At this point, Tan Daoji frowned: "But the demon thief has now cut off his retreat and came with all his strength, and he has just won. According to the art of war, we should not lower the edge of such a powerful demon thief.
Even if we have to fight here, it’s best to set up a fence and set up a defense first!”
"This time we arrived at the battlefield first. We have the conditions. The demon thieves have come from afar and do not know the terrain. It is unlikely that they will attack at night. We have one night to set up fortifications here. If there is a stalemate with the demon thieves here,
They will not be able to divide their forces to plunder and drive away the people, but our reinforcements from all walks of life will arrive one after another, and in three days, we will be able to defeat the thieves in one fell swoop!"
Yanzhi nodded and said: "What Daoji said makes sense. The enemy's new arrival is full of vigor, and they cut off their own retreat and food. This is conducive to a quick war, but not conducive to a lasting war. Although we want to protect the people and boost morale, but
Now the main force of Jingzhou lies here, and the demon thieves have all kinds of evil magic. If the battle goes unfavorably and the tragedy of Brother Wuji and Brother Xile happens again, then once the army is lost, the entire Jingzhou will fall into the hands of the demon thieves.
It's too late to regret it. Brother Daogui, we don't need to take such risks."
Liu Daogui nodded: "I understand your opinions. Hongzhi, Aji, do you have anything else to say? I want to fully listen to everyone's opinions before making a decision."
Tan Zhi curled up his lips: "Actually, the reason why I left the Ma Tou Camp and came here was to curb the demon thief's momentum and prevent them from taking advantage of the victory after capturing Wulin Crossing and rushing into the Ma Tou Camp.
Camp, once they are forced outside the camp, the land east of Han will not be owned by us. Then what I am afraid of is that these monster thieves will drive the people to attack the city and depress my morale. Once the momentum of the monster thieves takes over
Once you have the upper hand, it will be difficult to suppress it."
"But now that we have set up formation here, the demon thieves also know that the sneak attack on the Matou camp failed, and our army is pressing here. Although they are making harsh words to fight decisively, they do not really dare to fight decisively, and they still have to raise questions.
, we do not rule out the possibility that they may confuse our army and move north to attack Jiangxia."
Liu Daogui smiled slightly: "It is indeed possible. Liu Qianzhi is defending Jiangxia now. He only has three or four thousand troops. If the demon thieves attack there, it will be difficult to defend. And Jiangxia has stored a lot of food and grass. If Jiangxia is captured, it can connect Yuzhou with the
The demon bandits' troops retreating from the north of the river in Yuzhou are reuniting. However, if this is how we want to fight, then why do we burn the Qianlong warship? Why do we cut off our retreat channel from the river?"
Fu Hongzhi's expression changed: "Brother Daogui, what do you mean..."
Liu Daogui said calmly: "I believe he burned some ships, but not all the ships. I'm afraid they wanted to deceive others and actually hid most of the warships. If our army is in a stalemate with the main force in Qingping Plain,
Then they may sneak into the Qianlong warship and attack Jiangling or Jiangxia again. After all, no one can see these warships after they are in the water."
Tan Daoji nodded thoughtfully and said: "Yes, I also feel that something is wrong. How could it be possible to burn all the Qianlong warships at once? It seems that this is Xu Daofu's real idea to lure us.
Could it be that they have sneaked out by now?"
Liu Daogui shook his head: "Now they don't dare to evacuate. Originally, they carried troops and food ashore to prepare for a raid on Jiangling. But we found out and blocked them here. It's too close to Wulindu. If we don't retreat,
We and they cannot calmly board the ship and evacuate, so now Xu Daofu is making a bet with us on who will evacuate first, or who will stay here first."
To Yanzhi took a breath of air: "What do you mean, if we set up camp here and turn to defense, then the demon thieves might use a small force to contain us here, while the large army would get on board and attack elsewhere, especially Jiangling?"
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Liu Daogui narrowed his eyes slightly: "If even Li Lang is their internal agent, then there must be their chess pieces in Jiangling City to lure out our army, and then attack Jiangling, which is empty of troops. This should be the real plan of the monster thieves
, if we return to the army, they will take all the land east of Han and plunder the people to replenish their manpower, so our best choice is to make an attack posture here and force Xu Daofu to come for a decisive battle!"
As soon as these words came out, everyone's expressions changed. Tan Daoji frowned and said: "Are we really going to fight the most elite main force of the demon thieves on this undefended plain? This is risking the fate of the entire Jingzhou.
Come to gamble, there is no other choice?"
Liu Daogui sighed: "To be honest, before Li Lang's incident, my choice was to hold the Matou Camp, and then wait for the two supporting armies of Lu Zongzhi and Zhu Chaoshi to arrive, and then fight the enemy decisively, but now I find that
The rear may not be stable, and Jiangling is empty. If the enemy forces take a detour and attack secretly, and there are monsters and thieves in the city to respond, we may repeat the same mistake as Guan Yu did when he carelessly lost Jingzhou."
To Yanzhi said solemnly: "Then what if we divide our troops to go to Jiangling to stabilize the situation in the city, and the main force is to defend the Matou camp?"
Liu Daogui waved his hand: "If there are really spies and the army is out of the city, the demon thieves must already know the news. Such back and forth will make them see clearly our true and false. In fact, Xu Daofu's attack this time is to hit us with this time difference.
To exploit the loophole that we have due to the lack of troops due to Lu Zong's return and Zhu Chaoshi's absence, if we evacuate, they will directly cross the Han River from Dangyang, bypass the Ma Tou Camp, and go straight to Jiangling. This is what we must
Be on guard, even if Lu Zongzhi sees the demon thieves gain power, he may betray him and join them. The thing he fears most is actually this."
Tan Daoji's face changed: "It is really possible. You have analyzed it with us before. Lu Zong is a person who knows current affairs and sees the situation. If he really thinks that we are in trouble and the monsters and thieves have the upper hand, it's not that there is no such thing.
Possibly, even if he stands still and waits, then we can’t count on the reinforcements north of Dangyang. So, our only choice is to fight Xu Daofu here?"
Liu Daogui sighed: "The demon thieves were unable to attack Jiankang, and their morale was already affected. This time, we turned to attack Jingzhou. We also wanted to encourage their subordinates, and wanted them to see that our army was afraid of the demon thieves and did not dare to fight with them."
In the battle, Xu Daofu's army is the most elite force of the demon thieves. Once it is defeated, Lu Xun's army will also be robbed of its energy. The eldest brother will lead the army to pursue and kill them, which will be devastating."
Having said this, Liu Daogui took a deep breath: "Even if our troops are not as powerful as the demon thief, we are all veterans and soldiers. Don't we, the soldiers of Beifu, even have the courage and confidence to fight the demon thief head-on?"
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At this point, Tan Daoji frowned: "But the demon thief has now cut off his retreat and came with all his strength, and he has just won. According to the art of war, we should not lower the edge of such a powerful demon thief.
Even if we have to fight here, it’s best to set up a fence and set up a defense first!”
"This time we arrived at the battlefield first. We have the conditions. The demon thieves have come from afar and do not know the terrain. It is unlikely that they will attack at night. We have one night to set up fortifications here. If there is a stalemate with the demon thieves here,
They will not be able to divide their forces to plunder and drive away the people, but our reinforcements from all walks of life will arrive one after another, and in three days, we will be able to defeat the thieves in one fell swoop!"
Yanzhi nodded and said: "What Daoji said makes sense. The enemy's new arrival is full of vigor, and they cut off their own retreat and food. This is conducive to a quick war, but not conducive to a lasting war. Although we want to protect the people and boost morale, but
Now the main force of Jingzhou lies here, and the demon thieves have all kinds of evil magic. If the battle goes unfavorably and the tragedy of Brother Wuji and Brother Xile happens again, then once the army is lost, the entire Jingzhou will fall into the hands of the demon thieves.
It's too late to regret it. Brother Daogui, we don't need to take such risks."
Liu Daogui nodded: "I understand your opinions. Hongzhi, Aji, do you have anything else to say? I want to fully listen to everyone's opinions before making a decision."
Tan Zhi curled up his lips: "Actually, the reason why I left the Ma Tou Camp and came here was to curb the demon thief's momentum and prevent them from taking advantage of the victory after capturing Wulin Crossing and rushing into the Ma Tou Camp.
Camp, once they are forced outside the camp, the land east of Han will not be owned by us. Then what I am afraid of is that these monster thieves will drive the people to attack the city and depress my morale. Once the momentum of the monster thieves takes over
Once you have the upper hand, it will be difficult to suppress it."
"But now that we have set up formation here, the demon thieves also know that the sneak attack on the Matou camp failed, and our army is pressing here. Although they are making harsh words to fight decisively, they do not really dare to fight decisively, and they still have to raise questions.
, we do not rule out the possibility that they may confuse our army and move north to attack Jiangxia."
Liu Daogui smiled slightly: "It is indeed possible. Liu Qianzhi is defending Jiangxia now. He only has three or four thousand troops. If the demon thieves attack there, it will be difficult to defend. And Jiangxia has stored a lot of food and grass. If Jiangxia is captured, it can connect Yuzhou with the
The demon bandits' troops retreating from the north of the river in Yuzhou are reuniting. However, if this is how we want to fight, then why do we burn the Qianlong warship? Why do we cut off our retreat channel from the river?"
Fu Hongzhi's expression changed: "Brother Daogui, what do you mean..."
Liu Daogui said calmly: "I believe he burned some ships, but not all the ships. I'm afraid they wanted to deceive others and actually hid most of the warships. If our army is in a stalemate with the main force in Qingping Plain,
Then they may sneak into the Qianlong warship and attack Jiangling or Jiangxia again. After all, no one can see these warships after they are in the water."
Tan Daoji nodded thoughtfully and said: "Yes, I also feel that something is wrong. How could it be possible to burn all the Qianlong warships at once? It seems that this is Xu Daofu's real idea to lure us.
Could it be that they have sneaked out by now?"
Liu Daogui shook his head: "Now they don't dare to evacuate. Originally, they carried troops and food ashore to prepare for a raid on Jiangling. But we found out and blocked them here. It's too close to Wulindu. If we don't retreat,
We and they cannot calmly board the ship and evacuate, so now Xu Daofu is making a bet with us on who will evacuate first, or who will stay here first."
To Yanzhi took a breath of air: "What do you mean, if we set up camp here and turn to defense, then the demon thieves might use a small force to contain us here, while the large army would get on board and attack elsewhere, especially Jiangling?"
"
Liu Daogui narrowed his eyes slightly: "If even Li Lang is their internal agent, then there must be their chess pieces in Jiangling City to lure out our army, and then attack Jiangling, which is empty of troops. This should be the real plan of the monster thieves
, if we return to the army, they will take all the land east of Han and plunder the people to replenish their manpower, so our best choice is to make an attack posture here and force Xu Daofu to come for a decisive battle!"
As soon as these words came out, everyone's expressions changed. Tan Daoji frowned and said: "Are we really going to fight the most elite main force of the demon thieves on this undefended plain? This is risking the fate of the entire Jingzhou.
Come to gamble, there is no other choice?"
Liu Daogui sighed: "To be honest, before Li Lang's incident, my choice was to hold the Matou Camp, and then wait for the two supporting armies of Lu Zongzhi and Zhu Chaoshi to arrive, and then fight the enemy decisively, but now I find that
The rear may not be stable, and Jiangling is empty. If the enemy forces take a detour and attack secretly, and there are monsters and thieves in the city to respond, we may repeat the same mistake as Guan Yu did when he carelessly lost Jingzhou."
To Yanzhi said solemnly: "Then what if we divide our troops to go to Jiangling to stabilize the situation in the city, and the main force is to defend the Matou camp?"
Liu Daogui waved his hand: "If there are really spies and the army is out of the city, the demon thieves must already know the news. Such back and forth will make them see clearly our true and false. In fact, Xu Daofu's attack this time is to hit us with this time difference.
To exploit the loophole that we have due to the lack of troops due to Lu Zong's return and Zhu Chaoshi's absence, if we evacuate, they will directly cross the Han River from Dangyang, bypass the Ma Tou Camp, and go straight to Jiangling. This is what we must
Be on guard, even if Lu Zongzhi sees the demon thieves gain power, he may betray him and join them. The thing he fears most is actually this."
Tan Daoji's face changed: "It is really possible. You have analyzed it with us before. Lu Zong is a person who knows current affairs and sees the situation. If he really thinks that we are in trouble and the monsters and thieves have the upper hand, it's not that there is no such thing.
Possibly, even if he stands still and waits, then we can’t count on the reinforcements north of Dangyang. So, our only choice is to fight Xu Daofu here?"
Liu Daogui sighed: "The demon thieves were unable to attack Jiankang, and their morale was already affected. This time, we turned to attack Jingzhou. We also wanted to encourage their subordinates, and wanted them to see that our army was afraid of the demon thieves and did not dare to fight with them."
In the battle, Xu Daofu's army is the most elite force of the demon thieves. Once it is defeated, Lu Xun's army will also be robbed of its energy. The eldest brother will lead the army to pursue and kill them, which will be devastating."
Having said this, Liu Daogui took a deep breath: "Even if our troops are not as powerful as the demon thief, we are all veterans and soldiers. Don't we, the soldiers of Beifu, even have the courage and confidence to fight the demon thief head-on?"
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