Jia Yao and Yun Zheng have similar ideas and also prefer to attack on two fronts simultaneously.
However, in the other army, Jia Yao tends to attack, while Yun Zheng tends to defend.
After listening to Jia Yao's thoughts, Yun Zheng also expressed his own thoughts.
"Defense?"
Jia Yao widened her eyes and looked at Yun Zheng in disbelief, "This is not like your style!"
She had fought with Yun Zheng many times. When had Yun Zheng ever defended himself?
Hasn’t Yun Zheng always advocated offense?
If Yun Zheng really just asked her to lead the troops to defend that line, she would wake up laughing in her dreams.
For her, relying on favorable terrain to launch defense is definitely much better than attacking.
In that case, there would probably be fewer deaths in Beihuan.
...
...
"There is no such thing as style or no style. We all do it out of necessity."
Yun Zheng smiled helplessly and rubbed his head in a pretentious manner, "If I could mobilize 300,000 or 500,000 troops, I would definitely attack on two fronts. Isn't this because our military strength is very limited?"
Limited military strength?
How could Jia Yao believe Yun Zheng’s lies?
Yun Zheng's move must have a deeper meaning.
However, no matter how much she thought about it, she still couldn't figure out what Yun Zheng meant by doing this.
Could it be that Yun Zheng was afraid that she would steal the spoils?
Just when Jia Yao was at a loss for words, Wang Qi and Yu Shizhong arrived.
"Meet Madam Jiayao..."
The two of them bowed to Jia Yao together.
Just as Jia Yao was about to speak, the guards came in with food.
"Okay, we're all acquaintances, so stop being polite! Sit down first!"
Yun Zheng asked everyone to sit down at the table, "Forget about the wine. Let's have tea instead."
"good."
Several people nodded and sat down at the table.
"I called you here to ask you something."
After everyone was seated, Yun Zheng got straight to the point and said to Yu Shizhong: "If I order Zulu's 10,000 elite soldiers and Mondo's 20,000 elite soldiers to obey your orders, and let you lead my 15,000 cavalry plus Wang Qi's troops, do you have the confidence to stop any attack from the enemy?"
"have!"
Yu Shizhong answered without thinking.
Looking at the confident Yu Shizhong, Jia Yao's eyes suddenly flashed with brilliance.
If Yun Zheng lets Yu Shizhong lead his troops to defend from another line, what will Beihuan do?
It's impossible that Yun Zheng is so kind as to not allow Bei Huan to join the war, right?
In this case, there is only one possibility!
Yun Zheng wanted her to lead Beihuan’s troops to attack Dayue Kingdom from the Northwest Protectorate!
Use a frontal attack to consume Beihuan's manpower?
Jia Yao suddenly clenched his fists and almost jumped up again to show his teeth at Yun Zheng.
However, after hesitating for a while, Jia Yao forced himself to suppress the urge to question Yun Zheng.
Yun Zheng's hair must be stroked smoothly!
Let's wait and see before we figure out the situation!
"Are you sure?"
Yun Zheng's face was serious, "I mean, any attack!"
Yun Zheng emphasized deliberately.
"Any attacks?"
Yu Shizhong seemed puzzled. "What specific attacks are you referring to, Your Highness?"
"Everyone!" Yun Zheng said solemnly, "Including the troops of Dayue Country or the tribes of Moxi, and possibly the rebels of Guifang, or even the northern barbarians. Any possible enemy is included!"
Is that so?
Yu Shizhong thought for a moment and said confidently again: "I have confidence!"
"Do you dare to issue a military order?"
Yun Zheng asked again.
"I am willing to issue a military order!"
Yu Shizhong did not hesitate at all.
Seeing that the situation was not good, Jia Yao could no longer hold back and said quickly: "You don't want me to lead the 20,000 troops of Beihuan to attack Dayue Kingdom from the Northwest Protectorate, do you?"
"This king does have this idea."
Yun Zheng nodded and raised his eyebrows to look at Jia Yao, "Why, you don't want to?"
It is true!
Jia Yao's heart suddenly trembled, and he tried to calm himself down, shaking his head and said, "It's not a matter of willingness or unwillingness! Since my Beihuan has surrendered, I should obey your orders! However, I think I can fully handle the task you assigned to General Yu! In this way, the distance for mobilizing troops can also be shortened..."
Jiayao has learned to be smart now. He puts himself in the right position first and then expresses his own opinions.
"That's true, but I'm afraid you can't keep it."
Yun Zheng said sternly, "You said it yourself, the Guifang may cooperate with Dayue to attack us! For this battle, I have deployed all the troops I can, and the rear is extremely empty! If you can't defend your side and let the enemy attack our rear, we will probably lose this battle!"
"I can also issue a military order!"
Jia Yao answered without hesitation.
"Don't rush to issue a military order."
Yun Zheng shook his head slightly: "Although that army is mainly defensive, if there is an opportunity to attack, we should still take the initiative to attack! I know you are afraid that I will take the opportunity to consume Beihuan's strength, but even if you are allowed to lead another army, your casualties will not necessarily be small! You'd better think it over before answering!"
"This... let me think about it."
Jia Yao hesitated suddenly.
Suddenly, Jia Yao realized that she had fallen into Yun Zheng's trap.
No, it's not a trap exactly.
Yun Zheng just gave her the choice.
It's up to her to choose.
It’s your own choice. If there are heavy casualties, don’t blame Yun Zheng for weakening Beihuan.
At this point, Jia Yao was really in a dilemma.
Jia Yao pondered for a while, then looked up at Yun Zheng: "I want to hear your detailed analysis of the battle situation!"
“No specific analysis!”
Yun Zheng shook his head. "The battle hasn't started yet, so we don't know what the situation will be like! Lou Yi might choose to hold back our main force in Turtleback City and launch a massive counterattack against us from another direction. He might also choose to defend Turtleback City to the death and do his utmost to consume our manpower..."
You won’t know the details until you fight.
All analysis now is just speculation.
Yun Zheng really had no intention of consuming Bei Huan's manpower this time.
But judging from the previous battle with Lou Yi, Lou Yi is obviously a very cunning person.
Lou Yi knew that they would definitely launch an attack on Dayue Kingdom after the spring, but he never launched an attack on Lingzhou. In addition to preparing the army for war, he probably had other plans.
At present, Yun Zheng still cannot guess what Lou Yi is thinking.
Listening to Yun Zheng's words, Jia Yao fell silent again.
She also agreed with Yun Zheng's guess.
If Lou Yi planned to counterattack from another direction and cut off the Northern Army's retreat, there would definitely be considerable casualties if she led her troops to resist Lou Yi's attack.
But if they follow Yun Zheng to attack Dayue Kingdom from Lingzhou, their casualties will probably not be small.
For her who wants to preserve her vitality, this is really a difficult decision!
Jia Yao kept weighing the pros and cons in her mind, and Yun Zheng did not disturb her and gestured for everyone to eat.
Let Jiayao think about it slowly!
It's up to her to decide, so she doesn't have to be suspicious all day long...
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