When Hou Chen came up from Shouzhou, Cui Shang also talked to him about the current war and natural disasters in the north, such as the situation of the Heshuo army and the Taining army are very bad, and even the Huaibei army has been affected by the impact, which is also the fundamental reason why Huaiyou dares to go north. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info

But one of the biggest obstacles to the Huaiyou Army now is the lack of troops.

With the Huaiyou forces setting foot in Huaibei, due to the need to contain Caizhou, they had to station part of the army on the front line of Nanyingzhou, which greatly restricted the strength of the troops going north to Xuzhou, and this was still in the entire Guangzhou, Huzhou, Shouzhou, Luzhou, and Haozhou five prefectures only two infantry armies and a navy army that had not yet been officially announced.

Especially in the three states of Guanghun Shou, it is extremely empty, if it were not for the current momentum of Huaiyou, I am afraid that Nanyang and Caizhou would have already taken action against the two states of Guanghu.

This situation cannot last, especially after the Huaiyou forces have swelled sharply in Huaibei and the main forces are used in the north, and the south of Huaishui is particularly weak, but it is not so simple to recruit and train a group of combat-effective troops, which not only requires a lot of investment, but also takes time and tempering to become an army, which is also the most tricky for Huaiyou.

The reason why Wang Miao was quite trusted by the monarch was because he went to Heshuo and recruited thousands of Lu Long Army and Chengde Army for Huaiyou, and on top of this, the Huaiyou Army quickly formed the Fourth Army Infantry Army and became the main force of the Huaiyou Army.

The main task of his northward journey this time is to envelop Yu Mingzhen, and through this period of contact, Hou Chen believes that Yu Mingzhen is really willing to serve Huaiyou, judging from his performance in Yizhou, he is also sincere in the future layout of Huaiyou, it is based on this that Hou Chen's attitude towards Yu Mingzhen is also very important.

"Therefore, I feel that as long as we move with affection, these scattered and downsized war soldiers can become the most powerful army in our Huaiyou with a little rectification. Yu Mingzhen said lightly.

"Oh?" Hou Chen thought for a while, then said in a deep voice: "This method is very good, if General Yu can recruit the Taining army for Huaiyou and use it for Huaiyou, it will be a great achievement." ”

"No, Hou Zhi, the identity of a certain is unconvincing now, and Hou is the envoy of Huaiyou, Fang is the most suitable contact, and a certain person who is willing to contact the remnants of the Taining Army scattered in Yizhou on behalf of Hou. Yu Mingzhen shook his head and said with a smile.

Hou Chen's heart brightened, and he looked at Yu Mingzhen with even more admiration.

This person knows the method of advance and retreat, and will be able to occupy a place in the Huaiyou system in the future.

There are a lot of Taining troops, if Yu Mingzhen becomes the recruiter who replaces Huaiyou, it is bound to gain the closeness and favor of these Taining troops, and it will also make Yu Mingzhen's influence greatly increase in the future, but this will undoubtedly make the high-level leaders of the Huaiyou system jealous of Yu Mingzhen, but it is not conducive to Yu Mingzhen's own development within the Huaiyou system.

With Yu Mingzhen's ability, he could win the favor of the king without the support of the Taining Army, so why do he need to make such a decision, so Yu Mingzhen naturally declined this opinion that seemed to respect him.

"It's okay, then there is General Lao Yu, but, General Yu, in addition to the remnants of the Taining Army in Yizhou, can you contact the remnants of the Taining Army in Yanyun Erzhou?" The current situation of the Taining army is extremely deteriorating, and in the twenty-first army of the original Taining army, except for the four armies that are closest to it, the other armies are either scattered, or reduced to cowardice, or sit on the ground and wait to be killed. ”

Yu Mingzhen was stunned for a moment, thought for a while, and then said slowly: "There is some dealing with the Taining Army, and the current situation of the Taining Army is indeed as Hou said, in addition to the 21st Army of Taining, the right army stationed in Yizhou is mainly the right army, in addition to the second army and the third army of the Taining Right Army and the first and sixth armies of Xintai, Fei County still has the fourth army of the Taining Left Army in Yizhou, and there is the ninth army of the Taining Right Army on the Muling Pass, but the army has already gone north to the Linqu Fengshan area before entering the Muling Pass, causing trouble to the local area. ”

"What about Yanyun?" Hou Chen then asked.

"On the Yanzhou side, Zhu Mao personally led his own Ya Army and the First Army of the Taining Left Army to be stationed in Bianqiu, the Second Army of the Taining Left Army was stationed in Zou County, and the Third Army of the Taining Left Army was stationed in Qufu. ”

Regarding the situation in Yanzhou, Yu Mingzhen is also a treasure, and he has obviously made a lot of preparations for a long time.

"Qianfeng and Laiwu, located in the north of the mountainous area, Qianfeng has Dawen water, there are many mountains around, bandits are rampant, stationed in Qianfeng is the tenth army of the Taining Left Army, the leader of the army Hong Kui, was originally born in Mount Tai bandit leader, and was later incorporated by Zhu Mao. Yu Mingzhen groaned slightly, and then said: "This Hong Kui grew up in Mount Tai since he was a child, and he was guided by Taishan Taoist priests, and his martial arts talent was wonderful, so he entered the country very quickly. In the area of Tiger Wolf Valley, Hongguang was incorporated by Zhu Mao in the ninth year, and his own martial arts strength has entered the middle stage of Xiaotian's Ning Dan, which is even higher than a certain one, and Zhu Mao is between them, and there are two tigers and one wolf under his command, all of whom have a level above the Taixia period, and it is more than enough to serve as the commander of an army, but because of Hong Kui, they are willing to succumb to Hong Kui. ”

Hou Chen gasped.

Wuwentang also has a focus on intelligence gathering, although Yan Yun's side is not listed in the first key area, but it has also spent a lot of thought, but the intelligence collection of the generals under Zhu Mao's command is limited to time and conditions, so there is no more and deeper understanding.

I only know that although Zhu Mao's Taining Army is not in good condition, its combat effectiveness has always been quite strong, if it is not limited to logistical factors, it can be comparable to Hedong, I never thought that there were such fierce people hiding in it.

The name of this Hong Kui is only known, but he never thought that he was a fierce man in the middle stage of the Little Heaven Ning Dan, wouldn't this mean that he is similar to the strength of the king, and he is a step above Lord Mei and Lord Qin?

The commanders of the three battalions are actually above the strength of the Taixia period, which is stronger than the army commanders on the side of the Huaiyou Army?

However, although Hong Kui was incorporated by Zhu Mao, he did not have a good relationship with Zhu Mao, and Zhu Mao did not trust him, so he had been arranging it in the north, and Lang Kun of the Left Fifth Army in Laiwu in the north was also used to restrain Hong Kui. Yu Mingzhen said lightly.

Hou Chen couldn't hold back any longer, and asked urgently: "General Yu, how many small celestial powerhouses are there in this Taining Army?"

"Five or six. Yu Mingzhen smiled, "In addition to Zhu Mao, Hong Kui, and Lang Kun, there are also Zhu Mao's Yajun commander Gao Jinzhong, and Zhu Mao's cousin, Zhu Mi, the deputy envoy of Jiedu. However, Hou Zhen didn't have to worry too much, the strength of this army was not measured by the martial arts level of a certain general, otherwise the Taining army would not have curled up in the land of Yanyun and did nothing. ”

Of course, Hou Chen also understands this truth, an army does not rely on one person to fight, no matter how high your martial arts level is, you can fight with one enemy ten, or even one against hundred, but when hundreds of people besiege you and you don't have any other help, you have no other way but to escape, let alone all kinds of magic weapons and hidden weapons.

However, a strong leading general can indeed significantly improve the combat effectiveness of an army, which is beyond doubt, especially like a battalion, or even an army, there is a leading general with excellent martial arts, when charging into battle and attacking the city, it can indeed play the role of a sharp knife for breakthroughs.

"Well, I understand. Hou Chen nodded.

"In addition to Qianfeng and Laiwu in the north, Rencheng, Jinxiang, Fanghe and the three counties in the south are stationed the sixth, seventh, and eighth armies of the Taining Left Army, and the fourth army of the Taining Right Army is stationed in Pinglu. The Fifth Army, of which the Fifth Army of the Taining Right Army was originally stationed in Xuchang, but due to the rampant water bandits in Juyeze, the power has spread to the entire Yunzhou, so the Fifth Army of the Right Army, which was demoralized because of the lack of military resources, withdrew to Pinglu, which is close to Yunzhou, and the entire Yunzhou is currently controlled by the Juyeze water bandits except for Sucheng, which is still controlled by Zhu Mao, and the other counties have actually been controlled by the Juyeze water bandits, and a few days ago I heard that even the Leize county seat in Puzhou has been captured by the Juye water bandits. ”

Hou Chen pondered for a moment before he said: "In the Taining Right Army, in addition to the 12369th Army, the remaining 5th Army, the 5th, 7th, 8th, and 10th Army, are stationed in Gongqiu and Surabaya counties?"

Yu Mingzhen also admired Hou Chen's memory and calculation ability, and shook his head with a smile: "There is no garrison in Surabaya, Gongqiu is stationed in the Tenth Army of the Right Army of Taining, and the Fourth and Fifth Armies of the Right Army of Taining are stationed in Luqiao Town, where it is relatively easy to eat, as for the Eighth Army and the Ninth Army of the Right Army of Taining, to be honest, I don't know where they are now, I only know that they were originally in Shouzhang, and then the Juyeshui bandits were powerful, and they could not get Zhu Mao's military supplies and food supplies, so they disappeared, either they scattered on the spot, or they fled north into Yanggu in Jeju, Dong'e and Taoshan, but I heard that they should have a connection with Hong Kui of Qianfeng. ”

Hou Chen of Luqiao Town knows, has always been the most prosperous town in Yanzhou, close to Surabaya, Surabaya down and the lotus intersect, can also go up into Heze, Baigou, convenient transportation, plus in Rencheng, Jinxiang and Fang and the hinterland of the three counties, up can go straight to Yanzhou Prefecture is located in the flawed hills, so it is normal to garrison here.

Yanggu and Dong'a are both Jeju counties under the jurisdiction of Daliang, and Taosan is a mountain range in the eastern part of Jeju, which is in the same vein as Mount Tai.