"What do you mean by sending troops to attack Ma Chuang?" Li Zhong was a little puzzled.

Gao Hongyi explained, "Ma Chuang's name here is reinforcements, if we send troops to attack him, not only will we be despised by the world, but also self-isolation from the Jin State, which is equivalent to openly rebelling against the Emperor of the Jin State." ”

"What if you don't move?"

"Then we will be completely in a passive situation, and Ma Tangfeng can follow the plan and unite with the Western Xia cavalry to destroy us in one fell swoop."

Li Zhong gasped, "According to what you say, what we do is death!" ”

"Yes! Ma Tangfeng's trick is old and spicy, it is not in vain that he has no inch of merit but he has become the general of the West Protector! ”

Li Zhong was furious, slapped the table and stood up and shouted, "Brother Yi, since this is the case, let's simply gather an army and fight with them." These bird thieves, see if I don't roast them all and eat them! ”

"Sit down, the deputy general of the dignified Sky Wolf Army, it looks like he blew up a nest when something happens, what does it look like!" Gao Hongyi scolded, his voice was cold and low, "It hasn't reached the point where you can break with the Jin Kingdom and fight to the death with the Western Xia Kingdom, what are you anxious about!" ”

Li Zhong sat down helplessly and said, "Brother Yi, at this time, you still think about what to do!" The Emperor of Jin has never treated us as human beings, and what can he do to us if he breaks with him. The Western Xia Kingdom is now on the same page as Ma Tangfeng, so let's save our lives first! ”

"Brother Li, think about it, if we break with the Jin Kingdom, we will immediately be enemies on all sides! At that time, even if Ma Tangfeng is eliminated, what can he do, sooner or later he will be strangled by the Jin Kingdom or the Western Xia Kingdom?! Gao Hongyi said, drank another bowl of wine, and said coldly, "It's easy to live for a while, but it's difficult to live for a lifetime!" He is cunning and shrewd, and calculating deeply! But I, Gao Hongyi, am not the most stupid and incompetent person! ”

"What, you've figured out a way to crack it?!" Li Zhong asked, suddenly excited.

"What we need to know most now is what Ma Chuang is going to do!" Gao Hongyi stood up, walked to the table with the map, and looked carefully, he still needed to think about it.

"The horses are here, and the Western Xia cavalry is here." Li Zhong pointed to the two ink dots that had been demarcated earlier and reminded Gao Hongyi, "It is obvious that they are going to join forces to attack White Horse City!" ”

"Not necessarily! You also said just now, White Horse City is easy to defend and difficult to attack, even if Ma Chuang and the Western Xia cavalry are combined, they will not shake White Horse City for a while! Gao Hongyi also reminded Li Zhong, he pondered for a moment and said lightly, "Li Zhong, have you thought about it, if Ma Chuang and the Western Xia cavalry are combined, wouldn't it tell the world that Ma Tangfeng has turned against the Jin State?"

In addition, they won't be able to take White Horse City for a while, so they gave us a lot of time to inform the Jin Kingdom, and we can also send troops to attack them openly?

What's the use of that Ma Tangfeng writing that letter! Therefore, I conclude that they will not join forces to attack White Horse City, at least it will not be so obvious! ”

"Makes sense." Li Zhong replied excitedly, "But if they neither converge nor attack, then what are they going to White Horse City to do together?!" ”

Gao Hongyi stared at the map calmly, his eyes wide open, as if he wanted to see every detail on the map clearly, and thoroughly understand the purpose of Ma Chuang and the Western Xia cavalry. After a while, he seemed to understand, his eyes suddenly widened, and he said, "Ma Tangfeng has carefully planned such an insidious endgame, his ultimate goal is to destroy us in one fell swoop!" He asked Ma Chuang to bring so many cavalry over and rush to our northern territory without making a sound, what he wanted was a quick word, so that we couldn't guard against it!

However, the scheming Ma Tangfeng felt that this was not enough, and it was not enough for him to win with one blow! So he skillfully arranged for the Western Xia cavalry to harass the cities everywhere, so that we were in a hurry and had no time to care, so that he could win the battle. Therefore, the real goal of the cavalry he sent over was ... ”

Li Zhong also seemed to understand something at this time, and suddenly shouted loudly, "Beihu! ”

"Exactly!" Gao Hongyi said sharply, "The joint forces of White Horse City are just a trick, and Ma Tangfeng's real purpose is to attack the northern guard." If you want to come to the North Guard, it is the closest to walk from White Horse Castle, as long as you pass the White Horse Castle, they can go straight to the North Protection! ”

Li Zhong exclaimed: "According to what you say, Ma Tangfeng is going to slaughter the Northern Protector and kill us!" So we're killed! The main city has been slaughtered! Beihu will soon be in chaos, and Ma Tangfeng can do whatever he wants! Easily took the whole territory of the North Protection! Ma Tangfeng, the heart of this thief bird, is really wild! Li Zhong gritted his teeth angrily, "If you guessed correctly, the Western Guard Cavalry and the Western Xia Cavalry led by Ma Chuang will not meet at all, but will be diverted in White Horse City and come directly to the North Guard!" ”

"Yes!"

At this time, Qin Xi and Tu Su nervously pushed the door in, and shouted in unison, "General! Emergency military intelligence! ”

You look at me, and I look at you, and you seem to be panicked and have something important to report.

"Say it one by one, what are you panicking about!" Gao Hongyi scolded, "Qin Xi, you speak first." ”

"Yes, General!" Qin Xi opened the note in his hand and read, "The letter written by the City Lord Chen Xuan of White Horse City himself: 'General, my subordinates have just received a report from the scout, and Ma Chuang has been rerouted to the North Protector fifty miles away from White Horse City! And there were not only cavalry in the Ma Chuang army, but also infantry troops and siege equipment, according to the scouts, the number was about 30,000! General, Ma Chuang is obviously going to attack the northern moat! Prepare immediately for the defense of the northern moat! In addition, he and Guo Shi asked to lead all the sergeants of White Horse City to immediately go to the north to help the general! ’”

"What, thirty thousand, and siege engines!" Li Zhong exclaimed.

Gao Hongyi obviously expected it and didn't feel anything. "Tu Su, read it!"

Tu Su immediately read, "General, Mei Xuanwei sent a fast horse to report just now. The Western Xia cavalry suddenly changed their route near White Horse City, and they quickly whipped all the way to the north to protect the city! Xuanwei asked the general if they would act immediately to stop the Western Xia cavalry! ”

Li Zhong said: "General, as you expected, their target is the northern moat!" If Chen Xuan and Mei Rou's news is correct, they have a total of nearly 40,000 people who came to attack Beihu this time! Li Zhong said to himself, "The enemy is nearly 40,000 people, and there are only 6,000 soldiers in the city defense battalion in the north guard!" Kill 500 tiger battalion soldiers! Mei Rou is the closest to us, and there are currently 3,005 cavalry left! ”

Gao Hongyi said, "In other words, the enemy has 40,000 troops attacking us, and we can only dispatch 10,000 at most at present!" ”

Li Zhong shook his head, "General, we have just sent someone to order the four major battalions of the Heavenly Wolf Army to come back, they have a total of 20,000 people, plus our current 10,000 people is 30,000 people. We are 30,000 against 40,000, plus the advantage of defending the city, Ma Tangfeng of the thief mother wants to capture the northern moat in a short time, which is completely a dream. ”

Li Zhong became more and more confident as he spoke, "Also, Ma Chuang is coming on a hurried march, and the sergeant is tired, and his strength will definitely be greatly reduced." And our Northern Protector army is united in hatred of the enemy, and its combat power has soared. By that time, although we are ostensibly 30,000 to 40,000, there is a huge disparity in strength! But in fact, the strength is better than them, not only can we easily defend against the northern protection, but we have the strength to destroy this group of birds. ”

Gao Hongyi looked at Li Zhong appreciatively, but at the same time, he pondered again, and said to himself, "The scheming Ma Tangfeng is so calculating, he won't be unthinkable of this step!" ”

He was thinking about it, and there was an urgent military situation, "General! On the way to the four major battalions, the heralds were all killed by the Western Guards who were ambushed on the official road! We can't get our message out. ”