At the end of the Yuan Dynasty, the competition for the deer in the world

Chapter 99 Battle without a strong enemy, attack without a strong city

Three hours later.

The army arrived at the city of Xuyi.

It was almost dusk.

Considering that marching at night is more dangerous, it is not clear where the Yangzhou Road Yuan Army has gone.

After weighing again and again, Cheng De arranged for the army to be stationed three miles outside Xuyi City.

The Sizhou army set up tents in the four directions of east, south, west and north, and guarded the big tent in the middle.

And the person sitting in the big tent in the middle of the town is Cheng De.

At this moment, for no reason, I felt that the air was a bit dull.

At the desk, Cheng De couldn't sit still.

He walked up and down in the big tent, looking a little uneasy.

The teams of scouts he sent out early, but there was no news.

This made him think a little more.

Could it be that this Yuan army is already approaching Xuyi City?
Does that mean he's starting late?

The scene of the common people seeing off during the day has always been in Cheng De's mind.

This made him feel a little heavy in his heart.

Accompanied by chest tightness.

He doesn't know what's wrong with him now?
It stands to reason that he should not think too much like he used to fight wars.

But he couldn't control himself for a while, so he had to think more.

Today, he has become famous.

The war that is about to start, he can't wait for it calmly like before.

Although he wanted to control himself to think in this direction, it seemed a bit of a waste of effort.

For Cheng De, this battle can only be won.

And you have to win.

He bears the expectations of the people under the rule of Sizhou, as well as the hopes of the soldiers of Sizhou.

They even want to prove to the scholars who have newly taken refuge in themselves that their vision is correct.

If you win, you will soar into the sky, and if you lose, you will fall into the abyss.

Cheng De reflected on why he became like this?
In the past, he was always moving forward without any worries.

Now, he is like this.

After thinking about it, he came to the conclusion that it was because he cared about more things.

The more you care about the more you worry about gains and losses.

Probably so!

Obviously, before the war, his most powerful enemy at this moment is not Lu Timur.

But himself.

Cheng De exhaled heavily, and walked out of the big tent.

Luo Erhu, with a hundred personal soldiers, divided into four directions, firmly stationed in the four directions of Cheng De's big tent.

And Luo Erhu stood outside Cheng De's big tent and waited in person.

Not a single complaint.

After seeing Cheng De come out, when Luo Erhu and the soldiers beside him were about to salute Cheng De, Cheng De directly waved his hand and refused: "No."

Luo Erhu leaned forward towards Cheng De.

He looked at Cheng De with respect, admiration, and worship.
Cheng De did not dare to look directly at Luo Erhu.

He suddenly became afraid of such eyes.

Cheng De did not speak, but silently patrolled around the barracks.

Luo Erhu followed closely behind Cheng De with two teams of soldiers, looking around vigilantly, performing his duties.

Along the way, Cheng De secretly observed the actions of Luo Erhu and the others, but he felt a little touched in his heart.

Luo Erhu's duty is to protect his safety, but what is his duty?
Cheng De thought of the answer: he wanted to take this group of Sizhou Army soldiers who believed he could win the battle to victory, and bring them back to Sizhou City triumphantly.

Thinking about it, Cheng De seemed to be full of strength again.

That confident self seems to be back again.

Suddenly, when he passed a tent where grain, grass and equipment were placed, several soldiers were talking inside.

He chose to stop where he was, wanting to hear what these soldiers were thinking before the war?
Although Luo Erhu and the others were puzzled in their hearts, they didn't think deeply, and stood outside with Cheng De.

"Brother Chongqi, I heard that you fought Xuyi, Dingyuan, and Haozhou with the general. Is this true?"

"Of course it's true. Let me tell you, do you know how I was promoted to the head of a hundred households? I was promoted by accumulating these military achievements. If I make some more contributions in this war, I can be promoted to junior high school." It's all over."

"Brother Chong Qi, before I came here, I heard from my father that the general is still from our village. I have been stationed in Sizhou City all along. This time I was able to go to the battlefield because I performed well during the bow and arrow competition held in the barracks. It was because of his outstanding performance that he was selected as a crossbowman."

"Zhang Jiuliu, your surname is Zhang, and the general is from Zhang Village. I should have thought of it earlier. This time you will be assigned to me, follow me to work hard, and we will kill the Yuan thief and his mother, and then we will make meritorious service together. You Don't worry too, under my command, whoever dares to take the credit of brother, I will be the first to spare him."

"Brother Chong Qi, what you said made my blood boil. I wish I could take the knife and go to the battlefield to kill the enemy. Why do you value me so much? Is it my first time to go to the battlefield?"

"Haha, you don't know that the soldiers from Zhang Village don't matter if they don't go to the battlefield. Once they go to the battlefield, they seem to be a different person. It's like they don't want to die. That kind of vigor to kill the enemy, that's called A stalwart, all Yuan thieves have headaches, even I admire you people from Zhang Village. I think, if you want to ask our Sizhou Army where the soldiers from the place fight the most, it has to be Zhang Village where the general is. ah!"

"I know why this is so."

"Oh, tell me, I also want to know how to improve the combat power so much, I am so envious. Everyone in Zhang Village has made a lot of contributions. If I want to earn a share of credit, I have to pay more You have to run around the battlefield a few times before you can get it. Damn it, what a bad luck!"

"The village head of our village has sent people to say it one by one in private. As for the people from Zhang Village, whoever embarrasses Zhang Village or the general on the battlefield will have to wear women's clothes when they go back, and they have to be in front of everyone in the village. In front of people, I personally admit that I am not a man. If this is really wearing women's clothing, how shameless? What do the brothers usually think, what do the people in the village think, and those who have wives at home, how will they carry it? To be a human being, even your own children look down on you. Hey, I have a wife and children in my family, so you have to work harder to kill the enemy on the battlefield this time, Brother Chong Qi!"

"Mother, why is the head of your village so thoughtful? You can think of such a way, what a fucking talent! Damn it, you are still my opponent in the end, I really treat you Zhang village! People are convinced. What a damn bad luck!"

"Haha, brother Chongqi, let's speed up the counting, we have to change the guard later!"

"It's good to be young. When I was young, Gleaner was often beaten by your own father. This speed has been trained to this level."

Hearing this, Cheng De couldn't help but relax a little.

Secretly said: The village chief is really a fucking talent.

Afterwards, Cheng De returned to the big tent, thinking over and over again in his mind how to use tricks to kill more Yuan thieves.

Strategies about "Sun Tzu's Art of War" kept appearing in his mind.

He secretly said: There is no strong enemy in war.

the other side.

Lu Timur's army.

At this time, many people gathered in Lu Timur's big tent, all of whom were generals under Lu Timur's subordinates.

Also, several military divisions.

"Where is our army now?" Lu Timur looked around the crowd and asked calmly.

"Reporting to my lord, if you go ten miles further, you will reach the Great Wall of Heaven." Wei Mou replied.

Lu Timur's face darkened, he pondered for a while, and then said: "Tomorrow our army will speed up and march, and we must arrive at Xuyi as early as possible. The sooner the better, so that we can make some arrangements."

Everyone present remained silent, neither agreeing nor disagreeing.

After Lu Timur's words fell, Gu Ning, a military advisor on his left, said, "My lord, Cheng De, the Sizhou army, is a man of extraordinary skill and knows how to use troops. If we attack directly, it may not be effective. Moreover, According to reliable sources, Cheng De reinforced and raised the walls of Sizhou City and Xuyi City. We were marching exhausted, while Cheng De, the Sizhou Army, waited for work at ease. few."

"Hmph, you are trying to build up the ambitions of others and destroy your own prestige. Our Great Yuan is extremely powerful. What is the Sizhou army's rebel Cheng De?" The first general on Lu Timur's right was suddenly dissatisfied. open the mouth.

Lu Timur said lightly: "This Sizhou army, Cheng De, was able to take down Xuyi, Dingyuan, Haozhou, and the entire Huai'an Road with the mere land of Sizhou City, and now he has taken down Jinhu City, An Dongzhou, this proves that Cheng De, the Sizhou Army, is not incompetent. On the contrary, he may be the second Red Scarf Army bandit leader Liu Futong. You all know how many troops our Dayuan has invested in the encirclement and suppression Liu Futong, but what about now? Not only did Liu Futong's territory not shrink, but his strength increased a lot. Now, our Dayuan has continued to send more troops, gathering a total of 30 troops, ready to wipe out Liu Futong in one fell swoop. "

Speaking of this, Lu Timur paused for a while, and then said: "Dayuan also sent Hefei Chelibuhua to lead 35 troops to besiege Dingyuan, Gong Buban's [-] troops to besiege Jinhu City, and my Yangzhou Road [-] troops to besiege Dingyuan. The army besieged Sizhou City, and Jiqing Road also sent [-] troops. According to the schedule, Jiqing Road will catch up with us tomorrow. This time, our Dayuan wanted to destroy Cheng De, Sizhou City, but An army of [-] was assembled. In such a comparison, the imperial court attaches great importance to this Cheng De, and is also very afraid that there will be a second Liu Futong. Therefore, this battle must not be careless, and the enemy must not be underestimated. It must be treated as an important enemy .”

Everyone nodded in agreement.

Gu Ning looked at Lu Timur, and said: "Over Jinhu City, my lord can send troops to cut off his way back, just to hold back Deng Youde, the guard of Jinhu City, so that he can't go back to rescue Sizhou City. But please My lord wrote a letter to Mr. Gong Buban, asking him to be more careful in Huai'an City. Li Dingguo sent troops to cooperate with Deng Youde from inside and outside. His subordinates were worried that Mr. Gong Buban might be attacked by a surprise attack, and the response would not be timely, making the siege of Deng Youde a failure. , and let him have the opportunity to return to save Sizhou City."

"Even if Mr. Gong Buban might be attacked suddenly, and if he doesn't respond in time, so that the siege of Deng Youde fails, then Deng Youde will never have a chance to go back to save Sizhou City. The ancient military division also said just now, sending people to cut off Deng Youde's return route, can't we Da Yuan's troops on Yangzhou Road are all idiots, even Deng Youde can't stop them?" Suddenly a burly general in the big tent asked dissatisfiedly.

Gu Ning replied calmly: "What I meant just now is that I hope that Deng Youde will not have a chance to save Sizhou City. Since this goal is to be achieved, it is naturally the best to remind Master Gong Buban that it will save you worry. Save effort."

Lu Timur put on a stiff face and didn't speak.

Neither agreed nor opposed.

He just silently watched the scene in front of him.

After Wei Mou finished speaking in Guning, he looked around at the people present and said loudly: "I thought that my lord, you can divide the army and attack the Sizhou army in three ways. Along the way, Batu Wanhu led 2 people across Tianchang Mountain. At the same time, it can also prevent Hongze City from going back to rescue Sizhou City, which just kills two birds with one stone. Leading 5 people along the way set off first, crossing the Great Wall, and approaching Xuyi City. Stay at Tianchang Wall for one day, wait for the army from Jiqing Road to arrive, and then rush to the foot of Xuyi City to join the 3 troops who marched first. At that time, gather 14 troops to attack Xuyi City."

Wei Mou paused, and continued: "Xuyi City is the gateway of Sizhou City. You say, if Xuyi City is besieged, will Sizhou Army Cheng De still be able to sit still and sleep soundly? De must bring the army of Sizhou City to support Xuyi City. By then, this Xuyi City has already fallen into the hands of my Dayuan."

However, just after Wei Mou finished speaking, Gu Ning looked at Wei Mou and said, "What if Cheng De, the Sizhou Army, didn't sit in Sizhou City as you thought, but took the initiative to attack?"

Wei Mou was taken aback. After thinking about it carefully, he felt that there was really such a possibility.

Therefore, Wei Mou replied: "If he dares to take the initiative to attack, as long as our Yangzhou Road Dayuan army fights steadily, he can also exhaust his tens of thousands of horses. In terms of numbers, don't forget that our Yangzhou Road Yuan army It has an advantage. With this advantage, our side can be defeated many times, but Sizhou Army Cheng De, he cannot lose once. Because of failure, this Sizhou Army will return to our Dayuan."

Seeing how thoughtful everyone was, Wei Mou continued: "We have several times the number of him, can this Cheng De be able to turn the world upside down? Don't forget, there are [-] people besieging it in Dingyuan without spending any money. At that time, relying on the small town of Dingyuan, how can we defend it? If the general of Dingyuan asks Cheng De for help, tell me, at that time, will Cheng De support Xuyi or Dingyuan? But no matter which one he supports , the results are all beneficial to our Dayuan. With this point, it is enough."

Guning didn't refute, and the others didn't speak either.

They all agreed with Wei Mou's statement.

Seeing this, Lu Timur set the tone for the outcome of the discussion: "On the one hand, according to what the Wei army division said, we need to attack Chengde in three ways, and the way to besiege Xuyi needs to be fought steadily. On the other hand, I wrote to Gong Buban, tell him to be more careful about Li Dingguo in Huai'an City. In the end, write a letter to Cheli Buhua, asking him to divide up his troops and lie in ambush on the road from Sizhou to Dingyuan. The rest of his soldiers will be completely trapped to death. Dingyuan."

"This time, we want to share our worries for Dayuan, and wipe out the rebel Cheng De of the Sizhou army in one fell swoop, making it difficult for him to fly. Our Dayuan army has many generals, and they are all warriors who count as ten. Moreover, in terms of numbers, we are far more To Cheng De of the Sizhou Army. The soldiers of the Yuan Dynasty attacked Wujian City. Tell me, do you have the confidence to wipe out the rebel Cheng De of the Sizhou Army?"

"Have!!"

"Have!!"

"Have!!"

The scene in the big tent made Lu Timur show a confident smile on his face.

In this battle, I have the advantage.

In this battle, my Great Yuan will surely win.

The night, unknowingly, got deep.

Cheng De was sitting at his desk, staring at the territory map of the Yuan Dynasty, fascinated.

Suddenly a servant came to report, and Xu Da asked to see him.

Cheng De put down the territory map of the Yuan Dynasty in his hand, and let Xu Da enter the tent.

As soon as Xu Da saw Cheng De, he bowed and said, "Xu Da pays his respects to the general."

Cheng De raised his head, looked at Xu Da and said, "Why are you here?"

Xu Da hesitated: "I ask the general to let me fight with the general."

Cheng De stared blankly, "Isn't it good to be stationed in Xuyi City?"

Xu Da didn't hesitate in the slightest: "That's good, but it makes me feel uncomfortable to watch the general meet the enemy outside the city."

Cheng De was silent.

Xu Da looked closely at Cheng De.

"I didn't have time to tell you about my expedition this time, and it's a little bit different from what I told you before. How about this, Xuyi City will be handed over to Wei Xiao for garrison, and you come directly to me. But the matter of Xuyi City, Hand over to Wei Xiao. At dawn, our army is about to leave, so we won’t wait when it’s too late.”

Xu Da heard Cheng De's words, his eyes were overjoyed, and he said excitedly: "Yes. Xu Da will go and deal with this matter now."

"Wait!" Cheng De stopped Xu Da in time.

Xu Da turned to look at Cheng De, waiting for Cheng De's next words.

"You pass on my password to ask Wei Xiao to prepare more supplies for the defense of the city. If there is not enough, immediately send someone to transport them from Sizhou City. Before thinking about victory, first think about defeat. This battle will probably be much more difficult than before. " Cheng De told Xu Da.

"Yes." Xu Da responded with a bow.

After that, Xu Da left in a hurry.

My Sizhou army is united from top to bottom, and I have the advantage in this battle.

My Sizhou army will win!

Cheng De secretly encouraged himself in his heart.

(End of this chapter)