Chapter 362: The Proposal of the Northern Expedition

The first battle of the northern expedition was to raid Chen County. As long as Chen County succeeded, Deng's army could blossom on both sides and attack Chenliu County and Liang County at the same time. Now due to Zhao Xin's sudden death, the Zhao army was in turmoil. The elite troops of the Zhao army who were transferred to Shangdang were still in Shangdang. There were not many Zhao troops in the Central Plains in the Central Plains. As long as they were unexpected, Deng's army could completely capture the three counties before Zhao State reacted, and the next thing was to fight with the Zhao army and defend the victory.

In this battle, Yue Fei handed over to Yingyang Guard and Huyiwei. Xue Rengui and Li Siye were not vague and took on the task directly, and they would definitely win the first battle!

Yue Fei nodded and continued, "There are about 30,000 to 40,000 troops in Chen County, most of which are stationed in Chen City. Chen City is the capital of Chen State in the past. The city is relatively strong and it is difficult to capture by the power of one guard alone, so the two guards need to work together. Therefore, on the day of sending troops, the Chu State Council will first send troops to the eastern part of Chen County to attract the Zhao army to the eastern part. Jieshi, the Tiger Wing Guard marched from Xiang County, and the Yingyang Guard marched from Xinji, first to take Changping, and finally encircled Chen City on both sides. After taking Chen City, they will rush to the eastern part of Chen County as quickly as possible to encircle and annihilate the Zhao army. After success, the Lingshe Guard can enter Chen County through Pei County and Yingyang Guard and the Tiger Wing Guard will join!"

Long before the generals returned to Wancheng, Deng Sheng sent someone to inform the State of Chu, asking the State of Chu to help deal with some of the Zhao army in the eastern part of Chen County, and waited for an opportunity to seize Guangling County. Since the Battle of Pei County, Chu has formed a great hatred with Zhao, so he is naturally willing to do something to weaken Zhao. Moreover, after the matter is completed, Chu can still obtain Guangling County, so why not do it? So he said that by next year, he will definitely send troops to assist Deng's army.

After the Zhao army in Chen County was eliminated, the Lingshe Guard stationed in Jiujiang County could enter Chen County through Pei County. In this way, the three elite troops of Deng State successfully met, and the mission of the Northern Expedition was completed by one-third.

Xue Rengui, Li Siye, and Murong Ke all nodded after hearing this, saying that there was no problem with this.

Seeing that Xue Rengui and the other two had no objections, Yue Fei continued to say: "After the three guards joined forces, they attacked Liang County as quickly as possible. Liang County was located in the hinterland of the Central Plains. There were not too many Zhao troops here, so it was not a big problem to take them down. After the three guards entered Liang County, we would personally lead the Longwu Guard, Longxiang Guard, Shenxing Guard, and Yulin Guard to attack Chenliu County. According to our general's estimate, Jinyang's side received news that our army went north and then dispatched troops to the south would take as soon as one month. In addition, the Qin army had already reached Shangjun and the South Shangdang used troops, so the Zhao army's speed of turning to the Central Plains might be slower. Therefore, our general's request is that before the first day of March next year, all the troops of our army would meet in Jiyang City, and this place was the place where our army fought against the Zhao army!"

Jiyang City is located in the east of the central part of Chenliu, adjacent to Jiyin County. The reason why I chose Jiyang City instead of continuing to push upwards. I started a war with the Zhao army in Changhuan City to prevent the Zhao army from breaking into Chenliu County from Jiyin County and cutting off the connection between the Deng army and the Deng country. Besides, it can directly defeat the main force of the Zhao army. It will be the same wherever the decisive battle is.

Half of the million-strong troops of Zhao State were in the northern border, and there were more than 200,000 troops in Shangdang. In addition, the troops stationed in Shangjun, Shuofang and other places would not exceed 200,000 troops in the Central Plains. There was no danger to defend the Central Plains, and there were important areas everywhere. It was impossible for the Zhao army to defend all 200,000 people, which gave Deng army a chance.

As for how to fight the Zhao army after taking down the three counties, it depends on how many people Zhao State sent to the Central Plains. If the number of people is small, Yue Fei does not mind expanding the results. Although Deng Sheng’s mission to Yue Fei was to capture the land of Chen County, Chenliu County and Liang County, if there was a chance, Yue Fei did not mind digging another piece of meat from Zhao State.

"General, can you tell the direction of the Qin army and the Chu army next year?" At this time, Murong Ke said, although Yue Fei's plan was perfect, there was still a prerequisite, that is, Qin and Chu need to cooperate with the Deng army. If the Qin army does not cooperate and Zhao will mobilize Shangdang troops to the Central Plains, or the Chu army does not attract the Zhao army's Zhao army to the eastern part of Chen County according to Deng's plan, then Deng's plan will be very likely to fail. Therefore, in this link, the cooperation between the Qin and Chu armies is very important.

Yue Fei nodded with satisfaction when Murong Ke was able to see this level. Among the generals, the one who satisfied Yue Fei the most was Murong Ke, who was young, motivated and capable. Although Murong Chui's ability to command troops may be stronger than Murong Ke, this was limited to Deng Sheng knowing that others were not very clear about it.

"You can rest assured that the State of Chu has always been the leader of our great Deng horse, so I will not dare to disobey it. As for the Qin army, there is no need to worry, because our army will send troops after the Qin army sends troops. Moreover, although I don't know the Qin army's march route, I can roughly guess it. The Qin army will definitely choose Shangdang for the first battle, but Shangdang has more than 200,000 Zhao troops, so the Qin army will definitely be difficult to take it. Therefore, according to my general, the Qin army will use a small group of troops to feint the Northern Shangdang to attract the attention of Jinyang, and then use elite troops to raid Shangjun to fight to win Shangjun in one battle!" Yue Fei said, not only ensuring the cooperation between the Qin and Chu armies, but also pointing out the direction that the Qin army might have to advance.

After hearing this, everyone felt that Yue Fei’s plan was indeed the most perfect plan at the moment, but everyone knew that no plan was perfect. On the battlefield, the information changed. No matter how perfect the strategy formulated before the war was, it could go bankrupt, so everything had to wait on the battlefield before it could be concluded.

After deciding the plan to advance, everyone discussed some things, such as before February next year, all troops and horses would arrive at the predetermined location, Longwu Guard would arrive at Wancheng and Longxiang Guard, Shenxing Guard, Yulin Guard, Lingshe Guard would arrive at Zhongli, Yingyang Guard would arrive at Xu County, and Huyi Guard would arrive at Gushi. These are the places closest to the border, which can send troops at any time and avoid being noticed by the Zhao army.

The next day, Yue Fei prepared a plan and submitted it to Deng Sheng. After reading it, Deng Sheng was very satisfied. Deng Sheng is no longer the young boy he used to be. Although he has not been in charge of the army for so many years, his military literacy is constantly improving. Of course, he is definitely not as good as a powerful general who has been fighting on the battlefield all year round, but he can still understand such a plan.

After reading the documents handed over by Yue Fei, Deng Sheng said to Yue Fei: "Yue Qing, after taking down the three counties, how sure are you to repel the Zhao army's counterattack?" Taking down the three counties is just the beginning. The key to this battle is how to repel the Zhao army's counterattack. If the three counties are lost, the Zhao State will not be willing to accept it, so the counterattack is inevitable. For Deng State, only by blocking the Zhao army's counterattack can one truly capture the three counties.

"Don't worry, now that Zhao Xin is dead, there is no one in the entire Zhao State worthy of my fear. Besides, with the assistance of the Qin army and the Chu army, I am very sure to block the Zhao army's counterattack, and there is even a great possibility that I can completely defeat the Zhao army and even take more land for me, Da Deng!" Yue Fei was full of confidence in this. As a famous general as famous as Bai Qi, looking at the world, there were only two people who could make Yue Fei afraid, one was Bai Qi and the other was Han Qing. But now Bai Qi is an ally and Han Qing is a teammate. What else is there to be scary about Yue Fei?

Seeing Yue Fei's confidence look, Deng Sheng was much more relieved. He was not worried that Yue Fei would underestimate the enemy because he knew Yue Fei. Without full confidence, Yue Fei would not be so relaxed. Besides, the four famous generals in the world in the past, Zhao Xin, was dead, Yue Fei, Han Qing, and Bai Qi, surrounded Zhao State. Even if there were some famous generals such as Li Rubing, Zhang Chuan, and Sima Chong in Zhao State, they would definitely not be able to stop them.

Deng Sheng smiled and said, "It is of course good to take down more land, but this requires our army to have an absolute advantage and the Zhao army can no longer turn the tables. Otherwise, it is enough to take down the three counties, so as not to lose rice if they steal chickens and end up making people laugh at them!"

Is Deng Sheng greedy? Of course, if you are greedy, it is of course the best to be able to take more land, but greed is greedy, but Deng Sheng is still self-aware. Although Zhao State has no Zhao Xin, its strength is still there. It is absolutely impossible to defeat Zhao State in one battle, so it is already very satisfied to be able to take down Chenliu County, Chen County, and Liang County.

"Don't worry, the three counties must be my Da Deng's possession!" Yue Fei nodded and said.
Chapter completed!