"Where did Tong Shengyang and Lu Qianxi's cavalry go?"

"I've arrived at the city of Yidu."

"Did Tian Jialie go out of the city to attack?"

"No, I didn't. General Tong's military report had just arrived, saying that Tian Jialie and Xu Jizu were only watching from the city and were closed. Even if our army challenged the city, Xu Jizu only hung up the war-free card and refused to fight. ”

"Refuse to fight? ......, hum, Tian Jialie's idea must be to defend first and then fight, counting on Wang Shicheng and reinforcements from Jinan and other places to arrive, and then wait for our army to be tired, and then wait for the opportunity to fight with me. Didn't he think about it? Since our army dared to march on a large scale and penetrate deep into the hinterland of Yidu, how could it allow reinforcements to come? ”

"The lord is wise."

"Send a messenger to urgently spread the word to Zhao Guo, ordering him to take down Le'an within two days! Completely cut off the possibility of Shandong troops coming back from Hejian Province and other places. ”

"Yes!"

"Then order Liu Yang and other departments of the navy division, and order them to increase the scale of invading the coastal counties of Shandong. Don't seek to attack the city and seize the city, as long as they can pose a threat to the coastal counties of Shandong, so that they don't dare to go out of the city easily to rescue Yidu, it will be a great achievement! The herald turned his head to leave, but Deng She called him back and said, "Tell Liu Yang,* that the Japanese in the sailors should be strictly controlled, and if there is any burning, killing, looting, or violation of military discipline, no matter who it is, they will be dealt with severely." ”

Tojiro, these Japanese people, who were born in Japanese bandits, are used to burning and killing, and their military discipline is very bad. Although after being assigned as a sailor, there have been many strict rectifications, but the effect is not obvious. If they want to attack South Goryeo, if their military discipline is not strict, Deng She may turn a blind eye and put it on the ground in Shandong, which will never succeed. Therefore, he had such an explanation, and instructed the herald to tell Liu Yang.

The herald took the order and left.

Dunsher sat on his horse, took the reins, looked forward, and then turned his head to look back. He led the main force of Haidong, with more than 10,000 people. Vulgar clouds: There are 10,000 people, boundless, like a rolling torrent, and you can't see the edge before and after. The city is in front, and the sea is behind. Cloudy red flags, dusty fields. Deng She pulled a strip of cloth and tried the direction of the wind, and the cool breeze blowing in his face brought a little moisture.

"What about Zhao Zhong?"

"The villain is here."

In order to win this battle with more certainty, Deng She transferred men and horses from Haidong as elite soldiers. Qing Qianxing, Monk Li, Lu Qianwu, Cheng Sizhong, Guo Conglong, and others all followed, including his righteous son, Deng Chengzhi, the original brother of Zuo Che'er, was also summoned.

Compared with these people, Zhao Zhong is humble and unqualified to walk in front, and he is almost last. Hearing Deng She's greeting, he didn't have the courage to squeeze through the crowd, patted the horse around, rushed to the front, jumped down, knelt on the ground, bowed down to Deng She's mount, and said respectfully: "The villain is here, waiting for His Highness's orders." ”

Deng She glanced at him lightly and asked a question that made others inexplicable: "Will it rain tomorrow?" ”

"Back to Your Highness, there will be no rain tomorrow. Although the weather has been gloomy for four or five days, it will rain at least two or three days later, and it will not fall too much. At most drizzle. ”

During the days when he took Zhao Zhong in Yidu, Deng She had nothing to do, and specially tested his weather forecasting ability, which was indeed very accurate. So this march also brought him. As a general, when you know astronomy and geography, changes in the weather will have a great impact on the progress of the war, and bringing Zhao Zhong by your side is equivalent to bringing a weather forecasting machine, which may play a role at a critical moment.

Deng She nodded, indicating that he knew, and didn't pay much attention to it, deflected his bridle, rode at a gallop, and the other generals also followed and bypassed Zhao Zhong'er who was kneeling on the ground, urging the horse to follow. Deng She continued to give orders while galloping: "The Shandong reinforcements in Hejian Mansion are blocked by Zhao Guo. The Shandong reinforcements in the coastal states and counties are responsible for the naval division. What happened to the reinforcements from Jinan and other Shandong in the west? ”

"The military report from Huama Wang Tianfeng in the morning said that his troops had begun to move in the direction of Jinan. According to the agreement between the lord and him in advance, he would not attack Jinan directly, but it was guaranteed that it would put strong pressure on Jinan, forcing Jinan's Liu Qi troops to have no courage to rush out of the city. ”

"Is Pan Xianji gone?"

"I set out early in the morning on the orders of the lord."

On the same day in Yidu, Pan Xianer cooperated with Yang Xingjian, fought against the Confucians, and said that Wang Shicheng was willing to join forces with Haidong to send troops to Dadu. In terms of his eloquence, he is really on par with Yang Xingjian. Yang Xingjian's eloquence is mostly upright, citing scriptures and classics to convince people. And Pan Xianer is more insidious and has strange tricks, so his eloquence is often off-the-beaten, and he is good at improvising.

Jinan Liu Jue, the official residence Yidu Pingzhang, has a large military force, which should not be underestimated. Pan Xian'er was ordered by Deng She to send an envoy to Jinan.

There is a cloud in the art of war: "The way to use soldiers, attack the heart first, and attack the city first." "In terms of the language of later generations, it is about fighting wits and courage. There are many ways to fight wit, and it is better than fighting wits with military tactics when facing battle; Dividing and disintegrating the enemy's morale is also a battle of wit. Deng She grasped the fact that Liu Qi was not Wang Shicheng's descendant and was not very close to Wang Shicheng, so he planned to use the means of division and disintegration to solve him.

Pan Xianer brought a handwritten letter from Deng She, in which Deng She promised Liu Qi that he did not need him to surrender, nor did he need him to help Haidong, as long as he was willing to stand still in the process of Haidong's war with Yidu, then when Haidong won, he would still be Yidu Pingzhang. Moreover, Deng She also promised that Jinan could still be guarded by him.

This is a good plan, which is very beneficial to Liu Jue.

Who wouldn't sit on the mountain and watch the tiger fight? Hai Dongsheng, his status remains the same, and Jinan is still his. If Haidong loses, it can be expected that Yidu will inevitably lose a lot, and the greater the loss of Yidu, the more it can show the importance of his Liu Jue's status, and there will be no damage to his interests, and maybe, there will be further possibilities. Why not?

The reinforcements that Yidu counted on were only in these aspects. Deng She deployed separately, and before the people arrived at the city of Yidu, they had already devised a clever plan to trap them in a lonely city.

"The main force of the Deng thief, how far is it from Yidu?"

"Less than thirty miles. The main force of the Deng thief's department traveled very fast, at the latest, around nightfall. ”

"Did Jinan and other places send any reply letters?"

"Not yet."

Earlier, Tian Jialie and Xu Jizu Chengtou watched the battle, and once said that "the army of Jiao, Mi, and Jinan can be supported within three or five days." In fact, whether it is Tian Jialie or the step-ancestor, they all know that this is just the best one among the many possibilities that Yidu may face.

There was a judgment that they had all thought of, but none of them would say it first. Because once it is spoken, it will inevitably disturb the morale of the military.

Since Deng She dared to reneg on the covenant and invade on a large scale, was he not afraid that this would arouse the common hatred of Tian Feng and other Shandong heroes who had captured the capital with the same covenant, and instead make the Haidong army fall into a situation of fighting alone? Of course he was afraid. Therefore, it is certain that he has definitely discussed it with Tian Feng a long time ago. In other words, this time to deceive Wang Shicheng into attacking Dadu was not Deng She's strategy alone, it was determined to be a conspiracy of Deng She and Tian Feng!

With Deng She's long drive straight in, and then Tian Feng in the western front to respond, and Wang Shicheng is far away in Hejian Mansion, Xiao Mao Pingzhang fell into Haidong, Yidu has no leader, lack of unified deployment and command, Jinan Liu Qi is not moving, the reinforcements everywhere sit idly by, and no reply letter is sent from all over the country, such a strange phenomenon can be explained.

"Deng thief's plan is to cut my flank first, and then smash Huanglong is also. A little trick, thinking that you can put me in danger? Haha, Xiao Deng, Xiao Deng, you also underestimate me Shandong Junjie. ”

"Will the plan be released?"

"The advantage of our army is in the fortified city, although it is not prepared, the army and horses left in the city by the king are all elite, and the grain and grass are enough for several months. Although the Deng thief is sharp, his disadvantages are also obvious. Yidu and Liaodong, separated by the Bohai Sea, are inconvenient to transport. My strategy is still the same: keep.

"I am dozens of miles away from Yidu City, it is not easy for him to cross the sea, how many soldiers and horses can come? If we really can't wait for reinforcements, our army can also take the initiative to attack. When the time comes, it is only necessary to choose a general, lead 3,000 elites, run out of the city, copy the back road, and cut off its grain route. In this way, it will not take a few days for the army of thieves to crush themselves! I dare to assert that within half a month, our army will be victorious. ”

Tian Jialie was full of confidence, turned his head, and was worried.

"I expect that after Tian Jialie learned about the specific movements of our army and understood that there would be no reinforcements coming, he would be wise and clever, and he would definitely be helpless, except to still insist on the word 'keep', there must be no other plan. Our army is running from afar, and the lone army is deep into the enemy country, but there is one point, which must be carefully guarded. Order: Qing Qianxing led 3,000 men and horses to tour our army's coastal grain routes, and it was necessary to ensure that they were not lost. ”

"It is inconvenient for our army to transport grain and grass, and what has been transported is only enough for our army for ten days. Lord, if the war cannot be resolved quickly, this grain and grass? ”

"If there is a shortage in the enemy's country, of course, it is because of the enemy's food. If the war drags on, all units of the army are allowed to collect on the spot, and the sentry grain is close to the left! "Sun Tzu • Combat Chapter": Those who make good use of soldiers, no longer serve in the army, the food is not three years, and the food is used for the country, because the food is in the enemy, so the military food can be sufficient.

"Grain is not three years", and "three years" does not mean three years, but "transportation". Fighting deep into enemy countries, food will not be transported many times, weapons will be taken from the country, and food will be replenished from enemy countries.

This is a matter of course. Compassion is not in charge of soldiers, and righteousness is not in charge of wealth. It is ridiculous to march and fight, and still think about benevolence and righteousness, and want to leave a good impression on the enemy so that it can be managed in the future, etc. The priority is to think about how to win, and nothing else. Because, only the victorious army has the right to speak, and the defeated people, no matter how benevolent and righteous they have been, will not be remembered.

"My lord, the minister has a doubt."

"Speak."

"Shandong is rich, and the summer harvest is good, and the storage is very abundant. Grain and grass, etc., our army naturally does not have to worry. However, Yidu is a famous city of Dayi, first there is Mao Gui, and then Wang Shicheng has been operating for a long time, the city is solid, the soldiers and horses are excellent, and the grain and straw are sufficient. If he holds out for a long time and does not fight, our army will only have about 20,000 people, what will he do?

Deng She twice expected the enemy, and both mentioned that he expected Tian Jialie to use a persistent strategy, but both times he didn't care. Finally, someone couldn't hold back and raised this important and substantive issue.

Deng She laughed and said, "What will I do?" Haha, do you think that I went deep into the tiger's den regardless of the danger, and I spent so much time in Yidu a while ago, but it was actually wasted? Let me tell you the truth, no matter whether he Tian Jialie and his step-ancestor go out of the city to fight, or if they don't go out, this Yidu City, within half a month, I will take it! ”

"Will the plan be released?"

"The Buddha said, "Don't say it."

The generals of Haidong were stunned and puzzled, and those who had brains to react quickly, their hearts moved, they thought of a possibility, and they looked at each other, and their silent language was all saying: "Within half a month, our army will win?" Dealing with a big city like Yidu, and the identity of a guest army, there may be only one way to win so quickly. ”

What's the solution? There is an internal response. The inside should be combined with the outside. The more everyone thought about it, the more they thought about it, the more they felt that this possibility was very high, and seeing Deng She's confident appearance, they couldn't help but smile on their faces. The military spirit, which was originally a little unstable due to the deep penetration of the lone army, has stabilized so far.

Deng She collected more than 600 large and small ships, and crossed the sea more than 20,000 people in one day and night, and a full set of siege equipment. On the night of the same day, the main force arrived at the city of Yidu. Lu Qianwu's cavalry had roughly set up camp, the whole army was stationed, urgently assembled, and held a meeting to remember the bitterness overnight to mobilize and prepare for war.

Deng She didn't have time to rest, so he led four or five generals and colonels, and quietly went out of the camp to watch the reality of Yidu.