"There are at least a few thousand cavalry, all of them Jurchen elite ......"

"Do you know where it came from?"

"It should have come out of Linhuang Mansion."

"Should?"

"It was the Jurchen scout who was caught, and it was Wanyan Zongwang who led the troops, and he was the deputy of Jinguo Tokyo."

"How many golden soldiers are there in Linhuang Mansion?"

"Four Meng'an, forty Mouke, the regular soldiers should be 12,000, and there are also some hired Meng Gu people."

In the Baoyi Pavilion, Xiao Sese, who had just arrived with the Eastern Liao army and a siege artillery battalion of the Zhou army, was presiding over the military meeting.

The heroine of Dongliao is wearing a capable and simple Zhou army uniform, no makeup and no flowers, her hair is combed in a bun, and she is only forked with a wooden hairpin.

Her son Yelu Ao Lu Wei and daughter Xiao Da Ao Ye were also dressed up like her, and Ao Lu Wei sat beside her modestly, looking like a good son. He is really well-behaved and obedient in the Empress Dowager Xiao's army, he has no disobedience to his mother, he is also kind and polite to the soldiers, and he has big hands and feet to reward people, even to Wu Yixin, a "competitor", is also very affectionate, and he calls "third brother" one by one.

Xiao Da Aoye stood beside the Empress Dowager Xiao, pressing the hilt of the sword with one hand, looking like a loyal mother protector.

Of course, she didn't have a sword in her scabbard, but a wooden sword!

This daughter is still on probation......

"Where is the main force of Aguta?" Xiao Siser stood up and strode to the map table placed in the center of the main hall.

The generals in the main hall, including Yelu Aolu, gathered around the map platform.

"It should be hidden in the thousand-mile pine forest," Li Xiaozhong replied, "and it is also possible to march covertly and enter the city of Linhuangfu." ”

To say it is to say nothing.

Xiao Sese frowned slightly, if the main force of Ah Guda was in the Qianli Pine Forest, then he should go straight to Linhuangfu City now. As long as Linhuang Mansion can be breached, Dongliao will be invincible.

As for how to break the Linhuang Mansion, which was also transformed into a fortress, it was not a problem for Empress Dowager Xiao to consider......

If Ah Guda had already sneaked into Linhuang Mansion with the main force, then with the 40,000 people in Xiao Sese's hands, he would not be able to defeat Linhuang Mansion no matter what.

The best option is to wait for Zhou's reinforcements to arrive at the Baoyi Pavilion, and then join forces and consider whether to attack.

However, there is not enough information to refer to, so it can only rely on guessing and betting.

"Niangniang," Wu Yixin interjected at this time, "you can send troops to touch it and see where this golden army goes." If they retreat north, it means that Aguta is very likely to have arrived in Linhuang Mansion.

If they go west, then Akuda will most likely be in the pine forest. ”

This approach...... In fact, there is also an element of Meng!

It's just a little more reliable than betting big and small.

"Good! That's it! Xiao Se made a decision immediately. This woman is just bold and dares to bet big. In the original history, she not only tricked Yelu Yanxi, but also dared to make a blunt admonition, and later colluded with Yelu Yujian to launch a coup d'état, but Xiao Fengxian saw through it and lost her life.

And in this time and space, she also gambled to get rid of Yelu Yanxi, and used herself as a bet to support Bowu Haogu. And the luck is good, and he has succeeded again and again, and of course he is getting bolder and bolder.

"The whole army is gathered and the outlying forts are handed over to the front army." Xiao Sese ordered, "Three days later, except for the defenders of the Baoyi Pavilion and the heavy artillery battalion, the whole army will attack!" ”

"Whoa!"

For the queen mother's order, the generals in the palace had no objection, but just responded with a bang.

There is an element of gambling in the war, and the choice now in front of the Eastern Liao Army is not complete.

In that case, let's take a gamble!

Anyway, Empress Dowager Xiao is in good luck, and it is a good time to gamble!

……

When Empress Dowager Xiao made a big bet, Wu Haogu had already entered Dadingfu City under the protection of an infantry division and his escort battalion.

Although Dading Mansion is the fundamental place of Eastern Liao, Empress Dowager Xiao pulled away all the main forces and left an undefended Dading Mansion for Wu Haogu.

"Führer, because the military situation is urgent, the queen mother led the troops to leave first, and let the old minister stay in Dading Mansion to wait for the master. But there is an order, and the old ministers are all obedient! ”

In the palace of Dading Mansion, it was the Prime Minister of Nanfu Dagong Ding who took the remaining Eastern Liao officials and Empress Dowager Xiao's two cheap daughters, Hu Liyan and Ci Aoye, to greet Wu Haogu.

Hu Liyan and Ci Okuye are both fifteen or sixteen years old, although they are not as stunning as Yu Liyan and Da Okuye, but they are also tender and delicious when they look at it, and they are also blessed to Wu Hao Gu Yingying at this time.

"The daughter visited her father-in-law, and the queen mother ordered the two slaves to serve her father-in-law on her behalf......"

The more he spoke, the quieter he became, and in the end he couldn't hear it at all...... The two little girls also had red faces and low heads, as if they wanted to find a crack in the ground to get into.

Because the so-called "waiting" of course includes going to bed!

This is actually not a big deal, the grasslands and mountains in the north are such rules. It is only natural that the king of the suzerainty should go out on a tour, and the king of the vassal country should provide the beauties of the clan to sleep with.

Now that Empress Dowager Xiao is not here, there is nothing wrong with letting her two cheap daughters fulfill their obligations.

However, Wu Haogu is not interested at this time, but the military situation ahead is urgent!

"What's the news?" Wu Haogu asked, "Has Ah Guda appeared?" ”

"Returning to the head of state," Pan Ye, the deputy chief military aircraft of the Dongliao Military Machinery Yi Regiment who stayed in Dading Mansion, immediately reported, "I haven't found it yet." ”

"Toward Kamikyo Road?" Wu Haogu asked, "Does Wanyan Zonghan have any moves?" ”

"There's no movement." Pan Ye said, "The soldiers and horses of the Jin Kingdom Shangjing Road were assembled a few months ago, but there has been no movement. ”

"Wanyan Zonghan is a tiger general, and he must not be underestimated." Wuhao Ancient Road.

Wanyan Zonghan is a tiger general?

The Eastern Liao officials present and the military Ji Yi of the Zhou State were all stunned. Wanyan Zonghan is obviously a cat, why did he become a tiger?

"Wang Yan's soldiers and horses have arrived at Linhuang Fort?" Wu Haogu then asked.

Wang Yan commanded the Linhuang Army, which was composed of the 1st Cavalry Division, the 1st Infantry Division and the 2nd Infantry Division of the Republican Army, which was the main force used to fight a decisive battle with Agu.

"Arrived."

Wu Haogu nodded, took an envelope from Su Yan beside him, handed it to Pan Ye, and didn't say anything.

Pan Ye took the envelope, put it away immediately, and stepped aside.

Inside the envelope is the order to start a war with the Jin State jointly signed by Wu Haogu and Chen Jian, the military envoy of the capital, and Zhang Zhifeng, the secretary of the military department!

The day before Wu Haogu left Tianjin, the Senate held a closed-door meeting and passed a secret resolution to go to war against the Jin State—of course, war with the Jin State was a last resort. As a country governed by military citizens and industrial and commercial citizens, the Great Zhou Republic has had two sources of expansion since its birth. One is the desire of military citizens for land; One is the greed for wealth of business citizens.

The former forced the state to periodically wage wars on the continent, seizing land, granting the "remnants" (sons other than the eldest son) to the families of military citizens. The latter pushed the country to expand overseas, seizing the sources of gold, silver, spices, and furs, as well as key trading hubs.

In the eight years from the first year of the republic to the present, the Republic's expansion was mainly aimed overseas, establishing a number of colonies in the South Seas in the form of a chartered trade chamber, obtaining leased territories in Japan, and establishing a number of colonial strongholds along the coast of the "unowned" North Sea (later the Sea of Okhotsk) and the Whale Sea in order to obtain cheap furs, Dongzhu, and savage Jurchen slave soldiers.

On the mainland, the expansion of the republic was very modest. did not attack the rich Great Song Dynasty, only annexed the Goryeo Kingdom, and at the same time supported the Eastern Liao and Jurchen Jin States to fight.

The reason why this is so is because most of the second-generation military citizens have not yet grown up, so they have not yet developed a rigid demand for the manor - this is also a rigid demand!

It's just that this just need to have six wallets doesn't work, and you have to use iron and blood to solve the problem!

And now it's eight years of republicanism!

If you start from the fourth year of Daguan Wuhao Gu to divide the Yan land, nearly 13 years have passed!

At that time, the knights and government soldiers who were in their twenties were now Ben Si's age. The Song people got married relatively early, and most of the men in Bensi even had grandchildren. The "remaining sons" have also come of age and have begun to have a rigid need for the manor.

In the face of the tremendous pressure of rigid demand, the society of the Great Zhou Republic began to become increasingly belligerent.

Under these circumstances, the Senate of the Republic passed a secret resolution to wage war against the Kingdom of Jin without the urging of Wu Haogu - of course, a despicable and shameless undeclared war! Not only for the suddenness of the war, but also because the Jin State, as a vassal of the Great Song Dynasty, once officially declared war on the Jin State, it would theoretically pull the Great Song into the war.

With the resolution of the Senate of the Republic, Wu Haogu, the Führer, was able to give the order to go to war. When the order to start the battle reached the Linhuang Army, Wang Yan could immediately lead his three divisions into the theater north of the Huang River.

These are three divisions with a very high level of combat readiness, including one cavalry division and two infantry divisions.

The strength of the cavalry division increased by 3,000 men from the first year of the republic to 13,000 men. The reason for the increase in the strength of troops is that the six teams belonging to the command battalion of the cavalry division, including the escort, baggage, herald, command, and artillery, have been expanded into five battalions, including the command battalion (including the command and the herald), the baggage battalion, the escort battalion, the artillery battalion, and the scout battalion. Thus a special establishment of 1 division and 10 battalions was formed. The artillery of the cavalry division has also increased from the original 6 guns (one team) to the current 24 guns (4 teams), and the firepower has been greatly enhanced.

In addition, the strength of the two infantry divisions was increased compared to the first year of the Republic. Because of the deployment of brigade-affiliated artillery units, the strength of each division increased by 320 to more than 13,500 people. The firepower has also been greatly increased, and the number of artillery units has increased from the original four to six, and there are as many as 36 artillery pieces.

With as many as 40,000 soldiers and 96 cannons, the strength of the entire Linhuang Legion is very impressive!