Liu Yan looked at Hu Zhao, who was holding the horse and smiling and had walked some distance away. He felt confused, stepped on Zhuri and left the thatched cottage.
Since then, Hu Zhao, a great sage of a generation, was finally taken under Liu Yan's command, making the civil service group under his command even more powerful...
On the other side, Yuwen Chengdu received two military orders from Liu Yan one after another. Knowing how critical the situation Liu Yan was facing at this time was, he did not dare to rest at all during the march. Many soldiers even fell to the ground tired from running for a long time. , and even became exhausting.
Military advisor Yang Yue rode up to catch up with Yuwen Chengdu: "General, this is not going to work. Many soldiers and horses are now exhausted. Why not suspend the march and let the brothers rest for half an hour before setting off?"
Yuwen Chengdu glanced at the dying soldiers who were exhausted and fell to the ground. He suddenly became angry and cursed: "I usually ask you to train well, but you know how to eat delicious food in the military camp. My lord feeds you well." , it is said that raising an army for a thousand days only takes a short time. Now the lord is in trouble and we urgently need to come to the rescue. But look at your current virtues. Can you kill the enemy on the battlefield? Can the lord count on you? Is this how you repay? Those who are so kind to me are all a bunch of losers."
"Can fight...can fight...can fight...!"
Yuwen Chengdu's words made all the soldiers excited, and tens of thousands of people roared in unison, the sound reaching through the sky.
And those who were tired and fell to the ground also got up shakily. Thinking of Liu Yan, their energy came back again.
Seeing that Yuwen Chengdu was unwilling to garrison the troops to rest, Yang Yue persuaded him again: "General, let the soldiers rest before marching. This place is still more than three hundred miles away from the lord's office. If this continues, even if we arrive in front of the battle, That means we are too tired and we cannot go into battle to kill the enemy. If tens of thousands of us are defeated by then, then my lord will be in danger."
Yuwen Chengdu looked at the exhausted tens of thousands of troops. Indeed, as Yang Yue said, such soldiers would not have the strength to kill the enemy even on the battlefield, so he ordered to stop marching and rest where they were, and set off in an hour.
Immediately, the captain of the reconnaissance company came and asked him to send two hundred scouts to investigate the road conditions.
"Military advisor, I estimate that we will be able to arrive at the front of the formation tomorrow afternoon at most. Your military advisor team must work out a perfect combat plan within this time period based on the intelligence sent back by the scouts."
As the leader of the military division, Yang Yue was under no less pressure than Yuwen Chengdu. Along the way, he had been discussing combat plans with members of the military division, and he already had some clues.
"General, don't worry, our military division already has a rough combat plan, but some details need to be adjusted based on real-time conditions."
Yuwen Chengdu nodded. Yang Yue had been trained by Liu Yan, Liu Bowen and others for many years in Taohuayuan. He was quite reliable in doing things: "That's good. The rescue we were ordered to do this time is not a trivial matter. We must not let the other legions see it." joke."
"There are five legions under the lord's command. The strength of the other four legions is not weaker than ours, or even stronger. If we can't handle this matter well, then they will be the ones who will follow the lord in conquering the world and make great achievements in the future, and we are probably the only ones. It’s just a housekeeping job.”
Yang Yue nodded and replied: "General, don't worry, He Jin is just a butcher. He doesn't know anything about military affairs. Even if you give him a million troops, it will be like nothing. We will definitely win a great victory against him this time."
"Report..."
"General, my lord has camped in Funiu Mountain. He Jin's 150,000 troops have surrounded Funiu Mountain. Both charges were repelled by my lord's new general, Zhao Yun."
"The reconnaissance company continues to investigate and will pass back frontline military reports at any time."
"As commanded..."
Yuwen Chengdu waved the scouts to exit, and then ordered the guards to get the map to check.
Yang Yue looked at the map for a while and handed it to Yuwen Chengdu and said: "General, it seems that our battle plan will be re-formulated. The previous one can no longer be used."
"Why?"
"General Qi, the plan we made earlier was based on the place where He Jin set up camp. Now that the lord has retreated to Funiu Mountain, I estimate that the lord wants to fight He Jin at the foot of Funiu Mountain."
Yang Yue pointed at the map and said: "General, please look at it. Funiu Mountain is easy to defend but difficult to attack. My lord is safe. The plain at the foot of Funiu Mountain is enough for hundreds of thousands of troops to fight. By then, our lord and I will form a flanking attack. The battle will determine the outcome."
Yuwen Chengdu clapped his hands excitedly when he heard this, "Okay, military advisor, your military advisor group will immediately re-formulate the battle plan. We can arrive at Funiu Mountain tomorrow afternoon and launch the attack in the early morning of the day after tomorrow."
"As ordered, general, don't worry."
After Yang Yue retreated, Yuwen Chengdu ordered the army to set off and marched all the way. At noon on the second day, they finally arrived at Gardenia Mountain, twenty miles away from Funiu Mountain, and set up camp.
At the same time, all 1,500 scouts from the reconnaissance company were dispatched. They had only one mission, to sneak into the enemy camp, create chaos and burn food and grass when the war broke out.
Send another signal corps to Funiu Mountain to get in touch with Liu Yan!
"To inform my lord, General Yuwen has camped twenty miles away and is preparing to attack He Jin early tomorrow morning. He has specially sent his subordinates to inform my lord."
"Okay, you go back and tell Yuwen Chengdu that when the war breaks out, there will be less killings and more surrendered prisoners."
“As commanded….
The signal corps withdrew from Liu Yan's tent, and Hu Zhao, Cai Yong, and Zhao Yun arrived hand in hand.
Liu Yan asked several people to sit down, looked at Zhao Yun and asked: "Zilong, Yuwen Chengdu will launch an attack on He Jin tomorrow morning. Is the injury on your leg okay?"
After hearing this, Zhao Yun stood up and bowed: "My lord, it's just a skin injury, no injuries to the muscles and bones. It's no longer a serious problem. I can go to the battlefield to kill the enemy."
Liu Yan nodded and replied: "Okay, in that case, I will temporarily promote you to captain of the army. From now on, all the 13,000 people in Funiu Mountain will be put under your command. Tomorrow morning, we will attack He Jin's army with Yuwen Chengdu."
Upon hearing this, Zhao Yun immediately knelt down and knelt on the ground, feeling extremely excited: "General, I will obey your order. Thank you so much for your trust, Lord!"
Liu Yan waved his hand and said: "Okay, get up. Now you and Mr. Hu and Mr. Cai discuss the battle plan. I will leave first and won't disturb you here."
"Lord, wait!"
Liu Yan was walking out of the tent when he was stopped by Hu Zhao!
Hu Zhao cupped his hands and said: "My lord, now that the war is about to begin, your lord should discuss military affairs with us here. I wonder what important matters my lord has, so that he ignores the important matters of the military and state?"
Liu Yan was reprimanded by Hu Zhao and said a little embarrassedly: "Haha, it's okay. Yesterday I taught Cai Yan how to play chess. This girl is extremely talented and can learn it quickly. Why don't you invite me to play chess..."
When Hu Zhao heard this, he immediately became furious: "It's ridiculous. The war is about to begin, but my lord actually ignored tens of thousands of troops and only knew how to hang out with a woman. Could it be that my lord wants to imitate King Zhou of Shang?"
Hu Zhao's words immediately shocked Zhao Yun and Cai Yong. Hu Zhao was so courageous that he dared to compare him with King Zhou of Shang. He was afraid that Liu Yan would kill Hu Zhao when he got angry.
Cai Yong, in particular, was sweating profusely with fright. Hu Zhao compared Liu Yan to King Zhou of Shang. Doesn't that mean his daughter Cai Yan was Daji, who was rebellious in business? Maybe the Cai family would be in trouble. Disaster was imminent, but at this moment he did not dare to say anything and stood aside wiping cold sweat.
Zhao Yun moved to Hu Zhao's side, gently pulled his arm, and whispered in his ear: "Sir, please stop talking and apologize to the lord!"
Hu Zhao shook Zhao Yun away and did not appreciate it. He raised his eyes and looked at Liu Yan intently, as if he was saying that if you don't come back to discuss military matters, I will scold you.
This Hu Zhao was upright and dared to give advice. He was a rare good minister, but he had a bad temper. He had been lectured a lot in the past two days, which gave Liu Yan a headache.
"If you can't even handle this small battle involving over 100,000 people, I think there's no need for you to follow me. It's better to disperse and return to the mountains and forests."
Liu Yan left a word and left the tent as if running away.
Hu Zhao had no choice but to vent his anger on Cai Yong. He turned around and stared at Cai Yong as if he wanted to tear him alive.
Upon seeing this, Zhao Yun immediately came out to smooth things over: "Okay, gentlemen, let's discuss the battle plan quickly. Maybe this is a test for us by our lord!"
After some coaxing and coaxing from Zhao Yun, Hu Zhao felt much better. He picked up a branch from the fire and put it under his feet to stamp it out. Suddenly, a puff of white smoke penetrated his nose, and he was coughing violently. He beat his chest and beat his feet, his face turned red, and two streams of clear water flowed down his nostrils, stained his half-inch long beard, and were about to flow into his mouth, making his whole person look extremely funny.
Cai Yong and Zhao Yun turned around when they saw this. Their trembling shoulders showed that they were feeling very uncomfortable at the moment.
"snort……"
Hu Zhao looked at the two men trying to suppress their laughter and snorted. He grabbed a piece of white paper on Liu Yan's desk and wiped his tears and nose. He walked to the map with a branch and started pointing and explaining to Zhao Yun. Here are the details of the battle and some precautions.
"Although He Jin is a rough and reckless man, he is better than others. I expect that during the battle, He Jin will concentrate his cavalry charge to achieve the purpose of breaking up our camp, and then use archers and crossbowmen to cooperate with the infantry for a frontal attack."
"So after He Jin sent out his cavalry, General Zhao led 10,000 people from Funiu Mountain to attack He Jin's Chinese army's tent with all their strength. Their cavalry was definitely too late to come back to help. If they turned their horses to come back to help He Jin, they would have given Yu Wen the chance to annihilate Chengdu. Their opportunity.”
"Furthermore, our war horses are all equipped with saddles and saddles developed by our lord. Every soldier can ride and shoot as if they were on the ground. Coupled with the powerful power of the compound bow, the enemy cannot stop them."
"As long as you can break through He Jin's Chinese army tent, the enemy army will be defeated..."
Afterwards, Hu Zhao continued to explain some combat details to Zhao Yun, and everything was arranged in detail.
It should be said or not, even though this old man usually has a bad temper and is informal, he is also really capable.
After the narration, Zhao Yun and Cai Yong couldn't get a word in at all, so they could only listen like students.
"Exquisite, really exquisite. Listening to Mr. arrange the troops is like watching fish and flowers. Mr.'s talent is rare in the world."
Cai Yong's flattering words did not win Hu Zhao's favor. He glanced at Cai Yong, let out a cold snort, and went back to the fire alone to warm himself. Apparently he was still thinking about Cai Yan and Liu Yan. He was so upset about the incident that he turned his anger on Cai Yong.
Cai Yong could only smile awkwardly at this, and he and Zhao Yun sat beside the map and talked quietly.
What a few people didn't expect was that outside the big tent, Liu Yan, who had just said he was going to play chess with his beautiful lady, was hiding behind the tent and eavesdropping. At this time, seeing that the military discussion inside had ended, he smiled slightly and left quietly. tent.
In fact, Zhao Yun was right. This time was indeed arranged intentionally by Liu Yan, and the purpose was to test the abilities of the three of them.
