"Could this thing be fake?" Looking at the golden arrow on Li Jing's case, Chen Sangliang was somewhat worried, and questioned, "How dare Shibi Khan hand over such an important token?" An outsider like Chai Shao? Isn’t that too careless? Is Shibi Khan so careless?”
"Don't worry, Marshal, this thing can't be faked. Judging from Chai Shao's introduction, Shibi Thief Chief didn't have time to fake it at that time." Li Jing was drawing the Turkic characters on the Golden Arrow Token, and said casually: "To Shibi As far as Bi Khan is concerned, Ambassador Li and Chai Shao are not outsiders, everyone in the world knows the enmity between you and Chai Shao, and the enemy's enemy is the best friend, and Shibi Chieftain also understands this truth."
"Also." Li Jing added: "Sibi Thief Chief was indeed a little careless in this matter, but there is an explanation for his carelessness this time. Both Chai Shao and Mao Fugui introduced it very clearly. While handing over this golden arrow to Chai Shao, the Turkic army was still confronting Tuojiehu soldiers in the camp, and conflicts might break out at any time. Under the circumstances of internal and external troubles, everyone will make mistakes because of nervousness, and the character of Sibi Thieves is relatively irritable, so it is not surprising to make such mistakes."
"That's right, that's right." Yuan Tiangang, Wei Zheng, Yin Shishi and others nodded together, and they all echoed: "The spirit is too tense and the pressure is too great. Even our commander-in-chief will lose control of his emotions, let alone Shibi the thief chief. ?”
Chen Sangliang's face turned red again, and he said angrily, "Why do you keep bringing up that matter? Yuan Tiangang, before dark, you have to forge at least ten of these fake golden arrows for me. The enemy can't tell the truth from the fake. Also, keep an eye on those artisans, don't let them take the opportunity to embezzle my gold!"
It's rare to see Chen Sangliang's angry appearance. Wei Zheng and Yin Shishi inevitably laughed out loud. Yuan Tiangang also smiled and agreed, and patted his chest to promise that he would complete the task. Yuan Tiangang, who can make everything, wants to imitate their handicrafts, of course it is a piece of cake, and then, after Li Jing carefully painted the Turkic characters on the golden arrow token, Yuan Tiangang immediately took the pattern and the golden arrow to After entering the construction site of the rear camp, he personally supervised the artisans accompanying the army to forge golden arrows.
Yuan Tiangang left, and Chen Sangliang also returned to his post. First, he gave his soldiers refreshment with strong tea, and then he said to several capable accomplices: "Okay, we have achieved the goal of alienating the Turkic army. Forcing Tuojie Hu Bing to leave the Turkic camp, Ashina Simo was also successfully assassinated by us, Ambassador Li won the trust of the Shibi thieves, and my enemy brother-in-law accidentally got the golden arrow from the Turkic Khan tent , all situations are very favorable to us, and the next question is how to break through the Turks before the day after tomorrow. If you have any good ideas, please speak up.”
"Commander, the general thinks that he will make good use of Shibi's trust in Ambassador Li, use Ambassador Li's reputation to deceive the enemy, lure the Turks to reveal their weaknesses, and then take the opportunity to break them." Yin Shishi was the first to say.
"How to use it? How to deceive the enemy? What kind of weakness is it to lure the Turks?" Chen Yingliang asked.
"This..." Yin Shishi hesitated for a moment, and then replied: "Forgive me, Commander. The general is not very good at tricks and tricks. He just thinks it should be done, but he doesn't know how to do it."
Chen Yingliang was a little disappointed, but he didn't blame Yin Shishi—Yin Shishi's character was ashamed of his surname, he was too bold and upright, and he was indeed not very good at intrigue. Of course, Chen Yingliang would not force him to do anything against him. Wei Zheng next to him was afraid of embarrassing the Yin Shishi, so he hurriedly said: "Commander, Yin Taishou's thinking is very correct. We should follow his thinking to arrange tactics. As for how to start, I think that we should use Ambassador Li's relationship and let the Turks first. Get moving."
"Let the Turks move first?" Chen Sangliang, who didn't sleep last night, cheered up.
"Yes, let the Turks move first." Wei Zheng did have some unique insights in terms of tactics, explaining: "If the Turks hide in the camp, if we just defend and don't fight, we will not only have to face difficult battles, but also have no way to do all kinds of tricks and clever strategies. Showing that only by mobilizing the Turks, leaving the protection of the camps and fighting in the wild with us, can we take advantage of various favorable conditions in mobile operations and find opportunities to break through the main force of the Turks in one fell swoop.”
"As for how to get the Turks to move." Wei Zheng added: "I believe that the best way is to let the Turks see the hope of victory, and let the Turks feel that they can defeat us, or even destroy us, as long as they move. Only the bandit chiefs and the Turkic tribes will be greedy and take the risk to lead their troops into battle, otherwise, the common bait may not be tempted by the bandit chiefs."
"That's right, a very good direction to attack, and a very good bait." Chen Yingliang nodded, and laughed at himself: "Because I'm sorry, I made a three-day agreement with Shibi Zeitou, although I have temporarily stabilized Shibi Zeitai. , but too steady, if you want Shibi Bandit Chief to move within these three days, it is indeed the only way to let Shibi Bandit Chief see the hope of defeating us."
After all, Chen Yingliang smiled, and then turned to Li Jing next to him and said, "Li Juncheng, now that we have an idea, the direction of action and the bait, the next step is how to lay the bait and set the trap. You are our brains, how to do it specifically?" It's up to you. How about it, do you think of any good solution?"
"The commander-in-chief has a great reputation. In fact, you are the real think tank of our King Qin's army. I'm just helping you as a staff officer." Li Jing said modestly, and then said: "About the bait and trap, I just have some ideas in my mind, but I haven't found a clue yet, and I can't think of a specific way to do it for a while. You are so resourceful, I wonder if you have any good ideas?"
"I asked you, why do you ask me?" Chen Yingliang smiled again, and then said: "I haven't thought about the specific tactics yet, but there is one thing I really want to do-I have personally confirmed it outside the Turkic camp. In order to lure our Yanmen defenders to abandon the city and break through, the Turkic army deliberately exposed a road in the northwest of the camp. That road can lead to the north gate of Yanmen City and also to Xixing in the northwest of Yanmen. close."
"I want to make some articles on this road. Let Ambassador Li tell Shibi Zeitou that I am going to send an army to Yanmen City on that road to replenish food and soldiers for the Yanmen defenders just in case. In fact, they made a surprise attack on Xixing Pass, captured Xixing Pass and cut off the Turkic retreat, blocked the Turkic army to the south of Xixing Pass, and then wiped out the Turks."
"Marshal, do you still want to wipe out the Turks?" Yin Shishi was taken aback, and said in surprise: "Our military strength is not as good as the Turkic army. Not only do you want to divide the troops to open up a partial battlefield, but you also want to wipe out the Turks? This appetite and strength are not enough." Is the difference too big?"
"As long as there is a glimmer of hope, I will fight for it with all my strength." Chen Yingliang said in a deep voice, "As for this partial division that made a surprise attack on Xixing Pass, we don't have to consider their safety and whether they can complete the task during the planning. There is a reliable team in the direct line, so I let them go. Even if they can't take Xixing Pass, they can still take advantage of the narrow road south of Yanmen Pass to withstand the north-south attack from Xixing Pass and the Turkic camp, and buy us time to defeat the enemy and mass annihilation."
"There is such an army under the command of the commander?" Yin Shishi was amazed. Seeing that Chen Yingliang and Wei Zheng both nodded confidently, Yin Shishi said again: "But commander, don't forget, our scout It has been confirmed that the Tuojie Hu soldiers have moved to the southern pass of Xixing Pass, and they are still in charge of the road and guarding the narrow intersection. No matter how your direct line team can fight, if you encounter Tuojie Hu soldiers defending the intersection, your If the direct descendants can't seize favorable terrain, how can they withstand the onslaught of Turkic troops from all directions?"
Chen Yingliang frowned, and was indeed a little worried about this problem, but Li Jing next to him suddenly said: "Commander, this problem is not hopeless, but it is not now, how to get those Tuo Jie Hu soldiers to leave the favorable terrain suitable for holding on, we can adapt to the situation, First determine the tactics of the Turkic army, and then say that it is a partial battlefield, it is not important, we should first consider the big problem of dealing with the main force of the Turks.”
After pointing out the primary and secondary relationship, Li Jing said again: "Commander, just now you said that you pretended to reinforce Yanmen City and actually attacked Xixing Pass by surprise. This is the opportunity for us to defeat the enemy. Your subordinate suggested that we We might as well send an army to the north gate of Yanmen, pretend to enter the city for reinforcements, and lure the Turks to send a large number of troops to ambush our reinforcements. After being attacked, we will continue eastward immediately, flee to the open area east of Yanmen, and lure the Turks. Divide up and pursue more, revealing more flaws."
"Tune the tiger away from the mountain?" Chen Sangliang shuddered, and hurriedly said, "But after this army went east, it lost contact with us. Once the situation changes, it will be difficult for us to rescue them."
"The commander-in-chief has no confidence in our victory?" Li Jing smiled, and said: "Not only do we have to arrange for this army to move the tiger away from the mountain, but we also have to arrange another army to continue to move the tiger away from the mountain. After our former army was ambushed by the Turks, the second army Pretend to rescue, and then fall into an ambush by the Turks, and then lure more Turkic troops to the west, and then the third army pretends to rush to the rescue, and then attract the Turkic troops to fight. If it is not enough, we can go to the Hutuo River Arrange a false army on the opposite bank, and then lure the Turks to open up the battlefield on the east bank of the Hutuo River, further dispersing the Turkic forces. In this way, there will not be many troops left in the Turkic camp that can fight... "
"Wait!" Chen Yingliang hurriedly interrupted Li Jing, counting his fingers: "In this way, wouldn't we have opened up four battlefields? Is this too much division of troops?"
"Five battlefields." Li Jing corrected: "The fifth battlefield is the main battlefield, and it is also the battlefield where our main force will fight the main force of the Turks! If you insist on surprise attacking Xixing Pass, commander, then there will be six battlefields."
"The division of troops is too much!" No matter how courageous Chen Yingliang was, he was taken aback by Li Jing's tactics, and quickly shook his head and said, "No, the division of troops is too much and it's too chaotic. If we want to pretend to lure the enemy, You have to fight at night, and opening up so many battlefields in the middle of the night must be so chaotic that I can't command at all."
Yin Shishi and Wei Zhengda nodded their heads, saying that they dared not agree with Li Jing's crazy tactics, but Li Jing smiled even more happily, and said with a smile: "Commander, isn't it better if there is a mess? Don't you forget, Commander?" Turkic sweat tent golden arrows? When the battlefield was in chaos, our envoys held forged Turkic sweat tent golden arrows and rushed to the Turkic troops who were fighting separately, falsely claiming that the Shibi thieves were in danger and asked them to immediately Returning to the rescue, what do you think will happen then?"
Chen Sangliang was stunned for a moment, and such a scene appeared in his devastated head - Zhulu Sui army was fighting bloody battle with Zhulu Turkic army, the self-army envoy ordered the Turkic army to retreat immediately with a golden arrow in hand, Zhulu Turkic army The retreating army was in a state of confusion, and the Sui army soldiers from all walks of life took the opportunity to chase and beat the Turkic army's buttocks, exacerbating the chaos of the Turkic army. When the time came, the Turkic defeated troops would rush back to the camp like a tide, breaking down the fortifications and filling the trenches. The fences were torn down and the tents were torn down, while the soldiers took the opportunity to march forward, killing the panic-stricken Turkic army to the point of howling ghosts and wolves. The corpses piled up like a mountain, and the broken limbs covered the surface of the Hutuo River, which also dyed the river red...
Fantasizing about these wonderful scenes, Chen Sangliang swallowed heavily, trying to calm himself down, and then said: "What if the Golden Arrow Token is seen through by the Turks? Then don't we face danger every time we divide our troops?"
"Only the first road is in danger!" Li Jing replied decisively: "Commander, you have to believe in the formation combat ability of our soldiers of the Sui Dynasty. As long as we fight in formation, we will be able to withstand the crazy attack of the Turkic army. , Kill the Turks and return safely, so even if the Golden Arrow Token does not receive the effect, we will not have a big loss. As for the first lure army, we can also flee to Fanzhi with all our strength, and go to fight with Zheng from the direction of Lingqiu day and night The old general Xue Shixiong who came all the way to join us, the possibility of annihilation of the whole army is not great!"
Considering that he still has a trump card in his hand that can turn the situation around, Chen Sangliang gradually began to waver, and after thinking for a long time, he said: "There is another problem, our main battlefield, after luring the Turks to divide their forces into four , and then it should be our main force to attack the Turkic army's Khan tent, right? The remaining Turkic army is not much, but there are still camps to defend. How can we break through the Turkic camp in a short time? Into the Turkic Chinese army camp?"
"It seems that the commander-in-chief forgot about Ambassador Li again." Li Jing said with a relaxed smile, "With Ambassador Li here, we still need to work hard to attack the fortifications? Let Shibi Bandit Chief personally bring the rest of the army to die Isn't it better?"
"How to do it specifically?" Chen Yingliang said in a deep voice.
"It's very simple." Li Jing replied with a smile: "Send two people to pretend to be Ambassador Li's envoys to inform the Sibi bandit chief, saying that the old general Qu Tutong and Gu Juncheng are coming with follow-up reinforcements soon, and we After joining forces, our army has reached more than 200,000, so you plan to stand on the wall and wait for reinforcements to arrive before launching an attack. You only decided to send more defenders to Yanmen City because you were worried about the situation in Yanmen City. Shibi Bandit Chief felt that if he didn’t beat you quickly, he would have no chance, and if he replaced Ambassador Li and agreed to defect, then Shibi Bandit Chief would definitely bring his remaining troops to come to you for a decisive battle.”
Li Jing said it very easily, but Chen Yingliang's face was extremely serious when he heard it. Yin Shishi was also extremely worried, and quickly persuaded him: "Marshal, it's too risky. If we divide our troops like this, as long as we suddenly collapse along the way, the whole line may collapse. The consequences are unimaginable.”
"There will be no danger." Chen Yingliang shook his head, and said seriously: "Don't worry, Prefect Yin, even if the Golden Arrow Token fails, except for the loss of the first route, there will definitely be greater losses, and the remaining routes will not be in danger. Ways to turn things around. Just….”
Speaking of this, Chen Yingliang hesitated for a while, and then said: "Just doing this will indeed risk some huge casualties, so I have to think carefully."
"Commander, you can think carefully, we still have time." Li Jing nodded and said, "But there is one thing you must make arrangements as soon as possible. At the beginning of the day, the bandit chiefs will say and do what they want, and they will go to the enemy camp immediately after dark."
"In this way you can have a good rest tonight." Li Jing's tone brought some inexplicable things, and said gently: "You are too tired. These days, you only sleep for an hour or two every day. Last night and another night, tomorrow It's the last day of the decisive battle that you and the Shibi Thief Chief agreed to. You can't take a break, so you can use the energy to command the battle? Don't think that you can live without your body because you are young."
Chen Yingliang, who was concentrating on thinking about the tactical plan, nodded casually. He didn't notice Li Jing's strange tone at all, and said casually: "Who will you send as the envoy representing Ambassador Li to contact the Turks? Then send Chai Shao?"
"The errands of this mission are too meticulous, and Mr. Chai's temper is too violent, which is not suitable." Li Jing said with a smile: "It is related to such a big event as Ambassador Li's defection. This time, we must send an envoy who is absolutely worthy. I propose to send Li Shimin, the second son of Ambassador Li, to go, he is enough for this weight."
"Li Shimin?" Chen Sangliang shivered subconsciously and screamed out.
"That's right, only by sending Ambassador Li's son can the Shibi chieftain fully believe in Ambassador Li's sincerity in defecting." Li Jing replied with a smile: "Also, in order to prevent the second son of Li from being as unlucky as Mr. Chai, he was almost killed by the Turkic army. The scout was killed, and in order to facilitate the negotiation between Li Ergong and Shibi Bandit Chieftain, Commander, you must send another interpreter to accompany Li Ergong to go with you—Xiaguan Mao proposed himself and wanted to be the interpreter."
"No!" Yin Shishi jumped up and said loudly, "You can't go!"
"You can't go!" Chen Sangliang raised his head subconsciously, and flatly refused: "It's too risky, I can't let you take this risk!"
Seeing Chen Yingliang's reaction, Li Jing showed some smiles—a very gratifying smile, and said with a smile: "Don't worry, Commander, there will be no danger. The Shibi chieftain cannot see through Ambassador Li's fraudulent surrender. The reason why the lower officials volunteered is because of One reason is that I want to test the use of Tuojiehu soldiers by Shibi Zeitou for you, and grasp the movements of Tuojiehu soldiers, so that you can have a chance to fulfill your long-cherished wish and block the Turks to the south of Xixing Pass."
Chen Yingliang was stunned for a moment, saying that he never thought that Li Jing would be willing to take such a risk in order to help him achieve his wish. The Yin Shishi over there jumped up and said viciously: "No! Li Juncheng, you must not go! I won't hide it from you, I don't believe you, you are too close to Li Yuan's family! I am worried that you are colluding with Li Yuan's family , betray our King Qin army!"
"Prefect Yin, I know you don't believe me, but I don't trust that Second Young Master Li even more!" Li Jing, who had always kept a friendly smile, suddenly changed his solemn face, and said seriously: "After getting in touch these days, I found that The Second Young Master Li is too smart, and his ingenuity surpasses that of his father. Such a man can be used, but he must be guarded against! I don’t worry if I don’t send someone to watch him. I will send other interpreters to watch him. I don't feel relieved even if I stare at him, only if I go and stare at him myself, can I feel relieved of him!"
Glancing at the tongue-tied Yin Shishi, Li Jing smiled again and said, "Prefect Yin, I know you have eyes on Ambassador Li. You must have discovered something, right? Ambassador Li is not looking for him when there is a big or difficult problem in the military." General Li Jiancheng, the eldest son of his brother, negotiated with his second son, can you rest assured of such a person?"
Yin Shishi became even more silent, and said after a long while: "Li Juncheng, I hope you can answer a question truthfully. Why did you get so close to Ambassador Li's family?"
This time it was Li Jing who was silent, and then Li Jing couldn't help but look at Chen Sangliang, just as Chen Sangliang also looked up at Li Jing, his eyes intersected, Chen Sangliang realized that there was something inexplicable in Li Jing's eyes Seeing that Li Jing turned his face away again, Chen Yingliang also asked: "Li Juncheng, this is the question I have always wanted to ask you, why are you so close to Ambassador Li's family, but you help me in everything? , what is this for?"
"If I told you the truth, you would definitely not let me take risks." Li Jing sighed softly in his heart, and then said: "Marshal, you should have heard of the right and the left, right? You are now the commander of the King Qin coalition army , has the power of life and death over the lower officials, and of course the lower officials will serve you diligently. Ambassador Li is a relative of the emperor and the head of the Li family, one of the eight major families in Guanlong. I am his direct subordinate, and I have already eaten in Mayi. After eleven years of wind and sand, why not get closer to him if you have the chance?"
"Sure enough." Chen Sangliang finally didn't believe in love anymore. After sighing lightly, Chen Sangliang nodded and said, "You don't have to feel guilty about Li Juncheng. Such things are extremely common in the officialdom, and I have done them too." .I believe in your loyalty to His Majesty the Emperor and the imperial court. Since you are determined to take this risk, I will not stop you. I will definitely report your contribution to the imperial court and His Majesty after you are done."
Li Jing nodded with a smile, and Chen Sangliang sighed again and said that it is really difficult for me to recruit a world-class talent like Li Jing, and then suddenly woke up, and suddenly said angrily: "Li Juncheng, you are too good at fooling people, I Haven't considered whether to adopt your risky tactics yet, why did you fool me into agreeing to you and Second Young Master Li to be envoys? Isn't this forcing me to adopt your tactics?"