The first method was obviously too risky, and Qin Yanhui would not rashly engage Zhu Siqing without any certainty.

So it's normal for him to ask about other options.

I only heard Wang Huan say in a deep voice: "The second way, the general gives up Hengzhou and goes north directly." Although Zhu Siqing was cautious, the generals of the Wu army in other places might not be so cautious. ”

"Especially the Xiangxiang garrison, the commander of the Wu army there seems to be a commander named Wang Tuo, because he is not very famous, so we don't know much about him."

"However, if we go north from here, we will appear on the south side of Wang Twist, and even have the opportunity to go around behind the enemy army, and launch a surprise attack on the enemy army from there, and the enemy army may be defenseless!"

Qin Yanhui was silent when he heard this.

Giving up Hengzhou directly, this is obviously difficult for him to accept, not to mention that all the generals are unwilling, even if he himself is willing?

What's more, the Wu army in Xiangxiang is only 5,000 people, and even if they are all wiped out, it will not be of much benefit to the overall situation.

What he wants is to defeat Zhu Siqing or defeat Liu Xin and other high-level Wu army generals, not a little-known Wang Twist, which is not enough to have a deterrent effect, let alone show the strength of the Chu army, and it will be difficult to negotiate peace with the Wu army in the future.

So Qin Yanhui then asked, "What about the third way?" ”

"The third way, the target continues to stare at Zhu Siqing in Hengzhou. However, in order for Zhu Siqing to relax his vigilance, the general needs to take the initiative to expose himself! ”

"Expose yourself?" Qin Yanhui's heart moved, and he muttered to himself in a low voice.

"The general can divide his troops into two routes, go all the way to Xiangxiang, and launch an attack on Wang Twist's troops according to the second method just mentioned."

"In this way, Zhu Siqing will think that the general is in Xiangxiang, so he will relax his vigilance."

"At that time, the general may have the opportunity to launch a surprise attack on the Wu army in Hengzhou; And on the Xiangxiang side, our army also has the opportunity to raid the enemy! Wang Huan explained in detail.

When the other generals heard this, they immediately talked about it.

"That's a good idea, I think I can use it!"

"The last general seconded it!"

"Although General Wang's method has the possibility of success, our army is inferior to the enemy, and if we divide our troops again, it is possible that both sides will not be able to please them!"

Among the generals, there are many people who support this third method, but there are also many who oppose it.

Admittedly, it is possible to launch a surprise attack on both enemy forces by dividing the army into two directions.

However, the strength of the Chu army was originally only 10,000 people, and if the troops were divided into two routes, in order to leave enough troops to raid Zhu Siqing, then the remaining Chu army would need at least 6,000 to 7,000 people.

In this way, the Chu army that could go to Xiangxiang to deal with Wang Twist was only three or four thousand people.

Neither place has an advantage, and both are likely to lose due to lack of troops.

In addition, in order to achieve the goal of letting Zhu Siqing relax his vigilance, he needs to do it in Xiangxiang first, and then wait for the news to reach Hengzhou.

This time and again, maybe Hengzhou City has long been captured by the Wu army.

Without the containment of the defenders in Hengzhou, it will be more difficult for them to win.

In short, each of the three approaches has its own advantages, but at the same time it is difficult to choose between them.

And Qin Yanhui also groaned in his heart after listening to the three methods proposed by Wang Huan.

"The first method is too ordinary, and it is unlikely that you will win in a head-to-head battle, so this method is not useful."

"The second method, the whole army went north to raid Xiangxiang. Not to mention whether it can be successful, even if it succeeds, the effect is not great; As long as Zhu Siqing conquers Hengzhou and then goes north, Tanzhou will be difficult to hold. So this method is the most likely to succeed, but it is also not useful! ”

"As for the third method, it is possible that both will succeed, but it is also possible that both will fail, and the risk is too great. But if it is successful, it is also the most rewarding. ”

He hesitated in his heart, gritted his teeth and made up his mind.

"Well, where is there a war that does not take risks? The strength of our army is not as good as the Wu army, if we are still restrained because we are worried that the risk is too great, then this battle will be defeated without fighting! ”

"Wang Huan, Ben will decide to adopt the third method, and order you to lead 3,000 men to the north immediately and try to raid Wang Huan! Whether our army can succeed in the next battle will be handed over to General Wang! Qin Yanhui got up and solemnly said to Wang Huan.

"Yes, the last general obeys!" Wang Huan replied loudly.

At this point, he didn't say anything to guarantee victory, and he didn't have any impassionedness.

After all, even if he was known for his resourcefulness in the Chu army, at this time, the huge difference in strength between Wu and Chu determined that intelligence alone was not enough.

Qin Yanhui nodded, turned around and said to the others: "The other generals should retreat, the preparation that should be prepared, the training that should be trained, must be vigilant; If one day the fighter arrives, Ben doesn't want to see anyone who isn't ready! ”

"The last general obeys!" Others responded equally loudly.

……

Sixty miles east of Xiangxiang City, Liujiaao, Wu Army's temporary camp.

In the big tent of the Chinese army, the commander Wang Tuo was watching the military order brought by the messenger from Liu Xin in Tanzhou.

"Be vigilant, be vigilant, I don't know how many times I've said this kind of thing! Ben is not a fool, how can he be easily attacked by the enemy? ”

Just halfway through the reading, Wang Twist didn't continue to look down.

He put down the Chinese book in his hand, shook his head and muttered to himself with some disapproval.

During this time, Liu Xin, Li Chengding and others didn't know how many military orders had been issued, and each time they told him to be cautious and careful.

However, after reminding him too much, Wang Twist no longer paid as much attention as he did at the beginning.

Of course, he's not a fool either.

Although he didn't think much of Liu Xin's military order, he didn't let his guard down, after all, it was about his own life.

It's a pity that what he is vigilant about is more in the direction of Shaozhou, and he is much less vigilant behind him and on both wings.

In the military order sent by Liu Xin, although it was specifically mentioned that he should be careful to guard against all directions, including behind him, and beware of a sneak attack by enemy troops.

It's a pity that after Wang Twist only read the first part, he thought that this time it was just a letter that made him cautious as usual, and he put it down without seeing the rest of the content, so naturally he didn't pay attention to it.

Originally, if he was directly stationed in the city of Xiangxiang and protected by the city wall, it would naturally be extremely safe, and he only needed to close the city gate, and he didn't need to worry about the enemy's sneak attack at all.

However, there are many roads from Shaozhou to Tanzhou, and only in Liujiaao can these roads be effectively choked, so Wang Twist chose the camp here.

Fortunately, it is bordered by Lianshui in the south, and the foothills in the north, which are difficult to march, and they only need to stick to such a place as Liujiaao.

And Liujiaao is very conducive to holding here, and if it is properly commanded, it is not difficult to resist the onslaught of 10,000 troops.

It is precisely because of this that Liu Xin only gave Wang Twist 5,000 men and let him take on the important task of intercepting 10,000 enemy troops.

At this time, after putting down the military order sent by Liu Xin, Wang Twist stood up and rode out to inspect it.

……

A few days later, in the woods on the south bank of Lianshui, an army of 3,000 men hid here.

"I don't know if Wang Twist is as careful as Zhu Siqing, if this Wang Twist is also a cautious person and has no loopholes left, then how can our army compete with such an army?"

Wang Huan waited for the scout to inquire about the news, and at the same time thought quietly in his heart.

In this battle, he not only has to win, but also fights well, and he must quickly and neatly defeat Wang Twist.

Otherwise, if he couldn't easily take Wang Twist in the case of a surprise attack, the enemy army would definitely doubt the strength of his Chu army after the news spread, and then speculate that the Chu army had already divided its troops.

Therefore, after Wang Huan sent scouts, he immediately ordered to recruit a hundred elite soldiers in the army to serve as dead soldiers.

He hasn't decided how to fight yet, and he needs to get accurate information about the enemy before he can make a decision.

However, he already had a rough plan, in which he was to use these dead soldiers to take the lead.

It wasn't long before the scout returned and reported back to him what he had found.

"Well, Wu Jun's defenses are also tight, but they are far worse than Zhu Siqing, who has no loopholes!" After listening to the scout's report, Wang Huan was immediately relieved.

But then, he frowned again: "It's a pity that the situation is urgent, and there is not much time to investigate carefully, and now I act in a hurry, I only hope to succeed!" ”

Hengzhou may be breached at any time, if you want to create an opportunity for Qin Yanhui, then your side can only break through Wang Yanhui's camp as soon as possible, so that the news of "Chu army in Xiangxiang" can reach Zhu Siqing in Hengzhou as soon as possible.

"Pass the order, act tonight, all departments must move forward bravely, if there is any hesitation, there will be no forgiveness!"

……

Early the next morning, inside the Wu army camp.

The fire, which had been burning all night, gradually extinguished, and there were corpses everywhere on the ground, including those of the soldiers of the Wu army and the soldiers of the Chu army.

However, relatively speaking, there are more corpses of Wu soldiers.

After Wang Huan waded through the Lianshui last night, he immediately made a detour to the rear of Liujiaao.

Then, after getting as close as possible to the camp of the Wu army, Wang Huan took the lead in breaking through the camp with a hundred dead soldiers, and after entering the camp of the Wu army, he set fire to it on all sides, creating chaos; Wang Huan followed closely behind, leading his troops to attack.

After a night of fighting, the Wu army finally couldn't hold it anymore and finally broke through.

Recalling the experience of yesterday's battle, Wang Huan sighed and rejoiced in his heart.

"The Wu army's forbidden army is indeed well-trained, even if it encounters the chaos of last night, it can hold on to resist for so long, if it is the Chu army, I am afraid that it will collapse soon!"

"Fortunately, they were really defenseless, and in the end our army still won the victory. But the price of this victory is too great! I wonder if the enemy generals will arouse suspicion when they learn about it? He shook his head in thought.