As soon as Huang Yongning's words fell, Yu Sheng and Liu Yuan's faces immediately showed a trace of shock, but Ye Guan nodded lightly.

"Why didn't I think of it before. Yu Sheng's tone was a little annoyed, and said: "I only thought that they had been captured by their relatives and wanted to blackmail them into executing their families if they didn't go to the battlefield, but now that I think about it, if they are allowed to die, it may be even more serious than this." ”

"To deprive those who were originally free of their liberty and to be reduced to slavery all their lives, to be trampled on by the world, and perhaps to their descendants, their elders. Liu Yuan frowned, gritted his steel teeth, and said, "For ordinary people, they don't know who the enemy the enclave is facing at all, and it is absolutely impossible to know the gap between the enclave and the East Palace. It's clearly a hopeless battle. ”

"If it's really as I guessed, the entire Qiuchang City area may have experienced a similar incident at this moment. Huang Yongning frowned slightly, and said in a deep voice: "If this is the case, then what we are facing will no longer be a sergeant, but a group of innocent people who have fought for the freedom of their relatives and the dignity of their descendants, and even Shen Tuyan can order that if he kills my Dongwangfu sergeant on the battlefield, not only can the family return to freedom, but also get a reward." In contrast to each other, in a mortal situation, these people may burst out with supernormal abilities. ”

"Moreover, now that Shen Tuyan has retreated to the interior of Qiuchang City, the situation is completely different from the previous when he went out to fight the enemy. Ye Guan said softly: "At this moment, Shen Tuyan will have an attitude of breaking the boat, because he knows that once he fails, he will have only one consequence." ”

If this is the case, he will inevitably be even more hysterical, digging out the potential of all the people in Qiuchang City, and fighting to the death. Moreover, he did this, and it was also what the people behind him wanted to see the most. After Huang Yongning said this, he thought about the situation that might happen inside Qiu Changcheng now, and couldn't help frowning, and his mood became extremely bad.

If it is really as they analyzed, Shen Tuyan is not only threatening the lives of the people and soldiers, but also their dignity and freedom, then the battle that the Dongwang Mansion will face in the future may be extremely tragic.

Not only from the perspective of the East Palace, but also from another angle, Ye Guan and Huang Yongning did not want to see a large number of casualties.

Not to mention that after the occupation, the Li people of Qiuchang City are the Li people of the Dongwang Mansion, and the Li people are the foundation of the country. They couldn't just not want their own sergeant to suffer heavy losses, and to give the people behind the scenes more death.

"If that's the case, we can't attack head-on. Huang Yongning looked at Ye Guan and said, "We will take all the surrounding cities, although the Qiuchang City area is surrounded by mountains and the roads are rugged, Shen Tuyan will definitely have a way to learn about the news outside." He's definitely ready to fight to the death now. If we attack rashly, we may face desperate resistance from Shen Tuyan, and instead of being able to achieve a quick victory, we are likely to fall into a protracted war, which will not do our plan any good. ”

Hearing this, Ye Guan frowned.

The area of Qiuchang City occupied by Shen Tuyan was crucial to the entire enclave. This place is surrounded by mountains, although there is only one road in and out like Wufeng City, and it is surrounded by cliffs, but it is also easy to defend and difficult to attack.

There are a total of seven cities in the Qiuchang City area, with different sizes and hundreds of thousands of people, and there is no shortage of vast fields during the period. It can be seen that Qiuchang City can become the third largest area within the enclave, and it can still stand in the long period of conquest.

And now what the East Wangfu has to face may be Qiu Changcheng, which has fallen into a deformed unity. If hundreds of thousands of civilians are thrown into battle, this is an extremely difficult problem for any army.

"I understand what you're saying. Ye Guan frowned slightly, pondered slightly, and replied: "The plan of a frontal attack may have to be shelved first, but the plan of the two city lords to lead troops into Qiuchang City still cannot be changed. We don't understand the reality inside Qiuchang City, and we can't fight a war just by guessing. ”

"After entering the Qiuchang City area and finding out some of the situation, we can arrange the follow-up plan. If it is really as imagined, the entire five cities of Qiuchang City are firmly grasped by Shen Tuyan, and all the people are soldiers with the heart of death, then attacking Qiuchang City is undoubtedly a stupid approach, and the best way is to let them keep their spirits tense and finally collapse themselves. ”

"But all this is still speculation, and the specific action will only be decided after there is news. Ye Guan immediately looked at Huang Yongning and said, "Yongning, the final decision is still up to you." However, I suggest arranging one person to garrison Wufeng City, while the other three all go to the vicinity of Qiuchang City to prepare for the next move. ”

Hearing Ye Guan's words, the three of them fell into a brief silence.

Things are far worse than they imagined before, if Qiu Chang City is really as they imagined, then no matter what, it will become a luxury to quickly take the Qiu Chang City area.

You can't fight head-on, if you fight, it will inevitably be a tragic battle, and both sides will pay a heavy price. This may not be a big deal to Shen Tuyan, after all, the people behind him are suspected of cultivating death qi, and the more people who die, the easier it will be for him to cultivate. But for the East Palace, it is unbearable.

The soldiers of the Dongwangfu who entered the enclave this time were only more than 60,000 people, and counting the Sha Shaoyuan division that was still defending at the Heishi Bridge, the troops invested in the enclave by the Dongwangfu had nearly 100,000 people, which had exceeded forty percent of the total strength of the Dongwangfu. If it encounters a terrible battle in Qiuchang City and suffers heavy losses, the Dongwang Mansion may not have the strength to fight the rest of the battle, let alone kill the God Capital.

If we cannot meet the enemy head-on, we can only take a detour, but a detour means that the battle line is stretched, and it is absolutely impossible to achieve absolute victory within three days.

Huang Yongning frowned, and at this moment he found that although there were 60,000 soldiers under his command now, there were too few generals who could really take charge on their own. Only the three city lords in front of him can take on the big responsibilities behind, which makes him feel a little embarrassed for a clever woman to cook without rice.

"Wufeng City must be run by a high-ranking general, this is the core of the enclave, and there may be a lot of secrets involved, so it is absolutely impossible to let go. Huang Yongning frowned slightly, and said: "The battle in Qiu Changcheng seems to be impossible to solve in a short period of time now, it seems that there is only one way." ”

Immediately, Huang Yongning got up, clenched his fists to the three city lords in front of him, and said softly: "Senior Ye, the matter of Qiu Changcheng, please also ask Senior Ye to bother and take full responsibility, while Senior Brother Yu and Senior Liu need to lead the army to continue the battle and win more enclave areas, so as not to have too many dreams at night." ”

As Huang Yongning got up, the three of them also immediately got up and hugged their fists at Huang Yongning.

Ye Guan listened to the order. After Huang Yongning saluted the three of them, he looked at Ye Guan.

"The subordinates are here. Ye Guan clenched his hands into fists, his face calm. Although he is highly respected in the East Palace, his wisdom is unparalleled. But the commander-in-chief of this battle is Huang Yongning, who has analyzed a lot, and in the end it is Huang Yongning who needs to make a decision.

"I order you to lead 20,000 horses and strive to take Qiuchang City in the shortest time and with the least losses. "Huang Yongning's order did not directly set a time for Ye Guan, because he knew that Qiu Changcheng might be the most difficult bone to gnaw in the enclave, and there were too many events behind it, and only Ye Guan had the ability to deal with it, if he couldn't take Qiu Changcheng in the shortest possible time, then no one in the East Wangfu would have this ability.

"The subordinates obeyed. Hearing this, Ye Guan bowed his head slightly, clasped his fists with both hands, and saluted Huang Yongning slightly.

"Yu Sheng, Liu Yuan listens to the order!" Immediately, Huang Yongning looked at Yu Sheng and Liu Yuan, and the two of them were immediately shocked, and said in unison: "The subordinates are here." ”

"Order the two of you to each lead fifteen brigades, and the soldiers will enter the second half of the enclave in two ways, and take the remaining enclave cities within ten days, there must be no mistake. ”

"Subordinate Order!" Receiving Huang Yongning's military order, Yu Sheng and Liu Yuan were not surprised, Fang Cai's discussion had already said that taking Qiu Chang City was the top priority, but the second half of the enclave was equally important. There are still hundreds of cities in the second half, if the East Wangfu spends too much time on Qiuchang City, it is inevitable that there will be no heresy in the cities behind, after all, the current enclave is unified, and it has existed in name only.

"In this case, without further ado, please ask the three city lords to act separately, and I will stay in Wufeng City to ensure that the entire Wufeng City is safe. With that, Huang Yongning once again hugged his fists to the three of them and saluted respectfully.

Ye Guan, Yu Sheng, and Liu Yuan returned the salute to Huang Yongning at the same time, and without any other words, the three of them immediately turned around and walked out of the main hall.

Dongwangfu's consistent style is to be vigorous and resolute, and after deciding what to do next, he will not drag his feet.

Yu Sheng and Liu Yuan immediately rode out, took the troop transfer talisman, and went to the two cities of the garrison outside Wufeng City, and opened it at the first time.

And Ye Guan, when he left, deliberately took a person with him, this person was the centurion in Dongxuan City before, Xu Bao who was in the formation of the Wufu in Dongxuan City.

Xu Bao did not hesitate at all about Ye Guan's request, when Ye Guan looked for him, he was firm in his idea of being loyal to the East Palace, and no matter what Ye Guan asked him to do this time, he would not hesitate at all.

Ye Guan took Xu Bao out of Wufeng City, and he would lead 20,000 soldiers to march towards the Qiuchang City area behind Wufeng City. And Ye Guan knew in his heart that what he would face might not be as simple as a battlefield battle.

The three city lords went out of the city one after another, but Huang Yongning sat in the seat of the council hall, quietly pondering.

Outside, the sun was like fire, and the strong sunlight hit the bluestone outside the council hall, as if it was about to ignite the bluestone.

Huang Yong quietly felt the condensed natural power brought by the formation in the main hall of Wufeng City on the side, but his mind was a little heavy.

Both he and Ye Guan knew that the key to the enclave was not the battlefield conquest, and the real crisis might come from this formation. And the real battle may not be on the battlefield.

Sighing softly, Huang Yongning got up, walked to the desk in the back, picked up a pen and wrote a letter, handed it to the herald, and asked him to quickly pass the letter to the East Palace.

"I hope the eldest brother can be prepared, the enclave may not be so easy to close. Huang Yongning watched the herald go down, his eyes narrowed slightly.

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Enclave, Qiuchang City.

At night, everything fell silent. In recent days, Qiuchang City has been particularly bleak.

Shen Tuyan sat in his mansion, his lieutenant standing on the left and right, and the room was quiet, only the sound of Shen Tuyan sliding the teacup in his hand could be heard.

"......" Shen Tuyan let out a sigh and wanted to say something, but he didn't speak, just put the teacup in his hand back on the table and closed his eyes gently.

There are five cities in the Qiuchang City area, and at this moment they are all soldiers. In the high mountains and forests around Qiuchang City, several cities were also built in the cracks of the mountains, but there was a large area in it that could be used as a field, enough for the people of the five cities to be self-sufficient.

The mountain range surrounding Qiuchang City is called Zongqiu Mountain, although the mountain range is not conceivable from other high mountains in the enclave, but it covers an extremely wide area.

If you don't get involved in the general trend of the entire enclave, the Qiuchang City area can completely live in a corner of peace and live a paradise-like life.