The next day, the ghost army attacked the city again.
This time, the battle was more ferocious than the first battle. On Xiao Yuan's side, many more soldiers were killed than on the first day.
Under his personal command, although Liucheng was defended again, his frown deepened after the battle.
Because according to the existing military intelligence, the main force of the ghost army this time is 70,000 to 80,000 strong. If 10,000 troops are used to defend Liucheng, there will only be one end in the end.
To win this battle, we must march dangerously.
Thinking of this, he immediately summoned his generals to hold a military discussion.
He was the commander-in-chief of the Liucheng defense battle, so he was naturally in the main seat directly above. On both sides of the hall, there were several low-level officers at the level of captains of thousands.
At his request, a simple sand table was placed in the center of the hall, with the general situation of Liucheng and the Ghost Army Camp on it.
After everyone had arrived, Xiao Yuan looked around and then said straight to the point: "In this battle, the enemy's army is several times larger than mine. If we just defend blindly, Liucheng will be defeated sooner or later. Therefore, I intend to find a suitable fighter opportunity and take the initiative to attack."
What! ? Take the initiative? As soon as he finished speaking, all the generals in the hall couldn't help but take a breath, and then looked at each other from left to right.
Now that it's too late to defend the city, no matter how you take the initiative to attack, isn't that looking for death?
Even Peng Shuang, who had always been fearless, now had his eyes widened, looking incredulous.
Xiao Yuan ignored everyone's expressions, walked straight to the sand table, and said, "Everyone, please take a look."
After hearing this, everyone gathered around.
Xiao Yuan pointed to a place on the sand table: "This is Liucheng."
Then his finger moved down slightly, "And thirty miles away from here is the ghost army camp."
As he spoke, he raised his head and looked at one of the captains: "General Ye Cheng, I asked you to investigate the ghost army's food and grass. Is there any progress?"
There are many low-level officers who are capable, because most of them are from the grassroots level and have experienced many wars.
Just like this Ye Cheng, he is the general in charge of spies in Xiao Yuan's army this time. After hearing this, he immediately returned: "Go back to the general, everything has been investigated clearly. The place where the ghost army's food and grass are stored is for To the right of its main camp.”
As he spoke, he pointed to the sand table and said, "It should be here."
Xiao Yuan looked down, then nodded, and said: "Now that we have found out, what I mean is to lead the army out of the city tonight and lie in the mountains and forests. When the ghost army attacks the city again tomorrow, its main camp will be It must be empty, then our army can take advantage of the situation to attack the camp and burn its food and grass!"
"This..." People swallowed their saliva, and Ye Cheng said: "But General, although the ghost army attacks the city, although it often comes out in full force, the place where its food and grass are stored is still heavily guarded, and its main camp is far away. Liucheng is only thirty miles away, so if something happens to the camp, its main force will definitely come back for reinforcements, and by then, there may be no return."
"Yes, General, what General Ye Cheng said makes sense. Even if the main force of the ghost army attacks the city, his food camp will definitely be heavily defended. And we only have ten thousand troops. Even if we attack the camp, we can only mobilize a part of the soldiers. There is no way to break the camp. This is a dangerous situation for the troops. The general should think twice." Another general said.
"You are right, we do have insufficient troops. We can only bring at most three thousand soldiers to attack the camp this time." Xiao Yuan took over his words: "But there is one thing, you are all wrong."
"That's what the ghost army is thinking now." Xiao Yuan continued: "They have surrounded the city with a large army. In their hearts, they never thought that we would dare to take the initiative to attack the camp, so we bet that their camp's defenses are lax! "
At this time, Peng Shuang also began to say: "I generally understand what you are saying. That is to say, we will first send three thousand soldiers to sneak out of the city to hide at night. When the main force of the ghost army attacks the city during the day, we will attack from behind. His camp.”
"That's right." Xiao Yuan glanced at him and said.
"What's the chance of winning?" Peng Shuang asked again.
"No one knows this." Xiao Yuan shook his head slightly.
Hearing this, Peng Shuang was silent for a moment, and then immediately said: "Okay! I agree with your strategy, I'll go!"
"No, you can't go." Xiao Yuan refused him directly.
"Why is this!" Peng Shuang was puzzled.
"You still need to garrison Liucheng." Xiao Yuan said sternly: "After two days of fighting, we only have 8,000 troops left. I will give you 5,000 troops to continue to defend the city, and I will lead the other 3,000. Attack the ghost army camp."
"But..." Peng Shuang said anxiously.
"It's nothing." Xiao Yuan interrupted him directly, "As General Ye Cheng said, this is a dangerous situation for the army, but we have no choice. If we continue to defend, in the end, we will all die in the battle. Only with this strategy can we defeat the enemy."
As he spoke, he also looked at Peng Shuang and said seriously: "Liucheng cannot be without generals, so I leave it to you. Listen clearly, there are tens of thousands of people in the city. If I can't come back, you won't be able to come back." We must defend until the last moment, even if we fight to the death, if Liu City is destroyed, the people in the whole city will be in danger!"
Hearing this, Peng Shuang said anxiously again: "General! Let me go!"
"Stop arguing! This is a military order!" Xiao Yuan glared at Peng Shuang and said, "You still don't accept the order!?"
Seeing that he had brought out the military order, and he was the leader of this battle, Peng Shuang had no choice but to take a deep breath, and then said in a loud voice: "General, don't worry, if Liu City is destroyed, Peng Shuang's head will be here!"
"Okay!" With his words, Xiao Yuan felt a lot more at ease.
He was afraid that something unexpected would happen to Liucheng. If he attacked the camp and succeeded in burning the ghost army's food and grass, but Liucheng lost it, he would be on the verge of tears.
This is why he insisted on keeping Peng Shuang.
At this time, another general couldn't help but asked: "General, do you really want to act like this?"
Xiao Yuan glanced at him, then looked around at everyone: "Do you still have any objections?"
"This..." People looked at each other again, but they were all silent.
After a pause, Ye Cheng clasped his fists and said, "Since the general has made a decision, let the last general accompany the general."
This attack on the camp was unpredictable. If it failed, he probably wouldn't be able to come back. Xiao Yuan couldn't help but raise his eyebrows and glance at Ye Cheng.
The latter explained: "The last exploration was all done by the general, and he knows the ghost army camp better than the general. It will be much more convenient for the surprise attack route to be carried out by the general together."
What he said made sense. When Xiao Yuan heard this, he thought about it for a moment, then nodded: "That's fine."
After he finished speaking, he looked at everyone again and said sternly: "Liucheng, don't make any mistakes. I'll leave everything to you."
"General, be careful." Everyone said in unison.
People also have a deeper understanding of Xiao Yuan, the commander-in-chief. Unknowingly, Xiao Yuan has established prestige in the army.
