He hurried to the prefect's manor. Uncle Pang De, Uncle Ma Dai, and Yang Fu were already there. There was a simple map of Yongliang hanging in the hall, on which the location and defense of his uncle's army were marked. On the east side of Ji City was a large arrow pointing straight at Ji City, which seemed to indicate the direction of Cao Cao's army's march and attack. When Uncle saw me coming in, he called us over and said to us,
"Tong 'er, you've learned a lot from Mr. Zhuge. The Battle of Jicheng has proven your ability to attack cities. Now, there's a new situation.”
Then, his uncle turned to Yang Fu and said,
"Commandant Yang, everyone is here. Please give us an introduction.”
Yang Fu looked at everyone and pointed at the map with a small stick.
"Generals, look. This is Chang 'an, where the Cao army is heavily guarded. It is also where the Cao army's general Xiahou Yuan is stationed. This was Chen Cang, guarded by 3000 Cao soldiers. In the past, Jicheng and Xiahou Yuan had agreed to report the situation in Liangzhou to Chang 'an every six months. If they did not receive a report in half a year, Xiahou Yuan would regard it as a major rebellion in Liangzhou and report it to Cao Cao in Xuchang, requesting to send troops to Xiliang to suppress the rebellion. Before General Ma besieged Jicheng, we had just reported that Jicheng was safe and sound. It has been more than six months since the last report, so it would be too late even if we were to update the report. According to the date, if Chang 'an did not receive the letter in a few days, Xiahou Yuan would be ready to send troops. However, it was estimated that it would take about ten days for Xiahou Yuan to report and get approval. Xiahou Yuan could send about 20,000 troops. It would take about ten days to gather food and gather troops. It would take about five days to reach Chencang, and four days to reach Jicheng from Chencang. In other words, Jicheng would have at most one month to face Xiahou Yuan's attack. Ji City had just been occupied by the general. If they did not defeat Xiahou Yuan, they might lose it again.”
So that was what happened. It was no wonder that Xiahou Yuan had not received any distress signal from Ji City in history, but he could send troops to help. There was still a month left. Xiahou Yuan could be considered Cao Cao's number one general. He was skilled in both martial and civil arts and often took charge of a region. Furthermore, Xiahou Yuan was extremely good at attacking and liked to lead troops in a rush. He was known as the Swift General. In history, it was recorded that " As a general, Yuan often went to critical situations when the enemy did not expect him."Commanding Officer Xiahou Yuan, five hundred for three days, one thousand for six days.””。" In history, it was Xiahou Yuan who defeated Uncle time and time again. If we are not prepared, it is very likely that we will be defeated. If that happens, I'm afraid that our dream of reviving Xiliang and supporting the Han Dynasty will be shattered. Uncle is not stupid. After fighting Xiahou Yuan for so many years, he knows Xiahou Yuan's ability very well. This morning, I heard from Yang Fu that Jicheng and Chang 'an had such an agreement, so I had to pay attention to it. Therefore, I immediately gathered several of our core missions to discuss how to prepare.
After hearing Yang Fu's words, Uncle Pang De took a step forward.
"General, just fight. Do you think our Western Liang is afraid of Cao Cao's army?”
"Ling Ming, we definitely have to fight. The key is how we fight. Our army only has ten thousand men, while Cao Cao has twenty thousand. Xiahou Yuan is Cao Cao's number one general, so we need to be careful.”
Uncle Pang De fell silent. He had fought Xiahou Yuan a few times and knew that his uncle was telling the truth. However, when it came to charging and breaking through the enemy lines, there might not be many people who could compare to him, but when it came to planning, even his uncle could not compare. Uncle Ma Dai had been following Uncle Ma Chao's lead since he was young, so he could not come up with any good ideas. Yang Fu had just been a military counselor, so he could not make an accurate judgment of the strength of his uncle's army. However, he was well versed in his duties. Seeing that Uncle Pang De and Uncle Ma Dai did not speak, he could only say,
"Generals, I think we should prepare early and train our soldiers to meet Xiahou Yuan.”
In fact, his uncle's talent was more of a charging general. It was easy for him to find the enemy's weakness and attack. Moreover, his martial strength was extremely high, so the direct attack power of leading the army to charge was also very strong. However, his uncle was not a talent for training soldiers. Those heavy infantry and heavy cavalry were also passed down from his ancestors, so his uncle did not spend too much effort on training them. Although the direct troops were strong, they did not have many people. The troops led by the leaders of the Western Liang tribes could still fight with ease, but if they fought against the wind, they would probably not be able to do so. Now that the enemy was strong, it would be difficult to defeat Xiahou Yuan's troops within a month. Uncle looked at me.
"Tong 'er, tell me, is there any way to defeat Xiahou Yuan in a month?”
I also know that if I don't defeat Xiahou Yuan, it will be difficult for Uncle to gain a foothold in Western Liang. I must defeat him. I looked at the map carefully and looked up at my uncle.
" If we want the Cao army to not dare to harm Western Liang again, we might as well cut off one of its fingers. This time, we have to give Xiahou Yuan a hard blow, or even completely destroy the Cao army. Only then can we give Western Liang time to recuperate. However, our army is small in numbers and it is difficult to surround the Cao army. It is easy for the Cao army to escape. We should find some allies to annihilate the Cao army.”
After Uncle heard what I said, he pointed at the map of Xingguo in the northeast of Jicheng and said,"
"This is the Di tribe, there are 10,000 warriors. I can ask their Di King Lang Qian to send troops to help.”
"Uncle, that's good. If we can arrange this here, we can definitely eliminate Xiahou Yuan. In addition, you can send someone to immediately contact the Di King Lang Qian and ask him to reorganize his army. In 20 days, he will gather his troops here and wait for news to surround Xiahou Yuan.”I pointed at a certain spot on the map.
"Commandant Yang, do you think Tong 'er has any problems with this arrangement?”
Yang Fu gasped as he listened to my plan. If my plan succeeded, Xiahou Yuan's troops would probably die here. He only recovered from his shock when he heard his uncle ask him.
"General, if Little General's plan is carried out, I'm afraid Xiahou Yuan will die without a burial place. However, this team must be elite.”
When I heard Yang Fu say this, I replied,
"It's indeed as Commandant Yang said. The blocking troops must fight to the death and not retreat in order to withstand the attack of General Ji Xiahou Yuan. The pressure is naturally great. I can arrange for the Tai Hu Battalion to fight.”
"Tai Tiger Camp? Was it the patrol team from Ji City? Is he really that powerful?"
Uncle Pang De laughed when he heard that.
"Commandant Yang, you might not know this, but the Tai Hu Battalion was trained by my nephew. At first, it was almost entirely made up of the old, weak, sick, and disabled. However, in less than a month after it was formed, it was able to defeat Ya Dan's cavalry.”
"I didn't expect this. Little General is still so capable."
Uncle knew that I now had about 2000 men in the Tai Hu Battalion. Even with the 2000 men of Yadan Yueji, I was afraid that the number of people was still a little small to fight against the 20,000 Cao troops.
"Tong 'er, I'll get your second uncle to contact Lang Qian immediately. However, your Tai Tiger Battalion has too few people. I'm afraid it won't work, right? If you want to continue expanding, just tell me.”
"Uncle, it's fine. The quality of a soldier is more important than quantity. These 4000 men are enough."
"Tong 'er, since that's the case, we'll follow the plan and annihilate Xiahou Yuan. Ma Dai, listen up. You can rush to Di King Lang Qian and ask him to send troops. You and Lang Qian will wait for the attack signal at the predetermined location.”
"Honorable order."
Uncle Ma Dai received the order and rushed to the Di King Lang Qian. We will also split up to prepare the items we need to fight Xiahou Yuan.
Zhang Bao and I will return to Tai Hu Camp and gather Ya Dan and Yue Ji for a meeting. Ya Dan and Yue Ji soon arrived. I told Xiahou Yuan that we were going to attack Ji City and that we would be the first wave of troops to attack Xiahou Yuan. Xiahou Yuan had massacred many of their tribes when he attacked Western Liang. If it weren't for Xiahou Yuan's massacre, their two tribes wouldn't have been able to gather more than 2000 soldiers. When Ya Dan and Yue Ji heard that they were going to beat Xiahou Yuan, their eyes immediately turned red and they shouted that they must take revenge. I gestured for them to be quiet.
"Ya Dan, Yue Ji. Silence. We need courage, but we can't act recklessly. The Cao army is powerful, we must think of a way.”
"Little General, we will listen to you. We will do whatever you say.”
" Alright, listen to my arrangements…"
Soon, our Tai Tiger Battalion, Ya Dan, and Yue Ji began to train. I request that all the troops must fight to the death and not retreat before receiving the order to retreat. Even if the general dies in battle, they are not allowed to retreat. In order to prevent chaos due to the death of a general, each commander had a deputy commander. Once something happened, the deputy commander could immediately take over the command. The various teams of the Tai Tiger Battalion have also chosen new captains. Among the new captains, I also found two names, Guo Huai and Wang Shuang. The two of them were not even 20 years old. They were sent to the casualty camp because of their injuries. Their wounds were infected and their fever did not go down. They thought that they were going to die, but I took over the casualty camp. Under my meticulous treatment, they were able to turn the situation around. Now, they have both recovered, so they are especially grateful to me for saving their lives.，One of them liked to use a saber, while the other liked to use a spear. They were both skilled in martial arts and had a calm mind. Therefore, when they were elected as team leaders, they were both elected as team leaders. I asked someone to invite the two of them over and gave them some encouragement. I also promised that after this battle, if their team's kill count was at the top of the Tai Tiger Camp, I would personally give them a good weapon. The two of them excitedly agreed.
In order to do a good job in the battle, I developed a strategy to capture the thief and capture the king. Out of the 4000 people, I selected 50 sharpshooters and let them practice hiding. I asked them to hide well so that they wouldn't be easily discovered even if someone walked in front of them. In order to train them, I let them hide on the mountain and then asked Hu Tuolei to bring people up the mountain to look for them. If they can be found within two hours, they are not allowed to eat for a day. On the first day, none of them could eat. On the second day, only three people could eat. Later on, most of them could eat. In order to hide, they had thought of all sorts of ways. Some jumped into mud pits, some dug holes in the grass, dyed their clothes colorful, and hid inside. The method is different.
Wang Ping continued to lead the Tai Tiger Battalion to practice the formation battle technique, making the formation even smoother. They were more familiar with the coordination and were more familiar with each other's positions. The Tai Tiger Battalion had over 600 cavalrymen now. Guan Xing and Zhang Bao each led 300 cavalrymen to continue practicing their archery skills and horse fighting skills. After Jiang Wei came to watch us train, he joined the ranks of the Tai Tiger Battalion infantry and helped Wang Ping command the mandarin duck infantry formation. Ya Dan, Yue Ji, and the others were madly practicing archery and combat techniques while charging.
Hu Tuolei and his nephew, Hu Ju, are the sons of Hu Che 'er, Hu Tuolei's eldest brother. After Hu Che' er died, Hu Tuolei brought his nephew, Hu Ju, back to Western Liang. The two of them depended on each other. Hu Ju had inherited his father's characteristics. He was nine feet tall, could carry five hundred pounds, and could travel seven hundred miles a day. He could be said to be a strong man with quick legs. However, he was a glutton. He could eat ten people's worth of food. According to Hu Tuolei, his nephew had never had a full meal since he was young. But with me, Hu Tuolei won't have to worry about his nephew not having enough to eat. When Hu Ju heard his uncle say that as long as he followed me, he would be able to eat his fill every day. He was so happy that he followed me around every day. After a few days, I realized that this guy's head was average, but his strength was even greater than mine. He didn't want to ride a horse at all. In fact, there weren't many horses that could carry him. In addition, in terms of speed, ordinary horses couldn't outrun him, so he didn't like riding a horse even more. Hu Ju likes to use a long stick. The stick is more than 15 feet long and weighs 150 pounds. When he swings it, the wind will blow. Even I don't dare to easily fight him head-on. This guy is very honest. Ever since he followed me, he can be said to be loyal. Whoever dares to harm me, he will fight with his life if he dares to swing his rod, causing even Zhao Long and Zhao Hu to feel inferior.
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