On the official road.

A large army is rolling in, the guns and halberds are like a forest, the cold light is cold, even in the state of marching, you can still see the strict military discipline.

The weather-stained scouts rode into the middle of the army, handed over a brass pipe sealed with fire paint to one of the guards, and hurried away.

The general took it and examined it, and when he found that there was no problem, he handed it over to the general: the man in his thirties, surrounded by the generals.

Feng Qingyun, who had a calm face, opened it silently, took out the sealed information inside and browsed it, his eyes were slightly cold.

"Lishui County was captured by Zhao Yuanjin half a day ago." He handed the information to Wei Mingyuan beside him, and said in an indifferent voice.

Wei Mingyuan's face changed, combined with the news sent before, Zhao Yuanjin's troops have sent troops one after another in the past few days, and they have taken Qinghe County, Yuanxiang County, and Liusha County under the jurisdiction of Jingnan County one after another, plus this newly fallen Lishui County, if the territory has completely recovered to the size of a county, instead of just one county as before.

He was brewing words in his heart, and the commander next to him spoke out in confusion: "General, Zhao Yuanjin's troops have not been defeated for a long time, and there is a shortage of soldiers and food supplies, so it stands to reason that it is not so easy to recover. How can he still have the strength to send troops? ”

Another commander added: "Moreover, we all know the topography of Jingnan County, and Zhao Yuanjin's troops want to connect the four county towns in less than ten days, and they can still ensure that there are not many casualties and losses." This is almost impossible to accomplish, and the logistical food routes simply cannot support it. ”

"Yes, there must be something strange in this." Feng Qingyun sighed slightly.

For any elite and strong army, logistics supply is a problem that cannot be ignored in the march and war, and it can even be said to be the most important issue. In order to ensure the safety and smoothness of the grain routes and the timely delivery of all kinds of heavy materials to the front-line army, the commander-in-chief must make adjustments and trade-offs in many cases.

Wei Mingyuan suddenly remembered that the news from Yangcheng County yesterday said that Yuan Feng, the commander of the capital, had quietly sent two rangers to try to sneak attack and destroy Zhao Yuanjin's logistics and grain routes, but as a result, hundreds of cavalry wandered around outside for several days, and they didn't notice any convoy transporting grain.

Moreover, according to the information reports from several counties that fell, when Zhao Yuanjin's troops attacked the city, they all carried a full set of siege equipment, including heavy trebuchets.

With the minds of these generals, it was natural to understand that if they carried these things in the army, the speed of the march would inevitably be greatly slowed down, especially when encountering bad road conditions and weather.

The newly appointed marching counselor silently estimated and analyzed that if the elite Beijing battalion of the imperial court was replaced to carry out the same siege and land raiding mission, I am afraid that it would not be possible to achieve similar results in such a short period of time. Because considering the speed of the march, the distance is too long to catch up. Moreover, except for the surrender of Yuanxiang County, the other three county towns were all defeated, and this time was not enough anyway.

The more Wei Mingyuan thought about it, the more he felt that he was at a loss, and then he thought of Meng Luo's unexplained death, only to feel a slight chill down his spine, and couldn't help but say: "General, since Zhao Zhi's subordinates are so cunning, it is not appropriate for our army to confront it too early, and it is better to wait until the army of Yangcheng County converges before making a plan." ”

Feng Qingyun glanced at him, thought for a while, and said, "That's all there is to it." ”

Anyway, now there are only two days left before Yangcheng County, and when the two armies converge, and then gather the surrounding imperial soldiers and horses, the total number of troops in his hands will exceed 60,000, which is enough to deal with Zhao Yuanjin.

In the face of absolute strength, any conspiracy and trickery is just a small road, and I don't believe that guy can still turn the sky upside down.

Only by pacifying the entire territory of Jingzhou can Feng Qingyun go further with this feat. Although Shousuke-sama pampered himself, there were more than a dozen people who hung the identity of Shousuke Yoshiko, and if he didn't have enough credit, he would be squeezed out by those guys sooner or later.

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Jingnan County.

"Sir, this baby is really not easy."

Zhao Yuanjin at the head of the city put down the binoculars in his hand and said lovingly: "You can see the scenery from such a distance very clearly, and your vision is not affected at night, it is really an indispensable weapon to detect the enemy." ”

Sun Xiangqing groaned: "If the officers above the rank of our army's guards, as well as all the scouts, can be equipped with this thing, it will be very advantageous to march and fight in the future." ”

"Of course that's fine." Qin Feng said.

In fact, there are also monoculars in this world, also known as clairvoyants, which were brought by some Hu merchants from the distant Western Regions, but the number is rare and rare. Moreover, limited to technical conditions, the multiple of this thing is low, the vision is not clear enough, and the performance is naturally incomparable with modern industrial products.

Qin Feng ordered a batch of high-quality goods on Taobao a few days ago, not only has clear vision, but also has the function of focus-free and low-light night vision, waterproof and anti-corrosion, and high impact strength, which is perfect for battlefield reconnaissance in this era.

Of course, in terms of price, he was not polite, one hundred taels of silver, converted into gold payment, calculated as nearly ten times the income.

Although Zhao Yuanjin was a little painful, after knowing the benefits of this thing, he still decided to buy fifty.

"Next time, do you want to find a way to get a 'DJI' unmanned reconnaissance aircraft? If used properly, there is no secret at all about the deployment of the imperial army. Qin Feng pondered in his heart.

To a certain extent, modern warfare is about intelligence and information, and once any target on the battlefield is discovered, it means that it is attacked and destroyed. In fact, this law is also partially applicable to ancient wars, if any movement of the imperial army in the future can be grasped by Zhao Yuanjin's troops in time, the victory or defeat of the war can be predicted.

Of course, this is only one aspect, and the iron still needs to be hard. If you find an enemy, if you don't have enough strength, it's just an empty phrase to want to destroy the opponent.

"According to the news, Feng Qingyun's army is only two days away from Yangcheng County,"

Zhao Yuanjin frowned and said: "After the two armies converge, there are as many as tens of thousands, and the threat to us is not small, I don't know what Mr. thinks?" ”

Qin Feng said with a smile: "The enemy is outnumbered, if the commander doesn't want to sit still, it is naturally better to take the initiative." Before the two armies converge, we can turn the tide by sending out a sneak attack and thwarting one of them. ”

There are many similar successful examples in history, and with the situation that Zhao Yuanjin is facing now, this is also one of the only feasible options, although the risk component is very large, and the slightest carelessness will be self-defeating.

Zhao Yuanjin lowered his head and weighed for a moment, and said: "That is a sneak attack on the defenders of Yangcheng County, but the risk of this battle is too great, and I hope that Mr. will help me to ensure a worry-free victory." ”

"It's nature." Qin Feng said.