On March 10, outside the city of Fanhan, the Liao army was in a large camp.

Ji Kang, Lu Zhonglian and others, the last group of Liaodi troops led by them, entered the camp. So far, all the nearly 550,000 troops in Liaodi, divided into two parts, east and west, have all gathered in Fanhan, Ancheng, Baishan and other places.

This is a war launched by Liao with the power of Liao against the Ji country. All the officials and people of Liao saw the determination of their princes here. At this point, everyone in Liao also saw how important this war against the Ji country was.

After entering the camp of the Chinese army, Ji Kang's van did not stop, and went straight to the main account that Ji Kang had already prepared.

When they arrived at the door of the main tent, the general Rong Yan led the generals Wang Shi and Liu Sheng and other generals, all of whom stood at the door of the main tent to greet Ji Kang. General Bo Wang led an army of 100,000 in the Baishan area, as the left wing of the army, not in Fanhan.

took Ji Kang off the van, Rong Yan and other generals, all of them clasped their fists and bowed to Ji Kang and said, "Pay homage to the prince." ”

Seeing this, Ji Kang said to Rong Yan and the others: "Don't be polite!" Speak in the account. ”

Then he went into the main tent, came to the main seat, and sat down. On both sides of the main seat, according to Ji Kang's instructions in advance, two chairs were placed on the left and right sides of the main table, which were arranged for the executive dean Lu Zhonglian and the general Rong Yan.

Lu Zhonglian and Rong Yi also fought against Ji this time, and they were the chief of staff and military commander of the Liao Army.

Lu Zhonglian sat on the chair on Ji Kang's left side, and Rong Yan sat on the chair on the right. Only generals above the brigadier general in Liaodi are eligible to enter Ji Kang's main account.

After these generals and above entered the main tent, they lined up on both sides and stood in several rows according to their positions and ages. Ji Kang looked at it from the main seat, a piece of black crows.

All the generals with bright armor and swords bowed to Ji Kang with their fists and said, "Pay homage to the prince." ”

"The generals will be exempt." Ji Kang replied slowly.

"Thank you, Prince."

Ji Kang waited for the generals to stand still, glanced at the Liaodi generals under the tent with his eyes, and said slowly: "This time, Dean Lu and I came to the army to cheer you up, not to interfere with your march and fight, you don't have to worry." ”

When the generals of Liaodi, including the general Rong Yan, heard this, they couldn't help laughing. For the humor of his own prince, he has a new understanding in his heart.

Ji Kang raised his right hand and waved it gently, and the tent suddenly fell silent.

Ji Kang looked at the generals again and said to everyone: "Generals, I know most of the generals under this account, and there are many who I have never met. But your names, I know for sure, are all approved by my hand after all. ”

"Because you all used your own dedication to Liaodi and made contributions to get to this position. This also proves from another aspect that the strength of our Liaodi is now getting stronger and stronger. ”

"In this war against the Kingdom of Ji, I have mobilized most of the soldiers in Liaodi, and it can be said that I have gone out with all my might. Therefore, this war cannot be overstated for my Liaodi! I can't pay too much attention to it! Therefore, I will personally see how the generals performed in this battle. ”

When the Liaodi generals heard this, their hearts couldn't help but froze.

Speaking of this, Ji Kang then said to the generals under the account: "Generals, after you go down. Don't tell your subordinates the news of my arrival first, strictly abide by military discipline, make all preparations for battle, and wait for military orders to be issued at any time. Generals Wang Shi and Liu Sheng stayed, and the rest of the people took their places and dispersed! ”

Rong Yan and other Liao generals under the tent bowed to Ji Kang with their fists, said "no" in unison, and all withdrew from the main account where Ji Kang was.

After the generals left, Ji Kang asked Shi Kang to send someone to bring two more chairs, and said to Wang Shi and Liu Sheng: "The two generals also sit down and talk!" ”

Then he turned his head and looked at the general Rong Yi and said, "General Rong Yan, tell me about the military plan agreed upon by you generals!" ”

Rong Yan stood up, came to the map hanging on a high wooden shelf on the right side of the main tent, and took a baton from the side:

"Junhou, Lord Lu, two generals, now that our army is conquering the Ji Kingdom, there are two military plans formulated this time, one is very simple, that is, what General Liu Sheng said, relying on the strength of our Liao army, slowly advance and crush the other party."

"Second, according to the situation reported by the Navy and the personnel of our Intelligence Bureau, the Nanbashui River (Datong River), which flows through Jidu, can drive our navy ships."

"Based on this, General Wang Shi suggested that the main force of our Liaodi should send a partial division to use our navy and requisitioned merchant ships to carry the army from Nanpu along the Nanba River to the capital of the Ji Kingdom, and the troops will be under the capital of the Ji Kingdom, so that the main force in front of the enemy will be panicked, and our army can defeat the enemy in the shortest possible time."

Just after Ji Kang arrived in Fanhan, in the Tokugawa of the Kei Kingdom, the Minister of the Mini Dynasty, Gao Min, and many generals of the Kei Kingdom, also held a military deployment meeting for the Battle of the Kei-Liao War in the military conference hall of the county guard mansion.

Xiangguo Gaomin, who was released by the lord of the Ji State and appointed as the commander-in-chief of the battle, also stood next to the map in front of the wall in the hall at this time, and said to the generals of the Ji State under the hall: "Now the army of Liaodi has been assembled in Fanhan, Ancheng and other places in the west, and in Baishan and other places in the east. According to my report on the troops, there are no less than 500,000 troops in the two places. ”

"My Ji country has also carried out a general mobilization now, my Ji country has mobilized nearly 300,000 men, and the southern princes have also sent nearly 200,000 men to participate in the war, in short, my Ji country has a military strength of 500,000, which is not weaker than Liaodi. Judging from the strength of the two armies, it can be said that they are evenly matched. ”

"According to the gathering of the Liao army, the military department of our Kei State judged as follows: the Liao army in Fanhan and other places in the west is the main attacking force, with a total strength of no less than 400,000, and the strength of the Liao army in the east is 100,000, which is the flank assist army. It seems that the defense line of Xinyicheng in the west is the direction of the main attack of the Liao army. ”

In the main account of the Chinese army of Fanhan Ji Kang, the general Rong Yan also gave Ji Kang and others: "From the current point of view, the country of Ji has ordered all men over the age of 16 in its country to enlist in the army, and it is obvious that all forces have been mobilized to block the attack of our army. The southern part of the Kei Belt is under the jurisdiction of the vassal states, and the total number of troops is not less than 500,000. ”

"According to our intelligence bureau and scouts, since last year, the country of Ji has built fortifications along the border between our Liao and the country of Ji, relying on the water of the North Dam (Qingchuan River), and from west to east, a stone Great Wall of nearly 200 miles has been established in Xin'an, Yuanchuan, Beixin, Xichuan and other places."

Subsequently, a second line of fortifications was established in Suchon and Suncheon. In the east, the Kei Kingdom established a fortification near the border of Liaodi, relying on the Mazishui (Yalu River), along Sanjiangli, Zhongjiang, Futianli and other places. In vain, he tried to use this to block the conquest of my Liaodi army. ”

Speaking of this, Rong Yan looked at Ji Kang and the others: "Junhou, Dean Lu, and the two generals, it seems that Gao Min, the commander of the Ji State this time, is learning from the practice of General Zhao Lianpo in the battle of Qin and Zhao Changping. In vain, they tried to build a solid defense line to block the offensive of our army and form a protracted war and tug-of-war with our army. ”

In the conference hall of Tokugawa, Prime Minister Gao Min continued to say to the many generals of the Ji Kingdom in the hall: "Generals, it is undeniable that the Liao army is well-armed and extremely tenacious. This has been confirmed when I invaded Liao in the year before last. ”

In the Battle of Qin and Zhao Changping that ended last year, General Zhao Guolianpo relied on this tactic to block the Qin army for three years. If it weren't for King Zhao asking Zhao Kuo to replace General Lian Po, the outcome of the Battle of Changping, who won and who lost, it's really hard to say! But please rest assured that for this battle, our king will support this strategy of our army, and will never let other generals replace him. ”

The generals of the Kei Kingdom under the Kei State Hall burst into laughter after hearing what the coach Gao Min said.

Seeing this, Gao Min also smiled, and continued to say to the generals in the hall: "Generals, the strategic planning and main purpose of our army this time is not to fight with the Liao army in the field, let alone fight a decisive battle with it, but to hold the defensive line. As long as we rely on the fortifications and defense lines built by our Ji State to hold back the Liao army for a few months, when winter arrives and the weather is very cold, the Liao army's grain, grass, baggage, and even military resources will inevitably be difficult to supply, and its army will retreat by itself. ”

"Therefore, the 400,000 troops of our Ji State built two fortifications in the west along Beibashui and the following Su and Shun to resist the attack of the Liao army in the west; In the east, according to the deployment of the Liao army, there are also 100,000 troops, led by Jing Weimin, the general of the southern Chenguo, and a fortification was built along the Mazishui, and then relied on the Nanba Water Zhucheng, which is also two lines of defense to resist the invasion of the Liao army in the west. ”