Battlefield of All Sides

Chapter 285 Preparations for the Sorghum River

With the gate of Wengcheng also opened, the avenue in Youzhou City is in front of you.

The cavalry of the brigade rumbled into the city, followed by a large number of infantry, and the voices of Song soldiers were everywhere, and the shouts of Song soldiers were everywhere.

The flag of the defenders at the top of the city has fallen, and the banner of the Song Army has been waved on the battlements.

Li Mu was standing at the gate of Wengcheng, looking at the Song army filing in, he was in a daze for a while.

History has really been changed by me. The Youzhou City that has not been broken has already changed hands in Song Dynasty!
Li Mu's heart was agitated, and it wasn't until Hu Yanzan rode a horse to his side that he realized the pain in his shoulder.

At night, in the big camp outside the city, Li Mu finally saw Zhao Guangyi.

At this moment, Zhao Guangyi's face was full of red, and he was having a feast for the generals in the big camp. Hu Yanzan was responsible for Li Mu's summoning. Although he knew that Li Mu was a close confidant of the King of Qin, he had the first victory in attacking the city after all, so Zhao Guangyi still decided on the merit Reward.

Li Mu was also eating mutton under his seat, toasting with some generals from time to time, the camp was full of singing and dancing, very lively.

Li Mu didn't have much resistance to such a situation, and he didn't have any idea of ​​getting involved. Li Mu was more concerned about his own system now.

The number of casualties was fixed at just over [-], but the mission on the battlefield was not over yet.

Li Mu naturally understood what it meant. After all, this battle was called the Battle of Gaoliang River, and Youzhou City was certainly an important factor in it, but in the end it was the Song army and the Yelusha army who came to reinforce it.

That's where Zhao Guangyi's halberd fell into the sand.

Although Youzhou City is broken now, Han Derang is nowhere to be seen, and the system has not settled the battlefield, it means that the Battle of Gaoliang River will still happen.

And whether this battle will have a different trend from the history, Li Mu is still unknown for the time being.

When the atmosphere of the banquet was in full swing, a soldier's report sounded outside the tent, and a soldier was let in after a while.

"Your Majesty, our scouts found the Liao Army troops a hundred miles west of the Gaoliang River, converging with the defeated army in Youzhou City, and heading towards Youzhou City."

"Which army?" Zhao Guangyi asked slightly drunk.

"It's the army led by Yelusha. There may be tens of thousands of soldiers and horses. They are equipped with weapons and armor!"

After the soldiers finished speaking, they withdrew from the camp, but the generals on both sides looked at Zhao Guangyi one after another.

Zhao Guangyi also realized that something was wrong, and his expression became a little serious at the moment, which made people withdraw from the banquet and took out the map.

A group of generals also began to contribute their ideas.

Most of them lead the army to take the initiative to attack and catch the opponent by surprise.

It is also said that the city of Youzhou was first occupied and used as bait to intercept and kill the Liao army.

However, Zhao Guangyi was not satisfied. In the end, he discussed carefully with his advisers and the old general for a while, and came up with a compromise tactic.

That is to set up a formation in the Gaoliang River area to face the enemy head-on.

The Liao army was only in the tens of thousands, and even if they had both infantry and cavalry, they would not be able to benefit from the Song army, which was more powerful and had more fierce tactics.

This plan was unanimously approved by everyone, and Zhao Guangyi immediately ordered that, except for the scouts and the soldiers who took over the city defense, the rest of the soldiers' camp would be repaired for two days and set off for Gaoliang River two days later.

Speaking of this, the atmosphere in the camp became active again. Zhao Guangyi seemed to be full of interest, and ordered people to prepare food, and brought a few altars of good wine into the account.

Seeing the slightly turbid wine pouring into the bowl, Li Mu heaved a sigh of relief and stood up immediately.

Hu Yanzan, who was sitting next to him, looked at Li Mu's movements a little unclearly, so Li Mu cupped his hands towards Zhao Guangyi.

"Your Majesty, I have a merciless request from this humble official."

As soon as Li Mu's words sounded, the field fell silent. All the generals looked at Li Mu one after another, then glanced at Zhao Guangyi, and then exchanged glances with each other.

Zhao Guangyi, who was sitting in the main seat, changed his expression slightly when he heard Li Mu's words, but he still drank the wine glass in one gulp. The glass hit the table heavily, and then he looked at Li Mu.

"What's the matter?" Zhao Guangyi asked, all the generals hurriedly lowered their heads, and even scolded Li Mu in their hearts for being so ignorant of current affairs.

Hu Yanzan next to him also carefully pulled the corner of Li Mu's clothes, and Li Mu cupped his hands again, and then spoke.

"Your Majesty, please let me be the vanguard in the battle of Gaoliang River!"

As soon as Li Mu's words came out, Hu Yanzan breathed a sigh of relief, and the eyes of a group of generals suddenly became playful, and Zhao Guangyi, who was sitting in the main seat, laughed out loud.

"Haha, well, since you invited the striker, you should be very appreciative, but the injury on your shoulder allows you to do this?"

Zhao Guangyi asked Li Mu, but Li Mu nodded at the moment, looking at him with a firm expression.

"The Liao army dared to hit the stone with an egg, and I should let them know what heaven and earth are. But apart from this, I have a little stupid opinion."

"It's okay, let's listen to it." Zhao Guangyi waved his hand and asked the maid next to him to help pour the wine.

Li Mu walked aside, took out a map of the Gaoliang River under the table, and pointed to the location on it.

"Our army is here, and the enemy has no chance of winning."

"However, Yelusha led the cavalry cautiously this time, and will often use cavalry to harass. If we take advantage of the victory to pursue, it will definitely make this side empty." Li Mu pointed to a small hill.

"The cavalry is extremely fast. If we take advantage of the sky to attack our infantry, we may be in chaos."

As Li Mu said this, Zhao Guangyi's hand holding the wine glass trembled unconsciously.

Immediately a general stood up in the field, and immediately refuted Li Mu.

"Presumptuous, Lieutenant Zhao, do you know what it means to be defeated like a mountain, not to mention that our army has so many soldiers, how could it be attacked by such young people?!"

Several generals also followed suit, but Li Mu glanced at him, cupped his hands, and walked in front of him holding a map.

"It's not my intention to break into the camp. As long as I lead the cavalry to raid in the dark and stir up chaos in the rear, what will the soldiers in the front think?"

"General, you must not make assumptions. This is His Majesty's personal conquest, and you must ensure everything is safe."

Li Mu moved out Zhao Guangyi, the general naturally had nothing to say, and immediately looked at Zhao Guangyi.

But Zhao Guangyi just put down the wine glass in his hand and looked at Li Mu calmly.

"Then I wonder what the captain thinks he should do?"

As soon as he asked this question, Hu Yanzhan, who was sitting at the back, quickly stood up and wanted to help Li Mu out of the siege, but Zhao Guangyi signaled him to step back, and everyone looked at Li Mu.

Li Mu took a deep breath, put away the map, and only said to Zhao Guangyi.

"It is no doubt that His Majesty will personally march on that day, but I only ask His Majesty to order the army to be well prepared. Except for us and the vanguard to pursue, the rest of the army will not move."

"At the same time, ambush more cavalry in this place and wait for it."

There was silence in the camp, everyone looked at Zhao Guangyi, and Zhao Guangyi's eyes were slightly downcast.

Obviously Zhao Guangyi was very displeased by someone interrupting him at this moment of excitement, but what Li Mu said was so pertinent, there was no room for refutation.

As for Li Mu, who just stood and looked at Zhao Guangyi, he was very sure about his suggestion. After all, in history, Yelusha ambushed and raided the camp like this, and finally caused a catastrophe.

Even if I have changed some of the things I read from historical materials, such a strategy is absolutely understandable.

In the Battle of the Gaoliang River, Zhao Guangyi was the backbone of everyone. His banner was still standing, and the Song army would never be defeated.

In this way, the number of casualties will not rise again, and it is possible for him to truly complete this battlefield operation.

Li Mu already faintly felt it.

I am one step closer to the hope written on the cloth.

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(End of this chapter)