Early the next morning, the commanders of all armies went out to direct the troops to break out of camp and set off, passing through Yuemen Pass and heading east.
The marching team is already very long and mighty, and it can't be seen at a glance.
Nie Chen stood at the gate and looked at his army with some emotion in his heart.
Last year, he was just the second-in-command of a bandit in the village.
In just over a year, he had an army of 500,000 and became a powerful prince in the Feng Kingdom, a person who could influence the general trend of the world.
Looking at the endless and neat team that could not be seen from end to end, Nie Chen felt proud and became more confident about the upcoming battle.
Ouyang Ming sat in a carriage that was ventilated on all sides. The carriage moved very slowly because the team itself moved slowly.
Naturally, the infantry army cannot compare with the cavalry march. It moves very slowly. A normal march is only thirty or forty miles a day. Nie Chen's army is used to forced marches, and it can only march sixty miles a day at most.
In later generations, a distance of sixty miles was just a matter of stepping on the accelerator, but in the ranks of an army of half a million people, it was not that fast.
It is very troublesome to set up camp, break camp, march, haul goods, carry luggage, provide food and fodder, cook and eat, patrol, and build roads and bridges when encountering mountains and rivers.
If it rains, there will be delays.
Nie Chen and others walked for six or seven days before arriving at the county seat of Liangping County.
There were only a few hundred miscellaneous soldiers in Liangping County. The county magistrate had already fled with his troops, money and food, abandoning the city, leaving Nie Chen with an empty county seat.
After resting for a day in the county seat, Nie Chen left a few hundred soldiers to help manage the county seat. He also selected a highly respected among the squires to be the temporary county magistrate, and then set off again.
Further east, after walking for another eight days, we reached Zhuan'an County, which was once again an empty city. I heard that the county magistrate here ran away with the magistrate of Liangping County, and they all went to the county seat, leaving Nie Chen behind. It is still just an empty city with only ordinary people.
Nie Chen still posted a notice to calm the people, elected a new county magistrate, left several hundred soldiers and horses, and continued to move forward.
This is what fighting is like. Once a ground is conquered, it must be stabilized and the food route must be smooth.
However, on this day of rest in Zhuan'an County, Nie Chen received unexpected news.
At this time, Nie Chen was having a meeting with the generals in the county government hall. Qi Huan suddenly came over and reported,
"Lord, I received the news that the army led by Ye Xiao is about to enter Shuoyue County. After entering Shuoyue County, they can enter the fortresses in the hilly areas, but he separated an army of one hundred thousand The army of people is heading north."
"Going north? What do you mean? Be more specific."
Nie Chen frowned.
"Yes! The 100,000-strong army that was separated was the 100,000-strong army of the Wu family. It was led by Wu Xiang, the commander-in-chief of the Wu family, and headed northwest from Dongping County to Hequ County."
"Hequ County?"
Nie Chen looked at the map, frowned and said,
"Hequ County is to the north of Shuoyue County. To the west is Hanzhong County, to the northwest is Weihu County, and to the southwest is Gyeonggi County. He does not have an advantage in military strength. If he divides another 100,000 troops, does he want to start from Hequ County? Heading south to Shuoyue County to sneak attack us? Surround us from both sides?"
(Ahem, when you need to look at a map, look at the map. You will definitely be confused if you don’t look at the map. I always look at the map when I write. The map is in this paragraph review. You can see it by clicking on it. If you don’t have it, that’s it. Under review, just wait.)
Liang Peng said,
"It is also possible that they are going to take a detour to launch a sneak attack on Gyeonggi and go straight to our capital to force our troops to withdraw."
Ning Wushuang touched her chin and muttered,
"If you want to go to Gyeonggi Province, you will definitely encounter us if you go to Shuoyue County. You can only take a detour through Yizhou County or Hequ County.
If we go to Yizhou County, half of the area there is currently controlled by King Andong, and the other half is controlled by Mingxuan before. However, the Ming and Han forces have ceased to exist in name only. Why not go through Yizhou County and regain Yizhou County by the way? Woolen cloth? "
Ren Jun shook his head and said,
"In that case, it would waste too much time, and it would very likely block the Qi army's way to the capital. At this time, King Anton probably didn't want to conflict with the Qi army, so he took advantage of the Hequ within his control. County is the most suitable.”
However, Ouyang Ming shook his head and said with a smile,
"You only guessed that his goal was our army or the capital, so is there a possibility that he went north because his destination was the only way to the north?"
"Where could that be?"
Nie Chen asked.
Ouyang Ming's finger landed on a place on the map, a place that everyone was extremely familiar with.
"Weihu County?"
Nie Chen said in surprise,
"Weihu County needs no one, no money and food. Although it is our base camp, we and the army are not there now, and neither the emperor nor the court is there. Our focus has shifted to the capital.
Even if he, King Anton, takes the opportunity to take back Weihu County, what can he do? Is he a fool to waste a hundred thousand troops to occupy a place that has no value? "
Nie Chen found it a bit unbelievable. When the opponent's troops did not have an advantage, why did Ye Xiao send 100,000 people to attack the worthless place in Weihu County?
Ouyang Ming smiled and said,
"My lord, Weihu County is where we started. It is the place where the Four Wars took place. Don't underestimate it."
"The place of the Four Battles is not a must-win place. At that time, we had strong enemies on all sides. We struggled to get out of the cracks and finally opened up the situation. They occupied that place. Whether the barbarians recognized me or not, they would definitely fight. Their."
"No, lord, many of our people here are veterans from Weihu County. They still have a strong sense of belonging to Weihu County. If Weihu County is really occupied by King Anton, then It was also a huge blow to our morale.
Moreover, His Majesty has just ascended the throne in Weihu County, which is the land of Longxing. As soon as he left, Weihu County was taken away from him. The people in the world will definitely think that we are defeated.
Regardless of whether the enemy wants to seize Weihu County, attack Gyeonggi, or wants to take a detour and outflank our army from behind while our army is fighting the main force, we cannot allow this large army to run amok.
We should detach a force and go north to Hequ County, where we will intercept the 100,000-strong army led by Wu Xiang. "
After Nie Chen thought for a moment, he said,
"This is also a good opportunity to divide the enemy. However, we still have to face the main force of the enemy here. At most, we can only send one legion to stop the 100,000 enemy troops. Which legion should we send?"
"Lord, I'll go, our Jinping Army is the most suitable!"
Liang Peng was afraid that this opportunity would be snatched away by others, so he immediately pushed forward and asked Nie Chen for help.
"Lord, I, Long Xingjun, can do it too!"
Ning Wushuang also said quickly.
