The sudden attack on Mayi could only be for the purpose of burning food and grass.
Mayi and Dingbei are both the lifelines of the Northern Palace Army.
A surprise attack on Dingbei is something that you can easily guess is definitely impossible!
"right!"
Bambu nodded slightly, with a ruthless look in his eyes. "If Yun Zheng doesn't fall for it, we have no choice but to charge towards Mayi desperately. We must burn Mayi's food and grass at all costs, and then rush towards Tianhu! At that time, the eldest prince will order Sulutu's troops to attack Tianhu to support them..."
As long as the grain and fodder stored by Dagan in Mayi are burned, the Northern Army will be in a situation of food shortage.
By then, we will make a big attack on all the cities on the front line, and they will be captured without a fight!
However, the Northern Army was not dead, and it was impossible for them to just watch them raid Mayi.
When that time comes, the Northern Army will definitely send people to intercept them.
Even if they succeeded in burning Mayi's food supplies, only a very small number of the 20,000 people would be able to charge out.
...
...
The worst result was that not only did they fail to burn the food supplies in Mayi, but the 20,000 troops were eventually wiped out.
But even so, they have to do it.
Da Gan can wait until the ice and snow melt before fighting again next year, but Bei Huan cannot.
Beihuan is still short of food. After a winter, both the men and horses are exhausted!
When the time comes to fight with Da Gan again, Bei Huan’s chances of winning will be too slim!
This is a big gamble!
But if Yun Zheng doesn't fall for it, they have to gamble!
If the bet is won, all of Beihuan’s predicaments will be solved!
Listening to Bambu's words, Wulie couldn't help but fall into deep thought.
After a moment, Wu Lie had made a decision in his heart.
"That's what we'll do!"
Wu Lie's eyes flashed with coldness. "It's just 20,000 troops. We Beihuan can still afford the gamble! If it doesn't work, we can send 40,000 troops to rush out from the Riftwind Gorge to attack Mayi! As long as we can burn Mayi's food and grass, it's worth it even if all 40,000 troops are wiped out!"
Hearing Wu Lie's words, Bambu's heart suddenly trembled, and he quickly said, "Absolutely not!"
"Why not?"
Wu Lie frowned and looked at Bambu.
Bambu shook his head and said, "The terrain of the Fierce Wind Canyon is narrow, which is not conducive to the deployment of cavalry. If we send too many people, it will be easy for Da Gan to see through our true intentions! Once the enemy is prepared, we can only return empty-handed! Moreover, if we want to raid Mayi, we must be prepared for the annihilation of these people..."
These are Beihuan’s regular cavalry!
They are not young and strong men temporarily recruited from various tribes!
They could barely accept the annihilation of 20,000 soldiers.
But the annihilation of 40,000 soldiers was a huge loss.
If he didn't want to take the opportunity to consume some of Daigan's strength, he would only want to send 5,000 elite soldiers!
He already had a clear understanding of the situation of Yun Zheng's troops.
He is very confident in the strength of the Beihuan Cavalry!
If they launch a surprise attack from behind, five thousand elite cavalrymen will be enough to deal with the small number of soldiers under Yun Zheng.
He didn't take the few capable soldiers under Yun Zheng seriously at all.
"That's a problem!"
Wu Lie thought silently for a moment, then asked: "How about we temporarily recruit tens of thousands of people from the nearby tribes?"
Bambu smiled bitterly: "Of course we can, but our food and fodder are still stretched!"
The locust plague this autumn had a huge impact on Beihuan.
When locusts passed through the area, not only the food but even large areas of lush grassland were eaten up.
Although they robbed three million dan of grain from Da Gan, the grain would be consumed by both men and horses, and if they temporarily recruited tens of thousands of people, they would have even less food.
Wu Lie didn't take it seriously and said with a sinister smile: "Anyway, we are all prepared for the annihilation of the entire army. How much food can be consumed in just a few days?"
"this……"
Bambu felt an inexplicable chill and shook his head again: "Prince, if we really want to raid Mayi, we must send out elite troops! Sending young and strong men to fight is no different from sending them to die..."
Mayi is one of the vital points of the Northern Palace Army!
Even if the Northern Army was short of manpower, it was impossible for it to ignore the defense of Mayi.
If you want to burn Mayi’s food supplies, you must send elite troops to attack!
"this……"
Wu Lie thought about it, then shook his head and smiled, "We don't know whether Yun Zheng will be fooled, why are we discussing this here?"
"yes!"
Bambu nodded and smiled, "If Yun Zheng falls for it, there's no need to bother!"
"Then let's take a look first!"
Wu Lie didn't think about it any more.
After leaving Wulie's tent, Bambu quickly returned to his own tent.
After thinking silently for a while, Bambu quickly took out a piece of sheepskin and began to write.
After finishing writing, Bambu quickly wrapped the sheepskin, immediately called his confidant, handed the sheepskin to the confidant, and whispered a few words in his ear.
The confidant nodded and left silently.
That night, a kite hawk quietly flew out from the edge of the hill and headed straight into the depths of the grassland...
…
In the next few days, Bei Huan kept making small moves.
Beihuan's efforts were simply to make Yunzheng and the others firmly believe that Beihuan would launch a surprise attack on Shuofang from Langya Mountain Pass.
The people sent by Yun Zheng even discovered spies who had sneaked in from Beihuan.
However, Yun Zheng did not take action against the spies, but began to mobilize troops and set up an ambush at Langya Mountain Pass.
If Beihuan wants to act, then let's continue the act with them!
Then we’ll see who has deceived whom!
Behind them, the old, weak, sick and disabled soldiers were also busy.
Many people were busy making feather arrows, and many others were searching for firewood.
Everyone is busy preparing for the upcoming battle.
Yun Zheng is also busy every day.
However, he spent most of his time thinking.
He wanted to take every aspect into consideration and minimize his own casualties.
Although he also knew the cruelty of cold weapon warfare, he was not an iron-blooded and cold-blooded general after all!
Human transformation requires time and experience!
Yun Zheng looked calm on the surface, but he was actually extremely nervous.
The upcoming battle is his first one since coming to Shuobei!
Although he had participated in many exercises and war games in his previous life, he had never fought the enemy on the battlefield with real weapons.
This is not about beating up bandits like Zhao Heihu!
This is a contest with the elite cavalry of Beihuan!
If he said he wasn't nervous at all, he would be lying.
At noon, Yun Zheng had just finished his meal and was about to tease Chen Luoyan and Miaoyin to relieve his nervousness, but Du Guiyuan came over at an inopportune time.
Seeing Du Guiyuan, Yun Zheng instantly lost the thought of flirting with the two girls and asked hurriedly, "Did our people bring back the news?"
"No, no!"
Du Guiyuan waved his hands repeatedly, "I am here to make a bet with Your Highness."
"What the hell?"
Yun Zheng's face was filled with black lines.
Du Guiyuan has always been steady, but why did he suddenly become humorous today?
Did he notice my nervousness and come here to help me calm down?
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
