Hearing Zhang Yue's inquiry, his staff naturally quickly told Zhang Yue:

"Since November, a number of puppet Tang thief armies have invaded the northern part of Huguang, at first it was the three passes of Yiyang, there were about 10,000 thieves attacking, but the fighting was not fierce, according to intelligence and our inference, part of the thief army should be the troops of the fourth army of the thief army, and the other part is their reserve division."

"And the thief army that began to invade Susong and even Huangzhou Mansion in November was the second army of the thief army, which was the army that invaded Jiangxi and Huguang at that time, and it was also this thief army that invaded Jiangnan, northern Anhui, and Henan in the future.

Before the war was committed to Susong, according to our investigation, its main force was the Third Infantry Division, the Seventh Infantry Division, and the Fourth Mixed Regiment and the Fifth Mixed Regiment, with a total strength of more than 50,000 troops, and the strength was relatively strong among the various departments of the puppet Tang Thief Army, which was their main force. ”

"The landing group is the Fifth Army of the Thief Army, we don't know much about this army, there has been no information about the department before, and there is no news that the department has participated in the battles of the northern provinces, we speculate that it should be a newly established unit of the thief army in the past year, and the specific number of its subordinate troops is unknown, but according to the rules of the thief army, the army should have more than two infantry divisions.

The leader of the department is the puppet Tang thief general Chen Keqiao, although the thief general is a new lieutenant general in the thief army, but this person is also a thief army general with old qualifications, this person is scheming, he once fought with us in Jingzhou, and has repeatedly encircled and sent reinforcements. ”

"Wuchang, Yuezhou is the first army of the thief army, this is our old opponent, as far as we know, the main force of the department has two infantry divisions and two mixed regiments, the previous leader of the department was Hao Bonian, but then the leader of the department became the thief general Li Chunjing, this person is scheming, the combat style is erratic, unpredictable!"

"The army that landed on the west side of Hanyang is rumored to be led by the thief general Li Chunjing himself, according to the investigation, their landing force has an infantry division and a mixed regiment and cavalry troops, according to our speculation, this division and a regiment should be the first infantry division and the tenth mixed regiment!"

"In addition, the Third Mixed Regiment that landed in Anlu Prefecture is also a unit of the First Army of the Thief Army!"

When the staff said this, Zhang Yue suddenly asked, "What about the Second Infantry Division of the Thief Army?" ”

At this time, the staff member was also slightly stunned when he heard this!

The First Army has been stationed south of the Yangtze River in Huguang for a long time, and the Governor has confronted the Inspector, who has naturally collected detailed intelligence on their main opponent, and it is impossible to obtain too confidential information, but the number of the main troops and the senior generals can still know, basically a Supervisor General knows that the First Army of the Thief Army has four main forces under its command, namely the First Infantry Division, the Second Infantry Division, the Third Mixed Regiment, and the Tenth Mixed Regiment.

The Second Infantry Division of the Thief Army, which is a unit belonging to the First Army of the Thief Army, immediately said: "Lord Qiyu, we have not found any trace of the thief army at present, the department was stationed in Yuezhou and Changsha before, and it is possible that it is still stationed in this area, or it may be transferred to the front line of Wuchangjiang County, maybe we will see them on the Hanyang battlefield in the future, but we also speculate that they may be crossing the river, or crossing the Yangtze River, attacking the area of Anluzhou!" ”

Zhang Yue's eyebrows were wrinkled even tighter, and he didn't know if he was saying it to his staff, or if he was talking to himself: "Still stationed in Changsha Yuezhou?" That's impossible! ”

Zhang Yue didn't believe it, the current movement of the puppet Tang thief army was so big, and it was impossible for this second infantry division, as the core and main force of the first army of the thief army, to stay in the rear and garrison, but Zhang Yue knew that the puppet Tang thief army had created a reserve division.

Basically, it is these reserve division troops that are stationed in the garrison, and is the second infantry division of the thief army a reserve division?

Anyone who knows a little about the pseudo-Tang military system knows that it is not!

And the Second Infantry Division, which is the main force of the thief army, will stay in Changsha and Yuezhou in this big battle?

Zhang Yue didn't believe it, but he believed that the main force of this puppet Tang thief army would come to Hanyang, or simply cross the river and land in Anlu Prefecture.

And no matter what kind of two directions this pseudo-Tang thief army appears, it will put great pressure on the local defenders.

Fei Qinxiang's supervising right army is not strong in the first place, so it's okay for them to deal with the third mixed regiment of a thief army, but if the second infantry division of the thief army also joins, I'm afraid that Anluzhou's side will be in danger.

If it is Hanyang's side, once the second infantry division of the thief army comes, then it is equivalent to the arrival of the main force of the first army of the thief army, and the pressure on Hanyang's side will be very great.

However, Zhang Yue, who was thinking like this, still had a bad premonition in his heart!

Will the 2nd Infantry Division of the Thieves attack Anlu State? Will they come to Hanyang?

Zhang Yue didn't know, but his intuition told him that this Second Infantry Division of the Thief Army, which had not yet appeared on the battlefield, might bring him huge trouble.

At this time, the staff on the side suddenly remembered something, and then said: "By the way, there was a letter yesterday to report that a large number of thief ships were found in the Yuezhou area before, and we judged that these ships should be the ships that assisted the third mixed group of the thief army to cross the river, but some colleagues believe that the number of these ships is large, and its number exceeds the need to transport the third mixed group of the thief army, and we judge that these ships are very likely to be prepared for the second infantry division of the thief army!" ”

"It is possible that the Second Infantry Division of the Thief Army may cross the river directly by boat and land in Anlu Prefecture, or go down the river to Hanyang!"

When the staff said this, Zhang Yue suddenly turned his head, and then looked at the large map hanging behind him, which was a map of the whole country of China!

If you look closely, then you will find that many of the titles and signs on it are different from the titles and signs of the Ming Dynasty, and the upper end of the map is missing, which seems to have been directly cut, and the lower left corner also has traces of alteration!

But through the traces, you can vaguely see a few words: "Tang Royal Publishing House!" ”

That's right, this is a map of the whole country published by the Royal Publishing House under the Ministry of State-owned Enterprises of the Tang Dynasty, and many of the avoidance signs on it are naturally in accordance with the rules of the Tang Dynasty, for example, Huguang is divided into two, directly compiled into Hunan and Hubei, South Zhili is also divided into Zhili Four Roads and Chengtianfu, North Zhili is called Hebei Province, and Ming Jingshi is called Youzhou.

This kind of title is naturally taboo on the side of the Ming Dynasty, and basically no one dares to hang it out openly, but the map, especially the detailed map of the whole country and even the map of the region, in addition to the map published by the Tang Royal Publishing House, you really can't find other detailed maps, even the superintendent's side, is to send people to secretly buy a lot of maps published by the Royal Press, and then use them as military maps.

Ordinary subordinates use the map directly copied and depicted, but Zhang Yue's side did not have too many scruples, in order to maintain the correctness, he directly cut out the five words of 'Datang Territory Map' at the top of the map, and then changed the part of the explanation in the lower left corner.

No way, after all, although this map is only a map of the Tang Dynasty that specifically faces the people, not a detailed military map, and many places only have a rough idea, but this is also much stronger than the abstract map drawn by the freehand landscape painters of the Ming Dynasty itself.

Zhang Yue searched on the map, and then looked repeatedly along the middle reaches of the Yangtze River, and he saw Hanyang, Wuchang, Anluzhou, Yuezhou, and Jingzhou on the map.

Wait a minute!

Jingzhou Mansion?

Zhang Yue took two steps forward, looked carefully at the Jingzhou Mansion on the map, and then did not turn around, and asked directly: "Over there in Jingzhou Mansion, how many troops are we stationed in?" ”

Suddenly hearing Zhang Yue ask, the staff on the side was a little stunned, but he was able to become Zhang Yue's staff, and he was also a staff member in charge of military affairs, so naturally he couldn't be a fool, and soon he knew what Zhang Yue wanted to ask and what he was worried about, and his face immediately changed.

At the same time, he also quickly replied: "According to your arrangement, my lord, I will supervise the right army of the standard to be responsible for the defense of the front line of Anlu Prefecture and Jingzhou Mansion, and Lord Fei Qinxiang sent the avant-garde under his command to Jingzhou City, with 7,000 troops!" ”

"Seven thousand?" After Zhang Yue heard this number, he showed obvious worry: "It's a little little!" ”

At this time, the staff member said: "My lord, are you worried that the Second Infantry Division of the Thief Army will go to Jingzhou?" ”

Zhang Yue nodded: "It's not a small possibility!" ”

"But my lord, but our army is now hoarding the front line of Huangzhou and Hanyang, if the thief army sends the main force of the second infantry division of the thief army to Jingzhou, it is tantamount to cutting off its arm, without the main force of this thief army, our pressure on the front line of Hanyang in Huangzhou will be greatly reduced.

Moreover, there are 7,000 soldiers in Jingzhou, and if necessary, Lord Fei Qinxiang can also draw troops from other places to reinforce the place, even if the thief army sends the second infantry division, but it is not an overnight thing to conquer Jingzhou! ”

"Really?" Zhang Yue did not answer directly, but asked a rhetorical question in the form of self-talk.

If the Second Infantry Division of the Thief Army really went to Jingzhou, would the local right army vanguard be able to hold it?

Even taking a step back, under the joint attack of the 1st Infantry Division and the 3rd Mixed Regiment of the Thief Army, could Fei Qinxiang's right army be able to hold Anlu Prefecture and Jingzhou Mansion?

Although his staff and others, including Fei Qinxiang himself, were very confident, Zhang Yue was not!

I think back then, he was also very confident in holding Hunan and Jiangxi, but what about the result!

They were defeated one after another, and finally retreated to the north of the Yangtze River!