Chapter Seventy-Nine
() "Fengxiang's grain!" Everyone was puzzled by the words of the head of the family.
"Yes, Fengxiang's grain is harvesting in October, and we can slightly postpone the distribution of winter grain to the Kefield area, we can divert some of it first, and make up for it after we have collected the grain from Luo Pingyuan and Fengxiang. Xu Ruoyu changed the depression on his face just now, and his eyes were shining with excitement.
Everyone was confused, and they didn't know what Li Yuxuan and Xu Ruoyu were talking about, and they all turned around on the two of them with puzzled eyes.
"Are you trying to attack Feng Xiang? Yu Xuan!"
There is only one person who can call the head of the "homeland" so on any occasion, and that is his fiancΓ©e Bai Ruolan.
Li Yuxuan smiled at Bai Ruolan and nodded, "Yes, I plan to attack Fengxiang for three reasons. First, the factors restricting the development of our 'homeland' have now shifted from external threats to internal military rations and economic problems. The second is that Fengxiang is also a grain-producing area in the southern part of the mainland, and now it simply does not have enough military strength to prevent us from attacking its mainland. Third, as we all know, the real main force of our army is now the 17,000 ironclad infantry who originally belonged to the Fourth Army of Fengxiang, and I promised to let them return to their hometowns, and once I occupy part of the territory of Fengxiang, it will also play a very good role in stabilizing the morale of the army. β
"Hehe, it seems that the head of the family has been plotting against Feng Xiang for a long time, it is better to tell the plan, we can prepare early!" As soon as Xu Ruoyu heard Li Yuxuan's words, he knew that his determination to attack Feng Xiang had been made.
"My plan is to 'advance by land and water, front and back', specifically ......"
Li Yuxuan picked up the baton and began to explain his plan to everyone, and the battle map had already been spread out on a table.
As soon as everyone saw Li Yuxuan walk to the big table where the map was placed, everyone hurriedly got up and surrounded him.
Li Yuxuan swiped the instruction stick in his hand towards the eastern border of Fengxiang:
"This line originally gathered 7,000 ironclad infantry of the Fourth Legion, and according to intelligence, the strength of the area has skyrocketed recently, and the reason is that the private armed forces of many Fengxiang nobles have joined, which has greatly increased the number and density of the garrison in the area. Moreover, although the scale of these private armies is not very large, they are all well-equipped, and their combat effectiveness is stronger than that of ordinary Fengxiang ironclad infantry. Of course, they also have weaknesses, that is, their command is not uniform, and they are easy to be broken by each other. β
"Then we will use cavalry to divide and surround these private armed forces and eat them bite by bite!" After several battles, Lang Zhong obviously had some experience in the use of cavalry.
Li Yuxuan nodded approvingly at Lang Zhong and continued: "If Lang Zhong's mention just now is correct under normal circumstances, have you noticed that the western border between Carol and Fengxiang is only a short period of more than fifty miles that can be used for large-scale corps operations, and it is too dangerous to ask cavalry to intersperse and surround in such a narrow strategic space! Moreover, we are facing the Fengxiang Legion, which is not afraid of cavalry assault. Therefore, the first problem we must solve in this battle is to expand the strategic space, which is to expand the area of the entire battlefield!"
"Expand strategic space?" Li Yuyang scratched his hair in confusion.
At this time, Bai Ruolan, who was standing beside Li Yuyang, smiled at her future "uncle", and without saying a word, she glanced at the corner of the map.
"It's the sea!" Li Yuyang's head is not stupid, as soon as Bai Ruolan reminded him, coupled with Li Yuxuan's sentence just now, "water and land go hand in hand", he immediately thought that the sea can also be regarded as a battlefield.
Li Yuxuan and everyone wondered when Li Yuyang's thoughts became so agile. For a long time, in this regard, Tang Xu can be regarded as the most powerful of the young generals of the "homeland". Except, of course, Xu Ruoyu. But today, even Tang Xu didn't think of how to expand the strategic space, but Li Yuyang broke through the sky with one word, which impressed everyone present.
"Yu Yang, it's amazing, you can be our guest!" Tang Xu quipped on the side, and all the veterans also praised him.
"Sister Ruolan is really talented, even I sigh to myself!" Xu Ruoyu, who saw the scene just now, bowed and saluted Bai Ruolan opposite him, making Bai Ruolan's face flushed.
Everyone couldn't figure out why Xu Ruoyu didn't praise Li Yuyang, but saluted Bai Ruolan.
"It's Sister Ruolan who sues me!" Although Li Yuyang is actually older than Bai Ruolan, because she will be her sister-in-law in the future, she usually calls her sister.
It was only at this time that everyone suddenly realized, and they all laughed.
"It turned out that my sister-in-law leaked information to the future 'uncle'!" Bai Yunqi's righteous words made everyone laugh.
But the trouble is not as usual now, and everyone understands that there should be some moderation. After a while, everyone turned their attention back to the map.
"It's by sea, but instead of moving the battlefield to the sea, it's by sea to put part of our forces behind the enemy's line of defense and attack its rear. Once the nobles learned that their domains were under attack, they would certainly withdraw their subordinates into their domains. At that time, only 7,000 Fengxiang ironclad infantry will not be able to stop us. And we now have 17,000 of their former colleagues in the battle sequence, and we think that as long as we strike a little bit, they won't be too difficult to clean up, and there is a good chance that they will surrender. Finally, we will attack from the north and south to completely and cleanly eliminate the old aristocratic forces of Fengxiang in this area. β
Li Yuxuan put his plan together, and all the generals nodded in agreement with this plan and did not raise any objections.
Seeing that everyone agreed with his plan, Li Yuxuan continued: "Everyone go back and prepare. By the way, Ruolan, you also go north with the 25,000 Luoping original reserve army, go back to Suger, there are many things you still need to deal with, as for the Kefield area, let Xu Ruoyu take care of it!"
"Do you really want me to go back to Suger?" Bai Ruolan suddenly asked inexplicably, and the expression on her face was quite stern.
After a slight pause, Li Yuxuan finally nodded.
"Okay, in order to reassure you, I'll go back to Suger!" Ruolan's eyes were obviously red, and everyone didn't understand what was going on between the two.
All the people withdrew from the side hall, but Xu Ruoyu was still standing there, and he had no intention of leaving at all.
"What's the matter, Xu Ruoyu, why don't you go back and prepare! You're going to be very busy now, the economy of the Kefield area and the food supply of our army are not so simple to deal with!" Li Yuxuan didn't turn around, his tone was light.
"Family Master, have you really decided to take this risk?" Xu Ruoyu asked without a head.
"How do you know I'm going to take a risk?" Li Yuxuan The moment Xu Ruoyu asked this sentence, the momentum of the whole person changed, and a fierce murderous aura came out of his body.
"From the moment you said let Sister Ruolan go back to Suger. When you just told you about your plan, I felt that there was something wrong with this plan, but I couldn't figure out what the specific problem was. But after you and Sister Ruolan said a few words, I know what is wrong with this plan! You have ignored a fox in this plan, Ling Hu Yurui. β
"I didn't ignore the old fox, but the change in shape made me have to take the risk. If we don't start a war against Fengxiang, then all our previous efforts will be in vain, without food, we can't afford to supply such a large army, and once we don't have a strong enough military force in our hands, wait until next year the 'fox' wakes up from hibernation, and the Kefield area will be handed over to others. Linghu Yurui is not Sun Jingyu, he will never be as easy to deal with as Sun Jingyu. β
"Yes, even with Sun Jingyu, we have used almost all the forces we can mobilize. I have never understood why you called in such a large reserve army in the first place. Now I know. When you decided to send your troops south, you planned to attack Fengxiang, and in case you couldn't eliminate Sun Jingyu's Fourth Corps smoothly. Then a large army would be needed to drive it back to Feng Xiang's hinterland. In other words, you have already decided to take this risk when you sent your troops south!"
"As a guest of 'Homeland', he knows the problem in this plan with just a few words. Li Yuxuan wiped away the murderous aura emanating from his body and regained his original cold tone.
"Master, have you really decided? once you attack Fengxiang with all your might, and Bass sends an army to take Kefield from Fallen Leaf City, then we will be attacked from the belly, and the danger of their situation is unimaginable. Moreover, our fleet will have to move south in this battle, and even if Major General Lou of Luo Pingyuan wants to support our army, there will be no ships to cross. And there is one most terrible thing, now the main force of our army is Feng Xiang's ironclad infantry, once our army is in a disadvantageous situation, there will be a possibility of turning against each other at any time!"
"I understand what you said, but if I leave half of my troops in Kefield to defend the city, it will be impossible to defeat the enemy troops on the Fengxiang border and the private armies of those Fengxiang nobles in a short time. The shape forced me to take a risk and fight with all the forces at my disposal. I only hope that Basr will not recover from the battle of Haas so quickly, and will not risk sending troops to cut off our army's rear road for the time being. β
"Actually, there is a sentence I have wanted to say to you for a long time, but I don't know whether it is suitable or not. β
"Tell me, you're the only one of the generals who can understand my thoughts, and there's nothing more to say. β
"Family Master, I think you should keep Bai Ruolan by your side, if you are a talented person, I don't think there is anyone in the 'home' today. I believe that in times of crisis, she will be able to help the head of the family through this difficult time. If Bai Ruolan is a man, then I think my current position as a guest should be given to Xian!"
"I know, but caring is chaotic, and the thought of putting her in danger makes me feel inexplicably afraid, can you understand?" Li Yuxuan said this, and the pain in his heart was indescribable.
"To be able to get the true affection of the head of the family, Bai Ruolan should be regarded as a very lucky girl, but it's a pity that her talent ...... It can only be used for business......" Xu Ruoyu can only be helpless about the current situation.
Kefield, Castle Tower.
A cold moon leans against the sky, and the summer night breeze blows through the plains of Kefield, bringing a hint of coolness.
"Yuxuan, there are meteors!"
No one could have imagined that Li Yuxuan, who was the commander of the first army of the "homeland", would climb the top of the city tower on the wall of Kefield with his lover at this moment, and sit side by side on the roof to watch the shooting stars.
"If I let you go back to Suger, you won't blame me, right?" Li Yuxuan's voice at this time could be said to be tender like water, and his usual cold tone in front of people was like two people.
"Look, there's another meteor!" Ruolan pointed to the night sky, and a meteor streaked across the sky and disappeared without a trace.
Li Yuxuan didn't speak, just reached out and pulled Ruolan's collar. The night was noticeably cooler.
"Yuxuan, do you know? Every star in the sky is different, symbolizing every big man on the earth. β
"Yes, I don't think there is any difference between them, they are all the same!" Li Yuxuan teased his beloved girl, remembering the scene when he was a child, the same night, and similar conversations, and he couldn't help but be a little dazed.
"It's different, it's different!" For some reason, Ruolan excitedly argued with Li Yuxuan.
"What's the matter, Ruolan!" Li Yuxuan noticed the change in the affection of the person in his arms, and hurriedly lowered his head to look at the look on Ruolan's face.
"It's really different!" Ruolan insisted.
Li Yuxuan saw the tears on Ruolan's cheeks, and the head of the family, who faced any opponent and dealt with anything, panicked.
"What's wrong, what's wrong with you!"
"Yuxuan, do you know, now you belong to me, belong to me alone!" Ruolan's words seemed a little hurried.
"Hehe, could it be that I still belong to other women at other times?" Li Yuxuan said with a smile.
"No, I mean, now you are Li Yuxuan, the stupid brother I have been shouting since I was a child. But what about tomorrow? As soon as the morning dawns, you will be the head of the 'homeland', the patriarch of the Li family, and the king who decides the fate of tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of people. And I, who will be the tax collector of the 'homeland', will be your subordinate. β
"Hehe, didn't you say that there will always be a star in the sky that will belong to me? Ruolan, no matter when and where, you are my only Ruolan, and I will always be your stupid brother. Don't cry, your face is about to cry like a little cat!" Li Yuxuan reached out and gently wiped away the tears on Ruolan's cheeks.
"But if you're not the king, then I don't need to go back to Sugal tomorrow, so I can spend more time with you. β
"Perhaps, this is really unfair to you!" Li Yuxuan also said thoughtfully.
But just when Li Yuxuan's mood began to fall into sadness, Ruolan in his arms broke into a smile and grimaced at him.
"It's a rare opportunity to be alone with you, I don't want to be unhappy, and I don't allow you to be unhappy!" Ruolan kept twisting her body in Li Yuxuan's arms to protest against her sad expression.
"Okay, but I have a request. Li Yuxuan said mysteriously.
"Tell me what's going on!" Ruolan's curiosity began to haunt.
"That's it, that's it, you can't twist around in my arms!" Li Yuxuan said with a stern expression.
"Why? I like it!" Ruolan was determined to eat Li Yuxuan at all. But after a while, Ruolan realized that something was wrong. Behind him, Li Yuxuan's body suddenly became very stiff, and Ruolan looked up at Li Yuxuan in horror.
Li Yuxuan's face was flushed at the moment, his breath was cloudy, Ruolan suddenly realized something, and immediately jumped up from Li Yuxuan's arms, but his feet slipped, and the whole person fell backwards.
When Li Yuxuan, who was originally stiff, saw this scene, his movements quickly became extremely agile, and he hugged Ruolan's waist and pulled her into his arms.
The two successive "dangers" frightened Ruolan at this time, and her chest rose and fell because of excessive tension.
"It's all your fault, so much so that I almost fell off!" Although Ruolan complained about Li Yuxuan in her mouth, a pair of small hands grabbed Li Yuxuan's clothes tightly, obviously frightened by the scene just now.
"Have you forgotten who started it?" Li Yuxuan slapped Ruolan on the back to show comfort, and at the same time did not forget to cry out for himself.
"It's all you, full of crooked thoughts, honestly, who taught you, is it Tang Xu's playboy!" Obviously, Tang Xu's previous "bad deeds" in school Ruolan also had some rumors.
"Whoever taught me, isn't it you, my Miss Shu!"
"Iβwhen did I teach you?"
"Just now, it seems that a big beauty was seducing me in my arms just now!"
Ruolan heard Li Yuxuan's words, although her heart was full of joy, her face was cloudy.
"Okay, I'll seduce you, then I'll stay away from you from today, the farther away the better!" Ruolan actually cried again, and seemed to be even more sad than just now.
God, what's wrong with me, how do I always make her cry, it's rare to have time together. Didn't you repeatedly tell yourself to play with her tonight and make her happy, why did you make her cry again!
Li Yuxuan secretly blamed himself in his heart, and the chagrin and guilt in his heart made him not know how to face the crying girl in his arms.
Something is wrong with the situation this time, no matter how Li Yuxuan apologizes and comforts, Ruolan still cries in his arms, and there is a tendency to cry more and more sadly, so anxious that Li Yuxuan scratches his ears and cheeks, and sweat is already hidden on his forehead.
After a long time, Ruolan slowly stopped crying and said, "It's okay if you want me to forgive you, but you have to agree to my request." β
Seeing that Ruolan finally spoke, Li Yuxuan still had no reason not to nod.
"Okay, okay, except for the one thing you can't agree to back to Suger, I will promise everything else!"
Until now, Li Yuxuan still puts Bai Ruolan's safety first, which makes Ruolan in his arms extremely moved.
"Promise me that you will return my Yuxuan brother to me completely, and I will only lend you two months. After two months, you must return to me what you lent me in good condition!" After speaking, he spit out his lilac tongue and made a playful expression.
Seeing that there was no trace of tears on Ruolan's face, Li Yuxuan could only smile bitterly in his heart. Her calmness on the battlefield and her anticipation of her opponent's every move are like a god, this qiΔ has no effect at all in the face of Ruolan's "scam", it seems that she is her nemesis for life!
However, after hearing Ruolan's concerned tone, Li Yuxuan also felt inexplicably sour in his heart.
Yes, if she is not the head of the "homeland" and the patriarch of the Li family, maybe Ruolan can live a happier life. But now what he brings to her is more parting than reunion, more worry than warmth. For Ruolan, she will always have a guilt in her heart.
Ren moonlight poured on the two figures who hugged each other tightly, and also poured on the two souls who could never be separated and fell in love with each other.