In the next few days, Yun Zheng personally led people to survey the terrain on both sides of the Yudai River.
Seeing Yun Zheng going out early and coming back late every day, the atmosphere in the army gradually became tense.
As far as they knew, this was the first time that Yun Zheng had surveyed the terrain so carefully.
It is obvious that Yun Zheng attaches great importance to this battle.
Yun Zheng's attention also brought invisible pressure to the generals of Lingzhou.
That is the pressure of winning and not losing!
During this period, Yun Zheng also induced the enemy to send people to monitor them on the other side of the Yudai River, and cooperated with the Eighteen Ghost Riders who were lying in ambush in secret to launch a small-scale sneak attack on the enemy and captured several tongues.
Two days after Yun Zheng completed the terrain reconnaissance and drew a detailed map, Zuo Ren and his men finally arrived with food and fodder.
Yun Zheng ordered them to set up camp in the northwest and northeast of Lingzhou and wait for follow-up troops.
A few days later, the Blood-Cloth Army, Fu Tianyan's troops, and 20,000 cavalry led by Jia Yao also arrived with some food and fodder.
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At this point, all the attacking forces in the direction of Lingzhou have been assembled.
Before Jia Yao and the others had time to catch their breath, Yun Zheng sent someone to tell them to go to Yun Zheng's tent to discuss matters.
By the time Jia Yao and his companions arrived, the commanders of other divisions had already arrived.
"Meet Madam Jiayao..."
Seeing Jia Yao, the leaders of various tribes stood up and saluted.
They used to call Jiayao "Mrs. Jiayao", which was somewhat teasing.
But now, Jiayao and Yunzheng have officially gotten married!
Although Jia Yao was a general like them, he still had to perform the salute.
“No…no need to be polite!”
It was the first time that Jiayao was collectively addressed as "Madam Jiayao" by so many generals. She was obviously not used to it and her face flushed.
"Okay, everyone take a seat!"
Yun Zheng stopped everyone and said, "Today is a military meeting. There is no Madam Jiayao or the princess here!"
"yes!"
All the generals obeyed the order and sat down quickly.
Yun Zheng pointed to the seat next to Chen Luoyan and motioned Jia Yao to sit down as well.
Heasu, who came with Jiayao, sat at the back.
As soon as Jia Yao sat down, his eyes were attracted by the huge map hanging in the tent.
She knew that this must be a map of Lingzhou and the area around Yudai River, but it was different from the maps she usually saw.
She stared at the map for a while, but didn't quite understand it.
Is this the map drawn by Yun Zheng?
This map is quite novel.
Jia Yao pondered secretly in his heart.
"Deng Bao!"
Yun Zheng called out.
"I will be here!"
Deng Bao stood up.
Yun Zheng looked at Deng Bao and said, "First, you will tell the generals about the enemy's deployment on the other side of Yudai River!"
"yes!"
Deng Bao received the order and stood up to the sand table. "At present, the enemy army has built a fake city at the forefront, just like what Your Highness did in the original Sulu River Plain. According to reliable information, there are 20,000 elite soldiers in this fake city..."
Thanks to the tongue they had captured earlier, they had a general idea of the enemy's deployment.
The one guarding the fake city was none other than Qiuchi's rebel general Tiexiong.
There are a large number of traps on the left and right sides of this fake city, which are obviously intended to force them to attack the fake city from the front.
However, those tongues were all soldiers from the frontier pseudo-city, and they were not very clear about the specific troop deployments in the three cities of Guibei, Gule and Yiwu.
It is just estimated that the three cities should have a total of about 80,000 troops.
Moreover, troops were frequently transferred between the three cities including Guibei, most likely to disrupt their vision.
Tiexiong's younger brother Tieju was responsible for guarding Gule.
In addition, Lou Yi’s general’s tent was set up in Turtleback City.
At present, this is basically all they know.
As soon as Deng Bao finished speaking, Jia Yao asked, "Are the defenders of the fake city you mentioned the surrendered soldiers from Qiuchi or the people from Dayue Kingdom?"
"They are basically people from Dayue Country!"
Deng Bao replied: "The number of Qiuchi surrendered soldiers who were forcibly recruited by Lou Yi was no more than 20% at most."
A hint of disappointment flashed across Jia Yao's eyes, and he said no more.
If most of the defenders of the pseudo-city are surrendered soldiers from Qiuchi, they can adopt a strategy of attacking the hearts and minds of the people.
But Lou Yi's arrangement was obviously intended to guard against this kind of move.
"Lou Yi obviously wants to learn our original tactics and use this fake city to consume our troops!"
Yun Zheng smiled and continued, "If we want to invade Dayue Country, we currently have two options! First, we can surround this fake city but not attack it, and instead attack other cities; second, we can forcibly capture this fake city and use it as our main camp, and then attack other places! Everyone, please share your opinions! Don't be afraid of making mistakes, just say whatever you think."
Listening to Yun Zheng's words, the generals began to think.
attack?
Or surround?
There are a lot of traps on both sides of the pseudo-city, so it is not realistic to attack from three sides.
Unless those traps can be eliminated first.
If they only attacked from the front, their casualties would definitely be high due to the enemy's strong defense.
It would be the same even if they had catapults that could throw stones farther.
After all, catapults only open a gap. To capture the fake city, you still have to rely on human attack.
However, if they surrounded this fake city, they would inevitably be attacked and harassed by the defenders of other cities, and would probably end up being attacked from three sides.
Whether attacking or besieging, it seems that neither is appropriate!
While everyone was thinking, Fu Tianyan suddenly asked: "How far is the distance between the Pseudo City and Turtle Back City?"
“Very close!”
Deng Bao replied: "Roughly speaking, it should be about thirty or forty miles."
"So close?"
Fu Tianyan frowned, "If that's the case, a strong attack might not be appropriate! If we launch a large-scale strong attack, the enemy's reinforcements will arrive in a day and night. By the end of the battle, the enemy's forces might increase in number."
Listening to Fu Tianyan's words, many people nodded.
"I'm afraid Lou Yi is hoping that we will forcefully attack that fake city and continue to fight with us."
"Yes, they are defending in a dangerous place, and there are always reinforcements behind them. The harder we attack, the happier Lou Yi will be."
"If a strong attack doesn't work, can we win by a clever strategy? Taking over this fake city will be of great use to us."
"It might be a bit difficult! The Great Yue Kingdom is now in a full defensive posture, and Tiexiong is good at defense. Lou Yi will not let him take the initiative to attack! If he keeps defending, it will be difficult for us to find an opportunity for a surprise attack..."
With Fu Tianyan speaking, everyone began to express their opinions.
The vast majority of people do not agree with the storming.
Just like those who want to seize the pseudo-city as a forward stronghold, they also feel that they cannot attack it by force, and should rely on surprise attack.
Jia Yao didn't say anything, but just stared at the sand table in front of him and the map hanging there. Occasionally, the corner of her eyes swept over Yun Zheng, but she saw that there was no trace of sadness on Yun Zheng's face.
It is estimated that Yun Zheng should have made a decision in his mind.
He probably raised this question in order to train the generals in the army.
As he thought about it, a bitter smile flashed across Jia Yao's face.
According to Yun Zheng's training method, these generals will not only learn all of his skills, but even if they learn only 30% of his skills, I'm afraid each of them will be able to stand on their own.
How can one not be afraid of such a Northern Army!
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