August 20, Jinan City.

Although the one-week national mourning period has not yet passed, in line with the truth of Emperor Shan Gao, Tuoba Ying, the head of the Eight Pillars Kingdom, has begun to secretly prepare for war.

There is no other reason, the people in the Wei Kingdom who heard about the fall of Attila and rejoiced, except for Zhu Yong, are Tuoba Ying.

They were all dissatisfied with the fact that Wei had been restricted by other vassal states, and although Attila was very satisfied with Emperor Xiaowen's Tuoba Hong, he also had to take care of the overall situation...... Now that he is dead, the state of Wei has finally been liberated.

The difference is that Yu Zhuyong pursues self-respect for the army, while Tuoba Ying pursues the rule of the Tuoba family. He respected Tuoba Hong, but now he really didn't have time to mourn honestly.

Tuoba Ying acknowledged the power of Yu Zhuyong and the importance of his presence to the Great Wei, but Tuoba Ying wanted an important minister of the country, not an ambitious minister.

Wei was able to occupy half of Shandong, of course, thanks to Zhu Yong's credit, but this made Tuoba Ying even more eager.

The so-called high merit is the status quo that Wei has to face.

Even if Tuoba Hong was excellent in governance, during the war, most people focused on the generals who could win the battle, even if it was the Song State, which claimed to be civilized, let alone the Great Wei, whose barbarism had not yet faded?

Tuoba Ying is powerless to change the way others think, but he can do a part in consolidating imperial power. Everyone knows that he, the head of the Eight Pillars Kingdom, represents the Tuoba royal family, as long as he can defeat the Song people first, Yu Zhuyong's previous achievements will be nothing more than that!

Of course, Wei claims to be a civilized country in ancient Mongolia, but it is not just a casual talk, Tuoba Ying is not the kind of brainless person who rushes forward when he thinks of it. At the beginning, the sage of the Song State had to dispatch the power of the half of the kingdom of the Wei State to deal with it, but now his opponent is a swordsman who is in the limelight, the opponent has soldiers and generals, and his strength is high, and he is not easier to deal with than the sage of magic.

Therefore, he asked for Xie Haoran's battle video from the frontline countries, watched it for several days, and held a high-level meeting to discuss and analyze the response plan together, and then came up with the next action plan-

"Big eyes, if you face that swordsman, can you win?"

It is worth noting that Tuoba Ying himself is just an ordinary level of eighth-order primary, and he is not the kind that has an advantage in fighting with other eight-pillar countries alone, so the main one who charges on the battlefield is his deputy, the only second-order intermediate of the Wei State, Yang Damu.

It is true that Tuoba Ying knows that there are powerhouses in China who hide their strength like Hu Lu and the night and can break through to the eighth order intermediate level at any time, but what is valuable about Yang Damu is that he is loyal and courageous.

Not everyone dares to be on a par with Yi Zhuyong, and Yang Damu is the only one in China.

But if you really want to dig deeper, Yang Da's shortcomings are also very obvious, his strategic awareness and tactical cultivation are almost zero, and he can only do a good job as a pioneer when he leads the army...... is commonly known as the "reckless" general, fortunately he has such a consciousness, and obediently stays by Tuoba Ying's side to help.

However, Yang Damu's bravery and his strategy, even if it is Yu Zhuyong, he must not be an opponent, Tuoba Ying is so convinced.

"I'm afraid it can only be opened in five or five. ”

This is not a statement that is open to everyone, Yang Damu is always very confident on weekdays, and this time he really feels the strength of the enemy.

Don't look at the number of eighth-order powerhouses in the Wei State, they are not even inferior to the Turks...... They attach the same importance to skill as the Song State, and if they really want to fight, their seventh-order masters will be able to abuse the Turkic eighth-order all over the country, even compared with the Mongols and Xiongnu, who further specialize in the advantage of magical power, they also have a certain advantage. If you don't see the eighth-order intermediate Yu Zhuyong, it is enough to be on par with the eighth-order high-level Timur...... Of course, Tuoba Yingcai will not go around preaching Zhu Yongna's only grandmaster-level skill in the Wei Kingdom to help the opponent grow a face.

In the early days of the war, Yang Damu easily defeated Lu Kang, one of the eight kings of the Song Kingdom, on the battlefield, and gained a firm foothold in Shandong for Tuoba Ying, so in terms of combat power, Yang Damu was definitely the middle and upper reaches of the Eight Kings of the Song Kingdom.

"Sure enough, we're struggling a bit on our own. ”

Like the lords of other subject countries, Tuoba Ying is also under pressure to preserve his strength, after all, he has to consider the situation of the dominance of the "friendly army" behind him, and he cannot let go of it to pursue victory. In this way, there is only one thing to do.

"Coalition forces?"

Tuoba Ying said thoughtfully.

After the loss of Linyi, Liao only left Yanzhou in Shandong, and Jiaozhou of the Qing State also became the front line, considering the difference between the distance of the naval battlefield and the army, the end of the peninsula as the Goryeo Navy stationed Dongnae Port City, is also considered a front line.

Goryeo and Qing will definitely invite, they can't come if they don't come, Shandong is now the final say of Wei. It's just that Liaoguo, Tuoba Ying really doesn't want to invite, after all, the Duke of Ice Dragon is extraordinary, if he comes to Tuoba Ying, it will be difficult to be the commander of the coalition army, and no one will want to make a wedding dress for others.

But can the Three Kingdoms Alliance alone defeat the Song army?

Tuoba Ying is honestly not sure, but fortunately, the Mongol Turkic Jin State will definitely make trouble in the central battlefield, and the head of the Yue family of the Song Dynasty feels that his ability is limited and cedes the eastern part of Heluo, and the northern part of Hefei also expresses his willingness to obey Xie Haoran's command - while Xie Haoran is now lacking in skills, he can take advantage of the time difference to attack the city and plunder the land.

"Your Excellency. ”

A soldier called out to him.

"What's the matter?"

"I have a little idea......"

"Say it. ”

This soldier Tuoba Ying is very familiar, he is the kind of honest and modest, but the level is average, and he acts as a coordinator in the army, if he thinks of any strange tactics, Tuoba Ying doesn't believe it at all, but he uses this euphemism to convey the thoughts of a high-level mid-level officer, he has done it several times over the years, and even unearthed a general talent for Tuoba Ying...... That's why Tuoba Ying listened patiently.

With permission, the soldier spoke like an endorsement, and at first the crowd was unimpressed, but soon they heard it.

"Although there are still many questions, this strategy is worth trying!" Tuoba Ying was also overjoyed, and even changed his habit of asking questions in private, "Say, who is making the suggestion?"

Seeing that Tuoba Ying was in a good mood, the soldiers ignored the jealousy of their colleagues.

"Lord Hui, this is actually a tactic proposed by a subordinate regiment commander, his name is Hou Jing......"

……

"What? The Wei army is building a fortress near Mengshan?"

Linyi guard, Xie Xuande, one of the elders of the Xie family, suddenly turned dark.

"I'm afraid that the enemy's building area is not for the purpose of building a fortress, but for ......," the staff member said after analyzing the information.

"Do they still want to build a city?"

Xie Xuan was furious.

Of course, he was angry and didn't know what to do.

Since he is here as a defender, he naturally puts defense first, but Xie Xuande is not an outstanding person among the older generation of the Xie family, so he carries out the task with the mentality of not seeking merit, but seeking no fault. Fortunately, the enemy was afraid of Xie Haoran's fame and didn't dare to act rashly, and he also ended up leisurely, but now that he is here, he doesn't go out of the city, the other party is happy, if he is ambushed when he goes out of the city, or fails to take down the enemy city, the responsibility must be his......

"My lord, I think we should first find out the number of enemy troops before making a decision. Wei Rui said.

Xie Haoran did not miss the appointment, and decisively promoted Wei Rui to a general, although this was lower than his position in Jiangling, but considering the identity of an outsider, Wei Rui had no opinion, and even felt that the foundation was not stable enough from the beginning as a general.

However, considering that it is necessary to emerge as soon as possible and play a decisive role in the war, this is the most suitable position.

"That's right, let's do it!" Xie Xuande looked happy, although this was the most basic way to deal with it, while some of his colleagues breathed a sigh of relief, while others glared at Wei Rui fiercely.

The reason, Wei Rui didn't understand at first, but now he understands.

Xie Xuan is incompetent, and he has few followers, but his current position is a good place to make meritorious contributions, and those powerful Xie family elders have installed many people to come over.

But after all, the placement is not as good as the top boss is directly his own master, so Wei Rui can imagine that if he didn't say anything just now, those few people who stared at him would definitely vigorously encourage Xie Xuan to take troops, and then let him "die on the battlefield".

At the beginning, Wei Rui also felt that it was really brainless to send an unreliable person like Xie Xuande to guard the Xie family, but now that he thinks about it, only such an unreliable person can do a good job.

Because his intuition told him that Wei's construction of the city this time was not an ambush, but must be a precursor to a big move.