Chapter 58: The Surprise Attack on Ulzhou (1)
"Surprise attack on Ulju?" Everyone gasped.
"Yes, only surprise can win, if you want to take Ulzhou in a short time, ordinary methods will definitely not work, only a surprise attack may have a glimmer of hope!" Li Ce said.
"My lord, please forgive my subordinates for being stupid, how to surprise attack?" Qian Zhixing had a straight face, and looked a little arrogant when he raised his head slightly. In fact, Qian Zhixing had already scolded Li Ce dozens of times in his heart, this young commander wanted to make a play, without considering the actual feasibility, and attacked Ulzhou by surprise? To put it lightly! It's so arrogant! This is a joke on the lives of the soldiers!
However, although he was extremely angry in his heart, Li Ce was his top boss after all, Qian Dutou had been mixed in the army for many years, and he was well versed in the rules of the army.
Li Ce also saw Qian Zhixing's displeasure, but he didn't pay attention to it, because what Qian Zhixing asked was exactly what everyone wanted to ask.
"Before Chen Shuai returned to help, Zhending Mansion has been hit hard, Zhending Mansion has indeed reached the time of life and death, the importance of Zhending Mansion must not be said by me, I will ask everyone, in today's situation, if we rush to help Zhending Mansion, is it useful? Will it be able to keep the Zhending Mansion? Li Ce's eyes were burning and staring at everyone.
Several of them lowered their heads and remained silent, obviously everyone knew that this little force to help Zhending Mansion would not help.
"The water is boiling, if you want to stop boiling, you can't always add cold water to it, if you want to solve the problem, you have to draw salary from the bottom of the kettle!" Li Ce's eyes flashed, he paused slightly, and continued: "In today's situation, it is a matter of time before the city of Zhendingfu is broken, unless the Liao people retreat, it is impossible for the Liao people to retreat by themselves, and now the most likely thing is to take Ulzhou and force the Liao people to come back!" Only then can there be a glimmer of hope. ”
"My lord said it, but I still didn't get to the point, I all know that my lord is going to attack Ulzhou, but what is the plan, what is the specific way I want to do, I hope your lord will show me." Qian Zhixing looked down on Li Ce more and more in his heart, this show of talent leading the troops, he would play tricks, and he still didn't get to the point after talking for a long time.
Li Ce had been patient with Qian Zhixing for a long time, and when he heard this, he sneered and said: "I was afraid that you wouldn't understand, so I tried my best to explain why I had to attack Ulzhou, lest some people think that I am arrogant and whimsical!" After speaking, he glanced at Qian Zhixing seemingly inadvertently.
Qian Zhixing snorted lightly and looked sideways at the other side.
"In this case, time is urgent, and the soldiers of Zhending Mansion are still fighting bloodily, so from this moment on, don't ask why, do as I say! Do you understand?! Li Ce finally cooled down.
Everyone looked up at the angry Li Ce, slightly stunned, this scholar-like commander, who had always been gentle and gentle, was finally angry.
Everyone continued to be silent, and Guan Zhen shouted out at an inopportune time: "Understand!" ”
"How many of you?" Li Ce stared at a few heads and said.
"Ah, lowly ...... The lowly position is completely at the command of the lord. Liu Tingzhu realized that Li Ce was angry, and hurriedly spoke.
The other three were all looking at each other, what is the habit of this commander to speak like this......
"Why don't you understand? I can't even figure out the meaning of this, how can I convey it to the soldiers below? What do I want you to do? Hmph, since it doesn't work, then the envoy will be replaced by someone else! Li Ce's voice was extremely cold. Because he found out that he was about to fight, but his prestige didn't seem to be high, which was a taboo for soldiers! No way! It is necessary to establish absolute prestige in order to enforce the ban, and if such a situation happens on the battlefield, it will be tantamount to annihilation!
"Humble, understood."
"Humble ...... Got it. ”
Both of them have expressed their positions one after another, and now only Qian Zhixing is left, and he is still silent.
"Why, the money is all over, am I not clear enough? Haven't you always had a lot of questions? Why don't you talk now? Li Ce sneered and looked at Qian Zhixing, this Qian Zhixing relied on his deep seniority in the army, and he didn't take his new boss in his eyes at all, and it was time to knock him.
Qian Zhixing gritted his teeth, looked up at Li Ce, and said in a deep voice: "I understand!" ”
Seeing that Qian Zhixing had softened, Li Ce suddenly turned pale, retracted his gaze, raised his head and said loudly: "To take Ulzhou, the first and most critical step is to deceive the city gate!" He seemed to have a plan in his chest, and a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.
"Trick into opening the city gates?" The crowd whispered.
"Aren't you joking? The Liao people are not stupid, how can they open the city gates?! Qian Zhixing asked rhetorically.
Guan Zhen seemed to be interested, looked at Li Ce excitedly, and waited for him to continue.
"Haven't you read a book of soldiers? Don't you know that soldiers don't get tired of deception and hide from the world? Li Ce asked mercilessly.
Li Ce is really right, Qian Zhixing really hasn't read the book of soldiers, but this doesn't mean that he hasn't heard of soldiers and is not tired of cheating.
Qian Zhixing's face flushed, and he couldn't stop scolding in his heart, there are a few small leaders at the bottom of the army who have read military books, and it is good to be able to read and remember a few words...... Li Ce knew that he was actually asking him how to deceive the city gate, but he pretended to be stupid and came up with a trick and mud to ridicule himself, and he couldn't refute it. Li Ce no longer has a good face for himself, but the others are all grass on the wall, and he is now difficult to ride a tiger, so admit it, and lose face. He scolded in his heart: How can Lao Tzu not know how to hide from the world, but ** talk about how to hide it!
Liu Tingzhu is very good at observing words and feelings, he noticed Li Ce's dissatisfaction with Qian Zhixing, and saw Qian Zhixing's embarrassment, his heart was very happy, this Qian Zhixing relied on the favor of the previous commander, and he has been pressing several other heads on weekdays, and no one is pleasing to the eye, and today it seems that he is going to be unlucky.
Li Ce has completely lost hope in these heads, although Liu Tingzhu has obeyed himself, but that kid is a soldier, Qian Zhixing has always looked down on himself and worked against himself, the other two are just wood, no ideas, what about Guan Zhen, brave and unplanned, and afraid that the world will not be chaotic, what the hell is this helping.
However, the general of the Xiang army on the side, the one named Dian, was very calm......
"Di'an, let me ask you, is Yizhou often harassed by the Liao?"
"My lord, the Liao army sometimes has a hundred or ten people, sometimes three or five hundred, and often goes south to plunder, especially in autumn and winter, when the Liao army is short of materials, and the Liao people call it the grass valley." Dean replied without hesitation, and could see that he really knew a lot about the Liao.
"Okay, I fought with the Liao army before, but did you take the Liao army's armor and clothes and other equipment?" Li Ce glanced at Dean approvingly.
"There are some Liao army armors, which are supposed to be the credentials for meritorious service......," Dean replied 1510, and suddenly his face showed ecstasy, and he forcibly suppressed his excitement and asked: "My lord, do you want to pretend that the Liao army has returned from fighting in the grass valley and deceived the city gate?" ”
"Good boy, not bad, haha......" Li Ce's heart was full of joy, and he finally had a smart person.
"My lord, this is easy to do, even the Liao army's own attire is not uniform, because every time the Liao army fights, it is requisitioned from various tribes, and many Liao soldiers are equipped with their own weapons and armor, some people have armor, and some people do not wear ordinary clothes. And this place is the handover of Han and Liao, many Liao people also wear Han costumes, and some Han people also wear Liao costumes for convenience, so clothing is not a problem. Dean was still a little excited, although this commander of the forbidden army looked young and delicate, he was unambiguous in his work, especially rare and bold!
"My lord, if you attack Ulzhou, you are willing to be the vanguard!" Dean's eyes were fiery, and he looked eager to try.
"Good! Very good, quickly order someone to take those Liao army armor and call the soldiers to gather urgently. Li Ce did not hesitate to give the military order.
Liu Tingzhu and Qian Zhixing looked at each other......
"Senior brother, I'll take the lead!" Guan Zhen said excitedly, this kid ghost, if this strategy can be successful, it will definitely be a great achievement, maybe he can be promoted directly.
"Okay, the matter is urgent, I have a measure in my heart just now, we have to enter the city at noon, it is the time when the Liao people are eating, as long as we see the smoke rising in the city, we will start to enter the city, understand?" Li Ce began to arrange, Qian Zhixing and several other heads were also nervous at this time waiting for Li Ce to assign tasks, since they could not object, the military orders were like a mountain, so they had to strictly implement them.
"Understood." The crowd replied.
"There is still more than an hour left, counting the distance, there is still half an hour to prepare. Liu Dutou, you go and order someone to prepare a cart of grain and grass, of course, the sack can't really contain grain, all of it is filled with hay and wood, and a barrel of oil is hidden under the car. ”
"Humble command!" Liu Tingzhu turned around and strode to prepare.
"Qian Dutou, you, Zhang and Sun both go to the army to select a hundred strong, remember that it is better to have a shortage than to have an abundance! All dressed up as Liao Army. ”
"Yes, let's go."
"Dean, are there any soldiers in the army who can use them?" Li Ce knew that his troops were too small now, and if there was an accident when he entered the city, he would have to fight hard.
"My lord, there should be thirty people available!" Dean puffed up his chest and said proudly.
"Oh, really?" What a surprise, I didn't expect that there were also available soldiers in the Xiang army.
"My lord, these more than 30 people are all lowly and self-practicing on weekdays, often hunting outside the city with lowly jobs, sometimes encountering small groups of Liao troops, and there have also been battles, all of them are strong, although they are van troops, but their subordinates do not think that they will be worse than the forbidden army!" Dean was confident.
"Alright, Dean, quickly gather your men!" With these thirty more people, there is one more chance of winning, especially in such a surprise attack, there are not many troops, and it is necessary to select soldiers in hard equipment, and it is better to lack than to abuse.
"Senior brother, what about me? What can I do? Guan Zhen couldn't sit still, he watched several people take orders to leave one after another, as if he saw that the credit was divided among several people, and he was naturally anxious.
"You? Ha ha...... There's more important things for you to do later, but for now, I'll go with me to rescue the soldiers. Li Ce looked at Guan Zhen's anxious appearance, thought of something, and smiled mysteriously.
Guan Zhen was a little creepy by Li Ce's ill-intentioned smile, and he intuitively felt that he was being calculated by his senior brother......