When he heard about Li Jing's school entrance examination, Xiao Rui didn't refuse and walked directly to the map and started pointing out the country.
"We don't have enough troops. If we besiege the city, it will not only be time-consuming and labor-intensive, but the battle damage will be too great, making it impossible to achieve."
"Although Jieli wants to defend Dingxiang City, the prairie cavalry is not good at defending the city. Jieli will definitely not defend the city. Of course, the 200,000 cavalrymen want to confront us head-on."
"But we only have 50,000 infantry and 50,000 cavalry at full battle, including 20,000 new recruits trained by General Hou, so our combat strength is inevitably insufficient."
"If we include the 30,000 troops and horses supported by Shanxi General Li Ji, the number will only be 130,000."
"But the Turks also have the support of the Liang State, so we must dedicate at least 30,000 troops to watch and contain the Liang State. At least, we need to show it to Jie Li on the surface."
"In other words, in the end, it's one hundred thousand versus Jie Li's two hundred thousand."
After some analysis, everyone couldn't help but complain: "Master Hou, just because you've been talking for a long time doesn't mean you haven't said anything. We all know these situations."
Xiao Rui held everyone down and said, "Don't worry, don't worry, we haven't finished yet. If we don't have enough troops, we have to find a way to divide the battlefield and mobilize 200,000 Turks. Let's eat them separately. Slowly erode their strength, and finally Let’s fight them again.”
Everyone laughed loudly, "Master Hou, what you are talking about is all the commander-in-chief's plan. Could it be that you are just plagiarizing the commander-in-chief?"
ah? Is it so embarrassing? Xiao Rui said he was speechless. In large-scale battles, strength is shown clearly and there is no room for opportunism. There are only a few winning strategies. Car crashes are normal. I am not a god. How can I surprise everyone by surprise? Fighting against the wind?
Li Jing asked: "The difficulty now is how to mobilize and divide the enemy? With Li Ji's 30,000 Bingzhou Army, we can't deceive too many."
Xiao Rui said with a smile: "What if I mobilize Youzhou soldiers and horses?"
Li Jing said: "No, Youzhou needs to guard against Goguryeo's sneak attack, and must not move without permission."
"We have discussed it with General Chai a long time ago to repair the plank road secretly in Chencang. If my prediction is correct, the Youzhou soldiers are already on the way." Xiao Rui doesn't know yet, but the Youzhou soldiers have met their opponents this time, and it seems they won't be able to come. .
The territory of the Tuli tribe in the eastern part of the grassland.
The Youzhou soldiers secretly set out from Anle City to enter the grassland. Under the leadership of General Lu Rong, they moved covertly and quickly, trying to quietly pass through the Tuli territory and successfully join the Shanxi soldiers and horses.
Why not go domestic?
Not just because of speed, but also because of the situation. The purpose of Shanxi and Youzhou is to lure the enemy. They need to divert Jieli's troops and horses as much as possible. Therefore, even if they are discovered halfway, they can still take advantage of the situation and force Jieli to divide his troops to come for reinforcements.
"It's so dangerous. As long as we pass the Tuli tribe, we don't have to be too concealed. In front of us is Yunzhong. Even if we can't join up with the Shanxi soldiers and horses, we can still be mutual horns and catch Jieli off guard." Lu Rongmo passed through smoothly. After sweating, he ordered his men to camp and rest.
"General, why do we have to bypass the Tuli tribe?" his captain was puzzled.
Lu Rong explained with a smile: "Tuli is a large tribe in the Turks after Jieli. It has a large population and tens of thousands of troops. One reason is that it is difficult to provoke, and more importantly, he does not get along with Jieli."
"Is it because the champion designed to capture the Tuli tribe?" the captain asked.
Everyone laughed.
"That's one. The most important thing is the succession of the throne. Tuli is the son of the previous Khan. Originally, the Khanship was his, but he was snatched away by his uncle Jieli. He has been suppressed by Jieli these years."
The captain said: "That's not right, General. Now that the Tang Dynasty is at war with the Turks, and the Turks have gathered their troops, the Tuli tribe should also join forces. Now that their tribe is empty, are we afraid of them?"
Lu Rong was even more happy when he heard this. He said in his heart that these guys are not stupid. He smiled and scolded: "You are right. It's not because you are afraid of him. This is the governor's strategy."
"Tu Li and Jie Li don't get along. Even if we lead troops to Jie Li's side, they will be in conflict with each other, which will be helpful to our main battle."
"If we attack the Tuli tribe, Jieli may not be kind enough to come to the rescue, and we can only mobilize Tuli to come back for reinforcements. Think about it, should you keep Tuli, who is a treacherous person, by Jieli's side? Or should you transfer him away? "
"Since the purpose is to mobilize Jieli to divide his troops and divide the troops that can capture Jieli, why not mobilize Jieli's confidants? How can he, Jieli, fight with our main force when there are some idiots around him who are acting in disguise?"
Everyone suddenly understood and praised the general for his wisdom.
Lu Rong waved his hand and said, "It's not that the general is brilliant, but that our commander-in-chief is brilliant. This is how to win a victory thousands of miles away while strategizing."
I wonder if Chai Shao’s face would hurt when he heard his subordinates praise him so much.
At night, the soldiers who set up camp in the Tang Dynasty did not light the lights, leaving one battalion to keep vigil at night, while the rest rested in their tents.
In the early morning, when it was getting dark, the soldiers on guard night also felt that their eyelids were heavy, and many fell asleep unconsciously.
In the haziness, I seemed to see a little light in the distance, like a weak fire dragon... Wait, we are camping at a war, where did the long line of lights come from?
Oh no! Enemy attack, enemy attack...
The soldiers on guard at night blew the horns, and the sleeping army was immediately awakened. They stood up one after another. Instead of putting on clothes, they subconsciously touched their weapons.
General Lu Rong shouted: "Where did the enemy attack come from? Where is the enemy?"
The night watch soldier pointed to the lights in the distance and said: "General, I saw lights in the distance to the north, like a night marching team."
Lu Rong looked over and saw that it was really true.
"No, order the troops to quickly assemble and prepare for battle!"
A group of soldiers from Youzhou in the Tang Dynasty panicked.
The long line of lights in the north also heard the sound of horns in the south. It was still dark, so they couldn't see the Tang army camping and sleeping in the darkness in the south, but the Tang army could see them with torches.
"What's going on? The horn sound? Where did the horn sound come from?" The general leading the team, Sayanshou, alertly ordered the team to stop.
What a coincidence, this is Goguryeo's army that has come around and marched day and night. The Khitan refused to let them pass, so they had to wear thicker clothes and bypass the Khitan territory from the cold zone in the north before entering the grassland.
"General, it's coming from the south. It's too far away to see clearly, but it doesn't sound like a herdsman's horn, it sounds like an army's horn."
Sayan Shou said in a deep voice: "This is the hinterland of the grassland. Could it be that we have encountered a Turkic army? Send an order, the whole army is on alert! Extinguish the lights. Send out the scouts to explore."
The Youzhou soldiers also sorted out their equipment and assembled their teams. They could not take care of the camp for the time being. Instead, under the leadership of Lu Rong, they formed a charge formation to kill the enemy.
"Soldiers, this is the hinterland of the Turks. Obviously the other party is the Turkic soldiers and horses going to Dingxiang to support. Judging from the number of torches, the enemy may not be as many as us. What are we here for?"
"Kill the enemy, kill the enemy, kill the enemy!" the soldiers shouted excitedly.
"Okay, follow me and kill them, leaving no trace of them behind! Kill them!"
Although there were only 3,000 cavalry and the remaining 30,000 or so were infantry, he brought out the momentum of 10,000 of these 3,000 cavalry and charged forward. The sound sounded like thousands of horses galloping, full of murderous intent.
The face of Sa Yanshou on the opposite side changed greatly, "No, there was a misunderstanding. They regard us as enemies. Quick, quick, the messengers must gather together, and the people calling out are our own..."
