In Juyitang, Yan Fu is reporting on the investigation.

Yan Fu was promoted to the lieutenant, but he was very special. The other lieutenants had all under the jurisdiction of 300 people. Yan Fu was under the jurisdiction of only two scout teams, with a total of 160 people. The organization of the scout team was different. The cavalry, crossbow team and infantry team were all fifty, but the scout team had more people, with eighty people in each team.

The basic situation is clear. The total number of troops is 1,200. It belongs to the Ya Army, the governor of Shannan West Road, and is led by a Ya General. When this Ya Army headed to Suizhou, it bypassed Bazhou and chose to pass by Jizhou, Bizhou and Pengzhou to arrive in Guozhou. However, there were only two hundred Ya Army soldiers entering Suizhou, and the rest were waiting in Guozhou.

Suizhou is Lu Yanhong's hometown. I don't know what is contained in the four carriages. It is certainly related to Lu Yanhong, but it is not Lu Yanhong's family. The route of the army's return is different. From Guozhou, through Pengzhou and Bazhou, and directly arrives at Liangzhou.

Now this army has set out from Pengzhou and is expected to arrive in Guanzhuang Town in three days.

The two core questions that Li Rupei needs to understand have not been answered. The first is what the army escorted, or what important person was escorted, and the second is why the army did not choose to bypass Bazhou. Since they chose to bypass Bazhou when they went to Guozhou, they could still choose to bypass Bazhou when they went back.

After Yan Fu finished reporting, Li Rupei made up his mind because the situation outside was about to undergo major changes.

It was already September. As expected, Huang Chao would launch an attack on Guangzhou and took Guangzhou in one day. The Lingnan Jiedushi Li Tiao was captured alive and was eventually killed by Huang Chao. After Huang Chao robbed various counties in Lingnan, he gathered in Guizhou. Then he took a large ship and entered Tanzhou along the Xiangjiang River. He occupied Tanzhou without bloodshed. The Li Shi, who was highly anticipated by the court and Wang Duo, lost all his ancestors' face in defending Tanzhou. He did not resist at all. He abandoned 50,000 elite soldiers and fled directly to Langzhou, resulting in the annihilation of 50,000 imperial troops being wiped out by Huang Chao.

Huang Chao next occupied Jiangling and Wang Duo, who was also the governor of Jingnan, had no choice but to retreat and came to Xiangyang all the way to meet with Liu Jurong and Cao Quanshi.

In other words, the chaotic prelude has already begun.

The valley is too small to develop, and more than 2,000 people are concentrated here. It takes a few months, but it doesn’t matter if half a year is enough. But what to do in a year? Could it be that everyone will drink the northwest wind and have a better place to develop. If the world is peaceful, Li Rupei might consider temporarily dependent on the court to develop his own power, but the most chaotic time has come. He can completely gain a foothold through his own efforts in the troubled times.

Shannan West Road is a very good place.

Li Rupei was very calm. The current Iron Blood Army was not enough to directly compete with Lu Yanhong. Moreover, Lu Yanhong was vigorously recruiting soldiers and expanding his own strength. Tens of thousands of troops came over. The Iron Blood Army could not win even if it had three heads and six arms. But this does not mean that the Iron Blood Army needed to retreat and guard the valley for a long time. It had to wait until its strength was sufficiently developed and strengthened before it could stand out. On the contrary, from now on, the Iron Blood Army would seize all opportunities and continuously weaken Lu Yanhong's strength, especially the Teeth Army that severely damaged Lu Yanhong. They used various methods of defeating to continuously erode Lu Yanhong's army, and finally gained a foothold in Shannan West Road.

Li Rupei decided to attack and wipe out this Ya army. After this attack, the Iron Blood Army must leave the valley and occupy Wuling and Qingyuan counties, seeking greater development space.

"You are very clear about Yan Fu's report. Someone has made a decision to wipe out this group of Ya Army. At the same time, the Iron Blood Army is ready for everything. After the battle, they quickly leave the valley and occupy Wuling and Qingyuan County."

Everyone was very surprised. They could not have imagined that Li Lang had made such a major decision. You must know that the time was too short, less than half a year. Although the Iron Blood Army was brave, the number of people was too small and the preparation was not very sufficient. If you really want to occupy the county town, you would encounter crazy attacks from the official army. Whether the Iron Blood Army could resist and whether it would suffer heavy damage, all this needs to be considered clearly. It is easy to make a decision. How to develop strength steadily and avoid being annihilated is the most important thing.

Gao Chibang, who has always rarely spoke, spoke first.

"Li Lang, there is no big problem in attacking this Ya army. If Lu Yanhong sends a large army to encircle and suppress, the brothers can take advantage of the terrain to compete, but if they occupy Wuling County and Qingyuan County, they will need extraordinary strength. I thought Lu Yanhong would definitely attack at all costs."

After Gao Chibang finished speaking, Huang Biao also spoke.

"I thought what the master said made sense. If I occupied Wuling County and Qingyuan County and stationed in two places, the Iron Blood Army would have to divide its troops, more than 2,000 soldiers, how to distribute and how to station them. As for the suppression of this Ya Army, I completely agreed to see what good things Lu Yanhong transported from his hometown."

Song Hu and Zhao Laibao did not speak, and both nodded in agreement.

Li Rupei looked at everyone and spoke again.

"What the master and Huang Biao said makes sense. Song Hu and Zhao Laibao probably thought so, but I want to remind you that four months ago, Liu Di led the Ya army to attack the mountain village. At that time, everyone thought of the Iron Blood Army's fate of the destruction. Two months ago, the Yawai Army and the Outer Town Army came to encircle and suppress the Iron Blood Army, with a total of 3,000 people. Everyone could not have thought that the Iron Blood Army would take the initiative to attack, but the brothers insisted on it and all won the victory. The Iron Blood Army was able to develop and grow rapidly."

"There are indeed huge risks to occupy Wuling County and Qingyuan County. Some of these dangers have been thought that Lu Yanhong may attack desperately and attempt to destroy the Iron Blood Army. The Iron Blood Army will bear unprecedented pressure, but continue to defend in the valley, and the Iron Blood Army has no way out."

"Lu Yanhong is recruiting sergeants and expanding his strength in Liangzhou. Two months have passed. He did not expect to attack the Iron Blood Army, but would he ignore the existence of the Iron Blood Army? Lu Yanhong can recruit sergeants on a large scale and expand his strength. It is precisely because of the existence of the Iron Blood Army that he has reason to recruit sergeants. Once the opportunity is right, Lu Yanhong will also send a large army to attack, thinking that he can completely wipe out the Iron Blood Army, so the Iron Blood Army will face bloody battles sooner or later."

"Lu Yanhong seizes the opportunity to develop, and the Iron Blood Army must also seize the opportunity. I have said that the valley is too small and is not conducive to the development of the Iron Blood Army. I am not polite. If the Iron Blood Army always curls up in the valley and does not fight for it, it will always be a bandit. Whether it is the government or the common people, they will not recognize the Iron Blood Army."

"There is no problem for the Iron Blood Army to spend this autumn and winter season, but what to do next year? Does it always need to be plundered to solve it? What is the difference between the Iron Blood Army and the bandits?"

After Li Rupei said this, everyone was silent. They never considered these issues. They were full of thoughts to train sergeants to make the Iron Blood Army stronger. As for what to do in the future, Li Lang would definitely be able to think of a solution.

"I have said a long time ago that the clan no longer exists, only the Iron Blood Army. What does this mean? That is to say, the brothers will not be bandits from now on, but soldiers. After the brothers leave the valley and enter the city, they will never continue to engage in looting. No matter how difficult it is, everyone is a soldier and need to use a dignified method to solve the problem."

No one would object to the decision made by Li Rupei, everyone followed the decision. Moreover, Li Rupei had already explained it very clearly why he did this. The rest was to clarify the truth among the soldiers.

The most critical thing at present is the task of annihilation of the 1,200-odd army passing by Guanzhuang Town.

The sand table has been arranged.

Li Rupei walked to the front of the sand table, and Gao Chibang and others surrounded him. The flags had long been placed on the sand table. According to convention, the white flags represent the enemy and the red flags represent the Iron Blood Army.

"I don't want to say much about the combat effectiveness of the Ya Army. You all know, so in this attack, the Iron Blood Army will do its best. The Iron Blood Army has three major advantages, the first is the advantage of terrain, the second is the advantage of numbers, and the third is the advantage of preparation. With these three advantages, the battle will definitely be able to win."

"The attack is divided into three steps. The first step is the attack of the crossbow team, Song Hu is responsible, the second step is the attack of the cavalry team, Huang Biao is responsible, and the third step is the attack of the infantry team, Zhao Laibao is responsible, and the entire battle is required, please be responsible for commanding."

"The requirements for combat are exactly the same as last time. They must be wiped out completely and the enemy cannot be escaped. If such a situation occurs, it is the failure of the battle. The master will decide on the specific planning and attack."

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The atmosphere in the valley quickly became tense.

There is a lot of preparation work that needs to be done. If we just wipe out the 1,200-odd army passing by Guanzhuang Town, we don’t need to make too much preparation. The key is that after the battle, the Iron Blood Army will leave the valley to attack and occupy Wuling County and Qingyuan County. This requires a lot of preparation work. Just transferring food and grass will require a long time to be busy.

At this time, Li Rupei seemed very leisurely. Gao Chibang was responsible for the overall matters. Li Rupei would not ask about these specific matters. He needed to consider the overall deployment, such as how the Iron Blood Army gained a foothold, how it developed, how it fought back after occupying Wuling County and Qingyuan County.
Chapter completed!