"And how much have you built?"

Li Si took Wang Xu to a warehouse and said, "It's all here, 10,000 grenades, and 1,000 clay pots." ”

There are a total of 11,000, the number is too small, Wang Xu couldn't help but worry, after March, he will attack Hexi County, and then these clay pots can come in handy, so none of them can be used, the only thing that can be used is the 10,000 grenades, but this is really insignificant compared to hundreds of thousands of court elites.

"It's all sealed, I'll send someone to pick it up when I need it, and in addition, you have to send someone to continue to look for the source of saltpeter, and report to me as soon as you find it."

"No."

Wang Xu slowly walked out of the Academy of Science and Technology, in fact, he knew very well in his heart that it was too difficult to find the source of saltpeter, and the probability was equal to zero, but giving this order could give him hope, wouldn't it.

The next day, Ye Xiong came to report, saying that the 200,000 officers and soldiers had entered the territory of Guxi County, and the forward general was Ma Xun, who led 50,000 troops to go first, and followed Ma Lan's troops a hundred miles behind Ma Xun, and the two armies were separated by a hundred miles, that is, a day and a half away.

Why did the two separate? This is going to talk about Ma Lan, he is the main general of the 200,000 army, Ma Lan has always had a lot of ideas, he has his marching strategy, which is very different from Yu Yuan's use of troops.

Whether it was the previous suppression of thieves, or the suppression of rebellion, or the field drills of the army, he had a habit; That is, before the army arrives at its destination, he first sends a strong army to attack the enemy's hinterland, and his intention is not to care how the strong army wins or loses, how many victories it takes, but to use this strong army to probe the enemy's defenses to find out the enemy's weak points, the strengths and weaknesses of the enemy soldiers, etc.

At this time, Wang Xu was convening the civil and military forces of the Western Capital to discuss the strategy of defending against the enemy in the Chengqian Palace.

Sun Yu said with a smile: "This Ma Lan dares to use troops like this, isn't he afraid that we will eat his 50,000 vanguard army?" ”

Everyone smiled, everyone had this meaning, even Wang Xu thought so, to eliminate this group of officers and soldiers before Ma Lan arrived! One can give hope to the army of the Western Capital to resist the enemy. As long as there is victory, morale will inevitably be high. Second, it can also greatly reduce the strength of officers and men, which will be very beneficial to future operations.

It's just that. The distance between the front army and Ma Lan's 150,000 troops was only 100 miles, that is, a day and a half away, which made it indeed a bit difficult to eliminate 50,000 officers and soldiers in one day.

Ye Xiong said: "My subordinates have found out that of the 50,000 vanguard troops led by this Ma Xun, 5,000 are light cavalry. Forty-five thousand were infantry troops, without chariots or siege equipment, and they brought only ten days' rations and grass, and marched quickly; I think that if we can find a way to lure them, then these 50,000 horses will definitely distance themselves from Ma Lan's 150,000 army, and then we will have enough time to attack. ”

As soon as Ye Xiong finished speaking, everyone seconded the proposal, wanting to eliminate 50,000 pioneers. It has to be.

Only, how to seduce? Are people so easy to be fooled?

Wang Xu said: "Okay, then let's discuss again, how to lure the enemy's vanguard army and wait for the opportunity to destroy!" ”

This question stumped everyone for a while, after all, the enemy is not an idle person.

Unexpectedly, Zhang Meng opened his mouth at this time: "Lord, isn't this simple?" ”

Everyone was surprised, Zhang Meng usually never offered advice, but he didn't expect to say something crazy today, Wang Xu waved his hand. motioned for Zhang Meng to continue.

Zhang Meng smiled and said, "As long as the lord personally leads the five thousand iron riders to take a turn under the nose of that Ma Xun, I will keep him chasing after him like a mad dog, hehe." ”

Daring!

Jia Hui was the first to object. Said: "The lord can't, even if we don't destroy the 50,000 vanguard army, we can still hold the city, and the lord doesn't need to take this risk." ”

Murong Yuan also said: "What Master Jia said is extremely true, this is the next policy!" If the lord goes to lure the enemy, once... Then hundreds of thousands of soldiers and civilians in our western capital will fall apart. ”

Everyone looked at Murong Yuan. Secretly scolded the boy crow's mouth, and began to curse King Wen before he sent troops.

Wang Xu hesitated, he remembered a small battle in the Three Kingdoms at this time; Sima Yi led the Wei army to garrison the border, and Zhuge Liang led the army to attack, but Sima Yi just didn't go to war, and then Zhuge Liang took his life in danger, in the name of the army, and took 5,000 old and weak remnants to Wuwei County to sacrifice the army, and in this way, Sima Yi was lured out.

The situation is a little different from that battle, but I have to say that it is a good strategy to try; It's a bit risky, but if you don't dare to take the risk, where will the victory come from?

After thinking clearly, Wang Xu said: "Okay, then in the name of inspecting the county officials, I will lead a light cavalry of 5,000 tomorrow to see if the enemy is fooled." ”

..............

Three days later, night.

In Ma Xun's military tent, the five lieutenant generals are gathering together to discuss, they have gone deep into Guxi County, and they also have a certain understanding of Wang Xu, which is still a three-day trip from the Western Capital, that is, nearly three hundred miles.

Getting closer and closer to Wang Xu, Ma Xun had to pay attention, he was a cautious person, although it was a temporary camp to rest at this time, but the defense was extremely deep, even the trenches to guard against the enemy's cavalry, the rejection of horses, Martin, etc., and the soldiers patrolling the barracks were also very dense, so it can be said that the entire barracks was like an iron bucket.

Ma Xun said: "Ladies and gentlemen, Wang Xu is now in the royal city of Guxi County three hundred miles away, we have been entering Guxi County for a few days, but Wang Xu still has not the slightest movement, what do you think?" ”

Ma Xun's voice just fell...

"Huh!" At this moment, the tent was suddenly cut by a sharp sword, and a man in black quickly flew in, holding a narrow and bright three-foot long sword and stabbed Ma Xun's chest with lightning speed!!

The killing machine suddenly attacked, and Ma Xun hurriedly dodged to the side, "Huh! The sharp blade immediately cut Ma Xun's clothes, startling Ma Xun into a cold sweat.

If he hadn't been experienced in dealing with the enemy, I'm afraid he would have died on the spot.

At the same time, three more men in black flashed into the military tent and stood with the first man in black, and the two sides were in a state of confrontation.

These four black-clothed men are Ye Xiong's Jinyi Guards, under Wang Xu's instructions, their task tonight is to assassinate the senior generals of the enemy army, this task can be described as extremely difficult, and the probability of completion can be said to be very small, but they are not afraid of death, dare to come here, they have put life and death out of the way.

The man in black missed the blow and immediately withdrew his sword; The movement here was so loud that it had already attracted the attention of the pro-soldiers outside the tent, and in an instant, more than a dozen pro-soldiers rushed in.

"Kill!"

The four black-clothed men roared at the same time, the long sword poked out like a poisonous snake, and the goal of the four of them was directly aimed at Ma Xun, because the thief captured the king first, as long as Ma Xun was killed, the task would be completed. (To be continued.) )