Chapter 446: The Tao is one foot high, the devil is ten feet high
Similarly, Xiao Chenggong also asked Chen Liang, and he also roared in front of Chen Liang.
Chen Liang just glanced at him.
There is no explanation.
Because as a senior general, Xiao Chenggong should know the importance of this. He was just venting his emotions temporarily.
This is just the beginning.
While Xiao Chenggong was preparing for the offensive and defensive battle of Qingtongxia City, Chen Liang was also standing in front of the sand table, planning the entire eastern front war.
For him, this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.
Chen Liang is actually the same as Xiao Changche. Their relatives all died at the hands of Yuan people, and their purpose of joining the army is to avenge their relatives.
This is why Chen Liang chose to abandon Ling Huye and join Li Dachui Xiao Changche Group at the last moment when Ling Huye entered the border.
The matter of fighting for hegemony within the pass and competing in the world is far less attractive than destroying Beiyuan's attraction to Chen Liang.
His first dream at that time was to return to Qingtongxia, put a stick of incense and burn a stack of paper in front of the graves of his relatives who died, and tell the relatives under Jiuquan that he brought The soldiers came back to avenge them.
And Chen Liang did it.
Now, he has gone one step further and will become one of the people who completely destroyed the Yuan Kingdom.
There are two fronts, the western front is personally commanded by Deputy Governor Xiao Changche, while the eastern front is commanded by Chen Liang.
If this battle can end successfully and achieve all the predetermined goals, then Chen Liang's status will jump to becoming the number one person in the army under Li Dachui and Xiao Changche.
Even Gu Xiaoman will fall behind him.
Although Gu Xiaoman is now responsible for the hidden third front, confronting the Linghu Group in Yangguan, there is still a dilemma whether to fight this battle or not.
According to Xiao Changche's judgment, if the battle against the Beiting Protector's Mansion outside the pass goes smoothly and cleanly, Linghu Zhishu will inevitably withdraw. If Beiting suffered a defeat and allowed Tiele to succeed in one fell swoop, he might take advantage of it.
This is the life of a person,
If you really want to plant flowers, they will not live, but if you don’t want to plant willows, they will create shade.
Once Beiyuan is destroyed, the Beiting Protectorate will definitely point its sword at the pass.
After digesting and absorbing the Yuan Kingdom, the Beiting Protectorate will be unprecedentedly powerful.
In the past, Linghu Ye planned to give the outside of the pass to the Yuan Kingdom in exchange for his smooth march into the pass.
But now Li Dachui planned to destroy the Yuan Kingdom and then march into the pass. .
There is really a world of difference between the two.
The key point is that Li Dachui's battle to destroy the country did not deplete much of the strength of the Beiting Protectorate. In other words, this last battle will cost a certain price.
But it's worth it.
He Chenggong asked him about those checkpoints and patrols in border areas who died in unprepared situations. In Chen Liang's view, this was all part of the price.
Not only these border checkpoints, but also Qingtongxia City are being abandoned.
Chen Liang's plan was to lure Tiele into Qingtongxia City, and then completely surround him within the dozens of miles between Qingtongxia City and Yuan'an. Who is Tiele?
Having guarded Qingtongxia City for many years, he single-handedly built a defense line that left Linghuye helpless at that time. Whether it was his strategic or tactical abilities, he was the best choice for a while. Faced with such a person, Chen Liang couldn't help but Dare to show any flaw.
What Beiting Protectorate wants is to completely destroy Beiyuan in this battle. Once Tiele discovers something is wrong and withdraws, something will definitely happen in Yandu.
In this battle, Tiele, Jebie, and Akedun cannot be eradicated in one fell swoop. It will be a failure for Beiting.
After the Yuan Kingdom was eliminated, the Beiting Protectorate could move south without any distractions.
The troops commanded by Chen Liang this time were unprecedented.
Zhenwu City has ten Zhechong Prefectures with more than 30,000 people.
The Qingtongxia Xiao Chenggong commanded more than 18,000 people in the six Zhechong Prefectures.
The troops commanded by Chang Xin stationed at Yezhuling had more than 20,000 people in the eight Zhechong Prefectures.
In addition to these, there are also five thousand cavalry led by Ma Liang who are coming all the way from Yangguan.
If we include the government troops that can be mobilized in places like Yuan'an and Duxian, Chen Liang can mobilize more than 80,000 troops this time.
Tie Le still only knew one aspect of the military system of the Beiting Protectorate, but not the other. The powerful mobilization and organizational capabilities of the Beiting Protectorate were far beyond his. Anticipate. He believed that with his 50,000-strong army launching an attack, the Beiting Protectorate would have to do all it could to surround him and use him as bait to lure Xiao Changche into taking the bait.
But he could not imagine that after the Beiting Protectorate fully launched the military system, it could mobilize nearly a hundred thousand troops to surround him on the eastern front alone.
The Beiting Protectorate did not even need to use the standing troops directly under Li Dachui and Xiao Changche.
Whether it is Xiao Changche's personal army or Li Dachui's Third Battalion of Heaven, Earth and People, this time, it is Xiao Changche who is leading the army and wants to attack Yandu, because where is the main force of the Yuan army.
The main force of Zhebie is there.
The South Camp, the North Camp and the garrison under Akedun were there.
The Dongda camp under Tiele, led by Yeli, is there.
In comparison, except for his own personal army led by Tiele, the rest can only be regarded as second-line troops.
Chen Liang surrounded this second-line force with almost twice as many troops. In Xiao Changche's view, the battle was not difficult. Moreover, the mission Xiao Changche gave Chen Liang did not require him to eliminate Tie Le, but only required him to trap Tie Le. When the war on the Western Front ended and the main force returned, Tie Miao would naturally perish.
But Chen Liang certainly didn’t think so.
It’s hard to get such an opportunity to show your face, why not try your best?
He hoped that while winning victory on the Western Front, he could also offer Tiele's head.
"Xiao Chenggong must hold off for at least three days before he can evacuate Qingtongxia City!" Chen Liang said to an officer beside him: "A casual beating will make Tie Le suspicious. Don't let it happen The soldiers in front died in vain, do you understand? We must make Tiele think that we can no longer resist and then retreat. Only in this way will they go deeper and we can better encircle them. .”
The officer nodded solemnly, resisting desperately, which would mean more casualties.
In the early stages of the war, in order to deceive the Beiting Protectorate, Tiele would definitely send out his elite direct descendants. Those second-rate troops would only wave flags and shout on the side to avoid exposing their flaws.
This time, all the actions on the Eastern Front are, on the whole, a strategic deception. The purpose is to make Tiele believe one thing: We don’t know that you have big moves in Yandu, so we will continue to do so. When we come down, we will definitely mobilize the army to surround you. Go deeper, go deeper, and spread out the troops. Only in this way can we mobilize more troops to encircle and suppress you!
(End of this chapter)