Cheng Jing lowered his eyelids slightly and said solemnly, "My Lord previously sent Old Lieutenant Yuan to attack the grain supply line in Hu County. Although he succeeded in burning the enemy's fifty thousand dans of grain, he also alerted the enemy. How could Liu Xi let his guard down? Now that we're using the same trick again, I'm afraid the effect will be minimal. "
With regards to Xu Bei's request, Cheng Jing didn't think highly of it.
Xu Bei and Jiang Pengji's battle at Qichuan Plain had indeed attracted the attention of most of the troops, but this didn't mean that Huang Song could easily infiltrate the enemy's rear without any risk. The long-distance march was secondary. They were afraid that Jiang Pengji would react quickly and cut off Huang Song's main force's retreat.
Hu County was a major grain-producing county. It was also the main supply channel for Jiang Pengji's army. How could it be unguarded?
It was true that Huang Song and Xu Bei had formed an alliance, but they wouldn't go so far as to put themselves in a perilous situation for an ally.
This seemed like an easy job, but in reality, it was hard work without any benefits.
No one knew who had given Xu Bei such an idea. This was too much of a trap for their allies.
It wasn't that Huang Song didn't understand Cheng Jing's words. However, this was the first time he was working with Xu Bei in an alliance. It wasn't good to shirk responsibility.
They had formed an alliance because of their interests and standpoint. There was no basis for trust at all. This relationship seemed strong, but in reality, it was very fragile.
Without any basis of trust, this meant that the outside world could split their alliance from the inside as long as there were enough benefits.
Even if they couldn't be divided, the so-called alliance would be useless.
"That's true, but how do we get rid of this without hurting our friendship?" Huang Song asked him.
Cheng Jing said, "Either you tell us the truth, or you send troops to pretend to attack Hu County."
"Told the truth?" Huang Song couldn't react for a moment.
Cheng Jing said, "Of course it's about the original commandant intercepting the rations."
Huang Song had already mobilized troops to rob their grain supply. If he were to rob them again in a short period of time, would they be defenseless?
This wasn't a sneak attack, it was a suicidal attack.
Huang Song frowned awkwardly, but he didn't directly say yes or no.
At the same time, the Qi Chuan Plain was also in full swing.
Jiang Pengji had conquered the northern borderline and Cangzhou. She could be considered wealthy and overbearing. She had built up another batch of cavalry in a short period of time.
The terrain of the Qi Chuan Plains was wide, and it was extremely suitable for cavalry to roam and scatter, or for heavy cavalry to charge and cut through.
She had never been stingy with her family's private treasury. Not to mention her wife's money, she had even taken out her coffin money to strengthen the army.
The moment the two armies clashed, Xu Bei was undoubtedly at a disadvantage. Regardless of whether it was a head-on clash or a mobile battle, he wasn't a match for them.
Han Yu, who was at home and refused to see any visitors, couldn't sit still when he heard about this.
"Liu Xi owns two major horse farms in the Northern Borderline and Cangzhou. He has plenty of warhorses under his command. Who gave you the courage to fight him in the Qi Chuan Plain?"
When Han Yu received the news, he was boiling tea in the courtyard. He was so angry that he knocked over the teapot and almost scalded his hand.
Upon further investigation, they discovered that this foolish idea had actually been suggested by one of Xu Pei's strategists.
If we can defeat the enemy army head-on, our morale will be greatly boosted.
Han Yu also knew this counselor. The counselor was well-versed in theory, but he had almost zero practical experience. He could be considered as another armchair strategist.
At the same time, the other party also gave his own reasons.
At first glance, those reasons sounded quite reasonable.
It was not that the strategist had not thought about the problem of cavalry, but Jiang Pengji had conquered Cangzhou for less than half a year and conquered the northern borderline for only a year. How strong could a cavalry troop be built in such a short time? The cost of training cavalry was very high. Not only did it burn money, but it also consumed a lot of time.
Moreover, no matter how strong the cavalry was, as long as there were not many of them, it would not be difficult to deal with them.
Excluding the advantage of cavalry, the combat strength of the two sides should not be too different. Qi Chuan Plain was their main battlefield, so it was not impossible for them to win.
Xu Pei and the others had thought of everything. The only thing they did not consider was the time Jiang Pengji had spent on training the cavalry.
In order to deal with the Northern Borderline, she had started the formation of the cavalry battalion a few years ago. It was not a year or half a year like everyone thought.
During the battle at the Northern Borderline, the number of cavalry under her command was not large. It was not because she was hiding her strength, but because she did not have enough warhorses.
After conquering the Northern Borderline and Cangzhou, the number of warhorses increased, and the cavalry battalion suddenly expanded several times.
After losing the first battle, Xu Pei had no choice but to send someone to pull out Han Yu, who was squatting at home and planting mushrooms.
As soon as Han Yu came over, he asked Xu Pei to withdraw his troops and choose to retreat to the mountain pass. This was to suppress the cavalry's advantage.
The cavalry was not omnipotent, but ordinary infantry needed a lot of preparation to fight against cavalry. They also needed to coordinate with the terrain to be effective. For example, in mountainous areas, forests, and valleys, the cavalry's combat strength and survival ability would be greatly reduced.
The terrain of Qi Chuan Plain was vast. It was simply a paradise for cavalry. Not to mention that Liu Xi had the heavy cavalry battalion under his command. No matter how strong their defense was, they would not be able to withstand the joint attack of thousands of heavy cavalry. Instead of choosing to fight head-on, it was better to retreat and use the terrain to stabilize the military situation.
Han Yu was cautious by nature. If this battle had been handed to him from the beginning, even if he did not know the strength of the enemy, he would have chosen the safest way to fight. After stabilizing the situation, he would then think of ways to expand the results of the battle. Blindly greedy would only cause him to be consigned to eternal damnation.
His choice was a harsh slap to the face of the previous strategist.
However, Xu Pei valued Han Yu so much that he could not even speak sarcastically.
Han Yu did not know how the other party felt. He was only concerned about the situation of the battlefield, such as the losses in the previous battle.
When Xu Pei withdrew his troops and retreated to defend, Yang Si knew that Han Yu had come out again.
"Isn't he at home closing his door to guests? Is that a disguised form of confinement?"
Han Yu was Yang Si's nemesis. Yang Si had no temper at all when faced with this fellow.
Qin Gong said, "Han Yu is Xu Bei's most trusted strategist. The two of them had a small conflict, but it will not be a stalemate forever. Ordinary couples fight at the head of the bed and reconcile at the end, not to mention the importance of this battle. Even if Han Yu has a grudge against him, he will not sit idly by. "
Yang Si, who was originally burning with anger, could not say a word.
Qin Gong's honest analogy made him feel like he could not bear to look straight at it.
Yang Si did not speak. Qin Gong asked again, "Strategist, is it possible that I have said something wrong?"
"No …" Yang Si put down his hand and coughed softly. "It makes sense."
Qin Gong asked, "What should we do now? Xu Bei's army has retreated and the surrounding area is filled with forests and hills. "
If Xu Bei and his men were to stay here, the combat strength of the cavalry would be equivalent to being crippled unless they found a way to lure them out.
Of course, the other way was to attack by force. This would increase the number of casualties.
Just as Yang Si was hesitating, the messenger sent news that their lord had dispatched troops to the frontline.
Yang Si, "…"
No way …
Their lord had finally settled down for a while. Why did she suddenly run to the frontline?
If their lord wanted to show off in the battle, how could he dissuade her?
"I'm done for …"
Yang Si mumbled.
Qin Gong asked, "What's done for?"
"I'm done for!"
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