Ye Sizhong listened carefully, I said it in detail, and there was nothing to keep secret from him - my plan was to use everyone, but I didn't include Ye Sizhong, an old brother.

In today's situation, it is even more difficult to defeat the Dongying people by relying solely on the ability of the Ming Dynasty, and effectively relying on the enemy's contradictions will be an indispensable part. And my plan is to pull one by one, tear apart the contradictions between the enemy troops as much as possible, and finally achieve the goal of attacking and killing the enemy army together.

The first part of the plan was to bring in the enemy troops who were originally hiding behind, so that several parties could "meet" in Wangjing.

This requires technology, after all, the enemy army is not what you want to come and can come, but more often you need to effectively mobilize and stimulate them, and finally make them have to come!

What grabbed Shibata Katsuya's neck was the logistics that we had been suppressing on land and sea, and now among the three parties - I'm sorry I didn't count Goryeo as one side - the most expensive one is undoubtedly the Ming Dynasty, and Yushiba Hideyoshi is also alive and well under my open side, at least it can be attacked and retreated.

But Shibata Jun is different, their basic life now depends on others, so they are also extremely sensitive to all kinds of information, and it is also expected that they are the most aggressive and destructive.

Therefore, my purpose is to break this balance of power between the Hashiba Army and the Shibata Army, to tear a deep scar between them and make it impossible for him to heal!

As for the role that the army of the Ming Dynasty should play in this process, it is very simple, I want them to be the baton, the catalyst and the needle of the sea!

As for those who died for it...... This is also something that has to be faced, to fight a war, there are always dead people, and the difference is nothing more than how many people die, and whether and how much the strategic and tactical goals are achieved, nothing more.

To put it bluntly, it is the value exchange, which is the investment return ratio. Whether it is the gain or loss of the city, the life or death of the soldiers, the quantity of materials, or even ourselves, they are just bargaining chips in the big game of chess and gambling of war.

Listening to my thoughts, Ye Sizhong was silent for a long time. There is a way to be kind and not to be in charge of soldiers, and every excellent patient will put life and death out of the way, which includes the life and death of others, as well as their own life and death.

But he still found it difficult for me to see war and life and death as investments. After all, every comrade-in-arms who falls around him is a living person, with his own life, feelings and friendships. When you watch them struggle in pain until they breathe, and you can't help it, it's hard to maintain that peace and composure in your heart.

But in the present situation, what I am talking about is almost the only way, and what better way to face an enemy ten times your size?

After thinking about it for a while, Ye Sizhong reluctantly approved of my thinking, although he still didn't approve of the way of using his colleagues as bargaining chips, but he agreed with my battle plan.

After all, that's the reality, isn't it?

With our minds united, the first thing we have to face is the enemy at hand, the Shibata Katsuya army, which is approaching from the south, is almost twenty-five times the enemy of ours!

"How is this battle fought?" Ye Sizhong's question is exactly what I have been thinking about.

We must lose this battle, and we must lose beautifully!

Losing beautifully is a false proposition, but it has become a problem that we must face and complete.

I looked at Ye Sizhong and asked with a smile: "Dude, if you are Shibata Katsuya, how will you fight?"

Ye Sizhong replied very slowly, and it could be seen that he was thinking hard: "Twenty times the enemy in front of you, if you want to fight quickly, you will encircle three and attack it with all your might!" If you want to plan it slowly, then surround it on all sides, cut off its food and water, and feign to attack it day and night, then the enemy army will collapse without a fight! ”

After speaking, he slapped the table again: "But right now, the Shibata army is in good order, and our army has become a tired soldier in its opinion, and the strength is not worth mentioning!" In addition, the Shibata Army was cut off from the grain route, how much can Yushiba Hideyoshi give them? Therefore, it must be intended to fight quickly and be eager to open up the corridor! ”

I nodded and laughed, "Dude, you're exactly right!" The enemy's army is so strong that he will not take our thousands of soldiers into account! Therefore, the most successful tactic we have at the moment is...... Take the initiative! Catch them off guard! ”

"Take the initiative?" Ye Sizhong couldn't close his mouth in surprise: "The enemy in front of you is far more than 100,000, and our army is only 4,000, even if you add your sailors, it is only more than 5,000!" This is how to strike...... Wouldn't it be too risky? ”

I laughed and teased, "Oh! Dude, are you scared? ”

Ye Sizhong slapped the table angrily, blew his beard and glared at his eyes, and shouted with his eyebrows upside down: "You rabbit cub!" When I was fighting in the south and the north under the account of the governor of Qidu, you were still fishing in the fishing village of Jiaozhou Bay! Say these bastard things! You just say, "What is your intention?" ”

Seeing him so annoyed, I suddenly felt very funny, and gently patted his arm and said, "Brother, don't be impatient, and let the little brother talk about it!"

Ye Sizhong angrily knocked my hand off, and urged unhappily: "If you have something to say, say it quickly!" If you don't say it well, you will be court-martialed! ”

I knew he was joking, but he still made a frightened look and said, "My lord, Huwei! I was trembling and trembling, and I didn't dare to say anything! ”

Ye Sizhong saw that I was still joking at this moment, so he raised his saber and struck me twice on my leg with the scabbard, and said in a puzzled manner: "You are so calm?" It must be a well-thought-out plan. If you don't say it, I won't ask, it's just up to you to toss."

As soon as I heard this, this old man also learned to retreat into advance, and I suddenly felt funny in my heart. also knew that the joke was almost over, so he restrained his smile and said seriously: "In the past, in the Three Kingdoms at the end of the Han Dynasty, Wei, Shu and Wu attacked each other. Cao Wei is powerful, and the main attack is the majority. ”

Ye Sizhong nodded and said, "Well, then what?"

I stretched out my right hand, and my fingers were together like knives: "Cao Wei attacked Eastern Wu, taking advantage of its unstable foothold, and Gan Ning robbed the camp with a hundred horses, isn't it a model of our behavior?"

Ye Sizhong asked, "You mean...... Shall we rob the village? ”

Immediately, he let out a "pout" in his mouth, and thought: "The enemy army is large, and we will not worry about our counterattack, and we will have a great chance of winning by taking advantage of this!"

As he spoke, his eyes lit up, and he continued to ask me, "And then?" And then how do you want to get out? ”

I smiled faintly and spread out the map, but pointed with my hand at the seaside!

Ye Sizhong immediately understood, and muttered: "Coming and going like the wind, unfathomable, how similar is this to the Japanese in the past?" It seems that it is really imminent to build a strong sailor! ”

Suddenly, as if he wanted to think of something, he stared at me and said, "In this battle to rescue Goryeo, Qilan has made great contributions, and he will be reused by the imperial court one day!" Especially the power of the navy has appeared, brother, you have traveled the world, you are the most worthy of this task, and you will be the pillar of the imperial navy in the future! ”

I looked at Ye Sizhong and smiled, but I didn't make a sound.

For the Ming court, for the little emperor Zhu Yijun, can I really trust?

Seeing that I didn't speak, Ye Sizhong also wanted to talk, and finally sighed, but discussed the details of the robbery with me.

By the time we finalized the details, it was already dark. The news from the front kept coming, and the vanguard of Shibata Katsuya had already arrived thirty miles outside the city, and the follow-up troops were gradually assembling!

Judging from the current situation, Shibata Katsuya already knows that the scale of our army is not large, but he is not sure of the specific situation, so he is ready to fight steadily and step by step.

Now they are surrounded by mountains and rivers, camped, and they are completely unhurried and impatient. But judging from the rush of the troops they came after, Shibata Katsuya's heart was full of eagerness.

In order to put Shibata Katsuya and his subordinates at ease, Ye Sizhong and I commanded the troops to reinforce and prepare artillery stones and wood at the head of the city. At the same time, the grain carts were transported into the city again and again, pulled out at night, and brought in again during the day, putting on a posture of fighting to the death.

And that cart of grain and grass made the Shibata Katsu family, who had long been hungry, look up and down, and strengthened their heart for the city of Wangjing Kaicheng!

It was bright and dark, dark and bright, and in the blink of an eye it was the afternoon of the third day. Fang just used muskets to drive away a group of Dongying troops who came to provoke, and once again showed a posture of never stepping out of the city and resolutely defending to the end.

Watching the enemy troops outside the city laugh arrogantly and leave, I knew that this reassuring pill had been properly fed to their mouths, they had 100% believed in our sticking plan, and the opportunity to rob the village had arrived!

When the last rays of the setting sun disappeared at the end of the distant mountain, Ye Sizhong and I came to the school field in front of the City Lord's Mansion, where the four thousand Guanning Iron Cavalry had been neatly divided into two teams, silently waiting for our dispatch.

At the moment before the breakup, Ye Sizhong still grabbed my sleeve and fought for the last time: "Qilan, let's go to the camp!" You're going to fight! ”

I shook my head with a smile, patted his hand and said, "Dude, just like when I fought the Tatars, it was all brothers and I in front, aren't you still at ease?" Trust me! You just have to copy the back road, let's fight a beautiful victory! ”

Ye Sizhong listened to me talk about the past, and his heart was emotional, and his eyes flashed with beating brilliance.

Again, I said, "Be careful! Don't forget to gather at the beach tomorrow morning! If you're late, you'll have to run back on your own! ”

When Ye Sizhong heard me say this, his heart was also arrogant, he patted me on the shoulder with a smile, turned to the team and shouted, "Brothers, pour wine!"

Four thousand iron horsemen picked up the wine bowl together, poured it full of liquor in turn, and lifted it high!

Ye Sizhong said loudly: "Brothers! Since the invasion of the border by the Japanese invaders, from Goryeo to our border, wolf smoke has spread everywhere, and the people are in danger. In order to solve the urgent needs of the family and the country, we came here from afar to the mountains, and it is the season to serve the country! Tonight, we will raid and loot the village, and we will only succeed and not fail! If you are too timid to go, put down the wine bowl and leave at will! If you are a man with fire in your heart, you will drink this cup with me and kill the enemy with all your might! ”

"Kill the enemy! Kill the enemy! The warriors replied in unison!

Then raise your glass, drink it full, and smash it!

turned over and got on the horse, pulled the reins, and staggered with Ye Sizhong's two horses.

"Brother, cherish! See you by the sea! Ye Sizhong advised.

I smiled and said aloud: "Ten years of sharpening a sword, the frost blade has never been tried." Who has a grievance today?"

As soon as he said that, the horse neighed and ran out in an instant! The two thousand iron horsemen behind me followed closely, and the horses' hooves wrapped in thick cloth made a dense "poof" sound, and under Ye Sizhong's gaze, they went out of the south gate, all the way to the east, and took advantage of the darkness of the night.