Qibao Mountain, the Yan army camp.
There are 100,000 grassland soldiers stationed in the camp. They eat and drink a lot, and consume a lot of supplies every day.
For Yan Jun, this is a huge burden.
However, Yan Jun is also holding on.
However, during this period, some tribesmen in the Yan army quietly left Qibao Mountain and went south to plunder Yong'an County, intending to rob food and women. It was a pity that Yong'an City was nearby, because Xun Peng retreated to the city early, and issued an order to inform the people to hide those who should hide, and to retreat into the city if they should retreat.
As a result, the area around Yong'an County has long been deserted, with not even a single person in sight.
The strategy of strengthening the walls and clearing the country had a great impact on the tribes of Yan State.
The people of Yan State went south and were accustomed to robbing.
But you can't get it now. The key is that it's winter now and the weather is getting colder. According to the normal climate, it will snow in the north in about a month at most.
At that time, fighting will be even more uncomfortable.
Because they could not grab supplies, the morale of the various departments on the grassland was damaged, and even conflicts between the various departments often occurred when they were together. Even so, Liu Yuan still did not order the dispatch of troops and suppressed the situation. When Liu Yuan works, as long as he sets a goal, he will not make any changes and will definitely implement it with all his strength.
This is Liu Yuan's habit.
Liu Yuan's life was not affected at all, he was still extravagant, with meat to eat, wine to drink and singers to dance.
In the king's tent, Liu Yuan was wearing a fur robe, his eyes slightly squinted, admiring the singer's dance, his eyes a little blurred.
call! !
The curtain of the camp tent was lifted, and Cui Yonghao entered in a hurry.
Liu Yuan opened his eyes and immediately regained his composure. He waved his hands and the singers retreated.
Liu Yuan smiled and asked, "Prime Minister, what's the matter?"
After Cui Yonghao saluted, he sat down and said directly: "Your Majesty, we have just received news from the south. Lin Feng has led 50,000 Qin troops and has gone north to Yong'an City. Currently, the troops led by Lin Feng have entered Yong'an City."
"We were keeping an eye on the sentry in the direction of Yong'an City and also discovered Xun Peng's movement."
"Xun Peng actually arranged for 6,000 people to go south to meet Lin Feng's army. It seems that Xun Peng was also worried that Lin Feng would be attacked. Moreover, he was worried that Yong'an City would be attacked, so he only sent 6,000 people. People to support.”
"For the time being, this is the situation."
"According to the current situation, Lin Feng's army will arrive in Yong'an City at the latest tomorrow morning."
"We need to encircle the area and call for reinforcements. The opportunity has arisen. We need to break through Yong'an City. First, we need to attack Lin Feng, so we must prepare now."
Cui Yonghao looked serious and continued: "I think the current situation is just right to send troops. During these days, many tribesmen went south to plunder everywhere, but found nothing. Everyone has accumulated countless grievances in their hearts. At this time, At this moment, when we send troops, the morale of the army is high, and the soldiers are screaming and charging, just in time to win in one go."
Liu Yuan's eyes sparkled, he smiled broadly, nodded and said, "This is indeed an opportunity."
After a pause, Liu Yuan said: "Do you think there will be problems when going south this time? Is there any other conspiracy on Lin Feng's part?"
Cui Yonghao thought for a while, shook his head, and said: "Our biggest problem is indeed that we cannot predict what Lin Feng will do. After all, Lin Feng's tactics are treacherous, difficult to deal with, and difficult to predict."
"But the way to use troops does not necessarily require a complete understanding of the enemy's direction. What we have to do is to fully utilize our advantages and use our strength to stir up the situation on the battlefield and dominate the situation."
"For example, in the hands of your Majesty, there are more than 100,000 troops. All the soldiers are high-spirited and invincible. So next, when our army confronts Qin, no matter what Lin Feng is doing or what plan he has, we will attack Lin Feng with all our strength. .”
"At one go, surround and suppress Lin Feng."
"Once the army led by Lin Feng is defeated, Xun Peng will not be able to sit still in Yong'an City."
"As the army led by Xun Peng enters the battlefield, we can gather together and annihilate them. Of course, we still need to arrange a very small number of troops to seize the empty Yong'an City. So this battle is to break through from Lin Feng."
"No matter how many plots and tricks he has, I will go all the way and defeat him ten times with one force."
Cui Yonghao looked solemn and had high morale.
He is very confident.
He didn't have any worries about this battle, because Yan's troops were strong, their horses were strong, their numbers were large, and their army's combat effectiveness was strong.
This is the confidence brought by strength.
A thoughtful look appeared on Liu Yuan's face. As an emperor who had been in charge of the Yan Kingdom for decades, Liu Yuan was not just someone who sat in the ninth heaven and didn't understand military affairs. He knew the fighting situation on the battlefield.
Cui Yonghao’s plan works.
Because the army of Yan State is more powerful.
Liu Yuan nodded, nodded and said: "In that case, let's fight. If anyone comes, beat the drum immediately and summon the leaders of various ministries to discuss matters."
The order was passed on, and time passed little by little.
Not long after, the leaders of each grassland tribe entered. Although Liu Yuan founded the country, he also established six ministries according to the Central Plains system and appointed a prime minister. In fact, these ministers of various ministries do not hold much real power.
These court officials of Yan State only controlled Liu Yuan's area.
Each tribe on the grassland still goes its own way, this is the fundamental.
This is the division of grassland forces.
Liu Yuan glanced at everyone present, with a gentle look on his face, and said slowly: "This attack on the Qin State, so far, I have been suppressing you, not letting you send troops, not letting you attack Yong'an City. How about this? Do you have any resentment?"
"No!"
Everyone spoke together.
Tufa Changshan, as the leader of the Tufa tribe and one of Liu Yuan's confidants, quickly said: "Your Majesty, we will fight to the death. Our soldiers on the grasslands of Yan State are all sons and daughters who dare to fight and kill. No one is afraid of death. All of us will follow His Majesty to the death."
Liu Yuan seems to be smiling but not smiling, is he not afraid of life and death?
Doesn't this mean that Tufa Changshan actually disagrees with the current strategy of guarding Qibao Mountain and wants to attack?
However, Bald Changshan did not dare to disobey orders.
Liu Yuan's expression remained unchanged and he continued: "Actually, if it were me, if I hadn't been able to grab the food, I would have been angry and wanted to fight for it. I would also feel inappropriate in my heart."
Bald Changshan smiled.
He said no more.
The emperor has been on the throne for decades, and his methods have long been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. Everyone is afraid of the emperor.
The leaders of the other ministries also couldn't figure out Liu Yuan's thoughts, so they could only wait and see what happened.
Liu Yuan continued as if he was chatting about everyday things: "This year in our country of Yan, the fodder in the autumn harvest is not abundant, the horses are not strong enough, and the sheep are not fat enough. These conditions have restricted our country of Yan and weakened us. Yan State has made life difficult for many people in Yan State this winter."
"I also know this and understand your difficulties."
"These days, you have asked for war one by one, but I have not blamed you, nor have I dealt with you. Even if you secretly arranged for people to send troops, I have never stopped you."
Liu Yuan's voice was soft.
There was even a hint of a smile on his face, but all the people in the grassland frowned and looked serious. They didn't dare to be distracted anymore.
One by one, they were very energetic.
Liu Yuan smiled, knocked on the desk with his hand, and said seriously: "Why do I keep blocking the troops from attacking Yong'an City? Because Yong'an City is so big, it needs defenders, food, and equipment. "
"It will be difficult for us to capture Yong'an City."
"It's a waste of troops and it's not cost-effective."
"If we could directly break Yong'an City, I would have sent troops long ago. However, this is impossible. So we need a chance."
"I have already made an agreement with the Prime Minister. As soon as Qin's reinforcements arrive, we will send troops to attack Qin's reinforcements and defeat them in one go. At the same time, we will force Xun Peng to send troops to help, and then we will defeat Xun Peng."
"The plan is simple, but it requires all hands on deck."
Liu Yuan's eyes were deep, and there was already a cold and solemn look on his slightly old cheeks, and he said: "Do you dare to fight in this battle?"
"Fight to the death!"
Bald Changshan spoke quickly.
The rest of the people also spoke one after another, asking for a fight one by one.
These people had long been extremely frustrated and wanted to fight immediately, so now that Liu Yuan said he wanted to fight, they were all excited.
Finally, the troops were dispatched.
Liu Yuan nodded and said, "In the next battle, I hope you will all go all out, don't shrink back, and don't be timid in the face of battle. Since you have decided to fight to the death, you can't hesitate and go all out. Until we win.”
"As you command!"
Everyone answered in unison.
Liu Yuan nodded and said: "Since there are no objections, let's send out troops. All ministries will be dispatched, and no soldiers will be left to guard Qibao Mountain. In addition, I will arrange a group of soldiers to start a sneak attack on Yong'an City. Your mission is to go all out on the battlefield. Defeat the enemy."
"As long as we defeat the Qin army and win this battle, everything that follows will be easy to handle. Everything in Yong'an City will be divided up and rewards will be given based on merit. In a word, those who have merit will not be rewarded. You will be treated badly.”
"As you command!"
Everyone answered again.
"Go and make arrangements. The army will be dispatched in two quarters of an hour."
Liu Yuan waved his hand.
After everyone retreated, Liu Yuan also arranged for people to break camp and set off.
The mighty army went south. They did not hide their whereabouts, did not avoid the spies of Yong'an City, they just went south. When the 100,000 grassland army moved south, the news reached Yong'an City first and reached Xun Peng's ears.
Xun Peng's expression also became more and more serious.
War is coming.
But Xun Peng knew very well that Liu Yuan's current direction was not towards Yong'an City, and it was impossible to attack Yong'an City. This arrangement was clearly designed to deal with Lin Feng. By dealing with Lin Feng, he wanted to completely break the situation and then force him to rush for reinforcements.
In this way, the attitudes of both parties are actually very clear.
Not much intrigue.
Just fighting on the battlefield.
Both sides are showing off their swords on the battlefield to see who can defeat the other side first. Once the army led by Lin Feng is unable to launch a swift counterattack and tear apart the defense line of Yan's army, then this battle will be quite troublesome for Qin.
Once Lin Feng blocked Yan's army offensive and even launched a counterattack to form an offensive, Xun Peng could seize the opportunity to fight.
This is the opportunity to defeat the enemy on a large scale.
This is also a gamble.
Bet that this battle can defeat the enemy.
Xun Peng was thinking in his heart. He did not call for troops immediately, but waited for almost half an hour to confirm that Liu Yuan's army was not coming in the direction where he was.
Only then was it completely determined that the battlefield was in the south.
Xun Peng ordered: "Come here, please ask Mr. Pang to come."
The soldier agreed and immediately went to inform.
A middle-aged scribe entered the camp and bowed: "General."
The scribe named Pang Gan was a counselor recruited by Xun Peng. He was responsible for handling military affairs and making suggestions for Xun Peng. Xun Peng had already told Pang Gan about the situation of this battle, and Pang Gan also agreed with Lin Feng's plan.
To break the situation, going north with the help of Lin Feng is indeed the best opportunity.
Xun Peng said directly: "Mr. Pang, the Duke's army has entered Yong'an County. At present, the Yan State army on Qibao Mountain has also begun to take action. The army is going south and is heading towards the Duke's direction. The current situation is in accordance with the plan. Push forward.”
"There should be a detailed charter on how we should arrange it."
"Before, the Duke asked us to adapt to the situation. But after I thought about it carefully, I found that the key to this battle is not actually the Duke, but us. Once we are unable to make an effective response and decisively seize the opportunity to attack, then This battle will be quite troublesome.”
"Even the situation will collapse because of this."
The look on Xun Peng's face was very serious, and he continued: "So here, every step must be carefully considered and arranged properly."
Pang Gan's expression became serious.
If the situation does not exceed expectations, everything must be further controlled.
Pang Gan said sternly: "General, I think the first thing we need to make sure of right now is that we are definitely going to fight. There is no doubt about this."
"Of course."
Xun Peng flicked his sleeves and said: "What you say is pure nonsense. I have just said that our military strength is the key, so we must send troops. After all, just relying on the 50,000 new soldiers led by the Duke, even if I send Six thousand elites. It is almost impossible to completely counterattack the Yan army."
Pang Gan nodded and said unhurriedly: "Then the next step is the defense of Yong'an City. When we send troops to go south, one thing must be arranged. Even here in Yong'an City, a group of troops must be left behind. guard."
"The number of people does not need to be too large. I think that a thousand elite guards will be enough."
"First, the city is strong and will not be easily broken. Second, when a thousand people are guarding the city, as long as the general and the Duke arrive, the city gate cannot be opened under any circumstances and the city must be guarded."
"Then there will be no problem in Yong'an City."
Pang Gan was talking eloquently, his eyes were wise, and he continued: "Let's calculate it. Six thousand of our troops went south, left a thousand, and only 43,000 were left. Therefore, among this group of troops, for If there is any backup plan to prevent the Yan army, we can deploy three thousand cavalry to support the nearby area."
"Three thousand cavalry are a pretty strong elite."
"With this force, even if there are any reinforcements from Yan State, they can directly resist and delay the attack."
"The remaining 40,000 elites will join the Duke's army."
"I believe that as long as there is a large-scale fight on the battlefield, we are sure to win this battle. And the time of our attack must be calculated accurately. We cannot go out immediately, but on the front line of the Yan State army, we have already fought with the enemy. During the Kuomintang war, we launched a lightning attack and began to attack the Kuomintang from both front and back."
Pang Gan said: "In this way, on the one hand, we will ensure that we will not be counterattacked by Liu Yuan, and on the other hand, we can directly encircle us."
Xun Peng listened with approval, nodded and said: "This suggestion is indeed good. However, if we want to send troops to intervene on the battlefield, we should first send a large number of cavalry to attack. This is fast and can enter the battlefield in the shortest time and start to support the country. male."
Pang Gan stroked his beard and said with a smile: "There is no problem in this aspect."
Xun Peng said: "Mr. Pang, think about it carefully and see if there is anything missing. We still need to make more preparations now. Because under the current premise, careful consideration will not go wrong. Once we arrive on the battlefield, we will There’s no chance of change.”
Pang Gan also nodded, and carefully deduced the war with Xun Peng again.
The two of them carefully considered the course of the battlefield.
