The distance from Jiangyin to the border of Wuxi is not that far. In the wilderness, packhorses pull cloud carts galloping along. There are many soldiers on each cloud cart.
A hundred thousand troops, just the cloud chariots used to transport troops and horses are not a small number.
"General, we have set up camp five hundred miles north of Gaoqiao. After the army arrives, they can rest here first!"
In the cloud car.
Xiao Jin stood in front of the military map and pointed the direction to Fu Youde and Yang Dayan.
Fu Youde nodded slightly and said nothing.
Although Xiao Daocheng had decided to defect, this battle was related to the progress of the southward strategy, so Fu Youde did not dare to be careless, no matter how well prepared Xiao Daocheng was and how sincere he was.
He will also keep a few thoughts in his heart.
When the army was on its way, whenever it passed the Qi army's city, fast horses would come rushing to deliver the latest news about Soochow to the Huai army.
At this time, Sun Jian had already cleared out all the remnants of the Qi army north of Gaoqiao.
The Qi army continued to retreat, as if they had no power to fight back.
After Sun Jian settled his retreat, he began to consolidate his troops and prepare to withdraw his troops!
"General Yang, if you take command, how are you going to deal with Sun Jian?"
Fu Youde asked.
When he asked the question, he actually had a plan in mind, but just in case, Fu Youde wanted to hear Yang Dayan's opinion. After all, he was known as the most powerful general in the Northern Wei Dynasty, and he still had some command and strategic vision.
His suggestions can make the Huai army's raid more perfect.
"I'll take command? This..."
Yang Dayan was stunned for a moment, pondered for a moment, and then said: "Sun Jian is unprepared now. Our army can rest in the camp for a while and then attack directly!"
"Of course, this is just the general's opinion. How to deal with Sun Jian depends on the general's decision!"
After Fu Youde broke through to the ninth level, Yang Dayan had a little more respect for him.
On the battlefield like him, a strong general who is accustomed to charging into battle and dominating with force can only admire the generals who are stronger than them. Fu Youde is not only a strong general who is not inferior to him, but can also command hundreds of thousands of troops.
It is conceivable that when the Huai army establishes a dynasty in the future, Fu Youde will definitely rank among the top three among the founding generals.
For such a person, it would not be a loss of face for Yang Dayan to serve under the other party.
"What you said makes sense, but the intelligence shows that Sun Jian is a ninth-level powerhouse, and he also has four generals under his command, Han Dang, Huang Gai, Cheng Pu, and Zu Mao, who are about eighth-level strength..."
"If it's a direct attack, unless you and I can join forces to kill Sun Jian in a short time, otherwise our army will suffer heavy losses under the attack of several generals from the other side!"
Fu Youde waved his hand.
Yang Dayan thought for a while and felt that what Fu Youde said was right. Indeed, if the West Route Army's troops and horses were damaged too much, it would be difficult for them to attack Soochow City in the future.
Moreover, they would also arouse the dissatisfaction of King Huai, who thought that their ability was too poor. Fortunately, Fu Youde said that it would not be so easy for him to lead troops in the future.
"Please tell me, General, I will definitely obey your orders!"
At this time, Yang Dayan also understood why the other party wanted to ask his opinion first. This was because he wanted to be honest with him, explain the interests and harms, and then make himself willing to obey the command.
Fu Youde glanced at him and motioned for him to come forward, then pointed at the map and said: "Sun Jian's army has nearly 200,000 troops, some of which are in Wuxi City... Gaoqiao Camp is very close to Wuxi City. If we Raid, they are likely to retreat, all the way back here!"
"When they retreat, we can achieve good results, but don't forget that the mission of our West Route Army is to kill Sun Jian and annihilate this part of the army."
"So we must not let them retreat to Wuxi. Even if this possibility is small, we don't want to take the risk!"
Yang Dayan quickly asked: "What should we do?"
Fu Youde lightly drew his finger on the map, pointing to the route from Wuxi and Gaoqiao to Changshu.
"We set an ambush!"
"Set an ambush on Sun Jian's retreat road! Millions of our troops are crossing the Yangtze River and marching south with a huge momentum. How can the Sun family of Soochow not be afraid? The best way for the Sun family to deal with it is to immediately mobilize the army to Changshu and other places. Defend all the ferries, and at the same time dispatch the navy to fight with our army on the river!"
"Sun Jian withdraws his troops. The next step must be to go to Changshu. Let's find a path that must be passed..."
Fu Youde's plan is also very simple.
In just one sentence, he set up an ambush on Sun Jian's way to withdraw his troops... and maximized the advantage of the Huai army's surprise attack.
At that time, what will happen even if Sun Jian is a ninth-level powerhouse?
With mental arithmetic and unintentional calculations, two ninth-level powerhouses pounced on him, severely injuring him in one encounter and killing him in the shortest time.
This is the information gap!
The so-called art of war has always emphasized knowing yourself and the enemy and winning every battle. The intelligence that both sides of the war can obtain can determine the outcome of a war.
The Huai army now occupied an unprecedented advantage.
The pressure of millions of troops crossing the Yangtze River, and the sudden surprise of crossing the sea with the cooperation of Xiao Daocheng... This kind of suppression with poor information can only be understood by the top generals of the ninth level of heaven. The spiritual sense breaks it down.
Among the Sun clan of Soochow, Zhou Yu and Lu Xun have such potential.
However, Zhou Yu had not yet appeared, and Lu Xun and Lu Kang's father and son were nowhere to be seen.
Sun Jian and Sun Ce alone would not be able to deal with this kind of dragnet.
…
When Fu Youde and Yang Dayan were marching.
Wang Jing handled government and military affairs in Yangzhou. Millions of troops are being mobilized, with millions or nearly ten million people supporting them behind the scenes. A large amount of materials were transferred, and civilians were transferred from prefectures and counties...
These situations related to the affairs of the Southern Expedition were reported to the newly established Metropolitan Governor's Office.
The headquarters of the Governor's Office is temporarily located in Yangzhou.
Gao Xi, Su Wei, Han Xizai, as well as Cen Wenwen, Zhang Dun, Hu Zongxian and others who were temporarily transferred to deal with it, were able to deal with most of the memorials that came like snowflakes.
There are also some things that only Wang Jing can make up his mind about.
"The East Route Army has also dispatched..."
Wang Jing picked up a memorial, which was delivered by He Ruobi.
It said that He Ruobi had already led the troops of the East Route Army onto the sea-going warship and began to circle along the coastline to cut off Sun Ce's retreat. If there was no chance, he would capture the city and territory in the east and cooperate with the main attack!
"I hope the East Route Army can succeed!"
Wang Jing shook his head slightly.
With the cooperation of Xiao Daocheng in the West Route Army, Fu Youde was able to launch a sneak attack on Sun Jian under the pressure of poor information. But Sun Ce was different. After He Ruobi landed, he was in the rear of the enemy.
There are cities of Soochow in all directions. Under such circumstances, it is extremely difficult to hide the army and launch a sneak attack on Sun Ce.
Maybe, as soon as He Ruobi landed ashore, the general guarding the city in Soochow immediately passed the news about him to Sun Ce...
Therefore, the original plan made by Gao Xi was to let He Ruobi attack Sun Ce as much as possible. If he couldn't do it, it didn't matter, as long as it could slow down the time for Sun Ce's army to return to Suzhou.
At this moment.
Nantong Prefecture, Haimen County, on the endless sea to the east, several ships suddenly appeared. As they approached the county seat, patrolling soldiers and thousands of households from the county magistrate and the garrison all appeared.
"Who is this?"
"There is a flag hanging on the boat, which seems to be the word "Song". It is the envoy of the Southern Song Dynasty!"
Qianhu, the county magistrate and the guard station, saw the flags that had just been hoisted on the ship, and thought of the Huai Army envoys who took the ship south from here.
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