The temptation to defeat and even capture Liu Mang is too great!

Hou Junji will not give up this opportunity!

He also knew very well that it would not be easy to defeat the Luoyang army. If you want to catch Liu Mang, it is even more difficult to go to the sky!

However, in the face of great temptation, even if there is a 1 in 10,000 possibility, we must do our best!

In order to destroy the enemy, many plans have been thought of, but they are not satisfied.

At this time, Su Wei reported: Li Zhu returned to Yangzhai.

Li Zhu hurriedly returned, it must have something to do with the battle on the Yingbei front!

Like Hou Junji, Li Zhu also "remembers" Liu Mang all the time.

Hou Junji and Liu Mang can be described as "passing by"; Li Zhu is different from Hou Junji, he and Liu Mang are enemies of each other.

Liu Mang meddled in the salt pond, causing Li Zhu's grand plan to come to naught. His nephew, the Tiger King Li Kai, died in Wang Wushan, and Li Zhu also had to give the treasure and jade seal to Yuan Shu.

Although he was appointed by Yuan Shu as a puppet lieutenant of the Han court, he had no real power.

Li Zhujian needs to prove himself, and he also needs to gradually cultivate his cronies and influence. The war between the two imperial courts was a great opportunity for Li Zhu.

He thought of a way to break the Luoyang army, so he hurried back to Yangzhai and persuaded Hou Junji to send troops.

"General Hou, don't miss the opportunity!"

Hou Junji was worried about the lack of a way to break the enemy, and hurriedly said: "There is no good way to do it!" ”

Li Zhu came prepared, but in order to show his cleverness, he pretended to be deep and asked, "General Hou might as well tell me what he wants and what are the difficult problems to solve." ”

Hou Junji knew that Li Zhu was good at planning, and he didn't hide it, and directly said his thoughts.

The Luoyang soldiers took the negative millet gathering as the center, and set up a military camp on both sides of the Dongxia River in the east and the Shaguo River in the west. Stick to the three places and support each other.

Hou Junji is deeply familiar with the art of war. He knew that if he launched a strong attack on the negative millet gathering, the two Luoyang military camps in the east and west would definitely cross the river to support.

The best option to break through the Luoyang army was to concentrate its forces and attack one of the two military camps in the east and west.

The military camp on the side of the Dongxia River is farther away from the negative millet gathering, and it is closer to Yangcheng, so it is easier to capture.

However, there is a problem with this tactic: the Luoyang army, which is gathered in a negative group, will definitely rush to support. How to deal with it?

Between the Negative Gathering and the Dongxia River, there is no easy to defend and difficult to attack the location, and there is no way to set up an ambush to block the reinforcements of the Negative Gathering Army.

If the road to support the Luoyang military camp on the east side cannot be cut off, it will be difficult for the offensive to be effective.

Li Zhu said: "Go down to the river in the east, a natural barrier!" ”

Li Zhu said easily, but Hou Junji frowned and shook his head. "The river goes down to the east, the river is narrow and shallow, how can it stop the reinforcements gathered by the army?"

Li Zhu smiled sinisterly: "It's up to people to do things." With just a little tricking, the Dongxia River will definitely become an insurmountable chasm for the Luoyang thief army! ”

"Oh?" Hou Junji saw that Li Zhu was full of confidence, and hurriedly clasped his fists and saluted. "I want to hear about it!"

Li Zhu whispered a few words in Hou Junji's ear, and Hou Junji listened, his tightly knit brows gradually relaxed, and he nodded lightly......

……

"Report!"

The scout rushed into Liu Mang's Chinese army tent.

"In the northeast of our army, a small group of enemy troops has been detected!"

"Northeast?" Liu Mang and Du Ruhui walked quickly to the front of the map.

To the northeast, deep in the Song Mountains. There are high mountains and dense forests, ravines and no passages, why did the enemy army appear there?

It is common sense to assume that the enemy forces appeared in the flanks and rear, either to attack the grain routes or to outflank them.

In the northeast, there is no road leading to our army's grain road, and it is difficult for a small force to do anything, whether it is to attack the grain road or outflank it.

What is the purpose of the enemy's army?

"Report!" Another scout rushed to report that the enemy army was heading west to Lunshi City, and a small force was also dispatched.

"Report!" Scouts came one after another to report that the enemy army in Yangzhai was moving towards the area of Lunshi to the west.

Liu Mang and Du Ruhui were even more puzzled.

The enemy army of Yangzhai came to help, which was exactly what our army wanted.

However, why did Hou Junji support the Lun clan instead of Yangcheng?

Lunshi City, located in a mountainous area, is difficult for large troops to advance and easy to defend and difficult to attack. And Yangcheng is in a key traffic area. The threat is even greater.

It stands to reason that Hou Junji should first consider supporting Yangcheng, not the Wheel Clan.

Moreover, the distance between Yang Zhai and Lun is several times that of Yang Zhai and Yang Cheng. Hou Junji avoids the important and trivial, and seeks the near and far, but why?

Hou Junji Li Zhu is cunning, and it is very likely that he is suspicious, and he is attacking the west.

However, it cannot be ruled out that the enemy's target is the western road.

The enemy's intentions are unknown, and we cannot be unguarded, and we cannot be led by the nose by the enemy.

The key to the gathering is not the small city itself. Rather, it is to contain the main force of Hou Junji in the Yingbei area.

After careful analysis, Liu Mang and Du Ruhui decided to adopt a more prudent strategy.

First send someone to remind Chang Yuchun and Zhang Xutuo not to be affected by the enemy's various illusions, to stick to the east and west villages, and not to attack the enemy easily.

Secondly, a group of troops and horses was divided to consolidate the camp in the cold mountains to the north, and if necessary, as a basis for retreat. It can also provide support according to the enemy's movements.

Du Ruhui took the initiative to apply for the important task. "The lord retreated to the cold mountain camp, and his subordinates led the troops to stick to the negative gathering."

"Nope! If I leave the negative gathering easily, I will inevitably shake the morale of the army. ”

Liu Mang made a decisive decision and immediately adjusted the deployment. Ordered Du Ruhui and Shi Jin to guard the cold mountain camp. Liu Mang led Lin Chong to favor Luda and stick to the negative gathering.

……

Chang Yuchun led his troops to garrison on the east bank of the Dongxia River to protect the flanks of the negative millet gathering. The focus is to prevent the attack of the Yangcheng Litian Leap Department.

Chang Yuchun received information from Liu Mang from Negative Gathering, and ordered scouts to expand the scope of exploration and pay close attention to the enemy's every move.

Soon, the letter came that Yangcheng had dispatched about 5,000 soldiers and horses, and was heading east to Xiahe camp.

At the same time, the team sent by Yang Zhai to the Lun clan suddenly changed the direction of the march and headed straight for the negative gathering.

And the information sent by Liu Mang from Negative Millet Ju showed that the Lei Bo Department of Yuzhou of the Lun clan also dispatched 3,000 soldiers and horses to kill the camp of Zhang Xutuo on the west bank of the Shaguo River.

It seems that the enemy is preparing to attack one city and two villages on his side at the same time!

"Come on!" Chang Yuchun can't help but be excited.

Their own side is well defended, one city and two villages, as well as Du Ruhui Shijin's cold mountain camp, each other is a horn, can take care of each other.

Although the enemy has an advantage, if they want to attack the city, they are killing themselves!

But......

While often encountering spring, I can't help but wonder.

Although the enemy has an advantage in strength, it is not wise to spread out his forces and attack from multiple directions.

The lord Liu Mang has reminded many times that Hou Junji is resourceful and good at unification, and there is also the scheming Li Zhu Xiang, how can he use troops like this?

Could it be that Hou Junji and Li Zhu have other plans?

What exactly does the enemy want to do?

Often encountered in the spring can not guess the enemy's intentions. However, according to the common sense of using troops and Chang Yuchun's analysis, the purpose of the enemy's large-scale troop movement is to confuse his own side. It is likely to concentrate superior forces and launch a strong attack on one of your own cities and two villages!

And his own eastward Hezhai is far away from the negative gathering, and the enemy's target is likely to be here!

Chang Yuchun was about to report his judgment to the lord Liu Mang, when a scout suddenly rushed to report: The enemy Marquis Jun has gathered his troops, changed the route of the march again, and is heading east to the river village! (To be continued.) )