In a palace in the imperial palace of Mengyuan City, the capital of the Lu State, Emperor Jiang Sheng asked Liu Mian, the chief lieutenant of the military department, in a deep voice: "Taiwei Liu, how do you think we should deal with the war in the southeast of the Jin State in the future?" ”

The news of the defeat of the two armies of the Lu State has reached Mengyuan City, and the Lu army that attacked Suzhou lost more than 300,000 people in the first battle, while the Lu army that attacked Hangzhou lost more than 600,000 people in the first battle, including 300,000 Zhuangding.

Outside the county seat of Fuxin County, Chongyi County, Hangzhou, after Sun Gu, the commander of the Third Army of the Lu State, ordered Mingjin to collect the troops, the Broken Army did not let go of the Lu State army that wanted to collect the troops, and Bai Qi immediately ordered to pursue the Lu State army, and even the cavalry troops who had been watching the excitement also joined the pursuit of the Lu State army, which further increased the losses of the retreating Lu State army.

In the end, if it weren't for Sun Gu, the commander of the Third Army of the Lu State, who personally led the troops to break off and simply blocked the broken army, maybe the Lu army would have collapsed directly along the way.

Liu Mian, the captain of the military department, said to Emperor Jiang Sheng with a solemn face: "Your Majesty, the combat effectiveness of the Broken Army is even stronger than we expected, and now the two armies attacking Suzhou and Hangzhou have suffered defeats, and if we want to defeat the Broken Army, we must send reinforcements to the two armies attacking Suzhou and Hangzhou." ”

Emperor Jiang Sheng touched his chin and said: "In addition to the six main legions and eight ordinary legions of the two road armies, our Lu army also has two main legions and two ordinary legions in the southeastern states of the Jin Kingdom, and it seems that we have to transfer some more legions from the country to enter the southeast region of the Jin Kingdom!" ”

Liu Mian, the captain of the military department, said: "Your Majesty, our Lu army is close to the border of Zhejiang and Fuzhou, with two main army corps and five ordinary corps, these seven corps can enter the southeast region of the Jin State at any time, and our Lu army has captured a large amount of grain and grass from the hands of the Southeast Xiang Army, even if there are millions of troops entering the southeast region of the Jin State, our Lu army does not need to worry about the problem of grain and grass in a short time. ”

Emperor Jiang Sheng pondered for a moment and then said: "Then let the two main legions and the five ordinary legions immediately enter the southeast region of the Jin Kingdom, as for how to distribute the forces in the southeast region, let Jiang Ke study it!" ”

Liu Mian, the captain of the military department, nodded and said, "Yes, Your Majesty!" ”

Emperor Jiang Sheng then said: "Counting the main army formed with the Southeast Xiang Army as the mainstay, our Lu country now has a total of fourteen main army corps and twenty-three ordinary legions, and the strength can be said to be very large, but this time in the face of the broken army, our Lu country must be prepared to fight a vicious battle, so I decided to form eight more ordinary legions to act as a reserve, what does Taiwei Liu think?" ”

Liu Mian, the captain of the military department, hesitated for a moment and said: "Your Majesty has considered it very thoroughly, after transferring the two main army corps and five ordinary army corps to the southeast region of the Jin Kingdom, there are only four main army corps and eight ordinary army corps left in our Lu country, and eight of these twelve army corps are stationed on the border of Yan and Xiao to guard against these two countries, and three army corps are stationed on the border of Mu and Bai, and another army is stationed in Mengyuan City, so that our Lu country has almost no mobile troops. However, the finances of our country have recently ......"

Before Liu Mian, the captain of the military department, finished speaking, he was interrupted by Emperor Jiang Sheng, "Recently, our Lu State has spent a lot of money, but everything has to serve this war to annex the Jin State, no matter how difficult the financial situation is, we can persist in it, as long as we can defeat the Broken Army, it will be worth it!" ”

In the vast area southeast of the Great Jin Dynasty, there used to be dozens of countries, but after the rise of the Lu State, most of these countries were annexed by the Lu State, and before the rise of the Lu State, the Yan State used to be the first power in this region, and the Xiao State used to be the second strongest country in this area, in the process of the rise of the Lu State, the Yan State and the Xiao State were under the pressure of the Lu State, and also annexed some surrounding countries, and now the Yan State has nineteen states, and the Xiao State also has sixteen states.

Although the strength of Yan and Xiao is not as good as that of Lu, these two countries also have millions of troops respectively, and the relationship between these two countries and Lu has always been very tense, so Lu has to deploy millions of troops in the border areas near Yan and Xiao to guard against Yan and Xiao.

Mu and Bai were originally subjects of the Great Zhou State, but in recent years, the Great Zhou State has been troubled by foreign troubles and turmoil, and the Mu State and the Bai State have basically stopped paying attention to the Great Zhou State, and between the Mu State and the Bai State, a military alliance against the Lu State has been formed.

Mu has the territory of five states, Bai has the territory of three states, the armies of the two countries combined, there are currently more than three million, and the armies of these two countries are quite good in combat, and the terrain in the two countries is also relatively complicated, otherwise Lu will not let go of Mu and Bai, the two big fat meats.

Liu Mian, the captain of the military department, gritted his teeth and said: "Your Majesty, rest assured, the minister will do his best to form eight new ordinary legions!" ”

Emperor Jiang Sheng then turned his head to Zhang Xiang, the commander of the black butterfly in the palace, and said: "You black butterfly should pay close attention to the movements of Yan and Xiao, our Lu country is now using most of the army in the southeast of the Jin country, if Yan or Xiao country gives us Lu Guo a knife in the back at this time, it will not be easy to do." ”

Black Butterfly Commander Zhang Xiang immediately said: "Your Majesty, we Black Butterfly have been paying attention to the situation of Yan and Xiao, and the armies of the two countries have not been mobilized on a large scale recently, so there should be no problems between Yan and Xiao." ”

Emperor Jiang Sheng nodded slightly and said, "That's good, if our Lu State can annex the Jin State this time, then the Yan State and the Xiao State will not have to worry." ”

On the afternoon of February 5, in the camp of the Lu army south of Xinquan County, Dongzhu County, Suzhou, Jiang Ke, the general of the Lu Hussars, said to the strategist Zhen Hongwen with a relaxed expression on his face: "Your Majesty has ordered the two main army corps and five ordinary army corps in China to enter the southeast region of the Jin State, and I am ready to transfer two of the main army corps and three ordinary army corps to Xinquan County, and first send two additional ordinary army corps to Sun Gu, and there is also good news that Your Majesty has decided to expand the eight ordinary army corps again. ”

Strategist Zhen Hongwen immediately said: "My lord, since we are ready to deal with the broken army here in Xinquan County first, it is better to transfer the two main army corps and the five ordinary army corps to Xinquan County, so that the troops in our hands are more sufficient." ”

Jiang Ke has already ordered that another main army in the southeast also go to the territory of Xinquan County, at this time this main army is rushing over, if you add the two main army corps and five ordinary army corps in Lu State, the Lu State army will gather seven main army corps and ten ordinary army corps here in Xinquan County, the total strength will exceed six million, not counting the strong men of Lu State gathered in Xinquan County.

Jiang Ke thought about it for a while and nodded and said, "Mr. Zhen is reasonable, then transfer the two main army corps and the five ordinary army corps that have been added in China to Xinquan County!" ”

On the evening of February 6, in the camp of the Lu army south of Fuxin County, Chongyi County, Hangzhou, Sun Gu, commander of the Third Army of Lu State, sighed and said to Zhou Yan, commander of the Eleventh Army: "The marshal sent a letter with carrier pigeons, this time the two main corps and five ordinary corps sent by His Majesty from the country will all rush to the marshal, the marshal is ready to gather superior forces, first solve the main force of the broken army in Suzhou, the marshal ordered us to hold the camp, hang up the battle free card, and wait for the marshal's reinforcements. ”

Zhou Yan, the commander of the Eleventh Legion, frowned and said: "After the battle a few days ago, although the Broken Army did not attack our camp, it has been calling for battle outside the camp, and if we continue to avoid the battle, I am afraid that the Broken Army will not be able to resist attacking our camp." ”

Sun Gu shrugged his shoulders and said: "The soldiers will block the water and cover the earth, and now our five legions have been replenished by the strong men, and they have returned to a full state, plus the remaining 400,000 strong men, we still have 2.2 million troops here in Fuxin County, and it is not so easy for the broken army to capture our camp!" ”

Zhou Yan pondered for a while and said: "The combat effectiveness shown by the Broken Army is too strong, I have been unsteady in my heart for the past few days, there is currently a newly formed main army in Suzhou, it is better for us to suggest that the commander transfer the main army of Suzhou to us." ”

Sun Gu thought for a moment and then nodded and said: "It's okay to transfer the main army of Suzhou to Fuxin County, anyway, the main force of the Broken Army has been pinned down by our Lu army, and Suzhou should be very safe, not to mention that there are troops of the 24th Army in Suzhou." ”

Zhou Yan thought for a while and said: "The marshal has already transferred the main army in Qiongzhou to Xinquan County, Dongzhu County, Suzhou, so that our Lu State will only have 600,000 troops in Qiongzhou, Suzhou, Lianzhou, Zhezhou and Fuzhou, will there be a little less?" ”

Sun Gu said with a smile: "The Southeast Xiang Army has now been wiped out, and the Broken Army has been blocked by millions of troops of our Lu State in Suzhou and Hangzhou, and it is enough for two legions to guard these five states!" ”

Soon Liu Ji also got the news that Lu sent a large number of reinforcements from China, and in a study room in the county government office in Xinquan County, Liu Ji said in a deep voice to the military generals under his command: "According to the news of Heishuitai, Lu has mobilized two main army corps and three ordinary army corps to enter the southeast region of our Great Jin, so that Lu State has ten main army corps and fifteen ordinary army corps in the southeast region, accounting for almost two-thirds of the total strength of Lu State. ”

At this time, there were eight Wenchen in the study: Zhang Liang, Guo Jia, Jia Xu, Fang Xuanling, Wang Meng, Wang Dun, Tian Feng, and Fu Zhi, and there were only three generals: Li Mu, Wang Qian, and Meng Tian.

Zhang Liang immediately said: "My lord, after all, our Broken Army is still at war with Dawan, and now the troops gathered in Suzhou and Hangzhou are almost the limit of our Broken Army, but Lu State can continuously send reinforcements from China to the southeast region, so my subordinates feel that we had better fight quickly, otherwise with the war potential of Lu State, it is not impossible to mobilize 20 or 30 million troops into the southeast region." ”

Guo Jia continued: "My lord, the country of Lu is short of horses, in this way, even if the country of Lu mobilizes two main legions and three ordinary legions into the southeast region of our Great Jin, if you want to rush to Xinquan County or Fuxin County on the other side of Hangzhou, it will take at least a month and a half, maybe even longer, our army has every chance to eat the army of Lu in Xinquan County or Fuxin County before the arrival of this batch of reinforcements from Lu State." ”

Liu Ji asked Guo Jia: "You mean, could it be that you are concentrating your forces and eating all the way to the Lu army first?" ”

Guo Jia nodded and said: "Lord, our army is not short of war horses, and now the Lu army is divided into two ways to attack Suzhou and Hangzhou, which just gives us the opportunity to break through, not to mention that now the two Lu armies are not able to avoid the battle." ”

Guo Jia's suggestion was immediately approved by the other Wenchen generals in the study, Liu Ji touched his chin and said: "If we can really eat the army of Lu all the way before the reinforcements of Lu State arrive, then the emperor of Lu State may have to think about it, whether it is time to withdraw from the southeast region of our Great Jin!" ”

At this time, Li Mu opened his mouth and suggested: "Lord, the last general feels that it is best to eat the Lu army in Fuxin County first, the Lu army opposite us is very strong, and through the big battle a few days ago, it can be seen that the generals who command these millions of Lu troops are not general, we want to eat the Lu army in Xinquan County, it is not easy!" ”

Zhang Liang also said: "My lord, my subordinates also agree with General Li Mu's suggestion, we had better concentrate our forces and eat the Lu army on the road in Fuxin County first, and then study the Lu army in Xinquan County." ”

Liu Ji finally said categorically: "Then it's decided!" The Governor immediately personally led the ten cavalry brigades of the Grassland Legion, as well as the 32,000 heavy cavalry of the Tiger Ben Army and the Xuanjia Army, the Modao soldiers, the Wei Wushu and the 750,000 elite infantry in the trapped camp, to rush to Xinquan County in Dongzhu County, Suzhou as soon as possible, and strive to eat the Lu army along the way first. ”

After a pause, Liu Ji continued: "The cavalry troops don't have to worry about it, the Mo Dao soldiers, Wei Wushu and the 750,000 elite infantry trapped in the camp must each prepare at least two war horses!" ”

Fang Xuanling said with a smile at this time: "Don't worry, the war horses we brought this time are enough, Mo Dao Bing, Wei Wushu and the 750,000 elite infantry trapped in the camp can be equipped with three war horses per person." ”

Liu Ji nodded and said, "That's good!" Just give Mo Daobing, Wei Wushu and the 750,000 elite infantry trapped in the camp, each with three war horses, so that everyone, including the cavalry, has at least three war horses, and it only takes two or three days to travel from Xinquan County to Fuxin County! ”