Then everyone got to the point, and Mrs. Yang said with a grim expression: "The current situation is very worrying, Yue Fei brought not only 50,000 troops from the Yue family's army, but also 150,000 officers and troops from the Southern Song Dynasty, a total of 200,000 people, who are marching towards my Dongting. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 Luo Tianchu was also taken aback, got up and looked at the map on the wall, and said for a long time: "Judging from Yue Fei's march route, it should be Tanzhou as the primary target." Mrs. Yang said happily: "Mr. Huang also thinks so, Tanzhou is one of the two major granaries of our army, and it is very critical to be located in a key position. Huang Zuo said: "The question is how to hold Tanzhou?" Luo Tianchu smiled: "We don't defend Tanzhou, and the whole army will abandon the city and retreat." ”

The Dongting generals were in an uproar, and Mrs. Yang was surprised: "The castle lord wants to give up Tanzhou?" Luo Tianchu nodded and said: "I have no choice but to give up." Huang Zuo said: "Tanzhou is the southern barrier of our army, a strategic place, how can we give up lightly?" Luo Tianchu said: "The Yuejia army is the best at attacking cities and villages, but our army is good at water warfare, and it is not good to fight the enemy with its own shortcomings. The Song army was well-equipped, while our soldiers only wore leather armor, and although the water battle was convenient, it was not conducive to defending the city, which was not conducive to the second. Tanzhou is a lonely city, the main force of our army is distributed in the lake villages, if the Song army besieges the city and then controls the wharf, our army will be difficult to rescue, the fall of Tanzhou is only a matter of time, this is not good for three. Therefore, Tanzhou can not be defended. ”

Huang Zuo said: "What Lord Luobao said is not unreasonable, but he ignores the spirit of the army. If the Song army had obtained Tanzhou without spending a single soldier, the morale of our army would have been shaken. Luo Tianchu said with a smile: "Of course, we can't let the Song army get Tanzhou so easily, before the Song army arrives in Tanzhou, we must first attack and ambush halfway to destroy the prestige of the Song army." Before that, all the grain and grass in Tanzhou were transferred, and all the Song army got was an empty city. Isn't it easy to take back Tanzhou after the battle is over?" Luo Tianchu continued: "If we want to win this battle, we must adhere to one principle, that is, we will never fight on land, but on water. Zhou Lun clapped his hands and applauded: "Well said." Zhong Ziyi also smiled: "It seems that it is really wise to invite Lord Luobao to preside over the overall situation." Luo Tianchu couldn't help but shudder when he heard his voice, and reluctantly smiled: "Thank you, Helper." ”

Yang Taidao: "It seems that the Lord of Luobao has made a decision, you might as well tell me how you analyzed this battle." Luo Tianchu nodded and said: "If I were Yue Fei, I would first take Tanzhou and Dingzhou as a foothold, these two cities are where my gang's grain is located, and they are also important passes in and out of Dongting Lake, our army is not good at siege warfare, the armor is thin, and the equipment is scarce, Yue Fei only needs to leave a small number of troops to defend the two cities, and his main force will go around Yueyang to ask for war from us." If we lose Yue Yang again, we will be completely trapped in Dongting Lake, and Yue Fei wants us to feel this kind of pressure, forcing us to go ashore and fight him. Mrs. Yang said: "How is that good?" Luo Tianchu smiled: "No fight." Mrs. Yang was puzzled and said, "Don't fight?" Luo Tianchu said: "Yes, if the Song army doesn't go into the water, it will never go to war, so let them take Yueyang too." Xia Cheng worried: "Tanzhou, Dingzhou, and Yueyang are the three important towns of my gang, especially Yueyang, which is almost across the lake from my Junshan Shui Village, is it too passive to give it all to Yue Fei." Huang Zuo said without yin or yang: "If you don't know, you still think that Lord Luobao is Yue Fei's military advisor." ”

Mrs. Yang glared at him and said, "It's not too late to talk about it after Lord Luobao says it." Luo Tianchu ignored Huang Zuo and asked, "How long can our grain and grass last?" Xia Cheng said: "The harvest in the first two years was good, enough to last for ten months, in fact, even if the grain is eaten, it doesn't matter, the fish in the lake is abundant, and the fishing is enough for us to eat." Luo Tianchu said happily: "That's great, we will move all the grain to Shuizhai and leave the empty city to Yue Fei, I expect Yue Fei to last this battle, and he will withdraw in less than three months." Yang Taidao: "How does the castle master know that Yue Fei is difficult to fight for a long time?" Luo Tianchu said with a smile: "Yue Fei's popularity in the DPRK is not good, once he has not achieved success for a long time, someone in the DPRK has asked him to return to the DPRK, and we can resolve the crisis without a single soldier." ”

Huang Zuo said: "We made a turtle with a shrunken head, even if we win, it will not be glorious, is the castle lord a little afraid of Yue Fei? Don't dare to fight him head-on?" Luo Tianchu was angry, and said lightly: "Fighting is not a gamble, Mr. Huang thinks that land war or water battle is more certain to defeat Yue Fei? ”

Huang Zuozhi sighed, speechless. Yang Taidao: "If there is a water war, how might Yue Fei act?" Luo Tianchu looked at the map and said: "Yue Fei must first attack Yunze Village, which is closest to Tanzhou, and Xianghu Village, which is closest to Dingzhou, which are convenient for supply and camping, and at that time the danger of Dongting will be shared with us, which is very unfavorable to us, so we must defend these two villages." Xia Cheng said: "Yunze Village and Huxiang Village are well fortified and equipped with the best warships, and it is not easy to capture them. Zhou Lun roared: "Yue Fei really dares to attack my Yunze Village, Lao Tzu let him walk around without eating." Yang Qin said: "I also live and die with Huxiang Village." ”

Luo Tianchu said: "It's good to have this determination." Yue Fei's vanguard should be on the way to Tanzhou, and we must send them off before they arrive, so that they will be disadvantaged. ”

Mrs. Yang got up and said to Zhong Ziyi, "My subordinates have requested the appointment of Lord Luobao as the commander of this battle. Zhong Ziyi said: "It's exactly what I want, I don't know what Luobao's idea is." Luo Tianchu glanced at Huang Zuo, seeing that he was jealous, thinking that it would be difficult to convince the public if he was not right, Huang Zuo would not listen to him first, so he said: "Since the gang leader and Leader Yang trust him so much, then he will take the position of commander for the time being." Zhong Ziyi smiled: "Okay, then ask Lord Luobao to give orders." ”

Luo Tianchu said: "Yes, the first order I gave was that all the leaders should go back to prepare for the battle and defend the village, and unless they got a clear order to go to war, they were not allowed to send troops without authorization." Huang Zuo said: "If the Song army attacks Linzhai, will you also watch from the wall?" Luo Tianchu said lightly: "As a general, you only need to carry out the general's order, and you must not ask questions, if you are in Guanzhong, you will be punished with thirty military sticks with Mr. Huang's words." But I'm a guest in Dongting now, so I can make an exception to answer you once, and I won't take it as an example. Yue Fei is resourceful and good at surprise soldiers, if he feints to attack Linzhai and actually wants you to send troops to rescue, what should he do if he takes the opportunity to sneak attack you? That's why I let the villages not attack easily. ”

Huang Zuo said: "Even if you want to be beaten with a military stick, you must ask what you don't understand, what if the Song army is not a feint attack but a real attack? If Yue Fei actually attacked, Beizhai would not be able to rescue without authorization. It's not that I underestimate the heroes of Dongting, there is really no one who can beat Yue Fei, even if he supports, it is difficult to win, it is better to be alone. After I learned the news, I would immediately organize a counterattack by encircling and attacking the Song army. If the time is not in time, and the Song army has broken through Dazhai, it can only give up the rescue, because the Song army has already prepared, and forcibly landing on the island can only increase the casualties. All we can do is to surround the island with boats, cut off the Song army from the headquarters, burn their ships, and trap them on the island. I am willing to lose one village in exchange for the safety of other villages and the annihilation of the Song army, Mr. Huang understands?" Huang Zuo said with a smile: "Lord Luobao is really ruthless in using soldiers, if it is not your brother, even if you die, you will not feel distressed." ”

Luo Tianchu said: "Even if I use soldiers in Guanzhong, it will be the same. Fighting can be done with blood, but fighting is not good, casualties are inevitable, losing the calm of the commander will only make more soldiers innocent and tragic, only victory is the only goal of the commander, only victory can minimize casualties, is responsible for the soldiers.

Huang Zuo didn't expect Luo Tianchu to have such a deep understanding of the commander, only those who are used to being commanders have this kind of feeling, he sneered a few times, pretending to be profound. Luo Tianchu continued: "There is another point that is very important for the commander, and that is to practice what he says. Just now I said that whoever questioned my general order again would go and get 30 military sticks, and Mr. Huang questioned me twice in succession, which was 60 military sticks. Huang Zuo changed color and said, "You want to beat me with sixty military sticks?" Luo Tianchu said to Yang Tai: "If I can't even carry out this order, I can't do it as a commander." Mrs. Yang nodded and said in a loud voice: "From now on, anyone must obey the commander-in-chief, and those who disobey the order will be dealt with according to military law." Huang Zuo repeatedly disobeyed orders, and he deserved to be punished, and someone came to take Huang Zuo down to practice the law. At this time, the two soldiers pushed the door and walked in, set up Huang Zuo and walked out, Huang Zuo shouted: "I have served the gang for many years, and you have beaten me because of a word, and you have beaten me because of a word!" The voice became smaller and smaller, followed by a cry of pain.

The door of the hall was closed again, and Mrs. Yang said, "Please continue to give orders." Luo Tianchu bowed his head and said: "The second general order is to ask the lord of Zhou Lunzhai to lead 3,000 soldiers to ambush on both sides of the 'Bull Slope' twenty miles away from Tanzhou, bring more bows and arrows and fire-starting things, and shoot them with rockets when the vanguard of the Song army passes by halfway, and then lead the army to rush down the slope to kill. Zhou Lun got up overjoyed and said, "Get the order, I'll go." Luo Tianchu said: "Let's set off together, this is the first battle, we must open a big business." Mrs. Yang said: "I'll go too."

Suddenly, Li Qingwan smiled and said: "This palace has a plan, you can retreat the 200,000 Song troops without spending a single soldier." Mrs. Yang was surprised: "What's the plan?" Li Qingwan smiled and said: "Su asked the Yue family army to love the people like a son, if I can mix in a group of refugees who defected, the Yue family army will accept us, because Yue Fei also has to ask about the situation in the city, at that time, I was unprepared to use the killer, when there is an eighty percent chance of success." Yang Taixi said: "This plan is wonderful, I think it's worth a try." Li Qingwan smiled and said, "I don't know how the commander decides?" Luo Tianchu shook his head and said: "Let's not talk about whether you can get out, then Yue Fei himself is a hidden master, if the assassination is really useful, Jin Guo would have killed him countless times." (To be continued.) )