Chapter 658 Let Li You bring people to provide support!

Chapter 658 Let Li You bring people to provide support!

Facing Gao Yao's question, Xiao He pondered for a moment, agreed with Li You's statement, and also supplemented Li You's idea.

At this time, Li Zhao also spoke up: "I suggest that we let Wu Rui attack the city once before retreating. The purpose of doing this is to make Wu Rui more convinced that we are actively defending and give him the illusion that we are holding on and waiting for help."

Li Zhao looked at Xiao He and saw that he nodded in agreement, so he continued, "In addition, we can also cut down more trees near Hua County and leave some stone traces to create the illusion that we have been actively preparing to defend the city. In this way, when Wu Rui sees these traces, he will be more convinced of our defense strategy."

"And..." Li Zhao added, "Wu Rui must be eager to take Hua County at this time, so after his tentative attack, he will definitely attack with all his strength. Only if we successfully defend the first wave of attacks can we make him fully believe in our defensive strength."

"After nightfall, Lord Wu She will lead the army to quietly leave Hua County under the cover of darkness." Xiao He described the plan in detail, "and leave some traces along the way, which will make it look like we are fleeing because we can't resist Wu Rui's attack. In this way, Wu Rui will think that our army has been defeated and will relax his vigilance."

"In this way, our plan can be guaranteed to be foolproof." Li Zhao concluded.

At this time, Li Zhao stood in front of the map, pointed to the location of Hua County and the ferry, and said in an orderly manner: "From the map, the straight-line distance between Hua County and the ferry is indeed less than 30 miles. If we take the method of forced march, it is entirely possible to arrive in half a day."

He paused, and then continued, "However, we cannot just consider this. In my plan, we also need to leave a way out for Wu She. After all, even if we successfully attack the ferry and destroy it, Wu Rui may lead his troops to chase and intercept him. If Wu She has no way out, then he is likely to be surrounded, which is not a good result for us."

Gao Yao nodded repeatedly while listening to Li Zhao's analysis, expressing his agreement. He secretly sighed in his heart that Li Zhao was indeed a thoughtful and thoughtful person, which was one of the reasons why he promoted Li Zhao to the position of prime minister.

Li You, who was standing by, was quietly listening to the conversation between Xiao He and Li Zhao, and was secretly surprised. He remembered that Li Si had repeatedly reminded him not to underestimate anyone around Gao Yao.

Now it seems that what Li Si said was indeed correct. He originally thought that his suggestion today should be very brilliant, but after the suggestions of Xiao He and Li Zhao, he found that the plan that he thought he was satisfied with still had many shortcomings and loopholes. Li You also learned a lot from this incident.

"Well, Li You, your performance today is indeed quite outstanding!" Gao Yao smiled and looked at Li You in front of him with satisfaction, and then said: "You are still so young, and you must have a bright future!" He paused for a moment, and then said in a firm tone: "So, this matter will be fully handed over to you to handle."

When Li You heard this, he couldn't help but feel happy, but on the surface he still responded respectfully: "Yes."

Gao Yao seemed to see through Li You's thoughts, and the corners of his mouth rose slightly. He continued, "I know what you are thinking, but don't worry, as long as you do a good job on this matter, I will not treat you unfairly." After that, he took out a carrier pigeon from his arms and handed it to Li You, "Now, you immediately use this carrier pigeon to convey our decision to Wu She, and let him act according to the plan. At the same time, he must also be flexible and adapt according to the actual situation and grasp the right degree on his own."

Li You took the pigeon, carefully put it into the cage, then bowed again and said, "Here."

Gao Yao nodded with satisfaction and continued, "Also, there are still a thousand black-armored cavalrymen in the city. Wu She does not have enough cavalrymen, and if a battle really breaks out, he will probably be at a disadvantage. Therefore, I have decided to let you lead these thousand black-armored cavalrymen to support Wu She immediately."

Li You replied without hesitation: "Well, please rest assured, Prime Minister."

There was a hint of excitement in Li You's voice, and he was obviously looking forward to this task.

Hearing Gao Yao's words, Li You felt an irrepressible excitement. He had always longed to lead troops to war. After all, Li You was a Confucian general. It was always a pity for Li You not to be able to go to the battlefield. When he was in the Qin Dynasty, due to his limited status, this wish had not been realized. After all, there was no such opportunity. Fusu's enfeoffment of the kings made Li You have no chance to fight against the rebels in various places.

Moreover, although there were only a thousand black armored cavalry, Li You knew a thing or two about them. These black armored cavalry were the most elite cavalry under Gao Yao, and could be called a division of tigers and wolves. In the era of cold weapons, the advantages of cavalry were undoubtedly huge, especially on the battlefield or in the case of field battles, their mobility was unparalleled, even black gunpowder could not reach it.

Gao Yao was well aware of this, so he never slacked off in equipping the cavalry. Even with the emergence of new weapons such as matchlock guns, the natural advantages of cavalry could not be ignored. Therefore, Gao Yao always insisted on equipping the black armored cavalry with the highest-quality war horses, weapons, and armor made of fine iron to ensure that they could exert their greatest power in battle.

Although it is indeed a bit exaggerated to say that they were shuttling through thousands of troops, swords, guns and arrows, but you have to know that even in ordinary fights, it is not easy to break through the defense of the Black Armored Cavalry, not to mention their weapons, whose sophistication is still at the leading level.

Not only that, the Black Armored Cavalry is also equipped with a five-shot crossbow, which is extremely powerful and is also equipped with an easy-to-carry quiver. Each Black Armored Cavalry will carry at least five spare quivers to ensure that they can exert their maximum power and effect at any time.

Nothing is perfect, and the Black Armor Cavalry is no exception. In fact, since the birth of the Black Armor Cavalry, there has always been a problem, that is, the problem of food supply. Due to certain limitations on the equipment of the Black Armor Cavalry and the various weapons they carry, they cannot carry a large amount of rations.

Although this problem has always existed, Gao Yao knew very well that there is always a disadvantage for every advantage, which is inevitable. Therefore, he did not want to change this situation, but focused on how to ensure the combat capability of the Black Armor Cavalry as much as possible.