Yang Gao led the army with General Yang Ye as the main one, and Yang Yande and Shi Wengong as deputy generals, responsible for containing Zhu Wenzheng's troops in Ye County. He also ordered General Shi Dakai to lead an army of 10,000 to protect the grain road, and personally led 100,000 elite troops north to face the coalition forces of Zhu Yuanzhang and Yuan Shao.
When Zhu Yuanzhang and Yuan Shao learned that Yang Gao's army had abandoned Ye County and headed north, they immediately gave up their plan to besiege Fu Youde and Yang Yan's tribe in Fuyang County, and the entire army retreated to form camp.
Yang Gao was not in a hurry to fight the allied forces of Zhu Yuanzhang and Yuan Shao. He set up camp relying on the city wall of Fuyang County and sent scouts to inquire about the situation of Zhu Yuanzhang and Yuan Shao's army.
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"Your Majesty, based on the information I have learned in the past few days."
In the commander's tent, Lu Xiangsheng, who is in charge of scouting and investigation, is methodically introducing the situation of the coalition forces of Zhu Yuanzhang and Yuan Shao to Yang Gao and General Yue Fei: "Of the 250,000 coalition forces of Zhu Yuanzhang and Yuan Chu, 150,000 are Zhu Yuanzhang's subordinates. The remaining 100,000 were Yuan Chu's troops. Among them, Zhu Yuanzhang's 150,000 troops camped at Qingshigou in the northeast of Fuyang, while Yuan Chu's camp was further west. The two armies were separated by nearly ten miles. "
"Even the camps are so far apart. It seems that the two of them are very wary of each other."
Yang Gao immediately laughed when he heard this: "The enemy is still so suspicious of our allies. It seems that the alliance between these two people is very fragile!"
When all the generals in the tent heard this, they all laughed together and said, "Your Majesty, these two thieves are so insidious that our army already has a three-point chance of victory before fighting."
After a pause, Yang Gao waved his hand and said: "Lu Qing, continue to introduce the camp situation of the two thieves Zhu and Yuan."
"According to the order!"
Lu Xiangsheng cupped his hands and continued: "Zhu Yuanzhang's army of 150,000 was divided into four camps. He personally led an army of 60,000 to guard the central army. General Li Wenzhong led an army of 40,000 to form a camp on the left side of Zhu Yuanzhang, as if to guard against Yuan Yuan. Chu suddenly turned his back. Qiu Fu led 25,000 troops to defend the right wing. In addition, his newly adopted son Lan Yu led 25,000 troops to station on the northern slope in front of the left side of Zhu Yuanzhang's camp.
Yuan Chu's 100,000-strong army was divided into three camps. His younger brother Yuan Chonghuan led 30,000 elite troops to garrison the right wing, facing Li Wenzhong at a distance. It seemed that Yuan Chu was also on guard against Zhu Yuanzhang's sudden rebellion. General Yan Heng led 30,000 troops to garrison the front camp, while the rest of the troops were led by Yuan Chu to guard the central army. "
Yue Fei heard this and asked: "What is the military readiness of the two armies?"
Lu Xiangsheng immediately replied: "According to the information obtained by the scouts, Zhu Yuanzhang's military discipline is relatively strict and the defense is relatively tight. However, Yuan Chu's troops are relatively chaotic. Many of his troops are private soldiers from the Hebei gentry who support him. The army is composed of many mountains, and many generals are sons of aristocratic families. It often happens that they do not obey orders."
"All my dear friends already know the general situation."
Yang Gao lightly tapped the table and said: "When the two armies are fighting, their morale is boosted. I thought I could capture the rebel army's camp first and give them a show of strength!"
Many civil and military officials in the tent raised their hands and said, "What your Majesty said is absolutely true. I agree with you!"
Yang Gao nodded and said, "I wonder who all of you, dear friends, think our army should choose as a breakthrough point?"
Yue Fei pondered for a moment, then raised his hands and said, "Your Majesty, I think we can attack Zhu Yuanzhang first."
Yang Gao immediately asked, "Why? According to the spies' reports, Zhu Yuanzhang's troops are more elite than Yuan Chu's troops."
"That's why our army should defeat Zhu Yuanzhang now. Yuan Chu's army is just a bunch of rabble. No matter how many troops we have, it can't threaten our Sui Dynasty in the slightest. With the elite of our army, we can defeat him with a backhand, so why bother in a hurry?"
"Your Majesty, I agree with Commander Yue's opinion."
Fang Xuanling came out and said: "Ye County is Zhu Yuanzhang's home base. No matter what the war situation is, he will send his army south to fight with our army. Yuan Chu's home base is in the Bohai Sea, and his thoughts on rescuing Ye County are far less intense than Zhu Yuanzhang's. On the contrary, the war If things go wrong, he will lead his army to retreat immediately. In this case, our army should try our best to weaken Zhu Yuanzhang's strength now."
Jia Xu nodded in agreement: "Zhu Yuanzhang's strength is far superior to Yuan Chu's. Our army will attack Zhu Yuanzhang first. Yuan Chu is afraid of Zhu Yuanzhang's power and may have the idea of watching from the other side and use our army to weaken Zhu Yuanzhang's strength before taking action."
Yang Gao nodded and said, "In that case, which camp of Zhu Yuanzhang should our army attack first?"
"Sapphire!"
Yue Fei said without hesitation: "Lanyu is stationed on Beidaopo, and the terrain is condescending. If we don't capture the camp guarded by Lan Yu, no matter which camp our army attacks Zhu Yuanzhang, he will attack him from high places. This will It’s too passive for our military.”
"good."
Fu Youde echoed: "If our army captures Beidaopo, then our army will have a superiority over Zhu Yuanzhang's remaining three camps. We can even build arrow towers in the camps and attack Zhu Yuanzhang's camp every day. Shooting arrows from inside shakes Zhu Jun's military morale."
"What you two dear ladies said is true!"
Yang Gao immediately snapped the case and said, "Which general is willing to lead his army to capture Beidaopo?"
General Zhang Xian immediately came out and said: "Your Majesty, I am willing to go!"
Zhang Liao and Zhang He also came out one after another to ask for help: "Your Majesty, I am willing to lend a helping hand to General Zhang Xian (brother)!"
Yang Gao glanced at the three of them, smiled slightly and said: "Okay, then the three generals Zhang will take the victory. I am here waiting for your success!"
The three of them looked at each other, raised their hands together and said, "I will definitely live up to His Majesty's high expectations!"
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The plains of Fuyang County, which had been silent for several days, suddenly heard the sound of rumbling drums. The door of the Sui Army camp was opened wide. Fifteen thousand soldiers of the Sui Army who were recharged and recharged left the camp with their heads held high and their steps firm and powerful. Flags were flying. , with swords and spears like a forest, and heads like a sea, they marched towards Beidaopo Lanyu Camp in a mighty manner.
"General Lan, General Lan, the Sui army is coming towards us!" Several spies rushed back to Lanyu Dazhai and reported urgently.
Lan Yu pressed his sword and asked: "How many troops and horses came from the Sui army, and who is the general?"
"The strength of the Sui army should be around 15,000, and the flag commander should be Zhang Xian."
"General, do you want to ask the king to send troops for support?"
Lan Yu's lieutenant suggested in a low voice. Although our own army has more soldiers and horses than the Sui army, everyone is well aware of the gap between the Sui army's combat power and our own. Even though Zhu Yuanzhang has been emphasizing the elimination of the old and the weak and refining his troops in the past few years since he came to power, the war in Hebei continues. It would be very good if Zhu Yuanzhang's policy of refining his troops can be implemented to one tenth.
"No need!"
Lan Yu was young and frivolous, and when she was full of energy, she flatly refused: "Who is Zhang Xian? But the Sui army has no name general, and the attack is just a partial division of the Sui army. In this way, the general will ask his adoptive father for help. In the future How could my adoptive father give me a chance to be my own man?"
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