Wu Gen looked into the distance with lingering fear. The coalition camp had returned to normal. The formation in the camp is very strange. If no one enters, it will become an ordinary camp.
Zhang Wuyang, Bao Xiang and others were gathering the soldiers of the Northern Army. After Wu Gen and others broke into the formation rashly, the remaining Meng Shun, Tu Dan and others did not follow them in, but looked for a possible entrance to break through. It is precisely because of this that more people are not falling into it.
At this time, Shui Congyue also controlled the entire Dong Daying and rushed here. Looking at the men and horses behind Wu Gen, he frowned and said, "Why are there so few people missing?".
Wu Gen couldn't help but feel ashamed. It was because he was too greedy for success that he put his subordinates in danger. The attack in the west has gradually subsided, and it seems that Ji Ye's progress is not going well either. He originally thought that he could defeat the enemy and take advantage of the Ba family's surrender, but he never thought that he would almost fall into the opponent's trap. Therefore, you should never look down upon others, and never underestimate your opponents.
"The camp in the east must be controlled by us, and the Ba family must not get involved." Wu Gen glanced at Ba Yan, who was arranging his army in the distance, and whispered to Cong Yue, "Now the coalition food route has been cut off. As long as we can block their advance, we can trap them to death."
"You are preparing to fight a war of attrition. How are you going to fight it?" Shui Congyue looked at the coalition camp under the sun and was a little worried. Compared with the east camp, the west camp is too big, and the camp inside is small. If you want to completely open up the stronghold, you can only push it through one by one like pulling out thorns.
"Smash it, the formation is so powerful, let's smash it bit by bit. I'll go look for Ji Ye again, call all the Yanshi, and let the Yifu army lead them to blast them up. I don't believe it anymore, let's see how long they can hold out." Wu Gen gritted his teeth and said.
"We need to keep an eye on the direction of Hanlu City. The coalition forces suddenly stopped moving. It seems that they have a tacit understanding with the other side. If the two sides join forces, I may be attacked from both sides, so I must take precautions in advance." Shui Congyue's face was solemn, and now the three parties are stirring up trouble. Taken together, the situation becomes increasingly unclear. "Starting from tomorrow, the Rebel Army can send a group of troops to keep an eye on the surrounding area of Hanlu City so that they can respond promptly if there is any abnormal movement."
Wu Gen followed his advice, but a one-night raid was ineffective, so he simply occupied the eastern camp of the coalition forces. At the same time, he sent Zhang Wuyang back to the Zhuoluling camp to take charge of the affairs there.
At dawn, Wu Gen arrived at the temporary camp set up by the Southern Army and participated in the military meeting.
Only when they arrived at the big tent did they realize that the reason why the Confederate army did not enter the main formation last night was really due to Ji Xie. After the Southern Army captured the opponent's outer camp, Ji Xie discovered the opponent's position and quickly reported it to Ji Ye, ordering all armies not to enter, thus avoiding being trapped by the opponent.
"The current situation is that our southern army's Ji Jing and Yuan Xin's troops have resisted the south and southwest parts of the thieves. After the northern army captured the east camp, they cut off the supply route to the east of the thieves. But the opponent's formation is too thick. And there is a formation inside, so I can't take down the opponent's entire camp for a while. But as the stalemate lasts for a long time, I'm afraid something will change." Ji Ye sat behind the handsome case and spoke first, glancing at Wu Gen with a vague look in his eyes. .
Wu Gen clasped his hands in front of him and looked at the ceiling of the tent, pretending not to see it.
"Wu Gen, tell me what the Northern Army is going to do next." Ji Ye had no choice but to call Wu Gen's name.
"Ahem." Under everyone's joking eyes, Wu Gen slowly took a sip of tea, and Shi Shiran said: "What else can I do? I'm sleepy. But according to the current situation, it is absolutely impossible to fully trap the opponent. If the opponent Focusing on attacking all the way, neither the Southern Army nor the Northern Army could stop them. Moreover, on the way here, many of the thieves had falcons flying around, probably looking for reinforcements.
Therefore, I intend to trap the enemy with five strategies. As soon as we set up the stronghold, our army will set up camp on the spot near the main camp. Of course, when setting up the stronghold, we should prevent the enemy from rushing into the stronghold. Our northern army already has the enemy's eastern camp as support, which can harass the enemy and support the southern army in setting up a stronghold.
The second strategy is to attack. From today onwards, the flying stone chariots and powerful crossbows from the northern and southern armies will be used to gradually sweep away the traitor camps from the outside to the inside. What kind of sealing array is it, just smash it bit by bit from the outside.
Three measures to cut off food. After the Shui Xiaowei's attack, many of the enemy's granaries were destroyed. As long as I continue to block the grain road, so many people from the coalition forces will not be able to survive for a few days.
Four strategies to intercept and support. We must prevent the enemy's reinforcements from everywhere. If someone comes to rescue us, we must resist them and we must not let them interfere with our attack on the stronghold.
five strategies
Disturb the enemy. Our army's various departments continued to use small forces to remove the enemy's small villages on the outskirts. Although the enemy's continuous villages restricted our movements, they also had difficulty in moving, but it provided convenience for me to remove the enemy's villages. In addition, it is possible to assign Yan Division to the Yifu Army to harass the enemy camp from the air and disrupt the enemy's morale. "
Ji Jing smiled slightly and teased: "Wu Zhenfu, you have a ready-made camp, but I have to start a new one here. When will those five thousand civilians be returned to the Southern Army?"
Wu Gen looked disdainful, "It's okay to be stingy, I'll give it to you." After thinking about it, he still said meaningfully, "There are new people coming to your camp, so you should be more careful."
Ji Jing's smile gradually faded and he nodded heavily.
"Wu Gen's five strategies are quite pertinent, so all ministries should act accordingly. As for the matter of Yanshi, it is natural and should be uniformly allocated to the Northern Army. I would like to add another strategy, which is to attack the heart. This time the Ba family repented and I won a victory. Camp. Everyone can look for it. If anyone in the coalition is willing to surrender, the previous chaos can be forgotten." Seeing that no one had any objections, Ji Ye made up his mind.
At this moment, someone outside the door asked to see him, saying there was an urgent military report, and Ji Ye quickly let him in.
"Capital Governor, after receiving an urgent message from Yuan Zhenfu, the thieves on the southern front launched a full-frontal attack. They wanted to break through the defense line and move closer to capture the thieves in front of Luling. Yuan Zhenfu was a little unable to stop him." The man reported loudly and handed over a knife with both hands. piece of paper.
Ji Ye quickly took it, looked at it carefully, and then handed it to Ji Jing and Wu Gen, "Yuan Xin has been mobilized by some of our troops, and it is indeed difficult to defeat the enemies on the southern front. He intends to get closer to us and deal with the thieves together." .”
Wu Gen threw the letter on the table and said angrily: "Yuan Xin is slippery. Although his men and horses are less than the enemy's, we don't want him to charge and kill. We can always block him based on danger. If the thieves on the southern front are allowed to fight with him face to face." The enemy has joined together, and with such a strong camp, how can I defeat the enemy?
Therefore, I disagree with Yuan Xin's request and let him intercept them step by step according to the terrain. Even if a part of them is missed, it doesn't matter, but most of the troops must not be let go. The governor can reply and ask Yuan Xin to take on the blocking task. If he can stop the enemy troops on the southern front, he will be considered as the first contributor. "
Ji Jing also echoed, "Captain, the key to winning this battle is to isolate the enemy from inside and outside, so the thieves must not be allowed to join together. Everyone in the army knows that blocking is a hard job, far less glorious than the main attack. So as long as he stops the thieves, To buy me time to attack the enemy stronghold, I am willing to give him the first victory."
Ji Ye pondered for a moment and nodded, "Okay, without further ado, I will immediately reply to Yuan Xin and ask him to stop the enemy on the southern front. At the same time, all units of our army will immediately prepare to attack the enemy stronghold and prevent the enemy from counterattacking. .”
The generals in the camp agreed with a bang, and the next step was to discuss the division of labor in detail.
While he was busy, someone reported another urgent military situation, but this time it was Suok. After entering the tent, Suoke glanced at Wu Gen and hesitated to speak.
Wu Gen couldn't help but laugh angrily. He was already in the big tent and there was nothing he couldn't say. "Whatever it is, just say it."
"Captain, Governor, the Yifu Army has detected that there is a large group of people from the Qiulin family escorting the grain, and they are approaching Zhuolu Ridge." Suoji saluted Ji Ye and reported loudly.
"This is probably because Lu Lie was preparing to hold the camp, so he sent people to bring in food and fodder, and completely gave up his retreat. It seems that they also want to fight me for the last time here." Ji Ye tapped the handsome case with his fingers. , while thinking about it, he said, "This group must be stopped. I wonder who is willing to step forward to intercept it."
Wu Gen sighed, "I have fought against the Qiulin family several times, and I am familiar with their fighting style. Come on, I will definitely stop them east of the camp."
"Okay, I'll leave this matter to you. Why, there is something wrong." Ji Ye agreed to Wu Gen's request, but when he saw his eyes flickering, he asked more questions.
"One of the Ba family's men will join me, and I will use those brought by Ba Yan. I am going to use them to lay a trap and annihilate the Qiulin family's men in one fell swoop." Wu Gen thought for a while, but did not dare to take all the Ba family's men.
"The Ba family has recently surrendered. I'm afraid that they have some ideas and think they want to seize their military power. In this way, Ba Hong will come to see me in a while. If I tell him otherwise, he will be rewarded for his contribution." Ji Ye was also a little embarrassed. If the situation is serious, at this critical moment, what to do if the Ba family is forced to rebel again.
"In that case, I would rather
It was proposed that Ba Hong should remain in the army as the second deputy of the governor. This will separate him from his men and make it easier for me to control his troops. At the same time, Bahun has gained face, and we will not have a bad reputation of killing the donkey, so as to attract the rest of the coalition forces to surrender. Seeing that Ji Ye was in trouble, Wu Gen came up with a way to belittle Ji Ye openly and covertly.
Ji Ye nodded slightly, "Okay, this is a good idea."
Soon the military meeting ended and the generals started preparations separately, but Wu Gen and Ji Jing stayed behind.
"I see that you are quite prejudiced against the Ba family. Could it be that they are unreliable?" Seeing that there was no one else around, Ji Ye asked bluntly.
"It's not that I have any prejudice against the Ba family, but that I despise Ba Hong as a person." Wu Gen looked angrily and told the story of how Ba Hong fled the battlefield regardless of the life and death of his men. "This man is ruthless and unjust, and it is difficult to deal with him now. If we miss the opportunity after the war, he must be punished."
Even Ji Ye thought this kind of escaping before the battle was excessive. It was extremely contemptible to abandon his men on the battlefield. It is foreseeable that Bahong will be under the command of the Ji family in the future.
"I know about this, and I will report this person's merits and demerits to my father." Ji Ye nodded, "My eyelids have been twitching these past two days, and I always feel uneasy. What do you think happened? Already."
Wu Gen and Ji Jing looked at each other, and each of them killed the other with their eyes more than a dozen times. Finally, Wu Gen bit the bullet and said, "This kind of thing is just caused by your anxiety about the war day and night, don't worry about it. "
"hope so."
