Chapter 977 The national war begins!
"Da Yan has mobilized 800,000 troops, and now the southern border will be empty."
"I have ordered the Tang army to march from Dali to Yan, and Lu Bu is attacking the two important towns of Qingcheng and Beiyan."
"The reason why Da Yan transferred Xi Yan's army eastward was probably to prevent the collapse of the Northeastern Front."
After Ning Fan made a simple analysis, Bai Qi said softly: "My lord, it's freezing cold today, so it's not suitable to attack the enemy. However, Da Yan moved at this time, obviously to force us to send more troops to Changluo."
"After increasing the number of troops, the supply line will inevitably be lengthened. He is preparing to fight with us!"
"The strategic core of Da Yan is in the north. If we can take back Bei Yan and the Second City of Qingcheng, we can free up the main force of Bei Yan's army and march south to Changluo."
"At that time, it will be equivalent to our country, Dayu, facing Dayan."
"So, how to break the situation?"
Ning Fan asked, but Bai Qi shook his head. He only knew how to fight and win the war, but let him wait and see the situation and formulate strategies. That was what those Ziwenchen should do!
"My lord, we still have to wait for the information from Black Ice Platform!"
"Um!"
"Li Ru will arrive in Luo with the Han army."
"Lord, our army is not sure about the terrain in the west of Da Yan. Should we send out scouts to investigate first?"
"No need!"
Ning Fan shook his head, took out a parchment roll directly from his sleeve, and slowly spread it out on the table.
"What do you think this is?"
"Is this... a Kanyu map?"
"It actually covers the entire Central Plains?"
"good!"
Ning Fan nodded and took out another gadget from his sleeve: "This is called a compass. The pointer in the watch always points to the south."
Ning Fan looked at the small thing in his hand and felt a little painful.
Just such a little guy cost him a hundred thousand points of luck!
"There are such magical things in the world!"
Bai Qi's face was filled with wonder. With this thing, he will never get lost in battles from now on!
It's fine in the Central Plains, but if it's in the desert, the grassland, or the Gobi, this thing is simply a god.
"More than these!"
"In this battle, Gu is about to start spending money on his family."
"Compass, telescope, bed crossbow, catapult, Zhuge Liannu, the reserves are extremely amazing."
"There is also refined heavy armor, and all weapons are ready."
"Just waiting for meritorious service on the battlefield."
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Five days passed in a blink of an eye.
In the past few days, there was still no movement in the Da Yan Army, while the Da Han Army arrived in Changluo under the leadership of Huo Qubing.
Also accompanying him were Guan Yu, Zhao Yun, Meng Tian, Zhang Han and other generals.
Among the civil servants, there were Li Ru, Jia Xu and Chen Ping.
With the arrival of the Han Army, the Yan Army seemed to be aware of it. The camp retreated thirty miles directly and built many arrow towers, bunkers and defenses on the spot outside the camp.
"As expected by His Highness, Da Yan is preparing to bring down our logistics!"
"not that simple!"
Chen Ping looked at the map with a gleam in his eyes: "Lord, do we have a garrison in Dongyan City?"
"Um?"
Ning Fan looked stunned, and looked at the map and understood instantly: "You mean, they might go around from Muye to Dongyan City and cut off our escape route?"
"And the 800,000 troops in front of us are just attracting our attention?"
"No!"
Chen Ping shook his head slightly and said solemnly: "Our army, Chen Bingchang, Luo, they will besiege and not attack. In this way, they will compete with us in consumption, and they can even send out elite cavalry at any time to detour through Muye and cut off our food route." ”
"If Dongyan City is empty of troops, they can take Dongyan directly and cut off our retreat!"
"If we divide our forces, they will definitely attack Changluo."
When Chen Ping said this, Li Ru also smiled faintly and said softly: "But what Da Yan doesn't know is that our army has formed five main force groups, which are enough to divide the troops and fight!"
"The retreat of Yan's army shows that they do not want to fight us in Changluo!"
"As for Makino and Sanyo, I'm afraid there are already large armies heading south."
Ning Fan stared at Chen Ping and asked, "So, what's the solution to this situation?"
"Lord, Changluo is strong enough to defend. Our army has bed crossbows, super long-range catapults and other sharp weapons, and Zhuge's serial crossbows are intimidating. There are 600,000 troops in the city. They will definitely not attack the city rashly."
"Although Sanyo and Makino are under our control, I'm afraid now..."
Before Chen Ping finished speaking, he heard the sound of hurried footsteps, and then an armored scout stepped forward quickly: "Report, Bai Shuai, Shanyang has fallen, and Yan's army has moved south from Shanyang, numbering no less than one hundred thousand!"
"really!"
Everyone's expressions darkened. They didn't expect Yan Jun to arrive so quickly. As a result, the situation became passive!
"Who is guarding Dongyan City?"
"Back to my lord, it was originally guarded by General Ran's beggar army, but as the five major legions were reorganized, General Ran led his troops to withdraw from Dongyan City."
"Now, Duke Zhen Guo and Duke Ping Guo lead 50,000 border troops to guard the place."
After the reorganization of the five major armies, there were the Great Song Army and 100,000 frontier troops in the north, and Jiang Qinghou's 100,000 frontier troops in the south. Now, Dongyan City, Muye, and Shanyang cities have all fallen to Dayu.
Dongyan City and Xuanjianguan were naturally reduced to the second line, with 50,000 border troops in each of the two cities.
As a result, Dongyan City is in danger.
"My lord, the last general is calling for battle and rushing to the aid of Dongyan City!"
Ning Fan looked at the others, and Li Ru shook his head slightly: "Changluo and Dongyan City are separated by three important roads, namely Tiger Leaping Gorge, Ten Thousand Mu Jungle, and Changyuan!"
"When the Yan army marched east, our army set up ambushes on these three roads, defeated Qi Yan, and killed Yun Xi."
"Now, the Yan army will definitely set up ambushes on these three roads and will never let us reach Dongyan City easily."
"Tiger Leaping Gorge and the Ten Thousand Trees Forest are not suitable for large-scale marches, and Changyuan is a long way away. I'm afraid... it's too late."
Ning Fan took a deep breath and looked at Li Ru first: "The Yan army was able to conceal its movements from the Black Ice Platform this time, and it was obvious that they had put in a lot of effort."
"There are 50,000 troops in Dongyan City, enough to hold out for several days."
"I just don't know, if the troops dispatched by the Yan army are the Beiyan army, they can still fight, but if they are..."
"Dayan Dragon Cavalry!"
Ning Fan's eyes flashed, and he said in a deep voice: "Zhao Yun, Guan Yu listen to my orders!"
"I am here!"
"You two lead 100,000 cavalry from Changyuan to support Dongyan City!"
"Yes!"
"Li Ru!"
"Here!"
"Send a message through the spirit pigeon, and allow Xu Fengnian to act at his discretion!"
Li Ru was stunned for a moment, and nodded heavily. He knew that the Great Snow Dragon Cavalry might be the last trump card in the lord's hand in the Dongyan area.
"Lord, what about the front battlefield?"
"Fight!"
Ning Fan's momentum swept, and a high fighting spirit surged in his body. He dared to stab me in the back, and I would defeat him head-on!
"Today's Dayu is no longer the Dayu of the past!"
"Today's army is invincible and invincible!"
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