Kunlun one millet

Chapter 116

The lord shook his head and smiled: "Generals of ancient and modern times, who doesn't want to use soldiers like arms and fingers? However, the battlefield is unpredictable, and there are countless difficulties in mobilizing thousands of people. The competition for victory and defeat is not only on the battlefield? "

The two who were deducing the battle in the barrier naturally couldn't hear this, and Zhao Mi was also gradually exploring the situation on the battlefield.

Unlike the expectation that sending out scouts to detect the enemy's situation, various situations on the battlefield often take a long time to appear in front of him. Zhao Mi felt like an old man with dim eyes.

Most of the news sent back by the scouts was specious. For a while, it was said that most of the enemy troops were here, and for a while, it was said that the enemy troops were building camps there, and there were still several teams of scouts who never returned.

Zhao Shu was scratching his head and worrying, when Lingxiao's words suddenly sounded in his mind:
"Transfer [-] people to the east pass of the mountain, and occupy the land of the river valley. Send Huandou people to the front line to replace the scouts, and hide in the mountains and forests as outposts."

"Why do you..." Zhao Mi didn't expect that Lingxiao would suddenly speak up to remind him at this moment.

"You just do it." Lingxiao's tone was cold, as if he was still somewhat dissatisfied.

Zhao Mi didn't dare to ask more questions, raised his hand and pointed, and sent [-] soldiers and horses into the mountain pass of the East Road. A dense group of red lights moved slowly, and before they were in place, Lingxiao said again:

"The west road is rugged and difficult. We sent [-] people into the mountain pass to speed up the march in an attempt to seize the Yin Valley. The rest of the soldiers walked to the middle road pass, and at the same time sent scouts to find out the path between the mountains."

Zhao Mi also followed suit one after another, and after a while, those Huandou people who were sent out sent back battle reports one after another, saying that the Huaxu army was advancing along the middle road, and the hogbeak people wandering outside were killed in pieces. Fleeing back to the south one after another.

"Do you want to gather these hog-beaked people? There are thousands of them." Zhao Mi asked.

"Don't worry about this group of stragglers, let the Eastern Route Army continue to move forward, find the upper reaches of the river after reaching the valley, cut wood and chisel stones to block the river water. Leave a group of soldiers and Wu Zhu to guard, and the rest camp in a hidden camp outside the valley." Ling Xiao speak.

"Can you still do this?" Zhao Mi concentrated for a moment, and found that the pile of light seemed to understand his thoughts, and indeed began to move. The upper reaches of the valley were cut off from the water, and gradually formed lakes and pools at high places.

"This picture of mountains and rivers is the proof that Liang Tao used to comprehend the metaphysics of good fortune and deduce the changes of heaven, earth, mountains and rivers." Ling Xiao said coldly: "Liang Tao's creation of a Taoist kingdom on earth is not only a simple change of dynasty, but also his pursuit of immortality. If you can understand the creation of heaven and earth, you can open up caves. Everything in the world can be included here, let alone you dispatch troops and generals?"

"I see." Zhao Mi seemed to understand.

On the other hand, the people outside the arena saw that Zhao Mi divided his troops into three groups, and many people, especially the chief of the hall who had experienced the Great War of the Five Kingdoms, showed strange expressions, while Zhang Duanjing saw that Zhao Mi mobilized the East Route Army to block the river, his expression was slightly gloomy .

"Divide the troops into three groups? Isn't this weakening your own military strength?" The head of the Fei Lian Pavilion shook his head and said, "After all, Zhao Mi is not a battle-hardened person like Liang Xiao, he just deployed troops randomly."

Xu Zhouzi, the head of the Jiangzhen Hall, sneered and said: "I don't think so. Liang Xiao is rampant and fierce on the surface, but he is timid when using troops. With the wide and flat middle road, it will take a lot of manpower to build camps along the way."

The head of the Yunzhu Pavilion said: "It is the best strategy to take every step of the way. The mountains of Jiuli are full of miasma, poisonous snakes and insects, and the valleys are humid and hot. Soldiers are prone to diseases. It is not appropriate to rush forward."

"Soldiers are expensive, and if you are worried about miasma and poisonous snakes, then you shouldn't delay your march!" Xu Zhouzi snorted coldly.

The head of the Yunzhu Pavilion seemed dissatisfied, looked at Liang Tao, and asked with a flattering smile: "I don't know what the head of Liang thinks?"

However, Liang Tao's eyes were focused, as if he had never heard other people's questioning, and he didn't know what kind of thoughts he was thinking.

At this time, the two armies in the middle were gradually approaching. After a few short trials and confrontations, the Jiuli army under Zhao Shu's command was at a disadvantage and had to retreat gradually.

Zhao Mi, who was in the enchantment, also received the news of the defeat on the front line in the middle. Although it was only a hypothetical deduction, he couldn't help being nervous.Even though he can mobilize thousands of troops, when it comes to specific battles, he cannot accurately control the arrangement of every soldier and every team of soldiers and horses.

The current situation is like sending chess pieces to the opposite side to face off against the enemy. As for the result, it is not up to Zhao Mi to decide.It feels similar to throwing dice on a gambling table, where success or failure depends entirely on luck.

"Could it be that in Liang Tao's eyes, the army of the Jiuli Kingdom cannot defeat the Huaxu Kingdom?" Zhao Mi muttered to himself as he looked at the retreating central army.

Ling Xiao said: "All the ministries of the Jiuli Kingdom send troops to form an army, so there is a danger of discord in the army. If they confront the Huaxu Kingdom's army head-on, the chances of winning are not very good."

Zhao Mi hurriedly opened the scroll, which indeed mentioned the situation of the Jiuli Army, and couldn't help asking: "In this case, why did you ask me to order the army to attack the enemy's camp?"

"Since Liang Xiao is a man who has experienced many battles, pretending to be defeated and retreating cannot lead him out of the camp. Only when he is actually defeated can he mobilize the army to pursue him." Lingxiao said.

"But what if Liang Xiao refuses to pursue him? I think he used to be steady and steady, not like what he said and did on the surface. The West Route Army has already arrived in Jiyin Valley and has not encountered the enemy." Zhao Mi couldn't help but questioned , and then added a sentence: "Maybe it's because the front-line military situation is not timely. Maybe when I receive the news that the West Route Army has encountered the enemy, the front line has already been defeated."

"Let the West Route Army pass through the mountain trails and harass the enemy's rear route for food and grass transfer." Ling Xiao didn't panic.

Zhao Mi had no choice but to follow suit, waiting for the news to pass back and forth. The Central Route Army had already been defeated for a while. Seeing this situation, he couldn't help but feel a little panic in his heart.

"It seems that I am not expected to be a general." Zhao Mi stepped on his feet and shook his legs, thinking to himself: "It's just a deduction, but I still can't stop being nervous."

Zhao Mi knew that he still had the idea of ​​winning and being famous.Especially under the watchful eyes of everyone, no matter how Zhao Mi said that he had no intention of winning or losing, it was self-deception.

However, with Zhao Mi's profound knowledge background, asking him to arrange troops and order tens of thousands of troops is simply to send thousands of troops to a dead end.

This once again proves that the level of cultivation has nothing to do with the ability to deal with military affairs.There is a specialization in the art industry. If a monk like Zhao Mi is really on the battlefield, it is best to follow the arrangement of the general in charge of the army and do what he should do. Don't be self-righteous.

Zhao Mi felt that Liang Tao's art of war deduction was to demonstrate the rich background of the Yongjia Liang family to the king and the various houses, and to prove that they not only have the inheritance of immortality, but also have elite soldiers and strong generals on one side.

The army in the middle retreated all the way, and just as Ling Xiao expected, Liang Xiao sent pursuers to kill all the way, making it extremely difficult for Zhao Mi's side to control the situation.

Fortunately, there were several villages on the middle road, and Zhao Mi could only let the remnant soldiers stay here. It took a long time to clean up the remnants and repair the fortifications, and this also gave Liang Xiao the opportunity to mobilize most of the follow-up troops.

Fortunately, at this time, the West Route Army crossed the mountains and ridges, and finally crossed the middle road, so they attacked Liang Xiao's food and grass logistics.

Zhao Mi obeyed Lingxiao's arrangement and let the West Route Army that was disturbing the grain road retreat with one blow. The scouts who stayed nearby discovered that Liang Xiao had other guards in the rear, and the grain road was quickly restored.

The king who was on the sidelines nodded and said: "Zhao Mi's move is similar to the current situation. Jiuli soldiers Ma You are good at trekking mountains. In the past, when our army tried to advance, they always rushed out of the mountains and harassed the rear."

"But Liang Xiao is obviously ready." Mrs. Zhu Zi said.

The king still shook his head: "This is just a deduction. Once the war breaks out, how can it be so easy for the army to march? Besides, Liang Xiao is not sure of victory."

Madam Zhu Zi asked: "Will Liang Xiao lose?"

"Zhao Mi used troops to lure him from the beginning to the end. The West Route Army crossed the mountains and raided the grain roads, and the Central Route Army retreated to the fortifications and fortified the walls to clear the fields. They were forcing Liang Xiao to find another way out." The lord stared at the landscape of mountains and rivers in the enchantment, His eyes showed a rare sharpness: "Perhaps he is also demonstrating against Liang Tao."

Mrs. Zhu Zi followed the eyes of the king, looked towards the east road valley, and said: "So that's how it is."

While the two were discussing, Liang Xiao had already sent troops to attack the positions of Zhao Mi's Middle Route Army several times, and it was difficult to take them down for a while, and then the West Route Army attacked and harassed Liang Dao again and again, which made Liang Xiao's offensive more and more exhausted.

Therefore, Liang Xiao left a group of soldiers and horses to contain the middle road, and the rest of the main force turned to enter the east road. After a difficult journey, they finally came to the valley of the east road. They did not find the enemy, so they repaired on the spot and prepared to go south later.

"Do it." Ling Xiao said to Zhao Mi: "Let Wu Zhu destroy the river dam."

Zhao Mi made a decisive decision, and Wu Zhu, who had stayed in the upper reaches of the river in advance, cast a spell to destroy the dam of the river, and immediately caused the mountain torrent to rush down.

In an instant, most of Liang Xiao's camp in the river valley was immediately submerged by the flood, and nearly half of the soldiers and horses died in the waves.

Seeing this, Liang Xiao knew that he had been tricked, and immediately ordered the remaining soldiers and horses to get out of the muddy water.As a result, at the exit of the river valley, they bumped into the ambush on the east road head-on, and the main force collapsed at the first touch, and had to retreat back to the river valley.

Waterlogged swamps, corpses everywhere, and hot and humid mountains and forests are almost perfect occasions for the outbreak of the disease. Although Zhao Mi's soldiers and horses did not pursue them, Liang Xiao's men were unable to fight anymore and were on the verge of collapse.

At this time, Zhao Shu's middle army was repaired, and he cooperated with the west army to attack together, defeating Liang Tao's soldiers and camps guarding the middle road one by one, and at the same time sent chisel teeth people to the east road, allowing them to fight with Liang Xiao's remaining soldiers and horses.

As a result, the Huaxu army under Liang Xiao's command was almost wiped out. Although they still stayed behind at Jianjia Pass, the victory or defeat was already determined.

Outside the barrier, many people witnessed the changes in the battle situation with their own eyes. Liang Xiao seemed to have a certain chance of winning, but turned to the east road and was immediately defeated.

The people who praised Liang Xiao a lot and belittled Zhao Mi just now had very ugly faces, and they couldn't help but look at Liang Tao.But this Liang Guoshi was not angry, but his eyes became deeper and deeper.

"Liang Shouzuo, the deduction is over, and the technique can be removed." Xu Zhouzi reminded.

Liang Tao was noncommittal, waved his hand, and the landscape of mountains and rivers in the enchantment dissipated like mist, and the figures of Zhao Mi and Liang Xiao reappeared.

"Congratulations, Your Majesty, our Huaxu Kingdom has gained another general!" Xu Zhouzi was not stingy with compliments: "If Liang Shouzuo hadn't set up this deduction, we would not have known that Marquis Zhenming was proficient in the art of war."

The lord laughed and said, "The father of Marquis Zhenming was a general who died in the Five Kingdoms War. It is not surprising that he is proficient in the art of war."

These words brought Zhao Mi back to his senses, and he quickly cupped his hands and said, "Your Majesty, I am just a fluke, I dare not claim to be familiar with the art of war!"

"Lucky? I don't think so." Liang Xiao held a blood halberd in his hand. He was not depressed by the failure of the war deduction. He looked at Zhao Mi with less madness and more scrutiny:
"If I'm not mistaken, you planned to lead my main force to the east road from the very beginning. After several attacks in the middle road, I saw that I would not pursue too deep, so after the defeat in the middle road, there was a solid wall before the formation, and the rear The situation of disturbing the grain road is all to lure me to turn to the east road and walk into the ambush you set step by step?"

Zhao Mi's expression was complicated: "This... I also fight randomly."

"You are not fighting randomly." Liang Xiao grinned grimly: "Block the river, and when our army goes to the valley to repair, we will not hesitate to break the fortress to divert the flood. Even if the army is not completely washed away by the sudden mountain torrent, the camp will be flooded." It is also doomed not to be repaired.

Coupled with the ambushes in the river valley, I had no way to advance and no way to retreat. I could only stay in the muddy water and watch the army slowly exhausted!Good intentions, good means! "

Hearing this, Zhao Mi was not at all happy.The reason is nothing else, but that he thought of his father Zhao Ziliang.

At the beginning, in order to deal with Xiong Guo's army, it was his father who led the troops to lead him to the Mirage Valley. Liang Tao used methods to divert the flood from afar, and the result was very similar to the deduction just now.

The others didn't know the inside story, but Liang Tao and Zhang Duanjing saw that Zhao Mi's expression was different.

"Why don't you talk?" Liang Xiao stared at Zhao Mi and said, "Even if it's a deduction, you won this time, so I have nothing to say."

At this moment, Zhao Mi was in a bit of a state of confusion, and he didn't speak quickly, so he handed over his hands casually: "Liang Daoyou uses soldiers like gods, and Zhao is just taking advantage of the favorable location. If they face each other dignifiedly, Zhao will definitely lose miserably."

Liang Xiao was not very happy: "What do you mean by taking advantage of the right location? How can you not know the right time and place when using soldiers? Soldiers are tricky, if they only know how to fight head-on, even a million troops are not enough to die!"

Zhao Mi was in a daze, just now he was deducing the use of troops, and he relied on Lingxiao's secret help. If he was alone, he might have really made the soldiers and horses under his command attack forward in a daze.

"Your Majesty, the Marquis of Zhenming won the art of war deduction, and he should be given another fairy fruit!" Xu Zhouzi said.

"It should be so." The king smiled and nodded to Hongxueke.

Just as Hongxueke was about to pick off the fairy fruit, Liang Xiao suddenly said loudly: "Wait a minute! Besides the art of war, I also want to ask Marquis Zhenming for advice!"

Zhao Mi was slightly taken aback, Liang Xiao's aggressiveness remained undiminished, he raised his blood halberd and pointed it at Zhao Mi: "Didn't you say that you are going to face each other? It was just a deduction of the art of war, but in the end it will still come down to a life-threatening fight with a knife and a gun." Fighting. Then why not have another fight at this moment, if you win, you will get another fairy fruit, how about it?"

(End of this chapter)