100,000 recruits stepped into the border of Beiliang, and behind them, there was a steady stream of veterans.

Drive.

Yan Qingcheng rushed to Dingnan City with 100,000 recruits, and met the soldiers of the Tiannan garrison camp along the way.

From the moment he broke through the Iron and Blood Pass, the entire Tiannan Prefecture was already in the bag of the Yan Kingdom.

The soldiers of Tiannan's garrison battalion are basically soldiers of Tiannan Prefecture, and once Tiannan Prefecture belongs to Yan State, these people will also become the people of Yan State, and even ready-made soldiers.

These soldiers in the garrison camp are all veterans, and those who have been on the battlefield, even if they can't be used now, but once Beiliang is destroyed, these people will become the new source of soldiers in Yan State.

There are no immortals in war, and the army of Yan is not invincible, and if there is damage, it needs to be replenished.

With the development of the war situation, it is impossible for the army of the Northern Expedition to replenish troops from the distant Yan State every time, and the killing is too much, which will cause resistance from the Beiliang people.

Yan Qingcheng also didn't want the people of Tiannan Prefecture to be too hostile to Yan State, which was not only not conducive to Yan State's rule, but would also affect the army's logistics supply line.

The battle situation will be very long, and Tiannan is the bridgehead of the entire Yan army, we must ensure stability, and if we want to be stable, we can't create a big killing to stimulate the people of Tiannan Prefecture.

Two hours later, Yan Qingcheng arrived at Dingnan City and met with the great general Luo Zhan.

"General, we have taken Dingnan City, what should we do next?" Yan Qingcheng asked humbly, he has been in Yandu all the year round, and he has no experience in leading troops to fight, such a big war, what he can rely on is Luo Zhan and other old generals.

"Master Hou, in my opinion, we should now consolidate the place south of Dingnan City and wipe out Yao Feng's Tiannan garrison camp, so as not to let him affect our logistics and supply supply, otherwise we will be defeated without a fight. ”

Luo Zhan said, "On the one hand, we can use the mobility of the cavalry to expand to the north, but we can't go deep alone, we only need to encroach on Tiannan Prefecture city by city, and we will mobilize the army of Tiannan Prefecture near Beiliang Prefecture, and create opportunities for Lord Liang of Jibei Prefecture, Lord Wang of Qinzhou, and Lord Yang Xuan of Yuanbei Prefecture." ”

"This is our current task, and we also need to wait for the large army in the east, as well as the cavalry of the states, to be in place. ”

If he can have 100,000 iron horses, he doesn't have to be so cautious, and he can also go all the way north, using his speed to knock down Tiannan Mansion City first, and then start the rear, but unfortunately he didn't.

Although there are 50,000 iron cavalry in the north of Yan Kingdom, it is a pity that ten states in the north are scattered, although he is the general of Zhenbei, he only has 10,000 iron cavalry in his hand.

In order to confuse the spies lurking in the Northland, Yan Qingcheng didn't tell anyone about the plan in advance, so he didn't prepare at all.

In a hurry, how could they gather the cavalry of the ten states together.

"Then do as the general says. Yan Qingcheng said to Luo Zhan, "The 100,000 personal soldiers I brought were also handed over to the general for control, along with me." ”

To be honest, Yan Qingcheng is also a recruit, although his cultivation is the highest, but he is seriously lacking in combat experience, and it takes experience to fight.

Although he really wanted to be able to lead the army on his own side now to share Yan Furan's worries, he also knew that the food had to be eaten one bite at a time, and the road had to be walked step by step, so he couldn't come in a hurry.

Can't even walk, still want to run?

He decided to learn to fight by Luo Zhan's side first, anyway, this battlefield is still long, and after accumulating enough experience, he will lead a large army by himself.

"Thank you, Master Hou. ”

Luo Zhan bowed slightly, there is only one commander on a battlefield, Yan Qingcheng is the son of the emperor, if he doesn't take the initiative to hand over the military power, he really doesn't dare to let go of the command.

After all, if he had an awkward quarrel with Yan Qingcheng, it would be very unfavorable to the entire battle situation, and now that Yan Qingcheng took the initiative to give up power, he was also relieved.

"Master Hou, General. Zhao Wuyang hurried over, holding an unopened small bamboo tube in his hand, "Master Hou, this is from the Emperor Taishang." ”

Luo Zhan already knew that Yan Furan was faking his death, so Zhao Wuyang had no scruples in front of Luo Zhan, Yan Qingcheng took the bamboo tube and opened it, took out the paper inside, and quickly browsed it.

"General, look at it. ”

After reading it, Yan Qingcheng handed the paper to Luo Zhan, Luo Zhan did not hesitate, and took it directly to look at it, after Luo Zhan finished reading it, he asked with a solemn face, "Master Hou, if the Emperor's guess is true, then our time is very tight, and the previous plan is no longer possible." ”

"So what to do?"

Yan Qingcheng hurriedly asked, he didn't have any idea in his heart, in order not to startle the snake before, the army of the Northland had not been mobilized, and now they only had 150,000 in their hands.

150,000 seems like a lot, but 100,000 of them are new soldiers, only 30,000 infantry are veterans, and the rest is less than 10,000 cavalry.

With such a configuration, it is difficult to advance quickly to the north and defeat Nanzhou, but I am afraid that it may not be able to hold it.

"The legend of the flying pigeon went back, and asked the military advisor to urge the cavalry of the states to come day and night. ”

Luo Zhan's face was solemn, "We can't stay in Dingnan City for too long, we must go north quickly, we must take Tiannan Mansion City as soon as possible and destroy Tiannan's will to resist." ”

"At the same time, we also need to inform Liang Han, Yang Xuan, and Wang Su to send troops as soon as possible to contain the troops of the Northern Liang Prefectures for us, so that they will not send troops to support Tiannan Prefecture. ”

Zhao Wuyang said after listening, "Actually, Hou Ye and the general don't need to be too anxious, as early as more than ten years ago, the Emperor Taishang laid out in Beiliang, and he also buried a lot of chess pieces in Nanzhou, although some people have been transferred out now, however, there is still one in a high position, as long as you contact that person and ask him to cooperate, it is not impossible to quickly win Tiannan Prefecture." ”

"Who is it. ”

Luo Zhan and Yan Qingcheng were overjoyed in their hearts, if Tiannan Prefecture had a high-ranking internal response, then things would be easy to do.

"General Hu Nianzhong of Tiannan. ”

"That loyal and brave general in Beiliang?"

Yan Qingcheng and Luo Zhan looked at each other with strange expressions.

Ten years ago, Emperor Yan Furan had ordered Luo Zhan to attack Liang from the Iron and Blood Pass, when Luo Zhan was about to take the Iron and Blood Pass, it was this Hu Nianzhong who suddenly led 3,000 cavalry to rush to the aid of the Iron and Blood Pass, and thwarted Luo Zhan's troops outside the Iron and Blood Pass, causing Yan's plan to conquer Beiliang to fail.

It was also this war that for more than ten years, although there has been a slight friction on the border between the two countries, it has been relatively peaceful.

And Hu Nianzhong relied on this battle to be named a loyal and brave general by the Emperor of Beiliang Tianzi, leading the Tiannan general, commanding the Tiannan army, and was a veritable No. 2 person in Tiannan Prefecture.

The general with the title of 'Loyal and Brave' turned out to be the person arranged by Yan Guo, and Bei Liang was too sad......

I heard that this general is leading the army south to reinforce Dingnan City, and now it seems that he is not here to reinforce, but to meet the division, Yan Qingcheng and Luo Zhan have such thoughts in their hearts.

"We need to make a good total, and we must take the entire Tiannan within ten days, so as to make a good start for the expedition to Beiliang. ”

Luo Zhan opened his mouth and said, Hu Nianzhong is the person arranged by the Emperor Taishang, and he also commands the Tiannan army, as long as it is operated properly, what is the difference between this and the Yan State in charge of the army?