Only two hundred miles away from the military stronghold of Yunyan's army below Pengshan was Pengshan City, and this was the Hong Dynasty's second line of defense after Pengshan Pass.
Within the scope of these two hundred miles, a total of fifteen military forts have been built at a rapid pace, and there are more than twenty small and medium-sized military forts, all of which are intertwined with each other by the force of the horns, and finally form a chain. Zhang established a large net with Pengshan City as the center point, waiting for Yun Yan's army to rush over.
The most tense place at this time is the main hall of the military palace in Pengshan City.
As the general who helped Black Tiger General Zhao Panshan sit in the rear, Li Zhou has recently been under various pressures and doubts from the entire dynasty.
"Commander, the third combat readiness inspection has ended. All military forts and forts have met your requirements. There are no errors or new problems. At the same time, all baggage related items in the city have reached 80% warehouse status.
However, the current construction on the Tianfeng Plain has not yet closed the "first chain". According to Commander Liao Qing, it will take at least half a month to complete. "
The huge sand table in the hall was surrounded by soldiers with serious and hurried faces, holding various beacons in their hands to compare and mark on the sand table. Or walking through the hall with documents in hand. This busy and seemingly chaotic but actually orderly scene is Li Zhou's habit. He likes to use the main hall as a command center, which allows him to command the overall situation more intuitively.
After General Black Tiger died in the line of duty, the top command of the army in the south fell on him, including the deputy general who just mentioned that the military commander Liao Qing on the Tianfeng Plain also needed to be controlled by him.
It can be said that in the past, the Hong Dynasty looked to the black tiger general Zhao Panshan for safety, but now it looks to Li Zhou.
"It will take more than half a month?" Li Zhou frowned, obviously dissatisfied with Liao Qing's speed. But then he thought about the long distance of the "First Chain" and the as many as thirty military forts and nearly forty military forts, and he barely suppressed the anger in his heart.
"Give Liao Qing an order that he must complete the closure of the "First Chain" within fifteen days! Otherwise, it will delay the disposal of military aircraft!"
"It's the military commander!"
Standing next to the huge sand table, because the sand table was half a foot shorter than his waist, Li Zhou could still see clearly even though it was two feet in diameter.
At this time, the southernmost part of the sand table was filled with blue beacons representing the Yunyan army. The number of beacons directly reflected the number of people the spies had calculated based on the number of tents set up by the opponent and the previous habit of setting up camps for the Yunyan army.
Opposite Yanyun's army are dense red beacons and special marks representing military forts and military villages. These marks will also directly indicate the number of troops garrisoned in these places.
"Where are the spies who went to Pengshan? How many have come back?"
Li Zhou crossed his arms and looked at the sand table. With one word, another deputy general came out from behind and bowed and replied: "Commander, none of the spies in this group have returned yet. We have cloud information in our hands." The news about Yan Dajun is still the same as last night."
"Send another three hundred spies out tonight, in groups of five. Even if they touch the mountains with their feet, they will bring me more detailed information. The most important thing is the reason why they stalled after Pengshan Pass. Gotta figure it out!”
"yes!"
Li Zhou walked around the sand table for a few steps and walked close to the military camp marked by Yunyan's army. Then he turned to look at the several deputy generals following him and asked, "What do you think?"
The deputy generals of the main camp are different from the miscellaneous deputy generals who followed orders and ran errands or the regular deputy generals who accompanied Li Zhou. They are the main leading generals in Li Zhou's army. They did not need to do any chores. They followed Li Zhou because the military affairs were already in place and the Chinese army had not yet moved. They needed to follow Li Zhou to discuss military strategy and analyze the situation at hand.
The few generals and lieutenants who can be taken by Li Zhou are all veterans of the battlefield, and they are full of strategy and vision. At the same time, he also won Li Zhou's trust.
"Commander, the barbarians have been stationary for nearly a month. This is completely different from the stormy offensive after they broke through Pengshan Pass in the previous battles. My subordinates thought that there was no possibility of actively adjusting the tactics that would lead to fruitful results. , there can only be a reason why they need to adjust. For example, if the casualties are too high, they have to stop and wait for additional troops."
"There is also another possibility, that is, they are aware of our strategy of strengthening the wall and clearing the wilderness, and are worried that they will not be able to kill as smoothly as they did in the previous times, so they are preparing food and grass."
"Preparing food and fodder?" Li Zhou turned around and found that the last sentence was said by a deputy general standing at the end. This caught his attention.
Seeing Li Zhou looking over, the deputy general of the main camp who spoke from behind bowed and said: "I thought that when Pengshan Pass was broken, there would be some documents left behind. Even if Zhao Junshuai was rigorous, under the circumstances at that time It’s not surprising that there are some omissions.
Once the Yunyan Barbarians notice the clues, they will most likely worry about whether their previous strategy of using war to support war will still work due to various reasons such as insufficient soldiers and too long a time to break through. Then start preparing food and grass just in case. "
Li Zhou didn't speak anymore, but fell into thinking.
After a long time, Li Zhou said: "The lack of troops and the preparation of food and fodder are both possible reasons for the barbarians to stagnate. However, it is also possible that the barbarians of Yunyan are deliberately selling flaws to lure us to attack and disrupt the pace of the front. Once If they find a breakthrough, they may directly tear open the large net we have deployed in front of Pengshan City for a long time.
Moreover, the barbarians are good at attacking and we are good at defending. The attack is based on short attacks and long attacks, which will lead to defeat. It would be better to wait for the hard work and waste away the barbarian's strength bit by bit in the forts and the plains of Tianfeng with strong walls and clear fields.
In addition, the leader of the Barbarians this time was their famous general, Zeng Yunlie, who was known as the Tiger of Yunyan. During the last Yunyan disaster, this person was the deputy general in the Yunyan army. He had sharp killing methods. Later, he single-handedly broke through the entire northwest defense line, and the troops reached the capital Sunning. He was an extremely good person. A powerful person on the offensive.
Now that it has been inactive for nearly a month, the troops should have been replenished a lot, and I am afraid that they will be the first to test the attack recently.
Where do you think Zeng Yunlie will attack first?
Is it our wing or straight to the center? "
The scene was silent for a moment. This question was not like those before where everyone dared to speak their minds. This time it was a prediction of a direct attack. If it was wrong, many people would die. So everyone is very cautious.
After a while, several main and deputy generals agreed that Zeng Yunlie should go straight to the middle. Because the middle road is closest to Yunyan Soldier Village, it is also the best entry point to tear open the big net and form a breach.
Li Zhou thought the same way. Pointing to the three forts on the middle road of the sand table, he said to the miscellaneous adjutant beside him: "Send an urgent order to Hong Yu to the three forts on the first line of the middle road to inform us of the prediction here. At the same time, go to the Huangmen Yunzong. To help with the defense, please be sure to resist the Qi practitioners on the opposite side."
(End of chapter)
