"Oh? It's about the young prince."
Wei Yunyi immediately became interested when he heard this.
Ever since the other party last wrote a letter asking for the kitchen, there has been no news.
I guess we have already arrived in Liaozhen by now.
He really wanted to know.
What is the young uncle doing now?
After all, good news from the north will boost luck.
To offset the increasing luck, one can only rely on the other party.
Although Gaoyang State is far inferior to the grassland army, the young prince has no military talent at all. I believe that even if a war breaks out, he will not gain any advantage, right?
I have high expectations for the other person.
"Yes." Concubine Ying smiled and continued:
"However, the memorial was not sent by Song Hongzhi, but by his deputy generals."
Lieutenant general?
Hearing this, Wei Yunyi seemed to have anticipated something and said, "Tell me about it."
Zhao Lingying nodded, not hiding anything, and immediately said, "Those deputy generals said that after the young uncle took office as the commander of Liaozhen, the first thing he did was to mobilize all the garrisons from all over the place and station them on the west bank of the Green River. He then ordered everyone to train with great fanfare. It started at noon every day, and the news could be heard on the other side."
"Not only that, he also ordered his men to build bows and crossbows and boats for crossing the river. It seems that a decisive battle with the Gaoyang Kingdom will be fought in the near future."
Having said that, she couldn't help but frown slightly.
Zhao Lingying's father is the Marquis of Shenwu, even though he has no interest in military affairs.
But after years of exposure, I have learned some common sense.
What is called war is the art of deception.
The more you make it difficult for the enemy to see your own strength, the more initiative you can gain.
But this little uncle of the king was so good that he directly mobilized all 50,000 troops under his command.
They also conduct training in a very ostentatious manner, as if they are afraid that others will not see it.
Of course, there is an even more fatal point.
That is to build bows and crossbows, as well as boats to cross the river, making it look like they are about to start a decisive battle, which made her even more speechless.
It's not that a decisive battle is impossible, but now it's two armies facing each other, and what we need is surprise. All your actions are now clearly seen by others, and the enemy will definitely make adequate defenses.
In addition, our own military strength is not as strong as the enemy's. If we go to war directly, we will suffer a great loss.
On the opposite side, Wei Yunyi, who had changed into casual clothes, was also a little surprised.
Because his thoughts were not much different from Concubine Ying's.
The purpose of war is to confuse the enemy.
unless.
One's own strength can be used to crush the opponent, otherwise other methods must be used.
Now you have laid everything out in the open. How can we fight this war?
However, because of this, Wei Yunyi was completely relieved.
What he feared most was that his brother-in-law knew how to fight.
Otherwise all the previous efforts will be wasted.
Now it seems that my decision was completely correct. My brother-in-law is a man who talks a lot but has no rules at all when it comes to fighting.
Fortunately, the other side was equipped with several capable deputy generals, and the Gaoyang Kingdom was not very strong.
Even if a war really breaks out, there will probably be no problem.
He thought for a moment, then asked, "How's the situation in Gaoyang?"
Since our side has taken action, the local authorities will definitely not sit idle and will definitely respond.
"Your Majesty, it seems Gaoyang has received news of our army's gathering." Zhao Lingying recalled the memorial handed to her and continued, "At first, they were reluctant to start a war and sent envoys hoping to resolve the misunderstanding. However, the Liaozhen soldiers knew it was Your Majesty's decision, so they ignored it."
"Therefore, a large army has been assembled recently and stationed at Lujiang. Moreover, King Gaoyang attaches great importance to this battle. Not only has he assembled 150,000 troops, but he has also appointed the Crown Prince of Gaoyang to lead the battle himself."
One hundred and fifty thousand troops?
Wei Yunyi was stunned when he heard this.
This number is probably the limit of what Gaoyang Kingdom can gather, right?
After all, it was just a vassal state, and its military was not strong. Even if all the country's strength was put into it, it would probably not be able to raise an army of less than 300,000.
But now, there are 150,000 troops for this battle, which is three to one compared with the garrison in Liaozhen.
From this aspect, it can be seen that the Gaoyang Kingdom really wants to start a war.
Moreover, I want to win this battle.
Otherwise there will be no preparation.
Nor would he let the prince lead the charge himself.
This was somewhat beyond Wei Yunyi's expectations. He didn't expect that Gaoyang Kingdom had such courage.
Of course, he could also roughly guess that the other party only wanted to win and did not want to go to war with Wei in the true sense.
"Your Majesty?" Zhao Lingying spoke again. "One hundred and fifty thousand troops outnumber the Liaozhen garrison by a hundred thousand. This battle is disadvantageous to us. Moreover, according to the Liaozhen soldiers, Gaoyang State seems to be mobilizing troops from all over the country."
"Given their territory, it won't be long before reinforcements arrive. By then, the situation might become even more complicated."
In fact, based on what Zhao Lingying was thinking.
The reason why Gaoyang State reacted in this way was, firstly, because they knew that the northern border of Wei was really at war with the grasslands.
The second reason is that Song Hongzhi directly mobilized all the garrisons and openly prepared for a decisive battle.
Knowing the impending decisive battle, Gaoyang would certainly not sit idly by and wait for death. They would choose to strike back, treating the first battle as their last and mobilizing the entire nation's strength.
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