At the time of application, he was in the Xicheng Yamen Office.
Li Jing and other generals were gathered around a huge sand table, discussing tomorrow's march plan.
"General Manager, General Yimo, I think we might as well abandon Lintao City temporarily and concentrate our forces to capture Yuzhong City. As long as we capture Yuzhong, everything will be smooth sailing forward."
Duan Zhixuan said so.
Li Daozong looked at the terrain near Yuzhong City on the sand table, shook his head and said:
"This move is inappropriate. Let's not talk about Yuzhong City. The city is high and thick, making it easy to defend but difficult to attack."
"The terrain near it alone is very unfavorable for a large army to attack the city."
As he spoke, Duan Zhixuan took a bamboo pole and tapped the sand table a few times.
"Look, Yuzhong City is surrounded by mountains on three sides, and only the southwest direction leading to Lanzhou is a vast plain."
"Moreover, there are mountains on both sides of Yuzhong City to the north and south. The mountains in the south are not bad, and there is only a mountain path in Xinglong Mountain that leads to Lanzhou." (Note: Liujia Mountain Guard is on this mountain path. The end.)
"However, there are many mountain paths to the north of Yuzhong City, which is very suitable for hiding the army."
"Without knowing where the enemy's main force is, it's easy to be surrounded by the enemy if you launch a large-scale attack on Yuzhong."
Xue Wanche, who was wearing silver armor, felt a headache when he heard everyone's argument.
He put his hands on his hips and walked back and forth around the sand table, saying irritably:
"This won't work, that won't work either. We can't stand still, right?"
With that said, Xue Wanche came to Li Jing and said with a bitter face:
"Hey, I'm talking about the general manager! You should give me an accurate answer! Where should we attack from tomorrow?"
Since the enemy's troop deployment has not yet been ascertained, even Li Jing, known as the Military God of the Tang Dynasty, could not make up his mind for a while.
While all the soldiers in the room were anxiously waiting for Li Jing's final decision, soldiers suddenly came to report at the door.
"Report to the Chief Superintendent, there are scouts outside the door asking to see you, saying there is an urgent military situation."
Li Jing suddenly turned around and said eagerly:
"Let him in quickly."
"Here."
Not long after, Wang Liulang, who was covered in blood, was supported by two strong men and walked in.
Wang Liulang pushed aside, fell to his knees with a thud, and said in a trembling voice:
"The 11th branch of Longyou Road rushed to the mansion. The second regiment scout Wang Liulang met with the chief manager and all the generals."
Yuchi Gong jumped in front of Wang Liulang, pulled him up, and asked anxiously:
"What did you find out? Tell me quickly."
Wang Liulang, who had been chased all the way, wiped away his tears, raised his head, and said bitterly:
"My subordinates have heard that Tuyuhun and Dangxiang have gathered an army of 200,000 today and are frantically attacking Lanzhou City."
"According to the Tuyuhun people who stayed behind in the camp, they will be able to capture Lanzhou City in two days at most."
As soon as he finished speaking, everyone in the audience was shocked.
Yuchi Gong held Wang Liulang's shoulders and said with a ferocious expression:
"How is this possible? Didn't they just send reinforcements to Yuzhong City yesterday? Where did these two hundred thousand troops come from?"
Wang Liulang looked bitter when he heard this and explained:
"My subordinates heard that not long ago, King Tuyuhun and Dangxiang Khan sent an additional 100,000 troops to Lanzhou."
When Yuchi Gong heard this, his body trembled, and his eyes suddenly turned red.
"This is impossible, absolutely impossible. How dare they!"
At this time, Li Jingyue came out of the crowd, stared at Wang Liulang who was covered with whip marks, and asked solemnly:
"How did you get this information? Did you see it with your own eyes when two hundred thousand troops besieged Lanzhou City? Or did you hear it from hearsay?"
Wang Liulang was stunned for a moment when he heard this, and then hesitantly said:
"Subordinate, I heard it from someone else."
"However, that person claimed to be the secret agent of the left leader's guard who was buried in the enemy camp."
Li Jing frowned and asked:
"Then where is he now?"
Wang Liulang looked sad when he heard this.
"When we escaped, we were discovered by the barbarians. He and the other captured brothers were all shot and killed by the barbarians along the way."
"My subordinates are able to come back alive because they sacrificed their lives for it."
Li Jing frowned even deeper when he heard this.
"Tell me everything you saw and heard along the way in detail, and don't miss anything."
Wang Liulang nodded.
After about a quarter of an hour, Wang Liulang recounted everything he saw and heard in the past two days.
Li Jing nodded slightly, patted Wang Liulang on the shoulder and said:
"It's been a hard journey. Let's go down and treat the injury first."
Wang Liulang held back his tears, made a military salute to Li Jing, and said in a trembling voice:
"Well, I would like to thank you, Chief Manager."
After the guards took Wang Liulang down, Li Jing and others returned to the sand table.
"Everyone, how reliable do you think this news is?"
Xue Wanche scratched his head, took a step forward, and said:
"According to what he just said, Barbarian almost chased them all the way. Many checkpoints were set up along the way to intercept them. If the rest of them hadn't risked their lives to lure Barbarian away, he might not have been able to come back."
"Therefore, the general believes that the authenticity of this news should be very high."
Li Jing nodded slightly and then asked again:
"Do you think so too?"
Duan Zhixuan frowned and asked:
"Is the chief manager worried that this news is false news deliberately leaked by the enemy?"
Li Jing nodded and looked at the others.
At this moment, Li Daozong took a step forward and said:
"General Manager, I believe that at least 60% of this news is false."
Li Jing said oh.
"What basis do you have for saying that?"
As soon as he finished speaking, everyone in the hall looked at Li Daozong.
Li Daozong looked around and said calmly:
"General Manager, everyone."
"Just now Jingde mentioned that a scout saw with his own eyes the day before yesterday that the Dangxiang people threatened Zhijie to send troops to fight them one-on-one at the cost of civilian lives."
"If the barbarians really want to break through Lanzhou City, they only need to hide their true strength, repeat their old tricks, and continue to consume the defenders' strength, so they can quickly capture Lanzhou."
"They used human wave tactics completely unnecessarily."
Duan Zhixuan frowned and said:
"But what if you know the truth and know the barbarian's intentions in advance through the hidden secrets?"
"After all, there are hundreds of thousands of people in Lanzhou City. Zhijie has always been smart. This is not unexpected."
"Furthermore, even if he is impulsive and sensible, Jinda will still be able to stop him."
When Li Daozong heard Duan Zhixuan's analysis, he fell silent for a moment.
Li Jing thought for a while and said:
"Actually, there is still one doubt."
As soon as he finished speaking, everyone looked at Li Jing.
"Have you ever thought about it? In the past two days, Jingde sent out more than a hundred scouts."
"Even the scouts sent to inquire about the situation in Yuzhong were all defeated on the spot. I don't need to tell you how difficult it is to achieve this point. I don't need to tell you."
"But we have just arrived at Dingxi City. Wang Liulang, who was trapped in the enemy camp and seriously injured, actually single-handedly crossed the enemy's defense lines during the day and sent back a huge piece of news."
"Do you think this is possible?"
Everyone couldn't help but nod their heads and talk about it.
Qin Ming, who was staying in the corner and pretending to be a wooden person, couldn't help but nodded and said:
"Yes, it's been two days. He's the only scout back. If there's nothing fishy going on, even a dog wouldn't believe it."
At this moment, a guard ran in and said loudly:
"Report to the Chief Superintendent and scout Xiao Jian outside the gate to ask for a meeting. He said there is an urgent military situation in Lanzhou."
Everyone was stunned when they heard this.
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