In July and August, the iron-blooded army marched east to Yanbei, and the first battle was fought in Hexi.

The Power Sect knew that it was no match for the Iron and Blood Army, and tens of thousands of defenders in Hedong hurriedly harvested the unripe grain outside the city, and then held on to the city. Emperor Zhang Ling also sent an envoy to support the Yanbei Righteous Army, asking Wei Zeng to send troops to help.

After defeating the Zhan Tu people, Wei Zeng had been personally training the Guanshan battalion, and after receiving the news of the Iron Army's eastward expedition, Wei Zeng immediately ordered to send troops to Guanluohe.

In less than ten days, more than 60,000 troops from Yanbei and 30,000 troops from the Power Sect gathered on the edge of the Guanluo River. A great battle to resist the attack of the Predators will begin.

"According to the report I taught Hexi to explore the Malay, this time the Iron and Blood Army dispatched 100,000 horses, all of which were the elite of the Jiangnan pacification in the past few years. The iron-blooded army is menacing, and the Hexi army of our sect cannot confront it head-on, so it can only hold on to the city. This time we have a total of 100,000 horses, and we are in good position to fight the Predators. Without further ado, let's cross the river quickly. Zhang Ling and Wei Zeng hurriedly said after the round.

"Are these 100,000 people from the expedition to Jiangnan? Where are Di Xianlan's 30,000 iron horsemen? Wei Zeng was worried that Di Xianlan would sneak attack the rear, so he didn't immediately agree to Zhang Ling.

"This time Di Xianlan did not come, he was sent to the northwest to guard against the people of Kansai and Mobei. As long as our 100,000 reinforcements arrive, we will definitely be able to repel the Iron Army. Zhang Ling explained when he saw Wei Zeng's hesitation.

"The fact that Di Xianlan's 30,000 iron horsemen did not come is indeed good news for us. However, the 100,000 Jiangnan Expeditionary Force is not something to be taken lightly. Although we also have 100,000 troops, we must not confront the Iron Blood Army head-on, otherwise I am afraid that there will only be one result. Wei Zeng said.

"Then you mean Hexi doesn't want it? It was because of your allies that I ordered the people of Hexi to hold the city, and if I had known that this was the result, I would have ordered the people of Hexi to retreat. Even if you can't fight with the Iron and Blood Army in Hexi, you still have to save more than 10,000 people in Hexi? As long as you cooperate with those 10,000 people, you will definitely be able to repel the iron-blooded army besieging the city. I can warn you, although the Guanluo River is dangerous, it will not be long left. Hexi can't hold it, and Yanbei can't hold it. Seeing that Wei Zeng seemed to be abandoning Hexi, Zhang Ling said a little angrily.

"It's not that you can't go to Hexi, but you need to plan well. We don't know the movement of the Predator Army at all, so you let us send troops, isn't that too passive? Tell me all your news about the Predator, and if you have a plan, you will naturally save your 10,000 people. Wei Zengyi said with a frown.

Zhang Ling was helpless, but he also felt that what Wei Zeng said was reasonable, so he ordered someone to tell Wei Zeng all the news of the investigation.

This time, the 100,000 soldiers of the Iron Blood Army regained Hexi in three ways, and the 30,000 troops on the north road were led by Wu Deli, and the troops were directly aimed at the Hedong territory of the Power Sect; Led by Bai Zheng, the middle route recovered the major cities in Hexi along the way, and besieged 10,000 people in Hexi, because there were more military forces along the way, and this road was the slowest to advance; Led by a general, Nanlu sent troops to Hexi, and traveled lightly and simply to the south of the Guanluo River at the fastest speed.

The three-way army pointed directly at Yanbei, and when the war in Hexi was over, the three-way army echoed each other, and it would directly attack the boundary of Yanbei. When the three armies are encircled, even if there are more than 100,000 troops in Yanbei, it will be difficult to resist.

"It seems that the Iron Blood Army is coming directly at our Yanbei, and the three roads are attacking together, just to make us ignore each other. If we let them close in, we have nothing to do but back away from their edge. But how many steps can we take back? Retreat to Stone Wind City, and the defeat is already decided. It seems that Hexi still has to go to Hexi, and it is absolutely impossible to let them recover Hexi smoothly. Wei Zeng decided.

"It's good that Brother Wei decided to send troops, and I knew that I didn't see the wrong person." Zhang Ling said with a sigh of relief.

"There is no problem in sending troops, but how to plan it still needs to be discussed. I have heard that the men of your sect do not obey the commands, and the march is very chaotic, and they fight separately when they fight. In this way, it is a problem to fight alone, let alone the two armies to fight together. Wei Zeng said worriedly.

"That's all in the past, I've stepped up training the army in the past few months, and they're now able to enforce orders. There is absolutely no problem with fighting with friendly forces. Zhang Ling hurriedly explained.

"I will personally bring 40,000 horses with me on this expedition to Hexi, and I will also ask General Zhang to bring a group of men and horses with me, and with General Zhang personally commanding, there must be no problem." Wei Zeng said.

"Okay, I'll personally lead the troops with you. But we've gathered 100,000 men, why don't we send them all, they don't have more than 30,000 all the way, and they should be able to win easily. Zhang Ling couldn't refuse, so he agreed to lead the troops in person, but he still had doubts about Wei Zeng only sending a part of his men.

"The enemy army is attacking in three ways, if we transfer all the troops to Hexi, the enemy army will attack Yanbei all the way, and the other road will outflank our rear road, will we still have a foothold at that time? Do you really want to run around like a rogue? If we ignore Hexi at all, wait for them to gain a foothold, and attack Hedong and Yanbei on three fronts, then we will not care about each other, and we will inevitably fall into great passivity.

"The Iron Blood Army attacking Hexi this time is not to drive the Iron Blood Army out of Hexi, but to give them certain casualties and disrupt their plans. We are destined to be unable to defend Hexi, but the war in Hexi is a key battle for whether we can defeat the iron-blooded army. Wei Zeng explained.

"Brother Wei is very scheming, presumably Brother Wei already has a perfect plan." Zhang Ling was dazed when he heard it, but he couldn't say that he didn't understand, so he approved.

"There is no silver bullet. However, there is only one reason for using soldiers to fight: less is not more, and the weak is not stronger. How many strong and weak changes are the key to victory. Wei Zeng said.

"Brother Wei, can you elaborate on it, I'm a little confused. There are more iron-blooded soldiers than us, and their combat effectiveness is stronger than ours, so won't we be defeated? Zhang Ling was puzzled.

"The right time, the right place, the right people, the three important conditions for victory. The Iron Blood Army is the elite of a hundred battles, and the newly exterminated Jiliushan Righteous Army is also considered to be as morale as a rainbow, so it can be said that the sky is on their side; We are in a defensive position, and we can also use the natural danger of the Luo River to deal a certain blow to the Iron Blood Army with the help of our geographical advantages, and wear down their sharpness; As for the people, one is the issue of arranging troops, and the other is the issue of morale.

"As long as we disrupt the plan of the Predator Army, there will inevitably be a certain amount of chaos in the Predator. As long as we can seize the opportunity to destroy the enemy's army, we will inevitably be able to lower the morale of the enemy's army. And the key to all this is in Hexi. There are more than 30,000 people in the middle of the Iron Army, and we will dispatch nearly 60,000 people this time, so we can definitely make them retreat with more strikes and fewer blows. When the time comes, the other two lines of the enemy army will either take the opportunity to attack Yanbei or support the middle road. As long as we can prevent them from entering Yanbei and calmly retreat to safety, the Iron Blood Army will inevitably be reorganized at that time. Then our chance will come, even if they can't defeat the Iron Blood, they will never want to cross the Guanluo River again. Wei Zeng said in detail.

"Brother Wei said it well, I didn't expect Brother Wei to lead the troops to fight so insightfully. But Zhang Ling was impressed. Zhang Ling said with a smile.

"Since the incident, my eldest brother has always told me some reasoning, although sometimes I think he is pedantic, but he has indeed learned a lot." Wei Zeng replied.

"Now that Brother Wei has a countermeasure, let's send troops one day. You may wish to discuss the specific matters later. I'll go back to the camp and get ready. After Zhang Ling finished speaking, he left. In his heart, he decided to recruit some scholars by his side, although those scholars had a bad body, but it was still very useful to govern the country and give advice.

Three days later, Wei Zeng led 40,000 horses, and Zhang Ling led 20,000 horses to cross the Guanluo River together, supporting the 20,000 people of the force sect surrounded by the iron-blooded army in the middle road.

At the same time, in the camp of the Iron Blood Army in the middle lane, Bai Zheng was asking a friend from Shifeng City about some things about Yanbei. This friend of his asked.

"Mr. Ask, what kind of character is that Wei Zeng who can rely on a group of hungry people to start an uprising, and can defeat the Jingnan army and our army of 30,000 people in a row? Why haven't I heard of it before? Bai Zheng asked.

"I inquired in many ways and learned that the person was originally an orphan in Yanbei, and his whereabouts have been uncertain for many years, and a group of people gathered in Yishan a few years ago, and he has the name of Mobei Flying Eagle, but in fact, he is just a bandit. Last year, when a large number of refugees had gathered in Stone Wind City, he rebelled with the down-and-out scholar Qi Weilun. In fact, that person can have today's power because of luck. Because Qi Weilun was my old friend, I introduced him to the adults in Shifeng City, and the city lord and the general defending the city had a bad plot. If the city lord and general were still around, he would definitely not succeed. As for the Jingnan Army, they are just a group of hillbillies who only know how to kill people and rob money, and they have aroused the anger of the heavens and people, and failure is inevitable. As long as General Bai invades Yanbei, he will definitely have to escape, and in my opinion, we don't need to be as cautious as we are now. AskedSeeing that the 100,000 iron-blooded army was divided into three routes, and they were marching a little slowly, he pouted.

"Then the 30,000 people of our army who marched to Yanbei also failed because of luck. 30,000 elites, and there is not even scum left in less than a month. I've never seen this kind of luck. Bai Zhengyi said with a frown.

"Isn't that because of a sneak attack from behind by the yellow-clothed rebels? It's luck. He asked.

"I have been dealing with the Power Sect for more than ten years, and they are just a rabble, even if they have gathered hundreds of thousands, I can easily defeat them with 10,000 horses and horses of my Iron Blood Army. I don't believe that we can defeat 30,000 of our army by sneak attack. Mr. Ask, if you want to defeat the enemy, you need to know the enemy thoroughly. I know you're hell-bent on getting back to Stone Wind City, but what's the use of your anger just lip service. I took you with me to understand the situation in Yanbei, you are always like this, I am very embarrassed. Bai Zheng said.

Hearing this, his face changed, and he wanted to justify, but he didn't know what to say, so he had to retract his grievances and tell Bai Zheng about Yanbei's situation as objectively as possible.

Bai Zheng listened to the explanation of the question, and thought carefully.

Not long after, a letter came from Tanma, saying that tens of thousands of enemy troops had crossed the Guanluo River to the west of the river.

"It seems that the enemy is also unable to hold his breath. Let General Hu lead 10,000 soldiers and go to teach them a lesson. Bai Zheng ordered with a slight smile.