Father can be an enemy to the country

On the right bank of the Nanjian River, the ten-mile company of the Lucchuan Army camped.

In the tent of the Chinese army guarding the king, after listening to the conversation between Dao Ganmeng and the deputy general, Silunfa also woke up from his anger and asked in a deep voice: "Why did the Ming army appear in the south of the river valley? Don't they still have some Will the date arrive?"

Naturally, these words came from Dao Ganmeng, who swore firmly that the Ming army would not be able to reach Nanjian for at least three days.

Dao Ganmeng was at a loss for words and said in shock, "Is this Mu Ying's advance team?"

"Impossible." Silunfa shook his head decisively and said: "According to Lang Munai's description, what they encountered should be the most elite heavy cavalry. This unit in the Ming army has a similar status to the elephant soldiers in our army. They are both expensive and The heavy weight is used to break through formations for the army, how can it be used as an advance unit and allowed to move alone?"

"Yes, what the king said is absolutely true." All the generals nodded. "Just like when we were fighting against the Yuan army, once we saw the heavy cavalry wearing ringed iron armor, we knew that the main force of the Yuan army was nearby."

"..." But this obvious inference silenced all the senior officials of Luchuan in the king's tent.

Because this shows that the main force of the Ming army has arrived.

All the generals remained silent. They were completely different from when they were actively seeking battle and fighting for Dingyuan.

After thousands of years of accumulated prestige, the pressure exerted by the Central Plains Celestial Empire on small border countries was unimaginable. If Sihan's method had not defeated the Yuan army that year and dispelled their charm, the Luchuan army would not have had the courage to stand here and challenge the Ming Dynasty's heavenly soldiers.

In fact, the charm has not been completely dispelled, otherwise Silunfa would not have mobilized all his troops to challenge the Ming army with an army of 300,000. To put it bluntly, don’t you still feel unsure?

It was Silunfa who broke the oppressive atmosphere. He glanced at the subordinates coldly and said in a provocative way: "What, are you afraid?"

"Not afraid!" The generals naturally denied it: "Even if the main force of the Ming army arrives, isn't it only 30,000 troops?"

"That's right, they just succeeded in a sneak attack, but they can't change the situation between 300,000 and 30,000. The absolute advantage lies in my situation!"

"Besides, we still have war elephants! In front of war elephants, no matter how powerful the cavalry is, it will be for nothing!" General Luchuan felt a sense of security when he thought of his elephants that were armed to the teeth.

"This is ridiculous." Silunfa's expression brightened slightly when he saw this, and he said calmly: "Although we accidentally suffered a setback in the first battle, it does not affect the overall situation - after all, we arrived first and surrounded Dingyuan City. The initiative is still there. For me, that’s enough.”

He paused and then sounded the alarm to his subordinates: "Of course, this also reminds us that although the Ming army is small in strength, it is powerful in combat. If we are not careful, we will suffer big losses. Therefore, we must cheer up and be on guard. , be prepared for another sneak attack by the Ming army! Especially tonight, we must double the patrols and let the soldiers sleep with one eye open!"

"Understood!" All the generals agreed in unison, and then hurried back to their camps and arranged their defenses separately.

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That night, the entire Luchuan Army camp was in a trembling state. Everyone tensed up and jumped up as soon as there was any movement to prepare to face the enemy.

As a result, the whole night was tense, and the Ming army did not come to attack at night...

Of course, you never go too far wrong. It's better to toss around all night than to be attacked accidentally.

At dawn, 'Lang Munai', who was sent out to guard, brought the latest trends of the Ming army.

"King Qi, it has been confirmed that the Ming army is divided into three groups. The middle group is stationed at Lao Gongji Mountain, the left group is stationed at Sabo, and the right group is stationed at the dam area." The scout said while marking the marks on the map. position. "There are currently no signs of preparations for an attack."

Silunfa sat on the throne and looked at the map, where the two camps each occupied a hillside and were facing each other across the river valley, his eyes full of doubts.

"How many soldiers and horses does the Ming army have?"

"Ten thousand per route, total strength is about 30,000." Although Lang Munai lost the battle, there was no need to question their professionalism.

"What kind of trick is Mu Ying doing?" Silun raised his chin with his hand, wondering: "Are you waiting for help?"

"It doesn't look like they're about to launch a surprise attack." Dao Gan Meng Ye frowned.

Normally, Mu Ying should have taken advantage of the fact that her side had just arrived and had not established a stable footing to attack the weak points of the encirclement and break their siege of Dingbian City in one fell swoop.

In the future, whether it is to defend the city or coordinate the withdrawal of the defenders, it will be much better than setting up a dignified formation and beating the gongs and drums in front of them like now.

Otherwise, after the Luchuan Army digs the fortifications and tightens the fences, if they want to rescue Dingbian City, they will have to defeat the Luchuan Army first.

But thirty thousand versus three hundred thousand, how can they win?

"Isn't this Mu Ying a fool?" A general couldn't help but muttered: "Isn't this arrangement playing into our hands?"

"Haha, indeed." The generals also chuckled, and the shadow of yesterday's failure disappeared in an instant. The side with absolutely superior military strength would naturally want the other side to confront it head-on.

"Don't be careless as you said." Silunfa reminded the generals again: "Do what we should do, build fortifications, and build siege equipment. If Mu Ying dares to come to a head-on confrontation, we will have a decisive battle with him; If Mu Ying is passive and lazy in the fight, trying to wait for backup, we will knock down Dingyuan City, capture the Ming troops in the city in front of them, and execute them one by one. Let’s see how the Ming troops can maintain their morale?”

"Hahaha, as ordered!" All the generals laughed strangely. Mu Ying came to rescue Dingyuan City, but she hesitated to move forward. If the Luchuan Army were to capture Dingyuan City in front of them and then execute the prisoners of war in front of them, this scene would be absolutely devastating to the morale of the Ming Army.

Just thinking about it makes me feel happy.

~~

At the same time, in the heavily guarded Ming army camp on Lao Gongji Mountain on the other side of the Nanjian River, Mu Ying, the general of the southern expedition, also gathered the generals to hold a military meeting.

At this time, under Mu Ying's tent were the Marquis of Xuande, Jin Chaoxing, the Marquis of Pingliang, Fei Ju, the Marquis of Ji'an, Lu Zhongheng, Guo Ying, who had just been promoted to the Marquis of Wuding, as well as the commander of the Chu Xiong Guard, Yuan Yi, the commander of the Dali Guard, Zheng Xiang, and the commander of the Pindian Guard. Generals such as Lai Zhengsun, Li Guan, the commander of the Golden Teeth Guard, and Chu Jie, the commander of the Yunnan Guard, are all men who have experienced hundreds of battles and are unparalleled in bravery.

Definitely a star-studded general.

At this time, all the generals were quietly listening to Chu Jie's account of yesterday's battle with the Luchuan Army's cavalry.

"...Although their horses are short, unable to wear armor, and have insufficient defense, they do still have a certain skill. They generally have excellent riding skills, and their horses are also very flexible. I thought I could annihilate them all, but in the end, most of them escaped." Chu Jie He said in a deep voice:

"They also throw a thin and pointed javelin that flies very fast and has strong penetrating power. Later we tried it and it was able to break through armor within twenty steps."

Mu Ying nodded, and the soldiers distributed several javelins brought by Chu Jie to the generals for inspection.

Chu Jie also took the trouble to tell the generals the details of the Lucchuan Army's individual qualities, habits of using weapons, and methods of giving orders. The generals looked at the real thing and listened carefully to his explanation.

The purpose of yesterday's small-scale raid was to weigh the strength of the Luchuan Army so that the soldiers could have a rough idea of ​​the enemy's combat power.