"Are you leaving?"

Li Jiangyao looked at Xiahou Ninghan and was a little reluctant.

Xiahou Ninghan took the Hanhua Sword in his hand, nodded and said, "I just received the news from the imperial capital, and Ge Shuxuan really took the bait." According to the distance, if we set off now, we can catch up with him and arrive in Yongchang one day earlier. ”

Li Jiangyao took the cloak and draped it on Xiahou Ninghan's shoulders: "Alas, I should have gone with you......"

Xiahou Ninghan raised his hand to hold Li Jiangyao's hand, and said with a smile: "Oh, don't worry, I'm not a child." What's more, there are people from the Intelligence Department there to take care of the protection, and it will be fine. Jiang Yao, the Turks have been overwhelmed by large armies, and the burden on your shoulders is much heavier than mine, when I am not there, you must take care of yourself, you know? ”

Li Jiangyao nodded silently, and then asked, "How did you plan before?" Is it big? ”

"I can't say I'm 100% sure, but it's not too much." Xiahou Ninghan's tone was very relaxed: "Lian Ji and Yudra went over to arrange it a few days ago. The intelligence department's Kzmutijan pretended to be the Marquis of the Elite Kingdom, and Lian Ji pretended to be his wife. All the servants and maids are all agents of the Intelligence Department, I have tried them one by one, and they are all very good. ”

"As long as Ge Shuxuan comes to the door, Kezmutijiang will agree with him on the condition of exchanging the protection of the Turkic military with the time and place of trading Jin Xuelian, and when the time comes, we will shoot together and kill him on the spot."

Li Jiangyao pondered for a moment and said, "The last time you dealt with Ge Shuxuan, you almost fell for his poisonous move, what special precautions do you have this time?" ”

Xiahou Ninghan replied with a smile: "Of course." Our Zhenjiang Army itself has a lot of talents who use poison medicine, and Yudra and Lianji have already made preparations for them, and each operator will carry an antidote with them to prevent Ge Shuxuan from making a mistake. I, on the other hand, are even more powerful than them. ”

As she spoke, she took out a sachet from her waist. The sachet was embroidered with very intricate and gorgeous patterns, and from the point of view of style, it was not something that the Holy Tang people were accustomed to.

"What is this?" Li Jiangyao couldn't help but be a little curious.

"Remember Wu Rong and Amunta?" Xiahou Ninghan said with a smile: "Before they came to Xijiang with Master Dong, I specially mentioned to them the experience of dealing with Brother Shuxuan, and after hearing this, the two old uncles immediately took out their treasures for my self-defense." ”

Li Jiangyao's eyes lit up: "This is the antidote to Miaojiang and Yunnan?" ”

Xiahou Ninghan showed a proud look: "To be precise, it should be an antidote elixir!" The housekeeping skills of the two masters of Yunnan Miaojiang, do you think it's a joke? Senior Amunta said that if these two antidotes are taken at the same time, I am afraid that there will be no poisonous insects and poisons in the world that can hurt me. How's it going, isn't it safe this time? ”

Li Jiangyao nodded happily: "Well, I'm a little relieved." With your martial arts, coupled with this protective shield that is invulnerable, ordinary dangers should not be able to stump my little Ning Han. However, after all, it is the territory of the Turks, and the other side can mobilize a large army to besiege you at any time, so you need to be cautious in everything. ”

"Obedience." Xiahou Ninghan hugged his sword and arched his hand, and said with a mischievous smile: "Please wait for our good news." ”

Li Jiangyao pinched her face angrily and funny: "Naughty!" Okay, let's go, it's dark and the road is not easy to walk. The white-robed army will escort you on a certain journey, and when you approach Yongchang County, you will have to rely on yourselves. ”

After personally sending Xiahou Ninghan out of Zijin Pass, Li Jiangyao turned around and went straight to the expedition camp to discuss the deployment of the next big battle with Xu Youchang and others.

At this time, the expeditionary battalion underwent new changes in the composition of troops.

Originally, the Fifth Army was responsible for garrisoning Zijin Pass, the Fourth Army was responsible for garrisoning Shengyu Pass, and the remaining seven armies were concentrated on the side of the big battalion, practicing day and night to prepare for war.

Later, Li Jiangyao suggested that the Shenhua Fourth Army of Montenegro should go out to the Yongliang area, hide and standby, and be ready to attack the rear supply lines of the Turks at any time, so the defensive task of Shengyuguan fell back to Du Jian's Second Army of Agni.

At the same time, in order to strengthen the garrison in the direction of Shengyu Pass, the Seventh Army, which had just been upgraded to a heavy infantry corps, also went with it to assist the Second Army in its defense.

In this way, the expeditionary battalion was left with only the First Army of the Wind, the Third Army of Thunder, the Sixth Army of the Angry Waves, the Eighth Army of the Cold Wave, and the Ninth Army of the Wild Sand, with a total of 240,000 troops.

When Li Jiangyao arrived at the camp, Xu Youchang and the others had just had dinner and were gathering in front of the map to study the enemy's situation.

Li Jiangyao beckoned everyone to sit down, pointed to the map on the table and asked, "Have you come up with any new tricks?" ”

Xu Youchang smiled and shook his head: "It's still the same idea as before, relying on the strong fortifications of Zijin Pass, to consume the Turks." ”

Nanhua County Lord Huo Liya continued: "According to the Intelligence Division, this time Ashina's Zhijin is indeed planning to fight with us. The Liangzhou Mansion alone gathered the main force of nearly 200,000 of the Golden Clan, plus the armies of other Turkic tribes, the total number is estimated to exceed 350,000 horses. In this case, it is really not advisable to get out of the customs easily, and rush to fight with the opponent on the plain. ”

The commander of the Sixth Army, Jigriz, nodded: "The county lord is right. Although we are not afraid of Turkic ghosts, there is no need to give up our strengths and weaknesses, and leave the fortifications unused, so as to cheapen the enemy for nothing. ”

Li Jiangyao smiled with satisfaction: "Okay, it's good if you can think so." What worries me the most is that the soldiers are eager to fight, and they think that they are no worse than the Turks, so they plan to fight each other to the death. The current situation is that Ashina is in a hurry, and we are not in a hurry, they are willing to come to die, just come, anyway, we won't go out. ”

Xu Youchang said: "We were just studying the fortifications and the way to defend the city, trying not to disappoint the Turkic Khan. However, Yudra's men have just sent two new pieces of information that I think must be noted. ”

Of course, Li Jiangyao received the information earlier than them, and bowed slightly: "You're talking about the Turkic new arms and Shengyuguan, right?" ”

"Those are the two things." Xu You's sword eyebrows tightened: "The Turks have learned wisely, and they have actually formed a special giant crossbow division and trebuchet division, which poses a huge threat to the city defense system. ”

Li Jiangyao replied solemnly: "War itself is a process of learning. Both we and our enemies are constantly learning and evolving rapidly in the brutal war. Since we can imitate the cavalry style of the Turks who come and go like the wind, how can Ashina not learn from our attacking style? ”

Xu Youchang nodded and said, "That's true." Over the years, we have fought countless vicious battles, and we are making progress, and so are the Turks. All kinds of large-scale siege equipment are about to be played by the Turks. To be honest, our Shengtang has not yet formed a division-level equipment unit, but let them take the lead. ”

Xie Tanzhi, who had not spoken, spoke at this time: "Dadu Hu, Xu Shuai, the new changes in the use of weapons by the Turks make me can't help but have an association. Do you think there will be some changes in their combat style and thinking along with it? ”

"Lao Xie, you are still amazing, and you suddenly saw the essence of the problem." Li Jiangyao replied with a smile: "I just want to remind everyone that the Turks specially formed a giant crossbow division and a trebuchet, which is not as simple as upgrading weapons and equipment on the surface. In fact, what this means behind this is that the operational thinking of the enemy's top brass may have undergone a fundamental change. In other words, there are more and more shadows of the Shengtang civilization in their war thinking. ”

Xu Youchang thought for a moment, and suddenly came to his senses: "You mean, the Turks' bravery and fierceness, coupled with the advanced tactics and tactics of the Holy Tang?" ”

"Yes, the two are merging." Li Jiangyao bowed slightly: "You must now study the enemy situation from a different angle." If you stand outside the Zijin Pass, facing the strict defense of the Zhenjiang army, how should you attack and capture the city in one fell swoop? Will you only know how to fight and rush like before, blindly consuming precious combat power? ”

Xu Youchang shook his head: "Of course not." Not to mention that it is me, even the martial arts students who have just graduated from the Yanwutang have all familiarized themselves with the "Nine Methods of Siege" and "The Essentials of the Yasukuni Army", which have dozens of introductions to the strategies and equipment used in siege warfare. Directly attacking a fortified city is the most stupid routine. ”

Li Jiangyao said: "Although the Turkic generals don't know how to read the "Nine Methods of Siege", the brutal battlefield has also taught them a lot of things. Please understand that the opponent will not attack Zijin Pass again like last time, and will adopt more flexible and ingenious tactics. Therefore, we must abandon the heart of underestimating the enemy, stand more in the enemy's perspective, and use advanced tactical thinking to simulate siege warfare, only in this way can we truly be foolproof. ”

When all the generals heard this, they stood up at the same time and said, "Obey the teachings of the Dadu Protector!" ”

Xie Tanzhi said again: "My lord, according to what you say, I am afraid that the direction of Sheng Yuguan also needs to be paid more attention. Although according to intelligence, the Turks mainly attacked Zijin Pass and sub-attacked Shengyu Pass, but it is impossible to say that this is a method of blindfolding, deliberately external reality and fiction, and fiction and reality. ”

"Master Xie is right," Xu Youchang agreed: "If you can, you can't, you can't show it, you don't need to show it, you can show it if it's near, and if you show it from afar, once the Turks start to play the art of war, they can't run these most basic ways." ”

Li Jiangyao smiled and asked, "Then do you have any suggestions for dealing with it?" ”

Huo Liya said: "In my opinion, a rapid support force should be set up between Zijin Pass and Shengyu Pass, which can be used in both directions at any time as needed. ”

Jigriz proposed: "In addition, General Du Jian will be given an additional batch of city defense giant crossbows and trebuchets, as well as corresponding ammunition, to strengthen the long-range strike power of Shengyu Pass." ”

Ma Muye, the chief quartermaster, said: "Not only giant crossbows and trebuchets, but also more people and wood and stone materials to Shengyu Pass to repair the city walls and gates damaged in the battle. ”

Li Jiangyao nodded with satisfaction, and said to Xu Youchang: "These methods are all good, you seize the time to implement them as a whole, and continue to improve the defense system of the two passes." I judge that the Turks will launch an attack in less than half a month, and the big war that will really test us will soon come. ”