Guards Legion! Or the Praetorian Legion!

These two most elite legions in the Eastern Continent, with a total strength of more than 300,000, are the core force of the imperial family of the Qianyuan Empire. , sitting in Zhongzhou, can be ready to respond to the foreign war in the three directions of the empire, and at the same time ensure deterrence internally.

If there really is an army of thousands or even tens of thousands, suddenly appearing on the border between Anqing County and Taiping County, and under the banner of a fake local guard force, then the only possibility will only be one of these two major armies.

He personally felt that the more likely one was the city guards stationed outside the imperial capital!

After all, the Praetorian Guard is a force directly under the royal family, and compared to the two, if it must be mobilized, the impact of dispatching the city guards is lower.

But how is this possible?

Before the crossing, even when the Wudou Midao Uprising swept through the four counties, the imperial center did not lightly mobilize these two major legions to fight. Compared with Wudou Rice Dao, Chen Wu felt that he had occupied a Longshan Mountain and a Wu'an, half a county. No matter how you look at it, the threat is not as good as the former.

Based on this judgment, when he formulated the first set of plans before, he was relieved that "the empire will not dispatch the two major legions of the city guard and the janissaries" as the premise. Even if they do dispatch, most of them will only happen after they have repelled the first round of counterinsurgency in the center and have shown a tendency to attack the surrounding states and counties.

I never expected it!

The center of the empire could be so decisive and make a decision that is completely different from history!

From the current location of the City Guard Legion and the daily marching speed, it can be roughly deduced that the Empire sent the City Guard Legion out of Beijing. My side should still be besieging the city outside Wu'an.

Why is this happening?

Surprised. Chen Wu fell into reflection on his previous thinking on the plan.

On the premise of knowing the results and being familiar with the situation. It's not hard to work backwards as to what happened. Chen Wu soon realized that he had accidentally overlooked an important issue. That is, the Wudou Midao Uprising was a few years later, and the external pressure on the empire at that time was far greater than it is now!

It was so big that even if it knew the threat of Wudou Midao, the empire would not dare to rashly dispatch the city guards and the Praetorian Guard legion.

But now it's different!

The Empire had recently repelled the Tile Spur cavalry in the northwest, and although its own losses were also significant, there would be no more threats from the northwest for at least the foreseeable year. The empire's original three-sided enemy became two-sided.

This situation gave the center the confidence to mobilize the city guard corps out of Beijing!

Another reason is that Chen Wu found that he underestimated his influence. In his own opinion, the scale of the Taiping uprising was far inferior to that of Wudou Midao, but how could the center of the empire and the emperor know what the future would be? In the eyes of the other party, Chen Wu's troops swept across Taiping County in just a few months, and successively broke through the prefectures and counties, as if they were sweeping the world. Such a bandit army is already an unprecedented danger since the founding of the empire!

The change in external pressure, coupled with the fact that Chen Wu underestimated the importance that the empire attached to him. He invisibly made a wrong judgment.

Knowing history is not just about the benefits. This kind of prophetic prophecy. It's easy to create a sense of dependency. Sometimes, this kind of blind dependence and trust can be very fatal, making people inadvertently ignore some seemingly subtle points that are actually enough to affect the overall situation, even if Chen Wu has been secretly reminding himself.

Is it the first time since the crossing that there has been a mistake in decision?

Or, is it better to use the words negligent and unexpected?

No matter how he evaluates it, Chen Wu has a deep chagrin in his heart, but the incident has happened, and there is no point in blaming himself. Now it's important to come up with a brand new plan and combine it with the previous backup plan to deal with the current situation!

The situation around the four southeastern counties of the empire and Taiping County, the possible number of combat power and specific arrival time of the City Guard Legion, and the hole cards that the Taiping army can use in their hands...... Information from all sides quickly appeared in his mind, summarizing, patching, and combining, and before he could think about it, Chen Wu noticed a more urgent event in front of him.

The Good Friends Association is about to launch a sneak attack on the Taiping Army!

Chen Wu's original plan was that the counterinsurgency army mobilized by the center would not arrive until at least January next year. During this period, there was enough time for Chen Wu to solve and digest the power of the Good Friends Association. Who would have thought that the Imperial City Guard Corps had now arrived at the border of Anqing County and Taiping County, and the number was unknown, making it difficult to judge accurately. At this time, the Taiping Army and the Good Friends Association will take action, and in a short period of time, it will not be enough to eliminate the influence of infighting.

His brain spun around quickly, and seeing that the sky was not far from dawn, he was ruthless and said decisively: "Stop the scheduled ambush plan!" Sue all departments, turn from dark to light, and put on a strict defensive posture! ”

"General?"

All the high-ranking members of the rebel army present were suddenly surprised and puzzled.

I was still talking about the origin of that mysterious official army, but after pondering for a while, I suddenly made this decision? You know, in order to lure the Good Friends Association to take the initiative to attack, the rebels have done a lot of work on their side, and now they are about to launch, and suddenly call a stop?

The official army that has not yet been in contact with it has put so much pressure on General Tiangong?

"Do you know the true identity of the officer army on the border?"

Looking at the expressions of his henchmen, Chen Wu sighed and asked knowingly.

Including Yan Shisan, who rushed to report the news overnight, all the soldiers shook their heads, waiting for Chen Wu's explanation.

"As I expected, it is not the Qinghe Garrison Division at all, but a strong army from the imperial capital Zhongzhou!"

The truth was revealed, and several generals present gasped in unison, and even Yan Shisan fell into shock.

A strong army in the imperial capital of Zhongzhou?

The only ones who can be worthy of this title can only be those two world-famous legions!

It's one thing not to be afraid of the official army, but no matter how confident a person is, he will not think that the current Taiping Righteous Army can fight against such a strong army as the City Guards and the Praetorian Guard.

Mo Guohao, Xu Shizhong, and He Shixiang have all served as officers in the emperor's ** team, and they know very well what kind of strength the real strong army of the empire has. After a brief moment of disbelief, their heads were confused, blown up by the news.

Beat?

It's impossible to beat well!

Guard?

How long can you hold on to the city in isolation?

If so, where are you going?

For a moment, the atmosphere in the neighborhood became extremely oppressive. The generals, who were a little at a loss, finally understood why Chen Wu had such a look before, and why he directly ordered the plan to be stopped. The strongest army in the Eastern Continent is about to enter Taiping County and come straight to Wu'an, and they are playing infighting at this time?

"Listen, even though the exact news hasn't come yet, Ben is 90% sure that his inference is correct. Immediately send the order down, and the various departments will turn from darkness to light, and make the noise louder, scare the Good Friends back to me, and force them to give up their actions! ”

Dian Yong, who was still in shock, took the order and turned around to go out, but when he was about to go out, he stopped and turned around and asked, "What if the Good Friends Association is worried that the plan will be leaked and that our army will retaliate if they turn back, and they will attack desperately?" ”

"As long as Wang Huifang is not stupid, he will not do that. When our rebels were on guard, they stormed the camp to find death. Of course, if the Good Friends Association is really determined to fight, then we will accompany you! ”

Chen Wu gave Dian Yong a tough answer.

After hesitating for a moment, after Dian Yong had already gone out, Chen Wu chased after him and stopped him, and admonished: "Don't leak the news of the City Guard Legion." ”

Although it was not perfected in a hurry, combined with the previous plan, Chen Wu already had a vague plan in his heart at the moment. There is no doubt that the Good Friends still played a tragic role in this plan.

The order for a change of operations was urgently conveyed.

Torches were quickly lit, illuminating the otherwise dimly lit camp. Soon, the originally silent Taiping military camp was in an uproar. The soldiers of the Taiping Battalion, who had been waiting for the rest of the day, came out of the tent and lined up in the open space outside.

Because it was still dark, it was very dangerous to move rashly, and Chen Wu didn't plan to let the soldiers of the Taiping Battalion really do anything. Just let them stand up and assemble, show their force, and let the people of the Good Friends know that they are prepared.

As for what the other party would think, Chen Wu didn't care at all.

Since Wang Huifang, Zhou Naichun and others decided to take action against the Taiping Army, they naturally arranged spies here. Seeing the abrupt changes in the Taiping military camp, he couldn't help but be shocked and quickly passed the news back. At this time, the elite forces assembled by the Good Friends Association had already lit torches and were almost about to leave the camp.

At the last minute, the news came back.

The ambitious high-ranking members of the Good Friends and other leaders of the rebel forces were given a slap in the face, and everyone's hearts were cold!

Just when their own sneak attack was about to be launched, the Taiping army suddenly lit a bonfire, greatly strengthened patrols and sentry posts, and the elite soldiers were all lined up in armor and ready for battle?

"Who can tell me what happened?"

Wang Huifang's face was gloomy, and while thinking quickly, he paced restlessly in front of the formation.

After receiving this bad news, he immediately stopped his operations and urgently sent more outposts in order to find out the movements of the Taiping army. The situation is obvious, with the opponent on high alert, it is almost impossible to succeed in a sneak attack. What he is worried about now is not just missing this opportunity in the early hours of this morning, but the leakage of his own side of the action, forcing the Taiping Army to turn around and act against the Good Friends Association.

This concern is by no means unfounded.

The Taiping army is good, and suddenly strengthens its precautions when the sky is about to dawn, which can only be a move against their own side. Of course, it cannot be ruled out that there was a negligence in the actions of his own side, and the enemy temporarily noticed the clues. But Wang Huifang felt that it was more likely that there were spies on his side!

The traitor noticed the abnormality and rushed to the Taiping Army overnight to report the news, which was the other party's sudden precaution.

If this is the case, then Chen Wu's plan has already been known to Chen Wu, and the Taiping army's revenge may come at any time after dawn! (To be continued.) )