On the first day of March in the seventeenth year of Hongwei, Qingming.

A torrential rain suddenly came, which lasted for half a month without stopping, and the water level of several major rivers rose sharply, which could break through the river embankment at any time, turning the small half of the Southern Dynasty into a country.

At noon, the black clouds overwhelmed the city, the torrential rain poured, the long street was inaccessible, a scout braved the wind and rain to enter the city, went straight to the military headquarters, the sound of "lala" raindrops drowned out the hurried horses' hooves.

Half an hour later, the palace gate was opened, and Liu Yi led a group of guards to run wildly in the rain and galloped to the palace gate.

Everyone dismounted, the guards waited outside the palace gate, and the eunuchs who had been waiting for a long time hurriedly greeted them with umbrellas.

Liu Yi took off his coat and handed it to the guards, and followed the eunuchs to the south study and walked briskly, the eunuchs lowered their heads, Liu Yi thought about his thoughts, and didn't even say a polite word along the way.

At the door of the south study, Xiao Jinwu, the secretary of the military department, was anxiously pacing back and forth, and only stood still when he saw Liu Yi on the scene.

"What is it about urgent military affairs that makes you so nervous?"

Waving back the eunuch who led the way, Liu Yi asked while patting the water on his body.

Xiao Jinwu shook his head: "It's hard to say now, let's go in and talk about it." ”

As he spoke, Xiao Jinwu pushed open the door of the south study and walked in with Liu Yi.

In the south study, the commanders of the twelve guards of the Beijing Division were all present, Hu Yue, the left attendant of the military department, and Wang Shunde, the eunuch of the imperial horse supervisor, were also present.

Liu Yi and Xiao Jinwu gave up their hands, walked to the first two positions and sat down, and immediately a eunuch brought ginger soup and tea.

Before the two of them could take a sip, Wang Shun floated out from behind the screen like a ghost, and then Emperor Hongwei walked quickly behind the dragon case and sat down.

"See Your Majesty!"

Everyone hurriedly saluted.

Emperor Hongwei looked solemn, waved his hand to signal that there was no need to be polite, and everyone quickly got up and sat down again.

"Your Majesty......"

Seeing that the people were almost coming, Xiao Jinwu stood up, and just after saying two words, he saw Emperor Hongwei waving his hand to interrupt him.

"Xiao Aiqing, wait a minute, there are still people who have not arrived."

"Anyone else coming?"

Everyone was slightly stunned, only to see that there was a chair at the end of the ranking, Liu Yi and Xiao Jinwu glanced at each other, and had already guessed who that person was.

Not long after, the door of the south study was pushed open again, and Xu Rui walked in in a hurry.

His official uniform had been soaked by the rain, and several eunuchs hurriedly sent a blanket, Xu Rui was not polite, and immediately put it on his body and found his seat to sit down.

When Wang Yi saw that it was him, the fierce light flashed in his eyes, and he turned his head to ignore it, and the others had different expressions, but they all bowed to Xu Rui, Xu Rui didn't dare to hold it up, and after seeing the emperor, he returned the salute one by one.

The last time he was present was also a member of the third grade, at least with tens of thousands of male soldiers, but Xu Rui was just a sixth-grade petty official, and he only had a thousand people under his jurisdiction, which was very eye-catching among this group of bigwigs.

"Okay, everyone has arrived, Xiao Aiqing will talk about it."

Emperor Hongwei said in a deep voice after the dragon case.

Xiao Jinwu nodded, got up and said: "The eight hundred li rush I just received, on February 12 this year, the Southern Dynasty raised 500,000 troops and crossed the border of Northern Qi.

On 16 February, he conquered Qizhou and beheaded 12,000.

On February 17, he conquered Liancheng, Shangyi, and Wanzhou, and beheaded more than 30,000 people;

On 20 February, the field battle broke the Northern Qi reinforcements, destroying more than 40,000 enemies;

On 24 February, the main force of the Southern Dynasties crossed the Beihuan River and invaded Wuzhou in Northern Qi.

On 28 February, he conquered the Falling Dragon Pass, crossed Liuqing Mountain, and arrived at the Weiqi border, cutting off most of China's ties with Northern Qi, and possibly attacking the hinterland of China's northern country at any time.

At the same time, the Northern Qi is in an emergency, and the messenger for help and the letter of state have been on the way, but the heavy rain has fallen in recent days, delaying a lot of time, and it is expected to arrive in Changxing City tomorrow at the latest. ”

At the same time that Xiao Jinwu began to introduce, several eunuchs had already set up a huge map, and with his explanation, the eyes of the generals swept around the map, and they had basically mastered the route of the Southern Dynasty's march.

"What do you think?"

Emperor Hongwei asked in a deep voice, and he himself stared at the map, as if he was still reminiscing about Xiao Jinwu's battle report.

Liu Yi frowned, and asked Xiao Jin Wudao: "Did the three pro-armies of King Wuling participate in the war?" ”

Xiao Jinwu shook his head: "Judging from the battle report, there is no one for the time being, but the Southern Dynasty raised 500,000 troops, and it must be King Wuling himself who led the troops, and those three pro-armies will definitely go out with the army." ”

Everyone nodded when they heard this, but Xu Rui rubbed his chin, revealing a thoughtful look.

"Strange, judging from the route of the Southern Dynasties' march, they started the battle from the eastern border of the two countries, but why did the Southern Dynasties' army not only advance closer to the hinterland of Northern Qi under the successive battles, but spared a circle and hit the border of our Great Wei?"

Li Guangzu looked at the map and asked suspiciously.

"Don't forget the last battle of Jingyang."

Liang Tongfang had a straightforward personality, and he didn't care about everyone's face, and coldly reminded him, and several generals who had participated in the Battle of Jingyang were immediately shocked.

During the Battle of Jingyang, the Southern Dynasty also took advantage of the opportunity of the raid on the Northern Qi Dynasty to successfully induce the Great Wei to send troops to Jingyang and get into their encirclement.

The current situation is so similar to two years ago that it can't help but send chills through everyone's hearts.

"In just two years, will King Wuling repeat his old tricks?"

Xiao Jinwu asked as if talking to himself.

Liu Yi snorted coldly: "As long as the strategy is easy to use, why don't you use it a few more times?" Wuling Xiao'er has already tasted the sweetness, even if the old trick is repeated, it is not unusual. ”

Xiao Jinwu circled around the map twice, shook his head and said, "What if going around this circle is just a trick?" When our army stepped up its preparations to defend against the invasion of the Southern Dynasties and could not be separated, if the King of Wuling quickly returned to the division, it was very likely that he would raid the hinterland of the Northern Qi and directly destroy the Northern Qi. ”

Hearing Xiao Jinwu's analysis, all the generals nodded slightly, feeling that it was very likely.

"Lord Shangshu is too worried."

At this moment, Wang Yi, who had not spoken, finally spoke.

As soon as these words came out, everyone suddenly fell silent.

Wang Yi is not a small name, but he is an alternative in the army, and he himself is not from the Twelve Guards of the Beijing Division, all the generals are very curious about him, and when they see him speak, they are all waiting for his next step, but Liang Tongfang and Li Guangzu snorted coldly because of his dislike with Xu Rui, and their faces were full of disdain.

"What does Wang Qing think?"

Emperor Hongwei withdrew his gaze from the map, and seemed to be expecting his opinion.

Wang Yi has been waiting for this opportunity for a long time, originally he came to the capital to take charge of the left guard of the Chinese army with a blockbuster intention, but he didn't expect that there were people everywhere in the army, and before he could straighten out the relationship, he clashed with Xu Rui again.

This series of setbacks made him disgraced and embarrassed, and now that he has the opportunity to win back a city and regain his foothold, he naturally attaches great importance to it.

As early as when Xiao Jinwu had just finished reading the battle report, he knew in his heart, and he had not spoken because he was trying to see if there were any loopholes in his thoughts, and now he was basically sure that his strategy was basically impeccable, so he dared to speak in front of everyone.

"Ladies and gentlemen, this official has calculated that from the emergence of King Wuling in the third year of Hongwei to the Battle of Jingyang in the fifteenth year of Hongwei, King Wuling has a total of seven chances to destroy Northern Qi.

However, these battles were either hastily withdrawn in the face of a favorable situation, or they were immediately diverted from the ground running, and there was never a single truly decent war of annihilation. ”

"Huh? It seems like that's the case, why is it so weird? ”

When he said this, all the generals immediately frowned, and the same question appeared in their hearts.

Wang Yi was happy in his heart, but he still said unhurriedly on his face: "In fact, this point is very easy to understand, the Northern Qi is mountainous, easy to defend and difficult to attack, its geographical location is a corner of peace, the land is narrow and the people are poor, and the abundant things are only coal and iron, and the coal and iron are just rich in the Southern Dynasty."

If the Southern Dynasty consumes a huge price to capture the Northern Qi, not only will the gains outweigh the losses, but it is very likely to fall into the quagmire of war, giving our army an opportunity to take advantage of, so even though the opportunity to destroy the Northern Qi has appeared as many as seven times, the King of Wuling has chosen to attack the east without exception.

Using the dispatch of troops to Northern Qi as bait to achieve other strategic goals. ”

"Hiss......"

Hearing this, the generals immediately gasped, and after thinking about it carefully, it was really as Wang Yi said, but it was such a simple law, and everyone didn't even notice it before.

As soon as the so-called connoisseur opened his mouth, he knew if there was any, although Wang Yi was not very old, he was well versed in Tao strategy and was indeed very capable.

In an instant, this thought popped up in the hearts of several generals, and they paid more and more attention to his words.

"Then according to Qing's intentions, what should our army do?"

Emperor Hongwei asked.

Wang Yi said: "Your Majesty, Weichen judged that although King Wuling's dispatch of troops this time was aimed at Northern Qi, it was actually intended to be in the Great Wei, and he went around in such a big circle, which was nothing more than to lead our army to be fooled."

Whether our army directly sent troops to the Northern Qi Dynasty, or raided the Southern Dynasty Fudi, the main force of the Southern Dynasty would quickly break through the national border and go straight to Changxing, maybe the King of Wuling really made up his mind and planned to fight a war to destroy the country, but it was definitely not the Northern Qi that he wanted to destroy, but my Great Wei! ”

"What?!"

Everyone was shocked when they heard this, and took a closer look on the map, if the 500,000 elites of the Southern Dynasty really bypassed the main force of the Great Wei, broke through the national border, and approached Changxing City, which was empty of troops, it was really possible to be successfully attacked by him and go down in a battle.

Thinking of this, including Emperor Hongwei, Liu Yi and Xiao Jinwu, they were all in a cold sweat, and they were afraid.

"What countermeasures does Wang Qing have?"

Emperor Hongwei asked.

Wang Yi said with a smile: "The minister has a plan, but the barbarians of the Southern Dynasty will not come back!" ”

"Oh?"

The people present suddenly perked up, and Emperor Hongwei hurriedly said, "Speak quickly." ”

Wang Yi hugged his fists and said: "Your Majesty, my lords, at the moment, the main force of King Wuling is still in Northern Qi, no matter how many tricks he makes, if he wants to break through to my Great Wei Recovery, he needs to pass through Liuqing Mountain." ”

As he spoke, he glanced at Xu Rui, and when he saw that he lowered his head and did not speak, he sneered in his heart, and continued: "The terrain of Liuqing Mountain is dangerous, and it is difficult for the army to deploy.

As long as we send an army to pretend to be fooled, go deep into the Northern Qi Dynasty, and then ambush the main force in Liuqingshan and wait for King Wuling to throw himself into the net. ”

"Wonderful!"

As soon as Wang Yi's words were finished, several people immediately clapped their palms and laughed, and even Xiao Jinwu and Liu Yi's faces looked a little better.

I have to admit that his analysis is well-founded and very convincing, and even if King Wuling does not win the plan, there will not be much loss, and the initiative of the war is still in the hands of Dawei, which is definitely a clever plan.

The corners of Emperor Hongwei's mouth hooked up a smile, obviously appreciating Wang Yi's plan, but before he was about to speak, he suddenly glanced at Xu Rui, and saw that Xu Rui was carelessly plucking his ears, and a trace of ghost fire was born in his heart for no reason.

"Xu Rui, what do you think of Wang Qing's plan?"

Suddenly named by Emperor Hongwei, everyone immediately looked at Xu Rui, Xu Rui seemed to be a little surprised, and he laughed for a while.

"If you use troops like this, I'm afraid it's just another Jingyang defeat."

He opened his mouth unhurriedly, as if he were talking about tonight's menu.

However, hearing this, Wang Yi's pupils suddenly shrank, and several other generals were even more stunned, and the smile that Emperor Hongwei had just shown immediately froze on his face.