Knowing that his family's lifeline was going to be taken away, Sui Hou couldn't care about his old age and fatness, and ran wildly from Hojing, but he returned to the national capital in more than half a month, and poured all the country's troops into the Hubei army in Tonglu Mountain.

In this battle, Hou mobilized all the 120,000 troops in the country that could be mobilized, which can be said to be a desperate gamble. Not only did he have a large number of troops, but in order to prevent some constraints, he decided to take command in person and vowed not to return the capital if he did not recapture the Tonglu Mountain. Inspired by this, the morale of the officers and men of the whole army was high, and they were eager to fight.

The army had just set up camp more than 100 miles away from the Tonglu Mountain, and the marquis solemnly gathered at the shogunate to discuss the strategy of the war. In the tall shogunate hall, the requisite used a six-foot-long bamboo pole to point to the huge mountains and rivers of writing, and explained his intentions to seize the copper green mountain:

"Our army is divided into three routes, from the northwest, northeast and front, to encircle the Tonglu Mountain, cutting off its water sources and grain routes. Because of its condescending position, its geographical advantage, and its ease of defense and difficulty in attacking, our army is bound to hold on to it for a period of time, and when the Hubei army is disheartened, it can attack it in one fell swoop, and it will be able to achieve miraculous results."

"The king's genius is clever, and the last general will obey the king's orders!" The generals in the tent shouted in unison.

From the point of view of the art of war, the strategy of the marquis is undoubtedly appropriate. The Hubei army has been planning for several years, and finally snatched the Tonglu Mountain in their hands, that is, they will bury all the 30,000 horses of the Ejun, and they will not let go. Although the mountain of Tonglu Mountain is not particularly high, after all, it is condescending, and the attackers will have large casualties if they fire crossbow arrows, so Ejun will inevitably hold on to help. In this case, using the word "sleepy" is undoubtedly the most advantageous option for your side. However, will the Hou Yu Fang sit back and watch all this happen? Who dares to guarantee that the 30,000 people in E Jun are not the bait he threw first?

Sure enough, a general questioned: "Your Majesty, what should you do if the Hubei side sends reinforcements?"

Sui Hou stroked his white short beard and said with great confidence: "The widow passed by the Chengzhou camp, and General Kui personally assured that if the Hou Hou Yufang personally led the army, the Chengzhou Eighth Division would definitely send troops to contain it, so you don't have to worry too much, just let go of your hands and feet to fight."

As soon as these words came out, the generals of the army all felt excited, and the morale of the army suddenly perked up. The whole army was united, the sergeants were fierce and vigorous, and there was a voice of war.

On the other hand, in the camp of the Hubei army in Tonglu Mountain, after careful discussion, E Jun and Shi Zikun selected the anti-entourage strategy: high and dangerous, deep ditch and high base, delay with the army, and wait for the fighters.

The so-called high and dangerous situation is precisely a tactic that should be decided by taking advantage of the topography of the Tonglu Mountain. Although this mountain is not vast and precipitous, it is a rare highland in the hilly terrain of the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River. And there is a canyon passage stuck in the mountains clustered, which is bound to become a dangerous place for soldiers. As long as the Hubei army defends on the basis of danger and does not make a large-scale attack, it will be difficult for the army to break through this canyon pass. And for a long time, the disadvantage can only be the army attacking the mountain.

With such a general trend, it is self-evident that the so-called deep ditch and high fortress are delayed in waiting for fighters. Ejun has received the Echeng Express, and the 100,000 troops of the Ehou Yufang have been assembled and will soon set off for Tonglu Mountain. As long as your side holds on for a month, you can smoothly attack inside and outside, counter-encircle these 120,000 accompanying troops, and solve the trouble of Tonglu Mountain in one fell swoop.

"Commanders obey!" Ejun's military order was as simple and clear as ever: "Within ten days, each division was divided according to the defensive terrain, and each built a fortified ditch, and gathered more rolling wood, stones, bows, crossbows, arrows, and arrows. The artisan battalion dredged the waterways so that the streams flowed into the camps. The armament battalion must step up the construction of bows, crossbows, arrows, and various defensive equipment. The general of the baggage battalion ordered him to immediately rush to the country to supervise the transportation of grain and grass. When the army arrives, no Chinese army general is allowed to order, and no part of the army is allowed to go to war without authorization. But those who violate the order will be punished by military law!"

"By order!"

After the meeting of the shogunate in the battlefield, the camp of the Hubei army immediately boiled.

With the main army of 80,000, it was divided into two camps and stationed at the foot of the copper green mountain. This river is not big, it is called Wanlv River, and the lake is called Daye Lake.

Sui Hou fought with Chu for a long time in Jianghan, knowing that the army had fought for a long time, and water and food were equally important, and the marching array was extremely meticulous. In addition, he has been in control of Tonglu Mountain for many years, and he has long been familiar with the distribution of water sources here. Before the troops were dispatched, they sent scouts to each route of entry to repeatedly inspect the changes in the surplus and contraction of various water sources, and determined the location of the army at any time

for decision-making.

After all, the Wanlu River flows into Daye Lake, and most of the water sources in these two places come from the stream flowing down from the Tonglu Mountain. As long as the river is blocked upstream, there will be no fishing and hunting downstream. Several rivers in Tonglu Mountain have a lot of water, but the mountain waterways are quite narrow, if the Hubei army secretly intercepts the waterway, although the army can transfer water from the rear, but after all, it will greatly delay its offensive.

When the army marched to a place 100 miles away from Tonglu Mountain to hold a shogunate gathering, he received a report from the scout, and there was still no abnormality in the water source for more than 100 miles.

The two main battalions were personally commanded by Suihou, and the other 40,000 or 50,000 horses surrounded the Tonglu Mountain from the northwest and northeast.

In addition, there is a fifth camp stationed on the shore of Daye Lake, three or five miles away from the Chinese army with the Hou, which is the grain and grass camp. Although there were only 5,000 guards and cavalry, there were tens of thousands of craftsmen and civilians who traveled between the mainland and the army. The temporary granary and the temporary shed are unfolded continuously, the sound of cars rumbling and the hammer chisel clanging, and the momentum is extremely noisy and majestic.

The reason for this arrangement is that the large army camps must not be supported end to end. One can not describe the deployment of so many troops. Second, each army must have room for maneuvering that the battlefield requires, and it can freely stretch out whether it advances or retreats. Otherwise, it will be a nest army, and instead of being able to exert its combat strength, it may crowd each other and hinder each other.

With the deployment of the Hou army, the battle of Tonglu Mountain beat the drums of war.

Let's talk about the Hubei army, although it was a little hasty, but it also quickly made preparations before the war.

After the shogunate meeting, Ejun and Shizikun immediately deployed their own defensive tactics: the whole army was divided into three camps, and they coordinated with each other to do a strong wall offensive and defensive battle.

The reason why it is divided into three camps is that it is completely based on the strategic deployment of the army and the-for-tat defensive formation, except for the two flanks to deal with the northwest and northeast battalions of the army, the frontal battlefield is personally responsible for E Jun, and the strength is also the heaviest, 15,000 people, almost half of the troops.

After the deployment of the two sides, a big war is about to break out.