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    Two hundred and fifteen response

    Meng Ju asked: "How many soldiers and horses are coming from the frontier army? What troops are there?"

    "There are about 10,000 people in the front line of the frontier army, and there are almost 500 battle armors. There are four brigades that the general saw with his own eyes, including the 'Helian' brigade from Huaishuo, and the 'Helian' brigade from Wuchuan.  The 'mountain' brigade, the 'blade' brigade, and the 'galloping horse' brigade from the fertile wilderness."

    "Helian Brigade? But the soldiers and horses of Helian Bashan?"

    "Yes, it's Helian Bashan! His soldiers and horses serve as the backbone of the frontier army. He must be the commander of this frontier army!"

    "How is the morale of the frontier troops? Is their fighting spirit strong?"

    "As far as what happened to the last general, the Helian Brigade is a strong force. The armored warriors have extremely high fighting qualities and a strong desire to take the initiative to attack. It takes two or three of our armored warriors to join forces to resist one armored warrior from the Helian Brigade.  As for the other travelers and horses in the frontier army, the general has not had time to fight with them yet."

    Meng Ju secretly clicked his tongue after hearing this, and looked to the side: "Sixth floor, Beixing, do you have anything to ask?"

    Lu Liulou and Wang Beixing looked serious. When they heard Meng Ju's question, they exchanged a very covert look. This made Meng Ju feel puzzled: What were these two guys whispering secretly?

    Wang Beixing handed over his hand: "Supervisor, I am a little confused. I would like to ask Inspector Hu to clarify my doubts. I hope the Supervisor will give me permission."

    "Beixing, we are all colleagues, you just ask, why are you so polite?"

    "Thank you, Inspector. Inspector Hu, when did you leave Yansang?"

    Hu Haotie answered very cautiously: "That was yesterday morning."

    "When did the frontier of the frontier army arrive in Yansang?"

    "That happened in the evening the day before yesterday."

    At this time, Meng Ju also noticed that Hu Haotie became obviously nervous. Although he still seemed calm on the surface, his eyes flickered and he never dared to look at Wang Beixing.

    Wang Beixing asked calmly: "Inspector Hu, you left the city right after the enemy troops arrived. Doesn't this seem very appropriate?"

    "Inspector Wang, I am not retreating. The situation was critical and the border troops were approaching menacingly. I wanted to go out of the city to request reinforcements."

    "If you want to call for reinforcements, Inspector Hu can just send a deputy general to come out with your order. Manager Hu, as the leader of the defenders in Yansang City, how can you leave the siege? As soon as the commander left, the morale of the defenders was in turmoil, and this city  Can you still hold on?"

    The muscles on Hu Haotie's face twitched, and he said: "I have made arrangements. My deputy, Deputy Inspector Mu Chun, will stay in the city to guard the city. Your Excellency Mu Chun is calm and resolute. With him here, the city will naturally be safe and sound."

    Wang Beixing shook his head and said: "Whether Yansang can defend it or not is one thing, but at the critical moment of defending the city, Inspector Hu abandoned the city without authorization and left.  Manager Yansang, you have the responsibility to protect your land."

    Wang Beixing¡¯s tone is gentle, but his words are as sharp as a knife.  Hu Haotie was sweating slightly on his forehead. He glanced at Meng Ju secretly, lowered his head and said, "Inspector Wang is right. In his desperation, the general lost his sense of proportion and mishandled the situation. Please punish me, the mayor."

    Wang Beixing stopped talking and turned his attention to Meng Ju - at this time, everyone was looking at Meng Ju.

    Meng Ju sighed secretly in his heart and said, "Manager Hu, it's been a hard journey all the way here. You go and rest first. Tomorrow, you will set off with us to reinforce Yansang."

    It can be seen that Hu Haotie breathed a sigh of relief. He whispered: "General, I obeyed the order. Thank you Lord Governor for your generosity. General I am very ashamed. I was really panicked at that time."

    Meng Ju nodded calmly: "Go and have a good rest. Don't think too much."

    Hu Haotie stood up to say goodbye. He knelt down to Meng Ju, then bowed deeply to Wang Beixing and Lu Liulou before turning and leaving.

    After Hu Haotie left, Wang Beixing said to Meng Ju: "Inspector, Inspector Hu, he is clearly"

    "I know, it's obvious that Mr. Hu escaped during the battle."

    Meng Ju sighed: "But fortunately, he did not escape to the border army, nor did he bring the city and soldiers and horses to surrender to the border army. If the March Law had set an example of killing one's own people, the impact would be too great.  Bad. Our Dongling Guards have lost the support of the imperial court. The only thing we can rely on to survive until now is our internal unity and the confidence of my brothers in me. We cannot push the generals at the front too hard.  Leave a way for them to retreat, otherwise they will have no choice but to surrender the border troops."

    Wang Beixing suddenly realized: "The town inspector is more profound than I thought. If I had known this earlier, I would not have exposed Inspector Hu just now."

    Meng Ju smiled but remained silent.  actually, He knew what he was going to do as soon as Wang Beixing opened his mouth just now, but he didn't stop him.  It is grace and magnanimity to forgive a subordinate's mistakes after noticing them; but it is foolishness to not know about them at all.  Wang Beixing's move was just right, letting Hu Haotie know that he was not hiding it from him, but that he was generous and tolerant of him.  In this way, the subordinates are both grateful and guilty, and will naturally fight with all their might next time.

    "Sixth floor, you were silent just now. What were you thinking about?"

    Lu Liulou raised his head with a solemn expression: "Governor, the general is thinking that in Yansang County, our Dongling Guards only have one battalion of Doukai and 500 infantry garrisoned. And I heard from Manager Hu that the forward troops of the border army have  With tens of thousands of soldiers and horses and more than 500 battle armors, if they attack with all their strength, there is no reason why they can't take down such a small city, and there is no reason why Manager Hu can rush out with a few cronies to ask for help.

    Based on the general¡¯s humble opinion, if the frontier army fails to attack this time, maybe they have other plans?  "

    Meng Ju hit the nail on the head: "Sixth floor, are you worried about the border troops besieging the city for reinforcements?"

    "Governor Mingjian, I am really worried about this in my humble position. The border troops are waiting for us to pass under Yansang City, waiting for work. This battle is not optimistic. I hope the governor will think twice about reinforcing Yansang."

    "Nine times out of ten, this is what Helian Bashan had in mind. He wants to besiege the city and fight for reinforcements, and we want to rescue the siege. Everyone has their own plans, so we have to go head-to-head and see who has the harder fist!"

    Lu Liulou was a little surprised. He didn't expect that Meng Ju would still insist on getting in even though he knew that the border army had a trap.  But looking at Meng Ju's confident look, he couldn't help but wonder: "Governor, do you have a good strategy to defeat the enemy? Attack them secretly like last time?"

    Meng Ju shook his head: "The last time we attacked Leping, the frontier army suffered a big loss. Helian Bashan is known as a famous general in Northern Xinjiang, and he should not make such low-level mistakes again. In this attack, the frontier army will definitely make every move and will not do it again.  Give us a chance to defeat them one by one. Moreover, the border army's invasion this time has strong troops and high morale. Such an opponent cannot be defeated with one or two clever strategies."

    "Well, the governor is right."

    Seeing the gloomy faces of his subordinates, Meng Ju smiled and said: "A military strategist should act according to the right combination and win by surprise. Even if we fight head-on, as long as we are well-organized, our army will not have no chance of victory."

    Since the commander has made his decision, it would be inappropriate for him to be verbose as a subordinate. They both bowed slightly: "I understand, Governor, I will listen to Jun's order."

    "Let's all go back and rest. We will continue our journey tomorrow."

    The next day, the weather was clear and Dongling Guard continued to move northeast.

    On the third day, when we were still about fifty miles away from Yansang County, the outpost reported that there were outposts invading the frontier troops ahead.

    When the news came, the atmosphere in the army suddenly became tense.  The outpost scouts of the Lingwei were dispatched to drive away the wandering sentries of the border army, but the other party did not go far and stopped in the distance to watch the movements of the Lingwei army.

    Wang Beixing asked Ying to lead a scout team to eliminate them. Meng Ju watched for a while and saw that the frontier scout cavalry were only a few faint black dots on the horizon.  He prevented Wang Beixing from going into battle and sent only one battalion of Doukai to serve as guard and defense on the flanks of the army, while the main force continued to advance towards Yansang.

    At noon on the fourth day, the Lingwei army arrived at the outskirts of Yansang County, and the black outline of Yansang County City could be seen in the distance.

    On this day, the scouts who were scouting the road ahead came back and reported two pieces of news to Meng Ju: First, Yansang County was not lost, and the flag flying on top of the city was still the black background and white wolf flag of Dongling Guard;

    Second, the city has been surrounded by border troops.  On the official road between the reinforcements and the city, the border troops built two camps. The fortifications were very strong and the troops and horses were very tightly guarded.

    Yansang County was not lost?

    After hearing the news, Meng Ju ordered to stop advancing and set up camp on the spot.  In a short while, a huge camp was erected on the edge of the road, and the Ling Guard troops stationed themselves in the camp.

    At dusk, a small group of border troops appeared near the camp, including cavalry and battle armor.  They got very close, made sharp whistles, and fired arrows into the camp. They also cursed Meng Ju in obscene words, calling Meng Ju a coward and a coward who would not save him until he died.

    The brigade commanders asked Meng Ju for a fight one after another to kill this group of border troops who came to bully them. However, Meng Ju rejected all the brigade commanders' requests and just sent a battalion of fighting armors to drive them away.

    At night, the two armies looked at each other from a distance, and both could see the bright fire in the opposite camp.

    Dongling Guards suddenly stopped setting up camp, which surprised Helian Bashan, the forward commander of the frontier army and Huaishuo Commander.

    In Helian Bashan's expectation, since Meng Ju came to rescue Yansang, he should be anxious to attack the two camps.  When the Dongling guards are exhausted, he will lead the main force againIf you suddenly attack, you can naturally defeat his troops.  Unexpectedly, Meng Ju actually had enough time to camp and watch from a distance, as if he was not afraid of wasting time and did not care about the gains and losses of Yansang City.

    This time, it was Helian Bashan who was in trouble.  Regarding Yansang City, he deliberately besieged it instead of attacking it, using the city as a bait to attract Meng Ju's main force to come to his aid.  Unexpectedly, the fish all arrived next to the bait, but they refused to eat the bait and showed an aloof attitude. This made Helian Bashan feel very troubled.
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