"Now for the time being, whether to withdraw this part of the troops depends on two factors: one is the stable state of the three passes of Lazikou, Xianrengou and Mantouling; The other is the stability of the military morale of these two cities.

At present, Tuozhong may be better. As for Zhang Ye, it mainly depends on whether Guo Shuming will commit suicide. ”

Wang Ziyu explained.

"Guo Shuming wants to commit suicide? Why? Ma Fei couldn't figure it out for a while. Not long after becoming a vanguard general, I have not thought about these things from the overall situation.

"His martial arts have been abolished by me. Although I promised not to kill him and promoted him to Anxi, he felt sorry for Guo Deyu and chose to commit suicide to apologize. ”

Wang Ziyu said calmly.

"I see. It seems that this Guo Shuming is also a talent. When I ran errands with Guo Deyu, I really didn't see that he was a loyal man. Ma Fei sighed.

"Everyone has a choice. If he had to kill himself, I couldn't help it. Now it is necessary to immediately send troops and horses, 3,000 from each city, to replace the crossbowmen and some infantry there. How many soldiers are left? ”

"Does the general mean the spearmen or the total number of spearmen and crossbowmen?"

"Let's see how much we are."

"In addition to the men who were sent out to escort grain and grass last time, there are still 12,000 spearmen left, and 14,000 crossbowmen left."

"Are you familiar with the three passes of Lazikou, Xianrengou and Mantouling?" Wang Ziyu asked calmly. The strength of the troops is acceptable, but the terrain was studied last time. But at that time, it was just a matter of trying to control the pass and take over there.

But now, Zhang Ye and Tuozhong's envoys have gone out, and those people don't know the news here, and they will definitely get the troops of Fucheng as scheduled, turn around and come in from the three passes, and attack Anxi.

Once you enter these three passes, it is equivalent to entering the small plain between the two mountains in Anxi, which is easy to attack and difficult to defend.

Although with Anxi's existing strength, especially the 20,000 light cavalry, plus the 30,000 iron cavalry, against the strength of Fucheng, it should also be able to win. But a victory that was too tragic was not what Wang Ziyu needed.

Not only must he repel the enemy, but he must also minimize his own casualties. Otherwise, once the main force of Anxi's elite is consumed too much, it will not only be a loss for Anxi, but also a huge loss for Da Luo.

The most important thing is that he finally controlled the strength of one side, which can deter the country, once the number of troops is reduced sharply, then his efforts will be in vain.

"Familiar, must be familiar. General, I used to be a lieutenant in Lazikou. Ma Fei said with a smile, looking very familiar.

"Then you say, how can we repel the enemy at the lowest cost?" Wang Ziyu looked at Ma Fei and asked.

"General, forgive your subordinates for speaking boldly. This battle can be avoided. "Ma Fei is categorical.

"It seems that you have a lot of confidence, tell me about it. If you don't fight, it's good. It is best to be able to settle down for a long time. Wang Ziyu smiled. He likes this kind of brave and resourceful person.

"General, directly release one of Zhang Ye's guards of the city, and ask him to send a message to the messenger who invited troops from Fucheng, and said that you are ready here, dig a pit, and wait for them to jump.

In this way, with the shadow that the Great General had left on them in Fucheng before, they would definitely not dare to come rashly. Even if they come, it is a temptation of a small group of troops, and it is enough to take them all away. The Great War could have been avoided altogether. ”

"However, there is a problem here, and that is that the person who delivered the letter needs to stay there. Otherwise, it will be revealed as soon as you come back. ”

"No, it won't. The people in Fucheng will definitely let him lurk back as an undercover agent. Those envoys who asked for troops would stay in Fucheng for the time being. ”

"That's good. Tell me again, which is the closest city to Lazikou? ”

"Wind Chronicle City! If Fucheng attacks, it will definitely gather troops in Fengji City, and then enter from Lazikou. Fengji is about eighty miles away from Lazikou. ”

"Which is the closest city to the Wind Ki? Especially closer to the fairy ditch? ”

"Falling Horse Slope. The city was built in the valley. Hillsides all around. It is about fifty miles from Fengji. Seventy miles away from Xianrengou. ”

"Then why don't they assemble from Luomapo and then enter through Xianrengou?" Wang Ziyu's question immediately came out. Moreover, Luomapo is only seventy miles away from Xianrengou, which is ten miles less than the distance between Fengji and Lazikou.

"Because the road from Luomapo to Xianrengou is all mountain paths, it is not suitable for large-scale marching. If they were to attack the Immortal Gully, the team would be too narrow and long, and they would not have an advantage at all. On our side, as long as a few thousand people are guarding, it will be difficult for tens of thousands of them to come.

However, it is different on the Lazikou side. The enemy can attack on a large scale, and tens of thousands of people come at a time, and we must resist tens of thousands of people. It's just that the pass on our side is relatively high, and it is more difficult for them to break through. ”

"Okay, I know that. You immediately order the men below to send out three more waves to transport the marching tents and other supplies to the three passes, and each pass is subject to the supply of 20,000 men. When they arrived, they were all set up, and in the evening, each stove was lit, but not cooking. ”

"The general is going to arrange suspicious soldiers?"

"Yes. Now it's hard to say whether there are any spies or not, let the soldiers patrol well, and let people see the fireworks from a distance. ”

Ma Fei listened to the order and hurriedly went to make arrangements. Wang Ziyu immediately ordered that Wang Lang lead his cavalry to Lazikou early tomorrow morning, and bring 6,000 crossbowmen to go.

Then, Wang Ziyu took all the remaining twenty members of the Qingying Guard to Zhang Ye.

By the time Zhang Ye arrived, it was already noon.

Wang Ziyu went to visit Guo Shuming, although he was still tied up, his mood was still good. According to his family, he had eaten as usual for the past two days, but he was afraid that he would commit suicide and did not dare to let go of the rope.

"City Lord Guo, although you have failed Guo Deyu now, you can also act as a way to pull him when Guo Deyu is down-and-out in the future, and return the favor. You don't have to die to repay the reward. It's really worthless to die like this. ”

Wang Ziyu sat down and put his heart in his heart.

Guo Shuming didn't speak, just looked at Wang Ziyu in silence. After a long time, he nodded.

"General, let's do it, when the war in Anxi is over, you can transfer me to Anxi. As for repaying Guo Dudu, I'll talk about it later. ”

"That's right. Now that I'm not here, in case you commit suicide, or don't untie your ropes for the time being, can you understand? Wang Ziyu smiled.

"Yes. It just so happens that I can also think about life. Guo Shuming finally showed a smile on his face, as if he was relieved.

Leaving the city lord's mansion, Wang Ziyu found Hou Duwei and ordered him to pretend to be on vacation, go out of Lazikou, and go to Fengji to report to the people who asked for troops, saying that the two cities here have been taken by the general, and the general has arranged heavy troops, waiting for them to jump into the fire pit at Lazikou.

"Then how do I get back?" Hou Duwei immediately thought of this question. Although he loves the city lord, he loves his wife even more. If he goes to Fucheng and can't come back, he plans to refuse.

"They're going to make you a mole, they're going to get you back right away. When the time comes, I will wait for your news in Lazikou. ”

"Good. I'll go right away. Hou Duwei changed into civilian clothes, disguised himself as a peasant, and rode wildly towards Lazikou. Wang Ziyu asked the walnut collar to ride the iron horse, and when Ma Fei's spearmen arrived, he withdrew to Lazikou, which was of great use.

When it was dark, Wang Ziyu arrived at Lazikou.