Tang army camp, in the military negotiations.

Zhou Jun sat upright in the seat and was listening to his subordinates reporting on the recent battle situation.

After listening, Zhou Jun said to the Chinese military in the tent: "In the battle between Jiumen and Mudaogou, our army killed the enemy and captured nearly 40,000 enemies. These 40,000 people are not only elite troops of the bandit army, but also Shi Siming's direct lineage. In terms of the first contribution, we should win Guangbi."

Li Guangbi stepped out and bowed to Zhou Junqian and said, "The last generals dare not be greedy for merit. They are all good commanders, and the soldiers are brave enough to kill the enemy."

Zhou Jun waved his hand and said, "Everyone can see these two battles, whether they are strategy, courage or military use, and you don't need to be humble. Next, please discuss how to capture the strong city of Boling?"

Guo Ziyi stepped out and said: "During the reign of Emperor Wu of Jin, the capital of Gaoyang Kingdom was in Boling. Boling City could accommodate tens of thousands of people, with a wall of two meters high and a magnificent and sturdy appearance. He is also the best."

Li Guangbi continued: "Boling City is not only solid in the main city, but also has Yongcheng, Wengcheng, etc. It is easy to defend and difficult to attack, and it is indeed a problem."

Zhou Jun thought for a while and asked, "Is there anyone in the city who is interested in the Tang Dynasty? Can he instigate the rebellion as an internal response?"

Guo Ziyi sighed, "It is difficult. When Shi Siming entered Boling, his first order was to not accept surrender, not capture the enemy, kill all the officials in the city, and then place his confidants in the city defense. Therefore, it is probably difficult to place internal supporters in Boling."

Zhou Jun: "It seems that Boling City is a tough bone that can only be chewed down with its teeth."

Guo Ziyi and Li Guangbi looked at each other, and they unconsciously left their heads and said yes together.

Kong You, who was standing aside, suddenly raised his head and looked at Zhou Jun.

When Zhou Jun saw Kong You's actions, he was stunned at first, then remembered them in his heart, and asked the generals another thing: "Where is the army led by Fang Guan now?"

Guo Ziyi said: "There is a 200,000 army under Fang Xiang, which is now divided into two routes. The West Route Army has advanced to Chencang, which is only 300 miles away from Chang'an. The East Route Army arrives at Luojiao (now Fu County, Shaanxi) and aims at Tongguan with a sword."

Zhou Jun was a little surprised.

When Fang Guan set out, he said it was a 100,000 army, but in fact his strength was less than 80,000. Now the army has expanded to 200,000.

After listening carefully for a while, Zhou Jun realized that unlike the actual elite soldiers under his command, Fang Guan emphasized that the more army the better. Among the 200,000 soldiers, there were not only regular troops, but also temporary recruits, and even the guards and rebels from various places.

Moreover, Li Longji had high hopes for Fang Guan, giving priority to supplying supplies, whether it was materials or food, and even sent two generals, Cheng Qianli and Wang Sili as deputys, to Fang Guan's army.

It was precisely because of these two deputy generals that Fang Guan had occasional problems during the march and war, but he still fought all the way to Chang'an.

Guo Ziyi said again: "It has been rumored that Fang Xiang’s army has 200,000 troops attacked the enemy in Chang’an from both sides of the east and west. The rebels fled to the wind and the recovery of the capital is just around the corner."

Zhou Jun remembered the comments about Fang Guan in history books, shook his head, and was not good at saying anything in public, so he could only order the generals to prepare for war and the military to discuss disbanding.

After the meeting, Zhou Jun thought of Kong You and recruited the latter into the inner tent.

When Kong You entered the account, Zhou Jun asked, "Does Bo Hong have any plans to teach me?"

Kong You said directly: "If you want to capture Boling City, You have three strategies: top, middle and lower."

Zhou Jun was stunned.

What a good guy, just now in the big tent, Guo Ziyi and Li Guangbi and others didn’t even come up with a plan, but Kong You said he had three plans?

Zhou Jun: "I wish to hear the details."

Kong You: "First talk about the worst strategy. The Tang army 80,000 elite troops surrounded Boling, took turns to attack the city day and night, then picked out some of the prisoners of the bandit army, and loudly persuaded the city to surrender every day. In this way, attack the city and attack the heart, from at least three months to six months, Boling can be taken down."

After hearing this, Zhou Jun frowned. This was the worst thing he was doing now.

The 80,000 soldiers under his command were elite soldiers from Shuofang Army, Anxi Army and Beiting Army. They were used to attack the city. Although they could succeed, they would probably have suffered heavy casualties and suffered heavy casualties after capturing Boling.

So Zhou Jun asked, "What about Zhongce?"

Kong You took the map, pointed to the location of Boling City, and said to Zhou Jun: "Boling is near the Qingshui River (now Tanghe River). Every spring flood, Changjin will roar and water disasters will occur."

Zhou Jun said in surprise: "You mean..."

Kong You: "The Lord waited for the flood season to come, and then dug the Dongdi of the Qingshui River to flood Boling. In this way, the city can be easily captured without a single soldier."

Zhou Jun: "Once the dam breaks, the entire Boling County will inevitably sweep, and then the creatures will be devastated."

Kong You: "Not only Boling County, but also Liwu County, Liaocheng County and other counties. Once the flood water breaks, about tens of thousands of people will suffer from flood disasters."

Zhou Jun hesitated: "Digging the embankment can certainly win, but this move may lose the hearts of the world."

Kong You smiled and said, "Master, please think, just now in the tent, you asked the generals for advice. After Guo Ziyi and Li Guangbi looked at each other, they all looked embarrassed. In the end, they chose to keep silent, but why?"

Zhou Jun reacted: "You mean, Guo Ziyi and Li Guangbi both thought of this plan, but flooding Boling will hurt the heavens. If the incident spreads later, then the person who offered the plan will be scolded by the people of the world?"

Kong You nodded slightly.

Zhou Jun sighed and said after thinking for a long time: "This plan is delayed, I remember you have another best plan that you haven't said?"

Kong You smiled at Zhou Jun and said, "The best strategy is to surround him without attacking him, and wait for Shi Siming to leave the city by himself."

Zhou Jun said in confusion: "Siege but not attack? Wait until Shi Siming comes out by himself? Is this possible?"

Kong You: "An Lushan died suddenly in the first month of the year. Shi Siming's reputation in Hebei was damaged one after another due to the two defeats of Jiumen and Mudaogou. Fang Guan led another 200,000 troops to approach Chang'an. The situation of the bandit army at this time is critical."

Zhou Jun: "Even so, Shi Siming still has more than 10,000 troops in Boling City. How could he abandon the city defense and take the risk of leaving the city with the initiative?"

Kong You said at this time: "The Lord must have forgotten that there is an army on the north road, led by Pugu Huaien and the Uighurs, who are instigating the Bayegu and the Pugu tribes. Once they succeed, they can capture Pinglu from the north and then encircle Fanyang from the rear. Moreover, many tribes in Hebei, such as Tongluo, Xi tribes, etc., were forced to surrender to the bandit army because of An Lushan. Once the news of An Lushan's death reached these tribes, will they continue to obey the orders of the bandit army?"

Zhou Jun thought carefully in his mind that if the Northern Army led by Pugu Huaien could really say that it could rebel against Bayegu, Pugu tribe, and even win over the Tongluo tribe and the Xi tribe, then the northern region of Hebei would have a reversal of power. By then, the Yan army would completely lose its advantage in terms of military strength.

Kong You said again: "Master, why not think about it. If Shi Siming heard that the Northern Army had gone around the desert and attacked the Hebei base camp from the north, and Bayegu, Pugu and other troops rebelled one after another, what would he plan at this time?"

Zhou Jun: "Fan Yang is the foundation of Hebei. Shi Siming will definitely consider giving up Boling and rushing to Fan Yang to help him quickly."

Kong You: "Yes, once the news of the Northern Army attacking Fanyang came, Shi Siming would definitely consider going north. So the most important thing about this best strategy is one word - seduction. What we have to do is to let him misinterpret our army's intentions and let him "see" the flaws in our army's defense, and finally lure him to give up Boling and take the initiative to leave the city."

Zhou Jun: "How should we lure him out of the city?"

Kong You: "First, our army can pretend to divide the troops, so that Shi Siming thinks that our army has sent a side army to go north to assist Pugu Huaien in besieging Fanyang. The purpose of the Tang army outside the city is not to attack the city, but to drag it to Boling so that it cannot support Fanyang. Second, our army can also slacken off and deliberately release gaps, so that Shi Siming can see the possibility of breaking through, and then lure him out of the city."

After hearing this, Zhou Jun nodded softly and said in a deep voice: "Since that's the case, let's wait for news from the north first. If Pugu Huaien, with the help of the Uighurs, could really say that he would be against those tribes, then this battle would be much easier."
Chapter completed!