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Leaving Yishan and entering the territory of Stonezhou, the scenery is special.Without the evergreen pine, the terrain became flat, full of withered grass and hillside houses, and the weather was cold and damp, bitingly cold, with no snow at all.

The two hurriedly hurried, and it was already mid-November when they arrived in Wuzhi County.

There was a large area of ​​white plum blossoms on the ridge, with a light fragrance. An Cuo liked it very much. He broke one while riding on the horse and said: "Plum blossoms can stimulate the appetite and promote body fluid, soothe the liver and relieve stagnation."

Chi Heng smiled: "The tent is right in front, I'll pick a catty of tea for you later, open it slowly."

From a distance, I saw a group of soldiers training, not in an ordinary vertical and horizontal formation, but in a diagonal and conical formation.Then look at the person riding on the tall horse in the front, powerfully swinging his whip and commanding with determination.

It's Rong Yue.

Chi Heng was pleasantly surprised.

Chi Heng himself has never commanded thousands of troops in formation, nor has he ever fought in a confrontation between the two armies. At most, he led more than a thousand people to raid the enemy's camp with fierce force, and his usual training was mostly elite troops. So he doesn't know much about the formation method, and he has never been trained in this way.

Among these people, only Cen Pojing led him.

He didn't expect that Rong Yue, who had never led a soldier, would be so skillful in commanding, which really surprised him.

An Cuo was also curious: "Chi Heng, you are usually like this, so majestic!"

Chi Heng led An Cuo back to the camp, met Wen Yunbai, and after Yun Bai inquired, he led An Cuo to the side hall and settled down one by one.

Chi Heng rushed to the main hall, while Cen Pojing was very busy.

Seeing Chi Heng, he slapped his thigh and gave him a hard punch: "It can be regarded as coming back. Why did you delay for so many days? I thought you asked Huo Chu to stay as Chenglong's son-in-law."

"Go! Give Huo Chu a daughter for me to marry!"

"Find a fight!"

After playing around for a while, Chi Heng said, "Did you ask Rong Yue to direct the training? It's really good. You can't tell they're recruits at first glance!"

Cen Pojing smiled: "Rong Yue, you really brought back a treasure for us."

After careful questioning, he realized that it was not Cen Pojing who taught him, but Rong Yue volunteered to practice.Rong Yue grew up in the Purple Star Terrace, and he was fascinated by not only the astrology, but also the mysterious formations related to the astrology.Rong Yue can't figure out the astrology, but he is very familiar with the military formation and profound formation.After finally getting the opportunity to practice, Rong Yue is eager to try.

After trying it, it really surprised everyone.

"Chi Heng, this is the difference between Ye Luzi and Zhengluzi. We are all Yeluzi. We are struggling to find out or fight alone. Rong Yue is from the main gate, and it is different after a little bit. To be honest, his formations I have never heard of some, so I picked a few practical ones for him to practice. Did you read it? Not bad! I was shocked!"

Chi Heng smiled in surprise: "It seems that I really picked up a treasure, I thought he was just causing trouble for me."

"Who made trouble for you?" Silently, "Bao" spoke from behind

Chi Heng felt chills down his back, and Chi Heng smiled: "I'm complimenting you, none of us are as quick as you, are you done training?"

Taking off the silver helmet and putting it on the table, Rong Yue said: "Didn't you see that you came back, besides, the soldier will be tired and rest before training, the one who follows you is not your little lover, he looks very handsome .”

Little lover?

Cen Pojing laughed out loud: "What little lover? You picked up another one? Chi Heng, you really can kidnap anyone wherever you go."

Boom!

At the same time, he punched Cen Pojing with two fists, and Cen Pojing smiled: "OK, I made a mistake and got two. Go and call Ling Han Yunbai over, and let's discuss the matter of attacking Leizhou. Lang will have an order : Attack Leizhou as soon as possible. If you can win Leizhou before the year, it will be of great benefit to the large-scale deployment of King Yan's army in the next year."

"Only after the next year will the troops be deployed?"

"Yes, General Lang was recalled to the capital two days ago. It is definitely impossible to attack Ningzhou years ago." Cen Pojing spread out the map, "General Lang has quietly moved most of the soldiers of King Yan's army to Yuanzhou. The intention is in Ningzhou, we don't need to worry about it. It will be good in the next year, at least, King Yan's army will not be attacked on both sides."

Chi Heng frowned, not understanding why General Lang was called back at such a timing.

Not long after, both Wen Yunbai and Ling Han came.

The five people got together to formally discuss the matter of attacking Leizhou.Chi Heng first talked about Lian Henghuo's scolding.Huo Chu will attack Wei City first, so Yan Wang's army had better choose a city close to Wei City, whether it is knocking the mountain to shake the tiger, or echoing each other, in order to be able to compete with Huo Chu.

Cen Pojing had told them earlier, so they were not surprised.

After all, there are no constant enemies and constant friends during the war, and mutual benefit is the best.

Following Chi Heng's words, Rong Yue said: "After you went to Wushui County, I roughly touched the cities of Leizhou and Wuzhi. They were very strict. After King Yan's army occupied Stonezhou, Leizhou was in full swing. , Luo Jinghan repeatedly ordered Zhucheng to take strict precautions. Even if Leng Cheng is like this now, he will not relax."

Has Rong Yue seen it all?Chi Heng's heart was settled.

Cen Pojing said: "Chi Heng, if you want to be close to Weicheng and Wuzhi County, then only Yushui City, Yulingguan, and Zhicheng are left. Yushui City is the closest to Weicheng, but it should never be attacked by force; Yuling Pass, the Yushui City in the upper control, and the Zhicheng City in the lower alliance, there must be many troops deployed, the terrain is excellent, and it is difficult to attack; in this way, only the Zhicheng City is left. Rong Yue also explored the Zhicheng City, which is the most defensive It is weak, and the terrain is flat and suitable for attack."

"You agreed to attack Zhicheng recently?"

Wen Yunbai said: "No. To the north of Zhicheng and south of Yuling Pass is the Muzi River. If you go down the river, you can reach Muzi County. Because Muzi County is not on the border, the protection may be relatively weak. From the deployment of generals It can also be seen that the general guarding Muzi County is Li Gu, whose military rank is lower than that of other cities. How about we attack Muzi County first, then return to the horse and attack Zhicheng together with Huo Bu?"

Chi Heng pondered for a while: "I agree to attack Muzi County first."

Yun Bai said: "Then it's settled, after the capture, we will go back to the horse..."

Chi Heng interrupted him: "Yun Bai, explain each item clearly. First of all, how do you attack Muzi County first? What is your strategy? There is less water in winter, and we have fewer boats. The Muzi River does not freeze in winter. How do you go down the Muzi River?" From the perspective of the Leizhou area, how can Muzi City sink in quietly without disturbing other gates and cities?

Yun Bai said: "I thought of a way before, the exchanges between the cities of Leizhou are intensive. If we pretend to attack Yulingguan, Muzi County will inevitably reinforce Yulingguan, and the soldiers will come and go frequently. We can pretend to be soldiers in Leizhou. Thousands of soldiers can be brought into Muzi County."

More than a thousand is not enough.

"In the twelfth lunar month, every household in Leizhou has to fire firecrackers to worship the gods. We can pretend to be businessmen and enter Muzi County under the pretext of selling firecrackers. This method can bring in more than a hundred people at most. After entering Muzi County, the residents along the river in Muzi County drink more. River water, we can poison the place where the river flows slowly to cause panic. At this time, we will attract thousands of soldiers, pretending to clear up the poisoned rioters, and take advantage of the situation."

This method is a bit poisonous.

"At this time, Li Gu will definitely notice that we can take the opportunity to attack the city, and he will definitely withdraw his troops to defend the city with all his strength, so the soldiers behind us can enter with all their strength - because of the method of attacking east and west, other cities are still paying attention to the movements of Yu Lingguan , there must be no time for reinforcements."

Cen Pojing, Rong Yue, and Ling Han all looked normal, it seems that they have discussed it long ago.

Chi Heng said: "This method is a little vicious, but it is feasible. You must be careful when poisoning. Then, who will pretend to attack Yu Lingguan? If it is to be a big one, it must be - to destroy you."

Yes, only when Cen Pojing personally leads the army can people believe it.

Cen Pojing nodded: "Yes. I lead thousands of soldiers, and I can create tens of thousands of soldiers for him. The generals of Leizhou and Quanzhou must know that King Yan's army is going to attack Yuling Pass."

bluff.

Cen Pojing pointed to Rong Yue and Ling Han and said: "As for the matter of pretending to be a soldier in Leizhou, Rong Yue can lead; for the matter of poisoning, the poison has been prepared, and Ling Han will do it; for attacking the city, the two of you will go together. Chi Heng , you lead the rest of the soldiers behind, and the attack must be done quickly."

A thought flashed by, Chi Heng said: "What kind of poison is your poison, what will happen if you drink it?"

Ling Han replied: "If it is light, it will foam at the mouth, if it is severe, it will be death."

Yun Bai frowned slightly.

As soon as Chi Heng heard it, he understood that the poison must not be light: "It's too vicious. I brought it—the doctor, An Cuo, and asked him to prepare some strange medicines, which can achieve the goal without hurting innocent people. Fighting is fighting. Don't compromise Yinde, let alone take Muzi County and we have to defend it."

This is the case with the attack on Muzi County.

Chi Heng pointed to the map and said, "After capturing Muzi County, are you planning to attack... Zhicheng? The city of Zhicheng will be Shiwei?" Zhicheng is located in the southwest of Muzi County, with Yuling Pass and Yushui Pass to the north and Yushui City, etc.

Yun Bai nodded: "Exactly."

Chi Heng immediately said: "Zhicheng cannot be attacked. Because Shi Wei is a well-known Confucian general, he manages soldiers like him, he hides needles in cotton, and never shows his sharpness."

Cen Pojing was thoughtful: "Zhicheng looks like cotton, and once you enter it, it becomes a magnet. Four or five years ago, the rebel army in Yizhou tried to attack Leizhou in vain, but they all fell into Zhicheng. At that time, it was Shiwei. For generals, not yet. But Zhizhou is the weakest, and it should be no problem to join forces with Huo Chi."

Chi Heng said: "If we come back from Muzi County, we would rather attack Yushui City."

Everyone looked at each other, and Rong Yue was more confused: "Why not attack Zhicheng, which has less than [-] troops, but Yushui City, which is heavily stationed and fortified? Isn't it more difficult to attack? Chi Heng, are you in Shiwei?" Have you suffered a loss?"

Cen Pojing teased: "I heard that Shi Wei is a rare Confucian general, very handsome, could it be that your heart is moved?"

Chi Heng kicked him three times, not knowing whether to laugh or cry: "Get lost! I've never seen him before!"

Everyone laughed together.

Chi Heng unfolded the map: "I'd rather compete with the strong city than the good generals. Because when fighting against them, firstly, they are resourceful and their schemes are not easy to succeed, and secondly, they have the advantage of harmony. The third is that they are cunning, and if we are not careful, we will fall into the mud. If we lead our soldiers to Zhicheng, we will most likely be dragged by Shi Wei, stuck in this place, unable to escape, and finally besieged by reinforcements from Leizhou. My intuition is to bypass Zhicheng, try to make it an isolated city, and it will not be too late to attack in the end."

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