As a sub-battlefield, you must have the consciousness of sub-battlefield, don't think about breaking the thief army, counterattacking as the boss, and taking away the glory of the main army. Ambition that is not self-sufficient will only put oneself in danger.

Xu Huiyan, who led the offensive of the Eastern Route Army, was a very serious person, and he was also arrogant and frivolous, but the passing years made him learn to be serious.

How big a bowl to eat and how much to eat. Xu Huiyan did just that.

After suffering from the lack of troops, Xu Huiyan immediately changed his war strategy, from the initial siege of the city to the current 'occupying the mountain as the king'.

His method was to occupy the coastal part of the kingdom of Xena, build a fortress, and use it as a base to establish a solid defense, so as to achieve the goal of ensuring that the defense could be unhindered with the least number of troops. In this way, he was able to draw up enough troops to attack the inland cities of the kingdom of Xena.

The addition of Yongguo's 5,000 troops greatly increased the strength of Xu Huiyan's palm, you must know that the total number of land troops in his hands before this was not much more than this number. The north bank of the Ganges River - in order to prevent the Northern Tianzhu coalition army from making trouble on the other side and threatening the main base of the East Route Army on the south bank of the Ganges River, Xu Huiyan will not deploy troops there.

With a total of 1,000 troops, it is strange to be able to defend the city and patrol the banks of the Ganges!

The overstretched strength naturally made the situation of the Qi army on the north bank of the Ganges River not beautiful.

And now that there are 5,000 troops in Yongguo, it can be said that it is a charcoal in the snow, and that is of great significance.

At the very least, Qi's control over the north bank of the Ganges River could extend from the mouth of the Ganges River to the confluence of the Ganges River and the Mazangzangbo River.

The Mazangbo River is the Brahmaputra River in later generations, that is, the Brahmaputra River, that is, the Brahmaputra River, which is an amazing river with a large flow of water, after confluence with the Ganges River, its lower section is called the Jamuna River by the Bengalis of later generations, and then merges with the Mekna River, which is now the Berlag River, and finally flows into the Bay of Bengal, and its section into the sea is also called the Mekna River.

Therefore, the estuary of the Ganges Delta is not in the territory of Tianzhu in later generations, but in the territory of Bengal.

But that's all a geographical term for later generations. Now this river is called the Ganges, and it is located in the kingdom of Xena.

The estuary of the Ganges River referred to by Xu Huiyan is traced back to the confluence of the Ganges River at the mouth of the estuary of the Ganges River and the Berlag River.

Now the Qi army's control area on the north bank has advanced from the Berlag River to the Mazangzangbo River, but it is a big step forward.

The sixteenth year of Hongwu passed quickly, and near the end of the year, the temperature here in Tianzhu was still not too cold. This is indeed a rare blessed land.

In the past, the Eastern Route Army has achieved great results, not in terms of how much territory they occupy, but in terms of the enemies they have eliminated and the wealth they have gained.

The initial seven or eight thousand Qi troops, together with the soldiers and horses of the Nanyang countries that were transferred one after another, and then counting the sailors that were rampant in the Ganges, were less than 20,000 people. After many days of campaigning, removing the dead and wounded in battle and the attrition due to illness, and then removing the troops stationed in various places, the mobile force in Xu Huiyan's hands, especially the Marine Infantry Cavalry, is only about 10,000 people left.

The morale of the soldiers is also high and low, distinguished by the Han army, the fighting spirit of the Han army is as high as ever, but the Fan army is a little slack. Even those who don't know much about military affairs, seeing the faces of the Fan army, also know that they are a little absent-minded, not necessarily all physical fatigue, more psychological fatigue, after the plunder, the will to fight is never high.

This is not only the army in front of him, but also the soldiers and horses of the former steppe empire.

Therefore, Xu Huiyan and other high-level leaders of the Eastern Route Army understood that it was time to transfer the new army. Those guys who eat with their mouths full of oil, it's better to kick them home, in exchange for some new recruits, with the example of the former, it will definitely be full of fighting spirit and fighting spirit.

At the same time, the time is also at the end of the year, and it is time to make a summary.

"The more than 3,000 troops from Nanyang should be repatriated as soon as possible so that they can be replaced with new troops. According to the Espionage Division, Xena has received a new batch of reinforcements, mainly from Karachuri and Para. They will definitely launch a counter-offensive, and what is uncertain now is the matter of time. ”

As soon as Xu Huiyan's words fell, a general under his command continued: "General Discipline, rest assured, we have tightened our forces, and we have a castle city defense, and we are not afraid of how many people and horses come from the natives." ”

Looking at it, the person who spoke was Zhang Zhongfu's brother Zhang Zhongyan is also.

In this battle of Northern Tianzhu, the main battlefield was naturally dominated by Lu Qi's descendants, and the two sub-battlefields in the east and west were given to 'miscellaneous cards'.

You can't eat alone for anything, can you?

Not to mention that there are also many people in the main lineage who have a constant connection with the 'miscellaneous army'.

Xu Huiyan's four regiments at the moment are all from miscellaneous backgrounds. Zhang Zhongyan came from the Shu Song Dynasty, Qu Duan came from the Western Army, and Wang Shixuan and Wang Xiaozhong were all those who surrendered in the First Battle of Xiangyang. But that doesn't mean they can't fight!

Including Xu Huiyan, there are all cadres who can fight tough battles, and the Northern Tianzhu coalition army has confronted it head-to-head many times, and has never won. That is, taking advantage of the fact that the Qi army had shortened the combat distance, revealing the flanks and the gaps behind them, they used their superior forces to attack the shortcomings of the Qi army in a roundabout way, making Xu Huiyan's several offensives look like a tiger and a snake's tail. Later, Xu Huiyan simply ignored the end of the head, advanced along the Ganges, used the power of the sailors, and with the purpose of killing the enemy's living force, attacked the cities of the Sena Kingdom, plundered goods, livestock, grain, people, etc. This is also his choice in desperation.

However, the consequence of this was that they were eaten by the Eastern Route Army.

The Ganges Delta, the land of the agrarian era. After Lu Qijun changed his strategic angle, he did not get too many benefits. Even after the whole army was divided, the spoils handed over to the imperial court were also a surprising number.

"Money and food are not said beforehand, what about the population? Has the total number of people that can be transported this time been counted? Hu Quan asked in a slightly eager tone. As a member of the Eastern Route Army, Hu Quan's role in military affairs was very small, and he spent more time communicating with local Brahmins, but this does not mean that he will ignore the word 'wealth' as a civilian official.

Regarding Lu Qichao's eastward direction in finance, even though Hu Quan's position is not high, he has heard of it somewhat.

"About 40,000 people." Xu Huiyan said. In order to ensure the absolute safety of the coastal zone, they plundered the local area and from the outside, and at one time captured 50,000 or 60,000 laborers, and built fortresses and fortified and expanded ports and roads.

The Tianzhu people are still very easy to manage, honest and obedient, these people plus the indigenous soldiers who have been captured in many battles, the total number has reached 80,000, which is several times more than the Eastern Route Army, but it has not caused much trouble for the Eastern Route Army. After the assault had completed some of the labor, some of the natives were released, somewhat easing the hostility of some of the local people.

At present, there are only 40,000 or 50,000 people left in the hands of the Eastern Route Army, and only about 40,000 people can be sent to the countries of the South Seas. Xu Huiyan used the labor in his hands, as well as horses, cattle, and elephants, to exchange a large amount of gold and silver floating wealth from the hands of various countries in the South Seas. He handled the entire transaction process single-handedly, so he was very clear about this number.