After the war is over, he can kill the county guard, transfer him, demote him, etc., and use it to quell the public's anger.
How to do it depends on his performance.
He is the one who does good things, but others take the blame. What can he do wrong, Mr. Nie? Mr. Nie is a great hero who is loyal to the emperor and patriotic and fights against rebellion. How could he be wrong?
Master Wen didn't know what Nie Chen was thinking, and he might know it, but he had to accept it.
The only thing he can do is to please Nie Chen, try his best to help Nie Chen, and don't let Nie Chen kill the donkey and settle the scores later.
After settling the matter of food and grass, Nie Chen looked at Wang Han again and asked,
"General Wang now has eight thousand soldiers and horses under his command. Are you willing to fight with me and serve your country loyally?"
Wang Han was startled for a moment, then said,
"Master Marquis, of course the general is willing to serve the country. Since he joins the army, he should fight on the battlefield and protect his family and country.
It's just...it's just that the general is a general under King Anton, and the troops and horses are also the military power of King Anton. If the general wants to fight with you, he needs orders and handwriting from King Anton. "
Nie Chen smiled slightly and said,
"General Wang is overly worried. As I said before, I and King Anton are brothers. King Anton is a very generous and loyal minister. I think he is also very willing to lend me his troops and horses.
After all, he often lent me soldiers and horses in the past, and now a large part of the army outside the city was lent to me by King Anton.
Besides, I am a first-class general, the marshal of the country's troops, and I have command authority over all the troops in the country. Now I am just taking over, so why should General Wang worry? "
Wang Han smiled bitterly, "Good fellow, Nie Chen is borrowing troops again."
"Okay, that being the case, I will just obey the Marquis's instructions."
"It's easy to say, I have left 10,000 Longxing troops to guard the city, and you will lead the 8,000 people and integrate them into the Longxing army.
From now on, Ning Wushuang and Ning Shuai will be your immediate boss. "
After hearing this, Wang Han stood up, hugged Ning Wushuang and said,
"General, I'm going to pay homage to Commander Ning. I've heard Commander Ning's name for a long time. I wanted to pay him a visit, but I couldn't get what I wanted. From now on, it's my honor to be able to serve under Commander Ning to serve the Marquis and His Majesty. In the future, Ning will pay homage to Commander Ning." He is handsome but if he is sent to do something, he will not dare not to obey him!"
Ning Wushuang also stood up and hugged her hands and said,
"General Wang understands justice well, and I admire him."
After eating, Nie Chen and others stationed themselves at the governor's mansion, resting and reorganizing their troops while observing the enemy's movements.
That night, intelligence came from the south.
Nie Chen and others also held a military meeting.
Qi Huan pointed at the map and said,
"Lord, the enemy troops have arrived at Nanhe County in the south this morning. The defenders of Nanhe County did not offer resistance and Kaicheng surrendered.
After that, Mingwu left two thousand men to defend the city. The army continued to march north without stopping. It seemed that Mingwu was planning to fight a tough battle with my army! "
"Twenty thousand people attack a city garrisoned by 300,000 people? Is he Mingwu crazy?"
Nie Chen asked rhetorically.
Ouyang Ming smiled and said,
"My lord, Ming Wusui is a brave and foolhardy man, but he must have capable people under his command. He will not be so stupid as to actually use 200,000 people to attack our 300,000 people.
I think he must lead his troops north, occupy a strategic location, and then wait for the 200,000 troops behind to catch up, and then look for opportunities to fight our army decisively!
Lord, please look at the map.
The county seat of Nanhe County is located between two mountains. It is an important transportation route into the capital. It has been occupied by enemy troops to ensure the transportation of grain and grass.
Then, between Nanhe County and the county town, there is a dangerous area that is easy to defend but difficult to attack.
There is a mountain in this place called Xiangyangpo.
The sunny slope is gentle in the east and steep in the west, and to the south is the river Nanha, which flows from west to east, then turns south, enters Nanha County, and flows to Gyeonggi County, irrigating large areas of farmland.
Mingwu will definitely set up camp here. In this case, with his back to the sunny slope and the river to the south, if our army wants to attack, we can only attack from the east and north. We can't go up the steep cliff on the west, nor can we attack from the east and north. Attack them from the great river that flows to the south.
In this way, they only need to defend the east and north sides, and it is also located in a condescending position. It is really a treasure land that is easy to defend but difficult to attack.
He will definitely choose to camp here, wait for the arrival of reinforcements, and then attack our army from both inside and outside! "
Nie Chen looked at the map and fell into deep thought, thinking about ways to defeat the enemy.
After thinking for a moment, Nie Chen suddenly realized something was wrong.
I have so many counselors and commanders, why should I think for myself?
"Let's talk about it, how should we fight this battle?"
After Liang Peng looked at it for a moment, he said,
"Since we can't fight, we have to trap the enemy. It's hard for them to break through the so-called easy-to-defend but hard-to-attack areas. We can only attack from those two directions, and they can only break out from those two directions.
In this way, we can surround them and consume them alive inside. I don't believe it. They have no food channels to transport food and grass, and how much food and grass can the army carry with them.
We have the entire Hanzhong County to provide food and grass. "
Wang Hao said,
"Don't forget, the enemy army still has a follow-up force of 200,000 people, and they can arrive only ten days later than these people.
At that time, if we want to trap the enemy to death, we are afraid that we will be attacked from both sides! "
Ning Wushuang stared at the map. After looking at it for a moment, his eyes fell on the location of Nanhe County.
He is the general who is best at using roundabout operations. When he attacked King Zhennan under King Andong, he used the strategy of luring the enemy deep into the valley and trapped the enemy troops alive in the valley.
When Nie Chen was defeated, he couldn't get through Hukou Pass, so he turned to attack Qingshui County.
After looking at it for a moment, he pointed to Nanhe County and said,
"After besieging the enemy, we can send a large army to capture Nanhe County, and then block the enemy's food routes and reinforcements.
After Nanhe County has resisted the enemy's reinforcements, we can calmly besiege Mingwu's 200,000-strong army. Within a month, the enemy's army will be dead! "
Hearing this, everyone's eyes lit up and they all praised this as a good idea.
"But who will be asked to guard Nanhe County?"
Lin Guang asked.
As soon as these words came out, everyone's eyes fell on Wang Hao.
Wang Hao said dumbfounded,
"It's me again, don't worry, with my 50,000 Qingshui Army here, Nanhe County will be protected!"
After Ouyang Ming listened, he nodded and said,
“Everyone is right, let’s just set the overall strategy.
However, there is one thing that needs to be changed slightly.
We have 300,000 people and the enemy has 200,000 people. We have an advantage over the enemy.
But if 50,000 people are sent to Nanhe County, our army only has 250,000 people, and we are on the offensive. If we want to encircle and attack the enemy, it will not be easy, right? "
