Guo Kun rolled his eyes and said in his heart: It's strange, I said that he didn't listen, and he listened when you said it, what is the reason? When did you kid get in touch with the eldest prince again? The evil sect is very. Where does he know the art of speaking, a sentence that makes people jump, a sentence that makes people laugh. To convince Guo Mian, it is natural to hit his weakness. Guo Kunshi suppressed it in a reprimanding tone and threatened it with military law. None of this will work for Guo Mian. Guo Mian is afraid of the emperor, and it is the right solution to use the emperor to pressure him.

Everyone sat down and began to formally discuss counterinsurgency. Guo Kun made a lot of preparations, and several soldiers carried a huge sand table into the tent, on which the undulating topographic map of the five counties of Gyeonggi was undulating. There are small flags and small branches on it, and there are small stones and so on. It represents a variety of terrains, such as cities, markets, forests, lakes, rivers, and hills.

"Ladies and gentlemen, the current situation is ......," Guo Kun said without hesitation.

Lin Jue frowned, this is the problem. Guo Kun didn't realize that he was actually suspected of overstepping his bounds. It is true that Guo Kun is actually needed to lead the army to fight this time, because Guo Mian has no talent at all. But you can't treat Guo Mian as nothing, at least etiquette is still there. Guo Mian is the coach, and Guo Mian should be allowed to express his views first. Even if he can't come up with a reason, that's the rule. But Guo Kun didn't even let in.

"Du Yuhou, do you want to ask the general to tell me about his combat strategy first?" Lin Jue interrupted softly.

"What?" Guo Kun frowned.

"I said, let's listen to the general's strategy first." Lin Jue said in a deep voice.

Guo Mian had a good impression of Lin Jue in his heart, and he was indeed a little unhappy, although he had no strategy, and he had no concept of such a meeting at all. But that doesn't mean you can be ignored. Lin Jue came out to speak for himself, and based on this, this friend is worth making.

Guo Kun was stunned, and wanted to say: What strategy does he have to say? Isn't it a waste of time. But thinking about it, it was not good to refute Lin Jue's face, so he nodded and said, "Okay, please talk about the thief's strategy first." ”

Everyone turned their eyes to Guo Mian, and Guo Mian was nervous. He coughed and said, "That...... Strategy...... It's also ...... I've thought about it a bit, too. The ancients said that when shooting a man is a horse, a thief is the first to capture the king. That one...... Hold the bow as strong, and use the arrow as the long. In short, this time we must eradicate all the bandits. ”

Everyone looked at Guo Mian dumbfounded, not knowing what he was talking about.

"Gone?" Guo Kun asked.

"No, do you still need me to teach you specific combat strategies? You are all leading troops to fight, do you want me, the commander, to give you advice? What do you need to do? You should say yes. Guo Mian suddenly burst into words.

"......" A group of people's eyes rolled all over the ground, and Lin Jue's heart blossomed. This Guo Mian is too funny. It seems that he has not done any homework, not that he does not care about the success or failure of the counterinsurgency, but that he has no interest in it at all, or that he does not understand what it means to him at all. In fact, people like Guo Mian are just temperamental, straightforward and simple, without scheming. Thinking about it, it is really a cruel thing to let Guo Mian and Guo Xu compete for the throne. Standing in the position of Jiangshan Sheji, maybe Guo Mian is much better to be a hands-off prince. King Huai's succession to the throne may be more suitable.

"Okay. Then I'll talk about it. Guo Kun said in a deep voice: "According to the information summarized before, the five counties of Dongming, Weicheng, Yucheng, Changheng and Huazhou that have been captured by the bandits are currently being captured. These five prefectures and counties are all in the northeast of the capital, connected together. According to my estimate, the bandits must have joined forces in one place, facing southeast, in order to map the two counties of Yangwu and Fengqiu. The two counties of Yangwu Fengqiu must not be lost, otherwise it will be a direct connection to the capital. My suggestion is to find the direction of the opponent's attack and defeat its main force in one fell swoop, so as to crush its intention to capture Yangwu or Fengqiu. This move can be quickly resolved, and after defeating its main force, it can be swept across and easily recapture the five counties. I don't know what you think. ”

"What Du Yuhou said is very true, we should do this. Defeat the main force of the bandits in one fell swoop, lest they wander from place to place, but will be in trouble. The generals nodded in agreement.

"Du Yuhou, there is nothing wrong with this strategy, but how do we know the direction of their attack? And we don't know the number of people on the other side right now. We don't know how many soldiers and horses there are after the other party assembles. If there are tens of thousands of people, will they not be outnumbered, and will they suffer in a head-to-head battle? One of the generals asked.

Guo Kun nodded and said, "General Chen asked well." Regarding the question of the direction of the opponent's attack, I have already said that they can only attack Fengqiu and Yangwu counties, so it is either one or the other. Scout cavalry can be sent out to reconnoiter tonight. In addition, the county officials of Yangwu County and Fengqiu County also sent people to pay attention to the movements of the bandits, and it is not difficult to find out. In fact, as far as I personally judge, they are very likely to attack Fengqiu County. Because as long as Fengqiu is taken, the crossing of the Yellow River can be blocked as quickly as possible, and the imperial court can be prevented from sending troops north to crusade. Moreover, Fengqiu is closer to the capital, which will pose a direct threat to the capital. If it were me, I would have taken Fengqiu to block the northbound ferry, and then captured all the counties north of the Yellow River. ”

Guo Kun held a long pole and pointed on the sand table, and everyone's eyes moved on the sand table with his narration. The sand table is clear at a glance, and what Guo Kun said is easier to understand. Lin Jue looked at the sand table quietly, listened to Guo Kun's words, and looked at Guo Kun differently in his heart. The little prince is not a person who does not learn and does not know how to do it, his judgment is very reasonable, and from the overall situation, the capture of Fengqiu County has the greatest benefits. Therefore, it is very likely that Fengqiu County will be directly captured.

"As for the number of bandits, I don't think there's anything to worry about. The bandits are all rabble, and most of them are congregations. If you count the number of people, I am afraid that there are at least 350,000. But in fact, the combat power is not strong. As long as you find their main force, you can defeat them in one fell swoop. I'm not arrogant, a group of sect members gathered, and it was difficult to have any combat power for a while. It's hard to say in time, but don't worry about it right now. Guo Kun continued.

The generals nodded one after another and said: "What Du Yuhou said is not bad, it is reasonable and convincing. ”

Guo Kun smiled and said to Guo Mian: "What does the general think? ”

Guo Mian yawned and said, "I think what you said is good, it's similar to what I think." ”

Guo Kun laughed and said, "That's what the hero sees?" Hahaha. ”

Guo Mian smacked his lips and said, "You are also worthy of being compared to me." Mo insulted the word hero. ”

Guo Kun took the bamboo pole and said, "Since you all have no opinions, then early tomorrow morning, we will cross the river to the north, go straight to Fengqiu County, and find the main force of the bandits to fight with it." What else do you have to say? ”

The generals said, "That's it." ”

Guo Kun turned around with a smile, but saw Lin Jue pinching his chin in contemplation. Guo Kun smiled: "Lin Jue, you haven't expressed your position yet, what do you think of this arrangement?" ”

Lin Jue heard the smugness in Guo Kun's words, he couldn't bear to hit Guo Kun's pride, but Guo Kun asked, but Lin Jue did have something to say.

"I agree with Du Yuhou's previous analysis. But there are two small doubts. I'd like to bring it up and let you analyze it for me. Lin Jue said.

Guo Kun was stunned and said, "Oh? Tell me about it? ”

Lin Jue walked to the sand table, pointed to the sand table and said: "This sand table only covers the counties in the north of Beijing, and does not include the capital and the northern border towns. So some things can't be seen. Let me add. ”

Lin Jue bent down and moved the stool, moved the low table, placed it on the north and south sides of the sand table, and then placed a few teacups and lampstands, and said in a deep voice: "Although it is simple, you will understand as soon as I explain it." This stool is the capital, and the few tea cups on the stool are the forbidden army of the capital. As we all know, there are 200,000 forbidden troops in the capital, and there are as many as 250,000 soldiers in the box and government soldiers in the capital. To the north is a border town. This is Taiyuan Mansion, to the east is Zhending Mansion, and to the north is Datong Border Town. To the northeast is the border town of Yanyun Sixteen Prefectures. I don't know how many soldiers and horses there are in the border town, can anyone tell me the approximate number, this shouldn't be a leak. ”

Guo Kun frowned and said, "What do you say these things are doing?" Does it have anything to do with the current situation? ”

Lin Jue said: "It doesn't matter if it has anything to do with it, you can tell me how many soldiers and horses there are in the northern border town." ”

Guo Kun frowned and said: "The border town is heavily armed, and there must be at least four or five hundred thousand male soldiers." ”

Guo Kun is actually talking about conservative figures, Yanyunbian Town plus the Great Zhou Dynasty soldiers and horses in the area west to the Hetao are as many as 600,000. It was the gate of the north, the first line of defense to protect the capital, and it was naturally where the heavy troops gathered.

Lin Jue nodded and said, "Okay, then think about it, the bandits know that there are 200,000 forbidden troops in the south, and hundreds of thousands of border troops in the north, will they attack to the south or north?" Unless you're a fool to do that, wouldn't you send it to your door? In other words, I am the leader of the bandits, knowing that there are 200,000 forbidden troops guarding the capital, but I dare to approach the capital? What to talk about blocking the Yellow River crossing? Crazy? They avoid it. The space they can really move around is this large area between the border town and the capital. And it can't last long. If they want to survive, they must break through this narrow strip of land caught between the north and the south. Either attack to the west and break out of the flank belt to reach the large open areas around Jingxi, Fengxiang, and Xixia. Either go directly from Yingtianfu to the south, go straight to the land of Jianghuai, and open up another territory. Otherwise, they are dead. Do you understand what I'm talking about? ”

There was a sense of abruptness in the crowd. Yes, there are heavy troops on both sides of the north and south, and the Qingjiao bandits are in the middle of the gap. It is precisely because of this that they were able to suddenly seize the territory of these state capitals. Do they still dare to go south or north, and face the army of the imperial court head-on? No one would do that unless they were crazy.

Guo Kun frowned and said, "Then according to what you mean, they won't attack Fengqiu in the south?" ”

Lin Jue said in a deep voice: "Actually, this possibility is not ruled out. ”

Guo Kun glared at Lin Jue and said, "Then what do you mean?" ”