Qi Zeguang thought about it carefully, and although he didn't want to admit that the southern army was inferior to the northern army, it was indeed the case.
The north has fought too many tough battles over the years, and with the sudden appearance of a stunning wizard like Chen Mu, the Han army is definitely considered the best in the world.
After all, with more than 40,000 troops, they can chase away nearly 70,000 Tatar troops who are said to be invincible cavalry, all the way from Jiuliang Road to Yanmen Pass. Who in the world is not dumbfounded?
Looking at the southern army, although there are nearly 100,000 soldiers in uniform, they have not fought in a war for a long time.
After thinking for a while, he returned to the inn alone, picked up a pen and wrote down all the troubles at hand.
At least let Chen Mu know the situation here. Even if everything is just a guess, Chen Mu knows that once the matter is settled, he will quickly lead his troops to the Central Plains.
After all, Yanyun is too far away from Jiangnan, two thousand miles away. Once the Japanese army attacks, it is likely to occupy the entire Jiangnan, and he may not be able to come back.
After carefully checking the contents of the letter, Qi Zeguang packed it up and handed it to the deputy general.
Then he looked out the window and said to himself: "Old Chen, come back soon, it seems we haven't seen each other for several years."
As for Chen Mu at this time, he has led more than 60,000 troops across Wuzhou to the loess Gobi in Mobei.
Zhang Bowen glanced at the map and then pointed to the northeast: "Brother Chen, you can reach Shangdu City in about a hundred miles."
Chen Mu thought about this distance carefully. Now in the plains, it would take nearly two days for the army to arrive, but time is too precious to him now.
The current strategy is to completely kill all the defenders in Shangdu before the Tatar army in Youzhou arrives, and then fight to the death with Wanyan Liming in the desert.
If Xanadu's troops are not dealt with, it will be troublesome to attack from both sides.
This is a war on both sides. Either we will destroy the Tatars or they will destroy the Longxia. Chen Mu dare not be careless.
"Approximately how many defenders can there be in the city?"
Zhang Bowen shook his head: "How can I know this? But for the country of Tatar, they have no worries, so once they get Yanyun, they will definitely gather most of their troops to defend Yanyun. Moreover, five years ago
If you wipe out 70,000 people, there won't be too many troops in the city."
Hearing Zhang Bowen's speculation, Chen Mu nodded secretly. After thinking for a moment, he shouted: "Han Xiner!"
"exist!"
"You will lead the main force of the army to advance slowly. I will personally lead 10,000 people to seize the city."
Chen Mu couldn't wait for two days for the army to attack Xanadu. After all, they were all infantry. If they marched in a hurry, Chen Mu would lead an exhausted army of 60,000, and it would be useless to fight in a decisive battle.
Han Xiner understood Chen Mu's intention and immediately responded: "Gobi desert, please pay attention to your safety."
Chen Mu Xiaoxiao didn't care at all: "After fighting for so many years, how could we end up here?"
After saying that, Chen Mu took the map and led the army towards the northeast.
This is a battle that must be decided quickly. As for how soon, when it comes to Xanadu, it must be captured within half a day and all the people inside must be killed.
Therefore, at the last moment, Chen Mu asked all the soldiers to eat and drink enough, and only brought enough food for one meal.
The purpose is very simple. Either you die or I die. Not only do you have to fight the enemy, but you also have to fight a psychological war with your own people. It is to let these ten thousand people know that this is a last-ditch battle and there is no way to survive except to capture the city.
The march was extremely fast, and they arrived five miles away from Shangdu City that night.
Chen Mu did not remember to retreat the 10,000-strong army outside Shangdu City. Instead, he, Huangfu and a dozen people took advantage of the darkness and sneaked to a position about 100 meters away from Shangdu City.
"My lord, you are too courageous. We don't even have a horse. If you are discovered by the defenders in the city, unless you are given wings... If not, others will shoot you down!"
Under the night, Chen Mu looked at Shangdu City not far away and just smiled: "It won't work if we don't come. We have to find out this capital city ourselves."
Under the moonlight, you can clearly see that the capital city is a high city.
After all, it is the capital of the Tatars, and its difficulty of attack is definitely similar to that of Taiyuan City.
Huangfu looked at it carefully and said with a bitter expression: "The city is too strong. Now that there are no cannons, it will be difficult to capture it in a short time."
However, when he glanced at Chen Mu who was standing aside, his face was still calm. Huangfu said a little unpredictably: "You... have any idea?"
"Have you not noticed that these defenders are very lazy?"
After hearing this, Huangfu took another look. Indeed, there were only a few guards standing on top of the city tower, and there were only three or five people patrolling below the city.
After all, no Han troops had come to this place like Xanadu for hundreds of years. It was impossible for the guards to be vigilant at night, not to mention these Tatar troops, even the Bashu County where Chen Mu was located was not like this.
"But so what. When an army of ten thousand comes, no matter how careful you are, it's impossible not to be discovered."
Chen Mu twisted a handful of loess on the ground and then said with a smile: "Don't worry, I will definitely destroy their strong city before the army comes to attack."
When Huangfu took a look at Chen Mu, he immediately understood something, and then said with a surprised look on his face: "You...you want to..."
"Hey, keep a low profile."
Turning around and looking at the dozen or so Qianjun soldiers, he said in a deep voice: "You are better at assassination than anyone else. Kill all the patrols, but you must not attract the attention of the defenders on the tower. Otherwise, there is no need to come back.
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After listening to Chen Mu's previous murmurs, a dozen people understood the importance of the matter. After nodding solemnly, they sent three people to sneak over.
These people have received rigorous training from Puyang and are extremely professional in assassination.
They did not move forward in a hurry, but just looked at the sky quietly, as the moonlight flickered on and off. When the moon was covered by the largest cloud, they quickly dived towards the city.
During this period of time, Chen Mu could no longer see their figures, but soon, when the three patrols walked past the front again, the three torches suddenly shook violently, but they calmed down in just a moment.
"Let's go there quickly."
When they arrived at the city gate, three patrol soldiers had their necks cut.
"You three, put on their clothes and pretend to be patrolling. If anyone comes to confront you, kill them directly, but you must keep it secret, you know?"
"yes!"
Just like that, the three Qianjun battalions put on the Tatar military uniforms and began to walk around the capital city.
The most important function of this is to prevent the defenders on the tower from noticing.
Because right now Chen Mu still has a big project to do, which is to dig a hole out of the Gobi desert while the soil is soft.
As long as this is done, when the army attacks the city, they can go directly to the city.
"You guys, we don't have time to prepare any tools. It depends on the outcome of this battle. Whether you dig with a plane or a knife, you must dig through the city wall by dawn. Do you understand?"
After finishing speaking, the next moment Chen Mu raised his head, holding the back of the knife and digging on the ground.