chinese, but there are more barbarians, there are many eyeliners in Yongzhou City, even if you don't say that this Yongzhou City, it is the way to retreat, and there are also many mountain roads, and there must be eyes of Huotong people everywhere between the mountains and forests, if you don't see me when the army retreats, how can Huotong people easily come out?" ”

"How many people here know you?" Gan Qi asked.

Di Qing nodded: "Six years ago, there were more than 500 captured rebels, as well as people of all ethnic groups who were convicted and coerced, there were more than 7,000 people, many of these people had seen me, but most of these people were let go. How many people do you say know my face? ”

That's the problem, it's a big problem. The bait that lured the snake out of the hole was supposed to be an army, but now it has become Di Qing. If Di Qing is gone, how will the battle of Yongzhou be fought?

Ganchi fell into deep thought.

Di Qing thought for a moment, suddenly stared at Gan Qi, and asked: "Dao Jian, do you dare to command on my behalf and fight a big victory?" I can't believe others, do you dare? ”

"What? I? Uncle Di, how can I command a war, I really can't, where have I ever fought? Gan Qi waved his hand again and again, fighting is not a joke, it is not just bragging, it is not domineering, it can be done with a slap on the head. Gan Qi was not even a bronze player in the Red Alert Interstellar Warcraft in his previous life, and he was suddenly asked to command the war, where can Gan Qi have confidence? It's not the same thing as slashing people on the street.

Di Qing stood up, but said: "I joined the army at the age of sixteen, at your age, I have participated in twenty-five battles, and I have been hit by arrows eight times, captured Jintang City, captured Youzhou, slaughtered the tribes such as Luba, Suixiang, Maonu, Shangluo, Qingqi, and Jiakou, and wiped them out, burned tens of thousands of stones of grain in Western Xia, and captured 5,700 party soldiers. Build Qiaozi Valley City, build Zhao'an, Fenglin, Xinqi, Dalang and other castles are numerous. In the battle of Anyuan, he was seriously injured, when the Western Xia army came again, I stepped forward and hurried to it, and the soldiers under his command also scrambled to be the first, fighting hard, wearing a cape, wearing a copper mask, Pegasus in and out of the enemy army, coming and going, the Western Xia army was invincible, no one dared to stop it. From an ordinary cavalryman, he commanded soldiers and horses in a state for four years. Why don't you dare? ”

At this moment, Di Qing's words were firm, and his tone carried a kind of momentum, fighting one battle after another, Di Qing remembered it clearly, such Di Qing, Gan Qi was still the first time he had seen it, as if he felt that Di Qing seemed to have a kind of light all over his body.

Gan Qi looked up at Di Qing, as if there was a kind of blood boiling, this is the appeal and charm of the Great Song God of War. This old man is really a man who stands up to the sky!