"Lord, give me the order!"
Seeing Ning Fan staring at the map and lost in thought, the two militants Dian Wei and Xu Chu couldn't wait to urge him.
Li Xiuning also pondered for a long time and said softly: "Your Highness, Da Yan's soldiers have now rushed out of the canyon. There are at least more than 100,000 soldiers and horses, and the battle situation at Tongtian Col is unknown."
"The morale of our soldiers is high, so we may not be unable to fight!"
"Um!"
Ning Fan responded, pointing to the map in front of him and said: "Now we are still in the Tai'an Mountains. The terrain here is complex, which is very suitable for guerrilla warfare and harassment warfare. You can attack when you advance, and you can defend when you retreat!"
"Da Yan has no idea about the terrain here. It can be said that we have the right time, place, and people, so we must minimize the cost in this battle!"
"Do you have any good ideas?"
Ning Fan talked a lot of nonsense, and finally turned his attention to Li Xiuning, Ji Sui and the others, with an inquiring look in his eyes.
"Lord, there is a river seven miles behind us, called Budu River. This river is a stream of the Li River, and has a large drop. If we can block it, we can lure Da Yan's soldiers and horses to arrive and store water. Attack it and the three armies will be flooded!"
Chen Qingzhi, who had never spoken before, was the first to speak. Ning Fan glanced at him in surprise, looked at the map on the wall, and nodded slightly.
"Now that the cold winter has not passed, the water level of the Li River is extremely low, and the flow rate of the river is slow. If the river mouth is blocked and accumulated overnight, it will indeed flood the three armies!"
"However, the river bank that does not cross the river is narrow, and the flooding strategy, although effective, is not enough to defeat Da Yan's soldiers and horses in one fell swoop!"
"Your Highness!"
Li Xiuning said softly: "Send a group of light cavalry to ambush in this mountain depression. Now that we have plenty of time, we can try to extend the front line as much as possible, set up ambush layer by layer, and avoid a head-on collision with the enemy!"
"Da Yan's food and grass are cut off, and he will be defeated in less than three days!"
"Um!"
Ning Fan nodded again and looked at Ji Sui: "Master Ji, what do you think?"
"Can!"
Seeing that everyone nodded in agreement, Ning Fan felt a little more at ease. After all, he had never really unified the army, and now he was arranging troops in a big way. However, with the support of Chen Qingzhi and Li Xiuning, But there is also a few percent certainty.
"Okay, in that case, Xu Chu, you lead three thousand soldiers and horses to rush across the river overnight to save the river water!"
"promise!"
"Qingzhi, you lead the white-robed army and ambush in the mountain col seven miles away. When Da Yan's troops arrive, the whole army will make a surprise attack!"
"promise!"
"Ran Min, there is a peak called Linjiang Peak on the other side of the mountain col. You lead your army to ambush here. When Qingzhi's cavalry arrives, they will definitely break up Da Yan's formation. At that time, you lead your army to fight out! "
"promise!"
"Xiu Ning, you lead the new army to suppress the formation and lure Da Yan's troops to not cross the river!"
"promise!"
Ning Fan pondered for a long time and then looked at Jia Xu: "Sign up the Duke of Zhen and ask him to set up an ambush on the east bank of the Budu River."
"promise!"
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Taniguchi camp.
After this battle, Da Yan suffered a heavy loss of troops and generals. Even half of the commander's camp was burned to the ground, so he had to temporarily build a simple barracks.
"Is the commander awake?"
"I don't know. I heard that the commander was hit by an arrow in the chest. I don't know if he can survive..."
In the big tent, more than a dozen figures gathered here, talking about each other, with deep expressions on their faces.
As footsteps sounded, Chen Zhaochong, wearing half armor, strode to the commander's position, no longer as proud as before.
"Commander!"
"Um!"
Chen Zhaochong nodded one by one and looked around with a look of regret. Two days ago, there were seventy or eighty figures in his Chinese army tent. Now, there are less than twenty people. It is really... a blessing. Make fun of people!
"Generals!"
"Now our army has suffered a disastrous defeat. We are alone and deeply trapped in a dilemma!"
"The fire in the canyon has not been extinguished and the embers are blocking it. It may be impossible to pass through in a short time."
Chen Zhaochong sighed with regret and said in a low tone: "I never thought that Dayu would be so courageous and not hesitate to mobilize the northern border troops to set up an ambush here. In this battle, I, Dayan, lost more than 80,000 men."
"It's a disastrous defeat. Most of the food and grass supplies were burned. I'm afraid it won't be able to last for three days!"
After hearing Chen Zhaochong's words, all the generals also looked downcast and remained silent, looking at the old general in front of them who had been strategizing.
"However, there is good news!"
"With the news that Da Yan's northern border is empty, I have sent scouts to rush to Beijing. It won't be long before Da Yan's cavalry will drive straight in from the northern border."
"So, we haven't lost yet, and Da Yan hasn't lost yet!"
Chen Zhaochong's body ignited with a high fighting spirit, his expression changed from his previous dejection, he pointed at the map in the tent and said: "Look, everyone, our army is only a day and night's journey from the Imperial City of Dayu!"
"Now I have more than 100,000 warriors under my command, all of them are masters of tigers and wolves!"
"As long as I move towards the northern army, Dayu's northern army will inevitably turn back. By then, the enemy we face should be Dayu's new army that was formed less than half a year ago!"
"Therefore, I have decided to continue advancing my troops and attack the royal city directly!"
As soon as Chen Zhaochong finished speaking, a general below him immediately frowned: "Commander, our soldiers are now in low morale and have no fighting spirit, and it is difficult to maintain food and grass supplies. If we continue to attack, I am afraid there will be another big attack." A defeat..."
"No!"
Chen Zhaochong shook his head slightly and said softly: "The soldiers have just experienced a defeat, and it is reasonable for their morale to be low. As long as they can win another battle, their morale will be restored."
"As for food and grass supplies, there is no need to worry."
"This place is less than a hundred miles away from Dayu's prefectures and counties. When our cavalry enters, will they still be hungry?"
There was a sparkle in Chen Zhaochong's eyes. He didn't even know that blood was oozing out of his chest, and he said firmly: "Everyone, success or failure depends on this one move. The future of our country, Dayan, for a hundred years, is for today!"
"If we can capture King Yu's city, our achievements will surpass those of our ancestors. All of you will be promoted to noble positions and protect your descendants."
"Don't let your majesty or let me down!"
"promise!"
After hearing Chen Zhaochong's words, the morale of the generals also improved a lot, and they looked at the map on the wall.
"Commander, please give the order. How should we fight this battle?"
"Don't worry, let's take a look at the movements of Yu's army first. Our opponent now is the number one man in Yu's army, Li Jin!"
"There's no room for error."
Chen Zhaochong looked at the map and was lost in thought for a while. He said softly: "After you go back, you should reorganize your troops and horses, and immediately send out scouts to closely monitor the movements of Dayu's army camp!"
"In this battle, I will definitely make a beautiful comeback."
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