Under Shangdang City, a scene has been created of a large army attacking the city. Thousands of Hedong soldiers and horses are approaching fiercely, setting up strongholds from the north and east to threaten. As for Shangdang City, the four gates are closed tightly, and the whole city is filled with peril. In the atmosphere of "panic", even the flags flying in the wind at the top of the city seemed extremely weak.
Of course, there is a tacit understanding both inside and outside the city.
In order to prevent some unforeseen accidents from happening, the sergeants guarding the city were replaced by soldiers from the Longqi Third Army.
The Luzhou army that was originally stationed was transferred outside the city and divided into two battalions to be stationed together with the Longqi army. It was euphemistically called "training" to facilitate cooperation in combat. With the morale of the army completely exhausted, this arrangement was reversed. No one thought anything was wrong, or they knew it in their hearts but didn't say anything.
"Stop?" In the handsome tent, Liu Chengyou was a little surprised when he heard Tanqi coming to report.
Upon hearing this, the bowed soldier repeated it again: "After the Khitan army and horses entered the territory of Luzhou, they stopped marching and stopped going north. They stopped for more than an hour!"
"Where's Han Tong?"
"Han Dutou is still leading his men to fight with the Khitan Houqi and monitor the enemy!"
"Why did Geng Chongmei stop advancing?" Liu Chengyou asked subconsciously.
Previously, Liu Chengyou had deliberately played some tricks, intending to trick Gaoping's Liao army into going north and attack them while they waited for work. After several deceptions, Geng Chongmei actually mobilized his troops and broke camp to go north. Liu Chengyou also made enough noise in the Shangdang to cooperate.
To be honest, if nothing unexpected happens, everything should develop according to Liu Chengyou's plan. However, now, an accident seems to have happened.
The little soldier couldn't answer Liu Chengyou's question. He blinked and was stunned.
"Maybe it's a normal rest." Seeing Liu Chengyou looking at him, Xiang Xun gave a guess.
"After receiving the call for help, Shangdang is in danger, so he should rush in to help quickly." Liu Chengyou said.
Xiang Xun shook his head and explained: "His Royal Highness has also said before that Gaoping and Shangdang are separated by hundreds of miles, with mountains in between. When our army is approaching the city, it rushes hundreds of miles to come for reinforcements. This It is very dangerous, and the Khitan army will not ignore this."
"That makes sense!" Liu Chengyou nodded.
Xiang Xun paused and continued: "Besides, if Shangdang did not fall into my hands and was still in the hands of Zhao Xingqian, even if the Khitan army only stationed troops dozens of miles away, it would still be enough to act as a deterrent. How could our army dare to attack the enemy? Maybe Geng Chongmei also took this into consideration when he stormed the city when there was an enemy behind him..."
After listening to Xiang Xun's analysis, Liu Chengyou was stunned for a moment. It wasn't that he thought what he said was unreasonable, but he was a little aware that he seemed to think about things too simply. Even if he reminded himself repeatedly that war is not a child's play, but When it comes to actually doing it, I still have to take it for granted and consider things too one-sided.
Quickly calming his mind, Liu Chengyou ordered the soldiers who came to report: "Send orders to Han Tong to investigate again, and keep a close eye on the Khitan army's movements!"
"yes!"
When the soldiers retreated, Liu Chengyou looked indifferent and walked several steps in the tent with his hands behind his back. He looked up at Xiang Xun for a long time and said: "I have a vague hunch that this plan of luring the enemy by waiting for work will be difficult to succeed..." ..."
Hearing this, Xiang Xun glanced at Liu Chengyou in surprise, and the corners of his mouth curled up slightly: "Your Highness, let's wait and see how the enemy's situation develops."
"This is the only way." Liu Chengyou took a deep breath: "Li Chongju hasn't come back yet?"
Li Chongju was the personal guard sent by Liu Chengyou to the Liao camp to "ask for help". He was a native of Shangdang. He was a loyal and disciplined young man who was similar to Liu Chengyou in being taciturn.
Liu Chengyou's question was really nonsense. If he came back, there would be no reason not to return his life to him.
"Is nothing going to happen?" He muttered, and Liu Chengyou's forehead gradually knitted together.
Not long after, news of the Liao army came again. Instead of continuing to move north, the enemy troops set up camp along the Sheep Head Mountain, but they had no intention of advancing at all.
Such news made Liu Chengyou's mind sink even more until Li Chongju returned.
"What's going on with the enemy troops?" Looking at the young guard, Liu Chengyou didn't realize that there was some impatience in his tone.
Li Chongju was only in his twenties, but he looked very calm, honest and kind. He quickly told the story of the enemy camp and the meeting with Geng Chongmei.
"After asking to see Geng Chongmei, Beizhi was imprisoned. Until this morning, the enemy troops marched north and stopped at Yangtou Mountain. Afterwards, Geng Chongmei met again and asked Beizhi to repay 'Zhao Xingqian' and let him abandon the party. Going south, he led the Khitan army and horses to meet him in the south..." Li Chongju reported: "Your Highness, that Geng Chongmei seems to have doubts!"
After listening to Li Chongju's report, Liu Chengyou's face twitched. He was not a fool to begin with. When he contacted the enemy's actions, he couldn't help but sigh: "I don't know, what went wrong?"
"Doubt, there must be suspicion. However, Geng Chongmei sent Li Chongju back to deliver this letter, I'm afraid it was a test!" Xiang Xun said.
Liu Chengyou slowly fell into deep thinking.
"Your Highness, how should you reply to Geng Chongmei? Do you want to take another trip while humble?"
Li Chongju's questioning voice brought Liu Chengyou back to his senses. He looked at him and said directly: "If you go any further, I'm afraid you won't be able to save your life. That's all. You've worked hard too. Go down and rest."
"yes."
After calming down, Liu Chengyou's expression returned to its usual calmness, but there was a hint of unwillingness in his eyes.
"I took this plan for granted. I was just talking about war on paper, and I thought about the war too simply. No one will fall for any trick to lure the enemy. It's just making people laugh..." Liu Chengyou was the only one in the account. With Xiang Xun, Liu Chengyou reflected on himself, his tone full of self-deprecation.
Seeing Liu Chengyou's behavior, Xiang Xun comforted him softly and said: "Your Highness, there is no need to be depressed. In today's world, generals often use strength to show off their strength and show off their strength. Your Highness wants to be a wise general and outmaneuver others, which is better than many brave ones." husband!"
"To defeat the enemy at the moment of battle is a matter of rapid change. We should make decisions according to the situation, adapt to the situation, and never change anything. We all follow the plan. We are not familiar with Geng Chongmei. We neither know his general nor his general. How can we determine its response?"
Xiang Xun's words naturally made sense, but as Liu Chengyou listened, he noticed something strange and suddenly asked: "You seem to have expected this situation a long time ago?"
Facing Liu Chengyou's gaze, Xiang Xun shook his head calmly: "How can I have such foresight in my humble position? I just discussed it with Inspector Guo. If Geng Chongmei had been more cautious, he would definitely not have rashly come north..."
"Guo Rong?" Liu Chengyou raised his eyebrows, and his mood seemed to have returned to normal: "Why didn't you remind me?"
"Um." Xiang Xun opened his mouth, thought about it briefly, and then replied with a smile: "If Geng Chongmei is a fool and leads the army north without any care, then the strategy devised by His Highness is a brilliant plan... ."
After glancing at Xiang Xun, Liu Chengyou waved his hand in a dazed manner: "I didn't expect that you, Xiang Xun, can talk like this."
At this time, he felt something. The battlefield is not for playing tricks. People's hearts are always the most unpredictable. If you talk about strategies based on wishful thinking, you will probably lose yourself in the end. In war, resourcefulness is of course important, but there are At that time, we still have to rely on hard power.
After saying that, he stood up and Liu Chengyou began to think seriously: "Since Geng Chongmei doesn't fall into the trap, we have to change our approach!"