Liu Ling ordered the stealth masters of the Overwatch Council to follow the Khitan scouts without getting close, just to watch when the Khitan scouts returned.
From Liu Ling's arrangements, Zhuo Qingzhan seemed to smell something.
"Your Majesty...are you going out of the city to attack the enemy?"
Liu Ling smiled appreciatively and said, "Yes, but if you know it, don't let it out. The Khitan people seem to have come in a hurry, and no one knows if there are any Khitan spies in Cangzhou City."
Zhuo Qingzhan said: "The Khitan people have unusual looks. It is not easy to sneak into the city."
Liu Lingcai was somewhat certain of Zhuo Qingzhan's judgment, but was annoyed by the scholar's pedantry: "It's true that the Khitan people have unusual looks, but there are no Han people among the Khitan people? Han Zhigu, the prime minister of the Nanmian Palace,
Isn’t General Han Yanshou a Han? I don’t know where your heart comes from. Sometimes you are so smart and sometimes you are so stupid!"
Zhuo Qingzhan's face turned red and he smiled sarcastically.
In fact, this is not because he is not careful enough, but because of his experience. Although he has read military books, he has never led a soldier in these years. As a civil servant who handles trivial affairs, he is still a little uncomfortable with military affairs. He
Just like a piece of rough jade, it only needs careful polishing, and it will surely shine with its inherent brilliance. As Liu Ling said of him, if a qualified general must know himself and his enemy, then
Zhuo Qingzhan is still stuck on the first two words. He knows himself but does not know the enemy. He can control his subordinates, and even knows the abilities of each mid-level general very clearly. He can employ people appropriately and command with restraint. But his
His gaze is still too shallow, and sometimes he is shallow and childish. But he has a very good quality that Liu Ling appreciates, that is, knowing is knowing, and not knowing is not knowing. He will ask, and will not be confused because of his confusion.
Shame on ignorance.
Occasionally, a flash of inspiration appears, and what Zhuo Qingzhan has to do now is how to make this kind of aura shine brightly for a long time.
"You have to know that as a general, even if you cannot know astronomy, you must at least know geography. Even if you cannot control the wind and rain, you must know yourself and the enemy. You have a good way of training troops. It can be said that you remember everything in the military manual and have not forgotten a word.
.I see that when you train troops on weekdays, the formations of those county soldiers are very organized. But what you also need to remember is that when fighting on the battlefield, it is ever-changing. The military book is dead but the battle situation is alive. Don't always stare at what you have in your hands.
In terms of strength, you must also look at the enemy. You know whether you have a good deck of cards or a bad deck of cards. It is better to know what cards the enemy has. Even if you can't win the card yourself, you can't play it out for the enemy.
The one you want."
Liu Ling and the others were talking as they returned to the big tent, right next to the sand table. Liu Ling threw Zhuo Qingzhan a few puppets and said, "Come on, let's make some gestures on the sand table."
Emperor Zhuo Qing did not show any pretense and began to arrange the situation according to the power in his hands. Sure enough, according to the power he had in his hands, the situation he arranged was very cautious and safe. Liu Ling smiled and said: "If you continue like this, at most
That is to say, it is the level of Hou Tinghou, and there is no improvement."
Liu Ling had few soldiers, while Zhuo Qing had many soldiers, but Liu Ling repeatedly used surprise troops to defeat him.
"That's it. You just deal with it according to the strength in your own hands and lack of determination."
Liu Ling threw the puppet in his hand on the sand table and said: "You know how to layout according to geography, which is pretty good compared to your experience in leading troops. But you have seen the terrain on your side, why don't you take a closer look at me?
The terrain here? My men and horses are close to a big river, and the river is rugged. I am arrayed near the river. Why don't you take advantage of this advantageous terrain? With the bends and depressions in the river, you only need to send half of your troops to divide my men and horses.
In this battle, you actually won 70% of the siege before the battle started. But you only saw a mountain peak on your side, and you wanted to ambush on it and forcefully separate the troops. How could you not be defeated by me?"
Zhuo Qingzhan took a closer look, and it was indeed what Liu Ling said. The river was winding, and Liu Ling's men and horses were walking along the river. He only needed to attack with cavalry and use the terrain of the river to easily block Liu Ling's men and horses.
In the depression of the river channel. In this way, there are three sides with river water, and he only needs to block one side. The total number of troops is not large, but the effect is amazing.
"But, isn't it to inspire the courage of the soldiers to win and survive by fighting against the odds, burning the boat, and putting the prince's men and horses in danger?"
"fart!"
Liu Ling cursed in a low voice: "Have you read too many stories? A last-ditch battle? Don't just look at the occasional successful battle in the military book. In most cases, if you are in such a dangerous place, there is an enemy in front and a surging river behind you.
, what was your first reaction? It was despair and fear. Under such circumstances, most soldiers will lose their fighting spirit, and defeat without a fight is almost a foregone conclusion. If you stand against the enemy and have successful examples, it is good."
"Of course, it depends on who leads the troops and how many they have."
Liu Ling said: "You know the last fight. If Han Xin had not sent people to rush into the Zhao army's rear camp and plant the Han army's red flags all over, do you think that by relying on the last fight, he could really win with the courage inspired by that little bit?"
After finishing speaking, Liu Ling patted the sand on his hands and said, "I really don't know why I'm wasting so much time talking to you. Although you have talent, you are already quite old. Even if you cultivate it, it will be too late.
The generals under my command are all stronger than you."
Before Zhuo Qingzhan could react, Liu Ling said with a smile: "Maybe I just hope you don't lose Cangzhou City tomorrow."
Zhuo Qingzhan was startled and asked, "Does the prince plan to lead the troops in person tomorrow?"
Liu Ling smiled and said, "Why not?"
"The prince's available troops are no more than ten thousand!"
Zhuo Qingzhan said anxiously.
Liu Ling waved his hand and said: "You, a scholar who is proficient in the art of war, can hold out for half a month with four thousand county soldiers. Now I have more than ten thousand soldiers and horses under my command. Why can't I go out to kill the Khitan people with their vigor?"
After stopping Zhuo Qingzhan from continuing, Liu Ling said: "Yang Ye's more than 40,000 troops will arrive in the day after tomorrow, and I have already asked Hua Ling to go and greet him. He acted like this just to show Yeluji.
. Why did Yeluji watch Hua Ling's more than 10,000 troops enter Cangzhou in a majestic manner? Because he guessed that these 15,000 troops were just the vanguard. He was guessing whether the main force of my Han Dynasty was following behind.
When I arrived, the news had already been released, and I came with a large group of troops behind me. Yeluji's Khitan wolf cavalry is good at field battles, not attacking fortresses. If he had guessed that my army had arrived not far from Cangzhou,
Will he pass up this opportunity?"
Liu Ling said firmly: "If the Khitan scouts go back and tell him that they saw the banner with Liu characters that I asked Yang Ye to hang, and that there are only 40,000 to 50,000 troops, you think Yeluji will just watch me swagger into the city.
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"He let go of Hualing's more than 10,000 troops, but he was just showing off."
"If he attacks Hua Ling's men with all his strength, he will startle the army behind him. Instead of giving up the horns, what he wants is a whole sheep. The horns are inedible, and the fragrant roasted whole lamb is a feast."
"It's just that what he welcomed was not a sheep, but a wolf that was more ruthless than the Khitans!"
Liu Ling ordered: "Early tomorrow morning or noon at the latest, Yeluji will definitely send an army to intercept and kill Yang Ye's men on the way. This is an opportunity. If you miss it, you will regret it. It would be interesting if...Yeluji went to fight in person, but
In terms of his courage, he will never leave the camp. First, he does not dare to take risks, because he wants to seek great wealth. Second, he does not dare to leave the camp, because he is afraid that something will happen in the camp."
"The Khitans attacked the city the day before yesterday. Don't you understand why yet?"
Zhuo Qingzhan really didn't think about the reason why the Khitan attacked the city the day before. He just felt that it was a bit unreasonable for the Khitan army to slowly retreat when they already had an advantage.
Seeing the puzzled look on Zhuo Qingzhan's face, Liu Ling said: "Yeluji hasn't fully controlled the 300,000-strong army yet. He won't come out casually. Even if...the bait is me, he won't dare to commit any crime."
risk."
Liu Ling said: "I will leave five thousand soldiers for you. Tomorrow morning, the Khitans will attack Cangzhou City fiercely to conceal the movements of their army. In any case, if they can defeat me in one battle, Yeluji's purpose of fishing will be achieved.
By the way, if we capture Cangzhou, our merits will be considered complete."
"Your Majesty plans to go into battle with only 10,000 troops?"
Liu Ling smiled and said, "That's enough."
After arranging the city defense, Liu Ling walked out of the tent and walked towards the Han army's garrison that had just entered the city. Zhao Da followed closely behind him, with a somewhat puzzled expression on his face, and a hint of... resentment?
"The prince seems to value Zhuo Qingzhan very much?"
Zhao Da couldn't help but ask.
Liu Ling squinted his eyes and looked at Zhao Da, and then said calmly: "It's not that I value him, but that I don't have many people to use now. The capable people are all outside, and there is only Zhao who has almost lost his hand.
Ba, even if I don't believe in Zhuo Qingzhan, I can only hand over the task of defending the city to him. If, contrary to my expectations, Yeluji dares to lead the troops in person, this battle may end early. If...
If I still have a few capable generals by my side, why bother fighting Zhuo Qing with such nonsense?"
Zhao Da felt a shiver in his heart, and finally understood that the reason why the prince taught Zhuo Qingzhan so carefully was not because of his extraordinary qualities. There was no personal preference involved in this arrangement, it was just for the sake of being effective in the battle situation.
Zhao Da felt a little cold in his heart. He suddenly realized that in the heart of the prince, maybe no one believed it. In fact, Zhuo Qingzhan was just an abandoned son in many times. The prince did not really care about the status of one or two people.
die.
Thinking of this, Zhao Da felt a little sad.
"I promised to give you a cousin, but I was always busy but forgot about it, and I couldn't think of any good words. Now that I remembered it today, I will give you a cousin."
Zhao Da didn't know why the prince suddenly mentioned this, but he couldn't help but feel warm in his heart.
"Zhao Da, please name Anzhi."
Liu Ling smiled and said calmly and confidently: "Now that it's here, let's make peace with it." (To be continued)
