Li Jiangyao shook his head gently, then looked at the map and murmured to himself: "Six hundred warships headed downstream from Wuwei Water Village. With the help of northwest wind, it only takes half an hour to reach Jiuzi Pier. If If the enemy reacts quickly enough and adopts a counter-current strategy, the time for the two sides to meet will be shorter. In less than half an hour, a fierce battle may break out between the fleets on both sides in the waterway from the Upper Eighth Branch to the Lower Eighth Branch."
He turned around and continued to Xu Youchang: "The number of our ships is about the same as that of the enemy, but the equipment performance is better and the lethality is greater. Coupled with the advantage of smooth wind and water, it is easy to gain an overwhelming advantage, right? "
Xu Youchang nodded slightly and agreed: "It is true that the chance of winning is greater. At the same time, in order to avoid falling into our plan of attacking the east and attacking the west and diverting the tiger away from the mountain, Bao Yuchun would never dare to easily transfer fleets from other places to Jiuzi for support, so he could only rely on the five Hundreds of ships are fighting with the Tenth Army."
Li Jiangyao nodded meaningfully and looked at the map again: "So, how can Lao Bao ensure his victory despite his obvious disadvantage?"
"I'm afraid...he can only follow the idea you set up." Xu Youchang said with a smile: "Either, take the lead, take the initiative to attack, and catch us off guard. Or, create suspicion, and then secretly dispatch reinforcements , making us mistakenly believe that the enemy's combat strength is only the five hundred ships downstream."
Li Jiangyao thought for a moment and sneered: "Friend, if you were Bao Yuchun, which method would you choose?"
Xu Youchang responded without thinking: "Of course it's the latter. Bao Yuchun is a famous general who is good at fighting, and so-called famous generals often like to turn unfavorable situations into good opportunities to severely damage the enemy. Compared with taking the initiative to attack Wuwei Water Village, of course It is better to secretly increase the number of troops, and then suddenly attack us from both front and rear during the fierce battle on the river. It would be better to eat us completely."
Li Jiangyao nodded approvingly: "If this is the case, then he will never mobilize the troops further downstream, but secretly recruit our rebel ships upstream, right?"
"That's right!" Xu Youchang said: "The most suitable choice is the rebel Ninth Banner on the front line of Chizhou and Shuzhou. That place is no more than two hundred miles away from Wuwei. It can be reached in one day by traveling with the wind. There are nearly three hundred ships. Ship fighting ships are also the main force of Lao Bao!"
Li Jiangyao stood up, smiled at Xu You and said, "Last night, I thought about it all night again. I just re-examined it with you, and I should be inseparable."
Xu Youchang also stood up suddenly, his eyes bright: "Everyone thought your target was the Jiuzi enemy. Even the Tenth Army considered and prepared in this way. As everyone knows, from the beginning, your eyes were fixed on Chizhou upstream. Shuzhou, luring them out is the real purpose. Jiang Yao, I think this plan is feasible!"
"The biggest problem now is how to convince Lao Bao that we are bent on destroying his fleet in Jiuzi." Li Jiangyao stared at Xu Youchang: "Not only is he convinced of this, but he is also sure to deceive us and secretly Move troops."
Xu Youchang thought for a while and asked doubtfully: "Aren't the Tenth Army's current preparations for war enough?"
Li Jiangyao pondered and shook his head: "Not enough. The rebel navy has suffered a lot at our hands. Some of them should have been beaten enough to remember that I usually don't fight straight and die. . What if... I mean, if Bao Yuchun guesses that we have other plans, even though he doesn't know what the specific goal is, he probably won't act rashly. In that case, it will be difficult to remove Chizhou's ninth The flag is drawn."
"What you mean is that we need to use more materials to completely deceive the enemy." Xu Youchang thought about it: "But what method should we use?"
Li Jiangyao walked a few steps in the room and analyzed: "Bao Yuchun far exceeds ours in the total number of ships, and his overall combat power is also superior. However, because he wants to defend the river defense line, he blocks our army from crossing. Jiang, so he could only disperse his fleets on various sections of the south bank and divide the troops to guard it. At the same time, because the imperial navy in Yiling had established a firm position, he had to deploy enough troops to block the upper reaches, causing the offensive and defensive positions to shift. , although they clearly had a numerical advantage, they did not dare to launch an attack easily, and instead fell into a passive defense situation."
Xu Youchang continued following his words: "It is precisely for this reason that we have to try to draw out the enemy fleet relying on the water fortifications and defeat them one by one. In this process, we must first be weak and then strong, first small and then large. , is the most sensible way to choose an attack target."
Li Jiangyao nodded slightly: "Bao Yuchun is experienced and can also see the key points of the battlefield situation. Therefore, unless he is extremely sure, he will never easily mobilize the troops in each river section."
Xu Youchang lowered his head and recited "great confidence" twice, then raised his head and looked at Li Jiangyao in front of him: "Tell me, can people make Lao Bao feel great confidence?"
"Who?" Li Jiangyao's eyes lit up and he asked.
"Of course they are important people." Xu Youchang replied in a deep voice: "If our officers at the rank of captain or above accidentally fall into the hands of Bao Yuchun, can we convince him of the fake plan to attack Jiuzi?"
Li Jiangyao thought about it seriously: "If the design is more clever, it might really work. But... it is difficult to choose such a person. He must be resourceful and good at acting, but also have the consciousness and courage to risk his own life."
Xu Youchang said: "I do have such a candidate in mind. When I was ordered to form the Kunpeng Army, in addition to Nie Xianzang, Luo Yuan, and Wang Wenlie, there was another person who left a deep impression on me. Although he was not as capable as the first person They are extremely loyal and brave, and they are the kind of heroic men who dare to take on the mission of death."
Li Jiangyao asked curiously: "Oh? How can you comment like this? Who is he?"
"Zhao Shuo from Northern Hebei." Xu Youchang replied word by word.
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"If Li Jiangyao attacks Jiuzi, how will you respond?" Bao Yuchun looked at the middle-aged general standing opposite and asked in a deep voice.
"Commander Bao, if I let Qifeng take command, I will secretly mobilize the Ninth Banner to come for reinforcements, attack the enemy from both front and rear, and catch them by surprise."
Bao Yuchun snorted coldly: "How can you determine Li Jiangyao's true intention? Is it definitely Jiuzi?"
Guo Qifeng was slightly startled and responded hesitantly: "The scouts have repeatedly conducted reconnaissance. The enemy's naval fleet has been preparing for more than half a month. Whether it is tactical drills or hydrographic observations, it is obvious that they are all targeting Jiuzi."
"Don't they want to spread suspicion about the formation?" Bao Yuchun said disdainfully: "Or maybe even the navy itself was kept in the dark by Li Jiangyao. They thought they were being ordered to attack Jiuzi, but in fact they were told something else. Purposeful."
Guo Qifeng couldn't help but scratch his head: "If that's the case, it would be difficult to judge. Unless... there is some new evidence suddenly."
Bao Yuchun habitually looked at the map and murmured: "That's why I asked you to investigate carefully. Even I am a little unsure now. I have to say that the strategy you mentioned is indeed good. As long as the ninth The flag can be hidden from the enemy's ears and eyes, and it can flow down the river, so it can naturally form a flanking attack on the river and completely destroy the enemy. But the premise is that Li Jiangyao really intends to invade our Jiuzi Fortress in a large scale."
Guo Qifeng nodded and replied seriously: "Shuai Bao, can you change your mind?"
"What's the idea?" Bao Yuchun glanced at him.
"Try to capture the enemy's senior officers and ask for the truth." Guo Qifeng responded: "No matter what tricks Li Jiangyao plays, even if he even deceives his own men, the preparation of the army for war must not be false. The longer time goes by, the more true the intention will be." Can’t hide it.”
Bao Yuchun thought for a moment and asked, "Don't they tell you lies on purpose? The Zhenjiang Army is so fierce and cunning by nature, I'm afraid it's hard to believe it."
Guo Qifeng chuckled and said: "Shuai Bao, as long as he is a person of flesh and blood, he will never be able to withstand the torture of torture. Sometimes death is not terrible, what is terrible is the destruction of the body. In that extreme situation, I don't believe it." He doesn’t tell the truth.”
Hearing this, Bao Yuchun nodded slightly and ordered: "Okay, I'll leave this matter to you. Catch the useful person as soon as possible and pry open his mouth. I need to know the enemy's most important point. the truth is!"
Guo Qifeng simply agreed, turned around and left the handsome tent. But as soon as he got outside, he immediately became worried again. This idea is easy to come up with, but things are very difficult to handle. The Xinjiang Army has so many experts and is heavily guarded. Where can we catch that tongue?
Moreover, it must be an advanced tongue.
Guo Qifeng was originally the deputy general of Jiuzi Fortress, but because the position of chief general has been vacant, he is actually in charge of commanding the 500 warships here. But now that the coach Bao Yuchun is here personally, Guo Qifeng has immediately become an errand boy. He can't make the final decision on any big things, and he has to do everything by himself.
Now that he was too talkative and had to take on such an errand, Guo Qifeng couldn't help but sigh to himself that he was unlucky.
However, depression is just depression, the task must be completed seriously. He went back and thought about it carefully, and then ordered someone to call the camp officer of the scout camp and explain to him how to arrange the capture of prisoners.
Jobs like robbing high-ranking enemy officers before a war are often not a matter of ability, but a matter of luck.
You have to be extremely lucky and happen to meet the opponent's unlucky guy, so you have a chance to make a move. Otherwise, even if we wait until the end of time, we may not be able to wait for the fish to take the bait.
Therefore, after assigning the task, Guo Qifeng himself did not hold out much hope. He just thought that when Commander Bao asked about it again, he would bite the bullet and get scolded.
But who knows, God is really taking special care of me.
Not long after the scout battalion was tasked with capturing prisoners, they actually captured a general-level officer of the Xinjiang Army.
Zhao Shuo, deputy captain of the Second Banner of Kunpeng's 10th Army!
