The lord shook his head and smiled: "Ancient and modern generals, who doesn't want to use soldiers like arms?" However, the battlefield is unpredictable, and there are countless difficulties in the mobilization of thousands of people. Is the competition for victory and defeat not only in the battlefield? ”

The two people who were deducing the battle in the enchantment naturally couldn't hear this, and Zhao Huang was also gradually groping for the battlefield situation.

Unlike the expected scouts who could detect the enemy, the various situations on the battlefield often need to be delayed for a long time before they can be presented in front of him, Zhao Xiao felt like a dizzy old man.

Most of the news sent back by the scouts was plausible, sometimes saying that there were most of the enemy forces here, and sometimes that the enemy troops were building a camp there, and that several groups of scouts were not returning.

Zhao Xiao was scratching his head there and worrying, and the words of Ling Xiao suddenly sounded in his mind:

"Transfer 10,000 people to the east road mountain pass and occupy the land of the river valley. Send Huandou people to the front line, instead of scouts, and hide in the mountains and forests as sentry posts. ”

"Why are you ......" Zhao Xiao didn't expect that Lingxiao would suddenly say something about himself at this time.

"You just do it." Ling Xiao's tone was cold, and he seemed to be a little dissatisfied.

Zhao Xiao didn't dare to ask more, raised his hand and pointed weakly, and sent 10,000 soldiers and horses into the East Road Mountain Pass, a dense cluster of red light moved slowly, and before it was in place, Lingxiao said:

"The western road was rough and difficult, and five thousand men were sent into the mountain pass to speed up the march and try to seize the valley of Jiyin. The rest of the soldiers and horses took the middle road to the mountain pass, and at the same time sent scouts to find the path between the mountains. ”

Zhao Xiao also did the same, and after a while, the Huandoumin who were sent out sent out sent back the battle report one after another, saying that the army of Huaxu was advancing along the middle road, and the wandering pig-beaked people were killed in pieces, and fled back to the south one after another.

"Do you want to put these beaked people away? There are thousands of them. Zhao Xiao asked.

"Leave this group of stragglers alone, you let the Eastern Route Army continue forward, reach the valley and find the upper reaches of the river, cut down wood and stone to block the river. A group of soldiers and Wuzhu were left to guard the town, and the rest camped in seclusion outside the river valley. Lingxiao said.

"What else can you do?" Zhao Xiao pondered for a moment, and found that the pile of light seemed to understand his thoughts, and indeed began to move, and the upper reaches of the river valley were cut off from the flow of water, and a lake gradually formed in the high places.

"This picture of mountains and rivers is a confirmation of Liang Tao's use to comprehend the metaphysics of creation and deduce the changes of heaven, earth, mountains and rivers." Ling Xiao said coldly: "Liang Tao's creation of the Dao Kingdom on Earth is not only a simple change of dynasty, but also a step for him to verify the Immortal Dao. If you can understand the work of heaven and earth, you can open up the cave. Everything in the world can be included here, not to mention your troops? ”

"I see." Zhao Xiao seems to understand whether he understands or not.

On the other hand, looking at the people outside the venue, they saw Zhao Mi dividing his troops into three routes, and many people, especially the head of the pavilion who had experienced the Great War of the Five Kingdoms, showed strange expressions, and Zhang Duanjing saw Zhao Mi mobilizing the East Route Army to block the river, and his face was slightly gloomy.

"Divide the troops into three ways? Isn't this a move to weaken one's own military power? The first seat of the Feilian Pavilion shook his head and said: "After all, Zhao Xiao is not a person like Liang Xiao who has been in battle for a long time, and he is completely indiscriminately deploying troops." ”

The first Xuzhouzi of the Zhenzhen Pavilion sneered: "I don't think so, Liang Xiao is rampant and fierce on the surface, but he is cowering when using soldiers. Leaning on the middle road is wide and flat, building a fort all the way, which consumes a lot of manpower. ”

The first seat of the Yunzhu Pavilion said: "Step by step is the best policy." The mountains and forests of Jiuli Country are full of miasma and poisonous snakes and insects, and the valleys are damp and hot, and the soldiers are susceptible to epidemics, so it is not appropriate to rush into the army. ”

"The soldiers are fast, if you are worried about miasma snakes and insects, then the march should not be delayed!" Xuzhouzi snorted coldly.

The first seat of Yunzhu Pavilion seemed to be unconvinced, looked at Liang Tao, and asked with a flattering smile: "I don't know how Liang Shouza looks?" ”

However, Liang Tao's eyes were focused, as if he had never heard anyone asking, and he didn't know what he was thinking.

At this time, I saw that the armies of the two sides in the middle were gradually approaching, and after several short temptations and confrontations, the Jiuli army under the command of Zhao Huang fell behind and had to gradually retreat.

Zhao Xiao, who was in the enchantment, also received the news of the defeat of the mid-lane front, although it was only a hypothesis, he couldn't help but be nervous. Even if he can mobilize thousands of troops and horses, when it comes to specific battles, he cannot accurately control the arrangement of every soldier and every team of soldiers and horses.

The current situation is like sending chess pieces to the opposite side to fight the enemy, as for the outcome, it is not up to Zhao Xiao to decide. It feels like throwing dice at the table, and the success or defeat depends on luck.

"Could it be that the army of Jiuli Kingdom can't defeat Huaxu Kingdom in Liang Tao's eyes?" Zhao Xiao looked at the retreating middle route army and muttered in his heart.

Ling Xiao said: "The various departments of the Jiuli Kingdom sent troops to form an army, and naturally there was a problem of uneven military morale. If it is a head-to-head confrontation with the army of Huaxu, it is destined to have little chance of victory. ”

Zhao Xiao hurriedly opened the scroll, which did mention the situation of the army of the Jiuli Kingdom, and couldn't help asking: "In that case, why do you want me to order the army to attack the enemy camp?" ”

"Since Liang Xiao is a veteran of battle, a feint of defeat and retreat cannot lead him out of the camp, and only a real defeat can allow him to mobilize an army to pursue." Ling Xiao said.

"But what if Liang Xiao refuses to pursue? I think he used to be step-by-step, steady and steady, not at all like his superficial words and deeds. The Western Route Army had already reached the Valley of Jiyin and had not encountered the enemy. Zhao Xiao couldn't help but question, and then added: "Maybe the return of the front-line military intelligence is not timely, maybe by the time I receive the news that the Western Route Army has encountered the enemy, the front line has already been defeated." ”

"Let the Western Route Army cross the mountain trails and harass the enemy's rear road for grain and grass transfer." Lingxiao did not panic.

Zhao Xiao had no choice but to do so, waiting for the news to pass back and forth, the middle route army had already been defeated for a while, and when he saw this situation, he inevitably felt a little panic in his heart.

"It seems that I am not the material to be a general." Zhao Xiao shook his legs and said to himself: "It's obviously just a deduction, but I still can't stop being nervous." ”

Zhao Xiao knew that he still had the idea of competing to win. Especially in front of everyone, no matter how Zhao Xiao said that he had no intention of winning or losing, it was self-deception.

However, with Zhao Xiao's knowledge, as soon as he came up to let him arrange troops and command tens of thousands of troops, he was purely sending thousands of troops and horses into a dead end.

This once again confirms that the cultivation realm has nothing to do with the ability to handle military and political affairs. There is a specialization in the art industry, and a monk like Zhao Huang is really on the battlefield, it is best to follow the arrangement of the generals of the unified army, what should you do, don't be self-righteous.

Zhao Xiao felt that Liang Tao's art of war deduction was to show the strong heritage of the Yongjia Liang clan to the lord of the country and the pavilions, proving that they not only have the inheritance of the immortal way, but also have elite soldiers and strong generals who dominate one side.

The middle route army retreated all the way, and just as Ling Xiao expected, Liang Xiao sent chasing soldiers to kill all the way, making it particularly difficult for Zhao Xiao's side to control the situation.

Fortunately, there were a few villages in the middle road, and Zhao Xiao could only let the remnants of the army stay here, and it took a long time just to clean up the remnants and repair the fortifications, and this also gave Liang Xiao the opportunity to mobilize most of the follow-up troops and horses.

Fortunately, at this time, the West Route Army crossed the mountains and mountains, and finally crossed the middle road, so they started towards Liang Xiao's grain and grass logistics.

Zhao Xiao obeyed Lingxiao's arrangement, and let the Western Route Army that attacked the grain road retreat with one blow, and the scout sentry who stayed nearby found that Liang Xiao had another garrison in the rear, and the grain route was quickly restored.

The country lord who was fighting outside the field nodded and said, "Zhao Xiao's hand is similar to the current situation. In the past, when our army tried to advance, they were always attacked from the mountains and forests and harassed the rear. ”

"But Liang Xiao is clearly prepared." Mrs. Zhu Zi said.

The lord of the country still shook his head: "This is also a deduction, once the war breaks out, how can it be so easy for the army to march?" What's more, Liang Xiao can't talk about winning. ”

Mrs. Zhu Zi asked, "Will Liang Xiao lose?" ”

"Zhao Xiao used troops to lure from beginning to end, the Western Route Army crossed the mountains to raid the grain road, and the Middle Route Army retreated to the walled city and cleared the wilderness, which was to force Liang Xiao to find another way out." The lord of the country stared at the picture of the mountains and rivers in the enchantment, and his eyes showed a rare sharpness: "Maybe he is also demonstrating to Liang Tao." ”

Mrs. Zhu Zi followed the gaze of the lord of the country, looked at the valley of the East Road, and said, "I see. ”

When the two were discussing, Liang Xiao had already sent troops to attack the position of Zhao Xiao's middle route army several times, but it was difficult to take it for a while, and the rear Western Route Army attacked the grain road three times and twice, causing Liang Xiao's offensive to become more and more tired.

Therefore, Liang Xiao left a group of soldiers and horses to contain the middle road, and the rest of the main force turned to enter the east road, and after some difficult travel, he finally came to the east road valley, and did not find the enemy, so he repaired on the spot and prepared to go south later.

"Do it." Ling Xiao said to Zhao Xiao: "Let Wu Zhu destroy the river dam." ”

Zhao Huang immediately made a decision, and Wu Zhu, who had stayed in the upper reaches of the river in advance, cast a spell to destroy the damming of the river, and immediately caused the mountain torrent to surge down.

In an instant, most of Liang Xiao, who was camped in the river valley, was immediately flooded, and nearly half of the soldiers and horses were killed in the waves.

Seeing this, Liang Xiao knew the plan, and immediately ordered the remaining soldiers and horses to get out of the muddy water. As a result, at the exit of the river valley, he ran into an ambush on the east road, and the main force was crushed at the first touch, and had to retreat to the river valley.

Stagnant water depressions, corpses everywhere, hot and humid mountains and forests, this is almost an excellent occasion for the outbreak of epidemics, although Zhao Xiao's soldiers and horses did not pursue, but Liang Xiao's command was no longer able to fight, to the verge of collapse.

At this time, Zhao Xiao's middle route army was repaired, and he attacked together with the West Route Army, defeating the guards and barracks of Liang Tao's middle road one by one, and at the same time sending chisel people to the east road, allowing them to fight with Liang Xiao's remaining soldiers and horses.

In this way, the Huaxu army under Liang Xiao was almost completely lost, although there were still guards left in Pujia Pass, but the victory or defeat had been determined.

Outside the barrier, many people witnessed the changes in the battle situation, and Liang Xiao originally seemed to have a chance to win, but turned to the east road and was immediately defeated.

The people who praised Liang Xiao a lot and belittled Zhao Xiao a lot had very ugly faces at the moment, and they couldn't help but look at Liang Tao. But this Liang Guoshi was not angry, but his eyes became deeper and deeper.

"Liang Shouzuo, the deduction has been completed, and the spell can be withdrawn." Xu Zhouzi reminded him.

Liang Tao was noncommittal, and with a wave of his hand, the picture of the mountains and rivers in the enchantment dissipated like mist, reappearing the figures of Zhao Xiao and Liang Xiao.

"Congratulations, Your Majesty, my Huaxu Kingdom has another general!" Xu Zhouzi did not hesitate to praise his words: "If it weren't for Liang Shouzuo to set up this deduction, we wouldn't know that Marquis Zhenming was proficient in the art of war." ”

The lord of the country said with a smile: "The father of the Marquis of Zhenming was a general who sacrificed his life in the War of the Five Kingdoms, and it is not surprising that he is proficient in the art of war. ”

These words made Zhao Xiao come back to his senses, and he hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, Weichen is just a fluke, and he doesn't dare to claim to be familiar with the art of war!" ”

"Fluke? I don't think so. Liang Xiao was holding a blood halberd, he was not depressed by the failure of the war deduction, and his gaze at Zhao Xiao was a little less rampant and a little more scrutiny:

"If I'm not mistaken, you've been planning to lure my main force to the East Road from the beginning. After several attacks in the middle, it was seen that I would not pursue too deeply, so after the defeat and retreat in the middle, a situation was formed in which there was a strong wall in front and a counterattack on the grain road, all in order to induce me to turn to the east road and step by step into the ambush you set? ”

Zhao Xiao's expression was complicated: "This ...... I'm also beating randomly. ”

"You're not messing around." Liang Xiao smiled evilly: "Block the river, wait for our army to go to the river valley for repair, and do not hesitate to break the blockage and divert the flood." Even if the army was not completely swept away by the sudden flash floods, the camp was doomed to be unrepaired.

Coupled with the ambush in the river valley, I had no way to advance or retreat, so I could only be trapped in the mud of the water and see the army slowly wear out! Good intentions, good means! ”

Hearing this, Zhao Xiao was not the slightest bit happy. The reason was not anything else, but that he thought of his father Zhao Ziliang.

In order to deal with the army of Youxiong Kingdom, it was his father who led his troops to lead them to the Mirage Valley, and Liang Tao practiced the law to divert the flood in the distance, and the result was very similar to Fang Cai's deduction.

The others didn't know the inside story, but Liang Tao and Zhang Duanjing saw that Zhao Xiao's demeanor was different.

"Why don't you speak?" Liang Xiao stared at Zhao Xiao and said, "Even if it is a deduction, this time you will win, I have nothing to say." ”

Zhao Xiao's mood was a little chaotic at this time, and he didn't speak quickly, so he surrendered his hand at will: "Liang Daoyou is like a god with soldiers, Zhao is just taking advantage of the geographical advantage, if it is a dignified match, Zhao will definitely fail." ”

Liang Xiao was not very happy: "What is the convenience of taking advantage of the location?" How can you use a soldier without knowing the right time and place? Soldiers, treacherous ways, if you only know how to fight hard in the front, even if there are millions of troops, it will not be enough to die! ”

Zhao Huang was a little in a trance, just deduced the use of soldiers, he relied on Lingxiao to help secretly, if he only relied on himself, it is estimated that it would really make his soldiers and horses stunned to attack forward.

"Your Majesty, Marquis Zhenming's art of war deduction has won, and another immortal fruit should be given!" Xuzhouzi said.

"As it should be." The lord of the country smiled and nodded at Hong Xueke.

Just as Hongxueke was about to pick the immortal fruit, Liang Xiao suddenly said loudly: "Slow!" In addition to the art of war, I also want to ask the Marquis of Zhenming for advice! ”

Zhao Xiao was slightly stunned, Liang Xiao's aggressive temperament did not decrease, he raised the blood halberd and pointed directly at Zhao Xiao: "Didn't you say that you would fight in a dignified manner?" Fang Cai is just deducing the art of war, but in the end, he still has to fall into a fight for his life with a knife and a gun. Then you might as well have another battle at this moment, if you win, how about getting one more fairy fruit? ”