Chapter 525: Test first, Deng Han asks to fight

In the 26th year of Qianyuan, in the first month, the King of Qin collapsed in Chang'an and the new king succeeded to the throne. The court was in turmoil, fearing that Deng and Zhao would take advantage of the situation, Qin State took the initiative to shrink its defense line, defended Qinchuan in the south, occupied the Yellow River in the north, and controlled Hulao Pass in the east. At the same time, an elite force was drawn to enter Xiliang in the west, suppressing the Hu people outside the frontier.

In March of the 26th year of Qianyuan, due to the voluntary shrinking of strength, the pressure on the border between Deng and Zhao greatly reduced. The two countries increased their troops to the Central Plains at the same time. While ensuring the northern defense line, Zhao once again increased 50,000 troops to the Central Plains. Deng also drew the Jinwu Guard stationed in Jingnan Road from the country to head north.

In May of the 26th year of Qianyuan, Deng and Zhao broke out on the border. Both sides sent hundreds of thousands of elite troops to fight, with casualties between each other. After this battle, the war subsided again.

In July of the 26th year of Qianyuan, Zhao State General Li Rubing went south from Jinyang to Puyang City, the capital of Dongjun, and governed hundreds of thousands of Zhao troops in the Central Plains. In August, Deng State General Yue Fei also left Wancheng and arrived at Chenliu City, the capital of Chenliu County, the command site of the Central Plains front. With the arrival of the supreme commander of the two armies, the situation in the Central Plains became even tense, but both sides tacitly maintained restraint and there was no conflict.

Chenliu City, in the prefect's mansion, has become the command center of the Deng army's Central Plains front line, but Deng State only has two elite troops of Yingyang Guard and Shenwu Guard here, and the other troops are stationed in other counties and counties in the Central Plains. After all, although it is a decisive battle, it is impossible for both sides to assemble all the troops and horses directly against the Gang. If this is true, even if you win, the losses will be immeasurable. Neither Deng nor Zhao State can afford such a result.

"General Xue, I am a newcomer and I don't know much about the situation in the Central Plains. Let me tell you." Yue Fei stood in front of the map and said to Xue Rengui. Yue Fei attaches great importance to Xue Rengui. He also watched Xue Rengui grow up. In more than 20 years, Xue Rengui has grown from a young boy to a general who is the only one today. Yue Fei knew that he was old and would probably retire in a few years. If nothing unexpected happens, Xue Rengui will be the one who will take over as the general of the General's General's Office in the future. Xue Rengui has outstanding abilities. The most important thing is that Xue Rengui is a relative of the foreigner and Deng Sheng is cousin, which makes Xue Rengui more likely to gain Deng Sheng's trust than others.

"Here!" Xue Rengui responded, then pointed to the map and said, "In the Central Plains, both the enemy and our army have gathered hundreds of thousands of troops here. Since last year, our army has been Yingyangwei, Huyiwei, Shenwuwei, Shencewei, Lingshewei, Yongpingwei, Longxiangwei, Shenxingwei, Jinwuwei, and Jinwuwei have successively gone north to the Central Plains. Now our army has arranged 450,000 troops in the Central Plains. Among them, Yingyangwei and Shenwuwei are stationed in Chenliu County, mainly to resist the main force of the Zhao army in Dongjun. Yongpingwei is stationed in Guangling County, Lingshewei, Shencewei is stationed in Jiujiang County, Huyiwei, Jinwuwei is stationed in Liang County, Chen County, and Runan County. At the same time, Shenxingwei is stationed in Runan County, and Longxiangwei is stationed in Yingchuan County, and can go north to reinforce at any time."

Yue Fei nodded and said, "Where is the Zhao army? Where are the elite troops of the Zhao army arranged?" After understanding the situation on his own, it is time to talk about the Zhao army. As the saying goes, knowing oneself and knowing one's enemy, one will never be defeated in a hundred battles.

Xue Rengui said: "Since last year, the State of Zhao has successively increased its troops in the Central Plains. Now the Zhao army's troops in the Central Plains have reached 550,000. Dongjun is the main force of the Zhao army. The Zhao army commander Li Rubing is also in Puyang City. According to the spies, there are no less than 200,000 Zhao troops stationed in Dongjun, led by Li Rubing himself. In addition, the Zhao army stationed 100,000 elite troops in Pengcheng area, led by Zhao army general Kou Fei, and 100,000 elite troops in Pei County and Jiyin County. The Zhao army general Le Ting was stationed 100,000 elite troops in Xiapi County, led by Zhao army general Zhang Jie, and 50,000 elite troops in Shanyang County, led by Zhao army general Dong Zhong. The troops were probably to support the Zhao army in Pei County, Xiapi County and Pengcheng County."

"Millions of elite troops from both sides gather in the Yuan Dynasty. This battle should be the largest in the past 30 years. If this battle can be won, within ten years, our great Deng will definitely be able to fulfill our long-cherished wish of unification in the world." Murong Chui, who was standing beside him, sighed.

Everyone nodded when they heard this. Everyone knew very well that both Deng and Zhao had almost suppressed all their assets. If they lost, they would probably be unable to resist the final winner and could only survive.

"General Murong said so much. In order to fulfill his long-cherished wish, we cannot lose in this battle. Not only can we lose, but we also have to win a big victory. If the loss is too great, even if we win, it will not be worth it." Yue Fei nodded and said, such a battle is not enough to win, but we must reduce the losses as much as possible. Otherwise, even if the hundreds of thousands of people in Zhao State were destroyed, Deng State also lost hundreds of thousands of elite troops, which would not be worth it.

"General, it's August now, and there are two months left in the middle of winter. I wonder when our army plans to launch an attack?" Xue Rengui asked Yue Fei. Since March last year, the Deng and Zhao armies have been confronting each other for more than a year. The two sides have occasionally fought and suffered casualties, but the real war has not started.

"No hurry, it's still too early to say the real decisive battle, but appropriate temptation is still needed. Send someone to send a message to the Lingser Guard of Jiujiang County and Shence Guard to order the two guards to go north to Pei County to test the strength of the Zhao army. It's best if you have the opportunity to win Pei County. However, if you can't do anything, you can't fight. You need to quickly retreat to Jiujiang. The other guards will not move and wait for the general's order." A real decisive battle requires the right time, place, people, and neither of them is missing. There will definitely be no decisive battle so early now, but appropriate temptation is still needed. Therefore, Yue Fei ordered the Lingser Guard to fight Pei County first, and then talk about whether he can beat Yue Fei.

"Here!" Xue Rengui responded, and then sent someone to Jiujiang County with Yue Fei's military order.

After the meeting was over, everyone dispersed, but Deng Han and his brothers were still in the prefect's mansion.

Seeing this, Yue Fei felt very surprised and asked, "Why are your nobles wandering here?"

"General, my brothers and I are here to ask for a fight. We ask for orders to go to Jiujiang County and attack Pei County with Lingshe Guards and Shence Guards." Deng Han, who is the elder brother, said.

When Yue Fei heard this, he felt a headache. The few ancestors in front of him were young ancestors and they must not suffer any losses. Yue Fei couldn't understand that Deng Han and the others could obviously stay in Wancheng to enjoy their benefits, but they chose to come to the front line. It didn't matter if they came to the front line, they just stayed in the back. Why are they going to Jiujiang County now?

Deng Han knew that Deng Fu was just a childish temper, but he still said angrily: "Fifth brother, you need to know that some things should be stopped in time. If you force the general to impatiently, the general will report to your father, and we may not be able to take advantage of our burden. After all, before coming, the father and brother told us that we could not act relied on the prince's identity. If we act like this, we may not need the general to speak, and the father would send someone to capture us back to Wancheng."

"But……"

"Okay, fifth brother!" Deng Fu wanted to say something, but was stopped by Deng Zun. Deng Zun said to Deng Fu: "Second brother is right. We have done something wrong today. If we really make trouble for our father, we will really have to go back to Wancheng."

Deng Fu has listened to Deng Zun's words the most since he was a child. Now Deng Zun has spoken too, so Deng Fu has to stop talking.
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