"Your Majesty, you can't chase after you anymore. The front line is too long. Once there is a change, our army will not retreat at all!"

Ye He really answered, which made Wei Hong feel relieved and continued to persuade him.

"But the situation is very good, and it would be a pity if you give up the pursuit!"

Ye He was really unwilling to accept it. Although he felt that something was wrong, he did not think there would be a big problem.

Although the current front line is a little longer, which is not conducive to logistics supply, the cities occupied by the way south are all real.

As long as there are more than twenty days, it will be the autumn harvest season, and then you can get supplies on the spot, and logistics will not be a problem.

"You can't become a fat man in one bite, the emperor can't be impatient!"

After a pause, he came to the front of the map, pointed his finger at Wuhan, Hubei and Lianyungang, Jiangsu, and said, "In two days, more than 50,000 troops led by Xu Heng will arrive in Wuhan, and in seven or eight days, he will go down the river.

The Shangqiu defenders led by Li Chengsi have boarded the ship and can also arrive in Nanjing in more than ten days.

At that time, our frontal enemies would exceed 300,000.

Our army disposes and guards the city. Even if Prince Mu arrives later, his troops will be only 150,000 or 60,000. If he fights against the enemy, our army will be in danger..."

"call!"

Listening to Wei Hong's analysis, Ye Hezhen breathed a sigh of relief, and felt that the situation was a bit dangerous.

Because Wei Hong was right, if Gan Chao counterattacked, the situation would be very bad.

Even Ye Hezhen was not arrogant and dared to use 150,000 or 60,000 troops to fight against more than 300,000 Ganchao soldiers.

What's more, among these 150,000 or 60,000 troops, there are 20,000 to 30,000 Ganchao surrendered troops, which have very poor combat power.

"Send the order and the army stops pursuing!"

After all, he was a hero of a generation. When he realized that the situation was wrong, he immediately controlled his unwillingness and made the right decision.

This move also made Wei Hong relieved and secretly breathed a sigh of relief, because although the front line was longer, it would be fine if he didn't move forward and would do his best to protect himself.

If it is not good, you can retreat in time. After the autumn harvest, the situation will change a little. Not only can you get food on the spot, but the newly occupied cities will also be slightly stable and there is no need to send heavy troops to guard them.

You should know that the Yuan Dynasty has dispatched more than 20,000 troops to guard various places. In addition, there are thousands of troops to maintain logistics, and the troops can be said to be in short supply.

Once the war changes, it is very likely to be defeated, so Wei Hongcai tried his best to dissuade Ye Hezhen.

The next day, the Yuan Dynasty army stayed in Lu'an City and ignored the Northern Expedition Army that continued to retreat south.

Seeing this, Li Zongting immediately knew that he was suspected and felt a little worried.

However, he could not determine what the situation was, so he could only tentatively retreat for two days and walked more than fifty miles.

For two consecutive days, Ye Hezhen did not pursue him, but instead stayed in Lu'an City, making Li Zongting understand that the plan to lure the enemy into the depth had been noticed by the Yuan Dynasty.

Fortunately, Lu'an City is already the hinterland of Anhui, only more than 300 miles away from the Yangtze River, which can be regarded as extending the front line of the Yuan Dynasty.

After looking at the map of the retreating south and the occupied prefectures, Li Zongting immediately wrote a memorial, suggesting a counterattack in advance.

After the report was sent away, Li Zongting immediately summoned several reliable generals and made various arrangements.

In particular, the 20,000 cavalry commanded by Han Yong were entrusted with important tasks, because once the counterattack began, the 20,000 cavalry would bypass Lu'an and attack the logistics supply line of the Yuan Dynasty.

That night, Li Zongting's report came to He Yuansheng's hands.

"It's indeed noticed!"

After reading the situation on the report, He Yuansheng sighed, feeling a little bit of a pity.

Because if the Yuan Dynasty continued to move forward and chased directly to the Yangtze River, this battle would be won without fighting.

But now staying in Lu'an, although it has also lengthened the front line, there is still a chance to turn the tables.

If they retreat in advance before the Ganchao divisions, complete the assembly and launch a counterattack, they can preserve their strength.

Thinking of this, He Yuansheng took a deep breath, immediately picked up his pen, wrote several military orders, and handed over the front-line war to Li Zongting for command.

At the same time, he also sent an order to Xu Heng, asking him to get ashore from Anqing and rush directly to the front line.

As for Li Chengsi, who boarded the ship south from Lianyungang, he also received the same military order, but the plan changed, and it would take them at least ten days to arrive in Anqing.

After all, it takes a long time to go against the current, and it is all a little later.

After mobilizing these two teams, He Yuansheng sent people to Fujian to let the rogue camp go north quickly, preparing to cut off the retreat of the Yuan Dynasty's troops.

"well?"

After doing all this, He Yuansheng sighed and thought to himself that he hoped everything would go well...

As several military orders from He Yuansheng came out, several groups of people accelerated their actions.

"The Marquis is really wise!"

Not long after boarding the ship, Xu Heng, who was walking down the river, shouted excitedly.

"The Marquis has played such a big game!"

Chen Fu, who was standing beside him, also saw the military orders, and he understood all the confusions.

"One day, we will be able to arrive in Anqing, and then the army will land and head straight to Lu'an!"

The situation now is basically clear, which is to lure the enemy into depth, then concentrate your strength to eliminate the main force of the Yuan Dynasty.

So Xu Heng was full of confidence in his heart and believed that this battle would be almost certain to win.

"General, please prepare in advance to boost morale!"

The army has been retreating, and its morale is naturally a little depressed, which is not conducive to the war, so Chen Fu reminded him.

"It should be like this!"

Xu Heng nodded immediately, then sent out a military order and summoned all the generals.

On the other hand, Li Chengsi, who was slowly moving south on the sea boat, was also very excited.

Like Xu Heng, Li Chengsi also believed that the possibility of victory in this war was very high.

After all, the current situation is already very clear, otherwise the people of the Yuan Dynasty would not have noticed the abnormality.

With a little excitement, Li Chengsi ordered to speed up and to rush to the front line in time to join this battle.

However, Lao Zhou from Fujian was the last to receive a military order because of the distance.

"I see!"

He said to himself, and then sent someone to find Han Wu and Song Tianxiang.

One hour later, the three of them gathered together: "The Marquis sent an order and ordered us to go north immediately..."

I briefly introduced the situation and presented He Yuansheng's military order.

It’s fine for Song Tianxiang, but he had already guessed it, so he didn’t feel surprised.

Han Wu was a little surprised. After a while, he spoke: "It's worthy of being the Marquis, he actually set up such a game!"

"No further ado, General Zhou, the three armies should assemble quickly and prepare to board the ship!"

Song Tianxiang said, although the situation in front of him was beneficial to the Dagan Dynasty, he still felt that there should be some changes in the war on the front line, otherwise the military order would not be so urgent.

"What should I do about Fujian? The two thousand cavalry under my command are still north of the Minjiang River!"

As soon as this said, Lao Zhou frowned immediately, because there were four or five thousand soldiers from the Kiss Camp north of the Minjiang River, searching for Ma Yuan's whereabouts.

"The most important thing is, I can't take care of that much."

He paused and continued to speak: "The army near the Minjiang River merges together, wait for Ma Yuan to catch him and return north by himself!"

Lao Zhou was not a person who was not serious and made a decision quickly.

Han Wu did not object, after all, the war in the north was about to break out, and their troops must go north quickly.

Soon, the orders were passed down one by one, and all the soldiers and horses near Ningde City began to gather, then headed to the beach and boarded the ship to head north.

Gan Chao was preparing for war, and Ye Hezhen in Lu'an City also felt that the storm was coming.

Especially when Xu Heng led his troops to land from Anqing and headed straight to Lu'an City, the situation was completely clear.

"What a great courage!"

In Lu'an City, Ye Hezhen praised him as he looked at the map and the movements of Ganchao's army.

"Emperor, once Xu Heng arrives, my frontal enemy will be close to more than 300,000, and the situation is very dangerous!"

Wei Hong analyzed the situation, paused, pointed at the mouth of the Yangtze River and said, "The spy also sent back the news that Li Chengsi from Shangqiu also entered the Yangtze River and arrived in Anqing in another five or six days. At that time, there will be more troops in Ganchao.

And our troops are too divided. If we fight against Gan Chao, we will definitely lose more than we win."

"In another three or four days, my sixth brother will arrive. Although we are in a weak position, we have the power to fight!"

Ye He was still very calm and had no sign of fear.

"Your Majesty, the front line is too long and the supply is inconvenient. If you fight Gan Chao here..."

Wei Hong also wanted to persuade him, but Ye Hezhen waved his hand and said, "In more than twenty days, autumn grain will come down, and logistics supply will not be a problem."

After finally occupying so many cities, how could Ye Hezhen give up easily? So he was willing to take the risk and fight against Ganchao in Lu'an City.

After all, there is sufficient food and supplies, and only some weapons are transported. Even if the front line is longer, it will not be too passive.
To be continued...