Section 288 Lu Mu's far-sighted plan

As the night deepened, the city of Melan became quiet. In the Nanping camp, the guards quietly discussed the battle that took place in Mibo Mountain. In this battle, the Nanping army lost face, not only killed a general in front of the tent, but even Fu Shuai Zhao Pingdu was beaten with a military stick. There are also many generals who feel that Mo Kun is too tolerant and has nothing to deal with Bai Shiqi, the general of Western Vietnam.

In the Xiyue camp, Lu Mu did not fall asleep. In the tent, Lu Mu and several generals were chatting about today's affairs. Unlike the temporary marshal's mansion in the city, there are no Nanping generals here, and the generals of Xiyue do not need to take anything into account in their speech. Although it is an alliance, sometimes it has to be avoided.

Huo Hai looked at Bai Shiqi a little depressed, and said with relief, "Old Bai, the fault today is not you, you don't have to take it to heart." ”

Bai Shiqi sighed, looked at Lu Mu and said, "Lord Dudu, I am really sorry for the trust of Lord Dudu, and the last general is guilty." Although Mo Kun was not punished, the last general was willing to lead the governor to any punishment. ”

Lu Mu lost the smile on his face, and said seriously, "Bai Shiqi, although Mo Kun did not deal with you today, but tens of thousands of soldiers and horses, only less than 20,000 came back, it stands to reason that the three of you are guilty." In particular, the loss of the tanks of the two armies is equivalent to the loss of a tank unit. Such a sin is not small, and Pontus is pondering what punishment is appropriate for you. ”

When Man Zhan saw it, he quickly stood up and cautiously excused himself, "Lord Dudu, the leader of today's troops will be Zhao Pingdu, Lao Bai is just obeying others, and in some cases he can't be the master." If it is an old white-collar soldier, the last general believes that this situation will not occur. ”

Bai Shi clenched his fists and bowed, "Needless to say, I have lost so many brothers, and the last general will be at the disposal of Lord Governor." As long as the governor can spare my old man's life, I will avenge my brothers. ”

Lu Mu pointed to both sides, and said with a sigh of relief, "Sit down, Mo Kun doesn't dispose of you, that's to give our entire Western Vietnamese army a face." I will sanction you again, until it seems a little contrived. As for your sins, Ponthus will write them down first, and look back at your deeds. If you can make meritorious service to the sin, you can be exempted from this sin. If he is depressed, he will not be spared. ”

All the generals stood up one after another, clasped their fists and thanked, "Thank you, Lord Governor, for your kindness." ”

Bai Shiqi bowed to the ground gratefully and thanked Lu Mu solemnly. Seeing that Lu Mu did not intend to punish, the generals sat down again.

Lu Mu looked at everyone and said, "I discussed with Master Mo just now, and I am going to continue to attack Mibo Mountain. Tomorrow, Huo Hai will lead the army, and Bai Shiqi will continue to participate in the war, and he will make meritorious contributions. ”

Bai Shiqi, who had just sat down, got up again, "The last general is ordered!" Please rest assured, Lord Governor, the last general will never lose the face of our Xiyue. Even if you die in battle, you will not fail in your mission. ”

"Shut up! The soldiers and horses have not yet come out, where is this bad luck. Tonight you will be punished to patrol the city, and you will not sleep. Lu Mu said angrily.

"No!" Shiraishi craned his neck and cautiously agreed.

Huo Hai also stood up, "The last general will be ordered!" But I don't know if the Nanping camp will send people? ”

"Even if it's a coalition army, of course they will send it! This time, Mo Kun sent a staff member to guard the mountain. Lu Mu said.

When Huo Hai heard that it was Ying Shoushan, he nodded and said, "As long as it's not Hu Tianzhuang's bastard, that guy is arrogant and domineering, and I will be angry when I see him." ”

General Sun Laicheng clenched his fists and said, "Lord Dudu, I have lost my chariot, and I am afraid that the infantry soldiers and horses will not return until midnight tomorrow night." I don't know what time it will leave tomorrow morning? The last general should inform the herald and assemble the troops and horses early. ”

Lu Mu shook his head coldly and said, "Did the Governor of Pontus say that he would use infantry soldiers?" This time, all the troops were mainly light and heavy armored cavalry. ”

The generals were slightly stunned, looked at each other, and immediately understood Lu Mu's intentions. Huo Hai said, "Lord Dudu, do you mean to eat only the remnants of Zhou Long?" And not to attack the dangerous pass on Mibo Mountain? ”

"Yes, the people in the mountains are just bait, or according to today's strategy, force Zhou Long to fight against your department. Duan Lang wants to be the hero who saves Great Xia, and Zhou Long can't give up the people in the mountains. Judging from today's battle situation, Zhou Long would rather risk the death of the entire army than rush into the trap, and he will inevitably do the same tomorrow. In other words, Zhou Long is already waiting for you to attack in Mibo Mountain. Huo Hai, this is a tough battle, and Zhou Long's department should not be underestimated. ”

Without waiting for Huo Hai to speak, Bai Shi preemptively said, "Don't worry, in today's battle, Zhou Long's losses are not small." If it weren't for the last damn order, I believe that Zhou Long would definitely be wiped out. According to the estimation of the last general, Zhou Long's troops will lose at least nearly 10,000 soldiers and horses in today's battle. ”

Huo Hai asked suspiciously, "Dudu, what if Zhou Long eats a plan and doesn't take the bait again?" ”

"Yes, Dudu, if Zhou Long doesn't take the bait, we can't really burn the mountain." General Man Zhan said.

Lu Mu looked at Man Zhan, "Why can't you burn the mountain?" ”

"Governor, the mountains are full of people, and there are few city defense troops. If you really burn the mountain, I'm afraid~. ”

Without waiting for Man Zhan to finish speaking, Lu Mu interrupted, "I'm afraid I will be scolded by the people of the world?" Or, to become the dirt of the annals? ”

Man Zhan was stunned for a moment and nodded, "Yes, even if it spreads to the country, it is estimated that it will be affected by some Wenchen, and I hope that the governor will consider it in the long run." Besides, don't forget the people in the mountains, but we lured Duan Lang into the bait. If you lose the bait, if Duan Lang doesn't come, it will be worth the loss. ”

Lu Mu nodded slightly, but shook his head with a wry smile, and said, "What General Manzhan said also makes sense, originally our coalition army occupied Molan City, just to use the people here to force Duan Lang to fight to the death. However, the advantage of the soldiers and horses in the capital city is that it moves quickly, and the cavalry is strong. This Zhou Long's department must be their elite strength, so to say, destroying Zhoulong's department is equivalent to cutting off one of its arms. As soon as the mountain fire is ignited, the dragon will go crazy that week. In addition, the Governor of Pontus also did this to let Duan Lang know that the Governor of Pontus will do what he says. Next time, Duan Lang will still be forced to take the bait. ”

"Dudu, the people on the mountain have been burned, and the bait is gone, where is the next time?" Man Zhan said.

Lu Mu looked at everyone, his eyes sharpened, and said, "Melan City is just a temporary residence, and it has burned down Melan City, Gansheng City, and Yiyan City. There are many cities in Great Xia, have you burned them all? Don't think Pontus is too cruel, this is for the long-term sake of our western! ”

Lu Mu looked at everyone's puzzled eyes, knowing that they didn't understand, and continued, "I, Xiyue, have a deep enmity with Great Xia, and this grudge can't be extinguished for generations. Now I look at the weakness of Great Xia, but after all, Great Xia has a vast land area and a large population, and it only takes a five-year recuperation to recuperate, and the young man will grow up. ”

Speaking of this, Lu Mu paused slightly, looked at everyone and said heavily, "Therefore, the Western Yue and Nanping coalition forces will either completely destroy Great Xia, or they will take the opportunity to destroy their population base." Even if we were defeated and withdrawn from Great Xia in the end of the battle with Duan Lang, we would not be able to allow Duan Lang to reorganize his powerful reserve forces in just a few years. Generals, do not treat your enemies with gentlemen's benevolence. If he is not of my kind, he will be a trouble to my people one day. Even if the governor of Pontus was scolded by the people of the world, and even misunderstood by the ministers of the country, he did not hesitate to do so. Ten or twenty years from now, when I stand at the pinnacle of the world, there will be wise men who will understand what Pontus is doing today. ”

Several generals looked at each other and couldn't help but be impressed by Lu Mu's foresight. The population of Xiyue is less than one-third of that of Great Xia, and as Lu Mu said, even if Great Xia is beaten with thousands of holes, it only takes five years of cultivation and recuperation to grow up a large number of young and strong heavy laborers. If West Vietnam is really defeated, Duan Lang's terrible will one day enter West Vietnam. It seems that the current cruelty is also aimed at weakening the living power of Great Xia. It is even said that it can buy an entire generation of time for Western Vietnam.

Seeing that the generals understood his thoughts, Lu Mu was also very pleased. Unlike Mo Kun, Lu Mu is young and prosperous, and he still has decades to go. The two major enemies of Western Vietnam, the Moro State, was precisely because of its population, and although the soldiers and horses were strong, the troops were always insufficient. But Great Xia is different, Lu Mu knows that in recent years, Great Xia has not been strong because of the infighting between the monarchs and ministers, and no one wants to expand the territory. Once Duan Lang took over Great Xia, with his and Tai Mingyue's abilities. Five years later, Lu Mu couldn't imagine how terrifying Great Xia would become. Maybe at that time, it was the death game they really faced.

Kindness to the enemy is cruelty to oneself, rather than waiting for Great Xia to become weak, it is better to be cruel at the moment and try to reduce the enemy's population. Even if he and Mo Kun were able to eliminate Duan Lang and reduce the population of Great Xia, it would be conducive to the rule after the war. At this point, Lu Mu does have a longer view than Mo Kun, and his thoughts are more cruel.

Early the next morning, the Nanping camp raised its tent early and gathered people. On the other hand, the Xiyue camp was a little late in the time of incense, and the team was assembled. In the tent of the temporary commander, Mo Kun and Lu Mu ordered people to beat drums and raise the tent, and the crowd gathered.

Lu Mu nodded politely to Mo Kun, "Mr. Mo, Lu is welcome." ”

"Lu Du Governor, please!" Mo Kun took the initiative to give up the position of coach.

Lu Mu stood behind the handsome case, and picked up the arrow, "Huohai Baishi should listen to the order of the three generals who guard the mountain!" ”

"Mo will be!" The three of them stood up.

"The governor of Pontus ordered you and the other three to lead 30,000 cavalry from Xiyue and 10,000 heavy armored cavalry from Nanping, and the lord of Huohai led the troops and horses to Mibo Mountain and take down Zhou Long's department."

"Yes!" The three of them clenched their fists and said.

Lu Mu looked at Ying Shoushan, and then said, "General Ying, Pontus has ordered you to be the deputy general of the army. If General Huohai's layout is wrong, he can adjust his own troops and horses. ”

Lu Mu said and looked at Mo Kun, and then said, "Although we are deploying our forces in a unified manner in the actions of the coalition forces, after all, the two sides have different strategies against the enemy. So, with the help of the Mibo Mountain battle, you can run in with each other. Don't forget, this is just a small test, and the real war is yet to come. Pontus hoped that by the time Duan Lang's army arrived, our two soldiers and horses would be able to bridge the gap and become a truly powerful alliance. ”

Mo Kun nodded, and said to Shoushan, "Shoushan, the two generals Huo Hai and Bai Shiqi are experienced, so ask them if you have any questions." ”

"The last general obeys!" Ying Shoushan said sonorously.

Mo Kun now began to deliberately cultivate Ying Shoushan, and when he was ready to return from this battle, he was promoted to combat general. After all, since the First World War in Kyoto, Mo Kun has lacked capable young generals. Hu Tianzhuang, Wang Fujian and others, their courage is commendable, and their intelligence is insufficient, and Mo Kun does not dare to entrust them with important tasks. However, this should guard the mountain, and Mo Kun is very optimistic. And with his age and physical strength, he also has to train a candidate for Nanping to replace him. Now Xiyue and Duan Lang are all young people's world, but Nanping lacks talents in this area. As long as Ying Shoushan can perform well in this big battle, Mo Kun will not hesitate to exclude dissidents and promote him to the throne.

The cavalry of the coalition army marched out of the city in a neat and majestic manner, and 40,000 cavalry stepped on the ground and began to run in the direction of Mibo Mountain. In the city, when Han Feng saw this scene, he was both puzzled and surprised. These days, Han Feng has lost the news from the outside and doesn't know what's going on outside. However, the configuration of heavy armored cavalry should be used by the two armies in battle. If it is to pursue Zhou Long's department, it should not be equipped with heavy cavalry strength. Could it be that the troops on Duan Lang's side have arrived? Han Feng felt that it was time for him to leave the city. But before he left the city, he had to do something. You can't hide these days in vain, you have to leave some thoughts for Mokun Lu Mu.

At the foot of Mibo Mountain, Pang Gang, Fan Cheng, Jiang Zhuming and others all went down the East Cliff. The wounded soldiers had been transported to the top of the mountain, and the Thousand Cavalry Guards Zhan had temporarily stopped bleeding, but it was hard to say whether they could be saved.

There were more than 3,000 city guards standing outside the woods at the foot of the mountain, but Zhou Long's soldiers and horses were not here. Zhou Long only took a few entourages and discussed something with Chen Zhanxuan, Jiang Zhuming and others. The hard work of these days has made Jiang Zhuming have gray hair on his head.

Zhou Long squatted down and pointed to the sketch he drew on the ground, "Zhan Xuan, this position is the key point, and the mechanism must be set up." ”

"Aaron, what if they take a detour back to the mountain? Although there is no passage to the East Cliff in the back mountain, the fire can be lit from there and spread to the East Cliff. Chen Zhanxuan said.

"Wangshan runs a dead horse, and if the other party wants to go around the back mountain, even the cavalry has to go around for most of the day. Besides, we are blocking outside, we can delay it for a day, and Duan Shuai's soldiers and horses should arrive in these two days. As long as they can drag the army to arrive, those grandsons probably won't even dare to go out of the city gate. Zhou Long said.

"Okay, I'll take people to dig up all kinds of traps, but you have to hold on to them for a day. Also, don't bring anyone back, or those traps will be for you. ”

Zhou Long snorted, stood up and looked at Jiang Zhuming and said, "Lord Jiang, the injured brother on the mountain will trouble you." As soon as Duan Shuai's army arrives, I will send someone to inform you immediately. ”

"General Zhou, those brothers are all injured to protect the people on the mountain, don't worry, the people will take care of them like relatives. Be careful, too, and protect yourselves. Jiang Zhuming looked at Zhou Long heavily.

While the two of them were talking, the attendant suddenly pointed into the distance and shouted, "General, wolf smoke has risen over there, it should be that the scouts have discovered the enemy soldiers." ”

Zhou Long glanced up, measured the distance, turned around and said, "Ladies and gentlemen, Brother Zhan Xuan, I will leave it to you here." ”

"General Zhou Long, you must be careful." Pang Gang said worriedly.

"Don't worry, I'm going to say goodbye!" Zhou Long hugged his fists and reflexively walked towards the war horse.

After deliberation last night, Zhou Long decided to use delaying tactics to wait for Duan Lang's arrival. Regardless of whether the Western Vietnamese Ping Coalition Army would really set fire to the mountain, Zhou Long did not dare to take the risk of betting. But whether he could hold back the other party's footsteps, Zhou Long didn't dare to pack tickets. Now, he could only hope that Duan Lang would arrive a day earlier.

Thirty miles from Mount Mibo, this is a long and narrow place. On the left is dense woods, and on the right is swampy land. From the direction of Melan City, go to Mibo Mountain, which is the nearest must-stop place. If you want to go around the jungle and swamps, it will take a day. Although it is long and narrow, it is also dozens of zhang wide. Today, however, it is full of chariots. And on top of the chariot, there was some hay.

Zhou Long quickly stepped up and soon came to his team. Qian Chong saw that Zhou Long had arrived, and said with his fists clenched.

"General, the other party is still ten miles away. According to the scouts, there were about 30,000 cavalry this time, and there were about 10,000 fucking heavy armored cavalry. If you want me to say, let's just get rid of the heavy armored cavalry and kill the 30,000 cavalry first. With our combat effectiveness, one-to-three is definitely not a problem. Eat the light cavalry, and then slowly play with the heavy armor. ”

Zhou Long glared, "You kid can leave me some family foundation, I don't know how to explain to Duan Shuai yet." In case it is exhausted, Duan Shuai will have to kill Lao Tzu. No, stop them with fire today. Tomorrow, there is really no way, let's fight again. ”

Zhou Long looked at the sky and saw that it was almost noon, as long as they could block it for two days, plus Chen Zhanxuan's tripping rope and mechanism set up in the horse trap and trap set up on the road to the mountain, it should be possible to delay for a day. Zhou Long estimated that if he could hold out for another three days, Duan Lang's army should be able to arrive.

The journey of ten miles is very fast for the cavalry. When Huo Hai and the others saw the chariots covered in the long and narrow place, they suddenly scolded angrily. Hundreds of chariots were piled up in the middle of the road, and even a fool could see what the other side was up to.

The men and horses on both sides confronted each other across the chariots, and as soon as Zhou Long waved his hand, thousands of guards raised their longbows. These bows and arrows are still the harvest on the battlefield yesterday, but I didn't expect them to be useful today.

"Zhou Long, if you have the ability, you will fight fairly with Ben General, don't fucking be a bad seed!" Shiraishi scolded angrily.

"Bastard, why didn't you dare to fight openly yesterday, who hid in the mountains and forests like a grandson and released dark arrows." Qian Chong scolded.

The two of them suddenly began to quarrel across the chariot, Ying Shoushan frowned, and suddenly said, "General Huohai, they are delaying time. Come on, clean up the chariot immediately! ”

Ying Shoushan did not wait for Huo Hai to order, and ordered him to get up first. But before the guards could rush to the chariot, arrows with flames of fire were fired. Boom~ The hay on the chariot was ignited, and a raging fire was ignited.

Zhou Long secretly breathed a sigh of relief, he knew that this fire could at least stop the other party's attack for a day. It will take two or three hours for all these chariots to burn out, and by then Chen Zhanxuan's side will be almost arranged. Zhou Long knew that these guys would never dare to act after sunset and fight at night, that was the world of Zhou Long's brothers.