The big man is on the run

Chapter 82 A Gift for Li Jue

On the banks of the Weishui River in autumn, the wind blows the reeds and makes a "rustling" sound, as if playing a melodious piece of music. A gust of wind passes by, causing ripples. In such a scene, a man in a white robe , a boy with a gold belt tied around his waist, is sitting on that small boat, shaking with the waves.

The young man supported the deck with both hands, stepped on the edge of the boat with his right foot, and stepped on the deck with his left foot, looking leisurely and enjoying the scenery. There was a bamboo basket beside him, which contained several fish, shrimp, crabs, etc. s things.

On the surface of the water under the boat, the young man moved his palm slightly, and the school of fish circled around him.

But the happy school of fish paid wrongly after all, the boy in white clothes and gold belt was just teasing them with reeds, not really eating them.

"Your Majesty, Li Jue has divided his troops."

Zhong Yao, who arrived in a hurry, looked at the emperor who was enjoying the beautiful scenery alone, and didn't dare to speak for a moment, and reminded after a few breaths.

"Ah."

Liu Yi's eyes still stayed on the school of fish, as if there was some secret in the water, and he took the long log of the punting boat to measure the depth of the Weishui.

Of course I can't figure it out.

Zhong Yao winked at Fazheng who was with the emperor. Fazheng guessed the emperor's intentions, but it was hard to remind Zhong Yao.

"Yuanchang, have the ships from Hedong County been mobilized?"

"I have already told the prefect of Wang Yi that the part that His Majesty needs should be dispatched before sunset today."

"Let them go to Luoshui instead of Weishui, and hand them over to Zhonglang General Gan Ning." Liu Yi ordered.

Liu Yi stood up in the boat, looked at the people who were crossing the river at the Jing Bridge in the distance, hesitated for a moment, and finally asked Zhong Yao.

"How many routes did Li Jue divide? What is the speed?"

Seeing that the emperor's mind was finally on business, Zhong Yao heaved a sigh of relief and said, "It should be the north and the south, but the strength of the troops is not clear. The south road has to wait for General Duan Yao to send a letter back."

"So, the troops were divided from Chang'an, and they didn't take the Wei Bridge. The north and south roads were separated."

This is a very reasonable guess, and Zhong Yao also gave his own judgment.

"I think that's exactly what it is."

Liu Yi frowned slightly: "Where's Feixiong Army?"

"I don't know, Li Jue's sentry cavalry has spread too far, and they can't detect too many movements for the time being. Even if the scouts try their best to go deep, it will take a day or two to find out the results."

Fazheng said almost subconsciously: "Your Majesty, Li Jue's move is fraudulent."

There is indeed a fraud.

Liu Yi looked at the surface of the Weishui River and fell into a brief thought.

Li Jue is not Guo Si, he has more brains and is better at using strategies.

It stands to reason that even if Li Jue gathered some of Guo Si's broken troops and recruited some new recruits in the past two months, he shouldn't divide his troops at this time.

It is impossible for Li Jue's army to exceed 2 people. Of course, he has an advantage compared with the army's strength, but it is not large enough to divide the troops.

Forced division of troops can only lead to individual defeat.

Liu Yi and Fazheng understand this truth, but doesn't it mean that Li Jue, the number one general in Xiliang who has been fighting old battles, doesn't understand it?

So there must be fraud in it, or it is a conspiracy, for example, it is expected that the government and the army will not dare to turn back with the people, so they plan to attack from the north and the south.Or use a certain road as a victim to deliberately expose flaws, lure the official army to attack, and annihilate the official army in one fell swoop.

The conspiracy is a bit more complicated, both routes are feints, and Li Jue's real trump card, the Flying Bear Army, is hiding, waiting for the opportunity for the officers and soldiers to disperse their forces.

"Your Majesty, do you want to gather and annihilate all the troops first after ascertaining the strength of the troops? Since Li Jue has divided his troops, our army will definitely be able to form a superiority in strength in some battlefields." Fazheng gave his own suggestion.

Liu Yi tapped the canopy on the wooden boat with his fingernails, shook his head and said, "No, no delay. Once you go to fight any route, if you can't fight it in a short time, you will be in danger of being surrounded. The original plan was to do a battle in Weiqu There is no need to be led by the nose by Li Jue for an aboveboard ambush."

Yes, an aboveboard ambush, this is also a conspiracy.

Just like Liu Yi knew that Li Jue's division of troops had ghosts, anyone who had looked at the map of Weiqu knew that it was a suitable place for an ambush, and Li Jue knew it too, but he would definitely catch up.

Because the officers and soldiers crossed Weiqu, they had to cross the river at the two crossings of Longmen and Puban, and it would be too late if they didn't chase after them.

And Li Jue's intention to divide the troops to confuse the officers and soldiers is also clearly revealed. Either you watch me divide the troops, and the roads north and south of the Weishui River are cut off, or you come and beat me. If you can't beat me, you will be surrounded by me.

"Then ask the scouts to investigate first? Or wait for General Duan Yan to send a letter back. This is the safest thing."

Liu Yi nodded slightly, the method of elimination!
If Li Jue's main force was not on the South Road, Duan Yan, who was invited to join Li Jue's army, would definitely find out that the official army might not be able to find out, but Duan Yan would definitely be able to find out.

And Li Jue is not a fool, so he must be able to guess that Duan Yan is unreliable. Even if he doesn't think that Duan Yan has joined the army, with Li Jue's cautious and suspicious character, he is unlikely to trust Duan Yan.

In other words, Li Jue's main force is unlikely to be on the South Road.

Instead, they should detour from the North Road, intending to block the officers and soldiers in Weiqu from west to east on the north bank of the Weishui River.

"We must not let Li Jue take the lead and be led by the nose."

Liu Yi's meaning is very clear. Now it is Li Jue who is chasing the officers and soldiers. Although the position of the officers and troops is almost exposed, and the distribution and deployment of Li Jue's troops are hidden in the fog of war, this also means that Li Jue has no chance. select.

Whatever trick Ren Lijue is playing, as long as the officers and soldiers don't eat this poisonous bait, they can still carry out a decisive battle at the predetermined location as originally planned.

But at this predetermined location, Liu Yi prepared a lot for Li Jue.

For example, some strange machines formed by some conscripted carpenters, and some blacksmiths are temporarily dismantling the woven nail leaves and the high-quality burden horses that are being selected.

At this moment, the sound of heavy footsteps came from a distance, and even the reeds could not cover Hu Che'er's huge body.

Hu Che'er excitedly came over with a clay pot danglingly filled with liquid.

"Your Majesty, I found it!"

Liu Yi lifted the lid of the earthen pot, and the pungent smell hit his face. This smell made Fazheng and Zhong Yao, who had never smelled it, almost fainted, like fermented garlic.

"In the vicinity of Gaonu (later Yan'an), did you really find this thing?"

"Find."

Hu Che'er replied affirmatively: "Wang Zhonglang quickly led people to run all day and night to find it, and even mobilized the local rangers. There are quite a few of these things over there, but the distance is a bit far, and it may take some time to transport them back in their entirety." It's nothing, but you can go down Luoshui when you come back, so it doesn't take much time."

"Your Majesty, is this medicinal material?"

Fa Zheng, who was covering his mouth and nose, asked curiously.

"It's not medicine." Liu Yi covered the clay pot, smiled mysteriously, and said, "This is a big gift for Li Jue."

(End of this chapter)