"Don't mention the more than 30,000 captives of the Chu State...... The last general and others have ordered them to be taken into custody, with their hands tied behind their backs, and they are guarded by soldiers from our Junshui battalion. In addition, in this battle, our army also captured Xiong Hu, the king of Chu Ping, and several Chu generals...... Since 1,000 people will be above the position, divided into ......"

Cao Jue, the general of the Junshui battalion, told Zhao Hongrun in detail about the problem of prisoners of war in the Chu State.

"Pingyujun Xiong Hu was also arrested?"

Zhao Hongrun's eyes lit up when he heard this, you must know that Pingyujun Xiong Hu is the aristocratic class of the Xiong clan of Chu State, which is equivalent to the prince of the Great Wei country, and it is a good card.

Cao Jue smiled and said, "That guy also tried to pretend to be an ordinary Chu soldier, but he was found out by some brothers of the Yan Ling army. ”

"This person should be optimistic." The general Baili Ba couldn't help but interject: "The Xiong clan, I believe that the Chu State will be willing to redeem it with money after the war......"

Zhao Hongrun also nodded.

Everyone talked in the tent for a while, and the topic gradually shifted from the post-war harvest to the next big battle, after all, Pingyu Jun Xiong Hu was only the vanguard of the 160,000 Chu army on the Yingshui battlefield, although his 60,000 vanguard army was destroyed, but then the Wei army will also usher in the rear of the 100,000 army led by Xiong Tuo, the king of Chu Xuancheng.

In other words, this is far from the time when Zhao Hongrun and others can relax their vigilance.

"I heard that at that time, hundreds of Chu troops took advantage of the chaos to escape from the pontoon bridge to the south bank, so if we think about it, we want to hide this victory, I'm afraid it won't work...... When those routs fled to the army of Junxiong Tuo of Xuancheng, when the time came, the Chu army would know about the rout of their vanguard army......" Gong Yuan, the general of the Junshui Battalion, calmly analyzed.

Hearing these words, Wu Wei Chen Shi couldn't help but feel a little annoyed, after all, he had the most direct responsibility for the escape of the hundreds of Chu army routs.

"Chen Wuwei doesn't have to care." As if noticing Chen Shi's expression, Cao Jue, the general of the Junshui Battalion, said with a smile: "In fact, you have done a very good job...... At that time, I was really afraid that your 5,000 people would not be able to stop the rout of the more than 30,000 Chu troops. will be squeezed into Yanshui by the Chu soldiers...... I didn't expect you to be able to hold on. ”

Cao Jue's words made Chen Shi's mood improve a lot, but he didn't dare to take credit, and hurriedly said: "Thanks to His Royal Highness King Su's clever plan...... At that time, those Chu soldiers only thought about running for their lives, and had no intention of fighting, otherwise. How can the soldiers under Chen's command stop the 30,000 Chu army? ”

"King Su's plan to lure the enemy is indeed good...... In particular, the burning of Yanling City is simply a stroke of genius. If it was the Chu general, I am afraid that I would not be able to resist the temptation......" Bailiba turned his head and glanced at Zhao Hongrun, and he was really a little surprised in his heart.

He admired the young His Royal Highness King Su's comprehension of people's hearts.

Think about it, at that time, the vanguard of the 60,000 Chu army finally attacked Yanshui, and Yanling City was just around the corner, but who would have thought that at this time, Zhao Hongrun would burn the city, leaving the Chu army with an empty city.

What is the use of an empty city?

Will the walls on all sides keep out the cold winds of winter?

If the Chu army wants to settle down in Yanling. It is necessary to invest manpower and time.

In contrast, it is better to take the people of Yanling who fled from afar and try to see if they can take Anling by chance.

It doesn't matter if you can't take Anling, as long as the Chu army kills all the more than 100,000 Yanling people, it is a good way to deter Anling City.

As a result, unexpectedly, Zhao Hongrun, the king of Su, placed the Chu army in the hill of Yanling.

"If the Chu army hadn't been so greedy at that time, I believe that our army would have to work harder......" Bailiba sighed.

"Actually, it's pretty much the same." Zhao Hongrun explained with a smile when he heard this: "The purpose of this king's burning of Yanling City is to make the Chu army firm in taking Anling. Second, I don't want them to enter the city...... At that time, the Chu army was 60,000 people. From Yanshui to Yanling City, the forces are not concentrated, so even if it is a head-to-head battle, it is not necessarily the opponent of my Junshui battalion generals in the wilderness......"

"That's right." Bailiba nodded confidently.

In his opinion, the Muddy Water Battalion, which had those two hundred chariots. The ability to engage head-on is more than just an improvement.

It's a pity that that kind of chariot can only bully and bully the Chu army without a cavalry team, if it encounters the elite cavalry of North Korea, it will have to rest, otherwise, he really hopes to build a thousand more chariots and revive the prestige of the Wei chariot back then.

"That's right, Your Highness. According to a certain speculation, Xiong Tuo, the king of Xuancheng, learned that his vanguard army was destroyed, and it should be two or three days, and then counting his gathering of troops and coming to Yanshui, there must be six or seven days, these six or seven days...... How do we arrange it? March, or rather, retreat. ”

Bailiba looked at Zhao Hongrun with an inquiring gaze.

It's not that he doesn't have a trick against the enemy, it's just that he and Zhao Hongrun have already divided the "master" and "auxiliary", so Zhao Hongrun's words should prevail, and he can only assist this king of Su and improve the countermeasures for him, and will never put forward suggestions that contradict Zhao Hongrun's opinions.

After all, the one thing he cares about the most is that there can only be one voice in the army!

Hearing Bailiba's inquiry, Zhao Hongrun thought for a moment, and said, "Even if you don't march into the army, you won't retreat...... This king decided to be near the vanguard camp of the Chu army to meet Xiong Tuo, the king of Xuancheng. ”

Baili Bayan frowned when he heard this, although he had decided to take Zhao Hongrun's opinion as the main one, it didn't mean that he would accept it all, unless Zhao Hongrun could convince him.

"This military camp of the Chu army was originally built by Xiong Hu, the king of Pingyu, to attack Yanshui, and it is not geographically advantageous. …… What's more, Xiong Tuo, the king of Xuancheng, is attacking from the south, in case we can't hold it, we won't even have a way out. …… Your Highness, don't forget that to the north of this camp, it is only two or three miles away from Yanshui. After a pause, Bailiba explained in detail: "Your Highness may not know, according to the location of the camp, it can also be divided into 'attack' or 'defense', this Chu camp is only two or three miles away from Yanshui, from the guard tower in the camp can clearly see the movement near Yanshui, and can launch an offensive against Yanshui at any time, but if a counteroffensive is quietly launched from the north bank of Yanshui, the possibility of the Chu army being attacked has also greatly increased, in other words, this is a camp that is biased towards attacking Yanshui, with strong offensive power, but insufficient defensive strength. …… Pingyujun Xiong Hu dared to set up a camp like this, most likely because it was expected that Yan Ling would not dare to launch a counterattack at that time. ”

"......" Wuwei Chen Shi, Wang Shu, and Ma Zhang glanced at each other, and their expressions were a little ugly.

As Bailiba said, at the beginning, they guarded Yanshui, which could be called hard work, and the soldiers patrolling near Yanshui never stopped. And Yan Ling's soldiers are also unarmoured, ready to support Yan Shui at any time.

However, no one saw the loopholes in the Chu army's camp and proposed a counteroffensive across the water.

This is the gap in vision between a general who is good at fighting a war and a military lieutenant who is only responsible for law and order in the locality.

And in this regard, Baili Ba didn't care, after all, if the military captains in charge of public security in the Great Wei were good at fighting. So what do you want them to do with the great generals who hold the army in their hands?

"And now, His Royal Highness is preparing to meet the Xuancheng Jun Xiong Tuo in this Chu camp...... To be honest, it's not easy. After all, this camp has no danger to defend, and the Yanshui behind it will become a burden to our army. Moreover, the more than 30,000 prisoners of war of the Chu army in the camp will also become an element of uneasiness in the interim...... In this way, it is tantamount to being attacked on the belly and back. Speaking of this, Bailiba felt that he had explained clearly enough, so he stopped talking and asked Zhao Hongrun: "So." Does His Highness still want to meet Xiong Tuo, the king of Xuancheng, here? If so, I would like to hear His Highness's idea. ”

Zhao Hongrun pondered when he heard this: "General Baili, this king thinks so. …… Although the large territory north of this place is the territory of our Great Wei, it is undeniable that this territory is currently under the control of the Chu army, and it is easy to enter the army...... The Chu army will not give our army a chance to build a camp and gain a firm foothold. ”

"Hmm." Baili nodded approvingly.

"Since the army can't be advanced, it's better to simply wait here and prepare to meet the matter of Xiong Tuo, the king of Xuancheng. …… Stretch the battle line. ”

"Stretch the front?"

"That's right! The Chu army captured the six county towns of our Great Wei, and it is believed that they were within these counties. Xiong Tuo, the king of Xuancheng, will definitely leave behind the army of guards, so I want to come. In fact, when he led his troops to attack our battalion, there were less than 100,000 troops. In this way, it is not 35,000 to meet the 100,000 army, maybe the number of the Chu army is only about twice that of our army, and this difference in strength is not enough for our army to lose this camp. ”

"Hmm." Bailiba nodded again.

See here. Zhao Hongrun continued: "There is another advantage to lengthening the battlefield, and that is to ...... The route of the Chu army to transport grain was also forced to be lengthened. ”

Bailiba's eyes lit up when he heard this, and he interjected with a little joy: "Your Highness means." Raiding its grain routes? ”

"Yes!" Zhao Hongrun nodded, and said with a straight face: "The Chu army is almost all infantry, and my Junshui battalion has five thousand light cavalry led by General Cao Jue. …… Whether to fight or retreat, the initiative is in the hands of General Cao Jue. ”

Baili Ba frowned when he heard this, shook his head and said: "Five thousand light horsemen are not enough to impact the nearly 100,000 Chu army......

Zhao Hongrun shook his head and corrected: "It's not for General Cao Jue to concentrate cavalry to attack the Chu army, but to harass, keep harassing. …… Split the 5,000 cavalry team, hunt down the small force of the Chu army, shoot from a distance with bows and crossbows, and never let the Chu soldiers approach. If the Chu soldiers approached, they rode their horses and galloped away, and shot with a bow and crossbow again in the distance, repeating this and never tiring. …… To sum up, it is "the enemy advances and I retreat, the enemy retreats and I pursue, the enemy is stationed and disturbs me, and the enemy is tired and I fight". ”

Baili Ba was moved, turned his head and said to Cao Jue with a smile: "Cao Jue, you are going to make a great contribution!" ”

"I borrowed the general's good words." Cao Jue rubbed his hands excitedly, his face was excited, believing that he could already foresee what a miserable situation the Chu army with only infantry would be under the endless harassment of the cavalry under his command.

Suddenly, his heart moved, and he asked, "Your Highness, if the Chu army mobilizes the longbowmen to be on guard, what should my cavalry do?" ”

"Retreat." Zhao Hongrun said succinctly: "Not all Chu soldiers are longbowmen. ”

"Understood."

Cao Jue clenched his fists and led the order under the envious gaze of the other four battalion generals.

Seeing this, Zhao Hongrun said again: "General Fang Cai said that there should be about six days before Xiong Tuo, the king of Xuancheng, led the army to this point, so in these six days, I decided to strengthen the defense of this camp, and strive to build this camp into a fortress like a hedgehog, so that Xiong Tuo, the king of Xuancheng, has no way to speak!" ”

With that, he turned his head to look at Bailiba.

"General, the more than 200 officials and craftsmen of the Ministry of Industry that I entrusted you to bring with the army are now in Anling?"

"Hmm......"

Bailiba looked at Zhao Hongrun with some astonishment.

"Was it used here?" The two hundred men of the Ministry of Work ...... (To be continued.) )