Chapter 590: The First Step to Lead the Snake Out of the Hole
Xiang Renguang is forty-five years old this year and is Xiang Dingtian's third uncle.
According to the records on the information handed over by Uncle Jing, Xiang Renguang has a calm temperament, outstanding memory, and strong personal ability. With the current head of the Xiang family, Xiang Renli's ability can be regarded as having their own strengths.
But that's the worst thing!
The two cherished each other back then, which was very good, but when the old head of the Xiang family was appointing who was the successor, he hesitated between Xiang Renli and Xiang Renguang, causing a big and small turmoil, and in the end, he had to succumb to the orderly system of the elder and younger. But it ruined the relationship between the two in one fell swoop.
Waiting for Xiang Renli to succeed to the throne, it is natural to vigorously suppress this brother who is likely to affect his dominance, so Xiang Renguang can't see anything on the surface, but everyone can guess that he must have been depressed in his heart, otherwise, how can he look older than Xiang Renli.
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After reading the information, Wang Shihua closed the book and smiled at He Mei: "Aunt He, I still can't see it." ”
"As the old saying goes: a soldier bears a bear, and a nest of bears will be a nest! Shihua, the meaning of these words is not only reflected in the generals who lead the troops, but also on the battlefield. You must know that at critical moments, the character of a general often becomes the decisive factor in victory or defeat...... Know yourself and know your opponent to win all battles! It is necessary not only to know everything about the other party, but also to pay attention to the personality and hobbies of the other party's commander. Then, you can make the most advantageous plan according to the personality of the other person......"
It was rare for He Mei to be willing to give advice, Wang Shihua listened carefully, and then, opened the book again, and thought about it while reading.
At this moment, a herald from a reconnaissance company came to report: Xiang Renguang really sent spies to follow him.
"Tell Big Bear (Old Don is scouting in front, Big Bear is leading people to defend behind), watch first, don't do anything. After the team completely left the sight of Tiesuo Ridge, they pretended to have discovered by chance, took down most of their spies, and left one or two to report back to Xiang Renguang. ”
After the order, Wang Shihua smiled at He Mei again: "Aunt He, it says that Xiang Renguang has a calm temperament, then, it is very likely that he will not be fooled, but why do you still support my plan?" ”
"Hey~! Shihua, you have watched "Brain Teasers" for so many years, why do you still love such rote memorization? He Mei sighed and said, "When you analyze the character of the other party's commander, how can you forget his experience and the current environment?" ”
After speaking, he deliberately glanced at Wang Shihua and shook his head, looking extremely disappointed.
This instead stimulated Wang Shihua's competitive spirit and worked hard to analyze it.
Suddenly! Wang Shihua slapped his thigh and said with a smile: "That's right! It's hard for Xiang Renguang not to be fooled. ”
"Oh~! Tell me more about it. ”
"Xiang Renguang has been suppressed by Xiang Renli for many years, and has been depressed, although I don't know that Xiang Renli will suddenly send him to lead troops to reinforce and garrison Tiesuo Ridge this time, but I think that he has been suppressed for many years, and suddenly gets the opportunity to perform, just like a person who is about to die of thirst suddenly gets a bucket of water, and must be willing to exchange everything for it, that is, he will inevitably be eager to show his ability to the clansmen...... So, on the surface, he looks calm, but as long as we give him a chance, he can't help it. Hehe, Aunt He, am I analyzing correctly? ”
"Yes! Not bad. It was with his impatience that we came up with a plan to lure the snake out of the hole. Even if he could endure it once or twice, it would be difficult for him not to be fooled if he saw us transporting materials in front of his nose all the time. Speaking of this, He Mei showed a sly smile and said, "Besides, I think that with Xiang Renli's cunning and ruthlessness, since I have suppressed this younger brother for so many years, I naturally won't mind continuing to suppress him." This sudden release must not be good. It is not even known whether they want to borrow our hands to get rid of Xiang Renguang and his supporters once and for all. ”
Just when Wang Shihua and He Mei were easily analyzing Xiang Renguang's character and plotting against him, Xiang Renguang was indeed trying to restrain him.
When he received the news from the sentry on the turret that the main force of the Wang family was bypassing the path a few miles away, Xiang Renguang ran up quickly and watched with a telescope.
"How many people have passed?"
From this question, you can see Xiang Renguang's old way: the four major families have sent a lot of secret agents to each other, which is already an open secret. Since the Wang family can obtain the information of the Xiang family, it is not unusual for the Xiang family to obtain the information of the Wang family's troop allocation this time. And the reason why Xiang Renguang asked this question was because he wanted to judge whether this was the Wang family's plan to lure the enemy from the approximate number of people in the Wang family, and to judge from it that even if it was the Wang family's plan to lure the enemy, then how many people would be left to ambush...... He had the resourcefulness, but the sentinels around him didn't.
In order to shirk the responsibility, the sentry opened his mouth and replied, "About a thousand soldiers and horses have passed." ”
After speaking, he was embarrassed to add: "I thought it was a small stock at first, but now it seems to be its main force, so I hurriedly reported it to you." ”
In fact, at this time, the Wang family had already passed more than 3,000 soldiers and horses.
If you don't say that people are not as good as heaven, the ideal is always fuller than the reality! Just such a misunderstanding, but it was crooked, so that Xiang Renguang immediately concluded that the Wang family had left a heavy army to set up an ambush, which was roughly seen through the Wang family's plan to lure the enemy to attack.
"Shoot a few shots and try their reactions!"
"Boom! Rumble! Boom ......"
Soon, the earthen cannon was pushed out, the fuse was lit, and the cannon was ejected...... Maybe it was really as He Mei said, Xiang Renli planned to kill this younger brother with the help of Wang Shihua's hand, so that the Iron Lock Ridge was now full of earth cannons, and there was not a single small steel cannon.
And the accuracy of the earthen cannon, that is really speechless.
Obviously, the horses of the Wang family who were walking on the trail five miles away bombarded, but as a result, none of the five shells exploded on the trail, and the nearest one was more than 20 meters away from the trail. Instead, the Wang family let out a sarcastic roar and quickened the march.
When Xiang Renguang saw it, although his face was warm and angry, he had the order of the city government to stop the shelling. Then, standing on the bunker, he watched with a telescope.
This stop was a few hours, and even if the Wang family passed through the trail with torches, he didn't react. Even if his subordinates suggested firing again, he refused. In his words: Instead of Lang Fei cannonballs, it is better to stay and wait for the Wang family to attack before fighting. However, he ordered and sent all the spies to track down the main force of the Wang family, mainly to see if the main force of the Wang family really left, and how many soldiers and horses of the Wang family would be hidden around him.
Seeing that in the middle of the night, the spies reported one after another: After the Wang family took the trail to bypass the Tiesuo Ridge, they returned to the avenue five miles away, advanced more than ten miles, and then camped with the whole army. And a small group of soldiers and horses left by the Wang family were also found around. He smiled confidently, 'sure enough,' and went to sleep in the underground bunker. He also gave a special death order: without his order, no one was allowed to go down the mountain or attack, but they all opened Lao Tzu's eyes to prevent the Wang family from sneaking up at night.
One night, one side seduced, the other side calmed down, out of the scouts a small contest, the two sides were quite restrained.
Early morning on April 6th!
Just as the army in the middle was cooking breakfast, Xiang Jia not only released the seized messenger, but also sent a messenger to Wang Shihua and brought a handwritten letter to Xiang Renli.
The content of the letter was to the effect that Xiang Jiajia did not know Xiang Rengui's actions, and Xiang Rengui had fled and did not know where to go.
After reading the letter, Wang Shihua slapped the table angrily, pointed at the messenger to the family, and scolded: "You snatched more than 100,000 oceans of goods from my Wang family and killed dozens of people from my Wang family, and now you still dare to quibble, it is really too deceitful!" Go back and tell Xiang Renli, isn't Xiang Rengui gone? But don't tell me his family is missing. I will give him two ways: either hand over Xiang Rengui's family, or let Xiang Renli wash his neck and wait for me. I will give him a day, and if I don't give an answer before dawn tomorrow, I will personally lead the army and wash the blood in my home city. At the same time, you go back and tell those who don't want to fight to leave Xiangjia quickly, otherwise, don't blame me Wang Shihua for not talking about the past and being ruthless. Come on! Cut off his left ear, and count it as a little profit that I, Wang Shihua, asked for first. ”
The left and right guards immediately cut off the messenger's left ear and drove him out of the camp.
"Shihua, the two countries have not yet cut off the troops. If you do this, I'm afraid it will be true. ”
"Huh! Scold! Aunt He, I did this on purpose. If you look at the letter that Xiang Renli sent me, it is clear that it is intended to provoke me and make me rashly march in anger, and if I do not satisfy his shameless heart and cut off one of the messenger's ears in a rage, will I not be sorry for his scheming. Hum! Now my three-way army is advancing deep into the hinterland of the Xiang family in unison, and it is clear that I want to force the main force of the Xiang family to fight a decisive battle with me, so as to settle the country in one battle. How could I destroy this good situation and let Xiang's family take advantage of the loophole. ”
He Mei applauded and laughed!
"Come on, send a report to Shi and Uncle Tiger, let them fight steadily, and don't be greedy for merit."
Someone sent someone to the door early in the morning to find abuse, which made Wang Shihua feel very good. But Xiang Renguang's mood at this time was much more complicated.
The big battle was imminent, he slept very lightly, heard the sentry report, and hurriedly ran to the running tower to observe.
Last night, the Wang family's logistics were all about food and other daily necessities, but as soon as it was dawn today, the sentries found that the Wang family's transport team began to carry ammunition boxes on their shoulders.
Through the telescope, Xiang Rengui not only found the ammunition box, but more importantly, he found that at this time, it was actually all women who were carrying it, which made him very excited.
"Is there any news from the spies?"
"A few hours ago, the spies we sent out were probably too close to the Wang family's camp, and were discovered by the Wang family's spies, losing some manpower. However, according to the report of the spies who ran back, there was nothing abnormal in the middle route army led by Wang Shihua. ”
"Humph! There is no abnormality, but it means that there are ghosts. By the way, did the two royal horses ambushed around here leave? ”
"Nope."
"Send more people over, keep a close eye on their every move, and report to me at any time."
"Yes!"
An hour passed, Xiang Rengui finished breakfast, came upstairs with some anxiety, picked up the binoculars and looked at it, and couldn't help but be stunned for a moment. Ask the sentry next to him: "Are they still carrying ammunition boxes?" ”
"Yes, it hasn't stopped."
"Wang Shihua of the dog day, this is going to use me as a target for my family!"
At noon, the sentry suddenly called Xiang Rengui to go up to the turret...... In Wang Shihua's seduction plan, the second step began......