Zhou Fashang asked Mai Mengcai to repeat the military situation mentioned before, and then said to the eight generals: "King Wei divided this battle into the Liaodong battlefield in the north, the 'Qianshan-Yalushui' battlefield in the middle, and the 'Yaqui' battlefield in the south.

Lushui-Pyongyang Plains' battlefield

; The northern battlefield no longer requires our participation, and the southern battlefield is relatively far away, so what we want to fight is the central battlefield. Judging from the military information provided by General Mai, after the defenders of Daxing City, Bobi City, and Wugu City were deployed, the three

There are no soldiers to defend the city."

"Based on the enemy situation in the central battlefield, I have a rough strategy. I am going to let General Pei and General Wang each lead 10,000 navy troops to take ships and go south along the coastline to recover the empty Dahang and Bolu cities respectively.

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The generals, General Zhao, and the 10,000 Jingyue Army led by General Wei divided into east and west routes and went north to recapture the northern cities of the Liaodong Peninsula. General Dugu, General Gao, and General Wang led 20,000 Xiaoguo troops to fight against the Goguryeo army headed by Wu Bin.

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After finishing his thoughts, Zhou Fashang looked around the generals and asked: "This is just a temporary decision I made based on the information brought together by General Mai and General Qian. It does not have to be implemented in accordance with the law. If the generals have different opinions,

Difficulties can be raised immediately and then corrected."

After listening to Zhou Fashang's battle plan, the eight generals weighed it in silence. After a while, General Zuo Xiaowei, the most senior inspector and Honglu Qing Shi Xiang, bowed to Zhou Fashang and took the lead in saying, "The general manager's method is the best strategy.

, which is also in line with the current war situation, but there will be two problems in the end!"

Zhou Fashang signaled: "General Shi, please speak!"

"Here!" Shi Xiang responded and said: "First of all, we are a side force, and everything must be based on King Wei's order. Marching rashly is against the rules. If we are held accountable afterwards, no one will be able to bear the responsibility."

Both problems are very real, especially for generals like them. Although people often say that "generals will not accept the orders of the emperor," but since ancient times, at least eight of a hundred generals have not accepted the orders of the emperor.

Ten did not end well, or ended miserably.

Although Yang Ji is not a king or an emperor, he is the commander-in-chief of an army. If the war does not go well, he can completely shift the responsibility to the "uncommanded" generals.

Zhou Fashang was about to say that he would carry it, but Yang Jing next to him had already said: "General Shi's first question is not a question, and King Wei is not an irresponsible, chicken-hearted person. If he pursues it later,

I, Yang Jing, will bear all the responsibility."

Zhou Fashang glanced at Yang Jing and said to the generals: "I am the leader of this army, and I share the responsibility with King Dao. But I don't know what General Shi's second question is?"

"The second problem is seasickness!" Shi Xiang said with a wry smile: "I don't know what happened to the Xiaoguo Army soldiers, but the thousand Jingyue Army soldiers who were on the same boat with me were very seasick. The soldiers vomited all the way and their combat effectiveness was very high.

Without Zunyi, the other officers and soldiers of Jingyue Army will definitely not be much better. If they are allowed to fight immediately, ordinary people will kill them."

Dugu Sheng didn't wait for the general to ask, and immediately said: "The Xiaoguo Army is not much better!"

The problem of seasickness is more realistic! No one can make the Xiaoguo Army and Jing Yue Army become active immediately.

While everyone was silent, Mai Mengcai said: "Goguryeo did not have many soldiers and horses in the Liaodong Peninsula, and the remaining cities were not strong cities. Now that the army is coming, the general's five thousand soldiers and horses can set off at any time to regain the entire peninsula."

Zhou Fashang's eyes lit up and he asked Mai Mengcai: "What about Wu Bin's army? What do you think is the best way to deal with it?"

Mai Mengcai saluted and said: "The Liaodong Peninsula is bordered by the Qianshan Mountains in the north, and there is a very narrow passage on the east and west sides. The west entrance is Gaimou and the Second City of Anshi, and the east entrance is Jili City on the west bank of the Bisha River.

and Niangniang City, the former is located upstream and the latter is located at the mouth of the sea. They are about 350 miles away from Dahang City."

"The Goguryeo troops in Dahang City and Bobi City were mainly infantry, and they already knew that the Liaodong Peninsula fell into the hands of our army. When Wu Bin led his army to march westward, in order to give his soldiers the physical strength to fight at any time, he fought

We certainly don’t dare to march in a hurry if we don’t have enough strength. If we march normally, it will take three and a half days to reach the Bisha River. Excluding today, it will take about two days.”

Zhou Fashang thought for a moment and immediately adjusted his previous tactics and said, "In that case, we will focus on annihilating Wu Bin's army."

He looked at the rising sun and ordered to Pei Renji and Wang Rengong: "There is no need for the naval officers to disembark, and there is no need to capture Wugu City. Adjust the direction and set sail immediately; after capturing Dahang City, attack Wu Bin's army from behind.

The navy and this task will be left to the two generals!"

"General, I will obey the order." Pei Renji and Wang Rengong clasped their fists in response.

"Since there are not many enemy troops in the Liaodong Peninsula, and Beisha City has been in the hands of our army for many days, it is obvious that the most chaotic and dangerous time has passed here!" After Zhou Fashang finished speaking, he looked at Mai Mengcai and ordered: "Mai

General, you lead four thousand defenders as the vanguard of our army. While it is still early, immediately march eastward and be sure to seize Jili City and Niangniang City before Wu Bin arrives."

Mai Mengcai clasped his fists and responded to the order: "General, I will obey!"

"General Dugu, General Gao, and General Wang, please immediately let the soldiers of the Xiaoguo Army disembark and rest in Bisha City for one night. At Chou time tomorrow, march to the east."

Dugu Sheng, Gao Junya, and Wang Bian saluted together and said: "I will obey your orders!"

After arranging the troops for the expedition, Zhou Fashang said to Shi Xiang: "General Shi, compared with Xiaoguo troops from all over the country, Jing Yue troops are all Yongzhou people who don't know how to swim, and their seasickness is the most serious. You, General Zhao, and General Wei

Take Jing Yue's army to rest and recuperate here, and wait until the situation is better before heading north to recover the northern cities."

"I will obey your orders!" Zhou Fashang told the truth. Shi Xiang, Zhao Xiaocai, and Wei Xuan all agreed.

"General Qian, you leave with a thousand soldiers and horses to assist and serve as guides going north." Zhou Fashang arranged the task for Qian Jie and added: "In addition, you send scouts to the Chinese army camp, Anshi and Gai."

Mou sent a message, saying that we have arrived and explaining our decision to fight."

Qian Jie cupped his fists and saluted: "General, I will obey your orders!"

Zhou Fashang nodded and said to everyone: "According to what General Mai and General Qian said before, the area between Bisha River and Yalu River backs up mountains and faces the sea, showing a pattern of narrow in the north and south and long and narrow in the east and west. It can also be seen from this that,

Whoever occupies this area will take the initiative in the war. Our time is very tight and we cannot delay it for a moment. Please go down and make arrangements!"

"Here!" the generals responded loudly.

After the arrangements were made, all the generals went about their business.

Half an hour later, Mai Mengcai led his four thousand soldiers to leave Bisha City and march to the Bisha River in the northeast. Since the Navy provided food and grass, he went into battle lightly and did not carry any baggage. Each soldier only carried five days' worth of supplies.

Dry food.

As for the 20,000 northern naval officers, they did not even get off the ship. The ships and supply ships they were on finally completed the U-turn after an hour. Under the leadership of Pei Renji and Wang Rengong, they, together with the supplies on board, headed towards

Advance in the Northeastern Sea.

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Chapter completed!