Father can be an enemy to the country

When Fu Youde and his party returned to the camp, it was already noon the next day.

The generals of Jin Chaoxing were all shocked when they saw the bruised nose and swollen face of Marquis Yingchuan.

"Don't worry about this little thing." Fu Youde coughed, walked into the Chinese army's tent and said, "Come in and talk."

The generals quickly followed him in.

Fu Youde also ordered Muchun to fetch clay, and he simply pinched out the shape of Puding Canyon on the spot. He also marked the distribution of Puding Fort and the Yuan army, making it clear at a glance.

Since the Eastern Han Dynasty when Ma Yuan "gathered rice to form a valley and pointed out the situation", Chinese generals have mastered the art of making sand tables with clay and small wood chips to visually display the terrain and roads of the battlefield, the dangerous passes, and the situation between ourselves and the enemy. Especially when fighting in areas with complex terrain like Yunnan and Guizhou, ordinary flat maps can no longer meet the needs of combat, so sand tables must be used to assist.

After Fu Youde finished making the sand table and explained it some more, the generals now had a clear understanding of the terrain of the battlefield and the situation between the enemy and ourselves.

Then I heard General Zhengnan say in a deep voice: "The enemy is currently surrounding Puding Fort and defending the mouth of the canyon. It is obvious that they want to capture His Highness at all costs."

"Isn't this very dangerous for Your Highness?" The generals' worries about King Chu must be kept true. If there is anything wrong with Lao Liu, they will all suffer.

"There shouldn't be a big problem with His Highness." Fu Youde said solemnly: "After dawn, I saw two big flags hanging on Puding Fort. One side had the word Chu vaguely written on it, and the other side had the word "Mu" vaguely written on it. This should be where Give us peace."

"In addition, there are corpses everywhere on Pingding Mountain. The two sides have obviously fought fiercely, but the Yuan army did not get any advantage. So as long as this group of Yuan army is wiped out before their army from Qujing arrives, His Highness will not be in danger."

"And I guess that most of His Highness's secrets in Puding Fort were revealed to the Yuan army by His Highness himself. The purpose was to keep them in Puding and create opportunities for us to completely annihilate the enemy." He paused and said slowly:

"If we didn't know that His Highness was at Puding Fort, the Yuan army would have withdrawn to Pu'an Village after being unable to attack it for a long time. This was the most beneficial option for them. But the Yuan army generals wanted to surround His Highness the King of Chu and block us at the same time. These support troops are waiting for the army from Qujing to close the net!"

As he spoke, he smiled teasingly and said, "The top looks like a fish biting the hook."

"It's true." The generals couldn't help but nodded, feeling that what Marquis Yingchuan said made sense.

"The result of greed is to divide the troops even when the troops are clearly insufficient, which is a taboo among military strategists!" Marquis Yingchuan pointed to the two enemy camps on the sand table and said:

"Maybe he thinks we can only attack from the mouth of the canyon, so the troops there are quite sufficient, and it's backed by his own military camp, so the situation is pretty good."

"But the Yuan army that besieged Puding Fort was in a very bad situation. They had more than 10,000 people in total, which was even far less than the strength of Puding Fort. Sun Tzu said, 'Surround the city ten times', but they actually dared to defend it. Half of the army was besieging the city, but who gave them the courage?" Fu Youde chuckled.

"It should be due to the contempt for the barbarian soldiers that has formed over the years." Xuandehou guessed: "Actually, this is normal. King Liang relied on a few Mongolians to subdue the barbarians ten times or dozens of times. Tie, it would be strange not to despise them."

"But they don't understand what it means to 'bring a bear to a den, and a tiger to a den of tigers'. With the Marquis of Xiping here, if you dare to despise the soldiers in the east and west of Shui, you will definitely pay the price!" Fu Youde said solemnly! .

"That's right." Hou Xuande also said with conviction: "After following the Marquis of Xiping in the past few years, I have really seen the ability to turn decay into magic. No kind of army can be weak in his hands."

As he spoke, he sneered and said: "I guess the Marquis of Xiping is concerned about His Highness's presence, so safety comes first and he doesn't want to go into battle easily, otherwise he will beat the brains out of the Yuan army long ago."

"I think so too." Yingchuan Hou nodded and said: "Xiping Hou is probably waiting for the opportunity. Once the opportunity arises, he will attack without hesitation."

"So we will create this opportunity for him." As he spoke, he placed a red chess piece representing the Ming Army on the edge of the cliff. With a flick, the chess piece landed in the military camp outside Puding Fort.

"If we can get an army...it doesn't have to be too many, two thousand people are enough...if we suddenly appear here tonight, can we create chaos?"

"Of course." Jin Chaoxing said confidently: "The combat strength of one of our Ming troops is at least equivalent to that of two Mongolian soldiers, and a night attack on the camp is enough to turn it upside down."

"If the Marquis of Xiping can lead his troops out in time, it won't be a problem to completely wipe out this enemy army." He became more and more excited as he spoke, rubbing his hands in excitement.

"He will definitely fight out in time. If he can't grasp this opportunity, he won't be Mu Ying." Fu Youde smiled lightly, and he had never worried about this.

He raised his voice confidently and ordered: "Generals, obey the order!"

"The general is here!" The generals hurriedly clasped their fists to accept their orders.

"Immediately light a fire to cook, let the soldiers have a good meal, break camp and head to the mouth of the canyon!" Fu Youde said solemnly: "I will personally lead two thousand selected forwards to attack the military camp outside Puding Fort. After the battle starts in the canyon, an announcement will be made Signal, after you see the signal, immediately attack the Yuan army at the mouth of the canyon. There is no need to force the enemy to be defeated, just contain them."

After a pause, he added: "Of course, if the Yuan army dares to divide its troops to come back for reinforcements, it doesn't matter if they are eaten. You can just take care of it yourself."

"Yes!" The generals responded immediately and then asked: "It's just general, how do you attack the Yuan army in the canyon?"

"Yes, it would be nice if such a high cliff had a slope, and it could be like the army of King Ninghe. But it's all straight up and down here..."

"You don't know something. The troops who came to Beijing to participate in the autumn performance last year all added a rope climbing training." Fu Youde said solemnly: "As the deputy commander of last year's autumn performance, I have also practiced."

The generals who followed Mu Ying from the northwest looked at those who came from Beijing and saw them nodding to express that this was indeed the case.

"To put it simply, it means that you can quickly descend from the cliff with a rope and climb up from below." An experienced general explained: "It is said that it was His Highness the King of Chu's idea, saying that it might be useful for attacking Yunnan. Yes. Your Majesty also took into account the terrain of Yunnan, and it is inevitable that you will have to climb high and low, so that’s it.”

"I didn't expect to use it in the first battle. Your Highness is really wise."

"Ah..." Jin Chaoxing and other generals were stunned, not even daring to think how dangerous it was. "What if I fall?"

"It's okay. Your Highness also invented a small device. As long as nothing goes wrong, you will be fine." The trained general smiled and said:

"But general, as a commander, your legs and feet are not very convenient, so don't take this risk. Let's leave the opportunity to make meritorious deeds to young people."

"Who are you talking about?" Fu Youde didn't know whether he fell last night or was angry today, but his nose was crooked anyway. I didn't expect that my military career and my reputation would be ruined by this fall.

"The general's decision has been made, so there is no need for you to make any noise." He then showed his authority as a general in the southern expedition and said decisively: "Your Highness is a double prince, and you are still using your body as a bait in Puding Fort. How can I be greedy and fearful? To die, let the soldiers stab me in the spine and say I sent them to die?”