Chapter 255: Preparation
Hearing the soldier's words, Qiu Liju came to his senses, and secretly said that it would be good to move, as long as the officers and soldiers moved, he could judge the purpose of the officers and soldiers according to the actions of the officers and soldiers, and hurriedly asked the soldiers: "What is the change in the headquarters of the officers and soldiers?" ”
"The county seat of Zhuojun is now only in and out, and our soldiers only see the frequent movement of officials and soldiers at the city gate, and the dust is billowing in the city, as if there is a big operation." The soldier told the news.
When General Goguryeo heard this, a trace of anger appeared on his face: "What kind of information is this!" At the same time, he secretly exhaled in his heart, thinking that this person was bringing the news of the official army leaving the city, but he didn't expect it to be like this.
This is not that the Tanma is not unwilling, since the official army has been fighting, there have been dozens of Tanma entering the city of Zhuojun, but Qin Chong has ordered that when leaving the city, there must be his own or Gao Shun's general's handwritten orders and seals, and anyone who goes out of the city without permission will be punished as collaborating with the enemy.
The official battalion was stationed on the edge of the city wall, and the patrol soldiers walked day and night, and all the horses that entered Zhuo County were in and out.
They could only watch the situation of the officials and soldiers in Youzhou from outside the city, and with the tall city wall blocking them, they naturally didn't know what kind of medicine was sold in the gourds of the officials and soldiers.
Even Qiu Liju, who was conceited and intelligent, couldn't guess the situation in Zhuojun County now. I had to order the army to be ready to deal with it and prevent the officers and soldiers of the brigade from taking the opportunity to attack. At the same time, he ordered the soldiers to pay close attention to the situation of the officers and soldiers of Zhuo County, and if there was any situation of sending troops, tell him as soon as possible.
Seeing that the officers and troops had no action, the general proposed: "Now that the officers and troops have not moved, can we attack the surrounding villages and plunder some more property?" ”
Qiu Liju smiled bitterly and shook his head: "Now that the movements of the official army are unknown, it is not appropriate for our soldiers to be dispatched for the time being, in case we fall into the trap laid by the official army, we are afraid that it will become the second Qiang Canal." ”
The general looked down on Qiu Liju's cautious appearance, and he didn't know how this coward managed to become the leader of the Wuhuan tribe, and he was so daring. For a general or a leader, he should be clean and resolute, and move forward bravely, how can he be so afraid of wolves and tigers, so how can he expand his territory. "If the leader doesn't send troops, the general can't wait."
Qiu Liju grabbed the general's arm: "The general must not act rashly, in case he falls into the strategy of the official army, the gains outweigh the losses." "Qiu Liju is not the kind of person who is indecisive, and the reason why he didn't do it is because he hasn't figured out Zhao Yi's plan of action yet. Coupled with Zhao Yi's brilliant record, Qiu Liju had to be cautious. He didn't want to throw his life into it.
The general shook off Qiu Liju's arm: "If the leader is afraid, you can watch this battle here, and our troops will definitely win this time." ”
Seeing that the general insisted on doing so, Qiu Liju did not dissuade him anymore, because if he didn't let him suffer a little loss in Zhao Yi's hands, he would never know Zhao Yi's horror.
When the general was marching, Qiu Liju instructed him: "The general can only attack the village, remember not to attack the county seat." ”
The general nodded impatiently and agreed, this sentence has been said to him no less than ten times since he entered Youzhou, he is really enough. If it weren't for the fact that Qiu Liju had fifteen thousand soldiers in his hands, he would have sewed Qiu Liju's mouth up a long time ago.
Seeing more than 30,000 Goguryeo soldiers walking out of the camp and rushing to the villages near Zhuo County, Qiu Liju shook his head with a wry smile, and the Wuhuan general beside him asked Qiu Liju: "Since the chief is worried about the general's accident, why don't you propose that the general stay?" "I heard that there were many dead ministers in the Han court, who did not hesitate to sacrifice their lives to prevent the emperor from making wrong decisions.
But the general made a mistake, the Qiu Liju tribe and Goguryeo are currently only in a joint relationship, not incorporated into Goguryeo, and Qiu Liju will not offend his partners because of this matter.
If the general wins this battle, Qiu Liju will congratulate him, and humbly say that he is a little too careful, but if he fails, Qiu Liju also has his own excuses, because he once persuaded you, but you didn't listen, what happened, it was not Qiu Liju's responsibility.
"There are only 15,000 soldiers in our coalition army, while Goguryeo has 35,000, which is why I don't speak anymore." Qiu Liju smiled bitterly and explained the current situation, although the two soldiers and horses are coalition forces, they are not the same tribe after all, if the two sides have a conflict because of this matter, it is definitely the Wuhuan soldiers of Qiu Li's residence who suffer. "Besides, the arrogance of the Goguryeo soldiers is too arrogant, and it is just right to use Zhao Yi to break their sharpness."
Qiu Liju's tone was full of resentment when he said this, the two ministries agreed that the benefits would be shared equally, but the general of Goguryeo, relying on his own strong soldiers and horses, actually took two-thirds of the benefits, although Qiu Liju did not say it on the surface, but in his heart he was very resentful of this general. Now that he has this opportunity, he can teach him a lesson through Zhao Yi's hand, and Qiu Liju is still very willing.
However, Qiu Liju still sent a horse to follow closely behind the Goguryeo soldiers, and once the Goguryeo soldiers were besieged by the official army, they immediately informed Qiu Liju. A lesson is needed, but Qiu Liju must grasp this degree, if he does not grasp this degree well, the Goguryeo soldiers will suffer too heavy losses, and the strength of their coalition army will be consumed.
"All the Wuhuan soldiers are on their horses and ready to fight!" Qiu Liju's eyes flashed as he stared at the Goguryeo soldiers who had turned into a black line in the distance.
Zhao Yi was revising the defensive formation of Zhuojun in the city, and Murong Feng came in to report: "My lord, the enemy army has abnormal movements. ”
"Oh? Say. Zhao Yi put the brush on the pen holder and asked Murong Feng, looked at the eagle that fell on Murong Feng's shoulder, his face was full of smiles, and secretly said that the reconnaissance power of this air force is not ordinary, fast and will not be discovered by others.
"There are 35,000 enemy troops coming towards the southwest of Zhuo County, and at this time it is less than eight miles away from Zhuo County." Murong Feng told the news that he had heard.
"Thirty-five thousand soldiers?" Zhao Yi muttered, "Okay, General Murong should remember everything, and when he expells Qiu Li's residence from Youzhou, he will be rewarded for his meritorious deeds." ”
Seeing Murong Feng retreat to the side with a happy face, Zhao Yi beckoned to the herald soldiers: "Please General Tai Shici come and see me!" ”
Within half an hour, Tai Shici, who was dressed in military uniform, came to Zhao Yi, bowed down and asked Zhao Yi: "What is the matter with the last general?" ”
"How are you training for the thousand?" Zhao Yi stared at Tai Shici with burning eyes.
Speaking of the 1,000 people, Tai Shi Ci's face was full of joy: "Those 1,000 people are all experts in bending bows and archery, and the last general has already mastered the skills of archery with just a little mention, and the accuracy of the bow and crossbow made by the adults is quite high, and the power is amazing, and it should be no problem to take people's lives within 300 steps." ”
These thousand people are archery masters selected by Zhao Yi from the official army in Youzhou in a planned way after the annihilation of the Qiangqu Division, and he used the memory of his previous life to make five consecutive crossbow arrows. The bow and crossbow are extremely powerful, and even the tigers of the world such as Guan Yu and Zhang Fei will fall under this powerful crossbow arrow when they are caught off guard.
"Okay, that's fine." Zhao Yi's face was full of joy, and he handed over the command of this bow and crossbow team to Tai Shici, and gave Tai Shici an important task: "The general comes to see." Zhao Yi pulled Tai Shici to the map of Zhuojun and pointed out a few places, "I want you to bring those more than a thousand crossbowmen to harass the enemy army and bring the enemy army here." ”
Tai Shi Ci stared at that place, with a strange look in his eyes, he didn't know why Zhao Yi asked the enemy army to be brought there, but he still bowed down and accepted the order: "The last general will take the order." ”
"Without further ado, General, please go quickly."
Tai Shici's speed of action was extremely fast, and in less than a quarter of an hour, more than a thousand soldiers had already assembled in front of the city gate of Zhuojun.
Different from the heavily armored soldiers led by Dian Wei, these more than 1,000 soldiers were dressed in light armor, with excellent war horses of the Xiongnu tribe under their crotch, two quivers hung on their waists, and a repeating bow and crossbow in their hands.
These soldiers are also excellent soldiers selected by Zhao Yi through careful selection, they have all experienced life and death, and they exude a fierce spirit.
Under the leadership of Tai Shici, this team of soldiers quickly walked out of Zhuo County. Seeing that the more than 1,000 soldiers ran out of more than ten miles in less than a quarter of an hour, the corners of Zhao Yi's mouth showed a satisfied smile, and asked the soldiers to call Gao Shun to the city gate and whispered two words in Gao Shun's ear.
After listening to the words, Gao Shun looked at Zhao Yi with a trace of awe, mixed with a little fear, and secretly said in his heart that fortunately Zhao Yi was Youzhou Mu, if he was Qiu Liju, the official army would have been wiped out long ago. Zhao Yixiang's strategy is too bold and incredible.
"Got it?" Zhao Yi looked at Gao Shun, who was stunned, "If you understand, let's do it quickly." ”
Gao Shun, who was full of shock, bowed down and went down to do things, and at the same time, Zhao Yi called Liu Bei's three brothers and Batu over: "The generals ordered the soldiers of the department to gather immediately and prepare for battle!" ”
With Zhao Yi's order, the 40,000 troops in Zhuojun City suddenly became in a hurry, and more and more soldiers gathered at the north gate.
Zhang Fei's face was full of excitement, and the Zhangba snake spear in his hand was clenched tightly, he had been waiting for this day for a long time.
In less than half an hour, the 40,000 soldiers had been assembled, and the long-suppressed emotions were about to be released, and the officers and soldiers all showed excited eyes on their faces, waiting for Zhao Yi to give the order to attack.
Looking at the surging officers and soldiers, Zhao Yi's self-confidence in his heart was even stronger, with such soldiers, why worry about the enemy not being destroyed!
The Goguryeo general and his more than 30,000 soldiers who led his troops to walk in the southwest of Zhuo County galloped across the territory of Youzhou, as if entering a no-man's land.
In fact, they did enter the land of no man, looking at the scattered villages in the wilderness, and every time they rushed over, they were disappointed, because the villages were no longer inhabited, and there were no belongings, food, or anything left.
"General, this village is also an empty village." The lieutenant walked out of the village, his face full of disappointment.
The general groped for the stubble on his chin, it seemed that the villages around Zhuojun had already entered the county seat to take refuge after receiving the news, and continued to march south, or lead his troops back, which was a question for him.