Chapter 341 We Are Here to Grab the Territory
However, Anyang paid special attention to the investigation of information during the march, especially high-altitude investigation. This time, Anyang even dispatched several new planes for reconnaissance at altitudes above 10,000 meters. After these planes fly to a high altitude, they shut down their engines and completely rely on formations to suspend and hide.
It can be said that most of Cai Guo's actions are under Anyang's nose.
Naturally, Emperor Cai's retreat was also discovered by Anyang; now, this information has been sent to Yan Zhengqing.
"Through continuous observation and tracking, even using the latest 'Thousand Miles' magic weapon, we can detect the sound of their conversation. All the information has been stored in the jade slip."
Yan Zhengqing took the jade slip and examined it carefully. The information in this jade slip is very detailed, Yan Zhengqing seems to have seen it with his own eyes, it is as clear and clear, and there are even some conversation voices waiting for "marginal notes".
About tea time, Yan Zhengqing read all the information, "Okay, very good."
After Yan Zhengqing finished speaking, he took out the Lingtong Baojian and directly contacted the army of the Tang State more than 150 miles away, and contacted Li Wei, "General Li, I suggest to stop advancing and let the soldiers rest for a while."
The maximum communication distance of Lingtong Baojian is only 100 kilometers, but Anyang has transfer technology. After the army marches, there is a special communication plane hidden in the sky.
Li Wei had already been dazzled by successive victories, and when he heard that he was going to pause his progress, his first reaction was to disagree. But thinking of Yan Zhengqing's ability, Li Wei finally asked, "Why?"
"Wait a moment, there will be a plane to deliver the information soon. You wait here for a while, and it is estimated that two cups of tea will be enough time."
"Okay." Li Wei finally ordered to stop. In this way, the armies of Anyang and Tang stopped fifty kilometers away from Shangyong City, the capital of Emperor Cai.
In less than two cups of tea, the plane landed in front of Li Wei and delivered the jade slips. Li Wei didn't care to marvel at Anyang's technology, and immediately picked up the jade slip to check. In this jade slip, not only the technology detected by the pilot, but also the explanation and analysis just entered by Yan Zhengqing:
"Cai's royal family and elite have been transferred, so there are three possibilities for the current Shangyong City:
First, a trap; second, an empty city. The third, and most likely, is that it has become a strong fortress, holding back our three-party army and buying time for Cai's high-level retreat.
But in any case, Cai Guo's high-level transfer, and now attacking Shangyong City, we will not get any benefits, and may even lose troops and delay the opportunity to fight. "
"In my analysis, the transfer of Cai's high-level executives to the north means that they have abandoned a large area of land in the south of Cai's country. It is further speculated that when Cai's country goes north and is re-established, there will be an 80% chance that the western border will be released, and Chen Guo and Zheng Guo will be separated. country to come in. Even half of them may open the northwest border and let the Deng country in the north enter.
At that time, Cai Guo's southern land will be a pot of porridge, and Cai Guo will inevitably fish in troubled waters.
Once this happens, it will be very difficult for us to stop the joint attack of Chen Guo, Zheng Guo and other major powers. "
"Enough is enough, our fundamental purpose is not to destroy Cai Guo, but our fundamental purpose is to grab territory.
Give up the western part of Cai State to Xiao State, and let Xiao State temporarily face Shangyong City and the upcoming chaos independently. And we took the opportunity to consolidate the places we had already occupied, and completely digested and assimilated these places. "
"Including Huaihua County, we have now occupied four and a half counties in Cai State, which has far exceeded expectations. The word 'greedy' is the most taboo in the world, especially when marching and fighting. If we continue to advance, once we fail, We can’t even keep what we have achieved.”
"The place we occupy now happens to have several natural dangers, and it is close enough to our homeland. It takes only half an hour for a plane to fly here from Anyang. Here, it will be completely covered by our firepower coverage. "
"Taking a step back, even if Zheng Guo, Chen Guo and other countries did not attack, we must first consolidate the current achievements and turn this place into our logistics base before we can continue to attack.
Let Xiao Guo and Cai Guo fight each other first; then the snipe and clam will fight each other, which is the best situation for us. "
"Taking a step back, Anyang and Tang are now developing rapidly. On the whole, the longer it takes, the better for us. Therefore, we should focus on stability and development, and war second."
"Besides, the soldiers have been fighting for more than two days in a row and have advanced more than 400 kilometers. They are already exhausted. In order to cope with future variables, soldiers must get enough rest and supplies must be fully replenished! Also, there are some rewards, etc., It must be implemented as soon as possible to encourage the confidence of soldiers."
Yan Zhengqing explained it very clearly, Li Wei read it over and over again, and finally had to nod. "Sure enough, he is a handsome talent. I need to learn this kind of vision. Through Cai Guo's retreat, I can predict that Chen Guo and Zheng Guo may interfere.
Come, pass the order, the army will no longer advance, retreat to the hilly pass thirty miles behind, and start to set up camp and consolidate the border.
Come, send the order, and the goal of this war will be completed. If others do not come to attack, we will not continue to attack. Count the achievements of soldiers and issue rewards. At the same time, order the caravan, replenish supplies, etc., and let the soldiers start to rest.
Come, please inform the imperial court (Li Yulong) of our current situation. Take the jade slip. "
Then Li Wei contacted Yan Zhengqing and explained his arrangement. Then nearly 300,000 elite soldiers from both sides began to camp and enjoy the fruits of victory. The soldiers suddenly cheered.
A good commander can make soldiers brave to fight, happy to fight, and enjoy victory. Undoubtedly, Yan Zhengqing and Li Wei have achieved this.
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When Anyang and the Tang army stopped advancing, Xiao Liming personally led 200,000 elite soldiers to Shangyong City. Two hundred thousand people almost surrounded Shangyong City.
Under the protection of ten masters, Xiao Liming soared into the air, "I am Xiao Liming, come and talk!"
On the wall of Shangyong City, the old man Cao Guobin stood up, "Old Man Cao Guobin, you can tell me directly if you have anything to say!"
Cao Guobin? ! Xiao Liming frowned when he heard the name. As the so-called shadow of a famous tree, Cao Guobin's reputation has not been obvious in recent decades, but Xiao Liming, who also lived for more than a hundred years, is familiar with it!
Cai Guo, the god of war three hundred years ago, made great contributions to Cai Guo. Not to mention his bravery in combat, his command ability is even more outstanding. When Yan Zhengqing saw Cao Guobin, he also respectfully called out "Teacher". This is also one of the reasons why Yan Zhengqing did not advocate attacking Shangyong City. Of course, Li Wei was not informed of this reason.
In Xianyu, the teacher-student relationship is still relatively sacred. However, for Cao Guobin, Yan Zhengqing only had a little superficial respect; when the Yan family was facing the danger of genocide, Cao Guobin didn't even show any sign, which became a knot between the two.
But right now, after seeing Cao Guobin, Xiao Liming felt a little solemn in his heart. Three hundred years ago, Cao Guobin was the God of War. After three hundred years of precipitation, although Cao Guobin's body is old now, his wisdom as a commander must have improved qualitatively.
However, there is no way! Xiao Liming is also the emperor immediately. Although he is vigilant, he is still full of confidence! In the past three years, under the influence of Anyang, the war mode has undergone a qualitative change. The war thinking in the past may be useful, but it will certainly not completely match.
These thoughts swirled in Xiao Liming's mind in just an instant, and Xiao Liming knew it all. "I have seen Senior Cao. Senior Cao, you are also a person who knows how to fight. I don't think there is any need to explain what the current situation is.
Cai Guo has been unable to recover, and Senior Cao also needs to think about his soldiers and the people in the city. Once this war breaks out, the soldiers will suffer heavy casualties, but the people in the city will not be spared.
Around noon, or in the afternoon at the latest, nearly 300,000 elite soldiers from the Tang State will also arrive.
Especially the soldiers in Anyang, they were murderous devils without batting an eyelid, and five or six hundred thousand people were burned in a flash; if the army from Anyang arrived, would Shangyong City be turned into a torch? Hey...hey..."
Xiao Liming's words immediately caused commotion among many soldiers in Shangyong City. Yes, Anyang, that's the devil!
Cao Guobin was furious: "Anyang is so cruel and immoral, it will surely suffer from heaven! But you are also invaders, and there are not a few people who killed along the way, what face is there to say about Anyang!
Our soldiers are willing to use their lives to defend our country and protect our families! "
"No, no, senior Cao, you are wrong." Xiao Liming waved his hand, "If it is a war that must be won, then it is also necessary to defend the country. But is Cai Guo worth the effort? I heard that In the current state of Cai, the people are starved of food, and the rich and powerful families would rather pour wine and meat to the beasts than give the people a bite to eat.
If the people are dissatisfied, if they have a little complaint, they will be arrested and tortured to death. Dear soldiers, is such a state of Cai worthy of your protection?
What's more, Cai Guo will lose every battle now, and the generals are corrupt, fleeing, and even defecting. The generals and officials are either fleeing or surrendering, but you are asked to fight to the death. This is really the biggest joke in the world.
When corrupting the law and domineering, officials and generals did not think of you; when dying on the battlefield, they let you play the vanguard.
Do you know the speed at which our Xiao Kingdom marched?
The troops were dispatched the afternoon before yesterday, and they arrived here today. In less than two days, they marched 1,800 miles. Any idea what this means? Meaning we didn't encounter decent obstruction at all along the way. As soon as the army arrived, the cities opened their doors and surrendered.
Encountered sixteen generals along the way, the main general fled 12, and the remaining four all surrendered collectively!
Everyone, wake up, your sacrifice can only be exchanged for the escape of officials. "
"Shut up!" Cao Guobin was furious, "You are bewitching the crowd. You, an enemy general, have no credibility!"
Cao Guobin's words stabilized Cai Guo's soldiers who were beginning to waver.
But Xiao Liming turned his eyes, "Senior Cao, if my words are not trustworthy, why am I standing here now? When my army of the Xiao Kingdom set off, it was 200,000; now we still have 198,000 people!
Senior Cao, how do you explain this situation? "
Cao Guobin was speechless for a moment.
Xiao Liming sneered suddenly: "Brothers of Cai Guo, my 200,000 troops will attack the city in an hour. The war is ruthless, please think about it for yourself. Within an hour, as long as you put down your weapons and swear not to be an enemy of Xiao Guo , I, Xiao Liming, let you go!
An hour later, kill without mercy! "
For a moment, Nuoda's battlefield and imperial city were completely silent; only the sound of the wind and the whirring of banners.
Under the city, Xiao Liming led an army of 200,000 troops, and their morale was in full swing. Each soldier is like a sharp sword out of its sheath, ready to kill all the obstacles in front of him at any time. The 200,000 troops surrounded Shangyong City like a huge mouth, trying to swallow the prey in front of them.
Suddenly, hundreds of cannons and locomotives came out from Xiao Liming's army, and their black muzzles aimed at the city wall, each of them looked like the eyes of a devil.
On the city, the 800,000 troops that had been temporarily organized were out of breath, and were frightened by the 200,000 troops outside the city. In particular, many people began to waver after hearing Xiao Liming's words.
No matter what, it is an indisputable fact that Xiao Guo's 200,000 troops marched 1,800 miles in two days. And as long as this fact is enough!
Cao Guobin looked at the current situation, and his heart began to lift! Once Tang's army arrives, the consequences...