"If the Star Army does not come to attack the city, then there are only two possibilities: persuading surrender or forcing surrender. General Yi Mo believes that the Star Army will definitely not come to our army to negotiate peace." Immediately afterwards, another general expressed his opinion .
Three generals in the company said that. Zhang Yuangang and Tang Jinjian were directly inspired. After considering the statements of those generals together, they directly came to the conclusion that the Star Army's coming this time was most likely to force them to surrender. .
"Marshal Zhang, why did the Star Army choose this method? Don't they know that your Feng Kingdom has become a subsidiary country of the ancient Yuan Kingdom? They will never surrender to them." Immediately afterwards, many thoughts flashed through Tang Jinjian's mind, and as a result, he Before I could think clearly, I had already asked Zhang Yuangang.
On the other side, Zhang Yuangang certainly understood that their Feng country had already obeyed the ancient Yuan Kingdom and had no ability to disobey the ancient Yuan Kingdom. But precisely because he knew this very well, he did not understand the Xingjun's intention to persuade them to surrender.
"I don't know, Commander." Since he couldn't figure out what was going on, Zhang Yuangang had no choice but to simply shake his head at Tang Jinjian.
However, his response made Tang Jinjian have more doubts. The Feng Kingdom was indeed ordered by the Great Kingdom of Ancient Yuan, but the Great Kingdom of Ancient Yuan did not actually control the army of the Feng Kingdom. Now that the military power was in the hands of Zhang Yuangang, Tang Jinjian could only count on Zhang Yuangang defended the city.
When the enemy army approached, he could not take back the military power from Zhang Yuangang, but he didn't know much about Zhang Yuangang. It was also because Zhang Yuangang was very prestigious in Aolan City and had served as a border guard that he appointed Zhang Yuangang Temporarily acting as commander-in-chief of the armed forces.
If Zhang Yuangang was timid and even surrendered to the Star Army because he was afraid of the Star Army's prestige, wouldn't he be asking for trouble? Thinking about it now, Tang Jinjian only blames himself for not directly winning the military power into his own hands before, especially from Zhang Yuangang After failing to see the resolute resistance, he was very worried.
But having said that, the ancient Yuan Kingdom did not control the military power of Feng State at the beginning. Firstly, they wanted to make better use of Fengguo’s army; secondly, they wanted Fengguo to have the mentality to actively belong to them. Now they have accepted Zhang Yuangang as the leader of the three armies. Commander-in-Chief, he can only act on the principle of employing people without questioning them.
As a soldier, Tang Jinjian still knows a little bit about the art of war, so he knows exactly what to do now.
"Then, in Marshal's opinion, if the Star Army comes to force surrender, how will our army respond?" Tang Jinjian's face calmed down after he came back to his senses.
"My lord, please rest assured. Since I am fortunate enough to be trusted by your lord, I will do my best to help you resist the powerful enemy and will never surrender to the enemy." Just now, while Tang Jinjian was considering many issues, Zhang Yuangang was thinking about what he should do and observing. Tang Jinjian's attitude towards him was that as an eighth-level martial arts cultivator, he had good experience in dealing with people and it was easy to see what the other person was thinking.
The purpose of the other party's question is simply to express his position first. If you don't want to offend the other party, then you can only express your position simply and neatly.
In addition, as the lord of a city, although he cannot be said to be as high as the sky and the emperor is far away, he does have absolute rights in Aolan City. In Zhang Yuangang's opinion, that kind of right is supreme, and it is exactly that kind of right. He was given a life of glory and wealth. Before he was promoted to the eighth level of martial arts, he worked as a border guard for a period of time.
Now as the city lord of Aolan City, he has to ensure the stability of the city. Considering that once Aolan City is captured by the Star Army, his position as the lord of the city will no longer exist, Zhang Yuangang also understands that he has no other choice. .
Being the temporary commander-in-chief of the armed forces is only a trivial matter. What he values most is his original position, so no matter what, he does not want Aolan Pass to be breached by the Star Army. Because of this, he has to express his stance to Tang Jinjian. Only in this way can he sit firmly Only with the position of commander-in-chief of the three armies can he be qualified to protect Aolan City.
"Okay," Tang Jinjian looked overjoyed when he saw Zhang Yuangang's resolute attitude. He just didn't praise Zhang Yuangang on the spot. No matter what the purpose of the Star Army's visit was, he didn't have to worry about anything.
"Marshal, I wonder if you have any strategies to defeat the enemy when the Star Army comes over?" A moment later, when he spoke to Zhang Yuangang again, Tang Jinjian's tone was much more polite than before.
"The troops in the city are limited. Our army must not open the city to fight. We only need to hold the city gate and not leave."
"What if the Star Army wants to persuade us to surrender?"
"The Star Army's trip is time-consuming and laborious. No matter what their purpose is, the only way to withdraw the troops is in the end. Don't worry, Mr. Tang." No matter what the Star Army's plan is for coming here, Zhang Yuangang always understands that all they can do is defend the city. .
"It's all up to the Marshal to decide what to do. If the Marshal can successfully defend Aolan City for a few days and wait for all the reinforcements to arrive, Tang will definitely write to the royal family to claim credit for the Marshal." The more he appreciated Zhang Yuangang's character, the more Tang Jinjian felt that he didn't have to. If you interfere too much in the military, you only need to appease Zhang Yuangang.
"Thank you Mr. Tang for your kindness, but Zhang has just taken office and has not made any achievements. How dare you claim credit?" After politely rejecting Tang Jinjian's kindness, Zhang Yuangang continued with a stern expression: "The Star Army is about to arrive at the city. Without further delay, our army will act as Good final deployment.”
As soon as he turned around, Zhang Yuangang showed some commanding air and gave orders to the generals behind him: "General Zhang, you lead 10,000 archers to deploy on the left side of the city tower; General Li, you lead 10,000 archers to deploy on the right side of the city tower. Once I When the army goes to war with the enemy, no matter how great the sacrifice is, we must ensure that the defense of the city is tight and not loose."
"The last general takes orders."
"The last general takes orders."
The two generals were ordered to retreat and go directly to take charge of the tasks entrusted by Zhang Yuangang. The remaining people continued to wait for Zhang Yuangang to give orders.
After working as a border guard general for a while, Zhang Yuangang was used to giving orders. Now it was not difficult for Zhang Yuangang to command a group of generals.
Not long after, Zhang Yuangang named eight more generals and asked them to lead an army of 30,000 to stand guard in the city to prevent the Star Army from breaking through the city gate. There were only 50,000 people in the city now, so the arrangements he made were reasonable and reasonable.
After the eight generals left, only Tang Jinjian and three or five other generals were left next to Zhang Yuangang. On the tower, a few people looked to the west. Unfortunately, the Xingjun could not be seen yet.
Bursts of cold wind passed by, and several people's faces were more or less nervous. Then, with Zhang Yuangang's greeting, they returned directly to the main hall on the tower. Since they were not sure of the specific intention of the Star Army, they also We need to discuss the countermeasures again.
At the same time, at the Star Army marching team, Lu Yunyou and the Gao Li brothers were located in the middle area of the infantry formation, which was a good position. Even if they attacked the city, they did not have to run at the front, and they did not need to run at the back when escaping. Of course, compared with For a moment, the infantrymen behind them were the safest.
During the march, several people were somewhat nervous. The current troop dispatch was not a normal drill, and their lives might be in danger at any time. As ordinary soldiers, many people would feel scared. Lu Yunyou was no exception. He had already seen the cruelty of war. He really didn't want to continue participating in the war if he didn't have to.
When they sent out troops before, the generals above did not clearly say whether they were going to attack the city or do other things. Therefore, according to their own ideas, many people thought that they were going to fight the Feng Army. Of course, they were also surprised that they were clearly stated before. Let them rest for three days, why are they sending troops again today?
"Yun You, I heard them say that General Lan wants to take us to frighten the enemy, not to fight." As before, Gao Li's channels for obtaining information were still open. When they took a break midway, Gao Li Li Li then inquired about some news, and when he lined up to set off again, he directly told Lu Yunyou the purpose of sending troops.
"What does that mean?" Lu Yunyou had been tense. When he heard Gao Li say that they were not going to fight, Lu Yunyou immediately relaxed and was no longer as nervous as before.
"I don't know the specific situation. I just heard that we may not be going to war," Gao Li was helpless. The information he got was very limited. As for the specific situation, it was impossible to find out based on his identity.
"Okay," nodded, Lu Yunyou no longer embarrassed Gao Li, but he was still thinking about the purpose of going to Aolan Pass with a hundred thousand troops. In short, in his opinion, it is impossible for the above to mobilize such a large number of troops without any purpose, so For the rest of the journey, he was thinking about this while looking at the cavalry in front of him.
Those cavalrymen were sitting on high horses, advancing neither fast nor slow. The queues were neat and orderly, which made Lu Yunyou feel intimidated. Lu Yunyou knew that the person leading the troops this time was Lan Xu, and Lan Wu was also In the camp, it can be seen that it is indeed unlikely that they will attack the city. Of course, it will certainly not be as simple as visiting the gate of Aolan City. Unfortunately, as to the real purpose of their sending troops, he will not know for a while. Can't figure it out.
On the other side, Lan Xu and other star army generals have been discussing how to persuade them to surrender. Lan Xu himself is not a rough guy, but when it comes to lobbying skills, he is really no better than others.
