"You say this as if I am a loser." Li Siwen pondered for a moment and said slowly: "Tonight, at midnight, you lead a thousand soldiers quietly out of the city through the east gate..."
Wang Hu was shocked: "Attack the camp? This..., there are hundreds of thousands of people on the opposite side. At night, the camp sent out three miles, and a thousand people attacked the camp. I'm afraid there are not as many as their scouts!"
"Who told you to rush into the enemy camp? Isn't that to risk death? I just checked and there are forty or fifty dry explosive bags. You lead people to provoke you, and then on the way, if they chase you
, just find a place halfway, light up all the explosives, hehe! There will be a bang, no one can sleep..."
Wang Hu was not stupid after all. He immediately understood what Li Siwen meant and said, "It turns out this is a strategy to tire out the enemy!"
Li Siwen shook his head: "It's not just that simple! It's a strategy for tiring the enemy and also a strategy for doubting the enemy."
"What is a 'suspected enemy'?"
"We haven't used gunpowder this day, and suddenly there is a wave of gunpowder at night. If you are the enemy's general, do you think I still have gunpowder?"
"This..." Wang Hu was unsure and said, "I think there is more, but not much."
"That's right! In this way, they won't be sure how much we have!" Li Siwen slapped his thigh and said: "Although the opponent is huge, it is just a mess. As long as they are afraid, they will pass the buck to each other and let others attack first.
, Reduce your own casualties!”
"My purpose is to make them fight among themselves. Even if they can't fight among themselves, it will make them more suspicious..." Li Siwen laughed loudly: "I am so bad!"
Wang Hu nodded happily and said: "You finally learned a little bit from Mr. Hou, it seems that Mr. Hou can do this!"
"Thank you for the compliment! The ion time is not far away. You should quickly mobilize your troops and prepare to leave the city."
"good."
…
This day is destined to be uneventful.
It's not peaceful during the day, and it's not peaceful at night either.
At midnight, the night becomes darker and darker, and I can't even see my fingers.
Wang Hu assembled a cavalry team of a thousand people, with horses bound to their hooves and people wearing titles, and the east gate quietly opened.
Fortunately, the enemy general seemed to know a little bit about the art of war. He actually knew the siege method of "encircling three towers and one tower". Thirty thousand troops surrounded the city from the north, south, and west, but let go of the east side and only sent some troops.
Changsan sergeants and scouts were closely monitoring the east side.
The so-called "encirclement of three walls and one wall" means to surround three sides of the city, leaving only one side open, allowing the enemy to retreat and escape from the city. There are two benefits to doing this. If the enemy general has the intention of total annihilation, then that side will be "que"
"Wherever the enemy is located, heavy troops must be ambushed. After the defenders retreat and escape from the city, they can find a place with good feng shui to kill them all. If the enemy general has scruples or just wants to achieve the strategic goal of occupying the city, then
The open side is a genuine and innocent way of escape. Allowing the defenders to escape can also avoid death and increased casualties.
The cavalry of a thousand people left the east city gate and sneaked silently under the night. The desert was vast and vast. It was not difficult to avoid the patrolling enemy scouts and scattered troops. Wang Hu knew the terrain here far better than the enemy.
. He led the cavalry around ten miles away from the east, then turned around and marched towards the enemy camp, galloping all the way.
The night wind whistled by, as cold as water. Wang Hu, wearing iron armor and facing the night wind, couldn't help but shiver while riding on his horse. He looked back at Dingxiang City, which was getting further and further away, and at the top of the city's archery tower.
Through the weak white light of the new moon, one can vaguely see a dragon flag symbolizing the Tang Dynasty firmly planted on the top of the archery tower, fluttering stubbornly and unyieldingly in the wind.
Wang Hu felt hot. Behind him was the Tang Dynasty. As a soldier of the Tang Dynasty, this was his responsibility!
It was pitch black at the top of Dingxiang City.
All the lighting torches were extinguished by Li Siwen's order, and the city was shrouded in deep darkness.
Looking at the enemy camp in the distance, sporadic lights can be vaguely seen, flickering like fireflies in the dark night.
Li Siwen stood at the top of the city, shrouded in darkness, watching the lights in the distance quietly, unable to see his expression clearly. The bright moonlight in the night sky was reflected in his eyes, as deep and shining as stars.
He was waiting for the result! He knew in his heart that if his strategy didn't work, Wang Hu and the thousand people would definitely not be able to come back.
These people all died because of one of his decisions. He didn't want to take this responsibility! He was afraid of taking this responsibility!
Not long after waiting, I suddenly saw a bright light flashing away from the east of the enemy camp in the distance, followed by bursts of rumbling explosions. The enemy camp's torches were lit one after another, illuminating the camp as bright as day.
The camp was full of people, wolves and wolves running about, and the scene was very lively.
Li Siwen grinned. My plan is indeed reliable! Brother, have you seen it? Your brother can also use the plan!
Seeing the enemy camp in the distance becoming a mess, Li Siwen couldn't help but feel worried. If he could have ten thousand more soldiers and horses in his hands, he could take advantage of the chaos and cover up the enemy camp from the west, and launch a real "sound to the east and attack the west".
The enemy will definitely suffer a big loss, but unfortunately we have too few men and horses. Killing them is equivalent to death, and it is of no use at all.
With few generals and few soldiers, all we can do is make some noise.
Rumble...Rumble...Rumble...
Huh? A question mark popped up on Li Siwen's head, why don't you stop? There are only fifty or sixty explosive packets, can they be exploded so many times?
Suddenly, he saw that there seemed to be countless more stars in the night sky.
His eyes widened!
His tears flowed down!
It's a fly ball!
Brother, you are finally back!
…
Dingxiang was in danger, and Li Mu was anxious. He was worried that Li Siwen couldn't handle it, and more importantly, he was worried about Li Siwen's life!
Li Siwen was his adopted brother. He was the first person he really knew and interacted with when he came to this world. Although he was very unreliable, Li Mu never disliked him. He really regarded Li Siwen as his own.
Treat him like a younger brother.
It just so happened that Luotuo Valley had the flying balls and the remaining batch of explosives from his surprise attack on Tong'e's army, which came in handy at this time. Li Mu asked Li Xiaogong to lead the army, and he himself along with the five hundred selected dead soldiers
, took the flying ball and rushed back to Dingxiang with the explosive pack.
Poor weather, a gust of northwest wind blew, and it took three days to reach the destination in one day. Just in time, Wang Hu led his troops out. When Wang Hu's explosives went off, Li Mu also threw down his explosives, but Wang Hu was
To harass the enemy halfway, Li Mu was in the sky, so he directly picked the largest tent he could see and threw it. Those who lived in the big tent must be high-ranking servants of the servant army. If one of them was killed, the enemy would lose one general. It was much more cost-effective than blowing up small soldiers.
It wasn't until all the explosive packets were used up that the flying army took advantage of the wind to leave. Only the camp was left full of broken limbs. On top of Dingxiang City, the torches were already lit. Li Siwen stood under the dragon flag, shouting hoarsely.
Shouting, Li Mu couldn't stop crying when he saw that he was still alive and kicking.
Just stay alive, just stay alive!
Brothers die in one place and die in the same place!
The flying balls fell one by one, and the soldiers on the ground caught them. Li Mu came down from the bamboo basket, and Li Siwen was already waiting here and hugged him.
"Brother..." Li Siwen cried so much that he lost his humanity and didn't care about his image at all: "I can't stand it, brother... I can't stand it!"
"You did a good job!" Li Mu patted him on the shoulder and said, "Look, you know how to use a strategy to attack the enemy camp at night. This strategy is comparable to Zhuge's, so you have some confidence in yourself."
"I have no confidence..." In front of Li Mu, Li Siwen never made a fuss. He had cried enough and said to the soldiers around him: "Okay, my elder brother is back. You listen to his orders and don't look for anything."
Me!"
The swing was quite clean and crisp.
Li Mu asked Li Siwen to go back and rest. When he was on the flying ball, he squinted for a while and he was not too tired now. After settling the soldiers he brought back, Li Mu briefly understood the situation. At this time, Wang Hu also came back. Li Mu
He ordered Wang Hu to hang his Yunlong flag on the city wall, and then ordered all the soldiers participating in the battle today to rest immediately. Wang Hu was still worried that the enemy would attack at night, but Li Mu shook his head. He was confident that as long as his Yunlong flag
The flag is hung at the top of the city, and the enemy will definitely not attack until they understand the situation clearly.
They dare not! This is Li Mu's reputation. This reputation was not given by anyone, but was poured out with the blood of the destroyed Turks, Xue Yantuo!
When he learned that Li Chengqian was injured, Li Tai also came to Dingxiang, and Li Mu was furious.
But immediately, he didn't get angry. After all, Cui Wang had hidden it so well before that even Li Xiaogong didn't notice it, let alone Li Chengqian. And Li Tai would come to Dingxiang, it was excusable, so he couldn't blame them.
But in the current situation, Dingxiang and the others cannot stay. Once Dingxiang city is destroyed and both princes die here, he will become a sinner for the ages. Therefore, Li Tai and Li Chengqian must go back.
Li Mu immediately ordered people to fix Li Chengqian's legs, and sent people to send them out with flying balls. As long as they were sent to Mayi, someone would be able to take care of them, and they would be safe.
Li Chengqian vowed not to leave, put a machete to his throat, and looked at Li Mu firmly. He was lame, but his voice was not affected. He pulled his neck and shouted: "Brother, how can I, the noble prince, escape from the battle? You let me
Go, I will not live happily in this life, and I will hate you for the rest of my life! If you insist on letting me go, fine, I will die here, and you send Qingque back and make him the prince, I will quit!"
Li Tai jumped when he heard this: "What are you saying? You can't be the prince who escapes in battle, so I can be? Besides, I am still the disciple of the eldest brother. How can my mentor be in trouble and the disciple escape? You are the prince, and you are the prince.
I will bear the burden of my family and my country, you leave and I will stay!"
"You fart, I am your brother, I am the prince, I have the final say, you go back and be the prince, I want to live and die with Dingxiang!" Li Chengqian said, crying bitterly: "Do you know how embarrassing it is? I
I haven't even fought once, and I broke my leg... Wow, I'm a waste, what use am I to!"
"Okay, stop crying." Li Mu felt irritated and said, "It's okay to stay, just be obedient. You two have never fought in a war, so you must not cause trouble. From now on, you should stay in this courtyard and don't go out.
..." Li Chengqian opened his mouth to speak, but Li Mu glared at him: "If you dare to say no without bargaining, you will be knocked unconscious and sent away immediately!"