Liu Ye was very satisfied with this inspection trip. Whether it is the defense construction of the outpost camp or the training of light foot soldiers, the morale, loyalty, and fighting spirit are beyond Liu Ye's imagination.

After spending two days in the outpost camp, Liu Ye hurried back to the city. The Great War is about to begin, and he is busy with his work. 'The soldiers and horses have not moved, the grain and grass go first', and all kinds of materials needed for the big war need to be deployed by him in person, which is not a simple matter. What's more, the army dispatched by Saigo this time exceeded 6,000 people, and it is very likely that there will be more than 10,000 people including auxiliary soldiers. That's not a small amount! If something goes wrong, a lot of people will die. It is even very likely that it will affect the army.

The larger the number of troops, the more detailed and adequate the logistical preparation must be. Especially for the Xixiang Army, which was dominated by infantry troops. If there is a logistical error in the face of the Hu people, it is very likely that you will fall into a place of no return. Of course Liu Ye knew this. This battle was a battle of life and death for Liu Ye, and Liu Ye attached great importance to it. So since he returned to the city, he has been locking himself in his study to concentrate on his work, and even the graceful Little Red Riding Hood that he had just arrived in his hands has been thrown aside. After all, if this battle is lost, there is really nothing. But fortunately, Little Red Riding Hood understands righteousness and does not pester Liu Ye, and stays by the side to accompany him very virtuously.

Under Liu Ye's orders, a large amount of military supplies began to be hoarded in the outpost camp. The various forces involved in the battle also began to assemble in the outpost. At the same time, in order to do a good job of secrecy, Liu Ye specially sent two brigades of cavalry out to drive away the sentinels who hunted the Hu people and did a good job of covering the battlefield.

On March 28, Liu Ye sacrificed three animals to the sky and swore to set out on the expedition.

A total of Liu Shiqu, Xu Jiqu, Tang Juequ, Fan Yongqu, strong crossbow team, longbow team, four large cavalry teams, more than 2,500 lightly armed infantry soldiers, six military detachments and some auxiliary troops participated in this operation. Of course! is also indispensable to the elite white-robed guards of the Xixiang Army and the Xiao cavalry. In this battle, the main soldiers alone exceeded 7,000 people, and including the auxiliary soldiers, it exceeded 10,000.

There were so many people who participated in the war, but certainly not so many who went into battle. Fighting a war is a rigorous aesthetic that cannot be swept all at once. A rigorous pre-war plan and a detailed wartime division of labor were required. Only in this way can the strength of the army be brought into full play.

On the day of March 28, Liu Ye appointed Liu Wu as the commander of the capital of the city, the commander of Cai Mingqu, eight military detachments, more than 600 lightly armed foot soldiers, a small number of short bow squads, and some armed Tuntian soldiers and a small number of light cavalry (the main force of the defender is not counted in the battle sequence). It is mainly responsible for guarding Liu Ye's lair and preventing the sneak attack of the Hu people. In addition to this, in the event of an attack on the outpost, it is also necessary to be responsible for support.

At the same time as appointing Liu Wu as the commander of the Yuan, Liu Ye also appointed the cautious Xu Ji as the Sima of the other departments and the governor of the outpost. led the main force of Benqu, more than 500 lightly armed foot soldiers, and many auxiliaries stationed in the outpost camp. Responsible for guarding the logistics base of the Xixiang Army in this war, as well as transporting grain and grass equipment for the army. It can be said that in this war, the pressure on Xu Ji's shoulders is the heaviest. It is also the most important part of the Xixiang Army. After all, with the urine and tactics of the Hu people, a large number of cavalry will definitely be sent to intercept it. If there is something wrong with the supply line, then Liu Ye and they will be uncomfortable.

On this expedition, Liu Ye did not divide the front army and the rear army at the beginning. Because Liu Ye's first target was the fifth department of Fei County. One is the closest to the Saigo Army, and it's also the best target to start. In order to do a good job of concealment, in order to achieve the effect of a surprise attack. Liu Ye did not divide the front and rear armies, but died down and acted together.

Fei County is located in the southeast of the perimeter, not far from the perimeter. It's even closer to the outpost. However, Fei County is a certain distance from Mengyin, the gathering place of the coalition forces. In this war, Liu Ye's main battle policy is to 'nourish the war with war and take the lead in attacking'. Before the allied forces of the various tribes converge, give priority to destroying some of the Hu people and weaken the strength of the allied forces. At the same time, they also plundered provisions. After all, Saigo's grain can only last until mid-May at most. Liu Ye had to loot enough food to do so. Obviously, the fifth department of Fei County, which was closest to him, became Liu Ye's priority target.

Compared with the Xixiang army, the strength of the five departments of Fei County is not strong. But if it arouses their alarm. It is also quite a troublesome thing to get them united. At that time, if it can't be solved in a short time, it will be very disadvantageous to the Xixiang Army when the coalition forces of all the departments converge.

However, now that the Xixiang Army has the initiative, the Hu people did not expect that the Xixiang Army would take the lead in attacking. This is very beneficial to the Saigo Army. If you grasp it well, you can easily destroy these five parts.

Regarding how to deal with these five departments, Liu Ye and the Zanhua Department (equivalent to the General Staff, controlled by Zuo Sima. Zuo Sima is equivalent to the length of the praise painting. The plan was worked out in detail before the war. First of all, give priority to killing the three northern divisions of Fei County, and then concentrate on besieging the remaining two divisions.

Due to the paralysis and carelessness of the Hu people, coupled with the battlefield shelter of the Xixiang Army, it was done well. When Liu Ye led the main force of the Xixiang Army to sneak to Fei County, he had not yet been discovered. This is very good news for Liu Ye. Because the Saigo Army can use the night attack they are best at to destroy these three. The current Xixiang Army is not as limited in strength as it was at the beginning. Liu Ye planned to divide two partial divisions to attack the two weaker of the three northern divisions in Fei County. He led the main force to attack the strongest part. After destroying these three, they will work together to besiege the remaining two southern divisions.

Regarding the partial division, for Liu Ye, it is actually very easy to form. The Xixiang Army has the existence of the main field song. Liu Ye can send some additional troops on the basis of the main force to form a partial division. After some careful deliberation, Liu Ye decided to use Tang Juequ and Fan Yongqu as the basis to send an additional lightly armed infantry Qu (about 500 people) and a cavalry brigade (about 360 people) to form a partial division. The strongest Liu Shiqu was left behind by Liu Ye. However, in terms of their respective goals, Liu Ye played a trick. Liu Ye handed over the stronger tribe to the weaker Fan Yongbu to deal with, and the weaker tribe was left to the stronger Tang Juebu. The reason is that Liu Ye wants to see how strong Fan Yongqi, who was rated as an S-level military general by the system? Is it worth trusting?

In fact, as early as after defeating the Ava Ministry, Liu Ye wanted to try Fan Yong's ability to command troops. Therefore, Liu Ye specially appointed Fan Yong as the defense envoy of Beiying. Garrisoned at the north gate. However, during his tenure, Fan Yong did not fight any big battles! Beiying has been calm. For the defense construction of Beiying, Fan Yong can only be regarded as decent. can't even compare to Liu Wu. So far, Fan Yong has not shown his strength as an S-level general, except for the good soldiers he has trained. His colleagues Xu Ji and Tang Jue and others did no worse than him. You must know that the system's evaluation of Tang Jue and others is more than one grade worse than Fan Yong. This made Liu Ye feel very puzzled. It stands to reason that systems shouldn't be infallible. Fan Yong's ability shouldn't be limited to that.

On the occasion of this good opportunity, Liu Ye planned to see Fan Yong's true strength. So I specially helped him choose a stronger opponent. After all, to evaluate the true level of a general, you have to look at his performance on the battlefield. As for military training, arming and defending are all imaginary. Liu Ye also plans to re-evaluate Fan Yong through this small battle. Let's see if he's worth spending a lot of money to woo him. After all, the resources in Liu Ye's hands are extremely limited. It is impossible to spend too much for someone who is worthless. If Fan Yong's performance in this battle is not satisfactory. Then Liu Ye will clearly refuse the marriage of Liu Ming and Fan Lan. After all, the combination of Liu Ming and Fan Lan has a great impact on the reputation of the Liu family in Huainan. It is impossible for Liu Ye to do things that damage his reputation for the sake of worthless people. Everything is calculated in terms of value and interests, which is the consciousness that Liu Ye should have as a ruler.

At the same time as appointing Tang Jue and Fan Yong as the commanders of the partial division. Liu Ye crowned them as Sima of other departments to facilitate the control of partial teachers. The main purpose is to prevent some arrogant people from disobeying orders and acting on their own. After all, the cavalry captain and the lightly armed foot soldier Qu Chang were theoretically only half a level lower than Fan Yong and Tang Jue. And Fan Yong and Tang Jue's prestige is not big enough to convince the public.

Under Liu Ye's order, the two partial divisions quietly left the Xixiang Army. The three parties agreed to launch an attack on the three departments at the same time tomorrow night. In one fell swoop, he destroyed the three northern divisions of Fei County.

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At the same time that Liu Ye led the troops to quietly extend his claws to the five departments of Fei County. There is also a big war about to take place in Xin'an, Sili. On the two sides involved in the war, one side was the main force with the Yongliang soldiers as the main force, and some of the young and strong Liangli rebels, with about more than 100,000 people. On the other hand, the regular army of Shi Zhao led by Sikong Li Nong was conscripted for the purpose of conscripting the Grand Governor. There are about 100,000 steps to ride. In terms of troops, the two sides in this duel are equal in numbers. It stands to reason that Li Nongbu, as a regular army, should have a great advantage. After all, Liang Qian is only a rebel army, and his combat strength is uneven. Although there are elite Yongliang soldiers and wrestler troops. But this still can't make up for the gap between the two sides. But the truth is just the opposite, and Li Nongbu is at a great disadvantage.

The reason why Li Nongbu is at a disadvantage. It's not because the combat power is not good. Rather, there are many internal contradictions. The army of this expedition was almost always composed of generals and their subordinates that Shi Hu did not like very much. These generals are not stupid, they all understand that Shi Hu wants to consume the military power in their hands. Therefore, it is not possible to fight and work. Sell teammates, a good hand. The result can be imagined, Li Nong, who couldn't control his subordinates, was defeated in successive battles. Although the main force was not damaged, the morale of Li Nongbu had become extremely low. The situation was extremely unfavorable for Li Nong.

On this day, a military general wearing black Mingguang armor, holding a double-edged spear, and stepping on a Zhulongma was very powerful and domineering, and came to Li Nongying. Behind him there were more than 10,000 sick soldiers.