Chapter 861 Arrival

"Yes, General." Qin Shan saluted Chang Wei.

He turned and left, and then ordered a search of the entire city.

Chang Wei watched Qin Shan leave, his eyes narrowed.

He ordered the elimination of the nobles and powerful families in Shacheng not only to take back the people's wealth they had plundered.

There was another important reason.

That was to reduce the hidden dangers inside Shacheng.

If these nobles and powerful families were left alone, they would definitely not be content.

Therefore, it would be safe to detain them.

After another busy day, he left 10,000 soldiers in Shacheng the next day and led 50,000 troops to Xiangbei.

At the same time, he sent someone to send the news to Anqing.

Compared with the stealth when going to Shacheng, the cavalrymen who delivered the message this time had three horses and quickly went to Anqing.

Because the Jiangzhou area outside Changcheng was all controlled by the royal army.

They had a smooth journey and rushed from Shacheng to Anqing in less than three days.

"Very good." Zhao Xu smiled with satisfaction after reading the battle report sent back by the cavalry.

Then, he immediately spread out the battle map.

When he was in Yanzhou, he drew various technical drawings at night, or drew the overall map of Dasong and the maps of each state and county.

Of course, there are also sea map and maps of various regions in the world.

After these maps were sent to the General Staff, the generals of the General Staff were responsible for copying them.

So there were special battle area maps when fighting.

"They set out three days ago and should have arrived in Yueyang County now. It is still two days away from Jiangxia County." Zhao Xu said.

The marching speed of the royal family's personal army is much faster than that of the powerful family.

So it takes six days for the powerful family to arrive in Jiangxia from Shacheng, and it may only take four or five days for the royal family's personal army. It only takes one or two more days for them to encounter the Wu army.

And they only need two days at most to reach Jiangxia City where the Wu army is now.

"It's time to go, Huo An, reorganize the army immediately, and send troops to Jiangxia tomorrow." Zhao Xu said solemnly.

Among the five Zhenwu generals of the royal army, except Qin Shan, Guan Tong and Lu Chang, the remaining two are Bai Shang and Huo An.

At present, Bai Shang is leading his soldiers to surround Changcheng.

He and Huo An stayed in Anqing.

Unlike Qin Shan, Guan Tong and Bai Shang, Huo An was the first veteran to join the royal army in the early days of its establishment.

He rose to this position by relying on military merit.

However, because Qin Shan, Guan Tong, Lu Chang, Bai Shang and others were too dazzling, he seemed a little inconspicuous.

But for Zhao Xu, Huo An's future is very promising.

Because Huo An is younger than Qin Shan and others, he is a new general.

"Yes, Your Highness." Huo An responded, and there was undisguised respect in his eyes when he looked at the King of Yan.

In this battle, the King of Yan left him and his men to guard Anqing, which was a trust in them.

The feeling of being trusted by the King of Yan has made him feel excited these days. Even if he died for the King of Yan, he would be willing.

After leaving the academy, he came to the Anqing camp and summoned his generals.

"Rest for one night and march to Jiangxia tomorrow." Huo An said.

After a moment of silence, he continued, "This time, His Royal Highness the King of Yan will fight with our Fifth Army. You must be in high spirits. When fighting, you must show the power of the Fifth Army."

After a pause, his face sank, "If anyone drags the Fifth Army's feet, don't blame me for being ruthless. Moreover, the people of the First Army, the Second Army, the Third Army and the Fourth Army will laugh at us as a reserve army."

The generals of the Fifth Army heard this and their eyes became firm.

They did not have any gaps with the other four armies.

In order to enhance the combat effectiveness of each army, General Chang Wei often held shooting, fighting, bomb throwing and other competitions in the army.

In addition, the five armies often confronted each other during exercises.

In these competitions and confrontations, the Fifth Army often ranked poorly.

So when he asked for a fight, he naturally couldn't compete with Qin Shan and his men.

He could only often serve as a reserve.

This is the origin of their name as the reserve army.

They are all bloody men, and naturally they are holding their breath, wanting to fight a comeback and prove that the Fifth Army is not bad.

Now, following His Royal Highness the King of Yan to attack Jiangxia City is an opportunity.

After all, there are 600,000 Wu troops in Jiangxia.

This battle was beautiful, and their reserve hats were taken off.

"Yes, General!" The generals shouted loudly.

After the disbandment, they immediately returned to their respective armies, ordered the soldiers to wipe the muskets, count the ammunition, and conveyed Huo An's orders at the same time.

The next morning, the Fifth Army soldiers stood outside Anqing City like fighting cocks, full of energy and high morale.

Zhao Xu went out of the city and saw this scene and nodded with satisfaction.

He knew exactly what Huo An said in the army in the afternoon.

In fact, this is the effect he wanted.

He also ordered Chang Wei to organize the military competition.

The purpose is to make each army improve through mutual competition.

"Let's go!" Zhao Xu ordered after inspecting the Fifth Army.

Currently, the Fifth Army has only 20,000 people, because 10,000 people stayed in the three southeastern states.

Once the 20,000 people left, Anqing would be an empty city.

But it doesn't matter now, because Anqing City is very safe.

If Jiangxia's Wu army wants to attack Anqing, it must pass the Fifth Army.

The powerful army in Changcheng is even more besieged by Bai Shang's Fourth Army, and it is even less likely to threaten Anqing.

But even so, just in case, he still dispatched the newly pulled up and untrained local soldiers near Anqing to garrison Anqing, which was better than nothing.

After two days of marching, Zhao Xu and his party arrived outside Jiangxia City from east to west.

At the same time, the 50,000 troops led by Chang Wei also arrived in Jiangxia, located on the coast of Jiujiang, from south to north.

The 600,000 Wu army was trapped in Jiangxia City.

After contacting Chang Wei, Zhao Xu ordered the Fifth Army to stay in place and prepare for the attack.

"Your Highness is really a god of war. After taking over Shacheng, the Wu army can neither retreat nor advance, and can only defend Jiangxia to death."

When Zhao Xu and Huo An used a telescope to observe Jiangxia City, Huo An couldn't help but say.

"This is called the art of war, the combination of the right and the strange." Zhao Xu said.

He stayed in Anqing and attacked the counties of Jiangzhou as an open plot, and ordered Chang Wei to attack Shacheng as a trick.

Attracting the enemy head-on, he could do some tricks in secret.

Therefore, the Wu army was fooled.

At this moment, the Wu army in Jiangxia must have learned the news of the fall of Shacheng.

But they had no way to deal with it.

The reason lies in the terrain of Xiangzhou. To the west of Xiangzhou is the Wuyi Mountains.

This mountain range separates Bazhou and Xiangzhou. To the east of Xiangzhou is the Xuefeng Mountains, and to the north of Xiangzhou is Jiujiang.

This means that Xiangzhou is actually a cage.

The only way to Bazhou is to pass through Shacheng, go to Guizhou, and go around in a circle to enter Bazhou from Yunzhou.