Become a feudal king from today

Military academy, sand table room.

Generals such as Zhao Xu, Xu Ke and Chang Wei stood in a circle around the Qinzhou sand table.

After Zhao Heng decided to make the Northern Expedition, under his guidance, the Military Academy created a sand table in Qinzhou.

After all, they didn't know at that time whether they would be sent to Qinzhou to fight, so they took precautions in advance.

Unexpectedly, they actually used Qinzhou's sand table.

"According to the information obtained by the official, after the Battle of Yongcheng, General Yang lost his arm to survive and led the remaining troops to Xiancheng at night." Xu Ke said.

"So, there are about 200,000 soldiers and horses in Xiancheng at the moment, and before Da Yongzhou, most of the grain and grass shipped by the Northern Expeditionary Army were stored in Xiancheng. There should be no problem in eating the grain for a month."

"As for Beidi, a royal tent set out from Xiaoguan, cutting off the Northern Expedition's southward retreat, and now controls all key roads in Qinzhou."

"Khan Muller Hongzhen personally led three royal tents to the foot of Xiancheng, and cooperated with Xiliang soldiers and Majin soldiers and horses in Yongcheng, and immediately surrounded Xiancheng."

"After the Xiao family was defeated by the Beidi soldiers and horses who came out of Xiao Pass, they huddled in Jian Pass and did not dare to step into Qinzhou."

"Ma Han lost three men and horses, but he has not yet captured Xiangcheng, which was occupied by Xiliang. When he learned that Beidi was coming from the south, he temporarily withdrew from Qinguan. It is estimated that the Ma family will arrive in Yancheng soon, and they will Your Highness will discuss this matter.”

Holding the teaching stick in his hand, Tsui Hark moved the stick towards the position of that force every time he mentioned a force.

"So, the Beidi, Xiliang, and Ma Jin families currently entrenched in Qinzhou have a combined army of nearly 700,000?" Chang Wei frowned.

Beidi 400,000.

Xiliang hoarded 100,000 troops and horses in Xiangcheng, and Baocheng hoarded 100,000 troops and horses.

Neither Ma Jin nor Xiao Furniture took the city, and the two cities combined must have at least 150,000 troops.

There are also Yongcheng's troops and horses, which are really close to 700,000.

Xu Ke nodded, "That's true, and the Xiliang soldiers in Xiangcheng seem to be the elite of Xiliang, while the Xiliang soldiers in Baocheng are weaker."

Hearing this, Chang Wei looked at Zhao Xu and said, "Your Highness, we cannot go to Qinzhou."

Pointing to the county seat on the sand table, he continued: "In the general's opinion, Mule Hongzhen's move south this time was probably because he considered the possibility of failure in the east, so in addition to besieging Xiancheng to capture the emperor, he was afraid that I’m also waiting for His Highness to take the bait.”

"This is the strategy His Highness used to surround Murong Wuji when he was in Jinzhou." Chang Wei finally raised his voice.

The other generals nodded and agreed with Chang Wei's statement.

At present, there are two royal tents in Beidi outside Yanguan.

Naturally, they cannot mobilize all the royal soldiers.

Even if the soldiers of the palace were good at fighting, it would be difficult for them to hold on against the three coalition forces of Beidi, Xiliang, and Ma Jin who had artillery.

Seven hundred thousand people, even if they didn't resist, were killed like pigs, they would still have to kill for days and nights.

Zhao Xu's eyes swept over everyone's faces.

The expressions of the generals were almost the same.

Tsui Hark shook his head at him, obviously not agreeing with this matter.

Even if this battle can be won, the wealth of the royal family's soldiers will probably be wiped out.

"Don't worry, I am not stupid. Entering Qinzhou rashly at this time is tantamount to seeking death." Zhao Xu said.

Chang Wei breathed a sigh of relief, and then sighed: "If this happens, the emperor and General Yang Lao will probably fall into the hands of the Beidi people."

"If we gather the remaining imperial troops and powerful clan troops in Dasong, we can still fight." He added as he thought of something.

But his tone was very unconfident. Apparently he didn't think that in order to save Zhao Heng, Da Song would gather a large army.

Upon hearing this, Xu Ke retorted directly, "The eldest prince oversees the country. I'm afraid he wishes that the emperor could not return so that he could seize the opportunity to ascend the throne. After all, the third prince has lost the possibility of continuing on the throne. The second prince is also in Xiancheng, so it is impossible to assemble the imperial army. "

After sneering for a while, he added: "As for the powerful clan, their desire for separatism is clearly revealed, so how can they lose their true family wealth? Maybe they are eager to change to a new emperor who is easy to control."

As he was talking, something suddenly occurred to him, and his expression changed, "Oh no, the Dou family, the Han family will definitely not support the prince, and Da Song will be in trouble by then."

He looked at King Yan and saw that King Yan was also looking at him.

It was immediately clear that King Yan had already made plans in his mind.

"What Chief Xu said is what I want to say. If I can save the emperor, I will naturally try to save him, but I never like to be led by others."

"Mu Lehong really wants me to fall into the trap he set, but I want to take the wrong path. We don't go to Qinzhou, but to Ningjin Dusi!"

Zhao Xu turned around and walked towards the Yanzhou sand table next to Qinzhou.

"Ningjin Dusi?" Chang Wei and the generals have not yet recovered.

Zhao Xu nodded, "This move is called surrounding Wei and rescuing Zhao."

"Wei? Zhao?" The generals were even more confused. They had never heard of this idiom.

Zhao Xu then recounted the process of encircling Wei and rescuing Zhao.

Of course, there is no such allusion as surrounding Wei and rescuing Zhao in this world.

So he told everyone it was just a story.

"So it turns out that encircling Wei and rescuing Zhao was really a brilliant strategy under the circumstances." Chang Wei clicked his tongue and couldn't help but sigh.

At this time, he also wanted to understand what King Yan was going to do.

Beidi currently has a huge advantage in Qinzhou, and the cost of overcoming them is too high.

So it's better to attack Ningjin Dusi directly.

"Is it just that Mulehong would really give up the siege of Xiancheng for Ningjin Dusi?" Chang Wei frowned.

Zhao Xu laughed, "Don't forget, Beidi's artillery was made in Jincheng, and what if his son Ulanba is also involved?" He told everyone about his capture of Ulanba. "Hahaha..." Chang Wei was surprised, and then laughed, "Your Highness, I really admire you. In this case, Mulehong really needs to consider it. I will go to Yanguan and lead the troops to fight." Zhao Xu shook his head, "No, this is not the way to fight Ningjindusi this time." On land, the mobility of the royal army cannot be compared with the Beidi cavalry. But at sea, the fleet's mobility is also unmatched by the Beidi cavalry. He can use his fleet to send some of the royal soldiers to the rear of Ningjindusi. Upon learning that the enemy appeared in the rear, the Beidi army in Yanguan would certainly send troops to encircle and suppress them. But using the advantage of warships at sea, the royal soldiers can change places after firing a shot, giving the Beidi people the illusion that the war is blooming everywhere, making them exhausted. Once the Northern Di dispersed their forces, they could concentrate their superior forces to attack the Northern Di army in Yanguan.

Of course, this was only a strategy adopted in the east.

Although the weight of Ulanbagaganingjindusi was heavy enough, he could not guarantee whether Mulehong would surrender.

Therefore, in order to prepare for the worst case scenario, he also prepared a trick for the northwest.