Hedong Road, Shuozhou Prefecture!

The war situation is changing rapidly, every day it’s different!

The largest military operation in Dayin in the past decade, deployed by Fan Nan, the temporary commander-in-chief of the Hedong Road, the commander-in-chief, and the assistant minister of the Ministry of War, to ambush the southward army of King Zhelan of the North, has entered its second phase.

Ten Zhechoufu and 16,000 troops have arrived at Heituo Mountain and Hongtao Mountain, waiting for the 10,000-strong Northern Di army to enter their pocket.

The main forces of the twelve Zhechoufu were deployed on the Shuozhou front line, ready to go.

The Jingbian Military Town and Wuzhou City, located in this big pocket, served to slow down the flow of the Northern Di army and confuse King Zhelan.

The stronger the resistance at these two places, the more likely King Zhelan will think that Dayin's soldiers are only defending on the front line and ignoring the ambushes on the two mountains.

It was planned that within three days, 3,000 soldiers from Shuozhou Zhechoufu would form two defense lines, namely Jingbian Military Town and Wuzhou City, to slowly gather together the 10,000-strong Northern Di army and wear them down.

Then the troops of twenty-two Zhechoufu marched out together and trapped the 10,000 Beidi soldiers in the Zishui River Valley between Jingbian Military Town and Wuzhou City.

Ideals are full, but reality is skinny.

Fan Nan had planned everything, but he didn't anticipate that the generals under his command had been staying in a comfortable place for a long time, and each of them had become a coward who was greedy for life and afraid of death.

When the wind is in their favor, they can rush forward and become more and more courageous; once the wind is against them, they will be defeated and run away!

The first to collapse was Sun Jizong, the Guoyi Commander of Shuozhou who replaced Zhong Dahu to guard Jingbian Military Town.

He wanted to take the opportunity to wipe out the heads of the 500 people who had received no salary, and get some compensation at the same time, so he volunteered to join the Jingbian Army.

However, he only held out for one day before saying that the Northern Di offensive was too fierce and he could not resist it at all.

In addition to the 500 men who were not paid for their work, he also suffered 500 casualties, leaving only 500 men under his command. He requested emergency support from the Shuozhou headquarters.

After receiving the urgent report, Fan Nan ordered the 2,000 men from Xinzhou Zhechoufu, which was closest to Jingbian Military Town, to gather in Wuzhou City to provide support first.

However, when the troops of Xinzhou Zhechoufu were halfway there, Sun Jizong withdrew with his troops.

When asked, Sun Jizong said that the 10,000-strong Tartar army had all arrived at the city wall of Jingbian Military Town. If the battle continued, his only remaining 500 soldiers would probably be wiped out.

Upon hearing Sun Jizong's words that the Tartars were so powerful, the commander of Xinzhou Zhechoufu dared not advance any further and followed Sun Jizong to retreat to Wuzhou City.

The Northern Di army easily captured the Jingbian military town and continued to advance like a tide without stopping.

As soon as Sun Jizong entered Wuzhou City, the vanguard of the Tartar army arrived at the city and surrounded the city.

The defense system of Wuzhou City is much weaker than that of Jingbian Military Town.

There were 500 people under Sun Jizong and 2,000 people from Xinzhou Zhechoufu in the city.

In theory, with more than 2,000 people and the people in the city, it would be no problem to resist the Tartars for another two days.

As long as they hold out until the armies of Shuozhou Prefecture, Heituo Mountain and Hongtao Mountain surround them, the consequences of the two people's mistakes can be made up.

However, the two men were frightened by the overwhelming momentum of the Tartar cavalry and kept asking for help from Shuozhou, saying that they might not be able to hold on for a day.

When Fan Nan learned about this, he was so angry that he almost fainted on the spot.

Wuzhou City is the opening of his pocket formation and must not be lost.

Once it is lost, not only will the entire deployment be disrupted, but Shuozhou Prefecture will also be exposed to the Tartars.

If the Tatar cavalry directly attacked the city of Shuozhou, all the previous plans would be in vain.

Fan Nan had no choice but to order the headquarters to move forward, using more than 20,000 infantry and 1,000 cavalry to form a battle array outside Wuzhou City, forming a corner with Wuzhou City in an attempt to block this pocket.

Because the Tatars advanced too quickly, the connection between the headquarters and Heituo Mountain and Hongtao Mountain was cut off.

The 16,000 troops ambushed between the two mountains could only launch a general attack three days later as originally planned.

This way, there is a two-day time difference.

Fan Nan must use these 21,000 people, plus the 2,500 people in Wuzhou City, to seize these two days.

But what advantage do 20,000 infantrymen have against 10,000 cavalrymen?

Now Fan Nan could only silently pray for the blessings of his Fan family ancestors, hoping that the Tartars would not take the initiative to attack in the next two days.

If we can get through these two days, we will be able to change the situation and take back the initiative!

However, Fan Nan is now in a real dilemma because the initiative is already in the hands of the Tartars.

......

At night.

Outside Wu Zhou City.

There were bonfires everywhere in the Northern Di Tartar camp, and the Tartars gathered around them, drinking and eating meat.

Inside the central army tent, the smell of alcohol, mutton, and sweat was intertwined.

King Zhelan was in high spirits and extremely proud.

The captains under his command were also very excited.

This time, they marched south with unstoppable force. In just one day, they advanced all the way from Dayin's border line, defeated Jingbian Army, and reached the heart of Shuozhou.

As long as they captured Wuzhou City, they would be able to march unimpeded to Shuozhou City.

As the northern gateway to Hedong Road, Shuozhou Prefecture was not only a military stronghold, but also an economic one.

The population eventually grew, merchants flocked in, and there was sufficient food and grass.

Taking Shuozhou Prefecture would be enough for King Zhelan to return from his southern expedition with a full load and make a fortune.

Moreover, after occupying Shuozhou Prefecture, Xinzhou, Weizhou and Yinzhou to the south were like naked women, left for him to ravage, and he could even covet Jinyang.

Huyan Gu seized the opportunity and sang a song of praise: "Let us congratulate the sun on the grasslands of Daqing Mountain and the brave and invincible King Zhelan. This time, he marches south and is unstoppable!"

"Congratulations, King Zhelan!"

More than a dozen silver-armored Tartars and a group of civil officials followed suit and loudly congratulated.

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