"Driving-driving-" The horses flew loudly and sounded, and the vanguard army of 20,000 horses was entrenched at the Qiling Pass, showing the trend of ambushing the tiger and Tianluo, and hovering faintly with the fog and maze, it seemed that the enemy army would fall into the tiger's mouth and not stand up if the enemy army attacked slightly...... It is no wonder that with 20,000 new troops and 70,000 enemy troops, not to mention being able to defend closely, the Tang Zhan army was also ordered to go out to suppress the territory, force the enemy's elite troops to retreat to the Xuzhou Pass, and open the passage for the reinforcement to reorganize the grain and grass army, the difficulty can be imagined, so that the whole army of Tang Zhan acted cautiously a thousand times, and strictly guarded and did not dare to act rashly......

"Did the reconnaissance troops come back?" In the main general's camp, Tang Zhan asked the soldiers around him from time to time while discussing the marching countermeasures with Lu Jing and others.

"No, General, I've been out all day, and there's no news of the reconnaissance troops—" replied the soldier matter-of-factly.

"This is the fifth time you've asked this morning......" Lu Jing looked at Tang Zhan's somewhat frizzy expression on the side, and said in a soothing tone, "Silly, I know you're too nervous...... But I can't remember this thing, I wanted to explore the way with General Chang Yuchun's troops, and it took two whole days to come back......"

"But this time is different, they are all sending troops to suppress the border, General Chang Yuchun went out to fight with an army of 100,000, and our army is only 20,000-" Tang Zhan couldn't help but vent, "The disparity in strength is not counted, now the terrain in front and the deployment of the opponent's army are unknown, and the fog has not dissipated, if you are negligent for a moment and fall into the trap of Yanji Tai Bazaduo, it will really be a complete failure!"

"Yes, what obviously can't be done, but Zhu Yuanzhang has imposed such a difficult task on us, what is his intention......" Hearing Tang Zhan's words, Lu Jing said secretly in his heart. seems to have a different view of Zhu Yuanzhang.

Lu Jing tried to calm herself down, and then comforted Tang Zhan: "Don't worry, stupid. It is just to force back the main force of the enemy army and create a good opportunity for our army's rear support to enter the pass. In addition, now that the fog has gradually faded, we have learned the lessons of the previous two failures of General Rongwu and General Chang Yuchun, and we also know some of the methods of using troops in Yanjitai Bazaardo...... As long as the plan is targeted, there is a strategy to destroy the enemy-"

"Jing'er, do you know Yan Jitai's method of using soldiers?" Tang Zhan looked up at Lu Jing and couldn't help asking, "How do you understand?"

Lu Jing coughed a few times, and then said: "The defeat of the first two battles was not all due to the defeat of General Rong Wu and Chang Yuchun. After all, these two men did not blindly lead their troops to fight, and acted in accordance with the right path of the art of war -- the Rongwu Naval Army set out to fight, using its own strengths and taking the enemy's weaknesses, this was a correct plan, and it was only because of a momentary negligence that the other party did the opposite, and fell into a trap; General Chang's 100,000-strong army pressed down on the territory layer by layer, and used its grain and grass to receive backups, forcing it to the city of Xuzhou and carrying out protracted tactics. It was also a good opportunity, but because the enemy seized the key point, he broke the point with the advantage of time, and had to retreat and return...... Thus. The reason why our army failed in the first two times was that the other side seized the psychological weakness of the right way of war. Yan Jitai is good at attacking scheming, and he can know the way of our army one step in advance. So as to target appropriately, in order to surprise the way. Point our army was caught off guard ......"

"So, even us. Advance planning will also be guessed by the other party, right......" Tang Zhan closed his eyes and thought about it, then opened his eyes and looked at the map of Qiling Pass that he had read countless times, and couldn't help asking, "Competing with an opponent who is good at attacking and scheming, no matter how you use it, you will be targeted, and the number and morale of the army are already at a disadvantage, how can you deal with this?"

"It's not that there is no way-" Lu Jing had a flash of inspiration, and seemed to have thought of some countermeasures.

"What way?" Tang Zhan hurriedly asked.

Lu Jing continued: "Rong Wu and Chang suffered the defeat of Chun, just because the tactics were too revealing, and the enemy army would be targeted if they had a little reconnaissance. If you want to deal with such an enemy, you must either do the opposite and make good use of the wrong way, or you can confuse the enemy army with false tricks and make false statements. And to deal with Yan Ji Tai Bazado, both of these must be used-"

"Then Jing'er, do you have a plan now?" Tang Zhan continued to ask.

However, Lu Jing shook her head on the side, and also looked helpless: "Not yet, now the war is tight, let me think about it......"

After speaking, Lu Jing stood up and walked slowly towards the outside of the tent. Tang Zhan, who understands Lu Jing's personality, knows very well that whenever Lu Jing can't come up with a plan, he will go out of the camp tent and take a look at the "terrain and scenery" around, and inspiration and strategies may appear, so Tang Zhan didn't stop her......

Lu Jing walked outside the tent and joined Lao Jiu, who was a staff officer. The fog outside the tent has not completely dissipated, but compared to the first few days, it is much lighter, at least a little closer to the cage lake can be seen clearly - you must know that Chang Yu Chun was defeated, because he did not expect that the ambush army of the Mengyuan army would be stationed in ambush for three days and three nights in front of the eyes of everyone who was obscured by the fog......

Lu Jing sighed deeply, looking at the gray sky from time to time, although she knew about Yan Jitai's use of troops, she still couldn't think of a specific plan, and Lu Jing was also a little anxious in her heart. And the shape of the sky was obscure, Lu Jing's heart was even more panicked, Zhu Yuanzhang's unbelievable order, and the army led by Tang Zhan had to fight this vicious battle......

"Lao Jiu, have you thought of any good way?" Suddenly, Lu Jing asked softly to Lao Jiu beside him.

Lao Jiu showed the old man's smile and said slowly: "You didn't think of it, how could the old body think of it?"

"I'm not a god, and no matter how smart I am, I can't be compared to heaven...... Lao Jiu, you have more experience in handling things, and you have more experience as a staff officer than me, so you may not be inferior to me......" In front of Lao Jiu, Lu Jing was a little modest, and there was a trace of helplessness in her tone.

Lao Jiu shook his head slightly, and there seemed to be no way: "No, as General Tang and the military advisor said, there is a huge gap between the two armies, and with the normal way of using troops, not only can you not win, but Yan Jitai is good at attacking and scheming, and the common use of troops will be targeted-"

"That's why I said the opposite way or a false trick to confuse, but I can't think of such a plan......" Lu Jing was still a little discouraged.

"Don't be too frustrated, Strategist...... Oh no, it should be said that Miss Lu, you are talented and intelligent, that day in Wangjia Village, Miss Lu, you used tricks to make our Tangying Club suffer......" Lao Jiu recalled the events in Wangjia Village. "At that time, there were only a few people you could fight, and there were hundreds of Mengyuan officers and soldiers in our Tangying Association and Yuxing City. Didn't you succeed in gaining momentum?"

"That's because I and the fool came back in time later......" Lao Jiu mentioned this, and Lu Jing also recalled it and laughed softly. "The fool practiced the 'splitting palm' of the left seniors and broke Dou Deyong's 'Snow Wolf Array' to win......"

"Isn't it?There are fewer people and more people, there may not be no way, at that time, General Tang followed his father Tang Tianhui and stepped forward to save the people of Wangjia Village, which really shocked me......" Lao Jiu recalled a little energetically, and his voice inadvertently said, "At that time, no one could have thought that General Tang Tang Shaoxia could change the defeat of the past. broke through the formation of snow wolves with one enemy and a hundred, but the momentum of General Tang that day shocked the brothers of Tang Yinghui and the officers and soldiers of Meng Yuan......"

"Wait a minute-" Before Lao Jiu finished speaking, Lu Jing's mind flashed, and his expression changed to stop him.

"What's the matter, Strategist?" asked Lao Jiu a little dazed.

Lu Jing smiled slightly, as if she had thought of a strategy, and said confidently: "Indeed, as you said, Lao Jiu, there are fewer people and more people. There may not be no way, just like in Wangjia Village, it is not necessary to strictly defend it, on the contrary, we can take the initiative to attack and take it by surprise. In this way, Yan Jitai will definitely not be able to think of ......"

"What should I do?" Lao Jiu saw Lu Jing's confident expression, and knew that Lu Jing had a plan in his heart, and he was much more relieved.

"The order goes down. Ask someone to write a letter to Yan Jitai and send it to ......" Lu Jing began to talk about her plan......

At the same time, at the Mengyuan military camp on the other side of the cage lake......

Yan Jitai Bazado is the same as Tang Zhan. Spies were also sent to observe the details of the opponent's position, and the slightest move would be reported one by one. And although Yan Jitai was wary of Tang Zhan and Lu Jing in this battle. But after all, the numerical superiority of the army, coupled with the victory in the two battles the day before yesterday, and the morale is booming, Yan Jitai is confident that his troops will be able to crush the other party.

However, Yan Jitai was experienced in a hundred battles and was cautious and sophisticated, even if he "had the chance to win", he still did not relax his observation of the enemy army for a moment. From time to time, spies will come back to report the situation, and after Yan Jitai got the news, he also discussed matters with Li Chengsheng and his subordinates beside him......

"The news is the same every time the spies come back, and Tang Zhan's army is still moving...... It seems that they do have self-knowledge, and since there is a huge disparity in numbers, they naturally will not take the initiative to attack......" Li Chengsheng said from time to time on the side.

"Isn't it......" Yan Jitai Bazardo said calmly, "When the 100,000 troops are withdrawn in the spring, Zhu Yuanzhang's army will be upset and up. Our army burned the grain and grass of their 100,000 army, and Zhu Yuanzhang must be picking up the grain and grass again at this time, preparing to continue to lead the army north after regrouping. As for the vanguard army of the Qiling Pass, I'm afraid it was just a temporary dispatch to guard the Qiling Pass because it didn't want to lose the dangerous place of the Qiling Pass...... It is impossible to expect him to take the initiative to send troops to us-"

"My lord, what should we do now? We can't do nothing, just wait for Zhu Yuanzhang's army to reassemble the grain and grass......" Another general next to him asked.

"Of course......" Yan Jitai Bazado smiled slightly, as if he wanted to take the initiative.

At this moment, the sound of a message suddenly came from outside the tent, and it seemed that news of a new front had arrived.

After ordering the soldiers to enter the camp, Zhiyan reported, "My lord, there is new news, please take a look at it—" As he spoke, the soldier handed over a letter or something like that.

"A new batch of reconnaissance troops has just been dispatched, why did they come back so quickly, and what is that letter?" Li Chengsheng suddenly felt that something was wrong, so he pointed to the letter in the soldier's hand and asked.

The herald replied, "My lord, this is not news from the front-line battlefield, but a letter from the enemy who sent a messenger from the ferry from the cage lake just now—"

"Enemy envoy?" Yan Jitai Baza was slightly surprised, he didn't expect that the Tang Zhan army, which was passively guarded, would take the initiative to send his intentions to him.

"Hurry up—" Li Chengsheng added.

"Yes—" The messenger agreed, and handed the letter to the general next to him, who then passed it to the hand of Yanji Jitai Bazado.

Yan Jitai looked at the letter a little incredulous, in the face of Rong Wu and Chang Yuchun before, they had never dared to make such a move. Yan Jitai shook his eyes, then opened the letter and looked at the contents of the letter one by one.

After a moment, after reading the content of the letter sent by Tang Zhan, Yan Jitai actually laughed weirdly.

"What's written on it, my lord?" Li Chengsheng couldn't help but ask when he saw that Yan Jitai's expression was a little unnatural.

Yan Jitai didn't say a word, just smiled and handed the letter to Li Chengsheng.

Li Chengsheng took the letter and read it out loud word by word: "Present to the Yanzhijitai Military Headquarters, tomorrow, the vanguard of our army will cross the cage lake and attack your army head-on. If your army does not return to the city of Xuzhou, our department will personally take the head of your general Xiang Shang, and often meet Tang Zhan, the third vanguard army on the left of the Spring Department, will present ......"

As soon as he finished reading it, the generals below were furious and said: "Bold Tang Zhan, dare to issue such a provocative war letter, their vanguard army is impatient!"

"Yes, let me lead 20,000 elite cavalry and personally divide the body of Tang Zhan, an arrogant man, into five horses!" and the generals were even ready to ask for their lives.

There was a commotion below, and they were all people who scolded Tang Zhan. However, at this time, the only ones who were calm were Yan Jitai Bazaduo and Li Chengsheng on the stage. Li Chengsheng was puzzled all the time, while Yan Jitai snickered from time to time.

"That's enough—" Yan Jijitai retracted his smile, and ordered in a small but powerful voice, and the commotion below suddenly stopped.

"A letter of provocation will turn you like this, how can you calmly lead the troops to fight with such emotions?" Yan Jitai began with a serious word, "It is obvious that this letter of provocation is a ploy by them to disturb the hearts of our army...... If you think about it carefully, if the 20,000 troops want to cross the river to repel our army's 70,000 troops, they will no longer have an advantage in the terrain, how can he get his confidence? The terrain of the Qiling Pass is dangerous, and he is so rash to lead the main force to go out and abandon the important territory, if he fails, he will lose more than just the 20,000 horses of one of their vanguard army...... If the enemy exaggerates, we will first mess up our own positions, what kind of system is this?" In the last sentence, Yan Jitai's voice was extremely loud, and the generals below were shocked.

Li Chengsheng thought about it for a while, and seemed to feel that something was wrong, so he leaned over to Yan Jitai and said, "My lord, it would be too naïve to say that this letter is just disturbing the hearts of our army and making such exaggerated words...... Tang Zhan and Lu Jing once calculated us, they were familiar with the use of military tricks, and they would never make rash and childish moves, my lord, do they have other intentions in this?"

"Of course I know that against Tang Zhan and Lu Jing, you must not underestimate the enemy...... Yan Jitai said solemnly, "Rong Wu will not talk about it, you must know that Chang Yuchun before was the first fierce general under Zhu Yuanzhang, and he didn't even dare to have such a bold statement when he personally led an army of 100,000 people after a hundred battles...... They can't be taken lightly, I'm sure they're even more difficult to deal with than Chang Yuchun......"

"My lord, let me personally lead 10,000 elite horsemen, cross the two roads of Qiling Mountain, and attack the Tang Zhan military camp at night!" At this time, a general who was arguing below just now suddenly stood up and said.

"General Tan Youhu is brave and good at cavalry battle formations, and General Ben knows it...... However, in dealing with Tang Zhan and Lu Jing, we must not be hasty, they dare to send such a war letter today, presumably because they have already had a strategy to defeat our army, and our army must not act rashly without thinking of a good strategy!"

Tan Youhu saw that his request for his life could not be achieved, so he had no choice but to retreat. When he retreated, Tan Youhu also secretly said to himself: "Hmph, what Tang Zhan and Lu Jing, aren't they just the two thousand troops of our army who used family planning to eat our army in the first battle of the Rongwu Water Army? The little people who can only play some tricks, what is so terrible? When I lead the troops forward, I must personally take the heads of Tang Zhan and Lu Jing......

"My lord, what do you think should be done now?" Li Chengsheng couldn't think of a plan to deal with it for a while, and turned to Yan Jitai and asked.

Yan Jitai Bazar thought about it a lot, and seemed to have other thoughts, and then said: "Strategist, come here, I want to discuss it with you alone......

Li Chengsheng saw Yan Jitai's rare cautious behavior, and knew that Yan Jitai would take this matter seriously and seriously, so he was also a little nervous, and walked into the discussion room of the back account with Yan Jitai...... (To be continued......)