CHAPTER XX: The Pre-War Conference

On this day, Liu Yao was dealing with some affairs in the study.

"Lord, there's news." At this time, Tian Feng suddenly rushed in.

"Yuan Hao, but Karasuma has news." Liu Yao asked with a frown. Since the beginning of autumn, Liu Yao has been full of exploration horses in which direction of Karasuma, and once there is any wind and grass, he can know in time.

"Yes, exactly."

"Shi A, go and call Gonghe, Hansheng, Yide, Gongxiao, Ziyi and Zitai, I want to have a combat meeting." Liu Yao shouted at Shi A outside the door.

"No."

It didn't take long for all the eight of Liu Yao's most confidants to arrive.

"Yuan Hao, tell everyone the news." Liu Yao looked at the few people present and said.

"No, in the past two years, Karasuma's great king, Qiu Liju, has basically unified Karasuma. This time, he sent 70,000 cavalry to Youzhou in three ways. Among them, the first road has 10,000 people, going in the direction of Youbeiping, the second road is 30,000 in the direction of Yuyang, and the third road is also 30,000, and the destination is our Jixian County. Tian Feng reported one by one. For a while, the atmosphere around was a little dreary.

"Guys, what's the best way to do it?" Liu wanted to look at a few people.

"The lord wants me to say that I will give me 10,000 soldiers and horses directly, and I can leave no armor left behind the armor they killed." Don't even think about it, only Zhang Fei can say that.

"Shut up." Liu Yao scolded, this Zhang Fei is good at everything, but he is too reckless. "Even if you can really win against the Karasuma cavalry, do you know how much our brother will die for such an act? Next time you're so reckless, be careful that I punish you for not having any alcohol this month. ”

Zhang Fei was poked in the soft underbelly by Liu Yao, and was immediately too frightened to speak anymore. However, I have to say that after Zhang Fei's nonsense, everyone's direct atmosphere has also relaxed a little.

"My lord, I think we don't need to worry about the side of Beiping on the right." Raised his hand and said.

"Oh, what's the point?" Liu Yao asked curiously.

"There is Gongsun Chan on the right side of Beiping, this person has fought with Karasuma and Xianbei many times in the past few years, and it can be said that he has never been defeated, and has always guarded the frontier of my Han Dynasty. Thinking that there is this person guarding the Right Beiping, the Karasuma cavalry will definitely not be able to step into the Right Beiping. ”

"Gongsun Chan." A trace of killing intent flashed in Liu Yao's heart, and then dissipated. Gongsun Chan is also an ambitious guy, and he also killed Youzhou Mu Liu Yu in history. A trump card in his hand, the white horse righteous servant, the killed Karasuma was terrified. However, in the end, he was defeated in the battle with Yuan Shao at the boundary bridge, and finally died in the sea of fire. "Now is not the time to kill him, after all, he is still needed for power." Liu Yao thought.

"What about Yuyang and our Jixian County." Liu Yao asked.

"Yuyang originally had 2,000 defenders, we only need one general to lead 10,000 infantry to participate in the defense of the city, not to seek merit, but to seek no fault, only need to drag the 30,000 Karasuma cavalry. Wait until our side has cleaned up the 30,000 Karasuma cavalry, and then flank them and destroy them in one fell swoop. Frustrated said.

"Okay, let's do it, as for the 30,000 people on this side of Jixian County, I have a plan." Liu Yao said confidently.

"Oh!!" Tian Feng glanced at each other in frustration, and at the same time asked, "Do you also ask the lord to solve his doubts?" ”

"Yuan Hao, Gonghe, we have croton in Youzhou." Liu Yao said.

"Croton, what is this?" The two were completely confused.

"Well, it's the kind of thing that makes you have diarrhea as long as you eat it, like beans." Liu Yao said urgently.

"Oh, it turned out to be Ba Shu, it is indeed recorded in the Shennong Hundred Herbs Sutra, there are a lot of this thing in Youzhou, what is the use of the lord asking for this thing." Tian Feng suddenly asked. Liu Yao broke out in a cold sweat, and originally thought that there was no croton in the Han Dynasty, but it turned out that the name was just different.

"We can send a team of grain guards to add croton flour to the grain and pretend to be robbed by it. When the Karasuma people came here to plunder, they must not have brought much rations. When the Karasuma people eat these grains, do you think they still have the strength to fight? Liu Yao had a sinister smile on his face.

Everyone broke out in a cold sweat, what is the difference between this kind of Karasuma cavalry and a soft-footed shrimp, it's not like killing if you want to.

"Lord, isn't this a good thing?" Tian Feng said with some hesitation: "The two armies are fighting, use this method. Your reputation ...... to your lord."

"Hehe, does Yuan Hao want to say that I am a despicable villain?" Liu Yao said with a smile.

"Don't dare, the humble position doesn't mean that," Tian Feng said with some trepidation.

"It doesn't matter, I'm despicable, but so what, only in this way can we minimize the losses of our army, and if we fight head-on, even if we win, our army will surely suffer heavy casualties. If I am called despicable and can get back the lives of my brothers in the army, my reputation is nothing. Liu Yao said with a righteous heart. Liu Yao never cared about his reputation, he didn't want to be a hero, a hero can only be a general, a prime minister, and will never become an emperor.

Everyone couldn't help but be a little moved when they heard this, for the sake of their subordinates, suddenly the lord was definitely rare, and everyone was looking at Liu Yao's figure, and they were unconsciously taller.

Seeing that everyone no longer objected, Liu Yao said, "Then, now the people will listen to the order." ”

"The subordinates are here."

"Gao Shun. Tian Chou. ”

"The subordinates are here."

"I now order you to lead three battalions of nine thousand infantry and one thousand traps under your command of Gao Shun to Yuyang and participate in the defense of the city, and you must send those 30,000 Karasuma cavalry to me to hold back, and I can't let them move forward."

"No."

"As for Huang Zhong and Zhang Fei, the two of you will stay in Jixian County, and you will have your own tasks later."

"No."

"Frustrated."

"The subordinates are here."

"I order you to oversee the matter of being responsible for the reserve of grain and grass."

"No."

"My lord, what about me." Tai Shi Ci saw that everyone had a task, and he was the only one who was ignored, so he immediately shouted.

"Hehe, Ziyi, don't worry, I have a very dangerous task to be handed over to you, I don't know if you dare to take it." Liu Yao said with a smile.

"Why don't you dare?" Tai Shi Ci said proudly.

"That's good, Tai Shici."

"The subordinates are here."

"Now give you 5,000 light cavalry, go around to the rear of the enemy, kill in the direction of Karasuma, meet a small tribe along the way, kill all men, women and children, and plunder their cattle, sheep and horses will come to Youzhou, remember not to go deep. Give you half a month, and after half a month, you will come back no matter what, and you will be credited with a great credit when the time comes. Liu Yao snorted coldly, "Hmph." Aren't they Karasuma fond of plundering the people of our Great Han, and this time let them taste the feeling of being plundered. The murderous intent on his face couldn't be concealed at all.

Everyone trembled in their hearts when they heard Liu Yao's words, "I didn't expect the lord to be so cruel to Karasuma's people." ”

"No, Tai Shi Ci takes the order." Tai Shi Ci said with excitement on his face. That's a big credit.

"Lord, isn't this too cruel," Tian Feng couldn't help but admonish.

"Cruel. Hmph" Liu Yao snorted coldly, "Yuan Hao, in my eyes, these Karasuma people are not human beings at all, they are beasts, aren't they cruel when they come to our Han to burn and loot." So there's no mercy to these brutes. ”

"Feng is taught." Although Tian Feng was still a little unbearable, he still knew that Ci was not in charge of the army, and he was not in charge of wealth. To be merciful to one's enemies is to be cruel to oneself. So I won't say anything more.

"Okay, everyone stand down and prepare your troops, this time I'm going to make the Karasuma people come and go." Liu Yao said murderously.

"No." Everyone retreated and prepared for the next matter, leaving Liu Yao alone to stand there alone and look up at the sky through the window.