One day passed in a hurry. Yuzhou Yuan Shu's supporting troops successfully entered Yangzhou territory, and then led the army towards Shangyu County, preparing to join Shangyu County's city-defending generals Lai Hu'er, Xin Wenli and others.
During the march, Yuan Shu received information from the Santuhe Organization. In the south, Yang Xiuqing, the Eastern King of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, led an army of 30,000 people and was marching towards Shangyu County. They would arrive outside Shangyu City in three days!
Looking at the information in his hand, Yuan Shu frowned and his mind was racing, thinking about countermeasures to defeat the enemy. If Yang Xiuqing really led the army to reach the outside of Shangyu City, what would happen even if he led a group of elite soldiers and generals to garrison in the city? Defense
The war is to passively respond to the war and cannot annihilate the enemy on a large scale. This is not in line with the purpose of coming here.
"Where is Meng Gong? I order you to lead 10,000 elite soldiers and rush to Shangyu County to reroute to join the two generals who came to protect the children and Xin Wenli. Cooperate with them to defend the city. Pay attention to the movements of the thief Liu Xinmin and other hostile forces. Do not make any mistakes.
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After receiving the order, Meng Gong quickly came out of the queue, whipped his horse and quickly came to Yuan Shu to receive the military talisman. Then he mobilized his troops and galloped towards Shangyu County in a hurry.
Looking at the figure of Meng Gong leading the army away, a blazing light flashed in Yuan Shu's eyes. In Shangyu County, Meng Gong led an army of 10,000 to protect the children.
"Gongda, what do you think of this Yangzhou battle?"
"The news that our lord is going south for support has spread throughout Yangzhou. The Taiping Heavenly Kingdom's Eastern King Yang Xiuqing and Bao Wang Liu Xinmin must have been prepared for it, but I'm sure they didn't expect that we would take the initiative to attack!"
Military advisor Xun You did not tell the whole story, but Yuan Shu already understood the deeper meaning. If he thought from the perspective of the thieves Yang Xiuqing and Liu Xinmin, if he went south to Yangzhou in a hurry, he would definitely stop in Shangyu County to rest as soon as possible if he was tired from traveling all the way.
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"We can take advantage of the thieves to relax their vigilance and attack them head-on."
"What my lord said is absolutely true!"
Military advisor Xun You and Yuan Shu hit it off immediately. Yuan Shu raised his strong arm and summoned his generals, the "Three Saints of Shitunoling", Tian Yunpeng, Tian Baixiang, and Tian Qingshi, and asked them to lead the three generals Tian Yunpeng and lead eight hundred light cavalry to surprise Yang Xiuqing.
Troops and eliminate as many of the enemy's effective forces as possible.
"The general will obey his orders"
After the three Tian Yunpeng brothers bowed their hands to Yuan Shu, they immediately turned their horses and picked out 800 light cavalry soldiers from the army, galloping like the wind towards the south in the direction of Yang Xiuqing's troops.
Looking at the fading figures of the three Tian Yunpeng brothers, Yuan Shu's eyes showed some complicated emotions. In this battle, their 800 Qingqi were the vanguard, taking the lead to catch Yang Xiuqing's troops off guard.
After Yang Xiuqing reacted, Tian Yunpeng was almost able to lead the army to break out. With so many people in the bandit army, it would be difficult to chase the 800 Qingqi. As long as Yang Xiuqing leads the army to slow down and rest at this time, it will be an excellent opportunity for us to attack. Even if
Yang Xiuqing and the others were so good at predicting events that they could never have imagined that they would be attacked again.
"I want half of them to die on the mountainside before they even go up the mountain!"
A hint of expectation flashed through Yuan Shu's eyes. He held his head high, his right hand caressing the purple gold crown with python scales on his head, and his left hand took out the sword tied to his waist and raised it high.
He raised his head to give orders to the entire army.
"All officers and soldiers listen to the order and prepare to go south to attack Yang Xiuqing's troops. The whole army will be rewarded for the victory in this battle!"
Under heavy rewards, there must be brave men.
Yuan Shu has always been generous to the soldiers under his command. From the three meals a day with meat and vegetables to the high pensions, all of them reflect Yuan Shu's treatment of his soldiers like his own children. It is precisely because of this that the overall strength of the Yuzhou Army is
And the overall strength is much higher than that of all the armies of all states and counties!
The army moved like thunder and was as fast as a gale. During the march, Yuan Shu secretly summoned his generals Qi Jiguang, Yuan Chonghuan, Dian Wei, Xu Chu, Qin Qiong, Yu Chigong, Xing Daorong, Cheng Yaojin and others to arrange their specific deployment for the battle.
Yuan Shu took the initiative to hand over the position of commander-in-chief to Qi Jiguang, and then let his family brother Yuan Chonghuan be responsible for assisting and supervising the army. Then, the "tiger and brave heroes" Dian Wei and Xu Chu were responsible for beheading generals in battlefield battles and fighting against enemy high-power generals.
The "Two Door Gods" Qin Qiong and Yuchi Gong are responsible for assisting Qi Jiguang in leading the battle, and they must achieve the two tasks of surprise attack and heavy damage to the enemy, and rapid retreat.
As the "lucky generals", Xing Daorong and Cheng Yaojin were arranged by Yuan Shu to serve as mascots in the center of the army. They would move wherever there was a tendency of defeat. Be sure to maximize the use of the mascots!
"Our army will definitely win this battle. Generals, just treat this battle as a normal battle show. If there is an emergency, you must unite to deal with the enemy. Don't show off."
The generals present were excited. They had not been on the battlefield for a long time and now they were eager to kill the enemy. They all shouted in front of Yuan Shu to speed up immediately and asked his soldiers to speed up their march. The sooner they could reach Yang Xiuqing's troops, the better!
Yuan Shu's eyes were shining with joy. The guys in front of him were all the old generals who had followed him for the first time. Ever since he supported Sun Jian in Yangzhou, he had placed them there and did not recruit them back to participate in combat missions elsewhere.
There are more and more new heroes joining, which can be regarded as a threat and incentive to these old generals. After all, promotions and salary increases are based on performance. How can there be any performance if they don't participate in the war?
The less they have a record, the angrier they become. They turn their anger into strength and work hard all day just to make a splash when they go to the battlefield!
Fortunately, Yuan Shu had a system to help him. From the five dimensions displayed by the system, we can clearly see the recent improvement in the strength of Dian Wei, Xu Chu, Qin Qiong, Yuchi Gong and other generals.
Among them, Dian Wei's force value has already exceeded the original level after so long, reaching the level of 103, and there is still a faint momentum to break through 104!
Xu Chu, the 'tiger idiot', is similar to him. They usually compete with each other and exchange martial arts experience with each other. This has made his force value go from just over 100 to the current level of 102, which can be considered a great improvement.
improvement.
Qin Qiong and Yuchi Gong are becoming more and more compatible with each other. They cooperate perfectly in launching combination skills. In terms of their respective basic force values, Qin Qiong successfully breaks through the bottleneck of martial arts and enters the top 100.
Pass, and with the help of long-term accumulation, it has reached the level of 101, and even has a faint feeling of breaking through 102.