Dragon map of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 908 Before the Battle
"So what happened?"

Shi Xumin, governor of Yizhou, Zheng Bo, governor of Yongchang, He Yu, governor of Yizhou... More than a dozen people led troops to guard the defense of Weixian County. When they heard Yongkai's edict, the county government rushed to the county. Kai's dejected and desperate expression was a little surprised.

"The secret letter from Dianchi Lake, read it for yourself!"

Yong Kai handed out the secret letter in his hand, his voice slightly hoarse.

"The Mu army bypassed Zangzang and approached Dianchi Lake from the southeast?"

Xu Min was shocked, his pupils had changed color, and his face was extremely pale: "Is this impossible?"

"How could this be?"

As Yong Kai's counselor, He Yu has always been stable, but this time, he was also shocked by the huge waves in his heart, and all the blood in his body was lost at this moment: "Half a circle, thousands of miles How did they do it?"

It's not that they don't defend in the direction of Zang Cang. If they enter Yizhou from the front of Zang Cang, from the Yelang line, it is impossible for them to be silent.

However, the Mu army bypassed more than half of the area and entered Yizhou from the southeast of Yizhou County.

That is where the Yizhou Army is weakest and where Yizhou County is most neglected.

Not unexpected.

Instead, they subconsciously ignored this point, because they did not expect that some soldiers and horses would dare to walk thousands of miles around the mountain road before entering Yizhou County.

"The viciousness of Mu Jun, everyone has experience!"

Yong Kai raised his head slowly, and said bitterly: "It's because I underestimated them too much. They dared us to think, so we were blocked and beaten everywhere. This time, it was a crushing defeat!"

The sudden arrival of the Mu army in Dianchi City was unexpected to him. At the same time, it also meant that the defense of Wei County was already insignificant. They had the qualification to defend the Mu army outside Yizhou County.

After working so hard to arrange this line of defense, it has completely lost its effectiveness.

"Things have already happened. Now, we should think about how to deal with it." Zheng Bai is young, but calm and introverted. He can be regarded as Yong Kai's capable general. There must be a strategy!"

"Fanglue?"

Yong Kai calmed down, nodded, and said, "That's right, we can't be messed up. Please tell me, how should we deal with the situation in Dianchi Lake now!"

"It's better to divide the troops and return to the rescue!"

He Yu said: "Dianchi City has high walls and thick walls, and there are not a few troops in the city. Yongtong is still standing firm. Although Yongtong is not a famous general in the world, he can be regarded as one of the best generals in Nanzhong. He has a cautious personality and is good at defense. He will definitely be able to defend For many days, we split up a part of our troops to join Yongtong, and we must first encircle and kill this part of the herding army before we can restore the situation!"

"It's too natural to think!"

Xu Min shook his head: "I'm sure, as long as we allocate a little bit of troops, the Mu army directly opposite will come out and attack our Wei County fiercely until we die. The gains outweigh the losses, if you look at both ends, you will lose both ends!"

"Are we going to retreat?" A marching Sima said somewhat unwillingly: "With the loss of Wei County's defense line, the next border, even if it is not flat, is safe and secure. How can we stop the Mu army!"

"Can the barbarian army increase its troops, and we withdraw some of our troops!?"

He Yu said again.

"Disaster!"

Yong Kai said slowly: "Meng Huo seems to be in a good mood, but in fact he cares about every detail. He can cooperate with us, but he is a little troubled. He is the first one to run, because he has a way out, and we don't!"

At worst, the barbarians retreated to the Shiwan Mountain. They had come out of the dangerous and harsh environment, and they could survive when they went back, but it was impossible for them. , is also difficult to survive.

The fine clothes and fine food in Yizhou County have already made them adapt to this kind of life. If they go back to the wild and primitive tribe, they will not be able to survive a day.

"retreat!"

Xu Min gritted his teeth, and said in a deep voice: "Lord Prefect, Dianchi City is very important. Even if we lose Wei County's defense line, we will have Dianchi Lake, but once Dianchi City is lost, all of us will be rootless duckweeds." , our family and our wealth are all in Dianchi City, Dianchi Lake must not be lost, even if we know that his herding army may not be able to break through Dianchi Lake, but we can't have the slightest chance!"

"The most important point is that fire cannot be covered with paper. Once the news of the siege of Dianchi Lake reaches the ears of the generals, it will be the day when our army will be defeated. Some of the small families are in Dianchi Lake, how can we keep their hearts safe!"

Xu Min said word by word.

As soon as his voice came out, the hall fell silent.

Everyone looked at each other.

Dianchi Lake is the foundation of the survival of their Nanzhong wealthy family. The three counties of Cang, Yuexi, Yongchang, and the sum of them are not as important as a city of Dianchi Lake.

Once Dianchi Lake fell, they couldn't even believe what they would face.

Maybe they can take it easy.

But they can't guarantee that once the news is spread, what kind of emotions will the generals under their command explode. At that time, there will be civil strife inside and strong enemies outside. No matter how strong their defense line is, they will be defeated.

That would be really exhausting.

"Xu Changshi is right!"

Yong Kai stood up slowly, narrowed his eyes slightly, couldn't help clenching his fists, and said in a low voice: "Even if I don't want to, I'm afraid we have to do it. Only by retreating can we protect our interests. The state is not lost!"

"But once we retreat, we will definitely alarm the Mu army on the opposite side. If they fight, we may not be able to retreat smoothly!"

Zheng Bai said in a low voice.

"There is a way!"

He Yu's pupils flashed a fierce light.

"Say!"

"Advance is retreat!" He Yu said lightly: "They advance, we retreat!"

"Who's going in?"

Yong Kai was taken aback for a moment and asked.

He Yu remained silent, but the meaning was already obvious.

Yong Kai also came back to his senses very quickly, he muttered to himself: "Barbarian army?"

What He Yu meant, he understood, was to let the barbarian army serve as his shield. At the critical moment, let the barbarian army block the shepherd army and consume the main force of the shepherd army, while they joined forces in Dianchi City.

This is obviously a betrayal of an ally.

But it is the best way.

In this way, he will be able to withdraw from Wei County's defense smoothly without compromising his strength at all, and the barbarian army is on top. With the strength of the barbarian army, as long as they fight with the shepherd army for more than three days, it will be difficult even if they want to withdraw. , when the time comes, I can only block it firmly.

Use the strength of the barbarian army to fight for space and time for Yizhou County.

This is a great strategy.

Of course, it's also insidious.

In the main hall of the county government office, everyone came back to their senses for a while. Thinking of this, they looked at He Yu with a trace of horror.

"Meng Huo is not an ordinary man. He may be rough and simple in small things, but he is never confused about big things. Once he comes to his senses, I'm afraid they will transfer their troops to us!" Xu Min worried: "At that time, we will be doomed! "

"Controlling the timing is the most important thing!" He Yu said softly: "Combined attack, take the initiative to attack, as long as we send troops, Meng Huo will never doubt. Dilemma, at this time, he will not let us go, we will jointly formulate a strategy, as long as we withdraw smoothly at the critical moment, then the pressure of the entire battlefield will be on the barbarian army. At that time, even if he realizes this At this point, he can't retreat completely, he can only block the enemy with all his might!"

"Insidious is a bit insidious, but up to now, we seem to have no other choice. If we can stop the herding army and consume the strength of the barbarian army, why don't we follow it!" Zheng Bai said lightly.

Yong Kai judged the situation and thought over and over again. He thought of all the solutions he could come up with, but none of them could solve his current predicament, so even though he was not very willing, he finally accepted He Yu's suggestion.

"He Yu, please personally invite Meng Huo to come to Wei County, saying that our army intends to counterattack and discuss strategic deployment!"

Yong Kai said word by word.

A dead Taoist friend is not a poor Taoist.

In this world, allies are used for betrayal, even if the husband and wife are facing a catastrophe, and they are still allies with evil intentions, if they are not used to block the sword at this time, when will we wait.

"promise!"

He Yu took the order.

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Jingping's second army, a warship with two teeth.

In the cabin, the Mujun headquarters.

With his hands on his back, Mu Jing stared at the sand table. The flags on the sand table seemed to be reflected in the depths of his eyes. Get more than [-]% of the positions.

Knowing yourself and the enemy is the only way to survive a hundred battles.

This is a big breakthrough for the layout of the Shepherd Army.

"almost!"

After a while, Mu Jing said softly.

"What's coming?" Xi Zhicai and Chen Gong came in hand in hand from the outside. Today they crossed the river in person, walked the highest mountain in the west, and went under the city wall of Wei County to observe the terrain. Came back.

"The time for the decisive battle is coming!"

Mu Jing raised his head, looked at the dusty two people, and said with a smile.

"decisive battle?"

Xi Zhicai squinted his eyes: "I really think so, the point is, those people in Nanzhong are not very willing, they are like bastards now, they hide their heads, they are dressed in turtle shells, and they just don't want to fight us head-on!"

"They just want to use this method to exhaust us and drag down our logistics supplies!" Chen Gong said bitterly: "Not to mention, this aspect is quite effective, and our logistics supplies can last up to a month , there will inevitably be problems, the roads to transport grain from various parts of Bashu to the south are too long, and the southern road is even more difficult to walk, there are no fast roads, most of them are mountain roads, and more than half of the food is consumed!"

"This situation won't last long!"

Mu Jing shook his head and said, "Even if you are willing, even if I am willing, they will not be willing!"

"Have you received any news, my lord?" Xi Zhicai keenly sensed that something was wrong, and asked hastily.

"Your nose is really good!"

Shepherd nodded.

The news from Dianchi Lake was sent to Wei Wei, so the news from Leihu and Shamoke also went northward through Jingwu Division. Jingwu Division has not been operating in Nanzhong for a long time, and the news is not much slower than them.

The news was passed to Mu Jing almost simultaneously.

Mu Jing told Xi Zhicai and Chen Gong the news: "Now Leihu and Shamoke have more than [-] soldiers and horses surrounding Dianchi Lake. Xinxin, this news, Dianchi Lake should be sent to Wei County in [-] miles, let Yong Kai make a choice, how Yong Kai will make a choice, I can't figure it out, but I think he will give us a surprise!"

"According to normal logic, Yong Kai has only two choices, either to retreat directly, or to split up and go south, no matter which he chooses, it is wrong!" Xi Zhicai said.

"Not necessarily!"

The corner of Chen Gong's mouth raised slightly: "Perhaps he will have a third choice. During this period of time, our staff department analyzed some of the generals in Nanzhong. These people are quite capable and cannot be underestimated. Even if there is a slight gap , they can all get out!"

"Wait!"

Mu Jing said with a smile: "No matter what Yong Kai decides, as long as he moves, we can take the lead. I want to see how Yong Kai chooses, whether he abandons Dianchi Lake, or protects Dianchi Lake, or Or, he has an unexpected choice!"

He continued: "Order all the scouts to keep an eye on the opposite side, and report any slightest changes immediately. I must keep abreast of the situation in Wei County at all times!"

"promise!"

Xi Zhicai nodded.

On the first day, the scouts came to report: "Report to my lord, three thousand soldiers and horses from Wei County suddenly left the eastern suburbs!"

"Explore again, find out their defenses in the eastern suburbs!"

"promise!"

On the second day, the scouts came to report again: "My lord, there are large-scale soldiers and horses on the western front, and they are moving north along the river, pressing in across the board, and the distance from our defense area is less than [-] li.

"Continue to stare and find out their numbers, the number of their troops, and the route of attack!"

"promise!"

On the third day, the scouts came to report again and again.

"Report to my lord, the eight thousand main forces of Wei County have entered the plains in the northern suburbs of Wei County, and they are only ten miles away from our army!"

"Report to my lord, Yizhou County soldiers are stationed in Shanghewan to defend against the advance of our navy!"

"Report to the lord,..."

One by one, the news entered the headquarters, and through Xi Zhicai Chen Gong, and dozens of lieutenant generals, they deduced and discussed day and night, and the deployment of the enemy army was clearly placed in front of Mu Jing's case.

"interesting!"

The corner of Mujing's mouth raised a playful smile: "Advance in an all-round way and take the initiative to fight decisively. Is this a last stand, or is there another plan?"

"I think Yong Kai and the others must have other plans!"

"I don't think so. They are forced into such a situation by us, and it is not impossible for them to fight with their backs!"

"Just them, do they have the guts?"

"Don't underestimate the enemy!"

"If they have other plans, what are they planning, and a decisive battle with us at this time, they can plan to die!"

"..."

The participants discussed with enthusiasm.

Xi Zhicai, Chen Gong and the others were a little silent. They looked at a picture on the sand table based on the news of these days, and they always felt something wrong in their hearts.

"Suppose..."

Mu Jing suppressed the voices of everyone discussing, and said softly, "Let's make a bold assumption first, if Yong Kai didn't want a decisive battle, but wanted to escape, then their deployment now, have you thought of it?" what!"

"Advance as retreat?"

Xi Zhicai had an inspiration, said.

"Assuming further, if Yong Kai is really fighting with his back and fighting us to the death at all costs, then what's so special about his deployment?" Mu Jing tried his best to free the thinking of his staff.

That's all he can do.

In terms of military strategy and calculations, he is not as good as ordinary people. At most, he can jump out of his mind and see things from a unique angle, but he is not a top military strategist.

"This deployment is not impossible if we fight to the death. After all, they have already rushed out of Shewei County and entered the plains. They will not hesitate to give up the excellent terrain and form a formation with us, but..."

Chen Gong said gloomyly: "In this way, their chances of winning are too small, almost to the point of impossibility. The overlord of Western Chu can break the boat, but they may not be able to. The key is whether Yong Kai has the courage to fight against the odds. If he wins, he will die! "

(End of this chapter)