The moonlight is coming, and the world is sprinkled with silver, and the mercury tilts between heaven and earth. The figures on the city wall are clearly illuminated. So far away that Zhao Yong could still see the Zhongshan flag fluttering on the city wall.

The army that set out from Handan, divided into three routes, inserted into the hinterland of Zhongshan State. Zhao Guang's right army was to replenish the army all the way, so it was tentatively scheduled to repair in Shancheng, and after the army completed three-quarters of the reorganization, it went to Luancheng in the southeast of Dongyuan to march urgently; The Pang Cong troops in the middle of the road, after the reorganization of Shancheng, marched to Fenglong Mountain without waiting. This is the gate to open Dongyuan and Fenglong City, and only by possessing this place can you ensure that you have no worries.

Zhao Yong and the left army took away the Fangcheng guard Lian Wu, did not stop, although they encountered several resistance troops from Zhongshan along the way, but the scale was not large, the Zhao army opened the way with cavalry, the foot soldiers pressed the formation, the chariot soldiers were in the middle, and the march was not slow, but in order to take care of the overall team, they also marched for nearly half a month one after another, before they arrived at Shiyi City. Although Le Yi's name is Shangqing and he is a staff officer, he is actually the commander-in-chief of this army, and he always gives various orders on behalf of Zhao Yong, so he is still responsible for arranging the matter of setting up camp. And Zhao Yong himself, with Wu Guang and a few people, went to the nearby hills to look at Shiyi City not far away.

"Da Sima, the art of war says, where the army is the enemy: the mountains are in the valley, the life is high, the battle is not climbed, and the army of the mountain here is also. The place chosen by Shangqing is not only high in the sun, but also far away from the river, but it is really quite a bit of a rule. ”

Wu Guang sighed in his heart, and had some doubts in his heart, is Zhao Yong belittleing me by praising Le Yi? He was apprehensive in his heart, but he didn't dare to ask directly, so he thought about it and said: "Shangqing is not only good at making plans, fighting in the new army, but also in daily scheduling, military supplies, and all proficient, and in military affairs, he is far better than the old man." ”

Zhao Yong actually just said it casually, because if there was no Le Yi, although he dared to start this battle, he didn't know the bottom of his heart. And Le Yi is the only celebrity he has heard of in his previous life, even Zhuge Liang admires it, and he must not be wrong. So Le Yi is like a reassuring pill, especially the Battle of Spoon Liang, in the final analysis, it is Le Yi's planning that is meritorious, and Zhao Xi is not disgraced in his mission, so that he can achieve such a victory and suppress Yan Guo there.

And Wu Guang hung Le Yi high, it was nothing more than Zhao Yong's words that made him feel uneasy, so he was tempted. Zhao Yong didn't know this thought, so he smiled indifferently, "If you want to make suggestions, Le Yi has some skills, but Sima is better at this heavy scheduling, military and government affairs." ”

Wu Guang was overjoyed when he heard this, knowing that Zhao Yong had no other meaning, so he smiled again and again: "The old man has reached the age of knowing the destiny of heaven, and there is not much time left to serve the king. ”

"Although it is the year of knowing the destiny of heaven, it is not a matter of resignation, Da Sima still needs to learn from the old horse of the stable, and his ambition is a little bigger."

"Old minister, obey." As he spoke, he knelt on the ground and made a big salute to Zhao Yong. This sentence shows that Zhao Yong still attaches great importance to Wu Guang, at least temporarily to keep his position.

"That's it. Sima felt that in addition to building a camp and waiting for the arrival of the follow-up troops, what else did our army have to deal with in the past few days? ”

"Patrol." Wu Guang said categorically.

"Go on."

"This is the border of Zhongshan, and our army is stationed at this time, which must have attracted the enemy's peep. What's more, these few times our army has built high camps and waited for the arrival of the army, which is naturally a good time for a sneak attack. If I were the enemy's commander-in-chief, I would have attacked the camp and spied on the movements of our army. After all, he manages the Rong government, and he still understands these basic principles very well. At least much stronger than Zhao Yong, who has not yet been discharged.

"Well, what Sima said is very true." Zhao Yong nodded, pointed to Shiyi City not far away, and said, "Sima thinks, how should Shiyi be captured here?" ”

"This?" Wu Guang thought for a while and said: "Since Shiyi is the key point of the well, it is naturally deeply managed by Zhongshan State. Not to mention the bed crossbow on the city wall, the hanging wood, and the invisible defenders waiting for the day, let's just say that the city wall of several feet, as well as the moat, is enough for us to have a headache. If it is a strong attack, I am afraid that the loss of troops will be broken, or even being flanked by the enemy in front and rear, which will cause huge casualties. ”

"yes. The one who will be overwhelmed by the anger and the ants will possess it, and the one who kills one-third of the soldiers and the city will not be pulled out, and this attack will also be a disaster. Zhao Yong sighed and said quietly, "But no matter what, you still have to try." ”

After five days of stationing under Shiyi City, the Left Route Army finally completed its assembly. At this time, Le Yi asked Zhao Yong for instructions on whether to attack the city tomorrow.

"In recent days, although Zhongshan has repeatedly sent small groups of troops to attack and harass our army's camps, because our army is well prepared, there has been no major conflict between the two armies, and for the enemy army, it is mainly to drive away. On the second day of our army's stationing, the messenger of the other party also absconded from the encirclement of our army, and looked at the direction of Fenglong and Dongyuan. ”

"How's the military situation of the Middle Route Army?"

"According to the latest information, General Pang was already stationed near Fenglong Mountain yesterday, and they are preparing to launch an attack on these two days. According to their scouts, there are enemy troops lurking in Fenglong Mountain, and if they are not careful, they are easy to be ambushed by enemy troops. Therefore, General Pang was ready to force his way through the Fenglong Mountain Pass, and once this place was breached, the barrier for the enemy to move south would disappear. Wu Guang reported Pang Cong's military situation.

Zhao Yong stared at the sand table for a while, and said: "After passing the Fenglong Mountain Pass, there is also the Great Wall of Zhongshan, so the battle of Fenglong Mountain will inevitably affect the overall situation." If Fenglongshan is defeated, then Zhongshan can go back and clean up the remaining two troops. ”

"Therefore, no matter how difficult it is, General Pang must hoard heavy troops to seal the Longshan Pass, put pressure on the enemy, and force the other party not to dare to divide his troops to support Shiyi and Luancheng, so that our army's attack can be calm." Le Yi also came out to break up the battle situation for Zhao Yong.

"How's the Right Army?"

"General Zhao Zhuang has sent news that he has gone to Luancheng according to the established plan. However, because we are on the flank, and the east is the enemy's territory, the resistance we encounter is fiercer than ours. ”

"yes, otherwise why would Lone agree to let them slow down? Isn't it better to let them eat their stomachs and work again? Reply to Zhao Zhuang and ask them to fight steadily and report the military situation every two days, but they must reach the vicinity of Luancheng after ten days and pose a threat to Luancheng. ”

"General Zhao's risk is not small. The king should transfer Zhao Xi or General Niu Jian over and preside over the army all the way, so that nothing goes wrong. Wu Guang said.

Zhao Yong smiled coldly, it is actually nothing to transfer these two over, Niu Jian is alone in the north, and he is not worried about not being able to complete the task of exerting pressure, but if Zhao Xi is transferred now, I am afraid that the part of Handan will not cooperate.

"The two generals are the mainstay of the Northern Legion, and without them, the Northern Legion will not be able to complete its mission. Let Zhao Zhuang and them try it and train the team. Zhao Yonghun said indifferently, he actually wanted to give Zhao Zhuang an important task, so that the clan general who had been estranged from him for a long time could realize his attention to him.

"So, from the current point of view, the Left Route Army is the first unit to be assembled, maybe it's because you're here." Le Yi said with a smile.

"Yes, I'm afraid it's because I'm the king." Zhao Yong also said teasingly. "You say, should we launch an attack on Shiyi City?" Obviously, this is asking Le Yi.

"What does the king mean is that if our side storms Shiyi, the enemy will rush to urge reinforcements to arrive, and as long as we start the battle before General Pang launches an attack, General Pang's frontal defense force may be lower?"

"Not bad." Zhao Yong nodded, this point was also the result of his careful consideration. In order to be able to quickly break through Fenglong Mountain, Zhao Yong didn't mind sacrificing a little more on his side.

"Your Majesty, I don't think it's appropriate to do this." Seeing Zhao Yong nodding, Le Yi began to refute his point of view. "A hundred battles are won, and those who are not good are also good; The soldiers who surrender without a fight, and the good ones are also good. Since ancient times, sieges have been based on strong attacks, and sieges have never been considered. ”

Le Yi walked to the side of the sand table, pointed to Shiyi and said: "Shiyi is sandwiched by two mountains, the west is out of the mouth of the well, and the east is the plain. Our army was encamped in the east of the city, and it could only attack from the east gate. In this way, it is difficult to get in and out of Shiyi. In other words, as long as Shiyi does not attack and sticks to the defense, our army has no choice but to attack."

"Therefore, the commander of the enemy army will not consider reinforcing Shiyi at this time, because if there is reinforcement, it is easy to be eliminated, and if there is no reinforcement, Shiyi will not be able to break through, so weighed it, the result is clear at a glance."

"However, if the middle route army attacks first, the middle route will inevitably go all out, and the longer the confrontation lasts, the greater the amount of grain and grass consumed, and the happier the other party will be, because Zhongshan is the defensive side and has an innate advantage. What our army is most afraid of is to fight attrition! ”

"Then we will prepare with the other person's mind. He expected that I would not dare to fight a war of attrition, so I fought a war of attrition with him. Let the middle route army attack and fight in Fenglong Mountain, contain the enemy and dare not divide the troops. Then our army launched another attack on Shiyi. The enemy army in the middle of the road, at this time, if he wants to divide the troops, it will be a little difficult to choose, he has to consider whether to protect the central part or divide the troops to reinforce Shiyi. Obviously, if reinforcements are made at this time, the middle road will not be guaranteed, and Fenglong Mountain will be captured sooner or later. ”

"Take a step back, if the other party reinforces Shiyi City. I took out the cavalry troops. Le Yi said, put the villain representing the cavalry in the northeast of Shiyi, pointed at him and said, "This cavalry will definitely be able to solve the task of the enemy who has come to reinforce it." Because the reinforcements were in a hurry, they had just been transferred from the front line of Fenglongshan to Shiyi, and they had no time to repair, so they must be a tired division. Our army is not afraid of work at all. ”