"Now it seems that it is a good thing... They also feel that we are not interested in Qingzhou, so there are a total of 60,000 to 70,000 defenders in Qingzhou."
"This time, Nan Yanxi probably brought a small number of new troops and mobilized more than 80% of the Qingzhou garrison to try to hold back our Zhongzhou garrison at that time."
"The reason we are blocking here now is to block as many of us as possible, or to consume us."
"So I boldly predict that the Qingzhou garrison will not exceed 30,000 at most, and they will all be old and weak."
After saying this, the military advisor turned to Xiang Tianxing and cupped his hands: "My lord, if you let Wang Zhizhong attack the city here, it will give the illusion that a large army is here."
"And the real army will quickly move south and attack Qingzhou. It will definitely win easily..."
"My subordinates heard that the current guard of Qingzhou is none other than one of Nan Yanxi's most favored concubines, Li Jingmo, the only daughter of Li Qi, the current King of the Western Conquest of the Ming Dynasty."
"If we can catch her, we can negotiate with Nan Yanxi."
"Even if we can't, Qingzhou is a coastal city with many military and civilian ships, so we can go to sea from there..."
"Going to sea?" Xiang Tianxing was stunned for a moment: "What are you going to sea for? Military advisor, are you going to attack the Ming thieves' lair, the original Nanhai Kingdom, now Haizhou?"
"Ah no no no..." The military advisor laughed and continued: "My lord, I don't have the guts to attack Haizhou."
"That is the home of the Ming thieves. Although they have tentatively decided to establish their capital in Zhongzhou, Yanzhou, they are still in Haizhou."
"With just a few of us, if we go to attack there, we will probably die without leaving any bones... What my subordinates want to do is... to go to Dayan..."
As soon as these words came out, everyone asked in confusion: "Military advisor... why are you going to Dayan?"
"Hahaha... Brothers, please be patient and listen to Xiaosheng's words slowly..."
The military advisor shook his feather fan lightly and said slowly: "My lord, everyone, everyone knows that the civil strife in Dayan is serious now."
"But the overall power is only divided into three areas... namely the capital and the central part where the young emperor Lin Shenqing is located, the northern part where the third prince Lin Xiaoyun is located, and the southern part where the second prince Lin Xiaofeng is."
"Looking at it now, Lin Xiaoyun and his nephew Lin Shenqing are fighting fiercely, but Lin Xiaofeng in the south is standing still."
"This Lin Xiaofeng is deeper than Lin Xiaoyun and Lin Shenqing. He is the most powerful, but he has been standing still and watching from the other side. In fact, he wants to reap the benefits."
"The desire to win the world is so obvious. No matter how stupid that little emperor Lin Shenqing is, he can't fail to see it, right?"
"So my subordinates are thinking, if this is the case, we still have nearly 300,000 troops in hand. If we tell the little emperor, we are willing to help him rehabilitate."
"Do you think he is happy or not? I'm afraid he will be moved to tears..."
Hearing this, Xiang Yang couldn't sit still and said with some displeasure: "Military advisor... do you want me to become a subordinate of that little emperor?"
"Oh... no no no... young master, please listen to your subordinates speak slowly."
The military advisor smiled and continued: "Dayan's current power is very clear."
"Lin Xiaoyun and Lin Shenqing are completely at odds with each other. Either you or I will die, but Lin Xiaofeng and several other small forces are watching from the other side."
“I’m just thinking about reaping the benefits, but I’m actually just waiting and watching to see how things develop.”
"If we once side with the little emperor, the balance among these three parties will again tip to the little emperor's side."
"Dayan, the little emperor, only has at most 30,000 to 40,000 imperial troops around him now. We will directly control them after we enter the capital."
"Let's make a move to coerce the emperor and order the princes to take back the military power of the state officials who are waiting and watching, so as to strengthen our own power."
"Then in the name of the emperor, order Lin Xiaofeng from the south to help us encircle and suppress Lin Xiaoyun... and start a two-tiger fight."
"Finally, we use Dayan to defend against the Ming thieves and we reap the benefits. The emperor with big eyes in name is Lin Shenqing, but in fact he is the lord?"
"When we defeat the Ming thief and strengthen our own power, we can destroy him at any time."
Xiang Tianxing frowned and listened quietly to his words. Seeing him pause, he waved his hand: "You continue..."
"Yes..." The military advisor cupped his hands, cleared his throat and continued: "That's what I think... My lord, just lead the army to Qingzhou directly."
"After you go somewhere, it would be best if you can catch Li Jingmo. If you can't catch him, you should hurry up and prepare a boat."
"When the Ming bandit army arrives, you will board the ship directly, lead the army ashore in the middle of Dayan's east coast, and directly attack Lin Xiaoyun's hinterland."
"My subordinates, the young master and I, will immediately leave for Dayan to meet with the young emperor again and facilitate this major event."
"The Dongzhou garrison marched directly in, secretly controlled the little emperor, and cooperated with you to attack Lin Xiaoyun. What do you think?"
After the military advisor finished explaining his plan, Xiang Tianxing's old eyes suddenly shone.
Although this strategy is risky, it is still a good one.
Now, he still has an army of 240,000 to 50,000 men, which is nothing in front of Nan Yanxi.
But for Dayan, which has fallen apart, he is still the strongest force.
Wait for the little emperor to be controlled secretly, and then use his name to order the princes. Use both name and strength to ensure that they are not disobedient.
After pondering for a while, Xiang Tianxing finally made a decision.
The general issued an order to order the troops to stop attacking, return to their original positions, regroup, and prepare to go south.
Wang Zhizhong, who was rushing behind him, lied to him that he was leading his army to ambush the pursuers, and asked him to attack Linchuan with all his strength.
He tricked her into holding back the main force of the Ming army here, while he led his army directly south to raid Qingzhou.
Ask Xiang Yang and the military advisor to dress up in disguise, take their own handwriting, and take the small road to Dayan.
On the grounds that he was willing to help the emperor suppress the rebellion, he persuaded him to let his Dongzhou garrison enter the capital of Dayan, and he led his people out to sea from Qingzhou to the central part of the east coast of Dayan.
Calculated, after Ming Dynasty Nan Yanxi captured Dongzhou, he would definitely lead his army to capture Liangzhou, the last territory of Daxia.
After that, it’s time to recuperate. After all, if you eat too much at once, you have to digest it first.
This period of time is enough for me to sort out Dayan.
...
The attacking troops under Linchuan City finally received the order to suspend the attack and began to retreat one after another.
In just this short period of time, Xiang Jun had suffered more than 30,000 casualties.
A careful calculation shows that when they evacuated from Yunzhou, they had 200,000, and 20,000 were given to Wang Zhizhong, leaving 180,000 left.
An ambush by Nan Yanxi and a critical battle in the afternoon, coupled with the killing and rout of the night attack, resulted in more than 30,000 casualties, with 150,000 left.
Now with this attack, Xiang Tianxing has less than 120,000 troops left.
There was no time to feel distressed. After the troops retreated, they quickly regrouped, quickly bandaged those who were slightly injured, and abandoned those who were seriously injured.
After the army withdrew to a sufficient distance, the front team immediately changed to the rear team, and they began to break up camp and prepare to go south.