When Yu Yinggui returned to the camp, he saw more than a dozen stripped soldiers, squatting in a corner away from the curtain, huddled in a ball.

Among them, there were two people wearing clothes, who were brave men under Yanhou, holding their heads high, and telling in front of him that Wuchang City had been captured and captured.

Wang Mengyin's face was already pale, Wuchang was attacked, the king of Chu was captured, he had just captured a Chongwang and another king of Chu, such crimes, if you think about it, you can know how angry the emperor will be.

King Chong is in Runing Mansion, and he can't blame them, but the king of Chu is in Wuchang, and he shares the city with the three divisions, and now the king of Chu has been captured, the three divisions are scattered, and the military and government of Huguang are in a mess.

One is the governor of Huguang, and the other is the governor of Huguang, and he should be responsible.

Yang Kai's strategy really worked, in order to prevent these stripped officials from returning to the camp to be mute, Yan Hou sent two people who were not afraid of death to follow, and after entering the camp, he shouted loudly, making everyone known, and the morale of the officers and soldiers was really frustrated.

At this moment, Yu Yinggui was already furious, in such a situation, he really wanted to gather the three armies and go to Yingcheng to find Yang Kai for a decisive battle.

In addition to being annoyed and angry, he was also ashamed of the stupidity of the three envoys of Wuchang, and he believed that if he was replaced to defend the city, not to mention that the city would not be lost forever, even in the face of tens of thousands of troops, it would not be a problem to hold on for ten days and half a month.

But right now, it was completely penetrated in just two or three days, and in such a short time, it was too late for them to send troops directly from Jingzhou to Wuchang, not to mention that Jingling was threatened, and they also encountered this thief who came from nowhere and couldn't figure out the way at all.

He had completely broken off the idea of despising Yang Kai, of course, he didn't know that Yang Kai, the leader of this team of thieves, was in Yingcheng.

The last shred of reason kept him calm, and now that it had come to this, there was no room for them to make mistakes.

The first thing he confirmed with Wang Mengyin was to ensure that Jingling was not lost, and ordered the 3,000 people who were separated between Jingshan and Jingling counties to be ready to support Jingling at any time.

Then there is the front, in order to stabilize the morale of the army, Yu Yinggui gritted his teeth and called his own soldiers, beheaded the two dead soldiers sent by Yanhou, hung them in front of the camp to show the public, and gave them a crime of ill-intentionedness.

In fact, what is the situation in Wuchang, in the end, is the enemy's side of the story, plus the confrontation between the two armies, creating rumors, spreading rumors, and disturbing the morale of the army abounds.

The morale of the battalion, which had been greatly defeated, was slightly stabilized, but this was like a sharp knife edge, with a hemostatic patch pasted, the effect would not be too long, and the key was to sew the knife edge up.

The severed human head was also selected, and a dead soldier was also selected to come up, and let him enter Yingcheng with two heads, and give them to Yang Kai as a return gift.

If the officers and soldiers can't help this anger and want to lead troops out to take revenge, then they can also make appropriate arrangements for an attack on the front.

But he didn't expect that Yang Kai was far from the rude image he imagined, instead of beheading the dead man, he still pulled out the clothes on his body, changed into the clothes of his daughter's family, and then got some rouge to paint his mouth red, and the monkey's ass was also very ugly.

It means to ridicule them as a women's army without courage and dare not come to battle.

After sending off the dead soldiers of the officers and soldiers, Yang Kai was not in a hurry to ask the opinions of a few people under the shed, and asked people to find the representatives of the generals left and right of Deng Fang's subordinates to come to the canopy to discuss important matters.

Yan Hou pointed his hand to the map and said, "General, the villain thinks that the best strategy is to leave a few men and horses to defend the city, and use the strong city to block the enemy in front of it." ”

"Taking advantage of the high morale, the main force went out of the west gate, and with the momentum of thunder, it was possible to break through the mountain pass in one fell swoop.

If the officers and troops shrink back, and then turn outside the south gate, the two sides will encircle and suppress the enemy who is in the way of the eyes.

Once the Jingling side withdrew, the villain speculated that the elite soldiers in the city would definitely converge with the officers and troops outside the city, but without the eyes of the mountain pass, they would not be able to attack. ”

Deng Fang nodded and agreed with Yan Hou's inference: "Mr. Yin has a tough personality and is calm in handling things, and the general asked him to retreat this time, which can do two things."

The first is to give the officers and troops outside the city the illusion that I am going to fight a decisive battle with them, and ensure that the army is safe for the time being.

The other is that if we really detect that there is an army coming to our aid in the direction of Jingling, and then launch a second attack, Jingling will shake the foundation of the officer's defense, and the officers and commanders will be distracted and unskilled, and this will be an opportunity for our army to attack. ”

Yang Kai's expression was solemn, looking at the map carefully, Yan Hou's suggestion sounded good, but it was actually not very reliable.

"The 2,000 officers and soldiers guarded the mountain pass and it was narrow and difficult to break. If they attack, they will retreat, and we will not advance again, and if they retreat, they will return to camp.

There is no way to beat them in a battle, and no amount of effort is useless. ”

Brother Hu Che'er, who was recalled to the Senate in Xicheng, was called Hu Ma'er and interjected:

"The soldiers of the official army and the guards are not strong, as long as Jingling can pass on the good news, then our army can take a long detour and attack and attack.

The attacking soldiers were tired, but their morale was indescribable, and their flank attacks were bound to be slackened after a long time. ”

He usually doesn't talk much, but he was also born in a family of cultivators and scholars, and he also served as a border soldier, so he has unique insights.

Yan Hou patted him on the shoulder: "You shit, you are reasonable." ”

"Tell me what you think?" Yang Kai asked Hu Ma'er.

"In the opinion of the villain, the general is reasonable. It's just that even if our army successfully captures Jingling, the enemy in front of Yingcheng is only dozens of miles away from Jingling, how can we rush to the aid in one day.

Although there are not many troops and horses in our city, it is impossible for the officers and soldiers to give up the frontal battlefield and give us the opportunity to threaten their backs. And whether the Jingling defenders will come to help or not is still two words. ”

It is true, you can capture Jingling, in the case of an unstable foothold, the reinforcements retreat, the rear army still has to withdraw, the frontal strength of the official army is not reduced, and the siege still cannot be relieved.

The official army has now formed the Jingshan and Jingling fronts, and there is only one way to break it, which is to divide and encircle, cut off the connection, and break it separately.

But now, in the absence of the right time and place, the army does not have an advantage. If you don't find another way, there is no hope of breaking the formation.

Where's the way? Only surprises.

But, where did the strange soldiers come from?

Yang Kai's eyes were fixed on the map, and he still had to think of a way from the two aspects of Hu Shahu and Han Bin.

The makeshift canopy was not sturdy, and the rain trickled down the crevices and fell to the ground, adding to the chill.

Yang Kai's armor and clothes were already drenched, and due to emotional tension and mental concentration, the brazier was steaming, but he didn't feel cold at all.

Yan Hou squatted sullenly and stood up suddenly. bumped into Deng Fang, who was leaning his neck to look at the map, and with an ouch, Deng Fang sat on the water stall and splashed a splash.

Yang moved happily and glanced at Deng Fang. A plan came to mind dimly, but he was not in a hurry to speak.

He lowered his head again and looked at the map carefully. Xu Xu asked: "Commander Deng, after your troops attack Yingcheng, can there be interception ships on the banks of the Fushui River?" ”

"Fushui connects to the Hanchuan River to the south, and in order to ensure that the Hanchuan River is unharmed, all the ships going south have been stopped."

Deng Fang hurriedly got up from the ground, his buttocks were wet, he didn't have time to shoot, and he answered Yang Kai's question without thinking.

"How many ships are there in total?"

"One hundred and ten."

Speaking of which, Yan Hou, Deng Fang, Hu Ma'er, and Lu Yuanan all roughly guessed Yang Kai's intentions.

Yanhou laughed because of this: "It's still the general Minghui, who enters the Hanchuan River from Yingcheng, and then fights from the Hanchuan River to the flank of the mountain pass, which is dozens of miles away, and it is also a fast road." I just don't know if the officers and soldiers have taken precautions. ”

Hu Ma'er said: "One hundred and ten small boats, divided into several batches, taking advantage of the rainy night to hide, it should not be a problem to find an omission to mix in the past." ......, I'm afraid, our strange soldiers will only be known to the enemy halfway there. ”

He continued to explain, "The frontal enemy is menacing, but he does not attack, putting on a posture of blocking the road and intercepting reinforcements, and the villain thinks that they must have two troops on the line from Jingshan to Jingling. ”

Lu Yuanan glanced at him: "Hu Qianhu, you are too cautious." I'm afraid of that, I'm afraid, so pack up and go home, hit a bird? ”

Hu Ma'er smiled dryly and turned his gaze to Yang Kai. Yang Kai pondered it again and again, frowning again.

At present, the Lord is worried about humiliation. Yan Hou couldn't hold back: "Villain, I am willing to lead the army to board the ship and go south to share the general's worries." ”

Yang Kai shook his head.

Humar's analysis is reasonable, the enemy came prepared, dared to make the basin so big, and categorically did not be careless, and easily ceded the southern flank to himself.

If you can't be surprised, you will lose the meaning of the surprise soldier. On the contrary, it will startle the snake, and wait until the enemy sees the reality of the city clearly, and the city is in danger.

So, what to do?

The raindrops fell on the shed, crackling and crackling. The water accumulates and the air is cold and humid. The crowd stopped talking and waited for him to decide.

Yang Kai thought carefully from beginning to end, and couldn't find a feasible way to crack it. But he was not in a hurry, paced, and continued to ponder.

As the number of battles he commanded increased, he made great strides in calming down. The more setbacks he encountered, and the more powerful enemies he defeated, the more convinced he was that there was no end to the sky.

Failure and success, but the victor found a way to crack it, and the other did not.

If this road doesn't work, let's put it aside. Yang Kai thought about it from the beginning again.

Assuming for the time being that the difficulties themselves exist, there are forces on the front line of Jingshan and Jingling to support both directions at any time. Let Hu Shahu's troops go to investigate first, and after the officers and soldiers get this news, they will definitely think that they have fallen into a trap.

The army that could not go south to Hanchuan let them go north into the mountains and bypass the long way to attack the enemy's flank, and then use the main force to break through the West Pass and compress the enemy, the enemy retreated, our army feinted, and the enemy advanced and then made a surprise attack. As soon as the appointed time came, the two armies came out together, one on one side, one on the other and one on the other, and Jingling responded.

At this time, Hu Shahu first intercepted the news of Jingshan and Jingling, and hurriedly surrounded Jingling, and the battle was successful, and the two sides fell into a melee, and it was difficult for our army to win quickly with the outnumbered enemy.

Don't talk about defeat, once the stalemate is reached, enemy reinforcements can be sent again at any time. And our army has no support, do we have to retreat to the same place and wait for the defeat of the army?

Yang Kai stopped and paused slightly.

If you succeed in the first battle, how can you win later?

Seeing that there are still Han Bin's reinforcements, he has not calculated to go in, and what he wants to think about now is more than just surprise.

What is more important is how to secure victory after the defeat of the first war and reverse the disadvantage of insufficient troops and the division of the two places.

A thought suddenly flashed in Yang Kai's mind. After looking at the generals who looked at him intently, he was not in a hurry to speak, lowered his head and walked a few steps, thought clearly, and then smiled, and said:

"I'm going to come up with a trick and listen to your opinions, we're ...... like this"

At the moment, say your thoughts one by one.

When everyone heard this, Yan Hou patted Deng Fang's leg and shouted, Hu Ma'er and Lu Yuanan nodded in agreement, Deng Fang breathed a sigh of relief, and his heart fell for a long time.

His admiration came from the bottom of his heart: "The general is worthy of the name of the petty mastermind." With this strategy, it will be difficult for the officers and troops to be undefeated this time. Everyone discussed for a while, each with additions, and perfected the details.

After the plan was agreed, all kinds of countermeasures came naturally.

Yang Kai ordered repeatedly: "Yes, General Yan will choose 2,000 people from General Han, more than 1,000 with strong bows and crossbows, and more than 1,000 with spears; Late at night, I went out of town to board the ship. ”

"Then, Deng Fang, Hu Che'er, and General Tongyou led the troops and horses of the headquarters, and allocated a section of the general's headquarters, totaling 3,500 people, to attack the mountain pass at night. The enemy is the likes of Chengtianwei, and he is not the elite. It's still a coalition army, and there will be gaps in cooperation.

At the beginning of the night, an army was sent out to cover General Yan's northward journey, and then he took turns to go into battle, and the enemy was engaged in a one-touch battle, and he marched three battles at night, rested for a day, and the next evening, the whole army carried six large trebuchets, and many bows and arrows were used to crash into the car and other equipment, so it must be broken by force. ”

"Landing, Lu Yuanan transferred a team of cavalry to strictly guard the mountain pass and the southern passage, and the officers and soldiers who rode and dared not to go out were not allowed to let go.

"The pass is thirty miles away from the enemy to the south. Tonight, the wind and rain were blowing, and our army attacked the mountain pass, which was well arranged, and we did not dare to say it for a long time, at least for the time being, the officers and troops in the south did not dare to move.

Ben will personally sit in Yingcheng, return the favor to the other in his way, and also learn from the actions of the officers and soldiers last night, with great fanfare, showing the enemy that the enemy is empty, so that they think that the main force has not yet left the city. ”

The congregation will take the order.

Yang Kai said: "Since entering the lake, our army has never encountered such a dangerous situation. The enemy came silently and divided me into two places.

Ladies and gentlemen, we may see this situation in the future, and this time, this will be regarded as a model for you. ”

swept over everyone's faces one by one, slowed down his voice, and said: "Deng commanded bravery, fought in the past, pulled out the strong, and was invincible; General Yan is careful, I look at your department, and the exercises on weekdays are the most neat; General Lu's cavalry is like the wind, two major battles, and outstanding feats; General Hu was fierce and dared to defend one door alone with 1,500 men. ”

Raise your voice, impassioned, "The enemy is strong and I am stronger, the enemy is sharp and I am sharper." With the help of heaven, the officers and soldiers lost all their firearms, and their combat strength plummeted.

Ladies and gentlemen! In this defeat, you and I retreated to Runan Chengzhong Road Righteous Army, and I couldn't raise my head for the rest of my life; This victory, Huguang is in my pocket! ”

Everyone promised in unison: "Swear not to disgrace your life!" Yan Hou asked, "When will you do it?" ”

"Hanchuan letters can be reached in half a day, and they can be returned in one day.

You go back to rectify the army and horses first, regardless of whether the news from Hu Qianhu is sent back in time, tonight, make a feint to attack the official formation in front of you, and cover the boarding of the ship. ”

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