Speaking of this, Nie Chen was suddenly startled and said,
"That's not right, why is Qi like this? Di Hong won a great victory, killed the enemy and surrendered his troops, and shocked the enemy.
Then, in order to appease the enemy, Qi State sent gold and silver to sign a treaty as compensation, and also transferred this murderous god who could intimidate Chu State, just to calm Chu State's anger?
What the hell is this? They ask for peace and compensation in a victorious battle, and flaunt their power and power in a defeated battle. Are all the people in Qi a coward and a sycophant? "
Ouyang Ming smiled and said,
"My Lord, this is the consistent style of Qi State. They bully the weak and fear the strong. They are very rich, but the richer they are, the more they are afraid of war and the more contented they are with enjoying themselves.
The money paid to the Chu State was far less than the money lost in the war.
Buying peace with money is their usual style.
Moreover, they did not give the generals much power. They were afraid that the generals would rebel, so they often withdrew their troops, changed commanders, etc.
Previously, Di Hong only had 80,000 troops to protect us from the Feng Kingdom.
If this time it was not for the purpose of invading our Feng Kingdom, if it was not for the purpose of realizing the dream of becoming an emperor through the ages, then Emperor Qi would not have appointed Di Hong as the head coach to enter the Feng Kingdom.
He must also be worried that Di Hong will lead an army to establish a new country in Feng Country. "
Nie Chen smiled when he heard this and said,
"Hmph, such a fatuous and weak court is worthy of entering our Feng Kingdom to wreak havoc.
In a country where you have to pay reparations for winning a war and suppress your own murderous god in order to please the enemy, envoys from other countries will definitely show off their power when they go there.
Such a country has a far-fetched future. "
Nie Chen couldn't help but think of the Northern Song Dynasty. In foreign wars, they also won more than they lost, but they smashed their good cards and were extremely weak. They were soft to the enemy but tough to their own people.
"Okay, let's put aside the affairs of Qi State for a while. Let's talk about the current war first."
Nie Chen spread out the map and said,
“Now that the magistrate of Wanggu County has declared allegiance to Dafeng, there is no obstacle for us to cross Wanggu County.
The next goal is to close the Moon Gate at the junction of Shuoyue County.
Yuemen Pass is a majestic pass, the whole is like a crescent moon, with the two sides facing forward and the middle sinking inward.
Such a pass allows the defenders on the city to concentrate their attack power on the enemies outside.
If our army were to attack the city by force, and the troops would gather in front of the city wall, the enemies in front and on both sides would be able to launch a saturation attack on our army. They would attack from three sides, and our army would be attacked on three sides, which would be disadvantageous for a forceful attack. "
Hearing this, Ouyang Ming and others blinked, and finally Ouyang Ming said awkwardly,
"My lord, you have looked at the map. The curved surface of the crescent moon faces west, not east."
"Um?"
Nie Chen was startled when he heard this, and realized that he had indeed held it backwards. He quickly turned it over and muttered,
"I don't like your map that goes up south and down north. It's great to go up north and down south."
Nie Chen was born in later generations and was used to looking up north and down south when looking at maps.
But here, the map is all about up, south and down. When fighting, when you go in all directions, you will say eastward, westward, northward, southward. This is mainly because the terrain in the north is high and the terrain in the south is low. It has nothing to do with the top and bottom of the map. .
After turning the map around, the crescent moon changed from a ")" to a "(" shape. Nie Chen and the others walked to the west, that is, to the left.
Nie Chen nodded and said,
"That's right, the belly of the crescent moon is facing us, and the two tips are facing the east. This is obviously a defensive building.
The pass was built by the previous imperial court. It was to protect the east side and protect the capital. How could it be created to protect the capital.
With this shape, it is difficult to hit from east to west, but it is easier to hit from west to east. The enemy can only attack us from the distance between the middle and abdomen.
When our army enters the canyon, we can storm the middle part and capture Yuemen Pass, and then exit the canyon and head to the city wall at the other end. The other end has the same shape. As long as we capture the military camp in the middle, the enemy will be defeated. "
Ouyang Ming nodded and said,
"Yes, my lord, we have discussed it over the past three days. Yuemen Pass can be broken in one day, but we must be careful whether there are any enemies ambushing on the cliff. We must find out before entering the canyon.
Lord, we have obtained intelligence that King Andong's army has concentrated in Dongping County and reduced its forces, preparing for a decisive battle with us.
King Andong was recruited by us last year to recruit an army of 150,000, and now he has recruited some more troops. Excluding scattered defenders in various places, the main force totals 500,000.
King Andong appointed Ye Xiao, a veteran general of the Ye family, to lead an army of 400,000. As soon as the troops and horses were assembled, he entered Shuoyue County from Dongping County and fought a decisive battle with us. "
"Ye Xiao? A member of the Ye family? We have captured a general of the Ye family before, back in Qingfeng Village.
Later, the general named Ye Xing died on the battlefield during a sneak attack on us.
We have a grudge against this Ye family.
How about this Ye Xiao? Is he considered a handsome man? "
Nie Chen asked.
Ouyang Ming smiled and said,
"There used to be only one person under King Anton who was worthy of being called a famous commander, but now he is under our command."
Hearing this, everyone was happy and looked at Ning Wushuang.
Ning Wushuang looked a little embarrassed.
Nie Chen looked at Ning Wushuang and asked,
"Wushuang, how strong is this Ye Xiao?"
Ning Wushuang pondered for a moment and answered very carefully,
"He's a loser."
"Hahaha……"
Nie Chen laughed loudly and said,
"It seems that someone who can make the always rigorous Ning Wushuang call him a waste seems to be a real waste."
"Yes, my lord, Ye Xiao is not good at commanding troops to fight. On the contrary, he is good at flattering and flattering. He understands King Anton's preferences very well and often does what he likes and gives him some weird gifts. stuff, or beauties.
I heard that Ye Xiao discovered Wen Xiaorou from among the people and gave him to Qian Anping, who was obsessed with King Anton and ignored political affairs all day long.
If not, he, Ye Xiao, would not be able to be the commander-in-chief of the entire army this time. "
"King Anton doesn't have a famous general under his command. He chose such a thing to fight. God is really helping our army."
Nie Chen laughed and then asked,
"By the way, I've also heard about this. Qian Anping held a big banquet at his wife's funeral, invited all the dignitaries in Dongping County to celebrate, and even announced on the spot that he would make Wen Xiaorou the queen.
Damn it, my wife is so happy when she is dead, she is really stupid.
Now I am very curious about how much trouble this Su Daji has brought to the country and the people, and how he can bewitch Qian Anping like this. "
Liang Peng said immediately,
"That's not easy. I'll break Dongping County in the future and capture this or that person and present it to the lord, so that the lord can see enough."
"Hahaha……"
