Yan Zhuo looked calm and said calmly: "Your Majesty, the so-called temple calculation is what Mr. Fang mentioned, predicting the opponent's prediction."
"It's not difficult to predict Liu Fuquan's methods."
"It's just that he expected that we might attack his rear, and arranged an ambush early, waiting for us to take the bait and stage an ambush."
"If we prepare an extra layer of means, or arrange for the most elite people to attack, we can destroy Liu Fuquan's ambush with ten attacks."
"It's not complicated."
"The most troublesome thing now is that His Majesty said that Dongchang found out that Lady Ye is in the hands of Liu Fuquan. I don't know what the situation of Lady Ye is, but what if Liu Fu wants to use Lady Ye to threaten Your Majesty? "
Yan Zhuo said in a deep voice: "Liu Fuquan used this to threaten His Majesty to withdraw the army. How should we respond?"
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Fang Weihu took a deep breath.
Zhao Shan had already told the news that Ye Qingxuan suddenly disappeared in Luoyang and went to Yanzhou before setting off for the expedition.
Fang Weihu has always ignored this issue, or he didn't think about it subconsciously.
Yan Zhuo brought it up and revealed this matter, which must be faced.
Zhao Shan had no fear or worry. He looked calm and said, "How do you think we should deal with Ye Qingxuan's matter?"
Fang Weihu did not immediately express his position.
When it comes to Ye Qingxuan, she is the emperor's woman after all.
However, Yan Zhuo had no worries and said: "First, arrange for someone to sneak into Liu Fuquan's army, wait for the opportunity, find Lady Ye and rescue her."
"Second, after the army arrived in Zhongmu County and confronted Liu Fuquan, His Majesty could not come forward. Once His Majesty came forward and Liu Fuquan threatened Ye Niangniang, Your Majesty would have no room to turn."
"If Mr. Fang or other generals come forward, even if Liu Fuquan threatens with hostages, even if Mr. Fang and others refuse, will Liu Fuquan dare to kill someone?"
"I dare not."
"How can I threaten His Majesty by killing him? Avoiding him is not an option."
Yan Zhuo gave a solution.
Fang Weihu expressed his increasing approval to Yan Zhuo and said, "Your Majesty, I agree."
Zhao Shan said in a deep voice: "There is no rush in rescuing people because we don't know Ye Qingxuan's attitude yet. If she colludes with Liu Fuquan, wouldn't it be like throwing herself into a trap if she goes to save people?"
"I don't care about Ye Qingxuan at this stage. We'll talk about it after we meet."
"As for the prediction of Liu Fuquan, this arrangement can be arranged to calculate Liu Fuquan and give Liu Fuquan a heads-up."
"Yan Zhuo said that Liu Fuquan threatened me with Ye Qingxuan."
"There's nothing to worry about."
Zhao Shan's eyes were sharp and he expressed his position: "In the face of national justice, there is no personal relationship between children and it is impossible to retreat because of Ye Qingxuan."
Fang Weihu said: "Your Majesty is wise!"
The few people agreed on a strategy and led the army in the direction of Zhongmou County.
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Zhongmu County, outside the city.
Liu Fuquan's army had already arrived.
Before the army arrived, Liu Fuquan arranged for people to change their disguises and pretend to be ordinary businessmen to sneak into the city, preparing to cooperate inside and outside when the war started.
Unexpectedly, the magistrate of Zhongmu County, Ling Chen, had already prepared and strictly investigated the people who entered Zhongmu County, resulting in the capture of all the people sent by Liu Fuquan.
After Liu Fuquan arrived, he did not attack immediately, but surrounded Zhongmu County. He once announced that he planned to recruit Ling Chen to surrender first, hoping to win without a fight. Unexpectedly, he was scolded bloody by Ling Chen.
Liu Fuquan was furious and attacked for two consecutive days, but failed to capture Zhongmu County.
Today is the third day of the attack.
A large number of catapults were thrown onto the city tower, and a large number of soldiers climbed onto the city. The offensive was like a wave.
Ling Chen personally took charge of the defense and the defense was impregnable.
Boiling hot water was splashed, rocks and huge trees were smashed down in an orderly manner, and lime was thrown. Coupled with sufficient archers and soldiers on the towers, they went all out to block the attack of Liu Fuquan's army.
Even though Liu Fuquan had more troops, he did not gain any advantage.
On a high hillside outside the city.
Liu Fuquan was sitting in person, staring at the attack on the battlefield.
He started a war with Zhao Shan because he wanted to push forward in one go and prove his ability to Ye Qingxuan. Unexpectedly, in Zhongmu County, it was blocked, and it has been delayed until the third day without achieving full performance.
This made Liu Fu lose face.
Liu Fuquan looked at Liu Xiong and ordered: "Liu Xiong, please pass on the order. Whoever can break through Lingchen's defense line and seize Zhongmu County will be rewarded with a promotion to the third level, a thousand taels of silver, and the title of Marquis of Ten Thousand Households."
"I accept your order!"
Liu Xiong quickly made arrangements.
After the order was announced, and with Liu Fuquan's heavy reward, the soldiers on Xia's side were in high spirits and advanced rapidly again. The fierce offensive was like a gust of wind and rain, constantly attacking Zhongmu County.
Ling Chen's eyes were firm and never wavered in the slightest.
His body was stained with blood, and he was holding a bloody sword and kept shuttling on the city tower, killing the enemies rushing up while encouraging the soldiers guarding the city.
"Old Wang, the enemy is coming, why are you so slow? Poke him with one shot. Don't aim and stab him again. Just stab him when you see him. You have a wife and children at home, why don't you ask Lao Li next door to take care of you? ?”
"Zhang Erhe, you are too impatient. Don't break away from the brothers around you. Pay attention to cooperation and stay with your brothers more often. You just married a daughter-in-law. Are you leaving your mother-in-law to the enemies outside the city?"
"Zhao Si, don't be f*cking reckless, be smart. If you want to kill the enemy, you can't risk your life."
Ling Chen shuttled among the soldiers.
He reminded the soldiers that although his words were rough, soldiers liked to hear them.
Ling Chen had long said that the imperial army was already on its way, and all the soldiers in the army were motivated to fight.
During the three days of guarding Zhongmu County, Ling Chen ate and lived on the city tower, sharing the joys and sorrows with the soldiers.
The general went to sleep, but he was not asleep yet.
He had already woken up before the soldiers woke up.
Ling Chen was not only the battlefield commander, but also responsible for logistics, arranging meals for the army, defensive logistics, etc. He coordinated all aspects. He also mobilized the wealthy families and people of Zhongmu County to have sufficient reserves.
In Ling Chen's plan, let alone three to five days, even one or two months can be maintained.
This was Ling Chen's confidence.
When Ling Chen defended, they fought fiercely on the city tower and the soldiers were united. Even though Liu Fuquan's army was large, they were still unable to break through Zhongmu County.
Liu Fuquan was even more furious. He stared at Liu Xiong and said, "Liu Xiong, how can we annihilate Zhao Shan when a mere Zhongmu County blocks our way? Will my tens of thousands of troops stop here?"
Liu Xiong's eyes were sharp, he cupped his fists and said, "Your Majesty, please take the initiative to join the battle, and please mobilize General Pan and his ministers to directly break through Ling Chen's defense line and capture Zhongmu County."
"That's right!"
Liu Fuquan nodded.
The successful victory in Yanzhou in recent years is due to the cooperation between Liu Xiong and Pan Gang, who can be invincible.
Unable to capture Zhongmu County, we had to send two people forward.
Liu Xiong, holding a sword, and Pan Gang, holding a mountain ax, rushed forward together. With the help of the siege ladder truck, they climbed all the way to the tower to attack.
Brother Liu wielded his sword fiercely, and Pan Gang's mountain-breaking ax was sharp. The two of them were fierce generals. In a moment, a gap appeared on the tower and the defense line was torn apart.
Ling Chen and his men quickly came to stop them.
He faced Liu Xiong and exchanged more than ten moves. He was injured due to the defeat, but he never took a step back. At the same time, he mobilized more people to block and hold Pan Gang back.
Another person would not be able to make the soldiers fight to the death, but Ling Chen was different.
Ling Chen served as the county magistrate of Zhongmou County for two years. He traveled all over the mountains and rivers of Zhongmou County, built water conservancy, reclaimed wasteland, and developed the economy. Zhongmou County was in great order and the local people lived and worked in peace and contentment.
All the officers and soldiers in the army were grateful to Ling Chen and were willing to follow him to the death. Countless people were willing to die for him.
As a result, groups of soldiers rushed forward desperately, and even though Pan Gang was fierce, they could not break free from the soldiers' obstruction.
There were even more soldiers helping Ling Chen and holding Liu Xiong back.
The fighting was fierce, soldiers were killed one after another, and corpses were laid out everywhere. However, the limited number of soldiers on the tower blocked the attack of Liu Fu's entire Xia army, making the situation barely stable.
As time goes by, even if the situation becomes unfavorable little by little, it is still being delayed.
Another hour passed in the blink of an eye.
More and more enemies are attacking the tower.
"Sir, more and more thieves are rushing to the city tower. Our soldiers can hardly stop them. Should we immediately notify the private soldiers of the big families in the city to rush for reinforcements?"
"Lord County Lord, the defense line on the city tower is no longer able to stop us. Hurry up and arrange private soldiers and civilians to join the battle to stop these people first."
"County Lord, please give the order quickly. We can't stop him anymore. We can't let Liu Thief enter Zhongmu County. We must block Liu Thief's attack."
An individual keeps asking for help.
However, the morale was still there, the morale of the army was still there, and everyone did not shrink back and fear, but instead thought about deploying troops to fight again.
