Call of the Heroes of Chaos in Another World

Chapter 2645 Misfortune and fortune are intertwined; the strategist's intention

Chapter 2645 Misfortune and fortune are intertwined; the strategist's intention

“Indeed, in my humble opinion, Zifang, the matter of leaving the county is something we should do as the situation dictates.” Zhang Liang said casually, waving his sleeve.

Having already guessed the other party's thoughts, they are no longer afraid of the other party's schemes.

"The quality of an army is more important than its quantity. Ji Chengfu wanted to delay General Bai Qi's arrival so that he could use his superior forces to severely damage our troops."

"However, I also want to see if Ji Chengfu has the appetite for this."

None of the three revealed their thoughts, but they understood each other's ideas simply by pointing to the sand table.

The three exchanged a smile, and a rough plan began to take shape in their minds.

Next, the three of them further refined the plan.

Sure enough, a few days later, news of the fall of Liuxian County arrived. Hou Sheng, the magistrate of Liuxian County, surrendered the city after being heavily bribed by the Qian army. As a result, the Qian army obtained Liuxian County without lifting a finger.

Hou Sheng was originally an important minister of Tian Qi. After Tian Qi surrendered its territory, many of Tian Qi's ministers were transferred to various places. Although some of them were demoted, they were at least given titles to compensate.

Hou Sheng is an exception among them, after all, this person does have some problems with his personal morality.

When Tian Qi surrendered, the people sent by the Han Dynasty to take over the various regions naturally had to check the accounts of the local governments and the national treasury. As soon as they checked the accounts, they found problems.

However, since Tian Qi had just been demoted, it was inappropriate to kick all of them out, even though some of them had problems. Therefore, these people were demoted to the lowest level.

Unexpectedly, the battle of Liuxian County brought him out of the woods.

However, this was just a minor incident in the overall picture, and Xue Rengui only glanced at it before paying no further attention to it.

Such people are naturally dealt with by the Net of Justice. Even if the Net of Justice fails to eliminate them, once this battle is won, the opponent will still be able to escape with their life.

As for Ji Chengfu, after winning over Hou Sheng through the Xuanjing Division and suddenly sending light cavalry to raid Liu County, he immediately dispatched 30,000 troops to garrison Liu County, preparing to block Bai Qi's troops outside Liu County.

In this way, no matter how long Bai Qi's troops are blocked here, or whether Bai Qi simply takes a detour, the speed at which Bai Qi's troops arrive will be greatly slowed down, and Ji Chengfu will successfully buy himself the opportunity to launch a general offensive with superior forces.

After the fall of Liu County, Xue Rengui's army, which had originally abandoned the defenses of Ju County and Nanhu County and marched head-on towards Ji Chengfu's army, seemed to have become fearful because Bai Qi's army could not arrive in time. Thus, they abandoned the idea of ​​a decisive battle and began to retreat towards Ju County and Nanhu County again.

Of course, Ji Chengfu would not allow Xue Rengui to retreat like this. If Xue Rengui retreated and re-established a defensive line using the two county towns, even with his superior troop strength, he might not be able to defeat Xue Rengui in a short time.

Although Ju County and Nanhu County are not large cities, they are located in strategic areas and are two important barriers in the southern part of Xingbei Road.

During the Tian Qi period, these two cities were continuously repaired and reinforced.

If he were to force a retreat, then his move to capture Liu County and temporarily block Bai Qi would likely be wasted.

Therefore, having finally secured this opportunity, Ji Chengfu immediately ordered his entire army of over 300,000 to set out and pursue Xue Rengui in the direction he had retreated.

The sheer force of the 370,000-strong army, as they marched, was like a tidal wave sweeping across the plains. The thunderous sound of their hooves and the dust that blotted out the sky caused all the birds within a radius of dozens of miles to take flight. "Send orders to all units," Ji Chengfu, who was on the march, said in a deep voice.

"Pursue them at full speed! Don't let Xue Rengui out of sight! The vanguard battalion will hold their rear guard tight, while the main force will push forward. In this battle, I will nail Xue Rengui to this plain before the siege of Liuxian is lifted."

"Order!"

In an instant, bugle calls echoed throughout the Qian army, and the army's marching speed increased even further.

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Meanwhile, on a gentle slope, Xue Rengui reined in his horse and looked back as the vast Han army retreated in an orderly fashion to the north.

Although the Shenwu Army was not one of the five earliest field armies of the Han Dynasty, its personnel composition was not bad. It was formed by reorganizing the battle-hardened border troops of the Zhennan Army and the prisoners of war after the defeat of the Great Yan.

At this moment, even though everyone knew that hundreds of thousands of troops were chasing them, there was not much panic in the army.

Guo Ziyi rode forward and said, "Marshal, the vanguard of the Qian army is less than thirty li away from my rear guard."

Xue Rengui nodded without answering. His gaze passed over the dust cloud and looked towards the far northeast, towards Liu County and Bai Qi.

Misfortune may be a blessing in disguise, and a blessing may be a misfortune in disguise. Although Bai Qi's troops could not arrive, it actually brought an opportunity to this battle.

If this battle goes smoothly, they may be able to eliminate Ji Chengfu faster than they could after Bai Qi's troops arrive.

Beside Xue Rengui, Wang Changluo said softly, "With Ji Chengfu chasing so fast, the distance between the rear guard and the vanguard is probably getting longer and longer."

Upon hearing this, Xue Rengui smiled and said, "He is eager to devour me before Bai Qi arrives, so of course he has to chase after me quickly. But the more anxious he is, the bigger his flaws will become."

"General Xue, Ji Chengfu is no easy opponent. At this point, it's best to play it safe and throw out a few baits. Perhaps that will increase our chances of winning this battle," Zhang Liang, who had also ridden up the gentle slope, said meaningfully.

You have to give up something to gain something.

If we can seize an opportunity to severely damage Ji Chengfu's nearly 400,000-strong army, we can open up the situation for this battle in one fell swoop.

So, throwing out a few baits and paying a higher price to confuse Ji Chengfu was nothing to Zhang Liang.

"Ding! Zhang Liang's 'Strategist' skill effect is activated. When he devises a plan to scheme against someone, if the scheme is intentional but the person is not, he can reduce the opponent's intelligence. When this effect is applied to a single person, it reduces the opponent's intelligence value by 2 to 6 points; when this effect is applied to a group of opponents, it reduces the opponent's intelligence value by 1 to 4 points."

Ji Chengfu's current intelligence value is -4, bringing his total intelligence value to 85.

Ji Chengfu's base intelligence value is not low; 92 points of base intelligence is at least not bad in the leadership category.

However, he was first suppressed by Wang Changluo, and now he was suppressed by Zhang Liang's strategist skill. The two of them combined suppressed him by a total of 7 points of intelligence. Even a god-level strategist could not withstand such suppression, let alone Ji Chengfu.