Ji Ya had already set the tone of the war, and everyone would not have a second word, so Jian Tu asked again: "Your Highness, since you have decided to go on the expedition, I don't know how many soldiers and horses you need to use this time." ”

Ulantiya may have many problems, but its strength is still not to be underestimated, it is not difficult to make up more than 100,000 coalition troops, the two sides are not close to each other, and the middle is the desert Gobi, so it is not enough to go less, and it is difficult to maintain logistics if you go more.

Ji Ya said: "Sir, please rest assured, I know what everyone is worried about, in the past few days, I have raised enough money, food, ordnance, and also prepared a large number of artillery and gunpowder. ”

Everyone knew Ji Ya's methods, and they were not surprised to hear it, but Ji Ya prepared early for this battle, and it seemed that she was really angry at that time.

Ji Ya said again: "This time I brought 40,000 horses, Lanzhou and the West Queen Mother Pass have a total of 20,000 recruits, although the 10,000 miles of wild sand are newly built, but this 10,000 Battelle warriors are very brave, I am ready to hire another 10,000 people from the Battle." A total of 80,000 troops, excluding the men who stayed in the two places, a total of 70,000 troops were dispatched. ”

70,000 people is not much, but less is not less. As everyone expected. All that's left is what strategy to take.

Ruan Yu was the first to speak: "Your Highness, in fact, Lanzhou is not far from Ulantiya in a straight line, you can concentrate your forces to kill it, and then you can fight in a battle." ”

Chang Xiu didn't think about the military, but asked: "Your Highness, I don't know what the attitude of the Loess Dong family is, if we can let them send troops, we can attack from the north and south." ”

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The loess Dong family is the largest family in Ganliang, and the loess in the title has two meanings, one refers to the overlord on the Gobi, and the other is to allude to the family that controls the Jinsha River. It has 30,000 horsemen and 60,000 servants of various tribes. Although it is difficult to say the combat effectiveness of the servant army, it is still possible to make up an army of 50,000 or 60,000 to be strong and powerful.

If Ji Ya wants to go west, then the attitude of the Dong family is very important, the Dong family's cooperation can be attacked from both sides, if the Dong family chooses the Ganman Alliance, then Ji Ya has almost no possibility of turning the tables.

Just a few days ago, the Dong family received a message from Ji Ya, and sent Dong Ao, the second son of his grandson, to come and offer 10,000 taels of gold as a congratulatory ceremony.

10,000 taels of gold is not a small amount, I have always heard that the king gave the hero 10,000 gold, in fact, it is still mainly copper coins, and the purchasing power of gold is very huge. And what the Dong family sent was a real 10,000 taels of gold. Dong Ao, as a messenger, is also a person with a lot of splendor, and he looks even more heroic.

Zhu Ye Qingrou privately pointed out the intention of the Dong family to Ji Ya, on the one hand, this ten thousand taels of gold does have the meaning of congratulations, and on the other hand, it is also to boast of the strength of the Dong family. Coupled with this second son, Dong Ao, the Dong family wants to marry Ji Ya.

Of course, they also knew that Ji Ya and Gan Man would have a battle in the alliance, so they were not in a hurry to express their position. Ji Ya is in a weak position, and she will inevitably think of uniting with the Dong family. As long as the blonde princess nods, and the second son Dong Ao enters the royal family, the two families will join together to push the Ganman alliance.

It can't be said that the Dong family's consideration is wrong, but it is indeed a little disgusting to Ji Ya. Although she is now focusing on the great cause, she didn't think of pressing herself up. Therefore, for the Dong family's envoy's delicious and delicious hospitality, nothing else is mentioned.

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Back to the military discussion, Ji Ya said bluntly: "Although this Dong family has strength, they are speculative, I am afraid that they will not go all out before the two of us have a victory." Except for General Ruan Yu, what other opinions do the others have?" "Taking a step back and saying that even if they get married, Ji Ya still doesn't trust the Dong family, and it is even possible that the snipe and the clam will fight and the fisherman will benefit. Therefore, we must fight quickly, and we must not give the Dong family a chance.

At this time, the emperor who was stationed at the West Queen Mother Pass stood up and said, "Your Highness, the last general proposes to march in three ways. ”

"What!?" Many people were surprised, even if the Ganman Alliance was internally discordant, it could always make up an army of 150,000. Ji Ya's 70,000 people are already at a disadvantage, and in this case, they still have to divide their troops?

Ji Ya waved her hand to stop everyone's noise: "General Huangfu, tell me your reasons." ”

"Yes, after the last general came to the West Queen Mother Pass, he studied the Ganman Alliance. This place is known as more than 30 cities, but in fact, the size and scale are different. There are large cities such as Ulantia and small cities with a population of several thousand. As far as our Great Zhou is concerned, it's just a village and a wall. Now that the big war is imminent, the other party does not dare to take it lightly, and the main forces on both sides touch, and our few soldiers are naturally at a disadvantage, even if they barely win, they are unable to suppress Gan Liang after that. ”

Ji Ya thought for a while and nodded, "It makes sense, keep talking." ”

"Yes, so the last general thought that His Highness led the main force to attack the middle, but did not attack. Draw out the enemy's main force to fight with it. In addition, two generals can be sent to lead two partial divisions. One route went south from the West Queen Mother Pass in the north, and all the way north from the Dong family in the south, and the main force of His Royal Highness marched together to capture those small cities and gradually surround the enemy. If the enemy coalition knows that we have copied the back road, the morale of the army will be confused. At that time, the three roads can be encircled and cut off from the enemy's support. ”

After listening to this, Jian Tu said: "It sounds reasonable, but the 70,000 army is divided into three ways to surround the opponent's more than 100,000 horses, so it is still too risky." ”

Ji Ya asked again, "Monmonda, what do you think?" she wanted to ask the opinion of the locals.

Monmonda didn't want to build up a sword army in Ganliang, but now that the matter had come to this, he had to think about his own tribe. Battle is now mixing well with Ji Ya, and as a fighting nation, of course, he is also eager to make a contribution.

Monmonda said: "General Huangfu's plan is good, although it seems dangerous, but it does benefit a lot. For example, Your Highness is as powerful as a tiger, and the other party is also a vigorous male lion, in addition to carrying dozens of wolves. There will be damage on the hard side of the tiger. When lions and tigers compete, wolves wait and see. If the tiger temporarily avoids the edge and takes the opportunity to subdue the wolves, when the decisive battle comes, it will be reversed into a tiger and a pack of wolves to hunt lions. ”

Ji Ya pondered for a moment, and finally said in a deep voice: "Divide the troops." ”

"Your Highness!" Some people still felt that they were going to take the risk of dividing their troops and were ready to dissuade them, but Ji Ya waved his hand to stop them.

Ji Ya got up and walked a few steps and said: "All the subordinates will go down to prepare, and in five days, the army will set off, and the troops will be divided into three ways to hunt the Ulantiya coalition army. I led the Chinese army to attack head-on, and Mr. Jian Tu and Uncle Xin went with me. The 20,000 soldiers and horses of the North Route Army set off from the West Queen Mother Pass, with Chun Yu Wuji as the general, and Huangfu Yan and Geng Chang as the deputy generals. The 20,000 soldiers and horses of the Southern Route Army borrowed the Dong family region to go north, with Ruan Yu as the general and Chang Xiu and Huang Ping as the deputy generals. ”

Everyone was stunned when they heard this, and Ruan Yu even said, "Your Highness, it's not appropriate to do this...... If it is ...... "a total of 70,000 troops, 20,000 on the north and south roads, then Ji Ya is only 30,000 people? And the generals who can fight are all sent out, and the rest are nothing more than Xiongyi, Xiongying, Lei Fang and other young generals.

Ji Ya didn't let her finish: "It's okay, I won't fight with them, but you have to act fast." In this way, everyone can only say yes.

In fact, Ji Ya also had some ideas about sending out his generals, the Northern Route Army was basically a remnant of the Holy Maiden Sect, and they had many meritorious deeds under Ji Ya, but they could not get glory because of their status. Although Ruan Yu and Chang Xiu of the Southern Route Army are famous, since Chai Shengnan's death, the female generals in the world have no voice, and Ji Ya also has the heart to let them lead the army alone.

As for herself, she just received news that Venia, the girl of the Moon Wolf Clan who was treated in the clouds, was coming back, and she was injured by Ma Lusha's Thousand Miles High Beam before, and fortunately, the Moon Wolf Clan's physique was abnormal, so the Qianshan family recovered after a month of treatment.

Originally, this time she was also going to continue to defect to Ji Ya, with her and herself, Ji Ya believed that she was just dealing with the main force of Ulantiya, and there were 30,000 people.

Zhu Ye Qingrou on the side said: "Your Highness, the Dong family is good at speculation, and may not be willing to cooperate with us easily. His Royal Highness can order her to send troops to help in the name of the princess of Liang Kingdom, and they will definitely excuse themselves, and when the time comes, they will take a step back and make it clear that they will go north, so they will not be able to refuse. ”

Ji Ya thought for a while: "Shan, you come to draft the document and act according to this plan." ”

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After the general policy was formulated, the deputy generals and generals of various ministries retired, leaving only the chief general and Ji Ya's people beside Ji Ya.

Ji Ya said: "Everyone already knows about this deployment, but there are still some digressions to say, Yanzi, tell me, what else should you pay attention to in this march?

Qi Diaoyan, who was in charge of intelligence, said: "Yes, everyone also knows that there is a Tia Temple in the Ganliang area, just like the temple of the goddess in the Central Plains. It is widely believed among the people, but according to the rules they do not intervene in the war. The belligerents were not allowed to attack the temple or the clergy. The defeated will send their children to the temple for refuge, and you must not rush to kill them on a whim. ”

Ji Ya also said: "I have also heard of the Temple of Tia, and the regular temples should have the golden books issued by the imperial court in the early years, and most of the priests there are good at thunder spirit spells. It's just used to deal with demons and demons.,It's not easy to attack people.。 But there is a case for everything, after all, we are outsiders, if there is really someone who dares to make a move, you have also protected yourself first, and you can do it if necessary, but you can't implicate too widely. The crowd nodded yes.

Qi Diaoyan said: "According to our intelligence, although there are many generals in Ulantia City, they are brave and good at fighting. But there are not many outstanding people, and it is worth noting that the four-winged generals under the command of the Great Khan Duchang. Wind, Thunderbolt, Strange Birds, and Bull Demons. ”

Ji Ya was curious: "What's so special about these four people?"

"Swift Wind - Rantis, a veteran of the three generations of the Ganman Alliance, once wore silver armor and a golden mask to fight into the enemy camp and rescue hundreds of people. It has a high reputation. With the first Great Khan Itel had worshiped as an Anda. ”

"Thunderbolt - Muradin, originally the second son of the carpenter's family, was promoted by chance when he met the Great Khan Duchang, known as the Thunderbolt Flying Light, also known as Ganman's first divine shot. ”

"Bull Demon - Shabir: A general in the period of the second generation of the Great Khan Zarchi, he also has a friendship with Zarqi, is quite powerful, and bravely crowns the three armies!"

"The strange bird has a mysterious origin, only heard that it does not look like a human form, has wings on its back, and can't tell whether it is a human or a demon, unlike the first three, it does not make contributions on the battlefield, and is mostly the secret guard of the Great Khan Duchang, and the rest of the information is unknown. ”

After Qi Diaoyan finished speaking, Ji Ya said again: "Our intelligence network in Ganliang has not yet been rolled out, so many things are still unknown, and you have met these four people." You must be careful and not reckless. ”

This time, if the other party does not concentrate on defeating Ji Ya's Chinese army, it is very likely that they will divide their forces to block it. In this way, anyone is likely to fight with the above four people, and the generals secretly write it down, so as not to be caught off guard.