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Chapter 498 Yanzhou Confrontation
Yanzhou, Qinghe County.

After the 30 reinforcements found Donghu and 20 cavalry went south, they immediately built positions on the spot and adopted a defensive formation.On the position, the antlers are densely covered, and the trenches are vertical and horizontal.On the fence, a bed crossbow is resting on it, and the crossbow is strung up.An array of catapults is placed in the middle, and packs of explosives are placed on the side.

After the Donghu cavalry arrived, seeing the enemy's dense formation, they did not dare to take a strong attack, so they stopped three miles away from the enemy's formation, and the catapult carts that came with the army were hurriedly assembled.

After seeing the opponent's position, Kuerle immediately called all the ministers to discuss.

"Loves, after watching this battle, is there a way to defeat it?" Huerle looked at the crowd and asked.

"Your Majesty, our army has 20 iron cavalry, how can we not defeat the enemy?" A strong Donghu general stood up immediately and said loudly. "The last general is willing to lead [-] cavalry to break through their line of defense."

"Hehe, General Wunusutu, please be safe and don't be impatient." Fan Qi smiled and stood up, "Your Majesty, I think that our army has the initiative, so there is no need to fight head-to-head. As long as the support army is firmly restrained, But in January, their food and grass will definitely be insufficient. At that time, with our army by our side, they will be in a dilemma, and when their food runs out and their soldiers are exhausted, they will surely win in one battle."

"Lord Fan, that's what you said, but don't we have to keep watching them here, can't we do anything?" Unusutu stared at him dissatisfiedly, "If we don't defeat them as soon as possible, we will wait With more and more reinforcements, wouldn't our army have less chance of winning?"

"Haha, the general is worrying too much." Fan Qi smiled instead of anger, "Yanming and Cao Jun were both severely injured by Hengshan last year, losing troops and losing generals. Now the proportion of recruits among the three armies is at least [-]-[-]%. Such weak soldiers, how can they be the opponents of our elite soldiers? I hope that they can send more reinforcements, and they will be wiped out in one fell swoop. Maybe our army can cross the Longjiang River in one fell swoop and aspire to the Central Plains."

When Huerle heard the words, a gleam of light burst out of his eyes, asking for the Central Plains?This is a great cause that countless people in the grassland have dreamed of for thousands of years.If I can take Zhongzhou, I can become the son of God and the master of the earth, which everyone in the grasslands sang.

Just as Wunusutu was about to retort, Huerle waved his hand and said, "Okay, stop arguing, you two. I intend to suspend the attack first, and divert the enemy from going north. Wunusutu, if you think you have nothing to do, I will I can order you to order [-] cavalry to go south to sweep up the counties, and at the same time cut off the enemy's food routes."

Unusutu was overjoyed when he heard the words, and immediately prostrated himself and said, "Your most loyal Unusutu will be the prey that His Majesty hunts the most."

Fan Qi frowned slightly, couldn't help standing up and said: "Your Majesty, our army is going south this time to occupy the Central Plains. If it is not necessary, don't kill too much."

Huerle narrowed his eyes slightly, looked deeply at Fan Qi, and after a long time, he smiled and said: "Since Mr. Fan said so, Unusutu, please pay attention."

"Hmph!" Unusutu gave Fan Qi a cold look, and said reluctantly, "The general will obey the order."

Fan Qi lay on the ground, only feeling a chill on his back, he had already felt the chill coming from the front.

When Unusutu retreated, Huerle gave Fan Qi a faint look, "Fan Aiqing, let's go down."

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

When Fan Qi returned to his seat, Huerle immediately asked, "Fan Aiqing, just now you said that our army may win the Central Plains. I wonder if Aiqing has a plan?"

Hearing this, Fan Qi couldn't help but secretly smiled wryly in his heart, he just said that casually just now, but he didn't expect His Majesty to be serious.After thinking for a while, he replied: "Your Majesty, there are two problems in winning the Central Plains. As long as these two problems can be solved, it will not be difficult for our army to enter the Central Plains."

"Oh, which two problems?" Huerle asked in a deep voice, frowning slightly.

"First, the Longjiang Navy. If you want to enter the Central Plains, you must cross this river to enter the heart of the Central Plains. However, Cao Jun has a powerful navy, and it is very difficult for our army to cross the river." Fan Qi said solemnly, "Secondly, the intervention of the Hengshan army. It is impossible for Hengshan to sit back and watch our army march across the Central Plains. Either the army will steal the grassland behind me, or it will come from Mingzhou and go straight to the rear of our army. Once the Hengshan army comes to help, our army will never go south. possible."

Hu Erle's face darkened, and he slapped the seat handle bitterly. "It's a pity! Fan Aiqing, tell me, what should I do to win the Central Plains?"

Fan Qi pondered for a moment, then raised his head and said, "Your Majesty, I believe that our army must first seize Yanming and Mingzhou as our foundation, and after several years of operation, we can talk about going south."

Huerle shook his head slightly, "Yanzhou is easy to get, and Mingzhou is on the side of Hengshan. If you take it, you may provoke Hengshan's troops to invade, so it is impossible."

Fan Qi nodded gratifiedly, "Your Majesty has made a clear decision that it is better to be a minister. If Mingzhou is not taken, Yanzhou has a population of nearly ten million. As long as it is well managed, it can also provide a steady stream of manpower and material resources for the empire."

Huerle smiled lightly, "I am a member of the Mengwuer tribe, with a population of less than one million. Can I really control such a large number of Central Plains people?"

Hearing this, Fan Qi's heart skipped a beat, and cold sweat burst out of his forehead. He hurriedly worshiped and fell to the ground, and said respectfully: "Your Majesty, the most important thing to govern the people is to implement a benevolent government. A benevolent government is beneficial to the people, so the people do not want to rebel. Although your Majesty Outside of the Central Plains, the system is the same as that of the Central Plains. For thousands of years, dynasties have changed countless times, but the people are still the same people. As long as Your Majesty is a little gentle and wins over the nobles of Yanzhou, Yanzhou will be settled easily."

"Haha, Fan Aiqing is worthy of being my vassal minister, what you say is very kind, what you say is very kind." Huerle suddenly burst out laughing. "After this battle is over, Yanzhou's appeasement will be handled by you."

Fan Qi was overjoyed and hurriedly said: "This humble minister will definitely live up to His Majesty's high expectations."

A few days later, Zhang Zhongliang summoned all the people in the battle for reinforcements to discuss.

"Everyone, the army of Donghu has stopped in front of our army, and has not fought for several days. I'm afraid it is planning to trap us here." Zhang Zhongliang sighed slightly, "At present, the army's food storage is only for one month. , if we don’t repel the enemy army as soon as possible, I’m afraid our army is also in danger of being overthrown.”

"Hehe, Mr. Zhang, I have advised you before that most of our army is infantry, and it is not suitable to confront the cavalry head-on. As long as you stick to the city, keep the walls clear, and Donghu can't loot anything, he will naturally retreat." General Yan Hong of Cao Jun was dissatisfied He sneered and said, "But you chose to go north, and now you have suffered 30 soldiers."

Zhang Zhongliang shook his head bitterly, how could he not know that infantry and cavalry field battles are extremely disadvantageous.But Yancheng is struggling to hold on, hoping for reinforcements to come to the rescue.If you don't move forward and Yancheng falls, what's the point of sticking to the city?Even the majestic city defense of Yancheng can't stop the Donghu people, how long can other counties and cities hold it off?However, just as Yan Hong said, if he could not defeat the Donghu people this time, then Zhang Zhongliang had indeed entrapped the army.

"Okay, General Yan." The main general of Mingzhou, Lu Zhan, frowned and stared at him, and said in a deep voice, "Our army is the reinforcement army, so we should do the rescue. If we stick to the southern cities, it will only attract the Donghu people. It’s all about defeating each one. At that time, the situation may not be better than it is now.”

"Well, tell me, how do we solve the current situation?" Yan Hong looked at Lu Zhan coldly and shouted angrily.

Lu Zhan was speechless for a moment, if he knew, how could he be helpless here?
Everyone was silent when they heard the words, yes, what should we do now?
(End of this chapter)