Dark Sand: My Players Are All Actors

So, Li Hongyun naturally thought of this method as well.

At this time, although his battle line had generally moved north, the two sides were at a standstill between Jinyang and Yuci, Li Hongyun could still cross the Lvliang Mountains to the north, circling behind the armies of Liu Wuzhou and Song Jingang, attempting to cut off their supply and logistical lines from Ma Yi.

On the map, when Lord Qin was facing off at Bai Bi, Song Jingang's supply line was longer, and his food consumption faster, so this method was more likely to be effective.

However, now that Li Hongyun was at a standstill at Jinyang and Yuci, Liu Wuzhou and Song Jingang's supply line was much shorter.

But Li Hongyun's advantage lay in the fact that he hadn't suffered a major defeat at Jinyang; he had far more troops than Lord Qin, giving him a numerical advantage.

Moreover, Ma Yi was Liu Wuzhou's stronghold, which would create a great deal of psychological pressure on the enemy during an attack.

By then, it was very possible that Song Jingang would dispatch Yuchi Jingde to come to the rescue, and lying in ambush for Yuchi Jingde on the road presented an opportunity to secure a victory in one battle!

After determining the plan, Li Hongyun immediately began to plot.

At this time, he was blessed with the "Golden Talent," so arranging troops and deploying formations on the military map were going smoothly.

The so-called art of war, in fact, hinged on the details.

Being able to recite The Art of War backwards and forwards was useless because ordinary people, no matter how much military theory they mastered, couldn't actually apply it to real combat; it was just armchair strategizing.

But now, with the support of his talent, Li Hongyun had a thorough grasp of the myriad details in his planning, and he was well-prepared for various emergency situations.

Therefore, he left the main army to garrison Jinyang and Yuci, resolutely refusing to engage in battle, while he personally led a contingent of troops over the Lvliang Mountains to launch a long-range raid on Liu Wuzhou's headquarters at Ma Yi.

The first attempt didn't go smoothly, but that was alright; Li Hongyun could try again.

On the second attempt, he successfully avoided Liu Wuzhou's scouts and launched a surprise attack on Ma Yi, startling Liu Wuzhou into hastily dispatching Yuchi Jingde with the cavalry to come to the rescue at full speed.

As a result, they fell right into the ambush circle set up by Li Hongyun, and after a fierce battle, Yuchi Jingde was soundly defeated.

Seeing that the army's logistics were at risk of being completely cut off, Liu Wuzhou had no choice but to leave Song Jingang to cover the rear while he himself retreated first.

Li Hongyun led his troops into a fierce battle with Liu Wuzhou, while at this time, the generals at Jinyang and Yuci, seeing the enemy retreating, decisively struck out.

However, these generals were clearly not on par with Lord Qin.

Lord Qin could seize the opportunity of Song Jingang's retreat to fight eight battles in one day, not eat for two days, and not remove his armor for three days, pursuing him for hundreds of miles relentlessly and leaving Song Jingang without the power to fight back.

But these generals obviously lacked Lord Qin's decisiveness and could only barely keep up with Song Jingang's retreating army.

Of course, Li Hongyun didn't demand their marching speed; he even warned them not to act rashly.

Because these generals did not possess Lord Qin's capabilities, and if they were to fall into an ambush by Song Jingang, it would be disastrous.

So, both parties remained entangled, while Li Hongyun suddenly moved south, intercepting Liu Wuzhou and Song Jingang's armies at Loufan.

In this battle, Li Hongyun rode his warhorse to direct the combat at the front, his arrows never missing their mark, and the morale of the Liang Army surged. After rallying their superior forces, they completely routed Liu Wuzhou and Song Jingang.

The two fled northward with their remaining troops, believing that Ma Yi could no longer be defended, they escaped in the direction of the Turkic people.

The Turkic sent a cavalry unit to meet them, but Li Hongyun decisively led his troops to a bold assault, crushing them and incorporating the surrendered Turkic cavalry into his own army.

Witnessing the turn of events, Yuchi Jingde finally came over to join, persuaded by Li Hongyun.

The Liang Dynasty's northern borders were completely pacified, and Jinyang, the major base, was firmly in the hands of the Liang Dynasty.

Historically, the Liang Army at Jinyang had the advantage in numbers and logistics, being the birthplace of the Liang uprising; there was no reason for it to be lost so easily.

But due to Prince Qi's blundering and subsequent supporting generals' ineffective combat, the Liang Dynasty was almost pushed to the brink of collapse, and it was ultimately up to Lord Qin to turn the tide.

In this timeline, Li Hongyun, playing the role of Prince Qi, used his superior forces to win battles that should have naturally been won.

After this battle, Li Hongyun had people compose "Prince Qi's Battle Anthem" to celebrate his strategical mastery and grand victory over the enemy.

Though a bit forced, after all, he had won against Xue Ju and then against Liu Wuzhou and Song Jingang, consecutively stabilizing two major fronts for the Liang Dynasty.

Meanwhile, Lord Qin, emerging from Luoyang to confront Wang Shichong, did not gain much advantage due to the lack of superior forces.

When Li Hongyun, playing the role of Prince Qi, returned to Chang'an, Emperor Gaozu of Liang, feeling strong and self-satisfied, finally decided to assemble a large force to march out of Luoyang to campaign against Wang Shichong and confront the last two major enemies in unifying the land.

Only there was some suspense in the selection of the commander-in-chief.

At this time, both Lord Qin and Prince Qi had significant achievements and were both qualified to command this great battle. The selection indeed gave Emperor Gaozu of Liang a headache.

But in the end, he chose Prince Qi.

This was clearly the result of multiple factors at play.

Firstly, from the raising of troops in Jinyang, Prince Qi had been like a master strategist, essentially predicting each move of the Liang Army. His strategic planning when speaking with Emperor Gaozu was as remarkable as the Longzhong Plan, displaying a strategical planning capability that transcended the era.

Of course, this planning ability was fake, based on copying historical material, but Emperor Gaozu of Liang did not know that.

So in the eyes of Emperor Gaozu of Liang, Prince Qi was an image of a wise general who could strategize from behind the scenes and secure victory from a thousand miles away.