The main road was dusty, and more than 200 light horsemen galloped without stopping, until nightfall before they arrived in Anyi County.

Lin Xiaodao, who received the news, had been waiting for a long time, and when he saw the team rushing in the distance, he hurriedly went out of the city to greet him.

Recently, Lin Xiaodao has been proud, and the task assigned to him by Chen Ziqian to encircle and suppress the rogues has gone very smoothly, and it didn't take much effort to remove the last hidden danger in Yong'an.

The most worrying thing for the general is that there is no battle to fight, and he thought that he would have to lead the army to repair for a period of time to solve the hidden dangers in the territory, but he didn't expect to be able to lead the troops out so quickly, and even Fang Changping did not have the treatment, which made him feel quite honored.

trotted to the city gate, which made Lin Xiaodao even happier that Le Yingqing actually came.

"Lord, it's been hard all the way!" Lin Xiaodao stepped forward and arched his hand, but his eyes were looking at Le Yingqing beside Chen Ziqian, and there was unconcealable joy on his face.

Seeing Lin Xiaodao's gaze, Le Yingqing nodded a little embarrassedly, and then took the initiative to avoid his gaze.

Seeing the appearance of the two of them, Chen Ziqian pursed his lips and said, "How is the situation of the battalion sergeants, can you leave early tomorrow morning?" ”

"Back to the lord, everything is ready, the army can set off at any time!" Lin Xiaodao put away the little caution in his heart and responded with a serious face.

Chen Ziqian nodded, and went straight to the barracks under the leadership of Lin Xiaodao.

Soon, after arriving at the tent, Lin Xiaodao summoned all the generals to the tent to discuss matters.

The expedition is imminent, Chen Ziqian must first understand the situation of various departments, and what soldiers, war horses, ordnance, and other issues must be checked and filled in advance.

In the handsome tent, in addition to Lin Xiaodao and Luo Taibai, the military Sima has Chen Tong and Zhuang Wei, and the other Sima are Zhang Beifeng, Hou Dejing, Zhou Zhuoyun, Ma Xuan, and Zhang Qiheng.

These people are all generals with unique talents, and the leaders under them are all veterans of the old department, Chen Tong's 15,000 men and horses are all from Pingyong, and Zhuang Wei's side is about 10,000 from the old department of the original assassin.

When it comes to combat effectiveness, the 10,000 soldiers and horses on Zhuang Wei's side are stronger, after all, they have fought everywhere with the history of the assassins, unlike those soldiers who came from Pingyong, who can only sweep away the Liukou and suppress the bandits in a county.

Seeing these generals gathered together, Chen Ziqian was quite satisfied, and the team that had worked so hard to pull together could really be regarded as cohesive with these generals.

Everyone reported the situation of the various departments one after another, and the army had already entered a state of readiness for war a day earlier, and the morale was still quite high, and there was no unusual situation in the various departments.

Chen Ziqian was much more relieved after learning about it, and took the initiative to ask: "How are the 15,000 recruits settled?" ”

"Back to the lord, all the recruits have been dispersed and replenished to the subordinates of the governors of each department." Lin Xiaodao arched his hand and said.

"Okay, now that everything is ready, now listen to me!" Chen Ziqian stood up and said with a serious face: "Jun Sima Zhuangwei listened to the order and ordered you to lead 10,000 troops as the vanguard of the whole army, and immediately set off for Banyang County early tomorrow morning, camp ten miles away from Banyang County, and wait for the arrival of the main force." ”

Hearing this order, everyone glanced at each other, Zhuang Wei was also stunned for a moment, but he did not question it, and respectfully stood up and arched his hand: "The last general will take the order!" ”

"Why didn't the lord directly attack Banyang, but set up camp ten miles away from Banyang, isn't this tantamount to telling Huaihua Taishou that our army is about to conquer Huaihua?" Lin Xiaodao was puzzled and asked, the soldiers are very fast, how can there be a reason to go all the way to the door of people's homes and set up camp.

The generals in the tent were also confused, only Luo Taibai had a faint smile on his face, and took the initiative to stand up and answer for Chen Ziqian: "The lord's move is a conspiracy, we have recently concluded through a series of intelligence that Huaihua Taishou Zhang Jiangke has the intention of static braking, and now the distribution of Huaihua's troops is quite strange, so General Zhuang led 10,000 troops to be stationed in Banyang, in order to see how Zhang Jiangke would react." ”

"It's not easy to see how Zhang Jiangke reacts, wouldn't it be faster and more effective to attack directly with thunder and break through Banyang?" Zhang Beifeng asked puzzled.

Luo Taibai smiled and said: "It's easy to take Banyang, at present, there are less than 10,000 soldiers in Banyang, and Zhang Jiangke has 40,000 soldiers and horses in his hands, once Banyang is lost, he will definitely go all out to increase his troops in Bashan, so that after we take Banyang, it will be much more difficult to attack Bashan." ”

"What do you mean? Let General Zhuang camp at the gate of Banyang in order to attract Zhang Jiangke to send troops to help? Chen Tong followed and asked.

Luo Taibai nodded with a smile and said: "If you come, you will be annihilated, and if you don't come, Bashan will be cheated!" ”

Everyone was confused and didn't understand what this move meant.

But it doesn't matter if they don't understand, it's good that Chen Ziqian understands.

This move is actually to test Zhang Jiangke to see if the other party has a strategy against the enemy.

Luo Taibai has always suspected that there is something wrong with Bashan, and if the army goes out, it will be like a bamboo, and it is likely to fall into the strategy that Zhang Jiangke has planned in advance.

But if you test one hand first, you can see the specific division of troops in Huaihua.

If Zhang Jiangke sends troops to reinforce Banyang, it proves that Huaihua is indeed empty of troops, and there are not so many troops to resist the Yongan army, and the increase in troops is just a stubborn resistance, and a drop in the bucket can not resist the Yongan army.

At the same time, it can also analyze more unexposed problems in Huaihua through the enemy's troop movements.

But if Zhang Jiangke doesn't react to this, then it's a big trouble.

Taking the initiative to give up the land of a county, and not hesitating to lose nearly 10,000 soldiers and horses, Zhang Jiangke must have left a big killing move behind, this is to wait for the Yongan army to enter the game!

It's just that Zhang Jiangke will have any big moves?

The answer is about to come out, and it must be inseparable from Bashan County, because there are only 1,000 defenders in Bashan County.

Such an important strategic place is directly related to the safety of Huaihua County, and only a thousand soldiers and horses are stationed there, which is extraordinary in itself.

If you don't react when you lose your yang, it will be tantamount to giving up the entire Huaihua County.

If it's okay, the ghosts don't believe it!

Chen Ziqian did this in order to force out Zhang Jiangke's killing move.

With a full army of 50,000, he was not afraid of a decisive battle with Zhang Jiangke's 40,000 soldiers and horses in Banyang, and it was this intention to let Zhuang Wei station in Banyang.

I'm afraid that Zhang Jiangke will be indifferent, and only after they capture Banyang will they resort to all kinds of small means, which will definitely add obstacles to Yong'an's attack on Huaihua and waste time.

And what Yong'an is most afraid of is wasting time, there is Zeng Yuanqi behind the threat at all times, and there are big families in the territory who have different intentions, no matter what, this expedition cannot be delayed.

Taking retreat as advance, forcing Zhang Jiangke to mess up his position first is the fastest and most effective strategy to advance.

As for whether you can win after the fight?

This is all a trivial matter for Chen Ziqian.

There are strategists Luo Taibai under his hands, as well as the famous general Lin Xiaodao, the fierce generals Zhuang Wei, Hou Dejing and others, whether it is the confrontation between the two armies or the general before the battle, there is no possibility of defeat in this first battle!