Sima De recognized Zhu Dadian's statement and said: "Master Zhu is right, the Liukou can become a climate in Shaanxi and Henan, and if they lose the battle, they can also coerce the new refugees to make a comeback, but not in the south of the Yangtze River, every defeat is a cut of flesh, and it is impossible to replenish the troops." Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 info We are fighting 5,000 to 50,000 in this battle, with one enemy and ten, we can completely annihilate them without seeking a battle, as long as we can repel it, it will be victory. Once the rogues are defeated and retreated, we will keep up, they will continue to fight when they stop, and if they don't fight, they will always follow, pressing step by step, not giving them a chance to breathe, just like a person who is constantly bleeding, dragging Gao and Zhang to death. ”

In fact, this is not just a strategy for this battle, but an overall plan to deal with the rogues, in other words, to face the rogues in a safe way, and then hold on tightly after repulsion, the organizational structure of the wandering army is loose and casual, and maintaining a high-pressure and pressing posture will make them nervous until they collapse.

Zhu Dadian praised: "This Mr. Sima's vision is very accurate, the rogue has no strict military discipline, he will disperse as soon as he is forced, and he will be defeated when he is scattered, if he can really maintain the pursuit of the same step after defeat, maybe he can completely defeat these two giants who are famous in Shaanxi and Henan, and become famous all over the world." ”

Having said that, Zhu Dadian actually knows that this is easier said than done, and it is not once or twice that officers and men have defeated the exiled people's armies from all walks of life, but there are really no successful examples of fighting in which they have been pursued and completely wiped out in one go. In his opinion, it would be nice to be able to fight less and more in the wilderness. The so-called complete defeat of Gao and Zhang Erkou is just a beautiful fantasy.

A newly promoted young staff officer asked: "Chief of Staff Sima, Lord Zhu, I heard that Liukou has cavalry, no matter how fast we are, can we catch up with four legs on two legs?" Where does the so-called step-by-step pursuit begin? ”

These young staff officers were all selected by Sima De from among the grass-roots officers of various battalions and companies, and they possessed a certain level of education and a sense of the overall situation, and had relatively rich experience in actual combat. However, becoming the qualified staff officer required by Xia Nan still needs to be constantly honed, and dealing with the rogue is a valuable training opportunity in front of him.

Zhu Dadian smiled, and said in his heart, young is good, newborn calves are not afraid of tigers, and they don't want to repel the Liukou army first, so they just think about how to pursue after winning the battle. He explained: "This little brother, it's true that Liukou has cavalry, but less than 10,000 people have horses in the 50,000 army, and at least eighty percent of the people walk on two legs, and the army is accompanied by old and weak women and children, how can they get up quickly?" ”

Several young staff officers laughed happily when they heard this, and the staff officer who asked the question said: "That's good, if it is compared to physical strength and discipline, Qiong Haijun is really not afraid of anyone." ”

The general strategy was thus decided, and the specific fight was handed over to Wei Lianheng, the military commander of the Second Regiment.

Wei Lianheng had already observed the surrounding terrain and had a plan in his heart.

After crossing the river, he found a local hunter as a guide, according to him, the place where the Qiong navy was located was a hilly area, called Qiliqiao, there was originally a village nearby, and the stragglers of the Liukou were slaughtered when they passed by, and there were no people in the surrounding dozens of miles. According to the advance route of Tanma, this place is the only way for Liukou: to the south is the Yangtze River, to the north is a deep mountain and old forest that stretches for nearly 100 miles, called Laoshan, unless you change the route and go back 100 miles, and then bypass Laoshan and then go west from Chuzhou, you can only defeat the Qiong Navy to continue to move forward. However, in this way, it is possible to meet Hong Chengchou's army head-on with the army of Hong Chengchou who is coming east, and I believe that whether it is Gao Yingxiang or Zhang Xianzhong, they will choose the little-known Qiong Haijun, the "soft persimmon", instead of the famous Hong Chengchou and his subordinates Cao Wenzhao, who is brave and good at fighting.

In other words, the two armies will have a battle in the narrow strip of less than ten miles wide between Laoshan and the Yangtze River, and it will be inevitable that there will be.

The battlefield could not be chosen, and it was too late to retreat in such a little time, Wei Lianheng decided to deploy defenses on the spot and wait for the arrival of the rogue army. He placed the leaders of Xia Nan and his entourage, the staff office, and other quasi-civilian personnel on a hill called Qiu Yu Mountain, and the entire regiment's troops were arranged at the foot of Qiu Yu Mountain, with heavy artillery on the mountainside and light artillery in the queue.

After the deployment was completed, the Qiong Navy was in full array, waiting for the Liukou army.

At the same time, the combined forces of Gao and Zhang were slowly advancing. Because of the fruitful harvest along the way, the carriages used to carry gold and silver cloth stretched for several miles, which seriously slowed down the march, and the original plan to rush to Wujiang Town, near the state capital, to camp before dark was in vain.

Zhang Xianzhong is not in a hurry, as long as he doesn't run into Hong Chengchou's army, it doesn't matter if he is a little sooner or later. He sat on his horse, snuggled up to a delicate woman in his arms, grasping the reins with one hand and caressing her with the other. The woman was thinly dressed, and she was very resistant, but she didn't dare to resist or cry, so she could only let her go up and down.

A young general next to him said with a smile: "Father-in-law, this official lady in Jiangnan has fine skin and tender meat, compared to our mother-in-law of rice fat, I'm afraid it has a different flavor, right?" ”

Zhang Xianzhong said with a smile: "Wu'er is right, although Mizhi's mother-in-law is also peugeot, how can there be a woman in the south of the Yangtze River who is soft and smooth, like water." Especially this taste of wanting to refuse and welcome, but the women over there in Shaanxi never have it......"

This young general is Sun Kewang, one of Zhang Xianzhong's four righteous sons, he looked at the young woman who was about to cry, obviously complaining, where did he want to refuse and welcome? But naturally he would not disappoint his father-in-law's interest, and even claimed that he was.

Under the banner of the word "Chuang" on the other side of the army, Gao Yingxiang frowned and asked left and right: "Is there a reward for the scouts sent out?" ”

"King Yuchuang, it stands to reason that he should come back at this time, but there is no one to see."

Something was wrong, Gao Yingxiang looked ahead, and had a hint of foreboding in his heart.

He instructed his subordinates: "Go and invite the eight kings to come over, and say that there is something important to discuss." ”

A soldier rode a horse in front of Zhang Xianzhong and said respectfully: "King Chuang invites the eight kings to come over, and there is something important to discuss." ”

Zhang Xianzhong sat up straight in disappointment, picked up the woman in his arms and threw it to Sun Kewang, Sun Kewang hurriedly reached out to catch it, and took the opportunity to touch it a few times.

"King Chuang is easy to make a fuss, let's go from the riverside, we have avoided Hong Chengchou's old thief, the journey is safe and sound, where is the important matter to discuss?"

Although there were complaints, Zhang Xianzhong still did not delay and rode to Gao Yingxiang's side.

Gao Yingxiang didn't talk nonsense, and told him directly: "The scouts I sent out report once an hour, and now it's almost two hours, and no one has come back. ”