On the north bank of the Huaihe River, in the earth city built by Wu Jun.
After receiving the information that Wang Jing sent 100,000 soldiers to attack Hou Jing and Pang Shigu, Yang Xingmi, who had originally focused his attention on the south and was leading the army to continuously attack the Sui army, quietly returned here.
In the military tent, butter candles burned silently, illuminating the somewhat dim space.
Yang Xingmi frowned, standing in front of a map, and his right index finger kept sliding back and forth on the map. This map is a topographic map of the east and west banks of the canal north of the Huaihe River.
Whether it is Pang Shigu, Hou Jing or Baize under Wang Jing's rule, they are all marked in detail on the map.
Wherever the terrain is difficult and where it is suitable for crossing the river, they are all shown.
"Your Majesty, the news just came that Huai Army General Zhang Lin has crossed the river and is fighting Hou Jing by the river!"
The big tent was opened and a scribe came in.
This person was Yang Xingmi's mastermind Yuan Xi. After receiving the information, he came to report it in person.
"Zhang Lin...he is not weak in ability, but he is still a little short of defeating Hou Jing!"
Yang Xingmi naturally knew about Zhang Lin, a contemporary general.
If Zhang Lin had not died, the Huainan Jiedushi would not have fallen into his hands...
He recognized Zhang Lin's ability very much. When he learned that Zhang Lin had joined Wang Jing, he kept lamenting that he had not been able to contact him in time.
But in his eyes, Zhang Lin was still a little worse than Hou Jing.
Yuan Xi said: "Although Zhang Lin is not Hou Jing's opponent, there are other generals under Wang Jing's command. If these generals attack together, Hou Jing will undoubtedly be defeated. Your Majesty, we cannot sit back and watch Hou Jing's defeat!"
Hear this.
A wry smile appeared on Yang Xingmi's face, "If I had known that Wang Jing was so sharp, I wouldn't have secretly provoked Hou Jing! If Hou Jing were defeated, the Huai army would be able to capture Siyang..."
"Compared to Hou Jing, Wang Jing is the threat to our army!"
At this time, Yang Xingmi felt a little regretful.
He had already thought highly of Wang Jing as much as possible, but unexpectedly he still underestimated him too much.
Hou Jing, who had been entangled with him for more than a year without a clear winner, actually fell into a disadvantage in the hands of Wang Jing, and would even be defeated soon...
If someone had given Wang Jing some news before he sent out troops, Yang Xingmi would have thought it impossible.
but now.
He had to admit that Wang Jing's strength was already superior to that of Wu Jun! Hou Jing, who was unable to defeat Wu's army, was crumbling under Wang Jing's 100,000-strong army.
Doesn't this mean that when the Huai army moved south from the upper reaches of the canal, the Wu army could not resist it?
"Wang Jing's power has grown too fast. No one expected this. Now we can only try our best to prevent him from going south! Your Majesty, now we have only one choice, which is to immediately send troops north to join forces with Hou Jing!"
Yuan Xi said in a deep voice.
"Sending troops directly?"
Yang Xingmi was stunned for a moment. What he had discussed with Yuan Xi and Dai Yougui before was to secretly provide grain and grass support to Hou Jing, so that Hou Jing could hold back Wang Jing's 100,000 troops and consume each other.
Now turn covert support into direct dispatch of troops...
If troops are sent out, the soldiers and horses attacking the Sui army in the south must be brought back. It will inevitably affect Wu Jun's plan to expand to the south.
You know, Li Shenfu and Wang Maozhang have won several battles in a row and are about to capture the Sui army's camp... Withdrawing the troops at this time would be equivalent to wasting their previous efforts.
Yuan Xi sighed: "Your Majesty, we can only do this now. Our lips are dead and our teeth are cold. If Hou Jing and Pang Shigu are defeated, we may not be Wang Jing's opponent!"
"Instead of being defeated by Wang Jing in the future, it is better to join forces with Hou Jing and Pang Shigu now to fight Wang Jing to the death!"
When he said this, his voice paused, and he looked at Yang Xingmi and said: "If we can defeat Wang Jing, we can also annex Pang Shigu and Hou Jing, and divide the Huai army across the river, and occupy the entire land of Huaidong..."
Many things in the world are a combination of misfortune and blessing.
Just like the Wu army now, they faced a huge threat from Wang Jing and had to go north to support Hou Jing.
But it also contains great opportunities.
As long as Wu Jun, Hou Jing, and Pang Shigu join forces to defeat Wang Jing, most of the source world Huai'an Prefecture north of the Huaihe River and east of the canal will fall into Yang Xingmi's hands.
Yang Xingmi's face moved slightly. He could become the overlord of Jianghuai and establish Yang Wu in the source world, so he naturally had no lack of determination in his heart.
After understanding what Yuan Xi said.
He thought for a moment and then said immediately: "It's done! According to what the military advisor said, I immediately recalled Li Shenfu and Zhou Ben! Only Wang Maozhang was left to defend the Sui army. This time I also sent 100,000 troops, and Wang Maozhang Jing Yi decides the winner!"
Yang Wu's army was large in number.
However, Yang Xingmi also needed to guard the four sides, and the troops and horses he could mobilize were similar to those of the Huai army, about one hundred thousand.
He sent an army of 100,000 people to the north, which was equivalent to taking out all his family wealth.
"Your Majesty is wise! I will go and deliver the order right now! I will send someone to contact Hou Jing and ask him to persist as much as possible!"
Yuan Xi cupped his hands and said.
It will take time for Yang Xingmi's army to move back from the south. Now they just hope that Hou Jing can be more confident and not lose so quickly.
…
The wind howled.
Wang Jing climbed onto the wooden platform, followed by Bu Zhao, Zhu Wu and others. They looked forward and saw five thousand cavalry on the ground in front of them with great momentum, ready on both wings of the army.
The infantry commanded by Zhang Lin were rapidly approaching Hou Jingjun's camp.
At this time, the army was dispatched, and the evil spirit filled the air. The sky seemed to be affected by the evil spirit. Large dark clouds gathered and the void became a little low.
The air was heavy, and the strong wind kept blowing, making people's cheeks hurt.
On the high platform, Wang Jing and many civil and military officials were well-educated. They ignored the strong wind and focused most of their attention on the army in front.
Zhang Lin now has 30,000 soldiers and horses in his hands. In addition to the troops and horses from his own army that were the first to cross the river and fight with Hou Jing's army, Wang Jing has allocated another 20,000 soldiers to be temporarily under his command.
Wang Jing's military strategy and troop leadership abilities have grown rapidly, and his strategic vision has also been improved in constant wars.
But he still lacked in personally commanding the army's formation.
Therefore, the task of commanding the army to attack was given to Zhang Lin.
The Huai army was preparing to attack, so Hou Jing naturally could not ignore it.
He immediately took all the remaining soldiers and horses out of the camp.
Hou Jingjun's military strength is already at a disadvantage. If he stays behind closed doors, Zhang Lin will command the army to surround Hou Jing's camp and use cavalry to cut off the surrounding connections...
In this case, there is no need for the Huai army to take the initiative to attack, and the troops and horses surrounding Hou Jing for a while will collapse.
Therefore, after a head-to-head fight with Zhang Lin and knowing how powerful the Huai army was, Hou Jingming knew that he was at a disadvantage and had to go out to meet the enemy.
Prepare for a decisive battle with the Huai army in the wilderness.
He has 20,000 to 30,000 soldiers and horses, and Zhang Lin has 30,000 troops at this time. The strength of both sides is roughly the same.
It's not that Hou Jing doesn't have a chance to win.
In the void above Hou Jing's military formation, traces of breath began to gather, forming the shadow of Greedy Wolf...
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