Chapter 1254 How did Ma Su die?

"Pass the order down, the army will set up camp on Dagui Mountain tonight!"

On the way to Qingyi, Shen Chong ordered his men to find out the situation on the mountain ahead and promptly issued the order to set up camp.

Shen Chong was the top general under Qiu Shanjun, and his status was even higher than Li Xu.

He also served as the commander-in-chief during the march to Qingyi this time.

The deputy general hesitated for a moment, but couldn't help but ask, "General, are we really going to do this?"

"if not?"

Shen Chong looked solemn and squinted at the deputy general, "If we don't do this, are we going to disobey the order and surrender to the enemy?"

He knew what the deputy general was worried about.

He was actually worried too.

But this is an imperial decree!

Not to mention him, even Akiyama-kun couldn't disobey.

Unless, they want to surrender to the enemy.

The deputy general opened his mouth slightly, and then cursed with hatred on his face: "I really don't know which bastard gave this idea to Your Majesty! This is clearly intended to weaken Akiyama-kun's strength!"

"Who else would come up with such an idea except the Maharaja and his men?"

Shen Chong snorted, "Otherwise, it would be Yi Zhiwu who would lead his troops to serve as the bait!"

Bait!

All these fourteen thousand of them were bait.

Although none of them wanted to be the bait, the imperial edict was there and they had no choice.

The deputy general was filled with hatred, "The enemy is already at the mercy of the enemy, and those people in the court are still thinking about these messed up things. How hateful!"

"That's enough! There's no point in saying anything now."

Shen Chong raised his hand to stop the deputy general. "Although this mission is very dangerous, it is not without chance for us! As long as we can hold on for seven days, we will win!"

He was also somewhat indignant about the imperial edict.

But he had to admit that this strategy was indeed feasible.

What they have to do is to hold on to Dagui Mountain ahead.

"Seven days..."

The deputy general let out a long breath, feeling bitter in his heart.

It’s not easy to hold on for seven days!

Judging from the current situation, Yun Zheng is definitely not just a name.

"At this point, it's useless to think too much."

Shen Chong raised his eyes and looked at the deputy general, "We will pass by the river later. Let everyone rest by the river and fill up all the water bags and buckets!"

"Yes!"

The deputy general took the order and suggested: "We can send people into the mountains to find places where water can be stored. Before the enemy comes, we can also send people to fetch water and store it, so as to store more water."

"Well, that makes sense!"

Shen Chong nodded, "You arrange this matter! Also, send people to pay close attention to the movements of the enemy in all directions and beware of enemy cavalry raids!"

Dagui Mountain!

Since they cannot change their fate of becoming bait, they should just accept it!

If this plan succeeds, the enemy will be defeated!

……

"Daguishan?"

Yun Zheng had already received the news that the enemy troops advancing towards Qingyi had set up camp on Mount Dagui. He immediately unfolded the map and asked You Shisan, who had returned to report the news, to point out the location of Mount Dagui.

Soon, You Shisan found the location of Dagui Mountain on the map and pointed it out to Yun Zheng.

"Camp on the mountain?"

Yun Zheng narrowed his eyes slightly and turned to ask You Shisan: "Is there any water source on Dagui Mountain?"

"Have!"

You Shisan replied, "We have been hiding in Dagui Mountain for a few days before. There is a small spring on the mountain, which is enough for our people to drink, but there are so many enemies, there will definitely not be enough water!"

Is there a shortage of water?

Yun Zheng lowered his eyebrows in thought.

Logically speaking, before setting up camp, the enemy should have ordered people to explore the water source, right?

The enemy is camping on the mountain despite the lack of water. Are they trying to learn from Ma Su?

Isn’t the enemy afraid of being besieged by them in Dagui Mountain?

Yun Zheng pondered for a moment and asked again: "What is the terrain of Dagui Mountain?"

You Shisan replied, "It's narrow in front and wide in the back, and there's a cliff behind. As long as we have people guard the narrow entrance, it will be difficult to attack! However, the mountain is also good for us to hide, and we can attack the enemy at night..."

For others, Dagui Mountain is easy to defend but difficult to attack, but for the Eighteen Ghost Riders, it is an excellent place for an attack.

In one night, they could kill at least hundreds or even thousands of enemy soldiers silently.

Miaoyin looked at Yun Zheng sideways, "Do you want to besiege the enemy in Dagui Mountain?"

Besiege the enemy troops in Dagui Mountain and force them to send troops to rescue.

In this way, they would be able to consume a lot of Luyi Prefecture's military forces and completely capture Luyi Prefecture.

As long as we capture Luyi Prefecture, many things will be easy to handle.

"Well, I have this idea!"

Yun Zheng nodded, "However, how can we first determine whether this is an enemy strategy!"

"Plot?"

Miaoyin pondered for a moment, then immediately responded, "You mean, the enemy troops on Dagui Mountain might just be baits released by the enemy?"

"Ah."

Yun Zheng nodded. "If the enemy also knew that there was no sufficient water source in Dagui Mountain, but still chose to camp there, then it was probably a conspiracy of the enemy!"

"Indeed." Miaoyin reacted, "If we transfer troops from Louchong to besiege the enemy, then the enemy will either attack the troops transferred from Louchong, or take advantage of the lack of troops in Louchong to capture Louchong in one fell swoop! Or, they will besiege Qin Qihu's troops and force us to return for support..."

Miaoyin has been with Yun Zheng for so long, and has not missed any battle, big or small, since Yun Zheng took command of the troops. She has also learned a lot from Yun Zheng and can guess the enemy's possible actions in an instant.

Yun Zheng asked Miaoyin with a smile, "How likely do you think this is a conspiracy by the enemy?"

Miaoyin smiled: "Are you testing me?"

"You can say that." Yun Zheng smiled, "Let me see how much you have learned."

"At least 70%!" Miaoyin analyzed: "The enemy must be trying to force all our troops back to Lu'an Road. If the enemy occupies Louchong or the newly built camps in the north and south of Louchong, we must return to support them..."

She knew that Yun Zheng intended to test her, so she described it in great detail.

Miaoyin judged that it was more likely that the enemy would attack Louchong or occupy the newly built camp in the south of Louchong.

There is no need to say much about the strategic significance of Lou Chong.

As for the newly built camp south of Lou Chong, it can just block the path between Lou Chong and Qingyi, cutting off the connection between Qingyi and Lou Chong.

Once they attack from Qingyi and besiege the enemy troops in Daguishan, the enemy can also attack from a small road and occupy Qingyi, thus closing the door completely.

In addition, if the enemy is not clear about Lou Chong's strength and dares not attack Lou Chong rashly, they may attack Beiying where Qin Qihu is, besiege Beiying and force Lou Chong to send troops to rescue, and then attack the reinforcements and occupy Lou Chong step by step.

"If you let him out now, he will be able to command at least 10,000 or 20,000 troops."

Yun Zheng looked at Miaoyin with satisfaction and smiled mischievously, "In that case, let's cooperate with the enemy and put on a show!"

As he spoke, Yun Zheng called the messenger and quickly issued an order...