Volume 10 Chapter 128
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Everyone has a dream in his heart. Xiao Muqing's dream is to defeat the Hu Ben Army on the battlefield to prove that the Pingyuan Army is the strongest infantry corps in the world.
But it is not easy to defeat the Hu Ben Army. The disadvantage of infantry against cavalry is obvious. Moreover, there are still a large number of Mo troops gathering towards the Hu Ben Army. If the Mo Army gathers all together with the Hu Ben Army as the core, the Pingyuan Army will not be a match.
What Xiao Muqing needs most now is time, and strive to start a decisive battle with the Hu Ben Army before the Mo Army gathers.
The Pingyuan Army's speed of going south is extremely fast, like a whirlwind, and it has taken more than ten towns in the Mo Kingdom. Xiao Muqing did not divide his troops to garrison, but just kept rushing forward. At this time, the Pingyuan Army was quite like the style of the Zhen Army when it broke into the Feng Kingdom. It was invincible and unstoppable, and won consecutive victories.
The Pingyuan Army advanced southwards frantically, getting closer and closer to the Huben Army camp, and the Huben Army naturally heard about it.
Now, Lu Hongming has fled to the Huben Army camp with more than 20,000 defeated soldiers, and told the news of the defeat in the front to the Huben Army commander Nan Yan.
If the Pingyuan Army did not come, Nan Yan would have led his army to the north to fight. Now that the Pingyuan Army has taken the initiative to come to his door, how can he be polite?
Hearing that the Feng Army is about to attack Jinshi City, Nan Yan can't sit still and plans to select troops to go to the battle personally.
Jinshi is an important town of the Mo Kingdom, located 300 miles north of the Huben Army camp, and is also one of the main sources of gold produced in the Mo Kingdom. There are many high mountains and steep mountains near Jinshi City, among which there are rich gold mines, which is also the origin of the name of Jinshi City.
Nan Yan could tolerate the Feng army's capture of other towns, but Jinshi City must not fall into the hands of the Feng army. First, the gold mine in Jinshi City is too important to the Mo Kingdom. Second, there is a large amount of gold stored in the city. If it falls into the hands of the Feng army, the loss to the Mo Kingdom will be too great.
At present, there are more than 50,000 troops stationed in Jinshi City, most of which are local troops. In addition, there is a permanent military camp on the east and west sides of the city, with a force of about 100,000. These soldiers are all central troops. The main purpose of stationing in Jinshi City is to protect the gold mine.
The 150,000-man army is already a lot of troops, at least it has the capital to compete with the Feng army. Nan Yan realized this and decided to send troops to the north to join forces with the defenders of Jinshi City to annihilate the invading Feng Army. Before Nan Yan started to count the troops, Lu Hongming, who had escaped, immediately stood up to stop him.
"General Nan, no, no, you must not send troops lightly!" Lu Hongming was afraid of the rope after being bitten by a snake once, and he shook his head like a rattle.
Seeing this, Nan Yan frowned and asked, "Why did General Lu stop me from sending troops?"
"Although the Feng Army is not strong, they are the most brave and combative Pingyuan Army in Feng Country. Among them are Jiang Fan, Wu Guang and other Feng Country warriors, who are extremely powerful. General Nan should not send troops rashly. When the armies from all over the country gather here, it will not be too late for us to join forces to send troops to the north to meet the enemy!" Speaking of the Pingyuan Army, Lu Hongming still has lingering fears and cold sweats until now.
"Haha——" Nan Yan couldn't help laughing up. He is not a frivolous person, on the contrary, Nan Yan has always been calm. If he hadn't been sure of winning this time, how could he have acted rashly? In his opinion, cavalry has an inherent advantage over infantry, and Jinshi also has more than 100,000 troops of its own country. As long as they can cooperate with the Huben Army, it will not be a problem to annihilate the Feng Army.
"Does General Lu think that my Huben Army is not a match for the Feng Army?"
"No, no, no, General Nan misunderstood, I have no such intention..."
Before he finished speaking, Nan Yan waved his hand and said calmly: "The Pingyuan Army may be brave and good at fighting, but it is an infantry corps after all. It is a fantasy to want to compete with my Huben Army head-on! What's more, the Feng Army is about to arrive at Jinshi. General Lu should know that Jinshi is important to our country and must not lose it. Therefore, our army must go to reinforce Jinshi. If we wait for other armies to gather here, it is not certain whether Jinshi can be saved at that time. Once it is lost, neither of us can bear this responsibility."
If Nan Yan said something else, Lu Hongming could still refute it, but when he heard the word responsibility, he immediately shut up. Thinking about it carefully, I feel that what Nan Yan said makes sense. The Pingyuan Army has only 100,000 soldiers, while the Huben Army has 100,000 cavalry. Together with the defenders of Jinshi, it is more than enough to compete with the Pingyuan Army.
He lowered his head and said nothing more. Nan Yan smiled leisurely and comforted him: "General Lu, don't worry. This battle, our army will surely win. Not only will we avenge General Lu's ambush, but we will also greatly dampen the spirit of Fengguo!"
I hope so! Lu Hongming was really scared of the Pingyuan Army. Obviously, he had advantages in all aspects, but he just felt flustered and seemed to be about to happen. Nan Yan did not wait for the various Mo troops to gather, and led the Huben Army to Jinshi City first. The Huben Army camp was only a few hundred miles away from Jinshi City. With the speed of the Huben Army, it took only half a day to reach Jinshi.
Upon learning that the Huben Army had arrived, Gongsun Yao, the commander of the Mo Army stationed in Jinshi City, was very happy and personally greeted them. Nan Yan is a lieutenant general, and Gongsun Yao is also a lieutenant general. However, the Huben Army is well-known, and Nan Yan, as the commander of the Huben Army, has a relatively higher status than Gongsun Yao.
Originally, Gongsun Yao planned to defend Jinshi City to the death, but now that the Huben Army has arrived, he no longer needs to defend it to the death, and can completely prepare for a face-to-face contest with the Feng Army.
His thoughts were consistent with Nan Yan's. Nan Yan came all the way here not to defend the city, but to annihilate the enemy. This could be seen from the camp where the Huben Army was stationed.
The Huben Army set up camp due north of Jinshi City, which is the direction from which Feng Army came. Nan Yan's intention was very clear. If Feng Army wanted to attack Jinshi City, they must first pass through his Huben Army camp and fight with him first. The Tiger and Ben troops launched a decisive battle.
On the third day after the Huben Army arrived at Jinshi City, the Feng Army also arrived.
When the officers and soldiers of the Pingyuan Army saw the layout of Jinshi City, people couldn't help but secretly take a breath. There is a Mo army camp on the east and west sides of Jinshi City. Judging from its size, each camp can accommodate at least 50,000 people. There is also a camp directly north of Jinshi City, with a military flag erected high at the gate. The word "Hu Ben" written in Douda is written on it.
These three military camps tightly surrounded Jinshi City. It was impossible for the Feng army to even approach the city, let alone attack the city.
Xiao Muqing was not as nervous as the generals. He was relaxed and had a calm smile on his face. After looking around for a while, Fang rushed to ask: "The military camp directly north of Jinshi City seems to be the Huben Army camp?"
Is not this nonsensical? The military flag clearly says the word "Hu Ben". If you don't tell me, come on. oWho else could it be if he was the Tiger Ben Army? General Youfeng raised his hand and replied: "Yes, General, it seems that the Mo army has already deployed in Jinshi City. If our army wants to attack by force, it will be difficult to win."
"Ha!" Xiao Muqing laughed out loud, changed the subject, and asked: "The Huben Army's camp is neither on the left nor on the right of the Jinshi, but in the north. Why is this? "
"Obviously they are going to start a decisive battle with our army!" the generals replied in unison.
Xiao Muqing nodded and said with a smile: "That's very good." After saying this inexplicable sentence, he turned and walked back to check how his camp was arranged.
All the generals looked at each other in confusion. The enemy's fighting spirit was so strong. How come the coach not only wasn't worried, but also felt that it was 'very good'? Everyone shook their heads, not understanding what Xiao Muqing was thinking.
The Pingyuan Army moved quickly, and soon a simple camp was built in prototype. Xiao Muqing didn't have high requirements for the camp, nor did he expect it to be strong. He just wanted his soldiers to rest and rest.
In the extremely simple Chinese military tent, Xiao Muqing ordered the sand table to be arranged first, and then gathered the generals together to stand around the sand table.
He pointed at the sand table and said: "It is reported that the two camps in the east and west of Jinshi City were originally stationed in Jinshi City, each with 50,000 troops from the Central Army of the Mo State. Inside the city, there are 50,000 local troops. Guard, now, the Huben army has camped in the north of the city. If we calculate based on the Huben army coming out in full force, the total enemy force in Jinshi City should exceed 250,000. "
After listening to his story, all the generals frowned. The opponent was a 250,000-strong Mo army, while our own side had less than 100,000 troops. There was a huge disparity in the strength of the two sides. The most terrible thing was that our side was still the attacking side, with 100,000 troops. Only a madman would attack a city garrisoned by 250,000 people.
"General!" Shang Xing, commander of the Second Corps, said with a worried look on his face: "The enemy has a large number of troops, including the cavalry regiment and the Tiger Army. Once a battle occurs, it will be extremely detrimental to our army. In the opinion of the general, our army is not as good as the first one." Temporarily avoid its sharp edge and go around the city..."
Before he finished speaking, Xiao Muqing's face darkened. He interrupted Shang Xing and asked: "When did our Pingyuan army fear the enemy and be frightened to take a detour?"
Shang Xing was shaken and hurriedly stepped in to salute: "No, no, no, general, this is not what I meant..."
"Okay, don't say any more." Xiao Muqing said coldly: "Although there are many enemy troops, they are just a bunch of grassroots. Our army will defeat the Tiger Army first, and then take Jinshi City."
This sounds easy to say, but how can we defeat the Tiger Army? The Huben Army is the most famous cavalry regiment in the country of Mo with fast speed and superior combat effectiveness. Our infantry is being restrained by the enemy. When the two armies are fighting head-on, our side has absolutely no possibility of winning!
Of course Xiao Muqing could understand the concerns of the generals. Even Shang Xing, who was usually so impulsive, showed a worried expression at this time. He slowly looked around at the generals, paused for a long time, then smiled slightly and said: "In your eyes, the Tiger Army may be an invincible opponent, but in my opinion, our army can completely annihilate the enemy in one battle. Let the Huben Army be eliminated from now on!