After receiving money from the imperial court and saying that he was going to go on an expedition, Lu Yuan naturally would not mess with others.

Isn't it to attract Miao people back to the army and guard the nest?

Bagatelle.

Lu Yuan's expedition this time will make the momentum bigger, and let as many people know as possible.

The army of 200,000 is pressed over directly, so I ask you if you are afraid?

What's more, Lu Yuan's 200,000 people are not all bluffs.

The army now counts the people, although it is only 120,000 men. But when he arrived at Shaoyang Mansion and met Zhou Qing over there, the soldiers and horses could almost swell to 150,000.

150,000 people, 200,000 away, is only 50,000 people.

With so many people and horses in the south of Wuling Mansion, staring at the old nest of the Five Poisons Sect, Lu Yuan didn't believe it, could the Five Poisons Sect sit still?

……

On the wide official road, smoke and dust billowed out.

The army, which stretched for dozens of miles, was like a long dragon, rushing into the distance.

The pedestrians and merchants on both sides avoided it one after another, hiding in the villages and towns on both sides, and looked at the magnificent army in front of them.

An army of this size is also rare in the entire Dongting County.

In the past few years, the war has become more and more grand, the imperial court has recruited the Miao army to enter, the northern Zhou people have crossed to the south, and the Zhou and Miao have converged, so that such a scene can be seen.

But it is also near Yueyang Mansion and Tianmen Mansion, and in the central and southern prefectures of Dongting County, but it has never been seen.

Therefore, when Lu Yuan led the army to the expedition, and the army lined up and marched forward, it suddenly attracted the surrounding provinces and was amazed.

Have you ever seen the scene of that large army marching in front of you for two or three days in a row?

At this time, those who hid by the side of the road to avoid the army experienced this scene.

They hid on the side of the road and waited for the army to depart so that they could go on their own way.

But wait, wait, wait, wait for three days in a row, and the army that walked finally left in front of his eyes.

This kind of almost endless waiting has a great psychological impact on people.

And such an upright formation, undisguised actions, naturally made those who had a heart quickly find out the number of Lu Yuan's army.

And so.

"There are more than 100,000 thieves, and they have crossed the border for three days, and the road cannot be stopped."

"There are tens of thousands of people in the south, the soldiers are sharp, and the land of Dongting South County may be variable."

"Lu Pingxi led hundreds of thousands of people, this time to beg for thieves, immediately break the Miao people, and pacify Wuling."

News such as the above was suddenly transmitted back to the rear like snowflakes, buried in the details on both sides of the road.

As a result, various reactions began to emerge around this matter.

……

Baling City.

In the yamen of the county government, many generals gathered at this time, and they were divided into left and right according to civil and military affairs. The top one is a red-armored general, and there is a red-robed monk next to him.

These two are Shangguan Ming, the general of Zhengxi, and they have a deep opportunity with the national teacher of the current dynasty.

At this time, I saw that Shangguan Ming was holding a silk book in his hand, read the contents of it, and then smiled at the generals below and said, "Everyone, the south has sent back a report. This time, Lu Pingxi led an army of 200,000 troops to the west, and the soldiers pointed directly at Wuling Mansion, the nest of the five poisonous thieves.

When those Miao traitors heard the news, they would have fled in panic.

Without the help of these Miao people, the strength of the Zhou people in Jiangnan will be greatly reduced, and the morale of the army will be turbulent.

I intend to take this opportunity to send troops to recruit and break it in one fell swoop.

This time, Li Yanjing must be captured. ”

Speaking of this, Shangguan Ming's tone was a little hateful.

Last time, he was the pioneer himself, and the one who came out to stop him at that time was Li Yanjing, the general of the Left Pillar State of Zhou.

Although in the battle that time, the imperial court broke the Zhou and Miao coalition forces, achieved a brilliant victory, and recovered the county town in one fell swoop.

Correspondingly, Shangguan Ming, who had only recently broken through, was also almost killed in the duel with Li Yanjing.

Now, after months of recuperation and a lot of supplements, it took a lot of medicine to recover from his injuries, but even so, his vitality has been damaged a lot.

According to Shangguan Ming's estimate, the vitality lost by this serious injury is afraid that he will lose his life for several years.

Thinking that in the future, he may have to live a few years less than others, who can not be angry?

There is a great revenge that was almost killed.

For Li Yanjing, Shangguan Ming really holds a grudge.

And many generals below didn't pay much attention to the emotional changes of their superiors, and at this time they were all shocked by what their own commander said, the 200,000 army.

In fact, as for the news that Lu Yuan was going to launch a war in the south in order to respond to the actions of the army here, many people in the hall had already heard about it more than a month ago.

But as for Lu Yuan's strength, many people present are actually not very clear.

I only heard that there were 350,000 soldiers, and some said that there were only 10,000 or 20,000 soldiers. It is even said that there are 100,000 soldiers.

But which kind of news is more accurate, everyone privately speculates, or thinks that the number of twenty or thirty thousand is more reasonable.

After all, that Lu Pingxi has two mansions in his hands. With such a little territory, how many soldiers can you afford?

Twenty or thirty thousand is the limit.

Everyone present is a veteran soldier who has been in charge for many years, or a veteran who has been in politics for many years. According to local financial resources, there is still the ability to estimate the strength of the other party.

But what is Shangguan Ming talking about at this time?

200,000 troops!

When will that Lu Pingxi be able to take out so many troops in his hands?

There are really so many armies, why do you want to fight the Miao people?

Directly pulled to the side of Yueyang Mansion, merged with them, the main forces of the imperial court, and pushed the Zhou and Miao coalition forces in a wave.

After annihilating them, wouldn't it be good to cross the river to the north and go to face off head-on with those main forces of the Zhou people?

So instinctively, after hearing this number, many people present subconsciously felt that something was wrong.

'The 200,000 troops, it shouldn't be boasted, right?'

And the army that went out on the expedition won't all be made up of numbers, right?

Just like the Hmong people. ’

This thought arose in the minds of many people.

It has been a while since they arrived in Dongting County, and the number of times they have fought with the Miao people is not a few.

After a long period of confrontation, it is naturally clear what kind of quality those Miao people have in their army of 100,000.

It's just some improvised strong farmers.

Although with the momentary blood and courage of the Miao people, it cannot be said that there is no combat power. But in essence, it's still just a rabble.

So last time they lined up, set up a posture on the plain, and fought with the Zhou Miao coalition army with real swords and guns.

As a result, those Zhou people were able to fight back and forth with them, but those seedlings only lasted for an hour and collapsed directly.

The rout swept the Zhou people, shook the morale of the Zhou people, and directly led to the defeat of the entire war.

Otherwise, if it is only replaced by the Zhou people, even if the number of Zhou people is only 50,000, this side is twice as large as the other party. It is impossible to defeat the opponent in just one hour.

Even if the game is completed, it is not certain whether the Zhou people will be defeated.

There is a big difference in strength between professional soldiers and semi-professional soldiers, between semi-professional soldiers and ordinary people.

The Zhou people and the army of the imperial court were all professional soldiers. But those Miao people, I'm afraid they are not even semi-professional soldiers.

If General Pingxi's command is all people, then even if there are 200,000 people, he will not be of much use, but may have a lot of bad people.

Thinking of the consequences of this incident, many people who were worried about national politics couldn't help but stand up and said: "General, Lu Pingxi's side, 200,000 people can be true? If it is true, how many soldiers and how many civilians are there?

With its strength, can it really sweep away the Miao people? ”

As soon as this question came out, many people present looked at Shangguan Ming.

The name of Lu Yuan's 200,000-strong army has already been boasted.

If this is a big defeat, even on their side, the strength will not be damaged.

But the 200,000 troops of the imperial court were defeated, and when the news spread, I am afraid that it will shake the hearts and minds of the people in Dongting.

Even spread to the whole country, I am afraid that it will cause local turmoil and make many careerists pop up.

This would be a terrible thing for everyone.

If this is the case, then they would rather not have Lu Yuan's support.

Shangguan Ming glanced at his subordinates, naturally knowing what they were worried about. It is also clear that if you don't explain it clearly, I'm afraid it will be the heart of the Nan'an army.

So after thinking about it, he decided to reveal some details, and said, "Don't worry about this matter. In recent years, Lu Pingxi has successively recruited and trained 60,000 soldiers. Although the name of this expedition was 200,000, in fact there were only 150,000.

Among these 150,000 people, there are 60,000 soldiers, and most of the rest are county soldiers and militias.

With this strength, even if the main force of the Miao people returns to Wuling Mansion, it is by no means Lu Pingxi's opponent.

You must know that those Miao barbarians are just ordinary mountain people. In terms of combat power, it is not much stronger than those people's militias under the rule of the imperial court.

And the Miao people of Wuling Mansion are no more than 100,000 people.

With those 60,000 soldiers, supplemented by 90,000 militias, the number is already superior to that of the other side. Even if it can't level the Wuling Mansion, it will never be defeated.

Moreover, in order to ensure victory this time, I have ordered Yan Wangqiu, the innate grandmaster of the Nanhai faction, to go to the west of Lu Ping to help.

With it, even if the Holy Maiden of the Five Poisons Sect took action in person, she couldn't turn the storm up.

In this way, you can have no worries? ”

Shangguan Ming added a little reasonable polish to the news he knew, and shared it with many subordinates in the hall with a smile.

And the people below, after listening to what he said, sure enough, the worried look on their faces has been cut by half.

Truly.

If things are really as Shangguan Ming said, then Lu Pingxi's shot this time will definitely be enough for those Miao people to eat a pot.

These Miao people, even if they are not bulldozed in one fell swoop this time.

But before dealing with Lu Pingxi's offensive, he was powerless to make any more moves, and he was involved in the war between them and the Zhou people.

Without the help of the Miao people, this is indeed a good time for them to drive the Zhou people back to Jiangbei in one fell swoop.

Therefore, some people excitedly said: "If this is the case, then this time to pacify the Zhou people, the last general is willing to ask for the vanguard, for the general to drive away those northerners." ”

"Haha, General Lu, don't worry, those Miao people haven't left yet."

Shangguan Ming laughed loudly, then turned his head to look at the Jihui Holy Monk next to him, and pleaded: "National Teacher, as soon as the Five Poisons Sect Miao retreats, I will lead the army to the battle." But Li Yanjing's strength is strong, and I am not his opponent.

At that time, I will ask the national teacher to join me in killing this fang. ”

The holy monk Jihui nodded solemnly: "Amitabha, the Zhou people are good at using swords and soldiers to poison living beings. Li Yanjing is the culprit, and the poor monk indulges the angry King Kong, and will also help the general get rid of this demon. ”

Shangguan Ming smiled again: "With the words of the holy monk, this battle is worry-free." ”

Then, Shangguan Ming distributed tasks on the spot, and asked many subordinate generals to prepare for the expedition.

This is an expedition, and the emphasis is on a fast one.

The news of Lu Yuan's dispatch of troops this time cannot be hidden. However, the scale and direction of his troops were indeed tightly sealed.

Therefore, this time 200,000 troops were dispatched to attack Wuling Mansion, which can be said to have completely caught the Five Poison Sect and the Zhou people by surprise.

They didn't expect that Lu Yuan would be able to send so many soldiers, and the target would be Wuling Mansion.

Suddenly, the two thieves must have been at a loss when they coped.

And at this time, it is Shangguan Ming's opportunity.

As long as the Miao people retreated, then he would lead the army to attack, and if he saw the Zhou people who were greatly discouraged by the army, he would be beaten.

Drive them all down the river in one fell swoop.

Hmph, a group of northerners on horseback also dared to cross the river.

I really don't know who gave them the guts?

……

Some people rejoice, others are sad.

Just when Shangguan Ming's army was excited, he was preparing closely and preparing to send troops to attack the Zhou people.

The Zhou people's station, which he was always thinking about, here in Anxiang County, Lan Zhaoyun of the Five Poisons Sect also arrived at this time.

"General Li, the main altar of this sect has been attacked by the Yue people, and the Wuling Mansion is in danger. Now that the religion has to withdraw its troops and guard the main altar, it is no longer possible to stay here. ”

In the county office, after Lan Zhaoyun saw Li Yanjing, he immediately said goodbye.

As soon as these words came out, Li Yanjing's face was a little difficult to see: "Sect Master Lan, the so-called 200,000 army of the Zhou people was just a bluff. And most of them are forced to make up the numbers.

Now, the reason why he is making a lot of noise is to get the sect leader to withdraw his troops.

At this time, if you really withdraw, then you will fall for the tricks of thieves, and the sect leader will think twice. ”

Shangguan Ming can think of the things they can think of, Li Yanjing, as the coach of the Zhou people who crossed the river to the south this time, naturally knows his situation.

If there are no Miao people as wings, there will be no foil for these local snakes.

As for the soldiers under his command who are not accustomed to the water and soil of the south, even if they are elite, they are by no means the opponents of the Yue army.

So as soon as the Miao people leave, Li Yanjing himself is afraid that it will be difficult to support it for a long time.

But this southern expedition is related to whether the Zhou State can destroy Yue and unify the land south of the Yangtze River.

With such a heavy responsibility, even if he is an innate grandmaster, he can't afford it.

At this time, he naturally didn't want Lan Zhaoyun to take people away.

But Li Yanjing was at the end of the matter at this time, and he wanted to take care of himself.

What about Lan Zhaoyun?

I saw that the Five Poisons Sect Master said in a resolute tone: "Whether the Yue people have a conspiracy or not, I know this better than General Li. As for Lu Yuan, I've been fighting with him for several years.

Knowing this person's temperament, he has always been cautious and cautious.

At this time, since he is out of the army, he must be completely sure, confident that even if I lead the army back to help, I can fight it head-on, or even win it.

Such a person, the 200,000 army he said, even if it is a bluff, but there are 100,000 people.

Moreover, since he obtained Luyang Mansion, he has been recruiting troops, and I heard that as early as last year, he recruited tens of thousands of soldiers.

Even though the training of those soldiers is a little shorter, this kind of strength has to be faced by me. ”

As the saying goes, the people who know you best are often your enemies.

Lu Yuan may not be the number one enemy in the enemy sequence of the Five Poisons Sect, but he can definitely be regarded as the enemy he wants to kill the most.

Therefore, although the Five Poisons Sect did not regard Lu Yuan as its main target, it focused on targeting. But for his every move, there have always been people to observe.

Among them, there is some understanding of what Lu Yuan did in Luyang Mansion, whether it is governing the place, recruiting soldiers and horses, or buying grain and grass from other places.

It is precisely because he knows so much that Lan Zhaoyun knows that it is really possible for this sworn enemy to overturn his lair if he really comes out.

Thinking that the general altar that had been inherited for thousands of years by his family might be captured by the Yue people, and the ancestral land of the Miao family would also fall into the hands of the Yue people, the Five Poisons Sect Master couldn't sit still for a moment.

Therefore, at this time, out of the righteousness of the allies, after saying goodbye, he thought about it, and said to Li Yanjing: "General Li, that Lu Yuan's strength is by no means as weak as it is on the surface. If you despise him, you will definitely suffer a big loss.

The general should have planned ahead.

This time, I led the army back, and I was not sure that I would be able to repel Lu Yuan.

If my side loses, the flank of the general's rear will also be lost. So if you can, the general should send a message to Jiangbei and let that there send another batch of reinforcements.

Otherwise, you and I will be overturned, or not far away. ”

has been fighting with the imperial court for so long, and Lan Zhaoyun is a bit of a shadow for those elites of the imperial court.

He knew that with the Miao soldiers of the nature of the people under his command, the gap between the combat strength of those regular troops was very large.

So at this time, when I thought that there might be tens of thousands of elite soldiers under Lu Yuan's command, I couldn't help but feel a little worried.

The last time I was under Baling City, I fought head-on with the imperial army, and I was really defeated.

There were 50,000 Miao soldiers on his side, and as a result, he fought head-on with 20,000 elites of the imperial court. twice as many as the enemy, but in less than an hour, he was defeated.

is so realistic, it can really be said that Lan Zhaoyun's original ambition has poured cold water on it.

So when he returned to Wuling Mansion this time, he really didn't have much confidence that he could defeat Lu Yuan. At this time, I thought that I could hold the city and retreat until the other party's food was exhausted.

Isn't Lu Yuan known as an army of 200,000?

200,000 people, who eat horses every day, consume an astronomical amount of grain and grass.

As far as the other party has in his hands, he will definitely not be able to support an army of such a scale and consume it for a long time. As long as it can last for three or five months, the other party will not be able to support the retreat.

That's where the life comes in.

Li Yanjing saw that Lan Zhaoyun had made up his mind, and he knew in his heart that he couldn't persuade the other party, so he had to look ugly and said: "I know, if the Lan Sect Master wants to leave, then let's go." On the Yue people's side, I will carry it. ”

Lan Zhaoyun said it well, let Jiangbei send reinforcements down.

But since he led his troops across the river, the Yue people reacted and immediately sent hundreds of warships to block the waterways in the north and south of the Yangtze River.

Now on the river, there are Yue people's boat divisions everywhere, how can the Zhou soldiers on the side of Tianmen Mansion send people?

But Lan Zhaoyun is right about one thing.

If something goes wrong on his side, it's not going to be easy on his side.

Li Yanjing, who was cut off from retreating, now relies on the logistics of the whole army to rely on the Miao people in Wuling Mansion.

If Wuling Mansion is captured by that Lu Yuan, then the army under his command will also run out of food.

In this case, even if he can withstand Shangguan Ming's attack, but if he loses the logistics and grass, he can only be destroyed.

'The good situation was unexpectedly collapsed by an unknown Lu Yuan, which made me in a dilemma. This Yue people's Pingxi general, but if he doesn't make a move, he will be killed. ’

Li Yanjing thought of the current bad situation, and for Lu Yuan, who caused all this, he couldn't help but hate his teeth.

If he can encounter this thief in the future, he will definitely kill him.