"There are not many troops in Nanyang County, but they are all elite, and they are equipped with a large number of masters, so it can be seen that the land thieves are fighting the ghost idea of dividing the rhythm of the abrupt rhythm, and spend the minimum cost to consume our vanguard team and hit our morale.

The army has been deployed in Nanyang County for a long time, and it occupies an advantageous area, so it is normal for our vanguard team to suffer losses. There is no need to be discouraged, the vanguard team will gather and stop, and drive the follow-up troops to Nanyang County as soon as possible to join the vanguard team.

No longer engage in small-scale guerrilla warfare with the French commander's army, divide all the troops into east and west and advance southward, not seeking speed, but seeking stability, destroying all the positions of the French commander's army, and if it encounters a harassment detachment, it is advisable to send three times the manpower to pursue and encircle and suppress, and never let the French commander's army take advantage of it again. In addition, tens of thousands of troops will be added in the follow-up, which will be the same as the total strength of the French Shuai Army, and the steady Xia Nanyang will confront the main force of the French Shuai Army in Xiangyang, stabilize for a period of time, and then carry out the decisive battle. ”

This is Yervin's instructions.

In one word, steady.

The speed of the advance can be sacrificed, and the French army must not be allowed to take advantage of it again. Fight steadily, clean up the squad of the French Shuai's army, open up various routes in the rear, familiarize yourself with the terrain of Nanyang County, and completely turn Nanyang County into your own territory.

After that, the advance can be attacked, and the retreat can be defended.

This "steady" style is different from any previous battle, and many people feel that it is a little too "steady".

"This is not something that can be solved by one or two battles, but a protracted war, and it will take at least a few months, or even half a year or a year just to take Xiangyang County. The resilience of the French Shuai Army is even higher than that of the Tianluo Gang, and we must not take it lightly, if we are not careful, the boat will capsize. The Khitan elite should not be moved lightly, but the pioneers can make the Middle-earth people attack Xiangyang and disrupt the rhythm and arrangement of the French commander's army. ”

Yelvin reminded.

Many generals were a little dissatisfied with the words of "capsizing", but Ye Erwen was the chief military division after all, he was a stable person, and he had glorious achievements such as Jizhou, Yanzhou, and Qingzhou, so he suppressed the disobedience in his heart and acted according to the order.

The plan is set.

Ye Ercong led several fierce generals into Nanyang in advance, gathered all the vanguard teams that opened the way, and no longer fought guerrilla warfare with the small detachment of the French Shuai's army, even in the face of arrogant provocations.

Yelufeng personally led the army to quickly advance into Nanyang County, and after gathering with the vanguard team, the soldiers were divided into two roads and slowly paved to the south, in strict accordance with Ye Erwen's instructions, if they encountered the small detachment of the French Shuai Army jumping around, they pursued the encirclement and suppression with several times the strength and ran out of Nanyang. For the miscellaneous small forces, people in the rivers and lakes, and civilians, they can be retracted, and if they can't, they will be retracted, and beware of the legal commander army mixed in them.

Ye Erwen gathered 30,000 troops in Xingyang, and as a follow-up, he slowly marched to Nanyang, sorted out various grain routes, and kept them smooth. In addition, the work of driving the civilians of Middle-earth is slowly unfolding.

Everything is in order.

Xiangyang.

Li Wuchang looked at the battle report of Nanyang County and sighed: "The Khitan people are not simple, they reacted so quickly." Don't play fast attack, but slowly push flat, so that our interception team can't jump, heh"

The squad in Nanyang needs to be withdrawn, because it can no longer take advantage.

Unless the troops go to Nanyang, but it does not conform to the big plan.

Nie Jin also read the battle report carefully, and said in a deep voice: "It should be Ye Erwen's idea, he knows that our foundation is in Xiangyang, and he also knows that one or two big battles can't end, so he patiently paved Nanyang, confronted Xiangyang, and then slowly fought a war of attrition."

The Khitan has several states in hand, there is no shortage of materials, and morale is also strong. The only flaw is that the elite of the lineage dies one less than one, and it will take a long time to make up for it from the Khitan mainland. I estimate that Ye Erwen may recruit a large number of Middle-earth people as death squads that consume our strength, or drive a large number of refugees, which can be handed over to the Hanshui Gang, the Zhang family, the Yan family, and the Ma family.

Ordinary people in the rivers and lakes are easy to do, slaughter it, just afraid that groups of refugees will enter Xiangyang, which will not only disrupt our arrangement, Ye Erwen can even play a war of public opinion, such as the bloodthirsty and brutal army of the French commander, killing the people of Middle-earth, mercilessly. If Tang Feihu, Su Han, Dong NP and others take the opportunity to add fuel and vinegar, then we will be even more passive. ”

The shopkeeper said fiercely: "Sure enough, I have some ideas, hum"

Wei Xin frowned and said, "Then what should we do?"

Li Wuchang smiled: "Don't worry too much, just see the move." For the so-called death squads that make trouble, see one and kill the other. For civilians, it is natural to guide, and they can be sent to Nanjun, Yiling, and Fangling counties to maintain the unobstructed rear, and guard against key positions in Xiangyang. ”

At the beginning of May, the Khitans finished paving Nanyang, and the French army waited in Xiangyang.

The confrontation between the north and the south has finally come to an end.

On the eve of the storm!

Everyone knows that the big war will be imminent, and both sides will do their best.

The battle in the central part of Liangzhou was about to start, because the confrontation between the French Shuai Army and the Khitans had now stopped, and the imperial court had already reached a cooperative relationship with the Tubo people, and wanted to continue to cooperate with Zhao Yuanji and other giants, saying that it was to dig out the ass of the French Shuai Army, and then divide Liangzhou equally.

Zhao Yuanji and Dou Zhongyun were a little moved, but Xue Peng refused: "Although Xue has the reputation of a giant coward, he is definitely not a person who colludes with foreign clans. No matter what the French commanders did before, but now they have taken over the burden of the Khitans without hesitation, they are worthy of the respect of all Middle-earthers. If someone Xue takes this opportunity to stab the Shuai Army in the back, it would be better for a pig and a dog!"

Xue Peng spoke like this, and Huang Mao then expressed his support, and also stated that he would never do such a thing as colluding with foreign races. In this way, the central part of Liangzhou, which was about to move, calmed down again and returned to the situation of confrontation. The prestige of the imperial court fell again and again, and the limelight of Zhao Yuanji and Dou Zhongyun was also robbed by Huang Mao and Xue Peng.

The Baling Army and the Remnant Cloud Gate in the south of Jingzhou fell into a small-scale guerrilla battle, and it was difficult to distinguish the winner for a while, and Tang Feihu and Su Han also pinched it in an all-round way, flawlessly taking into account the big battle between the French Shuai Army and the Khitans.

As for the Eastern NP, the Red Dragon Society and other forces, they naturally did not dare to go west, for fear of falling into the quagmire, so that they could no longer climb out.

After all, it is still the Khitan and the French army that fight hard power.

In mid-May, the Khitans finally launched an attack, and it was the "scum of Middle-earth" gathered by the Hanshui Gang and others to open the way, destroying the positions of the French Shuai army by unscrupulous means, and occasionally attacking the grain road, although it may not be very powerful, but the number of times is frequent and depressing.

There are thousands of civilians all the way, all flocking to Xiangyang, and the Khitans just don't dare to open the killing ring, mixed with some elites among the civilians, and see the opportunity to make trouble.

However, the French Shuai Army has already come up with several sets of charters, putting on a more stable posture than the Khitans, not in a hurry, and patiently responding.

For the true civilians of Middle-earth, try to guide and actively declare the policies and ideas of the French Army.

"The people of Middle-earth don't need to be afraid, Xiangyang is a war zone, it is very dangerous, you can go to Fangling, Yiling, and Nanjun, and the army will be responsible for the end!" This is the declaration given by the Ministry of Administration, which is not only preached by the soldiers to the civilians, but also widely announced.

Not only that, but there are also countless relief stalls in Fangling, Yiling, and Nanjun, and those who have no food can receive food casually. Wang Wanhong prepared countless food and medicines, making it clear that he was not afraid of consumption.

The major families led by Zhou Fang actively came forward to participate in the relief work, and the large and small gangs led by the Dongsheng Sword Sect also contributed to maintain order, and the pattern of one faction supporting to the end.

After a long period of development and hoarding, it finally showed its power.

"The scum who took refuge in the Khitans listens to Uncle Ben, if you are lost and know that you have returned, the French Shuai Army can make an exception, otherwise you will kill one by one, and you will not show mercy. This is Li Wuchang's own voice.

Li Wuchang, Nie Jin, Cang Zhangbao and various army commanders went to the front line lightly, carefully handled various incidents, actively boosted morale, gave the soldiers greater courage and patience, personally guided the civilians, and showed the grand demeanor of the French commander. He even killed the "scum" legion with his own hands, and attacked it with great ferocity, showing the zero-tolerance side of the French commander's army, which greatly shocked the Quartet.

Hard work pays off.

By the beginning of June, the impact of the "scum" and "civilian" legions on Xiangyang County had finally come to an end.

The French commander's army did not suffer many losses, its morale increased instead of falling, and the reputation of the French commander's army was further raised.

The word "Fa Shuai" is spread all over the world.

For this ending, not only the Khitan and Hanshui Gang were incredible, but even Tang Feihu and Su Han and the like called out miracles, secretly thinking that if they were replaced, they would never be able to deal with them more brilliant than the French Shuai Army.

In the face of such a situation, Ye Ercong and Ye Lufeng were not discouraged, and after many days of repair, the Khitan elite troops were already in the most perfect state and could fully attack Xiangyang.

From June to September, it was a very difficult battle. In the territory of Xiangyang, it is in full bloom.

The total number of people participating in the battle exceeded 200,000, and the two sides were still renewing their troops, and the food and medicine were escorted by thousands of troops.

Most of the time, it was the Khitans who attacked, and the French commander defended the army.

The Khitan elite is not afraid of death, and there are iron cavalry in the side charge formation, but the French Shuai army is not vegetarian, relying on the terrain, defending with artillery, crossbows, earth mines and other sharp weapons, coupled with the cooperation of the master detachment, the hard attack of the Khitan people is pushed back again and again.

The battle was more fierce than any other battle, and every inch of Xiangyang was stained red with blood.

During this period, Li Wuchang teamed up with Nie Jin, Cang Zhang, and Jiang Minglun to lead the crowd to withstand the impact of Ye Lufeng and Ye Ercong's personal guard army.

Li Wuchang proposed: "I can release Ye Ercong, and in exchange, you will behead Zhang Xiu, Zhang Yu and other high-ranking members of the Zhang family for public display!"

Yelufeng allowed it.

After Zhang Xiu and Zhang Yu heard the news, they wanted to escape at night, but they were captured and all killed, ending their sinful lives.

Later, in order to avoid the fate of becoming outcasts, the Ma family and the Yan family both found an opportunity to slip away, causing a great sensation, and Ye Erwen used violent means to suppress it to minimize the impact.

After this series of events, some big families and large and small forces who wanted to defect to the Khitans halfway turned back in time, which was a surprise for the French army.

The real turning point was in mid-September.

Ye Lufeng and the Ye family brothers finally realized that if they didn't take down Li Wuchang, the spiritual leader, the Fa Shuai Army and Ben would not fall. Li Wuchang's man often swayed on the battlefield, and every time he could cause the morale of the marshal army to skyrocket.

In addition, the Khitan people seem to be a little unable to fight for consumption. Fight ordinary masters and elites, and both sides are half a catty. Fighting for weapons, the Khitan is at an absolute disadvantage.

After careful discussion, Ye Erxin decided to deal with Li Wuchang in person.

He found an opportunity to suddenly kill on the fierce battlefield, and the target was Li Wuchang. Just like when he faced Lu Yuanke in Liaodong, if he wanted to make a contribution, in addition to him, there were also groups of Khitan masters who followed closely, including almost all the Khitan masters who entered the Central Plains, plus the top masters of the Hanshui Gang.

It can be seen from this that Ye Erxin is determined to put Li Wuchang to death.

Ye Erxin did his best on the battlefield, no one could stop him, and the soldiers of the French Shuai Army shouted: "Ye Erxin is here, everyone stop him, protect the commander!"

The masters rushed up, but unfortunately there was no one to join in. There were more than 200 masters who fell under Ye Erxin's spear, and they still couldn't stop Ye Erxin in the slightest.

Li Wuchang was furious, and personally went out to meet Ye Erxin.

Nie Jin, Cang Shopkeeper, Lin Ju and the others couldn't stop them, so they had to lead the master team of the Guards Legion to follow closely and help Li Wuchang block the group of Khitan masters who followed Ye Erxin.

Lin Ju was afraid that Li Wuchang would lose, so he followed Li Wuchang closely and fought against Ye Erxin with him.

This battle can be described as earth-shattering.

Ye Erxin, Li Wuchang, and Lin Ju fought hard for more than 2,000 moves, but they did not distinguish the winner from defeat.

Li Wuchang fought until he was covered in blood and did not flinch in the slightest, but laughed loudly: "Ye Erxin, today is either you die or my brothers who are the commanders of the law, success or failure is in one move, listen to my orders, charge!"

Although his skill is not as good as Ye Erxin's, he has an inexhaustible jade pendant energy as the base.

I made up my mind that even if it was hard consumption, it would wear down Ye Erxin, and I couldn't let him get up.

When the soldiers of the French Marshal Army saw Li Wuchang so brave, they immediately became enthusiastic, their extremely tired bodies were re-injected with energy, and they waved the guys in their hands to charge into battle, and even the Khitan elites were secretly frightened by the kind of deadly posture.

If you stand on a high place, it is not difficult to find that the French army gradually took the initiative.