"The owner of the building, the subordinate ......"

In Tucheng, Fan Li looked guilty and knelt down on one knee in front of Xiao Yuandong. In the Huainan Army, etiquette has always been simple, and such a posture is quite serious.

But this time, he neglected to supervise and introduced the disaster into the sour date, and Fan Li really couldn't be calm. Fear of punishment is secondary, and the deepest thing in my heart is remorse and fear. Although their cavalry has made great achievements, the situation is also extremely dangerous, and it will take more than two days for the Huting army to reach Sujujube at the earliest, and during this time, they must defend the city alone.

If there is no task of defending the city, the cavalry will come and go calmly, and the situation is not dangerous, although the enemy army is several times its own, but it lacks formed cavalry, and it can escape if it cannot be defeated, so as not to lose too much.

But now that the Governor himself led the Huting army to Sujube, preparing to take over the defensive city, they would never allow the city to be lost and change hands before that. Otherwise, the arrival of the Huting army will no longer be to receive the city, but to attack the fortification. Without the advantage of geographical advantages, and there is no disparity in the strength of the two sides to the point of multiple, the outcome is really unpredictable.

If that happens, their cavalry will not only be a great achievement, but a great mistake, because their self-determination will disrupt the original deployment, once the battle is drawn in an unpredictable direction, they will be guilty of great crimes!

So in the past few days, since Xiao Yuandong descended, everyone was trembling, lest they make mistakes. Fan Li is naturally no exception, in fact, he still has a little bit of inhumane thoughts in his heart, first of all, he is the governor of the township party, and secondly, he led his troops to join the army, but after joining the army, first of all, the troops were not retained, and he also accumulated merit to become a cavalry captain.

The overall environment of the Huainan Army is like this, and Fan Li can't say anything, but young people will inevitably be a little arrogant, hoping to make some achievements. Like Shen Yun, Yu Manzhi and others, they have both the support of their family backgrounds and the years of accumulation, and Fan Li is not as good as himself. However, their owner Xiao Yuandong, Fan Li felt that he could catch up. I don't want to overwhelm one head, but I also want to be equal.

This time, he scored lightly and recovered most of the luck of sour jujubes, and Fan Li also hoped to have a bright performance in the defense later. The previous recruitment of this team of displaced people was a reinforcement to the Huainan cavalry itself, after all, they advanced lightly and did not carry forced labor. Although these people are not capable of fighting power, with them to bear the burden of chores, the combat effectiveness of the cavalry can be greatly recuperated and liberated.

Previously, Xiao Yuandong was vigilant and monitored these displaced people, but Fan Li was a little unimpressed, thinking that Xiao Yuandong was a little too sensitive, or there was still a little bit of suppression of his own intentions. But now the hidden danger has really exploded, which makes Fan Li unable to calm down, and some of the courage is gone, replaced by deep guilt.

Now that I think about it, this incident itself is strange, and the appearance of the displaced people along the way is too coincidental, and it is simply to solve the dilemma of the Huainan Army. If we look at it with a normal mind, Fan Li will not be deceived by it, and the least vigilance exists. Now it seems that he is not only eager to make progress and lose his ordinary heart, but also he is not lacking in immaturity and lack of experience.

I used to think that Xiao Yuandong, the master of the building, was lucky, but seeing that he quietly resolved the hidden dangers, and even turned them into help, Fan Li had to sigh that he was really unlucky. The Lanling Xiao clan is really not worth mentioning among the overseas Chinese, and their lord can be valued by the governor, not just luck and old feelings.

Xiao Yuandong didn't know Fan Li's thoughts, or he didn't realize these at all, he was a relatively pure martial artist, he had followed the governor so far, he fought when he should fight, and he recuperated when he should recuperate, except for the increase in the number of soldiers he commanded, he didn't even feel that the situation was any different. I don't know that in the eyes of the people of the time, he is just an overseas Chinese scholar, and now he has not only become the leader among the young and strong generals of the Huainan Army, but also won the title of the marquis of the capital, which can be called a meritorious achievement and enviable.

"Now is not the time for accountability, and it is impossible to prevent treachery among soldiers. The more it can attract hundreds of uses, it has alleviated many of our predicaments. Besides, since I am a soldier commander, I should have surpassed you to be competent. ”

Xiao Yuandong was in a good mood at this time, because of the reports of those leaders, more than 20 hidden spies among these homeless people have been cleaned up, and even if there are still two or three omissions, it is not a problem. The enemy commander used this tactic to not only send more than 300 Ding Li, who was currently lacking in the Huainan army, but also learned a lot about the enemy's military information by interrogating those spies, and by the way, he passed on a false news to lure him a little.

In this way, this one thing really outweighs the loss. The most important thing is that Xiao Yuandong really feels a sense of superiority in IQ this time, he has always felt that he should be the kind of governor who is not good at everything and seeks to win thousands of miles at every turn, not the reckless and brave people like Yu Manzhi and Shen Yun. But his perception is not recognized by others, and he usually argues, but it is pure luck to be slandered.

So this time, it's also a shame for him, and when he returns to the town at the end of this war, he will boast about it, and see if those fools dare to underestimate him!

Holding back the darkness in his heart for the time being, Xiao Yuandong looked at the increasingly thick night outside Tucheng, frowned and said: "Right now, the enemy is dark and I am bright, and there is a city involved, the enemy army may attack in the future tonight, and it is inevitable that there will be a fierce battle later, you must also cheer up, don't tarnish my Huainan brave battle name!" ”

When several other captains and other commanders heard this, they all agreed, but Fan Li still knelt on the ground and said in a deep voice: "My subordinates are willing to invite two hundred soldiers to go out of the city and attack the thief army halfway!" ”

Although the owner of the building did not blame, but Fan Li himself could not forgive himself, although these spies did not become a big trouble, but after all, he attracted it, if he was unaware of it and broke out, maybe the thousands of cavalry of the sour date will have to be explained here. Therefore, he is now asking for war because he is fighting to the death to apologize.

Although the cavalry has a clear advantage in field battles, it is also necessary to consider the comparison of forces and environmental factors. Those spies revealed that the enemy army in the north had at least 4,000 people, which was several times the Huainan army. Moreover, the mobility of the cavalry will also be limited in the night, and attacking a division of thousands with a crowd of two hundred is simply hitting a stone with an egg.

Xiao Yuandong shook his head when he heard this, his own strength would not be advantageous, and if he divided his troops again, the disadvantage would be even more obvious. Although the enemy's main general's strategy was recognized and used, it can be seen that he is also a very thoughtful and wise general like Xiao Yuandong, and it doesn't matter whether the strategy is good or not, it will inevitably bring great variables to the battle.

With his own life, Xiao Yuandong felt that even if the enemy launched an attack tonight, he would definitely not follow common sense, and he would definitely want to play some tricks.

So after a little thought, he made the arrangement. Although the hundreds of outcasts were eliminated, it is still doubtful whether they are credible, but at present, the strength of the Huainan army is at an absolute disadvantage, and Xiao Yuandong does not intend to abandon these manpower, and he was soon driven to those camps around Tucheng, and then set bonfires all over the camps, and erected many simple flags in the camps.

Seeing this scene, the other Huainan commanders couldn't help but tremble at the corners of their mouths, feeling that their own owners were really whimsical, and the few spies who were deliberately let go during the day had been here for two days, and they naturally mastered the reality of the Huainan Army, and even counted the troops to single digits, what is the significance of this bluff? If you have this time, it is better to dig a few trenches outside the city, and at least you can slightly stop the enemy.

Xiao Yuandong didn't explain, with a straight face and an unfathomable look, he rode his horse and walked among the several burning but empty camps, and carefully told those homeless people to pay attention to adding firewood to maintain the fire. As for the meaning, who knows! He just felt that it was too boring to just wait for the enemy army to attack, so he had to make some preparations to highlight the image of his wisdom bead in his hand.

Time passed quietly, and the displaced people were scattered in the empty camps, carefully maintaining the fire, while the soldiers of the Huainan Army quietly cultivated their strength with bows and knives in the Tucheng, waiting for the war to come.

"Lord, there is an enemy in the wild!"

In the quiet of the night, the sound of the hooves of several galloping horses was very conspicuous, and soon the scouts galloped into the city to report what they had discovered. In fact, there is no need to investigate carefully at this time, standing on the tower of Tucheng City and looking to the north, you can see that there are many fire spots in the field flickering from the night, and those fire points are extremely widely distributed, covering almost the entire space north of the sour date. Obviously, the enemy army also made the same arrangement as the Huainan army, bluffing.

"It seems that the enemy's chief general named Chen Shi is not a vulgar class."

Feeling the gaze of the commanders, Xiao Yuandong didn't care about his mood for the time being, and his expression barely remained indifferent. In fact, about the military situation of the enemy, the Huainan army should know about it, after all, it is impossible for ordinary soldiers to be sent to carry out the task of spies, and after some torture, what should be said and what should not be said is also said.

Therefore, whether it is the Huainan army or the army that is pressing on the sour date at the moment, they already know each other very well, and the so-called bluff is completely redundant.

Relatively speaking, the Huainan Army's deception here is even more unnecessary, and the enemy army can at least confuse the public, making people unclear about the effect of their main force. Because of the different types of troops, the Huainan Army still occupies the offensive and defensive initiative at the moment, and if it wants to go out to meet the attack, it can offset a considerable part of the mobility by not knowing where the enemy's main force is.

And here in the Huainan Army, there is nothing to do at all, and the enemy knows very well how many troops they have, and bluffing cannot achieve the effect of deterring the enemy at all. The opponent can ignore it, as long as he rushes into an earthen city or a barracks, the combat goal can be said to be half completed, as long as there is a camp to defend, offsetting the mobility of the Huainan cavalry, and relying on the numerical advantage alone, it can also force these thousands of cavalry out of the sour date.

So at the moment, Xiao Yuandong is in a very bad mood, with the help of the spy to pass back a fake movement, he can be said to be playing with the other party in the palm of his hand, but now the two sides have chosen to bluff, and the plans of the two sides have fallen to the same level, which makes Xiao Yuandong faintly feel a kind of humiliated indignation.

Xiao Yuandong was really unwilling to stop there, and when he saw that the other party was marching and the fire was scattered, he said with a smile: "The enemy's formation is scattered, it can be seen that it should be full of food and food, and it will inevitably be ordered not to be repaired, and how much food is still in the camp, immediately sprinkle it before the camp." When the front is chaotic, it will be the time for our army to attack! ”