In fact, Xie Guangxian’s meaning is easy to understand.
It's nothing more than four words: kill the chicken to scare the monkey.
Today's Shu army indeed needs some factors that can give them a desire to fight.
Doesn't Li Chengqian always like to use the word "feelings" to improve the morale of the soldiers...
Killing chickens to scare monkeys and governing the army by law is similar to Li Chengqian's strategy of playing the emotional card.
Even to a certain extent, killing the chicken to scare the monkey is far more effective than Li Chengqian's gentle strategy.
After all, others have seen the consequences of timidity, who would dare to imitate it?
After all, this kind of thing was very common in ancient times.
If it was bad luck, it was Fan Bei's and Qi Cong's misfortune that was unlucky for Xie Guangxian to take them out and treat them as chickens to be killed.
In this way, it did have a miraculous effect.
At the very least, the remaining generals present did not dare to avoid answering Xie Guangxian's questions any longer.
And Xie Guangxian is naturally quite satisfied with the result.
Next, he also formally began to discuss with the generals the future direction of the war.
…
at the same time.
In the central tent of the Xiangyang Army.
Gao Zhixing sat in the main seat, holding a book of poems in his hands and talking about it, reading with gusto.
On the table in front of him were steaming tea and exquisite pastries.
That look is as leisurely as possible.
It seems that the war outside has nothing to do with him.
It seems that he came here just for a vacation.
Not long after, Xu Lang walked in from outside.
Seeing the scene in front of him, Xu Lang was not too surprised.
They have been working together for a long time.
Xu Lang also roughly understood the personality of his coach.
Sometimes bohemian, sometimes cynical...
But...it seems that none of these idioms can describe his character in detail.
This guy doesn't seem to care about anything, and he doesn't seem to care about victory or defeat.
But this guy was able to thoroughly analyze the pros and cons of the battle in just a few sentences while in a drunken state.
What impressed Xu Lang the most was that this guy could casually formulate a strategy while reading and listening to music.
The most advanced tactics often look like fantasy, but in actual application they can cause the enemy to suffer a lot.
This also led to Xu Lang admiring and feeling worried about his coach.
You said this guy is obviously such a powerful talent.
Why do you make yourself so dirty?
"General Xu."
"What are you doing standing at the door?"
"It's so cold outside, come and drink some hot tea to warm yourself up."
Just when Xu Lang was secretly cursing, Gao Zhixing suddenly spoke without raising his head.
After hearing this, Xu Lang also came back to his senses.
He laughed dryly, walked up to Gao Zhixing, and said, "General, there was news from Qutang Pass just now that the general's strategy worked."
"oh……"
Gao Zhixing's reaction was surprisingly dull.
It was as if he knew the strategy would work.
Xu Lang was not surprised to see him like this.
After all, this guy has been like this before and he has long been used to it.
"Just this afternoon."
Xu Lang said directly: "Xie Guangxian, the guard of Qutang Pass, found an unfounded crime and sent General Fan Bei and Qi Cong to death row."
Speaking of this, Xu Lang couldn't help but praise: "General Gao, I really admire you when it comes to this matter."
At the beginning of the war, he was still repulsive and resistant to Gao Zhixing's tactical thinking.
So now, he has completely surrendered to Gao Zhixing.
Let’s not talk about the past, let’s talk about this time.
Gao Zhixing just promised some surrender soldiers that as long as he could persuade a Shu army in Qutang Pass to surrender, he would give a reward of four hundred on the spot.
Those surrendered soldiers tried their best to go down to Qutang Pass to shout to the Shu army inside the pass.
What's more, they didn't even go back to the camp to eat or sleep. They simply sat under the city wall and chatted with whoever came.
Due to the identities of these guys, the people on the city wall really had nothing to do with them and could only watch them chattering under their own walls.
"Then Xie Guangxian has always been a handsome man known for his calmness and sophistication."
"But this guy is like a child under your hands."
"You just use a few defected Shu troops to surrender, and you can make his mentality change drastically and cause chaos."
Xu Lang gave Gao Zhixing a thumbs up and said, "No wonder your surname is Gao. This method is really clever."
"That's not me being clever."
"It's that our Tang Dynasty's national power is strong and its soldiers are brave."
"I only played a small role in this."
Gao Zhixing said while flipping through the book: "Actually, if you think about it carefully, Xie Guangxian's situation is quite difficult."
"After the enemy's main force approached the city, they only adopted the strategy of bombardment and siege without attacking the city."
"And due to their weakness in strength, they can only watch their internal war become increasingly urgent, but they are unable to do anything."
"Under such circumstances, even the best general, let alone Xie Guangxian, will change his mentality."
"And Xie Guangxian's reaction at this moment is also reasonable."
"After all, even if it were you and me, there would be nothing we can do against enemies like us."
Speaking of this, Gao Zhixing suddenly paused.
He looked up at Xu Lang and said, "By the way, the person who sent you the news can tell you whether Fan Bei and Qi Cong will be executed?"
Hearing this, Xu Lang lowered his head and thought for a moment, and then said: "From what I heard, I should be questioning him tomorrow."
"Tomorrow we will ask..."
Gao Zhixing rubbed his chin and asked, "How popular are Fan Bei and Qi Cong among the soldiers? Have you asked?"
"It should be fine."
"It is said that they are all generals sent from abroad, and they all have their own troops."
"If not for this, Xie Guangxian wouldn't have been able to take advantage of them first."
Xu Lang said: "This is obviously to take this opportunity to unify the inside and then unite with the outside world."
"He has his own troops and has a grudge against Xie Guangxian..."
A cold light flashed in Gao Zhixing's eyes, and then the corners of his mouth raised high: "It seems that tonight is our chance."
Hearing this, Xu Lang seemed to realize something.
He met Gao Zhixing's gaze and said, "But General Gao, is this okay?"
"Whether it works or not, you won't know until you do it."
Gao Zhixing put down the scroll in his hand and stood up slowly and said, "Go and inform the spies lurking in the city, asking them to rescue Fan Bei and Qi Cong."
Hearing this, how could Xu Lang not know what he wanted to do?
However, Xu Lang disagreed somewhat.
He said: "But General Gao, if we use all the spies to replace them, if it fails, our previous deployment will be in vain."
"The purpose of our spies is to capture Qutang Pass."
Gao Zhixing asked: "If you don't need it now, when will you wait?"
Hearing this, Xu Lang remained silent.
Seeing this, Gao Zhixing continued: "Ask the spies to tell Fan Bei and Qi Cong for me."
"If they can capture Qutang Pass, they may also be able to bring Xie Guangxian's head to me."
Gao Zhixing put his hands behind his back and said proudly: "I, Gao Zhixing, will definitely use all the power at my disposal to ensure that they are safe and sound..."
