The first poisonous scholar in Daxia, starting from the abdication of the prime minister

Chapter 435: The Movement of the Great Xia Army

"General, the Great Xia army dispatched troops last night, bypassing the South Camp and marching rapidly, seemingly heading for Yuzhou!"

"Yuzhou?"

Nangong Shouyi frowned when he heard this. He turned around and looked at the hanging map, and directly found the location of the South Camp.

Yuzhou is far from Yunzhou... From a horizontal perspective, there are two provincial capitals in between, but there is a shortcut between the two, which is to cross the mountains.

There is an ancient road in the middle of the mountains, which directly connects to Tongji. However, Tongji has been controlled by their Beili Army.

There is another way, which is to go directly from Beichuan Prefecture around the mountains and enter Yuzhou.

Yuzhou is an important border town that Daxia has just recovered. Further north is the area controlled by Beili...Qionghuazhou. Once Qionghuazhou is broken through, they can march straight into Beili's territory!

Qionghua Prefecture is different from Yunjin Prefecture. It has the Yunjin Defense Line, and the two are in a pincer-like position.

This time when he went south, Nangong Shouyi stationed 50,000 troops in Qionghua Prefecture, with the aim of preventing a surprise attack by the Great Xia Army in Yuzhou, which would create a passive situation.

After all, the Great Xia army stationed in Yuzhou only has 40,000 troops.

Forty thousand people...

Even if they came out in full force, it would be impossible to break through Qionghua Province which was guarded by 50,000 people.

"General, don't the people of Daxia care about the fate of Yunzhou and are planning to attack Beili from Yuzhou to the north?"

For a long time, because Yunjinzhou and Qionghuazhou have formed a strategic offensive and defensive alliance, although they are the gateways to the north, they do not require too many troops to guard them.

In particular, the solidity of the Yunjin Defense Line makes it a fortress that the people of Beili are proud of.

This time they went south, bringing almost all the troops they could. In order to prevent Daxia from playing by its own rules, they also specially sent reinforcements to Qionghua Prefecture.

But I didn’t expect that Gu Jingzhi had just arrived at the front line, and seeing that the situation in Yunzhou was hopeless, he actually mobilized a large army... suspected that he was going to attack Qionghuazhou?

"Have you found out how many people there are?"

After thinking for a while, Nangong Shouyi asked in a deep voice.

The soldier looked up at Nangong Shouyi and said, "It's hard to tell exactly how many there are. We brothers dare not get too close, but wherever the Great Xia army goes, they raise clouds of dust. Judging from the flags alone, there are about 200,000 of them!"

"Two hundred thousand?"

"How can this be?"

Huyan Liancheng waited and said, "Gu Jingzhi only has 300,000 men under his command. Adding the tens of thousands of men from Beichuan Prefecture, there are only 30,000 or 40,000 at most. How dare he mobilize 200,000 men to attack Qionghua Prefecture?"

"He doesn't want Yunzhou anymore?"

"..."

Nangong Shouyi was silent for a while, then he said, "It's not impossible. If Qionghua Province is lost, they can march straight into our Beili hinterland. Then..."

Nangong Shouyi's expression was somewhat solemn.

They dispatched hundreds of thousands of troops to the south, and although they surrounded Yunzhou, their hinterland was ultimately empty.

Before, they all thought that Li Sheng was Daxia's last trump card, and Yunzhou was Daxia's first gateway. No matter what, Daxia would never give up.

He stationed 500,000 troops in Yunzhou just to tie up the Daxia army first. When Daxia was in civil strife and unable to take care of itself, he would seize the opportunity to wipe out all the troops in the north of Daxia in one fell swoop.

Although this is not easy, as long as Li Sheng is gone, the opportunity will come!

Unexpectedly, Gu Jingzhi did not play by the rules and dared to disobey the order of the Great Xia court and give up Yunzhou!

This is consistent with Gu Jingzhi's adventurous style.

Huyan Liancheng also understood this logic, but he still couldn't believe that Gu Jingzhi dared to take such a risk.

He asked, "General, this might be a trick. If the Great Xia Army wants to encircle Yunzhou, they must divert our troops away so they have a chance to enter Yunzhou. Now they are diverting troops to Yuzhou, aren't they trying to force us to return to their aid?"

"There's nothing wrong with the idea, but..."

Nangong Shouyi said in a deep voice, "But if they really give up Yunzhou and Li Sheng, with the Great Xia Army's 200,000 troops... it won't be difficult to conquer Qionghuazhou!"

"If Qionghua Province is destroyed, my Beili will be in a passive position!"

The country is empty. If these 200,000 people enter the heart of Beili, they will inevitably threaten the Beili Imperial City. At worst, they will surround Yunjinzhou from the rear, and their retreat will be cut off.

And if they want to use the same method... it seems unlikely, after all, there are still more than 100,000 troops in Beichuan Prefecture!

Huyan Liancheng was stunned and asked, "Could it be that Gu Jingzhi really has such courage?"

"Hard to say!"

Nangong Shouyi sighed, "There have been many rumors about Gu Jingzhi over the years. Outsiders say that Gu Jingzhi is more loyal to the world than the royal Zhou family. Especially their previous emperor's attitude towards him seems to further prove this point."

"He must have seen through my purpose, so it's possible he made such a decision!"

Nangong Shouyi despised Gu Jingzhi for not being able to lead troops, but he never looked down on Gu Jingzhi. After all, he had suffered losses at the hands of Gu Jingzhi, and Gu Jingzhi was not an idle and mediocre person.

He may be a beginner in military affairs, but he is not stupid. He may not be able to command on the battlefield, but he should have the ability to see the overall situation.

This is Nangong Shouyi's affirmation of Gu Jingzhi, but it does not mean that Nangong Shouyi will find Gu Jingzhi difficult to deal with. After all, there is a saying called... paper talk!

After hearing Nangong Shouyi's analysis, Huyan Liancheng pondered for a moment and said, "I still find it hard to believe. Does Great Xia really dare to abandon Yunzhou and the Yunzhou Army?"

"That might not be impossible!"

"Although Li Sheng is formidable, in recent years, the borderlands of Great Xia have produced warriors like Lin Chong. If he is given the opportunity to gain experience, his achievements may not be inferior to Li Sheng's!"

"Besides, this Lin Chong is Gu Jingzhi's cousin. If Daxia can escape this time, or even stop us from advancing south, do you think Lin Chong can replace Li Sheng's position in the Daxia army?"

Nangong Shouyi narrowed his eyes, as if he had discovered something!

"Uh……"

Huyan Liancheng hesitated and asked, "In the face of a major war, do they still have the mind to fight among themselves?"

He did not blindly oppose Nangong Shouyi's several assumptions. It was common for generals to win or lose when fighting outside.

"It's not even an internal fight!"

Nangong Shouyi suddenly laughed and said, "If Gu Jingzhi really raids Qionghua Province, my army will inevitably return to support us. In this way, Yunzhou will be short of troops, and they will have every opportunity to find an opportunity to fight!"

"But they think too highly of themselves!"

"I will march 500,000 men south. Even if 150,000 are stationed in Yunshan, Jin'an, and Tongji, there will still be over 300,000 available soldiers. In a few days, Li Sheng's troops will become parasites. By then, let alone over 300,000, even if 50,000 are left, we can wipe out all 150,000!"

Huyan Liancheng had nothing to refute about Nangong Shouyi's words, but he was still worried and said, "General, I still feel that there might be something fishy about this matter..."