mesbooks Chapter 175 Attack
Chapter 175 Attack
In the past few months, Lu Xingchen has been reorganizing and training troops in Yongzhou City, and has also been recruiting soldiers.
Her total military strength has rapidly expanded from 20,000 to 30,000.
Of course, these soldiers did not only come from Yongzhou City, many of them were transported here from Jizhou, Yongzhou and other places.
Lu Xingchen's recruitment policy is very friendly to many soldiers.
Because she has been leading troops to fight so far, there have not been many casualties, but even if there are casualties, the family's pension will be paid on time.
Some ordinary people live in poverty and also want to take a chance.
Even if one son died on the battlefield, the pension would be enough for the family to live a prosperous life for more than ten years.
Of course, if the sons sent to the battlefield had not died, they would have received generous military pay.
It’s just that Lu Xingchen’s requirements for selecting soldiers are quite strict.
Winter has come and the cold wind is blowing.
Lu Xingchen was ready to lead 25,000 troops to leave Yongzhou City and return to Yuzhou to prepare for the attack on Jingzhou City next spring.
But at this moment, spies in the capital received news that the emperor was actually planning to mobilize troops.
This made Lu Xingchen alert immediately.
Although the scouts did not obtain accurate information, why did the emperor mobilize troops?
But now it seems that she has become the biggest threat to Daliang.
Why would the emperor mobilize troops?
So Lu Xingchen kept his troops on hold for the time being, waiting for the emperor's next move.
She also deliberately spread the news and took 20,000 troops to leave Yongzhou City and return to Yuzhou.
The emperor did mobilize troops because he felt that Lu Xingchen could not keep his troops stationed in Yongzhou forever.
When he learned that Lu Xingchen was leading his troops to leave Yongzhou and prepare to march south,
He asked Zhao Yu, the commander of the Western Camp, to lead 30,000 troops from the Western Camp to recapture Yongzhou City.
Zhao Yu was a little confused when he received such an imperial order.
He started out by following the emperor very early on.
Emperor Xiao Yan was originally the military commander of Da Qi. Later, he led his troops in rebellion, overthrew the Da Qi Dynasty, occupied the imperial palace, and sat on the throne himself.
The emperor now has a total of 80,000 soldiers under his command, with 30,000 soldiers in the east and west camps and 20,000 guards in the capital.
He is the commander-in-chief of the West Camp, while Shen Kuo, the commander-in-chief of the East Camp, is the younger brother of Concubine Shu.
Now it seems that the emperor wants to send him out first, leaving Shen Kuo to guard the capital.
That means that the emperor trusts Shen Kuo more and less than him.
This made Zhao Yu feel very disappointed.
Even if she had sworn an oath with him, betrayed Da Qi together, and gone through life and death together, it could not compare to the joy of being in bed.
Of course, although Zhao Yu felt disappointed, he would not betray the emperor. After all, they were brothers who had gone through life and death together and done great things together.
Zhao Yu reorganized his troops and set out from the West Camp with 30,000 soldiers to prepare for the expedition to Yongzhou City.
When Zhao Yu's troops were dispatched, Lu Xingchen got the news.
This news had a huge impact on Wei Hu and others.
They thought that the emperor made Lu Xingchen a king because he trusted her completely. Unexpectedly, the emperor made Lu Xingchen a king while preparing to send troops to fight.
Lu Xingchen summoned Wei Hu and others to the government office in Yongzhou City to hold a military meeting.
"My Lord, how should we fight this battle?"
After the soldiers sat down, no one spoke and they fell into silence.
Everyone suddenly missed Zhang Fan a little.
If Zhang Fan were here at this moment, he would definitely be the first to jump up and take the lead, or chop off the enemy's main general's head.
But no one spoke at this time. In the end, Lu Feng looked at Lu Xingchen and asked the first question.
Lu Xingchen also thought of Zhang Fan at this moment.
That vivid shadow formed a very specific image in her mind.
When a person has been gone for a long time, you may not remember what he said, but your memory of how he behaved in different situations will remain more profound.
"Zhao Yu is not an ordinary person. He was a general who led troops to fight in the Great Qi Dynasty. He has a lot of combat experience."
"So, I want to fight this battle conservatively." Lu Xingchen said.
"But hiding in Yongzhou City all the time is not a solution." Pei Jun said.
"We still have to find a way to destroy the enemy's manpower."
Lu Xingchen nodded slightly, "Of course we have to do this, but before that we must be patient."
"After hearing the news, Master Guo and I discussed for two nights to decide how to fight this battle."
So, Lu Xingchen told everyone the results of her discussion with Master Guo.
"There is a county town called Mang County to the north of Youzhou City."
"Meng County is sixty miles away from Yongzhou City. If we ride fast, we will arrive there soon."
"But this place is full of mountains and jungles. It's not a good place to fight," Leng Feng said.
Lu Xingchen nodded, "I want to hide some of the troops here."
Everyone showed a look of surprise, no one thought of dividing the troops into two groups.
"My idea is to let Wei Hu lead 10,000 soldiers and horses to hide in the mountains of Mang County. He must hold on... until Zhao Yu can no longer fight." Lu Xingchen said.
"But Your Majesty, if 10,000 soldiers are transferred away, there will only be 20,000 defenders in the city. Facing the attack of Zhao Yu's 30,000 soldiers, the pressure will be very great." Wei Hu said worriedly.
"Although we have no chance of winning with 20,000 against 30,000, it won't be a problem to hold on."
"Besides that, there is also the wall of Yongzhou City."
"We are in a favorable position at the right time and with the right people. We will definitely be able to hold on."
"How long will it take?" Wei Hu frowned slightly.
Although he was patient, he didn't want to watch Yongzhou City being attacked by Zhao Yu while he curled up in the jungle and didn't move.
"It will take at least until mid-winter, about a month and a half." Lu Xingchen estimated.
"So long." Wei Hu showed an expression of disbelief.
"Moreover, these ten thousand people must be hidden well." Lu Xingchen said to Wei Hu.
"We can't reveal any information. If the enemy knows our strategy, this battle will be very troublesome."
"Not only do you have to be patient, you also have to make your generals patient."
"This is the solution that Master Guo and I came up with. Feel free to give us any suggestions you have."
Pei Jun and others raised some minor points of attention, but did not change the overall strategy discussed by Lu Xingchen and Master Guo.
So the troops in Yongzhou City also started to move.
A few days later, Wei Hu led 10,000 soldiers and quietly left Yongzhou City from the west gate and headed for Mang County...
Yongzhou City is likely to be surrounded and attacked by Zhao Yu, so Wei Hu must take away at least one month's worth of food and grass when he leaves.
Fortunately, there was another bumper harvest this autumn, with good harvests in Jizhou, Yongzhou and other places.
Especially in Jizhou and other places, Lu Xingchen’s high-yield grain was promoted this spring, with huge output, doubling the previous grain output.
In addition, cotton is also planted on a large scale. Although it is the dead of winter now, the soldiers are all wearing solid cotton clothes.
If the soldiers are warmly dressed and well fed, their hearts will be at peace.
On this day, Lu Xingchen was checking the defensive fortifications on the city wall of Yongzhou City when Ling Xiao came up carrying someone.
"My Lord, the spy..."