Guo Mo was discussing with the generals in Pinyang City, and some people were worried that Zhen Sui would drop the chain and would not be able to cooperate when the time came.

Because the various departments of Pinyang, including the "Qiji Battalion" temporarily scattered outside the city, have a total strength of nearly 30,000, even if it is at the level of Li Yi, and the more courageous generals seem to be, if the Hu army does not send more than 40,000 soldiers and horses in the plain duel, it will be difficult to stop the advance of the army, and our army should be able to reach the vicinity of Hu Lei on time and form an internal and external attack with the Dadu Governor.

The problem is that there are few people there, and there are only 10,000 hanging zero, and there are few cavalry, so if the Hu army is worthy of the horse, there are more than 20,000 people enough to block it.

After all, it is on the plain, there is no danger to defend, even if there are a few fortresses in Mintun, how many people can be stationed? What can it do? Even if Zhen Sui was brave and did not have a sufficient number of cavalry to respond, would he really be able to face the Hu army twice his size on the plain without falling behind?

Liu Cangxing soldiers, known as 200,000, Guo Mo and other generals naturally do not believe it, it is estimated that 100,000 soldiers are up to the sky, then he still has to leave troops to garrison Xiayang and Shankou camps, under the city of Haoyang, 80,000 people have died. Half to stop us and others, even if the rest does not have Zhen's entourage to echo outside, it is estimated that most of the governors are not afraid of him; And if you stop sending 20,000 troops to block Zhen Sui, the rest of the people will be enough to continue to besiege Haoyang City.

Therefore, in the face of the Jin army's division and joint attack, Liu Cang's most reasonable response was to divide his troops to tie Zhen Sui, and then use the strong base to resist Pei's department, and the main force and the Pinyang Front army faced off in front of the base - didn't he already send Liu Ji south? The purpose may be the Pusaka Ferry, and it is unlikely to be Da Licheng, but there is no possibility, just to tie Zhen Sui.

Of course, Liu Cang also gave up the siege of Haoyang, and the whole division went south to Dali, or took Pinyang in the west, but then, the entire plan of the metropolitan governor was broken, and the next battle had to rely on the independent planning of the various departments, and it could not be ignored for the time being - the siege of the metropolitan governor had been lifted, and the departments still had to rush down to the city of Haoyang regardless of it.

Therefore, as soon as someone brought it up, all the generals felt that among the most of the governors' strategies, Zhen Sui was the biggest weakness, and we would definitely be much stronger than that barbarian when we put together the group.

If so, how should we deal with it? Guo Mo said: "The main force of the Hu army will come against me, and General Zhen is incapable of coming together as scheduled, and I am not afraid, that is, after a bloody battle, it will be necessary to break Hu, but it is just ......"

It's just that after the fierce battle, the soldiers are tired, and I'm afraid that they don't have the strength to chase and kill Hu anymore - the same is true for the soldiers of Dadu Governor Haoyang, as for Zhen Sui...... The big guys are expecting him to play worse than us.

At that time, Liu Cannai could lead the remnants to the north through the mountain pass, and then accumulate in Xiayang, cross the Yellow River safely, and return to the east of the river. Unless Liu Cang temporarily transferred all the soldiers and horses of Shankou and Xia Yang to the battlefield during the fierce battle, otherwise there were those two new forces, and we would not dare to touch them after a hard battle. And even if both armies come to the front of the battle, they will kill us in pieces, after all, the back road of the Hu army is still unblocked.

In this month's confrontation and fierce battle, both the Jin and Hu sides suffered heavy losses, and even if the Jin army finally won, it would be difficult to withstand the loss of the internal battle.

Guo Mo has dealt with Hu Hanguo for many years, and knows that the recovery ability of the Hu army is very strong, mainly because they are used to robbing everywhere, not only robbing food, but also robbing troops and population, unlike the governor of the capital, in order to plan for the long term, unless there are special circumstances, it is strictly forbidden to plunder the people. Then we are still working hard in Guanzhong to farm and accumulate, Liu Cang is not sure where to go to grab a vote, and then come back next year, wouldn't it be troublesome?

It is necessary to rely on the next battle of this city of Haoyang to completely defeat the main force of the Hu army, so as to annihilate most of it, and even capture Liu Cang himself alive, so as to be considered a complete victory.

was twisting his beard and groaning, thinking about countermeasures, Zhou Jin hugged his fists across a few cases: "The last general asks for a part, cross the mountain to the north, and go around to the gap between Xiayang and Shankou Hulei to cut off the enemy's rear road!" ”

Zhou Jin wanted to recapture Xiayang City, not only to avenge the previous arrow, but also to redeem the crime. But he knew that there were only a few hundred foot soldiers left in his family, and even if all of them were born wrestlers, he was afraid that he would not be able to take them back to Xiayang City. The only possibility is to hide in the mountains first, wait for the outbreak of the great battle under the city of Haoyang, and then suddenly protrude from the plains and cut off the transportation route between Xiayang and Haoyang of the Hu army. If the timing is grasped well and the operation is done properly, it is very likely to contain the Hu soldiers in the Xiayang and Shankou camps and prevent reinforcements from the city of Haoyang; Furthermore, if you can seize the Xiayang Ferry first and cut off its back road when the Hu army retreats north, you will have a great chance to capture Liu Cang in one fell swoop!

Guo Shuai, don't you want to inflict heavy losses on the Hu army and fight a war of annihilation? This is the best way to deal with it.

After listening to Zhou Jin's detailed explanation, Guo Mo thought about it for a while, and then said: "Good plan!" But then he shook his head again: "General Zhou's troops are very few, and you can't go there." ”

There are only more than 200 remnants of Zhou Jin's troops—and half of the "Lifeng Left Battalion" is in Haoyang City—even if you break the blockade of Longting, it will be difficult, how can you go deep into the mountains, and then run to the plains south of Xiayang?

——After the Hu army captured the Dragon Pavilion, he also knew that he was going to rush, so he arranged the next sentry. But just as there were only a few hundred people when the Jin people defended the fortress before, the terrain there was already narrow, and there were few fortresses, so it was completely useless to put more people, so according to the investigation, the Hu army guarded the Dragon Pavilion with only about a thousand people. Then if you take 200 men and fight 1,000 people, how can you have a chance of winning?

When Zhou Jin heard this, his face turned slightly red, and he immediately pleaded: "I also hope that Guo Shuai will borrow a thousand men and horses from the last general......"

Guo Mo still smiled and shook his head.

Pei should try his best to avoid the militarization tendency of the generals under his command, but the limitations of the times are insurmountable, and the generals will inevitably subconsciously regard the people under their command as personal private property - because according to the Jin system, the Chinese army is directly under the jurisdiction of the Son of Heaven, and Shangshutai is transferred, and the foreign army is often pinched in the hands of a specific official for a long time; When the world is in turmoil, the Chinese army is weaker, the foreign army is stronger, and the concept of soldiers being generals is very loud.

Pei should be the identity and prestige of the Grand Sima, the Grand Governor, and the head of Guanzhong Liutai, and he can arbitrarily dispatch soldiers and horses from all walks of life - he also did this, taking advantage of the opportunity of army expansion and training to repeatedly disassemble and reorganize - but the Metropolitan Governor can do this, we dare not top, as soon as you are on an equal footing with me, how can I lend you the soldiers and horses under my command and use my property to help you make meritorious contributions?

Further, now that President Guo Mo has been in charge of various armies, then in terms of specific military operations, he borrowed a soldier and horse from a certain businessman - in fact, it cannot be regarded as borrowing, it can only be said that the other party has nothing to do; But in exchange, a certain battalion borrowed troops from Guo Mo, how could he be willing to give it?

Not to mention that Guo Mo refused, even Lu He and Xie Feng, who were also Pei Gaiyuan's subordinates, were not so generous.

Wang Tang took the opportunity to say: "General Zhou's offer is a clever plan, but his department is broken, and he may not be familiar with the road. The last general tried to go to Xiayang, and asked the commander to lead the headquarters to disturb Hu. ”

What he said is very reasonable, and Zhou Jin is difficult to refute - after all, after Zhou Jin escaped from Xiayang that day, he repeatedly got lost in the mountains and finally arrived in a big circle.

Therefore, Wang Tang asked for an order, and Guo Mo immediately agreed, but then said: "If General Wang leads all the 'Pengshan Left Battalion' to go, I am afraid that the road will be narrow and difficult to accommodate the army, and second, our army will be weak and weak, and if we attack Hulai, we will have less chance of winning......"

After repeated discussions, it was finally decided that the smoke under the city of Haoyang would be lit, and the army would go out of Pinyang and go straight to the east, among which Wang Tang led the "Pengshan Left Battalion" to march in the north of the whole army, turning halfway to attack Longting. Once Longting had fallen, he would take half of his entire battalion—about two thousand—into the mountains and circle around the vicinity of Xiayang; The rest of the people still went south, temporarily under the command of Guo Mo, and attacked Hu Lei together.

As for Zhou Jin, Guo Mo instructed: "General Zhou can protect Pinyang and protect the rear road of our army, and there must be no loss." "The original defenders in Pinyang City plus some auxiliaries, as well as one or two thousand people, if you gather young and strong again, four thousand can be obtained, and they will all be handed over to you.

Zhou Jin originally wanted to go into battle to fight and make meritorious contributions, but Guo Mo refused to give him this opportunity, and Lu He, Wang Tang and others did not help to ask for help-as soon as they came, there were more than you and no less; Second, you have just suffered a big defeat, this defeated general, walking with us, I am afraid that it will not be very lucky......

Zhou Jin repeatedly begged and wanted to go to Haoyang to reinforce the governor, but he was not allowed, and in desperation, he had to receive an order to defend the city - after the meeting, he inevitably looked depressed, as if someone owed him ten dollars.

Seeing this, Yang Qing and the others immediately asked the reason, Zhou Jinnai poured out the bitterness in his heart to his subordinates, and everyone was either depressed or indignant, and said: "This is also light!" As soon as I was defeated, they were like this - if they were guarding Xia Yang that day, there was such a huge disparity in the strength of the outnumbered, and there was no foreign aid, could there be a way to win?! ”

Among them, Yang Qing shouted the most intensely, a loyal dog of Zhou Du, the main annoyance and humiliation, but in fact, he was secretly happy in his heart: There is no need to go to the battlefield again, Lao Tzu has escaped again!

Zhou Du doesn't know anything, you don't stay in Pinyang, you want to follow Guo Mo's side to the east, what's the benefit? There are more than 200 of us, and it is difficult to cooperate with other battalions, either we are thrown behind to eat soil, or we are pushed to the front as cannon fodder, how can we rest in Pinyang City in a down-to-earth manner - my leg injury has not healed yet!

Besides, the defeat of Xia Yang, if the Metropolitan Governor is extrajudicial and does not offend Zhou Governor, then naturally we have nothing to do; And even if the governor of Zhou is severely punished, and most of the governors have never been involved in joint sitting, the lord will not die, and it will not be the turn of the subordinates to accompany or even scapego, and we will not have to worry about it. At most, I was only a platoon commander, and I was temporarily promoted to captain by Governor Zhou, so it's a big deal to be demoted to a platoon commander, what's the matter?

Xia Yang's revenge is to be avenged, and I still want to avenge Zhang Shen and Li Si, otherwise I will not only violate the oath, but also fear that they will become evil ghosts to harass me...... But we have to wait until the strength is restored, at least the half of the battalion of soldiers will be reinstated. There are a lot of Hu soldiers, this battle is inexhaustible, and after killing Hu soldiers, it is said that there are still soldiers, Zhou Du, what are you anxious about! 8)