Lin Haotian's eyes rolled, his mind was also turning rapidly, he pondered for a while, he snorted and said: "Jin Cheng is right, behind us, there is also the New Red Army, killing prisoners, I think the New Red Army will be very willing to serve." ”

Ding Feng was shocked, and hurriedly asked, "Your Excellency really wants to send the captives to the New Red Army?"

Lin Haotian nodded and said: "After all, the New Red Army is also one of the coalition forces, and they must always make some contributions to the You campaign, otherwise they will not be able to get by in terms of face, and if they give them the prisoners of the You Army, they will be grateful to us." Jin Cheng, this matter is arranged by you, be sure to send all the prisoners of the You Army to the camp of the New Red Army, by the way, the escort will send someone who can speak well, and after seeing Song Hao, he will do more side knocks, that is, to make him grateful to us, and to execute all the prisoners of the You Army!"

Lin Haotian said expressionlessly.

"Yes! The last general understands!" Jin Cheng hurriedly agreed.

Now that Lin Haotian has made a decision, even if Ding Feng is not convinced, it is not good to say anything more, and then he and Jin Cheng both retired.

After the two of them left, Shao Lin, who had been silent, suddenly asked, "My lord, why did you suddenly give the prisoners of You Jun to the New Red Army?"

Lin Haotian looked up and smiled, and said, "We are both members of the Vayou Alliance, so why bother to divide each other." ”

Shao Lin scoffed at his statement, and just now he also spread the good news that he wanted to humiliate Song Hao, so after a while, he changed his sex, and instead wanted to curry favor with the two of them.

My mind turned, and a flash of inspiration flashed in my mind. Shao Lin suddenly realized: "My lord, I understand. ”

Lin Haotian looked at him amusedly and asked, "What do you understand?"

Shao Lin said quietly: "Your Excellency led the army to attack You Country this time. The great purpose is to plunder the population of the You country, if the slaughter of the captives is done by the Jin army itself, it will only be hated and angry by the people of You, even if the You people are plundered back to the Jin country, it is difficult to be used by the Jin country, and if the prisoners are given to the new Red Army, they can borrow a knife to kill. Revenge for the invasion of the Jin country by the You army, and you can transfer the hatred and anger of the You people to the new Red Army, and wait until later. The adults can use this to make a fuss and force the people to the side of the Jin Kingdom. ”

Speaking of this, Shao Lin paused and looked at Lin Haotian. Smiled: "My lord." Am I right?"

A flash of surprise flashed in Lin Haotian's eyes, and then he looked up and laughed: "Those who know me, Shao Lin also!"

After clearing the First World War, the Jin army sent all the captured 10,000 You army captives to the New Red Army, and the escort was a strategist of the Fifth Army.

This person's name is He Te, and as requested by Lin Haotian, he can speak well and speak like a river. He is also good at observing words and feelings, and is very suitable for being a lobbyist.

The news of the Jin army's victory in the first battle had just reached the New Red Army. He Te escorted the prisoners of the You army over.

Hearing that the Jin army sent the prisoners of You Jun to him, Song Hao and the soldiers under his command were both stunned, and they didn't understand what Lin Haotian was going to do, did they come to demonstrate to themselves?

The two of them personally met He Special in the Chinese military tent, and after meeting, He Te was polite to Song Hao, very respectful, and knelt down to bow.

Subsequently, He Te explained to Song Hao that the adults had sent the prisoners, and specifically mentioned that the adults were worried that he had not made achievements in the battle against You, so he sent these 10,000 'heads', so that the two of them could go to Ren Tianxing to ask for merit, and they could also raise their heads in front of everyone.

Song Hao was surprised and delighted when he heard this, this was really a pie falling from the sky and smashing it on his head. However, Song Hao's face did not show a smile, and he asked coldly: "General Lin is so kind?"

Seeing that Song Hao was puzzled, He Te reacted quickly and hurriedly said: "My lord has always admired King Song! When the lord sent the villain to escort the prisoners, he also specially explained to the villain, and wanted to remind the king of Song to send the supplies of the Jin army in time. ”

He said this very skillfully, and did not explain why Lin Haotian sent You Jun's captives to Song Hao, but the implication was that Lin Haotian intended to please the two of them in order to get the Jin Army's supplies in time, so he deliberately sent the prisoners over.

After hearing this, Song Hao and his subordinates glanced at each other, smiled knowingly, and at the same time dispelled the doubts in their hearts.

Song Hao said with a smile: "After Mr. He Te goes back, please tell General Lin that everyone is a brother in the alliance, regardless of each other, I will never delay the supply of the Jin Army, and it will be delivered in a few days." ”

After hearing this, He Te showed a relieved expression, smiled and bowed to the two of them again and again, and said: "Thank you His Royal Highness King Song, the villain will definitely bring His Royal Highness's message to the adult, and the adult will be very happy." ”

"Haha!" Song Hao laughed on his back as he waved his hand to He Te, signaling that he could leave.

Who said that there is no benefit to be made in logistics? Wasn't Lin Haotian afraid that he would slow down the supply of the Jin army, so he deliberately sent 10,000 prisoners of the You army to curry favor?

After He Te left, Song Hao smiled at his subordinates: "Now we have to study and study, how we led the army to annihilate this more than 10,000 enemy army, and by the way, we will send a good news to Ren Tianxing!"

When the generals heard this, they also laughed heartily, and their own soldiers were bloodless, and the heads of the Wanyou army were recorded, such a good thing is really a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.

As Lin Haotian expected, sending the prisoners of the You Army to the New Red Army was equivalent to pushing these prisoners through the Ghost Gate.

In order to make meritorious service and to make themselves look good on the face, the New Red Army, who was in charge of logistics, was not polite to the prisoners of the You Army at all, and they were all killed.

However, there is no impermeable wall in the world, and the New Red Army can achieve the same caliber up and down, but Lin Haotian has quietly released the gold, indicating that the You soldiers killed by the New Red Alliance Army are all You soldiers and generals captured in the battle of customs clearance.

Let's say that the Jin army, after clearing the customs, continued to advance westward, and approached Juan, the county seat of Canglin County, Youguo.

It stands to reason that when the Jin army reaches Juan, the Yan-Chi coalition army will also arrive, and the two coalition armies should go hand in hand. However, the speed of the Jin army to clear the pass was too fast, and the Yan-Chi coalition army attacking Jingguan on the other side was not so smooth, and the two armies attacked for two days before knocking down Jingguan, and the losses were not small. The need to rest and recuperate delayed the westward advance of the Yan-Chi coalition army for a lot of time.

Since the Yan-Chi coalition army had not yet caught up, the task of attacking Juan fell to the Jin army.

Presently. You Guo has urgently assembled a central army of more than one million in Huaiyang, and Chen Bo, the general of You Guo, has also led 400,000 central troops as the front army and is marching in the direction of Canglin.

It can be seen that You Guo is planning to fight to the death with the four-nation coalition army in Canglin County without giving an inch.

In this case, whether the Jin army can take the county seat Juan before the main force of the Central Army of Youguo arrives becomes crucial, and it is also directly related to whether the Six-Nation Alliance can take the initiative in the future engagement.

Juan is the county seat of Canglin. It is also the largest city in the county, and its location is not precipitous, and the surrounding area is peaceful. All of them were plains, suitable for the attacking side to attack, but Juan's city was very well defended and had a moat on the perimeter. The walls are three feet high. The garrison of the city was more than 50,000.

The division between the central army and the local army is very vague, not as clear as other countries, it can be said that the local army of the country is pulled to the capital, and the general of the DPRK is under unified command, that is, the central army, and the central army after the war is dispersed to the local area, or it becomes a local army. Either they will turn back to ordinary people, and the armaments of the local army and the central army will be exactly the same. Its combat power is also comparable.

Although Juan's defenders were only 50,000, they could not be regarded as ordinary local troops, to be precise, they were the central army of Youguo.

Guan Tai, the county head of Canglin County, also knew that General Chen Bozheng personally led an army of 400,000 to come, and his purpose was very clear, that is, to defend Juan to the death, as long as the reinforcements arrived, his task would be completed, and then the imperial court would go to contend with the Four-Nation Alliance.

Under the idea of not seeking merit, but seeking no fault, Guan Tai used all his strength to consolidate and strengthen the city defense of Juan City again and again, and strive to be foolproof.

After the Jin army arrived outside the city of Juan, they set up camp, and Lin Haotian and the generals discussed and decided to make a feint attack first to explore the reality of Juan.

The two armies repeated their old tricks, and once again sent two generals, Ling Wuya and Zhang Bufan, to the front of the two armies to fight against the enemy, and the generals in the city went out of the city to fight.

The fiasco of customs clearance is still vivid, where does Guan Tai dare to send generals to fight again, no matter how Ling Wuya and Zhang Bufan outside the city scold, the You army in the city is pretending to be deaf and dumb, and there is no one to answer.

The other party refused to fight, and Ling Wuya and Zhang Bufan had no choice, so they scolded for a while, and finally returned to their camp in a huff.

The enemy did not go to war, and the Jin army carried out a feint attack as planned.

When there was no war, Juan City was unusually quiet, and there was no sound in the city, like a dead city, but once the war began, Juan City seemed to become a hedgehog in an instant, arrows rained down on the city's head, and the stone throwers in the city were launched again and again, and large and small stone bullets fell like hail from the sky.

Under the frantic counterattack of the defenders in the city, the Jin army's feint retreated hastily.

Lin Haotian and the generals of the Jin Army returned to the Chinese military tent together, and people's faces showed solemn expressions.

After a feint, it can be seen that Juan's city defense has been very perfect, well prepared, and has a strong fighting spirit, if the Jin army forcibly attacks, of course, there is also the possibility of defeat, but the casualties on his side will definitely not be small.

If you take Juan now regardless of casualties, and wait until a few days later, when the main force of the Central Army of You Guo arrives, how can the Jin army fight with others?

These practical problems are what the generals of the two armies have to consider.

Lin Haotian looked at the generals of the two armies, everyone was silent, and he asked, "Shao Lin, are there only 50,000 defenders in Juan City?"

"Yes, my lord!" Shao Lin replied: "This is the information that our side probed when Juan had not yet closed the city, and then there was no large number of You troops entering Juan, presumably the strength of the city has not changed. ”

Lin Haotian nodded thoughtfully, rolled his eyes, and did not speak again.

Ding Feng said: "My lord, it is not a wise move to storm Juan, which is ready and the city is strong, even if there are only 50,000 defenders in the city, if we fight hard, I am afraid, we will also suffer heavy losses." ”

Jin Cheng continued: "Instead of attacking and trying to increase casualties, it is better to sit and wait, wait for the Yan-Chi coalition army to catch up, and wait for the main force of the Central Army of You State to arrive in Canglin. ”

The generals present nodded one after another, the left and right are hard battles, if you want to fight, you will fight the key, as long as you can thwart the main central army of You Guo, then Juan is a lonely city, and there is no need to attack it at that time, and it can be trapped to death.

Lin Haotian felt that what Jin Cheng said was a solution. But it's not the best policy. He said with a straight face: "There is still an army of 600,000 behind the 400,000 central army of You Guo, even if we wipe out all these million troops, the court of You Guo can still form another army of one million." As long as the adult men of the You country put on armor, they can go into battle to kill the enemy, and if they are consumed, when will they be the head? I am afraid that in the end, the adult men of the You country will die, but all of our six countries will be brought down, and the longer the war drags on, the more unfavorable it will be for us. In this battle, we must fight quickly, or go west to Huaiyang in one go. Either it is better to withdraw troops and not do unnecessary attrition. ”

Jin Cheng sighed, arched his hand and said: "What the adults said is extremely true, but it's just ......" It's useless for the adults to see this clearly. The four countries are not united. They all want to preserve their strength, they all want to be opportunistic, and enjoy the fruits of victory, how can the westward expansion be smooth?

Ding Feng also very much agrees with Lin Haotian's words, You Guo's all-people military system is too strong, even if Yan Guo's national strength is hundreds of times stronger than You Guo, in the frontal battlefield, the Yan army may not be able to beat You Jun. He asked in a low voice, "What do you mean?" We're going to take Juan before the Central Army of Youguo arrives?"

"That's right, not only to defeat Juan, but also to push the battlefield as far west as possible. The more land we occupy, the less population we control, and the more troops we collect, which is our only chance of winning. Lin Haotian said with squinted eyes.

"Your Excellency has a point. Ding Feng thought for a while, took a deep breath, and said, "Since this is the case, we will attack Juan ......"

Without waiting for him to finish speaking, Lin Haotian was happy, waved his hand and said: "You have to outwit Juan to fight Juan, and a strong attack is the next strategy." ”

"What do you mean by ......"

Lin Haotian didn't answer, raised his eyes and looked at Shao Lin again, and asked, "The defenders in Juan City should all be local troops, right?"

Shao Lin replied: "Lord Hui, there is no distinction between the central army and the local army in Youguo, and even the combat strength of the local army is not weaker than the central army of the imperial court!"

Lin Haotian shook his head and said, "What I asked was not their combat strength, but their origin and origin. ”

Shao Lin was stunned for a moment, nodded, and said, "The Juan garrison are all natives of Canglin County, some of them are in Juan, and some of them live in other villages and towns. ”

"En!" Lin Haotian rubbed his chin and muttered, "If that's the case, things will be easy." ”

Everyone didn't quite understand what he meant by 'easy to do', Ding Feng took the lead in asking, and said, "What does the adult mean ......"

Lin Haotian said: "Divide the troops into multiple routes, attack the cities, towns, and villages of Canglin County separately, arrest all the people of Canglin, and concentrate them near our military camp!"

Ding Feng's eyes lit up suddenly, and he muttered while pondering: "Arrest the people of the whole county, among them there will definitely be the family of the defenders of Juan, knowing that the family has fallen into our hands, the defenders' hearts will definitely be in turmoil, and when the time comes, there will even be a large number of defenders out of the city to rescue, I can wait for work, come one, kill one, come a group, kill a group! Haha, Lord Shengming, this plan is very good!"

Jin Cheng frowned and said: "My lord, there are more than ten cities, more than 20 towns, more than 100 villages, and millions of people in Canglin County, even if our army is dispatched, it may not be able to capture it, and the whole army is pouring out, and the camp is empty, what if the enemy army goes out of the city and steals the camp? Besides, even if the people of Canglin are successfully captured, how will our army be resettled? How will we provide food and drink for these many people?"

Regarding Jin Cheng's series of questions, Lin Haotian didn't think about it, and said with a smile: "Juan's garrison is only 50,000 people, and we are not afraid that they will go out of the city and steal the camp, but we are afraid that they will not be able to retreat." When the people of Youguo are captured, they can stay in the camp without bounds. As for how to settle the captured people, we can build another camp next to our army's barracks, which is specially used to imprison the people, and the food and drink provided will be simpler, and if it is not enough, we will ask the New Red Army in the rear, and the more than 10,000 prisoners at the beginning were not given to the New Red Country in vain!"

Jin Cheng thought about it and smiled, it seems that the adult made this decision after careful consideration, not a whim, so he was relieved.

He nodded and said, "The last general thinks that the adult's opinion is very feasible. However, our army can first attack the villages and towns near Juan to see what the effect is, and if there is any effect, it is not too late for our army to expand the area. ”

Lin Haotian snapped his fingers and said, "As you can see." ”

Soon, Shao Lin handed over a map of Juan's area.

Lin Haotian unfolded it and looked at it, then stood up, walked to the center of the big tent, spread the map on the ground, and sat on the ground himself.

Seeing this, the generals of the Jin Army stood up with great experience and gathered around them.

Lin Haotian lowered his head, looked at the map carefully, and kept comparing his fingers on it.

After pondering for a moment, he drew a circular mark on the map with his fingernails and said, "With this as a boundary, the infantry will attack the villages and towns within this boundary, and the cavalry will attack the villages and towns outside this boundary." Saying this, he asked Jin Cheng: "Jin Cheng, how many cavalry are there in our army?"

Cavalry is the most expensive type of troops, and the Jin army is not very much, two legions, 200,000 people, and no more than 20,000 cavalry. He said, "If you put it together, there are almost 40,000 available." ”

"Well, 40,000 ......," he muttered, looking at the map, pointing to the eight villages and towns on the periphery of the tracks, and said, "Of the eight villages and towns, the cavalry of the First Army will attack four, and the other four will be attacked by the Fifth Army. ”

Subsequently, Lin Haotian made a detailed distribution of the villages and towns within the circular traces, and he arranged for some towns with a large area of defenders to the First Army, and to the Fifth Army Corps with villages and small towns with weak strength.

At Lin Haotian's suggestion, the Jin army temporarily changed its tactics, giving up attacking Juan and attacking the villages and towns around Juan instead.

Under Lin Haotian's order, the Jin army moved up and down, and the legions were divided into pieces, and the corps was used as a unit to attack from all sides, launching a comprehensive attack on the villages and towns around Juan. (To be continued......)