The two came to An Wanli's room where the director was on weekdays. Liu Qi and the three brigade commanders were waiting here. An Wanli had no intention of greeting them and said, "The military situation is urgent, so don't be too polite." Then he placed a map of Gongyue City on the table, pointed to the map and said, "This is Gongyue City, Cheling to the north, Yili River to the south, and Tianshan to the hundred miles south."

"The Tuqi Shiren must come from the west or southwest of the Gongyue City. I think that first of all, the messenger should be sent to inform the Kacheng and other cities in the west, and inform them that there are unknown numbers of Tuqi Shiren who are hiding in concealment. Please be careful and investigate carefully."

"Secondly, since they agreed to enter the city with the cooperation of the traitor tomorrow, they might have lurked near Gongyue City now, so they should send cavalry out of the city to explore and explore where the thunder cavalrymen are."

"Third, use the tricks and kill the Tuqi Shiren." At this point, An Wanli's eyes lit up. "You all know that the houses at the gate of our Gongyue City are arranged in a shape similar to a trumpet. You can order people to pass on messages at the city head of Chu Xiang's confession at midnight, so that the Tuqi Shiren thought everything was as usual, and then open the city gate to welcome the Tuqi Shiren into the city. But in advance, crossbowmen ambushed the roofs on both sides, shooting the Tuqi Shiren into the city; and prepare a lot of hay, charcoal and torches in advance at the city head. After about 70 or 80 Tuqi Shiren enter the city, throw the hay, charcoal and torches down to block the Tuqi Shiren behind the city from entering the city."

"But if you plan to kill Tuqi Shiren with a plan, you cannot send cavalry out of the city to investigate." He paused and said, "The east, south and west sides of Gongyue City are flat ground, and cavalry is very easy to be discovered; if the exploration cavalry is discovered, Tuqi Shiren will definitely know that the strategy is exposed and will not be trapped again."

"The fourth is to recruit young and strong people in the city. The two fortresses cannot be given up easily, and three hundred people can only barely defend the city. It is not enough not to recruit young and strong people."

"I only have these ideas, I wonder what suggestions do you have?" An Wanli said to everyone at last.

"The captain is very thoughtful and has no objection to his subordinates. As for whether to use the plan, his subordinates advocate acting steadily. There will not be many cavalrymen and horses, and they will definitely be able to defend until reinforcements arrive. Or don't make any troubles?" Feng Shenjun from Gongyue City thought about it and said.

"How can Feng join the army be so conservative! The lieutenant, his subordinates support the generals and kill the cavalry and the cavalry." A brigade commander said, and the other two agreed one after another.

However, An Wanli didn't care about the words of the three brigade commanders at all. They were all rough people and could only lead troops to charge. They didn't understand the strategy at all. An Wanli had never expected their opinions. After Feng Chanjun finished speaking, he turned his head to look at Liu Qi. Although An Wanli had inquired about Liu Qi's life, he did not understand the progress of his promotion. He thought that he was promoted because he showed his ability to serve as a military officer in the Battle of Talas, and looked forward to him making useful suggestions.

But Liu Qi just frowned and didn't say anything for a long time. An Wanli was puzzled, but he couldn't wait for him. He thought carefully for a moment and said, "I have decided to use the strategy and kill the Tuqi Shi people."

Then he ordered: "Feng Nuo, go and recruit young and strong soldiers into the army immediately and distribute the weapons."

"You three," he looked at the three brigade commanders. "Call all the soldiers, wait for the young and strong who are new to join the army, and mix them together for training."

"Tonight, Wang Da, you lead your troops to garrison the southern city gate, prepare hay, charcoal, torches, and wait for my orders to follow my plan; Eugene, you and I lead your troops to ambush the houses inside the city gate, I am in the north, and you are in the south. When the fire lights up in the north, you order the soldiers to shoot arrows; Su Shi, you lead your troops to defend the other three walls, and leave a team in the city as preparation."

"Yes." Feng Zhanjun and the three brigade commanders agreed and were about to retreat.

But at this moment, Liu Qi suddenly said, "Person An, Feng Senjun, and the three brigade commanders are waiting for a moment!"

"Liu Chanjun, what suggestions do you have?" An Wanli asked.

"Person An, why didn't the thunder cavalry come from the north?" Liu Qi pointed to the north of Gongyue City on the map and asked.

"Liu Shenjun, you are telling a joke." Wang Dadao: "The north is Cheling, and the mountain roads are difficult to walk. How can the rushing cavalry and Shiren walk on the mountain road?" As he said that, he seemed to laugh out loud.

Wang Dahua was very rude, and An Wanli did not stop him. Liu Qi frowned, but ignored him and continued: "I was thinking from the way to the yamen that the entire Yili Valley is the territory of Yuluzhou, and there is no barbarian tribe. It is hundreds of miles away from the entrance of the Yili Valley to the west to the near Bongyue City. On the way, I passed seven or eight cities and dozens of forts. As long as a soldier discovered it, the action of the thunder cavalry and the man would be destroyed."

"For the Tuqi Shiren, this risk is too great. If I were the leader of the Tuqi Shiren, I would definitely not use such a strategy with a probability of success of less than one percent."

"But if you come from the north, it will be completely different." Liu Qi pointed to the location of Cheling on the map. "First, although Cheling is high and dense, there are roads. Although it is just a small path for the sheep intestine, there are only three hundred soldiers in Gongyue City. The thunder cavalry and thunder cavalry and traitors enter the city. There will not be many soldiers and horses, and there should be less than a thousand people. The small path for the sheep intestine is enough."

"Secondly, to the north of Cheling is the Shuanghe Governor's Office, which is the Governor's Office. All tribes live in harmony. A certain tribe will not be noticed by other tribes when entering Cheling. Even if they are noticed, no one will report to the Tang Dynasty's Fortress."

"Third, I have heard that although Cheling is a high mountain, there are also open spaces inside, which can accommodate more than a thousand soldiers and not be discovered by the scouts in Gongyue City."

"If the rushing cavalry comes from the north, it will be much easier to kill them. The mouth of the ridge is very narrow, and one man should be able to pass through ten thousand men; and he can also ambush on the cliff in advance, and all the enemy soldiers can be destroyed without any damage."

"So," Liu Qi looked at An Wanli. "Prince An, the subordinate officials believed that people should be arranged to lie in ambush at the exit of Cheling, and they would be destroyed in one fell swoop when the thunder cavalryman came out of the mountain."

"Liu Zongjun, what you said makes sense." An Wanli thought about it carefully and felt that what Liu Qi said was indeed reasonable. However, "You are just guessing and there is no evidence; it is certain that the rushing cavalry and siege the city. Therefore, it is safest to ambush at the city gate."

"And," he said again: "I have entered Cheling. There are many beasts and poisonous insects. That time, I only brought five people into the room and was killed by a big insect. How many casualties will be killed or injured after more than a thousand thunder cavalry? They have Chu Xiang as their internal support and occupying Gongyue City is sure to make sure they will suffer such a big casualties?"

"It is not as difficult as you think to come to Gongyue City from the entrance of the Yili River Valley without being discovered. It is not as difficult as you think. You can't see outside the city clearly at night. If you rush the cattle and horses are hiding in the morning and driving cattle and horses in groups, you will not be discovered by the soldiers; you can slaughter cattle and sheep along the way and will not disturb the farmers."

An Wanli thought this way and felt that the possibility of the rushing Shi Ren crossing Cheling to Gongyue City was a little lower, and said, "So I will not arrange for people to ambush in Cheling."

"Secretary An," Liu Qi said excitedly: "No matter whether the number of people who travel to the Cheling Ridge is high or low, it is always a possibility; and if people who travel to the Cheling Ridge do come to the Cheling Ridge, they can destroy the Cheling Ridge at a very low price. The subordinates suggest that soldiers arrange for ambush."

"There are not enough soldiers, so people cannot be separated to ambush." ​​An Wanli said.

Liu Qi tried hard to persuade An Wanli, but An Wanli just refused. Liu Qi was anxious and said loudly: "I would like to take people to ambush myself. There is no need for many people, just a team of people. If the rushing cavalry and Shi people go to Cheling, if one person walks out of Cheling, please cut off a certain head! I am willing to issue a military order!"

When An Wanli heard this, he felt that he was one of two big heads and was about to persuade Liu Qi to give up this idea, but suddenly he thought of something: 'Is he using this excuse to leave Gongyue City?'

‘The reason why he didn’t leave the city when I asked him before was that he was worried that he would be ridiculed by others after returning to Luzhou and would be difficult to get promoted. After all, Gongyue City may not be lost. But he was worried that what to do if Gongyue City fell, so he thought of this plan.’

‘He led his troops at the entrance and exit of Cheling, and he could move with his camera. If Gongyue City is lost, he will lead his troops out of Cheling to harass him before retreating. He told the reinforcements who came later that he had done his best and that the blame for the loss of the city is not on me; if the city is kept, there will be no guilt and only merit. It is really easy to plot.’

He thought this way, and then looked at Liu Qi, and couldn't help but look contempt in his eyes. However, Liu Qi was not his subordinate, and it would be troublesome to him if he died in battle. It would be better to send it out like this, so he agreed: "Since Liu Zhanjun is so persistent, then I will promise you and give you a team of people to ambush the Cheling."

"Thank you, Captain An. Don't worry, if a thunderbolt man walks out of Cheling, please chop off a certain head." Liu Qi didn't notice his eyes, but just made a promise excitedly.
Chapter completed!