During this period, King Jin kept a low profile. Apart from reading and listening to music every day, he paid no attention to Pingzhou's political affairs.
However, Xiao Jingxuan is still quite sensible. He goes to greet him every morning and then reports on the affairs of the previous day.
The King of Jin also expressed his humility, saying that this time the supervisor was just showing off, so that Xiao Jingxuan did not have to ask for instructions on everything.
Winter turned to spring, and as time passed little by little, Xiao Jingxuan also began to send out scouts to conduct reconnaissance on the Yan Kingdom border.
This time, the strategy pursued by Xiao Jingxuan is to prevent the enemy from moving, and to strike later.
As long as the Yan Kingdom does not move, Xiao Jingxuan will devote his energy to training soldiers.
However, hope is beautiful, but reality is cruel. As news came from the south that Wei was attacking Chu, the State of Yan was in trouble.
Following the scout's report, Xiao Jingxuan also waited for the news of the Yan Kingdom's dispatch.
This time, Yan State dispatched a hundred thousand troops to Yingzhou in the name of suppressing bandits.
This time, the commander-in-chief of the Yan State was Liang Tong, Prince Jing of the State of Yan. This Prince Jing was no ordinary man. He led his men to fight against the barbarians several times, winning more than they lost.
Moreover, this Prince Jing was also the second prince of the Emperor of Yan and a strong contender for the throne.
However, this time, the army led by King Jing of Yan State did not launch an attack rashly. They only stationed themselves in Yingzhou.
Not only is Pingzhou bordering Yan State, Jizhou, which borders Pingzhou, is also bordered by Yan State.
In the commander's tent, Xiao Jingxuan sat in the main seat, while King Jin sat on the left side of the commander's seat.
Xiao Jingxuan frowned and looked at the map. It is not easy to handle now. The confrontation between the two sides seems to be beneficial to him on the surface, but spring plowing has begun.
If spring plowing is affected, then hundreds of thousands of troops will need to be supported by the court.
Haha, it's unrealistic. Looking at the map, Yingzhou, yes, it is Yingzhou. I must win Yingzhou.
However, Yingzhou is not easy to chew. The area of Yingzhou is not small, and it governs Weizhou, Shunzhou, and Shenzhou. It also has a large population. It is a relatively prosperous county in Yan State.
However, Yingzhou not only borders the Wei State, but also borders the barbarians. It is a place of four wars.
Looking at the map, Xiao Jingxuan said to the generals: "Now, Yan State has accumulated a hundred thousand troops in Yingzhou, threatening Jizhou and Hepingzhou at any time, and restraining our large number of troops.
Now, spring plowing is about to begin. If the spring plowing is affected, the food and fodder for these hundreds of thousands of troops will make me die without a burial place.
I want to take the initiative, do you have any opinions?"
Before the generals could say anything, King Jin spoke.
"Our army is newly built, and the food and grass allocated by the court may not be enough to support the army's expedition. If we divide our troops and go there, we may not be able to match the hundreds of thousands of Yan troops in Yingzhou."
Xiao Jingxuan frowned slightly, it seemed that King Jin was going to cause trouble.
"We have no other principles. It is my opinion that the King of Jin and I will personally lead the cavalry attack, Pingzhou will be garrisoned by Lei Ben, and Jizhou will be supported by Xu Ce with 20,000 infantry."
All the generals in the audience knelt down, raised their hands and said, "I will obey the commander-in-chief's order."
Seeing this situation, King Jin immediately felt displeased. However, now that the situation had become established, King Jin could not refute it.
"Well, I'm not good at bow and horse, so I won't hold you back. I'm here in Pingzhou City, waiting for the victory of the army."
"Since everyone has no objections, then go down and prepare. Ye Xiong, send me all the ranger scouts under your command. The army will set off tomorrow."
After saluting, all the generals exited the meeting hall one after another. After everyone had finished leaving, Xiao Jingxuan bowed his hands and bowed respectfully to the King of Jin.
"Your Highness, Pingzhou will be entrusted to Your Highness."
"General Xiao, please rest assured, I will take care of everything. However, since I have no soldiers in my hands, I can only wave the flag and cheer for General Xiao in Pingzhou."
This is a naked desire for military power.
"Don't worry, Your Highness, I will instruct General Lei in the end, and everything will be at your Highness's command."
After greeting the King of Jin, Xiao Jingxuan called Lei Ben, Niu Gai, Tang Wanyi and others who were staying in Pingzhou to give secret instructions.
Early the next morning, Xiao Jingxuan went out with Ye Xiong, Yang Xiong, Gongsun Sheng and other cavalry generals.
This time, Xiao Jingxuan’s target is Weizhou, which is the only city under Yingzhou that has no foreign enemies.
Xiao Jingxuan first sent a hundred or ten personal guards to sneak into Weizhou. At the same time, he asked Ye Xiong to send his elite troops to sneak into Shunzhou in disguise to prepare for emergencies.
The cavalry under Xiao Jingxuan's current command are not elite, they can only be regarded as a group of farmers who can ride horses. Although they have been trained for half a year, they have never been on the battlefield after all.
Therefore, Xiao Jingxuan plans to be more stable this time. Xiao Jingxuan’s plan is very simple.
First, use personal guards to seize the city gate of Weizhou, then attack with a large army and control Weizhou, and then see if Yingzhou will send troops.
If Yingzhou comes to attack, then there will be an ambush. If not, Xiao Jingxuan will take advantage of the opportunity to capture Shunzhou.
Of course, this is just Xiao Jingxuan's preliminary idea. There are not many defenders in Weizhou, only 2,000 old and weak, but Shunzhou is different. There are 20,000 troops stationed in Shunzhou city.
When the army was halfway through, Xiao Jingxuan suddenly stopped. Xiao Jingxuan thought that it would be useless to capture Weizhou like this.
Thinking of this, Xiao Jingxuan immediately changed his strategy. He immediately called Gongsun Sheng.
After Gongsun Sheng arrived, Xiao Jingxuan immediately issued new orders.
"Gongsun Sheng, I order you to take your headquarters and 20,000 cavalry from Hu Yanzhuo of the Whirlwind Battalion to attack Weizhou. Remember, you must have a good sense of proportion so that the enemy can send people to ask for help."
Gongsun Sheng was also an old man in the guard camp. He knew what his commander was planning as soon as he heard Xiao Jingxuan's order.
So he immediately took the order and left.
When Gongsun Sheng divided his troops and left, Xiao Jingxuan also ordered the army to rest and regroup on the spot.
Holding the map, Xiao Jingxuan, Ye Xiong, Yang Xiong, Huangfu Song, and Zhou Tong began to study the map.
"When Weizhou is attacked, the closest one is Shunzhou, followed by Yingzhou. However, judging from the distance, it is unlikely that Yingzhou will come to help. The most likely possibility is that Shunzhou will come to help, and Yingzhou will support Shunzhou.
state."
After hearing Xiao Jingxuan's analysis, several people nodded, feeling that the commander's analysis was quite reasonable.
So Xiao Jingxuan ordered: ""Zhou Tong, you and Huangfu Song find a place to set up an ambush halfway between Shunzhou and Weizhou. I will lead the remaining troops to detour and rush to the middle of Yingzhou and Shunzhou to set up an ambush. This time, we will do well.
Come and call for help.
Not to mention, Xiao Jingxuan's idea is quite good. First of all, there are only 3,000 old and weak people in Weizhou. With Gongsun Sheng's 20,000 troops, it is not a problem to win, not to mention Xiao Jingxuan's 100 personal guards as an ambush.
Then, the total army gathered in Shunzhou was only 20,000. Even if they all came, Xiao Jingxuan did not believe it. An ambush would cause losses.
Finally, there is Xiao Jingxuan's road. Ye Xiong's five thousand elite cavalry is Xiao Jingxuan's trump card. Coupled with Yang Xiong's ten thousand new cavalry, he can still achieve some results.
After discussing with everyone, Xiao Jingxuan began to drive towards Yingzhou with more than 15,000 cavalry.
Since it was a detour, and it was necessary to know the traps and observe the terrain, Xiao Jingxuan led the army to march for five days before driving the general to the ambush site.
Looking at the surrounding terrain, Xiao Jingxuan is quite satisfied. This place is almost two hundred miles away from Yingzhou. It is also about a hundred miles away from Shunzhou.
Moreover, there are dense mountain forests on both sides of the road, which is very suitable for ambushes. The most important thing is that this is the only way from Yingzhou to Shunzhou.
Xiao Jingxuan ordered Ye Xiong to lead his troops to hide behind the mountain forest.
Yang Xiong's troops were divided into two groups, one with 5,000 men, and went around to the other side to hide.
The remaining five thousand people were also cavalry turned infantry, hiding in the mountains and forests on both sides of the road.
In order to facilitate the command, Yang Xiong was responsible for ambush in the mountains and forests, and Xiao Jingxuan also took five thousand cavalry and personal guards to hide behind the mountains and forests.
In order to hide, Xiao Jingxuan ordered that no one in the army should light a fire. At the same time, all the horses were muzzled to avoid being exposed.
In order to successfully ambush, Xiao Jingxuan and Ye Xiong both led their troops and moved about twenty miles away from the main road.
At the same time, scouts were deployed on the road far away from the ambush site. Now, it can be said that everything is ready, except for the east wind.
Since they didn't know when the enemy would arrive, the army could only wait anxiously.
While waiting anxiously, Xiao Jingxuan led the army to wait for two days. Just when Xiao Jingxuan lost patience, he finally received the reward from the scouts.
After listening to the scout's report, Xiao Jingxuan was a little hesitant. This time, Yan Jun had a lot of reinforcements.
First of all, there were 20,000 infantrymen, followed by 5,000 cavalry.
You must know that the Yan army is relatively elite because it has been fighting with barbarians all year round.
I only have more than 15,000 men in my hands, including 10,000 new recruits. I don't know if I can do it.
Maybe it was luck, or maybe the enemy general underestimated the enemy. When the Yan army arrived at the ambush site, Shen Shi was almost over and it was getting dark.
Xiao Jingxuan felt that this was a God-given opportunity. So he quickly ordered the army to attack.
At this time, in the mountains and forests on both sides of the road, Yang Xiong looked at the Yan army passing by with his heart in his throat. He didn't know whether he should launch an attack.
When a scout reported that he had seen the signal of an attack, Yang Xiong immediately became excited. He was also a war madman.
Yang Xiong quickly ordered them to go down. The archers first stared at the opponent's cavalry and shot at them, and then dealt with the infantry.
As Yang Xiong shot the resounding arrow in his hand, the Wei troops under his command also shot the arrow in their hands.
For a time, thousands of arrows were fired, and the Yan army was heard falling to the ground one after another.
For a moment, the Yan army became panicked, and the noise of enemy attacks rang out in the ranks. Most of the soldiers began to look for bunkers. The shield bearers began to raise their shields to block bows and arrows for themselves and their comrades.
Since it was getting late and the enemy's situation was unclear, the army was suddenly attacked. General Yan planned to break out, so he ordered the army to charge forward regardless of the two sides.
However, General Yan soon regretted it. First, the sound of horse hooves was heard directly in front of the road. At this time, without thinking, he knew that the enemy was coming. This chapter has been completed!