Volume 10 Chapter 390
Chapter 390
Nan Yan's question made Shao Fang blush with anger and his eyebrows stood up. He slammed the table, stood up, pointed at Nan Yan, and shouted loudly: "Nan Yan, you are so brave, how dare you Are you being rude to me? Read the full text!"
"The general doesn't dare." Nan Yan lowered his head and said, "It's just that the general is upright by nature, and he won't be happy if he doesn't vomit."
"Okay, okay, I will make you vomit today!" Shao Fang roared out of the palace with smoke coming from his Qiqiao: "Come here, drag this bold traitor out to me and kill him!"
Following his words, several guards strode into the palace. When they approached Nan Yan, they couldn't help but escort him out.
Nan Yan didn't even say a word to plead for mercy, and let the guards drag him out of the hall. Nan Yan is a veteran in the Mo army. The reason why he is a veteran is not because of his age, but because he has been in the army for a long time. He joined the army at the age of fifteen, and it has been almost twenty years now.
Among the Mo army, there are still many generals who admire Nanyan, including two Mo country tiger generals, Lian Ge and Xiang Wen.
Seeing that the king really wanted to kill Nan Yan, they both stepped forward, knelt down and kowtowed, and said urgently: "Your Majesty, General Nan serves the country and the king, and has always been loyal. Moreover, General Nan is the commander-in-chief of the Huben Army. Your Majesty, now Killing General Nan will probably cause dissatisfaction among the officers and soldiers of the Huben Army, which will be detrimental to our country. I hope your Majesty will think twice!"
If it were someone else to persuade him, Shao Fang, who was in anger, might have to kill the people who tried to persuade him. But at this time, it was Lian Ge and Xiang Wen who were trying to persuade him, the tiger generals he loved and valued the most. The anger in his chest Still gradually suppressed it.
"This thief is hateful. He doesn't take this king seriously at all. How can I keep him?" He said this, but Shao Fang's expression softened a little, and he slowly sat back down after standing up.
"General Nan is straightforward by nature, and he says whatever he has to say. Considering that General Nan has fought for the country for more than ten years, the king will spare General Nan this time!" Lian Ge and Xiang Wen said in unison.
At this time, many other generals also knelt down and kowtowed and said: "I hope the king will take back his life and spare General Nan's life!"
Killing a general before battle is indeed detrimental to one's own side. After calming down, Shao Fang also felt that it was not appropriate to kill Nanyan under the current circumstances. It happened that all the generals were interceding for him, so Shao Fang borrowed the donkey from the slope and said smoothly: "Okay! For the sake of your love, For the sake of interceding for him, I will spare him this time. However, the death penalty can be avoided, but the living penalty cannot be spared. Put Nan Yan in prison first and wait for his fate!"
It was not easy to save Nanyan's life from the king's sword. Everyone did not dare to ask for anything more. They kowtowed forward again and said in unison: "Your Majesty is wise!"
Although Shao Fang did not kill Nan Yan, he still had to choose a commander to resist the wind army. Nan Yan would definitely not be used. General Li Jin was not capable, and Lian Ge and Xiang Wen were known for their bravery and skill in fighting, so they could lead the troops in battle. For laymen, Shao Fang is really worried about who to choose as the leader. Even in this situation where no one was available, Shao Fang did not dare to propose that he would lead the expedition in person, and set an example by setting an example and fight to the death with Feng Jun. This may be the biggest difference between him and Tang Yin!
The ministers discussed and discussed, and finally they thought of one person, the lieutenant general of Mo State, Xu Lengzhi, who was known as the counter-rebel general.
Xu Lengzhi is a veteran of the Mo Kingdom. The old man is nearly sixty years old. Although he has been the commander-in-chief of the Mo Army, he is in charge of the navy, not the army.
The eastern part of the Mo Kingdom is close to the sea, and pirates and bandits are rampant. In addition, small groups of foreign navies invade and plunder from time to time, so it has never been peaceful. When Shao Fang's father, Shao Ting, was the king of Mo, there was also a rebellion among the county chiefs in the eastern Donghai County. Being bribed by foreign countries, they rebelled and declared their own country. At that time, Shao Ting worshiped Xu Lengzhi as his commander, led the naval crusade, and defeated the rebellion in Donghai County in one fell swoop. As a result, he also received the title of general to suppress the rebellion.
After the rebellion in Donghai County was put down, Xu Lengzhi was stationed there, serving as the commander of the navy and the head of Donghai County, until now.
Now, the situation in Mo Country is critical, and Xu Lengzhi, the navy commander who is far away in Donghai County, has been thought of. It can be seen that there is indeed no one available. In fact, Shao Fang was also muttering that it would be absolutely fine for Xu Lengzhi to fight on water, but could he do it on land?
Li Jin, Guo Hui, Zhang Rong and others explained that although there are differences in land and water battles, the principles are the same. Since Xu Lengzhi can command the water army with great proficiency, he can definitely command on land.
Shao Fang accepted what Li Jin and others said, and immediately sent it to Donghai County, and ordered Xu Lengzhi to return to the capital.
Xu Lengzhi, the commander of the Eastern Navy of Mo State, was recalled to Zhenjiang by Shao Fang, who then made him a general, gave him the title of Pingbei General, and appointed him as the commander-in-chief of the three armies. He ordered 300,000 troops to go to Hao. Wan County, together with the central army of Mo State there, fought to the death with the Feng army that invaded Zeping County.
In fact, what Li Jin, Guo Hui and others said is correct. The navy and army have similar military tactics. If they can fight on water, they will be no different when they return to land. Although Xu Lengzhi was young, he was very ambitious. He gladly accepted Shao Fang's appointment. He also regarded this expedition as his last chance to make contributions before returning to his field.
When the Fengjun heard that Mo Country had sent a navy marshal to serve as the commander-in-chief of the Central Army, people almost laughed. Mo Country really thought that there was no one left. After thousands of choices, they actually selected a navy commander. Come and fight with your own side, causing great disgrace to the world.
Qi Heng took the initiative to ask for Tang Yin's tassel, willing to be a vanguard and enter Haowan County to wipe out the enemy.
The Mo army had no way to crack the heavy cavalry, which led to the Ninth Army being unstoppable on the battlefield. Qi Heng was even more arrogant and had completely ignored the Mo army.
Tang Yin was now facing a problem, which was to divide the troops for battle. After conquering Zeping County, according to the deployment of the Military and Political Hall, the Feng Army now needed to divide its troops. The main goal was still to attack Haowan County to the south, but at the same time, a part of the troops had to attack Sishui. The main purpose was to help the Jade Army open the door to the Mo Kingdom and allow the Jade Army to enter the Mo Kingdom smoothly. The Military and Political Hall believed that the best army to take Sishui was the Pingyuan Army. First of all, the Pingyuan Army had strong combat power. With the current defense of Sishui, the Pingyuan Army could easily take it. Secondly, the Pingyuan Army had a great reputation. After conquering Sishui and merging with the Jade Army, with the Pingyuan Army as a backer, the morale of the Jade Army would be greatly improved, and the combat power would naturally be improved, which would be conducive to cooperating with the main army of the party.
Taking away the Pingyuan Army had a significant impact on the overall combat power of the Feng Army. Tang Yin was also thinking about how to fight the next southward war. Seeing Qi Heng volunteering and looking confident, Tang Yin thought that he could let the Ninth Army give it a try.
Judging from the current situation, the Mo Army was obviously not prepared for the appearance of the Ninth Army and had no countermeasures. It would be a pity if they did not take advantage of this opportunity.
After careful consideration, Tang Yin decided to send the Ninth Army to lead the charge, suppress the Mo Army first, and then lead the main force to completely defeat the Mo Army.
The Ninth Army, led by Qi Heng, received Tang Yin's approval and took the lead in leaving Changdu and marching southward. The main force of the Feng Army, led by Tang Yin, also left Changdu on the second day of the Ninth Army's departure and headed for Jiangyang, the border town of Zeping and Haowan.
Now the main army of Tang Yin is the direct army, the flying dragon army, the ninth army and the hundred battle army, with a total strength of nearly 600,000. The Mo army on the other side is just as strong as the Feng army, also about 600,000. It seems that the two sides are about to start another evenly matched battle.
However, the Feng army has follow-up troops. Once the Pingyuan army takes Sishui, the 200,000 Jade Army will advance to the Mo Kingdom. At that time, the Jade Army and the Pingyuan Army will join forces and attack Haowan from Sishui, forming a pincer attack on the Mo army.
Therefore, the pressure of this battle is completely on the Mo army. If the Mo army cannot quickly defeat the Feng army, the next battle will fall into a completely passive situation. Before the war started, the Feng army had already occupied a psychological advantage, and the morale of the whole army was very high.
But unexpectedly, Xu Lengzhi's arrival made the situation that was already very clear between the two sides less clear.
Before Xu Lengzhi arrived at Haowan County, he issued orders while on the way. On the one hand, he ordered the Mo Army of Haowan County to build more camps and trenches, mainly for defense, to fight if they could, to delay if they could, and to retreat immediately if they could not win, to preserve their own forces as much as possible. On the other hand, he sent a message to Tianyang County, ordering the chief of Tianyang County, Le Chen, to personally lead a group of elite troops from Tianyang County to advance into Zeping County and attack the rear base of Feng Army - Changdu.
Feng Army's spies knew every move of Mo Army, and similarly, Mo Army's spies were also very clear about Feng Army's movements.
Feng Army went south as a whole, intending to fight to the death with their own side in Haowan County. Changdu's defense was empty. In Xu Lengzhi's view, this was a great opportunity for their side to launch a sneak attack. If Haowan County sent troops to launch a surprise attack, it would be easy for Feng Army to detect it, but it would be different if Tianyang County sent troops. The battle of Changdu caused heavy losses to the four armies of the Mo Kingdom, and they retreated to Haowan County, including the Mo Army in Tianyang County. For the Feng Army, Tianyang County no longer posed a threat, and the Feng Army's defense focus could not be on Tianyang County.
As for the surprise attack on Changdu, Xu Lengzhi valued the logistics supply of the Feng Army. The Feng Army stored a large amount of supplies in Changdu. As long as it was destroyed, it would be very beneficial to the next battle. In addition, he had a deeper plan...
A few days later, the Ninth Army crossed Jiangyang and entered Haowan County. According to Xu Lengzhi's order, the Mo Army stationed in Haowan County built a large number of temporary checkpoints, fortresses and camps between cities, towns and even villages to resist the attack of the Feng Army.
At the beginning, Qi Heng responded cautiously, but as the battle continued, Qi Heng found that although the Mo army had many defensive fortifications, the soldiers had no fighting spirit and put up little resistance. As long as his attack became a little fierce, the Mo army would be frightened and flee.