"Do you think that now that the siege of Hengzhou has reached the last moment, you should invest more troops to defeat the enemy army in one fell swoop?" Zhu Siqing asked with a smile.

"Isn't that right? I remember that Mr. Gu Quanwu said that in peacetime, we should pay attention to leaving the reserve army, but when it comes to the critical time, we must be willing to invest in the reserve army in order to make a breakthrough as soon as possible. Yang Meng wondered.

"Well, of course what Gu Quanwu said is right." Zhu Siqing nodded first, affirmed Yang Meng's quote of Gu Quanwu's words, and then shook his head and said, "But everything must be considered from the actual situation." ”

"Although Hengzhou is called a state city, the city is relatively small, and it is enough to invest 10,000 troops to attack the city, but if you invest more troops, it will be difficult to deploy, so there is no need." Zhu Siqing explained.

"I see!" Yang Meng nodded.

"Not only that, Ben is worried about another problem, have you thought of it?" Zhu Siqing then asked.

He looked at the four of them with interest, but in his heart he didn't expect any of them to think of it.

After all, the four teenagers are still young, even if the older Yang Longyan is not yet fourteen years old, and he has little experience and so on, it is good to be able to see the battle in front of him, as for more, it is beyond their current ability requirements.

However, what Zhu Siqing didn't expect was that after Liu Renzhen pondered for a while, he replied solemnly: "Isn't the general guarding against enemy reinforcements?" ”

Zhu Siqing smiled dumbly, obviously not expecting Liu Renzhen to be able to think of his worries.

"Yes, yes, it's really nice that you can think of this, no wonder the kings praise you!" He said with a happy face.

Although the four people in front of them are young, their future must be very ambitious.

Needless to say, Yang Longyan and Yang Meng are both Yang Wu's younger brothers, and now one has been crowned king, and although the other has not been knighted for the time being, with his level of effort, it is not a problem to be crowned king in the future.

As for Cheng Zong and Liu Renzhen, both of them grew up in the Jiedu Envoy's Mansion, and even now they both live in the Jinling Palace, and are deeply loved by Yang Wu.

It is certain that the two of them will have a bright future in the future.

In addition, they are smart and studious, and during this time, Zhu Siqing knows all about their doubts and solves their doubts.

"During this time, the news from the Youzhen National Army shows that the nearly 10,000-strong army led by Qin Yanhui, the general of the Chu army, is now uncertain."

"Although compared to Tanzhou, the importance of Hengzhou is much lower, but it is difficult to guarantee that Qin Yanhui will not go to Tanzhou, but will directly come to Hengzhou to attack our army."

"So during this time, Ben will step up the siege of the city on the one hand, but strengthen the vigilance on the other hand, and the 10,000 people left behind will always be vigilant to prevent Qin Yanhui from sneaking attack." Zhu Siqing explained.

"I see!" Yang Longyan and the others suddenly realized, and then cast an admiring look at Liu Renzhen.

They both grew up together, and they went to learn the art of war together, and their friendship was naturally excellent, and there was no jealousy.

Zhu Siqing then said: "But now that Hengzhou has reached the last moment, it will break the city in a few days, so if Qin Yanhui really wants to sneak attack our army, then they will definitely make moves in the next two days." ”

He said to the four of them with a serious expression: "In the next few days, you must always follow the general, and you must not stay away for a moment. Do you get it? ”

"Yes, we all remember!" The four of them hurriedly replied.

Now in the army, even if Yang Longyan and Yang Meng have noble status, especially Yang Longyan is now crowned king, and the title is far above Zhu Siqing, but they dare not disobey the military order at this time.

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When Zhu Siqing cleared up the doubts of the four people, twenty miles away from Hengzhou, a Chu army of nearly 10,000 people was hidden in this big mountain.

Just as Liu Xin, Zhu Siqing and others worried, the Chu army did not go directly to Tanzhou, but secretly attacked Hengzhou, wanting to lift the siege of Hengzhou first, and then go north to Tanzhou.

It's a pity that Zhu Siqing has always been very cautious and cautious, leaving enough troops on guard at any time, and at the same time, the scouts of the Wu army are attacking everywhere and asking for news everywhere.

In this case, the Chu army kept it secret to avoid being discovered by the Wu army in advance, and on the other hand, it also had to look for fighters and be ready to raid the Wu army at any time.

During this time, they did not do anything other than wait, but the patience of the generals was obviously running out.

"General, send troops! Hengzhou City is about to lose its hold, and it can't wait any longer! ”

"Yes, wait any longer, Hengzhou will be breached!"

"Then Zhu Siqing is too cautious, he doesn't leave any flaws, it's useless to wait any longer!"

In the big tent of the Chinese army, all the generals were excited, and they were all persuading their main generals to send troops.

In the center of the big tent, Qin Yanhui, the leader of the Chu army, remained silent, ignoring all the generals' requests, and even he was simply closing his eyes to recuperate.

After a long time, the generals saw Qin Yanhui's attitude and knew that he had made up his mind and it was difficult to persuade him, so his voice gradually became quieter.

Only at this time did Qin Yanhui open his eyes and say, "Zhu Siqingwei is so cautious, it is really admirable!" Why can't you learn from him? ”

The generals were dumbfounded, not knowing how to answer.

"The Wu army is already more elite than our army, and its strength is far superior to our army, even if the defenders in Hengzhou City are added, our army is only 15,000 people at most, not to mention that the defenders in the city have been consumed by casualties these days, and now there are definitely no 5,000 people."

"With such a small number of troops, it is too difficult to defeat the Wu army in a head-to-head battle! It seems that Ben General still underestimated Zhu Siqing's caution! Qin Yanhui sighed.

The combat strength was originally inferior to the enemy's army, and the strength of the army was not comparable, and the Chu army had no advantage in all aspects in terms of training, equipment, morale, etc.

In this case, even if they kill now, it will be difficult to take advantage, Zhu Siqing only needs to divide his troops to intercept it, and then he can continue to attack the city.

After they broke through Hengzhou, they would be able to concentrate their forces to besiege Qin Yanhui.

At that time, not only will they not be able to relieve the siege of Hengzhou, but even their support army may be in danger.

"General, should I just sit back and watch the Wu army attack the city?"

"Yes, something must be done, otherwise the Wu army will be able to break through the city in a few days!"

All the generals were a little unwilling, and they all looked at the middle-aged black-armored general sitting in the center with hope.

Qin Yanhui is also a very special person among the generals under Ma Yin, and his special thing is that he was originally the brother of the cannibal demon king, the Caizhou military envoy Qin Zongquan, but at the beginning he was not optimistic about Qin Zongquan, but chose to follow Liu Jianfeng.

In so many years of campaigning, Qin Yanhui has made outstanding achievements and has a deep prestige in the Chu army.

So in this critical situation, all the generals hope that he can have some tricks to break the enemy in one fell swoop.

It's a pity that Qin Yanhui is just a mortal, and he can't come up with any good solutions in the face of today's situation.

At this time, the deputy general Wang Huan stood up and said: "General Qin, generals, in the opinion of this general, we will continue to wait, I am afraid that even if the Wu army breaks through Hengzhou, they will continue to be vigilant." If you want to raid them, it's basically impossible! ”

"Huh? General Wang, but what did he think? Qin Yanhui hurriedly asked.

Although Wang Huan can only be regarded as a second-level general in the Chu army due to lack of qualifications and other reasons, his rank is not as good as Xu Dexun, Qin Yanhui, Yao Yanzhang and other generals, but his resourcefulness is also famous.

Two years ago, it was this person who led the troops to defeat the Wu army in Pingxiang, and achieved the last victory of the Chu army against the Wu army in recent years.

However, it was precisely because of this victory that the state of Wu was completely enraged, and only a few months later, Yang Wu sent 80,000 forbidden troops, plus tens of thousands of troops to attack.

Although the Wu army was eventually repelled with the help of Yang Shihou of the Liang army, the state of Chu still suffered heavy losses and lost the important town of Yuezhou, which greatly damaged the vitality of the state of Chu.

Of course, Ma Yin and the others are also sensible people, and no one would be stupid enough to blame Wang Huan for the large-scale invasion of Wu.

After all, everyone also understands that no matter whether Wang Huan wins that victory or not, the Wu army will definitely attack Hunan in the future, at most, it is just a difference in the number of troops and time dispatched.

So at this time all the generals looked at him to hear what he had to say.

"In the general's opinion, as you said, even if you wait any longer, Wu Jun will not relax his vigilance. And the main reason why Wu Jun is so vigilant is that our army has not shown up for a long time! ”

"Imagine it, our army of 10,000 is always hiding in the shadows, some people may think that our army is still in Shaozhou and has not been dispatched, but as long as there are some brains, people will not think so."

"So where did our army go? And what is the purpose of our army? These will definitely arouse Wu Jun's vigilance! Wang Huan said in a deep voice.

"Well, what General Wang said is very true!" Qin Yanhui nodded thoughtfully.

Indeed, the commanders and generals of the Wu army are not fools, and when they know that there are 10,000 troops hidden in the shadows, they will naturally remain vigilant.

Maybe some generals with mediocre ability or poor management of the army will gradually lower their vigilance after being vigilant for a period of time, and seeing that the enemy army has never reacted, but it is obvious that the Zhu Siqing in front of him is not that kind of general.

"In General Wang's opinion, what is the way to deal with the current situation, and please teach me General Wang?" Qin Yanhui humbly asked.

"Don't dare!" Wang Huan hurriedly said humbly.

"In the opinion of the last general, the general now has three ways to choose."

"The first way, the general immediately sent troops and took the initiative to seek Zhu Siqing to fight."

"Although the Wu army has more troops than our army, they will definitely leave a lot of troops to contain the defenders in the city, so they may not have much more troops than our army."

"If the general fights hard, there is no chance of victory!"

Qin Yanhui frowned when he heard this, and after a while, he asked, "I don't know what about the other two methods?" ”