Zhao Fan felt faintly excited every time he saw Huangfu Yan, because Huangfu Yan, a man who had never been on the battlefield before, was actually much more knowledgeable than him, a veteran who had been on the battlefield for decades.
Every time he discussed military affairs with Huangfu Yan, Zhao Fan felt that he had benefited a lot.
When they arrived at Huangfuyan's study, before Zhao Fan had time to salute, Huangfuyan said: "General Zhao, there is no need to be polite. I have something to discuss with the general."
"Yes." Zhao Fan agreed, and stepped forward to look at the Kanyu map that Huangfu Yan spread on the table, his eyes brightened: "Does the Crown Prince already have a strategy to deal with the enemy?"
Huangfu Yan did not answer this question, but asked instead: "General, does he know how many troops are stationed in Zhancheng, the imperial city of Northern Mongolia?"
After all, Zhao Fan had been in Beiguan for many years and knew the details of Northern Mongolia. He immediately replied: "There are 20,000. Northern Mongolia is a nomadic people, and the people are scattered and composed of multiple tribes. Although Northern Mongolia has also learned
Several other countries have established political power and built imperial cities, but to be precise, there is only such an imperial city in Northern Mongolia. After passing Felt City, there are only small tribes one after another. That is where Northern Mongolia was originally.
The place of origin. Northern Mongolia has strong soldiers and horses, and is extremely war-loving. Therefore, they used all the strength of the country to attack the Imperial Kingdom. The 100,000 soldiers and horses they gathered were all elite soldiers. They attacked the Imperial Kingdom with the determination to win.
Yes, so the troops left to guard the imperial city are somewhat weak."
Northern Mongolia is different from the other three countries. The cities are evenly distributed and the people are densely populated. The imperial city of Northern Mongolia is the only city in Northern Mongolia. Capturing the imperial city of Zhancheng in Northern Mongolia is equivalent to driving Northern Mongolia back.
In their hometown of Mobei, the political power they worked so hard to establish is over. It will be difficult to counterattack again.
Huangfuyan's finger fell on the square city where they were, and drew a half circle on the map, all the way to the northern Mongolian imperial city of Feicheng: "General Zhao personally led 40,000 troops and horses, passed Tongcheng, went north, and captured Feicheng.
The remaining 80,000 soldiers and horses were divided into two groups, one group headed towards Tongcheng, the other group passed Tongcheng and stopped at the position between Tongcheng and Fangcheng to cut off Beimeng's retreat."
General Zhao was a little puzzled: "But can the 40,000 troops and horses attacking the Northern Mongolian army head-on defeat the 60,000 Northern Mongolian army?"
The average combat effectiveness of the Northern Mongolian army is much stronger than that of the Imperial Army. If they attack head-on, there is probably no hope of victory. In the last battle of Echo Valley, the terrain was used to win with less, and the enemy was devastated.
Big loss. But after the battle in Echo Valley, the enemy must have been on guard and will definitely not be fooled again.
Moreover, the road from Fangcheng to Tongcheng is relatively flat, and there is no suitable place to set up an ambush.
"General Zhao, don't worry. Just lead the army towards Zhancheng in a swaggering way. But don't let the news leak out on the first day. It's best to drive all night. After passing Tongcheng, just send out the news. You must let Agu know."
Only if you know it." Huangfuyan pointed at the map. There are several roads that can be taken from Fangcheng to Tongcheng. As long as you choose a road that is not easy to attract the enemy's attention, even if the enemy notices the movement, they will not be able to act immediately.
make a judgment.
Speed up the march, and one day will be enough to escape Tongcheng. At that time, he will tell Agula happily that he wants people to directly escape Tongcheng and go to Zhancheng.