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This time, Yu Ming surprisingly did not bring many people, except for Qianyu Lin Wei, the rest of the men and horses stayed in Luoyang. gave it to Lin Mo and Wang Shichong, because he knew that the two of them needed troops more than himself.

Moreover, Lin Mo and Wang Shichong were no longer able to get troops to replenish nearby, but they could mobilize reinforcements from Liaodong and Hebei to deal with the danger of the Turks moving south. In contrast, I can be more comfortable.

He had already issued an order to transfer troops to Beiping, and in addition to leaving 50,000 troops and horses in Hebei to defend, the rest of the troops and horses were assembled in Hedong and stationed on the line of Loufu, Yuan, and Yanmen. Wait for yourself to come and meet.

In this way, Yuming is expected to be able to concentrate an army of about 200,000. Although it still lagged behind the combined forces of the Turks and Liang Shidu in terms of troops, it was able to outperform its opponents in terms of combat power and equipment. And the most important thing is: he is defending, and the Turks are attacking.

In all wars, the defending side will always have a better advantage than the attacking side. Therefore, Yuming is still relatively confident of victory in this battle.

About eight days later, Yuming's army had arrived in Yuan. This is the logistics center of this response to the Turkic operation. It is also the place where Hebei, Shandong, and Beiping come to aid the army in an equal place. The reinforced Zhou army will be sent to the frontline cities such as Loufu, Yanmen, and Mayi after some reorganization here.

The original guard was Zhang Xinyu, who gave up his guard mansion as the official residence where Yuming collapsed and rested.

Yu Ming asked him about the situation on the front line, and learned that although the situation in Yanmen, Mayi, Loufu and other counties was dangerous, they could hold out for at least ten days, and Fang breathed a sigh of relief. Because he had already received a notice from the eldest grandson Wuji that the reinforcements had been assembled in Hejian County, but it would take five or six days to reach the original. He was originally worried that if this happened, it would be too late to rescue Yanmen and other counties. But now it seems that there should be just enough time.

At this moment, Red Sleeves hurriedly walked to the room, and said in a hurried voice: "Husband, the situation is not good!" Today, I was in the Jinyi Guard branch in the original city, and I just saw the information from all over the world. The situation is very unoptimistic! ”

"Oh? What happened? After Yu Ming heard this, he was also shocked.

"Lin Shihong and Shen Faxing have already been killed, and Du Fuwei's dispatch of troops to attack Xiao Mo is actually just a pretense and a false shot. His main force was aimed at Lin Shihong, Shen Faxing, Li Tong and other surrounding small forces. Since most of these princes were trapped from Luoyang to their own lair, they lost contact with their own troops. As a result, his subordinates were gone, and they were quickly defeated by the Jianghuai Army, which was fully prepared and had an advantage in strength and morale. Red Sleeves said worriedly: "Now, Du Fuwei has unified a large area of land south of the Yangtze River and has begun to gather troops on the south bank of the Huai River. And if he concentrates his forces along the Huai River, who else can he target except us? ”

When Yu Ming heard this, his face changed suddenly. If the Jianghuai army stabbed him in the back when he was fighting with the 100,000 Turkic wolf army, the seemingly powerful Zhou army would definitely collapse.

In a better ending, he still escaped calmly and retreated to Hebei and Liaodong to defend it.

And the worse ending is naturally that the Jianghuai army commander drove straight in, occupied Hebei, cut off his own retreat, and let himself become a turtle in the urn under the attack of the two great enemies in the north and south.

"That's not all! Li Yuan's side also has a big move! At the same time as they attacked Xiao Miao, they also sent a large army to attack Li Liang, and mobilized more troops than they attacked Xiao Miao, which was led by Li Jiancheng. Now that Li Liang has been killed, and his army has fled or surrendered, Li Yuan has taken control of the entire Xiliang, opened the way to the Western Regions, and obtained the land of horse breeding in Longxi, which is close to Tuyuhun. At this time, Red Sleeves broke out a heavier news.

"King Zhou, it seems that Li Yuan and Du Fuwei attacked Xiao Mo before and put on such a big posture, I am afraid that they are just used to confuse us. They want to induce us to send an army to help Xiao Miao. Then they made another surprise attack, exterminated Li Liang, Shen Faxing and other surrounding small forces, and swept away the troubles of their henchmen. Now, they can either turn around and destroy Xiao Mo in one fell swoop, or they can come and fall into the well when we are fighting fiercely with the Turkic army...... Our situation is not optimistic! Zhang Xinyu also said with an ugly face.

Yu Ming turned his hands behind his back at this time, and after pacing in the room for a while, Fang suddenly raised his head and asked Red Sleeves: "Sister Red Sleeves, do you know who the main general sent by Li Yuan to Jingxiang to fight against Xiao Mo is?" ”

After Red Sleeves heard this, Fang replied, "It was Li Yuan's younger brother Li Xiaogong who presided over the attack on Xiao Milling before. But after the arrival of Li Shimin and Li Yuanji's brothers, the command was handed over to Li Shimin. Now that I heard that Xiangyang had been heavily besieged by the Tang army, and Suizhou and Jiangling had also been breached, the situation on the western front of Xiao Mo was very dangerous. ”

"Hmmm! And what about Duvowe? Yu Ming continued to ask with an expressionless face.

Du Fuwei was the commander of Du Ping to attack Xiao Miao, but he himself led the main force of the Jianghuai Army to sweep away the surrounding forces such as Shen Faxing, Lin Shihong, and Li Tong. Now, he has returned to Jiangdu. sent the righteous brother Fu Gongzuo to lead an army of 50,000 to reinforce Du Ping. In addition, Ci Du Yu, who had just been taken back from us, led 100,000 troops into the land of Huaidong. After looking through the information at this time, Fang explained in detail.

"I see!" Yu Ming frowned at this time and said, "Li Yuan has adopted a two-pronged strategy. Use Li Jiancheng to attack Li Rail, and use Li Shimin to attack Xiao Miao. Because the strength of the Tang army was stronger than that of Xiao Mo and Li Liang combined, and the lords of these two forces were out of touch with their own large forces for a long time. Therefore, it is reasonable to lose to the Tang army. However, judging from the configuration of Li Yuan's main generals, there are far more generals to deal with Xiao Mo than to deal with Li Liang, and there is no sign that Li Yuan has concentrated his troops on our border. It shows that at least in the short term, Li Yuan will not attack our army. ”

Speaking of this, Yu Ming paused for a moment, and then continued to analyze: "So, in my opinion, what Li Yuan wants to eat most at the moment is Xiao Miao's territory. In this way, he controlled the upper reaches of Jiangdong, and it was very easy to attack the Central Plains from the south or sweep the Jiangnan from the east in the future...... Moreover, the land of Jingxiang is the land of fish and rice, and it is rich in products. If Li Yuan had taken Jingxiang, he would hardly have worried about the lack of food in his jurisdiction. ”

"The same is true of Duvoy!" Yu Ming said at this time: "Although on the surface, Du Fuwei sent an army of 100,000 people to the land of Huaidong, which borders our army. However, judging from the fact that the main general of his army, Du Yu, it can be seen that he definitely does not want to fight with our army, but just wants to make a gesture and divert the attention of our army. ”

"Oh? Why does His Royal Highness King Zhou think so? Zhang Xinyu couldn't help but ask.

Yu Ming said eloquently: "It's very simple! What is the level of command and combat of Du Yu, we have seen it when Luoyang City belongs to the war, and he is just a playboy who talks on paper. But Du Ping is different, although I have not fought against him, but judging from the fact that he can defeat Xiao Miao's army so quickly, Lianke several counties, and soldiers under Baling City, his command and combat ability is definitely stronger than Du Yu...... This is also the reason why Du Fuwei wanted him to sit in Jiangdu when he participated in the Luoyang Conference. ”

In addition, after the fall of Shen Faxing, Lin Shihong and Li Tong, Du Fuwei let his sworn brother Fu Gongzuo lead an army of 50,000 to reinforce Du Ping, but let Du Yu lead an army of 100,000 to enter Huaidong...... On the surface, it seems that more troops were sent to Huaidong than Jingxiang. But let's not forget that 50,000 elite soldiers are much stronger than 100,000 new soldiers. And the shrewdness of Fu Gongzuo is not comparable to Du Yu. ”

Yu Ming said at this time: "Therefore, Du Yu led the army into Huaidong, in fact, he just wanted to put pressure on our army, and wanted to force us to give up the idea of attacking the Jianghuai army and rescuing the Liang army, so that he could join forces with Li Yuan and calmly destroy Xiao Miao...... He even wants us to look ahead and backward, and when fighting against the Turks, divide our troops in Huaibei to defend against him, and lose this battle that is related to the life and death of our army! ”

Yu Ming's analysis surprised both Red Sleeves and Zhang Xinyu, and it seemed that this reason was a bit far-fetched. But after thinking about it carefully, I found that his analysis was very detailed and thorough, and his logic was clear.

"That's true! It seems that Duvowe is just bluffing! Red Sleeves also sighed lightly.

Yu Ming nodded, and then said solemnly: "However, we must not take it lightly. The Turkic army must be defeated as soon as possible. Otherwise, after a month, I'm afraid Xiao Mo would have perished. At that time, whether it is Li Yuan or Du Fuwei, they will be able to free up their hands to deal with us...... And if at this time the Turkic army is still confronting us in the east of the river. No matter how heroic our army is, it is impossible to deal with Li Yuan, Du Fuwei and Jieli at the same time. At that time, there will be only one way to perish! Do you understand? ”

"King Zhou, my subordinates understand!" Zhang Xinyu also said with admiration.

"Xin Yu, you immediately prepare the grain and grass baggage, start the preparations before the battle, and as soon as the army arrives, you will immediately set off to the front line! This time, we must fight to completely defeat the Turkic army within a month, so as to ensure that we can overcome the crisis under the attack of Li Yuan and Duvowei's army! Yu Ming stood tall at this time.

"Subordinates obey!" Zhang Xinyu bowed and saluted, and then turned around and left.

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Zhang Xinyu's ability to adjust is really extraordinary, and five days later, he prepared all the grain and grass required by the 200,000 army, as well as some siege and defense equipment. This is also the result of Yuming accumulating a large amount of materials in the original warehouse a year ago, otherwise it would be impossible for Zhang Xinyu to have so much grain and grass in his hands in a hurry.

It's just that at that time, Yuming wanted to use Hedong as an advance base to attack Liang Shidu. However, unexpectedly, due to the killing of Yuhua and Liaocheng, he had to give up his plan to expedition to Hetao and attack Shandong instead. And the materials stored at that time are now just in handy, which can be described as a blessing in misfortune.

In addition to Wei Chi Jingde and Luo Cheng, who had already led part of the army directly from Beiping to Loufu, the rest of the 100,000 troops arrived in Yuan one after another under the leadership of Qin Qiong, Song Jingang, Cheng Yanjin, Luo Shixin and other generals. After a simple mobilization, Yuming ordered to go straight to Yanmen Pass to start this decisive battle related to the life and death of the Great Zhou.

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