Feng Liang said awe-inspiringly: "Yes." I have already sent my right-hand man, on the one hand, to infiltrate Shouyang and want to rescue Cao Mo. On the one hand, he was considering whether he could dig a simple tunnel outside Xiangwu City to conceal it nearby, and in case something was not harmonious, he could snatch Wu Xia out. ”

"In addition, I have ordered the scouts stationed in Shangtai to intensify sabotage activities, secretly incite people's minds, and distract the enemy's movements from within. When necessary, I will personally go out and connect all parties. ”

Gao Yue nodded, said a few more words, and then turned to Han Yong and said, "How many people do we have at the moment?" ”

When it comes to military affairs, Han Yong hurriedly responded: "Good sect leader knows." After Li Bao's rebellion, he intended to coerce Sun Long's 4,000 troops to join the enemy. However, many brothers were grateful for the Lord's kindness on Fair Day, and were angry that Li Bao was ashamed of killing Captain Sun, so they were resolutely unwilling to rebel. So on that day, there was a riot in Lintao City, Li Bao couldn't control it, and nearly 3,000 soldiers rushed out of the city, and under the leadership of a deputy named Qiu Yang, they returned to Tangchang. And Captain Sun was unwilling to surrender to the enemy and was assassinated by Li Bao and other circumstances, and it was also thanks to this Qiu Yang who came back to announce it, otherwise Captain Sun would be dead. ”

"Qiu Yang was promoted to lieutenant first, and when the matter is over, I will come to meet and comfort him personally. You go on. Gao Yue nodded, a trace of sadness clearly flashed in his expression. Since Sun Long returned to Shun, he has been polite and polite to Gao Yue and his colleagues, although his ability is not outstanding, but he is also hardworking and resentful in the face of trouble, diligent, and trying his best to complete. Now this veteran, who is nearly 50 years old, has been killed by his own people in such a cruel way, which is really embarrassing and sad.

"Today, I have a thousand guards. His subordinates brought 3,000 men from Yinping City, and left another 3,000 troops to garrison, while Yang Changshi and other colleagues withdrew 2,000 soldiers and horses from Xiangwu. Han Yong owed a slight owe to Yang Maosou, and said: "With Prince Lao Zuoxian leading 4,000 elites of the Di family to help, plus the 4,000 men and horses brought back by the lord, our army currently has a total of about 17,000 soldiers. ”

Gu Siduo stood up and said in a rough voice: "Lord! Our soldiers, all of them are good, 17,800 people, which is definitely not a few, and they can completely let go of the battle. Please give me back the Great Seal of the Striker, and I promise to kill these dogs. ”

Gao Yue didn't blame him for his rudeness, and nodded at him as a sign of appreciation. He thought about it, stood up, but walked to a marching map hanging on the wall on the side of the hall, which was carefully made and hung by Han Yong and other generals some time ago with the scout report and the map of Honshu.

Gao Yue put his hands behind his back and stood in front of the marching map, looking intently without saying a word. He was silent, and everyone fell silent, their eyes tied to him.

After a long time, Gao Yue turned around, his eyes were blazing, he first glanced at everyone, and said loudly: "What Gu Siduo said is good. At present, our army has enough troops, the fighting spirit is high, and the princes and I are of the same heart, and with the help of King Zuoxian's father and son, it is time to let go and fight back. However, marching and fighting are extraordinary, and now that the enemy is attacking in a big way, we must not just rely on a moment of anger to swarm and destroy our own position. ”

"Originally, I wanted to send troops from Lintao, feint to attack Xiangwu, and when the enemy army focused on guarding against Xiangwu City, I would suddenly turn back to the west halfway and lay down Shouyang in one fell swoop to alleviate the current difficult situation. But now that Lintao no longer exists, this initial plan must be adjusted accordingly. ”

"According to my intentions, it is still necessary to feint to attack Xiangwu City, after all, Xiangwu, as my base camp in Longxi, is now besieged by regiments, from a normal point of view, our army has no reason not to go to the rescue, I expect that the enemy will probably think like this, so all the attention at the moment will inevitably be focused on Xiangwu. However, judging from our actual situation, the heavy enemy troops have been gathered under Xiangwu City, and it is feared that it will be difficult to achieve results for a while, and there will be a danger of defeat and seriously shake the morale of the army. Therefore, it is better to find another way and think of ways to reduce the pressure on Xiangwu from the flanks. ”

Most of the people waited for a great deal of confusion. Only Yang Ke closed his eyes, obviously keeping up with the train of thought and calculating something. Han Yong's eyebrows tightened, and he asked, "What does the lord mean, is it to encircle Wei to save Zhao?" ”

Gao Yue turned his head to look at Han Yong and nodded, "I'll make a long story short." Danchang, leaving 3,000 men and horses, how to become the main general, day and night to monitor whether the rebellious Lintao City has any changes in the south to Yinping. If so, you can mobilize all the garrisons of Yinping City to resist. Han Yong led an army of 10,000 people, but under my banner, he went north with great fanfare, and made enough noise, the bigger the better, first tentatively attacked Lintao, and then threatened to rescue Xiangwu no matter what, in short, to attract the attention of all enemy troops. I personally led 4,000 elites to the north from Qishan, and attacked the enemy while he was unprepared......"

Before his words fell, Peng Jun couldn't help but worry: "But the lord wants to go directly to Shangtai?" This strategy is good, but Shangtai is the enemy's lair, and the defense force is definitely not weak. Although the lord was brave, his subordinates were still worried that the strength of 4,000 people was relatively weak, and it would be difficult to capture Shangqi in one fell swoop. If things go wrong, will it make the situation even worse? ”

His words were echoed by many people. Yang Maosou also said: "The Ming Mansion is an important stakeholder and is the pillar of our side. Shangtai can at least mobilize and gather more than 20,000 troops for defense, even if it is a sneak attack, it is indeed difficult to succeed. I don't approve of the Ming Mansion risking his life like this, so it's better to think about it in the long run. ”

Han Yong was silent, but Yang Ke suddenly opened his eyes with a subtle expression. Gao Yue's face suddenly showed a rare mysterious smile. His eyes flickered, he glanced around, and said suddenly: "My true intentions, no one guessed, then my confidence has increased a lot." Shangtai Jiancheng, don't I know, so the target of my attack this time is not Shangtai, but here! ”

As he spoke, Gao Yue turned around and poked heavily somewhere on the marching map. Everyone immediately raised their eyes to see, some of them stood far away, and they couldn't take care of much, so they hurriedly stepped forward to see what was going on.

"Emerging City?"

A suspicious discussion sounded, and many people were inexplicable and couldn't help but turn their heads and ears. Han Yong's eyes flashed, he bowed slightly, and said in a deep voice: "...... Xinxing City is the westernmost city of Tianshui County where Shangtai is located, from the map, its location is almost between Xiangwu and Shangtai, and Xiangwu to Xinxing, there is no city or town. Hiss...... Does the lord want to? ”

"Yes, it's Xinxing City!"

Gao Yue's expression leaped, and a strong aura of confidence seemed to be within reach. "Xinxing, just between my Xiangwu and his Shangqi, and is under the jurisdiction of Tianshui County, which is directly controlled by Sima Bao, is also considered to belong to the rear of the enemy army, and the guards must be relatively weak, let alone expect me to fight such an idea. If he captures Xinxing, it is equivalent to pricking a thorn in Sima Bao's throat, and he can't swallow it and can't spit it out, so he can't help but feel uncomfortable. ”

"Let's take a closer look, once Xinxing City is captured by me, then the enemy army under Xiangwu City will cut off the connection with Shangqi at that time, and in a sense, become a lone army. At that time, Zhang Chun had neither food nor grass, nor reinforcements, nor could he wait for any news, and the labor division would be trapped for a long time, and the army's morale would definitely become more and more sluggish, and the combat strength would be reduced, and Xiangwu City would be able to relieve the pressure. ”

"After taking control of Xinxing City, I can not only contain Shangqi and Zhang Chun's troops left and right, but also find an opportunity to threaten Luoyang County, so that it can no longer stay out of the matter and deal with it calmly. In short, the location of Xinxing City is important, so it is important to take it quickly before the enemy reacts and change the current disadvantage. ”

Feng Liang excitedly said: "Yes, between Xinxing and Xiangwu, there is only one official road. I've left all the destruction to me. From now on, I will send more capable men to lurk everywhere, specifically intercepting and killing the messengers and scouts of Shangtai. Let them all have to become deaf and blind. In addition, the enemy's food, grass, materials, ordnance, etc., should no longer be transported back and forth safe and sound. ”

The crowd nodded in admiration. Wang Kai, the superintendent of the post, couldn't help but say: "The enemy general Zhang Chun has more than 20,000 people in his hands, since he can't defeat Xiangwu for a while, will he simply give up Xiangwu to attack Xinxing?" ”

Gao Yue laughed and said, "Zhang Chun, mediocre ears! Sitting on an army of nearly 30,000, but it was blocked by the lonely city of Wu Xia, unable to attack, unwilling to go, and foolish. He is a waste of people, he will come when he wants to come, and I will not let him go at all. In addition, the so-called military orders are like a mountain. I think the order Zhang Chun received must be to capture Xiangwu at all costs, so he has been trapped so far, so it is impossible to give up the big and the small and put the cart before the horse. ”