Qin Xiao ordered: "Get the map!"

Chu Hua immediately took the map, and several military generals also came over and spread the map on the ground. The midday sun was shining down. Qin Xiao squatted beside the map and looked at it carefully.

"General, Jiping is here." Chu Hua pointed to the map and said: "More than forty miles ahead is Longbagou. After passing Longbagou, it only takes thirty miles to reach Jiping."

Qin Xiao nodded slightly and said: "The map shows that after passing Longbagou, there is a flat plain, and it is a plain all the way to Jiping."

"Exactly." Chu Hua said: "After the Liaodong Army was ordered by the imperial court to stay in the Northeast, it made some changes to the counties and cities in the Northeast. First of all, the Liaodong Army ordered the removal of some insignificant small towns. In fact, those were not cities at all.

They are some earthen and stone forts, small in scale, but extremely strong. Moreover, these forts are built in dangerous places, which are easy to defend and difficult to attack. The Liaodong Army targeted these forts and cleared them, and at least hundreds of such forts were demolished.

.In addition, each county only retains one county seat, and all the former moats have been filled in. If any brick or tile is added to the city without the permission of the Liaodong Army, it will be punished as treason."

Qin Xiao knew that this was to prevent someone from rebelling and it would be difficult to exterminate them, so he heard Chu Hua continue: "If some counties are built in dangerous places, they will be demolished directly, and the Liaodong Army will decide where to build the new city. Jiping County used to be in

Near Longba Valley, there is not only sufficient water source, but also Longba as a barrier. It is for this reason that it was moved north to its current location."

"So Jiping is surrounded by flat plains?"

"Yes." Chu Hua said: "There are almost no natural barriers past Longbagou. Jiping County is surrounded by plains. If something happens, it will be easily besieged."

Qin Xiao glanced at the resting soldiers and said softly: "The Liaodong Army is attacking Jiping. What will happen if we rush over now?"

Everyone looked at each other, Chu Hua frowned and said: "Everyone is exhausted now. I will speak out boldly. If we confront the enemy head-on at this time, we will definitely not be able to gain any advantage." He pointed at Longbagou with his finger and said to him.

Sliding slowly in the direction of Jiping, he said: "These thirty miles are the only way to Jiping. As long as we appear here, we will almost certainly be discovered by the enemy's scouts. There is no way to hide it." Look.

Xiang Qin Xiao said: "General, when Lieutenant Yuwen passed through this area, he was leading cavalry. Even if he was discovered by the enemy, at the speed of the cavalry for thirty miles, it would only take one stick of incense at most.

We can't react at all. But we are infantry, and everyone's physical strength is too high. We have to move through this area at a much slower speed, and the enemy can also be prepared."

"That is to say, after walking through Longbagou, we will actually be completely exposed." Qin Xiao looked at the map with a stern expression, pointed his finger on it, it was the area between Longbagou and Jiping City, and said slowly:

"If we march here and the Liaodong cavalry suddenly appears, what do you think will happen?"

As soon as this statement came out, everyone changed their colors in shock.

Chu Hua said solemnly: "If this is true, it will be almost a disaster for us."

"That's right." Someone on the side said: "General, if there is really an ambush by the Liaodong cavalry, when we get here, we will be in trouble. They are waiting for work, but we are marching continuously, which consumes a lot of money. We have less than a hundred cavalry.

Once you encounter a surprise attack by a large number of enemy cavalry, you will be unable to resist it and will be easily routed by the enemy cavalry." After a pause, he said: "If nothing else happens, the situation that will arise is likely to be a one-sided war.

massacre."

Qin Xiao clenched his fist with his right hand and sneered: "Wang Xingchao is indeed extremely cruel. Only now do I understand his plan."

"General, what do you mean?"

"Jiping City is the bait." Qin Xiao said: "Huangfu Yunzhao sent people to collect grain and grass in Jiping counties with great fanfare, and blatantly transported them to Shunjincheng City. The real purpose of all this was to use Jiping as bait to attract grain and grass.

We take the bait."

Chu Hua and others even looked horrified.

"Siege Jiping and wait for our reinforcements." Chu Hua said slowly: "Then they will ambush the cavalry. As long as the main reinforcements pass through Longbagou, they will take the opportunity to attack. At that time, we will not be able to advance or retreat...

.!”

Qin Xiaodao: "It's not important to them whether they can capture Jiping as soon as possible. What's important is that they can get us to take the bait and then attack our main force. The Liaodong Army knows very well that if this main reinforcement force is defeated, it will have to capture Jiping again."

It's just a matter of time." He sighed: "If we are really defeated here, the Liaodong Army will definitely gather its main force, quickly advance westward, take advantage of the situation to capture Guangning, and regain control of western Liaoning. If this is the case, Long Rui's army will die in the northeast.

No burial place.”

All the generals looked at each other, and someone had already asked: "General, should we...should we withdraw to Guangning?"

"We can't retreat." Qin Xiao shook his head and said: "Our whereabouts have been grasped by them for a long time. However, the terrain here is not very conducive to cavalry raids, so they did not take action easily. They only waited for us to pass.

Longbagou. If we retreat now, even if the terrain is not the most favorable to them, they will attack quickly and cut off our return." Looking eastward, he said: "Lieutenant Yuwen is trapped in Jiping, if we abandon it and ignore it.

, the brothers in the city are bound to die, and we have no choice but to leave them alone."

"General, I can't advance, and I can't retreat. What should I do now?"

Qin Xiao stood up slowly, put one hand behind his back, remained silent for a moment, and finally said: "Send the order, the whole army will continue to advance westward!"

Everyone was puzzled, thinking that since they had understood the Liaodong Army's conspiracy, why did the general continue to move forward?

Are you risking your own life and death in order to rescue Ji Ping?

But risking death like this won't save Ji Ping.

Everyone was confused, but they didn't dare to disobey orders, so they could only order the entire army to move forward.

"Chu Hua, arrange for the twelve cavalry to be divided into four teams, with three people in each team, and return to Guangning in batches." Qin Xiao ordered Chu Hua: "When you see Yu Buzhou, order him to order 4,000 soldiers and horses to send troops immediately.

.”

Yu Buzhou was originally recruited by Qin Xiao along with Yuwen Chengchao. He was also a deputy lieutenant in the army after Zhongliang.

The last time he defeated Song Shixin, Yu Buzhou's military exploits were not small, so Qin Xiao promoted him to the rank of captain and obeyed Yuwen Chengchao's deployment in the army.

It's just that Yu Buzhou was injured last time and has been recuperating. Although he is almost recovered, he did not go out with the army this time, but stayed at the Guangning barracks. "General, do you want Lieutenant Yu to lead reinforcements?" Chu Hua raised his eyes.

As soon as he lit up, he said: "Yes, now we can only continue to mobilize troops from Guangning to support us."

Qin Xiao shook his head and said: "We are not here to reinforce Jiping, let Yu Buzhou lead the troops to Shunjin."

"Shunjin?" Chu Hua was startled.

Qin Xiao sneered and said: "Since Wang Xingchao wants to play a big game, how can I refuse? I have sent someone to inform General Gu in advance of the plan to attack Jiping. General Gu naturally wants to contain Huangfu Yunzhao's side, and also

I will definitely pay attention to the battle situation in Jiping. Now that the Liaodong Army has set a trap in Jiping County, even if General Gu sends troops to help, Huangfu Yunzhao will definitely contain the reinforcements sent by General Gu."

"If the grassland mobilizes a large number of soldiers and horses to come for reinforcements, the Black Mountain side will be empty, and Shunjincheng's soldiers and horses will have the opportunity to take advantage of the void and directly seize the grassland and control the Black Mountain." Chu Hua said: "In addition, if the reinforcements arrive in Jiping,

Shunjin will become the rear, and they can also choose to follow us from behind. At that time, the Liaodong Army will form a pincer attack on us."

Qin Xiao nodded and said: "That's right, so let's just attack Shunjin directly."

"The general wants to encircle Wei and rescue Zhao?" Chu Hua understood and said, "Yu Xiaowei's troops will join Caochang's troops to attack Shunjin City and force the enemy to withdraw from Jiping?"

"General, Shunjin is extremely strong and has sufficient food and grass. Even if Yu Xiaowei and General Gu join forces, there will only be more than 10,000 people. It is almost impossible to capture Shunjin City in a short time."

The subordinates frowned and said: "The Liaodong Army that attacked Jiping will not withdraw, and if they know that the general is leading his army here, the ambushed Liaodong cavalry will definitely not return to aid Shunjin City. They will lose Shunjin in time, and they will do whatever it takes to lose Shunjin."

Attack us at the cost.”

Everyone else nodded.

Shunjincheng is indeed very important to the Liaodong Army, but compared to Shunjincheng, if there is a chance to kill Qin Xiao, the Liaodong Army will definitely choose Qin Xiao as its target without hesitation.

Qin Xiao is the leader of Long Rui's army. Once something goes wrong, even if Gu Baiyi miraculously captures Shunjin, he will not be able to reverse the entire situation. Without Qin Xiao, the group will be leaderless, and Long Rui's army will surely fall into an unprecedented desperate situation.

Qin Xiao's eyes were firm and he said: "As long as we can persist for three to five days, I believe there will be good news from General Gu."

No one knew why Qin Xiao was so confident, but it was not easy to persist for three to five days.

"What the general wants is to rush to Longbagou as soon as possible and use the geographical advantages of Longbagou to hold on." Chu Hua understood and looked at Qin Xiao.

"The Liaodong Army set up an ambush, and it was naturally used as a surprise force." Qin Xiaodao: "They may not have thought that we have already understood their plot. Under such circumstances, they will only wait for us to walk through Longbagou and then attack again.

Take action, so there will definitely not be an ambush in Longbagou. We must rush over as soon as possible and occupy Longbagou before they react. Relying on the favorable geographical location of Longbagou, we will not be able to get out." With a grim look, he said: "At present,

Under the circumstances, this is our only choice, there is no other way."

Everyone looked at each other and knew that the current situation was extremely dangerous for Long Rui's army. The general's method seemed to be the only option. Time did not wait for us, and everyone did not waste any time. They immediately summoned the team and quickly headed towards Longbagou.
Chapter completed!