"Your Highness, is it fight or flight?" Liang Tianzhong asked anxiously.
"War! As long as we defeat an enemy army, we will have enough room for maneuver. All we have to do now is to choose Lin Hu or Goshawk as the target of our active attack." He Qizhou said.
"Absurd!" Zong Huan said angrily: "Even if we gather 20,000 soldiers, we may not be able to defeat any of their armies. What's more, what can we do to stop the troops from attacking from other directions?"
"Quick!" He Qizhou said the word 'quick' loudly, and then explained: "Lin Hu and Goshawk must also think that they can defeat us in terms of strength, so they don't expect that we will take the initiative to attack! So as long as we fight fast enough
, is sudden enough, and can catch them off guard; no matter how many ways they come, I will only go all the way, and we will prevent them from having time to rescue!"
Liantian Zhong praised: "Yes! They even deliberately refused to rescue!"
"Can you quickly defeat an elite Northern Zhou army of more than ten thousand people with just one quick word?" Zong Huan was still not convinced. After all, the stakes were too high.
"Of course not, I still need to rely on the 'Blizzard' of three thousand athletes!" He Qizhou couldn't help but hold his head high when he mentioned the word "Blizzard". In the past three months of hard training, the elite division of three thousand people
Already integrated, He Qizhou knew very well that the strength of this army could completely crush the famous Yulin Guards.
Zong Huan nodded and said: "Your Highness has worked hard these past three months. I also know that they are very strong, but the opponent is an elite with a superior number. There is no possibility of an ambush here. How can we fight with three thousand people?"
"We can fight!" He Qizhou said loudly: "Of course we can fight! I think "Blizzard" can beat one to ten! Even facing Lin Hu's personal guard battalion, it can beat five! In addition, we are waiting for work, taking advantage of surprise and taking advantage of everything.
With the right time and location, the advantage will be even more obvious! As long as we attack before they join forces, I dare to issue a military order and lead Blizzard to quickly defeat all the enemy forces!"
"Okay! Let's fight then!" Helian Chenwu shouted loudly. In fact, he had already made the decision to fight in his heart, but no one had ever shouted it loudly for him. Now that He Qizhou is so confident, he just takes this opportunity to strengthen his officials and fight.
Confidence.
"Your Majesty—" Zong Huan still wanted to argue.
Helian Chenwu waved his hand and said: "The next discussion is about who to fight first? How to fight? Don't mention the evacuation anymore!"
Helian Chenwu rarely made up his mind, but once he made a decision, there was almost no room for argument. Therefore, after the final decision was made, no one proposed to evacuate. Everyone began to discuss which invading enemy army should be attacked first.
"Everyone be quiet, General Lian. Please tell me more about the enemy information you have received recently!" Helian Chenwu interrupted the discussion of the ministers.
Since he had been preparing for the pursuit of the Northern Zhou army, Helian Chenwu deployed thousands of reconnaissance cavalry near Beihai, and he was well aware of the incoming enemy troops. Due to the urgent military situation this time, even during the court meeting, he would
A scout who reported military information entered the tent and reported to Lian Tianzhong.
"Yes, Your Majesty." After listening to the whispers of the soldiers who reported directly to him, Lian Tianzhong said solemnly: "The latest news is that the 15,000 riders led by Goshawk are less than a hundred miles away from here. Although they are traveling on the ice,
The speed is not fast, but if we march overnight, we can get here in one day and night."
"Where is Lin Hu's army?" Helian Chenwu asked.
"There is no new news. If we extrapolate based on the news received an hour ago, the 10,000 people on the northeastern land route are still 120 miles away, and the main force of 20,000 people on the middle route should have already stepped onto the land from the lake, about 100 miles away.
One hundred and fifty miles, the two armies are estimated to be sixty miles apart. As they continue to advance, the distance between each other will become smaller and smaller."
"Where are the remaining ten thousand people?" Helian Chenwu continued to ask.
"Five thousand people were divided into several armies and pursued our scattered camps north. The other five thousand people may be three hundred miles away and should be guarding the food road. Lin Hu knows our tactics well and will not stay
It gives us too many opportunities. Also, Goshawk also has five thousand people staying on the southeast coast of Beihai to protect his camp." Lian Tianzhong said.
Helian Chenwu said: "General Lian, you are the commander of the Royal Forest Army. First of all, how should we fight?"
Liantian Zhong said: "Wei Chen thought we could shoot the goshawk first."
"Tell me the reason." Helian Chenwu said.
Lian Tianzhong said: "First of all, the north wind is strong. If we attack with the wind, it will be difficult for the opponent to open his eyes. We can have a great advantage;
Secondly, the Goshawk is the closest. He attacks the camp from the ice without having to climb over the mountain. He is also the biggest threat to us, so we must deal with him first.
In the end, his numbers are relatively small, and after we concentrate all the troops in the camp, we are very likely to win!"
"Very good, do you have any different opinions?" Helian Chenwu saw that all the ministers in the tent nodded in agreement after hearing the words, so he asked, as if he was preparing to order his generals to go into battle.
"I! I don't agree!" He Qizhou said loudly.
All eyes turned to He Qizhou with doubts. Why did the "Blizzard" general who just advocated a battle still raise objections? There seemed to be nothing to argue with Lian Tianzhong's choice.
"Why? Who do you think should be beaten first?" Helian Chenwu was also a little confused.
"General Lian, I want to ask you, why did Helian Qingfeng allocate 20,000 horses to Lin Hu instead of Goshawk, who is more familiar with the terrain here?" He Qizhou did not answer directly, but asked Lian Tianzhong first.
Lian Tianzhong said: "There are two reasons. One is to highlight Lin Hu's position as the leader of Tianlong, enhance his strength, and help him destroy us; the other is to worry that Lin Hu cannot control the soldiers who originally belonged to us in the Eastern Zhou Dynasty and want to
This will intimidate the morale of the troops."
He Qizhou nodded and said: "I think it is mainly because of the second reason. You said that many people in Lin Hu's army are the same as our army. They are from the Bohai Kingdom and the woodland tribes near Baicheng. There are even people who are similar to our soldiers.
They are related to each other. They grew up in the Eastern Zhou Dynasty, so they may not really want to be rebels.
In the past few months, everyone has seen that people come to join us from time to time. Therefore, although Lin Hu's military strength is not low, the morale of the army is definitely not as stable as Goshawk's Cullen Army, and it is easier for us to defeat it! This is why I choose to fight Lin Hu first.
The first and most important reason for tigers!”
"Continue." Helian Chenwu nodded slightly.
"Second point, let's take a look at the response between the enemy forces. Think about it, if we go to attack Goshawk, will Lin Hu send someone to rescue us? I think he will definitely go, because his goal is
We will be completely eliminated, so we will not miss the opportunity to completely annihilate our main force.
On the contrary, Goshawk may not. When we were fighting Lin Hu, it was the best opportunity for him to pick peaches. I estimate that he would rush straight to the camp, capture the Eastern Zhou Dynasty and loot the shepherds "effortlessly"
The tribe is more tempting than sending out troops to fight to the death with us! If he decides like this, he will give us every opportunity to defeat him."
Seeing that everyone in the tent was quiet, He Qizhou seemed to be chewing his words carefully. After a pause, he continued:
"Third point, let's calculate the time. Although the goshawk on the lake is the closest, it can't walk fast on the ice, which leaves us with room for maneuver. Lin Hu's North Route Army on land is only one hundred and twenty years away.
Ten miles away, if the two sides advance at the same time, it will only take more than two hours to encounter them. We will destroy them as quickly as possible, and then move forward non-stop, pointing the front to the south, attacking Lin Hu's main force in the middle! Finally, we will turn around to deal with the final force.
A difficult goshawk!"
Lian Tianzhong sighed and said: "Your Highness, you have never led an army in combat, so you still lack some experience. Are you sure you can quickly defeat the Northern Route Army? After two fierce battles, do you think we are still capable of fighting Goshawk again?"
A big battle? Also, when we are fighting fiercely with Linhu, the goshawk attacks the camp, how can we defend it?"
He Qizhou said: "I have thought about all this. We have several camps by the lake surrounded by mountains on three sides and facing water on one side. Lin Hu's partial division marching from the north is climbing all the way. We are condescending and our impact is far greater than the opponent's.
In addition, in this partial division, Bohai soldiers accounted for the majority, Helian Chenwu had fewer troops, and Lin Hu was not in the army, so it was easy to shake their military morale.
Coupled with the fact that we are waiting for work, everyone is holding back their bad breath these days. Almost everyone in the army wants to fight, and they will be defeated in one fell swoop!
As long as the first battle is fought well, the chance of victory in the second battle will be greatly increased. Of course, after two battles, the men and horses really need to rest, and this requires relying on everyone in the camp!"
Lian Tianzhong asked: "You mean to let all the shepherds and women in the camp join the war? Isn't this going to die?"
He Qizhou shook his head hurriedly and said: "That's not what I meant. What I meant was that we built an ice city in one night!"
"Ah?!" There was an uproar in the tent.
He Qizhou, who was inspired by the igloo, hurriedly explained: "Why are we afraid of goshawks attacking from the ice? Just because we can rush into the camp directly from the ice, but we can take the ice along the bend of the lake, cut through the ice along the lake shore, and take out
The ice blocks formed an ice wall, and even a moat was built. The longest of the three bays was only more than two miles. If tens of thousands of people cut the ice at the same time, it should be completed overnight!
In this way, the goshawks can be forced to march from the hillsides on both sides. As you can see, they chose to camp here because the mountains are quite high and can be sheltered from the wind. The goshawks only have more than 10,000 people, and they want to attack over the mountains.
, it cannot be done overnight.
At that time, whether our main force that has finished resting will come back to attack Goshawk's army, or attack his camp on the south coast of the North Sea, depends on the solidity of the defense here."
"Is there anyone else who opposes He Qizhou's plan?" Helian Chenwu nodded repeatedly and asked loudly.
"I think it's feasible!" Lian Tianzhong had been convinced by He Qizhou.
"Then let's fight them to the bitter end!" Zong Huan also said excitedly.
The rest of them all expressed their agreement. Helian Chenwu laughed loudly and said loudly: "Generals, listen to the order!"
"Yes!" All the officers in the tent responded in unison.
"I ordered He Qizhou to be the vanguard general and lead the 'Blizzard' to attack Lin Hu's army on the north road. I personally led five thousand men and horses to follow the vanguard army to attack; Liantian Zhong, I ordered you to lead two thousand imperial forest troops to garrison the camp and defend Goshawk's attack to the death;
Zong Huan, you lead hundreds of officials to go to various herdsmen camps and recruit labor. You must complete the task of cutting ice and building walls within ten hours! Then mobilize the young and strong to defend together!"
"Your order!" The three people in the king's tent shouted in unison.