The hunter could become the prey in an instant, which made Han Ying's back feel cold. He did not dare to delay at all. He sent a messenger again to Changwu County to report to Song Shixin, informing him that Jiang Xiaochun had led troops to station in Yushu Gang, and that he had no need for logistics and food supplies.

Tao poses a deadly threat.

In addition, thinking that Long Rui's army was deployed like this, once it started, Zhumapo would be the first to be attacked. Han Ying no longer dared to delay at all, and ordered the officers and soldiers in the camp to cut down nearby trees and build a tree in the camp.

Build fortifications on the outside to increase the defense of Zhumapo as much as possible.

In addition, he personally led people to dig trenches around Zhumapo to be fully prepared to meet the enemy.

When Song Shixin received the military report from Han Ying, he had already led his troops to build a camp at the foot of Tianji Mountain.

Tianji Mountain is located in the northwest and northwest of Changwu County, only a few dozen miles away from Changwu County.

Song Shixin was of course fully aware of Huangfu Yunzhao's plan. The ultimate goal of this plan was very simple, which was to swallow up Songyang Grassland.

Song Shixin despised those mud-legged people from the bottom of his heart, so whether it was Huangfu Yunzhao or Song Shixin who ate up Songyang Grassland, they were bound to win.

Although the Liaodong Army is not what it used to be, and is far from being comparable to the invincible cavalry army of the past, Song Shixin is very confident. In his heart, the Liaodong Army is more than enough to deal with those mud-legged soldiers.

These are regular officers and soldiers, well-equipped and not neglected in training. They are still the strongest troops in the Northeast.

More than a hundred miles east of Tianji Mountain is Songyang Grassland, where Long Rui's army is stationed. Once troops are sent from Tianji Mountain, they can reach the grassland in less than a day.

After arriving in Changwu County, Song Shixin went to the city to make some arrangements, and ordered his troops to rest outside the city. He sent the general grain to the granary in the city to stock up. After resting for only one day, he led the troops to Tianji Mountain with a small amount of military grain and recruited soldiers.

After meeting the nearby civilians, they began to build a camp at the foot of Tianji Mountain.

Although the target was Songyang Grassland, the banner was still to encircle and suppress the bandits hiding in Tianji Mountain.

Of course Song Shixin knew that even if the entire Tianji Mountain was turned over, it would be impossible to find traces of the bandits.

To plan such a large-scale layout, some sacrifices must be made.

The whole family of the Changwu County magistrate was killed. How could ordinary bandits have the courage to attack the county government or even plunder the arsenal? All of this was naturally planned by Huangfu Yunzhao, and the bandits were all disguised as elite soldiers of the Liaodong Army.

And those soldiers were secretly selected by Song Shixin in the army.

Naturally, the Liaodong Army understands the principle of having a famous army.

Standing on the edge of a cliff in Tianji Mountain, overlooking the vast plains in the direction of the pasture, Song Shixin had his hands on his hips, and his giant-like figure made him stand out from the crowd.

There were several generals beside him, talking quietly behind him.

Song Shixin looked away from the distance and landed at the foot of the mountain. The camp was still being set up, but the continuous tents dotted the ground like stars, creating an extraordinary momentum.

"What are you talking about?" Song Shixin asked roughly without turning around.

"General Zhonglang, if we make such a move, will the other side of the grassland be very alert?" a general said cautiously.

These generals were all single-handedly promoted by Song Shixin, and they were considered confidants. Naturally, they all knew the true purpose of sending troops this time.

"So what about being alert?" Song Shixin said proudly: "Will they withdraw from the pasture? Don't forget that behind them there is the Black Mountain Trading Ground, which is their lifeblood. Without the Black Mountain Trading Ground, they cannot survive at all. And they

Those thousands of war horses leave Songyang Pasture, where will they go to store horses and train troops? Even if Gu Baiyi dies, he will stick to the pasture. As long as they stay, they are the fat on our lips, which we can swallow at any time."

All the generals behind him laughed.

"Gu is not a fool. He must know our intentions." A general said with a smile: "The funny thing is that even if he knows, he can't do anything about it. We set up camp in an orderly manner and garrisoned Tianji Mountain, which cut off their attempts to escape from the sky.

Now Gu Baiyi is the turtle in the urn on the road that Jishan has withdrawn from, and is at our mercy."

Someone on the side said: "General Zhonglang, why do we need to spend so much energy? Wouldn't it be better if we just kill Long Ruijun's gang and annihilate them in one fell swoop?"

Before Song Shixin could speak, someone immediately said: "Colonel Tan, this is called the overall situation. If we could attack them directly, General Huangfu and General Zhonglang would not spend so much effort." It seemed that he wanted to let himself know.

He seemed very knowledgeable and said: "Although Long Rui's army is causing trouble in the Northeast, they are still officers and soldiers of the Tang Dynasty in name. If we attack them rashly, wouldn't we be accused of rebellion? We will definitely annihilate Long Rui's army.

, but it’s not good to take action first, General Huangfu and General Zhonglang will definitely have clever tricks next...!"

"What's the clever trick?" Song Shixin asked with a smile on his face.

The man hurriedly said: "I'm a humble general and I can't think of a clever move. But there must be a way to force Long Ruijun to make a mistake and let them take action first. As soon as they take action, we will...!"

Before he finished speaking, Song Shixin said disdainfully: "Xu He, you have been following me for many years. When did you learn the principles of these sour scholars? What is the overall situation? Do you know what the overall situation is?"

"Humble... humble will be stupid!"

"The winner is the prince and the loser is the bandit. This is the overall situation." Song Shixin said harshly: "Do you think General Huangfu dare not take the lead? Let me tell you, when two soldiers fight, no matter who takes the first move, whoever wins in the end has the final say.

.If we strike first and win, we can say that Long Ruijun is a rebel. Who dares to say that he is not? On the contrary, if we lose, even if we do not strike first, we can still be accused of rebellion by the other party. We have not taken action now.

It’s not that we can’t fight, it’s just that the time has not come yet.”

When all the generals heard this, they all said: "What General Zhonglang said is absolutely true."

"It's the humble general who is confused." The general who claimed that "the overall situation is the most important thing" seemed to suddenly wake up and immediately said: "Listening to General Zhonglang's words, I was enlightened and benefited a lot."

Song Shixin laughed and scolded: "Shit, you have benefited a lot." He put his hands on his hips and pointed in the direction of the grassland and said: "It is said in the military book that when two armies are fighting, morale must not be ignored. Morale is a thing that can be boosted in one go, then weakened, and then exhausted.

.Although the mud-legged gang in the grassland is a mob, their morale is still there at the moment. If they launch an offensive at this time, they will definitely resist. The General and General Huangfu love their soldiers like their own children, and they definitely don’t want to see their brothers suffer too many losses.

, so naturally we cannot take action when their morale is at its highest."

All the generals nodded.

"But as time goes by, they find that their food route is cut off and they are surrounded on three sides, and their morale will gradually decline." Song Shixin said confidently: "Those mud-legged guys are all bandits. Once they are short of money and food, they feel that they are helpless.

If there is no way to escape, there will inevitably be commotion, and a mutiny is not impossible."

When all the generals heard the words, they all laughed, and one said: "What General Zhonglang said is absolutely true. Even if there was no mutiny, morale was already low and everyone was in danger. By that time, two groups of soldiers and horses attacked at the same time.

, those mud-legged people will definitely collapse immediately and be defeated."

"That's right, that's right. In this way, Gu Baiyi can be annihilated without any effort."

"Once Songyang Grassland is breached and Qin Xiao's situation is over, he may kneel down from Guangning to Shunjin and admit his mistake to General Huangfu and beg for surrender."

Although the two armies have not yet fought, the generals feel that victory or defeat has been decided.

"Report!"

Everyone was talking and laughing among themselves when they suddenly heard a voice. A soldier was sweating profusely and climbed up the cliff. He came over here. Everyone looked at the sound and saw that the soldier had knelt down on one knee and presented a letter with both hands.

Report: "Report to the general, the military cavalry officer sent a young man to deliver the message."

Someone had already come forward, took the letter, and quickly came over to present it to Song Shixin.

Song Shixin frowned, reached out to take it, took out the letter, glanced at it a few times, and his expression changed drastically. Seeing this, all the generals looked at each other, and one of the generals had already asked cautiously: "General Zhonglang, what happened?"

"Gu Baiyi has a good trick." Song Shixin handed the letter in his hand to the person next to him and sneered: "He actually sent Jiang Xiaochun to lead the troops to Yushu Gang. Jiang Xiaochun now led thousands of troops and set up camp in Yushu Gang, and set up

After passing the checkpoint, all pedestrians and convoys passing by will be subject to their inspection."

When all the generals heard this, their expressions changed.

"General Zhonglang, Yushugang is the only way for our logistics supply." The first general looked solemn: "It would be fine if we fight quickly, but if the stalemate here lasts too long, the food road will fall into the hands of Long Ruijun.

We are at a great disadvantage."

"There was a military report before that Chen Zhitai from western Liaoning was sent to lead thousands of troops to set up camp across the bridge." Lieutenant Tan also frowned and said: "Now Jiang Xiaochun is stationed at Yushu Gang... General Zhonglang is stationed at Yushu Gang.

Mapo’s current situation is very dangerous.”

If Chen Zhitai was camping by the river, Song Shixin didn't pay much attention to it. Now that the military report informed Jiang Xiaochun that Jiang Xiaochun was camping at Yushugang, Song Shixin realized that the situation had become serious.

"General Zhonglang, do you want to send troops to Zhumapo to increase the strength?" Someone reminded: "Zhumapo is now surrounded on three sides. If...Long Rui's army dares to take action, the military force will be destroyed."

The force of the Cavalry Lieutenant may be difficult to stop. The camp at Mapo is very simple and poorly defended. If Long Rui's army launches a strong attack with heavy troops, they may not be able to sustain the arrival of our reinforcements."

In fact, all the generals present knew that Han Ying had no experience in leading an army in battle before, but Jiang Xiaochun was a brave general who had experienced hundreds of battles. If Zhumapo was attacked, Han Ying's ability would give him three thousand soldiers and horses.

It may not be possible to hold it.

But of course this kind of thing cannot be said out loud. We can only recommend adding more troops on the grounds that the defense at Mapo is insufficient.

However, Song Shixin did not speak immediately. He lowered his head and pondered. After a while, he suddenly raised his head, looked to the southeast, clenched his fist and said: "Cui Bo, take five hundred cavalry and set off immediately to station in Changwu County. Even if the sky falls,

, you must also stay there."
Chapter completed!