Three days later, there was a gloom in the Silver Moon Court, and all the ministers had their own ghosts, and even many of them were preparing for their lives. But according to the speed of Xiao Yun's army, three days is enough time for them to kill Canglan City, Yan Shuang and the others don't know what the hell this Xiao Yun is doing.

At this time, a sudden rush came from outside the hall.

"Your Majesty, the scout camp has been reported, and the enemy army has been found to be a mixed army of horsemen and foot, numbering about 200,000 people. ”

"What? 200,000, then Xiao Yun has an army of one million at this time. Is your information accurate?" Yan Shuang immediately stood up from the dragon chair and asked with an incredulous expression. He was not happy that the enemy army numbered only 200,000 at the moment, but frowned, and his mind was spinning rapidly, wanting to see through Xiao Yun's plan.

"The last general dared to guarantee with his head that the enemy army was indeed only 200,000. ”

"Who is leading the army?" asked Yan Shuang.

The last general didn't dare to get too close to the enemy, and only saw a Xiao character written on the flag of the Chinese general. ”

"Could it be that Xiao Yun has been killed?

"The last general commands!"

In fact, the person killed by the Yingzhou army was not the general Xiao Yun, let alone Xiao Yu of Xiaoshan, but the left general Lu Zetao. As for where the three Xiao father and son and the 800,000 troops of Yingzhou have gone, we have to start with a strategic discussion two days ago.

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On this night, the lights in the big tent of the Chinese army were bright, and the main generals of the Yingzhou army sat in a group, discussing the final battle that was about to begin.

"General, the scout battalion sent by the last general has been reported today, and the outside of the Canglan City has been fortified and cleared, and there are only a few abandoned villages left within a radius of fifty miles, and not even a living creature has been left. Outside the city, the Silver Moon soldiers also laid stumbling horses and iron thistles, and even dug pits and traps waiting for us to attack the city. Moreover, the current Canglan city wall has been increased to 12 zhang, the ladder and arrow tower equipped by our army still need to be remade, and the moat outside the city has also been filled with fierce fire oil, I am afraid that if our army forcibly attacks the city, it will definitely suffer heavy losses, and the general has to be cautious. Wang Kai, who was in charge of the scouts, said to the generals with his fists.

"Hmph, it seems that the old man still wants to rely on the strong city to defend it. Do you have a good plan for the generals?" After listening to the report, Xiao Yun looked at everyone present, wanting to see what they thought.

"The last general thinks that if I want to attack with millions of people, although it will take some effort, how can this small Canglan City withstand it. Right General Li Ling said.

"That is true, but our army will inevitably suffer heavy losses by then. ”

"General, if there is a big battle, how can you not lose some troops, the last general thinks that if you can take the Silver Moon Imperial Capital in one fell swoop, then even if you lose more than ten or two hundred thousand people, what does it matter?"

"General Li, you must have had this kind of thinking at the beginning, so you suffered heavy losses under Yongning City. Although Wang Kai is a fierce man, he is also a general who loves soldiers like a son, and when he heard that Li Ling did not take the lives of soldiers seriously, he was quite annoyed, so he questioned General Li about his previous insistence on storming Yongning City.

"You, General Wang, at this time and that time, now my Yingzhou army is strong and strong, and the severe frost is the end of the strong crossbow, if you don't take this opportunity to capture Canglan City in one fell swoop, I'm afraid that if it drags on for a while, it will be unfavorable to our army. ”

"Okay, okay, the two generals are still a little restless. Xiao Yunyi frowned, and stopped the quarrel between the two on the spot. "General Wang Kai, what is the number of soldiers and civilians in Canglan City now, have you found out?"

"General Hui, there are 300,000 enemy troops in this Canglan City, and there are about more than 100,000 civilians. It seems that Wang Kai has made sufficient preparations for this report.

"That is to say ... There are 1,300,000 people in the city. Xiao Yun sighed, but after a moment, he raised his eyebrows and showed a hint of a smile. "Shan'er, do you have any plans?"

Xiao Shan, who had not spoken, sank his heart, and said to everyone present with a fist. "Father, generals, the last general thinks that although you now have enough soldiers and horses in Canglan City, if you want to attack it, you will definitely lose some of our army's men and horses, but the last general will not see this 1.3 million people, but 1.3 million mouths, just imagine, how much food so many people have to eat every day, and how much food can be stored in this Canglan City, so there is only one word for the last general's strategy, sleepy!"

Hearing Xiao Shan's analysis of the situation of the Great War, Xiao Yun's face also showed a smile, it seems that his military career over the years has indeed not been in vain.

"Sleepy? Could it be that the young general is saying that we should use our million-strong army to surround Canglan City and have the intention of confronting it for a long time? This time, our army went deep into the enemy country, although it was deeply loved by the people along the way, but after all, this is an expedition of laborers, and it is not as good as the old thing of Yan Shuang. Although Wang Kai did not agree with Li Ling's strong attack, he was also the first to stand up and oppose what Xiao Shan said about the strategy of trapping Canglan City. After all, along the way, Wang Kai is in charge of the baggage of the whole army, including a series of problems such as the army's grain, grass, fresh water, injuries and diseases, and he also knows that the army is now thousands of miles away from the mother country, such a long supply line and not to mention the safety problem will consume a lot of people and horses, just to say that the backup army that escorts the grain and grass also has to eat and drink, and now it is calculated that half of the grain transported from the imperial capital can arrive in the army. If this trend continues, I am afraid that within a month, the military grain depot of the imperial capital will be exhausted, and then the million army will not starve to death under Canglan City.

"General Wang, what if you only need to supply 200,000 troops?" Xiao Yun smiled mysteriously, he knew that although Wang Kai, a fierce general, fought bravely and absolutely obeyed orders, he still lacked the overall view as the commander of the army, and even sometimes he would be anxious for a little difficulty.

"200,000, 200,000 people, what is it for? I'm afraid it's unknown how much will be left after a round of siege. Wang Kai shook his head, unable to understand what Xiao Yun meant.

"Oh, General Wang, my father said that the grain transported from the imperial capital is only enough for 200,000 people to eat, and as for the remaining 800,000 troops, they are not waiting to be fed, will they not do it themselves if they have hands and feet? Xiao Yu, who was standing on the side and listening, couldn't look at it, he didn't expect General Wang to even think of such a simple question clearly.

"This... Aha, I see, blame me, blame me, stupid, hahaha. Being broken by Xiao Yu's words, Wang Kai finally understood what Xiao Shan said, and then he suddenly laughed out loud to cover up his embarrassment.

"It's stupid enough. Xiao Yu saw Wang Kai's embarrassed face, and also joked.

Immediately, there was laughter in the entire Chinese army's big tent, and General Wang was not able to get off the stage by Xiao Yu, the boy in charge, he just stood aside and laughed loudly, it seems that this rough man is not a calculating master.

"Alright, now it's time to arrange the march. Xiao Yun said.

Immediately, everyone in the account put away their smiles and waited for Xiao Yun's military order with a serious face.