In the case of Longxing Valley, Nanliang seemed to have only lost a few hundred masters, but in fact, its vitality was severely damaged.
An army without middle-level officers cannot form combat effectiveness at all.
Long Chen wanted to take advantage of the lack of middle-level troops in Nanliang's army, take the initiative to launch a battle, and occupy the fertile main rice-producing areas of Nanliang to form a situation that was beneficial to him.
There are 200 troops in Nanliang, which is too many. .??.
If a war of attrition were fought on the frontal battlefield, the Eastern Zhou Dynasty would not be able to bear such losses.
The empress left the commander's mansion, and the generals were waiting for Long Chen's order.
"Nanliang has a large territory, which is different from Xixia. My strategy is to concentrate the elites, attack the important cities of Nanliang, and annihilate the elites of Nanliang."
Long Chen took out a map and marked all the important towns in Nanliang.
"We are in Linjiang City, and to the southeast is Caishi City. This is our stronghold."
"To the south are Wushun City and Xianhe City. These two cities are still empty and are only guarded by civilian officials."
"We will first send troops to capture Wushun City and Xianhe City, and then gather forces in Xianhe City to attack Linhu City, a large city to the east."
Everyone looked at the map and felt a little worried.
They completely trust Long Chen's command, but Linhu City is very strong, with elite troops defending the city, and the leader is Tong Yuan.
After several fierce battles, this man has grown into a very good general.
The terrain around Linhu City is flat, and to the south is a large lake with a radius of several hundred miles.
In terms of cities alone, there is nothing unusual about Linhu City.
But there are three strong cities around Linhu City, and they can reinforce them at any time, and even form a counter-siege to the attacking army.
When the time comes, Linhu City cannot be captured and the retreat is cut off, and the situation will become very dire.
Therefore, most people's view is to capture the surrounding cities first, and finally besiege Linhu City.
"King Wu, I have a concern. If we are unable to attack Linhu City in such a hurry, and the Nanliang army sends troops from the two cities in the north and south to block my return, how should our army respond?"
A middle-aged general expressed everyone's concerns.
This person is Infantry General An Sheng.
Long Chen said very lightly: "If the enemy dares to attack, I will use my elite troops to defeat them. "
Ansheng was speechless at this, and the other generals had nothing to say.
If other people say this, of course everyone will object.
But when Long Chen said this, no one could refute it.
Because Long Chen is indeed strong enough, he can defeat the reinforcements.
"That's it for today, the generals will go back and prepare."
Long Chen put away the map, and the generals exited the Commander's Mansion to prepare for war.
Long Chen came out of the commander's residence and went to the backyard. Lu Ji was chatting with Lu Wenfeng.
"King Wu."
Seeing Long Chen coming, the two of them stood up to pay their respects.
Long Chen said: "Isn't it cold sitting outside?"
Lu Ji said with a smile: "I just came out, and I have been sitting in the room warming myself by the fire, and my lips are peeling."
Long Chen smiled and said: "Are you mad? I'll arrange two beautiful girls for you."
Lu Ji smiled and said, "We are old and cannot compare to King Wu."
Lu Wenfeng smiled and said, "I wonder if King Wu's little daughter-in-law has been married?"
Long Chen smiled and said: "Old Lu should be beaten."
After entering the room and sitting down, Lu Wenfeng poured tea, and Long Chen said, "I have something I need to trouble you to go over."
Lu Ji and Lu Ji immediately became serious and said, "Please give me your instructions, King Wu."
Long Chen said: "I plan to send troops. Please go and inquire about the situation in Linhu City and several surrounding cities."
Long Chen knew the general situation of these cities, but that was all a few years ago.
What is the current situation in the city, the situation of the generals and soldiers, and the status of material logistics all need to be re-investigated.
Lu Ji immediately said: "Understood, let's leave now."
Long Chen warned: "Pay attention to safety. Yufu Country has suffered a big loss and will definitely take more precautions."
Lu Wenfeng smiled and said: "Even if we want to take revenge, we have to have manpower. The current Imperial City Department has no one at all."
Grasp
Many people were killed by the martial arts hunters, another group died in the melee at Longxing Valley, and all the elites of the Imperial City Division were lost.
Lu Wenfeng and Lu Ji know this best.
Long Chen warned: "It's better to be cautious in everything."
The two agreed to take people to Linhu City immediately.
Coming out of the yard, I met Yingfeng.
"King Wu, Your Majesty is looking for you."
Long Chen immediately asked alertly: "What's going on?" .??.
Seeing how nervous Long Chen was, Yingfeng chuckled and said, "King Wu, what are you afraid of? Is it possible that the Holy Emperor will eat you?"
"I remember that you used to like to find the Holy One, especially going into the bedroom. What's going on now?"
Long Chen was a little helpless and said: "It was before, but now. It's a lot of inconvenience."
Yingfeng giggled and joked: "What's the inconvenience? Let's move on. The Holy One is so passionate now that he took the initiative to get under your bed, and you actually ran away."
Long Chen felt the pain in his heart that he couldn't express.
The empress is so beautiful and domineering, how could Long Chen fall in love with someone else?
It’s just not allowed!
"Stop making trouble, what is going on?"
When Long Chen returned to the topic, Yingfeng said: "Someone is here, go and have a look, you will be interested."
Long Chen was puzzled, who is he?
Walking to the main hall, the empress sat at the head of the room, with an elegant man sitting next to her.
"I've met King Wu!"
When Long Chen entered the door, the man immediately stood up to pay his respects.
Seeing the man, Long Chen said in shock: "Yu Shinan? Why are you here?"
This man was none other than Yu Shinan, the leader of Daliang scribes.
Yu Shinan was a little ashamed and said: "Hey, I'm at the end of my rope, so I came to seek refuge with the Holy Sage and King Wu."
The empress was very happy and said: "Master Yu is the leader of the scribes in Nanliang. If you join my army today, you will definitely become a good talker in the future."
Long Chen smiled and sat down next to Yu Shinan and said: "The last time I went to Jinling City, I heard that Lord Yu was under house arrest. I thought about saving you at that time." r> "It's just that things were rushed and we were unable to rescue Mr. Yu."
Yu Shinan sighed: "Back then, I had a poetry contest with King Wu, and I was so convinced that I lost."
Long Chen couldn't help but laugh and said: "Are you convinced? I think Master Yu was very unconvinced at the time."
Yu Shinan smiled shyly and said: "I was not convinced at that time because King Wu was still a young eunuch at that time."
"Later, King Wu rose to prominence. In addition to poetry and prose, he also mastered the art of war. He knew everything about literature, Taoism, and military strategy, so I accepted him."
"No matter what I say, he is just a scribe. King Wu is different. Poetry and prose are only the final skills."
"I wanted to defect to King Wu. When Li Chengdao found out, he put me under house arrest."
"When I came out a few years later, I found that things had changed."
Speaking of this, Yu Shinan felt sentimental.
He wanted to defect to Long Chen because he admired Long Chen's poetry, not because he wanted to betray Nanliang.
Now that Nanliang is like this, Yu Shinan is also very sad.
Long Chen knew what Yu Shinan meant and said: "Yes, the ghosts have controlled Daliang, Li Chengdao is willing to be a slave, and the world has changed."
Yu Shinan sighed.
"King Wu, are you really Long Chen?"
Yu Shinan carefully looked at Long Chen in front of him and felt that he was completely different from the Long Chen he knew.
Long Chen smiled and sighed: "It's true, it's just that after the battle at Bailang Mountain, my appearance and temperament have changed."
Yu Shinan sighed.
The empress said: "Master Yu is a distinguished guest when he comes. Linjiang City is the frontline battlefield. I will send someone to take Master Yu to the capital."
Yu Shinan stood up and worshiped: "Thank you, Your Majesty."
The empress immediately sent someone to send Yu Shinan to stay in the capital.
After the people left, only Long Chen and the empress were left in the main hall.
The empress looked at Long Chen, and Long Chen looked at the empress, neither of them spoke.
The atmosphere is a bit subtle.
In the past, Long Chen liked to be alone with the empress the most, so he could take advantage of it.
Now, Long Chen is most afraid of this situation, the atmosphere is too embarrassing.
