The Era of Generals

It's him again!

Who the hell is this kid?

While entering Xiyun City, Yang Siming couldn't help but glance at Chen Ze, but what he saw was the indifferent attitude of the other party.

It seems that this little strategist named Chen Ze has long been used to such scenes.

Knowing that the reinforcements from Biping City arrived, Zheng Yuanlong, the city lord, had been waiting in the square inside the city gate. When Yang Siming entered the city, he laughed loudly, and shouted from a long distance: "Old Yang, long time no see!"

"snort!"

Yang Siming saw him early on, and seeing that this man was still in Xiyun City, his stomach immediately rushed to the top of his head with anger. How could he give him a good face, and he snorted heavily from his nostrils as a response.

"Old Yang, this is..."

When he got closer, Zheng Yuanlong didn't know what to do, and in the blink of an eye, he saw Chen Zezheng wryly smiling beside him, and his face was full of doubts, "But brother Chen has offended you?"

"he?"

Yang Siming glared at Zheng Yuanlong, "A little counselor won't offend me, but you..."

The two of them are both at the supervisory level, so it is said that Yang Siming is still a small step behind Zheng Yuanlong, but he and his elder brother are life-and-death friends, so he regards Zheng Yuanlong as a brother, and he has no scruples when speaking.

"I?"

Zheng Yuanming was even more puzzled by Monk Zhang Er.

Fortunately, Chen Ze smiled wryly from the side: "General Yang, you have misunderstood the city lord, why not go back to the city lord's mansion first, and everything will be clear after the city lord explains to you."

Because of his doubts about Chen Ze and what he had seen along the way, Yang Siming's attitude towards Chen Ze was better, his tone was still indifferent, and he said, "I want to hear what you guys have to say!"

Immediately he ordered the adjutant to take the Biping City's subordinates to the barracks for temporary resettlement, and he himself only brought a few confidant disciples, together with Zheng Yuanlong and Chen Ze, rushed to the City Lord's Mansion.

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"This is just your speculation!"

In the City Lord's Mansion, after listening to Chen Ze's explanation of the cause and effect, Yang Siming stood up suddenly and said loudly: "Based on just one speculation, do you dare to ignore the danger of Bo'an and stay here with peace of mind?"

"Do you still want my general's soldiers and horses to join in and accompany you crazy?"

Zheng Yuanlong was calm, and he waited until he finished speaking before saying, "Lao Yang, just tell me if this is possible."

These words stunned Yang Siming for a moment, then he paced back and forth in the hall with his hands behind his back, raised his head after a while, and said through gritted teeth: "Combining the strangeness of the poisonous mist forest, it's not impossible!"

"This is the end!"

Zheng Yuanlong slapped his thigh, "This matter is no small matter, just like what Brother Chen said, if it is not true, we will at most waste our trip. With our current strength, it will not have a big impact on the overall situation, but if it is true of……"

The voice changed, and he said in a deep voice: "Old Yang, as a brother, I want to thank you for saving my elder brother, but have you ever thought about what should be the real way to save my elder brother?"

"this……"

Yang Siming pondered.

He already understood the whole matter, and he had to admit that Chen Ze's analysis sounded alarmist, but it was not impossible.

If this is the case, sending the troops he has on hand to Bo'an City will not only fail to rush to rescue Zheng Yuanyun, but will actually increase the burden on Bo'an City.

Looking at Yang Siming's hesitation, Zheng Yuanlong smiled wryly in his heart.

Not long ago, he also questioned Chen Ze face to face in this hall, but in the blink of an eye, he became Chen Ze's lobbyist again, trying his best to get another person to agree with this point of view, really... kind of The feeling of being slapped in the face.

However, in order to save his elder brother, Zheng Yuanlong has nothing to lose face, and Bo'an should be the most important thing in everything.

"By the way, Lao Yang, how many people did you bring over this time?"

When the two met, they were full of gunpowder. Zheng Yuanlong still didn't know how many soldiers the other party had.

"Seventy thousand!"

Yang Siming glanced at him, "My own authority is 50,000, and then I brought out two school lieutenants and borrowed 10,000 soldiers and horses each, which almost wiped out all the troops in Biping City!"

"Seventy thousand?"

Chen Ze frowned. This number was a bit more than expected. Adding in the 40,000 in West Cloud City itself, the total could reach more than 110,000.

Hearing this number, Zheng Yuanlong straightened his face, bowed deeply to Yang Siming, and said solemnly: "Brother, on behalf of my eldest brother, thank you Brother Yang for your kindness!"

Biping City is just an affiliated small city, larger than Xiyun City but also limited. Zheng Yuanlong knows that the standing force of Biping City is just over 70,000.

This time, Yang Siming almost brought them all out. As the lord of a city, he didn't think about the safety of his own city at all, which shows the importance of his friendship.

Yang Siming didn't dodge or dodge, and after receiving Zheng Yuanlong's bow, he said, "I have to say, you have convinced me, but I still have doubts."

"Brother Yang, please speak!"

Zheng Yuanlong said anxiously, and he also called Yang Siming a respectful name instead of a casual "Old Yang", even though his military rank was still higher than the other party's.

Yang Siming walked to the map and pointed to the six supply lines pointed out by Chen Ze, "These six supply lines are very long. Yes, we can choose a few points that are most likely to be ambushed based on the terrain to defend. But in this way, each line You need an army to keep patrolling back and forth, then..."

He thought for a while and said: "In this way, we will have to divide into six groups, and we will not be able to get in touch with each other. It is equivalent to fighting on our own!"

"Nowadays, all information about the enemy is unknown, and we cannot determine the number of enemies. Is it too risky to defend the six routes?"

"You have to know that although our army strength is 110,000, it seems like a lot, but once the troops are divided, the number of troops that can be allocated on each road is less than 20,000!"

Yang Siming took a deep breath and looked at Chen Ze, "Old Zheng and I are sure that we can guard one place with 20,000 troops each, but what about the other four lines?"

"Send a lieutenant-level general to the top?"

He shook his head, "It's not unreasonable for the empire to assign the maximum force ratio to each general. I also know the people under my command. It's not that I can't take on such a big task, but I'm afraid that I don't have the ability!"

Hearing these words, Zheng Yuanlong nodded frequently, and said hesitantly: "Brother Yang's statement is not unreasonable. If you want to defend the six supply lines, I think it is enough to send 50,000 troops to each of them. But right now, where do you go to find soldiers? .”

A school lieutenant can command 10,000 soldiers and horses, which means that under normal circumstances, the scale of war experienced by a school lieutenant is not too large.

The enemy is unknown at the moment, if an enemy army of 50,000 is thrown out on the side of the school captain's defense, if Yang Siming or Zheng Yuanlong can still beat them with their own force and excellent commanding ability, no matter how bad they are, they can still charge Out of the siege.

But if it were a school lieutenant, the biggest possibility would be that the entire army would be wiped out!

The matter is so important that Yang Siming cannot be careless.

"Regarding this, General Yang's statement is not unreasonable, but I have also thought about this issue, so..."

Chen Ze took his time and walked forward with confidence.