The Grandmaster Strategist

Su Qing, a native of the Northern Han Dynasty, joined the army when he was young because of a family feud. He was braver and braver than any other hero. He accumulated meritorious service until he reached the post of the Northern Commandery Division. He was always loved by his subordinates. During the Qinzhou War, his life experience was revealed, and he was revealed to be a disciple of the Fengyi Wen family. , The Marquis of Chuxiang did not feel dissatisfied, and used his general to lead the army as scouts, and made many meritorious deeds.

——"Biography of Chenghou of Yongshi"

Walking out of the cabin, the bright spring sunshine made Su Qing close her eyes slightly. The joy of seeing the sun again made her couldn't help but smile on her lips. Rapid breathing came from not far away. Su Qing looked up and saw Seeing Hu Yanshou standing there at a loss, looking at him but hesitating to speak, a strong and mighty man looked very embarrassed. Su Qing's heart moved. She had been in the world for a long time and knew that Hu Yanshou was attracted to her. At this time, Ru Yue whispered to her: "Miss, it was General Hu Yan who personally carried you back to the ship that day."

Although Su Qing had a heart of stone, he couldn't help but blush. Thinking of the warm embrace he felt in the dimness when he was at his weakest that day, it turned out to be this person, and he felt warm in his heart. However, when he thought about it, Su Qing's expression was... Became cold and solemn. Although Hu Yanshou is only a third-grade general in name, and his real power is not as good as his own, but as the deputy commander of the Tiger Guards and sent by the emperor to protect the Marquis of Chu Xiang, this person has a bright future. Although he has a high status in the military, after all, It just belongs to Si Wen Cao. And now that his secret has been revealed, even if the emperor thinks of his merits and will not be held accountable, it is very possible to cut off his military position. I don't care about this. If I can see the fall of the Northern Han Dynasty, even if my future is ruined, it will not matter. No matter what the relationship is, it would be bad if it was because of myself that I was dragging others down. There was absolutely no way I could be with this person.

With these thoughts in mind, Su Qing said coldly: "Thank you, General Huyan, for taking care of me. The general is about to return to the army. See you later."

Hu Yanshou saw that Su Qing's expression was cold and she was almost frozen to death because of her enthusiasm. However, when he thought of the scene a few days ago, his heart was still filled with excitement. On that day, he saw with his own eyes the strongest and most fragile face of this woman. He still couldn't forget this strong impulse, but when he thought about it, Su Qing was not only beautiful, but also had strong martial arts skills and outstanding talents. He was just a commander of the Imperial Army, how could he be worthy of such a strange woman? Finally taking a step back under Su Qing's cold gaze, she suppressed the admiration in her heart and said: "The army is in danger and the battle is fierce, General Su has a precious future." Su Qing smiled faintly and said: "Thank you, General, for your kindness. Su Qing will cherish his life."

They were sent to the Qinshui shore by a military boat, where Su Qing's subordinates were waiting anxiously. When they saw Su Qing coming ashore, they all bowed down at the same time and said, "My subordinates, please pay homage to the general." Su Qing saw their expressions. There was a hint of joy in the solemnity, knowing that these subordinates were not alienated from her, but she did not want to show her fragile emotions. She just said coldly: "Go to Anze." After saying that, she took the horse from them. He took the reins and rushed out first. The scouts and spies looked at each other with great joy. For them, Su Qing's identity and origins were not important. What was important was that this woman had been with them for many years. This kind of love was what they valued most. Things, not to mention Su Qing's talents and abilities that they admired from the bottom of their hearts.

Standing in front of the porthole of the building, I looked at what was happening below with a smile and said, "Xiao Shunzi, you also had a fight with Su Qing, why didn't you notice his relationship with Wen Ziyan?"

Xiao Shunzi was silent for a moment and said: "This slave has already seen the clues. Su Qing's swordsmanship is inherited from Wen Ziyan, and Wen Ziyan's swordsmanship is actually very different from that of everyone in Fengyi Sect. It is more spicy and ruthless. He lacks many fancy moves, but I want Wen Ziyan to be resolute and resolute, and Su Qing’s personality is similar to Wen Ziyan’s, so he probably won’t join in with those in the Fengyi Sect, so I didn’t expose this matter.”

I smiled and said, "Are you worried that I will eradicate the problem?"

Xiao Shunzi said coldly: "Young master probably won't do it by eradicating the roots, but it is your ability to use people thoroughly. General Su is not the kind of person who can be used and deceived. I don't want you to have a close relationship with her." hatred,

So I didn’t expose this matter. "

I couldn't help but feel a little surprised. Xiao Shunzi really saw through my character. If I knew Su Qing's identity before this, I would definitely send her to Nanchu. Now I feel that the control in Nanchu is not tight enough. And I will probably deceive her about a lot of things. This is my habit of employing people. Except for my direct descendants, I don’t like to tell everything about other people. But now that Su Qing is in this situation, I can only reuse her. Choose between her and her dismissal.

For me, there is no doubt about Su Qing's loyalty, and she has a very high prestige among the secret spies. For the soldiers below, the struggle for power in the court is actually a relatively distant thing. Su Qing and Fengyi Sect relationship does not make them distrustful. Those soldiers who knew Su Qing's identity that day were shocked because they were worried that Su Qing would be implicated. After all, the crime of treason implicated the nine clans. They might not care about Su Qing's identity, but they would care about the military's upper echelons. Purge, after all, this will implicate many people and even themselves.

Under such circumstances, it is more in Dayong's interest to pardon Su Qing, but this is just my idea, and my ability is only to prevent Su Qing from being contacted for military service during the Battle of Qinzhou. The final decision still has to be made by It was decided by the emperor, and the final result was difficult to predict. Although the emperor had always been graceful and generous, he was the emperor after all. The emperor's most important thing was the throne and the country. When the Fengyi clan was involved in the rebellion, Wen Ziyan almost brought the emperor to the throne. As for the emperor's death, although the emperor expressed his respect for Wen Ziyan afterwards, the best enemy is the dead enemy. If Wen Ziyan died, it would naturally not matter. If Wen Ziyan survived, he would probably be shown his head in public. , so Su Qing's fate is still in a dilemma.

I looked at the secret folder on the table. Actually, I didn't want to hand it over now. It would be better to wait until after the battle of Qinzhou is over. However, I would not imagine that there are no people from Xiahou Yuanfeng Mingjian Division in the army. Moreover, Hu Weiwei will also have secret documents to hand over. Even if Hu Yanshou is obviously in love, it is better for me to submit this matter in advance instead of hiding it. At least with my face, I can save Su Qing's life. This woman Women are better than men, I really admire them. Even Xiao Shunzi has everything he wants, let alone me.

At this time, Hu Yanshou came in dejected and said: "His Royal Highness King Qi, there was a military report, saying that the Anze defenders were very fierce, and they also used water troops, and they wanted to mobilize water battalions to help. In addition, Your Highness, please Your Excellency, come to the Central Army to watch the battle."

I frowned slightly, why did the Northern Han Army try its best to resist in Anze? Logically speaking, Qinyuan City is high and deep, easy to defend and difficult to attack, and the food roads are stable. The Northern Han Army is obviously not as powerful as our army. Instead of consuming military power like this , it is better to take advantage of the situation to lure the enemy deeper, hold on in Qinyuan, consume our army's strength, and then use elite cavalry to fight our army decisively. This is a more reasonable approach. But I won’t think about things that I can’t figure out for the time being. Anyway, King Qi and the others are all veterans on the battlefield. They will not fail to see these doubts, nor will they not be on guard against them. Looking at Yun Shan Ai Ai, this Northern Han Dynasty is really a tough guy. I hope my strategy will succeed smoothly. Of course, it would be better if it doesn't work.

Looking coldly at the Yong army swarming under the city, Duan Wudi looked solemn. He mobilized his troops from time to time to defend the city as firmly as a mountain. The preparations for defending the city in Anze City were very complete, and the troops were quite sufficient. Duan Wudi defended it very tightly, but This still could not alleviate the fatigue in his heart. It had been four days. The Yong army had a large number of troops and took turns to attack the city. The rhythm was strict and smooth. The attack continued day and night. No matter how good he was at defending the city, it was almost impossible to sustain it. Arrows rained down continuously on the city. Catapults and crossbows almost never stopped roaring. Rolling logs smashed stones and boiling oil and lead water destroyed the entire Anze city wall. Some parts have exposed the clay behind the wall bricks. If this continues , it is only a matter of time before Anze city is broken. Duan Wudi rubbed his forehead tiredly. His physical strength had not been good enough since the last time he was poisoned, and he tired easily. Duan Wudi forced himself to stand up and looked down the city. The Yong Army's commander, Qi Wang Li Xian, was sitting on a chair with a scribe in Tsing Yi sitting on a chair and talking and laughing. Fortunately, this scene dealt a greater blow to the Northern Han army than the endless siege.

Duan Wudi watched coldly for a moment, then waved his command flag. The Qinzhou navy rushed out from the water gate to the west of Anze and went around to the south to the main attack direction of the Yong army. There was a sound of crossbow strings. The Yong army that was attacking the city had already arrived. They were preparing to hold their shields to avoid the rain of arrows, but the intensity of the siege was naturally weakened. Anze once again repelled the Yong Army's fierce attack, and when the Yong Army's naval warships appeared, it was impossible to stop them. The Northern Han navy retreated. When the Zezhou Water Camp first arrived yesterday, Duan Wudi used a trebuchet to destroy a Yong Army warship. Since then, the Yong Army warships have never dared to approach Anze's water gate again.

Seeing that after the group of Yong troops attacking the city retreated, another group of Yong troops slowly advanced. Duan Wudi sighed and asked the sergeants defending the city to start changing their defenses. They had been fighting continuously for half a day and they should be allowed to go down and take a rest. , looked up to the north, Duan Wudi thought to himself: "Why haven't the reinforcements from the general arrived yet? The general said that as long as I hold on for five days, there will be nothing left to do with me, but today is already the fourth day." Just as he was doing this, he looked up at the north. When he was feeling uneasy, a guard hurriedly ran over and said: "General, the general's messenger has arrived. Please act according to the plan." After saying this, he handed over a letter. Duan Wudi quickly opened it, and after only looking at it for a moment, he felt ecstatic in his heart, with an unconcealable smile on his face. When the Yong army came under the city, Duan Wudi's eyes showed cold murderous intent.

At this time, I was also uneasy in the city. If something goes wrong, it is a monster. Duan Wudi is not a fool, and Long Tingfei is not an idiot. A situation like Anze cannot stop our army at all. If we defend Qinyuan, it will be It would be impossible for our army to capture the city in a month or two. In Anze, although Duan Wudi's defense was tight, the height and thickness of the Anze city wall were not enough to hold on and wait for reinforcements. Why didn't they retreat? From Anze to Qin There are undulating mountains and hills in the middle. If they gradually retreat, with those castles, they can hold us back for a month. In fact, I have never planned to use any cunning means to attack Anze or even Qinyuan. Here , it can only be done by our army relying on its military strength to attack. Looking at Anze, who seemed to be crumbling but still standing, the doubts in his heart could no longer be concealed, and he couldn't help but ask: "Your Highness, is there any military report from Su Qing?"

King Qi frowned and said: "Not yet, but yesterday the second batch of luggage arrived, and a few divine arm crossbows were also brought. They should be ready for use in the siege tomorrow."

I nodded lightly and looked into the distance. The sun was setting and the sky was dim. I stopped watching the siege at night. I hoped to see the Anze city broken tomorrow. Why didn't Su Qing make any move? I couldn't help but think of something. Not a good possibility.

Su Qing was sneaking around in the mountains and fields in gray-yellow clothes. After she returned to the battlefield, she soon discovered that the situation was somewhat abnormal. Although the Northern Han army blocked Yong's army from reaching Anze, they later arranged for secret spies to intercept them. Killing the Yong army's scouts who crossed the Anze defense line, Su Qing still relied on his martial arts and familiarity with Anze's geography to sneak into this area. Fortunately, there was an endless stream of refugees here, and they still had not completely evacuated to Qinyuan. The weirdness of this situation made Su Qing temporarily give up on alienating Anze's military heart. After all, Anze would not be able to defend himself if there was no accident, and her duty was to prevent this accident from happening as much as possible.

She used her snake movement to fly up the well-defended hillside. Relying on the similar colors of her clothes and the soil and withered grass, she finally found a suitable place to check out the military situation. Behind the hill, there was the river that ran through Qinzhou - Qinzhou. Water, Su Qing's eyes suddenly flashed with horror, and she saw what she was looking for. It was a dam. There was nothing unusual below, but there were some water outlets that could be opened and closed above. Qinshui flowed rapidly downward through these holes, and next to the dam, connected to Qinshui, was a large lake several miles in diameter. Countless thoughts flashed through Su Qing's mind. In his memory, this lake was not the original one. Seeing that there were traces of fire all around the lake, it must have been a large lake created by the Northern Han Army who used cremation to remove the ice in winter and then dug it. When the Qinshui River rises in spring, a pool of water is stored. The design of the dam is very clever. As long as the lake water is filled, the Qinshui River can still flow downstream, so that the changes in the water level of the Qinshui River cannot be seen downstream. After all, this A lake is not obvious compared to the entire Qinshui River. However, it only takes one day to seal the water outlet above the dam, and then destroy the dam. With the help of terrain and water power, it can form a torrent that can annihilate thousands of troops. Twenty miles below, there is Anze, and there is Yong. Where the Yong army and the Northern Han Dynasty clashed, once the flood flowed away, the Yong army would definitely be wiped out, while the Northern Han army protected by the city wall would not suffer heavy losses.

Holding back the horror in her heart, Su Qing retreated slowly, very slowly. She didn't want to show her signs at the last moment. She was lucky. A few days ago, this place was heavily protected by soldiers. Now that the war is busy, it is about to be used again. Therefore, there were not many spies from the Northern Han Dynasty. Most of them went to the front to investigate the military situation, or to eliminate spies among the refugees. This was also Xiao Tong's mistake. In his mind, Su Qing, the leader of Dayong's secret spies, should be detained or even executed. It would be difficult for other secret spies to have the ability to reach this place through numerous blockades. Finally returning to the hiding place safely, Su Qing estimated the time, smiled wryly, and ran towards Anze with all his strength. There was no other way. There were many falcons from the Northern Han Dynasty in this area, and homing pigeons were of no use at all. It was even more difficult for other scouts to reliably send messages back, so she had no choice but to rush on her way. Although it was only a short distance of twenty miles, in order to break through the numerous blockades, Su Qing did not dare to expect to return to Anze soon. He just prayed silently, hoping to get back to Anze before the Northern Han Army launched its attack.

At the foot of Anze City, King Qi looked angrily at the water gate to the west of Anze. Today, the Northern Han Dynasty navy repeatedly attacked, which was really an eyesore to him. Seeing that at noon, there was no sign of the city being breached, he couldn't help but feel angry. Feeling cruel, the King of Qi finally ordered two batches of naval forces that arrived in Anze to take the initiative to attack, and the Northern Han navy must be trapped in the city. However, what was unexpected was that the Northern Han navy was a new army after all, and actually attacked the Yong navy. The way back was intercepted under the tactic of separate attacks and combined attacks, and they had no choice but to retreat upstream. After reaching their goal, the Yong Navy did not bother to pursue it. They simply blocked the West Water Gate of Anze and used the trebuchets and crossbows on the ship to attack the west side of Anze. The city wall launched an attack. Huge boulders were thrown at the city wall, and bursts of crossbow arrows were fired at the top of the city. The falling rubble immediately knocked down the arrogance of the Anze defenders. Seeing this situation, all the troops were overjoyed, and they all tried their best to attack the city. Cloud ladders and shafts were placed against the city wall, and blue-black figures began to appear on the city wall. Li Xian was overjoyed and pointed at the city head and said: " If Anze hadn't been in a dangerous terrain, leaning against a cliff in the back and facing Qinshui River in the west, we wouldn't have needed so much time to capture it."

I smiled slightly, but I felt even more uneasy. It was too easy. Who is Duan Wudi? I have seen information about him. There is no problem in guarding Anze for more than ten days. Yesterday, King Qi said that he wanted to break the city today. I just listened. Just listen, but today, although Duan Wudi is sharp and sharp, he is not at all the same as before. He defends the city just as he defends the city, and his frequent attacks are really outrageous. Although the mistakes of the Northern Han Dynasty navy are reasonable, they are a bit suspicious. . I stared at Anze City and thought about it. If the Northern Han army really had a conspiracy, how should it be done? The Northern Han army was not as powerful as our army. Our army had no omissions in attacking the city. No matter what means the enemy used, they would not do it. It may hurt our army, unless it is ruthless. Thinking of this, I suddenly felt a chill in my heart. Why hadn't I thought of this before? Maybe it was because I didn't have the intention to win. Someone urgently brought a map of Anze with a radius of fifty miles. I studied it carefully and my eyes fell on the Qinshui River. The terrain in this area is steep. If water is stored upstream, it can indeed flood Yong's army. Although according to time calculation, this area The project should be huge and cannot be completed within ten days and a half. Qinzhou was still in the freezing period, so it would be very difficult to do so. However, our army is going to attack the Northern Han Dynasty. Everyone knows that the Northern Han Dynasty may not be able to do it. These seemingly impossible things. Although I had some clues in my mind, I couldn't help but frown. I had no basis and no evidence. How could I ask the King of Qi to withdraw his troops? I couldn't convince the generals. Even trying to convince the King of Qi was not that easy. Just when I was hesitating, a horse riding Juechen came from a distance. The man on the horse was holding the Fengxing flag of King Qi's army. It was a token used by the scouts. No one dared to block their way. The Yong army in front of him originally wanted to However, when they saw the wind flag in the man's hand, they all moved away. The man flew to the center of the army, dismounted and hurriedly worshiped: "Your Highness, Lord Supervisor, the Northern Han Army is building a dam in Feiyun Gorge twenty miles away. Water, I’m afraid today is the time to release water.”

Although I was aware of it in my heart, I still couldn't help but let out a cry of surprise. When I looked carefully, I saw that the person was none other than Su Qing, but now he looked haggard, his clothes were torn, and there were wounds on his arms wrapped in clothes, which showed that he had gone through a lot of hardships. Just got here. Li Xian was also shocked when he heard this. He stood up suddenly and asked, "But what's the truth?" I didn't wait for Su Qing to answer. I stood up and said solemnly, "Your Highness, the situation of the Northern Han Army is different, and I also think it is like this."

Li Xian was a decisive person. He glanced at Su Qing, then looked at the map in my hand, and said decisively: "Now I don't know when they will release the water. Our army cannot retreat rashly. Xuan Song, you command the siege soldiers to retreat slowly. After I lead my personal guards to break off the attack, you must withdraw from both sides of the Qinshui River. Don't slack off and order the navy to flow down the river as quickly as possible. Suiyun, don't follow the navy anymore. Let the tiger guards protect you and take shelter nearby first. .”

At this time, I couldn't care less about being polite. Xiao Shunzi helped me get on the horse, and I whispered: "Your Highness must not take risks lightly. There is still a big situation that needs to be controlled by Your Highness. This time we know the enemy's plot in advance. Even if the losses are heavier, we won’t be able to turn over.”

A cold light flashed in Li Xian's eyes and he said: "Don't worry, I'm not a careless person, and I won't die casually. You can leave first. I will leave in time when the army starts to retreat. It's too late to leave now. I I'm worried about disrupting the morale of the army. General Su, if you know the geography of this place, protect Mr. Jiang and leave. After the water recedes, you can quickly rendezvous with the Chinese army."

Su Qing nodded quickly and got on his horse. A group of more than a hundred of us quickly left the battlefield. We were not originally from the Zezhou camp. Although we walked abruptly, we did not attract too much attention from the soldiers under our command. After leaving, we were not from the Zezhou camp. At this time, I heard the sound of horns behind me. I thought it was King Qi who was preparing to retreat. I prayed in my heart that King Qi and the soldiers of the three armies could retreat safely. After all, if I were defeated here, my next plan would not be possible.

Nearly twenty miles after I left Anze City, a loud roar like rolling thunder suddenly came from my ears. I screamed "Bitterness" in my heart. It must be that the Northern Han Army released water. In such a short period of time, I didn't know how King Qi was going. Come or leave safely. But I couldn't care about what was going on over there, so I could only run wildly. Who knows how far the water would cover, but I'd better run as far as possible. I was cursing Long Tingfei and Duan Wudi in my heart, and cursing myself why I didn't expect the enemy to attack with water. I hurried on my way. Fortunately, I still practiced riding skills in the army these days, otherwise it would be difficult to escape now. .

At this moment, Anze City has become a hell on earth. The water rushes straight down the Qinshui River. It was originally a white line in the sky, but after a while, it has revealed its true face. The turbid river water has waves several feet high. , like a frightened beast, running wildly, the thunder rolling between the sky and the earth can crack the eardrums of the listener, but when you look up, you can see the clear sky and the power of the flood, even this. The flood passed by the west side of Anze City and surrounded Anze City in an instant. Although the water gate on the west side had long been closed, the river rushed into the city along the water gate. The raging tide raged in the city. Duan Wudi had already The city was as high as the soldiers and civilians, and holes for drainage had been arranged. However, the gates were opened in the inner city first, leaving the loose soil outside without digging through, and only bricks and stones were used to block the inside. As soon as the flood passed, a big hole was opened in the city wall. , the flood passed through the city. Even so, standing on the city tower and watching the floods in the city, Duan Wudi was still uneasy. He didn't want the entire city's soldiers and civilians to be buried with Yong's army. Moreover, Yong's army didn't know how to get the news and retreated early. If he hadn't used beacon fire Send the message, I'm afraid that the flood will only flood the city of Anze.

The defenders in Anze City were able to survive under the protection of the city walls, but the Yong army outside the city suffered heavy losses. Although the King of Qi had received the news in time, he ordered the cavalry to leave with two men on one horse. However, the Yong army had 40,000 cavalry and 50,000 infantry at Anze City. Although there were many injuries in the past few days, and the cavalry tried their best to carry them, there were still Yong's army of nearly 5,000 men could only retreat on foot. No matter how fast their legs can run, they can't run faster than the flood. Most of them are landlubbers who don't know how to swim, and almost all of them were lost in the flood. The losses of the Dayong Navy were even more severe. Most of the warships and baggage ships were destroyed by the flood. Fortunately, most of the soldiers above were good at swimming. With their excellent water skills and holding the floating ship planks in the water, most of them were able to survive. People escaped with their lives, but it was a pity that the warships of Zezhou Shuiying and all the baggage of Yong's army were almost destroyed in Qinshui.