In the military camp, Yan Mo and a group of soldiers were sitting around a long table, looking at a map with complex annotations placed on the table.
Yan Fang stood behind his father, with a solemn look on his face.
The meeting of generals convened by Yan Mo lasted from morning to noon. From the beginning of the discussion to the silence of the generals, he saw all this.
"How long have they been keeping watch?"
After a long time, Yan Mo finally asked.
All the soldiers were relieved when they heard this. They had been reporting the battle situation to Yan Mo since they were called here in the morning. However, Yan Mo remained silent except for simple inquiries.
The gloomy look on Yan Mo's face made all the generals present sit upright, as if on pins and needles, as if he would burst into thunderous fury at the next moment.
You must know that most of these generals are young people who were promoted after the founding of the Jiang Kingdom and have not experienced too many wars. Therefore, for them, the word Yanmo they have heard since childhood represents what is called in the military books. war!
Yan Mo, the first god of war in the human race!
He is invincible on the battlefield, and can be said to be the most accomplished person in the human race's military strategies throughout the ages.
After the human-monster war ended, Emperor Jiang burned all the numerous military books stored in the palace, leaving only "Yan's Art of War" written by Yan Mo.
Faced with the accusations of countless masters of the art of war and the ever-victorious generals, Emperor Jiang just gave each of them a set of handwritten copies of "Yan's Art of War".
Those who thought that their military skills were outstanding and should be treated with courtesy were all red-faced and ashamed.
There was even a veteran general who was highly respected in the army, and after carefully reading through Ke Yanmo's Art of War, he ran to the camp of the Yan Guards overnight, respectfully performed a disciple's ceremony outside Yan Mo's tent, and handed over the book he had written. All the art of war was burned, and he said loudly, "I have experienced more than two hundred battles in my life. I have led an army of one hundred thousand in a decisive battle with the demon clan. I have also trained dozens of talented young generals. I think I am quite skilled in the art of war." Make a difference.
Even though I have heard about the countless battles fought by General Yan, I still have a bit of contempt for you, just thinking that you are lucky. However, when I saw your art of war today, I was amazed! "
After reading Yan Mo's Art of War, a great scholar who specialized in the art of war sighed, "Who is the peak at the end of the art of war? When he saw Yan Mo's way, it became empty!"
It can be said that Yan Mo's achievements in marching and fighting have been unparalleled, and the Yan Guard Regiment he commanded once became an army comparable to Meng Huang Guard.
A general once lamented that if it weren’t for Meng Huang behind Meng Huangwei, otherwise Yan Mo’s Yanwei regiment would be the best army in the world!
And Emperor Meng once said to Emperor Jiang at a banquet, "The Yan Guards are like the sharpest spears of the human race, and the Menghuang Guards are like the strongest shields of the human race. If there is such a contradiction, why worry about the demon clan not being able to break it!"
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"Back to the general, they have been guarding for thirteen days!" Yan Fang said softly, while raising his head and glancing at Yan Mo's back.
Yan Mo still maintained his unchanged sitting posture, like a sculpture that has remained unchanged for thousands of years.
Yes, Yan Mo brought a million troops from Yongzhou, but the 100,000 troops led by Xue Ren used the formations arranged in advance to form strong defense lines and locked them at the border of Yuzhou.
It has to be said that this is a great opportunity for this tiger and wolf army.
The huge blow dampened their spirit to a great extent.
"Damn it, this battle is really frustrating. This bastard named Xue Ren is really a coward. I haven't seen his shadow at all in the past ten days, so he will hide behind the defense line and control the formation. If you fight against us, you are a fucking bastard!" complained a general who looked to be no more than thirty years old.
"Yes, yes, they have arranged countless formations here. They are extremely complicated. They have long been prepared to fight a protracted war with us!"
"We have been fighting for more than ten days, and we haven't even broken a quarter of the formation. Our morale has been greatly reduced. It will be very detrimental to us if we continue like this!"
All the generals were constantly complaining about the current war situation.
Yan Fang felt very upset after hearing these words.
The officers and soldiers of the Yan Guards who came down from the front line in the past few days suffered heavy casualties, but the results achieved were minimal. Everyone in the army began to panic, and they were all talking about problems with their father's command...
At this time, an old general suddenly stood up and said to Yan Mo with a serious face, "General Yan!"
Yan Mo cast a questioning look at him.
The veteran general smoothed his long beard as white as snow and said, "I think you can replace the soldiers of the Yan Guard Regiment from the front line first!"
As soon as these words came out, all the generals at the table fell silent instantly, and everyone looked at Yan Mo with wide eyes.
Emperor Zhou sent a large army to conquer the six states. Jizhou and Liangzhou were like a pair of pliers, holding their upper and lower hands tightly to control the actions of the six states. However, the million-strong army led by Yan Mo was like a dagger, trying to inflict death on the six states. , the dying old man ended his life.
Wan Wentian, the governor of Jizhou, kept an eye on Yanzhou in the north, and also looked covetously at Yuzhou on the side, so Li Muzhi had to allocate part of his troops to defend the north.
Liangzhou borders Jingzhou and Yangzhou. Liang Chuang has already warned Jingzhou and Yangzhou that if they dare to act rashly, he will definitely lead troops to fight.
This was the strategy that Yan Mo had set before the expedition. Jizhou and Liangzhou were only responsible for containing the troops in the surrounding areas. The real killer move in this battle was the million-strong army led by Yan Mo.
He will use Yuzhou as a breakthrough point. As long as he captures Yuzhou, he will penetrate into the belly of the six states, thus being able to strangle the lifeblood of the six states. When advancing, he can launch an offensive against the other five states at the same time. When retreating, he can use the three states of Yong, Ji, and Liang as auxiliaries. Continuously feeding the defense.
Yan Mo's conspiracy was a far-reaching one, but if they didn't win Yuzhou, everything would be empty talk.
It is even said that if their millions of troops were defeated in Yuzhou, then Yuzhou would be able to deal with Jizhou and Liangzhou, or even directly attack Yongzhou.
Although this result does not seem to be particularly realistic now, the invasion of millions of troops cannot be stopped by a small Yuzhou. Unless the six states join forces to fight, there may be a glimmer of hope.
Yan Mo patted the table lightly, immediately attracting the attention of the surrounding generals.
"I am the general. I will decide which army will charge at the front. I don't need you to teach me how to do it!"
Yan Mo's words were like thunder exploding in the camp. The generals were all dumbfounded, not believing that such words could actually come out of Yan Mo's mouth.
Yan Fang also looked incredulous. He didn't believe that his father would say such arbitrary words.
The veteran general frowned and said, "General, half of the Yan Guards have been killed or wounded in the past few days. If we continue like this, I'm afraid..."
The veteran general didn't finish his words, but his meaning was already very clear.
Although they may not have reached the level of Yan Mo in terms of strategic layout, they are not fools.
Most of their army is the army that was retained by Emperor Jiang after the end of the human-monster war. Their predecessors were all armies from various places in Kyushu.
In terms of strength, any of their armies alone would be far behind the Yan Guards.
The battle of siege is the most important thing about consumption. Logically speaking, the siege party should retain its elite troops and use various means to consume the strength of the defender.
However, in these days of siege battles, they could all see that the Yan Wei Regiment was placed at the forefront of the charge every time, and was used as cannon fodder to test and consume Xue Ren's formations and defense lines.
None of them understood what Yan Mo was doing. Did he want to push Yan Mo into the fire pit alive? Do you want to destroy the Yan Wei regiment that you have worked so hard for?
"The general has already said it. He has his own arrangements. You don't need to say anything else!"
At this time, a soft and mean voice came from outside the camp.
A eunuch wearing a purple robe with golden patterns embroidered on the hem slowly walked out.
The eunuch looked to be no more than forty years old, with a slightly stout body, fair face and no beard, and a shallow crow's feet at the corner of his eyes.
The eunuch slowly walked into the camp, and the two young eunuchs behind him, one on the left and one on the right, blocked the guards with their bodies forcefully.
The thick-backed and bear-waisted guard seemed to be very afraid of the eunuch, and did not dare to come into contact with the little eunuch with thin arms and legs. He could only signal the generals inside with troubled eyes.
All the generals looked impatient when they saw the eunuch arriving.
"What? Generals don't welcome me here? Haha, don't worry, I'm just here to sit and listen, and then write something casually and send it back to Emperor Zhou in Chang'an City, so that I can give it to the soldiers in the future. Rewards based on merit!"
"Eunuch Liu is right, come on, give Eunuch Liu a chair!" Yan Mo said with a smile on his face.
At Yan Mo's signal, Yan Fang moved a chair and placed it next to Yan Mo.
The general below had no choice but to bow to the eunuch unwillingly.
After all, this eunuch is not an ordinary person. He was originally the chief eunuch responsible for taking care of Emperor Zhou's daily life. This time, Emperor Zhou personally ordered him to be appointed as the supervisor of the army and let him go out with the army.
Although it was stated that he was asked to record the merits and punishments of each soldier in the army, the Emperor Zhou would deal with them all after the victory.
However, in the eyes of these generals, they could see that this eunuch was obviously the eyes of Emperor Zhou, used to monitor every move of the army to prevent trouble!
After all, anyone who wields a sharp blade like a million-strong army would be worried about the backlash.
Although this kind of behavior is very normal and reasonable for the Emperor Zhou who is sitting in Chang'an City, it will always make people feel grudge when placed in the army.
This is a seed of distrust!
Moreover, these hot-blooded generals saw a hermaphrodite riding on their necks and controlling them. How could they possibly communicate with him calmly?
