Chapter 178
The Fengshui River is located in the southern border of Liao Kingdom. It starts from the ancient Rouran Kingdom in the west and ends at the snow country in the east. It runs through the entire eastern and western borders of Liao Kingdom. Its water is only more than five feet shallow, but its river surface is as vast as six thousand feet wide. It is the largest mother river in the Liao Kingdom and has raised countless children of Liao Kingdom.
But today's Fengshui River is no longer the past herds of cattle and horses, and the noisy and lively scenes. There are only flags, wind and sounds, endless camps, and strict barriers.
Outside the central army's tent, the dragon flag robe fluttered in the wind, and eight hundred imperial guards wearing golden dragon-patterned chain mail surrounded the tent, standing upright with a solemn expression.
The horse and Jinlong in the tent lie on the throne and look down at the ministers in the tent.
"Where has the main force of the Liao army been?" Ma Jin asked with a deep look without any fluctuation.
"When you go back to your Majesty, the main force of the Liao army has set up camp thirty miles away from us, and there are about 500,000 tribal troops." Yue Fei, who was standing on one side, hurriedly went out to report.
"Your Majesty, I think that the Liao army has just arrived and has not yet established a foothold, and is marching urgently. It must be because of exhaustion and lack of horses and vigilance. Our army has been recuperating for a long time, and the dragon and tiger are fierce. They are close to each other and far away, and they are restless. If they attack him at night, they will definitely have great results." At this time, Kou Zhun suddenly went out to salute and made suggestions.
"Your Majesty, I think the Guge Master is very good at this. He sent an army to attack the Liao camp. Even if the Liao army is prepared, it can disturb the morale of the army and prevent it from resting. To exhaust its army, it will increase the chance of victory of our army!" Yue Fei also echoed on the side.
"Your Majesty, the last general asks for battle. I am willing to lead my guards to raid the Liao camp and lead the Liao master Yelu Qi to come and let him lie in the palace to demonstrate the power of the Great Zhou Tianshi!" Gao Chong, the general of the right leader of the guard, came out of his squad and asked for his order.
"Your Majesty, I am willing to go!" Su Dingfang, the general of Zuo Yulin Guard, also came out to the fore.
For a moment, the generals in the tent were passionate and asked for battle.
Seeing that the military morale was available, Ma Jin nodded in satisfaction, pressed his hand and immediately quieted down in the tent. Ma Jin coughed with a serious face and said in a deep voice:
My Great Zhou started from Taizu and occupied a corner of Jinling, and surrounded the land of Yangzhou to protect it to see through the chaotic times.
At that time, there were wise ministers inside, who revitalized the dynasty, promoted the countryside, enriched the treasury, and enjoyed the people's livelihood. Outside, there were famous generals outside, who spread their territory and expanded their territory. After Taizu disappeared, they had been in twenty-three generations, and our Great Zhou had occupied the seven states.
By Emperor Xuan, the country's strength was declining and the court was corrupt. There were strong barbarians outside and the seven kings were in chaos. Fortunately, there was a powerful ruler who fought for the rest of the Zhou Dynasty, strengthened the long strategy and ruled the inner world, suppressed the seven kings and retreated to the barbarians, and took the supreme rule to control the Liuhe, and promoted the Southern Region.
The king of the country bowed to the Xingchen River in the south, and returned to the territory of Baiyi. He also ordered Duke Zhong to build a spiritual life in the north and guard the barriers, but he was more than 3,000 miles strong in Liao, which made the people of Liao fear the power of Zhou and dared not go south to herd horses. By the end of Emperor Xuan, he opened nine provinces and added 16 states, and ranked among the four heroes of the eastern region, and looked down on the world.
I inherit the legacy of Emperor Xuan, uphold the heroic plan of the previous Han Dynasty, reform the old and the innovation, and strive to strengthen the reform. I want to enrich the country and strengthen the army to sweep the world, encircle the universe, unify the southern region, and annex the eight deserts.
Now there are Liao and Barbarians who do not know the number of days and are ignorantly launching wars, but they are just trapped beasts and still fighting. Why am I afraid of it?
I will promote the king's army to fight against the barbarians, and use a dignified formation to attack the panic enemy, and destroy them all to intimidate the world."
This is the first time that Ma Jin has shown his ambition to unify the Eastern Region or even the Five Regions in front of his ministers. In his opinion, with the killer weapon such as the Hundred War Gods Ji Crossbow and the Shen Ji Camp, there is no conspiracy or tricks at all. Just kill it directly. Crushing the opponent with powerful strength and letting him die in despair in a head-on battle is the greatest deterrent to the enemy.
After all, in Ma Jin's idea, if he used any strategy to win this battle, some people would only say that no one was good, and would only use some conspiracies and tricks, so naturally they would not have any awe. If you defeat the enemy on the battlefield with dignity and crush the enemy with absolute strength, then you will be afraid, to take away his mind, and make the enemy coward before fighting. This is the real plan of the best. Of course, there must be a premise, that is, you can really have this strength.
What kind of person are all the ministers in the tent? Naturally, they quickly understood what Ma Jin meant. They just wanted to defeat the enemy openly on the battlefield. But they understood that Yue Fei and Kou Zhun were still a little doubtful. After all, the Liao army had a total of 500,000 cavalry, and the Great Zhou, although they were all elite soldiers in a hundred battles, were mostly infantry. They were on the grassland that was conducive to cavalry fighting. If they were not careful, they would lose all the money. However, seeing that Ma Jin had made up their minds, they could only overwhelm the uneasiness in their hearts.
However, those who are ministers are still very happy that Ma Jin has such ambitions. After all, this world naturally wants to make achievements and leave its name in history.
Thinking of it, they couldn't help but kneel down the ground and shout:
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"Everyone is calm!" Ma Jin also raised his hand with a smile.
After all the ministers in the tent stood up, Ma Jin then said in a solemn voice:
"This decisive battle against Liao does not need to be accomplished in one battle. It is best to be able to defeat all the elite troops of the Liao Kingdom in one place. Even if you cannot do your best, you will also seriously damage the Liao army, especially the 300,000 elite troops under the command of the Liao Lord. As long as their wings can be cut off, the Liao Kingdom will naturally not be worried."
"So, I decided to use Shenji Camp to cooperate with the left and right leading guards and the Zuo Longxiang Guard to face the Liao army head-on!"
"With Yue Fei as the head coach and Qi Jiguang as the deputy!"
"I will receive the order!" Yue Fei, Qi Jiguang, Huang Zhong and Gao Chong and other generals hurriedly came out of the squad to take the order and said.
"Using Su Dingfang, Wei Gao led his guards as the left and right wings, and came forward to the original formation and blocked the left and right, so as not to let the Liao army escape!"
"I will receive the order!" Su Dingfang and Wei Gao also hurried out to the list.
"As for the Liao army's retreat... someone will intercept it, so I don't have to worry about it."
When the ministers heard this, they felt a little moved and naturally understood who Ma Jin was talking about. The man had nearly 100,000 heavy cavalry in his hand. If he really blocked the Liao army's way, just by relying on the light cavalry of the Liao army, he would have really become a turtle in a jar. I just don't know where these 100,000 cavalry would come from, from Luoxia Post?
But thinking about it, it is impossible. There are tens of thousands of Liao troops blocking the passage of northward. Nearly 100,000 cavalrymen who want to quietly leave the pass from Luoxiayi are simply impossible. If they forcefully attack the Liao army and let the Liao army know the news, what's the point of blocking the enemy's back? Many people in the tent are puzzled. Could there be other roads that can lead to the Liao Kingdom?
Among the mountains and ridges a hundred miles away from Lingshou Pass, on a winding path that is only about one foot wide, there are countless dense figures walking carefully. These people are only wearing red military uniforms and nothing else.
And those who walked in the front were Li Mu and Zhao Yun.
"Deputy Commander, look ahead..." Zhao Yun pointed at the prairie that was suddenly enlightened less than a mile away, and said in surprise.
Li Mu hurriedly looked forward when he heard this, and felt happy, and smiled. He finally came out of this damn mountain. You know, in order to advance to the hinterland of Liao, they walked on this Yangchang Mountain Road for more than ten days. The hardships were indescribable, but they finally came out.
Chapter completed!