It snowed for another two days. Xiang An led three generals. After identifying the target, they harassed the guards of three cities, causing a considerable degree of panic, and then returned to the military camp in Tuoxian County.
"Hurry up and have four buckets of hot water boiled! Grandma, I'm freezing to death." After getting off his horse, Xiang An found Liao Ye and rubbed his arms.
"Okay, okay."
Behind Xiang An were three generals who were also rubbing their arms.
"Fortunately, I wore thick enough clothes when I went out, and I kept exercising... I'm afraid I didn't freeze to death..." Wei Hao's physique is considered the lowest among several people, and his My feet have some frostbite and now they feel numb.
For the past two days, I spent the night looking for abandoned buildings outside. Frostbite was inevitable, but fortunately it wasn't serious and I could just rest for a couple of days.
Xiang An raised his head and glanced at the sky. It was cloudless. The heavy snow had stopped, and the next attack had to be put on the agenda.
The foreshadowing laid before is almost about to come into play...
...
Xiang An's army did not delay, and set out again the next day, thinking of advancing in the northeast direction. The counties and towns they encountered along the way were like being attacked by political strategists. Either the resistance was extremely weak, or the resistance was hasty, and there was no way. The army was defeated in two rounds, and one county even opened its doors and surrendered, as if welcoming Xiang An's arrival.
"General Wei Ya, I'll leave this to you. Recruit them as appropriate. If you don't comply... kill them all. Leave no variables." Xiang An looked solemn and ordered Wei Hao.
"I will obey the order." Wei Hao clasped his fists and walked away.
Recruiting surrendered soldiers is a necessary procedure. Western Chu currently has no troops available. Absorbing surrendered soldiers or fleeing defeated soldiers is a good way to replenish troops. However, this will make the quality of the army somewhat uneven, but according to the current situation in the world. .....Not bad either.
"Boyang is a tough battle." Xiang An came to a conclusion first, sat behind the eucalyptus platform in the camp, looked at the generals in the camp, and said in a deep voice.
None of the ministers and generals happened, because everyone here was Xiang An's confidants and family members, and there was no need to go against Xiang An, not to mention that no one felt that they could make more constructive suggestions or opinions than Xiang An.
The only sound left in the camp was the sound of Xiang An's brush writing on the cloth. Everyone was waiting for Xiang An's next words.
Zijuan sat in the first place on the right side of Xiang An, raised her head and looked at what Xiang An was writing, and couldn't help but sigh: "Second brother's calligraphy is getting better and better..."
Xiang An didn't look up and was still writing. This was a letter of challenge to Tian An.
"...If Mr. Wu Ju and Mr. Zi Shu could know, they would be very happy." Zijuan said suddenly after a long silence.
Xiang An's writing movement suddenly paused.
"...Ah, um." Xiang An lowered his eyes slightly and just answered Zijuan briefly.
"My eldest brother and I are the representatives of 'uneducated and unskilled'..."
Wu Ju died in the battle of Linji, and Zishu died in the battle of Dingtao.
Xiang An put the pen aside, picked up the writing cloth, blew it dry, and put it aside.
"Xiaoye, when the ink is dry, you can take this challenge and set off." Xiang An looked at Liao Ye, who was sitting at the bottom of the table, "Send it to Boyang, you should know what I mean."
"Yes, I will obey the order!" Liao Ye walked out from behind his seat, holding Xiang An's letter of challenge and left.
"Generals, this time I am still the main attacker." Xiang An clicked on the edge of the sand table, glanced around the camp, and said.
"But this time, we need to resolve the battle quickly."
"Heavy snow blocked the road, and the army did not move an inch for seven days. Taking this opportunity, reinforcements from Changshan have also arrived. By then, Boyang and the three nearby counties will form an extremely solid line of defense to facilitate mutual rescue, so If we still resort to siege this time, the difficulty will be countless times greater than before."
"So Xiaosi, this time, I have an important task for you."
Zijuan walked out and nodded to Xiang An.
"This city has eight thousand guards, this city has seven thousand three guards..." Xiang An introduced the information he had gathered, "Xiaosi, I need you to go from here."
"We people in the south are good at water attacks. Although it is freezing cold now, we cannot give up this advantage."
The place Xiang An pointed to was Wenshui.
"What does second brother mean...to lead the army from Wenshui to the rear of Boyang and try to kill the Jibei Palace?" Zijuan frowned, thinking about the feasibility of this strategy.
"There is no need to go to that point. The Jibei army's fighting will is not strong. Just destroying their morale is enough. And Tian An is not unprepared for this. If Wenshui fails to pass, you can directly Attack the city from the flanks and cooperate with the frontal army to forcefully break the city and destroy Ji." Xiang An shook his head and explained.
"That's it, I will obey the order."
"The front line of this war will be very long. Everyone must strive to resolve the battle as soon as possible. Changshan King Zhang Er..." A fierce light flashed in Xiang An's eyes and he snorted coldly, " When the time comes, I will settle this account with him personally!"
...
Xiang An's order was obeyed extremely quickly. The moment the war letter was sent, the entire army began to operate quickly.
Tian An held the letter of challenge sent by Xiang An in the Jibei Palace in Boyang, looking at the civil and military officials in the palace with a sad face.
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"Xiang An sent a letter of war and asked us to wait for a decisive battle in Wenmaoyuan three days later. Sirs, how do you defeat the enemy?"
Xiang An's Xiaozhuan writing is indeed good, but Tian An no longer has the heart to appreciate calligraphy.
Now, he only felt as cold as falling into an ice cellar.
Xiang An's illustrious reputation was gained by fighting Qin all the way. Although Tian An was also in the team that defeated Qin, if he wanted to be comparable to Xiang An, he had better... think about it.
Now the two sides have equal strength. Although his strength is a little more, but...
"Your Majesty, I am willing to lead the troops out of the city to fight." Among the ministers, a general said with his hands over his hands, "When the time comes, I will just ask your Majesty to have a look, and I will kill that Xiang An under the horse in the next three rounds!"
"Oh?" Tian An's eyes lit up, he looked at the general and asked, "Who are you, that you have such ability?"
"Reporting to your Majesty, my name is..."
Three days later.
Xiang An looked at the Jibei general who was killed by him, including his men and horses, and spat in disdain.
The galloping iron hooves stepped on the soft soil of Wenmaoyuan, and Xiang An roared: "Xiang An, the Shangzhu Kingdom of Western Chu, is here! How dare you come to fight!?"
Prince Tian'an of Jibei stood at the forefront of the flanking army, and the corner of his mouth twitched with a desperate angle.
"If you have nothing to say and no one to fight with, there will be nothing to say over there!" Xiang An raised the big beryllium and pointed it at the military formation in Jibei.
"Generals of Western Chu - follow me into the formation!
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