The Sky Eagle Army and the New Army were ordered to go out and attack Xiaoling County again.
At the beginning of the battle, the two armies were in overwhelming strength and fought all the way to Daiyun City without encountering much resistance.
All the people in Daiyun City had already fled, and only the Ningguo defenders were left. The two sides launched a fierce battle.
The battle lasted for more than an hour, and the 20,000 defenders in the city finally could no longer resist and abandoned the city and fled westward.
Naturally, the Sky Eagle Army and the New Army refused to give up, and then pursued and killed them.
However, during the pursuit, Ziying issued an order to the general: once encountering an ambush, don't be too eager to fight. The entire army's rear team should become the front team and retreat immediately.
Guan Tang was very puzzled by his order and asked: "General Ziying, do you think the enemy army deliberately faked defeat and led our army to an ambush?" After saying this, without waiting for Ziying to answer, he shook his head again.
He shook his head and said: "If it is a false defeat, the camp should not be dispersed, the flags should not be disordered, but the enemy..."
The 20,000 Ning troops who abandoned the city and fled have become a mess. When they fled, armor, weapons, and flags were thrown all over the ground. The soldiers pushed each other and squeezed each other. There were many casualties just trampling on each other.
Anyone with a little combat experience can see that this is not a false defeat, but a real defeat.
Ziying smiled and said: "The enemy army is indeed defeated, but that does not mean that it is not Lin Han's trick to lure the enemy."
"How do you say this?" Guan Tang asked puzzledly, and Han Zhan, who was following Ziying, also looked directly at him.
Ziying did not answer directly, but asked: "How many people are there in the Ning army in Xiaoling County?"
"Uh... According to reports, there are about sixty or seventy thousand people."
"Yes! The whole county only has a total of 60,000 or 70,000 troops, and the Ning army in Daiyun City has 20,000 troops. With Lin Han's mind, how could he leave so many troops in an isolated city and ignore them?
How about sitting back and watching his demise? If my prediction is correct, he must have a back-up plan, and setting an ambush halfway is the most likely possibility." Ziying analyzed with a smile.
"However, the two thousand Ning troops in Daiyun City certainly don't look like they are faking defeat!"
Ziying rolled his eyes and said: "As I said just now, the Ning army did not fake a defeat, but a real defeat. Lin Han's plan was probably to keep the two thousand Ning army in the dark. Its purpose
The purpose is to make Ning's army's defeat more realistic, so as to attract our army to pursue him. From the last defeat of Xiao Ling, we can see that Lin Han is good at making choices and knows how to sacrifice a small part to win the biggest victory.
Victory, these two thousand Ning troops are just victims he used to lure our army into the trap."
"Ah! That's it!" Guan Tang suddenly understood and finally understood what Zi Ying meant. After thinking about his words carefully, Guan Tang couldn't help but raise his thumb and praised: "General Zi Ying is really worthy of his clever calculation and extraordinary strategy.
He is the most intelligent general in our Feng Army!"
Ziying shook her head and smiled, and said: "I don't dare to take the title of the most intelligent general!"
None of the commanders of the Pingyuan Army, the Sanshui Army, and the Chifeng Army were given for free. Xiao Muqing had a fierce style and was good at fighting tough battles. He was invincible in battles and invincible in all attacks. Liang Qi was known as a genius, with mysterious tactics and unpredictable forces. Peng Haochu
Although he is inconspicuous, he is steady and very good at defense. Sitting on the mainland of Feng Country, he is like a needle in the sea.
Among the talented people in Fengjun, Ziying was walking on thin ice, working conscientiously and not daring to have the slightest thought of wrongdoing.
After hearing what he said, Han Zhan couldn't help but said: "Uncle Ziying is too humble."
Ziying glanced sideways at him and said with a smile: "When Zhan'er fights with the Pingyuan Army, Sanshui Army, and Chifeng Army, you will know whether my words today are modest. Remember, this
There is no best commander in the world, nor is there the most perfect battle. The best commander and the most perfect battle always exist in the next battle."
Han Zhan seemed to understand Ziying's words, but he kept them in his heart.
The ensuing battle was almost exactly as Ziying imagined. After chasing Ning's army to a place surrounded by dense forests on both sides, whistles sounded in the forest on both sides. For a moment, arrows rained down from the woods. At the same time,
, rushing out countless Ning soldiers and Ning generals.
Because they had been warned by Ziying in advance, the Tianying Army and the New Army were already prepared. When they encountered an enemy ambush, the entire army did not show the slightest panic. They immediately changed from the rear to the front and retreated back the same way.
The two sides did not fight at all, and even before they came into contact, the Feng army withdrew. However, in the process of retreat, in order to speed up and get rid of the pursuit of the Ning army, Ziying issued an order to discard all the baggage of the entire army, and was defeated with light equipment.
escape.
By escaping, the Feng army not only returned the newly captured Daiyun City to the Ning army, but also fled back to Hexi from the hinterland of Xiaoling County.
Along the way, Feng Jun abandoned countless baggage, armor, and weapons, but there were not many real casualties. This result was exactly what Ziying wanted. The baggage, food, grass, and materials could all be replenished and plundered.
But once a person dies, he can never be found again. Talent is the most precious asset in war.
Tang Yin was also very satisfied with this battle and rewarded Ziying and Guantang heavily.
On the other side, Lin Han sent the battle report of defeating Feng Jun again to Liangzhou.
In this battle, the Ning army did not kill many Feng troops, but they captured so much supplies and food that it took three hundred carts to load them all. The battle reports that reached Liangzhou were inevitably exaggerated, and the battle reports arrived in Liangzhou.
Prefecture was once again exaggerated by the ministers. When it was in Yan Chu's hands, the battle report showed that Lin Han had once again severely damaged the rebuilt Sky Eagle Army, killing and wounding tens of thousands of enemy troops and seizing countless supplies.
This battle report gave the Ningguo court a rare glimmer of light that had been clouded for days, and the ministers' laughter also rarely appeared in the court hall.
Yan Chu read the battle report carefully three times in a row, then looked up to the sky and sighed, with a happy face, and praised it three times in a row.
Yan Chu was surprised that Lin Han could defeat the Sky Eagle Army led by Ziying again, and he couldn't help but admire Lin Han's use of troops.
Seeing that Yan Chu was overjoyed, the right minister Zhang Zhihong stood up again without losing the opportunity, raised his hands and said: "Your Majesty, Mr. Lin defeated the Feng Army twice in a row, causing the Feng Army to lose countless soldiers, greatly boosting the morale of our army, and destroying the majesty of the Feng Thieves. With this,
Geniuses guarding the border are a blessing to me, Daning, and your Majesty should give Master Lin a heavy reward."
"Yes! That makes sense." Yan Chu, who was in a happy mood, nodded his head, then picked up his pen and without thinking, wrote down an edict for a reward.
He named Lin Han the Marquis of Tiantong and rewarded him with a thousand taels of gold. The name Tiantonghou was taken from the Tiantong star, which is a lucky star and symbolizes the elimination of disasters. Yan Chu named Lin Han the Marquis of Tiantong, which means that he
It can help Ningguo resolve the crisis and overcome difficulties.
It can be seen that Yan Chu now has full confidence in Lin Han. Zhang Zhihong took the opportunity to admonish and said: "Your Majesty, Mr. Lin is stationed in the east to guard Xiaoling County. It is as solid as gold. The wind army cannot cross the thunder pool even half a step. Although the east is no longer worried,
However, the situation in the south is precarious. The Feng Mo coalition forces are constantly attacking and our army is struggling to support us. I hope your Majesty will come up with a countermeasure."
When the war in the south was mentioned, the joy on Yan Chu's face suddenly disappeared, replaced by deep melancholy. He asked: "Right Minister, what do you think?"
Zhang Zhihong rolled his eyes and said: "The humble minister dares to advise me, please ask the king to lead the expedition in person!"
Unexpectedly, he would make such a suggestion. Yan Chu frowned slightly. Before he could speak, the surrounding ministers had already stood up to object.
"The war in the south is chaotic, and it is too dangerous for Your Majesty to go on a personal expedition."
"How can the king, with his body of thousands of gold, come to the battlefield in person?"
"Although the south is in danger, it is not so dangerous that the king needs to personally conquer it..."
The ministers said all kinds of things, but they all had the same idea and did not agree with Zhang Zhihong's proposal.
Yan Chu himself was reluctant to go on an expedition in person. He did not think that his personal visit to the south would change the war situation in the south. After all, he was not a military genius and had no experience in leading troops to fight. Whether he went or not would basically matter.
It's the same.
However, Changsun Yuanhong was moved in his heart, and felt that what Zhang Zhihong said was not unreasonable. Although the king does not know how to command the army, he is still the king after all. The king's visit to the south is tantamount to an oath to advance and retreat together with the soldiers of the south, and to live and die together.
In this way, the morale of our own military will be greatly boosted. As long as the fighting spirit is raised together, the disadvantages on the battlefield will be restored a lot.
Just when everyone was talking and accusing Zhang Zhihong of not letting the king personally take part in the danger, Changsun Yuanhong intervened and said: "Your Majesty, I think what the right prime minister said is reasonable. As long as the king can come to the southern battlefield in person, the morale of our army can be restored...
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Before Changsun Yuanhong finished speaking, Yan Chu's face had already darkened. Everyone was opposed to his own personal expedition, so why did Changsun Yuanhong agree? What did he mean? What was his intention in being so eager to separate himself from the capital?
?
He stared at Changsun Yuanhong's opening and closing mouth, not listening to his words at all, and slowly clenched his fists with the hands on his knees.
Snapped!
When the eldest son Yuanhong was talking vigorously, Yan Chu slammed the table, leaned forward and shouted angrily: "Stop talking! I will not go anywhere, I will only sit in the capital. I am the majestic king of a country.
, naturally we must focus on the overall situation. If we leave the capital, who will preside over the government? Who will handle state affairs? Don’t we want the whole country to be in chaos?"
What he said is not wrong, but extraordinary times require extraordinary handling. Even if you leave the capital, you can still handle government affairs in the south. Changsun Yuanhong disagreed with Yan Chu's statement. On the contrary, he felt that Yan Chu was greedy for life and afraid of death and did not dare to go to the battlefield in person.
In troubled times, how can someone as timid as a mouse be worthy of being the king of a country?
He still wanted to speak, but the ministers around him had already stood up to stop him. It could be seen that the king was very angry. If he went against him at this time, what kind of trouble might he cause!
The 'chief culprit' Zhang Zhihong secretly thought that an opportunity had come, and he said seriously: "The war in the south is actually not serious enough for the king to go out personally. If the king sends General Yuanhong to go, with General Yuanhong's might and strategy,
We will be able to turn the tide and protect our south!"
This time when he heard the proposal to send Commander Sun Yuanhong to the south, Yan Chu didn't even think about it or asked what Commander Sun Yuanhong meant. He said bluntly: "Yes! Just between the right ministers, General Commander Sun Yuanhong
We will set off today to go to Jiashang County and lead our soldiers from the Ning Army to fight to the death with the two thieves Feng Mo!"