Horse on the World

Chapter 413

"What did you say? Qingfeng was assassinated eight times in [-] days in Luoyang City?" Li Qing showed shock on his face, and his concern was palpable, "Is she alright?"

Ji Sichen smiled and said: "Master Director deliberately provoked Yuan Fang in the Hanshan Pavilion, and sure enough, these locusts were attracted immediately, but the Director had already taken precautions, which not only made Yuan Fang useless, but also damaged his manpower in Luoyang a lot. At least, Ding Yu, who is in charge of Fang Si in Luoyang, finally seized the opportunity and took the opportunity to annihilate many Yuan Fang's eyes and ears in Luoyang, which can be regarded as a sigh of relief."

A smile appeared on Li Qing's face, "That's right. With Qingfeng's vigilance, she definitely won't suffer a loss. Her tentative gains have indeed verified our judgment to a certain extent. Even because of this, all our personnel in Luoyang were lost. It's worth it too. When will she come back? If she didn't succeed in Luoyang, I'm afraid Yuan Fang won't give up, and she needs to be more careful on the way."

"Don't worry, Marshal, Wang Qi will also go to Luoyang. Along the way, with his arrangements, nothing will happen." Ji Sichen laughed.

Li Qing pondered for a while, "Be careful, there is no big mistake, I asked Mingyan to send her special team to meet her, and Qingfeng must be brought back safely."

Ji Sichen bent down and said, "The commander-in-chief's concern for the director, the director must be deeply impressed!"

Li Qing was noncommittal, "I heard that Qingfeng left Xingzhou affairs to you when he left? Is there any progress?"

Ji Sichen frowned, "Sichen is ashamed, I have failed the expectations of the director and the commander in chief, the subordinate officials have not made any progress in Xingzhou, and they have gained nothing."

"Getting nothing is the biggest gain. Imagine if Mr. Long is really an ordinary staff member, even if he is talented, he doesn't need such strict protection and blockade." Li Qing stood up and walked to the huge map in the study , staring at the map of the Great Chu territory for a long time.

"With the addition of the variable Xingzhou, our plan seems to have to change."

He waved his hand and said, "Go down and bring Director Qingfeng back safely."

"Yes, I will resign!" Ji Sichen exited the study.

"Hu Zi, Mr. Shang, please come here!" Li Qing ordered.

As soon as the fifteenth day of the first lunar month is over, the traditional Chinese New Year festival is over. The atmosphere of Chinese New Year gradually fades away, and life gradually returns to normal. All the people know that after a year of recuperation, Dingzhou's war machine is about to start working again.

The reserve training in various villages and townships suddenly intensified. The officers and soldiers who were on vacation were urgently called back one by one. Taking advantage of the leisure time before the spring plowing, a large number of civilians were quickly summoned to repair the roads. For reinforcement, merchants and workshops in Dingfu and Dingfu received a large number of military orders in a short period of time. These shops and workshops, which were originally in the off-season, immediately started full-scale operations, and continuously transported various military supplies to the in the army.

The change in Dingzhou immediately spread to all directions of Dachu through various channels. Everyone knew that Dingzhou was about to make a move, but it was still uncertain in which direction, because currently Dingzhou is in the north and the whole state. It is difficult to decide whether the heavy troops stationed in the village will help the Xiao family to stop King Ning from the south, or whether they will send troops to the north while the Lu family is in the quagmire of war with the Zeng family in the east.Spy agents from all major forces poured into Dingzhou one after another, mobilizing their own various channels to inquire about the direction of Dingzhou's troops.

At this time, Li Qing had secretly gone to Luofeng and Changqi counties in Luzhou.

Changsheng Division Jiang Kui had two cavalry battalions, two infantry battalions, and one infantry battalion led by Chen Zeyue, stationed in these two counties.

In Luofeng County, where Jiang Kui's Changsheng Division is stationed, on the huge sand table, red and blue flags mark where the Changsheng Division and Luzhou soldiers are stationed. Standing beside the sand table, it is clear at a glance.

Li Qing was standing by the sand table at this time, Tian Feng was holding on to the long pole, pointing to Li Qing one by one to introduce the current deployment of Master Changsheng and the goals of each interest.

After listening to Tian Feng's introduction, Li Qing was very satisfied. He was worried that Jiang Kui would resist Tian Feng's arrival, but now it seems that he was thinking too much. It is quite clear that the desire for victory is quite strong. When Tian Feng arrived, he felt like a treasure, and immediately gave up all the power to mobilize the army. As the supreme commander of the Changsheng Division, he only reserved one for himself. The power to affix the Great Seal.

And Tian Feng did not avoid suspicion at this time, and made considerable changes to Jiang Kui's original deployment without hesitation. The two of them, one simply longed for victory and longed for the gold and iron horse on the battlefield, and the other was grateful and eager to repay the favor , and at the same time, they also have the desire to prove their worth to the new owner, but they hit it off, and the matching is quite tacit.

"Marshal, please see that on the opposite side of us, there are ten battalions of [-] troops stationed in Luzhou soldiers, distributed in Chen County, Kang County, Moling, Sangzhu, and Suning, and we have Changsheng Division After strengthening, there are a total of more than [-] combat soldiers and nearly [-] auxiliary combat personnel."

"We are outnumbered!" Li Qing said with a smile.

Li Qing's words caused laughter in the war room, "Commander, it's not that I underestimate the other party. After we occupied Luofeng and Changqi counties, Luzhou hastily expanded its army. On the basis of the original 10 standing army, The last time it expanded to nearly [-] people, the combat effectiveness of this army, I guess it can't even compare with our reserve troops in Dingzhou." Jiang Kui laughed.

"Ants kill elephants too much, so don't be careless. The opponent's homeland is fighting. Maybe this desire to defend their homeland can arouse their considerable fighting power!" Li Qing reminded. "Tell me about your battle deployment!"

Tian Feng nodded, and said: "In view of the huge gap in combat effectiveness between the two sides and the experience of large-scale battles, we have appropriately revised the original combat plan, changing the overall occupation to a long-distance drive, concentrating our forces to break through a little, and then leaving the enemy behind. The army went straight to the city of Luzhou."

Li Qing frowned slightly, "Then where are you going to choose to break through?"

"Moling!" Tian Feng said, "Moling is where the main force of the Luzhou army is located. There are more than [-] people in total. Moling echoes Chen, Kang, Sang, and Su from the left and right. The army went straight to Luzhou City."

"What about the enemy troops in the other four counties?" Li Qing asked.

"Attacking the defenders across Moling in one fell swoop will surely scare the entire defenders of these four places. In my opinion, they have only two choices. One is to stick to the county where they are stationed, and the other is to return to Luzhou and follow our army. Eat ashes on the backside." Speaking of this, the generals in the room laughed again, indeed, when it comes to the maneuverability of the two armies, they are not on the same level at all, not to mention that every combat soldier in the two battalions of the Changsheng Battalion and the Cyclone Battalion is equipped with With double horses, even in the two infantry battalions, a large number of camel horses and carriages are also equipped to improve the mobility of the army.

"You want to swallow Luzhou City in one gulp?" Li Qing asked calmly.

Tian Feng shook his head, "No, there is no need to fight Luzhou City, but the purpose of my long drive is not for Luzhou City."

Li Qing pointed to the other side of Luzhou City, and said with a smile, "Your real purpose is to eat him?"

"Not bad!" Tian Feng also became excited, "My target is the [-] cavalry of the Lu family stationed at the border of Luzhou. Luzhou is in a tight situation, and they will definitely come to help. I just want to cover my ears with lightning speed Eat him, eat him, Luzhou Xu Hongwei has nothing to do, except to surrender to us, I can't think of any better countermeasures with his character, so that we can fight at the least cost In exchange for the biggest victory, at the same time knock down our first big obstacle in attacking the north!"

"Very good!" Li Qing applauded: "The plan is extremely complete and thorough, but I want to remind you that most of the [-] Lu cavalry stationed on the border of Luzhou are soldiers of the Satyr tribe. They are fierce and good at fighting. If you eat them, you who have traveled long distances will suffer!"

Jiang Kui laughed and said, "Marshal, why don't you even trust the soldiers and horses you brought out? In my opinion, there is no army in the world that is more powerful than ours. Besides, in Lao Tian's plan , We are running a long distance, don’t they come from a long distance? The narrow road is suitable for the brave to win, and the Dingzhou army is best at fighting this kind of battle that relies on willpower to win!"

"Yes, this is also one of the basis for formulating this battle plan!" Tian Feng said with a smile: "I don't dare to make such a crazy plan if I change another army. I would rather complete the battle goal step by step step by step!"

Li Qing laughed loudly, Tian Feng's indistinct flattery just scratched his itch.

Let the others exit the war room, leaving only Li Qing, Tang Hu, Tian Feng, and Jiang Kui in the room.

"Your battle plan is very good, beyond my expectation. Originally, I came here this time to prepare to change the original battle plan, but I didn't expect that you have done a good job!" Li Qing praised.

Jiang Kui and Tian Feng looked at each other with excitement in their eyes.

"Originally, I wanted Dingzhou to recuperate for two to three years, but the plan couldn't keep up with the changes. Recently, we discovered some strange phenomena in the Central Plains war situation, which forced us to change our previous strategy and send troops to the Lu family in advance. Take the north as quickly as possible." Li Qing paused.Involuntarily, the face that turned blue during the Tai Chi exhibition and looked very tired flashed across his mind.

"Commander, what's the matter?" Jiang Kui asked in a low voice, Tian Feng on the side pulled his lapel indiscriminately. This kind of thing must be confidential. If the commander wanted to talk, he would definitely tell them , I don't want to say it, but you made it difficult for the commander-in-chief by asking.

Sure enough, Li Qing smiled and didn't pick up Jiang Kui's criticism.

"Your tactics are basically close to my strategic goals, so I don't need to say more. When the war starts, I will come to Luo Feng to supervise the battle. Let me explain it clearly. I just come to see it, and I will never get involved in your command!" Li Qing smiled.

Tian Feng nodded knowingly.The commander-in-chief came here to ensure that Chang Shengshi's future is safe. In case there is a Luzhou general who is a lunatic among Chen, Liu, Sang, and Su, he will attack Luozhou after Chang Shengshi leaves. Although Feng Changqi may not be able to do anything to them, the impact cannot be ignored.

"There is one more thing I have to tell you in advance. When the battle starts, I will bring [-] cavalry from Nuoqi to your use, but other than that, you will not have another reinforcement. You have to use your hands These troops, sweep the north for me!" Li Qing thumped the table vigorously, causing everything on it to jump up.

The two of Jiang Tian looked at each other with serious expressions, "When will the war start?"

Li Qing paused and said: "The spring is warming, the river is thawing, and the navy in the east cooperates with Zeng's all-out counterattack. When Quanzhou and Liaozhou entangle the opponent's main force, it will be the day for you to attack with all your strength!"

(End of this chapter)