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Chapter 284 Li Guoying: You actually asked me to surrender? !
After hearing Hou Fangyu's words, Zuo Liangyu didn't have any mood swings.

If the thief is so easy to destroy, why would he become so big?
He guessed that Hou Fangyu probably had some naive scholarly ideas.

For Hou Xun's sake, he did not rush Hou Fangyu away immediately, but said calmly: "Master Hou, please come and listen."

Although Hou Fangyu saw that Zuo Liangyu didn't pay attention to him, he was still confident. He unfolded his folding fan rather coquettishly and fanned himself, saying: "I have three strategies that can be used together. As long as Liu Sheng succeeds in one of them, the traitor can be defeated. "

Zuo Liangyu finally showed some interest.

Hou Fangyu continued: "This first plan is a military plan. I heard that the bandits are now out in all directions, attacking the prefectures and counties around Nanjing and trying to surround Nanjing.

In this way, the number of troops around Liu Sheng will inevitably become smaller and smaller.If my uncle could be optimistic about the opportunity, attack Dangtu with elite troops and strong generals, break through the old camp of the Wei thieves, and even capture and kill Liu Sheng, then the Wei thieves' offensive would naturally collapse. "

Hearing this, Zuo Liangyu showed a disappointed look and said, "Did you know that Liu Sheng has an elite band of thieves around him all year round, called the 'Guards'? They are the elite of the elite, and there are as many as [-] to [-].

Do you think there is any army in Nanjing today that can defeat this elite bandit army? "

After hearing this rebuttal, Hou Fangyu was not discouraged.

He said: "Don't be rigid in your strategy - I can first send heavy troops to attack the rebel army along the way, forcing Liu Sheng to send out his elite troops. After the elite troops around him are reduced, he can then attack them with elite troops."

Zuo Liangyu shook his head, "You are just talking on paper. It will not be easy to implement. Maybe it will completely change - let's talk about the other two plans."

Hou Fangyu was slightly disappointed, but he continued: "This second strategy is a 'beauty trap', and it can be divided into two strategies: Yin and Yang.

Yang Ce tried to contact the gentry in the center of the lost land who wanted to see the imperial court, to see if he could use their connections to offer beautiful women to Liu Sheng.

If a beautiful woman can be arranged to be the assassin to assassinate or poison Liu Sheng, the thieves will definitely be in chaos, and maybe his arrogant soldiers will fight against him.

The plot is to find wise and resourceful dead soldiers, or to train dead soldiers - I heard that Corporal Liu Sheng was especially kind to the talented people.

If a dead soldier can be sent to disguise himself as a wise man and come under his tent, he can not only spy on military aircraft for the court, but also find opportunities to assassinate the beast. "

Hou Fangyu actually felt that the "beauty trap" was the most unreliable and meant to make up the numbers, and he didn't think Zuo Liangyu would accept it.

Unexpectedly, Zuo Liangyu's eyes lit up after hearing this, and he said: "Your 'beauty trap' is quite good - Governor Hou is in Nanjing without anything to do now. Why don't Master Hou let the Governor handle this plan?"

This honey trap is easy to say, but very troublesome to implement.

Hou Fangyu felt that he had dug a hole for his family, but Zuo Liangyu had already spoken, and he had to comply.

Then came the third plan.

"This third plan is actually somewhat similar to the second plan - if the uncle has a trustworthy general under his command, he can pretend to surrender to the enemy.

As long as they can succeed, they can also spy on the enemy's intelligence and look for opportunities to assassinate Liu Sheng, or they can betray the enemy during the battle between the two armies and help the official army win. "

After hearing this, Zuo Liangyu pondered for a moment and said: "This plan is not bad, I will consider it. If Mr. Hou has nothing else to do, just go and implement the beauty trap. I have to deal with military affairs."

Hou Fangyu reluctantly held up his hands and said, "Uncle, I still think the first plan is the best."

"I will also consider the first plan."

"Farewell."

After Hou Fangyu left, Zuo Liangyu began to seriously think about his third plan.

But after much thought, he found that none of his generals were suitable for executing this plan.Either he is loyal but lacks ability; or he is capable but his loyalty is questionable.

Now it is obvious that the Yi army is going to encircle Nanjing. If he continues to stay in Nanjing and do nothing, he will really have no chance to turn around.

He stood up and walked around the big tent several times. After thinking about it, he decided to use the taller one to implement the "false surrender plan".

"Go and call Li Guoying over."

The servant left in response and soon brought Li Guoying over.

"I will finally see you uncle!"

"Liang Qing (Li Guoying's nickname), there is no need to be polite, come and sit down." Zuo Liangyu showed a kind smile and motioned for Li Guoying to sit down on the horse.

Li Guoying sat down a little cautiously, and asked with a little doubt: "I wonder what the uncle has to do with recruiting the general?"

Li Guoying was really puzzled. After all, they had just dispersed after the meeting.

Zuo Liangyu looked at Li Guoying and was silent for a moment.

Li Guoying was one of the servants he recruited when he first arrived in Liaodong as a general. He was regarded as his starting point servant. Now he also serves as the deputy commander-in-chief of his headquarters, commanding [-] to [-] troops, including [-] to [-] elites.

He is definitely his trusted general.His ability to lead an army in battle is among the best among the generals.

To be honest, Zuo Liangyu was a little reluctant to let Li Guoying pretend to surrender.

There is really no more suitable candidate than Li Guoying.

Thinking of this, Zuo Liangyu sighed and said, "Liangqing, may you understand what I said during the previous discussion?"

Li Guoying said: "What my uncle said is indeed reasonable. If there is a strong city in Nanjing, we will not dare to fight against the traitors. No matter where we escape, we will just linger. The general's previous statement of withdrawing troops from Hangzhou was indeed a bit ill-considered." "

"It's good that you can understand." Zuo Liangyu showed a look of relief, and then changed his words, "But we have to defend Nanjing, and we cannot just wait for the bandits to attack Nanjing City, we must actively respond to it.

The thieves have sharp guns and strong combat power, but our soldiers lack morale. Even if they have 20 or [-] troops in a head-on battle, they may not be our opponents.

If you want to break the Wei thieves' offensive, you still need to use a cunning strategy - if there is one person who is willing to pretend to surrender to the Wei thieves, spy on intelligence for the court, or even act anyway at a critical moment, he will definitely be able to defeat the Wei thieves.

After much thought, I feel that among all the generals, you are the only one who has the courage, wisdom, and trust to shoulder this important task. "

Having said this, Zuo Liangyu stopped and looked at Li Guoying expectantly.

Li Guoying and everyone were dumbfounded.

He never expected Zuo Liangyu to ask him to surrender!
At this moment, he wanted to open Zuo Liangyu's mind and figure out how he came up with such a strange and dangerous plan.

But when he met Zuo Liangyu's expectant eyes, he understood that for Zuo Liangyu, this matter was only "odd" and not "dangerous", because he had to bear all the dangers.

He looked embarrassed and said: "Uncle, even if the general pretends to surrender, I'm afraid it will be difficult to gain Liu Sheng's trust in a short time, and he will not be able to catch up with the Battle of Nanjing."

"How could they not catch up?" Zuo Liangyu said, "Based on the current situation, it will take at least ten days and a half for the bandits to attack Nanjing, while we can defend it for at least a month by relying on the fortified city.

After such a long time, with his talents, he will definitely gain the trust of Liu Sheng. "

Li Guoying still felt that this matter was too dangerous.

Daming is not his, so there is no need for him to fight so hard.

Seeing this, Zuo Liangyu simply used his trump card, "How about this, after Liangqing pretends to surrender to the Wei thieves, if he can't find a suitable opportunity, he won't take action, and he will pretend to surrender to the Wei thieves?"

"Ah?!" Li Guoying was shocked again.

But he soon realized that Zuo Liangyu said this, intending to force him to accept the task.

Is it right, just try it out and you will know.

He hesitated and said: "Then the general's family is small..."

Zuo Liangyu smiled and said, "I know that if you surrender alone, Liu Sheng will definitely be suspicious. In this case, I allow you to bring three thousand elite soldiers and Jiaxiao there with you.

Of course, your trip is risky after all - let your son Li Lan stay in Nanjing, so that if anything happens, you can preserve your bloodline. "

Knew it.

Li Guoying's mouth twitched slightly when he heard this.

He is now nearly forty years old. Although he has married several wives and concubines, he only has one son due to years of war.

Zuo Liangyu asked him to take his son away, but he wanted to keep his only son. Wasn't it just to prevent him from actually defecting?

Therefore, it is a lie to say that he had no choice but to surrender to the thieves!

But Zuo Liangyu had reached this point and arranged his "posthumous matters" clearly, so where did he have any choice?
After thinking about it, he made a small request.

"If my uncle insists on doing this, then the three thousand elites will be chosen!"

"No problem!" Zuo Liangyu smiled and patted Li Guoying on the shoulder, "The one you chose is considerate and reliable!"

But I was thinking in my heart that I must place more loyalists in Li Guoying's army so that Li Guoying can choose no matter what he chooses.

"Come, let's talk about how to implement this false surrender plan..."

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