My brother Ying Zheng, who dares to kill me?.

Chapter 1065 Are you talking about decoupling in front of me? Ying Chengjiao: I fell into their trap again!
January 5, the seventeenth year of Qin Shi Huangdi’s reign.

Looking at the military report sent back by Su Jiao, Ying Chengjiao sighed softly with a complicated voice: "It seems that Dai Wu'an Jun is indeed only the commander of a detachment in this battle, not the commander-in-chief of the enemy army."

"This is really..."

"Great!"

Ying Chengjiao would not feel any regret for not being able to fight a battle on equal terms with the top generals.

War is about human lives!

Ying Chengjiao never longed for a bloody battle, and he even loathed a war of equal strength.

Being able to kill as many enemies as possible while protecting his soldiers is what Ying Chengjiao pursues in war!

And now, Ying Chengjiao's dream has been half realized.

Yang Hu leaned over to Ying Chengjiao's side, stretched his neck to look at the military report in Ying Chengjiao's hand, but could not make out what it meant. He asked in confusion: "Captain Su led the troops to retreat to the southwest as ordered by the commander-in-chief."

"From this, the commander-in-chief can see that Dai Wu'an Jun is not the enemy commander?"

Su Jiao's military report was unremarkable and basically consistent with the military meeting before the war.

Yang Hu really didn't know how Ying Chengjiao could tell from this military report that Li Mu was not the enemy commander.

Zhang Liang spoke in a gentle and soft voice: "The commander ordered Su Duwei's troops to rush to Lishi City as a test."

"According to the report from Su Duwei, the enemy troops chasing Su Duwei's troops were mainly Hu cavalry, with a strength of about 550,000. Moreover, the pursuit speed was not fast, which gave Su Duwei's troops relatively ample time to evacuate."

“From this, it can be seen that the enemy had no intention of pursuing and annihilating Su Duwei, but was only moving southwest using Su Duwei’s troops as an excuse.”

"In this way, Jicheng is exposed to our army."

"I think the enemy commander is throwing Jicheng to our army as bait in this way."

"It is almost impossible for Dai Wu'an Jun to adopt such a military strategy!"

"The only reasonable explanation for the enemy's strategy is that the enemy commander is the King of Donghu!"

"I wonder if what I said is what the commander is thinking?"

Tactics such as pursuit, escape, roving battles, and lightning attacks, which rely on high mobility, are the warfare modes that the Donghu and the Xiongnu are most proficient in.

But in the local battlefield under Su Jiao's command, the barbarians and bandits did not display such a special skill at all. Instead, they were like an old security guard who was led away by a lost puppy. They left the gate that he was supposed to guard slowly and naturally, exposing the tons of gold, silver and jewelry inside the gate to the public.

Indeed, the Hu bandits' actions may have been due to their fear of Ying Chengjiao's reputation, their fear of luring the enemy deep into their territory, and their unwillingness to fight for the Dai Kingdom.

However, Zhang Liang believed that the move of the Hu bandits was part of the enemy's strategy, and the gold, silver and jewelry exposed inside the door were the enemy's bait!
Li Mu would never adopt this strategy!
It was not because Li Mu couldn't think of it, nor was it because Li Mu couldn't bear to do it, nor was it because King Jia of Dai was reluctant to leave Jicheng.

It was because Dai Wangjia's checks and balances on Li Mu were achieved by promoting the former Yan nobles. The former Yan nobles, who had already gained considerable voice in the Dai court, would never allow Dai Wangjia and Li Mu to use Jicheng as a sacrifice in this battle!
Then the result is obvious. The leader of the enemy in this battle must be a strong non-Chinese.

Taking into account the military strength, status, and subordinate relationships of various forces within the enemy coalition, King Bater of the Donghu is the only correct choice!

Ying Chengjiao nodded and said, "What Corporal Zhang said is exactly what I am thinking."

"There is a 90% chance that the commander in chief of this battle is the King of Donghu, Bater. Moreover, the King of Dai and the Lord of Dai Wu'an do not have much say in the enemy army."

After a pause, Ying Chengjiao said thoughtfully: "Of course, there is another possibility."

"The King of Donghu suddenly decided on this strategy, and he did not explicitly say that Jicheng was a bait, so Dai Wu'an Jun was unable to warn the King of Dai in advance."

"The King of Dai and the nobles of Jicheng were unable to figure out the plan of the King of Donghu, so Jicheng became the bait of the King of Donghu without knowing it."

The more he thought about it, the more Ying Chengjiao felt that the second guess was more likely!
Although Jicheng is a price that King Jia of Dai can sacrifice, the sacrifice of Jicheng must be a valuable sacrifice to the State of Dai rather than a valuable sacrifice to the coalition forces. King Jia of Dai will not sacrifice his own interests for the coalition forces.

Moreover, Jicheng cannot fall too early, and Shanggu County around Jicheng cannot be defeated, otherwise the court that Dai Wangjia has finally balanced will be tilted again, and Dai Wangjia will have to rely on Li Mu again. The power that Dai Wangjia has just obtained will be greatly reduced, and the morale of the Shanggu soldiers under Li Mu will also suffer a severe blow, which will be very unfavorable to the strategic planning of Li Mu's troops.

Yang Hu's eyes lit up: "Jicheng was used as bait?"

"Doesn't that mean that Jicheng must have fewer troops?"

"The enemy is not afraid that our army will just take the bait and escape without any hooks?!"

Ying Chengjiao's train of thought was interrupted.

What only eats the bait? What comes off the hook?
I suspect you are mocking me!
Zhang Liang took the opportunity to speak up: "If the commander's first guess is true, then the important officials of Dai State must have already transported their money and food away. The King of Dai may have even led his important officials and their families westward to prepare to join forces with the Lord of Dai Wu'an."

"Capturing Jicheng City is of no significance to our army. Instead, it will cause our army to be attacked from three sides instead of one side."

"If the commander's second guess is true, then there must be a large number of troops stored in Jicheng. Otherwise, the King of Dai would not be easily deceived by the King of Donghu. Taking advantage of the defense of Jicheng, the enemy army is likely to complete the encirclement of our army when our army is attacking Jicheng. By then, it will be difficult for our army to escape."

"And if that happens, our army will be led by the enemy, and our strategy and deployment will all fall into the enemy's expectations!" Yang Hu was at a loss: "In this case, Jicheng is either a straight hook or a tasteless victory for our army."

"Either it's a hard hook, and once our army moves forward, it will be difficult to escape?!"

"In this case, what should our army do?"

Zhang Liang also looked at the Kunyu map and fell into deep thought.

Attacking Jicheng in the north is pointless, and attacking Jicheng in the northeast is not beneficial to the overall situation. The east and west sides are full of mountains and mudflats, which are not conducive to the deployment of large troops. Neither of them is a suitable direction for launching an attack.
Then, should we advise the commander-in-chief to take advantage of the internal contradictions of the enemy army and lure the main force of the enemy in the northwest direction of Lishi City into the encirclement to complete their annihilation?

If the Qin army could use the remaining branches of the Taihang Mountains in the southwest to encircle the Hu bandits, it would have a chance to use this war to secure victory.

But how could the Qin army lure this enemy force, which was mainly composed of Hu bandits, into a trap?
Although Zhang Liang now has extraordinary talent, he has too little experience and knowledge. He has never experienced a major blow in life. He is still a young man who has just started out, carefree, and whose talent has not yet been realized. For a moment, he really can't think of a way out of the predicament.

Ying Chengjiao suppressed his criticism of Yang Hu and said in a deep voice: "There is a third possibility."

"Jicheng and the King of Dai are both sacrifices given by the enemy to our army!"

Combining intelligence from all sides, Ying Chengjiao's intuition told him that what the enemy threw to him was not a straight hook with bait, nor a hard hook with bait, but a combination of a 'No Fishing' warning sign (Lishi City) and a 'Eighty miles ahead, a pond full of catties of fish, free fishing grounds welcome you' promotional sign (Ji City) to lure the enemy!
Zhang Liang's eyes were confused at first, but then they lit up, and he suddenly said, "The commander-in-chief means that the enemy just wants our army to go to Jicheng!"

Ying Chengjiao nodded slightly: "Not bad."

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"The enemy just wants us to attack Jicheng."

"If my prediction is correct, there will only be a few guards in Jicheng."

"But if we investigate further, we may find that our army is approaching the city, and a large number of enemy troops will rush to support Jicheng, or a large number of enemy troops will emerge directly from Jicheng, leading me to further send reinforcements to Jicheng!"

"As for the survival or death of Jicheng, it is not important to the enemy commander."

Zhang Liang frowned and said, "If that's the case, Jicheng is not only tasteless, but we can't leave it!"

Ying Chengjiao smiled and shook his head: "No."

"Ben will be going."

"This plan has been successful for me!"

Zhang Liang was stunned: "Master, are you going to fall for this trick?"

"Will our army then be led by the enemy?"

"This move is not in accordance with the art of war!"

Zhang Liang couldn't understand. Since Ying Chengjiao felt that the enemy's move was to lead the Qin army into a trap, why did Ying Chengjiao take the initiative to walk into the trap?

Isn't this just courting death?

Ying Chengjiao looked at the Kunyu map and said calmly, "Our army is indeed being led by the enemy."

"But how can this not be our army leading the enemy by the nose?"

"Whether you win or lose is just a matter of seconds!"

After deciding on a strategy, Ying Chengjiao asked in a deep voice, "Has Deputy General Ben's vanguard not yet met up with our scouts?"

Xiao He said in a deep voice: "According to the report from the scouts of Deputy General Ben's army, the vanguard of Deputy General Ben's army should meet up with our army before the sun sets today."

"The main force of Lieutenant General Ben's troops can join our army before midnight tonight."

Ying Chengjiao looked down at the Kunyu map, and after a while he said solemnly: "Order Deputy General Ben to stop advancing immediately!"

"Order Deputy General Ben to lead 300,000 troops to hide in the branches of Taihang Mountain along the Xibanyu line. Order Commandant Feng Wuzhe to lead 100,000 troops to guard the Yishui Great Wall line and implement military control. All checkpoints along the Great Wall line will be closed. No one will be allowed to pass except those holding the orders of the Great King or this general!"

"Order Captain Su Jiao to continue leading the enemy troops toward the west mountain of Taihang. When they are fifty miles away from the mountain range, the entire army will quickly flee into the mountain, and then go south along the mountain road to meet up with Deputy General Ben."

"Order the commanders of all the divisions in Wuyang City and Qizhou City to strictly guard the city walls and not to send out troops without permission."

"Order Commandant Xin Sheng, Commandant Yang Qiu, and Commandant Zhang Xiao to launch a surprise attack on Jicheng!"

"Order Captain Deng Ming to continue guarding Zhuocheng, and have his scouts expand outward fifty miles. If they discover any enemy situation, report it to me immediately. If the enemy is strong, have them feign defeat and retreat quickly, and immediately head south to the Yishui Great Wall!"

"We will cook at sunrise tomorrow (5:00), break camp at mealtime (7:00), and head north to Jicheng!"

Until the end, Yang Hu still didn't understand what Ying Chengjiao was talking about with Zhang Liang, and the more he listened, the more confused he became.

But upon hearing Ying Chengjiao's order, Yang Hu immediately became excited and bowed with other generals: "Yes!"

(End of this chapter)