Of course, both sides of Qin and Ling were careful. It was difficult not to know about the mobilization of such a large army. How could Lingguo dare to neglect the detailed work and immediately spread the news to the court.
But letters cannot be reached in one day, and at this time, Su Yi and 10,000 Huben troops had already arrived in Lianyang.
Lianyang is a small county, not a big city, but its geographical location is very important. Going east from here, across the border, is the territory of Jingyang in Lingguo.
At the moment, Lianyang County Sheriff was welcoming Su Yi to the treasury granary with a smile on his face.
This is a pre-war reserve. Food, grass and weapons have been transported here before. After arriving at the location, the governor of Lianyang County also said with a smile: "All the military supplies allocated by the previous court are here. I have ordered you to strictly We'll be under guard, don't dare to make any mistakes, please ask Su Shuai to check."
The supplies here are for the first war zone and can be used by an army of 150,000 for several months. As you can imagine, there are a lot of them.
Su Yi first gestured to a quartermaster, then stretched out his hand and said, "Where are the official documents?"
"Quick, official document, official document." Lianyang County Sheriff quickly shouted twice to the officials behind him. After taking the official document, he handed it to Su Yi: "This is the handover document. Please take a look at it, Commander Su."
Su Yi took it, unfolded it and frowned slightly: "As far as I know, the amount of food and grass allocation this time is 200,000 dan. Why is there only 180,000 dan in the document and the remaining 20,000? Could it be that I was embezzled by you?"
As he spoke, he also stared at Lianyang County Sheriff.
When the latter heard this, his face turned pale with fright, and he said in a trembling voice: "Commander Su is very aware that no matter how courageous the subordinate is, he would not dare to commit corruption. At that time, during the handover, the subordinate was even more responsible. I checked and checked the details, it is indeed only 180,000 dan, and the handover official also signed it."
In the Qin State, corruption during wartime will result in loss of one's head.
Su Yi thought about it for a moment. In the future, Lianyang will be a transfer station for his own grain and grass transportation. The county guard here is actually very important. If there is any discord, it may have an impact on the war.
Thinking of this, he stopped talking about this issue and said, "In that case, I have misunderstood Mr. Zhou, please don't mind me."
"What the hell, Su Shuai is serious." Lianyang County Sheriff couldn't help but lift up the sleeves of his official uniform and wiped the cold sweat from his forehead.
Su Yi added: "I won't say much about the importance of the battle against Ling. As for Lianyang, I also hope that Mr. Zhou can cooperate with our troops. When the Ling Kingdom is defeated, the king will definitely reward him based on his merits. "
Lianyang County Sheriff hurriedly said: "Your Majesty has already made it clear that during the war, local officials must assist the army. These are what lower officials should do. If there is anything useful in the future, Commander Su can just give him orders."
"Easy to say, thank you for your hard work, Mr. Zhou." Su Yi said with a smile.
After checking the grain and grass, he immediately ordered the 10,000 tiger soldiers to be equipped with armor and weapons, and then started a military meeting at Lianyang County Mansion.
It can be said that after arriving here, he did not delay for a moment, and did not even attend the banquet.
Now in Lianyang, there are only these 10,000 tiger troops, and the other 140,000 have just left Qinzhou. Therefore, there are only Peng Shuang and some thousand commanders in the hall.
"We agreed that when we get to Lianyang, would you like to treat me to a drink?" Peng Shuang spoke first.
"Haha, let's save this wine for the celebration banquet." Su Yi laughed dryly, then drew out his sword and pointed sideways at the military map: "According to our army's previous intelligence, there are about 10,000 spiritual troops staying in Jingyang City. Although there are not many troops, the city is strong, and the supporting troops of the Ling Army will arrive soon. Therefore, we must open up the situation in Jingyang before the two armies confront each other."
As he spoke, the sword moved slightly and pointed at a mark on the map: "This is Wuxiang County, located on the south side of Jingyang City. Taking it here is the primary goal of our army."
Everyone gathered in front of the map, and a captain couldn't help but said: "Commander Su, from a military perspective, Wu Xiang cannot attack Jingyang. The general feels that instead of wasting energy, it is better to launch an attack on Jingyang." Attack from the front and strive to break the city quickly."
"Jingyang's 10,000 spirit troops are defending the city. Our main force has not arrived yet. With the existing force alone, can we attack the city within five days?" Su Yi said: "This is impossible. Five days later, my main force will arrive at the front line, and reinforcements from the Ling Army will also arrive at Jingyang. By then, the armies of both sides will face each other, and the war will become stalemate. It will be extremely difficult to capture Jingyang."
"Then...occupy Wuxiang..." the captain asked again tentatively.
Su Yi said directly: "Wuxiang cannot attack Jingyang, but it is an important route to the rear of Jingyang."
As he spoke, he drew his sword diagonally: "To capture Wu Xiang, my 10,000-strong army will march non-stop to Lichuan behind Jingyang to intercept Lingguo's reinforcements."
Su Yi likes to take risks when using troops, and never follows common sense. This strategy is bold, but it is also clear at a glance.
To put it simply, it was a detour, first opening a passage in Wuxiang, and then running to Lichuan directly behind Jingyang, which was also the only way for the Ling Army to support them.
By then, Lingguo's reinforcements will be stopped in Lichuan, and the main force of the first theater here will also arrive, and then use the main force to attack Jingyang.
At that time, the main force will attack Jingyang, and the Lingguo reinforcements will also attack Lichuan. It depends on which side falls first.
Su Yi wanted to make sure that Jingyang would always have only 10,000 enemy troops. Since it could not be defeated now, he would ignore it and occupy the main road first to avoid the situation where all the armies of both sides reached the front line and could not be attacked for a long time. However, if the strategic purpose was achieved, this The 10,000 soldiers who occupy Lichuan will also become a lone army, and will most likely be attacked from both sides by Jingyang and enemy reinforcements.
This requires a general.
Everyone understood this strategic intention, and Su Yi also looked at Peng Shuang.
The latter looked confused and said: "Since we want to take Wu Xiang first, let's arrange it quickly. Why are you watching me?"
Su Yi said with a smile: "The spiritual army in Jingyang probably doesn't know that we have 10,000 soldiers arriving here. It's not difficult to capture Wu Xiang. In the same way, before Jingyang can react, we can capture Wu Xiang." If you march into the countryside and attack Lichuan by lightning, it will not be difficult to capture it."
"But after occupying Lichuan, we need to hold on, otherwise we won't be able to cut off Jingyang."
Peng Shuang went through it in his mind: "According to what you said, wouldn't Lichuan become a lone army deep behind enemy lines? When the Lingguo reinforcements are stopped there, wouldn't they have to attack desperately? If they have too many troops, How can I stop it?"
"Yes." Su Yi sighed and said: "The battle of Lichuan is related to the overall situation of Jingyang, and it must be a brave general."
After that, he said deliberately: "The king once said that General Peng Shuang is unparalleled in loyalty and bravery, and he is the best tiger general in the world..."
