In the previous confrontation with Chang Sheng, the war was stalemate, and Dongfang Jing could not help but feel some worries in his heart. But now that it was Gao Zhou, Dongfang Jing slowed down.
For nearly half a month, Dongfang Jingdu sat firmly on the city wall without much military action.
However, the intelligence sent by Ye Xiao a few days ago brought a piece of news. Speaking of the recent unrest among foreigners in the north, Chang Sheng has been transferred to Hezhou to assist Le Qing in defending the city.
Dongfang Jing also knew that the foreign tribes in the north were in turmoil. Because of the rise of the Sha Rong people, the Beidi people were struggling to survive. But the war did not spread to Hezhou, and besides, that Le Qing was also a general.
"Could it be that King Beiyu is protecting him? But I don't think Chang Sheng is like a person who admits defeat." Dongfang Jing frowned, the worry in his brows lingering for a long time.
"Military advisor, report to the military advisor!"
Just as Dongfang Jing was thinking about it, a scout hurriedly walked in from outside.
"Why are you so anxious?" Chen Zhong yelled at the side.
"Military advisor, General Chen, something bad has happened. The Beiyu people are gathering an army outside Dawan Pass!"
"Assemble the army! Are we going to attack a key problem?" Chen Zhong looked shocked.
Dongfang Jing was silent for a while, "Chen Zhong, you also go and gather troops. No matter what Gao Zhou wants to do, just block it. Don't forget, he threatened to capture Dingdong Pass within half a year."
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At this time, a huge army was coming out of Dayuan Pass, with a total of more than 100,000 men and horses, rushing towards the direction of Dingdong Pass.
Shen Tuguan, who was accompanying the army, looked extremely silent. It's not that he didn't persuade him, but the new military advisor didn't listen at all. After persuading him too much, he even dared to scold him.
In addition, there were also those sons from aristocratic families who came with them. They just thought that there was going to be a war and they were going to earn military merits. One or two of them were extremely excited.
"Brother, what are you going to do?" Shentu stood beside him, his face darkened. He is also familiar with the art of war and knows the difficulties of this trip.
There are nearly 70,000 to 80,000 defenders at Dingdong Pass. Moreover, there are two figures who are good at guarding, Dongfang Jing and Chen Zhong.
"I don't know either." Shen Tuguan gritted his teeth.
"Brother, why don't you go and persuade me--"
"I'll go again." Shen Tuguan's face darkened and he straightened his robe and armor again before riding his horse to catch up.
Gao Zhou, who was surrounded among them, turned around and frowned when he saw the person coming.
"General Shentu, are you trying to stop me again?"
"Strategist, when the army goes on an expedition, they must understand the purpose of their trip. If not, does the strategist really want to attack Dingdong Pass?"
"General Shentu, as the general of the West Route, you only need to obey my military orders. Don't ask any questions about the rest." Gao Zhou smiled lightly.
Beside Gao Zhou, two young generals from the Gao family raised their hands and pointed at Shen Tu Guan, ordering him to retreat immediately.
"Shut up!" Shen Tuguan said angrily. As a famous general in the world, how had he ever suffered this kind of injustice? Even Chang Xiaotang, the king of Beiyu, was polite to him. The former victorious little strategist was even more sympathetic to him.
It's good now that an old guy appears out of nowhere and is about to put the entire situation in Lizhou into danger.
"The military advisor also knows that I, Shentu Guan, am the general of the West Route. If I open my mouth, the military advisor will believe it or not, at least half of these 100,000 people will follow me back to Dawan Pass."
"Shen Tu Guan!" Gao Zhou looked back with a cold face.
"I will only ask once, what do you want the military advisor to do during this trip?"
"Humph, of course it's a plan."
"What's the plan?" Shen Tuguan frowned.
"Pretend to attack Dongguan."
Shen Tu Guan narrowed his eyes, "The strategy of attacking in the east and attacking in the west will not catch the eyes of a lame person."
"It's not just about attacking in the east and attacking in the west." Gao Zhou sneered, "The war is in a stalemate. Does that mean we want to let it continue to be a stalemate?"
"Please also ask the military advisor to tell me that if there is truth, Shen Tu Guan will apologize."
Gao Zhou smiled faintly and glanced at Shen Tu Guan in front of him, "Discord between generals and staff has been a taboo among military strategists since ancient times. General Shen Tu, it wasn't that I didn't talk to you before, but I was worried that the walls had ears."
This sentence is undoubtedly very stupid.
The meaning is clear, that is, he does not believe in Shen Tu Guan, the surrendered general. Even if Chang Xiaotang is here, he would not dare to say such words. Once he uses them, he will not doubt them.
But Shen Tuguan finally endured it.
"General Shentu, how many gateways are there in Western Shu?"
"Three places, Dingzhou Beiguan, Dongguan, and Xiangjiang in the south of the Yangtze River."
"I have been patrolling carefully during this period." Gao Zhou calmed down his voice and continued, "I found something interesting."
"whats the matter?"
"The buffer zone between Beiguan of Dingzhou and Tongcheng of Huzhou is at least two hundred miles."
"Military advisor, there is a big river in it, you should be clear about it."
"The intelligence says how many people are there in Beiguan?"
"More than 30,000 people are guarded by General Chai Zong of Western Shu. King Xu Shu has already transferred most of his troops to Dingzhou."
"What King Xu Shu? He's just a winemaker, but he got into the position by mistake."
Shen Tuguan was silent. He had fought side by side with Xu Mu and knew what a terrifying figure this King Xu Shu was. But when it comes to Gao Zhou, he is just an insignificant brewer.
"Military advisor, I haven't said anything about the arrangements at this time."
"Lure out the lame man." Gao Zhou said with a smile, "The war is at a stalemate. In my opinion, we can't waste it any longer. Therefore, I plan to lure out the lame man."
"How to seduce it?"
"At the foot of Dingdong Pass, after setting up camp under the siege of the city, we will stand still. When the time comes, I will pretend to be the enemy and go around to Huzhou with empty troops to attack Dingbeiguan."
"What do you think the Shu people will do?"
"I thought that the military advisor was trying to feign an attack. He would attack in the east and attack in the west. The whole army would be at Beiguan. But this kind of plan can be easily seen through by a lame man."
"General Shentu, why should you have someone else's ambition? You praise him too much." Gao Zhou continued, "The army rushed to the Dayuan Pass. With the little cleverness of a lame man, he may have guessed that he would attack the east and attack the west. Combined with the false strategy I exposed, When he is sure that I am going to pretend to attack Dongguan but actually attack Beiguan, he will definitely lead people to rescue the pass."
"But in fact, my real goal is Dongguan." Riding on the horse, Gao Zhou said with high spirits, "General Shentu, I am not afraid to tell you that there are nearly a hundred thousand troops in Dayuan Pass, as well as those transferred from Huzhou. When the time comes, our 50,000-strong army will gather at Dingdong Pass to attack the enemy at any time!"
"What if the lame man comes back with an army?"
Gao Zhou laughed and said, "Then do you know why I left a hundred thousand troops in the pass without waiting for reinforcements from Huzhou. If he insists on guarding Dongguan, that would be even better. I will let the troops in Beiguan pass. With the cooperation of Huang Zhizhou on the side, he also gathered nearly 200,000 troops as quickly as possible to conquer Beiguan!"
Shen Tu Guan was a little silent.
To be honest, this plan is not very clever, in fact, it relies too much on luck. Moreover, he felt that the lame people in Xishu would never be manipulated by Gao Zhou.
"Military advisor... If not, report it to the lord first and ask the lord what he wants." Shen Tuguan hesitated and then advised.
"I'm kidding. That guy Chang Sheng was here, and he mobilized hundreds of thousands of people to attack all over the country. Isn't it different that he didn't report it?"
Shen Tu Guan closed his eyes and sighed in his heart.
That surprise attack was just a hair away from success. If it hadn't been for the strategy of Yu Wen of Western Shu, who was always victorious as a small military strategist, I'm afraid it would have turned the whole of Western Shu upside down.
This wonderful plan in the world cannot be compared to the Gao Zhou in front of him.
