There is nothing more elusive in the world than war. Because if your opponent is a very good commander, he will hide his true intentions deeply. And what unfolds in front of your eyes may be completely false. In order to win, it is necessary to grasp the true intentions of the other party through these illusions in order to make the right decision.

This is exactly the kind of problem that Jisuns is facing. Although the country of Lu is very small, since he can boldly provoke the country of Lu, he must be ready to fight with the country of Lu.

Although Ji Sunsi received the order to raise troops to attack the army, he did not have a mature idea of how to fight this one.

He thought that Fan Li was once a general of the Yue Kingdom, commanding the army of the whole country of the Yue Kingdom, and he was also in a high position in the Wu State, so he must have his own unique views on the war. So he asked: "Lord Fan Li, I want to ask, how do we fight this battle against the State of Di?" ”

Fan Li said in embarrassment: "Lord Shangqing, Fan Li is just an envoy of the State of Wu, how can he participate in the state affairs of the State of Lu?" ”

Ji Sunsi said: "I don't see you as an envoy of Wu now, but as a friend of mine. I'm asking you for advice as a friend. ”

Zimei said: "Fan Jun, Master Jisun warmly welcomed us, and let us live in his house, really treating us as friends. You should be a friend to help you, talk about your opinion, whether to do it or not, Master Jisun decides for himself. ”

Mrs. Meng Shu also said: "Lord Fan, please talk about it, you helped us persuade the monarch to send troops to take revenge, and then teach us how to fight." ”

Fan Li glanced at Mrs. Meng Shu and said, "Madam is too polite. Since he trusts Fan Li so much, Fan Li is sorry for the affection of the adults and the lady no matter how much he shirks. ”

The word "affection" made Meng Shu's heart jump suddenly. The face was also red.

Fan Li said: "Let's analyze it together. Regardless of whether the country was prepared before, but now the country is ready for war, that's for sure. If you follow the conventional way of fighting, you want to destroy the 20,000 troops of the State of Lu, and if you can fight again, you will also lose 10,000 troops. If you don't play well, the losses will be greater. Kill 1,000 enemies and lose 800 yourself. Even if you win, the price is too high, isn't it? ”

Ji Suns said: "That's right. So how do you play if you don't follow the conventional way of playing? ”

Fan Li said: "Then you have to win by surprise, and you have to win quickly." In other words. Before the reinforcements from the Qi State arrived, our battle was over. ”

Ji Suns said: "Can you have such an effect? ”

Fan Li said: "Let's work towards this goal." Since the State of Lu is preparing to fight with the State of Lu, it will definitely pay attention to the movements of the State of Lu from time to time. They have sent a large number of scouts to reconnoiter the situation in the Lu State. As long as the army of the Lu State moves, they will fly to report to Di Ziyi. ”

"That's for sure. ”

Fan Li said: "If you want to make a surprise attack, you must block the news and not let the country know the movements of the army of the state of Lu." If the adults start to dispatch troops tomorrow, and the 50,000 men and horses are fully mobilized, it will take at least three to five days. In these three to five days, the Lord can send the most capable 800 to 1,000 men to clear out all the spies of the Lu State within a twenty-mile wide range along the route of the Lu army. In this way, the state of Lu could not know the movements of the army of the state of Lu. ”

Ji Sunsi said: "This can be done, as long as you catch the idle people, control them all, and then find out if they are secret agents." ”

Fan Li said: "Your Excellency can lead the army on a rapid march until you come to the border area and ambush the army in the mountains and forests. Then the three hundred people with the best martial arts were selected, and in the evening, they entered Zou City from the four city gates. Then it was shaded in the city of Zou. Then he sent 3,000 men to quietly approach Zou Cheng at night and ambush him in the mountains three miles away from Zou Cheng.

"After all this was ready, after the second watch of the night, the three hundred who were in ambush in the city suddenly moved, killed the soldiers guarding the city gates, opened one of the gates, set fire to them, and the three thousand men and horses who were lying in ambush outside the city rushed into the city, captured the other three gates, and opened the gates. At this time, the army ambushed on the border arrived and entered the city from all sides, and at this time, the defenders of the State of Yi were sleeping, unprepared, and it was difficult to organize to resist for a while. You can take Zou Cheng in one fell swoop and catch Yi Ziyi. When the garrisons in other parts of the country got the news, they hurried over, and saw that the capital was lost and the monarch was captured, so they had no intention of fighting again. ”

Ji Suns praised loudly: "This is really a perfect battle plan. No wonder Master Fan is famous all over the world, he really has real skills. ”

Fan Li said with a smile: "Fan Li is just saying that, whether this plan can be used or not, there are adults who carefully consider it." ”

"I couldn't agree more. It can be said that in this way, Lu can basically achieve minimal or even no casualties, and can achieve a complete victory. ”

Fan Li said: "This should be said after the battle." For this plan to succeed, there are two key points, the first of which is confidentiality. The army was ambushed on the border and kept secret, 3,000 people were ambushed outside Zoucheng, and it was kept secret, and 300 people mixed into Zoucheng, and it was even more secret. Leak a little bit of information and the plan fails. The second point is to cooperate closely with several aspects. For example, if the 300 men in the city open the gates, but the 3,000 people outside do not arrive in time, all the 300 people may be killed, and as soon as the gates are closed, the plan fails. For another example, if 3,000 people attack the city, but the army does not arrive in time, and several city gates are reoccupied and closed by the Yi army, no matter how strong the combat effectiveness of these 3,000 people is, they will not be able to defeat tens of thousands of people, and they will all be wiped out. ”

Ji Sunsi said: "The adult's analysis is right, no matter how good the plan is, it must be supported by details, and we must work every detail to be foolproof." ”

In the next few days, Fan Li and Zimei lived in Shangqing Mansion. While arranging the deployment of men and horses, Ji Sunsi and Fan Li studied every detail of the battle, considered the unexpected situations that may arise during the operation, and formulated a response plan. On the other hand, a search team of 800 people was selected to capture all idle people within a radius of 20 miles along the marching route, so as to ensure that there was not a single secret agent of the State of Yi in the blockaded area.

All the details have been considered, the army has been allocated in place, the secret channel has been opened, everything is ready, Ji Sunsi held a meeting of relevant officers, made careful arrangements for the battle plan, and waited for the troops.

Ji Sunsi bowed deeply to Fan Li. said: "Master Fan, Ji Sun has a reluctant request, please delay my brother for a while longer, and help me with the army, okay?" ”

Fan Li was stunned for a moment and said, "How can this be?" I'm already out of bounds to help adults come up with advice. How can you still go to war with adults? ”