Chapter 81: Counting is Counting
At the same time as distributing all the five carts of silver, Li Gengyun and the others also received a reply that they had gone to investigate the intelligence. There is not much difference from Li Gengyun's estimate, the Northern Yuan army that came to receive Pingyang Pass this time is only 1,000 people, but this 1,000 people are not ordinary soldiers, among them are two hundred elite infantry wolf knights of the Northern Yuan.
"There are two hundred wolf knights!"
Li Gengyun also frowned slightly when he heard the return, and He Jin, who was beside him, had already fallen asleep by relying on the stone lion of the General's Mansion, and Song Qing was also a little tired after a busy night, but he still talked to Li Gengyun with strong spirits.
"Mr. Li, I heard that the Northern Yuan wolf knights are brave and good at fighting, they are the elite of the Northern Yuan infantry, and the combat effectiveness of two hundred wolf knights is much stronger than that of a thousand infantry! We have a total of more than 500 brothers now, I'm afraid it's not their opponent, right? ”
Although Song Qing wanted to avenge his brother who died in battle, he also knew how powerful the wolf knights were, and the two hundred wolf knights were completely capable of fighting against his five hundred soldiers.
"It's okay, isn't it just two hundred wolf knights, this is not a problem."
Li Gengyun thought carefully for a while, and then laughed. The advantage of the two hundred wolf knights is that they are brave and good at fighting, especially their stamina is quite good, and it can be said that they are the type that becomes more and more brave the more they fight. However, the wolf knights have two shortcomings, one is that they are not good at forest warfare, and the other is that their weapons are all scimitars. In close combat, the Wolf Knight can quickly get close to his opponent with the advantage of his speed, and the scimitar is a very good weapon for melee combat, as long as they are not allowed to get close, the scimitar is useless.
"What do you mean by that?"
Song Qing saw that Li Gengyun's face looked very relaxed, and it was also a little strange, he also thought about it carefully just now, and he really didn't think about how to deal with these two hundred wolf knights.
"Since we Pingyang Pass are going to surrender to the Northern Yuan, then we will take the initiative to dedicate Pingyang Pass to them, and then treat them with good wine and food."
"What? Take the initiative to give it to them, and then treat them with good wine and food? You want me to surrender?! ”
When Song Qing heard this, he immediately stood up, and he angrily pointed at Li Gengyun's nose and scolded: "It turns out that you are a spy of the Northern Yuan?!" ”
"Spy?! Where, where?! ”
He Jin, who was sleeping in Zhengxiang, was woken up by Song Qing's loud shout, and he also stood up suddenly, clenched his fists, and prepared for battle.
"General Song, you misunderstood!"
Seeing Song Qing's reaction so big, Li Gengyun explained to him with a smile: "What I'm talking about is that you can use the name of surrender to lead them into the city." Think about it, can two hundred wolf knights be treated the same as those eight hundred ordinary infantry? And the wolf knights carry dried meat and liquor with them, so everyone can drink it! If we add something special to their drinks, I think there are still ten catties and eight catties of sweat medicine in the pharmacy in Pingyangguan, right? ”
"Brother! Brother Yun, the spy, where is the spy?! ”
He Jin saw that Song Qing was talking to Li Gengyun, and he also asked them about the fact that he heard someone shouting about spies just now, but what he got was Li Gengyun's sentence: "You continue to sleep!" ”
"Oh!"
After speaking, He Jin leaned on the stone lion again, closed his eyes and fell asleep.
"What does Mr. Li mean is to welcome them to Binh Duong Pass and then put sweat medicine in their drinks? Well, it's a good idea, but it's also very risky, what if they don't drink? Song Qing frowned, he felt that Li Gengyun's method was very good, but if the wolf knight didn't drink, then this would really give Pingyang Pass to Beiyuan.
"How can you eat meat without drinking? What's more, they took Pingyang Pass without any effort, and they also increased the strength of 500 people for no reason, which is definitely a battle achievement for the person who led the way, and the status of the army will inevitably improve in the future. This is not only a welcome banquet, but also a celebration banquet that starts early, so why not? Of course, all this has to require the cooperation of General Song and his brothers! ”
It is well known that the soldiers of the Northern Yuan Dynasty love to drink wine and eat meat, Li Gengyun grasped this point, and he must make some articles here, and since there are wolf knights in the army, this shows that there must be the deputy head of the wolf knights in the team. Eight hundred infantry should be the Song army that surrendered to the Northern Yuan, and there will also be a leader. In this way, it should actually be the leader of the wolf knight who is the real leader of this team. The training and cultivation of wolf knights requires a lot of financial and material resources, it can be said that if the wolf knight dies in battle, then his knight group will have one less, and the more he fights, the less he fights, the new wolf knights will also be given priority to be assigned to him in the future. In this way, he will fall into a dead cycle, the more he dies, the more he will replenish, and of course he will be a waste in the eyes of the other wolf knights in the army.
But now it's different, if you directly donate Pingyang Pass, then the other party won't move a finger to win the important level, which is a great credit. Of course, he can also say that the battle in Pingyang Pass is bizarre, but he has not died a wolf knight, which means that his wolf knight is very strong, so that his status in the army will be more and more valued, and he will naturally receive more and more awards, which is the best reason to hold a celebration banquet for the other party.
Li Gengyun pointed out to Song Qing what he was thinking, and at the same time, he also pointed out that it was necessary to arrange someone with absolute trust to hold this banquet to show his sincerity and calmness to the Northern Yuan army.
"Good! I understood, I immediately went to arrange for the brothers to set up their seats at the corner of the street, and as soon as they came, I would open the city and surrender, and then treat them with good wine and food! ”
Song Qing understood Li Gengyun's purpose for doing this, he gritted his teeth and then showed a treacherous smile on his face, and said to himself: "Then let you have a good meal, there is nothing to eat when you go back to Lord Yama!" ”
"Arrange at least fifty more archers, hide in the rooms on either side, and tell them a code, as long as we give a signal, they can attack."
This is the first layer of Li Gengyun's alternative arrangement, and his second layer of arrangement is to face hard against hard, but this needs to capture the thief and capture the king first, if Song Qing or He Jin can capture the opponent's general in the shortest possible time, they can use this to blackmail the other party.
"Mr. Li, I wonder if there is a way to eliminate them even if they are not allowed to enter the city?"
"Absolutely!"
"What's the solution?"
"Give me an army of 100,000, and I will pay you back!"