Lu Cong kept mobilizing troops and his intentions were very obvious.

Ma Jian stationed 150,000 troops in Datong County and attached great importance to it.

Both sides prepared their own plans, and the smell of gunpowder was full of gunpowder.

Because Tang Niu led the main force to conquer the barbarians, the remaining soldiers barely guarded the border and could not cooperate with Ma Jian. This time, when facing Lu Cong, he could only fight alone, Ma Jian was quite worried.

Military advisor Feng Qiao is the person Ma Jian trusts the most and is also the strongest strategist under his command. However, when facing Sima Fa, he won less and lost more. In addition, Lu Cong has a deep foundation, no matter the general, his troops are stronger than his own. It is very troublesome to face it alone!

Tang Niu couldn't help, and it was unrealistic to ask Ning Ze for help.

Especially when Ma Jian was famous for inheriting the great success, Liu Yuanxiang regarded himself as the great success orthodox and established the Great China Kingdom. The two sides had conflicts in terms of great significance. If they wanted to unite, who was the orthodox would become a very troublesome disagreement. However, Ma Jian had no royal status, and Liu Yuanxiang was at least the blood of the late emperor. It was easy to suffer losses if they were truly discussed.

Facing Lu Cong alone became a helpless choice.

Unless Ning Ze happens to send troops to attack Lu Cong, it may be able to slightly alleviate the difficulties he faces.

However, military advisor Feng Qiao analyzed that Ning Ze would never send troops at this time, but would only sit in the mountains and watch the tiger fight. While watching both sides weaken their strength, they kept hoarding food and recruiting soldiers.

He really expected that Ning Ze was happy to see Lu Cong and Ma Jian attacking each other and chose to sit in the mountains and watch the tiger fight. He used this period of time to train soldiers and prepare military rations. In order to solve the problem of low grain output, he was ordering the research department to use his little knowledge to develop new varieties and increase national grain output with all his knowledge about hybrid crops.

With the increase in grain output, the people can gain more. Only when food and clothing are met can they pay more taxes and food problems be solved.

Food is the most important thing for people. Only with food can the hearts of the people be stable, and only with food can the army have no worries!

On the other hand, he didn't want to fight outside all the time. He finally had the opportunity to share the family atmosphere with his wife and children. Who would want to go out to fight?

Both sides were ready, and Lu Cong really sent Sima Fa as the main general, Lu Yuan and Zhou Hao as the auxiliary, and led a large army south to attack Datong County.

Ma Jian personally took charge of Datong and took defensive measures.

When Simafa's army arrived, he did not attack immediately, but instead sent an envoy to pass on the message.

Ma Jian met the messenger and asked the other party what the purpose was.

The envoy said: "Your Majesty's edict is that the orthodox world is in our Liang Kingdom. If you follow the rules, you will live and you will be devastated! Your Majesty knows that the Ma family is loyal and righteous. If you abandon your troops and surrender, you can be granted the title of king and prince and inherit it for generations!"

Ma Jian was furious when he heard this and refuted the envoy on the spot: "Lu Cong used the emperor to order the princes, and also killed the king and usurped the throne. The law of heaven would not tolerate it! Such a traitor dared to be called orthodox?"

Then he wanted to order the killing of the envoy.

Feng Qiao hurriedly persuaded him and said in his ear: "Your Majesty, don't be angry. This is Sima Fa's plan! Sima Fa deliberately angered Your Majesty and wanted to lure you to kill the envoy and go out of the city to fight. When the two countries are fighting, they will not be killed. If Your Majesty breaks the rules, he may be laughed at by the people of the world. If you go out of the city to fight in anger, then there will be a trap in Sima Fa's plan!"

Ma Jian woke up instantly: "Fortunately, the military advisor reminded me that I almost fell into Sima's poisonous plan!"

"Sima Fa has been preparing for a long time, and now it is extremely difficult to deal with it!" Feng Qiao whispered, "Our army should stick to the city and not come out, and delay time. First, the enemy army is outside, and the food and grass are consumed greatly. It cannot be delayed. If it delays, it will be urgent. If it reveals flaws, our army can win; second, facing the enemy alone, we are at a disadvantage and can only resist the city and defend it, and wait for change. Once Tang Niu returns to Bianzhou, Lu Gong will inevitably divide his troops north to defend the Zhou State."

"It's just that the enemy is so provocative, how can we deal with it?" Ma Jian asked.

Feng Qiao smiled and said, "Your Majesty can order someone to cut off the envoy's ears and noses and drive them out of the city. It will not hurt your life, and it will insult Sima Fa. If Sima Fa gets angry and reveals his flaws, I will seize the opportunity to give a heavy blow!"

Ma Jian immediately ordered his subordinates to cut off the envoy's ears and noses and throw them out of the city.

The envoy fled back to the camp and cried to Sima Fa. All the generals of the Liang State were so angry that Lu Yuan and Zhou Hao directly asked for a fight.

Sima Fa saw through Feng Qiao's plot and ordered a military doctor to take good care of the envoy. He said to the generals: "This is a provoking general, with the intention of making me lose my calmness and revealing flaws! Everyone should be calm and do it according to the original plan! General Cavalry, you take your troops to the city gate to call for war and lure the enemy out of the city."

"Here!" Lu Yuan received the order and led his troops to the north gate of Datong and shouted for battle.

The city gate guard ignored it and ignored the squad.

Ma Jianjun refused to come out, so Lu Yuan had to retreat to the camp.

Sima Fa said: "Tomorrow the general will send some gifts to see how the other party reacts."

The next day, a box of women's dresses were arranged for Lu Yuan to send them there.

Lu Yuan placed the box outside the city gate and smiled at the defenders, "If you come from afar, you dare not greet me. You are so timid! Well! The host is not well-mannered, so you should not be rude if you are a guest. Give a box of gifts, please accept it with a smile!"

After saying that, he left his box and led his troops to retreat to the camp.

The general defending the city confirmed that Lu Yuan's army had withdrawn, so he quickly opened the city gate to check the box and found that the box was full of women's clothing and a letter to Ma Jian.

He quickly ordered someone to report and sent the box and letter into the city.

Ma Jian didn't know the other party's intention, so he opened the letter and was furious.

The letter reads: "I heard that Ma Qiao is a real hero, but who would have thought that Hu Zi was hiding from the mud kiln, and if he was not brave enough to be a hero, he would be beautiful in front of the colorful skirt?"

Translated into vernacular, you, Ma Qiao, is a real hero, but unfortunately, you are as timid as a son, and you hide and dare not fight. If you don’t have the courage at all, just wear a female dress in front of the soldiers of the two armies to dress up as a beautiful lady!

The content of the letter made Ma Jian feel deeply humiliated and was so angry that he wanted to send troops immediately to fight Sima Fa.

Feng Qiao hurriedly advised: "Your Majesty, this was done by Sima Fa on purpose! If we hit the plan, our army will be in danger! Those who accomplish great things will be able to tolerate what others cannot tolerate, and we must put the overall situation first!"

Ma Jian followed Feng Qiaoyan's plan, and after careful consideration, he said, "Sima Fa tried every means to motivate me to leave the city. If it were not for the military advisor's persuasion, he would have hit the trick! It's just that the other party was so excessive, I was extremely unhappy! The military advisor might win a game back?"

Feng Qiao thought about it carefully and replied softly: "I have a plan, which is quite risky!"

"The plan will be released?"

"Tomorrow, all the generals will stand in the city in women's clothing. Sima Fa saw it and expected that our army would make up the idea of ​​not going to fight." Feng Qiao said, "When he was unprepared to send troops to attack the camp that night, he would definitely win!"

The next day, Lu Yuan led his troops to the city to call for battle, and saw the soldiers in the city wearing women's clothing sent by Sima Fa, and were quite surprised.

When he went back to report, Sima Fa was also surprised: "It seems that Ma Jian made up his mind to stick to the city, and provoking the law would not work! Feng Qiao could persuade him to such an insult. It was not simple!"

"What if the enemy will not leave the city?" Lu Yuan asked.

"When I think of other good ideas!" Sima Fa answered.

Because Ma Jianjun had a women's clothing in front of the formation and was fucked by himself, Sima Fa rarely made mistakes and thought that the other party would not leave the city.

That night, Ma Jian followed Feng Qiao's plan and took advantage of Sima's French army's sleep and suddenly left the city to attack.

In the dark night, Sima French army was caught off guard.

Although Sima Fa, Lu Yuan and Zhou Hao quickly stabilized their positions, they still suffered serious losses.

Ma Jianjun returned after winning and his morale rose sharply.

Sima Fa suffered a loss, but was not angry. Instead, after reorganizing the army, he laughed: "This time I was careless and got Feng Qiao's plan."

"Military advisor, why not force the attack on the city?" Lu Yuan said.

"Forcibly attacking the city is the only way to do it," Sima Fa smiled, "and it was a last resort. If you want to capture Datong County, there are some ways. General, don't worry, let me think about it."

Ma Jian returned to the city successfully and said excitedly to Feng Qiao: "Today's victory, I felt angry! Unfortunately, I failed to capture Sima Fa."

"Sima Fa is very human, how could it be so easy to be arrested?" Feng Qiao said, "Your Majesty will win for a while, and you should not underestimate the enemy."

"I know what's going on!" Ma Jian nodded.

"Next, Sima Fa will definitely try every means to seize the city." Feng Qiao said, "No matter how the other party acts, our army must stick to the city and remain as moving as a mountain! The only way to win at the moment is to delay!"

Ma Jian followed Feng Qiao's advice and for the next period of time, no matter how Sima's French army provoked, he firmly defended the city and refused to fight.

Lu Yuan was a little anxious and said to Sima Fa: "Our army attacked Datong for more than a month, but it has not advanced in an inch, which will damage Your Majesty's trust! It would be better to let me lead my troops to attack the city and ensure that it will be broken within ten days!"

Sima Fa said: "General, don't worry, I already have a plan to break the city!"

"What's the clerk's plan?"

"From tonight, the general led his troops to attack the city gate one after another, and gongs and drums sounded."

"Why is this?" Lu Yuan asked.

"This is a strategy for the exhausted army, which makes the defenders in the city unable to stand the harassment and cannot rest!" Sima Fa said, "Our army can repair it in the day and nourish its spirit."

"The military advisor's trick!" Lu Yuan was happy, "When the enemy was tired, he could lead his troops to break the city!"

"No!" Sima Fa smiled, "On the surface it is a strategy for the exhausted army, but in fact it is secretly traveling to Chen Cang."

"Down on Chen Cang?"

"On the one hand, the general will achieve the effect of exhausted troops. On the other hand, our army will take advantage of the harassment and dig tunnels to lead to the city." Sima Fa said, "The enemy's attention is on the general. How could we expect our army to raid from the underground? As long as we enter the city, we can launch a surprise attack and capture the city in one fell swoop!"

When Lu Yuan heard this, his eyes shone: "Wonderful! It's so wonderful! Two strategies will surely achieve miraculous results!"

So according to Sima Fa's strategy, he asked the soldiers to go to bed early during the day to maintain their energy. At night, he went to the city gate to beat drums and drums, pretending to attack.

The defenders in the city became nervous and rushed to the city gate to defend.

However, Lu Yuan's troops simply disturbed the enemy and did not attack the city gate. He beat gongs and drums to keep the defenders nervous.

On the other hand, Sima Fa asked the soldiers to take advantage of Lu Yuan to disturb the enemy, use the loud sound of gongs and drums to cover up the sound of digging tunnels, and dig the secret passage leading to the city at full speed.

The defenders in the city were harassed every night and had a headache.

Feng Qiao said to Ma Jian: "This is a plan to disturb the enemy. You can divide the army into two teams, be on duty day and night, and control the city in turn."

Ma Jian followed the advice and divided the soldiers and horses in the city into two parts, part of which rested during the day and did not sleep at night. Some were doing normal work, and they rotated to deal with the strategies of disturbing the enemy."
Chapter completed!