There is no news from the Jingnan Hou side, and the imperial court has not crossed the Jingnan Hou Mansion to issue a military order to the Jingnan Army under its banner, because if this is done, it is tantamount to the imperial court forcibly letting the Jingnan Army choose between the Jingnan Hou Mansion and itself.

Well, knowing that the result of the choice will not be very beautiful, then why tear that layer of skin yourself?

However, the soldiers and horses of Shengle City and Xinsu City still moved, took the initiative to enter the territory of Chengguo, and approached Yingdu.

Before, Chen Yang, the commander-in-chief of the Jingnan Army in Xinsu City, and Zheng Fan, the general of Shengle City, completely ignored the eldest prince, Chen Yang closed the door, and General Zheng was even more desperate, and sent people to the Chinese army of the great prince to ask for food and grass supplies.

But at present, with the defeat of the Battle of Wangjiang, whether it is for the sake of stabilizing people's hearts or increasing troops to strengthen the defense line, it is a matter of course for these two troops and horses who are already on the border of Chengguo to go to Ying.

In the final analysis, everyone is a Yan person.

Of course, General Zheng's purpose may be more pure, because his Shengle City will go bankrupt if he doesn't fight again.

Shengle City sent 10,000 troops and 5,000 people, as soon as he entered the territory of Chengguo, he immediately learned the behavior of the previous prince when he entered Chengguo, and began to notify the local yamen to supply the army with grain and grass materials, and unceremoniously requisitioned 5,000 people's husbands.

Helping you fight the war, how to drop, shouldn't it be appropriate to pack three meals?

If the eldest prince can touch it, General Zheng can't touch it?

A more virtuous county commander strongly rejected General Zheng's request, bluntly saying that the stock of the people under his rule was not much, and the levy of the people was too damaging to the local vitality.

He is right, since the founding of the Situ family, from the snow field to the snow customs and then to Wangjiang, this battle has not stopped, and after the Situ family lost the territory east of Wangjiang, the collection of taxes, grain, grass and civil power in the remaining areas is naturally heavier, and they have also borne the consumption of the Eastern Expeditionary Army;

It is really not an exaggeration to say that the people are already exhausted.

General Zheng admired the integrity of this county commander, greatly admired his character, and then beheaded him.

The head hung at the gate of the county seat,

Immediately

Several large families in the county immediately put together grain and grass to support the Shengle army, and the requisition of the people was also carried out rapidly.

In the military tent,

Zheng Fan is holding a book in his hand and flipping through it, naturally it will not be "Zheng Zi's Art of War", General Zheng is not shameless narcissistic and self-deceiving to that extent.

This book is a book about magic that I finally bought, the author is a Western magician, and this is a translation.

It is impossible for Zheng Fan to practice like this, God knows if the oriental scholar who translated it made a mistake or not, what if there was a problem in the practice?

But as a popular science book to broaden your horizons, it's still good, and during the boring march, Siniang didn't come with her, so she could only watch magic books to pass the time of boredom to barely get by.

It is indeed boring, although Zheng Fan feels that he has studied many times in the "Big Guy Military Academy", and several big guys have taken him with him to teach by example.

But when it comes to war, it's really uncertain, sometimes when you feel that you are very good and feel extremely good, you can't say "Zhao Kuo".

Coupled with the precedent of being able to overturn in a situation like a big prince, Zheng Fan felt that he should continue to be a mascot in the army.

Every morning, Zheng Fan would ride around the barracks, receiving the attention and cheers of the troops.

Zheng Fan didn't get off the horse, let alone go down to ask for warmth, nor did he go to stir spoons to eat together, Tian Wujing once told him that sometimes being too close to the sergeant would make the sergeant lose his sense of awe for you.

Zheng Fan once deliberately asked Liang Cheng about this, because he had read a lot of "stories" and "records" before, and he would talk about which general loved soldiers like a son and sucked abscesses or something.

Liang Cheng directly asked rhetorically: Who wrote those stories?

Then Zheng Fan understood that the person who wrote this story may have also added his own private goods, which is the so-called assumption.

The army is a terrifying killing machine, and strict military discipline and strict law are the key to ensuring the normal operation of this machine.

The army of Shengle City walked slowly.

Correspondingly, as if they had a spirit in their hearts, Chen Yang's team seemed to be walking slower than Zheng Fan's side, and the two armies quickly entered the territory of Chengguo and ate the "supplies" of the people of Chengguo, and instantly changed from spiritual guys to old men.

First, looking at the east bank of the river, the Chu people and savages did not seem to have crossed the Jiangxi in a big way for the time being.

It's almost winter, and the snow field has been baptized by the Marquis of Jingnan this year, so there are many tribes that can't survive this winter, which makes many tribes begin to take the initiative to submit to the Savage King in order to survive.

Second, the Qingluan army of the Chu people has indeed not left, but the Chu people seem to have only sent the Qingluan army, an elite force of about 50,000 people, because it seems that the country is still busy integrating and pacifying the chaos, so there is no plan to continue to increase troops in an attempt to expand the war.

Of course, the most important thing is that although the Eastern Expeditionary Army of the Great Prince lost the main force of the Left Route Army, the Zhenbei Army did not really break its bones.

And even if the eldest prince carries the name of defeat, he is still rectifying the defense, and while taking care of the affairs of the small court of Chengguo, he continues to train the army, and the situation is still maintained.

There are the remaining 40,000 Zhenbei troops stationed outside Yingdu City, and with the tens of thousands of soldiers and horses on the right side of the Shangyan army, combined with the army of Chengguo, to be honest, if you let the Chu State and the savage alliance come across the river like this, they are also frightened in their hearts, for fear that they will be defeated back again like Situ Lei before his death.

Therefore, after the battle of Wangjiang, both sides tacitly "calmed down".

But both sides also know that this tacit "calm" is only temporary.

When the chaos in the territory of Chu is pacified or mostly pacified, the new Chu emperor will inevitably increase his troops here.

Alas, still a cliché reason.

Nothing is more conducive to the victory of a foreign war than to cement his dominance.

Especially the Chu State has already taken advantage, and they have indeed defeated the invincible Yan army over the years.

On the Savage King's side, while continuing to subdue many tribes in the Snow Field, he was organizing batches of Savage warriors into his direct subordinate soldiers and horses.

The most important thing is that in the last defeat of the Yan people, even if the people died in battle, the loss of war horses, armor and other ordnance is the most fatal, even if the savages have captured many craftsmen in Chengguo, but they can definitely make their combat effectiveness soar up if they get so many finished products at once.

In the history that Zheng Fan is familiar with, the Jurchen tribe that once came out of the black water and white land is a similar example, first breaking the Liao State and then destroying the Northern Song Dynasty, capturing and absorbing it all the way, the equipment on the Jin army is even more luxurious than the Song army.

On the Yan side, it's very simple.

The great prince is waiting,

Zheng Fan is also waiting,

Chen Yang is also waiting,

Everyone is waiting,

Wait for news from that person.

At this time, winter is approaching.

But the news has not come for a long time.

This has to make the awkward situation have to continue.

Zheng Fan and Chen Yang, two teams of 10,000 soldiers and horses each, can help you respond to the eldest prince of Yingdu City, but they will never take the initiative to listen to your orders, and the eldest prince is also very measured, and has not issued any clear orders to these two soldiers and horses, but only sends a military commander to come over and walk through the motions once every three days.

"Lord, when will this be?"

Ah Ming was a little impatient.

He missed the wine cellar and his cellars in Shengle City.

Zheng Fan shook his head first, and then said cautiously while shaving himself with a razor:

"I don't know, there's no movement on Jingnanhou's side, so we can't do anything here."

The most important thing is that the main force of the Jingnan Army cannot come, and the Yan people simply do not have enough confidence to relaunch the war of revenge.

defeated once, it can still be said to be careless, to say that the Chu people are despicable, to say that the prince is young,

Defeated twice,

Then it will really shake the good situation that Yan people have worked so hard to fight.

"So, Jing Nanhou's side, are you still continuing to close yourself?" Xue San asked as he smoked a cigarette in his mouth.

"Who knows."

After shaving his beard, Zheng Fan began to trim his nose hair.

This is really an idle bird, put it aside, can you still care about this when you go out to fight?

But now there's really nothing else to do.

However, there is a good thing that the army has been brought out, and the food and drink are all supported by the local government of the country, and the military salary when going abroad is paid after returning after the war, which means that it can be owed first.

Therefore, Shengle City suddenly had a great burden there, and it can be seen from Siniang's letter that her financial pressure has been reduced too much at once.

As for the burden of the Chengguo people, it's okay, the Yan people are still measured, and the taxes and miscellaneous taxes are heavier, and it is much better than waiting for the savages to kill them and directly become two-legged sheep, so the kind-hearted General Zheng has no psychological burden for himself to squeeze the local people of Chengguo.

"Lord, I have trained all the craftsmen in the team, and they are all teaching the people brought out this time, but the battle has not been fought."

"Those craftsmen and folk men who have learned your skills must be taken care of."

"I know, Lord."

"What to eat at night? Don't eat hot pot anymore, it's a little tired. ”

"Wontons stuffed with wild vegetables?"

"Yes." Zheng Fan nodded with satisfaction and said, "Pack some more, and send some to General Chen Bing." ”

"But, my lord, it's almost winter, will Jingnanhou come or not?" Xue San was still struggling with this problem.

Ah Ming leaned back slightly, reclined on the blanket, and said, "Maybe you're still in a tug of war with the imperial court." ”

Xue San said: "If we continue to see, there will be problems, I'm really worried that in the end, instead of running over to fight the savages, we will be called back by Jingnanhou to help fight the civil war." ”

Zheng Fan hummed comfortably while putting a hot towel on his face:

"In the days without you, I will cherish myself even more......"

Ah Ming said with a smile: "The Lord is so interested, and he sings." ”

Xue San immediately said: "You are stupid, the meaning of the lord is that Jingnanhou is coming soon." ”

"What?" Ah Ming didn't understand, but he knew that Xue San must have been licking in a fancy way again.

"About Winter,

Isn't it almost winter, Jingnanhou should be coming. ”

"Is this okay?" Ah Ming paused, and then said, "But I'm very curious about how the Marquis of Jingnan will deal with the sailors of the Chu State." ”

It is almost impossible for Yan Guo to create a water division in a short period of time.

"Hoo ........."

Zheng Fan took the towel off his face, breathed a long sigh of relief, and said at the same time:

"Don't deal with it, actually."

"Don't deal with it?" Ah Ming.

"Well, because the Wangjiang River is about to freeze."