Chapter 674 Commander Dayan, third on the list of famous generals!

"Everyone, according to my latest intelligence, the main force of Dayan has now gathered to the west of the Lijiang River."

"Our defense on the west side of the Lijiang River may not be able to stop Dayan's main force!"

Xi Xiongtu hung the Dayan defense map drawn by Ning Fan on the wall. Although his eyes were calm, his heart was extremely entangled.

For him and Dali, this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.

But now, the disparity in military strength, the quality of soldiers, and logistical supplies are not enough to compare with Dayan. If they really lose this battle, what should they do?

"General!"

"Is the news accurate?"

"Of course!"

Xi Xiongtu subconsciously glanced at Ning Fan, nodded slightly and said: "This general has decided to counterattack on all fronts from today and recover the lost ground!"

"Counterattack?"

Many generals were shocked. Now they can't even defend the Lijiang River, and the general is actually preparing to launch a counterattack?

"Look!"

"This is Dayan's defense map. Now, their troops are all mobilized to the west. In this way, the east is empty, with less than 30,000 soldiers here!"

"Moreover, Dayan will never think that we dare to launch a counterattack against them!"

Xi Xiongtu combined the map and said in a deep voice: "We only need to send 50,000 troops with strong bows and catapults to garrison the western section of the Li River, and the main force of our army will cross the river from the east and then move west!"

"In this way, we can break through Dayan's blockade of our northern border!"

Ning Fan listened to Xi Xiongtu's plan, and a smile appeared in his eyes: "Not only that, since Dayan wants to cross the river, we might as well give them a chance! "

"What do you mean, Lord Shen?"

"The water flow in the western section of the Li River is fast, so our defense in the western section is relatively weak. Dayan knows this and wants to take them by surprise. If we attack them halfway across the river, we can only repel Dayan at most."

"Why not let them go ashore and set up an ambush here!"

Ning Fan pointed to a point on the map. Xi Xiongtu's eyes condensed and he shook his head slightly and said, "No!"

"Why?"

"Lord Shen, the combat power of our Dali soldiers is far from comparable to Dayan. Even if it is an ambush, it is probably difficult to defeat Dayan in one fell swoop!"

Hearing this, Ning Fan also showed a bitter smile on his face. How bad are the soldiers of Dali?

"Xi Shuai, why not try to break through a hole from the east wing first?"

"Hmm..."

Xi Xiongtu pondered for a while, thinking in his heart, and also wanted to test whether this defense map is accurate.

"Bao Ju, Duan Fang, you two lead 30,000 elite soldiers and cross the river from the right side!"

"Yes!"

"Dong Zhou, you lead 50,000 troops and march west immediately to redeploy the defense line on the west side of the Li River, mobilize strong bows and crossbows to prevent Dayan from crossing the river!"

"Yes!"

"Other generals, reorganize the troops and move closer to the east wing. When Bao Ju and Duan Fang successfully cross the river, lead the troops across the river immediately!"

"Yes!"

As military orders were issued one after another, the entire Dali military camp began to move. As people came and went, Ning Fan brought Ning Yan to the riverside and looked at the camp on the opposite bank, with a bit of thought in his eyes.

If they could successfully cross the river, Liyang City could be taken back.

"Dong!"

"Dong!"

The sound of war drums suddenly sounded, and teams of soldiers quickly boarded the ship and began to move towards the opposite bank. It must be said that in this era of cold weapons, large-scale troop dispatches, whether it was the transmission of orders or the mobilization of troops, were extremely cumbersome.

However, it is also very enjoyable to watch, and its shock is self-evident!

Thousands of small boats crossed directly to the other side, and the main army behind them continued to board the boats, and the war was about to break out!

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Dayan military camp.

A young man with a heroic figure sat in the general's tent, looking at the chessboard in front of him, with several generals standing in front of him.

"General, now the soldiers have almost gathered, and we can gather 500,000 troops tonight at the earliest."

"When will we cross the river?"

"It can start."

The speaker was the commander of Dayan's southern expedition this time, Yunxi, who ranked third on the list of famous generals. Judging from his age, he was only thirty years old, but he was already in charge of hundreds of thousands of troops.

"There are limited boats on the riverside, so we have to cross the river in batches. Now the Li River is in the western part, and the Li River is weakly defended. Send out the elite troops to take it down in one fell swoop."

"If our army can gain a foothold on the southwest bank, we can destroy the Li River within seven days!"

"Yes!"

"Send the order to the commander-in-chief, and the army will cross the river!"

At the command, the generals in armor also went down to mobilize the troops. After a while, the sound of war drums sounded, but Yunxi frowned slightly: "Mobilization so quickly?"

"Something's wrong..."

"You just gave the order, and the order may not have been issued yet. Has it already started? Have you crossed the river yet?"

"Speed ​​is the essence of war, Marshal, the destruction of Li is just around the corner."

Yunxi shook his head slightly, feeling a little uneasy, and looked at the young general in front of him: "Yun Rang, go out and take a look."

"Yes, Marshal!"

"How is the supply in the rear?"

"Reply to Marshal, one of our main food transportation lines was cut off by Dayu, and the new batch of food and grass may have to wait for seven days."

"However, the army now has enough food."

"Yes!"

Yunxi said with a deep face: "We are not short of food, nor are we short of soldiers. What I am worried about is... Dayu!"

"Dayu?"

"That's right!" Yunxi said with some solemnity in his eyes, "Hundreds of thousands of Mobei cavalry went south, but eventually returned in defeat. In the battle of Xuanjian Pass two years ago, our Dayan suffered heavy casualties!"

"Dayu is much more terrifying than Dali."

"General, if Dayu had not had the natural barrier of Xuanjian Pass, he would have been destroyed by our Dayan long ago."

"Now, Dali will eventually be destroyed. By then, we can enter Huainan from Dali, go north in one fell swoop, sweep across the eastern part of the Central Plains, and get half of the country!"

"How can it be that easy?"

Yunxi showed a bitter smile on his face, but saw a figure running over hurriedly, and said with a sullen face: "Marshal, Dali has started crossing the river from the east bank."

"Oh?"

Yunxi 's face showed some surprise, and his eyes were solemn as he said: "Crossing the river from the east bank, Xi Xiongtu has always been cautious in using troops and taking every step carefully. Now they dare to cross the river, who gave him the confidence?"

"Could it be... Dali's reinforcements have arrived?"

Yunxi was puzzled, and then looked at a scholar beside him: "Has there been any news from Dali recently?"

"Replying to the commander, we can't contact Xueyue City?"

"Interesting!"

"It seems that Qi Lanyue and the others have broken this line."

"Commander, do we still need to cross the river?"

"Cross!"

Yunxi said without hesitation: "As long as we can take the southwest bank, even if Dali's army kills to our Dayan border, we have nothing to fear!"

"Yes!"

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