In October 4879, a large number of troops under the banner of the New Nineteenth Army appeared at the junction of Yangyuan Prefecture and Nannuma Prefecture, which attracted the attention of Shao Dianxi.

On this day, in the Nanjing Chengzhou Government Affairs Hall, Shao Dianxi greeted a high-ranking general in bright clothes in front of the palace.

"The last general will see His Royal Highness the King of the County! His Royal Highness Lao is here to greet you. "The general was quite elegant, and with that thin cheek, he looked more like a scribe than a warrior.

"Hahaha, Commander Gongsun is invited to come is the blessing of this king, the blessing of Nannuma Prefecture, and the local army of this state depends on you!" Shao Dianxi was full of joy, and the troubles brought to him by Ding Kui were diluted a little.

The invited was Gongsun Mi, the former commander of the First Army Corps in Zhongdi, a general who once led his troops to fight in Nannuma Prefecture.

His arrival was also an agreement reached privately between Shao Dianxi and the Gongsun family, because the Kong family did not support Nannuma Prefecture Mu had to seek foreign aid, after all, Ding Kui had a great family behind him.

"Thanks to Your Highness's trust, I will do my best to serve you and swear to protect the safety of Nannuma Prefecture to the death. ”

Gongsun Mi belongs to the local faction generals, there is no chance to enter the commander's mansion, and there is no hope of commanding the soldiers and horses of the whole state in Zhongwangzhou, which is full of nobles, and this time it is a rare opportunity to come to Nannuma Prefecture, and it is the highest glory of local generals to be able to command more than 100,000 troops.

More than 200,000 local troops have gathered near the state city, and there are still several county city defense troops on the way to arrive, and preliminary statistics finally include 400,000 horses and horses assembled in the state camp.

"In this way, the new 19th Army is under Ding Kui's orders, and it is possible to cooperate with Ding Kui to launch an attack when it goes south to the border of our state. Gongsun Mi quickly stepped into the role and spread out the military map in the government affairs hall.

Wei Si, the new head of the Nannuma Prefecture Hall of the Espionage Department, said: "There is reliable information that Ding Kui has offended a prince of the Lu Kingdom, and the Lu Chamber of Commerce has decided to ban the sale of strategic materials to the places controlled by Ding Kui. If we drive the refugees from Zhongwangzhou to the south, they will definitely lack food, and Ding Kui will not be able to scrape together food if he wants to launch an attack. ”

"That's right! Ding Kui expected that the grain would be tight, and his eyes must have been aimed at the granaries of the central counties, and he would not hesitate to fight for the sake of food!" Gongsun Mi concluded from Wei Si's news.

"What should I do then?" Shao Dianxi was a little flustered.

Gongsun Mi glanced at the officials present and said confidently: "It's okay! The last general can lead 100,000 soldiers and horses to the north to block the main road to the south of Yangyuanzhou;

Captain Wei commanded the remaining men and horses to clear the fields in the central counties, transport the stored grain to the state camp, and station heavy troops in the dangerous terrain;

I urge the Ministry of Livelihood to relocate the people from the southern border and guide the refugees from the west to the south, or at least to the no-man's land connecting with the south. ”

This strategic plan includes military and people's livelihood, showing that he is not only familiar with the military, but also understands the government affairs of people's livelihood, and is an all-round Confucian general.

"Good, good!" Shao Dianxi took the lead in clapping, triggering applause from the officials present.

Gongsun Mi noticed that Wei Shiwen in the crowd was expressionless, so he asked, "Captain Wei, is there anything wrong with my arrangement?"

"There is no problem with lowly duties! It's just that the ability to humble is limited, and it is better to lead the troops to the central part of the country for fear of being attacked by the enemy, so it is better to go north to deal with the new 19th Army Corps, and only 50,000 people are needed to block the southward main road of Yangyuanzhou. Wei Shiwen replied stubbornly.

He was afraid of Ding Kui's troops, and would rather go north to face the recruit corps than go south, even if it was the new 12th legion, he couldn't beat it, let alone the Eighth Army or the Protector Red Army.

Relatively speaking, he must be more familiar with Nannuma Prefecture than Gongsun Mi, and he has a bit of friendship with the Kong family, so it is much safer to go to the north.

"It's okay, this is your automatic request, if something goes wrong, I'll have to settle accounts with you. "Gongsun Mi can't see Wei Shiwen's calculations, but when he first arrives, he wants to save some face for the local snake.

If you can't stop the invasion of the new 19th Army, you are willing to accept military justice!"

Shao Dianxi knew that Wei Shiwen had a set of defense, and he was relieved that he would lead his troops to the north.

......

Dingguo County, where Yang Chao set up the rebels' theater headquarters, had guests visit on this day.

"Yu Zhong, why are you here?" he was quite surprised to see someone coming.

Yu Zhong was a member of the Yang family, and staying in the imperial court had a certain effect, and the Yang family did not issue an order for him to come to the rebels' territory.

Yu Zhong smiled bitterly: "Young Master Qiqi, Duke An Guo ordered his subordinates to come to summon him, and told his subordinates that there was no need to go back. ”

Yang Chao said helplessly: "Hmph, Jiang Li has become more and more cunning after inheriting the family business, selling me a favor and cutting off my way." If you don't go back, you won't go back, there are new legions waiting for you to bring. Say, what message did you bring back?"

Yu Zhong walked to Yang Chao's side and spoke in a low voice.

After hearing this, Yang Chao showed a strange expression: "Plotting against the North Route Army of our own country? Things are not so simple, right? Although their side has been seriously affected, our side has also been greatly affected, why should they rush to deal with their own people? They can't defeat the North Central Route Army, there is a problem!"

"Next, their troops and horses will be massed in Nanguo County, I hope we will not miscalculate, and the agreement made before is still valid. The subordinates thought that the alliance between the king and his own country was indeed a bit inappropriate, and the entry of his own army would only stimulate the rebellion of the people, and the people of Nanguo County would not help their army. Yu Zhong returned to his normal volume to speak.

"Presumptuous, how can you argue with the king?" Yang Chao was dissatisfied.

"The subordinates are reckless, please calm the anger of the young master. ”

Yang Chao saw that Yu Zhong's attitude was quite humble, his face was soothed, and he said, "We don't have to care about how the above makes decisions, just do our own thing." Since they had already agreed with Jiang Li to fake a fight, there was no need to make a fuss about their troop movements.

The movements of our own army are not something we can control, and we are not obliged to inform them, if they can't hold the southern county, they can return to their own country, and if we go to retake the southern county, they will have nothing to say. ”

The Yang family did not completely agree to form an alliance with their own country, because their own army was helpful in assisting in the defense of Dingguo County at that time, so they acquiesced, and now that Dingguo County is not a threat, Yang Chao naturally will not care about the life and death of his army.

However, his intuition was right, the soldiers and horses of the 13th Legion, the 21st Legion and the 22nd Army entered the Southern Country, not as simple as targeting the North and Central Route Army of their own country, which hid another strategic purpose.

The troop movement of the Shaodian Army attracted Jing Xuan's attention, and his first reaction was to shrink his forces to defend, and the two corps of the Central and Northern Route Army concentrated near the county town of Nanguo, and did not hesitate to abandon the eastern city.

Jin Man and Feng De commanded an army of 200,000 to enter Nanguo County and quickly break through the three cities in the eastern part of the county.

The cautious Jing Xuan sent a legion to guard the borders of his country, led a legion to defend the county seat, and instructed the legion guarding the family to strengthen the defense of Ji'an County to prevent the Shaodian army from stealing again.

Beibei County is located in the northeast corner of Beiping Prefecture, adjacent to Dongjin County of Zhongwangzhou in the north, and Ji'an County in the west.

The division commander Mao Wen recently found that a large number of Shaodian troops were assembled in Dongjin County, especially near the border of Ji'an County, and often found that Shaodian scouts were active, numbering hundreds, and they were ruthless, and few witnesses survived.

He ordered to intensify border patrols, and did not hesitate to send two or three brigades, and the number of troops remaining in the county town was only a few thousand. This is something that can't be helped, if the Shaodian army invades on a large scale, and only one division can't hold the northern county, the best plan is to detect the enemy situation in advance and call for reinforcements in time.

However, the problem did not lie on the northern border, and the first to report to the county was Matu Castle, the closest place to the county town.

After the Matu City Magic Guild raised the alarm, the county guard's mansion, the knights' guild, the city defense barracks and other military points all fell, and the magic guild was surrounded by a large army. At all exits, hundreds of people with strong crossbows were aimed at each other, and white-robed magicians were flying in the sky, and all the escape routes were cut off.

As a result, the Magic Guild decided to surrender, and more than 20 magicians and more than 20 magic apprentices were isolated and guarded by hundreds of strong men.

Lei Feixiang and the white-robed magician rushed to the Magic Guild's treasury as soon as possible to prevent the magicians of their own country from transferring their belongings.

"Master Cai, I've handed it over to you here, is it enough to keep two hundred people?"

Accompanying the special operations group was Cai Ran, and he also brought twenty magicians to help in the battle.

The Southern Demon Division supports attacks on its own country, and allows its subordinate magic guilds to send people to fight.

"A hundred people is enough, this is a small guild, not much oil and water. Cai Ran was very disappointed after inspecting the warehouse.

"It's just an appetizer, we're going to set off again as soon as the receiving troops arrive, so hurry up. "Lei Feixiang also has to command his subordinates to blockade the whole city.

The special combat group disguised itself as a caravan from its own country and infiltrated the city of Matu, and launched a surprise attack at night, and it only took a stick of incense to solve the armed forces in the city.

Since they were dressed in civilian clothes, the Magic Guild didn't know who the enemy was.

"Someone from an unknown source has attacked Matu City? And a white-robed magician to help in the battle? That must be a young man!" Mao Wen was alerted and found that something was wrong, "Summoning all the cities to close the city gates, and the city defense army patrols the walls to prevent the enemy from sneaking up again." ”

This decision was very timely, and it made the Han Rujian of the Stealing Special Operations Group suffer a small loss.

The troops of the special operations regiment arrived before dawn, they were the third infantry regiment, and they also pretended to be their own people to infiltrate Jiangzhou, so they ambushed outside the checkpoint at the state border.

At this time, Ding Kui, who was ambushed on the border between the two countries, received the news and ordered the whole army to enter the northern county.

The mixed 2nd Division quickly advanced towards the county seat, breaking up the checkpoints on the main road along the way, bypassing the city when it encountered it, and going straight to the center of the northern county.

The mixed 3rd Division pursued the 2nd Division with all its might, but Han Rujian had an extra heart, leaving the three brigades pretending to be their own countrymen, planning to sneak attack the Blue Castle City on the border, wanting to prove to Ding Kui that her troops were no worse than the Special Operations Regiment.

Unbeknownst to him, the Blue Castle received an order from the Wen to close the four gates of the city and not let anyone enter, which happened to keep the 3,000 people led by Dai Le out of the city.

"What should I do? Storm or chase the big army?"