Chapter 69 Strategy
Ying Yi's view of an official like Zuo Liangyu who is more vicious than a thief is very simple - he is extremely greedy, has a fierce look on his face, and bullies the weak and is afraid of the strong.
If the troops plunder the people and kill good people, they can show that they are greedy and have no mercy on the people, arrogant and rude to their colleagues, and when facing the army of thieves, they often run the fastest, which shows that they are harsh and bullying the weak and afraid of the strong.
Such a person will definitely not be able to contain his greed in his heart when facing two million taels of white silver. But if these two million taels of silver are "falling" into the hands of the thief, he will hesitate. Once he knows that the thief is not as good as his troops, he will jump up again, but if he knows that the thief's reinforcements are coming, he will definitely feel retreating again.
Zuo Liangyu doesn't know the more troops sent by the thieves. Once this army crosses Ye County, Zuo Liangyu will notice some signs. After all, he is also an old corps. Although he is a poor man, he still has experience.
If he is not stable, this dog will definitely not dare to fight against the thief.
Besides, there is Ding Qirui, Ding Qirui must not agree to sending troops to start a war easily. Once Zuo Liangyu retreats, it just fits Ding Qirui's thoughts. By then, the situation will all depend on the thief's thoughts.
This is something Ying Yi doesn't want to see.
He hopes that both sides will have a fight here and both sides will suffer losses, so that Ying Yi can win Li from the fire.
"If I tell Zuo Liangyu this news, Zuo Liangyu will retreat. But I told him that there are five thousand people here, and we will try our best to help him hold back the additional troops sent by the thieves in Ye County, and ask him to regain the two million taels of military pay. What do you think he will do?!"
"He will be moved." Zhu Bingkun said.
Zhou Li also nodded.
Zuo Liangyu didn't really know what the military salary was. Even if there was a Jinyiwei in Erlang Mountain who escaped and told Zuo Liangyu that the military salary was transported away by Ying Yi, Ying Yi could say that he was intercepted by the bandits halfway. Or after being transported to Ye County, the city was captured by the bandits - Ye County was already white.
"I told him that Hao Yaoqi took the military pay, but he also wanted to take it alone, so he did not return to Kaifeng immediately. The silver was hidden by Hao Yaoqi on the southern foot of Fangcheng Mountain. Not to mention whether Hao Yaoqi really wanted to take it alone, Zuo Liangyu would definitely judge others by himself, thinking that Hao Yaoqi must take it alone, because he also thought so. I said that three days later, the thieves and the thieves arrived. I helped him hold the thieves in Ye County. When he defeated Hao Yaoqi and Liu Zongmin, he would come to rescue us again. He would be happy, and felt that a bunch of cannon fodders had sent pillows when he wanted to sleep."
Hearing this, Zhou Li and both laughed.
"He will definitely take action in advance. So before that, I will go to meet Hao Yaoqi and Liu Zongmin, tell them that reinforcements are coming, and prompt them to retreat as soon as possible. Zuo Liangyu will chase and then chase to the southern foot of Fangcheng Mountain. At this time, the more troops sent by the thieves have also arrived..."
"Dan Chuan meets fire, a chaotic battle."
"at last..."
"Let's come out and clean up the mess."
After Ying Yi finished speaking, he paused and said, "Then, there is only one last thing left."
He said: "The troops sent by the thieves cannot cross Ye County too quickly to avoid the Huguang soldiers being aware of it in advance. So we must move here. Zhang Shi should be back soon. As soon as he comes back, it indicates that the troops sent by the thieves have entered the Ye County range. Therefore, we must shine our swords to make them suspicious and delay their advancement."
"Please give me instructions!"
Zhou Li and Zhu Bingkun stood up and clasped their fists.
Ying Yi nodded: "When Zhang Shi comes back, we should move. The main force rushed to the southern foothills overnight. He did not take him in at night."
He looked at the sky: "Using the night, play hide-and-seek with them."
...
Before dark, Zhang Shi was indeed back.
He turned over and ran to Ying Yi with a rapid breath: "Sir, the more troops sent by the thieves have arrived!"
"good."
Ying Yi nodded: "It's not as expected. How many people are there?"
"No less than 20,000!" Zhang Shi took a deep breath: "Sir, two million taels of silver are found, and it seems that the thieves attach great importance to it. From a distance, the 20,000 thieves have at least three thousand horses, all of which are old thieves."
"Three Thousand Old Camp... does attach importance to it. So who will the thief?"
Ying Yi asked.
"The word "Li" is written on the big pen." Zhang Shi said carefully.
"Li..." Ying Yi's eyes flashed with a cold light when he heard this: "It's not that the thief is here, right? Li Guo?"
Zhang Shi shook his head: "I don't know. Sir, the relatives of the thieves and thieves are all surnamed Li, so Li Guo should be more than the only one."
Ying Yi frowned, nodded, and shook his head again: "But there is only one character with a name and surname. Forget it, don't worry, I won't be impulsive. If you want to kill this thief, don't rush for a moment."
The people around him breathed a sigh of relief.
"Where have they been?" Ying Yi suppressed his murderous intent in his heart and asked slowly.
"Now it should have arrived near Ye County." Zhang Shidao.
"Okay." Ying Yi waved his hand: "It's almost dark. After training for so many days, let me see your ability to stop at night."
Zhang Shi was stunned when he heard this, then he showed a nervous and happy expression. He pounded his chest hard and said, "I will definitely be disappointed!"
Ying Yi nodded and said to the two thousand household officials around him: "You go to the southern foothills quickly."
It’s not that Ying Yi didn’t want to leave more troops and fight with the additional bandits, but that among the more than 3,000 soldiers and horses, they were all empty-handed and wearing robes. It’s useless to stay.
More than three thousand soldiers were ready. Ying Yi gave the order, and under the leadership of Zhou Li and Zhu Bingkun, teams disappeared into the mountains.
Zhang Shi had already brought a horse. Ying Yi took the reins and turned over the horse. He then took a slap knife handed over by Zhang Shi, hit the horse's belly with the blade, shouted: "Go!"
The night was hazy, but Ying Yi's heart was filled with murderous intent.
Soon, Ying Yi, Zhang Shi and a few nights came to a forest in the south of Ye County. Zhang Shi whistled a few times, and a few nights in the forest were taken out.
"Sir! Hundred households!"
Ying Yi waved his hand: "Where is the bandit soldiers now?"
Ye Bushu said, "Just just passed the south of the city." He pointed to the guide: "Not five miles."
"Huh?" Ying Yi was stunned: "I actually marched overnight?"
Ye Bushou said, "It seems yes, sir. They did not stop and headed south."
"Is it so fast to fight? Hey..." Ying Yi showed a sneer. He had already concluded that the thief of this soldier was Li Guo. Can it be said that he is worthy of being the 'national general' that was preached in later generations?
"Let's go ahead of them." Ying Yi waved his hand and left.
The army is a giant, with 20,000 bandit soldiers in a small number. It is said that they are marching urgently, but they are not far away. They can't compare with Ying Yi and others' light cavalry. Ying Yi led Zhang Shi and others to go south along the woods. Through the night, you can vaguely see the long dragon of bandit soldiers in the distance.
Chapter completed!