"Liu Yuan asks the King of England to punish him!"
Liu Yuan was about thirty-one or twelve years old. He had a white face, a long beard, a thin figure, a very beautiful appearance and a graceful demeanor. As soon as he saw Gui Yunzheng, he bowed down and wanted to apologize.
Naturally, this shocked Gui Yunzheng and he stepped forward to help him up.
"Brother Liu Yuan, why do you say this? You opened the door to welcome my army without harming anyone's life. Your merits are great. What crime do you have?"
"In the past, the King of England was fighting in Nanyang, but he did not move his troops. Isn't this a crime?"
Liu Yuan raised his head and met the King of England's eyes. Although he was asking questions, he actually meant to test the King of England's mind.
"Haha, brother Liu Yuan, you are worrying too much. It's not because Yunzheng looks down on you. You have few soldiers in the south, and you are sandwiched between Nanyang, Ruyang, and Yingcheng. If you act rashly, it is not a good strategy. And if something goes wrong, Xie, then it’s Yunzheng’s fault!”
Guiyun was shining brightly in the wind and the moon was shining brightly, and he smiled slightly.
The strategic position of Nanzhao is actually very important. It is located between Luoyang and Nanyang, and it is the most convenient strategic passage between Nanyang and Luoyang. However, for some unknown reason, the imperial court deployed only a small number of troops here, no more than 10,000 men. As soon as Nanyang City was reached, a large army besieged the city. With only 10,000 soldiers and horses, it was really impossible to withstand it.
"Haha, the King of England is really a hero!"
Liu Yuan laughed happily and immediately showed his admiration.
Then, the King of England and Liu Yuan entered the city hand in hand and settled in the general's mansion.
The next day, after taking a short rest, Gui Yunzheng issued further marching arrangements.
"General Liu, I want to go directly to Luoyang. Nanzhao will still be under your command. I will leave 20,000 elite troops. You can advance to Yingcheng and don't let them get out easily! After General Wang Liang captures Xuchang, we can follow him again. Let’s take Eagle City together.”
This arrangement was a plan that Gui Yunzheng had already drawn up. Wang Liang's troops along the way, if nothing unexpected happens, should be able to successfully capture Biyang and take Xuchang. Considering that Shangdu was the main battlefield of Wei Wu's army, Gui Yunzheng arranged for Wang Liang to return to Yingcheng to pull out the nail embedded between Nanyang, Shangdu and Luoyang.
"promise!"
Liu Yuan happily accepted the order.
He also knew that this was undoubtedly the British King's trust in him. Nowadays, Luoyang and Shangdu are both experiencing frequent wars. As long as the outer city guards such as Yingcheng, Ruyang, Dengfeng, etc. are removed one by one, the imperial army can only huddle within the main cities of the two mansions. At that time, sooner or later, several encirclement forces will form. If you can capture Eagle City, it will be a great achievement for you.
So the army continued to advance.
Two days later, Ruyang City was clearly in sight.
At that time, because General Jin Ba's troops arrived in Luoyang, the city of Luoyang was tight. General Li Shentong of Luoyang panicked and ordered the garrison guards from the surrounding cities of Luoyang to move closer to Luoyang City. In this way, the total military strength of Luoyang City is certainly very impressive, but in places such as Yiyang and Yichuan, it is actually useless.
Wu Tong, the guard general of Ruyang, was a knowledgeable person and was more familiar with the strategic location of Ruyang. Under Li Shentong's repeated urging, he only sent two thousand old and weak soldiers to help. In this way, nearly 20,000 troops are still retained in Ruyang City.
"Report to the general, there is a large army attacking two miles outside the city!"
As early as the British King's army was fighting in the new country, Wu Tong consciously stepped up his guard and sent scouts out of the city ten miles every day to detect the enemy's situation. Until, today I finally saw the King of England’s army.
"It's finally here!"
Wu Tong stroked his short beard and sighed softly.
Everything was as he expected. Wu Tong has always disagreed with Ninghou's level of military use. What kind of battle can a person who rose to power rely on nepotism, a person who only runs rampant in the imperial city? Wasn't he beaten to a pulp by the King of England at the Taishan Martial Arts Conference?
Therefore, he always believed that the British king would capture Nanyang sooner or later. As for Nanyang, the next step is to send troops to Zhongzhou. Luoyang, as one of the famous cities, it is conceivable that people will not let it go. What's more, the famous general Jin Ba, who was famous all over the world many years ago, has already set up his troops to the west of Luoyang.
