"Report, General, the Yan army is marching southward!"
"According to the investigation of the military situation, it is known that it is King Zhu Di of Yan who personally leads the army, with an army of about 50,000!"
Zhending military camp.
A soldier rushed into the camp.
When Geng Bingwen heard this, he was not worried but happy.
The reason why he set up the iron barrel tactics in Zhending was to wait for Zhu Di to attack.
Now that Zhu Di really took the bait, he was naturally very happy.
As long as the Yan army's vigor is defeated in one battle, the Yan army's morale will plummet!
At that time, it will be time for the imperial army to launch a fierce attack and head straight towards Huanglong!
"Where do you generals think King Yan Zhu Di will place his first target?"
Geng Bingwen looked at the generals in the military tent.
Among them were the Prince Consort Li Jian, the Commander-in-Chief, the Commander-in-Chief Ning Zhong, and the Marquis of Wuding Guo Ying.
The generals discussed it, but they were not sure.
After all, our army is divided into three places: Hejian, Minzhou, and Xiongxian. They are the horns of each other. It seems that Zhu Di can attack any place.
Governor Xu Kai led 30,000 troops to garrison Hejian City, Governor Pan Zhong led 20,000 troops to garrison Mozhou City, and Governor Yang Song led 10,000 troops as a vanguard to control Xiong County.
All three places are heavily guarded, and the most likely place is Xiong County, where Governor Yang Song is stationed.
But Xiongxian County is an ancient pass, known as "Waqiao Pass" in ancient times. It is one of the "Three Passes" guarded by Yang Liulang, a famous general in the former Song Dynasty. Because of its important strategic position, it has been built in the past dynasties, and it has become a strong northern town. .
"General, King Yan Zhu Di's first target should not be Xiong County."
"Xiongxian County was once an ancient pass. It is a low-lying area, full of rivers and lakes and saline-alkali ground. There are few residents and it is easy for the enemy to take advantage of it. Setting up dangers here is conducive to defense. King Zhu Di of Yan is not stupid, so he should not attack Xiongxian County. "
Governor Ning Zhong was the first to speak and put forward his own opinions.
Ning Zhong is the son of the late Ning Zheng, the late Left Governor of the Right Army Governor's Mansion. He is an out-and-out general and has been in the army since he was a child. He is also familiar with military affairs.
Hearing his words, Geng Bingwen just nodded and did not express his position.
Li Jian also said: "What General Ning said is absolutely true. The city of Xiong County is dangerous and solid, and it will never become the first target of King Yan Zhu Di."
Li Jian was also a general, and his father Li Ying had contributed to the founding of the country, so Li Jian was able to select the seventh princess, the daimyo princess, and grant him the title of Prince Consort.
Speaking of which, Li Jian was still a member of the old Zhu family and the seventh son-in-law of Emperor Taizu Gao.
Precisely because of this special status, Li Jian was inevitably a little arrogant when he looked at other generals. Even for Geng Bingwen, the commander-in-chief of the three armed forces, Li Jian did not have the slightest respect in his words.
After all, in his opinion, Geng Bingwen is just an old guy and should have been eliminated long ago!
Geng Bingwen took a panoramic view of Li Jian and Ning Zhong's performance and sighed secretly in his heart.
He lost interest in continuing to discuss matters with these two people and sent them away with a wave of his hand.
After the two left, Geng Bingwen looked at Guo Ying.
The latter also looked at him, and the two looked at each other, both seeing the bitterness in the other's eyes.
"These noble disciples are really incompetent compared to each other!"
"Either they only know how to talk on paper, or they only know how to talk rhetorically. They are far behind their fathers and grandfathers!"
Hearing Geng Bingwen's sarcasm, Guo Ying smiled bitterly and shook his head.
"How can this be the same?"
"Back then, we were forced to rebel and we had to raise our swords to rebel. We all crawled out from the pile of dead people. Those who survived by luck got the title of general."
"But what about these noble children? Their conditions are much better than ours back then. They grew up in fine clothes and had no worries about food and clothing. They haven't even fought in a few decent battles. What experience can they have?"
"Old Geng, please don't be too harsh. We are all descendants of my old brother. It will be fine if you just turn a blind eye!"
Geng Bingwen snorted coldly, his face full of displeasure.
"This is marching and fighting!"
"You're not bringing dolls to those old brothers!"
"A bunch of ignorant idiots, full of bookishness, I really don't know what the emperor sent them to do!"
The two sighed for a while, and then changed the topic to business.
"Lao Guo, where do you think Zhu Di will hit?"
Guo Ying looked at Kanyu Tu and thought for a moment, and finally put his hand on Minzhou.
"I guess it should be Minzhou City. After all, this is the main transportation route for the Yan army to go south!"
"Besides, those two idiots just said that Xiongxian is a dangerous city and Zhu Di is eager to achieve results, so he will naturally avoid Xiongxian!"
Geng Bingwen nodded, but then asked: "Why not Hejian?"
"You old boy, are you trying to test me?" Guo Ying scolded angrily with a smile, "Hejian City is located in a plain, the terrain is open and flat, and there is no danger to defend outside the city. If the Yan army really dares to attack, that's Each one is a living target!”
"What's more, it makes no sense for the Yan army to capture Hejian City. This is not a key location for a strong city. Our army can recapture Hejian City at any time."
"That's why Zhu Di was so stupid and crazy that he went directly to attack Hejian City!"
Geng Bingwen smiled and nodded, very satisfied with Guo Ying's performance.
"Old brother, it's a good thing you're not an old fool, otherwise I wouldn't be able to hold on alone!"
"Get the fuck out of here!"
The two laughed and cursed for a while, which eased their heavy hearts.
Guo Ying said in a deep voice again: "Pan Zhong, do you think you can defend Mozhou?"
"Well, no problem." Geng Bingwen nodded in approval: "Pan Zhong is cautious by nature and is a good general."
"As long as he holds on to the city and doesn't give Zhu Di any chance, the Xiongxian and Hejian armies will arrive in just one day!"
"In fact, the three cities are like horns to each other and can support each other at any time. It will not be easy for Zhu Di to conquer any city!"
Guo Ying didn't answer when he heard this. He didn't know why he was always a little uneasy.
"I hope so!"
"Send the order to Pan Zhong and remind him to defend the city honestly!"
At the same time, the Yan army camped.
Zhu Di and the generals were looking at the map.
"Your Majesty, according to reliable information, the Southern Army has heavy troops stationed in Hejian, Monzhou and Xiongxian. However, the specific number of troops and who the guarding generals are has not yet been verified!"
Monk Dao Yan promptly revealed the military situation.
This is also because the army is fighting outside, and the court's informant has not yet reached the battlefield, so it cannot provide specific military information about the Confederate army in a timely manner.
Otherwise, if the Yan army masters these military information, they can directly send troops to attack the city.
"Hejian!"
"Ozhou!"
"Xiong County!"
Zhu Di spat out this place and then looked at the generals.
"Where do you want to fight first?"
Zhang Yu, Zhu Neng and others thought for a moment and finally decided to attack Minzhou.
The reason is very simple. The city of Xiong County is strong and difficult to attack, and there is no point in conquering Hejian, so the last one is Mozhou!
Laying this important transportation road will also be more conducive to the Yan army's operations.
However, Zhu Di laughed and shook his head, directly rejecting the proposal.
"Since you all want to attack Minzhou, it's decided that we will attack Xiong County!"
Generals: "???"
Damn it?
Minzhou became Xiongxian?
What kind of weird brain circuit do you have?
Brother, what we just said was "beating Monzhou"!
