If it were before, Yong Kai was just a country tycoon. Although he would not despise him, he would not pay much attention to it. It is absolutely impossible for Yong Kai to sit in this so-called position of leader of the coalition forces, but Nowadays, there seems to be no good choice.
When Yong Kai proposed the solution, Liu Fan and Gao Ding realized that this might be the best compromise. The two sides could not compete with each other, and in the end they couldn't compete for anything. Therefore, Liu Fan and Gao Ding felt that although There may have been some doubts, but in the end we agreed to let Yong Kai be the leader of the coalition forces.
It is better to choose a day than to hit it. After making the decision, Liu and Gao did not hesitate or delay. They simply and unanimously brought their men together the next day. Then they laughed and said "shake hands and make peace", indicating that they jointly recommended Yong. Kai is appointed leader of the coalition forces, effective immediately...
Yong Kai pretended to refuse, and then reluctantly sat on the high platform. When he saw everyone bowing their heads like thatch blown by the wind, he almost couldn't help showing his excited expressions...
After planning for many days and finally achieving it, this feeling is simply not good.
Yong Kai looked at the audience and suddenly felt that this world seemed so close at hand and within reach!
Fortunately, Yong Kai still had some sense of consciousness and quickly put down his posture on the stage, inviting both parties to sit down and immediately discuss how to advance.
As a result, the military meeting that had been delayed for many days finally got on the right track.
Unfortunately, Yong Kai never expected that the direction of things, after seemingly following his ideas for a while, would begin to deviate from its original direction...
Gao Ding first asked: "I wonder how Liu Cishi wants to advance? Attack Sichuan and Shu?"
Liu Fan did not answer this question directly, but instead asked: "Are there sentinels going to investigate the movements of Sichuan and Shu? Where is the enemy in front of you? How many soldiers are there?"
Gao Ding's eyes widened again.
Yong Kai hurriedly mixed the mud in the middle and said: "Sichuan and Sichuan soldiers are standing on the road, intending to prevent our coalition forces from going north. There are about three thousand people and horses. They are located in the sun of Nanshan..." While speaking, he asked his subordinates to unfold the map. , pointing out the direction of Wei Yan's military camp.
There are not many roads between Jianning and Sichuan. Of course, if you count the so-called "Poison Spring", there should be four roads. The official road in front starts from Jianning to the east, and then circles along the mountain road. , go around to the west, and then go around to the northeast. The road is relatively easy to walk, but the distance is quite long.
The other land route is even further. It has to go around the mountains in the west, then go north into the mountains, and then to Dingze, and then from Dingze to Chengdu.
Of course, you can also take shortcuts, but both shortcuts must cross the "Poison Spring".
For people in Jianning, the "Poison Spring" is a very scary thing. Whenever humans and animals pass by, they will die one after another and may even be infected. Basically, they will not go to the "Poison Spring" unless it is absolutely necessary. "of.
Regarding how to advance the army, Liu Fan's suggestion was that since Wei Yan had already set up a camp on the road, even if he attacked the camp, it would be inconvenient for the troops to deploy, and they would even get stuck front and back on the mountain road. It was better to divide the troops and attract Wei Yan's attention along the front official road, and directly direct the troops along the way. Bypassing Wei Yan, crossing the "Poison Spring", and then turning around to attack Wei Yan's military base, we can definitely defeat it in one fell swoop!
Go around and attack by surprise?
Take a shortcut to the Poison Spring?
Haute Couture expressed disdain. Although the toxicity of the "Poison Spring" decreases in winter, it is still quite lethal. What's more, there are not many ships in Jianning. Small-scale ferry crossings are still possible, but it is like an army. Such a large number of people cannot cross at all. They must either build a pontoon bridge or directly choose a low-lying place to wade across. In this way, even if they win, there will be a lot of damage due to the "poison spring" after the war. …
Gaoding's suggestion is that it is better to bypass the Xishan Mountains and attack Chengdu from the direction of Dingzuo. This is because both Wei Yan and Xu Shu must be closely guarded on the front road. Therefore, if they bypass the Xishan Mountains, they can definitely kill Xu Shu by surprise and Chengdu falls. After that, no matter how well Wei Yan's camp on the road was defended, it would be of no use as he would just have to surrender obediently!
Liu Fan sneered, saying that Gao Ding was stupid and naive.
The route around the Xishan Mountain is longer, leaving aside the problem of transporting military and food reserves. This way around will consume more time. If discovered by Sichuan and Shu, then just like Wei Yan's current camp, go to the mountain road If there is a blockage, then you will be in a dilemma, and you may even end up defeated!
Furthermore, if they all go around Xishan, Jianning will be empty. If Wei Yan makes a sudden advance, wouldn't it mean that even the basic market is gone?
Strictly speaking, both Liu Fan's strategy and Haute Couture's ideas are pretty good, but the problem is that both of their ideas are mixed with selfishness under the righteousness.
The soldiers and horses Liu Fan suggested to bypass the "Poison Spring" must be high-definition, because Liu Fan was not familiar with the terrain, and secondly he didn't know where to cross, so naturally it could only be high-definition. After leading someone to do this, Liu Fan only needs to make a feint from the front, which is easy and comfortable.
Gaoding knew this, so he decided to take the Xishan Mountains. Although there were some South Vietnamese people in Liu Fan's queue, compared with the Yi people who were more familiar with the local mountains and forests, the Yi people were definitely better at taking the mountain roads here. Moreover, for Gao Ding, Wei Yan, who fought in successive battles after entering Sichuan, was obviously difficult to deal with, and Liu Bei, who was defeated by the Hussars General, was definitely easier to push down than Yin Qing Ti Rou. , so why not walk more mountain roads and take more time to go around?
Liu Fan said loudly: "If the Wei family is defeated, Sichuan and Shu will be shaken, and it will spread to all places. They will surely surrender in the hope of the wind, and the overall situation will be settled quickly!"
Gao Ding sneered: "The Wei family only has three thousand soldiers. Obviously there are still soldiers and horses in Sichuan and Shu. Even if the Wei family is defeated, it may not be able to stop Sichuan and Shu!"
Liu Fan shook his head and said: "This is ridiculous! Now that we have wasted here for nearly ten days, we know that the enemy will be arrogant. This is an excellent opportunity to advance troops. How can we miss it?"
Gao Ding raised his neck and said: "My elite soldiers are in a hurry to organize their troops. They are accustomed to walking in the mountains and forests. They can cover eighty miles in a day and night. If they just find the way forward, they can reach Chengdu in a short time! Is there any reason to be invincible?!"
The two men couldn't fight each other, foaming at the mouth.
Yong Kai suddenly felt that the so-called leadership position that he had worked so hard to plan for seemed no longer so good.
After hesitating for a moment, Yong Kai saw that both sides were really at a stalemate, and said with a headache: "Two, two! If we adopt the old method of Guanzhong, each leads his own way, and whoever enters Sichuan and Sichuan first, the king...such as...this , how about it?" Speaking of general, Yong Kai also felt that something was not quite right, but he had already said the words, and he couldn't immediately turn his back and say that what I just said was bullshit, so he had to take it as a bullshit and listen. Finished speaking with a sigh of relief.
"That's it!" Liu Fan said, extending a hand to Gaoding, "Whoever ascends first should be honored!"
Gao Ding pondered for a moment, nodded, and gave Liu Fan a high-five: "It's a deal!"
Immediately, the two people turned their heads and stared at Yong Kai with bright eyes.
Yong Kai suddenly felt like he was standing inside a fence, and his pores shrank, "You two, this... you two... I don't know what's going on..."
Liu Fan laughed and said: "We are leading the troops outside, so we have to worry about the supply of money and food to Chief Laoyong..."
Gao Ding also nodded and said: "I trust Brother Yong, so I owe all my money and food to Brother Yong!"
Yong Kai's expression finally changed. He looked at Liu Fan, then at Gao Ding, and said with a smile: "How about we discuss how to join forces and advance and retreat together..."
"No need!" Liu Fan said categorically, "Now that the military situation is at such a high level, how can we delay it? I will go back and make preparations immediately, and I will definitely join Brother Gao in the city of Chengdu!"
Gao Ding laughed twice and said, "Good! I'll definitely be waiting for Governor Liu to take over at some point!"
After the two of them finished arguing with each other, they gestured to Yong Kai and left separately.
Yong Kai was in a mess in the wind, and he couldn't adapt to the situation. From the beginning of the morning, everyone was prostrating, and then in the blink of an eye, he actually became a thankless logistics manager...
Where is the promised commander of the coalition forces?
All the way to the east and all the way to the west, they all left separately, and they called it a "coalition army"? Then I worked hard and planned for a long time, but in the end, I just got a title that was not worthy of the name. I still have to manage the logistics, money and food, and I don't know how much it will cost. money!
How can this be done?!
Yong Kai suddenly felt that each of his heads had become three times bigger, although his original head was quite big.
Immediately, Yong Kai hurriedly chased Liu Fan and Gao Ding, and repeated what they said about brotherhood and interests, etc., and found that this time, whether it was Gao Ding or Liu Fan, both He didn't listen to what he said, but only those indifferent words came to Tangsai. He even glared at him and asked Yong Kai to hurry up and prepare food, grass, supplies, etc., so that the army could move out in three days.
Just when Yong Kai was almost desperate, things suddenly changed again, allowing Yong Kai to see a glimmer of hope again...
There were actually two or three envoys who arrived in Jianning, claiming that they wanted to see Liu Fan and Governor Liu!
messenger?
Not only Yong Kai found it strange, but even Gaoding, who had already driven some distance ahead, temporarily stopped and rushed back to see what this so-called messenger was.
The envoy didn't say anything at first, but after meeting Liu Fan in person, he not only came forward to worship him respectfully, but also called him the eldest son...
"The eldest son..."
Liu Fan repeated in a murmur, looking a little dazed. He had not heard this title for many years.
"The eldest son?"
Gao Ding was also repeating, and looked at Liu Fan and the three envoys with suspicion, and scratched the beard on his chin.
"So-and-so fourth brother, but...are you okay?" Liu Fan's voice couldn't help but trembled.
"Reporting to the eldest son..." The messenger lowered his head and reported back, "My lord, although he was not detained a few days ago, he was really like a prisoner... Now that time has passed, he has become a little relaxed... Only the younger ones have a chance. Come here..."
Liu Fan nodded and asked, "Do you have a token?"
The messenger reported back: "Replying to the eldest son, I don't have any tokens on my body..."
Liu Fan couldn't help being stunned when he heard this.
The messenger hurriedly added: "Jianning is in urgent need right now. There is martial law inside and outside Chengdu, and entry and exit are strictly searched, so we cannot carry tokens..."
Gao Ding snorted at the side and said, "Oh, you don't even have a token?"
Liu Fan glanced away dissatisfied, then turned around and asked: "If there is no token, what else can you do?" Although there are indeed some problems in saying that there is no token, but thinking about it, it seems to be reasonable. Since Liu Zhang Since they are under guard, it is impossible to send people out openly. Since it is impossible to send people out directly, it is naturally impossible to let these people who may be arrested at any time carry any tokens, otherwise if something goes wrong , wouldn’t it mean that my life is gone?
Therefore, if I were in the position of my fourth brother, I would not be able to give him any token.
The messenger kowtowed and said: "Go back to the eldest son, the master will explain to the younger one. When he sees the eldest son, he will just say a word..."
"What are you talking about?" Liu Fan asked.
"The soldiers from Chengdu have driven away the enemy," the messenger said.
"What?" Gao Ding was startled, "Are you serious? Who led the team and how many soldiers and horses were there?"
The messenger glanced at the high-definition clothes, and then focused his attention on Liu Fan.
Liu Fan was very satisfied with the envoy's performance, so he waved his hand and said generously: "This is the king of the barbarians...but it doesn't matter..."
"Only..." The envoy bowed his hands to Gao Dinggong as a courtesy, and then said, "It should be Xu Shu and Xu Yuanzhi who lead the army... there should be about five thousand soldiers and horses... I don't know the rest very well, but they are Most of Chengdu's troops and horses were mobilized, so the younger one had the opportunity to come and report the news to the eldest son..."
Liu Fan pondered for a moment and then asked: "There is a military camp in the road, how can you and the others get through?"
The messenger said: "There is a path for collecting herbs in the mountains. You can beat the rope and go down the cliff..."
Liu Fan nodded with some disappointment and asked some other questions, but the envoy either couldn't explain it clearly or said he didn't understand it either, so he didn't get much effective detailed information on other aspects.
The messenger retreated.
Regarding the question of whether the messenger is true or false, it is actually not difficult to distinguish. After all, as long as you wait a few days, if what the messenger said really happens, it will naturally become clear, so Gaoding did not continue to worry about whether it was true or false. The issue of tokens is to consider how to deal with the matter mentioned by the messenger if it really occurs.
Liu Fan was also silent.
"If what he said is true, Xu Yuanzhi of Sichuan and Shu used Wei Wenchang as bait, then flanked the Western Mountains and rushed to Jianning..." Yong Kai looked at the map and analyzed the strategic deployment of Sichuan and Shu, "No wonder Wei Wenchang of Wei Yan was motionless. They neither lead troops forward nor retreat. They usually send some elite scouts to strangle us and other sentries... It turns out that it is just to confuse us and others..."
Gao Ding looked at the map and frowned. If what the messenger said was true, then he would have bumped into Xu Shu and Xu Yuanzhi's main force. Even if he could resist, it would probably be terrible, so he rolled his eyes a few times. Circle, suddenly burst into laughter and said: "How? I said the Tao of Xishan is the most important, right? Xu Yuanzhi's strategy is quite vicious, but since you know it, why not take advantage of it?"
Liu Fan said: "Conquer Wei's army first?"
Gao Ding shook his head and said: "The military camp is built on the main road, and it is close to the heights. Even if it is attacked from both sides, it is not easy to fall quickly. It is better to ambush on the west mountain road. If Xu Yuanzhi is killed, then Sichuan and Shu will be in chaos." At that time, no matter how brave the Wei family is, what will happen? Therefore, we should merge into one place and destroy the enemies in Xishan first!"
Yong Kai also said: "We have been waiting for many days, and the Wei family must be well prepared. If the enemy comes from the west mountain... we must be driving in a hurry along the way. We can just attack halfway and wait for the work at leisure. It must be Destroy his army!』
Liu Fan thought about it again and again, stood up and walked around for several times. Although he couldn't stand Gao Ding and Yong Kai, he finally put aside the unhappiness in his heart in the face of the problems he faced, agreed to merge into one place, and went An ambush strategy was carried out on the West Mountain Road to prepare for Xu Shu and Xu Yuanzhi.
