Just as Ji Ya's army was leaving, some officers also gathered in the Generalissimo Mansion of Yunzhong County, and they are still arguing to this day.

These people oppose Ji Ya for various reasons, perhaps because of blood, or maybe because of gender. There are also people who have a good industry, but now that they are uncontrolled, they are not like a small place like Yucheng, where life is tight. Some mines, some grazing, not to mention the more moisturized.

There is a person sitting on the throne, it is the current highest officer of the Generalissimo's Mansion Yue Zaitian, he was originally the Mesozoic force of the Beida Battalion, since the last time the Northern Xinjiang fought against the demons, the Beida Battalion was basically crippled, and the Generalissimo Mo Yunhai also set his sights on the south. So there was no general in the clouds, and the moon was promoted in the Tianhuo line and took office hastily.

Since the demon clan has been defeated, it should not invade again in one hundred and eighty years, so Yue Zaitian is not so much the commander of the Generalissimo's Mansion as a senior manager of the Beida Battalion.

The operation mode of the Yunzhong Military Region, the Demon Cloud Sea has long been decided, this place is close to the outside of the Guan, and there are few families in themselves. It took nearly sixty years of hard work for the sea of demons to finally establish the Yunzhong Military Region completely, there are no local officials in each town, and the military management system is implemented, and all the laws are stricter than those in the Central Plains, and the crime of exile can be punished here, and the head will be directly killed here. All of this is in the service of the entire Beidaying border army.

Ji Ya's series of actions, these people are not unaware. Or Ji Ya also expects these people to know that the final result is either surrender or fight to the death. Hearing that Yucheng had begun to gather troops, these people hurriedly took their headquarters and gathered at the Generalissimo's Mansion. If they don't plan to surrender, they will only be broken one by one, and the only way to do this is to combine their forces and fight a quick battle.

However, from Ji Ya's order to the current half a month of the attack of the whole army in Yucheng, although they joined forces, there were only endless disputes. Although everyone united in the front, everyone debated endlessly about how to fight this battle more beneficial to themselves. Since there is no one absolute authority, everyone has their own opinions.

First someone proposed that the superior forces should be concentrated and they would have a hard encounter with her on the plains, and the Northern Army in Yunzhong was the elite of the field, and with the firearms of the Northwest Manufacturing Bureau, it could definitely defeat the Southern Army in Yunzhong.

Someone also proposed that the army choose a pass that must be passed through in the north, defend the city, and wait for work, as long as they do not go out to fight a decisive battle, they can definitely consume the other party alive, but several officers near the south disagreed, after all, no one wants to use their own territory as a battlefield.

The rest of the ideas are not very reliable, what to hire alien soldiers and horses, or what to join forces with the Ma family to fight in two ways. Because everyone has their own territory and business, there are some contradictions and conflicts in ordinary times, and every time the military discussion in the past few days is discussed, it begins to pull old accounts, and then there is a fierce quarrel, and finally it breaks up.

Yue Zaitian sneered and watched these rabble, and couldn't help but feel a burst of sadness in his heart, thinking about how majestic the hundreds of thousands of troops in the Northern Camp were in the Yunzhong Military Region, everyone took the protection of the human race as their own responsibility, and launched a fierce battle with the monsters.

At this time, a general with a high hairline and sharp-beaked monkey cheeks got up and said: "Everyone else has come to the door, and you are still earning some money here, do you have to be on your neck to know how to fight!?"

Everyone saw that it was Du Zuo, the chief soldier of Aries Pass, who was the first to shake his face with Ji Ya at the banquet in Yucheng, and now the southern army is about to go north, and his Aries Pass is on the front line of the conflict, so Du Zuo came with his family and wealth, as well as more than 1,000 soldiers and horses.

Although he has money and soldiers, but even his own territory has been abandoned, and the people present really don't think much of him, and he has also participated in military discussions these days, but he is silent, and today he has the courage to reprimand everyone.

At this time, some people said disdainfully: "Who should I be, it turned out to be General Du of Baiyang Pass, what's the matter? I plan to give up Baiyang Pass to the brothers to garrison troops to resist the enemy." After saying that, he couldn't help but hum and chuckle in the audience.

Everyone knows his situation, now that Ji Ya's army has set off, Du Zuo has led people to run away again, and Aries Pass will fall tomorrow at the latest, maybe now Ji Ya is already standing at the head of the city.

Du Zuo sneered: "You don't have to cut my face with these, I am you tomorrow, everyone laughs at fifty steps and laughs at a hundred steps, I just save my strength, now is a good opportunity to fight back." ”

Everyone looked at each other, and a general asked, "Listen to what you mean, is there a way to win?"

Du Zuo smiled coldly: "Of course there is a way, it depends on whether you are reluctant to do it." ”

Everyone didn't know what Du Zuo's idea was, and someone said, "It's all come to this point, what's there to be reluctant to?"

Some people also questioned, "Do you really have a way? Why didn't you say it before?" "Everyone argued for days, but Duzo remained silent.

"Don't worry about it so much, let Lao Du talk about it first. ”

Du Zuo said: "Lae City garrison Lu Fangliang and I have been comrades-in-arms for many years, and we are also sons and daughters. It's only because Lae is too close to the blonde princess that it can't be submitted. If we fight against the Southern Army, and he strikes back from behind, think about the result...... The reason why I didn't say it before was because I hadn't fully contacted him, but now I've gotten the news that the Southern Army is ready to go on the swearing-in battle, and he's willing to cooperate with us. ”

There is also this kind of good thing, if it can be combined with the inside and outside, it is naturally good, but is this credible?

Someone asked, "Are you sure this man can be trusted?"

Du Zuo said: "Don't worry, I can still trust Lu Fangliang, the key is that he is not helping in vain, you have to come up with some benefits, no matter what, the little maid princess is also raising them with real money, if it weren't for Lu Fangliang's reluctance to bend down to listen to a woman, he wouldn't have negotiated terms with us." ”

The generals couldn't help but nodded, everyone also understood each other's situation, they would rather be the head of the chicken than the queen of the cow, even if their territory is small, they have the final say, and there is an extra woman on their heads, and they feel a little uncomfortable. It's just that the other party is powerful and can provide food and salary, so I have to be convinced. The meaning of the words is nothing more than that as long as everyone's benefits are in place, it is not impossible to reverse it, otherwise you can only follow Ji Ya to fight.

Although everyone present had the same goal of defeating Ji Ya, if they really wanted to cut their flesh and bleed, everyone was a little hesitant, after all, this was everyone's business, and no one wanted to be the wronged boss who paid the most.

Someone else asked: "I believe Lao Du's words, but how many people can be in a garrison? There are only 1,800 people in the sky, and it is impossible to bring them all out if they go out on the expedition, even if a few hundred people defect before the battle, for tens of thousands of troops, the role is limited." ”

Du Zuo said: "I have been prepared for this, first, there are many people like Lu Fangliang in the other party's army, and it is still the same sentence, as long as you give benefits, it is not a problem." Second, even if it is a combination of inside and outside, we need to find a good time, I mean we can concentrate our superior forces in the Red Mountain Pass......"

"Hongshankou!?" everyone exclaimed, as the generals of the Yunzhong Military Region, they couldn't be clearer about where Hongshankou City was, it was a dangerous place, once the Demon Taishi had set it, once the Great Wall was broken by the demon clan, the second echelon defense line. It's just that it's not far from the Generalissimo's Palace, and many of the officers here have their territories south of the Red Mountain Pass.

Du Zuo said: "Now that the opponent is strong, we will definitely suffer a loss in a decisive battle on the plain, it is better to hold the Red Mountain Pass and vacate so many places, they must divide their troops to guard, so it is equivalent to weakening the strength of the southern army, and when they attack, we will delay as much as possible, and in a few days they can attack the rear army and burn the grain and grass." But when we see the fire, let's kill from the Red Mountain Pass again, and attack back and forth......"

I have to say that Du Zuo's proposal, except for some officers who were forced to give up the chassis, the others were quite tempted, even if the final design could not be achieved, at least the other party would suffer a lot of damage and be unable to fight again, and holding the Red Mountain Pass was equivalent to guarding the interests of the majority.

With a decent plan, everyone at least had a direction to discuss, and around this plan, a new round of disputes began with each other.

......

After the military discussion again, Yue Zaitian returned to the military aircraft of the Generalissimo's Mansion, and at this time it was getting late, and a middle-aged scribe was busy.

When the scribe saw the moon coming back in heaven, he stood up and saluted, "What is the result of the general's discussion today?"

Yue Zaitian nodded: "So that Mr. knows, ...... today"

The person in front of him is Xu Shicheng, the chief bookkeeper of the Generalissimo's Mansion, although he has an official position, Yue Zaitian still respectfully calls him Mr. He told him about today's military discussion, so he asked Xu Shicheng for advice.

Xu Shicheng muttered and said, "General, it doesn't matter whether this matter is successful or not. I wasn't worried that I would be defeated, so I asked the general, even if we win this time, how long will the entire military region last?"

Yue Zaitian understood what he meant, when the Demon Taishi was there, the hundreds of thousands of troops in the Yunzhong Military Region were fine, but later the Demon Taishi went south and was caught in two wars, and the control of the Yunzhong Military Region was greatly weakened, and many people thought carefully. It's just that at that time, they still had some restraint, but they just concealed and lost some benefits. After the death of the Demon Master, in the past two years, they have taken possession of the original military assets for themselves, and they have also violated the generalissimo's mansion, either today's livestock are sick, or tomorrow's mine production will be reduced.

The income is decreasing year by year, but for the military families in the military region, the Generalissimo's Mansion still has to pay for it, and in another two or three years, without Ji Ya sending troops, the entire Yunzhong Military Region will collapse.

There are so many people gathered here today for a variety of strange reasons, but in fact, there is only one point in the core, and I don't want to hand over the benefits that have already been obtained. And Ji Ya was able to quickly recruit the Southern Army, for the same reason, the industry was concentrated in the north, on the one hand, it was fragrant and spicy, and on the other hand, it was to eat bran vegetables, but I didn't know that the robe that was once born and died, and could support each other's backs, was actually long gone. How can you say that you have no clothes, and you are in the same robe with your son! hehe......

Xu Shicheng's words were not said thoroughly, but the meaning was very clear, Ji Ya had capital behind her, and she had already fed her subordinates before she started the war, this is not a leader who can only draw big pies. So Ji Ya can lose this war, but the Generalissimo's Mansion can't afford to lose. People are not only princesses but also monks, plus they have money, even if they have wiped out the army, it is not difficult to make a comeback in a year and a half. What about your own side? Not to mention losing, what good is it to win a war.

But now that the Northern Army is also considered to be 'united', although he is the nominal supreme commander, he is actually being carried away by everyone, what other way can he do?

Yue Zaitian smiled bitterly: "If it weren't for this position, I would have wanted to quit a long time ago, what should I do now? Mr. Xu may teach me." ”

Xu Shicheng can be regarded as a capable official, but he is not a top strategist, he shook his head and said: "The general has no good way to go at the moment, but he can't participate in the battle of Hongshankou anyway." ”

Yue Zaitian nodded, he also understood this, if Ji Ya's army wins, he will not go against her, and he will wait until the soldiers come to the city to take refuge, no matter what, he can save his life. If Ji Ya is defeated, her own experience will not be worse than now. I didn't expect that one day I would become an opportunist.

......

With the roar of the cannon, the strong city in front of him has been crumbling, Ji Ya led the female guards to the city gate, only to see her sword qi split the city gate, and then the army swarmed in, Ji Ya wielded the big dragon pattern sword to kill the city, where the general soldiers were her opponents, and ended the battle in a short time, and the three thousand soldiers and horses who followed them also entered the city one after another.

It has been eighteen days since the army began, and in these eighteen days, Ji Ya has ordered thirteen pass towns in a row, if it weren't for the vast and sparsely populated Yunzhong County, she would have saved the time spent on the road, and the results of the battle might have been even more.

Originally, Ji Ya thought that she would fly into the city and open the city gate, which would not only save time and effort, but also reduce casualties. However, this idea was stopped by Ruan Yu, if the war always relies on this model, then the army in Ji Ya's hands will never become the elite of a hundred battles, besides, this is the Yunzhong Military Region, which is the forward position against the demon clan, in case there is any secret weapon left, this trick is used too much, and then people have to be prepared, Ji Ya rushed in and didn't fall into the enemy formation?

The attack of the simple army was not much hindered, and there were more people surrendering in the thirteen pass towns, and even if they resisted, they would not resist too fiercely. Ji Ya was covered in blood, and inserted the big dragon pattern sword into the city, and the sound of the battle in the city gradually subsided, and the rest of the matter was naturally taken care of by the chief bookkeeper Wu Yan.

The female guards are also scattered around, always vigilant, Ji Ya doesn't care, if there is any danger, she is not ready to let these young ladies stand in front of her, she can't deal with it herself, it is estimated that everyone in front of her will be finished, so why implicate the innocent.

At this time, Qi Diaoyan appeared from the side and knelt on the ground, Ji Ya's blood-stained face was still a gentle smile: "How is it, is it good news?"

Qi Diaoyan replied: "It can't be considered too good, my subordinates have received three reports, one of them, the east and west roads have completed the predetermined goal, and they can meet with the main force within the scheduled date, and the number of soldiers and horses under His Highness's jurisdiction has expanded to 17,000. ”

Ji Ya nodded happily, because the enemy's forces were scattered, so the army set out to occupy several places and decided to divide the troops and march in three directions. Ji Ya, Wu Yan, Geng Chang, and the Xiong brothers and sisters led 5,000 people as the Chinese army. In addition, 3,000 people were deployed for the Eastern Army, with Ruan Yu as the general and Huangfu Yan as the deputy. Another 3,000 people were deployed for the Western Army, with Chun Yu Wuji as the general and Huang Ping as the deputy. After all, Ruan Yu and Huang Ping are considered to be the people of the Yunzhong military, and they have an innate advantage in recovering the local forces.

The three roads set the route and time to meet on a certain day, and now the other two roads have completed their goals, so half of the entire Yunzhong County and Four Prefectures have been controlled by Ji Ya. And the number of troops in the early 10,000s at the beginning of the expedition is now 4 or 5,000 more.

Despite this, Ji Ya still didn't dare to be careless, which was good news, but Qi Diaoyan said that it was not too good, which proved that the latter two things were a bit bad and lowered the joy of victory.

"And what are the other two?" she asked.