After a few days of thinking, Lan Jing'an and Shen Rongzhi came up with a plan to trap Zhao Hu's grain and grass, and consulted it with Xiao Qingyun and Bai Qingfeng.

Lan Jing'an's slender finger pointed on the map, and slowly spoke: "Now we are in the east, Zhao Hu is in the west, and Shi Ding's men and horses are completely north of the mainland. Zhao Hu's grain route basically took the southern route, from Sili's Chaoge to Handan through Wei County to Pingxiang and Julu. And Shi Ding's grain road basically took the northern line, from Zhuo County in Youzhou through Lu Nu around Zhending, sent to Gaoyi. ”

She glanced at Shen Rongzhi: "Shen Junshi and I both feel that if we want to cut off the other party's grain transportation line, the breakthrough in the south should be in Yecheng in Wei County, and the north should be Zhending." ”

Shen Rongzhi said: "Yes, and if we attack on two fronts, if we can succeed, it will have a great impact on the other party." And if Zhending can be captured, it will also form a northwest encirclement of the giant deer. However, this method will lead to the dispersion of forces, which is extremely risky. ”

Xiao Qingyun pointed to Yecheng on the map and asked Lan Jing'an: "Zhending has always been a battleground for soldiers, and it is also an important transit station for grain transportation on the northern line, I can understand why the northern line chose Zhending." Why do you choose Yecheng here on the southern route? ”

Lan Jing'an said with a serious face: "In addition to pinching Zhao Hu's grain, it is best to take away his grain." Among the strongholds along the way, Chaoge was too far away to attack; Handan is a heavy city, there must be heavy armor defense, and the city is high and wide, it is too difficult to take; Further north, Yiyang and Guangnian are too close to the battlefield, and once there is a disturbance, Zhao Hu will rush to the rescue in time. ”

"And Yecheng is close to Zhangshui, from Yecheng back to Quzhou, along the Zhangshui all the way down, you can come back, extremely convenient. If we want to take food, this is the fastest way back. And the road from Quzhou to Yecheng is all wilderness, and there are only three cities in the middle: Rebukezhang, Lieren, and Rebukeqiu, which are all small places and not to be afraid. ”

"What's more, at this point in Yecheng, no matter how many teams are transporting grain on the southern line, there will not be more than 20,000 people, most of whom are conscripts, and I estimate that the escort troops may not even have 5,000, because the next point is the heavy city of Handan, where the manpower can naturally be improved."

"So if you want to rob grain in Yecheng, you only need to make two preparations, one is to know the specific arrangements for the next batch of grain transportation from the other party. The other is to find a way to drag Zhao Hu's army in Julu, so that it can't be separated, and it is best to attract Handan's troops together to be the safest. ”

"Then, there is no need to send too many people, two thousand cavalry plus three thousand infantry to follow up are enough, first let the cavalry bypass any city through the wilderness to attack Yecheng, and then on the way back, converge the infantry to pull out the three cities of Rebuzhang, Lieren, and Rebuqiu, and establish our attack channel on Yecheng, completely pinching Zhao Hu's grain transportation route."

Xiao Qingyun listened, was silent, and calculated silently in his heart. Bai Qingfeng opened his mouth and said, "I understand the south. If the north is to attack at the same time, how many troops will be needed? What do I need to prepare? ”

Shen Rongzhi pointed to a large area on the map and said, "That's not easy, after all, it's really quite far from here." If you want to pass, you must first take Anping Kingdom and then capture Quyang. However, Anping is next to Qinghe, and Qinghe is already our territory, so it shouldn't be so difficult to attack Anping. ”

Xiao Qingyun knocked on Gao Yi on the map: "My opinion is that the southern line can be done according to Ahri and Rongzhi's method." The northern route doesn't have to be so troublesome, just go around the mainland and force Shi Ding to transfer. ”

Bai Qingfeng was a little worried: "Then what if Shi Ding doesn't escape?" What about stumbling with us? ”

Lan Jing'an seemed to guess what Brother Qingyun was thinking, and interjected: "Brother Qingyun has a good idea. I don't think Shi Ding should have the courage to work hard with us. Shi Ding is the most likely to see the wind and rudder. You see that he even has a large army rooted in the north of the mainland, just because he is afraid that if our cadre army attacks it head-on, he will accompany Zhao Hu to perish together. ”

She paused and glanced up at Xiao Qingyun. Seeing that he was smiling and encouraging himself to continue, he knew that the two were in touch at this time. Lan Jing'an continued: "If he feels that our main force is attacking him, he will either flee north and return to Youzhou, or he will inevitably go around the west of the mainland and converge on Zhao Hu's side to keep warm. ”

Bai Qingfeng said again: "Then what if he chooses to merge with Zhao Hu to one side, what should we do?" ”

Lan Jing'an continued: "That's okay, anyway, we don't fight against one of them on weekdays now. And our purpose is only to cut off their food and grass. If the two of them meet together and find that there is no food to eat, maybe there will be infighting. ”

Bai Qingfeng and Shen Rongzhi glanced at each other, and both felt that although this strategy didn't sound as big as the temptation to win the real set, it seemed to be much less difficult, and it was also a wonderful method.

The four of them discussed for a while and decided to do what Xiao Qingyun said. At the same time, let Shen Rongzhi improve the entire layout, and then summon the generals over to discuss it collectively.

After the four of them finished discussing, Shen Rongzhi left first because he had a task on his side. Bai Qingfeng chatted a few more words and got up. Lan Jing'an saw that Bai Qingfeng was leaving, and he was also about to leave. I only heard Xiao Qingyun calling her behind her: "Ahri, wait a minute, I still have something to tell you." ”

Lan Jing'an turned around and looked at Xiao Qingyun, waiting for his next step. Xiao Qingyun reached out to pull her hand, but Lan Jing'an withdrew his hand and said, "Don't be like this, it's in the daytime." Then he probably felt that his tone was not very good, and added: "Brother Qingyun, what do you have to tell me?" ”

Xiao Qingyun saw her withdraw her hand, and her heart was a little empty. He looked into Lan Jing'an's eyes and said, "Ahri, you don't seem to be close to me lately. If you have anything on your mind, you can tell me. ”

Lan Jing'an was a little upset, she really wanted to question Brother Qingyun loudly: "Why don't you mention marrying me anymore?" ”

This sentence had been holding in her heart for many days, and she didn't know if he had changed his mind. Could it be that when he said that he married her, it was just the excitement of reuniting after a long absence? Or is it to soothe her tattered body and mind, a word of mercy? Or did he begin to feel that others were more qualified to stand by his side than she did?

It's a pity that she can't say this kind of thing after thinking about it. She's afraid, she's really afraid. If what her Qingyun brother said was a speculation that she couldn't accept at all, then where should she go?

Lan Jing'an had to smile casually: "No." Brother Qingyun, you think too much. I've been busy with military affairs lately, and I don't have the heart to worry about anything else. ”

Xiao Qingyun saw that she refused to tell the truth, and the anger in her heart also rushed up. The tacit understanding between the two of them in military affairs could not hide her increasing alienation from him.

He felt his Ahri drifting away. She has grown up and become independent, and she is no longer the little girl who knows everything about him and can't wait to stick to him all the time. There were so many people around her waiting to back her up, and he was just one of them now. He was also deeply worried about how much that "special" Xie Weining would affect her.

Two people, you look at me, I look at you, and neither of you speaks again. Lan Jing'an remembered that Feng Yan would come over today. As soon as Feng Yan came, Li Xie would inevitably come with her again, and her mood was even worse. Lan Jing'an pinched his palm and forced out a smile: "Aunt Feng is coming today." I'll go back and clean up and come back to you later. ”

After speaking, he didn't care about Xiao Qingyun's black face, turned around and walked out of the big tent.