Beauty and the Bodyguard

"Ten days! Huoyan City, Duoyou City, and Feidu City should be able to hold on. Among these three cities, there are troops ranging from 12,000 to 18,000 stationed respectively. The Selenium Copper County is known as an army of 200,000, but the troops are divided If we use three routes, we may not be able to capture the fortified city quickly!”

Military Advisor Jin Yuanbao couldn't help but frown slightly, clasped his fists and said: "Commander, even if the selenium and copper counties divide their troops, there will be 60,000 to 70,000 troops on each road, at least four or five times the number of defenders. Let's not say whether we can hold it. Abandoning the logistics troops and gathering the city guards along the way didn't have much effect in the past, right?"

With only 20,000 people, even the elite of the royal city's garrison would have a hard time rescuing a city from 60,000 to 70,000 enemy troops, let alone three cities over there!

The people of Selenium Copper County are not stupid. Knowing that Lin Yi has brought reinforcements, will they not support him?

The Selenium Copper County, which has an absolute advantage in military strength, can mobilize much more people than Lin Yi has.

"If the people from Selenium Copper County are attacking the three cities now, we may have some effect as a surprise force, but my subordinates are worried... that they will besiege them instead of attacking them!"

Jin Yuanbao rubbed his brows: "Commander, if the situation is really urgent, the three cities in Northern Xinjiang will definitely send emergency reports to the capital in succession. We received the first emergency report yesterday, and now we should have received the second or even the third. This is an urgent report."

"What's the result? There's actually no news! Isn't this weird? Three cities and one family have sent it out once, so it should have been three times!"

Lin Yi nodded slightly, feeling very pleased in his heart. Jin Yuanbao really had the attitude of a strategist. The little fat man in Luling City before seemed to have been completely transformed.

"You mean there is a conspiracy in the Selenium Copper County? Are you surrounding the place to call for reinforcements?"

Wu Yucao, the deputy commander, was not a decoration. After asking, he fell into deep thought: "Commander, what the military counselor said makes sense. There is no point in us 20,000 people marching over in a hurry. This will only create a tactic to add fuel to the fire. Why not Let’s wait until we gather troops along the way?”

The so-called refueling tactic means just like refueling an oil lamp. Pour some oil in every time and pour it in again after it has burned out.

In this way, the fire will never go out. In a war, the fire is the enemy's army, and the oil is your own army.

When the number of enemy troops is small, adding fuel tactics will cause your own side to be completely defeated. Not to mention that the enemy now has a great advantage. It is easy to get out of the game like this!

"Your concerns are all reasonable, but soldiers are more expensive than more. If they are all the royal city garrison, the more the better. But troops are transferred along the way to form a new army, and they go directly to the battlefield without even time to adjust."

"I think this kind of army is just a bunch of rabble! It would be better to have only 20,000 troops with more combat effectiveness."

Lin Yi said that, but the real reason was that he didn't take the people of Se-Tong County seriously at all.

Isn't it just 200,000? Each city only has 60,000 to 70,000, which is far worse than the tide of sun-devouring rats, and it cannot threaten you at all.

Twenty thousand elites should be enough to deal with them, but if it doesn't work, Lin Yi feels that he can destroy them all by himself.

"What the commander-in-chief said is true, but we didn't think it through."

Wu Yucao and Jin Yuanbao looked at each other and naturally accepted Lin Yi's statement.

They are all novices in the army. Taking on such an important responsibility all at once feels like they are rushing to the top. At this time, Lin Yi's opinion will basically become their final opinion.

Lin Yi was a little helpless. He wanted them to be able to stand alone, but now it seems that they still need some time and space to grow.

At this time, someone outside the account reported that lunch had been prepared and the generals were invited to have a meal, so Lin Yi waved his hand and ended the brief military meeting.

The food in the army was rough and simple. Everyone filled their stomachs hastily, repaired for a while, and then got up and continued to move forward.

This time, Fei Daqiang did not act with the rear army, but promoted a deputy to manage it. He himself took a few guards and headed to Cangyue City first.

In Cang Yue City, there is no tension like falling into a war.

Perhaps the news of the war in Northern Xinjiang has not spread yet, so the city is still quiet and peaceful, and looks quite prosperous.

Fei Daqiang directly found the Lord of Cang Yue City, who had been preparing after receiving the order. At this time, troops and supplies had already been arranged.

After verifying Fei Daqiang's identity, he simply handed it over to him.

Four thousand men and horses, and enough food and grass to feed fifty thousand people for ten days!

Fei Daqiang and the Lord of Cangyue City had been talking for a long time, saying that there was too little food and grass, and it turned out to be of no use.

The city lord of Cangyue City only increased the food supply by 20% for the sake of Lin Yi, the young prince of the Sima family.

Ten days turned into twelve days...which can be considered an increase!

"It seems that it is not reliable at all to expect these city lords to bring more food!"

Fei Daqiang left the city lord's palace and stood on the street pretending to be melancholy, looking up to the sky and sighing: "If you want the army to not be hungry, you have to rely on me, Fei Daqiang!"

Cang Yue City is the city with the most food on Lin Yi's marching route. If we can't get more here, once Northern Xinjiang reaches a deadlock, it will be in big trouble!

Although Wangdu will slowly mobilize resources, Lin Yi has already told his small team not to count too much on Wangdu.

There are too many people there who don't want to see Sima Zhongda rise. Even if Sima Yunqi is watching, it may not be useful.

After all, those in charge of these powers are not members of the Sima family!

None of Fei Daqiang's guards responded, which made him very sad.

No one will support you if you pretend to be cool, you deserve to be the guards of the logistics force!

"You guys, go separately and go find the big grain merchant in Cangyue City. Tell Fei Daqiang, the commander of the rear army under General Zhenglu, to entertain them tonight at the best restaurant in Cangyue City. We have business to discuss."

Fei Daqiang paused for a moment before saying this, and then added: "When I went there, I brought a group of soldiers from Cangyue City with me. They are familiar with Cangyue City! By the way, I asked them, which is the best restaurant in Cangyue City? No matter where you are, you won’t be able to find it anywhere by then.”

The few guards behind him all bowed to accept the order, and first went to find the soldiers of Cang Yue City.

The four thousand men and horses have been handed over to Fei Daqiang, so the command is in Fei Daqiang's hands. For a long time, it will be Fei Daqiang's food protection team.

Lin Yi had already crossed Cang Yue City and continued moving forward without entering the city at all. Everything here was left to Fei Daqiang to handle.

To be honest, it would be very fast to rush to the northern Xinjiang with light equipment and simple travel, but if something unexpected happens on the way and there is no food supply, the 20,000 kings are all well-guarded, and the entire army may be annihilated!

Lin Yi's small team didn't know whether it was because they were brave people with high skills or because they never thought that they would encounter accidents within the territory of Hongshang County. Anyway, no one thought there was anything wrong with doing so.

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