The Reborn Lao Tzu Is the Emperor

Chapter 1589 Surprise
Kaifeng House.

Zhan Butai has led his Yuan army here for several days.

The army under his command totaled more than 16 people, gathering most of the troops in Hebei West Road, Hedong South Road, and Damingfu Road, and there were also [-] Imperial Guards in Kyoto.

Adding in the nearly [-] troops of Yuanwuqi in Kaifeng Mansion, there are more than [-] people.

The defenders lost by the Yuan army in Nanjing Road in the past were only a small force, almost negligible.

Under Zhanbutai's command, there are nearly a hundred people at the rank of ten thousand commanders alone.Such power can be called terrifying.

Zhiyuanwuqi has 5 troops stationed in Xuzhou, and another 20 troops are stationed in Guide Mansion.Therefore, the number of troops around Kaifeng Mansion is less than [-].

But even so, it's pretty amazing.

Yue Peng's Xianglong Military Region and Su Quandang's Jiankang Military Region combined do not have so many people.

At this moment, Du Hu also led the soldiers of the Tianyong Army to Dexiang City.

The army gathered by Yue Peng here included the four armies of Tiankui, Tianxiong, Tianjie, and Tianyong, as well as the garrison troops of Xiangyang Mansion, Jiangling Mansion, and Kuizhou Mansion, totaling about [-] people.

Such a force is far from that of the Yuan army in Kaifeng Mansion.

Although Su Quandang led the army to take down Xiayi County, together with the Tianlao and Tianhui armies, a total of more than [-] soldiers returned to Defu, it would not relieve Yue Peng's pressure.

It is entirely conceivable that if Yue Peng's Xianglong Military Region can be wiped out, he will definitely not care about losing Guide Mansion if he cannot occupy Taiwan.

On the day when Su Quandang led his army to take down Xiayi County, in Kaifeng Mansion, Zhanbutai and more than a dozen of the most important generals under his command were discussing affairs in the government office, and Yuanwuqi was among them.

As the deputy commander of the army, he is the second most important figure in the Yuan army's middle army.

At the beginning, the little man who was not well-known in the Imperial Army of the Great Song Dynasty was able to get to this position, and he really had the ability.

In addition to Yuanwuqi, Zhanbutai also had Bagen, Eshier, Huobu and other well-known generals of the Yuan Dynasty under his command.

These people were originally from the old department of Ashu. After Ashu's death, they were sent back to the Yuan Dynasty.Afterwards, the tree fell and the monkeys scattered, and they no longer had the influence that Ashu had when he was still alive.

It wasn't until Yuan Wuqi was ordered to garrison the Kaifeng mansion and take over Taiwan to lead the army that they, the former defeated generals, were given important tasks again.

There are not many generals available in the Yuan Dynasty now, and the phenomenon of lack of success is as serious as it was in the Song Dynasty.

Too many of their generals who were able to fight well died at the hands of the imperial guards of the Song Dynasty.Even A Shu, Boyan, and Ye Su'er were all dead. It is not an exaggeration to say that half the sky in the army has collapsed.

In the lobby of the government office.

The veteran with gray temples couldn't occupy the stage, so he sat in the main seat.

Dongge, the supervisor of the middle road, and Yuan Wuqi, the deputy commander, sat on the left and right of his lower head, respectively.

Dong Ge is actually Eunuch Dong, the eunuch next to Zhen Jin, and a person who is extremely trusted by Zhen Jin.Zhenjin sent him to supervise the army, which also shows the importance he attaches to the battle situation.

Seeing the eyes of all the generals focused on him, he was not tall enough to take the stage and said: "Everyone, the army has been resting in Kaifeng Mansion for several days. The Song army has been raging in our Dayuan territory, making it all over the place. The smoke of war, the people's grievances are everywhere, as the generals of the Yuan Dynasty, we should expel them from the country as soon as possible. At present, you should know the situation of both the Song Dynasty and us, how to deal with the Song army, do you have any suggestions?"

Soon a general spoke in the hall.

It's Bagan.

He used to be the most important general under Ashu's command, and now he has become the leader of Ashu's old department.

Although he is not a Marshal, he is old after all.Everyone knows that after the war between the Song and Yuan Dynasties is over, the emperor will arrange for them to return home to retire if they fail to occupy the platform.

If these old Ashu ministries want to gain a foothold in the court, they must re-elect a leader.Bagen is the most prestigious of them all.

He bowed his hands to Zhanbutai and said, "Zhanshuai, the Song Army formed the Central Route Army with their Jiankang and Xianglong military regions. Yue Peng of Xianglong Military Region led less than [-] troops to station in Xiangcheng. In the Jiankang Military Region, more than [-] people gathered in Kaifeng Mansion. In the humble opinion of the general, the Song Army’s layout must be to take the Guide Mansion first, and then join forces with the Xianglong Military Region’s army to attack Kaifeng Mansion where we are. Some are passive, so the general thinks that we should take the initiative to attack before the Jiankang Military Region takes down the Guide Mansion, and destroy Yue Peng's Xianglong Military Region. After that, our army's morale will definitely be high, while the Song Army will be the opposite. We If we fight against the Jiankang Military Region again, we should be able to win."

"Zhan Shuai!"

As soon as Ba Gen's words fell, another general said: "The last general also thought that General Ba Gen was right. Since the Song army wants to attack Kaifeng Mansion from both sides, it is tantamount to covering us with both hands. We might as well beat him first, and then see how they can cover us up. To break the forbidden army of the Xianglong Military Region, the general thinks that it should be outsmarted, not easy to attack. The Song Army is extremely powerful, so we have to keep it. Enough strength to deal with the Jiankang military region. Their army has penetrated deep into the hinterland of Nanjing Road. Maybe they can start with their food transport troops. If they run out of food, the Song army will panic, and then we can take advantage of the situation."

The general who spoke was named Chu Hongdi, who used to follow Boyan.Among the current generals of the Yuan Dynasty, he can be regarded as a quite famous figure.

Zhan Butai listened to the words of the two, but nodded slightly.

Then he looked at Yuan Wuqi and asked, "What do the deputy commanders think the two generals said?"

Yuan Wuqi smiled slightly, and said: "The two generals are far-sighted. But this deputy commander has doubts. These days, my deputy commander has been sitting in Kaifeng Mansion and has never taken the initiative to attack, but he knows the Song Army's actions. Powerful. What I am worried about is whether we can destroy Yue Peng before Su Quandang leads the army. If Su Quandang leads the army before destroying Yue Peng's army, our army is in the wild I am afraid that the situation will not be much better if we encounter their two armies. Even if all the troops guarding the Kaifeng Mansion attack at that time, the outcome is still unknown."

He swept his eyes across the crowd, "Although the Song Army is less than 20, I think you all know how powerful the Song Army is, right?"

With the same 20, their Yuan army could not be the opponent of the Great Song Forbidden Army.

Even 30 or 40 is difficult.

Of course, the premise of this is that the two sides will fight face to face.But now in war, very few people would choose to do this.

All the generals in the hall became thoughtful because of Yuan Wuqi's words.

It's not that they haven't suffered such a loss before, but they have learned several extremely painful lessons.

Song Jun is a hard bone that is not easy to chew on. If he opens his mouth and doesn't bite in, Song Jun will probably break even his teeth.

Zhan Butai was silent for a while, seeing that the generals in the hall did not speak anymore, he asked Yuan Wuqi, "What good suggestion do you have for the deputy general?"

"Do the opposite."

Yuan Wuqi said: "The Song army likes to be surprised when they fight, why can't we follow their example?"

At this moment, he probably got a deep sense of satisfaction from the eyes of the generals, and he seemed very high-spirited, "Based on my estimate, the Song Army's arrangement is definitely thinking that we will divide our troops to take Yue Peng first." That's why Yue Pengcai stood still in Xiangcheng, but Su Quandang continued to bully him in Guide Mansion. If we want to catch him unawares, we should gather heavy troops to attack Su Quandang's Jiankang military area first!"

As he said that, he looked at Zhan Butai again, "Zhan Shuai, you have already dispatched [-] heavy troops to help Guide Mansion, which will make the Song Army think that our tactic is to reject Su Quandang first and seek Yue Peng. At this time At this moment, if we lead a heavy army to attack Su Quandang again, Su Quandang should not have any defenses. But Yue Peng wants to rush from Xiangcheng to Guide Mansion, the journey is farther than ours, and he needs to go through Xuzhou , When he hears the news and wants to rush to the rescue, it may not be too late."

Zhanbutai was slightly moved when he heard the words.

All the generals in the hall also had strange looks in their eyes.

The meaning of Yuanwuqi is very simple, that is, to attack the strong first and then the weak.This kind of surprise tactics was used by the Song army with great proficiency in the past.

And as long as the tactics are used properly, with their strength in Kaifeng Mansion and Guide Mansion, it is not impossible to destroy Su Quandang's more than [-] people.

As for the remaining Yue Peng, as long as Su Quandang's Jiankang military region army and the Tianlao and Tianhui armies are wiped out, they won't pose much of a threat.

(End of this chapter)