In the middle of January 4881, the city of Duping County changed hands, and the 1st Army of Nandi was stationed in five cities in the northern part of Duping County, which actually contained the attack of the 8th Army.

At the end of January, the 111th Division invaded Anyang County and captured Bai'an City a day later.

The 1st Southern Army in Duping County and the 2nd Southern Army in Jinping County received a distress letter from Nanjing City at the same time.

"What's going on, a division has scared them like this!" Shao Diantai was supervising the battle in the northern part of Yanling County.

He was responsible for commanding the troops and horses of the headquarters and the Southern Second Army Corps to recapture Yanling County.

Yi Feng, chief of staff of the Tenth Army Corps, said: "The key is Ding Kui, he is the supreme military commander of the traitors in Nanmara Prefecture, and the main direction of the enemy's attack may be Nanjing City." ”

The recent battle situation has puzzled the city of Nanjing, and the small imperial court will storm Yanling County at one time, and will not hesitate to use land and water troops, and will attack Duping County at the same time, and will not hesitate to use elite troops; now the supreme military commander has suddenly appeared in Anyang County, ready to threaten Nanjing City at any time.

Yi Feng and Shao Diantai discussed many times, each with their own opinions, but they were not convinced by each other.

"A few days ago, you said that the enemy army is attacking from the east to the west, and the real target is Duping County, and they want to cut off our connection with Zhongwangzhou, why has it changed again?"

"At present, it seems that the news of the Gongsun family is true, the 21st Army has defected to the traitors, Ding Kui can completely transfer the elite troops to Anyang County, who can stop him? ”

Shao Diantai shook his head and retorted: "Nanjing City is garrisoned by the Southern Third Army, and the state city of 100,000 troops is stubbornly defended, how many soldiers and horses does Ding Kui need to take down?"

He is a dominant knight, who can cross states and counties at any time, and maybe he will appear in front of us tomorrow, how can we easily judge his intentions?

I think he is suspicious and lures us and Gongsun Mi to transfer troops back to the defense, and then concentrate our forces to storm Yanling County or Duping County. ”

"It's too shallow to fit Ding Kui's style, and my gut tells me that his target is the city of Nanjing. Yi Feng has in-depth research on Ding Kui and once said that he is Ding Kui's "confidant".

"How deep can a hairy boy be, if Nanjing City was so easy to beat, he would have won it a long time ago, do you still have to wait until now?"

"It was different before, they had internal and external troubles, the two rebel armies (the Protector Army and the Twelfth Army Corps) had not yet been formed, and the logistics were insufficient to support the rebels to fight around the city of Nanjing for a long time, and now they have this condition. Yi Feng insisted on his opinion.

"Dingxiang County and the northern part of Duping County are still in our hands, the enemy's grain route besieging Nanjing City is still not safe, and we want to recapture Yanling County, and we must divide Dingxiang and Jinping Counties, 200,000 soldiers and horses are barely enough, how can we have spare strength to support Nanjing City?" Shao Diantai represented the views of some people.

"Jinping County is currently under less threat, you can draw out a division, and Dingxiang County is the same, let's get two divisions to rescue Nanjing City, it's impossible to say that it is not sent at all. Yi Feng changed his method to persuade Shao Diantai.

"Anyway, the transfer of two divisions can slow down the attack on Rock Ridge County a little. "This is acceptable to Shaodiantai, after all, he commands the most troops.

Gongsun Mi was a little confused, and finally blocked the attack of the Eighth Army, and Anyang County in the back was in a hurry, and he knew that the 111th Division had a ballista, and it was normal to capture one or two cities, but it was unlikely to hit Nanjing City.

When the news of the 71st Division's ambush of reinforcements from the Southern Second Army came, Gongsun Mi couldn't sit still, and immediately ordered to shrink his forces, gathering 40,000 people in Baiyun City, which had the best terrain, and then the two divisions after the transfer quickly returned to defend Anyang County.

Just two days later, another bad news came, the two divisions that had returned to the reinforcements were surrounded by the 77th, 78th, and 80th divisions, and they were completely wiped out in half a day.

The three generals, Luo Tao, Shu Li and Qiao Meng, came to Siding City, near Guanhua County, in Anyang County, to meet and celebrate.

"Ma Ju and Xi Xiu should scold their mother, you are too ruthless, didn't you say that you let a division escape? Luo Tao picked his teeth and watched the late Shu Li and Qiao Meng eating Haisai.

Shu Li explained while eating: "Hmm, you can't blame me for the enemy walking too slowly, I closed the net at the appointed time, well, it may be that the people below ran a few steps faster, well, this is difficult to control." ”

Chomon waved his hand and continued the winding-up operation.

"Babble, slow down, no one is going to rob you. Luo Tao pushed a plate of meat in front of Qiao Meng.

Qiao Meng poured a sip of soup, and said, "Yes, Ma Ju and Xi Xiu will not wait for us, I bet they will go straight to Nanjing City." ”

Luo Tao's mouth opened slightly, and the toothpick fell to the ground, "Yes!! We've become a rearguard." ”

I saw Shu Li stand up, wipe his mouth with the back of his hand, and said, "It's not us, but you, the good things about cleaning up the battlefield are left to you, I'll go first." ”

Luo Tao pounced, hugged Shu Li by the waist, and shouted: "Have a full stomach, pat your ass and want to leave?

"If you have something to say, what does it mean to run away? Qiao Meng picked up the plate with one hand and grabbed Shu Li's arm with the other.

"Staff Officer Wu! Hurry back and order the troops to set off immediately and catch up with the 76th Division. Shu Li shouted outside the door.

Seeing this, Qiao Meng knew that it was useless to keep Shu Li, so he let go of his hand and ran out with the plate, "No, we have to chase too!" He ate as he ran.

"Hey!" Shu Li patted Luo Tao's head, "Xiao Qiao is also gone, it's useless for you to hold me." ”

"I don't care, you villains who forget their righteousness! If you can keep one of them, at least you have to accompany me tonight. ”

"You old glass! I'm not all the way with you!"

“......”

In Bai'an City, Han Rujian personally sent a battle report to Ding Kui, "My lord, the reinforcements of the 1st Southern Army were completely annihilated by the 77th Division, and the 76th and 79th Divisions are being transferred to Anyang County. She read the full text.

"Oh. Ding Kui planted a small red flag on Siding City and looked at the sand table for a while, "The 74th and 75th divisions can join the 71st division early tomorrow morning, and the 112th, 113th and 114th divisions are coming overnight, and tomorrow, the day after tomorrow at the latest, they can take Anyang County." ”

Cold as a blade winked at him, and he turned his head away, pretending not to see.

"My lord, it's time for the 111th Division to go, and we can't stay here forever. Han Rujian couldn't help but remind.

"Now this is the headquarters of the Nannuma Prefecture Theater, I temporarily requisitioned you as the pro-guard division, you can't let me have a bare pole commander pestle in Bai'an City. ”

"You are not fair! We are the first army to enter Anyang County, and we should be the first to attack the city of Nanjing. "Cold as a blade doesn't care about the safety of the manager.

"Don't worry, Nanjing City is not so easy to fight, the 76th and 77th Divisions are going to cut off the grain road, the 71st Division and others must prepare to ambush the Tenth Army Corps, and the peripheral troops will not move Nanjing City if they are not cleared. ”

Ding Kui pointed to a few places on the sand table for Han Rujian to see, which were several avenues leading to Nanjing City.

"Don't you want to take down the city of Nanjing as soon as possible? Before the enemy's reinforcements arrived, the nearby troops rushed to besiege it, and they could defend it for a few days with the combat effectiveness of the local army?"

"We can't underestimate the enemy, our new weapons have all been unveiled, and there is Wei Shiwen in command of the city of Nanjing, and he can come up with a way to deal with it.

The state city defended by 100,000 people is not easy to fight even if it is full of recruits, and it will take several days to clear the fortifications outside the light city. "Ding Kui didn't underestimate his opponent.

"Then we should have attacked earlier. ”

"No, as soon as the siege battle begins, the enemy will be able to conclude that our army will not be able to win quickly, and Shao Dianxi will not urge Shao Diantai and Gongsun Mi to return to help, and our ambush will be in vain. Ding Kui took the trouble to explain his tactics.

He is the one who most wants to capture Nanjing City as soon as possible, but unfortunately the actual conditions do not allow it, don't look at the senior military commanders under Shao Dianxi, Zhenjing City can send a few commander-level generals over at any time, and it is not a problem to command and defend the city at all.

Every state city in the Shaodian Kingdom is impregnable, the city walls are tall and strong, there is a moat outside, there is an urn city inside, the road on the city can run war horses, and there are dense trebuchets, as long as the troops defending the city are enough, it is very difficult to break through from the outside.

"Report! Dou Commander of the Special Operations Regiment asks to see him. ”

Han Rujian pursed his lips, and without waiting for Ding Kui's order, he strode out of the conference hall. Dou Xiao rode outside the door and met her and wanted to say hello, but she didn't even look at it and walked away.

"Humble position, see Lord Commander!"

"No courtesy. ”

General Han seemed very unhappy. ”

"Eventful, say yours. Ding Kui motioned for the attendant to serve tea.

He didn't have his own soldiers to follow him to the front line of Anyang County, and all the men around him were cold as blades.

"The lowly officials have led people to inspect the city of Nanjing, which is heavily guarded, there are three military camps outside the city to occupy high points, thousands of scouts patrol day and night, and more than ten peripheral roadblocks have been set up to strictly check the identities of all those who enter and exit, and it is difficult for the lowly rank to approach. ”

It turned out that the special operations group had infiltrated Anyang County and inquired about the situation in the state capital.

"Well, normal, Shao Dianxi is really afraid of death. "It's all in Ding Kui's expectation," you immediately rushed to Anyang County to assist General Ma Yi in attacking the city. ”

"Yes!" Dou Xiao rode away.

Not long after he left, the young priest came.

"Fang Cai Shao Dianxi went to the Southern Demon Branch and publicly swore an oath, declaring that he had nothing to do with the assassination of the eldest lady, and asked the head of the Southern Demon Branch to take the oath. He brings an update.

"Yo, finally pulled down the jaw, I thought he wouldn't do it until the siege of the city, but he was still lucky, didn't I have an excuse not to beat him?" Ding Kui smiled contemptuously.

"Also," Shao Dianmi continued to report, "At Shao Dianxi's request, the Southern Demon Branch began to strictly control the portal, and everyone can only teleport with Shao Dianxi's consent. ”

This completely cut off the idea of infiltrating Nanjing City.

"Lord, do you want to let the humble position persuade Shao Dianxi to surrender?" Shao Dianmi made a bold suggestion.

He and Shao Dianxi are both children of the royal family, and they were once people around the former king, so they have a certain degree of credibility.