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"Report!"

In the early morning of the fourth day of the lunar month, he was awakened by a long roar and galloping horses' hooves, and the fast horse entered from the gate, passed through a checkpoint, and then sent the message directly to Yuan Qizhi's sleeping tent by the guards of the inner camp.

"General, the scout came to report, saying that Yingyue led the army out of the camp and set up a formation in the wilderness outside Guangling, and the number of people should be seventy or eighty thousand. Wang Li and Wang Xin were all in the array. ”

After the guards finished reporting, Yuan Qizhi saw a person standing outside the tent. Although he could only see a corner of the figure through the tent door, he knew who this person was, so he said, "Come in." ”

I saw a black-faced man in a blue satin gown and white cotton robe, wearing a scarf, and a mustache pacing into the tent. This person is a military advisor who has followed Yuan Qizhi for many years, and he is known as Wenzheng, a black-faced scholar. His tent was on Yuan Qi's side, so if there was a slight disturbance, he could go to the tent in time to discuss countermeasures with Yuan Qizhi.

"Do you hear that?" Yuan Qizhi asked.

"I hear you. Thinking that it was the major general who captured Jiangxia, which made it difficult for Wang Li's army to move, so he had to gather troops in one place to determine the victory or defeat in a battle. ”

"Definitely. If it were me, I would not have been willing to make peace easily. How do you think you should deal with the situation now? ”

Wen Zheng's eight-character beard curled, "Hasn't the lord already made up his mind in his heart?" At the moment, since it is more and more unfavorable to them, it is better for you and me to avoid the war. It is expected that Wang Li will not go to the step of desperately attacking the camp. ”

The two of them said a few words, and heard a scout report from them, saying that the Qinglong general Shang Qing asked to see him. Before Yuan Qizhi could react, he saw a big man in silver bright light armor squeezing the scout aside and standing in the tent. Seeing Yuan Qizhi in front of him, he smiled awkwardly, and handed the two eight-sided hammers in his hand to the scout on the side, who almost didn't fall on his heels after taking the hammer.

"What's the matter with you?" Yuan Qizhi looked at the stubble on Shang Qing's face and asked.

Seeing Yuan Qizhi's words, Shang Qingcai panicked his broad arms and said, "Lord, why are you still stunned?" Everyone has killed us in front of our eyes, and you are still grinding here with this little black face? ”

"Who do you say is the little black face?"

Yuan Qizhi glanced at Shang Qing. Shang Qing was huddled together again and hurriedly said, "It's not a little black face, it's a black-faced scholar military division." I beg the two of you not to grind, what do you have to say after you kill it? ”

Wen Zheng saw that Yuan Qizhi was speechless, so he said to himself: "General Shang, you can't see the current situation. Now it is Wang Li who is trying to fight a war, trying in vain to reverse his unfavorable situation with a war, and this is almost out of the nest. Right now, you and I just need to avoid the battle to win this battle of Xu Yang. ”

"You mean, but aren't the real wins and losses all made by real knives and guns?" Shang Qing slapped Wen Zheng on the shoulder, and Wen Zheng was prepared so that he would not be knocked down by him. "Right now, even if it is relying on some conspiracy to make people retreat, do you think this Wang Li can be convinced? Maybe one day they'll call again. ”

"But now the strategy ......"

"If you want me to say that you don't keep being here and now, once you give them an honest beating, you don't have to keep staring at the present." Although he didn't say anything big, he just relied on his mouth to speak loudly, and he was stunned to block Wenzheng's words. "What do you say, my lord?"

As he was talking, the military drums outside the city were thundering and the horn sounded, thinking that Yingyue had set up a formation outside the city to make an appointment.

"Report!"

Yuan Qizhi saw that there were scouts at the door, so he said, "Is it to report this war?" I've heard it all, so I don't have to report it again. ”

"My lord, it's not a battle report, it's a girl from Gu Yu asking to see you."

"Come at this time? What a coincidence. ”

Shang Qing didn't know what Yuan Qizhi was talking about, so he asked, "Who is this Gu Yu, and what does her have to do with the file in front of her?" ”

"My personal affairs have nothing to do with this current war." Yuan Qizhi explained, "However, you don't know that this strategy to attack Jiangxia was given to Yuan Xian by the Gu Yu girl. ”

"Oh, that's her? That's not right, ask her to come over and comment, whether to fight like this now, or to shrink in the city. ”

Yuan Qizhi hesitated: "But after all, this has nothing to do with her, Jiang Xia's plan before was also her way to Zhong Li and Yuan Xian's favors." ”

"But isn't she begging the Lord to do something right now?" Wen Zheng said on the side, "Isn't it just right for the lord to let her judge?" ”

"Since both of you want her to come here for a discussion, I will summon her in."

The scout went down, and after a while, Gu Yu came to the tent, she took off the hood of her blue cloak, and the snow on her body said to everyone: "Why did you summon me early this morning, is it not related to the snare drum outside this camp?" ”

"The girl is so smart." Wen Zheng took the words first, "In that case, the girl should have also thought about how to deal with it, right?" ”

Gu Yu smiled, "But I haven't, after all, the affairs of the army are worried about the generals, I am a woman and not in the army, how can it be my turn to interject?" But if you're really interested in what I think, I'd give it a thought. As she said this, she put the drafted agreement back in her sleeve, thinking that she would not deal with the matter in front of her, and Yuan Qizhi did not have much heart to discuss the matter of the agreement with her.

Then the little girl gave her opinion. Yuan Qizhi.

"Although at this time, it was Yingyue Wang Li who took the initiative to seek war, in a vain attempt to decide the trend of the Xu Yang battlefield with a battle, and if he could not hold on, he could achieve the previously planned goal of exchanging Jiangxia for Jiujiang. However, since it is almost the strength of the whole army, if our army can bargain on the battlefield, it will naturally help the next battle against Yingyue. As for whether or not to send troops and how to use them, we should make plans after careful investigation. ”

"You mean you want to come up and have a look?"

"Indeed." Gu Yu replied to Shang Qing. "It's not just to see, these tens of thousands of horses are endless, and unless the scouts everywhere are clear, I don't know what ambush will be. It must have prepared in advance for taking the initiative to seek war, and it is afraid that it will be calculated by others if it uses its troops rashly. ”

"Reasonable, then you will go to the camp together and take a look."

2

The snow that fell slightly in the early morning was still falling on a certain scale, and although there was not much wind, the swan feathers did block the view a lot. Yuan Qizhi and Gu Yu arrived at the outpost of the camp, even if they climbed a few zhang tall buildings, they could only see the layout of the first few rows of the Yingyue army a mile away through the snow.

I saw that the black and oppressive military formation in the flying snow revealed four groups of platoon leaders, and each group of platoons had more than 100 people. The middle two groups are square tiger-headed iron shields, behind which crossbowmen can be faintly seen. The two wings are long lance phalanxes, and the gray-brown barrels of the guns can be faintly seen with a cold light, which presumably there are heavy infantry interspersed with them. The four groups of arrays are relatively densely arranged, with the middle two arrays each about 50 zhang wide and 10 zhang apart, and the two wings each 30 zhang apart and the middle 20 zhang apart.

The 80,000-strong army formation was more than a mile wide, and at first glance it looked similar to a formation to assault the middle of the formation. However, with bows and crossbows and shields in the middle, and heavy infantry hidden on both wings, and no cavalry in sight, it is likely that the enemy was trying to lure the enemy into a formation set up around the protection of the middle formation, and then retreat in the middle to outflank the two wings, and squeeze the formation with heavy infantry and cavalry, so as to make the tens of thousands of troops in a chaotic formation.

In addition, in terms of common thinking, if each large array is led by 100 people, it will be about 50 people, and at most 100 people in depth. At least four of its formations had not yet been seen, so it would take some time to find out their arrangement.

"How?" When Gu Yu was thinking, Yuan Qizhi asked.

"This wind and snow have covered up many military formations, and at present, the two battalions in your army together are no more than 70,000 or 80,000 horses, and if you take the liberty of fighting, you really don't have much certainty." Gu Yu Road.

When she said this, Wen Zheng continued: "Presumably, there are people in his army who know the celestial phenomena and intend to take advantage of this wind and snow to send troops. It seems that there is a real need to avoid war. ”

"But didn't you see that people brought all the trebuchets?" Shang Qing pointed to the towering wooden frame that loomed in the wind and snow, "If we shrink here, maybe people will use our big camp as a live target." ”

"Do you have a detailed map?" Gu Yu asked.

Yuan Qizhi beckoned the clerk to find the map, only to see that the battlefield in front of the big camp was a low flat depression, and the head of the Yingyue army formation was standing on the opposite side of the depression at this time. There is a slightly raised high slope about half a mile behind, stretching for miles on the left and right, and only less than a hundred zhang wide before and after, and then a few miles away is the dense woods beside the riverbank.

"I see." Gu Yu looked at the map and said, "The little girl may be looking for some solutions, I wonder if you are willing to give it a try?" ”

"Tell me about it."

Gu Yu pointed to the map and said: "According to the current terrain, if Wang Li wants to command 80,000 horses, he will definitely arrange a formation according to this high ground and put his position on a high place." From the point of view of the position of our army, there are only these few guard towers at the commanding heights, and after the battle, it will inevitably be attacked by the opponent's stone artillery. In this way, if we want to win, we must first solve the problem of the place of command. ”

"How to fix it?"

"It depends on whether the general is willing to take risks." Gu Yu to Yuan Qi's way.

Yuan Qizhi smiled back: "Then how is your risk?" ”

"It is to pretend to negotiate peace with Wang Li before going to the battle, so that he has to go to the front of the battle first."

"But how can you be sure that Wang Li will negotiate peace and not directly use troops?" Wen Zheng is worried.

"Just send a messenger to say that you are willing to return Jiangxia. Now that he sent his troops for Jiangxia, he could get it back if he didn't fight, and I expected that Wang Li would take the bait. Maybe he will make some other unreasonable demands, and then the lord will only have to pretend to be embarrassed and delay him for some time. ”

"It's not difficult to go into battle, but how long do I delay, and how do I determine the time to participate in the war, can the little girl make it clear to the old man?"

"Just wait until General Shang mobilizes the Qinglong Army to the hill on his flank." Gu Yu said again, "Of course, if the general is not at ease, he can also make me a maid at the peace banquet, and I will tell the general when the time is ripe." ”

Yuan Qizhi laughed and said: "Since the little girl is so courageous, she naturally can't fall behind. Just do what you say. ”

Gu Yu then talked about the arrangement of the military formation: "The military formation will be laid out with the messenger, and the 40,000 Xuanlong troops in this large camp will be arranged in a dense formation to protect the middle formation. However, it is said that it is dense, and there should be more gaps in the formation, so that there will be buffer space when the opponent compresses my formation later. Moreover, it is necessary to let some military formations be branded with the banner of the Qinglong Army, so as to cover up General Shang's whereabouts. ”

She asked Shang Qing again: "General Shang, is there anyone in the Qinglong Army who can do meticulously?" ”

"Yes, yes, but I'm afraid it's too late to make detailed arrangements now, right?"

"Just in time." Gu Yu said, "After a while, our army will beat the drums, and you will lead the light hussars to fight from its flanks, and when the front army is in a melee, you can feign defeat and temporarily withdraw the army." In this way, they can be arranged to enter, and the captive can also have a dagger hidden in his coat to be used in the event of a re-attack. ”

"Then when will my Blue Dragon Army attack again?"

"Wait until it's on fire." Gu Yu replied, "Those stone cannons will set the general on fire when the time comes." ”

As a few people were talking, they heard the military drums outside the camp thunder again, and a man with a white horse and silver armor and a snow-white cloak shouted in front of the Pegasus formation in the snow: "If the dignified Shuoguo army wants to be a turtle with a shrunken head, we will roast it together with the king's eight shells!" ”

Gu Yu thought that this person should be the Wind Chasing Spear King Xin, so he said secretly: "Don't worry, don't worry, this will make you shut your stinky mouth." ”