An army of 100,000 is not a small number, especially in the territory of Liao, even if Youzhou is not too far from Zhuozhou, it is impossible to take such a strong city without everyone's eyes and ears. What's even worse is that in this day and night of battle, there must be many Liao soldiers who have fled, and soon whether it is the area of Youzhou, or the main force of the Liao army that is still facing off with the main force of the Song army, will also know the result here, and they will inevitably defend in a targeted manner.

In other words, there is not much time left for the Shandong army to surprise attack Youzhou, and judging from the speed of action of the 100,000 army, it is completely impossible to kill Youzhou City before this time node.

After figuring out all the difficulties, the excitement on everyone's faces was swept away, leaving only unwillingness and helplessness, and some people whispered below: "Is there no way to have the best of both worlds?" ”

Only a few cronies who knew Sun Tu well still had some confidence in their eyes, looking at him, waiting for him to set a strategy. And Wu Yong was silent for a moment, and then he also laughed and said, "Since the general has taken all this into account, he must have a good way to deal with it, right?" ”

Immediately, Song Jiang and the others also understood, and looked at Sun Tu expectantly, waiting for his response. And Sun Tu really didn't disappoint them, and looked at Wu Yongdao with a smile: "Zhiduoxing is Zhiduoxing in the end, he is really thoughtful and observant. Yes, if we want to take Youzhou City, we can always come up with a way, but we need to take some risks. ”

"I wonder what the general has planned?" Dong Ping hurriedly asked.

"The 100,000 army marched together to attack Youzhou, I am afraid that it is too late, and it is very easy to be detected by the Liao people, so as to make full preparations. But what if only a few thousand elite soldiers are selected, pretending to be a Liao rout and going to Youzhou? Sun Tu said his countermeasures, and his gaze quickly swept over the subordinates in front of him.

The expressions of these generals were all stunned, and then they reacted one after another: "Wonderful! In this way, you can not only rush to Youzhou as quickly as possible, but also rely on this camouflage to hide the defenders there, as long as you can lead the army into Youzhou, then a big thing can be done! ”

"And what's even better is that now we have a lot of Liao army banner armor and even horses in our hands, and it is easy to pretend to be a Liao army rout."

"They never imagined that we would have such a trick, but as soon as the city gate is opened, Youzhou will inevitably change hands. After all, now the defenders of Youzhou must be left with old and weak soldiers, and they have lost the support of the city, even if they have more troops, they will definitely be the elite opponents of our Shandong army......"

Everyone was interested again, and they all expressed their opinions. And this time, even Yue Fei also agreed with this surprise attack strategy. Maybe this plan is still not good, but compared to the huge benefits of being able to win Youzhou, the little risk that needs to be taken is nothing.

So soon, Dong Ping was the first to stand up: "General, the last general is willing to lead this elite north to Youzhou and take this city!" ”

"General Dong, you have made a lot of contributions over the years, why don't you give this opportunity to our brothers? General, the last general is willing to make a military order, once this battle fails to lead the army to take Youzhou City, I will come to see you! Wu Song immediately spoke out and asked for battle.

"Erlang, you have just made great contributions in this Zhuozhou City, how can you give me this opportunity to wait. General, Song Jiang is willing to lead his brothers on this trip, and he will definitely be able to take Zhuozhou smoothly! ”

With these few openings, other generals have also followed up, this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to make a name for yourself, who wants to miss it in vain? Youzhou City, since more than 100 years ago by the Shi Jingtang ceded to the Liao people, this city has become an eternal pain in the hearts of all Han people, as long as you can recapture Youzhou in this battle, even if the court does not make a reward, on the green history, in the hearts of future generations, they will inevitably be regarded as great heroes, and it is not an exaggeration to say that they will be famous for eternity.

is humble and low-key like Lin Chong, young and thin as Yue Fei, although he didn't say anything, he still looked at Sun Tu with anticipation, and only hoped that he would hand over this important mission to himself.

Facing everyone's expectant eyes and gossiping for grabs, Sun Tu laughed again. This is exactly what he wants to see in the army, everyone is vying to go to war, not afraid of hardships and dangers, is the key to the longevity and invincibility of an army.

But this time, Sun Tu was about to disappoint everyone, only to see him first stretch out his two hands and press down, so that everyone's plea and quarrel stopped, and then said: "Your heart to make meritorious contributions to the country, I, Sun Tu, can naturally fully understand." However, after all, the battle in Youzhou is very important, and I dare not use it unless I am 100% sure. All said, my decision this time is ......" Speaking of this, his gaze quickly swept over the faces of Dong Ping, Song Jiang, Lin Chong, Yue Fei and others, causing everyone's breath to be tight, and then slowly said the final decision: "I thought it would be better for me to personally lead the troops to fight this one!" ”

"General......" The faces of all his subordinates suddenly changed, and Yue Fei hurriedly said, "Is this too risky?" ”

Everyone only mentioned how much chance this battle has, and what they thought of was only how much credit they could make after success, but in fact, there is one thing that is still unavoidable, that is, it is also extremely dangerous to go!

You must know that the key to the so-called surprise attack is a strange word, and you must kill the defenders of Youzhou by surprise, which means that there is a very high element of luck. In addition, for the sake of speed, they must not have many soldiers and horses to go, only a few thousand, so once the enemy sees through the truth, the situation of this lone army in the hinterland of Liao will become extremely dangerous, and it will also face siege from all sides.

Moreover, even if they really used strange soldiers to take Youzhou City, it would be impossible for the main force of the follow-up Shandong Army to rush to the rescue in a short time, but the Liao Army would inevitably kill before that. During this period, they had to rely on themselves to defend this Youzhou City. It can be said that winning Youzhou City is not only a huge honor that is rare in a hundred years, but it is also a great risk-taking act, and victory or defeat can be said to be only a line between life and death.

And with Sun Tu's identity, there is no need to take this risk in person. Because even if it is taken by someone else, when it comes to credit, it is still headed by him.

In the face of everyone's persuasion, Sun Tu's face became serious and resolute: "I know what you are worried about, yes, no matter which of you leads the troops on this trip, the credit for success is mine, and the defeat is not related to me." But because of this, as the main general, I can't stay out of the matter, if this is the case, my Sun Tu is not worthy of being the chief general of the Shandong army, to order you to wait.

"Youzhou is the death of my Han people for a hundred years, and it is the city that I have been thinking about reclaiming with my own hands for many years. Now that I'm so close to that goal, how can I let it slip away? If this is the case, even if I will be credited to the world in the future, I will definitely leave a lifetime of regrets.

"Moreover, only in this way can we inspire the desperate hearts of the soldiers under our command. In addition, when it comes to strategy, I am more confident than many of you here, so there is no one more suitable for this trip than me. ”

Speaking of this, Sun Tu's face showed a smile again: "In addition, you don't have to be discouraged, it is precisely because of me leading the army that you have the opportunity to make this immortal achievement, I have decided, this time I will select the most elite soldiers in my Shandong army to go together, this not only refers to ordinary soldiers, but also includes you and other generals." Lin Chong, Dong Ping, Yue Fei, Wu Song...... "Every time he reported someone's name, the general's body was shocked, and his eyes immediately revealed a sharp spirit that was difficult to hide.

Yes, such a big event, what hot-blooded military man doesn't want to be there? However, these generals have their own subordinates, and it is indeed difficult to reach an agreement in the face of war. Only Sun Tu, the commander of the three armies, led them, so that everyone could follow the orders.

At this moment, almost everyone couldn't come up with more reasons to object, and after being silent for a while, they finally all hugged their fists and said: "I am willing to go north with the general, recapture Youzhou, and appease my Han family's century-old wish!" ”

"Good!" Sun Tu smiled with satisfaction, and then his eyes fell on Song Jiang: "Brother Gongming, after all, there needs to be a person in charge in the army, so I can only grieve you to lead the army and then slow down." But please don't be discouraged, to be honest, your credit is not small, and the responsibility is even greater, because you must try to avoid the eyes and ears of the Liao army at the same time, rush to Youzhou as quickly as possible, and help us and others to defend Youzhou together! ”

Song Jiang's eyes naturally inevitably flashed with a look of loss. But soon, he cheered himself up again: "What did the general say, how could Song Jiang be someone who doesn't know how to distinguish priorities?" I should do everything I can, thinking that the general has my back! ”

"Okay, with your words, I'm relieved." Sun Tu smiled with satisfaction, "Next, let's give the relevant details." ”

Whether they can successfully capture Youzhou is not only related to the final trend of the decisive battle of Song Liao, but also closely related to whether the Han people can rise again, so even if it is Sun Tu and them, they dare not be negligent, and naturally have to have a comprehensive consideration in order to be foolproof.

This discussion took more than half an hour, and everyone expressed their opinions, almost taking into account all possible changes before ending the topic. Then, everyone dispersed on the third watch, and decided that at noon tomorrow, Sun Tu led five thousand elites straight to Youzhou, if everything went well, it would not take two days to arrive at Youzhou City!

Just when Sun Tu thought that everything here had been settled, an angry voice suddenly sounded outside the garrison: "You let go of me!" I want to see Sun Tu! I'm going to ask him why he did this to me! In vain, Dong Kuang treats him as a friend, without reservation, I can't imagine that he actually uses me like this, does he still have the face to see me? ”

Dong Kuang, the person who was almost forgotten by Sun Tu, came to ask for justice at this time.