In a tent in the grassland, Lin Changqing was contemplating the map of Mobei, his brows sometimes furrowed and sometimes scattered, and his deep eyes flashed from time to time.

In the silence, a voice suddenly sounded, saying, "General Qiyu, General Song asks to see." ”

Hearing that Chu Haoyu was coming, Lin Changqing had a hint of surprise, but hurriedly said, "Please!" ”

Seeing Chu Haoyu walk into the big tent, a smile appeared on Lin Changqing's face, and he asked with a smile: "Isn't the seventh prince in the big tent, why did you come over?" ”

Looking at Lin Changqing, Chu Haoyu said lightly: "There is only Song Qing here, and there is no Seventh Prince." ”

After staring at Chu Haoyu for a moment, Lin Changqing suddenly smiled, nodded and didn't say anything more, but said with a smile: "It's okay, the general is worried, and General Song also came over to take a look." ”

Walking to the table and looking at the rather detailed map of Mobei, Chu Haoyu had a thoughtful look in his eyes.

Seeing Chu Haoyu's appearance, Lin Changqing didn't say anything, and quietly looked at this map of Mobei. After all, he received five thousand armor soldiers, and he was responsible for these five thousand sons; He was ordered to lead the army to the expedition, and he had to disrupt this desert grassland. For a while, there was silence in the big tent.

In silence, Chu Haoyu suddenly asked, "General, the last general wants to ask you, where are you going to go next?" After a pause at this, Chu Haoyu continued: "Or, where does the Tatar Ministry think we will go?" ”

Lin Changqing didn't answer, but asked, "...... does General Song mean?"

Stretching out his hand to cross the edge of the Adar grassland, Chu Haoyu said: "Mobei has a vast area, but most places are barren, either uninhabited deserts or ravines and wastelands, only the Adar grassland is the most fertile, and it is the best grassland in Mobei. Moreover, it is far away from my Great Chu, and is separated by deserts, Gobi, mountains and rivers, only Umut and my Great Chu Mountain Pass are facing each other, but I am afraid that there are more than 200 miles. ”

Lin Changqing nodded and said, "General Song refers to the army entering the desert and then taking the opportunity to destroy the next target?" ”

Shaking his head, Chu Haoyu's finger fell on a point and asked, "What's going on with this *fort?" ”

Following Chu Haoyu's fingers, a smile appeared in Lin Changqing's eyes, and he said: "* Fort is the closest to the Golden Horde of the Tatar Ministry, but this road is the most difficult to walk, mountains, deserts, Gobi, rivers, and swamps are called the road of death. ”

"Although this statement is exaggerated, but the team of 100 people can barely pass, if it is more than 1,000, unless they are all masters, they will not be able to move forward at all, even if the Mobei tribes attack my Dachu, they will not take this road. The Temu clan is stationed here to prevent our Great Chu elite soldiers from raiding the Golden Horde along the road of death. Speaking of this, Lin Changqing looked at Chu Haoyu and smiled, and asked, "General Song, do you have any ideas?" ”

Shaking his head again, Chu Haoyu opened his mouth and said: "The last general is just curious, this is the closest to the Tatar Golden Horde, why didn't the army start from the * fort, but go to the Jade Gate Pass." ”

With a chuckle, Lin Changqing said: "The *Fort is not big, there are only thousands of garrisons, and it is also to prevent Mobei from raiding my Dachu along the road of death, but in the past ten years, Mobei has never walked this road." Speaking of this, he smiled again, and Lin Changqing continued: "I'll tell General Song about the situation of this troop dispatch first." ”

Stretching out his hand and pointing to the middle of the frontier, Lin Changqing said: "The border between my Dachu and Mobei is long and narrow, but most of them are lofty mountains and mountains, and only the middle section is easy to walk, and Mobei takes this road every time he enters the customs. For this reason, all dynasties and dynasties are thinking of blocking Mobei's iron hooves from going south, and these three fortresses, Shanhaiguan, Hujiaoguan, and Duyi Fort, have basically cut off the road to Mobei's south.

Pointing out the three castles one by one from left to right, Lin Changqing continued: "In the third year of Kaiping, the Mobei Ju clan committed my Great Chu, and finally failed to break through the Shanhai Xiongguan, but after a bloody battle, Shanhaiguan was dyed bloody, and the blood stains have not faded until now. Since then, the first emperor and His Majesty have carried out major repairs to three castles, each of which is now impregnable. Therefore, Mobei can only send a small number of elite soldiers to burn and loot on this line, leading me to chaos in Dachu. ”

"This time to send troops to Mobei, the army set off from these three castles respectively, and approached Umut, the purpose of our trip is also Umut, and," in the elongated voice, Lin Changqing chuckled: "I'm afraid General Song doesn't know yet, the forbidden army also sent five thousand men and horses." They took the Western Front, and the ultimate goal was also Umut, and then they took the opportunity to capture Umut. ”

After listening to Lin Changqing's words, although Chu Haoyu's face was calm, he was secretly sighing in his heart that it was really a good plan, and if he took Wumut, the Adar Grassland could only be driven straight by Da Chu. At the same time, Chu Haoyu was shocked in his heart, but he also had a trace of bitterness, it seemed that in the eyes of the eldest brother and the third brother, he was just a naughty boy, and he was not even a gentleman.

Shaking his head and throwing out all the feelings in his heart, Chu Haoyu asked calmly, "When do you want us to arrive?" ”

Hearing Chu Haoyu's words, he asked the main point, Lin Changqing smiled and said, "In mid-April, there are still two months. This place is less than two thousand miles away from Umut, so during this time, we must not only disturb the Mobei tribes, but also try to avoid encountering the elite of the Tatar department, otherwise, I am afraid that it will be a big trouble. ”

nodded very approvingly, but Chu Haoyu was thinking in his heart, where to go and how to go next, after all, two months is not short. After a moment of silence, Chu Haoyu opened his mouth and asked, "General Lin, have you ever thought about attacking the Leopard Department?" ”

The Leopard Department is about 500 miles away from here, and it is on the road of tens of millions of Umut, if the army continues to move forward, it is impossible to say that it will encounter the Leopard Army.

Looking at the map, Lin Changqing thought for a moment before understanding what Chu Haoyu meant, and said with a smile: "General Song means, let's have a suspicious plan?" ”

After staring at Lin Changqing for a moment, Chu Haoyu suddenly laughed and said, "I'm afraid General Lin originally thought so, if he really planned to destroy the Leopard Department, how could he be so embarrassed?" ”

Lin Changqing neither denied nor agreed, but just asked, "What does General Song mean?" ”

Chu Haoyu didn't answer, but asked again: "After destroying the wolf army today, where did the rest of the women, children, old and weak flee to?" ”

Lin Changqing shook his head and replied, "Only a small number of them fled to the Tatar Ministry, and most of them fled in all directions. ”

After thinking about it for a while, Chu Haoyu understood the reason. In such a cold weather, there is still a foot of snow outside, and if you don't have anything to eat, you can easily freeze to death. Stay here, as long as they wait for the army to leave, they can return, but how can Lin Changqing be willing to leave enough food for them to stay here in peace.

Thinking of this, Chu Haoyu couldn't help but shake his head and said, "It's all this heavy snow, otherwise, it's much easier!" Shaking his head again, Chu Haoyu's face calmed down, and he said in a deep voice: "General, if you don't design to destroy the chasing soldiers, you will always be chased by them, you are not afraid of 10,000, if you really encounter it one day, it will be a big trouble." ”

After a pause at this, a cold light flashed in Chu Haoyu's eyes, and then he said: "Instead of being chased by them, it is better to design to destroy them in advance." This makes the road much easier! ”

Staring at Chu Haoyu, Lin Changqing smiled bitterly and said, "What General Song said is very true, but what the general expected is not bad, it should be Battle's personal guards, the fire department, who are chasing us." The elite level of the Fire Department is not weaker than that of my Yue Cavalry Captain, and there are only a lot more people, how easy is it to destroy them? Without the right time and place, we can only let them run, and we can't afford to lose. ”

The right time, the right place! There was a secret sigh in his heart, but Chu Haoyu nodded emphatically. The fire army is the most elite army in Mobei, if it can't occupy the time and place, not to mention the victory or defeat, I am afraid that more than half of the 5,000 men and horses will be buried in other places.

For a moment, both of them fell into deep thought, and there was silence in the big tent. In the silence, Chu Haoyu unconsciously tapped the table with his fingers, making a thumping sound. Far from being abrupt, the sound had a strange rhythm.

At this moment, if Chu Zheng or Chu Yuanjing were here, they would definitely laugh at Chu Haoyu, because this action was the most frequent action of Ouyang Xuan, a generation of great Confucians. Chu Haoyu has followed Ouyang Xuan for six years, and at this moment, in contemplation, he unconsciously learned Ouyang Xuan to tap on the table.

With the light movement of his fingers, the map on the desk seemed to run into Chu Haoyu's mind, especially the place where the army had walked, it was clearly reflected in Chu Haoyu's mind, and the Eagle Department, the Wolf Department, the Leopard Department, and the Fire Department also appeared one by one. Suddenly thinking of a place, Chu Haoyu was stunned, so that his fingers stopped in mid-air and did not fall.

Sensing Chu Haoyu's changes, Lin Changqing couldn't help asking, "What's the matter, General Song has an idea?" ”

After staring at Lin Changqing for a moment, Chu Haoyu actually laughed, nodded and said, "General, we will take advantage of the time and place now." ”

Suddenly, Lin Changqing was shocked in his heart, Chu Haoyu had just destroyed the wolf department here, did he want to destroy Battle's personal guards here? Although he was shocked in his heart, Lin Changqing's face became calmer and calmer, and he asked in a deep voice, "What is General Song's plan?" ”

At this moment, Chu Haoyu's face had returned to coldness, but the look in it was calm and confident, and he said slowly: "General, we have rushed here to run out of food and grass, and we have killed most of the war horses on the way, and I think the same is true for the Fire Department." Therefore, as long as we collect all the cattle, sheep and livestock in Donghu and everything that can be eaten, and burn all the tents, the Fire Department can only choose to fight with us. ”

Hearing Chu Haoyu's words, Lin Changqing's eyes couldn't help but light up, and finally he couldn't help laughing. In the midst of laughter, Lin Changqing shouted loudly: "Come on, pass on Cao Changshi, General Chang, General Ma, General Wang and all the generals must not be mistaken." ”

After finishing speaking, looking at Chu Haoyu, Lin Changqing couldn't help but sigh: "General Song's plan is very clever, there is no food and tents, we have already taken advantage of the time and opportunity, as long as we take a little rest in this mountain pass, it is a good location." Deal with his 5,000 tired soldiers with 5,000 elites, and if he can't win, the last general will be disarmed and return to the field. ”

Speaking of this, Lin Changqing's face had calmed down, but he praised it: "I used to hear that the seventh prince was naughty, but now it seems that this is naughty, and it is clearly smart and wise." ”

Staring at Lin Changqing, Chu Haoyu said lightly: "The general has won the award, the last general is just a little smart, and he still needs a lot of advice from General Lin!" ”

After looking at Chu Haoyu for a moment, Lin Changqing laughed again and said, "I didn't expect General Song to be so modest, but the last general was glad that the seventh prince came together." ”