Chapter 561 Chapter 10 Make a move after making a decision

Dou Jiande stood in the lobby without his attendants, staring at a model made of clay on the round table in the center of the hall alone. Hearing the footsteps of the two, the overlord who had won many battles showed a smile, raised his eyebrows, and said calmly: "Xiao Zhong, come over and have a look, and think about how to break Li Yang for me, and stop Li Yuan from probing out of the pass." arm." Kou Zhong secretly sighed in his heart, knowing that he was not desperate for his surrender, he hurried forward and took a look, it turned out that the model of Liyang City was placed on the table, the surrounding mountains and rivers, roads and towns were clearly listed, it was by no means an ordinary military The map is comparable, exquisite and embossed, so that people can understand it at a glance, saving a lot of explanation work.

Admired: "This three-dimensional topographic map is very delicate." Liu Heita, who was standing on the other side, smiled and said, "This model was made by Master Dou himself." Kou Zhong was taken aback by this, and thought that it would take a lot of time to make such a model with his own hands, and he had to go through a lot of on-the-spot observation first, and when making it with his hands, he needed a lot of thought and emotion. Devotion to meet the highest requirement of knowing the enemy in the art of war, this also shows that Dou Jiande attaches great importance to Li Yang.

Dou Jiande said slowly: "Liyang is connected to Jianghuai in the south, Xiangluo in the west, and Youyan in the north. Whether I want to march into Guanzhong or use Luoyang, this is the strategic hub that must be fought." Kou Zhong carefully inspected the layout of Liyang City in the model. The walls are wide and thick, and deep ditches have been dug around the city, leading to the water from the Yongji Canal.Pointing to another city in the southwest of Liyang, he asked, "What kind of city is this?" Dou Jiande laughed and said: "Xiao Zhongguo is extraordinary, and he can see the key to attacking Liyang. This city is named Weihui, and it is like a horn of Liyang. In the past, Yu Wenhuaji led 100,000 old Sui soldiers to the north, and Li Shiji abandoned Liyang and defended Liyang. Li Mi led the army to station in Qingqi, and communicated with Li Shiji every day by beacon fire. Whenever Yu Wenhuaji attacked Li Yang, Li Mi sent troops to attack him behind, making Yu Wenhuaji be attacked by the enemy. Today Liyang warehouse has been destroyed by me. Ruins, no matter how difficult it is for Li Shiji to plan to retreat to defend Liyang Cang, but if he cooperates with Wei Hui's Tang army, it will still be very disadvantageous for our army to attack Liyang, does Xiao Zhong have a clever plan to defeat the enemy?"

Kou Zhong replied casually: "Since you have this concern, why not attack Wei Hui, who is far worse than Li Yang in terms of defense, and then cut off all the sea and land traffic in Li Yang, making Li Yang really an isolated city, then you have to kill and kill, Dou Grandpa can do whatever he wants." Liu Heikai sighed: "It's not that we haven't thought about this strategy. What we are afraid of is that when we detour to Liyang and go straight to Wei Hui, Li Shiji will lead his troops to attack behind him. Li Shiji is actually the most outstanding general under Li Shimin, and we must not let him underestimate."

Kou Zhong pondered for a while, then smiled and said: "Since that's the case, why don't we use our plan and use Wei Hui as a soldier to lure Li Shiji to attack, and we turn around and bite him back." Dou Jiande frowned and said, "We also thought about this strategy, but there are two difficulties. First, Li Shiji is proficient in the art of war and will not fall for it easily. Second, even if Li Shiji is willing to send troops to attack, from Liyang to Weihui, although there are only more than a hundred Li Shiji, who is familiar with the local situation, can concentrate his forces and form a surprise army to use the cover of night to raid any point of our army. At that time, we will only be beaten."

Kou Zhong smiled confidently and said: "I'm not worried that Li Yang will not send troops. If Li Yang is in charge of only one person, Li Shiji, it's hard to predict whether this plan will work. Fortunately, there is still Li Shentong. He was entrusted with important tasks by Li Yuan. After suffering a big defeat in the city, I am feeling ashamed, and I am eager to win, and I will not miss this good opportunity, don't worry! I guarantee that Li Yang will send troops to attack." Then he said spontaneously: "I went to the outside of the Great Wall today, and it really opened my eyes. The Turkic people are all cavalry, they come and go like the wind, and they are never afraid of surprise attacks. Although we can't learn their marching methods, we can use them flexibly."

Both Dou Jiande and Liu Heitai were very interested and hurriedly asked for advice. Kou Zhongdao: "It is said that soldiers never tire of deceit. We must not only lure them to attack, but also not be afraid of being attacked. We must counter their attacks and injure them severely. We must dismount their horses and take away their morale. I don't know the strength of the enemy and us?" Dou Jiande replied without hesitation: "This trip is accompanied by my most elite troops. If we don't count engineering soldiers, there are five armies, each with 10,000 troops. The total number of soldiers and civilians in Liyang City is between 60,000 and 70,000. There are no more than 30,000 soldiers with training and combat experience."

Kou Zhong laughed and said: "I have always been used to defeating the strong with the weak. If the strong against the weak doesn't succeed today, I should obediently pack up and go home. But there is one more thing that I want to know about Lord Dou's capture of the city. What is the usual style of work after that?" Dou Jiande showed a look of appreciation, because Kou Zhong's question is an absolute expert, and one must know that the reputation of the attacker will have a decisive impact on the victim.For example, the Turkic people are used to slaughtering cities, so the soldiers and civilians in the city know that horizontal and vertical are dead, and they would rather fight to the end with the last drop of blood.

Liu Heikai replied: "Master Dou treats the enemy so well that no one can talk. Take the defeat of Yu Wenhuaji as an example. There are thousands of beauties in the palace. Master Dou will be dismissed immediately. The enemy will stay. All of them are heavily used. Therefore, the civil servants and generals of the old Sui Dynasty were all happy to be used by Lord Dou. For example, Cui Junsu, who was the former Minister of the Ministry of War in the Sui Dynasty, was the Minister of the Ministry of Industry, He Chou, the Minister of the Shaofu, was the Minister of the Ministry of Industry, Yu Shifu was the Minister of the Huangmen, and Ouyang Xun was the Taichang Your Excellency; as for those who do not want to surrender to me, we will respect their wishes and send them away as gifts."

Kou Zhong moved and said, "It will be done! Li Yang will be in Master Dou's pocket." Dou Jiande stared at him deeply, and said solemnly: "If Xiao Zhong is willing to work with Hei Kai, a mere Liyang City is nothing to worry about, and even the world is in my purse." Kou Zhong smiled wryly and said: "Can we talk about this matter later, the immediate priority is to capture Li Yang first, and then defeat Li Shimin's Tang army who came from the Kanto." Dou Jiande said happily: "Xiao Zhong, you know why I, Dou Jiande, think highly of you. Not only because you have both wisdom and courage, but more importantly, because everyone is from a lowly background. Although my environment is better than yours, when I was young, my family was very poor, so I couldn't look down on you the most. Those corrupt officials and aristocratic families who think they are superior. Only those of us who come from the people can understand the sufferings of the people. Throughout history, who's martial arts dominance is comparable to that of the first emperor Yingzheng, but the second emperor of Qin Dynasty died soon. I don't care about the harm of the people. On the contrary, Liu Bang, the great ancestor of the Han Dynasty, was born as a hooligan, but he became the emperor of the Han family. Let Li Yuan's generation succeed. The so-called unity makes strength strong, and division makes strength weak, Xiao Zhong must think about the big picture."

Kou Zhong nodded and said: "Master Dou's words speak directly from the bottom of my heart, so there is absolutely no problem in terms of cooperation. Although I have the intention of unifying the world, I have no ambition to be emperor. The people live in peace and happiness." Dou Jiande was overjoyed and said, "It's done! Xiaozhong, please tell me how to teach the Turks to defeat the Liyang soldiers." Kou Zhong took a deep breath, waited for his thoughts to clear up, and said solemnly: "The reason why the Turkic people are known as invisible soldiers, and they appear and disappear on the prairie is because they can give full play to the mobility of the cavalry. They are expensive and not expensive. Our Of course, you can't suddenly become as powerful as the Turkic wolf army, but you can select two to three thousand cavalry and archers from the 50,000 army to serve as the vanguard of the way. The army can be like a Turkic wolf army, which can be invisible and stealthy soldiers." Dou Jiande and Liu Heita listened attentively and nodded. Kou Zhong's eyebrows danced brightly, and his voice revealed strong confidence, and he continued: "Then we will divide into five groups, with the first army protecting the supplies and the engineering troops in the center. The other four armies will guard the front, back, left, and right sides, keeping a distance of three miles from the central army, and set off early in the morning. If we travel forty miles a day, we can set up camp and rest at a place thirty miles past Liyang in the evening, and the enemy will attack at night and burn my food, grass and luggage, so we can attack head-on and kill his mother's ashes." Dou Jiande frowned and said, "If I were Li Shiji, if I were to launch a surprise attack, I would definitely use fast-moving cavalry. With the cover of the night terrain, I could attack from any direction. It is impossible to defend against us. It is very likely that I will suffer a real loss." Kou Zhong laughed and said: "This is the most exciting part." He stood up, moved to the window facing the garden, sucked his lips and whistled sharply, the little falcon hovering in the sky was nameless, heard the master's call, and swooped in , landed on Kou Zhong's raised wrist, his skill is profound, he doesn't need a wrist brace, and he is not afraid of being injured by the Falcon's iron claws. Kou Zhong turned around and smiled happily: "With my little baby in the sky to help you, the enemy will be killed by us one by one, one by one, and two by one, so Master Dou still has no doubts. " Dou Jiande's eyes lit up, he laughed loudly and said: "This is God helping me, otherwise, Xiao Zhong, how could you come at such a timely time. Three days later in the morning, we will send troops to Wei Hui to lure the snake out of the hole. Li Yang is trapped and Li Yuan is eliminated." Send Li Shimin out of Kanto, there is no other choice." After three days of galloping at full speed, Xu Ziling, Song Shidao, Lei Jiuzhi and Ren Jun arrived at Taolin on the south bank of the West Yellow River in Tongguan, and checked into the Yingbin Inn as agreed. Ou Liangcai was waiting for them. This inn was not chosen randomly, the owner Zheng Jiahe is Zhai Rang's old department.Zhai Jiao has made a lot of money doing business inside and outside Serbia over the years, so she uses money to support her old subordinates to switch to business and live a stable life. Zheng Jiahe arranged for them to stay in the back seat of the inn. The lobby is downstairs and the guest room upstairs is quiet and secluded. Everyone sat down around the table, Zheng Jiahe leaned close to Xu Ziling's ear and whispered: "The box that Master Xu wanted has been sent by Miss, and it is placed in the wine cellar below. The lacquer seal on the box is intact and has not been opened. Pass." This box of gold and silver treasures is the loot from the battle of Xiaolongquan. A small half box of gold was given to Pingyao merchants such as Ou Liangcai as full compensation for their robbed goods. Gambling money. After Xu Ziling thanked him, Zheng Jiahe Zhiji resigned. Ou Liangcai said happily: "On behalf of my father and Pingyao Commercial Hall, I would like to express my deepest gratitude to everyone. If you hadn't acted bravely, the loss of property would have been heavy, and our lives would have been even more likely to be lost. My father knew that you were going to deal with people. The Baling gang is deeply hated by people, and this matter is beneficial to the King of Qin, so we decided to support you all. There is absolutely no problem with my second uncle, and my father has sent someone into the customs to inform the second uncle." Song Shidao said: "We have a more detailed plan." Then he told the story of "scaring" Situ Furong away from Pingyao. Ou Liangcai said happily: "We can cooperate in this respect. When Situ Furong leaves Pingyao, we will sail a boat from the vicinity of Pingyao and sail into the Yellow River. You can board the boat here and go to Guanzhong. After all, we will think that Situ Furong is indeed hiding in Guanzhong. We will even release the news that Situ Furong has offended the Song family, so he can only escape to Guanzhong, where the Song family is out of reach. We also have our own people in the Pingyao government. , to ensure that the entry documents are all available, and no one will doubt your identity." Lei Jiuzhi asked, "How is Situ Furong's body and appearance?" Ou Liangcai said with a smile: "The reason why I thought of Situ Furong at the beginning was because he was tall and full of beard and beard. Master Xu pretended that as long as he didn't meet someone he knew well, he would be a fool. After I returned to Pingyao, I asked someone to draw it. The next two portraits are of Situ Furong and his deputy Shen Wenjiang, and I will show you all later." Lei Jiuzhi gave a thumbs up and praised: "Mr. Ou is thoughtful and thoughtful, saving us a lot of work. But there are still three problems to be solved. The first is to create an atmosphere." Ren Jun was very interested, and asked: "What is atmosphere creation?" Lei Jiu said triumphantly: "When it comes to deception, I am not boasting. There are not many people in the world who are better than me. The most brilliant deception is to get the deceived to fall into the trap and be willing to be caught. If we do that When we go to Liufu Casino to find Chi Shengchun, he will always be a little defensive. Only by making him come to us by himself, and mistakenly believing that he is controlling the initiative, can we play him in our hands." Song Shidao smiled and said, "Brother Lei, please give me some advice." Lei Jiuzhi laughed and said: "This is actually a matter of course. The Xiangjia is doing its best to expand the brothel and gambling house business. If it can swallow Situ Furong's pawn business, its power will increase exponentially. If this guess is correct, we can do it in Pingyao Released the news that Situ Furong offended Song Que, the second son of Song's father, "Heavenly Sword" Song Que, whom no one dared to provoke, because of the pawn business. Shengchun learned from Pingyao's eyeliner that Situ Furong went to Chang'an to seek refuge, and also knew that he wanted to give up the pawn business, so he would definitely do everything possible to come to us, and we should act accordingly." Everyone was amazed. Lei Jiuzhi had fully recovered from Qizhengshen, and said with a high air: "The second question is that you must learn Pingyao's accent and intonation, otherwise, as soon as you open your mouth, you will be exposed immediately." Ou Liangcai said happily: "This bag is on me, what's the problem with the third one?" Under the gaze of everyone, Lei Jiuzhi said calmly: "The third question is about the attendants. They must be disguised by authentic Pingyao people. The number does not need to be too many, but the servants need seven or eight. I can As a housekeeper, Xiaojun is the bodyguard to protect the courtyard. This group of people must be absolutely loyal, can Mr. Ou do it?" Ou Liangcai said: "I will go back and discuss this matter with my father, there should be no problem." Song Shidao said: "Master Ou, please tell your father that we will go to say hello to King Qin first, and wait for his nod before proceeding with this risky plan." Ou Liangcai was overjoyed and said: "Then there is no problem at all. It will be much more convenient and easier for us to do things or ask for help." Lei Jiu pointed to Xu Ziling and said, "When will Ziling enter the pass to meet the King of Qin? I need to get you a set of household registration documents for entering the city." Xu Ziling sighed secretly, his brother was fighting to the death with Li Shimin, but he wanted to ask Li Shimin to cooperate, what kind of shit is this? He replied, "Just tomorrow!" In the darkness, which was about an hour before dawn, the west gate of Zhao City opened wide, with the sound of hoofbeats, three thousand horsemen galloped out like a whirlwind, and entered the sparse forest area outside the city. Wuming hovered freely in the dark night sky without stars and moon, his eyesight was as sharp as Kou Zhong's, so he would never want to see Wuming turned into a small dot more than a hundred feet high. The cavalry stopped in the depths of the forest, and Liu Heita and Kou Zhong jumped up the tree to watch the message that the nameless sent to the ground. Liu Heikai sighed: "Now I understand why the Turkic people are able to dominate beyond the Great Wall. It's just that they use the falcon's secret skill of detecting enemies. If they have a pair of eyes in the sky out of thin air, they will not be afraid of sneak attacks and ambushes, but also can grasp the enemy's situation. " Kou Zhongdao: "However, eagle eyes are of little use in siege battles, so although the Turkic people can sweep across the prairie, they can only carry out plundering wars against our middle land. It's just that the situation is gradually changing, not only because of They had the support of Liu Wuzhou, Liang Shidao and other lackeys, and because Zhao Deyan was an expert in siege, the Turks gradually mastered the tactics of siege.” Liu Heikai snorted coldly: "If Zhao Deyan is not eliminated for a day, it will always be a trouble in my heart and soul." Kou Zhong nodded and said: "This is the main reason why Xiaoling put aside everything to deal with the Xiang family. , sooner or later it will become a catastrophe for the Central Plains, so we must strike first and uproot the Xiang family, and then it will be Xiao Mi's turn to be in trouble." Liu Heita frowned and said, "Will Tuli not join hands with Jieli to invade because of his brotherhood with you?" Kou Zhong shook his head and sighed: "I don't know, I really don't know. Tuli can also be inferred as helping me deal with Li Shimin. According to the development of the situation outside the Great Wall, other ethnic groups can only listen to what Jieli has to say. When will the allied forces outside the Great Wall It’s only a matter of time before the crime comes.” Liu Heita smiled and said, "Let's calculate tomorrow's affairs tomorrow! What should we do now." Kou Zhong condensed the nameless flying route and posture at high altitude, and said: "The Turkic people call this eagle dance, which can indicate the location of the enemy's spies. The army should stop and go and move. According to the current posture of the eagle, it has not found the enemy yet. traces. But this is not reliable, because it is still very young and there is a lot of opportunity for error." Liu Heitai changed his expression and said: "It can make mistakes, so it's easy to make mistakes." Kou Zhong laughed dumbly and said: "This is just a possibility. My younger brother also learned the art of listening to the earth from Lao Ba. The movement of a large number of cavalry within tens of miles, I guarantee that I will not miss my ears. Come on! According to the principle Set the course." The two stepped on their horses and led the cavalry across the forest.