Surrounded by a group of civil and military officials, Wang Rong stood on the top of a mountain panting, his head soaked with beads of sweat. The spring cold is steep, and the wind with a slight chill blows on the top of the mountain, but at this time it makes Wang Rong feel very comfortable.

Behind Wang Rong's side, you can see the men and horses of the brigade in the valley slowly marching eastward, which is the Yulin infantry of the first division of the first army of the Pingxi Army led by Lang Zeqing. Carriages and horses walked through the valley, and infantry columns were trudging on the rolling hills on both sides.

At this time, the 2nd and 3rd divisions on both flanks were moving closer to the center. After the Pingxi Army set out from Puchangbao, the general direction was to advance westward along the Kunqi River. However, Wang Rong made special arrangements for the situation that the terrain was not open, and in order to increase the horizontal warning range and prevent being ambushed, the march was carried out in three parallel ways. At this time, the three armies stopped advancing and regrouped.

On the northern hillside, a group of several people were leading horses to climb up this way. That's Lang Zeqing and others.

Wang Rong stood on the hillside while resting and waiting for Lang Zeqing.

Seeing that everyone was out of breath, Wang Rong smiled and said, "My favorite way to exercise my body bones is to climb mountains. The exercise is not strenuous and can be done slowly, but it is very physically demanding."

Fan Jun, who was not in good health, was almost tired and lay down, and casually echoed: "It's really laborious, this mountain is too big."

While talking and laughing, Lang Zeqing finally climbed the mountain, clenched his fists and said in a rough voice: "Your Majesty, the last general has withdrawn the forward men and horses by order!"

Lang Zeqing almost did not disobey the military order, but his happiness or displeasure was all written on his face, and he did not hide it at all, even in front of the emperor. Wang Rong glanced at him, obviously Lang Zeqing was not very happy at this time.

Wang Rong said quietly, "It was originally a matter of wishful thinking, why did General Lang want to make it hot as a burden for shaving his head?"

Lang Zeqing said, "Please ask the Holy Lord to clear the maze."

Wang Rong said: "In this situation, King Pusha has gathered too many men and horses, and the grain and grass cannot be consumed at all. If the other party has no intention of doing such a thing, then it will not be able to find it even if it is hard to pursue; If King Pusha is interested, we don't need to be in such a hurry, he will come himself.

If we make a reluctant appearance and retreat cautiously, King Pusha will be even more convinced that the decisive battle will be in his favor, and he will be in a hurry to send it to the door!"

After hearing this, Fan Jun said with a smile, "The Holy Lord has insight into people's hearts."

Wang Rong said disapprerovingly, "It's just human nature."

Wang Rong pondered for a moment, and then said, "But we can't be too uncooperative, if we are in a hurry to withdraw to Puchang Fort. King Pusha will hesitate, and most likely be reluctant to attack the fortress, which will only increase the variables. That's why my movement at this time is called "wanting to refuse and welcome."

When everyone heard this, their faces turned red, and some people couldn't help laughing, but Wang Rong looked very serious. :

Wang Rong didn't think he was clever, but a very simple logical deduction. The situation is clearly in front of us, and there are not many options for both sides.

From the standpoint of the Pusha people and the Qiangs, according to their previous understanding of the Central Plains Forbidden Army, their combat power is very strong, but there is not much difference between them and the Qiangbeard elite soldiers. Under this judgment, more than 50,000 elite soldiers and 50,000 guards defended the fortifications, and the chances of the coalition army (Pusha and Qiangmen) attacking the city were extremely low, but they had an advantage in field battles.

Therefore, Wang Rong's judgment is: to give the coalition forces a chance to fight a decisive battle in the field, they will be very willing to cooperate; And let them attack the city, it will be difficult for them to take the bait.

As the saying goes: the wisest choice is not to fight a battle that feels like there is no chance of winning.

If you want others to fight this battle, either the other party has no choice, or you have to give others hope!

At this time, Fan Jun praised: "The Holy Temple, in this way, the Japanese army can not only get their wish to fight a decisive battle with the Pusha people and the Qianghu coalition army, but also take the initiative to choose the battlefield."

"Exactly." Wang Rong said. He glanced at Lang Zeqing and saw that Lang Zeqing was no longer silent, but there was a look of awe in his expression, obviously he still admired himself as an emperor. People will inevitably have things that they are not good at, and they will always admire those who are good at them.

Fan Jun buried his head in looking at the mountain under his feet, and asked tentatively, "Where will the Holy Lord choose as the battlefield?"

Wang Rong has been standing on this high place for a long time.

The officials of the Metropolitan Governor's Mansion who were standing on the side of the military department looked like they wanted to speak and stopped, and Wang Rong said casually, "I don't know the true face of Lushan, only because I am in this mountain?"

The official hurriedly said, "Wonderful!"

Unexpectedly, Wang Rong shook his head and pointed away, "If I come to choose, I will choose the eastern hillside."

The crowd immediately looked in the direction he was pointing, and for a moment they were silent, wondering what was good about the place. I saw that it was a large hillside, but the slope was very gentle, and in this ravine, that place was not called a mountain, it was a relatively flat place.

Wang Rong immediately explained: "If you look at the battle formation of common sense, it is more advantageous to occupy the high mountain at your feet, and the enemy army will attack on a large slope. But it's not so good for artillery."

Wang Rong drew a parabola in the air with a horsewhip folded in his hand, and said, "The cannonballs fly like this, and the artillery can have a negative elevation angle, but the angle cannot be too large. The slope of the mountain is too steep and the mountain is too small, and the shells will go straight down the mountain, fly down, and hit the ground almost vertically. Our copper cannon relies on a small angle to bounce, and the vertical angle is too large, what can be the effect of smashing a pit?"

Wang Rong groaned and said, "Therefore, the slope should be long, and the steep slope should be second. In addition, the gentle slope gives the opponent more confidence to attack, without us having to attack first."

Anyway, the emperor is the supreme commander, and when he says to choose a gentle slope, he chooses a gentle slope. The three armies immediately deployed their camps in that area.

Wang Rong also ordered Lang Zeqing to move forward, widely disperse scouts to inspect the surrounding situation, and monitor the movements of the coalition forces.

Thirty miles south along the Kunqi River, it is where Chu Luxu's nearly 50,000 guards are located, that is, the Second Army of the Pingxi Army.

They left more than 5,000 people to defend at Puchang Fort, and continued to build the fort with tens of thousands of people. Because the design of Puchang Fort requires barracks and warehouses for 100,000 troops, the area is still not small; More than 5,000 people are needed for full defense in the city fortifications, and the men and horses dare not stay too little.

Chu Luxu's troops were originally marching twenty miles away from the Chinese army, and after receiving the military order, they retreated ten miles to make a gesture, and then stopped to find a high place to set up a camp to garrison.

On the third day, news came from the Chinese fast horses that the number of enemy horses was unknown, but more than 10,000 horsemen had approached the rear army from the western mountains.

Chu Luxu immediately ordered to be on guard!

The general asked, "Commander, did you give the order to prepare for battle?"

Chu Luxu said indifferently, "No hurry. This enemy cavalry will not attack us casually."

The general said suspiciously, "Then what are they coming ......?"

Chu Luxu said: "The news is that it says more than 10,000, but it doesn't say more than 30,000 or 50,000, so it's not to attack our department. Their purpose is to wait for us to reinforce the Chinese army before looking for fighters. You've all studied in martial arts, and the best time to break through is when the foot soldiers transform into a military formation while marching."

The generals listened to Chu Luxu's explanation and bowed one after another. Chu Luxu ordered the scout to feel the direction and go over to find out.

The battalions of the Guards did not prepare for battle, and continued to lay fortifications on the spot.

Wang Bao is also digging a ditch with his twenty brothers. He couldn't tell if he had any hardships, so he walked all the way to Puchang Fort, built a fortress, worked in the ice and snow for more than a month, and then continued to trek and walk in the ravine all day long, and continued to work!

His hand was cracked, and it hurt once he held the hoe. Although he wore linen gloves, he couldn't stop the lime water from pickling and cracking. When he was repairing the fort at Puchang Fort, the lime water made him unbearable.

The material of rammed earth is a mixture of lime water, clay, and mud, and there is no legendary glutinous rice juice, and there is not so much grain in the Central Plains. As soon as the lime sees the water, it is hot and bubbling for a long time, and the mixed soil is piled up in the room where the kang is burned, but it will not freeze hard before it is transported, but people are not very comfortable with it.

Wang Bao has done so much hard work, and his brain is muddy. When I was studying at home, my fingers didn't touch the spring water, how could I have done so much coolies? Why is this all the trouble?

Wang Bao first studied in the private school of the ancestral house in Dongxiang, Pinyang, and later in response to the reform of the saints. The Wang clan took the lead in abolishing private learning and set an example for the world.

The private school was withdrawn, and the students of the private school could not stop their studies, and the students of Wang's private school went through a big exam, and all those who studied well transferred to Taixue

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Wang Bao could have entered Taixue to study, but was thrown into martial arts by his uncle, and trained with a group of strong men with five big and three thick men with a little girl-like body.

After two years of high-intensity training, although Wang Bao successfully graduated, he was also energetic and strong. But his grades were average, and he failed to enter the forbidden army, but returned to Pinyang County, Fengyi County to join the Guards, and became a chief. It can be said that Wang Bao is the worst mixed in martial arts.

However, he caught up with the Tang State to conquer the Western Regions, and it was his uncle who directly included the guards of Pinyang County in the Pingxi Army. His uncle said to him, "I don't want you to be a hero like Leng Yong, but at least you can't disgrace the Pinyang Wang clan."

Wang Bao could only leave the comfort nest of Pinyang County in a huff and come to the Western Regions with a sigh.

However, in the two months since he set out, Wang Bao has gradually become less angry. Thinking about the memories, I feel that my uncle is kind and has no intention of humiliation. If he was humiliated, why did he help him?

Wang Bao reminisced while burying his head in the ravine.

What kind of hero is Cold Surge? He is a pawn, how much does winning or losing the battle have to do with him? What's more, I didn't win that time, but I was ***!

Wang Bao had mixed emotions, gritted his teeth and endured the pain of the crack in his hand, and waved his hoe again, in the past few years in the army, his endurance has been getting better and better.

At this moment, the shouting of a military general startled the confused Wang Bao. When Wang Bao looked up, he saw the guy riding on a horse, swaggering and sampling, and pointed at the brothers who were digging the ditch with a horsewhip: "Whoever repairs the ditch wall will squat!" Look at the back, there is also a ditch wall, you think you can't stand it here, you can go back against the rain of lead shots and arrows to turn over the back ditch wall, then just run?"

The military general is obviously much higher than Wang Bao's status, Wang Bao scolded your mother in his heart, but he couldn't keep quiet, he just buried himself in work.

Anyway, Wang Bao was even looking forward to a good fight at this time, he had already had enough of tossing in this ravine. The world just doesn't smoke, and Pusha people are so consumed? Why don't you put yourself out and have a good time, anyway, the final score is a win!

The brothers seemed to feel the same way as him, and someone shouted, "***, come early, grandpa can't wait, kill hard!"