Since Tian Feng said so, Yuan Shu has nothing to say. Zhou Yu is still young now, so there should be no problem.
"promise."
Tian Feng clasped his fists, and not long after, Zhou Yu came to Yuan Shu.
"His Majesty."
Zhou Yu knelt down on one knee and saluted Yuan Shu.
"Get up and talk."
Yuan Shu waved his hand to Zhou Yu, gesturing for him to get up and speak.
"Thank you, Your Majesty."
"Gong Jin, now we have decided to detach 50,000 cavalry, plus the Polu Army and the Shesheng Army to enter the Daxia Province through Khwarazmo, fight with Zilong, and directly capture the capital of the Daxia Province."
Tian Feng directly told Zhou Yu the strategic goals he and Yuan Shu had decided.
"The defense line on the Amu Darya River is indeed somewhat strong. If we attack by force, we will suffer heavy losses. We can avoid this defense line by entering the Bactria Province from Khwarezm. We can take advantage of the Bactria Province before it can react.
In the middle palace, capture the opponent first and then the Amu Darya defense line will be broken without attacking."
After hearing Tian Feng's words, Zhou Yu instantly understood that this was called an escape attack. First, capture the opponent's weak areas, and then the rest of the Amu Darya defense line would be destroyed.
"Well, we are thinking of letting you follow the army around to Daxia Province. Then Zilong will have someone to discuss it with. What do you think?"
Yuan Shu nodded to Zhou Yu. After all, he was a smart man, and he understood immediately the advantages of attacking from Khwarezm.
"Zhou Yu is naturally willing to obey His Majesty's assignment and assist General Zhao Yun in capturing the enemy's capital."
Facing Yuan Shu's problem, Zhou Yu would definitely not be able to say no. The more battles he follows now, the higher the merits he accumulates, and the higher he will be able to stand in the future.
"Okay, now that you have decided for yourself, then prepare to go north with Yan Liang and others through Khwarazm to cross the Amu Darya River and enter the Bactria Province."
Yuan Shu also nodded. He knew his own body. Maybe he was angry at Zhuge Liang for dying so early in history. Anyway, looking at him now, he looks twice as good as he is, and it tastes good.
"Follow orders."
Zhou Yu knelt down on one knee again and saluted Yuan Shu.
"Remember, you must be careful with your body. You are all the elites of the Chinese Empire. You are the talents who will make China reach the top of the world. Don't hurt your body just for one or two battles. Do you understand?"
Looking at Zhou Yu's delicate face, Yuan Shu had nothing to say. He could only tell him to pay attention to his body. This was the most important thing.
"Thank you for your concern, Your Majesty."
Hearing Yuan Shu's words, Zhou Yu was also touched. After all, as the emperor of the Chinese Empire, he could be so concerned about a newcomer like him who had just joined the Chinese Empire. He could only say that the scholar died for his confidant and handed himself over to the Chinese Empire.
"Go ahead."
Zhou Yu saluted directly and left, simply packed his belongings, waited until the Polu army had packed up, and followed them northward to attack Daxia Province through Khwarezm.
Telegrams were sent to convey orders to Huang Zhong and Zhao Yun respectively. After receiving the orders, Zhao Yun immediately stopped going south and took up residence in a small town called Delita, waiting for the arrival of Huang Zhong and Yan Liang. At the same time, he sent out scouts to investigate the Great Xia expedition.
Provincial reality.
Huang Zhong divided his troops directly, without waiting for Yan Liang's troops, and took 50,000 cavalry to fight Zhao Yun first.
After Huang Zhong left, Yan Xing and his remaining army of more than 100,000 people threw off their horses and headed south towards Maracanda to meet Yuan Shu's army.
Time passed little by little, and Armsda and Kabudat also achieved great results. When the surrounding cities heard that Malacanda had been captured and Governor Rijeka surrendered to China, they instantly lost the desire to resist and started to attack one after another.
Cheng expressed his willingness to leave Kushan and swear allegiance to China.
"Your Majesty, now that the troops and horses are ready, and the rear construction corps has also paved the road to Kushan territory, it is time to approach the line of the Amu Darya River and put some pressure on the enemy."
Now that all troops and horses are gathered together, Yuan Shu's people here, not including the construction corps in the rear, have reached more than 300,000.
If you include the troops from the Construction Corps and Zhao Yun, the number of troops on the northern front alone has reached a terrifying 700,000. Add in the 30,000 to 40,000 surrendered troops from Li Te Province, and the number has reached nearly 800,000.
Fortunately, we have now captured the Li Te Province, and we have the support of the Western Region countries and Kangju Dawan. Otherwise, with so many soldiers and horses, if China were to provide food and grass, Xun Yu would have collapsed.
"Well, in that case, let's prepare the whole army, and let's show off our strength to the enemies in the Amu Darya River, so that Zilong can wreak havoc in the enemy's belly."
Since Tian Feng had said this, Yuan Shu had nothing to say and directly ordered his army to prepare for dispatch, leaving Marakanda and heading towards the Amu Darya River.
As soon as the army moved, the color of the sky and the earth changed. Nearly 400,000 troops were overwhelming the city towards the city of Stekli on the north bank of the Amu Darya River.
Looking at the magnificent river in front of him, Tian Feng had nothing to say.
The amount of water in the Amu Darya River is really huge. As the river with the largest flow in Central Asia, it has rough waves and a wide surface. Even compared to the Yellow River, it is not inferior.
With such a river, if the opponent really relies on this big river for defense, it will be really difficult for you to break through.
Fortunately, we followed Yuan Shu's wishes and avoided a confrontation with the Amu Darya River, otherwise this place might really become a natural chasm, blocking the southward movement.
"Your Majesty, did you know that the Amu Darya River is so wide?"
Tian Feng glanced at Yuan Shu, and a gleam flashed in his eyes. Now he really doubted why Yuan Shu could always make the most correct decision.
"I don't know. I'm just trying to avoid reality. I didn't expect it to be so broad here."
Yuan Shu looked at the Amu Darya River in front of him and was in a daze. When he was studying world geography, he remembered that the Amu Darya River was the river with the largest flow in Central Asia, so he chose to avoid the defenses of the Amu Darya River, but he did not expect this.
The river is so wide.
"Now we can order the soldiers to build ships, search for shoal crossings, and put up many flags to create a situation where the army is pressing down on the border."
Since there was nothing they could do to take down the Amu Darya in a short period of time, they could only make a pretense to make the other party nervous first and create opportunities for Zhao Yun.
"Well, Dian Wei, tell the cavalry to go down and inspect the ford of the ferry to see the flag of Dobu Military Camp."
Yuan Shu also nodded. This is all he can do now. He hopes that Zhao Yun can live up to his expectations and capture Bakrat in Daxia Province.
The army set up camp here and started building boats. The Kushan army on the Amu Darya River also discovered the news here and reported the situation to the garrison troops along the coast.
"Have the Chinese troops arrived?
how many people."
Hearing the news coming from below, the garrison general Everard couldn't help but frowned.
"I can't count the exact number of people. There are too many. The military camps are at least dozens or hundreds of miles away. Moreover, they are cutting down trees and building boats. It seems that they want to attack us."
The soldier who came to report thought for a moment. He really couldn't count the number of people on the other side. It was beyond his calculation ability. But looking at their camps, they were at least dozens of miles away, which was a bit too scary.
"What did you say?
A distance of tens or hundreds of miles?”
Everard was also stunned at this time. Originally, he thought that the other party might have more than ten or two hundred thousand people, but now that he heard that the camp was dozens of miles away, he was dumbfounded. How many people should there be.
The soldier also lost the ability to organize language and could only nod vigorously.
"I understand, go down."
Everard waved his hand and motioned for the soldiers to get down.
"Immediately summon the city's lieutenant colonel to come and respond."
Soon all the captains in the city came to the meeting hall, and everyone was stunned when they saw Everard's heavy look.
"What's the matter, General?"
A burly captain asked Everard directly.
"I just received news that Chinese soldiers and horses have reached the edge of the Amu Darya River. The camps alone are dozens of miles away. The total number of soldiers and horses may reach 500,000, or even a million troops."
Everard frowned and directly told everyone about the arrival of the Chinese army.
"The company camp is tens of miles away, and the soldiers and horses are tens of millions?"
As soon as Everard said this, everyone was frightened. You must know that they only have an army of 100,000 people here. There are so many enemies. Even if their defense lines are strong, they cannot withstand them.
"If there are so many enemies, how should we deal with them?"
Another captain frowned and asked Everard.
"This is what I called you here to discuss. Let's talk about how we should deal with it now."
Everard glanced at the man, if I had a way to deal with it, why did I ask you to come over?
"General, this situation is no longer something we can decide. It will be difficult for us to hold the Amu Darya River with our few troops. We should report to His Majesty the Prince immediately to see how he plans to deal with it."
Another captain stood up and expressed his thoughts.
The situation here has exceeded their imagination. In the end, they are just low-level sergeants.
Everard was pretty good, he was a general of the Mengshan Army and was responsible for guarding the Amu Darya River line, but he couldn't get in touch with this kind of thing.
"General, Outlet is right. All we can do now is send people to Bakrat immediately to report the situation to His Majesty the Prince."
Another captain stood up, his eyes full of sadness.
"Okay, then send people to Bakrat immediately and ask the prince to decide how to respond. In addition, order the warships to move and patrol along the river. We will not give the Chinese a chance to sneak across the Amu Darya River."
