Border Pass, Jiming Village.

The traces of the fierce battle half a month ago gradually disappeared, but the atmosphere in the village did not relax. The civilians continued to repair and strengthen the city walls, and the soldiers practiced hard as required every day. Shortly after Pei Yue left, reinforcements sent from Guping Camp

Arriving quickly, there were 2,000 infantry and 1,500 archers, plus the original soldiers in the stronghold, Qin Xian now had a total of nearly 6,000 troops.

This has far exceeded the upper limit of the number of troops a commander can lead. It is impossible for Ning Zhong to directly promote Qin Xian to the commander. It is just a temporary arrangement during the war and will be adjusted after the war is over.

Along with the reinforcements came three thousand civilians, carrying a large amount of grain, grass and weapons, filling the warehouses of Jiming Village to the brim.

The strength of his troops increased several times, but Qin Xian did not relax. Instead, he worked harder than before. The sources of these soldiers under him now are complex, including the defenders of Jiming Village who originally followed him, and the defeated soldiers of the three villages to the west who were gathered by Pei Yue.

, as well as the reinforcements transferred from Guping Camp, it is not easy to integrate these people together.

Fortunately, Pei Yue kept Dong Da by his side.

This middle-aged man whose real name was Dong Daqian had a deep connection with the Qin family and admired Qin Xian's father, Qin Huai, so he put aside his distracting thoughts and devoted himself to helping Qin Xian train these soldiers.

After the Xiwu army suffered a setback, they did not immediately attack Jiming Village. Instead, they camped more than fifty miles to the northwest, and only sent a team of 10,000 people to monitor Jiming Village and Xishui Village to prevent the defenders of the two villages.

Go out to attack the camp.

The reason is that on the one hand, Jiming Village is easy to defend and difficult to attack. Zhang Qingbai had to temporarily change his combat strategy after losing Guo Rong, a captain of ten thousand men. On the other hand, Ning Zhong, who originally defended Nanshan Village, suddenly led his army westward.

More than a hundred miles away, they were stationed at Lulong Village in the west, with their troops pointing directly at the headquarters of the Western Wu Army.

At this point, the war situation in the Western Territory has gradually become clearer.

To the southeast of Hucheng, Xiwu Zhennan General Zhang Qingbai led 130,000 troops to confront the Ningzhong Department of Guping Camp.

To the north of Hucheng, Xiwu Zhendong General Xie Lin led an army of 150,000 to cross the Beitiao River. As long as the Hucheng defenders were dispatched, this famous general who was very good at large-scale attacks would cut off the retreat of the Hucheng defenders, recreating Pei Zhen's plot to seize the tiger.

At the same time, Xie Lin's troops were still monitoring the Longgong Camp in the northeast.

After inspecting the city defenses, Qin Xian returned to the meeting hall and frowned tightly as he looked at the sand table in front of him.

Xue Meng walked in bare-chested carrying an iron rod, looked at the sand table and said with a smile: "Brother Yue is really awesome. I went to Nanshan Village and not only took out three thousand soldiers and horses from Ning Zhong's mouth, but also gave them to us."

We have sent so much weapons and food, but the most important thing is this sand table, which is much more useful than the Nalosi map."

Qin Xian was silent. Xue Meng was already used to it and said to himself: "Brother, Boss Dong is a good soldier. He can knead those people into a ball in a few days. Unexpectedly, he has been a soldier in Daokou Village for more than ten years.

, What a waste of talent. Why don’t you wait until this battle is over and find a job for him, which in my opinion is worse than those counselors raised by the West Mansion."

Qin Xian suddenly turned his head and looked at him, and said in a deep voice: "Are you very free?"

Despite Xue Meng's usual bluster and fierceness on the battlefield, he was very honest in front of Qin Xian. Hearing this, he immediately smiled and said: "Brother, didn't I just finish training?"

Qin Xian glanced at the beads of sweat on his body and did not continue to criticize him. He said solemnly: "If Marshal Ning sticks to Nanshan Village and waits for the imperial court to send reinforcements to the capital camp, Zhang Qingbai will not be able to take advantage, and he will have to retreat by then.

.The Western Wu court mobilized troops in this way but failed to do so.

After the success is returned, the country will definitely be filled with chaos, and the border will be stable for several years. But our Marshal Ning obviously cannot bear the loneliness. Perhaps his eyes are red because of the great achievements of Brother Yue, and he actually wants to

It's really stupid to have a decisive battle with Zhang Qingbai in the wild."

"Decisive battle?" Xue Meng was startled.

Qin Xian pointed to the south of Lulong Village on the sand table and said slowly: "The terrain here is flat and open. If Ning Zhong wants to fight Zhang Qingbai here, he will definitely lose."

Xue Meng frowned and said: "Why didn't Brother Yue stop him?"

Qin Xian thought for a while and said helplessly: "Brother Yue, why should I stop him? The title of an imperial envoy is not enough in front of Marquis Wuwei and the head coach of Guping Camp."

"Then what should we do?" Xue Meng asked nervously.

Qin Xian said feebly: "Let's continue the training. Zhang Qingbai specially left a team of 10,000 people in the southwest of the battlefield to keep an eye on us military camp defenders. We can only hope that Marshal Ning can see the situation clearly.

Don’t bury the main force of Guping Camp here.”

He punched the edge of the sand table, showing anger and unwillingness, but in the end he could only turn into helplessness.

…

Ye Qi set out from Kyoto on July 19th and arrived at Qishanchong on August 3rd. He traveled nearly two thousand miles in fifteen days, which was extremely fast. In comparison, the Peking Army's Beida Camp arrived on July 21st.

After setting off, we were still in Dengzhou on the 7th of August, but we had walked exactly half the distance.

At this rate, it will take at least the end of August for 40,000 Beijing troops to arrive at the border.

Judging from the number of people, the Beida camp is not as good as any border camp in the west, but the Beijing army has always been an elite division in the Daliang military sequence, and its overall combat power is second only to the imperial army guarding the imperial palace.

It has been less than two years since Yin Wei, the head coach of Peking University Camp, has yet to fully grasp this team. Therefore, he has been cautious along the way and always followed Cheng Anhou and Lu Min's lead.

But this does not mean that he dare not put forward his own ideas in front of Lu Min. After all, the family backgrounds of the two are almost the same. He was born in Qi Guofu and is now the third-class Marquis of Qi Yun, while Lu Min was born in Chengguo Palace and is now the first-class Marquis of Cheng'an.

They are the descendants of the Nine Dukes who founded the country.

"Brother Ke Xing, do you want to mention the marching speed again?" Yin Wei said calmly in the temporary commander's tent.

Lu Min's nickname is Ke Xing. Nowadays, there are not many people who are qualified to call him by this name, and Yin Wei is one of them.

Lu Min said calmly: "You have also read the battle report sent from the border. Although three military strongholds were lost, the Wu army suffered a big defeat in Jiming stronghold. There will be no danger in a short time. The army must look at each other from head to tail when marching.

, we must pay more attention to the morale and physical strength of the soldiers, how can we increase the speed at will? You are also a veteran in the army, you should not say such things."

Yin Wei frowned slightly. He was the head coach of Guping Camp before he was transferred to Beida Camp. He couldn't stand Wuwei Hou Ningzhong who succeeded him. If he hadn't known that Ning Zhong was Lu Min's pawn, he would not be so polite.

Seeing that the other party did not consider his suggestion at all, Yin Wei said sincerely: "The people of Xiwu are here well prepared. The Hucheng defenders must not move lightly. I am worried about the safety of the Guping camp."

Lu Min glanced at him with a complicated expression and said slowly: "With Xiangcheng Marquis Xiao Jin stationed there, Hucheng is absolutely safe. As for Guping Camp and Zuojin Army Stronghold, I have ordered people to send a message to Ning Zhong quickly, asking him to occupy the city.

If you stick to waiting for opportunities to attack, there won't be any problems."

Yin Wei shook his head and said: "Brother Ke Xing, Marquis Wuwei has a somewhat impulsive temperament. If the reinforcements are delayed, I'm afraid he will be unable to bear it. Even if it takes time for the Beijing army to arrive, we can ask the Longgong Camp to send troops to support."

Lu Min said sternly: "The people of Xiwu are extending their fists this time in order to mobilize the deployment of our border troops. If you ask the Longgong Battalion to send troops, will Xie Lin, who is standing by the Beitiao River, just watch? This matter is unnecessary.

Let’s discuss again. I have my own opinion. You can just take charge of the march of the Beida Camp during this period.”

"Follow orders."

Yin Wei felt helpless, but the opponent was the right military aircraft and the commander-in-chief of the Western Army. Not to mention him, even the four border battalions were under his jurisdiction. Only Xiao Jin, the Marquis of Xiangcheng, who was in control of the Hucheng camp, could

Say no to Lu Min.

After the Marquis Qi Yun left the handsome tent, Lu Min slowly exhaled a breath of turbid air, and the figure of Pei Yue suddenly appeared in his mind.

He had never cared about the grudge between this son and Lu Jiang. The reason why he thought of each other at this moment was just because he discovered that Viscount Pei Yue might become a variable in this war.
Chapter completed!