It has been five days since they continuously attacked and defended An City. The inability to capture the city has greatly demoralized the Ajong army. Moreover, all the firearms and long-range attack weapons they carried have been exhausted. It is time to decide the outcome in a battle.
Ha Yizhen looked at the precarious city gate and licked the corners of his lips: "Give me the order. The entire army will reorganize and recuperate today. All supplies will be distributed. The soldiers and horses must be well fed and drunk! Everyone, recharge your batteries. Let’s fight with all our strength tomorrow!”
Ha Kufa wiped his face and watched as his father's lieutenant general left with his order. He murmured in a low voice: "The people of Da Chu have always been cunning. I'm afraid they will come to invade again today."
Ever since they set up camp here, the adults guarding An City have made frequent sneak attacks and intrusions. Each one of them was holding a rocket, either shooting at their baggage team or attacking their tents.
This group of Central Plains people who fought alone were hiding day and night, with their heads and horses wrapped in hooves. They came and went like the wind. They would immediately change places after a wave of arrows, which made them miserable.
Today, Father Khan asked everyone to recharge their batteries, lest those bad Chu people would try their old tricks again.
"No way." Ha Yizhen looked at the map indifferently, "The soldiers of Dachu attacked our army secretly, mostly late at night. At that time, I, the soldiers A Rong, were the most tired and unable to support their energy, which is why those Xiaoxiao gang succeeded frequently."
Having said this, Ha Yizhen raised his eyes and looked at his son: "Being at ease while waiting for work is the prerequisite for their actions. Ha is hard at work."
"Shou'an City currently has insufficient troops. With one against ten, they will definitely lose this battle!" Ha Kufa thought that tomorrow he would be able to get rid of the grievances he felt before, and he was a little excited. However, thinking of his father's calm eyes, he forced Endure the excitement and remind, "If you want to fight for your chance of survival, you must choose to win by surprise."
"Ha Kufa, you should learn more from your other brothers. Don't imitate the Central Plains people reciting poems and painting all day long. You should read more history books... For hundreds of years, there have been few attacks between us and the Central Plains. Huh? We have conquered many of these border cities in the Central Plains. As long as they are easy to capture, we will not hold on for so long. As long as the city is hard-fought, their defending generals are ready to die. Do you think they will directly attack the city? Few versus many?! Huh, most of them will choose an ambush!"
Ha Yizhen looked contemptuous: "I heard that their garrison general has not shown up for two days. The command of the city defense belongs to the prefect of the city, but their chief officer is a female... I think they dare not fight with our soldiers. A frontal charge! An ambush is their last resistance!"
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"No, there is no point in ambush. There is a huge disparity in strength between the enemy and ours. The city will eventually fall into the hands of the other party. Instead of doing this, let's attack with all our strength!"
Sheng Yuan summoned the chief officer of Fucheng, the garrison general commander, and the deputy envoy of the internal guard to the meeting hall. He pointed at the topographic map hanging on the wall and inspected everyone with a cold expression: "The terrain outside Fucheng is wide. This is the place where we will have a decisive battle with the Ajong traitors!"
Everyone looked at each other.
Although there is no difference in the outcome between a frontal confrontation and a side ambush, everyone subconsciously prefers the latter.
"Your Excellency, we are ready to die in the city. If possible, we want to kill more Ajong barbarians!" The deputy general of the defenders clasped his fists angrily.
As soon as he said this, everyone couldn't help but nodded secretly.
But before everyone could agree, he changed his words again: "It's just that before General Chai was injured and fell into coma, he had told us in every possible way that we should only obey the orders of Your Excellency, so we, the defenders, will strictly abide by His orders!"
After he finished speaking, the group of generals behind him all clasped their fists and responded loudly: "I only obey the orders of Lord Fu!"
This group of garrison troops was the main force defending the city. They chose to support Shengyuan, and the other two parties had nothing to say.
Maybe it was because everyone didn't want to disagree before the decisive battle, maybe it was because everyone no longer cared about the way to die for the city. In short, Sheng Yuan's decision that would easily cause disagreements during normal times was passed unexpectedly and smoothly.
This made Anyu on the side grin and think about having fun, but as soon as he grinned, his dry lips cracked and bled, so he had to quickly close his mouth again.
"Since there is no objection, let's discuss the battle formation!" Sheng Yuan motioned to Xiaoyao and others to take down the terrain map, revealing the simple tactical diagram behind it.
Everyone thought that Sheng Yuan just wanted to be reckless, but they didn't expect that she had another trick, so they immediately leaned forward with courage.
"In the current situation, the enemy is numerous and we are few, so the best strategy is to attack them individually." Sheng Yuan pointed to the formation diagram she drew and elaborated, "Although our army is small in number, if we can ensure that the formation is flexible and changeable, there may be a turnaround. !”
"Please tell me in detail, Mr. Shengfu!" The chief of the city and others listened in confusion, but the eyes of the defenders and internal guards lit up.
Sheng Yuan put his fingers together and pointed at the simplified formation diagram: "If you want to defeat more with less, you must kill as many enemies as possible during the battle and lose as few troops as possible. Only in this way can you quickly shorten the numerical gap between the enemy and ourselves. If this is the case It can be done, and it will not only improve our morale, but also destabilize the morale of the soldiers over there in Ajong!"
Everyone nodded in approval, but no matter how well you say it, how you implement it is the key.
Then, Sheng Yuan made a decision that shocked everyone.
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The sky is slightly bright, but the Ajong army is ready to go!
Ha Yizhen and his son mounted their horses in military uniforms, pointed their swords in the direction of Shou'an, and shouted: "Young men of the grassland, please listen to your orders!"
Hearing this, the Ajung soldiers straightened their chests and reined in their reins, and shouted in unison: "We will obey the orders of the Great Khan!"
Even the war horse raised one front hoof, raised its head and roared loudly.
"All your sons, please follow me, guard An, and take the Central Plains!" Ha Yizhen laughed loudly, brandished his sword and shouted.
"Follow the Great Khan and take Shou'an! Take the Central Plains!"
"Tashou An takes the Central Plains!"
"Take the Central Plains!"
"Take the Central Plains!"
"..."
The deafening response was repeated over and over again with overwhelming force, rushing toward the distant Shou'an City.
While he was boosting his morale, Ha Yizhen noticed from the corner of his eye that his subordinates were squeezing over from a distance.
This man is a subordinate of his confidant Kohaji.
Before setting off, he deliberately left Kehaji in Shouping City to assist Hamoqi and monitor Pang's military advisor.
Ha Yizhen frowned slightly, hesitated for a moment, and looked at his son: "Ha Kufa, go over and see him!"
Seeing that the battle to attack and defend security was about to begin, the morale of the entire army had been boosted to boiling point and could not be extinguished easily.
"Fifth Prince, hurry! Take the slave to see the Great Khan!" But Haji's subordinates saluted Ha Kufa with sweating profusely, "The Great Prince failed to return from the attack on Luodu Mountain as scheduled, and the Sixth Prince failed to return as scheduled. When he led his sergeants out of the city to look for the eldest prince, he was injured by Liu Yaliu despite not listening to the dissuasion of Commander Pang. At present, Lord Kehaji is temporarily in charge of the affairs of the city, and he ordered his slaves to come and report to the Great Khan!"
When Ha Kufa heard this, he was surprised at first: "Will the Chu army come to conquer?"
But Haji's subordinates shook their heads in embarrassment. When they thought of coming out, Lord Haji's instructions were narrated according to the facts: "My lord guesses that the eldest prince has not returned for a long time because he was fighting hard with the bandits in Luodu Mountain... As for the Sixth Prince, the people who hurt him were... the Second Prince's men."
Hearing this, Ha Kufa was immediately delighted: "So that's it!"
Then he glared at the other party pretending to be angry: "The war is about to break out in front of us, how can you bother the Khan with such a trivial matter?"
After saying that, he waved his hands in a pretentious manner: "I will go and report to the Khan first, just wait!"
After saying this, he hurriedly turned his horse's head and ran towards Ha Yizhen.
"Father Khan, Lord Haji sent someone to report that my eldest brother has been unable to conquer Luodu Mountain for a long time and refused to return to the city! The sixth brother was worried about his elder brother and led everyone out of the city despite dissuasion. However, Lord Haji asked After exporting the confession, I didn’t dare to act on my own, so I sent someone to ask my father Khan for instructions.”
"Hmph! A traitor?! I think the brothers are fighting against each other!" Ha Yizhen made a guess after thinking about it for a while.
Ha Kufa suppressed his excitement and sighed with an uncomfortable look on his face: "Why is it like this! My son can't believe that his second brother is so ruthless! Father, look..."
Ha Yizhen glanced at him and waved his hand casually: "Follow him back and bring a message to Ha Keji, asking him to keep an eye on Shouping City until Ben Khan returns home in triumph!"
After saying this, he looked at the astronomical official and saw that the time had come for the army to start. He ignored his son Ha Kufa, raised his long sword high, and shouted suddenly:
"Go!"
