Chapter 154: Tianluodi.com

As Situ Rui finished speaking, a questioning voice suddenly sounded in the hall: "Why is the first to defeat the North Road side division rather than the South Road side division? According to the enemy below, the main general of the North Road side division is Meng Hu, and the main general of the South Road side division is Chongshan. In comparison, Chongshan is obviously easier to deal with than Meng Hu."

Everyone's eyes turned to the person they were talking to.

In the Mingyue Empire army, there are not many people who dare to question Situ Rui, and Xiao Lang is one of them!

Xiao Lang's father was Xiao Chengliang, the prime minister of the empire, and his mother was the emperor's aunt of the current emperor Qiu Fengjin. In terms of blood ties, Xiao Lang was Qiu Fengjin's cousin and Qiu Yutang's cousin. It was precisely because of this blood ties that Xiao Lang, who was originally a foreign surname, became the commander of the Guards.

During the Eight Kings Rebellion, Xiao Lang followed Qiu Yutang and made countless contributions. Now he is a famous general in the Mingyue Empire Army.

"Gen. Xiao asked well."

Faced with Xiao Lang's doubts, Situ Rui said calmly, "The reason why I chose Meng Hu's North Road partial master as the first target to defeat is because he is difficult to deal with."

"According to the news sent back by the detailed work lurking in Luojing City, Meng Hu is now a well-known imperial hero of the Glorious Empire. Meng Ke even held a grand triumphal ceremony for him on the Triumphant Avenue. This is something that the Glorious Empire has never seen in nearly a hundred years!"

"I'm not intimate to you, the reason why I was defeated in the Eastern Expedition was all thanks to Meng Hu!"

"Now Meng Hu is already a famous general in the Middle Earth world. If His Highness can annihilate the enemy's northern sub-department division and capture or kill Meng Hu alive, it will cause a major blow to the enemy's morale, and the morale of the imperial soldiers will increase greatly. As one rises and the other falls, the empire's chances of winning will increase greatly in this battle of defense!"

"Well said!" Qiu Yutang said softly, but firmly, "Xiao Wang fully supports the old general's proposal."

Xiao Lang shrugged and said nothing more. In fact, the reason he raised the question just now was not because he really opposed Situ Rui's proposal, but just wanted to prove his existence to everyone. As young people, it is natural for them to like to attack the old generals in the army. However, Qiu Yutang said that he supported Situ Rui, so Xiao Lang stopped.

Qiu Yutang said again: "Old General, let's stop today's meeting."

Situ Rui nodded, knowing that Qiu Yutang was going to discuss with him about dealing with the partial divisions of the North Road. He waved to the dozen division commanders in the hall, and the dozen division commanders of the Eastern Expedition Army retreated. Only Situ Rui, Qiu Yutang, Xiao Lang and the four heroes of the Yuewang were left in the huge hall.

Qiu Yutang moved the lotus step lightly to the map hanging in front of the screen, and asked softly: "Elder General, where is Meng Hu's North Road partial division now?"

Situ Rui said: "Two days ago, the quick horse returns, Meng Hu's North Road side division division is more than a hundred miles away from Lieliu City. Now two days have passed, and Lieliu City is probably already in the hands of the enemy!"

Qiu Yutang nodded gently and asked with concern: "Have all the people of Lieliu City evacuated?"

Situ Rui sighed and replied somewhat lonely: "Most of them have been evacuated, but there are many mountainous and hilly areas in the northern part of Qingzhou, and it is difficult to organize the people to evacuate, so..."

Qiu Yutang sighed lightly and said, "Xiao Wang knows that the old general has done his best."

The gloomy look on Qiu Yutang's pretty face quickly disappeared, but was replaced by a terrifying heroic figure. He said in a narrow voice: "In other words, Meng Hu's North Road side master has almost arrived near Lieliu City?"

Situ Rui nodded and should be right.

Qiu Yutang asked again: "Have the three major legions of Bingzhou, Dingzhou and Yunzhou completed the assembly?"

Situ Rui said: "The old minister just received a letter from Fei Ge. Tuoba Shou's Bingzhou Army and Yao Chang's Yunzhou Army have completed the assembly and are preparing to assemble towards the Heihukou. Then go south to Zhongzhou. Qin Lie's Dingzhou Army has set off south two days ago, but Lao Yao's Yunzhou Army and Lao Qin's Dingzhou Army have only two divisions left."

Qiu Yutang pondered at the map for a moment and suddenly said, "The old general immediately sent a letter to Bingzhou, Yunzhou and Dingzhou Feige. The original plan was cancelled. He ordered Tuoba Shou's Bingzhou army to immediately change to the southeast and secretly move to the east of Lieliu City. He ordered Yao Chang's Yunzhou army to move to the eastern foot of Heifengling. If he encounters a partial division on the north road of Menghu, he will camp on the spot and do not fight easily."

Situ Rui nodded with a serious expression and said, "Where is Lao Qin's Dingzhou Legion?"

Qiu Yutang pondered for a moment and said, "General Yao Chang's Yunzhou Legion has two divisions transferred to the old general's command. The only two divisions left may be difficult to block Meng Hu's northern side division. General Qin's Dingzhou Legion should first move towards Heifengkou. If necessary, you can help General Yao Chang."

Situ Rui nodded silently.

Qiu Yutang asked again: "Elder General, how many troops are left in the Eastern Expedition Army?"

Situ Rui said: "The Eastern Expedition Army has suffered nearly 150,000 casualties, and the current strength is more than 209,000."

During the preparations for the establishment of the Eastern Expedition Army, a total of four divisions were mobilized. In addition to the four divisions of the Qingzhou Army, three divisions were also drawn from the Guards, Yingzhou, and two divisions were drawn from Dingzhou and Yunzhou. Among them, the two cavalry divisions in Dingzhou were almost exhausted, and the two divisions in Yunzhou were left behind in Sanjiang and Hexi were basically no losses, and the other ten divisions suffered similar losses.

Qiu Yutang asked again: "Where is the Qingzhou Legion of the Old General?"

Situ Rui said solemnly: "There are more than 70,000 people, but there are too many new recruits from the First Division and the Third Division, and their combat effectiveness is not strong. Yan Changkong's Second Division has drawn away two main forces. With the strong city defense of Hu Xiao Pass, it is absolutely no problem to block the enemy for a month. If it exceeds one month, it will be difficult to say."

It concerns the life and death of the Mingyue Empire, Situ Rui must estimate the worst result.

This is a major matter of life and life. You can't be careless at all. Once something goes wrong, there is no room for recovery.

Qiu Yutang pondered: "One month is still too tight. It will probably take more than half a month for the two royal legions to arrive at Heifengkou. It will take time to form a siege and annihilate Meng Hu's northern side division. It will take time. It is optimistic that it will take forty days, and conservatively estimated that it will take at least two months!"

Situ Rui said solemnly: "Old minister..."

Qiu Yutang waved his hand and said softly: "Elder General, the three divisions in Yingzhou are still under your command. If necessary, four infantry corps of the Navy Legion can be mobilized to participate in the defense of the pass. With such a force, does the veteran general have the confidence to guard the Hu Xiao Pass for two months?"

Situ Rui said resoundingly: "The old minister uses Xiang Gong's head to guarantee that the enemy will never let the enemy pass the Tiger Roar Pass within two months!"

"Okay." Qiu Yutang nodded happily, "In this way, Xiao Wang can be assured to deal with Meng Hu's northern side division. General Xiao Lang obeys the order!"

Xiao Lang took two steps forward and responded: "I am in a humble position!"

秋雨棠美目里浮起清冷之色,说道:“原调东征军的三个师团即日起归建,令你率近卫军团连夜出虎啸关往北,不走大路,专走山间小路秘密北上,每隔三日以金雕传讯,随时与本王保持联络!”

"yes!"

Xiao Lang responded to his promise and went there.

Mian Yutang turned around and bowed to Situ Rui, and whispered: "Old General, Yutang farewell."

Situ Rui quickly reached out and made a gesture of improper support, and responded repeatedly: "I dare not, the old minister is ashamed of me."

Qiu Yutang insisted on bowing to Situ Ruiying with the kindness of his younger generation, then stood up and left the hall, watching Qiu Yutang's slender figure leave. When Situ Rui turned around, he was already in tears. He thought of Situ Hao who died on the battlefield again. Perhaps because he was old and his feelings became fragile. These days, he always couldn't help but think of Situ Hao.

If Situ Hao knew about it, he should be relieved. Although Qiu Yutang did not officially marry him, he already regarded himself as the daughter-in-law of the Situ family. More importantly, Qiu Yutang had prepared 18 divisions in four directions, a total of more than 400,000 troops, intending to set up a net of heaven and earth around Lieliu City and Heifeng Ridge, waiting for Meng Hu to drill in!

Lieliu City, North City Tower.

Meng Hu was carrying Qi Diaozi and Jia Wudao to climb up and look into the distance.

Lieliu City is the capital of Qingzhou Beidi County and the second largest city in Qingzhou. The city population exceeds 200,000, and the total population of the entire Beidi County is as high as more than 800,000. However, before the Western Legion arrived, most of the people in Lieliu City had already evacuated under the escort of the security forces, and only a few widowed elderly people were still guarding the city.

"What a beautiful city." Qi Diaozi looked back at the city behind him and sighed sadly, "It's just too quiet, so quiet that it makes people feel scared."

"This is the harm that war brings to the civilians."

Meng Hu suddenly said something that surprised Qi Diaozi and Jia Wudao, "War is always dirty and bloody. If you can choose, no one is willing to fight, but many times, people have to fight desperately with the enemy for various reasons."

Jia Wudao suddenly asked, "General, do you think there is a difference between justice and evil in war?"

"No." Meng Hu shook his head and said, "War has never been absolutely justice, nor is it absolutely evil. The so-called justice and evil are nothing more than fig leaf used by politicians to disguise themselves and tear off this fig leaf. All wars are ugly, dirty, bloody, and cruel."

“This is a profound topic.”

Qi Diaozi rarely put forward a different opinion from Meng Hu, "Maybe there will be no definite conclusion until the end of human history."

"Haha, Lao Qi said it well."

Meng Hu did not think it was offended and smiled happily, "This topic is too profound. It is not something that ordinary people can understand. Human history is very long, but we can only live for a few decades. Why waste energy and time to discuss these bullshit topics? Whether war is ugly or dirty, these are not what we should care about. We should think about using limited energy to make our lives more exciting, and we should think about doing something vigorous and vigorous in a limited time. For this reason, even if we start a war, we should be willing to do it. What do you think?"

Qi Diaozi and Jia Wudao looked at each other, and at the same time they held their fists and bowed to Meng Hu, "I am willing to do what I do!"

Meng Hu waved his hand and threw these mysterious topics behind his mind, then said, "Now let's talk about this western expedition. It has been ten days since Kawahara's division of troops. Our army has penetrated 500 miles deep into the hinterland of Qingzhou. Mengyan's middle army has also captured Qu'a, and it is not far from Hu Xiao Pass, right?"

Qi Diaozi said: "Once you know that the general's northern wing army has taken down Liucheng, and Shi Miyuan's promotion, Meng Yan will definitely be deeply stimulated, and then he will rush to Hu Xiao Pass. In other words, the purpose of stimulating Meng Yan has been achieved. I think that the marching speed can be slowed down now?"

Jia Wudao nodded and said with regret: "It's a pity that we have no inner support in the Mingyue Empire Army, so we can't know what Situ Rui and Qiu Yutang are doing now? But one thing is certain, that is, they must have known that we have divided into three groups. Maybe Qiu Yutang is already planning how to deal with us."

"Then let that young widow come over." Meng Hu waved his muscular arms viciously and said with a low smile, "Let her set up a net of heaven and earth, and this commander can stab her into a sieve, hehe!"

Qi Diaozi and Jia Wudao looked at each other again, and their faces also showed extremely ambiguous expressions.

Meng Hu ignored Qi Diaozi and Jia Wudao's dirty thoughts, and then said: "From today on the road, the departure will be postponed for two hours in the morning, and the camp will be set up two hours in the afternoon. The daily march shall not exceed thirty miles. In addition, we will send an order to Xiong Batian to expand the reconnaissance range of his barbarian cavalry to two hundred miles!"

Qi Diaozi and Jia Wudao clasped their fists at the same time and praised him: "General is wise."

Meng Hu's thoughts changed again and suddenly said something irrelevant: "Calculate the time. Meng Ke, who is far away in Luojing, should know what's going on here. I wonder if he will order Meng Yan to withdraw Qu and defend Qingzhou? But now Meng Yan is on the string and has to fire it. Even if Meng Ke stops it, Meng Yan will not listen, right?"

Luojing, the residence of the King of Yan.

Meng Ke had already pressed the letter from Cao Mo to send a flying pigeon from Xiling. The letter was sent back to Xiling by Meng Yan and sent it back to Cao Mo to change the Qingzhou strategy and divide the troops into three groups. Meng Yan did not intend to hide it because he could not hide it. The emperor's uncle could not have no eyes and ears in the Western Expedition Army.

After reading this letter, Meng Ke frowned, thinking that Yan'er was simply a mess. How could he take the lives of 500,000 imperial soldiers to take risks? If he followed the Qingzhou strategy step by step, the empire would be sure to win. Why should he take such a big risk to save these three or five years?

Ye Haotian, the Minister of War, who sent the letter, advised: "Your Highness, don't worry, your highness will inevitably be tempted when he is young, but Mr. Miyuan is very smart and Mr. Sanzhi is also very mature and steadfast. Since neither of them opposes this plan, it means that the situation on the battlefield has indeed undergone unexpected changes. The situation facing the Mingyue Empire may be much more severe than we expected."

"Oh, even if I go to write to stop me, it's too late. The army on the north and south wings have been divided. How much time will it take to gather it? The soldiers on the front line will inevitably be confused and their morale is shaken. At this point, I can only hope that Yan'er's plan to divide the troops can succeed."

Meng Ke sighed and asked again, "Mr. Ye, is there any latest news in the north?"

"have!"

As soon as Meng Ke mentioned the north, Ye Haotian's face immediately became heavy and he whispered, "Bizhi just received a letter from Li Yu's flying pigeon and was about to report it to the prince. Li Yu wrote to him that there was already movement in the Galaxy Empire in the north, and the movement was quite big!"

Meng Ke's face changed slightly when he heard this, and he said in a deep voice: "Please say it, Lord Ye."

Ye Haotian said: "According to the latest information, at least 50,000 cavalry have completed the assembly in Monan City, and more cavalry continue to come from farther places. Li Yu estimates that the Galaxy Cavalry will not be less than 100,000 cavalry to go south this time, and will go south within half a month!"

Meng Ke said anxiously: "Have Li Yu's Eastern Army arrived?"

"It's already in place." Ye Haotian said, "Li Yu's four infantry divisions have entered major cities in the northern province respectively. The focus of defense is Mocheng, the capital of the northern province, and the Dagucheng, which goes deep into the northern foot of the Dahuang Mountain. The beacon warning agency is also ready. Once the enemy is found, the beacon will be ignited immediately, and nearby people can avoid the nearest city in advance."

"Well." Meng Ke nodded, "Although the cavalry of the Galaxy Empire is very powerful, they do not have infantry. As long as they do spy investigations to prevent the enemy from infiltrating into the city in detail, they will not expect to capture our city. Only the people living in the town outside the city are prone to being plundered, so it is crucial to warn the beacon."

Ye Haotian nodded and said solemnly: "Since this is the case, then I will send another urgent message, ordering Li Yu to send someone to check all the beacon towers in the northern provinces to ensure that everything is foolproof!"

Meng Ke nodded gently, his mouth moved but in the end he didn't say anything.

Seeing Meng Ke's expression was anxious and he looked like he wanted to speak but stopped, he had already guessed what was going on. The prince must be worried about the safety of his illegitimate son? Li Yu also mentioned Yue Meng's arrangement in the letter. This little guy was placed in the small orphan city on the southern foot of the Great Wilderness Mountain. There was no danger, but he seemed to have become the captain of the Flash Army. It seemed that life was not easy. Li Yu was expressing his dissatisfaction to the prince?

But it is hard to say this directly. After all, you can't say anything that Yue Meng is the illegitimate son of King Yan.

After thinking about it, Ye Haotian still mentioned very obscurely: "Prince, I heard that the forty students assigned to the Eastern Legion performed very well. The best-performing Yue Meng was entrusted by Li Yu as the important task of captaining the regiment. I heard that he had already rushed to Xiaogucheng to take office, haha."

"Yeah?"
To be continued...