Even these 40,000 people have to go deep alone, because except for Pingliang Prefecture, the entire Langya County has not yet been officially recovered.
If Duan Fengnian mobilized soldiers and horses from other places to stop the siege, a mere 40,000 soldiers and horses would be unable to cope.
But now Xiao Chen has no choice. He must capture Duan Fengnian as soon as possible. If Duan Fengnian is captured, Langya County will be defeated. Otherwise, as long as he survives for a day, Langya County will not be able to pacify it!
If a state capital and a city were to be defeated one by one, it would be a protracted war. In less than three or two years, without hundreds of thousands of soldiers and tens of millions of taels of silver, it would be impossible to win.
Therefore, we must pursue the victory, take risks and go deep alone, capture Baisha City at all costs, and capture Duan Fengnian...
Even talking about it on paper is really not easy.
"My subordinates feel that what the commander said is very true." Huo Qishan pointed to the map, "Baisha City is the key, and other bottles and jars are not important. If we want to send troops, these cities can all be bypassed directly. I expect they will also I don’t dare to go out of the city to pursue him, as long as I capture Duan Fengnian, everything else can be decided by word of mouth.”
"Winter marching is not easy. Besides, even if these cities do not dare to send troops to attack, our 40,000 soldiers have to eat horses and feed themselves, which consumes a lot of money. How to solve this problem?" Lin Feixiong said.
"In summer, when the water and grass are plentiful, we can go around the city, but we can't do it now." Lin Yue said, "There are three larger cities between here and Baisha City. We must capture them! The grain road must be smooth. , otherwise I’m afraid we’ll run out of ammunition and food before we get to Baisha City.”
"There are many defenders in these cities, and they will definitely gather the remnants of the defeated soldiers. If they stay in seclusion, it will not be easy to capture them. Given time, when Duan Fengnian can catch his breath and send troops to counterattack, we are still in trouble. Game." Lin Feixiong said.
"Actually, it's easy for me to say." Ouyang Yunyi on the side suddenly interjected, "Why don't we just pretend to be the defeated Langya soldiers and go directly to call the city? There are so many surrendered troops anyway, as long as we find a few willing Those who have made meritorious deeds will follow us, and we will change into their clothes..."
Seeing Xiao Chen and others staring at him, Ouyang Yunyi quickly waved his hand and said, "I just said it casually, please leave me alone and keep going!"
"Don't tell me, this is really a strategy." Lin Feixiong said, "Now that they are causing chaos, as long as we act fast enough and pretend to be real enough, we might actually be able to trick the city gate into opening!"
"I also think it's feasible." Lin Yue said, "Although it's a bit risky, it's worth it."
"Xiao Chen, what do you think?" Li Qiu also thought it was okay.
"This is a high-level military meeting. What are you doing here with no position and no position?" Xiao Chen reprimanded Ouyang Yunyi, "Do you know that it is a serious crime to discuss military affairs indiscriminately? Come on, call me... Give him a fat sheep as a reward!"
"Hahaha, thank you so much, Marshal!" Ouyang Yunyi smiled happily.
"You don't have to be happy. I won't punish you this time. I'll just make up for the small contribution you made before. Just listen here and don't interrupt anymore. I don't have the right to speak, you know?" ? You have such a bad idea. I have thought of it a long time ago, why do you still need to say it? Show you off? " Xiao Chen said.
"Hahaha, Marshal, you are confused about rewards and punishments." Lin Feixiong laughed, "Little General Ouyang charged into the battle, killed countless enemies, and also captured Duan Fengnian's Chinese army flag. You can't do this kind of feat with just one sentence. It’s been anointed.”
"How about not wiping it off?" Xiao Chen said, "How can a brat like him still be a general? At that time, I, the Commander-in-Chief, gave orders to gather the troops. I paused the charge and he kept running forward, leading me forward. You will also work hard to death, this is disrespectful of the command of the commander, and everyone should be killed according to the law."
"Xiao Chen, you should not avoid relatives when promoting talents. Just because Xiao Ye and Yun Yi are your brothers, you cannot deny their contributions. They are two young generals who have made the first contribution. Not rewarding them will not inspire the morale of the army." Li Qiuye A fair statement.
The young general Ouyang Yunyi was proud and smiled without saying a word. The other young general Xiao Ye next to him closed his eyes, hugged his arms, and was sleeping soundly...
"Yun Yi won't say anything, but it's really hard for Xiao Ye to give him a reward." Lin Yue said with a smile, "He is already the general of our Yanyun Army's Cavalry Guard. If I want to give him another title, he will have to be a marquis."
"It's not an exaggeration to be granted the title of Marquis." Li Qiu said, "When I go back, I will personally petition the Emperor to make Xiao Ye the Champion Marquis!"
It's not an exaggeration. Everyone is convinced of Xiao Ye. This kid is really good at fighting. It feels like as long as he is around, thousands of troops can be conquered!
The champion is also worthy of his name. He is the brave champion of the three armies!
But Xiao Chen will not let Xiao Ye become a marquis no matter what, because there are already two monkeys in the family, him and Ling'er, and there can't be any more...
Of course, that's what Li Qiu said, being granted the title of Marquis is not that simple.
It is not easy to become a marquis, but it is easy to make meritorious service...
Xiao Chen personally met with the two captured Langya Army generals. After a few cordial greetings, he asked them if they wanted to make a great contribution.
"Master Xiaohou, our brothers are not willing to follow Duan Fengnian in the first place, but the bounden duty of a soldier is to obey orders. Military orders are like mountains, and we can't help ourselves. Now that we have become a defeated general, how dare we say meritorious service? It would be good if we can atone for our sins. Got it!" said one of the bearded generals.
His name is Yuan Kaishan, and he is a fierce general in the Langya Army. He is also the general who suggested Duan Fengnian send troops to bypass Wolong Pass. It is a pity that Duan Fengnian did not listen to him, otherwise it would not have been such a disastrous defeat!
"Yuan Kaishan, I heard that you once suggested that Duan Fengnian send troops to bypass Wolong Pass to cut off my retreat?" Xiao Chen asked.
"Yes!" Yuan Kaishan said loudly, "It's a pity that Duan Fengnian didn't listen to me, otherwise I might not be here."
"Hahaha, Kaishan is so straightforward!" Xiao Chen laughed, "If this is the case, it will be really hard for me to handle it."
"Sigh... It's useless to say all this now. Besides, I don't know that there are still 50,000 Yanyun troops of yours in the city, Lord Marquis. Even if I lead my troops to go around, I still can't do anything." Yuan Kaishan said.
"But at least you can roughly figure out my true and falsehoods, and Duan Fengnian won't underestimate the enemy... In fact, I have always been worried that he would do this, but fortunately he didn't." Xiao Chen said.
"Master Xiaohou, how many troops and horses do you have in your hands now?" asked another general with a white face and a beardless face.
His name is Duan Qiyun, but he was born as a Jinshi. Later he joined the army and accumulated military exploits to become a deputy general. He was both civil and military, and he was considered a Confucian general.
"The White Dragon Guard has 10,000 people left, the Black Dragon Guard has just arrived with 10,000 people, our Yanyun Army has 50,000 people, and the total number is 70,000." Xiao Chen made no secret.
"That's all?" Duan Qiyun asked. "That's all." Xiao Chen said, "And the emperor won't send any more reinforcements."
Xiao Chen also showed all his trump cards, and it was very grand.
