When the generals came, they took a closer look at it. But there is another difficulty that is difficult to solve.

If this information had been known a little earlier, even yesterday, it would have been better than today. Chahan's horses arrived only yesterday. If he had learned this information yesterday and taken advantage of the fact that his deployment was still undecided and his camp was not secured, it would have been much easier for the army to get out of the city. Although it was only one night apart, the camp in Chahan was very fast, and the camps in the south, east, and west of the city were roughly in shape. And most importantly, all his men and horses have arrived one after another, and the basic deployment has been decided.

At the same time, on the other hand, the defenders of Yidu were still reluctant to defend themselves, and if they divided their troops back and forth to the southeast coast, the defense would definitely be more difficult, so the troops that could be deployed must not be too many. After all, Yidu is the top priority, and if Yidu falls, it will be useless for reinforcements to come.

The problem arises: with a small number of troops, attack the positions of tens of thousands of troops deployed in Chahan. What kind of methods should be adopted, or rather, which direction should be chosen to get out of the city, and what kind of tactics should be used in order to achieve the greatest success at the minimum cost?

Compared with the armies deployed in various places outside the city, the north side is the least. However, there is a river to the north. Although it is already November, Shandong is much warmer than Liaodong, the river has not completely frozen, and most of the river is still rushing. Getting out from the north is obviously impossible.

It is also surrounded by rivers on the east and west sides. The only south side is where the main camp of Chahan is located.

Monk Li came up with an idea: "Why don't you strike the east and the west?" Deng She asked, "What's the matter?" Monk Li said: "Use a group of men and horses to go out of the southern city first and attract the attention of Chahan." Then the troops sent out to and from the southeast coast, and then took the north gate to lurk across the river. There are the least Tartars outside the north city gate, as long as we can cross the river and attack it unprepared, we will definitely be able to kill it. ”

Hong Jixun shook his head in opposition and said, "It's on paper!" Everyone knows that the Yuan army outside the northern city is the least, and it is not easy, but the river is difficult to cross. 'Surprise and unpreparedness' is easier said than done. The slightest accident is a situation in which our army is attacked by the enemy halfway through! Vice Hub, do you have any good ways to ensure that our army can cross the river safely? ”

Monk Li is now also the deputy head of the official residence of the Yidu Academy, a dignified member of the second rank, and has military power, which can be described as a high power, but he was reprimanded by Hong Jixun like a three-year-old child.

Monk Li dared to be angry and didn't dare to speak, he shook his head, stared at the copper bell, and after a while, he said stupidly: "I don't have any good way to ensure that our army can cross the river safely." After a pause, he added, "However, people always come up with solutions. 'Three stinkers, one Zhuge Liang. "What's more, there are also smart shows like Hong Gong and Ji Gong here. As long as we are willing to think hard, there will always be a way, right? ”

Ji Zongzhou said: "The sound of the east strikes the west. ......Give the dummy. ”

He bowed to Deng She and said thoughtfully: "What Hong Gong said is certainly good. It's hard to think of a way to cross the river. But what the deputy cardinal said does not seem to be unreasonable. Now outside the southern city wall, the Yuan army is strong, and Chahan himself is in charge. If you rush hard, I'm afraid it's hard to do. The only way to do this is to think of something to the north or outside the east and west walls. ”

Deng She asked, "What is the best plan for Ji Gong?" ”

"The minister grew up in Shandong, and later served as a local official, so he is still familiar with the mountains and rivers near Yidu. The river in the north of the city is turbulent, and it is really not easy to cross. However, in the east and west of the city, there are quite a few shallow and narrow river crossings. The main army went back and forth to the southeast, and it was expected that the cavalry would be the main one. The cavalry has horses, and if they choose the right ferry, they can completely drive the horses to the crossing. ”

"Oh?" Deng Sheda was interested.

In winter, there is little rain, and the water in the river is not as full as in spring and summer, and the water surface has already fallen a lot. Some of the ferries are indeed as Ji Zongzhou said, the water surface is not only very shallow, but also very narrow. If you choose the right place, it is not impossible to cross the river overnight. Deng She asked Hong Jixun and said, "What does Hong Gong think?" ”

Hong Jixun is meticulous, and he actually has an in-depth understanding of the "shallow, narrow and easy-to-cross ports" that Ji Zongzhou talked about. However, instead of expressing his opinion directly, he asked Dunsher to spread out the map and place it on the ground. Then lift the folding fan upside down and walk on it.

When he walked to a place, he pointed with a folding fan and asked Ji Zongzhou, "Lord Ji, the port you called 'shallow, narrow and easy to cross', this is one of them, right?" Ji Zongzhou nodded yes. Hong Jixun walked to another place and asked, "Here, it's also for one of them, right?" Ji Zongzhou nodded again. If so, three.

Hong Jixun opened the folding fan, fanned it twice, and the jade tree stood on the map in the wind, and then said to Deng She: "Understanding the mountains and rivers and being familiar with geography are the basic qualities of a general. Richard, a veteran too. How can we not know the truth in this? These ferries are clear even to the ministers. And what about Richardhamye? He wouldn't be ignorant. According to the minister's estimate, as long as these shallow, narrow and easy-to-cross ports, he must have been guarded by military horses and horses. ”

At this point, he raised his foot and stepped back to make it easier for Dun She to see the picture clearly. Immediately after, with a "snap", he closed the folding fan again, he bowed, and said: "Please use the ornament to show the situation map of the Chahan'an camp for the lord." ”

Deng She bowed his head, took off the brocade bag, jade pendant and other things on his waist, handed them to the guards, and ordered them to be placed on the map one by one according to Hong Jixun's command. Not enough. Continued Jizu, Ji Zongzhou, etc., also untied the accessories separately for their use. After a short time, the arrangement was completed. I saw that around the Yidu city on the map, the nearby mountains and rivers, and the surrounding left and right, there were more than a dozen jade, agate, and pearls of different shapes. Jewelled. The indoor light is involuntarily lit.

Hong Jixun said: "Yesterday night, the minister came to the city again and carefully observed the deployment of the battalions in Chahan. Look: This is the south* and north* outside the northern wall. Slightly farther north*, the north flows into the sea. The south * is closer, surrounding Yidu, not only covering the north side, but also the east and west sides of the city are also surrounded by this river. The width of the water is two or three hundred meters. It is connected to the giant ocean in the east.

"In these three directions, Chahan has not many military horses. But it is connected from the east, through the north, and to the west. This is also the long snake formation. It is the so-called head should be the tail, the tail should be the head, and the middle should be the head and tail. If our army rashly crosses the river, the consequences can be imagined. will inevitably fall into their back-and-forth echoes. Don't talk about going out of the city to the southeast, I'm afraid it's impossible to even protect yourself. ”

Deng She asked, "What does Mr. Nayi mean, what should our army do?" ”

Hong Jixun didn't have a good way. It has only been less than two hours since I learned the news. Deng She's quick decision to use the military horses in the city to reopen the passage with Haidong as soon as possible was already an instant decision. It's just a big framework, but it's really necessary to be specific to the details of the implementation steps, don't say anything about the "three stinkers", I'm afraid that even if Zhuge is resurrected, it is expected that it will be difficult to be confident all at once, and immediately come up with a mature and feasible plan.

The ministers were silent, and the room was quiet.

Deng She frowned, stared at the map for a long time, and suddenly said: "I summoned the messenger from the southeast coast just in time, and I heard him say that the process of coming into my city is quite difficult. Most of the thirty horsemen he brought were killed. The commotion was so big, presumably Chahan must have already known about it. ……。 He looked up and asked, "Ladies and gentlemen, if you were Chahan, what would you decide because of this?" ”

"If the subordinate is Chahan?"

……

Chahan was in the tent, listening to a general.

This will correct the interception of the Haidong messenger just now. Chahan inquired about the whole process in detail, and praised with satisfaction: "Very good! You're doing a good job. "Teach the guards," take a plate of silver, reward! "Look at the generals in the account, and say, "The messenger of the southeast red thief has successfully entered the city. It is expected that the southeast coastal states and counties will be in my hands, and Xiao Deng has already learned about it at this time. Ladies and gentlemen, if you were a thief, what would you decide because of this? ”

Not bad at all. The Southeast Messenger is not a particularly fierce general, and the reason why he was able to enter the city smoothly with only thirty horsemen under the cover of tens of thousands of troops was the result of Chahan's deliberate indulgence.

One of the members turned around and said, "If the southeast coast falls, the foreign aid of Yidu will be cut off." Xiao Deng must have been flustered when he learned about this. I can't say it, sooner or later, he will send troops and generals to fight with Guan Shuai. "Guan Shuai, that is, Guan Bao. He is still stationed in the southeastern coastal states.

Chahan said: "Not bad. The old man will ask you again. In your opinion, what kind of military horse will Xiao Deng transfer to the southeast? ”

"Looking at the army of the Haidong Red Thieves in Yidu, only Jinan Zhao Guo and Jiyang Tong Shengyang can maneuver. However, the last general thought that Xiao Deng was also a talent, and he would definitely not casually move these two people. Therefore, the only thing he can use is the defenders in Yidu City. Or....... ”

"Or what?"

"Or maybe there is also Dizhou Tianfeng."

……

At the same time, in the marshal's mansion in Yidu City, Xu Jizu's eyes suddenly lit up, stepped out of the ranks, and said urgently: "Lord, and take care of what will happen to Li Chahan first." There is one person, but you have forgotten about him. ”

"Who?"

Continued to follow the ancestor and said: "Dizhou Tianfeng! Since it is difficult for our army to get out of the city right now, why not ask him to help me? Although he has suffered a series of defeats, there are still more than 10,000 military horses. Moreover, Dizhou is not far from the southeast coast. Dawn and evening are coming. Why didn't the lord prepare the next letter and send it with him? A little benefit, in exchange for helping me retake the southeast? ”

"Tian Feng."

……

"Tian Feng, a cunning thief. Our army has been at war with the Haidong Red Thieves for many days, have you ever seen him send a soldier and a half pawn to help Xiao Deng? When the old man heard about it, Xiao Deng repeatedly sent him letters asking for help, but he never ignored them. What is a 'thief'? He is as fierce as a wolf when he is cheap, and as cunning as a fox when facing a great enemy. Have you ever seen a wild wolf or fox that knows that there are tigers in the mountains, but still prefers to walk in the tiger mountains? Tian Feng's turtle has shrunk in Dizhou and has not moved so far, which is proof of this! Xiao Deng couldn't count on him. ”

……

"If you can count on Tian Feng, do you have to wait until today? Tian Feng is fierce and cunning. Have I written him a few letters? He has not moved to this day, which is proof of this! He had already been beaten by Chahan. It is expected that the decision made at this time is nothing more than to sit and watch the changes. If the situation in Yidu is good, there is still the possibility of mobilizing him. The worse the situation in Yidu, the less likely he will come to his aid. ”

……

"If Tian Feng sits and watches, then there is only one Yidu defender who can use the men and horses that Xiao Deng can use."

Chahan bowed his head and said, "Exactly." As he said, when Xiao Deng heard that the southeast had fallen, he must first send troops to fight for it, so as to reopen the channel for reinforcements from Haidong. And Zhao Guo and Tong Sheng raised the Zhulu Guerrilla Army, and he couldn't move now. Tian Feng, he couldn't move anymore. Therefore, the old man asserted that within three days, there would definitely be people in Yidu City! ”

Answered, that is, the general of the Yuan army who had just spoken. Chahan's analysis is well-founded, and the generals claim to be. Someone was worried about this and said: "Looking at the first battle yesterday, there is no shortage of brave red thieves in the city. If he is really as the commander expected, he is determined to go out of the city and break through, if our army can't intercept it, it will be really a trouble! ”

Chahan smiled: "What's the trouble? ”

"What do you mean?"

"If it's too troublesome, why did the old man deliberately let the messenger of the southeast red thief into the city? Don't you see that this is a great opportunity for our army to take the city and defeat the enemy? ”

The generals glanced at each other, and many people suddenly woke up. However, as a courtier, when it is time to pretend to be stupid, he should pretend to be stupid unequivocally. None of them pretended to be smart, but they were still confused, and they all said: "The ministers are ignorant, and they don't understand what the commander means? May it be heard and taught. ”

Chahan glanced outside the tent and said, "It's been more than a month since I left the army in October. It's almost the middle of winter, and it's getting cold every day. The soldiers trekked through mountains and rivers, and fought thousands of miles in October, and they were all a little tired. At the same time, it is not easy to transport military rations. Jinan, Tai'an, and still have not been conquered. I hung my army deep, and I really can't stay under the city of Yidu for a long time. Jiudun is the teacher, and the old is useless. So, it's time for a quick fix!

"How to solve the problem quickly? The old man said yesterday that there is only one way to solve the problem quickly. That is to do everything possible to transfer Xiao Deng's military horses out of the city and force him to fight with me in the field. If the wild is defeated, the benefits will not be conquered.

"God help me. The messenger of the southeast red thief happened to arrive, and the old man deliberately let him into the city, just to transfer Deng Junma out. As long as his military horse is willing to go out of the city, with the old man's means, he will turn over the clouds and rain and other idle ears! How many strategies can be used? Take the city, just around the corner! So, not only is this not a problem, it's a godsend. Chahan smiled happily.

All the generals suddenly realized that they all said: "The handsome temple is counted, and the ghosts and gods are unpredictable!" Submit to the courtiers. ”

Chahan smiled: "What temple is considered a god? Sycophants are gone! In that case, I'll ask again. Yi'er and others judged that if the Deng thief wanted to go out of the city, which side would he take? ”

It's time to show your talents. After thinking for a moment, he replied first: "There is a main force stationed in the south of my city. When the thief went out of the city, there was only the north, east, and west of the city. ”

"North, east, and west of the city, which side will he choose?"

"To the north of the city there are south* and north*, and the water is turbulent and the river is very wide. It's not easy to get by. Deng Thief probably won't choose this side. In the east and west of the city, there are several ferries, the water surface is narrow, and the river is shallow. Deng Thief may choose both sides. Merely....... ”

"But what?"

"It's just that the big marshal is encamped, and the camp formation used on the north, east, and west sides of the city is a long snake formation. There is a famous Hong Jixun in the Deng thief army, known as a wise number. The last general was on patrol last night, and saw a man in white clothes, as if it were him, standing at the head of the city and watching my camp for a long time. Now that he thinks about it, he may already know the beauty of the layout of our military barracks. ”

"So what?"

Answer, he was worried and said: "Since the red thief may already know this, the last general is worried, even if Xiao Deng has the heart to go out of the city, I am afraid that he will be helpless." In this way, will it be inevitable that you want to transfer thieves out of the city? ”

"It's going to be a failure?"

……

"My messenger is coming from the southeast, and Chahan will not fail to guess what news they will bring. This messenger was not a brave general, but was able to rush into the city with thirty horsemen. Ladies and gentlemen, do you think it could be that Chahan deliberately indulged in it? Defeating Tian Feng, Deng She made a bold guess.

"Why did the lord say this?" Continued Jizu and Ji Zongzhou were all taken aback, and they all asked puzzled.

Hong Jixun was reminded, and the fan quickly opened and closed, closed and opened, and the "pop" sounded. He replied: "What the lord said is very reasonable! Hurriedly hooked his head, and then looked at the layout of the various camps in Chahan on the map, muttered to himself, circled around Yidu two or three times, raised his head, looked at him, and said, "My lord, if this is the case, then it is not impossible for our army to break through to the southeast!" ”

They were still puzzled.

Deng She smiled, as if he was not at all annoyed by Hong Jixun's casual interjection. He adjusted his sitting posture slightly, put his body into the chair more comfortably, and then said with a smile: "Mr. Hong, it seems that you have a plan." Why don't you tell me more about it, so that you can listen to it with us and others? ”

……

Chahan said: "According to the current deployment of our army's camp formation, the red thief may be helpless and retreat. The old man's plan to transfer his military horses out of the city may also be disappointed. But haven't you thought of another possibility? ”

"Please give me advice."

Chahan unfolded the map, hung the tent, got up and walked slowly to the front, summoned the generals to surround him, shook the dust in his hands twice, and gently pointed in the east and west directions of Yidu City, and said slowly: "What if the old man takes the initiative to remove part of the military horses stationed in these two places?" ”

"Evacuate some?"

"The old man can deliberately let the red thief messenger into the city, but why can't he deliberately let the red thief out of the city?"

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"If the messenger of the southeast is indeed a deliberate indulgence in my city, then he will have a trick. Just as the lord judged before, Chahan came from afar, and it was not suitable to fight for a long time. He let my envoy into the city, and his intention was nothing more than to send my army and horses out of the city. First, divide the strength of our defenders. Second, we can also do some other means to wait for the opportunity to take our city.

"He has a good plan, and I have a wall ladder. If our army doesn't see through his plan, forget it. Now that he has seen through his plans. Then, naturally, it can be reversed and the calculation will be calculated! Therefore, the minister said that it may not be impossible for our army to break through and go back to the southeast. ”

……

"Dare to ask the marshal, I don't know how to deliberately let the red thief out of the city?"

"The first important point should not be obvious. Come! In the next few days, carefully observe the movements of the red thieves in the city! ”

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"May I ask Lord Hong, I don't know how to plan it?"

"The first important point, not obvious! Lord, please send someone to watch the movements of the Yuan army carefully in the next few days! As long as the Yuan army really made a move, for example, it either secretly withdrew the garrison of a certain department, or used all kinds of concealments to deliberately reduce the encirclement in the east and west of the city, and so on. Then, it means that the judgment of the lord is correct. And the time for our army to plan will come, of course. ”

Deng She slapped his hands and said with a smile: "Mr. Hong is quick to think, and he is really Zhuge of himself!" ”

The marshal's account, the generals flattered and sycophant: "The marshal strategizes and wins a thousand miles." Today's Sun Wu is also. ”

Bursts of thunder depress the city.