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Chapter 446 The Prince of the Attack

There is still Zheyang City between Wancheng and Ye County, and Cui Shiqian's younger brother Cui Xi is currently defending.After Gao Huan's soldiers arrived, Wei Xiaokuan broke through from Ye County and returned to Xinye.She Digan led the army and drove straight to the south, fighting all the way to Zheyang City before being repelled by Cui Xi.

This kind of battle situation was in everyone's expectation, and there was no accident.

Cui Shiqian immediately contacted Da Xiwu, suggesting that he transfer to Deng County.When the latter readily agreed, he made some incomprehensible "show operations".

In the lobby of the government office in Xinye City, Da Xiwu could no longer bear the so-called "tactics" that were repeatedly tricked but had no effect.He has given Wei Xiaokuan the utmost respect, but the other party's ideas are basically aimed at Liang Guo in the south.

Da Xiwu felt that Wei Xiaokuan didn't understand the situation, but the point was that his bad ideas had no effect at all.

Now that Gao Huan's army of soldiers and horses is overwhelming, he can no longer listen to Wei Xiaokuan's words and behave like before.

"General Wei, you are talking about transporting food in batches, transferring troops and horses, luring the Liang army into the game, and winning in the chaos. Now that we don't light fires in Xinye City, why haven't we seen Liu Yishou's troops?"

Da Xiwu asked in a bad tone. There were only the two of them in the lobby. Not only was the temperature very low, but the atmosphere of the conversation was also very cold.

"Why this happened, I don't know. But one thing is very clear. If Liang Jun doesn't enter the game, they will be like yellow birds and firmly grasp the initiative. As for why Liu Yishou has not moved until now, this..."

Wei Xiaokuan, who has always been conceited and eloquent, is also a little at a loss for words. He has shown amazing military talent since he was a child, especially good at the art of war, and thinks highly of himself.

According to his speculation, now that Gao Huan is here, Xinye's defense is empty, and food and grass are stationed in Dengzhou.Isn't this the time to send troops?

Liu Yishou is an old man who fought, why should he choose between Dengzhou and Xinye, and fight one at will?If you hit the next one, you will get a ticket to compete for Nanyang.

The result was good, the one in the south seemed to be asleep.People don't know whether this Liu Dudu can't understand, or he can hold his breath.

Da Xiwu's mind is relatively straight, with less twists and turns, but Wei Xiaokuan thinks far away.

Nanyang is in the cracks of various forces, and it is easy to attack and difficult to defend.As long as there are heavy troops in hand, there is no problem in concentrating our forces to conquer Nanyang.The difficulty lies not in attacking, but how to defend after capturing.

Of course, there are many ways to defend. Sending more troops to garrison is one of the ways, and it is also the most stupid and costly way.

It is also a way to build docks and guard them in different areas, but they are also based on strong troops.

Gao Huan might be able to afford it, Liang Guo might be able to afford it, but He Bayue definitely can't afford it!

Guanzhong is poor and weak, and there are also Hu people in the north.With limited soldiers and horses, the future way out is on the east line of the river, so it is obviously not possible to garrison Nanyang with heavy troops.

Doing what others can't do is what famous generals and marshals do.Wei Xiaokuan's method is very simple, that is to use up the elite soldiers of Liang Guo and Gao Huan through the melee in Nanyang.After the war, not only can one side control Nanyang, even a part of it, but it also hurts the vitality of the other two parties, making it impossible to use troops against Nanyang.

Gaining time is the greatest victory!

This kind of strategic depth is obviously beyond the reach of Da Xiwu's muscular mind.

Brothers Hou Mo, Chen Shun and Hou Mo, Chen Chong led troops to station in Hanzhong, they were beyond their reach, Guanzhong had no more troops to dispatch, to be honest, Wei Xiaokuan wanted to leave now!
"Forget it, now is not the time to pursue these things. I think we can evacuate Xinye."

Da Xiwu waved his hand impatiently and said.Cui Xi was already fighting in front, if they didn't enter Deng County to defend, Cui Shiqian would really blow up.

"So, that's fine."

Wei Xiaokuan sighed, Liu Yishou was not tricked, and it will not be easy to try to trick him later.Wei Xiaokuan understands very well that this is the disadvantage of not being the general, not to mention that he has to cooperate with the Cui brothers to fight Gao Huan, the difficulty is not all on the battlefield.

At this moment, a scout rushed in, clasped his fists and said to Da Xiwu: "General, Gao Huan's troops have dispatched and are already attacking Zheyang City!"

Sure enough!

"Can you help?"

Da Xiwu looked at Wei Xiaokuan and asked.

"Of course we need to be rescued, but it's best to send someone to tell Cui Shiqian that Zheyang can't be defended, and let them retreat to Wancheng. We will lead our troops into Deng County and set up camp on the west bank of the Baihe River, so that we can fight with Gao Huan's troops stalemate."

It seems that Xinye has to be abandoned.

Wei Xiaokuan sighed quietly, deeply regretting that this wave failed to lure Liu Yishou into the game.War is like this. It depends not only on how you operate, but also on the enemy's coping ability. Mistakes are relative.

Is it really good to just leave hidden dangers like this?His heart was heavy, and he had a vague premonition that the future was not good.

……

When Wei Xiaokuan and others plotted against Liu Yishou, the governor who had entered Jiankang and was named king of Wu was not idle.But his busyness was completely different from what the enemy had expected, full of inexplicable and profound aura.

In the early morning of this day, the south gate of Xiangyang City was opened wide. Teams of soldiers, wearing thin military uniforms and carrying nothing, ran in the cold wind. The destination was Yicheng in the south of Xiangyang, less than a hundred miles away from Xiangyang City. .

"Run! Run! Don't stop!"

Liu Yishou clapped his hands at the gate of the city and shouted loudly.

He was dressed in a strong suit, black long-sleeved trousers, which looked very similar to the outfit of a Hu man when he was riding a horse, but it was more simple and hearty.

"The first [-] people who run to Yicheng will be rewarded with [-] Wen! It's a waste of money, and they all run! Those who stop and don't run are ready to be beaten!"

Yicheng is about seventy or eighty miles south of Xiangyang City, and it is obviously impossible to get there in one go.Liu Yishou asked Duguxin to set up two temporary camps along the road, where the soldiers could rest, eat and enjoy the fire before continuing to run.

There is also the guard team on horseback. Seeing someone panting on the side of the road, seeing someone chasing after a stick and beating them indiscriminately, they suddenly jumped up and down.

This long-distance running game seems very simple, just run, whoever reaches the finish line first gets the money, and it is simple and rude.

But if you think about it carefully, there are many routines in it.

How to keep running without getting tired?
How to maintain physical strength to run to the finish line?

How to make reasonable use of temporary rest places to replenish physical strength?

Running in a team or alone?
Do you want to run at night?Will you get lost on the way?
There is no shortage of smart people in the army, and soon someone came up with a way to deal with it.

After this group of ten thousand people left Xiangyang City, Liu Yishou called dozens of personal soldiers, and let the sand sculpture king Hu Luxian lead the team, and slowly followed behind.

"My lord, let the soldiers run to Yicheng unarmed, do you have any plan?"

Hu Luxian was riding on the horse, and it took him a long time to hold back such a sentence.

"Actually, I just don't want those people to stay too idle in Xiangyang City, so I can find something for them to do. It's nothing else."

Liu Yishou said nonchalantly, it wasn't him who ran away anyway.

Really?

Hu Luxian doesn't believe that Liu Yishou will do boring things at all. Everything his protagonist does is full of routines and will never be aimless.

But he didn't speak, but pondered what the purpose of Liu Yishou's move was.

The first camp was twenty miles away by the side of the road, next to a frozen creek for easy access to water.The camp was full of soldiers warming up by the fire, each of them was exhausted and sluggish, sitting on the ground panting.

Many of them were whispering, as if discussing something.

"The order continues. In the wilderness in winter, there are often hungry wolves. If you are unarmed, it is best not to meet those wild beasts. Once you get lost, you are basically dead."

Liu Yishou said to Hu Luxian who was beside him.

These words were passed on, and soon someone thought of the crux of the problem, got up and ran!This situation was like a plague infection. After a while, there was only a small group of auxiliary soldiers in charge of logistics left in the camp.

"My lord, why is this?"

Hu Luxian asked in bewilderment, why did those people immediately get up and run when Liu Yishou's words were passed on?
"The distance in Yicheng, according to the speed of running, can be easily reached within two days, but if it takes one day, it is possible to stay around the clock, and you can't rest.

Running at night is easy to get lost, it is very cold and there is a threat of wild animals.They were wearing single clothes, and they might freeze to death or starve to death. It would be better to sleep in the camp overnight to recharge their energy, and then go to sharpen their knives and chop firewood the next day.

So arriving at the second camp to rest before dark is one of the winners and losers of this competition.

Anyone who fails to reach the second camp before dark, or who ventures on after reaching it, automatically loses his chance of winning.

The first day is just a screening, and the second day is a decisive battle. "

Liu Yishou said with a sigh.

Hu Luxian nodded thoughtfully. Those who can still plan clearly after running for dozens of miles can be reused.

In other words, the first 100 people who arrived in this game must be those who have both physical and mental strength and know how to allocate physical strength reasonably in war.

These people are the so-called elite among the elite, with high comprehensive quality, they can be promoted and reused, and they are included in the list of key observations.

Liu Yishou would rather let the soldiers run for exercise than lead the troops to attack, and stayed in Xiangyang all the time.It has to be said that this concentration is not something ordinary people can possess.

The crowd rode to Yicheng, the finish line, and arrived first. Before the "competitors" came, Liu Yishou and others slept beautifully in the big camp set up outside the city.When I got up the next day, it was not until the afternoon that I saw someone running to the finish line.

Without exception, they are all in a group of several people, and the time interval is actually very long, instead of racing against time as Hu Luxian had imagined.

When the [-]th person reached the camp where the finish line was, Liu Yishou shouted to everyone, "That's it, all go to the army tent to receive the reward!"

Hearing this, the soldiers who were lying on the ground like dead dogs regained their spirits instantly, got up and shouted loudly.

"Long live King Wu!"

"Long live King Wu!"

"Long live King Wu!"

thunderous cheers.

After all, it is more comfortable to get a thousand coins without fighting.They wish there would be a next time for such a risk-free activity.

After those people went to receive the rewards, Liu Yishou said to Duguxin: "For the rest, the top five hundred will not be rewarded or punished. Those between five hundred and nine hundred will have five army sticks per person, and the rest will , Twenty military sticks per person.

If this run was to avoid the enemy's pursuit, they would be dead now, and it would be cheap for them to fight with army sticks. "

In the past two days, [-] elite soldiers were tortured to death by Liu Yishou. Fortunately, those who beat the army sticks were all his own people, otherwise this winter would be difficult.

After the long-distance running training, Liu Yishou asked Duguxin to organize archery, weightlifting, ring confrontation, group confrontation and other events, secretly observe the winners, and choose the best from the best.

It will be ten days before all the drills are over and they return to Xiangyang.

During this period, She Digan stormed Zheyang City. After resisting for a few days, Cui Xi took advantage of the night to leave Zheyang and return to Wancheng.Gao Yue stepped into the battalion and personally led troops into Zheyang, thinking of it as a bridgehead and preparing to attack Wancheng.

Da Xiwu ordered Wei Xiaokuan to guard Deng County, while he personally led the main force to station on the west bank of Baihe (淯水) not far northeast of Wancheng.Cui Cong also camped ten miles outside Wancheng to meet Da Xiwu.

Gao Huan's army was coming so fiercely that Da Xiwu and Cui Shiqian had to "sincerely cooperate".However, Zheyang City is still some distance away from Wancheng. If one hit is missed and another attack is made, it will take a lot of physical strength and time to go back and forth.

For a while, there was a serious disagreement between Gao Yue and She Diqian about whether to directly attack Wancheng.

She Diqian thinks that real men just do it, and it's enough to just fly a dragon and ride on their face. Back in the Northland, they all played like this.

Gao Yue, on the other hand, was more cautious, thinking that Cui Shiqian and He Bayue's main force was still there, and it was extremely risky to rush forward.

It's better to build a city on the east bank of the Baihe River and confront each other in Tunza.It seems that the effect will be better if the ice and snow melt and spring plowing is just around the corner.Anyway, they are not short of food and grass, but Nanyang will be useless without spring plowing. I believe Cui Shiqian and others will be anxious.

Neither of these two people accepted the other, and the generals under his command also had their own ideas, and there were supporters for any plan, so it was difficult to make a decision for a while.

……

"Oh? You mean that the army is at a stalemate now, and all the generals have their own ideas?"

In the backyard of the government office in Qiluo City, Gao Cheng squinted his eyes and asked.

"Hui Shizi, that's true. Gao Yue wants to build a city on the east bank of the Baihe River, and She Digan wants to send troops directly from Zheyang City to Wancheng."

Zu Ting said calmly.

"interesting."

Gao Cheng's heart was hot, but he still put on airs and refused to speak out his inner thoughts.The army was hesitant, and he made a decision with one word. Wouldn't it be a good opportunity to win people's hearts?

But there is still a problem, "golden ideas" can come out, bad ideas are fine, it's better to stay in Qiluo City and play with women.

"My son, Shedigan Xianbei's husband (old man) is not familiar with the Central Plains warfare. It is severe winter and spring plowing is not far away. Cui Shiqian and his gang are in a hurry, but we are not in a hurry. Gao Yue's strategy is mature and stable. Your son can Why not support him, accept his heart and show his prestige in the army?"

Zu Ting's opinion was very clear. At this time, he wanted to stand up for Gao Yue and confront Cui Shiqian and others in Baihe.When the spring is warm and the flowers bloom, it will be the time of the decisive battle.

"But, when we were building the city, what if Wancheng sent troops to attack?"

Gao Cheng asked suspiciously.

"This is not something the prince should consider. She Digan and others exist to carry out military orders. This is something they should consider. If not, what is the use of these people?"

Zu Ting said boldly.

Gao Cheng nodded slowly and said: "This Qiluo City is not interesting, why don't you and I go to Zheyang City together!"

(End of this chapter)