Sun Dayong didn't speak, he just stood there quietly and watched the surroundings vigilantly.
Lin Jue turned around and smiled: "Brother Sun, seeing that you seem to be worried, do you think it is difficult for us to break through the predicament at hand? Are you worried about this?"
Sun Dayong hurriedly handed over his hands and said: "Dayong never doubted that the commander-in-chief can lead us out of the predicament. This is something my brothers and I firmly believe. This is not flattery, this is the truth. However, the current situation is indeed a bit difficult. We can't fight.
Fight, the food and supplies are being consumed very quickly while trapped in the mountains, and we are about to run out of them. It’s really worrying.”
Lin Jue nodded and said, "How many more days can the food and grass supplies last?"
Sun Dayong said: "Seven days at most. Food and supplies are enough. Now there is a serious water shortage in the mountains. Several newly dug wells will dry up in three or four days. The water seeping out every day is not enough at all, so we have to scoop out the muddy water."
Only after the sediment has settled out can we barely drink it. It will soon run out. Just now, Mr. Yang Xiu came to tell me that he tried his best to find water on this hill, but there was really nothing he could do.
I don’t know what to do.”
Lin Jue frowned and said, "Why didn't he come and report to me in person?"
Sun Dayong said: "He felt extremely ashamed and refused to tell the commander-in-chief these troublesome things. He said that the commander-in-chief asked him to be responsible for the logistics of the army, but he failed to make the commander-in-chief worry-free. He blamed himself very much.
At the moment, he is personally leading people to dig a few more wells by the dry pond in the north. He hopes that water will come out. But I'm afraid the chance is slim. From yesterday to today, he has dug two or three wells in several places in the north and south of the hill, but none of them.
Izuku, Master Yang Xiu is going to despair."
Lin Jue nodded slightly and said: "It's his fault. We can't go to the Bian River to get water. The army consumes a lot of water. It's really difficult for him. It's not his fault. Our strategy is to stick to this. The lack of water is expected.
Difficulties."
Sun Dayong said: "But if there is no water, the troops and horses will not be able to survive for two or three days. That is no joke."
Lin Jue looked up at the sky and said in a deep voice: "Today is March 11th, right?"
Sun Dayong didn't know what he meant, but he remembered the date and nodded: "Yes."
Lin Jue nodded and said: "You go to Yang Xiu later and tell him not to worry about the water problem, it will be solved. Hmm... Just tell him 'It rains heavily during the Qingming Festival'. Then he will understand everything."
.”
Sun Dayong recited "Rains fall heavily during the Qingming Festival" and said with a wry smile: "What kind of riddle are you doing, Commander? I'm confused. I also want to know why reciting a poem can solve the problem of drinking water. It's a spell."
What?"
Lin Jue laughed and said: "Spell? Brothers are joking. It's like this. March 13th tomorrow is the Qingming Festival. During the Qingming Festival, it rains a lot. This poem is not written in vain. It will rain in all likelihood during the Qingming Festival every year.
It rains. This is already common sense. I guess the rain during the Qingming Festival this year will be more abundant because it has not rained for a long time. Yang Xiu only needs to be prepared to collect rainwater and store it. The rain will come soon.
.Our army will soon be running out of water."
Sun Dayong suddenly realized. Although he was a little confused, how could Marshal Lin be sure that it would rain during the Qingming Festival? But after thinking about it, he seemed to remember that the Qingming Festival in the past was spent in the pouring spring rain and gloomy weather. This is somewhat surprising.
Bizarre. Sun Dayong had never considered the details of such a time. Thinking about it carefully, he admired Lin Jue even more. Marshal Lin was so proficient in time. Zhuge really was alive. Of course Sun Dayong didn't understand.
, the Qingming Festival is when the cold and warm air currents converge densely, which can easily cause rain to fall. Although it may not necessarily rain during the Qingming Festival, it is 90% likely based on common sense. Moreover, Lin Jue has been injured in the past few years.
The place has begun to ache, which is a sign of low air pressure. Whenever the weather changes and the air pressure becomes low, the wound will feel sore, which is also a sign. That's why Lin Jue concluded that the weather must change around the Qingming Festival. It's not a big deal.
Zhuge's reincarnation is a conclusion drawn from common sense and careful speculation.
"So that's the case, that's great. If it rains, you won't have to worry about water shortage. I'll tell Mr. Yang soon. I won't tell you the reason. I'll just read this poem to see if he can understand. Hahaha
." Sun Dayong laughed.
Lin Jue smiled and said: "He will definitely understand. He is a scholar and has studied the seasons and solar terms a lot."
Sun Dayong nodded in agreement and suddenly asked: "Commander, I have some questions in my mind. I don't know whether I should ask."
Lin Jue said with a smile: "Just asking. Seeing how hard you are holding it in, Liang Qizhi just wanted to ask questions, and you should be the same. I think what you want to ask is nothing more than about me asking Bing'er to break out and deliver the message.
Let’s do it.”
Sun Dayong nodded repeatedly and said: "Exactly, exactly. The commander asked Mrs. Bai Bing to send a letter to contact Master Ma and Luoyan Valley. This is understandable for his humble position. After all, we are trapped here and we have to find a way to obtain foreign aid.
I guess you want Master Ma to find the remnants of the Northwest Army led by Sun Wanchun and try to get them to be loyal to the new imperial court. If you can succeed, we will have an additional 60,000 to 70,000 soldiers and horses. In addition to the 30,000 soldiers and horses in Luoyan Valley,
, can gather nearly 100,000 troops to rescue the siege. Yes or no?"
Lin Jue nodded slightly and said: "Brother Sun is still very smart. I did ask Ma Bin to contact the remnants of the Northwest Army in person. I believe Sun Wanchun will be loyal to the new emperor. However, I don't want them to save us. Even if Sun Wanchun
If we are willing to submit to the new dynasty, they will never arrive here in time to rescue us."
Sun Dayong frowned and muttered: "Yes, it will take at least ten days and a half to come back and forth. By the time they come, we will have already run out of ammunition and food. If we can't hold on until they arrive for rescue, there will be nothing."
It is meaningless, and we will be in danger. But, Commander, we
What strategy should we use to break through? Commander, it’s not that I don’t have confidence in you, I just want to have a bottom line in my heart. Otherwise, I will always feel uneasy in my heart.”
Lin Jue smiled and said: "That's all, go and ask Liang Qima, Qingshan, Shen Tan and others to come to my tent, and I will talk to you properly."
Sun Dayong hurriedly bowed to agree, and when he turned to leave, he suddenly turned back and whispered softly: "Commander, do you really want to ask Deputy Commander Shen to come too?"
Lin Jue looked at Sun Dayong and said: "Brother Dayong, Deputy Commander Shen is our brother. Don't forget this. Between brothers, there is no need to care too much about many things."
Sun Dayong bowed, nodded and said: "I understand, I understand."
…
Under the lights of the big tent, Lin Jue told everyone about the letter he had written in the evening and asked the carrier pigeon to be sent out. Lin Jue did this without telling anyone. He also released the carrier pigeon from the top of the Range Rover Tower with his own hands, so everyone
The generals did not know about it at all. When they heard about this, the generals were surprised. Because the generals of the Luoyan Army already knew some of the Jurchen army's methods, and they would use Haidongqing's method of intercepting intelligence. Lin Jue had already told them,
Did Shuai forget the risk by doing this? Everyone was suddenly filled with doubts.
"Commander, I'm afraid I can't send this letter. Wanyan Agu has raised more than a dozen sea turtles hovering in the sky every day. Yesterday we were talking about it together. No wonder the commander sent Mrs. Bai Bing to take the risk herself.
I broke out because I was worried that the letter would be hijacked by the other party. How come the marshal actually wrote the letter and asked the carrier pigeon to send it out? Wasn't it clear that it would be intercepted by them? How could this be done? Wanyan Aguda should have already
I completely understand what the commander is thinking." Liang Qi couldn't help but said loudly.
"Brother Liang, you are very honest. The commander must have done it on purpose. Can't you tell? Then the content of the letter should be fake news to deceive them. Wanyan Agu was fooled. Otherwise, the commander-in-chief
Why should Miss Bai risk going out to make contact? Miss Bai is the one who really sends messages and orders." Lu Yi had a rare opportunity to laugh at Liang Qi, so he immediately joked.
Liang Qiyi slapped his forehead and said: "Oh, yes, how could the commander be so negligent? That letter must be false news to deceive them. Hehe, it turns out that the commander deliberately let them intercept this letter, just to deceive them.
.I, Liang Qi, thought too simply. I'm sorry, I'm sorry. But I wonder what the commander wrote in the letter? What did he deceive them about? My brothers will be happy if I tell you."
When Liang Qi said this, everyone laughed and said: "Yes, yes. What did the commander write to deceive them? Did he design some trap for them to fall into? We will also wait.
Want to know."
Lin Jue smiled and said: "Brothers, you really want to know, don't you? I have a draft of the letter here. You can take a look and you will know."
Lin Jue handed several drafts of the letter to Ma Qingshan. Ma Qingshan took it and stood up and read it loudly. After only reading a short paragraph, the generals who were waiting to hear the jokes and deceit were shocked.
Their mouths opened wide, and their expressions became embarrassed. When Ma Qingshan finished reading the letter, everyone was stunned.
"Brother Lin, you... told them everything. Except for a few lies, the weak points that we are most afraid of regarding my importance to Luoyan Valley are all written in the letter. This...
...Isn’t this exposing our biggest weakness? Although you concealed the number of soldiers and horses left in the mountains, saying that there were only 10,000 people. But even if you concealed the strength of the remaining 20,000 people, if they decided to attack, it would be difficult
Resist. Did you make a mistake by not thinking clearly, or do you have another purpose?" Shen Tan frowned and shook his head.
Lin Jue didn't answer, just looked at everyone and laughed without saying a word.
Liang Qi frowned and said: "The commander-in-chief must not have made a mistake, it must have been intentional. But this does expose our weakness."
Ma Qingshan thought for a moment and said in a deep voice: "The commander-in-chief should have written this letter knowing that they would intercept it, but after the other party learns of our weakness, they will send troops to attack Luoyan Valley... Yes... Yes...
...But once they mobilize their troops and leave, we can take the opportunity to break out. This is a plan to divert the tiger away from the mountain."
After everyone heard Ma Qingshan's words, they suddenly woke up. Liang Qi jumped up and said: "So it turns out that it is to lure them to send troops to leave. They have already left tens of thousands a few days ago. If they want to attack me in Luoyan Valley, wouldn't they want to do it again?"
Move away at least tens of thousands of soldiers and horses. Then we can have a fight with them. What a wonderful plan, what a wonderful plan. What a good plan to divert the tiger away from the mountain."
Everyone cheered in unison, but heard Shen Tan frown and say: "Well, well, if we can fall into the trap, it will reduce the number of besieging enemy troops, which will help our army make a last-ditch breakout. However, the opponent may not fall into the trap."
Didn't Brother Lin say that the Jurchens raised Hai Dongqing and intercepted the information from Wanyan Agu? In that case, how could Wanyan Agu be fooled? It is clear that the other party has a conspiracy.
He should also want to understand this."
Shen Tan's words instantly silenced the big tent. Everyone thought about it carefully, isn't it so? In the eyes of Wanyan Aguda, the other party knew that he had the ability to intercept intelligence, but he still used carrier pigeons to deliver letters. This It was obvious that it was a fraud. In this case, how could Wanyan Aguda be fooled? In other words, Marshal Lin's plan was actually in vain, and the other party would not be fooled at all.
Seeing that everyone was silent and looking regretful, Lin Jue laughed and said: "Brother Shen, brothers, you take things too superficially. You don't understand Wanyan Agu at all. In other words, you I don’t understand the thoughts of people like Wanyan Aguda. Wanyan Aguda is a careerist. He is ambitious and intends to occupy the entire world and become a vast territory including the Liao Kingdom and the Great Zhou Dynasty.
The earth is the master of billions of creatures. In addition to being arrogant, this kind of person is also suspicious and thoughtful. If you judge him as an ordinary person, you would be totally wrong. I have been in contact with him for a while, although I don’t know much about him, but I firmly believe that he is the kind of person who is arrogant and suspicious. For this kind of person, the most normal thing will become extraordinary in his eyes. He will think more about it. Think more carefully, because he wants to confirm the final truth of everything, and will not simply agree with the results presented on the surface."
Most of the generals scratched their heads and didn't understand what Lin Jue was talking about. Ma Qingshan, Shen Tan and a few others were thoughtful and seemed to be inspired.
Lin Jue continued: "The character of this kind of people is a double-edged sword. On the one hand, it allows them to think more deeply than ordinary people, and they can understand the truth of many things and not be confused by superficial phenomena. However, sometimes, , this kind of paranoia and overthinking has led them into a dead end. You may not understand what I say, so let me tell you a story."
Lin Jue stood up slowly, walked around with his hands behind his hands, and said softly: "You must have heard about Cao Cao during the Three Kingdoms period at the end of Han Dynasty. This Prime Minister Cao was a man of great talent and strategy, but he was suspicious and thoughtful in character. In the Battle of Chibi, he was defeated by the allied forces of Sun and Liu, and had no choice but to flee in a hurry. When he reached a certain place, there was a main road and a small road to choose from. At that time, the main road was wide and flat, and there was nothing unusual about it, but there was something strange in the distance on the small road. There was smoke everywhere, and it seemed like there was an ambush. What choice would a normal person make in this situation? Of course, he fled from the road. However, Cao Cao was a suspicious person, and he thought this must be a trick by the other party. . There was smoke all over the trail. They must have wanted him to choose the avenue, and there must be an ambush on the avenue. So he chose the trail to escape. Zhuge Liang, the military advisor of the Shu Kingdom, had long understood his suspicious and arrogant character, and knew that he must He would choose a small road to escape, so he set up an ambush on the small road. If the leading general had not let Cao Cao go due to Cao Cao's past kindness, Cao Cao would have died there that day. This is the story of Huarong Road."
The generals didn't understand what Lin Jue meant until now. Lin Jue took Cao Cao's crossing of Huarong Road as an example. In fact, he was using the incident in front of him as an analogy. Marshal Lin's letter seemed to be full of flaws, and it seemed that the other party had no idea at all. He won't believe it, he won't fall into the trap. But if Wanyan Aguda is a suspicious person like Cao Cao, a person who thinks he is smart and is therefore arrogant, suspicious and thoughtful, then he will choose the same path as Cao Cao. Choose to believe the content in Lin Jue's letter. This is called taking advantage of the situation and making it true.
"Although it is inappropriate to compare Cao Cao and Wanyan Aguda, the two people are indeed similar in character. The reason why Wanyan Aguda stands out is because he is more intelligent than other Jurchens.
, he is better at thinking. He is also more scheming and knowledgeable, and knows how to think about the truth behind things. As I said, this is a double-edged sword. In this matter, I will take advantage of his character.
Give him a reversal plan. He will definitely be fooled, and once his character is identified, no one can convince him, because he thinks that he has crushed me in wisdom and completely defeated me, Lin. This
This is the best opportunity to prove that he is smarter than me, and it can make him Yixue's resentment, because he was very hurt by us. I am afraid that his subordinates have already doubted his ability. This is where he can vent his anger and prove it to himself.
opportunity. Once he has determined it, he will not change his mind." Lin Jue walked slowly and said firmly.
The generals don't know what to say. In fact, they are still not sure whether the Wanyan Agu Conference will fall into this flawless plan as Lin Jue said. But they have already glimpsed a intrigue and battle of wits.
The process of fighting bravely. The planning of a strategy is not a simple process. It requires an understanding of human nature, a grasp of the enemy's psychology and character, and a strategy must be designed according to his character to let the opponent fall into the trap. On the contrary,
I thought I had escaped the trap. The subtlety and mystery in this are beyond description in words. The taste of it can only be tasted by oneself.
Everyone looked at Lin Jue with strange eyes. Some of them thought: In fact, Mr. Lin should be the same kind of person as Wanyan Aguda and the others. Only similar people can have similar thoughts and can gain insight.
Weaknesses in the opponent's character. In other words, Marshal Lin is more intelligent than Wanyan Agu. He can calmly understand the weaknesses in the character and exploit them through reflection. But Wanyan Agu is afraid that he cannot do this.
a little.
"The commander-in-chief is very thoughtful, Qingshan is convinced. I believe that Wanyan Aguda will definitely fall into the trap. Although I don't know what kind of person Wanyan Aguda is, I believe in the commander-in-chief's wisdom, and I firmly believe in this plan.
It will happen." Ma Qingshan said loudly.
Liang Qi and others also shouted: "We are the same. We believe in the commander's wisdom and strategy, and Wanyan Agu will definitely fall into the trap."
Lin Jue smiled and nodded, thinking, if it doesn't succeed, why would I go through so much trouble? For a person like Wanyan Aguda, who likes to be competitive and arrogant, this strategy is tailor-made for him.
If this fails, then I will have to doubt my own IQ and suspect that I am over the top.
"But, Marshal Lin, brothers, I have to pour cold water on you. Even if this plan is successful, Wanyan Aguda will believe the words in the letter. What good will it do to us? He may mobilize troops to attack
Funiu Mountain, but how much help will that help us break through? Even if they mobilize 580,000 soldiers and horses to leave, the enemy forces besieging us will still be twice ours, and we may not be able to break through successfully. Moreover, this will make the ambush more difficult.
Niushan and Luoyan Valley are in danger. If we fail to break through and Funiu Mountain is captured again, wouldn't it be self-defeating and ruin the whole situation? Commander, haven't you considered this?"
