As he spoke, Guo Jia smiled and said solemnly: "In view of the current situation, the 50,000 soldiers of the Henan battalion have shrunk their strength, and 30,000 infantry troops have been dispatched to support Anyi, and the remaining 20,000 soldiers have abandoned Henan County and slowly retreated to Hexi. Hedong County also reduced its forces, and each county tried to transfer the people as much as possible, and resettled them in two, one retreating to Hangu Pass, and the other to the west of Anyi City. In addition, we encourage the people to settle down in the Hetao Plain, and all cattle, sheep and livestock are distributed free of charge, and they are exempted from paying taxes for two years, which is an extremely generous treatment.

As for how our army is defending against the enemy at the moment, it is very simple, there are only four words: 'hold on and wait for help'!

Before the army led by the lord and father did not arrive at the camp of Anyi, our army was not allowed to attack to meet the enemy without authorization, and if anyone disobeyed the order, they would be severely punished! ”

When he finished the last sentence, Guo Jia's expression was solemn, and his face was murderous, just like the smiling scribe before.

"No, I'll obey!" Seeing that Guo Jia had made up his mind, Teng Xiao, Xu Rong and Guo Meng and other generals still got up to receive the order even though they were displeased.

It is worth mentioning that since Si Li strengthened the garrison, the position of the chief general of the Anyi battalion has been vacant, even the chief general Teng Xiao is also sitting under the tent, and Guo Jia, who is now in charge of military affairs, is also sitting under the tent, and did not go to the upper seat to sit down.

After finalizing the strategy to defend against the enemy, the generals left the big tent one after another, and only Guo Jia, Teng Xiao and Xu Rong remained in the tent.

"Strategist, I wonder when the lord will be able to come to the camp?" Seeing the generals leaving, Teng Xiao asked softly.

Guo Jia was slightly stunned when he heard this, and then chuckled: "Why did General Yunlong ask such a question? You must know that this is a taboo, how can our ministers inquire about the whereabouts of the lord at will? ”

Teng Xiao grinned and said, "The military advisor is serious. The last general has been stationed in Anyi for more than two years, during which there has never been a major war, and it has been a small fight. It's been a lot of hard work these years, and now it's hard to encounter a big war. However, the military advisor strictly ordered that he should not attack to meet the battle. That's a real life! ”

"Oh, I see." Guo Jia suddenly responded, and smiled at Teng Xiao and Xu Rong: "I can understand the two generals' desire to fight. However, at present, the enemy is outnumbered, and it is too dangerous to rush into battle, and the slightest carelessness will not only endanger the lives of tens of thousands of soldiers, but also lead to the fall of the entire Anyi camp. Therefore, the only thing our army can do at present is to hold the Anyi defense line and transfer the people. Wait for the arrival of the lord's army. The two generals knew that most of our army's infantry were concentrated in the territory of Sili, and the rest were mostly war horses. Once Sili falls, it means that our army will lose tens of thousands of infantry troops, and when the time comes, do we want to let the war horses dismount and defend the city? Furthermore. I can tell you two that the lord will be in the camp within three days. When the time comes, if the two generals want to take the initiative to fight. You can ask for orders from the Lord in person. ”

"Oh?" Teng Xiao and Xu Rong were stunned, and laughed happily: "The lord came so quickly, so very good." Hahaha! ”

At this moment, a tall figure with a tall figure walked in from the door of the big tent, and people heard it before they laughed: "Hehehe! Fast, I feel too slow. It's a pity that I couldn't catch up with the lively scene of the princes' alliance! ”

"Lord!" Just hearing his voice, Teng Xiao, Xu Rong and Guo Jia knew who was coming. However, the appearance of the person was too sudden, and the three of them were caught off guard.

"I'll wait to see my lord!" In astonishment. The three people in the tent hurried up to greet them, bowing in surprise and inexplicably.

Li Li stretched out his hand to help Guo Jia up, then raised his hand to signal Teng Xiao and Xu Rong to get up, and said with a smile: "It came a little suddenly, I didn't disturb you to discuss the military situation!" ”

The lord laughed. I am looking forward to the lord coming to the Anyi camp as soon as possible to sit in charge of the army and preside over the overall situation. It can be said that I want to wear it! Teng Xiao said with a smile.

Li Li laughed when he heard this, pointed at Teng Xiao and said, "I believe this." You guy is a belligerent person, he has been stationed in Sili for the past two years, and every time I patrol here, you have to ask Ying to fight, and this time is naturally no exception. But this time it's an unprecedented battle, maybe it's still a protracted and hard battle, and it's not the same as before! ”

While speaking, Li Li slowly walked up to the handsome seat and sat down, and at this moment, a group of people walked into the door of the big tent, and it was the generals of the army headed by Jia Xu, there were more than 30 people, and most of them were the commanders of the main battle camps, and the rest were newly rising generals.

As a result, the big tent that had just been empty suddenly came to a group of generals, and they were all capable generals in the Xiliang Army who had repeatedly made meritorious contributions.

After the generals saluted each other, Li Li waved his hand to signal that everyone did not have to be formalized and sat down.

"The order given by Feng Xiao just now is correct. At present, the alliance of the princes has just formed an alliance, the momentum is strong, and the front is strong, so our army should not fight head-on with it, and should temporarily avoid the edge, stick to the city, and defend instead of attacking. ”

While speaking, Li Li looked at Teng Xiao and Xu Rong, and said with a smile: "The two of you have lived in Sili for a long time, and you should be the landlords here, as the so-called strong dragon is difficult to suppress the head snake." Now that the Allies have entered your garrison defense area, how to defend against the enemy forces and how to use the favorable terrain to strike at the enemy are all questions that the two of you have to think about. Therefore, the burden of defending the city and blocking the advance of the enemy army falls on the two of you, and I will leave it to you how to defend and deal with the enemy.

I have only one request, that is, to drag the enemy army east of Anyi City within half a month, and consume as much of their food, grass and ordnance as possible. Of course, if you have any difficulties or encounter hesitation, you can directly report to me, or you can consult the two military advisors. How's it going, do you guys have the confidence to complete the defensive mission? ”

"Ugh!" Teng Xiao was stunned when he heard this, and said suspiciously: "Why is it defense again?" The lord has always advocated attacking instead of defending, why is it defending instead of attacking this time? ”

"Hehehe!" Li Li laughed when he heard this, "I said just now that you are a complete militant, but now it seems that it is really not bad at all." You have led the army to garrison Hedong for more than two years, and you should be very familiar with the terrain of the counties in Hedong, so you come to tell me, among the counties east of Anyi City, where is it suitable for nearly a million troops to face each other, and where is it suitable for our army to charge and kill more than 100,000 war cavalry? ”

"This 、、、" Teng Xiao was speechless, and he really couldn't think of a suitable place for the decisive battle for a while.

Hedong County is located on the north bank of the Yellow River, mostly hilly, with undulating mountain ranges, far less flat than the counties in Henan. What's more, Teng Xiao has followed Li Li for many years, and knows that the suitable place mentioned by his lord does not only refer to the plains. Rather, it should not only be conducive to the fight of the war cavalry, but also facilitate the pursuit and killing of the war cavalry, and not leave a favorable terrain for the enemy to set up an ambush. Only in this way is the suitable place for the decisive battle that Li Li said, but there is one that cannot meet the conditions, and it is not a suitable place.

After a while, Teng Xiao said as if he had an understanding: "As far as the current shape is concerned, the suitable place that meets what the lord said is Anyi City. The last general understands, obey the orders of the lord's army! ”

After Teng Xiao happily accepted the order, Xu Rong also respectfully accepted the order: "The last general will obey the order." We must cooperate with General Teng Xiao to defend the city and live up to the trust of the lord! ”

"Well, that's very good." Li Li smiled and said, "Right now, the morale of the princes and allies is high, and there are many people. If we want to keep them out of Hedong County, our army will definitely have to pay a certain price. As the saying goes: one blow. And then it declines. Three and exhaustion. The Allied forces are in full swing, and our army should not compete with them, so we should avoid them, and then actively look for favorable fighters, and then give the enemy a strong counterattack.

This time, the Allied army claimed to be 700,000 troops, but in fact there were 470,000 soldiers and horses. The number of troops is twice as large as our army. Although the Allied forces were uneven, strong and weak, there were many elite soldiers with strong combat power. There is a saying: ants bite elephants to death. In the case of no superiority in troops. It is necessary to defend properly, and you must not just rush and attack. Therefore, don't be discouraged, don't think that the defense is very embarrassing and humiliating, and the fundamental reason why we want to build a city is to prevent the enemy from attacking.

What's more, I have already said that this battle with the princes' allies is by no means an overnight war, nor is it a war that can completely quell the war by winning one or two victories, but a war that is no less than the war of the Eighteenth Route Princes against Dong Xiangguo five years ago. Thinking back to the battle of that year, there were fierce battles for more than a year, and after dozens of battles, they finally stopped and quelled the war. This time, our army and the allies started a war, and the fierce and long battle situation is probably above the former Chen Liuhui Alliance. Therefore, you don't have to worry too much about the gains and losses of one city and one place, let alone rush to war, and rush for quick success. ”

Speaking of this, Li Li's tone suddenly became heavier, and he said loudly: "It's still the same sentence I said before: Saving land and losing people, people and land are lost; Save people and lose land, and people and land are gained. As long as we do not lose our troops, even if we lose a city or a place, even if we lose a city and land in a row, it is not a pity, and we do not need to be discouraged; When the time is right, we'll be able to reclaim it. Therefore, what we have to do now is to preserve our strength, withdraw the outstretched fist, and once the fighter is mature, we can strike hard! ”

"The lord is wise!" The people under the tent bowed down in response.

Li Li bowed slightly, and said with a smile: "Whether it is wise or not, it is too early to say at this time." Only the side that wins in the end is the real big winner, before that, all of them are illusory bubbles, a small victory is gratifying, and winning the final victory is a gratifying and congratulatory event! ”

Everyone under the tent nodded happily with understanding, and then Li Li smiled at Jia Xu and said: "Wenhe, in the past few days, you have been responsible for inspecting the defense of various cities around Anyi, and in five days, you and the commanders of each battalion will return to the garrison of the army. The war in Hedong is still in charge of Fengxiao, and everything is going on as usual, and I will only watch and not talk about it for half a month, let alone give any orders to go to war. In addition, the Anyi camp still hangs the commander flag and the main general's flag, and the other generals' flags should not be hung out for the time being, so as not to let the enemy know that I have arrived at the Anyi camp. Well, the night is deep, so rest in peace. ”

As Li Li's words fell, the generals bowed and left. At this time, the busiest people were Teng Xiao and Xu Rong, as landlords, they should have arranged the camp tents of the generals in advance, but Li Li suddenly led the crowd tonight, which caught them off guard.

"The lord did not lead the army into the camp tonight, could it be that our army has not yet reached the east of the river?" After everyone left, Guo Jia asked softly.

Li Li smiled and bowed: "In the words of Fengxiao." This time, the army went out, there was a lot of grain and grass, and the marching speed was slow. And because I was worried that I would not go down to the battle in Hedong, I brought Jia Xu and the commanders of the battalions to come by starry night, and the entourage tonight was only more than 500 people. Subsequently, the Longxiang battalion and some of the generals drawn from each battalion will be stationed in the camp one after another, so that the Anyi camp has 100,000 soldiers and horses, which is enough. ”

"So, what the lord just said means something else?" Guo Jia asked in surprise.

Li Li smiled and waved his hand, "The battle situation is changing rapidly, and it is too early to say at this time, and then Feng Xiao can know." ”

Guo Jia nodded lightly with feeling, and said in a deep voice: "The current battle situation is quite unfavorable to our army, Sun Ce led the vanguard army to travel more than 100 miles a day, and it actually penetrated into the territory of our Hedong in one day, and Yuan Shao personally led the army to follow, and the distance between the front and back was only fifty miles. It can be described as a drum with momentum like a tiger, pressing step by step! ”

"Sun Ce?" Li Li's expression changed slightly, and he chuckled: "I thought he would be dormant for two more years, but I didn't think that he couldn't wait to jump out now." This son is brave and resolute, courageous and knowledgeable, and his talent is better than that of his father Sun Jian, and he is indeed an extremely difficult Jiangdong tiger. However, it is very likely that he came to the alliance this time to seek revenge from me, which can be used. Hehehe! ”

"Revenge? What is the feud between Sun Ce and the lord, why did he come thousands of miles to seek revenge? Guo Jia looked stunned and said.

"Yes, revenge!" Li Li sighed lightly: "Originally, I had never met him, so naturally I had no grudges. Isn't this a trip to Yangzhou a while ago, Jing Zijing introduced Zhou Yu, and then tried his best to bring Zhou Yu under his command. As everyone knows, Zhou Yu and Sun Ce are friends of the general horn, and they are like brothers? In this way, how can Sun Ce give up with me! ”

Speaking of this, Li Li pondered and said: "Sun Ce and his people don't look at the difficult situation and hardship under Yuan Shu's tent, but in fact he is a guy who is proud to the core. This guy is fierce by nature, there is no sand in his eyes, and he is a stubborn person who would rather bend than bend at best, but to put it bluntly, he is an arrogant man who will repay and have empty eyes. Now that Zhou Yu is serving under my command, how can he endure this evil breath, and he is bound to come to seek revenge. The most distressing thing is that Zhou Yu has always remembered the brotherhood with Sun Ce, and promised me that if there is an opportunity, he will make up for the brotherhood with Sun Ce. I don't know what is the best strategy for filial piety? ”

Guo Jia chuckled when he heard this, "The lord is a fan of the authorities, otherwise he can clean up Sun Ce with a flip of his palm, and he can fulfill Zhou Yu's brotherhood." It just so happened that Sun Ce came to the alliance to be our enemy, and he understood this grievance as soon as possible, and this time the matter between them was completely resolved. ”

Immediately, Guo Jia whispered in a low voice, and then said respectfully: "What about the Lord's will?" ”

"This 、、、 is a superior strategy, but it is inevitably out of sight, and it is quite difficult to operate, and it is difficult to grasp the proportion." Li Li hesitated.

"My lord, don't worry, I will personally organize this matter, and it will definitely be handled properly." Guo Jia smiled happily.

Li Li bowed slightly, and never mentioned the matter again, but instead discussed the war with Guo Jia, which lasted until late at night.

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