"Your Majesty! The enemy has been stationed on the edge of South Zhili and is occupying the city to await our army."

Prince Zuo of Yaoting was sitting in the tent. When he heard the words of the spy who was kneeling on the ground below, he suddenly narrowed his eyes.

"Okay, I understand. You can go down and take a rest for a while."

He watched the people leave and then stood up.

"That Zhao Cuo is really difficult to deal with."

Prince Zuo murmured, and he hid the army in order to launch a surprise attack on the enemy.

He originally thought that the Zhao thieves, with their high morale of winning consecutive battles, would march into Southern Zhili to confront him head-on, but instead he chose to defend the city and wait for the enemy.

In fact, if the Confederate army wanted to have a straight-forward battle with him, he would not accept it. The advantage of the demon cavalry lies in their high mobility to attack the enemy unprepared.

"If he really can't defend the city, I won't be able to do anything to him, but his target is Xiang Jing..."

Prince Zuo sneered.

He knew that Zhao Cuo would attack Xiangjing at all costs before Xia entered.

The strategic goal of Yaoting this time is to stop Zhao Cuo in the south and make Dayu fall into a long-term state of separation between north and south. A unified empire is not what they want to see.

"Go and ask General Yang Rufang of the Northern Army to come see me and tell him that he has military affairs to discuss and ask him to come quickly."

He waved his hand and said.

"yes!"

The soldiers standing on one side saluted and stepped back.

"The northern and southern armies of Dayu should not be underestimated. The 50,000 people brought by General Yang are also a force of tigers and wolves. We must not allow Zhao thieves to take over Xiangjing."

Prince Zuo whispered to himself, even if the Demon Court is so powerful that it now has more than 100,000 cavalry, it is still not enough to swallow up the world.

During Dayu's heyday, he definitely had the strength to keep them out of the frozen river, and Zhao Cuo could reborn this ancient empire.

After this person usurps the throne, the demon clan will have to face a new dynasty, which is much more difficult to deal with than a decadent country.

"Your Majesty is looking for someone?"

A bearded middle-aged general walked into the tent.

"General Yang is here. You should also have information about the movements of the Southern Army. How to defeat the enemy?"

Prince Zuo made a "please" gesture without being rude, obviously putting him on the same level as himself, without any hint of monstrosity.

Yang Rufang calmly bowed his hands in greeting, not surprised by his politeness. Having been stationed at the Mobei border all year round, he still knew the changes in the upper echelons of Demon Court over the years.

Fourteen years ago, after the demon prince, now the demon emperor Boluan Chuanchi, came to the throne, the demon royal family changed from their barbarism and learned the Dayu ethics, but their bravery became even more prosperous.

"Zhao Thief is no ordinary person. He seems to be guarding the city now. He must have secretly sent countless spies to investigate our location."

Yang Rufang said in a deep voice after sitting down.

"That's it."

Prince Zuo nodded with deep understanding.

He knew that Zhao Cuo would not defend the city forever, and what he needed most now was time, so he would never let his time go to waste.

Once he finds out the location of the enemy, there will definitely be some movement, and then he might just spend a lot of effort to surround them with hundreds of thousands of troops.

"Now the enemy is overt and we are covert. Before we lose this advantage, we must narrow the gap between the enemy and ourselves."

Prince Zuo spoke sternly.

This time he was appointed as the chief general by the Great Khan of the Demon Tribe, so he naturally knew how to fight, and he did not have the illusion that the demon cavalry was invincible.

Zhao Cuo's 500,000-strong Confederate army had not experienced defeat for a long time. The morale built up by winning every battle cannot be ignored, not to mention that they also had an absolute advantage in terms of military strength.

"He can defend the city, but we cannot attack the city. I think there are two ways to go now."

Yang Rufang paused and said.

"Please say."

Prince Zuo assumed a posture of listening attentively.

"First, let's control calm with silence! Thief Zhao doesn't dare to drag us on forever. If he wants to invade the capital before summer, he can't stay still."

General Yang of the Northern Army said directly.

Prince Zuo nodded in agreement.

He thought so too.

"However, this plan also has obvious shortcomings."

Yang Rufang shook her head slightly and continued to talk to him.

"The army is stationed here. Sooner or later, they will be discovered by Zhao Thief's spies. By then, we will be in a passive position."

Prince Zuo nodded lightly. Although they had nearly 100,000 troops, the available troops in Zhao Cuo's hands were at least three times as many as theirs!

"Considering this issue, I still think that the second route is more likely to work! We will directly attack Yannan Mansion over a long distance, penetrate directly into the rear of the Southern Army, and cut off the grain road."

Yang Rufang said categorically that the most important thing for an army to march forward is a continuous supply of food and grass. Once military supplies are cut off, the heavenly soldiers and generals will have no choice but to withdraw their troops.

"General Yang means exactly what I think."

Prince Zuo nodded without hesitation.

This is indeed what he had in mind, or they all thought of the best strategy for the current situation. After all, it was impossible to attack the city.

However, they also understand that for any strategy they can think of, the enemy will also come to the same conclusion using a shifting mindset.

"Zhao Cuo must also be preventing us from attacking the rear. Although this plan is feasible, it will not be easy to implement."

Yang Rufang frowned and said.

"Um……"

Prince Zuo was silent.

He actually wanted to use the Northern Army to explore the road first.

However, there is a huge gap between the enemy and ourselves at this time, and this is not the time for quarrels. If you want to win, you must work together.

"Assemble the lieutenants of the army to come here to discuss matters. We will brainstorm and there will always be a solution."

Prince Zuo spoke after a while.

This battle is of great importance, and he will stop Zhao Cuo in the south no matter what, and he and the King of Han can work together on this.

If he is defeated, then the demon clan will no longer consider weakening Dayu to the bottom of the valley before sending troops, and the 200,000 troops stationed at the border of Donghe River will directly go south.

"Still no trace of the enemy found?"

In Rufu City.

Zhao Cuo summoned Zhao Yuanqing and Wu Chongxing to the commander's tent.

The three of them all had heavy expressions on their faces. They all knew the critical situation at this moment. They were defending the city only to avoid the risk of being attacked by the enemy's cavalry.

This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! "We cannot hide in the city and wait for the enemy. If the bandit army decides to fight with us, the weather will not wait for anyone."

Mr. Zhao said in a deep voice.

"The spies sent out in the past two days have searched half of Southern Zhili."

General Zhao frowned. He was responsible for military intelligence. How could he not be impatient when there had been no breakthrough.

"General, I haven't heard any useful information from the people below yet. The nearly 100,000 enemy troops seemed to have disappeared out of thin air, without any trace."

He shook his head and said, General Zhao's face also became more gloomy, he really couldn't afford it.

"in this way……"

Zhao Cuo took a deep breath and said.

"We first assume that the enemy is already on the way to raid our rear, and call the soldiers to the Chinese army's tent to take all precautions and lay an ambush in advance."

Now every day he feels that the pressure on his shoulders will increase. He really has no time. In the next January, he will cross Southern Zhili and attack Xiangjing.

Summer is not far away, and the wind these days seems to be a bit hot and annoying.

But when he thought about seeing the Queen Mother soon, he could force himself to calm down.

"Perhaps An'er and Huan'er have been born?"

Mr. Zhao will always think of this in his mind.

He calculated the days and found that the delivery date would be within one or two months, and every day might be his child's birthday.

If possible, he hoped to be by his side when his beloved gave birth. The Demon Court army and the 50,000 Northern Army in front of him were his last obstacles.

"Send all the spies out, prepare the rear, and wait for another five days."

General Zhao discussed the matter in the Chinese military tent and made a decision.

He wanted to see progress within five days. If there was no breakthrough, he would have to make other choices.

Of course, he could only hope that the spies he sent out could find the enemy's location, so that he could send troops to encircle them.
To be continued...