However, the reward given by the court this time also surprised Fang Yi. He did not expect Yun Wuji to be so generous. He directly made himself a third-grade official, and also made himself General Zhenbei, plus an earl. title.
The most important thing is, there is actually a gold medal to avoid death?
Of course Fang Yi knew the meaning of the Wuwei gold medal, but Yun Wuji had given so many rewards, and he didn't know if Yun Wuji would jump in panic if he knew his true identity.
Fang Yi returned to the Dali military camp and met with Luo Shenhou. Luo Shenhou gave Fang Yi the imperial edict and the gold medal for immunity from death.
After receiving the death-free gold medal, there was nothing else on it except two large gold-gilt characters, which were Yun Wuji's reign name, Wuwei.
Above the two gilded characters, there is a five-clawed golden dragon wrapped around it. Holding the gold medal in hand, you can feel its heavy weight.
Fang Yi also received the title of Earl of Anle. For this reason, the court also specially gave Fang Yi a fief. From now on, that was where Fang Yi would be the wife and son.
According to the laws of Dali, the title cannot be hereditary and replaceable, but the fiefdom can. In other words, from now on, that land belongs to the Fang Yi family.
Of course, as the general of Zhenbei, Fang Yi still has the right to lead 100,000 elite troops. However, this time the Dali army has 200,000 elite troops, and has lost nearly 50,000. There are still 150,000 elite troops. Of course, Dali will still have 200,000 elite troops in the future. Elite soldiers will be sent to the front line in a steady stream, but now that many generals are here, Fang Yi can no longer be given 100,000 elite soldiers.
"Generals." At this time, Luo Shenhou spoke first, and the other generals all focused on Luo Shenhou.
"Frontline scouts have come to report that the barbarian army has been gathering in depth and is about to launch the most violent attack on Dali." At this time, Luo Shenhou spoke to the generals about the information the scouts had gathered.
This Dali Central Army tent is equivalent to Dali's frontline headquarters. These generals are the center of Dali's current frontline. They are responsible for discussing and making decisions on frontline wars.
This is the decree given by the Emperor Yun Wuji of Dali. He will be outside and he will not grant any orders, leaving it to Luo Shenhou to make the final decision.
"The Barbarians have suffered a defeat this time, so they naturally want to regain their face. What's more, this Barbarian prince has high hopes from the Barbarian King. In his first campaign, we have beaten him so hard. After he returns, the Barbarian King will What do you think of him??" The Protector General spoke at this time.
"That's right. Moreover, I have long heard that the Barbarian King seems to be trying to reach a higher realm. The Barbarian tribe sent troops to buy time for the Barbarian King." The Northern Expedition general was also analyzing.
"Besides, it is already November, which is the coldest season for the barbarians. If the barbarians want to survive, they can only continue to encroach south." General Weiyuan said the most fundamental reason why the barbarian army wanted to counterattack, that is In order to survive, the barbarians had to suppress the human army.
Last year, despite the desperate resistance of the Dali army, they were unable to defend Yumen Pass. Yumen Pass was lost and it was not until Taiyuan City that they could resist the barbarian advance.
Many barbarians survived the winter north of Taiyuan City and south of Yumen Pass.
This time, in November, it was the critical moment when winter had arrived, and it was impossible for the barbarians to give up this opportunity.
"Anyway, the barbarians are coming." Luo Shenhou said solemnly at this time: "The barbarians claim to have assembled an army of 100,000 people this time."
"Previously, the barbarians used 20,000 advance troops to kill our general Da Li's 50,000 troops, and even fled back with thousands of people. This time, the 100,000 troops are five times the 20,000 advance troops. According to this battle loss ratio , we must prepare at least 250,000 troops."
"But we only have 200,000 troops." Luo Shenhou emphasized this point, and even lost 50,000.
In other words, the remaining 150,000 troops from Dali are now needed to fight against the 200,000 barbarian army. One can imagine how cruel this war will be.
Dali can no longer recruit more soldiers, because fighting against barbarians is not something that any ordinary person can join the army. At least a strong martial artist is needed.
In the early years of Dali, in addition to maintaining the necessary soldiers for the army, in order to prevent martial arts people from violating the prohibition with force, for a long time, they prevented the army from unlimited expansion. But now, Dali has to bear this policy. the consequences.
This time, the support from the Jianghu sects and the Confucian and Taoist monks totaled only 150,000 troops.
However, this is also true, and it actually enhanced Dali's combat power.
The 50,000 men and horses lost in front were actually relatively weak ones. After all, they were men from the front army and the middle army.
The most elite rear army and Shenhou's personal soldiers have not yet appeared, including the Jianghu sect's troops and Confucian and Taoist disciples, who have not participated in the first two rounds of combat.
This time, the elite barbarian soldiers went into battle, and naturally the disciples of the Jianghu Sect and the Confucian and Taoist troops also had to participate in the battle.
From this perspective, it is actually not a big problem. After all, once the disciples of Confucianism and Taoism and Jianghu Sect take action, they will be able to fight against the barbarians.
"This time, there are 150,000 troops, each under the command of several generals."
"The Northern Expedition General has 30,000 horses under his command, and will focus on attacking the barbarians' left wing. General Weiyuan will have 30,000 horses under his command, and will focus on attacking the right wing. The Protector General will have 30,000 horses under his command, and will focus on attacking the barbarian center." Luo Shenhou directly announced the areas under their respective jurisdictions at this time. strength and direction of operations.
"I have 10,000 soldiers under my command and am responsible for supervising and supporting the battle." Luo Shenhou spoke again, and then turned his attention to Fang Yi.
"General Zhenbei has 50,000 troops under his command and is responsible for surprise attacks and reinforcements."
The orders of the Shenhou were military orders. At this time, all the generals spoke: "Obey!!"
"General Zhenbei's mission is very heavy. This arrangement is mainly to allow General Zhenbei to give full play to his attainments in the art of war." Luo Shenhou first issued the military order, and now he explained to everyone: " As for fighting against the barbarian army, the three generals are already familiar with such positional battles and encounters, and I also ask the generals to lead their troops and prepare for battle."
The three generals of Huguo, Weiyuan and Northern Expedition are all battle-hardened veterans. Let them each lead an army of 30,000 to fight the barbarians head-on because they have fought too many such battles and they have experience. .
Luo Shenhou brings 10,000 personal soldiers, who are responsible for supervising and supporting battles on the front line. This is to prevent the situation on the battlefield from changing rapidly. Once there are any major changes or other situations, Luo Shenhou can have a chance to react, and then Make a decision.
As for Fang Yi, he had previously led the 50,000 soldiers of the Chinese army to a huge victory. Fang Yi had shown his astonishing talent in leading troops in two consecutive wars, but Fang Yi had to fight against the barbarians. , it is always the first time, so we should not only let Fang Yi use his talents in leading troops, let Fang Yi play a greater role, but also avoid letting Fang Yi fight such positional battles.
This is the battle plan that has been formed in Luo Shenhou's mind before, and this time it is officially revealed to everyone.
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After the discussion was over, they each led their troops to prepare for battle.
Fang Yi also returned to his camp.
In addition, more and more news and intelligence were spread to Fang Yi's camp.
This time, the barbarians fought in collusion with the Gu tribe before. This time it seemed that the barbarians had a hundred thousand troops, but there was a force secretly gathering behind it, and that was the Gu tribe sent by the King of Gu to support the barbarians. Army.
That's right, now the Gu clan and Da Li are basically at odds with each other.
Before Fang Yi's death, the King of Gu pretended to sign a peace treaty with Da Li, ensuring that the water in the well would not interfere with the water in the river.
But now, in just a few months, we have to prepare to take action against Da Li. Especially after learning that most of the sects in Jianghu have chosen to submit to Da Li, the Gu King began to take action frequently. .
In the south, the army led by King Pingnan is preparing to fight with the Gu tribe.
I heard that the Gu clan has gathered nearly 50,000 Gu clans and is preparing to launch an attack from the south. They will coordinate with the Gu clan who are fighting from the north to the south. They want to encroach on Dali's territory step by step and eventually make Dali completely disappear. This is the Gu clan. The king’s true plan.
Of course, this is also the reason why Dali can no longer spare the manpower and troops to come to the north to continue fighting against the barbarians, because now there is basically no one available.
The threat from the south is also great.
In addition, there is another news that Jianghu Sect is going to have internal strife.
The Tianjian Pavilion led by Lord Sword Master is determined to take action against the other nine sects.
When this news came, it actually didn’t shock anyone, especially Fang Yi. Fang Yi knew everything about it best. According to Fang Yi’s previous guesses, he thought that the Sword Master would soon attack the other nine. Most of the sects took action, but they didn't expect that they have been holding on until now.
It seems that the damage to the soul will have a great impact on the Sword Master. Otherwise, with the character of the Sword Master, there is no need to wait until now.
But now at this critical moment, it is also very fatal.
The Jianghu Sect sent many disciples to join the battle this time. If the Sword Master took action, they would not be able to rush back. With the barbarian army attacking and the Sword Master intruding, the disciples of the Jianghu Sect joined the battle on the front line. It's probably hard to calm down.
So this battle is difficult.
Fang Yi carefully digested the news he got from everywhere and began to make calculations in his mind.
In fact, Fang Yi knew that the Gu clan was so capricious. The shadow of the Gu King was behind the previous demon chaos. In other words, the Gu King had never thought of peacefully coexisting with Da Li from the beginning.
Although Fang Yi didn't understand why King Gu was so persistent in capturing Dali, he knew very well that King Gu's purpose had never changed from the beginning.
This time, it was a fight to the death.
