In the dew of the moonlit night, speaking of which, autumn has suddenly arrived.

Le Yi sat in front of the sand table, walking back and forth, fiddling with the situation of the two armies on the sand table for a while, and then stopping to think about it.

Let's start with the north. Since the beginning of the war, the northern army of the Zhao army has been active on the border between Zhao and Zhongshan, frequently haunting the border between the two countries, relying on strong mobility and the hilly landform of the northern plains of Zhongshan, playing hide and seek with the Zhongshan people. In the north, Tang County, Yi County, and Hongshangsai appeared many times, and every time the Zhongshan army received a battle report and wanted to attack, it got the information that the Zhao army had moved to other places, and had to move again. Repeatedly, Zhongshan had to issue an order that each city should fight its own battle, guard the city gates, and not let a single soldier go out of the city. At the same time, cavalry troops were requisitioned from all over the country to deal with the attack of Zhao.

From this point on, the cavalry of the two countries went back and forth in the land of Zhongshan, one lit fires everywhere, and the other put out fires everywhere. It's not that the Zhongshan people don't want to end this kind of war, but from the perspective of the entire battlefield situation, the north is mostly cavalry, and the siege ability is insufficient. Comparatively speaking, the south is heavily pressurized, and the three routes are launched at the same time, and both sides are heavily armed along the Hutuo River, and there is a great tendency to fight to the death. Therefore, the south is more important, and the overall combat strategy of Zhongshan should be to defend in the north and attack in the south.

However, it is a pity that Zhao Guo is no longer the original Zhao Guo, after the efforts of Zhao Yong and his henchmen, the reform direction of the Zhao ** team has begun to emerge, and this time it is a test of this reform direction. So this time, the combat idea of the Northern Army is by no means a simple harassment, as the assistant director of this war, Le Yi also understands that Zhao Yong very much hopes that the Northern Army can make a breakthrough, at least the northern part of Zhongshan will be included in Zhao's sphere of influence, so that Zhao is tantamount to putting a knife on Zhongshan's neck, and he can take Zhongshan at any time.

The new military information shows that Zhongshan is tired of Zhao's movements, and Zhao Xi, Niu Jian and Li Zhuo and others are planning how to fight the battle of Hongshangsai, and strive to seize this important military stronghold before Zhongshan's reinforcements arrive.

The north is thriving, while the south is fighting for every inch of land. Although Zhao Guo captured Shiyi and took the lead, the Zhongshan people were not reconciled, not to mention that the latest report from Fanwu's side has not yet been returned, but even the battle situation between the Middle Route Army and the Right Route Army is also mixed, which is worth vigilance.

As the actual military commander of the Southern Army, Le Yi was uneasy about every decision he made, not because he didn't trust his ability, but because Zhao Yongmao rashly put himself in such an important position, and he trusted him, which had already made many locals in Zhao jealous. If there is a slight mistake in his decision-making, it will not only cause huge losses to Zhao Guo, but also a great blow to Zhao Yong's political prestige, and Zhao Yong's political prestige is precisely the driving force for Zhao Guo to continue to reform!

The sound of chaotic footsteps sounded, disrupting Le Yi's thoughts, he raised his head, and saw the figures in the corridor, gradually walking towards his house, he turned around, just in time to see a red feather messenger enter the room, and shouted: "Report to the military division, urgent military situation!" ”

What Le Yi can't hear the most now is the emergency military situation, lest something go wrong, but on the surface, he is still calm and relaxed, and said lightly: "Present." The Red Feather Messenger didn't dare to slack off, and felt a burden from behind him, and when he opened it, a wooden box was revealed. The messenger lifted the wooden box above his head.

Le Yi took the wooden box, checked that the fire paint was well sealed, and there was no doubt, so he opened the wooden box, revealing a bamboo slip inside. Le Yi put down the wooden box, only looked at the bamboo slips, and wrote on it: "How dare you destroy it, you have to be able to forget it", Le Yi's hanging heart finally let go.

The Hongling messenger is different from ordinary messengers, first, the letter is limited to a few people who can open it, as the head of the southern army, Le Yi naturally has this right, and second, it is to use secret words as the content. The content of the secret language is designated by Zhao Yong, taken from "Thousand Character Text", this thing, Zhao Yong is not afraid of being cracked, after all, except for Zhao Guo, I am afraid that no one knows this reading. And even if it is captured, the other party may not know that "clouds and rain" is preparing to attack, "the desire is immeasurable" is preparing to besiege the city, "leading the guests to the king" is retreating, and so on.

And these eight words are obtained as "compliments and bowing, how dare you destroy" and "you must change if you know it, and you must not forget". The original meaning is that the body is skinned and does not dare to be easily damaged; If you can do it, don't give up. And the meaning here is "the encounter with the Zhongshan army was mutually damaged, but the enemy army was defeated, and our army has continued to pursue." "This bamboo slip is Qiu Li's second battle report, indicating that Sima Cheng has taken refuge in Fanwu City, and gave Qiu Ye a blockade, but the overall defeat has been defeated.

"Any other messages?" Le Yi thought for a while and asked.

"The captain asks what to do next?"

Le Yi thought for a while and replied: "You go down to rest for a while, and then come back to meet the king in two hours." In two hours, Zhao Yong will wake up, and he has to think about what to do next.

"Yes."

Le Yi looked at the back of him leaving, returned to the sand table, picked up the symbol representing Fanwu's troops, played with it in his hand for a while, held it up in front of his eyes, and said as if talking to himself: "This battle can be rested." ”

As soon as the day dawned, the gates of Shiyi City quietly opened, and the galloping horses carrying the Red Feather messenger quickly disappeared into the mist, and then quietly closed again, as if nothing had happened.

The next day, in the camp of the middle route army of the Zhao army, Pang Cong was draped in clothes, picked out the fire paint, took out the bamboo slips, and after reading, slowly put the bamboo slips into the wooden box, thought for a while, and let the deputy general beat the drum and prepare to raise the tent.

"Early this morning, I have received the king's order." Pang Cong looked at the generals who were still a little sleepy-eyed on both sides, and said in a low voice. When everyone heard that he was going to read Zhao Yong's order, they hurriedly bowed and bowed, waiting for him to announce it.

"The king has an order, ordering our army to strengthen the siege of Dongyuan, and to capture Dongyuan within three days." He spoke loudly, lest the people in the tent could not hear him clearly.

However, after everyone heard it clearly, they had a surprised expression, and they all thought in their hearts: "Your Excellency must be crazy." ”

Dongyuan is located between Luancheng and Shiyi, if Shiyi and Luancheng are regarded as a flat burden, then Dongyuan is the center of gravity of this flat shoulder. Because Shiyi is closest to Lingshou and is like Lingshou's front teeth, the strategic location is very important.

Dongyuan is the hub of control of Shiyi. Shiyi was besieged, and Fenglong could rely on the geographical location to support it, and at the same time be able to control the defense of the Hutuo River, and its role should not be underestimated.

In the two consecutive days of tentative siege, the attack of the Zhao army was quite tragic, and since Dongyuan existed as a hub, its defense work was not much smaller than that of Shiyi. The equipment for defending the city is even better than that of Shiyi, at least the four huge crossbow machines at the head of the city are no joke.

"What's wrong?" Pang Cong looked at everyone and obviously didn't mean to take the order, and said with a sneer in his tone: "Do you want to disobey the king's orders?" ”

Everyone looked at each other, and then at Pang Cong, who was sitting precariously, and didn't know how to answer. For a while, the atmosphere in the entire tent dropped to freezing.

"So-and-so knows your thoughts." Pang Cong sneered and continued: "It's just that I feel that the king's order is too big. Our army has been attacking for several days in a row, but it has not been able to attack the city this time, not to mention that it has only been given three days, and it is not easy to capture it. Yes and no? ”

The generals prostrate on the ground, not daring to raise their heads. Just kidding, everyone is not a child, no one can hear it, this is Pang Cong on the verge of anger, ready to explode at any time. At this time, there will definitely be no good fruit to eat. Don't say anything, silence is golden!!

"Actually, you don't have to worry at all." Pang Cong said casually, "Although this order has been issued to the Middle Route Army, the ultimate responsible person is a certain family. A certain knows the temperament of the king. As long as our army does not deliberately delay the fighter plane and shirk responsibility, the king will naturally not punish us too much. ”

When everyone heard this, Pang Cong was willing to take all the responsibility on himself, and his mood suddenly relaxed a lot. "In that case, why don't the general reply to the king's order and explain the reason, presumably the king will definitely take back the order."

Seeing the change of faces of these old oilers, Pang Cong's disgust for them was indescribable, and he swore in his heart that after going back this time, he would go through the roster and find a few down-to-earth subordinates for himself.

"Impossible", Zhao Yong shook his head, "Since the king's order has been issued, there is absolutely no way to take it back immediately, doesn't this mean that the king is stupid and has made up his mind?" ”

When everyone heard it, it was the same truth, but if you don't do it, you will die, and if you don't do it well, you can't escape, which is really embarrassing.

"So, let's take the order first, and then say, if we can't attack within three days, then I will send it to the king, and let the king take back the order. This will not hurt the wisdom of the king, and you and I will not become the heroes of this Zhao country in vain, how about it? He said with a "puzzled" face.

As soon as the people had summed up their hearts, they could only do this, so they stood up, received the order, and then stood on both sides. This convention is a tacit acquiescence.

Pang Cong saw that everyone was finally coaxed again, and the corners of his mouth unconsciously showed a wry smile. But soon, he came back to his senses, looked at everyone, and said, "Since you have all approved the king's order, let's talk about how to deal with the matter of Dongyuan." After saying that, he continued: "I already have a general idea. ”