"Everyone, according to my latest information, Da Yan's main force has now assembled to the west of the Li River."
"Our defenses on the west side of the Lijiang River may not be able to stop Da Yan's main force!"
Xi Xiongtu hung the Dayan defense map hand-drawn by Ning Fan on the wall. Although his eyes were calm, his heart was extremely tangled.
For him and for Dali, this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.
But now, the disparity in military strength, soldier quality, and logistics supplies are not enough to compare with Da Yan. If this battle is really defeated, what should we do?
"Commander!"
"Is the news accurate?"
"nature!"
Xi Xiongtu glanced at Ning Fan subconsciously, nodded slightly and said: "I am determined to counterattack across the board from today on to regain the lost ground!"
"Counterattack?"
Many generals looked shocked. Now that they could hardly defend the Li River, the commander-in-chief was actually preparing to launch a counterattack?
"look!"
"This is Da Yan's defense plan. Now, all their troops have been mobilized to the west. As a result, the east side is already empty. There are less than 30,000 troops here!"
"Moreover, Da Yan would never have imagined that we would dare to launch a counterattack against them!"
Xi Xiongtu combined the map and said in a deep voice: "We only need to station fifty thousand troops with strong bows and catapults in the western section of the Lijiang River, while the main force of our army will cross the river from the east and then move westward!"
"In this way, we can break through Da Yan's blockade on my northern border!"
Ning Fan listened to Xi Xiongtu's plan with a hint of smile in his eyes: "More than that, since Da Yan wants to cross the river, you might as well give them a chance!"
"What do you mean, Mr. Shen?"
"The current in the western section of the Lijiang River is relatively fast. Therefore, our defenses in the western section are relatively weak. It is precisely because Da Yan figured this out that he came up with his surprise. If we attack halfway across the river, the most we can do is repel Da Yan."
"We might as well let them ashore and set up an ambush here!"
Ning Fan pointed to a point on the map, Xi Xiongtu's eyes narrowed, he shook his head slightly and said, "No!"
"Why?"
"Master Shen, the combat power of my Da Li soldiers is far inferior to that of Da Yan. Even if it is an ambush, I am afraid it will be difficult to defeat Da Yan in one fell swoop!"
When Ning Fan heard this, a wry smile appeared on his face. How ruthless this soldier must be.
"Xi Shuai, why don't you try first and break through an opening in the east wing?"
"Um……"
Xi Xiongtu pondered for a moment, thinking in his mind, and wanted to test whether this defense map was accurate.
"Bao Ju, Duan Fang, you two lead 30,000 elite troops and cross the river from the right!"
"promise!"
"Dong Zhou, lead an army of 50,000 and march westward immediately, redefine the defense line on the west side of the Li River, and mobilize strong bows and crossbows to prevent Dayan from crossing the bank!"
"promise!"
"The rest of the generals should reorganize their troops and move closer to the east flank. Once Bao Ju and Duan Fang successfully cross the river, they will lead their troops across immediately!"
"promise!"
Military orders were issued one after another, and the entire Dali military camp began to rotate. As people came and went, Ning Fan took Ning Yan to the river bank. He looked at the company camp on the other side with a hint of thinking in his eyes.
If they can successfully cross the river, Liyang City can take advantage of it.
"Boom!"
"Boom!"
The war drums sounded suddenly, and groups of soldiers quickly boarded the ship and began to move towards the other side. It must be said that in this era of cold weapons, large-scale troop deployment, whether it is passing orders or mobilizing soldiers, is extremely cumbersome. .
However, it is also very enjoyable to watch, and its shock is self-evident!
Thousands of small boats crossed directly to the other side, and the main army behind them also continued to board the boats. The war was about to break out!
…
Dayan Military Camp.
A handsome young man sat in the handsome tent, looking at the chessboard in front of him, with several generals standing in front of him.
"Commander, the soldiers are almost assembled now. We will be able to gather half a million troops as soon as tonight."
"When shall we cross the river?"
"It's time to start."
The speaker was none other than Da Yan's coach of this southern expedition, Yun Xi, who ranked third on the list of famous generals. Judging from his age, he was only thirty years old, but he was already in charge of hundreds of thousands of troops.
"There are only a limited number of ships on the riverside, so they cross the river in batches. Now in the western section of the Lijiang River, Li's soldiers are weakly defended, so they sent out elite troops to capture it in one fell swoop."
"If our army can gain a foothold on the southwest coast, we can destroy Li within seven days!"
"yes!"
"Send the command from the commander-in-chief and the army will cross the river!"
After giving the order, generals wearing armor also went down to mobilize their troops. Within a moment, war drums sounded one after another, but Yun Xi frowned slightly: "Mobilize so quickly?"
"Something's wrong..."
"Commander, you have just issued an order. I am afraid that the general's order has not yet been issued at this time. Has it already begun to cross the river?"
"Soldiers are valuable and quick, and the commander-in-chief will destroy Li soon."
Yun Xi shook his head slightly, feeling a little uneasy in his heart. He looked at the young general in front of him: "Yun Zhu, go out and take a look."
"Yes, handsome!"
"How's the supply going at the rear?"
"Back to the commander, one of our grain transport lines was cut off by Dayu. I'm afraid the new batch of grain and grass will have to wait until seven days."
"However, the army now has sufficient food surplus."
"Um!"
Yun Xi said with a serious face: "We are not short of food, nor are we short of soldiers. What I am worried about is... Dayu!"
"Dayu?"
"Not bad!" Yun Xi said with some emotion in his eyes, with a bit of solemnity: "Hundreds of thousands of Mobei cavalry went south, but in the end they came back defeated. In the battle of Xuanjian Pass the year before last, I, Da Yan, lost even more troops and generals!"
"Dayu is much more terrifying than Dayu."
"General, if Dayu had not had the hanging sword to pass through the sky, he would have been destroyed by me, Dayan."
"Now, Dali will eventually destroy the country. At that time, we can enter Huainan from Dali, go north in one fell swoop, sweep across the eastern part of the Central Plains, and gain half of the country!"
"How can it be that easy?"
There was a bit of a wry smile on Yun Xi's face, but he saw a figure running over quickly, and said solemnly: "Commander, Da Li has started crossing the river from the east bank."
"oh?"
Yun Xi's face showed a bit of surprise, and he said solemnly: "When crossing the river from the east bank, Xi Xiongtu has always been careful with his troops and prepared every step. Now they dare to cross the river. Who gave him the confidence?"
"Could it be that reinforcements from Dali have arrived?"
Yunxi was puzzled, and then looked at a scribe beside him: "Is there any news coming from Dali recently?"
"Come back to Commander, we can't contact Xueyue City?"
"interesting!"
"It seems that Qi Lanyue's line is broken."
"Commander, do we still need to cross the river?"
"cross!"
Yun Xi said without hesitation: "As long as we can capture the southwest bank, we won't be afraid even if Da Li's army reaches our Da Yan border!"
"yes!"
…
