Anyone who is a true king will understand the importance of population.
The princes and generals who slaughtered cities and killed people at every turn could be strong for a while, but they would not last long.
In the art of war, massacres may be able to effectively deter the enemy, to the point where they can win without a fight if they send troops in the future.
But this method of intimidating by killing can frighten the enemy once or twice occasionally. If it is regarded as the correct way of war, it will go astray.
At this time.
Lu Zhongheng saw a small boat in the distance quickly approaching the boat parked on the shore. Fan Yin, the head of the Military Intelligence Department, was on the boat, as if he had something urgent to report.
"look……"
Lu Zhongheng pointed and said with some curiosity: "I don't know what useful information the head of the Military Intelligence Department has found, and he is so anxious!"
Fei Ju also followed his guidance and saw the scene in the distance, and he pondered in his heart.
Could it be that Zhang Guiba from the north defeated Pang Shigu?
Or did the Xiang army from the west launch an attack on Xihe City?
As a general, it is natural for him to understand the strategic environment of his own forces, and Fei Ju has an understanding of the surrounding forces.
Only major events affecting the Huai Army could make Fan Yin so nervous.
"If something big happens, the king will definitely summon us. I told you just now, don't make random guesses or talk nonsense. Keep everything in your heart and just follow the king's command!"
"We won't talk about anything else until we become generals in the army!"
Fei Ju gave another final reminder.
no way.
The two of them are defined in history books as Hu Weiyong's accomplices, and they also want to rebel against Ming Taizu. Everyone thought that the two of them were ambitious and unfamiliar wolves.
In fact, they were quite unruly in character, and even though they were the emperor's fellow countrymen, they did things like bullying men and dominating women. According to historical records, Lu Zhongheng was convicted of riding a horse at the inn without authorization...
Oh, our brothers have made such great contributions to you through life and death, but after riding a horse at the station without permission, we were dismissed and reprimanded. How can we not make people complain about such an ending?
But to say how ambitious they are to rebel is a bit too much.
Again, if they were under Li Shimin, they would be punished, but after the punishment, they would be fine. However, Zhu Yuanzhang did not rub sand in his eyes and had an extremely strong character.
In addition, he was the emperor, so unruly generals like Fei Ju and Lu Zhongheng were naturally in trouble.
The two of them learned their lesson and prepared to work hard under Wang Jing.
Woohoo!
The call to summon the generals soon sounded.
Something big is indeed happening.
Spies from the Military Intelligence Department found out that the Wu army in the south was repatriating troops and horses from Huainan. A large number of troops and horses gathered in Qinghe, numbering 100,000.
Yang Xingmi gathered an army of 100,000 and began to march north.
Bad intentions!
"I underestimated this historical Jianghuai overlord. I didn't expect that he deliberately hid the news and quietly transferred his troops back from the south. This was to catch me off guard!"
At this time, the military camp had not yet been set up, so Wang Jing summoned his generals and generals to discuss matters in Lou Chuan's room.
Yang Kan, Fei Ju and Lu Zhongheng, who made great contributions this time, are also fortunate to be among them.
Among them, Fei Ju and Lu Zhongheng only have the right to observe and cannot speak without authorization.
Wang Jing looked at the information sent by Fan Yin and couldn't help but sigh.
It had only been two or three days since he arrived in Baize, but Yang Xingmi had already made up his mind and was preparing to gather an army and march north to fight against him.
From the intelligence point of view.
In order to hide the news and quickly mobilize troops, Yang Xingmi dispatched a large number of warships and merchant ships under his command. In less than a day, the Wu army in Huainan went north along the river and returned to the Qinghe camp.
"How does an army of one hundred thousand compare to Fulong? How can a mere Yang Xingmi be a match for our army!"
Zhang Lin said.
Zhu Wu also smiled and said: "Yang Xingmi went north. He must have thought about his death and his teeth, and prepared to support Hou Jing. It was a pity that the king was so brave that he killed Hou Jing in one battle."
"If this news reaches Yang Xingmi, he will have no choice but to retreat!"
Yang Kan sat in the room, listening to everyone talking, but did not take the initiative to speak. When Zhu Wu spoke, a light flashed in his eyes, as if he had thought of something.
But he moved his lips slightly and remained calm.
Wang Jing smiled, turned his attention to Bu Zhao, and said, "What do you think of the military advisor?"
Bu Zhi said: "I thought that Yang Xingmi leading an army of 100,000 to the north would be a good opportunity to defeat him... Your Majesty must have thought so too!"
Wang Jing suddenly laughed.
He smiled and said: "The military advisor really knows what I am thinking! Yes, since Yang Xingmi wants to take the initiative to go north, then we will give him a surprise!"
"this……"
Zhu Wu's expression changed slightly, and he reminded: "Your Majesty, our army has just fought with Hou Jing, and the front has been blunted. It is not good for us to fight against Yang Xingmi at this time!"
Wang Jing took some of the 100,000 troops he brought to Bai Ze and sent them north to let Zhang Guiba deal with Pang Shigu.
The remaining army faced Hou Jing.
After a fight with Hou Jingjun, the Huai army won a complete victory and suffered relatively few losses, but most of their physical strength was consumed in a short period of time. It was indeed a bit disadvantageous to face Wu Jun at this time.
Bu Zhao said: "You are right. Our army has just fought and the soldiers are tired. However, to deal with Yang Xingmi, we don't need to send out infantry. We only need to send out all the cavalry!"
"The situation our army is facing now is very similar to the Battle of Pengcheng in history. Although our army cannot compare with Overlord Xiang Yu's cavalry, Yang Xingmi is not Henkel!"
"At this time, Yang Xingmi probably didn't know that Hou Jing was defeated, and our army just caught him off guard..."
The history of the source world.
Xiang Yu was attacking Qi State, but his hometown Pengcheng was attacked and captured by Liu Bang. Xiang Yu let Long Qie take over the command of the infantry, while he led 30,000 cavalry to attack thousands of miles and defeated Liu Bang's 560,000 army in one fell swoop.
This was the Battle of Pengcheng, and together with the Battle of Julu, it was the peak moment of Overlord Xiang Yu.
When the Huai army was attacking Hou Jing, Yang Xingmi suddenly sent out troops... If the Huai army had not defeated Hou Jing at this time, it would have been in a dilemma.
Although it is different from Xiang Yu's situation in history, it is essentially consistent.
Wang Jing said: "The situation of the army is like thunder and wind, attacking late and arriving first, turning away from homeland, and being unpredictable. It is also a person who can defeat the enemy with light speed. Overlord Xiang Yu used 30,000 cavalry to defeat an army of 560,000. This is Representative of the military situation!"
"This time I want to imitate the Overlord and lay the foundation for Huaibei in one fell swoop!"
His eyes suddenly fell on Yang Kan. He said: "General Yang, you just broke out of the formation and killed the general, which was the first success in defeating Hou Jing. I wonder if you dare to attack Yang Xingmi again now?"
Yang Kan was slightly shocked, his eyes flashed, and he immediately said in a deep voice: "Why don't you dare!"
Wang Jing immediately touched his palms, stood up, and said, "Okay! Yang Kan listens to the order!"
"The general will obey your orders!"
"You have accomplished great feats by killing Hou Jing, so I will promote you to the rank of guerrilla general of the Longxiang Army of the Chinese Army. You will temporarily act as the staff general of the Longxiang Army. You will lead 10,000 cavalry to quickly go south to attack Yang Xingmi!"
Yang Kan took the order immediately without any hesitation.
Next.
Wang Jing set his sights on Li Jun again.
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