Chapter Twenty-Five
Before he knew it, time came November. More than two months have passed since the Mid-Autumn Festival. In these two months, Ao Lie's life has simply returned to the primary school days in his previous life. At two o'clock, every day, in addition to going to the military camp to see the blood killing camp training, he also returned to the mansion to receive the hell-style exercises of the strict teacher Wang Ao. Although life is a bit boring, under Wang Ao's iron fist, Ao Lie lives a fulfilling life every day and is struggling to death every day.
Early this morning, Ao Lie had just finished practicing the Wuji Nine Yang Art. Before he could put on his coat, Shuang'er broke in: "Young Master, a gentleman outside asked him to see you." Ao Lie glanced at Wang Ao who was sitting cross-legged and closed his eyes to rest, and quickly made a gesture of silence, then stood up quietly, and asked in a low voice: "Who wants to see me?" Shuang'er stuck out her tongue and looked at Wang Ao, and then replied in a low voice: "The visitor said he was Xun Yu."
"Oh, I understand." Ao Lie picked up his coat and said carelessly. Suddenly, the coat in his hand fell to the ground. Ao Lie opened his eyes wide and asked loudly: "Who? Who did you say just now?" Shuang'er hurriedly stretched out his jade hand to cover Ao Lie's mouth, pointed in the direction of Wang Ao, and then said in a low voice: "Xun Yu, why do you know him, Mr. Xun Yu?"
Before he could explain, Ao Lie got rid of Shuang'er's jade hand, and without considering putting on his coat, he ran out of the door in his small coat. Shuang'er was shocked, then picked up the coat on the ground, slapped him and chased Ao Lie. Wang Ao, who was sitting cross-legged, opened his eyes, with a smile in his eyes, and murmured to himself: "Is that boy from the Xun family here? Haha, Wang Zuozhicai will eventually be loyal to the great master."
Ao Lie ran all the way, even without realizing his shoes. Shuang'er chased after him and picked up the shoes that Ao Lie had thrown away.
When he arrived at the door, he saw two elite soldiers from the Blood Killing Camp politely stopping Xun Yu. Ao Lie hurriedly ran forward and scolded the two elite soldiers: "Don't be rude! Retreat quickly." The two elite soldiers bowed their heads and responded and retreated. Ao Lie hurriedly bowed to Xun Yu: "I heard Mr. Wenruo's name for a long time. Lie came late to welcome him, so his subordinates were rude to him. I hope he would forgive me." After hearing Ao Lie's words, the two elite soldiers couldn't help but look at Xun Yu again in surprise. He was in his twenties, with a pale face and no beard, and had a tall figure. Apart from this, there was nothing special. I wonder why the lord was so eager to this person?
The visitor was Xun Yu. When he saw Ao Lie running out to greet him in disheveled clothes, even without even the shoes on his left foot, Xun Yu was also a little moved and said, "Yu has also heard that the general has been famous for a long time. Today, Yu is very honored to see the general. Just now, the general treats him with courtesy, not to make things difficult for me, and the general is not as concerned."
Just as the two were talking, Shuang'er ran over with his shoes in one hand and coat in the other. He first put the coat on Ao Lie, and then squatted at Ao Lie's feet to put on his shoes for Ao Lie. Ao Lie pulled Shuang'er up, bent down and put on his shoes casually, and then instructed Shuang'er: "Sister Shuang'er, go and have a drink, I want to welcome Mr. Wenruo!"
After saying that, Ao Lie held Xun Yu's hand and took Xun Yu to his courtyard. After coming to Ao Lie's room, Ao Lie smiled and said to Xun Yu: "I feel wronged by Mr. Wenruo. Although he is a general Weiyuan, he is still young and still lives with his parents. So he had to ask Mr. Wenruo to talk to him in a room."
Xun Yu also smiled and said, "The general is too modest. The general is not as good as putting on his clothes and greets him. Yu is very grateful. Why bother to care about the red tape?"
When Shuang'er set up the banquet, Ao Lie raised his glass and said, "I can't drink wine at a young age, so I toast Mr. Wenruo with tea instead of wine, which is better than drinking!" Xun Yu also raised his glass and said, "Thank you, General."
After three rounds of wine and five flavors, Ao Lie asked straight to the point: "Please tell me for being frank, I don't know if Brother Ji Gui's letter, did Mr. Wen Ruo receive it?" Xun Yu put down his wine glass and said seriously: "Yu has received Brother Ji Gui's letter, and then came to meet. To be honest, before coming to the mansion, Yu went to Jiuyuan for a special trip, and then stayed in Youzhou for more than a month before he came to meet the general."
Ao Lieqi said, "But I don't know what Mr. Go to Jiuyuan to do?" Xun Yu said seriously, "Good birds choose trees to live in, and good ministers choose masters to work. Since Brother Ji Gui asked Yu to come to serve the general, Yu should know what the lord is doing." Ao Lie asked with a smile, "So, sir, what does Ao Lie?" Xun Yu didn't answer, stood up and walked to Ao Lie, bent down and bowed to the ground, and said, "Xun Yu pays homage to the lord."
Ao Lie hurriedly stood up, stepped forward in front of Xun Yu, supported Xun Yu and stood up straight, and smiled and said, "If you get help from Wen, it is like Emperor Gaozu gets Zhang Liang and King Zhao gets Le Yi! Fortunately!" Xun Yu saw Ao Lie compare himself to Zhang Liang, and Le Yi, a hint of blush appeared on his face, and quickly said, "Yu dare not compare with Zhang Liang and Le Yi. The lord praises too much." Ao Lie laughed and said, "But after that, you will know that gold will shine sooner or later." Xun Yu was amused by Ao Lie's words. Although the words were vulgar, the truth was profound.
Along the way, Xun Yu collected a lot of things about Ao Lie among the people. He was familiar with Ao Lie's deeds and knew Ao Lie's temper, so he easily joined Ao Lie's command. What's more, there was Cui Yan's recommendation. Xun Yu knew that Cui Yan would never bend to others easily, so he would have a certain basis for saying that Ao Lie was a wise lord. Now, if this is the case, not only did he welcome him, but he did not have the airs of a noble family in his words and deeds, and he was very easy-going. What's more important is that through Ao Lie's fight against the Huns, killing Zuo Xian King, and treating King Ao in Jiuyuan Village, and later taking King Ao as his teacher, Xun Yu saw Ao Lie's sincere heart and a heart that turned the tide for the Han Dynasty.
After the banquet, Ao Lie brought Xun Yu to the camp where the Blood Killing Camp was stationed. In front of Zhang Liao and Tian Chou, Ao Lie introduced Xun Yu to the two of them: "Wen Yuan, Zi Tai, this is Xun Yu and Xun Wenruo in Yingchuan. In the future, I hope you will work together to help someone revitalize the glory of the Han Dynasty." Zhang Liao and Tian Chou naturally knew the ability of their lord to know people. Anyone who was favored by the lord was a hero. At that time, the two were not hesitant and bowed to Xun Yu together and said, "Welcome sir, I hope sir, I hope sir will give more suggestions in the future." Xun Yu said, "Yu has just arrived, where is the qualification to give more suggestions? I hope sir will give more suggestions. General Wen Yuan and Mr. Zi Tai have also heard of the name of Yu for a long time."
After the three of them gave in to each other, Zhang Liao suddenly turned to Ao Lie and said, "Lord, our army's military formation has been well-versed in the past two months, and the elites in the camp are all full of fighting spirit. A few days ago, Zitai personally went to investigate the terrain near the Red Stone Valley and found that there were about 500 bandits in the Red Stone Valley. Zitai and I are discussing and preparing to attack the Red Stone Valley in the near future."
Ao Lie pondered for a moment and said, "Zi Tai, come and see the map." Tian Chou quickly turned around and brought a map, spread it on the table. Ao Lie turned to look at Xun Yu: "Wenruo, you can also watch it." Xun Yu didn't expect that he had just joined Ao Lie as the important task of councilloring the military discussion by Ao Lie. He couldn't help but secretly praised in his heart: It was indeed an extraordinary person who did extraordinary things, and he was really a wise ruler. So he stepped forward and watched the map with Ao Lie.
Tian Chou said on the side: "This map is drawn according to the drawing method of the lord professor. Mr. Wen Ruo, please see. Every inch of the land on the map represents the five miles away in the real field. The red circle represents the camp and stronghold of our army. The solid line arrows of the same color represent the route of our army to march. The dotted line arrows represent the route of our army's detour and retreat. Similarly, the blue circle represents the old nest of the bandits in the Red Stone Valley. The solid line arrows of the same color represent the route of the bandits' possible attack. The dotted line arrows represent the direction of the bandits' possible retreat after the defeat."
Tian Chou and Zhang Liao have long been familiar with this modern map, let alone Ao Lie, the initiator. Tian Chou's explanation was of course to make Xun Yu understand. After listening to Tian Chou's annotations in amazement, Xun Yu couldn't help but praise: "The lord is really a genius, and even the small matter of drawing is so meticulous and thoughtful, Yu admires it." Ao Lie waved his hand and said: "Details determine success or failure. Our army has few people. Of course, we must use everything we can use to get the greatest results at the lowest cost." Xun Yu sighed: "The lord is really a kind and wise lord."
After reading the map, the four of them fell silent. Ao Lie took the lead in breaking the silence: "I deeply agree with the march route customized by Wen Yuan and Zitai, but the combat plan needs to be modified appropriately." Zhang Liao and Tian Chou looked at each other, not knowing what was wrong with the combat plan customized by them. Ao Lie understood their doubts when he looked at the expressions of the two, and said, "It's not that this combat plan is not good, but our army is all elite, and one less loss is missing. I just said that we must obtain the greatest result at the lowest cost, so we cannot forcibly launch a charge against Hongshi Valley."
In Zhang Liao and Tianchou's original plan, he used the speed of war horses to forcibly shoot and kill the bandits guarding the valley, and then rushed into the valley with lightning speed. He used the depth of the valley to clear the remaining bandits in the valley.
Xun Yu pondered for a while and said, "Lord, although the bandits are a mess, they are five times more numerous than our army. Forcibly charging will inevitably cause casualties. It is better to lure the bandits to the valley entrance in batches, and shoot them one by one with the advantage of our army's war horses. After the number of bandits is consumed, they will launch a charge and gather to annihilate them."
Ao Lie gently tapped the table and then slapped the board: "That's it. In this battle, a certain person took the lead for the vanguard. After Wen Yuan led his army to the valley, he heard the battle in the valley and broke out from behind the bandits. Zitai and Wenruo were in charge of the rear army and supported him at any time." Zhang Liao and the other three replied in unison: "No!"
After the few people discussed it, they gathered hundreds of elite soldiers from the Blood Killing Camp and were on standby. There was no extra morale-boosting chief general to speak. Ao Lie just said simply: "Target Red Stone Valley, set off!" More than a hundred elite soldiers immediately turned over and automatically divided into three teams, following Ao Lie, Zhang Liao and Tian Chou.
Not to mention the combat effectiveness of these hundred elites, just the calmness of responding to the battle made Xun Yu, who was following Tian Chou secretly admired. In addition, each soldier had a war horse, wearing excellent willow-leaf iron armor, and holding a sword made of steel. All this demonstrated how elite this army with only more than a hundred people was. Only then did Xun Yu understand why Zhang Liao and Tian Chou formulated a combat plan for a strong attack. It was not that they were arrogant, but that the elite in front of them, giving them enough confidence to face the enemy who was five times more than their own! At the same time, Xun Yu felt Ao Lie's attention to these elites. He would rather change the combat plan and lure the enemy with his own hands than rashly, resulting in losses to his subordinates. Not only Ao Lie, I'm afraid that no lord would be willing to let these elites in front of him launch a strong attack on five times the enemy.
Chapter completed!