Before the sun set, Wang Yuan led people back to the team smoothly. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 info thought that the brigade of soldiers and horses had already begun to camp for the night, but when Wang Yuan and the others came back, they found that the brigade was still in a hurry, and there was no move to camp.

"Marshal, the brothers on guard in the rear have sent news that they have found traces of 30,000 pursuers of the rebels, only sixty miles away from our brigade of soldiers and horses. At this rate, they will catch up tomorrow. The lowly duty informed Yan Taishou of the news, and Yan Taishou was a little panicked, so he asked to march overnight, and the lowly duty could not stop him. ”

Zhao Qing's words let Wang Yuan know the reason why the army did not camp. Wang Yuan was a little surprised by the speed of the pursuers' arrival, but he didn't expect that in just over two days, the pursuers were already about to catch up. However, this news did not surprise Wang Yuan, because this was also expected, Wang Yuan knew that sooner or later he would be chased by the pursuers, and he had already been mentally prepared.

"The herald ordered to choose a place to camp, and after settling down, notify the generals to come and discuss countermeasures." Wang Yuan ordered in a deep voice.

Zhao Qing quickly conveyed the order, and after receiving the order, the brigade stopped advancing and prepared to camp on the flat ground on both sides of the official road. But not long after, Yan Zhenqing hurried to see Wang Yuan. Of course, Wang Yuan knew what he was here for, and he smiled and gave it away.

"Wang Xiangguo, can't you stop and camp, didn't General Zhao report to you? The pursuers were sixty miles away. We'll have to travel overnight, or we'll be caught up soon." Yan Zhenqing arched his hand with a worried face and said hurriedly.

"Mrs. Yan came just in time, I was about to come to you to discuss things, come on, sit down and talk." Wang Yuan pointed to the stump on the side of the road and smiled.

"Wang Xiangguo, you should immediately order everyone to hurry overnight. Hey, your strategy to confuse the enemy seems to have worked, and the rebels didn't go to Jun County at all, and came directly towards us. That's not good. ”

"Don't be impatient, Yan Taishou, you always have to come. It's nothing more than soldiers coming to block the water and coming to the earth, so there is no need to be so alarmed. Wang Yuan said with a smile.

Yan Zhenqing shook his head and said: "The lower officials are not panicking, the lower officials are worried about these tens of thousands of people." Tomorrow will be caught up by the rebels, and these tens of thousands of soldiers and civilians may not be spared. We finally rescued the people and brought them here, but we didn't expect it to be difficult to escape. ”

Wang Yuan smiled and said: "The rebels are already sixty miles away, so now they are urging the people to hurry, delaying for a day or two at most, isn't it still the end to fight with the pursuers?" So there is no need to force everyone to rush at night, it is better to recharge their energy and prepare to fight to the death with the enemy. ”

Yan Zhenqing sighed and said: "Hey, I don't know that the lower officials will be caught up sooner or later, I just want to be able to survive one day at a time, and I don't want this catastrophe to come sooner." And we haven't found a good place to fight, 30,000 enemies, how to fight against it? ”

Wang Yuan smiled and said: "It seems that Yan Taishou is really pessimistic, does Yan Taishou think that we must not escape this catastrophe?" ”

Yan Zhenqing frowned and said, "Wang Xiangguo, it's not that the lower officials don't have confidence in you. Although Xiangguo is resourceful and his soldiers are brave and good at fighting, don't forget that the other side is an army of 30,000. How many of us are there? Even if your cavalry can be used as one as ten, it is not the enemy of the other side. What's more, one is just a matter of talking, and two thousand cavalry plus my three thousand infantry will definitely not be able to withstand thirty thousand strong enemies. ”

Wang Yuan smiled and said: "Everything is possible, Yan Taishou should not be so pessimistic." I have experienced too much in fighting more with less, and as long as I have the right strategy and the right terrain and methods of combat, nothing is impossible. ”

Yan Zhenqing was full of anticipation when he heard this: "Could it be that Xiangguo went to check the terrain in the afternoon and found a steep terrain that is conducive to our ambush?" ”

Wang Yuan shook his head and said, "I really want to give you a positive answer, but this is not the case. There is a Niutou Mountain in the south of Qi County, but unfortunately it is just an ordinary hill. It's hard to hide people, and there's no place to ambush. ”

Yan Zhenqing said disappointedly: "How can that be good?" How can Sangkook have the confidence to defeat the pursuers? ”

Wang Yuan smiled and said, "I will convene everyone to discuss it in detail later, but Yan Taishou should still go and arrange the camp immediately." After settling the people, let's discuss countermeasures with peace of mind. ”

Yan Zhenqing had no choice but to leave worriedly. Half an hour later, the people settled down and began to eat and prepare for bed, and Zhao Qingyan, Zhenqing and others were finally able to take a breath, and they all grabbed the rice balls and gathered to Wang Yuan's tent while chewing. Soon after, Wang Yuan's residence in the willow forest next to the official road gathered more than a dozen military officials and generals.

Wang Yuan smiled and beckoned everyone to sit on the ground, and took out a small box of dim sum that A Luo brought into the army from Chengdu for everyone to taste. The dim sum was delicious, and everyone was full of praise, but Yan Zhenqing couldn't swallow it, and her brows were furrowed.

"Wang Xiangguo, let's hurry up and discuss important matters with everyone, we don't have much time." Yan Zhenqing said in a deep voice.

Wang Yuan said with a smile: "When did Yan Taishou become an acute child, calligraphy is generally soothing, but Yan Taishou is different. ”

Yan Zhenqing smacked his lips and said: "Xiangguo, don't tease me, tell everyone about 100,000 urgent things." ”

Li Heng was surprised: "What's the matter, causing Yan Taishou to be so anxious?" ”

Wang Yuan smiled: "Let's ask Yan Taishou to talk about it." ”

Yan Zhenqing arched his hand and said, "Lord Feng, everyone here, you don't know yet. The 30,000 thieves were already sixty miles away. Tomorrow evening at the latest, they will catch up with us. Hey, how is this good? ”

Most people didn't know the news, and the only ones who knew the news were Zhao Qing and Yan Zhenqing, and when they heard Yan Zhenqing's words, they all jumped, and their expressions immediately changed from relaxed to serious.

"What? The pursuers are sixty miles away? That's amazing, so what are we still camping for? Hurry up and leave overnight. Isn't the camping waiting for them to catch up? Li Heng shouted.

"Yes, yes, you should rush overnight immediately, there is still some moonlight at night, and you can still hurry. With such a rest, it is impossible to escape the pursuers no matter what. ”

"That's right, let's get going."

Everyone was talking about it, and everyone understood what it would be like to be caught up by these 30,000 troops. After rushing so desperately and changing routes, I was finally caught up, and all my hard work came to naught, and I didn't know how to deal with it.

Wang Yuan quietly watched everyone's gossip and didn't speak. Tan Ping couldn't stand it anymore, frowned and shouted, "What's the trouble?" Listen to you or do you listen to the big handsome? The big man didn't speak, but you made a fuss first. ”

Everyone hurriedly shut up and silenced, their eyes staring at Wang Yuan, waiting for Wang Yuan to speak.

Wang Yuan smiled and said, "Everyone, let's figure out one thing first. The enemy soldiers are so close that even if they rush overnight now, they will not be able to get rid of them. It will take at least five or six days for us to arrive at the crossing of the Yellow River, and will we be in a sleepless hurry during these five or six days? Can we stand it, can the people stand it? So, it's only a matter of time before the pursuers catch up, so why should you be surprised? ”

"But Marshal Wang, the chasing soldiers are coming, how should we deal with it? We are no match for the 30,000 pursuers, not to mention that there are so many civilians to protect. Li Heng frowned.

Wang Yuan said: "That's why I summoned you to discuss countermeasures, how to deal with these 30,000 soldiers and horses, this is what we should consider at the moment, not to rush overnight." You can't escape, you have to think about how to deal with the battle. ”

Everyone was silent, who could do it? Thousands of soldiers and horses and tens of thousands of people dragging oil bottles, how to fight against 30,000 fierce enemies? There is a city to rely on and a fight, but now there is nothing to rely on, except for hard fighting, there is no good way.

Wang Yuan waited for a while, and saw that everyone frowned and didn't speak, so he smiled: "It seems that you can't think of any good way for a while." This matter is indeed very sudden, and it is tricky, and I don't blame you for the six gods and masters. ”

Yan Zhenqing said in a deep voice: "Xia Guan feels that Wang Xiangguo should have a plan in his heart. Just say it. ”

"Yes, if you have any clever ideas, just say it. I'll do it according to the plan of the commander. The marshal's plan is always right. It's okay for us people to charge into battle, and if we want to plan something, wouldn't that kill us? Several of Yan Zhenqing's commanders said one after another.

Wang Yuan nodded slowly and said: "That's it, I wanted to brainstorm and see if you have a better way to resist the enemy, but it happened suddenly, and it is indeed a little difficult for you to consider countermeasures for a while." That being the case, then Ben Shuai will talk about Ben Shuai's strategy to resist the enemy. You have also helped to refer to the details, and if you think it is feasible, we will decide to implement it immediately. If it doesn't work, let's find a better way. ”

"Hurry up, let's listen." All the generals said one after another, they were at a loss, but they suddenly knew that the commander had a way in his heart, and everyone's nervous and anxious mood suddenly improved a lot. With the wisdom of the commander, the method must be a good policy, and everyone has confidence in this.

Wang Yuan stood up, picked up a few stones and a few wicker sticks from the ground next to him, came back to the crowd, bent down and began to place things like stones and wicker willow leaves. Everyone didn't know why, and stared wide-eyed. Only Zhao Qing, Tan and others knew that this was a simple topographic map arranged by the marshal. Tan Ping quickly saw that Dashuai was putting out the topographic map of the area around Qi Buffalo Mountain and Shuangru Mountain that he had gone to investigate today.

Soon, the simple topographic map was fiddled with, Wang Yuan clapped his hands, pointed to the topographic map on the ground with a tree branch, and said: "Everyone, this afternoon, Tan Ping and I went to the south of Qi County to reconnoiter the terrain and find a place conducive to our soldiers and horses ambushing the pursuing soldiers. To tell you the truth, my estimate was wrong. I thought that the territory of Qi County was mountainous, and I thought that there would be terrain conducive to our ambush and pursuers. However, the actual investigation found that these mountains in Qi County were too short, and the terrain was not precipitous, so it was really impossible to use the terrain to ambush the pursuers. ”

Everyone was stunned and made trouble for a long time, but Wang Yuan only gave this conclusion, wouldn't it be a busy work in vain.

"The river is wide, and the current is very fast. But Ben Shuai took a closer look, and the Qishui River might not be able to serve as a barrier against the enemy. First, although the river is wide, the water is very shallow. The deepest part is not as deep as the chest, and the men and horses can flow through the water, and they cannot stop the pursuers from crossing the river. Second, although the current is rapid, the water potential is gradually decreasing. The reason why the Qishui River is turbulent is because of the heavy rain a few days ago. As the rain subsides, so does the potential of the water. If it doesn't rain for more than ten days, I'm afraid it will turn into a small stream. Therefore, it seems impossible to use the Qishui River as a barrier to block the pursuers. Wang Yuan continued.

A group of people rolled their eyes, when they turned to Qi County before, the reason given by Wang Yuan was that they could not only confuse the pursuers to make them chase in the wrong direction, but also take advantage of the terrain of Qi County, where there are mountains and rivers, once the pursuers arrived, they could use the terrain to ambush or block the pursuers. Now it's good, not only are the pursuers not confused at all, and they are about to arrive after them all the way, but the mountains and rivers of Qi County are completely useless, isn't this equivalent to the fact that everything that Marshal Wang said before has come to naught.

The people who were still looking forward to it were now feeling cold in their hearts. According to Marshal Wang's tone, it seems that there is no good way to do it except fight hard.