Xinlingjun was surprised: "The general's plan has been decided the night before, and only a thousand troops can be accommodated in Xiaoyi, so the whole army is taken to fill it, but it is only one as ten, so it is ordered to guard Xiaoyi." ”

Mang Mao said: "What the minister said the night before was a military pawn alone. It is embarrassing to add 4,000 militia troops outside the city. ”

Xinling Jun said: "What do you mean by this? Why is it that only military soldiers can do it, plus thousands of people's troops are doing it? ”

Mang Mao said: "Gongzi doesn't know, the rabble of the people's army, if there is no soldier to supervise the battle, who is willing to step forward." With 4,000 people's troops, a battalion of soldiers supervising the war still cannot guarantee that they will fight to the death, not to mention that there is no one to supervise the battle. At present, although the military is an elite, it is still more than two responsibilities. Therefore, the minister is worried! ”

"None of the military flags and orders are available? All pawns, battalions, and schools are under the control of military pawns, and it is better to help than to help! ”

"Childe doesn't know. The people's army is all foolish people in the township, who is afraid of loyalty and filial piety! The enemy is big, the elders flee first, and the villagers scatter in a hurry, how can a few pawns, battalions, and principals do anything! The axe must be followed, and the fugitive must die, so that he can fight forward and survive in death. ”

"I see, Mowgli is teachable! If only with military pawns, how will the general defeat the enemy? ”

Mang Mao pointed to the wilderness in the west of the city and said: "The old case of the minister, from the enemy camp to the small town, is full of ditches. If the ditch is the boundary, each camp fence is set up, and the distance between them is thirty or fifty steps, and twenty or thirty fences can be erected. There are four columns of soldiers, only shooting them with a strong crossbow behind the gate, and then turning to the back gate after shooting. In this way, the warrior can send twenty or thirty arrows, and after one or two hours, the damage will be small. If you stick to the small city again, the enemy will be damaged and your heart will be destroyed; Our army will come, and we will be able to break the enemy. ”

Xinling Jun said: "The general is calculated, and he is unscrupulous!" ”

"But now, Childe will drive the sheep to attack the tigers and wolves. I am afraid that things will not be harmonious. ”

Before he could say anything, he saw from a distance Mr. Cao and Mr. Jin and several other doormen who were halfway to see the terrain walking back. Xinling Jun said: "The matter started from me, and I should be my own person." If the war breaks out, I should be the front, and my husband is fortunate to be my town. ”

Mang Mao said: "Childe is the front? What is Childe's opinion? ”

Xinling Jun said: "How can there be any high opinions, but just dare to fight!" The cooking in the house is already familiar, the general please take care of yourself, and I will inspect the battalions with my men. ”

Mang Mao said: "Son, don't you eat first? ”

Xinlingjun said: "Just put some grain on the way." ”

The two walked down the tower surrounded by the doormen. Mang Mao brought people back to the city lord's mansion, and Xin Lingjun said to Zhong Yue: "Bring out all the gentlemen who can be brought out, and only a few will be left to preside over the affairs of the city." When I was young, I went to the square outside the city to meet. Bring the grain and use it in the way. ”

Zhong Yue immediately entered the mansion. Xin Lingjun went out of the city, greeted Mr. Cao and his party, and asked, "What is the plan of Mr.?" ”

Mr. Cao's face was a little wrong: "The minister went out for ten miles, but he couldn't see the trace of the Qin army!" There seems to be no war today! ”

Xin Lingjun's face also changed, remembering that although he could see Artemisia Mountain in the city, he didn't seem to see the dust raised by a large group of people and horses. It's just that because he was talking to Mang Mao at the time, such an obvious abnormality was ignored by himself, and now he was mentioned by Mr. Cao, and he remembered it.

At this time, Zhongyue and the other disciples also followed out of the city, and brought grain. Xin Lingjun felt embarrassed and asked, "What do the two gentlemen think?" ”

Mr. Cao and Mr. Jin said: "If you don't know where the enemy is coming from, how can you attack!" ”

Zhong Yue asked, "What is the difficulty of the two of you?" ”

Before the two of them could speak, Xin Lingjun asked Zhong Yue rhetorically: "Mr. Shicai is in the city, have you ever seen where the dust and smoke come from?" Zhong Yue shook his head blankly. Xin Lingjun turned to the other doormen: "Have you ever seen the dust and smoke?" The doormen who followed the city replied, "Not yet!" ”

Xinlingjun hurriedly said: "General Mang, please!" He led the doormen up to the city.

Soon Mang Mao also came to the city and asked Xinling Jun, "What is the matter with the prince calling the ministers?" ”

Xinling Jun said: "I happened to think that there seems to be no trace of the Qin army in the city, but why is this? ”

Mang Mao also looked around, and said to Xinling Jun: "Gongzi's heart is like a clear jian, now only the Beibi Mountain Pass in the northwest is difficult to see because it is blocked by the smoke and dust of our army, and there is indeed no trace of the Qin army in other directions." The minister thought that, first, the Qin army might come from our army in Xingbeiwei, so it would be right in the middle of it; Second, Qin was still in the north, so the Qin army was only raising money and grain this time, and they were bargaining with the Luoyang people. ”

"What about the third?" Shin Ling-kun asked casually.

"Three? The minister is dull and unpredictable, and I wish the son to advise! ”

Xin Lingjun said to himself: "There must be three, there must be ...... In any case, the Qin army will not appear in the small city today, the general must be? ”

Mang Mao looked around, pinched his fingers and calculated, and said: "If the Qin army goes out of Xingbeiwei and our army, it will be connected with the rear army today." The town is far from the battlefield and may have avoided the front of the army. If it is still in Luoyang, needless to say, there will be no war for the time being. ”

Xinlingjun said: "This is very good. Our army has one more day to reorganize its ranks and fight in the coming day, which will increase its chances of victory. The general is hard, please return to the house temporarily, and come back to ask for advice when you have no doubts. ”

Mang Mao saluted and retreated, and said secretly in his heart: "What is this!" ”

Xinlingjun took the guests down to the city again, went out of the city to the grass pile and set up, and said: "You gentlemen have seen it, there is no Qin army outside the city, there is no war today, the gentlemen sent to the battalions, please return to the camp first, and I will then go to patrol the camps everywhere." It is necessary to stabilize the morale of the army and boost morale. ”

The doormen who had returned from the camp saluted and departed. Xin Lingjun asked Mr. Cao, Jin and others: "Gentlemen inspect the terrain, can you teach me?" ”

Mr. Cao said: "Mr. Jin thinks that the terrain here is quite victorious, and it can reach ten thousand troops. ”

Xinlingjun said: "Please Mr. Jin teach me." ”

Mr. Jin said: "Although it is called a wilderness here, in fact, the ditches are vertical and horizontal, the cars and horses are difficult to pass, and it is difficult for the brigade to form a formation, so it is quite convenient for the squad to move. The river flows mostly north, blocking the east and west. It is difficult for the enemy to attack from west to east, and if our troops cross the river from downstream, they can go straight to the enemy's flank. ”

Xinling Jun said: "The Qin army came from the west and had its own ditch to block it; If it moves to the south, what will happen to it? ”

Mr. Jin said: "The Qin army will not dare to turn south. ”

Xinling Jun said: "But why? ”

Mr. Jin said: "Xiaoyi is thirty miles to the south, and it is close to the Great Wall. Qin Duan can't provoke me by being trapped in his belly and back. ”

Xinling Jun said: "Mr.'s words, suddenly stupid!" ”

Mr. Jin said: "Dare to inherit the reputation of the king. Not only that, Mr. Cao has a strategy to break the enemy. ”

Xinlingjun said: "I hope that Mr. will teach me." ”

Mr. Cao said: "The minister's foolish opinion has been roughly presented to the king last night, and now I have Mr. Jin's golden and jade words, which greatly make up for the minister's shortcomings." The ministers have a hundred soldiers, and they will definitely be able to hold the Qin army for half a day. ”

Xinling Jun praised: "Strong! I have ordered each battalion to be selected simply, and only one or two out of a hundred will be taken, and they will arrive from time to time. Mr. Cao can supervise it and think that he is ready for war. ”

Mr. Cao said: "Dare not obey your fate!" The king can sit in the city and watch Cao break the enemy! ”

Xinling Jun said: "So, Mr. He! There is no wine in the army, and Rong Triumph will make up for it! Then he said: "If you are willing to follow Mr. Cao, you can leave Mr. Cao to assist you." The rest of the gentlemen accompanied me on the camp. ”