Nie Chen shook his head and smiled,
"I just said it casually. The main reason is that our recruitment has reached a bottleneck. It is difficult to recruit more new people, so we want to try to recruit King Anton's army.
Of course, my biggest target is Ning Wushuang. This person is a rare and handsome person, and I want to take him for my own use.
We have already started taking action according to Mr. Ouyang's plan. After the battle begins, within half a month, there will definitely be changes on the enemy's side. We can just wait and see what happens.
In the past half month, we have mainly focused on defense, consuming as much of the enemy's effective forces as possible, weakening Ning Wushuang's troops, and preparing for the subsequent counterattack. "
"Okay, I understand. As long as the tactics are decided, I will just execute them. Don't worry, the defense of Guiling Pass is very complete and the enemy will never be able to get in."
Liang Peng promised swornly.
In the next few days, Liang Peng, Lin Guang, Yue Dongwen and others were intensifying their training of soldiers and horses. They now have 140,000 infantry and 10,000 cavalry. It can be said that they have achieved what Liang Peng said about strong soldiers and strong horses. With more soldiers, the generals will be more powerful. !
Nie Chen and others also frequently inspected the east city wall to inspect the defense work.
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Three hundred miles away from Guiling Pass is Jiuyuan County.
Ning Wushuang's 150,000 troops have already marched here and set up camp outside the city to receive the grain and grass prepared from Jiuyuan County.
In the handsome tent.
Ning Wushuang, who was wearing armor, was staring at the map in front of him with a frown.
He is twenty-seven years old this year. He has star-like eyebrows and sword-like eyes. He looks talented and has a powerful body, tall and mighty.
At this time, a middle-aged man walked in outside the tent. This man was wearing a brocade robe, with a big belly and a smile like Maitreya Buddha on his face.
His name is Qian Dafu, and he is the cousin of King Anton Qian Anping, but he is not directly related by blood. It is just that his grandfather and King Anton's grandfather are brothers.
Because he and King Anton Qian Anping are of similar age and grew up together, they are especially trusted by King Anton.
This time, he was in Ning Wushuang's army to supervise the army and supervise Ning Wushuang's battles.
"Ning Shuai, you haven't slept yet, it's so late."
Qian Dafu walked to the handsome tent with a smile.
"Qian Jianjun, why are you here?"
Ning Wushuang frowned slightly. He was not interested in the smiling tiger, a well-connected person in front of him. Moreover, he was a professional soldier and hated hypocritical social interactions, so he never gave this wealthy man a good look.
This also shows that Ning Wushuang's emotional intelligence is not as high as his IQ, he has no political talent, and he doesn't know how to get along with others, so he is not popular with anyone, either in King Anton or in the Ning family.
"Look what Ning Shuai said, isn't your handsome tent like a dragon's pond and a tiger's den? I can't even come?"
Qian Dafu wasn't angry either, he was still smiling.
"Of course you can come. I'm just curious. What's the reason why you came to my place in the middle of the night?"
Ning Wushuang said as politely as possible.
"It's okay, I'm just curious. Today, Governor Pang of Jiuyuan County came to invite you and me to a banquet. Why didn't you go? I was left alone there, and I had to eat your share of the food and wine. If it falls, it will kill me."
"It's okay, as long as you can eat well. If I have time to socialize, I might as well look at the map and study some of the terrain over Guiling Pass to see how this battle should be fought."
Ning Wushuang said without raising his head, his eyes never leaving the map.
"Oh, Ning Shuai, I'm not talking about you."
Hearing this, Ning Wushuang frowned slightly. Normally, when someone says "I'm not talking about you", it means that this person is about to start talking about you.
"Governor Pang is also kind-hearted. He prepares food and ammunition for us, recruits civilian men, and even holds a dinner to entertain us. It's reasonable and reasonable that we can't go to the banquet to express our gratitude?
Besides, if you slap someone in the face like this, they will inevitably feel uncomfortable. Later, when they deliver food, grass and other supplies to us, they may not be able to do their best, and they may deduct something at will, causing you to lose the battle. This guilt, Isn't it still your responsibility as the coach?
I was there, but I had to say nice things to make Governor Pang happy. "
Ning Wushuang had a smile on her lips and said,
"This shows that Qian Jianjun you have done a good job and really helped me. I wish I could thank Qian Jianjun more.
However, as a county guard, preparing food and fodder for the army and recruiting civilians are what he should do, and it is his duty to do well.
As the commander-in-chief, it is my duty to win the war. If everyone does his or her duty well, there is no reason for failure. Why should I entertain him? "
Hearing this, Qian Dafu choked for a moment, pointed at Ning Wushuang and said,
"You, you, you really can't get enough of it, that's all. I have good intentions and you treat me like a donkey, so that doesn't matter.
I came here just to tell you that the spies from Weihu County sent information.
The thief chief Nie Chen has arrived at Guiling Pass to personally command the battle, and he also brought an army of 100,000! "
"One hundred thousand troops? How many people are there in Guiling Pass now?"
Ning Wushuang finally raised his head.
Seeing Ning Wushuang looking at him, Qian Dafu smiled and said,
"There are now 150,000 people in Guiling Pass. General Ning, this battle is not going to be easy.
The enemy's army is 150,000, and ours is 150,000. We are still a siege force. On the enemy's side, there are still natural barriers and city walls to rely on. You must be prepared. "
Ning Wushuang frowned and said,
"Who is the enemy coach? It shouldn't be that Nie Chen. Nie Chen is just a bandit and doesn't know how to fight at all. I remember that the coach of Guilingguan is a man named Liang Peng.
Qian Jianjun, how is the intelligence on Liang Peng that I asked you to collect? "
"Liang Peng, we have collected it. This person was originally a squad leader under your cousin Ning Yuan.
It's really ridiculous. A mere squad leader in our army can become a general when it comes to the thieves. The thieves really have no one to use.
Without Nie Chen's 100,000 troops, it would be easy for us to defeat Guiling Pass! "
However, Ning Wushuang raised his head and said,
"Nie Chen is not a fool, and even a fool cannot defeat Weihu County. He will not let a mediocre person be the commander-in-chief.
As far as I know, the two offensive operations in Weihu County were commanded by this Liang Peng. They were the Battle of the County City and the Battle of Guiling Pass. Both of them destroyed the city within half a day. This person's talent is... I'm afraid that if you weren't beneath me, you would have been nothing more than a pearl covered in dust. "
Hearing this, Qian Dafu's face turned the color of pig liver. Ning Wushuang seemed to be born to oppose him. Ning Wushuang would refute them no matter what he said.
Ning Wushuang had no time to look at his face and looked at the map instead.
Since Guiling Pass is difficult to defeat, then...
His eyes were set on Qingshui County!
