Yang Fan also doesn't know whether his guess is correct or not, and he is inevitably a little unconfident in the field he is not good at. But if this speculation is true, the consequences will be too serious, so he does not dare to hide it, even if his idea is too ridiculous to attract the ridicule of others.

He coughed, and was about to speak when Ma Qiao's rammer suddenly jumped up like a toad that had been stabbed in the ass, and shouted: "Yes, I have a way, we can directly send troops to attack their 'lair' Pingjiaao!" ”

With a "swish", everyone's eyes at the scene focused on him, completely ignoring Yang Fan's cough, and Yang Fan's right foot quietly retracted.

Li Duozuo said: "Attack Pingjiaao? ”

"Not bad!"

Ma Qiao rushed to the map and pointed: "General, please see, from here to Pingjiaao, there is another road, and there is no need to go through the road to Macheng." They want to attack the city, and we will let him attack it; They want to ambush, we can also let him ambush, let's go directly to their back road! ”

Ma Qiao said excitedly: "Let's take Pingjiaao first, burn their grain and grass baggage, and then immediately return to the division to defend the city, they have no grain and grass, they will no longer have the heart to attack Macheng, even if the city is broken, they will not get enough supplies, in this case, their only choice is to leave." ”

After Ma Qiao finished speaking, he looked at Li Duozuo excitedly and asked, "What does the general think?" ”

Li Duozuo's face was blank, and he just shook his head slightly.

Ma Qiao was disappointed and said hurriedly: "No, I think this method can be tried!" ”

Li Mulan explained: "Marshal Ma Brigade, the soldiers and horses ambushed by the Khitans at the mouth of the Sunset River are cavalry, and they are in the middle of Macheng and Pingjiaao, and it is very fast to go to the aid of Pingjiaao. Although there are only 3,000 people in Heijiaao. But they were in the valley, and 3,000 men were holding a narrow mountain pass, and it was difficult for us to break through quickly. ”

Chu Yi said: "Not bad! Pingjiaao is not close to here, if we want to surprise attack Pingjiaao, we have to use cavalry, our cavalry is now a total of more than 8,000 horsemen, all the way to attack, if we can't quickly break through the mountain pass, and the Khitan ambush soldiers will return in time to help, we will be trapped in the Pingjiaao Pass. That's dangerous. ”

When Ma Qiao heard this, he couldn't help but feel a little frustrated, but the knowledge on the battle formation was accumulated little by little in this way, after the two of them explained. The next time Ma Qiao thinks about what strategy and tactics he has, he is more reckless and impulsive than he is now. It will be much more cautious and meticulous.

There was silence in the tent again. Yang Fan coughed again, and Li Duozuo raised his eyes to look at him, revealing an inquiring look.

Yang Fan said slightly shyly: "The time in the army is too short, and the ability to lead troops to fight is not as good as General Li, and it is far from that of his colleagues." Maybe the next line of thinking is not right, but I still want to say it. Even if it can play a role in throwing bricks and stones for the general and his colleagues. ”

Li Duozuo smiled slightly and encouraged: "Captain Yang, you are too humble. Marching and fighting, we are generals. It should be a collective effort, and no one dares to say that their ideas are necessarily correct, or that they are foolproof! The horse brigade commander has done a good job just now, if you have any ideas, just say it. ”

Yang Fan nodded and smiled at everyone, stepped forward and said, "What I want to say is not just the siege of Macheng. It's ......"

Yang Fan clicked three times in a row on the map, respectively pressed on the "Kunyang River", "Xiala Mountain" and "Macheng", and said in a loud voice: "The last general is very confused, the Khitans are good at riding and shooting, and are good at maneuvering, unless they are used in the Huangzhang Valley to ambush and can use the geographical advantage to annihilate our army in large numbers, they will rarely adopt the tactics of fighting our army head-on, but drag our soldiers and horses around, waiting for an opportunity to swallow up. So ......"

Yang Fan turned around, his gaze swept over Li Duozuo, Chu Yi and Li Mulan one by one, as for his own brother, he automatically ignored it.

He is not good at tactics, and although Ma Qiao is stronger than him, his strength is limited. But strategically, what is needed is careful thinking and a higher vision. A clever strategist may not be a general who is good at leading troops to do war, so there are often scholars in cloth clothes who can also strategize, although Yang Fan does not know whether his estimate is correct or not, but he knows that in this regard, with Ma Qiao's current ability, it is impossible to raise any questions or ideas.

Yang Fan said: "General, colleagues, please think about it, why did the Khitans go against the norm and adopt the tactics of confronting and blocking the armies of General Lou and General Wu? In their rear, there is nothing they need to defend them, they should drag our army around, waiting for an opportunity to swallow every lone team!

And the people who attacked Pony City, we all know that Macheng doesn't have much that they need, so what is their intention to take the trouble to attack Pony City? They had accumulated so much grain in Pingjiaao, and they didn't take advantage of the other two main forces to contain the imperial army, and hurriedly transported it to Yingzhou's nest, but stopped here to attack Macheng, what did they want to do? ”

Chu Yi and Li Mulan frowned and thought about it, but Li Duozuo's eyes flashed with essence, and he asked eagerly: "You mean...... their various abnormalities are for a greater purpose?" ”

Yang Fan nodded solemnly and said, "The last general does think so. Great General, please look here! ”

Yang Fan turned around to the map, and said in two places, Macheng and Qianjinye City, and said: "Nearby, except for these two cities, they are all lofty mountains and uninhabited land, if these two places fall to the enemy, then ......"

Yang Fan's fingers stretched forward along the stone valleys of the east and west gorges, all the way to Lu Long: "Not only can they get a large number of iron tools to cast weapons from Qianjinye, but more importantly, these two cities are horns of each other, and they are the only two cities in the south of the Huangzhang Valley.

The Khitans had already begun to build a foundation in Yingzhou, and there were large armies stationed in each fortified city in the northwest, which they were easily and difficult to break. In addition, there is only the southward passage of Lulong, which is close to the east, and this city is the farthest road from the northwestern cities, so it is not easy to support. Once Qianjinye and Macheng fall into their hands, Lu Long will become a lonely city, and then they will pull Lu Long down, then ......"

Chu Yi blurted out: "Then they have mastered a passage to the south, taking Yingzhou, Lulong, and then passing through the Huangzhang Valley." It is connected with Qianjinye and Macheng. ”

Yang Fan said: "That's right, that's what I thought of." Considering that they are trying to ally with the Turks, then they have all the more reason to do so as long as they are not stupid. Once an alliance is reached, the Turks in the west, the Xi in the middle, and they in the east, will form a steel fork and advance step by step to the south.

Do so. It allows them to work closely with the Turks and respond to each other, while avoiding getting too close to the Turks and being eaten by the capricious Turks, while having plenty of room for them to grow step by step. If they are for this purpose, then they have this series of abnormal actions. And there are good reasons! ”

After Yang Fan finished speaking, he smiled modestly at everyone. "That's what I'm thinking. I don't know if it's right or wrong......"

Li Duozuo stepped forward step by step, stared straight at the map, looked at the two points of Xiala Mountain and Kunyang River for a long time, and then moved to Macheng, Qianjinye, and Lulong, Zuihou looked at Yingzhou, and took a long breath. He said in a deep voice: "I'm afraid...... If you're unlucky, that's probably what they're going to do! ”

Li Duozuo said: "In this case, their strange behavior of Chen Bingxia Lashan and Kunyang River to confront the northern and southern armies can be explained. Attacking Macheng also makes sense. After taking Macheng, they cut us off from the outside world, and it was only a matter of time before we took Qianjinye.

If they can use Macheng as bait and eat our reinforcements when attacking Macheng, it will be easier to defeat Qianjinye. Even if we refuse to send troops, they cut us off and rely on the grain and grass accumulated in Pingjia'ao to bring us down. Lu Long's side could not protect itself, and he did not dare to send a large army to support us.

At that time, Ma Cheng was in hand, relying on its geographical advantages, but the south refused the soldiers and horses of the imperial court, and the gold was in his hands, relying on his iron tools, which could supply them with armor. Macheng, Qianjinye, and the East and West Canyons became their first dangerous line of defense against the imperial court's soldiers and horses. And then ......"

Li Duozuo let out a long sigh and didn't say any more, but everyone in the tent had already understood what he meant, even Ma Qiao understood, and at that time, Lu Long would inevitably be unsafe, and the Khitans would connect them according to the danger and establish a base with depth, and it would be even more difficult for the imperial court to exterminate them.

Seeing that he recognized his judgment, Yang Fan's confidence increased greatly, and said, "Therefore, the siege of Macheng, we must solve it." If we don't send troops, after Macheng changes hands, followed by Qianjinye, we will be annihilated sooner or later. To relieve the siege of Macheng is to relieve the siege of ourselves! ”

Li Mulan frowned deeply and said, "But, how can we help?" Even if we already know that there is an ambush of the Khitans on the bank of the Sunset River, and the ambush no longer plays the role of an ambush, it is enough to prevent us from going to help, and the Khitans besieging Macheng can support them at any time. ”

Yang Fan asked: "If we can eat the Khitan ambush first, can we change the strength and weakness of the enemy and us?" ”

Li Mulan's eyes lit up and said, "Of course we can, but how can we eat this ambush?" ”

Yang Fan said slowly: "There are really not many methods available to us. If we go to relieve the siege of Macheng, whether we already know that the Khitans are ambushing there, it will be a tough battle, and it will be difficult for us to win, but in addition, there are too few ways available, maybe there is only one way, which is to burn their grain and grass! ”

Ma Qiao's spirits lifted when he heard this, and he only said that Yang Fan also agreed with his tactics, but this tactic had been vetoed by General Li Duozuo, and Yang Fan mentioned it again, did he have a way to solve the difficulties when he attacked Pingjiaao?

Chu Yi said impatiently: "Captain Yang, let's talk about it, didn't you go back to this question?" It is impossible to succeed in the surprise attack on Pingjiaao. The ambush is in the middle of Pingjiaao and Macheng, as long as we hit Pingjiaao, the defenders in the col set fire to warn, and the enemy cavalry will be able to return to help immediately, and before we break through the mountain pass, we will have to be blocked by the reinforcements of the Khitans! ”

Yang Fan showed that somewhat shy expression again: "The last general's time in the army is too short, he has never led soldiers or fought, and he doesn't know if he can use an idea that he has been thinking about, but the last general still wants to say it, even if it can play a role in throwing bricks and stones to the general......"

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