Li Bingxue has a slender figure and picturesque eyebrows, as if stepping into the main hall wrapped in a spring breeze, slightly diluting the solemn and solemn atmosphere in the hall.

She had come to ask Xiao Wangzhi for instructions on the next move of the Flying Feather Camp, but after entering, she felt the extraordinary atmosphere here.

This made Li Bingxue's heart full of curiosity and puzzlement.

In her cognition, Xiao Wangzhi's attitude towards Lu Shen is even closer than that of his son, and he has constantly entrusted Lu Shen with important responsibilities in the past two years, which can be called obedient. Lu Shen did not disappoint him, repaying his trust with one victory after another, and his military rank and title were also constantly improving.

Therefore, when she was keenly aware of the extremely rare opposition between the two men, she temporarily put aside the purpose of the trip and stood quietly aside.

Seeing this, Xiao Wangzhi smiled indifferently and said to Lu Shen: "Captain Li Du has been leading troops to compete with the enemy on the border all year round, and he has a lot of experience in facing the enemy, you might as well listen to her opinion." ”

"Most of the governors praise falsely, and the last general will not dare to be."

Li Bingxue said humbly, and then turned to look at Lu Shen not far away.

After listening to Lu Shen's conception of the next strategy of the Northern Expedition, she understood the source of the disagreement between the two people.

"I think it's safer for the Metropolitan to think about it."

After a while, Li Bingxue gave her own judgment, and at the same time, the big eyes looking at Lu Shen showed an apologetic look.

Lu Shen didn't mind, and asked calmly, "Why?" ”

Li Bingxue muttered: "You said that you want to create some turmoil in Heluo City, I believe you can definitely do it, but these turmoil is limited to the Puppet Yan Emperor and those ministers, and it cannot directly affect the Jing army stationed in the city. According to the information we currently have, the Jing army in Heluo City has at least 15,000 foot soldiers and more than 10,000 cavalry, and now there are 5,000 cavalry brought by Qing Yu Zhongwang. ”

"In other words, even if we put aside the Yan army in Heluo City, the total strength of the Jing army is more than 30,000. After the battle of the Razor Plain, perhaps the Jing army will not dare to go out of the city to fight our army in a short time, but how many troops do we have to gather to be able to conquer Heluo? ”

Li Bingxue's calm tone pointed to a cold truth.

The three people in the hall are well aware of the importance of Heluo City, and they all know the benefits of laying Heluo, but all strategic ideas must be based on reality.

Lei Ze's great victory, not because of how exquisite Lu Shen's design was, but because the main force of the Jing army had the will to seek battle, so the female Lu Huan led the army to be stationed in the Leize Plain, knowing that the Huaizhou army was like a bamboo all the way from Tongshan City to Ningling City, and was pressing towards them step by step, but still turned a blind eye.

On this basis, Lu Shen was able to formulate a strategy of flanking from all sides, and use the Jingzhou Feiyu Battalion as the last line of insurance to crush the enemy.

Now that he wants to plot against Heluo City, can't Xiao Wangzhi see the benefits of this idea? Didn't he know the importance of sustaining the fire of the Northern Expedition?

The fundamental problem is not here, but that it is not enough for the main generals to have strategic vision and courage, but to have concrete conditions for implementation.

What's the point of just knowing the benefits of conquering the city of River?

The key is how to knock it down.

The Huaizhou army is not a heavenly general, and it is impossible to cross thousands of mountains and rivers and fly directly to the city wall of Heluo.

Lu Shen was still unhurried, looked at Li Bingxue and said, "Please continue." ”

Li Bingxue bowed slightly, walked to the sand table and pointed to Heluo City and said: "You see, the westernmost strongholds of our army in the territory of Dongyang Road are Fengfu City and Ningling City, no matter where the troops are sent from, the shortest distance from Heluo City is more than 400 miles. These two roads are not smooth and smooth roads, there are three passes and seven cities in between, Qingyu Zhongwang only needs to arrange troops to garrison in these places, even if it is a weak Yan army, it can hinder the advance of our army to the greatest extent. ”

She didn't have any false intentions for Lu Shen, and she didn't think about deliberately hiding them, even Xiao Wangzhi could see some clues.

However, now that they are talking about military affairs, she is not only Li Bingxue, but also the captain of the Jingzhou Feiyu Battalion, and she must think calmly from the position of a professional soldier, and will not be unprincipled just because the person who proposed this strategy is Lu Shen.

Lu Shen knew this, he had expressed from the beginning that he would not mind, so he retorted without hurrying: "As you said before, Qing Yu Zhongwang now has more than 30,000 troops in his hands, how many people can he take out to defend these city passes?" In other words, would he dare to reduce his control over Heluo City and extend the Jingjun defense line outward? After two years of fighting and the Battle of Razor, I don't think he dares to pin his hopes on the Yan army anymore. ”

Li Bingxue frowned and said, "Are you going to bet on Qingyu's loyalty?" ”

Lu Shen calmly replied, "We don't need to gamble. Whether Qing Yu Zhongwang can transfer troops or not can't hide from everyone, we have elite spies in Heluo City and everywhere, and this large-scale deployment of troops is easy to detect. After a while, we will be able to know whether Qingyu Zhongwang will stick to Heluo or divide his troops everywhere. ”

"Well, we deduce according to the best situation that Qing Yu Zhongwang did not extend the defense line, but only deployed at individual strategic points, and the main force remained in Heluo City. So how many troops should our army prepare to forcibly assault more than 400 li, and then break through Heluo City with only a few days of dry food? ”

Li Bingxue's military cognition is obviously not so superficial, especially this kind of tactical thinking involving long-distance running, which actually belongs to the field she is best at.

The Flying Feather Battalion broke through the defense line of the North Yan Moyang Road and galloped thousands of miles to aid the Battle of Razor, and she never raised any objections from beginning to end, because the decisive battle site was located in the Razor Plain of Yima Pingchuan, and the Flying Feather Battalion could immediately enter the battle when it arrived at the battlefield.

But this time the situation is different, not to mention how many troops the Huaizhou army can invest to attack Heluo, and the enemy is not deaf and blind, could it be that the Huaizhou army rushed more than 400 miles to the city of Heluo, and Qingyu Zhongwang had no defense?

Once caught in a difficult siege battle, how can the Huaizhou army ensure logistics supply?

Li Bingxue saw Lu Shen's brows frowning slightly, so he slowed down and said: "There is another question, our army is pursuing a surprise in a long-distance attack, do you want to carry large siege equipment?" If we don't have siege equipment, we can't climb the towering Heluo city wall with our hands and feet. But with equipment, we can only maintain a very slow marching pace. ”

Lu Shen bowed his head and said, "You are right. ”

For some reason, Li Bingxue was a little nervous in her heart, she didn't want Lu Shen to be hit, so she said seriously: "Lu Shen, I fully understand your original intention of laying the foundation for the victory of the Northern Expedition, and I believe that you will definitely not be careless because of the previous victory." But, as I said earlier, I support the Governor's judgment on the basis of facts. ”

At this moment, she seemed to ignore Xiao Wangzhi's existence, and inadvertently changed her name.

Lu Shen coughed lightly twice, and when he saw Li Bingxue looking at him incomprehensibly, he couldn't help but smile and gave him a look to the side.

Li Bingxue looked at the situation, and saw the dignified Huaizhou Metropolitan Governor sitting for a while, holding a tea cup in his right hand and sipping fragrant tea, watching their argument with taste.

"Eh, you go on, don't worry about me."

Xiao Wangzhi said with a smile.

Li Bingxue landed on Xia Fei's cheeks, although he was embarrassed in his heart, but he tried to maintain his calm, and said to Xiao Wangzhi: "Metropolitan Governor, after comprehensive consideration, the last general thinks that our army should now aim to recover the entire territory of Dongyang Road, and can ignore Heluo City for the time being. ”

Xiao Wangzhi did not immediately give a conclusion, but only praised: "Looking at you young people's quick thinking and discussing the battle situation, I do feel that I am dying of old age. ”

Li Bingxue was a little embarrassed, and then quietly glared at Lu Shen.

Lu Shendeng felt very wronged, obviously you didn't stop it for a while, but I didn't say anything......

Xiao Wangzhi turned a blind eye to the small actions of the two, and while they were discussing, of course the middle-aged man would not simply watch the show.

In fact, after Li Bingxue's analysis, he gradually realized Lu Shen's true thoughts, so he asked unhurriedly: "Lu Shen, are you trying to fake the battle line and hide from the world?" ”

Li Bingxue was slightly surprised.

Lu Shen was refuted by them in turn, and he always maintained a calm demeanor, and at this moment, when he saw Xiao Wangyi's words, he smiled and said: "Grand Governor, Li Duwei, I never thought of attacking Heluo. As everyone knows, the city wall of Heluo is towering and solid, the city defense facilities are extremely complete, and the unstoppable Jing army was also a collection of more than 200,000 cavalry troops, and it took more than ten days to climb the city. Our army's current strength is less than 100,000, and even if we completely ignore Dongyang Road and send all of them to Heluo City, we may not be able to gain anything in a month or two. ”

Xiao Wangzhi got up and walked to the two of them, looked at Heluo City in the northwest corner of the sand table, and muttered: "So you want to use the battle line of Dongyang Road to pull the troops in Qing Yu Zhongwang's hands and eat away at the Jing army little by little?" ”

Lu Shen replied: "Judging from the current situation, it is very likely that Qingyu Zhongwang will not rescue Dongyang Road, even if Li Shouzhen asks for help every day, it is meaningless, because the root cause is that Qingyu Zhongwang does not believe in the Yan army, and he will not lose his strength on a territory that is destined to be lost." But if the progress of our army is not so smooth, and he can't take Ruyin City for a long time, will he have other thoughts? ”

Li Bingxue's eyes lit up, and he said, "You want to pull the main force of the Jing Army out of Heluo City?" ”

She naturally understood the difference between a siege battle and a decisive battle in the field.

Lu Shen said unhurriedly: "I don't think Qing Yu's loyalty is so simple, he will definitely not easily follow the rhythm of our army, because the most important duty for him is to protect Heluo from loss." In order to lure him into the bait, our army has to make a lot of deceptive moves, such as opening up the battlefield on the western front a little at first, and he may not think that we really want to attack Heluo. Therefore, we have to make him make a wrong judgment, our army is advancing west in order to clear the hidden danger, and the next step is to turn north and concentrate forces to solve the Yan army in Li Shouzhen's hands. ”

"Then our army's offensive was blocked, and it was delayed in conquering Ruyin City?"

Xiao Wangzhi smiled faintly and took over the conversation.

Lu Shen replied, drew three lines on the sand table with wooden strips, and then explained: "We can cut the battlefield into four pieces, and through continuous roundabouts, we can achieve as many movements as possible against the enemy, and finally let them get lost in this mountain field with a radius of hundreds of miles." ”

I don't know how long it took, Lu Shen, who had already spoken of his dry mouth, pointed to a certain location on the north side of Dongyang Road, and said with a smile: "If the development of the situation meets our expectations and everything goes very smoothly, this will be the starting point of the final decisive battle." ”

He moved the wooden strip again and pointed to the distant city of Heluo, and said confidently, "This is the end." ”

(End of chapter)