Chapter 407: Oppression

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When the cavalry from the four northern counties used guerrilla tactics against the Black Iron King's tent,

After setting off, the 400,000 troops gathered in Wuguan set up camp here.

The tents standing next to each other are like a sea of ​​white, surrounding the dark-toned barbican, leaving only a gap on the north side of the barbican.

In the middle of the camp south of Wengcheng, a tent that was more than three times larger than an ordinary soldier's tent stood out.

The clean and tidy cloth has colorful embroidery with dragons and phoenixes.

A golden line surrounds the tent, and small golden bells hang beneath it.

In front of the tent, the Forbidden Soldiers wearing bright silver plate armor rested their swords on their shoulders and stared ahead.

It makes the tent seem even more intimidating.

It's just that now, the camp doesn't seem to be very harmonious, and bursts of quarrels can be heard from inside.

"Your Majesty, although Old General Yang has experienced hundreds of battles, I believe that we should not leave a gap in the west to give the Xiliang soldiers an opportunity to flee. They should be wiped out in one fell swoop. Otherwise, they will flee into Xiancheng, and Xiancheng will be destroyed." It's difficult to attack." The second prince Zhao Qu glanced at Yang Feng and said to Zhao Heng who was sitting on the tiger leather chair.

In this Northern Expedition, the Han family agreed to send troops. In addition to Dou Wei's pressure, Dou Wei also lobbied and agreed that he would accompany the army and serve Zhao Heng.

For his family, this was an excellent opportunity for him to make military exploits.

Now the third prince can no longer compete with him. If he can succeed in the Northern Expedition this time, he will be the crown prince easily.

It's just that the command of the Northern Expedition this time is in the hands of Yang Feng.

All affairs in the army are under his control.

In this way, he seems to be just a decoration in the army.

The outcome of the war has nothing to do with him.

But now that he is here, how can he go away in vain? He must show off his talents in front of his father.

He competed with Yang Feng for military power and took part of the general credit on himself.

So after Yang Feng proposed the strategy of surrounding three and missing one, he has been opposing it.

In his opinion, there are currently more than 400,000 Chinese troops, and the Forbidden Army, the Dou family, the Han family, and the Wang family have a total of more than 300 artillery pieces.

Such a strong force can completely wipe out all Xiliang soldiers and horses in the city.

"The second prince is right."

"I have an army of 400,000 to fight against 100,000. Why should I be so cautious? Even if I set up an ambush in the north, I will definitely let many of them escape."

"Since this is the first battle, the morale of the Xiliang people will be destroyed, so why should we be afraid?"

"..."

Other generals in the camp started making noises.

Zhao Heng frowned when he heard this. He was not very proficient in fighting, but subconsciously felt that the second prince was right.

Because he also wanted to wipe out all the Xiliang garrison in the city and make the first battle of the Northern Expedition more beautiful.

It's just that since he made Yang Feng the general marshal of the army, it's not easy to refute his military orders in the first battle.

But now that the second prince and a group of generals opposed it, he couldn't help but feel a little shaken, so he said: "Marshal Yang, tell me your reasons."

Yang Feng was silent for a while, then glanced at the second prince and the generals, and said: "Your Majesty, as far as I know, His Highness King Yan often used this strategy when attacking Jincheng, and the results were always very good. If the enemies in the city are not given a way out, they will resist. It is often violent and will cause a large number of casualties to our army.”

After pondering for a while, he continued: "If the damage is too great just in Wengcheng, how can we attack Xiancheng next? Furthermore, judging from the information sent back by Tan Ma, there has been no movement in Beidi, and the lack of movement is actually The most dangerous thing is that we should not fight to the death in Wengcheng, but should capture Wengcheng as soon as possible and station the army to avoid being attacked by Beidi and Xiliang from both inside and outside. "

"What the old general said makes sense." Zhao Heng nodded.

"Father, General Yang's words are wrong. When King Yan attacked Jincheng, he surrounded the city on all sides. He wiped out all the Xiliang soldiers in the city and killed Murong Wuji. It can be seen that there is no need to surround three and one is missing when there is a superior force." The second prince Yang At the beginning, "As for Beidi, just order the detectives to patrol. If there is any movement, take precautions as soon as possible."

Zhao Heng's frown deepened.

Both of them seemed to make sense, but he didn't know what to do.

"A battle to the death surrounding the city will last for a long time, and things will change easily over time." Seeing the aggressiveness of the second prince, Yang Feng couldn't help but feel a little angry.

"Let the tiger return to the mountain, and the tiger will only come back."

"..."

The second prince refused to give in at all, and the two began to argue word by word.

At this moment, a middle-aged general said: "Your Majesty, since General Yang and the Second Prince are both right, why not take a compromise approach and first besiege the city on all sides. If the Xiliang soldiers fight to the death and it is difficult for our army to conquer, we will withdraw." On the one hand, we will attack again.”

Zhao Heng nodded lightly, "What General Dou said makes sense, why not just compromise."

"Your Majesty!" Yang Feng clasped his fists and wanted to say something.

But Zhao Heng only waved his hand, "Okay, you all can go out, I'm tired."

Yang Feng sighed, flicked his sleeves and turned away.

The second prince looked pleased and left one after another with the other generals.

Everyone left the camp and saw Liang Cheng leading a man with his head covered and a cloak walking in.

The second prince and the generals were used to it.

After just a brief glance, the second prince said to the middle-aged general beside him: "General Dou Xiao, thank you just now."

"Why bother to say thank you? I just can't stand him, Yang Feng, who relies on his old age to act like an old man. Furthermore, he beats the King of Yan like this. Is it true that King Yan is the only one in the world who knows how to fight, and we are just like wine sacks and rice sacks?" Dou Xiao snorted coldly. A sound.

Although his compromise seemed to be that of a conciliator, it was actually in favor of the second prince.

After all, it was only Yang Feng's decision on how to attack Wengcheng.

Now there are two ways, and the second prince's method is still ahead.

"General Dou is right. Besides, the powerful families have sent out troops with a common hatred of the enemy. How can we let Yang Feng fight as he wants?" The second prince said. He was trying to win over the generals of other powerful families, so he spoke on their side.

The generals of the powerful families nodded one after another.

Although they had to fight this battle, they could not let Yang Feng control them.

So, they quickly gathered around the second prince and restrained Yang Feng through the second prince.

After all, they didn't want to be sent to the front by Yang Feng.

"Alas, I'm afraid that this Northern Expedition will be difficult to achieve." Returning to his tent, Yang Feng glanced at the second prince and the generals gathered around the second prince.

Then, he sighed.

The first military order issued by the great marshal of the army was opposed. How can he command the Northern Expedition army in the future?

What kind of battle can the Central Route Army fight with such internal intrigue?

"The powerful families are still powerful families after all. Even if they are willing to fight, they still have their own ideas." Yang Feng thought to himself.

Then he looked eastward, in the direction of Weicheng.

He felt that perhaps the only good thing about this Northern Expedition was that the King of Yan was not allowed to come.

Otherwise, the King of Yan would definitely be caught up in endless fighting at this moment and would not be able to concentrate on the battle.