Chapter 222: Three Strategies to Break the Enemy
After Song Xian's affairs were finished, early the next morning, Ye Mo sent people to send those injured soldiers who came out of the Qinling Mountains to the rear city for treatment.
When Ye Hua fled into the Qinling Mountains with those soldiers, there were still nearly 2,000 people, but when they came out, there were only more than 1,000 people. Although they did not encounter the pursuit of the Xiliang army, they had lived in the Qinling Mountains for nearly twenty years, and they must have encountered a lot of troubles.
These soldiers will definitely not be able to regain their combat effectiveness in a short period of time. First, it is because these people have seen the death of too many of their companions, and their mentality will definitely not be able to adjust back for a while; Second, these soldiers are starving in the Qinling Mountains, and their bodies are almost on the verge of collapse, and they must take a good rest.
However, as long as these soldiers are finished, they must all be good men. If these soldiers are organized into a strong force alone, they must be the strongest soldiers in the world. Because these soldiers have experienced life and death, they have shared hardships with their companions, and the cohesion of these people must be far greater than that of other soldiers.
In the tent of the Chinese army's deliberations, several generals sat upright. Because of Song Xian's incident the night before, everyone didn't sleep well, but they still insisted on coming to the camp to discuss the matter. Song Xian's death brought them a great shock.
If Ye Hua and these people hadn't come back now, then these people might not be so anxious to take revenge, knowing that a person's death and seeing this person's corpse with their own eyes would have a very different impact on a person. Now that they have seen Song Xian's corpse, how can Hou Cheng and the others endure it anymore.
When the troops were first dispatched, everyone was vying for the battle, but in the end, Song Xian seized the opportunity, which also made Hou Cheng and others extremely remorseful. If it was their chance to fight, then Song Xian would not have ended up like this.
It's just that there is no regret medicine in this world, all they can do is to avenge Song Xian, so that Song Xian can leave with peace of mind.
Looking at the angry Hou Cheng and the others, Ye Mo was also a little anxious. He hadn't thought of any good strategies to break the enemy now, but seeing these generals, Ye Mo also understood that if there was no good way, at most these people could be suppressed for three or two days. Three or two days later, Ye Mo dared to guarantee that these generals of the Lu family would lead the troops to fight the Xiliang soldiers alone.
"My lord, Song Xian died in battle, although he sacrificed his life for the country. However, we are Song Xian's best friends during his lifetime, if we can't avenge Song Xian, then we still have the face to see General Lu Bu! Hou Cheng looked at Ye Mo, but he no longer cared about the status gap between the two, although the words were discussed, but the tone was completely non-negotiable.
Ye Mo listened to Hou Cheng's words, although he could also hear the tone in it, but there was no displeasure at all. Hou Cheng offended him because of Song Xian's death, if he still played with Hou Cheng because of this, then he was really not a friend.
Ye Mo pondered for a while, then looked at everyone and asked, "What do you think?" ”
The generals looked at each other a few times, and then Dian Wei stood up and said to Ye Mo: "Lord, the enmity of Song Xian, the enmity of thousands of soldiers, must be avenged." As for the action of one qiē, but according to the command of the lord. ”
Dian Wei was a hero before, and he hid in the mountains to avenge his friends. Now, Song Xian died to save other soldiers, and Dian Wei respected chivalrous people the most, so Dian Wei would put forward an objection to Ye Mo when he understood Ye Mo's meaning.
Although Dian Wei said that he was following Ye Mo's orders, in fact, he was listening to Ye Mo's orders in the matter of going to war. In other words, if Ye Mo said that he would not fight, then these generals would inevitably disrespect Ye Mo's orders and lead their troops out of the pass to meet the enemy.
Now that even Dian Wei has said so, it is not good for Ye Mo to say it anymore, depending on the situation. "Since you all mean this, then let's discuss today how to retreat from the enemy."
After listening to Ye Mo's words, the generals also quieted down, planning to hear what good plans Ye Mo had.
Ye Mo saw that everyone was looking at him, so he said: "To break through the Xiliang Army outside the pass, so far, I have come up with three strategies. Each of the three strategies has its own advantages and disadvantages, and now, let's discuss which of these three strategies to choose. ”
When everyone heard Ye Mo say that there were three strategies, their eyes suddenly had brilliance in their eyes. When everyone couldn't think of a good way, Ye Mo came up with three strategies to break the enemy, and he really deserved to be Lord Taiwei.
"The best strategy is to focus on solving the problem of Han Fu in Jizhou first, and then go back to solve Yuan Shao. It's just that this strategy takes the longest time, but it can completely eradicate Yuan Shao. After Ye Mo finished speaking, he stopped, intending to listen to everyone's opinions.
As soon as everyone heard Ye Mo's strategy, Hou Cheng immediately stood up and said, "My lord, although this plan is effective, it takes too long. Song Xian is dead now, where do I have the heart to wait any longer? Please continue to talk about the middle policy. ”
The others didn't speak, but looking at the expressions of everyone, they quite agreed with Hou Cheng's opinion. Ye Mo also guessed that everyone would not agree to this strategy, so he continued.
"The middle strategy is the plan of fire attack. It's just that the fire attack had to choose sunny weather, and the damage was quite huge, and it could not have any effect on the enemy forces in Tongguan. ”
When everyone heard Ye Mo talk about the fire attack, their eyes lit up again. But after Ye Mo finished talking about the conditions for the fire attack, everyone's eyes dimmed again. Although everyone now just wants to destroy the 20,000 Xiliang army outside the gate, in order to comfort Song Xian's spirit in the sky. However, it is the rainy season now, and although the rain is not heavy, the obscene rain will continue for a long time.
"Lord, this middle strategy is also quite time-consuming, so let's ask the lord to say the next step." Dian Wei stood up at this time. It is not known how long it will take to take the middle strategy, but it will take more time than the first policy, so it is natural to rule it out.
Ye Mo himself didn't want to use the middle strategy, and when he heard Dian Wei's objections at this time, he naturally wouldn't say anything.
"As for the next step." Speaking of this, Ye Mo paused for a moment, looked at the crowd, and then continued: "The next strategy is to select a daredevil's army from among the soldiers and kill it directly outside the gate." Not to kill the enemy, just to step out of a safe passage for the rear army. Send another general, lead the elite to lie in the yellow water, and wait until the army is killed, and the enemy will come out by surprise. ”
Although there are cliffs on both sides, there is the Yellow River, which is not far from the north. Now the Xiliang Army has been paying attention to whether there will be a court army in this Qinling Mountains, so they will naturally ignore the north.
However, this section of the Yellow River is turbulent, and the weather is not warm at this time, so it is difficult to lurk in the water.
However, after hearing Ye Mo's decision, Hou Cheng immediately stood up and said, "My lord, the last general is willing to ask for his life and lead a team of elites to lurk out of the yellow water." ”