Chapter 479: A Lofty Strategic Vision

The sky was covered with dark clouds, the biting cold wind came from the north, and the military flags were blown to the sound of hunting. It had already turned into a withered yellow prairie, and an army was walking on it.

How can you be unhappy when you are almost home?

This army was the Eastern Expedition Army commanded by Zhou Yu, who defeated Zhou Yu by the Dayan Lake. After the battle, thousands of enemies were left. They didn't care about themselves, and let them go. On the vast prairie, if Gao Yuan, who had thousands of cavalry, wanted to drive Zhou Yu to death, it would not be difficult, but out of deeper strategic considerations, Gao Yuan He gave up the idea of ​​killing Zhou Yu.

Today's Dayan is riddled with holes, internal troubles are endless, and foreign enemies have arrived. Gao Yuan himself is not ready to face these foreign enemies, so he can only let Zhou Yu escape, and let him escape first to support this situation. The country of Yan, which has been corrupted, needs to take a breath before it can recover.

Along the way, with Bu Yifang Luofeng Luolei, Hao Lianpo and others leading the way, several Xiongnu tribes joined Gaoyuan, especially the Haolian tribe. Although it is now dilapidated, a tiger cannot die Wei, the previous prestigious name is still useful to some small tribes. Seeing that the Haolian tribe has taken refuge in Gaoyuan, these small tribes don't say anything. Once the tents are closed, the bedding rolls are carried, and they ride horses and drive cattle. The sheep followed.

These small tribes vary in strength. Some could produce one or two hundred cavalry, while others could only produce a few dozen strong warriors. However, they managed to get Gao Yuan more than a thousand cavalry. Although the result of taking in more than a thousand cavalry is to bear tens of thousands of Xiongnu women and children. But Gao Yuan is still very happy, what is the difference between Jishi City now. Police! As long as there are people, more fields can be reclaimed, and more cattle and sheep can be grazed, and only if there are more people. In order to collect more taxes and support more troops, the population base determines the strength of the Eastern Army in the future.

The soldiers of Liaoxi County are much braver and better at fighting than some of the county soldiers in the interior, but over the years, the strength of Liaoxi County has always been inferior to the Yan Kingdom. Why,? It is because Liaoxi has been fighting for years, the population is sparsely populated, and the land is sparsely populated. A large number of fields were abandoned, and Zhang Shouyue was having difficulty raising military expenses to support the army. If it weren't for this, he would not have been able to impress Zhang Shouyue easily and get him the exclusive privilege of specializing in liquor in the whole county.

It's a pity that Zhang Shouyue, such a hero, died at the hands of his son. It's a pity that Zhang Shubao, who can be regarded as a tough man, was plotted against by his elder brother, and Uncle Lu, General Victory, they should have Live well, but all because of Zhang Junbao's selfishness, now they have all returned home.

Tan Feng and Zhou Yu can't kill them yet, but Zhang Junbao must catch them.

With a bang, a large drop of water fell from the air, just hitting Gao Yuan's face, and he stretched out his hand, seeing some more raindrops falling in the palm of his hand, Gao Yuan turned his head to Sun Xiao beside him and said, "It's going to rain,

Order the whole army to set up camp! "

With an order, the grassland immediately became busy. White, gray, and black tents were set up on the grassland. In a short while, a large-scale camp was formed. You know, the team now Among them, there are only more than 10,000 people who can go to the battlefield to fight, but there are as many as tens of thousands of Xiongnu family members who came with the army, which is a huge number.

The Xiongnu tribes gathered by Gao Yuan were basically severely injured in the last battle. Among the tribes, there were very few strong and strong, and most of them were old and weak, women and children.

Although the Xiongnu tribe who came with the army lived in tents all their lives, they were incomparable to the soldiers of the Eastern Conquest Army at this time. These soldiers from Gaoyuan were well-trained. Performing their duties, a tent was erected in an instant. Compared with their speed, the Huns were as fast as turtles.

Seeing that the sky was getting darker and the heavy rain was about to fall in a blink of an eye, Gao Yuan smiled and said to Sun Xiao: "Tell our soldiers to help these people, so as not to be drenched in the rain later. trouble."

"Understood!" Sun Xiao smiled. There are so many Huns in the army, but they are still somewhat on guard against each other. Taking advantage of this opportunity, they can also narrow the distance between the two sides. Sun Xiao knows the long-term Plan, integrate, and assimilate these Huns, and completely integrate them into the large group of the East Conquering Army, let's start with these small things.

Soon, the Huns were surprised to see that the soldiers of the Eastern Zheng Army who had set up their tents ran towards them, took the wooden hammers, ropes, and tents in their hands, and began to help them. Duozheng was sweating profusely from work, and the anxious young men cast grateful glances at these aliens. With their manpower, it is indeed difficult to resettle these family members before the heavy rain comes. They have already planned to be exposed to the rain, but now it seems that it is unnecessary.

On the grassland, there is a lack of medical care and medicine. If you are sick, more often than not, you are resigned to fate. If you survive, you will be lucky. What's more, most of the current tribes are old, weak and young. Once they get sick, their chances of surviving are even lower.

When the heavy rain finally fell and turned the entire grassland into a rain curtain, the team had already entered the tent.

Gao Yuan sat cross-legged on the felt blanket, and in front of him was a map, and around him, He Lanxiong, infantry, Sun Xiao, Meng Chong, Zheng Xiaoyang and others were sitting around.

Because a large number of Huns came to vote, Gao Yuan temporarily adjusted everyone's duties, and He Lanxiong was transferred to command the Hun cavalry who had just returned, with He Lianbo and Luo Lei as his deputy. They were both Huns and had the same roots as these people. The same origin makes it easier to get close. However, He Lanxiong’s original cavalry battalion merged with the cavalry led by the infantry and was led by the infantry. Although these cavalry were also dominated by the Huns, they had been attached to the Eastern Army for a long time. Integrating into the Eastern Expedition Army, these people respect the infantry and will not have any other thoughts, but with Gongsun Yi, the tiger's head is enough to make them feel like their arms.

As for the infantry, the 6,000 troops were re-divided into three armies, still with Sun Xiao, Zheng Xiaoxiang, and Meng Chong as the acting commanders of the three armies, and Naha, Xu Yuan, and Yan Haibo as deputy commanders.

"This place is not far from Jishi City. It takes only two days for the cavalry to arrive, and ten days for the infantry. If you count the old and weak soldiers in the army today, and so many wounded soldiers, I'm afraid 20 days is needed." Gao Yuan stared at the map for a while. Although Jishi City had made all the preparations before leaving, Gao Yuan was still a little worried. Zhou Yu dispatched 10,000 people to intercept him. In that respect, whether Jishi City can be kept, even he himself does not have much confidence.

Shaking his head vigorously, Gao Yuan drove the thought out of his mind, forcing his mind to return to the present moment.

"Today, I summoned you here to share my thoughts on the next step!" Gao Yuan drew a circle on the map with his finger, and said, "Jun Zhang of Liaoxi has passed away, and the elite soldiers of Liaoxi are gone. , now Liaoxi is unprecedentedly empty. Although the Yan army still has tens of thousands, it is impossible for them to stop in Liaoxi County. In my opinion, Zhao Guo will never let go of this good opportunity. Two years ago They must take back the four cities we took back, because these four cities are a strategic node between Yan and Zhao. Once they snatch these four cities, they will turn their attention to Yuyang. Yang invested heavily in troops, and the tens of thousands of soldiers and horses, I am afraid they will go somewhere."

"That's why I don't want to kill Zhou Yu." Gao Yuan glanced at everyone.

"That's why the general wants to take Liaoxi!" Meng Chong laughed.

"Yes, I want to take Liaoxi. If Governor Zhang is still there, I will have no face to take it. But since Governor Zhang and Shubao are gone, there is nothing left to be polite about Zhang Junbao. We can justifiably fight Under the pretense of clearing the gates for Zhang Junshou and avenging General Shubao's revenge, they marched into Liaoxi County." Gao Yuan sneered, "As for Tan Feng and Zhou Yu, after this battle, they should be thinking about how to make peace with me."

"What if Tan Feng and the others don't want to hand over Liaoxi and defend Liaoxi with their troops? Shall we fight them again?" Meng Chong was a little worried.

Gao Yuan shook his head, "Zhou Yu, Tan Feng is not that stupid. They fight me to death here, but on the other side of Yuyang, the army of Zhao State swarms in, and Yan State is in danger. I am afraid that in their hearts, at this time I am just suffering from scabies, while Zhao Jun is suffering from a confidant."

"If they want to negotiate peace, we want Liaoxi and Hejian!" Sun Xiao said excitedly.

"No, only Liaoxi!" Gao Yuan smiled and shook his fingers, "The appetite is too big, it will be overwhelmed, not to mention, there is only an empty shelf left in Hejian, you can take it whenever you want, don't be scared People."

Everyone laughed loudly, "Maybe when Yan Shenghao is frightened, he may obediently come to seek refuge by himself. It will save trouble at that time."

Gao Yuan chuckled, "Taking Liaoxi, our name is justified, but if we ask for Hejian again, it will really confirm my reputation as a traitor. Now, I don't want to wear this hat. I have to walk step by step. You have to eat one bite at a time, take Liaoxi first, but if Yan Shenghao is really willing to join us without being threatened, we might as well take it quietly."

"In this way, our Eastern Conquest Army not only has a vast grassland as a back garden, but also sits on the strength of the two counties of Liaoxi and Hejian, plus the general's father-in-law's Langya County, this country of Yan, the general can be half of it. Home." Meng Chong clenched his fist and waved it in the air.

Everyone stared at the map. This is a huge territory. If you count the vast grassland, the territory that the Zhengdong Army can control is much larger than that of Yan. Of course, the population is too small.