"Is the lord worried about Tao Qian?" Liu Ji asked. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

Liu Miao said: "Yes, Tao Qian has been the pastor of Xuzhou for several years, and his foundation is solid, so it stands to reason that it is impossible to let Zhenrong intercept the taxes of the three counties, but he has not taken any measures against Zhenrong, so I suspect that what Zhenrong did was fundamentally instructed or acquiesced by Tao Qian." If this is the case, I will attack Xiapi with force, which is very likely to cause Tao Qian to counterattack. ”

Liu Ji said: "Since the lord is worried, why don't you salute first and then the soldiers, negotiate with Zhenrong first, ask him to return the money and grain, and if he doesn't agree, then attack him with soldiers." In this way, Tao Qian has no excuse to send troops. ”

"No, I'm not afraid of Tao Qian." Liu Miao shook his head and said, "Zhenrong snatched the money and food, it must be for the bathing Buddha meeting on the eighth day of the next month, since he can rob us first, we can also rob him." I plan to return a tooth for a tooth, and if I can transport all the money and food I prepared for the Buddha Bathing Club to Shouchun, I will no longer have to worry about food shortages this year. It's just that in this way, it is very likely to cause a stalemate in the war, and I am worried that it will affect the development plan of my Jiujiang County. ”

Liu Ji understood what Liu Miao meant, he thought for a moment, and said, "In this case, you can only solve it quickly." We can take advantage of its unpreparedness and use the Xuanjia Army to raid Xiapi, and after we succeed, we can try our best to block the news while stepping up the delivery of money and food to Shouchun, as long as we can delay Tao Qian's reaction time, we have a great chance of winning. ”

"Okay, that's it! Today, I will send someone to order Zhang Liao to send troops to meet him, and I will wait for tomorrow to lurk all the way, and strive to capture Xiapi City before the early morning of the day after tomorrow! Liu Miao weighed it a little and made up his mind decisively.

Before dawn on the second day, Liu Miao ordered the camp to set off.

For the secrecy of the march, Liu Miao divided the 3,000 Xuanjia army into five teams, and he and Hua Mulan, Liu Ji, Xu Da, and Zhou Tai each led a team, scattered and dispersed, and agreed to meet at Pugupi in the south of Xiapi City.

The rendezvous on the day went smoothly and there were no accidents on the way. In the evening, several people met again in Liu Miao's temporary tent.

According to the report, in the past few days, Zhenrong has been in Xiapi City during the day, and will go to Futu Temple at night to spend the night and have a carnival with some Buddhist believers. It seems that we not only have to sneak attack Xiapi City, but also divide our troops to go to Futu Temple. Liu Miao first gave a general overview of the latest information.

"Where are all the soldiers and horses stationed in Xiapi?" Liu Ji asked what he felt was the most critical question.

"The total strength of Xiapi is nearly 10,000, except for a small number scattered in various counties, checkpoints, and ferries, the rest are all around Xiapi City. The troops stationed on Geyi Mountain are the largest, about 5,000, and they should all be believers in Zhenrong; In addition, there are about 1,000 in Futu Temple, all of which are Danyang cavalry; There are nearly 2,000 in Xiapi City, this is the real county soldier, and the combat effectiveness should be the weakest. ”

When everyone heard this, they all frowned, this force is a bit too much.

Zhou Tai scolded in a low voice: "Damn, a little Xiapi has hoarded so many troops!" ”

Liu Miao also looked solemn and said: "It's okay to say that Xiapi City, the most important thing is the Futu Temple, the Futu Temple seems to have only a thousand cavalry, but because it is too close to Geyi Mountain, as long as there is a slight movement, the Geyi Mountain Barracks will send troops to support." And in order to achieve our goal, it is best to capture Zhenrong alive and annihilate his soldiers and horses composed of believers. Berwyn, is there a good idea? ”

Liu Ji pondered for a moment and said, "As the lord said, the key to this battle is Zhenrong and his follower army. Our number of troops is too small, and if we face it head-on, even though the Xuanjia army is strong, we can only achieve a disastrous victory at most. For today's plan, we can only focus on a sneak attack first, and then use this place to surround and send reinforcements. ”

Liu Miao hurriedly asked, "Which place does Berwyn think should be surrounded?" ”

Liu Ji analyzed: "Our key target is Zhenrong and his follower army, then Xia Pi City can be put aside, not to mention that the two thousand county soldiers in Xia Pi City are themselves weak, so the remaining Futu Temple and Ge Yi Mountain Barracks can be used as the first object of siege."

If the Futu Temple is encircled, its strength is only 1,000, and it is easier to exterminate it, and because Zhenrong is in the Futu Temple, not only can he have the opportunity to capture him alive, but also will inevitably lead Ge Yishan to send troops to rescue, the difficulty is that there are too many troops to rescue, which will cause us a lot of pressure, and it is very likely to form a situation of frontal confrontation.

If you encircle the Geyishan barracks, as long as you can cripple the 5,000 soldiers and horses in the camp, you will have the spare strength to turn around and deal with Futu Temple and Xiapi City, but this move also has a drawback, that is, it may not be able to catch Zhenrong.

How to choose, please ask the lord to decide for himself. ”

Although Liu Ji said this, Liu Miao could still hear that Liu Ji was inclined to sneak attack the Geyishan barracks, after all, the loss to his own side was smaller. However, Liu Miao also has doubts, if he sneaks into the Geyishan barracks, what is the possibility of a quick victory?

Liu Miao threw his question to Liu Ji, Liu Ji had obviously thought of this a long time ago, and he smiled and said: "You can first attack the camp with fire, and then use cavalry to raid, even if there are 5,000 people, it will not help." ”

When Liu Miao heard this, he was convinced, this use of fire is Zhuge Liang's forte, but he didn't expect it to be used by Liu Ji here.

Several people discussed the details again, and then Liu Miao ordered: "Berwyn, Tiande, Mulan, the three of you will lead a total of 2,000 troops to the Geyi Mountain Barracks, and how to act will be arranged by Berwyn." Youping, you lead 600 troops, ambush outside Xiapi City, wait for the county soldiers in the city to go out of the city, choose the opportunity to seize the city, if the city does not send troops, do not attack. I personally led 500 troops to intercept the cavalry of Futu Temple. ”

Hua Mulan retorted: "No, Childe's troops are too small, and it is very dangerous to intercept the cavalry of Futu Temple alone, so I have to stay with Childe." ”

Liu Miao waved his hand and said, "No, the five hundred Xuanjia army is more than enough to deal with a thousand Futu Temple cavalry, not to mention that I am still ambushed first." As for my safety, I don't have to worry about it, with Yanyun Eighteen riding here, what danger can I have? ”

"It's enough for Ge Yishan to have me and the military division, the lord should take General Mulan with him, and he can bring three or five hundred more soldiers." Xu Da also persuaded.

Liu Miao shook his head and said, "There are five thousand enemy soldiers in Ge Yi Mountain, and you want to win quickly, your task is very heavy, and there are very few two thousand soldiers, how can you still divide the troops with me?" Mulan is good at martial arts and can help rush into battle. Needless to say, let's arrange it this way! ”

Who knew that several people disagreed, and even Liu Ji and Zhou Tai also spoke out against it.

Liu Miao smiled helplessly, it seems that his strength is still too bad, so that his generals are not at ease, and in the end Liu Miao had to agree to let Mulan follow him.

"You guys are going to arrange for the third watch to cook tomorrow morning, and to launch an attack on the Geyishan Barracks before dawn. After taking Geyi Mountain, it is necessary to pay attention to blocking the road and ferry to Donghai County, lest Tao Qian get the news too early. ”

"Whoa!"