When Zongzheng and Xianjie returned to the Kaiping camp, they suddenly found that most of the soldiers in the camp had gone, and the remaining troops were still in the tense scheduling, so they couldn't help but be curious for a while.

Zong Zheng has decided to cooperate with the Beauty Valley in his heart, so he is naturally concerned about the military situation, and he no longer has the indifferent mentality he had before, but he doesn't want Xianjie to suffer with him, so he didn't want Xianjie to know what he did, so he said to Xianjie: "Xian'er, you go back to the camp tent to rest for the time being, Brother Zheng has something to do, come later!"

Xian Jie immediately asked nervously, "Brother Zheng, it's getting late, why can't you wait until tomorrow to solve it?"

Zong Zheng was afraid that Xianjie would be suspicious, so he replied skillfully: "At this time, the battalion is empty, it is late, and it is the time when the defense is the most lax, and Brother Zheng wants to take the opportunity to find out the whereabouts of the female assassin. ”

Zongzheng's reason also has some truth, Xianjie also believed it, but she was worried, she wanted to go to investigate with her brother, but it was not appropriate, and it only increased the burden of her brother, so she advised: "Then Brother Zheng is careful, I will wait for you to come back in the camp!"

Zong Zheng nodded in response and headed towards Kublai Khan's camp.

It was late at night, Kublai Khan's tent was still brightly lit, and the figures inside were in a trance, and the sound of deliberations and quarrels could be heard from a distance.

Zong Zheng wanted to ask Kublai Khan about the matter, but the outermost garrison informed Zong Zheng that there was a military conference inside, and Zong Zheng was not allowed to enter, so Zong Zheng planned to wait outside.

It happened that Zhang Honggang hurried to the camp tent with a look, and when he saw Zong Zheng, he was very excited, "I have long heard that Engong has come to the Kaiping camp, and I wanted to visit in person, but now that it is an eventful season, the Great Khan sent me to guard the suburbs of Kaiping day and night, and I have not had the opportunity, I'm really sorry!"

Zong Zheng replied politely: "Brother Zhang is polite, since you have official business, how can you forget your official duties because of personal affairs!"

"Eh, by the way, what are you doing here? Are you looking for the Great Khan?" Zhang Honggang asked,

Zong Zheng replied with a little paleness: "Well, seeing that the soldiers in the battalion are nervously moving, I think it must be something important, so I want to come over and ask to see if I can help!"

Zhang Honggang heard what Zong Zheng meant, so he patted Zong Zheng on the shoulder, and said heartily: "Don't worry, I'll go in and report to the Great Khan now!"

Those guards knew Zhang Honggang's identity, so they naturally did not stop them.

Ali Buge mobilized 200,000 soldiers and horses to attack Kaiping, the momentum was violent, the forward troops were less than 30 miles away from Kaiping, and they wanted to raid Kaiping at night, but they were accidentally discovered by military detectives, Kublai Khan immediately dispatched the vanguard troops to ambush Ali Buge's forward army in various passes in Kaiping, and convened the main generals in the army to discuss countermeasures.

Inside the big tent, a huge military topographic map hung in front of it, and Kublai Khan pointed to a dangerous fortress near Kaiping with a long stick and said,

"This is the fortress that the enemy must pass through to attack Kaiping, easy to defend and difficult to attack, General Zhang Xi, Ben Khan sent you to lead a thousand troops to guard this fortress, can you be sure to hold it?"

Zhang Xi is full of courage, courage is very, the last time after the serious injury has healed, Kublai Khan has concerns about his body, has not dared to send him to the battlefield again, therefore, he has not had the opportunity to make great contributions, this time Kublai Khan once again gave the opportunity to lead the troops, naturally eager to try, sonorously agreed: "The minister receives the order! Please rest assured that the Great Khan will be able to hold it!"

"Okay! With the old general Zhang in charge, Ben Khan can also rest assured, I wonder if you have any more opinions on the deployment made?" Kublai Khan said.

When Fa Si Pa was about to speak, Zhang Honggang suddenly entered the camp, and Kublai Khan saw Zhang Honggang and immediately asked: "Honggang is back, how has Ben Khan done to tell you?"

Zhang Honggang nodded in response, and Kublai Khan had already understood his meaning and was very happy.

"Great Khan, when I entered the camp just now, I saw that Mei Shaoxia was also there, and he wanted to ask if there was any urgent military situation, as if he wanted to help!" Zhang Honggang said,

A while ago, Zhang Honggang had been in charge of city defense in the suburbs of Kaiping, so he didn't know Zong Zheng's real name, so he was still called Mei Shaoxia.

"Then hurry up and let him in!" Kublai Khan heard that Zongzheng intended to help, but he couldn't ask for it, and immediately ordered,

Zhang Honggang immediately walked out of the camp and invited him to Zongzheng.

When Fa Siba heard that Zong Zheng intended to help, he couldn't figure out what Zong Zheng was thinking at this time, but he wanted to see what Zong Zheng had on this matter, so that he could see if he really figured it out and was willing to help sincerely.

Zong Zheng walked into the camp, and a group of veterans such as Zhang Rou and Liu Bingzhong have been paying attention to this young hero intently, and they have great expectations.

Last time, Zong Zheng's strategy was to go off the rails, which was different from ordinary people's thinking, and it also made the generals see Zong Zheng's ability to dominate the military, so when they heard that he had the heart to help, their hearts were naturally full of expectations.

"Zongzheng pays a visit to the Great Khan!" Zong Zheng politely saluted Kublai Khan,

Kublai Khan immediately responded: "Zongzheng, there is no need to be so polite!"

"Great Khan! I see that the large battalion of troops is moving nervously, but what is happening?" asked Zongzheng,

Kublai Khan said abruptly: "The king of Mobei with 200,000 soldiers and horses wants to attack my Kaiping, and at this moment, his vanguard has arrived at Zhuolin Road, thirty miles away from Kaiping. As he spoke, he pointed the long whip in his hand at Zhuo Lin Dao on the map.

Zong Zheng didn't speak, just stared at the map above, as if looking at it with a divine look.

"Zongzheng, I wonder if you have any good ways to resist it?" Kublai Khan asked,

Zongzheng was not good at the way of commanding troops and defense, and there was no subtle way to break the enemy for a while, so he replied to Kublai Khan and said: "Great Khan, I want to listen to the opinions of several generals first!"

Kublai Khan was just about to ask this, so he took the opportunity to continue: "Several generals of the army, do you have any suggestions? Liu Xingtai, you speak first!" Kublai Khan always valued Liu Bingzhong's opinion the most, so he wanted to hear what he had to say.

Liu Bingzhong had been silently watching Kublai Khan's marching strategy, and he had already made up his mind that when he saw Kublai Khan asking, he stepped forward and replied: "With the intention of the minister, you can't just think about defense without thinking about attacking, and attacking is the best defense when you use it well." ”

This sentence really made Zong Zheng admire Liu Bingzhong very much, if he didn't have the essence of the art of war, how could he have this kind of thinking.

When Kublai Khan heard Liu Bingzhong's words, he also had a deep understanding, and couldn't help but sigh that his strategy was based on defense, and there was no offense, and he lost his momentum slightly.

Thinking about it, the army is pressing, the strength is very different, and it is a hasty response, it is inevitable that it only thinks of defense, and ignores the relationship between offense and defense.

Since Liu Xingtai said this, he must have thought of the direction and strategy of the attack, so he might as well say it in front of everyone, so that the generals can refer to it. Kublai Khan looked at Liu Bingzhong and said,

This statement has a profound meaning, and what he said to his face on the surface is to demonstrate Kublai Khan's trust in Zongzheng, but in fact it is just a measure to test Zongzheng's true intentions.

Zong Zheng saw Kublai Khan's intentions and the implicit deep meaning, and he knew that if he could not show absolute sincerity, it would be difficult to win Kublai Khan's trust.

Liu Bingzhong pointed to the map directly in front of him and said: " The previous time we secretly used a divisive plan to make Ali Buge's various departments detached from morality, can not work together, and because of this, the other party failed to launch a full-scale war against us in time, giving us time to gain a foothold in Kaiping and Yanjing, Ali Buge suffered a secret loss, so he reorganized the army, and also gave more benefits to the various departments, now, they are more united than before, I am afraid that it will be more difficult to deal with than before, so, this battle is unavoidable, however, they also have weaknesses, the rear is weak, and the grain and grass are also in the rear, so if we can send an elite cavalry to raid Ali Buge's rear, and then concentrate forces to frustrate its forward, so that it is difficult to take care of its head and tail, when the soldiers are defeated and their morale drops, they can naturally only retreat in order to fight again next time!"

When the generals heard about Liu Bingzhong's strategy, they felt that it was exquisite, and Kublai Khan also praised it slightly, and then asked about Fa Si Padao,

"What does the national teacher think of Liu Xingtai's strategy?" Kublai Khan saw that Fa Sipa had been silent, and after listening to Liu Bingzhong's words, his face was still expressionless, so he asked,

Fa Siba's expression was slightly frowned, and he was really impressed by Liu Bingzhong's strategy, but he was also a little worried, so he said frankly: "Lord Xingtai's strategy is really exquisite, but I have other worries!"

When Liu Bingzhong and Kublai Khan heard this, they were both puzzled and put on a posture of listening to each other.

Fa Siba explained: "If Ali Buge is bold enough to attack the rear army of Ali Buge, the hit army does not have to rescue the rear army, and attacks Kaiping with all his strength with the vanguard army, then at this time, the grain and grass of the rear army will be destroyed, it will be like a broken boat, and the morale of the other party will be doubled, and it will be difficult to guarantee that we can hold Kaiping!"

Fa Sipa's reminder was not unreasonable, but Liu Bingzhong disagreed, he retorted: "According to Ali Buge's personality and way of marching, he will definitely not have this courage, and he will definitely send the Chinese army to rescue the rear." ”

"Lord Xingtai cannot put the possibility of war on the variables of one person, you must know that the human heart is the most unreliable, and if things are as I say, the consequences will be unpredictable. Still worried, Fasipa could not help but argue,

Kublai Khan was very vigilant and attached importance to Fa Sipa's reminder, as the supreme commander, he had the highest decision-making power in the war, and he had to consider the overall situation.

The strategies and arguments between the two gave Zong Zheng a hint of inspiration, he looked at the map, and suddenly his eyes lit up, and a wonderful plan was brewing.

If you want to win a miracle victory, you can only take the sword and gamble on it, otherwise you will only rely on hard work, and no matter how much Mongolia's own strength is consumed, there may be a danger of defeat!" Liu Bingzhong replied to Fa Siba,

Fa Siba didn't have the heart to argue with Liu Bingzhong, but after all, he still didn't want to put the battle situation on the word 'bet'.

Kublai Khan saw that the two sides had different opinions, so he asked Zong Zhengdao: "Zongzheng, what do you think of what Liu Xingtai and the national teacher said!"

Zong Zheng modestly replied: "I can't talk about opinions, but I myself agree with what Liu Xingtai said. ”

"Then do you agree with Liu Xingtai's strategy?" Kublai Khan asked.

Zong Zheng shook his head and said: "No, I only agree with Liu Xingtai's thinking, but after all, I feel that Liu Xingtai is not bold enough, since he wants to bet, he should bet on a big one, not such a small fight!"