Chapter 350 Li Xin aroused fear and finally joined the game!

Chapter 350 Li Xin aroused fear and finally joined the game!

For the mysterious Yi Xiaochuan at this time, Li Xin in his eyes has gradually crossed the proper boundaries. If he really is General Meng Yi, it would be fine, but the fact is that he is not the real Meng Yi, and has nothing to do with the Meng Yi in history. At this moment, if Li Xin's actions are not effectively curbed in a timely manner, then the next step is very likely to develop into a situation where he directly sidelines the mysterious Yi Xiaochuan.

However, in this situation, the mysterious Yi Xiaochuan could not confront him directly. Because if he was not careful, and the people below noticed or guessed that he was the one who attacked Li Xin, a terrible mutiny would follow. This was why the mysterious Yi Xiaochuan had to bow his head and show weakness at this moment.

Besides, the current situation is really difficult to deal with. They have suffered a great loss in Gaoyao before. If they continue to delay, it is obviously not a good idea. In this case, it seems that the strategy of fighting to support the war advocated by Li Xin is not a bad idea. Although there are certain risks, there is really no better choice now that things have come to this point.

Although the southern border army of Xia County has not been completely wiped out in one fell swoop, according to the situation described by Li Xin, the main force of Xia County has already fled into the deep mountains and dense forests. The mysterious Yi Xiaochuan knew the correctness of Li Xin's decision. After all, the imperial army had never had the experience of fighting in the mountains and forests of the southern border before. If they insisted on forcibly pursuing, not only would it be difficult to achieve significant results, but it would also be very likely to cause themselves to suffer heavy losses, which would be more than worth the loss.

However, correspondingly, once these soldiers set foot in the mountains and forests, they will inevitably be forced to abandon some important supplies and equipment. Moreover, due to factors such as complex terrain and rugged roads, their marching speed will be greatly reduced and their movements will become slow. If they can firmly grasp this opportunity, quickly advance the front line, further seize other counties in Xiangjun, and even fully capture the entire Nanjun, it is not completely impossible.

But at the same time, the mysterious Yi Xiaochuan had another plan in mind - he was thinking about finding a suitable opportunity to kill Li Xin at the hands of the Southern Border Army. Because only in this way could he quietly quell the series of troubles and hidden dangers that Li Xin might bring while maintaining a peaceful situation.

At the same time, on the other side, Gao Yao, who had successfully escaped the pursuit, did not dare to stop at all. He galloped towards Guilin County at full speed. Along the way, he was extremely anxious and kept thinking about the next action plan in his mind. Because according to Zhang Liang's accurate calculations, the court's army would definitely launch a large-scale attack on Xiang County without hesitation.

Gao Yao knew that he had to act cautiously in this operation. He had to pretend to be defeated, but he couldn't act too easily to avoid arousing the enemy's suspicion. At the same time, he also needed to cleverly leave some of the military rations that had not yet been transported away in the city.

There are two crucial purposes for doing this: First, when the imperial army finds out that there are these military rations in the city, they will naturally not plunder the people's rations for no reason. In this way, the safety of people's lives and property can be indirectly guaranteed. Moreover, before the Southern Border Army retreated, Gao Yao had already explained all matters in detail to the people in the city. He told everyone that once the imperial army arrived, they only needed to cooperate honestly and patiently wait for the Southern Border Army to return again;

Secondly, the intentional retention of some military rations was actually to give the imperial army a taste of success, so that they would gradually relax their vigilance and speed up their march, and eventually successfully occupy the entire Xiang County. This strategy could be described as a strategy of luring the enemy deep into their territory, aiming to lure the enemy into a trap and then deal a fatal blow to the enemy.

The last point, and the most crucial one, was the ingenious layout built on the second cornerstone. After some investigation, the imperial army was surprised to find that the food supply, which they had thought would be extremely scarce, was not as tight as expected.

As a result, they became mentally lazy and relaxed their defense. This omission gave the Southern Border Army an opportunity to attack the imperial court's troops responsible for transporting and guarding grain without anyone noticing. This plan was truly a far-sighted and well-planned plan, and was a game that Zhang Liang had carefully designed for the mysterious Yi Xiaochuan.

Usually, most strategies are nothing more than setting traps in advance and then patiently waiting for the enemy to fall into the trap, or cleverly using many factors such as time, place and people to defeat the enemy.

However, this mysterious Yi Xiaochuan was no ordinary person. He was extremely cautious and careful in dealing with people, and his wisdom was also top-notch. If Gao Yao had not made up his mind from the beginning not to attack rashly, but instead resolutely adopted an active offensive strategy, then in the face of such a difficult opponent, he would have already fallen into a huge disadvantage, and might even have suffered heavy losses.

Gao Yao is a person who can stay calm and stable. He does not care about the gains and losses of a city or a pond, but focuses on the long-term and the final outcome. In addition, he has already made preparations, and the water source and supplies are ready in advance. This is why the mysterious Yi Xiaochuan returned empty-handed and could not find any good opportunity to plot against Gao Yao.

Zhang Liang's strategy was not just to set a trap. He knew that if he just set the trap and waited for the enemy to take the bait, it would be difficult to succeed with the mysterious Yi Xiaochuan's intelligence and vigilance. Therefore, Zhang Liang came up with a more sophisticated strategy - let the mysterious Yi Xiaochuan set the trap himself and finally jump into it willingly.

In order to achieve this goal, Zhang Liang first had to create an illusion that the loss of Xia County was completely helpless in the eyes of the mysterious Yi Xiaochuan. Only in this way would the mysterious Yi Xiaochuan lose his vigilance against the situation and not doubt the subsequent developments.

At the same time, if they wanted to break out without arousing suspicion, they had to provide them with a reasonable reason. After careful consideration, Zhang Liang set his sights on the enemy's left wing camp. As for whether the left wing camp was really short of food and grass, even Zhang Liang was not completely sure in his heart. This was purely a gamble. But if the gamble was won, the whole plan would become smoother.

Even though the left wing camp was not actually short of food, after all these twists and turns, the most effective way for the mysterious Yi Xiaochuan to stabilize the morale of the army was to continue to march forward and capture the city in one fell swoop. Because only in this way can most soldiers get the precious opportunity to establish military merits and thus achieve the goal of stabilizing the morale of the army. Moreover, as long as this series of actions were carried out without interference from the southern border army, it would be almost impossible for the mysterious Yi Xiaochuan to detect any fraud, and the entire plan could be implemented smoothly step by step.

Gao Yao also raised a question to Zhang Liang: Is it possible that such a carefully planned plan could have loopholes that could be disrupted?

Zhang Liang did not deny it and admitted it straightforwardly. First of all, the defenders of Xia County cannot be completely annihilated, otherwise it will lead to a serious shortage of troops. Secondly, the mysterious Yi Xiaochuan did not send another army to attack Nanhai County at the same time as attacking Xiang County. As long as the mysterious Yi Xiaochuan did not realize that he was fooled, he would naturally save Zhang Han's army to the end and prepare to deal a fatal blow to Gao Yao.

If he really sensed that something was wrong, the mysterious Yi Xiaochuan would adopt a two-pronged strategy, cleverly using Zhang Han to contain the troops of Nanhai County. In this way, Gao Yao would be forced to dispatch troops to defend Nanhai County. Such a move would directly lead to a shocking reversal of the situation that had been painstakingly managed, and then allow the mysterious Yi Xiaochuan to gain the upper hand and take the initiative.

Gao Yao in Guilin County had been waiting anxiously for ten days. The imperial army, led by General Li Xin, was advancing with great momentum. Nine of the thirteen counties under the jurisdiction of Xiang County had unfortunately fallen to the imperial army, leaving only four counties still fighting desperately and making their last struggle.

Zhang Liang went through many hardships and finally arrived at Guilin County in time and successfully met up with Gao Yao. It turned out that in order to reach his destination as quickly as possible, Zhang Liang chose a roundabout route. Under the strict protection of several trusted soldiers of Gao Yao, he took the paths that were rarely traveled and finally arrived at Guilin County smoothly.

When Zhang Liang got off his horse, he saw Gao Yao standing at the gate of the government office. He didn't have time to rest for a moment, and wanted to greet Gao Yao immediately. However, just as Zhang Liang was about to bow, Gao Yao rushed forward and held Zhang Liang tightly.

"Sir, why do you have to be like this! You must have been exhausted from the journey. Please come into the house and rest for a while. It won't be too late to talk about business after you have recuperated!" At this moment, Gao Yao's eyes were fixed on Zhang Liang. He saw that he was in tattered clothes, his face was haggard and his body was thin. Such a look made people feel pity.

Gao Yao already knew what kind of hard life Zhang Liang had gone through in the past half month. At this moment, he was completely relieved about Zhang Liang. Although Zhang Liang did not actually go to the battlefield to command the battle during this trip, he was just a weak scholar after all. However, when the city was facing a crisis, he did not hesitate to risk climbing the city wall and bravely resisted the enemy; when arranging the transfer of the people, he chose to cover the rear himself because he was worried. After that, they traveled through the mountains and forests, the road was rugged and bumpy, and they were displaced all the way.