Governor please stay

Chapter 95
The sun is shining brightly, and Fangtou City, surrounded by many large and small rivers, is like a big castle on a mysterious island, beautiful and terrifying.

In the wheat field to the south of Fangtou City, many county soldiers belonging to the aristocratic families were harvesting wheat in the field, a scene in full swing.

And in the bushes on the other side of the river, a burly general, leading several close brothers, was observing everything around Fangtou City.

"Brother, what should we do? There are rivers everywhere here, and the brothers can't swim. They still have boats and bed crossbows. It's not easy to get them."

One of his subordinates said to the strong young general in a very impatient tone.After all, they have been hungry for many days, and they have no fixed food source, and they are hungry and full.A few days ago, I came to Fangtou City to explore the road, but I didn't expect to get a bloody head.

"What do you think they will do after harvesting the wheat?"

The general who spoke was Han Xian, a native of Shimen, Guangning (now Shouyang County, Shanxi). He was a general under Ge Rong's command, but he didn't seem to be highly valued, so he was sent here to explore the way.

Among Ge Rong's troops, his subordinates were considered to have relatively good military discipline, and they did relatively few junk things.Therefore, not only was he rejected by Ge Rong's direct lineage, but he also often couldn't get enough to eat.

"Brother, don't think too much about it. Let's wait until those people finish cutting the wheat, and just press the whole army. It will save us from having to cut the wheat, which is bad luck."

Han Xian's younger brother said impatiently that hunger made them lose their most basic judgment.

"Let's see."

Han Xian always felt a little restless.Fangtou City seems to be the same as the previous few days, the guard is very lax, and it should fall down as soon as it is pushed, but why do I think something is wrong?
……

In the signing room where the meeting was held in Fangtou City, Liu Yishou pasted many sheets of white paper connected together on the wall to form a large sheet.Referring to the map, I drew a more detailed sketch.At this moment, the place is full of people, not only Faqing, Cui Jiong and Cui Zhongwen are here, but also Yu Jin, Peng Le, Yuan Shikang and other generals are all present.

Even Er Zhu Ying'e changed into men's clothing, pretending to be Liu Yishou's personal soldier, and slipped in quietly.

"Look at the map on the wall."

Holding a branch, Liu Yishou pointed to the small house drawn on the white paper and said, "This is Fangtou City." He pointed to the "big house" in the northwest and said, "This is Ye City."

"If you were Ge Rong's subordinate now, and saw us leave Fangtou City and head towards Ye City, what would you think?"

"Isn't this a fool?"

Peng Le said something to himself, but the voice was so loud that everyone present could hear it.

"That's right, if the enemy sees us and marches towards Yecheng, they will only have two ideas. The first one is that they think we are fools, and they can do whatever they want.

The second one thinks that we are luring the enemy and playing tricks.

Do you think they have more of the first kind of thinking, or more of the second kind of thinking? "

Liu Yishou's question was on point, and Fa Qing couldn't help but nodded.It is undeniable that Liu Yishou has never fought a war, so it is hard to say how he will command in front of the battle.

But what the other party is saying now has the momentum and posture of a famous general!The questions asked are crucial questions that cannot be avoided.

"You can continue talking, what you just said is good."

Faqing said something encouraging.

Liu Yishou nodded slightly and said: "Tactically, we must pay attention to the enemy and not treat them like a bag of wine. Well, let's think of it as the second way of thinking.

Then this means that we either wait to die in Fangtou and wait for them to besiege the city, or we head towards Yecheng to lure the enemy, and then we are chased by the opponent when we return.That's all. "

He picked up a piece of black charcoal and drew a big X on the location of Yecheng.

"Going here does not conform to our thinking mode, in other words, it is too fake."

Liu Yishou pointed to a circle south of Fangtou City with a branch and said, "This is the ferry of the Yellow River. It is very close to Fangtou City, but it is also a little far away."

"If we use a flatbed cart to push bags of grain and head towards the Yellow River, what will the thieves under Ge Rong think?"

Without waiting for others to speak, Liu Yishou added: "They will think that us useless people must be planning to retreat to the south of the Yellow River.

Or they might think, we are going to hand over the grain to Luoyang to seek asylum.

But anyway, at least we had understandable motives for getting out of town like this, well, I mean they would think it's understandable that we'd go south, to cross the river.

And in the process, they would attack our food convoys and think they had everything under control. "

Finally, the most critical part of this operation was mentioned. Except for Yu Jin who knew the answer a long time ago, everyone else held their breath, waiting for Liu Yishou's next explanation.

How to mobilize the enemy to make the enemy act according to his own plan is an important factor for victory, but it is not the most critical factor.

The most critical part is that you must be able to win!
If you use countless tricks to mobilize the enemy according to your own wishes, but lose in the end, then all your efforts will be in vain.

"Look here. Ge Rong's men and horses came from afar, and they are not familiar with the surrounding terrain. In addition, they are from the north, so they probably have never seen so much water around Fangtou. Therefore, the key to our victory is right here."

Liu Yishou pointed to a crescent-shaped arc drawn on the white paper with a tree branch and said: "Luring the enemy is like a hunter and prey contest. The hunter can kill the prey, and similarly, the prey can also kill the hunter at certain times. The key to war is not to lure the enemy, but to..."

Liu Yishou talked eloquently, and everyone in the room nodded frequently, convinced, and did not raise any objections.It was as if Peng Le had been consecrated. It was the first time he realized that the situation of the war could be so clear.

……

The stronghold of Cui's private army around Fangtou City, Cui Jiong and Cui Zhongwen gathered a team of 3000 people. After all, the people who went to the wheat field to harvest this time were all Li's men and horses. Doing more farm work is also the result of everyone's discussion.

After Liu Yishou came to Fangtou, the biggest change here is that there is a person who can make decisions and is convincing.Since Ge Rong's military pressure on everyone was really suffocating, no one came forward to accuse Liu Yishou of "grabbing the class and seizing power."

They were even very grateful to Liu Yishou for his capable and responsible behavior at this time.

When earthquakes and volcanoes come, all kinds of mortal enemies in the animal world will put aside their prejudices and run for their lives together. This is a universal law in nature.Man is the spirit of all things, let alone understand this truth.

"The only son in the family goes out, and the father and brother are there, and the youngest son goes out. These people will not participate in this operation."

"As long as you go out to fight, you are doing meritorious service. If you come back alive, you will be meritorious. I don't count the number of enemies killed. I only have one request, and that is to order and prohibit. Beat the drum to push the cart forward, and Mingjin to abandon the cart and flee.

Escaping is not running around. Someone will tell you where you leave. When the time comes, look at the person carrying the flag and run with him.

If you don't want to participate now, you can withdraw.However, as long as you participate, you must obey orders, otherwise, not only you will be beheaded, but your father, brother and family will also be implicated.

As for rewards, this is an internal matter of the Cui family, and I will not interfere. "

Liu Yishou made a gesture of invitation to Cui Jiong and said, "The rest is up to you. My requirements are very low, as long as I can escape for my life and maintain the formation of the team."

This request is not low, but Cui Jiong has no right to refuse.Because the Cui family also needs a private army capable of fighting.Otherwise, it is impossible to survive in this troubled world.

Ge Rong, Er Zhurong, and countless other military leaders, big and small, are all kinds of tests in this troubled world. You can't choose whether to take the exam or not, you can only try your best to get better results.

After leaving the stronghold, Liu Yishou came to his garrison stronghold again. Peng Le and a group of cronies were brushing the horses, which looked very professional.

A cavalryman takes his own life seriously when he takes care of his horse.Because the battlefield is changing rapidly, once one's horse is in poor condition due to poor care, it is very likely to die because of it.

Nobody would joke about such a thing unless they were out of their wits.

"Liu Dudu, is there a war going to be fought?"

Peng Le asked eagerly.

He couldn't do it unless he showed himself, because he almost offended everyone in Huaishuo Town by running away from He Liuhun!As long as this kind of betrayal of the leading brother is done, it can only wait for those "fellow villagers" from the past to come to seek refuge after returning home.

Or Gao Huan showed an "extremely magnanimous" mind, speaking and explaining for him face to face.

Otherwise, if Peng Le meets those people in Huaishuo Town again, he will be despised and rejected.Well, it is worth mentioning that Ge Rong is also from Huaishuo Town. In fact, it is not that Peng Le has not considered joining Ge Rong.

But the reason why he didn't seek refuge with Ge Rong was actually the same as the reason why he came to follow Liu Yi, so let's not mention it.

"Although you have only a hundred cavalry, all of them are elite soldiers. It is said that the opponent has very few horses this time, so I plan to use you as a surprise soldier. Either you don't move, or the final decision is made. Don't let me down."

Liu Yishou said with a smile, but the look of this smile made Peng Le a little scared.

Smiling so kindly!

……

After bidding farewell to Peng Le and the others, Liu Yishou ran to meet Yu Jin again, and told the Luoyang Imperial Army who followed him how to guard the city and how to patrol the river.For this action, Liu Yishou did not intend to force these people to stand against Ge Rong's men.

These old brothers of the imperial army under Yu Jin's command had their relatives killed by Er Zhurong, so their morale was extremely low.Liu Yishou comforted the crowd, saying that he had completely turned against Er Zhurong, and would never work as a pawn to help the other party, which made those people let go of their doubts.

So, where did Li Hu who came with Liu Yishou and the others go?

Those people did not cross the Yellow River, but returned to Luoyang with the letter from Liu Yishou to Er Zhurong.Liu Yishou did not open his mouth to solicit Li Hu, and Li Hu also did not offer to cross the Yellow River with him.

After a very peaceful and friendly farewell, the two parties went their separate ways.This was somewhat beyond Yu Jin's expectation, because he originally thought that Liu Yishou would annex Li Hu's troops to strengthen his army, but a certain governor explained it this way.

"In the army, no matter whether it is a general or a pawn, they are all brothers of Paoze. Since they are brothers, they should work together together. If there is a knot in the heart, there are difficulties that cannot be done, no matter what it is .

Li Hu's roots are on He Bayue's side, and letting him follow along is to turn a well-grown sapling into a rootless tree.In this case, he will be unhappy, and I will be very worried that he will stab me in the back in the future.

Instead of this, it is better to make a difference.When we meet in the future, maybe we can recall the friendship back then. "

For such an explanation, apart from admiration and worry, Yu Jin really has nothing to say.Boldness is boldness, and righteousness is righteousness, but relying on words alone, it can't stop Ge Rong's hundreds of thousands of troops.

……

In his previous life, Liu Yishou had read many books, all of which said that the heads of the armed forces often suffered from severe anxiety.Many people failed, nothing more than implicating the family.But if the commander-in-chief fails, tens of thousands of people will die, and you will be blamed for death.

After making some arrangements during the day, at night, Liu Yishou boarded the wall of Fangtou City and looked at the city of Ye, which could not be seen in the distance, feeling anxious in his heart.

You can say everything you say, but if it’s true in practice, I don’t know.If Liu Yishou's command during the day was determined, he pretended to show it to others.In fact, he discussed with Yu Jin very late yesterday before discussing many methods and details.

"Come out, sneaky."

Liu Yishou turned around and waved to the dark place.Holding the cloak in her hand, Feng Xiaoniang walked out of the shadows in embarrassment, and walked in front of the man she liked.

"Why don't you go to bed so late?"

Liu Yishou asked with a smile.

"No, I'm... actually..."

Feng Xiaoniang was so nervous that she couldn't speak clearly.

"It's okay, you lie on the female wall and look at the moon in the distance, and I'll ask you a little question."

Liu Yishou asked Feng Xiaoniang, who was slender and slim, to stand beside him, and the two looked into the distance.

"The three brothers of Xiao Ming's family, the eldest is called Da Mao, the second is called Er Mao, what is the name of the third?"

"Called... Sanmao?"

Feng Xiaoniang tried to ask.

"Go back and ask Xiao Yezi, she will tell you."

Liu Yishou gently stroked her head and said.

"Oh." Feng Xiaoniang felt a little baffled, but she was not as nervous and embarrassed as before.

"By the way, I actually want to thank you. I just found out today that you saved my aunt... I was angry with you and didn't talk to you on purpose. You didn't blame me, did you?"

Feng Xiaoniang's eyes flickered, a little ashamed.

"How can I be so small-minded. The world is in chaos, and there are too many things to be angry about, but it's not worth getting angry about your daughter's little grievance."

"Oh, all right."

Feng Xiaoniang breathed a sigh of relief, and vaguely sensed that something was wrong with Liu Yishou's mood.

"What are your plans for the future? Now I know your aunt is fine."

"I... haven't made up my mind yet, so it's fine now." Feng Xiaoniang calmly embraced Liu Yishou's arm, and leaned her body against Liu Yishou's body.

(End of this chapter)