"Zhonglang, is there a time limit for defending the city this time?" After a moment, Liu Yi raised his head and asked.

Lu Zhi didn't answer when he heard this, he just picked up the tea and took another sip, and he didn't mean to answer for Liu Yi at all. Lang Sheng couldn't help but secretly say that this was his own stupidity, just now he had already made an analysis of the overall battle situation, and the reason for blocking Zhang Yan's army by Qinghe was to facilitate Zhonglang to personally lead the army to deal with Bocai, so even if Huangfu Song and Zhu Jun could get rid of the containment of the enemy in front of him, it would take at least a month and a half to free up his hands, that is to say, let him defend at least two months to block Zhang Yan's army.

"If Zhonglang lets Yi Zhen guard Qinghe, then the military and political orders of the first war must be unified, but those who do not obey the military orders must have the right to punish them, including killing them, no matter how high their rank! It is imperative to have the right to be arbitrary. Lang Sheng said again, since Zhonglang you gave me a death order, then the conditions that should be mentioned Liu Dagongzi will not be polite.

"Second." Hearing this, Lu Zhi said directly, Liu Yi mentioned that he was extremely recognized, and it was absolutely impossible to hold the city in front of the superior enemy army, and the military order was not strict, that was the foundation of everything.

"Whether the grain, grass, ordnance, and equipment for defending the city are sufficient, Yi not only needs to know but also to see them one by one, and the grain is not only our army but also the people in Qinghe City." Whether fighting against aliens on the frontier or crusading against the Yellow Turbans in the hinterland of the Central Plains, Liu Yi has always attached great importance to logistics.

"The grain and grass in Qinghe City are enough to support an army of 20,000 for half a year, even if you count the people, it will not be less than May." For these data, Lu Zhi is also a treasure, at the moment, he is not afraid that Liu Yi will ask for more questions, but he is afraid that he will have less, such an important issue cannot be ignored by any general defending the city.

"If the rest of the matters are to be resolutely guarded, Qinghe must be seen in person before he can explain to Zhonglang, and there can be no conclusion at this time." Liu Yi quickly continued, his idea was very simple, since he let himself be guarded, he had to agree to his conditions, but many things were not actually examined and it was difficult to say anything now, otherwise he would become Zhao Kuo on paper.

"Caution in battle is the way to go, and the old man wants to hear what kind of tactics Lang Sheng will use to deal with Zhang Yan if he guards Qinghe." Lu Zhi appreciated Liu Yi's cautious attitude, but what interested him more was Lang Sheng's idea, whether it would be different from the rest of the generals, and faintly he had great expectations for Liu Yi.

"Hui Zhonglang, Yi doesn't know much about Zhang Yan, and the combat strength of the Montenegrin army also knows very little, so when defending the city, everything should be stable and honest! There was only one thing that was determined to be done, and it was necessary to maintain a cavalry around the Qinghe at all times that could pose a threat to the enemy. Liu Yi thought for a while and said, the word honest is still what Zhang Ping, who died on the battlefield, said to him, Lang Sheng also thought deeply, the art of war Yun knows himself and knows that he will win a hundred battles, but now he can only be a confidant and not know the other, and the victory and defeat are half and half. Then fighting honestly, not thinking about surprises, winning will be the safest strategy.

Coming to Qingzhou in the first battle of Dingcheng to attack Zhaoyang's siege Yellow Turban Army, that battle can be described as a big victory, but also gave Lang Sheng a lot of inspiration, defense does not mean blindly passive beating, the necessary counterattack is also essential. Not only can you kill and injure the enemy by surprise and boost our morale, but even if you don't fight, you can also make the enemy generals always have scruples and not use all their strength in attacking. In the first battle of Dingcheng, his subordinates and the city became horns, which had a miraculous effect, and he would definitely use it to defend the city.

There is no doubt about the impact and mobility of the Iron Cavalry Battalion under Liu Yi, and a large area affected by the Yellow Turban is not a place to produce horses, and it is also a fact that they lack cavalry, and even if they do, it is difficult to compare with the elite of the Han Dynasty, and the training and formation of a cavalry is more difficult than that of the infantry army. This is an extremely obvious advantage of the Han army, and since it has an advantage, it must be used to the extreme......

It's another night, the second night in a row The lights in Lu Zhonglang's tent have not been extinguished, the only difference from last night is that there is one more Liu Yi in the tent tonight. Of course, not many people knew this, so when the two of them were talking, there were also guards guarding the camp ten feet away, and no one would eavesdrop on what they were talking about.

From Yingchuan, Liu Yi's command together with the Fifth Army of the Qi Army and Li Ping's Seventh Army had a total of 12,000 men and horses, in order to enhance his strength and unified command, the Lin Army Puyang Feng's department was also incorporated into the City Defending Corps, Lin Jun and Puyang Feng had a deep intersection with Liu Yi when they were in Yanzhou, which was convenient for Langsheng to command the cooperation between the armies, and there would not be much problem! Coupled with the 10,000 troops of Yang Rui in Qinghe City, the strength of Liu Yi's troops this time is close to 30,000, of course, the more than 10,000 soldiers are mainly from the county, and the combat power will only be known if you have seen it, and the 200,000 troops of Zhang Yan are still outnumbered.

With less than 30,000 men and horses in his hands plus Qinghe City, Liu Yi has to hold Zhang Yan for at least two months, which is the minimum period given to him by Lu Zhonglang, this requirement is definitely not low, and no one dares to guarantee that he can hold it for two months compared to the strength of nearly one to ten. But Langsheng is going to make a military order this time, and that is by no means child's play! Lang Sheng understands Lu Zhonglang's feelings about putting pressure on him, although he is a little reluctant to do it, but he must resolutely implement the military order, and he has always asked his subordinates to lead by example.

How to fight? In addition to the 1,000 cavalry of the commander and the 800 cavalry of other generals in the army who took the initiative to support him, the first thing Lang Sheng had to do was to collect the information of the enemy commander Zhang Yan. According to the records of the history books, this person's ability to use troops is definitely not bad, Lu Zhi said that he is not as good as Bocai, but in Liu Yi's heart, he should treat him as a Bocai or better than some, strategically despise the opponent, and tactically attach importance to the opponent It is definitely not wrong.

Back in his own camp, Liu Yi left Gan Ning to lead the army, and he and the main generals of the Qi army, Li Pinglin, Pu Yangfeng, etc., all led the cavalry to Qinghe first, according to intelligence, Zhang Yan's army will arrive at Qinghe in ten days, Hengzhi must hurry up to explore the battlefield terrain, which is the basis for formulating tactics! At present, only one thing can be determined, in this battle of defending the city, the cavalry will definitely play a great role, even if the task is to defend Liu Yi will not give up the attack, harassment is a must.

Puyang Fenglin Army and others were quite happy when they received the military order, although they could fight side by side with Liu Yi's command, although the enemy was huge, it was nothing, anyway, Liu Langsheng would definitely not be afraid, what if it was ten to one, he dared to rush the tens of thousands of Yellow Turban Army with hundreds of cavalry back then. However, in the face of a big war, everyone should sit down and discuss it, but Liu Yi gave an order to set off immediately, and it was just a sentence to ask, everything should be discussed after Qinghe actually surveyed the terrain.

On the official road to Qinghe, a large group of cavalry is marching in the rain in the spring rain, and the slippery road in the rain has also caused a certain impact on the horse gallop, and the cavalry of the iron cavalry battalion can still maintain a strict formation and high speed under such weather conditions, which makes Lu Zhonglang's pro-army cavalry extremely admired, no wonder Liu Yi and Liu Langsheng have such a big reputation, it can be seen in the simple march, and they are still in charge of themselves.

And the most conspicuous of them is none other than Liu Yi, riding at high speed on the dark clouds and snow, but Lang Sheng still has time to look at the bamboo slips in his hand! The Iron Cavalry Battalion can have such a quality that is hard training, they are trained with bareback horses on weekdays, almost everyone has the painful experience of falling from a horse, and every pawn will also tell you that our general is the hardest one to practice, this little rain is nothing, in the north is the heavy snow The practice of the Iron Cavalry Battalion cavalry will not stop.