Zhen was not as worried as Wang Wenqian, and did not think that the situation facing the Chishan Army would continue smoothly.

In his opinion, the key is now. After contacting the clan defense troops in Shangjiabao, they temporarily put aside the dispute of whether they were enemies or friends, and first concentrated on working together to crush Han Qian's attempt to storm Shangjiabao.

Delusion.

To the west of Liyang and Jintan counties, they still have 3,000 elite cavalry who can mobilize to fight. Attacking Maoshan is not possible, but harassment from the flanks makes it difficult for the Chishan army to attack Shangjiapu with all their strength.

The soldiers knew that there were reinforcements outside, and they were more determined to defend the fort. Zhao Zhen believed that this time he could defeat Han Qian and the Chishan Army.

Zhao Zhen did not think that Han Qian could not be ignored, but the problem was that with a mob of ten thousand people, six or seven of them remained docile slaves for ten days and a half, and none of them had any armor or weapons. How strong could such an army really be?

go?

Under this situation, if they don't dare to attack his flank, will they not have to fight in the future and just run away obediently when they see Han Qian's flag raised on the ground?

Wang Wenqian looked at the terrain at the southern foot of Maoshan Mountain, but it was difficult to relax his brows. He said: "Donglu Mountain is smaller, but in terms of terrain, the extension area from the southern foot of Maoshan Mountain to the south wing is intermittent. The mountain shape is not high but there are quite steep slopes.

Hills. Such terrain will greatly restrict the cavalry charge, right?"

"Yes, Han Qian is determined to attack Shangjiabao, and he will consider the harassment from our side. But the brave will win when we meet in a narrow road, and I think Shangjiabao's defense is also quite determined. We just need to change their minds.

Just be more determined, is it possible that Han Qian can slowly build siege weapons outside Shangjiabao and then attack the city?" Zhao Zhen said, he was already rare calm and measured, but he also felt that Wang Wenqian

He was too afraid of Han Qian, his opponent.

"General Zhao is confident, so I won't say anything." Wang Wenqian knew that he talked too much, and Zhao Zhen didn't like to hear it. And Han Qian had already made up his mind to attack Shangjiabao. They couldn't stand by and watch, so they could only let Zhao Zhen let go.

Give.

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When Wang Wenqian, Zhao Zhen and Yin Peng ascended the Baihu Ridge, Han Qian, Li Pu, Zhang Ping, Yuan Guowei and others were on the opposite side of the Black Bull Ridge at the southern foot of Maoshan Mountain. They also noticed that a group of cavalry from the Chuzhou Army entered the Baihu Ridge.

There should be senior generals from Chuzhou who climbed up to Baihu Ridge to observe their movements at the southern foot of Maoshan Mountain.

"Isn't the time ripe to attack Shangjiabao at this time?" Li Pu had also been officially appointed by Yue Yang at this time and stayed in Jinling as the propaganda and liaison envoy. Although he had no way to regain military power from Han Qian, because

The surrounding sects and sects all had mortal enemies with them, and the so-called liaison envoy was just an empty name, but he was nominally on an equal footing with Han Qian.

And since he stayed, Li Pu's thoughts about Han Qian were much more complicated than before.

He didn't want to see Han Qian's glory again, but if Han Qian was really defeated, he wouldn't get any benefits.

Therefore, he did not advocate that the Chishan Army use all its strength and take risks to attack Shangjiabao at this time.

Shangjia Fort has two thousand defense troops. If the Chuzhou Army does not peek at one side, the Chishan Army surrounds it with four or five times the force. Then they build siege weapons and make Shangjia Fort more than two feet high and covered with walls.

If it takes a little more time to smash the wall open, I believe we can still chew it down hard.

The current situation is that the Chuzhou Army has six to seven thousand soldiers and horses on the southern front, of which three thousand elite cavalry are gathering at Baihu Ridge opposite them. It is simply impossible for the Chishan Army to launch a siege on Shangjiabao calmly.

The soldiers and horses attacking Shangjiabao were actually exposed to the front of the Chuzhou Army's cavalry.

There is a gap of seven or eight miles from Heiniuji to Donglu Mountain. They just rushed to build a camp at Sanliuji in the east. There was no way to protect the flanks. Is it possible to use infantry to form an array on a relatively open slope to move the main force?

Are the flanks of the troops protected?

At the time of the problem, Han Qian only had 3,000 soldiers and horses that could be considered elite. If these 3,000 soldiers and horses were deployed on the flanks to guard against the elite cavalry of the Chuzhou Army, then the 6 or 7,000 ragtag troops would have to undergo rough training in just ten days.

Even if the formations at the lower level may not be arranged neatly, how can they attack the Shangjia Fort with a high wall and a deep pool in a short period of time, which is guarded by two thousand elite defenders?

Another one, there are more than 70,000 old, weak, women and children gathered in Maoshan. Do we need to divide our troops to protect them?

Li Pu saw a battalion of generals gathered under the black cow's spine. Two-thirds of them were slaves who had recently joined the army. There was no extra armor issued to them. Most of them were shirtless and wearing straw sandals in the hot summer.

, holding a four- to five-meter-long bamboo pole with uncut bamboo branches as a weapon. Can such an army sent to the flank withstand the attack from the flank by the elite cavalry of the Chuzhou Army?

Li Pu was full of doubts.

Li Xiu and Li Qi learned from Li Yu how to lead and manage the army since they were young. Since ancient times, many armies have been raised hastily. They made simple bamboo spears and wooden spears, which were difficult to use. I really don't understand why Han Qian rushed to attack Shangjiabao.

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Li Xiudu thought about going to Lei Pingfeng to find his father and persuade Han Qian not to act so recklessly.

"The brave will win when we meet on a narrow road. The current situation of the Chishan Army is so embarrassing. Taking half a step back is an abyss. Do you think we have a chance to make complete preparations before attacking Shangjia Fort?" Han Qian glanced at Li Pu,

He said calmly, "But please ask the Marquis and General Li to lead their troops to block the connection between Shangjiabao and Lishui City. Whether this battle succeeds or not, you have done your best..."

"If Anning Palace does not send troops, we will guard the west wing and not ask Lishui City to send troops to support Shangjiabao." Currently, there are only two thousand scattered soldiers and horses in Lishui City, and among them, only one battalion of the Nanya Imperial Guards can be called elite.

, even if they storm out, Li Pu believes that their 500 infantry and 400 cavalry, which can be called the most elite combat force in the world, are completely confident that they can be defeated in the field. However, if Anning Palace comes from Nanya in the north,

If the Forbidden Army or Shouzhou mobilized more elite cavalry, they would not stay and risk their lives with Han Qian.

He said the ugly things in advance because he didn't want Han Qian to catch him and shirk the responsibility in the future.
Chapter completed!