"Commander! Forgive me for being honest, our army is so arrogant at this moment, it is definitely not a good time for a decisive battle." Chen Dao saw the firm expression on Li Xian's face, but he couldn't help but spoke to dissuade him.
Li Xian's originally smiling cheek suddenly stiffened. Chen Daozhi's words were indeed a major shortcoming in the current army. Back then, Guan Yunchang was defeated by this arrogant soldier's plan, and his expression changed. Shen said: "Uncle Master, I have my own thoughts. The open terrain here is suitable for our army to start a head-on confrontation with Lu Xun."
"But the governor has not thought about the consequences of failure." Chen Dao handed over his hand again and said.
"This governor knows that the entire army will be wiped out and another Yiling defeat will be staged." Li Xian slowly said a few words from his mouth.
"Then since the governor knows, why do we still have to fight here? Once Zongyu's tribe is defeated, our army will be ambushed from all sides. This is the way to death." Chen Dao said with a cupped hand.
After hearing this, Li Xian closed his eyes and leaned on the case. After a long while, he said, "I believe that General Deyan will live up to me."
Chen Dao wanted to persuade him again, but was interrupted by Fu Qian: "General Zong Yu is definitely not comparable to traitors like Mi Fang and Fu Shiren. I also believe in General Deyan."
Chen Dao was just silent when he heard the words. After a while, he threw his hands away from the table and said: "Captain, does that mean you are determined to fight Lu Xun here?"
Li Xian nodded, indicating that Chen Dao was right.
Chen Dao looked at Li Xian's calmness and then looked at himself. He laughed dumbly and said, "Well, the last general lost his composure and made the governor laugh."
"That's not the case, but I believe my uncle must be curious, why am I so quiet and unable to see any preparations before the war when the war is about to begin?" Li Xian then slowly stood up and saw Zhao Guang and Zhao Tong. The second general also walked into the camp slowly.
The second general raised his hands and said: "To inform the Commander-in-Chief, all the gunpowder around Yiling has been arranged, and our army's gunpowder inventory has been emptied."
Only then did Chen widen his eyes, looked at Li Xian, and said: "It turns out that the governor had already made arrangements, but he just kept it secret from me."
Li Xian smiled and said: "It is true that I hid it from my uncle, but since this battle has come to this point, I will also explain it to my uncle. The advantage in this battle is mine!" Li Xian followed immediately. Another slap on the table said, and in an instant, it was like a passionate sermon, "Since Yiling, I have fought more than thirty battles, big and small, without losing a single victory. I captured Meng Huo in Nanzhong, fought against Zhang He on the Weishui River, and defeated the Long Road in the street pavilion. This Yiling was sent to defeat Lu Xun. The shame of Yiling will never be forgotten. The hatred of the late emperor has not been avenged, and the hatred of Guanzhang has not been avenged. If you cannot defeat Soochow here in this life, what difference will it have with that walking corpse! "
Faced with Li Xian's sudden passion, the blood in the tent was instantly aroused to the peak. It has been a long time since I saw my coach's eyes with such determination. The last time was when he attacked Yidu from Yong'an at night. At this time, whether Zhao Guang was on the court or Zhao Tong, or Chen Dao, felt that an unprecedented passion was ignited in an instant, and his blood was gushing, and he wished he could just pick up his sword and mount his horse to kill a few Wu soldiers.
"Report to the Commander-in-Chief! Envoy Lu Xun is outside the tent asking to see you!"
"Bring it up!" Li Xian couldn't help but ordered directly.
The messenger looked at the people in the camp who were watching eagerly, and shuddered, and tremblingly handed over the envelope in his hand. Li Xian had no intention of opening it, and threw it into the brazier behind him. The messenger Just when he was about to speak, Li Xian said directly: "Go back and tell your governor that the next time we meet, there will be a battle between life and death! See you off!"
The messenger was pulled out by Fu Qian on the side. Just when he was about to speak, he was blocked by a ball of linen cloth.
"You officers and men, please understand! I am now sharing life and death with you. If we win this battle, Jingzhou can be restored, and the Han Dynasty can be prosperous. If we lose this battle, I will commit suicide here in Yiling to thank Your Majesty, the Prime Minister, and Master Zhao Yun for their friendship. Grace!"
"We understand! We will fight to the death to defeat Lu Xun!" All the generals said in unison.
"Okay! From now on, listen to my general order and execute it strictly!" Li Xian paused, "Zhao Guang listens to the order, you go to the beach to collect all kinds of sand and stones, regardless of quality, bring them all, take as much as you can How much, put it all in the camp.”
"I have the order!" Zhao Guang accepted the order and left.
"Tong Zhao, you and your troops will camp here. Remember, the depth of the stakes must be twice as deep as usual."
"Got the order!"
"Fu Qian, use all your manpower to mix the sand and gravel brought back by Zhao Guang with lime and water on a starry night. After mixing and shaping, use the wooden piles that Zhao Tong has tied up as the skeleton to cast the wall!"
"Got the order!"
The three of them just followed the order and quickly walked out of the camp. Li Xian was surprised. They didn't even ask what they were doing. My heart felt empty for a while, and then I looked at Chen Dao, who was holding his chin in deep thought, and thought to himself: Why didn't you even ask your uncle?
After a long while, Chen realized that Li Xian was looking at him and asked: "Captain, the general didn't understand the arrangements just now. Do you know what the purpose of this arrangement is?"
"Is Uncle Master thinking about this problem?"
Chen Dao shook his head and said, "No."
This time, Li Xian fell into despair and asked, "What is Uncle Master thinking about?"
"I am very excited. If I really defeat Lu Xun here, then my uncle will really leave his mark in history. Unfortunately, he is not as lucky as General Zilong. He can have such a legendary song as "Drunk by the Light and Watching Swordsman". .”
Li Xian is so sweaty, good guy, it turns out that you were silent for a long time just to ask for a poem. Don’t you know that our General Li’s poems need one less poem? Even if you think about it, you don’t think it is very reasonable. But I had to draw this pie for him first, so that he would not worry too much, so he said: "Uncle, don't worry, I will definitely write you a different song when the time comes."
"Seriously?" Chen Dao said with slight joy.
"It's a deal, but for the current matter, we must defeat Lu Xun first." Li Xian said again.
"Okay!" Chen Dao just seemed to be gearing up. He seemed to have come back to his senses and said, "Captain, why did you let the three of them go out just now?"
"Making concrete is a new discovery of this Governor. According to a certain proportion of water, sand and limestone, it can not only bond various shapes of stones, but is also extremely strong. To use this thing, as long as the skeleton is laid in advance, it does not take half a month. , we can build an indestructible city on this plain." Li Xian couldn't wait to explain, "Of course, if everything is rushed, it can be completed within ten days. If Lu Xun walked from Changsha, it would take five days to get here. , we only need to ensure the safety of the Cast City team in these five days, and the changes will be invincible."
"That's it." Chen suddenly realized.
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"There's no ambush?" Xu Sheng said in disbelief, looking at the deep dark circles on Ling Tong's face who had been guarding him all night.
Ling Tong yawned and said: "This Li Xian has clearly really retreated. He is pretending to be a suspicious soldier, fearing that we will betray the alliance and pursue him, so he set up a trap. The governor just thinks that Li Xian is too smart, so he always Misjudgment every time.”
"What a joke, who was trapped in Qutang Gorge and almost died?" Xu Sheng snorted coldly.
"Hey, let me tell you, why don't you open the pot? Without me as a naval force, would your army still have combat effectiveness?" Ling Tong retorted not to be outdone, "Besides, the battle of Qutang Gorge was an all-out battle. That idiot Cong is in command, I have never fought such a useless battle in my life."
"Okay." Lu Xun interrupted softly, "Without an ambush, there would be no ambush. It's because I, Lu, am not as smart as others. It's not the general's fault. I didn't expect that this chess match against my opponent will be really unique."
"The governor must not enhance the ambition of others and destroy his own prestige. Everyone knows that the governor is unparalleled in his wisdom and scheming. Even if Li Xian was mistaken by chance, it doesn't matter."
Ling Tong and Ding Feng also raised their hands and said, "Yes! It doesn't count."
"We only have ten days left for our army. Now we have discovered that Li Xian's army has retreated to Zhuluping. Behind it is Baling. It is a rare large plain. If our army fights decisively there, it will be difficult to win or lose. Points." Lu Xun continued to rub his temples.
Xu Sheng raised his hands and said, "What do you mean by the governor, to lure them out?"
Lu Xun shook his head and said, "You can't draw it out. When Li Xian was in the street pavilion, he was as timid as a turtle. When he arrived at the Weishui River, he suddenly became like a tiger. He was as immovable as a mountain, and invaded like a fire. If you get the essence of the art of war, you will either have to fight him here, or you will have to be dragged to death by him."
Xu Sheng also scratched his head: "Then Commander, should we fight or not?"
"Hit! I'm waiting for news from someone."
The three of them looked at each other in confusion. Xu Sheng was the first to react and said, "The governor is waiting for news from General He Qi."
Lu Xun nodded, suspicion began to appear in his heart, and he said: "I feel something is wrong."
"What's the explanation?"
Lu Xun said: "From Wuling to Yiling, and then from Yiling to send a message, Kuai Ma should have arrived three days ago. If he hasn't arrived yet, I'm afraid something happened."
"If calculated based on the strength of the troops, the Yiling garrison should be less than 5,000. The 30,000 people in Wuling should be more than enough to attack. Why haven't we heard the news yet? If we can't form a pincer attack from all sides, our army's original chance of winning We have to lose another 10%." Lu Xun continued his analysis.
"That's it! No more waiting! The entire army listens to my general order and marches to Zhuluping! Commander Ling will march up the Xiangjiang River and defeat Li Xian right here!" Lu Xun finally put down the hand that had been squeezing his forehead and ordered loudly. .
"The last general takes command!"
In an instant, the Jingnan continent was filled with smoke and dust. The originally peaceful Xiangjiang River, urged by horns, raised its sails and headed straight towards Baling...
