Chapter 342 The War Begins

Yong'an County.

There are trenches along the border. The weapons have changed, and the form of warfare has also changed accordingly.

The war that the North will face in the future will no longer be a defensive war huddled in the city.

The 200,000 troops led by Mu Changtian were ready for a head-on confrontation with Dawu's army.

at the same time.

To the west of the border, Dawu's 300,000 troops were also ready to attack.

A tall man, covered in black armor, was riding a horse and standing on a hillside not far from the border, looking in the direction of Yong'an County. Behind the man were many soldiers.

At this time, a deputy general said: "I don't know what the soldiers in the North are doing. They have dug so many trenches. Do these guys think they can resist my Dawu's cavalry with these trenches?"

Another deputy general said: "Vice General Xue should not underestimate the soldiers of the Northern Kingdom. The Northern Kingdom can wipe out the barbarians in the North and defeat the army of King Tianqi. They still have some strength."

Upon hearing this, Vice General Xue snorted coldly, "There's nothing to boast about defeating those brainless barbarians. We are not those barbarians from the north."

At this time, some soldiers began to echo Vice General Xue's words.

"The Northern Kingdom is just a feudal kingdom. How can it be the opponent of our Dawu Dynasty?"

"In my opinion, within three months, we will be able to defeat the defenders of Yong'an County and invade the North."

"Three months? What are you thinking? We can destroy the entire Northern Kingdom in three months. How can we possibly invade Yong'an County?"

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The soldiers discussed one by one how long it would take to defeat the Northern Kingdom, as if in their eyes, the Northern Kingdom was destined to perish.

At this time, the coach Ying Feiyu, who was wearing black armor, said: "Don't be too happy. This time we attack the North Kingdom, there is a high probability that we will not be the main force."

Hearing Ying Feiyu's words, the lieutenants behind him were stunned for a moment. Who knows how great an achievement it is to destroy the Northern Kingdom. If they can attack the Northern Kingdom as the main force, they will definitely gain a lot of military merit. As a result, now they The coach told them that they were probably not the main players.

At this time, a deputy general said in confusion: "General, after all, we are on the front line bordering the North, how could we not be the main force? Your Majesty transferred us here in advance, didn't you just let us break Yong'an County's defense? "

Ying Feiyu said calmly: "Most of the troops of the Northern Kingdom have been concentrated in Yong'an County. Do you think His Majesty will devote all his troops to Yong'an County to fight a war of attrition with the Northern Kingdom?"

"If we attack a small northern country and lose a lot of troops, how will we be able to destroy Daxia in the future?"

Everyone was stunned when they heard Ying Feiyu's words.

Indeed, although they say that the Northern Kingdom has little strength, they still know in their hearts that there is still some means for the Northern Kingdom to defeat the barbarians in the north and even destroy the army with the Grand Master.

If there was a head-to-head confrontation with the northern army in Yong'an County, Dawu would definitely lose a lot of soldiers.

Dawu's destruction of the Northern Kingdom was originally to prepare for the destruction of Daxia. If the losses were too great when destroying the Northern Kingdom, it would be more than worth the gain for Dawu, so Emperor Wu probably would not put all his troops in Yong'an County.

Ying Feiyu continued: "In my opinion, the real main force must be the army led by General Zhan and General Xu. They are likely to take advantage of Dayue and bypass Yong'an County to attack the North. Our role here is only to contain Yong'an. The northern defenders of the county.”

After hearing this, some soldiers thought for a while and felt that what their general said made sense.

This made the soldiers feel a little disappointed. If they were not the main force, it meant that Dawu would not send any more soldiers. If they could not enter Yong'an County, then the credit for destroying the North Country would basically have little to do with them. .

Although they contained the enemy, they did not invade the Northern Kingdom immediately. They only played a diversionary role, and they certainly did not have as much credit as the army that invaded the Northern Kingdom.

And there is another very crucial point. If they cannot invade the Northern Kingdom at the first time, then the wealth of the Northern Kingdom will have nothing to do with them. By then, the main force that invades the Northern Kingdom will wipe out the Northern Kingdom first. They will The 300,000 troops can only watch.

Seeing that the soldiers behind him seemed a little unhappy, Ying Feiyu laughed and said: "Even if we are not the main force, as long as we can capture Yong'an County and invade the North Country, we will still be the main force by then."

Although the imperial court will most likely let them contain the main force of the Northern Kingdom, if they defeat the main force of the Northern Kingdom and invade the Northern Kingdom, then their contribution will be great, and as long as they can invade the Northern Kingdom better than the main army of the imperial court, They can also make a fortune.

Hearing what Ying Feiyu said, the soldiers behind him became excited again. There were so many weird things in the Northern Kingdom. If they could invade the Northern Kingdom first before the main army of the imperial court, those things would be theirs.

Thinking of this, the soldiers were motivated again.

Although they thought so in their hearts, until the court's order came down, they could only stay in Dawu and wait for the court's order.

Half a month later.

Yancheng.

Lu Chen and Zhuge Chongguang stood in front of the map, discussing how the war with Dawu should proceed.

Lu Chen said at this time: "Do you think, Grand Scholar, that we should invade Dawu territory this time?"

Lu Chen is still very confident in the combat effectiveness of the Northern Kingdom’s army. In his opinion, it is no problem for the Northern Kingdom to defeat the Dawu army.

However, defeating the Dawu army is simple, but some subsequent things are more troublesome, such as counterattacking Dawu.

Lu Chen is still struggling in his heart, whether to counterattack Dawu and occupy Dawu’s land.

Although Lu Chen already has experience in governing the Northern Kingdom, the Northern Kingdom is his fiefdom after all. If he occupies Dawu’s land, he may not be able to manage the people on Dawu’s land.

Governing the people of other countries is a very complicated issue and not an easy task.

Today, the Northern Kingdom is still developing. Lu Chen does not want to cause chaos in the Northern Kingdom because of occupying other countries’ land.

Zhuge Chongguang said at this time: "Your Majesty, in my opinion, the Northern Kingdom will not only counterattack Dawu this time, but also occupy Youping County next to Yong'an County."

"Only by counterattacking Dawu can we better deter other dynasties and buy more time for the Northern Kingdom to develop."

"And occupying Youping County can also allow the Northern Kingdom to directly border the land controlled by the Daxia court."

"The most important thing is that Youping County has a large population, and these people have been resentful of the Dawu court because of drought and tax issues in the past two years. If some of the Northern Kingdom's policies are used in Youping County, it can quickly make the people of Youping County turn to the Northern Kingdom, and the Northern Kingdom just needs these people."

When Zhuge Chongguang first came to the Northern Kingdom, he traveled to many places in Dawu, and he also passed by Youping County, so he had some understanding of the situation in Youping County.

When the Northern Kingdom bought Yong'an County from the Qi Kingdom, it only bought half, and the other half just blocked the direct border between the Northern Kingdom and the area controlled by the Daxia court.

However, Dawu Youping County just borders the area controlled by the Daxia court. In this way, if the Northern Kingdom sends troops to Daxia one day, it can directly send troops from Youping County, bypass Qi State and other vassal states, and directly attack the cities controlled by the Daxia court.

Of course, if the Northern Kingdom really wants to attack the capital in the south one day, it can also choose to push forward, but there is one more way to enter the area controlled by the Daxia court, which is one more option.

For example, if Dawu wants to attack the Northern Kingdom, it will not pile all its troops in Yong'an County, but will pass through Dayue and attack the Northern Kingdom from Dayue.

And there are other benefits to occupying Youping County, such as caravans do not have to pass through Qi State, and collect less taxes. Of course, these are some insignificant benefits.

For the Northern Kingdom, the real benefit is still the population. The development of the Northern Kingdom depends on the population, especially the development of industry.

Lu Chen looked at the map in front of him and pondered for a moment, then said: "Okay, wait until General Mu and his men defeat the 300,000 Dawu soldiers in Youping County, and then launch a counterattack immediately."

At this time, a soldier's voice sounded outside, "Your Majesty, Dawu spies have urgent news!"

Lu Chen immediately said: "Come in."

The next moment, the Jinyiwei soldier entered the study and handed the intelligence in his hand to Lu Chen. Lu Chen opened it and read it carefully, and then Lu Chen handed the intelligence to Zhuge Chongguang beside him.

Zhuge Chongguang took the intelligence and glanced at it, then said: "It seems that Yong'an County is going to fight."

Lu Chen immediately picked up a pen and began to write a military order. Lu Chen wrote in the military order that once Dawu's army attacked Yong'an County, Mu Changtian would lead his troops to counterattack Dawu, occupy Youping County in the shortest time, and then cut off the logistics of Dawu's main force, preventing Dawu from providing supplies to the main force entering Dayue.

Then Lu Chen handed the military order to the messenger Hong Ling, and asked the messenger Hong Ling to pass the military order to Yong'an County as quickly as possible.

After handing the military order to the messenger Hong Ling, Lu Chen wrote another military order, asking Song Xuelin and Dongmen Feiyue of Yingyang County to prepare to face the main force of Dawu directly.

The intelligence Lu Chen just received was the news that Dawu sent 300,000 troops to borrow the passage of Dayue.

Since Dawu has sent two great masters and 300,000 troops to enter Dayue, Yong'an County will definitely take the lead. Dawu will find a way to contain the Northern Kingdom soldiers in Yong'an County, and then buy time for the main force led by the two great masters.

This is equivalent to the destruction of the Northern Kingdom this time. Dawu dispatched a total of 600,000 troops.

This news not only spread to the Northern Kingdom, but also quickly spread to Emperor Xia. When Emperor Xia heard that Dawu actually dispatched 600,000 troops to destroy the Northern Kingdom, he was extremely happy in his heart.

Since Dawu has already dispatched 600,000 troops to destroy the Northern Kingdom, it is time to start his plan.

A few days passed in the blink of an eye.

The people of Yong'an County have basically left. In order not to harm the people, Lu Chen issued a notice in advance to let them leave. Now there are almost no people on the roads of Yong'an County except soldiers.

At this time, a soldier's excited voice sounded outside the tent, "General, here we come, here we come!!!"

Hearing this, Mu Changtian stood up immediately.

The next moment, the soldier entered the tent. After taking a breath, he said: "General, the enemy general Ying Feiyu led 300,000 troops to approach our fortifications. They said that their soldiers were killed last night and they are coming to us for justice!"

Hearing this, everyone in the tent smiled. After waiting for so long, the other side finally sent troops, and they couldn't wait any longer.

Mu Changtian immediately said: "Prepare the horses and meet the enemy!"

As soon as the voice fell, Mu Changtian strode out of the tent.

After Mu Changtian walked out of the camp, continuous drumming sounded in the sky over Yong'an County.

After a while, the armies of both sides were in formation.

But when Dawu's soldiers saw the Northern Army, they felt extremely confused.

They were puzzled not that the Northern Army actually dared to come out of the city to fight. What they were puzzled about was why there seemed to be so few soldiers in the Northern Kingdom.

In fact, most of the soldiers in the North were already on standby in their respective positions. For example, the artillerymen were already in the artillery positions, and the soldiers with guns were already on standby in the trenches. The army behind Mu Changtian was waiting to fight. After gathering Feiyu's military formation, the troops were about to charge.

When Ying Feiyu saw a strong man in a red cloak from the North Kingdom coming out, he knew it was the general from the North Kingdom. He immediately used his power and shouted loudly: "Last night, soldiers from the North Kingdom sneaked into our Dawu territory and killed me. Soldier Dawu, the Japanese general is here to seek justice!”

Hearing this, Mu Changtian laughed, and then he also used his kung fu and shouted loudly: "Ying Feiyu, don't keep chirping there. If you have the ability, bring your soldiers to fight!"

Hearing this familiar voice, Ying Feiyu was stunned for a moment, then he frowned and took a serious look at Mu Changtian in the distance.

The next moment, he reacted immediately.

Before he could say anything, someone behind him said: "Mu Changtian, the leader of the Northern Kingdom is Mu Changtian!"

"Hasn't Mu Changtian been eliminated by Emperor Xia a long time ago? Why is he still here?"

"How is this going?"

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After Ying Feiyu came back to his senses, he didn't pay too much attention to who the general was. He continued: "So you are not dead. I heard the news that you were killed in Dawu, and I felt sorry for you. As a result, not only did you not die, He died and became the general of the Northern Kingdom."

"It just so happens that I, the general, have long wanted to learn General Mu's skills!"

Ying Feiyu and Mu Changtian are old acquaintances. After all, they are from the same generation. They have met before, so Ying Feiyu immediately recognized Mu Changtian after hearing Mu Changtian's voice. come out.

However, even if Mu Changtian was recognized, it would not affect Dawu's dispatch of troops to the Northern Kingdom at all.

War is about to break out!

The next moment, Ying Feiyu shouted loudly: "Attack!"

As soon as the words fell, drums sounded in Dawu's military formation, and the archers and soldiers with weapons began to change positions quickly.

Seeing them arranging the formation, the corners of Mu Changtian's mouth couldn't help but raise slightly.

In the past, when the two armies fought against each other, it took a certain amount of time to set up their formations.

But times have changed.

No matter how good the military formation is, it cannot withstand the bombardment of artillery.

Dawu's army was quickly arranging their formation, but the soldiers from the Northern Kingdom were unmoved. They rode on horseback and stood motionless.

I'm not very suitable for writing about war, so I write slowly.