Outside the general's mansion, Liu Mingzhi stopped on the steps in front of the mansion and waited quietly for the arrival of Cheng Kai and Ye Baotong.
Listening to the constant sound of war drums on the city wall, Liu Mingzhi's mood never calmed down for a moment. In about two sticks of incense, four strong war horses galloped from the south of the city.
Now that the war is about to break out, the people in the city have already huddled at home and dare not go out easily, which naturally brings great convenience to the troops.
"Final General Cheng Kai!"
"Song Qing!"
"Ye Baotong!"
"Jia Zhengzheng!"
"See the Marshal!"
"No gift!"
"Thank you, Marshal!"
Liu Mingzhi glanced at the four people with stern expressions and walked straight towards his horse.
"Stop talking, Cheng Kai and Ye Baotong listen to your orders!"
"The end is here!"
"You each lead the trapped warriors and fang guards out of the south gate, and detour to the east and west outside the city, waiting for opportunities to attack the Jin Kingdom's siege army."
"If the Jin soldiers and horses gather all their forces to attack the north gate, you should find ways to disperse their forces. If they divide into four groups to attack the city, find ways to sneak attack their central army from the corners of the city wall so that they cannot attack the city with all their strength."
"The general will get the order!"
"Do you know how to use a serial gun?"
"Reporting to the Commander-in-Chief, all the brothers in the newly built Musket Battalion have learned how to use guns from Brother Han Zhong, so there won't be any major problems!"
"Well! That's good. Vice General Song has told you about the chariot, right?"
"As I said, we have selected brothers with excellent riding skills to practice the use of chariots at the school grounds in the city, and they are basically fine."
Liu Mingzhi waved his hand silently: "Lead the troops and go to war!"
"I will finally retire!"
Liu Mingzhi waved to Song and Qing, got on his horse and ran towards the west of the city.
"Song Qing, ordered Du Yu to lead 5,000 personal guards to the west of the city to join the commander. Lao Jia, will you follow the commander out of the city to join Feng Buer, Ning Chao and the others?"
"Got the order!"
Following Liu Mingzhi's orders, the already grim situation in Yingzhou City became even more depressed.
After half a stick of incense, Liu Mingzhi and Jia Zhengjing left the city and rushed to the east highland of Mamingpo to the west.
After hundreds of battles, the scouts under the Rui Shi banner spotted the two men and hurriedly attacked. A moment later, Feng Buer and Ning Chao each rushed towards Young Master Liu with fifty personal guards.
"Hush!"
"The last general will be sealed!"
"Ning Chao!"
"See the Marshal!"
"No gift!"
"Thank you, Marshal!"
Liu Mingzhi got off his horse, took out the map on his horse and spread it on the grass on one side. Seeing this, Feng Buer and others hurriedly gathered around.
Mr. Liu's fingers started to slide along the official road between Yingzhou and Jeju: "If we rush from Yingzhou to Jeju, it will only take a day and a half to charge back and forth. If we include repairs along the way, it will not take more than two days."
time."
"Your task now is to lead the warriors and brothers from both armies to rush to Jeju City and start a harassment battle with the Jin Kingdom's right-wing army, the Yeluha Division."
"Remember what I said, we have never dealt with Yeruha, and we have no idea about the reality of his military use. After you rush to Jeju, you must not launch a rash charge."
"First send a small force to harass their flanks, and see how Yeruha will send troops to deal with your harassment."
"You cannot blindly launch an all-army attack without investigating the actual facts. That is a taboo for military strategists."
"It should be noted that if you know yourself and your enemy, you will be victorious in any battle. You have been with me for many years, and you are familiar with my military habits."
"In a word, if you can defeat them, attack fiercely; if you cannot defeat them, retreat strategically to disrupt their offensive formation and disperse their forces."
"Erode their strength bit by bit until we beat them to an equal level with us."
"You all know how embarrassing our Dalong situation is right now. In one sentence, we have generals but no soldiers."
"There are three armies on the left, center and right. Except for our army in the middle, the flags of the other two armies are rarely sound. General Six Guards has the military skills to conquer the world, but he has no soldiers and horses to use."
"Otherwise we wouldn't have to divide our troops into three groups to support the brothers in the other two groups."
"The generals of the Six Guards of Northern Xinjiang are all brave and experienced seniors who have experienced hundreds of battles. They are not unskilled in the use of troops. However, I, Dalong, have just experienced civil strife and the recruitment has been delayed for too long. The subsequent recruits cannot
The timely replenishment to the six major border cities resulted in a lack of troops, so the Jin and Turkic armies were waiting for an opportunity to move south."
"I made a rough estimate. The new soldiers from the Ministry of War will be sent to our northern Xinjiang for reinforcements in at least thirty-five days. By then, our situation will be completely reversed."
"So, no matter what method you use, you must restrain the forces of the two countries from breaking through the gates of any of our six border cities, let alone allow them to enter our hinterland."
"If you can't defeat us, then retreat. Once you retreat, you'll harass them again. They won't tire of harassing you. That's your chance."
"Mo Ye has to wait with me for thirty-five days to wait for the arrival of our reinforcements."
Listening to Young Master Liu's hoarse voice, Feng Buer, Ning Chao and the two of them nodded solemnly.
"When the general receives the order, he is willing to go through fire and water for the commander-in-chief."
The relief in Liu Mingzhi's eyes flashed away, and he looked at the two of them quietly.
"You are the soldiers of the imperial court!"
The two of them nodded hurriedly.
"Yes, I am willing to go through fire and water for the dragon."
Liu Mingzhi rolled up the map and looked at Lao Jia, who looked calm.
"Lao Jia, you are the senior of all of us. This time, it is up to you to supervise the army when Ning Chao and the others rush to Jeju for reinforcements. If there is anything they can't do, you must stop them in time.
, don’t let your anger get to your head.”
"Losing one's mind on the battlefield will lead all brothers into an abyss."
"The general has received his order, please rest assured, Commander!"
Liu Mingzhi took off the wine bag on his horse and gathered it in his hands while scanning all the soldiers around him: "Brothers, I respect you."
"Here's to the commander!"
Everyone drank heavily, and Liu Mingzhi took off the flag and handed it to the two of them.
"Go to war!"
"I will finally retire!"
Hundreds of them flew away, leaving behind puffs of smoke and dust as well as the men and horses who stopped on the slope to watch them set off.
After the last trace of smoke disappeared, Liu Mingzhi, who was looking toward the west and south of the city, suddenly heard the deafening sound of war drums coming from the north gate of Yingzhou City.
Liu Mingzhi's face changed with shock, and he quickly took off his telescope and looked north of Yingzhou City.
I saw that the densely packed Jin army had begun to slowly gather towards the foot of Yingzhou City in response to the rhythm of war drums and horns, and launched a tentative attack.
Liu Mingzhi put down his telescope in astonishment, his expression full of confusion.
Why did the siege start immediately when the troops had just arrived at the city before they had repaired it? Doesn’t this old guy Wanyan Chizha understand what it means to be a tired army?
Aren't you afraid that you will be waiting for work?
Liu Mingzhi was confused about Wanyan Chiezha's unconventional behavior, and he really couldn't figure out what Wanyan Chiezha was planning.
Liu Mingzhi hesitated for a moment, then slowly approached the north of the city on horseback.
He raised his telescope again and looked towards the north of the city. From such a distance, he could clearly hear the killing cries from the Jin army.
Liu Mingzhi's expression changed slightly as he looked at the Jin army in the mirror who showed no sign of fatigue but high morale.
After a little thought, I understood what was going on. Wanyan Chizha, an old fox, had led the Jin army to repair outside the pass last night.
Today's Jin army is not a tired army that came from afar, but a group of tiger and wolf troops with high morale.
"You're so damn cunning. You want to catch me off guard and strike first."
The muttering Young Master Liu heard the sound of horses galloping behind him, turned around and saw Liu Zishuai Qi and the 50,000 soldiers and horses under Cheng Kai's command had already circled towards the west of the city.