Li Xiucheng, loyal and tenacious. Therefore, he became the commander of the defensive battle of Jingcheng.

And Cheng Yanjin and Pei Yuanshao, when they purged the Yellow Turban Yu Party in Dai County, they were Li Xiucheng's subordinates. The relationship between these three people is good, Cheng and Pei Er will admire Li Xiucheng very much, they are stationed in Jingcheng together, and they will definitely be able to cooperate closely, and they will not go their own way.

Of the three counties of Jingcheng, the location of Yu County is the most important, and Li Xiucheng himself bears the heavy responsibility of guarding Yu County. Yangqu was relatively closer to the hinterland of Bingzhou, and Li Xiucheng asked Pei Yuanshao to garrison it.

According to the plan, Li Xiucheng and others only need to do a good job of defending the three counties of Jingcheng in advance, and when the army pacifies Qi County and other places, they will quickly return north to Yuan Shao in Jizhou.

However, Yuci's accident delayed the army's journey, and Li Xiucheng's troops had to face the tens of thousands of troops in Jizhou alone.

Defending against 10,000 Jizhou elites with 2,000 foot soldiers is dangerous, but it is not without opportunities. If he only defended a city, held on for three or five days, and waited for the army to come to help, Li Xiucheng was sure to do it.

However, now he has to defend three cities at the same time, and the loss of each city will bring unexpected trouble to the entire Taiyuan raiders.

It is necessary to divide the troops and deploy defenses. But what made it difficult for Li Xiu was that he didn't know which city the Jizhou army would focus on.

Evenly distribute the forces, and the defenses of any city will be weak; However, they wanted to focus on the defense, but they did not know the enemy's intentions. If you make a wrong decision, the consequences can be imagined.

Li Xiucheng's eyes were always on the map, staring at the three cities of Jingcheng.

Any city can be the focus of the enemy's attack, and it can also be the target of a feint......

What is the enemy's goal?

Li Xiucheng's head was about to crack when he thought about it......

Yuxian, Wolf Meng and Yangqu have their own advantages and disadvantages.

Yuxian County, the city wall is the highest and the strongest; Wolf Meng, the most dangerous terrain; Yangqu is the easiest to get support from Jinyang and Yanmen.

Li Xiucheng stood up and paced slowly......

There is no way to know what the enemy thinks, so he can only rely on his own judgment.

Still can't choose!

"What would I do if I were to attack instead of enemy defense?"

Empathy is an effective way to solve problems.

"In my case, with the advantage of troops, I will attack on three fronts together." Li Xiucheng paced slowly, "But the defense situation in the three cities is unknown, and it is difficult to attack all three roads, and it will cause heavy casualties on your side." ”

"So what to do?"

Li Xiucheng nodded. "I will feint two cities to contain the defenders so that it is difficult for them to support each other, and concentrate superior forces to storm one of them."

Li Xiucheng sat back in front of the case, covering his mouth with his hands, rubbing his cheeks constantly, and staring at the map.

"So, which one will I storm? Which one is easier to conquer? ”

Li Xiucheng's eyes were fixed on Yuxian and Wolf Meng......

Finally, Li Xiucheng slowly stood up, clenched his right hand vigorously, and strode out.

The reserve team of 200 has long been ready to go.

Li Xiucheng looked resolute, and the leader of the troops knew that the decision had been decided, so he immediately straightened his chest and shouted loudly: "Stand!" ”

"Huh!"

The movements of the reserves are uniform.

Li Xiucheng nodded with satisfaction. "Yangqu, let's go."

"No!"

The reserve team led the way to the salute and led the team to set off.

Li Xiucheng watched the team, and his heart was much calmer than before.

The choice is difficult, but once the decision is made, there can be no hesitation.

From a strategic point of view, Yuxian and Wolf Meng are indeed more suitable targets for strong attacks, but the two cities are very close to each other, which is convenient for supporting each other.

On the other hand, although Yangqu is located closer to the hinterland of Bingzhou, it is a little farther away from Yuxian and Wolf Meng, and it is difficult to cooperate with each other to assist in defense. And if the enemy launches a strong attack, before the reinforcements from Yanmen and Jinyang arrive, Yangqu is likely to be captured!

After careful analysis, Li Xiucheng finally made up his mind to send the reserve team to Yangqu.

Sometimes, the battlefield is like a casino, once you have made up your mind, you must not hesitate again!

This decision may be wrong, at the cost of the possibility that Yuxian and Wolf Meng may both fall. Li Xiucheng made such a decision, and it was based on an idea.

Considering the overall situation of Taiyuan Raiders, Yuxian and Wolf Meng fell, as long as Yangqu is still there, there is still a glimmer of room for maneuvering with the Jizhou army. And if Yangqu falls, Yuxian and Wolf Meng will cut off the contact with Jinyang and Yanmen, and become an isolated island in the Jingcheng Pass, and it will inevitably fall in the end.

Two hundred reserves have set off, can Pei Yuanshao hold the well?

Looking at the fading flag, Li Xiucheng stood for a long time. He wasn't sure, but he did his best. Now, the only way to do this is to pray for the protection of the heavens and hold on until the arrival of the army......

With a long breath and rubbing his face vigorously with his hands, Li Xiucheng cheered up and went to the city to inspect the defense of Yuxian.

"Is Wolf Smoke ready?"

"Ready!"

The sergeant's answer was full of confidence, and Li Xiucheng was very satisfied. Wolf smoke is an agreement between him and Cheng Yanjin. The two counties are very close to each other, and if one of them is attacked and it is difficult to support it, it will be warned with wolf smoke, and the other will do its best to support.

"Are the feathered arrows ready?"

The leader pointed to the bricks and stones on the city wall and replied: "According to the general's orders, the stones and feathers and arrows are ready, just wait for the enemy to come and send them to death!" ”

Li Xiucheng nodded with satisfaction. Feather arrows are an important weapon for defending the city, but the number of feather arrows in the army is not large, and they must be used sparingly.

"Remember, when the enemy attacks the city, they will first make a tentative attack, do not waste feathered arrows, and greet them with stones. When the enemy mistakenly thinks that our army is short of feather arrows and launches a formal attack, firing feather arrows can greatly demoralize the enemy. ”

"No!"

Li Xiucheng came to the highest part of the city wall and said to the soldiers guarding the city: "Be sure to keep an eye on the direction of Wolf Meng, Wolf Meng and Wolf Smoke together, and report immediately." ”

"No!"

……

In the city of Wolf Meng, Cheng Yanjin rolled up his sleeves and carried a big axe to inspect the city.

The walls were piled with masonry and bales of hay.

found a place, there is relatively little hay piled up here, Lao Cheng glared at him, and shouted: "Hey, I said, why do you have so little hay in preparation?" ”

Here the team is helpless. "Old Brother Cheng, the stones we picked up first, and then we went to collect hay, but they were all wiped out by other parts."

"Are you a pig brain? There are rocks all over the mountain, what are you doing in a hurry to pick them up? ”

"I didn't think about it that much......"

"Still stubborn?" Lao Cheng was anxious, "Hurry up and get some chopping wood and wood?" ”

"The gates are sealed, and you can't get out......"

"You're a pig-brain! Go and borrow it from the people of the city! ”

"Old Brother Cheng, harassing the people and violating military discipline......"

"Who told you to harass the people? It's to borrow! Do you understand? I warn you, in an hour, if you are not ready to chop hay and wood, I will withdraw you! ”

The team leader didn't dare to hesitate any longer, and responded loudly: "No! ”

"Wait!" Lao Cheng approached the team leader, "I warn you again, if you dare to rob the people...... Lao Cheng pointed to the head of the team leader, "I will take your head to apologize to the people!" ”

"No!"

The team leader did not dare to speak out, and led the order to run to "borrow" firewood. Cheng Yanjin turned his cute eyes with satisfaction, and said to himself: "Xiao Shaozi is in Yangqu, don't cause trouble......"