Chapter 117: Preparation 2

Chu Qin asked softly, "Since the high priest knows the stars, why doesn't he admonish him?" ”

Zhong Qi sighed and replied softly: "I can't advise, Gu Du and Lixia defected before, and now Mo Xuan has been taken away again, this is a great omen, if you ignore it, the imperial power will be overthrown, so this battle is inevitable, I hope to consume the number of rebels as much as possible." ”

Chu Qin was silent, and Zhong Qi asked softly, "How do you think Gu Du will face the battle?" ”

Chu Qin replied: "We will lead troops to raid when our army first arrives, and then regardless of victory or defeat, we will hold on without a fight." ”

Zhong Qi sighed again and said, "Yes, such a simple truth, even an ordinary general will know, what are your countermeasures?" ”

Chu Qin replied: "The time is not in my favor, and there is no way to deal with it, so the whole army is in order to storm the enemy camp." ”

Zhong Qi was silent for a moment, and said softly: "Listen to me, there is no way to deal with it, so don't open your mouth in front of the emperor." ”

Chu Qin was slightly stunned, and then bowed down and responded: "Yes, my subordinates obey orders." ”

Dongfang Xia Lan came back first and told Gu Du that Juelingmen had sent 3,000 troops and would be able to arrive the next day, and 50,000 stone grains and grass had also begun to be delivered.

Gu Du asked Dongfang Bin: "Who is the leader of the Jueling Sect?" ”

Dongfang Bin replied: "Naturally, it's me." ”

Gu Du said, "Come with me." ”

After saying that, she turned around and left, Dongfang Xia Lan's eyes widened again, and Li Xia hurriedly hugged her and coaxed: "Xia Lan has worked hard, come to the tent to rest, I'll make you a cup of tea." ”

Dongfang Xia Lan snorted angrily and followed Li Xia into the tent, Mo Xuan stuffed his head into the tent curtain, and lay on the ground looking at the two.

Li Xia smiled and said, "Oh, I forgot about you, Mo Xuan, you don't eat tea, go hunting." ”

Mo Xuan retracted his head and left.

Dongfang Xia Lan asked, "Do you also know that it's called Mo Xuan?" ”

Li Xia replied: "I only remembered after you went to transfer troops, and it was recorded in the soul book that it had a name, called Mo Xuan. Who else knows? ”

Dongfang Xia Lan replied: "My father, as soon as my father saw it, he asked me if it was Mo Xuan, and my father respected it very much. ”

Li Xia smiled, the current situation is very clear, Lingguo, Zeguo, and Juelingmen are actually in the same lineage, and the brothers of the family are in the same line, causing the people of the whole world to suffer hardships.

Gu Du took Dongfang Bin and the generals to study tactics, although there were no woods and mountains on the grassland that could be used to ambush soldiers, the grassland itself was uneven.

Gu Du said to Dongfang Bin: "Juelingmen doesn't need to participate in the war, what you have to do is to cut off the enemy's food route, except for the food you eat, burn all the rest, don't think about pulling back the barracks, otherwise you will be vulnerable to attack." ”

"There's a place here." Gu Du pointed to the sand table and said: "This place is more than eighty miles southwest of Xiying, it is a high slope, after all the enemy troops arrive, you can enter and exit from the west gate of Xiying, and go around here to ambush." ”

Dongfang Bin nodded and said, "I'll go and see it later." ”

Gu Du said: "You can go now, you don't have to do other things." ”

Dongfang Bin responded: "The subordinates retired." ”

Gu Du said to the generals again: "If the enemy army has a vanguard, we will fight him when he first comes, if not, but the whole army is advancing slowly, we will not be able to hold out, and when Juelingmen cuts off its food and grass, and they have no food to withdraw, we will kill the whole army." ”

Ma Chongren asked, "What if they still threw stones and canisters of fire oil into the camp as they did against Lancheng?" ”

Gu Du replied: "Long-distance travel, will not carry heavy stones, even if there is a canister of oil, it will not be too much, and trebuchets are not easy to transport, order the sentinel to probe as far as two hundred miles, and observe in concealment on the high slope, if the enemy army carries trebuchets......"

Gu Du pondered for a moment and said, "We'll discuss it then." ”

Ma Chongren responded: "Yes." ”

Gu Du said again: "The most important thing now is to train the archers, the trench should be wider, the sharp wooden stakes should be buried at the bottom, and the four crossbow towers of the two battalions should be built for protection. ”

The generals responded in unison: "Command!" ”

Gu Du said again: "Also, each battalion selects fifty dead soldiers, forms a trap camp, signs a soul book, and once killed, you can be charged into the soul army." ”

The generals replied again: "Command!" ”

Gu Du took a deep breath and said, "The personnel are exhausted, but with the mandate of heaven, you can arrange it." ”

When the generals left, Gu Du summoned the spirit master again and said, "This battle is a matter of survival, and I ask you to help." ”

The high priest said, "Although Master Gu is deployed, we will obey all orders." ”

All the spirit masters said in unison, "Please ask Master Gu for orders." ”

Gu Du said: "My country's soul army is weak, and it is not easy to command, I ask you, when you feel that your spiritual power is overdrawn, you must immediately reduce the number of soul troops under your command, or even give up commanding the soul army." ”

Many of the Soul Masters frowned.

Gu Du said the difference between the soul armies of the two countries again, and then said: "The spirit master is one in a thousand, the so-called stay in the green mountains, not afraid of no firewood, although the emperor said that he would never return to the ice field, but it is really to the point where he cannot retreat, do you want to watch the emperor martyr?" ”

The high priest said, "Of course not. ”

Gu Du nodded and said: "The emperor is here, Zeguo is here, the primary duty of the Imperial Soul Master is to protect the imperial power, not to win or lose at one time, gain or lose in one place, you are good at taking care of yourself, so that you can put it to death and live later." ”

A group of spirit masters responded: "My subordinates understand. ”

Outside the tent, Dongfang Xia Lan shouted: "Gu Du comes out, the county lord has something to look for you." ”

Gu Du frowned, this kid was really underwhelming, and said, "High Priest, you choose two spirit masters with medium spiritual power......"

"Gu Du come out!" Dongfang Xia Lan shouted again.

Gu Du reprimanded: "Wait! This is the big tent of the Chinese army! Hugh be noisy! ”

There was no movement outside, I don't know if Dongfang Xia Lan is gone, Gu Du didn't pay attention to it, and then said: "High Priest, you and the chief priest and the slave priest, plus two spiritual masters with medium spiritual power will protect the emperor together, and I will let the county lord lead a battalion of soldiers to protect it, if you are defeated, you must protect the emperor and retreat into the ice field, and you must not hesitate to slacken." ”

The high priest replied, "Yes." ”

Gu Du said: "I only think about so much for the time being, if there is any change, I will inform you again, and I will go and see what the county master does." ”

Out of the tent, seeing Dongfang Xia Lan glaring at him with a little face, Gu Du asked, "What's the matter with the county lord?" ”

Dongfang Xia Lan reprimanded: "Follow me!" ”

Gu Du frowned and asked, "Where are you going?" ”

"Come with me!" Dongfang Xia Lan repeated fiercely, and then walked away without looking back.

Gu Du sighed and followed.

But unexpectedly, Dongfang Xia Lan led him back to his and Lixia's camp tent, and when he entered the camp, Dongfang Xia Lan complained: "Sister, he murdered me!" ”

Gu Du asked Lixia: "Are you looking for me?" ”

Li Xia smiled and replied, "Yes, I have something to tell you in private, Xia Lan is the county lord, I will let her call you." ”