In the military stronghold, the soldiers of Shengle City were conducting drills under the leadership of Liang Cheng, while General Zheng was sitting on the sentry tower, basking in the sun and taking a nap.
He was clearly on the battlefield, but General Zheng gave him the peaceful atmosphere of a lazy old farmer in the fields.
The other three soldiers on the sentry tower were extremely excited about the opportunity to meet General Zheng at such close range. Their bodies were tense, their backs were straight, and they were scanning the surroundings with wide-eyed eyes. They were a hundred times more energetic than usual To monitor the surrounding situation, to protect their beloved General Zheng.
actually,
General Zheng regretted it a long time ago. He regretted why there were two devil kings in the house to guard the house. Isn't that a waste?
If I had known it earlier, I would have taken Si Niang with me.
On the other side of the Wangjiang River, both the Chu army and the savages began a series of mobilizations. The freezing of the Wangjiang River forced them to make some preparations.
Apparently, the Savage King and Qu Tiannan, Zhu Guo of the Chu people, did not give up their vigilance against Yan Guo's iron cavalry because of the last great victory, especially when they lost Wangjiang Tianzhu and naval support.
On Yingdu's side, since the defeat of the war, the eldest prince has started to make adjustments, relocate the defense line, take in Cheng Guo's auxiliary soldiers, reorganize Cheng Guo's small court, and store food and grass in various aspects.
Among other things, there is at least one thing that can be confirmed, that is, even if the battle is over for the people of Chengguo, it is estimated that it will be difficult for them to recover within two years.
In fact, many refugee groups have emerged. Under such circumstances, many ordinary people have already chosen to vote with their feet and began to migrate to the west, and because of the reasons attached to the Situ family, local officials dare not stop them.
Shengle City, which has been suffering from a labor shortage, recently took in many refugees and took advantage of them.
Of course, this is not necessarily a bad thing. It can be regarded as overdrafting the potential of Chengguo in advance, and it will also facilitate the rule of Yanguo over Chengguo after the war.
However, the premise must be post-war.
If this battle cannot be won or the stalemate continues, then all previous ideas will come to nothing.
The winter sun was warming his body, Zheng Fan opened his eyes slightly, and then slowly closed them again.
At this moment, besides sleeping, he really has nothing else to do.
Just at this moment, the whistle sounded, and at the same time a soldier next to him knelt down facing Zheng Fan and reported:
"General, there are cavalry approaching!"
"Um."
Zheng Fan nodded and didn't take it seriously. Although his military camp is relatively independent, it is not in a state of isolation from Yingdu. From time to time, the two sides will still communicate with each other for information.
Of course, the exchanges between the two sides are limited to this. When the eldest prince first led the army to march east, Zheng Fan and Chen Yang, the military leaders of the "Jingnan Army", could ignore him at all, not to mention the fact that the eldest prince has already After the defeat, the prestige thing has already plummeted.
But soon, the three knights came to the bottom of the camp and shouted directly:
"General Sheng Le, Zheng Fan, received the military order from the Marquis of Jingnan!"
The Sheng Le Army, which had been stationed in the northwest of Yingdu City for a long time, finally moved out, while Zheng Fan, accompanied by A Ming and more than ten soldiers, went to Yingdu according to the order of the Marquis of Jingnan.
It was also a coincidence that on the way to Shanghai, I ran into Chen Yang who was also accompanied by a group of guards.
Zheng Fan's General still bowed his head in front of Chen Yang, but the relationship between Zheng Fan and the Marquis of Jingnan was different, so although Chen Yang would not put on airs in front of Zheng Fan, he would not show his favor to Zheng Fan either. However, on the contrary, both parties in this relationship feel very comfortable when they get along.
The teams of the two merged, but the two leaders didn't speak, just looked at each other and smiled, and then continued to go to Yingdu.
The Marquis of Jingnan is here,
In fact, he came very slowly. How many troops have been waiting for him outside the city of Yingdu?
But he also came very quickly. The fast here means that there is no warning.
But no matter what, he came, so the war will continue.
Over the years, this is the first time that the Yan people have suffered such a big setback in a foreign war, and it is time to find their way back.
At a distance of more than ten miles from Yingdu, Zheng Fan and Chen Yang saw a Jingnan Army team in front of them. There were not many people, only about a hundred people, but one of them was so clear. .
Pixiu's size is much higher than that of ordinary war horses, and with that set of gilt armor, it's hard for people not to notice.
This team should be the vanguard led by Hou Ye himself, in additionThe prince was kicked over again,
But soon, he endured the pain again, and knelt down in front of Jingnanhou again.
"Wujiang is wrong!"
"You are the commander in front. Your Majesty has never led troops to fight outside in your life. There are some things that your Majesty doesn't understand, don't you?
Are you a general leading the army outside, or a clay statue standing in the hall! "
The division of the three armies was determined by Emperor Yan.
Gathering the military chiefs in the country of Yan and handing them over to the First Prince to polish them on the battlefield is also the policy of the Emperor Yan. There is nothing wrong with this, and it is also a way of centralizing power.
The problem is that when the three-way army set off, it was three-way, and when it was fighting, it was actually three-way. The First Prince only purgeed the left-way army, but did not dismantle and integrate it.
You know, when the Marquis of Jingnan and Marquis of Zhenbei entered the South Gate together to close the Jin Dynasty, the Zhenbei Army and the Jingnan Army didn¡¯t have you hitting me and I hitting you, but Zhenbeihou completely handed over the command, Let the Marquis of Jingnan carry out unified allocation and distribution.
People, two big brothers and two aces fought like this before the war, what kind of thing are you, dare to play like this?
The last one to play this way was Qianguo, and soldiers from all walks of life came in a swarm, but was directly killed by the Northern Army of Liuwan Town to the city of Shangjing.
Of course, when the phrase "Your Majesty doesn't know you don't know" was spoken,
The hearts of many people present jumped subconsciously.
Perhaps only the Marquis of Jingnan dared to say such rebellious words.
Situ Yu, Prince Cheng and Patriarch of the Situ Family, this half-grown child, was so frightened that he was about to cry when he saw Jingnan Hou kicking the eldest prince, and almost knelt down again.
It's not that this child is too timid, no matter what, he is Situ Lei's son, so he can't be so unbearable, but his feelings are different from others. When others see Jingnan Hou kicking the eldest prince, what they feel is Jingnan Hou's status is terrifying, and the relationship between Jingnanhou, Yanhuang and Zhenbeihou is unusual.
As for Situ Yu, his position is that he felt Tian Wujing's contempt for imperial power and blood.
And blood is the fundamental reason why Situ Yu is able to stand in this place today, otherwise, what military exploits, contributions, and talents do you have to be able to sit in this position?
The eldest prince was kicked over time and time again, and came back on his knees again and again, not daring to resist in the slightest, not even daring to show the slightest anger on his face.
It is only natural for the elders to teach the younger ones.
Zheng Fan, who stood behind watching this scene, thought in his heart, it seems that Jingnanhou is really a tradition to discipline the prince
The prince's mother clan destroyed two families. Although the third prince was abolished by himself, it was still completed under Tian Wujing's instructions.
Of the six adult princes of the Emperor Yan, the Marquis of Jingnan has already picked up three, and this one is the fourth.
"Knowing that the navy of Chu State appeared, but still forcibly crossing the river to attack Yupan City, you thought you were going to die and survive, but it was nothing more than that you didn't want to lose. Because you didn't want to lose, you buried a general soldier, and you buried more Five thousand Zhenbei elites!
What kind of thing are you, because your surname is Ji, they have to die for your stupidity? "
With the appearance of the Chu State Navy, the probability of Chu State sending infantry is also very high.
"Wujiang is wrong!"
The eldest prince just kept admitting his mistakes loudly.
"Don't think that you didn't kill yourself, you are still alive, and you feel that you have suffered a great grievance;
As a general, if you lose, you are incompetent, and there is no other reason! "
"Yes, Wujiang knows what's wrong."
At this time, A Ming, who was standing behind Zheng Fan, leaned over and whispered, "Master, is it too much?"
In front of everyone, to directly treat the eldest prince like this, tsk tsk.
Zheng Fan shook his head slightly,
Responded in a low voice:
"No, he's willing, kicked and beaten, he can also take off the burden. ?