The whereabouts of the army were discovered by scouts, which usually meant that it was impossible to get out smoothly, and after being reported by the Hundred Battles Army rangers, Li Congjing knew that a big war was inevitable, and this was exactly what he wanted. What he had to think about now was how to arrange the battle.

"According to the inference of the current situation, Li Shaobin should not know the reality of our army, and the main force of the Hundred Battles Army should shrink the front, so as to further confuse Li Shaobin and make him think that there is only one part of the Hundred Battles Army on the front line in Langzhou." Mo Li groaned for a moment, "You can't let Li Shaobin's main force run away, the army has to rush over as soon as possible." ”

Li Congjing said: "This is nature. Now that Li Shaobin has shown his head, this battle is a foregone conclusion. In addition to leaving some troops to guard Langzhou City, the number of troops that Li Shaobin can bring out is about 25,000. Of the 25,000, half of them are still the Xichuan Army, and their ownership is not unified. He smiled, "If it is not necessary to annihilate them all, a hundred battle armies alone will be enough to defeat them." ”

The main force of the Wang Division was fifty or sixty miles away from the Hundred Battles Army, and it would take a day to rush over at the earliest.

Speaking of this, Li Congjing dismounted and asked Xie Yugan to present the map drawn by the General Intelligence Department, and surrounded Mo Li, Wang Pu, Sang Weihan, Wei Dao, Du Qianshu and others, he pointed to the map and said: "According to the scout's report, Li Shaobin led the army out of Langzhou City, has crossed Cangxi, and is coming north. Now our department is located in Yonggui, less than 200 miles away from it, the 100 battle army has conquered Jiangkou City, the forward crossed the Jialing River to the east, and arrived in the area of Zhangcun, less than 100 miles away from its main force, only half a day's journey away from its vanguard, the two armies scout, has frequent contact. ”

"It is not difficult to see that the battlefield of this battle must be in the Jiangkou and Zhangcun areas. Although Jiangkou is not an important town, it is also an important place within a radius of 100 miles, not to mention that Jiangkou City overlooks the Jialing River, so it is natural to pay attention to it. Mo Li pointed to the west side of the Jialing River.

"Fortunately, the Hundred Battles Army has captured the mouth of the river, which is greatly advantageous to our army, and it is the best choice to use it as the rear of the battlefield to build a field hospital, and store grain, grass, and ordnance here, so that the army can advance and retreat." Du Qianshu said that the so-called 'field hospital' is not unique to modern warfare, there were similar institutions in ancient times, but the names are different, and their functions cannot catch up with later generations.

"In this way, the battlefield should be placed west of the Jialing River, in front of Jiangkou City." Wang Pu muttered, "Once the war starts, the Jialing River is not conducive to advancing and retreating, turning around, those who are backed by the Jialing River, not only have little room for turnover, but will also be forced to fight against the water, a little careless, it is possible to be attacked by the other side half-crossing, and even more, once the war is unfavorable to retreat, encountering the enemy's pursuit, the soldiers have almost no way out, and have to collapse into the river, which will lead to the complete collapse of the army!" ”

"The Jialing River has such a convenience, if I lure the enemy across the river, I will take advantage of his unpreparedness to attack it suddenly, and I will definitely win in one fell swoop!" Guardian's eyes were bright.

Li Congjing listened to the discussion of the staff, and did not say much, he looked at the map and secretly pondered.

Suddenly, he heard Sang Weihan's astonishing words: "Why are you keeping an eye on the Jialing River? Since we are well aware of the advantages and disadvantages of the land around Jiangkou, Jialing River, and Zhangcun, how can Li Shaobin not know? Now that Li Shaobin knows, how can it be as you wish? Once he saw that I was heavily guarding Jiangkou City, how could he easily cross the river? Won't he change his course? ”

"Within a radius of 100 miles, there is no other way for the army to pass, Li Shaobin wants to attack Jianzhou, he must pass through here." Wang Pu said lightly.

"What if Li Shaobin saw that our army was well guarded and was unwilling to risk his life, so he gave up attacking Jianzhou and returned to Langzhou? Won't our plans come to naught? ”

"This"

"Marshal, there is a plan for the humble position, but you can defeat the enemy army and destroy Li Shaobin here."

"But it doesn't hurt to say it."

"Rush across the Jialing River and rush to attack it."

"Oh?"

"No!" Wang Pu immediately objected, "This plan is too risky!" It should be known that the distance from Jiangkou and Zhangcun is not shorter than Li Shaobin, and if our army fails to rush to the crossing, and Li Shaobin leads the army to arrive, will he not be in a predicament? ”

"Sima is ridiculous!" Sang Weihan Road.

"What's wrong?" Wang Pu asked rhetorically.

"Sima doesn't know who Li Shaobin is." Sang Weihan Road.

"Do you know if you join the army?" Wang Pu sneered.

"If you don't know, how do you know that Sima is wrong?" Sang Weihan Road.

"Dare to ask for advice from the army." Wang Pudao.

"Li Shaobin rushed to Jianzhou, why? Because we don't know the reality of our army and where the main force of our army is, we want to break through all kinds of tricks with one force and make our army reveal its original form. Sang Weihan said.

"So what?" Wang Pu asked.

"I don't know the reality of our army, why did Li Shaobin dare to cross the Jialing River? Since he had no intention of crossing the Jialing River, how could he march in a hurry? It was decided that in order to avoid being ambushed by our army, Li Shaobin must march cautiously. Not only that, the march was cautious, and for Li Shaobin, he could also withdraw to Langzhou in time when he found the main force of our army. Since the march is cautious, the speed will not be fast. Therefore, our army can cross the river safely and attack the other side! Sang Weihan said.

"Since Li Shaobin is rushing to Jianzhou, how can he march cautiously to the point of slowness?" Wang Pu sneered again.

"Sima's words are revealing that Sima doesn't know Li Shaobin." Sang Weihan Road.

"Why do you have to sell off when you join the army?" Wang Pudao.

"Rushing to Jianzhou is a strategic need, which stems from Li Shaobin's desire to get out of the predicament; Prudence in marching is a tactical need, because Li Shaobin did not dare to act rashly, because he could no longer be defeated, so he had to maintain his military strength at all times. Sang Weihan said.

"Li Shaobin is so cautious, why don't you go back to Zizhou directly?" Wang Pu sneered again and again.

"When I returned to Zizhou and was trapped in one place, I lost the initiative, and there was no defense but no attack in the future, and there was no advance or retreat. Li Shaobin thinks very highly of himself, how can he make this decision without making other attempts? Sang Weihan scoffed.

After that, seeing that Wang Pu did not answer, Sang Weihan bowed his hand to Li Congjing, "Marshal, I think that for the sake of today's plan, we should order the Hundred Battles Army to shrink the defense line in the area of Zhangcun, so as to confuse Li Shaobin, so that he thinks that there is only one part of the Hundred Battles Army inside and outside Langzhou, and lure him to attack Zhangcun, and then our army will speed up the march and fight with it in Zhangcun!" In this way, it will be able to overcome it once and for all! ”

Wang Pu thought about it again and again, but still did not agree with Sang Weihan's proposal, he said: "Dashuai, this move is too risky, please think twice!" ”

Li Congjing smiled, and he already had the answer in his heart.

The main force leaving Langzhou is indeed the need to use troops prudently, which is Li Congjing's best choice for the current situation. However, the prudent use of troops does not mean that the opportunity should be missed.

He stood up and said, "Order: The Hundred Battles Army will shrink the front, the main force will turn to the defensive, the elite cavalry will move forward, monitor the movements of the Dongchuan Army, and report three times a day." After another order, the army accelerated, doubled the road, and rushed to Jiangkou City. Speaking of this, he paused, and said to everyone: "Let's look at the Ranger Exploration Report, if Li Shaobin is really slow to march, I will cross the river in one fell swoop!" ”

Sang Weihan was overjoyed, "Handsome and wise!" ”

Li Congjing arranged it like this, and Wang Pu couldn't find fault with it, so he didn't say more.

Zhang.

At this time, the village, or called the village, or called the li, this place is called Zhang Village, and naturally there are many people surnamed Zhang. It's just that today, there are few people in the village.

Wherever the war goes, the people will naturally flee the army, and even the army of a hundred battles cannot stop everyone from fleeing. It's just that after the advance of the Hundred Battles Army arrived here, they controlled the people who had not fled and sent them to Jiangkou City, leaving only some brave young men as the township guides here.

This move was not only to avoid innocent suffering to the common people after the start of the war, but also to avoid leaking the secrets of the army.

The autumn is high and cool, on the civil defense of the village, Meng Ping sits on the roof, gnaws on a white pear in his mouth, and looks at the avenue in front of the village. Inside and outside the village, the Hundred Battles Army is ready for battle, and it only needs to wait for an order to form a battle outside the village.

This means that the trees that should be cut down, the weeds that should be cut down, and the ravines that should be filled outside the village have all been taken care of by the Hundred War Army. All in all, as a suitable battlefield, the Hundred Battles Army has taken care of this place. Now, everything is ready, just wait for Li Shaobin to send it to the door and have a big battle.

The scout, who galloped back, reported to Meng Ping the latest whereabouts of the Dongchuan army, "The thief army has three thousand soldiers and horses, and it is only thirty miles away from here. ”

Meng Ping nodded, signaled that he knew, and when he unhurriedly gnawed the pear in his hand, threw away the pear core, clapped his hands, wiped his mouth at will, stood up, and said to the herald who was waiting in front of the house: "Pass my general order, and form a formation to meet the enemy!" ”

The forwards may not all be horse troops, but the forwards sent by Li Shaobin are indeed 3,000 horsemen. These 3,000 rode to the outside of Zhangcun Village, but they did not attack without authorization, but wandered on the spot from a distance of ten miles.

Hearing the news, Meng Ping, who was sitting on the roof, smiled dumbly and sighed regretfully, "It is said that Zhuge is only cautious in using soldiers, and Li Shaobin has not been in Shu for a long time, so it seems that he has already gained a deep taste!" ”

Under the house, Yang Chongba was fiddling with his pocket, and sneered when he heard this: "A striker who doesn't attack or fight, is also called a striker?" ”

Meng Ping didn't care, "Wait, they'll attack." ”

"Why is the general sure that they will attack?" Yang Chongba Nahan.

"The reason why the Dongchuan 3,000 horse army did not move for the time being was because Li Shaobin was cautious in using his troops, so he would not start a war in vain. But as you said, what kind of striker is a striker who doesn't go to war? When they ask for military orders, Li Shaobin should always probe our reality and reality. Meng Ping held his jaw with his hand and said.

"Then why didn't our army take the initiative to attack?" Yang Chongba asked again.

Meng Ping remained motionless, "The marshal has given orders, and the Hundred Battles Army can only defend, not enter." ”

"Why?" Yang Chongba was quite unwilling.

"Because the big handsome is fishing." Meng Ping smiled brightly, he looked at Yang Chongba, and asked, "Have you ever seen a bait that bites people?" ”

"Bait doesn't bite, only beasts do." Yang Chongba said angrily when he heard this.

"That's a good thing to say." Meng Ping stroked his palms and praised.

"But the general said that the other side will still attack, how will we fight then?" Yang Chongba thought about it and asked again.

"Naturally, it was a hard beating." Meng Ping said as a matter of course.

"But the general just said that we are bait, and bait will not bite." Yang Chongba's face was puzzled.

"We are indeed bait." Meng Ping smiled strangely, "But we are a hundred battle army. ”

"What's the difference?" Yang Chongba disturbed his head.

Meng Ping sighed, "So you really should read more books, otherwise your head will only be fighting and killing." ”

After that, Meng Ping added: "If we don't make any effort and don't play the demeanor of the Hundred Battles Army, then we will overdo it, but it will make Li Shaobin suspicious, I don't believe that there is only one Hundred Battles Army here." ”

Yang Chongba thought about it again, nodded and said, "The last general understands." ”

"Go to the front of the battle, this battle is led by you." Meng Ping said, "If Li Shaobin doesn't come out, I won't come down." ”

"Yes!" Yang Chongba happily accepted the order.

"Wait!" Meng Ping stopped him and said seriously: "Don't kill it, you have to leave a few people back to report to Li Shaobin." ”

"The last general understands!"