Gaotang County, Lishan.
At night.
Occasionally, you can hear the howling of a few wolves.
It was late at night and the wind was cold.
Ning Que could not help but wrap his fur coat tightly around him.
"After crossing Mount Li, the road is flat."
"We can reach Zibo in two days at most."
"Then we can attack from both sides and encircle and suppress the rebels."
Ning Que looked up at the mountains and fields.
I was constantly calculating in my mind.
Wars are often fought to build momentum.
And then there's the element of surprise.
Take advantage of the enemy's carelessness and capture them in one fell swoop.
What eight hundred broke one hundred thousand.
Three thousand breaks one hundred thousand.
They are all similar.
Ning Que did not have many troops.
There are only 30,000 people in total.
But suddenly appearing behind the enemy like a divine soldier descending from the sky can definitely turn the tide of the battle.
"Your Majesty, you are truly a god."
"I thought of taking a detour through Lishan Mountain and avoiding Gaotang County."
Tie Niu walked forward with a smile, "Who would have thought that we would take the long way around and go through Mount Li? As long as we cross Mount Li, Linzi will be right before our eyes!"
"There's no rush yet."
Ning Que raised his hand.
Tian Zhongxun also has some capable people under his command.
Sometimes, you can go further by giving your enemy a lenient estimate.
In case of emergencies, there is room for response.
"Chunlun, what do you think of this place?"
"Forehead?"
Chunlun scratched his head awkwardly and glanced at Tieniu.
I wondered why I asked him instead of the commander-in-chief?
As a surrendered general, he made great contributions during the Northern Expedition.
Ning Que brought him back to Chang'an and used him for his own purposes.
Because Chunlun is good at raising livestock.
Ning Que then handed all the Qiang sheep to him.
He was responsible for raising Qiang sheep and plucking their wool.
Prepare for making cotton clothes in the future.
When they go to Linzi later, Ning Que will take him with him.
Although he was a Qiang, no one brought up this issue.
Many people think that Dafeng’s weapons are powerful.
But in Ning Que's opinion, this is not the case.
The real strength of Dafeng lies in its culture!
And it has a strong assimilation ability.
Whenever Dafeng conquered a region, it would soon be integrated.
People cannot choose their own birth.
But they can choose who they become.
Dafeng is weak...
It is because of the continuous expansion and integration that we have become so strong today!
“I think this view is pretty good.”
Chunlun took a long time to come up with these words.
Ning Que was at a loss whether to laugh or cry about this.
I couldn't help but sigh inwardly, what a talented person!
"Tie Niu, what do you think?"
"I really don't know..."
"You guys..." Ning Que shook his head. "We've been to Lishan before. It was originally the territory of the Ma family army. To reduce casualties, I even used kerosene. Lishan is high up and covered with dense forests. Forcing our way through Lishan wouldn't necessarily be easier than it would be in Gaotang. As long as there are 5,000 rebels and they've set up fortifications, it would be very difficult for us to get through."
Lishan is originally a mountain road.
It is not conducive to large-scale troop operations.
If you are ambushed, it is easy to get into trouble.
"My Lord, that's not the case, is it?"
"They probably wouldn't have guessed we passed through Mount Li."
"That kind of thinking is unacceptable." Ning Que shook his head and said earnestly, "Remember what I taught you before. Strategically, despise the enemy, but tactically, take them seriously. Tian Zhongxun may be stupid, but he has many capable people under his command, including many disciples who studied at Jixia. With their combined wisdom, it's not surprising that they guessed we were passing through Mount Li. Besides, there's no need to deploy too many troops; five thousand elite soldiers are more than enough."
"Then should we send someone up the mountain to take a look?"
"I've already sent it."
Ning Que waved his hand calmly.
They can actually go up the mountain now.
But Ning Que felt it was not safe enough.
So we set up camp and rest temporarily.
Then he sent people to sneak up the mountain to gather intelligence.
"Your Majesty!"
"No hurry, take your time."
Several men in black came down the mountain one after another.
The leader was Ning Que's personal guard.
"The prince is really amazing!"
"As the prince said, there are indeed enemy troops garrisoning Mount Li." The guard wiped the dirt from his face and raised his hand, saying, "They've used the former Majiazhai as their base, constructing a fortress out of rammed earth and trees. We've tried our best to explore, but they have sentries and arrow towers scattered throughout the mountain. They have troops practically everywhere, and we don't know their exact strength."
"Alright, that's enough." Ning Que nodded in satisfaction and looked at them and said, "You've worked hard too. Go back and rest first."
"promise!"
They all raised their hands and left.
Tie Niu was suddenly frightened.
Fortunately, Ning Que arranged people to investigate in advance.
If they rashly go up the mountain, there will be heavy casualties.
"There's no need to be too scared, right?"
"No matter how many there are, we have kerosene."
"If that doesn't work, we can just set fire to the mountain."
"It's not that easy." Ning Que breathed a sigh of relief. "Since they're guarding Mount Li, they must be elite troops, and they've spread out and built fortifications. They're not the bandits of the Ma family army, so they're not easy to deal with."
"So what do we do now?"
"Attack Mount Li by force?"
With the help of moonlight, Ning Que looked up at the mountain.
"We can attack with force, but there will be a lot of casualties."
"Don't even think about going there for two or three days."
"We were attacking from low to high, which was not easy to do."
"Even if we use stone cannons and kerosene, it won't be of much use."
Ning Que frowned and thought hard.
The last time we encircled and suppressed the Ma family army, we launched a surprise attack under cover of night. Once we were close to the Lin village, we used a giant stone cannon to drop kerosene and rockets, successfully wiping out the Ma family army. But this time, the rebels had built extensive fortifications, making it difficult to get within range.
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