Special War God

Lang Zhengfeng glanced at Xia Zhongnan. Seeing how young he was, he couldn't help but feel a little dissatisfied. He asked, "Liu Dada, who do you think he is to your Chi Fangjun?"

Liu Dada replied: "He is the chief instructor of our 13th Army."

Lang Zhengfeng said, "Are you trying to tell me that the great general of the Wu Kingdom is not as good as your little chief instructor?"

Liu Dada quickly explained: "Lang Shuai, you misunderstood. Xiao Fei has some ideas that he wants to present to you. Lang Shuai is broad-minded. You might as well listen to what new insights a soldier has. If there is anything inappropriate, please correct him and let him understand what it means to be far-sighted and thoughtful."

Lang Zhengfeng smiled and said, "You, Liu Dada, look rough at ordinary times, but you are quite good at flattering others! It seems that Xu Shouting has trained you well! Then let the child tell us about it!"

Xia Zhongnan finally got a chance to speak, and said quickly: "Lang Shuai, I think there must be a lot of Baiguo lords' troops gathered in Yunan and Yuyang, and they have set up a pocket formation there for us to get in. And Kou Zhanyong is leading a large group of troops to attack us from the west. In my opinion, it is not appropriate to confront the Baiguo army head-on now. We should turn to attack the inland areas of Baiguo where their troops are relatively weak, so..."

However, before he could finish his words, Lang Zhengfeng interrupted him immediately: "Okay, we will go through Yunan, Yuyang, Chujun and reach Xuzhou to join forces with General Wen. That is the strategic plan that General Wen and I have already made. How can we listen to a little kid like you talking nonsense here? Do you think this is as simple as playing house?

Even if the enemy is strong, so what? When two forces meet on a narrow road, only the brave can win. If we don’t even have the courage and determination to defeat a strong enemy, then what kind of soldiers are we? "

Xia Zhongnan was stunned. He never expected that Lang Zhengfeng would be so resistant to other people's suggestions. At this time, Liu Dabazi said anxiously: "Lang Shuai..."

Lang Zhengfeng angrily scolded: "You Liu Dabazi, I saw that the Chifang Army under your command was quite brave in the battle, and I thought you were a good coach and a useful talent. But who could have thought that you were such a coward, asking me to stay and resist Kou Zhanyong's army, but you dragged a brat to talk nonsense with me!

Don't be so optimistic. My decision to order you to stay and block the enemy will not change. If you do it again, I will punish you for disrupting the morale of the army."

Seeing Lang Zhengfeng so determined, Liu Dabazi could only sigh and leave with Xia Zhongnan.

I had come here full of hope, but now I felt more and more desperate. Every step I took was as difficult as if something weighing several thousand pounds was tied to my feet.

Xia Zhongnan urged him: "General, let's go back quickly. The current situation is critical and there is not much time to waste. We must find a solution as soon as possible."

Liu Dabazi looked at him in surprise: "Under the current circumstances, can you really think of any other solution?"

Xia Zhongnan answered firmly: "There is always a way out. Even if you are in a desperate situation, as long as you don't give up, you may be able to create a miracle.

Now we need to find a way to complete the task assigned to us by Lang Shuai while giving our brothers a chance to survive."

Hearing that Xia Zhongnan was still insisting and there might be a chance of a turnaround, Liu Dabazi's eyes lit up and he exclaimed, "Xiao Fei, I really admire your tenacity. You just suffered such a blow from Lang Shuai, but you didn't look depressed at all. Instead, you are still full of fighting spirit."

So, the two of them quickly rushed to the temporary camp of the 13th Army and returned to the original room. Xia Zhongnan didn't care about other people, staring at the sand table and thinking hard about countermeasures. When others saw this scene, they surrounded Liu Dabazi and asked him about the result of asking Lang Shuai for advice.

Liu Dabazi snorted indignantly: "I really didn't expect that Lang Zhengfeng is just a brave man. It's totally unworthy to be with him. What a bullshit great expedition general, it's just nonsense!"

After hearing Liu Dabazi's answer, everyone had to turn their attention back to Xia Zhongnan.

After observing the sand table for a long time, Xia Zhongnan took out a piece of paper from his arms, wrote and drew, and measured something on the sand table. He was busy until late at night.

It was not until the early morning that he finished his calculations and sat there with a long sigh of relief.

The others didn't leave either. They were afraid of interrupting Xia Zhongnan's thinking, so they just sat there for the whole night. When they saw Xia Zhongnan stop, they gathered around and asked, "Xiao Fei, have you come up with any good ideas?"

At this confusing moment, Xia Zhongnan has become the core figure of everyone.

Xia Zhongnan said: "According to our intelligence, Kou Zhanyong's 100,000-man advance force will arrive at Xiyuan in three days. We don't have much time left. Please send someone to find General Hou Huanjie and General Shao Chengxiu and invite them to come and discuss countermeasures together."

Liu Dabazi planned to send his personal guards to run errands, but Zhao Delin and Zuo Qiujue took the initiative to say, "The situation is urgent, let's go in person."

When they left the tent, they found that except for the three legions that Lang Zhengfeng had ordered to stay, the rest of the troops had already left before dawn.

Looking at the empty camps around them, the two couldn't help but feel a sense of loss. After shaking their heads and sighing at each other, they each went to the other two camps where there were still people.

Soon, Hou Huanjie and Shao Chengxiu rushed over with several generals. They all looked exhausted and obviously had not slept all night.

After a few pleasantries, Xia Zhongnan got straight to the point: "Marshal Lang asked our three corps to stop Kou Zhanyong's army in Xiyuan. The enemy is powerful, and we must rely on the city wall of Xiyuan to fight against it.

But we are isolated and helpless, and the most fearful thing for defenders is to just hold on, so we must break this deadlock.

Xiyuan is a small city. Whether it is defended by 20,000 or 30,000 people, it will not make much difference in the early stages of the battle. I hope that your two legions will stay in Xiyuan, and my Chifang army will secretly leave Xiyuan City and ambush on Fengqi Mountain on the south side of Xiyuan..."

Xia Zhongnan planned the strategy of this battle, and he left the most difficult task to the Chifang Army. After fully understanding his strategic intentions, Hou Huanjie and Shao Chengxiu expressed their full cooperation, and Liu Dabazi and other deputy generals and commanders of the Chifang Army had no objections.

Although the three remaining legions are all elite troops, in order to achieve Xia Zhongnan's strategic goals, Liu Dabazi and others trust their Thirteenth Army and Xia Zhongnan more. They are really worried about letting someone else command them.

Fortunately, the other large forces had not been away for long, so the Chifang Army's quiet withdrawal from Xiyuan City did not attract much attention. As soon as the Chifang Army left, the four city gates were immediately closed, and Xiyuan City seemed to have turned into a cage.

After Xia Zhongnan personally went to the Evil Dragon Ridge of Fengqi Mountain to check the terrain, he finally put down a big stone in his heart. It turned out that he had only speculated based on intelligence that this place could serve as a retreat route for the Chifang Army. Fortunately, the intelligence was very accurate.

Afterwards, under Xia Zhongnan's deployment, all the soldiers of the Chifang Army plunged into intensive pre-war preparations.

Three days later, Kou Zhanyong's 100,000 vanguard troops arrived at Xiyuan.