Great Qin had a prosperous age

Chapter 771: Breaking the Yang Plot (please give me a monthly recommendation ticket!)
Two days later, of the fifty scouts sent out, only 48 came back.

Li Xin is sitting in the Chinese military tent. In front of the case are the Taiwei seal and the tiger talisman. On the left is his counselor, and on the right is his beloved youngest son.

"Reporting to Lieutenant, wherever we go, there are without exception traces of evacuated soldiers and civilians. They seemed to be in a hurry when they left."

"Reporting to Taiwei, all the people in Linqiong area have been evacuated, and only some Qiong people [pre-Qin ethnic minorities] remain near Linqiong. We don't understand the language with them, so we brought a few people back during this trip, and we have to ask the Dian vassal state [ People from the agency in charge of Qin's diplomatic affairs] come to communicate."

Li Xin nodded.

The other scouts reported this, without exception, saying that these people retreated and fled after learning that the Taiwei personally led the troops.

"Okay, I get it. You all quit drinking and eating meat to receive your reward."

"Thank you, Captain."

When everyone retreated, Zhang Han looked at General Left and General Right.

"I wonder what the right general thinks?"

"Since the scouts have said that these people heard that the Taiwei personally sent the troops, and His Majesty personally said that what he wanted for this trip was the head of King Nanzhao, the traitor Ren Xiao must have led his troops and fled to the southern Yunnan area. .”

"Brother Zhang Han, what do you think of this matter?"

"The scouts trained by the Champion Marquis himself are naturally well-trained. This time they are also attacking foreign barbarians, and the southwestern ethnic groups are backward, so they are already vulnerable. It's just that there were originally fifty scouts who were ordered to go out, and now 48 of them have returned. Then The other two soldier scouts disappeared, maybe because they found some unknown traces. The person may have been captured by them."

After hearing this, Li Xin stroked his beard and smiled, "That's what I mean too. Soldiers are deceitful. In the past, I have also heard of Ren Xiao's style of leading soldiers. His soldiers have always been eating, drinking and having fun under his command." The supply is extremely appropriate, and the soldiers under his command did not miss their hometown. And this is the reason why he is invincible, the soldiers are with him, they will not worry about other things, and they will fight the enemy bravely with one heart and one mind.”

"Such a general who knows the soldiers' thoughts well has been in central Guizhou for ten years. He may even have been in contact with the people in this area as early as 20 years ago when he was in Nanjun, but he did not report it. He They know far more about things in the Qiannan area than we do.”

"Now we are guests, and he is the master. We have come, and our purpose is very clear, to get the head of their leader. But they didn't arm themselves, which is extremely unreasonable."

Zhang Han added, "This is a naked conspiracy. He wants us to lead a large army and march straight in. When we relax, he will eat us in one go."

Li Xin laughed, "You are only half right. He wants us to relax our vigilance so that he can surround us. But this is not a conspiracy, this is a naked conspiracy. Because they really evacuated, so, we We had to lead the army to march straight in and take over Linqiong and other cities."

"But these cities in Linqiong are run by him with hard work, how could he be willing to leave them empty for us?"

Li Xin stood up, and there was a map placed between the three seats.

He strode down and sat down, pointing at the scabbard, "To the east of Shu, connected to Linqiong, and further south, a large area falls in a basin. The two counties of Bashu are only in the west. .So, once we lead our troops straight in, we will be in a big hole. And when they withdraw, they will naturally ambush in the mountains."

"I advance and the enemy retreats. In my opinion, they will not fight us at all. Wherever we go, they will keep retreating after fighting. Until our troops are dispersed, or the march consumes morale, then they will Will use the advantage of being familiar with the terrain to counterattack."

Zhang Han said bluntly, "As expected of the champion, I was short-sighted."

"This is just the most basic. In fact, the art of war remains true to its original principles. When the soldiers come, they will block the water and cover it with the earth. Since they want to lure us, we can't just wait. We just want the army to garrison Linqiong."

Wang Li didn't understand, "But the Taiwei clearly knows that they are a trap, why should we drive straight in?"

Li Yafu explained, "This is the beauty of the conspiracy. The conspiracy does not lie in how cleverly it is designed. In fact, it deliberately sets an obvious trap, but the owner has an absolute advantage and has to let you jump into the trap." .”

"That's right. On the battlefield, you should not only concentrate on fighting, but also be good at learning from the opponent. Since he uses Yangmou, we also use Yangmou."

Wuchenghou Wangli bowed and said, "Please give me some advice from the champion."

"That is to jump into this trap, and then let us overwhelm them with our absolute superiority. When the time comes, the conspiracy will be defeated, and they will naturally lose. Do you still remember the strategy that General Sima Cuo used to attack Bashu County? ?”

Zhang Han said: "Water and fire attack - when I was a child, I heard adults talk about every battle of General Sima. Sima Xianjun was good at making use of the terrain. He once used water and fire to attack Bashu. The forest land in the southwest is dense and there are many flammable things, but it rains a lot in autumn, so I don’t know if it will start a fire; but this water attack is just right."

"That's right. Send someone to contact the two counties of Bashu and ask them to strengthen their border guards, because everything we can think of, Ren Xiao can also think of. Not only that, I will send another scout to explore the waterway and follow the map Mark it for me every fifty miles to see if there are any terrain discrepancies.”

Li Xin sat back on his seat, "Contact the two counties of Bashu, mobilize troops, control waterways, and also need to ask His Majesty for instructions, which will take a lot of time. After entering Linqiong, don't worry, don't go out, and must stay in the city."

Zhang Han wondered, "Why don't you, Taiwei, come with us?"

"Only 10 troops are needed to station in Linqiong. The remaining 10 troops will stay put."

"Why is this?"

Li Xin explained unhurriedly: "10 troops stationed in Linqiong in order to respond to the enemy's temptation; while the remaining 10 troops stayed where they were, because I was worried that Mr. Ren Xiao would take the risk of taking a detour and wanted to It is necessary to cut off the grain and grass transportation roads. Nanjun is his former jurisdiction, and he is very familiar with the situation in Nanjun. We are backed by Nanjun, and to the south is the central Guizhou area. After taking charge of Linqiong, he will definitely get the news. When the time comes, we will start to stand still, and whoever is in a hurry first will lose."

Wang Li was surprised, "But who will settle in Linqiong, and who will be responsible for staying here to ensure the supply of food and grass. Furthermore, what will happen to the remaining [-] troops?"

"The remaining [-] troops will naturally be stationed outside Linqiong City in order to respond flexibly to the enemy. Don't rush to start a war, just capture Linqiong first. Make sure that the transportation of grain and grass is smooth, and wait until the surrounding situation is understood. It’s not too late to counterattack.”

(End of this chapter)