Become a feudal king from today

"What's going on with the Xiangzhou army?" Zhao Xu withdrew his gaze and looked towards Xiangzhou to the west. read

"Tan Ma hasn't come back yet, but I estimate that it will only be two or three days." Chang Wei said, "Your Highness, do you think Changcheng's army will withdraw to Shacheng, or Shacheng's army will support Changcheng?"

"They will support Changcheng." Zhao Xu said, "I don't believe that Liang Kaihui will give up Jiangzhou easily, and this is an opportunity to attack from both sides. The most important thing is that it is too late for Changcheng's army to evacuate now, even if the powerful generals If you don’t understand, the Western generals in Bacheng won’t understand.”

The Shacheng mentioned by Chang Wei is the contemporary Changsha area of ​​Hunan.

The main force of Wu State is basically stationed in Shacheng.

Chang Wei nodded.

The marching speed of the powerful army was not even the slightest bit slower than that of the royal army.

What's more, now they can directly enter Changcheng through Changhu.

Once Changcheng's powerful army withdrew, they ordered a small army to march in front of Changcheng's army, stopped it, and then ordered the larger army to catch up and attack them from both sides to defeat them.

Sure enough, three days later, the expedition horse returned with the news that the Shacheng army was heading towards Jiangzhou.

"Your Highness guessed it right. The Shacheng army did not go directly east to Changcheng. Instead, it circled south and came to Anqing." Chang Wei received the intelligence sent back by Tan Ma and went straight to Zhao Xu's camp in Anqing. Courtyard.

At this moment, Zhao Xu was staring at the map of Dasong and thinking about something under the willow tree in the yard.

After hearing this, he said: "If most of the troops are sent to Changcheng, the Wu army will definitely attack Anqing, cut off our retreat, and then go south to join forces with the Changcheng defenders inside and outside."

After a pause, "If we stand still and leave most of our troops in Anqing, they will definitely confront us and put us in a dilemma."

After standing up and taking two steps, he added: "Before Xie An closed the city gate, the people from the Fourth Academy sent information. Xie Bi was placed under house arrest by his father. This shows that Xie An is very determined to resist us."

"If this is the case, then there will only be a bloody battle." Chang Wei said, "These powerful people are really stubborn."

After thinking for a while, he said: "Your Highness, I think that we only need to leave 20,000 troops and horses in Anqing City to defend Anqing. The remaining 80,000 troops and horses are more than enough to attack Changcheng, so there is no need to worry."

"I know this, but this war can be easier." Zhao Xu said with a smile, "Since they are waiting for us to attack Changcheng, we just don't move to Changcheng, but we don't know what the ghost is. Jue went to Shacheng to make their wishful thinking come to nothing."

Chang Wei's eyes lit up when he heard this, "Yes, Shacheng is now an empty city. As long as Shacheng is captured, the Wu army will become a lonely ghost. At that time, a small number of troops will be left to garrison Shacheng, and then we can fight with Anqing." If the defenders turn around and attack the Wu army, they will be able to annihilate them. As for the Changcheng army, they are just lambs in a cage waiting to be slaughtered. It will not be too late to deal with them later. "

"Yes, that's what I mean. Without further ado, you will immediately lead an army of 60,000 to march to Shacheng and capture Shacheng." Zhao Xu said.

He could only give Chang Wei 60,000 soldiers.

After all, Anqing needs 20,000 soldiers to garrison it.

There are still 20,000 soldiers who are recovering the counties on both sides of Changhu Lake.

According to the battle reports that were constantly sent back, the actions of the 20,000 soldiers went smoothly, and the counties on both sides of Changhu Lake were basically captured by them.

Moreover, seeing the arrival of the royal family's troops, the people of Jiangzhou were really enthusiastic, not only giving them food but also drinks.

He also took the initiative to help the royal army build ladders, and even helped to hold the ladders during the war.

It was with the help of the people that they made rapid progress.

I'm afraid that in two or three days, only Changcheng will be left in Jiangzhou.

At that time, the 20,000 soldiers will still have to bear the task of besieging the defenders of Changcheng.

"Yes, Your Highness." Chang Wei responded.

Zhao Xu nodded, "In order to ensure the smooth operation, you can take away the first and second armies of Qinshan and Guantong."

Chang Wei originally wanted to keep Qinshan to prevent the Wu army from attacking Anqing.

Just think about it and forget about it.

King Yan naturally gave this order after careful consideration.

Furthermore, there is not much difference in the combat power of the various armies among the royal family's troops.

The most important thing is that every army is currently equipped with Qin-style rifles and carries a large number of grenades.

Each corps also had sufficient howitzers and rifled artillery.

With such firepower to defend the city, it is impossible for the 600,000 Wu army to capture Anqing.

After deciding this matter, Chang Wei went back and ordered the first army and the second army to sleep.

As night fell, they marched towards Shacheng in a light and simple way.

The distance between Shacheng and Anqing is only six hundred miles, about three hundred kilometers.

With the marching ability of the royal army, it only takes six days to arrive.

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At the same time, Xiangzhou Tong County.

The 600,000 Wu army was resting outside the county town. In the night, torches were scattered in the camp like stars in the sky.

The general who commanded this 600,000-strong army was named Liang Tong, who was a younger brother of Liang Kai. He was currently the leader of Wu's army.

In order to firmly control the Wu army, most of the main generals of the Wu army were from the Liang family.

At this time, they had already set off from Shacheng for two days.

"This war is a battle of life and death. We, the Wu Kingdom, have no retreat. You must be very energetic this time."

In the Chinese army camp, Liang Tong was eating and drinking with the generals.

Having had enough wine and food, Liang Tong said seriously to the generals.

There were two words in Liang Kai's order to him - fight to the death.

Last time King Yan's army came to the west, they gave a false alarm, but this time it was really unavoidable.

"The King of Yan has gone too far to bully us. Jiangbei and the three southeastern states can't satisfy his appetite. He insists on driving us all out. In this case, let's kill every fish." A general said angrily, slamming the wine glass on the ground.

"Only by killing King Yan can we relieve the hatred in our hearts. It is said that King Yan is in Anqing right now. We cannot let him escape this time."

"..."

The generals of Wu State were excited.

They were driven from the wealthy coast to barren places like Xiangzhou, and they hated King Yan extremely.

Some of the generals also had worried eyes, but in this situation, they did not dare to say inappropriate words.

Furthermore, no matter what they thought, the outcome was already determined. They must obey the military orders and attack the King of Yan's army from both sides with Changcheng's army.

Liang Tong was very satisfied with the performance of the generals.

He looked towards Anqing and narrowed his eyes.

He knew very well how powerful King Yan's army was.

But just because tigers eat people, we can’t stop walking on this mountain road.

Even if they lose this battle, they will still severely damage King Yan's army.

In this way, the powerful tribes can buy time to wait for the arrival of the Westerners.

At that time, the balance of victory will tilt in their favor.

Thinking of this, he drank the wine in one gulp.

The next day, the army continued to march towards Anqing.

Because the army has a large number of people, it also carries a lot of baggage.

After another six days of marching, they only reached the border between Xiangzhou and Jiangzhou.

It will take three days to reach Anqing City.

But here, Liang Tong stopped marching.

He is waiting for news from Changcheng.

If King Yan's army attacks Changcheng, he will then attack Anqing.

While he was waiting for news from Changcheng.

Chang Wei, together with the soldiers of the First Army and the Second Army, had arrived at Shacheng after six nights of march.

Prepare to attack Shacheng at night.