Dongfang Ao is very experienced in setting fire to the mountain, so he mobilized all the men and horses to clean up the fire barrier around the camp, and the team sent to set fire to the fire was already lit according to the wind direction fifty miles away, and the large-scale arson operation was officially launched when the fire barrier was completed the next day.

Standing on the top of the mountain and looking at the fire gradually burning in the distance, He Ran looked leisurely and complacent, and seemed to be a tourist watching the mountain and enjoying the scenery.

Dongfang Ao's expression on the side was much heavier, and when the military advisor retracted his gaze, he hurriedly took the opportunity to raise the doubts in his heart: "The arrangement made by the military advisor seems to be only to delay the enemy's attack, but it is useless to delay it, as the military advisor said, it is difficult to provoke a war between Xin Yan and Ye, and the suspicions caused by the temple cloth between the two of them will soon be dissipated, and maybe Xin Yan will be allowed to go straight to Geqiong City from his jurisdiction around Qizari Mountain, I am very worried about this matter." ”

"You're right, and you're probably going to do that." He Ran's tone was calm.

"Then ......, I don't think the military advisor seems to be worried about this."

"I took a look at Geqiong from a distance, and I also asked King Fan, although Geqiong City is not as dangerous as Dingyang, it can be regarded as a strong city, and it can't be captured in a moment and a half."

"Oh! Since the military advisor has seen it with his own eyes, then I am relieved, although I have also inquired about Sibu and them, but this heart is always unsteady, so Xin Yan only dares to fight Geqiong if he finds a way to defeat the main force of King Fan. ”

"Well," He Ran nodded slightly, "The grassland battle has its limitations, there is no danger outside Geqiong City, unlike the Central Plains where you can occupy a few dangerous places to cut off the reinforcements from outside, and Xin Yan, our main force, does not dare to enter Geqiong City, and his strength has not yet reached that level." ”

"Now that we have the advantage, he has no choice but to find a way to lure us into attacking." Seeing the military advisor nodding, Dongfang Ao groaned slightly, and continued, "The best strategy is to bypass the Qizari Mountain from the west, force us to abandon this place and retreat to Geqiong City, and fight us halfway or outside the city. ”

"Yes, Xin Yan can't attack Qizari Mountain, so he must do this."

Dongfang Ao frowned and said, "Then we should choose a suitable location on the path of its detour for ambush, but ......." He looked at the military advisor hesitantly and didn't say anything.

"If you have anything to say, just say it."

"Well...... ambush is the best policy, although the military advisor sent Sibu to harass him, although it can delay Xin Yan's action, but after he and Ye have cleared up the misunderstanding, they will also have a sense of vigilance, which is not conducive to setting up an ambush."

He Ran looked at him and said: "The way of using soldiers is nothing more than a virtual and real, now the optional strategies of both sides are clearly nothing to be surprising, it is not easy to make Xin Yan scheming, even if there is no harassment of Sibu, Xin Yan will beware of our ambush, so you might as well let Sibu beat him a few times over there to delay and confuse his mind." Listening to them, Xin Yan is suspicious by nature, so I will set up more doubts for him, let him be suspicious, and the more suspicious he is, the more difficult it is to act decisively. ”

Dongfang Ao smiled, still frowning.

He Ran continued: "In this case, it will take some effort to make him misjudge our reality and develop a contemptuous heart in the march, and the first step is to show the truth to the letter, so that he can see with his own eyes that all our soldiers and horses are gathered here, that is, to fight him to the death. Xin Yan saw that King Fan had lined up the Yi army, whose whereabouts had not yet been exposed, and could be used as a surprise soldier, and he would also firmly believe this in his heart. ”

"That's right." Dongfang Ao agreed.

"But he didn't expect that we also brought 10,000 soldiers, these 10,000 people are the strength we want to hide, and the secret strategy I received in Sibu that day was to let him take people to choose a suitable ambush location after he completed the harassment, and then send people to the fishing bend of the Valian River to meet the reinforcements."

Dongfang Ao unfolded the geographical map and looked at the location marked with the fishing bend, and grinned: "The military advisor really remembers it clearly, but he didn't look at the map when the military advisor ordered him." ”

He Ran smiled and said: "Before coming to the grassland, the generals said that Qizari Mountain is a place for soldiers, I have inquired in detail about the terrain here, this fishing bend is the most suitable place to cross the river, I think the ambush site selected by Sibu should not be too far from here, so I decided on this place." ”

"It's also a good strategy to hit halfway!" Dongfang Ao suggested.

He Ran nodded and said: "Although I have carefully understood the terrain here, after all, I haven't personally surveyed it, so I can only leave this decision to Sibu, he is also a rare general, and it won't be too bad to come to the chosen location." After you show your strength in front of Xin Yan, you will secretly take those 10,000 soldiers to meet the temple cloth, and I will lead the army to meet you when Xin Yan makes a detour to the west. ”

"Yes!" Dongfang Ao simply agreed.

Then He Ran told him about Adar's blocking of the eastward journey, and Dongfang Ao understood the purpose of the military division to delay the enemy's attack with Sibu and wait for Adar's reinforcements.

"Remember, you must be cautious when ambushing, if you perceive that the enemy army is very vigilant, then don't attack, and when they pass, you lead the army to follow behind, I will lead the army with the king to meet them, and then take the three red beacon smoke as the number, when you see the beacon smoke, we will fight back and forth, if the ambush is successful, then we must not be soft, take advantage of the enemy's rout to chase all the way down and let them regroup, don't be afraid of the lone army going deep, and then there will be people to respond to you."

"The last general remembers!" Dongfang Ao bowed down to receive the order.

That night, Qizari Mountain became a mountain of flames, the flames that soared to the sky reflected the night sky, and the next day with the passage of the arson team, the whole mountain range was like a fire dragon that continued to stretch its body, when the fire dragon was fully extended, the herdsmen within a radius of hundreds of miles were frightened, and the smoke that drifted for dozens of miles set off the fire dragon more and more terrifying and hideous.

The people of Geqiong City were also panicked, and the king of Fan, who had just set off with the army, only thought that Xin Yan Tuliang was attacking the mountain with fire and hurriedly urged the army to hurry up, and only after finding out the situation did he put down his hanging heart.

When King Fan came to the bottom of the mountain, He Ran heard the news and led a team to greet him, and when he saw Zhong Zheng winking at himself, he calmed down.

King Fan looked at the mountains that were still burning in the distance and quipped to He Ran: "This fire of the military advisor has burned our hearts with blood, and if the nearby herdsmen want to cut down timber in the future, they can only go hundreds of miles away." ”

"The king forgives his sins, it's really a last resort." He Ran said with a smile.

King Fan shook his head helplessly and said: "It's better to burn it, I'm just wondering if I should burn the mountains and forests near Geqiong City, so as not to let the Zhao people use this to build siege equipment." ”

He Ran smiled: "Then people will be panicked, I don't think that's the case." ”

King Fan looked at him intently, "The military advisor has checked the terrain but has a strategy to retreat from the enemy?" ”

He Ran smiled noncommittally and said, "This still needs to be discussed in detail with the king, can the Great Chaqi come?" ”

King Fan said with relief on his face: "It's here." ”

"Then I should go and see you first."

"That's very good, there is a labor division." King Fan was very satisfied with He Ran's approach.