What he was waiting for was Wang Shouxing's words.
This is the point.
Can't afford to gamble.
These five hundred people are all his "treasures"!
Even if these Liao troops who came to find their location were eliminated, it would only be a small gain. There was really no need to risk the special forces being bitten for this purpose.
Unless among these people is the fourth prince Yelu of Daliao Kingdom, the situation is about the same.
War is riskism.
"Unless Yelu is here, we can still make a bet."
Lu Fang said.
Then he directly gave the order, "Everyone close up the tents! Prepare to move!"
…
Lizhou East County.
Longqing Mansion.
The imperial troops from Jingzhao, Qingyuan and Jingxi counties have now rushed to Longqing Mansion to assemble with Fan Jizu, and have deployed four lines of defense along the Zitong River with Zitong City as the center.
This doubled Fan Jizu's confidence.
Their troops here are no less than those of the rebels, and over in Tongchuan County, the rebels of Kuizhou County can already take Tongchuan's retreat at any time.
snort!
By then, even if they suffer a defeat here, Tongchuan will definitely be captured.
Those rebel armies no longer have a base, so they will only be wiped out!
Moreover, these rebels could never hope to defeat him.
Inside Zitong City.
Now the two armies have been facing each other across the river for several days. As a veteran general, Fan Jizu also keenly felt that the rebels were about to launch an attack.
He summoned several generals under his command for a meeting in the city lord's palace.
He himself sits at the head of the palace with a golden sword.
Then below are generals wearing armor.
Although some are energetic and some are pot-bellied, they are still quite intimidating.
Fan Jizu always didn't like to talk nonsense. After all the generals arrived, he said: "The deployment of the armies has been completed. According to my guess, the rebels will not be able to hold back for much longer. Today is the last time I summon you."
Come to the city to discuss matters. After this discussion is over, you should rush back to the army immediately and each guard your own defense line! I don’t care whether you have carefully trained your troops over the years or whether the soldiers under your command are really as brave as you say. Just one sentence
!”
"If anyone's defense line is breached, then bring it up yourself!"
"yes!"
All the generals agreed.
Fan Jizu added: "In addition, I will emphasize it again! No matter what, we must not let the rebels break through our second line of defense! We must stop them on the west bank of the Zitong River. Once they show their weakness, I will ignite the smoke of war!"
At that time, your whole army will rush forward and fight them decisively! Destroy them in one fell swoop!"
His mission has never been to stop the rebels.
Rather, it is about annihilating the rebels in the shortest possible time.
Because the grain and grass collected by the Central Government must first meet the needs of the frontiers. They cannot sustain it for much longer.
Fortunately, the preparations of the rebel army were not too perfect, and they had to take advantage of the opportunity when Daliao, Jin, Feng, and Tiemeng were still launching war on the border. Otherwise, even Fan Jizu would have had a headache in this battle.
"Follow the order!"
The generals heard the words and responded again.
Their fighting spirit at this time can be said to be quite high.
After all, the rebels had never fought any outstanding battles before. They had been hiding in Tibet all these years, which had long left the impression on them that the rebels were just a ragtag group.
In their opinion, although the rebels organized a force of 130,000 this time, they still gave them military merit.
Furthermore, Fan Jizu’s strategy can be said to be quite good.
Stay close to the river.
When the rebel army's momentum was exhausted, they took advantage of the situation and launched a counterattack.
No matter how you look at it, there is no reason to lose.
…
West bank of Zitong River.
Near night.
Lu Liang, who personally supervised the battle, also called all the generals to his tent.
He has never fought such a big battle, and it is impossible to say that he is not nervous.
But he couldn't show it, so he could only hide this tension deep in his heart.
After the generals entered the tent, Liang Ben took the opportunity to sit on Lu Liang's left hand side.
Then there are a group of veteran generals, and then there are the generals from Chengdu and Tongchuan counties who now control many troops.
When the generals were seated, Lu Liang looked directly at Shen Jianbao and said: "Old General Shen, please tell me how to fight this battle!"
Although he personally led the army on the expedition, he knew his own abilities, so the actual military arrangements were always in charge of veteran generals such as Shen Jianbao.
They all came from the imperial court of Dayu, and they knew the current imperial army of Dayu quite well.
Then there are the veteran generals in the Dayu Forbidden Army, such as Fan Jizu. Even if they have never interacted with each other, they always know something about the situation.
"yes!"
"Report!"
Just when Shen Jianbao raised his hands and was about to stand up, there was a shout outside the door.
A soldier hurried into the tent, dripping wet.
He knelt down on one knee and said: "Report to Your Highness! We have military information from Tongchuan County!"
Lu Liang's face suddenly became serious and he said: "Send it up!"
The soldier sent the letter to his desk.
Lu Liang opened it and looked at it, then turned his head and looked at Liang Ben next to him, who was sitting firmly on Mount Tai. "The 30,000 imperial troops from Kuizhou County have arrived in Tongchuan County. At this time, they are probably close to Changzhou."
"It doesn't matter."
Liang Ben smiled and said: "Your Highness, don't worry, just follow the previous plan."
But how could Lu Liang really feel at ease? He asked again: "Uncle Wang is really sure?"
Liang Ben said: "The Jiedushi of Kuizhou County has been in contact with me for many years. He will not go back on his word."
Long before the rebel army set off, Lu Liang, Xu Jinnian, Liang Fen and others had naturally discussed the situation around Chengdu County and Tongchuan County.
There are no threats or variables around Chengdu County, but there is a variable like Kuizhou County around Tongchuan County.
Because there are too many places bordering Kuizhou and Tongchuan.
If the Imperial Army of Tongchuan County is mobilized for an expedition, Kuizhou County can send troops to attack Tongchuan at any time.
In the end, Lu Liang and Xu Jingnian decided to mobilize all the imperial troops from Tongchuan County to Mianzhou, leaving only the garrison behind. It was precisely because of Liang Fen's words.
Liang Fen said that in fact, the Jiedushi of Kuizhou County had long wanted to overthrow Liang Hanmin and regain the former dynasty.
Lu Liang asked Wu Jianshu, the governor of Tongchuan County, to continue recruiting new soldiers, just for peace of mind.
Exposing all the empty houses in Tongchuan County to Kuizhou County is also a trick.
Let the Kuizhou Forbidden Army pass by Tongchuan and then raid Langzhou to the east of Longqing Mansion!
This is their true intention.
After breaking through Langzhou, you can go around to the north of Longqing Mansion, and then join the rebels on the west bank of the Zitong River to encircle the imperial army of the four counties occupying Zitong City.
With Liang En's reassurance, although Lu Liang was still worried, he couldn't say anything else.
He forced a smile and said, "With Uncle Wang's words, I feel more at ease."
He nodded to Shen Jianbao and said, "General Shen, please continue talking!"
Shen Jianbao walked to the sand table in the middle of the tent.