The Grandmaster Strategist Chapter 25: Burning Qinshui

The Yong army retreated and blocked the river with iron cables to stop the North Han navy. The mountains were dangerous and difficult to attack and defend. The two armies competed for Taniguchi for two days, regardless of the outcome.

On the first day of April, Long Ting Fei ordered his subordinate generals to sink the river with black oil. In the next thirty years, there will be no grass in the mountains, and the next year, the water will be clear.

——"Zi Zhi Tong Jian Yong Ji San"

In the early morning of March 30th, Li Xian walked out of the military tent. Although it was already spring, the temperature in the morning was still very low. The river breeze was cold, the fog was foggy, and the water was cold. Li Xian was thinking hard. There are nearly 10,000 soldiers in this valley. It is the closest barracks to the Qinshui Valley entrance where the Northern Han Army was stationed. Last night, the Yong Army camped in more than a dozen such valleys along the coast of Qinshui. Starting today, Retired with the support of the infantry. The valley in this area is not a good place to resist the enemy. Although it is cost-effective to defend the Northern Han cavalry with infantry, Li Xian never liked this sacrifice without the possibility of victory, so retreating is the only option. And who knows what method the North Han Army will come up with to attack, after all, such a valley is also a kind of restraint to the Yong's cavalry. The most important point is that if you want to win, you can’t defend here, but the timing of retreat must be clever. You can't let the North Han Army see that they have no intention of defending the valley. Of course, the losses should be as small as possible. While thinking carefully about how to deal with the current situation, Li Xian walked towards the camp not far away. It was Xuansong’s camp. Li Xian thought angrily. Yesterday was too busy. I only heard that Jiang Zhe was leaving first. You must ask clearly. Xuan Song, how did this guy escape.

When I approached Xuansong’s camp, there was no one in it. I must have gone out to arrange defense. Li Xian didn't care and walked in. As a general, Xuan Song's camp is naturally quite comfortable. The inside and outside are separated by a curtain, the inside is a camping bed, the outside is a table and chairs, and the floor is covered with thick felt. Li Xian sat on the chair, thinking about how to retreat cleanly. At this moment, he heard footsteps outside, one in a hurry, with clear footsteps, and one with strong and heavy steps. Li Xian heard that these two people were walking side by side, and he wanted to know that Xuan Song and Jing Chi were coming together. Suddenly, his heart moved. Both of them are the emperor’s confidants and colleagues for many years. He must have a lot of confidant words. To say, why not listen to what they say in private?

Li Xian was sure, so he lifted the curtain and walked into the inner tent. As soon as his figure was hidden behind the curtain, the door of the military tent was opened by Jing Chi, he strode in, and sat down on the book case. On the side, I poured a large cup of tea from the teapot on the bookcase and took a clean drink. Xuan Song followed in and saw this scene, and shook his head and said: "The general still likes such a cow drink. It is a pity that this top-grade tribute tea, this is the good tea that Master Supervisor lost to me in chess the other day. Ah."

As soon as Jing Chi heard the words "Master Supervisor", he spouted a sip of tea and laughed, "It turned out to be a game of chess to win, but that would be very easy. Back then, who didn't get on and off the Tiance Mansion? Knowing that Mr. Jiang's talent is unparalleled, but his chess skills are mediocre. Once he lost miserably, he chanted a poem of "Seven Absolute Absolute". Although I am old and crude, I still remember it. That poem is like this, "Life is always about love." , Ya Xie fought each other. It's not that he was too afraid to stand by, because he was too black and white.'"

Li Xian almost laughed out loud behind the account, but he knew about it, and even he knew that Jing Chi remembered it so clearly because Jing Chi was by the side that day and couldn’t help it. After laughing at Jiang Zhe a few words, Jiang Zhe punished him to copy the poem a hundred times. Although the Yongwang Mansion was tightly guarded in the past, Fengyimen still had some spies in the Yongwang Mansion. These things are what Li Xian saw from Qin Zheng. It arrived, but then the Yongwang Mansion became more and more strict. In the end, it was difficult to get any useful information.

Xuan Song naturally didn't know the secret of this passage, but he sighed: "Chu Xianghou has an easy-going temperament, indifferent to fame and fortune, but he is a loyal king. He did his best. In the past, I heard that Lord Jiang was almost sick because of fatigue. Matsumoto was only heard about it. No matter, I didn’t expect to see the color yesterday. When Lord Jiang left yesterday, he could hardly get in the car in person. I must be very tired. I can only do my best to complete the plan set by Lord Jiang, otherwise I will lose the grace of the emperor. Master Negian worked hard."

Li Xian's body trembled when he heard this. Of course, the hunting palace changed. He saw it with his own eyes. On the Hall of Xiaoshuang, Jiang Zhe's bones stood out, the sick bones were separated, and the two temples were almost dying, and when he was heavy in the East China Sea Seeing Jiang Zhe, although Jiang Zhe has recovered his health, his gray hair and slight frost on the temples still make Li Xian feel sad. These days, although Jiang Zhe is lax on the surface, Li Xian knows that Jiang Zhe often reads All kinds of information until late at night, he personally handled and arranged many seemingly inexplicable things, but Li Xian knew well about Jiang Zhe's layout skills, and naturally would not think that Jiang Zhe was lazy. Yesterday, when he heard Jiang Zhe retreat first, Li Xian was only a little bit angry. After all, he also knew that Jiang Zhe’s body might not be able to withstand the road of defeat, so he was not really angry, but he heard that Jiang Zhe was so weak when he left. I couldn't help feeling uneasy, what should I do if Jiang Zhe's old illness relapsed, not to mention that I was uneasy, even the emperor and Princess Changle couldn't explain it.

He was confused, and his breath became heavy immediately. Jing Chi from the outside heard Jiang Zhe's physical condition a little bad, and he was frowning at first. Hearing the sound inside, he was startled and stretched out his hand to hold the handle of the knife. : "Who is inside, why is it eavesdropping here?"

Xuan Song was originally a Confucian general and his martial arts was mediocre. Hearing Jing Chi's shout, he immediately got up and moved to the tent. If there are really assassins or secret spies, then he naturally does not want to drag Jing Chi to take action, but he sees the curtain inside. As soon as the scene jumped, King Li Xian of Qi came out with a cold expression on his face, and said indifferently: "General Xuan, immediately ordered our army to rectify its clothes and start to retreat according to the plan. This king is not in the mood to spend time with the North Han people."

Xuan Song and Jing Chi were both startled, but they looked unhappy when they saw King Qi. Besides, the upper and lower divisions were placed there. They couldn’t accuse him of listening to the corner and hurriedly promised to go down to arrange military affairs. The original plan was to He stayed here for two or three days and then withdrew his troops on a large scale, but since King Qi wanted to change his plan, Xuan Song felt that the impact was not significant, so he did not give any advice.

At this time, the sun is already high, and the North Han Army has begun to challenge the Taniguchi. In order to prevent the Yong Army from being suspicious, the North Han Army has been fighting in Taniguchi, and there are no weapons to make attacks outside. A trace of flaws were revealed. If he changed his usual routine, Li Xian might personally go into battle to confront the enemy, but after he heard that Jiang Zhe was sick, he was depressed and didn't bother to go to battle, so he only asked Jing Chi to lead his army out to confront the enemy.

In the Northern Han army, Long Tingfei and Lin Bi stood side by side, looking at the two armies facing off in Taniguchi, their expressions were a little lost. After a long time, Long Tingfei said sadly: "Yong Jun was defeated yesterday, but One night, there will be no more decaying phenomenon. The Yongjun’s determination is so strong that our army can’t match it."

Lin Bi felt the same way in his heart, saying: "Now Dayong has a Mingjun and a good general. The soldiers are willing to die for their lives. It's a pity that I live in a corner of the Northern Han Dynasty. Although I have one heart, I can't do it."

Long Tingfei smiled and said: "Bimei doesn’t have to be like that. As long as we sack Li Xian this time, Dayong will suffer a heavy loss. Don’t even want to enter Qinzhou in a few years. At that time, we will use the strategy of co-indulgence. , In alliance with Nanchu and Dongchuan, then Dayong will no longer have the power of today."

Lin Bi smiled slightly. She knew that Long Tingfei was just consoling her. How could Dayong break down so easily. She had deeper worries. She agreed to send troops to her father and brother this time. Before the 20th of the month, the barbarians rushed back to Daizhou. There were only 10,000 cavalry in Daizhou. Although the soldiers and civilians of Daizhou had been sleeping all night, the eldest and second brothers were fierce generals, not generals. His father was in bed again, and he himself How can you rest assured.

The fighting between the two armies of Taniguchi was in full swing. The young general under Jing Chi's command was the most brave. He rushed into the Northern Han army several times and gave up his life and forgot to die. The whole body returned to the Yong army to cheer him loudly. Long Tingfei Brows frowned, just as he was about to order someone to slash the enemy general, Xiao Tong hurried over and whispered: "General, let Brother Lu go into battle, that general is ours, he must be There is an urgent letter to pass."

Long Tingfei's expression moved, and he said loudly: "Boyan, Zhongtian, and Shuhan, you lead the army up, and you must sack this general to me." The three Lu brothers were eager to try and hurriedly said in unison. As promised, Xiao Tong had already stepped aside and said a few instructions next to Lu Shuhan, Lu Shuhan's eyes flashed cold, and he followed the two elder brothers.

The three of them rushed to the front. Lu Boyan and Lu Zhongtian personally greeted Jing Chi who led the army to kill. Lu Shuhan led the army intentionally or unintentionally to block the general. This is the act of the Northern Han Dynasty army, and I didn’t think there was anything weird. It would raise the horse and rush towards it. People who took advantage of the horse power were also unstoppable. Lu Shuhan was no less than that of the pioneer general Su Dingluan. Fierce general, with a cold smile, Ma Jian gave a pick, then the general shouted in surprise, and the weapon in his hand was let go, Lu Shuhan screamed, Ma Jian swept across, just hit the side general's waist and swept him off, But the general refused to admit defeat, the man fell down and jumped up, but Lu Shuhan lifted his horse to pierce down the general general's throat. Napian turned the volley over, Ma Jian brushed his cheek and pierced into the soil. Napian couldn't stand and fell to the ground, but Napian raised his hand, a frost-blade flying knife like a meteor electric Flash shot at the front door of Uncle Lu. Uncle Lu couldn't dodge, but he opened his mouth to bite and intercepted the flying knife. At this moment, the Yong army who had been rushed up was rescued by that side.

The two armies were fighting each other and fighting everywhere, but the clean confrontation between the two of them still made everyone see. Both armies were iron-blooded men and respected the warriors the most, not to mention that Lu Shuhan attacked fiercely. The general was also as agile as the spirit fox. Although he was defeated, he didn't lose much face, so both the Yong Army and the Northern Han Army applauded. At this time, the North Han army had also recovered its face. The two armies had been fighting for a long time. Seeing the sun rise to the sky, the two sides succumbed to gold, and both slowly retreated.

Back to the North Han army camp, retreating the generals, Lu Shuhan handed the flying knife to Xiao Tong, Xiao Tong gently rotated the handle, but the handle was hollow, with a piece inside. A scroll with slowly tiny tiny prints written on it.

"It is rumored in the army that the old ill of Chu Xianghou has returned to Zezhou. King Qi decided to retreat early, starting this afternoon."

After reading the information above, Long Tingfei looked sad and happy. He silently handed the scroll to Lin Bi, tapping the book case lightly with his finger, seeming to be lost in thought.

For a long time, Lin Bi raised her head and said: "If the disease of the Chu Xianghou is true, then this is the best opportunity. The Emperor Yong and the Qi King rely on this person to buffer and reconcile. The Chu Xianghou is sick. At this moment, the Qi King will definitely Because of the anxiety in the heart, it will accelerate the retreat. In this way, the Yong army will inevitably be uneasy and march eagerly. If our army wants to win, it will be much easier."

Long Tingfei frowned and said: "However, it is difficult to judge whether this matter is true or false. Moreover, the Yong army speeds up its retreat. Our fire attack strategy will inevitably be much worse. Xiao Tong, do you think this information is true?" /

Xiao Tong respectfully said: "This person is a collateral disciple of my Demon Sect. He is from the Northern Han Dynasty. Both his parents and relatives are in Jinyang. When our army looted Zezhou two years ago, he bloodbathed a village. He was ordered to replace the identity of one of the murdered villagers. He has never used this dark child for two years, so his subordinates believe that the identity of this person has never been leaked. Moreover, the information he risked to return is of great importance, but it is simple and crude. Also in line with his identity, Jing Chi only met with the Yong army yesterday. It is absolutely impossible for this person to know these things in detail. This person is smart and bold. If it is difficult to distinguish between the false and the real, he will never take such a risk."

Long Tingfei and Lin Bi both nodded silently. They looked at each other, both of them were determined. Long Tingfei stood up and said: "The order is invincible. Although the black oil has not been delivered yet, they can't care about it. The fire attack will begin tonight, and when we are chasing the Yong army, we might as well spread some rumors, saying that Chu Xianghou deliberately framed the defeat of King Qi, and now he is fleeing again, and the Yong army will be upset by then, maybe Li Xian will be like this. Think about it."

The night is quiet, and above the Qin Shui, more than a thousand Northern Han soldiers wore dark night clothes and poured a bucket of black oil into the Qin Shui with ease. The night was deep, the stars and the moon were dark, and the deep Qin Shui It was covered with a thick layer of black oil, and the black oil dripped downstream, without arousing the attention of Yongjun Gu. Long Tingfei and Lin Bi were standing on the shore. Both of them looked solemn. According to their estimation, at least one third of the Yong Army had been withdrawn in one day. If it happens to be discovered by the Yong Army who is patrolling the night, Hanoi is black oil. , Then the odds of winning are even smaller.

Duan Wudi approached the two of them and said in a low voice: "According to the speed of the current, it can cover 30 miles of the river for about four minutes, princess, general, we need to light it at that time."

Lin Bi nodded lightly and sighed slightly. Although she was also a killer in Daizhou, she was mostly bloodied by a blade. This kind of fire and water attack was almost never used, and she felt a little worried. Zhou Yingjie likes the fair and honest battle on the battlefield the most. Long Tingfei looked calmly and said: "Okay, I hope this fire can burn the courage and confidence of the Yong army."

In the valley, the large tent of the Yong army was brightly lit. Today, at the insistence of Li Xian, 20,000 infantry and more than 10,000 cavalry were withdrawn. Li Xian, Jing Chi and Xuan Song were discussing how to withdraw their troops all night. There was no rest until late at night. I don't know how to hide the killing in the water, the current is rushing, and the wind is going down the river tonight, and the black oil has been processed, so there is no pungent smell, so no one has noticed this potential crisis.

At the end of the night, there was almost no sound at the Dayong Army Camp. Except for defending Taniguchi, everyone was asleep except for the defenders who were afraid that the North Han Army would sneak attack at night. At this time, two people walked out of a small tent. , Both of them are wearing cyan armor, but under the reflection of the firelight next to the camp, it can be seen that the two are weak in appearance, and they are originally two women. These two people are Su Qing and her trusted maid Ru Yue.

Su Qing was born and died for many years, and was able to carry out dangers. Although mostly relying on martial arts and ingenuity, there is another advantage that people can hardly reach, that is, sensitivity to danger. Although some things have not happened yet, even the clues have not yet been revealed. Su Qing can often be alert, although it is often just uneasy or even palpitations, but it is almost efficacious again. This is also the key to her being able to cross the Northern Han Dynasty with a woman's body. Tonight, she was awakened by a nightmare in the middle of the night. After she got up, she found that she was covered in cold sweat. So she immediately awakened Juyue, put on the armor, and walked out of the camp. Although she can't be warned by her own mood, at least she can check to see if there is anything. What's wrong.

She walked slowly in the barracks. The patrolling sergeants all bowed to her when they saw her. Su Qing returned the salutes one by one, but she didn't know where to fly. She focused on looking around, hoping to find something that would make her heart. Signs of warning signs. But all she could feel was dignity and calmness, and a trace of anxiety gradually surged in her heart. Su Qing turned and walked towards Qinshui. Sitting by the river at night and listening to the whimper of the water should be the best way to clear up the troubles in her heart. Walking to the river, Su Qing took a deep breath, and the cold air sucked into her lungs. Su Qing frowned suddenly. There was a faint familiar smell in the air, pungent and acrid. Her eyes immediately showed a cold light, and her eyes flashed. Moving, and gradually fell to the surface of the river, Su Qing's face suddenly changed tragically, and she turned around and walked towards the big tent without even thinking about it.

The light of King Qi’s big tent has been extinguished. Su Qing walked out of the tent and saw the guard Zhuang Jun of King Qi’s confidant who was watching outside. She hurried forward and said in a low voice: "Where is your Highness? Military report."

A hint of surprise flashed in Zhuang Jun's eyes. He didn't understand why Su Qing's expression was so dignified, but he knew that Su Qing was a good scout, so he rushed into the camp. Not long after, King Qi walked out wearing a battle robe, the light of a torch Shining on Su Qing's face, her face was pale as snow. After hearing Su Qing's report on Ming's military situation, a hot flame flashed in Li Xian's eyes, and he immediately sent orders to everyone, and all the Yong army immediately withdrew. They don’t know when the North Han Army will be launched, but Su Qing made it very clear that this black oil burning smoke is poisonous. Even if it escapes into the valleys on both sides, it is inevitable and dangerous. And when the North Han Army invades, I’m afraid It was the turtle who caught the turtle in the urn and died in the Jedi, so no matter what, there is only one escape word.

Fortunately, in the past two days, the Yong Army has been unarmed and the horses have not unloaded their saddles, so in less than half a shift, the whole army is ready, and the fastest group is on the road. Li Xian looked at the bewildered infantry. It was difficult for them to retreat in time. They were originally left for a better defense and also to prevent the North Han Army from discovering the inner intention of the withdrawal, but these great men would die here in humiliation. Although I don’t know when the North Han Army will be launched, it is difficult for these people to escape the valley before dawn. The road is too narrow. However, Li Xian knew that he couldn't explain the truth now. If these sergeants knew that they were in a desperate situation, there would be a chaos that would alarm the Northern Han army, even if no one could escape. Li Xian shook his heart and said, "Xuansong, send a person to lead them to wait in Taniguchi, saying that they will wait until dawn to attack the Northern Han barracks. If the fire starts, take them out of Taniguchi and attack the Northern Han army. You pick one. Will go to death."

Xuan Song felt a pain, but knew it had to be so, and stepped forward to salute: "His Royal Highness, these sergeant generals have commanded for many days. It is better to let the generals personally lead them to attack, so as not to choose the wrong time and sacrifice in vain."

Li Xian said angrily: "Nonsense, you are a general in the army, this king is about to rely on the heavy, how can you die for this."

Xuan Song said: "His Royal Highness relied heavily on the last general, but to stop the Northern Han Dynasty from pursuing soldiers. His Royal Highness was also good at defeating before. The last general is not necessary to exist. It is for the **** battle with the Northern Han Dynasty. General Jing is needed. Military commander, and now if there is no general queen, only fear that the army’s heart will change, the terminal general is the most suitable candidate. What's more, this time the mistake is because the terminal general did not detect the enemy’s conspiracy, and the terminal general should remain guilty and perform meritorious services."

After hearing this, Li Xian only felt heartache and unbearable, but he knew that if there were no generals like Xuansong, the army would be messy, and the color of regret flashed in his eyes. He whispered: "Alright, Jing Later, let's set off." After getting on the horse, Jing Chi hesitated for a while and had to follow. Only King Qi and a few generals knew about the enemy's desire to attack with fire. Therefore, the Yong army did not have the slightest confusion. Only King Dao Qi decided to withdraw his troops overnight. After riding the horse for a while, Li Xian suddenly turned around and ran back, pointing to Xuan Song and said, "General Xuan, you should do things cheaply here. You can't just say that you die for the country. If there is any difference, the king will take care of it." Xuan Song He shook his body, knowing that King Qi hinted that he could surrender in a hurry to save his life. Although this was not something he could do, he still leaned down and said, "I will obey." There was a faint voice in his tone.

When King Qi disappeared into the night, Xuan Song returned to his calm face and said: "We are ready to attack the camp at dawn. Now the order is passed down, and the three armies will start." At this time, the night was still deep, and Xuan Song ordered three ranks. , And then asked everyone to wrap their mouths and noses with towels soaked in the clear spring water in the valley, and let their confidantes walk by the river, plus the dim light, no one discovered the mystery in the river. Although some clever people have noticed that it is wrong, the military order is like a mountain. If it is publicized at this moment, it will inevitably become a ghost under the sword, and can only silently follow the army. Not long after the Yong army arrived at Taniguchi, Xuan Song ordered his confidant guard to go out to investigate. The guard came back with no expression and whispered: "General, the enemy camp is not far away. I saw a lot of people on the river bank. "This guard already knows the truth, and naturally knows the danger.

At this moment, the fire suddenly started outside the valley, and the Qinshui beside him was already full of flames, and toxic black smoke came to the shore. The valley was filled with black smoke and it was difficult to see people on the other side~IndoMTL .com~Xuan Song makes people beat the drums, the sound of the drums is deep, like a beast who is trapped in a desperate situation. At this moment, there is no military order from Xuan Song, and there is only one way to go in the face of death behind him. They rushed, but the valley was narrow and they could only file out. Even at this moment, the Yong army was still quite organized and not crowded with each other, showing that they were well trained. Not long afterwards, there was an exclamation and the clash of weapons, tears flashed in Xuan Song’s eyes. This was a suicide act. The 20,000 Yongjun infantry faced the 100,000 Northern Han iron cavalry and Daizhou army. It was undoubtedly mortal. . He whispered in his mouth: "Chu Xianghou, I will live up to your expectations at the end. I did not see through the enemy's conspiracy to burn Qinshui. If I will find out earlier, no matter what, there is still a way to deal with it, but now I can only atone for it with death. I hope that your plan will succeed and avenge my Da Yong man." He raised his head and drew the long sword around his waist. Under the protection of his personal guards, he rushed forward and ran to the place of death ahead, even though It is death, he also hopes to be able to die in the North Han army. Behind him, the fire above Qinshui was still spreading forward for a few seconds. Below was cold water, and above was raging flames, black smoke billowing, and poisonous gas. The vegetation on both sides was burned by the fire, making the fire even more fierce. The rock was darkened by black smoke. If anyone is here, there is no hope of survival. Thirty miles of mountains and rivers have become Shura Fields, and the fire will consume all lives.

The Northern Han militia burned Qinshui. Except for the 10,000 cavalry and 20,000 infantry who evacuated first, there were still 30,000 cavalry beings under the command of King Qi and Jing Chi. Only a few thousand people escaped and were swallowed by the fire. Due to the timely departure and the lack of black oil, the main force of the Yong army survived. However, the suicide attack by 20,000 infantrymen caused the death of more than a thousand Northern Han cavalry, and the entire army was wiped out. So far, the 130,000 infantry of the Yong Army's Northern Expedition Army, and only half of the remnant army, although the main cavalry is particularly present, the Northern Han Army has already occupied an absolute advantage.