The black robe said thoughtfully: "You mean, Liu Daogui has only one option: a decisive battle. Even if he loses, he will fight to the end without retreating a step? Then why does he stay elsewhere? There shouldn't be a single soldier in Jiangling City. Stay and bring everyone out, including the defenders of the Ma Tou Camp."
Xu Daofu curled up his lips: "What I mean is that Liu Daogui himself is prepared to die if he is victorious. As the coach, he brings all the main forces forward to do this. In fact, he does it for the generals to see and for everyone. The people of Jingzhou can see that because we suddenly appeared and succeeded in the surprise attack on Wulindu, the people of Jingzhou have become panicked and are on the verge of collapse. If Liu Daogui shrinks in Jiangling and does not come out, or he only dares to stop at Ma Tou Camp. , that would make people look down on us, and we would also take the opportunity to publicize that the Jin army did not have the courage to fight decisively, and Jingzhou must belong to our Tianshi Dao. By this time, even if we publicize that Jiankang has been captured, Liu Yu has already I’m afraid people here in Jingzhou will also believe it.”
The black robe laughed: "That's true. Although Liu Daogui has been preaching that the Jiankang defense battle ended with the victory of the Jin army and his elder brother Liu Yu, and has been preaching that Tianshi Dao will soon fail, the current situation is that Wu Lin Du fell, and Tianshi Dao's army landed. All his propaganda used to make people believe it, but now it makes people suspicious, so suspicious that they have lost trust in every word he said before. "
"Just like Huan Xuan, he used to portray himself as an invincible and invincible God of War. He first destroyed Yin Zhongkan and Yang Quanqi in Jingzhou, and then led an army that swept across Jingzhou, went straight to Jiankang, overthrew the Jin Dynasty, and established himself on his own As a king, how prosperous he was at that time? But in less than a year, the army he brought was almost completely wiped out, and nine out of ten could not come back. He almost fled back to Jingzhou alone. Even the Jingzhou elders who had supported the Huan family for decades did not turn around. Immediately afterwards, Liu Yi led the crusade. The Jingzhou powerful men only hesitated for a few days, and Huan Xuan could not even reach Jiangling. If I dare to defend, I will bite the bullet and take all my troops to Sangluo Prefecture to fight Liu Yi. After losing the battle, I will flee for my life and not even dare to return to the city."
Xu Daofu sneered and said: "Liu Daogui now is just like Huan Xuan back then. His bullshit has been blown and he has lost the trust of the people in Jingzhou. At this time, if he does not dare to come out and fight us head-on, I am afraid that his subordinates will They will collapse directly, at least those in Jingzhou will. At this time, Lu Zongzhi's departure will be publicized to us that we know we are defeated, and we have to return to Yongzhou to protect ourselves or wait and see. Even Lu Zongzhi himself may not dare to come back with all his strength. Rescue Liu Daogui. Not to mention the newly recruited troops from all over Jingzhou under this situation. In all likelihood, they will only choose to protect themselves instead of sending troops to rescue Liu Daogui. Many people will even join us. "
"Instead of waiting for these reinforcements that are actually not available, it is better to take advantage of the current situation where the military's morale is relatively stable and publicize to the subordinates that this is just a sneak attack on our part, relying on traitors and traitors rather than our own strength. No matter how strong it is, in order to show his confidence, he can only take the army out and form an array in Qingping Plain, because if he shrinks in the Ma Tou Camp, it is tantamount to admitting that the army is not as strong as ours, which will only make the army weak. My subordinates, especially the civil and military personnel from Jingzhou, have different aspirations and will not go all out in battle."
The black robe nodded: "So, Liu Daogui had to come out and fight us here. Moreover, he was lucky in this battle. He hoped to use this tough attitude to force us to retreat and force us to return to Wulin. Cross or even return to the ship, at least don't attack. If he doesn't scare us off, we can only bite the bullet and fight to the end here, because as long as he is afraid and shrinks, the result will be even worse. "
Xu Daofu nodded: "That's about it. In fact, this is not entirely about military or art of war. It's more about who is afraid first and who shrinks first. It's probably because Liu Daogui has seen too much of his elder brother's gambling or fighting. I think this kind of pretending to be tough can scare others, I think this kind of bluffing when my strength is insufficient can achieve success, huh, this trick is okay to deal with a death-phobe like Huan Xuan, but if it's to deal with me, it's not enough. Because I also dare to bet, can bet, and if I want to bet, I am betting my life."
The black robe smiled slightly: "I understand, if you bet well on this one, you might be able to make the Jingzhou sergeants defect directly in front of the battle just like Liu Yu attacked Jiankang. Can I be bolder? At the critical moment, when the time comes, Jiangling spread false news that Liu Daogui had been defeated, so that the defenders in Jiangling City believed it was true and collapsed without attacking. Then I returned to the battlefield with the news of Jiangling's fall, and maybe Liu Daogui and you were at a stalemate. When the time comes, it will collapse directly.”
Xu Daofu curled up his lips: "I would rather you, thousands of people, can directly join the battlefield at the critical moment, and don't even go to the Ma Tou Camp, let alone go to Jiangling. In this battle, I actually don't I am not completely sure of winning, because after Liu Daogui had Wuling troops and horses, he now has about 20,000 troops. My army does not have an absolute advantage in quantity. If you don't consider your strategy, I will attack him and defend him. The difference is not big, the outcome is unpredictable, and you have several thousand people here, which may help me win this battle directly."
The black robe smiled slightly: "If this strange trick of driving the people into the formation fails, I will let these thousands of soldiers fight directly. But if they enter the formation, then if my people also go in, they will become immortals and human beings." The ghost soldiers massacred the people without distinguishing between friend and foe, and it was just a wasted loss. Since you can't help, you might as well go to the Matou camp, seize the camp, and prevent possible Lugui troops from coming to help. This will also be of greater help to you. .Do you think so?"
Xu Daofu said coldly: "Okay, my black-robed god, you just want to keep this army and horses for future advancement. Even if I fail, you won't lose like me." All. Why do you need so many reasons and excuses?”
The black robe said calmly: "There are some things that are meaningless to say. It's better for everyone to pretend to be confused as long as they understand. Even if you, deputy leader Xu, lose this time, you can go back and find your army again, and still There is a chance to get it back, but this army is all I have in Jingzhou. I have even given up my clan members to you this time, what else do you want me to do?"
Without saying a word, Xu Daofu turned around and walked down the post: "Then as I said before, let's all go our separate ways. Remember your promise, let the ghost soldiers enter the battle, and don't let my efforts in the front end. The water is floating!"
(End of chapter)
