Emperor Taizong's Growth Plan

Xia Guo, Yicheng County, Shuzhou City Xia Army Camp.

In the handsome tent, a group of generals of the Xia army gathered here, with serious expressions on their faces, and reported in a deep voice:

"Commander, the Yudaizhou water village was burned down by the Yunjun navy last night. The Yangtze River waterway in the upper reaches of Dongliu County has been completely controlled by the Yunguo navy."

Above the commander-in-chief, Wu Zhengping frowned, his whole body was extremely low.

Dongliu County is less than three hundred miles west of Shuzhou City.The ability of the Yunjun navy to advance here proves that the Yunguo army is coming soon!
The rest of the generals also looked worried at this time, reporting one after another:

"Commander, Pengze County, which has been blocked for a long time, finally has news."

But unfortunately, this news is not good news.

"Due to the weakness of the army, after the attack of the Yun army, the soldiers and people of Pengze County tried their best to resist for a day, but the city was finally broken."

When Wu Zhengping heard this, the word "Chuan" was already formed on his brows, and he sighed faintly.

"Commander, look out for horses on the front line, the left wing forward of the Yun Army has arrived at the city of Wangjiang County."

"Commander, Dongzhi County has been captured by the Yun army. The morale of the county soldiers stationed in the city was broken and they fled in all directions. The thousand elites sent by the commander vowed not to surrender. In the end...finally, the entire army was wiped out!"

One city after another fell, and one military village after another was breached.A lot of bad news hit Wu Zhengping directly.

Especially the news of the fall of Dongzhi County made it hard for him to accept it!
The Yudaizhou water village above the Yangtze River is the waterway barrier of Shuzhou City. Once it is breached, Shuzhou City will face the Yunjun navy directly.

Dongzhi County is the land barrier of Shuzhou City!
If this place is broken, Xia Jun will have no dangerous city to defend before Yun Jun arrives at the city of Shuzhou.

Hearing the news that Dongzhi County fell and the entire army of a thousand elite troops was annihilated, Wu Zhengping couldn't help shaking, and said in disbelief:

"Why is Dongzhi County unable to resist the Yun army for three days?"

Although Dongzhi County is a county seat, as an important military location, the city is also strong.

There are also [-] elites trained by Wu Zhengping himself, guarding the city to the core, how can they last for seven or eight days.

But now, it is less than three days since the cloud army began to attack the city!
In the tent, there was a general who had been leading troops on the front line of Yunxia for a long time, now with a bitter face, he lowered his head and said:
"The Yun army is in full swing, its morale is high, it is fearless, and its power is unstoppable!"

"Twice the size of the cloud army, you can defend the city. If you want to defeat the cloud army head-on, you must at least three times the size of the cloud army."

Such depressing words, which boosted the morale of the Yun army, were actually just uttered from the mouth of the general in the army.

Moreover, the generals in the account did not even refute!
Wu Zhengping, who was sitting on the commander-in-chief seat, felt chills in his heart when he saw the reactions of the generals.

The morale of the army is so low, could it be that the Yun army on the opposite side is really so powerful that it can wipe out the morale and soul of the Xia army?
No, you can't fight like this anymore!
Wu Zhengping was very clear that his task now was to try his best to delay the speed of the Yun army's advance and wait for reinforcements from the rear.

That's why he dispatched all the elites in his hands to garrison and guard the city.

But the bravery of the Yun army still exceeded Wu Zhengping's expectations!
Of course, he was forcing the Yun army to slowly break through one city after another.However, the elite Xia army he had trained by himself could not resist the strong attack of the cloud army, and turned the strategy of delaying the enemy army into giving away heads one by one.

The losing streak in this battle will lead to the loss of morale and the shake of the army!
And Wu Zhengping, as a famous general in the army, naturally couldn't be ignorant of the importance of the morale of the army to an army.

Thinking of this, Wu Zhengping finally made up his mind, gritted his teeth and said:
"Order to gather all the soldiers and horses from all the cities, military villages, and water villages in Yicheng County to Shuzhou City!"

At this time, Wu Zhengping had already decided to change his strategy, and gathered all the soldiers and horses in Shuzhou City, under his personal command, to defend against the Yun army.

Hearing this order, all the generals immediately showed hesitation.

Someone boldly came forward to persuade and said:

"Commander, General Yun Wu Zixu, he employs troops in an eclectic manner and is unpredictable. He likes to besiege the army with inferior forces. Whether it is Rongzhou City in the past or Qichang City today, it is a lesson from the past!"

"Commander, if Wu Zixu makes another dangerous move and sends light soldiers to cut off the way back, I'm afraid we will be in a desperate situation."

"Please sir, think twice!"

When Wu Zhengping heard this, his face became sullen.snapped:

"Wu Zixu's battle in this battle was to disregard the 10,000+ troops in Qichang City and Hongzhou City, and wanted to take my Shuzhou City by force. The number of Yunjun who can come to my Shuzhou City is probably less than [-]."

"If he still dares to divide his troops to seize the rear of Shuzhou City, that is the way to die. This commander does not mind to wipe out all this cloud army for His Majesty!"

At this time, Wu Zhengping's voice was already carrying a strong murderous aura.

Showing such a majestic posture, the other generals immediately shut up and stopped persuading.

"Immediately order all the troops in Yicheng County to withdraw to Shuzhou City."

At this time, Wu Zhengping, perhaps also realized that his attitude just now was too intimidating and not conducive to appeasing the lieutenant general, his face softened a little, and he said in a gentle voice:
"It's been more than a month since the war started. In Jinling City, His Majesty and the court officials must have gathered reinforcements and are on their way to support them."

"As long as you hold on until reinforcements arrive, everything will be fine!"

When the generals heard this, they could only bow their heads and salute, clasped their fists and shouted:

"The general will obey!"

After the generals were ordered to leave, Wu Zhengping's personal soldiers suddenly hurried into the tent again and whispered something to Wu Zhengping.

Wu Zhengping's face, which had just eased down, froze again at this moment, and said coldly:
"what?"

"It's absolutely true, the two generals have pleaded guilty outside the tent, and are waiting for the commander to summon them." The soldiers hurriedly said.

Wu Zhengping sternly shouted to the outside of the tent:
"Get in!"

As soon as the voice fell, the curtain door of the handsome tent was opened, and the two generals whose armor was torn, especially bloody, and slightly embarrassed, walked into the tent in a hurry, then knelt down on one knee, and confessed:
"The last general and others failed to fulfill the command of the commander-in-chief, betrayed the trust of His Majesty and the commander-in-chief, and are willing to be punished!"

Looking at the injured and embarrassed two people, Wu Zhengping was about to reprimand him, but he couldn't say anything.

After a moment of silence in the tent, Wu Zhengping took a deep breath, suppressed the evil fire in his heart, and said:

"Let the two of you lead the elite soldiers and hide in the occupied land, waiting for an opportunity to destroy the cloud army's logistics, so as to slow down the cloud army's offensive. It only took a few days, and you came back in such a panic?"

The two generals in front of them are the confidants sent by Wu Zhengping to the rear of the Yun army to fight "guerrilla" warfare.

At the beginning, Qi Mo, the rear general who had already died in the battle of Xia, was unable to block the offensive of the Yun army, so he learned the method of Anguo's resistance to the forces, and dispatched a small army of elites to hide in the mountains and forests to attack the logistics of the Yun army. .

This kind of tactics actually caused a lot of trouble for Yun Country.

It wasn't until Xiao Cheng toured Jiangcheng County, using his body as bait, that Xia Guo gathered experts to assassinate him, which made Xia Guo abandon this small group of elites and use them as bait to attack the city head-on.

Since it was such a useful move, Wu Zhengping would naturally use it under the current unfavorable situation in the war.

It's just that for some reason, the two confidant generals he carefully selected fled back to Shuzhou City in a hurry after not staying for a month.

Hearing Wu Zhengping's inquiry, the two generals quickly raised their heads and explained bitterly:

"Commander, although the Yun army has occupied Xunyang County for less than a month, the soldiers of the Yun army have strict military discipline and have committed no crimes to the people. After entering the city, they deliberately killed many people.
There are few corrupt officials, unscrupulous wealthy businessmen, and local hooligans who come to buy people's hearts, so that the people of Xunyang County are unwilling to resist and submit willingly. "

"Not only that, but there are also many ignorant and foolish people who betrayed me, Daxia, because of small favors, and took the initiative to spy on the cloud army."

"The last generals and their troops hid in the mountains, and they were reported many times, and finally attracted the main force of the Yun army to attack. After several times, the troops suffered heavy losses and had to retreat to Shuzhou City."

Having said that, the two buried their heads again, and said in grief and indignation:

"Please, Commander, punish the last general for the crime of being disadvantaged in battle!"

Wu Zhengping's eyes widened when he heard this, and he was about to stand up suddenly.

But the next moment, he felt the world spinning around his eyes, his body was weak, and he fell back to his seat directly.

"Handsome!"

The guards on the side stepped forward exclaiming, looking at Wu Zhengping nervously.

Wu Zhengping sat on the back of the chair, took a few deep breaths, adjusted his breath for a while, and then sat up straight again.

After a moment of silence in the tent, only Wu Zhengping sighed helplessly, and quietly said:

"Emperor Yun has a good name. In order to maintain his reputation of benevolence and virtue, he even spent millions of taels of gold and silver to treat and resettle the people in the six southwestern counties that were not part of Yun Kingdom at that time, and the people all over the world praised him in admiration."

"Created the imperial examinations and subdued the hearts of poor scholars."

"The establishment of Jixia Academy made Baijia not resist his rule."

"Using his own ancient and outstanding cultivation, as well as many masters in the court and army of Yunguo, he strongly overwhelmed all the sects in the Jianghu."

"Besides, he also supports the family that has disappeared from the hundreds of schools of thought, and spreads the name of sage and benevolence to all countries in the world for him."

"Emperor Yun has spent so much before, and now he has finally reaped the rewards."

Xiao Cheng's previous actions have made him praised by the world, so that no matter whether it is the common people, the humble scholars, the students of a hundred schools, or the powers of the rivers and lakes, they all resist or are powerless to resist his rule.

From Wu Zhengping's point of view, it was because of this that Yicheng County, which had just been occupied by the Yun Kingdom, accepted the rule of the Yun Kingdom so quickly without any disturbance.

At this time, Wu Zhengping's face was extremely bitter, and there was a sense of despair in his heart, and he muttered to himself:
"People's hearts are so far away, is it true that I, Daxia, have really run out of energy?"

The soldiers in the tent were still the two generals who were kneeling on the ground. Hearing Wu Zhengping's remarks at this time, they didn't even have the thought of refuting. They all lowered their heads, feeling at a loss in their hearts.

Because at this moment, they didn't have any confidence in Xia Guo's future.

At this time, Wu Zhengping turned his back on Xia Guo because of his heart-to-heart, feeling desperate.

But in fact, he didn't know that the reason why Xunyang County accepted the occupation of Yun Kingdom so quickly was not entirely because of the prestige of the current Emperor Yun!
【Blue Zeka, Tanshihu Pulp】

[Card effect: After using it, within one year, the army that has been trained more than 100, the captured city will not enter the post-war state.After the war, the recovery of wounded soldiers is 5%, the demand for logistics supplies is -5%, and the popularity of the people is 15]

[Card description: The common people know who they want!]

This blue card is the reason why Yunjun was able to quickly take over Xunyang County and appease the people!
After occupying the enemy's city, not only will the war not cause damage to the people's livelihood in the city, but it can even increase the popularity of the people.With the cooperation of the people, the army can also raise food, grass, and medicine on the spot to provide comprehensive treatment for the wounded.

If it weren't for the harsh requirement of "training degree greater than 100" for an army to capture a city, such a card with an unfathomable effect is definitely not just a blue card.

In the past two years, Xiao Cheng has continuously issued decrees to urge the governors of the five armies to continuously train the soldiers and horses in the country, and he did not spare gold and silver to reward the frontline troops.This allowed all the troops on the front line to barely reach this level of training and maximize the effect of this card.——

In Pengze County, in the large tent of the Yunjun Central Army.

Wu Zixu frowned when he saw the news that Dongzhi County had been breached and Xia Jun gave up the rest of the city and retreated to Shuzhou City.

Compared to attacking the strong city, Wu Zixu still liked the previous method of biting off Xia Jun's flesh and blood.

It's a pity that Xia Jun's commander is not a mediocre person, and his reaction is not slow.

Thinking of this, Wu Zixu's eyes sharpened again, and he shouted loudly to the generals in the tent:
"Order the strikers on the left and right wings to advance quickly and approach Shuzhou City."

"The Chinese army will break out of the camp immediately, go to Shuzhou City as soon as possible, lay siege to the city with heavy troops, and take the city by force!"

Wu Zixu already knew that His Majesty would meet Emperor Xia in Dangtu, an important place in the capital of Xia, in March next year.

This also means that he must forcibly capture Shuzhou City, which is heavily guarded and deep in the city, in less than four months!
This is not an easy task.

But the will of Emperor Dayun is supreme, no matter how much it costs, it must be carried out!
When all the generals heard the words, they clasped their fists together immediately.

At this moment, one of Wu Zixu's personal soldiers shouted loudly from outside the tent:
"Report to Commander-in-Chief, His Majesty's secret decree has arrived!"

Hearing this news, all the generals in the account were shocked.

Wu Zixu also stood up abruptly, and quickly walked out of the handsome tent.

But at this time, the one who came with Xiao Cheng's secret decree was Sun Bin, Counselor of the Military Aircraft Department!
And coming with Sun Bin, there is also a large-scale Yunguo fleet.

Every ship in the fleet has an extremely deep draft.

In the sealed cabin, more than a dozen cannons that were just built and were regarded as secret weapons and urgently transported to the front line are lying here quietly, waiting for the opportunity to show their power.-
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