If the Hundred Warring States Army were to advance westward, the first stop would be Anyong City, so almost all the residents in the city fled with their property, leaving only a city defense team of more than 5,000 people, who were in panic all day long.
Therefore, as soon as the Eastern Expedition Army arrived, the city lord Yuan Zijin lined up at the city gate to welcome them early in the morning after receiving the news. When they saw the arrival of the army, everyone cheered and finally breathed a sigh of relief in their hearts.
With an army of 800,000, it would be very difficult for the Hundred Warring States Period to break through Anyong City. Moreover, after the army arrived, all defense and command rights were handed over to the army, and they, the city guards and city lords, did not have to bear the responsibility.
When the army arrived at Anyong City, everyone was in high spirits and smiling.
This immediately made Yuan Zijin feel extremely strange. Most soldiers would have sad faces when they were about to go to the battlefield. Why were these soldiers still smiling so happily?
He secretly thought that the Central Army was really impressive, at least its appearance was completely different from other armies.
Chen Dasheng was also in a happy mood. He had made a fortune along the way, but the cities behind him were no longer worthy of the student army. Later, the officers and soldiers became addicted to getting rich, so they entered the city regardless of whether it belonged to the prince's influence or not.
Make a fortune. However, the discipline is still very strict. You will only go to the city lord's mansion. Once you make a fortune, you will leave. You are never allowed to harass ordinary people.
After showing the troop transfer order, Yuan Zijin finally breathed a sigh of relief and said: "Everyone, please follow me into the city."
Fortunately, all the people in the city had fled long ago, and it became an empty city. Although it could not accommodate 800,000 troops, it was no problem to house 4 to 50,000 people. The rest were all camped outside the city.
Chen Dasheng and other generals moved directly into the city lord's palace. Before they could settle down, they summoned all the generals and Yuan Zijin to start analyzing the current situation.
Li Yunxiao also appeared in front of everyone, accompanied by Jia Rong and Ji Meng. This was the first time he walked out of the chariot tent after being injured. Although he didn't look lively, his complexion was rosy, and it seemed that all his injuries were healed.
Chen Dasheng and others' eyelids suddenly jumped, and their hearts were shocked again, "Nine-star warrior!"
But then he thought of the person behind him, and then he came back to his senses one by one. With such a strong master, it is not surprising that he was promoted so quickly.
"Yunxiao, are you okay?"
The first one to stand up and ask was Luo Yunshang, with a look of concern on her face, "If you haven't received a reply yet, just keep adjusting your breathing. You can't help here anyway."
King Xiao Qing and others all had strange eyes and smiled silently.
Li Yunxiao was stunned for a moment, then smiled and said: "As the chief of logistics and the commander-in-chief of the student army, how could I not come to the meeting? Although I am not fully recovered yet, I am almost better."
Luo Yunshang patted his shoulder affectionately and said softly: "Don't work too hard, your health is important."
Her idea is very simple. Since Li Yunxiao is the disciple of that adult, she must do her best to protect and care for him when the adult is not around.
But when Li Yunxiao heard it, cold sweat broke out all over his body, and he was a little at a loss. He looked at Luo Yunshang in horror and thought: Does she know my identity? Absolutely impossible! Don't even guess about this kind of thing.
Yeah, even if I said it myself, no one would believe it.
Chen Dasheng and others covered their mouths and snickered, and he shouted: "Yunxiao, come and take a look together."
Li Yunxiao was relieved and hurried over and sat down next to Chen Dasheng.
Yuan Zijin was a little surprised. Such a young boy was also a general? But he knew that many dignitaries in the court liked to send their children to the army to get gold plating. They didn't have to do anything, just treat it as a tour, and they would be promoted when they returned.
Jue, so it’s not surprising.
At Chen Dasheng's signal, he began to describe the current situation.
"The Hundred Warring States Army has besieged Kunjin City for a total of twenty-seven days, and no news has come out at all. Although the army has not yet moved westward, there are three small towns in front of Anyong City, but they have been occupied by the Hundred Warring States Army. I'm afraid.
As soon as the trapped Jin City falls, they will immediately rush to Anyong City."
"The three towns are Fengshan Town, Feifeng Town and Yangsan Town. I have sent people to investigate the troop deployment in each town, and it is about 20,000 people. Since these three towns cannot be broken through, the front
There is absolutely no information about them. The exact number of troops in the Hundred Warring States Period is still unknown. But according to my estimate, it should be around 800,000."
After everyone heard this, they all began to think deeply.
Chen Dasheng pondered: "They have been besieging the city for more than a month and have not been able to capture it, but they are still holding on. It seems that they are planning to force the city until the food in the city is exhausted. But there is the biggest doubt here. It has been half a month since our army set off.
They should have already received the news and taken countermeasures, but so far they have not taken any action. In other words, they are not afraid of our army coming, and they may even cooperate inside and outside to annihilate them in one fell swoop."
Han Qianfang said: "Yes, this is completely inconsistent with common sense. If I were the enemy general and there were only 800,000 troops, after the opponent's army went out, I would either forcefully attack the city and strive to break the city as soon as possible. Or I would directly march westward and occupy it.
Favorable terrain. Another situation is to directly retreat to the Hundred Warring States. So far, there is no such thing, but just standing still. It is really strange!"
Chen Dasheng's heart moved and he called out: "Huang Hong, please tell me your opinion."
Suddenly everyone's eyes fell on him. Huang Hong was slightly nervous. After all, his identity was still in a rather embarrassing position, but he quickly recovered and thought deeply: "When the Hundred Warring States Army passed through Baitou Town, I
I also secretly noticed that it was indeed around 800,000, and should not exceed one million. After the Golden Lion Army retreated, it was unclear whether they sent any more troops. But when our army withdrew, they did not occupy it.
Baitou Town, but we just used the road to pass by. So I don’t expect there will be any reinforcements later. The number of people currently surrounding Kunjin City should be 800,000!"
Chen Dasheng nodded with satisfaction. Huang Hong did have some brains. He wondered: "If there are really 800,000 troops, what is their purpose? Is it really to lure us out and cooperate with the prince in the capital?
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King Xiao Qing said: "This might have been possible a month ago, but now Qin Yang's power has basically collapsed. Even if the capital makes some big moves, there is nothing to be done. So this reason is not valid."
"It's really puzzling. It seems that we need to send people to break through the blockade of the three small towns and send people in to understand the situation."
Chen Dasheng's eyes wandered around everyone, and suddenly his heart moved, "Yunxiao, what do you think?" He no longer dared to have the slightest contempt for this junior.
Li Yunxiao smiled slightly and said: "I really don't understand marching and fighting, but I just feel strange. The three points Uncle Han mentioned just now are either to attack by force, to advance westward, or to retreat. Why can't you just sit back and wait for us to come?
Destroyed together?"
All the generals had weird looks on their faces, and some even tried to hide their sneers. Chen Dasheng shook his head and said with a wry smile: "You really don't understand. Our army is pressing in, not to mention overwhelming in numbers."
If they have the upper hand, even if they are weak, they will be unable to fly under attack from both sides. Unless they have troops several times larger than ours, they will dare to sit back and wait."
Li Yunxiao frowned and said coldly: "The commander-in-chief considers the quantity of troops, but not the quality? What if they are 800,000 warriors?"
"Eight hundred thousand warriors? You can't imagine that!" Han Qianfang laughed and said, "Your two thousand student army is already an anomaly."
King Xiao Qing's expression changed and he said, "Master Yun just meant that high-end warriors should be taken into consideration."
Li Yunxiao glanced at King Xiao Qing and chuckled: "Exactly. An army of 800,000 is extremely powerful in the eyes of ordinary people, but in the eyes of warriors, such soldiers can be defeated by King Xiao Qing alone."
One enemy is one hundred thousand. If there is a martial arts master in the Liuhe realm on the other side, then one person can kill an army of one million."
Everyone suddenly fell silent. Although they all believed that the other party could not have a strong martial arts master, it would be extremely troublesome if there were more martial kings and martial masters.
Li Yunxiao smiled and said: "I am just analyzing a situation. In fact, it is not possible. If that were the case, Kunjin City would have been destroyed long ago. In fact, I think there is only one possibility, and that is the Hundred Warring States Army.
The purpose is not to attack the city or occupy territory."
Chen Dasheng was stunned for a moment, then his eyes shone brightly and he shouted: "Yun Xiao's words make sense! The Hundred Warring States sent out such a huge military force, if they didn't want to attack the city and seize the territory, what on earth did they intend to do? The most important thing at the moment is to understand their purpose!
Is Ding Bo here?"
A general hurriedly came out of the queue and said: "The last general is here!"
Chen Dasheng ordered with piercing eyes: "I order you to select three hundred elite soldiers to quickly investigate all kinds of information about the Hundred Warring States. You must not let go of any information. If you have any information, report it immediately!"
"Yes!" Ding Bo immediately accepted the order and retreated.
Chen Dasheng ordered: "Yuan Zijin, you lead all the city guards to be responsible for the food, daily life, and logistics affairs of the army. The rest of the people go back to wait for orders, and wait for Ding Bai to find out the news and make plans."
After the temporary meeting ended, everyone found a place to stay. Anyway, the city was all empty, and whoever occupied it would get it. Li Yunxiao had already sent Ji Meng to occupy the courtyard of a large family, which was enough for them to live.
After returning to the small courtyard, Li Yunxiao felt uncomfortable all over. He turned around and said, "Teacher Luo, I'm already here. There's no need to send you off. You can go back."
Luo Yunshang looked around the small courtyard, caressed her hair, and said calmly: "I haven't found a place to stay yet. If you are big enough, I will live here."
"Ah?" Li Yunxiao was stunned for a moment, "Isn't this not good? It's already full, not enough..."
Meng Wu happened to come out and heard the conversation between the two, and immediately said happily: "It doesn't matter, Mr. Yun, just let Teacher Luo live with me. The bed in my room is very big."
Li Yunxiao glared at her fiercely and said angrily: "Your bed is big, right? How about I come and squeeze in with you? I happen to have no place to live!"