Chapter 78 Fishing
In the Qu'a military camp, Li Li was talking to Zhang Ying. Zhang Ying learned that his general was going to sweep the imperial tomb, and felt that this was extremely inappropriate:
"Everyone can see this strategy. The enemy is not far from Qua. What if... the enemy attacks with all his strength?"
"That's just fishing."
"fishing..."
Zhang Ying looked at Li Li in surprise: "Li Lang, don't give up?"
"Why should I give up? How can I make military achievements without fighting?" Li Li spread his hands, "I will fish with my strength!"
Zhang Ying was quite worried: "If you fish like this, what if..."
"If you take it off, right?" Li Li said, smiling: "The fish that took the bait is nothing more than an elite cavalry, or a general of Hou Jing, or Hou Jing himself."
"It's all possible, it's just a matter of probability... Of course, Hou Jing, a person who has become a good fight in war, is unlikely to come in person..."
"And even if we don't fish, they must come to attack Qua."
Zhang Ying poured tea for Li Li, and Li Li continued: "The mouth of Jing is like a head, the tomb of Jin is like a chest, and the curve is like a throat."
"Now, we have pinched our throats. They must struggle, or they will be over. Then, the next question is nothing more than whether they attack from Jingkou or Jinling...Which side do you think it will be?"
"I feel that after the news that the generals of the government army were about to sweep the imperial tombs came out, the enemy who invaded should have set out from Jingkou, after all, it was only a few dozen miles away."
Zhang Ying sat down and explained his views in detail.
Xiahou Huan, the traitor's ruthless general, was killed by Li Li not long ago, and the official army then recovered Qu'a. Therefore, the enemy troops in Jinling at this time had no courage to take the initiative to attack Qua in a short period of time.
However, as long as the Liang army defended the city, the opponent would not be able to capture it for a while. After another month or two, the traitor would be defeated.
Now, after the news that "General Liang Army is about to sweep the imperial tomb" has spread, it is an excellent opportunity for the traitor who is on the verge of despair.
Anyone can see that this is an obvious trap, but for the thief, since the Liang army gave up seizing the city and wanted to go out to lure the enemy, it was an opportunity to "annihilate the enemy".
If you can make a plan, you may be able to retake Qu within a few days.
Therefore, this is an open conspiracy. Even if the rebels know that there is a problem, they will send troops to attack.
However, the date of sweeping is very close, so we must make a quick decision and concentrate our elites to "take measures". The enemy generals in the direction of Jinling may not have the courage and determination.
Because Xiahou Jian, who is in charge, is already done.
Therefore, only Hou Jing, who is in Jingkou, can make a decision as soon as possible. If there is really an enemy to attack Qu, it is highly likely that he will come from Jingkou.
Zhang Ying believed that the situation of the battle was about to be defeated. If he was clearer, he could not cross the river to Guangling, but stayed in Jiangnan and stabilize people's hearts.
The way to stabilize people's hearts is to seize the Qu'a again and ensure the connection between Jingkou and Jinling.
Now, although the main force of the official army attacked Jingkou from west to east, they were actually still attacking the outer camps. Therefore, the enemy troops in Jingkou could calmly dispatch some troops to go south and attack Qu'a.
As he spoke, Zhang Ying was a little excited: "Maybe, in order to revitalize the morale of the army, Hou Jing would send elite troops to Qu A to 'take the trick' and then take Qu A down to prove his strength to the generals and his determination to stay in Jiangnan."
"However, he can't take the lead. Perhaps he will send a powerful general to lead his troops to the meeting. Li Lang wants to fish and catch at most one general."
"A general is also a fish. You can't always think about the fishing king."
Li Li smiled: "Annihilation of an elite cavalry, kill, and capture an enemy general. Such a fish is of great weight and worth taking risks."
"The Marquis of Xichang and several generals also figured out this point, so they did not object to my suggestion."
Li Li took a few more sips of tea: "So, how much do you think there is the chance that Hou Jing will come in person?"
Zhang Ying shook his head: "He will not take risks with himself. After all, he has so many generals who can fight. Besides, he has fought for decades, so there is no reason not to be aware of our backup."
Li Li touched his bare chin and said, "I think there is a great chance that Hou Jing will come in person."
"Think about it, Hou Jing has become a hero after fighting for decades. What scene hasn't been seen before? In his eyes, our strategy of "sweeping the imperial tombs" is simply a joke."
"For example, a burly man walking on the street, suddenly a three-year-old boy on the side of the road stretched out his feet and wanted to trip him. Do you think this man would take this trick seriously?"
"Not at all. He would rely on his strength and not avoid walking straight over. As a result, the three-year-old boy who stretched out his feet was kicked down."
"This is a mentality problem. He may look down on any of us generals. With this mentality, the chance of coming in person will be higher."
Zhang Ying heard Li Li say this and was looking forward to it: "Then, if Hou Jing comes in person..."
"You'd better not look forward to it. Even if he comes in person, he can't take the lead. After all, he is an old slut who has fought for decades and has many generals under his command, so there is no need to take risks in person."
Li Li smiled happily: "But since I dare to use this open conspiracy to fish, of course I am sure to catch the hook-biting fish. Whether it is an elite cavalry or a general, it is worth it."
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In Jingkou, Hou Jing sat alone in the tent, thinking about the current situation. Qu A lost and the situation took a sharp turn. There was only one way in front of him: stay in Jiangnan and fight against Liang Jun for a long time.
First, you must defend Jingkou no matter what, and then attack Xia Qu'a as soon as possible to ensure that the cities along the way between Jingkou and Jinling can be controlled in your own hands.
Only in this way can we achieve long-term conscience. Otherwise, once he goes to Guangling, the generals who stay in the Three Wus will inevitably surrender to Liang State.
If so, he will be done.
Because even if he runs to Guangling, Jiangbei, there is no way out. He must not be able to break out to the north and seek refuge in Gao's family.
So we must stay in Jiangnan, so there is still a glimmer of hope.
Thinking of this, Hou Jing frowned.
He could not leave Jingkou and go to Jiangbei. He even had to go to Jinling to show his face after he recaptured Qu'a, so that the generals could see that he was still in Jiangnan.
In this way, these people will continue to fight, destroy the Three Wus, and fight against the Liang court until the other party can't stand it and compromise.
Moreover, Hou Jing firmly believed that as long as he dragged on, the royal family of Liang State would sooner or later not be able to sit still and jump out to cause trouble. For example, the three vassal kings in Yong, Jing and Xiang would rebel sooner or later.
It even attracted the Yuwen family and Gao family to take advantage of the situation, so the only way out now is to persist in Jiangnan.
If you run to Jiangbei, you will be the only way to live.
As he thought about it, Hou Jing felt a little trouble. Wang Wei should have shared the task of planning, but Wang Wei seemed to have been killed, so now he can only figure out the strategy himself.
Today I received news that the general Liang army who captured Qu'a was going to sweep the imperial tomb. Hou Jing knew that this was a clumsy trap. So, how should we deal with it?
However, regardless of whether there is this trap or not, Qu Abdou will take it back. If the opponent defends the city, it will be difficult to capture it in a hurry.
Now, he was self-righteous and created a "sweeping the imperial tomb" to lure him to send troops to attack. For Hou Jing, it was just a waste of eating the meat he put in front of him.
So, will Xiao Yuanzao, the Marquis of Xichang, place his main force in the city or in the imperial tomb area?
As for combat, the two places are more than ten miles apart. If the infantry is transferred to the imperial tomb, it is the way to die.
Oh, Xiao Yuanzao should concentrate the cavalry in the imperial tomb and the infantry in Qu'a's guard city. Once he learned that they were attacking, the cavalry could disperse at any time and then entangle them.
Then the infantry approached and trapped them in the wilderness.
However, considering that Li Li, who was good at siegeing the city, was also in the army, Hou Jing felt that the best strategy for the Liang army was to leave the main force and leave some troops to defend the city.
Li Li, who is good at sieging the city, should also be good at defending the city, so there are not too many troops left in the city. For example, three or four thousand are sure to withstand the fierce attack.
Then, the Liang army used Qu'a as the chopping board and imperial tombs as the sword to chop off their troops.
This is the Liang army tactics judged by Hou Jing.
Therefore, the best choice is to concentrate troops to annihilate the Liang army near the imperial tomb outside the city. Without foreign aid, how long can the guard be maintained?
However, if you really think so and do this, the imperial tomb may be the burial place of our elite.
Hou Jing fought for decades and knew what "virtuality" is, so after thinking about it, he came up with a countermeasure and did not consider it:
Chapter completed!