It's early morning again. The wild birds in the distance flapped their wings and flew past the treetops. A few crisp bird calls passed through the thick curtain, startling Lu Yao who was focused on the map in front of him. Lu Yao rubbed his sore eyes, stretched his shoulders and arms, stood up unsteadily, and opened the curtain. The light rain that started falling in the middle of the night has not stopped yet. The tent was lifted slightly, and the cool breeze carrying fine raindrops was swept into the tent. The pine torch in the tent was about to burn out, but when it was blown by the wind, it struggled to light up and go out several times, and finally went out. Lu Yao simply opened the tent wider. Two servants who were dozing outside the tent suddenly woke up. When they were about to jump up, Lu Yao waved to them, indicating that he was fine and didn't need to be nervous. Lu Yao turned back and carried the map on the table to the door. He stamped his feet and found that the ground was not wet yet, so he sat on the ground and continued to study and calculate under the dim light of the east. The reason for so much thinking was not because the arrival of the King of the East China Sea disturbed his thoughts, but because the situation on the battlefield had changed dramatically since Lu Yao led his army across the river. I have to admit that every change in the battle situation was beyond Lu Yao's expectations; every move Shi Le made made it difficult for Lu Yao to judge its purpose. Four days ago, Lu Yao originally judged that the bandits would definitely attack when the coalition forces were halfway across the river, so he was prepared to fight fiercely with King Mi of Shile in the east and south. However, Wang Mi's bandits in the south were weak after a few days of attack. In the east, on the Puyang and Lihu lines, Shi Le's troops never appeared from the beginning to the end. This was the first thing that exceeded Lu Yao's expectations. Three days ago, Lu Jun, the prince of the country who was captured by the bandits, secretly came to the Central Army and brought Shi Le's intention to give up the strategy of cooperating with the Huns and Han to attack, and then leave the Central Plains battlefield and turn to Qing Xu. This is the second thing that went beyond Lu Yao's expectations. Two days ago, the Donghai King's shogunate army guarding Juancheng was suddenly defeated without being attacked. Hundreds of thousands of troops rushed and dispersed. This caused the internal and external response that the Youji Allied Forces had expected to come to a halt. In vain. The strongest strength that the imperial court relies on is so fragile. This is the third thing that is beyond Lu Yao's expectation. As for the news brought by Zhang Wu last night, as a warrior, Lu Yao was determined not to think about it for now. But facing the collapse of the East China Sea King's shogunate, the Shile thieves could resist their wolfish temper and did not launch troops to pursue them. This is really strange This is the fourth thing that was beyond Lu Yao's expectations. Are they really going to leave the Central Plains battlefield as Lu Jun said? I'm afraid not? Lu Yao shook his head. He trusts Lu Jun and believes that Lu Jun will never deceive him, but after all, Lu Jun is a scholar and does not know the tricks of the battlefield. What's more, Lu Yao still remembers what kind of behavior Shi Le had in the history books. So the question comes back again, what is their real purpose? All kinds of questions are like a tangled mess that cannot be sorted out. The harder you try to analyze, the more they become clustered and can no longer be distinguished. This is like a game of chess between two people. When one party makes a move, the other party can roughly guess its purpose and path, and then it can be said that it is an opponent; if one party makes a move, the other party is at a loss and doesn't know why that would be very bad. We must understand Shi Le¡¯s plan! And as soon as possible! "Zhu Sheng! Zhu Sheng!" Lu Yao suddenly shouted loudly. The spies, secret agents, scouts and other tasks under Zhu Sheng's charge have become more and more important these days. Therefore, his camp is not far to the left of Lu Yao's commander's tent, so that he can report military information or receive instructions at any time. After Lu Yao shouted a few times, Zhu Sheng hurried to his side. Probably because half of his face was pressed against the sleeves of his shoulders when he was lying in his clothes, and there were still deep nail leaf marks on his face. Hearing his footsteps, Lu Yao didn't even raise his head: "From now on, all the scouts under your command will no longer change shifts and will all disperse!" Zhu Sheng's men had a total of more than 200 scouts and horses used for battlefield reconnaissance. More, about three hundred. The people are all proficient in riding skills, smart and capable, and the horses are all carefully selected. Depending on the needs of combat command and the size of the investigation scope, the scouts are usually divided into two or three shifts and dispatched in turns. If shifts are not changed, the number of scouts can increase two to three times in a short period of time, and the density and scope of patrols will increase. But that alone is not enough. No matter how much attention the Youzhou Army attaches to battlefield reconnaissance, they are guest troops after all, and their understanding of the surrounding topography is definitely not as good as those geographical ghosts of the Central Plains bandits. If you want to solve the current confusing situation just sitting back and watching Shi Le play tricks is not the answer. You need to make a strategy to force Shi Le to deal with it. The Art of War says: "By following a plan, you will know the gains and losses; by doing it, you will know the principles of movement and stillness." Lu Yao summoned a retinue: "Send someone to wait at Baima Jin. After Shen Jin leads his troops across the river, ask him to come see me immediately." The past five days, the Youji Allied Forces collected a large number of boats and ships, and mobilized tens of thousands of Jizhou civilians to rush to transport the army day and night. However, firstly, the river was surging, and the boatmen were working very hard and needed to rest. Secondly, during use, the loss of river crossing equipment was inevitable. Therefore, the speed of the army crossing the river was actually a little slower than expected. As a rare general of the Youzhou Army, Shen Jin was busy arranging the dispatch of ships and organizing river crossings. Among them, the negotiations with the Jizhou Army were particularly complicated, which made him very anxious. There were rumors that Shen Jin in the army had joined forces with other generals in order to completely subdue the Jizhou army with Li Yun and other Jizhou generals. The rumors may not be true, but they may not be without reason. At least it is certain that Shen Jin's character is too violent and violent, and he is not suitable for being placed in the rear army to coordinate the generals. This task was given by Lu Yao in the first place by mistake. Since you are wrong, you must correct it. In the days before yesterday, Lu Yao had adjusted the order of crossing the river, ordered Shen Jin to hand over relevant matters to Chen Pei, and led the Liao army to the south in advance. There is an important task that needs him to take on. Not to mention the complicated and complicated matters of the coalition crossing the river. As of now, there are probably more than 20,000 troops on the south bank of the river, ready to go into battle at any time. This number is less than initially expected, but it is already quite large. There are more than 20,000 troops, with the 3,000 retinue cavalry of Lu Yao's own team as the backbone, the 2,000 Xianbei assault cavalry of Right Sima Duan Wenyang as the minions, and the small troops of the Dingbian Army and the Du Liao Army of Youzhou Military Prefecture, which arrived earlier, about 6,000 more. Public. In addition, there are more than 10,000 people in the Jizhou Army under Li Yun, led by Bo Sheng. The Jizhou Army is large in size, but its combat effectiveness is far inferior to that of the Youzhou Army. This was mainly because Li Yun expanded his army too quickly after becoming General Yangwu, and the training and equipment of his soldiers could not keep up. Fortunately, as the core force of Jizhou, the beggar army still maintains a considerable standard. After experiencing a brutal war with the Huns in Bingzhou, the Beggar Army was able to best demonstrate its perseverance in tug-of-war and protracted battles; their status as a united clan ensured the cohesion of the army. Bo Sheng led the elite begging army that had always been stationed in Guangzong. Use the fierce and brave Youzhou Army as your spear and halberd, and the tenacious Jizhou Army as your shield. There is no doubt that this is the configuration that can best exert its combat effectiveness. Even if it faces ten times the enemy, it is still capable of fighting. Therefore, Bo Sheng, as an important general in Jizhou, also acted with Lu Yao and has been in Wating these days. Lu Yao had finished planning all night and started to divide military affairs. In the central tent of the beggar army, Bo Sheng was woken up from his sleep by someone. He was about to glare and curse when he found that the man shaking him was three men. He is more than ten years old, with thin eyebrows and a long beard. He is none other than Zheng Ping, an aide who has been particularly effective recently. "Brother Yunli, what's all the fuss about?" Zheng Ping, also known as Yunli, was one of the literati who came to join him one after another after General Qihuo took control of the military power in Jizhou. Since beggar generals were generally illiterate, although Zheng Ping was called a staff member, he was actually Bo Sheng's important deputy in charge of his troops. At this moment, looking at his expression of surprise and uncertainty, and the sparse beard under his chin trembling, it seems that he has indeed made a very important discovery. "General, there is indeed something strange in the Youzhou camp." "What's wrong?" Seeing Zheng Ping's seriousness, Bo Sheng stopped his yawn and hurriedly sat up from the couch. "Yesterday, a group of people came from the east and entered the Youzhou Army camp at night. It is said that the guards were tight after entering the camp and no one was allowed to get close." "Coming from the east?" "It's from the east! It is also said" Zheng Ping lowered his voice: "After the people from the east entered the camp, the lights in General Pingbei's tent were kept on all night. " Bo Sheng suddenly cursed. He stood up and opened the tent, and looked in the direction of the Chinese army's camp. He saw that the sky was getting whiter, and the towering enemy towers and platforms in the camp, as well as the cavalry patrolling back and forth, were as clear as silhouettes. Turning around, he sneered several times: "I can't believe it I can't believe it. This kid from Wu County has learned how to play tricks."