On the tower of Taiyuan City, General Xue held a telescope and looked into the distance.
At this time, an army was stationed more than thirty miles due west of Taiyuan.
After watching it for a while, General Xue took back the telescope and shook his head slightly: "This thing is not easy to use all the time."
He turned back and smiled at Wan Zhong: "You can't see it at all."
Wan Zhong nodded and then looked into the distance.
"At this distance, unless you stand extremely high, it is difficult to see. According to the scouts' report, after they settled down, they stopped moving for two consecutive days."
"It seems that they do not plan to continue marching westward to Taiyuan City, let alone besiege Taiyuan."
Xue Wei snorted: "Their numbers are not as large as ours, so why should they come to surround Taiyuan?"
"Mr. Shen's estimate was right again."
General Xue narrowed his eyes and said softly: "This Qi army is not here to attack Taiyuan, but to see and live in Taiyuan. If we don't move, they won't move."
"If we want to go to Yandu, or to Hejian Prefecture and Zhending Prefecture, they are right on the road we must pass through."
"And if we go out of the city to fight them head-on, it will be equivalent to giving up the majestic city of Taiyuan."
Having said this, General Xue looked back at Wan Zhong and asked, "What do you think?"
Wan Zhong lowered his head and thought for a while, then said in a deep voice: "Can we ignore them and continue to attack the state capital of Shanxi..."
"No."
Before Wan Zhong finished speaking, Xue Wei shook his head and said: "With this army of 20,000 people watching, it is useless for Shanxi to capture too many. Besides, we are watching them, and they must also be watching us. By then, the troops who have left the city will probably have to go through a lot of trouble if they want to come back safely."
Wan Zhong nodded and looked up at Xue Wei: "General, what do you mean?"
General Xue took a deep breath and whispered: "I want to eat them!"
"If we can eat the 20,000 Qi army in one bite, then we can do whatever we want in the entire Shanxi, and even the entire Qi army. It is not impossible to go to Yandu to see it!"
Wan Zhongda frowned: "General, our number is not much greater than theirs..."
"Should I ask Mr. Shen first before making this kind of decision?"
"Of course we need to report, but there is no need to ask for instructions."
Xue Wei looked up at the sky and said slowly: "If you think about it with your heels, you can figure it out. Mr. Shen will not let us just waste it with the 20,000 Qi troops in Taiyuan City. If we continue to waste it like this, even if we By occupying Taiyuan, its role on the entire battlefield will be similar to that of the 20,000 Qi troops."
"Dingguo Gong mentioned this situation in his military book, what is called exchange..."
Xue Wei scratched his head and couldn't remember it for a while.
Wan Zhong coughed and reminded: "Dui Zi?"
"Yes, it's Dui Zi!"
General Xue raised his head, looked at the sky, and said proudly: "When we enter Taiyuan, if we put them on the entire chessboard, we can at least equal his 100,000 soldiers and horses of the Northern Qi Dynasty. Now that they have put 20,000 people near Taiyuan, they want to defeat us." Lose!"
"wishful thinking!"
Wan Zhong thought for a while and then said: "What does the general mean?"
"I don't have any good solution for now, I can only grind it out little by little."
Xue Wei said slowly: "Early tomorrow morning, I will lead five thousand people out of the city to attack the Qi army in the west of the city."
"We send five thousand people out of the city every day to harass them, and it will be God's turn."
"When the vanguard army has gone up and down, and all the Qianhu Camps have taken a turn, you can rest for a day or two, and then continue."
Xue Wei said slowly: "We have occupied Taiyuan, and there is enough food in the city. It is up to us to decide whether to attack or not. They are stationed near Taiyuan and do not attack the city. It is not up to them when they will be attacked."
Wan Zhong coughed and said, "General, I'd better go out of the city and fight them."
"You stay in Taiyuan and take command."
The deputy general of the vanguard army smiled bitterly and said: "General, you lead the troops into battle every time. When I meet Duke Shen in the future, Duke Shen may even blame me."
Xue Wei turned around and glared at Wan Zhong.
"What's yours and mine? I'll fight for a few days first. When I get tired, I'll switch to you!"
Wan Zhong let out a long sigh.
"In the future, if I can be transferred, I will never serve as your deputy. I am worried every day, fearing that you will do something wrong on the battlefield and I will not be able to explain it to Mr. Shen."
Xue Wei laughed and patted Wan Zhong's shoulder heavily: "When our soldiers died on the battlefield, it was a well-deserved death. What do you want to explain to us?"
Wan Zhong glared at him.
"There's no way I can reason with you, a fool like you!"
The two young men who had come out of Linhaiwei together were now on the Taiyuan City Tower, still quarreling with each other just like they did when they were at Linhaiwei.
After Wan Zhong said a few words, he turned around and walked down the tower.
"I'll make arrangements for the five thousand-household camps tomorrow."
Xue Wei nodded, looked at Wan Zhong's back, and shouted: "Bring me the Eighth Battalion and the Seventeenth Battalion. I will give these Qi people a look tomorrow!"
He didn't look back for ten thousand hours and drifted away.
The next day, General Xue personally led his troops out of Taiyuan and went straight to the Yandu Forbidden Army camp. The two sides fought fiercely for a whole day.
In the evening, Xue Wei, who had fought for several battles, waved his hand and began to retreat back to Taiyuan City.
And the Northern Qi Imperial Army...
They retreated a full thirty miles.
………………
Dengzhou Prefecture, Changshan Island.
Liu Mingyuan and Luo Yong were walking side by side on the island. At this time, this large island, with the cooperation of the local government in Dengzhou Prefecture, had almost been requisitioned by the Huai'an army.
To be precise, this is where Liu Mingyuan's military camp is located.
Near the dock of Changshan Island, dozens of large ships have been parked densely.
Liu Mingyuan walked for a while, then pointed to a few new ships and said to Luo Yong: "Siwu Luo, look, these ships were just sent by the Ministry of War two months ago."
"They are the largest warships. They can hold about three hundred people, and they have gun ports."
He smiled at Luo Yong and said, "Mr. Shen is still awesome."
"We have stopped fighting Japanese pirates for a long time, and we are no longer stationed in Huai'an, but the Ministry of War still gives Mr. Shen a lot of face. The ships promised at the beginning are being slowly delivered, and none of them has been defaulted."
Luo Yong looked around at these densely packed ships and felt a little emotional in his heart. He lowered his head slightly and said with a smile: "Master Hou, he was born in the Ministry of War, and now he still has the official position of Minister of the Ministry of War. Naturally, the people in the Ministry of War will not deny him face."
"correct…"
After Luo Yong paused, he looked at Liu Mingyuan and said with a smile: "General Liu, I received an urgent report from the Di newspaper department last night. General Xue Wei won a great victory in Shanxi and has now occupied Taiyuan, the situation in the north is no longer critical."
"What the Marquis means is that the navy here in Dengzhou can train normally and go as fast as they can, but there is no need to be in a special hurry."
Upon hearing the news, Liu Mingyuan was stunned for a while.
"Taiyuan has been captured..."
He quickly came to his senses and hugged Luo Yong: "Secretary Luo, please report back to Mr. Shen."
"Just say..."
He said seriously: "Dengzhou Navy, some basic combat training has been completed."
"Our Huai'an Army has never been trained, but fought. Even now, as long as Duke Shen gives the order!"
"The Huaian Army Dengzhou Navy is ready to join the war at any time!"
Luo Yong looked around at the ships again, and then said with a smile: "I have already seen the situation of the Dengzhou Navy."
"Tomorrow, I will leave and return to the Marquis to take care of the affairs of the Di Reporting Department. I will truthfully report to the Marquis about the situation here in Dengzhou."
"General Liu's words will be conveyed to the Marquis verbatim."
Luo Yong lowered his head and clasped his fists to return the salute, and said with a smile: "Dengzhou Navy has begun to show its strength."
"In the future, General Liu may become the number one man in the Chen Navy."
Liu Mingyuan lowered his head slightly.
"Siwu Luo, the number one person in the Grand Chen Navy..."
"He is our Da Chen's father."
When Luo Yong heard this, he laughed.
"Not bad…"
He cupped his hands towards Liu Mingyuan and smiled.
"Luo received a lesson."
Today is National Memorial Day. May the souls of the deceased rest in peace and justice may last forever!
