Nuo Yong has been waiting for this moment for a long time!
Because he has hundreds of thousands of troops under his command, and his daily food and drink expenses are an incalculable amount.
You know, even the wealthy Nanchen is already struggling to maintain this war, let alone Northern Qi, which has lost several provinces in a row and has almost no place left!
Now, the Northern Qi court has almost no way to provide enough money and food to the front line.
How has Nuoyong been able to maintain its current status?
A large part of it depends on robbing.
Because the place where they are currently operating was once occupied by the Huai'an Army, it can be regarded as an "enemy-occupied area." Therefore, they rely on looting of military rations from the local area, which can be regarded as "self-reliant".
However, this kind of behavior cannot last long. However, the Huai'an army is usually very slippery. As long as he attacks fiercely, Ling Su will definitely retreat. He does not dare to go deep like last time, lest he be circled again and beaten up.
Once Shen Yi drags on like this, it won't take long. In two or three years, Nuo Yong will have to take the initiative to seek a decisive battle.
By then, a defeat will be almost inevitable.
Now, Ling Su, who was marching steadily and was known as Ling Valley, finally began to take the initiative to fight in order to cover the main attacking left army. This made Nuo Yong feel like a big stone fell to the ground.
Even if he doesn't care about Su Ding for the time being, as long as he faces Ling Su head-on, gains some advantages on the frontal battlefield, and wins a few battles, it doesn't even need to be a particularly big victory, it will be enough to inspire people.
Daqi needs a victory now!
As long as a big victory gives hope to the people in the rear and the foundation of seventy years of rule, the situation in Northern Qi will immediately ease a lot.
If there is no victory, the rear is covered with mist and mist. In addition, not only are there a large number of Han people in Yandu, but most of Nuoyong's army are also Han people. Once the people's hearts are shaken and something happens, the Northern Qi State Zuo will be destroyed in an instant, and even the final decisive battle , they may not be able to fight.
At this time, Ling Su needed a fierce battle, and Nuo Yong also urgently needed a battle.
And until now, on the frontal battlefield, when both sides compete fairly, the combat effectiveness of the frontier troops under Nuo Yong is still better than that of the Huai'an Army, at least better than the Huai'an Army under Ling Su's command.
At this time, the two sides were fighting, and Nuo Yong was naturally happy to see it.
General Nuo sat in his Chinese army tent, stared at the map for a while, then called a few lieutenants and began to convey his general order: "General you."
Lieutenant General Erlu came out of the queue with fists clasped: "The last general is here!"
"You lead 50,000 troops and line up at the rear of the military formation, then keep an eye on the battle situation in Yandu and be ready to rush to Yandu's aid at any time!"
"The remaining troops and horses will form a formation to fight Ling Su for a decisive battle!"
Erlu was in his forties and was a general of the Young Zhuang faction. He looked up at Nuo Yong and lowered his head and said: "General, there are tens of thousands of forbidden troops in Yandu. There are three guards from Tianjin and three guards from Xuanfu nearby. How about that?" If we can sustain it for a period of time, should we concentrate our superior forces to face Ling Su?"
Nuo Yong said in a muffled voice: "If the rebel father and son of the Zhou family can listen to my generals, Yandu can be guaranteed to be safe. But now that the three Tianjin guards in Tianjin are restrained by the navy of the Huai'an army, the Zhou family and his son By keeping silent, it is obvious that he has secretly surrendered to Nan Chen."
"At this time, even if they cannot break Yandu, as long as the soldiers surround Yandu, the people in the rear will immediately be in chaos!"
"The 50,000 troops we have here are enough to deal with Ling Su. With these 50,000 troops, we can ensure that the rear is safe and sound. In this way, everyone in our army will have a share of the credit to the emperor."
"Okay, no need to talk nonsense."
"Go and do the errands according to my general's orders."
Erlu then lowered his head: "I will obey your orders!"
Nuo Yong still wanted to make up his mind, and hurriedly came to report with the messengers, knelt in front of him, lowered his head and said: "General, the enemy Zhang Meng's troops have arrived near Huolu County, Zhending Prefecture. They are only a few meters away from Zhending Prefecture.
It’s less than a hundred miles away!”
"Zhang Meng..."
Nuo Yong reached out and knocked on the table and said, "How many people did he bring?"
"About 20,000 people."
"so much?"
Even Nuo Yong exclaimed.
On the battlefield, even if it is a battle with a total of hundreds of thousands of people, on a local battlefield, it is usually a collision of thousands of troops. However, in a mere county town, the Huai'an Army sent 20,000 people!
"Pass my general's order!"
"Divide 10,000 troops to support Huolu. Remember, you are not allowed to defend the city. You must go out of the city to fight them decisively!"
At this time, if the Qi people defend the city, then the battle situation here will definitely be in a stalemate. In order to prevent Nuo Yong from dividing his troops, Lingsu's troops will most likely bypass these entrenched cities and directly attack them.
To pursue Nuo Yong's troops that were sent north.
Because at this time, Ling Su no longer had to worry about what was behind him, so there was no need to conquer all the cities along the way.
Only by facing him head-on can the war completely detonate and his rear troops be able to calmly disperse!
The ordering soldier bowed his head respectfully and went down to deliver the order.
Nuo Yong then looked at the generals in the scout camp in the tent and ordered: "I'll give you five days!"
"Five days to find where Ling Su's main force is!"
"Ling Su is not very courageous, or even a little timid. He will not fight us to the end. He only wants to try his best to hold off our army, find their main force as soon as possible, and fight a decisive battle with them!"
"One battle will determine the outcome!"
Nuoyong's idea is simple.
He won't be here, dragging his feet with Ling Su. Since Ling Su is coming to meet him, he will naturally fight to meet him!
As long as the battle here is won and the Huai'an Army's right army is defeated, it will be equivalent to losing one of Shen Yi's arms, or even one of his legs!
At this time, even if Yandu was occupied by the left army, Nuo Yong could calmly clean up the mess behind him when he turned around.
Not to mention, the Left Route Army definitely does not have the combat power to occupy Yandu!
General Nuo sat firmly in the Chinese army's tent, and generals were sent out from the Chinese army's tent one by one.
In Zhending Mansion, a big battle officially kicked off.
This battle begins with the battle of harvesting deer.
Outside Huolu County, Zhang Meng ran into a large Qi army, numbering more than 5,000 people!
The deputy general of the right army was not afraid. He held a long knife and said in a rough voice: "Brothers, the bearded guy is right in front!"
"The Huaian Army will not treat any of our brothers badly!"
"Come up with me!"
"kill!"
With the loud shouts of killing, a bloody rain is destined to fall in Huolu County.
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At this time, the leading troops of the Left Route Army led by Zhong Ming had arrived near Tianjin, and because of the presence of the Dengzhou Navy, they knew the approximate location of the Tianjin Three Guards in advance. This time, their goal was extremely obvious.
Led by Zhong Ming's three thousand-household Xuanjia Guards, they were like a sharp arrow piercing Tianjin Port!
At the same time, news of the Battle of Tianjin also reached Yandu as quickly as possible.
After all, this distance makes it impossible to talk about blocking news.
Moreover, the common people at the base of the imperial city have relatives who are serving in the military at least, and their information is very well-informed.
As a result, on the second day after the Battle of Tianjin started, news about the battle spread like wildfire in Yandu City.
The entire Yandu city was in an uproar and was in chaos.
If previously there were only some Zhu Lizhen nobles who were moving outside the pass little by little, but this time, all the dignitaries in Yandu are seeking to leave Yandu as soon as possible and move to a safe place.
For this reason, the people of Jingzhao Mansion asked the emperor for instructions, closed the thirteen city gates of Yandu, and strictly controlled the entry and exit of anyone.
But at this time, an inconspicuous servant in the General's Mansion found the third young lady of the Zhou family.
This servant looks to be in his forties and has been working in the General's Mansion for three or four years.
By now, he has become a little steward.
In the back garden of the Zhou family, the steward happened to meet the third young lady of the Zhou family who was out for a spring outing. He had a smile on his face and bowed his head slightly towards the third young lady.
"Third Young Mistress, Third Young Master asked the children to pick you up, as well as the young ladies and gentlemen, and leave Yandu."
The third young lady frowned and said, "Why didn't I hear your husband's letter?"
"Also, when the city gate was open, I didn't want to go out. The city gate was closed the day before yesterday. I heard that it would cost several thousand taels of silver to have a chance to go out alone."
"How can we get out at this time?"
The young steward lowered his head slightly and said, "Young lady, it is precisely because the city gate is closed that we can go out."
"If you go out at this time, you won't attract anyone's attention. Don't worry..."