The evacuation of the people in Jiyang City took place almost at the same time as Xiao Jue took over the army of Jiyang City.
The people will not disobey the orders given by the princess herself. No matter how many puzzles and doubts there are, when he hears the turmoil in the city, he will leave for the time being to save the lives of his family. The only people who do not leave are the old, the weak, the sick and the disabled. They are unable to move for various reasons, and do not want to be displaced on the road, preferring to die in their hometown.
The most difficult thing to do is probably some aristocratic families in Jiyang City, who have been displeased with Mu Hongjin for so many years, and secretly disagree. It's just that Mu Hongjin has always acted vigorously and resolutely. Although she is a woman, she has always suppressed all opposition. However, the crisis in Jiyang City is raging, and Mu Hongjin is somewhat incapable of doing things, so these aristocratic families are eager to move, and plan to take this opportunity to make some moves.
Mu Hongjin couldn't leave Jiyang City. Once she left, it not only gave those who secretly opposed her a chance, but also meant that she gave up the city and the people in the city. As the princess of Jiyang City, she has enjoyed the love and respect of the people, so she should take responsibility at this time.
A camouflaged inconspicuous carriage sneaked away from the gate of the palace.
Mu Hongjin, dressed as a maid, stood at the gate of the palace, hiding most of her body behind a pillar, looking in the direction where Mu Xiaolou left.
Mu Xiaolou didn't know about the crisis in Jiyang City yet, so he naively thought that he was leaving this time to attend the birthday of the feudal lord instead of his grandmother. When I came back, I was afraid it was summer, and Mu Hongjin wanted to accompany her to make sweet ice cream.
It wasn't until he could no longer see the back of the carriage that Mu Hongjin retracted his gaze and was about to turn back and enter the mansion when he glanced at him and saw a man in white standing across from him, so he couldn't help but stop to look over.
It was a man in white, who couldn't see his face clearly. He was hiding in the yard on the opposite street. The sun shone down from the roof and cast a large shadow. He stood in the shadow and couldn't see his face clearly. He wears a long sword on his waist and a violin on his back.
The wide street was full of people, and among the crowds coming and going, he raised his head slightly, as if he was looking at her across the crowd, and at the same time he didn't seem to be looking at her.
A carriage pulling goods slowly drove past.
When Mu Hongjin looked up again, there was only the dazzling sun of the dazzling people, and there was no one on the street, as if it was just her hallucination.
She stood silently for a moment and walked away.
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At night, the oil lamp in Cui's study room was still bright. Large lanterns were placed in the four corners, illuminating the room brightly. Cui Yuezhi's study is more like an arsenal than a study. It was cold and clear, square and upright, except for a few scrolls piled up randomly on the table, and the black wooden shelf on which the books were placed, there was really no place for elegance and integrity.
But he is not a book lover.
There is a map hanging on the wall. The map is so big that it takes up half of the wall. A river is drawn in the middle, and the water whirlpools and reefs near the river are clearly drawn.
There were more than ten people sitting in the room, all of them warriors like Cui Yuezhi. These are Cui Yuezhi's colleagues and subordinates. If the Utuo people enter the city this time, these people will act as the deputy head of the Jiyang City Army and cooperate with Xiao Jue.
He Yan and Xiao Jue sat on one side, while Fei Nu and Chiwu stood behind with arms folded. Cui Yuezhi took a charcoal pen and drew a circle on a prominent place on the map.
"There is only this place in the canal that is most suitable for landing," Cui Yuezhi pointed at the place he had drawn. "If you go ashore from here, the two armies will fight here. This place is flat and suitable for the formation of the Jiyang City Army, but... He glanced at Xiao Jue, feeling a little guilty, "We don't have enough people."
Jiyang City would not have too many troops at all, and Emperor Wen Xuan would not allow such a thing to happen. In order to protect himself back then, many vassal kings and generals Ma disbanded, and so did Mu Hongjin, leaving behind the Jiyang City army of less than 20,000 people was already extremely gracious to Emperor Wenxuan.
Taking 20,000 soldiers and horses as an example, the rebellion is not enough to set off a big wave, but equally, for the Uto people who used to resist perhaps tens of thousands of murderous soldiers, it is even less confident. Cui Yuezhi also understands this point. It is difficult for a clever woman to cook without rice. Even if you have General Feng Yun, who is a brave soldier, but you don't even have any soldiers, what should he use to fight people, with that face
"It's not that there are not enough men and horses," Xiao Jue's eyes fell on the map, and he said softly: "It's that there are not enough ships."
"Ship?" One of Cui Yuezhi's subordinates looked at him, puzzled.
Don't blame them, Jiyang City has been peaceful for so many years, except for the older ones like Cui Yuezhi, I am afraid that the younger ones have never even been on the real battlefield.
Xiao Jue tapped the teacup in front of him with his fingers and said, "Tell me."
He Yan: "Me?"
Cui Yuezhi and the rest of his subordinates looked at He Yan together.
He Yan has now changed into women's clothes, and everyone here has heard about defeating Mu Yi in the martial arts field today. But what a talented female subordinate can do is to protect the safety of the master, and a little more, kill a few people on the battlefield.
Arranging troops, analyzing battle reports, this kind of thing is not something ordinary people can do. Moreover, men are probably born to feel superior to women in the military, so Xiao Jue's move is a bit narrow-minded. Thinking that the rumors are not true, people in the world say that General Feng Yun is ruthless and not close to women. It turned out to be false, but now he is stunned. .
For a time, everyone looked at Xiao Jue's eyes, as if they were looking at the faint-hearted monarch who was bewitched by the fox spirit's favorite concubine.
Over the years, He Yan has seen the contempt of women from men many times. Deliberately wanting to teach these people to straighten their minds, after thinking about it, they did not refuse, stood up, and walked to the map with a smile.
Cui Yuezhi retreated to his position, and the rest looked at He Yan with the expression of "waiting to see what she said nonsense".
He Yan didn't even look at the map, just faced the crowd and said, "These are not important."
People don't understand.
"There is no other way to fight on the water. Big boats beat small boats, big guns beat small guns, many ships beat few ships, and many guns beat few guns."
"You small boats and small guns, there are few boats and few guns. How you look at it, where to go ashore, and how to arrange the troops are not the most important. The big Wei, except for the Royal Imperial Army, prohibits fire guns, and only talks about ships, as long as the Uto people are. With enough boats, they can win."
"If you want to fight a battle of winning more with less, you can't do it without a boat."
"On the water, they have many boats, and on the shore, they have many people. This map is not used at all."
Although the people present have not fought in these years, they are not fools either. He Yan is also fully aware of whether He Yan is talking nonsense. She hit the nail on the head and pointed out the crux of the problem, and for a while, everyone took a lot of contempt.
"Miss He," said Cui Yuezhi, "but you also know that over the years, His Majesty has prohibited privately raising troops, not to mention military ships. Ships on the canal are originally used to transport goods, or to carry people on long journeys, Jiyang City. I don’t even dare to build a navy by myself, let alone use a firearm.”
He Yan sighed in her heart, she naturally knew this. After all, there was a rebellion between the vassal kings in the previous dynasty, and since the emperor took the throne, he has paid special attention to reducing the power of the vassal kings. Today's major vassal kings are actually like the nobility in Shuojing who have no real power.
"Dare to ask Governor Xiao," one of Cui Yuezhi's subordinates looked at Xiao Jue and asked cautiously, "Conservatively estimate, the number of soldiers and horses of the Uto people is roughly the size."
Xiao Jue: "One hundred thousand, it's only a lot."
Everyone took a deep breath.
This kind of difference in strength makes it reluctant to teach people to give birth to hope.
"The people in the city have now been evacuated by His Highness, leaving behind the city gate." A deputy soldier's voice was dry, "We... let's try our best to delay it for a while."
The meaning of the words is that everyone is ready to sacrifice. The people who were evacuated from the city, as well as the little Highness, were all preserved fires. All they can do is to buy more time for the people, and it is only a matter of time before the city is captured.
Xiao Jue's eyes swept across the crowd lightly, and he sat up slightly, just as he was about to speak, suddenly, a woman's crisp voice sounded.
"It's not a good thing to have such low morale. You must know that there are famous generals here. Do you know what a famous general is?"
Everyone was stunned.
"A war that shouldn't be lost won't be lost, and a war that can't be won has a chance to win. That's called a famous general." He Yan raised his eyebrows, "It looks like he will lose, and famous generals can find a breakthrough and turn defeat into victory. Here There are famous generals who can turn the world around with one person's power, how do you make others handle themselves like this?"
She thought to herself, there is more than one famous general here, but a pair. The two famous generals of Da Wei are here. If you can lose, don't be a man if you say it.
Everyone didn't know her details, they only looked at Xiao Jue, thinking in their hearts, Xiao Jue's subordinates really spared no effort to flatter him, and even this rotten chess game can firmly believe that Xiao Jue can turn defeat into victory. he
Cui Yuezhi was silent for a moment, then asked Xiao Jue: "So Governor Xiao, how should we turn defeat into victory?"
People in the world don't know that Xiao Jue's water attack was a big victory with less. But at that time, water was poured into the city, and the city was attacked rather than defended. Moreover, Jiyang and Guocheng have different environments. Jiyang is a water city. Although they are both water attack, they are actually very different.
Xiao Jue leaned on the back of the chair, the knuckles of his left hand bulged slightly, stroked the tea lid, looked at He Yan, and there were countless deep emotions in his beautiful eyes, and said, "Tell me."
He Yan frowned slightly.
He said: "You have played against the Uto people, and you know the methods of the Uto people better than others."
Uto people's methods are rough and direct, which is related to their own behavior. Hidden in the dark for so many years, tempted and harassed from time to time, both arrogant and inferior. After planning this time for a long time, and choosing Jiyang City as the first battle, it will definitely be a vigorous and huge battle.
He Yan said: "Water overcomes fire, water and fire are incompatible, it is better to attack with fire."
No one spoke for a while in the study.
"Miss He, make it clearer." Cui Yuezhi said.
His attitude towards He Yan became more and more respectful, and he felt that this girl was very different from other women, and also very different from Xiao Jue's other subordinates. For example, Fei Nu and Chiwu are also Xiao Jue's subordinates, but they only follow Xiao Jue's orders to do things, and Xiao Jue will not let them express their opinions as it is now. And although He Yan always seemed to be very respectful to Xiao Jue, but if you look closely, it doesn't seem like a relationship between superiors and subordinates. Cui Yuezhi has a big heart, but he can't tell whether he loves or not, but he can feel that He Yan regards himself and Xiao Jue as the same status.
If she were a man, she would probably be more like a brother and friend with Xiao Jue than a master and a servant.
"The boats used by the Uto people may be very large. At least they are not like the small boats in the Jiyang City army that transport goods or carry people. The Utuo country is far away on land, and there is no sea around it. It is not as good as Jiyang City. The people in the lily have access to water. I think that the greatest possibility is that they will take a big boat to the edge of Jiyang City. They will go ashore at the place pointed by Cui Zhongqi just now." She pointed to the place that Cui Yuezhi had just marked, "If... if they The boats are very close to each other and can be attacked with fire. Once the fire spreads, the small boats in Jiyang can quickly leave, but the big boats of the Uto people cannot. We can take the opportunity to destroy the main force of the Uto people. "
No one has tried this method before, and everyone didn't speak for a while, but He Yan's words made everyone suddenly enlightened, and their hearts were faintly excited, secretly thinking about where this plan was feasible.
"The Uto people have more troops than us. I also know that Jiyang has been peaceful for many years and is not an opponent of the Uto people. They must be proud and short-sighted. This is their weakness, and it is our strength."
When she spoke, her voice was soft and firm, clear and organized. Every word seems to give people endless confidence, and everyone who just thought that this battle would be defeated, just listening to her few words, they feel that maybe they can create a battle in the history books where less wins more. To be admired by the world.
It's just... Cui Yuezhi looked at He Yan suspiciously. In such a short period of time, he came up with a way to deal with it. Although it wasn't without loopholes, he came up with a unique way and pointed out the key to victory and defeat. Can an ordinary woman really do this? Not to mention a woman, even if it is a man, the chief soldier who has been in the army for many years may not be able to respond so quickly. After all, being a general requires not only experience, but also a little talent and unique vision. How old does Heyan look? I heard that a seventeen-year-old girl is already so powerful
Xiao Jue's subordinates are all so powerful. Isn't it Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon in the Nine Banners Camp? Cui Yuezhi felt a slight chill in his heart.
"I just put forward this idea," He Yan said, "I can't grasp whether it can be implemented or not, and how to implement it." He Yan knew that he had said more, and consciously handed the words to Xiao Jue, "This plan is not worth it. It is feasible, but it depends on the decision of the governor."
She could not have said this, but taking every battle seriously is the responsibility of every general. What's more, Jiyang City is very good, and the people are very warm and simple. She doesn't want to let this beautiful paradise-like place be destroyed by the Utuo people. You must know that when the Uto people occupied Jiyang, they would only go all the way north, and the entire Wei people would suffer.
She will fight to the end.
Everyone looked at Xiao Jue, Xiao Jue's eyes passed over He Yan, stood up, and walked to He Yan's side.
He Yan lowered his head, avoided his thoughtful gaze, and returned to his position.
He picked up the charcoal pen that Cui Yuezhi had just put aside, circled it again in front of the mark Cui Yuezhi had just made, and made a brand new mark.
The new mark is in front of the old mark, that is, in front of Jiyang City's shore, there is a narrow exit. This is where the canal meets the river in the city of Jiyang, like a gourd mouth, tapering and thin. Only after passing through this gourd mouth can you reach the real canal.
"Fire attack is feasible, and an ambush can be set up here. This road is narrow, and large boats cannot enter, but small boats can pass through it."
Cui Yuezhi's eyes lit up, Xiao Jue's eyes were very poisonous, this place is very suitable for ambushing troops.
"As for the fire attack," Xiao Jue said, "it depends on the wind direction and terrain."
"There are people in the city who are specially responsible for watching the wind and the sky at Si Tiantai!" a Jiyang soldier said: "It's good to use it for planting arrangements for the farm's paddy fields on weekdays."
Another person asked hesitantly, "But what if the wind was opposite that day?"
"Then you can't attack with fire." Xiao Jue said: "After all, war is about the right time, place and people."
He Yan thought to himself, this is true, and it is indispensable. Of course, Xiao Jue didn't finish his words. If the wind was in the opposite direction at the time, there would be other ways.
However, this kind of war is about a bit of luck. If God does not let you win, there are many examples in the history books. And what they have to do is to minimize these uncertainties.
This discussion about the water attack continued until the middle of the night when everyone dispersed. From the beginning of everyone's listlessness, pessimism and disappointment, to the high spirits and high spirits later, it was just because of a "ridiculous" idea proposed by He Yan.
When Lin Shuanghe saw that the group of people came out, their expressions were very different from the beginning, and he asked them in surprise, "What's going on? What did you guys do inside, why are they so happy?"
He Yan yawned, "Of course, Xiaozhi moved her with reason."
"That's not enough." Lin Shuanghe muttered, "I don't know, I thought you two had a drink inside."
He Yan: "..."
She said, "It's getting late, I'll go to rest first, and I'll talk about it tomorrow if I have something to do."
Lin Shuanghe nodded: "Okay."
He Yan returned to the house, corrected the formation of the Jiyang City Army in the martial arts field during the day, and discussed the map at night, already feeling very sleepy. After she groomed, when she came out, she saw Xiao Jue still sitting at the table in the back room, writing something with a pen.
He Yan leaned over to take a look, and from somewhere he got a rubbing of a map that Cui Yuezhi had just hung on the wall of his study, but it was only one size smaller. Put the rubbings of the Utuo soldiers defense map that Chu Zhao gave to Mu Hongjin before, and compare them.
What he wrote was what He Yan had just put forward, and all aspects of fire attack that might need attention. For example, how much the gourd mouth should be set up, the wind direction of the day, the city gate and the guard arrangement in the city. Because the Jiyang city army is too small, even if it is to arrange a soldier, it must be extremely cautious.
It's like a little daughter-in-law who manages the household frugally.
He Yan said, "Captain, are you still asleep?"
"Go to sleep." Xiao Jue didn't lift his head.
He Yan sighed in his heart, thinking that the first thing he needed when he was a teenager was talent and talent, and he could also come out on top in class with a good night's sleep. But to maintain the number one position for many years is really not something that can be achieved only by talent. I think she was the same in the Fuyue Army back then. She had seen the moon in the middle of the night when it was ugly and Yinshi.
Thinking of this, he said, "Commander, let me help you."
Just as he was talking, there was a knock on the door, it was Liu Bufu: "Ahe, can you rest?"
It's so late, Liu Buwang is still looking for her? He Yan and Xiao Jue looked at each other and said, "No, Master, wait a moment."
She put on a coat and opened the door. Liu Buwang was standing outside the door. He thought he had just returned from outside the mansion, and his clothes also brought the cold dew at night. He Yan looked outside the door and said, "Come in and talk. "
Liu Bu Wang entered the door, saw Xiao Jue, and nodded slightly to Xiao Jue as a courtesy. His eyes fell on the scroll in front of Xiao Jue, and he paused for a moment, then said, "Does the governor have a way to deal with the battle in Jiyang?"
"A little bit," He Yan said.
"What are the odds?"
He Yan: "At most fifty percent."
It's better to be only half and half.
Liu Bu Wang was silent for a moment, and said, "The Uto people may soon start."
Xiao Jue looked at him: "What did Master Liu find?"
"The Uto people I tracked down have gone in one direction now. Some of them went outside the city, and some of them disappeared. They noticed my whereabouts, and they couldn't hide the news about the evacuation of the people by Her Royal Highness." Liu Bu Forgetting said: "The Utto people's ship has not arrived yet, and now it is time to fight."
"In the shortest period of time, the farther the people of Jiyang are evacuated, the better, but there are civilians in the city who cannot leave." Liu Buwang's voice sank.
He did not want commoners to be the lambs slaughtered by the Uto people.
"Master," He Yan said, "You don't know how to help divination, have you ever calculated whether this battle is a win or lose?"
"No solution."
He Yan: "No solution?"
In fact, as early as many years ago, when Liu Buwang was a teenager, he used to fortune-telling on the mountain to see the opportunities for the next few decades in Yangcheng. The hexagrams show that decades later, there will be a great disaster in the city, and corpses will be piled up and there will be no more chickens and dogs. The same is true of Da Wei, the dynamism of the dynasty is gradually exhausted, and he wants to see it again, but the tortoise shell is smashed by the palm of Daoist Yunji who happened to see it, and he reprimands: "The way of heaven is impermanent, how can you see the secret of heaven?"
It's over.
A lot of things happened later, and he also knew that the world is impermanent, and that manpower is too small compared to the way of heaven. Liu Buwang had not done a fortune-telling for many years, but since seeing He Yan this time, he knew that there might be a war in Jiyang City, and when the Utuo people were not good, he couldn't stay out of it, so he secretly made another fortune-telling.
With hexagrams, you can never see the cause and the process, only the end. He still remembered the results of divination many years ago, but after decades, the divination images were completely different.
This was originally a dead end, and the vitality was gone. He still saw the same picture as before, but in the picture, there were a pair of vague shadows. The shadow is golden and bright, and it seems to have infinite merit, and it is like the sky, like two bright golden lights, illuminating the dead hexagram.
A dead end, because of this pair of vague shadows, became "unknown".
He can't see the end.
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The fire attack refers to the Battle of Chibi and the Battle of Poyang Lake, "big boats beat small boats..." by Qi Jiguang.
I don't know how to write wars, I write blindly, there are many bugs, don't worry about it, it's just a brainless article~