The Era of Generals

Chapter 450 - Confrontation

Time passed day by day.

In the tense preparation and anxious waiting, Zheng Yuanyun received two good news.

The first piece of good news was that his snapping arrow was answered.

The names of the two generals that Ma Hui passed back to him matched the generals that Zheng Yuanyun expected to be sent by the neighboring provincial capital, which made Zheng Yuanyun believe a little more.

The second piece of good news is that the scouts he sent to the rear reported to him that he was sure to see the 500,000 elite soldiers led by General Ma Hui coming from Xilong City, and there were still many troops behind Xilong City They were crossing the river, and there seemed to be a lot of them.

This was deliberately ordered by Zheng Yuanyun, so that the scouts do not have to contact the rear troops, but only need to observe from the outside.

The reason why he did this was that Zheng Yuanyun was buying an insurance for himself. He wanted to confirm the news of the reinforcements from the perspective of a third person, so that he could get the most accurate news further.

Of course, even if he didn't have this order, it doesn't matter if the scouts contact Ma Hui's troops directly. Chen Ze is naturally on guard against this, and Zhang Hualin has been lurking around these inexperienced scouts, secretly making some small moves or In addition, it is not difficult for the scouts to make wrong judgments.

No matter how bad it was, he could simply kill the scouts, disguise himself, and then go back to report to Zheng Yuanyun, that's not impossible.

In short, when the matter came to this point, Chen Ze was also extremely careful, he would not let go of any little detail, and Chen Ze was arranging all the details that could be thought of in every detail.

Thus, Zheng Yuanyun received two good news.

It lifted his spirits.

The reinforcements have been confirmed, and there are a lot of supplies in Juhe City for him to use. In other words, I have soldiers and food, and I am full of confidence. Who will kill who!

The last trace of hesitation was gone, and Zheng Yuanyun began to do his best to arrange the city defense of Juhe City, trying his best to have something to rely on before Ouyang Lixing arrived.

Then, a piece of information that could not be said to be good news or bad news was placed on Zheng Yuanyun's table.

Ouyang Lixing, the Zhu Yan Empire's army, finally reached Dongyuan City.

Dongyuan City is the closest city to Juhe City, and it can be said that there have been constant wars these days.

First, Zhang Chengwang, the provincial commander, forcibly transferred a large number of soldiers and horses, which caused the bandits wandering around Dongyuan City to rush into the city several times, causing heavy losses to the small town.

Later, the bandits left, and the army of the Qingyang Empire came again. After another siege, Dongyuan City almost followed in the footsteps of Xilong City, and was slaughtered by Zheng Yuanyun.

It was not easy for Zheng Yuanyun to retreat and take away the Qingyang army who stayed in the city, but Ouyang Lixing came again.

Although the army led by Ouyang Lixing is his own family, once the army arrives, it means that there will be another war. As long as there is a war, there will be a winner or loser, just like the previous General Zhang Chengwang, who finally brought Nantes Provincial what?

The civilians of Dongyuan City, who had suffered so much from the war, were already afraid of the war, so even if their own army arrived, they would stay behind closed doors, fearing that they would suffer another war.

Under such circumstances, Zheng Yuanyun easily received the information that the two million troops led by Ouyang Lixing were resting in Dongyuan City.

Only two million!

Once upon a time, Zheng Yuanyun had a headache for Ouyang Lixing's huge force.

But now, after the inexperienced scouts finally brought back Ouyang Lixing's most accurate troop information, Zheng Yuanyun dismissed the word "talent".

What is two million?

He has 600,000 soldiers on hand right now, and relying on the strength of the city defense, it is not too difficult to defend against Ouyang Lixing's siege. Taking ten thousand steps back, it is always possible to delay the time.

Zheng Yuanyun knew very well that even though Ouyang Lixing had relatively more troops at the moment, as long as he dared to attack the city, his side only needed to delay a little until the follow-up reinforcements of more than 3 million arrived. By then, it would be him It's time to launch a general attack!

At that time, whether Juhe City can survive is not within the scope of Zheng Yuanyun's consideration. At that time, what he should consider is whether he should take this opportunity to chase and kill Ouyang all the way, directly destroying Ouyang. Tianyuan City, which could not be attacked for a long time, was taken, and finally the entire Nantes province was captured!

The timing was just right!

After Zheng Yuanyun received this piece of information, he just sneered.

If Ma Hui and the others were faster, Ouyang Lixing would turn around in fright when he saw that he still had so many troops, and return to Tianyuan City to hold on.

If that's the case, it will take some effort, and you have to wait until the food in Tianyuan City is exhausted before you can take it.

Ouyang took back the four cities, which means that he has a lot of supplies to supplement.

This will allow Ouyang Lixing to persist longer when he is hiding in Tianyuan City, and the way of fighting and wasting will not let Zheng Yuanyun vent his hatred at all.

It's far better to beat Ouyang Li Xing directly under the city, and then chase him all the way, appreciating the opponent's despair, and accepting the opponent's head at the same time.

Even Zheng Yuanyun was thinking about whether it would be better to let Ma Hui slow down his marching speed a little, so that he could lure Ouyang Lixing to the city and then let Ma Hui arrive later.

But after thinking about it, he still gave up on this plan. The timing is already very good. If he does something deliberately, it may have the opposite effect.

All in all, the main premise today is naturally not how to vent personal anger, but to get the province of Nantes first to be serious.

So whether it is to chase and kill Ouyang Lixing very freely, or to starve Ouyang Lixing to death in Tianyuan City, no matter what the plan is, it is right to seek stability now.

As long as he can win the Nantes Province, everything before will be forfeited. He is still the peerless famous general who holds the two major provinces in his hands and is unrivaled in the Qingyang Empire and even the entire continent. What will he want to do next? Then do as he pleases.

After thinking about it, Zheng Yuanyun was still not impatient, but continued to strengthen the city defense according to the established strategy, and waited until Ouyang Lixing came to fight him.

At the same time, Ouyang Lixing, who was in Dongyuan City, was also waiting for the return of his spies.

Unlike Zheng Yuanyun, he has well-trained scout troops, and Juhe City is also the city of his Zhu Yan Empire. It is ten times easier to obtain information than Zheng Yuanyun.

Soon, a piece of investigation information was placed on Ouyang Lixing's desk.

"It's really only... less than 600,000?"

Looking at the column about the number of troops on the information, Ouyang Lixing was a little dazed.