This is not a test that can be passed casually, and Li Xingchen and the others know this well.
No matter how you look at it, this branch of the army feels a bit risky. Once it wins, it will be a great achievement, but if it loses, it may affect the careers of the three people present and even all the generals involved. After all, in such a situation
In a big battle, losing the battle is not a good thing, at least it will make people remember it deeply.
But having said that, in order to be able to do what Fan Yi should have done but did not do, Xiao Mohe had to send a partial division to conduct a feint attack. After all, Jiangling's city defense, the Xiliang army's familiarity with Jiangling, and the thorny problem of Lu Teng, a veteran of the Northern Dynasties,
, all make feints indispensable, otherwise even if Xiao Mohe finally takes Jiangling, it will inevitably be a miserable victory.
Under Xiao Mohe, Lu Guangda is new here, and it is inappropriate whether he is asked to serve as a vanguard and consume the enemy, or as a side force to carry out dangerous moves; and Ren Zhong is, after all, a veteran older than Xiao Mohe.
, plus Ren Zhong is a steady and courteous person, it is obviously better to let Ren Zhong attack Mianyang and guard against Yuchi Jiong.
And from another perspective, Ren Zhong only obeyed Xiao Mohe's orders, but Xiao Mohe didn't know to what extent Ren Zhong's obedience could go. After all, he and Ren Zhong were just colleagues before.
What's more, Xiao Mohe has reached this position at such a young age. It is definitely impossible to say that Ren Zhong, who is much older than him, does not have any ideas in his heart. Therefore, Xiao Mohe does not dare to entrust such an important task to him.
Apart from these two people, although there are many other miscellaneous generals under Xiao Mohe's command, Pei Zilie is the most familiar among so many people, so Pei Zilie is considered the best candidate. At the same time, Pei Zilie is more than stable and not flexible enough.
, so it makes sense to let Li Xingchen and Xiao Shilian, two people who always have a lot of clever ideas on the battlefield, cooperate.
"Boqing, Shizhong, have you thought about how to fight this battle?" Pei Zilie's voice was quite solemn. Compared to Xiao Shilian and Li Xingchen, as the commander-in-chief, he was obviously under greater pressure.
"How to fight?" Xiao Shilian said helplessly, "I think the most important thing is to think about how to avoid being beaten and hold on until dad arrives with the army."
Pei Zilie frowned. Xiao Shilian usually had a carefree temperament, but this time even he felt a little helpless. Is this battle really that troublesome?
Li Xingchen said slowly at this time: "Although we are outnumbered and outnumbered, if we really just show off and bluff on the south bank, I'm afraid it won't have much effect. After all, it's difficult to hide the movements of the army, even if it's
We can really use two to three thousand people to disguise ourselves as a march of 70,000 to 80,000 people, and the whereabouts of another large army can also be easily detected."
Pei Zilie and Xiao Shilian both nodded slightly at this. Their sentinels were able to figure out the situation on the north bank clearly. The scouts from the Northern Zhou Dynasty and Xiliang obviously also had this ability. Even if it was a bluff, it could last for a while, but it would take a few days to last.
Not that easy.
"In this case, we have to cross the river." Pei Zilie said after careful consideration, "No matter how big the noise is on the south bank of the river, Lu Teng probably won't be fooled."
"It's not just about crossing the river," Li Xinchen raised the corner of his mouth, "We also need to seriously serve as a partial army and compete with the Jiangling garrison in an upright manner."
"Ah?" Pei Zilie and Xiao Shilian were both startled. Crossing the river in the other direction with two to three thousand people ahead of the main force was already a risky business. According to what Li Xingchen said, they would even have to compete head-on with the Western Liang garrison.
, this is not a fight, but a self-destruction.
Although there are not many armies in the Western Liang and Northern Zhou Dynasties, no one is easy to provoke, whether it is Lu Teng, Xiao Kui or the other generals of the Western Liang, such as Ma Wu who guards Mianyang. Even Li Xingchen is a newborn calf.
It can't be the case either.
"Don't forget who our partial army is replacing," Li Xingchen said with a smile, "Since we have already helped him do what he needs to do, we might as well lend him another identity."
Pei Zilie suddenly understood: "Shizhong, what do you mean?"
"If the army under the command of Jingzhou Governor comes to attack, even if there are only two or three thousand people, I am afraid that the people in Xiliang will not dare to underestimate them." Li Xingchen said with a sneer, "We will simply use the banner of Jingzhou Governor to attack someone."
I don’t believe Lu Teng dares to ignore it!”
"This..." A smile suddenly appeared on Xiao Shilian's face, and he punched Li Xingchen on the shoulder, "Shizhong, I really have you!"
Pei Zilie also breathed a sigh of relief. As Li Xingchen said, perhaps a small partial army with unknown origins would not attract Lu Teng's attention - after all, Xiao Mohe led the main force of Nanchen in front of him, and two or three thousand
There are indeed not enough people to watch, and it is possible that even the outer camps of Jiangling City cannot be taken down.
But if he learned that it was Fan Yi's army, I'm afraid Lu Teng would have to think differently.
The two or three thousand men were killed, and most likely they were just the advance guard. Who knows how many men and horses were following Fan Yi? You must know that Fan Yi had a total of 20,000 to 30,000 men and horses around Yidu. These two to 30,000 men were enough to threaten him.
Jiangling City, especially when the fight between Lu Teng and Xiao Maha was in full swing.
In order to find out what Fan Yi was up to, Lu Teng had to pay more attention to this group of troops, and even sent enough troops to block it. Otherwise, once this group of troops was allowed to easily enter the hinterland of Jiangling, he would have to fight with them again.
If Fan Yi comes to cooperate inside and outside, then the whole Jiangling will be in danger.
"I never thought that Fan Yi would actually come in handy." Pei Zilie sneered, "That's what we'll do!"
At this moment, footsteps hurriedly sounded. It turned out that Chen Zhishen was coming with several other generals. Apparently they had heard the news, so they had a somewhat worried look on their faces. As a partial division soldier making a dangerous move, even if
Chen Zhishen, a man who is so carefree and fearless, is a little worried.
"Meet some generals."
Li Xingchen smiled and said: "Everyone is here just in time. I have already discussed with General Pei and Xiao Shenjun. There are some things that need to be prepared. You need to go and take care of them first."
"Have we discussed...?" Chen Zhishen was startled. Looking at Li Xinchen and others' confident looks, he suddenly felt that he had heard false news, or that he really thought that the enemy was too powerful?
Pei Zilie also nodded solemnly: "Yes, we will set off in the afternoon, ahead of the army. Be sure to remember to bring as many bows, crossbows and arrows as you can ask for. If the baggage side does not agree, just return it to us and we will go there in person.
General Zuowei asks for instructions."
"But the things that brothers can bring are limited after all..." Chen Zhishen said suddenly, "If you bring more arrows, I'm afraid there will be food and other things..."