Night falls, but the wine and meat in Lishuiguan are fragrant.
Ling Ning ordered to reward the army with good wine and meat.
Inside the Suzaku Hall.
Ling Ning sat at the top.
Sitting on the left are Huo Zilong, Zhao Zhijing, Jia Huaiying, and several captains from Lishuiguan.
Sitting on the right side were six men with sturdy builds and resolute faces.
These six people were selected by Ling Ning from the 60,000-strong army that arrived to serve as generals, the same as Zhu Yuan and others.
These six people are: Zhang He, Li Long, Ma Ji, Huo Crocodile, Shi Xiong, and Lu Feng.
Of course, these six people only serve as temporary generals. Next, all the soldiers who came will be integrated into the Beiyou Army, and then the entire army will be reorganized.
Including the warriors in the fourth level, they also need to be readjusted.
Although these six people were chosen at random, it seemed that they were recommended by the system. Ling Ning had a very good impression of these six people. Otherwise, there would be so many people who would not choose them.
The performance of the six of them did not disappoint Ling Ning, and they completed the task perfectly.
Including the 60,000 soldiers who arrived, they also cooperated very well. It didn't look like they suddenly arrived at all, they were like partners fighting side by side.
This is naturally the result of the system.
So Ling Ning picked up the wine and offered it to the system first.
If there is no system to help him, trying to rebel against Liang is no less than reaching the sky.
After toasting the system, Ling Ning poured another glass of wine and coughed lightly.
Everyone drinking in the hall immediately fell silent and looked at Ling Ning.
Ling Ning picked up the wine and said with a smile: "Emperor Liang sent an army of 250,000 to attack, and within ten days, he fled in despair. This victory severely slapped the court and slapped Emperor Liang. This makes me very happy."
"And such a record is the result of your bloody battle!"
"Come, I want to toast you a glass of wine!"
The generals quickly brought the wine and everyone drank it together.
Ling Ning put down the wine glass and continued: "When Yanzhou settles down, I will reward you for your merits and will never treat you badly. In addition, although Huang Yuanzhang's army fled, we cannot take it lightly, so don't be greedy and eat more." Some meat, I have other plans for tomorrow.”
"I understand my humble position!" the generals responded.
After two sticks of incense, the banquet was over, and all the generals were not drunk at all, and then they went about their own business.
Ling Ning returned to the room and was finally able to have a peaceful sleep.
…
The next day's time.
Ling Ning summoned all the generals to have breakfast together.
At the same time, a new task was issued: "Huo Zilong, send scouts to investigate the whereabouts of Huang Yuanzhang's army. He should flee to Lizhou City. We need to find out how many troops he still has in hand. The more detailed the better."
"In this defeat, Huang Yuanzhang should be killed according to military law, but Emperor Liang may not kill him, but give him the opportunity to make meritorious service."
"In addition, Emperor Liang will also redeploy his troops and continue to deal with us."
"But Huang Yuanzhang has learned his lesson, and I'm afraid he won't attack Lishuiguan. I guess that Huang Yuanzhang and the court will use the strategy of siege without attacking and fight a protracted war."
"Huang Yuanzhang is stationed in Lizhou City to cut off our army's way south. There are also soldiers and horses in Suizhou to the east and Tazhou to the west, cutting off our east and west routes. To the north is the Dachen Kingdom, which is even more important to us. enemy."
"They will trap us in Lizhou. We will lose all supplies and have no supplies available, forcing us to take the initiative to attack them. At that time, the offense and defense will be interchanged. We will be the attacking party, and they will have the advantage."
"So this king needs to know how many troops he has available."
Huo Zilong immediately responded: "I understand, I will go check it out immediately."
Ling Ning continued:
"My king has sent military orders to Zhang Sankuang and Du Shengheng, asking them to each mobilize 15,000 troops, totaling 30,000, to support Cangchen Pass. With these 30,000 troops, Cangchen Pass can sit back and relax."
"After learning about Huang Yuanzhang's defeat, the State of Chen will retreat and will not attack Cangchen Pass. It can be said that the crisis at Cangchen Pass has been resolved."
"Once Lizhou is surrounded and all supplies cannot enter, our army will become a trapped beast. At that time, there will be shortages of food, iron, cloth, salt, oil and other supplies. This matter must be planned in advance .”
"Mr. Jia, we need you to return to Yanzhou immediately and work with Pang Ju to conduct an in-depth investigation of the materials in Yanzhou. See which ones can be self-sufficient and which ones have less inventory and will become our constraints."
Defeating the enemy does not mean victory.
How to survive and continue to become stronger is the real victory.
Jia Huaiying knew the importance of this matter and immediately said: "I understand."
Ling Ning then looked at Zhang He, Li Long, Ma Ji, Huo Crocodile, Shi Xiong, and Lu Feng, and ordered: "You continue to train your army. It won't be long before there is a battle to be fought!"
The descending warriors are Ling Ning's confidence. They are not only loyal, but also brave. As long as they strengthen the coordination of the formation, they can become an army that is not inferior to the Beiyou Army.
then,
The generals took action and started busy.
…
Soon, the news of the defeat of the imperial army reached Kyoto immediately.
Emperor Liang had just recovered from a serious illness. He was originally in a good mood. When he heard about the defeat of Bai Zhanhou Huang Yuan Zhang, he suddenly became furious. His high blood pressure rose sharply. He felt dizzy and almost fell down.
Fortunately, the attendant had quick eyesight and quick hands to help him.
"An army of 250,000, that's an army of 250,000. How could it be defeated? How could it be defeated!" Emperor Liang roared.
The Minister of War, who was a good friend of Huang Yuanzhang, excused him: "Replying to your majesty, the traitor Ling Ning has sent reinforcements, with a total of 80,000 people, and they have sneak attacks on hundreds of warlords. Only then will the army be defeated. "
"Failure is defeat, I don't want to hear excuses! Where is Huang Yuanzhang?" Emperor Liang shouted.
The Minister of War replied: "The Hundred Warlords are now retreating to Lizhou City. At the same time, there are two groups of soldiers and horses stationed in Tazhou City and Suizhou City."
Emperor Liang said angrily: "He is a loser, let him commit suicide to apologize!"
The Minister of the Ministry of War quickly begged: "Your Majesty, please calm down and please spare his life for the sake of Bai Zhanhou, who fought for Daliang in the past and made great achievements! At the same time, give him a chance to make meritorious service."
Emperor Liang snorted coldly and said nothing more.
In fact, asking Huang Yuanzhang to commit suicide to apologize was an act of anger, and the Minister of War's plea was the step he gave himself.
then,
Emperor Liang ordered: "Continue to gather troops and destroy Ling Ning! Also tell Huang Yuanzhang that he has one last chance. If he cannot destroy Ling Ning, then he will use his own head to apologize."
"I understand." The Minister of War immediately responded, and then talked about the plan: "Your Majesty, if this battle is defeated, the rebel Ling Ning will definitely become arrogant, and Yanzhou is surrounded by mountains, which is easy to defend and difficult to attack, so it is not suitable to attack by force. But the same, Being surrounded by mountains also has its drawbacks, which is that it is a natural prison.”
"Tell me in detail." Emperor Liang agreed and asked him to continue.
The Minister of War said: "Yanzhou is a natural prison. Although the area is not small, there is not much arable land, and it does not produce salt, and there are no iron ore, copper ore and other substances. We only need to use siege instead of attack to block Yanzhou. , so that all materials cannot enter Yanzhou. Over time, the hearts of people in Yanzhou will inevitably become unstable. Then we will use scheming and counterattack strategies to eliminate the rebel Ling Ning, just like picking out the items."
"The only drawback to this approach is that it's a waste of time."
"But right now, it's the best way."
After saying that, the Minister of War took a peek at Liang Huang.
Now Emperor Liang hated Ling Ning so much that he was afraid that he would not want to wait.
However, the Minister of War still underestimated Emperor Liang. Although he wanted to kill Ling Ning now, he also realized that Yanzhou was like a stubborn ringworm that could not be cured even with strong medicine, so he could only deal with it slowly.
in addition,
It's okay to clean it up slowly, and let Ling Ning gradually suffer and become irritable, unable to sleep and eat well, and unable to sleep at night. The more painful he is, the happier Emperor Liang will be.
Thinking of this, Emperor Liang immediately said: "Okay, let's use this method! Let Bai Zhanhou garrison Lizhou City. In addition, two generals will be sent to Tazhou and Suizhou to garrison, and another book will be compiled for Chen State. This time, Ling Ling will be sent to guard Lizhou City. Rather be destroyed in despair!"
At the end of his words, Emperor Liang gritted his teeth, and his cold tone could not fully express the hatred in his heart.
