Shi Le called on Diao Ying, Kui'an, Kong Chang and others to accompany him. Of course, Zhang Bin also came under his command at this time, but he was just a freeloader among the hangers-on and could not join the core group at all.
Liu Tai looked at Shi Le and saluted, "General, please tell me about the current situation!"
Seeing Liu Tai's words, Shi Le did not hide anything. After all, he could be said to be in a precarious situation now. If he was still secretive and made Liu Tai feel that he was not sincere, then he would be really in danger.
Shi Le was honest and fair, "Cities such as Handan Changshan in the north are all occupied by the Xianbei army under Wang Jun's command, but these Xianbei armies will not occupy them for long. When the people and horses are exhausted and the food is exhausted, they will retreat.
What's more serious is that with the defeat of Feilong Mountain, not only the soldiers were damaged, but their morale was also shaken.
With the arrival of the general, the morale in the city has recovered a lot. This is the result of the general!
However, the Jin court wanted to beat me up for being such a lost dog. Not only did Wang Bin stationed himself in Xindu in the north, but Wang Kan conscripted troops in the south.
If the general doesn’t come, I’m afraid we’ll have to sit back and die!”
"General Shi Le's words are serious!" Liu Tai narrowed his eyes slightly when he heard Shi Le's words.
To be honest, when the army loses, it is actually the most dangerous to be pursued again, and it can easily cause a major rout.
However, Shi Le was able to rely on Wei Jun to defend Liyang County and did not let the crisis spread to the hinterland of Wei Jun, especially Yecheng, where it was governed. This gave Shi Le the opportunity to turn defeat into victory.
Normally speaking, if Shi Le manages well at this time, he can accumulate a second wave of troops, and maybe he can turn defeat into victory.
Obviously, the Jin court is also very aware of the situation that Shi Le is facing now. If Wang Bin is in the north and Wang Kan is in the south, they want to destroy Shi Le in one go. At least strategically speaking, such an operation is no problem.
of.
Liu Tai said, "General, how many troops are there in Wei County?"
When Shi Le heard Liu Tai's words, he didn't reply. He looked at Kong Chang, who came out and said:
"We still have about 8,000 troops, but Liu Hong, the prefect of Wei County, has 5,000 county soldiers, and the beggar army named Tian Zhen also has about 3,000 soldiers."
"Add in my 3,000 people, then there are about 20,000 defenders here!" Liu Tai said thoughtfully.
"It's not enough!" Shi Le said, "Wang Bin is stationed in Xinyang, and there are 50,000 troops under the banner.
As for Wang Kan, although he had not yet crossed the river, the scouts reported that there were 200,000 troops, but even if they were cut in half, there were probably 100,000 troops.
We are only 20,000 people. If we want to fight against them, we are afraid that we will not be able to hold the last land, and..."
Although Shi Le didn't tell everything, Liu Tai understood it somewhat.
Because the defeat at Feilong Mountain last time had shaken Shi Le's prestige, neither Tian Tian nor Liu Hong might be willing to obey the command.
Even at some point, we may have to guard against their sudden rebellion, which is a destabilizing factor to some extent.
Liu Tai thought for a while and said, "I don't believe in the so-called 200,000 troops, let alone whether the Jin Dynasty has that many troops. Even if there are so many, given the unfair factors of the Jin Dynasty's victory over the country, I'm afraid that
I dare not leave it to the command of an outsider."
To be honest, there was a very bad habit when fighting in ancient times, that is, they liked to brag about the number of troops they led, which could easily be as high as 100,000 or 200,000.
But the problem is that when a general can really control an army of more than 100,000 or 200,000, especially in such troubled times, he can basically say to his original emperor: "Your Majesty, you have rebelled!" p>
Therefore, Liu Tai can be sure that these two hundred thousand people must have been blown up.
But there would be a lot of pressure on the ancient soldiers. Not to mention, you can see from looking at Shi Le that they are quite worried.
Liu Tai looked at the map in front of him, tapping his fingers irregularly as if he was deep in thought.
Liu Tai suddenly raised his head and said to Shi Le, "General Shi Le, I have some superficial suggestions here. I don't know if I can speak freely."
Shi Le said: "General Huben, when has this happened? Why do you still care? Do I, Shi Le, care about my life?
As long as the general's plan is right and he can gain a chance of survival for the brothers, he will not hesitate to let someone be used as bait!"
When everyone heard Shi Le's words, they couldn't help but feel a little moved. They really followed the wrong lord!
Liu Tai nodded and said, "Everyone has his own thoughts on fighting. In my opinion, facing the situation at hand, we must do at least two things, one is to integrate the strength of our own men, and the other is to weaken the enemy's
Strength."
"General Huben, please speak carefully!" Shi Le couldn't help but narrowed his eyes when he heard Liu Tai's words.
"It's very simple." Liu Tai said, "Both Tian Tian and Liu Hong must be used by us internally.
To fight against the outside world, we must first settle the inside. We are not gods, and we can fight for life and death with the outside world while at the same time scheming with each other internally.
Therefore, within the Han army, troops who do not obey the orders of the Han are not allowed to appear, and then..."
Liu Tai pointed his finger at Xinyang as he spoke, and then said: "This nail left by the Jin court must be pulled out!
In this way, we can gather all the strength in our hands to fight Wang Kan. If we win, the sky will be opened up, if we lose, everything will stop, that's all."
After hearing Liu Tai's words, Shi Le suddenly became enlightened when he looked at the situation in front of him. Looking at Liu Tai again, he couldn't help but feel a little amazed.
Diao Ying looked at Liu Tai. With Liu Tai's military exploits one after another, Liu Tai's reputation among the Huns and Han Kingdoms became more and more famous.
The Xiongnu and Han Kingdom can accommodate Han and foreign races, but they are even more indifferent to their age.
To be more precise, in the face of life and death on the battlefield, no one cares whether you are a child, but only cares about your ability.
"General Huben means that we should take the initiative to attack Wang Bin of Xindu?!" Diao Ying's expression couldn't help but change.
"Are there any other options?!" Liu Tai looked at everyone and said seriously.
Shi Le took a deep breath when he heard this. To be honest, he has been trapped in Yecheng these days due to frustration. It would not be Shi Le's character at all to just sit back and wait for death.
For Shi Le, as long as he can see a chance of survival, he will do his best to expand this chance to a hundred percent.
The arrival of Liu Tai calmed the hearts of the people in Yecheng, showing that the Xiongnu and Han Dynasty had not given up on themselves. More importantly, Liu Tai's arrival at least brought a stable strategic plan. As long as the distribution of this plan is completed, it will be able to
Seeking life from death.
Of course, Diao Ying or Zhang Bin had thought of this plan, but in fact Diao Ying didn't dare to mention it until he was in dire straits. Zhang Bin could only make a living under Shi Le, and he didn't even have the chance to attend Liu Tai's banquet today.
table.
Under such circumstances, only Liu Tai is suitable to be the person to give opinions.
Of course, the more important reason for Liu Tai's opinion is that in Liu Tai's opinion, the candidates are all suitable, so Liu Tai said to Shi Le:
"Next, please ask General Shi Le to prepare food for the march. Tomorrow our army will set off for Xindu!"
"The general is going to leave in person, why not rest for a few days first!" Shi Le was a little unbelievable when he heard Liu Tai's words.
Don't you need to be so enthusiastic? I don't seem to know you very well. Even if you are here to rescue me, why would you do so!
"The general welcomed Tai with such great fanfare today, I am afraid that the Xinyang army will be aware of it soon.
Xinyang will definitely be on guard by then, so tomorrow our army will march to the north to attack Xinyang." Liu Tai said,
"As for the matter of integrating the soldiers, the general has been stationed here in Yecheng for a long time, so it is more appropriate to leave this matter to the general."
"This, this, this..." Shi Le didn't expect that Liu Tai would be so easy to talk to.
He decisively took over the most grueling job, but gave himself a fairly easy job. Schler said with some concern:
"General Huben's move to seize Yecheng that day is still vivid in my mind. I would like to wish the general a smooth and prosperous military career.
As for the soldiers in Yecheng, I will definitely integrate them all.
However, the general only has 3,000 soldiers. Is it really enough? How about I send a few thousand more soldiers to the general!"
When Liu Tai heard Shi Le's words, he shook his head and said: "The importance of this trip is that it is unexpected. The other soldiers may not be able to keep up with the marching speed of our army.
So the general only needs to send a few guides to me. It’s just a matter of using a few more horses.
And no one knows when Wang Kan will take the initiative to attack Wei County, so this place is still a top priority.
What's more important is that if the number of soldiers in the general's hands is not large, he may not be able to integrate the local soldiers!"
When Shi Le heard this, he showed a bit of joy on his face. Liu Tai was really thoughtful in his work.
However, at this time Liu Tai said, "General Shi Le, when I took Yecheng, I was already old with Tian Zhen. Why don't I try my best to persuade some Tian Zhen before I leave Yecheng?"
Try your best to do whatever you can!"
Hearing this, Shi Le's heart moved slightly, but he nodded calmly and said, "This will trouble the general."
Soon after catching up with the wind and washing the dust today, Liu Tai and Shi Le completed the ventilation that night and had a general goal.
Liu Tai didn't delay at all, so he immediately left and returned to his military camp to have a peaceful sleep. After all, he needed food before he could leave.
Liu Tai's departure does not mean that Shi Le can sleep, except for ordering to prepare food overnight.
At this moment, his expression was somewhat serious, and he looked at his confidants and said, "Do you think there are any problems with Liu Tai's plan?"
"There shouldn't be any problem..." Several people looked at each other, but they really didn't feel that Liu Tai was trying to trick him and others.
After all, Liu Tai took on the most painful and tiring work in this matter, but left the reorganizing work for himself. No matter how you look at it, there is no problem!
Diao Ying looked at Shi Le and said, "General, can you tell me in detail so that we can refer to it in detail!"
When Shi Le heard Diao Ying's words, he said with some suspicion:
"I just feel that Liu Tai despises our army, but he does not despise us personally.
Even if he is admitted into the clan by His Majesty, he is not like other people. We foreigners seem to feel superior to others.
On the contrary, he seems to treat us no differently than anyone else!"
"In this way, it seems that General Liu Tai is not as domineering as other clan generals!" Wang Yang nodded.
After hearing Wang Yang's words, Shi Le thought for a while and felt that he was a little too suspicious.
After all, ever since I became an adult, my identity as a Jie clan has been almost the sole of my identity.
The Han people, the Han people look down on themselves, the Huns, the Huns look down on themselves, and in order to climb up, they can only smile and flatter everyone.
Even if he became a general of the Huns and Han Kingdom, Shi Le knew that he was still at the bottom of the contempt chain for generals in the same position.
So although Shi Le doesn't feel anything yet, he just wants to climb up step by step, higher and higher, and become the person with the highest status in the world. No one can laugh at his Jie clan identity.
But in Liu Tai's case, although Liu Tai's words are a bit strong, especially when formulating military plans, he himself said it, but that is because Liu Tai has always won the war, and with the blessing of confidence
I must be arrogant.
If it were the same for me, I would dare to challenge authority if I win ten battles, and I would dare to be arrogant if I win every battle.
For military strategists, no amount of respect for a general who has ever lost is too much.
This is also the reason why Gou Xi, at least in this era, makes people feel extremely scary just by looking at him, because he has never lost.
As long as he loses once and his golden body is broken, others will treat him as a normal person.
The same goes for Liu Tai. Although no one said much, Liu Tai's performance all along, at least before Liu Tai made any mistakes, had a halo effect.
Only when Liu Tai loses and fails once will everyone question Liu Tai's judgment.
But Liu Tai himself does not have the awareness of this halo effect. He only feels that this plan was proposed by himself, so he should take the initiative to take on the most difficult part of the plan. Otherwise, how can you let others convince you and follow you?
You go and execute the plan.
Having been in the army for a long time, to be honest, Liu Tai didn't think about so many twists and turns, especially now when he is still conquering the world.
At this moment, Liu Tai had no idea what kind of person Shi Le was in history, but considering that Shi Le was so generous in giving money and Wang Mi and the others were so willing to help Shi Le, Shi Le seemed to have been secretly trained by Wang Mi.
Manpower.
Therefore, Liu Tai is now in such a predicament with Shi Le, and Liu Tai is willing to help Shi Le as much as possible.
After all, if we don't cooperate closely, the Jin army will be attacked from both sides, and we will have to think about how to escape by climbing over the Taihang Mountains!
However, Liu Tai's sincere attitude confused Shi Le.
For a guy like himself, who was at the bottom of the food chain in the Huns and Han Dynasty, someone would actually treat him sincerely. This feeling was quite strange to Shi Le.
Shi Le felt something in his heart, but he was a little envious of Wang Mi. He always felt that this guy was better than him in everything. Even in terms of training the next generation, he seemed to be worse than Wang Mi!<