When Fu Youde and his entourage returned to the camp, it was already noon the next day.

The Jin Dynasty Xingzhong will all be stunned when they see the appearance of Yingchuan Hou's blue nose and swollen face.

"Don't worry about this little thing." Fu Youde coughed, walked into the Zhongjun tent and said, "Come in and talk." ”

The generals hurried in.

Fu Youde ordered Mu Chun to take the clay, and simply pinched out the shape of the Puding Canyon on the spot, and also marked the distribution of Puding Fort and the Yuan army, which was clear at a glance.

Since the Eastern Han Dynasty, when Ma Yuan 'gathered rice for the valley and pointed out the situation', Chinese generals mastered the use of clay and small pieces of wood to make sand tables, visually display the terrain and roads of the battlefield, the passes and dangers, and the situation of the enemy and us. Especially in areas with complex terrain such as Yunnan and Guizhou, ordinary flat maps can no longer meet the needs of operations, so it is necessary to use sand tables to assist.

Fu Youde finished making the sand table and explained it again, and the generals also knew the terrain of the battlefield and the situation of the enemy and the enemy.

Then he listened to General Zhengnan's deep voice: "At present, the enemy army is putting on a posture of encircling Fort Puding and defending the mouth of the canyon, obviously wanting to capture His Highness at all costs. ”

"Isn't it dangerous for Your Highness to do this?" The generals' worries about the king of Chu are absolutely true, if the sixth child has any three longs and two shorts, they will all have to eat and hang.

"Your Highness's side shouldn't be a big problem." Fu Youde said in a deep voice: "After dawn, I saw two big flags hanging on Puding Fort, one with the word Chu vaguely written, and the other side vaguely written with the word Mu, which should be to report peace to us." ”

"In addition, the corpses were strewn all over the Pingding Mountain, and the two sides had obviously fought fiercely, but the Yuan army did not bargain. Therefore, as long as this group of Yuan troops is annihilated before the arrival of their Qujing army, His Highness will not be in danger. ”

"And I guess that eighty percent of His Highness's secrets in Fort Puding were revealed to the Yuan army by His Highness himself, with the purpose of keeping them in Puding and creating an opportunity for us to completely annihilate the enemy army." After a pause, he said slowly:

"If you don't know that His Highness is in Puding Fort, the Yuan army will definitely have withdrawn to Pu'an Village after a long time, which is the most beneficial choice for them. But the generals of the Yuan army not only want to besiege His Royal Highness the King of Chu, but also have to block our support troops, waiting for the army of Qujing to close the net! ”

As he spoke, he teased and said, "This head looks like a fish biting a hook." ”

"Really." The generals couldn't help but nod their heads, and they all felt that what Yingchuan Hou said made sense.

"The result of the lack of greed is that when the troops are obviously insufficient, the troops are divided, and the soldiers are taboo!" Yingchuan Hou pointed to two enemy camp roads on the sand table:

"Maybe he thinks we can only attack from the mouth of the canyon, so the troops over there are quite sufficient, and they are backed by their own military camp, so the situation is not bad."

"But the Yuan army besieging Fort Putting, the situation is very bad. They numbered more than 10,000 men, which was far less than the strength of Fort Putting. Sun Tzu said, 'Ten rules of siege', they actually dared to besiege the city with half the strength of the defenders, and they don't know who gave them the courage? Fu Youde laughed.

"I guess it's the contempt for the barbarian soldiers that has been formed over the years." Xuandehou guessed: "Actually, this is also normal, King Liang relied on so many Mongols to clean up ten times and dozens of times the barbarians, it would be strange not to despise them." ”

"But they don't understand what it means to 'take a litter of bears and tigers to nest tigers'. With the Marquis of Xiping here, the native soldiers who dare to despise the east and west of the water will definitely pay the price! Fu Youde said in a deep voice.

"That's it." Xuandehou was also convinced: "The last general has followed Xipinghou for several years, and he has really seen the ability to turn decay into magic, and no army can be defeated in his hands." ”

Saying that, he sneered and said: "It is estimated that the Marquis of Xiping is worried about His Royal Highness, so safety comes first, and he is unwilling to fight easily, or he would have beaten out the dog brain of the Yuan army long ago." ”

"I think so too." Yingchuan Hou said: "Xiping Hou Bacheng is waiting for the opportunity, once the opportunity appears, he will definitely attack it without hesitation." ”

"So we gave him that opportunity." As he spoke, he placed a red chess piece representing the Ming army on the edge of the cliff, and with a flick of it, the chess piece fell in the barracks outside Fort Puding.

"If we can make an army ...... There are not too many troops, two thousand people are enough...... Suddenly appearing here tonight, can you create a mess? ”

"Absolutely." Jin Chaoxing said confidently: "The combat power of one of our Ming troops is at least equivalent to two Mongolian soldiers, and it is a night attack and kicking the camp, which is enough to stir it up." ”

"If the Marquis of Xiping can lead his troops out in time and completely destroy this enemy army, it will not be a problem." The more he spoke, the more excited he became, rubbing his hands excitedly.

"He will definitely kill in time, if he can't grasp this bit of fighter, he won't be Mu Ying." Fu Youde smiled faintly, he didn't worry about this.

Speaking confidently, he raised his voice and ordered: "The generals will listen to the order!" ”

"The last general!" The generals hurriedly clenched their fists and received their orders.

"Immediately light a fire and cook, let the soldiers have a full meal, and leave the camp to the mouth of the canyon!" Fu Youde said in a deep voice: "General Ben personally led two thousand Xuanfeng to attack the military camp outside Puding Fort. After the battle starts in the canyon, a signal will be issued, and when you see the signal, you will immediately attack the Yuan army at the mouth of the canyon. You don't have to force the enemy, you just need to contain them. ”

After a pause, he said: "Of course, if the Yuan army dares to divide troops to return to help, it doesn't matter if you eat them, you can just grasp it yourself." ”

"Yes!" The generals responded first, and then asked, "It's just a general, how did you raid the Yuan army in the canyon?" ”

"Yes, if such a high cliff has a slope, it would be fine, and it would be able to 'fart' like the army of King Ninghe back then. But it's all straight up and down......"

"Do you know that the troops who went to Beijing to participate in the autumn exercise last year all added a rope climbing training." Fu Youde said in a deep voice: "As the deputy conductor of last year's autumn performance, the old man has also practiced. ”

The generals who followed Mu Ying from the northwest looked at those who came from Beijing, only to see that they nodded and said that this was indeed the case.

"To put it simply, you can quickly descend from the cliff with a rope and climb up from below." A trained general explained: "It is said that it is still the idea of His Royal Highness the King of Chu, saying that it may be useful to fight Yunnan." The emperor also took into account the topography of Yunnan, and it was inevitable that he would climb high and low, so he was accurate. ”

"I didn't expect it to be used in this first battle, Your Highness is really wise."

"Ah......" Jin Chaoxing and the others were dumbfounded, and they didn't dare to think about how dangerous it was. What if you are going to fall? ”

"It's okay, Your Highness also invented a small device, as long as there are no mistakes, it will be fine." The trained general smiled and said:

"But the general, as the commander-in-chief, his legs and feet are not very convenient, so don't take this risk. Let's leave the opportunity to make meritorious contributions to young people. ”

"Who do you say has bad legs?" Fu Youde didn't know if he fell last night or was angry today, anyway, his nose was crooked. I didn't expect that I would let this fall be ruined all my life.

"The general has made up his mind, and he will wait for Hugh to be noisy." He put on the authority of General Zhengnan, and said categorically: "Your Royal Highness is a double prince, and you are still using yourself as bait in Puding Fort." How could this general be greedy for life and afraid of death, and let the soldiers poke me in the back, saying that I sent them to die? ”

(End of chapter)