Chapter 771: Middle-aged scholar formulates strategy!

"Lord, according to the latest information from Black Ice Platform!"

"Before Da Yan's southern expedition, the major border armies and the garrison of the imperial city were integrated!"

"During the last southern expedition, Da Yan's total number of soldiers and horses exceeded 1.5 million. After losing hundreds of thousands in Da Li, Da Yan began to recruit troops again, recruiting 300,000 new soldiers. Now, Ming Ming There are millions of people in front of you.”

Ning Fan frowned slightly and said in a deep voice: "The population of Dayan is more than ten times that of Dayu. Not to mention an army of one million, they can afford to support even two million."

"In these years, if it weren't for Hu Nu's restraint, Da Yan would have been able to sweep through the Central Plains with the power of his country!"

"Um!"

Jia Xu also nodded in agreement: "My lord, now Da Yan's main force, the Nine Guards of the Capital, as the standing force of Bauhinia City, have been defending the capital."

"The Beiyan Army, as the main force against the Hunu, is now stationed in the north with half a million soldiers!"

"And it is the Nanyan Army that conquers Dali in the south, and its commander is one of the five great princes of Dayan, the Marquis of Dingguo, an ancient scholar!"

Zhao Changying also took advantage of the situation and said: "This old guy, Gu Ru, is already over sixty years old, and he has taken command of another expedition. A few days ago, our scouts came to report that this old guy has already reached the Li River."

"Da Yan invites him to come out this time, obviously he is determined to win over Da Li."

Su Xuan also nodded and said: "Back then, even Duke Jing suffered a loss at the hands of Guru. However, didn't this old guy retire a few years ago?"

The three princes obviously knew Gu Ru very well, and Jia Xu also explained softly: "Gu Ru was born in a commoner's family and became a late bloomer. He was a soldier in the army at the age of thirty, and he was only a soldier at the age of forty. Become a captain."

"But after I turned fifty, I suddenly had an epiphany. In a battle with the Hunu, I defeated more than a thousand of the Hunu's cavalry with hundreds of cavalry, and captured a Hunu general. Become famous.”

"Then he quickly entered Da Yan's field of vision. Within three years, he fought dozens of battles with Hu Nu and won every time!"

"He was granted the title of Marquis at the age of fifty-seven. He used his troops extremely cautiously and planned every step of the way."

"This time during the Southern Expedition, Emperor Yan appointed him as commander. Obviously he wanted to fight steadily and eat away at every step!"

Ning Fan only knew that there were five great princes in Da Yan, but this was the first time he heard the name Gu Ru, and he couldn't help but be a little surprised.

"How many troops does Da Yan have in Da Li now?"

"Six hundred thousand!"

"Lord, Da Yan's other main force, the Wei Rong Army, is stationed in Dongyan City, with 200,000 troops stationed!"

"The commander-in-chief is one of the five great princes, Rongchenghou, Yanque!"

Ning Fan's eyes also showed some understanding. He took out the map of the five countries that was rewarded from the previous mission from the system space, handed it to Dian Wei and hung it on the wall.

"Everyone, please take a look."

"This is... hiss!"

After everyone saw the map hanging on the wall, they were all shocked. This map actually included the entire Central Plains?

You know, maps in this era are strategic resources!

Ordinary people may have never even left a county in their lives, and the maps in the hands of merchants are mostly simplified versions of merchant maps!

The picture hanging on the wall includes all the large and small cities and mountain topography of the five Central Plains countries.

"Your Highness...where did you get this?"

"I invested a huge amount of manpower and financial resources to draw it!"

"Hey, what a big hand!"

Ning Fan ignored everyone's horrified looks and pointed his finger at the map: "Look, everyone, with the Li River as the boundary, the entire land north of the river has now fallen into the hands of Da Yan."

"And outside my Xuanjian Pass, there are 200,000 troops. A few months ago, the troops were attacked by Zhang Liao in a surprise attack, and the troops were destroyed. Today, there are still 200,000 troops!"

"The combat power of this guard army cannot be compared with Da Yan's main army. Based on the information obtained, I divided the combat power of the countries in the Central Plains!"

"Take our Dayu's standing frontier army as an example. Its combat strength is one star. However, the Zhenxi King's army under Brother Sheng's command back then had a combat strength of two stars. The combat strength of this guard army is as much as that of Hu Nu's regular cavalry. , probably at the level of two-star elites!”

"As for the three-star military units, if my prediction is correct, Da Yan's main force and Hu Nu's eight king divisions are three-star."

"Four-star military units, such as beggar army, trapped camp, etc.!"

"The five-star troops are the Xuanjia Army and the Beiwei Army under Yue Fei's command!"

As Ning Fan narrated, Zhao Changying's eyes flashed brightly: "Your Highness divides the army's combat power in such a simple and clear way."

"In this way, it is quite convenient for us to arrange our troops!"

Ning Fan nodded slightly. The biggest trump card in his hand now was the Iron Eagle Rui Shi. Qin Rui Shi and Wei Wu Zu were both defined by him as five-star soldiers.

Although the combat power of the Wei soldiers is not as good as that of the Qin Ruishi, you must know that the Wei soldiers with Wu Qi and the Wei soldiers without Wu Qi are completely different types of arms.

Now, even if there is a war with Da Yan, Ning Fan has not bothered Wei Wuzu!

Because Wu Qi hasn’t come out yet!

"Whether we are preparing to attack Da Yan's city, or leading the army south to attack Nan Yan's army under Gu Ru's command with Da Li, the 200,000 garrison troops in Dong Yan City are the first hurdle that cannot be bypassed. !”

"Everyone, let's talk about it. Now we are in the dark and Da Yan is in the light. We are caught by surprise. How should we attack the first one?"

As soon as Ning Fan finished speaking, Zhao Changying was the first to ask: "Your Highness, there are currently 300,000 Suppressing Western Army troops in our Xuanjian Pass City. Including the 180,000 troops you brought, the number is less than 500,000!"

"If we attack Yan rashly, I am afraid that Da Yan's main force will be alerted, and the Da Yan court may even dispatch the nine guards of the capital!"

"It's better to attack Da Yan from the front and back, eat the Nanyan army of Gu Ru, join forces together, and counterattack Da Yan!"

"Otherwise, our army may be at risk of being attacked from both sides!"

After hearing Zhao Changying's words, Ning Fan nodded slightly, first looked at Guo Jia and Li Ru, and then his eyes fell on the black-robed scribe next to him, and said with a smile: "What do you think?"

"Whether you are going south or north, the first step is to capture Dongyan City!"

"good!"

"My lord, have you ever thought about how Da Yan would react after taking Dong Yan City?"

Hearing the scribe's rhetorical question, Ning Fan thought for a moment and said in deep thought: "First, taking Dongyan City is equivalent to me, Dayu, directly threatening Dayan's homeland!"

"It can even cut off part of Da Yan's grain path."

"Secondly, the guru will definitely be on tenterhooks and be in a dilemma!"

"Thirdly, the Dayan Imperial Court will definitely send troops to counterattack as soon as possible!"

"My lord's guess coincides with mine!"

The scribe smiled and continued: "So, the first step is to take Dongyan City first. With Xuanjian Pass as the backing, our army can attack when we advance and defend when we retreat!"

"Maintaining the status quo!"

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