(This is too busy during this period and even working overtime on weekends. It is really difficult to update on time. I have been working hard to keep the two updates a day, please forgive me!)

It is indeed a dilemma multiple-choice question to fight Xie Shilin or Congliang. Although Xie Shilin's military strength is strong, the terrain of Jingzhou is actually more suitable for the fighting style of the Northern Army. The flat terrain is an excellent battlefield for the Mongolian cavalry. The last time the Mongolian army was defeated, there were many factors. This time, the Mongolian cavalry cooperated with the Northern Army's infantry to fight. Perhaps Xie Shilin would leave the city to fight with the Northern Army in the initial stage, but after suffering losses, he would definitely defend the city. At this time, the cavalry galloping across the country would cut the opponent's traffic line and divide the opponent into lonely cities. Then the infantry of the Northern Army rushed forward, with the sharp military weapons of the Northern Army now, and they would not be afraid of not being able to attack the city wall.

But Han Zhong’s statement also makes sense. Xie Shilin is different from a good person. He is more like himself. He is separating the side or the choice he wants most. If he provokes him for no reason, he will definitely cause him to fight back. The war may be stalemate.

Fighting Congliang and effectively eliminating the iron-core troops loyal to Li Xiao is the biggest blow to Li Xiao, but is Congliang so easy to fight? He has dealt with Congliang before. He is an excellent general with a strategic and tactical vision. This person is entrenched in Xiangzhou. The terrain of Xiangzhou is much more steep than Jingzhou. Needless to say, the combat effectiveness of the Xiaowei is definitely a strong enemy. He will challenge such an opponent in the first battle. Once the war is set, will it damage the morale of the Zhengbei Army?

Yun Zhao really had no choice.

Although Yun Zhao had not yet made up his mind to attack from there first, the war preparations in the north were still unfolding in an orderly manner. The debate between senior officials of the North Prefecture continued. None of the two factions could convince each other. In the end, they could only turn their attention to Yun Zhao, who had not made the final decision.

While waiting, another piece of information from Jiangnan that shocked the entire northern region finally helped Yun Zhao make up his mind.

Congliang defeated Yan Xiaoyi in Ganzhou. After defeating Yan Xiaoyi, he successfully plotted against Zhou Guangyi's army in a hurry to rescue Yan Xiaoyi. After Zhou Guangyi lost more than 3,000 people, he retreated back to Xingqing. This stronghold must not be lost. As for Yan Xiaoyi, he could only count on him.

In the view of Zhengbei Prefecture, what is more serious is not that Congliang defeated Yan Xiaoyi and Zhou Guangyi, but that he successfully cut off the connection between Ganzhou and Shanzhou. In other words, the northern and southern groups were separated from Park Demeng's troops. At present, Congliangzheng led the left arm of the Guard to attack Shanzhou. There were not many troops in Shanzhou and could not stop the opponent's fierce attack. It was only a matter of time to fall. Once Congliang occupied the entire territory of Shanzhou, Park Demeng's situation would be very bad, and he would be attacked by several sides of the Southern Army.

The dispute in the North came to an abrupt end, and there was no need to argue. The target of the Northern Army's attack has been determined.

In the meeting hall, Yun Zhao's face was as deep as water. He had never faced such a situation since he started the army. It is not an exaggeration to describe his current situation by advancing and retreating.

From the Liangshu, the left part of the Guard swept across Ganzhou and entered Shanzhou. The right part of the Guard built a fort and built a village in Xingqing with the Xiangzhou Town Army, which clearly showed a persistent posture and blocked the Zhengbei Army's rescue journey. If you want to rush out, you must defeat them first. In other words, once you cross the river, the Zhengbei Army will face a tightly defended fortress.

The atmosphere in the meeting hall was solemn. If this situation could not be restored, the Southern Group of the Zhengbei Army was likely to face the danger of the destruction of the entire army. It was an army of more than 100,000 people.

"How did Yan Xiaoyi's more than 10,000 cavalry under his command be defeated by good infantry?" Jamuha asked angrily. What cavalry wants is to come and go like wind, thunder and lightning. Generally speaking, it is extremely difficult for infantry to trap cavalry. In infantry and cavalry battles, most of the time, cavalry choose the battlefield, and infantry can only choose passive defense and wait for an opportunity to counterattack.

Jamuha's tone was a bad voice, but it annoyed Meng Yao, who was ordered to return to Xingling. Even if Yan Xiaoyi was defeated, he was still an old friend of his own people. When was it Jamuha's turn to talk to him? He sneered: "What's so strange about this? General Jamuha, have you forgotten how tens of thousands of soldiers in the tent were defeated by Cheng Qun on the bank of the Cangjiang River? The soldiers in the tent were even better than Yan Xiaoyi's cavalry, and Lin Ya's command ability was even more than General Yan Xiaoyi's, and it was not that the entire army was destroyed. Under certain conditions, infantry can easily defeat the cavalry. What's more, although General Yan is defeated, he has finally retained some strength, and it is not that there is no chance to make a comeback."

When Meng Yao was choked, Jamukha's face turned red. Lin Ya was deceived by Cheng Qun back then because she was not familiar with the terrain of Jingzhou and was lured into the wetlands of Tengchong by Cheng Qun. The muddy wetlands made the cavalry difficult to walk. Not to mention that they could walk like the wind, it was good to be able to move around. He was surrounded by Cheng Qun with his superior forces, which led to the destruction of the entire army. However, the Northern Army has been in control of Ganzhou for a long time, so how could Yan Xiaoyi make such a mistake?

He took a deep breath and was about to refute it. Yardan, who was sitting behind Yun Zhao, shook his head slightly. Jamuha swallowed the words that had reached his throat, but just glared at Meng Yao, who did not show any weakness and glared at him.

"No need to fight. The specific situation of the defeat in this battle has been reported back. General Yan Xiaoyi underestimated the enemy. Congliang lured him into the ambush circle that had been arranged and suddenly exerted force. Xiaoyi caught him off guard and was already good to break out. Now he is stationed in Jiangxia, Ganzhou, gathering the broken troops. When the spies of the military team came back, he had already collected about 5,000 cavalry, but it was difficult to supply. Everyone knows that the cavalry consumed too much and he was powerless to attack. Congliang only needed a small amount of troops to seal him in Jiangxia." The consumption of cavalry was amazing, especially war horses, which could not be charged by eating a few handfuls of grass. There was not enough food for war horses, and it would not take many days for these war horses to lose their combat effectiveness.

But what surprised everyone even more was that Yan Xiaoyi actually lost nearly half of his cavalry, which could be said to be a complete defeat.

"Now is not the time to hold people accountable. We must regain this game. Su Dingfang, your Anqing Camp will immediately move towards Luzhou, cross the river and enter Xingqing, and prepare to launch an attack."

"I will obey the order!"

"Wang Qiang!"

"The last one is here!" The young Wang Qiang stood up suddenly, with an excited look on his face.

"After Anqingying crosses the river, your fourth battalion will cross the river immediately as the second echelon."

"Abide by the order!"

"This time, I will personally cross the river to Xingqing to command this battle." Yun Zhao looked at everyone, "I will lead the third group of the guard camp across the river. After Su Dingfang crossed the river, he immediately launched an attack on the right side of the guard. No matter how difficult it is, he will fight."

"Yes, the last general will definitely break the barriers and rescue General Yan!" Su Dingfang said firmly.

Yun Zhao shook his head, "I'm afraid it's not that easy. After planning for a long time, we all deceived him. The guards were ready for a long time, and they were preparing to face our strong attack. Wang Qiang, after your fourth battalion arrived in Xingqing, first stationed in Xingqing, wait for me to cross the river and then go to the tent to obey the order!"

"I understand." Wang Qiang nodded.

When everyone heard Yun Zhao's arrangement, they understood that Yun Zhao must have other plans, but they didn't know what Yun Zhao was going to do now? But everyone knew that this time their King Zhenbei would inevitably face the most serious challenge.

Listening to Yun Zhao calling out the troops to assign tasks, but did not call Lucheng Camp, Meng Yao couldn't help but feel a little anxious. His Lucheng Camp has always been the vanguard of the Northern Expedition Army. His position in the Northern Expedition Army was also fought through the most difficult battles. In the Northern Expedition Army, Meng Yao's qualifications are the oldest and the hardest.

"Prince, where is me?" Meng Yao jumped up suddenly.

"Lucheng Camp will be transported to Jingzhou by the navy after we cross the river." Yun Zhao said: "Zamuhe, Tuli!"

"The last general is here!" The two generals stood up together, "You will also cross the river with Meng Yao's troops to force Jingzhou."

"Prince, do you want to fight together in two places?" Yao Changkun took a breath.

"It is certainly impossible to fight together at two places, but I cannot help but guard against Xie Shilin's possible actions. Xie Shilin has a hundred thousand troops in Jingzhou, Yuzhou and other places, so I cannot relax at all. Even if this person has the intention of sitting in the mountains and watching the tiger fight, he will never let us bite us when he has the chance. Jamuha and the cavalry in Tuli are very useful in Jingzhou. As long as they appear in Jingzhou, I believe Xie Shilin will not move at will."

"Prince, since that's the case, why am I going to Jingzhou? Why would I let me go to Xiangzhou too!" Meng Yao asked loudly.

Yun Zhao glared at him, "Do you think I asked you to go to Jingzhou to watch the show? Xie Shilin wanted to find our flaws. I also wanted to find his life gate. Jamuha and Tuli kept harassing and attacking him. You were spying on the side. Once you found the opponent's life gate, you immediately rushed over and tore off a bite of meat."

Hearing Yun Zhao's tone was a little unkind, Meng Yao sat down angrily and whispered: "That's not a partial master yet!"

"Hu Zehua, your second battalion crosses the river after Meng Yao. The landing location is Tengchong. Take Tengchong and wait for my order!" Yun Zhao said.

"I will obey the order!"

"General Huo Zhenting!" Yun Zhao's eyes turned to another veteran.

"The last one will be here!"

"This time your troops stay in Xingling and are responsible for logistics transfer. Once we cross the river, the logistics will be stretched very long. Don't make any mistakes!"

"I will obey the order!"

Yun Zhao nodded at the generals and stood up, "Sir, please give me other things in the North. Before the troops moved, food and grass came first. We are fighting on the front line. I hope the rear is our strongest support."
Chapter completed!